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[Q] Phone will only succesfully flash certain roms

Hey guys!
I have a problem, and to be perfectly honest I am not a massive expert at this sort of stuff, but bare with me.
I am trying to install Virtuous ICS Rom RC2 on my Incredible S, but once I've done so it won't boot past the HTC logo. Tried a clean wipe (factory reset/cache/dalvik cache), and even changing from EXT3 to EXT4 and back, but nothing works. Now, I've had this problem before with other various ROMs, and it seems that I can only get flawless installs and boots from Cyanogenmod 7.1 and MIUI (not the ICS version).
Currently running 4EXT recovery and MIUI, but I want the ICS rom really bad, and other Incredible S users are flashing without any problems, so I'm not sure what gives.
Any and all help would be appreciated (and sorry if this is a noob-ish question and/or in the wrong forum)!

Make sure you have the newest ClockWork Recovery Mod installed. If you do try reinstalling it and an engineering hBoot. I would say the problem would be that one of those are corrupt.

I will try both of those and get back to you with the results! Thanks!

Okay, so I updated CWM to 5.0.2.0, which did not do anything. When you say reinstall, do you mean a completely removal of CWM and then installing it again? Because I'm not sure how to do that.
Also, as usual, MIUI 1.2.30 installs just fine, but I just tried installing MIUI 2.12.13 and ended up in a bootloop. So, thus far, I can only flash two roms; CM7.1 and MIUI 1.2.30. These two were the first two roms I ever flashed, not sure if that has anything to do with anything but I thought it might be worth mentioning.

Unlocked bootloader with htcdev? You might need to reflash the boot.img from your desired rom's zip file with the command
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img

i think you should flash the new ROM image
please refer the the post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337105

How do I flash a ROM via HBOOT? Do I just load it up, wait for the SD card to be read then plug it in via usb, go to cmd and type in the necessary prompts, and the boot.img file from my rom.zip will be flashed?

Hexykins said:
How do I flash a ROM via HBOOT? Do I just load it up, wait for the SD card to be read then plug it in via usb, go to cmd and type in the necessary prompts, and the boot.img file from my rom.zip will be flashed?
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Read the FAQ sticky post for info on how to flash the boot.img file in a custom ROM.zip file.

Will do, thanks guys, wish me luck.

The correct first question is: Is the OP S-Off or HTC unlocked? if it's the latter, follow Nonverbose's advice.

My phone is S-OFF.

Hexykins said:
My phone is S-OFF.
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Please boot into Fastboot mode and run the following:
Fastboot getvar all
And post the results so we can see how your phone is currently set up

Okay, so I highlighted FASTBOOT and pressed the power button, then plugged in the USB and it changed to FASTBOOT USB. However, my PC doesn't find my phone, so I can't run the cmd prompts. Should I just go through the steps listed in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337105?

Hexykins said:
Okay, so I highlighted FASTBOOT and pressed the power button, then plugged in the USB and it changed to FASTBOOT USB. However, my PC doesn't find my phone, so I can't run the cmd prompts. Should I just go through the steps listed in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337105?
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No that would not be applicable in your case from what you have told us. If you are S-Off and have a custom ROM installed, then you probably don't have HBOOT 1.16 or 2.00. That is why I wanted you to get the Fastboot getvar all information.
Have you installed HTC Sync on your PC to get the appropriate drivers set up?

Just installed HTC Sync and got all the appropriate drivers. Still won't show up as a disk when I'm in Fastboot, but I'm guessing it's not supposed to either.

Hexykins said:
Just installed HTC Sync and got all the appropriate drivers. Still won't show up as a disk when I'm in Fastboot, but I'm guessing it's not supposed to either.
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No it won't show as a disk drive. Open a command window and set the working directory to the one where you installed adb.exe and Fastboot.exe and then type:
Fastboot devices and it should respond with your device serial number. If it does then you can type:
Fastboot getvar all

Here you go, sorry it took so long, had to set up a few things:
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Hexykins said:
Here you go, sorry it took so long, had to set up a few things:
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Ok you still have S-Off and now that you have fastboot working I would try reflashing CWM 5.0.2.0 recovery image in fastboot mode.
Copy the CWM recovery.img file to the directory where you have fastboot.exe. If you have a zip file for CWM5.0.2.0 then open the zip and copy the .img file.
Then in fastboot mode type the command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then I would try flashing Virtuous ICS.

Hm, sadly that didn't help, it still just bootloops and/or get stuck on the bootscreen (depending on the ROM, tried both the Virtuous ROM and the new MIUI).

Hexykins said:
Hm, sadly that didn't help, it still just bootloops and/or get stuck on the bootscreen (depending on the ROM, tried both the Virtuous ROM and the new MIUI).
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Full wipe (data,cache,dalvik)

[Q] OTA update on stock ROM, but custom recovery

Good morning, all:
I just got my HTC One the other day and, in the process of transferring content from my Galaxy SIII, I rooted and installed CWM recovery, but kept the stock ROM because I liked the change from what I'd been using on the SIII (CM).
Unfortunately, in the last day or so, an OTA update was released for the One and, as I found out (and you likely know), you can't perform OTA updates with a custom recovery. The constant notifications are enough to make me want to update, besides the obvious benefits of increased stability.
I was wondering if I could flash the recovery found in the [Recovery] Stock HTC One post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2158763) to the device so that I could update? Also, would this break my root/superuser? The device is a TELUS model (if they differentiate by carrier) with software no° 1.29.661.5.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
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UPDATE - 2:38 PM
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Hey, guys:
Sorry for all of this noise, I figured things out and wanted to delete this thread, but can't seem to do that.
For those of you experiencing similar issues, who followed mike1986.'s Complete Flashing Guide post, the process for restoring your stock Recovery image to do OTA updates is actually super simple:
- Connect your phone to your computer and pull the backup you did of your device before flashing the custom recovery image.
- Open the folder and move the Recovery.img file to your Android SDK folder.
-Boot your device in fastboot mode (like you did during unlocking bootloader - power off the device and turn it on using power + vol down buttons and select "FASTBOOT")
-Open up command prompt ( Start > Run > type cmd and hit enter ). The window that appears is called Command Prompt. <click here to see the image>
- Navigate to [your SDK directory] (type in Command Prompt: cd c:\[directory]).
- In the Command Prompt type following command: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Using this method, you could flash your stock recovery back onto the device, perform the OTA, then flash the custom Recovery.img back onto your device all in the span of 5 minutes.
This is probably standard stuff for most people on this forum.

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Could you please post your custom recovery?
I need to do the same procedure as yours, and I am currently on same fw, from Telus.
Many thanks.
Sent from a pizza

millicent said:
Could you please post your custom recovery?
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Sure thing, millicent.
Tried attaching it to the post, but that wasn't working so here's a DropBox link: HTC One Stock Recover (1.29.661.5). Happy OTA updating!

I've tried this, but the OTA update package won't install. Flashing the Recovery.img isn't enough.

Sonnyw said:
I've tried this, but the OTA update package won't install. Flashing the Recovery.img isn't enough.
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I assume you're running a stock ROM, so did you delete any stock apps(i.e bloatware)? If so, you will need to NAND restore to a stock backup or get those apps back. First thing an official OTA does is check the signatures on all the files it'd expecting to be on the device and if any come back wrong or missing, update aborts.
Sent from my Galaxy S4

unremarked said:
I assume you're running a stock ROM, so did you delete any stock apps(i.e bloatware)? If so, you will need to NAND restore to a stock backup or get those apps back. First thing an official OTA does is check the signatures on all the files it'd expecting to be on the device and if any come back wrong or missing, update aborts.
Sent from my Galaxy S4
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Remember that unlocking the bootloader automatically deletes a few apps, which you will need to install back

MacHackz said:
Remember that unlocking the bootloader automatically deletes a few apps, which you will need to install back
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So I was just wondering, if i install the bloatware/default apps back manually (using the .apk files) and flash the recovery back to stock. Will I be able to do an OTA update Without loss of data? If that´s possible, I wil flash the custom bootloader back after performing the OTA update.

Guys, thanks for helping me out. I've done an OTA update without any data loss, you can read about it in thishttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42122514#post42122514 Thread.

MacHackz said:
Remember that unlocking the bootloader automatically deletes a few apps, which you will need to install back
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Really? I did not know this! Out of my curiosity, do you know what apps get deleted?
Sent from my Galaxy S4

unremarked said:
Really? I did not know this! Out of my curiosity, do you know what apps get deleted?
Sent from my Galaxy S4
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What a strange assortment of apps to be removed. Thanks for the info!

Can you tell me where to find the stock recovery I'm moto e
No one ever mentions where to find the stock recovery file for a noob like me
When I find it, Should I flash it via cmd and I'll get my stock recovery back?I want it back to install official lollipop 5.1 I downloaded.It won't install after downloading but just takes me to the TWRP Screen(ya I have TWRP installed)

HELP ME PLEASEEE said:
No one ever mentions where to find the stock recovery file for a noob like me
When I find it, Should I flash it via cmd and I'll get my stock recovery back?I want it back to install official lollipop 5.1 I downloaded.It won't install after downloading but just takes me to the TWRP Screen(ya I have TWRP installed)
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This is the HTC One M7 forum, if you need help with your Moto E post in the Moto E forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e

My HTC One came with s-off already?

Hi,
After i've been playing with samsung phones i decided to buy an HTC One, but today i started to follow some guides in order to unlock bootloader, root and s-off my device.
My surprise when i pu the phone in bootloader mod is already unlocked and s-off, however when i put in recovery mod the screen was dark and then showed an image with a phone and a red triangle inside i presume that there is no recovery installed and the phone is not rooted.
Here's the bootloader information of my device:
***UNLOCKED***
M7_UL PVT SHIP S-OFF RH
CID-HTC__304
HBOOT-1.56.0000
RADIO-4A.23.3263.28
OpenDSP-v32.120.274.0909
OS-4.19.401.9
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Feb 7 2014,01:06:01.0
I need your help. What am i suppose to do now? Root my device and install a recovery?
Thx

Technically, there *is* a recovery, just a stock recovery (the red triangle is normal with the stock recovery).
With S-Off, you can do anything. Of course a good place to start would be to flash a custom recovery.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app

NxNW said:
Technically, there *is* a recovery, just a stock recovery (the red triangle is normal with the stock recovery).
With S-Off, you can do anything. Of course a good place to start would be to flash a custom recovery.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
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So my next step is flash a custom recovery and then root my device?

HC4Life said:
So my next step is flash a custom recovery and then root my device?
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If you want to root just flash latest twrp recovery (2.6.3.3 or 2.6.3.4). enter recovery then exit and you'll be prompted to root your phone.
You'll be prompted with something similar to this:
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swipe to install then when the phone reboot, go in your app drawer and complete the root installation by opening the SuperSu app.
either ''play'' or ''twrp'' methos should work with s-off.

alray said:
If you want to root just flash latest twrp recovery (2.6.3.3 or 2.6.3.4). enter recovery then exit and you'll be prompted to root your phone.
You'll be prompted with something similar to this:
swipe to install then when the phone reboot, go in your app drawer and complete the root installation by opening the SuperSu app.
either ''play'' or ''twrp'' methos should work with s-off.
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Nice. So only have to download the last TWRP recovery and flash it. One more question how to flash a custom recovery?
Thx

HC4Life said:
Nice. So only have to download the last TWRP recovery and flash it. One more question how to flash a custom recovery?
Thx
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boot your phone in bootloader mode
select ''fastboot'' then connect usb cable to computer
open a cmd prompt from your adb/fastboot folder
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <name_of_recovery_file>.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
make sure you download the correct recovery that match your phone variant. i.e don't use a sprint (M7_WLS) twrp recovery on your device (M7_UL)
and make sure to save the recovery .img file in your fastboot/adb folder prior to flashing it.

alray said:
boot your phone in bootloader mode
select ''fastboot'' then connect usb cable to computer
open a cmd prompt from your adb/fastboot folder
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <name_of_recovery_file>.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
make sure you download the correct recovery that match your phone variant. i.e don't use a sprint (M7_WLS) twrp recovery on your device (M7_UL)
and make sure to save the recovery .img file in your fastboot/adb folder prior to flashing it.
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Everything went well. Now can i flash any rom?
Thx

HC4Life said:
Everything went well. Now can i flash any rom?
Thx
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Yes, with s-off you can flash either a sense based custom rom or gpe custom rom. Be sure to use a rom intended for M7_U or M7_UL. Don't flash any sprint rom (WLS). Also make a Nandroid backup of your phone trough twrp before you flash a rom and save a copy on your computer.

alray said:
Yes, with s-off you can flash either a sense based custom rom or gpe custom rom. Be sure to use a rom intended for M7_U or M7_UL. Don't flash any sprint rom (WLS). Also make a Nandroid backup of your phone trough twrp before you flash a rom and save a copy on your computer.
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Thx bro for the tips.

[Q] Phone wont turn on please help

So to begin im complete noob in this kind of stuff
I had my phone rooted with Teamwin recovery, and new OTA Update has came so i wanted to install stock recovery and install updates
i have used this site:
htc1guru.com
and did everything like video told
i have used this version : Guru_Reset_M7_3.62.401.1 I am from poland and that one stands for European version and as i checked with fastboot model id was right
So i used it, phone booted in completely stock rom as it just came from store. And i downloaded OTA Update, installed it via stock recovery, and till then phone wont turn on.
There is a HTC logo, a sound, and then it shows PINK OR CYAN screen, full with green lines, and proceeds to HTC ONE logo on a white screen, and stops right there
Please i beg you for help im terryfied that i have bricked my phone, i have no clue what to do
additionally, i can go into bootloader in a phone but i cannot turn on fastboot on a PC ever since its connected on fastboot usb
im sorry about my english, and grammar mistakes
please help

sergio7131 said:
So to begin im complete noob in this kind of stuff
I had my phone rooted with Teamwin recovery, and new OTA Update has came so i wanted to install stock recovery and install updates
i have used this site:
htc1guru.com
and did everything like video told
i have used this version : Guru_Reset_M7_3.62.401.1 I am from poland and that one stands for European version and as i checked with fastboot model id was right
So i used it, phone booted in completely stock rom as it just came from store. And i downloaded OTA Update, installed it via stock recovery, and till then phone wont turn on.
There is a HTC logo, a sound, and then it shows PINK OR CYAN screen, full with green lines, and proceeds to HTC ONE logo on a white screen, and stops right there
Please i beg you for help im terryfied that i have bricked my phone, i have no clue what to do
additionally, i can go into bootloader in a phone but i cannot turn on fastboot on a PC ever since its connected on fastboot usb
im sorry about my english, and grammar mistakes
please help
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You will need fastboot to work. Boot your phone in bootloader fastboot usb mode and go to the windows device manager. Is the phone in the list? What does it say? what is your hboot version?

alray said:
You will need fastboot to work. Boot your phone in bootloader fastboot usb mode and go to the windows device manager. Is the phone in the list? What does it say? what is your hboot version?
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As i plug in my phone to pc there is a sound when phone or pendrive or something on usb gets plugged in
HBOOT- 1.57.0000 this is the version i believe
And there is My HTC in windows manager
and it says that it works correctly
like this, its all in polish
i.imgur.com/9rgeFKz.png
it also says TAMPERED, UNLOCKED in bootloader
update:
i have downloaded minimal adb_fastboot v1.2 and i dont know how to use it properly and i believe i have to flash stock rom or something, but i dont know how and where do i find this...

also when i rooted i have created backup.ab thing just before rooting, i believe i can use it somehow, but i have no idea
this is how my folder looks:
i.imgur.com/zHom6UD.png

sergio7131 said:
As i plug in my phone to pc there is a sound when phone or pendrive or something on usb gets plugged in
HBOOT- 1.57.0000 this is the version i believe
And there is My HTC in windows manager
and it says that it works correctly
like this, its all in polish
i.imgur.com/9rgeFKz.png
it also says TAMPERED, UNLOCKED in bootloader
update:
i have downloaded minimal adb_fastboot v1.2 and i dont know how to use it properly and i believe i have to flash stock rom or something, but i dont know how and where do i find this...
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can you post the output of "fastboot getvar all" except your imei and serialno ?
start menu --> Programs --> Minimal ADB and Fastboot --> Minimal ADB and Fastboot
phone must be in bootloader/fastboot usb mode
then in the command prompt type:
Code:
fastboot getvar all
copy/paste the output here.

alray said:
can you post the output of "fastboot getvar all" except your imei and serialno ?
start menu --> Programs --> Minimal ADB and Fastboot --> Minimal ADB and Fastboot
phone must be in bootloader/fastboot usb mode
then in the command prompt type:
Code:
fastboot getvar all
copy/paste the output here.
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im a little bit stressed now, forgot how to copy from cmd lol...
this is how it looks, i cant post links since im a new user here, sorry
i.imgur.com/yJOWDp9.png

sergio7131 said:
im a little bit stressed now, forgot how to copy from cmd lol...
this is how it looks, i cant post links since im a new user here, sorry
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Don't worry its ok, stay calm and everything will be fine, it will be pretty easy to fix.
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What happened here is that you have used a reset rom that doesn't match your firmware version.
Your firmware version is 6.09.401.5 and you have used a reset rom version 3.62.401.1 hence why something went wrong when you have attempted to install the ota update.
Now to fix it you'll need to flash twrp recovery 2.6.3.3
push the 6.09.401.5 rom to your phone internal storage
install the rom
flash the 6.09.401.5 stock recovery
so we'll go step by step, this will be easier for you I think.
So download twrp 2.6.3.3 from here.
Save it at the same place where "minimal adb and fastboot" is installed on your computer. Should be C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot.
make sure your phone is booted in bootloader / fastboot usb mode
start "minimal adb and fastboot" (start --> Programs --> Minmal adb and fasboot --> minimal adb and fastboot)
type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
then in bootloader, select "recovery" to boot in twrp recovery.
Reply when these steps are done.

alray said:
then in bootloader, select "recovery" to boot in twrp recovery.
Reply when these steps are done.
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So there i am in teamwin recovery, just as it was before i wanted to install stock recovery and rom to install OTAs, what should i do next?
as for now i have to thank you, really big...

sergio7131 said:
So there i am in teamwin recovery, just as it was before i wanted to install stock recovery and rom to install OTAs, what should i do next?
as for now i have to thank you, really big...
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in twrp select "wipe" then "format data"
when format data is done, reboot the recovery. You can reboot the recovery using this command:
Code:
adb reboot recovery
or by holding power and vol down and select "recovery" from the bootloader menu
Download this rom (this is the stock rom for your version) like the recovery,save it in C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot
When the download is completed and with your phone booted in twrp main menu, type this command:
Code:
adb push One_6.09.401.5_odexed.zip /sdcard
this will transfer the stock rom to your internal storage. Your command prompt will be unresponsive for a few minutes (5-10 min). When you'll see a message in the command prompt saying "X KB/s (Y bytes in Z seconds)", this mean your rom was successfully transferred to your internal storage.
in twrp main menu, select "install" and browse your phone storage to find "One_6.09.401.5_odexed.zip" then swipe to flash the rom.

Data Format Complete
E:Unable to mount '/cache'
is everything all right?
and u said
adb push One_6.09.401.5_odexed.zip /sdcard
but HTC doesnt have a sdcard, but i shouldnt be worried about that since its just a name for a folder?

@alray
okay i did everything, I didnt reboot yet. Can u please tell me how can i install stock recovery so i can install OTA updates?
And as for thanks on forum, can i click thanks on every single of your posts, or there is such restriction about them like one for topic or something?
im not sure if i should wipe cache after flashing rom, so iam waiting with reboot ;c

sergio7131 said:
but HTC doesnt have a sdcard, but i shouldnt be worried about that since its just a name for a folder?
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exactly, your internal storage is an emulated sdcard not a real sdcard. /sdcard is linked to /data/media/0 so when you push a file to /sdcard it will in reality push it to /data/media/0.

alray said:
exactly, your internal storage is an emulated sdcard not a real sdcard. /sdcard is linked to /data/media/0 so when you push a file to /sdcard it will in reality push it to /data/media/0.
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i did wipe cache, i turned it on, im now at welcome screen, oh my god thank you, can u please tell me one last thing, how to install stock recovery?

sergio7131 said:
@alray
okay i did everything, I didnt reboot yet. Can u please tell me how can i install stock recovery so i can install OTA updates?
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download your stock recovery here: http://d-h.st/6JL
save it in the same minimal adb/fastboot folder
with your phone in bootloader mode/fastboot usb
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery_6.09.401.5.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot
And as for thanks on forum, can i click thanks on every single of your posts, or there is such restriction about them like one for topic or something?
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The only restriction you have is a total of 5 thanks per day
im not sure if i should wipe cache after flashing rom, so iam waiting with reboot ;c
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not needed but not harmful

alray said:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery_6.09.401.5.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot
l
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Many, many thanks you saved me, you really did. And as for last question, is that really that easy, after installing ota i can just install exactly like that but teamwin recovery? just by flashing it ? fastboot flash recovery twrp etc?

sergio7131 said:
Many, many thanks you saved me, you really did.
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You're welcome :good:
And as for last question, is that really that easy, after installing ota i can just install exactly like that but teamwin recovery? just by flashing it ? fastboot flash recovery twrp etc?
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Yes, flashing a recovery, stock or custom, is done using the same commands
fastboot flash recovery name_of_file.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader

alray said:
You're welcome :good:
Yes, flashing a recovery, stock or custom, is done using the same commands
fastboot flash recovery name_of_file.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
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i will ask one more and last question, i can root phone, have teamwin recovery, and if new OTA update will come, i can simply flash stock recovery, using these commands, install new ota and i wont lose root?
But from experience from today when i tought i lost my phone already im not sure if i will root it again

sergio7131 said:
i will ask one more and last question
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Btw you are free to ask as much question as you want, asking question is the best way to learn
i can root phone, have teamwin recovery, and if new OTA update will come, i can simply flash stock recovery, using these commands, install new ota and i wont lose root?
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Yes thats what I'm doing every time. You will loose root after an ota update, but all you need to do is to reflash twrp and apply root.
But from experience from today when i tought i lost my phone already im not sure if i will root it again
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Your issue wasn't caused by root privileges, it was caused by a software/firmware mismatch. You shouldn't have any issue like this one because you have rooted. Anyway you can always use twrp to make a backup of your phone before modding it so if something goes wrong, you just have to restore the backup using twrp and your phone will be back in the same state it was before.

@alray I'm just a friendly passer-by who saw this thread in a "trending" news feed on Tapatalk. Helpful people like you sir are what this forum is all about. It's lovely to see users getting back on track from the sage-like advice offered by selfless individuals like yourself. Your patient manner is a breath of fresh air.

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@alray I'm just a friendly passer-by who saw this thread in a "trending" news feed on Tapatalk. Helpful people like you sir are what this forum is all about. It's lovely to see users getting back on track from the sage-like advice offered by selfless individuals like yourself. Your patient manner is a breath of fresh air.
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thank you, much appreciated!

Keeping your Butterfly S Up to Date.!!!

Point of this guide is to have users have a simple knowledge on how to keep there HTC Butterfly S 901s/901e up to date with the development community.! I will try to make this as Noob-friendly as I can. And if it's still too hard to understand then their is a simple solution. STOP MESSING WITH YOUR PHONE.!!!!!
1. ADB & Fastboot Folder
Will Update Soon.!!
2. Unlocking Your Boot loader
Description : The reason why most users and devs unlock their boot loader is so users or devs can start modifying there phone by flashing zips, kernels and recoveries.
A. Go to htcdev.com
B. Follow their unlocking guide ( if you can't do this then stop what your doing and stay pure stock )
3. Flashing A Recovery
Description : A Recovery is the must needed thing when it comes to flashing kernels and zips of all sorts. But just because you have a recovery installed doesn't mean you can flash anything on XDA , flash what is only on your development forums. Or what has support for your phone.
A. Download recovery Here
B. Place the recovery you just downloaded into your fastboot folder
C. In cmd prompt type the following
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
4. Obtaining S-Off
Description : For a general understanding what s-off is pleased read Here.!!
A. Methods of Achieving S-Off as of 02/13/2015
SunShine Apk - Here
RumRunner - Here
Follow their instructions as I will not post them here.!!!!
After Achieving S-Off proceed to the next step
5. Obtaining SuperCID
A. Boot phone into boot loader
B. Navigate to your Fastboot folder
C. Enter these commands
Code:
fastboot oem readcid
fastboot oem writecid 11111111
fastboot reboot bootloader
5. Firmware Update
A. Download the latest firmware zip from Here.!!
B. With the download firmware.zip you want to put it in your fastboot folder
C. Power Off Phone
D. Hold volume down + Power
E. Plug phone into computer. The Phone should enter Fastboot USB
F. Navigate your command prompt to your fastboot folder
G. Next enter the following commands:
Code:
Fastboot oem rebootRUU
Fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
Fastboot flash zip firmware.zip (same command if first time fails)
Fastboot reboot
H. Now your phone should reboot
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You are up to date and ready to flash anything in our Butterfly S Community.!
6. Flashing Roms
How to install any Rom ( The Correct Way ) :
1: Boot to Recovery
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
If you don't have a Advanced Power Menu. Follow this.!!!
A.Power Off Phone
B. Hold volume down + Power
C. Choose Recovery
2: Wipe > Advanced Wipe > ( check system, data, cache, dalvik )
Then Standard Wipe.
3: Install > ( navigate to your zip and flash )
4: Wipe in Aroma If it's available
Ex.
5: Boot to bootloader after flashing and flash boot.img found within the Rom you just flashed.
6: Reboot and Profit.!!!!

Mine

Thanks it's a very detail tutorial for the newbies!

dioooi said:
Thanks it's a very detail tutorial for the newbies!
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Needs a bit more explaining I think.

I don't know why, but at first, fastboot didn't work for me.
I tried many things found on the internet, many guides, many drivers but every time, while my device was on, my computer could detect it and interact with it using cmd and "adb" commands, but every time I rebooted to bootloader, and selected "fastboot", nothing worked. The drivers wouldn't install correctly and even "fastboot devices" wouldn't work. My phone was on Hboot 1.54, and my computer was on a Windows 8.1 x64
I then installed Windows 7 on my laptop and had no problems installing the drivers and flashing the firmware.zip using fastboot.
Today I wanted to try again to make fastboot work with my butterfly (hboot 1.57 now) on my windows 8.1 PC, and...it worked ! I'm no expert, but I guess Hboot 1.54 wasn't "compatible" with win 8.1, whereas hboot 1.57 has no problems.
Just wanted to share this here, in case it can help someone else in the same situation.

firmware update
Hi, can i know which file do i download to upgrade the firmware of my HTC butterfly s international version? cause i downloaded the 40mb version and it says that wrong ID while the MD5 version is somehow corrupted...

mariokong said:
Hi, can i know which file do i download to upgrade the firmware of my HTC butterfly s international version? cause i downloaded the 40mb version and it says that wrong ID while the MD5 version is somehow corrupted...
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Download using Firefox, and make sure you have superCID

xXminiWHOOPERxX said:
Download using Firefox, and make sure you have superCID
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ah thanks for the quick reply got it

mariokong said:
Hi, can i know which file do i download to upgrade the firmware of my HTC butterfly s international version? cause i downloaded the 40mb version and it says that wrong ID while the MD5 version is somehow corrupted...
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The MD5 file is just a checksum which lets you verify that the download went without a problem.

xXminiWHOOPERxX said:
Needs a bit more explaining I think.
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Hi , i am on the S-Off procedure and i keep getting the error "looks like your device is not rooted And lacks an unsecure kernal. su or Fu" Please help me out here ?

iambatman007 said:
Hi , whenever i try to supercid it it shows me an error saying exfat sd card.....no partition etc etc..... can you please help? my device is the 901e version. And in the latest firmware that i have to download i just download the 42mb file named"firmware.zip" , correct?
P.s the error looked something like INFO[JAVACARD_ERR] this
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Windows 8 I presume? Try using Linux

xXminiWHOOPERxX said:
Windows 8 I presume? Try using Linux[/QUOTE
And
i am on the S-Off procedure and i keep getting the error "looks like your device is not rooted And lacks an unsecure kernal. su or Fu" Please help me out here ? I am rooted and have installed busybox, super su.
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This work on butterfly 2?