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[Q] Dead Boot Rescue

Guys badly need help here, my One has been unoperational for a week now. I converted it to GPE and updated to 4.4. 2 days ago I want to restore it to its factory ROM, restoring its warranty as well through this tutorial: http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-to/return-your-rooted-unlocked-htc-one-back-factory-settings-for-warranty-repairs-0149204/. Unfortunately after performing step 3, my phone rebooted and is stuck in bootloader with these details:
*** TAMPERED ***
*** RELOCKED ***
M7_UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.54.0000
RADIO-4T.21.3218.21
OpenDSP-v32.120.274.0909
OS- 3.58.1700.5
eMMC-boot 2048MB
I can't boot to recovery, when I connect it to PC only fastboot commands are working. It's not detected by ADB. Everytime I flash a new recovery like cwm or twrp it returns with this:
{
"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"
}
Everytime I flash the RUU file it returns with this:
I tried the factory reset but it just reboots the phone..I can't even to its installed ROM.
Pls help me to fix my phone.. :'(

ClydeWinux said:
Guys badly need help here, my One has been unoperational for a week now. I converted it to GPE and updated to 4.4. 2 days ago I want to restore it to its factory ROM, restoring its warranty as well through this tutorial: http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-to/return-your-rooted-unlocked-htc-one-back-factory-settings-for-warranty-repairs-0149204/. Unfortunately after performing step 3, my phone rebooted and is stuck in bootloader with these details:
*** TAMPERED ***
*** RELOCKED ***
M7_UK PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.54.0000
RADIO-4T.21.3218.21
OpenDSP-v32.120.274.0909
OS- 3.58.1700.5
eMMC-boot 2048MB
I can't boot to recovery, when I connect it to PC only fastboot commands are working. It's not detected by ADB. Everytime I flash a new recovery like cwm or twrp it returns with this:
Everytime I flash the RUU file it returns with this:
I tried the factory reset but it just reboots the phone..I can't even to its installed ROM.
Pls help me to fix my phone.. :'(
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Can you unlock your boot loader via
fastboot oem unlock
Or
via HTCDev bootloader unlocker?

I will get there said:
Can you unlock your boot loader via
fastboot oem unlock
Or
via HTCDev bootloader unlocker?
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This is the response when I try the command "fastboot oem unlock"
And the HTCDev Unlock, with no response on my phone. No unlock confirmation, it stays in bootloader.
I am afraid my phone is already dead locked.

You can't flash RUU zips with S-On, you need the RUU.exe for your region/carrier.
If you can get into fastboot then its very unlikely that it is dead.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

swag1981 said:
You can't flash RUU zips with S-On, you need the RUU.exe for your region/carrier.
If you can get into fastboot then its very unlikely that it is dead.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
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If it's for his MID & CID, he can flash a ruu.zip. IMHO
ClydeWinux said:
This is the response when I try the command "fastboot oem unlock"
And the HTCDev Unlock, with no response on my phone. No unlock confirmation, it stays in bootloader.
I am afraid my phone is already dead locked.
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can you post a "fastboot getvar all" (remove IMEI and s/n)

nkk71 said:
If it's for his MID & CID, he can flash a ruu.zip. IMHO
can you post a "fastboot getvar all" (remove IMEI and s/n)
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Thanks for your reply @nkk71, here's the details I got:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.54.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4T.21.3218.21
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 3.58.1700.5
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0714000
(bootloader) cidnum: GOOGL001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4252mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-5d4c562c
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

Since your bootloader is RELOCKED its normal that you cannot flash a custom recovery. Perform a factory reset from the Bootloader and try again with the HTCDev unlock.

Ivanovic said:
Since your bootloader is RELOCKED its normal that you cannot flash a custom recovery. Perform a factory reset from the Bootloader and try again with the HTCDev unlock.
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Hi @Ivanovic, I have tried selecting factory reset from bootloader but it just reboots the phone to bootloader.

ClydeWinux said:
Hi @Ivanovic, I have tried selecting factory reset from bootloader but it just reboots the phone to bootloader.
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Why did you relock the bootloader? Before relocking did you have custom or stock recovery?

Ivanovic said:
Why did you relock the bootloader? Before relocking did you have custom or stock recovery?
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It was unlocked when it was still running on GPE 4.4. When I tried to return to factory ROM, I accidentally "RELOCKED" it instead of achieving "LOCKED" status, as it is instructed here: http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-to/return-your-rooted-unlocked-htc-one-back-factory-settings-for-warranty-repairs-0149204/
Re-unlocking with HTCDev does not work at all. @Ivanovic
Yes I installed TWRP before relocking, but I can't boot on recovery now..

-wrong post, sorry-

ClydeWinux said:
It was locked when it was still running on GPE 4.4. When I tried to return to factory ROM, I accidentally "RELOCKED" it instead of achieving "LOCKED" status, as it is instructed here: http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-to/return-your-rooted-unlocked-htc-one-back-factory-settings-for-warranty-repairs-0149204/
Re-unlocking with HTCDev does not work at all. @Ivanovic
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So you were S-OFF and then after relocking the bootloader you turned to S-ON?

almost same situtation here;.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554284
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and here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48079963
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and here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2551491
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i hate that "Loading custom splash failed" error.

Ivanovic said:
So you were S-OFF and then after relocking the bootloader you turned to S-ON?
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Yes I was at S-OFF and turned to S-ON as instructed. I have no idea that would change everything..
I bought it yesterday in a repair shop, but they said its already "DEADBOOT" which I believe not true as I can still send commands and communicate with the phone through FASTBOOT, but not with ADB.. @Ivanovic

ClydeWinux said:
Yes I was at S-OFF and turned to S-ON as instructed. I have no idea that would change everything..
I bought it yesterday in a repair shop, but they said its already "DEADBOOT" which I believe not true as I can still send commands and communicate with the phone through FASTBOOT, but not with ADB.. @Ivanovic
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ADB works only withing Recovery or when the phone has booted to normal state. Either way ADB wasnt gonna help you. You need to unlock the bootloader somehow and flash a custom recovery. For unlocking did you try fastboot oem unlock or the unlock token command?
Although it says you need s-off please try the following:
1.Download stock zip RUU for 4.4 http://d-h.st/Kmq
2.Boot into bootloader and choose fastboot
3.Make sure fastboot works by typing fastboot devices
4.type fastboot oem rebootRUU
5.type fastboot flash zip RUU-HTC_One_GE-4.4-3.58.1700.5.zip
6.it will fail so type again fastboot flash zip RUU-HTC_One_GE-4.4-3.58.1700.5.zip

Ivanovic said:
ADB works only withing Recovery or when the phone has booted to normal state. Either way ADB wasnt gonna help you. You need to unlock the bootloader somehow and flash a custom recovery. For unlocking did you try fastboot oem unlock or the unlock token command?
Although it says you need s-off please try the following:
1.Download stock zip RUU for 4.4 http://d-h.st/Kmq
2.Boot into bootloader and choose fastboot
3.Make sure fastboot works by typing fastboot devices
4.type fastboot oem rebootRUU
5.type fastboot flash zip RUU-HTC_One_GE-4.4-3.58.1700.5.zip
6.it will fail so type again fastboot flash zip RUU-HTC_One_GE-4.4-3.58.1700.5.zip
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I have tried all of this but nothing seems to work.
Response with "fastboot oem unlock" command:
Response with HTCDev Unlock:
but this doesn't do anything to my phone, no unlock confirmation.
Response when flashing the RUU zip:
@Ivanovic

ClydeWinux said:
I have tried all of this but nothing seems to work.
Response with "fastboot oem unlock" command:
Response with HTCDev Unlock:
but this doesn't do anything to my phone, no unlock confirmation.
Response when flashing the RUU zip:
@Ivanovic
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Hey, since you are able to get to fastboot, your phone is not dead
So dont panic
Do you hav the htc Unlock_code.bin which you got from your email adress when you first unlocked your bootloader using htcDev?

prunzzz said:
Hey, since you are able to get to fastboot, your phone is not dead
So dont panic
Do you hav the htc Unlock_code.bin which you got from your email adress when you first unlocked your bootloader using htcDev?
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@prunzzz Yes I still have the .bin file..I've tried unlocking using it but same result, no response from the phone..

Can you give a bit more history? Correct me if I'm off...
HBOOT: M7_UK PVT SHIP S-ON RH
MID: (PN0714000) is Australia/Hong Kong/Singapore
CID: (GOOGL001) is Google
Firmware: (3.58.1700.5) is Google
My primary question is UK hboot and MID. Phone is from Australia/Hong Kong/Singapore region, you S-OFF, you changed CID, you flashed google firmware+rom, and you flashed UK hboot?
Thoughts: wrong MID and hboot could be causing RUU and unlock to fail verification?

I am in the same boat i have tried everything i can think of and i cannot seem to get my phone to work. I have tried multiple RUU's with no luck i cant flash them and before i relocked my bootloader i tried different recoveries with no luck. Now when i try to flash a boot_signed.img it says signature failed. Hopefully someone will have a solution.

[SOLVED] Soft Bricked - Need Help!

Hi All,
I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff, but I've learned a lot over the last day. I soft bricked my HTC One Developer Edition while trying to do the most recent OTA update to 4.4.
What happens:
When booting normally, it goes initially to the normal white HTC screen, then to a "pink" screen (it's mostly pink, but it's really just messed up graphics), then goes to the HTC One loading screen (except BEATS is blue instead of red). Then it just freezes on that loading screen.
I can boot into the bootloader and recovery (currently TWRP, but was stock when doing the OTA update)
What I've tried:
I've used Fastboot to flash TWRP, so that part is good. Within TWRP, I've wiped the cache, system, Dalvik.
I've tried using Fastboot to flash the RUU Zip file (first one in the list here) in both Windows and OSX, while in "FASTBOOT USB" mode and in RUU mode. Each time, it starts sending, but around 43-44 secs it fails with "remote:not allowed: For reference, the top of the bootloader screen says TAMPERED, then UNLOCKED. I'm running HBOOT 1.55 and have S-ON (but unlocked bootloader). OS shows 3.22.1540.1
I can't get past the remote:not allowed issue, and I'm not such an expert to know what to try next. Can anyone please give me some tips on what to do next? I've tried searching, but I don't know what exactly to search for.
Thank you all!

awer25 said:
Hi All,
I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff, but I've learned a lot over the last day. I soft bricked my HTC One Developer Edition while trying to do the most recent OTA update to 4.4.
What happens:
When booting normally, it goes initially to the normal white HTC screen, then to a "pink" screen (it's mostly pink, but it's really just messed up graphics), then goes to the HTC One loading screen (except BEATS is blue instead of red). Then it just freezes on that loading screen.
I can boot into the bootloader and recovery (currently TWRP, but was stock when doing the OTA update)
What I've tried:
I've used Fastboot to flash TWRP, so that part is good. Within TWRP, I've wiped the cache, system, Dalvik.
I've tried using Fastboot to flash the RUU Zip file (first one in the list here) in both Windows and OSX, while in "FASTBOOT USB" mode. Each time, it starts sending, but around 43-44 secs it fails with "remote:not allowed: For reference, the top of the bootloader screen says TAMPERED, then UNLOCKED. I'm running HBOOT 1.55 and have S-ON (but unlocked bootloader). OS shows 3.22.1540.1
I can't get past the remote:not allowed issue, and I'm not such an expert to know what to try next. Can anyone please give me some tips on what to do next? I've tried searching, but I don't know what exactly to search for.
Thank you all!
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Please post the output of ''fastboot getvar all'' minus your IMEI and serial no. And please post the commands your were using to flash the ruu.zip or a screenshot of your command prompt

alray said:
Please post the output of ''fastboot getvar all'' minus your IMEI and serial no. And please post the commands your were using to flash the ruu.zip or a screenshot of your command prompt
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Thanks! The command prompt was fastboot flash zip rom.zip (I renamed it to that). For TWRP it was fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
GETVAR is attached.
EDIT: I added the command prompt and fail as well.

awer25 said:
Thanks! The command prompt was fastboot flash zip rom.zip (I renamed it to that). For TWRP it was fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
GETVAR is attached.
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ok, first you can't flash that ruu you linked above (first in the list) because its a decrypted ruu. Decrypted ruu.zip require s-off and you are s-on. Whit s-on you can only flash signed ruu.
and btw did you enter ruu mode before ''fastboot flash zip rom.zip'' ?
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awer25 said:
Thanks! The command prompt was fastboot flash zip rom.zip (I renamed it to that). For TWRP it was fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
GETVAR is attached.
EDIT: I added the command prompt and fail as well.
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There is a 3.22.1540.1 RUU.exe on htcdev.com you could use to restore your phone. But it will not work using windows 8.1. what is your computer OS?

alray said:
ok, first you can't flash that ruu you linked above (first in the list) because its a decrypted ruu. Decrypted ruu.zip require s-off and you are s-on. Whit s-on you can only flash signed ruu.
and btw did you enter ruu mode before ''fastboot flash zip rom.zip'' ?
Thank you for that explanation. I got into RUU mode by doing fastboot oem rebootRUU, which took me to a black screen with silver HTC. That may not be RUU mode...I'm just guessing.
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There is a 3.22.1540.1 RUU.exe on htcdev.com you could use to restore your phone. But it will not work using windows 8.1. what is your computer OS?
edit: Wait, there is also a 3.22.1540.1 ruu.zip on htcdev.com so try it first.
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip <name_of_file>.zip
fastboot flash zip <name_of_file>.zip
fastboot reboot
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Amazing! Thanks - I'll try this and let you know how it goes. I have Windows 8.1, but with fastboot and a zip file it should work, right? If not, I have a Windows 7 laptop at home.

awer25 said:
Amazing! Thanks - I'll try this and let you know how it goes. I have Windows 8.1, but with fastboot and a zip file it should work, right? If not, I have a Windows 7 laptop at home.
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yes ruu.zip should work flawlessly with windows 8.1. but do not attempt the ruu.exe with 8.1, will work fine on 7.

alray said:
yes ruu.zip should work flawlessly with windows 8.1. but do not attempt the ruu.exe with 8.1, will work fine on 7.
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I saw that I already had the 3.22.1540.1 zip file on my computer, so I tried. It got a lot further, but still failed with a remote:not allowed (see attached pic).
My next tries will be to re-download the file and try again, and if that fails, to try the RUU.exe file on the Windows 7 laptop. Is this correct, or is there something else I should try?
I'm leaving work now, so I won't be able to answer for another hour or so but thank you for your help thus far!

awer25 said:
I saw that I already had the 3.22.1540.1 zip file on my computer, so I tried. It got a lot further, but still failed with a remote:not allowed (see attached pic).
My next tries will be to re-download the file and try again, and if that fails, to try the RUU.exe file on the Windows 7 laptop. Is this correct, or is there something else I should try?
I'm leaving work now, so I won't be able to answer for another hour or so but thank you for your help thus far!
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the ruu you have from the link you posted above is DECRYPTED it will not work with s-on!!!
alray said:
ok, first you can't flash that ruu you linked above (first in the list) because its a decrypted ruu. Decrypted ruu.zip require s-off and you are s-on.
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And does the phone was in ruu mode? I don't see any ''fastboot oem rebootRUU'' from your screenshot...

alray said:
the ruu you have from the link you posted above is DECRYPTED it will not work with s-on!!!
And does the phone was in ruu mode? I don't see any ''fastboot oem rebootRUU'' from your screenshot...
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Sorry I didn't explain better - the file I meant was the one from HTCDevs - I downloaded it a while ago when I had a different issue. I just renamed it to rom1 or whatever. Is this then the correct file?
Also, the phone was not in RUU mode - it was in regular fastboot mode ("FASTBOOT USB"). I'll try again in RUU mode.

awer25 said:
Sorry I didn't explain better - the file I meant was the one from HTCDevs - I downloaded it a while ago when I had a different issue. I just renamed it to rom1 or whatever. Is this then the correct file?
Also, the phone was not in RUU mode - it was in regular fastboot mode ("FASTBOOT USB"). I'll try again in RUU mode.
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you can not flash ruu with fastboot. you MUST reboot phone in ruu mode using ''fastboot oem rebootRUU'' it will then reboot with a black screen and the htc logo. so:
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip name_of_ruu.zip
fastboot flash zip name_of_ruu.zip <------ yes again!
fastboot reboot
When in ruu mode you'll have a screen similar to this:
then proceed with ''fastboot flash zip...................''

alray said:
you can not flash ruu with fastboot. you MUST reboot phone in ruu mode using ''fastboot oem rebootRUU'' it will then reboot with a black screen and the htc logo. so:
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip name_of_ruu.zip
fastboot flash zip name_of_ruu.zip <------ yes again!
fastboot reboot
When in ruu mode you'll have a screen similar to this:
then proceed with ''fastboot flash zip...................''
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Ok, I booted into RUU mode and flashed the file twice as per your instructions. Both times it failed. Screenshot is attached. (I even tried it a 3rd time but it still failed with the same message)
Also, I renamed the zip file to rom1.zip just to make typing it easier, but it is the file from HTCDevs, "3.22.1540.1 Developer Edition", Zip (not RUU).
Thank you!

awer25 said:
Ok, I booted into RUU mode and flashed the file twice as per your instructions. Both times it failed. Screenshot is attached. (I even tried it a 3rd time but it still failed with the same message)
Also, I renamed the zip file to rom1.zip just to make typing it easier, but it is the file from HTCDevs, "3.22.1540.1 Developer Edition", Zip (not RUU).
Thank you!
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Try the ruu.exe on windows 7.

alray said:
Try the ruu.exe on windows 7.
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Ok, I tried it on the Windows 7 laptop and got another error (155 - unknown error). Pic is attached. It was in RUU mode btw.
I'm currently downloading the older 1.29.xx version (Android 4.1) and will try again with that.
Just for my own knowledge - how many "parts" (partitions?) of the system are there? As in, there's the recovery partition, the "main" ROM, etc. Are those the only two? I only ask because I wonder if I messed up something in another part that makes the phone think it's not the Developer Edition? (the errors seem to point to using the wrong image, but I got it directly from HTCDevs and have now tried both the RUU and Zip versions.

awer25 said:
Ok, I tried it on the Windows 7 laptop and got another error (155 - unknown error). Pic is attached. It was in RUU mode btw.
I'm currently downloading the older 1.29.xx version (Android 4.1) and will try again with that.
Just for my own knowledge - how many "parts" (partitions?) of the system are there? As in, there's the recovery partition, the "main" ROM, etc. Are those the only two? I only ask because I wonder if I messed up something in another part that makes the phone think it's not the Developer Edition? (the errors seem to point to using the wrong image, but I got it directly from HTCDevs and have now tried both the RUU and Zip versions.
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I got it! I had to relock my bootloader for some reason. Then, the Windows RUU installed fine.
Thank you alray for your help!

Is being stuck at the booting screen (Htc one with beats audio (red color)) same as this scenario ? Is it soft bricked or boot looped or what's it called?
I'm S-off, rooted, stock rom, hboot is 1.56 w/ CWM. At some point the phone just rebooted on its own (I was even in a different place at that time!!!) and got stuck forever at that screen. Rebooting would just make it get stuck there again. bootloader, custom recovery all work.
what do?

-marco- said:
Is being stuck at the booting screen (Htc one with beats audio (red color)) same as this scenario ? Is it soft bricked or boot looped or what's it called?
I'm S-off, rooted, stock rom, hboot is 1.56 w/ CWM. At some point the phone just rebooted on its own (I was even in a different place at that time!!!) and got stuck forever at that screen. Rebooting would just make it get stuck there again. bootloader, custom recovery all work.
what do?
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Mine did get stuck there, but after a weird messed up pink screen (and the Beats text was blue, not red for some reason). If I was in your boat, I'd just flash a fresh rom and be done.

awer25 said:
Mine did get stuck there, but after a weird messed up pink screen (and the Beats text was blue, not red for some reason). If I was in your boat, I'd just flash a fresh rom and be done.
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thanks !
but which one? And how?
also getvar !
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.56.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.23.3263.28
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 4.20.707.6
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0714000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__044
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3867mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-59adc32b
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.066s

-marco- said:
thanks !
but which one? And how?
also getvar !
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.56.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.23.3263.28
(bootloader) version-main: 4.20.707.6
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) modelid: PN0714000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__044
finished. total time: 0.066s
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-marco- said:
I am at work in the office and at some point I look at my phone and I see it rebooted on its own. now it's stuck forever on the HTC one beats audio loading screen.
I didn't even touch anything before. Tried to reboot but it just gets stuck there.
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1- Please also post a screenshot of bootloader.
2- So you're on completely stock ROM?
3- are you able to enter recovery?
4- have you simply tried "fastboot erase cache" and tried booting?

nkk71 said:
1- Please also post a screenshot of bootloader.
2- So you're on completely stock ROM?
3- are you able to enter recovery?
4- have you simply tried "fastboot erase cache" and tried booting?
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Thanks man!
Let's get this started:
1- done, see attached.
2- yes, up to latest OTA but i was rooted.
3- yes , CWM
4- done, still gets stuck at the same screen.
now: million $ question - is there a way to get out of this stupid problem without having to lose any data at all ? one gets quite sick at having to wipe and restore backups everytime there's a booting problem with the phone. i remember with the SGS2 i just had to reflash with odin the rom i was using and boom, back in order!

-marco- said:
Thanks man!
Let's get this started:
1- done, see attached.
2- yes, up to latest OTA but i was rooted.
3- yes , CWM
4- done, still gets stuck at the same screen.
now: million $ question - is there a way to get out of this stupid problem without having to lose any data at all ? one gets quite sick at having to wipe and restore backups everytime there's a booting problem with the phone. i remember with the SGS2 i just had to reflash with odin the rom i was using and boom, back in order!
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Well first I would recommend you update recovery to TWRP
2.6.3.3: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m7
or 2.6.3.4: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m7ul
since they are more compatible when flashing 4.4 ROMs (make sure to check MD5 on the files, that site doesn't play nice with download managers!)
Code:
[B]fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader[/B]
-> enter recovery
Second, in TWRP, make a nandroid backup, you may need it later *** (please check below)
Third, put a ROM on the phone (in custom recovery):
Code:
C:\ADB3>[B]adb devices[/B]
List of devices attached
HT34xxxxxxxx recovery <- you need to be in recovery
[B]adb push <name of rom>.zip /sdcard/[/B] <- this will take about 5 mins without any progress
and install the ROM, don't select WIPE during installation, and you should have your million $ question solved... all apps, data, etc should be there, but if you get apps crashing it's because of the "dirty-flash"
As to which ROMs you can use for the above procedure, there's is a 100% stock version of 4.19.401.9 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2224752
I'm personally using ARHD 52.0 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183023 (stock but with improvements, and rooted)
I haven't checked if there's a 100% stock 4.20.707.6 ROM around, so you could do some googling and see.
Hope that helps
*** once you've done the backup, you can try wiping "data, cache, dalvik", and then restore the nandroid... sometimes that works
if not keep the nandroid, as it has all the information, and you can use Nandroid Manager (in play store) to extract individual information, if need be.
Good Luck

[Q] Messed up trying to wipe / update. Need a hand

Here's the details. Phone was rooted in 2013. I have my unlockcode.bin file saved from then.
I wanted to install a new ROM and reaslied I needed to be on a new kernal for it to work.
I tried to update using the standard options menu on the phone, didn't work, just looped.
So I backed up my media to PC, at present I can happily lose everything on the phone and go back to square 1.
I ended up looking at Team Win recovery project V2.6.3.3 which is what was used when I originally rooted it, I decided the best thing to do is was to select wipe all.
Looks like I removed the OS too as it just shows the logo when I boot normally, but I can access the bootloader menu and team win recovery menu.
Phone is connected to my PC and I have the Android SDK working and can connect to my phone using the CMD promt.
Please help, I'm computer literate but useless with phones.
Thanks

Is the phone s-off? Did you make any backups with twrp before you wiped?

ANGRY_robert said:
Is the phone s-off? Did you make any backups with twrp before you wiped?
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I don't know what S-off means.
I did have backups on the phone but they've obviously been wiped. I have a file called backup.ab on my computer so I hope I can somehow use that

Look at your bootloader screen. At the very top under "unlocked" it will either say M7_Ux PVT SHIP S-ON or S-OFF.
You did have backups, but never copied any to a pc......

Niall44 said:
I don't know what S-off means.
I did have backups on the phone but they've obviously been wiped. I have a file called backup.ab on my computer so I hope I can somehow use that
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download a rom and push it to your phone, then install it using twrp. Instructions posted below:
Originally posted by @alrayHTC ONE M7_U/M7_UL - ADB PUSH & FLASH A ROM - DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS
Prerequisites:
You need ADB and FASTBOOT on your computer,
either by installing the Android SDK or Minimal ADB and FASTBOOT
You need to know how to start a fastboot/adb command prompt:
To open a command window prompt, in Windows go to Start Menu --> ''Run'' then type cmd. Change the directory to the ADB folder on your machine:
If using the default install location for the SDK:
Code:
cd C:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-<DATE>\sdk\platform-tools
If using the default install location of Minimal ADB and FASTBOOT:
Code:
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot
Or hold left shift + right click a blank space inside the folder where adb and fastboot are located and select ''Open command window here'' from the contextual menu.
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You need TWRP recovery on your device.
We still recommend to use version 2.6.3.3 for all roms
except if another version is specified in the rom OP.
Use 2.7.1.1+ for roms that require "block:by-name" support (CM11)
Unlock bootloader if not already unlocked:
Thanks to Electroz for the video tutorial
Flash TWRP Recovery:
Make sure the recovery.img file is in the same folder where adb and fastboot are located
(C:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-<DATE>\sdk\platform-tools or C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot)
reboot phone in bootloader mode
Flash the recovery:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
You need your HTC drivers correctly installed on your PC:
If not, follow this guide (thanks to nkk71):
originally from @nkk71: [GUIDE] [02-MAR-2014] nkk71's SuperGUIDE to returning 100% back to stock
follow the below instructions to fix
Open "Device Manager" -> select the unknown "One" -> right-click -> "Update Driver Software ..." -> "Browse my computer" -> "Let me pick" -> "Android USB Devices" -> select "My HTC ..." -> install that
just in case, HTC Drivers can be found here: [Drivers] HTC Drivers for Windows - Several Versions (credits to @mdmower)
though you should already have them since you have been using your phone anyways
for those who like a visual guide:
okay so I did a fastboot boot command, and as you can see it didnt install correct driver
Open "Device Manager"
there's the culprit
right click and Update Driver Software
select Browse my computer for driver software
select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
select Android USB Devices
select My HTC ... (if you have more than one version, choose the latest)
warning, select Yes
successful installation
now it looks better
and can confirm:
Code:
C:\ADB3>[B]adb devices[/B]
List of devices attached
HTxxxxxxxxxx recovery
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Procedure:
Make sure the ROM you want to flash is in the same folder where ADB and FASTBOOT are.
(C:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-<DATE>\sdk\platform-tools or C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot)
Here is a list of the HTC M7 roms. Some other roms can be found here.
Connect your phone to computer using usb cable
(if not using the official HTC USB calble, make sure
you are using a USB data cable and not only a charging
cable. Data cables have 4 contacts: 5V, GND, DATA+, DATA-.
Charging cable only have 5V and GND contact and will not work)
Reboot phone in recovery mode (TWRP):
If phone is booted in OS:
Code:
adb reboot recovery
if not booted or bootlooping, hold power button + volume down until phone boot in bootloader mode
then select BOOTLOADER then RECOVERY using volume up/down to navigate and power button to select.
Make sure your phone is booted in TWRP main menu:
transfer the rom to your /sdcard folder:
Code:
adb push name_of_rom.zip /sdcard/
Wait for the zip file to transfer, this can take several minutes (5-15) and there is no progress bar, the command prompt will be unresponsive for that duration. When the command prompt is responsive again and display how much bytes transferred in X seconds, the transfer is completed:
In TWRP main menu, select ''INSTALL''
Browse the installation menu and select your rom zip file inside /sdcard folder:
Swipe to confirm you want to flash the rom
Reboot phone
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ANGRY_robert said:
Look at your bootloader screen. At the very top under "unlocked" it will either say M7_Ux PVT SHIP S-ON or S-OFF.
You did have backups, but never copied any to a pc......
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It says M7-UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH
I take it this is bad.
As for the backups, are you saying the backup.ab file on my PC is useless?

alray beat me to it. Follow the instructions in his post. S-ON is not bad, it's standard (security on). Just can be a bit limiting depending upon the situation.

alray said:
download a rom and push it to your phone, then install it using twrp. Instructions posted below:
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Looks promising, I will try this now. Will my choice of rom be affected by the fact my phone was on an old kernal? Something like 4.1.1 iirc

Niall44 said:
Looks promising, I will try this now. Will my choice of rom be affected by the fact my phone was on an old kernal? Something like 4.1.1 iirc
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I think you are not correctly using the term "kernel". Kernel is boot.img and is included in every roms (when speaking about the HTC one M7)
Maybe you are talking about your Firmware version? If a rom require the firmware to be updated to a specific version, then yes updated it.
Better to post the output of "fastboot getvar all" minus your imei/sn so we can help you determine what you need to do with your firmware before flashing roms.

When you say kernel 4.1.1, I think you mean android os jellybean and not kernel. I'm trying to not confuse you here. Try and find an older rom on here that is based off jellybean and go from there.
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alray beat me again. I think I'll leave you in his hands.

alray said:
I think you are not correctly using the term "kernel". Kernel is boot.img and is included in every roms (when speaking about the HTC one M7)
Maybe you are talking about your Firmware version? If a rom require the firmware to be updated to a specific version, then yes updated it.
Better to post the output of "fastboot getvar all" minus your imei/sn so we can help you determine what you need to do with your firmware before flashing roms.
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ANGRY_robert said:
When you say kernel 4.1.1, I think you mean android os jellybean and not kernel. I'm trying to not confuse you here. Try and find an older rom on here that is based off jellybean and go from there.
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alray beat me again. I think I'll leave you in his hands.
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Understood about kernals, I'm used to modded xbox's so I assumed the term would translate.
Having trouble reading the info, it keeps crashing or just hanging with "waiting for device".
I think it's more a problem my end with faulty USB ports. I'll have to try it on another PC

alray said:
I think you are not correctly using the term "kernel". Kernel is boot.img and is included in every roms (when speaking about the HTC one M7)
Maybe you are talking about your Firmware version? If a rom require the firmware to be updated to a specific version, then yes updated it.
Better to post the output of "fastboot getvar all" minus your imei/sn so we can help you determine what you need to do with your firmware before flashing roms.
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Got it.
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.13.3231.27
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.28.61.7
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: ORANG001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4075mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
getvar:all FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.063s

Niall44 said:
Got it.
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.13.3231.27
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.28.61.7
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: ORANG001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4075mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
getvar:all FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.063s
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There is not much useful files on the web fo orange (x.xx.61.x). If you want to update your firmware to the latest version to ensure the best stability with newer Roms, you could flash an older rom and s-off your phone using Revone. Then you'll be free to flash a newer firmware even if its not based on x.xx.61.x, the latest x.xx.401.x firmware should do the job ( I think its 6.09.401.11 or .12)

alray said:
There is not much useful files on the web fo orange (x.xx.61.x). If you want to update your firmware to the latest version to ensure the best stability with newer Roms, you could flash an older rom and s-off your phone using Revone. Then you'll be free to flash a newer firmware even if its not based on x.xx.61.x, the latest x.xx.401.x firmware should do the job ( I think its 6.09.401.11 or .12)
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Thanks for looking, so I need to find a rom with x.xx.61.x or lower in the title and install that to get started?

Niall44 said:
Thanks for looking, so I need to find a rom with x.xx.61.x or lower in the title and install that to get started?
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no and you won't find roms based on x.xx.61.x anyway there are usually based on x.xx.401.x (international version)
arhd 31.6 will work fine on your current firmware version,
Then if you want to achieve S-OFF, all you will need is to follow instructions in Revone thread.

alray said:
no and you won't find roms based on x.xx.61.x anyway there are usually based on x.xx.401.x (international version)
arhd 31.6 will work fine on your current firmware version,
Then if you want to achieve S-OFF, all you will need is to follow instructions in Revone thread.
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Marvelous. I got the ROM installed and working. I'll start on the S-Off, updating and fancy new ROM tomorrow. But it's way past my bedtime.
Thank you very much for being patient

Glad we, uhm .... I mean alray could help.

ANGRY_robert said:
Glad we, uhm .... I mean alray could help.
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your help is also appreciated mate :good: keep up good work

Can't seem to get Revone to work. File is in the correct directory but I'm getting error 1 when I try "./revone -P"
I saw in another thread that installing another ROM would help, but it didn't. So I've reflashed the arhd 31.6 ROM I was given but can't seem to get any headway into getting it to work.

Trying to achieve s-off has different methods. Each method is a little different. It all depends on what hboot version you are running. Your hboot version is displayed on the bootloader screen.
Examples: 1.44, 1.54, 1.56, 1.57
See what your version is and report back.

[Q] hboot 1.44.00 and can't move forward nor backwards

Hi everyone
Been on Cyanogenmod 11-20140424-NIGHTLY-M7 for far too long and wanted to either upgrade Cyanogenmod or, better yet, move to Viper. I'm somewhat skilled with Windows and Linux, but I can't seem getting things to work.
What I've got:
HTC One M7 (unbranded, bought in Switzerland)
Unlocked S-ON
hboot: 1.44.0000
M7-UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH
RADIO-4A.14.3250.13
OpenDSP-v26-120-274-0202
CID: HTC_102
It's rooted and got CWM ROM-Manager installed
Notebook with Windows 8.1, USB 3.0 all around
What I've tried so far:
Getting S-OFF
- Did not work. revone throws an ERROR=1 at me when I try to ./revone -P. I've tried like a hundred times, with su and all.
Then I tried to relock and get an RUU on it:
- Relocking did not work. Neither with revone (./revone -l or -r is successful on the CLI, but does nothing, i.e. still says *** UNLOCKED *** in the bootloader), nor with fastboot...
- ... as fastboot does not work, either. Tried different drivers and all, but fastboot always says < waiting for device >. So fastboot oem lock achieved nothing, either.
Then I just tried to install an RUU to get to JB and hboot 1.55 to then continue with rumrunner. This got stuck at some boot-image showing the HTC logo and the .exe cancelled.
Is USB3.0 breaking my neck here or do I have any other options to get to ViperOne?
Thanks in advance...

From what i've read in here many times, hboot 1.44 isn't compatiable with windows 8. 1. You need to use a windows 7 machine.

dorsetqpr said:
From what i've read in here many times, hboot 1.44 isn't compatiable with windows 8. 1. You need to use a windows 7 machine.
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Correct
Hoelli169 said:
Hi everyone
Been on Cyanogenmod 11-20140424-NIGHTLY-M7 for far too long and wanted to either upgrade Cyanogenmod or, better yet, move to Viper. I'm somewhat skilled with Windows and Linux, but I can't seem getting things to work.
What I've got:
HTC One M7 (unbranded, bought in Switzerland)
Unlocked S-ON
hboot: 1.44.0000
M7-UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH
RADIO-4A.14.3250.13
OpenDSP-v26-120-274-0202
CID: HTC_102
It's rooted and got CWM ROM-Manager installed
Notebook with Windows 8.1, USB 3.0 all around
What I've tried so far:
Getting S-OFF
- Did not work. revone throws an ERROR=1 at me when I try to ./revone -P. I've tried like a hundred times, with su and all.
Then I tried to relock and get an RUU on it:
- Relocking did not work. Neither with revone (./revone -l or -r is successful on the CLI, but does nothing, i.e. still says *** UNLOCKED *** in the bootloader), nor with fastboot...
- ... as fastboot does not work, either. Tried different drivers and all, but fastboot always says < waiting for device >. So fastboot oem lock achieved nothing, either.
Then I just tried to install an RUU to get to JB and hboot 1.55 to then continue with rumrunner. This got stuck at some boot-image showing the HTC logo and the .exe cancelled.
Is USB3.0 breaking my neck here or do I have any other options to get to ViperOne?
Thanks in advance...
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Windows 8 and hboot 1.44 are not compatible. You should use Windows 7 or better still Linux (preferably ubuntu 32bit)
Sent from my M7 ARHD 84-Kitkat

OK, got my hands on a Linux notebook and managed the relock the bootloader. This led to only being able to boot into Bootloader, Recovery and ROM did always boot into Bootloader.
Then I tried to get a RUU with JB4.3 on the device to be able to run rumrunner on hboot 1.55.
#sudo fastboot flash zip RUU.zip
sending 'zip' (1065710 KB)...
OKAY [ 59.411s}
writing 'zip' ...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 171.238s
Now I unlocked the bootloader again to at least be able to boot into CYM again.
Meh, I'm kinda lost here. I feel confused about RUUs, CIDs, Nandroid Backups and where to go from here.
Any ideas?
Edit:*Here's the fastboot-info
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.44.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.14.3250.13
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.29.401.13
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__102
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4128mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
Edit2:*OK, I'm stuck in the CYM*launcher. Really kinda lost now D:

Hoelli169 said:
OK, got my hands on a Linux notebook and managed the relock the bootloader. This led to only being able to boot into Bootloader, Recovery and ROM did always boot into Bootloader.
Then I tried to get a RUU with JB4.3 on the device to be able to run rumrunner on hboot 1.55.
#sudo fastboot flash zip RUU.zip
sending 'zip' (1065710 KB)...
OKAY [ 59.411s}
writing 'zip' ...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 171.238s
Now I unlocked the bootloader again to at least be able to boot into CYM again.
Meh, I'm kinda lost here. I feel confused about RUUs, CIDs, Nandroid Backups and where to go from here.
Any ideas?
Edit:*Here's the fastboot-info
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.44.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.14.3250.13
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.29.401.13
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__102
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4128mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
Edit2:*OK, I'm stuck in the CYM*launcher. Really kinda lost now D:
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Download this recovery. http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/m7/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
Put the file in your fastboot folder.
Download this Rom. Put the zip in your fastboot folder and rename it rom.zip
http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/guru_reset_m7_1-29-401-13-zip/
Flash the recovery with fastboot
Code:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Select recovery from the bootloader menu. While in TWRP recovery. Push the Rom. Type
Code:
adb push rom.zip /sdcard
The command window will appear unresponsive until the push us complete. Do a full wipe and install the Rom. During the install setup choose these options.
Stock recovery = yes
Stock radio = yes
Root = No
You will now have full stock Rom and recovery. Reboot the device and go to settings>about>Software Updates. Download and install the OTA update. Repeat process untill your on JB 3.xx.401.x firmware. Then use rumrunner to gain s-off. :good:
Sent from my M7 ARHD 84-Kitkat

Danny201281 said:
Download this recovery.
Put the file in your fastboot folder.
Download this Rom. Put the zip in your fastboot folder and rename it rom.zip
Flash the recovery with fastboot
Code:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
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Worked!
Select recovery from the bootloader menu. While in TWRP recovery. Push the Rom. Type
Code:
adb push rom.zip /sdcard
The command window will appear unresponsive until the push us complete. Do a full wipe and install the Rom. During the install setup choose these options.
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This didn't work. While in TWRP, adb was not able to connect. Funnily enough, flashing TWRP*allowed me to boot into CYM again. Activated USB*Debugging and allowed the Host to connect, but still no luck in TWRP.
But since I*had access again I* just copied the Guru image over USB*to the Sdcard, booted back into TWRP*and installed the ROM*manually.
Stock recovery = yes
Stock radio = yes
Root = No
You will now have full stock Rom and recovery. Reboot the device and go to settings>about>Software Updates. Download and install the OTA update. Repeat process untill your on JB 3.xx.401.x firmware.
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219486214 reboots later... JB*3.62.401.1, hooray!
Then use rumrunner to gain s-off. :good:
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Another adventure... In the official instructions it says unlocked OR*rooted, so I*did not bother with rooting.
rumrunner then failed and damaged Recovery leading to not being able to boot into TWRP*and thus being unable to install SuperSu zip.
Had to reflash recovery, install SuperSu and run rumrunner again... Which again failed (becuase the screen was off, I did not see that ADB*Shell requested root).
After a couple of tries now it worked ^_^
Thanks a lot for your explanations.
Now I just have to find out how to get to Firmware 5.0.2 to install the latest ViperOne.
Edit:*When I try to run the OTA*update to 4.19.401.11 it just boots into Recovery

Hoelli169 said:
Worked!
This didn't work. While in TWRP, adb was not able to connect. Funnily enough, flashing TWRP*allowed me to boot into CYM again. Activated USB*Debugging and allowed the Host to connect, but still no luck in TWRP.
But since I*had access again I* just copied the Guru image over USB*to the Sdcard, booted back into TWRP*and installed the ROM*manually.
219486214 reboots later... JB*3.62.401.1, hooray!
Another adventure... In the official instructions it says unlocked OR*rooted, so I*did not bother with rooting.
rumrunner then failed and damaged Recovery leading to not being able to boot into TWRP*and thus being unable to install SuperSu zip.
Had to reflash recovery, install SuperSu and run rumrunner again... Which again failed (becuase the screen was off, I did not see that ADB*Shell requested root).
After a couple of tries now it worked ^_^
Thanks a lot for your explanations.
Now I just have to find out how to get to Firmware 5.0.2 to install the latest ViperOne.
Edit:*When I try to run the OTA*update to 4.19.401.11 it just boots into Recovery
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You need stock rom and recovery to install OTA updates. You can just flash the rom again with stock recovery to take further OTAs.
But as your now s-off you can just flash the firmware manually. You don't need to re lock the bootloader again. That's only for s-on users.
You can download the rest of the firmware updates here https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=32777
You must flash at least one zip for each firmware version. I.e if your on 3.xx.401.x then you have to flash
4.xx.401.x
5.xx.401.x
6.xx.401.x
7.xx.401.x
Then you can flash twrp and install a lollipop rom. You should have the rom on the internal storage before you start as the device won't boot after flashing the firmware as it will replace the stock boot.img. So you will need to flash a rom before it will boot. :good:
Commands for flashing the firmware zip as follows.
Code:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip "name-of-firmware".zip
fastboot flash zip "name-of-firmware".zip
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Flash TWRP, Install Rom, Done :good:
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Danny201281 said:
You need stock tom and recovery to install OTA updates. You can just flash the rom again with stock recovery to take further OTAs.
But as your now s-off you can just flash the firmware manually. You don't need to re lock the bootloader again. That's only for s-on users.
You can download the rest of the firmware updates here
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I thought I had to adhere to some upgrade path when handling firmwares but if that's not the case I'll be happy to use the latest, thanks!

Hoelli169 said:
I thought I had to adhere to some upgrade path when handling firmwares but if that's not the case I'll be happy to use the latest, thanks!
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See my edited post above. You can't just flash the latest firmware. It might work but there's a risk of bricking your phone if you skip firmware versions
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Danny201281 said:
See my edited post above. You can't just flash the latest firmware. It might work but there's a risk of bricking your phone if you skip firmware versions
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Ahh yes. Well, another interesting one going through the firmware updates. Going from 5.xx to 6.xx nearly killed my phone. Screen went black no matter how long I*pressed the power button and connecting through USB*mounted some strange folders on the device.
Luckily found Dexter's thread and his unbricking script solved the problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2770684
Now ViperOne is updating, yay ^__^

Hoelli169 said:
Ahh yes. Well, another interesting one going through the firmware updates. Going from 5.xx to 6.xx nearly killed my phone. Screen went black no matter how long I*pressed the power button and connecting through USB*mounted some strange folders on the device.
Luckily found Dexter's thread and his unbricking script solved the problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2770684
Now ViperOne is updating, yay ^__^
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[emoji28] few!! Yeah firmware can be tricky. Glad you got it sorted though. Dexter's thread is a life saver. . Enjoy lollipop :good:
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Stuck on Bootloader and can't access recovery.

Hi
I'm running XENON HD and tried to do an OTA upgrade. When I came back to my phone, it was in the bootloader screen. After every reboot, it goes there.
This wouldn't normally be a problem except that my volume keys are damaged and I can't select any option from the bootloader screen.
I tried a #fastboot boot twrp.img but it doesn't reboot the phone.
Is there any way I can access recovery another way? I did a backup (on the sd card ) so I really just need to get into recovery.
*** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
M7_UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.61.0000
Any help/ideas is appreciated.
Thanks!

Perf_engineer said:
Hi
I'm running XENON HD and tried to do an OTA upgrade. When I came back to my phone, it was in the bootloader screen. After every reboot, it goes there.
This wouldn't normally be a problem except that my volume keys are damaged and I can't select any option from the bootloader screen.
I tried a #fastboot boot twrp.img but it doesn't reboot the phone.
Is there any way I can access recovery another way? I did a backup (on the sd card ) so I really just need to get into recovery.
*** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
M7_UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.61.0000
Any help/ideas is appreciated.
Thanks!
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fastboot boot twrp.img was only working on hboot 1.44 back in 2013, this command was disabled with 1.54 and all newer hboot.
There is no command to make your phone reboot in recovery from the bootloader so i'm afraid you will not be able to go back in recovery. If at least your phone is in bootloader mode with "fastboot usb" in red you can relock your BL and restore using a RUU. Once the ruu is flashed the phone will reboot to the OS by itself.

alray said:
fastboot boot twrp.img was only working on hboot 1.44 back in 2013, this command was disabled with 1.54 and all newer hboot.
There is no command to make your phone reboot in recovery from the bootloader so i'm afraid you will not be able to go back in recovery. If at least your phone is in bootloader mode with "fastboot usb" in red you can relock your BL and restore using a RUU. Once the ruu is flashed the phone will reboot to the OS by itself.
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Crap.. At least it isn't dead. Thanks for your help

alray said:
fastboot boot twrp.img was only working on hboot 1.44 back in 2013, this command was disabled with 1.54 and all newer hboot.
There is no command to make your phone reboot in recovery from the bootloader so i'm afraid you will not be able to go back in recovery. If at least your phone is in bootloader mode with "fastboot usb" in red you can relock your BL and restore using a RUU. Once the ruu is flashed the phone will reboot to the OS by itself.
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Hi alray.
I downloaded what i thought was the right RUU but I am getting an error message saying it can't verify the signature.
How can I tell which RUU I should use? I don't care what goes on it as I will be unlocking the bootloader again and putting back on a custom rom.
Thanks
./fastboot flash zip RUU.zip
sending 'zip' (1463809 KB)... OKAY
writing 'zip'... INFOsignature checking...
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)

Perf_engineer said:
Hi alray.
I downloaded what i thought was the right RUU but I am getting an error message saying it can't verify the signature.
How can I tell which RUU I should use? I don't care what goes on it as I will be unlocking the bootloader again and putting back on a custom rom.
Thanks
./fastboot flash zip RUU.zip
sending 'zip' (1463809 KB)... OKAY
writing 'zip'... INFOsignature checking...
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)
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Nevermind. I found the CID and MID of my phone. Downloading now. hopefully it will work

Perf_engineer said:
Nevermind. I found the CID and MID of my phone. Downloading now. hopefully it will work
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Nope
Any thoughts?
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.61.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4T.35.3218.16
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: FA3AHW902491
(bootloader) imei: 359405051005401
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: O2___001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4204mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: RUU
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-0e2a13e5
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
No version main.
I can't find an exe for my model. Apparently zip files won't work when you are missing the verison

Fastboot reboot
Fastboot flash recovery
Fastboot reboot
Fastboot reboot recovery
If you have a kik. Feel free to contact me under the same name for quick assistance

Tony the noob :D said:
Fastboot reboot
Fastboot flash recovery
Fastboot reboot
Fastboot reboot recovery
If you have a kik. Feel free to contact me under the same name for quick assistance
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Thanks for the offer. Don't have kik unfortunately.
Current state I'm in is that I have relocked my phone, but the version_main is blank.
flashing from zip doesn't work in RUU.
I tried to flash the recovery again but keep getting the signature failed message

Perf_engineer said:
Thanks for the offer. Don't have kik unfortunately.
Current state I'm in is that I have relocked my phone, but the version_main is blank.
flashing from zip doesn't work in RUU.
I tried to flash the recovery again but keep getting the signature failed message
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Your trying to do a HTC OTA Update?

pardon me for stealing the thread. In a related issue.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-tmobile/development/recent-zip-ruu-t-mo-t3662241
which RUU or rom to install?

Perf_engineer said:
I can't find an exe for my model. Apparently zip files won't work when you are missing the verison
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Yes zip version will work even if your version-main is blank, since you don't know your version-main, use the latest ruu for your cid/mid. If the latest version ruu isn't available in the ruu collection thread, you'll probably have to download it from easy-firmware.com or a similar website.
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Perf_engineer said:
Thanks for the offer. Don't have kik unfortunately.
Current state I'm in is that I have relocked my phone, but the version_main is blank.
flashing from zip doesn't work in RUU.
I tried to flash the recovery again but keep getting the signature failed message
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you can't flash the recovery partition when the BL is locked. The BL must be locked to flash the ruu.

Tony the noob :D said:
Your trying to do a HTC OTA Update?
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Is that possible? I can't load any rom at the moment.

Tony the noob :D said:
Fastboot reboot
Fastboot flash recovery
Fastboot reboot
Fastboot reboot recovery
If you have a kik. Feel free to contact me under the same name for quick assistance
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I thought you can't fastboot into recovery?
At least I never could. If I can I could have solved this ages ago

alray said:
Yes zip version will work even if your version-main is blank, since you don't know your version-main, use the latest ruu for your cid/mid. If the latest version ruu isn't available in the ruu collection thread, you'll probably have to download it from easy-firmware.com or a similar website.
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you can't flash the recovery partition when the BL is locked. The BL must be locked to flash the ruu.
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crap crap crap.
I just tried to unlock the bootloader again. Remember when I said the volume keys were damaged? I should have been more specific.. The phone fell and damaged the volume up key and it is pressed in. This doesn't allow me to use the power button to select. So I can't unlock the bootloader now :\ (unless I can give it a default acceptance?)
So I think my only options are to put on the stock and leave it as is
Or open the phone up so the case isn't pressing on the volume key.
This was the RUU I tried. It seems to be the latest and the right version.
PN07IMG_M7_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_O2_UK_7.18.206.2_Radio_4T.35.3218.16_10.33Q.1718.01L_release_423416_combined_signed.zip
can anyone confirm?
Thanks

Perf_engineer said:
I thought you can't fastboot into recovery?
At least I never could. If I can I could have solved this ages ago
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no you can't
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Perf_engineer said:
crap crap crap.
I just tried to unlock the bootloader again. Remember when I said the volume keys were damaged? I should have been more specific.. The phone fell and damaged the volume up key and it is pressed in. This doesn't allow me to use the power button to select. So I can't unlock the bootloader now :\ (unless I can give it a default acceptance?)
So I think my only options are to put on the stock and leave it as is
Or open the phone up so the case isn't pressing on the volume key.
This was the RUU I tried. It seems to be the latest and the right version.
PN07IMG_M7_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_O2_UK_7.18.206.2_Radio_4T.35.3218.16_10.33Q.1718.01L_release_423416_combined_signed.zip
can anyone confirm?
Thanks
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use the 7.18.206.51 ruu, it's the latest one for o2

alray said:
no you can't
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use the 7.18.206.51 ruu, it's the latest one for o2
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FAILED (remote: 02 data length is too large)

Update:
The data too large message was when I used the latest HTC fastboot Linux version.
I switched to Windows and it worked. Back at stock.
Thanks to everyone for their help, especially alray

Ok...so I'm never happy.. Anyway to unlock the bootloader again without the power button?

Perf_engineer said:
Ok...so I'm never happy.. Anyway to unlock the bootloader again without the power button?
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sunshine

alray said:
sunshine
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Thanks for the tip but it didn't work.
It was unable to get temporary root access.
I tried iRoot and towelroot but they also failed.
Guess I'm stuck