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Help me! m7 bricked..

Hello! Thank u in advance of helping me.
this is my phone info in HBOOT:
Tampered
Unlocked
m7_ul pvt ship s-off rh
cid-cws__001
hboot-1.54.0000
radio-4a.17.3250.14
opendsp-v31.120.274.0617
os-
emmc-boot 2048mb
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i have touch recovery installed, but nothing on my phone storage to flash.
after get s-off my phone wont start. htc logo appears and then goes black screen.
please help me , because im loosing my mind on that...
thank u a lot!!!

Try here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318497
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Potapson said:
Try here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318497
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tried it. gives me error even when type "adb devices" it shows me that its attached...

Can you access bootloader ?
Btw it's not bricked if you can get into bootloader.
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Shan89 said:
Can you access bootloader ?
Btw it's not bricked if you can get into bootloader.
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i can get it ...

Just flash your RUU rom.zip and you're all set.
This might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497614

electronical said:
Just flash your RUU rom.zip and you're all set.
This might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497614
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can u give it whats it? i really dont want to mess up the things and i need my phone .... :I

i go to cid: htc_001. tell me what RUU i need please

kokobaliev said:
i go to cid: htc_001. tell me what RUU i need please
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You need to know your MID as well as your CID. Watch out for the M7 UL or M7 U in the filename (make the correct choice): http://www.htc1guru.com/downloads/ruu-file-downloads/
If you're still having difficulty to find/choose your RUU, just follow step 1 from the guide (link in my previous reply) and post it here, but remove your serial and imei.

electronical said:
You need to know your MID as well as your CID. Watch out for the M7 UL or M7 U in the filename (make the correct choice): http://www.htc1guru.com/downloads/ruu-file-downloads/
If you're having difficulty to find/choose your RUU, just follow step 1 from the guide (link in my previous reply) and post it here, but remove your serial and imei.
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(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.54.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.17.3250.14
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4166mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-d16dc66985
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

kokobaliev said:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.54.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.17.3250.14
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4166mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-d16dc66985
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
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This RUU should work fine for you. :cyclops:
http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/ruu_m7_...1-27_10-31-1131-05_release_310878_signed-exe/
Just download and run it. Keep it safe if you ever need to return to 100% stock again. Your S-OFF and unlocked bootloader will stay unchanged and you will be able to receive OTAs.
An alternate solution would have been to adb push a stock/custom ROM to your device and then flash it in custom recovery, but maybe the RUU method is easier for you.

electronical said:
This RUU should work fine for you. :cyclops:
http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/ruu_m7_...1-27_10-31-1131-05_release_310878_signed-exe/
Just download and run it. Keep it safe if you ever need to return to 100% stock again. Your S-OFF and unlocked bootloader will stay unchanged and you will be able to receive OTAs.
An alternate solution would have been to adb push a stock/custom ROM to your device and then flash it in custom recovery, but maybe the RUU method is easier for you.
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THANK U MAN! i managed to turn on my phone with this RUU but now i have another problem.
the ruu was android version 4.1 and i managed to update it to 4.2.2 + the little fix (30mb) and now it shows me that my device is up to date and theres no update for it.
what to do to update to 4.3?

kokobaliev said:
THANK U MAN! i managed to turn on my phone with this RUU but now i have another problem.
the ruu was android version 4.1 and i managed to update it to 4.2.2 + the little fix (30mb) and now it shows me that my device is up to date and theres no update for it.
what to do to update to 4.3?
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Glat that it worked out for ya , you should have system version with 401 in it , it's interational EU base , you should have update on your phone , i've got it when i went back to stock to apply OTA. if it doesn't work use THIS http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/guru_reset_m7_2-24-401-1-zip/
It's stock HTC One rom , the one you need , that's the one i used and applied ota i'm HTC_032 cid , it's pretty much same like yours since the 401 base supports more cids like yours HTC_001 , 401 rom has these cids :
HTC__001, HTC__E11
HTC__102, HTC__203
HTC__405, HTC__Y13
HTC__304, HTC__032
HTC__A07, HTC__J15
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you need to flash recovery , then flash this , it has aroma options , you'll get prompted to flash STOCK RADIO and STOCK RECOVERY , check those 2 and let it flash , after that you'll get few minor updates then the big one 675 mb sense 5.5 and 4.3 , this worked for me should work for you as well.

Shan89 said:
Glat that it worked out for ya , you should have system version with 401 in it , it's interational EU base , you should have update on your phone , i've got it when i went back to stock to apply OTA. if it doesn't work use THIS http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/guru_reset_m7_2-24-401-1-zip/
It's stock HTC One rom , the one you need , that's the one i used and applied ota i'm HTC_032 cid , it's pretty much same like yours since the 401 base supports more cids like yours HTC_001 , 401 rom has these cids :
you need to flash recovery , then flash this , it has aroma options , you'll get prompted to flash STOCK RADIO and STOCK RECOVERY , check those 2 and let it flash , after that you'll get few minor updates then the big one 675 mb sense 5.5 and 4.3 , this worked for me should work for you as well.
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Тhank u for your quick response! I have 1 last question. Now my phone is unrooted. 1st i need to root it to flash recovery or i can go flash recovery via fastboot without rooting it?
edit: the other question is if i want to flash Android Revolution 31ver. can i do it right now ? in this phone codition?

kokobaliev said:
Тhank u for your quick response! I have 1 last question. Now my phone is unrooted. 1st i need to root it to flash recovery or i can go flash recovery via fastboot without rooting it?
edit: the other question is if i want to flash Android Revolution 31ver. can i do it right now ? in this phone codition?
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1. At 1st question you need unlocked bootloader , if you have s-off you can do it without need of htc ( also no need to lock bootloader when applying ota ) then you flash recovery via fastboot after that go to recovery and flash the Rom I gave you link for and update to latest 3.62 with new hboot and radio. ( remember to select when flashing the Rom above " flash stock radio / recovery " )
After applying ota you can flash recovery of your choice and flash any Rom. My suggestion is do what I wrote here mainly so you get latest hboot / radio. Then make a nandroid backup of stock Rom and keep it for next ota.
2nd question :
Yes you can flash any Rom on any hboot version we have right now. But it's adviced to apply latest hboot / radio for better compatibility.
@ rooting , root is not needed for flashing roms all you need is unlocked bootloader for recovery , this isn't Sony :sly:
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Shan89 said:
1. At 1st question you need unlocked bootloader , if you have s-off you can do it without need of htc ( also no need to lock bootloader when applying ota ) then you flash recovery via fastboot after that go to recovery and flash the Rom I gave you link for and update to latest 3.62 with new hboot and radio. ( remember to select when flashing the Rom above " flash stock radio / recovery " )
After applying ota you can flash recovery of your choice and flash any Rom. My suggestion is do what I wrote here mainly so you get latest hboot / radio. Then make a nandroid backup of stock Rom and keep it for next ota.
2nd question :
Yes you can flash any Rom on any hboot version we have right now. But it's adviced to apply latest hboot / radio for better compatibility.
@ rooting , root is not needed for flashing roms all you need is unlocked bootloader for recovery , this isn't Sony :sly:
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thanks a lot man! im already on Android Revolution 31. thank u for helping me!

[Q] Unable to unlock, flash recovery or s-off or RUU

I have one hell of a problem.
Status of device:
-Google play edition kit kat htc one (converted from att version)
-No recovery, recovery is INACCESSABLE
-No root, and temp root does not work as well.
-Stock att RUU's not working (as of yet)
-I have tried firewatter, revone and rum runner to try and root so i can get s-off but unable.
-For whatever reason fastboot oem unlock does not as well as the unlock token.
Things i haven't tried because i cant find them:
-Google play edition RUU.exe file
-A standalone RUU for downgrading hboot 1.54 (which is my device currently)
-A modified RUU.exe that will allow me to restore to stock ANYTHING
-A RUU.zip that i can flash manually without s-off
Any suggestions?

j.sax.riley said:
I have one hell of a problem.
Status of device:
-Google play edition kit kat htc one (converted from att version)
-No recovery, recovery is INACCESSABLE
-No root, and temp root does not work as well.
-Stock att RUU's not working (as of yet)
-I have tried firewatter, revone and rum runner to try and root so i can get s-off but unable.
-For whatever reason fastboot oem unlock does not as well as the unlock token.
Things i haven't tried because i cant find them:
-Google play edition RUU.exe file
-A standalone RUU for downgrading hboot 1.54 (which is my device currently)
-A modified RUU.exe that will allow me to restore to stock ANYTHING
-A RUU.zip that i can flash manually without s-off
Any suggestions?
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you probably have to redo the process at http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
redo the process and try to unlock your bootloader with the new unlock.bin
just follow the steps

OK.. Explain this. If you converted. You went SOFF. Then how do you end up with LOCKED Bootloader and SJON?
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I have had the same problem few weeks ago
First unlock your bootloader again with a new unlock.bin ...redo the hole process
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Second regain S-Off with rumrunner
Finaly you should be able to restore with a RUU

Dosent go
Boachti said:
I have had the same problem few weeks ago
First unlock your bootloader again with a new unlock.bin ...redo the hole process
Second regain S-Off with rumrunner
Finaly you should be able to restore with a RUU
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It says on the prompt that it completed successfully with the unlock, however i do not receive a prompt on the device stating the developer options to accept or deny.
I will proceed as if i did and try my att ruu to try and update the device.
I tried with a google ruu and get signature verify fail, i think that i get the same issue with the att ruu.
IF you can suggest a RUU that will help me out of the situation i would really appreciate it.
Also if there is any reason why rum runner will not complete, i can swear adb is up everything should work but it just will not complete.

j.sax.riley said:
It says on the prompt that it completed successfully with the unlock, however i do not receive a prompt on the device stating the developer options to accept or deny.
I will proceed as if i did and try my att ruu to try and update the device.
I tried with a google ruu and get signature verify fail, i think that i get the same issue with the att ruu.
IF you can suggest a RUU that will help me out of the situation i would really appreciate it.
Also if there is any reason why rum runner will not complete, i can swear adb is up everything should work but it just will not complete.
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Turning security back to ''on'' and relocking your bootloader on GPE was a bad decision, you probably bricked your device forever.
This is discussed in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2547894
With S-ON and Locked (Re-Locked) bootloader, your only hope is to flash a RUU of same or higher version than the version currently installed on your phone. You can't downgrade anything with s-on using a ruu.exe neither a ruu.zip. You are stuck until htc release a newer gpe ruu.
Post the output of ''fastboot getvar all'' minus your IMEI and SERIALNO

alray said:
Turning security back to ''on'' and relocking your bootloader on GPE was a bad decision, you probably bricked your device forever.
This is discussed in this thread:
With S-ON and Locked (Re-Locked) bootloader, your only hope is to flash a RUU of same or higher version than the version currently installed on your phone. You can't downgrade anything with s-on using a ruu.exe neither a ruu.zip. You are stuck until htc release a newer gpe ruu.
Post the output of ''fastboot getvar all'' minus your IMEI and SERIALNO
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Is there any chance of spoofing the ruu.zip to make it look like a higher verison?
If not that can i just flash a recovery image even if its stock so i can have a recovery as i currently don't even have that which i think is the source of my problems.

j.sax.riley said:
Is there any chance of spoofing the ruu.zip to make it look like a higher verison?
If not that can i just flash a recovery image even if its stock so i can have a recovery as i currently don't even have that which i think is the source of my problems.
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Unfortunately no. ''spoofing'' the ruu will require to decrypt it. With s-on you can't flash a decrypted ruu, you can only flash a ruu that is signed with HTC private key (decrypted ruu can't be signed back with HTC private key). S-OFF would have saved your phone in this case.
The only way to flash the stock recovery in your case is to flash a signed firmware.zip of the same of higher version.
Still waiting your ''fastboot getvar all'' output

alray said:
Unfortunately no. ''spoofing'' the ruu will require to decrypt it. With s-on you can't flash a decrypted ruu, you can only flash a ruu that is signed with HTC private key (decrypted ruu can't be signed back with HTC private key). S-OFF would have saved your phone in this case.
The only way to flash the stock recovery in your case is to flash a signed firmware.zip of the same of higher version.
Still waiting your ''fastboot getvar all'' output
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(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: 3.62.1700.1
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0712000
(bootloader) cidnum: GOOGL001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4318mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-0e82187e
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

j.sax.riley said:
(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: 3.62.1700.1
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0712000
(bootloader) cidnum: GOOGL001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4318mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-0e82187e
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
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Afaik, there is no ruu you can flash. Your version is 3.62.1700.1 and the latest ruu I can find is 3.58.1700.5 which is a downgrade (require S-OFF) You'll need to find or wait for a ruu higher or equal to 3.62.1700.1

alray said:
Afaik, there is no ruu you can flash. Your version is 3.62.1700.1 and the latest ruu I can find is 3.58.1700.5 which is a downgrade (require S-OFF) You'll need to find or wait for a ruu higher or equal to 3.62.1700.1
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That sux.
Are you sure there is no other way?
The htc regular version stock is version 4 something and so i was hopping that would override any bull**** i have going on.
i tired temp roots to see if i can s-off in os with firewater but i was unsuccesffully at gaining temp root.
Its funny to me because i swear reading somewhere that "andoid 4.4 is great" dont even have to root because of app ops or something but its obvious now thats a load of b.s and i should have just always run rooted as that has never done me wrong.
Do you know where i would find a ruu when one comes out? as one probably will with 4.4.3 coming out soon.

j.sax.riley said:
That sux.
Are you sure there is no other way?
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If you can't s-off using rumrunner or firewater then no, idt there is other options.
j.sax.riley said:
The htc regular version stock is version 4 something and so i was hopping that would override any bull**** i have going on.
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The international version ruu is a .401 base (not .1700) and require to change CID and probably MID. Changing those values require S-OFF!
j.sax.riley said:
Do you know where i would find a ruu when one comes out? as one probably will with 4.4.3 coming out soon.
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htcdev.com under the ''kernel source code'' section, http://htc1guru.com and http://androidruu.com/?developer=M7

[*] Attempting to acquire root. This will take 5-10 minutes, be patient
error in setsockopt().
Failed to get prepare_kernel_cred address.
Failed to get commit_creds address.
Failed to get ptmx_fops address.
Failed to setup variables.
This is my output from trying temp root with firewater method.
I am not sure what the issue is that is happening but i assume with the first failure the whole system collapses.
Thank you for the help btw, and i will keep my eyes open for a new ruu.
What do i need to be looking for in the ruu to make sure it will work with my phone?
Specific cid and mid?

j.sax.riley said:
What do i need to be looking for in the ruu to make sure it will work with my phone?
Specific cid and mid?
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must be signed and same or higher version than 3.62.1700.1.
any .1700 version will match your CID and MID (GOOGL01 and PN0712000)

Last question,
Flashing a newer hboot or the "modified gpe bootloader"
Is it possible since im s-off, and will it change anything?
And why wont this zip work?
RUU Zip M7 Google Edition 4.4 3.58.1700.5
Because its version 3.58 and i am 3.62?

I like Htc phones and especially their commitment to bring timely updates.
But.....i do miss being able to use odin and never have to worry if your device gets f-ed up you can always reformat it to stock without trying to get a warranty replacement (which i cant because i'm rocking my google play edition) which is great and totally beats cyanogen mod for stability.
Although....i miss blink feed lol

j.sax.riley said:
Last question,
Flashing a newer hboot or the "modified gpe bootloader"
Is it possible since im s-off, and will it change anything?
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Fomr the output of your fastboot getvar all, you are S-ON not S-OFF so you won't be able to flash a modifed hboot. Btw, if you flash a modified hboot in the future with s-off, you will brick your device if you s-on again (with a modified hboot)
j.sax.riley said:
And why wont this zip work?
RUU Zip M7 Google Edition 4.4 3.58.1700.5
Because its version 3.58 and i am 3.62?
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Yes, 3.58 is a downgrade of version from what you have currently on your phone. Downgrading require S-OFF

[Q] Restoring 100% to stock, not working as it should...

Hi guys,
First of all, I did read all the topics conserning to RUU, S-On/S-Off, rumrunner, moonshine, firewater, revone, and so on but I can't seem to figure out how to properly do this.
Currently the HTC is running MIUI v5 4.5.16 JB4.2. But for warranty it has to go back to the store and I want to restore it to completly stock ROM etc. without any evidence I had a custom ROM running.
What I did was, follow the steps to unlock the bootloader, flash a custom recover (TWRP v2.6.3.0) and finally root it after MIUI was flashed.
The info you guys prolly need are as followed:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.56.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.26.3263.05
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 4.19.161.11
(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: VODAP102
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4322mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-09ff2ded
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.038s
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I tried to get S-Off but I keep getting strange errors on all of the given methods. This should work somehow I guess but how? Can somebody give me some kind of "roadmap" how to do it properly?
Currently fastboot shows:
*** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
M7_UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.56.0000
RADIO-4A.26.3263.05
OpenDSP-v32.120.274.0909
OS-4.19.161.11
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Mar 5 2014,15:58:33.0
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At the moment I'm downloading "RUU_M7_UL_K44_SENSE55_MR_HTC_Europe_4.19.401.9_R_Radio_4A.23.3263.28_10.38r.1157.04L_release_353069_signed_2-1.exe". But I already noticed that if I turn S-On (fastboot oem lock) then the phone is stuck in fast boot mode...
Thanks!

I think S-off is danger may u brick ur phone, it's better to leave it

ahmed blue said:
I think S-off is danger may u brick ur phone, it's better to leave it
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Yeah but what if I need it to go back to stock ROM?
Now it's running stock ROM but I still get "TAMPERED" and "UNLOCKED" in the bootloader. I once went into the stock recovery, and once rebooted it reset itself and everything was back factory install -again- ...?
This is the fastboot output right now after flashing Guru Reset M7 2.24.161.1.zip :
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.56.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.17.3250.14
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 4.19.161.11
(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: VODAP102
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4185mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-09ff2ded
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
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The OTA update to 4.3 even fails once it reboots itself for installation. Something wrong or normal?
EDIT:
I've done "fastboot oem lock" and now it's showing (as expected) "RELOCKED".

BETA911 said:
Yeah but what if I need it to go back to stock ROM?
Now it's running stock ROM but I still get "TAMPERED" and "UNLOCKED" in the bootloader. I once went into the stock recovery, and once rebooted it reset itself and everything was back factory install -again- ...?
This is the fastboot output right now after flashing Guru Reset M7 2.24.161.1.zip :
The OTA update to 4.3 even fails once it reboots itself for installation. Something wrong or normal?
EDIT:
I've done "fastboot oem lock" and now it's showing (as expected) "RELOCKED".
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Yup it will do, the only way to get rid of those flags tampered and unlocked / relocked is to go s-off, which strange messages are you getting whilst trying to s-off ?
I have a backup of the Vodafone Rom which you can restore through twrp, I'll send a link when I get home in a couple of hours, but it won't get rid of those flags, 401.RUU is the wrong RUU, you need 161.
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Ps there is no danger going s-off, as long as your flashing the correct software for your phone, the only danger is when you don't know what your doing and try to flash something wrong, it won't warn you, won't error and won't fail to flash, but at reboot it also won't come back on again.

Seanie280672 said:
Yup it will do, the only way to get rid of those flags tampered and unlocked / relocked is to go s-off, which strange messages are you getting whilst trying to s-off ?
I have a backup of the Vodafone Rom which you can restore through twrp, I'll send a link when I get home in a couple of hours, but it won't get rid of those flags, 401.RUU is the wrong RUU, you need 161.
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Ps there is no danger going s-off, as long as your flashing the correct software for your phone, the only danger is when you don't know what your doing and try to flash something wrong, it won't warn you, won't error and won't fail to flash, but at reboot it also won't come back on again.
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Well... It said it had a OTA update (like before) to 4.3 and I downloaded it. Reboot, installed, reboot --> bootloop. Now it's "HTC - quietly brilliant", black screen for couple of seconds and reboot to start from HTC logo again...
It's really beginning to piss me of.
But anyway, thanks for the help! A TWRP backup of 161 would be nice, then I'll install that one. The servers at htc1guru are giving me headache, speed is only between 50 and 250 kb/sec! I tried to download more then once but they keep failing on me when they reach bigger sizes and at this speed it's really really annoying to start over again...
Does "M7 CWM Nandroid Backup CID VODAP102 1.29.161.7" work for me? I guess not because it's 1.29 and I already have a higher version so it will give me the touchscreen issues?
To be honest, if this phone finally makes it to the store for repair I hope they can't repair it and let me choose an other phone. I had multiple Android phones the past years (with sometimes more then 2-3 different roms per week) and never had any of these long stretching problems!

The problem your having with the ota sounds like whilst you were installing the guru reset file, you must select to wipe data and also install stock recovery, it will fail without stock recovery.

Well, I did select to install the stock recovery and stock radio in the aroma installer. So I'm out of clues why it's giving me so much problems...
EDIT:
I unlocked the bootloader again and flashed TWRP. I'll try with your Vodafone image once you have time to share it with me. Already big thanks for the help!

here's the backup, you will need to extract the zip file and put the folder named backup into SDCARD/TWRP/BACKUPS/"your device serial number/
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&confirm=5940&id=0B_nEcSZr5peRZnpMSHRPRjlzX2c
This will put you on Vodafone 4.4.2 with sense 5.5, however you cant send your phone back until you have got rid of those 2 flags in the bootloader, only way to do that is s-off.
Ignore the folder called recovery, its just TWRP recovery to flash.
After installing, download the stock recovery from the link below and flash it to get OTAs
http://d-h.st/Cyq
Hit the thanks button please.

Just finished installing it! It works so far, although it came up with a new 5.16.161.2 update right now (already has been downloaded...). What should I do?
Currently it's still in TAMPERED and UNLOCKED state with TWRP installed.

BETA911 said:
Just finished installing it! It works so far, although it came up with a new 5.16.161.2 update right now (already has been downloaded...). What should I do?
Currently it's still in TAMPERED and UNLOCKED state with TWRP installed.
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there is no way out of this without s-off, I don't even understand why you are putting efforts on installing ota/guru reset/nandroid backup at this point.
you are on hboot 1.56 means you should try to s-off using firewater.
then you'll be able to remove the tampered flag and set the bootload back to "LOCKED" (not RE-LOCKED)
follow guide linked in my signature for going back to stock
try to s-off using firewater + arhd 31.6 rom

alray said:
there is no way out of this without s-off, I don't even understand why you are putting efforts on installing ota/guru reset/nandroid backup at this point.
you are on hboot 1.56 means you should try to s-off using firewater.
then you'll be able to remove the tampered flag and set the bootload back to "LOCKED" (not RE-LOCKED)
follow guide linked in my signature for going back to stock
try to s-off using firewater + arhd 31.6 rom
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I know. I tried to get s-off but none of the given tools succeeded. They all complete their full cycle and eventually after the last reboot I go and check the state and it still says s-on... Then I did read I need a proper ROM so the tools can work (better). I tried to install ARHD like you mention, but after flashing it was stuck in a bootloop again. Clearing the cache and davlik didn't solve it.
At the moment I only need to know if it's safe to update to the new 5.16.161.2 update while it's unlocked... I got TWRP installed but I know I have to flash the stock recovery in order to make the update work. But I'm afraid I'm going to brick it again if I lock it again, as I don't know if it's needed to let the update complete without any errors.

So confused - OTA Updates & Rooted/Modified M7 - please help!

Hi all,
My girlfriend has a HTC One M7, currentley Rooted with an Unlocked bootloader, Bulletproof Kernel, CWM Recovery, S-On (can't get S-OFF no matter what I try) and running the stock 4.4.2 Sense ROM that came with the phone.
She wants to install an OTA update, obviously this won't work with the phone in it's current state. I've got experience with all of this with my Note II, but the M7 is just a whole different can of worms.
What I've tried:
Getting S-OFF (no luck whatsoever with any tools)
Flashing stock recovery and kernel
Flashing stock recovery and kernel and applying the OTA manually via recovery
I've read everything on here and nothing seems to go in. She just wants to be able to install OTA updates, even if it means unrooting her phone permanently as this will happen each time there is an OTA update.
Someone, please guide me in the right direction! Step by step maybe?
Keep in mind there is no way I can't get S-OFF.
Huge thanks to anyone that can help. I'd be eternally in your debt!!

SmokinWaffle said:
My girlfriend has a HTC One M7, currentley Rooted with an Unlocked bootloader, Bulletproof Kernel, CWM Recovery, S-On (can't get S-OFF no matter what I try) and running the stock 4.4.2 Sense ROM that came with the phone.
She wants to install an OTA update, obviously this won't work with the phone in it's current state. I've got experience with all of this with my Note II, but the M7 is just a whole different can of worms.
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I suppose the phone is trying to apply to ota update and then show a red triangle with an exclamation mark inside?
What I've tried:
Getting S-OFF (no luck whatsoever with any tools) Any error message when trying to S-OFF? You must use the correct tool for your hboot version (probably firewater) + combination of the correct rom + kernel
Flashing stock recovery and kernel --> You must have stock recovery for ota, ota will not install using a custom one.
Flashing stock recovery and kernel and applying the OTA manually via recovery --> appyling the ota manually from stock recovery require s-off
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I've read everything on here and nothing seems to go in. She just wants to be able to install OTA updates, even if it means unrooting her phone permanently as this will happen each time there is an OTA update
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52894276&postcount=9
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53151895&postcount=23
Keep in mind there is no way I can't get S-OFF.
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still not sure about this, unless you get the "whelp" message from firewater...
post the output of fastboot getvar all except the imei number and serialno

alray said:
I suppose the phone is trying to apply to ota update and then show a red triangle with an exclamation mark inside?
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Yep!
alray said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52894276&postcount=9
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53151895&postcount=23
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Interesting. I don't have the phone with me at the moment and it's late but I'll try to do the POWERUP + VOL tomorrow at some point, I'll get her to try stock recovery + kernel then do it and see what it's stopping at.
alray said:
still not sure about this, unless you get the "whelp" message from firewater...
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Didn't get that message, just keeps going indefinetley or stops, and doesn't S-OFF. Tried Firewater, Revone, RumRunner, if there is another then I've almost certainly tried it, followed all the guides including the one that flashed Android Revolution...no idea..
alray said:
post the output of fastboot getvar all except the imei number and serialno
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Code:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.56.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.25.3263.21
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: [I]XXXXXXXXXXXX[/I]
(bootloader) imei: [I]XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX[/I]
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3798mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-4dab9d12
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.047s
Thanks for the prompt reply, really appreciate it and any help you can give.

SmokinWaffle said:
Yep!
Interesting. I don't have the phone with me at the moment and it's late but I'll try to do the POWERUP + VOL tomorrow at some point, I'll get her to try stock recovery + kernel then do it and see what it's stopping at.
Didn't get that message, just keeps going indefinetley or stops, and doesn't S-OFF. Tried Firewater, Revone, RumRunner, if there is another then I've almost certainly tried it, followed all the guides including the one that flashed Android Revolution...no idea..
Code:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.56.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.25.3263.21
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: [I]XXXXXXXXXXXX[/I]
(bootloader) imei: [I]XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX[/I]
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3798mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-4dab9d12
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.047s
Thanks for the prompt reply, really appreciate it and any help you can give.
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your version-main? (rom version) Go in settings --> About --> Software info --> Rom version
maybe there is a ruu you could use to restore the phone(4.19.401.9), if it match your version
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you can also flash the stock 5.11.401.10 rom, recovery and firmware available on ARHD website
http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.ca/p/android-revolution-hd-mirror-site-var.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2224752

alray said:
your version-main? (rom version) Go in settings --> About --> Software info --> Rom version
maybe there is a ruu you could use to restore the phone(4.19.401.9), if it match your version
---------- Post added at 04:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:35 PM ----------
you can also flash the stock 5.11.401.10 rom, recovery and firmware available on ARHD website
http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.ca/p/android-revolution-hd-mirror-site-var.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2224752
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4.19.401.11
What exactly is the function of the RUU? I can't seems to get my head around it..
I'm guessing the ARHD steps are to try to get S-OFF?

SmokinWaffle said:
4.19.401.11
What exactly is the function of the RUU? I can't seems to get my head around it..
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forget the ruu, your phone version is higher than the ruu. flashing a ruu (4.11.401.10) with a lower version than on your phone(4.11.401.11) require s-off.
I'm guessing the ARHD steps are to try to get S-OFF?
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No, this is the latest stock rom(5.11.401.10) for your phone model (MID: PN0710000 and CID:HTC__001) including android 4.4.2 and sense 6.0
You can flash this stock odexed rom(5.11.401.10) from custom recovery, then flash the stock recovery(5.11.401.10) over the custom one and your phone will be stock and ready to take future ota update. You may also want to update firmware to 5.11.401.10

So after flashing that rom and stock recovery, ota would be ready to roll? Would the kernel matter?
What's the purpose / Difference of firmware and how is it updated? On my note II it was just choose a rom choose a kernel and off you go. This is so much more involved

SmokinWaffle said:
So after flashing that rom and stock recovery, ota would be ready to roll? Would the kernel matter?
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stock kernel in included in the rom (boot.img) so if you don't flash any other kernel it should be fine.
What's the purpose / Difference of firmware and how is it updated? On my note II it was just choose a rom choose a kernel and off you go. This is so much more involved
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firmware is all the low level code required for your phone hardware to works with the software (OS)
when speaking about HTC phone, firmware.zip include HBOOT(bootloader), BOOT(kernel), Recovery, Radio and some other stuff. if you want your phone to be 100% stock you need both stock rom + stock firmware to match the same version i.e 5.11.501.10
normally, the firmware is updated at the same time the rom version is updated (from an ota update) If you flash a rom, the rom will be updated but not the firmware.
Updating the firmware manually can be dangerous is you don't know what you are doing and flashing the wrong file. You can update firmware using this command from bootloader (with the correct firmware.zip package in the same folder you have adb and fastboot):
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
fastboot reboot-bootloader
also it looks like flashing a 5.x.xxx.x firmware over a 3.x.xxx.x firmware will brick your phone. from what i see, your phone should be on a 4.x.401.x version at the moment, so it theory it should be fine.

Fails on:
>>>setting permissions
set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed
E:Error in /data/media/0/one_5.11.401.10_odexed.zip
(status 7)
Tried 3 different versions of cwm. Bad rom download?
Thinking about it I just re read your above post, could it be because the firmware isn't matched? I read your 'it should be fine' as 'dont update the firmware' not 'its fine to update' which I think is what you meant...
Firmware is 4.19.401.11 however the rom is 5.11.401.10. Can't believe I overlooked this, guess firmware needs to be 5.11.401.10 for the rom to take?

SmokinWaffle said:
Tried 3 different versions of cwm. Bad rom download?
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No you are using CWM thats the problem. always use TWRP 2.6.3.3

alray said:
No you are using CWM thats the problem. always use TWRP 2.6.3.3
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Huh?
Is this a requirement of ARHD or....?
Just seems odd
Edit: success!! All seems to work. Thank you. She's overjoyed!!!

HTC One M7 Stock Recovery Backup

Hi Guys
Im new here so I hope I wont mess things up too bad, by posting something in the wrong place or something like that
I have a question about my Htc One M7 and I have been googling all day and either there is no easy solution or I am not able to find it...
So hopefully you can help me
My Htc One is at the moment completely stock. All I did was unlocking the bootloader as described by the htc-dev website.
I want to make a backup of my Stock Recovery, before I flash a custom one.
I tried to use this Guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618 to achieve that.
In step 7/8 it states ("In the Command Prompt type following command: fastboot boot recovery.img (this command might not with newer hboots)") that I should be able to boot a recovery without flashing it. But it also says that it might not work with higher hboots.
It seems that it wont work with my Hboot 1.56
Now my actual question: Is there any way to make a backup of the 100% Stock Recovery?
And please dont give me a link where i can download one, i would like to create a backup myself
If you find anything that is wrong with this post (spelling, location or somthing), please let me know.
Thank you for your help

hahamuntz said:
Hi Guys
Im new here so I hope I wont mess things up too bad, by posting something in the wrong place or something like that
I have a question about my Htc One M7 and I have been googling all day and either there is no easy solution or I am not able to find it...
So hopefully you can help me
My Htc One is at the moment completely stock. All I did was unlocking the bootloader as described by the htc-dev website.
I want to make a backup of my Stock Recovery, before I flash a custom one.
I tried to use this Guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618 to achieve that.
In step 7/8 it states ("In the Command Prompt type following command: fastboot boot recovery.img (this command might not with newer hboots)") that I should be able to boot a recovery without flashing it. But it also says that it might not work with higher hboots.
It seems that it wont work with my Hboot 1.56
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You can only use the "fastboot boot recovery.img" command on hboot 1.44. So if you absolutely want to backup the stock recovery using this method you'll need s-off in order to downgrade your hboot so you can boot a custom recovery without flashing it to dump the stock one, not very convenient... Stock recovery can be extracted from the ota update zip file of the same version your phone is running, this is the method used by everyone if their stock recovery.img is not already available to download here on xda.
Now my actual question: Is there any way to make a backup of the 100% Stock Recovery?
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Yes but not convenient at all like said above, I already did it once, just because the ota update zip file was encrypted and so it was impossible to extract the recovery directly from the ota so I had to pull it directly from the phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54167697&postcount=1095
And please dont give me a link where i can download one, i would like to create a backup myself
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Can't give you any link to download your recovery anyway since we don't know what firmware version your phone is running.

alray said:
You can only use the "fastboot boot recovery.img" command on hboot 1.44. So if you absolutely want to backup the stock recovery using this method you'll need s-off in order to downgrade your hboot so you can boot a custom recovery without flashing it to dump the stock one, not very convenient... Stock recovery can be extracted from the ota update zip file of the same version your phone is running, this is the method used by everyone if their stock recovery.img is not already available to download here on xda.
Yes but not convenient at all like said above, I already did it once, just because the ota update zip file was encrypted and so it was impossible to extract the recovery directly from the ota so I had to pull it directly from the phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54167697&postcount=1095
Can't give you any link to download your recovery anyway since we don't know what firmware version your phone is running.
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Thank you for your quick answer
It doesn't have to be this way, I just want to create my own backup of Stock Rom and Stock Recovery. If their is a way to extract it from an ota update, I would gladly use this method. Do you know a good guide, that explains how to do that? And could I do that with the current version of Android running on the Phone? Update sounds like I would have to update it first?

hahamuntz said:
Thank you for your quick answer
It doesn't have to be this way, I just want to create my own backup of Stock Rom and Stock Recovery. If their is a way to extract it from an ota update, I would gladly use this method. Do you know a good guide, that explains how to do that? And could I do that with the current version of Android running on the Phone? Update sounds like I would have to update it first?
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To extract the stock recovery from an update update, simply open the zip file, inside you'll find another zip file named "firmware.zip" open that one and extract the recovery.img file.
what is your firmware version? "fastboot getvar version-main"

alray said:
To extract the stock recovery from an update update, simply open the zip file, inside you'll find another zip file named "firmware.zip" open that one and extract the recovery.img file.
what is your firmware version? "fastboot getvar version-main"
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Im running 4.19.401.11
How do I get the ota.zip file? Is there a way to extract that from my Phone?

hahamuntz said:
Im running 4.19.401.11
How do I get the ota.zip file? Is there a way to extract that from my Phone?
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You can get the ota zip file when downloading an update and selecting "install later". Once the download is completed, connect your phone to your computer and copy the ota zip file from your download folder to your computer. Once the update is installed, the ota zip file is deleted form the phone so you can't extract the update from the phone since its already installed.
You can find the ota update file for your version (from 4.19.401.9 to 4.19.401.11) here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95747613655045071
Or directly download the 4.19.401.11 stock recovery here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717070740 which is the same exact recovery installed on your phone.

alray said:
You can get the ota zip file when downloading an update and selecting "install later". Once the download is completed, connect your phone to your computer and copy the ota zip file from your download folder to your computer. Once the update is installed, the ota zip file is deleted form the phone so you can't extract the update from the phone since its already installed.
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I think i did it. Thank you very much!
there is the firmware folder with 9 .img files in it seems to be right, altough I can't open the zip folder directly (it says error- Folder invalid), but it worked when I extracted the Folder...
The 9 .img files are about 100 MB, is that right?
And could I apply the same update to my second HTC One M7( running a rooted Stock with Android 5.0.2), to get it back to Stock Rom and Recovery?
What do I have to check to make sure they are compatible?

hahamuntz said:
I think i did it. Thank you very much!
there is the firmware folder with 9 .img files in it seems to be right, altough I can't open the zip folder directly (it says error- Folder invalid), but it worked when I extracted the Folder...
The 9 .img files are about 100 MB, is that right?
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The stock recovery should be around 12MB not 100MB,
And could I apply the same update to my second HTC One M7( running a rooted Stock with Android 5.0.2), to get it back to Stock Rom and Recovery?
What do I have to check to make sure they are compatible?
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No, this recovery is only for 4.19.401.11 and that update file is for patching 4.19.401.09 to 4.19.401.11 only.

alray said:
The stock recovery should be around 12MB not 100MB, .
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Sorry i didn't say that well... All of the .img files in this folder together are about 100 MB.
The Recovery itself is only 12 MB, so it seems fine
alray said:
No, this recovery is only for 4.19.401.11 and that update file is for patching 4.19.401.09 to 4.19.401.11 only.
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Okay, but if I would install the update and make a Nandroid backup of the updated Rom, would I be able to install that Nandroid backup also on the second Phone?
And would I be able to use the recoverybackup I received out of the OTA.zip to restore the first Phone to StockRecovery if I flashed a custom Recovery after I updated?

hahamuntz said:
Sorry i didn't say that well... All of the .img files in this folder together are about 100 MB.
The Recovery itself is only 12 MB, so it seems fine
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Yes that seems fine.
Okay, but if I would install the update and make a Nandroid backup of the updated Rom, would I be able to install that Nandroid backup also on the second Phone?
If I understand correctly, you'll update phone #1 then make a nandroid backup
And would I be able to use the recoverybackup I received out of the OTA.zip to restore the first Phone to StockRecovery if I flashed a custom Recovery after I updated?
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I'm not sure if I should answer this one before knowing the details (fastboot getvar all) of the second phone and knowing what is your goal exactly. That might only brings more confusion and there might be easier solution to restore your phone than creating a backup from device A and restoring it to B...
But yes its possible, you want to make sure your recovery version, software version and firmware version match together. E.G You don't want to restore a 4.19.401.11 software backup on a phone running a different firmware version and the recovery version must also match. So if phone B is 7.19.401.22 firmware you want to restore a 7.19.401.22 software and a 7.19.401.22 stock recovery. If you have updated phone A from 4.19.401.11 to 7.19.401.22 and then make a backup of it, you should be fine restoring that backup on phone B. Any mismatch between version will prevent installation of ota updates and in some case you can have drivers issues.

alray said:
I'm not sure if I should answer this one before knowing the details (fastboot getvar all) of the second phone and knowing what is your goal exactly. That might only brings more confusion and there might be easier solution to restore your phone than creating a backup from device A and restoring it to B...
But yes its possible, you want to make sure your recovery version, software version and firmware version match together. E.G You don't want to restore a 4.19.401.11 software backup on a phone running a different firmware version and the recovery version must also match. So if phone B is 7.19.401.22 firmware you want to restore a 7.19.401.22 software and a 7.19.401.22 stock recovery. If you have updated phone A from 4.19.401.11 to 7.19.401.22 and then make a backup of it, you should be fine restoring that backup on phone B. Any mismatch between version will prevent installation of ota updates and in some case you can have drivers issues.
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First Phone:
Code:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.56.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.25.3263.21
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 4.19.401.11
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno: -
(bootloader) imei: -
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4287mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-4dab9d12
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
Second Phone:
Code:
(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: 7.19.401.2
(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: HTC__102
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3869mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-0e2a13e5
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
What I wanna do is to use the first phone to create my own Backup of ROM and Recovery to get the second phone to the newest Version of stock.
Is this possible with these pair of Phones?
And could you recommend me a good website were I could learn what all these variables mean? an were I could learn more about this topic?

hahamuntz said:
First Phone:
Code:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.56.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.25.3263.21
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 4.19.401.11
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4287mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-4dab9d12
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
Second Phone:
Code:
(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: 7.19.401.2
(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: HTC__102
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3869mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-0e2a13e5
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
What I wanna do is to use the first phone to create my own Backup of ROM and Recovery to get the second phone to the newest Version of stock.
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Well the second phone can simply be updated to the latest version by flashing the 7.19.401.22 ruu and then taking one ota update to 7.19.401.30 which is the latest version.
The first phone can also be updated to the latest version by flashing the 7.19.401.2 firmware first and then doing the same thing, flashing the 7.19.401.22 ruu and then taking one ota update to 7.19.401.30. Simple and easy unlike what you are trying to do
And could you recommend me a good website were I could learn what all these variables mean? an were I could learn more about this topic?
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Here is the essential:
(bootloader) version-bootloader: This is your bootloader version, sometime called hboot
(bootloader) version-baseband: This is your radio version, radio is the software that controls the reception/transmission. Different carriers/region will requires different radio version because of different infrastructures.
(bootloader) version-main: This is your firmware version, the firmware is the code that make possible the interaction between the software and the hardware.
(bootloader) serialno: Serial number of your phone, don't share this number on the forum
(bootloader) imei: IMEI number is a unique number identifier for GSM networks, for example if your phone is declared lost/stolen or linked to unpaid bills, this number will be added to an international blacklist and you won't be able to use your phone on any carrier worldwide. Don't share this number on the forum.
(bootloader) meid: MEID is the same as IMEI but for CDMA phones, on GSM phone you don't have an MEID (only showing 0)
(bootloader) product: This is your product code, M7_UL means its a M7, U = GSM, L= LTE so its a M7 GSM/LTE
(bootloader) modelid: Model ID (MID) is a little like the product code but more specific to your region. For example, PN0710000 = M7_UL Europe. PN0712000 is also a M7_UL but for North America (all Canadian carriers, USA's AT&T, Google Play Edition and US developer edition)
(bootloader) cidnum: CID is the carrier / region ID
(bootloader) security: Security ON/OFF. Read about s-on/s-off here

alray said:
Well the second phone can simply be updated to the latest version by flashing the 7.19.401.22 ruu and then taking one ota update to 7.19.401.30 which is the latest version.
The first phone can also be updated to the latest version by flashing the 7.19.401.2 firmware first and then doing the same thing, flashing the 7.19.401.22 ruu and then taking one ota update to 7.19.401.30. Simple and easy unlike what you are trying to do
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How would I know if these are compatible?
I would rather not use some download from the Internet because I afraid that somebody messed it up and I won't get the 100% Stock, maybe even an infected one. (Is this even a rational fear? )
That's why I am trying to create all the necessary resources myself, so I can be sure that they are alright. Also I learn much more if I do it step by step instead of just flashing a Rom from the web.
For example how do I check if a Rom is compatible with my device?
alray said:
(bootloader) serialno: Serial number of your phone, don't share this number on the forum
(bootloader) imei: IMEI number is a unique number identifier for GSM networks, for example if your phone is declared lost/stolen or linked to unpaid bills, this number will be added to an international blacklist and you won't be able to use your phone on any carrier worldwide. Don't share this number on the forum.
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Is the other stuff save to share?

hahamuntz said:
How would I know if these are compatible?
I would rather not use some download from the Internet because I afraid that somebody messed it up and I won't get the 100% Stock, maybe even an infected one. (Is this even a rational fear? )
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Not really since the RUU are offical (from HTC) and also they are encrypted with HTC private key .The 7.19.401.22 ruu was uploaded by me as you can see here. :good: So there is nothing to fear. Then the 7.19.401.30 ota update will come directly from HTC's servers so again, nothing to fear.
That's why I am trying to create all the necessary resources myself, so I can be sure that they are alright.
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No offense, but these ruu are probably more reliable than what you are trying to do + easier to achieve your goal.
Also I learn much more if I do it step by step instead of just flashing a Rom from the web.
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+1 for learning
For example how do I check if a Rom is compatible with my device?
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First you have a M7_UL (GSM variant) so make sure you are only flashing M7 GSM stuff (rom, recovery, kernel etc). Also read the rom thread to see if you have all the pre-requisite before flashing a rom, for example, lollipop roms requires at least a 7.xx.xxx.x firmware to work correctly so it would work fine on phone B but not on phone A. Another example: CyanogenMod roms requires at least TWRP recovery 2.7.1.1, using anything below that will not work. Thats why you should always read the first post of the thread from the rom you want to flash before proceeding. If you are unsure after reading, better to ask questions instead of (soft) bricking,

So can I flash the 7.19.401.22 from you directly on phone B? And then update over the official server? Then Phone B is completely stock and with the newest version?
If understood the whole s-off/ s-on that you posted, I only can flash the official RUUs on Phone B with s-on?
I think after that I understood everything for now thank you very much!
Do you have a good source where I can read about this whole topic? I need something like an encyclopedia with explanations, that are not completely basic but easy enough for me to understand

hahamuntz said:
So can I flash the 7.19.401.22 from you directly on phone B? And then update over the official server? Then Phone B is completely stock and with the newest version?
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Yes you can and btw the ruu is not from me, I have uploaded it but its an official RUU from HTC.
If understood the whole s-off/ s-on that you posted, I only can flash the official RUUs on Phone B with s-on?
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You can also flash the RUU on Phone A but you will need to update its firmware first since its too old to accept the 7.19.401.2 ruu
Do you have a good source where I can read about this whole topic? I need something like an encyclopedia with explanations, that are not completely basic but easy enough for me to understand
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About what? flashing RUU?
Btw, you'll find instructions how to flash the ruu here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/general/lollipop-ruu-zip-small-collection-t3053944 (see post #1)

I meant to ask if it is correct that I can only Flash official RUUs while on S-On?
I mean something like a collection of Information about all the terms used around flashing and rooting.
At the moment I just google everything I don't understand/know, but I would like to understand it all completely. Is there something like a guide, that doesn't only say " Do this and then do that" but also explains why I should do this and what exactly I am doing.

alray said:
Btw, you'll find instructions how to flash the ruu here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/general/lollipop-ruu-zip-small-collection-t3053944 (see post #1)
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Thanks, can I flash everything from there that has my CID? Or do I have to look out for something else?
And while I am doing this, could I switch from Sense to the Google Play Edition on Phone B?

hahamuntz said:
Thanks, can I flash everything from there that has my CID? Or do I have to look out for something else?
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As long as the rom you want to flash is for a M7_UL you should be able to flash it, CID is more important when you want to flash a RUU.
And while I am doing this, could I switch from Sense to the Google Play Edition on Phone B?
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Using a custom GPE rom yes its possible, using a GPE RUU no because the phone is S-ON and flashing the GPE ruu would requires to change the phone CID/MID (s-off needed)

alray said:
As long as the rom you want to flash is for a M7_UL you should be able to flash it, CID is more important when you want to flash a RUU.
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So could I flash this Rom, although it says its for Gsm or would I lose my ability to use lte?
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/development/rom-google-play-edition-lollipop-v1-00-t2963927)
Is this even the correct Rom if I want the complete stock gpe? And if flash the unrooted version would I be able to root it in a second step (Easier for me to learn the stuff, then just flashing a rooted Rom)
alray said:
Using a custom GPE rom yes its possible, using a GPE RUU no because the phone is S-ON and flashing the GPE ruu would requires to change the phone CID/MID (s-off needed)
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I think I understood it wrong... I thought the Ruu is a part of a Rom? Used to verify if it is official or not?
Do you know a collection of Information about all the terms used around flashing and rooting.
At the moment I just google everything I don't understand/know, but I would like to understand it all completely. Is there something like a guide, that doesn't only say " Do this and then do that" but also explains why I should do this and what exactly I am doing.