I have a Sprint HTC One M7 that has been flashed to Pageplus Cellular. I have flashed multiple custom ROMS (Bad Boyz 4.3 sense 5 , Ecliptic 4.4.3, Bad Boyz Sense 6 4.4.3, and currently Eragon V54 which is also 4.4.3) They all have instructions on requiring a certain firmware level, but I have been afraid that updating the firmware might ruin my flash.
The ROMS all seem to run fine and I don't understand what I may be missing by not updating the firmware level.
Also, when I recevied the phone, it had a custom ROM installed so I have no idea what the last firmware update was. The phone is s-Off and has Hboot 55
Lenster45 said:
I have a Sprint HTC One M7 that has been flashed to Pageplus Cellular. I have flashed multiple custom ROMS (Bad Boyz 4.3 sense 5 , Ecliptic 4.4.3, Bad Boyz Sense 6 4.4.3, and currently Eragon V54 which is also 4.4.3) They all have instructions on requiring a certain firmware level, but I have been afraid that updating the firmware might ruin my flash.
The ROMS all seem to run fine and I don't understand what I may be missing by not updating the firmware level.
Also, when I recevied the phone, it had a custom ROM installed so I have no idea what the last firmware update was. The phone is s-Off and has Hboot 55
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you dont have to RUU to flash a firmware. Use the modified firmware meant for S-OFF people
OK Thanks for that, but my main question is do I really need to upgrade the firmware as a prereq to to flashing new custom ROMs. The ROMs I flashed all seem to wok well with updating the firmware.
Lenster45 said:
OK Thanks for that, but my main question is do I really need to upgrade the firmware as a prereq to to flashing new custom ROMs. The ROMs I flashed all seem to wok well with updating the firmware.
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I think the only thing it will affect is your calling experience where one of the callers can't hear each other so best bet is if your calls are working and everything feels fine then u should be OK.
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Hi,
So I just got my first smartphone ever yesterday and been pretty much tinkering with it the whole day long (I'm very slow/newbie with these things).
I unlocked the bootloader, got a recovery image TWRP and then rooted it with SuperSU.
Since then I've made a titanium backup and nanodroid backup through TWRP of everything.
And I've been checking out a few custom roms for Jelly Bean 4.2.2 the newest version I believe? And Android Revolution HD 11.0
seemed really nice: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183023
But I found out that the OTA update Jelly Bean 4.2.2 for HTC One is coming out Really Really soon and I'm currently running 4.1.2. Is it possible for me to receive & install that update without any problems since I haven't flashed any custom roms?
Or will I need to unroot my phone, relock my bootloader and change my recovery image to the stock image? (And if so where can I get the stock image of HTC One?)
I've been on these forums like the whole day and it's very interesting and informative, but it's SO INCREDIBLY MUCH to take in. So I'm really sorry if these questions have been answered before. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
So far I love my phone though! superfast and supersmooth haha.
Well, I think you're one of the few people here who can read AND comprehend what's going on.
ARHD 11.5 is based on the official Taiwan release of Android 4.2.2; 2.24.709.1.
Decide whether you want official ROM release, which, as you meantioned, requires stock ROM and stock recovery to be able to receive and apply the OTA, or, custom ROMs, in which case, just flash the latest ARHD.
yes, inorder to get the OTA installed, need Stock recovery and stock rom.....
Thanks Guys!
Just one more question.
My current firmware is 1.29.707.16.
And the latest ARHD is based on 2.24.401.1.
Would there be any issues if I flashed it? Or is it recommended that I flash that firmware before flashing the rom?
Or do I need another firmware entirely (2.24.709.1), since I'm using the asian/taiwan firmware and not the european one.
My phone has S-off and SuperCID, if that makes any difference in the matter.
Once again thanks for all your help!
Hello all, first time posting on this site. Apologies if I seem like a leecher because my first post happens to be asking for help
I want to make sure I have the right information handy before I attempt anything as I'm afraid of bricking my phone. I've done much research on downgrading from 4.3 GE firmware to 4.2.2. Sense firmware and I've run into a bit of a wall. I'm getting conflicting advice from the various sources. Some say to downgrade hboot to 1.44 and flash 1.29 firmware. Some say relock the bootloader before doing so. I am not entirely sure on how to progress. I also have read things about the 1.54 GE hboot not working with S-OFF. All in all this makes for a very confusing read. Could someone point me in the right direction or be generous enough to post directions of their attempt?
Thanks again.
I am running 3.06.1700.10 firmware with 4.3 GPe. SuperCID and S-OFF. Model ID is PN0172000
b00f13 said:
Hello all, first time posting on this site. Apologies if I seem like a leecher because my first post happens to be asking for help
I want to make sure I have the right information handy before I attempt anything as I'm afraid of bricking my phone. I've done much research on downgrading from 4.3 GE firmware to 4.2.2. Sense firmware and I've run into a bit of a wall. I'm getting conflicting advice from the various sources. Some say to downgrade hboot to 1.44 and flash 1.29 firmware. Some say relock the bootloader before doing so. I am not entirely sure on how to progress. I also have read things about the 1.54 GE hboot not working with S-OFF. All in all this makes for a very confusing read. Could someone point me in the right direction or be generous enough to post directions of their attempt?
Thanks again.
I am running 3.06.1700.10 firmware with 4.3 GPe. SuperCID and S-OFF. Model ID is PN0172000
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I am assuming here that your device was originally running Sense and that you flashed the 3.06.1700.10 firmware and a GE 4.3 rom.
If you want to flash a 4.2.2 Sense custom rom then you can do that without reflashing the firmware..... I am running ARHD 12.2 (4.2.2) with the firmware and radio from 3.06.1700.10 and everything is good.
If you wish to reflash a 4.2.2 firmware then you can do this also as you are s-off and supercid..... this is done by exactly the same method used to flash the 3.06.1700.10 firmware.
If your intention is to completely return to stock (firmware and rom) then you will need to find the correct RUU for your device and run that.... search and you will find that there are several threads available explaining how to do that.
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I am assuming here that your device was originally running Sense and that you flashed the 3.06.1700.10 firmware and a GE 4.3 rom.
If you want to flash a 4.2.2 Sense custom rom then you can do that without reflashing the firmware..... I am running ARHD 12.2 (4.2.2) with the firmware and radio from 3.06.1700.10 and everything is good.
If you wish to reflash a 4.2.2 firmware then you can do this also as you are s-off and supercid..... this is done by exactly the same method used to flash the 3.06.1700.10 firmware.
If your intention is to completely return to stock (firmware and rom) then you will need to find the correct RUU for your device and run that.... search and you will find that there are several threads available explaining how to do that.
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If I flashed a Sense ROM on top would I still be able to use all the features and apps that are included? My intention was to really just be rid of all that comes with Google Play. I don't mind the radios or firmware.
Another reason is for some reason when I turn my phone off while charging, the charging screen (battery with voltage icon) come on but then stays on. The screen won't turn off like on Nexus devices. Is this a normal feature or a bug? Do you have this too? That's mostly my reason for going back to 4.2.2 firmware.
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If I flashed a Sense ROM on top would I still be able to use all the features and apps that are included? My intention was to really just be rid of all that comes with Google Play. I don't mind the radios or firmware.
Another reason is for some reason when I turn my phone off while charging, the charging screen (battery with voltage icon) come on but then stays on. The screen won't turn off like on Nexus devices. Is this a normal feature or a bug? Do you have this too? That's mostly my reason for going back to 4.2.2 firmware.
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You will have to wipe the data on your device before flashing a 4.2.2 rom so you will have to install and setup your apps again but you will have all the included apps in the rom.
The charging icon is a feature of 4.3 but I'm not sure if it should stay on.... I didn't run a 4.3 rom long enough before returning to a sense rom.
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You will have to wipe the data on your device before flashing a 4.2.2 rom so you will have to install and setup your apps again but you will have all the included apps in the rom.
The charging icon is a feature of 4.3 but I'm not sure if it should stay on.... I didn't run a 4.3 rom long enough before returning to a sense rom.
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Wasn't sure if that was part of the ROM but I'll try it out. Wouldn't putting a 4.2.2 ROM on top of 4.3 cause some sort of instability? I mean the kernel included is usually meant for 4.2.2.
b00f13 said:
Wasn't sure if that was part of the ROM but I'll try it out. Wouldn't putting a 4.2.2 ROM on top of 4.3 cause some sort of instability? I mean the kernel included is usually meant for 4.2.2.
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Not if you wipe data..... flashing a 4.2.2 rom will include the kernel
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Not if you wipe data..... flashing a 4.2.2 rom will include the kernel
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Final question. Thank you for your help by the way. I could really just flash over the 2.24.401.1 firmware over my current firmware and I wouldn't have to worry about downgrading hboot etc? I could just flash it in fastboot?
Hi all,
I'm currently on 1.31.651.2 (Android 4.1.2) and just started getting the notifications to update to 3.04.651.2 (Android 4.3). I'm currently Unlocked but with S-On, with TWRP installed. The Stock ROM is rooted for my convenience.
What is the best course of action to get to 4.3? I know I can't OTA without putting Stock Recovery on and I'd like to avoid doing that right now.
From what I'm reading and seeing there is a Rooted 4.3 Odex/DeOdex ROM, but I'm wary from people saying it hasn't worked 100% right. I also am reading that I should do S-Off before doing it (for the radios?).
So what should I do? I'd really like to get onto 4.3 and I'm not certain of the upgrade path at this point. Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated!
MASantangelo said:
Hi all,
I'm currently on 1.31.651.2 (Android 4.1.2) and just started getting the notifications to update to 3.04.651.2 (Android 4.3). I'm currently Unlocked but with S-On, with TWRP installed. The Stock ROM is rooted for my convenience.
What is the best course of action to get to 4.3? I know I can't OTA without putting Stock Recovery on and I'd like to avoid doing that right now.
From what I'm reading and seeing there is a Rooted 4.3 Odex/DeOdex ROM, but I'm wary from people saying it hasn't worked 100% right. I also am reading that I should do S-Off before doing it (for the radios?).
So what should I do? I'd really like to get onto 4.3 and I'm not certain of the upgrade path at this point. Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated!
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You don't necessarily need to update your firmware, nor your radio to update to 4.3
Right now there are 3 android 4.3 ROMs which are buggless.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301672
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470693
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473941
Flashing firmware and radio is OPTIONAL, your phone will work fine even without them
IF you want you can flash only the radio(no need s-off) http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23159073880933335
IF you want to flash the firmware you need to be s-off first. The new firmware contains a new touch driver, so before flashing it you'll need to update TWRP to the latest (2.6.3.0) if you haven't already. The firmware can be found here http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23159073880933456
Note if you update your firmware touch won't work if you install a 4.1.2 ROM, it works only on 4.3 ROMs
elvisypi said:
You don't necessarily need to update your firmware, nor your radio to update to 4.3
Right now there are 3 android 4.3 ROMs which are buggless.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301672
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470693
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473941
Flashing firmware and radio is OPTIONAL, your phone will work fine even without them
IF you want you can flash only the radio(no need s-off) http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23159073880933335
IF you want to flash the firmware you need to be s-off first. The new firmware contains a new touch driver, so before flashing it you'll need to update TWRP to the latest (2.6.3.0) if you haven't already. The firmware can be found here http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23159073880933456
Note if you update your firmware touch won't work if you install a 4.1.2 ROM, it works only on 4.3 ROMs
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Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't sure what the firmware files were for. I was looking at the stuff in the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467607
I really want to keep a stock rom, and that's stock + root. Since I think I want to flash the firmware file (new drivers yay!) I'll need to do S-Off first. That's exactly the info I needed. I already have TWRP 2.6.3.0 (that's the one part I saw that I could understand and I always like to run the latest anyways).
Really appreciated. Thanked.
Sorry to piggy back, but how can we make sure we are on the new firmware or not? I flashed it but I remember seeing an error in the CMD window and want to make sure it went through ok.
Vic_Vinegar said:
Sorry to piggy back, but how can we make sure we are on the new firmware or not? I flashed it but I remember seeing an error in the CMD window and want to make sure it went through ok.
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PRI 4.38_003
Baseband 1.00.20.0913_3
bigdaddy619 said:
PRI 4.38_003
Baseband 1.00.20.0913_3
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Thanks man. Looks like it didnt work. Going to try it again, flashing the firmware also has the updated radios correct? Or do I need to do both?
bigdaddy619 said:
PRI 4.38_003
Baseband 1.00.20.0913_3
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Hmmm I've got that baseband but my pri is 3.17_003
Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk 4
For those interested, here's the path I took in full:
1) Installed TWRP 2.3.6 while on old (rooted) stock.
2) Obtained S-Off using revone including getting rid of the tampered flag. ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314582 )
3) Installed Full firmware from O.M.J. ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467607 )
4) Installed Rooted Stock from same URL as Step 3.
5) Reinstalled TWRP 2.3.6 from the TWRP website using fastboot commands.
6) Flashed SuperSU 1.65 from the kit ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2244060 )
I now have 4.3 rooted Stock with the latest firmware.
Thanks to all who commented, but especially elvisypi. I was reading through the O.M.J. thread and saw you answered a lot of my questions in there. My bad for not reading before going and posting. Thanks regardless.
I have a unlocked S off m7vzw. I downgraded to KitKat a while back from lollipop, now i got bored and want to get back to lollipop.
I updated my firmware with the combo provided by Santod, 6.22.605.6 with hboot 1.61, everything's fine. i flashed InsertCoin (the unofficial one, updated by Ser35) but my phone can not detect my sim card, which never happenned before. I assumed that the latest version has issue, so i flash santod's GPE+ instead, my sim card still not detected. i tried one more time with Dirty Unicorn, my sim card is detected now @@ but honestly i prefer sense or GPE roms for stablity and battery.
P/s: my phone would self-reboot after like 5 or 10 minutes when i flash InsertCoin. i always clean flash when flashing rom. also i tried to take the sim card out then put it back in but no use.
update : it seems that i lost my imei and baseband (it does not show in phone info), should I re-flash the firmware? @alray help me out pls. but why the hell dirty unicorn does not have this issue
kyeljnk said:
I have a unlocked S off m7vzw. I downgraded to KitKat a while back from lollipop, now i got bored and want to get back to lollipop.
I updated my firmware with the combo provided by Santod, 6.22.605.6 with hboot 1.61, everything's fine. i flashed InsertCoin (the unofficial one, updated by Ser35) but my phone can not detect my sim card, which never happenned before. I assumed that the latest version has issue, so i flash santod's GPE+ instead, my sim card still not detected. i tried one more time with Dirty Unicorn, my sim card is detected now @@ but honestly i prefer sense or GPE roms for stablity and battery.
P/s: my phone would self-reboot after like 5 or 10 minutes when i flash InsertCoin. i always clean flash when flashing rom. also i tried to take the sim card out then put it back in but no use.
update : it seems that i lost my imei and baseband (it does not show in phone info), should I re-flash the firmware? @alray help me out pls. but why the hell dirty unicorn does not have this issue
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Are all these roms compatible with the Verizon variant (if its not specified in the rom thread then no)? Make sure you are flashing roms that are for sure compatible with your phone, most rom here are for the M7UL (there a few compatible with the VZW).
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Are all these roms compatible with the Verizon variant (if its not specified in the rom thread then no)? Make sure you are flashing roms that are for sure compatible with your phone, most rom here are for the M7UL (there a few compatible with the VZW).
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those are the same files i saved before, and they worked. Only after i update my firmware to lollipop 6.22.605.6 this problem happen. i updated from 5.28.605.2 firmware to 6.22.605.6 so there shouldnt any problem with hboot as well as baseband and imei. And yes the roms are compatible
Tried flashing a RUU.zip, problem persist
It seems like only sense and GPE roms has this problem. i flashed several Cm/AOSP based rom and all work fine
Somehow i fixed my issue by flashing this ruu http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358539272 in case any one having the same problem as mine
For nostalgic reasons I want to install a Sense 5 rom on my m7.
I could always flash an early ruu, but I'd rather avoid stock as I would be plagued with system updates forcing me to Kitkat and Lollipop.
Can anyone recommend a rom, or more especially anyone know where such a rom could be downloaded? Most rom devs have removed old releases and even Kitkat roms are becoming more scarce.
Prefer a rom with a few tweaks such as status bar mods etc.
I assume I would need to lower my firmware etc as I am currently on Maximus 53.0. Probably might be better going for a clean break and flash a Jellybean sense 5 ruu, then flash a custom rom?
I am s-off and have flashed ruus and all that!
Thanks.
maritimesbob said:
For nostalgic reasons I want to install a Sense 5 rom on my m7.
I could always flash an early ruu, but I'd rather avoid stock as I would be plagued with system updates forcing me to Kitkat and Lollipop.
Can anyone recommend a rom, or more especially anyone know where such a rom could be downloaded? Most rom devs have removed old releases and even Kitkat roms are becoming more scarce.
Prefer a rom with a few tweaks such as status bar mods etc.
I assume I would need to lower my firmware etc as I am currently on Maximus 53.0. Probably might be better going for a clean break and flash a Jellybean sense 5 ruu, then flash a custom rom?
I am s-off and have flashed ruus and all that!
Thanks.
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Yes you'll need to downgrade your firmware for using old roms or your touchscreen will not work since the new touchscreen driver is not compatible with old roms. If downgrading firmware don't forget that hboot 1.44 will cause you problem when using fastboot on Windows 8 or above. You could flash an old RUU and then change your CID to a fake one (fastboot oem writecid 12345678) so you won't receive any updates notification and use xposed to tweak your stock rom.
Good idea about that, I forgot that once the stock is rooted etc then otas are no more. Yeah I have hboot 1.44 on usb stick somewherw for when I need to downgrade. Just never remained on Sense 5/JB for very long!
maritimesbob said:
Good idea about that, I forgot that once the stock is rooted etc then otas are no more. Yeah I have hboot 1.44 on usb stick somewherw for when I need to downgrade. Just never remained on Sense 5/JB for very long!
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You will still receive ota update notifications if rooted, if you change the CID to something else that doesn't exist then you'll not receive any update neither any notifications to update.
I think I changed supercid to 11111111 a few years ago, so I should be good to go.
maritimesbob said:
I think I changed supercid to 11111111 a few years ago, so I should be good to go.
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I think you don't understand what I'm saying , you will still receive OTA updates notification if you have a valid CID number (super cid is considered a valid cid number). By changing your CID number to something that doesn't exist once everything is set as youd like, then you'll not receive any update nor any notifications to update. Otherwise you'll be notified to update and you'll have to postpone it everyday, even if you're rooted and supercid.
Oh right, got ya! Thanks for that.
Ou of curiosity, anyone know the last Sense 5/Kitkat versions of Insertcoin, Venomrom and a few others so I can track down some downloads? I'm finding most old releases have been removed by the author.