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Can anybody point the way for a signed.zip for my HTC Incredible, is bricked (half bricked, I can boot into recovery and HBOOT am unrooted)
My problem is extremely complicated so if somebody could somehow help me by giving me a link of a signed update.zip I can apply in recovery and I could somehow downgrade my radio from 2.15 to any, I would deeply appreciated.
Thanks
eljean said:
Can anybody point the way for a signed.zip for my HTC Incredible, is bricked (half bricked, I can boot into recovery and HBOOT am unrooted)
My problem is extremely complicated so if somebody could somehow help me by giving me a link of a signed update.zip I can apply in recovery and I could somehow downgrade my radio from 2.15 to any, I would deeply appreciated.
Thanks
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you can only change your radio through HBOOT.. must be rooted.. needs to be renamed to PB31IMG.zip and SD card needs to be formatted to FAT32 to flash anything through HBOOT
you might want to fully unroot your phone and re-root it using doug pistons RUU http://dougpiston.com/
also please post questions in the Q&A forum for the droid incredible youll get more help over there then here... with the people on here now-a-days all theyll do is run their mouth to you since you made a simple mistake posting in the development section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=744 Q&A
Why don't you download a pb31img.zip with the radio you want? I think most are already packaged that way, flashable in hboot.
Or, maybe I missunderstood.
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k_flan said:
Why don't you download a pb31img.zip with the radio you want? I think most are already packaged that way, flashable in hboot.
Or, maybe I missunderstood.
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they are just some might not be named to PB31IMG.zip which he will need to rename to if not but also he says hes unrooted..
tribbey said:
you can only change your radio through HBOOT.. must be rooted.. needs to be renamed to PB31IMG.zip and SD card needs to be formatted to FAT32 to flash anything through HBOOT
you might want to fully unroot your phone and re-root it using doug pistons RUU http://dougpiston.com/
also please post questions in the Q&A forum for the droid incredible youll get more help over there then here... with the people on here now-a-days all theyll do is run their mouth to you since you made a simple mistake posting in the development section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=744 Q&A
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I believe my phone is already fully unrooted. Like i said my phone is a bit complicated right now its bricked but then i am also able to use it as i am right now. Dont ask me how i Dont know either. I cant plug it in the pc because it is unrecognizable, and i found a fix for the usb but the guide asks that i need to be rooted and that should fix the 5 vibrations etc etc...
But then again am i still rooted? I mean i never unrooted my phone... Could it ve possible in still rooted with s-on? And how can i be sure?
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eljean said:
I believe my phone is already fully rooted. Like i said my phone is a bit complicated right now its bricked but then i am also able to use it as i am right now. Dont ask me how i Dont know either. I cant plug it in the pc because it is unrecognizable, and i found a fix for the usb but the guide asks that i need to be rooted and that should fix the 5 vibrations etc etc...
But then again am i still rooted? I mean i never unrooted my phone... Could it ve possible in still rooted with s-on? And how can i be sure?
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go into hboot and read at the top of it and it will tell you s-on or off
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go into hboot and read at the top of it and it will tell you s-on or off
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Im s-on i know that. Is there some way i could root through hboot or fastboot?
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eljean said:
Im s-on i know that. Is there some way i could root through hboot or fastboot?
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no your going to have to run unrevoked "FOREVER" first youll need to unroot back to stock and re root.. i dont know if you can run unrevoked forever over what you have but to be safe i would just re root.. but to flash anything you do need to be s-off
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no your going to have to run unrevoked "FOREVER" first youll need to unroot back to stock and re root.. i dont know if you can run unrevoked forever over what you have but to be safe i would just re root.. but to flash anything you do need to be s-off
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How can i re-root it my phone wont be recognized on the computer? It can only be recognized in hboot and fastboot...
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eljean said:
How can i re-root it my phone wont be recognized on the computer? It can only be recognized in hboot and fastboot...
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can you see your SD contents in recovery?
actually i dont know if you would be able to flash the stock img being s-on ive never been s-on since before root hopefully someone comes in here and gives the perfect answer for you or maybe try to post in Q&A for the answer
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can you see your SD contents in recovery?
actually i dont know if you would be able to flash the stock img being s-on ive never been s-on since before root hopefully someone comes in here and gives the perfect answer for you or maybe try to post in Q&A for the answer
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When I sent my old Inc back I had to do this...
- Flash the stock radio...
- Use the unrevoked.zip to flash S-On
- Then install RUU.
It worked fine...you will be able to RUU.
Edit: Also you can download these files and transfer them between a SD card reader from your computer if you cannot use the usb cord to go direct.
Unless I am missing something here...the OP isnt really clear with his 'situation'
Im not sure if I understand the issue here but why dont you download the froyo update zip file and place it on the sdcard and boot in Hboot and downgrade to stock and than just root your phone with unrevoke...??
I fixed it using this guide. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14440621.
Thank goodness, I'm lucky the resolution to my bricked phone was out last month.
I did have to root, and i rooted using some application there temporary and it worked. That was a life saver .
Now I just have to fix the meid since it says is unavailable.
And sorry I put in the wrong forum, I just thought it would go under Android Dev because it involved fixing a Android Os bug in the Froyo 2.2 leaked update.
Well now I have my phone rooted with 2.2 S-off and recognizing sd card and being recognized by the computer
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1107963 said:
Im not sure if I understand the issue here but why dont you download the froyo update zip file and place it on the sdcard and boot in Hboot and downgrade to stock and than just root your phone with unrevoke...??
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I could not have done that because my phone was not being recognized by the computer thus it was vibrating five times upon start with a black screen (that was the hardware error) but is all good now thanks to this guide. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14440621
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eljean said:
And sorry I put in the wrong forum, I just thought it would go under Android Dev because it involved fixing a Android Os bug in the Froyo 2.2 leaked update. sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
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Just a friendly word of advice. The development section is a place for devs to post their work such as ROMS and Kernels. The Q&A section is where you post for answers to problems. And work arounds, like your other post in here, would fit more into General. Eventually if you keep posting non development things in this forum someone will start flaming you and then things can get ugly. The moderators will eventually move these to the correct forums but I'm just giving you a heads up some people can get rather po'ed at the smallest infraction. Others don't care and will try and help you out regardless as you have seen.
So this has been mind breaking for me. I failed to flash the blackrose hboot everytime i trie and on every rom. It gets to the point where it has sent it files and then it says <waiting for device>. This happens on stock, BuglessBeast, rcadsmixhd 2.3 & 1.6 and hypersense (i like sense ). Anyone has any advice . Btw it did not brick it.
the problem your having isn't actually related to which rom your using on your phone. its that its not being detected as an adb device. you need to make sure that your drivers are installed and you see it in device manager as an ADB interface under Android Phone.
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the problem your having isn't actually related to which rom your using on your phone. its that its not being detected as an adb device. you need to make sure that your drivers are installed and you see it in device manager as an ADB interface under Android Phone.
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Ehm, usb debugging is enabled and detected by the software at first. It gets to the point that it sends its hboot and after that it says something like error: deviceoffline and then stuck on waiting for device forever.
it could be that another program like PDAnet is interfering.
do you use any other programs on your PC that would use adb?
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it could be that another program like PDAnet is interfering.
do you use any other programs on your PC that would use adb?
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well maybe htc sync but that was closed and its process was killed by taskmanager. No other programs i can think of.
well if your drivers are fine and there is nothing causing some form of interruption then. its probably an issue coming from the phone.
since you've tried it with so many different roms am guessing you didnt bother running/installing any apps
try it without the SD card inserted maybe.
thinking i should try and see if i can't replicate your issue find out what the issue is.
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well if your drivers are fine and there is nothing causing some form of interruption then. its probably an issue coming from the phone.
since you've tried it with so many different roms am guessing you didnt bother running/installing any apps
try it without the SD card inserted maybe.
thinking i should try and see if i can't replicate your issue find out what the issue is.
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SO without my sd card it did not make any difference, apart from that it now mixes the message: adb server is out of date. Killing... and then waiting for device again.
the first time i installed blackrose i didn't use this method but maybe you can try flashing the hboot manually, which is what i normally do now, find it more straight forward.
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is your bootloader unlock?
m0_t3 said:
the first time i installed blackrose i didn't use this method but maybe you can try flashing the hboot manually, which is what i normally do now, find it more straight forward.
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is your bootloader unlock?
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Ehm obviously yes how i can flash roms other wise? How do i flash this hboot then. BTW i have slcd nexesus one phone if that matters
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1270589
download the manual version zip file from there. the instructions are contained inside the zip.
he removed the caution about slcd N1's so i think that shouldn't be a problem anymore.
m0_t3 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1270589
download the manual version zip file from there. the instructions are contained inside the zip.
he removed the caution about slcd N1's so i think that shouldn't be a problem anymore.
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WOW you are awesome sir thank you now it works i wish you could click the thanks button 30.000 times.
race55 said:
Ehm obviously yes how i can flash roms other wise? How do i flash this hboot then. BTW i have slcd nexesus one phone if that matters
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You can easily flash ROMs without unlocking the bootloader. All that is required is to root the original OS and install a custom recovery using a program like ROM Manager.
But I believe the phone is detected differently when in fastboot mode. Did you verify that the phone is still properly recognized in device manager when in fastboot mode?
What happens if you put the device into fastboot mode (holding the trackball when powering on) and you type fastboot devices at your command prompt?
Awesome.
Glad to help ^_^
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Not directly related but I had to use BREditor and create a new hboot with the 200/16/220 layout and flash that. I just could not get the ICS roms to flash otherwise... strange...
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You can easily flash ROMs without unlocking the bootloader. All that is required is to root the original OS and install a custom recovery using a program like ROM Manager.
But I believe the phone is detected differently when in fastboot mode. Did you verify that the phone is still properly recognized in device manager when in fastboot mode?
What happens if you put the device into fastboot mode (holding the trackball when powering on) and you type fastboot devices at your command prompt?
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It gives me attached device: Ht9 and thencq lot of numbers
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race55 said:
It gives me attached device: Ht9 and thencq lot of numbers
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Well, that definitely means that your device is recognized. Did you get it working?
bassmadrigal said:
Well, that definitely means that your device is recognized. Did you get it working?
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Ehm using manual method it worked. It was kinda confusing because in the blackrose thread it says that u must use manual for osx. He should update his post
race55 said:
Ehm using manual method it worked. It was kinda confusing because in the blackrose thread it says that u must use manual for osx. He should update his post
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If you throw a post at the end stating what you had to do, he would probably update his original post.
Not directly related but I had to use BREditor and create a new hboot with the 200/16/220 layout and flash that. I just could not get the ICS roms to flash otherwise... strange...
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ICS is too big for the stock ROM space on the N1, so you need to make those alterations so it can fit. texasice did make a striped down version that works on stock though.
race55 said:
Ehm obviously yes how i can flash roms other wise? How do i flash this hboot then. BTW i have slcd nexesus one phone if that matters
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If you are like me, you have been flashing ROMS on your phone for years before you ever unlocked the bootloader. I didn't do it until about 6 months ago because I needed to flash Blackrose. Also, don't bite the hand that is trying to feed you.
There seems to be an influx of posts with users asking for help after bricking/semi-bricking their phone after upgrading using the ph39img method. Upgrading using the PH39IMG.zip is risky if you don't THOROUGHLY understand the steps, it is a bit complex even for those of us who have flashed numerous times when it was the gingerbread. It is hard to know what you are doing even if you are an expert at flashing roms because it completely different and new process.
With that being said, USE THE RUU TO UPGRADE!
Do not use the PH39IMG to upgrade just because it takes too long to download the RUU file, because there is a HIGH chance that you WILL brick your phone if you accidentally miss just one step in the process.
So do yourself a favor, be smart and use the RUU.
Official RUU from AT&T
-make sure to back up your files (that includes internal storage)-
Please forgive me for asking but can you point me to the RUU?
Also, I am unlocked & rooted...can you give me (or point me to) the "dummies simple guide" to flashing with the RUU?
I have flashed my older Captivate many times and many previous WM6 phones but not up on the HTC and Vivid yet... I apologize!
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We can probably close this thread...lol. Good intentions, bad timing.
mark72501 said:
Please forgive me for asking but can you point me to the RUU?
Also, I am unlocked & rooted...can you give me (or point me to) the "dummies simple guide" to flashing with the RUU?
I have flashed my older Captivate many times and many previous WM6 phones but not up on the HTC and Vivid yet... I apologize!
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No problem, this post was intended to get you to use the RUU if you are not familiar with the HBOOT upgrade process.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1338919
To run the RUU, you must relock your bootloader
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We can probably close this thread...lol. Good intentions, bad timing.
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Yeah, it looks like if you are on stock, you can now update through phone AT&T software update in settings. Hopefully it's a much smoother upgrading process.
dizzyraider said:
Yeah, it looks like if you are on stock, you can now update through phone AT&T software update in settings. Hopefully it's a much smoother upgrading process.
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I am on stock ROM that came on the phone, just unlocked and rooted and most of the bloat gone...I thought I read somewhere a couple of days ago that it wouldn't give it to me OTA unless I re-locked. Is this correct?
I guess I could try it but it's middle of the day, I'm at work...can't mess with it right now so just checking!
Thank you
Correct...
mark72501 said:
I am on stock ROM that came on the phone, just unlocked and rooted and most of the bloat gone...I thought I read somewhere a couple of days ago that it wouldn't give it to me OTA unless I re-locked. Is this correct?
I guess I could try it but it's middle of the day, I'm at work...can't mess with it right now so just checking!
Thank you
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I believe you will need to Re-Lock. I'm guessing that OTA and just running the EXE will result in the same thing if you are unlocked. No Go.
This probably isn't the proper thread to post this in but it is somewhat related.
Got home tonight and wanted to do this. Ran across the below link and it sounded detailed and easy enough...so...I decided to try it.
Well, I got down to step 15 and after that it automatically rebooted or something and it seems from there I can't do step 16, 17 and on. I can get to HBOOT but it never asked to update the PH39IMG.
What do I need to do now? Now if I try to boot the phone up I get stuck at the HTC splash screen.
Oops...forgot link: http://www.androidauthority.com/vivid-4g-pre-rooted-ics-htc-sense-3-6-63538/
Thanks!
mark72501 said:
This probably isn't the proper thread to post this in but it is somewhat related.
Got home tonight and wanted to do this. Ran across the below link and it sounded detailed and easy enough...so...I decided to try it.
Well, I got down to step 15 and after that it automatically rebooted or something and it seems from there I can't do step 16, 17 and on. I can get to HBOOT but it never asked to update the PH39IMG.
What do I need to do now? Now if I try to boot the phone up I get stuck at the HTC splash screen.
Oops...forgot link: http://www.androidauthority.com/vivid-4g-pre-rooted-ics-htc-sense-3-6-63538/
Thanks!
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Pull out the battery them put it back in (Before starting up again, make sure the file is downloaded correctly in the sd card) Power up by pressing power and vol down, them you can try to update again.
dizzyraider said:
Pull out the battery them put it back in (Before starting up again, make sure the file is downloaded correctly in the sd card) Power up by pressing power and vol down, them you can try to update again.
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Do you mean the PH39IMG file? And I'm not sure how to check that since I can't connect the phone to the computer after booted and see it as a drive. All I can get to is fastboot.
I did notice that on the site with the directions it says the PH39IMG file is 35.6MB and I d/l'd it twice and it shows 35.5MB on my computer. Not sure if that means anything or not.
Is there a way to see what's on the SD card without the phone booting?
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Do you mean the PH39IMG file? And I'm not sure how to check that since I can't connect the phone to the computer after booted and see it as a drive. All I can get to is fastboot.
I did notice that on the site with the directions it says the PH39IMG file is 35.6MB and I d/l'd it twice and it shows 35.5MB on my computer. Not sure if that means anything or not.
Is there a way to see what's on the SD card without the phone booting?
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Yes, take out the card and use an external sd card reader. That's how i would do it
dizzyraider said:
Yes, take out the card and use an external sd card reader. That's how i would do it
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Ah...that would be the, or one of the, problem then...I put it on the phone. I'm accustomed to that from the phone I came from where the phone memory was often referred to as the SD card (because it was one it just couldn't be removed). I have no SD card in my phone that is removable. Yeah......
Hello people, I hope I'm not being a 'bloody annoying bastard '- I really have searched the internet forums thoroughly for a solution to my predicament.
I recently bought a Bell network branded HTC Raider with stock GB (2.3.4) rom. I have unlocked the bootloader and rooted the phone. In my haste to get rid of the bloatware, I stupidly used Root Explorer to delete files instead using Titanium Backup - ergo, no chance to restore deleted stuff. Anyway, now when I press 'Personalize' on the launcher bar, and then try to choose any of the sound options,(ringtones, notifications or alarms), I get a message saying 'The linked program is no longer installed on your phone'. And if I try to change the notification sound from within, say, the messages app, the app 'has to close'. The only 'program' that I can think of that is even remotely connected with sound is Soundhound, which I deleted, but I don't believe that would be the cause. I can still set a ringtone using the ringtone widget, but I can't change the notification or alarm sounds, even though I can still see and play them in System/Media/Audio. Has anyone any idea what I have inadvertently deleted? Something from HTC Sense, I'm guessing. Is it possible to download the Sense 3.0 files and pick them apart to perhaps find what I'm missing?
Sorry if this is a dumb question - my first post and all. Cheers.
Why dont you flash the stock.rom?
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tokidoki11 said:
Why dont you flash the stock.rom?
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Do you have a link to download the stock rom please?
I'm sorry
Im no htc user
Ask the forum i suggest
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I was able to find a link to the stock ICS update RUU for Bell Raiders
(this will upgrade your phone to Ice Cream Sandwich and wipe everything)
If you want to stick with the BellMobility stock Gingerbread, I think I have it archived at home. I can upload it this evening if you want it.
Thanks to the ICS BellMobility RUU post by kennethpenn
http://briefmobile.com/download-htc-vivid-ice-cream-sandwich-update
(there are 2 mirror links available for this download)
and... here is the upload of the GB BellMobility RUU!
(filename: RUU_Holiday_BM_1.65.666.3_Radio_1.11.1020.03_30.77.551061.02L_release_222207_signed.exe)
http://depositfiles.com/files/ri3ygxwsi
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Thank you, I'll try for the Gingerbread first, just to try to find out what I deleted. Upgrade to ICS I believe I can get from HTC OTA if I return the phone to stock first. I'm still new at this flashing business, so I'm grateful for any help.
OK . . . downloaded file, but unfortunately it is an installer package, and it won't install on my rooted Raider. Does anyone out there have it in a zip package? I'd like to sort thru the apk files.
Or at the very least, a LIST of installed apk's for the Bell Raider.
linzoid said:
OK . . . downloaded file, but unfortunately it is an installer package, and it won't install on my rooted Raider. Does anyone out there have it in a zip package? I'd like to sort thru the apk files.
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You have to relock your bootloader before running the ruu...its easy just download the toolkit and use the relock bootloader option...then run the ruu
As far as it in a zip file...I don't honk there is one for the bell...there's a rooted deodexed art one you can flash in recovery...don't know how that will play with your bell version tho
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linzoid said:
OK . . . downloaded file, but unfortunately it is an installer package, and it won't install on my rooted Raider. Does anyone out there have it in a zip package? I'd like to sort thru the apk files.
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When you run an HTC RUU exe, it takes a little time to extract whatever files it needs. Once you get to the very first step of the RUU (where you get to click buttons), I believe you can go to C:\Users\whoever\AppData\Local\Temp (for Win7 users) and then sort by modified date. You should see a folder that was very recently created. If you poke around in there, you may find a file called "rom.zip". That should be the stock rom from the RUU. But what you do with it is at your own risk!
mg2 is right - just relock the bootloader and the RUU will bring your phone back to glorious stock. It's so much easier than messing around. Then you can decide what your next step is.
LaZiODROID said:
When you run an HTC RUU exe, it takes a little time to extract whatever files it needs. Once you get to the very first step of the RUU (where you get to click buttons), I believe you can go to C:\Users\whoever\AppData\Local\Temp (for Win7 users) and then sort by modified date. You should see a folder that was very recently created. If you poke around in there, you may find a file called "rom.zip". That should be the stock rom from the RUU. But what you do with it is at your own risk!
mg2 is right - just relock the bootloader and the RUU will bring your phone back to glorious stock. It's so much easier than messing around. Then you can decide what your next step is.
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Yes, I realise now that reflashing the stock rom was the easiest way. Now I have the OTA ICS and Sense 3.6 rom in place, have re unlocked, re rooted and this time I am being more careful with bloatware removal! Have also done a full nandroid backup. Thanks again for the advice, people. Looking forward to asking more noob questions in the future. :silly:
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Yes, I realise now that reflashing the stock rom was the easiest way. Now I have the OTA ICS and Sense 3.6 rom in place, have re unlocked, re rooted and this time I am being more careful with bloatware removal! Have also done a full nandroid backup. Thanks again for the advice, people. Looking forward to asking more noob questions in the future. :silly:
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We'll be waiting
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Sweet!
Sent from my S-OFF'd underclocked Bell Raider LTE
Just one more thing . . . I understand that I'll need to S-OFF if I want to install custom ROMs, is that right? Any other advantages of an S-OFF phone? The procedure looks a tad daunting - poking around in the back of the phone with a piece of wire! I did it to my old Desire . . . was quite straightforward using Revolutionary. Cheers, all.
linzoid said:
Just one more thing . . . I understand that I'll need to S-OFF if I want to install custom ROMs, is that right? Any other advantages of an S-OFF phone? The procedure looks a tad daunting - poking around in the back of the phone with a piece of wire! I did it to my old Desire . . . was quite straightforward using Revolutionary. Cheers, all.
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You do not need to be S-OFF to install custom roms: just need to flash boot.img using fastboot and flash rom thru recovery
With S_OFF you flash kernel (boot.img) thru recovery instead of using fastboot
ronnie498 said:
You do not need to be S-OFF to install custom roms: just need to flash boot.img using fastboot and flash rom thru recovery
With S_OFF you flash kernel (boot.img) thru recovery instead of using fastboot
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OK . . . got it. Thanks for that.
If you're a ROM-a-Holic like me (and maybe a few others around here) and want to try many different roms and kernels to find out what you like the most, you'll want to do the S-OFF procedure. It's not that bad, and it's definitely convenient to be able to download a stack of roms and kernels, put them on your SD card, and then sit out on the lawn enjoying some sun and flashing your phone silly directly from recovery without needing fastboot! I highly recommend it.
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If you're a ROM-a-Holic like me (and maybe a few others around here) and want to try many different roms and kernels to find out what you like the most, you'll want to do the S-OFF procedure. It's not that bad, and it's definitely convenient to be able to download a stack of roms and kernels, put them on your SD card, and then sit out on the lawn enjoying some sun and flashing your phone silly directly from recovery without needing fastboot! I highly recommend it.
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I agree! If you follow the instructions from the SuperGuide (stickied in the development forum I believe) exactly, you shouldn't have any problems with the S-OFF procedure.
I'm S-Off and on stock Rom w/ root & Capt's TWRP. I have attached screen shots of all pertinent information.
I have experienced the network connectivity issues that this update supposedly addresses. I don't want or need a full rom. I'm looking for the bare minimum that will help with the "network connectivity/voice & data"
Someone please advise what's the best way to do this?
If you're S-OFF already, just flash the firmware. Click the radio number in my sig and it'll take you to the thread. That won't get rid of the OTA notification, though.
Captain_Throwback said:
If you're S-OFF already, just flash the firmware. Click the radio number in my sig and it'll take you to the thread. That won't get rid of the OTA notification, though.
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Thanks for sharing this. One thing, do I need to flash stock recovery for this to take when using hboot method? Or can I remain on TWRP and still work. Thanks
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Duce HD2 said:
Thanks for sharing this. One thing, do I need to flash stock recovery for this to take when using hboot method? Or can I remain on TWRP and still work. Thanks
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Since you're not using recovery to flash it, it doesn't matter what recovery you have.
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Since you're not using recovery to flash it, it doesn't matter what recovery you have.
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I followed instructions, but nothing happens.. I don't have an external SD, I just placed it in the internal and renamed - could that be the problem?
Duce HD2 said:
I followed instructions, but nothing happens.. I don't have an external SD, I just placed it in the internal and renamed - could that be the problem?
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So what you're actually saying is you didn't follow the instructions? The instructions say external for a reason (the internal "sdcard" isn't a removable SD card - it's emulated storage symlinked to the /sdcard folder). Looks like you'll have to either get a card or use the other method.
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So what you're actually saying is you didn't follow the instructions? The instructions say external for a reason (the internal "sdcard" isn't even really an SD card - it's emulated storage symlinked to the /sdcard folder). Looks like you'll have to either get a card or use the other method.
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Lol.. You're right. I was hoping it was going to work. Thanks for the help. [emoji106]
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SantinoInc said:
I'm S-Off and on stock Rom w/ root & Capt's TWRP. I have attached screen shots of all pertinent information.
I have experienced the network connectivity issues that this update supposedly addresses. I don't want or need a full rom. I'm looking for the bare minimum that will help with the "network connectivity/voice & data"
Someone please advise what's the best way to do this?
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If you want to apply OTA as htc intended (from a stock ROM), you have to flash stock recovery, replace any factory apps you've deleted/frozen, ensure you have unmodded build.prop & default.xml. then you will be able to apply OTA through system updates as regular. make backup of any files/apps that you want to replace factory after OTA. its good to have a full backup anyway
This worked for me anyway
/system/build.prop
/system/customize/ACC/default.xml
If you do a full Titanium backup, you can also just flash A 1.54.651.10 Stock Rooted ROM, and then restore from backup
If you don't have an ext_sd, make sure to copy any backups/files to your PC for redundancy*
dude, I flashed the ota a million ways and my connectivity issues persist. I caved in, restored to full stock, got the insurance from sprint (it's open enrollment this month) and turned in my phone for repair. they got stumped on the issues too and ordered me a brand new one no charge. once it comes in I can remove the insurance from my account if I feel like it
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