I unlocked the bootloader, rooted and flashed a custom rom so that I could unlock the sim to use on cricket. Now I want to flash back to stock T-Mobile rom, lock the bootloader and switch the software from modified back to official. My phone is still S-ON. I noticed I'm not getting LTE anymore and the device gets really hot and major battery drain since doing all of this.
Your really going to ask that when the biggest thread on the general section is this exactly...? ?
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Use a RUU for your device and it will be back to stock
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So, with 4.2.2 rolling out , I have a question regarding firmware/radios.
I have a T-Mobile One with the bootloader unlocked from HTC Dev and a custom recovery. I still haven't gone S-Off, but I did flash the 4.2.2 leak from a couple weeks ago. My question is, since there seems to be a firmware update - should I install it on my T-Mobile HTC one, and if so, how would I go about doing that (I assume I'd have to S-off/SuperCID since the Tmobo version of 4.2.2 is still a long way off).
Thanks in advance for any answers - I'm mostly concerned since while the S-OFF process looks fairly painless, I'm always a lot more cautious with radios and such than I am with ROMS since the radios have the potential to brick your phone in nasty ways...
Should you update? Why yes. How? Flashing a stock version through recovery. You won't have wifi calling if you rely on it. I'm on 4.2.2, however I am s off. I've yet to understand how people brick their phones by flashing the wrong files. I go to a tread with the file name. The download file gas the name, and before flashing, you have to read the file name. I still font get it. But anyways, happy updating. Enjoy the phone
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snowkfh said:
So, with 4.2.2 rolling out , I have a question regarding firmware/radios.
I have a T-Mobile One with the bootloader unlocked from HTC Dev and a custom recovery. I still haven't gone S-Off, but I did flash the 4.2.2 leak from a couple weeks ago. My question is, since there seems to be a firmware update - should I install it on my T-Mobile HTC one, and if so, how would I go about doing that (I assume I'd have to S-off/SuperCID since the Tmobo version of 4.2.2 is still a long way off).
Thanks in advance for any answers - I'm mostly concerned since while the S-OFF process looks fairly painless, I'm always a lot more cautious with radios and such than I am with ROMS since the radios have the potential to brick your phone in nasty ways...
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There's a good guide here for flashing firmware etc. It also has a link to the firmware package from the 2.24.401.1 base.
Hi,
I have follow up question to this.....Since there is no RUU for T-Mobile USA, how would we revert our firmware back to stock T-mobile firmware? Currently all we have for T-mobile are some stock nandroid backups, but I don't believe firmware packages are contained in those.
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Hi,
I am running JB4.4.2.2 on international HTC One and want to first time install custom ROM. How stable is it? From reading even latest replies people still experiencing some minor problems though.
My main issue with JB at the moment is battery life and I also am a fan of customization.
I already have videos on how to root device http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PoTdssGCJs and
how to Install ROM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PoTdssGCJs
Sometime in the future I will sell my device so I wonder if there is easy way to get back to stock?
Thanks !
nebulaoperator said:
Hi,
I am running JB4.4.2.2 on international HTC One and want to first time install custom ROM. How stable is it? From reading even latest replies people still experiencing some minor problems though.
My main issue with JB at the moment is battery life and I also am a fan of customization.
I already have videos on how to root device http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PoTdssGCJs and
how to Install ROM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PoTdssGCJs
Sometime in the future I will sell my device so I wonder if there is easy way to get back to stock?
Thanks !
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No problems with ant custom ROM, issues typically from HTC bugs on leaked builds.
Use a RUU to go back to stock easy.
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ilal2ielli said:
No problems with ant custom ROM, issues typically from HTC bugs on leaked builds.
Use a RUU to go back to stock easy.
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Am I correct that my phone back up will be saved using recovery clockwork and original JB stored somewhere on my PC?
nebulaoperator said:
Am I correct that my phone back up will be saved using recovery clockwork and original JB stored somewhere on my PC?
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Only if you back it up yourself and copy it to your PC.
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nebulaoperator said:
Hi,
I am running JB4.4.2.2 on international HTC One and want to first time install custom ROM. How stable is it? From reading even latest replies people still experiencing some minor problems though.
My main issue with JB at the moment is battery life and I also am a fan of customization.
I already have videos on how to root device http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PoTdssGCJs and
how to Install ROM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PoTdssGCJs
Sometime in the future I will sell my device so I wonder if there is easy way to get back to stock?
Thanks !
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Custom ROMs are incredibly stable for the most part. I have run Android Revolution HD (and later ARHD Google Play Edition) pretty much since I bought my One (less than a week after launch) and I could count on one hand the number of times I've had my phone crash.
The more mods you flash with the rom, the higher the chance of bugs. Stock like roms are extremely stable. You may see a few bugs, since most roms just upgraded to a new base (HTC released official 4.3 update).
If there is a RUU (HTC's official tool for returning to stock) newer than your current firmware, that matches your cid and mid (carrier ID and model ID) then returning to stock is very simple. If not you need to restore a nandroid backup (made from clockworkmod or TWRP as soon as you flash them) then flash a stock recovery. Be aware that since you're on 4.2.2 and hboot 1.54 there is no S-off (Security off) exploit for your phone, which means the device will display a "***TAMPERED***" flag inside the bootloader. You will also get a red text warning at boot up; "This build is for development purposes only, distribution outside of HTC is not legal yada yada yada". It doesn't really mean anything other than it may turn away potential buyers, and it will most likely void your warranty.
Remember: backup, backup, backup.
And as always, with flashing any custom software, there are inherent risks, however minimal, and flashing is always your choice, so the devs, and the community, take no responsibility for your device or anything that may happen to it.
But enough scaring you
The One is extremely easy to root and flash on compared to other devices, and with S-on (security on) it's pretty hard to mess it up in any permanent way.
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CoryTallman said:
The more mods you flash with the rom, the higher the chance of bugs. Stock like roms are extremely stable. You may see a few bugs, since most roms just upgraded to a new base (HTC released official 4.3 update).
If there is a RUU (HTC's official tool for returning to stock) newer than your current firmware, that matches your cid and mid (carrier ID and model ID) then returning to stock is very simple. If not you need to restore a nandroid backup (made from clockworkmod or TWRP as soon as you flash them) then flash a stock recovery. Be aware that since you're on 4.2.2 and hboot 1.54 there is no S-off (Security off) exploit for your phone, which means the device will display a "***TAMPERED***" flag inside the bootloader. You will also get a red text warning at boot up; "This build is for development purposes only, distribution outside of HTC is not legal yada yada yada". It doesn't really mean anything other than it may turn away potential buyers, and it will most likely void your warranty.
Remember: backup, backup, backup.
And as always, with flashing any custom software, there are inherent risks, however minimal, and flashing is always your choice, so the devs, and the community, take no responsibility for your device or anything that may happen to it.
But enough scaring you
The One is extremely easy to root and flash on compared to other devices, and with S-on (security on) it's pretty hard to mess it up in any permanent way.
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Hi Cory,
I am still with 4.2.2 so I would use ROM for this version of JB.
Why does it matter what version is RUU? I would've though if I make it to the original state of my phone then I am able just use official OTA update.
I found some RUU here but I am not sure if this is newer.
nebulaoperator said:
Hi Cory,
I am still with 4.2.2 so I would use ROM for this version of JB.
Why does it matter what version is RUU? I would've though if I make it to the original state of my phone then I am able just use official OTA update.
I found some RUU here but I am not sure if this is newer.
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4.3 is official now, why would you not use that?
And an RUU flashes your phone completely back to stock, but if there is no RUU for your CID you can't flash it.
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CoryTallman said:
4.3 is official now, why would you not use that?
And an RUU flashes your phone completely back to stock, but if there is no RUU for your CID you can't flash it.
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I found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428426
Something else is unclear to me when restarting my phone into fastboot mode do I have to uncheck fastboot in power menu before I turn my phone off?
ARHD! I think is the best rom. Stable such as stock, no issues. Try this one
nebulaoperator said:
I found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428426
Something else is unclear to me when restarting my phone into fastboot mode do I have to uncheck fastboot in power menu before I turn my phone off?
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You must turn off fastboot in the power menu in order to use the other fastboot.
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CoryTallman said:
You must turn off fastboot in the power menu in order to use the other fastboot.
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Great, Thanks.
Back to the RUU. I am aware there is no RUU i need from 3 UK. So I wonder if I keep my JB at 4.2.2 do unlock back my phone root and install ROM. (but still keep 4.2.2) Than later when 3 UK release RUU I can go back to stock?
Thanks
nebulaoperator said:
Great, Thanks.
Back to the RUU. I am aware there is no RUU i need from 3 UK. So I wonder if I keep my JB at 4.2.2 do unlock back my phone root and install ROM. (but still keep 4.2.2) Than later when 3 UK release RUU I can go back to stock?
Thanks
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Well hypothetically, you're free to upgrade your rom to 4.3 because custom roms don't include bootloaders or firmware. Then if 3 UK ever releases an RUU (which is an if, not a when, some carriers don't), you could just flash 4.2.2 then RUU. (You might not even need to flash the rom, I'm not sure if an RUU checks rom version.) But if you ever update firmware, the RUU would need to contain a newer version than what you're currently running. Unless you obtain s-off sometime in the future.
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Hi, I'm new here. I need help restoring my HTC One back to the stock ROM. It is with virgin mobile in Canada. I'm trying to unlock my phone from virgin but having trouble and figure it can be from being on a stock ROM.
I have been reading for about an hour and searching for the stock RUU. Before I forget, I'm running OMNI ROM on android 4.4.2 and have CWM recovery installed.
Anyways back to topic. I couldn't find any RUU's for my device but read on here that you can restore using a nandroid backup if you can find one. Now me and my brother both got an HTC One at the same time but I went through so many ROMs and customizing it. I started with CWM and made a back up of the stock rom but kept getting errors with some ROMs so switched to TWRP and couldn't use it anymore. With android 4.4 I needed to go back to CWM but in some point when tesering ROMs I only had 3GB free of space so did a wipe and fresh install so I don't think that the original back up is still there somewhere.
Anyways. I have my brothers HTC One here and that's stock. Nothing modified what so ever. Can I make a nandroid back up or use a tool to extract the firmware from his phone and somehow use it to restore my phone back to stock, unroot, relock boot loader and get rid of the *tampered* flag in fast boot?
The phones still on contract, only had it for like 4 months and thinking of giving it back and getting an upgrade to the One Max or when the One 2 comes out but I don't think Virgin mobile will allow me to since the phones been tampered with.
Hi. I have created a Canadian stock thread. See of it helps. It is linked in my signature
I Recently Bought an Htc one (M7) {running android 4.3} from an electronics shop well 4.4 Kitkat Just came out so I was all excited to update to check out all the changes... sadly I was mistaken. The previous owner had tried to root the phone so im stuck with a phone that is "Tampered" "Unlocked"
with "s-on" not to bad right? well the recovery on the phone is Team win project recovery... and the phone is not rooted
I want to return the phone to stock or at least beable to get normal ota updates
Can some one give me a detailed step by step walkthrough of how to switch the phones recovery back to stock im not very tech savy in this field
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I Recently Bought an Htc one (M7) {running android 4.3} from an electronics shop well 4.4 Kitkat Just came out so I was all excited to update to check out all the changes... sadly I was mistaken. The previous owner had tried to root the phone so im stuck with a phone that is "Tampered" "Unlocked"
with "s-on" not to bad right? well the recovery on the phone is Team win project recovery... and the phone is not rooted
I want to return the phone to stock or at least beable to get normal ota updates
Can some one give me a detailed step by step walkthrough of how to switch the phones recovery back to stock im not very tech savy in this field
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you have to flash a RUU
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you have to flash a RUU
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Its a Tmobile phone is there one for tmobile?
and doesnt that require s-off?
well the ruu I tried wouldnt even run on my Laptop
There are some T-Mobile RUU's. Check the T-Mobile forum. Specifically this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2496074
Me personally I would check to see what HBOOT version is on there and if it's lower than 1.57, go S-OFF before doing anything else. Then just use TWRP to flash a stock or stock-ish 4.4 ROM and never mind OTA's.
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There are some T-Mobile RUU's. Check the T-Mobile forum. Specifically this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2496074
Me personally I would check to see what HBOOT version is on there and if it's lower than 1.57, go S-OFF before doing anything else. Then just use TWRP to flash a stock or stock-ish 4.4 ROM and never mind OTA's.
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Thank you guys im looking further into it. Does the phone need to be rooted to flash a rom or just have the bootloader unlocked?
For kit Kat it needs to be s-OFF. Let's get that out of the way first.
And some s-OFF methods require a rooted ROM to work as I recall. So it's already getting complicated.
But a typical custom Rom doesn't *need* root, in fact after flashing you will discover it *gives* you root.
Going that route requires work and some reading. Then again, getting an RUU to run successfully does too.
Basically the situation you''re in is not horrible, but to go all the way forward (S-OFF Kit Kat with ability to do anything you want in the future) or all the way back (totally locked down stock system capable only of accepting OTA's ) will require work either way.
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So basicaly it may be simpler if I...
1 s-off
2 download rom
2.5 put on phone memory
3 go to team win recovery
4 Click install and choose said rom?
is that the basics of it?
if I want the least amount of trouble?
Also I guess what makes this most confusing for me is the non stock recovery
and to use fire water for the s-off I need to remove htc sync from the phone?
I feel im doing more work and stressing than i should be?
Yes Im quite Noobish..
Pretty much yes.
There could be adventures along the way, but I think this outcome would position you well for the future.
The biggest question is how old is your HBOOT.
There is no S-OFF for 1.57 and existing exploits for 1.56 don't always work.
If you can get S-OFF, you can do anything, including a) destroying your phone by mistake; b) changing your mind later and going back to S-ON; and, my personal favorite, c) destroying your phone in the act of trying to go back to S-ON (due to modified/ damaged HBOOT partition).
If you can't get S-ON, well, see if you can get back to stock.
Occasionally you are truly stuck and can neither go forward nor backward.
Which in your case is not so bad. 4.3 works great. Honestly plenty of people here are trying to go *back* to 4.3 after trying 4.4.
With S-OFF you can always do that. S-ON, not so much..
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Yeah.. now i have a pretty blue screen that once every 10 minutes or so will flash the google logo so yup bricked...
That would qualify as an "adventure". Still, it sounds like something less than "bricked".
See if you can enter HBOOT (hold down volume-down and power buttons for a few seconds or if you're in a boot loop , just hold down volume-down as phone is booting up).
If so, you can select fastboot and you should have the option to power down. That should give the battery a rest and give you time to think.
At some point you need to have the android tools fastboot and adb set up on your computer.
When you do, enter HBOOT, select fastboot (with phone plugged into computer via USB) and run the command fastboot getvar all.
Post the results here.
The first post of this thread doesn't really contain enough detail for others to help you otherwise.
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ok i have made a mess of my phone and am hopping that someone can help me sort it out. i am newbee to this.
i bought an htc m8 on sprint from ebay and shipped it over to ireland. so in order to try and sim unlock it so i could use it on networks over here i did a small bit of reading (not enough as it turns out). i unlocked the bootloader and flashed twrp recovery for sprint. i then downloaded a new rom thinking that it would also unlock my sim. i wiped my phone system before flashing the new rom but forgot to make a backup of my stock rom so there is no going back for me to that. so the way i sit at the moment i managed to get cm12 nightly to work its rooted with s-on.. i tryed using sunshine to s-off but it tells me i need to install a rom closer to stock. any rom i install wont work and i just boot back into bootloader.. i would like to get s-off if thats posable now and also install a rom that looks more like htc stock with sence on it...
thanks in advance
If you go to the HTC dev website, you can download an RUU to get back to Stock sense. Then after that you can S-Off and root and do all the other stuff you wanted
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