I have HTC One M7 with Root, S-off, TWRP 2.8.5.0, CID HTC__001 , HTC-WWE, and when i'm trying to install recent OTA update (7.19.401.22) after downloading OTA_M7_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_HTC_Europe_7.19.401.22-7.19.401.2_****.zip, phone is restarted in boot-loader mode so I have choosen in TWRP install (downloaded zip file) and then I have got the this error message.
Any idea what I've done wrong?
badzi0r said:
I have HTC One M7 with Root, S-off, TWRP 2.8.5.0, CID HTC__001 , HTC-WWE, and when i'm trying to install recent OTA update (7.19.401.22) after downloading OTA_M7_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_HTC_Europe_7.19.401.22-7.19.401.2_****.zip, phone is restarted in boot-loader mode so I have choosen in TWRP install (downloaded zip file) and then I have got the this error message.
Any idea what I've done wrong?
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Phone must be 100% stock for ota updates including recovery.
@badzi0r like alray said You need to flash the stock recovery (the same way you flashed a custom recovery) before installing ota. If you can't find it lemme know and I'll try to
monrokhoury said:
@badzi0r like alray said You need to flash the stock recovery (the same way you flashed a custom recovery) before installing ota. If you can't find it lemme know and I'll try to
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Take the stock recovery out of the firmware.zip of the ota, flash that then try and update again.
But it also depends on what other mods you have done with your root etc, too many system mods and you'll just have to flash the stock full ruu of 7.19.401.2 to return to stock, then update, and then mod away.
Hi,
Sorry for delay and thanks for support.
I have extracted the firmware.zip and got 4 img files:
boot.img
hboot_signedbyaa.img
rcdata.img
recovery.img
Now series of basic question as I'm not feeling as an expert. I have rooted my phone half year ago and don't want to do something stupid now.
Which of above has to be flashed?
Is this the correct command: fastboot flash recovery <name of recovery>.img ?
Another question is: do I lose my data?
Should I flush the newest twrp after OTA update?
I have clean HTC Stock ROM 'CID HTC__001 , HTC-WWE'
Thanks
badzi0r said:
Hi,
Sorry for delay and thanks for support.
I have extracted the firmware.zip and got 4 img files:
boot.img
hboot_signedbyaa.img
rcdata.img
recovery.img
Now series of basic question as I'm not feeling as an expert. I have rooted my phone half year ago and don't want to do something stupid now.
Which of above has to be flashed?
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You flash the recovery with..... the recovery.img
Is this the correct command: fastboot flash recovery <name of recovery>.img ?
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Yes "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
Another question is: do I lose my data?
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You shouldn't but always better to do a backup first.
Should I flush the newest twrp after OTA update?
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Why? If you need it yes, if you don't then no.
I have clean HTC Stock ROM 'CID HTC__001 , HTC-WWE
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Clean? We will see....
It's not gonna work.
Stays at white screen with HTC Logo.
I have restored from backup.
Any idea what goes wrong?
badzi0r said:
It's not gonna work.
Stays at white screen with HTC Logo.
I have restored from backup.
Any idea what goes wrong?
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[this is not 100% guaranteed]
the phone hangs after finishing the backup installation?
your stock recovery should be according to what version of firmware you are installing (although LP recovery works on KK).
wipe cahe and data if it still hangs then, try to flash stock [kitkat or lollipop] recovery again and then restart the phone.
I have download OTA, then extract and flash recovery.img. After reboot to system download an OTA again and it was installed without any errors but system stopped on white screen with HTC and android logo.
After three attempts I have restored nand backup and now phone is wroking, as before.
Is anything which I forgot?
badzi0r said:
I have download OTA, then extract and flash recovery.img. After reboot to system download an OTA again and it was installed without any errors but system stopped on white screen with HTC and android logo.
After three attempts I have restored nand backup and now phone is wroking, as before.
Is anything which I forgot?
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you might want to flash the 7.19.401.22 ruu, it will update your phone and bring everything back to stock. RUU is in the general section, check sticky thread.
badzi0r said:
I have download OTA, then extract and flash recovery.img. After reboot to system download an OTA again and it was installed without any errors but system stopped on white screen with HTC and android logo.
After three attempts I have restored nand backup and now phone is wroking, as before.
Is anything which I forgot?
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alray said:
you might want to flash the 7.19.401.22 ruu, it will update your phone and bring everything back to stock. RUU is in the general section, check sticky thread.
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Looks like HTC didn't test this OTA very well, the update to .22 seems to soft brick a lot of phones, personally, as I use a custom rom on my M7, I just flashed the firmware only without a problem, just to bring it up to the latest, I didn't bother with the OTA, no point unless you are going to run stock rom.
What if I install RUU, how it affects to my data? It will wipe everything?
badzi0r said:
What if I install RUU, how it affects to my data? It will wipe everything?
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RUU will wipe everything yes.
I will stay with current state. Hopefully I will not lose to much. Planning to have my M7 for the next year and then replace for the newer model.
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Today I unrooted my phone and relocked it so I could update my phone to 4.4.3 but every time I try to update it the phone will boot into fastboot mode and it reads "security warning" under where it says "Relocked". It does that every time I want to go to recovery.
AlexanderX said:
Today I unrooted my phone and relocked it so I could update my phone to 4.4.3 but every time I try to update it the phone will boot into fastboot mode and it reads "security warning" under where it says "Relocked". It does that every time I want to go to recovery.
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You need a stock rom and stock recovery for the OTA to work.
I'm using both a stock rom and a stock recovery.
Why are you trying to boot into recovery if you have the stock recovery installed?
Magnum_Enforcer said:
So when you select recovery mode while in the bootloader what happens?
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The screen will read "Entering Recovery" for 1 second then goes into fastboot mode.
Might want to try installing the stock Android system recovery again (doesn't sound like you have a recovery installed at this point). Sounds like that's what your issue is. You can also use a RUU to get back to stock and then take the OTA update.
To run a RUU, would I need to unlock my bootloader again?
AlexanderX said:
To run a RUU, would I need to unlock my bootloader again?
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No.
Well, I tried to run RUU and FUU and both of them failed. I can't get passed step 1. Can I install a custom recovery and try again?
Make sure the firmware version of the RUU matches what you have installed. If you need a reference hit the second link in my sig and scroll down to the section regarding Hboot versions.
Magnum_Enforcer said:
Make sure the firmware version of the RUU matches what you have installed. If you need a reference hit the second link in my sig and scroll down to the section regarding Hboot versions.
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It does.
ota update
i am on stock rom 4.4.2 with twrp. s-off sim unlocked the system has automatically downloaded the new firmware 4.4.3. when i tap isntall phone turns on in twrp. there when i choose to install update the error flashes
checking for md5 file..
skipping md5 check: no md5 file found.
error: executing update binary in zip
error flashing zip.
can anyone suggest how can i update. pardon for silly questions i m new to this android thing.
You need to reinstall the stock Android system recovery to take the OTA update. Also need to be on a relatively stock ROM to take the update.
How can i reinstall stock recovery rom. Is tbere any option to keep twrp and install new software version
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I just got my sprint m8 hk edition 2 days ago, after which I htcdev unlocked, rooted, s-off'd(tried firewater got whelped) used sunshine successfully, flashed captain throwbacks latest twrp, then proceeded to debloat. After I got the notification for the 1.54.654.13 update I fastboot flashed back to stock hk recovery 1.54.654.9, and got that ota installed and only had to reroot was still s-off and unlocked. Fastboot flashed cap's twrp again, then I got the ota update for 1.54.654.15(didn't realize this thing needed so many updates, I now know I still have 2 or 3 more to go) So I flashed back to stock hk 1.54.654.13 recovery, tried installing 1.54.654.15 and it reboots and tries to install it makes it to about 25% then the pic of the phone gets a red triangle and I have to hold pwr and volume up to reboot. I've redownloaded and reflashed the stock hk 1.54.654.13 recovery multiple times as well as deleting the ota update and redownloading it 3 times to no avail same result every time. Soooo, my question is do I even need to update step by step? Or should I just download the latest firmware 2.16.654.4 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2729173 and install thru my pc. If so, I believe I need to relock my bootloader then ruu to 2.16.654.4. And last question, do I lose s-off by ruu'ing?
djjozo said:
I just got my sprint m8 hk edition 2 days ago, after which I htcdev unlocked, rooted, s-off'd(tried firewater got whelped) used sunshine successfully, flashed captain throwbacks latest twrp, then proceeded to debloat. After I got the notification for the 1.54.654.13 update I fastboot flashed back to stock hk recovery 1.54.654.9, and got that ota installed and only had to reroot was still s-off and unlocked. Fastboot flashed cap's twrp again, then I got the ota update for 1.54.654.15(didn't realize this thing needed so many updates, I now know I still have 2 or 3 more to go) So I flashed back to stock hk 1.54.654.13 recovery, tried installing 1.54.654.15 and it reboots and tries to install it makes it to about 25% then the pic of the phone gets a red triangle and I have to hold pwr and volume up to reboot. I've redownloaded and reflashed the stock hk 1.54.654.13 recovery multiple times as well as deleting the ota update and redownloading it 3 times to no avail same result every time. Soooo, my question is do I even need to update step by step? Or should I just download the latest firmware 2.16.654.4 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2729173 and install thru my pc. If so, I believe I need to relock my bootloader then ruu to 2.16.654.4. And last question, do I lose s-off by ruu'ing?
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You do not lose S-OFF ever. Only way to go back to S-ON is by doing is manually.
I believe it was the first or second OTA but you had to be completely on the stock ROM (the OTA looked for certain .apks in folders and if you didn't have them [ie. you debloated] you can't OTA).
Since you're S-OFF just go flash the latest firmware (no need to relock and RUU).
exSD said:
You do not lose S-OFF ever. Only way to go back to S-ON is by doing is manually.
I believe it was the first or second OTA but you had to be completely on the stock ROM (the OTA looked for certain .apks in folders and if you didn't have them [ie. you debloated] you can't OTA).
Since you're S-OFF just go flash the latest firmware (no need to relock and RUU).
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Nice, I didn't know u could never lose s-off!! I kinda thought it was something I had removed. So just flash the latest(for now at least, until the "eye" is ready) from omj's link I posted above? And thanks for the advice!!
Scratch that, just saw that is the ruu in his thread
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Ok so feeling like a fool, down further I found the 2.16.654.4_firmware.zip. what is the fastboot command to flash that. Sorry for the noobish questions
djjozo said:
Nice, I didn't know u could never lose s-off!! I kinda thought it was something I had removed. So just flash the latest(for now at least, until the "eye" is ready) from omj's link I posted above? And thanks for the advice!!
Scratch that, just saw that is the ruu in his thread
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Ok so feeling like a fool, down further I found the 2.16.654.4_firmware.zip. what is the fastboot command to flash that. Sorry for the noobish questions
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You can get the firmware zip that doesn't have the new recovery so you don't have to reinstall recovery again either. If you don't have the H/K version it is this one you should download from OMJ's thread:
Code:
2.16.651.4 Modified Firmware w/ modified hboot (no red text)....removed boot & recovery (fastboot flashable): [url]http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23578570567714842[/url] credit to @nfinitefx45 for the edited hboot, thx!
If you have the H/K version download:
Code:
2.16.654.4 Modified Firmware w/ modified hboot (no red text)....removed boot & recovery (fastboot flashable): [url]http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23578570567715031[/url] credit to @nfinitefx45 for the edited hboot, thx!
Command is: fastboot flash zip zipName.zip
exSD said:
You can get the firmware zip that doesn't have the new recovery so you don't have to reinstall recovery again either. If you don't have the H/K version it is this one you should download from OMJ's thread:
Code:
2.16.651.4 Modified Firmware w/ modified hboot (no red text)....removed boot & recovery (fastboot flashable): [url]http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23578570567714842[/url] credit to @nfinitefx45 for the edited hboot, thx!
If you have the H/K version download:
Code:
2.16.654.4 Modified Firmware w/ modified hboot (no red text)....removed boot & recovery (fastboot flashable): [url]http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23578570567715031[/url] credit to @nfinitefx45 for the edited hboot, thx!
Command is: fastboot flash zip zipName.zip
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I found the commands by searching, who woulda thunk!! I just tried fastboot flash zip firmware.zip(thats what I named it) and it said sending zip okay writing zip failed remote:not allowed
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i did fastboot rebootRUU then fastboot flash zip firmware.zip it ran thru and after I rebooted my wifi won't turn on and my software version is still the same and my sdcard is borked too heeeeeeeellllllppppp
Not sure what to tell you about your Wi-Fi or SD card issue. Are you using a custom kernel? As far as the software version goes, that won't change by updating your firmware. That will only change by flashing a custom ROM. Software & firmware are not the same.
so say i upgrade my rooted htc one once the ota update becomes ready.. what happens? i dont want to end up with a bricked phone.. would it harm my phone in any way?
thaaaanxxx
monrokhoury said:
so say i upgrade my rooted htc one once the ota update becomes ready.. what happens? i dont want to end up with a bricked phone.. would it harm my phone in any way?
thaaaanxxx
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An OTA update will not work on a rooted phone! For the OTA to work it needs stock recovery, stock rom and all of the files that it is attempting to update. If anything is missing then it will error out and return to your present setup.
and to complete what majmoz already said, if your rom is 100% stock, and you have flashed back your stock recovery, the phone will update fine but you will loose root. You'll need to flash a custom recovery after the OTA to re-root the rom.
Guys you're very helpful and i must thank you for that. i am on the official 4.4.3 rom so i just need to restore the stock recovery? how to do that? and will the current rooting method work on lollipop (and should i follow the same steps to install clockwork recovery)? Will the ota update relock the bootloader?
i'm sorry if i'm asking too many questions but i don't trust any other forum.
monrokhoury said:
Guys you're very helpful and i must thank you for that. i am on the official 4.4.3 rom so i just need to restore the stock recovery?
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If you have not modified anything to your rom (Kernel is stock and always was, you have not deleted any /system files and you still have or restored all the content in /data/preload (wiped during bootloader unlock), so yes all you need to do is to flash back the stock recovery that match your version.
how to do that?
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The same way you did to flash a custom recovery:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_file.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot
and will the current rooting method work on lollipop
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Flash the latest supersu from a custom recovery. Version 2.37 and above should work on lollipop
and should i follow the same steps to install clockwork recovery
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You always flash the recovery using the same commands, stock or custom, on all versions its always:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_file.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot
Will the ota update relock the bootloader?
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OTA updates will never affect the bootloader status (S-ON/S-OFF, LOCKED/UNLOCKED/RELOCKED)
If you have not modified anything to your rom (Kernel is stock and always was, you have not deleted any /system files and you still have or restored all the content in /data/preload (wiped during bootloader unlock), so yes all you need to do is to flash back the stock recovery that match your version.
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So, if I did flash a custom kernel, and did uninstall system programs (but didn't flash a custom Rom), what are my options if I'd like to upgrade to lollipop?
Thanks!
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Hi all.
This is a moment that I'm disconnected hacks because I am in stock (6.0.401.11) and satisfied. I had OTA updates without problems until this kitkat version but today after receiving and downloading 2 times the OTA lollipop I can not install it because installation starts well and some moments later, the screen is stuck on the phone with red triangle and I have this in the recovery:
Verifying current system ...
"/ System / bin / reboot" has unexpected content
Installation aborted
Even when I do it manually, it's the same. Yet I have just manually switch successfully 6.0.401.12 that I missed somehow.
What's the trouble?
kamso said:
Hi all.
This is a moment that I'm disconnected hacks because I am in stock (6.0.401.11) and satisfied. I had OTA updates without problems until this kitkat version but today after receiving and downloading 2 times the OTA lollipop I can not install it because installation starts well and some moments later, the screen is stuck on the phone with red triangle and I have this in the recovery:
Verifying current system ...
"/ System / bin / reboot" has unexpected content
Installation aborted
Even when I do it manually, it's the same. Yet I have just manually switch successfully 6.0.401.12 that I missed somehow.
What's the trouble?
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this says to me, in system/bin you have modified files, you must be 100% stock so flash TWRP recovery then use this: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717072880 to retore full stock rom.
DO NOT try and root or anything, 100% pure stock required.
Full Reboot into android
boot back to recovery and flash this pre-load data here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717072879
Full reboot into android
You will need TWRP recovery for both of the above files, but you will also need to flash stock recovery afterwards to update which is here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717072472
fastboot flash recovery
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
full reboot into android, then update.
DO NOT try and root or anything, 100% pure stock required.
Seanie280672 said:
this says to me, in system/bin you have modified files, you must be 100% stock so flash TWRP recovery then use this: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717072880 to retore full stock rom.
DO NOT try and root or anything, 100% pure stock required.
Full Reboot into android
boot back to recovery and flash this pre-load data here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717072879
Full reboot into android
You will need TWRP recovery for both of the above files, but you will also need to flash stock recovery afterwards to update which is here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717072472
fastboot flash recovery
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
full reboot into android, then update.
DO NOT try and root or anything, 100% pure stock required.
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Ok, thank you. But what I don't understand is that there's a long time I'm no more root, I'm full stock (Rom, recovery...), only S-off and Unlocked. So Why for previous OTA updates I have not had this problem? Why I have to manually update successfully from 6.09.401.11 version to 6.09.401.12 one? Why it is only the upgrade to the Lollipop which has problem?
What is the preload data? I already have this: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=...0f40a2a319761577a4c3f1e723594b05669cb009e9d00
Can I flash it and the stock recovery only?
Your problem is the lack or corruption of the file /bin/reboot
2 solutions:
Flash a custom recovery and reflash the rom
Flash a custom recovery and replace the file
migascalp said:
Your problem is the lack or corruption of the file /bin/reboot
2 solutions:
Flash a custom recovery and reflash the rom
Flash a custom recovery and replace the file
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Ok thanks. I'm downloading the Rom and I have to flash it through TWRP, flash stock recovery and try OTA update again.
kamso said:
Ok thanks. I'm downloading the Rom and I have to flash it through TWRP, flash stock recovery and try OTA update again.
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preload data is HTC's little hidden way of stopping you getting OTA's if you unlock your bootloader, and yes it is required to update, without it, updates will fail.
Seanie280672 said:
preload data is HTC's little hidden way of stopping you getting OTA's if you unlock your bootloader, and yes it is required to update, without it, updates will fail.
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Ah Ok I understand. These are applications that disappear when we unlock the bootloader. I had already installed them there's a long time. As I said my OTA updates passed without problem.
Problem flashing stock Rom in TWRP:
"- Zip signature verification failed
- Error flashing zip"
I don't understand anything, what's happen?
Problem solved and phone updated. Thank you!!!
i would like to upgrade my htc one over the air. here is what i did
my phone was rooted and had TRWP, now i flashed stock recovery for KK which i found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2617159
but phone still doesn't enter recovery (red triangle) and with that olsa OTA is not runninng after phone restart
any idea what i have to do to return to stock recovery?
i am running android 4.43 with OS 6.13.401.3
iampinki said:
i would like to upgrade my htc one over the air. here is what i did
my phone was rooted and had TRWP, now i flashed stock recovery for KK which i found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2617159
but phone still doesn't enter recovery (red triangle) and with that olsa OTA is not runninng after phone restart
any idea what i have to do to return to stock recovery?
i am running android 4.43 with OS 6.13.401.3
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If you got red triangle, press POWER + VOL_UP..
elias.parasini said:
If you got red triangle, press POWER + VOL_UP..
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what should i expect? it is just restarting my phone....
i am able to use my phone but still no idea how to enter recovery/upgrade via ota
ok, I found that volume up and power is showing log.
with that i can see below when trying to install OTA:
whan i am entering recovery i get different error:
any proposal how to move forward?
my phone is relocked now, is there any option to unlock it without cleaning all data?
i don't want to reinstall everything again
iampinki said:
ok, I found that volume up and power is showing log.
with that i can see below when trying to install OTA:
whan i am entering recovery i get different error:
any proposal how to move forward?
my phone is relocked now, is there any option to unlock it without cleaning all data?
i don't want to reinstall everything again
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You have 4.4.2 stock recovery. The OTA needs 4.4.3 (or above) stock recovery.
Download the OTA but dont install it, copy the OTA file to your computer, unzip it, you'll get firmware.zip, unzip the firmware.zip, you'll get recovery.img.
Flash that recovery.img.
Than install the OTA through setting -> software update, dont install OTA via recovery..
It should works..
elias.parasini said:
You have 4.4.2 stock recovery. The OTA needs 4.4.3 (or above) stock recovery.
Download the OTA but dont install it, copy the OTA file to your computer, unzip it, you'll get firmware.zip, unzip the firmware.zip, you'll get recovery.img.
Flash that recovery.img.
Than install the OTA through setting -> software update, dont install OTA via recovery..
It should works..
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i have to unlock the phone first (ir is relocked) will it wipe my data?any chance to keep them?
iampinki said:
i have to unlock the phone first (ir is relocked) will it wipe my data?any chance to keep them?
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unlock bootloader erase your data.. Copy your file to your computer..
For apps, you can use titanium backup, so you dont need to download that apps from playstore again..
elias.parasini said:
You have 4.4.2 stock recovery. The OTA needs 4.4.3 (or above) stock recovery.
Download the OTA but dont install it, copy the OTA file to your computer, unzip it, you'll get firmware.zip, unzip the firmware.zip, you'll get recovery.img.
Flash that recovery.img.
Than install the OTA through setting -> software update, dont install OTA via recovery..
It should works..
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indeed flashing new recovery did solve the problem. As i locked phone before (somewhere people were saying that it has to be locked to get OTA) i had to wipe the phone (titanum backup doesn't work without root)
thanks
How to re-lock this phone ?
Htc one m7 dual sim (802w)
elias.parasini said:
You have 4.4.2 stock recovery. The OTA needs 4.4.3 (or above) stock recovery.
Download the OTA but dont install it, copy the OTA file to your computer, unzip it, you'll get firmware.zip, unzip the firmware.zip, you'll get recovery.img.
Flash that recovery.img.
Than install the OTA through setting -> software update, dont install OTA via recovery..
It should works..
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hentorky said:
How to re-lock this phone ?
Htc one m7 dual sim (802w)
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fastboot oem lock
I got an OTA update named OTA_M7_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_TMOUS_7.18.531.35-7.18.531.2_release_450302.zip with size about 180MB.
Did anybody else get it?
I can't apply the update though because I have twrp and the phone is rooted. I was wondering if someone else got the update and applied it successfully on a rooted phone.
devsk said:
I got an OTA update named OTA_M7_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_TMOUS_7.18.531.35-7.18.531.2_release_450302.zip with size about 180MB.
Did anybody else get it?
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Should post this question here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2305490
and the answer is probably yes since I don't see why T-mobile USA would push an ota update only to you
7.18.531.35 is the t-mobile US equivalent of 7.17.1540.35 which is the latest version with the stagefright 1.0 vulnerability fixed.
I can't apply the update though because I have twrp and the phone is rooted. I was wondering if someone else got the update and applied it successfully on a rooted phone.
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You need to be on 100% stock rom including stock recovery to install ota updates. Better to return to stock using a ruu before applying the update imo since many users soft bricked their phones when attempting to install lollipop ota updates on stock rooted phones. If you need the RUU, look in the RUU collection thread, there is a 7.18.531.2 RUU posted there (link in my signature). Don't forget that questions should be posted in the q&a section, not in general. :good:
Thanks for your help. I found the RUU for my version. So, since I need to go back to RUU flash, I will need to re-setup my phone from scratch again just for getting this OTA....sucks!!
I wish they would make it easier to update modified phones. Just overwrite my root changes to /system and destroy my recovery but keep my /data and /sdcard. I can recover from that much faster than doing RUU and set up from scratch!!
So, on m7, isn't there way to flash stock on /system and stock recovery through fastboot and then take the OTA? I have done that on at least Samsung and Moto phones in the past and it worked fine.
So, if I restore system and boot partitions from my backup to stock, can I sideload the OTA ZIP using TWRP?
I should have made a recovery.img from the original stock recovery partition. Do you know if I can find the stock recovery here somewhere?
devsk said:
I wish they would make it easier to update modified phones. Just overwrite my root changes to /system
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It is, you'll loose root every time you do an ota update.
and destroy my recovery
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The ota is flashed using the stock recovery, and the stock recovery is also updated in that process.
So, on m7, isn't there way to flash stock on /system and stock recovery through fastboot and then take the OTA? I have done that on at least Samsung and Moto phones in the past and it worked fine.
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Yes, either using a RUU, or a combination of a stock rom/backup (/system partition) flashed using twrp and then flashing the stock recovery back.
So, if I restore system and boot partitions from my backup to stock, can I sideload the OTA ZIP using TWRP?
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No, the updater-script will only work with stock recovery
I should have made a recovery.img from the original stock recovery partition.
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You can't backup the stock recovery directly from the phone (actually yes you can but it requires s-off and its somewhat complicated.
Do you know if I can find the stock recovery here somewhere?
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already uploaded here:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952604831
or you can extract it from the ota update.
It was possible to update a stock rom + rooted phone simply by flashing the stock recovery back in the past (on kitkat roms and eariler) but it looks like its not possible anymore on lollipop updates. So much ppl posted here with the same problem: "Phone is stuck at HTC splash screen after installing update on stock rooted phone". Example here and here
The biggest problem if the ota install fine but the phone is stuck at the booting screen (like in the link above) is that your firmware will be updated to 7.18.531.35 so you won't be able to use the 7.18.531.2 RUU anymore unless you achieve S-OFF or edit your MISC partition.
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It is, you'll loose root every time you do an ota update.
The ota is flashed using the stock recovery, and the stock recovery is also updated in that process.
Yes, either using a RUU, or a combination of a stock rom/backup (/system partition) flashed using twrp and then flashing the stock recovery back.
No, the updater-script will only work with stock recovery
You can't backup the stock recovery directly from the phone (actually yes you can but it requires s-off and its somewhat complicated.
already uploaded here:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952604831
or you can extract it from the ota update.
It was possible to update a stock rom + rooted phone simply by flashing the stock recovery back in the past (on kitkat roms and eariler) but it looks like its not possible anymore on lollipop updates. So much ppl posted here with the same problem: "Phone is stuck at HTC splash screen after installing update on stock rooted phone". Example here and here
The biggest problem if the ota install fine but the phone is stuck at the booting screen (like in the link above) is that your firmware will be updated to 7.18.531.35 so you won't be able to use the 7.18.531.2 RUU anymore unless you achieve S-OFF or edit your MISC partition.
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Thanks for the great help! I can't thank you enough.
One question: if I do fail to apply the OTA zip after restoring boot, system and recovery to stock, I will still be able to get TWRP back on the recovery through fastboot and restore my full TWRP backup to get a working system back, right? Is there a gotcha in that route?
devsk said:
Thanks for the great help! I can't thank you enough.
One question: if I do fail to apply the OTA zip after restoring boot, system and recovery to stock, I will still be able to get TWRP back on the recovery through fastboot and restore my full TWRP backup to get a working system back, right? Is there a gotcha in that route?
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yes, even if the ota installation fails, you''ll be able to access fastboot, flash back twrp and restore your twrp nandroid backup. :good:
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yes, even if the ota installation fails, you''ll be able to access fastboot, flash back twrp and restore your twrp nandroid backup. :good:
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Awesome!! :good::good: