[Q] Ran RUU - Now have S-OFF w\Relocked Bootloader

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Nov 26, 2010
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Would appreciate some advice before I move forward ....

I was running ViperOne 4.2.0 happily, albeit on a very old firmware version.

However on trying to flash a current firmware it failed with "FAILED (status read failed (too many links))" which left me stuck with the silver HTC on a black screen with the 4 warning triangles in each corner.

I then downloaded and flashed this: "RUU M7 UL JB 50 HTC Europe 1.28.401.7 Radio 4A.13.3231.27 10.31.1131.05 Release 310878 Signed" which got me back up and running ......

However, my current bootloader info is:

*** RELOCKED ***
M7_UL PVT SHIP S-OFF RH
CID-11111111
HBOOT-1.44.0000
RADIO-4A.13.3231.27
OpenDSP-v26.120.274.0202
eMMC-boot
Mar 7 2013,20:01:03:-1

What steps do I need to take to get back to root, with custom recovery, latest firmware and be able to flash ViperOne again?
 

Gixy

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Dec 16, 2011
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Would appreciate some advice before I move forward ....

I was running ViperOne 4.2.0 happily, albeit on a very old firmware version.

However on trying to flash a current firmware it failed with "FAILED (status read failed (too many links))" which left me stuck with the silver HTC on a black screen with the 4 warning triangles in each corner.

I then downloaded and flashed this: "RUU M7 UL JB 50 HTC Europe 1.28.401.7 Radio 4A.13.3231.27 10.31.1131.05 Release 310878 Signed" which got me back up and running ......

However, my current bootloader info is:

*** RELOCKED ***
M7_UL PVT SHIP S-OFF RH
CID-11111111
HBOOT-1.44.0000
RADIO-4A.13.3231.27
OpenDSP-v26.120.274.0202
eMMC-boot
Mar 7 2013,20:01:03:-1

What steps do I need to take to get back to root, with custom recovery, latest firmware and be able to flash ViperOne again?

So you've done an RUU , and it got stuck in the RUU screen?
Try "fastboot oem restart*
Then boot intro bootloader.
Download CMW/TWRP
then flash the recovery
Turn Adb-sideload on in recovery, use adb sideload to install ViperRom again.
 
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Nov 26, 2010
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So you've done an RUU , and it got stuck in the RUU screen?
Try "fastboot oem restart*
Then boot intro bootloader.
Download CMW/TWRP
then flash the recovery
Turn Adb-sideload on in recovery, use adb sideload to install ViperRom again.

No, the RUU finshed fine and it rebooted back into the stock ROM with stock recovery, however when I try to flash recovery (twrp 2.6.3.3) it fails with:

"FAILED (remote: not allowed)"

Is this due to the bootloader being "Relocked"? If so, any idea how to Unlock it again .... I used HTC Dev to initially unlock it way back when and rumrunners to get S-OFF

Thanks for the help!
 

nkk71

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Unlock using HTC dev? revone is for 1.44 hboot

SuperCID, dont think that HTCdev has an unlock token for that

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nkk, as I didn't use Revone to get S-OFF, would that still be a valid way of getting back to Unlocked, do you think?

revone -u

has nothing to do with s-off, it's just unlocking using; eg: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2475914
 

SaHiLzZ

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He ran the RUU zip. that assumes that phone is not rooted anymore.

*you must be s off.
*you must have superuser installed(see this thread if you need help installing superuser. use the keep bootloader locked directions)
 

nkk71

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revone has m/'

Revone had m/c exploit!


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revone has

Revone had m/c exploit!


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Gixy

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No, the RUU finshed fine and it rebooted back into the stock ROM with stock recovery, however when I try to flash recovery (twrp 2.6.3.3) it fails with:

"FAILED (remote: not allowed)"

Is this due to the bootloader being "Relocked"? If so, any idea how to Unlock it again .... I used HTC Dev to initially unlock it way back when and rumrunners to get S-OFF

Thanks for the help!

When you run an RUU, i assume your bootloader has been locked, so if RUU is succesfull, your bootloader is currently locked/relocked.
Go to the HTC dev email you´ve received with the Unlock_code.bin . but this in your folder with adb & fastboot. Go into fastboot mode, and execute : ¨fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin¨
If you havn´t got this email anymore, go to the htcdev website and request your unlock code again as you did unlocking.
Then install TWRP/CMW, flash youŕe preffered rom

EDIT: Just read the other posts, use revone as
nkk71 suggested. Otherwise read up on the revone thread :
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2314582
 
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Nov 26, 2010
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As suggested, I used my original HTC Dev token to successfully unlock the bootloader from it's "Relocked" state.

Then I was able to flash TWRP and reflash ViperOne ... So I'm back to where I started from thankfully!

The only problem I'm having is getting the right PC drivers installed to connect the phone to transfer files ...... That's going to have to wait until tomorrow now as it's late here!

Thanks to everyone for the help and advice
 

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    Unlock using "revone -u"

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    You can do what nkk71 has suggested or unlock using htcdev by generating a new unlock key.
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    No, the RUU finshed fine and it rebooted back into the stock ROM with stock recovery, however when I try to flash recovery (twrp 2.6.3.3) it fails with:

    "FAILED (remote: not allowed)"

    Is this due to the bootloader being "Relocked"? If so, any idea how to Unlock it again .... I used HTC Dev to initially unlock it way back when and rumrunners to get S-OFF

    Thanks for the help!

    When you run an RUU, i assume your bootloader has been locked, so if RUU is succesfull, your bootloader is currently locked/relocked.
    Go to the HTC dev email you´ve received with the Unlock_code.bin . but this in your folder with adb & fastboot. Go into fastboot mode, and execute : ¨fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin¨
    If you havn´t got this email anymore, go to the htcdev website and request your unlock code again as you did unlocking.
    Then install TWRP/CMW, flash youŕe preffered rom

    EDIT: Just read the other posts, use revone as
    nkk71 suggested. Otherwise read up on the revone thread :
    http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2314582