[GUIDE] How to Update to the 2.04 OTA and stay ***UNLOCKED***

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.torrented said:
Hold on I might be able to find you the answer... just give me a minute :)

edit... check this out:
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I did have the right filename just slightly off with the folder, the occasionaly nay saying 2 cents throws me off from time to time however. Hopefully this works, if not back to waiting again

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docnok63 said:
OTAPkg.zip was just the name MicroMod gave it when he zipped up his cache folder. He could have just as easily named it 2.05cache.zip and it would be as useful to you updating. It's not going to work.
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.torrented said:
Hold on I might be able to find you the answer... just give me a minute :)

edit... check this out:



I just hack 'n' slashed the post but thats where it is i think i said /cache/fota/OTAPkg.zip but its /cache/fumo/OTAPkg.zip

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this is why i ask questions before i answer them.


#JustSayin people
 
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and a heads up, you should mention that RUU'ing might not be necessary beings that the decrypted ROM was released with all of the IMG's inside of it. that way people can just flash the /system, recovery, or the kernel or so on and so forth. I personally have had less failures with fastboot than any device RUU.
 
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Sjflowerhorn said:
and a heads up, you should mention that RUU'ing might not be necessary beings that the decrypted ROM was released with all of the IMG's inside of it. that way people can just flash the /system, recovery, or the kernel or so on and so forth. I personally have had less failures with fastboot than any device RUU.
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Eh I though of doing that myself when I initially went to test it out but I decided against it because I wanted to take as few chances as possible to ruining my phone (I don't have an extra $100 laying around to replace it with) and also the OTA writes over all of them anyways so I didnt bother.

Im off to bed ill be able to answer questions in about 8 hours either post them here to PM me ill get back to em i promise :)

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Failed so far anyone has any ideas on how someone who didnt get the ota yet could update otherwise im just waiting.

so far i tried re locking and then i RUU'd. And since i havent been issued the OTA officially by BIG RED i then attempted to

Fastboot flash TWRPrecovery.img
reboot recovery
adb push OTAPkg.zip /cache/fumo/
adb push suinstall.zip /sdcard/
adb shell
chmod 755 /cache/fumo/OTAPkg.zip
exit
adb reboot bootloader
Fastboot flash stock recovery.img
Fastboot flash stock boot.img
reboot into stock recovery and FAIL


I feel like it is worth redownloading and giving it another shot(would be a 4rth time technically lol)

i just realized the entire time it was telling me that the stock recovery can't read my sdcard. . . . . . hmmmmmmm ill try plugged into usb i know the nexus 7 was wierd like that.
 
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I flashed the stock recovery using flash image gui. Took the ota update and my bootloader remained unlocked but I did lose root. I simply installed twrp recovery and flashed the Su.busybox.Installer that I used to root the phone originally. I am currently on the new update rooted and bootloader unlocked.

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Bigandrewgold said:
Well now that we have s off things just got a little easier.

Really? Could you link me the info?
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What do you mean.

For s off there is a thread in the dev section.

For the things getting easier, well now we don't have to do the ota to get the new radios. We can just flash them. Then the rest of the changes can be incorporated into roms and kernels.

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    I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR DEVICE OR YOU LOSE YOUR ALREADY UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER
    THIS ONLY WILL WORK IF YOU HAVE UNLOCKED YOUR BOOTLOADER BEFORE THE OTA
    GOOD LUCK TO ANYONE BRAVE ENOUGH TO TAKE THE PLUNGE

    IF YOU ARE S-OFF PLEASE VISIT THIS THREAD
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    To better explain this guide, what it does is explains how to get the 2.04 OTA firmware without losing your already ***Unlocked*** bootloader. You will have to lock your bootloader, then RUU back to 1.15, re-unlock your bootloader and take the OTA and then re-flash a custom recovery.​

    This is what I did and it should work (Not a 100% Guarantee) :

    Download the 1.15 RUU
    Have your ORIGINAL Unlock_code.bin token ready (from when you've unlocked your bootloader on the 1.15 release)
    Backup ALL of your sdcard contents as this will completely wipe the device
    Have about 30~60 minutes to sit down and do this

    [Step 1]:
    Boot into Bootloader and if you aren't in fastboot click on fastboot to get there and if it says " fastboot usb " you're good now


    [Step 2]:
    Enter the following command:
    Code: 
    fastboot oem lock
    Then let it do its thing, it might reboot.


    [Step 2a]:
    Boot back into fastboot then right click RUU and click on " Run as Administrator " then follow the on screen instructions.


    [Step 3]:
    After the RUU finishes power off the device and then boot back into bootloader again and get to " fastboot usb " then open command prompt and navigate to where you have your " Unlock_code.bin "


    [Step 3a]:
    Enter the following code:
    Code: 
    fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin


    [Step 3b]:
    On your device use [Vol Up] to select " Yes " and then [Power] to proceed.


    [Step 4]:
    Then boot up and go to the " Update System " and check for an update (It should prompt you to take the OTA, do it)

    You should now be good to go with the latest firmware and all thats left it to reflash TWRP or CWM and either a ROM of your choice or a Nandroid.
    *** TAMPERED ***
    *** UNLOCKED ***
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    Here is a good ROM to flash after OTA [ROM][2.04.605.2] Stock Rooted Deodexed Zipaligned Semi-Debloated + Extras

    After I completed all of these steps and took the OTA, I did not have to reflash the Unlock_code.bin file to unlock my bootloader it stayed unlocked after I took the OTA but in case yours does not just re-flash the Unlock_code.bin file one more time and it should do the trick.

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    Here is my proof that it worked for me:
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    docnok63
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    This is not how I did it, but glad it worked for you. I followed the guide here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2017525

    I backed up my pics, movies, music and whatnot, then I flashed TWRP 2.4.1.0 and did a Nandroid backup of system and data. TWRP is known on our device to make better backups and restores than CWR. ***NOTE*** flashing the RUU will completely wipe your phone including your backup. Make sure you copy the entire TWRP folder to your PC!!!***

    Next, I locked my bootloader using:
    Code: 
    fastboot oem lock

    I then flashed the RUU as administrator. When the device boots up don't worry about GPS or signing into Google. Force an OTA update under Settings\About\Software update. Accept the update. It will download and then ask you if you want to apply. Answer yes.

    The phone will reboot into stock recovery and start flashing updates. It will reboot the recovery at least once while doing so. Do not touch your phone until it boots into Android automatically. Again, don't worry about GPS or Google login. You SHOULD boot into a message that says the 2.04 update was successful. The first reboot from my "update" did not stick. I had to force another OTA update download and told it to apply again. It worked for me the second time.

    Once you have a successful 2.04 update, fastboot into bootloader and unlock your bootloader again with your original unlock_code.bin.

    I'm not sure if this applies any more, but step 8 of that guide says to flash the unlocked kernel and recovery. He's referring to the kernel ripped from dsb's s-off dev phone he got from the DNA launch. It allows for root access and custom recoveries to be installed. I'm not sure if this is necessary any more, but it's the only kernel I know that when you flash it, it automatically makes the phone boot into Android and you have the new "Do no not distribute outside of HTC blah blah blah" HTC logo screen. It also makes your bootloader say ***TAMPERED*** again.

    I've uploaded it here (Right click and save)

    After it boots into Android copy the TWRP directory back from your PC. Reboot into fastboot and flash TWRP and any kernel you want. Restore your backup (system and data.) Flash any kernel modules necessary. Wipe dalvik cache and cache (do not factory reset or wipe system.) Reboot and PROFIT. (Restore your pics, movies, music and whatnot.)

    Again, this is how I did it. YMMV.
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    docnok63 said:
    When I click your proof button, nothing happens. All other "show content" work.

    The newer kernels may allow root and custom recovery without messing with the HTC boot screen and putting tampered on the bootloader. I just did it to better safe than sorry.
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    Oh well it should have loaded some pictures that I uploaded I'm on the OTA stock kernel. And the the tampered msg I believe is related to using a custom recovery as well as the boot screen msg

    Everything seems to be working like all my root apps and such

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    Sjflowerhorn said:
    so in this case being

    "/cache/fota/OTAPkg.zip"

    because that is the only zip name i have seen since its debut. and thanks BTW.
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    Yes that's what I believe it is

    trickster2369 said:
    I have decided to give her hell and am almost done with the RUU/OTA UPDATE. I'll report back in a few when I get things all buttoned up.

    Relock: Check
    RUU: Check
    Unlock: Check
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    Yup looks right so far, if it locks after the OTA try a few more times to run the token
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    @docnok63 to answer your question about the kernel being unsecure it is i was looking around and found it " ro.secure=0 "

    Please vote in the poll too that would help me out a lot I appreciate it

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