RUU M8_VZW files (s-off only)

JediMindTrixx · Aug 22, 2014

rudyolph said:
Ok so I chatted up with HTC. They said I could use one of their 3 options:
1.) Send in the phone for repair under their Advantage program to get fixed.
2.) Send them my phone and they send a refurb out once they receive it.
3.) They will send me a phone first and I'll send mine out after. $600 cc hold until they receive my phone.

So now..since I can't seem to get this thing back to stock using this approach which option should I take....decisions decisions.
Has anyone tried sending in their phone with a custom ROM on it still and not had issues with warranty?
Also...any idea how good of quality their refurbs are? My phone is emaculate minus this one major issue. lol

Have you tried to flash another custom ROM just to see if it is a hardware issue or maybe something in ViperOne?

Have you tried this?

rudyolph · Aug 22, 2014

JediMindTrixx said:
Have you tried to flash another custom ROM just to see if it is a hardware issue or maybe something in ViperOne?

Have you tried this?

Yes I tried that method. I have also tried carbon rom, multiple version of viperone, and also just recently a stock rom with nothing but root. The viper roms either fail to install or once I finally get an install working everything crashes later on. Carbon ROM didn't completely install even though it looked like it did. I only had half a adroid built and most things were missing and apps crashed. The stock ROM I just did looked very promising. The install went smooth and it ran great for a couple hours. Then...it started crashing like crazy again and locking up. I'm definitely thinking this is a hardware issue. Some kind of memory issue most likely. Hopefully the refurb is in decent condition because my phone is super immaculate. Scratches make me crazy.

JediMindTrixx · Aug 22, 2014

rudyolph said:
Yes I tried that method. I have also tried carbon rom, multiple version of viperone, and also just recently a stock rom with nothing but root. The viper roms either fail to install or once I finally get an install working everything crashes later on. Carbon ROM didn't completely install even though it looked like it did. I only had half a adroid built and most things were missing and apps crashed. The stock ROM I just did looked very promising. The install went smooth and it ran great for a couple hours. Then...it started crashing like crazy again and locking up. I'm definitely thinking this is a hardware issue. Some kind of memory issue most likely. Hopefully the refurb is in decent condition because my phone is super immaculate. Scratches make me crazy.

Yeah, that sucks bro! One more thing you could try is get a SD card and make sure to wipe internal in twrp, if you can't get SD card, attach your phone to your PC and delete everything but the folder with ROMs in it since with no SD card you can't wipe internal.

The refurbs are usually pretty decent.

rudyolph · Aug 22, 2014

Hmm I thought you could still wipe internal with twrp regardless of a physical SD?

JediMindTrixx · Aug 22, 2014

rudyolph said:
Hmm I thought you could still wipe internal with twrp regardless of a physical SD?

I just looked, you're probably right since it does say "Internal Storage." I just remember on my M7 I wiped internal and everything was gone. It was a ***** to get back. Had to sideload my ROM. If you wiped it before, then you're absolutely correct... I know if may sound dumb, but try wiping everything x3. I've since residual stuff left from previous ROMs. What version of TWRP are you using?

rudyolph · Aug 23, 2014

2.7.1.0 which is the latest for the m8.

Tigerstown · Aug 23, 2014

http://projectelite.net/actngrezy/buck/m8/vzw/TWRP/Buck-TWRP-2.7.1.0-m8wlv_8-20-14.img

Here is the twrp I'm using.

Tejh · Sep 3, 2014

edit: nevermind!

dottat · Sep 3, 2014

Tejh said:
edit: nevermind!

I like these posts!

Tejh · Sep 3, 2014

dottat said:
I like these posts!

It was me being impatient. I didn't realize that in hboot, there was a progress bar to the side. If people get worried that the System part of the hboot flash keeps saying Unzipping and Updating, it does take a while.

billymaloney3 · Sep 4, 2014

Tejh said:
It was me being impatient. I didn't realize that in hboot, there was a progress bar to the side. If people get worried that the System part of the hboot flash keeps saying Unzipping and Updating, it does take a while.

Thanks for sharing I was starting to worry but ill just hold tight now

JB_Da_Greatest · Sep 9, 2014

Can I use this to get back to stock for the ota???

dottat · Sep 9, 2014

JB_Da_Greatest said:
Can I use this to get back to stock for the ota???

You can...or you wait until Wednesday and use the updated one or do firmware upgrade separately. Santod usually posts firmware up.

xsteven77x · Sep 9, 2014

Looking forward to this being updated

chupajr · Sep 12, 2014

So, um, dumb question. What happens if you run this and are s-on? Bricktown?

I got a replacement phone today and stupidly accepted the sw update without thinking of the implications on s-offing it.

dottat · Sep 12, 2014

chupajr said:
So, um, dumb question. What happens if you run this and are s-on? Bricktown?

I got a replacement phone today and stupidly accepted the sw update without thinking of the implications on s-offing it.

Sunshine was updated to address that for you.. s-off RUU won't flash for you as S is on and it will enforce signing.

None of my S-off only RUU's will flash for you. The only RUU that will flash for s-on users is one that matches their current (or newer) software/firmware combo.

worm9110 · Sep 12, 2014

Encrypted Internal Storage

Thanks for this. I encrypted my internal storage running Venom 1.8 and it was a mess to get off. I did factory reset but with TWRP installed it used that bootloader to try to wipe phone instead of the RUU bootloader. Since TWRP doesn't see SENSE encrypted storage it could not clean up my \data partition or my internal storage. The only way was to run this RUU to overwrite the internal storage and rebuild the partitions. Now I my internal storage is back to normal and I was able to install Venom 2.4 after the firmware update. Don't encrypt your internal storage if you don't need too. I prevents functions with TWRP from seeing the internal storage, i.e. performing a backup.

the_rooter · Sep 13, 2014

in nee of some help i am trying to do step two and everytime i bring the phone to hboot it says image invalid or not found. the card has been formated to fat32. any ideas?

dottat · Sep 13, 2014

the_rooter said:
in nee of some help i am trying to do step two and everytime i bring the phone to hboot it says image invalid or not found. the card has been formated to fat32. any ideas?

You named the file correctly with no other file extensions added on?

the_rooter · Sep 13, 2014

dottat said:
You named the file correctly with no other file extensions added on?

the zipfile name is op6BIMG

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