[HOW TO] Unlock bootloader, Root, Flash Custom ROM, Flash Kernel

Search This thread
By:
Advanced…
force70

force70

Senior Member
Jan 27, 2012
11,485
8,063
toronto
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
Leoisback said:
Hey i 've just purchased HTC one x plus then go to this thread to do custom rom. But when i click the "link 1", the file removed. The "link 2" i downloaded then open it. But the trouble is, it tried to install a lot of start up process, my advance system care notice me then i stopep it. I tried to close strange process by task manager but "access is denied". Then i used Iobit uninstaller to remove them. I think the toolkit of second link is trouble now, plz fix it.
I'll try to install custom recovery manual by fastboot.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

No offense dude, i have a one x plus also (retired long ago) but your complaining that links and modss dont work for a long outdated device lol?
I dont think anyone is updating this thread any longer (last post was Sept 2015 if you didnt notice)and development has all but stopped for the most part due to the device being so old.

I would suggest buying a device that is not totally obsolete if you want current support and development.

sent from my Nexus 6P, Note 5, Nexus 6 or Note 4
 
B

bonespanda

Member
Mar 11, 2012
32
0
Computer doesn't recognize device in fastboot

Greetings,

I've rooted a tablet and had an stock HTC Vivid laying around and decided to try to root it. As soon as the phone reboots into fastboot my computer stops recognizing it (and yes I've tried different computers and it does the same thing). The original stock HTC data cable doesn't work, not even to charge the phone. I have not been able to find a solution for this online, so any help is appreciated.
 
S

suddug

Member
Mar 20, 2016
8
0
I have tried the same with my Sprint HTC one 8 but was not able to get it unlocked.
I am stuck in "your phone is encrypted" window. I am not able to get my phone to work. Have tried the download and has been able to get the Unlock_code.bin file and tried flashing it to the phone, it connects to the phone and asks for unlocking boot loader but when I select to unlock, it still loads back the phone into "your phone is encrypted" window and cycle starts again.

Need help getting it flashed or started again. Sprint CS was as usual useless.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I can get to fastboot menu on the phone with vol down and power key and it still shows it locked.
 
Einwod

Einwod

Senior Member
Mar 1, 2011
4,265
2,132
64
Lardos, Rhodes, Greece.
suddug said:
I have tried the same with my Sprint HTC one 8 but was not able to get it unlocked.
I am stuck in "your phone is encrypted" window. I am not able to get my phone to work. Have tried the download and has been able to get the Unlock_code.bin file and tried flashing it to the phone, it connects to the phone and asks for unlocking boot loader but when I select to unlock, it still loads back the phone into "your phone is encrypted" window and cycle starts again.

Need help getting it flashed or started again. Sprint CS was as usual useless.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I can get to fastboot menu on the phone with vol down and power key and it still shows it locked.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

You need the latest version of TWRP.
 
S

suddug

Member
Mar 20, 2016
8
0
Einwod said:
What version have you? You need version 3.0.0 or higher.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

Thanks for your quick replies. I downloaded 3.0 from their website, however not able to run program through the cmd. So I had used Hasoon gui as it was easy to work through but unable to change boot loader setting. If someone either has direction to an existing thread or can give me direction, so I can reset the phone out of password to decrypt message.

Thanks
 
Last edited:
G

GRK546

New member
Oct 7, 2016
2
0
I bought my phone through BestBuy mobile, a kiosk that sells all phones for many carriers. My carrier is Koodo which is owned by Telus. Does this make my htc One M8 an international version or telus version?
 
M

Murtaza Latiwala

Member
Aug 10, 2017
14
0
How to reverse the kernel that i flashed

hasoon2000 said:
4. How to use ADB Sideload

You may have seen what ADB Sideload around the forums but have no idea what it is. Since our HOX+ does not have an SD card, it makes things harder when you have to flash a ROM.

Here's a scenario when we need to use ADB Sideload.
1. You accidentally wiped your internal SD and have no ROM on your phone
2. You wiped your ROM and forgot to transfer a custom ROM/have no backups(Nandroid) available.
3, You have none of the above and there is no available RUU for your phone. <----- This is a real bummer.

Here are the steps to load on a ROM
I placed TWRP in my toolkit for a reason. CWM does not support ADB Sideload (as far as I know) and TWRP does.

Boot into recovery manually. Turn your device off and hold the VOLUME DOWN + POWER button together until the BOOTLOADER pops up. Press the VOLUME DOWN button until you have selected RECOVERY. Press the POWER button to get into RECOVERY.

Connect the USB Cable to your phone and computer.

In TWRP, click "Advanced" and select ADB Sideload.

Download a ROM to your computer (if you haven't already done so). Rename it as one word. For example CM10.zip, QX.zip, ARHD.zip, etc.

In my toolkit, under the extras section, press ADB Sideload a ROM. Press "Yes" when it asks you if you are in recovery. Then select the ROM you want to install. It will then sideload it to your phone and flash it.

After it finishes, press the back button. Press Reboot and select bootloader.

Pull the boot.img from the zip file and extract it.

Open my toolkit and press Flash a Kernel. Locate the boot.img and it will flash it.

You now have a ROM on your phone!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

I'd rooted my phone and wanted to have otg support to my device, for otg i had flashed a kernel.
bt after flashing it , may be the kernel was not for my phone model KLW-L22, i applied command "fastboot reboot" the phone is not rebooting ,its just switching off and starting up at the page till "honor android " and not going to my phone. so pls guide me how to reverse that flash or recover to my previous kernel and i had taken no backup of my images .Pls help me my phone is currently in the fastboot mode
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

mike1986.
[ROM] Android Revolution HD 8.0 | High Quality & Performance | Sense 5 | 2.18.401.2 | Sense 5 Toolbox 2.5
Replies
3K
Views
746K
paulsimon
paulsimon
m0narx
[ROM][International][05.06]Team Venom presents: ViperX+ 2.1.1 - welcome to the future
Replies
3K
Views
581K
C
cordekruijf
Lucky Thirteen
HOX+ Tutorial for Unlocking, Rooting & installing a custom ROM [BEGINNERS FRIENDLY ]
Replies
141
Views
130K
W
wellhopper
nik3r
[KERNEL][29-04-2015] ~=~ EliteKernel OXP 4.2.x/4.4.x ~=~
Replies
2K
Views
284K
A
alcopsy
Rapscallion16
[TOOL] WinDroid Toolkit | Unlock | Root | Flash | Install | One X+
Replies
66
Views
69K
T
Tmobilefan906

Top Liked Posts

24 Hours All time
  • There are no posts matching your filters.
  • 109
    hasoon2000
    hasoon2000
    Post 1: How to unlock your bootloader, flash a recovery and root
    Post 2: How to flash a custom ROM and kernel (boot.img)
    Post 3: How to reverse everything and go back to stock
    Post 4: How to ADB Sideload a ROM


    Alright. This is for everyone who wants to root their phone. I've seen MULTIPLE threads of the same question "Can I root my phone and How do I do it". So I hope I never have to see it again! In this tutorial, I use use my toolkit as the way to root. Doing it manually takes forever and that is why I made my toolkit.

    Requirements:
    HTC One X+ (charged to at least 70%)
    Windows XP,Vista,7 (8 is not officially supported since I don't have the drivers)
    USB cable
    Ability to read and follow step-by-step
    Understanding that I am no way guaranteeing anything. If you screw up your phone, you probably didn't follow my steps and made a foolish mistake.

    Let's begin.

    Download my toolkit from here.

    Link 1 and Link 2

    Extract the FOLDER to your C: drive or to your desktop.

    MAKE SURE YOUR DIRECTORY DOES NOT HAVE A PERIOD OR SPACE.

    Open One X.exe

    So now you have my program open. Great.

    On your phone, go to Settings -> Developer Options and Enable USB Debugging.

    From my toolkit, Click 1. Install HTC Drivers.

    After the drivers install, restart your computer.

    After your computer loads up, open my toolkit and connect your phone to the computer. Your phone should now be recognized.

    Now, click 2. Register at HTCDev. Register with a VALID email address and LEAVE the web browser open.

    Now, under the commands section of my toolkit, press Boot into Bootloader.

    You should have a nice, white, shiny screen that says FASTBOOT USB.

    Click 3. Get Token ID. Look at the pop up and it will tell you how to get the Token ID.

    Highlight where it says < < < < Identifier Token Start > > > > all the way to < < < < < Identifier Token End > > > > > and right click and it will automatically copy it.

    Now, click Submit Token ID. Your web browser should now open a new tab. Scroll down and in the empty box, paste your Token ID. Press submit. HTCDev now emailed you your unlock token.

    Your phone should still be in the bootloader. Now, go to the email address you registered to HTCDev and DOWNLOAD your unlock_code.bin. Press 5. Unlock Bootloader. Locate your unlock_code.bin and it will flash it to your phone.

    READ the warning. THIS WILL WIPE ALL YOUR DATA FROM THE PHONE.

    When you agree to it, press the volume up button and press the power button to accept it. Your phone will now restart.

    When your phone loads up, go through the set up wizard. Then, on your phone, go to Settings -> Developer Options and Enable USB Debugging.

    Under the Extras section, press Perm Root. It will push SuperSU.zip to your phone.

    Under commands, press Boot into Bootloader once again.

    Now, it is time to flash a recovery. The custom recovery is for 2 different devices

    TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) is a custom recovery that will allow you to flash custom ROMs, Mods, etc.

    If your phone is from AT&T or Telus, then flash the one that says TWRP ATT/Telus.

    If your phone is NOT from AT&T or Telus, then flash the one that says TWRP International.

    After it flashes, remove the USB cable and have HBOOT selected in bootloader. Press the power button and it will reload to another screen. Press the Volume Down button until you get to Recovery. Press the power button to select it.

    Go to Backup and back up your boot and system partition. Always have a back up before you flash or do anything.

    After that, go to Install and locate SuperSU.zip. Click it and slide the screen on the bottom to flash it. After it flashes, reboot the phone.

    In your app drawer (your menu with all the apps), open SuperSU. If it says the binary needs to be updated, then update it. If it doesn't, then you are fully rooted!
    View
    54
    hasoon2000
    hasoon2000
    Post 2: How to flash a custom ROM and kernel (boot.img)

    The fun part! Now, I will teach you how to flash a ROM and boot.img

    Find a ROM you like, the first thing you should do is make sure it is COMPATIBLE with your phone. If you find a ROM that is for AT&T and you have the International model, don't be an idiot and flash it. I will not help you with that since you already agreed to my warning from the first post.

    AT&T and Telus ROMs are compatible with each other.

    International models won't work on an AT&T/Telus HOX+ and Vice Versa.

    Also, DO NOT ASK IF YOU CAN FLASH A ROM FROM ANOTHER DEVICE!

    Will it work? NO! Will it ever work? NO! Can I flash it anyways? Brick your device, I don't care. I warned you.

    Let's get back on task. So you found the ROM you want to try, so go ahead and download it. KEEP THE THREAD OPEN! MAKE SURE YOU READ EVERYTHING AND REREAD IT AGAIN! READ WHAT USERS SAID ABOUT IT AND ABOUT BUGS! GO AHEAD AND READ THE WHOLE ENTIRE THREAD! GAIN KNOWLEDGE!!

    Connect your USB cable to your phone. View the folders on your phone. I like to make a folder called ROMs on my phone and transfer it in there.

    After you transfer it, open my toolkit and press Boot into Recovery. When you are in TWRP, MAKE A BACKUP!!!

    After you make a backup AKA a Nandroid, click Wipe. Wipe Cache, Dalvik, Factory Reset and System. NOTHING ELSE! If you click anything else, IT WILL WIPE YOUR SD CARD AND YOU WILL HAVE MORE ISSUES ON YOUR HEAD!

    So you wiped everything. Great. Your phone is ROMless, Yay!

    Now go back and press install. Go to the folder where the ROM you downloaded, is located in. Select the ROM and slide the screen to flash it. After it flashes, press the back button. Press Reboot and Reboot into bootloader. Open the ROM you downloaded from your computer. You should see boot.img. Extract it to your computer. Open my toolkit and press Flash a Kernel. Locate the boot.img and it will flash it.

    After it flashes, press reboot from the phone.

    Congrats! Enjoy your fully working or borked ROM! Remember, DO NOT ASK FOR ETAs, DO NOT BUG/PM A DEV ABOUT UPDATES, and BE RESPECTFUL TO THE DEVELOPERS!
    View
    37
    hasoon2000
    hasoon2000
    Post 3: How to reverse everything and go back to stock

    Now, let's talk about getting back to stock. There are 2 ways to do this.

    1. Flash the stock RUU (If available) (Recommended)
    2. Restore your Nandroid (backup that I told you to make earlier)

    1. I'll talk about flashing the stock RUU first.

    Open up my toolkit and press "Factory RUU" from the links sections. I usually have the most updated RUUs that Football releases on my Dev-Host account. Download the correct RUU for your phone.

    Now, back up all your data (pictures, contacts, etc) since this will put your phone back to complete stock.

    Connect the USB cable to your phone. Press Boot into Bootloader.

    It should now say FASTBOOT USB on your screen.

    Press Relock bootloader. It may give you a security warning error or it may say failed. Who cares, ignore it. It's normal.

    Your phone will boot up normally.

    When the phone is fully loaded. Unplug and replug the USB cable back in the phone. Now,run the RUU you downloaded and follow the instructions.

    Your phone will be back to stock.

    2. Now, we will talk about restoring your nandroid backup.

    Connect your phone to the computer. Open up the folder to view the files on your phone.

    From your computer, Go to TWRP -> BACKUPS -> (Your hardware Serial Number) -> (Folder you wish to restore to) -> and copy boot.emmc.win to your computer. Rename boot..emmc.win to boot.img

    Open my toolkit and press boot into recovery.

    Click Wipe. Wipe Cache, Dalvik, Factory Reset and System. NOTHING ELSE! If you click anything else, IT WILL WIPE YOUR SD CARD AND YOU WILL HAVE MORE ISSUES ON YOUR HEAD!

    Press back and press Restore. Choose the backup to restore to.

    After it finishes, press the back button. Press Reboot and select bootloader.

    Open my toolkit and press Flash a Kernel. Locate the boot.img and it will flash it.

    You are now back to your stock Nandroid.
    View
    33
    hasoon2000
    hasoon2000
    4. How to use ADB Sideload

    You may have seen what ADB Sideload around the forums but have no idea what it is. Since our HOX+ does not have an SD card, it makes things harder when you have to flash a ROM.

    Here's a scenario when we need to use ADB Sideload.
    1. You accidentally wiped your internal SD and have no ROM on your phone
    2. You wiped your ROM and forgot to transfer a custom ROM/have no backups(Nandroid) available.
    3, You have none of the above and there is no available RUU for your phone. <----- This is a real bummer.

    Here are the steps to load on a ROM
    I placed TWRP in my toolkit for a reason. CWM does not support ADB Sideload (as far as I know) and TWRP does.

    Boot into recovery manually. Turn your device off and hold the VOLUME DOWN + POWER button together until the BOOTLOADER pops up. Press the VOLUME DOWN button until you have selected RECOVERY. Press the POWER button to get into RECOVERY.

    Connect the USB Cable to your phone and computer.

    In TWRP, click "Advanced" and select ADB Sideload.

    Download a ROM to your computer (if you haven't already done so). Rename it as one word. For example CM10.zip, QX.zip, ARHD.zip, etc.

    In my toolkit, under the extras section, press ADB Sideload a ROM. Press "Yes" when it asks you if you are in recovery. Then select the ROM you want to install. It will then sideload it to your phone and flash it.

    After it finishes, press the back button. Press Reboot and select bootloader.

    Pull the boot.img from the zip file and extract it.

    Open my toolkit and press Flash a Kernel. Locate the boot.img and it will flash it.

    You now have a ROM on your phone!
    View
    10
    hasoon2000
    hasoon2000
    and for the hell of it in case I want to add even more.
    View

New posts