[HOW TO] Unlock bootloader, root, flash custom recovery, rom ..
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No , my phone is sim free (cid 032) .
I unlock Boatloader and instal custom recovery , (Phone is not rooted) ... then I tried to flash zip file PJ4020000_OTA_VILLEC2_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.15.401.100-1.11.401.110_release_2865916 (121 mb) .... but its failed -E: failed to verify whole-file signature ...
what should I do ???
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You cant flash the ota zip via custom recovery. visit http://www.androidfiles.org/ruu/?dir=VilleC2 and download the RUU htc europe 2.15 . then backup all data. relock bootloader and flash the RUU as a exe file on the pc. if you need details post back.
Check out link in my signiture, I have translated guides in Serbian, maybe will be a bit easier for you.
Sent from my HTC One S
Sent from my HTC One S
OK Thanks , I do it all and flashed exe file
RUU_VILLEC2_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.15.401.100_Radio_16.21.20.02U_16.09.20.11_M2_release_286571_signed
Now in my phone is 4.0.4 (soft. 2.15.401.100) .... and my question is how to update/flash phone with (zip file) OTA_VILLEC2_U_JB_45_S_HTC_Europe_3.17.401.102_16.22.20.03U_16.11.20.24_M_release_305849f16hjx6h6neosbyn
What should I do ? Thanks
Frankly I just waited for the OTA but you could try this. You could try this, rename the zip as update.zip. put in the sdcard and reboot into recovery. Mind you this should be stock recovery and not twrp. then there should be an option to install from zip. That should do the trick.
AGAIN PLEASE DO A BACKUP BEFORE TRYING. I HAVE NOT PERFORMED THIS BUT THEORETICALLY THIS IS THE PROCEDURE.
As you are still on stock the chance of mistake is minimal but still do exercise caution.
Not working , when reboot in to recoveru there is no option "instal from zip"
(or any instal/update or else)
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Not working , when reboot in to recoveru there is no option "instal from zip"
I am sorry but it's been a while I entered stock recovery. Can you tell me the options there are in the stock recovery page?
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since your cid is 032 what you could do is try out this guide:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2164783
to update to official 4.1.1 and hboot 3.01
you should be able to manually flash updated firmware.zip with adb and OTA from TWRP recovery (i have flashed OTA with that guide just now, but did not flash firmware from it so i'm not sure will it work and upgrade your hboot version)
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2164783
to update to official 4.1.1 and hboot 3.01
you should be able to manually flash updated firmware.zip with adb and OTA from TWRP recovery (i have flashed OTA with that guide just now, but did not flash firmware from it so i'm not sure will it work and upgrade your hboot version)
I tried that last night , haved unloked boatloader + twrp recovery and I try from twrp recovery to flash zip file OTA_VILLEC2_U_JB_45_S_HTC_Europe_3.17.401.102_16.22.20.03U_16.11.20.24_M_release_305849f16hjx6h6neosbyn
but it gives me a erorr ... (E: failed to verify whole-file signature ...)
So today I relock boatloader and flash phone with exe: RUU_VILLEC2_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.15.401.100_Radio_16.21.20.02U_16.09.20.11_M2_release_286571_signed
Now when I go to recovery it gives me just a black screen and a circle with a green arrow.
So you think that I must again unlock boatloader / instal twrp recovery and tried flash/update with OTA Jb zip file ??? do I need to root phone before?
I think you are entering the download mode. try do it again properly you should be able to enter. stock recoveries are a little tricky to enter.
or you could try this
go to the location where you have adb installed. shift rightclick empty space and use command from here.
then try"adb reboot recovery" without quotes. make sure usb debugging in on. in case you dont understand anything message back.
circle with green arrow is due to having stock recovery, you need to unlock bootlader again and flash twrp
but before flashing twrp try to flash firmware.zip from OTA zip using adb (step 6 & 7)
that should update your hboot, after that unlock bootloader, flash twrp and from it flash OTA zip (remove signature verification from twrp options, not sure if it is under advanced settings or when flashing zip)
also, don't forget to remove
from updater-script inside ota zip (open zip with 7zip or winrar, extract it from zip, edit with notepad++, delete old from zip and copy edited one inside) else you will get an error.
but before flashing twrp try to flash firmware.zip from OTA zip using adb (step 6 & 7)
that should update your hboot, after that unlock bootloader, flash twrp and from it flash OTA zip (remove signature verification from twrp options, not sure if it is under advanced settings or when flashing zip)
also, don't forget to remove
from updater-script inside ota zip (open zip with 7zip or winrar, extract it from zip, edit with notepad++, delete old from zip and copy edited one inside) else you will get an error.
I have actually never bothered to enter the stock recovery so had no idea we cant. So when we enter bootloader and press enter recovery the above image turns up and nothing else??
it is easy my friend you just need UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER , TWRP CUSTOM RECOVERY
if you have now the ota.zip open it with 7zip on windows 7 then find file "updater-script" in the directory META-INF/com/google/android.
when you find it copy it to desktop and edit it with notepad++ find these words or line
ifelse( is_ship_bootloader(getprop("ro.bootloader")) == "t" ,
assert(check_cid(getprop("ro.cid"), "00000000" , "11111111" ,
"22222222" , "33333333" , "44444444" , "55555555" , "66666666" ,
"77777777" , "88888888" , "99999999" , "HTC__044") == "t");
);
and delete that line and save it, after saving it exit the notepad++, hold on to your new saved "updater-script" file in a safe place.
after that go back to the open ota.zip and go back to META-INF/com/google/android. and delete the "updater-script".
after deleting it locate your recently edited "updater script" (it is the one i asked you to edit on notepad++)
after locating it,drag it to META-INF/com/google/android located inside the OTA.zip
remember! before closing the OTA.zip go back to the root where there is "META-INF,System,Firmware,FotaBoot and etc" copy or drag the FIRMWARE to the adb and fast boot folder
then....save or close the OTA.zip and put it on the phones storage.
then follow this steps now
plig in your phone,make sure adb debugging is enable...
then
6th step:this time to OEM update mode: adb reboot oem-78
7th step: Flash the firmware update: fastboot flash zip firmware.zip. If this complains without getting you a green progressbar on the screen, try it again – the second time it usually sticks.(even if it fails the the 4th time around just try and try it)
Once this process completes, reboot the phone again in the new bootloader: fastboot reboot-bootloader.
Now you can unlock your bootloader again, using the Unlock_Code.bin file you got from htcdev.com: fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_Code.bin.
At this point, you’d sure as hell wish you’d made a backup, if you didn’t. Because now your phone is wiped, reset to factory default. Don’t say I didn’t warn you upfront.
8th step: After the reboot finishes, you can once again boot in booloader/fastboot mode, and flash your recovery anew. For Clockworkdmod Recovery, the command is fastboot flash recovery <filename.img> Now you can boot the phone in the recovery (select the option from the bootloader menu).
9th step: Once in the recovery, it’s time to restore your nandroid backup. You did make one, did you?
If you finished restoring the backup, or you can now flash the OTA zip on the phone, updating the ROM to the new version or stock version.
After this, you just need to reboot one more time, this time to the ROM itself. Let it finish upgrading all applications, and tadaa, your freshly upgraded phone.
hope this helps my friend,
feel free to thank me
-xander
Recovery issue
I am having an issue after flashing TWRP that when I go in recovery and select it takes me to a image that says HTC Quietly Brilliant and then some message about how this build is for developers only, etc. It just hangs there. Did I download the wrong version of TWRP? I got 2.4.4 from techeratta site listed in the OP. Thoughts?
Thanks!
Update: I tried with TWRP 2.3.3 as well and I get stuck at the same place. As soon as I select Recovery from the bootloader it brings me to the htc splashscreen with the "This build is for developer purposes only Do not distribute outside of HTC without HTC's written permission., etc." What am I missing???
Update 2: I figured it out. I was installing the TWRP for the S3 and I needed the S4. Please ignore!
I am having an issue after flashing TWRP that when I go in recovery and select it takes me to a image that says HTC Quietly Brilliant and then some message about how this build is for developers only, etc. It just hangs there. Did I download the wrong version of TWRP? I got 2.4.4 from techeratta site listed in the OP. Thoughts?
Thanks!
Update: I tried with TWRP 2.3.3 as well and I get stuck at the same place. As soon as I select Recovery from the bootloader it brings me to the htc splashscreen with the "This build is for developer purposes only Do not distribute outside of HTC without HTC's written permission., etc." What am I missing???
Update 2: I figured it out. I was installing the TWRP for the S3 and I needed the S4. Please ignore!
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anyone has hboot 3.06 mine is hboot 2.11 how can i upgrade to 3.06? i cant use the kernels
you probably need to update
1. Can I do this with relocked bootloader and stock recovery?
2. Do i really have to unlock bootloader and flash custom recovery after flashing the firmware update?
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33Unlocking Bootloader
What you need:
PC
Phone
Installed HTC sync (phone drivers)
Unlocking "tool" (batch file and fastboot / adb files)
With unlocked bootloader you will be able to flash custom recovery needed for flashing ROM, rooting etc.
Guide:
- Download unlock.rar from attachment
- Extract contest of rar to your desktop
- Restart your phone
- When powering up, press and hold “Volume Down” to enter Bootloader
- With volume up / down select “Fastboot” and select it with power button
- You should see “Fastboot USB” on your phone screen
- Run “Unlock bootloader.bat” from your desktop
- Press “t” and confirm with enter to get token
- Go to HTC Dev registration and register
- Go to HTC Dev unlock bootloader
- Select “all other supported models” on right
- Skip all steps till step 9
- Paste your token like shown in step 9
- After some time you will receive E-Mail with Unlock_code.bin in attachment
- Save Unlock_code.bin to your desktop
- In “Unlock bootloader.bat ” press “u” and confirm with enter
- On your phone you should see unlock menu, move with Volume Up and select with Power
That’s it, your phone bootloader should now be unlocked and ready to flash custom recovery.
Flashing Recovery
After you are done with unlocking bootloader you can flash custom recovery.
Recommended recovery for HTC One S Ville C2 is TWRP, because it is most stable one that works with device.
You can use Superboot to root your phone and than install Goomanager from play store and flash TWRP from it
or you can try this:
- download latest TWRP recovery from HERE (one with villec2 in name is the one you need)
- download attached recovery flashing utility and extract content to your desktop
- rename recovery image to twrp.img and place it on desktop (or location where you extracted flashing utility)
- reboot your phone into fastboot (restart it and while starting press and hold volume down, when in bootloader press power to enter fastboot mode)
- run flash-recovery.bat
- press f and confirm with enter
- your recovery should now be flashed and you can enter it by selecting recovery from your bootloader screen (volume up / down to navigate, power to select)
Flashing custom ROM
After you have unlocked bootloader / installed custom recovery you can flash custom ROM
After you have found ROM that you would like to flash and saved it on your phone this are the steps you need to take:
reboot into recovery
wipe data (factory reset) and cache
go back chose "install"
locate ROM you have downloaded to your phone
after rom has been installed reboot into fastboot
now you need to flash boot.img
download fastboot files from attachment and extract them to c:/fastboot
Start cmd (win+r -> cmd)
in cmd:
cd\
cd fastboot
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
reboot phone
HBOOT versions and ROM compatibility
Not all ROMs are compatible with all HBOOT versions.
Minimum required HBOOT version for flashing SENSE based, android 4.04 or 4.1.1 (JellyBean) ROM is 2.11 (you will get it with official 4.0.4 OTA update).
You can run older versions of Sense based ROMs (4.0.3) on newer hboot versions.
This does not comply to AOSP ROMs4
it is easy my friend you just need UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER , TWRP CUSTOM RECOVERY
if you have now the ota.zip open it with 7zip on windows 7 then find file "updater-script" in the directory META-INF/com/google/android.
when you find it copy it to desktop and edit it with notepad++ find these words or line
ifelse( is_ship_bootloader(getprop("ro.bootloader")) == "t" ,
assert(check_cid(getprop("ro.cid"), "00000000" , "11111111" ,
"22222222" , "33333333" , "44444444" , "55555555" , "66666666" ,
"77777777" , "88888888" , "99999999" , "HTC__044") == "t");
);
and delete that line and save it, after saving it exit the notepad++, hold on to your new saved "updater-script" file in a safe place.
after that go back to the open ota.zip and go back to META-INF/com/google/android. and delete the "updater-script".
after deleting it locate your recently edited "updater script" (it is the one i asked you to edit on notepad++)
after locating it,drag it to META-INF/com/google/android located inside the OTA.zip
remember! before closing the OTA.zip go back to the root where there is "META-INF,System,Firmware,FotaBoot and etc" copy or drag the FIRMWARE to the adb and fast boot folder
then....save or close the OTA.zip and put it on the phones storage.
then follow this steps now
plig in your phone,make sure adb debugging is enable...
then
6th step:this time to OEM update mode: adb reboot oem-78
7th step: Flash the firmware update: fastboot flash zip firmware.zip. If this complains without getting you a green progressbar on the screen, try it again – the second time it usually sticks.(even if it fails the the 4th time around just try and try it)
Once this process completes, reboot the phone again in the new bootloader: fastboot reboot-bootloader.
Now you can unlock your bootloader again, using the Unlock_Code.bin file you got from htcdev.com: fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_Code.bin.
At this point, you’d sure as hell wish you’d made a backup, if you didn’t. Because now your phone is wiped, reset to factory default. Don’t say I didn’t warn you upfront.
8th step: After the reboot finishes, you can once again boot in booloader/fastboot mode, and flash your recovery anew. For Clockworkdmod Recovery, the command is fastboot flash recovery <filename.img> Now you can boot the phone in the recovery (select the option from the bootloader menu).
9th step: Once in the recovery, it’s time to restore your nandroid backup. You did make one, did you?
If you finished restoring the backup, or you can now flash the OTA zip on the phone, updating the ROM to the new version or stock version.
After this, you just need to reboot one more time, this time to the ROM itself. Let it finish upgrading all applications, and tadaa, your freshly upgraded phone.
hope this helps my friend,
feel free to thank me
-xander1Thank you, great how-to.
As i made my phone ready for New Roms i stucked at TWRP. If anyone else has problems there. Try this after unlocking bootloader
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1788974
And install goomanager from play store and install open recovery1Thank you, great how-to.
As i made my phone ready for New Roms i stucked at TWRP. If anyone else has problems there. Try this after unlocking bootloader
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1788974
And install goomanager from play store and install open recovery
i'm not sure will superboot work with devices upgraded to 4.1 (or if any one even ships with 4.1) but i will add it as option in OP
