Update received - flashing via TWRP?

[Dito13]

Hey there fellow U11 Users,

I just received the update concerning 60fps HD-Video etc. I use TWRP so the update can't be installed by itself. So I have two questions:

A
Where do I find the update file. I looked around a lot but couldn't locate it.

B
Once found, can I just flash it with TWRP?

Thanks in advance!

 

[aferende]

Hey there fellow U11 Users,

I just received the update concerning 60fps HD-Video etc. I use TWRP so the update can't be installed by itself. So I have two questions:

A
Where do I find the update file. I looked around a lot but couldn't locate it.

B
Once found, can I just flash it with TWRP?

Thanks in advance!

See here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/u11/how-to/collection-htcu-u11-ruu-firmware-t3612048/page63

 

[Dito13]

Alright, thanks! :good: That only leaves the first question unanswered.

 

[OMJ]

Alright, thanks! :good: That only leaves the first question unanswered.

/data/data/com.htc.updater/files

btw...twrp can install the update but you need to flash the firmware.zip inside the ota manually

 

[Dito13]

Thank you kindly!

 

[Dito13]

/data/data/com.htc.updater/files

btw...twrp can install the update but you need to flash the firmware.zip inside the ota manually

Just to be clear: I only flash the firmware.zip manually via TWRP or do I need to flash the whole ota?
Sorry for the question. I mostly handled Nexus devices...

 

[OMJ]

Just to be clear: I only flash the firmware.zip manually via TWRP or do I need to flash the whole ota?
Sorry for the question. I mostly handled Nexus devices...

twrp will install the ota zip but it wont install the firmware.zip inside, you have to extract & manually install from download mode

 

[Dito13]

grrr.... I tried following your suggestions, but recieved error 7 in TWRP. Can you help me in the right direction?

 

[OMJ]

grrr.... I tried following your suggestions, but recieved error 7 in TWRP. Can you help me in the right direction?

list your steps your using to install the ota via twrp....personally, I let the system initiate the install (booted into OS) as if I was 100% stock, once twrp loads, it automatically installs except for the firmware.zip


more details here...

 

[Dito13]

OK, I am a Noob to the HTC world. I am used to easy flashing/rooting/etc. on Nexus devices.

TWRP doesn't do anything after accepting the ota. When I try to install the OTA via TWRP I receive Error 7. I worked my way through a lot of guides here on XDA concerning manual OTA installing. One thing I tried was flashing back to stock recovery which I found in the firmware.zip of the OTA in bootloader mode. That failed also ("FAILED (remote: not allowed on PRODUCTION device).

Edit: The device has obviously an unlocked bootloader, s-on, rooted via magisk and is a DGLU device, software number 1.16.400.5

 

[schmeggy929]

Are you on an Untouched System Image? Completely stock ROM? While it is great we can flash the OTA in TWRP, the system stills needs to be stock, and of course will still have to fastboot firmware.

 

[Dito13]

Are you on an Untouched System Image? Completely stock ROM? While it is great we can flash the OTA in TWRP, the system stills needs to be stock, and of course will still have to fastboot firmware.

Yes, everything is stock.

I managed to flash the stock recovery now. I didn't remember to use the download mode /sorry. Then Then I checked for the ota again, downloaded it and tried to apply but I landed in the stock recovery with the red exclamation mark and then nothing happened.

 

[schmeggy929]

Yes, everything is stock.

I managed to flash the stock recovery now. I didn't remember to use the download mode /sorry. Then Then I checked for the ota again, downloaded it and tried to apply but I landed in the stock recovery with the red exclamation mark and then nothing happened.

re-flash twrp and try it again.

 

[Dito13]

re-flash twrp and try it again.

Same result unfortunately. TWRP hands out Error 7 and "system partition has unexpected contents" or something like that although I didn't do any tinkering with the stock rom. I flashed Magisk and did a backup before and that was all.

 

[schmeggy929]

Same result unfortunately. TWRP hands out Error 7 and "system partition has unexpected contents" or something like that although I didn't do any tinkering with the stock rom. I flashed Magisk and did a backup before and that was all.

Only thing I would say is start fresh. Backup all the data for your apps first. Flash the RUU, Take the OTA and reinstall all your apps.

 

[Dito13]

Only thing I would say is start fresh. Backup all the data for your apps first. Flash the RUU, Take the OTA and reinstall all your apps.

Thanks again - seems to have worked. It will be interesting to see which problems occur with the Android Oreo update which was announced till the end of the year by HTC