as the title said, this is a good solution to get back to stock and to OTA update.
1- just download the awesome stock rom that made by mike1986 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546970&highlight=htc+one+x+*stock* (remember, the odexed one)
2- upload it to your SD
3- flash it normally as any custom rom using the CWM 5.8.4.0
4- flash the stock recovery which can be found at the same ROM thread (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img)
5- flash the stock boot.img, can be found at the same ROM thread (fastboot flash boot boot.img)
6- reboot
7- after rebooting, go to settings, about, software update
8- enjoy
just remember that it seems that mike's STOCK ROM already the latest updated one, so the update won't work till HTC officially releases the jelly bean.
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1.) is it necessary to lock the bootloader to install the OTA?
2.) i have a stock nand backup from my rom 1.29.
yesterday i flashed the boot.img from backup and restored the backup. after start my HOX came up with OTA update. so does i neet the original recovery.img too?
if yes which one can i take?
BR
1- actually i think relocking your bootloader is a must when u r running the original RUU, but here this is a stock rom to be flashed from ur CWM.
installing OTA just requires the stock boot.img and stock recovery, no need to relock the bootloader.
2- this is a fortune for me, wish i could have mine as well, then why not to restore it and get ur original OTA?
if your HOX updated the OTA already then no need to stock recovery, BTW your stock recovery can be found inside your origional RUU which can be found on filefactory server, am sure u've seen it before (just google how to extract RUU, then extract your stock recovery from it)
Hossam.Abdelsalam said:
1- actually i think relocking your bootloader is a must when u r running the original RUU, but here this is a stock rom to be flashed from ur CWM.
installing OTA just requires the stock boot.img and stock recovery, no need to relock the bootloader.
2- this is a fortune for me, wish i could have mine as well, then why not to restore it and get ur original OTA?
if your HOX updated the OTA already then no need to stock recovery, BTW your stock recovery can be found inside your origional RUU which can be found on filefactory server, am sure u've seen it before (just google how to extract RUU, then extract your stock recovery from it)
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thanks i think you helped me
that was the plan... restore the backup and then do the OTA but i´m not sure if i could install the original OTA that way or i need to flash the original recovery.img too.
maple85 said:
thanks i think you helped me
that was the plan... restore the backup and then do the OTA but i´m not sure if i could install the original OTA that way or i need to flash the original recovery.img too.
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hi
u need to get stock recovery and re lock ur phone or else the OTA wont get installed i just did it today
see this my post on the same : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32368798&postcount=112
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I'm currently running Viper X ROM on my HOX and i want to go back to stock for the JB OTA. I've made a back up in clockwork mod before flashing custom ROM.
Can i just restore the back up or do i need to do something else before? I'm a bit concerned because i had to flash boot.img from Viper X ROM before flashing the ROM itself.
So, do i need to flash boot.img from my backed up folder (stock ROM backup) or can just restore it? Or do i need to do something else?
In order to be able to update you need to flash the stock boot.img from the backup the backup stock rom and the stock recovery .....
MarcelHofs said:
In order to be able to update you need to flash the stock boot.img from the backup the backup stock rom and the stock recovery .....
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so i flash the stock boot.img and in recovery mode restore the backup with clockwork mod?
yes, flash the boot.img boot into recovery and wipe everything except sd card and then restore the backup. After that flash the stock recovery and you are good to go
MarcelHofs said:
yes, flash the boot.img boot into recovery and wipe everything except sd card and then restore the backup. After that flash the stock recovery and you are good to go
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a few more questions (noob)
when i flash the boot.img and then restore the backup can i use my phone normally then or do i need to flash the stock recovery?
will my phone still be rooted if i flash stock recovery or not?
will i be able to get an OTA update without flashing stock recover(if possible)/will rooted phones get OTA?
is the stock recovery CID specific or is ti model universal and where can i dl one?
schwarld said:
a few more questions (noob)
when i flash the boot.img and then restore the backup can i use my phone normally then or do i need to flash the stock recovery?
will my phone still be rooted if i flash stock recovery or not?
will i be able to get an OTA update without flashing stock recover(if possible)/will rooted phones get OTA?
is the stock recovery CID specific or is ti model universal and where can i dl one?
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1: Phone will work with stock boot.img and backup
2:root is rom related not recovery related. The stock rom backup should be root free to receive ota's
3:stock recovery is absolutely necessary to receive ota's
4:stock recovery is related to the main version
Fastboot getvar version-main
Check if it is the 1.29 or the 2.17 version. You need the recovery corresponding to that number. Example if you need the 2.17 recovery you can download any stock recovery that starts with that number !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859714
Stock recovery's can be downloaded from there .
MarcelHofs said:
1: Phone will work with stock boot.img and backup
2:root is rom related not recovery related. The stock rom backup should be root free to receive ota's
3:stock recovery is absolutely necessary to receive ota's
4:stock recovery is related to the main version
Fastboot getvar version-main
Check if it is the 1.29 or the 2.17 version. You need the recovery corresponding to that number. Example if you need the 2.17 recovery you can download any stock recovery that starts with that number !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859714
Stock recovery's can be downloaded from there .
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sorry to bother you again
can i use recovery.img from my stock rom backup?
Download it again preferred
I would suggest its always better to download it again
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sorry to bother you again
can i use recovery.img from my stock rom backup?
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If you made the the backup with the custom recovery you can not use that one because it wil be the custom recovery cwm 5.8.4.0 so that's a no go
You have to download the real stock recovery !
MarcelHofs said:
If you made the the backup with the custom recovery you can not use that one because it wil be the custom recovery cwm 5.8.4.0 so that's a no go
You have to download the real stock recovery !
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my cid just got jb update and i restored my backed up stock rom
i am downloading the jb ota right now and i still have root access, but you said my phone needs to be root free
so what should i do?
schwarld said:
my cid just got jb update and i restored my backed up stock rom
i am downloading the jb ota right now and i still have root access, but you said my phone needs to be root free
so what should i do?
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It doesn't need to be root free. It does need to be stock, as in, all the apps are there and unmodified.
BenPope said:
It doesn't need to be root free. It does need to be stock, as in, all the apps are there and unmodified.
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Ow yes sorry my bad
I always play on the safe side
so i have stock rom but i have the cwm recovery install i know that i can install back to stock recovery via bootloader but some have complained that after flashing have faced the 'red triangle of doom' and are now unable to either flash the update or in some cases not boot the rom so what is the safest way to do this and what is the best recovery. img file?
What I did was restore a backup of a stock ROM, flash stock recovery and OTA popped up Had no red triangle of doom. Even if you do get that, you can still boot into the bootloader and fix things.
can u post the file wich u used for the recovery?
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can u post the file wich u used for the recovery?
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You can find links to stock recoveries HERE. Choose the one that matches the base rom you are using, ie 1.29, 2.17 etc.
alright guys thanks for ur help i have returned to the stock recovery and flashed the rom thanks for all the help cheers!
Hey guys. so i had been an apple guy for a long time n can jailbreak/unlock any phone n firmware as long as the required tools are there and even fix bootloop issues etc.
I finally switched to android and own the international version HTC one X running 4.1.1 firmware . I finally deicided to root my phone . I read alot of forums , posts, issues and watched a lot of videos but still I have some questions that someone should answer .
1. Now I run firmware version 4.1.1 n software version 3.14.720.24 . I understood that after rooting , I can either keep the stock rooted firmware or can flash a custom ROM . I read the cyanogen mod 10.1 has jelly bean 4.2.2 . So if I flash that ROM , will I be able to downgrade my firmware back to my stock rooted firmware which is 4.1.1 ? ( cos in Apple i can't if i don't have the shsh) this is my 1st question.
2. I see that in order to root I should put my phone in charge only but that does not come after i upgraded to 4.1.1 . so what about it ?
3. And what is that about S-ON . I understood a little that it has to do with updating the radio ( idk guess its baseband version as in apple ) version . So if i flash cyangoen 10.1 which has features of JB 4.2.2 , does it require my S to be turned off S-OFF so that the radio version gets updated . N after turning off S-OFF and upgrading to CM 10.1 , can i again restore with my rooted stock firmware 4.1.1 cause this version will obviously have an older baseband version ??
4. And is there a stock rooted 4.2.2 version for HTC one X because when i google , all i get is the CM 10.1 mod and it has those themes, which i don't want to use . All i want is a rooted stock 4.2.2 JB firmware just like a jailbroken ios firmware.
5. I read about unrooting and relocking the bootloader in order to get the OTA updates , but found that many people have issues such as touchscreen not working n stuff like that . In iOS , i can just do a fresh install of the stock firmware and get the device updated with OTA updates . But in android , this is another chapter . Also I read that many people will actually release a updated stock ROM which I can flash instead of waiting for the OTA . The htc one x is about to get an update in august to 4.2.2 . So is the CM mod the only version with 4.2.2 or is there a stock rooted 4.2.2 version anywhere .
Sorry for my reference with Apple n iOS in every question but relating to that will make me understand the whole process well . I guess a person who has dealt with Jailbreaking iOS can answer my question effectively ..
Expecting crisp n clear replies
1: yes you can revert back to your original stock rom, just make sure you make a nandroid backup before flashing CM !
2: rooting the stock rom is done via the custom recovery. You have to install a superuser.zip wich can be found here on the forum. That will root the stock rom and you can use apps that require root access
3: s-on/s-off has not a big relation to radio's, our hox can't be made s-off. The most important thing is that you must flash the boot.img (kernel) seperate from the rom via fastboot commands or a tool
4: 4.2.2 only exist in a aosp form like CM. There is no sense based rom based on 4.2.2
5: in order to update the phone when a HTC update rolls out is to restore the stock rom nandroid backup and flash back the stock boot.img (wich is in the nandroid backup folder on the sdcard) and also flash back the stock recovery. Need links for that just PM me
Cheers
Mr Hofs said:
1: yes you can revert back to your original stock rom, just make sure you make a nandroid backup before flashing CM !
2: rooting the stock rom is done via the custom recovery. You have to install a superuser.zip wich can be found here on the forum. That will root the stock rom and you can use apps that require root access
3: s-on/s-off has not a big relation to radio's, our hox can't be made s-off. The most important thing is that you must flash the boot.img (kernel) seperate from the rom via fastboot commands or a tool
4: 4.2.2 only exist in a aosp form like CM. There is no sense based rom based on 4.2.2
5: in order to update the phone when a HTC update rolls out is to restore the stock rom nandroid backup and flash back the stock boot.img (wich is in the nandroid backup folder on the sdcard) and also flash back the stock recovery. Need links for that just PM me
Cheers
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hey thanks for answering my question mate . I get a clear picture now . .
ur ans for the last question . How many backups are there totally . From what i understood , in order to flash , first i need to use fastboot in my pc with the boot.img of the ROM . then using my phone , i need to install from the custom ROM zip file using clockworkmod . god its so confusing . pls throw some light on this process mate .. Also after rooting , when do I get to install CWM ?
CM is already rooted.
You need to do this
1: unlock the bootloader
2: flash the custom recovery
3: MAKE THE NANDROID BACKUP !!!
4: flash the boot.img from CM
5: make a full wipe in the recovery (except sdcard ofcourse !)
6: install CM.zip
7: install Gapps.zip
8: reboot
Done......
Hey thanks for the help. Now I have rooted my phone successfully. Am still on the stock rom. Will flash to CM rom tomorrow I guess.
And regarding the OTA update. I just created a nandroid back up. So in order to update OTA, I am supposed to boot the boot.img of the nandroid backup using CMD, then restore the backup in Clock work mod and then go for the update right?
And since I haven't flashed to CM rom yet, if an OTA comes, can I just update?
Am planning to wait for a few days since the official JB 4.2.2 update is gonna come so mite as well update the OTA and make a backup before I install a custom ROM.
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To update you need to flash the boot.img from the nandroid, restore the stock rom, flash back the stock recovery
But as long as you stay on your stock rooted rom you only need to flash back the stock recovery !
Mr Hofs said:
To update you need to flash the boot.img from the nandroid, restore the stock rom, flash back the stock recovery
But as long as you stay on your stock rooted rom you only need to flash back the stock recovery !
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sry to keep nagging you about this mate . .But in the nandroid back up I took , it has a boot.img , recovery.img and some more files .
So in order to perform OTA update ,
if on stock rom , then i should use the recovery.img and in CMD , "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" should be done .
If on custom rom , then i should use the boot.img in CMD , " fastboot flash boot boot.img " .. And then use recovery.img in CMD with "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" and then perform the nandroid restore .
Pls telme if I am right mate ?
I promise I won't ask you any more questions
No you can not use the recovery.img from the nandroid backup, you made the backup with a custom recovery so the recovery in the backup is a custom one and not the stock one ! Check in the general section for the collection of stock backups and read the OP carefully. There are also all links to stock HTC recoverys.
Trying to update firmware to 1.10.605.10 after S-OFF.
Changing recovery to stock, then taking OTA errors out for me using the stock ROM.
Thanks!
Yeah ...its been posted here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465774
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I tried flashing the modified zip, as well as the original, with twrp recovery and both received an error.
The modified zip gave this error -
"Error flashing zip '/sdcard/modified_OTAPkg.zip' Updating partition details..."
The rom I am using is the VZW Stock Rooted deodex, should I be using something different?
Wozzie said:
The rom I am using is the VZW Stock Rooted deodex, should I be using something different?
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The update doesn't work with a deodexed ROM. It also likely doesn't work if you've removed some of Verizon's bloat software on the stock odexed ROM.
@CNexus wants to make an updated flashable zip for rooted users, as well as a fully flashable ROM (if I am reading that right), but needs the right framework files.
Both the modified zips, and the modified recovery won't work for me for some reason.
The modified zip just errors out in TWRP.
If I try the stock recovery method -
Fastboot signed stock recovery
Take the OTA w stock ROM
Errors out
or
Flash Andy's odex stock ROM
Fastboot signed stock recovery
Take OTA
Updates firmware to .10
Fastboot TWRP, flash SU
Restore stock ROM from TWRP backup
Firmware is back to .08 now
Does restoring the stock ROM in TWRP downgrades my firmware to .08 again?
Confused :/
gzbrambila said:
Both the modified zips, and the modified recovery won't work for me for some reason.
The modified zip just errors out in TWRP.
If I try the stock recovery method -
Fastboot signed stock recovery
Take the OTA w stock ROM
Errors out
or
Flash Andy's odex stock ROM
Fastboot signed stock recovery
Take OTA
Updates firmware to .10
Fastboot TWRP, flash SU
Restore stock ROM from TWRP backup
Firmware is back to .08 now
Does restoring the stock ROM in TWRP downgrades my firmware to .08 again?
Confused :/
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Restoring a backup generally completely wipes out the current software in place. If you flashed the odexed ROM, took the OTA with the stock recovery, then restored a backup of .08, then you lost the .10 update because it was on that installed ROM. You overwrote it.
If you want the update, which was so small and negligible that it's not really even important enough to take, then you have to flash the odexed ROM, take the update with the stock recovery, and stay on that ROM. That's the only way that works presently. No one has released a working odexed or deodexed ROM with the update included, nor is there a working flashable zip that doesn't require you to be on and stay on the stock odexed ROM.
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Restoring a backup generally completely wipes out the current software in place. If you flashed the odexed ROM, took the OTA with the stock recovery, then restored a backup of .08, then you lost the .10 update because it was on that installed ROM. You overwrote it.
If you want the update, which was so small and negligible that it's not really even important enough to take, then you have to flash the odexed ROM, take the update with the stock recovery, and stay on that ROM. That's the only way that works presently. No one has released a working odexed or deodexed ROM with the update included, nor is there a working flashable zip that doesn't require you to be on and stay on the stock odexed ROM.
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Thank you. That makes perfect sense now.
gzbrambila said:
Thank you. That makes perfect sense now.
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Actually if you took the update while on stock recovery...the actual firmware portion did update and will stay updated regardless of what rom software version you are running. The update was both a software (.10) AND firmware update.
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gzbrambila said:
Trying to update firmware to 1.10.605.10 after S-OFF.
Changing recovery to stock, then taking OTA errors out for me using the stock ROM.
Thanks!
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As stated earlier the OTA doesn't play well with deodex ROMs. I figured out how to do this with no issue. Be warned as this will wipe your device. Download the decrypted RUU and boot into RUU mode and follow Zarboz's instuctions for installation. That will get you back to stock. What I did was:
relock bootloader for RUU flash
flash the RUU
OTA (don't set up your phone bc bootloader unlock will wipe it again )
unlocked bootloader again
installed custom recovery via fastboot
made unrooted stock nandroid
flash SuperSU
Also, once you have custom recovery installed you can pull the recovery_signed.img from the decrypted RUU zip and copy/paste it into fastboot directory and flash stock recovery at will for updates for your stock ROM. Tested that method and it works. I did it this way bc I was having the same issues with failed updates so I said screw it and went full on RUU
Hi all,
I'm on 4.4.3. I did the full conversion on my at&t m8. I s-off and completely rooted with twrp recovery.
I'd like to flash the 4.4.4 ruu but i think that's going to wipe my phone, it did last time at least. Is there any way I can flash it via recovery so I wont lose my data? Is there any other option?
I enjoy stock unmolested vanilla android, I shouldve gone with a GPE version, but its initial investment was just too much
Manually flash the OTA after you've flashed the stock recovery from the 4.4.3 RUU
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Manually flash the OTA after you've flashed the stock recovery from the 4.4.3 RUU
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seems easy enough? can u provide a quick how to or share a link?
1. Extract the stock recovery from the 4.4.3 RUU and flash it using fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
2. Download the OTA package from the OTA thread in General
3. Copy to the phone
4. Boot into the stock recovery
5. Select to flash the update from SD card
6. Choose the new OTA
7. Profit
You can then flash TWRP re-root the phone
EddyOS said:
1. Extract the stock recovery from the 4.4.3 RUU and flash it using fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
2. Download the OTA package from the OTA thread in General
3. Copy to the phone
4. Boot into the stock recovery
5. Select to flash the update from SD card
6. Choose the new OTA
7. Profit
You can then flash TWRP re-root the phone
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im guessing ill lose root?