Root Need help updating new 2nd hand phone

[Dannyboy0310]

@saltire When you say....

Reboot to boot loader, then using vol buttons highlight HBOOT in the menu and select using the power button. The boot loader should then recognise the zip file and work through installing the full stock setup, your phone will probably reboot a few times during the process this is normal.

I don't get this bit >>the boot loader should then recognise the zip file and work through installing the full stock setup, your phone will probably reboot a few times during the process this is normal.

The phone quickly whizzes through the screen attached in about half a second....it doesn't appear to be installing anything as it doesn't take a while or reboot a few times or anything like that, just goes back to above screen.

 

[Dannyboy0310]

please disregard above post @saltire

Im just being thick!!!

Ok so I'm back to the post where it checks for a bit,then in red says press power to reboot...

 

[EarlyMon]

If the phone were unlocked, none of this world work.

I apologize. When the HBOOT screen comes up instead of FASTBOOT, it's OK to just select FASTBOOT and the installation will begin.

 

[EarlyMon]

Did you just install the original RUU that we've been doing all along?

 

[EarlyMon]

It's probably getting on to lunchtime there, so I'll be back.

If the update fails, go back to the post with the new RUU - big red text at the top - and install it twice, one after the other.

I'll be back.

 

[Dannyboy0310]

Yes i did original RUU

So, what do i replace in these steps in order to put that latest firmware via RUU:

1. Download that file.

2. Do not unzip it or play with it, just save it somewhere on your Mac.

3. The default Downloads folder is just fine - in fact, please do that so I can simplify the instructions further.

4. Finder -> Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal --- launch that.

5. In the terminal, say this exactly, it's ok to copy and paste from here to there with the command-c/v trick, or the mouse, either is fine:

cd Downloads

6. Make sure we have it, in terminal say:

ls -l 0P6BIMG*

You'll see a cryptic listing for the file:

0P6BIMG_M8_UL_K444_SENSE60_MR_HTC_Europe_3.28.401.9_R_Radio_1.22.21331147A1.29G_20.67.4196.01_release_402839_signed-decrypted.zip

If you're in the right place. If not, stop and ask me.

7. In the terminal say:

md5 0P6BIMG*

Look for it to say the long file name = be3efe42a5a4049292532847ff893556

If it doesn't say that string of alphabet soup at the end, stop, talk to me.

8. Make life easier. In the terminal say:

mv 0P6BIMG(now press the tab key and don't put in the () chars I just used) 0P6BIMG.zip

The tab key makes the file name expand to full size. Note the first character is a zero and after the P6B that's a capital I.

Stop and tell me if it goes wrong.

If you want the copy/paste version copy and paste this all as one line INSTEAD OF THE ABOVE WAY:

mv 0P6BIMG_M8_UL_K444_SENSE60_MR_HTC_Europe_3.28.401.9_R_Radio_1.22.21331147A1.29G_20.67.4196.01_release_402839_signed-decrypted.zip 0P6BIMG.zip

9. Verify it's right, say -

ls -lh 0P6BIMG.zip

And stop if it doesn't show a file about 1.5 GB long.

10. Follow @@saltire's instructions:

 

[EarlyMon]

In the post with the new RUU link, I've given you the replacement for the copy and paste in step 8.

I've also provided the new md5 value for that file.

Install it twice.

 

[Dannyboy0310]

Okie dokie.

Shall i delete that old ruu 0p6b file from downloads....?

 

[EarlyMon]

Okie dokie.

Shall i delete that old ruu 0p6b file from downloads....?

Good idea, yes!

PS - I had thought of that and the mv command would have given you the opportunity to clobber the old one, but your way is cleaner and clearer.

 

[Dannyboy0310]

i think we may be un business....got a different screen up then that said, do u want to update? vol up > yes Vol down > No!!

and i have another different screen which says update is in progress!!

Never seen all this bit before?!?!

I'm excited

 

[Dannyboy0310]

should i still flash twice even though its doing all this?

 

[Dannyboy0310]

i think u may have cracked it @EarlyMon

 

[Dannyboy0310]

more progress

says Android is upgrading after rebooting, optimising app 1 of 223....

 

[EarlyMon]

Yes, by all means, it's important to flash it twice when doing the RUU from the sd card - it's an idiosyncrasy of what the updated HBOOT stuff needs to work right and be truly healthy.

Install the RUU again. You don't have to download it again - just install it again.

After the second installation, remove from sd card.

After complete, go back to HBOOT with the volume down / power trick.

Go into RECOVERY.

wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache
reboot (to system)


By the way -

That update screen you're seeing is part of new greatness built-in to Lollipop.

Wait until you get a chance to use it.

Be prepared for lots of stuff to run smoother than you've seen before and for a pretty good chance at a nice bump upwards on your battery life.

We'll have to see later if any sort of bugs remain but you're now going to be running like a new M8 with Lollipop out of the box.

Hope this is getting you happy.

 

[Dannyboy0310]

Brilliant...im getting excited

 

[EarlyMon]

Brilliant...im getting excited

Perfect.

Because I have been saving this gem in a browser tab ever since you asked me if I charged for this...

I'll be back around in a while, I'm sure I'll be hearing pretty much just good news.

 

[Dannyboy0310]

Hahaha!! over the moon dude!! Its all good, I'm now officially on lollipop!!

Thanks for your time and patience over the last few days. and @saltire too.

Absolute genius!! how the hell do u figure this s**t out?! do u do it for a living?!

Any way I can repay u? The wifes over the moon too, I've been glued to my phone/mac for days!!

Top man @EarlyMon ..... howe ya one!!!

 

[EarlyMon]

It's a hobby.

By trade, I'm a systems designer and engineer.

Glad you got it sorted out, I dropped you a line with best wishes in case you missed this!

 

[Dannyboy0310]

Good stuff man! Any idea about that backup in drop box?

 

[EarlyMon]

Dropbox or HTC backup??

 

[saltire]

Cool, sorry I wasn't around to confuse things [emoji6]

Although I don't have a Mac so really glad EarlyMon picked this up, thanks EM.

Still not sure why OTA didn't work for you, still all good now.

 

[EarlyMon]

Lol confuse, I don't feel that way at all!

Yeah, I kept wondering if there was a point release (minor update) for that over there and they somehow moved on and decided if true, the Lollipop RUU made better sense (no pun lol).

Plus the previous owner may (must?) have been aware of an update issue and that was part of the decision to sell.

PS - if I'm ever not around and someone has a Mac, you can have them do everything on the phone. Use Dolphin, never Chrome, for the phone download. Slower, have to be more careful, but still doable.

 

[Dannyboy0310]

The back up is in Dropbox, I'm sure I hit the back up now feature in the phone and it backed up to my Dropbox account but when I tried restoring from backup in initial settings, it said my password is wrong. After numerous attempts and clicking reset link a few times (no email arrives) it appears I don't have an HTC account?? Even though I can see my back up in drop box.

Thanks for yesterday again

 

[Dannyboy0310]

Back up in drop box.

So I get apps back through play store and get wallpaper back. Just no Contacts, Messages, cakanders notes, app data

 

[EarlyMon]

@saltire have you seen HTC do this for backups?

I can't remember if I've seen this over here, am drawing a blank, or what.