Root HTC one m8 bricked. Please help

[calym1011]

Hello, i have bricked my htc one m8. when i start it up it is stuck on the htc logo. I'm able to access bootloader, but i dont know what to do right now to get it to work. Please help me to fix this

(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.25.21331147A1.06G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 4.20.631.2
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: SH446WM03623
(bootloader) imei: **mod removed for security**
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B16000
(bootloader) cidnum: ROGER001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dcdaa6e0
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

 

[Mikestony]

Hello and welcome to AF!!
Can you provide us with some background info as to what you did, or didn't do that led up to this?
Also, I have removed your IMEI number for security purposes (folks can do not-so-nice things with it )

 

[calym1011]

i unrooted and everything and then i was trying to do the ota 5.0.1 lollipop update and then it still wouldnt work taking me to stock recovery so i flashed this OTA_M8_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_Rogers_WWE_4.20.631.2-3.34.631.4_release_41994893s8m7752dj4px5o.zip and then i flashed just the firmware but forgot i wasnt s-off anymore so like after it showed the firmware was done downloading or whatever it is onto my phone i rebooted it and couldnt get past the htc logo screen

 

[EarlyMon]

Can you access recovery from hboot?

 

[calym1011]

Can you access recovery from hboot?

yes

 

[calym1011]

but its just stock recovery

 

[EarlyMon]

Hboot says you're s-on and locked or unlocked?

 

[calym1011]

relocked, so locked i guess

 

[EarlyMon]

I'm concerned as you are about the firmware flash going wrong.

I don't know if an ruu is required or possible here to be honest - I've never much used them.

If it were me, I'd try to unlock it again, install TWRP and see if a nandroid restore will get you out of it.

Those don't go near the firmware partitions so not sure if that'll help.

You mentioned that you're not s-off anymore - did you first attempt to take it from s-off or did you mean a previous phone?

When in FASTBOOT USB mode have you tried using your pc to -

fastboot erase cache

 

[calym1011]

I'm concerned as you are about the firmware flash going wrong.

I don't know if an ruu is required or possible here to be honest - I've never much used them.

If it were me, I'd try to unlock it again, install TWRP and see if a nandroid restore will get you out of it.

Those don't go near the firmware partitions so not sure if that'll help.

You mentioned that you're not s-off anymore - did you first attempt to take it from s-off or did you mean a previous phone?

When in FASTBOOT USB mode have you tried using your pc to -

fastboot erase cache

i became s-on while unrooting. i dont know if i can unlock it or install twrp again as my usb debugging got disabled, so i dont know what to do

 

[calym1011]

UPDATE: installed twrp

 

[EarlyMon]

Fastboot may not care about usb debugging, try it.

I'll call on a friend who's expert on this stuff. Given the late hour I wouldn't expect a response tonight.

Hope this can be recovered.

 

[EarlyMon]

UPDATE: installed twrp

OK nice!

Can you get to your backups?

 

[calym1011]

i dont remember how to get my backup onto my phone because my data got reset

 

[EarlyMon]

i dont remember how to get my backup onto my phone because my data got reset

In the phone's present state I don't know if we can.

Let's take another approach and see if we can at least get you up and running.

Download ViperOneM8 (Lollipop not available) and put it in the same folder as your fastboot.

TWRP, Advanced, adb sideload, slide to activate.

PC command window where fastboot and the Viper zip file are -

adb sideload name-of-rom-file.zip

With luck, the Viper installer will launch - choose the defaults, nothing to over think, install Viper.

Best luck!

 

[EarlyMon]

Sorry forgot the download link -

http://venomroms.com/htc-one-m8/

 

[EarlyMon]

Sorry I'm doing 3 things at once.

I assume that you have adb and fastboot in the same folder.

My instructions must have looked confusing - not intended.

 

[calym1011]

it says cannot read

 

[calym1011]

i type in adb sideload rom.zip
it says loading: 'rom.zip'
* cannot read 'rom.zip' *

 

[EarlyMon]

You have to give it the exact name of the Viper zip file.

Pretty sure it's going to look like ViperOneM8_3.2.1.zip or something if you followed my link.

 

[calym1011]

You have to give it the exact name of the Viper zip file.

Pretty sure it's going to look like ViperOneM8_3.2.1.zip or something if you followed my link.

i did

 

[calym1011]

You have to give it the exact name of the Viper zip file.

Pretty sure it's going to look like ViperOneM8_3.2.1.zip or something if you followed my link.

but then i renamed it

 

[EarlyMon]

Then you had a bad download or it's not in the same folder as adb - those are the only two things that can cause that message.

In your command window, say -

dir

Make sure that Windows didn't help you rename it to rom.zip.zip it's famous for that.

In the dir listing you should see adb.exe and rom.zip.

 

[calym1011]

Then you had a bad download or it's not in the same folder as adb - those are the only two things that can cause that message.

In your command window, say -

dir

Make sure that Windows didn't help you rename it to rom.zip.zip it's famous for that.

In the dir listing you should see adb.exe and rom.zip.

i see both

 

[calym1011]

i finished sideloading it and now it wont turn on