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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] erick1499:
WOAH. After stealing my sister's laptop I tried to downgrade my hboot again. It gave me about six of the "failed to flash hboot" messages then it started to flash the hboot. The hboot flash took abour 13 minutes and was 100% successful. The laptop I stole from my sister is a dell n4110; a complete piece of crap, but hey it worked! The laptop has an intel core i3 processor and intel integrated graphics. I read a few pages back about someone also having success with the i3. I don't know if the processor fixes or helps the timing issues but it worked for me. Previous to me stealing my sister's laptop. I tried the process on an amd a8 laptop with dedicated 6750m and a full on desktop with a core i5 3570k and a 660 ti and both failed due to the "failed to flash hboot" persistence. I have no idea if the hardware of a computer can aid the timing issues but i just wanted to share my experience.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Calebt:
That's what I used i3 hd 3000 graphics, no errors at all took about 15 min.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SouL Shadow:
I think the problem stems from USB 3 ports on the computer (or rather the linux USB driver), but I have yet to confirm. It is known that USB 3 ports will not work and my work in progress rewrite will attempt to detect and warn about USB 3 ports. USB 2 ports are best, but USB 1 ports will work, albeit a bit slower.

Also, keep in mind that you MUST have a recent version Linux distribution that is either 32bit or has 32bit compatibility libraries installed. On 64bit systems (without 32bit compatibility) adb and fastboot will not run, although the reason my not appear obvious.

I know my answers can often be more detailed than needed, but I'd rather give people the chance to better understand what is happening.

I must apologize to those who have patiently been waiting for this timing fix. I haven't had much time to work on the computer recently. The little time I have had was, and still is, being spent helping those with unintentionally bricked devices trying to recover them to a working state.

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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] erick1499:
Yeah my sister's laptop has the same hardware. The entire downgrade process also took about 15 minutes and most of the time was spent where the terminal repeatedly says "writing 24576 bytes to offset 0x000F600" and "writing 15616 bytes to offset 0x000FC00"

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All three computer I tried it on have usb 3, but I only used the usb 2 ports on all of them.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SouL Shadow:
Yeah, I think it's more the driver end and how the ports, hubs, busses are connected internally. Again, i haven't been able to confirm this, but it's based on information I've seen while trying to help people who ran into problems.

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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] inphamous36:
How do I tell what ports are what on my laptop?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PUfelix85:
If you have to ask, you probably shouldn't be trying this.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] inphamous36:
I already have. Soul and I have been back and forth trying things and using different versions with extra logging too. I've tried so many times. The next thing I'm thinking about trying is my parents old desktop.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] machv5:
And they say crime doesn't pay. hhhuuurrrummmpppfff... (sorry I coouldn't help it, u have my permission to send me a virus in lieu of a slap)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] erick1499:
Most of the time usb 3 ports are blue while usb 2 are black. If your laptop's usb 3 ports aren't blue and you believe your laptop supports usb 3 you should check your users manual or do a search.

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haha! Trojan smack sent. If ya know what I mean ;)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SouL Shadow:
The color can indicate which physical ports are which. On the software side you can see which ports are what type through lsusb. 1.1 root hub, 2.0 root hub, 3.0 root hub. Also notice the device id corresponds to the hub type. Dmesg output also shows which driver is handling which port/hub/device. Ohci, uhci, ehci, xhci. Xhci is used with USB 3.0 and every time I see someone who has run in to problems, with jet or dirty racun, it has always been in connection with the xhci driver. That is what has led me to speculate that the driver is the true problem. It is documented somewhere (I don't remember where off the top of my head) that these qualcomm usb devices are not compatible with USB 3.0

Edit:

Ahh excuse me, I sometimes forget which forum's Jet thread I'm posting in. For those who don't know, dirty racun is Team Unlimited's S-Off tool for Jewel (sprint htc evo 4g lte), which is the device I have.

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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] inphamous36:
Lol. I was reading that and was like huh? Is that a typo. Sounds like you at least have an idea as to what is happening. I'm scared to try Jet on my parents desktop cause its old and slow and just... ancient. I have the USB drive with Ubuntu on it so I know I would be able to use it, just worried that I won't be able to unbrick if it doesn't work....

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I'm pretty certain that my laptop does not have USB 3.0 ports. I bought it in June 2010. Could it have usb 1.1? Idk. I know my parents desktop won't have USB 3.0 lol
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] saketh91:
i just learnt how to find checksum for the imei. i calculated checksum for my imei and found it correct. just posting it for helping you in some manner and remind you. sorry if i am disturbing ur work
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] erick1499:
All usb standards are backwards compatible, so usb 3 ports work with 2 and 1.1 and usb 2 will work with 1.1. Based on what Soul has said it sounds to me like it depends more on what usb driver linux uses for your usb controller and not so much what usb standard you use.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SouL Shadow:
Yeah. In at least 2 cases while assisting ppl with bricked phones I noticed the xhci linux usb driver was being used. It wasn't until later while recompiling the kernel on my linux box that I read that the usb 3.0 driver is not 100% complete. That's when I realized where the problem might be. Of course by that time I had no way to test or confirm, but it seems to be a common factor in many cases. Some ppl have been able to side step the problem by switching usb ports. However 1 person I helped had all his usb ports being controlled by the xhci driver (even though they weren't all usb 3.0) He ended up installing a different distro, after permanently bricking 2 phones, before success with the 3rd phone.

So yes, the standards call for backwards compatibility, but the reality actually depends on the device drivers AND the hardware configuration used by the manufacturer. (Connecting usb 2.0 ports through a usb 3.0 hub results in the linux usb 3.0 driver, xhci, being used to control all ports on that hub)

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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] blaz1nr:
I figured I would share what has worked for me. On a desktop 04 Dell dimension aka ancient computosaurus. And on a new Asus super badness laptop. Both Unbuntu . When you first get hung up it can be almost anywhere in the process. Push power button for a few secs. Wait. If it doesn't continue,repeat. Sometimes it takes a few power/wait cycles,but it surely will go. I've done this several times.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SouL Shadow:
Yes, that unfortunately is due to the timing complexity of the phone. During the hboot flashing steps there are as much as 10 seconds and as little as a few milliseconds where the transfer can take place. Couple that with the variable amount of time needed to connect/reconnect/detect/configure the device after each data transfer and you can see the complexity of establishing a connection and why it can take 10-30 minutes sometimes to flash a few megabytes.

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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] saketh91:
@soul shadow

hi dude. i have sent you an invite in gmail and if you accept it we can start sorting my problem.sorry for being off-topic

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@soul shadow

hi dude. i have sent you an invite in gmail and if you accept it we can start sorting my problem.

my name is sakethmanupati

and email:manupatisaketh@gmail.com

sorry for being off-topic
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] pdubzzle:
I have a big problem, my computer crashed and it lost my back up of my phone when i tried downgrading hboot. please tell me there is a way to pull the file somewhere somehow or get my phone back working

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or if possbile have a backup that will work?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] saketh91:
@soul shadow

are you free to chat with me on gtalk?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SouL Shadow:
Yes, recovery should be possible.

First, where in the process were you when it crashed?

Second, you'll need to find you IMEI or MEID it will be 14 or 15 digits. It's on the box (hex), or on the back or inside the phone, I believe for the HOX it's on or under the sim tray (?)

once you have your IMEI or MEID, unzip the attached file in to the JET folder, then:

chmod +x p4recover

then:

./p4recover

enter your IMEI/MEID and it will create a genp4 and bakp4 with the correct checksum

then you can run:

sudo ./jet -r

and you should be good to go.

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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SouL Shadow:
no, i'm working (driving a tractor trailer) all day. i only stopped for a second to reply.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] pdubzzle:
I used another method , but thanks for the information really I appreciate it.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SouL Shadow:
No problem. As long as you got everything working.

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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] saketh91:
have some time posting instructions?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] saketh91:
i am sorry.I don't know if that(me asking for the soln again and again) hurts u that u said(u drive a tractor trailer all the day).i am asking u for the soln just bcause u r interested in solving my problem.i am staying far away from us so that i cant even claim for a warranty.

ok then,i wont disturb u any more.unless u reply i wont disturb you again
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] pOLLYpOCKET:
I'm going to try this with a LiveCD of Ubuntu 12.0.4. Should I wipe data on my phone first? Like music and stuff? Or should I just run this tutorial?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PUfelix85:
Just follow the directions. Only the hboot partition is touched.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] pOLLYpOCKET:
OH MY GOSH IT WORKED!!

HBOOT - 1.09.0000

Thank you so much!

:good:

(sorry for double posting)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] pdubzzle:
1.09 boot is amazing im glad i went through with it.. You can flash anything 100X faster!!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] twistedddx:
For those that cant get this to work, I found mine would sit doing "error flashing hboot" nonstop forever until I unplugged my phone for a few minutes.

If this is failing for you..

Unplug the phone and the app will sit at "waking device"

Leave the device unplugged for 5 minutes while the app says "waking device"

Plug it back in and see if it is happier.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] maddie01:
Brand new to this? Reading instructions, When do we plufg the phone into the computer? Is there a detailed step y step? Unbunto is 700 mbs? Do we save in one file?

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I downloaded ubuntu from web, do i need a CD to insert?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SouL Shadow:
You can plug the phone in first.

As for ubuntu, you'd have to check for instructions on their website. But, yes, you'll need to burn it to cd, then reboot your computer and boot from the cd.

I've never used ubuntu, so I really can't help you with that.

Instructions should be in op. Follow them and then follow any on screen instructions.

If you need more help just ask again here.

IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, SEEK HELP HERE.

I'll be glad to help, just post here and give me plenty of time to reply. If something goes wrong, like your computer crashes before your done, I can easily help you fix it. Just be patient and I'll get you back up and running in no time.

Don't let my words scare you, its very easy to use. It's just that a few people have had problems and instead of waiting for help they tried to fix it on their own without knowing what they were doing.

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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] maddie01:
Thanks so much! I appreciate the reply. I would rathe rbe patient.

All i am trying to d is downgrade my hboot on the ATT HTC ONE xl from 1.14 to 1.09

I thought i had to install unbuntu? Sorry but if i can do this without it, fine with me..

I did download the JET install file, I am not usre what else i need to do?

Can i just plug the phone in and launch it? Again, i thought the instruations said i needed unbuntu? I have no idea wha Linux is or where to find it/launch it?

Please advise and i am very grateful for the help
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] grayfoxmg1:
Ubuntu=linux

Ubuntu is the most user friendly distribution of linux on the market (not counting android). HERE is the download link from there website. Download it and burn the image to a dvd-r, then boot from the cd (put disk in cd drive, go into bios and change boot order and move cd/dvd drive(or blu-ray if applicable) to be of a higher order than HDD. Make sure you DO NOT install ubuntu, just run it from disc (unless you find you linke ubuntu than by all means have at it). after that follow the directions in the OP and start having linux fun.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ken bentley:
I will reply to this that I found that running unbuntu from a usb thumb drive ran much faster,dvd seemed very slow, took fore ever to boot up.

Make sure you download 32 bit,just my experience,
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thejosh86:
Just wanted to throw a huge thank you out there!

I dropped my baby and it smashed up the screen so I went out and bought a new one and it came with hboot 1.14 :(

Buttttt that's where you legends came in and brought me back to 1.09 - it's greatly appreciated and you can expect a lil donation to come your way :)

Anyways it was really easy to do and well just be patient and leave it do it's thing and it'll get there.

I could get it repaired but I'm impatient and I've got a friend who's been dying for a new phone and likes fixing/repairing phones so I'll just sell that one to him.

Anyways thanks again and expect a donation :)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SouL Shadow:
Some people have expressed the desire to show their appreciation for my help, past and future contributions to this project, and my future work toward greater unbricking support. I have not and do not plan to accept donations. However, if you choose to, you can donate to the Sandy Hook School Shooting fund set up by the United Way:

https://newtown.uwwesternct.org

As many people may know, 1 week ago today at about 9:30am one man broke in to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT located about 15 miles from where I live. In less than 10 minutes, the gunman proceeded to kill 6 adult staff and 20 school children ages 5-6 years old. Each victim was shot 3-11 times with a semi-automatic rifle equipped with hollow point bullets. While I was not directly affected by this, my father works near there and an aunt lives in Newtown and teaches at Newtown's Reed Intermediate School.

For more information about what happened:

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/us/connecticut-school-shooting/index.html

If anyone chooses to make a donation, please keep it private and take pride in the fact that 100% of money collected will go to the families and first responders for funeral costs and any support needs.

Again, please do not post any replies to this message here. Lets keep this thread on or close to topic. This will be the only time I mention it here. Thank you.

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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jkd12589:
Hi, Thank You for this tool. It has been very easy.

I am stuck still at error flashing Hboot for over 15 minutes now. I have unplugged the phone and changed ports, etc.

I know the OP says it takes time im just getting a little nervous now, as Ive never used linux before and The HTC ONE X has given me the most problems with rooting than any other device ive owned.

Should i just continue to wait?

thank you
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] inphamous36:
I would wait another 5-10 minutes. If it doesn't work after that, close terminal and reopen it and cd back to jet and type "./jet -u" to unbrick it
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jkd12589:
Ok Ill keep waiting

It says please connect device at every try. Im assuming this is normal?

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ok still nothing. Tried ./jet -u

permission denied?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] maddie01:
Hey, I downloaded unbuntu and put on a cd, and downloaded the jet zip...but I cannot get anything to open to start the process? What do I do to get it going? Extract files from JET zip and run one of those files? Run or open ubuntu?

Sent from my HTC One XL using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jkd12589:
ok i am officially screwed. I cant get it to do anything. It now says Jet requires root permission denied.. I guess i have a paperweight now? lol

I guess I got into recovery somehow. Its trying to flash Hboot again

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click on dash home and search for terminal. Then enter in the commands
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] inphamous36:
Did you try closing the window and reopening it? You need to do everything the same just instead of typing "./jet" type "./jet -u" there may be a space between the dash and the u though. Do everything the same exact that step and it should unbrick for you.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jkd12589:
ok Thank you. Unbricking. I did everything the same this time

lets see if i can get this to work...ugggh .. this phone will be the death of me.

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Ok so I let it sit alone for almost an hour. Nothing. Anyone have any ideas.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] inphamous36:
Nope. It just doesn't work on some devices. I've tried like 10 different times. No luck.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jkd12589:
Jeez. That sucks. And of course it's going to be my phone that doesn't do it. Uggghh. I'm tempted to leave it on overnight but I'm like an addict with my phone and have anxiety without it.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thejosh86:
If you're only typing ./jet that's wrong it's need to be sudo ./jet unless you're already logged in as root in terminal.

If you are root don't mind me I might be still feeling the effects from my night out... lol :)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jkd12589:
Yes that was my initial problem. Now I get it to go into the program.and attempt to flash hboot and it just keeps going for almost 1 hour this last time I did it. Then I had to ubrick it. I never thought unbricking my phone would be easier than trying to flash an Older hboot. :p
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thejosh86:
That's such a bummer dude but like the op says there's still some phones out there that it doesn't work for - you might be one of the unlucky ones :(

You using an actual CD (what the hell is that???) or a bootable usb?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jkd12589:
I'm using a cd because I made a boot USB and it wouldn't.boot anything in computer startup. I wonder.if that's the problem. I'm also using a CDr?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thejosh86:
I doubt it's related but if you wanna give it a try I'll pm you the details of what I did.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jkd12589:
That would be awesome. Thank u !
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SouL Shadow:
Cd, usb, it doesn't matter. If it boots in to linux then your all set.

As for getting stuck at error flashing hboot the actual cause is still unknown. I haven't had any free time in the past few weeks to further troubleshoot this. Also, since this is a recoverable problem (just run jet -u), it hasn't been my top priority. The little free time I have had has been spent trying to help people with real bricks. I had also began rewriting jet to work on more phones and to turn it in to a general purpose recovery tool. Though that effort has also been on hold for the past few weeks.

As the holidays pass and the new year begins, my job should slow down a bit, leaving me with some more free time. I plan on focusing on the rewrite as that will incorporate many new features, additional phones, and a lot of newly acquired knowledge. I've also been talking to another developer about joining our efforts to create a more robust and more universal recovery solution.

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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] saketh91:
thanks for your concern and dedication to help people like me.i hope i will definitely recover my phone
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] maddie01:
I want to thank you as well.

I have one clarifying question. How does one Save or Download ubuntu so it boots automatically and starts up upon inserting the CD or jab drive?

Sent from my HTC One XL using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jkd12589:
Burn it to a disk or usb then u may have to change boot order with that drive before your windows drive and it will boot up when you restart computer.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] nightrainbow:
Hi,

One question..

Can this tool be used to upgrade to the 1.14 hboot instead of downgrade?

I downgraded succesfully, installed the JB radio, but I would like to go

back to the 1.14 hboot/

Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] superchilpil:
Why? The only change in the hboot is the implemented write protection

You're better off just staying with this boot
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] caferoom:
Great Job. It runs smooth now from 1.14 back to 1.09
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] tbzdat00:
It works

I want simply say that i followed the instructions on OP with Ubuntu 12.04 Live CD x86 and all worked perfect in 15 minutes !!!

My HTC ONE XL was on HBOOT 1.14.0002 Vodafone (Swisscom) branded and now I have HBOOT 1.09.0000

I am very happy :laugh:

Thank you a lot :D
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Shryvone21:
Okay I have an crappy windows xp mini laptop yet I have an ideas... Could I possibly install Ubuntu through my phone as the USB? Or any sort near that idea? I really wanna downgrade my hboot!

Sent from your mom using my phone to wish you good night because its way faster then your dads;)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] grayfoxmg1:
could you install ubuntu using your phone? yes

could you run a liveCD image from your phone without overriding your current installation of windows? yes

Could you do the above while using ubuntu to downgrade your hboot? no
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Shryvone21:
True...hnnn I'll just buy another laptop:/

Sent from your mom using my phone to wish you good night because its way faster then your dads;)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Mister J:
just get a USB drive? they're extremely cheap