yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Desire 601] jj411:
anybody on 4.4+ try the new Google Camera app yet? we still have about a week till our zara_cl update. so I just bookmarked it (& a few other 4.4 only apps) till then.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/04/16/breaking-google-releases-stock-camera-app-to-the-play-store/
[HTC Desire 601] ClockworkImpulse:
You need HTC sync deleted for S-Off to work. I don't know why but I'm assuming a process works in the background that stops the exploit.

EDIT: As for anyone who has my ROM running on their phones. Please do not update to 4.4 (for Zara_UL users) and I'm going to assume the Zara_CL users will affected too. I'm in the process of getting the zara_UL update pushed over into it. So wait till I push an update out. I'm trying to figure out the bootloop issues I've been having with the 4.4 update from the TELUS system dump. As for the small errors going on like Play Music and Youtube crashing on 3G (something about Dalvik Expansion Errors, any help with that would be awesome), all my focus has been on AOSP stuff for us.

So far this is what i have been working on (look at picture). So. When I finish AOSP and stuff I'll have some awesome Roms going on.
[HTC Desire 601] Hedied4me:
^^^ Looking forward to it.

sent with Tapatalk on a HTC Desire 601 zara_cl
[HTC Desire 601] EveKnight75:
Zara_UL, Wind, S-ON, tampered, relocked, stock(?)

Asked for system update. Downloaded but didn't apply. When I rebooted, it kept bootlooping into recovery (Philz_Touch).

Decided to follow instructions in post #119. Used stock recovery from post #177 (fourth one).

Result: can enter recovery mode just fine, but regular boot hangs on white HTC boot screen.

Decided to reflash Philz_Touch. I thought that it would fix the problem. It didn't. The phone boots into the Philz recovery mode just fine but still hangs on the boot screen in normal boot mode.

I PMed bunyan69 several times because s/he/zie posted about the same problem. S/he/Zie did do his/her/hir best to help and I do appreciate it.

Finally, I followed the instructions in post #7 sans the revone bits. The bootloader is now relocked but I still have the same problem. I can enter recovery mode but the main boot still hangs at the boot screen.

Help?
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
Geez you people... If you're messing with your phone you always better have a backup. Your update failed because you had a custom recovery.

If you don't have a backup of stock your stuck until an ruu comes out for your carrier. Since your s-on you can't use the TELUS ruu since it will fail the device check
[HTC Desire 601] EveKnight75:
The update downloaded automatically because I was on wi-fi. I never applied the update when prompted.

I assumed that the stock recoveries posted in this thread would work. They didn't. I should have backed up before rooting and I do take the blame for that. Now I want to focus on being able to regain the ability to boot normally.
[HTC Desire 601] mvladimir199:
Zara_UL_4.4.2_Europe

Greetings!

Yet the decision to postpone the cache games and programs on the memory card?
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
Try the twrp backup from my signature. Not sure if my sig shows up from my mobile posts so you may have to go back a page or two.

Also I posted a recovery that works with KitKat a few pages back

---------- Post added at 07:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:27 AM ----------

here it is post 1977
[HTC Desire 601] EveKnight75:
And now I'm a little confused. The TWRP backup from your signature is from Telus and the TWRP folder on google drive contains a bunch of .win files. You believe that the TWRP may work and I'll trust you on that. However, I'm going to have to figure out how to apply the win files before actually doing so.

I downloaded the KitKat recovery you posted. Do you think the CID listed in android.info will cause any issues? Do I need to change it or should I leave it as it is?
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
Don't bother flashing the recovery via ruu, just extract the image and flash it from fastboot.

The win files are for twrp, not sure why that's confusing. And yes it'll give you the TELUS KitKat, not much we can do about that unless someone posts another backup
[HTC Desire 601] bunyan69:
I'm running the Wind Mobile version of KitKat. Let me know if I can help.
[HTC Desire 601] EveKnight75:
Flashed the boot and recovery successfully. The system.win fails through fastboot.

FAILED (remote: data length is too large)

When I reboot from recovery, I get a warning about there being no OS. That actually narrows it down. The system somehow get wiped out and THAT might be causing the hanging screen.

I looked up the error and every solution posted mentions using the RUU first, which isn't an option for me at the moment. I think I could somehow flash the system through recovery, but for the life of me I can't figure out the password. Wiping the data and rebooting still has the password prompt. Without the prompt, I can't mount anything, not even the SD card.

bunyan69, if you have a working OS and/or a functioning system partition, that might help. I've been trying to build the kernel from the Globalive source (Wind used to be Globalive and the CID is GLOBA001) , but the most experience I have is compiling DEs and smaller programs. Plus, the source is 4.2.2, so I don't know if it would help even if I manage to compile successfully.
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
Dude, system.win is a twrp recovery file. You have to move the backup directory you downloaded to microsd:/TWRP then restore backup.

Where is this password coming into play?
[HTC Desire 601] EveKnight75:
Did not know that (can you tell I'm fairly new to Android?) Flashed the KitKat recovery.img as the the recovery. When booting into TWRP recovery, there is a password prompt. If I hit cancel, I cannot mount any of the partitions, including external storage.

UPDATE:

Swapped out the MicroSD card. The new one shows up. Apparently the old one got corrupted. Random. Now TWRP is letting me know that it will only install recoveries from zip. Going to copy the system.win to system.zip and see if that works.

Partly. TWRP Recovery can now see the system.zip but can't restore from it. Just for lulz, I decided to try creating a backup of the current bootloader and recovery. That failed because of failure to mount /dev, /sys, etc. However, they create folders in TWRP labeled by timestamp.
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
Lets just focus on this for the time being. First off http://teamw.in/securetwrp twrp never has passwords in their recoveries. Are you sure you are running the recovery I posted eariler?
[HTC Desire 601] EveKnight75:
Post #1977. recovery-4.4.zip. Android-info contains the following:

modelid: 0P4E23000
cidnum: TELUS001
mainver: 2.14.661.3
btype:1
aareport:1
hbootpreupdate:11

The version here is 2.6.3.0. The one on the website is 2.7.

I just rebooted into the bootloader and mine is showing some differences. I still have my original cidnum and my mainver is 1.10.1500.9. Curioser and curiouser.
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
Thats all correct, that's just the info that matched my settings when I made it, it works on a lot of versions besides mine.

That's not surprising. Changing the cid can only be done from fastboot and your mainversion hasn't changed because your kitkat ota didn't finish.

Try to get adb connected from recovery. I'd try every recovery you can find in this thread until one works. None should require a password that is very strange.

From there you can manually mount any partitions that aren't mounting properly.
[HTC Desire 601] EveKnight75:
I went back to Philz Touch, cleared the cache and data, successfully installed supersu and aroma file manager. ADB still doesn't recognize the device so I can't seem to push any files but I can sideload zips. I can also mount all directories. I think it's a step in the right direction.

Now I have to figure out how to load a rom. JB or KK doesn't really matter to me at this point. I downloaded the Senseless ROM because it's a relatively small zip file and I still have the boot and system files from Telus. I haven't tried to flash either one yet but they're on my computer.

ETA:

Had a few drinks, decided to take a risk. Used the terminal to copy the CWM Senseless zip to my sdcard so I could be absolutely sure the entire zip was copied over properly.Then I cleared the cache, the dalvik cache, disabled the update check, and installed the zip. I now have a new functioning ROM. I'll just copy over the contacts from my old phone and I'm pretty much done!

Thank you and you and you and you!!!
[HTC Desire 601] anko184:
So using this and according to this thread we could make the bootloader to show Locked instead of Relocked, right? Did anyone tried it? I' m a little scared to try it my shelf :p
[HTC Desire 601] MameTozhio:
Does anyone have an RUU or stock untouched ROM and boot.img for the Rogers HTC Desire 601?
[HTC Desire 601] Hedied4me:
I am trying to rumrunner s-off my Virgin Mobile zara_cl, however Im getting stuck on "Test 2: Booting device Waiting for ADB" and then adb connection failed. Im wondering if I have to flash an unsecure boot/kernel....

I ran RUU so am I stock except recovery is twrp 2.6.3.1, unlocked bootloader, rooted, htc sync is uninstalled from my pc, USB debugging enabled, Fast Boot disabled. Firewall and antivirus disabled. Internet connection is fine. I ran soju.exe as an administator. But there must be something Im missing. Can anbody point me in the right direction please?

EDIT: Ok I was able to make it past "must ferment longer" and "must sanitize, skunky rum is nasty" "Wating for fastboot" and then "Fatal: Download updated package at www.rumrunner.us". I am using rumrunner_HTC_0.5.0. Its the universal file for windows that is not device specific. Help please
[HTC Desire 601] -Duir-:
Did you install one of the two custom kernels? An unsecure kernel might work.
[HTC Desire 601] tonydd:
I'm trying to cast Hulu from my phone to my chromecast but get restriction notice. I can cast from chrome and Xbox gets Hulu and I can watch it on my phone.

My router Nat is set up to drop 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4

I guess I have to somehow change the phone dns? Any ideas?
[HTC Desire 601] Hedied4me:
Yes, I flashed jmzs kernel. I always end up with "Fatal: Download updated package at www.rumrunner.us". Ive searched google for that error but have found nothing so far.
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
Disable any firewall or antivirus temporary and try again
[HTC Desire 601] Hedied4me:
Thank you guys for the advice. I resorted to uninstalling my antivirus software, disabled windows firewall, and have my pc plugged directly into my modem; bypassing the firewall in my router.

EDIT: I attempted Firewater s-off but no luck on that as well. Never gets past chugging first bottle.
[HTC Desire 601] Rawrden:
Hi, I assume it has been asked a few times before but due to the sheer amount of replies in this thread I have to ask:

Is there a fool-proof way to root this phone? It has been a while since I rooted my htc desire hd and the preinstalled bloatware is driving my crazy.

Thanks.
[HTC Desire 601] Hedied4me:
Perhaps someone who has done rumrunner S-off successfully can say exactly what they did to prepare their phone. I am having the hardest time unfortunately. I would really appreciate it some help.
[HTC Desire 601] tonydd:
Don't go crazy trying to s-off. There is no real benefit... THERE ISN'T, and you can do it at anytime.
[HTC Desire 601] midozx:
update kikat!!!

I want to update my desire 601 to kit kat but no chance

product: zara_ul

unlooked with htc dev

bootloader: 2.20.0000

runmrunner S-Off

modelid: 0P4E24000

cidnum: VODAP203 (original cid) but now is TELUS001

i run rom : Jmz_Zara_UL_StockRooted_DeOdex_Telus-1.10.661.8.zip

i flashed telus stock recovery and i receive ota update but after download i can't install because my mid is 0P4E24000

so i try to change my mid ( fastboot oem writemid 0P4E23000) but bootloader error

any idea for instructions to get KitKat update succes? any may TELUS_WWE_2.14.661.3 or HTC_Europe_2.14.401.6
[HTC Desire 601] skot85:
I have also been trying for about a month here and there to s-off my Virgin Mobile phone. I've given up and just don't use anything that needs to modify /system. This thread is too hard to follow. Good luck bro!
[HTC Desire 601] Hedied4me:
I just want to s-off before updating to kitkat, because I really do want kitkat. But I thought you couldn't s-off once updated to kitkat. Perhaps I'm wrong. Ill ruu and try again this weekend.
[HTC Desire 601] jj411:
2 days.
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
You need an engineering hboot to writemid

http://firewater-soff.com/hboot-downloads/

You seem to be on the right track though. Once your mid is changed I recommend running the telus ruu before upgrading to kk just to be sure. Also make sure to relock your bootloader before running the ruu, the ruu will run fine with an unlocked bootloader but it'll bootloop in 4.2.2 due to /system/bin/hcheck messing things up, also the kk ota will fail if you delete hcheck. Once your all updated to 4.4.2 unlock your bootloader with htcdev and flash the recovery for kitkat I posted a while back. No need to delete hcheck in kitkat either, kk works fine with s-off and an unlocked bootloader.

---------- Post added at 06:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:09 PM ----------

I'd be careful recommending this, many people are having trouble getting s-off in kk.

And s-off DOES have benifits, ie being able to write to the system partition from android which is needed by any ad-away programs, xposed, busybox, super user programs when a new su binary is issued, and, I'd imagine dns changing apps.
[HTC Desire 601] tonydd:
I did all that at root level while still s-on. And by anytime I ment they can do what I did and just twrp back to 4.2.2 to s-off.

I had plenty hard time getting s-off and eventually uninstalled HTC driver for HTC amaze driver. Then it stuck. Might be totally coincidental though.

Personally, still don't see any benefit being s-off or being on KK. I do love this phone though :beer:
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
You mean you could write to the system partition while s-on? I'm still a newb on HTC devices but I believe that is impossible, once you reboot any changes you made would be gone.

That's a pain and not such an easy feat for a lot of people.

Good advice for people still not able to s-off. Try it out and see if it helps.

To each his own but I hate all manufacture crap not to mention carrier bloat. How can you uninstall system apps while s-on? The only way would be through recovery and that doesn't seem easy at all.

I love all of the additions of KitKat and never used the offline charging or off alarm so I could care less since airplane mode serves the same function.

I'd trade this phone for a moto-g any day of the week, sense is horrid and I love me my aosp.
[HTC Desire 601] Akishima:
I've just got a Software Update: 2.14.661.3 (619.9 MB) for my Asian Version of Zara.

Now I'm S-Off, Unlocked, and using Senseless Custom ROM.

If I want to apply the update, all I gotta do are Lock Bootloader and Flash Stock Recovery, right?
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
You need to restore your backup of your original ROM. A custom ROM or even stock with a few deleted apps will fail the ota. Regardless backup your current ROM before doing anything.
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
In for one asking of stock VM Zara_CL recovery :laugh:
[HTC Desire 601] Vency77:
In any of the custom kernels, e.g. kariri_zeroblade's kernel, the /system write protection is turned off and changes stick after reboot :highfive:
[HTC Desire 601] tonydd:
I was able to delete all bloatware within twrp:D
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
Edit the android-info.txt file inside the zip and add your current mid
[HTC Desire 601] anko184:
Can i flash 4.4.2 on this HTC-EastEurope HTC__032 Desire 601?

I already know what i have to do in order to flash it but i'm not sure if it will work without problems after the conversion, that's why i ask about it..
[HTC Desire 601] jj411:
even after being out for about 6 months this phone still gets reviewed. [emoji106]
[HTC Desire 601] EveKnight75:
I'm back!

I'm travelling to the States tomorrow so I decided to take the $39 plan for one month. Basically it's unlimited US roaming data/talk/text. Now when I manually enter the APNs, I can't enable data or mms. :shrugs: My former plan didn't have data because I tend to use wi-fi in coffee shops and don't use the internet outside that often.

Does anyone else with the CWM-Senseless ROM have this issue? Maybe there's something that I'm missing in the new settings menu? Tech support now tells me that I have to take it into a warehouse to check if the sim card is faulty. I don't really have time before leaving and if I don't have data on the trip, oh well. I need the minutes and sms mainly.

Specs are in the signature. If anyone has a matching modification and a matching problem on their phone, let me know please?
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
If everything goes to plan, Virgin Mobile should finally be giving us KitKat later today:fingers-crossed::victory:

Anyone have the stock recovery for virgin? and/or a quick guide to locking bootloader,installing stock recovery, and other required steps for this milestone.:confused:

(I know I'm not going to be the only one looking for this info):silly:
[HTC Desire 601] -Duir-:
Stock recovery should be in my Drive. If not separately, it can be extracted from the old OTA zip that's there.

I hope it does come today, I saw HTC announced the DNA is getting it's update today, so that just leaves us.
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
It was indeed in your drive! thanks!
[HTC Desire 601] jj411:
the boost mobile One SV is also getting its update today. & both boost & virgin mobile are owned by sprint.
[HTC Desire 601] -Duir-:
Yeah, but that's 4.2.2. I was talking about devices getting KitKat.
[HTC Desire 601] midozx:
thanks worked and update succes kk 2.14.401.6 because kk telus fail
[HTC Desire 601] sickday:
HTC Singapore announced KitKat firmware updates are rolling out via Facebook today: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...399608.10150124449655422&type=1&stream_ref=10
[HTC Desire 601] NeoGraven:
Anyone know about when it will be available for VM customers?
[HTC Desire 601] jj411:
still waiting.. they said it could take up to 2 days to roll out to everybody,
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
Supposedly today but we are still waiting:fingers-crossed:
[HTC Desire 601] NeoGraven:
Lol... Fingers, Toes, eyes... :D
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
I guess we won't be getting KitKat today on ZaraCL...

Oh well, going to stock my recovery and lock my bootloader in preparation anyways
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
Remember everyone, you need more than just stock recovery for an ota to work.

You're system partition has to be complete stock. If you've made significant changes without backing up you may not be able to get your carriers update. It failed for me with just root installed!

If you made a backup before making your changes your in good shape. Make sure to make a backup before you update just in case the ota fails and leaves you stuck in limbo.

Just a friendly reminder
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
So the update check would fail before I can even download it?

Is there a way to just remove SuperSu and be all good? or do I need to go back to my first backup and hope that It was before I installed SuperSU?
[HTC Desire 601] -Duir-:
It wouldn't fail the check for update, but it would fail the verification process it does before modifying anything.

I believe SuperSU has an uninstall built in to the app, if not you can delete the files from twrp.

I plan on backing up my apps with Titanium and then running the RUU when update is finally available.
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
Ah good to know. I'll leave it on for now then.

Also you might wanna change your sig the 24th has come and gone.. thanks moversi D:
[HTC Desire 601] -Duir-:
Yeah, I know, but I have to wait till I'm at my computer for that. Can't change it from within tapatalk.
[HTC Desire 601] RVega612:
Do I have to be S-On to get the update and if I have to, how to back to S-On if already had S-Off...

Thanks in advance.
[HTC Desire 601] -Duir-:
You don't need to be S-ON, but you do need to re-lock your bootloader.
[HTC Desire 601] jj411:
I don't how reliable this website is but they're saying the Virgin Mobile Desire 601 won't get the update till summer.. but if anyone on Virgin gets the update today/this weekend let us now here on xda.

http://htcsource.com/2014/04/htc-desire-601-android-4-4-sense-5-5-update-rollout-commences/
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
This is highly upsetting if true
[HTC Desire 601] jj411:
if we had rom options it probably wouldn't be so bad but I don't think jmz is working on this phone anymore, I remember he put together a cple roms for the One V though.
[HTC Desire 601] NeoGraven:
Yea, I would like to see a cm11 and miui for this phone.
[HTC Desire 601] NeoGraven:
So, as far as the VM 601, we have to wait longer because of the phone being CDMA?
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
From Facebook

:eek:
[HTC Desire 601] jj411:
'near future' sounds like summer.. what exactly are the reasons we don't have any roms? is it because HTC hasn't released kernels yet? I think the 4.2 source is out but not the 4.4.
[HTC Desire 601] standak14:
Hi. It pays to update to kitkat? The pros and cons?

Thank you
[HTC Desire 601] rubejb:
Sorry for asking about a really old post, but I've been trying to get Foldermount working and just found this zip.

I've flashed the zip in recovery, but also noticed you said "OBB files unfortunately do not". What does that mean? Does that mean you can't move the OBB files to the external SD card?

Thanks!
[HTC Desire 601] standak14:
No. It works without problems. It was my fault that it did not work
[HTC Desire 601] rubejb:
Hmm, then maybe you could help me get it fixed?

I've got a Virgin Mobile model, it's rooted and has a custom recovery. I've got Foldermount installed and flashed that 601 patch in recovery.

I'm trying to set this up so I can offload the OBB folder of GTA Vice City to my external card. I used the app scanner and had it automatically choose the destination directory and automatically copy the files over.

I then go back to the main menu and click the pin icon. It works for a few moments and then resets my entire phone.

Any idea what could be wrong?

Thanks!
[HTC Desire 601] Child's Play:
it would be much easier if u post the instructions, FAQ, dos and don'ts, and all the files in the 1st page so that we dont have to collect info on every page to make sure we dont brick our phones or overlook important info.

if i dislike kk, can i downgrade to jb? if so, how? i know u guys have stock, cwm recovery and superuser zip but i dont want to flash the wrong one. i need them for virgin mobile
[HTC Desire 601] chief_4rm_tha90s:
Ignore this post
[HTC Desire 601] rubejb:
Ugh, my phone no longer seems to be rooted.

So here's what I did. I got foldermount working and had it auto start. This seemed to have messed up root in some way. Foldermount then would fail on bootup and not let me change any settings. No other root app like Titanium Backup could get root access.

I uninstalled foldermount, still no root. I went into recover and relfashed the SuperSU v1.86 that I originally rooted with, still no luck.

Anyone have any idea what a solution could be, or should I go back to an old backup I made in recovery?
[HTC Desire 601] Child's Play:
Maybe SuperSU v1.86 zip is no good? Try the old one. http://download.chainfire.eu/282/SuperSU/CWM-SuperSU-v0.98.zip?retrieve_file=1 if it works, come back and post this. It will help everybody
[HTC Desire 601] Akishima:
Is there anyone here had successfully updated their Zara UL to KitKat?

I heard that you need more than just relocked the bootloader, you also need to put the hcheck back and flash stock recovery is it right?

is it possible to flash custom recovery just by S-OFF? do we need to Unlocked again?
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
yes

Not only that but you're system partition has to be complete stock.

Yes you can flash a custom recovery while the bootloader is locked with a 0P4EIMG.zip type file.
[HTC Desire 601] Akishima:
where can I find KitKat Custom Recovery with 0P4EIMG.zip file? cause I used to flash recovery through fastboot flash (ADB)