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[HTC Desire 601] TopperCNC:
Since having updated to KK, I have never been able to restore back to 4.2.2 JB via RUU, even with S-OFF.

I can't be sure, but I think it's because the partition layout (or format) has changed between the 2 versions, and when the RUU tries to restore the OS, the partitions don't match and it just hangs there doing nothing.

Maybe someone has some input on this?
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
go to stock recovery, and you will be greeted to either a black screen, or a red ! Triangle screen

On that screen hit up+down+power and you will get a menu, easy enough from there.

Not guaranteeing that this is going to work.

This pretty much does exactly what the OTA would do had you run it from the software update menu.

If it didn't work natural OTA method, it wont work through stock recovery.
[HTC Desire 601] TopperCNC:
To do this, you need 2 things:

1) the KK OTA for UL

2) TWRP backup of /system provided by [MENTION=4402223]mrplowdan[/MENTION]

To flash OTA:

1) relock your phone

2) fastboot oem rebootRUU (lower/upper case important)

3) phone will boot to an HTC logo on a black background

4) from within the OTA, locate a file named firmware.zip, this is the one we'll flash

5) while the HTC logo on black background is showing, FASTBOOT commands will work, so issue the following

6) fastboot flash zip firmware.zip

7) process will run, and will complete successfully with the green progress bar on the phone screen stopping right around 80% (this is normal)

8) fastboot reboot-bootloader

At this point, you have flashed everything needed KK except for /system

Now, re-unlock your bootloader like you did first time.

fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin

Phone will reboot. Hard-reset it with VOLDOWN+PWR and you will eventually reboot into bootloader mode (for FASTBOOT)

With the BL unlocked, install latest TWRP the usual way

fastboot flash recovery twrp_whatever.img

From the phone menu, tap on HBOOT and from the new list, choose RECOVERY

Now from within TWRP, restore [MENTION=4402223]mrplowdan[/MENTION]'s backup of /system and you'll be on KK!
[HTC Desire 601] -Duir-:
I'm pretty certain that is the case, and is why it errors out for people who don't even 100% complete the OTA, because even if it fails, if it gets far enough to update your bootloader it also remaps the partitions and then renders the RUU useless.

In most cases, you could just downgrade your hboot and run the RUU, but because of the partition remapping it screws it up. I also don't know if there's a way to change the mount points back so the RUU will work.

I thought that might work, but wasn't sure. However, letting the phone do it on it's own seems the best route to take.
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
I've downgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.2.2 a few times with the ruu. I flashed the firewater hboot which has a lower hboot version so the ruu doesn't complain about that. Also I changed the mainver to whatever the jb version was through fastboot, not sure if it was necessary though.

Also note I've never had the ruu fail once its started. If the hboot is too new it complains before you get started.
[HTC Desire 601] -Duir-:
I've successfully downgraded phones in the past, but this is the first phone where the partitions got remapped. I've not attempted to downgrade this one, but that remapping did seem like a likely cause.

Of course, this now leaves the question: What is the cause?
[HTC Desire 601] Hedied4me:
Now that we no longer have access to menu button by holding down the home button, is there another way?

Again thanks to everyone here whos helped me.
[HTC Desire 601] -Duir-:
Sense 5 Toolbox will allow you to change it to Menu on long-press instead of Google Now.
[HTC Desire 601] ct760ster:
Clearing up KK misconceptions

Hi, I must be a little more knowledgeable than a newbie but not the most seasoned tinkerer regarding android phones. Enough of the lame introduction.

It's seems that a lot of people that unlocked through HTCDev or another method or have tinkered with S-off on their device in this thread is having a lot of trouble installing the update of KK to their Desire 601.

To my experience the update doesn't install in any other way modded or tampered bootloader or recovery. But there is a way for the ones that don't want to go through the hassle of relocking an S-on their bootloader.

Just install the modified TWRP 2.7.1.1 posted by Duir's, albeit he is not the one that created the modified version and restore the nandroid backup of KK posted by SickDay, he is the one that has the most sucessful clean install backup.

If you were previously unlocked or S-off, don't worry, the state of your device gonna stay the same without a glitch, after the restore the recovery ask you to install SuperSu again for you the answer is yes and the other inconvenience is that you have to install you your preferred version of Busybox to be able to install mod like Viper4androidFX.

One noticeable caveat is that the speaker volume at first is gonna sound diminished, but that only require a minor fix through a battery pull and reinstall, believe me after this even reboot doesn't affects the normal volume anymore.

One thing to have in mind is that once you update to KK, there is no apparent way to downgrade anymore. Even if you flash stock KK recovery, because the RUU JB in my case the zara_cl seems unable to reformat the partitions created by KK and end with an erased system partition with the end result of an error and a phone booting into fastboot once is turned on.

Last thing to mention, for whoever has unlocked and S-off bootloader like me, remember to rename, move away or erase the /system/bin/hcheck file with the file manager included in TWRP if you experience bootloop.

Hope my anecdotes help the ones having confusion navigating through this long thread. ;)
[HTC Desire 601] tonydd:
Anytime I wanted to switch between JB and KK in the beginning I would just revert to the appropriate twrp backup I created;)
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
And as mysteriously as it left... my double tap home for recent apps works again

:rolleyes:
[HTC Desire 601] Hedied4me:
So far Im really liking Sense 5.5 and Kitkat. My favorite part is that blinkfeed can be turned off (never used it)

Sent from my Virgin Mobile CDMA HTC Desire 601 zara_cl
[HTC Desire 601] xXminiWHOOPERxX:
InsertCoin for UL may be released first. Due to it being an easy port.
[HTC Desire 601] Akishima:
Yeay!! Yipiiee!!!

at last we can have cutom ROM for Zara UL, thank you very much! :D
[HTC Desire 601] zha0300:
i an quite interested when we have the official sense 6 update
[HTC Desire 601] The French Tickl3r:
hi there,

can you please re up this file??

thank you kindly!
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
For those curious.

Google Now Launcher works WONDERFULLY on our phones!

Got the latest update from here - http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...-drive-google-now-launcher-and-play-services/

only issue is the first wallpaper on wallpaper picker (see images)

Picking the color lens wallpaper gives you the skyscraper wallpaper

Everything else though, is wonderful
[HTC Desire 601] standak14:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e5uevvk5q26wuqi/recovery kitkat.img
[HTC Desire 601] mvladimir199:
It's just great.

Thank you
[HTC Desire 601] rubejb:
Can't decide on update...

So I'm pretty darn happy with the phone as it is with JB. I've got the update notification bugging me to update. I did a backups with both Titanium Backup and the custom recovery I have installed. But then I realized I don't really have a good reason to update at this time.

I'd then have to go through the process of unlocking and rooting my phone again, then restoring all of my stuff through TB.

So are there any major improvements in Kitkat on the Desire to warrant the upgrade?

Thanks!
[HTC Desire 601] xXminiWHOOPERxX:
KitKat for 1 has better performance and battery improvement overall. And sense 5.5 integration and os is a lot better.
[HTC Desire 601] rubejb:
Hmmm, well that does sound decent. Even though the phone seems to have amazing battery life, any improvement in that department is always nice. :)

Are there any reasons NOT to upgrade that people can come up with?
[HTC Desire 601] chief_4rm_tha90s:
Well the volume in kk is lower than jb.. but after I rooted my phone the phone was loud again. Idk what changed that
[HTC Desire 601] Child's Play:
I havent updated to kk. I got a replacement phone and the issue persists. Sometimes it reboots itself and sometimes its in bootloop where the battery becomes too hot. I dont know if i should call vm again. I dont know if updating to kk will fix the issue. My last phone had a similar issue then now this phone smh >=/
[HTC Desire 601] Hedied4me:
As much as I love VM 1 year replacement policy, I have never liked the refurbs they send out. Inevitably they always end up with issues as well. I would keep bugging them until they send you a decent replacement.

Sent from my Virgin Mobile CDMA HTC Desire 601 zara_cl
[HTC Desire 601] Child's Play:
Oh yea. U r right but it wont make a diff if i get a replacement phone again bec issues never go away
[HTC Desire 601] Val D.:
The volume in KK is exactly the same as in JB. All you need to do is to remove the battery after KK update, wait 30sec, reinsert the battery and power up the phone. This issue was resolved long time ago.
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
Anyone have an issue with KK where the battery just drains way too fast?
[HTC Desire 601] alatnet:
ok, so i tried to go for an ota update and had to revert a few things like tetheringguard.apk (had to change the name from tetheringguard.apk.bak), uninstall xposed and go back to stock recovery. now im hitting a wall with vold having unexpected contents. any help or did someone create a cwm flashable zip that wont wipe my data?
[HTC Desire 601] Orizence:
My battery drains about as fast as yours, I couldn't find any improvement :/ I havent seen any other complaints about battery though
[HTC Desire 601] skisky1989:
How did the upgrade go?

I'm considering the OTA update to kitkat... but will it destroy my recovery partition?

Or will I be able to simply reboot to recovery, and re-root with philz recovery?

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also that volume change was most likely the other speaker functioning again after your reboot. There is known 'bug', where an app can put the phone's audio output in a legacy, or mono mode. Essentially it turns off 'boom sound' until the device is rebooted.
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
Seems doing a battery pull for 30 seconds fixed it.

Never thought to do it since I didn't have issues with my sound being too low but glad it worked!
[HTC Desire 601] alatnet:
Aw crap... so that's why vold has unexpected data... it's from the folder mount patch... anyone have a copy of the zaracl virgin moble vold?

Edit: may have found it in the stock system dump that duir has on his google drive.

Edit2: found the file, thank you duir for your comprehensive backups!

Edit3: and... nope... didnt work... damnit...

Edit4: tried my clockworkmod backup of vold and it didnt work either... does anyone know if there's a flashable zip of 4.4.2 for zaracl virgin mobile?
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
You might have to just restore a blank KK rom like I did.
[HTC Desire 601] alatnet:
im going to see about ruu though that is going to wipe my data... TT.TT

i did do a titanium backup and backup of internal storage so... yea...

Edit: if i restore a blank kk rom will that wipe my data?

And if it doesnt, can i have a link to it?

Edit2: god... best way to backup your stuff without the hastle of windows gui and it screwing up is through an adb pull command, it's so satisfying seeing all those lines of text saying stuff is being copied.
[HTC Desire 601] rajat836:
i m also facing the battery problem but not as quick as urs ......... ur's draining very fast ......
[HTC Desire 601] tonydd:
My favorite part of the phone is is battery life. I only toggle data as I need it and keep power saver on as well as use greenify.
[HTC Desire 601] Child's Play:
Whats with an error msg sayin "vdm client has stopped unexpectedly?" It comes back fu
[HTC Desire 601] NeoGraven:
VM OTA

Guys, I just got the OTA KK update from Virgin Mobile. When I try to install it, it downloads and then boots in to TWRP recovery. What do I do from there?

[EDIT]

Nm, guys.. too much trouble. I got tired of waiting for KK from VM anyway, and went Boost/LGVolt a good while back. I gave this phone to my wife and she doesn't want to change it right now. I saw a few pages back that others have already ran in to this problem, and I don't want to chance her losing information and stuff on her phone.. she doesn't like 'tinkering' like I do LOL..

Cheers!
[HTC Desire 601] TehFlash:
I have the HTC Desire 601 (Zara_CL) for Virgin Mobile. It had PhilZ Touch recovery on it, and I'm trying to get it to update to KitKat. I accidentally wiped all of the partitions so everything is clean. I'm trying to get back to stock, but the RUU keeps getting stuck on "Sending..." Any suggestions?
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
Found out what was killing my battery! (I think)

Google Play services, as it turns out with some googling.

Other people were having the same issues. the culprit was Google Now. Suggestions included turning off location.. which I didn't really use anyways.

Google now would tell me what bus stops were near by but I already know my stuff so kinda pointless there lol

Will miss the neat/pointless suggestions. will report tomorrow if this did indeed fix it!
[HTC Desire 601] TehFlash:
Can anyone assist me with my issue? Send me a PM
[HTC Desire 601] alatnet:
ok, i have a problem, i keep running into error 155 with ruu trying to get it back to stock. i've tried everything i could think of, even relocking the bootloader and i still get error 155 on ruu... any help would be appreciated...

Edit: i keep getting to 4% erasing user data then it cuts to sending then pops up to error 155... and now i cant get back into android...

Edit2: ok got back into android with the unlocking of my bootloader.

Edit3: ok looks like that i was trying to use a different ruu than what my os version was. i have 2.15.652.3 and the ruu that i got from duir's google drive is apparently 1.10.652.9.... oyve... i feel like im not going to be getting KK...

Edit4: and now my wifi is ****ed... TT.TT

Edit5: i dont know what i did but now i cant even boot into android anymore...

Edit6: ok wierd. it's like recovery flashing doesnt stick anymore...
[HTC Desire 601] TehFlash:
I have the new HBOOT which is the problem for me, and I cannot figure out how to downgrade it.
[HTC Desire 601] tonydd:
You guys should just install the KK nandroid that was posted and call it a day. This update isn't even close to the trouble you're causing yourselves.

BTW, I've been using a Moro g LTE for the last couple days. I like our desire much better except, the Moto g gets fantastic Wi-Fi and places I can't on our HTC. Anyway, good luck to everyone.
[HTC Desire 601] alatnet:
ok, so i dont know what i did. probably when i tried to use clockworkmod to wipe userdata or something. but i cannot boot into android. i can get into the hboot screen and fastboot but recovery seems to be a bit wierd in that if i restart, it wont enter recovery until i flash a new recovery image.

i have a virgin mobile zaracl phone and i want to update to KK. i have files from Duir's gDrive and one of them is the stock system dump. dont know how to flash that due to it just being system files in a zip file. any help will be appreciated...

um... how? isnt there a wierd partition layout that is different from JB?

i think i have the nandroid backup, a zip file that is labled "zara_cl442.zip" with files labled like "boot.emmc.win" and what not. how do i flash that?
[HTC Desire 601] TehFlash:
If you have the different partition layout that was introduced with the KitKat update, and also have the upgraded HBOOT then I guess i'll write up this guide. To get the phone back in proper working order, you need to do this.

1) Make sure you have the HTC drivers installed, and HTC Sync Manager fully uninstalled. ADB/Fastboot and such in working order, etc.

2) Download the KitKat OTA ZIP from Duir's Drive Folder here https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B-kSF8g8H7KudEFRU1hPMjRObU0&export=download and open it up and take out firmware.zip

3) Get into HBOOT on the phone, and flash that firmware.zip file by running fastboot flash zip firmware.zip and also run fastboot flash update firmware.zip both will say FAIL but for me that worked if that didn't work then relock your device by running fastboot oem lock and then get back to fastboot and run fastboot oem rebootRUU (case-sensitive) and then issue fastboot flash zip firmware.zip and also run fastboot flash update firmware.zip and reboot to fastboot again

4) If you had to relock your device unlock it by getting your Unlock_code.bin from HTCdev and issue this command when you're in fastboot which is fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin

5) download Duir's TWRP recovery built for KitKat which is located here https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-kSF8g8H7KuME12ai1OVHVqd3M&usp=sharing grab the openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.1-zaracl.img and then flash that by issuing fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.1-zaracl.img

6) Boot up into recovery, and format Data middle button on the right and type in 'Yes' and then wipe everything (you might have to reboot back into recovery again and then wipe everything) The reason to format Data using that button is because of KitKat remapping the partitions

7) Grab the KitKat TWRP backup from here https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8-7I2_Vt73ldUNPd2c4X0xoQXc/edit

8) while that downloads make a pseudo backup, and then when thats finished mount your SDcard and open up the KitKat TWRP backup on windows and just overwrite all the files in zara_cl442/zara_cl442 and then reboot back into recovery again.

9) Restore the Backup you made and overwrote with the KitKat TWRP backup

10) go into fastboot and go back to Duir's drive located here https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-kSF8g8H7KuME12ai1OVHVqd3M&usp=sharing and grab KK_stock_boot.img and then flash that by issuing fastboot flash boot KK_stock_boot.img in a command prompt

11) Reboot into the System and it should work
[HTC Desire 601] alatnet:
welp, i think i ****ed up... i didnt do the new partition, so i'll see if i can still go through it anyway. XP

edit: im good! thank you so much. i was able to follow it dispite my small blunder at the beginning!

edit2: now then... im going to need an unsecure kernel... XP i did install the one that is in duir's gDrive but i think it does what every s-on devices do when you try to deal with system, which is "i can handle this sh*t! imma restart!"
[HTC Desire 601] Hedied4me:
Yea I decided to keep GPS, location logging and Google now off long ago because of that same issue. Not to mention Google gathers soooo much little bits of information on each of us its beyond creepy.

Sent from my Virgin Mobile CDMA HTC Desire 601 zara_cl
[HTC Desire 601] TehFlash:
How do you S-OFF ZARA_CL on KitKat?
[HTC Desire 601] Child's Play:
This [quote name="Hedied4me" post=53388855]Glad to see you got it working. Mind saying what steps you took. Were you root, bootloader unlocked, unsecured kernel, on wifi or 3g?<br />

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I'd like to do a backup and try again after an RUU. I too think ill try from a different network. Unfortunately all I have access to would be coffee shops. Not sure what their network security is like. Unfortunately no access to linux, but suppose I could try installing on my laptop.<br />

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Sent from my Virgin Mobile HTC Desire 601 zara_cl, but definitely not using the Crapatalk app.[/QUOTE]<br />

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Alright @<a href="http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4857886" target="_blank">Hedied4me</a>, here's what ended up working for me<br />

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1) Phone was rooted with auto-grant permission, connected to WiFi, no screen lock, screen timeout set to 10 minutes, unsecured kernel from @<a href="http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=362490" target="_blank">Savory</a>, unlocked bootloader from HTCDev, custom recovery TWRP by @<a href="http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4402223" target="_blank">mrplowdan</a><br />

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2) used OEM USB cable in a front USB port on my computer, Internet access by a wired connection from my router (Netgear WNDR3700)<br />

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3) Used <b>32bits</b> Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS on a live USB drive, installed adb/fastboot from a script and tested to see if working<br />

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4) Used rumrunner universal 0.5.0 from a superuser Ubuntu terminal window<br />

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Everything else wouldn't work, but this did! Hopefully it works for you too!<br />

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Keep us updated!<font color="Silver"><br />

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</font>[quote name="xXminiWHOOPERxX" post=53389565]Working on beats audio for this device... Managed to get the switch showing in "settings" and show while playing music, but no beats amplifier at all... So give me a few days and this device will have beats audio.. and it will work on both zara_cl&ul... On any android version<br />

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Any chance we see either InsertCoin or 6thSense (or both!) on the 601?<br/>
[HTC Desire 601] sickday:
Izat Qualcomm location without GPS turned on works just as well for me as Google Location Services, fwiw.
[HTC Desire 601] mrplowdan:
What do you like about the 601 more than the moto g? I'll trade ya :)
[HTC Desire 601] tonydd:
Thinner, lighter, louder, brighter.......camera is quicker but quality on both stink:what:

We have Wi-Fi at work and where I like to break the HTC won't get it, so I use my data.

The Moto had no issue pulling in the signal. Bluetooth connectivity seems a tad better with my Boston acoustic system too.

I hate how the moto soft keys are part of the screen making it smaller when browsing.

Just my opinion.
[HTC Desire 601] Hedied4me:
[MENTION=5272458]sickday[/MENTION]

Is Izat Qualcomm location an app?

Sent from my Virgin Mobile CDMA HTC Desire 601 zara_cl
[HTC Desire 601] sickday:
Yeah, it comes preinstalled on the VM zara cl.
[HTC Desire 601] Hedied4me:
Well crap I always uninstall that.

Sent from my Virgin Mobile CDMA HTC Desire 601 zara_cl
[HTC Desire 601] Rammus:
knows something about port with One kk and sense 6 ?
[HTC Desire 601] bilal_liberty:
Finally u guys got a separate forum :D
[HTC Desire 601] xXminiWHOOPERxX:
Yes indeed, desire 601 has our own forum. So anyone with mods, recoveries, backups etc. Over in our new home :)
[HTC Desire 601] mvladimir199:
Excellent, look forward to InsertCoin Zara_Ul Europe
[HTC Desire 601] -Duir-:
Only 2 hours left so I think I can safely say: BEST NEWS OF THE DAY! :victory:

EDIT: Oooh they moved this whole giant PITA-to-search thread there too LOL
[HTC Desire 601] The_Greatest_Juan:
Restoring Stock boot,recovery

I've been looking through this thread for days. I recently received the 4.4.2 update OTA. I have Philz touch cwm recovery and therefore cannot install the update. I thought ok simple just flash the stock recovery and boot. But whenever i download one from here, i get into cmd and type in

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

But everytime it always says it cannot read the file. ive been waiting for kitkat for so long and am really anxious to get it can anyone help me out. Pretty sure im on Zara_CL its VM. Any help at all is great
[HTC Desire 601] -Duir-:
All are on My Drive (for ZARA_CL) so check there. There's a mix of files for Jelly Bean and KitKat, so make sure you get the right ones (they're prefixed with JB or KK accordingly).

Will also post links in it's own thread now that the device has it's own section.

Now that it does, we need to take this thread out behind the garage and end it's suffering ... or close it.
[HTC Desire 601] The_Greatest_Juan:
Restoring Stock boot,recovery

Yeah, I've used those and get the exact same message. Does the IMG have to be in a certain directory on the phone or sd card. Is there anyway to flash KK without using the OTA update like flashing KK boot.img and recovery and etc.