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[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sari95:
Correct.

I extracted the rom.zip file and flashed it through CMD. This is what I get:

C:\Users\Sarosh\Desktop\htcroot>fastboot flash zip rom.zip

target reported max download size of 1526722560 bytes

sending 'zip' (1008322 KB)...

OKAY [ 45.833s]

writing 'zip'...

(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...

(bootloader) signature checking...

(bootloader) rom parsing start ...

(bootloader) rom parsing finish ...

(bootloader) zip header checking...

(bootloader) zip info parsing...

FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

finished. total time: 144.249s

There has to be a way to change my CID, or else I won't be able to flash a RUU. Not being able to flash RUU, means I am stuck with a bricked phone :s
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
sorry what RUU are you trying ? I did not read the whole thread, did you try flashing stock recovery and doing factory reset? then flash twrp and a Guru reset ?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sari95:
I was trying to flash a rom.zip extracted from this RUU: RUU_M7_UL_K44_SENSE55_MR_HTC_Europe_4.19.401.9_R_Radio_4A.23.3263.28_10.38r.1157.04L_release_353069_signed_2-1

I do believe I have tried what you said, but I'll give it another shot. Stupid question perhaps, but should my bootloader be unlocked or relocked while doing this?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
bootloader must be relocked to flash a RUU ... But if your still on the GPE firmware it may be impossible to ever unlock it again. (Really Really Bad)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sari95:
Yeah, the issue is quite complicated:

1. It may still be on GPE firmware, even though the only thing left of GPE is the Google logo.

2. I have changed my CID to AT&T, while my MID is an international version.

3. I have S-ON.

RUU's won't work because of my changed CID. Nothing else, like CM or ARHD, won't flash because I have S-ON. Unless there is a way to manually changed the CID within the phone, which is probably very complicated, the only solution to my problem is to change the motherboard, which costs way more than I paid for the phone :P
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
relock the bootloader and flash the RUU / Rom.zip again

fastboot oem lock

then fastboot oem rebootRUU

fastboot flash zip rom.zip

fastboot flash zip rom.zip << two times>>

fastboot reboot
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sari95:
I get as far as the HTC-logo, because when I flash rom.zip, this happens:

C:\Users\Sarosh\Desktop\htcroot>fastboot flash zip rom.zip

target reported max download size of 1526722560 bytes

sending 'zip' (1008322 KB)...

OKAY [ 45.833s]

writing 'zip'...

(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...

(bootloader) signature checking...

(bootloader) rom parsing start ...

(bootloader) rom parsing finish ...

(bootloader) zip header checking...

(bootloader) zip info parsing...

FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

finished. total time: 144.249s

Thus, even if flash rom.zip twice, the same error appears and the stock ROM does not get installed.

What I find interesting though, after installing stock recovery and rebooting bootloader, and hitting the "Recovery" option this screen appears:

http://images.anandtech.com/doci/7128/OneUpdate-9236_678x452.jpg

However, the only thing on the screen are the sircular arrows with the big one in the middle. The phone and progress bar are missing.

When hitting "Factory reset" in bootloader, this screen with the device and a red warning sign appear, similar to this picture, however without the recovery. http://forums.androidcentral.com/at...-triangle-update-error-4-3-4-4-2-img_6531.jpg

Any idea what this means? If so, what do to onward?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
Thats the screen you want .. push volume up and power to see the recovery text and do the factory reset / wipe from their
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sari95:
All right, I got into recovery and wiped/ factory reset. What do I do next?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
Unlock bootloader

Flash TWRP 2.6.3.3

And install your Rom from OTG again and hope everything works
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sari95:
Oki, after doing these steps and wiping inside TWRP too, I tried to flash the extracted ROM.zip from the RUU I mentioned in a previous post. However, when flashing the RUU, it quickly gives me this error:

Updating partition details...

Installing /usb-otg/rom.zip...

Cheking for MD5 file...

Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.

Error flashing zip '/usb-otg/ rom.zip'

Updating partition details...

Below that FAILED is written in red and I am given the options: HOME, Wipe cache/ dalvik and Reboot System.

Does that mean anything..? I feel totally lost, to be honest :s
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike-y:
is there a way to push/copy the rom.zip file to the phone storage instead of flashing through an OTG usb?

I dunno, but sometimes these phones are really finicky with cheap usb cables/dongles/etc. I've had issues while transferring data and charging over cheap USB cables. Always fixed by going back to the OEM usb cable. at the very least, try a different otg dongle if possible
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
flashing a rom.zip is a whole different thing

you must have locked bootloader or s-off and it's flashed from a PC fastboot folder with fastboot oem rebootRUU and fastboot flash zip rom.zip 2 times

then fastboot reboot. Flash the android revolution HD rom from the OTG not the RUU zip

---------- Post added at 06:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:04 PM ----------

you can't flash a RUU / Rom.zip from TWRP at all sooo....
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sari95:
All right, so I just tried to flash the rom.zip through CMD on my laptop and got this error:

target reported max download size of 1526722560 bytes

sending 'zip' (1009784 KB)...

OKAY [ 45.379s]

writing 'zip'...

(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...

(bootloader) signature checking...

(bootloader) rom parsing start ...

(bootloader) rom parsing finish ...

(bootloader) zip header checking...

(bootloader) zip info parsing...

FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

finished. total time: 145.252s

I also tried flashing ARHD through TWRP. Everything, I mean everything, seems to go perfectly fine. It even tells me "ROM was successfully installed", but when I push the "Reboot System"-button, the Google logo shows up and nothing else happens
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
how long are you waiting fro ARHD to load the first time ?

and was the bootloader relocked before flashing the ruu ?

have you tried flashing a signed firmware.zip ? like the ones pulled from the OTA update to 5.xx.401.x
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sari95:
I have now tried both ARHD 31.6 and 71.1, where the same thing happens. AROMAinstaller pops up and everything goes fine, until I push "Reboot system". After each flash, I waited 50 minutes for anything to happen, but the Google logo is persistent without any changes to the screen, so nothing happens beyond the Google logo.

The bootloader was relocked before flashing the RUU, yes.

I just tried to flash a signed firmware.zip from an OTA, but I get this error:

target reported max download size of 1526722560 bytes

sending 'zip' (41196 KB)...

OKAY [ 3.517s]

writing 'zip'...

(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...

(bootloader) signature checking...

(bootloader) zip header checking...

(bootloader) zip info parsing...

(bootloader) checking model ID...

(bootloader) checking custom ID...

FAILED (remote: 42 custom id check fail)

finished. total time: 8.548s
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
Damn ...Sorry but I'm out of ideas
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike-y:
yeah, me too I think.. it's almost like one of the partitions on the phone is broken, because flashing starts, but can't complete after a specific point. like the phone isn't allowing write permissions on one of the partitions.

only other thing OP might want to try is to push the rom on the phone's memory and run it from there, instead of using otg or pc cable. found this in another thread.

boot to recovery and enter fastboot

with phone in custom recovery, push a rom of your choice:

adb push name_of_rom.zip /sdcard/

then you should be able to see file in recovery screen and flash it in TWRP
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sari95:
All right, I tried this too.. somehow. At first I did as you said, but I kept getting this red "FAILED" error. I noticed that TWRP showed that internal memory was 0mb, so I formatted and tried again.

After formatting, I am not able to use adb anymore, so I am not able to push a rom to the internal card :s Is there something obvious I'm missing here?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
Reboot recovery after formating

and adb sideload rom.zip will take you directly to rom install
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sari95:
Ok, so I tried both normal "adb push .zip" and "adb sideload .zip". Both say: "error: device not found".

I tried "adb devices", which gives me "List of devices attached" and not device below it. Thus, I am not able to use adb. This, of course, I tried after formatting and then rebooting into recovery.

You guys are sure there is no way to change CID without S-OFF

or

S-OFF without working rom?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
manually install the htc adb driver from device manager when the phone is in TWRP .. then the sideload will work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDA8PpPSFuk
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sari95:
Followed the tutorial given in the video, however, it still won't install. I have attached a picture for you to see.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
did you download the driver and put it on the desktop

your error is file not found ?

http://www.mediafire.com/download/41lx6p71xxit1ax/ADB+Drivers_Updated.zip
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sari95:
YAYYYY!!!! I cannot believe my own eyes! :D The phone actually booted into ARHD 71.1 by sideloading it through adb. Btw the issue in my previous post was fixed by changing to a windows 7 laptop.

I have now booted the phone into ARHD and from here I want to return it to completely stock. I understand that I have to root it, use firewater to S-OFF and changed CID to the original one. However, I did not write down the original CID on the phone... What would be a probable CID for a m7 bought in Norway?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
can't you just enjoy the phone works for a few days ?

List of CID
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sari95:
Hahah :P Well I had given up hope of saving this phone, so I bought a different phone. If I manage to return it to stock, I'll be able to breathe out :D

EDIT:

I just tried 3 different RUU's but none of them seem to work.. This is my current "getvar all". Which RUU would be compatible with this? I believe this to be my last question, if all goes well :)

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.44.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 4T.21.3218.21

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main: 1.10.605.8

(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF

(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000

(bootloader) product: m7_ul

(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064

(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000

(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__H10

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4268mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: off

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattesiri1:
When I use my phone a little longer time. He starts heating up around the camera. After that they start streaking across the screen until I do a hard reset. And then after that I have to leave it switched off mobile phone to cool and then it can be reused. But when I'm in some places colder wants a cell phone to function normally at all times. It has a new battery. Because it's the same thing with the old. I have the original rom on it. It is the custome rom, but returned to the original. And it's always the same story ... Please help.:confused:;):p:good:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jackwu696:
What android vers is your ROM? I experienced that in stock ICS 4.0.4. Do you know how to use odin? Might just want to reflash the stock rom again.
[Xperia Z1 General] Dadovvv:
There is new metod to root 757 firmware without downgrading...

Did u try towelroot?
[Xperia Z1 General] electrash:
Didnt work on my phone, that was my first try :)
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
This seems to have NO new information in it, its just a rehash of several guides already published.

It is now also outdated since towel root came out
[Xperia Z1 General] electrash:
No new info, but it is easier to understand what to do. I didnt saw a single quality tutorial yestarday for this.
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
So why didn't you just add to an existing thread as a Ultra Noob friendly guide?

The existing guides are very good quality. they just done lead you through the process by your nose and expect a tiny bit of prior knowledge
[Xperia Z1 General] joecool666:
i dont beleave this, like greg has said we DONT need anymore tut on how to root z1 or ultra or z1c what the hell is going on, do the mods read and know how to organize a tread, common mods clean up this whole fourm please , cause it is getting out of hand peeps useing others works and getting credit for it, it is getting to messy in here, and not noob friendly i must say, regards joe
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
[MENTION=4454162]joecool666[/MENTION] The mods have a hard time covering forums, they are in charge of multiple forums. the best bet is to just use the orange triangle in the top right of the post, report it to the mods and let them deal with it.

They will get there when they pick up the reports.

Its always good to see people contributing, however, in a large forum like XDA extra clutter actually makes things harder to find., a bit like finding a needle in a pile of needles. If you see a tutorial that looks like it could be improved, post in that that thread. It makes it easier to keep threads/OPs/tutorials up to date.

Thanks
[Xperia Z1 General] joecool666:
thanks man did that,
[Xperia Z1 General] Saqib Nazm:
I appreciate your intention for trying to help the community, but as we already have various rooting threads and also kind of similar to this one I am going to close this thread. But I have posted your rooting method into the sticky thread and you can find your post HERE. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] gsmyth:
A bit off topic, but there is the odd person who comes to these forums looking for help with their S4 clone. I had often considered one of these handsets before and still get tempted by the lost cost/decent specs, but think I'll stay away for good now.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27908105

Although if the below story is true, even equipment from reputable manufacturers can be compromised, so its no just 'all chinese devices can't be trusted'. ;)

http://gizmodo.com/the-nsa-actually-intercepted-packages-to-put-backdoors-1491169592
[Galaxy S 4 General] daven85:
I brought a clone at first. And while its mostly ran great the biggest problem was that its 4G/3G antenna was rubbish.
[Galaxy S 4 General] gsmyth:
That seems to be the fall down in even the good ones from what I've seen, either a poor WiFi radio or rubbish GPS.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AIkizov:
xda is not for clones and Chinese junk that cost as much as a case for phone I do not know why here allowed threads related to fakes
[Galaxy S 4 General] mp19022:
indeed.. got one from ebay :D..it sucks
[Galaxy S 4 General] CyanogenUser007:
How do people get scammed into buying fakes? Always buy from reputable retailers!
[Galaxy S 4 General] daven85:
Because we are all saying 'STAY AWAY'.

If one of us said 'Best phone I ever brought' it would be closed.

But in the end I wouldn't bother wasting my money again in the future with those phones.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ss.suryakant95:
Better way of not getting a clone is to check the hardware of the device .

Mainly clone or copy have same software but hardware is diffrent .There are many apps to check the hardware .Better be alert
[Galaxy S 4 General] cytheriamiller:
Thank you.:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 General] adilabdi110:
Here is one pic i waan to share so may be it will bit useful for stay away to us for real n fake (clone) phones for all respected members.. Thnks..
[Galaxy S 4 General] Chea2k:
I know right. If the deal sounds too good to be true then it probably is. If most people saw a Rolex watch on sale for 50 bucks I'm sure they would be skeptical.....so why would you fall for a knock off phone.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubstax:
I just got a brand new Samsung G900F. I was able to root it successfully and now i'd like to install the XtreStoLite room.

The install instruction say

Besides reboot I don't know how to do any of those steps. If anyone could explain to me how to install it I'd be very grateful.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babygau:
You must have a Custom Recovery installed (Philz Touch, TWRP...), you can find them in Android Development section, download then flash it via Odin. Then go to Recovery Mode by pressing the following combination keys: VOLUME UP + POWER + HOME BUTTON. Then follow the instructions above.

Good luck bro

Warning: If you using towelroot, you will trip knox anyway if flashing any custom recovery. If not, so just forget what I just said.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubstax:
I appreciate the quick reply but i'm not much smarter yet..

Whats the custom recovery and why do I need it before installing a custom ROM? I did "root" my phone already with Odin.

So I downloaded Philz Touch but i'm not sure what to do with the zip file and Odin.

A step-by-step would be very helpful. I really woudn't want to brick my phone. Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babygau:
I will explain to you some definitions first

1. Custom recovery will overwrite your phone stock recovery. It has many features that stock one does not. Such as: backup/restore your rom, install custom zip/ota update (install custom kernel, custom rom) and many more...

2. According to 1. To install a custom rom, you must have a custom memory first, right? Because custom rom mostly is packaged in a zip file. You can't use Odin to flash it as you did with a stock firmware

There is no chance you will brick your phone mate if you do the following instruction carefully. Provided that, you have your custom rom put into your internal memory or sd card.

1. Use Odin to flash Philz Touch recovery. Its steps are exactly as the same as you root

2. After flashing Philz Touch, your phone will automatically reboot, turn off your phone after that

3. Now, enter recovery mode by pressing a combination keys as I said above

4. After a few seconds, you will see recovery menu.

5. Choose wipe data/factory reset - > clean install a new rom

6. Choose install from zip - > install from sd card if you put your custom rom in internal memory OR install from sd card 1 if yours is in sd card - > choose the rom and install. Follow its instruction and reboot

THATS IT.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubstax:
thanks for the clarification mate. the only thing i'm having trouble to understand now is how to load philz touch on to my phone with odin.

so i got a zip file with a recovery.img file and a folder META-INF. How do I add it to Odin?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babygau:
Nope, you downloaded the wrong one. File name should be ended with tar.md5

---------- Post added at 03:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:19 PM ----------

Link here, choose the latest one goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/klte
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubstax:
ah, yea that sounds better.

Do i have to put the phone in to the download mode first or just connect it and install philz_touch with Odin?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babygau:
Always enter download mode when you use Odin bro
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubstax:
Good to know.

I just did everything like you said and it worked perfect! thanks a ton mate :good:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babygau:
You are welcome. I'm glad it helped ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ronaldheld:
I am looking to have some people test this ROM before it gets officially posted This is an MJE ROM for those not wanting to go to KK. My initial goal is to be in between CleanROM and and CleanROM ultralite. Please PM me if you will help on checking it out.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] querschlaeger:
Hello,

it is possible to change the bluetooth-name of my hermes? default other bluetooth devices found my hermes with my personal name and not with my device-id name.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] goestoeleven:
This is a "feature" of the MS Bluetooth stack. You can try something like Jetware as an add-on if you really want to change your BT device name...

http://www.jetwaremobile.com/index.htm
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] querschlaeger:
I installed Jetware but I can't find any option to change the bt device names?!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] goestoeleven:
I haven't tried it myself, but I had read that somewhere listed as a feature...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] querschlaeger:
Okay, I found the solution:

You have edit the Registry-Key LocalName (String Value):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Settings
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] JmJ17:
Perfect.

This post should be included in the Herme's registry tweaks as soon as possible.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] pof:
it's already there ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Lurker0:
Yesterday I've already answered this here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=280121

but was told there is an official way...

Note, that, as I wrote there, the value in the registry is rewritten every time you make a change to the owner's name.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Fullmetal Jun:
I got a score of 5570 on a full test using Scott's unofficial cm11 ROM KK 4.4.2! What's yours? Include which ROM and which android version you're using please ;)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
are you using this one? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antutu.ABenchMark
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Fullmetal Jun:
Yeah that one! Thanks for the link! Forgot to mention it! ;)

Change of name? Became Naruto Shippuden fan? Ep 366 is first class!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
just out of curiousity did you do anything in the performance section of the setting on your phone?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Fullmetal Jun:
Well I did a factory reset/complete wipe 2 months ago before flashing the Scott's latest cm11 that time! Performance is stock, i.e, 1.2 ghz interactive! But I have a pro version of greenify! So most of my installed apps and games are hibernated and annoying system apps like hangouts, G+, Goo manager,.. thanks to pro version are greenified! But my score is very poor considering an s2 does about twice and an s4 26000!!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
i ended up getting 44570 on 4.4.3 but i don't know if its accurate
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Fullmetal Jun:
Haha! That's even better than Snapdragon 805! Scott made our smartphone super fast! Lol.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
well i tried it once more and it gave 6078 im gonna try it once more and see what the third time says
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Fullmetal Jun:
This one is good! Don't forget to mention which ROM you are using!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
CarbonRom now im gonna try the 4.4.4 version