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[HTC One A9] amirinda:
flash firmware is error, flash ruu is error?
[HTC One A9] alray:
Sorry can't understand what you're trying to say here...:eek:
[HTC One A9] Ultramanoid:
Probably asking about flashing firmware and RUU to update to Nougat.
[HTC One A9] amirinda:
It is no longer a problém

I wrote: flash firmware, then ruu
[HTC One A9] nonamett:
My A9 is Sprint version, i s-off and flash RUU to Nougat for us unlocked version, and flash radio.img of Sprint. But now i only use GSM network on my phone. I want to flash RUU to Stock Sprint Version but it says error 132. Anyone help me, PLEASE!!!! Thanks.
[HTC One A9] alray:
Error 132 is signature error. you're trying to go from US Unlocked Nougat to Sprint Marshmallow? Read FAQ #2, same thing apply when downgrading from 2.xx.xxx.x to 1.xx.xxx.x.
[HTC One A9] ViJitH VkS:
Did nougat official update will come in all regions soon?
[HTC One A9] nonamett:
Yes, my phone is S-OFF, I want to go from US Unlocked Nougat to Sprint Marshmallow, what should i do? Thanks
[HTC One A9] alray:
Flash the firmware before the RUU
[HTC One A9] alray:
It can takes many weeks after the unlocked version. Be patient.
[HTC One A9] nonamett:
I think so, but I could not find where to download firmware Marshmallow for a9 sprint :(
[HTC One A9] alray:
if you can wait 20-30 min, I'll download the 1.60.651.4 RUU and extract the firmware from it.
[HTC One A9] nonamett:
Great. Thanks you very much!!!!!:fingers-crossed:
[HTC One A9] alray:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634745761
[HTC One A9] ozzfan1989:
This is telling me the zip for nougat firmware is corrupted. Do I flash this the same way as is renaming the file?
[HTC One A9] alray:
What file are you talking about and what is telling you it's corrupted?
[HTC One A9] ozzfan1989:
firmware2.16.401.3. file manager said, it's corrupted, it wouldn't flash so I tried to open the archive to see file types.
[HTC One A9] alray:
What is your md5?
[HTC One A9] ozzfan1989:
I'm not sure, how do i find out?
[HTC One A9] alray:
You're using a Windows PC? Download winmd5 tool and check your file.
[HTC One A9] ozzfan1989:
OK will do. Thanks. Maybe it's cause I'm O2uk?
[HTC One A9] alray:
Is your cid and mid listed under the 2.16.401.3 ruu? Is your phone s-on or s-off? Post your "fastboot getvar all"
[HTC One A9] ozzfan1989:
C:\Users\ozzfa>fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) kernel: lk

(bootloader) product: htc_hiaeuhl

(bootloader) version: 1.0

(bootloader) imei: 352636071729730

(bootloader) version-main: 1.56.206.70

(bootloader) boot-mode: download

(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.1.U00018.1@60122.4

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000

(bootloader) mid: 2PQ910000

(bootloader) cid: O2___001

all:

finished. total time: 0.114s

Does this help? im used to samsung odin etc so i'm a bit noob with htc/fastboot etc
[HTC One A9] alray:
Your CID is indeed o2. The 2.16.401.3 firmware and ruu are not made for this CID. If you want to update to Nougat without having to wait for the ota update for your CID you will need S-OFF in order to change your CID number to one of the CID listed under the 2.16.401.3 RUU so you can flash the 2.16.401.3 firmware and finally the 2.16.401.3 RUU. Otherwise you'll have to wait for the 2.??.206.? ota update.
[HTC One A9] ozzfan1989:
thank you. is there a way to s-off without paying $25?
[HTC One A9] alray:
Its either 25$ for sunshine or you'll need to bring your phone to someone who haves an XTC2clip box (or buy one yourself, for about 200$)
[HTC One A9] vipinpaul:
Coolpad note 3

Sent from my CP8676_I02 using Coolpad Forums
[HTC One A9] GeoGlobe:
I have managed to update the 1.58.709.1 Android 6.0.1 to 2.16.401.7 Android 7.0

Cid: HTC__621

Mid: 2PQ910000

S-ON

Made in Taiwan

The problem is, SIM card is not detected, how can I resolve the problem?
[HTC One A9] scotty2000:
Hi alray, I don´t know if the backup_android-info.txt is more or less important, sorry. I remember of a different phone where this backup file is also present, but I couldn´t find it yet to compare with android-info.txt file from A9 or to catch the sence of this file.

There are some more switches I think, but I´m not the expert who knows about the difference and if this is important to use or not.

It would be nice if there was a funktion to use the RUU as an OTA with this backup file switches, but I think that isn´t possible. :(

Kind regards

scotty2000

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How did you do this? Normaly it is not possible because of your different software versions x.xx.709.x and x.xx.401.x are not comaptible and with S-On this should not work !?:confused:

Were did you get 2.16.401.7 we only know 2.16.401.3 ???

Some more info would be good for helping you.
[HTC One A9] GeoGlobe:
The 2.16.401.7 was a typing error.....it is 2.16.401.3

I just flash the three images

system.img

boot.img

revovery.img

then rebooting the device

All in all have a problem with SIM card error
[HTC One A9] ghasemi.hussein:
Ruu make change in lots of thing. Flashing system and boot and recovery doesn't mean your phone has upgrated to android 7. You can check it by connecting your phone to pc in download mode and check HTC syncs manager.

Ruu change radio partition too. You can't change it without s-off. Sim problem happen because of this.

One question. Did you have backup of untouched system partition of your phone? Please share it so I can install ota in future. I mount my system partition r/w and this will cause problem.

My build number is 1.58.709.1 too.
[HTC One A9] GeoGlobe:
NO don't have...The phone was showing no OS when someone gave it to me to see if I can help, i try to recover using custom recovery twrp..

that's why i decided to flash the x.xx.704.x even me, still looking for 1.58.709.x to solve the radio issue
[HTC One A9] Fm4r1n:
Many thanks [MENTION=859894]scotty2000[/MENTION] for the RUU Europe, I already have my A9 in Nougat before the official ota
[HTC One A9] etoy:
will an update via RUU from MM to N wipe my phone or can i proceed without backups etc?

the right steps are:

fastboot flash zip *firmware.zip* (to update firmware from mm to n)

then

fastboot flash zip *RUU.zip*

am i right?

thanks in advance!
[HTC One A9] scotty2000:
It wipes definitely! Do a backup before!
[HTC One A9] alray:
Not surprised to see that some things aren't working correctly. You're running a combination of software and firmware versions not meant to work together (Marshmallow firmware + Nougat rom and Kernel). Using unmatched firmware/software version is a no go, especially when it's a major version difference.
[HTC One A9] Fm4r1n:
[MENTION=859894]scotty2000[/MENTION] The zip 2.16.401.3 is a official htc ruu? is a rom leak? Will support other possible OTA´s on Nougat?
[HTC One A9] alray:
Files ending with "signed.zip" are encrypted using HTC's private encryption key so yes it's an official ruu. And yes you'll be able to update via OTA after flashing this file (if everything remains stock until the next update, from a 2.16.401.3 perspective E.g: correct CID, MID, untouched system partition, etc...)
[HTC One A9] etoy:
awwww, isn't there a way to update via RUU zip without wipe?

the only way is to wait for OTA, right?
[HTC One A9] scotty2000:
Yes you're right, you must wait for OTA...sorry!
[HTC One A9] Otaku-San:
Hello.

Is there any RUU Zip File for Nougat out yet?
[HTC One A9] Dr.Anshuman:
OTA updates after converting to Unlocked/Dev Version

hello all..

i was on European Variant, Then gained S-OFF, changed CID to BS_US001, Changed MID to 2PQ912000..

downloaded official RUU.exe Unlocked/Dev 2.18.617.1 ROM and Flashed it successfully, cell working well..

In Short, My

Software status - Official

Bootloader - Unlocked

PVT - S-OFF

CID - BS_US001

MID - 2PQ91200

Will i get OTA Updates for Unlocked/Dev Version in future if i keep system unmodified?
[HTC One A9] Otaku-San:
Yes. OTAs should work as Long as you Don't Make any Modifications like Root etc.
[HTC One A9] alray:
????

Read post #1

:rolleyes:

I honestly don't know what I could do to make them easier to find, they are literally the first things you'll see when reading post #1.
[HTC One A9] Otaku-San:
I'm sorry.

I already found it and successfully flashed it on My Phone.

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I had the same Error with the Firmware Zip.

On the Phone you Aren't able to Open it.

But on Windows PC it Opens without any Error.
[HTC One A9] gunjan12:
Details procedure

Can you please send the steps in details ...

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Can you please send the steps in detail..

adb reboot download
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery

fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

reboot into bootloader mode

boot to recovery mode -- "wipe data/factory reset"

reboot system now[/QUOTE]
[HTC One A9] JohnRogers23:
http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_HIA_AERO_WHL_N70_SENSE80GP_SPCS_MR_Sprint_WWE_2.18.651.2.exe

Here's the new Sprint Nougat RUU.
[HTC One A9] Otaku-San:
How can I Update to the Latest 2.18.617.1 ?

I have the 2.16.401.3 Nougat RUU Installed.

Of Course my Device is S-Off, Unlocked Bootloader.

I changed my CID and MID to the "USA Unlocked" Version

But it doesn't show any OTA Update in Settings?! :rolleyes:

EDIT: Also tried with SuperCID (11111111)
[HTC One A9] Leonly:
Hello, where did you find Europe Nougat ruu? Distribution not yet started?
[HTC One A9] scotty2000:
Link for eu nougat Ruu is in post 1 off this thread!
[HTC One A9] Otaku-San:
Can someone please extract the RUU.zip from the Latest 2.18.617.1 RUU.exe and Post it here?

The RUU.exe is Not Working At all.

It's just endlessly loading... Still waiting for more than 2 Hours for the RUU.exe to Start up

But nothing :(

Would be very nice if someone can post the RUU.zip File here. I'm also not getting any OTA Update on 2.16.401.3 :(
[HTC One A9] alray:
You can find the .zip version on androidfilehost.com, search for "2.18.617.1". It should be about 2gb
[HTC One A9] alray:
Thanks, Ill add the link to post #1 and also the zip version later.
[HTC One A9] Leonly:
I did not ask for this.

HTC was'nt start to nougat distribution yet for Europen A9 models. What is the source of this ruu.zip file?
[HTC One A9] alray:
If your phone is already running 2.16.401.3 (WWE/Europe) you already are running the latest version for your CID. 2.18.617.1 is for another region (us unlocked) and it's not newer than 2.16.401.3.
[HTC One A9] alray:
The source doesn't really matters since the RUU is signed with HTC's encryption key. It's an official RUU from HTC no matter who made it available to download. There are a few firmware websites where you can find leaked RUU, like ir-file.com, super-firmware.com easyfirmware.com etc..
[HTC One A9] Didusieq:
Besides, if it is unofficial, you should not be able to flash it with bootloader locked and S-On. :)
[HTC One A9] scotty2000:
Sorry for misreading, but shout to this thread isn't necessary, too!

Search the web, and you will find some screenshots, with an ota message for this eu version update. There were some user taking in a russian forum about the nougat update and also in a turkish one, were also a screenshot is present!.

I have a paid subscription on one of those firmware sites and shared the Ruu file for users who haven't got the ability to get the file or use such a paid site, that is the sense of those forum sites I guess!?

So I was just helping, but in future I will rethink about to do so...

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Did you try to start the Ruu exe with your phone being in download mode? That may help in some cases, but it's not garantied to work.
[HTC One A9] Otaku-San:
Yes, didn't work.

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Thanks, will look it up later :)
[HTC One A9] Deathfan:
I've got a question about personal data on sdcard mounted as internal. I know that update will wipe data but if i will take out sd card before updating firmware and ruu then flash and the put sd card back, will phone recognize data stored on that card? I mean photos, music etc. Phone is encrypted.
[HTC One A9] Otaku-San:
No need to Panic and Quickly Remove the SD Card M8.

Yes, the Internal Storage will be wiped, but this will not Affect your Micro SD Card. Your Data are still there even after RUU Update or Downgrade.:D

You can also use your SD Card to flash a RUU (Only higher Version than the Current Version on your Device) :)

Also even if you flash a RUU via PC, your SD Card won't get formatted.

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Thanks again [MENTION=4654136]alray[/MENTION]. I flashed the latest RUU.zip without

any Problems :laugh: The only "Problem" I have is that this one doesn't have German language.

But Yeah, I Temporary Fixed that with a third-party app from the Play Store and now it works fine. :)
[HTC One A9] Deathfan:
Even if sd card is formatted by phone to be internal memory?
[HTC One A9] Otaku-San:
Hmm... I don't know... :confused:I never used my SD Card as Internal Storage? You should Backup your Data just in case it gets wiped too.

But otherwise I'm sure it would get wiped too if it is formatted as Internal Storage cause you also need to wipe the SD Card if you want to use it with other Devices. :)
[HTC One A9] ViJitH VkS:
Any luck on nougat for asia hongkong varient?

Specifically, for cid : htc__622
[HTC One A9] andrgr:
Hello guys.

Can you please help me to unterstand how i can update the to the 2.16.401.3 firmware?

My device is s-of and i installed Software number 1.56.401.81 some time ago and want update to Android 7 but never did a firmware update before, only ruu install.

So please let me know how i can install the new 2.x firmware that i can instal the 2.x ruu after.

Thank you very much.
[HTC One A9] alray:
adb reboot download
htc_fastboot oem rebootRUU
htc_fastboot flash zip firmware2.16.401.3.zip

or rename the "firmware2.16.401.3.zip" file to "2PQ9IMG.zip", save it at the root of your external sd card (FAT32 formatted ----exFAT should also work) and reboot in download mode.
[HTC One A9] alray:
As soon as a RUU is available, it will be added to post #1. Requesting it again and again will not bring it faster, we do not have any control on RUU availability, unfortunately. And as a general rule, if the OTA update isn't out for a specific version, don't expect the RUU for that version to be available. Also, if the OTA update is available, that doesn't mean the RUU will also be available (it might never be). S-OFF is the best option if you don't want to wait for OTA/RUU for your CID. FYI, some HTC One M7 Lollipop RUU just got leaked a few weeks ago, 2 years later. So yeah it can take some time...
[HTC One A9] andrgr:
edit: Android 7 works now. Thank you for your help.
[HTC One A9] Dragonkind:
Hey bro, did u have the decrypted ruu of nougat for US unlocked version?

Mine was hiae_tuhl then flashed to hiae_uhl, now it is hiae_ul.

4G+(2CA) seems to be not working, I have no idea about why…

And the official link of US unlocked nougat is a development version, is there any difference (except red texts on aboot) between development and non-development version?
[HTC One A9] cowboy_ea:
Hi Guys

I need your help!!!!!

I can`t update my device to Android Nougat,

My device Download Mode info:

***Unlocked***

htc_hiaeul PVT S-OFF

CID-11111111

MID-2PQ912000

.

.

.

.

OS-1.57.617.60

-----------------------------------------

I did download Android Nougat:

HIA_AERO_UL:

2.18.617.1

HTC USA Unlocked

2PQ912000

BS_US001

but when i want to upgrade by SD card method i see this error:

12 RU_ZIP_ERROR

12 RU_ZIP_ERROR

FAIL12 RU_ZIP_ERROR
[HTC One A9] scotty2000:
Two things, first you may use BS_US001 as CID and second is if you use SD Card method you may flash firmware zip first. You can take the firmware.zip from OTA file.

You can read this in post #2 in this thread.
[HTC One A9] alray:
Really funny to see that you've posted a screenshot of the OP,

including the red warning stating

"UPDATING FROM MARSHMALLOW TO NOUGAT USING A RUU? READ FAQ #2, POST#2" but obvioulsy, you didn't read FAQ#2 :p , otherwsie you wouldn't be asking that question :D
[HTC One A9] nonamett:
i update my a9 sprint to Nougat via OTA but it is SIMLock Enable now, what should I do? HELP.....
[HTC One A9] MDservice:
Eroor when trying to downgrade from Nougat with RUU.zip

in short "RU_ZIP_ERROR"

ERR check AES encrypted magic string failed

this is xtcclipinfo ...
[HTC One A9] alray:
Marshmallow and Nougat RUU are not encrypted with the same signature. Your phone is running nougat then it's now using the new key, you need the old one for the RUU to pass the signature check. Downgrade your firmware first so your phone is back to the old key than flash the RUU.
[HTC One A9] The_scam:
Run the ruu
[HTC One A9] cowboy_ea:
Hi guys

i was update my device to Android 7 VER:HIA_AERO_UL:2.18.617.1

now i want root my device but i can`t flash TWRP recovery!!!

please guide me
[HTC One A9] The_scam:
Go through the TWRP thread until you find a 3.0.3 beta-3 image for nougat.
[HTC One A9] mato123:
Hello guys,

I am S-ON and all stock. Nothing modified. Can I install 2.16.401.3 Firmware and then 2.16.401.3 RUU without S-OFF and modifiyng my phone? I am on 1.56.401.81.

Thanks
[HTC One A9] nonamett:
It's OK but after reboot it SIMlock enable again :(
[HTC One A9] Didusieq:
Yes, you can.
[HTC One A9] The_scam:
Give up

Jk. You can get a replacement online from your carrier as a "malfunction", or you can purchase an imei unlock code from a sketchy website
[HTC One A9] KJOrmond33:
Hi guys I got a locked A9 with o2 (UK) device and I was wondering if I unlocked it with an unlock code could I upgrade the firmware given by HTC unlocked. Basically if I unlock my o2 device can I use unlocked ROMS?
[HTC One A9] alray:
Sim unlock will only give you the possibility to register on foreign networks (as long as you have a valid sim card for that network and the bands are compatible). You need s-off to convert your phone using a ruu and at least an unlocked bootloader to flash custom roms.
[HTC One A9] DuoDex:
Hello. How would I go about updating this?

fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_hiaeul
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) version-main: 1.12.617.6
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.0.U00297.1@51014
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 2PQ912000
(bootloader) cid: BS_US001
[HTC One A9] alray:
update firmware first then flash ruu, instructions at post #2.

btw don't share your IMEI !!
[HTC One A9] DuoDex:
I removed it, thank you for looking out for me. Currently downloading the OTA update for 2.18 :) Appreciate the help.
[HTC One A9] etoy:
i am about to update my wife's A9 to Nougat with a clean install, it's already S-OFF and has unlocked BL.

I am in italy, should i use the HTC Europe 2.16.401.3 RUU or HTC USA Unlocked 2.18.617.1 RUU?

Any noticeable differences or optimizations between those versions?

I mean, should i prefer european one because of a different baseband or whatever? Thanks in advance
[HTC One A9] Lolli26:
Hi! I'm in Italy too, i have installed and use the European RUU for about five days and so far the phone is much much better. I have tried all Rom for this device (Mokee CM 13 CM 14.1) but this one is super optimized, far better than the official RUU based on marshmallow too. However I don't know if there are differences with the US RUU
[HTC One A9] etoy:
thanks a lot for the reply, i'll proceed with EU too then :) was tempted by US unlocked just because it gets updates earlier than EU but no matter, hope i've made the right choice.
[HTC One A9] mustafakhalid:
the european firmware is corrupt. Can anyone give me another link to the file please?
[HTC One A9] Fm4r1n:
The European firmware is not corrupt, check the status of your sd card and the number cid and mid of your A9
[HTC One A9] alray:
Its not, these are encrypted files. Confirm files integrity using md5 values, not by trying to open them.
[HTC One A9] HarryCustom:
Hi I am on Marshmallow, I do not understand how to save my firmware before upgrading to Nougat if I want to downgrade it, could you help me?
[HTC One A9] alray:
It can be extracted from a marshmallow RUU. Your marhsmallow firmware version might already be available somewhere, what version are you running?
[HTC One A9] HarryCustom:
I am very sorry :), I've made a mistake, I am on Lollipop, the version is 1.56.401.70.

Anyway I searched a lot but I cannot understand how to extract the firmware...

EDIT: Finally I've found Universal HTC RUU/ROM Decryption Tool 3.1.0 and I've extracted 2 files. Is boot.img the firmware?

Or it is in the folder named "firmware" but all the files are.img and I do not understand how to flash them...
[HTC One A9] alray:
That is not even possible. The A9 shipped with Marshmallow. You version number also confirm that it is running marshmallow.

Good job, that's exactly what you needed.

Boot.img is the kernel. The folder named "firmware" is the complete firmware and that's what you want to flash if you want to downgrade back to marshmallow, before flashing the marshmallow ruu. Btw you'll need s-off to downgrade. How to flash the firmware, see at the end of post #2. The content of the firmware folder must be zipped before flashing (make sure you do not zip the folder itself, just the content, you don't want to have the folder itself inside your firmware.zip file, just the .img files)
[HTC One A9] primo:
Maybe he is confused because first post lists 1.xx firmwares as Lollipop.
[HTC One A9] HarryCustom:
This is the problem!

I was thinking to be on Marshmellow, then I've checked on first post and found my version on wrong Lollipop section... :)

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My phone is s-off, I'll zip every file, not the folder and flash!

Ok everything is clear! :)

Thank you very much.
[HTC One A9] alray:
Sorry for the confusion, don't know what I was thinking when I wrote lollipop there :silly::eek:
[HTC One A9] alray:
Thanks, correction done
[HTC One A9] cowboy_ea:
I want 1.57.617-1 firmware to downgrade my device to Marshmellow :confused::confused::confused::confused:
[HTC One A9] alray:
Use the HTC Ruu decryption tool tu extract the firmware from the ruu.
[HTC One A9] Tidusstar:
Does anyone have success installed firmware 2.18.651.2 ?

I can't install
[HTC One A9] acesavant00:
Is it possible to extract the stock boot img from the Nougat firmware zip? Gotta find one so I can flash Magisk to root my device. I appreciate any assistance that anyone can offer.
[HTC One A9] gsm_masud7:
hi post your devices getvar info than i chk you can use this or not :D
[HTC One A9] alray:
Its decrypted btw, might want to extract the signed version from an ota (unless you have s-off)
[HTC One A9] alray:
Yes you can. Decrypt the RUU using this tool: https://xdaforums.com/chef-central/android/tool-universal-htc-ruu-rom-decryption-t3382928

Then you'll have boot.img in the firmware folder.
[HTC One A9] sgtrhd:
Finally stuck on Bootscreen, and no reaction if pushing buttons... S-on HTC__34 401... tried to get 2.16 flashed firmware twice and tried to flash ruu zip... something's failed.

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[HTC One A9] sgtrhd:
Hehey,... solved! Shortened the name to 2PQ9IMG and put it on sd (with other handy) load it twice in download mode and that's it...

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