yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Boostjunky:
Perhaps if you took the time to read, none of these things would be a surprise to you. Furthermore, there are instructions posted in the FAQ of this thread detailing how to be able to log into your phone when your PIN isn't recognized...
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] benj!:
Sorry if this is a stupid question (I have searched) but wondered if any other UK unlocked users (HTC__001 or 11111111) have had no mobile data after flashing the new firmware. Had this problem last night and decided to roll back to Marshmallow. Thought I'd give it another try tonight but still no luck.

I've tried flashing the radio from the zip separately but still no luck.

I'm on 3UK, if it makes any difference.

Cheers!
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sneakyghost:
Recent additions: 2.28.617.8 FullStock + NoWipe

Recent Additions

WARNINGS:

NoWipe tested successfully by [MENTION=4255135]prsterero[/MENTION] - thanks mate! FullStock does what FullStock does.

Might cause another reboot after first boot and a "new SIM inserted" message. This is normal!

NOTES:

This US Unlocked Pack is untested, yet the file combinations are equal to the WWE version from yesterday, so the below notes apply as well:

When flashing the NoWipe over a pre-N firmware (1.xx), it might still erase your userdata. No time to figure out why and how to prevent that. The current report from [MENTION=4255135]prsterero[/MENTION] seems to suggest it now works as expected. Please be aware that this isn't a full greenlight - there still might be scenarios where the NoWipe actually does wipe, like I and some others experienced on the WWE version.

Flashing the NoWipe over an N firmware has not been tested (a.k.a reflashing the NoWipe after a full setup of an N ROM on N firmware). Not sure if it wipes or not.

TWRP is NOT working as of yet. It does not boot with N firmware. Consider this package with TWRP3026 as "placeholder".

I will make a pack with updated TWRP available once the kind [MENTION=2605798]nkk71[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1162986]Captain_Throwback[/MENTION] and of course the Magisk-Man [MENTION=4470081]topjohnwu[/MENTION] fix TWRP.

CREDITS: HTC Fota DL servers ;)

Other stuff

...yawn...
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] prstorero:
I flashed the firmware and it was successful. I came from the 1.96.617.20. Signal works and no data was wiped :) Finger print sensor and home button are now working as they should. Thanks a lot for everything you do.

To everyone else reading this, do yourself a favor and still back up your data before updating because you just never know what might go wrong or how it will act on your device.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ba7rani:
How did your print sensor working ? Mine not ..
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] joeyzbg:
Okay, so i flashed the new firmware (2.28.401.6) and now TWRP recovery isn't working anymore. There is no rom flashed on my phone atm. Any idea how i can atleast make it work somehow again without TWRP?

EDIT:

I flashed an older firmware and then TWRP, i got it booting again now.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] indup:
sorted
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] yldlj:
Are you serious? Its a known issue that twrp isnt working with N. Its talked about in almost every thread.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrrflagg:
Successful firmware update using no wipe zip and no loss of data for me.

P.S I wish people would read instructions! I'm glad I'm not a dev having to deal with some people's lack of attention to details
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] prstorero:
Did you update your firmware to the new base?
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ba7rani:
Yeas.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] prstorero:
Then I'm not sure. After I updated firmware, the scanner worked right away after booting the device. Sorry, you'll have to wait for someone more knowledgeable on the topic to answer.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sneakyghost:
I am still looking for WWE reports.

Is the NoWipe wiping peoples phones nonetheless like it did on my phone?

Is the NoWipe working as expected?

If it wiped - what FW version did you come from originally?

If it didn't wipe - what FW version did you come from originally?

That sort of stuffs is interesting me right now. Thanks.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] JrWriter87:
The 2.28 firmware didn't wipe my phone. Coming from 1.96.617.20
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Boostjunky:
.617 is not WWE firmware...
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] JrWriter87:
I know what it is. I was just giving him an update
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Boostjunky:
OK, it's cool. It just appears as though he is looking for WWE specific feedback.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ba7rani:
NoWipe didn't wipe my data, I update from 1.95.401.3 to 2.28.401.x
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrrflagg:
I successfully flashed without data loss the 401.6 no wipe update over 401.3 in download mode. I am s-off and locked bootloader
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sneakyghost:
Which 2.28? Unlocked or WWE? I was asking specifically for WWE.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] JrWriter87:
Unlocked. I was just reporting since I haven't seen anyone do so
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sneakyghost:
I have found that my 2.28.401.6 WWE NoWipe has worked as expected, the second time i ran that today.

Scenario: coming from 1.95.401.4 firmware and Android N Viper (4.0.0) I flashed my 2.28.401.6 pack. It resulted in a normal boot with a "New SIM Inserted, please reboot" message. After the second reboot, everything was working fine, including the FP sensor.

I'd be wanting to call my new NoWipe packages fine, working as expected, if there aren't any other unintended wipe reports.

Has anyone else flashing WWE NoWipe had such an unintentional wipe?
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Railey:
I'm on CM13, 1.95.401.4, S-Off

Can i use the 2.28 too?

And after Update is it possible to flash another Rom?
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] benzo:
Root is not possible at this moment, right?

S-off is mandatory to flash this update?

Thank you
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sneakyghost:
I'm gonna put those two 2.28. versions on the first post, assuming the "Wipe" issue I experienced seems to have been random.

If you encounter a wipe on a NoWipe, please do report and let me know the following info:

1.) S-OFF with Bootloader Locked/Unlocked?

2.) FW version running before flash?

3.) ROM version running before flash?

4.) Last but not least: which of my packs did you flash that wiped your phone?

Stuff to consider when swapping to Android N (7.0.0):

TWRP is not compatible with Android 7 on the HTC10 yet. People are working on it. This means you need to downgrade to old firmware with TWRP before flashing a ROM or an OTA, because that won't currently work.

Downgrading firmware from 2.xx to 1.xx has so far worked (testing with Team Venom people) - although there was a brick while downgrading on a phone running an earlier test base. So be careful. We at team venom do not yet feel quite safe with this, neither should you!

In some scenarios, you WILL lose all your data (a.k.a have a wipe) even if you use the NoWipe - the exact scenario isn't clear yet, I am still looking for info to figure this out. Most likely using 2.28 NoWipe on a 1.95 based FW and ROM setup is causing a wipe - the guess goes towards changed encryption causing it).

Should you ever encounter a "Semi-Brick" where you can still get into bootloader-mode but NOT into download, recovery or system, you can use the Bootloader mode to flash all images of a firmware pack manually by running "htc_fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (there is a full list of flash commands and corresponding images somewhere, but basically its the image name that is the flash command, e.g. for recovery its "flash recovery recovery.img." and for adsp its "flash adsp adsp.img").

This type of Semi-Brick happens when people try to swap out keymaster-image, e.g. flash keymaster from 2.28 into 1.95 environment or vice versa (people trying to get TWRP to work did that and broke their phones with that), but it is likely that mixing other firmware images from different generations can also cause this or worse. Little reminder: the HTC10 is quite the finnicky device - it really doesn't like non-standard procedures. It easily breaks.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Alan-B:
Hi,

My HTC 10 is S-OFF and ulocked.

I tested the version not wip who it is ended with a bootloop !!

As more access to TWRP even in memory very difficult to restore a backup! Just access by fastboot, and re flash a TWRP does not work.

The solution in summer to spend by one complete version 1.7Giga (with fastboot), install has new TWRP and to restore a backup.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] xunholyx:
S-Off is mandatory for all of the firmware packages offered by [MENTION=1102297]Sneakyghost[/MENTION].

Root is possible thanks to [MENTION=4470081]topjohnwu[/MENTION]. You can read more about that here.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tarima:
Hadn't seen this yet, thanks man
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Ok guys, i just did a test totally risking my phone. I had bone stock US Unlocked Nougat on my phone official ota and successfully downgraded by just running a MM ruu.exe (1.96.617.2). i installed TWRP after and everything worked as if Nougat was never on my phone.

I even went ahead and converted back to International HTC__001 for the heck of it. Just thought you all might like to hear that who wants to downgrade. Now just be aware, i was totally stock.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] afuller42:
Thanks for the info.

But many many people have already downgraded successfully due to the fact lots of things are still not working on n. For example viper audio and xposed are 2 big ones
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Yep, but i figured its another solution to the chaos lol
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] emrug:
Your help here will be appreciated

I need your help Guys. I've flashed Firmware(s) before and its been successful but this time my Phone decided to brick or retire.

(S-OFF and Rooted)

This is what i did:

-Download Mode

-fastboot oem rebootRUU

-fastboot flash zip firmware.zip

After this it normally shows fail, restart itself into RUU mod and then we immediately run fastboot flash zip firmware.zip command again. But my Phone decided not to restart, it just went black and does not respond to anything. Even if i press the buttons forever, charging led does not show, the PC does not recognize it. I mean it is in total sleep, not sure if it'll wake up anytime soon.

C:\Users\manue\Desktop\HTC10\ADB FASTBOOT FILES WINDOWS>fastboot oem rebootRUU

...

OKAY [ 0.203s]

finished. total time: 0.203s

C:\Users\manue\Desktop\HTC10\ADB FASTBOOT FILES WINDOWS>fastboot flash zip "C:\Users\manue\Desktop\HTC10\ADB FASTBOOT FILES WINDOWS\firmware.zip"

sending 'zip' (94569 KB)...

OKAY [ 4.122s]

writing 'zip'...

(bootloader) HOSD CL#831921

(bootloader) Perform pre-update

(bootloader) get 11 images from zip(zip_type=3)

(bootloader) start@11

(bootloader) aboot_signed.img@100%

(bootloader) adsp.img@BYPASS

(bootloader) boot.img@BYPASS

(bootloader) hosd_signed.img@100%

(bootloader) pmic-8996-1.img@100%

(bootloader) recovery.img@BYPASS

(bootloader) rfg_2.img@BYPASS

(bootloader) rfg_3.img@BYPASS

(bootloader) rpm-8996-1.img@100%

(bootloader) xbl-8996-1.img@100%

(bootloader) radio.img@BYPASS

FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately )

finished. total time: 6.036s

It didn't restart into RUU Mod, turned off indefinitely.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] i$tickitinyour$u$hi:
had the same problem, flashed the international ota 2.28.401.6

at the second flash it worked but ends up in a bootloop :p

(s-off and unlocked)
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] emrug:
What makes mine worse is the PC can't recognize it, meaning i can't play with it anymore. The computer stays on waiting waiting for device. :crying:
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] xunholyx:
Here's how to fix it, thanks to [MENTION=2605798]nkk71[/MENTION] and [MENTION=225495]Mikee4fun[/MENTION]

Unzip the firmware on your PC with 7zip.

In the firmware there is a partition file. It tells you the partition names.

Partition Info:[0.20]

board_info board_info.bin 32 90

mfg mfg.bin 512 115

pg1fs none 8192 93

pg2fs none 48510 91

xbl xbl.img 4096 77

tz tz.img 4096 70

rpm rpm.img 1024 71

pmic pmic.img 1024 79

hyp hyp.img 1024 78

aboot aboot.img 8192 80

hosd hosd.img 131072 113

tool_diag none 20480 98

devinfo none 2 119

devcfg devcfg.img 256 120

lksecapp lksecapp.img 256 121

cmnlib32 cmnlib32.img 512 122

cmnlib64 cmnlib64.img 512 123

apdp apdp.img 512 124

msadp none 512 125

dpo none 2 126

sp1 none 20480 52

ddr none 2048 171

cdt none 2 127

rfg_0 none 2048 116

rfg_1 none 2048 116

rfg_2 rfg_2.img 2048 116

rfg_3 none 2048 116

rfg_4 none 2048 116

fsg none 4096 172

radio radio.img 143360 73

adsp adsp.img 40960 73

fp fp.img 4096 73

slpi slpi.img 20480 73

mdtp none 65536 73

dip none 2048 128

venus venus.img 4096 131

reserve1 none 8762 98

misc misc.nb0 2048 118

modemst1 modemst1.img 4096 74

modemst2 modemst2.img 4096 75

fataldevlog none 40960 25

devlog none 61440 25

local none 2562 51

extra none 128 131

fsc none 2 173

rfg_8 none 2048 116

ssd none 16 174

persist none 65536 83

sec none 256 82

frp none 1024 134

ramdump none 20480 84

skylink none 2 131

carrier none 92160 87

keystore none 1024 112

keymaster keymaster.img 1024 135

mota none 2048 133

dsp none 32768 73

reserve2 none 26730 98

boot boot.img 131072 72

recovery recovery.img 131072 113

cache none 458752 131

system system_raw.img 7831552 131

###LAST###

userdata none 20676608 131

cradio cradio.img 131072 73

apppreload none 122880 53

cota none 122880 55

Start at the top one at a time

Paste all the firmware files in your fast boot directory (except the ones that say none of course)

Plug in your phone to the charger

Not your computer

Hold down the power button and then hold down volume up and down keys

Keep holding them until you see the bootloader

The HTC10 is a finicky device

Sometimes you have to wait a bit

Now hook up to your PC

Then in the cmd prompt of the directory start flashing one at a time

DO NOT FLASH ABOOT THOUGH

I REPEAT DO NOT DO IT

flash everything else

So, example fastboot flash radio radio.img, fastboot flash modemst1 modemst1.img, etc....

Good luck!
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] emrug:
Thank you very!!

Thank you very much for your response, i will try it later today and get back to you.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] nkk71:
Small overkill about "all the partitions" imho, I would stay away from sensitive ones

(mfg, board_info, etc)

;)

I really doubt you were flashing anything taken from this thread, because this looks wrong:

(bootloader) get 11 images from zip(zip_type=3)

(as well as a couple of other things)

looks like you were flashing an firmware.zip extracted from and ota.zip, and didn't do it incrementally, which is bad (as you have noticed unfortunately)
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] razor54:
I am currently on FW 1.95.401.3, can I upgrade directly to 2.28.401.6 or I have to take the .4 first?
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] emrug:
That's right [MENTION=2605798]nkk71[/MENTION], it wasn't from this thread. It was from OTA which i flashed before and it flushed successfully, I don't know what went wrong this time.

In case I make it to the Boatloader which sensitive files should I avoid?

---------- Post added at 08:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:20 PM ----------

Prayed for my luck all day, unfortunately it still doesn't want to work. Pressed down Power, Volume Up and Down buttons together almost forever (like 20 mins) while plugged to the Charger and nothing came up. :confused:

Will keep trying!! Thanks, will let you if it works.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sneakyghost:
I knew these things were coming and I didn't like the idea of it. I am sorry for the guys breaking their phones. Seriously.

There are three things I would like to say in relation to that:

1.) Thank you guys for providing vital info, especially helping to clear up which scenarios exactly lead to bricks.

2.) Going through my information and actually taking it serious would have prevented at least the last brick. This is because: I clearly state that I am making my firmware packs full versions, not incremental ones, because we know at least since the M7 that "Frankenbuilds" (non-incremental flashing, mixed firmware generations of any kind) occasionally create bricks. Not always, but occasionally. The HTC10's behaviour reminds me of the M7 quite a lot in regards to this. [MENTION=2605798]nkk71[/MENTION] calls it a "finicky device" - meaning, it doesn't like procedures off the official tracks.

3.) I suggest everyone coming here from now on observes what happens on the thread very closely and sticks to the suggested procedures to the T. Very simple. Use my full packs, do not mix, do not use the OTA firmwares if you are not 100% certain you know what you do. Try to avoid downgrades for now if not absolutely necessary (I am right now up- and downgrading a lot because of incompatible TWRP, but this is not good). Also make sure you use the sdcard method if your fastboot environment (USB drivers etc) is unstable. If your sdcard has had the "sdcard was unexpectedly removed" issue, if it keeps unmounting while you are using your phone, it has bad NAND and should NOT be used for flashing. Get a good sdcard or use the fastboot method as suggested on page 1. Do not frequently work with a method you know is unreliable. The HTC10 is a finicky device. Do not forget that. It doesn't forgive mistakes as much as the M8 and M9 did.

[EDIT]

Oh and one more thing:

Many, many thanks to the people providing solid support here. I am very sorry but I cannot be here much these days. Work is absolutely eating up all my time and the little off time I have I need to use for my private life. Thank you for understanding.

I do NOT provide support to individual people on private messaging. Please refrain from asking for help privately.

Thank you [MENTION=4987085]xunholyx[/MENTION], [MENTION=4624131]Kratos90[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4637027]Black-FR[/MENTION] from Team Venom and all my regular, polite helping visitors.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fredz:
Hello guys. I'm facing the problem that I'm not able to restart the phone into recovery or into system after 2.28.401.6 firmware update (I've flashed it twice and finished OK). I flash back 1.95.401.4 firmware (the firmware I come from) and I'm now able to go into recovery and system. But the system doesn't recognize my pin code and the gsm signal doesn't seems to work. I'm currently trying to do a clean installation of ICE ROM (full wipe). I'll let you know the result.

[EDIT] I Confirm, that now, I can start my phone and that I recover the gsm signal.

Hope this can help.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] ThePhoneGeek:
Question...

My device is a US unlocked ver that was running 1.95.401.4 and had been hung up in bootloop during initial boot after loading Viper 4 but before the FW upgrade. Ultimately what I needed to do was flash the FULL Wipe FW 1.96.617.20 (after changing CID/MID back to US unl), then load TWRP, then load Viper 4, boot, then upgrade to FW 2.28.617.8.

Ultimately I'd like to go back to the .401 FW because the .617 radio is horrible. Is the process you've outlined suitable for this or is it feasible to just flash the radio from the .401 FW?

Thx to the group for all the time and effort you invest!
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] xunholyx:
You should be able to flash just the radio.img I think. It isn't something I've ever tried myself, but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. I'm pretty sure I've seen posts from others who have done it.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sneakyghost:
No idea. Test it and report.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] nkk71:
hate to be my usual self, sorry about that

but FullWipe

may

need to be checked again... i havent tested, (and doubtful I will), so i can't tell,

i know it will wipe internal storage, but it wont reset the other partitions on the other hand (i think)
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sneakyghost:
Be your usual self. I appreciate that. You're a valuable asset in my eyes, so you'll get away with anything as long as I have a say on my thread [emoji23]

Honestly, I'm at a point where I'm seriously short of waving XDA goodbye. Nothing to do with people or platform, just with myself. But in that light, things look a little different. For instance: I don't really care anymore. I can stitch together some zip but I won't bother investigating the switches in android-info, the dos and don'ts...

If you can point out required changes I'm more than willing to integrate those and I'm more than thankful too.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] grega_slo:
Hi!

In 1.80 fw nowipe in android-info.txt there are erase commands not present in 1.30 nowipe package. Is this correct? I can test it in the evening when I get to my USB cable ?
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sneakyghost:
Yeah those are erase on flash though, so like eraseonflash: system will erase system, but only if a system image is present.

No image, no wipe.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chezbel:
[MENTION=1102297]Sneakyghost[/MENTION], thanks for your work on yet another phone. I think this is the 3rd phone for which I've used your no-wipe firmware zips. :good:
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] grega_slo:
Thanks man, appreciate it.

Well since I`m without my USB cable I thought why not flash it via ZIP on SD.

This is still possible right?
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sneakyghost:
Not tested that myself but why shouldn't it work anymore?
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sneakyghost:
My fourth, and I'm tired of it. :D
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chezbel:
That's understandable.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
Very understandable indeed.

Thanks for all you've brought into this community and for what you did for all of us flashaholics. :good:
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] ThePhoneGeek:
So [MENTION=1102297]Sneakyghost[/MENTION] if I learned correctly from what you articulated about five months ago on the M9...

If I took the No-Wipe zip from your list that was for 1.53.617.5 and took the FW img's with the corresponding names from the 1.80.617.1 OTA FW and replaced those in the no-wipe zip and updated the file name to be the current version then it should be good correct? Understanding your not responsible if I screw it up, etc, etc, etc...

One question, the new FW has an Aboot_signed img where your 1.53 no-wipe did not, should that be included?
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sneakyghost:
Don't mix sku's like 401 and 617. Stick to one.

Regarding aboot I have to look. At work no time now.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] ThePhoneGeek:
No worries at all, when you have the time is completely cool. I was sticking with the 617 sku for both and I recall you said to keep the previous version for everything else. The only thing that threw me was the aboot and I wasn't certain.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Toxicology:
Why is your firmware zip much bigger in size than the official signed one 1.80.401.1 and has much more files inside? ???? That confuses me a bit... Also, will something be erased when flashing your zip?
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] jollywhitefoot:
That's the full-wipe version. It has ALL of the firmware files in it. OTA only includes the UPDATED firmware files in firmware.zip.
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Toxicology:
So if I don't want to full wipe it's better to go with the firmware zip Baadnewz offers for example?

So why the zip offered here has NOWIPE in title?
[HTC 10 Guides, News, & Discussion] jollywhitefoot:
Sorry, I might have mis-spoken. It might not be a full-wipe zip, but it is comprehensive. As in it contains ALL of the firmware files and not just the updated ones. Sneaky's firmwares are always solid. You can flash baad's but I think it's signed and will include boot and recovery so you will need to reflash twrp and your rom, unless it is stock.