Root New rooter needs assistance

[coolbeans2015]

Never thought to go to support with Netflix. Thanks, it could probably help. It is sad HTC has such great equipment, but when you contact technical support they not only do not know anything, they act like they don't care.

I am knew to the forums, and I mean any not just this, Android Forums. This does seem to be a cleaner site than the other android sites I have tried to browse. My question, if you do not mind, is My HTC One sv. I have been trying to root it since unlocking with HTC's dev. Now flashed ClockWordMod and a TWRP to it but when trying to boot into recovery it just gives me the white HTC screen with entering recovery in pink letters at top, basically hangs up. I am experiencing issues with my command line right now I have to fix for fixboot and adb but downloaded the ROM flasher from HTC and it fails. I just really like my C525c, dang it. Do you have any forums on this or anything that comes to mind?

Once again, thank you, will contact Netflix today see what reply they send.

lee

 

[EarlyMon]

Thanks for choosing us!

I probably have answers to all of your questions but will have to post back in an hour or two.

 

[coolbeans2015]

Thanks for choosing us!

I probably have answers to all of your questions but will have to post back in an hour or two.

Danka

 

[coolbeans2015]

Thanks for choosing us!

I probably have answers to all of your questions but will have to post back in an hour or two.

Okay, update, I know I am in the wrong forum, just wanted to let you know I have the ADB & Fastboot commands working and full access to my HTC One sv (C525c). I can pull up bug report (huge) see what is running and all but it will not let me uninstall the trecovery.img, openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.0-ville.img's flashed to it, and ROM Manager is showing current recovery is Team Win Recovery Project but that will not do anything either because the phone is not rooted, just unlocked.
Recoveries already installed are: 1. ClockworkMod, & 2. Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP). If I was rooted I take it that ROM Manager, even this free version would assist me in booting to one of these two. It says to get started using ROM Manager I must first set up a custom recovery by choosing one of these options below.

This is where my learning curve ends. I got as far as unlocking phone, using HTC dev, unlocked but still s-on. Got these two flashed on phone but this is where I am hanging.

Sorry,

lee

 

[EarlyMon]

You can only install one recovery - so you either have TWRP or you have CWM.

Lose the Rom Manager - everything you need to do you can do easily by just doing it directly and when it makes a mistake it's usually a doosy.

Go to your main settings, make sure that "Fast boot" is turned off under Power - if it's there at all.

Power off your phone, hold volume-down and power up - hold volume-down until you see text. Volume buttons select, power button chooses, navigate to Recovery. If you don't see it, go to the top menu item and select that - there are two menus there, that's how you select them.

You'll see for sure if you have a working custom recovery and which one it really is that way.

If you're good to go, reboot and get the zip file here to your storage - http://download.chainfire.eu/695/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.45.zip

Don't use Chrome, it's wonky - either download on PC and transfer to phone or download on phone using Dolphin browser.

Go back into recovery using steps above.

Make a nandroid backup - accept the defaults of boot, system, and data.

Go back to the menu - Install - choose the SuperSU zip - reboot. Boom, done, you're rooted.

You can explore installing custom roms the same way.

And before you install, aka flash, anything you want to be in recovery and making sure you've done a nandroid backup first.

I'm going to move this to the right forum shortly, don't worry about finding it, you'll get a notice from me on that.

 

[EarlyMon]

I just re-read the first post here.

If you can't get to recovery following my steps, you simply want to install it again.

Let me know what happens and I'll walk you through my steps.

 

[coolbeans2015]

You can only install one recovery - so you either have TWRP or you have CWM.

Lose the Rom Manager - everything you need to do you can do easily by just doing it directly and when it makes a mistake it's usually a doosy.

Go to your main settings, make sure that "Fast boot" is turned off under Power - if it's there at all.

Power off your phone, hold volume-down and power up - hold volume-down until you see text. Volume buttons select, power button chooses, navigate to Recovery. If you don't see it, go to the top menu item and select that - there are two menus there, that's how you select them.

You'll see for sure if you have a working custom recovery and which one it really is that way.

If you're good to go, reboot and get the zip file here to your storage - http://download.chainfire.eu/695/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.45.zip

Don't use Chrome, it's wonky - either download on PC and transfer to phone or download on phone using Dolphin browser.

Go back into recovery using steps above.

I have fastboot off, USB debugging checked, but the problem is this, I did flash, install, using command box two
Make a nandroid backup - accept the defaults of boot, system, and data.

Go back to the menu - Install - choose the SuperSU zip - reboot. Boom, done, you're rooted.

You can explore installing custom roms the same way.

And before you install, aka flash, anything you want to be in recovery and making sure you've done a nandroid backup first.

I'm going to move this to the right forum shortly, don't worry about finding it, you'll get a notice from me on that.

I have fastboot off, USB debugging checked, I have flashed, installed, twrp's 2.8 which from reading found from replies only the 2.6 or less works on the htc one sv, when I hold the power + volume down, get into that screen, get to the hboot fastboot usb, this is where I installed the TWRP, I did this because I had previously flashed using command box while phone was hooked up fully booted up the clockworkmod and nothing had happened, period. I was having an extremely hard time getting into the recovery part of phone, but now when going to recovery it is ease but gives me the white screen with HTC logo and in pink letters at top "entering recovery" but just hangs.
I have even downloaded the proper ROM from HTC's site for this phone, it will not rewrite the ROM from desktop or the fastboot USB. Phone works fine, just says tampered, unlocked but recovery mode is not accessible, how can I flash over this prob, what do I use, this is where I am stuck.

 

[coolbeans2015]

I have fastboot off, USB debugging checked, I have flashed, installed, twrp's 2.8 which from reading found from replies only the 2.6 or less works on the htc one sv, when I hold the power + volume down, get into that screen, get to the hboot fastboot usb, this is where I installed the TWRP, I did this because I had previously flashed using command box while phone was hooked up fully booted up the clockworkmod and nothing had happened, period. I was having an extremely hard time getting into the recovery part of phone, but now when going to recovery it is ease but gives me the white screen with HTC logo and in pink letters at top "entering recovery" but just hangs.
I have even downloaded the proper ROM from HTC's site for this phone, it will not rewrite the ROM from desktop or the fastboot USB. Phone works fine, just says tampered, unlocked but recovery mode is not accessible, how can I flash over this prob, what do I use, this is where I am stuck.

Can I flash this SuperSu just downloaded from your link? Then see if it will let me into recovery?

 

[coolbeans2015]

Can I flash this SuperSu just downloaded from your link? Then see if it will let me into recovery?

Phone is still working fine, it is not hungup but if I can do this and get into recovery , should I take the SuperSU zip just got copy it to the phone storage and do it from command line? or C: and do it?

 

[EarlyMon]

Can I flash this SuperSu just downloaded from your link? Then see if it will let me into recovery?

No - recovery lives below/beside the operating system.

Don't flash with Rom Manager or anything else.

Go to recovery, flash the SuperSU zip from there - that is what recovery is for (along with backups and other essentials).

Phone is still working fine, it is not hungup but if I can do this and get into recovery , should I take the SuperSU zip just got copy it to the phone storage and do it from command line? or C: and do it?

Here are the steps:

1. See if you can get into recovery following my procedure above. Alternatively, you can plug in to your PC, get a command window to where adb is and just say:

adb reboot recovery

2. If that doesn't bring up either a CWM or TWRP menu screen, come back here, your custom recovery installation got broken and we'll fix it.

3. Either way come back here and tell me what you got so we can stay in step together - this will work faster for you in the long run.

4. If recovery is working - reboot to your normal system.

5. NOW copy that downloaded SuperSU zip to your phone's storage. Windows Explorer is perfectly ok for this.

6. adb reboot recovery

7. Menu selection to backup - do it.

8. menu selection to install - follow prompts to install the SuperSU zip

9. Reboot to your normal phone system.

10. Make sure you've uninstalled Rom Manager.

11. Profit!

Any step fails, stop and talk to me - don't retry steps in case I have a typo that I can't see right in front of my own nose.

 

[coolbeans2015]

It just goes to white htc screen with pink letters entering recovery and hangs, I can get a fastboot directory on desktop and pull the device up under fastboot devices but get bootmagic check fail
sending 'recovery' (3922 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.671s\]
writing 'recovery'
FAILED <remote: image error! <BootMagic check fail>>
finished. total time: 0.630s
Sorry, I'm in a wheelchair and had to fix a sandwich, takes a minute 2 do it, lol

if I could somehow get past this 1 single solitary little hurdle I know it will work
just round & round with this

lee

 

[coolbeans2015]

I don't understand why I can get an adb command fine but when I try to adb devices it has nothing attached?
C:\Android\Fastboot>adb devices
List of devices attached

<nothing here>

C:\Android\Fastboot>

but when I do:

C:\Android\Fastboot>fastboot devices
HT34WS701957 fastboot

C:\Android\Fastboot>

comes up in a millisecond

 

[EarlyMon]

No worries, if I have to split, I'll be back.

1. You have booted to the bootloader, either by holding volume down while powering up or in a command window saying -

adb reboot bootloader

2. Plugged into your PC, you now see FASTBOOT USB on your phone screen - this is *essential*

3. And it just hit me - you said you have openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.0-ville.img

The Ville is also known as the HTC One S - you said you have the HTC One SV (C525c).

It's failing because that's the wrong recovery.

If you disagree, that's cool, but tell me why if you do.

I think you need to go to:

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2

And get the right recovery.

4. Then, place in the same folder as fastboot.

5. Open command window to folder where fastboot is, and with phone in FASTBOOT USB mode, say

fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-(you fill in the rest here).zip

Which - I think you probably have those steps down pat - you're just using the wrong recovery.

 

[EarlyMon]

I don't understand why I can get an adb command fine but when I try to adb devices it has nothing attached?
C:\Android\Fastboot>adb devices
List of devices attached

<nothing here>

C:\Android\Fastboot>

but when I do:

C:\Android\Fastboot>fastboot devices
HT34WS701957 fastboot

C:\Android\Fastboot>

comes up in a millisecond

Adb requires a different set of Windows drivers than fastboot.

It also only responds for certain modes.

Once you're rooted, you won't care about drivers - you can install wireless adb and forget that driver hassle!

 

[coolbeans2015]

adb finds the devices when its booted up, so does fastboot
but when booted to fastboot usb only fastboot devices finds it

 

[EarlyMon]

adb finds the devices when its booted up, so does fastboot
but when booted to fastboot usb only fastboot devices finds it

Yeah - because you're locked into fastboot mode - nothing there for anything to talk to but fastboot.

Anyway - you noticed my post about your recovery version up there, yeah?

 

[coolbeans2015]

No worries, if I have to split, I'll be back.

1. You have booted to the bootloader, either by holding volume down while powering up or in a command window saying -

adb reboot bootloader

2. Plugged into your PC, you now see FASTBOOT USB on your phone screen - this is *essential*

3. And it just hit me - you said you have openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.0-ville.img

The Ville is also known as the HTC One S - you said you have the HTC One SV (C525c).

It's failing because that's the wrong recovery.

If you disagree, that's cool, but tell me why if you do.

I think you need to go to:

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2

And get the right recovery.

4. Then, place in the same folder as fastboot.

5. Open command window to folder where fastboot is, and with phone in FASTBOOT USB mode, say

fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-(you fill in the rest here).zip

Which - I think you probably have those steps down pat - you're just using the wrong recovery.

No worries, if I have to split, I'll be back.

1. You have booted to the bootloader, either by holding volume down while powering up or in a command window saying -

adb reboot bootloader

2. Plugged into your PC, you now see FASTBOOT USB on your phone screen - this is *essential*

3. And it just hit me - you said you have openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.0-ville.img

The Ville is also known as the HTC One S - you said you have the HTC One SV (C525c).

It's failing because that's the wrong recovery.

If you disagree, that's cool, but tell me why if you do.

I think you need to go to:

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2

And get the right recovery.

4. Then, place in the same folder as fastboot.

5. Open command window to folder where fastboot is, and with phone in FASTBOOT USB mode, say

fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-(you fill in the rest here).zip

Which - I think you probably have those steps down pat - you're just using the wrong recovery.

okay from what I gather, the one I got, 2.8 from other people on the site saying it does not work and a version in the 2.6 & down does, there is not one on there that says specifically for the (C525c) so I guess I will try the image that say works, question is I flash it the same way I did the 2.8 and it will fix the recovery problem?

 

[coolbeans2015]

and these are the steps I have to take to root phone? when I flash this and get into menu, I have option of rooting or this does it?

 

[EarlyMon]

okay from what I gather, the one I got, 2.8 from other people on the site saying it does not work and a version in the 2.6 & down does, there is not one on there that says specifically for the (C525c) so I guess I will try the image that say works, question is I flash it the same way I did the 2.8 and it will fix the recovery problem?

If you input HTC One SV at the TWRP site, it will ask you for your carrier.

If your carrier isn't listed, let me know your carrier, we'll sort it out from there.

You can any numerical version you believe will work - but you have to get the right basic version for your phone or it won't match up and won't install.

Pretty sure that the C525c is the K2_PLC_CL and that you're on Cricket.

If so, then you want to go here -

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/k2_plc_cl

and these are the steps I have to take to root phone? when I flash this and get into menu, I have option of rooting or this does it?

This installs recovery.

Then once it's working, go back to step 4 in post #10.

 

[coolbeans2015]

No worries, if I have to split, I'll be back.

1. You have booted to the bootloader, either by holding volume down while powering up or in a command window saying -

adb reboot bootloader

2. Plugged into your PC, you now see FASTBOOT USB on your phone screen - this is *essential*

3. And it just hit me - you said you have openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.0-ville.img

The Ville is also known as the HTC One S - you said you have the HTC One SV (C525c).

It's failing because that's the wrong recovery.

If you disagree, that's cool, but tell me why if you do.

YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think you need to go to:

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2

And get the right recovery.

4. Then, place in the same folder as fastboot.

5. Open command window to folder where fastboot is, and with phone in FASTBOOT USB mode, say

fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-(you fill in the rest here).zip

Which - I think you probably have those steps down pat - you're just using the wrong recovery.

 

[coolbeans2015]

No - recovery lives below/beside the operating system.

Don't flash with Rom Manager or anything else.

Go to recovery, flash the SuperSU zip from there - that is what recovery is for (along with backups and other essentials).



Here are the steps:

1. See if you can get into recovery following my procedure above. Alternatively, you can plug in to your PC, get a command window to where adb is and just say:

adb reboot recovery

2. If that doesn't bring up either a CWM or TWRP menu screen, come back here, your custom recovery installation got broken and we'll fix it.

3. Either way come back here and tell me what you got so we can stay in step together - this will work faster for you in the long run.

4. If recovery is working - reboot to your normal system.

5. NOW copy that downloaded SuperSU zip to your phone's storage. Windows Explorer is perfectly ok for this.

6. adb reboot recovery

7. Menu selection to backup - do it.

8. menu selection to install - follow prompts to install the SuperSU zip

9. Reboot to your normal phone system.

10. Make sure you've uninstalled Rom Manager.

11. Profit!

Any step fails, stop and talk to me - don't retry steps in case I have a typo that I can't see right in front of my own nose.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RUNNING BACKUP NOWWWWWW

 

[coolbeans2015]

No - recovery lives below/beside the operating system.

Don't flash with Rom Manager or anything else.

Go to recovery, flash the SuperSU zip from there - that is what recovery is for (along with backups and other essentials).



Here are the steps:

1. See if you can get into recovery following my procedure above. Alternatively, you can plug in to your PC, get a command window to where adb is and just say:

adb reboot recovery

2. If that doesn't bring up either a CWM or TWRP menu screen, come back here, your custom recovery installation got broken and we'll fix it.

3. Either way come back here and tell me what you got so we can stay in step together - this will work faster for you in the long run.

4. If recovery is working - reboot to your normal system.

5. NOW copy that downloaded SuperSU zip to your phone's storage. Windows Explorer is perfectly ok for this.

6. adb reboot recovery

7. Menu selection to backup - do it.

8. menu selection to install - follow prompts to install the SuperSU zip

9. Reboot to your normal phone system.

10. Make sure you've uninstalled Rom Manager.

11. Profit!

Any step fails, stop and talk to me - don't retry steps in case I have a typo that I can't see right in front of my own nose.

CAME BACK SAID SYSTEM DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE SUPERSU IN STALLED SWIPE TO INSTALL, DID IT REBOOTING ITSELF NOW

 

[coolbeans2015]

Adb requires a different set of Windows drivers than fastboot.

It also only responds for certain modes.

Once you're rooted, you won't care about drivers - you can install wireless adb and forget that driver hassle!

ANDROID IS UPGRADING!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[coolbeans2015]

okay, I'm on the desktop of the htc one sv, running supersu with twrp 2.8, the latest, I have root explorer 3.3 as a file browser/manager what now>>?

 

[coolbeans2015]

okay, downloaded twrp, rebooting again