I have an un-branded orange HTC Desire which is factory unlocked! I live in India, I got the OTA (froyo) a few days back, When installing phone restarts and then starts looping on its own with white htc screen and a percentage bar, this keeps happening and restarts on its own! No signal can be found! Im puzzled and its very frustrating that i couldnt get it worked after 2 attempts, I flashed back to the generic 2.1 HTC rom, but I would really like froyo on my phone!
I dint use a goldcard when downloading and installing the OTA, do i need to keep the goldcard in when installing? and also if someone can post or link me to the manual installation, I'd be grateful!
And has anyone come across and workaround for the above issue? I found that a lot of people have this issue!
Any answers on this would be majorly appreciated, thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189
Everything you need to know
I still dont follow! I mean, isnt that a guide to rooting your phone? Im confused as to what exactly to do! :S
(apologies for the newbness)
Basically you need to flash it and start again, you should be able to get a ROM working to start with then after that a good idea is to try rooting it and flashing to a Cooked Froyo ROM from here
Where did your phone originate from, since in india it is not out yet. Because if you got it from an asian country you have to insert a goldcard when updating. See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741836
Thanks for all the help! finally managed to get it working!
fter the OTA Failed and I got the 1-100% count with errors and no radio. I did the following to fix:
*use at your own risk*
I think I already had the WWE_1.21.405.2 with 4.06 radio
so did not bother with the RUU a second time, just downloaded the manual 2.2 rom
renamed as update.zip copied onto gold card
put gold card in phone
rebooted holding back
selected bootloader then recovery
pressued up and power to get menu
selected Load update.zip
at end of update (when prompted) rebooted from menu.
waited while green update screen showed.
phone rebooted itself
came back up with no signal upon unlock it did the 1-100% count took a while but no errors this time.
eventually it displayed a sucsessful update message and all is hunky dory.
Big thanks - had the same issue myself.
Suspected I needed the goldcard in but didn't know if writing the update.zip file to SD card would overwrite the goldcard bit and leave the SD card corrupted, though.
You live and learn, I suppose.
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Firstly I know that there are other threads about my issues, I have been online for a few hours trying to figure this out now so I apologize in advance for this. I have a HTC incredible with radio 2.05.00.06.11 installed. Hboot version 0.77.0000, and 2.2 Froyo Installed.
I am trying to downgrade to 2.1 and the 1.x radio that was stock, in other factory default everything. However I am running into quite a few issues. Based on what I have read I need to downgrade to 2.1 first. I put PB31IMG.zip into root. Depending on where I downloaded the file, I get different results. (both of these files did work before for different things, they are not corrupted). When I boot to Hboot and the progress bar on the left appears I get 2 different results. With one file I get an error message which says that my current version is older. I am then prompted to reboot or go back. With the other file I get no message. The file finishes loading and then nothing happens, and i can choose from Fastboot, Recovery, Clear Storage, or SIMLOCK.
After trying this I then saw on a post that I should root my phone again with unrevoked, I did and then repeated those steps again, same result. I also heard that I should not downgrade the radio to 1.x first, is this true?
Any ideas anybody?
Update:
I was just doing some more research with other phones, they mentioned a gold card? I am not sure what this is but I would like to let you know that I did format my SD Card to FAT 32.
Why are you wanting an old outdated radio?
Why not installed the latest one?
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/...-2-15-00-07-28-htc-incredible-adrynalyne.html
Stock?
I just want everything official when the legit 2.2 is released.
Your fooling yourself if you think there is a difference.... but if you must....
you will have no problem running the update when it hits.... just follow the onscreen instructions.
Well....
Well.... Right after I wrote that I went and downloaded the 2.15.x update anyway and put it in the root of the SD (yes its named correctly...)
The progress bar did its thing and then nothing. I just went back to nothing like nothing ever happend. I am still stuck with 2.05.
You need to boot into hboot to install the radio file. You can't do it with rom manager.
I did
I did boot into Hboot (power off --> vol button hold and power on --> blue progress bar on top right of screen runs and then nothing happens) I also selected recovery and tried to select the zip to install manually on the SD card, but that did not work either.
Hello folks,
First of all can I say what a great site this is and how many super and generous people there are who help out twits like me every day!
I have rooted and flashed my phone many, many times, so I am not a Noob as such, though I am stuck on this one....
Here's my issue......
Got phone back from HTC repair - New motherboard - Worked fine.
HBOOT 0.93
I rooted phone using Unrevoked version 3
Then I installed LeeDroid 2.2d - latest version from XDA developers.
Phone worked fine for a few days.
I downloaded a few apps and synced calendars etc.
Then this morning - I unplugged my charger from the phone and Bang.....Phone seems to be not working, my Calendars are blank, so I decided to reboot phone.....................
Now I am unable to get past the HTC White Logo screen. AND I cannot access Recovery mode or Clockworkmod.
Though I can get to the Hboot screen by holding the down key and power.
Cannot boot into recovery though even from this menu.
The initial Recovery bit - the green writing that pops up when the phone looks at the recovery image, seems to be saying something like wrong image - Below.
SD Checking...
Loading...[PB99DIAG.zip]
No Image!
Loading...[PB99DIAG.nhh]
No Image or Wrong Image!
Loading...[PB99IMG.zip]
No Image!
Loading...[PB99IMG.nhh]
No Image or Wrong Image!
I have rebooted several times, but no good.
I have plugged my Desire in to PC and gone into Fastboot mode and then tried to install the Stock HTC RUU by running the exe from my computer.
RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4. 06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed
However I just get either error 131 or Error 140 depending on which SD card I put into the phone..........
This has got me completely stumped? Am I bricked completely or is there a way around this?
Any ideas?
HELP!!!!!!!! - I thought I was good at this!
Download a PB99IMG.zip from www.shipped-roms.com
put it into the root of your sdcard and it should reflash without a problem.
Well i don't know why both your recovery and system has got corrupted without you doing a thing to it. It usually only happens if you messed something up.. Not saying you have, but now would be the time to tell
Otherwise everything you say is exactly what i would expect your phone to do.
First of all the green writing in hboot is not a look at the recovery but a check to see, if you have put a zip file with that name on the sd-card. This is just an alternative to using the ruu.exe
Second of all the stock rom you try to flash may contain an older hboot version og something similar, which is just giving you the error because you are not allowed to downgrade to an earlier software/hboot version. Try the newest one instead with your goldcard in the phone of cause.
And finally no you are not even close to a brick here seriously some people should take a deep breath and read through the forum(not specifically you but people in general. There is just too many topics with people screaming heeelp i have no idea what i did to my phone). Theres plenty of solutions, and it is quite hard to actually brick the phone. Unless you actually tried pulling the battery while flashing a hboot or radio update almost any other software problems are easily solved, because of the way this system is build.
edit: and if you try the above suggested by h3llb3nd4. You should be aware that your phone model on that page is bravo and not desire, which is the cdma desire. So if your phone has a sim card you should pick bravo. You still have to choose one with a similar or newer software and hboot version than your current.
Hi guys,
The latest with the saga is.
I managed to get the latest Froyo RUU to run and install successfully on my phone.
However - Phone still will not get past the HTC white screen, it just sticks there.
I am pretty much out of ideas now?
h3llb3nd4, thank you for your advice, I will give this a go, but as I cannot access any menu's to do a reflash I'm not sure I understand how this can help me? - Not that I'm saying it won't, it's probably my lack of knowledge.
Otherwise, I have to say this phone seems to be a big trouble. I mean even a successful RUU install and still no reboot? Weird
Thanks so much for your help and advice...keep those ideas coming
Rich
h3llb3nd4 said:
Download a PB99IMG.zip from
put it into the root of your sdcard and it should reflash without a problem.
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Well I tried this, and placed the zip file onto the root of SDCard. However then I restarted phone and it simply stuck at the HTC screen as before?
Do I need to do anything else? - I cannot access recovery to install from zip card.
Do I need to unzip the zip file? or maybe rename it?
Also I am now installed with the latest froyo Bravo RUU Rom 2.10, so the image file that is for 1.21 may not be right for this?
Help........
Put PB99IMG.zip on to the root of your SD card. Then boot into the bootloader (power on with vol down held down).
The bootloader will automatically scan the SD card root for an update file and install it. That should get your back to running stock again.
bigstoo said:
Put PB99IMG.zip on to the root of your SD card. Then boot into the bootloader (power on with vol down held down).
The bootloader will automatically scan the SD card root for an update file and install it. That should get your back to running stock again.
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Hi Bigstoo,
Sooo close, it actually started reading the PB99IMG.Zip file. However it failed to update sadly.
The error message was "update fail"
Could this be that the ROM image that is on the phone is a higher one than this PB99IMG file? Is there one that is suitable for use with
RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.10.405.2_R_Radio_32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_142828_signed
Thanks though! - Nearly there maybe..............
Ramphis29 said:
Hi Bigstoo,
Sooo close, it actually started reading the PB99IMG.Zip file. However it failed to update sadly.
The error message was "update fail"
Could this be that the ROM image that is on the phone is a higher one than this PB99IMG file? Is there one that is suitable for use with
RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.10.405.2_R_Radio_32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_142828_signed
Thanks though! - Nearly there maybe..............
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Right I have found the correct PB99IMG file for my current stock Rom.
The phone found it in Bootlaoder and went right through the installation process correctly and successfully......................
Outcome - Phone still not working at stuck at the HTC White screen.
I would say it's now looking like hardware issue to me? I cannot think of anything else that might get this bloody phone to work again...............
Sheeeesh
I have a HTC desire that I rooted a while ago with Unrevoked3. I did this so I could run Titanium backup and have a backup of all my apps and data.
Yesterday, I received a notifiction from my operator (Meteor in Ireland) that there was an update so I clicked on install.
It didn't install as the recovery told me the signature couldn't be verified (I assumed because I had rooted it) so I went into recovery, turned off signature verification and selected the ip frm the SD card o update.
The phone then proceeded to constantly reboot on th green letering HT screen with quietly brilliant under it. I lef it hour and even remoed the battery for an hour and tried again but no better.
I tried to reboot into recovery but get a picture of a phone with a red exclamaion mak in a triangle.
So, I can't boot my phone and I can't get into recovery.
Help!!!!!!
This is because you can't apply an OTA update to a rooted phone without ****ing things up - this is about the 10000000000000000000000000000000th thread on this so it's well documented
Only way around it is to manually flash the OTA ZIP file again (but it still might not work 100%) or get the RUU for your operator, if available, and flash it and start from scratch
Thanks for your speedy & not so subtle reply - guess I deserved that!
Could you point me to a thread of how to go about doing that without recovery?
Without knowing the ROM version you were on originally out the box/are on now there's not a lot that can be done. I can't say I've ever seen an RUU from your operator so it might be like the Orange users where one simply hasn't been leaked. I also don't know what the OTA file name is. If I did I could at least get a link to manually download it. There's a chance it's still on your SD card
If you boot into recovery is it the stock Android one?
I can't boot into recovery - I get picture of phone with red exclamation mark on it.
Meteor are an Irish operator. Verys mall so I am amazed they produce their own customized roms!
At the red ! hold volume up and press power - this will get you into the stock Recovery...not that it helps you!
You might need to try and make a gold card and flash a stock WWE ROM instead
I downloaded this exe RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00. 32U_5.11.05.27_release
and ran it on the PC - my phone is now back up and running!
Many thanks.
If you ran that without a gold card then you're not branded - which a good thing!!
Hi, I need some help with my Desire HD.
I've been running Android Revolution for nearly a year now and had 6.1.5 running well until about a fortnight ago.
Initially, the volume keys started malfunctioning and the volume down would get stuck. Occassionally, the phone would freeze and I'd have to take the battery out and reset, and it would seem fine except the date was set to 11:00AM on January 1, 1980. Same date and time every time. Strange!
In the past week some processes have been failing, some downloaded apps and some google service framework. The phone then rebooted itself into bootloader and when i tried to reboot it would just loop back in to bootloader. after 10 or so reboots it would eventually boot back up properly.
Yesterday I ran SuperWipe and reinstalled Revolution 6.1.5 and things seemed to be running smoother. Then my phone froze again and is now stuck in the bootloader and nothing will work. The volume up key works nearly always and the volume down key has occasionally worked with alot of force, but i think this problem may be seperate to the software issues.
I once selected Reboot Bootloader and rebooted to a weird fuzzy static screen.
I've recorded a video of what is happening and posted it here: h tt p:// youtu.be/Sgp8pYin6yY
I've also posted a picture of the green text that flashes up in bootloader, I'm not allowed to post links so please go to the link in the comments on the youtube video.
From looking at other forum topics I think loading an RUU could be a solution, but I'm not sure how to do that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Bickers
to flash an ruu or its pd98 equivilent is simple.
For an RUU what you do is in hboot select fastboot. then Plug in your phone and run the RUU.exe from your pc.
OR
If you prefer the PD98 method. what you do is place the pd98 file in the root of your sd card(not in a folder). boot into hboot. and hit up to accept the installation
its your choice on which RUU to flash but personally i would choose either the new sense 3.0 3.12 or the sense 2.1 2.50.
One thing to note is the issue with your volume down. If you still have warranty on it, i would get it replaced
Making RUU into .exe or PD98IMG.zip
Ok I think it's best for me to reinstall the original Vodafone Rom.
The "The Complete Guide 2 Return Rooted Phone Back 2 Stock for Vodafone Australia Warranty" guide relies on using Clockworkmod - which I can't get into because my phone won't boot past bootloader.
I have downloaded the 1.32 ROM from the above thread and it's a zip file but I need to know how to get it into either RUU.exe to run through my computer or PD98IMG.zip to run through bootloader.
Do I simply rename it PD98IMG.zip?
I've been searching and reading lot on RUUs and unrooting etc. but can't figure out how to do it.
I also have a goldcard that I created last time I flashed a custom ROM but I can't find the guide that I followed and I'm not sure if I need a goldcard.
Please take the time to help me and provide step by step instructions of how to take the 1.32 Vodafone AU ROM back up and install it onto my phone through bootloader.
Thanks a million and one!
No you can't rename that zip and flash in hboot. Unfortunately you need access to cwr to do that method.
I think first we should try and get you back up and running on any rom before you decide to go back to stock. Unfortunately for you their isn't a ruu for vodafone au to make it and easier process.
So for now try and reflash cwr and or a different ruu, to atleast get you in a working state. Give me a min to find a link to a guide to see if that will help you
Edit- try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396253
Use the mirror links in the second post. If you have no way to transfer the files use the ruu method at the end. Links to the wwe and hopefully faster links are found in my last post in the thread
Partition Update Fail!
Thanks for your help.
Unfortunately when I try to flash the PD98 of the recovery image I get Fail-PU in red next to BOOTLOADER and RECOVERY.
and "Partition Update Fail!" in black underneath.
I also tried another recovery pd98 and got the same thing. About to try the RUU method from the PC, but if that doesn't work i'm not sure what to do
Hi All,
I have a VZW Htc One M8, and I have been playing with it when have gotten the chance recently. I have installed/flashed an RUU before to correct an issue I ran into (trying to take an OTA) and everything went smoothly. As I said I took the OTA, but kept the RUU from the previous time I used it (first mistake). I am s off so I am hoping that is going to save me here.... This brings me to my problem.
I was trying to flash Viper Rom, but at the end of the setup I kept getting a popup saying setup has stopped, and I was unable to see a homescreen, but the phone was working. I decided to revert back to stock using the old RUU (be gentle) and it loaded and I hit yes to begin. About 10 second in it stopped and wanted me to reboot... I was in the middle of doing something else when it happened so I rebooted back to the bootloader and my OS line was in red. I then went back to recovery and restored my very recently created backup of my stock rom, which worked. I then went back to the boot loader to look at what was in red more closely and it is now blank. It says OS but then nothing after.
I have since gotten the new RUU that I should have used, but it seem to hang on the last part of the loading (put in on my external sd card) and my phone works... but the boot take forever and the VZW logo doesn't come up anymore. It almost seem like the phone boots fine but the HTC ONE logo stays until the phone screen turns off and when I hit the power button to turn the screen back on the phone is booted. My question is... should I 1) try the old RUU again and then take the ota since I am s off I have seen that technically it should work. 2) let the phone sit at the loading of the newer RUU and see what happens (I haven't tried seeing if the old RUU will load yet) or 3) count my blessings and deal with a non completely broken phone?
I realize I made a few errors while doing this, but I am hoping that s off will allow me to correct the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Issue should be resolved
Sorry to everyone that read this... I didn't make it all the way through the thread where I found the new RUU, and the thread tells how to resolve the problem with not loading all the way. I am going to try the fix after work.
Edit 1: problem resolved... I am an idiot