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[Q] 3 vibrations on start up to recovery ?

what causes that i have to remove batt using gingersense 2.3.3

I'm not sure about 3 series of vibrations, but it is normal for the device to vibrate when booting or rebooting into recovery. Is it preventing you from achieving something? What do you mean when you state that you have to remove batt when using Gingersense 2.3.3?
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dougjamal said:
I'm not sure about 3 series of vibrations, but it is normal for the device to vibrate when booting or rebooting into recovery. Is it preventing you from achieving something? What do you mean when you state that you have to remove batt when using Gingersense 2.3.3?
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In his broken down engrish, I think he's trying to say he has to remove the battery to get it to start over.

teh roxxorz said:
In his broken down engrish, I think he's trying to say he has to remove the battery to get it to start over.
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Oh okay. Thank you. In that case, he or she needs to either reflash the recovery and/or reflash the rom. After a full wipe, of course.
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I think what's happening might be volume up + power = diagnostic mode (correct me if I'm wrong about what that's called), instead of volume down + power = bootloader. I did that one time when I wasn't paying attention, and was all wtf? You have to pull the battery or there's no response.
If this is the case, you need to do vol down + power to get to the bootloader, then use the volume down button to highlight recovery. Power to select. This will properly take you to recovery.

plainjane said:
I think what's happening might be volume up + power = diagnostic mode (correct me if I'm wrong about what that's called), instead of volume down + power = bootloader. I did that one time when I wasn't paying attention, and was all wtf? You have to pull the battery or there's no response.
If this is the case, you need to do vol down + power to get to the bootloader, then use the volume down button to highlight recovery. Power to select. This will properly take you to recovery.
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You may very well be right, PlainJane. Hopefully, the OP will provide us with an update/clarification. Take care and enjoy the rest of your day...
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sorry
okay sorry i wrote it to early with no sleep but yes when starting over to recovery where it would just boot right into it instead it just powers down then i pressed power and volume to where i get the three vibrations. then i must remove the battery power + volume it works ok then..
ra recovery 2.3
hardware version: 0003
kernel 4.3.4 cfs havs

alchemist316 said:
okay sorry i wrote it to early with no sleep but yes when starting over to recovery where it would just boot right into it instead it just powers down then i pressed power and volume to where i get the three vibrations. then i must remove the battery power + volume it works ok then..
ra recovery 2.3
hardware version: 0003
kernel 4.3.4 cfs havs
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You're holding volume down and power right? Not volume up and power, as has already been mentioned? Also, I'm not sure which gingersense rom you're on, but some of them have a 'fastboot' option. That selection is in menu>settings>applications. Be sure it's unchecked. If that box for fastboot is checked, the phone doesn't actually shut off. WHen you turn it off, it just 'hibernates', so it can be powered on extremely quick. If the phone is hibernating, in 'fastboot' mode, and isn't really off...then holding power and volume down will not get you to the bootloader. You must first uncheck the 'fastboot' box. Although, even if fastboot is enabled, and you hold power and volume down, it should not give you 3 vibrations, which is what leads me to believe that the other guys are correct, and you may accidentally be doing power and volume up.

i think you guys are correct.. i was using mikg.
volume up is what it was.. but why does it do that ?????
is it diagnostic mode did i mess my phone up ???
Thanks all you guys once again sorry about the OP lol

alchemist316 said:
i think you guys are correct.. i was using mikg.
volume up is what it was.. but why does it do that ?????
is it diagnostic mode did i mess my phone up ???
Thanks all you guys once again sorry about the OP lol
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Diagnostic mode shouldn't do anything to damage your phone, as far as I know.

Boot into recovery.

How do I boot into recovery to check and see if my s is on or off? I know its prolly on, but wanna see. I tried volume up volume down and power and nothin worked. Lemme know thanks
Bob
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Bob-o said:
How do I boot into recovery to check and see if my s is on or off? I know its prolly on, but wanna see. I tried volume up volume down and power and nothin worked. Lemme know thanks
Bob
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Press and Hold the Volume Down key and then Press and Hold the Power key until the white HBOOT screen comes up.

boot to recovery
Yep - do it like above posting says: BUT, if it doesn't work,
remove battery and retry. Success.

tpbklake said:
Press and Hold the Volume Down key and then Press and Hold the Power key until the white HBOOT screen comes up.
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Also, go into Settings -> Applications and make sure the the Fast Boot checkbox is NOT checked. That will prevent you from getting to the HBOOT screen using this method.

Yea it worked. And yes....my s is s-on couldn't hurt tryin lol
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[Q]superwipe then restart, now bricked?

I am going to install a new rom, so i superwipe all the things, then when I should choose a new rom to install, I accidentially press the "reboot system". Sign,.....now the phone is bricked? I can't go into the bootloader by pressing the vol down and power.
Even I hold the power button for ten seconds, it just power off and the power on automatically and stay at the htc white screen.
what can i do?
THX.

As soon as it powers off hold vol down as it boots

Michealtbh said:
As soon as it powers off hold vol down as it boots
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when i hold power for a few seconds, the virtual buttons blinks for a while, then i immediately press the vol down button, but no use, just the same whilte screen.

No, hold power for 10 seconds to force a reboot. As soon as your phone powers down, press and hold vol down, keep holding and you should enter hboot. It might take a couple of attempts to get it right.

Michealtbh said:
No, hold power for 10 seconds to force a reboot. As soon as your phone powers down, press and hold vol down, keep holding and you should enter hboot. It might take a couple of attempts to get it right.
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Spot on keep trying we have all been there don't give up you will eventually get into fastboot

How do people not know the basics?? This is simple stuff

Cos they don't read. Although I remember when I first got my desire a couple of years ago, and rooted it, I was crapping myself that I might be killing it, esp as revolutionary and cwm didn't work with the erase size of 40000 I had on mine, (too late, flashed it) oops.. But that didn't stop me reading and searching, all the info is out there people, what ever you do has most likely been done a million times before. (and fixed).

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2031989&postcount=45
^^^^This.

Only assume your phone is bricked if you can't turn it on, or the bootloader gives you a critical error

Vcek said:
Only assume your phone is bricked if you can't turn it on, or the bootloader gives you a critical error
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Well mine won't turn on, battery is dead, and when I'm able to enter bootloader to check battery voltage I'm not able to charge it beyond 3543 volts or something.
Sometimes the bootloader gives weird errore like memory addresses or denied or something.
What can I do then?
The notification led blinks red sometimes, it never stays permanent red. And the sd sometimes fails as well, when I manage to enter recovery (which is not really often)

charlescaz said:
Spot on keep trying we have all been there don't give up you will eventually get into fastboot
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I have the same issue and cannnot get into fastboot either. I think it has to do with the fastboot option which was enabled... Is there any way to get into fastboot? Or should i give up trying...?

Press and hold the power button. Once the screen goes off press AND HOLD the volume down button and it'll boot into HBOOT. Then press power once to get into FASTBOOT (or select recovery to go into CWM)

EddyOS said:
Press and hold the power button. Once the screen goes off press AND HOLD the volume down button and it'll boot into HBOOT. Then press power once to get into FASTBOOT (or select recovery to go into CWM)
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Hi, thanks for your reply. The problem actually is I cannot get into HBOOT. I've tried about 50 times, the only thing which displays is the brilliant HTC logo screen. I notice when I hold the powerbutton the softkeys are flashing 6 times before it goes black... When it goes black i'll press and HOLD the VOL DOWN key, but still no hboot

msmit4 said:
Hi, thanks for your reply. The problem actually is I cannot get into HBOOT. I've tried about 50 times, the only thing which displays is the brilliant HTC logo screen. I notice when I hold the powerbutton the softkeys are flashing 6 times before it goes black... When it goes black i'll press and HOLD the VOL DOWN key, but still no hboot
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Keep pressing power button+volume down untill it gets into bootloader.
Don't let go at any point.
Just hold them pushed TOGETHER for as long as it takes. You WILL get into bootloader or else I'm afraid something is broken...
Sent from my Renovated HTC One X Quad-Core Beast

DanteGR said:
Keep pressing power button+volume down untill it gets into bootloader.
Don't let go at any point.
Just hold them pushed TOGETHER for as long as it takes. You WILL get into bootloader or else I'm afraid something is broken...
Sent from my Renovated HTC One X Quad-Core Beast
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LIfesaver! This worked many thanks.

msmit4 said:
LIfesaver! This worked many thanks.
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Very very glad for you my friend
I know the feeling
Glad i helped!
Sent from my Renovated HTC One X Quad-Core Beast

Is this problem called as 'bricked'..?? oh..come on..

Can't boot into HBOOT

I haven't done this for a while but used to do this 100s of times.
I have a stock HTC rom installed without root. It is an experimental version of 2.3 that was never released.
I'm holding down the volume down button and pressing power. When I release the power button it boots normally into standard home screen.
I tried with the back button and the same thing happens.
Has anyone ran across the same problem?
Is there anyway I can boot into HBOOT without the volume down button and no root? Any apps which might help me to do that?
Thanks

afaik you press and HOLD those two buttons until the phone goes on.

Your volume down might have become faulty.
To go to fast boot mode press and hold "back key" while power up. From there press power key once more to go into hboot mode.
Regards
Yasir
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I think the volume down button works because when the phone is on i can control the call volume using this button. I also tried the back key to boot into fast boot but that doesn't work.
I hold the two buttons indefinitely. It's only when I release the power buttons that the phone starts booting but always boots into normal mode.
Any other ideas? thanks.

Lol try hold volume up + power
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Awww damn!
I guess the only other thing I could try is to flash a different RUU.
Does anyone have a link to the stock Froyo RUU? Would flashing it over a stock GB rom work or wuold it complain that the HBOOT version is different?

FreshNClean said:
Awww damn!
I guess the only other thing I could try is to flash a different RUU.
Does anyone have a link to the stock Froyo RUU? Would flashing it over a stock GB rom work or wuold it complain that the HBOOT version is different?
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Press n "hold" back, press (wait 2 second) and "release" power. Simple. You can't do it wrong. Try again please.
Regards
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Yasir Javed Ansari said:
Press n "hold" back, press (wait 2 second) and "release" power. Simple. You can't do it wrong. Try again please.
Regards
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I am really not an idiot.
1) Press and hold power and 'back' at the same time
2) Waiting waiting waiting.... 5 - 10 seconds, nothing happens, black scren
3) Release power while still holding 'back'
4) Same thing happens with volume down and volume up

What is it u want to do? I mean why do u need to get into bootloader if ur s-on & not rooted
Sent from my HTC Desire

jmcclue said:
What is it u want to do? I mean why do u need to get into bootloader if ur s-on & not rooted
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I want to install an ICS Rom. So I need to root.
To root I need to install the custom HBOOT drivers otherwise unrevoked doesn't pick up the device.
In order to install the custom HBOOT drivers I need to be in HBOOT with USB connected. Is there any other way?

K, does ur volume buttons work when phone is booted? If so, turn off the phone then pull the battery out for 10- 15 seconds then put back in, then press and hold volume down and press power button (while holding vol down) it should boot bootloader
Also make sure in
settings/power
That fast boot is not checked (if u got that option)
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Wicked! Thanks!
Removing the battery made the difference. It seems that I have to remove the battery every time after power down or when I powers up it skips HBOOT. Nonetheless it works!

FreshNClean said:
Wicked! Thanks!
Removing the battery made the difference. It seems that I have to remove the battery every time after power down or when I powers up it skips HBOOT. Nonetheless it works!
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Glad it worked
Sent from my HTC Desire

Can't get into RECOVERY.

When I power on my m8 it gets frozen on htc one screen.
when i press power+volume down it just simply power on
Please help.

While phone is off:
Hold down Volume+Down, then hold down Power. Keep them both held down until you're booted to Recovery.

quasihellfish said:
While phone is off:
Hold down Volume+Down, then hold down Power. Keep them both held down until you're booted to Recovery.
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thanks,it's useful for me.

quasihellfish said:
While phone is off:
Hold down Volume+Down, then hold down Power. Keep them both held down until you're booted to Recovery.
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No, that takes you to the bootloader. From there select hboot and the option to boot to recovery is there in the hboot menu.

xunholyx said:
No, that takes you to the bootloader. From there select hboot and the option to boot to recovery is there in the hboot menu.
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Yes, folks (incorrectly) often use the 2 terms interchangeably (recovery and bootloader). But recovery and bootloader are very different things. On this device, there is no button combo that boots directly to recovery (although bootloader gets you close).