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[Q]HTC Desire HD - stuck on hboot screen

ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.85.0007
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 2010, 12:47:02
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Currently, Phone is stuck on HBOOT whenever the phone is turned on. I've tried removing the battery for long periods of time, removing the SD Card and so forth with no success.
With the SD Card inserted, it does the SD Checking! Sequence where it looks for images I'm guessing, being unable to connect the SD Card directly with an adapter I was hoping if anyone could tell me whether if theres anyway to transfer files via HBOOT mode or any advice on how to recover phone (Perhaps if theres a method to force it into the CWR mode.)
Thank you for any help.

ittekimasu said:
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.85.0007
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 2010, 12:47:02
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Currently, Phone is stuck on HBOOT whenever the phone is turned on. I've tried removing the battery for long periods of time, removing the SD Card and so forth with no success.
With the SD Card inserted, it does the SD Checking! Sequence where it looks for images I'm guessing, being unable to connect the SD Card directly with an adapter I was hoping if anyone could tell me whether if theres anyway to transfer files via HBOOT mode or any advice on how to recover phone (Perhaps if theres a method to force it into the CWR mode.)
Thank you for any help.
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Are u able to navigate to recovery just through hboot with the volume buttons?
If not, if you've used adb before use the command
Code:
adb reboot recovery
Then from there, since you're S-OFF you can do a full wipe and restore a backup or flash a ROM, if you have those things on your sd
Let me know if there are any other problems

Select bootloader option in hboot and then you will see recovery and just hit the power button when you want to enter recovery.
Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using xda premium

maatsby said:
Are u able to navigate to recovery just through hboot with the volume buttons?
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Thanks for the replies, and No, I'm unable to navigate the HBOOT with the volume controls at this point.
Would the ADB allow me to reset and set it into recovery mode whilst its in HBOOT mode? This might be something I'll look into once I get home.

ittekimasu said:
Would the ADB allow me to reset and set it into recovery mode whilst its in HBOOT mode?
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Yes it would
The easiest way to use adb that I've found is to look for leith51's guide to flashing a radio, they have an easy flash guide that includes a zip with adb and all drivers included, and a .bat file for an easy start.
Click start here.bat, then type "adb devices" to see if the phone is recognised (it will print your phone's serial number) then go ahead with "adb reboot recovery"
If you can't find it I'll send it to you when i'm home from work

Format your whole phone and try again

here you go, i had it bookmarked on my laptop
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896597
download the Radio flash.zip
double click the Start Here.bat
away you go

Can't Flash a custom recovery (Rooted with HTCDev) 2.3.5

Hello
I recently started the root process by unlocking my bootloader utilizing the HTCDev Method with S-On (HBOOT- 2.18.0001). Now I'm unlocked! The next step (I guess) is to flash a custom recovery which I'm having difficulty doing. Granted, there are several ways to install a custom recovery. I utilized two of those ways, 1) Through Bootloader and 2) via ROM Manager; both have proved unsuccessful for me.
The Bootloader way - -
I placed PC36IMG.zip on the root of my sd card.
Selected FastBoot
Got a response, "Main Version is older! Update Fail!" Do you want to reboot device?"
Via Rom Manager - -
Download "Rom Manager" from the Android market
Select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery"
Result, An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!
Not sure what I'm doing wrong, can anyone help me install a custom recovery?

Have you tried a fastboot flash?
V3ndetta Is Rising.....

death-by-soap said:
Have you tried a fastboot flash?
V3ndetta Is Rising.....
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I'm not sure if I have? What is a fastboot flash?

emphamis_5 said:
I'm not sure if I have? What is a fastboot flash?
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When you flash an .img through the fastboot section of the bootloader.
V3ndetta Is Rising.....

death-by-soap said:
When you flash an .img through the fastboot section of the bootloader.
V3ndetta Is Rising.....
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No, I haven't. How does one accomplish this method?

emphamis_5 said:
No, I haven't. How does one accomplish this method?
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PM me at some point and we'll discuss it.
V3nd3tta Is Rising.....

You don't have to select fastboot.
Just put the recovery on your sd card, not in any folders.
make sure it's named pc36img.zip
Boot to recovery (Hold Volume down and power until hboot shows up)
It'll scan, find the file and ask you to update, hit yes
I advise this recovery: PC36IMG_ra-supersonic-4.3-smelkus-tmdirt2.zip
http://d-h.st/tbF
Don't use ROM Manager for flashing alternate recoveries, btw. It's based on Clockwork Mod, which isn't a good recovery for the EVO

Ok. Will try later tonight and will let you know the outcome.
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app

First off I'm a noob...Im working on a metro flashed evo 4g on 2.2froyo and metrodroid 2.2 rom.It has some sort of hboot recovery and green clockworkmod recovery 2.?.? which both seem to work horribly...I'm trying to 1. Install latest 3g compatible android os Gb or Ics? 2.Flash a better recovery...one that works. 3. Flash a nice metro rom cyanogen or like that.
Ive read so many posts in different forums and couldn't find a case quite like mine or a up to date link.If someone could help me with recovery I think I can make due. Any other help is greatly appreciated
Sent from my SCH-R910 running on basix1.0 rom and electric sheep kernel using xda app-developers app

You can flash the recovery like I posted above

HipKat said:
You don't have to select fastboot.
Just put the recovery on your sd card, not in any folders.
make sure it's named pc36img.zip
Boot to recovery (Hold Volume down and power until hboot shows up)
It'll scan, find the file and ask you to update, hit yes
Don't use ROM Manager for flashing alternate recoveries, btw. It's based on Clockwork Mod, which isn't a good recovery for the EVO
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Hey
I followed your advice step by step and nothing happened. I'm in HBOOT settings and it just stays on the white screen with HBOOT and FASTBOOT highlighted in Blue.
I put the img file on my sd card (no folders) and renamed it (pc36img.zip).
Here are my specs as they read on HBOOT Screen
****UNLOCKED****
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-2.18.001
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.12.19
Dec 21 2011, 12:50:32
Is there anything else I can do? As I mentioned before I used the HTCDev Method to Unlock my phone.

emphamis_5 said:
Hey
I followed your advice step by step and nothing happened. I'm in HBOOT settings and it just stays on the white screen with HBOOT and FASTBOOT highlighted in Blue.
I put the img file on my sd card (no folders) and renamed it (pc36img.zip).
Here are my specs as they read on HBOOT Screen
****UNLOCKED****
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-2.18.001
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.12.19
Dec 21 2011, 12:50:32
Is there anything else I can do? As I mentioned before I used the HTCDev Method to Unlock my phone.
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You have to get the .img of your recovery and place it where you have your android sdk aka adb and fast boot and place them in the same directory. Then power down to the boot loader on your phone then using the volume keys select fast boot. Plug your phone into your PC. In a command prompt navigate to where your fastboot file is and type fast boot flash recovery (name of recovery image).img
Sent from my EVO 4G using xda app-developers app

HipKat said:
You don't have to select fastboot.
Just put the recovery on your sd card, not in any folders.
make sure it's named pc36img.zip
Boot to recovery (Hold Volume down and power until hboot shows up)
It'll scan, find the file and ask you to update, hit yes
I advise this recovery: PC36IMG_ra-supersonic-4.3-smelkus-tmdirt2.zip
http://d-h.st/tbF
Don't use ROM Manager for flashing alternate recoveries, btw. It's based on Clockwork Mod, which isn't a good recovery for the EVO
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Can't flash a recovery in that format when your s-on unlocked you have to use fastboot
Sent from my EVO 4G using xda app-developers app

evo4gnoob said:
Can't flash a recovery in that format when your s-on unlocked you have to use fastboot
Sent from my EVO 4G using xda app-developers app
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I attached some files to give you a visual of what I did exactly. I did just as you said and I received an error message in the cmd stating, "cannot load 'pc36img.zip.

I'm not up on rooting newer Hboot's, but I also didn't realize you were S-On.

HipKat said:
You can flash the recovery like I posted above
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Thanks, but here's the thing... 1. I've tried flashing other roms/recoveries on this phone via the recovery thats there now and the zip file is never in the folder where it should be (downloads) when I go to choose the file to flash its never there just some other unrelated zip. 2. The root or metrodroid v2.2/kernel that's there now took away all file managing apps (think free/stock files app) I can't even use appsaver to l load it...because theres no way to manage the files...yay! And 3. Theres no data/mms...I plan on flashing the fix along with a custom rom/kernel...it's the recovery! Please help thanks in advance.
Sent from my SCH-R910 using xda app-developers app

emphamis_5 said:
I attached some files to give you a visual of what I did exactly. I did just as you said and I received an error message in the cmd stating, "cannot load 'pc36img.zip.
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You have to extract the recovery image out of the pc36img.zip file
Sent from my EVO 4G using xda app-developers app

Windows hides file extensions for known file types. What this means is that there is a hidden .zip at the end of your pc36img.zip so windows actually sees the file as pc36img.zip.zip
take the .zip you can see off of the file and try again - or I suppose you could change the command to reflect the extra .zip, but thats not really the "right" way to do it.
And if you are tyring to flash it directly with the phone that wont work either for two reasons 1) your phone does not recognize a file named.zip.zip also 2) if you are unlocked but s-on you cant flash that way, it needs to be done with fastboot. My phone is unlocked s-on and flashing the recovery was the hardest step to figure out because most guys decide to go full s-off and dont realize what the issue is...
It looks like you already got fastboot working so try this. Rename the recovery to "recovery.img" then the fastboot command would be
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
or if you dont rename the recovery file:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery (whatever the filename is)
you may also have to tell window to show file extensions for known file types, not sure how to do that in win 7, but im sure google does.

Same way you do it in every version of Windows.
Control Panel/Folder Options

OP, what software version are you on? If you're on version 5.07, the custom recoveries written for the older version (4.56, I think) won't work. Captain Throwback actually wrote two newer recoveries for the newer software version. I had the same problem with the error "Main Version is Older", until I flashed the new recovery. Also, I was UNLOCKED S-ON Hboot 2.18 and flashed the recovery through the bootloader without any issues. The new recoveries should be in the guide for rooting with Hboot 2.18. Just place the recovery file on the root of your SD card, make sure it's named PC36IMG.zip, then enter the bootloader. When it asks if you want to update, press the corresponding key for 'yes', and the new recovery will be installed.
Sent from my PC36100

[Q] Fix Bootloop with RUU?

Hey guys.
Couldn't find any other posts so I'm hoping I'm not breaking any rules.
Yes, I'm a n00b. Was handed down an old Desire Z still using Froyo and decided to install Cyanogenmod.
My attempted install didn't get past rooting for reasons unbeknownst to me. I used CM's guide: Installing CM for Vision. I got stuck at Rooting the Desire Z.
I followed it to the letter and made it to step 10. Upon reboot the phone reaches "HTC - quietly brilliant" and sounds it's little jingle. Goes black after a while and plays the jingle/logo again. And again. And again. I have to remove the battery to get it quiet again. I can make it to HBOOT and the screen displays (beware verbosity):
Vision PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.84.2000 (PC10*****)
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.03.02.18_M3
eMMC-boot
Sep 8 2010, 15:56:38
HBOOT
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN. to next item
<POWER. to select item
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
SYSTEM INFO
IMAGE CRC
I believe the guide I followed installed a custom recovery image. Clockwork Recovery? Accessing RECOVERY results in a quick buzz with HTC logo and a prompt return to FASTBOOT. FACTORY RESET yields the same result. SIMLOCK comes up with "SD init fail !!! Process done, reboot device?" SYSTEM INFO comes up with what the title hints. I'll list if need be. IMAGE CRC comes up with checksums:
hboot: 0x2A125CF4
boot: 0xF7629548
recovery: 0x3921C16D
system: 0xD5CE705B
That's about as far as I can get from concise.
I've downloaded an RUU for it, have the Android SDK and Odin.
I'm not sure if the RUU will fix anything or how to install it. So my question is, how do I get my phone booting again?
Any feedback would be very appreciated.

you used THIS GUIDE? step ten is to check if gfree worked, did it? you didnt need to reboot first to check
anyway looking at your current spl i believe you should be fine, just flash a custom recovery in fastboot - download from CM SITE and check md5
cbc776e7941ebf030e9fa39473d5b6f1
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then boot into fastboot mode and have phone connected to pc
open a cmd in the location of fastboot.exe and type type
fastboot devices
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if you see yours then all is good, if not then you need to set up fastboot.exe (odin is only for sammy)
then type
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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and then
fastboot reboot-bootloader
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once rebooted
adb reboot recovery
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now youll be in clockwork and flash a rom from there (i suggest looking into 4ext recovery)
oh and for the above to work you need to change name of recovery you downloaded to recover.img, also need to have changed your path in environmental variables or have the image in same folder as fastboot.exe is in

Thanks!
Thanks so much I owe you big-time. And thanks for the quick reply.
I followed your instructions, got Clockwork up, factory reset, got stock firmware back up and flashed Cyanogenmod and it's all running fine now. (I did have to Cyanogenmod twice) I'll be sure to take a look at 4EXT. Thanks again.

7 vibrations but I can get to hboot and green htc splach screen

Hi there
I have an HTC inspire 4G and I'm trying to install a rom on it just to get to work :/
And I've already fixed hboot problem thanks to chrisb906 and I tried several RUUs and it doesn't seem to work even if they are successfully installed!
If I boot it normally I get : 1 vibration > htc green splach screen > 2~3 secs later > 7 vibrations > black screen > nothing!
here is what I get in HBOOT
***UNLOCKED***
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-2.00.0030
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.10.04.03_M
eMMC-boot
Feb 20 2012,16:03:18
Help me please if you can

midi_1996 said:
Hi there
I have an HTC inspire 4G and I'm trying to install a rom on it just to get to work :/
And I've already fixed hboot problem thanks to chrisb906 and I tried several RUUs and it doesn't seem to work even if they are successfully installed!
If I boot it normally I get : 1 vibration > htc green splach screen > 2~3 secs later > 7 vibrations > black screen > nothing!
here is what I get in HBOOT
***UNLOCKED***
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-2.00.0030
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.10.04.03_M
eMMC-boot
Feb 20 2012,16:03:18
Help me please if you can
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Do you have a custom recovery?
If you dont, you can find one here 4ext recovery
Download it and extract the .img file to ur adb/fastboot directory.
Rename the .img file to recovery.img
Boot your device into bootloader.
Connect your device to your PC and enter...
Code:
fastboot devices
(just to be sure.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Once its done flashing, reboot your device into recovery.
Transfer a rom to ur sd card.
Flash it and flash inpiremod if not added to rom already.

mickeyasamoah said:
Do you have a custom recovery?
If you dont, you can find one here 4ext recovery
Download it and extract the .img file to ur adb/fastboot directory.
Rename the .img file to recovery.img
Boot your device into bootloader.
Connect your device to your PC and enter...
Code:
fastboot devices
(just to be sure.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Once its done flashing, reboot your device into recovery.
Transfer a rom to ur sd card.
Flash it and flash inpiremod if not added to rom already.
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Thanks for your answer, and i tried theses steps and w/o success, but i will try another suggestion of relocking bl then flashing an ruu

midi_1996 said:
Thanks for your answer, and i tried theses steps and w/o success, but i will try another suggestion of relocking bl then flashing an ruu
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Wait i think i am beginning to get you. Pls answer these questions
1. When you boot into bootloader and then select recovery, does it vibrate and gives you a black screen?
2. When you turn it off and connect it to a computer via usb, does the charging light come on and shows up as QHSUSB_DLOAD on your computer?
3. When you try flashing ruu, via placing the ***IMG.zip on your sdcard and boot to bootloader, does it detect the ruu, asks you weather you want to flash. And after pressing volume up for yes, its looks as if its flashing but after rebooting stays the same?
4. Or when you try to flash the system.img via fastboot, does it gets stuck flashing?

1) yes, it vibrates and then 7 vibrations (after 2~3 secs) and then a black screen, and hitting the power button wont reboot the phone
2) yes, and even when it is on and on black screen it gives it to me
3) yes
3) no, never tried it

midi_1996 said:
1) yes, it vibrates and then 7 vibrations (after 2~3 secs) and then a black screen, and hitting the power button wont reboot the phone
2) yes, and even when it is on and on black screen it gives it to me
3) yes
3) no, never tried it
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Lol..you are in serious trouble.
You might be wondering how i knew all that.
Cause it happened to my old Desire HD(Still didnt know weather it was a DHD or Inspire 4G.
It turned out it was emmc problem.
You should think of getting a new device or getting a new motherboard as that was what i did.
I followed an unbrick thread here.
It never worked for me. But you could try.
I remember i installed a wrong QHSUSB_DLOAD drivers which kind of corrupted the bootloader.
So watch out what drivers you use. There might be a possiblity, your might work.

Can i fix this??

Hi all!
First off, an elderly neighbor gave me this ancient looking phone, going by the name of HTC Buzz A3333 Wildfire in order for me to try and resurrect it back to life, lol.
I was trying to get it a nice new custom rom and root it. Somewhere down the line i guess i made some critical errors. When i try to boot it into recovery, all i get is a red triangle and an exclamation mark "!". I'm no expert but i think that indicates i still have the stock recovery (twrp or something similar) on the device but it's not running ok.
Now, how do i get about this problem?
The device's info (if you need more, just specify):
android version 2.2.1.
software number 2.22.405.1
***UNLOCKED***
BUZZ PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.02.0000
MICROP-0622
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-3.35.20.10
Dec 13 2011, 12:08:54
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When in hboot, what comes up is something like this: "No image or wrong image/Main version is older! Update fail! Press <POWER> to reboot.
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What do i do? Did i BRICK the phone? I'd really love to help the old lady, she was always nice to me when i was a kid.

siempreviva said:
Hi all!
First off, an elderly neighbor gave me this ancient looking phone, going by the name of HTC Buzz A3333 Wildfire in order for me to try and resurrect it back to life, lol.
I was trying to get it a nice new custom rom and root it. Somewhere down the line i guess i made some critical errors. When i try to boot it into recovery, all i get is a red triangle and an exclamation mark "!". I'm no expert but i think that indicates i still have the stock recovery (twrp or something similar) on the device but it's not running ok.
Now, how do i get about this problem?
The device's info (if you need more, just specify):
android version 2.2.1.
software number 2.22.405.1
***UNLOCKED***
BUZZ PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.02.0000
MICROP-0622
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-3.35.20.10
Dec 13 2011, 12:08:54
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When in hboot, what comes up is something like this: "No image or wrong image/Main version is older! Update fail! Press <POWER> to reboot.
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What do i do? Did i BRICK the phone? I'd really love to help the old lady, she was always nice to me when i was a kid.
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Easy fix pal you have tried to flash a recovery or an update by adding a file named pc49img.zip to your bootloader. This method does not work for unlocked bootloader, only security off bootloaders (s-off).
You should download a pc49img.zip of clockworkmod (cwm) recovery which available in the development section, or in the stickied thread containing all the roms and recoverys. Download version 5.0.2.0 or 5.0.2.8.
so extract that zip file into your fastboot directory (the one you used to flash the unlock_token.bin you got from htc to unlock the bootloader) and make sure you delete any pc49img.zip files from your sdcard.
Then boot into bootloader. Use the power button to select fastboot on the device and connect it via usb to the computer. Lastly you should have a file called recovery.img in your fastboot directory after extracting your downloaded cwm zip file. If not, wrong download, try another
So, open a command prompt in the fastboot folder and issue these commands.
Fastboot getvar all
(if you dont get any information back then there is a connection issue and continuing will fail)(also dont post the information here as its device sensitive )
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now use your volume buttons to select recovery and hit power to select. The guides i have written to downgrade the hboot of this device can explain the new controls for the recovery so have a read at them, then install any rom of your choosing AFTER making a nandroid backup
Always nice to help out someone helping out an OAP
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