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after doing the s-off exploit no recovery!! :(

ok just got s-off and i just get hung up at the why so serious image iv tried rom manager to reinstall the recovery, unrevoked 3 and droid explorer but it seems i can get into recovery any help is much appreciated

Well it is just all about reflashing the recovery, which has fixed it for several people already, so it should work for you as well.
First of all. Rom manager does not flash a recovery. It puts an update.zip on the sd-card, which when flashed, launches the clockwork mod recovery.
You should be able to just flash the recovery using fastboot with this command:
"fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
To do this you will need the fastboot drivers which you get by installing the android sdk.
You will then just need to find a recovery.img for the desire if you need further help just ask away.

mortenmhp said:
Well it is just all about reflashing the recovery, which has fixed it for several people already, so it should work for you as well.
First of all. Rom manager does not flash a recovery. It puts an update.zip on the sd-card, which when flashed, launches the clockwork mod recovery.
You should be able to just flash the recovery using fastboot with this command:
"fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
To do this you will need the fastboot drivers which you get by installing the android sdk.
You will then just need to find a recovery.img for the desire if you need further help just ask away.
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thanks but im fairly new to this and this prob a dumb question but what interface do i use for fast boot :S i got the sdk installed and the device is connected saying fastboot usb but not sure where to go from here :S

I will try to help you i send you a pm as it is a bit easier.

mortenmhp said:
I will try to help you i send you a pm as it is a bit easier.
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you sir are a legend among men thank you again

No problem at all

would it be possible (if you don't mind of course) have a copy of those PMed instruction.
I'm in a bit of a pickle myself

[Q] HTC Desire..unable to flash Clockworkmod recovery...Please help!

Hello Genius People!
first of all i would like to thank all members and developers at XDA! MAN, you are doing an AMAZING job...i have played a lot with my HTC Desire HD just because of you guess..keep up the good work..
Now the problem is i have a HTC desire. its froyo (2.2). the problem is i cannot flash clockworkmode recovery (so that i can flash custom ROM).
First, ROM Manager says that the CWM recovery has been downloaded nd yes it asked for the SU permission which i grant. but when i boot it in recovery mode it displays the red exclamation mark. i press volume up and power nd it takes me to "android recovery mode (3e)". obviously 3e does not allow me to flash unsigned CWM zip or any other unsigned zip .
according to the HBOOT screen my set is S-OFF...i try to temproot it with VISIONary+ which works and the permroot also works.
Other method i found was revoked3. it says an error after some time "cant flash recovery...your phone may have a very new ROM"...
a person on the internet said to put a modded "recovery" file in /system/bin...i did that but still it wont let me flash the CWM....plzzzzzzzz guys help me...em in real trouble
i tried a lot of stuff from your website and the internet but nothings works for me :'(
i also tried the fastboot flash recovery recovery.img command but it said that cannot flash...something like "write error"
plz plz plz ppl help me...i will love u for the rest of my life (MAN LOVE )
nd plz dnt mind my english

I didn't read all of it but since it says your s-off boot to fastboot then use this command
fastboot flash recovery filename.img
You can also do it through terminal as well if that fails. Just google it.
Swyped...

wiqi546 said:
Other method i found was revoked3. it says an error after some time "cant flash recovery...your phone may have a very new ROM"...
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Try using other version of Unrevoked to flash recovery.
I was receiving the same error with v3.32
With v3.22 it flashed successfully.

You can also flash recovery image with adb under windows:
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-flash-new-recovery-image-with-adb-windows-pc-411005/
No warranty for any damage!

Meaple, i have already tried what you are suggesting. but thanks anyways.
dmin, for sure i will give it a try and get back to you.
MatDrOiD, i have already tried this but this doesn't work for me. But thanks anyways.

[Q] I'm stuck with Clockworkmod 2.5.0.7 recovery !!

I cannot upgrade to a newer version of Clockworkmod recovery !
I have tried everything, fastboot flash returns failed signature verification, rom manger also cannot update to a newer version.
Also tried Unrevoked but it fails.
the phone is rooted and I have flashed several ROMs in the past without any problem.
Any idea?

Fastboot flash doesn't return verification failed error.
You need to be s-off to change recover using fastboot. Before you do anything, read some tutorials, you need to differentiate among most basic terms.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

erklat said:
Fastboot flash doesn't return verification failed error.
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It can do if you try to fastboot flash connected in hboot or are s-on

Please use the Q&A Forum for questions &
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I get this error from fastboot
< waiting for device >
sending 'recovery' (3256 KB)... OKAY [ 0.468s]
writing 'recovery'... INFOsignature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 0.952s
I have tried to flash clockworkmod 5 and also tried the touch version, but with no luck.
Maybe the S-OFF is messed up, but only if rom manager did something wrong, because last time when I have upgraded the recovery it was from ROM Manager.

Fail on my part...
That seems like there is no device tho. My money is on broken drivers. There is a guide how to do in development so search for it as it works 100%.

unrevoked connects to phone, sends the file to phone then at the end it fails.
I have tried revolutionary for S-OFF the program connects to phone then displays the phone serial number, asks for the key then after I enter the key, the connection is lost.
So I really don't know what to do anymore, and I need a newer recovery since the one which I have does not have options to partition the SD Card and ICS is eating a lot of memory without SDExt.
The phone is ok, it's not broken, I flash every 2-3 days a newer ICS ROM and it works.

why dont you try a different recovery.i have been using ext4 recovery for a while and imo it is way better than cwm....

I use clockworkmod because I have purchased the ROM manager tool and it works with their recovery.
I finally managed to flash a newer clockworkmod recovery and very strange after reboot it has reverted back to the old 2.5.0.7 version !!! At least I was able to partition my sd-ext...
I have tried the boot CD with alpha-rev it freezes in the final stage, but after that I was able to flash the new recovery using the recovery itself, but as I said after reboot the new recovery has gone !
Now I have tried to flash again a newer recovery from ROM manager it says it finished successful, but the recovery still remains 2.5.0.7

evolution_x said:
I use clockworkmod because I have purchased the ROM manager tool and it works with their recovery.
I finally managed to flash a newer clockworkmod recovery and very strange after reboot it has reverted back to the old 2.5.0.7 version !!! At least I was able to partition my sd-ext...
I have tried the boot CD with alpha-rev it freezes in the final stage, but after that I was able to flash the new recovery using the recovery itself, but as I said after reboot the new recovery has gone !
Now I have tried to flash again a newer recovery from ROM manager it says it finished successful, but the recovery still remains 2.5.0.7
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Because all you are doing is a fake flash. You need to flash it from fastboot in order to stick.
Ditch the Rom manager. That pos app is guilty of more usb bricks than most of us can count.

And how can I flash it from HBOOT ?

evolution_x said:
And how can I flash it from HBOOT ?
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You need to read ADB for dummies guide to gain knowledge how to set ADB up.
Then you go into hboot by pressing vol- and power button.
Select fastboot.
Download your recovery.img and place it in the same folder your fastboot.exe is, then type in cmd:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot erase cache.
Return to hboot and boot in the recovery.

erklat said:
You need to read ADB for dummies guide to gain knowledge how to set ADB up.
Then you go into hboot by pressing vol- and power button.
Select fastboot.
Download your recovery.img and place it in the same folder your fastboot.exe is, then type in cmd:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot erase cache.
Return to hboot and boot in the recovery.
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Erklat, thanks for this - I have the same problem.
i have finally got round to get adb, etc, working..and it kinda works, except that when flash a newer version of CWM (v5.0.2) on fastboot it still doesn't work. I tried using the Rom manager, which failed straight away, and I followed your steps above. But still didn't work.
So my story's background:
I rooted my Desire with Unrevoked so I could install ICS (sandvold) - and it has been working beautifully. But now I want to create an ext3 partition and the GParted method is far too complex for me to follow through.
CWM i have installed doens't partition, and so I though I'd update the recovery tool so I could use it to partition.
Any suggestions on what I could do?

KitkatKlub said:
Erklat, thanks for this - I have the same problem.
i have finally got round to get adb, etc, working..and it kinda works, except that when flash a newer version of CWM (v5.0.2) on fastboot it still doesn't work. I tried using the Rom manager, which failed straight away, and I followed your steps above. But still didn't work.
So my story's background:
I rooted my Desire with Unrevoked so I could install ICS (sandvold) - and it has been working beautifully. But now I want to create an ext3 partition and the GParted method is far too complex for me to follow through.
CWM i have installed doens't partition, and so I though I'd update the recovery tool so I could use it to partition.
Any suggestions on what I could do?
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Do you get an error when you flash a new recovery via fastboot or does it say it successfully flashed the recovery.img file? If you didn't get an error, do you always go to Rom Manager to access recovery? If yes, I say ditch rom manager. Try vol down + power like on erklat's instruction, this time select Recovery. See if the recovery you flashed is booted.
If you are s-off it's better you flash 4ext recovery. It's by far the best recovery you can use for Desire.

stankyou said:
Do you get an error when you flash a new recovery via fastboot or does it say it successfully flashed the recovery.img file? If you didn't get an error, do you always go to Rom Manager to access recovery? If yes, I say ditch rom manager. Try vol down + power like on erklat's instruction, this time select Recovery. See if the recovery you flashed is booted.
If you are s-off it's better you flash 4ext recovery. It's by far the best recovery you can use for Desire.
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Hey thanks sthankyou.
This is what i get on fastboot:
sending recovery...
OKAY
writing recovery
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 1.054s
I also tried flashing RA, just to see if it would work (and also heard its better). But nothing. It's quite bizarre.
My phone is not S-OFF - I used the HTC official software and I dont' think it does it - I have no problems in doing it if it will resolve this problem.
I have also tried this flashing using the terminal, Which I found in the Q&A's but i get several error messages, and then finally:
"error writing recovery: No space left on device"
So I uninstalled a couple of apps (freeing some 10mb+) but still the same issue.

As you are not s-off you can't flash recovery, get s-off and flash any you like
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KitkatKlub said:
I also tried flashing RA, just to see if it would work (and also heard its better). But nothing. It's quite bizarre.
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RA has not been maintained for quite some time. 4EXT is probably the best and it's developer is very devoted to his project.
KitkatKlub said:
My phone is not S-OFF - I used the HTC official software and I dont' think it does it - I have no problems in doing it if it will resolve this problem.
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You made your life a whole lot complicated by using that official tool.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

erklat said:
RA has not been maintained for quite some time. 4EXT is probably the best and it's developer is very devoted to his project.
You made your life a whole lot complicated by using that official tool.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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Ah that really sucks. Will I be able to gain S-Off by using AlphaRev? Revolution doesn't work because my HBoot is 1.0.3... and thus not supported.
Once I get it to be S-Off I'll switch to 4EXT.
Thanks, for the help so far!

KitkatKlub said:
Ah that really sucks. Will I be able to gain S-Off by using AlphaRev? Revolution doesn't work because my HBoot is 1.0.3... and thus not supported.
Once I get it to be S-Off I'll switch to 4EXT.
Thanks, for the help so far!
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theresa way to downgrade. check resources on my guide.

i had the same problem. s-off solved everything.
i had problems with s-off. i had ISC 4.0.3. and i couldn't get it to s-off and i installed some stable rom. cant remember which one, but i'm sure it was on of stable ones. and then tried to s-off again and it was over in few minutes.
and then i flashed recovery with adb

[Q] Locked or Unlocked

Hey Guys,
Hope that someone can help me, I have rooted, installed recovery and custom firmware on a few HTC's.
But this has frickin stumped me !!
The desire I have gotten my hands on does not show locked or unlocked in the boot menu, but It has got S-off I didn't think it was possible??
Tried to unlock the bootloader through HTC dev and that failed, so i thought it was already unlocked
Tried flashing recovery through fast boot, but that failed!!
I'm a bit lost, anyone got any ideas as to where I'm going wrong??

Step one: Stop trying to unlock it...there is no need
Since the phone is already s-off you dont need to worry about unlocking the bootloader.
S-off is the highest level of "openness" you can have on the desire. You have the ability to write to all of the partition that you can with an unlocked bootloader, plus more.
The fact that flashing a recovery failed is indeed a problem though. What was the exact error?

Chromium_ said:
Step one: Stop trying to unlock it...there is no need
Since the phone is already s-off you dont need to worry about unlocking the bootloader.
S-off is the highest level of "openness" you can have on the desire. You have the ability to write to all of the partition that you can with an unlocked bootloader, plus more.
The fact that flashing a recovery failed is indeed a problem though. What was the exact error?
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Dude,
Thanks for that, I'm now clearer on the bootloader issue.
This is what was returned from the fastboot command.
C:\>fastboot boot TWRP.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.829s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.830s
C:\>
Now the phone is just bootlooping at the HTC splash screen, any ideas whats gone wrong??

sudd1976 said:
Dude,
Thanks for that, I'm now clearer on the bootloader issue.
This is what was returned from the fastboot command.
C:\>fastboot boot TWRP.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.829s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.830s
C:\>
Now the phone is just bootlooping at the HTC splash screen, any ideas whats gone wrong??
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in my sig (click to show content) theres 4ext recovery as PB99IMG, click the link and follow instructions to flash recovery.
Or
Use the twrp recovery img that u have and flash it using fastboot command
fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img
Then u should be able to boot into recovery

It's ALIVE !!!!
jmcclue said:
in my sig (click to show content) theres 4ext recovery as PB99IMG, click the link and follow instructions to flash recovery.
Or
Use the twrp recovery img that u have and flash it using fastboot command
fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img
Then u should be able to boot into recovery
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Guys,
Ok, so i realised that I was being a major dumbass and using the wrong fastboot command to try and flash my recovery.
Even when I used the command - fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img, the result was the same, no recovery for me and a bootloop
But the 4ext recovery as PB99IMG zip file on the root of my S/d card has worked, I now have a working recovery and no more bootloop.
Thanks for all your help guys

sudd1976 said:
Guys,
Ok, so i realised that I was being a major dumbass and using the wrong fastboot command to try and flash my recovery.
Even when I used the command - fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img, the result was the same, no recovery for me and a bootloop
But the 4ext recovery as PB99IMG zip file on the root of my S/d card has worked, I now have a working recovery and no more bootloop.
Thanks for all your help guys
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Glad it worked :cyclops: ps: 4ext recovery is by far the best recovery so keep using it
Out of interest, what version of twrp were u trying to flash??
This is the official device listing TWRP Recovery
But i found this version for desire
By island3r
Im guessing u tried to flash wrong version, hense the fail.

jmcclue said:
Glad it worked :cyclops:
Out of interest, what version of twrp were u trying to flash??
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I tried flashing both of these recoveries
CWM - Touch 5.8.2.0 - Bravo
TWRP - 2.6.0.0 - 2013.07.16
Had the same result on both neither would flash in fastboot.
Taking a look through the files on the phone i can see leftover data from both CWM and also Titanium backup, so its totally been flashed and rooted before I got my hands on it.

[Q] Unable to flash new recovery?

Hey guys, first of all im sorry if its in the wrong section(im a noob).
So, ive recently rooted my phone via the htcdev, everything went well ive flashed cwm and im using cm as my rom but my problem is that i cannot flash a new recovery. I just want to have cwm touch because i want to try out cwm touch recovery. I have tried flashing new recovery and it says its complete and everything went well(via cmd). I've also tried flashing new recovery through rom manager, when im installing cwm touch it says its been complete but doesnt actually do anything, and when im trying to flash cwrp it says installation failed.
What could be the problem?

JacobCob said:
Hey guys, first of all im sorry if its in the wrong section(im a noob).
So, ive recently rooted my phone via the htcdev, everything went well ive flashed cwm and im using cm as my rom but my problem is that i cannot flash a new recovery. I just want to have cwm touch because i want to try out cwm touch recovery. I have tried flashing new recovery and it says its complete and everything went well(via cmd). I've also tried flashing new recovery through rom manager, when im installing cwm touch it says its been complete but doesnt actually do anything, and when im trying to flash cwrp it says installation failed.
What could be the problem?
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First are your bootloader Unlocked not Relocked
Second use command fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Third try Philz recovery it is really good.
Four When you flash the recovery after this run the command fastboot erase cache after this restart in recovery and you will see your new recovery

Thant said:
First are your bootloader Unlocked not Relocked
Second use command fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Third try Philz recovery it is really good.
Four When you flash the recovery after this run the command fastboot erase cache after this restart in recovery and you will see your new recovery
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Thanks for such a quick response, ive tried your method. I even tried flashing it through terminal on my phone. This is the message i get:

Verify download
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and313 said:
Verify download
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What do you mean? I've downloaded clockworkmod recovery touch 5.8.4.0

JacobCob said:
Thanks for such a quick response, ive tried your method. I even tried flashing it through terminal on my phone. This is the message i get:
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Are you kidding the recovery must be on the PC in the folader where is your fastboot not on the SD Card on the phone you can't flash recovery from SD Card and ROm Manager not working on S-ON device!!!!

Thant said:
Are you kidding the recovery must be on the PC in the folader where is your fastboot not on the SD Card on the phone you can't flash recovery from SD Card and ROm Manager not working on S-ON device!!!!
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I did flash it through my pc, it says its complete and that everything is okay but doesnt actually change the recovery.

JacobCob said:
I did flash it through my pc, it says its complete and that everything is okay but doesnt actually change the recovery.
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after install from the PC run fastboot erase cache and restart the phone to bootloader and go in recovery and be sure your recovery in fastboot folder is not the same you install previous

Thant said:
after install from the PC run fastboot erase cache and restart the phone to bootloader and go in recovery and be sure your recovery in fastboot folder is not the same you install previous
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okay ive flashed phillz recovery and it works! thank you its way better than clockworkmod mainly the UI!

JacobCob said:
okay ive flashed phillz recovery and it works! thank you its way better than clockworkmod mainly the UI!
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Good

JacobCob said:
Hey guys, first of all im sorry if its in the wrong section(im a noob).
So, ive recently rooted my phone via the htcdev, everything went well ive flashed cwm and im using cm as my rom but my problem is that i cannot flash a new recovery. I just want to have cwm touch because i want to try out cwm touch recovery. I have tried flashing new recovery and it says its complete and everything went well(via cmd). I've also tried flashing new recovery through rom manager, when im installing cwm touch it says its been complete but doesnt actually do anything, and when im trying to flash cwrp it says installation failed.
What could be the problem?
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try flashing philz recovery 5.15.up. this is the best recovery for hox. you can flash roms easily with this. before flashing make sure that your device should meet all the needs.

rudresh128631 said:
try flashing philz recovery 5.15.up. this is the best recovery for hox. you can flash roms easily with this. before flashing make sure that your device should meet all the needs.
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Are you read the thread the problem been solved before three post!!!

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