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[Q] I think I've bricked my Desire - HELP PLEASE

Let me see if I can explain.
I was running Opendesire 4.0.15 (had been rooted using Revoked on a Mac).
I had modified the recovery using Revoked using amon-ra's ps3 image so I have no proper recovery.
I notices using OD Updater that OD 4.0.16 was available, downloaded that and let it flash it itself.
Now the phone doesn't boot properly, I get the O2 splash screen then what looks like a dark grey screen with very thin vertical coloured bands then back to O2 splash.
It occasionally show the Android screen but not much else.
Once it got to the setup screen with the Touch Android to begin picture and the animated finger. However there was a FC on screen and the touchscreen didn't work, so I couldn't progress.
I can get into fast boot and even the modified recovery but I can't see what to do to get a rom onto it or get it to boot up so I can re revoke it for a proper recovery.
It seems if I leave it long enough it gets to the setup screen but no touch screen working. Then it re-boots.
Can anyone suggest how to get a proper recovery file on at least??
Any help gratefully received.
Edit
From Hboot I can see
BRAVO PVT3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.83.0001
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.10.05.17_2
Jun 10 2010,12.12.05
So it's an SLCD then?
Please help I can't afford another phone.
Thank you.

I can see the device from fastboot, (fastboot devices lists it by it's serial number)
is there any way for get either a new rom or even just recovery onto it from this commandline?
Anyone?
Please

this is what I get, any clues?
c:\android-sdk-windows\tools>fastboot flash system od.zip
sending 'system' (65463 KB)... OKAY [ 11.219s]
writing 'system'... INFOsignature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 20.547s

RUU see's it, (when I have it in bootloader) but when it runs through and reboots the phone, the phone sticks on an H T C screen and the pc is counting looking for bootloader but never sees it.
OK, got the HTC screen, unplugged USB, plugged it back in, ran RUU again, started uploading, green bar moving across screen, then it rebooted, waiting for bootloader, RUU then failed, black screen on phone now, no bootloader, no splashscreen nothing.
It vibrates if I hold power button, it doesn't if I hold back button or VOL down with power button.
Now it's dead.

lininjim said:
RUU see's it, (when I have it in bootloader) but when it runs through and reboots the phone, the phone sticks on an H T C screen and the pc is counting looking for bootloader but never sees it.
OK, got the HTC screen, unplugged USB, plugged it back in, ran RUU again, started uploading, green bar moving across screen, then it rebooted, waiting for bootloader, RUU then failed, black screen on phone now, no bootloader, no splashscreen nothing.
It vibrates if I hold power button, it doesn't if I hold back button or VOL down with power button.
Now it's dead.
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what RUU did you flash it with?
sounds like you flashed it with a pre slcd screen RUU

the only O2 one I could find on here
RUU_Brav2_UK_1.20.207.1_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_124865.exe
Now I can still get bootloader / fastboot working, I see it in my device manager and the fastboot command sees it again, is there anything I can do from there?
(damn thing is only 3 weeks old).
Thanks for reply btw

Managed to get a newer Froyo RUU to run to the same stage as I had before so now got a display back , hBoot 093 still for the borked recovery
is there anything I can do other than send it back to HTC?
thanks for reading, really really stuck here.
with files on sd card (pb999.img etc) it now checks those then says CID incorrect

where is it getting stuck now?
is this a branded device? (if unbranded was it branded before)
what did you flash it with?
Is your gold card present?
what os are you using to flash it?
Have you tried using the downgrade utility to flash it back to a version of 2.1? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768256

Hello again )
ok it now just goes to the white screen with the 3 androids skateboarding I have have hboot or fastboot, I don't know the significance of those.
if I select recovery it goes to amonra's poc-psfreedom so I can't even reflash it from there
it was originally an O2 UK phone so has the O2 bubbles on screen
I don't have a gold card :i(
I run a mac but I have installed xp on bootcamp to try to resolve this.
I can see the phone is device manager as Android USB Device - My HTC
It boots to the white screen now when I plug in the usb cable
it had been running happily on OpenDesire 4.0.15 with no problem, but when I called the updater to bring it to 4.0.16 it turned into this mess.
the downgrade utility requires a gold card doesn't it? I don't have one (
edit - more info
the RUU file I have tried again is
RUU_Bravo_Froy2_UK_2.14.207.1_Radio_32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_144166_signed.exe
it tells me it will go from image version 1.20.207.3
to image version 2.14.207.1
it starts and brings a black screen onto the phone with HTC on it, starts working then fails with erroe 171 usb connection error. (perhaps I need a different usb driver installed?)
edit again - if I unplug the usb cable I get the white screen but only RUU but pull battery and get fastboot hboot back

Hold the press
I think I've recovered it now.
Using that RUU, everytime it stalled out and said waiting for bootloader I tapped the power button and it continued, flashed the whole thing now I seem to have an official O2 Froyo!
Thanks for your input mate.

i dont know how you uninstall that psfreedom stuff, people should just buy the dongle and not risk bricking their mobile phones.
Try intalling the latest version of htc sync or use a pure windows pc rather than bootcamp see if that rectifies it.
its not hard to create a goldcard if you have a microsd slot, I do recommend you make one using the tool from modaco. and try using the downgrader. it could be that the psnation tool is conflicting the the bootloader now its .93
EDIT: was on a call mid type and posted this while you have replied.
Glad its sorted

It's sorted now, thank you.
Dongle is in the post mate.
I really appreciate your input there, I was feeling kinda lonely!
Now it's on what appears to be O2 official Froyo, means no root, DOH!
Cheers fella.

you can use the downgrader tool to downgrade hboot and firware.
then you can root and flash a rooted 2.2 405 rom like the one teppic made
it would then be on the latest 2.2 for EU and be rooted with a compatible hboot
im on hboot 93, im waiting for unrevoked. they seem to be taking an age

You are a genius, I'll have a play tonight.
Thanks mate. - SUPERSTAR -

lininjim said:
I think I've recovered it now.
Using that RUU, everytime it stalled out and said waiting for bootloader I tapped the power button and it continued, flashed the whole thing now I seem to have an official O2 Froyo!
Thanks for your input mate.
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Hi lininjim ,
I have the same issue as you mention. i get to hboo screen and nothing works beyond that. how did you get your phone to recognize with RUU. coz mine just stays in htc logo and RUU does not recognize it at all...
Vinod

1. Posting in a thread that's one year old is not very useful.
2. Look in troubleshooting guide.

Sorry to say it worked exactly as I posted mate and I got rid of the Android phones back in March.
Sorry I can't help.

[Q] Desire crashed now doesn't get any further than logo boot screen, recover data?

Hi everyone
Had an HTC Desire (A8181) for about 14 months from O2 in the UK. I debranded it over a year ago (can't remember what with though) and it has been working fine. Started rebooting randomly about 2 months ago but not that often, think it's a temperature thing.
Today though the random reboot happened but it wouldn't boot up past the HTC startup screen.
Took the battery out, left it for 30 mins and still doesn't get past that.
I can get into the boot menu by holding the volume down button. The recovery option in the boot menu doesn't seem to do anything, just stuck on the HTC logo boot screen.
The info I get at the boot menu is:
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
MICROP-031d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101
RADIO-5.11.05.27
Aug 10 2010, 17:52:18
So I started looking into all this stuff (wish I had properly rooted with a custom ROM a while back now) and I need to somehow get clockwork recovery on there so I can run a backup image of the phone memory before loading a new ROM.
I've installed the unrevoked modified usb drivers and when I boot into the boot menu I can see the "hboot usb plug" option.
But the reflash package needs me to have access to the usb debugging menu option. My phone doesn't boot so that's a no-go.
To make matters worse I've got S-ON on my phone which seems to make things much harder (according to this thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632)
And to make things even harder, I don't have access to a microSD reader/adaptor at the moment as I'm abroad. So the Desire is my only microSD device. I believe there might be a way of pushing files onto the device with the Android SDK.
So basically, is there anything I can do to preserve any data on the phone memory?
Or am I just going to have to deal with erasing it and learn an important lesson?
I've got a fairly old backup of contacts on the SD card but if there's anyway to get the most recent data then that would be great! It's my ColorNotes notes that I'm most annoyed about, I believe they're stored in the phone memory.
I wish all important user data was stored on the SD card to prevent situations like this. But mainly I wish I had a more recent backup to prevent situations like this
Cheers, B

you're going to lose all the data. Sorry. You should always make a backup every once in a while to prevent this.
Afraid you will lose all data.. and since you don't have root or recovery then you're going to have to use a RUU and bring your phone back to stock. Remember there is always a risk involved when using RUU's.... but to give you some confidence however.. I did just use a RUU on my phone a few minutes ago and everything went fine without any problems.. and I've done it several times before too...

Yeah I figured I would lose all my data.
I'll have to look at some sort of contacts to SD card auto-backup system for the future. It turns out my latest backup will probably be adequate, I don't actually change my contacts that often.
Do I have to bring the phone back to stock though?
Or could I just root and install cyanogen mod or something?
Per this guide...
wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Desire_(GSM):_Full_Update_Guide#Gaining_S-OFF_.26_Installing_a_Custom_Recovery_Image
(sorry not permitted to post links yet)
I do now have access to a MicroSD reader so that should make things easier.
Cheers, B

you can only root or S-OFF when you are booted into the system, in your case you are not and since you have no recovery your only choice is a RUU.

Gotcha
Just following your troubleshooting info at...
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632
The section that says "I'm S-ON, I can't boot recovery, and my phone doesn't boot"
Got my goldcard created. Actually had one from when I debranded last year.
But when I try running the RRU executable, it can't find my phone despite it being connected via USB. I think I've got the order of the process messed up.
At what point do I turn my phone on and go into fastboot?
Before it's connected via USB?
Do I run the RRU exe once the phone is booted and connected? Or connect the phone while RRU is running?
Cheers, B
PS: Thanks for the info so far from a fellow Londoner!

boot into fastboot, connect via USB, then run the RUU.
---------- Post added at 09:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:10 PM ----------
if your goldcard works you WILL NOT receive a CID error. if it doesn't then you will. simple as lol.

Yeah actually got it reverted to stock using the PB99IMG.zip method on my gold card and now I'm back up and running!
Thinking I'll probably do the S-OFF and CyanogenMod thing now.
Though I'm finding my phone is continuing to reboot every so often so I think I might be struck by the HTC Desire reboot of death I've found mentioned in other forums. So might hold on until I've found out whether I need to return it.
Thanks for all the help!!
Cheers, B

Borrowed Desire won't boot (white screen)

Hi!
First off, I've been searching for the answer all afternoon, but with no luck.
Here's the thing. My GF borrowed my friends old Desire, because her Legend broke.
When we tried to boot it up, it was stuck at the white HTC screen. So i entered Hboot and tried to use recovery with no luck. Recovery was also stuck at white screen.
My friend had removed his SD card before we borrowed the phone. Could that be the problem? Both me and my friend are pretty new to rooting/flashing. All the info he could give me, was that he was running some Modaco rom, and had used Unrevoked to root the phone.
I tried to download a Modaco rom and rename it PB99IMG.ZIP and putting it at the root of our own SD card. No luck.
Then i tried to put the update.zip (CWM file) with the hope that I could then load recovery. Also no luck.
Also tried to plug in USB cable, so that I could maybe wipe phone and install a new RUU. USB was recognized in Hboot (HBOOT USB PLUG status), but no access gained on the computer. I have manually installed drivers.
My friend lives a bit far away. So is there a way I can solve this without his SD card?
Thanks in advance!
- Rasmus, Denmark

Please send the bootloader info.
Sent from my customized HTC Desire using TTP

when you run a RUU bot into FASTBOOT USB. Turn it off and then hold BACK and POWER. then run the RUU.
need more help check my guide.

davebugyi > I hope this is the info you need :
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
MICROP-031d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.10.05.23
Aug 10 2010, 17:52.18
bortak> Awesome guide, will check it out right away!

Okay, so now i followed bortaks guide. Created a gold card, downloaded latest recommended RUU, and then ran it while connected with fastboot usb.
At first i had problems when the RUU rebooted the bootloader. The phone shut down and disconnected instead of rebooting. Tried a few times, and finally got the installation to move on by keeping the phone "alive" through pressing vol buttons -although with a black screen.
But by 29%, while updating radio, the installation froze. After some time i unplugged USB and let the installation fail. So now I'm stuck with the four triangles with exclamation marks. I can run the RUU again and again, but it keeps freezing at various stages of installation.
What to do? It's not bricked, so there must be hope?
Can I take a different approach? Through ADB perhaps?
Thanks again!

RUU installation keeps freezing on my pc! Tried to click vol button to perhaps keep the phone "alive", but then I got error 155
Can't seem to find anything on Google about RUU installs that freezes - do any of you know what to do? Can't I use ADB or anything to flash the ROM?

evilution.dk said:
Okay, so now i followed bortaks guide. Created a gold card, downloaded latest recommended RUU, and then ran it while connected with fastboot usb.
At first i had problems when the RUU rebooted the bootloader. The phone shut down and disconnected instead of rebooting. Tried a few times, and finally got the installation to move on by keeping the phone "alive" through pressing vol buttons -although with a black screen.
But by 29%, while updating radio, the installation froze. After some time i unplugged USB and let the installation fail. So now I'm stuck with the four triangles with exclamation marks. I can run the RUU again and again, but it keeps freezing at various stages of installation.
What to do? It's not bricked, so there must be hope?
Can I take a different approach? Through ADB perhaps?
Thanks again!
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oooh dear you shouldnt have disconnected it whist it was updating the radio.
i fear you may now have a radio brick

So I can have bricked the radio - but the phone will still respond?

evilution.dk said:
So I can have bricked the radio - but the phone will still respond?
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unfortunately yes, if you unplug the phone and turn it on, it should boot in RUU mode, at what point does it say FAIL! ?
if it is on the radio, then I'm afraid it's bricked.. if you managed to luck out somehow and it isn't, then you could try again.

When i turn it on, the black splash screen with exclamation marks comes on. If i try to turn it on with usb cable plugged in while running XP mode on virtual machine, i see the white screen with version informations. But it only says RUU with an orange background.
Tried to install the new Gingerbread RUU from the HTC hp, but it still freezes. Think I'm out of luck

hmm... stick your phone in the freezer (in a plastic bag) for 5-10 minutes then try again.
I know it may sound strange.. but it may be overheating or something.

Whoever you borrowed this from will not be happy haha
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Which RUU are you trying to install?
I had the same issue when I realised I was trying to install a 2.1 RUU on my desire which was a bit silly, I had identical problems. used the correct 2.2 RUU and all ok

voodooboy3000 - Was trying to install official 2.3 Gingerbread RUU.
elliottg61 - It was crashing all the time when he had it, so he said i could have it if I could fix it. I couldn't

I would give the original firmware a go and get it back to stock. was it originally locked to a specific provider? if not use this RUU
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869048

Your not even s-off. How did he use anything to root. Granted my experience is with the bravoC. The GSM I'm sure is different. I would find the newest ruu available and try to flash that from hboot. If it takes forever go away. Don't touch it. Don't unplug it. Don't do anything till its done. If it wont flash after 30 minutes your screwed I think. U can try it over again. But if u have an official ruu it should flash no problem. If it gonna flash.
Try flashing a shooter port on the og evo, or flash a rom on the shooter. It can seem to hang on you for a while but it just takes time.
Edit: try this just rename it and stick on root of SD card and boot phone with volume down and power and then leave it be.
http://www.filefactory.com/file/b4a4027/n/RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed.exe
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA Premium App

evilution.dk said:
voodooboy3000 - Was trying to install official 2.3 Gingerbread RUU.
elliottg61 - It was crashing all the time when he had it, so he said i could have it if I could fix it. I couldn't
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hahahahaha! gave you your first thanks because that made me laugh

[Q] Bootloader issue

I have a serious issue with my DHD since yesterday. The battery was empty and when I got home I put in the charger. Instead of the normal continuous red glow it was a blinking one. I also couldn't start my DHD at all.
I left it for some time and eventually it started up. Unfortunately it kept in the bootloader and none of the options work. I removed the battery for some time and reinserted it. Then the phone "flashed" (yes, the flash on the backside flashed..) and I couldn't start it for some time.
Anyone familiar with this problem? I've googled it for some time but no one seems to have had the exact problem.
At the store they said it was possible it was waterdamage and suggested I looked for an answer here before attempting an expensive repair (no warranty thx to the rooting).
Can anyone help me?

Not quite sure what the problem could be but if you were going to send it back for warranty you might want to try restoring your device to stock using this guide here. I know it says for Australia Vodafone but I'm sure you can find your RUU and use that instead. Might save you quite a bit of money if you were to go with that option.

Hmm, thx for your reply.
I can borrow a DHD full battery from a friend. Hopefully I can connect it to the computer then and do it.

Right..
I am connected to the phone (it says FASTBOOT USB). However I am unable to use the RUU application. What else can I try?

I'm not too sure what your situation is but if you would like to explain a bit on the current status of your phone I'm sure it would help others and myself in helping you. Like is your phone able to go into the bootloader? Does it already have Radio S-OFF/ENG S-OFF? Does it have any Recovery image like ClockworkMod Recovery installed? Have you tried flashing another custom Rom? Which steps have you performed whilst following the restoring guide?
Cheers

Alright, it now loads into bootloader:
ACE XA SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.85.0007
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 2010. 12:47:02
HBOOT
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
Recovery gives HTC green screen forever
FaCTORY RESET goes to fastboot
fastboot works

Now it will not start at all. I recharged my battery to full using another DHD but my phone won't start anymore.
Only the "flash" when I insert the battery.

Bon, I am one step further.
I waited a couple of minutes and started by DHD in bootloader mode (this worked!). Then I rebooted from the bootloader.
HTC screen appeared.. and yes! normal DHD screen appeared as well!
It is working. Charging workes with the full battery.
Now I inserted my old battery and it is flashing red. I am going to wait a couple of minutes and try to start it again. Let's see what happens then.

Bon, I am one step further.
I waited a couple of minutes and started by DHD in bootloader mode (this worked!). Then I rebooted from the bootloader.
HTC screen appeared.. and yes! normal DHD screen appeared as well!
It is working. Charging workes with the full battery.
Now I inserted my old battery and it is flashing red. I am going to wait a couple of minutes and try to start it again. Let's see what happens then.

Red flash normally if you press volume + up while booting
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Good to know that it's working again! Could possibly be an issue with the battery rather than the phone itself, that would save you a lot of trouble I would imagine.

i have experienced that find an original ruu. new sense 3 would be the best. the zip versions are usable then flash through bootloader mail me for more information
[email protected]

Help stook on Hboot

Hi All,
Yesterday my HTC desire was working fine and while charging the phone rebooted and it now stuck in the Hboot screen, The problem is the Volume rocker doesnt seem to respond (even though it was working fine before it rebooted).
Due to this i am unable to select an option to try and install/ wipe things.
the screen i have says =
AlphaRev CM7 r2
Bravo pvt4 ship S-off
Microp-051d
touch panel-synt0101
radio-5.17.05.23
Aug 10 2010 17:52:18
Hboot usb plug
etc...
Now like i said before the volume doesnt work so i cant select anything. I have ADB installed on the pc ( i have flashed this phone many times so i have all the kits downloaded).
I am unable to see the device via ADB devices, android flasher etc.. so windows isnt picking the phone up.
I have tried to use bortak guide but because i cant use the rocker i really cant do anything, even the PB99IMG.zip method wont work as again at the end it needs a selection, when it comes up with the 10 options i dont get the final bit for the yes or no option.
The RUU way wont work either.
I have formatted the SD card etc...
So Any help would be Fab.
The phone was working fine, it wasnt dropped or anything so i dont have a clue and i think ive read that many threads i cant see anymore!
Thanks in advance
Scott

anyone?
Thanks

Hi All, can anyone help me with this? i am going to boot in to ubuntuto see if i can see the phone from there, can anyone help me with command in there on how to do the recovery from there?
Thanks

Maybe a hardware failure? I suppose your warranty is over, if not i'd send it in. Have you tried to go directly to fastboot (back+power)?

i have tried power + vol + and also back + power (both ways where you leave it for 2 mins before pressing anything)
I have replaced the SD card etc...
the only option i have is hboot, the pc see's the phone in the sense it shows it as an android device but because its only in hboot mode i cant flash anything to it, adb devices shows nothing.
i cant return the phone because i have installed custom roms on it and because i cant RUU it couldnt return it if i wanted to

here is a video and photo of it
here is a video and a photo attached of the issue
http://youtu.be/wdF6tbU3P2g

i have even tried following this thread too but that didnt help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1685497

kurpter said:
i cant return the phone because i have installed custom roms on it and because i cant RUU it couldnt return it if i wanted to
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They might fix it nevertheless. And if they don't, they'll throw it away for you. I suppose that's also what you'll be doing in the end.

ok guys, i have managed to get in to the fastboot and i have cleared everthing and restored a rom and i booted in to it, yeah!
but then i wanted to take it back to the RUU state just in case i need to return it.
i ran RUU_Bravo_TMO_UK_1.21.110.4_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_127570_signed and RUU_Bravo_TMO_UK_1.15.110.11_Radio_32.30.00.28U_4.05.00.11_release_122755
but both failed near the end with error = error [110] file open error
the ROM update utilty cannot open the requested files or the files are damaged. the RUU cannot continue the update.
please get a complete RUU package and try again.
i have downloaded it a few time just in case.
Any help on how to tackle this bit? as i can no longer get in to hboot etc...

You cant run RUUs without flashing a hboot downgrader since you are using CM7r2 Hboot.

I managed to downgrade the hboot and recovery and then i got the RUU to install, it finished and said your ready to reboot.
Guess what, now my phone will charge but will not boot at all. When pressing the power button nothing happens

kurpter said:
I managed to downgrade the hboot and recovery and then i got the RUU to install, it finished and said your ready to reboot.
Guess what, now my phone will charge but will not boot at all. When pressing the power button nothing happens
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Seems even though i installed the t-mobile uk rom (which the phone is from ) the slcd is blank.
If i attach the usb to pc, it picks up the phone.
I cant RUU again because even though the battery is 100% it thinks its lower than 30%, i have even tried another battery, still didnt help.
Any ideas?