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Tried unrevoked and it didnt work
turn phone on - stuck on white htc screen
try recovery - stuck on white htc screen
Can only get into hboot/bootloader, please help!
liamstears said:
Tried unrevoked and it didnt work
turn phone on - stuck on white htc screen
try recovery - stuck on white htc screen
Can only get into hboot/bootloader, please help!
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Can you access recovery via the hboot menu?
If not, have you tried flashing a new recovery via fastboot?
Also, and this would help the most, how did that happen? I mean: did something go wrong while flashing some zip or radio? Please explain a bit further so it can be easier to help you out...
vnvman said:
Can you access recovery via the hboot menu?
If not, have you tried flashing a new recovery via fastboot?
Also, and this would help the most, how did that happen? I mean: did something go wrong while flashing some zip or radio? Please explain a bit further so it can be easier to help you out...
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Cant access recovery it just gives me the white htc screen
I havent tried flashing a new recovery via fastboot because I dont know how, how do ya do it?
And as to how it happened I was using unrevoked to flash amonra recovery it and it was "rebooting" but then it said an error about couldnt write to misc or something and the phone was stuck on htc white screen, tried rebooting and nothing, recovery nothing.
So yh i think flashing a new recovery will do the trick, linky to a guide?
Thanks for the quick reply!
liamstears said:
Cant access recovery it just gives me the white htc screen
I havent tried flashing a new recovery via fastboot because I dont know how, how do ya do it?
And as to how it happened I was using unrevoked to flash amonra recovery it and it was "rebooting" but then it said an error about couldnt write to misc or something and the phone was stuck on htc white screen, tried rebooting and nothing, recovery nothing.
So yh i think flashing a new recovery will do the trick, linky to a guide?
Thanks for the quick reply!
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I see...well imho flashing a new recovery could do the trick for you.
First of all let me know this: have you got s-off? If so you can use fastboot commander to flash it, very easy and fast.
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vnvman said:
I see...well imho flashing a new recovery could do the trick for you.
First of all let me know this: have you got s-off? If so you can use fastboot commander to flash it, very easy and fast.
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s-off? hmm dunno lol
I originally rooted using goldcard method and flashed the rooted zip then many different roms since. recently used unrevoked to get clockworkmod recovery which was working fine and flashed a new rom and then tried unrevoked again to get amonra but then i got to this situation
Hope this helps
Get the RUU your Desire came with and go back to that. Then start again
I have s-on and tried ruu's but failed as have no working goldcard and i have 1.21 on phone and the voda ruu that my phone came with is 1.19
Ive tried the PB99IMG.zip method but that just shows main version higher error is there a way to trick this stage?
I'd just stick to using a stock WWE ROM until the 2.10.161.2 RUU shows up (if at all)
whats the diff between RUU and PB99*.zip? I have the same problem also. Cant access clockworkmod.
Im thinking of flashing it again using PB99 in hboot then root again. Or how can we flash the recovery?
No difference, just that an RUU needs Windows. Both wipe the phone and reset it back to 'out the box'
I see so I can flash PB99 in HBOOT(transfer pb99 to sdcard) then root again?
Or is there another way I can access the recovery or flash the recovery?
Thanks
Just flash the zip from hboot and then root again with unrevoked. Then set the phone up again as it'll be wiped
Sent from my HTC Desire
EddyOS said:
Just flash the zip from hboot and then root again with unrevoked. Then set the phone up again as it'll be wiped
Sent from my HTC Desire
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Thanks! It worked. I'll root it using unrevoked then, how do I make that clockworkmod recovery permanent or something?
When you use unrEVOked it flashes Clockwork Mod as your recovery so it'll be permanent (unless you unroot again)
This might work for of you
WAIT, BEFORE YOU START, CREATE A GOLDCARD. IT IS VERY NECESSARY. THINGS WILL GO WRONG IF YOU DONT.
EDIT: YOU MUST BE ABLE TO BOOT GO TO THE BOOTLOADER MENU.
Firstly, download this file. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13240777/Desire Downgrade.ZIP
Extract the files.
Run the win-down.bat file.
Follow on screen instructions.
After the process is completed, Head to the root of your SD card and check if there is a file named P99***IMG (FORGOT THE EXACT NAME BUT IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS) there should be one.
Secondly, disconnect your phone and turn it off.
After that boot up your phone while pressing the volume down button and the power button.
The bootloader should be checking for files after awhile and once it found the file that is supposed to be in the root of your sd card, press the volume up button (NOT EXACTLY SURE, SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT SAYS YES AND CONTINUE)
It should be writing files to your phone. and replaces everything. E.G: HBOOT, RECOVERY,RADIO and such.
It should be writing files successfully and then it would ask you to reboot. Continue with the reboot and you should be having your Desire back to stock. Perfect.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE RISKS INVOLVED LIKE FAILURE OF WRITING TO THE HBOOT. PLEASE REMEMBER TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. MAINLY, DO NOT BLAME ME FOR ANYTHING THAT GOES WRONG.
FINALLY, YOU SHOULD BE READING EVERYTHING UP TO HERE AND THAT YOU MUST HAVE A GOLDCARD (A GOLD SD CARD)
Hope this helps you and please ask if you have further questions. PM me if the questions cannot be answered here. Good Luck
you got the error of a higher main version because you did not have a GOLDCARD.
YAY!!! :-D :-D :-D
Managed to fix it!!!
Managed to create a goldcard using my girlfriends ipad clone which runds android then just flashed an ruu :-D
Really happy now!
Thanks anyway guys!
liamstears said:
YAY!!! :-D :-D :-D
Managed to fix it!!!
Managed to create a goldcard using my girlfriends ipad clone which runds android then just flashed an ruu :-D
Really happy now!
Thanks anyway guys!
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Hi there.
Sorry to jump in on your thread but wondered if you can help. Have the same problem as you and can't create a goldcard as I can't boot up my phone. Could I use a clone of your goldcard if you were kind enough to email it to me or would that not work?
Thanks,
Matt
mj74 said:
Hi there.
Sorry to jump in on your thread but wondered if you can help. Have the same problem as you and can't create a goldcard as I can't boot up my phone. Could I use a clone of your goldcard if you were kind enough to email it to me or would that not work?
Thanks,
Matt
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Im afraid each goldcard has a specific cid used to create the goldcard
My advice is to borrow another android phone/device with sd slot and use it to get your cid. Theres a handy program on the market to get your cid for you, just search for goldcard on market when your sd is inserted.
When you have the cid go on the internet and get your goldcard image. Put ur sd in your comp and do a full format as fat32 and use hxd to turn it into a goldcard.
Thats how I did it! :-D
You know that little voice that tells you to stop and think about what you are about to do....well I didn't 'listen. I have just enough experience to be dangerous....which is why I am writing this thread.
I have a rooted EVO. It was rooted with Unrevoked 3. I was using Clockwork and had flashed several ROMs. Most recently using CM7. I have Nandroid backups and all was well.
In a comedy of errors my original nandroid file was deleted so that I had no was of returning to the stock EVO ROM. I was trying to update CM7 so that i could use the GPS. To do thisI had to flash Sense based ROM so that I could use the MSD(??) and then reflash my CM7 and voila, your GPS works.
Well I couldn't get any new roms to work. I tried several and they all crashed. I then had the great idea to use RUU_Supersonic_1.32.651.1_Radio_1.39.00.04.26_release_171253.exe to restore my EVO back to stock. Bad idea.
I now have a phone that boots straight into Fastboot. I can choose bootloader and get to the HBOOT screen. When I choose the recovery it looks like all is well. The phone goes into the white HTC screen but then goes to a Red Triangle/Exclamation Mark screen. I can get out of this screen by pressing the power button and vol up button. It goes to and Android system recovery screen.
My choices are
reboot system now
apply sdcard: update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
I have tried placing the PC36IMG.zip (downloaded from xda) file in the root directory. I get a signature verification failed if I try to install the update file from any other custom ROMs. Installation aborted.
All I want is to get my phone back.
I currently have HBOOT 0.79.0000 with S-OFF
Please help
http://media.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
Download a pc36img.zip of a recovery, such as among RA 2.3, then put a rom.zip on your card as well....load the recovery through bootloader and once you get into recovery flash your rom
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
You'll have to update all of your radios as well since you used an old RUU.
Vandelay007 said:
Download a pc36img.zip of a recovery, such as among RA 2.3, then put a rom.zip on your card as well....load the recovery through bootloader and once you get into recovery flash your rom
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You'll have to update all of your radios as well since you used an old RUU.
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"So you're saying there is still a chance." Thanks guys. I'll get on this today.
Just a quick question. Do I need to rename these files to "update-'file name'.zip" ?
Boot into the bootloader, with the attached zip file exactly as it is. Don't changed the name or extract it. Once in the bootloader, select yes to update, this is amon_ra 2.3 recovery. If you want clockwork recovery, let me know.
When I boot into the Boot Loader I get this:
HBOOT
SD Checking
Loading...[PC36DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading...[PC36DIAG.nbh]
No image!
Loading...[PC36IMG.zip]
No image!
Loading...[PC36IMG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
Oh my GOSH! I finally got it! Thank you thank you thank you! I was using the wrong PC36img.zip file. Not really sure why there are several different versions of this...a newbie statement I'm sure.
The root script linked to in my sig can be used to update your phone if you wanted to use it for that, once it sees you have S-OFF it will skip all the rooting stuff and go straight to flashing the updated ROM radios and recovery. Afterward just use rom manager to flash clockwork and you'll be good to go.
edit: nm, just saw you got it
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The root script linked to in my sig can be used to update your phone if you wanted to use it for that, once it sees you have S-OFF it will skip all the rooting stuff and go straight to flashing the updated ROM radios and recovery. Afterward just use rom manager to flash clockwork and you'll be good to go.
edit: nm, just saw you got it
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Teamwork is always win.
Excellent, glad you got it working!
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Ok so heres the deal, I used unrevoked about a week about to root my EVO and disable the security. I had some problems trying to install a custom rom via the recover program or rom manager. Last night I was messing with it and I set my phone down to go do something and my little brother got a hold of my phone while it was in recovery. He managed to wipe my sd card which had my backup files on the card. Now I cant restore the phone and I cant get a rom to load on my phone. What can I do Im dying without my phone.
Help Please!!! I can get into recovery and bootloader.
It Shows S-Off
HBOOT - 2.10.0001
Touch Panel ATMEL224_16ab
Radio-2.15.00.11.19
October 15, 2010
Oh and Hardware version I believe was 0002
I tried to instal another ROM but I get an error from clockwork about being outdated and Amend Script no longer supported. What do I do?
First, download the PC36IMG.zip for amon_RA. You can get it here. Place the file on the root of your SD card and flash from the bootloader. Installation takes around 10 seconds and yes, the bootloader will autodetect the file. Before doing so, put the rom you want to flash on the SD card. If you want a rooted stock rom, i recommend downloading the ODEXED version from here. After you've flashed amon_RA, reboot into your new recovery, go to the wipe menu and wipe EVERYTHING in it EXCEPT the SD card. Afterwards, flash the rom and you should be good to go.
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I have tried that multiple times and It will not detect and load it. It just says something like invalid or no image. If I enable S-On again can I return the phone for warranty replacement?
If you can get into recovery... choose the option to mount via USB (2nd choice I think) use that to transfer a ROM to your sd card and flash it...
Edit: oh you're on clockwork... I'm pretty sure my ROM will flash through clockwork even with new versions... find my Rom...skyraider for evo 4g in the development section and try to flash it...
Double check to make sure the file is not named PC36IMG.ZIP.zip and make sure you didn't download the file ending in .img. If you did, you will have to flash it via ADB. The correct file should work. THIS is the correct file.
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And get rid of ROM Manager.
Make sure the pc36img.zip file isn't named pc36img.zip.zip, too
You can also run RUU and restore it to stock and start over
HipKat said:
And get rid of ROM Manager.
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No doubt! You do not need it.
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If you can't get amon ra to flash, the key for you is finding a ROM that still uses the old script styles...
Search for ROMs from early this year or late last year... just to get you up and running. Once you're running, use ROM manager to flash alternate recovery ( bottom of Rom managers list) and stick with amon
Ok I think it loaded when I got into bootloader there was a little bar on the right side that loaded up to the top and finished. It never asked me it just did it. Now my problem is it says S-On instead of S-Off and I can only get to bootloader and recovery
Flashing amon_RA should not have returned your device to S-ON, but being that you are, you can either flash a ruu or unroot again and flash whatever rom you like.
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It finally worked the RUU detected my phone and installed the last release build. Thank you all for your help!
Sent from my HTC EVO using XDA App
Poseidon215 said:
It finally worked the RUU detected my phone and installed the last release build. Thank you all for your help!
Sent from my HTC EVO using XDA App
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You're very welcome. Have a great day...
Hi everybody. I've been working on restoring my evo after constant bootloops and not able to reach the recovery. Apparently this happened after I partitioned my sd card. I tried to update with a new recovery but keep on getting the PU fail message. I was following help from this link:
Link not viewable since I'm not allowed until I have posted 8 times. Sorry. My sd card was corrupted but I formatted it and is all well but still receiving the same message. The help came from Paul E King on goodandevo.net about "how to recover your bricked rooted htc evo 4g or 3d".
Hboot: 6.16.1002
Radio: 2.15.00.0000
Rooted using zedomax gingerbread method
Rom: FEARMEde 8.5 rom
Pick amonRa or drellisde recovery, rename to pc36img and put on root of SD somehow, then open boot loader. It will ask if you want to update. Select yrs (up, I believe). Should be good.
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Same error message. Thanks though. I was told that upgrading my ruu would help but I don't know how to do that.
PabloKoala said:
Same error message. Thanks though. I was told that upgrading my ruu would help but I don't know how to do that.
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Its the same way,download the latest RUU ,if its not already,rename it to PC36IMG and put it on the root of the sd card,then boot into bootloader,it should load the IMG and ask if you want to install the update,hit the volume rocker in the up position and then it will ask you to reboot,hit the up on the volume rocker again,it will reboot and that should do the trick.
Im going to try it right now and will tell what happens next.
Followed steps given and once I'm at bootloader it will recognize the file and parse it but will not ask me to update but returns to the bootloader.
PabloKoala said:
Followed steps given and once I'm at bootloader it will recognize the file and parse it but will not ask me to update but returns to the bootloader.
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It always does that check; if its not asking to update then:
1. The file in named PC36IMG.zip [case sensitive]
2. Missing a file on the inside, like the .txt, desc file, ect.
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It always does that check; if its not asking to update then:
1. The file in named PC36IMG.zip [case sensitive]
2. Missing a file on the inside, like the .txt, desc file, ect.
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updating your RUU will unroot your phone and restore it to factory defaults
Guys, please help!! Yesterday I was so hungry for some ice cream sandwich, that I accidentally tried to flash a rom for HTC Incredible S onto my HTC Incredible! Only after the install failed (used Rom Manager, and when it rebooted, it was saying something about missing pb31img.nmh or some weird extension like that) did i realize what i have done. However my phone was pretty much functional at that point. I tried booting into hboot and doing recovery, but whenever i selected any of the hboot options (clear storage, recovery, factory reset), it would just reboot back into hboot. But at this point i was still able to boot into my phone. I tried backing up from saved images using Rom Manager, but when it rebooted, it always gave the pb31img message. Then it just froze. When i pulled the battery and plugged it back in, the phone just got stuck at the HTC Incredible white screen and would not boot. I've been searching the forums long and hard, but it seems all solutions assume i need to be able to boot into the phone, or to be able to simply use hboot to recover. None of these seem to be viable options for me at the moment. Please help with any suggestions as I wanted to wait for the Tegra 3 phones to come out before upgrading!!
fastboot and adb require phone to be able to boot. my phone does not boot into anything besides hboot. and even in hboot, none of the functions work. i was able to format my sd card and copy an img of the proper rom on there, and when i go to hboot->fastboot, it says "loading pb31img.zip" and shows the blue status bar, then says parsing "pb31img.zip" but that takes a second and then it just goes back to the hboot screen without installing anything!! does this mean i'm totally SOL now?
You can use fastboot to flash a stock image. You do not need to be able to boot to use fastboot,fastboot is thru hboot.
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fastboot#Fastboot_Commands
However if you can get into hboot (the screen with the PB31IMG.zip message), then you can just do an ruu thru hboot. It sounds like your missing or have a corrupt boot image. You need to download the PB31IMG.zip ruu file from here (http://pvillecomp.com/?page_id=22), place it on your sdcard in no folders and then reboot thr phone. Hboot will find the file and prompt you to press vol up to update. Once thats done press vol up to reboot. Your phone should boot now. You will have to reroot if you want.
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You can use fastboot to flash a stock image. You do not need to be able to boot to use fastboot,fastboot is thru hboot.
However if you can get into hboot (the screen with the PB31IMG.zip message), then you can just do an ruu thru hboot. It sounds like your missing or have a corrupt boot image. You need to download the PB31IMG.zip ruu file from here , place it on your sdcard in no folders and then reboot thr phone. Hboot will find the file and prompt you to press vol up to update. Once thats done press vol up to reboot. Your phone should boot now. You will have to reroot if you want.
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OMG!!! Thank you soooo much! I can't give you enough thanks, you have no idea! I don't know why this one worked and lots of other cwm img files and rom img files didn't though! And i tried using the fastboot command through the terminal from the computer to flash this same RUU file, but it was giving me problems. But when i put it on the sd card, it worked right away. Now i have a phone to wait out for the Tegra 3!
Glad i could help.
Everything I have read so far says NOT to do any of that through a ROM manager. Could that be why his attempts to install a stock recovery failed?
This really helped me in my situation. I think I had an old version of clockworkmod on my Incredible and it wouldn't let me flash things correctly so it got me stuck in a bootloop but than I flashed the Froyo RUU PB31IMG.zip in hboot and it got my phone working again. Now time to re-root. (I chose Froyo because if you want to re-root with gingerbread you have to downgrade to Froyo which is a hassle)
Your device can not really be bricked. Impossible if you know what you are doing . Revert back to old rom after booting into recovery or choose a simpler from.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S
emaninthenation said:
Now time to re-root. (I chose Froyo because if you want to re-root with gingerbread you have to downgrade to Froyo which is a hassle)
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If you are s-off it does not matter whether you use the froyo or gingerbread ruu. That is the whole point of getting s-off, so that if an ota or anything else for that matter replaces the custom recovery with the stock recovery, you will still be s-off allowing you to flash the custom recovery right back without having to do all that unrevoked stuff again.