okay so im doing s-off and i need help real bad. i got through the first step on the thinkg where it installs the files to your phone then restarts it into hboot. and then i get a whole bunch of errors in the 1-8 things. idk why it wont work. i want even move around in my hboot while plugged into usb. i tried unlpugging it a few times too and that didnt help. someone care to help me?
mechlixt said:
okay so im doing s-off and i need help real bad. i got through the first step on the thinkg where it installs the files to your phone then restarts it into hboot. and then i get a whole bunch of errors in the 1-8 things. idk why it wont work. i want even move around in my hboot while plugged into usb. i tried unlpugging it a few times too and that didnt help. someone care to help me?
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Are you booting from externel media or trying to do it from a virtual machine?
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i burnt it to a disc. my phone freezes basically when the errors come up and i cant do anything so i have to pull out the battery. and btw the program pretty much just goes on its own. ive been reading the s-off forum and your supposed to hit any button then hit power right after that...but the program is just hitting the button for me it seems after my phone boots up...whats the deal with that
mechlixt said:
i burnt it to a disc. my phone freezes basically when the errors come up and i cant do anything so i have to pull out the battery. and btw the program pretty much just goes on its own. ive been reading the s-off forum and your supposed to hit any button then hit power right after that...but the program is just hitting the button for me it seems after my phone boots up...whats the deal with that
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Try redownloading the iso again. Make sure to check the md5 before. Also, yes the program tells you to hit a key and then press the power button. Lots of people were having problems with it. You need to hit a button on your keyboard and then press the phones power button almost immediately after. Don't wait for it to tell you, don't even wait half a second. I used it on two Slides and had no problems at all.
i got s-off working FINALLY! but now i want to flask cw3 and i dont know how to flash a recovery. i downloaded the recovery img and i dont know what to do with it
mechlixt said:
i got s-off working FINALLY! but now i want to flask cw3 and i dont know how to flash a recovery. i downloaded the recovery img and i dont know what to do with it
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Do you have the actual recovery-clockwork-3.*-espresso.img file?
the file is named recovery.img. i got it off of the cw3 thread. someone posted it saying that this is the working verison of it
mechlixt said:
the file is named recovery.img. i got it off of the cw3 thread. someone posted it saying that this is the working verison of it
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Alright then. Do you have adb and fastboot working? Well you really only need fastboot. What you need to do is boot your phone into fastboot then use the command
Code:
fastboot flash recovery /path/to/recovery.img
If you need to know how to do that let me know. If you need the fastboot file download it from here.
when i try to do that it says fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command. whats up with that?
Hey man - I see you have 2 discussions going on about this same topic. Pick one of them so it's all consolidated
where do you have your android sdk on your hard drive?
lol well this one wasnt origally for this problem. but anyway it is on the C-drive. right on the root of it
so like
C:\SDK
?
If so, go to c:\sdk\tools and see if you have a copy of fastboot.exe in there.
no i do not have fastboot.exe in there. where can i find that?
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when i try to do that it says fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command. whats up with that?
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It means that the command line wasn't in the same folder where the fastboot file is located.
i need the fastboot file. can someone post a download link of it please?
mechlixt said:
i need the fastboot file. can someone post a download link of it please?
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My post #8 has the link in it
thank you very much i did not see that there. im stupid haha
mechlixt said:
thank you very much i did not see that there. im stupid haha
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It's all good
mechlixt said:
i need the fastboot file. can someone post a download link of it please?
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I'll give you a link to a page that has a bunch of information about adb & fastboot and includes a link to download fastboot.exe.. How's that?
> Here <
HTH
JTB
okay so it said sending and writing recovery was okay. now i can finally partition my sd card!
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Hello.
I'm pretty sure i bricked my HTC desire yesterday when trying to flash LeeDroids Mod. My phone hangs at the three green HTC letters and it has been like this the whole night. I've tried taking out the battery and things like that but it still hangs. Even when triyng to do a recovery. So i searched the forum to find out how to unbrick the phone and i found a nice thread that explains how to get acces to the SD again and then how to unbrick the USB connection. But I havent been able to try this out yet since i cannot find out how to enter commands when in fastboot. I know I need to be connected with a USB-cable to the PC, but what else do I have to do?
Hope someone can help 'cause I would really love to have my HTC Desire working again so that i can try out more cool FroYo mods from this lovely forum.
- Czepluch
czepluch said:
Hello.
I'm pretty sure i bricked my HTC desire yesterday when trying to flash LeeDroids Mod. My phone hangs at the three green HTC letters and it has been like this the whole night. I've tried taking out the battery and things like that but it still hangs. Even when triyng to do a recovery. So i searched the forum to find out how to unbrick the phone and i found a nice thread that explains how to get acces to the SD again and then how to unbrick the USB connection. But I havent been able to try this out yet since i cannot find out how to enter commands when in fastboot. I know I need to be connected with a USB-cable to the PC, but what else do I have to do?
Hope someone can help 'cause I would really love to have my HTC Desire working again so that i can try out more cool FroYo mods from this lovely forum.
- Czepluch
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you have to use adb, google the android sdk and start there
All you need to do is boot into FASTBOOT, plug in your USB and run an RUU to get back to stock (assumg one is available for your phone) and then root again, had to do it myself the other day
you do not have to do ANY of this
if you are using clockworkmod or any custom recovery then there is the option to mount USB storage in which you can put on a backup or any other rom onto your sd card, unmount usb storage, and flash it, all in one.
cgrec92 said:
you do not have to do ANY of this
if you are using clockworkmod or any custom recovery then there is the option to mount USB storage in which you can put on a backup or any other rom onto your sd card, unmount usb storage, and flash it, all in one.
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How do I do that when my phone doesnt boot? As i wrote in the first post it is stock at the 3 green HTC letters. I was using clockworkmod to flash, but as I wrote i cannot boot into andoid atm.
@AndroHero: Can you please give me a link or something? I have tried a lot of things, but i doesnt seem to work, so I would like to be certain that the link and guide im using is right.
czepluch said:
How do I do that when my phone doesnt boot? As i wrote in the first post it is stock at the 3 green HTC letters. I was using clockworkmod to flash, but as I wrote i cannot boot into andoid atm.
@AndroHero: Can you please give me a link or something? I have tried a lot of things, but i doesnt seem to work, so I would like to be certain that the link and guide im using is right.
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Do you have the fake-flash zip file renamed as update.zip and at the root of your SDCard?
dnlgee said:
Do you have the fake-flash zip file renamed as update.zip and at the root of your SDCard?
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yes i do
czepluch said:
yes i do
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Have you booted the phone while holding the volume down and then selecting recovery, then when recovery boots, press volume up and power then select "apply update.zip" ?
The problem is that when i choose recovery it freezes aswell. The screen with the phone and the little red triangle freezes, so i cannot choose recovery.
EddyOS said:
All you need to do is boot into FASTBOOT, plug in your USB and run an RUU to get back to stock (assumg one is available for your phone) and then root again, had to do it myself the other day
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So do what I said here...to get into FASTBOOT hold back and power it on
What is RUU?
Edit: Maybe I need someone to make a step by step noob guide? Im totally lost. Ive flashed my Desire lots of times before and ive never had a single problem, but right now i really dont know what to do and how to do?
If you're asking questions about RUU's then maybe rooting wasn't for you. It's basic stuff. You need a grasp of the basics before trying something advanced!
Basically it's the official ROM file from HTC/your phone vendor...
Okay. Thanks. I thought that RUU was something like that but I just couldnt see how i should be able to acces any files right now. As i wrote before the phone freezes at the picture of a phone with the red triangle, and i am not able to get any further that that. I would really appreciate if anyone could tell me how and what to do next?
I had the same problem a few days ago. For me it worked to just go through the rooting process again, you can find the steps on modaco (just step 1 of r6), I can't link them at the moment I'm at work and it seems I can't open modaco from here.
Anyways if you follow step 1 you can access the recovery again and the phone will boot past the HTC logo screen.
Also these steps are well documented on modaco.
Try this first since it will save you the step of running the RUU, which I wasn't able to (somehow the software complained my battery was below 30%, which it wasn't)
Good luck hope this solves it for you.
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Okay. Thanks. I thought that RUU was something like that but I just couldnt see how i should be able to acces any files right now. As i wrote before the phone freezes at the picture of a phone with the red triangle, and i am not able to get any further that that. I would really appreciate if anyone could tell me how and what to do next?
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You don't need to go into recovery! boot into FASTBOOT and then leave it at that. Plug the phone in and it will then say FASTBOOT USB. Then run the RUU your phone came with originally. You don't need to go anywhere near Recovery
I am pretty certain that ive found a solution now. I deserve a fist in the nuts for being so stupid not to press volume up + power when trying to get into recovery mode. But fortunately dnlgee asked if i had remembered this. Now that ive gotten this far i should be able to solve the rest. I will however return if im still unable to solve it.
czepluch said:
I am pretty certain that ive found a solution now. I deserve a fist in the nuts for being so stupid not to press volume up + power when trying to get into recovery mode. But fortunately dnlgee asked if i had remembered this. Now that ive gotten this far i should be able to solve the rest. I will however return if im still unable to solve it.
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Ah I missed that part, I couldn't access recovery either. Only thing left working was fastboot for me. All other options would hang on the HTC logo screen.
Hi,
I just installed the the Revolution ROM on my desire HD and then when i rebooted it it went straight to the revolution reboot menu....
As i am a NOOB i downloaded the Clockwork recovery, reinstalled the revolution rom but same thing happens...
When i reboot the system it starts up (HTC screen) turns off starts back up again and goes straight to "clockworkmod recovery" menu...
I cant even go to the original boot menu...
To make things worst i can only connect usb as storage...
Can anyone please identify my problem and make a step by step solution, as my knowlege on android phones is close to nothing :crying:
madskor said:
Hi,
I just installed the the Revolution ROM on my desire HD and then when i rebooted it it went straight to the revolution reboot menu....
As i am a NOOB i downloaded the Clockwork recovery, reinstalled the revolution rom but same thing happens...
When i reboot the system it starts up (HTC screen) turns off starts back up again and goes straight to "clockworkmod recovery" menu...
I cant even go to the original boot menu...
To make things worst i can only connect usb as storage...
Can anyone please identify my problem and make a step by step solution, as my knowlege on android phones is close to nothing :crying:
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Did you do a full wipe (system, data, and cache) before flashing? Are you S-Off with AAHK or S-On with unlocked bootloader?
bananagranola said:
Did you do a full wipe (system, data, and cache) before flashing? Are you S-Off with AAHK or S-On with unlocked bootloader?
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Yes, i did a full wipe before flashing...
I cant see if i´m S-ON or Off because i can´t go to the original boot menu, but i think its S-Off because the Rom that was in the phone before i messed with it was not the original
madskor said:
Yes, i did a full wipe before flashing...
I cant see if i´m S-ON or Off because i can´t go to the original boot menu, but i think its S-Off because the Rom that was in the phone before i messed with it was not the original
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An unlocked bootloader with S-On still permits flashing of custom ROMs. Is your recovery updated? If not, do that.
bananagranola said:
An unlocked bootloader with S-On still permits flashing of custom ROMs. Is your recovery updated?
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i dont know as i said i´m a huge noob when it comes to tecnology
isn´t there a way to do everythig again, but the right way ?
i already installed revolution 3 or 4 times and it installs just fine but wont start up the right way.... always comes back to this menu....
madskor said:
i dont know as i said i´m a huge noob when it comes to tecnology
isn´t there a way to do everythig again, but the right way ?
i already installed revolution 3 or 4 times and it installs just fine but wont start up the right way.... always comes back to this menu....
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The guide in post #7 of the guide in my signature is pretty clear. Read that. What is important to know is whether your phone is S-On bootloader unlocked or S-Off. Since you didn't hang on the boot splash when you flashed ARHD, I'm guessing S-Off. But just to be safe: to find this information, reboot while holding power and volume-down. That is your bootloader, known as hboot. What does it say? Finally, my hunch is that you need to update your recovery. The guide has instructions for that, but basically, download the image to your computer and flash it from fastboot.
Oh, and you may need to install your drivers on your computer. Install HTC Sync from the HTC website.
bananagranola said:
The guide in post #7 of the guide in my signature is pretty clear. Read that. What is important to know is whether your phone is S-On bootloader unlocked or S-Off. Since you didn't hang on the boot splash when you flashed ARHD, I'm guessing S-Off. But just to be safe: to find this information, reboot while holding power and volume-down. That is your bootloader, known as hboot. What does it say? Finally, my hunch is that you need to update your recovery. The guide has instructions for that, but basically, download the image to your computer and flash it from fastboot.
Oh, and you may need to install your drivers on your computer. Install HTC Sync from the HTC website.
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I´ve tried to turn the phone on wli holding power + volume, but the result is the same.... powers up then down then up again straight to clockwork...
can you give me the link to the instruction? i cant find them
What image do i have to download?
Sorry for all the questions..... and thanks for your patience
madskor said:
I´ve tried to turn the phone on wli holding power + volume, but the result is the same.... powers up then down then up again straight to clockwork...
can you give me the link to the instruction? i cant find them
What image do i have to download?
Sorry for all the questions..... and thanks for your patience
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824379. But if power and volume-down (you're using down, not up, right?) boot into CWM, sounds like a problem with your volume buttons.
bananagranola said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824379. But if power and volume-down (you're using down, not up, right?) boot into CWM, sounds like a problem with your volume buttons.
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OMG.... huge noob mistake.... i was using the volume-up button.... you must be so mad at me right now
I can see it now.... on the top of the boot menu says: *** UNLOCKED *** ACE PUT SHIP S-ON...
so i guess you were right.... whats the best ting to do then?
I think it may something to do with the boot image but dont know how to fix it
Update recovery. Guide has instructions.
bananagranola said:
Update recovery. Guide has instructions.
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Thank you for your patience... i´ll give it a try...
I´ve been trying to solve it by myself for the past 12 hours... i´m exausted
Hope this will fix it....
madskor said:
Thank you for your patience... i´ll give it a try...
I´ve been trying to solve it by myself for the past 12 hours... i´m exausted
Hope this will fix it....
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When you're tired, it's best to get some sleep. Most mistakes happen when sleepy and tired (been there!) so I'd suggest a little shut-eye and continue then
Sounds to me like the problem will get solved pretty soon, just read the guides and don't rush things. If unsure, read the guide (for what-ever you are doing) a second or a third time and don't try doing many things at the same time (ie.don't try updating your radio, rom, & recovery all at the same time ).
Pretty much anything can be fixed as long as you got recovery working so don't stress too much. Best of luck and hope you get your phone working soon :good:
Still havn´t found a solution for my problem, but i think i´m on to something....
I think the problem with my phone is the boot.img.... i can´t flash it correctly...
Dont know what program to use or what file to download.... i tried openning a command list but i and type "fastboot flash boot boot.img" as i´ve seen on other posts but i always get "this is not known as an internal or external command, etc...."
What can i doooooooooooooo?!!!! going crazy with this
Hey buddy, stay calm haha. I had the exact same problem. The problem is that although you tried to flash it, you nee to have the boot.img and some files including fastboot.exe. All of the files you need and how to flash the rom are in a guide by glevitan. You can just google it.
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TheJurgenp1 said:
Hey buddy, stay calm haha. I had the exact same problem. The problem is that although you tried to flash it, you nee to have the boot.img and some files including fastboot.exe. All of the files you need and how to flash the rom are in a guide by glevitan. You can just google it.
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I´m trying to keep my cool .... hehehe
the problem is just that... i already googled so many solutions an tried so many things i´m starting to loose hope...
I´m a noob when it comes to these things...
and the fact that english is not my native thong doesnt help either... there are some expressions i dont understand...
Do you still have the link to that solution you mentioned?
You need drivers. Install HTC Sync from the HTC website.
bananagranola said:
You need drivers. Install HTC Sync from the HTC website.
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already done that... on clockwork recovery mode i can mount usb storage and have access to sd card... that means the drivers are ok... right?
also tried to instal fastboot on my pc but when i clic on the application it doesnt open the cmd window....
what else should i do?
You need to type fastboot from the cmd.
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You need to type fastboot from the cmd.
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already did but it wont recognize the command
Then your drivers aren't working. Uninstall and reinstall with the phone unplugged.
Hello there!
I have never posted on XDA and I hope this is the right section.
So here it is guys:
I have recently installed the KitKang ROM from a tutorial on this forum (XDA LINK) for a friend of mine on his HTC Desire ...
Now whilst the phone was in perfect running order, I even managed to create an EXT partition for apps on the SD card and installed a2sd, worked like a dream for a few days ... when he was watching youtube one day the phone rebooted and since then only boots into HBOOT, the volume keys do not work to navigate, the power button does nothing, I can't even get into recovery mode.
I have spent 3-4 hours carefully reading forum posts and tried everything ... nothing works as the phone is not even being recognized when plugged in to the PC with USB.
This is the troubleshooting guide I used along with many others! LINK
I've tried my best to resolve this problem and NOTHING is working
I only get the white HBOOT screen and everything else is unresponsive (tried putting the Alpharev img on the SD, that doesn't work either).
JUST TO RECAP:
- No recovery available
- Unresponsive HBOOT
- Phone does not work with USB (only charges)
Can someone please assist me, I will be very grateful!
Info:
-REVOLUTIONARY-
BRAVO PVT3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101
RADIO-5.11.05.27
(the date which is wrong)
I am not a complete noob when it comes to android but not very advanced yet.
I just want the phone to go back to stock or any other STABLE ROM.
Thank you very much for all your help in advance.
Try booting directly into fastboot (using power + back). Then plug it into a PC via usb cable. Does it say "FASTBOOT USB" on the screen?
Chromium said:
Try booting directly into fastboot (using power + back). Then plug it into a PC via usb cable. Does it say "FASTBOOT USB" on the screen?
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Hey, thanks for a reply!
I just tried that now but nothing happens, it boots straight into HBOOT and it is still unresponsive, my computer still doesn't recognize the phone. Tried different ports and cables too... have you got any other suggestions? Maybe there is something I'm doing wrong.
Can anyone else help? I will appreciate it a lot!
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Try flashing the 2.3 RUU using the PB99IMG method.
I have already tried this method, my bootloader doesn't read the file, gives me back a few errors.
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markar07 said:
I have already tried this method, my bootloader doesn't read the file, gives me back a few errors.
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What errors??
Make sure the PB99IMG.zip file is on the root of ur sdcard (not inside a folder) thats prob why u get the errors in green writing
@Chromium look at u with ur 4700 thanks good man, well deserved
just wish i had a desire to test ur work.. good on ya buddy, keep it up. seen ur "facepalm" comment too in RC thread hahaha D'OH!!!
jmcclue said:
@Chromium look at u with ur 4700 thanks good man, well deserved
just wish i had a desire to test ur work.. good on ya buddy, keep it up. seen ur "facepalm" comment too in RC thread hahaha D'OH!!!
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Hah, thanks This will make you laugh. You and @eddiehk6 were the first people to help me when I was a complete n00b, lol.
Chromium said:
Hah, thanks This will make you laugh. You and @eddiehk6 were the first people to help me when I was a complete n00b, lol.
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hahaha the good old days when we were all complete and utter noooobs :cyclops: just shows what reading, and taking advice does..... pitty no one else seems to get the idea!!
No, i put it on the root or my sd card, i know what the root directory is. It is simply not responding to anything. -_-
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Chromium said:
Hah, thanks This will make you laugh. You and @eddiehk6 were the first people to help me when I was a complete n00b, lol.
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Woah can't believe that's you. You've come a long way since then :good:
markar07 said:
No, i put it on the root or my sd card, i know what the root directory is. It is simply not responding to anything. -_-
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Strange it should detect it even if it won't properly flash. Double check:
It's named:
- "PB99IMG.zip" exactly, think it even requires all upper case.
- not "PB99IMG.zip.zip".
I don't mean to sound insulting with the second one, but I've seen it done
Hey, thanks for your reply. Unfortunately the phone doesn't detect the file, I am 100% sure. What ill do is get another sd card, maybe my one is corrupted somehow.
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eddiehk6 said:
Woah can't believe that's you. You've come a long way since then :good:
Strange it should detect it even if it won't properly flash. Double check:
It's named:
- "PB99IMG.zip" exactly, think it even requires all upper case.
- not "PB99IMG.zip.zip".
I don't mean to sound insulting with the second one, but I've seen it done
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Okay, I have gone a bit further than last time, I have somewhat better results, changed the SD card and the image loaded.
Now I am stuck on this (Please see the attached image)
The phone does not go any further and I cannot navigate through this list if I am even supposed to be able to do that.
markar07 said:
Okay, I have gone a bit further than last time, I have somewhat better results, changed the SD card and the image loaded.
Now I am stuck on this (Please see the attached image)
The phone does not go any further and I cannot navigate through this list if I am even supposed to be able to do that.
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Can't figure this out to be honest.
When you boot into bootloader with the PB99IMG.zip image, it should do a scan, then find it.
Then it should give you the option 'do you want to flash it?' or something like that, press power to select I think. Was so long ago since I had to do this myself. Does it resemble anything like this?
Make sure u put the zip in the root of sd.
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@lilsafbig - dude, it has already found the file and loaded it.
@eddiehk6 - nah man, it's giving me options like on the other image after loading the file, which it never did before i tried the new sd card. Its strange, none of the physicall buttons work in this stupid HBOOT.
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markar07 said:
@lilsafbig - dude, it has already found the file and loaded it.
@eddiehk6 - nah man, it's giving me options like on the other image after loading the file, which it never did before i tried the new sd card. Its strange, none of the physicall buttons work in this stupid HBOOT.
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Did u check the MD5sum of the file? Cant really think of why it reads it then not let u choose to flash it.
Yes I did. Everything is fine with the file. I dont get it either ... I started suspecting the buttons being broken ... but it doesnt explain why the phone turns on yet cant use the power button to select any options. The volume buttons do not function at all. I get into HBOOT just by pressing the ON button and then it turns on.
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I had the same problem and what i did was first flashed in fastboot mode the "alpha jelly", try to search on that because thats the requirement on flashing kitkang and i flashed another recovery using fastboot mode. What i flashed is the latest CWM and them go recovery then flashed the 4.4.2 rom. and it worked for me. it should for you too.
desdesu said:
I had the same problem and what i did was first flashed in fastboot mode the "alpha jelly", try to search on that because thats the requirement on flashing kitkang and i flashed another recovery using fastboot mode. What i flashed is the latest CWM and them go recovery then flashed the 4.4.2 rom. and it worked for me. it should for you too.
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Did u even bother to read any posts?
I'm pretty new at this. Was just given this phone, was going to do the update from HTC Sync, which I have since realized I shouldnt have done anyway, the phone got disconnected during the update and is now bricked. I can hold the volume button and power and get to the htc download mode. When I press reboot to bootloader, the boot to recovery mode it shows an exclamation point in an upside down triangle.
I've searched for hours trying to find a way to reflash the factory firmware and am not having any luck. If anyone could help I would greatly appreciate it.
Download the RUU and flash it
Thats my problem, where do I get it?
I'd really appreciate any help. I've got no phone right now, lol.
deernet said:
I'd really appreciate any help. I've got no phone right now, lol.
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The RUU attached to this post should work beautifully for you.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-526/general/verizon-htc-desire-526-boot-loader-root-t3587118
You can also read through that thread of mine to unlock your bootloader and root the phone.
Heres a direct link to the RUU.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/bd2u64...y4/0PM3IMG.zip
Unzip the download.
Copy the 0PM3IMG.zip that is inside to a SD Card.
Put the sdcard in the phone.
Boot the phonr into download mode.
Hit volume up key to flash the ruu.
You will most likely need to do it 2 times.
Possibly more. If the phone reboots without flashing everything do it again.
You will see when it flashes system files. If it flashes system it is good to go.
Reboot the phone.
Enjoy the Fresh Out of the Box phone.
Please hit the thanks button.
@deernet Did what @BigCountry907 shared help you fix your phone?
It was a copy of the factory RUU. Rom Update Utility.
HTC way of running an update from the sd
Most of the time you can find them.
BigCountry907 said:
The RUU attached to this post should work beautifully for you.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-526/general/verizon-htc-desire-526-boot-loader-root-t3587118
You can also read through that thread of mine to unlock your bootloader and root the phone.
Heres a direct link to the RUU.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/bd2u64...y4/0PM3IMG.zip
Unzip the download.
Copy the 0PM3IMG.zip that is inside to a SD Card.
Put the sdcard in the phone.
Boot the phonr into download mode.
Hit volume up key to flash the ruu.
You will most likely need to do it 2 times.
Possibly more. If the phone reboots without flashing everything do it again.
You will see when it flashes system files. If it flashes system it is good to go.
Reboot the phone.
Enjoy the Fresh Out of the Box phone.
Please hit the thanks button.
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I am having the same problem. I followed your directions exactly, but I receive a failed message. I've tried several times without success. Is there any thing else I can try?
badHTC526 said:
I am having the same problem. I followed your directions exactly, but I receive a failed message. I've tried several times without success. Is there any thing else I can try?
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I successfully flashed a RUU on this device. I can walk you through it
Sent from my Desire 526 using XDA Labs
Figlet said:
I successfully flashed a RUU on this device. I can walk you through it
Sent from my Desire 526 using XDA Labs
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I also received a failed message -2,19. Any help would be appreciated. Wondering if maybe the zip is just corrupted as I downloaded it with ADM?
Vyrrus2k9 said:
I also received a failed message -2,19. Any help would be appreciated. Wondering if maybe the zip is just corrupted as I downloaded it with ADM?
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If I remember right, I booted to fastboot and typed 'fastboot oem RebootRuu' (without quotes) to get to the RUU flashing fastboot partition, then I flashed the smaller hboot ruu zip first, and the other large ruu 2nd.
I used the file downloaded by htc sync manager and cancelled the software update before it finished decompressing the archive.
I sold the one I was using but I have another at the house. I need to order a battery and screen for it and then I'll record a step by step of my method. Might be a week or so
(Sorry for the edits; I forgot the quote)
Thank you. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Well, I still haven't ordered anything for it. Taxes are coming back late, so I'm flat broke, but I haven't forgot about you. I remember it taking me a few tries to get the order just right, but once I figured it out the phone updated like butter. I had ended up soft-bricking it using the bootloader unlock method provided by @BigCountry907.
Have you gone back and tried it again? A lot of times I'll put a phone up in the box and come back to it and have it done in minutes if I just leave it alone for a while.
Will download zip file again and try it again. You never know. Can't hurt!
Any direction as to how to flash my phone if it keeps failing with my previously stated errors? I think it has a virus and it is acting possessed and generally driving me crazy. Thanks in advance!
mediafire link is dead
Thank work now :good:
Mediafire Link is Dead again
Anybody having this 0PM3IMG.zip file somewhere?
So I have bricked my phone for the 3rd time, the last 2 times I had to have someone with an authorized account fix it for me cost was 30EUR. Sucks. I have read every post on here and was just going to toss this thing in the trash after flashing and bricking it last night. This morning I came across a thread claiming if you used the SP Flash Tool with some other files that it would work, it didn't for me but in the process I found another thread talking about holding the volume down key while flashing, it did work. Here are the steps and how did I brick it, I flashed the files from MEGATHREAD so preloader was in place, I had working and install TWRP and was in the process of flashing vendor and PE ROM from TWRP. The zip was corrupted and it wiped me out and before rebooting I got the No OS installed message but figured I would to a clean flash of the OEM image from fastboot. Nope it failed and I got the LED light with nothing else, no boot no fastboot and no recovery. Dead. Here is what I did someone please try this.
I am on a Ubuntu box with ADB and Fastboot installed for the system I assume Windows or MAC would work just have those tools working and installed you must or you wouldn't have bricked your phone. I have begonia_global_images_V11.0.6.0.PGGMIXM_20200108.0000.00_9.0_global ROM and I went to the image directory, and typed:
Code:
fastboot devices
fastboot flash boot boot.img
When it was listed in fastboot devices I was like WHAT??? Sure enough it flashed it but do this right before you issue that command ITS IMPORTANT plug in the phone via USB and hold down the volume down key the phone will within a few seconds vibrate then hit the commands. Please see attached image you can see what I did. After that when I unplugged the phone it freaking booted into the OS and I had to set my phone up again but for the most part and this is weird my data was still intact, I don't care but it was nice. I really don't understand this phone at all but I hope others will try this and unbrick it would be awesome.
DC
dcindallas said:
So I have bricked my phone for the 3rd time, the last 2 times I had to have someone with an authorized account fix it for me cost was 30EUR. Sucks. I have read every post on here and was just going to toss this thing in the trash after flashing and bricking it last night. This morning I came across a thread claiming if you used the SP Flash Tool with some other files that it would work, it didn't for me but in the process I found another thread talking about holding the volume down key while flashing, it did work. Here are the steps and how did I brick it, I flashed the files from MEGATHREAD so preloader was in place, I had working and install TWRP and was in the process of flashing vendor and PE ROM from TWRP. The zip was corrupted and it wiped me out and before rebooting I got the No OS installed message but figured I would to a clean flash of the OEM image from fastboot. Nope it failed and I got the LED light with nothing else, no boot no fastboot and no recovery. Dead. Here is what I did someone please try this.
I am on a Ubuntu box with ADB and Fastboot installed for the system I assume Windows or MAC would work just have those tools working and installed you must or you wouldn't have bricked your phone. I have begonia_global_images_V11.0.6.0.PGGMIXM_20200108.0000.00_9.0_global ROM and I went to the image directory, and typed:
When it was listed in fastboot devices I was like WHAT??? Sure enough it flashed it but do this right before you issue that command ITS IMPORTANT plug in the phone via USB and hold down the volume down key the phone will within a few seconds vibrate then hit the commands. Please see attached image you can see what I did. After that when I unplugged the phone it freaking booted into the OS and I had to set my phone up again but for the most part and this is weird my data was still intact, I don't care but it was nice. I really don't understand this phone at all but I hope others will try this and unbrick it would be awesome.
DC
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Thanks for sharing this. I've had a bricked rn8 pro for 3 weeks now and none of the other fixes worked for me. I'm looking forward to giving this a try when I get home from work. Perhaps I should've tried using my Kali box rather than windoze in my previous attempts.
I'll update with results if interested.
Hi, what exactly you did? Because I'm tired to test any possible method, I've tried disconnecting the battery, Press Volume - while try to flash, and now I'm waiting to prove the method that drain the battery adn then can connect and flash.
Did you flash with Ubuntu? It works? How can you do it If the phone can't enter to fastboot mode?
To what I understood you unlocked it 3 times and in one of those you updated the preloader?
Because if so. spflash unlocks it without asking for the happy account
Yup on Arch Linux and this worked fine
Melon_Bread said:
Yup on Arch Linux and this worked fine
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What you did? Pls help ):
GERATKDASD said:
What you did? Pls help ):
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Made sure the device was off completely, held down VOL-DOWN while pluging in phone and had it show up in my fastboot devices. Reflashed the system via fastboot with the begonia_global_images_V11.0.2.0.PGGMIXM_20191201.0000.00_9.0_global system image (flash-all.sh)
Melon_Bread said:
Made sure the device was off completely, held down VOL-DOWN while pluging in phone and had it show up in my fastboot devices. Reflashed the system via fastboot with the begonia_global_images_V11.0.2.0.PGGMIXM_20191201.0000.00_9.0_global system image (flash-all.sh)
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I will try, thanks
Still not working ): IDK if I don't doing it right, I don't know, I'm tired of this phone ):
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Hi, what exactly you did? Because I'm tired to test any possible method, I've tried disconnecting the battery, Press Volume - while try to flash, and now I'm waiting to prove the method that drain the battery adn then can connect and flash.
Did you flash with Ubuntu? It works? How can you do it If the phone can't enter to fastboot mode?
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I already tested battery draining, doesnt worked :/
KonahZave said:
I already tested battery draining, doesnt worked :/
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Holy cow, and then? now who can help us? ): I don't have 30 bucks right now ._.
Sed lyf
GERATKDASD said:
Holy cow, and then? now who can help us? ): I don't have 30 bucks right now ._.
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I know how bad it is... Im sorry bro, if this guide couldnt help... then only paying. (╯︵╰,)
KonahZave said:
I know how bad it is... Im sorry bro, if this guide couldnt help... then only paying. (╯︵╰,)
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You guys are NOT reading the method used, the battery isnt even removable on this phone follow the steps listed. You can't see anything happening on your phone just be at a terminal window HOLDING down the volume down key and type (oone handed or whatever) fastboot devices) it works I did it 3 times. Flash the boot.img and it will reboot and be fixed. I am tellng you FOLLOW instructions so many of you don't.
pablo159 said:
To what I understood you unlocked it 3 times and in one of those you updated the preloader?
Because if so. spflash unlocks it without asking for the happy account
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None of that matters and no the preloader was over written, the point here is it was hard bricked only got the white LED light, then I did exactly what I wrote and it saw the phone in fastboot and it wrote the boot.img and then it rebooted and worked. Period. Worked for me. Someone else tested it worked for them. Try it but follow the directions....
dcindallas said:
You guys are NOT reading the method used, the battery isnt even removable on this phone follow the steps listed. You can't see anything happening on your phone just be at a terminal window HOLDING down the volume down key and type (oone handed or whatever) fastboot devices) it works I did it 3 times. Flash the boot.img and it will reboot and be fixed. I am tellng you FOLLOW instructions so many of you don't.
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Man, Im not trying this method or such thing, Im not bricked. Im just telling for the dude my old experience with old guides.
dcindallas said:
You guys are NOT reading the method used, the battery isnt even removable on this phone follow the steps listed. You can't see anything happening on your phone just be at a terminal window HOLDING down the volume down key and type (oone handed or whatever) fastboot devices) it works I did it 3 times. Flash the boot.img and it will reboot and be fixed. I am tellng you FOLLOW instructions so many of you don't.
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Sorry If I look like an annoying guy that don't understant, but litteraly i've tried that, I opened a Terminal window, typed fastboot devices, holding down volume -, but, IDK, how many time I need to press it;
I need to connect phone before hold the button, or vice versa?
GERATKDASD said:
Sorry If I look like an annoying guy that don't understant, but litteraly i've tried that, I opened a Terminal window, typed fastboot devices, holding down volume -, but, IDK, how many time I need to press it;
I need to connect phone before hold the button, or vice versa?
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Plug the phone in and hold it down the phone will vibrate keep holding it down and try flashing it continue to hold it down until the flash is successful. All I had to do was flash the boot image but others have flashed_all. Hit me on telegram if you need help @dcindallas
dcindallas said:
Plug the phone in and hold it down the phone will vibrate keep holding it down and try flashing it continue to hold it down until the flash is successful. All I had to do was flash the boot image but others have flashed_all. Hit me on telegram if you need help @dcindallas
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Ok, so, you only need to installed adb and fastboot right? no drivers or other things?