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My phone is working right now.
I read tons of forums and info about rooting - doesn't mean I know much about it.
If it helps in your replies, please note I am a linux expert and I don't need help understanding file systems, files, busybox commands, etc.
I followed jonsuh dot com's guide entitled /2010/11/ "root-your-droid-incredible-how-to" [I've heard I can't leave links, hence I obfuscated it]
phone is new, nothing installed (well actually, just ConnectBot for ssh, and the verizon&htc bloatware)
specs
htc incredible with SLCD
hboot 0.92.0000
radio 2.15.00.07.28
installed the modified android usb driver for my windows 7 32bit machine
started the reflash_package.exe from unrevoked
selected the cwm slcd recovery image
set my phone to usb debug
plugged in phone to pc
clicked ok in unrevoked to begin flash
6 minutes pass with reboots
hboot shows S-OFF and cwm boot
phone starts up, applications show superuser permission
ok fun, everything i read says to make backups before i do anything. note that all i want to do is remove the bloatware, that's the only reason i'm here!
so, i install rom manager from the market
i allow unknown sources at this point
i try to choose "Backup Current ROM" - error message says I need cwm recovery
so, first option in rom mgr, "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery", i select that one
I give it root access
Next, I select "Backup Current ROM"
phone reboots, screen bricked (black with white bars)
I freak out here ... bad (swore a couple times, not my style)
So, I go to hboot (cwm), select recovery, screen goes white with black lines on side and one at the bottom...I let it sit for 10 minutes
Pull battery
Reboot, phone works again
This time I return to ROM Manager, ROM Manager now things cwm recovery is installed
I select "Backup Current ROM"
Phone reboots
screen black with white bars on side
I reboot to cwm, select recovery, wait 6 minutes
Pull battery
Reboot, phone works again
And that's where I am right now. I'm not going to even touch ROM Manager until I feel confident I'm not going to jack up the slcd drivers again.
Thanks to everyone in advance!
-Payo
ok have 2 things for you to try
1: make sure you have enough room to create a nandroid backup on your SD, as this has cause problems for people in the past.
2: find amon RA recovery .img in that allows you to flash in h-boot
Being computer savvy like you say i would think you wouldnt pull the battery while its making a back up, i know it feels like its a long time when your screen is black but trust me its doing its thing u just cant see. But above all i honestly reccomend AMON RA recovery for the droid incredible as it fixes the issue with the slcd...hope this helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=758874 heres the link for AMON RA just follow the flashing directions and remeber wont be able to use rom manager with this other than just to simply boot into recovery, but honestly I think rom manager isnt that useful anyway IMO
I'm amazed how much I see this advise I don't remember where I read it but there is a version of cwm that you can use when using unrEVOked, I am running it on my phone as I type this. I don't have it with me atm but ill post it and how to get unrEVOked.to use it.instead of the one it is installing.
putting it back together again
Austin:
I enjoy your jab at me for claiming to be savvy and yet careless for removing the battery during such a critical operation. I knew making such claims would surely invite the least of comments like yours . As you point out, it is difficult to wait patiently in high stress situations.
1. Make sure there is sufficient space on the SD card.
> There is 1.61 GB free of 1.81GB
> The SD is FAT formatted
2. Get AmonRa
> Roger. Download completed.
Should I use unrevoked to 'push' amonra to my phone? Oh, you say that site has flashing instructions. I'll review them.
I now have strong objections to using ROM Manager - I have been burned. So, if you say it is not that useful, well, I'm an easy sell. How do you recommend I create a backup?
jmc:
I used the version of cwm that was specifically built for SLCD screens. It was (to my best guess) ROM Manager's fault (perhaps it ships with a bad cwm that it flashed over my good one). Had I used a bad cwm initially with unrevoked (note, I did not run the default option with unrevoked, but selected a custom recovery image - as per jonsuh's guide that I linked) I would have had a screen-brick from the very beginning.
Austin:
I assumed that my new stock phone would not have HTC Sync (read somewhere to remove it if you've added it, which I haven't), but when I browsed the phone on my pc with a usb link, I saw that the phone's drive has HTC_Sync_2.0.40.exe. I would guess that this exe would be presented to my windows machine if I were to choose 'htc sync' on the phone when connecting (as opposed to charge only or removable drive). Am I wrong? Should I be concerned about this?
So my next step is to start reading about amonra - and then prepare to flash the drive.
Thank you very much,
Payo
yea just download the AMON RA recovery boot into H-BOOT (volume down+power) and it will automatically pick up the file and promt you to update simply click yes and after its done select recovery from H-BOOT menu and boom you will now see AMON RA then procede to complete your nandroid back up
http://www.incredibleforum.com/forum/htc-incredible-hacks/5721-i-rooted-now-i-only-see-black-screen-white-bars-recovery.html
In the crosshairs
"download the AmonR RA recovery boot into H-BOOT"
I think what you're saying is to copy the amonra to the sd card's root dir (named PB31IMG.zip) and allow update, then select recovery. My only concern -- what if something goes wrong? Heh, I just feel there is no safety net. Does a stock version PB31IMG.zip for my incredible+slcd exist out there for download? Or can I always depend on the 'revert to stock' option in h-boot?
"then procede to complete your nandroid back up"
With what tool? How? I've not found anything on this that makes sense to me.
Appreciated
-Payo
Yea creating a nandroid back up is an option within the custom recovery read up a little bit more so you understand vital parts or gaining root and flashing custom roms I suggest you scour the wiki
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
payonel said:
"download the AmonR RA recovery boot into H-BOOT"
I think what you're saying is to copy the amonra to the sd card's root dir (named PB31IMG.zip) and allow update, then select recovery. My only concern -- what if something goes wrong? Heh, I just feel there is no safety net. Does a stock version PB31IMG.zip for my incredible+slcd exist out there for download? Or can I always depend on the 'revert to stock' option in h-boot?
"then procede to complete your nandroid back up"
With what tool? How? I've not found anything on this that makes sense to me.
Appreciated
-Payo
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Ok you PM'ed me, so here's what I'll do:
Get fastboot, make sure it is in /yoursdk/tools
- fastboot oem rebootRUU
- fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-2.0.img
- fastboot reboot
- done
Note that AmonRA and CWM are not compatible.
A side note: Without pointing a finger, I'd still think about whether you really need S-OFF or not, it's ment for developers and people that are ready to brick the phone for the sake of it.
Hope this helps
no s-off needed
1. Why fastboot and not an update drop on the sdcard/PB31IMG.zip? A lot of people opine the update method is preferred.
2. I'm nervous about ruu bc I've not read anything about it (and it takes me hours of reading before I feel safe to procede with these things).
3. In this thread I was pointed to RA 1.8.1, and you suggest 2.0. I saw 2.0 was the latest, but was concerned it was for the HTC GSM Desire only. (according the post I saw about 2.0 by amon_ra himself).
4. I don't care to test roms, only remove bloatware and have su -- I can see why I don't need s-off for this (but unrevoked just seemed the most reliable method at the time). Can I turn s-on without reverting to factory? How would you recommend I do this? [note, i am a developer, but anything to protect me from bricking!]
5. I've installed the CWM recovery...but (oh noob i am) does that mean i'm running cwm? I don't think I am. I don't want a custom mod. Clockwork is the boot level tool, and there is a mod, clockworkmod as well, right? Oof..given how much I've read, I would think this would be clear to me by now.
Again, much thanks to everyone,
Payo
If I am following what you are saying you are seeing the issues with the cwm that is suppose to work with SLCD screens then thats odd, I havent had any issues with it, besides rom manager not being able to reboot into recovery 9dont know if thats the recovery's fault though.) Just in case you havent tried it try this one though, its the one I was talking about.
For any future browsers, and just fyi, in order to change the recovery that is installed using UnrEVOked once the program is loaded up you click file in the top left corner and then select custom recovery, then browse to where you downloaded the recovery.img to.
you CANNOT use the clockwork mod recovery that comes with unrevoked for SLCD inc. results in black screen with white bars.
tylerwagler said:
you CANNOT use the clockwork mod recovery that comes with unrevoked for SLCD inc. results in black screen with white bars.
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That's been established a while ago. If you read my post you will see that I have provided instructions on how to make it use the version that does work, that I included. Read before you post.
Let me just start off by saying poop.
I've been reading up on these forums quite a lot, equipping myself with enough knowledge to get going on using this phone to its potential.
After the anticipation of getting my DHD, I went about rooting it. I used this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841076.
Everything went fine without much trouble. I completed all the steps in rooting it and gaing SU access. Also installed the Clockwork Recovery mod without a hiccup. I went on to install the Android Revolution ROM and going through the guide I used a tool called: 'Easy Wipe Upgrade.'
After installing this zip, the phone reboot and it just refuses to budge. Stuck on the HTC splash screen.
I've held down the bottom volume button with power and it gets me into HBOOT. I've tried a variety of option such as factory resets and nothing seems to be working.
My luck and phones. Just have a very expensive brick now sitting on my desk. Ah
I'd appreciate any help I can get please. Thanks.
I managed to resolve it!
Just FYI. Mounted the USB (Which was hidden fairly deeply) I guess you don't look when you panic? I then dropped on the ROM and installed it and boot up took a while but voila, it worked!
Well done, I would go mental if I bricked my phone. That's why I am still just reading up rather than trying things.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
in the exact same situation as you where Could you go into abit more detail how you resolved this? currently have no phone cheers
whats wrong with your phone mate
Just so you know, as long as you have access to the bootloader (can be stock bootloader with S-ON, doesn't matter), 99% of the time you can 'unbrick' your phone by installing a stock RUU (PD98IMG.zip method) which returns your phone to complete stock.
If you install the wrong RUU while ENG HBOOT S-OFF then you can potentially fudge up your phone for good (unless you have Radio S-OFF, then you are fine - just install the correct RUU).
So don't worry, because there is nearly always a way to go back to how your phone was before you started hacking it.
prank1 said:
Just so you know, as long as you have access to the bootloader (can be stock bootloader with S-ON, doesn't matter), 99% of the time you can 'unbrick' your phone by installing a stock RUU (PD98IMG.zip method) which returns your phone to complete stock.
If you install the wrong RUU while ENG HBOOT S-OFF then you can potentially fudge up your phone for good (unless you have Radio S-OFF, then you are fine - just install the correct RUU).
So don't worry, because there is nearly always a way to go back to how your phone was before you started hacking it.
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Here is a link to the pd98img.zip method if anyone wants it for reference.
thanks for the replies got it fixed as explained above cheers
DarkShadowAy said:
I managed to resolve it!
Just FYI. Mounted the USB (Which was hidden fairly deeply) I guess you don't look when you panic? I then dropped on the ROM and installed it and boot up took a while but voila, it worked!
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My DHD is not starting up after i have applied s-off tool and the orange led light is on without pluggin in , by mounting USB can cure my problem ??
PLEASE HELP !!
dr.m0x said:
Here is a link to the pd98img.zip method if anyone wants it for reference.
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hey guys, hope u could help me out.. i tried this RD1945's method.. got an ruu file, renamed the ruu file, then i put it on my micro sd card using a reader, then i plug it back in my phone, run hboot, the hboot parsed the zip file which i renamed according to the steps.. after it parsed it brought me back to the fastboot, recovery, restore factory defaults menu, etc... which i then chose fastboot then reboot... it reboots but im still stuck at the htc white splash screen for some time now.. what am i doin wrong? does it take long to start? sorry im a noob can someone explain to me how its done properly?
agonize said:
hey guys, hope u could help me out.. i tried this RD1945's method.. got an ruu file, renamed the ruu file, then i put it on my micro sd card using a reader, then i plug it back in my phone, run hboot, the hboot parsed the zip file which i renamed according to the steps.. after it parsed it brought me back to the fastboot, recovery, restore factory defaults menu, etc... which i then chose fastboot then reboot... it reboots but im still stuck at the htc white splash screen for some time now.. what am i doin wrong? does it take long to start? sorry im a noob can someone explain to me how its done properly?
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You are not supposed to rename the RUU file, rather you run the RUU file and then afterwards locate the ROM.zip file located in your temp folder. This ROM.zip file is meant to be renamed PD98IMG.zip, NOT the RUU file.
ok that was stupid of me.. ok will try to give it a go..
sorry if this sounds stupid to you again.. but, i just wana be sure.. its my first smartphone..
anyway, i run the ruu file on my pc, yeah? so then when i run it, it asks me to connect my dhd using the usb cable.. so i did... but it couldnt detect my phone.. thus, it couldnt continue it's setup.. ;-( thank you for helping out..
Make sure you install HTC Sync, it should also install all the DHD USB drivers needed.
hey, do you have any step by step guide on doing this? im afraid il do something wrong again and just risk messing up the phone even more..
i have htc sync and the htc drivers on my laptop but when i connect the usb plug to my phone and try to run the ruu.. it still gives me the prompt of no connection from the pc and android phone.. :-| what am i doing wrong? sorry...
thanks in advance for the any help!
i managed to get to the update part.. but now it prompts a 131 error message.. :-( help?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841890
Did u have a Look here...this shows the method and its very self explanatory
I'm an idiot, I had a rooted HTC Sense (2.2) Rom installed and tried to do the over the air update last night, now I can get into recovery but I get the red triangle with an exclamation mark in it. I have, no really, searched and tried a few fixes but I'm not getting anywhere.
HTC Desire
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
I tried the modaco solution but skipped the first two steps and started at 3;
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Yes you have indeed acted stupid...
But don't worry. The red triangle with the exclamation is just the standard HTC recovery screen. This is because the OTA update updates bootloader and recovery to the non modified ones, so you are basically back to stock.
If you can boot the system all you need to do is to use unrevoked again. If you cannot boot into system, you need to use a ruu first.
Thanks very much for your reply, I did backup first within recovery so I guess once I'm rooted again I can restore?
Any pointers? I can't boot and when I rooted last time I used unrevoked3, could you point me to a thread which could help please?
you just have to look for an ruu.exe wich fits to your phone....
Okay, I'm being less of a 'tard I think and I'm trying to make a gold card, but ADB lists my phone as offline (when on the red triangle screen) and wont let me invoke the shell. Am I still missing the obvious?
There's many threads on here.
Search for '2.29.405.5'.
I'm assuming that's the rom you're on.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
That hasn't helped me, I've just got a list of nice custom roms which I can't have until my phone boots
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869048
There you go. Download the file, plug in your phone while booted in fastboot and run the .exe file.
3 minutes is not long enough to justify a thorough search!!!
Totally agreed but bear with him. When people believe their device is "bricked" or f***** they tend to panic
Thank you very much
Sorry, you're right I should have tried harder but am getting in the neck for not having a working phone - thanks so much for your help, I really do appreciate it.
Sorry but I'm still stuck, the RUU won't work in Windows 7 which my PC runs and when I use Parallels on my Mac (the only XP machine I have) it won't detect the phone - is there a way I can do this under OSX?
you need to put your phone into fastboot - power and back button, then connect it to your PC.
turn off any antivirus/firewalls as these can interfere with the RUU.
also, install HTC sync if it isnt already
HTH
also, can you confirm which ROM you were on before the OTA?
and which RUU you are using?
Thanks, forgot about HTC Sync so installing it now - I was on this ROM;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=789058
and using the RUU mortenmhp linked to.
I was missing HTCSync, updating now in Parallels, thanks again for the help - feel like a retard this evening.
ok, do you know what the original rom was that was on your phone when new?
sorry for so many questions, but it should help sort it out.
ignore my last post then
glad its getting sorted....
Severe panic!!
I rooted my Desire which was running 2.2 Froyo on the O2 UK network using unrevoked and it worked fine without any issues. Custom recovery by ClockworkMod.
The next day I then decided i needed to turn S-off so found a guide and tried installing unrevoked forever from a zip on the root of the SD and i got 'installation aborted error 42'. Tried again the next day but before i got started i decided to give myself re-assurance that i wouldnt lose anything on the device so i entered recovery and chose restore.
Big mistake! My handset then rebooted and got to the O2 splash screen. It wont move from there. Pulled battery out and tried again. Same. I assume i havent bricked the device and it is just stuck in a boot loop?
Since then i have removed all my user data from the SD card and 'cleared storage'. Tried installing an miui rom and again 'installation aborted'.
Can anyone clarify why this is happening and point me in the right direction?
I am a noob and would appreciate any help on this.
TannyBhoy said:
Severe panic!!
I rooted my Desire which was running 2.2 Froyo on the O2 UK network using unrevoked and it worked fine without any issues. Custom recovery by ClockworkMod.
The next day I then decided i needed to turn S-off so found a guide and tried installing unrevoked forever from a zip on the root of the SD and i got 'installation aborted error 42'. Tried again the next day but before i got started i decided to give myself re-assurance that i wouldnt lose anything on the device so i entered recovery and chose restore.
Big mistake! My handset then rebooted and got to the O2 splash screen. It wont move from there. Pulled battery out and tried again. Same. I assume i havent bricked the device and it is just stuck in a boot loop?
Since then i have removed all my user data from the SD card and 'cleared storage'. Tried installing an miui rom and again 'installation aborted'.
Can anyone clarify why this is happening and point me in the right direction?
I am a noob and would appreciate any help on this.
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Try to bring you phone to stock.
Download RUU .
Turn your phone on in fastboot (hold back button and press power - when your phone is off).
You have to have HTC Sync installed.
Run the exe file.
After that repeat the rooting and s-off-ing procedure.
Can the RUU be flashed in clockwork mod recovery or does it have to go through HTC Sync?
If it cannot be flashed in Clockwork Mod, I presume he has to
Connect phone via USB to PC,
boot into Fastboot as you mentioned
run HTC Sync
and then run the Ruu.exe file (does HTC Sync recognise this filetype and then do it's thing?)
And that's it? (Just that it seems too simple!)
OriginalThinking said:
Can the RUU be flashed in clockwork mod recovery or does it have to go through HTC Sync?
If it cannot be flashed in Clockwork Mod, I presume he has to
Connect phone via USB to PC,
boot into Fastboot as you mentioned
run HTC Sync
and then run the Ruu.exe file (does HTC Sync recognise this filetype and then do it's thing?)
And that's it? (Just that it seems too simple!)
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You might need a goldcard. Try without one for now.
Right I'll let him know to give that a go. If it doesn't work I might pick your brains around the goldcard option.
Massive thanks so far for your advice!
Dude thanks for that. Im going to give that a bash and let you know how i get on!
Much appreciated!
Haven't tried this but it's worth giving it a shot. http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...gold-card-for-htc-desire-without-hex-editing/
Or this: http://www.nazriawang.com/2010/04/how-to-create-goldcard-with-ubuntu.html
TannyBhoy said:
The next day I then decided i needed to turn S-off so found a guide and tried installing unrevoked forever from a zip on the root of the SD and i got 'installation aborted error 42'. Tried again the next day but before i got started i decided to give myself re-assurance that i wouldnt lose anything on the device so i entered recovery and chose restore.
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Hello. I think you wanted to say you chose back-up, otherwise you couldn't have chosen the restore option since you don't have any restore points.
So if you hit back-up and your phone stuck in the boot loop it is normal. This is a problem because of the root and the fact that making a nandroid back-up will mess something in the NAND. But restoring the back-up you just made should resolve all the problems. I had the same issue and by only restoring the back-up I've just made got me working back, and still had the ROOT.
I don't think you need to run a RUU just for this.
UsManyDead said:
Hello. I think you wanted to say you chose back-up, otherwise you couldn't have chosen the restore option since you don't have any restore points.
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I should have made clearer sorry. After i rooted successfully i entered recovery and hit backup option and it told me it had created a backup successfully. I had been using the phone as normal for another day before deciding to s-off and at that point i thought to 'test' my backup to make sure it had done it so i chose restore thinking anything i have downloaded on the phone since the back up will disappear and was expecting the restore to bring my phone back to the settings i had the previous day but the restore failed and thats when it got stuck in the boot loop.
Mine did the same thing except, instead of trying to s-off it just decided at one point that it felt like it, literally, I wasnt even using it at the time it was just charging. I did downloaded the stock ruu, it was linked earlier. Put it in fastboot, run the ruu and boom, however i did it on my goldcard, so make one if it doesnt work without it. Good luck.
paul.c said:
Try to bring you phone to stock.
Turn your phone on in fastboot (hold back button and press power - when your phone is off).
You have to have HTC Sync installed.
Run the exe file.
After that repeat the rooting and s-off-ing procedure.
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BACK IN BUSINESS!! Dude you are the man! The RUU didnt install as it was a different boot version so from the site you suggested i used the Froyo version and its now working! Many thanks.
P.s. What's the easiest way to s-off? Also whats the correct way to create a complete back up restore point and then actually restore to that point without getting to this stage again?
paul.c said:
Try to bring you phone to stock.
Turn your phone on in fastboot (hold back button and press power - when your phone is off).
You have to have HTC Sync installed.
Run the exe file.
After that repeat the rooting and s-off-ing procedure.
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BACK IN BUSINESS!! Dude you are the man! The RUU didnt install as it was a different boot version so from the site you suggested i used the Froyo version and its now working! Many thanks.
P.s. What's the easiest way to s-off? Also whats the correct way to create a complete back up restore point and then actually restore to that point without getting to this stage again?
TannyBhoy said:
BACK IN BUSINESS!! Dude you are the man! The RUU didnt install as it was a different boot version so from the site you suggested i used the Froyo version and its now working! Many thanks.
P.s. What's the easiest way to s-off? Also whats the correct way to create a complete back up restore point and then actually restore to that point without getting to this stage again?
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Easiest way to s-off is alpharev:
http://alpharev.nl
***NEW ISSUE***
Since i have my phone back to it's original state and have lost root access. The idea is to root again via Unrevoked, which requires me to update the Android 1.0 driver (in device manager under other devices) to the Android Bootloader Interface. However, DM now does not say 'other devices - Android 1.0' and instead it says 'Android Devices - MY HTC'. So i decided to completely uninstall HTC Sync and all it's drivers and then rebooted PC, reinstalled SYNC and then uninstalled again but this time leaving the drivers in. Rebooted again and repeated the process but it still recognises the device as 'MY HTC' instead of 'Android 1.0'.
Could it be that this is fine, it's just the new way since i am using the updated version of HTC sync now? Or is this going to cause an issue? I am now playing it a lot safer to avoid anymore issues and quite happy to try something you may suggest...
TannyBhoy said:
***NEW ISSUE***
Since i have my phone back to it's original state and have lost root access. The idea is to root again via Unrevoked, which requires me to update the Android 1.0 driver (in device manager under other devices) to the Android Bootloader Interface. However, DM now does not say 'other devices - Android 1.0' and instead it says 'Android Devices - MY HTC'. So i decided to completely uninstall HTC Sync and all it's drivers and then rebooted PC, reinstalled SYNC and then uninstalled again but this time leaving the drivers in. Rebooted again and repeated the process but it still recognises the device as 'MY HTC' instead of 'Android 1.0'.
Could it be that this is fine, it's just the new way since i am using the updated version of HTC sync now? Or is this going to cause an issue? I am now playing it a lot safer to avoid anymore issues and quite happy to try something you may suggest...
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Same here. But everything is working fine.
So put phone in usb debug mode and "only charge" mode, start abd, connect phone via usb to pc and type
Code:
adb devices
. If your desire's serial number is shown, everything is fine.
MatDrOiD said:
Same here. But everything is working fine.
So put phone in usb debug mode and "only charge" mode, start abd, connect phone via usb to pc and type
Code:
adb devices
. If your desire's serial number is shown, everything is fine.
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Hey man thanks for the advice. If yours is working fine, ive no reason not to try it!
As i am a noob, can you clarify "start abd" ??
Also, type code "adb devices", where to type?
TannyBhoy said:
Hey man thanks for the advice. If yours is working fine, ive no reason not to try it!
As i am a noob, can you clarify "start abd" ??
Also, type code "adb devices", where to type?
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To start adb issue: "adb start-server" command without the quotes
To stop it: "adb kill-server"
Here is the complete list: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
TannyBhoy said:
***NEW ISSUE***
Since i have my phone back to it's original state and have lost root access. The idea is to root again via Unrevoked, which requires me to update the Android 1.0 driver (in device manager under other devices) to the Android Bootloader Interface. However, DM now does not say 'other devices - Android 1.0' and instead it says 'Android Devices - MY HTC'. So i decided to completely uninstall HTC Sync and all it's drivers and then rebooted PC, reinstalled SYNC and then uninstalled again but this time leaving the drivers in. Rebooted again and repeated the process but it still recognises the device as 'MY HTC' instead of 'Android 1.0'.
Could it be that this is fine, it's just the new way since i am using the updated version of HTC sync now? Or is this going to cause an issue? I am now playing it a lot safer to avoid anymore issues and quite happy to try something you may suggest...
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Thanks for the suggestions surrounding ADB but i guess im too much of a noob for that part, it seems massively complicated, im sure it doesnt to you guys. Isnt there an easier way? Or considering my above quote, can i just assume that its all working fine and go ahead with the root or should it really need to have 'Android 1.0' in device manager?
Im pretty certain this all happened becuase the first time i rooted i had followed instructions and uninstalled HTC Sync (not the drivers) which had been on my system since i got the phone lat year. Since i had to reinstall to flash the RUU im certain its an updated version of HTC Sync thats causing this issue. But is it really an issue?
TannyBhoy said:
Hey man thanks for the advice. If yours is working fine, ive no reason not to try it!
As i am a noob, can you clarify "start abd" ??
Also, type code "adb devices", where to type?
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Here you have a nice guide about adb:
http://androidforums.com/desire-all...fastboot-windows-updated-1st-june-2011-a.html
This should answer all your questions.
I would be so greatful if someone could help me, I think I have really messed up.
Coles Notes: I flashed the 4.0.4 image to my System partition which I am pretty sure should have gone to the boot partition now... Holy **** I'm dumb.
Anyways now my phone is just stuck saying Google. Anyone who can point me in the right direction of even a System image I can flash over top I would be so greatful.
Ok. I'm a dumb newbie, but what happens if you pull the battery, put it back in, then hold down the Up/Down buttons and turn the phone on?
Moleculor said:
Ok. I'm a dumb newbie, but what happens if you pull the battery, put it back in, then hold down the Up/Down buttons and turn the phone on?
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Not a dumb newbie, checking if bootloader still works is a good idea
@OP: If you can get in the bootloader, your best bet would be unlocking, installing CWM and then flash a ROM through it.
You can also flash the stock ROM via the GNex toolkit.
Just read the guides and information here in the forums, it seems confusing at first but is really simple once you get used to it.
Good luck!
Thank-you for your quick response. I have CWM installed and can get into the bootloader. the problem now seems to be I cant get the device to show up in windows I always get <waiting for device> when going to flash it. Any ideas? I have been searching the forums trying to find an answer but nothing so far seems to have worked.
Another dumb newbie thing, but when you plug the phone in to the USB port on your computer, does your computer show the phone as having connected (ala the ADB driver in your Device Manager in Windows)?
If not, double check to make sure your ADB drivers are installed. I doubt they aren't, seeing as how you were flashing stuff earlier (from your computer, right?), but it's a wild guess anyway.
Thanks to everyone for the advise. Yes I could see the drivers and they were working perfectly according to device manager. However I guess it was stuck outside of debug mode?
Anyways from the boot menu the program was able to detect it, flash 4.0.4 to the phone, and then I was able to install the canadian radio without issue (hence the reason why I did this in the first place, we are stuck on yakjuux with 4.0.1).
Thanks again to everyone, great learning experience.
Sure thing!
Glad it worked
As a future reference, the "Boot Menu" is actually where you need to be for flashing via PC. The commands won't come through if you're in recovery.
Make sure to make an Android right now!
You enter CWM Recovery, go to backup and restore and then hit backup.
In case your phone ever messes up while you're not close to a computer, you can just boot into CWM and hit "restore", it's as easy as that.
I always have 2 recoveries on my phone just in case.