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Help - flashing pb99.img in hboot no PC.

Hi.
I have a rooted s-off desire using alpha rev 1.8.
I'm currently trying to resize the nand partitions using the method on the alpharev.nl site, without a pc. I'm running cm6.1 rom, so I downloaded the n1table zip ready to flash. Its renamed to pb99img.zip on root of sdcard. I've reboot into hboot using volume+down and I'm not quite sure where to go from here. I tried going into recovery and installing zip from SD but it doesnt seem to have worked as when I reboot into rom and check SD storage, it remains the same as before.
I know I must be missing something basic. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Cheers.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Do NOT continue with what you're doing. Have you even read the instructions on the AlphaRev site? You flash a new MTD table using the fastboot commands of adb:
1) Nandroid backup in recovery.
2) Verify the MD5SUM of the file you downloaded against the one in the table.
3) Flash HBOOT with your phone in fastboot mode (Back+POWER) -> 'fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img' (change into the correct filename for the HBOOT you downloaded)
4) 'Fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'Fastboot erase cache'
6) Boot recovery, wipe everything and restore

It´s also working with HBOOT...but I think you have to rename it to PB99IMG.zip (case Sensitiv)
If you have it in your / Filesystem on your SD Card, you will be asked after booting to Bootloader if you want to update.
Answer with "Volume up" or "down"

YOU DO NOT RENAME AN ALPHAREV HBOOT MOD TO PB99IMG
That is for Zip versions of the RUUs and NOTHING to do with AlphaRev
Seriously, read up before you brick your phone

From the Aplha Rev HP:
You can also download the corresponding PB99IMG zipfile, put it on your sdcard, and rename it to PB99IMG.zip. Then start the phone in HBOOT mode (VolDown+POWER) to flash the HBOOT without a PC.
Sorry, if I don´t understand this right...but that´s a fact from his Page
I´m sure Fastboot is the better way...but I tried it like this and it worked

I stand corrected, didn't see they had that option now. My apologies
In which case, you'd download the relevent ZIP file, rename it PB99IMG.zip (not PB99IMG.zip.zip) and put it on the root of our SD card (root - not in any folders)
Then, when you boot into HBOOT it should just pick it up and ask if you want to flash it - you don't go into recovery

no Probs

I never got asked if i wanted to flash the hBOOT
I'm running a rooted HTC desire and i'm trying to load flash the hboot to the oxygen variety
I haven't s-off my phone yet but wanted to use the no PC method outlined above
When i go into hBoot the phone picks up the PB99IMG.zip (saying "checking PB99IMG.zip......") but doen't give me the option to flash the hboot
Am i missing something? Do i have to s-off it the long way first?
Any help would be really appreciated
=]

Yes, you have to S-OFF first before you can change the MTD. It does say on the website:
"If you are already S-OFF, you can get our newest patched HBOOTs from here. (without going through the entire procedure again).
Please read the entire table and pick the partition table with the correct sizes for your ROM. One easy way to switch partition tables, is to nandroid backup,
and verify that the sizes of your backup are indeed the ones listed in the table (or smaller), and restore after flashing hboot."

Any idea if i can choose the Oxygen variation when i use the AlphaRev 1.8 HBOOT reflash utility or will i need to do it again with a PB99IMG.zip after?

the.draconian said:
Any idea if i can choose the Oxygen variation when i use the AlphaRev 1.8 HBOOT reflash utility or will i need to do it again with a PB99IMG.zip after?
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Do the Alpharev 1.8 Flash first.
Then connect your phone, boot into Fastboot mode, and run the foll:
1) Nandroid backup in recovery.
2) Verify the MD5SUM of the file you downloaded against the one in the table.
3) Flash HBOOT with your phone in fastboot mode (Back+POWER) -> 'fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img' (change into the correct filename for the HBOOT you downloaded)
4) 'Fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'Fastboot erase cache'
6) Boot recovery, wipe everything and restore.
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Again a quote from their site
Edit: Alpharev seems to have taken down the Pb99img method

EddyOS said:
Do NOT continue with what you're doing. Have you even read the instructions on the AlphaRev site? You flash a new MTD table using the fastboot commands of adb:
1) Nandroid backup in recovery.
2) Verify the MD5SUM of the file you downloaded against the one in the table.
3) Flash HBOOT with your phone in fastboot mode (Back+POWER) -> 'fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img' (change into the correct filename for the HBOOT you downloaded)
4) 'Fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'Fastboot erase cache'
6) Boot recovery, wipe everything and restore
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Of course I have read the instructions thoroughly. I would never do anything without reading several times over. As another member pointed out, you can in fact flash from .zip
However it would not work for me, probably a lot of others too, as another member mentioned it has been removed from site.
I have now switched to miui and am not encountering any storage space issues as yet, so I think ill leave it alone for awhile. Thanks for everyone's input and help.
Cheers.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Anyone got this to work? Ive tried following the instructions (I have s-off and have repartitioned my HBOOT previously with ADB) and it just says no image found when I load into fastboot

When I try to do it from the SD card on mine, it finds the PB99IMG.zip file but then says "Model ID invalid. Update Fail!" then asks if I want to reboot or not. Rebooting just performs a normal reboot with no changes.

jordan.harris01 said:
When I try to do it from the SD card on mine, it finds the PB99IMG.zip file but then says "Model ID invalid. Update Fail!" then asks if I want to reboot or not. Rebooting just performs a normal reboot with no changes.
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Obviously, you're trying to install a file meant for another device! That's a very dangerous thing to do!

It's the PB99IMG.zip for the Oxygen HBOOT. How can it be for the wrong device? I'm s-off, running Oxygen RC7.

jordan.harris01 said:
It's the PB99IMG.zip for the Oxygen HBOOT. How can it be for the wrong device? I'm s-off, running Oxygen RC7.
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At least that's what the error code means anyway..Is there a reason why you cant fastboot flash the img?

Yea, I assumed that. I can't seem to get fastboot working again on my machine. It was working but I haven't had much time to look into what happened. ADB devices brings up the serial number but fastboot won't detect the phone. I was just trying to do this while I was at work and I don't have access to fastboot here.

jordan.harris01 said:
Yea, I assumed that. I can't seem to get fastboot working again on my machine. It was working but I haven't had much time to look into what happened. ADB devices brings up the serial number but fastboot won't detect the phone. I was just trying to do this while I was at work and I don't have access to fastboot here.
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Adb and fastboot detect the phone at different phases. If one detects, at that point, the other wouldnt.
Are u sure you're trying out fastboot in fastboot mode (poweroff, Back key+Power On)? At that point fastboot should work..Even most severely damaged phones are detected in fastboot

Yes, the phone is in fastboot when I'm trying this. I'm wondering if something happened to the fastboot driver or something. Either way, I'll look into it at some point.

can't figure out how to install alpharev?

Hi, I'm trying to install alphaRev because from what I've read it enables s-off and provides a modified partition table. Currently I run
Oxygen rc7
Clockwork recovery 2.5.0.7
Hboot 0.93
AlphaRev says to download the alpharev zip file for oxygen, remake it and put it on my sd, which I've done. Then it says to go into hboot and install. How do I install the alphaRev zip from my sd in hboot!?
Any help!

The initial S-OFF needs to be done via a bootable CD, you then change the partition table after this should you need to. You need to read the instructions closer

EddyOS said:
The initial S-OFF needs to be done via a bootable CD, you then change the partition table after this should you need to. You need to read the instructions closer
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hmm, OK. It's quite tricky for me as I have fairly rubbish dyslexia and so I get confused when reading
What advantages does S-Off provide? I will try that now and report back

If you don't know what it does don't even do it! Read up on it more before doing anything as it can potentially brick your phone with no chance of repair

EddyOS said:
If you don't know what it does don't even do it! Read up on it more before doing anything as it can potentially brick your phone with no chance of repair
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I was less interested in the S-Off option, but wanted the modified partition table that AlphaRev offers over the stock HBoot. Apparently it providers a fair bit more space for apps on the phone. But, alas, I got Alpharevs flashing program and it worked fine. I am now running AlphaRev Hboot 0.93.0001 with S-Off (well, from what I think I read, S-Ignored!)
So, next question is, how do I get around to installing the modified partition tables provided on the AlphaRev site, or did this automatically get done as a part of the flashing process I have just done? I'm not trying to be lazy, I have honestly read around, it's just quite confusing (especially for me) and I find it easier when someone explains it in Layman's terms!

Direct from alpharev.nl and must be done in Fastboot:
1) Nandroid backup in recovery.
2) Verify the MD5SUM of the file you downloaded against the one in the table.
3) Flash HBOOT with your phone in fastboot mode (Back+POWER) -> 'fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img' (change into the correct filename for the HBOOT you downloaded)
4) 'fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'fastboot erase cache'
6) Boot recovery, wipe everything and restore.

jordan.harris01 said:
Direct from alpharev.nl and must be done in Fastboot:
1) Nandroid backup in recovery.
2) Verify the MD5SUM of the file you downloaded against the one in the table.
3) Flash HBOOT with your phone in fastboot mode (Back+POWER) -> 'fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img' (change into the correct filename for the HBOOT you downloaded)
4) 'fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'fastboot erase cache'
6) Boot recovery, wipe everything and restore.
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Thank a lot for detail introduce

NP. As I said, it was copied directly from the alpharev site. Keep in mind that this can possibly brick your phone if the checksum doesn't match or something goes wrong during the flash.

jordan.harris01 said:
NP. As I said, it was copied directly from the alpharev site. Keep in mind that this can possibly brick your phone if the checksum doesn't match or something goes wrong during the flash.
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Ok, I didn't actually get that far I did this technique:
You can also download the corresponding PB99IMG zipfile, put it on your sdcard, and rename it to PB99IMG.zip. Then start the phone in HBOOT mode (VolDown+POWER) to flash the HBOOT without a PC.
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I downloaded "PB99IMG_bravo_oxygen.zip" renamed it to "PB99IMG.zip". I booted into Hboot, it asked me if i'd like to update, so I said yes which it did... now... it's getting stuck on the Alpharev why so serious splash screen.
I wonder if I just bricked my phone..............................

Did you just reboot it after the flash? I'm not sure how to flash it via the SD card but something tells me that you still need a wipe and reinstall. Your ROM might not fit in the new partition. but I honestly have no idea, just trying to give you possible ideas. Wait till someone else can confirm.

So, yah, effectively looks like i've done something bad. AlphaRev installed fine and s-off is ok. Just the last steps I took to install a custom partition seem to have gone... wrong...
Basically, turning it on as normal and it gets stuck on the AlphaRev "why so serious" splash screen. It can operate fine in Hboot and Recovery mode... so what's the best way out of this mess?
EDIT: More info!
So, after flashing AlphaRev it displayed:
--Alpharev--
Bravo PVT1 Ship S-Off
Hboot 0.93.0001
etc...
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I then used the SD Card flash means of install the Oxygen Partition table through Hboot. After this is when it gets stuck on the AlphaRev splash screen. It works in Hboot and Recovery. In the former it now shows
AlphaRev Oxygen
Bravo PVT1 Ship S-Off
HBOOT 0.93.1000
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It looks to me like the flash was successful, you just need to wipe and reinstall the ROM. In this case, Oxygen or Redux..the only 2 that will fit in that partition.

jordan.harris01 said:
It looks to me like the flash was successful, you just need to wipe and reinstall the ROM. In this case, Oxygen or Redux..the only 2 that will fit in that partition.
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You know what, you're right (I think). I have been an absolute spanner and forgot to actually re-install Oxygen after installing the new partition. Just re-did RC7 (thank the lord I still had the zip on my SD) and we're back alive again.
I was scared, oh so scared

Good that you're back up and running.

jordan.harris01 said:
Good that you're back up and running.
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Well, there you go, I learnt from a mistake. It can be scary when things don't go to plan, but i'm quite happy I managed to get it all installed and running. I just have to work out how to change the splashscreen to something else.
I saw the instructions about fastboot... but I don't exactly understand where the terminal is that I have to use. Do I connect it to my PC is fastboot mode and use CMD?

Yes, you use CMD. There is a tutorial for Fastboot telling you all the stuff you need to install to get it up and running. For flashing a new Splash screen you should look into the Android Flasher utility somewhere on XDA. It's basically Fastboot with a GUI so you can easily flash HBOOT, custom splash, radios and something else that I forget.

This is why you READ before doing anything. You've been lucky...

jordan.harris01 said:
Yes, you use CMD. There is a tutorial for Fastboot telling you all the stuff you need to install to get it up and running. For flashing a new Splash screen you should look into the Android Flasher utility somewhere on XDA. It's basically Fastboot with a GUI so you can easily flash HBOOT, custom splash, radios and something else that I forget.
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Hmmm... well I got the flashing program, but whilst it has changed the splash screen... it's not to the one I defined! Gone is old Why So Serious man... but he's been replaced by some little green men riding skateboards.
I was trying to use this splash!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=409882&d=1285773683
Might be the wrong format/height/size. Im'a fiddle more. I'll fix it until it breaks.

Maybe just try it again or ask in that the Android Flasher thread. I had no problem having it flash my image. Is the image the proper file format?
Think it needs to be BMP.

Got it working fine, was the wrong dimensions I believe. However, the app itself is about as stable as a woman on her period. It crashes every few minutes with unhandled exceptions

CM7R2 Hboot, rom won't boot

Hi,
As the title says I've tried many times to install a rom on the cm7r2 hboot.
But when the is installed he won't boot, I only see 'HTC' at the beginning and he won't go futher.
I've tried many rom but always the same results, only stock roms work t the moment.
Does someone has an solution?
Greetz

Once you installed the modified HBOOT with a different partition-table than before, you have to format the data, cache and system partition using e.g. Clockworkmod. Once this is done, you can try installing a ROM.
Even the alpharev.nl site suggest that way:
Alpharev.nl said:
1) Nandroid backup in recovery.
2) Verify the MD5SUM of the file you downloaded against the one in the table.
3) Flash HBOOT with your phone in fastboot mode (Back+POWER) -> 'fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img' (change into the correct filename for the HBOOT you downloaded)
4) 'fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'fastboot erase cache'
6) Boot recovery, wipe everything and restore.
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and how do i do the fastboot erase cache?
Greetz

tommeke19 said:
and how do i do the fastboot erase cache?
Greetz
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The same way you fastboot reboot bootloader

I'm sorry
I did it i'm installing the rom right now, later I post if it works or not ;-)

Nope, it's still stuck at the HTC logo

tommeke19 said:
Nope, it's still stuck at the HTC logo
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Which rom do you want to flash?

InsertCoin V51
But now i'm trying to flash the Sense-o-Villian CM7r2 v1.2

tommeke19 said:
InsertCoin V51
But now i'm trying to flash the Sense-o-Villian CM7r2 v1.2
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Referring to insertcoin: Make sure you download the cm7 version!

I was very sure it was the cm7 version and for the Sense-o-Villian it doesn't work..
Should I try to S-OFF my desire again, because i had some troubles a few days ago..

tommeke19 said:
I was very sure it was the cm7 version and for the Sense-o-Villian it doesn't work..
Should I try to S-OFF my desire again, because i had some troubles a few days ago..
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When you are able to flash hboots, you are already s-off. I cannot image what might happen when you do the s-off procedure to a phone, which is already s-off.
But another question:
Did you configure your sd-card exactly for the coresponding rom?

Go to bootloader (hold vol- and power) and tell us if you are S-OFF or not. (and what hboot does it say)
Also what partitions you have on SD Card. (and where you made them, linux, windows, recovery?)

Hi,
My Hboot is 6.93.1002
and i'm S-OFF, i already have the CM7r2 flashed
On my SD-Card i have 2 partitions; Fat-32 = 5,78 GB and an EXT4 = 1,64 GB
I've created my partitions with Gparted in Ubuntu

Are you doing full wipe before flashing ROM? (Factory/data + cache + dalvik wipe?)

Yes i do that for every rom i install

http://insertcoin.dataninja.net/Nightly/v51/InsertCoin_GB_Sense2.1_CM7_v51.zip
Try to flash it again, if it fails run adb logcat while booting up. (also remember first boot takes awhile, can be up to 10min's just wait)

and can you explain how do i have to use that adb?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=879701
logcat allows us to log what the OS is doing, and possibly delve information for when things are not working
its quite simple Reading it is another.
To use logcat
Code:
adb shell
logcat
To logcat to a certain file do
Code:
adb shell
logcat > /sdcard/logcat.txt
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when i'm trying to make a logcat file it says
'cannot create /sdcard/logcat.txt: read-only file system

Create logcat file on the computer not SD, it was just example.
adb shell
logcat > C:\logcat.txt

cm7r2

just tried to flash alpharev cm7r2 file using android flasher. In hboot mode it says alpharev cm7r2. I tried to boot into 4ext recovery but it says it fails to fetch recovery log. So I cant use recovery and if I try to use android flasher to flash recovery again or hboot it stops responding. What should I do?
Any help and I would be very grateful.

Assume that you are s-off.
Can you still get you h-boot screen?
If so you should be able to use fastboot to flash both recovery and h-boot.
I find it easier than android flasher.
There are plenty of guides about on using fastboot so would suggest reading them as well and have a search about as wont be the first to encounter this issue
Also use fastboot to wipe system and cache and reboot the bootloader and you should be fine......
There is a thread on android forum about e: failure to get recovery log
Check it out
sent from my Oxygen desire

paul8944 said:
Assume that you are s-off.
Can you still get you h-boot screen?
If so you should be able to use fastboot to flash both recovery and h-boot.
I find it easier than android flasher.
There are plenty of guides about on using fastboot so would suggest reading them as well and have a search about as wont be the first to encounter this issue
Also use fastboot to wipe system and cache and reboot the bootloader and you should be fine......
There is a thread on android forum about e: failure to get recovery log
Check it out
sent from my Oxygen desire
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Yes i am s-off and I can get to the hboot screen. Where do I download terminal from if I have to use that to use fastboot?
Thanks for the reply

Have a read of this thread
http://androidforums.com/desire-all...fastboot-windows-updated-1st-june-2011-a.html
It explains how to set up fastboot. The adb part is not relevant so once set up you can use commands like
Fastboot flash hboot c:\*****.img
Fastboot flash recovery
Fastboot erase
Which should enable you to change your hboot, recovery etc
The following link is a good step guide to changing your hboot along with a utility to set up fastboot
http://forum.oxygen.im/viewtopic.php?id=1412
And I would also highly recommend the oxygen rom
sent from my Oxygen desire

paul8944 said:
Have a read of this thread
http://androidforums.com/desire-all...fastboot-windows-updated-1st-june-2011-a.html
It explains how to set up fastboot. The adb part is not relevant so once set up you can use commands like
Fastboot flash hboot c:\*****.img
Fastboot flash recovery
Fastboot erase
Which should enable you to change your hboot, recovery etc
sent from my Oxygen desire
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When setting up the computer for fastboot it does not have enviroment variables in the advanced my computer bit. I am using windows vista

Follow this and it should work fine
How do I set up my Windows PC to use adb and fastboot?
Download SDK Tools only Open the .rar file, then drag and drop the folder "android-sdk-windows" to the C: drive Right click My computer > Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables under system variables click "path" and click "edit" at the end of the line add a sem semi colon ";" and without a space put C:\android-sdk-windows\tools -It should look like ;C:\android-sdk-windows\tools then click ok.
I assume you already have h-boot drivers installed (you need these to root with unrevoked) if not my previous post link has advice on how to do this
Update : I'm using vista as well so know this works
sent from my Oxygen desire

paul8944 said:
Follow this and it should work fine
How do I set up my Windows PC to use adb and fastboot?
Download SDK Tools only Open the .rar file, then drag and drop the folder "android-sdk-windows" to the C: drive Right click My computer > Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables under system variables click "path" and click "edit" at the end of the line add a sem semi colon ";" and without a space put C:\android-sdk-windows\tools -It should look like ;C:\android-sdk-windows\tools then click ok.
I assume you already have h-boot drivers installed (you need these to root with unrevoked) if not my previous post link has advice on how to do this
Update : I'm using vista as well so know this works
sent from my Oxygen desire[/QUO
Yep have now set the variables. What do I do next? I have read the post but it is very confusing. Thanks. I can open what I think is terminal - android sdk
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Right
Click start > run > cmd
This will open a command window
Have you phone connected in fastboot mode
And then use fastboot commands to flash the recovery, hboot etc.
I would recommend changing your recovery to amon-ra ( but this is personnel choice)
You need the files you want to flash on you PC.
For example to flash an hboot you would use the following
Fastboot flash hboot c:\*****.Img
The same would apply for recovery etc
Fastboot flash recovery c:\*****.img
Once you have flashed hboot
Make sure you use fast boot to wipe system / cache / reboot bootloader.
Have a read of the oxygen.im link I posted on one of my previous posts in this thread.
Hope this has helped resolve your issue
sent from my Oxygen desire

paul8944 said:
Right
Click start > run > cmd
This will open a command window
Have you phone connected in fastboot mode
And then use fastboot commands to flash the recovery, hboot etc.
I would recommend changing your recovery to amon-ra ( but this is personnel choice)
You need the files you want to flash on you PC.
For example to flash an hboot you would use the following
Fastboot flash hboot c:\*****.Img
The same would apply for recovery etc
Fastboot flash recovery c:\*****.img
Once you have flashed hboot
Make sure you use fast boot to wipe system / cache / reboot bootloader.
Have a read of the oxygen.im link I posted on one of my previous posts in this thread.
Hope this has helped resolve your issue
sent from my Oxygen desire
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I managed to open the command window but it said the command fastboot was not recognized (or something) internally or externally
Have I got the files in the correct places? Where should they be because I tried to follow the instructions very carefully?
Thanks so much for your help I hopefully nearly there!

right,
finally booted up my laptop so this should get easier for me.....
how did you root your phone, did you use unrevoked or did you s-off with revolutionary and then install the recovery that came with it.
Can you answer the following
You have the h-boot drivers installed ?
You have download and followed the steps for the SDK files.
You have set the environment variables as previously mentioned.
When you boot your phone holding down the volume button and power you get the hboot screen, can you then select fast boot. and with your phone connected to your pc does it change from fast boot to fastboot usb.
if so the commands should work. if not you could try the utility by _thalamus on the oxygen.im website
http://forum.oxygen.im/viewtopic.php?id=1412
You may want to change your recovery to amon-ra or an earlier version of clockworkmod 2.5.0 something....(i use amon-ra and rate it very highly, you can down load it from the following
http://androidforums.com/desire-all...oads-root-users-updated-22nd-july-2011-a.html)
if you can answer the above I will endeavor to assist further but why this is not setting up correctly on your pc is a bit confusing for me
but we'll keep going and get you back up and running again
UPDATE :
If your still struggling have a look at this trouble shooting guide it may be of assistance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632

Thanks so so much for your help but I will be away until prob wednesday afternoon so I will not be able to answer until then. I hope you will still be there!!!
I will check that I have followed the steps correctly and then I will reply.

Whoopeeeee!!!!!!!!!!
I managed to use android flasher to flash rmd recovery and it worked. So I have no installed runnymede aio 2.2 cm7r2 without a problem. Thank you so so much for your help Paul. xxxxxxx

RiThBo said:
Whoopeeeee!!!!!!!!!!
I managed to use android flasher to flash rmd recovery and it worked. So I have no installed runnymede aio 2.2 cm7r2 without a problem. Thank you so so much for your help Paul. xxxxxxx
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Did you manage to change your hboot as well. ? As you can flash that as well with android flasher.
Glad to have been of assistance and if you want to try something different go for an aosp rom like oxygen which I find extremely smooth and fast.
Enjoy your rom and wait you flashing addiction to kick in and your be changing rom's, kernals and hboot on a weekly basis if not more
sent from my Oxygen desire

paul8944 said:
Did you manage to change your hboot as well. ? As you can flash that as well with android flasher.
Glad to have been of assistance and if you want to try something different go for an aosp rom like oxygen which I find extremely smooth and fast.
Enjoy your rom and wait you flashing addiction to kick in and your be changing rom's, kernals and hboot on a weekly basis if not more
sent from my Oxygen desire
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Yes I did, I am now on cm7r2 with rmd recovery. Flashed both with android flasher.
Thank you again for your help

Please help - 4ext recovery problem

I installed the fatsys HBOOT and rebooted the phone and went in to 4ext recovery and it told that i need to wipe my cash and to format my partitions. When i did that i got stuck the formatting system. I rebooted the phone.. did that twice and not thing happen.
Now when I boot my phone and when 4ext loads there are no menus. so I'm stuck and I can install anything. please help

Does it boot into the os? Do you have 4EXT Recovery control?
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA

it does not boot to the OS.
comes to the boot loader...when i select recovery...4ext recovery loads but no menus

I have a same error..
I just wanted to install: Runnymede AIO V6.1.1 Special Edition beta Version with fatsys HBOOT. But after i updated my HBOOT, i cant see any menus in the 4ext system.. I cant reboot my system.. Kinda Bricked.. I also tried to install other HBOOTs, but isnt working..
what do you mean by 4EDXT recovery Control? I'm Just able to go into the Bootloader..

Recovery control is to 4EXT as rom manager is to ClockworkMod but only effective if you can boot into the os as it is an app. Does the hboot you have have fastboot command availability? If so grab a version of the recovery and fastboot flash it
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I do have the Fastboot command.. but then i just got the options to go to Bootloader, Reboot, Reboot Bootloader and Power Down...
How is it possible to flash within the Bootloader? Im just able to flash my hboot..

Sorry what do u mean by - If so grab a version of the recovery and fastboot flash it. can you please explain how to do this
I can access the fastboot command but how can i put any thing to the SD card coz I can't mount it to the PC

chakycool said:
I installed the fatsys HBOOT and rebooted the phone and went in to 4ext recovery and it told that i need to wipe my cash and to format my partitions. When i did that i got stuck the formatting system. I rebooted the phone.. did that twice and not thing happen.
Now when I boot my phone and when 4ext loads there are no menus. so I'm stuck and I can install anything. please help
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What's fatsys HBOOT? And how did you install it ie nandroid backup, fastboot flash hboot, reboot-bootloader, erase and nandroid restore? That doesn't sound like good behaviour - never had anything like that changing HBOOTs (AlphaRev ones or custom using _thalamus' tool).
Can you boot into fastboot, and have you got a copy of recovery img on your PC? If yes fastboot flash recovery to phone and try going into recovery again. If not you might have to fastboot flash an AlphaRev table to sort out borked partitions - as i say i have no idea what fatsys HBOOT is or does.
Changing critical system stuff like nand partitions I'd stick with fastboot and flash known tables like AlphaRev ones after checking md5s.

Do you have sdk set up on your pc with fastboot and adb?
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i don't have the sdk set up on my pc with fastboot and adb?
i know i'm been a pain but can you please tell me were to get them. I'm kind of new to this.

INT2SD
What is INT2SD?
INT2SD doesn't use symlinks. It mounts ext partition on your SD to /data, thus eliminating the need for the mtd5 userdata partition. This makes the mtd5 userdata partition unneeded. It is used in conjunction with the fatsys HBOOT (more info later on), allowing most of the vital parts of a ROM to stay on the system partition without the need to symlink half of it to the SD due to memory shortage.
For now, there is only one ROM here, but more will come! If you wish to see INT2SD in your favorite ROM or in your own ROM, please post here!
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This is what INT2SD does..
So.. I am able to Connect my SD Card to the PC.. i updated my HBOOT to Stock and CM7 r2.. I have several Backups made with EXT4 Recovery..
But i dont understand
Do you have sdk set up on your pc with fastboot and adb?
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i have my backup in several *.img files.. how can i flash them without using EXT4?
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I guess i shall install Android SDK... which im doing now.. but after installing it.. i need assistance

Once you have sdk set up on your pc and a copy of a recovery.img on your pc it's easy from there as long as that hboot allows you to run fastboot commands.
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stabast said:
INT2SD
This is what INT2SD does..
So.. I am able to Connect my SD Card to the PC.. i updated my HBOOT to Stock and CM7 r2.. I have several Backups made with EXT4 Recovery..
But i dont understand
i have my backup in several *.img files.. how can i flash them without using EXT4?
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No not your back-up image files, when you installed 4EXT Recovery Updater and used it to flash the 4EXT recovery did you set the option for save the 4EXT Recovery .img file to your SD card? This is the img file I meant, if you have a 4EXT recovery img you fastboot flash this with phone in fastboot mode - then you should be able to get into 4Ext recovery and restore one of your nandroids.
Can't upload a recovery img file for you at the moment but sure there must be one you could download perhaps from the 4EXT thread.
Edit - Ok looks like that HBOOT may have been created using thalamus custom tool, did you check the md5 before flashing it?
If you can get into fastboot and install the SDK on PC, in Windows cmd prompt check your device is recognised by typing 'fastboot devices' first, if it returns the serial no of your phone then fastboot is working ok.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638
Check that out. Should make it really easy and do it all for you without you learning terminal commands
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johnson8cyl said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638
Check that out. Should make it really easy and do it all for you without you learning terminal commands
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which recovery.img do you suggest I should use

Check this out too. Use the one for your phone. Check this link might help.
http://www.roms-au.com/installation/extras/updating-clockworkmod/
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i wrote you a pm, chaky.. hope it works for you..
i recovered an old img.. and after 3 times trying.. it worked.. so now im recovering my mobile.. hope it works...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154221&highlight=4extrecovery
Check this for desire. Has downloads for versions in seconds post at bottom. Then use the flasher to flash through hboot
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chakycool said:
which recovery.img do you suggest I should use
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I use RMD Recovery; it hasn't given me any trouble flashing or taking backups.

Thanx johnson8cyl & stabast
this saved my phone
http://www.roms-au.com/installation/extras/updating-clockworkmod/