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HTC Desire Reboot Loop Problem

I have an interesting problem, kind of. Bought my phone second hand as supposedly unlocked & debranded but on boot up it after the HTC logo I get the Virgin Media logo, not really an issue though. Anyway the problem is when I switch the phone off and then switch on again it boots up fine to the home screen and then it will reboot itself and carries on doing this. i.e. boot up to home screen then reboot again continuously.
To get out of this reboot loop I have to remove the sim & boot the phone with no sim in it then switch off and insert my normal Vodafone phone sim and switch on again. after that the phone is fine until I power down and then the same thing happens.
Anybody else experienced this or got any ideas?? It came with 1.15.405.4 firmware already installed and I have tried reflashing with the same firmware using the goldcard method & it worked but the problem remains. When the sim registers on the network is when the reboot loop seems to start.

did you try reflashing it ?
hold down the side button (down) and press on at the same time.
then select erase data and press on again
if you bought it second hand, its hard to say what the previous user has done with it ...

Yep tried reflashing it, just about to reflash again with an older rom. It's just wierd that a sim card authenticating to the network would cause a reboot loop.

TieT said:
did you try reflashing it ?
hold down the side button (down) and press on at the same time.
then select erase data and press on again
if you bought it second hand, its hard to say what the previous user has done with it ...
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Maybe it's a dumb question - But I'm having some issues that doesn't seem to get solved by a factory reset - Would it be an idea to reflash it for this, so the phone gets a fresh rom?
How would I do it specifically? Do you know of a guide somewhere?

sudman said:
Yep tried reflashing it, just about to reflash again with an older rom. It's just wierd that a sim card authenticating to the network would cause a reboot loop.
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have you tried a different sim card ?

Ye tried a different sim card, boots fine and all is good till you reboot the phone and then the same happens again. Anyways flashing was a disaster this time round as I was doing it on my work pc and Symantec kicked in thinking it found a virus with adb.exe and halted the process & quarrantined the file. Now everytime I try and reflash on a different PC I get the dreaded error(110):file open error. Disconnect the phone & all I get is a black screen & HTC logo. Nice. Thanks Symantec you've just bricked my Desire!!

*UPDATE* - Fixed.
Removed the battery, left it for a few hours then reflashed on a different pc and it flashed fine. Then thought I'd try & repeat so reflashed with the older rom from here (originally used the newer rom posted on Modaco) and got the error again and again couldn't flash back to the newer. Removed the battery left for an hour and then could reflash again and get it working!! Wierd

I had the same problem.
My Solution: remove battery, remove the SIM, put battery reboot, turnoff, remove battery, put SIM, put battery, boot

first i want to excuse my bad english,hope you will undestand what i´m trying to say.
i have the same problem since a few days.
first time i notice it,was when the desire was charching and i used it a bit,it restarts again and again.so i put out the battery and wait a few minutes,than it works.
it´s also,when i use it a long time with wifi or 3G....the the phone turns off and i have the boot loop.
but when i take out my sim,it works fine.
my question is,do i need a new sim or is it a hardware problem?
does anybody know?
greetz from germany!

sorry, wrong thread

same here.
Tequila98 said:
first i want to excuse my bad english,hope you will undestand what i´m trying to say.
i have the same problem since a few days.
first time i notice it,was when the desire was charching and i used it a bit,it restarts again and again.so i put out the battery and wait a few minutes,than it works.
it´s also,when i use it a long time with wifi or 3G....the the phone turns off and i have the boot loop.
but when i take out my sim,it works fine.
my question is,do i need a new sim or is it a hardware problem?
does anybody know?
greetz from germany!
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i have the exact same problem!! any solution? after that the phone will boot loop over and over! damn!

I had the same problem last week.
I suspected it had to do with the EXT3 partition.
Solved it by first flashing the OTA 2.2 ROM (for rooted users) as this does not use the EXT3. Then used Rom manager to recreate the EXT3.
Now all ROMs that use the EXT3 run fine!

hmmp
as long as i know, i did not install anything on my phone lately so thats the problem so far and i think tequila98 also having the same problem as me, cause when i remove my sim card the phone works fine. but ive reset my phone yesterday and not restarting so far hope this will continue.

I really wished there was a dead fix to this problem we are all having!
My problem:
My phone was running fine until a few weeks ago. There was no rebooting problems when I first got my phone (April) and when I flashed my phone for the first time (May). Happened a few weeks ago when I was browsing on YouTube where my phone suddenly restarted on it's own.
Before it was once a couple of days, now it has gotten more frequent and annoying.
I don't think the heat is the problem because I don't go on the internet much because of my data plan. I use wifi when I browse the web, youtube, etc. And I certainly don't use Google maps or any heavy duty applications. That's just what I think...
My phone rebooted 3 times today in a time span of 4 hours? I noticed that my phone rebooted itself when I use the camera to take a picture or video. Doesn't happen everytime, but that's what happened today. Also, when my phone rebooted today, my application Advanced Task Killer was automatically removed from my phone! That was weird... But I experienced another reboot even after having the app removed.
I really hope someone can find the core of this problem and fix it!
My phone is running on DeFroST 2.0b Android 2.2
My battery stats: 42% for display, 26% for cell standby, 21% for phone idle, 4% for android system, 3% for voice calls, 2% for android OS

jxleung said:
I really wished there was a dead fix to this problem we are all having!
My problem:
My phone was running fine until a few weeks ago. There was no rebooting problems when I first got my phone (April) and when I flashed my phone for the first time (May). Happened a few weeks ago when I was browsing on YouTube where my phone suddenly restarted on it's own.
Before it was once a couple of days, now it has gotten more frequent and annoying.
I don't think the heat is the problem because I don't go on the internet much because of my data plan. I use wifi when I browse the web, youtube, etc. And I certainly don't use Google maps or any heavy duty applications. That's just what I think...
My phone rebooted 3 times today in a time span of 4 hours? I noticed that my phone rebooted itself when I use the camera to take a picture or video. Doesn't happen everytime, but that's what happened today. Also, when my phone rebooted today, my application Advanced Task Killer was automatically removed from my phone! That was weird... But I experienced another reboot even after having the app removed.
I really hope someone can find the core of this problem and fix it!
My phone is running on DeFroST 2.0b Android 2.2
My battery stats: 42% for display, 26% for cell standby, 21% for phone idle, 4% for android system, 3% for voice calls, 2% for android OS
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same problem here guys why desire have a this problem ? why no one cant find any solution ?
PLZ help us

Ehsan021 said:
same problem here guys why desire have a this problem ? why no one cant find any solution ?
PLZ help us
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It's probably hardware problem with motherboard. Therefore I recommend you to take your phone to repair center and they should replace mobo with new one. That's what I did and now everything is ok.

I am having the exact same problem. Seems to be related to the SIM.
But the SIM works fine in another phone.
Did anyone find any more information?

If you get random reboots its most likely ther motherboard there is a massive thread about it on the forums. You need to send it off to a HTC repair centre.

Just got this problem.
I rooted yesterday. Today I made a nandroid backup. After that the phone is in a reboot loop.
How is this possible from just and backup???
Tnx.
R
Edit:
Restored backup and is working fine again.

nandroid backup loop
rottunix said:
I rooted yesterday. Today I made a nandroid backup. After that the phone is in a reboot loop.
How is this possible from just and backup???
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I have the same problem.
rottunix said:
Restored backup and is working fine again.
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I will try it. Maybe the backup is not only a backup but also a remove? Strange.
I will comment if this works also for me.
EDIT: Restore helps

My home button is not functioning.

Okay, so I had the g2 for a little now. However, I just recently rooted it. I used visionary r14, and eventually got s-off. I then downloaded ROM manager, and tried installing cyanogenmod 6.1.1. The installation didn't give me any errors, and when it was finally done, everything seemed like it didn't work, as if I had just done a normal factory reset.
I had assumed nothing changed, I didn't even have the superuser app installed. So then I tried going back to my homescreen and it wouldn't let me. The home button is not working. I can use the other three touch sensible buttons, but the home one seems to have been disabled. Would anyone know what could have led to this, and more importantly how can I fix it? For those curious, yes I still have s-off. Is there any way I can remove it, if only it would assure my home button would work again? Thanks in advance.
If anyone has any form of information at all, it would be extremely appreciated.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

I'm running CM 6.1.1 Stable on my G2 (just a couple weeks old) and I've noticed that my home button doesn't work sometimes. It works about 95% of the time, but then it will do the occasional hiccup where nothing happens. If I touch it a few more times it will eventually start working again. Not sure what it is, but I read in another thread here that it could have something to do with how the CM ROM is configured for capacitive touchscreen sensitivity. And I believe I read that this has only been reported in CM and not other ROMs.

dutman said:
Okay, so I had the g2 for a little now. However, I just recently rooted it. I used visionary r14, and eventually got s-off. I then downloaded ROM manager, and tried installing cyanogenmod 6.1.1. The installation didn't give me any errors, and when it was finally done, everything seemed like it didn't work, as if I had just done a normal factory reset.
I had assumed nothing changed, I didn't even have the superuser app installed. So then I tried going back to my homescreen and it wouldn't let me. The home button is not working. I can use the other three touch sensible buttons, but the home one seems to have been disabled. Would anyone know what could have led to this, and more importantly how can I fix it? For those curious, yes I still have s-off. Is there any way I can remove it, if only it would assure my home button would work again? Thanks in advance.
If anyone has any form of information at all, it would be extremely appreciated.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
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Does it completely not working??, delayed maybe??
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

Had this issue yesterday. I did a factory wipe from Clockwork and reflashed CM. Fixed it.

even iam facing the problem, but i guess mine is worst as the all(4) softkeys doesn't respond, but when i press it, i receive the feedback i.e it vibrates.
2nd issue: my physical keyboard layout is pretty much messed up, the symbol key which i press on my keyboard doesn't display the exact symbol
it would be kind if someone offer some solution for this
Rom: CM 6.1.1 (even tried nightly build #85)
Build: HK
P.S: i never had those problems in the stock rom

I'm having the same problem with CM6.1.1. I noticed it after installing Twidroyd app. I couldn't exit it via the home button...had to back all the way out. Uninstalled and still having the problem. Doesn't seem to be working at all now.

I had this sort of problem with my G1, I flashed the BiffMod ROM and some day, the phone just randomly did a factory reset, the background is set to how it was when I first flashed it and the home screen was back to normal like how it was when I first flashed it. My home button would not work, when I pushed the end call button to put the phone in sleep mode, it would turn off but if I were to press it again,the screen would turn on but it didn't go to the lock screen it just turned on. To fix it I went into recovery and wiped all five(I'm using Amon_Ra's recovery on it) then I booted back up and my home button worked again and when I put the phone to sleep, it turned back on like normal with the lock screen. That has happened a few times, some times when I did the wipe, every thing would start working again and my home screen still had everything placed where it is suppose to be. You could try to wipe everything, but I can't guaranty it because I don't even have my G2 yet so this has never happened to me on a G2.

i wiped everything data / cache ,flashed GingerVillain 1.4 , the softkeys won't work even in this rom, the only place where softkeys work is HTC's Stock rom. iam just wondering is it due to my build, as its Hong Kong build, so there is a possibility that the keymap for softkeys are different?
Update: Fixed! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9353194&postcount=1

[Q] Huge Problem with Camera

Hey guys,
i have a problem, well 2 problems with my Desire.
First thing i had was permanently rebooting after installing InsertCoin Sense 2.1.
I tried everything that came to my mind (redownloaded, wiped multiple times, repartitioned SD card, different recoveries, and so on) problem was still there. It booted until the lockscreen appears, and after some seconds rebooted again.
Then i switched back to Oxygen, which i was using before.
Everything went well, but then Camera doesn't work. Just starts a black screen, and nothing happens after that.
i have to reboot the device after camera fail, because it drains my battery even after stopping service, i don't know why.
I wiped, reflashed, but still the same problem. I also changed to CM7 to test it, but same problem there
tried some radios, and different kernels...nothing works.
Here some information : HTC Desire amoled, s-off, radio 32.54.00.32U_5.14.05.17
I hope someone can help me.
Thanks in advance

JohnForte said:
Hey guys,
i have a problem, well 2 problems with my Desire.
First thing i had was permanently rebooting after installing InsertCoin Sense 2.1.
I tried everything that came to my mind (redownloaded, wiped multiple times, repartitioned SD card, different recoveries, and so on) problem was still there. It booted until the lockscreen appears, and after some seconds rebooted again.
Then i switched back to Oxygen, which i was using before.
Everything went well, but then Camera doesn't work. Just starts a black screen, and nothing happens after that.
i have to reboot the device after camera fail, because it drains my battery even after stopping service, i don't know why.
I wiped, reflashed, but still the same problem. I also changed to CM7 to test it, but same problem there
tried some radios, and different kernels...nothing works.
Here some information : HTC Desire amoled, s-off, radio 32.54.00.32U_5.14.05.17
I hope someone can help me.
Thanks in advance
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Try going back to stock with proper RUU.
It sounds like a hardware problem, but try the stock way first, just to be sure

Thank you.
It definitely was a hardware problem.
changed to ruu, but was still the same.
i sent it in now, and am on a nokia n86. So funny to see how much changed since then

auto rotate gyroscope sensors not working

Hi, I recently flashed a jellybean in Rom on my HTC one x and the rotation stopped working. So then I decided to return to factory settings with an ruu. So I did that and it was functioning again. So I reinstalled jb still worked.I then decided to try the 4.2 camera on my one x and it stoped working again, I then tried the ruu but this time it did not work. Next day I go home from class decide to unlock and relock the bootloader and it worked again, I then tried to install a in Rom ( once again) but this time it did not work. So I tried the ruu again, didn't work, tried unlock and relock bootloader, factory reset, wipe cache, everything and yes screen rotation is on. I alsotried the app android sensor and it showed my accelerometer/gyro not working. Can someone explain how to fix because its hard for me to believe that its hardware since it happens after I install a Rom or flash something. Please help.

dyslecix said:
Hi, I recently flashed a jellybean in Rom on my HTC one x and the rotation stopped working. So then I decided to return to factory settings with an ruu. So I did that and it was functioning again. So I reinstalled jb still worked.I then decided to try the 4.2 camera on my one x and it stoped working again, I then tried the ruu but this time it did not work. Next day I go home from class decide to unlock and relock the bootloader and it worked again, I then tried to install a in Rom ( once again) but this time it did not work. So I tried the ruu again, didn't work, tried unlock and relock bootloader, factory reset, wipe cache, everything and yes screen rotation is on. I alsotried the app android sensor and it showed my accelerometer/gyro not working. Can someone explain how to fix because its hard for me to believe that its hardware since it happens after I install a Rom or flash something. Please help.
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take a look right here, contact shinigamikris he solved this problem

dyslecix said:
Hi, I recently flashed a jellybean in Rom on my HTC one x and the rotation stopped working. So then I decided to return to factory settings with an ruu. So I did that and it was functioning again. So I reinstalled jb still worked.I then decided to try the 4.2 camera on my one x and it stoped working again, I then tried the ruu but this time it did not work. Next day I go home from class decide to unlock and relock the bootloader and it worked again, I then tried to install a in Rom ( once again) but this time it did not work. So I tried the ruu again, didn't work, tried unlock and relock bootloader, factory reset, wipe cache, everything and yes screen rotation is on. I alsotried the app android sensor and it showed my accelerometer/gyro not working. Can someone explain how to fix because its hard for me to believe that its hardware since it happens after I install a Rom or flash something. Please help.
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That can happen from time to time with gyros. Even if you get it to work with the right RUU, then you reset the device, it might stop functioning again. I'd say your motherboard needs to be replaced. You can always try with different ROMs and stuff but my thought: your HW is problematic

miHah said:
That can happen from time to time with gyros. Even if you get it to work with the right RUU, then you reset the device, it might stop functioning again. I'd say your motherboard needs to be replaced. You can always try with different ROMs and stuff but my thought: your HW is problematic
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don't think so, every person who encountered errors like this were on cm10 and its kernel ncx, theres should be something wrong with those things... or people don't flash it correctly

I have this problem as well, but I'm using ARHD rom, right now.
Although I also think it's more a hardware fault, I'm not really 100% sure about it.
Sometimes a new Rom flash or a reset can fix it.
But after a few reboot it gets stuck again :-/
So confused about this problem too
Although, my phone is unlocked now and got Hboot 1.33. I'm gonna wait till the official RUU is out and reset my phone fully (with locked bootloaders) before sending it to HTC for repair.
Maybe you should do that too

I had this problem too. It was fixed for a while after I flashed stock rug but then I clashed another recovery and wham they got knocked out again. Then I installed viper, cm 9 still not working. Installed latest paranoid android 2.53 and they are working again oh and I have latest twrp recovery installed. I really can't say if it is hardware or software. Maybe a mixture of both. I dunno. Only just flashes pa this morning but I have rebooted and they still work. Usually it will get knocked out if I reboot so I'll see what they are doing after a week or so. I'll probably keep pa on here until my official j b OTa is released. I think it did have something to do with either that ncx kernel or a recovery I tried. As that what knocked them out each time. Good luck in fixing it as different people gave had different things that fix the problem. For me it was reverting back to stock ruu. It was 4.03. 1.29..... something. But it also was fixed when I flashed latest paranoid android. Just a fee things to try....
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Edit - sorry for the spelling mistakes....

one x gyro sensor probs
I also hv same probs. in one x.
sometimes reboot can fix d probs. of gyro sensor. n when u restart d device it stop again n smtime u restat device its working again. i dnt knw its a hardware probs. or software probs. ??? Plzz help me guys.
also give me a rpl in my mail id. [email protected]

[Q] Wifi freezing even after os changes and hardresets

Hi there !
My Xperia S has been quiet slower ever since the problem appear, the wifi wouldn't turn on, button just freezes trying to work.
I have changed several custom roms and kernels and nothing worked sometimes a normal factory reset let the wifi work for 1 day (I thought that this will exclude the hardware problem ?). I know the tricks that consists into wiping the data\misc\dhcp directory but this won't work neither; I really can't see what is wrong; do you guys have any idea ? So if hardware though i don't think it's that wich piece is it ? (i've taken evrything out of my phone cleaned and reassembled but nothin made it .. :/ ) and if software, which firmware is the right one ?
(by the way XDA is just great)
Thanks