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First, when I load into recovery and it goes to the HTC screen where it shows HBOOT, FASTBOOT, etc., it says SD Checking... LOADING...PC36DIAG.ZIP...No IMAGE!, or something similar to that. Is this normal? What do I do to change this?
Second, whenever I load a zip from recovery my Evo trips out and just continues to restart from the Sprint screens. Wtf? I have to load a recovery file every time.
Third, I just tried to wipe all data, including the Davlic from Amon_Ra recovery, and it is now just doing the same thing: restarting at the Sprint screen over and over again. When I was in ROM manager I flashed to Amon and now I can't load the recovery file that I created through ROM manager. I guess that doesn't create a nandroid backup? My phone is now on a continuous loop of restarting at the Sprint screens. What do I do?
From the bootloader screen can you all get into recovery
chandlerw88 said:
From the bootloader screen can you all get into recovery
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Yes I can.
WOW. I loaded a PC36IMG onto my phone and loaded it...now I am back to 1.1. I just did the OTA update to get into 2.2. I feel like an idiot right now.
My friend has an Incredible that I rooted with unrevoked and got s-off. It was acting up and rebooting and I was going to go up to his house and fix it but it freaked out before I could get there. It will not turn on or even boot into android at all. It boots up with the HTC Incredible screen and then shuts off and does this over and over again. I put it into recovery or hboot I am not quite sure what you call it (hold power and vol. down) and from there I try to wipe but it will just go back into the boot loop sequence again, if I try to get into recovery, it will do the same thing. What can I do to help him out? He is phoneless right now and we really need to get this fixed. It is s-off and I want to at least try and get it to s-on so I can load the stock ruu on to it, but how am I supposed to do that if I can boot into it and I can't get into clockwork. I tried renaming CWR to the PB3IMG and booting into hboot, but I can't install. Please help. Any suggestions? Thank you for the help.
you say you CAN get to clockwork? if so, can you try to install a rom from your sd card, don't wipe again, just try to install and see what happens? or is it not letting you do even that?
Sorry I cannot get into clockwork. I tried installing CWR through hboot, but was unsuccessful won't even get me to the screen to install. AUtomatically reboots and just goes from the white htc screen to black over and over again.
Anyone have any ideas.. Maybe just to get a-on.
You are not fixing the problem by wiping the phone. The boot loop is caused by a bad install of a ROM and only restoring a clean backup or running the pb31img file froom hboot will fix it.
Did you make a backup before all this happened? If you did then from hboot you should be able to get into recovery and restore the bacukp. In hboot recovery is the second menu option, select it by scrolling down the pressing the power button to start it. Then from recovery select backup/restore and then select restore and it should show you a list of your backups.
If you didn't make a backup then you need to put a copy of the PB31IMG file on the sdcard and then boot into hboot and it should automatically run the update. This will also unroot the phone so you will have to root it with unrevoked again. You also have to have teh correct PB31IMG file for the phone, amoled or slcd as they are not interchanageable and flashing the wrong one will lead to more harder to fix problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786436
Above is a link on how to get back to stock, how to falsh the PB31IMG file from hboot is Part 2. I copied the relevant parts of it below assuming that you have s-off.
1. Make sure you're rooted with clockworkmod recovery.
2. Download the RUU for your phone, either amoled or slcd (don't have a link).
3. Push PB31IMG-3.21.605.1_RUU.zip to your SDCard, renaming it to "PB31IMG.zip" (no quotes)(delete any other PB31IMG.zip you might have on there before pushing).
4. Boot into HBOOT, and it should recognize the PB31IMG.zip. Start the update and go get a drink (it might reboot once or twice, don't worry about it).
5. When that's done, reboot and you're at 2.2 stock!
Try installing cwm twice, its the only way it works for me. As far I can tell your friends phone is fine. Try flashing cwm twice.as I.said b4. Then post.back see if.that works then we will.go.from there
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Thanks guys I will try this and post results. Thanks again.
I am having a somewhat simular problem.
I am unable to flash any other ROM. I can do a backup and restore that backup. But when I boot into recovery, wipe everything, then flash a new ROM, I reboot and my phone just sits on the white screen with HTC Incredible in black letters. I have left the phone like this for more than 30 minutes several times and nothing happens. Phone is not warm/hot after being on this long so I am not sure if it is doing anything at all.
I hate to think I am not able to flash any more ROMs.
I have done a search for my issue and this thread is the closest thing I have found.
Any ideas or help?
Thanks.
Romparoo said:
I am having a somewhat simular problem.
I am unable to flash any other ROM. I can do a backup and restore that backup. But when I boot into recovery, wipe everything, then flash a new ROM, I reboot and my phone just sits on the white screen with HTC Incredible in black letters. I have left the phone like this for more than 30 minutes several times and nothing happens. Phone is not warm/hot after being on this long so I am not sure if it is doing anything at all.
I hate to think I am not able to flash any more ROMs.
I have done a search for my issue and this thread is the closest thing I have found.
Any ideas or help?
Thanks.
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Maybe its just the rom? try downloading another making sure the download is fully complete. Wipe Data/Cache/Dalvik and Format System for good measure and try again.
Romparoo said:
I am having a somewhat simular problem.
I am unable to flash any other ROM. I can do a backup and restore that backup. But when I boot into recovery, wipe everything, then flash a new ROM, I reboot and my phone just sits on the white screen with HTC Incredible in black letters. I have left the phone like this for more than 30 minutes several times and nothing happens. Phone is not warm/hot after being on this long so I am not sure if it is doing anything at all.
I hate to think I am not able to flash any more ROMs.
I have done a search for my issue and this thread is the closest thing I have found.
Any ideas or help?
Thanks.
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Make sure that the kernel the rom your trying to load has is compatible with your phone. I know some will say that kernels dont matter so much, but there are certain kernels that simply dispise my phone. Try going into recovery and flashing a different kernel.
I am in a somewhat similar boat. I cannot get into Recovery. If I power up the phone normally, it does the boot looping. If I go into hboot, I can get it to go through the motions of flashing recovery, and although it appears to be successful, if I try to go into recovery, it basically boot loops, except for one version which puts a few black lines on the screen and THEN boots. So what is my best option, seeing as I cannot get into CWM?
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Maybe its just the rom? try downloading another making sure the download is fully complete. Wipe Data/Cache/Dalvik and Format System for good measure and try again.
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Thanks, I had never done Format System before. Not sure if that is the reason it worked or the new ROM, but I was able to flash the ROM I wanted.
Couldn't find a quote button for one of the last post so I'll just paste it in.
I am in a somewhat similar boat. I cannot get into Recovery. If I power up the phone normally, it does the boot looping. If I go into hboot, I can get it to go through the motions of flashing recovery, and although it appears to be successful, if I try to go into recovery, it basically boot loops, except for one version which puts a few black lines on the screen and THEN boots. So what is my best option, seeing as I cannot get into CWM?
I am thinking that you might have to flash a copy of the recovery image file to get recovery to work again. I'm not sure where you get a copy, used to be at Koush's website. You would then rename it PB31IMG.zip and let hboot flash it. I've only had to reinstall recovery once before myself and that was on a Eris and used hboot through ADB on my pc so not sure if I told yout eh corect way to do it. Sure others will chime in to help.
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Couldn't find a quote button for one of the last post so I'll just paste it in.
I am in a somewhat similar boat. I cannot get into Recovery. If I power up the phone normally, it does the boot looping. If I go into hboot, I can get it to go through the motions of flashing recovery, and although it appears to be successful, if I try to go into recovery, it basically boot loops, except for one version which puts a few black lines on the screen and THEN boots. So what is my best option, seeing as I cannot get into CWM?
I am thinking that you might have to flash a copy of the recovery image file to get recovery to work again. I'm not sure where you get a copy, used to be at Koush's website. You would then rename it PB31IMG.zip and let hboot flash it. I've only had to reinstall recovery once before myself and that was on a Eris and used hboot through ADB on my pc so not sure if I told yout eh corect way to do it. Sure others will chime in to help.
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DINC Recoveries: http://dougpiston.com/?page_id=85
kzoodroid said:
I am thinking that you might have to flash a copy of the recovery image file to get recovery to work again. I'm not sure where you get a copy, used to be at Koush's website. You would then rename it PB31IMG.zip and let hboot flash it. I've only had to reinstall recovery once before myself and that was on a Eris and used hboot through ADB on my pc so not sure if I told yout eh corect way to do it. Sure others will chime in to help.
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I've tried dozens of times with several different recovery images - no go. It goes through the motions of installing the image, but nothing changes. It still won't go into recovery, but just starts boot-looping.
A couple of things to note...
With one of the recoveries flashed, I see Build and some other stuff at the bottom of the screen very briefly before it reboots again.
With 2.5.0.5, I see what looks like the messed up screen that you get when you have SLCD and load an incompatible recovery... but then it reboots quickly.
bradinc said:
A couple of things to note...
With one of the recoveries flashed, I see Build and some other stuff at the bottom of the screen very briefly before it reboots again.
With 2.5.0.5, I see what looks like the messed up screen that you get when you have SLCD and load an incompatible recovery... but then it reboots quickly.
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I would think your only option left is to try and unroot the phone by flashing the RUU, method is in the ROM development section somewhere about getting back to stock 2.2. Then re-root your phone with unrevoked.
kzoodroid said:
I would think your only option left is to try and unroot the phone by flashing the RUU, method is in the ROM development section somewhere about getting back to stock 2.2. Then re-root your phone with unrevoked.
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The main issue with that is the fact that the first step, setting S-on, involves using recovery.
Has anyone used the engineering hboot? I have SLCD, so I can't see what comes up on the screen. If I can find out exactly where it starts and how to get to fastboot in it, I can at least run fastboot commands from my PC and see what's up.
Ok, I loaded the engineering hboot and can run fastboot commands. I was able to flash backup images of system, userdata, recovery.. but nothing changes as far as trying to boot up. I reloaded the .92 hboot so I could see the screen, and I'm right back where I started. I'm hoping now that I can at least run fastboot commands that I can somehow recover, or at least get it to a state where I can return it.
Hi all,
I'm about to flash a new ROM, I performed the nandroid backup.
Now when I power on with the volume down, it goes straight to a screen that says 'FastBoot' highlighted in red, and then my options are Bootloader, Reboot, Reboot Bootloader and Power Down. I have tried doing it manually, as well as doing it with 'Rom Manager'. If I'm about to go to a new ROM, is this right? I have just downloaded the new rom to the SD card, but can't get to the screen where I tell it which rom to select. How do I make it do this?
When it first comes on now, with the volume held down, it goes straight to 'FastBoot', when I select Bootloader, and then 'Recovery', it goes back to the 'FastBoot' screen...
EDIT: Forgot to include the details. Running a stock evo, haven't loaded a new ROM before. I have root access through unrevoked. I was able to access the Clockwork Mod just the other night to perform the backup, etc. Now, however, it won't let me. I'm betting it's something silly that I did, or one of the programs is stuck in 'Fastboot only' or something like that. But, I don't know where I would have selected that... HTC Evo, Android 2.2. Lastly, whatever I select in the 'FastBoot' program (either Bootloader, recovery, fastboot, etc) it will only reboot into 'Fastboot'.
EDIT 2: I should also add that the phone is loading up and working fine, it just won't let me get into 'recovery'
What am I doing wrong here?
Can I still change ROMS?
Thanks!!!!!
What recovery were you using? Find its thread and reflash your recovery.
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nothing's dead, your recovery just isn't working.
You need to install a recovery - either ClockworkMod's recovery (which is what I am assuming you're using) or TeamWin's, or an Amon-RA/clone.
Get that fixed, then go about your merry way flashing
What?? How did u nandroid if you can't flash a Rom... Just try power and vol up not down.. select bootloader hit power then.. select recovery power ..
In recovery wipe data wipe cache then restore nandroid backup
Are u rooted via unrevoked or revolutionary? In Rom manager choose flash cwm recovery then select manual reboot Into recovery
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yes, I have run a ClockworkMod recovery through ROM Manager. I have also run a Nandroid backup through ClockworkMod recovery. I am worried that if I try to select that option, it will try to reboot through 'Recovery', but be unable to reach it. Then, I might be stuck in a loop.
So, I tried uninstalling/reinstalling Rom Manager and QuickBoot, nothing changed. In 'Rom Manager', I have an option to 'Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery', which I haven't tried. I have tried Reboot into Recovery, which takes me into my 'fastboot' loop that I mentioned before.
So, from what you're telling me, what will happen if I select 'Flash ClockworkMod Recovery'? Will it just flash the recovery there? or will it start the recovery process, then try to reboot into recovery mode (which it can't get to) to finish the process?
Sorry for so many questions. Just would rather ask before I try it so as not to have a really pretty paperweight of a phone...
THANKS!!!
lojak29 said:
What?? How did u nandroid if you can't flash a Rom... Just try power and vol up not down.. select bootloader hit power then.. select recovery power ..
In recovery wipe data wipe cache then restore nandroid backup
Are u rooted via unrevoked or revolutionary? In Rom manager choose flash cwm recovery then select manual reboot Into recovery
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Sorry, this reply came in while I was answering the other questions....
When I ran the nandroid backup, I wasn't having any trouble getting into Recovery. This inability to get into recovery just started. I am rooted with unrevoked v2.
If I can't get into recovery, and I select 'Flash CWM recovery', is part of that process of flashing the recovery going to try to reboot into recovery, then not be able to get to recovery and get me locked into a loop? or will it just flash right there and then I'll be able to power down and get to recovery like normal?
So after reading the other comments, I guess what I need to know is, what happens when I select 'flash clockwork mod recovery'?
Does it just flash from within the program, while the phone is still turned on?
Or
Does it start the process, then attempt to boot into recovery to finish the process?
If it does the first option, then I might be ok to do it. If it does the second, then I'm worried that to complete the process, I might be stuck as it tries to get into recovery that's not available....
Any thoughts from someone who has done this? What happens when you flash CWM Recovery?
Thanks!
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ndbbi1h3qq1brt5
Download that file. Rename it PC36IMG.zip. place it on the root of your sd card. Power off your phone. Hold the power button and volume down at the same time. If your phone boots into fastboot select boot loader, otherwise it will boot into bootloader and begin the update. Your phone will prompt you to install the update. I believe it will say hit volume up for yes or volume down to no. This will reflash your recovery.img. After this happens you will have a recovery installed.
Great. Thanks! So, after I do that, then I will be able to either (1) boot into recovery, which I can't do now or (2) just boot the phone as I normally do until I flash the new rom?
thanks so much! I'm learning so much about this from you all.
flashing cwm from from manager won't reboot to recovery till you choose to but will install cwm recovery that app was built to help facilitate the recovery install with ease in mind don't worry
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Get rid of rom manager and cwm recovery
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hello all, my first post.
I have incredible, rooted, with cyanogenmod 7. it has been working as normal for months and months. the other day, it just got stuck in the boot animation. i hadn't changed anything, system tweaks, etc, right before this.
i hold volume down and press power, and it goes to bootloader mode. normally here, i can select RECOVERY, and then goes to the black screen, where i could do many things, drastic as wipe the phone, reinstall cyanogenmod, g-apps, etc.
whats my problem now, is that when i hold power down and power and get to the white recovery screen, if i select RECOVERY, it doesnt go where it used to. it goes to the OTHER white screen where choices are, REBOOT, POWER DOWN, etc. So i select to go into recovery mode (the black screen) but it never goes there now. Always did before. Just goes to that next white screen, letting me reboot and start the cycle over again. I've tried with no SC card, no difference.
I found a post someone giving specific directions to format sd card, put radio update only on card, and boot with that in phone. I did, and it successfully said it updated, but still nothing has changed.
I cant get into recovery mode, to reformat, wipe, run any updates, nothing. I've tried so many times i can't even guess. I think it has become a brick. But I finally posted here hoping i may find some advice.
Anyone have any ideas of what i can do, if i can get into recovery mode?
if this helps, this all the info on the white screen - holding power down and powering on:
HBOOT-0.92.0000
MICORP-0417
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-2.15.00.0000
Jul 23 2010, 10:06:51
thanks,
ben
Have you tried installing the latest recovery through ROM manager? I've no idea why this would have happened but if we can get you there. We can fix it
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i cant boot fully, so i cant access ROM manager.
bluedimensional123 said:
i cant boot fully, so i cant access ROM manager.
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Flash this thru hboot. It the latest cwm recovery. You are s-off right?
http://dinc.does-it.net/Recoveries/CWM_5.0.2.0/PB31IMG.zip
Also the radio version you posted above 2.15.00.0000, is that a typo? I have never seen that radio version before.
cmlusco said:
Flash this thru hboot. It the latest cwm recovery. You are s-off right?Also the radio version you posted above 2.15.00.0000, is that a typo? I have never seen that radio version before.
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excuse my noob-ness, term-wise, i don't know what s-off means.
i will try the link to latest cwm recovery zip, next.
and thats not a typo, 2.15.00.0000 is what it says!
bluedimensional123 said:
excuse my noob-ness, term-wise, i don't know what s-off means.
i will try the link to latest cwm recovery zip, next.
and thats not a typo, 2.15.00.0000 is what it says!
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ok that update worked! because its been a minute, and i'm so hyped to fix this, i am proceeding with extra extra caution; so, remind me what to choose here - i just don't want to get back into that loop. If i need to wipe phone's data, that's fine. My phone will be working and that makes me ecstatic!
bluedimensional123 said:
ok that update worked! because its been a minute, and i'm so hyped to fix this, i am proceeding with extra extra caution; so, remind me what to choose here - i just don't want to get back into that loop. If i need to wipe phone's data, that's fine. My phone will be working and that makes me ecstatic!
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reboot system now
apply update from sdcard
wipe data / factory reset
wipe cache partition
install zip from sdcard
backup and restore
mounts and storage
advanced
power off
i assume choose apply update from sdcard, and run latest cyanogenmod zip, then g-apps, etc...am i right?
bluedimensional123 said:
reboot system now
apply update from sdcard
wipe data / factory reset
wipe cache partition
install zip from sdcard
backup and restore
mounts and storage
advanced
power off
i assume choose apply update from sdcard, and run latest cyanogenmod zip, then g-apps, etc...am i right?
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S-off is security off. It allows you to flash images not signed by HTC. At the top of the hboot screen it should say either s-on or s-off. If it let tou flash cwm recovery you are s-off.
Yes enter recovery, wipe everything in mounts and storage and either flash a stock ruu thru hboot, or flash a rom of your choosing. Do not choose aply update.zip choose install from sdcard, and select your roms zip file.
I would also flash a new radio thru hboot, as i have never seen that version of radio for the incredible. http://dinc.does-it.net/Radios.
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S-off is security off. It allows you to flash images not signed by HTC. At the top of the hboot screen it should say either s-on or s-off. If it let tou flash cwm recovery you are s-off.
Yes enter recovery, wipe everything in mounts and storage and either flash a stock ruu thru hboot, or flash a rom of your choosing. Do not choose aply update.zip choose install from sdcard, and select your roms zip file.
I would also flash a new radio thru hboot, as i have never seen that version of radio for the incredible. http://dinc.does-it.net/Radios.
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ok, so here's where I'm at now:
updated radio via hboot via last link posted. i can now get to recovery screen, which is awesome, but - i can select any of the options and select one, and then it goes to a black screen with the ROM manager hat logo, with a yellow arrow under it. The arrow does not move or rotate, as if it was processing my command. it just sits idle on that logo forever.
i can hit power to go back to the recovery menu, and selecting nothing, well, does anything!
any ideas? just far your replies have gotten me past the loop i was in, so i eagerly hope there's more input for me now as to why none of the options in recovery screen process when i select them, they just go to a logo with the hat and an arrow (remember, the arrow isn't moving at all).
btw its ClockworkMod Recovery v 5.0.2.0
thanks again,
ben
p.s. - my updated radio is 2.05.00.06.11 now, if that is important.
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ok, so here's where I'm at now:
updated radio via hboot via last link posted. i can now get to recovery screen, which is awesome, but - i can select any of the options and select one, and then it goes to a black screen with the ROM manager hat logo, with a yellow arrow under it. The arrow does not move or rotate, as if it was processing my command. it just sits idle on that logo forever.
i can hit power to go back to the recovery menu, and selecting nothing, well, does anything!
any ideas? just far your replies have gotten me past the loop i was in, so i eagerly hope there's more input for me now as to why none of the options in recovery screen process when i select them, they just go to a logo with the hat and an arrow (remember, the arrow isn't moving at all).
btw its ClockworkMod Recovery v 5.0.2.0
thanks again,
ben
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Do not use the power button to select items in recovery. Use the vol keys to navigate, the trackball to select, and the power button goes back.
same thing
i had the exact same thing just last week - stuck on bootloop with cyanogen 7. I tried some stuff for a little but ended up just switching to an ICS rom. which I am much happier with and would highly recommend.
right now im using ICS-Deck AOKP "Ice Cream Sandwich"
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1475936)
and just for your own resource, this page is pretty useful! list of roms and radios and kernals and all sorts of other goodies
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=969371)
thank you for helping me out. every post helped, and i got my old faithful incredible up and running!
completely awesome.
thanks.
p.s. in recovery, pressing trackball to select, i would never have tried. amazing sometimes the simplest things can slow us down. many thanks!
ben
htc incredible stuck in cyanogenmod 7 boot loop
My Htc incredible is stuck in cyanogenmod 7 boot loop at first my apps kept saying failed force close then when i went to send a txt it said messaging app failed force close so i tried shutting my phone off and pulling the battery but it still wouldn't work so reset my phone but that's when it got stuck in cyanogenmod 7 boot loop and now i cant get it to do anything at all its just keeps repeating the cyanogen mod 7 boot screen is there anyway to fix this
allyboo93 said:
My Htc incredible is stuck in cyanogenmod 7 boot loop at first my apps kept saying failed force close then when i went to send a txt it said messaging app failed force close so i tried shutting my phone off and pulling the battery but it still wouldn't work so reset my phone but that's when it got stuck in cyanogenmod 7 boot loop and now i cant get it to do anything at all its just keeps repeating the cyanogen mod 7 boot screen is there anyway to fix this
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Can you enter recovery? If so wipe everything in mounts and storrage except emmc and sdcard, and then restore a known good backup or flash a rom fresh. If that dosent work i would do an ruu.
Can he do a ruu from Fastboot or hboot or cwmi thought he had to be able fully boot to use ruu.
mmyers35 said:
Can he do a ruu from Fastboot or hboot or cwmi thought he had to be able fully boot to use ruu.
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He can do a PB31IMG.zip ruu through hboot. To do the ruu.exe with a pc you need to be able to boot to enable usb debuging i think.
i was able to do all the listed in this thread. but after 2 days of searching i still can't find a good solution for formatting /data, I get an error everytime and cm7 is the only rom that I can boot on my dinc. however when i think i have fresh flash, some of my old apps are still there.
if i ruu i get stuck on the red eye screen and the phone reboots.
I'm at a loss
eidt
i am root with s-off
cwm 5.0.2.0
Never pull the battery. Always use as last resort....
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one similar thread was close, but no cigar....so here goes
EVO 4G rooted Unrevoked with amon ra 2.3, phone has been working just great since November, only thing I have done to it is flash some Roms, right now its running the Express RC1, I tried flashing the latest version of Express but it wouldnt take, but thats another story.
I was planning on flashing to another ROM so I connected the phone to PC and copied folders from sd card to PC folder, then I went into recovery and was going to backup again but with nandroid, and saw that the recovery menu prompts were different than what I normally see on other phones I work on, which I use Amon Ra 3.11, SO.. I decided to "upgrade" to the 3.11, so I rebooted to bootloader, then fastboot, went to command prompt and sent the flash of recovery.img to the phone, it said it was completed and I went to switch to recovery and it hung up on the splash screen.
After waiting for too long I pulled the battery and tried again, same problem, so I pulled it again and tried flashing it with Android Flasher, same thing, no luck. I did some searching and looked into ROM manager, but that only works with Clockwork, and I have Amon Ra.
I've tried periodically these same steps over again and cannot get it flashed, nor can get into recovery, getting to the bootloader is fine, booting the phone is fine, and works fine, but recovery just wont do.
I have also read that I could just upload an RUU and install that, but that would eliminate the nandroid, and as last resort will do it, but is there some other way I can get to recovery?
Edit: regarding clockwork, could I also install clockwork thru ROM manager, then come around and install amon ra? sounds like I could but...?
gellybelly said:
one similar thread was close, but no cigar....so here goes
EVO 4G rooted Unrevoked with amon ra 2.3, phone has been working just great since November, only thing I have done to it is flash some Roms, right now its running the Express RC1, I tried flashing the latest version of Express but it wouldnt take, but thats another story.
I was planning on flashing to another ROM so I connected the phone to PC and copied folders from sd card to PC folder, then I went into recovery and was going to backup again but with nandroid, and saw that the recovery menu prompts were different than what I normally see on other phones I work on, which I use Amon Ra 3.11, SO.. I decided to "upgrade" to the 3.11, so I rebooted to bootloader, then fastboot, went to command prompt and sent the flash of recovery.img to the phone, it said it was completed and I went to switch to recovery and it hung up on the splash screen.
After waiting for too long I pulled the battery and tried again, same problem, so I pulled it again and tried flashing it with Android Flasher, same thing, no luck. I did some searching and looked into ROM manager, but that only works with Clockwork, and I have Amon Ra.
I've tried periodically these same steps over again and cannot get it flashed, nor can get into recovery, getting to the bootloader is fine, booting the phone is fine, and works fine, but recovery just wont do.
I have also read that I could just upload an RUU and install that, but that would eliminate the nandroid, and as last resort will do it, but is there some other way I can get to recovery?
Edit: regarding clockwork, could I also install clockwork thru ROM manager, then come around and install amon ra? sounds like I could but...?
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You should try that, that's easier way for you. Then flash amon ra properly. Always check md5 sum of download, the file could have been corrupted.
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Ok cool will give that a try later tonight thanks
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Well that didnt work either, went to the ROM manager, and flashed the clockwork recovery, rebooted into recovery but it never got there just hung up on the HTC splash screen before it, and I left it there for about 15 minutes.
I can reboot and its working fine, just cant get into recovery, what now?
Maybe RUU install?
gellybelly said:
Well that didnt work either, went to the ROM manager, and flashed the clockwork recovery, rebooted into recovery but it never got there just hung up on the HTC splash screen before it, and I left it there for about 15 minutes.
I can reboot and its working fine, just cant get into recovery, what now?
Maybe RUU install?
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Did you go in applications then settings and see if fastboot is unchecked. Or pull out the battery, then hold the power button and volume down and see when you get to the screen with three androids on the bottom, scroll to recovery and choose it by clicking power button?
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volk9029 said:
Did you go in applications then settings and see if fastboot is unchecked.
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Fastboot is checked.
Or pull out the battery, then hold the power button and volume down and see when you get to the screen with three androids on the bottom, scroll to recovery and choose it by clicking power button?
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yeah already followed this, many times, just hangs at HTC splash
gellybelly said:
Fastboot is checked.
yeah already followed this, many times, just hangs at HTC splash
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Fastboot needs to be unchecked., not checked.
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Right, and I unchecked it when i saw it checked and still same hang up
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Try fastboot erase recovery through FASTBOOT, then flashing a Recovery image again. Won't hurt to try.
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Have you tried to go back to 2.3?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
cuetzpallin said:
Have you tried to go back to 2.3?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
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shortydoggg said:
Try fastboot erase recovery through FASTBOOT, then flashing a Recovery image again. Won't hurt to try.
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Alright finally it worked, I went into fastboot and erased recovery then installed 2.3 after downloading, thanks guys, not sure why it didnt work earlier, maybe installing over it was not liked, either way all done!