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[Q] hboot stuck... nothing works HELP

can anyone please help???
My friend failed at rooting the desire and now...
No mather what i do my phone always turns on in hboot mode. this is a problem, because volume up and down don't work, neither does the powerbutton.
i tried to lunch the RUU exe on ma computer to instal androind anew but it always says that the battery is under 30%
i also tried to put a rar file with the name PB99IMG_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed
on my sd card... it should install this update automaticly but it does nothing
i red a lot of forums and tried a lot but nothing worked
Any ideas?? please help

Did you rename it to PB99IMG.zip? Because that you must do
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium

do i have to have a goldcard that this metod works??
i tried to rename it, didn't work : /

Did you get any errors?
Did you rename with windows? If yes, make sure it's not PB99IMG.zip.zip, because windows hides known file extensions.
Did you get your phone from a carrier or an independent store like amazon?

rename with windows? what do you mean?
i renamed it like every other map or ikon
no errors, it doesn't do anything
ok... i'm cinda confused now. what should i rename into PB99IMG.zip. a shipped rom right?

I mean, with witch OS (windows, linux, android itself) did you rename the downloaded file?
You should download and rename this file:
PB99IMG_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed.zip
After downloading, rename it to "PB99IMG.zip". When done, copy it to the root of your SD card (so not in any folder).
Now reboot into HBoot (start phone with pressed volume back and power button) and the file should be recognized.

no, you need to extract rom.zip from the RUU (EDIT: unless you already downloaded the PB99IMG version of it which I can see you did so never mind what I said)
go to my guide and find the right section for you there's a tutorial on how to do it

bortak said:
no, you need to extract rom.zip from the RUU (unless you already downloaded the PB99IMG version of it which I can see you did so never mind what I said)
go to my guide and find the right section for you there's a tutorial on how to do it
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IMHO its's much easier to download a "prepared" PB99IMG-file directly.

tnx very much guys!!!
i hope it works
if it doesnt... is there anything else i can try??

jann32 said:
if it doesnt... is there anything else i can try??
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Let's first see if it works. Always take one thing at a time.

it doesn't recognize it.... it does nothing
it isn't rooted... perhaps that is the problem?
do you have another suggestion??

Are you really in Hboot mode (HBOOT in blue highlighted letters)?
Try what bortak said.

it doesnt work
it doesnt do anything
mybe because it isnt rooted??
do you have another suggestion??

Please answer based on my questions instead of repeating what you just wrote, otherwise it's nearly impossbile to help you.

yes i am in hboot.... white screen... blue highlights
do i need a goldcard for the file to be recognized?

No it just must be spelled correctly. PB99IMG.zip
Not zip.zip and also not lower case like pb99img.zip
If you can give us a screen shot of the file name in windows to confirm it is correct please
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium

i spelled correctly
mybe it did't work cause i put in on a different sd card and than switch it with the original one
i did it so, because i can't put anything on the broken desire, cause its broken. so i took a different phone and then i put on the sd card that file. then i switch sd cards.
could that be the reason?

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Where on the SD card are you putting it?
If its not reading SD card, you need to follow the usb brick tutorials such as
http://androidforums.com/desire-tips-tricks/365476-guide-usb-brick-fix.html
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hm... mybe you're right!
i'll try that, tnx!

[Q] Gaining S-ON Again

Hi
Recently was experimenting with RevolutionN Data ++ but something went wrong and market access was lost, no signal and the phone was not functioning (happened with many different ROMs actaully too).
Anyway tried flashing RUU but got an error 152, successfully reflashed the stock hboot through fastboot and then reflashed RUU which worked (thank god).
I though this would completely revert the phone back to stock however when I enter hboot it still says AlphaRev S-OFF.
Please help

geenius said:
Hi
Recently was experimenting with RevolutionN Data ++ but something went wrong and market access was lost, no signal and the phone was not functioning (happened with many different ROMs actaully too).
Anyway tried flashing RUU but got an error 152, successfully reflashed the stock hboot through fastboot and then reflashed RUU which worked (thank god).
I though this would completely revert the phone back to stock however when I enter hboot it still says AlphaRev S-OFF.
Please help
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look at the sticky, 1st post in the Q&A thread...

It's not a design element, it really works:
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MatDrOiD said:
It's not a design element, it really works:
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I've an idea... the mods should build in a feature, that if you have under 15 posts, the search button is lit up like a Christmas tree, and is 10x larger, or plastered everywhere on the screen.. so that you simply CAN'T miss it... or, before someone signs up, they are MADE to watch an entire video explaining to them how to search, or read a long document detailing how to do so... think my idea would really save us lots of time and wasted thread space...

don't you think I've tried that...which is why I was looking for another solution

Okay, so you searched, and yet you didn't find my guide which is a sticky right on top of the Q&A section which addresses your issue directly.... *sigh*
Troubleshooting Guide said:
[8]STILL S-OFF AFTER RUU
"I want to return my phone for warranty, I used a RUU but I'm still S-OFF"
Cause:
- Alpharev's Hboots are write protected, so that they can not be overwritten by a RUU
HOW TO S-ON
METHOD 1#
[STEP1]- Visit Alpharev and download the "Downgrader"
[STEP2]- Flash the downgrader over fastboot. This can be done with Android Flasher, cmd, or fastboot commander (Note: android flasher is the only program that does not require third party software such as Android SDK or Java JDK)
[STEP3]- You should now notice the title on the bootloader screen is "Alpharev Unlock", run the RUU again and you will have S-ON'd your device.
#METHOD 2#
[STEP1]- Instead of running the RUU again, and putting your phone at risk once more, you can simply upgrade just the bootloader manually, with the PB99IMG.zip method.
[PHASE1]- we need to extract rom.zip from the RUU.
[P1/STEP1]- Run the RUU (BUT DO NOT PLUG IN YOUR PHONE OR CONTINUE), move it to the side as it cannot be minimised.
[P1/STEP2]- go to start menu, and use the "run" feature. Type in %temp%
[P1/STEP3]- select "date modified" to "today" (to make it easier to find). There are should now be 2 folders with long names of random characters.
[P1/STEP4]- search the folders for rom.zip and extract it to the desktop.
[P1/STEP5]- delete everything EXCEPT "hboot_8x50_0.93.0001_20100810.nb0" and "android-info.txt"
[P1/STEP6]- rename the zip to PB99IMG.zip (make sure it is not PB99IMG.zip.zip)
[PHASE2]- now we need to update the bootloader
[P2/STEP1]- put the file in the ROOT of your sd-card (not in any file or folder) and boot into bootloader (poweroff, hold VOLUME DOWN and POWER). After a few seconds, you will be prompted to update bootloader. Select Yes. DO NOT INTERRUPT THE PROCESS, OR YOU WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE.
[P2/STEP2]- Once the process is finished, you will now be S-ON.
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bortak said:
I've an idea... the mods should build in a feature, that if you have under 15 posts, the search button is lit up like a Christmas tree, and is 10x larger, or plastered everywhere on the screen.. so that you simply CAN'T miss it... or, before someone signs up, they are MADE to watch an entire video explaining to them how to search, or read a long document detailing how to do so... think my idea would really save us lots of time and wasted thread space...
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I like your idea and I totally agree. My suggestion for the video is this one:

MatDrOiD said:
I like your idea and I totally agree. My suggestion for the video is this one:
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That would work!
over at bit-tech they have a system that if you've under 10 posts, each post (up to 10) has to be approved by a forum moderator... Imagine how many useless posts that would save

bortak said:
That would work!
over at bit-tech they have a system that if you've under 10 posts, each post (up to 10) has to be approved by a forum moderator... Imagine how many useless posts that would save
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Would be a nice christmas present by XDA.

Bloody bell some people just don't understand. Only just seen the replies and cheers for the useless help.
Turns out my phone was genuinely ****ed so had to buy a new one!!!
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium

[S-OFF & HBOOT 1.09.0099] We need your unmapped memory dump

Hello !
For those who are already S-OFF (XTC-Clipped or stock S-OFF) and who didn't read the big thread about finding a software S-OFF, you can greatly help us by doing these steps !
If you are willing to help and if your phone is working without any problem with the European stock firmware, you're ready to go !
/!\ Be aware that all your data will certainly be lost in the procedure, so don't forget to do some backups before. /!\
What we need : a dump of the unmapped memory of a S-OFF phone with HBOOT 1.09.0099
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The unmapped memory of the phone is about 8% of the 512MB available on our device. That's where the secu_flag is hiding.
We already compared two dumps of two S-ON phones. The differences were after 0x024c0010 (36,75MB). That means only the last 2MB of the file (which is 38,75MB) is different for the S-ON phones.
We guessed that the secu_flag is certainly in the first 36,75MB part of the dump. So we could easily find it by comparing S-ON/S-OFF dumps !
The procedure is written for Windows users.
0- Backup all your data.
1- Launch RUU_Marvel_S_HTC_Europe_2.13.401.3_Radio_47.23c.35.3037_7.54.39.28M_release_236989_signed.exe
http://www.shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Marvel
2- Launch PG7610000_Marvel_hboot_1.09.0099_2.13.401.3_0210_R.exe
http://www.htcdev.com/ruu/PG7610000_Marvel_hboot_1.09.0099_2.13.401.3_0210_R.exe
Then, you should have HBOOT-1.09.0099 + RADIO-7.54.39.28M.
However, I don't know if you have to go through the HTCDev procedure.
3- Download this archive and unzip it in a folder on your desktop :
http://www.mediafire.com/?jn7c1p8zbqwplni
Launch the Windows Command Prompt (Win+R => cmd) and use the 'cd' command to go in the folder created before.
Start your phone in "Fastboot USB" mode (Power + Vol Down).
Then, use this fastboot command :
Code:
fastboot -c "mtdparts=msm_nand:[email protected](misc),[email protected](recovery),[email protected](boot),[email protected](system),[email protected](cache),[email protected](userdata),[email protected](devlog),[email protected](radio)" boot recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvel.img
4- Mount your SD card using the Vol Down & Power buttons ("mounts and storage" --> "mount /sdcard").
Then in the Windows Command Prompt :
Code:
adb shell
cat /dev/mtd/mtd7 > /sdcard/radio-soff-hboot1_09_0099.img
5- Zip your dump (the file is at the root of your SD-Card) and send it on mediafire.com. You should use a password and give it to some trusted people who can get something of your dump (no.human.being, theq86, BeciMester).
A lot of thanks for these last three guys for what they are doing to the Wildfire S scene right now !

pihug12 said:
Hello !
For those who are already S-OFF (XTC-Clipped or stock S-OFF) and who didn't read the big thread about finding a software S-OFF, you can greatly help us by doing these steps !
If you are willing to help and if your phone is working without any problem with the European stock firmware, you're ready to go !
/!\ Be aware that all your data will certainly be lost in the procedure, so don't forget to do some backups before. /!\
What we need : a dump of the unmapped memory of a S-OFF phone with HBOOT 1.09.0099
The unmapped memory of the phone is about 8% of the 512MB available on our device. That's where the secu_flag is hiding.
We already compared two dumps of two S-ON phones. The differences were after 0x024c0010 (36,75MB). That means only the last 2MB of the file (which is 38,75MB) is different for the S-ON phones.
We guessed that the secu_flag is certainly in the first 36,75MB part of the dump. So we could easily find it by comparing S-ON/S-OFF dumps !
The procedure is written for Windows users.
0- Backup all your data.
1- Launch RUU_Marvel_S_HTC_Europe_2.13.401.3_Radio_47.23c.35.3037_7.54.39.28M_release_236989_signed.exe
http://www.shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Marvel
2- Launch PG7610000_Marvel_hboot_1.09.0099_2.13.401.3_0210_R.exe
http://www.htcdev.com/ruu/PG7610000_Marvel_hboot_1.09.0099_2.13.401.3_0210_R.exe
Then, you should have HBOOT-1.09.0099 + RADIO-7.54.39.28M.
However, I don't know if you have to go through the HTCDev procedure.
3- Download this archive and unzip it in a folder on your desktop :
http://www.mediafire.com/?jn7c1p8zbqwplni
Launch the Windows Command Prompt (Win+R => cmd) and use the 'cd' command to go in the folder created before.
Start your phone in "Fastboot USB" mode (Power + Vol Down).
Then, use this fastboot command :
Code:
fastboot -c "mtdparts=msm_nand:[email protected](misc),[email protected](recovery),[email protected](boot),[email protected](system),[email protected](cache),[email protected](userdata),[email protected](devlog),[email protected](radio)" boot recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvel.img
4- Mount your SD card using the Vol Down & Power buttons ("mounts and storage" --> "mount /sdcard").
Then in the Windows Command Prompt :
Code:
adb shell
cat /dev/mtd/mtd7 > /sdcard/radio-soff-hboot1_09_0099.img
5- Zip your dump (the file is at the root of your SD-Card) and send it on mediafire.com. You should use a password and give it to some trusted people who can get something of your dump (no.human.being, theq86, BeciMester).
A lot of thanks for these last three guys for what they are doing to the Wildfire S scene right now !
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good call man

Flashing Gio from ODIN with .tar.md5

I dowloaded my stock firmware from samfirmware.com and now i would like to flash it. It is a single tar.md5 package. I would like to known how to flash it. I searched, but it was not much help to me. Do i use the single package option in ODIN?
- i have never used odin, but i have flashed alot of roms so im not completely stupid when it comes to this stuff.

Yes, one package

Once you have Odin
To do so
The file "GIO_v0.1.ops"
You will find in the package of Odin
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You put the file you downloaded md5
How do you see "PASS!" disconnect and if appears
"Close serial port and wait until rebooting" a disconnect, and wait until the phone turns on, of course, disconnect the cable.
It says Samsung on the phone remove the battery and enter the Recovery Menu
select "wipe"
select reboot
READY
I already have the new rom

Is it possible to unzip the rom with 7zip and remove the recovery image so i can still have my custom recovery?

AlwaysDroid said:
Is it possible to unzip the rom with 7zip and remove the recovery image so i can still have my custom recovery?
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Ypu can but must be able to do a md5sum or flash as .tar without md5 check
Sent from my GT-S5660 using xda premium

Cant find?
voetbalremco said:
Ypu can but must be able to do a md5sum or flash as .tar without md5 check
Sent from my GT-S5660 using xda premium
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Im trying to flash a file called S5660MUGKG3_S5660MBMCKG3_BMC. When ever i try to one package i cant seem to find it? Can anyone help me with this?

Did you unzip it?
If you haven't already, please check "show extensions for known file types" in your Windows Explorer settings.

Darkshado said:
Did you unzip it?
If you haven't already, please check "show extensions for known file types" in your Windows Explorer settings.
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How do I unzip it? Can I use winrar and extract?

Darkshado said:
Did you unzip it?
If you haven't already, please check "show extensions for known file types" in your Windows Explorer settings.
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Yay I got it!
Thanks for your help!
Is it fine if it says 1 (COM10) ? and also its keeps on showing the boot animations over over... wont go further and on odin it says pass. should i keep on waiting or is somthing wrong? is it bricked?

1 (COM10) is simply to indicate the serial port number assigned to your phone by Windows and the Samsung USB driver in Odin.
Your phone is boot looping, some might consider this a soft brick. My best guess is that you previously installed a ROM that formatted your /data and /cache partitions from the stock RFS format to ext4 instead. The stock 5660M ROM doesn't support ext4.
Reboot in the stock recovery, either with "adb reboot recovery" or by using the home and power keys simultaneously.
From there, wipe user data and cache, or something similar I don't recall the exact wording, but I do remember they were two separate commands.
Reboot, should work now. Use ddms (part of the Android SDK) to see what's going on under the hood if you feel like it.
I take it computers are a relatively new thing for you to ask how to unzip files. My best advice: make very regular backups and read instructions carefully. Losing data is not cool. Losing someone else's data is worse. (I'm guessing you're on the family computer here...)

can someone help me with H815 misc partition img file

I have mistakenly erased misc partition and have no backup for it so my WIFI dosen't work for me
I've copied the way to make misc.img file from https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g4/help/request-h811-misc-partition-image-t3516353 and it's below
===============================================Misc.img=====================================================================
Process to generate a image of misc is as follows:
Reboot into TWRP recovery.
Run "adb shell" or open a recovery terminal.
Run "ls /dev/block/platform/*/by-name/misc" to identify the path to your misc partition.
Mine is "/dev/block/platform/f9824900.sdhci/by-name/misc"
Run "dd if=/dev/block/platform/f9824900.sdhci/by-name/misc of=/sdcard/misc.img"
Replace "f9824900.sdhci" if appropriate for your device, using the value found in step 3.
You now have a file misc.img in your storage directory. You can either use "adb pull /sdcard/misc.img" to download it onto your PC, or you can upload it directly using XDA mobile.
If anyone here can follow the above steps and upload the resulting image, I'd be deeply grateful.
===============================================Misc.img=====================================================================

OriginLua said:
I have mistakenly erased misc partition and have no backup for it so my WIFI dosen't work for me
I've copied the way to make misc.img file from https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g4/help/request-h811-misc-partition-image-t3516353 and it's below
===============================================Misc.img=====================================================================
Process to generate a image of misc is as follows:
Reboot into TWRP recovery.
Run "adb shell" or open a recovery terminal.
Run "ls /dev/block/platform/*/by-name/misc" to identify the path to your misc partition.
Mine is "/dev/block/platform/f9824900.sdhci/by-name/misc"
Run "dd if=/dev/block/platform/f9824900.sdhci/by-name/misc of=/sdcard/misc.img"
Replace "f9824900.sdhci" if appropriate for your device, using the value found in step 3.
You now have a file misc.img in your storage directory. You can either use "adb pull /sdcard/misc.img" to download it onto your PC, or you can upload it directly using XDA mobile.
If anyone here can follow the above steps and upload the resulting image, I'd be deeply grateful.
===============================================Misc.img=====================================================================
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If you have a copy of your kdz for your model and software version for your specific carrier or can obtain one, you could use SALT to extract all your .image partition files yourself ... it could prove more handy doing it this way in the long run when issues arise.

sdembiske said:
If you have a copy of your kdz for your model and software version for your specific carrier or can obtain one, you could use SALT to extract all your .image partition files yourself ... it could prove more handy doing it this way in the long run when issues arise.
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I've tried what you said but kdz doesn't hold misc image

OriginLua said:
I've tried what you said but kdz doesn't hold misc image
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Copy your post with the screen shot over to the SALT thread.