[URGENT] Need to unroot dead Desire without USB Cable! - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all, first post here!
Anyway, I have a hell of a sticky situation. My HTC Desire charger port has broken so I cant charge it, meaning it's dead and need to send it away asap because it has a week or so of warranty left. The problem is- it's rooted. I don't have a clue what it's rooted with as it's a second hand phone and I'm not zavvy on rooting at all so I'm completely stuck! Can anyone please help me?

To unroot it you need an RUU and for that you need a cable. If it doesn't turn on then fair enough. If it does turn on, boot into recovery and format the boot partition. It will then force it to just boot into the bootloader and sort of stall HTC while they fix the port. As long as you get the port fixed, I don't see much of a problem.

Meaple said:
To unroot it you need an RUU and for that you need a cable. If it doesn't turn on then fair enough. If it does turn on, boot into recovery and format the boot partition. It will then force it to just boot into the bootloader and sort of stall HTC while they fix the port. As long as you get the port fixed, I don't see much of a problem.
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So you reckon it'd be fine to send it even if the battery's dead?

Do it wit the help of flash dead application!!
sent from galaxy 5 new cyanogen 7

Hutchy1 said:
So you reckon it'd be fine to send it even if the battery's dead?
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Well... all HTC have to do is get another battery. Pretty sure they're not out of stock lol. But seriously, send it in and see what they say. Like I said, if at least they fix the USB and don't touch the software, it'll be fine. But no doubt they will at least check the software at some point. Just give them some bull**** excuse to get it fixed.

Meaple said:
Well... all HTC have to do is get another battery. Pretty sure they're not out of stock lol. But seriously, send it in and see what they say. Like I said, if at least they fix the USB and don't touch the software, it'll be fine. But no doubt they will at least check the software at some point. Just give them some bull**** excuse to get it fixed.
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Thanks man appreciate your help Will give O2 a buzz tomorrow!

Does the SD card still work? If so, you can use the PB99IMG method to reflash a stock RUU

EddyOS said:
Does the SD card still work? If so, you can use the PB99IMG method to reflash a stock RUU
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Great idea. Run the RUU on your computer and get the ROM.zip out of the temp folder. Then rename it PB99IMG.zip and put it on the root of the SD card. Boot to bootloader, and let it flash.

As long as there is enough charge to run it..
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[Q] Desire Blackscreen

Hello,
i flashed my hboot back from ogxygen to default hboot, after
reboot i just saw a black screen. The leds are blinking green and orange if i put out the battery and if i insert it, the leds are orange.
If i start the desire the leds are not showing something and its still blackscreen.How i can repair it? =(
sry for bad english
i'm no expert but have you tried going in to the Bootload menu (power off phone, hold down the back button and power on holding both button down unlit phone starts up)?
Then if you can get in to the Bootloader screen you can then try to go to Recovery option or flash from your PC using ADB.
Have you made a NAND back up before you flashed your Hboot?
Yes i already did, but always blackscreen not vibrating or something like that
no i dont have a nand backup, why i need 1? someone could give me a link?
or make a backup and upload it?
if you connect phone to pc , is it recognized by PC?
if yes try to run an official RUU from shipped roms.
alekshuso said:
Yes i already did, but always blackscreen not vibrating or something like that
no i dont have a nand backup, why i need 1? someone could give me a link?
or make a backup and upload it?
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no my pc isnt showing something up
It is a bit late but check the md5 of the hboot you flashed, if it does not match I think you are pretty screwed otherwise it probably is still fixable.
how i can fix? damned thats my dads desire he will kill me :/
i don't think you can, you have to take it back for repair.
or you can find someone with jtagbox.http://www.jtagbox.com/jtag-news/riff-jtag-htc-desire-unlock-unbrick-imei-repair-supported/
will they repair my desire if i send it back? cause its flashed
It depends on how much they can see from it.
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ähm... what they will do after repair when they see thats my desire is flashed?
If they find out that it was a rooted desire or that you caused the fault, they are happy to repair it but they will charge you big time. Somewhere around here someone named 200 euro i think. But you might get lucky and they repair it cost free, has also happened before.
What you have is the slcd desire brick. Follow the thread in my signature with the ruu for your region- how to unroot the desire.
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no, it dont make vibration... or its cause i had gingerbread rom
alekshuso said:
no, it dont make vibration... or its cause i had gingerbread rom
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push
read my post ... : HTC Desire doesn't start up. maybe it helps. had the same exact problem.
spd00 said:
read my post ... : HTC Desire doesn't start up. maybe it helps. had the same exact problem.
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nope, my pc dont show something up about usb but my desire is
charging :/ and it dont vibrate!!!
It should in fastboot. See my signature for the thread on unbricking
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nope your thread is for slcd bricked desire, but my one is hboot bricked :/
push, what i must write to htc and can i use jtagsoftware without box`?
and how i can root my radio`?

Htc desire bootloop

Hello! After unsuccessful update HTC Desire stuck in bootloop. I tried almost everything but nothing.
I tried flashing from RUU but it stucks on 18% Checking Header.
Please help to revive my desire.
There is no detail in this thread. Please supply everything you know.
My friend wanted to flash desire. But something happens and it stuck on the boot loader.
I think that i would repair it. I read much information and i was advised to flash it vie RUU. I tried to flash with WWE rom. But it stuck on 35%. http://ton.mrankalo.net/pics/stuck.png
I didnt know what to do and unplug the usb. And then desire restared and it appeared htc logo with one ! on the every 4 corners.
I downloaded
RUU_Bravo_H3G_UK_1.22.771.1_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_127568_signed
because my friend told me that is is bought from Three UK.
Now it stuck on 20% Checking Header.
That's all.
Please help.
Edit: http://ton.mrankalo.net/pics/desire.jpg
That's the bootloader before my procedures today.
What did your friend flash with?
Best thing I recommend, download 2.3.3 RUU from htcdev.com (Kernel source section).
Then put device in fastboot (back + Power from off) then connect USB and run RUU.
If it hangs at radio and then says fail, may be broken
Almost 10 minutes it's stuck on the same: 35% Updating Radio. No error, nothing.
What about gold card? Can I make it without having access to desire's andriod?
Gold card wont help. If its hanging on radio, sounds like a radio brick. Contact HTC for warranty repair.
rootSU said:
Gold card wont help. If its hanging on radio, sounds like a radio brick. Contact HTC for warranty repair.
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I dont think warranty will help. Any idias? I tried 2.3 Update from Htcdev. But it stuck on 22% Updating Radio.
toncata said:
I dont think warranty will help. Any idias? I tried 2.3 Update from Htcdev. But it stuck on 22% Updating Radio.
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Why don't you think warranty will help?
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toncata said:
I dont think warranty will help. Any idias? I tried 2.3 Update from Htcdev. But it stuck on 22% Updating Radio.
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Only reason it wont help is you are out of warranty or there isn't an official HTC center where you can have it repaired.
You just say that you are trying to upgrade to the official Gingerbread update and it didn't work as it should.
stankyou said:
Only reason it wont help is you are out of warranty or there isn't an official HTC center where you can have it repaired.
You just say that you are trying to upgrade to the official Gingerbread update and it didn't work as it should.
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http://psas.revskills.de/?q=goldcard
This site is down. But if i make a goldcard.img i will make it to work.
toncata said:
http://psas.revskills.de/?q=goldcard
This site is down. But if i make a goldcard.img i will make it to work.
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Well good luck then but like rootSU said, if it says it's failing on the Radio part of the update then the chances of having it fixed yourself is slim.
Like I told you in pm, using another ruu will not help you. Try for warranty. Of course if you use wrong ruu and put something that obviously shouldnt be there and then can't remove it, your warranty is screwed.
Anyway you have my advice. Remaining in this thread will just be.painful for me. best of luck.
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What about
http://android.modaco.com/topic/318...otloader-menus-and-stock-ruus-not-installing/
I think this will help.

			
				
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What do you think? Why you are angry? I want to repair the phone.
How will that thread help? No one on that thread fixed the issue. I have already told you, CONTACT HTC!
I contacted HTC 2 times and they didnt tell me anything. They asked me what happened and nothing else.
toncata said:
I contacted HTC 2 times and they didnt tell me anything. They asked me what happened and nothing else.
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Tell them that you tried to update to 2.3.3 from HTCdev.com and now it will not flash past the radio. Tell them this is a warranty repair and ask them if you can send it to them.

[Q] desire wont boot up

my friend tried to root his desire and got his phone bricked. now it's not switching on. when plug the charger or usb it shows the green light but nothing else. can't replace it coz no warranty.. any help would be welcome
katuss said:
my friend tried to root his desire and got his phone bricked. now it's not switching on. when plug the charger or usb it shows the green light but nothing else. can't replace it coz no warranty.. any help would be welcome
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tried to remove battery..let some minutes and put it on again ? how did he try to root the phone ? did he try to open the phone in fastboot mode ?
rares1235 said:
tried to remove battery..let some minutes and put it on again ? how did he try to root the phone ? did he try to open the phone in fastboot mode ?
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i tried that... some on has told him that he can root using superoneclick. so he just tried it... i'm clueless coz it is not detecting when plugged into the pc... factory reset not working... it doesn't boot at all other than the green light....
The easiest method to root is Unrevoked. I really don't know what happened with that phone , wait till someone can tell you what to do next. Good luck !
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA
rares1235 said:
The easiest method to root is Unrevoked. I really don't know what happened with that phone , wait till someone can tell you what to do next. Good luck !
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA
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hope some one can help
katuss said:
hope some one can help
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has he tried bortak's troubleshooting guide, it's sticked to the top of Q&A
hope your friend can get it back
rares1235 said:
The easiest method to root is Unrevoked. I really don't know what happened with that phone , wait till someone can tell you what to do next. Good luck !
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA
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if your friend does get it back, revolutionary is now much easier than unrevoked. it will s-off device + flash custom recovery. then he can flash superuser.zip to root existing rom.
katuss said:
hope some one can help
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But is Root? Or not?
And. ... can you enter at Hboot? (pushing Vol Down+Turn Off at same time)
He withdraws the batteries a time, and come back to putting. When you put it, you enter Hboot and do Clear Store. You will lose the information of the Rom, but perhaps start.
Greetings.
Look at my guide if you can get it into the bootloader
bortak said:
Look at my guide if you can get it into the bootloader
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btw, nice guide !
Wel1973 said:
But is Root? Or not?
And. ... can you enter at Hboot? (pushing Vol Down+Turn Off at same time)
He withdraws the batteries a time, and come back to putting. When you put it, you enter Hboot and do Clear Store. You will lose the information of the Rom, but perhaps start.
Greetings.
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bro cant get into Hboot thanks
Wel1973 said:
But is Root? Or not?
And. ... can you enter at Hboot? (pushing Vol Down+Turn Off at same time)
He withdraws the batteries a time, and come back to putting. When you put it, you enter Hboot and do Clear Store. You will lose the information of the Rom, but perhaps start.
Greetings.
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bortak said:
Look at my guide if you can get it into the bootloader
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am using ur guide only... cant get into the bootloader...
this is what happened... one of my friends has used superoneclick to root a LG device.. he has told this guy that you may be able to root the desire with the same tool, so he has tried it and screwed it up... when i plug the phone to the charger or the pc the green light comes up... i tried without the battery green and orange light were blinking... some shop guy has told that he can fix it but has asked a big amount... still can't come up with any ideas..
now there is a new issue... after creating a gold card and trying many things some how the phone is working... but the power button is not working.. have to plug it in to a power supply to get the screen... any idea?
also the sim is not getting detected and also the memory card

[Q] Does anyone know of a way to force on USB debugging?

I have just been given an old Wildfire that is unrooted, s-on and network locked that has somehow managed to get itself into Qualcomm diagnostic mode. I am unable to get anywhere, adb - device offline. Is there anyway to force on USB debugging so that I am able to use a goldcard?
Dav1_d said:
I have just been given an old Wildfire that is unrooted, s-on and network locked that has somehow managed to get itself into Qualcomm diagnostic mode. I am unable to get anywhere, adb - device offline. Is there anyway to force on USB debugging so that I am able to use a goldcard?
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bottom line is nope. how is the device reacting? is it just black screening with vibrations?
totally of topic but 1000 posts XD
I'm a bit confused with this diagnostic mode?
If i remember correctly i was able to go into it with vol up + power but then after a battery pull it would reboot just fine........
Maybe as Lesicnik mentioned not so long back the volume button might be stuck or faulty hence pressing the power button will equal vol up+power and start diag mode.
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Scratch0805 said:
I'm a bit confused with this diagnostic mode?
If i remember correctly i was able to go into it with vol up + power but then after a battery pull it would reboot just fine........
Maybe as Lesicnik mentioned not so long back the volume button might be stuck or faulty hence pressing the power button will equal vol up+power and start diag mode.
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qualcomm diagnostic mode happens when you f**k up the phone so bad that it doesnt know what else to do, and reverts to what i think is the backup firmware on the nand chip? not 100% sure. it usually results in the phone powering on but not showing anything on screen. but vibrates a few times depending on what the issue is. sometimes you can "blindboot" which is where you take a stock rom.zip from a ruu and place it on the sdcard and boot to bootloader. then by using time (ie waiting) and logic (when to try push volume up to update the rom+reboot) you can sometimes manage to restore the phone. as far as i am aware the guys over at the evo 3d forum are very advanced in how this mode actually functions. the htc sensation unbricking project, which helps people fix their phones after an attempt to s-on kills it was made with the help of the evo 3d guys knowledge. also i think jupuntobear s-off puts the phone into download mode before you do the "wire trick" to drop write security. so it is possible to fix this issue but it is quite a hard nut to crack.
Scratch0805 said:
I'm a bit confused with this diagnostic mode?
If i remember correctly i was able to go into it with vol up + power but then after a battery pull it would reboot just fine........
Maybe as Lesicnik mentioned not so long back the volume button might be stuck or faulty hence pressing the power button will equal vol up+power and start diag mode.
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Have already taken phone apart and checked all connections as my first thought was that something may have worked itself loose after being dropped or something.
Vol up + power and the phone buzzes/vibrates 3 times.
Managed to do a blind factory reset - vol down + power wait for a bit, then vol down etc, etc. After about 3-4 minutes I was able to push the soft buttons which light and vibrate. I am unable to do anymore than this due to usb debugging being off as I need to use adb to make a gold card and run a ruu. Thanks anyway.
heavy_metal_man said:
qualcomm diagnostic mode happens when you f**k up the phone so bad that it doesnt know what else to do, and reverts to what i think is the backup firmware on the nand chip? not 100% sure. it usually results in the phone powering on but not showing anything on screen. but vibrates a few times depending on what the issue is. sometimes you can "blindboot" which is where you take a stock rom.zip from a ruu and place it on the sdcard and boot to bootloader. then by using time (ie waiting) and logic (when to try push volume up to update the rom+reboot) you can sometimes manage to restore the phone. as far as i am aware the guys over at the evo 3d forum are very advanced in how this mode actually functions. the htc sensation unbricking project, which helps people fix their phones after an attempt to s-on kills it was made with the help of the evo 3d guys knowledge. also i think jupuntobear s-off puts the phone into download mode before you do the "wire trick" to drop write security. so it is possible to fix this issue but it is quite a hard nut to crack.
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Thanks, will check out Evo3D forum tomorrow, hopefully someone over there will be able to help.:fingers-crossed: Btw you need to have USB debugging enabled to run jupuntobear s-off.
Dav1_d said:
Thanks, will check out Evo3D forum tomorrow, hopefully someone over there will be able to help.:fingers-crossed: Btw you need to have USB debugging enabled to run jupuntobear s-off.
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do you know what network the phone was locked too? you could hunt for the offical ruu from that network with the 1.01.0002 hboot and try to blind boot that to restore the phone. if you can tell me the network its on i will help you hunt for the ruu 3 vibes is better than 5 as far i know. ive heard of people recovering from 3 vibes.
also, if you have access to another wildfire you can use that to make the goldcard and then use that on the damaged phone then it should run any ruu that has an equal or higher hboot ^^
heavy_metal_man said:
do you know what network the phone was locked too? you could hunt for the offical ruu from that network with the 1.01.0002 hboot and try to blind boot that to restore the phone. if you can tell me the network its on i will help you hunt for the ruu 3 vibes is better than 5 as far i know. ive heard of people recovering from 3 vibes.
also, if you have access to another wildfire you can use that to make the goldcard and then use that on the damaged phone then it should run any ruu that has an equal or higher hboot ^^
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The phone is locked to Vodafone UK. I've just spoken to my sister whose phone it was (she's not the most technically clued up of people) and she can't remember whether she upgraded to froyo or not. She's now got a GS2 and hasn't even done the official OTA update to ICS (and Touchwizzed Jellybean is on the horizon). So I'm betting its still on Eclair, but I can't be 100% sure. I've looked on the Vodafone UK site and the latest Wildfire software version is '2.24.161.2', which they are only giving out through an OTA. I'm not having much luck googling it either.
I don't have any access to another Wildfire, so the only thing I can think of is if I can find someone else who would be so kind as to make and upload a goldcard for me :fingers-crossed: (highly unlikely), otherwise I think the phone may be taking a trip to environphone (they give £20 for a working wildfire). I'll spend another couple of hours on it, seeing what I can come up with, but it's looking bleak at the moment .
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The phone is locked to Vodafone UK. I've just spoken to my sister whose phone it was (she's not the most technically clued up of people) and she can't remember whether she upgraded to froyo or not. She's now got a GS2 and hasn't even done the official OTA update to ICS (and Touchwizzed Jellybean is on the horizon). So I'm betting its still on Eclair, but I can't be 100% sure. I've looked on the Vodafone UK site and the latest Wildfire software version is '2.24.161.2', which they are only giving out through an OTA. I'm not having much luck googling it either.
I don't have any access to another Wildfire, so the only thing I can think of is if I can find someone else who would be so kind as to make and upload a goldcard for me :fingers-crossed: (highly unlikely), otherwise I think the phone may be taking a trip to environphone (they give £20 for a working wildfire). I'll spend another couple of hours on it, seeing what I can come up with, but it's looking bleak at the moment .
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ok i have found a vodaphone rom that is from denmark, or germany it may be enough to do it. also, the goldcard is specific to the sdcard that is used to make it buddy :/ but! although i may not have a wildfire i do have the xtc clip so i can make a goldcard for the wildfire. so if you were willing to post a small micro-sdcard to me i could make it for you i am currently uploading the rom to mediafire now. will edit this with a link asap
EDIT: ok here is the rom.zip i was talking about, rename it to pc49img.zip and try do a cold boot up to fix it.
heavy_metal_man said:
ok i have found a vodaphone rom that is from denmark, or germany it may be enough to do it. also, the goldcard is specific to the sdcard that is used to make it buddy :/ but! although i may not have a wildfire i do have the xtc clip so i can make a goldcard for the wildfire. so if you were willing to post a small micro-sdcard to me i could make it for you i am currently uploading the rom to mediafire now. will edit this with a link asap
EDIT: ok here is the rom.zip i was talking about, rename it to pc49img.zip and try do a cold boot up to fix it.
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Nice one :good: Just about to have something to eat then I'll give it a shot. Will post how I get on in a couple of hours. Thanks again.:fingers-crossed:
Dav1_d said:
Nice one :good: Just about to have something to eat then I'll give it a shot. Will post how I get on in a couple of hours. Thanks again.:fingers-crossed:
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no bother man, i will be in work all night so keep me posted
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no bother man, i will be in work all night so keep me posted
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No joy , My girlfriend is going mad at me to get off the computer, will try again tomorrow.
Dav1_d said:
No joy , My girlfriend is going mad at me to get off the computer, will try again tomorrow.
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OK man, looks like your going to need a gold card like.
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Hardbricked

Hi all,
I have a big problem
I think that my HTC Wildfire got hardbricked, My friend was trying to install custom rom but it went wrong
My wildfire doesnt turn on and my battery is working I tried my battery with a other wildfire so its not the battery..
Is there a way to unbrick my wildfire ??
Wildfire64 said:
Hi all,
I have a big problem
I think that my HTC Wildfire got hardbricked, My friend was trying to install custom rom but it went wrong
My wildfire doesnt turn on and my battery is working I tried my battery with a other wildfire so its not the battery..
Is there a way to unbrick my wildfire ??
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OK let's figure this out. Gonna need specific information from you.
Is the phone s-on or s-off? If s-off how was this done?
What procedure was used to flash the ROM?
What state is the phone in now? Won't turn on at all, or sits on the HTC screen, or only vibrates?
And has your friend done this before?
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heavy_metal_man said:
OK let's figure this out. Gonna need specific information from you.
Is the phone s-on or s-off? If s-off how was this done?
What procedure was used to flash the ROM?
What state is the phone in now? Won't turn on at all, or sits on the HTC screen, or only vibrates?
And has your friend done this before?
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I think the phone was s-on
the phone doesnt turn on , no vibrate , no led by charging just nothing..
my friend has flashed many roms but this time it went wrong and he tryed to fix it but i think he hardbricked it now..
Wildfire64 said:
I think the phone was s-on
the phone doesnt turn on , no vibrate , no led by charging just nothing..
my friend has flashed many roms but this time it went wrong and he tryed to fix it but i think he hardbricked it now..
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Hmmmm. If it was s-on then HTC safeguards would have prevented a hard brick. Is it possible the hardware has been damaged?
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Try hard reset through youtube
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My advice is to flash an RUU and revert back to stock.
This is only because it's hard bricked, plus it happened to me before. I thought to give it a go, and it worked.
After that I just re root my phone, and install CWM recovery, and then flash a new ROM. It's simple
Just follow my leads and it'll work.
P.S Your hardware hasn't damaged at all. Why do users say these things?
1. Download an RUU from the buzz forums
2. Install and revert back to stock with RUU
3. After the process is done, enable adb in settings [Applications]
4. re root your device, and install CWM
5. Flash any custom ROM and follow the instructions 'fully'.
I had to rush this, I hope you understand what i'm saying.
Users if you think i'm wrong then correct me as you wish.
But this all managed to work for me, when my device was hard bricked xD
Stone. Cold said:
My advice is to flash an RUU and revert back to stock.
This is only because it's hard bricked, plus it happened to me before. I thought to give it a go, and it worked.
After that I just re root my phone, and install CWM recovery, and then flash a new ROM. It's simple
Just follow my leads and it'll work.
P.S Your hardware hasn't damaged at all. Why do users say these things?
1. Download an RUU from the buzz forums
2. Install and revert back to stock with RUU
3. After the process is done, enable adb in settings [Applications]
4. re root your device, and install CWM
5. Flash any custom ROM and follow the instructions 'fully'.
I had to rush this, I hope you understand what i'm saying.
Users if you think i'm wrong then correct me as you wish.
But this all managed to work for me, when my device was hard bricked xD
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Hey @Stone Cold, the confusion people are having here is between hard bricked and soft bricked. A "hard brick" can only occur in 2 situations which are
1: the bootloader is corrupted/damaged/deleted and the device cannot boot. This can Only be fixed by using a JTAG. A ruu will not work as the ruu is flashed by the hboot(bootloader) and if it won't function then its dead.
2: that hardware has been damaged so much that the device cannot physically boot.
Depending on the damage this can sometimes be fixed.
All other forms of "bricking" are "soft bricks" or software bricks. These include bootlooping, trapped at the splash screen etc. These can be fixed as the bootloader and or custom recovery still function. If either of these still function you are not hard bricked. If a ruu worked then you were soft bricked.
Now this user states that his device was s-on so bootloader corruption is massively unlikely as nand protection is still active. This coupled with the owner stating that the device will not boot and shows no signs of life a hardware failure is the most likely option.
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heavy_metal_man said:
Hey @Stone Cold, the confusion people are having here is between hard bricked and soft bricked. A "hard brick" can only occur in 2 situations which are
1: the bootloader is corrupted/damaged/deleted and the device cannot boot. This can Only be fixed by using a JTAG. A ruu will not work as the ruu is flashed by the hboot(bootloader) and if it won't function then its dead.
2: that hardware has been damaged so much that the device cannot physically boot.
Depending on the damage this can sometimes be fixed.
All other forms of "bricking" are "soft bricks" or software bricks. These include bootlooping, trapped at the splash screen etc. These can be fixed as the bootloader and or custom recovery still function. If either of these still function you are not hard bricked. If a ruu worked then you were soft bricked.
Now this user states that his device was s-on so bootloader corruption is massively unlikely as nand protection is still active. This coupled with the owner stating that the device will not boot and shows no signs of life a hardware failure is the most likely option.
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Oh, so I was wrong.
Thought it was that way though, anyway thanks. This makes more sense now
Cheers
Stone. Cold said:
Oh, so I was wrong.
Thought it was that way though, anyway thanks. This makes more sense now
Cheers
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That's no problem pal it's good to keep these terms clear, so many people have misinterpreted them in the past. That being said thank you for reminding me of the black screen hboot issue. It's been ages since I've heard of that happening. Its good to keep notes
But back on topic, OP do you or your friend have a working fastboot path? If so try to boot into hboot with volume down and power, wait 30 seconds then push power. Then on the PC issue the command
Fastboot devices
If nothing happens its toast :/
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