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Fastboot problem

Hi all
I have a problem with fastboot. I installed the drivers and sdk files. Stored the sdk files in my C:/.. I tried to flash oxygen hboot but it gave a error like: can't load (the name of the img file)
Anyone can help?
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1. Have you got adb downloaded as it's not in the SDK be default
2. Is the IMG file in the same folder as adb?

Are you s-off?
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EddyOS said:
1. Have you got adb downloaded as it's not in the SDK be default
2. Is the IMG file in the same folder as adb?
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Not true, its in by default.
Make sure the image is in the same folder as fastboot.exe.

adb is not in the SDK v8 pack, you have to then download the Tools pack. Fastboot is, though

First off al thank you for ur reactions
Yes im s off.. the img file is in de sdk folder. Can someone give me the link where I can download adb?
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Start SDK Manager (in your start menu) and then download the SDK Tools from the available packages. Thing is, you don't need adb to do what you want to do. Just put the IMG file in the android-sdk-windows/tools/ folder (or where ever you have it installed) and then do the following:
(from AlphaRev website)
1) Nandroid backup in recovery.
2) Verify the MD5SUM of the file you downloaded against the one in the table.
3) Flash HBOOT with your phone in fastboot mode (Back+POWER) -> 'fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img' (change into the correct filename for the HBOOT you downloaded)
4) 'Fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'Fastboot erase cache'
6) Boot recovery, wipe everything and restore.

EddyOS said:
Start SDK Manager (in your start menu) and then download the SDK Tools from the available packages. Thing is, you don't need adb to do what you want to do. Just put the IMG file in the android-sdk-windows/tools/ folder (or where ever you have it installed) and then do the following:
(from AlphaRev website)
1) Nandroid backup in recovery.
2) Verify the MD5SUM of the file you downloaded against the one in the table.
3) Flash HBOOT with your phone in fastboot mode (Back+POWER) -> 'fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img' (change into the correct filename for the HBOOT you downloaded)
4) 'Fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'Fastboot erase cache'
6) Boot recovery, wipe everything and restore.
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I think i'm doing something wrong with step 3. On cmd
also i dont understand step 2
downloading now all available packages, then i will give it another try
EDIT: still no succes what am i doing wrong?

i did the folowing on cmd
c:\Users\Murtaza> cd c:/android/tools (thats were fastboot.exe, adb etc. and my IMG file were in.)
c:\android\tools> fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img
error: can't load bravo_alphaspl.img
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the img file in the folder is named like this
anyone?
and if I check it:
c:\Users\Murtaza> adb devices
list of devices attached
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it starts no daemon server or something :S

Anyone?
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Google adb commands and read up - Google has all the answers
If you still don't get it go back to stock as it's not for you

MurtazaY said:
I think i'm doing something wrong with step 3. On cmd
also i dont understand step 2
downloading now all available packages, then i will give it another try
EDIT: still no succes what am i doing wrong?
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if you cant do that then i would advise you back off from it
flashing a hboot wrongly will kill it perminently its not like a bootloop, it will be dead completely with no life. only htc can fix it and usually means a new mainboard
you must always check the md5 against the one on the website as if its wrong it will brick your device. download winmd5 from the net as its free
step 3 is pretty self explanitory, if thats not working its likely you are booted into hboot/bootloader not fastboot (you must select fastboot from hboot)

EDIT: SOLVEDDDD!
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Help with Android Flasher

I am trying to change my recovery with this tool but have come up against problems. I open up the program and then select recovery. The phone then reboots into fastboot usb as expected and then it say can not find recovery.img. I obviously have put the recovery img in the data folder and have also tried renaming it recovery.img. I am sure I am being thick but I have spent a bit of time and thought someone must have a quick answer?
Thanks in advance

You have to put the recovery.img in some place on your computer, not on the phone.
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The recovery image is on the computer in the date folder that is created by unzipping andriod flasher, all the drivers are installed and I am s off etc.

I hope the recovery you want to flash is for your phone?!
I would give up android flasher, and do it directly via fastboot:
Copy recovery.img in the folder of android sdk, open command line, go to tools folder of android sdk, boot your phone into fastboot, connect it to your computer via usb and enter:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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I am simply trying to flash CWM 3.2.0.1 I think it is, think I might just leave it with the alpha rev recovery that came as part of the s off procedure

hi,
to do what mattdroid says, you need adb sdk install or brwse to your android flasher with cmd line.
best is to declare variable environnement into win.
quiet simple:
1/righ click onto my computer sekect property
2/select adnvanced tab
3/ hit environment varaiables button
4/first part [user environment variable for (users)]
===> select new - a popup come up into variable name write [path] whitout bracket
==============================>variable value write [c:\the path\whereandroidflasheris] whitout bracket.
now just log off and log in.
open dos prompt and just type:
Code:
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery c:\wheretherecoveryis\recovery.img
fastboot reboot
should do the trick
hope this help

From AlphaRev-Recovery to AmonRa

Hey guys. Sure it has been asked already. But I tried different ways to flash AmonRa and no one worked. Want to change the recovery because AlphaRevs version is not able to flash radio images.
Tried via:
-Rom Manager (Can't choose "Flash alternate Recovery")
-Unrevoked (unspecified error while rooting)
So what can i do else?
Thx!
phone is certainly rooted and s-offed

Have you tried Android Flasher?

Are you s-off? If yes, do it via fastboot.
But remenber: If you restore a nandroid backup made with clockworkmod by using amonra, you will get an usb brick.
Sent from Oxygen

how? just copy img to root-directory and go into fastboot?

This video will help u... its simply via Terminal Emulator... very simple method..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dHVdAtG1Ew

andineupert said:
how? just copy img to root-directory and go into fastboot?
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Get android sdk and the needed drivers:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Howto:_Install_the_Android_SDK
Copy the recovery.img to the tools folder of android sdk. Boot your phone into fastboot, connect your phone to your computer, open command and there the tools folder of android sdk and type
Code:
fastboot devices
Now it should the serial number of your device. If it does, type
Code:
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

thx! will try it later this day.

TUT SDK and Fastboot commands

Hi together!
Since this is a topic where people ask regularly, I try to make a little TUT.
I hope it is helpful.
I am a noob myself, so please don't go on me
Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong or if I missed some important stuff.
What you need:
1.
SDK Tool (type in your browser: developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)
Once you are on that page, download the package and install it.
2.
after the install process has finished, you have to install some packages.
Important is the platform-tools package (there you find the most important commands)
3.
Locate the folder on the harddisk of your PC
4.a)
Push the Windows(Start) Buttom and type: cmd
This opens the command prompt
Now get into the root of the android folder (e.g. cd.. until you get into root of your harddisk)
(on my PC, it looks like this:
cd android
cd platform-tools)
4.b)
Just one thing to make it a little easier to come into the right folder:
Open the folder with the fastbootfiles in a window.
Go to command line and type cmd and the cmd.exe will be shown in the menu.
Drag & Drop the cmd.exe into the opened fastboot folder.
When you now open this cmd, it shows the right folder at the start and you can easily type the commands without navigation through folders.
credits go to Neo XL
5.
Your phone has to be in fastboot-USB mode and connected to PC in order to understand the commands
6.
Once you are in platform-tools folder, you can type commands
Most common commands are:
fastboot erase cache (sometimes helps if phone is in HTC bootloop)
fastboot flash boot (name of boot image / e.g. boot_1.2.3.img) (this is, like the name says, to flash a boot image)
fastboot flash recovery (name of recovery.img
fastboot oem lock ( to relock your phone, in case you have or want to flash a RUU)
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin (to unlock again, if you already got the unlock key from HTCDev)
Flash firmware.zip using following terminal commands:
Please rename first downloaded .zip package to firmware.zip
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
This is almost obsolete, since we have the new Recovery 5.8.3.1 with Mount USB, but it is still good to know
to push ROM to SD card, if you were running superwipe without copying the rom file onto sd
1. You need recovery.img in your fastboot directory
2. Go into bootloader and connect phone
3. Then use: "fastboot boot recovery.img" (thus booting your image from pc and not the installed recovery).
4. When in recovery, you can use the adb commands.
5. You can try with "adb devices" which should show you serial of phone.
6. command: adb push rom_rom.zip /sdcard
credits to broncogr for finding that adb works if you use fastboot boot command and to Jotha for helping me out!
Or try following:
Copy rom to your adb-directory on PC
Switch OFF phone
Connect phone to PC
Wait until you hear the "USB-Connect"-sound on PC
Go into command window in adb-directory
Type "adb push rom.zip /sdcard/"
(where rom.zip is name of rom-file)
pushing is rather slow so it will take a while. Eventually you get an "OK". Then you can go into recovery and flash it.
Credits go to Jotha
Updated link
[TOOL][27/04] Automated Fastboot Commands For HTC One X continued
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634786
credits go to TeAm Hex
For now, this is what I can think of, for sure there are many more commands, but hopefully we don't need them, but like I said, feel free and put them in here
I hope this will help some noobs, like myself!
If this helped you, please push THANKS

thanks! this will stop us noob's, spamming up dev's thread's.

Thanks for you efforts

First time with real android phone, this is good!
Thanks mate
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Can you add the command to push the custom rom to sdcard without mout USB via CWM ?

Just one thing to make it a little easyer to come into the right folder:
Open the folder with the fastbootfiles in a window.
Go to command line and type cmd and the cmd.exe will be shown in the menu. Drag & Drop the cmd.exe into the opened fastboot folder.
When you now open this cmd, it shows the right folder at the start and you can easyly type the commands without navigation through folders.

incident said:
Can you add the command to push the custom rom to sdcard without mout USB via CWM ?
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Would be great, if this is possible! But as far as I know, it not possible.
Edit:
It is possible now! Updated post!
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hello I have problem with loading boot.img in fastboot
sdk is open, phone is conncted to comp on fastboot usb mode , image is on disc c in folder fastboot and still recive this info
c:\fastboot>fastboot flash boot boot.img
'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
c:\fastboot>
pls help me with that
ok I fix this, that was problem with missing fastboot.exe and was no connection betwen phone and computer
this link helps fix that
http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/21534/how-to-install-adb-and-fastboot-on-your-windows-computer-for-use-with-your-android-phone/

You have to copy the Boot.img into the folder, where fastboot-, adb commands are situated (c:/andoid/platform-tools)
Then Open cmd. Go to platform-tools folder and from there it should work.
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Thanx man, but is fixed now, I did this by follow the instr. in page from my last post, and goes perfect. I just flashed new rom with 1.8 base and iam now on the bright side of life.
PS sorry for my english

@OP, last time I tried fastboot boot command it gave me device not found message(no problem when fastboot flash). What's the correct approach to make it work? I recently updated to 1.28 and I want to stay in stock for the mean time.
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You can add the adb and fastboot directory path to the environment path in windows settings. You can then use adb and fastboot outside of the platform tools directory, but still in command prompt of course
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I'm following your tutorial to the letter but whenever i use fastboot boot recovery.img it refuses to go into recovery. But i can boot into recovery manually and when i do there still isnt any adb devices connected.

Stuart.upton666 said:
I'm following your tutorial to the letter but whenever i use fastboot boot recovery.img it refuses to go into recovery. But i can boot into recovery manually and when i do there still isnt any adb devices connected.
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3. Then use: "fastboot boot recovery.img" (thus booting your image from pc and not the installed recovery).
4. When in recovery, you can use the adb commands.
5. You can try with "adb devices" which should show you serial of phone.
6. command: adb push rom_rom.zip /sdcard
In point 3, it is not supposed to boot into recovery. Its for booting your recovery.img (e.g. recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-endeavoru.img ) from PC. After this step you will automatically boot into Recovery. From there you can use adb commands.
Did you try "adb devices"?
I tried it myself and it works!

This guide is great... Thanks!
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tonyhagger said:
This guide is great... Thanks!
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Thank you, Sir! Some kind of feedback is always appreciated !

Hi about Push to SDCARD command
My questions in Blue
to push ROM to SD card, if you were running superwipe without copying the rom file onto sd
1. You need recovery.img in your fastboot directory - Should i use signed recovery ?
2. Go into bootloader and connect phone
3. Then use: "fastboot boot recovery.img" (thus booting your image from pc and not the installed recovery).
4. When in recovery, you can use the adb commands.
5. You can try with "adb devices" which should show you serial of phone.
6. command: adb push rom_rom.zip /sdcard

incident said:
My questions in Blue
to push ROM to SD card, if you were running superwipe without copying the rom file onto sd
1. You need recovery.img in your fastboot directory - Should i use signed recovery ?
2. Go into bootloader and connect phone
3. Then use: "fastboot boot recovery.img" (thus booting your image from pc and not the installed recovery).
4. When in recovery, you can use the adb commands.
5. You can try with "adb devices" which should show you serial of phone.
6. command: adb push rom_rom.zip /sdcard
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Take the newest CWM recovery.
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incident said:
My questions in Blue
to push ROM to SD card, if you were running superwipe without copying the rom file onto sd
1. You need recovery.img in your fastboot directory - Should i use signed recovery ?
2. Go into bootloader and connect phone
3. Then use: "fastboot boot recovery.img" (thus booting your image from pc and not the installed recovery).
4. When in recovery, you can use the adb commands.
5. You can try with "adb devices" which should show you serial of phone.
6. command: adb push rom_rom.zip /sdcard
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Asking about number 6,since after push rom into sd card using adb command. How long will it takes rom to place in sd card? My adb command just stuck after push rom without inform is it done or not.
And where did the push file goes? Seems I can't find it in CWM. I'm using latest cwm, but no zip file found in my sd card.

TEKONG84 said:
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Asking about number 6,since after push rom into sd card using adb command. How long will it takes rom to place in sd card? My adb command just stuck after push rom without inform is it done or not.
And where did the push file goes? Seems I can't find it in CWM. I'm using latest cwm, but no zip file found in my sd card.
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Rom should be on root of Sd.
If this is not working, you can try to use the command while phone is powered off. I am not a dev, but I read something like that:
"Switch off your phone, connect to pc, wait until it is detected by windows and use: adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/" thats what Jotha told someone on ARHD Thread.
Try that and tell us if it worked.
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[Q] Problem with installing clockwork

Hi,
I want to have a custom Rom on my htc one x but I have problems with installing clockwork. After entering '' fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru'' I get an error: cannot 'load recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru'. I followed all the steps but everytime I get that. Anyone know what I should do to install it.

hitb73 said:
Hi,
I want to have a custom Rom on my htc one x but I have problems with installing clockwork. After entering '' fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru'' I get an error: cannot 'load recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru'. I followed all the steps but everytime I get that. Anyone know what I should do to install it.
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Easier to rename the img file to CWM
Place it in the folder that contains fastboot, adb etc within android sdk on your pc.
Put phone into fastboot usb
Open cmd on pc
CD C:/Android-SDK/platform-tools
fastboot flash recovery CWM.img
(you need an unlocked bootloader obviously to do all of the above)
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You have forgotten to use the extension .img in the filename.

eyosen said:
You have forgotten to use the extension .img in the filename.
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I did try with extension .img I received same error

Are you using international one x with tegra 3 cpu? If so, try renaming the img file to something like cwm.img as chris suggests and try flashing. Phone must be in fastboot mode showing fastboot usb on the display. You can use fastboot devices command to make sure phone is recognized.

chrisjcks said:
Easier to rename the img file to CWM
Place it in your fastboot folder within android sdk
Put phone into fastboot usb
Open cmd on pc
CD C:/Android-SDK/platform-tools
fastboot flash recovery CWM.img
(you need an unlocked bootloader obviously to do all of the above)
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I changed filename to CWM.img and replaced it in the map platform-tools
This is the location: C:\Users\Hosseini\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools
What should I type into the cmd now.
Many thnx

chrisjcks said:
Easier to rename the img file to CWM
Open cmd on pc
CD C:/Android-SDK/platform-tools
fastboot flash recovery CWM.img
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Change your directory to with
Cd C:\Users\Hosseini\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools
and use above command

hitb73 said:
I changed filename to CWM.img and replaced it in the map platform-tools
This is the location: C:\Users\Hosseini\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools
What should I type into the cmd now.
Many thnx
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Bloody he'll,
Where have you installed android sdk to on your pc?
Default is to the root of C:/ (c:/android-sdk)
But some people choose to install within program files
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I'd recommend re-installing android sdk, because your location is just a big pain in the buttcheeks.
Basically, the first command after your phone is in fastboot usb is the location of this folder,
CD C:/location of platform-tools folder
The second command is
fastboot flash recovery imagename.img
(yes, you have to put img on the end)
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If you chose to keep the location of your Android sdk, the first command must include the full path of your platform tools folder (which inside has your cwm img)
Your choice
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