Tried the offical froyo update and it got my phone stuck in bootloop...
I was not planning on rooting this device but i will, if i have to, to fix it. I see there are many different ways to root it so i was hoping someone, more familiar with the device, could send me in the right direction to root this phone.
Basically, the device wont boot into android.
i can access the HBoot.
Options:
Fastboot
Recovery
Clear Storage
Simlock
Is there anyway to flash a new rom onto this without being able to boot into the OS?
what do you think? thanks for any help!
Well, after a few hours of messing around with this... I finally posted the [Q] to yall looking for help, then figured it out a few minutes later!
If anyone has this problem in the future:
1. pull battery
2. replace battery and boot device WHILE HOLDING volume down. This will access "Hboot"
3. use the volume down button to hover over option 3 Clear storage
4. select using the power button
5. hit yes using volume up
enjoy your working device with official froyo update.
Disclaimer: you may or may not enjoy official update
That's how it always goes, you get frustrated and desperate enough to ask a question, after hours of trying everything you can think of, reading countless posts, then two minutes after posting your question, the answer falls in your lap. Can't tell you how many times the same has happened to me lol
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Ok here is my situation....
I was able to fully root using toast's method. I than tried to flash my radio from the link the forums.
It installed everything properly, but then got stuck on the htc evo boot screen. i left it alone for 2 hours and it did nothing.
Is there something that can be done or did I brick it?
Thanks in advance.
Owl
owleyes said:
Ok here is my situation....
I was able to fully root using toast's method. I than tried to flash my radio from the link the forums.
It installed everything properly, but then got stuck on the htc evo boot screen. i left it alone for 2 hours and it did nothing.
Is there something that can be done or did I brick it?
Thanks in advance.
Owl
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Just turn it off, hold the volume button down and then hit the power button, this will put you in recovery so you can flash again
tried that, but it will not let me back into custom recovery. or do i have this wrong. I am still kinda new to all this.
what does it show? a red exclamation mark?
doing the volume down, then power. it brings me to that screen. errr the 3 androids on skateboards screen lol
damn 5 min wait between posts lol. ima be at this all night it looks like lol.
once you are there, you should be able to reboot into recovery. right when you enter that screen it should start looking for PCIMG36.zip and once it can't find that, a menu should pop up. scroll down the menu using the volume button until you hit recovery. press your power button and it should boot you into recovery. if it takes you to a screen with a red exclamation point, then you would need to plug in your phone to your pc and run the bat file that came in the first part of rooting instructions to get into recovery.
once i hit recovery from that menu, it takes me right back to the htc evo splash screen and locks up.
i really do not understand this. all these reports of this radio installing with no issue and I get this >.> ah well. i guess i knew the risks when i started this.
well if your phone can still boot up then it's definitely not bricked. did you try a battery pull and reboot?
yeah....well that is good to know anyway lol.
how do these terminal emulators work, and can i get one on my phone in this condition?
I am reading the sd and usb fix thread...but i don't understand how to run the emulator on the phone.
RUU?
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RUU?
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Excellent idea, just go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=685835 and download the RUU.
Once you run this you are back to stock and will have to re-root your phone via toasts instructions. Hopefully this works
tried that as well. It says there is no phone connected.
I dont know man, you gotta try combinations. Like hold the volume down to get to that recovery and then try to run the RUU perhaps?
believe i am trying everything lol. i even put the pcimg file back on and try to go from that but the phone does not even recognize it now meh it's a process. at least i know there is some hope lol
i don't have an evo (yet), but when you get into the bootloader screen (with the androids on skateboards), is there an option to go to Fastboot mode? if you RUU, that's the mode you wanna be in.
ok i put the original pc36img back on the card and got it to boot back into android!!!!!!
so now i have the root pc36img file on there. I am scared to keep going and rerooting it lol
Will i have to redo it all? I am not sure where to go from here.
everything seems to be working again.
any advice for me now? should i RUU it and just go back to stock or can i keep going from this point with the root steps again? (this time leaving the radio flash alone lol)
If you were able to get root in the first place, you are fine.
Download Flipz Stock Rom with Superuser. No flashing radios necessarily. Just flashing an update.
And you are set. You will be rooted with stock rom. Supposedly.
I did manage to get it fixed last night. Now I am fully rooted and running the fresh rom.
I really appriciate all the advice from everyone who was on here at 4am with me lol. Kinda sucks my first posts on here had to be about breaking my phone, but you guys are awesome!
I got stuck in a boot loop once too when trying to flash a rom. It was because I didn't clear the Data/Stock Image. I had cleared Cache/Dalvik, but not data.
Somehow my HTC Desire's screen is not working.
It might be an SLCD brick but I haven't downgraded or anything of that sort, and I rooted my phone successfully a while back.
This started happening when I installed an AOSP Defrost rom onto it. Do they not work with SLCD's ? I'm not sure. But it worked for a while after installation. But a couple hours later, the phone wouldn't wake up.
Everything but the screen works. It seems that I can power it on, and unlock it on the opening screen. It vibrates when powering on and unlocking. I figure if that's the case then I can probably go into recovery or fastboot.
Unfortunately I don't have a goldcard. Nor do I know how to make a gold card. But I really do not want to resort to that. As well it is a Telus model, so until someone releases an RUU for that, I'm out of luck.
Since my phone is black and I can't see what I'm doing. Can someone give me a step by step button procedure on how I can restore my nandroid backup? As said before I have a amon ra recovery and I'm hoping that this can still work.
On a side note, how is Telus on exchanging your broken phone. It's nearly impossible to tell that my phone is rooted because the screen is black. But I no longer have the 30 day warranty so I'm not entirely sure.
Anyways I hope you guys can help me out!
Anyone ?
(Sorry I really hate to bump)
Come on guys, I'm really desperate here
I don't use AmonRa personally, so I wouldn't be able to give you a step-by-step advice =/.
First thing you should try to do is see if you can actually get into recovery, do this by pushing Volume Down + Power to boot up the device, then wait about a minute or two and push volume down, then power button. This SHOULD get you into recovery if you can... you can test it by hooking it up to your computer and seeing if you can toggle the USB mount for the SD Card.
Going from the picture in this thread: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721792), just push volume down once then the trackball button. If that works, you can put a stock SCLD-compatible ROM onto the SD Card and use the flash from zip option (appears to be 4th item in the menu, but whatever steps are required after that I'm not sure on their positions as I'm using Clockworkmod =/).
Or if you remember the menu options that are available afterwards, try going through the backup/restore menu (3rd item) to try and restore from your nandroid backup.
Hope that somewhat helps =S.
Celmerine said:
I don't use AmonRa personally, so I wouldn't be able to give you a step-by-step advice =/.
First thing you should try to do is see if you can actually get into recovery, do this by pushing Volume Down + Power to boot up the device, then wait about a minute or two and push volume down, then power button. This SHOULD get you into recovery if you can... you can test it by hooking it up to your computer and seeing if you can toggle the USB mount for the SD Card.
Going from the picture in this thread: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721792), just push volume down once then the trackball button. If that works, you can put a stock SCLD-compatible ROM onto the SD Card and use the flash from zip option (appears to be 4th item in the menu, but whatever steps are required after that I'm not sure on their positions as I'm using Clockworkmod =/).
Or if you remember the menu options that are available afterwards, try going through the backup/restore menu (3rd item) to try and restore from your nandroid backup.
Hope that somewhat helps =S.
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Thanks for the suggestions but i still couldn't do it. It's much harder cause you navigate up and down with the track ball instead of the vol up+down in amon ra.
On another note, I went to Telus today, and the only thing I can do, is send it to the service center and have them take a look at it. If they find out that it's rooted then I'm screwed.
I decided to take my chances with the goldcard and if that doesn't work I'll send it and try my luck.
Does anyone have anymore suggestions, feedback on what I should do :S. It's been a week and I have no replacement phone
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Thanks for the suggestions but i still couldn't do it. It's much harder cause you navigate up and down with the track ball instead of the vol up+down in amon ra.
On another note, I went to Telus today, and the only thing I can do, is send it to the service center and have them take a look at it. If they find out that it's rooted then I'm screwed.
I decided to take my chances with the goldcard and if that doesn't work I'll send it and try my luck.
Does anyone have anymore suggestions, feedback on what I should do :S. It's been a week and I have no replacement phone
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I tried flashing a RUU but still no luck with the screen issue, however the flash said it was successful, does that mean that i have a stock ROM now, if so it should still be under manufacturer warranty (within 12 months) is this correct?
thanks
Hello,
I recently got a brand new DHD from T Mobile UK. Naturally, I wanted to get rid of the bloatware that came with it. To cut the long story short, I tried to install the cyanogenmod software and ended up bricking my phone. At first it would not get past the cyanogenmod start up screen (spinning smoke thing). Now it will not boot past the T Mobile logo.
I am desperate and any solution to give me back ANY funstionality of the phone would e great.
Kind Regards.
Sena.
Can you get into the bootloader? Try turning it off, then holding the power button and volume down - I think the easiest method is to hold volume down, press the power button for a few seconds (still holding volume), then let the power button go and after that the volume button. Seems to get me into the bootloader reliably.
If you can get into the bootloader, you should be able to flash back to the stock rom by placing a file on the SD card - not certain of the exact method there but someone will know
I wouldn't worry too much unless you were flashing the bootloader (hboot) to get s-off - as I understand it, the only real way to brick these devices is if you corrupt the bootloader.
What exactly did you do? I agree with the previous poster that you probably did not brick your phone you just need to get into the bootloader and flash a backup, if you made one. Also what ClockworkMod Recovery are you using. I know that if you flashed with 3.xxx you will need to flash an older version of CWM something like 2.xxx
If you give us more info we could prob help more
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Can you get into the bootloader? Try turning it off, then holding the power button and volume down - I think the easiest method is to hold volume down, press the power button for a few seconds (still holding volume), then let the power button go ...
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Also try taking the battery out first.
senakiro said:
Hello,
I recently got a brand new DHD from T Mobile UK. Naturally, I wanted to get rid of the bloatware that came with it. To cut the long story short, I tried to install the cyanogenmod software and ended up bricking my phone. At first it would not get past the cyanogenmod start up screen (spinning smoke thing). Now it will not boot past the T Mobile logo.
I am desperate and any solution to give me back ANY funstionality of the phone would e great.
Kind Regards.
Sena.
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If you have cwm / rom manager install to your phone just turn off your phone and charge it now you are in recovery state you can flash rom again or restore backups
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Hey guys, I've been searching all over for an answer to my problem, so I have looked...
Anyways...I was messing around with my phone (Verizon Galaxy Nexus) and decided to give MIUI a go, so I downloaded, backed up my current ROM and factory/cache/dalvik cache wiped my phone prior to install.
When It booted up, it stayed on the Google screen for a WHILE, so I just left it there thinking it would take a while as these things usually do.
Well, it won't, it sat on the google screen for over a half an hour. At this point I pulled the battery and tried to get into Recovery for a restore/sbf (Powere+Volume Down) and it won't let me navigate anywhere in the menu.
I'm stuck at Start with a notification that says "Downloading...Do not turn of target !!" The only thing I can do is press the power button which of course sends me back to the google logo and I'm at square one.
I've tried the toolkit on my desktop, but that does not work either (I've already set it up, as I used it to root in first place.) Does anyone have any ideas?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I can normally figure these things out, but im really stuck here. Sorry if this shouldn't be here, Q/A just seemed like the right place
Thanks in advance
Dry.doc said:
Hey guys, I've been searching all over for an answer to my problem, so I have looked...
Anyways...I was messing around with my phone (Verizon Galaxy Nexus) and decided to give MIUI a go, so I downloaded, backed up my current ROM and factory/cache/dalvik cache wiped my phone prior to install.
When It booted up, it stayed on the Google screen for a WHILE, so I just left it there thinking it would take a while as these things usually do.
Well, it won't, it sat on the google screen for over a half an hour. At this point I pulled the battery and tried to get into Recovery for a restore/sbf (Powere+Volume Down) and it won't let me navigate anywhere in the menu.
I'm stuck at Start with a notification that says "Downloading...Do not turn of target !!" The only thing I can do is press the power button which of course sends me back to the google logo and I'm at square one.
I've tried the toolkit on my desktop, but that does not work either (I've already set it up, as I used it to root in first place.) Does anyone have any ideas?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I can normally figure these things out, but im really stuck here. Sorry if this shouldn't be here, Q/A just seemed like the right place
Thanks in advance
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To get into recovery, you need to hold volume down AND volume up and press power. (This will take to you to the bootloader, and then select recovery.)
Edit- What they said. ^^^
Have you tried booting it up after pulling the battery? It may boot fine for you now. If not you want to hold volume up + volume down + power that is how you access recovery.
Volume down + power took you to Odin mode.
Allons-y
Thanks man, I really appreciate it!
Its usually always something small...
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Oh...thats what that was. What exactly is odin?
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Dry.doc said:
Oh...thats what that was. What exactly is odin?
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Odin is a Samsung-specific interface that allows you to flash partitions to your device. For the most part, it is not needed on a GNex, given that we have unlockable bootloaders and can use fastboot. However, it is sometimes needed when your bootloader gets corrupt, and you can't use fastboot.
Hey guys, currently 3AM here and Ive been racking my brains for hours trying to get something ...anything to happen. Im stuck on the GPE boot screen (just a black screen with "google" in white), when I hold down Power+Volume+ it simply reboots and I end up back on that screen. The device was rooted (CWM) and was running 4.4.2, it was originally running sense but Ive been using stock for quite some time now without issue. I tried installing the new OTA update for Android 5.0 and thats when this happened. As Im getting nowhere, my current next step is to get some sleep and leave the phone to simply run out of battery (as I currently cant even turn it off, the screen is stuck on), and hopefully thatll get me somewhere. In the meanwhile, if anyone can offer some guidance it would be greatly appreciated, from what I can tell, it isnt bricked - but it may as well be because I have no way of interfacing with the thing (that Im aware of). Google has also failed me as I cant find any similar cases and most of the guides assume am able to access my device via ADB or Recovery.
Im willing to do whatever to get this phone working as I planned to factory reset anyway.
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Title should say cant access recovery! it was late =[
are you able to get the device into fastboot? you should be able to flash an RUU zip if you can.
I had the same problem. Use power + volume up to switch off and immediately just press the vol down button. You might have to try it a lot of times for it to work. It took me atleast an hour to do it lol.
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I had the same problem. Use power + volume up to switch off and immediately just press the vol down button. You might have to try it a lot of times for it to work. It took me atleast an hour to do it lol.
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Thank you so much! managed to get it into bootloader, massive relief! Thanks for the help guys.