Bricked? - G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My phone will go into the bootloader (no custom recovery installed) where I can use fastboot but the phone wont get past the htc logo. I have installed the stock software by having the phone in the bootloader and fastboot mode and I have tried the PC10IMG.zip flash but neither seem to make a difference even though they both seem to complete without errors. I have also tried to flash individual img files with fastboot but the phone just returns a signature failed message. Basically am I out of luck with this phone? I tried talking to HTC and they cant help me unless I provide a receipt, since I bought the phone used I dont have one... and I dont have an account with the provider (Bell) that this phone is branded for.

flindil said:
My phone will go into the bootloader (no custom recovery installed) where I can use fastboot but the phone wont get past the htc logo. I have installed the stock software by having the phone in the bootloader and fastboot mode and I have tried the PC10IMG.zip flash but neither seem to make a difference even though they both seem to complete without errors. I have also tried to flash individual img files with fastboot but the phone just returns a signature failed message. Basically am I out of luck with this phone? I tried talking to HTC and they cant help me unless I provide a receipt, since I bought the phone used I dont have one... and I dont have an account with the provider (Bell) that this phone is branded for.
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Do you even know what you are doing? just asking cause you are not giving much info to go on. What are you trying to do in the first place and why do you not have a custom recovery installed?

flindil said:
My phone will go into the bootloader (no custom recovery installed) where I can use fastboot but the phone wont get past the htc logo. I have installed the stock software by having the phone in the bootloader and fastboot mode and I have tried the PC10IMG.zip flash but neither seem to make a difference even though they both seem to complete without errors. I have also tried to flash individual img files with fastboot but the phone just returns a signature failed message. Basically am I out of luck with this phone? I tried talking to HTC and they cant help me unless I provide a receipt, since I bought the phone used I dont have one... and I dont have an account with the provider (Bell) that this phone is branded for.
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Do you have eng hboot installed?
if you have ,no, its not bricked you can easily format your phone flash a custom recovery
and install any rom you want. if this is the case ,i can help you with that.

im assuming you have firmware 1.34 so you can try to just flash back the original 1.34 wwe rom for the htc desire z.

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Bricked my phone badly

ok so i wanted to get a custom rom my desire hd 2.3.5
at start i have tryed the old way thats in the sticky but that was for 2.3.4 so that didnt work.
what did work was unlocking the bootloader via htc dev site. after that i was clueless.
I've found AAK to root my phone and downgrade so i had used that, but i forgot that the phone was unlocked and it said it had to be locked.
and now the phone is bricked i've tried all possible ways with wiping data and cache but it doesnt work.
i wanted to relock the bootloader with fastboot.
i had entered this command:
fastboot oem lock
but that gave this error
FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))
so my phone hangs on the boot screen and i cant do anything?
can you guys please help me?
The fact you can get to the bootloader is a great sign, so don't worry! The only time you need to properly panic is when you can't get anything on the screen or even a charge light.
---Double check with someone else that this is correct, but I think this is what you need to do ---
Do you have a custom recovery (i.e clockworkmod)? Can you boot into recovery? Use the volume keys to select recovery, then press the power button. If you get options like "reboot now" and "install zip from sd card" then flash a rom like Android Revolution HD.
If you get a red triangle, find a zip you want to flash and name it "PD98IMG.zip" then put it on the root of the SD card. Reboot to bootloader and it should flash.
If you truly want to relock the bootloader, flash an RUU and it will restore you to stock.
Tamen said:
If you get a red triangle, find a zip you want to flash and name it "PD98IMG.zip" then put it on the root of the SD card. Reboot to bootloader and it should flash.
If you truly want to relock the bootloader, flash an RUU and it will restore you to stock.
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Simply renaming a ROM PD98IMG.zip wont work it needs to be formatted in a certain way, but if the phone is S-OFF, which wasn't mentioned there are certainly PD98IMG's about for a variety of ROMs. But I suspect Tamens suggestion of flashing the appropriate RUU and starting from scratch is going to be quickest way to get sorted
I had this same problem with mine it got stuck trying to boot up but I had no boot loader or I couldn't get into recovery.so download a took called ANDROID FLASHER and reflash the radio ect.my desire hd is now fine.
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well i have tried to flash the ruu but without succes.
ive loaded the PD98IMG.zip on the sd and let the bootloader use it. nothing happened.
also my phone is s-on and could not find a way to go to s-off in recovery mode or boatloader.
Down load the tool above Android flasher.from the tool u can enable fast boot ect from your PC and loads of other stuff.it is a very simple to use and it has loads of folders for recovery, boot loader ect let it do every thing for u.that was the only thing that worked for me
Sent from my HTC Sensation XL
I've tried it but it doesn't work because my phone is s-on...
the description of that utility said that s-off is essential
i am really running out of options..
in short my phone has a unlocked bootloader and after that i've used AAK.
the result is bricked phone with s-on and unlocked bootloader

[Q] HTC One X Bricked

My issue was caused by trying to flash Mike's AHD ROM. I was able to Unlock the Bootloader via HTCDEV and Flash latest clockwork recovery. I understand the phone will not charge with that recovery, so I've flashed stock back and I was able to borrow an iPhone plug to get the phone to charge.
Issue is now: The phone will boot up and it boots in the setup process. It's when i try to skip through that process the phone flashes "Low Battery" and shuts down. The phone's battery is close to 100%. I have a backup but it yields the exact same result.
My question is: How do I flash back to bone stock? I'm not sure how exactly to determine which RUU I need? I'm in the US and the phone was purchased through Negri Electronics.
HBOOT - 0.32.0000
RADIO - 1.1204.103.14L
If I can ever get back to normal, I feel comfortable flashing Mike's ROM. I just wish his instructions would have mentioned the need to copy over his ROM to the phone before flashing the recovery. Sort of threw a monkey wrench into everything.
Thanks,
Forgot to add this bit:
MIDJ4610000
CID: None
**Update**
I was able to find my RUU just by trying a couple of different ones. The phone is working beautifully now.
I oem locked my bootloader and flashed stock recovery. Then I rebooted the phone back into fastboot and just ran the RUU in windows. Took care of everything!
I do not have a method for those of us who cant pull CIDs... I guess just try different RUU's until you get the right one.
freebirds87 said:
I do not have a method for those of us who cant pull CIDs... I guess just try different RUU's until you get the right one.
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Which RUU worked for you?
This app will tell you your devices CID, after you have unlocked the bootloader using HTC Dev.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tritonsoft.cidgetter

[Q] Dinc 2 stuck in bootloop, can't flash PB32IMG.ZIP

I've been trying to get this Dinc 2 to work for sometime now. I bought it used so I don't know what version of software it has.
It displays the white "HTC" screen for a few seconds, then goes dark. A few seconds later the white HTC screen shows, etc etc etc. I can get into FASTBOOT with PWR/Vol-.
I've tried flashing various versions of the ROM (saving the file as PB32IMG.ZIP on the SD card). It seems to read the file but then comes up with the "wrong image" message.
The previous owner says he unlocked the the phone using the online HTC unlock, and it does say "UNLOCKED" at the top of the FASTBOOT screen. I read someplace that you had to relock the phone in order to flash the PB32IMG.ZIP file but I don't know how to do this.
I can't use ADB because I can't get my computer to recognize the phone.
Any suggestions would be greatly welcomed!
are you s-off??
tgreenstein said:
I've been trying to get this Dinc 2 to work for sometime now. I bought it used so I don't know what version of software it has.
It displays the white "HTC" screen for a few seconds, then goes dark. A few seconds later the white HTC screen shows, etc etc etc. I can get into FASTBOOT with PWR/Vol-.
I've tried flashing various versions of the ROM (saving the file as PB32IMG.ZIP on the SD card). It seems to read the file but then comes up with the "wrong image" message.
The previous owner says he unlocked the the phone using the online HTC unlock, and it does say "UNLOCKED" at the top of the FASTBOOT screen. I read someplace that you had to relock the phone in order to flash the PB32IMG.ZIP file but I don't know how to do this.
I can't use ADB because I can't get my computer to recognize the phone.
Any suggestions would be greatly welcomed!
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are you s-off? If not then you cannot flash PG32IMG.zip (it has to be PG32IMG.zip not PB32IMG.zip) try installing these drivers: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kg37o7tsn3dq1nt/HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe
then boot into fastboot and connect your phone to pc. the phone should display fastboot usb from there you can flash rom via adb.
remember if you don't have s-off and bootloader says unlocked then refer to this guide for flashing roms : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1435228
EDIT: did you flash a rom which caused bootlooping??
ArslanQureshi said:
are you s-off? If not then you cannot flash PG32IMG.zip (it has to be PG32IMG.zip not PB32IMG.zip) try installing these drivers: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kg37o7tsn3dq1nt/HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe
then boot into fastboot and connect your phone to pc. the phone should display fastboot usb from there you can flash rom via adb.
remember if you don't have s-off and bootloader says unlocked then refer to this guide for flashing roms : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1435228
EDIT: did you flash a rom which caused bootlooping??
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I'm S-on.
ADB doesn't work. I can't boot into Android.
I didn't flash a rom on this phone; I can't get past the bootlooping. I doubt the previous owner flashed a rom, either.
tgreenstein said:
I'm S-on.
ADB doesn't work. I can't boot into Android.
I didn't flash a rom on this phone; I can't get past the bootlooping. I doubt the previous owner flashed a rom, either.
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in that case you can try to install an ruu.......... (I think I told you this before also) www.androidruu.com/getdownload.php?...ivo_W_Gingerbread_S_VERIZON_WWE_5.10.605.9_Ra dio_1.09.01.1111_NV_VZW1.92_release_225831_signed.exe just boot into fastboot and run this exe
ArslanQureshi said:
in that case you can try to install an ruu.......... (I think I told you this before also) www.androidruu.com/getdownload.php?...ivo_W_Gingerbread_S_VERIZON_WWE_5.10.605.9_Ra dio_1.09.01.1111_NV_VZW1.92_release_225831_signed.exe just boot into fastboot and run this exe
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Nope. Apparently version 6.04.605.07 is installed, and the bootloader won't let me install an older version. And there apparently is not an RUU for 6.04.605.07 (if anybody knows of one, please let me know).

Phone automatically starts into bootloader and flashing doesnt work

So as you might have heard, android 6.0 is out on htc one m8 now, and as usual i wanted to update. I got my device into a bootloop after unrooting and downloading some OTA's online, and messing around with stuff that didnt work.
But now im rly stuck, when i boot my phone up it automatically boots into bootloader. I cant flash a boot.img because i get a signature verify fail. Updating with RUU returns error 130 and factory resetting doesnt do anything at all(in fastboot and in recovery). plzzzz help
Hi,
Did you try to reflash your recovery and try to install another rom like ViperOne M8? Or if you want i can send you the stock ROM Android 6.0
Laurens54321 said:
So as you might have heard, android 6.0 is out on htc one m8 now, and as usual i wanted to update. I got my device into a bootloop after unrooting and downloading some OTA's online, and messing around with stuff that didnt work.
But now im rly stuck, when i boot my phone up it automatically boots into bootloader. I cant flash a boot.img because i get a signature verify fail. Updating with RUU returns error 130 and factory resetting doesnt do anything at all(in fastboot and in recovery). plzzzz help
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You seem to be going about things rather haphazardly:
1) Not sure exactly what "some OTAs" refers to. But there is typically only one OTA that will properly work. That being the one that is for your CID (carrier version) and for the next software version (can't skip any).
2) Along the same lines, you can't just flash any RUU. It has to be for your CID and MID (Error 130 usually means wrong MID), and equal or greater version number than main version on the phone (no "downgrading" unless you have s-off).
3) "messing around with stuff that didnt work" doesn't tell us anything about how you got to the current condition. You need to be specific and detailed, if you want us to be able to tell what you did, and how to recovery.
4) You can't unroot and OTA, it has to be a stock (never rooted) ROM and stock recovery.
5) boot.img in itself probably won't help your situation. And signature verify fail usually means you tried to flash without the bootloader unlocked (which won't work).
Are you S-OFF? If so, this works;
1) Download 0P6BIMG.zip. You'll have to Google
"dottat @ XDA M8 RUU" to get the file as I haven't
made at least ten posts here and can't post links yet.
2) Place 0P6BIMG.zip on an SD card formatted fat32 ONLY.
3) Boot your phone, allow HBOOT to recognize 0P6BIMG.zip
and follow the prompts.
RESULT: This will land you on STOCK kitkat 1.55.605.2
pre-rooted with stock recovery.
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CREDIT: dottat @ XDA

HTC 10 Bootloop

Hello,
So the other day i booted into twrp to make a backup of my data and after i did so, i was not able to boot into anything but bootloader ever since and the phone is mostly stuck in bootloop.
I have fastboot in bootloader but nothing seems to work. i can't boot into recovery,download mode, RUU mode or system.
So i downloaded a firmware.zip and started flashing whatever was inside (this includes: boot, aboot, hosd, radio, recovery, venus, cota, cradio ...) but again no luck.
is there anything i can do from bootloader to fix this? maybe hboot? or should i just throw the phone away?(i have no access to htc customer services)
phone specs:
US Unlocked
1.80.617.1
S-OFF
Locked​
Try installing a fresh, oficial RUU direct from HTC. Isn't that done via Fastboot? Bootloader has to be unlocked and then you just do fastboot commands to push the RUU, or files needed.
elfrisi said:
Try installing a fresh, oficial RUU direct from HTC. Isn't that done via Fastboot? Bootloader has to be unlocked and then you just do fastboot commands to push the RUU, or files needed.
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I can't do that since i'm unable to boot into ruu mode (rebootRUU)
s3000.f said:
I can't do that since i'm unable to boot into ruu mode (rebootRUU)
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Question, why can't you use HTC Customer Service? Uh-Oh Protection includes bootloader unlock and rooting.
elfrisi said:
Question, why can't you use HTC Customer Service? Uh-Oh Protection includes bootloader unlock and rooting.
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Mostly because i don't have access to them where i am now
s3000.f said:
Hello,
So the other day i booted into twrp to make a backup of my data and after i did so, i was not able to boot into anything but bootloader ever since and the phone is mostly stuck in bootloop.
I have fastboot in bootloader but nothing seems to work. i can't boot into recovery,download mode, RUU mode or system.
So i downloaded a firmware.zip and started flashing whatever was inside (this includes: boot, aboot, hosd, radio, recovery, venus, cota, cradio ...) but again no luck.
is there anything i can do from bootloader to fix this? maybe hboot? or should i just throw the phone away?(i have no access to htc customer services)
phone specs:
US Unlocked
1.80.617.1
S-OFF
Locked
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On htc US website there are RUU.exe you could use. It flashes RUU from your computer. Not sure what mode your phone has to be in tho.

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