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Can't boot into recovery after new root method

After new 2.2 root method (thanks regaw_leinad), I can't boot into clockwork mod rom manager.
When I press Up+Power, it vibrates three times and nothing happens.
The screen stays off.
Pressing the power button does nothing.
I have to take the battery out to do anything.
I've booted into the manager before, because I had to install unrevoked-forever.zip from it.
What can I do?

Hold volume down while you press power.

Hey man how did you get your phone to come back on cause it just happend to me but now it wont turn back on.
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Thanks.
Take the battery out. When you put it back in, do what bluehaze said.

So you're saying he was holding it wrong?

Raghh.
I just posted this in the Root Guide forum, unfortunately glad its not just me.,
I thought maybe using RomManager screwed it up by flashing my recovery.. just a thought

Try going into RomManager, and flashing alternative "ra-evo-v1.7.0.1" at the bottem of the screen.
I was able to get into recovery with that method.
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By doing that method i was able to go back and reflash clockworkmod and everything is golden.
Good luck to you

stuck on start up screen. cant do anything.

Ok, I have been looking for a solution to my problem, without any solution so far. I temp-rooted my phone with visionary. As soon as I rebooted my phone, the furthest I could get is the HTC load screen. I have set up every zip I could find in hopes that one would let me set my phone back to operational status. Nothing is working. Does anyone know what I can do to get back. If you need more information, please let me know.

Try the Q&A forum, which is the right place for questions like this

Can you get into recovery or fastboot? Try holding down the volume button while holding down power when powering on. Also, try holding the action button while holding the power button while powering on. If nothing happens then your almost out of luck. If you get fastbook (white screen with multicolored text as opposed to recoveries one color and black screen) you can adb push a rom onto your phone and fix it.
I didn't have a problem with visionary but I think my phone was rooted when I got it.
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the.goodhumorman said:
Ok, I have been looking for a solution to my problem, without any solution so far. I temp-rooted my phone with visionary. As soon as I rebooted my phone, the furthest I could get is the HTC load screen. I have set up every zip I could find in hopes that one would let me set my phone back to operational status. Nothing is working. Does anyone know what I can do to get back. If you need more information, please let me know.
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There is a thread on how to restore stock via pc10.img I will try to find the link. Are you gfree rooted/s-off or just temp rooted?
Also, do you have the g2 or dz if the g2 where you ota or pre ota?
Edit: Read this post. Hope this helps!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842869

rUsTyRuSs said:
There is a thread on how to restore stock via pc10.img I will try to find the link. Are you gfree rooted/s-off or just temp rooted?
Also, do you have the g2 or dz if the g2 where you ota or pre ota?
Edit: Read this post. Hope this helps!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842869
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I am s-on. or at least I was. I have been following the link you sent me, but I cant do anything because it is constantly saying the device is offline. it was an ota g2.

Can you get into hboot ? With the phone off, hold Volume Down then press Power.
If you can get into hboot then at least you can flash a ROM from your SD card.
If you can get into recovery from hboot, then you can use adb from there, but you can't use adb if the phone is stuck at the startup logo.
Sometimes it seems that if you go into the stock recovery (when you see the screen with the red triangle, hold Volume Up and then press Power), you can try mounting everything you can to see if that makes a difference to being able to boot.

steviewevie said:
Can you get into hboot ? With the phone off, hold Volume Down then press Power.
If you can get into hboot then at least you can flash a ROM from your SD card.
If you can get into recovery from hboot, then you can use adb from there, but you can't use adb if the phone is stuck at the startup logo.
Sometimes it seems that if you go into the stock recovery (when you see the screen with the red triangle, hold Volume Up and then press Power), you can try mounting everything you can to see if that makes a difference to being able to boot.
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ADB will not connect to my phone. It recognizes it, but says it is offline. How can I fix that issue?

I had the exact same problem and fixed it. Go into your hboot mode and do a factory reset from the phone.....I was stuck in a boot loop. I think I was s off at the time
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I have tried that to no avail. any other suggestions?

the.goodhumorman said:
I have tried that to no avail. any other suggestions?
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You still not have awnsered any questions from the above posts. Can you get into the HBoot screen (phone off, then volume-down+power)? If yes what does the first line say on the page with the skateboarding andriods? It should say VISION PVT SHIP(orENG) S-OFF(or S-ON)? What does it say?

the.goodhumorman said:
ADB will not connect to my phone. It recognizes it, but says it is offline. How can I fix that issue?
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adb won't work while the phone is stuck in the boot loop, I said that you need to get into recovery to be able to use adb. But as joemm said, we still need you to try the other stuff that you haven't commented on, i.e. getting into hboot in the first place.

S-ON with Vision PVT SHIP

This shouldnt be happening if he was just using a temp root. It might cause instability while the phone is on, but once it turns off the root is gone, the software is reset. Did you attempt to perm root with visionary? also, if he isnt rooted, the phone will be able to recover itself easily from the boot recovery. unless he doesnt have an sdcard with the recovery on it. also this all means that if he isnt perma rooted, he wont have a custom recovery.
Anyways, Pull the battery, press the powerbutton while holding the VOLUME DOWN key, use the volume keys to select recovery after it performs the test, and select restore phone or whatever it says in the orig recovery.
edit: dont forget to put the battery back in before you turn it on.

steviewevie said:
adb won't work while the phone is stuck in the boot loop, I said that you need to get into recovery to be able to use adb. But as joemm said, we still need you to try the other stuff that you haven't commented on, i.e. getting into hboot in the first place.
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I was in recovery when it recognized it. It still says offline.

jenlow said:
This shouldnt be happening if he was just using a temp root. It might cause instability while the phone is on, but once it turns off the root is gone, the software is reset. Did you attempt to perm root with visionary? also, if he isnt rooted, the phone will be able to recover itself easily from the boot recovery. unless he doesnt have an sdcard with the recovery on it. also this all means that if he isnt perma rooted, he wont have a custom recovery.
Anyways, Pull the battery, press the powerbutton while holding the VOLUME DOWN key, use the volume keys to select recovery after it performs the test, and select restore phone or whatever it says in the orig recovery.
edit: dont forget to put the battery back in before you turn it on.
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the version of visionary that I had (r10) doesnt have the perm root option. Does visionary automatically update?

no visionary was taken off the market after version 10? i think. you'd need to have downloaded visionary from somewhere else to get version 11 or higher with the perm root. is the stock recovery working at all for you?

I don't believe it does. Updates were through different releases all the way to r14.
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jenlow said:
no visionary was taken off the market after version 10? i think. you'd need to have downloaded visionary from somewhere else to get version 11 or higher with the perm root. is the stock recovery working at all for you?
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It goes through the motions, but when I restart the phone, it is still stuck on the "wonderful" HTC screen.

[Q] Need to unroot but power button broken

My power button is no longer working and I need to unroot in order to get repaired through sprint. With no power button I can't flash through recovery. I'm not familiar with adb push but I have used button remapper to gain access to my reboot options and to wake the phone. Can anyone help me please???
Update*** seems the power button works to select in bootloader but still not in recovery??? Need to find a way to get S ON without recovery
ISSUE RESOLVED I USED ROM MANAGER'S INSTALL ROM FROM SD FUNCTION AND PICKED THE S-ON ZIP AFTER THIS INSTALLED I PULLED THE BATTERY AND HELD VOL DOWN AS I REPLACED IT THEN USED HBOOT TO INSTALL THE PC36IMG FILE WOOT!

The button is just a cosmetic cover for a micro switch. Can you stick a pen in there or do you need to take it apart to gain access

Wat I would do is report it as lost or stolen make a new story or tell them that some one dropped in the toilet its still going to be one hundred no matter what
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SA10A10 said:
My power button is no longer working and I need to unroot in order to get repaired through sprint. With no power button I can't flash through recovery. I'm not familiar with adb push but I have used button remapper to gain access to my reboot options and to wake the phone. Can anyone help me please???
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I'll sell you a power button for 10 shipped

conductive said:
The button is just a cosmetic cover for a micro switch. Can you stick a pen in there or do you need to take it apart to gain access
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Would have to take apart but button feels fine still has click to it and whatnot I think micro switch is the problem. Button just no longer functions

jarocho151 said:
Wat I would do is report it as lost or stolen make a new story or tell them that some one dropped in the toilet its still going to be one hundred no matter what
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Only $35 for repair with insurance

iitreatedii said:
I'll sell you a power button for 10 shipped
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Are we talking button or micro switch?

Try the volume button. Works on my phone.

Mmmmm yea cuz Ur getting the same phone back but if u have the money doesn't wast you time trying to fix it just reported as lost n get a new one
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SA10A10 said:
My power button is no longer working and I need to unroot in order to get repaired through sprint. With no power button I can't flash through recovery. I'm not familiar with adb push but I have used button remapper to gain access to my reboot options and to wake the phone. Can anyone help me please???
Update*** seems the power button works to select in bootloader but still not in recovery??? Need to find a way to get S ON without recovery
ISSUE RESOLVED I USED ROM MANAGER'S INSTALL ROM FROM SD FUNCTION AND PICKED THE S-ON ZIP AFTER THIS INSTALLED I PULLED THE BATTERY AND HELD VOL DOWN AS I REPLACED IT THEN USED HBOOT TO INSTALL THE PC36IMG FILE WOOT!
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my power button just stopped working, i need to unroot to see if sprint will fix it, im rooted with the kingdom virus b1.3 rom, i have a custom splash screen which i was told i need to change back to the original before i unroot, i found an app that allows me to reboot into the bootloader screen but once it does it always freezes and it never ask me to update the pc36img file or whatever...is it because on the virus rom i had to partition the sd card or something? is there a manual way or something to change the splash screen? also if i can get the splash screen back to stock how would i go about unrooting with no power button?
thanks

I am having the HARDEST time getting my phone to S-ON. My power button is also not working, prohibiting me from using recovery to flash anything. I used unrevoked3 to root my phone and I am trying to get S-On with the S-ON zip to no avail. I do the same as you and flash it through ROM manager, it flashes the zip but doesnt go back to recovery, instead it restarts the phone on its own and back to my ROM. I then go to the bootloader and still says S-Off. I've done this about 3 times with still the same S-Off in the bootloader. I don't want to run the PC36IMG until I KNOW i've achieved the S-On. Where am I going wrong here? It has me frustrated to no end...

[Q] No Screen

Does anyone know a way to unroot an Evo with no screen functionality or is the screen just gone

schneider232003 said:
Does anyone know a way to unroot an Evo with no screen functionality or is the screen just gone
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If you had never used Unrevoked before, you should be able to run an RUU from your computer (providing the RUU software detects your phone). If you had run unrevoked before, then you'd need to flash the Unrevoked S on tool in recovery, prior to running the RUU, which I have no clue how'd you do that without being able to see the screen. Is your screen smashed, or just not working?

If you need to flash s-on, you might be able to do it with a bit of luck. If you're on RA, place s-on on your SD card (make sure it's the only flashable zip on the sd card. With the phone off, hit power on and hold volume down to get to hboot. One click down, then click power for recovery. Wait a bit and then 3 clicks down for flash zip. One click down, then power for choose zip. One click up, then power twice to flash s-on zip. Wait a sec for it to flash, then press power to return. One click down, the power to toggle usb and plug into your comp.
Now you will know if what you did worked, cuz the sd card should show up. Then put the pc36img.zip for stock 3.70 on your sd card, eject and click power to toggle usb. One click up and power to power off. Then power one + volume down to get back to hboot. Wait a bit, then hit volume up to update. Hopefully, that will unroot you.
You will have no way of knowing though, lol.

My screen is just gone blackness. Is there any way of doing it through adb
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Please help!!! Evo is bricked...

I have an HTC Evo 4G. HBOOT 0.93.0000, radio 2.15.00.05.02, S-OFF (this is all I can find out from the bootloader screen).
Here is the most important thing for you to know: my power button does not work. I had to install a program that let me use the volume up button to serve as the power button while the phone was operating. Since it does not work, I cant select anything in clockwork mod recovery!
Now for the story: I tried to install CM 7.1 RC and it's not going past the white evo boot screen. Before I did that, I updated clockwork mod recovery. I am able to get into the recovery which asks if i want to install an update, after which it asks if I want to reboot. After that, I have the main options (HBOOT, clear storage, etc). The power button DOES work at this stage. However, when I go into clockwork mod recovery, the power button does NOT work and I cannot select any of those options. Since I'm stuck at the white evo boot screen, my phone is effectively BRICKED.
On the main recovery screen, I have tried clear storage 2-3 times with no luck. Repeated battery pulls just keep going to the white evo screen. If I hold volume down, it goes to recovery without issue and parses the SD zip update. I have tried not updating, AND updating, rebooting and NOT rebooting, neither makes a difference. Bootloader/Power down doesnt work either - it just reloads into the white evo screen.
Does anyone have ANY suggestions? This is really frustrating and I just want my phone back...

if phone is still under warranty take it to Sprint for a replacement because with out the use of the power button you will not be able to use recovery
Have you tried flashing a Stock P36IMG.Zip file from the bootloader ?
You can use ADB on a computer boot into bootloader mode then when the phone sees the file it will ask if you want to update use vol up for yes once flash is complete use vol down to reboot this would at least get your phone up and running then you coul restore a backup with rom manager

It's likely a VERY quick fix that you and I could easily do. like a bad point on the connection where the button connects to the motherboard of the phone. However, knowing sprint JACKASS employees. They'll claim that because you rooted your phone, rooting caused a hardware failure of the power button. lmao. AND THEY WILL DO THIS! if you walk into a store, make sure they don't do ANYTHING TO YOUR PHONE THAT EVEN CHECKS FOR ROOT. just flat out tell them it is a hardware issue and is covered by the warranty. If they ask if you have one of those stupid plans that you pay 7-8 bucks a month for, tell them to lick your salty balls. then force their head into your balls and make them smell your balls. :-D

Can you try an official RUU? If it still doesnt work at least it take off root so you can take it to sprint.
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you could try taking the phone apart and seeing if you can fix the power button yourself. You'll void warranty but it is an option. Obviously if you don't feel comfortable with doing that then don't do it.

try a different recovery system...
I seem to read a lot of weird problems with clockwork and newer ROMs.
i use amon-ra recovery. it is more stable and clean.

As a reminder to everyone that responded. lol. if the power button doesn't work, can't do much. Have you had the phone longer than a year?

runcool said:
As a reminder to everyone that responded. lol. if the power button doesn't work, can't do much. Have you had the phone longer than a year?
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How long did you let it sit on the white htc EVO screen. Sometimes the.first time booting CM7 it will hang here for a couple minutes.
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Do you pay for insurance tell them you lost it. It may cost you what $75-100 bucks.
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So are you saying the power button works at the HBoot screen but not in recovery? I wonder if it's just a bad recovery, why not try putting a PC136IMG with amon ra and update it through HBOOT since you are saying the button works when you at that screen.

agree with this post am is better

As a suggestion, I would switch recoveries to Amon RA 2.3 then go here to get unrooted using ADB. Then you can take it in for insurance repair/replacement.

Just flash the latest ruu, it will update your hboot, then go to the store, they only check for son or soff that's it
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Sounds definitely like clockwork prob, i had similar issue when first rooting, go w amon 4 sure.
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