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Hello everyone.
I've got a really big problem with my HTC Desire.
I installed the following radio: 32.48.00.32U_5.11.05.14 and ever since my device has gone to shi*...
As I've mentioned above, 3 big issues/problems have now arised:
- My device no longer recognizes the SD card. Neither in the operation system nor in recovery. I've tried both my SD cards, both of which used to work fine with my phone, and currently DO work fine with my PC.
- USB link does not work anymore. neither in OS nor recovry. I have no communication between my device and PC.
- I have no signal, aside from the occasional emergency calls signal. The device does not connect the phone company.
I will mention though, that whenever I perform a factory reset, and the phone loads the OS, for about 5-10 seconds I have a signal and the phone is connected to the phone company. If I do nothing, I lose the signal and never get it again.
If I make it to place a call however, I will keep having signal until that call has ended.
So as you can see I'm in a very difficult situation here...
* I cannot install other roms as my phone does not have access to the SD card.
* I cannot write commands to the device via adb shell as I have no USB communicaion between my device and my PC (and I have tried my wife's laptop as well)
* I cannot use my phone's basic features! (making calls, messaging, etc).
If it helps, a bit of phone background:
I'm rather new to the whole Android world. especially when it comes to messing about with advanced features.
What I have done with my phone is:
- Rooted it. I can't remember which method I used, but it included something called "unrevoked3" if I'm not mistaken. I could probably find out the details if neccessary.
- Installed clockworkmod recovery.
- Tried numerous times unsuccessfully to install different versions of apps2sd.
- Successfully installed Cyanogen 6.0.2 mod.
- Installed the radio mentioned above which fuc*ed up my phone.
I need the help of the experts in here urgently as I have not been able to use my phone in 2 days..!
Thanks in advance!
Liran
Can anyone help?
Since you claim that all of this started when you flashed the radio:
1. First try to wipe the Dalvik cache (boot into recovery, choose "advanced" then "clear Dalvik cache" in ClockworkMod). It might not help.. but if it does, it is by far the easiest solution.
2. If that doesn't work, do a factory reset. I know it sucks having to reinstall the apps, but it usually helps with weird problems like these.
3. If that doesn't work, flash a new radio (I suggest using a different version from the file you used, just to be certain). Remember to do a factory reset and clear the cache after you've flashed the radio.
4. If it doesn't work after that, please flash another ROM (again, to make sure that there were no errors in the ROM file you flashed) and .. you guessed it.. factory reset and cache wipe again.
And when all of that doesn't work.. panick and post here again.
Good luck.
Thanks for the reply
martijn_bakker said:
Since you claim that all of this started when you flashed the radio:
1. First try to wipe the Dalvik cache (boot into recovery, choose "advanced" then "clear Dalvik cache" in ClockworkMod). It might not help.. but if it does, it is by far the easiest solution.
2. If that doesn't work, do a factory reset. I know it sucks having to reinstall the apps, but it usually helps with weird problems like these.
3. If that doesn't work, flash a new radio (I suggest using a different version from the file you used, just to be certain). Remember to do a factory reset and clear the cache after you've flashed the radio.
4. If it doesn't work after that, please flash another ROM (again, to make sure that there were no errors in the ROM file you flashed) and .. you guessed it.. factory reset and cache wipe again.
And when all of that doesn't work.. panick and post here again.
Good luck.
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1. Tried that already.
2. Done that more than a few times already.
3. and 4. I can't do any flashing as I don't have SD card access on my phone.
Any other ideas?
So you have no SD card access from the bootloader either. I'm no expert, but there are some things you can try without running the risk of messing things up further.
If you can access the SD card from the recovery then you could put the ROM or radio images on the card from the PC and then flash them from recovery.
If the SD card doesn't work in recovery either then it might be a different problem altogether (different software, after all). Is there anything in the device or the SD card that might adversely affect contact between the SD card and the phone? Dirt in/on connectors, erosion from wear etc?
Maybe when you tried APP2SD, someone gave you A2SD instructions (which requires an ext3fs which some kernels can't read). If you can't read the SD card from recovery.. can you reformat if from there? (Please remember to back up the files on the SD card before you try this). I was unable to access my SD card after I'd repartitioned and reformatted it (maybe because I used vfat32 instead of vfa16 .. I don't know). The point is.. reformatting solved that issue for me, it might solve yours.
If you can't get these ideas to work, you could try:
- Flashing /system through fastboot
- Booting an alternate kernel or booting from the SD card through fastboot
However.. I haven't actually done either of those myself.. and I don't want to be responsible for wrecking your device. So I hope someone more knowledgeable will be able to help you out there.
Sorry
My desire stopped recognising SD cards (they worked in my PC).....had to be sent away. Still waiting for it back. My wasn't rooted though.
This mght help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=691639
martijn_bakker said:
So you have no SD card access from the bootloader either. I'm no expert, but there are some things you can try without running the risk of messing things up further.
If you can access the SD card from the recovery then you could put the ROM or radio images on the card from the PC and then flash them from recovery.
If the SD card doesn't work in recovery either then it might be a different problem altogether (different software, after all). Is there anything in the device or the SD card that might adversely affect contact between the SD card and the phone? Dirt in/on connectors, erosion from wear etc?
Maybe when you tried APP2SD, someone gave you A2SD instructions (which requires an ext3fs which some kernels can't read). If you can't read the SD card from recovery.. can you reformat if from there? (Please remember to back up the files on the SD card before you try this). I was unable to access my SD card after I'd repartitioned and reformatted it (maybe because I used vfat32 instead of vfa16 .. I don't know). The point is.. reformatting solved that issue for me, it might solve yours.
If you can't get these ideas to work, you could try:
- Flashing /system through fastboot
- Booting an alternate kernel or booting from the SD card through fastboot
However.. I haven't actually done either of those myself.. and I don't want to be responsible for wrecking your device. So I hope someone more knowledgeable will be able to help you out there.
Sorry
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I cannot access the SD card from recovery.
It's also not a problem with the SD card as I've tried 2 different cards, both of which work fine on my PC.
I tried formatting both cards on my PC. 4GB to FAT and 16GB to FAT32 (I don't think it supports FAT because I did not have that option with that specific card). Neither helped.
I didn't see an option to format the SD through recovery on my phone, but any attempt to load a file from the SD on recovery ended in the following message:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0p1)
E:Can't mount /sdcard
How do I flash /system from fastboot? Bear in mind that I don't have USB connectivity from there, nor do I have SD card access.
I appreciate the help
themikeyboosh said:
My desire stopped recognising SD cards (they worked in my PC).....had to be sent away. Still waiting for it back. My wasn't rooted though.
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I really hope I won't get to that as I have voided my warranty by rooting my phone, plus I don't think my insurance will want to fix my self-ruined device.. :\
Thank you mate, but this thread is irrelevant to my case as far as I can see
ianmufc said:
This mght help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=691639
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It says in there:
"Also, SD card functionality has to work. For this, do 'fastboot oem enableqxdm 0' in fastboot mode."
I cannot issue commands in fastboot mode. I cannot write them on my device as I have no keyboard, and I cannot send them to my device from my PC as I don't have USB connectivity on my device.
That's also the reason I can't do any of the steps on that guide.
Unless I'm missing something..?
Here are some notes if it helps anyone solve my problem:
- I can probably use Wi-Fi if it helps in any way.
- What is odd is that my phone cannot read or mount the SD cards anywhere, but it was able to put 2 files on them after they were formatted by my PC.
The files were:
qxdm_20101123_022000_1.dm and qxdm_20101123_022256_1.dm on my FAT 4GB SD card
and: qxdm_20101123_023126_1.dm and qxdm_20101123_023357_1.dm on my FAT32 16GB SD card.
- My radio is still 5.11.05.27 which means the radio update mention above (32.48.00.32U_5.11.05.14) which I think screwed things up - didn't even work.
- Putting PC36IMG on a formatted SD card and starting the phone in fastboot did nothing. No sort of installation was attempted. The phone was just waiting for my input on that screen as normal (or am I missing something I was supposed to do..?)
- After formatting the SD card (on my PC), putting it in my phone and loading the OS, again I have a T-mobile signal for 10 seconds which then disappears into no signal...
- My phone's info in bootloader:
BRAVO PVT3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101
RADIO-5.11.05.27
Aug 10 2010, 17:52:18
I had sd and isb bricked too. But I was able to use fastboot.
Have You tried it? Reboot to recevery, go to fastboot and connect usb cable.
I'll apologise in advance if I'm making the wrong assumptions here, but as you say you're rather new to this:
Fastboot is a way to control your device from the PC. When USB and SD connectivity are broken, you might be able to use it to restore the device. It will do nothing if you only activate it on your device. You'll also need the software on your PC.
You'll need the "fastboot" (and maybe "adb" programs) for your PC, from the Android SDK. Download the SDK from the Android site and follow the installation instructions from the same site (you'll just need step 2 if all you want to do is fix the desire, the rest is for developers only). On Windows, you'll also want HTC Sync (it contains some USB drivers that we need).
Once that is done, boot the Desire into fastboot mode, connect the USB cable and on the PC, open a command prompt and execute "fastboot devices". If it lists the device, then you can use fastboot to work from there. (Basically all that tickmaster describes above... only in a lot more words)
martijn_bakker said:
I'll apologise in advance if I'm making the wrong assumptions here, but as you say you're rather new to this:
Fastboot is a way to control your device from the PC. When USB and SD connectivity are broken, you might be able to use it to restore the device. It will do nothing if you only activate it on your device. You'll also need the software on your PC.
You'll need the "fastboot" (and maybe "adb" programs) for your PC, from the Android SDK. Download the SDK from the Android site and follow the installation instructions from the same site (you'll just need step 2 if all you want to do is fix the desire, the rest is for developers only). On Windows, you'll also want HTC Sync (it contains some USB drivers that we need).
Once that is done, boot the Desire into fastboot mode, connect the USB cable and on the PC, open a command prompt and execute "fastboot devices". If it lists the device, then you can use fastboot to work from there. (Basically all that tickmaster describes above... only in a lot more words)
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martijn_bakker, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
I have no words to express my excitement and gratitude!
I've done what you suggested and you were absolutely right!
The PC HTC sync driver missing was what created the problem.
After installing it I could issue the fastboot command to enable the sd card.
And then as if by magic, all my other problems had disappeared as well!
If there's anything I can do - if you need any help with anything - just name it!
Liran
Help !
Hey Liran or anyone who understood the procedure above,
could you please inform me about the steps i should take to make it work on my desire?
I have the exact same problem but my phone has the following:
Revolutionary
Bravo PVT4 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.17.05.23
Aug 10 2010, 17:52:18
I would be really, REALLY greatful if someone could help me
Wish I could help mate, but this was over 2 years ago! I've moved on to Samsung Galaxy S3 since 7 months ago!
Good luck mate...
Liran
I just asked because i can't understand what martijn_bakker told you to do..
Basically i don't know which commands i should use..
Anyway, thanks for your time
Hello guys,
I woke up too early this morning, and i accidentally knocked my phone off the stairs. It fell about 2 meters, bounced and then fell another meter, bounced and fell another meter and stopped.
Thankfully it was in a silicon case (i think that's what made it bounce) and there are no visible damages.
I picked it up, and it seemed to be working. After a few secs it went into sleep mode and would not wake up.
I removed the battery and rebooted, and i got the HTC screen, then the nexus boot screen and it stays stuck on the nexus boot.
I then entered recovery mode and thought i would try and restore my backup. I get the following message:
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)
(No such file or directory)
E: Can't mount /sdcard
I took off the SD card, put it my pc and it works just fine.
I got another SD card, copied a rom onto it and tried to reinstall through recovery.
I did a wipe/data factory reset and tried to install the rom.
I got the same message...
Is my Desire toast? It's only six months old...
I was running Defrost6.1 and using psfMod 0.9.7.2 as my recovery.
Any advice would be extremely appreciated.
Thanks
aalex
UPDATE
I did another wipe data / factory reset, and i rebooted.
The rom starts up, without any of my previous settings of course, but I still cannot mount my SD card.
From file manager, it seems that it is being mounted, but no files are listed...
When i try with gallery it reports "SD card unmounted or not present".
Any insights?
Drop it again, it helps
Daanlt said:
Drop it again, it helps
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That's a helpful suggestion, thanks
Can u mount the SD card as usb storage in clockwork recovery?
Also try to boot it up normal and
Wait till the battery dies. Then insert the SD card and try again to boot it (with usb cable connected to have some battery power) again.
Gd luck
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
mclaren2 said:
Can u mount the SD card as usb storage in clockwork recovery?
Also try to boot it up normal and
Wait till the battery dies. Then insert the SD card and try again to boot it (with usb cable connected to have some battery power) again.
Gd luck
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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Thanks for responding mclaren2,
I tried to mount as usb storage, it seems that it mounts, my pc picks up an additional drive but when i double click on this drive it just says that it cannot be read...
With your SD card in your phone go into settings then storage and unmount SD card. Then format your SD card from your phones menu and it should mount the SD card see if that worked.
ste1164 said:
With your SD card in your phone go into settings then storage and unmount SD card. Then format your SD card from your phones menu and it should mount the SD card see if that worked.
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Hi ste1164,
Thanks for responding. My problem is that my phone cannot pickup the existence of an SD card.
This is a typical USB-brick. I've had one a few weeks ago. You should look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=691639&highlight=usb+brick.
If you're new to this, it can be hard to get it working again. Just let me know if you have any problems. It took me a few hours to get it done
From fastboot via ADB, execute "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0" and then reboot it with "fastboot reboot" command.
See if it works.
If you don't remember how to do the above, just search.
koenvbeek said:
This is a typical USB-brick. I've had one a few weeks ago. You should look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=691639&highlight=usb+brick.
If you're new to this, it can be hard to get it working again. Just let me know if you have any problems. It took me a few hours to get it done
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aalexandrou said:
Hi ste1164,
Thanks for responding. My problem is that my phone cannot pickup the existence of an SD card.
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its not a usb brick, thats a software brick.... it sounds to me like you have a corrupt sd card, sd cards are very delecate and this can happen from a sudden impact, try formatting the card in windows explorer, obviously you cannot format your sd-ext using windows so try gparted or ubuntu to format your other partition.
AndroHero said:
its not a usb brick, thats a software brick.... it sounds to me like you have a corrupt sd card, sd cards are very delecate and this can happen from a sudden impact, try formatting the card in windows explorer, obviously you cannot format your sd-ext using windows so try gparted or ubuntu to format your other partition.
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he switched sd cards and it still doensn't fix the problem
AndroHero said:
its not a usb brick, thats a software brick.... it sounds to me like you have a corrupt sd card, sd cards are very delecate and this can happen from a sudden impact, try formatting the card in windows explorer, obviously you cannot format your sd-ext using windows so try gparted or ubuntu to format your other partition.
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Can't be sdcard, op said tried sdcard in PC and tried different sdcard...same result, must be sdcard reader or something.
You never know, might be a USB brick, just happened before the drop and was brought on by the reset...but I agree probably is hardware fault.
Is it possible to flash stock rom from fastboot without sdcard? Could try warranty repair then...
mercianary said:
Can't be sdcard, op said tried sdcard in PC and tried different sdcard...same result, must be sdcard reader or something.
You never know, might be a USB brick, just happened before the drop and was brought on by the reset...but I agree probably is hardware fault.
Is it possible to flash stock rom from fastboot without sdcard? Could try warranty repair then...
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sorry i didnt notice that, could be a usb brick but like i said thats S/W related and i doubt dropping your phone could cause such an error, +1 suppose the sudden reset could cause the usb brick especially if the device was reading or writing to the sd card when it happened, could also be the sd card reader in the device has been damaged or one of the internal components. can the device read the sim card? if it dosent, could be a usb brick
Just a thought...is the sdcard reader attached by a ribbon? (never seen the inside of my desire, hope I never have to)
I'm sure I've heard of a few desires that can't read sdcard anymore, I reckon it's either attached by ribbon or it's the most delicate part of the phone.
I'm hoping it's a loose ribbon because that's an easy fix, even I could do that.
Hey guys,
Thanks to all of you for responding.
My sim card works just fine. I can make and receive calls, texts, go online via 3g and Wifi, connect through bluetooth. As far as i can tell, my phone does everythind it did before except mount an SD card. Also, the android market keeps crashing, and if i try and download anything from the net i get a prompt saying that i need an sd card to download.
So far I took the SD card and put it in my pc. I formated it, tried again but it didnt work.
I then tried a brand new sd card and that didn't work either.
However, I did not format the old card's ext2 partition, and the new sd doesn't have an ext partition yet.
Would this point to a USB Brick as mentioned above?
Would it be possible for me to flash the stock rom on the device?
Thanks once again, to all of you.
aalex
3722 said:
From fastboot via ADB, execute "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0" and then reboot it with "fastboot reboot" command.
See if it works.
If you don't remember how to do the above, just search.
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Although i don't really understand what this means, could it be a possible solution?
If yes, how would i go about implementing it?
Yes, that should solve your problem. I had the same problem a few weeks ago, but that included a malfunctioning usb, even charging didn't work correctly.
To fix the sd-card, you should run the above command using the tool fastboot, available in the Android sdk. After downloading, cd to the tools folder in the sdk and then run the command while your phone is connected to your pc in fastboot mode. Then it should work again.
koenvbeek said:
Yes, that should solve your problem. I had the same problem a few weeks ago, but that included a malfunctioning usb, even charging didn't work correctly.
To fix the sd-card, you should run the above command using the tool fastboot, available in the Android sdk. After downloading, cd to the tools folder in the sdk and then run the command while your phone is connected to your pc in fastboot mode. Then it should work again.
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Hey koenvbeek,
Thanks for the help. I think i may need a bit more of it
Here is what i did so far:
I used Nephrons guide to download and install ADB.
I then rebooted to bootloader. The phone displays "fastboot" and then when i plug it in it dispalys fastboot-usb
I then went to the ADB tools directory and tried to run the command.
I got a message saying the command cannot be run because adbwinapi.dll is missing from my system, and asking me to reinstall everything...
Clearly i made a mistake somewhere but where?
I don't think you made a mistake
Either the requested file is missing, or it can't be used by your computer. First check if the file is present. If not, google for it.
If it is present, your computer can't use it for some reason. Are you on a 64-bit OS? If you're on Vista/7: did you open the cmd promt as admin?
Yeah, nothing wrong, it's just that the API library is missing.
Download it from the attachment here, and put it in the "tools" folder, then try again.
Edit: As you can see it's in an archive, since dll attachment is not enabled here, so extract the file from it.
Hi all,
So just few minutes ago, I back up all my data on sd card to my comp because I wanted to try another ROM. After that's done, I proceed to unmount and format the card and my problem starts. The card will not mount again.
When it wasn't mounting after format, I thought to give restart a try and now I'm stuck in recovery as it gets stuck on HTC EVO 4G white screen. In recovery, I try to wipe the SD Card and I get an error, "can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)".
I have tried following fix but no luck again:
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SD Card Fix
Press & hold vol down and power on the phone
Select fastboot by pressing the power button
ADB commands
fastboot oem enableqxdm 0
fastboot reboot
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Next option is to flash RUU from fastboot but I can't find 3.70.651.1 RUU. Don't want to flash to gingerbread RUU because I'll lose my root then.
Does anyone have a link to the RUU or any suggestions on what I can try? Please let me know.
Appreciate all the help!
If u rooted with unrevoked u wont lose root. I don't think u even needed to format it tho. Make sure u formatted it fat32
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go into recovery and try partitioning your sd card. maybe it will read it then, if not go pick up another sd card from best buy or something and use that. Or if you have a sd adaptor card (the one you slip the mico sd into to plug into the computer) try putting it in your computer and reformatting it there. let me know if you have any luck
The phone was rooted with unrevoked3 and It was S-off. I downloaded Kernel Manager and tried to flash 2.6.35.13-gingertiny-v2-111920112.zip. Well, something went wrong. It gave the 5 vibs on reboot. I tried to follow the instructions at pvillecomp's page, but I am stuck on fastboot part, it won't mount the sd card. It did turn on while I had it plugged to the computer, which is Linux Mint, and it looks as though it did a factory reset. I am at a loss on what to do, Oh yeah, in the boot menu, it is S-ON now. Any ideas on how I can get it to mount the sd card? Thanks in advance.
Okay, I have been reading a lot, and it looks like I can't do "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0" while the phone is S-ON to mount either external card or internal storage. The phone works, just no SD Card or Internal phone storage, it says Phone memory "total space: 748 MB, and Available space: 659 MB". The SD card and internal storage say "Unavailable". So, basically I have a "half-bricked" phone. This really sucks. And since I don't know how exactly it happened, I don't know how to avoid it next time.
Give this a try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110865
Thanks Jack, that is one of the threads I already looked at, I can get it booted but I can't use fastboot because of S-On.
Okay, I didn't read ALL of that thread, seems that you don't need S-Off to do this, all I need is z4 root, but when I tried to download it from the web with the android browser it said I need to mount the SD card to download. How can I download the apk without the SD card mounted?
Did you you fix the SD Card issue first by doing this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695243
I have tried this but this part...
"SD Card Fix
Press & hold vol down and power on the phone
Select fastboot by pressing the power button
ADB commands
fastboot oem enableqxdm 0
fastboot reboot
That should fix your SD card not being detected."
...doesn't work, when I do the "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0" it says "waiting for device" and stays there, maybe my linux isn't set-up with the adk correctly?
After messing with the phone some, I discovered that I still have root access and clockwork is still there, it did not do a factory reset, but I cannot get it to mount the internal or external sd. To get the phone to turn on I have to pull/replace battery, power+vol-, then go into fastboot, plug in the usb, then choose reboot, the phone will then boot up without the 5 vibes. The phone works as a phone, but that's about it. Anyone have any ideas?
There seems to be nothing I can do to get this phone working right again. I was able to mount the external sd and flash the PB31IMG for froyo, it appeared to work, but still the 5 vibes, and now I can't even boot up with the usb cable attached like before, I think it's dead. I found a used dinc on ebay and bought it. I'll keep messing with the old one but at my level I don't know if I can resurrect it.
tjrogers73 said:
There seems to be nothing I can do to get this phone working right again. I was able to mount the external sd and flash the PB31IMG for froyo, it appeared to work, but still the 5 vibes, and now I can't even boot up with the usb cable attached like before, I think it's dead. I found a used dinc on ebay and bought it. I'll keep messing with the old one but at my level I don't know if I can resurrect it.
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Have you tried this?
http://pvillecomp.com/?page_id=33
Yes, was able to mount the SD card with those instructions, but now it will not get past the 5 vibes.
So I've got a bit of a weird situation here. I was doing a nandroid backup today in preperation of updating to the newest version of Cy mod and at the end it failed. I let it time out and reboot on its own.
After that point my phone was completely borked. The phone will get stuck in a boot loop (black to htc logo, to black over and over) if it's not connected to a computer, however if it's connected via usb it'll boot up into Android.
If it's not connected though, I can get into fast boot, but if I try to get to recovery from there it will get stuck in a boot loop (unless, oddly enough, it is connected via usb to a computer at the time, it seem to have no trouble booting if connected via usb).
Even so, if I do have it connected via usb and manage to boot into android or the bootloader it cannot mount the SD card. I've confirmed that the SD card is properly seated, but do not have the ability to test out other sd cards.
Even more weird is that WiFi and Bluetooth now suddenly will refuse to start up. They worked just fine before I attempted to do the nandroid backup.
And even wierder still, earlier today, after the whole phone went to **** but before now, USB debugging would still work in android but now it will refuse to work, so I can't even adb into it while it's booted. I also, for some reason, can't seem to adb into it while it's in fastboot either.
Basically, right now I have no sd card, and apparently no ability to adb into the phone, it'll boot loop if started without being connected to a pc, but will boot to android if it is connected.
I can still download things from the phone's browser, and I have access to the terminal on the phone. Can this be fixed or am I pretty much boned?
What recovery are using? What rom or kernel?
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marcusva79 said:
What recovery are using? What rom or kernel?
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Rom: CyanogenMod 7.0.3.1
Kernel: 2.6.37.4
Recovery: Rom Manager
Unfortunately I'm really not in a position to change any of those things unless you can come up for a solution to fix the sd card or my problems connecting with ADP, or if I can somehow flash it with the terminal while in android proper.
ROM Manager is not a recovery, it's an app, which makes me think you have CWM.
Since you can boot up while connected and you can get into fastboot (Can you get into Hboot?), I'd drop the PC36IMG for Amon Ra onto your SD Card via a card reader, then boot up by using Vol Down \ Power and when it scans and asks to update, hit yes. then try to get into recovery.
If that fails, you may need to reformat your card, again via a card reader, then run the RUU for your phone and try to flash recovery again.
HipKat said:
ROM Manager is not a recovery, it's an app, which makes me think you have CWM.
Since you can boot up while connected and you can get into fastboot (Can you get into Hboot?), I'd drop the PC36IMG for Amon Ra onto your SD Card via a card reader, then boot up by using Vol Down \ Power and when it scans and asks to update, hit yes. then try to get into recovery.
If that fails, you may need to reformat your card, again via a card reader, then run the RUU for your phone and try to flash recovery again.
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Yeah, sorry I meant CWM, I had a brain fart there.
I cannot mount the SD card. Even if I had a card reader to put that stuff on it I wouldn't be able to use it to update from it, although, maybe the drivers that fastboot run from were unaffected by whatever screwed up my phone, so it might be able to update if I grab a card reader. I'll try this and report back.
Also, I have no issues getting into CWM when my phone is hooked up to my computer via usb, it just will not mount the sd card.
You don't need to mount the SD Card if Hboot will see the file on it.
Okay, here's the deal. Hboot will see a pc36img.zip. It'll load it up, check it, and then won't give me the option to update from it.
Yes I have the engineering hboot (0.76.2000)
If it's any help, I think this all started when I was doing a nandroid backup and the sd card ran out of space.
Is it possible to update an RUU from my computer without using adb?
Okay, here's the deal. Hboot will see a pc36img.zip. It'll load it up, check it, and then won't give me the option to update from it.
Yes I have the engineering hboot (0.76.2000)
If it's any help, I think this all started when I was doing a nandroid backup and the sd card ran out of space.
Is it possible to update an RUU from my computer without using adb?
anyone able to help?
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anyone able to help?
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First thing you're going to need to do is clear some space off your SD card.
Check on the root of it and see if you have any files with "qxdm" in the name. If so, you can use the SD Card fix from here to get your SD card mounted again (you have to be connected to a PC in fastboot mode, with the correct drivers installed, for it to work).
It sounds like your partitions are out of whack, so you really need to flash your misc partition, and that may normalize your device. Problem is, you need working adb to do that. If you can't get into recovery, then that won't work. Can you boot up your device at all? Is it recognized at all over USB? If not, as long as it'll stay on and it's rooted, you can use Wireless ADB to flash the misc partition. I did it here.
When cleaning up your sd check the LOST.DIR folder it may be several gb's and you can just erase the whole folder its similar to the recycle bin on windows and can be safely emptied if its full as it is mostly incomplete or partial files that are created during sd scan on boot and/or created if you unplug the phone from your pc with out properly disconnecting the storage first by right clicking the drive and clicking eject usb drive
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