[Q] Stuck in Bootloader - Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've got a problem,
I've backed up my files and tryed to restore them with ''ROM manager''. (after i had cynogenmod 7 installed).
So my DHD did a reboot, since then my phone dint start up anymore, removed the battery and SD card and tryed several times a ''hard reset'' and finaly after a couple of times i could choose the ''restore'' option and managed to install ''4EXTRecovery v2.1.3 RC2'' so in that menu i can install *.zip files, but it doesnt matter what kind of program i install.... because every time the phone reboots im comming in the same problem over and over ! ...
When i restart my phone the battery indicator is flashing 5 times a green light and vibrates 5 times, and when i remove the battery and ''hard reset'' the battery indicator flashes 3 times orange :S ... but after a few times i get back into the menu's ...
(when the phone is stuck with a black screen there is a little red light on at the right side in the speaker ...
I realy need some help to create my phone back to factory defaults, or another firmware... because i cant do anything with it now..
Greetz, Nico

Download and/or install another rom. Your cwm may have made a bad backup. You may just want to start over with a fresh rom. Don't worry your phone is not bricked

I've downloaded 2 diffirent roms, maybe u got a idea what i should install ? maybe a quick link...

Make sure you have decent charge on your battery. I sounds like your phone doesn't have adequate charge

If nothing works, try reflashing the stock 1.32 firmware. I think you may need to re-root your phone with visionary+ afterwards tho

But do i need to wipe / format all things ? ''Wipe all partitions'' ??

I was stuck on bootloader before, going from CM7 to CoreDroid. What I did was finally get to recovery, mount as storage, used SuperWipe from Mike1986 and installed his Android Revolution ROM. Don't know if that'll help ya, but it worked for me.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using XDA App

But then when i try to install the 1.32 version it says installation aborted , and with the SuperWipe from Mike1986 that is completed and when i install Android Revolution ROM it installs everything and then relaunches the phone and then it vibrates 3 times and freezes again :S

Are you trying to install the 1.32 PD98IMG via recovery?
The PD98IMG is a zip that has to be flashed in bootloader.
First, redownload the ROM you wish to use. You may have had a corrupt download.
Second, before you flash the ROM. Wipe everything manually.
System
Data
Cache
Dalvik Cache
Thirdly, Now flash the ROM then reboot.
Now if you still get the same results after doing all that, your problem maybe elsewhere.

i cant open bootloader, it wil reboot the phone again... so im back to basic again.... :S , But i found out if i connect it to the computer through usb ... and insert the batery without the telephone card and sd card it will flash orange/green a couple of times then it goes back to loading full orange... Is there a way to flash the ROM before i copy it to the SD card ?

I've made the misstake with reformatting my SD card... that EXP3 -> EXP4 thing.
So ive managed to install the HD rom ...
But now i still got the problem when i restart my phone into bootloader that it will get stuck... i cant startup HBOOT either.. I need to hold the ON button for 2 seconds and release it then it will startup in Normal mode...
So can anyone help me out to reinstall HBOOT ? or maybe a good link to it ?
Sry for the problems, and i still dont know what messed up my HBOOT, and why my phone needs to go on in this strange way.
Thx, Nico

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[Q] Flash new ROM after boot or recovery no longer works

I recently installed Leedroid 2.2d with A2sd on my HTC desire (unbranded) and it no longer boots (it doesn't make it past the HTC logo). It did this with the previous version but if I removed the battery and left it for a while it would eventually turn on again. Before this happened it started randomly restarting and I think that might be the problem.
Possibly useful information:
I can boot into the fastboot menu but it won't go further than the HTC Logo from there.
I can plug it into my PC and it will display "HBoot USB Plug"
Booting into recovery also only shows HTC Logo, it goes no further.
I have HBoot 0.92.0001 and the radio is 5.10.05.23.
I am trying to work out how I can re-flash in the hopes it will sort this out possibly with the RUU program and connecting from windows.
It has been a few days now and I can't get my phone working and I'm starting to get a little desperate, any help is appreciated as I'm a little overwhelmed by the amount of information available and the endless options.
I have downloaded the RUU from forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667 (RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4. 06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed.exe) and run it.
It starts working and then stops with the message "Error[140]: Bootloader version error". How do I get the correct RUU for my bootloader (HBoot 0.92.0001)?
I have also tried Froyo downgrade (forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768256) but it just returned a whole lot "Error: Device not found" messages.
Tried flashing RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.09.405.8_Radio_32.43.00.32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed and received an error about a file not being able to be opened for writing.
Just ran RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.10.405.2_R_Radio_32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_142828_signed.exe and it completed successfully but it still doesn't go past the screen with the white background and the green HTC logo.
RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.10.405.2_R_Radio_32.44.0 0.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_142828_signed.exe didn't work originally but I charged until it was fully charged and then tried booting it again and it worked.
I had taken my sim and sd card out so I switched it off and put those back in and again it booted up fine. I was then switching Wi-fi on and it suddenly restarted and now it refuses to boot again.
Any ideas?
I can now consistently get it to boot by doing the following:
1. Remove battery
2. Put battery back
3. Charge until full and then leave plugged in for about 15 minutes.
4. Switch phone on.
Unfortunately it is still randomly re-booting while using the phone, could be it be a bad partition on the sd card?
trancehead said:
I recently installed Leedroid 2.2d with A2sd on my HTC desire (unbranded) and it no longer boots (it doesn't make it past the HTC logo). It did this with the previous version but if I removed the battery and left it for a while it would eventually turn on again. Before this happened it started randomly restarting and I think that might be the problem.
Possibly useful information:
I can boot into the fastboot menu but it won't go further than the HTC Logo from there.
I can plug it into my PC and it will display "HBoot USB Plug"
Booting into recovery also only shows HTC Logo, it goes no further.
I have HBoot 0.92.0001 and the radio is 5.10.05.23.
I am trying to work out how I can re-flash in the hopes it will sort this out possibly with the RUU program and connecting from windows.
It has been a few days now and I can't get my phone working and I'm starting to get a little desperate, any help is appreciated as I'm a little overwhelmed by the amount of information available and the endless options.
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try flashing the bootfix on the first post of LeeDroid thread
EDIT: here it is http://db.tt/QLu5cPL
Thanks for replying. How do I flash the bootfix?
Also, I don't have Leedroid anymore and I am back on stock Froyo ROM.
you flash it the same way you flash leedroid. through recovery.
have you rooted after you flashed the RUU? if you have, flash LeeDroid, flash bootfix and then reboot.
w.0.o.t said:
you flash it the same way you flash leedroid. through recovery.
have you rooted after you flashed the RUU? if you have, flash LeeDroid, flash bootfix and then reboot.
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I used ROM manager to flash leedroid so I'll try a that again. I'll have to try it later as luck would have it, I can no longer boot using the fully charged battery method
trancehead said:
I used ROM manager to flash leedroid so I'll try a that again. I'll have to try it later as luck would have it, I can no longer boot using the fully charged battery method
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have you rooted? you can do it manually via recovery. hold down volume button while turning the phone on, then choose recovery. you can choose zip file to install.
i've never flashed anything using ROM manager so i don't know how it works. does it reboot automatically after flashing something? if that's the case, then you might need to do it via recovery. because you need to flash the fix before rebooting.
More frustration. If I take the sd card out it will boot up so that I can see the home screen but then it just reboots again, and again, and again at the same point.
When I put the sd card back again it gets to the HTC logo and stops again.
This is really starting to annoy me
w.0.o.t said:
have you rooted? you can do it manually via recovery. hold down volume button while turning the phone on, then choose recovery. you can choose zip file to install.
i've never flashed anything using ROM manager so i don't know how it works. does it reboot automatically after flashing something? if that's the case, then you might need to do it via recovery. because you need to flash the fix before rebooting.
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I have yet to get recovery to actually run, always stalls on the HTC logo. I also can't get the phone to start with the SD card in so I can't load files onto it.
One thing I've noticed (unless I've missed something) is you've not tried another SD card. I'd give this a go as it may be corrupt
EddyOS said:
One thing I've noticed (unless I've missed something) is you've not tried another SD card. I'd give this a go as it may be corrupt
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I don't have a spare one but I might be able to get a mini sd card reader and then format it via windows. Would that work as well?
trancehead said:
I don't have a spare one but I might be able to get a mini sd card reader and then format it via windows. Would that work as well?
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i'd try that if i were you. this goes without saying but make sure you back up first.
I actually don't think any of the above made any difference...
I just put back my SD card and the phone is working perfectly again. The only thing I can think of is that during the day it is too hot and it is cooler now (at night). This seems to be backed up by this thread - forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=676402
has been running since yesterday evening without a problem. Weird...

Bit of help with updating phone / recovery

Hi there,
I rooted my phone using unrevoked3 last night (that was successful) eventually.
I then went on to install a ROM. At the time it was "RCMixS_v1.3.1_X-A2SD+_BravoHboot".
after reboot it kept rebooting, so battery out and then cleared data store and user stuff.
Then reboot, but hangs on HTC screen.
I cant get any further.
I tried this rom too, but hangs on HTC screen "RCMixHD_v3.6.1_ROT_++_CM7HBoot".
My phone is orange UK, i think it had 2.2 on there, but at the moment, cant check as i cant get anything to load on the phone.
Any idea how i salvage this? I was trying to load a "PB99IMG" file in. It looked good but at the end it said incorrect CID.
I assume CID = carrier ID? Any idea where i can get an orange UK PB99IMG from?
Many thanks,
Stuart
Just partition your sd card and reflash or flash Leedroid noA2sd (preferably the froyo version).
You can boot in to recovery by pulling the battery then powering on while holding volume down and then selecting recovery. In recovery go to mounts and storage and mount as mass storage, then copy the rom to the sd, full wipe and flash.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA Premium App
stuartturrell said:
Hi there,
I then went on to install a ROM. At the time it was "RCMixS_v1.3.1_X-A2SD+_BravoHboot".
Then reboot, but hangs on HTC screen.
I cant get any further.
I tried this rom too, but hangs on HTC screen "RCMixHD_v3.6.1_ROT_++_CM7HBoot".
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If u only got rooted ur phone by unrevoked, its not ready to flash new hboot's.
u need to be s-off to do that. so thats why u got boot-loop.

[Q] Stuck in Bootloader

I've got a HUGE problem,
I've backed up my files and tryed to restore them with ''ROM manager''.
So my DHD did a reboot, since then my phone dint start up anymore, removed the battery and SD card and tryed several times a ''hard reset'' and finaly after a couple of times i could choose the ''restore'' option and managed to install ''4EXTRecovery v2.1.3 RC2'' so in that menu i can install *.zip files, but it doesnt matter what kind of program i install.... because every time the phone reboots im comming in the same problem over and over ! ...
I realy need some help to create my phone back to factory defaults, or another firmware... because i cant do anything with it now..
Greetz, Nico
have you tried flashing an Ruu.
you can find them in the dev section.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using xda premium
Sluipgeit said:
I've got a HUGE problem,
I've backed up my files and tryed to restore them with ''ROM manager''.
So my DHD did a reboot, since then my phone dint start up anymore, removed the battery and SD card and tryed several times a ''hard reset'' and finaly after a couple of times i could choose the ''restore'' option and managed to install ''4EXTRecovery v2.1.3 RC2'' so in that menu i can install *.zip files, but it doesnt matter what kind of program i install.... because every time the phone reboots im comming in the same problem over and over ! ...
I realy need some help to create my phone back to factory defaults, or another firmware... because i cant do anything with it now..
Greetz, Nico[/QUO
Is your phone rooted? If so, u can flash a new rom when booting in recovery.
The second option is to try flashing an official RUU wich u can find on www . shipped-roms . com, go to the Ace section and download RUU 2.50.405.2, the latest official htc stock rom.
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[Q] restore phone from recovery/hboot

Im having a problem with my phone booting. it does a variety of things from rebooting mid way through boot, hanging at the white HTC screen, getting to lock screen then rebooting...
point is, i cant get in to the system.. what i'd like to do is remove everything and get it to stock... the RUU would be nice, but it needs to be booted for that to happen. i've tried a couple of custom roms (vaelpak, synergy) but they all result the same way. cleared dalvik, data, .android_secure, cache with no impact..
RA 2.3 is what the recover console currently is...
what is the best way to recover the phone to stock?
im ok with working with the phone but not awesome so somewhat detailed directions would be appreciated.
hope i didnt leave anything out,
Thanks
What rom are you on? I am assuming you can get into recovery. May I recommend, fresh 4 rom by flipz to get everything back to normal first (Full wipe is necessary) ...then we can work on this further.
thanks for the response.
wiped data/secure/cache/dalvik
applied Fresh 4.2.0.0 rom
rebooted
showed HTC white screen for 2 seconds rebooted.. did this until it gave me the 3 vibrates and flashing green light..
reseated battery and powered on
HTC white hung for what seemed longer than normal than Fresh boots.. lock screen appears for a couple of sec and then it reboots.
thanks
Lets try a few more steps before concluding hardware issues.
1. wipe all
2. http://www.virusrom.com/Tools/VR_SUPERWIPE.zip (flash this)
3. Flash your favorite rom (try one of the newer ones if your SD is partitioned)
4. restart...and let the phone wait for 10 mins...before you unlock the screen
5. unlock screen and let it settle (DO NOT SET UP ACCOUNTS)
6. reboot recovery..wipe cache and dalvik and reboot
7. sign into market...
8. if it still reboots/FCs then flash latest radios http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
cool i'll give that a try..
when you say wipe all, is the list i've provided "all"? i noticed with RA i can wipe system/boot and some others i believe... wasnt sure i should wipe the boot or system...
yes...start at format all factory reset...and then the list you've provided...dont wipe sdcard unless formatting it...and then follow from step 2
yeah basically what i listed was the factory reset + dalvik..
so, you mention if the SD card is partitioned (app2SD?) which i dont currently have setup, but its a new SDcard so i might.. but, if i put one of those newer roms on that assume App2SD (which i believe i did) then would the problems im having be a result of doing that??
no luck, still getting random reboots
what rom did you flash? But if you did all the steps from my earlier post, I am wondering if this is an hardware issue.Heres a thread about back to stock RUU . http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7529500&postcount=1
here another for the latest froyo ruu
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874251
just in case you would want to root back
well that sucks... i just replaced the screen and LCD too....
thats the tool i was trying to use but couldnt keep the system up long enough to get it to run right... in order to run the RUU you need to be in android (is that right? sounds werid, like saying in windows, past boot, etc etc).. anyways.. it has to be loaded, the RUU then flashes a special boot loader to do the restore... i've gotten a handful of errors, some of which even say that i have the wrong version (i'll try the one you posted but i've used an RUU before and tried the same one again)
i'll keep screwing with it, or get a new phone i guess.. still a year left on my contact so i'll be hitting up ebay or something :-/
thanks for all your help, really apprecaite it

[Q] Rooted Wildfire S 2.3.5 stuck in bootloop...

Hi,
I've got a HTC Wildfire S, rooted and S-OFF.
But it's stuck in bootloop, I messed with the system/apps folder...
So now it's pretty much messed up.
Didn't install ROM-manager, I know it was kinda stupid.
How can I reïnstall a custom ROM?
Can anyone help me?
Go into recovery and flash from there, or if you backed-up then restore the rom. If you don't have any roms then you can also mount your sd card from CWM recovery. If you don't have any custom recovery then you'll have to flash it through fastboot. I would tell you the process but I'm really busy right now, but I'm sure someone will explain it to you.
Hi, thanks anyway... hopefully some other kind guy can help me
I don't have any custom recovery, only a ROM which I want to flash on to the device...
seanw712 said:
Hi,
I've got a HTC Wildfire S, rooted and S-OFF.
But it's stuck in bootloop, I messed with the system/apps folder...
So now it's pretty much messed up.
Didn't install ROM-manager, I know it was kinda stupid.
How can I reïnstall a custom ROM?
Can anyone help me?
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Don't install custom ROM's from Rom Manager's Download list. None of them are for Wildfire S.
Install CWM Recovery either through Hboot as a PG76IMG.zip or using Eoghan2t7's Windoze tool.
From there you should make a backup of your working ROM before trying any new ones in case of times like this...
Hi,
yes if I install the CWM recovery... can I then install my ROM? It's just a slightly modified Wildfire S Stock Rom...
And, I'm sorry to ask... But how do you install CWM through the boot menu?
seanw712 said:
Hi,
yes if I install the CWM recovery... can I then install my ROM? It's just a slightly modified Wildfire S Stock Rom...
And, I'm sorry to ask... But how do you install CWM through the boot menu?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1431969
Download that and connect your WFS to your PC, follow the steps which are quite easy. Then boot into recovery (volume down + power button, choose recovery by the volume buttons and power button), then choose install zip from SD and you can install the zip file (the rom) by selecting that file.
Let me know if this works
I have the same problem when using OC ROMs.
What am I doing wrong?
Now it's loading for ages or simply stuck in the bootscreen.
I too have the same problem when using OC ROMs. Why?
Hi, thanks for the help!
But I'm not quiet through yet... so I downloaded the WFS Manager, then I connected up my phone to the pc.
It was switched on, and just doing the bootloop again, showing the "Quietly Brilliant" sign over and over again.
And then I ran the tool, and it said "Please connect up your device" after I ticked on the first option ("Root And Install Recovery").
I guess this is because the WFS was bootlooping, and so the pc didn't recognise it. I also tried with the HBOOT menu on, but still the pc didn't recognise my phone. Is there anything I did wrong?
My pc (Windows 7 Ultimate x64), showed a popup saying there couldn't be found any driver for "Android 1.0". However it did work before the bootloo
If you have a card reader, or a phone that can take your SD card, then just remove your SD card, place it in an SD card reader or a device which can take your SD card, plug that device into your PC, place the ROM you want to flash onto the SD card, place your SD card back into your Wildfire, boot into recovery and flash the ROM from there.
I had a similar situation where I had an invalid xxxxIMG.zip file on the root of my SD card and a ROM that kept rebooting my device. Naturally, I started panicking, but when I got myself together, I just realized I could remove my SD card and then go into recovery, then reinsert my card and flash a working ROM.
Hope this works for you
Hi, thanks for the help. But I don't think you fully understand my problem.
So I have a stock ROM, rooted. And I messed with the system/app folder.
Now it's stuck into bootloop.
What does recovery mean? is it the menu entry in the HBOOT menu?
Because if I go to "recovery" and click it, after a few seconds I get a phone icon with a red triangle above it.
I tried putting the PG76IMG.zip file on the root of my SD card, but then in the HBOOT Menu, I get the message:
"CID incorrect !
Update Fail!
Press <POWER> to reboot."
What do I have to do?
find the cwm recovery thread and download the PG76IMG.zip then copy it to your sdcard then reboot to hboot. when it asks you if you want to flash recovry press volume up. then when finish instead of rebooting take out your battery. wait for 25 secs reinsert it then boot to hboot then choose recovery see new ui instead of the old one.
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here you go forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213229
Hi, when I do what you say I get the error:
"CID incorrect!
Update Fail!
Press <POWER> to reboot."
This is my course of actions:
I download the PG76IMG.zip file from the CWM recovery thread.
I place it in the root of my SD-card.
I start my phone pressing the volume-down button.
It automatically finds the .zip file and tries to update, but then I get the error.
What should I do?
I got what you were trying to say, I just didn't realize you had no recovery installed. I had the same error message pop up when I tried to install the recovery. I think it had something to do with the hboot being newer than something, something, blah, blah, bliddity-blah.
Anywho, I think I had the recovery installed along with the root using SuperTool.exe, but that won't work for you, since you obviously can't boot up, so you can't connect to the PC. All I can remember is I had some sort of app on my PC that allowed me to push the CWM Recovery without going through all that hboot stuff, since the S-ON wouldn't let me install PG76IMG.zip. Again, this is useless to you
My best advice is to try another PG76IMG.zip file and just keep trying until you find one that'll work, which you'll place onto your SD card from another device, of course.
EDIT: Link to where I got CWM Recovery from.
In this post there's an auto-installer that I used to flash it onto my device.
The reason you are having bootloop problems with OC roms is because your phone doesn't support OC. Don't worry though it's not just you, even my phone doesn't support OC. The best ROM to go with right now is Alquez's CM7, but I'm sure other developers will make non-OC roms.
Hi, THANKS!
I used the auto installer, and now I have the CWM recovery!
Can someone tell me now which options I should use to install the new ROM?
Maybe an advice of which ROM would be the best one?
I'd like something fast and stable, it would be handy to have one which doesn't have any stock apps installed with it...
I'd go with Jikantaru's ROM, if I wanted a more Sense-ish experience (which I, personally, don't). It does away with the bloatware, but it keeps Sense UI. I couldn't use this one, since my SD card is only 2 gigs and I can't partition it correctly :\
Therefore, my pick would be Cyanogenmod 7, which gives you a pure Android experience (no trace of HTC's bloatware, spyware or crapware). It takes away everything you don't need or most likely don't use and keeps it all clean and speedy, since there's no Sense, MotoBlur, TouchWiz or any other company-created user interface, leaving you to run everything right on top of the Android system. However, I've had some trouble with this one. First I had no mobile data connection or WiFi, and when I finally fixed that problem, I noticed I had no phone app -.-
So, now I'm using m1ndh4x8r's ROM, and I'm pleased enough with it. It lets me overclock and stuff, though I fear I might have effed something up while reverting to it from my non-fully-working CM7 flash, and now I can't install most apps :\
Now I'm pretty much waiting for a fully-operational CM7 build to come out so I can finally use my phone's full potential.
white htc screen
Hey hey =)
I installed the cm7 by alquez (already tried the RC and the nightly build) and I'm stuck at a white boot screen - I don't know if this is the boot loop error - I only see the green HTC sign with white background
Yesterday, I unlocked the phone, rooted it and today, I installed the CWM and from there, resetted the phone, data, and installed the zip.
Now, the white screen doesnt go away, even after 15min or so
Is there a thing i'm missing?
Thanks in advance!
Saftpackl said:
Hey hey =)
I installed the cm7 by alquez (already tried the RC and the nightly build) and I'm stuck at a white boot screen - I don't know if this is the boot loop error - I only see the green HTC sign with white background
Yesterday, I unlocked the phone, rooted it and today, I installed the CWM and from there, resetted the phone, data, and installed the zip.
Now, the white screen doesnt go away, even after 15min or so
Is there a thing i'm missing?
Thanks in advance!
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Wipe all data and cache including dalvik from within clockwork mod
ok, shall I also format boot?
because I read it's pretty nasty deleting it if you don't install a new one, is that right? ^^
Dunno what has changed but thank you for your tip, it worked now!! =)
PS: didnt format boot ;-)

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