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Phone Boots Straight to Fastboot

I need to reset my Evo to stock ROM so I can send it in to Sprint. When I tried flashing the PC36IMG.zip in the bootloader, it unexpectedly stopped mid-flash. Now whenever I try to boot the phone, it goes straight to fastboot, whether or not I press the volume buttons.
How can I fix this?
BTW: I've seen this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808707 which has the exact same problem as me... including what he said in his second post (the third post on the page) that nobody replied to. I used the same PC36IMG linked in that page, in fact. It loads the ZIP but then it goes back to the bootloader.

vonStemmington said:
I need to reset my Evo to stock ROM so I can send it in to Sprint. When I tried flashing the PC36IMG.zip in the bootloader, it unexpectedly stopped mid-flash. Now whenever I try to boot the phone, it goes straight to fastboot, whether or not I press the volume buttons.
How can I fix this?
BTW: I've seen this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808707 which has the exact same problem as me... including what he said in his second post (the third post on the page) that nobody replied to. I used the same PC36IMG linked in that page, in fact. It loads the ZIP but then it goes back to the bootloader.
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You need to flash a kernel, if you check netarchy's thread in my sig I believe there will be a link to the stock kernel in it.

Okay, how do I flash the kernel? When I tried last time, I couldn't connect to my phone via adb. And while trying to flash the stock ROM, it overwrote clockworkmod recovery, so now I just have normal recovery .

vonStemmington said:
Okay, how do I flash the kernel? When I tried last time, I couldn't connect to my phone via adb. And while trying to flash the stock ROM, it overwrote clockworkmod recovery, so now I just have normal recovery .
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eww, ok. What does the first two lines in your hBoot say? Should be something like Supersonic Prod S-OFF or something like that

Supersonic EVT-2-3 Ship S-On
HBOOT-2.02 0000

I'm wondering why you still have S-on.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
You need to have S-off in order to flash anything other than pc36img iirc.

I think S-on came back on after I tried to flash PC36IMG to get back to root. I've been flashing stuff all the time before, so S-on couldn't have been on..

Okay, if I take this to the Sprint Repair Centre in this condition, and say that HTC told me to use the HTC RUU installer, and this happened about midway through (pretty close to the truth) do you think they'll take it? I needed to take the phone back for a replacement anyway.

Most likely bricked EVO 4g

I have officialy given up on repairing my phone. Looks like it's not possible to fix this thing. Just spent the better part of 3 pays (4hours of sleep a night) trying to get my phone fixed. My sister bought this EVO through some work deal and gave me it on Christmas. I rooted it that night, and bricked it 30mins later, because of the newer partition scheme it is currently impossible to get this phone back working...
This is what I have now. A EVO 4G that boots normally to this screen. ftp://eto.homeip.net/shared/IMAG0003.jpg
A Vol Down + Power Boot boots to this screen. ftp://eto.homeip.net/shared/IMAG0004.jpg
I can also navigate to this screen. ftp://eto.homeip.net/shared/IMAG0005.jpg
Because of the S-OFF it is obvious to those in the know that I rooted my phone.
I'm just wondering if you guys think this scenaro will work.
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Walk into a Sprint Repair Store, tell them my sister just bought the phone new (about a week ago) and gave it to me as a X-Mas gift. I chose to do the latest OTA-Update, and after it stopped booting and only went to this screen. ftp://eto.homeip.net/shared/IMAG0003.jpg
Where I'd have to pull the battery to turn it off.
They will probably try VolDown+Power and might comment on S-OFF (which I will say I don't know what that is).
Hope they give me a new/refurbished EVO for free or less then $50.
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Questions
* Should I go to a Sprint Store I've never been to? (There are stores within 20miles of me) (Closest knows I root phones, then other I've been into a bunch of times and may have given up on me)
* Should I get the receipt from my sister, who I don't want to tell I rooted/bricked phone
* Also please give me suggestions of anything that will help
BTW
* Am well within 30days of buying phone, though I'm not sure if my sister bought it through Sprint or not (Think she did though)
* I have pin/name/number on account and can easily activate a different phone they give me.
* Would rather not tell my sister or even get the receipt from her room to keep her from suspecting anything, but can if need be
Thanks for your suggestions, wanted to get this done by the end of the week before I head back down to San Luis Obispo for college. (Where there are fewer Sprint Stores to spam)

The Good news: If you're screen is turning on (using ANY method) you're Evo isn't bricked.
The Bad news: I don't know what you did. I would suggest trying the unroot method and seeing if you can get yourself out of this pickle that way. My first rooitng experience everything went horribly array, and I ended up just accepting an OTA to get out of it.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060
Pick which ever one you like and put it on the root of the sdcard. I couldnt tell you because if you didnt record what software you started with niether could I.

LaloHigh said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060
Pick which ever one you like and put it on the root of the sdcard. I couldnt tell you because if you didnt record what software you started with niether could I.
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What do you mean record what software I started with? I had 2.02, now have 0.76 (But my screen says 2.10). I've tried both the exe and the PC36IMG.zip that you've linked.
Using .exe gives me a Error 170 (Not recognizing my phone is plugged in)
Putting PC36IMG.zip on sd and using hboot gives me Failed-PU, Partition Update Fail! for every category but Radio_V2. BTW I'm supposed to use the first two files from that link
SUPERSONIC EVT1 ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-2.10.0001 (PC36*****)
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-2.15.00.11.19
Mar 30 2010,11:24:04

Greenfieldan said:
The Good news: If you're screen is turning on (using ANY method) you're Evo isn't bricked.
The Bad news: I don't know what you did. I would suggest trying the unroot method and seeing if you can get yourself out of this pickle that way. My first rooitng experience everything went horribly array, and I ended up just accepting an OTA to get out of it.
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Well what I did was messup the way it sees my partition. I have a nwer partition scheme i believe but the 0.76 software thinks I have the older partition settup.
If you mean unroot method from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045 the one I rooted with then I can't do it cause I have no recovery. I can't get to it cause bad partition settup.

I know I can run fastboot erase commands, do you guys think I should run
Code:
fastboot erase boot
to create an unbootable system. One that doesn't even have the screen turn on?
*Which if any partition can I delete in order to never have the phone even turn the screen on?
Here's the choices (wimax, misc, recovery, boot, system, cache, userdata)

if your getting error 170, the RUU can't communicate with the phone.\
Can you get Hboot USb on? IF so, the RUU may run with it.
Drivers installed on computer?
Otherwise, you mave have blown out USB port, like I did.
Try putting the RUU, rom.zip (rename rom.zip to PC36IMG.zip) to your sd card, and see if that saves your a$$.
If that don't work, better run it over with a car or something and take it back.

The good news is you are still in your 30 day warranty. The solution I would suggest is try to flash the bootloader back to hboot 2.10. I would find a pc36 with 2.10 and flash away. Maybe even fastboot erase every partition except boot and hboot first. Don't do radio or wimax either or it will brick your radio and wimax. Then flash a full pc36. Other than that, manually brick. I would erase hboot and boot to brick.
Good luck

If you erase boot.img, it will still go to hboot. Erase the touchpanel image. That way they cant see it. By the time your phone gets to its repair destination, "they" wont be looking for that type of thing. They will just repartition. Also, it wont let you erase hboot

What error are you seeing when you select recovery from the bootloader menu?
The RUU that you tried, what version was it? You MUST use the 3.70.651.1 RUU because your phone thinks you are on hboot 2.10. Do not try an older RUU.
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Try the following
1) Download File PC36IMG_Recovery.zip and Rename to PC36IMG.zip.
copy to the root of your SDCard and power off phone
2) Power your phone back on into the boot loader by holding power and vol-down until your presented with a white screen. It will read the pc36img.zip and as you if you want to flash. Say yes. Then it will ask if you want to reboot, VOL+UP for yes.
3) If your rom gets tossed in the process. Reboot your phone into bootloader select recovery, and reflash your rom....DONE
4) Once in recovery, flash HBoot 2.10 zip
6) Now try RUU 3.70.651.1
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If that does not work then try the following:
1) Download the img file for the modified Amon_Ra Recovery
2) Put evo-test.img on the root of your sdcard
3) Put the phone in fastboot mode
4) fastboot boot evo-test.img
5) Once in recovery, flash HBoot 2.10 zip
6) Now try RUU 3.70.651.1

Update
thanks to some help I have gotten farther on this issue. Can get past USB Erro 170. Now get to Error 171 when trying to flash image. When i run RUU.exe it tries flashes then reboots into stuck image of 3 androids skating. Which I alwasy need to battery pull to fix. Heres the log
ftp://eto.homeip.net/shared/RUU_101228T160722.log
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So how could I remove touchpanel img? thanks

josh4trunks said:
Update
thanks to some help I have gotten farther on this issue. Can get past USB Erro 170. Now get to Error 171 when trying to flash image. When i run RUU.exe it tries flashes then reboots into stuck image of 3 androids skating. Which I alwasy need to battery pull to fix. Heres the log
ftp://eto.homeip.net/shared/RUU_101228T160722.log
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So how could I remove touchpanel img? thanks
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But if you can't flash a RUU.exe, then you can probably flash a zip file of a ROM.
This can or be or is not correct, I am just curious how this well happened to you.

nope tried flashing ROM through hboot, fastboot... Tried 'fastboot erase boot' didn't do anything. I'm gonna update the OP on the current situation, giving up...

Are you able to use the bootloader to flash only the custom recovery amon RA zip? If you can get into custom recovery you will be fine. Once in recovery you can flash hboot radio etc 1 at a time with a reboot in between each flash. After that you can flash a custom rom and be happy.

i think he said multiple times that he was totally screwed and his partitions were messed up so he either needs a total memory reflash or god's private java code

illogos said:
Are you able to use the bootloader to flash only the custom recovery amon RA zip? If you can get into custom recovery you will be fine. Once in recovery you can flash hboot radio etc 1 at a time with a reboot in between each flash. After that you can flash a custom rom and be happy.
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Can't flash through bootloader. Get Fail-PU
Which is a Partition Update Error

Stuck in non funtioning RUU Froyo with S-ON

Hello. I'm in a bit of a bind which I cannot get myself out of, so I am posting here. I've been around for over a year lingering, updating, trying new things, etc. I came across a free Incredible, which I attempted to root, and install a ROM onto. I rooted the phone with Unrevoked 3, booted into Clockwork mod recovery, made a nandroid, and installed the ROM. The installation was successful, however, on boot after the HTC splash screen the phone vibrates 5 times and the led flashes green constantly. The same thing happened when I tried to boot into recovery.
I found that the phone booted to the Set Up, which crashed, if it was plugged into a computer. I ADB saw the device but I could not push files or execute commands. Unrevoked S-OFF would not work also.
After Googling, I found a 2.2 RUU, which installed successfully, but I get the same boot problems. If the USB is plugged into a computer before the phone is turned on I actually get to Android and can play around. The phone will not recognize any memory, SD or internal; only phone memory is recognized. I tried ADB again with no luck, most likely has to do with the phone not recognizing memory. So I flashed the RUU from HBOOT which flashed fine, but the same problems still persist.
I am out of ideas, which I hope someone has anything I can try.
S-ON
HBOOT 0.92
MICROP-0417
TOUCH PANEL - ATMELC03_16AC
RADIO 2.15.00.07.28
Edit: I tried to be as detailed as possible, so ask any questions if I did not make since.

Check this out
http://pvillecomp.com/?page_id=33

Thank you, trying it now.

cmlusco said:
Check this out
http://pvillecomp.com/?page_id=33
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I cannot thank you enough.
Edit: Unrevoked gave me s-off. I want to be clear this time before I install any ROM. Do I need to run unrevoked-forever.zip? I am 99.999% positive I do not since I already have s-off. I want to get a new ROM on tonight.

Unrevoked 3 now contains the forever patch, as previous versions did not. So you are good to go flash away, after making a nandroid of course

No need for unrevoked forever if you are s-off

Thanks! On my way to a new ROM.

booting loop

My htc evo all of the sudden it doesnt want to start it just staying on the htc white screen and then vibrates and it restarts itself I tried installing a ruu rom and sitll the same, tried to install a recovery app and it wont take it I get a message saying that the image is invalid. Plz someone help me I havent slep and been looking and looking and I havent found something that can help me with my problem
Heres some info from the Hboot screen
Supersonic EVT2-3 Ship S-on
Hboot-2.16.0001
Microp-041f
Touch Panel-Atmelc03_16ac
Radio-2.15.00.0808
any ideas will help

Same prob
Have you had any luck? I'm in the same boat, I've tried just about everything... I sold my phone to someone and they tried installing muiu rom and it quit working for them and they sent it back to me... And now I just want to get it working so I can use it and sell my iPhone and get a new android!! I hate the iPhone.

What exactly were you trying to achieve switching RUU's?
did you make sure it was for phones that were not rooted?

I havent had any luck and well I tried the Ruu that it wasnt rooted and it went all the way but the same thing keeps on happening

I am having this issue as well, about 12 hours after switching roms to cm9 nightly (unofficial) from the roms section, everything was working just fine, all was well. I had spent some time getting the rom set back up the way i like it, and had finished, while waiting in line at a restaurant I opened a bookmark from ics browser plus app and the phone rebooted itself. it just loops through the white screen, goes black, and then back to the white screen. I can get to hboot, but not to recovery, selecting recovery just goes back to the loop. I tried clearing user data via hboot, I tried reinstalling recovery (both amon-ra and twrp). the recovery installs ok according to the screen, but then trying to go back to recovery causes the loop to return. I do not know what else to try. (in my case, the phone does still show s-off and always has throughout the problems)
Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated.....

is there a way to try and flash a rom thru ABD since im not able to go into recovery and i have S ON??? but my bootloader is unlocked already

areskorn said:
is there a way to try and flash a rom thru ABD since im not able to go into recovery and i have S ON??? but my bootloader is unlocked already
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You're gona ned to get to s-off sot hat adb and mount the system if needed. Since you have the 2.16 bootloader, head over to revolutionary.io to get to rooting tools.

UPDATE
After trying different things now my HBOOT says 2.18.0001
Radio 2.15.00.12.19 and at the top it says unlocked, how can I S-off if i cant go inside the phone?

Now you're S-Off, flash a recovery and see if you can into Recovery and flash a ROM.
BTW, what ROM were you using when this started?

areskorn said:
UPDATE
After trying different things now my HBOOT says 2.18.0001
Radio 2.15.00.12.19 and at the top it says unlocked, how can I S-off if i cant go inside the phone?
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If the top of the screen says S-Off, stop right there. Go to the dev section > download and flash a recovrey via PC36IMG.zip > then flash a rom.

for S+G's try pulling battery and removing sd card before rebooting without it

sorry but I havent had time to get online but now it says
S-ON
HBOOT-2.18.0001
MICROP-041f
RADIO-2.15.00.12.19
Dec 21 2011,
I still cant get the s-off tried different times, the recovery still doesnt work i try to select recovery sometimes it stays on a black screen sometmes it just starts rebooting itself

I tried installing a recovery thru fastboot and it says that it was finished and everything but when I select recovery it stays on the htc evo 4g white screen and it doesnt do anything after that

try to get S-Off useing revolutionary, once you get it ,Get smelkus-mod-4.3 recovery. Flash it through H-Boot, If you can get it to flash then your good to go. Just a note, Twerp is a badass recovery but twerp anc CWM dont really play well with the Evo 4g,,,Later,,,

areskorn said:
I tried installing a recovery thru fastboot and it says that it was finished and everything but when I select recovery it stays on the htc evo 4g white screen and it doesnt do anything after that
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Try flashing it through the bootloader using the file attached here.

I tried flashing the image and it did detect it, but it wont go into it after I select recovery it restarts once by itself then goes into a black screen and I cant see anything there

i appreciate all the help that has been provided to me, has anyone else been thru the same thing if so what is the fix to this nightmare

areskorn said:
I tried flashing the image and it did detect it, but it wont go into it after I select recovery it restarts once by itself then goes into a black screen and I cant see anything there
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So it detected it, but did you actually tell it to flash?

This happened to me after a dead battery. I was worried but a Phillip charge and then it booted up
Sent from my PC36100 using xda premium

It did flash it and everything but when I select recovery it restarts itself over and over again

Bootloop of Death Without Recovery

Yes, it is another infinite boot loop thread. It was working fine this morning and I was reading a book with Aldiko, then I hit homescreen and locked. From that point it went into the loop.
Okay so I'm somewhat new to the modification scene i.e. I haven't worked with fastboot etc. but I have gathered from other threads some of the information you'll be needing.
Here is my info from the HBOOT screen
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SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-2.10.001
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-2.15.00.11.19
Oct 15 2010, 12:07:00
So here are a couple of things I've tried already..
Using HBOOT to boot to recovery causes it to go back into the boot loop.
I originally had CWM Recovery, so I reflashed recovery (RA-supersonic-v4.3-smelkusMOD) successfully and attempted to then enter recovery mode with the same result - boot loop. I have not tried re-flashing CWM, but I would assume it would produce the same result.
I downloaded the RUU exe that corresponds to my radio, but when running the program it gives me a USB Connection Error code 170. It does mention that the phone has to be turned on, however in what capacity I can have it "turned on" I don't know.
Thank you in advance, please advise if there is any additional information needed.

Coldhands said:
Yes, it is another infinite boot loop thread. It was working fine this morning and I was reading a book with Aldiko, then I hit homescreen and locked. From that point it went into the loop.
Okay so I'm somewhat new to the modification scene i.e. I haven't worked with fastboot etc. but I have gathered from other threads some of the information you'll be needing.
Here is my info from the HBOOT screen
Code:
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-2.10.001
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-2.15.00.11.19
Oct 15 2010, 12:07:00
So here are a couple of things I've tried already..
Using HBOOT to boot to recovery causes it to go back into the boot loop.
I originally had CWM Recovery, so I reflashed recovery (RA-supersonic-v4.3-smelkusMOD) successfully and attempted to then enter recovery mode with the same result - boot loop. I have not tried re-flashing CWM, but I would assume it would produce the same result.
I downloaded the RUU exe that corresponds to my radio, but when running the program it gives me a USB Connection Error code 170. It does mention that the phone has to be turned on, however in what capacity I can have it "turned on" I don't know.
Thank you in advance, please advise if there is any additional information needed.
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It has to be booted up, being in bootloader won't allow ADB to connect to the device and thats why you're getting the error for the USB connection in the RUU
Try going into recovery (if you can) and clearing EVERYTHING
/data, /system, /cache, dalvik cache, /sd-ext (I would suggest multiple times, or superwipe it if you have that)
Sent from my PG06100 using xda premium

Thank you for the reply, CNexus.
I am unable to get into recovery, but I was able to obtain the rom.zip file that the RUU exe contained and flashed it by renaming it to PC36IMG.zip. The process of flashing was successful on all 6 parts, however, I still have the same issue unfortunately - infinite boot loop, and recovery still looping as well.
I think it may be time to throw in the towel with my Evo unfortunately, barring any information anyone else can provide.
I just am thankful that my upgrade is available on the 1st of the year - but due to extenuating circumstances I will make Sprint give it to me early :laugh:

Coldhands said:
Thank you for the reply, CNexus.
I am unable to get into recovery, but I was able to obtain the rom.zip file that the RUU exe contained and flashed it by renaming it to PC36IMG.zip. The process of flashing was successful on all 6 parts, however, I still have the same issue unfortunately - infinite boot loop, and recovery still looping as well.
I think it may be time to throw in the towel with my Evo unfortunately, barring any information anyone else can provide.
I just am thankful that my upgrade is available on the 1st of the year - but due to extenuating circumstances I will make Sprint give it to me early :laugh:
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Ah that was a good idea, it sucks that it didn't work though
Good luck then, sorry about your phone
Sent from my PG06100 using xda premium