Hello all!
Yesterday I decided I wanted to try the latest RCMix ROM (v2.2b). Usually I do the update from ROM Manager, but it informed me there was a new version to download so I downloaded it.
Anyway, I proceeded with it and installed the ROM and everything went fine, until it rebooted, which it then just hung on the s-off boot screen. I waited for an hour but to no avail so had to take out the battery.
So, I tried to do it again manually by doing a factory wipe/clear cache/clear dalvik cache and flashed again, but again, same thing happened even though it said it had installed ok. I tried doing this 5 times before I gave up (although leaving 20 minutes on the boot screen before giving up each time)
Next I decided that maybe it was the new version of the ROM, so I downloaded the v2.1 of it, but still got the same problem, so then I decided to try my original one (v2.0) because it worked fine previously, but this also didn't work!
Finally, I decided I best try a different ROM altogether, so I tried the LeeDroid ROM (which I've used in the past,albeit a previous version), but this also has the same problem.
So, I'm a bit stuck what to do, hence why I've had to post on here. I've read that the latest clockworkmod recovery has some issues, does this still apply? Could this be the cause of my problem? I've tried finding a previous version of clockworkmod to install via sd card to test it out, but had no luck finding one.
Does anyone else have any suggestions on what I can do? Please bare in mind that I'm not very good with all the technical side of this so please try keep it as simple as possible for me!
My phone recovery says the following:
AlphaRev CM7 r2
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
MICROP-031d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101
RADIO-5.10.05.23
ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.0
Thanks in advance for your help
hi there, do the roms you are trying require an ext partition on the sd card?
elliottg61 said:
hi there, do the roms you are trying require an ext partition on the sd card?
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I believe they do yes. I did forget to mention I do have my SD card partitioned with 1GB~ ext partition
go to mounts and storage
format:
-boot
-system
-data
-cache
-sd-ext
-NOT SD-CARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Try to flash the rom again
bortak said:
go to mounts and storage
format:
-boot
-system
-data
-cache
-sd-ext
-NOT SD-CARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Try to flash the rom again
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Out of curiosity, what would happen if I did SD-Card?
I shall try it now anyway and let you know
smhouston said:
Out of curiosity, what would happen if I did SD-Card?
I shall try it now anyway and let you know
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I wonder what would formatting my Sd-Card do, possibly delete anything and everything off of it?
bortak said:
I wonder what would formatting my Sd-Card do, possibly delete anything and everything off of it?
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lol I mean would it have any affect on the ROM installation process? Obviously I'd lose all my personal data but I have it all backed up anyway
Waiting to see if it'll load atm, still on the same screen, but only been 5 minutes so far. What's the next option if this doesn't work? I was thinking about just trying to go back to stock and start it all form scratch again.
As suspected, it still did the same thing :-(
Are the roms you are installing for specific use with the CM7 Hboot?
You mentioned Rom manager at the start, are you downloading your roms through there or from your pc?
Sent from my HTC Desire
Try EVERYTHING without ROM manager....
rootSU said:
Are the roms you are installing for specific use with the CM7 Hboot?
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I think the RCMiX used to be
mistaliu said:
You mentioned Rom manager at the start, are you downloading your roms through there or from your pc?
Sent from my HTC Desire
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I usually download the ROMs manually, place on the SD card, then do the install by selecting the option in ROM Manager
rootSU said:
Try EVERYTHING without ROM manager....
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I'm going to remember this for the future!
After me being impatient (you'll probably be disheartened to hear) I've decided to go the stock way to try get me back to the beginning. After a lot of messing around (reformatting sd-card and placing files on it via a laptop which had the files put on there via USB flash drive!) I think I've managed to get it down to stock again. The bootloader screen thingy says:
BRAVO UNKNOWN SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.75.0000
MICROP-031d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101
RADIO-4.05.00.11
and when I try select the RECOVERY option it just displays the red triangle (I believe this is because it's not rooted or something (can't currently remember how got it working last time)?)
The problem now though is I would have though I should be able to boot normally now? What happens is when I press the power button it just goes straight into the bootlader screen.
At the triangle, you press vol UP + Power to get to stock recovery. Cant do much there but factory reset though.
did you fastboot flash the downgrader.img from Alpharev before running the RUU?
rootSU said:
At the triangle, you press vol UP + Power to get to stock recovery. Cant do much there but factory reset though.
did you fastboot flash the downgrader.img from Alpharev before running the RUU?
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I've just tried the up + power but when I do it displays the menu options i.e. Apply sdcard:update.zip and wipe data/factory reset; however, it has a yellow message below saying E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command ..... should I be concerned?
Yes I flashed the bravo_downgrade.img located at http://alpharev.nl/ by doing it via the SD card. Currently I can't connect to my phone via adb
smhouston said:
I've just tried the up + power but when I do it displays the menu options i.e. Apply sdcard:update.zip and wipe data/factory reset; however, it has a yellow message below saying E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command ..... should I be concerned?
Yes I flashed the bravo_downgrade.img located at http://alpharev.nl/ by doing it via the SD card. Currently I can't connect to my phone via adb
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That error always comes up on stock recovery I think. It always did for me anyway.
I'd be tempted to factory reset then run an RUU again.
rootSU said:
That error always comes up on stock recovery I think. It always did for me anyway.
I'd be tempted to factory reset then run an RUU again.
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That's ok then. Do you have any recommended RUUs? My phone was bought unbranded and unlocked
If truly unbranded 2.29.405.5
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smhouston said:
That's ok then. Do you have any recommended RUUs? My phone was bought unbranded and unlocked
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I've just tried the following RUU after doing a factory reset:
RUU_Bravo_HTC_Europe_1.15.405.3_Radio_32.30.00.28U_4.05.00.11_release_121865
However when going through the instructions it said that my current image is:
2.29.405.5
I proceeded anyway by pressing Update, and it ended up with the following error:
ERROR[140]: BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR
From what I've quickly googled, it sounds like I got that error because the RUU I was trying to install was less than the one currently installed? If so then how can I get one that is newer as I can't see any newer ones than that!
EDIT: I'll try using the one you suggested again
If it starts with a 1 its android 2.1. You do not want that. It must start with a 2 at least
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rootSU said:
If it starts with a 1 its android 2.1. You do not want that. It must start with a 2 at least
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Wahey, you'll be pleased to know it's worked! Thank you all for your time and patience with me. Got to admit I thought I was doomed!
Related
Hi everyone... I have been doing a bit of searching with no luck so far. And I searched a lot but no luck in finding my stituation and don't want to screw up the phone completely...
I bought a D-Z used, Bell Rom. It showed to be S-Off, but when i checked to see if it was rooted with RootCheck, it said it wasn't. So I started the process of applying Visionary for Temprooting and then on terminal emulator, I got the error: exec format error...and, stupid me, decided to keep going. I followed the rest of the process, up to step 10 on http://theunlockr.com/2010/11/30/how...g2-htc-vision/.
But when i turned phone back on, it got stuck on the white screen with the green htc logo....
If I vol-down/turn on, i see:
Vision PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-076.2000 (PC1012000)
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.03.20.26_M
eMMC-boot
Aug 20 2010,16:51:01
HBOOT and the options:
FASTBOOT, RECOVERY, FACTORY RESET, SIMLOCK, SYSTEM INFO, IMAGE CRC
On system info it says
OS Ver.-1.34.666.5
When I put the battery in it, plugged into charger, it goes into ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.0.5 and below the menu it says:
ClockworkRecovery v3.0.0.5
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
the phone says S-off: should I just copy some rom and launch the flashing? If so, a zip to the SD card is the way to go, right?
Or is something bad and should I attempt first loading a stock rom? (I guess not, because it says S-Off!).
It sounds like whatever you did in your rooting process wiped your system, causing the phone to be stuck at the htc screen. So yes, put a ROM zip on your sd card and try to flash it. I would wipe system before you do though. Again, it sounds like the systems already wiped, but it won't hurt anything to wipe again.
On another note, I don't know what the unlockr root process is, but afaik, the recommended rooting method is to stay away from Visionary and use the Gfree method in the G2 wiki. It's much safer than Visionary.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA Premium App
heybobitsme said:
It sounds like whatever you did in your rooting process wiped your system, causing the phone to be stuck at the htc screen. So yes, put a ROM zip on your sd card and try to flash it. I would wipe system before you do though. Again, it sounds like the systems already wiped, but it won't hurt anything to wipe again.
On another note, I don't know what the unlockr root process is, but afaik, the recommended rooting method is to stay away from Visionary and use the Gfree method in the G2 wiki. It's much safer than Visionary.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA Premium App
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What would you suggest? Any custom Rom as zip should do then? Any potential damage/ risk of bricking?
thanks!
santiargy said:
What would you suggest? Any custom Rom as zip should do then? Any potential damage/ risk of bricking?
thanks!
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lucky you! - someone before you S-OFFed the phone!
read the stikies next time. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1025135
santiargy said:
What would you suggest? Any custom Rom as zip should do then? Any potential damage/ risk of bricking?
thanks!
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first, download any untouched flashable sense rom (make sure it's not a full rom with hboot, radio etc, just /system)
place the rom.zip on your sd card
reboot with vol down
choose recovery
wipe cache and wipe data/factory reset
choose install zip form sd (not update), then select the zip and press trackpad
hopefully this is all you will have to do to make the phone functional again
here is a flashable rooted /system from a stock sense rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012763
hope this will help
petarpLab said:
lucky you! - someone before you S-OFFed the phone!
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thanks for you help. I'm trying it now.
I had tried the other method... but it didn't work out. I should have read more before going for what looked simpler - visionary.
I will report soon. Hopefully, i will have a phone and not a piece of wall...
THANK YOU!!!!! IT WORKED PERFECTLY. I GUESS I CAN NOW GO TO Cyanogen, right?
santiargy said:
at this point, I don't want to screw up anymore...
wipe cache, ok
wipe system? Not an option... got wipe data/factory reset. is that the option? you refer to?
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yes, do this one.
p.s. sorry for the rant earlier.
Hmm.. maybe try this rom?
HTML:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074391
Someone on that thread mentioned fixing a bricked(or almost) phone with it..
Mkarin said:
Hmm.. maybe try this rom?
HTML:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074391
Someone on that thread mentioned fixing a bricked(or almost) phone with it..
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this is a G2 rom, not DZ. it's dangerous to mix them if we are talking about full stock roms. bricks happen from such mixes.
santiargy, any success?
ah, i mised a post.
I am really glad to hear it worked.
I've had android "SRMix_3D_Data++HBOOT_V1.8.2_signed" on my desire
and I tried to install a script for data2ext and reinstall that rom again
so it did install and keeps give me error in installing
so I've tried another version from the same rom supporting data2ext and after the installation the mobile did not start will and gives me that the mobile memory is full
so I've tried to wipe all mobile data and formatted everything on the mobile and when installing any rom (if I could install) still gives me that the memory is full and cannot see what made the memory that full and I cannot operate on my mobile
by the way I've tried a patch to move delvik data before installing any rom
and I tried to install s-off again and cannot (mine no is s-off)
so what can I do to clear that memory thing and install another GB rom and would be great to install a data2ext
I recommend supernova extreme. All you need is ext4, and you don't need s off. Stable and fast.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium
I dont know if the problem is in a rom
the problem as I stated b4 is that when I install any rom even 2.2 or 2.3 keeps telling me the memory is full
and I've used a zip file to move delvik, maybe it is the problem
anyway I will try the supernova rom
update
I've installed supernova extreme and after reboot it stuck on s-off screen
cannot operate on my HTC desire
any ideas?
hello there
any solution there?
I don't get your problem... What's your recovery ? You can clear everything in recovery, wipe all and install proper ROM for example Ginger Villain. If your ROM doesn't work, it must be you forgot to read their requirement, check it again and flash it again
If you want S-OFF to install other Hboot, try http://revolutionary.io/. If got any error, post it here so we can troubleshoot.
my hboot 6.93.1002
recovery
CWM-Alpharev recovery v2.5.1.8
I've wiped and formatted everything and tried several types of roms either doesn't be installed or install and have full memory and cannot even load sens ui home reguarly
Waiting for device...
Found your device: /sbin/sh: getprop: not found (/sbin/sh: getprop: not-/sbin/sh
: getprop: not, Android: /sbin/sh: getprop: not, ROM version: /sbin/sh
Your device: /sbin/sh: getprop: not, with HBOOT /sbin/sh: getprop: not is not su
pported at this time.
Press (almost) any key to exit.
============================
gave me this message when I connected the device (from recovery)
what I've tried lately is to install an RUU file
"RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_ARA_2.32.415.3_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_157343_signed"
which flashed everything and installed a fresh version of froyo (S-off is now gone)
when anroid booted still the same problem of full memory and cannot load home screen (not enough storage space for sms/mms)
Come on !!!
thos are the two file I've installed
flashable_hboot_D2EXT+427.zip
Move-Dalvik-to-sdext.zip
and I stongly think it is the second one what made all that
how can I reverse it or to free that memory !
I caonnot use my mobile anymore
hello there
Factory reset from recovery?
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rootSU said:
Factory reset from recovery?
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First, thanks for your concern
second, I've done the Factory reset from recovery like 10 times at least
even flashed everything with HTC RUU file mentioned earlier in my posts
I mean from stock recovery now that you have replaced custom recovery with stock.
rootSU said:
I mean from stock recovery now that you have replaced custom recovery with stock.
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The mobile now doesn't have any recovery, when I select recovery from hboot gives me a mobile picture with red triangle and "!" on it
M_HaFeZ said:
The mobile now doesn't have any recovery, when I select recovery from hboot gives me a mobile picture with red triangle and "!" on it
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Thats right. Its part of stock recovery. At that point press Volume UP and power. This will get you to HTC stock recovery.
rootSU said:
Thats right. Its part of stock recovery. At that point press Volume UP and power. This will get you to HTC stock recovery.
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ok I've reached and did the factory reset and wipe cache (only two option there for resetting)
and still the god damned message of low space
with like 20 error messages
like
sorry
the process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. please try again
force close
M_HaFeZ said:
ok I've reached and did the factory reset and wipe cache (only two option there for resetting)
and still the god damned message of low space
with like 20 error messages
like
sorry
the process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. please try again
force close
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Definitely sounds like a data issue. I really don't know what you've done here. How does it respond without SD card in?
rootSU said:
Definitely sounds like a data issue. I really don't know what you've done here. How does it respond without SD card in?
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I've tried removing the sd card and gave me the exact results
what I've done is to install those files
- flashable_hboot_D2EXT+427.zip
- Move-Dalvik-to-sdext.zip
M_HaFeZ said:
I've tried removing the sd card and gave me the exact results
what I've done is to install those files
- flashable_hboot_D2EXT+427.zip
- Move-Dalvik-to-sdext.zip
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Think we need to S-off and flash custom recovery now. Then we can do some checks in adb as to what is on /data. Possibly delete it, or format /data via recovery.
What PVT version does it say in hboot?
my phone is s-off and runs 2.3.5
ive tried to install custom roms many times but every time the same thing happens: my phone just goes to the white HTC screen and keeps restarting.......i have to revert to my old htc rom every time
please help!!!!!!!!
Can you talk us through the steps you are taking to flash the ROM so we can see what is going wrong?
hamzalateef said:
my phone is s-off and runs 2.3.5
ive tried to install custom roms many times but every time the same thing happens: my phone just goes to the white HTC screen and keeps restarting.......i have to revert to my old htc rom every time
please help!!!!!!!!
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use rom manager from the market. make sure to delete dalvk cash
Clear Dalvk Cache, it makes a big difference
ok
1. so first i put the rom file on my sd card
2. then i go into recovery
3. clear dalvk cache,clear battery stats,clear cache partition
4. go to install zip from sd card,chose my rom and install it
5. restart my phone
i think thats what were supposed to do.
But my phone just keeps restarting,and nothing comes on!!
p.s. my phone is s-0ff
MARVEL PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.08.0000
MICROP-0451
RADIO-7.53.39.03M
0CT 31 2011,20:38:16
hamzalateef said:
ok
1. so first i put the rom file on my sd card
2. then i go into recovery
3. clear dalvk cache,clear battery stats,clear cache partition
4. go to install zip from sd card,chose my rom and install it
5. restart my phone
i think thats what were supposed to do.
But my phone just keeps restarting,and nothing comes on!!
p.s. my phone is s-0ff
MARVEL PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.08.0000
MICROP-0451
RADIO-7.53.39.03M
0CT 31 2011,20:38:16
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you need to perform a full wipe before flashing a new rom
it's the "wipe data/factory reset" option within recovery. this will format the phone properly. if you don't do this bits of system and data partitions get mixed up hence it won't boot. dalvik cache and cache are just caches...wiping them rarely solves anything.
also check that your SD card meets the ROM requirements, for instance it may require that you have an ext partition, use gparted or recovery for this, but backup your sd card to PC first
eddiehk6 said:
you need to perform a full wipe before flashing a new rom
it's the "wipe data/factory reset" option within recovery. this will format the phone properly. if you don't do this bits of system and data partitions get mixed up hence it won't boot. dalvik cache and cache are just caches...wiping them rarely solves anything.
also check that your SD card meets the ROM requirements, for instance it may require that you have an ext partition, use gparted or recovery for this, but backup your sd card to PC first
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i even wiped data/factory reset numerous times, my sdcard is partitioned but the roms never work
hamzalateef said:
i even wiped data/factory reset numerous times, my sdcard is partitioned but the roms never work
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i m facing the same problem though my device is s-on...the problem occurs only if i try to flash a rom having an overclocked([OC]) kernel...else i m able to flash other roms like cm7 stable build etc...does anyone have a solution for this...(i even tried flashing the overclocked kernels separately...doesnt seem to work)
You can try this before you install new rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524955
If it doesn't help try to reinstall ClockWorkMod:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213229
sky_86 said:
You can try this before you install new rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524955
If it doesn't help try to reinstall ClockWorkMod:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213229
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Tried the first option ie Superwipe...no changes...still not able to flash an overclockable kernel or a rom with it...the second option of Clockworkmod wont work for me as its for s-off devices and mines s-on....is it necessary to be s-off to flash an overclockable kernel???
sky_86 said:
You can try this before you install new rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524955
If it doesn't help try to reinstall ClockWorkMod:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213229
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so am i supposed to flash a file thats made for HTC sensation?
will it work?
sky_86 said:
You can try this before you install new rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524955
If it doesn't help try to reinstall ClockWorkMod:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213229
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the first link has a sensation file......will it work on wfs?
and i already have unofficial CWM
siddharthmani said:
is it necessary to be s-off to flash an overclockable kernel???
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Nope, if your unlocked by HTCdev method should have no problem.
what other roms do you know of that arent overclockable??
ill try them if they work........
can you send me the links?
siddharthmani said:
Tried the first option ie Superwipe...no changes...still not able to flash an overclockable kernel or a rom with it...the second option of Clockworkmod wont work for me as its for s-off devices and mines s-on....is it necessary to be s-off to flash an overclockable kernel???
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can you tell me which roms you know off that are non-overclockable.........i want to see it they work
Hello,
I have a S-ON phone unlocked with htcdev.
I tried two ROMS from m1ndh4x8r, with or without overclock, but it always failed like you. White screen with HTC logo and nothing starts. I am 100% sure I did everything right...
Then I tried another ROM, HenseMod5, and it worked perfectly at the first try ! I don't know what's wrong with my device (if anything). Now HenseMod6 is out, I am installing right now.
So, try this ROM (I took the stock one):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434497
I am very pleased with this.
Cédric
cdricx said:
Hello,
I have a S-ON phone unlocked with htcdev.
I tried two ROMS from m1ndh4x8r, with or without overclock, but it always failed like you. White screen with HTC logo and nothing starts. I am 100% sure I did everything right...
Then I tried another ROM, HenseMod5, and it worked perfectly at the first try ! I don't know what's wrong with my device (if anything). Now HenseMod6 is out, I am installing right now.
So, try this ROM (I took the stock one):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434497
I am very pleased with this.
Cédric
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thanks alot bro.......HenseMod worked for me too!!!!!!!
although im not sure why the others dont work for me..........maybe because of some of the feature the have and HenseMod doesnt.......
Glad to know it helped you
I don't know either why the others don't work, but I haven't really tried to figure it out. HenseMod is fine and works great for me, so I don't need another one.
By the way, I upgraded from HenseMod5 to 6 and everything's fine.
Hello guys !
First of all i want to say that I've tried EVERYTHING around to resolve the issue, but it seems that nothing is working. So long story short :
My friend bought used HTC Desire since i own DHD and he liked it alot but didnt have the money to buy DHD ,so the day he got it he tried to root it , He said that it was sucessfully and he instaleld some custom rom and went to bed,when he woke up in the morning his Desire Display was flashing with the boot animation(the ROM one) over and over again.He treid to install other ROM and the effect was the same,stuck at animation repeating over and over again.So He called me,i got to his house and tried to solve the issue but i didnt have luck there ,so i got the phone with me at my home. I started digging where the problem was...i was sure it was the rom ,tried to install 5-6 oter roms - no luck . Tried to flash with RUU- no luck ,kept getting " The main version is older" error . So i kept digging and tried to install the RUU throught H-boot by making PB99IMG.zip file,got the same error.Tried to use the update.zip solution - still no luck.Tried to change the recovery from clockwork to any other recovery ,but didnt have luck since i cant access the android and i am getting errors if i try to archive the file to update.zip.
So i need some help if its possible,sorry for my english and if the info that i provided is not that good ask me whatever u like.
also in The H-boot menu it says :
BRAVO PVt4 Ship S-ON
H-Boot-0.93.0001
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL - SYNT0101
RADIO-5.11.05.14
from what i got by reading is that i cant s-off cuz of the bravo pvt4 ..
Did you wipe data after flashing?
localh0st said:
Did you wipe data after flashing?
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Full wipe + wipe from the advanced menu !
Lol, read thru the OP and same thing going over and over in my head "Did you wipe? Did you wipe? Did you wipe?"
When you start out with "I've tried EVERYTHING", make sure you actually did try everything, because it's pretty obvious you didn't.
Did it also display flash bootanimation over and over again after Ruu?
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA
vladrak said:
from what i got by reading is that i cant s-off cuz of the bravo pvt4 ..
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Have a read of this
localh0st said:
Did you wipe data after flashing?
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You have to wipe BEFORE flashing, not after.
Some Roms store important parts on /data, which will be erased during the wipe.
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Tillus said:
You have to wipe BEFORE flashing, not after.
Some Roms store important parts on /data, which will be erased during the wipe.
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This is true lol. If you install then wipe you prob won't be able to get further than the boot screen.
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Take it your mate didn't take a nandroid back-up before trying to flash, so he could restore it in case any issues occurred? Have you done full wipe then tried flash ROM from recovery then? Does the ROM need an ext partition - will boot loop if one doesn't exist.
Depending on the HBOOT version, using alpharev or revolutionary will S-OFF PVT4s - but this isn't the solution to your current problem unless you're trying roms that need non-stock hboots, in which case try something that doesn't first. S-OFF via AlphaRev also best done with rooted stock ROM, some custom sense ROMs also seem to work (don't know about revolutionary as i took alpharev route) - but get custom ROM running first before thinking about doing anything else.
JustAnotherCider said:
This is true lol. If you install then wipe you prob won't be able to get further than the boot screen.
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Dude i wiped all b4 installing any rom, anyways i finally fixed it,been trying for 2 days ,I'll explain in the next post !
beachcomber said:
Take it your mate didn't take a nandroid back-up before trying to flash, so he could restore it in case any issues occurred? Have you done full wipe then tried flash ROM from recovery then? Does the ROM need an ext partition - will boot loop if one doesn't exist.
Depending on the HBOOT version, using alpharev or revolutionary will S-OFF PVT4s - but this isn't the solution to your current problem unless you're trying roms that need non-stock hboots, in which case try something that doesn't first. S-OFF via AlphaRev also best done with rooted stock ROM, some custom sense ROMs also seem to work (don't know about revolutionary as i took alpharev route) - but get custom ROM running first before thinking about doing anything else.
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Just saw your post. Too bad it's too late. Anyways the situation was kinda funny: So the HTC kept booting untill the "rom logo" (You know the logo after the HTC one), tried to install other ROM's (Full wipe before ofcourse) and it didn't work ofcourse, so I kept digging and i saw some threats where people were saying that clockwordrecovery wasn't working with my version h-boot, ah and trying installing RUU didnt work too(also trying to install PB99IMG.zip from sdcard didnt work too) ,was always getting "The main version is older" error! So we flashed AlphaRev, and finally the phone was S-Offed, after this i got my DHD's sd card since it was a gold card and i put it into the Desire , i had a PB99IMG.zip file from the previous day on it! So i started the bootloader, it detected the PB99IMG.zip file and I didn't get the "Main Verison is older" error, it asked if the file should be updated and i pressed "yes" and the phone gone off...guess what it was compleatly bricked,only vibrating and the screen didn't work....we were like OMG WTF ...so we installed SDK tools and started looking for adb commands/guides ...after 4 hours we were on about to quit and suicide ourselves cuz we didnt get anything and it was getting late...i was like " duh,lets blind try the PB99IMG.zip method again and rest till tomorrow" ,i downloaded the newest PB99IMG.zip from shipped-roms.com ,got it on my sd card and got the sd card back in the desire . Pressed Power + vol down,waited 2 mins and pressed vol up again,waited like 10 more mins,nothing happaned...we got all emo and mad ,2 more friends of us came to my mate's flat ( they are not into phones or anything ,complete noobs),one of them got the phone took of the baterry and the sdcard ,put the baterry back,pressed Power ON button and the phone ****ing started ....we all were like WOOOOOOOOT OMG OMG ,it was like magic xD ...so its fixed now and it has the stock rom and its unrooted...
Hi I have recently bought a preowned htc desire from my friend. When i received it from him it was working fine but then i went to factory reset the phone to get rid of all of his contacts and user data. But when i tried to factory reset it, when it turned back on it came of with the htc white start up screen saying htc then it went into another screen just saying android in grey text. It stayed on this screen for ages and i didnt know what to do. I took the battery out then put it back in then tried to wipe everything in the hard reset option. I have clockworkmod on the phone and i tried to install a rom to flash it but it didnt work. I'm fairly new to this stuff and am hoping that someone can help me. Thankyou
no worries dude. Download a rom u want to try, store it in say downloads folder, reboot into recovery (take battery out, put back in, hold volume button down, press power on and u in recovery). Wipe dalvik cache and everything else to be safe. Flash new room or load one via mount options in recovery. Might have one in backup so restore backup first if you wish.
some roms can take like 30 minutes to load so don't rush it.
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spikey68 said:
no worries dude. Download a rom u want to try, store it in say downloads folder, reboot into recovery (take battery out, put back in, hold volume button down, press power on and u in recovery). Wipe dalvik cache and everything else to be safe. Flash new room or load one via mount options in recovery. Might have one in backup so restore backup first if you wish.
some roms can take like 30 minutes to load so don't rush it.
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I have just finished trying your solution it seems that the phone has stopped showing the android screen and now is only showing the htc screen im not sure what to do now please help!!
Everloned said:
I have just finished trying your solution it seems that the phone has stopped showing the android screen and now is only showing the htc screen im not sure what to do now please help!!
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What ROM?
bananagranola said:
What ROM?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839004 this is the one i used but im not sure if its the one i should hav used????
Everloned said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839004 this is the one i used but im not sure if its the one i should hav used????
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That one's fine. Please detail step by step exactly what you're doing to flash the ROM. Also you might want to try another ROM and see if that one's ok. It could just be a bad download.
bananagranola said:
That one's fine. Please detail step by step exactly what you're doing to flash the ROM. Also you might want to try another ROM and see if that one's ok. It could just be a bad download.
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What i did was download that file then i transfered it to the sd card. After that i booted it up into recovery mode i wiped everything 3 times just to be exactly sure. Then i accessed the sd card and i selected the ROM. It then took me into the installation, i clicked on all the things that were absolutely necessary then i installed everything. After that i rebooted the phone and it just stalled on the HTC screen and didnt move from there. Are my steps right or wrong????
And don't panic dude... Your phone will work fine soon. Can u boot to recovery?
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Everloned said:
What i did was download that file then i transfered it to the sd card. After that i booted it up into recovery mode i wiped everything 3 times just to be exactly sure. Then i accessed the sd card and i selected the ROM. It then took me into the installation, i clicked on all the things that were absolutely necessary then i installed everything. After that i rebooted the phone and it just stalled on the HTC screen and didnt move from there. Are my steps right or wrong????
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How are you wiping? Also, try downloading and flashing a different ROM. Which recovery? Also, when you reboot holding power and volume-down, what exactly does it say on that first white screen?
bananagranola said:
How are you wiping? Also, try downloading and flashing a different ROM. Which recovery? Also, when you reboot holding power and volume-down, what exactly does it say on that first white screen?
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I'm wiping using clockworkmod and that is just selecting the option that says wipe cache or factory reset. I'm about to try another mod and im not sure what u mean by first white screen but if u mean the screen wen i go into the recovery mode its looks like wat comes up wen u google htc desire recovery screen(sorry i cant post links i just registered) but if u mean the actual normal start up it is normally just the htc start up screen saying htc.
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I'm wiping using clockworkmod and that is just selecting the option that says wipe cache or factory reset. I'm about to try another mod and im not sure what u mean by first white screen but if u mean the screen wen i go into the recovery mode its looks like wat comes up wen u google htc desire recovery screen(sorry i cant post links i just registered) but if u mean the actual normal start up it is normally just the htc start up screen saying htc.
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Aha. Don't just do a cache wipe and factory reset (aka data and cache wipe). You need to wipe /system, /data, and /cache. That is a full wipe.
bananagranola said:
Aha. Don't just do a cache wipe and factory reset (aka data and cache wipe). You need to wipe /system, /data, and /cache. That is a full wipe.
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sorry i forgot to mention that i did do that sorry i forgot everything i wiped
Everloned said:
sorry i forgot to mention that i did do that sorry i forgot everything i wiped
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CWM is the recovery. The bootloader, which comes up after power and volume-down, is white and says some stuff at the top (which I want you to put here) and a list of options (fastboot, recovery, reboot, etc).
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CWM is the recovery. The bootloader, which comes up after power and volume-down, is white and says some stuff at the top (which I want you to put here) and a list of options (fastboot, recovery, reboot, etc).
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ACE PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.85.2007 (PD9810000)
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.03.26_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 2010,12:44:14
HBOOT
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
SYSTEM INFO
IMAGE CRC
is this what u wanted??
Everloned said:
ACE PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.85.2007 (PD9810000)
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.03.26_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 2010,12:44:14
HBOOT
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
SYSTEM INFO
IMAGE CRC
is this what u wanted??
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Yes. That's good. Now what version is your CWM?
bananagranola said:
Yes. That's good. Now what version is your CWM?
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can you tell me wer i would find that???
Everloned said:
can you tell me wer i would find that???
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I don't use CWM so I don't know. Look though the menu options.
Thankyou everyone for their time trying to help me solve my issue. I have found out that it was the ROM that i was using when i used the first ROM it didnt work and i am not sure why but it was only 7mb but then when i used the other ROM it was actually 160mb and that ROM fixed my problem. Thankyou everyone for their time you have made me extremely happy today.:highfive::good::laugh::fingers-crossed::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory:
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As a side note, Congrats!
Yup, congratulations dude u flashed ur first rom. Please excuse us for us not getting stressed with u when urs wouldn't boot but we knew u see. in a months time you'll have flashed hundreds of roms. After that youll want another device to root and flash... Then u r sad like us, but also happy like us... And free.
buy a nexus 7 16 gb.... So fast, so cheap.... The perfect size....
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