Dear Experts,
Yesterday while updating my friends HTC desire, the phone got bricked.. here is the chronology of events that went thru.. the phone was updated to 2.3.3 using official ROM exe.
* I successfully S-off the phone using revolutionary but could not push superuser, I tried using unrevoked but could not.
* I unfortunately, thinking that the phone was already on s-off gave it a hboot data++ to install cooked ROM, the phone stopped update giving error E:signature verification failed and since then it hasn't went beyond HTC logo and later booting itself to recovery automatically..
* I tried hboot from alpharev 1.8 stock and downgrade but the phone does not respond.
* tried to use the exe to run on pc but phone isn't detected, tried even after extracting the ROM to update official ROM via sdcard but same signature verification failed error. Gold card hasn't been made for the phone, I have tried to push amonra but doesn't work either..
Plz help...
Thanks..
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Check what is hboot
Do you see s-off in fastboot menu?
ibraahim said:
Dear Experts,
Yesterday while updating my friends HTC desire, the phone got bricked.. here is the chronology of events that went thru.. the phone was updated to 2.3.3 using official ROM exe.
* I successfully S-off the phone using revolutionary but could not push superuser, I tried using unrevoked but could not.
* I unfortunately, thinking that the phone was already on s-off gave it a hboot data++ to install cooked ROM, the phone stopped update giving error E:signature verification failed and since then it hasn't went beyond HTC logo and later booting itself to recovery automatically..
* I tried hboot from alpharev 1.8 stock and downgrade but the phone does not respond.
* tried to use the exe to run on pc but phone isn't detected, tried even after extracting the ROM to update official ROM via sdcard but same signature verification failed error. Gold card hasn't been made for the phone, I have tried to push amonra but doesn't work either..
Plz help...
Thanks..
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if your signature verification failed,toggle the sig verification and try again ..
Yes s-off is displayed in fastboot.
And I ain't getting toggle signature option, I am just getting install zip from sdcard..
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Which recovery do you use?
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Hello,
I havo no experience with bricked phones, but I've seen a thread for it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408936
Its the recovery: 4EXT Recovery.
I have installed this one, i hope this works for you.
I used unrevoked as well as reflash package..
But none are responding now.. the phone just boots into recovery. Plz help..
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And which recovery do you use?
Unrevoked did s-off but returned with error could not send root cause firmware too new.. s-off already achieved, but could not push recovery, is there a way out..
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If you continue ignoring questions, nobody will ever help you!
May be mine is Bricked as well
i am trying to fallow the experts instruction but no progress
i have same issue HTC desire S hangs on carrier logo (t-mobile)
if i try recovery in Hboot the carrier logo screen appears with vibration
then screen shows a cell with two green arrow in circle n one arrow pointing down after that screen goes black n after few sec mobile vibrates for 6-7 time
No devices found in adb but i can check fastboot devices and fastboot getvar all but unable to run RUU is any discussed method in thread
in fastboot mode RUU make the phone freeze till the time battery is not pulled out. i have tried rom.zip in sd card and recovery.zip in sd card but that shows CID error
details of my cell are
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-0.98.0000
RADIO-38.03.02.11_M
eMMC-boot
Mar 10 2011, 14:58:38
Ehtisham666 said:
i am trying to fallow the experts instruction but no progress
i have same issue HTC desire S hangs on carrier logo (t-mobile)
if i try recovery in Hboot the carrier logo screen appears with vibration
then screen shows a cell with two green arrow in circle n one arrow pointing down after that screen goes black n after few sec mobile vibrates for 6-7 time
No devices found in adb but i can check fastboot devices and fastboot getvar all but unable to run RUU is any discussed method in thread
in fastboot mode RUU make the phone freeze till the time battery is not pulled out. i have tried rom.zip in sd card and recovery.zip in sd card but that shows CID error
details of my cell are
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-0.98.0000
RADIO-38.03.02.11_M
eMMC-boot
Mar 10 2011, 14:58:38
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You are fully aware that this forum section is for HTC Desire aka Bravo and not HTC DesireS aka Saga right?
via xda app
Sorry my mistake...
@ibraahim: it's very important for us to know which recovery you are using. Due to your description I'm sure the zip you wanted to install wasn't signed so you have to disable the signature verification in your recovery.
I guess you are using the clockworkmod (cwm) recovery or the AmonRA recovery because they are very popular. If you have the cwm recovery (the name and version are displayed on the top of the recovery, like ClockworkMod 5.x.x.x....) choose install zip form sd card and afterwards toggle signature verification.
If you have the AmonRA recovery (name and version are displayed on the bottom of your recovery, like Build: RA-desire-v.2.x.x) choose other and afterwards toggle signature verify.
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Hi,
I looked at similar threads but couldn't solve my problem, which is;
I was using custom rom with data2ext tools without any problems. I just realized that although my RomManager's Clockworkmod recovery version was 5.0.2.0, i see 2.5.0.7 on the recovery screen. Then i found that my desire went to S-ON back.
While i was trying to make S-OFF, i used AlphaRev, first step was ok, then it restarted the phone, saying "waiting for bootloader". Even after the Hboot screen comes up, it didn't get further. I tried another tools, such as Revolutionary, but it says "Hboot 0.83 is not supported". I can not use fastboot tool also since i am S-ON. When i try to flash anything (recovery.img, boot.img etc.) it gives the famous "...malformed.." error.
So now i can only enter HBoot and Fastboot screen. When i enter recovery, it freezes on HTC Logo on the white screen. When i restart the phone normally, it again freezes on the same screen.
Thanks in advance.
Do you have a Desire GSM? If yes, flash 2.3.3 RUU and then use Revolutionary.
Swiftkeyed from ICS with Transparent XDA App
Yes, i have Desire GSM. Now i am downloading the RUU exe. I hope the correct one
Ok. After a bricked sd card, i made a new gold card Flashed a WWE RUU via PB99. Then root, s-off. Now i am able to install anything
Thanx again
i bought htc desire that was lets say dead...
i can get into recovery where it says
bravo unknown ship s-on
hboot-0.93.0001
mi crop-0314
touch panel-synt0101
radio-5.11.05.27
BOOTLOADER
REBOOT
REBOOT DOWNLOADER
POWER DOWN
so i am reading all over the internet for two days now and i got stuck!
the phone hangs at boot screen when trying to turn it normal,i left it whole night long at it was stuck on a boot screen (three androids on skates in the middle of the screen)
so i tried downloading a few custom roms and naming them pb99img.zip and the phone accepts them and loads them, but when it restarts it hangs again...
how do i save this phone?
and i cant enable usb debugging because the phone wont turn on! so the RUU or unrevoked or revolutionary is not an option!is there a way to load new bootloader or something...i am lost!!!please help...
huzo said:
i bought htc desire that was lets say dead...
i can get into recovery where it says
bravo unknown ship s-on
hboot-0.93.0001
mi crop-0314
touch panel-synt0101
radio-5.11.05.27
BOOTLOADER
REBOOT
REBOOT DOWNLOADER
POWER DOWN
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Looks like you're not in recovery there, but in Fastboot menu.
You might want to go back to bootloader menu and check if you have the recovery option.
From there maybe you can flash a working rom...
yes i can go to recovery but when i press recovery i get stuck at logo screen!and i have to pull the battery out to turn it off...
Read bortak's troubleshooting guide. Go to Desire Q&A/Stickies and down too [2] in the guide. I would read from the start tho, its a very usefull guide to know for any future problems.
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jmcclue said:
Read bortak's troubleshooting guide. Go to Desire Q&A/Stickies and down too [2] in the guide. I would read from the start tho, its a very usefull guide to know for any future problems.
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Let us know if it has been useful.
i have red it already...i cant get it into recovery!!! i see only bootloader and when i press recovery it gets stuck on a logo!! never mind its probably a hardware issue ....
You are in stock recovery as you are s-on, if you want custom recovery you need s-off or flash it during rooting process via unrevoked.
Extract Rom.zip from CORRECT RUU and rename it to PB99IMG.zip and put in the root of sd card, if phone is branded and you are unable to find correct ruu, use WWE rui and goldcard, all the additional info you find in bortak's guide
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Read it again.. go down too [2] and then down too the s-on part.
"i'm s-on, i cant boot recovery, and my phone does'nt boot" . From what i can see, thats ur problem, bortak's guide covers this. Correct me if im wrong.
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i already tried bortak's guide,i am not that noob and i tried like 10 different roms and nothing,it does load the rom but when it restarts it just hangs again at boot screen
and i cannot use unrevoked or revolutionary or ruu because the phone isnt recognized by any of these programs because i didn't activate usb debugging and now the phone doesn't turn on and i can't do that,i am telling you i have spent 2 whole days reading and trying all kind of stuff and nothing helped..i think its a hardware failure of some kind....
i think it is a hardware issue because when i install drivers it says android bootloader device but it says also that device cannot start (code 10)
anyway i tried yesterday heating the MBO with hot air in my workshop(i am electric technician) i thought some chip on MBO was unsoldered but with no luck so i threw the whole thing away in the garbage!
Hi All,
I have been asked by a friend to have a look at their Desire which isn't booting up, i've tried searching the forums but am at a bit of a dead end.
Basically when powering up the phone it goes to a white screen with the green htc logo and stays like this indefinitely.
I can however boot into HBOOT and it gives me the following info:
BRAVO PVT3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.02.0001
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.17.05.23
Jul 22 2011, 16:19:16
HBOOT
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
CLEAR STORAGE
SIMLOCK
When I try to boot into RECOVERY it goes back to the white screen with htc logo.
When I try CLEAR STORAGE the problem remains.
I can go into FASTBOOT and this does change to FASTBOOT USB when I plug it into the USB port.
So because it's S-ON this means I can't push a recovery image via command prompt right?
I've tried downloading: RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.14_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_224699_signed.exe from shipped-roms.com, extracting ROM.zip and changing the name to PB99IMG.ZIP and putting it into the root of my sd cards (4GB and 16GB kingstons) but when I boot the phone into HBOOT i get the following:
SD Checking...
Loading...[PB99DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading...[PB99DIAG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
Loading...[PB99IMG.zip]
and a progress bar loads, then
Checking..[PB99IMG.zip]
followed by the following message:
CID incorrect!
Update Fail!
Do you want to reboot device?
<VOL UP> Yes
<VOL DOWN> No
I've tried turning my SD card into a gold card but I presume this has failed if I'm getting that message?
Has anybody got any pointers? Is the phone bricked?
Any help is much appreciated...
yh ur correct ul have to get a working goldcard to pass the cid check
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jmcclue said:
yh ur correct ul have to get a working goldcard to pass the cid check
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OK, I think I've successfully created the goldcard now, was using the wrong CID!
I transferred the same PB99IMG.zip to the root of the goldcard and booted into HBOOT. It loaded again and failed with the following message:
Main Version is older!
Update Fail!
Do you want to reboot device?
<VOL UP> Yes
<VOL DOWN> No
What does this mean? Am I using the wrong PB99IMG.zip or something?
Is there any way to actually check that the creation of the goldcard was successful? Or does the fact that this is a different message mean that it's passed the CID check?
Your Phone is NOT bricked, go to the thread below, I use the ROM in the second thread and have had no trouble with it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1403113
Taysider said:
Your Phone is NOT bricked, go to the thread below, I use the ROM in the second thread and have had no trouble with it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1403113
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Cheers, so how do I get from where I am now to flashing a custom ROM?
I see from the 1st link you posted it says (if phone is S-ON):
S-ON
"I'm S-ON, I can't boot recovery, and my phone doesn't boot "
This is a bit of a worse situation, as you cannot flash system critical parts such as the recovery image and just restore a backup. This unfortunately means that you will lose all of your data when you attempt to fix the phone.
[STEP1]- Make sure that you have a goldcard. If not, create one from the tutorial.
[STEP2]- Battery pull. Hold the BACK button and the POWER button to boot into FASTBOOT mode.
[STEP3]- Download the latest WWE RUU from here
[STEP4]- Run the RUU and wait for completion WARNING: DO NOT, BY ANY CIRCUMSTANCES INTERRUPT THE PROCESS - THIS WILL MORE THAN LIKELY END UP WITH A BRICKED PHONE - NOT EVEN IF GOD HIMSELF TELLS YOU TO DO SO, OR IF THE US PRESIDENT THREATENS YOU WITH THERMO-NUCLEAR WAR
[STEP5]- Once the phone is booted, you are now returned completely to stock. You will need to re-root again, and I'd recommend S-OFF
Not sure about step 4 here?
that ruu is an exe file so with ur phone plugged in via usb just run the file (double click it) on ur computer. just follow all bortaks instructions
and ur goldcard works its fine
Sent from my HTC Desire
I'm still not sure why you're loosing time with those old RUUs, as I always say use 2.3, no CID check, easy install, easy s-off and root, the world goes round...
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nlooooo said:
I'm still not sure why you're loosing time with those old RUUs, as I always say use 2.3, no CID check, easy install, easy s-off and root, the world goes round...
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lol
where do u get this 2.3? htcdev?
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jmcclue said:
lol
where do u get this 2.3? htcdev?
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Smth like that...
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nlooooo said:
I'm still not sure why you're loosing time with those old RUUs, as I always say use 2.3, no CID check, easy install, easy s-off and root, the world goes round...
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So how do I fix my problem this way?
go to HTCdev and download the 2.3 ruu
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the 2.3 ruu nloooo is on about, just run it the same way as the first 1 u tried
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jmcclue said:
the 2.3 ruu nloooo is on about, just run it the same way as the first 1 u tried
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OK, I ran the 2.3 RUU and it seemed to do the trick. I could then turn the phone on but it seems a lot slower than I'm used to.
I've now rooted it and have S-OFF using revolutionary. Now it boots OK most of the time but as soon as I enter my PIN to unlock the SIM it reboots, and half the time when it reboots it seems to get stuck in a boot loop and gets quite warm.
I have a feeling there may be some underlying hardware issue at the heart of this problem.
Will try a custom ROM next and see if it makes any difference.
seklly said:
So how do I fix my problem this way?
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Go to htc dev site, kernel source code section, configure filter by device (desire) and check 'other' below. Click find files and the first on the list is 2.3 upgrade, download it, install HTC sync, reboot phone to bootloader (not fastboot) and run .exe file from RUU. Simple, isn't it.
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nlooooo said:
Go to htc dev site, kernel source code section, configure filter by device (desire) and check 'other' below. Click find files and the first on the list is 2.3 upgrade, download it, install HTC sync, reboot phone to bootloader (not fastboot) and run .exe file from RUU. Simple, isn't it.
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I didn't open the second page... :banghead:
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nlooooo said:
I didn't open the second page... :banghead:
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D'OH
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Can you give me a link to the 2.3, i cant find it and got the same problem here. Thanks
Oyoyewii said:
Can you give me a link to the 2.3, i cant find it and got the same problem here. Thanks
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nlooooo has given perfect instructions above
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Hi XDA-devs,
I have a HTC Desire HD from Telus. I've hit a dead end after hours of searching, trying to no avail. I have seen similar attempts by others on the forums who have had a degree of success, but they also come from other paths.
I WAS running Clockwork Mod, with Cyanogenmod 7.2.0 and was attempting to bring my phone back to original Telus stock.
I was following this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731324
I had downloaded the RUU EXE from that thread and ran it in administrator and like many people before me, the RUU could not detect my phone, I had tried installing HTC Sync, still no effect.
So like someone had suggested on that thread, that I extracted the ROM from the RUU, by using this method:
https://sites.google.com/site/androidbyyorzua/home/tutorials/extracting-rom-files-from-htc-ruu
I went to recovery, and tried to install that ZIP. it said. E:Can't open /sdcard/rom.zip (bad)
Assuming I had chosen the wrong option. So then I went to look how to FLASH the ROM. Searching I found the ULTIMATE ACE GUIDE on here: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30020025&postcount=7)
Followed it's steps starting on Page 5. So far I only completed steps 1-7 which include Formatting Data/Wiping Cache and Formatting System. haven't actually installed anything new yet.
Upon rebooting, I got stuck on the White HTC Boot Screen, Pressing Vol-down + Power does not do anything, Pulling the battery just repeats this symptom.
Fortunately, I used ADB, and managed to get it back to HBOOT and eventualy back to Clockwork Mod Recovery. So as far as I know I'm not yet Bricked, but still need a good ROM to properly install.
Things you may ask me:
Clockwork Mod v5.0.2.0
My SD is goldcarded.
Obviously my Phone has been Rooted Before.
The Rom I was trying to install is: "RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_WWE_3.12.405.1_Radio_12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M_release_225512_signed.exe"
Update: I just reloaded Cyanogenmod 7.2.0 back on, so again, my phone is fine, it's simply a matter of finding a Telus Stock Rom that I can install via ZIP.
I cannot help in RUUs, but if you want Sense 3 you should really give a try for Android Revolution HD 9.0, that's a great ROM for that and doesn't have much changes in look compared to stock.
What's the point in all these RUU's and steps to extracting the ROM from it if they don't do anything ;P?
Are you S-Off or S-On? Is your bootloader relocked? What does hboot say?
bananagranola said:
Are you S-Off or S-On? Is your bootloader relocked? What does hboot say?
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Im on the BOOTLOADER screen, it says the following:
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.85.0007
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 010, 12:47:02
Is there any other information I need to provide?
Hi guys,
two days already I am trying to flash a custom ROM to my HTC Desire HD.
First I managed to unlock the bootloader using the Easy Ace Root Tool and installed ClockworkMod.
Then I tried flashing JellyTime 4.2 R11 and it got stuck at the HTC logo screen. I tried all kinds of suggestions from the forums about wiping / formatting via ClockworkMod but with no success.
Afterwards I used a second phone to put the Download Android Revolution HD 7.3 ROM on the SD card and flash it. This one went fine through the installation wizard but when I was back to ClockworkMod recovery mode I got: "Can't open /cache/recovery/log" "Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log". Then I selected reboot and it was hanging on the HTC logo again... I was waiting for a minute before I took the battery out... After this I tried "format /cache" from the CWM but didn't help either.
Then I tried using a RUU utility in fastbood mode to flash an official HTC ROM: RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_WWE_3.12.405.1_Radio_12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M_release_225512_signed.
It reached a particular point saying that the update failed.
I thought I cannot install the official ROM because I have unlocked the bootloader, so I locked it again using the htc fastboot utility. This didn't help either and the RUU failed again.
Here is what the bootloader currently shows:
***** RELOCKED *****
ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0029
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.14.04.28_M
eMMC-boot
Dec 22 2011, 14:28:19
I am at a point when I am ultimately confused and I don't know how much time I have (in terms of battery I mean )
So I have just a couple of shots before this turns into a beautiful piece of aluminium brick.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Pesho
Fixed
Fixed it.. Had to flash the boot.img using the fastboot utility.
Best,
Pesho