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[Q] Issues with restoring Mytouch Slide with stock rom..unrooted..

Hey all - searched for any help/threads for help on this - I've seen help on this issue with rooted phones (having to unroot, etc.) but not much on unrooted phones.
The mytouch slide that I got is stuck at the splash screen - I can use the bootloader (have tried 2 different esprimg.zip files and both say the main version is older - update fail) - Other than trying to install those files from the bootloader - I don't really know what the next step to take is - there aren't much options in the bootloader to mess around with - I don't need to end up with a rooted phone, just prefer going back to the original rom just because it isn't my phone...tis my girlfriends.
Any help will be greatly appreciated - and if this is just some stupid post by a new lurker looking for help that has been answered a million times and is on the top page, I do truly apologize - I've tried what I see in my head as all the options I have - is there any way to root this phone still without having access to like usb debug mode and such? Is that the route I may have to take?
Will Tmobile help with getting me a restore or something that would be the easiest route? I guess I'm relatively unfamiliar with having to take a phone in to get serviced...
Thanks for your help,
Adam.

What did you do prior to it getting stuck at the splash screen? Other method would be to see if you can root it and flash a custom rom, then try going back to stock if you do not want to stay rooted... If you're in hboot, you may be able to get to recovery to perform root.

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fermunky said:
What did you do prior to it getting stuck at the splash screen? Other method would be to see if you can root it and flash a custom rom, then try going back to stock if you do not want to stay rooted... If you're in hboot, you may be able to get to recovery to perform root.
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Knew I'd probably screw something up (even with the years of experience in forums...ugh...)
I'd have to ask her - it happened last night - she had been mentioning that it had been getting stuck there recently and that just taking the battery out and turning it back on once or twice fixed that issue. Looks like it finally caught up with her.
When I do try recovery - it just hangs at the splash screen as well. What are some methods of rooting (or restoring) with just having access to hboot? Not being able to enable things like usb debug may poise an issue?
At this point, I'm open to any ideas. If anything, while at work today, tomorrow I may just call Tmobile and see what they would recommend. Besides buying a new, unsubsidized phone of course...
Thanks for the response,
Adam.

Well, if it is still under warranty, they will simply ship you out another. If you cannot even get into recovery, I am at a loss, so hopefully someone else chimes in.

That sounds odd. I got the same thing when i unrooted, "older version". But never got stuck. Cant remember what i did though to make that message go again. All i can say is keep searching and get creative. At this point trying anything is better than giving up.
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fermunky said:
Well, if it is still under warranty, they will simply ship you out another. If you cannot even get into recovery, I am at a loss, so hopefully someone else chimes in.
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What he said if the phones within a year of when u bout it whether you have the damage plan or not call say one day I turned it on and it won't go on just stays at mytouch screen. Act dumb and let them walk u thru some bull**** tests they do then they'll simply say it needs to be replaced then u pay $10-12 for shipping and they send u a new phone and a box to ship ur broken one back. I did this with my g1 a couple of times they can't tell or won't make a big deal to find out if you tampered with it. Just MAKE sure when ups drops off the replacement phone its in the box they tried to hand me an empty box once and leave. if u get a box that's not rapped in plastic don't accept the delivery if u do and phones missing tmobile wil charge your account $400 (bad experience my fiance accepted an empty box...) good luck man
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bobzoz said:
Just MAKE sure when ups drops off the replacement phone its in the box they tried to hand me an empty box once and leave. if u get a box that's not rapped in plastic don't accept the delivery if u do and phones missing tmobile wil charge your account $400 (bad experience my fiance accepted an empty box...) good luck man
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Thats some shady stuff man. Id beat the phone out the ups guy. Try and take my phone eh? Lol
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[Q] Couple of noob questions for you good people :))

Ok so I know rooting voids your warranty but if you flash it back to stock before turning it in will they be able to tell that it was rooted?
Also I'm guessing the answer to this question is a yes but to use themes you have to be rooted right?
I've been using android phones for a little over a year now and have been following the rooting scene since a month or 2 after that so I'm not new to android just to rooting lol. O'Hara the MT4G before the G2 and a motor Droid before that. Really liked the stock feel because of using the Droid for so long so I couldn't stand the MT4G. Anyway any insight would be great.
P.s. is there a site out there that has all the roms, kernals and themes all in one spot instead of having to sift through the forums?

no, if you unroot they wont be able to tell.
yes there is a site, its called xda-developers.com

Even if you're rooted, just throw a stock rom on there and unless you're taking it back to a pro, most customer service reps won't know the difference. Hell, I took mine back to swap it out at the store last night and she didn't even power it on.

[Q] Stock Inc Frequent Rebooting

Hello everyone,
I have just bought a Droid Incredible off of ebay. The seller said it was in mint condition and that there were no problems at all. When it arrived, it was in perfect condition. However, upon activating the phone, it would not stay on for more than 10 minutes. It just keeps rebooting itself. Also, while it is up, it does not always maintain a signal, and then it usually reboots a couple minutes after that.
It is not rooted, all of it is stock. I have been trying to find an answer for this problem all over the internet but to no avail.
I have read that where this phone is from (North Carolina) there was a lot of people with the same problem as this one.
It is the amoled version, hboot .92 and the baseband is the most recent at 2.15.00.7.28
I have tried factory resets, battery pulls, new battery, reflashing the RUU. I am at a complete loss.
Any help would be great, because I want to love this phone. I am sick of my slow Eris and this was my solution.
Thanks so much in advanced.

After some troubleshooting, I have noticed that it only occurs when the 3G service is turned on.
Any thoughts?

Have you tried a different radio?
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I'm not sure what the problem is. FYI, that's not a bootloop. A bootloop is when the phone continuously boots, but never all the way to be usable, such as to the quietly brilliant screen and then starts again.

Also, I would bring it in to Verizon. See if they'll replace it.

AgalychnisCallidryas said:
Also, I would bring it in to Verizon. See if they'll replace it.
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I totally agree. If its not rooted and you've had Verizon for a bit they really should help you out. Honestly Verizon has always worked with me and been very helpful.

kichard said:
I totally agree. If its not rooted and you've had Verizon for a bit they really should help you out. Honestly Verizon has always worked with me and been very helpful.
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The Incredible is EOL. You'll be lucky to find one.

Is the sd fat32?
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nismith8 said:
Have you tried a different radio?
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I tried flashing some of the leaked ones in HBOOT, but they wouldn't load. Can you point me in the direction of where I can find how to properly do this?
AgalychnisCallidryas said:
I'm not sure what the problem is. FYI, that's not a bootloop. A bootloop is when the phone continuously boots, but never all the way to be usable, such as to the quietly brilliant screen and then starts again.
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Sorry, I am part retard
AgalychnisCallidryas said:
Also, I would bring it in to Verizon. See if they'll replace it.
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I tried, but I bought it from a third party, and they immediately ignored me/ tried to talk me into a thunderbolt. I guess my 10 years of Verizon isn't good enough.
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Is the sd fat32?
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I am 99% sure it is. I'll go reformat it just to make sure
Thanks for all of your suggestions so far guys, I really appreciate it!:wq

Check over on incredibleforums for the radios. Wont let me post the link :/
Try bumping to an older one or the new leaked one. Not sure if those will screw with an amoled tho, can someone else clarify?
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nismith8 said:
Check over on incredibleforums for the radios. Wont let me post the link :/
Try bumping to an older one or the new leaked one. Not sure if those will screw with an amoled tho, can someone else clarify?
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I posted over there too. But actually, I am now starting to rethink that it is the 3G radios. I could've sworn this was a software issue, but it just rebooted on me while I had 3G turned off.
I guess this ebay seller really did lie to me. Well thanks for your help guys, I don't know if I should bother trying to fix this. I guess I should just hope for the seller to respond. Its been almost a week...

Same exact thing is happening to my buddy's phone. I rooted it and put CM7 on it and it was still rebooting.
I had to turn S-ON back on and downgrade back to stock so he can return it to Verizon.

Ruggerxpunk said:
Same exact thing is happening to my buddy's phone. I rooted it and put CM7 on it and it was still rebooting.
I had to turn S-ON back on and downgrade back to stock so he can return it to Verizon.
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This is exactly what is happening to me right now. It lets me "touch the android to begin," then it reboots. I bought it off ebay and it was an unused cpo. Looks like I'll have to return it. Hey, since I bought it from somebody off ebay, should I worry about turning S-ON and going stock??

zwade01 said:
This is exactly what is happening to me right now. It lets me "touch the android to begin," then it reboots. I bought it off ebay and it was an unused cpo. Looks like I'll have to return it. Hey, since I bought it from somebody off ebay, should I worry about turning S-ON and going stock??
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You only have to turn S-ON and go stock if you're returning it to Verizon.
http://www.incredibleforum.com/foru...s/5723-how-get-back-complete-stock-s-off.html
That's the guide I used. Works perfectly. Order of operations is:
0) make sure sd card is formatted to FAT32
1) check your radio version
2) downgrade radio if necessary
3) flash s-on
4) install RRU through HBOOT

Have you tried other ROMs with other kernals? Just shooting in the dark, here; would hate for you to just be stuck!

rfarrah said:
Have you tried other ROMs with other kernals? Just shooting in the dark, here; would hate for you to just be stuck!
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I can't even successfully root/s-off the phone. It reboots while its being rooted (and not the reboots that are supposed to occur) and it fails.
I have tried everything. I used to be adamant that it was a software issue, but after yesterday, I am beginning to think that it might just be hardware.
Anyone have any experience with getting their money back from ebay/paypal?
But seriously guys, I can't thank you enough for all of your ideas and help. I really appreciate it. Hopefully I can join you guys with the Droid Incredible one day.

PayPal is pretty good about protecting the buyer, as long as it hasn't been too long since the transaction. I would contact the seller and inform him of the problem, then contact PayPal and explain the situation.
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raptir said:
PayPal is pretty good about protecting the buyer, as long as it hasn't been too long since the transaction. I would contact the seller and inform him of the problem, then contact PayPal and explain the situation.
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I've contacted the seller the day I received it, asking for a refund. I then also contacted the seller two days later. A day after that, still not hearing anything, I opened an eBay case. Now eBay tells me I must wait until the 6th to escalate the case any further.
This is such a hassle, I just want my money back. Part of me wants to just get a HTC Flyer and just tether my Eris to it.

ehosteda said:
I've contacted the seller the day I received it, asking for a refund. I then also contacted the seller two days later. A day after that, still not hearing anything, I opened an eBay case. Now eBay tells me I must wait until the 6th to escalate the case any further.
This is such a hassle, I just want my money back. Part of me wants to just get a HTC Flyer and just tether my Eris to it.
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My inc did the same thing. After about ten tries I got it to root (mine too rebooted during the process before it was supposed to). But no rom, kernal, or anything else stopped the reboots. My seller said to return it for a full refund.
Ebay is pretty good at taking care of you. Last year I bought a phone and the seller bailed on me. About a week after I opened a case I had a full refund in my paypal account. Good luck!
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Thanks for the words of wisdom. I'll hope for the best. I'll keep you guys posted on what happens. Thanks so much again. I don't know where I would be without this community.
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HELP, Made a Rookie mistake and bricked my phone

Hi all,
I could not believe that I just made such a huge mistake.
I was curious to try the UltimaROM and downloaded it. It has so many features and for the first time in my life I did not check that this ROM is for I9100 and not the t999.
I was also curious to update the CWM and asked it to install the "latest one" which is one of the features in the menu.
Once it asked to reboot, after the install - the phone never woke up again. I cannot get it into recovery or download mode. The power button just do not respond and I do not feel the short vibration that usually occurs when the phone is being turned on.
I'm on a business trip for the next 4 weeks and now I'm stuck without a phone...
Does anyone have any idea how to help? I'm lost without the phone (and yes, I know I should have not done that when I'm away from home and I should always check the phone version.. I did a silly thing but can anyone please has any idea how to recover?)
Thank you in advance.

You can't without JTAG or whatever it is that's talked about in every thread like this one. Its dunzo while on your trip :-/
T-Mobile SGS III

mt3g said:
You can't without JTAG or whatever it is that's talked about in every thread like this one. Its dunzo while on your trip :-/
T-Mobile SGS III
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Does anyone know about a JTAG service in Brazil?

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Same Rookie mistake.... I guess.
I have the same issue.... Everything seemed fine until I hit the "Reboot now" button and WHAM! Nothing. Mine is the Sprint LTE version, but the Guide I used from the Mod Dev himself didn't specify that this was for a specific S3. It was however mentioned in the comments AFTER the tutorial. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

You can send it into mobiletechvideos. They'll do it for $50 I think. They're in Texas though so shipping may be a pain. But still better than getting a new one.
EDIT: it is actually $60 there. Here's the link http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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Yeah you have no choice but to send it in for repair either to samsung or to other repair place, such as mobiletech videos. I hard bricked mines a while and sent it to mobile tech videos and got it back within a week from the date I shipped it to them. I did pay for express overnight delivery though. You can also try jtag but that is known on helping with soft bricks, you've hard bricked yours, but hey you never know. There are no other options you can do.
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Try removing the battery and putting it back in. Then push power, boot into recovery, and restore nandroid.
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[Q] Rooted to mk4 Smoothest note 2/3

Hey gus new to the website i had a few question, not new to root phone been doing this since htc evo4g. Here the issue so i rooted my note 2 on sprint flashed the MK4 Smmothest note 2/3 rom it was working just find for like 3 days then it started to reboot numerous times. So i clearned the rom unrooted then went back to stock mc3 i thinks that the stock 4.1.2 rerooted and everything was find. Did the cleaning of the dev and cache like the forum said so then my phone powerd off and never came back on. I tired everything different batteries, hard reset, even took it to sprint which they change the usb port and everything nothing work..when i plug the phone on the charger the battery logo didn't even appear. SO would this be sudden death Syndrome. Ive brick devices before but nothing like this happen. I would port this to the forum but since im new i can't Ive search the differnt forum and never seen this post before would love to get some of the Season vets opinion...good news sprint is getting me a new one in two days but thats days with out my phone..
I was able to get it booted to unroot the device and tried to flash the stock firmware but i got that dumb message that in the kies compter program that says to trouble shoot but the phone will not come back on or but in to download or recovery mode please help anyone

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gamble27 said:
Hey gus new to the website i had a few question, not new to root phone been doing this since htc evo4g. Here the issue so i rooted my note 2 on sprint flashed the MK4 Smmothest note 2/3 rom it was working just find for like 3 days then it started to reboot numerous times. So i clearned the rom unrooted then went back to stock mc3 i thinks that the stock 4.1.2 rerooted and everything was find. Did the cleaning of the dev and cache like the forum said so then my phone powerd off and never came back on. I tired everything different batteries, hard reset, even took it to sprint which they change the usb port and everything nothing work..when i plug the phone on the charger the battery logo didn't even appear. SO would this be sudden death Syndrome. Ive brick devices before but nothing like this happen. I would port this to the forum but since im new i can't Ive search the differnt forum and never seen this post before would love to get some of the Season vets opinion...good news sprint is getting me a new one in two days but thats days with out my phone..
I was able to get it booted to unroot the device and tried to flash the stock firmware but i got that dumb message that in the kies compter program that says to trouble shoot but the phone will not come back on or but in to download or recovery mode please help anyone
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So i figured it out my self yesterday, but it looks like no one here knew what i was talking about or just no help..SMH why did i post this anyway. IM more helpful for myself anyway i learn how to removed KNOX and remove the voided warranty on a device and return it back to MC2 for any who wants to know PM me I will walk you thru im not posting anything here any more but i will post help to those who need my help doing so also I install MK4 smoothest room with no reboots and added s pen sound with no hiccup anyway those looking for help and your new don't post stuff here cause all your going to get in views no reply BUT I GOT YOU JUST PM ME CAUSE THESE FOOL WONT HELP

There are many threads about doing all this already. Want to know why no one wants to help? It is because a simple search will give you all the info you need.
This might seem rude but is important. No one wants to hold your hand when everything you need is already here on xda. If it would have been a new issue you would have gotten plenty of help.
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jlmancuso said:
There are many threads about doing all this already. Want to know why no one wants to help? It is because a simple search will give you all the info you need.
This might seem rude but is important. No one wants to hold your hand when everything you need is already here on xda. If it would have been a new issue you would have gotten plenty of help.
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I just wanted to see if any one had experience this phone not walk me thru the process i feel im experience enough to follow directions, or command..but i get what your say'n it just seems people say where here to help but even look at the post and disregard the message but its water under the bridge now i figured out how to fix it and a number of other things

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So i figured it out my self yesterday, but it looks like no one here knew what i was talking about or just no help..SMH why did i post this anyway. IM more helpful for myself anyway i learn how to removed KNOX and remove the voided warranty on a device and return it back to MC2 for any who wants to know PM me I will walk you thru im not posting anything here any more but i will post help to those who need my help doing so also I install MK4 smoothest room with no reboots and added s pen sound with no hiccup anyway those looking for help and your new don't post stuff here cause all your going to get in views no reply BUT I GOT YOU JUST PM ME CAUSE THESE FOOL WONT HELP
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Hey I need help with this. Same thing is happening to me!

cashdude1971 said:
Hey I need help with this. Same thing is happening to me!
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Read this tread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539227

gamble27 said:
So i figured it out my self yesterday, but it looks like no one here knew what i was talking about or just no help..SMH why did i post this anyway. IM more helpful for myself anyway i learn how to removed KNOX and remove the voided warranty on a device and return it back to MC2 for any who wants to know PM me I will walk you thru im not posting anything here any more but i will post help to those who need my help doing so also I install MK4 smoothest room with no reboots and added s pen sound with no hiccup anyway those looking for help and your new don't post stuff here cause all your going to get in views no reply BUT I GOT YOU JUST PM ME CAUSE THESE FOOL WONT HELP
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I know how you feel, sometimes when I look for help here I get it right away.... other times its like crickets. I do use the search I can never find what I am looking for and when I do find it. I wonder if it still is good information w/ current firmware updates. My advise to you is to hand around and help people who need it. I just got my NOTE 2 ( my htc one cracked so I sold it) and Im learning as I go..

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Read this tread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539227
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Thanks but Kingo Root does not work. I did some research and some Sprint versions of the Note 2 the Kingo Root does not work.

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cashdude1971 said:
Hey I need help with this. Same thing is happening to me!
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Sorry for the dealy just came off 24 duty..well firat make sure the battery you have is charged I know the link the guy gave before is good but thats if your phone will turn on..what i did was hold the power button and the home button and volume down and that trigger the phone into download mode.. and if it don't on the first tryn then take the battery out hold the power button and the home button to hard rest and then afterwards hold the power button for 1 minute then try the firat step sometimes it take a few but its like a override so to say..once you get it back install and factory MC2 rom to get it back to stock so you can start from the beginning... One thing i notice with this rom there alot of reboots so what i do i reboot my phone at least 3 to 4 times a day just to keep it stable hope this helps

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Tiltmfc said:
I know how you feel, sometimes when I look for help here I get it right away.... other times its like crickets. I do use the search I can never find what I am looking for and when I do find it. I wonder if it still is good information w/ current firmware updates. My advise to you is to hand around and help people who need it. I just got my NOTE 2 ( my htc one cracked so I sold it) and Im learning as I go..
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one thing i found out if you ever need a starting point find a reliable MC2 stock rom which i use a Kies Official stock rom and have mobile odin pro to get back to stock asap when ever your realizing something going haywire while your away from home..always when your ealize you have a good thing going with a custom Rom make a back up on your external sd car and copy on your PC.. these thing help me from having too many issues.also if you get on a stock 4.3 rom and what to down grade follow the forum {ROM}{TEAM REJECTZ}{LORJAY589}(MK4 Rom Odex/Deodex 12/2)(Note3 Rom Post #6 1/12) this will help you remove knox.. then you want to flash a offical MC2 4.1.2 just in-case you have a warranty issues with 4.3. You might know things thing but i share as much as i can cause i forget alot my self..lol:laugh: