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[Q] Have I bricked my Desire?

Having moved from MIUI to CM7 Nightlies earlier today, I decided to change my HBOOT to the specific CM7 one. It didn't stick, as it wouldn't let me boot into any ROM past recovery, so I decided to replace the the HBOOT back to Bravo Stock 1.8, and to try again.
Performed the following, after checking the MD5 hash:
Code:
>fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... OKAY [ 0.082s]
writing 'hboot'... FAILED (remote: image update error)
finished. total time: 0.304s
After that any fastboot command just gave <waiting for device>.
Taking out and then reseating the battery has now left me with my device no longer being able to turn on, pressing power does nothing, and plugging into a computer, or even the wall socket yields no charge LED.
Obviously I've gone and done something stupid, all I really need to know is am I done for?

[Q] Desire Stuck in hboot with RUU option only

I've got Desire which is stuck in hboot with only ruu option. The original owner tried to apply the official Gingerbread update and failed. It's S-ON with new hboot. I've tried to apply the RUU again and it hang on updating radio.... and in one point I've got the screen where it says that everything is ok except the radio. I've tried to Alpharev it, SuperOneClick, Revolutionary and so on. but without success, they are all waiting for the device
I assume that this hboot with only ruu option doesn't give much of the fastboot commands. The only one I have successfully started is fastboot devices. The fastboot flash of any img is no go.
Is there something I can do to get custom recovery or s-off to get it back to life?
btw. I've read all the possible threads that I could find, with connection to this status, but all of the people that have solved the issue are with S-OFF phone.
Thanks

So you are currently on hboot version 1.02.0001? If yes, revolutionary should work. This "waiting for device" sounds to me as if you did not uninstall htc sync (reboot computer after this) and installed these htc fastboot drivers from revolutionary site. Or did you?

From what you've told us, it's a radio brick - which is unfixable. Only hope is to send it back to HTC and make up a good story.

If the radio update really failed, the phone would not react at all.
TouchPaled from dGB with Transparent XDA App

@MatDrOiD: I've tried that, but nothing happens. But I've successfully managed to "finish" the RUU with revolutionary fastboot drivers. But at the end it showed the screen with some sort of info in hboot which says radio_v2: fail-pu in red letters, end everything else is ok. But it's still stuck with htc logo with exlamation marks or hboot with ruu option.
@bortak: The phone was not rooted or S-Offed so I think there's nothing to be concerned about warranty with HTC. But I don't have warranty for it, maybe the previous owner have it.
Maybe it's a radio brick, but I'm thinking if the xtc clip can sort thing out. If the xtc clip can flash the new hboot and even recovery, maybe it could unbrick the phone? :|
Thanks for you answers, I hope that the phone is not that dead

Same thing has happened to me. It's stuck at the hboot screen with the following:
AlphaRev CM7 r2
BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.11.05.27
RUU
It does not show a "Fastboot" option, and pressing Vol Down or Back buttons while turning it on does nothing. I've tried almost every alternative out there, to no avail. It's that screen or the black one with the /!\ on the corners, nothing else.
EDIT:
I've gathered some additional information that could lead to a solution:
I've run Fastboot from the command line, and it recongizes the device s/n, and even lets me run most of the commands. The phone, however, remains unaltered, displaying the same screen with the Alpharev hboot.
Using Android Flasher i've managed to flash a recovery, but couldn't flash the boot.img:
sending 'recovery' (3054 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.589s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.907s]
finished. total time: 1.496s
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.587s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.000s]
finished. total time: 0.587s
rebooting...
finished. total time: 18.499s
sending 'hboot' (1934 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.377s]
writing 'hboot'...
FAILED (remote: image error! (Platform check fail))
finished. total time: 0.378s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.091s]
finished. total time: 0.091s
rebooting...
So I'm thinking the problem has something to do with the bootloader. Thing is, there's no way to overwrite the hboot already present. Neither stock nor clockwork hboots are working.
¿Is there any way to erase/replace the HBOOT?

sansintierra said:
Same thing has happened to me. It's stuck at the hboot screen with the following:
AlphaRev CM7 r2
BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.11.05.27
RUU
It does not show a "Fastboot" option, and pressing Vol Down or Back buttons while turning it on does nothing. I've tried almost every alternative out there, to no avail. It's that screen or the black one with the /!\ on the corners, nothing else.
EDIT:
I've gathered some additional information that could lead to a solution:
I've run Fastboot from the command line, and it recongizes the device s/n, and even lets me run most of the commands. The phone, however, remains unaltered, displaying the same screen with the Alpharev hboot.
Using Android Flasher i've managed to flash a recovery, but couldn't flash the boot.img:
sending 'recovery' (3054 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.589s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.907s]
finished. total time: 1.496s
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.587s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.000s]
finished. total time: 0.587s
rebooting...
finished. total time: 18.499s
sending 'hboot' (1934 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.377s]
writing 'hboot'...
FAILED (remote: image error! (Platform check fail))
finished. total time: 0.378s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.091s]
finished. total time: 0.091s
rebooting...
So I'm thinking the problem has something to do with the bootloader. Thing is, there's no way to overwrite the hboot already present. Neither stock nor clockwork hboots are working.
¿Is there any way to erase/replace the HBOOT?
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All you need is alpharev downgrade (flash it via fastboot commands not commander) then run 2.3 RUU (or official 2.3 upgrade that can be found on htc dev site, you can call it however you want).
Sent from my HTC Desire using flashes and thunders

[Q] Can't flash HBOOT. (status malformed (1 bytes)) Desire otherwise fine.

Edit: this appears to have been an issue with my USB cable. Thanks anyway to kotag82 for all his help.
I am trying to unroot my desire because the power button is broken and I need to send it in for warranty. I currently have CM7 installed, with the Bravo CM7 r2 HBOOT from AlphaRev.
I am trying to flash the stock desire HBOOT but I get this error:
Code:
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))
finished. total time: 0.001s
I have checked the MD5 of the .img
I don't know what to do next.
Thanks
Edit: also the RUU can't see my phone. I assumed that was because I'm not using Sense so HTC Sync doesn't connect, but it may be relevant.

Did you try to flash downgrade first, cm7/r2 has protection

kotag82 said:
Did you try to flash downgrade first, cm7/r2 has protection
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I did not, please could you point me in the right direction? I have never heard of that before.

It has protection(RUU can't overwrite it) download downgrader from alpharev: first flash it reboot and flash stock one
Edit... sorry you can do it without downgrader my bad...
did you try fastboot devices?

Code:
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot flash hboot bravo_downgrade.img
< waiting for device >
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... OKAY [ 0.087s]
writing 'hboot'... OKAY [ 0.152s]
finished. total time: 0.239s
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... ^C
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... ^C
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot devices
HT03FPL01263 fastboot
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))
finished. total time: 0.003s
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot devices
HT03FPL01263 fastboot
"^C" was where it was just hanging for ages and I cancelled the command.
But now downgrade is flashed atleast. But that does mean I'm now stuck in a bootloop.

Hi try this stock hboot, stock.img inside

kotag82 said:
Hi try this stock hboot, stock.img inside
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Is this more likely to work than the stock hboot on http://alpharev.nl/ ?
I'm slightly hesitant about flashing something I don't know where its from..
Edit, its MD5 is identical. I tried it anyway but I had the same message. "sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))"

this was downloaded from alpharev ages ago, i flashed it 1 hour ago... everything ok, i just renamed it because of im lazy to type it all...and im using rmd recovery too to flash it... see my signature, there is an option flash image in recovery menu... try to flash your original from alpharev to see if it is working... if not try mine... btw it looks like your file is corrupted

I did have a go with it, but had the same trouble. I don't think my download is corrupted because the MD5 matches what it shows on the alpharev website.

have you tried pb99img.zip method?

Ok, I tried with another USB cable and this time was successful. I don't know if that is coincidence or not but I'm happy with it. Hopefully the RUU will work once I restore Sense from nandroid.

Ruu should work now... good luck... did you use original htc usb cable?
just curious..

trying to switch partition tables on HTC desire GSM
Hi all - I've got a similar problem to that which was discussed here.
In my case I've been using my HTC desire with cyanogenmod7 BRAVO N1table partition for nearly a year now. Lately I'm noticing I am running out of space with my huge app appetite so I thought I would change the partition table to the BRAVO cm7r2 (which was not around when I first reset the partition table).
I managed to get fastboot working on my ubuntu 11.10 machine after some strife but I am stuck when it comes to flashing the hboot .img file with fastboot.
I followed the instructions on alpharev.nl and various other sites to no avail...
when I run the command:
fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl-cm7r2.img
the response i get from the terminal is:
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))
I am sadly quite a n00b when it comes to this stuff and really don't know how to interpret this message... I tried the bravo_downgrade.img file with fastboot flash hboot in a similar fashion and got the exact same error message
I hope the question makes sense and I've not been too verbose...
for further info, on my phone i see the following when I'm in HBOOT USB PLUG mode, from the top:
AlphaRev N1Table
BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.93.1000
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.11.05.27
Aug 10 2010, 17:52:18
HBOOT USB PLUG
Any more info required just let me know - Thanks in advance for any help you can offer

something is wrong but try pb99200.zip method, place it in root of your sdcard and start the phone vol- and power buttons together

Sorry forgot to mention - I did try the PB99IMG.zip method... I put it in the root of the SDcard as per the alpharev and your instructions.. I get the error:
CID incorrect!
Update Fail!
Do you want to reboot device?
<VOL UP> Yes
<VOL DOWN> No
I read up on this a bit too and I'm having trouble understanding exactly what the error means but it seems I may need to use a GoldCard? Just researching those now... perhaps I will try to make one.
Is there any possibility that my ubuntu fastboot is not working as normal? I have windows 7 dual booted so I thought next I might try running fastboot from there as it seems there is more support for windows in general... could I use a program like androidflasher to flash partition table changes?
Thanks for your super speedy reply!!!

i think golcard is needed i can't confirm as all my sdcard are goldcards
yes you can try android flasher or you can try that via RMD recovery flash image section there just put your image file on sdcard

I just had this problem after flashing cm7r2, but only because I was silly and did these steps in the wrong order:
4) 'fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'fastboot erase cache'
Follow the above after fastboot flash hboot image.img and you should be fine

Bingley said:
4) 'fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'fastboot erase cache'
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If the command does not give effect, then remove the battery for a while. It had just helped me.

ze7zez said:
If the command does not give effect, then remove the battery for a while. It had just helped me.
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2012 dude

Do you know where a full description of the solution to the problem of "FAILED status of malformed"?
I added something from each other, which may one day help someone.

Brick or bootloop?

Hi there,
I don't know what happened to my Desire Z, it was freeze while installing sth from Play, I restart it and saw only red triangle with exclamation mark.
I run it into hboot, choose every options one by one, and it tries to update. it was succesful, but now phone is freeze on HTC logo at booting.
I can enter to hboot, but cannot upgrade ROM, i tried several files called PC10IMG.zip downloaded from internet, but no one help.
I dl Android SDK, HTC Sync, and adb is working, but no attached devices. But in my Device manager it shows one connected unknown device called Android 1.0
I still can open hboot, Is there any chances to repair it somehow?
I add photo of hboot...
i47.tinypic.com/nvxht3.jpg
edit: i got into "fastboot usb" and it installed in my windows, so now there isnot Android 1.0 but "My HTC"
edit: I used this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193915 and it can communicate with my Desire, but also warning me, that: "This device does not have s-off nor eng hboot."

ok, i dl RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.34.405.5_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155556_signed.exe
I run phone in hboot, go to fastboot usb, Ruu started to upgrade and wants to restart phone and bootloader - when I allow, it dies on HTC logo, and RUU says that there is error in USB connection.
when I allow to reset and go to hboot again, massage is this same.
So it's is alive, but how bring it back to normal?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33917375
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

1) Are you rooted? Which method did you use to obtain root?
No, It's not rooted
2) Can you access either bootloader mode or recovery on your phone?
Yes, I can
3) Write down everything you can on this screen, including *SYSTEM INFO*
if you have it and the output from *IMAGE CRC*
Code:
Vision PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.85.0005
Microp-0425
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 2010,20:10:38
HBOOT USB PLUG
<Vol up> to previous item
<vol down> to next item
<power> to select item
Fastboot
Recovery
Factory reset
simlock
image crc
I cannot see where "System info" is
Code:
Image CRC
calculating...please wait
hboot: 0x446acd38
boot 0xd28a4324
recovery: 0x2254909
system: 0x7c930797
press power key to go back
4) Which recovery do you have? Stock? Clockwork? 4EXT? Version #...
Stock, I guess... i didnt change this
then I select it, it reboots phone, and after HTC logo shown, it dies.
5) What happened recently or just prior that may have cause this?
It freezes while installing some app from Google Play
6) Pull a logcat of the bootloop
ADB doesnt recognise any attached device.
Only RUU and fastboot
EDIT:
while using UniExtract i get the file rom.zip from RUU, rename it, and tried to flash...
Code:
fastboot flash update PC10IMG.zip
sending 'update' (291447 KB)...
OKAY [ 48.782s]
writing 'update'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 105.805s
EDIT again.
I copied this file from RUU to SD card, but it shows mi info: Model ID incorrect! Update Fail!
So
I have, I use:
fastboot getvar cid
cid: HTC__032
finished. total time: 0.002s
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fastboot getvar version-main
version-main: 1.34.405.5
finished. total time: 0.003s
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RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.34.405.5_Radio_12.28b.60.140e _26.03.02.26_M_release_155556_signed.exe
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Maybe I use wrong RUU? But It was only one I found with this radio

Try the latest ruu downloaded directly from htc.com
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using xda premium

There aren't any files to HTC Desire Z or Vision on HTC site ;/
But:then I installing one of those downloaded earlier, they can connect to phone, it wants to flash after telephone reboots. When it rebots i stuck with HTC logo, if I force it to go to hboot-fastboot usb, RUU says that there was an error with usb connection
If I try to flash it using flasbot all I can see is:
Code:
C:\kpina\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64\sdk\sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash zip PC1
0IMG.zip
sending 'zip' (291447 KB)...
OKAY [ 48.957s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 120.273s

[Q] Bricked ?? Please Please Please Help

Hi
I have tried going back to Sense stock after trying out GPE edition lollipop flavour.
Unfortunately somewhere along the way something has gone horrible wrong and I'm now stuck in a bootloop with a Red Triangle
My bootloader is currently locked, althougth I am S-Off. I can still access fastboot and RUU but the problem is when I try to flash standard or twrp recovery i get the following error message
From RUU
./fastboot flash recovery recov.img
target reported max download size of 1830711296 bytes
sending 'recovery' (16092 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.442s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.447s
So I currently have no os, no recovery and no way of loading a recovery back on as you can see above... am I screwed ???

Have now managed to put stock recovery back (via ruu) on and at the top of the screen it says entering recovery but never gets any further ...
Have tried again to install twrp ... no joy there what so ever

Dont' Worry I got the same problem but I fixed it!!
gsusx said:
Hi
I have tried going back to Sense stock after trying out GPE edition lollipop flavour.
Unfortunately somewhere along the way something has gone horrible wrong and I'm now stuck in a bootloop with a Red Triangle
My bootloader is currently locked, althougth I am S-Off. I can still access fastboot and RUU but the problem is when I try to flash standard or twrp recovery i get the following error message
From RUU
./fastboot flash recovery recov.img
target reported max download size of 1830711296 bytes
sending 'recovery' (16092 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.442s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.447s
So I currently have no os, no recovery and no way of loading a recovery back on as you can see above... am I screwed ???
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Hi
Press power,volume up and down for 90 seconds.It will enter into bootloader.
Then press recovery. If it is not going to recovery,stay in the bootloader mode. Connect to the pc.
Download this software from this website.
http://www.hasoon2000.info/
Click your phone model.
(If it is HTC ONE M8 CLICK this link http://www.hasoon2000.info/?device=One%202014%20(M8))
Unzip it.
open the software.
Unlock the bootloader by following the step shown on the software.
After,
Click any recovery but I prefer TWRP.
Install custom rom and you are good to go

Absolute legend ... thank you !!!