A very simple/noob question about how to use the XTC Clip to unlock a Wildfire S.
I have an XTC Clip, and the instructions say to press the "Action" button at a critical point (when doing the actual S-OFF bit).
But what is this "Action" button ? It's not Power, and the phone doesn't have a touch/scroll pad like some others. Is it the Volume buttons ?
Scratching my head on this, I don't want to risk a brick ! Thanks in advance
Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.
steviewevie said:
A very simple/noob question about how to use the XTC Clip to unlock a Wildfire S.
I have an XTC Clip, and the instructions say to press the "Action" button at a critical point (when doing the actual S-OFF bit).
But what is this "Action" button ? It's not Power, and the phone doesn't have a touch/scroll pad like some others. Is it the Volume buttons ?
Scratching my head on this, I don't want to risk a brick ! Thanks in advance
Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8IzZYnOfBI
Look for others if it's not clear enough. Hundreds on there... Good luck!
Thanks, but that video you linked isn't a Wildfire S, and they use the trackpad on the phone. All the other videos seem to be about SIM unlock using unlocking codes, or at least not using the XTC Clip.
Edit - apologies, it seems to be a Wildfire in the video linked. But not a Wildfire S, which doesn't have the trackpad.
From my german guide:
A menu will appear error message incl.
[Vol-] button and wait for exit.
A menu appears (power = flash, Vol - = Diag)
Press [Vol-] button and wait for DIAG. A menu will appear.
With [Vol-] and [vol +] select [Clear Data S58] and confirm with [Power].
The display will show some messages including Clear Security flag.
Done: The phone should now be S Off.
Remove battery and SD card and start the boot loader. Check whether the boot loader will appear as S off.
Make sure that the sim dummy has a good connection.
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Thank you ! So it is Vol Down, I thought it might be but I wanted to be more sure before trying it, especially since it's someone else's phone.
Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.
I have to agree with Schnello about the need for the sim dummy having a good connection, when I went S-OFF using XTC clip it took me 6 attemps before I was succesful as I did not have a good fit with the SIM dummy.
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Whenever I try to boot up my Desire Z, it would show me the HTC logo, but shut off promptly. I'd be able to enter the bootloader, but whenever I try entering recovery, I get this:
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Is my phone bricked?
I'm not sure what was done previously, as I bought this phone second hand, so I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to rectify the problem.
Sounds like a soft brick, at the worst. You can fix it. Look up loading a rom from bootloader dezire z. Maybe you can put the new update on the sd card. You will lose root though, which you probably have if the got you stuck on that screen.
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Try looking up about the triangle, also. There might be some buttons you can press etc.
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At the triangle screen you show, hold down volume for a second or 2 then press and hold power. See if that doesn't take you to the text-based recovery screen (stock is blue text?).
PS - sounds like no rom and/or radio is flashed, that or someone tried to reroot and stockify it but bricked it as you describe. I'm inclined to believe it's been wiped clean. What's the bootloader show for your hboot, radio versions etc?
Ah, I was able to get it into the 3e recovery with the blue text, but unfortunately I can't do anything there.
I think I have another problem now, though. The battery won't charge. If I plug it in, it'll flash an orange and green LED, and from what I've been able to gather online, that means there's something wrong with the battery connection or overheating? It's not the latter, so I'm going to assume there's something wrong with the pins. The warranty sticker has been broken as well, so I think I think I'm SOL.
Thanks for the help anyway, guys!
Hello everyone.
I have a really wierd problem with defy's buttons (menu, home, back, search). They stoped working at all.
So for a couple months I have been having strange problems with the buttons. It looked like home button was pushed and app drawer was opening/closing really fast. Reset has helped, but temporary.
And about a week ago the buttons stoped working at all. I tried to flash another ROM (official 2.2), but it didn't help.
And now I don't know what to do. I goggled it, but there is no information about such problem.
If somebody can give an advice, please let me know.
Thanks.
Nobody ? That's sad. XDA was my last hope) Well, I guess I will sell it for parts.
try doing an sbf. if that doesn't work, then there is hardware issue.
edit: dont know if you already did..since you said you flashed an official 2.2 rom..
Don't know if this will work but it won't hurt to try
http://www.box.com/s/6znns5pjdttqk8y6vm8c
Download the files and android commander search it up. It's easier than manually using adb commands.
Connect your phone to pc and make sure usb debugging is on
In android commander navigate to system/usr/layout
Then click on push on the toolbar in android commander
Select the files you downloaded then right click on each file that you just added then click on properties
make sure each one looks like this
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Maybe this will fix your buttons?
from http://android.site666.info/indextricks.htm :
home key, search button, security lock, power button options: repair them
Some phones do strange things at random: your home and search buttons stop working, your security lock won't load (leaving your data wide open), and if you hit the power button then reboot is your only option, because silent mode and flight mode are missing from the list.
There's nothing wrong with the buttons on your phone, but there's something wrong with the software that controls them.
• Fix: backup your apps and data, reset your phone to factory settings, restore your backups.
Make sure you have a full backup or two and check that the backups work before resetting your phone.
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Turn lockscreen off
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Hey guys, this is gonna be kind of a long story but bear with me please.
I got an Xperia Play for dirt cheap today. The guy said it just vibrates when power button is pressed and doesn't boot but the green/blue led comes on so I guessed it was bricked or somethig. Oh, and it also doesn't have the battery cover.
So i tried flashing R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62_(1253-4437).ftf and Xperia_Play_2.3.3_UK_Generic.ftf via flashtool and "update" via update service but to no avail. Same symptoms.
I thought the screen is totaly dead and inserted a SIM card, pressed power, waited a few minutes then called that sim but the SIM was unavailable so I guess phone really doesn't turn on so a software fault is still an option.
Any ideas guys?
Also I wanted to ask something, what is this little white thing in the picture? Could it have something with the phone not turning on without the battery cover, I know my old HTC Startrek had something like that.
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AFAIK that's the lever that disables the SD card while the phone is on so it can be removed without corrupting anything
And i'm pretty sure my PLAY turns on without it's battery cover (i remember doing it some time ago when my SIM card was going PMS)
I just had this problem today as well when I pulled my old PLAY out to use it for an alarm clock.
Download flash tool 0.68, install the drivers, and download the stock 2.3.3 ftf file.
hold the back button and plug the phone into your computer. drop the ftf file from the zip archive into flash tool and follow the onscreen instructions.
when its done, pull the battery put it back in an boot the phone. It will take 5-10 mins for the first boot. Make sure that it is done BEFORE you pull the battery though... pull it before and u really WILL brick the phone.
The problem is that the screen shows no signs of life at all. Was that the case with yours too?
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One more thing. I jsut noticed that I don't need to hold back to connect it in flash mode, just plug the usb cable. Could it be that somehow it's stuck in flash mode?
Maybe "back" button is stucked. Try to open it and clean it
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Maybe "back" button is stucked. Try to open it and clean it
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checked it, it's not. and it was my mistake, it doesn't always connect in flash mode.
any other ideas guys?
Hi.
I'm having trouble unlocking the bootloader.
The first attempt:
I follow this guide, HTC Dev exe "works". After reboot the HBOOT is still 2.00.0027. At this point the firmware is 3.12.405.1.
I try the HTC exe again and get error 191. I run the Telus WWE 3.13.661.4 RUU exe, works fine. Try the HBOOT exe for that, and get error 191 here too.
I create a goldcard and put Telus WWE 3.13.661.4 on SD as PD98DIAG. The file keeps loading while saying "no image". Then i get the option to press vol up to flash and vol down to cancel. The phone freezes and it doesn't care what i press.
EDIT: Just tried choosing any option in fastboot while idle and it seems bootloader doesn't react to the volume keys eitherway...
Then I remember reading that the RUU zip is supposed to be newer than the current and try H3G UK 3.13.771.2, this time ONLY as a zip on sdcard. It fails and says that my current sw (telus wwe 3.13.661.4) is newer or "Main Image is older"..
Can you guys help me? After playing around with Samsung Galaxies and Sony Xperias this seems all too complicated lol
EDIT: Read below for solution.
first you have to upgarde your hboot to 2.00.0029
try one of these :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181156
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2286438
then you can unlock from htcdev.com
good luck and sorry for my language
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first you have to upgarde your hboot to 2.00.0029
try one of these :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181156
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2286438
then you can unlock from htcdev.com
good luck and sorry for my language
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Thanks, I will test and report back. Your english is good btw.
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Miillaaad, your first link was great!
I did manage to get as far as above photo shows.
But I tested the volume buttons in android and they seem to be fully dead!!
Is there another way to get past that screen, or a "silent" way of flashing the unlockcode?
EDIT: Ok, so after i punched the volume buttons really hard and fast for a minute, they started to work. Bootloader unlocked, woohoo!!!!
Thank you very much Miillaaad!!!
lingowistico said:
Miillaaad, your first link was great!
I did manage to get as far as above photo shows.
But I tested the volume buttons in android and they seem to be fully dead!!
Is there another way to get past that screen, or a "silent" way of flashing the unlockcode?
EDIT: Ok, so after i punched the volume buttons really hard and fast for a minute, they started to work. Bootloader unlocked, woohoo!!!!
Thank you very much Miillaaad!!!
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Thank you and best wishes for you :victory:
Go and enjoy Custom Roms :good:
Hey everyone,
I've got a Desire HD and I was unlocking the bootloader via the HTC Dev method but i ran into a problem - I can't finish the final step because my phone's volume buttons are broken. Is there any way to circumvent this or does this simply mean I can't do it. My WiFi and Bluetooth don't work either and the rear speaker just stopped working 2 days ago.
What is the final step?
_zxzxzx_ said:
Hey everyone,
I've got a Desire HD and I was unlocking the bootloader via the HTC Dev method but i ran into a problem - I can't finish the final step because my phone's volume buttons are broken. Is there any way to circumvent this or does this simply mean I can't do it. My WiFi and Bluetooth don't work either and the rear speaker just stopped working 2 days ago.
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go to settings apps development tick usb debugginh
open cmd and cd to adb then type
adb reboot bootloader
then press power button
wait for it... it should say hboot usb plug
press it again and the red bit should say fastbootusb (i know it says it first time, but do this anyway)
then continue
the final step is to flash unlocktoken.bin
then in the phone you have to press yes(i don´t remenber if it´s the default option) if not, then you can´t go away with broken volume buttons. you need to select yes whit vol+ and then press power
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the final step is to flash unlocktoken.bin
then in the phone you have to press yes(i don´t remenber if it´s the default option) if not, then you can´t go away with broken volume buttons. you need to select yes whit vol+ and then press power
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Yeah, that's what I meant. I can get into the bootloader with "adb reboot bootloader" and fastboot is the default option so no volume key required there. Its the screen in the image where I have to confirm the unlock. It's not the volume rocker as the buttons are unresponsive even when i use something else to press them. So there's really no other way? Can I possibly downgrade low enough to use an older exploit?
Maybe you can downgrade the main version using fastboot mode and then flash an older ruu, but i'm not sure if it's possible or not
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