Hello all, I have a question and im slightly worried as i think i may have bricked my beloved G2.
I had Ice Cream JIBwich installed, and I wanted to install the Desire Z bootloader to get some HTC Sense roms on my phone to try them out.
I installed it following the directions of a video i watched, however my HBOOT still says VISION and i cant backup my ROM.
All I see is the HTC logo in green with a white background, and its not booting up.
Help please!
still have s-off? once you change your bootloader you must then flash a new rom
if recovery disappeared then you must use fastboot to flash a new one.
so long as you have s-off you can flash a new rom from fastboot too.
Vision is the code name for BOTH the g2 and dz, so it saying vision is a good thing.
It won't boot because the g2 and dz partitions are slightly different, so the phone is now looking in the wrong place to try boot the rom
-Nipqer
reflash a rom
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People have been experiencing this problem mostly have S-ON but after i rooted with visionary i got S-OFF but i got stuck in Green and white boot screen...anyone know how to fix this,am desparate...
NOTE:
The bootloader screen says S-OFF.
Go to this link and flash the custom PC10IMG by hot_hands in post #33 read the entire thread though, also do not flash a stock PC10IMG what ever you do, or you will be bricked for good. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=912399
Note. This is for the tmobile G2.
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THANX for the quick reply,but how do i flash without a recovery like clockwork...?
I dont see a link?
Place the CUSTOM PC10IMG on the root of your sd card then power off or pull the battery then hold volume down + power on and it will find the file and flash it automaticlly. File must be named PC10IMG.zip
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Currently downloading the zip...just reading the thread while waiting...Hope it works, Thank you for coming to a noods rescue
I was on my phone when I replied so i couldn't see your carrier info, this file was made for the Tmobile G2, I am not sure if it will work for the Desire Z. Did you see my note in my first reply.
For the Desire Z I believe they have the RUU's for whatever version you had running on your phone
It still worked...THANX A MILLION{",}
joemm said:
I was on my phone when I replied so i couldn't see your carrier info, this file was made for the Tmobile G2, I am not sure if it will work for the Desire Z. Did you see my note in my first reply.
For the Desire Z I believe they have the RUU's for whatever version you had running on your phone
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If it works on t-mo g2, it will defenetely work on desire z.
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jecustoms said:
If it works on t-mo g2, it will defenetely work on desire z.
Sent from Mars
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It'll work, but it will also flash the G2-specific engineering HBOOT as opposed to the Desire Z one. Not sure there will be any adverse effects, but in case you weren't aware, the Desire Z does have slightly different partitioning than the G2.
Hi everyone... i was using strawmetal's downgrade pdf guide and successfully managed to downgrade my htc desire z to froyo(earlier it was gingerbread)
it also shows hows to permanently root the htc desire z.. i followed the guide to the point and after checking the md5-3 matches md5-2.... i typed in # reboot
now instead of enjoying my freshly rooted htc desire z ... am stuck at the welcome screen...the white with the green htc...
i ve seen the forum n yes there are xplainations of how to go about saving ur phone...
my query is a lil different ...
see , we did everything correctly ..so am sure we shud be able to start the phone with out losing the permanent root and all the other hardwork... i also installed the recovery clockwork ....
somebody show me the way .....
try flashing rom of choice from recovery
First off, Visionary is known to fail frequently which is why it is not recommended to use.
That aside, try flashing a new recovery via fastboot as some versions of CWM are known to hang on the HTC screen.
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flanger9 said:
Hi everyone... i was using strawmetal's downgrade pdf guide and successfully managed to downgrade my htc desire z to froyo(earlier it was gingerbread)
it also shows hows to permanently root the htc desire z.. i followed the guide to the point and after checking the md5-3 matches md5-2.... i typed in # reboot
now instead of enjoying my freshly rooted htc desire z ... am stuck at the welcome screen...the white with the green htc...
i ve seen the forum n yes there are xplainations of how to go about saving ur phone...
my query is a lil different ...
see , we did everything correctly ..so am sure we shud be able to start the phone with out losing the permanent root and all the other hardwork... i also installed the recovery clockwork ....
somebody show me the way .....
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I'm in the same dilemma as you. I got s-off and have clockwork recovery installed but i always get an error when i click any options under there. Have you found a solution yet? Please PM me. Thanks
Blaggah said:
I'm in the same dilemma as you. I got s-off and have clockwork recovery installed but i always get an error when i click any options under there. Have you found a solution yet? Please PM me. Thanks
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Did you miss the sticky about how Visionary known to brick phones (especially since it's a very outdated method now).
Hello i have been using the guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...sion#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD and was wondering, on step 4 if i should install engineering hboot or just regularly root? i have an htc desire z running 1.34.405.5 wwe rom
please need some quick advice before i root
evilcuber said:
Hello i have been using the guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...sion#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD and was wondering, on step 4 if i should install engineering hboot or just regularly root? i have an htc desire z running 1.34.405.5 wwe rom
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Installing eng hboot is not needed if you want to root but it is a good idea to have because
it will let you use fastboot commands ,lets say for any reason your recovery fail,you will
have the option to recover your phone through fastboot ,also you will need it if you want
to try different radios. However, if you want to install eng hboot ,you must be very carefull
when doing so otherwise you could brick your phone. make sure you follow every step and make sure that you are installing the the right one .(g2 and desire z have specific hboots).
wait, is it more likely that you will brick your phone if you use engineering hboot? also one last question. i just want to root my phone to install the virtuous unity rom onto my phone and use a fast kernal to allow me to overclock only to 1.3ghz. i dont be doing much else modding on my phone. should i still install hboot eveim if im doing very little?
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wait, is it more likely that you will brick your phone if you use engineering hboot? also one last question. i just want to root my phone to install the virtuous unity rom onto my phone and use a fast kernal to allow me to overclock only to 1.3ghz. i dont be doing much else modding on my phone. should i still install hboot eveim if im doing very little?
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since you live in canada i assume you have a desire z not a g2 so you do not have to change your hboot for unity ,i didnt say you are more likely to brick your phone if you install eng hboot ,i said it is a good idea to install eng hboot so if for any reason your recovery fails you will have
an option to use fastboot and fix your phone, and then i said be very carefull when installing hboot and make sure you install the right hboot because g2 and desire z partition sizes are different so make sure if you have a desire z you are installing the one for desire z not the one that is for the g2. and make sure you type in the commands exactly like it said in the wiki .
(also seems like the wiki has changed since i was doing this, because i remember installing eng hboot was marked
as optional in the wiki before but now everything is different so you might actually need the eng boot now, i am not %100 sure i would wait for someone else to confirm what i said.)
Thanks for your help, i successfully rooted my htc desire z
@evilcuber May I use your thread to ask an additional question regarding hboot ?
I rooted my French DZ some times ago, I followed a tutorial from cyanogenmod wiki, most probably this one (http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Desire_Z:_Rooting) but I do not remember flashing an engineering hboot.
As I would like to install Unity, I have to check my phone runs the right hboot. Here is the information I have :
Thanks for your help !
I think that as long as you have a DZ and not a G2, your hboot should be fine
I'm new to this so if I'm doing anything wrong please let me know right away.
I tried searching for the answer on the threads and I couldn't find one, so I'm gonna post it here.
I tried installing Desire Z HBoot on my G2 phone (perm root). I do not have adb on my computer. I was able to flash it but I can't do the adb reboot recovery. If I'm not mistaken, I'm suppose to have that installed in my computer PRIOR to attempting to install Desire Z HBoot. Is my phone bricked? Is there any other option? Please, and thank you.
My phone is stuck on the green HTC screen after rebooting.
okay so i've been given a used g2/desire z but the problem is i cannot figure out if it's a g2 or a desire z because no where on the phone it says t mobile but the back plate has a g2 carved on it (the back could have been replaced). Now i looked at some pics of the G2 it clearly says t-mobile on top It's running froyo 2.2 with the build number of 0.90.xxx.x. This stopped me from rooting the phone since i didn't have a way of finding out what this damned thing is. Secondly i tried checking for updates it keeps searching for updates and nothing happens and thirdly if it's a g2 it must be unlocked cause i'm using an other carriers sim. There is no HTC Sense on the phone no shining suns no flip clock or is it just that the version is so old that sense wasn't invented yet ?plus if i went ahead with the desire z method of rooting if what i have is a g2 would i brick my phone ?
I had the same question they are the same the DZ is the international version of the G2 it has a little more memory I believe. And all roms are safe to flash on either device. Some roms like sense need to have the DZ hboot. Simple to install and it gives you a little more ram which is needed for certain roms
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the only real difference is the stock rom and the hboot/spl
boot on your phone and see what hboot you have (hold volume down while powering on) and you will know if its considered a g2 or dz
there isnt more ram in the dz just a larger partition for the system which is needed to flash certain roms (sense) it truley wont matter which one you have now and you will only need to change the hboot from g2 to dz if you want these roms. there would be no reason to change from dz hboot to g2.
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okay so i've been given a used g2/desire z but the problem is i cannot figure out if it's a g2 or a desire z because no where on the phone it says t mobile but the back plate has a g2 carved on it (the back could have been replaced). Now i looked at some pics of the G2 it clearly says t-mobile on top It's running froyo 2.2 with the build number of 0.90.xxx.x. This stopped me from rooting the phone since i didn't have a way of finding out what this damned thing is. Secondly i tried checking for updates it keeps searching for updates and nothing happens and thirdly if it's a g2 it must be unlocked cause i'm using an other carriers sim. There is no HTC Sense on the phone no shining suns no flip clock or is it just that the version is so old that sense wasn't invented yet ?plus if i went ahead with the desire z method of rooting if what i have is a g2 would i brick my phone ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26990743&postcount=2
(QUOTE) there isnt more ram in the dz just a larger partition for the system which is needed to flash certain roms (sense)
Thanks my bad that's what I meant to say.
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so i checked my bootloader and the hboot version is 0.78.1000 now as Pnut pointed me to this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26990743&postcount=2 where the say this 0.76.2000>G2 so am i right in assuming that what i have is the G2 and it is safe to go ahead with this method of rooting http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/TMobile_G2:_Rooting ?
it would be safe even if you had the dz. if you want to understand the phones a bit more look @ the xda wiki on the vision, just go to wiki tab on the top of the screen, the htc phones on the right find the g2/dz aka vision. you ll understand more, same guide for rooting as cyanogens but more of an explanation
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so i read the wiki as you said demkantor and i came to the hboot part so here's what it is
1.1. engineering hboot
Download the appropriate HBOOT for your phone:
T-Mobile G2: vision.hboot-0.76.2000.zip (md5sum 7669AE12DC2FAA10AE555A164980EFD0)
HTC Desire Z: vision.hboot-0.84.2000.zip (md5sum 2CE1BDD5E4C1119CCFCECB938710D742)
Note that the md5sums are for the actual hboot img contained within the zip file, not the for the zip file itself. Note also that the dz, g2, and dhd each use their own version of the engineering boot, as the phones are partitioned differently. (If you have previously installed the wrong HBOOT for your phone, you may need to reflash everything after partition 18 .
According to this it's my choice on which hboot version i want to flash ?
well if you like sense roms id go dz as you have the larger system partition otherwise go with g2, its not a big deal so long as you flash a rom afterwards. this will not cause a brick but if you change your emmc partition the current rom will not be able to boot after you are rooted. thats ok you want to flash a new rom anyhow.
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while downgrading my htc Desire HD, my dhd got crashed.
now nothing is working, phone is stuck on HTC logo. i tried many methods to download stock rom and install it but i didn't find any link.
plz help me out
i am new to htc
I had the same a while ago, I had to flash a stock ruu. Don't worry, your phone ain't dead yet. Search here for stock gingerbread ruu. It's a program which runs on your computer and uses adb/ fastboot to format your phone and install a new os.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=824357
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