Hi,
I am having an issue accessing Recovery to make a backup of my current ROM from HBOOT on my HTC Droid Incredible running Cyanogenmod 7.1.0. My phone was rooted using the unrEVOked method listed on the Cyanogenmod web page. I have attempted three methods to access recovery:
1. I load ROM Manager v5.0.0.6 on the phone and then select "Backup Current ROM." The phone reboots into HBOOT v0.92. I use the Volume Down button to highlight "Recovery" and then hit the Power button to select.
2. I load ROM Manager on the phone and then select "Reboot into Recovery." Once in HBOOT, the same steps from method one above.
3. While the phone is turned off I hold Volume Down and Power on the phone to boot into HBOOT directly. Once in HBOOT, the same step from method one above.
However, once I select "Recovery" from within HBOOT, it doesn't actually go into Recovery. Instead, it changes, possibly reloads HBOOT and says "FASTBOOT" at the top, and the selections are different - "Recovery" is no longer an option.
All that to say - I can't make a backup of my current ROM using HBOOT. Suggestions on how I can fix this?
Go into ROM Manager, advanced options, check erase recovery. Now flash recovery in ROM Manager. Reboot into recovery.
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PonsAsinorem said:
Go into ROM Manager, advanced options, check erase recovery. Now flash recovery in ROM Manager. Reboot into recovery.
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I tried doing that just now, unfortunately, no success. When booted into HBOOT it starts out at the FASTBOOT screen. I select BOOTLOADER which causes the white screen to appear briefly before giving me the bootloader options. However, upon selecting recovery it just flashes the HTC white screen again and puts me back in the FASTBOOt screen.
Assuming your s-off, flash cwm recovery thru hboot as a PB31IMG.zip. http://dinc.does-it.net/Recoveries/CWM_5.0.2.0/PB31IMG.zip. If that dosent work flash back to stock recovery http://dinc.does-it.net/Recoveries/Stock_4.08.605.2/PB31IMG.zip, then reboot and flash back to cwm. Heres how to flash in hboot if you dont already know http://pvillecomp.com/?page_id=79
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Whenever I try to boot into recovery to install a ROM, it automatically does the HBoot. I don't have the option to go to Recovery. What did I do wrong?
Sounds like you need to press the other volume button when you boot into recovery. I can't remember which one is correct...volume up or volume down...try the opposite of what you are doing now.
Can I delete the PC36IMG.zip file? I feel like that is the culprit.
Yes. I renamed mine, but you can delete it.
Yeah basically the bootloader will look for PC36IMG.zip every time you enter it so if it's there it will go through that process all over again. Either rename it or delete it and your problem will be solved.
I have flashed clockworkmod, but also dont see how to directly boot into it.
When I power-on, if I press down, it goes to hboot. It I press up, I think it goes to fastboot.
The only way I can get into it, is to use rom manager, or go hboot and then choose the recovery option.
Can someone tell me what the official buttons are?
You need to take the pc36img off your sd card or rename it. Then press volume down to recovery then power button. Will then boot to a black screen with a red triangle and a EVO in the background. Then run your batch file as admin from your Evo-Recovery file. You should now been in your Recovery Mode
Yes from HBoot you need to choose recovery (assuming you renamed pc36img). That is how I did it. Once you have a custom ROM installed on the phone, download ROM manager and flash the recovery from the app. Then use quickboot to boot to recovery if you need to. But installing custom ROMs from Rom Manager is easiest.
When I try to go into recovery, it will only go into fastboot mode. I press recovery in the hboot menu, and it goes straight to fastboot. How do I fix this?
not sure exactly. Are you sure you have a recovery image flashed to the partition, or have some sort of fake flash recovery on your sdcard?
I use QuickBoot to go straight into Recovery. No need to go through FastBoot, just press the icon, select 'Recovery' & it loads right up.
Veritas06 said:
I use QuickBoot to go straight into Recovery. No need to go through FastBoot, just press the icon, select 'Recovery' & it loads right up.
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Good point, try that or if you have terminal emulator pass the command: reboot recovery
Thanks for the tip guys, but I figured it out. I just reflashed the modified amon_ra recovery from toasts nand unlock (root part 2). I think i messed things up trying to flash another recovery, so I'll stick to what I know. Thanks anyways.
If you go into fastboot you should be able to wait til it checks for PC36IMG then select the recovery option.
If not directly then select bootloader first.
Sorry to bring up an old post but I'm having this same exact problem and see no resolution in sight. any resolution would be greatly appreciated.
Did you try turning Fast Boot off in Settings --- Applications --- Uncheck Fast Boot, and then booting in to Bootloader?
Help my friend soft bricked his EVO, (tried to do the steps in this videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgOdvb8JBgc and now all it does is hang on boot logo(HTC loop), the only thing i can do is get into the Hboot, or the recovery from the hboot, and the recovery only shows a red triangle with no words, apparently it says S-off in the HBoot. Please help me provide me the necessary steps to get the phone working, or flashed back to stock.
don't worry guys i fixed it, by doing these steps
UNROOT GUIDE
NOTE: This will erase all data on the phone. (Will not erase data on the SDCard)
1) If your on Hboot 2.10 Download the PC36IMG.zip Here. If your on Hboot 2.02 Download the PC36IMG.zip here then Unrevoked s-on here rename the pc36img file to pc36img.zip copy that and the unrevoked s-on tool to the root of your sd
2) Power your off. Power the Phone back on into the boot loader by holding power and vol-down until your presented with a white screen.
3) It will scan for the pc36img.zip. Select no to flash. Select recovery from the menu. Once in recovery choose flash zip from the menu, and select unrevoked forever s-on.
4) When its done flashing select reboot from the menu.
5) From here either run the official ruu or boot back into the boot loader (see step 2). When it scans and ask you to flash the pc36img.zip select yes then yes to reboot.
COURTESY OF XDA DEVELOPERS FOURM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
Hello,
I bought an new sd micro. When I insert it, the phone stucked at boot and I cant even use the recovery. . Can anyone help?
OK i followed those steps and at least i am in recovery now so if the mod can delete this post
[2]ADVANCED BOOT PROBLEMS
S-OFF
"I'm S-OFF, I can't boot recovery and my phone doesn't boot"
For one reason or another, your recovery image is corrupted and when you try to boot into recovery, all you get is the HTC screen and your phone doesn't boot. It is relatively simple to fix, and there is more than one way to go about doing this. All you need to do, is to flash a new recovery image.
Possible causes
- I have no idea, however if somebody has an explanation then feel free to PM me.
Repairing recovery, booting phone:
NOTE: If you have a PVT4 Device, go to "Flashing custom recovery". If you are unsure, check just to be safe.
#METHOD 1#
Method One uses Android Flasher to flash the recovery image.
[STEP1]- Battery pull. Hold the BACK button and the POWER button to boot into FASTBOOT mode.
[STEP2]- Download Android Flasher
[STEP3]- Download the recovery image. Put it in a place you can remember.
[STEP4]- Run android flasher, tick "Recovery", and press "Begin"
[STEP5]- Browse to where you downloaded the recovery image, select it, and press "open"
[STEP6]- repeat [1] from [STEP4] onwards
My phones stucked on Fastboot and it doesnt let me to go(select) recovery or anything.It only read PD99IMG.zip files and hardware keys only work to select yes or no(update or not).I was on CWM recovey and i flashed CWM img.But still phones doesnt let me to get into recovery! Still can reads PD99IMG.zip and only doing that. What should i do?I also tried RUU.exe.But it tell me to connect phone via usb even it still connected.
TIA
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Flashed CWM recovery image through Android Flasher and able to get into recovery! So i restored previous backed up CM.Everything perfect except these things.Now POWER BUTTON DOESNT RESPOND CORRECTLY and STILL CAN'T GET IN TO RECOVERY BY HOLDING VOLUME DOWN+POWER BUTTON. But ROM Manager CAN get in to recovery! What is now?
1st power button didn't work.Then i gave a factory reset. Nothing changed.After few hours,power button begun to respond, but not correctly. I mean,when i press on power button,screen doesn't off. But when i long press on power button and after few seconds,phone respond(show the power button long press menu).Also i can select Power off,reboot etc..This seems a software problem.What shold i do?
Ah.Another thing,I think i have Stock Hboot.Should i flash CM Hboot because i have a CM rom?
TIA
crazykas said:
My phones stucked on Fastboot and it doesnt let me to go(select) recovery or anything.It only read PD99IMG.zip files and hardware keys only work to select yes or no(update or not).I was on CWM recovey and i flashed CWM img.But still phones doesnt let me to get into recovery! Still can reads PD99IMG.zip and only doing that. What should i do?I also tried RUU.exe.But it tell me to connect phone via usb even it still connected.
TIA
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look at my guide
bortak said:
look at my guide
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Thank you very much sir!I already read your guide. This is the part i want.
" [2] ADVANCED BOOT PROBLEMS
S-OFF
"I'm S-OFF, I can't boot recovery and my phone doesn't
boot"
For one reason or another, your recovery image is corrupted
and when you try to boot into recovery, all you get is the
HTC screen and your phone doesn't boot. It is relatively
simple to fix, and there is more than one way to go about
doing this. All you need to do, is to flash a new recovery
image.
Possible causes
- I have no idea, however if somebody has an explanation
then feel free to PM me.
Repairing recovery, booting phone:
NOTE: If you have a PVT4 Device, go to "Flashing custom
recovery". If you are unsure, check just to be safe.
#METHOD 1#
Method One uses Android Flasher to flash the recovery
image.
[STEP1] - Battery pull. Hold the BACK button and the
POWER button to boot into FASTBOOT mode.
[STEP2] - Download Android Flasher
[STEP3] - Download the recovery image . Put it in a place you
can remember.
[STEP4] - Run android flasher, tick "Recovery", and press
"Begin"
[STEP5] - Browse to where you downloaded the recovery
image, select it, and press "open"
[STEP6] - repeat [1] from [STEP4] onwards
#METHOD 2#
Method two uses cmd and requires Android SDK to be set
up.
[STEP1] - Battery pull. Hold the BACK button and the
POWER button to boot into FASTBOOT mode.
[STEP2] - Download the recovery image . Rename it to
"recovery.img" for simplicity, and place it in the following
directory:
Code:
C:\
[STEP3] - then in cmd type the following commands
Code:
cd c:\android-sdk\tools
fastboot flash recovery c:\recovery.img
fastboot oem gencheckpt (this command boots you into recovery, ignore the feedback from
[STEP4] - repeat [1] from [STEP4] onwards"
Im trying with AndroidFlasher .Problem is link to recovery.img is not working.Can you tell me the full name of recovery i should google and download?
TIA
download ClockWorkMod recovery for bravo then you can flash any custom rom... 4ext is highly recommended but you should download it via app (download from here)
Is it really necessary to open another thread about your problem?
kotag82 said:
download ClockWorkMod recovery for bravo then you can flash any custom rom... 4ext is highly recommended but you should download it via app (download from here)
Is it really necessary to open another thread about your problem?
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If link is down then use any other recovery from the recoveries section.