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Bricked Desire, out of ideas

Good afternoon:
Recently my sister in law gave me his Desire so I could take a look at it.
She says the phone started to freeze a lot and random reboots. Then the phone won't switch on at all, when it did it showed a white screen (I suspect she talks about the bootloader one). Next the phone never booted again, showing the htc screen with four exclamation triangles in the corners.
She is not an experienced user at all, the phone is a Vodafone one, unlocked.
It had the latest Vodafone stock rom installed. The phone doesn't have root, S-OFF or a gold card.
I tried to flash it with the latest Vodafone UK ruu and the gingerbread one from Shipped Roms and it fails with an error 152.
If I flash those roms with fastboot I get a FAILED (remote: 51 partition update fail).
Both methods give me a RADIO_V2 - Fail-PU.
We can't send the phone to HTC because the company doesn't even exist in Argentina. Also the phone its from Spain, so we have no warranty at all.
Is there any hope?. I've tried searching the web but I had no luck.
Thanks in advance.
Whipon.

It's a radio brick. Contact HTC for warranty repair is the usual response....
No s-off, no fix
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rootSU said:
It's a radio brick. Contact HTC for warranty repair is the usual response....
No s-off, no fix
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Thanks a lot for your reply .
Any method to get S-OFF?

unrevoked should do the trick

Whipon said:
Thanks a lot for your reply .
Any method to get S-OFF?
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i wouldnt get s-off, keep it completley stock or they might not replace it
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stumpyz9 said:
i wouldnt get s-off, keep it completley stock or they might not replace it
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true true true,didn't read post fully,dnt get s-off

Ty5982 said:
unrevoked should do the trick
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Thanks man. If it supports latest boot loader, perhaps we have another chance.
@stumpyz9: Don't worry, phone is not under warranty, and we don't have any HTC service in Argentina ^^.

Whipon said:
Thanks man. If it supports latest boot loader, perhaps we have another chance.
@stumpyz9: Don't worry, phone is not under warranty, and we don't have any HTC service in Argentina ^^.
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ohh, time to have some fun then lol
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stumpyz9 said:
ohh, time to have some fun then lol
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We have nothing to loose. Afterall the phone cost her nothing.
I enjoy doing this type of job, so it will be fun.

Well you can't s-off because it doesn't boot. The only fix would be HTC.
You could try flashing a RUU from fastboot....
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rootSU said:
Well you can't s-off because it doesn't boot. The only fix woould be HTC.
You could try flashing a RUU from fastboot....
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Flashing from fastboot gives me a remote error: FAILED (remote: 51 partition update fail).
As I said we have no HTC repair service in Argentina.
All I can do is triying to fix it through the computer or throw it away u_u.
Can't I erase the radio and reflash it?. Do I need S-OFF to do that?.

can u flash a recovery

yah s-off would be required, but thats kind of impossible, and if your gunna throw it away you could always send it to me lol, i love to take **** apart
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I know you have no HTC. But that is only option.
Throw it in the bin or sell for spares maybe then. You can't fix broken device without s-off, you can't s-off without working device.
Even if s-off, fix is very unlikely. HTC swap out the mother board when this happens, so nothing you can do
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lol
You will laugh a lot when you know how I fixed it.
I had another Desire with its digitizer cracked. It was from a friend who dropped it.
I just swapped the motherboards.
The dissasembly and assembly videos in Youtube were very usefull .
It was a lot of fun.
Thank you very much for all your help .

A good question
Wait a minute, how she can prevent this from happening again?.
She just was using his phone as a normal user. The phone was plain stock.

Excellent.
Well you can't prevent it if she didn't.do anything to cause it. It was probably destined to go faulty from the start
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Quickest, most simplest way to achieve root and s-off is by using this method http://revolutionary.io/

Zafatron said:
Quickest, most simplest way to achieve root and s-off is by using this method http://revolutionary.io/
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read the 1st page,already mentioned,READ,READ,READ AND READ AGAIN B4 POSTING

Thanks ^^
Well, thanks guys.
Should I S-OFF the "new" phone?. New motherboard is from an almost new phone.
Just in case this issue appears again in the future.

[Q] Bricked ?

Hi everyone !
So i wanted to root my friends WFS (2.13.401.2), but somehow he didn't get OTA HTC_Europe_2.13.401.3 and for proceeding in HTC-dev i needed that 401.3 version, so i downloaded it from Footbal's thread with shipped ROMs RUU_Marvel_S_HTC_Europe_2.13.401.3_Radio_47.23c.35.3037_7.54.39.28M_release_236989_signed.exe, connected, started the update process, everything went fine, the "CONGRATULATIONS! Update has beed succesfull " window appeared in the end.... but phone is in boot loop...
no vibrations, just flashing backlight on black screen...
And I thought RUU is like 99.9% safe, seems not.
Any suggestions on this ?

nforester said:
Hi everyone !
So i wanted to root my friends WFS (2.13.401.2), but somehow he didn't get OTA HTC_Europe_2.13.401.3 and for proceeding in HTC-dev i needed that 401.3 version, so i downloaded it from Footbal's thread with shipped ROMs RUU_Marvel_S_HTC_Europe_2.13.401.3_Radio_47.23c.35.3037_7.54.39.28M_release_236989_signed.exe, connected, started the update process, everything went fine, the "CONGRATULATIONS! Update has beed succesfull " window appeared in the end.... but phone is in boot loop...
no vibrations, just flashing backlight on black screen...
And I thought RUU is like 99.9% safe, seems not.
Any suggestions on this ?
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Eek.
What carrier? What country?
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benjamingwynn said:
Eek.
What carrier? What country?
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TELE2 - Latvia
But phone is not "tied" to carrier, without bloatware.
And it's regular HTC Wildfire S A510e

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TELE2 - Latvia
But phone is not "tied" to carrier, without bloatware.
And it's regular HTC Wildfire S A510e
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Hm that's strange. Are you sure he didn't pay for somebody to debloat it or something?
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Nope, clean from start...

nforester said:
TELE2 - Latvia
But phone is not "tied" to carrier, without bloatware.
And it's regular HTC Wildfire S A510e
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I've never done the steps for bootloader unlock but I would advice you continue all of the steps with it in a bootloop and install a ROM afterwards to restore its usability.
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Can you get in to hboot if so go in to hboot and select fastboot then connect your phone to the computer and run the ruu again it sounds like the system image didn't flash correctly
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eoghan2t7 said:
Can you get in to hboot if so go in to hboot and select fastboot then connect your phone to the computer and run the ruu again it sounds like the system image didn't flash correctly
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Can't get to hboot, not responding, just flashing it's black screen
benjamingwynn said:
I've never done the steps for bootloader unlock but I would advice you continue all of the steps with it in a bootloop and install a ROM afterwards to restore its usability.
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I tried to run RUU while he is in that state, but RUU doesen't find it and fails with error (170 i guess)
I have a question.... can i repair it (get new one) by my warranty ? I think that it is not my fault, and in RUU there was no signs of text that warns you "we are not responsible if you brick it" only that RUU will wipe all your data.
If I understand correctly then that "RUU.exe" package does the same as OTA update, right ? And how "official" are those "RUU.exe" packages and can i get them somehow from HTC.com or htc-dev.com ?

They are as official as they get. I would say there is a 50:50 change of getting your money back.
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did you turn off HTC sync?

Jill the not Mecha person said:
did you turn off HTC sync?
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All as in RUU manual, HTC sync was turned on.

What
Sync will give error 170 f
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Jill the not Mecha person said:
What
Sync will give error 170 f
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nforester said:
I tried to run RUU while he is in that state, but RUU doesen't find it and fails with error (170 i guess)
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I already wrote about it

I've just had exactly the same problem
Looks as though there may be an issue with that rom on shipped roms. I've noticed afterward that the phone is listed as abd dfksfsafjsdfkklsj during the update process. Can't be good. Any ideas would be much appreciated?
Edit: found this post. Not looking good, could be the radio: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1536296

Just to update. The phone went away to T Mobile for repair. Looks as though they replaced the motherboard as it has a different IMEI number. On the plus side they did fix it under warranty.

NorthernNoel said:
Just to update. The phone went away to T Mobile for repair. Looks as though they replaced the motherboard as it has a different IMEI number. On the plus side they did fix it under warranty.
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Got that phone back just about a week ago, and also as in your case, they replaced the motherboard (it is said so in warranty list, didn't checked it, it works and it's enough )
So we got 2 phones that were repaired by warranty after RUU update. So if you have the same problem, just relax and send it to your dealer
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Serious help needed, unknown baseband, no signal. HTC won't repair..

Hello fellow hox xda people... I am very stuck in this situation, gutted because I love my hox.
It started when I lost my phone signal for a few hours.. stupidly in a panic I tried to flash stock recovery to try and fix it.. then I noticed my imei and baseband showing as "unknown".. I have relocked and run the ruu but the problem still remains.. I fear u have somehow corrupted the radio partition...
It isn't the sim because that works in another phone, I have tried another sim but still no signal.
I sent it to HTC to repair under warranty but because it had been relocked the won't touch it without me paying £150 to replace main board..
Does anyone have any ideas or thoughts?
I am waiting for the next official update to come and see if writing the new radio will fix it...
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Seems like you've screwed your IMEI. This happened to me on the SGS2 where my EFS got corrupted luckily I had saved my EFS and managed to flash it back.
Not sure if this method also applies to HTC products, or it could be your phone has a hardware fault. If they are trying to charge you then nothing you can do I'm afraid then just cough up especially if it is a corrupted EFS.
Edit : EFS only applies to the Samsung phones, seems like your radio is screwed, if you still have your phone there is a radio thread on the development section, flash a radio again and it might just restore it back.
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Thank-you for your reply... I did notice similar problems with gs2 when doing research on Google. I have looked at the radio which leads me to think I may be up the proverbial creak... I did try flashing the new leaked radio but with no luck... I do have quite a bit of blind faith in the up coming official update... is there a way of formatting the radio partition and the ruu re-writing it?
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stout0_0 said:
Thank-you for your reply... I did notice similar problems with gs2 when doing research on Google. I have looked at the radio which leads me to think I may be up the proverbial creak... I did try flashing the new leaked radio but with no luck... I do have quite a bit of blind faith in the up coming official update... is there a way of formatting the radio partition and the ruu re-writing it?
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We can't really do anything in regards to that as we have no S-OFF. Where we can flash radios and rils. Still clueless how it would have damaged it as we don't have S-OFF.
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It does seem to be a bit of a mystery!... the imei is still there when I check the barcode in hboot screen... does that indicate anything do u think?
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stout0_0 said:
It does seem to be a bit of a mystery!... the imei is still there when I check the barcode in hboot screen... does that indicate anything do u think?
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Just relock your bootloader, flash with an RUU (branded or unbranded) and everything should be fine. This kind of thing happens once in a while. It happened with my S II and Sensation back in the day

Hi, and thank-you for your response. I have tried that numerous time but still have the same problem, I have flashed the leaked radio too on various roms to no avail..
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stout0_0 said:
Hi, and thank-you for your response. I have tried that numerous time but still have the same problem, I have flashed the leaked radio too on various roms to no avail..
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That's very odd. That's what I've always done when my IMEI or baseband goes missing. Flashing the official OEM ROM usually writes the ROM, kernel and the baseband if I'm not mistaken. Kinda like when you flash a OEM firmware to the iPhone. It writes over everything hence why you have to use a custom ROM that doesn't update the baseband if you want to preserve your SIM unlock.
I installed Android Revolution HD 7.2.1 the other day (nice ROM by the way). Decided I wanted the benfits of Francos r12 kernel. Flashed it and then had no GSM signal. Baseband and IMEI were both unknown. Thought to myself "f*^k here we go again".
Downloaded this. Went back into the bootloader. Relocked it via adb. Then whilst still in the bootloader, I clicked on the RUU that I downloaded from here.
Once everything booted back up, had GSM, IMEI and baseband back. Proceeded to unlock the bootloader and flash ARDH 7.2.1 again but left out Francos kernel for the time being lol.

More for the legal heads etc. here, but HTC-Dev's website states:
Why is my security still on (S-On) after I have unlocked my bootloader?
Your device is shipped with Security on (S-ON) to protect your system software configuration (such as the bootloader, radio, boot, recovery, system and others). After you have unlocked the bootloader, however, you will have lifted the restrictions on boot, recovery and system. This means you can customize boot, recovery and system images on your phone as you desire. You can easily see that you have successfully unlocked the bootloader by looking at the top of the screen when entering the bootloader screen. Security is left on to protect things like the radio, and SIM lock.
If you should require support, please feel free to contact us via the support section of our website, http://www.htc.com
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It specifically says security is left on to protect the radio etc. - surely this should then be covered by HTC as, according to them, there's no way we could break it. The way I see it, either their 'security' didn't work, or the problem isn't caused by a bootloader unlock?

Hahaha! I couldn't help it. I just had to flash Francos r12 kernel again and what do you know? No IMEI and baseband. All good though. Restored from a nand backup I did earlier this evening and all is well again. Downloaded the kernel again just to make sure the md5 wasn't bung, flashed and same thing happened again. So when you get your HOX working again, don't flash Francos r12 kernel lol.

Eambo said:
More for the legal heads etc. here, but HTC-Dev's website states:
It specifically says security is left on to protect the radio etc. - surely this should then be covered by HTC as, according to them, there's no way we could break it. The way I see it, either their 'security' didn't work, or the problem isn't caused by a bootloader unlock?
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That applies to every device apart from, maybe, Tegra3. The radio might be accessible.

have the same insuee... yesterday i pick my phone and it has no signal...i think no problem reboot the phone...and no changes.. after i see that imei is unknown and baseband too... the phone with or without sim when i open sim slot says that has a problem to see the sim.. root relock flash stock and other roms is not helped -.-
sorry for my english guys.. but seriosly i tryed a lot of things nothing to do -.-
now i'm downloading an old RUU for flash it to change the radio...

If I'm not mistaken you can't roll back the radio using an old ruu.. I think I tried but it failed. I have also flashed the latest ota update but that didn't work either.. beginning to think its hardware as the weekend before it first happen it was dropped onto its screen from chair height with no immediate problems or damage... really struggling with this..
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stout0_0 said:
If I'm not mistaken you can't roll back the radio using an old ruu.. I think I tried but it failed. I have also flashed the latest ota update but that didn't work either.. beginning to think its hardware as the weekend before it first happen it was dropped onto its screen from chair height with no immediate problems or damage... really struggling with this..
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No way...no changes...but my HTC are never dropped down..I have no idea why it's doesn't work..some one can help us?

AlexVendettA said:
No way...no changes...but my HTC are never dropped down..I have no idea why it's doesn't work..some one can help us?
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Check out GetRIL app free in playstore. Bu also see xmoo's radio collection thread under and. dev. section. There are instructions
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eyosen said:
Check out GetRIL app free in playstore. Bu also see xmoo's radio collection thread under and. dev. section. There are instructions
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thank you.. but..it's the same -.-'' i think i'll pay htc for repair..
p.s. think that it's hard problems..

i'm just trying to... open an old ruu take the boot_signed.img from rom.zip(windows/temp) and flash it in fastboot then i relock my device and flash ruu.. hope that it will work

Fingers crossed bud!.....
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Not trying to start a flame war or anything, but this is why I stopped buying HTC phones and went with the S3. Because ever since they started with this HTCDev garbage, modding your phone became ridiculously difficult.

no way need s-off to downgrade hboot... s-off is not possible for now.. w/o javacard......i don't have idea what to do.. then f-.ck all.. drop my hand down and monday send my phone to htc and cross the fingers for free repair...
p.s. i think..to go to an phone store and say that i wanna see an one x white/grey and change it accendentely.. (stupid and illegal but can work )
edit: it's hardware fault i think..

Kernel problem

Hello,
Recently I bought a htc one x with a quad core processor.
I tried to root it but unfortunately the method I used did not work.
After a week I noticed that the kernel version changed to this:
2.6.39.4 gc9932b1
[email protected] #1
Smp preempt
I have tried fixing this by doing a factory reset, recovery and ruu but unfortunately that did not fix the problem.
I have a theory about this problem but I don't know if it's true, so it's nice when anyone can confirm or deny this.
I think it's a visual problem, without root access you can not modify the kernel. Also, the ruu should have set the kernel back to default.
However, if my theory is true I still want it back to normal for warranty purposes. Does anyone know how to get it back to normal?
I am not new to the world of custom roms and such, and I know I'll be able to fix it by unlocking the bootloader.
But I don't want to lose warranty yet, since the phone is brand new.
I hope somebody can help me with this.
~ Archcry
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Anyone?
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You can't root the quad core onex without unlocking your bootloader, the method you tried was probably for the s4 dual core model. I would suggest a ruu but you've already tried that.
As long as your phones running ok I wouldn't let it bother you (and hope that you don't have to send it in for repairs)
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bogfather said:
You can't root the quad core onex without unlocking your bootloader, the method you tried was probably for the s4 dual core model. I would suggest a ruu but you've already tried that.
As long as your phones running ok I wouldn't let it bother you (and hope that you don't have to send it in for repairs)
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ok
thanks for the help.
~ Archcry

htc one x stock rom

im looking for a download link for a stock ruu so i can revert my phone back to factory to send in for repair as i didnt back up before unlocking/custom modding etc (muppet) any loinks where i can download one?

There's a user name and password in the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1543604
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Or, you could just relock your bootloader and run a ruu?
http://www.filefactory.com/f/7cc7b2fbdd03c031/

Might as well keep it as it is because 1. it will show *relocked* so they'll know that you have had it unlocked anyway, 2. I know two friends who have sent their htc's to be repaired and both of them had custom roms left on and nothing was said both returned fixed!
Obviously your choice but thats my opinion