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[Q] Another i broke my phone thread. [HTC Desire Brick]

Hoping someone can help me with this.
Ive been searching around various forums and such and the level of info is slightly overwhelming. Im kinda at at loss of which
route to go down. However most of what i have tried has not worked.
I have an HTC Desire, it was origanally running on orange. However, i unbranded it and unlocked it then installed a stock
HTC rom. Eventually updated to Froyo. This was done some time ago and i really dont remember what steps i took.
The Phone has been running fine with no issues, reboots or lockups at all. I had been using a "Three" sim and running fine for months.
I was playing "Angry Birds" (damn addictive game) with the charger plugged in an charging when the phone rebooted and got stuck on the HTC
Boot logo screen.
Im totally unable to boot into android and alas cant access the system.
It seems im unable to access adb in anyway but i seem to be able to run fastboot commands somewhat successfully.
I have no real way to access the SD card, i have no micro sd card convertor and i guess i cant access it if i cant boot into
android?
The only real info i can provide is from the Power+Back Screen:
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
MICROP-031d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNTH0101
RADIO-5.09.05.30_2
Aug 10 2010, 17:52:18
Unfortunately i bought this phone on ebay, so i cant send it back to orange (it was someones contract replacement, and uneeded)
Having read around it seems that HBOOT 93 and SHIP S-ON pretty much makes this unrecoverable?
Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks in advance
*Update*
Partly answered my own question. Seems im able to add items to the sd card via fastboot flash /sdcard/ filename
However still not sure what files to add

could you boot into the recovery?
in fastboot mode, use vol down and power button to select.

h3llb3nd4 said:
could you boot into the recovery?
in fastboot mode, use vol down and power button to select.
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Yes, however upon pressing recovery it goes back to the HTC Boot Logo.

Bumping this for my sanity.

have you tried flashing a PB99IMG.zip?

Ive tried sending a few PB99IMG files via fastboot flash /sdcard/ PB99IMG.zip
The file seems to send fine and i can see the progress bar on the fastboot interface on the phone. However i always get a message back about the signature being wrong. Perhaps as a result of the wrong PB file?

your phone crashing without you doing anything except gaming could indicate an hardware issue.
anyways, first of all, going to htc boot logo when choosing recovery is pretty normal - it takes about 20 seconds until recovery is started.
if it doesnt start after that time, your internal data is bugged. install one of those RUU roms, to bring back you phone to factory default os. you have to root it again afterwards, but it should restore a working system.
there are a lot of other ways to restore your phone, but try these first

Murdock thanks for the advice. I had previously tried a a few RUU's however it would never let me install a version older than i already had.
I also had a fair few niggles getting the PC to recognise my phone during RUU install.
I got around this by using the older version of HTC sync which worked great (v 2.0.40)
After searching around i managed to find:
RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.10.405.2_R_Radio_32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_142828_signed.exe
This worked fine and currently the phone is working. However, it has rebooted itself once. I can only hope it stays stable as ive no idea about persistant boot issues.
If anyone is interested in the older version og HTC Sync or the Froyo RUU i shall be happy to upload them

[Q] Cant boot up my HTC

Hello everybody,
i dont know if is ask already, and i´m sorry if it is, but i didnt found and answer to my problem.
My problem is that my desire is hang up at the boot screen with the green HTC Logo. I was playing (yoo ninja) on my htc when suddenly the game was frozen and then my mobile went down. After a while it reboot but was stuck at the HTC screen. I try several things:
- take out the battery and then restart
- restart with/without sim and sd card
- let the mobile run out of battery then recharge it and start again.
- go to fastboot and clear the storage and reboot
- go to the recovery menu
- well i know it wasnt clever but i even put the mobile in the freezer for a while
none of this solve my problem. I´ve been reading a lil bit in this forum and now my question is should i try to root my desire? is it even possible at this stage?
i cant get my desire to connect to the pc and i cant access the main menu of the mobilephone.
When it comes to the desire i´m a complete noob , so i never did any change to it. I hope is not a hardware problem cause if it is, i´m screwd up. Cause i dont have any warrant for it.
Some data about my desire:
- is not branded (i think)
-
PHONE:
bravo pvt1 ship s on
hboot 0 93.0001
microp 031d
touch panel synt0101
radio 0-5.05.27
aug 10 2010 1752
i hope my desire is not bricked , thanks for all ur answer/ help in advant

can you boot to recovery?
vol -, and press and hold power?
Should boot to recovery

dont try to root it! It probably is a hardware issue - a very comon one. You'll probably need to send it in to get a new mainboard, so I wouldn't do anything to my phone what might void waranty.
Try to do a factory reset in recovery (apparently you already did that) - if that still doesnt solve the problem, I'd send it in, if I were you.

@moscow desire
yeah i can boot from recovery, and i already try it. Even made clear storage, which didnt help at all. I stuck at the same problem. but thanks for the tip.
@tillus
the problem is i dont have a warrant for it. It was a gift from my cousin in the UK and i live in germany. He bought a new ipone so he gave me his desire so I dont have any "quittungen/bill" for it and i think he doesnt have it too.
So ifs really a hardware problem, i can let if fall down on the floor, maybe violence help like on the old nitendo system =P

goovil said:
@moscow desire
yeah i can boot from recovery, and i already try it. Even made clear storage, which didnt help at all. I stuck at the same problem. but thanks for the tip.
@tillus
the problem is i dont have a warrant for it. It was a gift from my cousin in the UK and i live in germany. He bought a new ipone so he gave me his desire so I dont have any "quittungen/bill" for it and i think he doesnt have it too.
So ifs really a hardware problem, i can let if fall down on the floor, maybe violence help like on the old nitendo system =P
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u shut be able to get it covered anyway
because htc can see when the warrenty is running out
try give htc a call

The warranty is already run out. So that is not an option.
The question is, he can boot to recovery, so he is not bricked.
All is not lost.
Look, at this point, I would do this,
1, find a stock froyo Rom, should not be a problem
2. Boot into recovery, When you flash, before installing the stock rom, I would wipe all caches, including going into advanced, and wipe the devalc cache if applicable,
Make sure you wipe the data cache also, if applicable.
3, Then flash the stock rom.
Worth a shot.

Overheat issue i think?

Warranty can't have run out, it comes with 2 years warranty...
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA Premium App

okay i called up HTC but they told me the warranty has run out... One posssibilty is to send it to them anyway and they will look into the matter.
But since the warranty has run out, i rather not do it, since the repair cost will be the same as buying a new one.
So i will try moscow desire method for now, thanks.
keep u guy up to date

[Q] Desire problem, solution desired

First of all, I am a noob and admit it proudly.
Anyway, I have HTC Desire, which came with android 2.2 but installed miui (2.3.5 version if anyone needs that info). I tried to install RUU from this page
ht tp :/ /androidforums . com/desire-tips-tricks /67098-how-flash-debrand-your-desire . html
but failed to make a goldcard.
Anyhow, installation took 4-5 minutes instead of 25 it said it would take. Now my phone is stuck while booting (displays only the HTC sign), and the computer doesn't recognize it.
(I am running on win7).
Any help would be appreciated. Much. Very much.
Whoever helps me I'll paypal him a beer.
Thanks in advance.
P.S.
Not much of a hacker, which you can see as I did this to my phone, so simplified or detailed explanations could serve better.
Thanks again.

try my guide, solution is there. Should really search before posting dude

You're the greatest guy ever. I'll check this tomorrow as I don't have the time now.
Sorry, but I have already searched and googled everything but it seems that I wasn't able to really know what the problem was exactly. Checked out your guide seems very detailed and simple (and with many links which is for me the most important). Thanks again.
Please note if I get stuck at any point I'll probably ask again what the problem is, so sorry in advance.

OK, no luck yet. If someone could instruct me on what to do next I would appreciate it. Anyway I'll try to explain the problem.
When I turn on using the down key I get next text
-Revolutionary-
BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-OFF
HDBOOT-6.93.1002
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101
RADIO-4.05.00.11
Aug 10 2010, 17:52:10
and hdboot mmenu
if i press recovery my phone freezes on htc logo
if i just turn it on my phone also freezes on htc logo
meanwhile on my computer
i've installed hdboot drivers and htc sync drivers but uninstalled htc sync
so when i'm in hdboot mode htc is displayed in hardware but when is being booted and stuck on htc screen it's not.
so i can't use most of the programs you've said here but only a few.
Sorry again for all this hassle but I got lost checking all the steps and all.

food for thought: would this be easier done on ubuntu win7 or something else?

Have you tried installing an official RUU update? If not, try http://htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads
It's the first download from top.
Run it while in fastboot. Should work, but if you want to be sure, wait for someone to confirm this

I enter the setup and setup clearly recognizes my phone in the setup but refuses to go on, says that there is less than 30% battery (i don't know why, I'm almost sure there's more) so I'll try to charge it again for an hour or two and then try again.
Just writing this in case someone has experienced the same problem.

After 30min of charging no luck yet. I'm beginning to think that this problem will continue on but still to make sure I'll try again in 2hours but with minimum hope. Is there any way I could install this without using this program? My battery must be over 30% by now.

absolutely no luck here again, here are also things i forgot to mention but i found out that it could be important from here on. my sd card is formatted and empty. So can i copy files from another desire or make some kind of goldcard or anything on it so that i can make somekind of restore from sd card using fastboot?????
Would it help if I use any other os (win xp, vista, ubuntu,...)??
could there be a problem with win7 compatibility or something? Just wondering.

Quick brainstorming. Should I flash recovery or bootloader using android flasher????
If so could you help me with which files shoulld i do it?
Sorry for "spamming" the topic here but it's really urgent to do this quick as i'm without a normal phone for quite some time.
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Pretty sure by now i should copy something on sd card and flash something using flasher but i really don't know what, could anyone send some link or something similar.

OK, a complete turnaround of the situation.
Toastnbutter, I owe you a beer. You'll receive it shortly. It seems I was a complete fool nagging around, I just installed that ruu toastnbutter posted and the problem was that i didn't enter the fastboot mode (facepalm to self), I thought the fastboot mode was only turning it on while holding the down button but then I realized i had to press the power button again. I am really sorry for bothering you here but anyway you saved me.
Toastnbutter we'll stay in touch for that beer I owe you, although I owe bortak too for trying to help me out.
I don't know if I should somehow mark topic as solved so I leave that to admins.

Glad I could help, and you owe me nothing mate. Just happy you got it working :*

grim2008 said:
OK, a complete turnaround of the situation.
Toastnbutter, I owe you a beer. You'll receive it shortly. It seems I was a complete fool nagging around, I just installed that ruu toastnbutter posted and the problem was that i didn't enter the fastboot mode (facepalm to self), I thought the fastboot mode was only turning it on while holding the down button but then I realized i had to press the power button again. I am really sorry for bothering you here but anyway you saved me.
Toastnbutter we'll stay in touch for that beer I owe you, although I owe bortak too for trying to help me out.
I don't know if I should somehow mark topic as solved so I leave that to admins.
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to change topic title go to your first post, edit, go advanced.
Also, on my guide it says you can boot into fastboot using back & power.. hahaha how you missed that twice is beyond me

[Q] 4gEvo Bootloop

ok i have a box full of evos left over, my 3d i just broke the screen so i was gonna use a extra but there stuck in bootloops theis one has
hboot 2.16.0001
supersonic evt2-3 shis-on
radio 2.15.00.05.02
mar 08 2011
its stuck in loop[ and i cant get to recovery, i can go to the bootloader but nothing past that either way... is there a update.zip i can use or something??? its not rooted and dont remember what this one was in the box for but i do know a rom was tryed to be installed with s-on

Doesn't sound very good.
If it doesn't bootloop inside the bootloader, the best you can do is to download and put this file on the root of your SD card, then try to install it through the bootloader to see if it fixes the problem. If not, there is not very much you can do to solve a bootloop with the phone S-ON.
http://goo-inside.me/stock/supersonic/ruu/4.54.651.1/PC36IMG.zip

thanks i will try and keep u updated, also if u can unlock with htc by saying its a 3d instead of 4g i might have tryed that i cant really remember... been a while since i used the 4g

geek4u86 said:
thanks i will try and keep u updated, also if u can unlock with htc by saying its a 3d instead of 4g i might have tryed that i cant really remember... been a while since i used the 4g
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You can use htcdev.com to unlock the bootloader but you need hboot 2.18 and you have to select all other supported models on the htcdev tool as your device
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA

ok then i didnt do the htc unlock, well i tried the img u said and when it started the update it failed the radio, the first one, but finish the rest fine but said update failed.... i think maybe batterys low so im charging it now to try again, but i have a few bricked evos if anyone wants to see if they can unbrick em'
well i did the update about six times and differnt everytime, but the last time i had no errors an all complete but when it turns off to reboot it never comes on..... once i pull the battery and reinstall the battery if i turn the phone one it just bootloops still. anytime in a menu it says reboot divice and i do hit the button the divice never comes back on??? ivew tryed a few batterys, could this still be the problem?

well i got two bricked evo now if anyone wants them i can send the motherboard out

[q] need major help! Please read!

Alright so I'm not new to rooting... I've rooted my Incredible off and on for the year I've had it, tried out several roms, etc... Well I wanted to try out Gingerbread so I went through the whole unrooting process to get it, tried it, realized it wasn't my cup of tea. So while running 2.3.4 I tried to use Unrevoked (didn't realize they hadn't released a gingerbread update at the moment), then tried a method to root I found on the Android forums. Well after doing that I got the DONE prompt on my Unrevoked 2.2 program. Well I restarted my phone and it was stuck in a boot loop on the HTC Incredible splash it just continuously restarts on that screen. I went in to boot loader I believe is what it's called (vol down + power) to try and just run my PB31.img and get my phone into a working order. Well when it checks the img it says the MAIN VERSION IS OLDER I guess since it's a Froyo PB and I'm on Gingerbread. I also occasionally get the white screen with the black box in the middle... I can't get onto my phone at all. I have literally no clue what to do and I will be in someone's debt forever if they can accurately get me through this problem. The S is still on and the phone is not rooted in the least. HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!

Also I do not have insurance so a replacement phone is out of the question. I just really need to get this one fixed and make it last me till October.

Just did a check. I get the white screen black bars when going to anything within the (vol down + power screen). Can not do system reinstall.

what do you mean by this? are you no longer able to access hboot? that is the white screen with the information at the top, 4 options and then 3 skateboarding androids at the bottom. If you are able to get into hboot still, could you please tell us what it says? for example mine says:
Incredible XC Ship S-off
Hboot-0.92.0000
Touch Panel-ATMEL224_16ab
Radio-2.15.00.12.19
We mainly need to know which hboot version you have in order to get you in the right direction in terms of rooting and so forth.

Incrediblec XD Ship S-On
Hboot-0.92.0000
Microp-0417
Touch Panel-Atmel224_16ab
Radio-2.15.10.07.07
Jul 23 2010, 18:06:51

Like I said I can get to that main screen I can choose any of the options. Problem is when I choose them it immediately goes to the white/black screen. When I normally try to turn on my phone it still goes into the boot loop. I have a PB31 I used last time I had the black/white screen issue when I rooted my phone, but I'm expecting the same result as my actual PB31 since I downloaded them both during Froyo times. I could care less in the end if I actually root my phone lol right now I just want a working phone. -_____-

On a side note... Seeing as how S is on I could take it to a Verizon store and try and point the finger at Google because of a botched 2.3.4 upgrade. Only problem with that is there's an app that Unrevoked installs that would be seen if they can get into the phone.

Alright another update... I tried the Black Screen Froyo fix PB31 I had and HBoot won't even recognize it.

If you take a look at my guide, maybe it will be of some assistance. You are still at step one and you need to begin following the steps set out by scotty85 after you download all of the components if you haven't already. You should be able to connect with adb since you can still get into hboot but let us know if you can't.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26146567&postcount=15
this is the original guide by scotty85, He has an account on xda too with the same guide but it isn't sticky so it's not as easy to find...
http://androidforums.com/incredible...ot-2-3-4-downgrade-get-s-off.html#post3308718

I know this may seem like a lot to ask, but do you maybe have a skype or something so you can verbally talk me through this? I've already messed it up by reading, so it'd be awesome if we could respond back and forth. I have no clue what any of the adb stuff even means -_-

ZachRoberts_ said:
I know this may seem like a lot to ask, but do you maybe have a skype or something so you can verbally talk me through this? I've already messed it up by reading, so it'd be awesome if we could respond back and forth. I have no clue what any of the adb stuff even means -_-
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Well, right now I have to go to work and if someone else is able to help you before I get back, then great! but I will do my best to walk you through it when I get home, around 5

I have all the files from your post, and the ZergRush thing from Scottys post is broken... So I just need someone to calmly talk me through it lol.

Is that 5 EST? I'm CST and don't go to work until 5:30 CST... but it'll probably be super close to midnight till I get home after I go into work...

alright guys so this is partly a bump to get Zach a little help and partly to fill you in so we can get his problem solved.
This is his hboot:
s-on
AMOLED screen
hboot: 0.92
radio: 7.07
He has his incredible with stock 2.3.4 installed
He tried to use unrevoked 2.2 to root and got the response "done" from unrevoked
When trying to boot the phone it freezes at the splash screen
--Not sure how long he tried waiting for that, I would suggest he tries waiting at least ten minutes at that screen to see if it will ever get past that, patience is a virtue, after all.
When trying to enter recovery or even trying to do a factory reset through hboot it goes to splash like normal and then goes to a black screen with vertical white bars on the sides. I tried to google this symptom, which you would think would be pretty easy to find something but apparently not.
His goal is to just get the phone back to working in stock 2.3.4 but I don't think he would be opposed to getting it rerooted and get a ROM back on it.
My suggestion to him was that the easiest way to try to save his phone would be using fastboot. that being said, I am not proficient in fastboot but I know there are a lot of people around here that are and their assistance would be highly appreciated.
EDIT: Never Mind, I can see that the folks over at androidforums got him straightened out.
To Zach, If you still want help to root later, I will still be available.

ZachRoberts_ said:
I have all the files from your post, and the ZergRush thing from Scottys post is broken... So I just need someone to calmly talk me through it lol.
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just an fyi,zergrush is included in the "mini-adb_inc" download:
mini-adb_inc(contains misc image,flash image,and some basic adb tools) *link removed
mirror:miniadb_inc.zip
mirror md5: 7c5211686a20b558ccd660c782f82e2b
*clockwork and zergrush included in mirror
and the link to revolutionarys zergRush page here on xda is still working fine for me... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1296916
glad youre up to a working phone again,when youre ready to root,you might check out my hctdev unlock guide. it doesnt use unrevoked,or any other root programs,wich seem to be "finicky" on some incredibles
as long as the phone is out of mfg warranty(it prolly doesnt even matter for that,you can get back to .92 hboot) htcdev may be a little more reliable:
http://androidforums.com/incredible...ow-unlock-downgrade-achieve-s-off-htcdev.html
sorry i was unavailable earlier,holler if you have questions

nschiwy... I just want to go ahead and thank you for spending all day on skype with me getting my phone set up. Everything is in working order and am loving it. Kudos ma... Kudos!