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[Q] Bricked my phone, please help

Thankyou anyone for helping me.
I was trying to update my phone to the Maximus rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1601543) from an AOKP JB ROM.
I succesfully followed the instructions to relock my phone, the flash the firmware, then unlock it again. Unfortunately I was foolish and didn't think to copy across the rom.zip before doing this. I tried restoring a Nandroid backup but was stuck in a bootloop. I also tried reflashing the previous AOKP Rom that I had on there. In this case it booted but I had no radio, no wifi, and importantly I couldn't mount over USB to copy across the new ROM. I'm guessing neither method works because of the new HBOOT?
I went to this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1609190 and it's clear that I have to flash an RUU through fastboot to get back to a working state. Unfortunately All the RUU links for JB Roms as listed on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957376 seem to be dead so I can't download them. Similarly the links to older RUUs found here http://www.filefactory.com/f/e3e8b30e62a4a8aa/ all require a premium account because they are over the 500MB limit.
Can anyone tell me where I can please get an RUU to restore my phone to working order, or if there's another method available? Thankyou very much for your help.

Test this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1924003
Don't stress, a phone never bricked.

laurab4369 said:
Test this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1924003
Don't stress, a phone never bricked.
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Thankyou for the suggestion, but the problem with that method is that once again the ROM I want to flash has to be moved over to the virtal SD card of my phone. Since the ROM on it is currently not working I can't copy anything across to the SD card through the usual means. Is there a way I can copy it across using fastboot, as that is still working fine? I had a look at the fastboot help and there didn't seem to be any way. What I need is a ROM that can be flashed over fastboot, which I understand can be done with the stock RUUs?
I'm not panicking, I know that I will be able to get it back up and running, I just need a bit of help to get there.

Boot into bootloader and from there to recovery , mounts and storage - mount as USB ....and you have a working sd card to copy the rom.zip file to
Copy the rom.zip to the card and copy the boot.img from the rom.zip to the fastboot folder.
Flash the boot.img and flash the rom from recovery ..... Are u using cwm recovery 5.8.4.0

MarcelHofs said:
Boot into bootloader and from there to recovery , mounts and storage - mount as USB ....and you have a working sd card to copy the rom.zip file to
Copy the rom.zip to the card and copy the boot.img from the rom.zip to the fastboot folder.
Flash the boot.img and flash the rom from recovery ..... Are u using cwm recovery 5.8.4.0
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Thankyou so much for that suggestion. That would really help. I'm sorry, I don't know what I did, but now if I try to go into recovery the recovery flashes breifly on screen and then it resets. I tried reflashing it, using the All In One toolkit and using Fastboot.exe. I also tried flashing both the CWM recovery and the TWRP recovery, neither of them worked.
Thankyou for your help again, I'm sorry but recovery was working before, I think all I did was flash a boot.img but could that break recovery? I even tried going through the whole relock, flash firmware.zip, unlock, flash recovery procedure to see if that would work but it didn't.

Do a fastboot command
Put the phone in bootloader / fastboot USB menu
Fastboot erase cache
Check if you can enter recovery after that

MarcelHofs said:
Do a fastboot command
Put the phone in bootloader / fastboot USB menu
Fastboot erase cache
Check if you can enter recovery after that
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Thankyou! That fixed the recovery issue. Once I could get into recovery I could copy across the ROM, flash it, flash boot.img (not that that was a problem) and my phone is now in woring order again.
Once again, many many thanks.

Glad you got it sorted !

[Q] Unbrick phone need help!

Can anyone tell me what do I need to do to unbrick my phone.
I not really sure that my phone is bricked or what. cuz I tried to install android 4.2 but I not use Clockmod recovery and there are some problem with it. but now, when I turn my phone on, it just keep reset my phone, it doesn't show up the android screen.
Well! I try to search some unbricked topics but i don't understand how to do it.
I already got my Fastboot + ADB, RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_H3G_UK_1.29.771.11_Radio_1.1204.105.14H_release_260888_signed
I not really that my RUU is the lastest one or not my phone is htc one x uk, three carrier
I just need to know what do I have to do with these things :-ss

Did u flash the boot.img with fastboot.commands ???
And what recovery are u using ???

Need some more info to work with:
Bootloader unlocked?
CWM installed?
Did you flash boot.img through fastboot?
Full wipe before install?
ROM name?
Are you intending to continue installing 4.2 or go back to stock?
E:ninja'd

TToivanen said:
Need some more info to work with:
Bootloader unlocked?
CWM installed?
Did you flash boot.img through fastboot?
Full wipe before install?
ROM name?
Are you intending to continue installing 4.2 or go back to stock?
E:ninja'd
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:banghead: :sly: here we go again ....
LOL

MarcelHofs said:
:banghead: :sly: here we go again ....
LOL
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You can have it since you were the fist one to post. :laugh:

TToivanen said:
You can have it since you were the fist one to post. :laugh:
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he's offline now

my phone is unlock bootloader and its unlock ... i want to continue install android 4.2
CWM installed? i didn't install what's why my fone is bricked
Did you flash boot.img through fastboot? yes I do but because i didn't have CWM so ....
Full wipe before install? i think i not
ROM name? ROM ??? I don't know
I just wonder how to get android back >"< if it 4.2 it would be good but if be back to sock then it's fine

What did you actually install to get your phone in this state?
"android 4.2" isn't good enough answer.
Sent from my HTC One X

The steps are
Unlock bootloader (check)
Flash cwm custom recovery with fastboot commands
Flash the boot.img of the desired rom with fastboot commands
Do a full wipe in recovery
Install the rom.zip in recovery
Do you understand this all ?

All I try to bricked my fone is I followed this guide >"<
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/install-android-4-2-on-your-htc-one-x-downloads-and-guide/
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and i get stuck on step 13 because i didn't install CWM.
like what you says Flash cwm custom recovery with fastboot commands
how do I flash cwm like what you said >"<
Im sorry but I really noob on this stuff >"<

Download this file
http://db.tt/Krlm4dPs
And put it in your fastboot folder on the pc, put your phone in fastboot USB mode and do these commands
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
Fastboot erase cache
With this recovery you can mount the phone as USB diskdrive to copy over the rom to install. You already know how to flash the boot.img ?

nope it's would be really greats if u show me step by step like that xDDD thankss
and i don't know wt to do with boot.img >"<

start reading carefully here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1843585
I'm off to bed now, really need to get some sleep
I'm gladly answering your questions and helping you all the way .....but it's bedtime now :thumbup:

ONE Quick question: how do i need to use these code ?? on command promt ? and 1 really stupid question is I stuck on get to the direct folder. I contain it on my C driver and on android folder...
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
Fastboot erase cache
1 PROBLEM
Fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
error can't not load "recovery"

No you guys have any complete guides on how to unbrick htc one x ? im a bit confuse on those steps u told me

The link i gave you is a full guide to flash a custom rom.....start at page 1
Really all info is there !
You need to put the recovery.img in the fastboot folder on the pc....
Navigate to the folder and open a dosprompt there
Then do the command
Fastboot devices
If your serial pops up its good ....
Otherwise you need to install HTC sync and then uninstall HTC sync and leave the drivers .... And if that doesn't work you need the java SDK platform !

Connect your HTC One X to your USB cable and then to the PC, choose Disk Drive, next, copy and paste the CWM-SuperSU-v0.94.Zip file onto the root of the SD card for your HOX. Once that's on there, change the phones USB connection to charge only.
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i understand that but my android OS not even turn no >"< how do I suppose to change to disk drive. and I try to install sdk,htc sync manager but it doesn't work .
im on fastboot usb mode but my lap doesn't detect my fone

But i don't understand this : you flashed the boot.img with fastboot command.....why does the recovery image doesn't work then and why do you have a lost connection ?
You need to have the phone in fastboot USB mode when flashing boot.img and recovery's ! Let's get back to basic .....
At what point are you now : it's bootlooping but you can acces the bootloader ?

no im on fastboot usb mode..
like what you said and from the guide:
copy and paste the CWM-SuperSU-v0.94.Zip file onto the root of the SD card for your HOX
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but I have problem with connect usb to the pc. it's show up at unspecified, i try to troubleshoot it but it doesn't help. .. still finding the solution

nkenny94 said:
but I have problem with connect usb to the pc. it's show up at unspecified, i try to troubleshoot it but it doesn't help. .. still finding the solution
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Better look here then, there re more people with that what you have just described.

[Q] i soft bricked my phone with usb debugging off help please!

I tried installing a custom rom but I was stupid and soft bricked my phone with USB debugging off, I have access to clockwork mod recovery and download mode what can I do?

USB debugging only applies to a booted os. You have full adb functionality in a custom recovery. Reflash your ROM and gapps. If that still doesn't work, do a factory reset in recovery.
Sent from my Nexus 5

do you have a backup in ur recovery???
mattywatty said:
I tried installing a custom rom but I was stupid and soft bricked my phone with USB debugging off, I have access to clockwork mod recovery and download mode what can I do?
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do you have a backup in ur recovery??? if yes, the simplest way is to restore the old backup!! then copy a new rom to ur internal storage --- flash it...
if not reflash the rom image!!! (ur rom image --->> boot.img in ur pc)
i believe you know to boot ur mobile in fastboot mode -- switch to fast boot , then connect ur mobile to PC (with USB)
i.e. In computer --> go to the place where you have your adb files (files used during rooting) --> press Shift and then right click --> select open command window here --->> then type --->> fastboot boot boot.img
if it say's okay done...
again reflash in recovery --- then select zip --- select ur rom zip in ur mobile...repeat the procedure...
since u have ur recovery...i hope you wont have big problem

Please help! Computers will not recognise phone which now doesn't load the OS

I unlocked my HTC One X using the HTC software, no problems.
Installed Cyanogenmod using the wiki install. It worked, but once it was installed, no computer would recognise my phone any more. I've tried installing several drivers using the Android SDK and the guides here (Latest HTC Drivers), here (How to solve ADB : 'Device Not Found' error in Android), and here ([HOWTO] Installing HTC Drivers for adb/fastboot on Windows 8). Nothing worked.
Stupidly, I thought it wouldn't matter much and left it. But yesterday I tried updating Cyanogenmod to the latest stable 10.2.1. It caused my phone to simply show the "HTC quietly brilliant" logo and the restart constantly.
I've tried doing a restore, which didn't work. I've tried doing a factory reset, but all it does is load Clockworkmod recovery. And I can't simply "push" a rom onto the phone using cmd because no computers recognise my phone.
The phone turns on and charges just fine, but it repeatedly tries to start up and restarts. I CAN use HBOOT, Fastboot, and recovery though.
Any suggestions? Would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

SponTen said:
I unlocked my HTC One X using the HTC software, no problems.
Installed Cyanogenmod using the wiki install. It worked, but once it was installed, no computer would recognise my phone any more. I've tried installing several drivers using the Android SDK and the guides here (Latest HTC Drivers), here (How to solve ADB : 'Device Not Found' error in Android), and here ([HOWTO] Installing HTC Drivers for adb/fastboot on Windows 8). Nothing worked.
Stupidly, I thought it wouldn't matter much and left it. But yesterday I tried updating Cyanogenmod to the latest stable 10.2.1. It caused my phone to simply show the "HTC quietly brilliant" logo and the restart constantly.
I've tried doing a restore, which didn't work. I've tried doing a factory reset, but all it does is load Clockworkmod recovery. And I can't simply "push" a rom onto the phone using cmd because no computers recognise my phone.
The phone turns on and charges just fine, but it repeatedly tries to start up and restarts. I CAN use HBOOT, Fastboot, and recovery though.
Any suggestions? Would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
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install philz 5.15.9 recovery, so you can mount your hox as a disk drive then copy rhe rom on sd, flash it as usual and you'll be fine

lukes91 said:
install philz 5.15.9 recovery, so you can mount your hox as a disk drive then copy rhe rom on sd, flash it as usual and you'll be fine
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Thanks for your response. How can I install the recovery? I can't boot the phone and it won't register as connected on any of my computers.

SponTen said:
Thanks for your response. How can I install the recovery? I can't boot the phone and it won't register as connected on any of my computers.
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you said you can use fastboot, so put the phone in hboot and enter fastboot mode, download the recoveery and flash it via fastboot using this command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(adapt your command to the recovery name )

lukes91 said:
you said you can use fastboot, so put the phone in hboot and enter fastboot mode, download the recoveery and flash it via fastboot using this command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(adapt your command to the recovery name )
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Okay sweet, I managed to flash PhilZ recovery on. But when I try to mount the sd card, still nothing happens. I can flash stuff but I can't access the sd card from my pc.
I tried doing a factory reset using PhilZ but now the phone just sits on "HTC quietly brilliant" and doesn't start up, even after attempting to flash a new rom.

SponTen said:
Okay sweet, I managed to flash PhilZ recovery on. But when I try to mount the sd card, still nothing happens. I can flash stuff but I can't access the sd card from my pc.
I tried doing a factory reset using PhilZ but now the phone just sits on "HTC quietly brilliant" and doesn't start up, even after attempting to flash a new rom.
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you have to mount the sdcard, you will find the option in "mounts and storage" menu... after you do this, wait some mins... maybe it'll take a little time, but sdcard will get mounted
have you flashed boot.img via fastboot? if you don't do that, phone won't boot even if you flash rom zip...

lukes91 said:
you have to mount the sdcard, you will find the option in "mounts and storage" menu... after you do this, wait some mins... maybe it'll take a little time, but sdcard will get mounted
have you flashed boot.img via fastboot? if you don't do that, phone won't boot even if you flash rom zip...
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Thank you again for responding so quickly
I did find it and tried to mount it but it didn't work. I can wait for a while but it shouldn't take that long?
I have tried flashing a few different ROMs (boot.img) via fastboot but none of them work, still stuck on "HTC quietly brilliant".
Is there a way to force install a kernel and rom using fastboot or recovery, without mounting the sd card?

SponTen said:
Thank you again for responding so quickly
I did find it and tried to mount it but it didn't work. I can wait for a while but it shouldn't take that long?
I have tried flashing a few different ROMs (boot.img) via fastboot but none of them work, still stuck on "HTC quietly brilliant".
Is there a way to force install a kernel and rom using fastboot or recovery, without mounting the sd card?
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yes, it might take 3-4 minutes to mount... anyway you don't have to mount sdcard to install a rom, only to copy it on sd to flash it later.... do the following steps in that order:
1) put the rom zip in sd if you don't have it yet (skip if you do)
2) enter fastboot and flash boot.img taken from zip
2a) fastboot flash boot boot.img
2b) fastboot erase cache
3) enter the recovery and choose "wipe to install a new rom"
4) select install zip from sdcard and install it (follow instructions)
5) first boot may take up to 10 mins, so be patient...
if you still have problems with that specfic rom, try another one and check if it boots... if you choose to install ViperX 4.0.6, search in th rom thread becuse some users have issues in flashing and you need to follow a particular procedure (i mean only wipe cache in recovery and full install in aroma)
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SponTen said:
Is there a way to force install a kernel and rom using fastboot or recovery, without mounting the sd card?
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sorry, i didn't answer... yes, there is... it's name is adb sideload and you need a recovery supporting it... i've never used this method, so sorry, but i can't guide you

lukes91 said:
yes, it might take 3-4 minutes to mount... anyway you don't have to mount sdcard to install a rom, only to copy it on sd to flash it later.... do the following steps in that order:
1) put the rom zip in sd if you don't have it yet (skip if you do)
2) enter fastboot and flash boot.img taken from zip
2a) fastboot flash boot boot.img
2b) fastboot erase cache
3) enter the recovery and choose "wipe to install a new rom"
4) select install zip from sdcard and install it (follow instructions)
5) first boot may take up to 10 mins, so be patient...
if you still have problems with that specfic rom, try another one and check if it boots... if you choose to install ViperX 4.0.6, search in th rom thread becuse some users have issues in flashing and you need to follow a particular procedure (i mean only wipe cache in recovery and full install in aroma)
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sorry, i didn't answer... yes, there is... it's name is adb sideload and you need a recovery supporting it... i've never used this method, so sorry, but i can't guide you
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Okay, FIXED now. I managed to restore the phone using some RUU and stock firmware packages. After that, I managed to flash ClockwordMod recovery - which actually allowed me to mount the sd card, which actually worked! So then it was an easy flash of kernel and install of CyanogenMod (for now).
Thank you so much for your help ! Didn't even know I'd be able to mount from recovery until you mentioned it several posts above.

SponTen said:
Okay, FIXED now. I managed to restore the phone using some RUU and stock firmware packages. After that, I managed to flash ClockwordMod recovery - which actually allowed me to mount the sd card, which actually worked! So then it was an easy flash of kernel and install of CyanogenMod (for now).
Thank you so much for your help ! Didn't even know I'd be able to mount from recovery until you mentioned it several posts above.
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you're welcome

I badly need help

I have the Zenfone 2 and it is stuck in bootloop.
My brother boot it to CWM and flashed Paranoid Android without unlocking the bootloader and flashing TWRP. Now the phone stuck in bootloop, i tried flashing system.img the stock one but it is telling me that system.img cannot be loaded. What should i do? It is now bootlooping. I dont know what to do.

ebanreb37 said:
I have the Zenfone 2 and it is stuck in bootloop.
My brother boot it to CWM and flashed Paranoid Android without unlocking the bootloader and flashing TWRP. Now the phone stuck in bootloop, i tried flashing system.img the stock one but it is telling me that system.img cannot be loaded. What should i do? It is now bootlooping. I dont know what to do.
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Hi, I unfortunatelly am not able to solve your Problem, but maybe you could help me with mine. Could you pls upload the System.img? I am only able to find *.zip and adb doesn´t want to Flash it at all
Thanx in advance

Blubber120 said:
Hi, I unfortunatelly am not able to solve your Problem, but maybe you could help me with mine. Could you pls upload the System.img? I am only able to find *.zip and adb doesn´t want to Flash it at all
Thanx in advance
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Go to Original Android developement. It's in the pre-rooted thread, these are the ONLY img files for roms available unless you push the zip file using ADB...

Flash the system zip file rather than trying to flash simply the .img. The zip files are in this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/asus-zenfone-2-rom-t3054956) and might help because you're also flashing default recovery... could be CWM.
Also try flashing using fastboot.

your phone model?

ze55m1

Rma

What worked with me, Problem is simmilar, I flaged the Boot.img and androidboot.img, which Werke attached in the custim Rom folder, too. Without that, I gut stuck at the Boot Logo, now all works fine and I am trying to be up to date with the Roms.

Blubber120 said:
What worked with me, Problem is simmilar, I flaged the Boot.img and androidboot.img, which Werke attached in the custim Rom folder, too. Without that, I gut stuck at the Boot Logo, now all works fine and I am trying to be up to date with the Roms.
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1. download the latest recovery from here https://dl.twrp.me/Z00A/ and firmware from here http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE551ML/UL-Z00A-WW-2.20.40.97-user.zip
2. download and install adb and fastboot driver from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790 and intel usb drivers from here https://software.intel.com/en-us/android/articles/intel-usb-driver-for-android-devices
3.the adb driver should have installed in your pc OS drive [ which is C: ] put the downloaded recovery and firmware in that folder [where adb is installed] then in that folder, open command window by pressing shift and right click and a dialogue box will appear then open the command window from there and enter this command fastboot flash recovery {name of the recovery twrp something}.img then connect your phone to your pc and enter bootloader in your phone and press enter in command window.
4.after that put the downloaded firmware in any sdcard and put it in your phone then open recovery mode in your phone and go to reboot>recovery [yeah you have to reboot the recovery] then when recovery open again then go to wipe>advanced wipe> and select system,data,cache,dalvik and internal storage [internal storage is optional but if you choose it then it will wipe all your data in your phone] then wipe it and go to install section then choose the extsdcard [it should be written internal storage click on that then you can choose your external storage] then in the extstorage choose the firmware you downloaded and just swipe to flash.
5.patience ..because it would take time and maybe get stuck at 52% or 59% ..so just let it take time for installation [btw connect your phone to thr charger in this process]
6.after it done then reboot your phone and ALL DONE. [the first boot will take some mins to boot up]
Sent from my ASUS_Z00A