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[Q] Possible Brick, any help appreciated

Hi
Another stupid noob has bricked his phone.
My situation. Whilst trying to unroot and restore to original state for warranty purposes (earpiece speaker has died)
I have a Desire Z that will boot either into hboot and clockwork recovery but wont boot past HTC screen when I install or restore a backup.
I presume this is because the wrong hboot, radio etc is now installed with S-ON.
I have been trying to do this but get stuck because I have no access to terminal
This
Anyone with some ideas?
Cheers in advance
UPDATE:
Now boots directly into Clockwork recovery but wont boot passed.

Can you tell us what your hboot says.
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lainvalenajr said:
Can you tell us what your hboot says.
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Vision PVT Ship S-ON
HBoot-0.82.0000
Radio-26.02.01.15_m2
emmc-boot
Sep 2 2010, 17:59:38

Did you use gfree method?
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Yes I used Gfree originally.
I am trying to flash a PC10IMG.zip via the bootloader but it no loner seems to want to see the file on my sdcard. It did before, which is how I got into this mess in the first place.
I am trying to flash the correct one back over which has a more recent Hboot, radio etc I think.

hughyb said:
Yes I used Gfree originally.
I am trying to flash a PC10IMG.zip via the bootloader but it no loner seems to want to see the file on my sdcard. It did before, which is how I got into this mess in the first place.
I am trying to flash the correct one back over which has a more recent Hboot, radio etc I think.
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I wonder why... So it still not reading it? Also does ADB read your phone? I don't know if ADB would work though because you don't have the ent-hboot. It seems like even so you have S-on your still rooted since you can still go to clockwork?
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yeah thats whats getting me. I can use adb when booted into the recovery but I am struggling to get anything to work.
Any thoughts on how to proceed, if any?

well my only idea is to try to see if you can flash through ADB
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Try looking for a DZ RUU that is specific to your carrier. If you can't find one, you could make a goldcard and install a WWE RUU (see if you're still super CID first).

Format your sdcard and try to unroot your phone again. )
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thanks for the replies, got it back up running sort of, got a t-mobile rom installed but still need to flash the correct hboot, recovery and rom for that matter

Cannot flash radio.

I have tried several times to flash the new baseband radio. With 4EXT and I have tried rename file and fastreboot. Non works.
With 4ext I get massage I'm not allowed to flash etc ..
Am I missing something?
This will be the first radio I flash..I'm still on stock.
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You can flash a new radio file .zip via CWR. It's very simple

I need to install clockwork recovery to be able to flash radio? I thought 4ext touch could do the job as well
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Clawsman said:
I need to install clockwork recovery to be able to flash radio? I thought 4ext touch could do the job as well
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Any recovery can.
Depending on your hboot, you may not be able to flash radio via recovery.
Flashing via fastboot is always better though.

I tried changing the zip file name and put it in sd card then boot phone into fastrecovery by holding back button and boot. But it doesn't recognize the file.... So I don't get any choice.
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Btw I'm using CM7R2 alfarev hboot
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Clawsman said:
Btw I'm using CM7R2 alfarev hboot
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That's your problem. You can't flash radio via recovery with that hboot. You have to do it via fastboot.
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Ok.... Did some searching.. Found out i had to extract the zip then flash the img file. Am i able to flash back and forth between radio versions. Also.. Do i need to reinstall the rom after the flash?
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No need to reflash roms after radio change. A general rule to follow is that you don't mess with your radio if you don't have problems with your phone. One wrong move during flashing and it can brick your phone.
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stankyou said:
No need to reflash roms after radio change. A general rule to follow is that you don't mess with your radio if you don't have problems with your phone. One wrong move during flashing and it can brick your phone.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Unless like me, you have balls of steel and are still amazed that after what you've put your phone through over the years it still functions. Hell, it even survived me accidentally dropping it.... err.. against the err... wall...

[Q] ROM Manager

Safe to use r not?

jmcclue said:
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Very helpful for other people....

Lol sorry, i asked if rom manager was safe r not coz iv heard of people f**k**g up thier phones from using it, and i got reply. It is safe its just people r not installing the right way and its causing problems to thier phones.
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There is NO reason to use ROM Manager, use recovery.

Yh i always do but was just asking coz alot of devs put it in with thier roms. Thanks
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using recovery is way better, it's easy to mess your phone with rom manager when you dont know how to use it

k3lcior said:
There is NO reason to use ROM Manager, use recovery.
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Hi
I know that i've Rom Manager instaled, but i dont have partition SD.
How do i know if i have that recovery you talk?

Is your phone s-off & rooted?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599863&highlight=root+guide
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Thats just guide to do it, hope that helps
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jmcclue said:
Is your phone s-off & rooted?
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yes
Revolutionary
Bravo PVT1 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
MICRO-031d
TOUCH PANEL - SYNW0101
RADIO-5.17.05.23

Cool. Personaly i like 4EXT Recovery and you can partition your sdcard with it to, you can get it in market or google 4EXT for thier own page. Some devs recommend that you use a recovery that is best with thier roms. So please read before flashing a rom and read other forums about it for more info. And you get into recovery by powering off your phone then you hold the volume down button + power button. Dont forget research n read
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jmcclue said:
Cool. Personaly i like 4EXT Recovery and you can partition your sdcard with it to, you can get it in market or google 4EXT for thier own page. Some devs recommend that you use a recovery that is best with thier roms. So please read before flashing a rom and read other forums about it for more info. And you get into recovery by powering off your phone then you hold the volume down button + power button. Dont forget research n read
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4EXT Recovery does the sme thing that Rom Manager?
What other recovery apps exist?

Erm? ClockWorkMod which u can flash from ur ROM Manager app. I only use 4EXT so cant really advise u which to use. U should be able to find more info in other forums. ClockWorkMod is popular tho
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jmcclue said:
ClockWorkMod is popular tho
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Rather was.
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I have a problem

Soooo. I've had my HTC desire (gsm) for about a year. I rooted it. Put new roms on it. Flashed it hundreds of times. But I got bored. So I thought is go back to stock HTC 2.3 sense.
Wrong.....
Now no matter what I try I can re-root it.
I've tried alpharevx.
I've tried apps.
I've tried fastboot.
I've tried hboot.
And a few other I can't even remember.
Sooooo. My question is this. How do I root a phone that doesn't want to be rooted and only wants to run stock 2.3
Any help greatly received.
Regards
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to s-off 2.3 use revolutionay then flash superuser to get root
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I've tried revolutionary as well but I get the message. "did not get root this time. This sometimes happens. Please try again."
I've tried 12 time in a row.
Still doesn't work.
Any idea or links or even PM
Greatly received
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strange that none of them works. what does ur bootloader say -
pvt ?
hboot xxx
etc etc
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It says.
bravo PVT1 ship S-on
HBOOT- 1.02.0001
Microp- 031d
Touchpanal - synt0101
Radio - 5.17.05.23
Jul 22 2011, 16:19:16
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evilbarbot said:
It says.
bravo PVT1 ship S-on
HBOOT- 1.02.0001
Microp- 031d
Touchpanal - synt0101
Radio - 5.17.05.23
Jul 22 2011, 16:19:16
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Hmm revolutionary should work, as far as i know its the only 1 that can s-off hboot 1.02.0001
How r u using revolutionary? is ur phone booted up and usb bugging enabled? dont mean to offend u with those silly questions lol its just strange it dont work. Now saying that, maybe revolutionary does'nt work on all devices, i dont know. im only guessing. also i know that theres a few other programs that r supposed to do the job like SuperOneClick and there mite be one or 2 others but i really cant tell u if they work or not or if they cause problems, i really dont know.

Try unrEVOked_3.20…just 3.20!
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I tried revolutionary from a clean install with usb debugging enabled. I've tried super one click
Universal androot.
z4root.
And if I remember one more
Even the Htcdev boot unlocker.
Still nothing works.
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Unrevoked will root but not S-off. to S-off use AlphaRev.
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I have also done this. I downloaded alpharev.iso and made my disk.
Booted up the disk but the software can't read any info from my phone.
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Root first use unrevoked_3.20
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wan.ting said:
Unrevoked will root but not S-off. to S-off use AlphaRev.
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unrevoked does up to android 2.2 i think
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Il look into downgrading to 2.2 and try all the methods again.
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Have you got all the htc sync drivers installed?
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evilbarbot said:
Soooo. I've had my HTC desire (gsm) for about a year. I rooted it. Put new roms on it. Flashed it hundreds of times. But I got bored. So I thought is go back to stock HTC 2.3 sense.
Wrong.....
Now no matter what I try I can re-root it.
I've tried alpharevx.
I've tried apps.
I've tried fastboot.
I've tried hboot.
And a few other I can't even remember.
Sooooo. My question is this. How do I root a phone that doesn't want to be rooted and only wants to run stock 2.3
Any help greatly received.
Regards
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SuperOneClick option unroot.
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panpjp said:
SuperOneClick option unroot.
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Man, keep your advise to yourself... seriously.
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I did it in the same order as you are trying now. First got stock 2.3 and then wanted root.
I remember it was easy. I just googled for a how to and I don't even think it was on xda, just a random page. I had the same hboot, gsm.

With your hboot ver revolutionary is the only option. Period.
Revolutionary only gives SOFF and allows you to install recovery.
You have to flash the su zip seperately to get root - superuser
One simple thing to try would be to change the computer, install hboot drivers and try revolutionary again.
Hope this helps.

stankyou said:
Man, keep your advise to yourself... seriously.
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Huh?........., can you explain what you mean? English is not my first language, but I am not dumb. In fact I got scholarship . I tried unrooting via SuperOneClick before and it works, so I'm just helping.

ok.
so ive now tried unrevoked 3.2
still not rooting
hmmm
so heres my plan
1) ruu stock 2.2
2)try as many different root gadgets i can get my hands on
3) if no luck try on mac instead of pc
4)if no luck. im buying an iphone. . . . . .grrrr

DZ rebooting with all roms

My HTC desire Z is supporting most of the roms I wipe/factory reset, superwipe+ext before installing any Rom mine is running dz hboot and not g2 and everything is doing good . but the problem is that After installing any rom & installation of softwares when I try to restart my phone after my phone keeps on rebooting again and again and it does not go inside the operating system and then I need to flash the same rom or different rom again plz help... I'm new to this rooting and things....
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Anyone to help plz
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Superwipe is a good idea so I'm glad your @ least doing this, it may be easier to help if you give more info, is this happening from the very first custom rom, after root? What method did you use to root? Can you write down everything on bootloader screen (mostly want to know ship soff or eng soff) can you name your recovery? Can you name the roms you have tried?
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Glad U're helping me sir. This problem is there from the day I rooted and installed my first rom cyanogen mod 7 Actually mine is ship s- off, I used the wiki.cyanogen g2rooting guide and another one for getting sd card golden. First I used clockwork mod recovery now I'm using the latest in 4ext recovery. Now I'm currently using andromadus mimicry 1.5.0 its working perfectly with many softwares until I restart if I do 'hot reboot' no problem occurs
These are the list of roms I tried and problem starts wen I restart or switch off my mobile and then switch on:
1.andromadus audacity beta5
2.cyanogen mod rc9.0
3.Android_SpeedDaemon_Fantasia_v1.0.0_vision
4. G2slim1.6
5. MikRunny-v1.0-DeOdex-signed
6. RCMix.Energized.7.26.2012.Fixed.Kernel_Ver2
7. Strawmetal-1.Mi.V2.0
8. sensewich1
And many others too
Plz help!
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Well you are best to get true s-off with an engineering spl. I assume you either missed a step in the guide you followed or you went with the official htc unlocked bootloader. Either way you can fix this, and I suggest you do
Pretty much you need to relock the bootloader, then downgrade, reroot and flash the eng hboot along with everything else.
The best guides to follow to root and soff are
Cyanogen wiki
Xda wiki
Strawmetals pdf guide.
You can google search these easy or if I get a minute then ill link you. But first you need to relock your bootloader
I believe it is something like
Fastboot oem lock bootloader
I can't recall of hand but nipqer has a guide on this
If I get some time ill get you links, but for now just search a bit and read up, good luck!
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Thank u Sir will tell u....
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Sir Plz get niqper bootloader unlock guide link
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Sir can I use this for re locking bootloader?
www.htcdev.com/bootloader
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Just boot into fastboot mode
Type fastboot devices, if you see yours then proceed
fastboot oem lock
Now do
fastboot reboot-bootloader
This should bring you back to hboot, if it says ship s-on then your good and you can proceed to root and gain true s-off
If you continue to have trouble log onto freenode irc #g2root, just google it if you can't find it, there is a link in the xda wiki for rooting the vision
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I'm new to all these things Sir... So I'll take time to do all these... So plz help me till d last sir
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