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[Q] Please HELP! I cannot access recovery or OS

I flashed my HTC Desire with O Desire. It didn't reboot and now it can't access the recovery. I partitioned my sd card before flashing .. but I forgot to put my files back .. so that may be the problem. Is my recovery messed up now ? How would I be able to fix this without going into recovery !
It's a Telus SLCD one. It goes into the bootloader fine, but it won't go into recovery . I've tried using unrevoked again to put another recovery but I realized that I can't activate USB debugging in the bootloader.
Please help, I'm a university student living away from home, and I have no way to contact my family!

I had a similar problem trying to install a custom rom on my telstra slcd desire, and buggered the OS and recovery. I was able to recover back to stock by going into fastboot on the phone then flashing an official RUU from HTC.

jayme said:
I had a similar problem trying to install a custom rom on my telstra slcd desire, and buggered the OS and recovery. I was able to recover back to stock by going into fastboot on the phone then flashing an official RUU from HTC.
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Could you give me a step by step on how to do that?
Also would it matter which RUU I use ? I'm planning to try rooting it again anyway.

I'd hate to double post but I need to fix this problem ASAP. I have no way to contact my family because we only communicate through phone. Is there anyway to fix this problem ?
I also tried using an RUU but it failed, probably because I don't have a goldcard. But how can I make a goldcard without the phone ?!

Try running this official stock RUU that is compatible with SLCD Desires, link is here:
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...1.00.32U_4.08.00.09_release_137222_signed.exe

I've tried this rom, it doesn't work :S. It's most likely because it's a Telus desire and I have no goldcard. Any suggestions? I'm really running out of ideas. :S
EDIT: Is it because my current version is 1.29.661.1 and the install shield is trying to "upgrade" it to 1.21.405.2 ?

Can you try the "reset device" option in either h-boot or fastboot. I've had a similar ordeal on a hero and that took care of it, I was able to boot back into recovery.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

Not working anymore :( help

tried to flash kernel, then rebooted, then it wont start , its stuck on the HTC loading screen, wont open anymore, the only thing i can access is the bootloader, tried to revert it back, i locked the boot loader, it says relocked still not working, erased all the data even the rom accidentally wiped it, how can i install a stock rom, can't open the device anymore

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1609190

mikey0105 said:
tried to flash kernel, then rebooted, then it wont start , its stuck on the HTC loading screen, wont open anymore, the only thing i can access is the bootloader, tried to revert it back, i locked the boot loader, it says relocked still not working, erased all the data even the rom accidentally wiped it, how can i install a stock rom, can't open the device anymore
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To go back to stock:
1. you need to flash stock recovery
2. re-lock bootloader
3. run the RUU that goes with your CID
Or if you made a backup straight after flashing CWM, you do the following:
1. restore your back up
2. flash stock recovery
3. re-lock bootloader.
And please if you're gonna follow the link that nobnut gave, read it carefully and follow it as per instructions.

thanks so much guys, sorry for the trouble. one last question i guess. how to determine the correct ruu, i can see on the box saying made i china though

mikey0105 said:
thanks so much guys, sorry for the trouble. one last question i guess. how to determine the correct ruu, i can see on the box saying made i china though
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Is it an unbranded phone?
Go here http://hoxroms.serveftp.com/ or here
http://www.filefactory.com/f/7cc7b2fbdd03c031/
And you might have try the ones from Asia.
Seriously though you should be prepared to read before you dive into things. You should've known what CID/RUU you needed before flashing any ROM. Because you might brick your phone without reading and following instructions.
Do you know what was your original ROM version was before using the custom ROM?

hmmm ill try asia RRU, since im from phil, i can see a telstra logo below your name, im actually working for telstra based here in Philippines...

mikey0105 said:
hmmm ill try asia RRU, since im from phil, i can see a telstra logo below your name, im actually working for telstra based here in Philippines...
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My friends here in Australia are from Phils. Anyway all you can do is try the Asian RUUs. I would start with this one http://www.filefactory.com/file/6d5...Radio_1.1204.103.14_release_257077_signed.exe

ill try that after this one
from ASIA_SEA version 1.28.728.9
thanks so much for your help, i'll actually go there before this year ends,

[Q] Unable to load ROM

Hi guys,
Hoping someone can help, have bricked my Australian Optus stock One X. I have tried to follow all threads related to loading stock or custom roms from fastboot and am unable to. I still have CWM recovery 5.8.2.7 touch installed.
I had previously rooted it and installed Android Revolution HD 5.1.0 and seemed to be fine but was unstable and would crash and reboot in certain apps. In trying to revert back to stock I stupidly formatted the SD card, DUMB ASS!
I have downloaded stock rom 1.29.401.7-DUO, all-in-one rootkit, and the ARHD ROM and have tried to either:
1) flash ARHD with bootloader still unlocked, doesn't work
2) follow reflashing stock process ie flash stock recovery, relock bootloader, then flash stock ROM, and am getting stuck on just reflashing the stock recovery. When I try to open stock recovery it takes me to a black screen with a red ! in a triangle, this is with the bootloader relocked.
If anyone is able to help an enthusiast noob like me I'd be very appreciative and would also be more than willing to donate for the trouble.

MAKE SURE you have exactly the right RUU for your phone, whatever the rom was on you were using, ie, 1.26, 1.28, 1.29, you need the same version of RUU, i discovered the problem trying to flash RUUs and after 2 days finally got the correct one, thats when i realised, unlike on other phones, you cant downgrade the One X and when recovering it seems to prefer the one that matches what you were using.
Also make sure youre cid is supported in that RUU, ie, HTC 001, TMOB 054, etc etc, mine can only accept 401 roms, so they must match exactly, until we can get S-Off this problem will remain, dont worry about recovery, so the guide on in case of disaster, you cant go wrong with it, relock your bootloader and get your RUU installed, from their update it to your latest ics version and then if you must reflash your cwm and root it.

Thanks for the info, graemeg. After downloading an RUU that was .exe file, I felt I was getting closer, as it was an AU Optus RUU. But it turns out that my current version is 1.28.980.10 and the RUU version was 1.26.980.3 and so yes I met with the non-downgrading issue.
It seems that there is not currently a stock 1.28.980.10 RUU at the moment, so might be using this as an ornament for much longer than I would have hoped/thought. Bummer.

agentorange82 said:
Thanks for the info, graemeg. After downloading an RUU that was .exe file, I felt I was getting closer, as it was an AU Optus RUU. But it turns out that my current version is 1.28.980.10 and the RUU version was 1.26.980.3 and so yes I met with the non-downgrading issue.
It seems that there is not currently a stock 1.28.980.10 RUU at the moment, so might be using this as an ornament for much longer than I would have hoped/thought. Bummer.
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You can get 1.28.980.10 from htcdev downloads. I would link but I'm a new user, just filter by One X, Optus, and it's there.

Thanks again for the help. I have seen those files on htcdev website, but don't know how to use them
I don't know how to load a RUU that is not a .exe file...if anyone is able to assist, again, I would really appreciate it and will donate once up and running again.
Edit: I just wanted to add that I have tried to follow the thread that explains how to load/flash recovery and boot images via fastboot in command prompt, and have not been able to. So I don't think I'm a complete dumb ass, but do need someone with the knowledge and patience to guide me through it. Please!

First thing first, do you have the right RUU with you ?
If not, maybe this is the one for you : http://hoxroms.serveftp.com/RUU_END...Radio_1.1204.103.14_release_258004_signed.exe
second: do you have fastboot directory set up on your pc ? and htc usb driver too ?

Just starting the download now, I think that could be the RUU I've been looking for. Yes I have the drivers and fastboot directory. Will give this RUU a go and let you know, thanks for the quick reply, ckpv5!

Most important before you run the RUU, you need to:
1) have a stock recovery flashed to you your device first (I believe you already have one)
2) relock the bootloader - fastboot oem lock
3) run RUU, it should work.

THANK YOU!
ckpv5, thank you for the link to the updated RUU. Phone is functioning again, stock. Donation coming your way. Thanks for all your help. agentorange82.

[Q] RUU won't work, Roms won't work. This Sucks

Greetings everyone, I am here requesting help to get a functional ROM working on my PrimoC. Up until now I've just been a XDA lurker
Just got my Htc One V on Virgin Mobile, and of course my first thought is to root it and see what kinda Roms there were for it. I succesfully unlocked the HBOOT and rooted the phone. Now here's where it went south, I tried the Slim Bean 3.1 rom first which got stuck at the bootscreen. Got bored, and decided to try a different rom. I forget which, it's been a few days. Anyways every subsequent rom has not gotten past the HTC - Quetly Brilliant screen.
Now before I hear something about it. I made a backup with TWRP Recovery, which also got stuck at the Quietly yada screen. What's up with that?
Now here's what I've tried.
RUU won't work, I've tried both flashing the boot.img, recovery.img, system.img, as well as loading onto my sd card the PK76IMG.zip method. I know I have the correct RUU. If there's a better one it's nowhere to be seen.
-The PK76IMG.zip, which it only attempts to use with the recovery_signed.img found in the ruu, says
PREVIOUS VERSION. FAILED.
while attempting to flash the system.img through fastboot I also get a FAILEData Length Too Large.
For some reason the stock ROM is no help either, leaving me at the same HTC screen as most other roms.
Any ideas or have I finally permabricked a phone?
Thanks for any help.:good:
EDIT: To make this obvious, at this time, I can access HBOOT and Recovery at this time.

reverselogic said:
Greetings everyone, I am here requesting help to get a functional ROM working on my PrimoC. Up until now I've just been a XDA lurker
Just got my Htc One V on Virgin Mobile, and of course my first thought is to root it and see what kinda Roms there were for it. I succesfully unlocked the HBOOT and rooted the phone. Now here's where it went south, I tried the Slim Bean 3.1 rom first which got stuck at the bootscreen. Got bored, and decided to try a different rom. I forget which, it's been a few days. Anyways every subsequent rom has not gotten past the HTC - Quetly Brilliant screen.
Now before I hear something about it. I made a backup with TWRP Recovery, which also got stuck at the Quietly yada screen. What's up with that?
Now here's what I've tried.
RUU won't work, I've tried both flashing the boot.img, recovery.img, system.img, as well as loading onto my sd card the PK76IMG.zip method. I know I have the correct RUU. If there's a better one it's nowhere to be seen.
-The PK76IMG.zip, which it only attempts to use with the recovery_signed.img found in the ruu, says
PREVIOUS VERSION. FAILED.
while attempting to flash the system.img through fastboot I also get a FAILEData Length Too Large.
For some reason the stock ROM is no help either, leaving me at the same HTC screen as most other roms.
Any ideas or have I finally permabricked a phone?
Thanks for any help.:good:
EDIT: To make this obvious, at this time, I can access HBOOT and Recovery at this time.
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You're soft bricked. If you did OTA update to latest version of VM firmware, there is no RUU for that at this moment. For flashing ROMs, have you remembered to flash the kernel?

china mobile TD-LTE version m8t - flashed recovery while S-ON

hi everyone,
i think i am having a somewhat larger problem. i got the TD-LTE version of the m8 (called m8t) today, and i went ahead and unlocked the bootloader, and flashed a custom recovery WITHOUT doing a backup.
now, the initial splash screen gives a warning message (see pictures) message and i am stuck in the bootloader.
i was looking for a stock recovery ... but didn't find anything (yet)
the idea was to try to get the GPE rom onto this, and i was prepared to possibly see it bricked at that point, but forgetting S-OFF is a bit ... humiliating.
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i just realized: there isn't even a proper question in my post, so here it is:
can anyone help me out with this? what should i do?
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rm_2 said:
hi everyone,
i think i am having a somewhat larger problem. i got the TD-LTE version of the m8 (called m8t) today, and i went ahead and unlocked the bootloader, and flashed a custom recovery WITHOUT doing a backup.
now, the initial splash screen gives a warning message (see pictures) message and i am stuck in the bootloader.
i was looking for a stock recovery ... but didn't find anything (yet)
the idea was to try to get the GPE rom onto this, and i was prepared to possibly see it bricked at that point, but forgetting S-OFF is a bit ... humiliating.
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i just realized: there isn't even a proper question in my post, so here it is:
can anyone help me out with this? what should i do?
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Will your phone boot or not have you got recovery
If you are worried about the red writing don't be it's normal when you root if you get s-off you can remove it

Apologies - ignore

jaythenut said:
Will your phone boot or not have you got recovery
If you are worried about the red writing don't be it's normal when you root if you get s-off you can remove it
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it will not boot, because the s-on prevents it. i did:
Code:
$ fastboot erase cache
Code:
$ fastboot flash boot philz_touch_6.25.5-m8.img
Code:
$ fastboot reboot
and that's how i ended up there.
one question i would have is - do i need to flash the recovery back to whatever was on there before? or would a ruu stock do? could i run into trouble for flashing a "regular" LTE stock rom on a tdd LTE phone?

rm_2 said:
it will not boot, because the s-on prevents it. i did:
Code:
$ fastboot erase cache
Code:
$ fastboot flash boot philz_touch_6.25.5-m8.img
Code:
$ fastboot reboot
and that's how i ended up there.
one question i would have is - do i need to flash the recovery back to whatever was on there before? or would a ruu stock do? could i run into trouble for flashing a "regular" LTE stock rom on a tdd LTE phone?
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I believe there are no RUUs available yet!

seems like you soft "bricked" your M8 TD because you flashed the recovery as kernel so if you dont have a backup of your kernel you will have to send in your device for repair because no RUU is avaible for any M8 you can try to ask someone with unlocked bootloader and the same m8 type (china mobile) to make a backup of his kernel and send it to you !

crucky said:
seems like you soft "bricked" your M8 TD because you flashed the recovery as kernel so if you dont have a backup of your kernel you will have to send in your device for repair because no RUU is avaible for any M8 you can try to ask someone with unlocked bootloader and the same m8 type (china mobile) to make a backup of his kernel and send it to you !
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What weird advice is that.....
@ the OP.
Get the rom you wanted on it, reflash the custom recovery first :
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and flash the boot.img of the custom rom you want :
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
That sorts the partitions and then head over to the recovery and do a full wipe and install the rom.zip
To put the rom on the phone you can mount it as a usb disk drive in the recovery.

Mr Hofs said:
What weird advice is that.....
@ the OP.
Get the rom you wanted on it, reflash the custom recovery first :
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and flash the boot.img of the custom rom you want :
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
That sorts the partitions and then head over to the recovery and do a full wipe and install the rom.zip
To put the rom on the phone you can mount it as a usb disk drive in the recovery.
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Sorry dude but he has a M8_TL and our international HTC One M8 is M8_UL so i think he cant use our kernels and roms and recovery ! But if you know that it would work everything is fine

Mr Hofs said:
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and flash the boot.img of the custom rom you want :
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
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i did this. it's not great, it still doesn't go into recovery, and it also doesn't boot normally. HOWEVER: i am thrilled to report that at least SOMETHING changed.
i still have the "tampered" banner at the top, which is, i assume, because it STILL is a wrong kernel. but when i try to go into fastboot, it says "entering recovery" for a second, and then goes back into the bootloader. before that, it would take ages, then show a red triangle.
does anybody have other, "stock" recovery and/or boot images?
if i buy a second one (exactly the same, chinese version), how difficult is it to extract those from it? not that i am looking forward to spending another 800USD .... just weighing my options here.

The exact same issue
Hello bro, i have the exact same issue, i didnt know i had to have a TWRP (recovery flash thingy for china mobile) so i just used one i found online while following instructions and i got the same problem, my phone does start after i click reboot on the fastboot mode, but again i am stuck with the SINA WEIBO login which is what made me want to root it on the first place, i went ahead and talked to a chinese tech and he gave me a file that he said would install all the google apps which is what i want (I NEED GOOGLE PLAY AND GMAIL) but since the kernel i installed is wrong, then the phone just reboots and goes straight to fastboot mode, which doesnt let it complete the installation of the google apps!
have you been able to solve your issue?

rm_2 said:
i did this. it's not great, it still doesn't go into recovery, and it also doesn't boot normally. HOWEVER: i am thrilled to report that at least SOMETHING changed.
i still have the "tampered" banner at the top, which is, i assume, because it STILL is a wrong kernel. but when i try to go into fastboot, it says "entering recovery" for a second, and then goes back into the bootloader. before that, it would take ages, then show a red triangle.
does anybody have other, "stock" recovery and/or boot images?
if i buy a second one (exactly the same, chinese version), how difficult is it to extract those from it? not that i am looking forward to spending another 800USD .... just weighing my options here.
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i didnt erase anything but follow the guide in this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699065
and i found m8t recovery at http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-8936202-1-1.html
hope useful

myfid said:
i didnt erase anything but follow the guide in this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699065
and i found m8t recovery at http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-8936202-1-1.html
hope useful
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That thread isn't working right now - do you have a link to the M8t recovery file?
Thanks.

drflower said:
That thread isn't working right now - do you have a link to the M8t recovery file?
Thanks.
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I have the correct recovery.img for the M8t now - I have rooted my own China Mobile 4G phone. However, I don't know how to upload the file or how to get a backup of the original boot.img Happy to help if one of you can tell me what to do. The website with the recovery on is in China and is sometimes OK, somethimes not - AND you need to register on the forum to get the file - not easy for non Chinese people! (like me!)

Hi, It seems that you flashed a custom ROM on the htc one m8t without S-OFF!! You can only flash ROMs that are branded for M8T (China mobile TD), because the custom kernal will not be flashed and youll be stuck at bootloader screen.
If you need to add google apps to your handset you follow the instructions on the thread link below, until then you CAN NOT flash other custom ROMS until a solution to make the M8T S-OFF is discovered (I tried Firewater and it did not work, but the chinese has made a hardware solution for S-OFF of M8T:laugh.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc...4-1400-10-android-4-4-2-t2805146/post53906274

M8t RUU
rm_2 said:
i did this. it's not great, it still doesn't go into recovery, and it also doesn't boot normally. HOWEVER: i am thrilled to report that at least SOMETHING changed.
i still have the "tampered" banner at the top, which is, i assume, because it STILL is a wrong kernel. but when i try to go into fastboot, it says "entering recovery" for a second, and then goes back into the bootloader. before that, it would take ages, then show a red triangle.
does anybody have other, "stock" recovery and/or boot images?
if i buy a second one (exactly the same, chinese version), how difficult is it to extract those from it? not that i am looking forward to spending another 800USD .... just weighing my options here.
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I am not sure if this is what you need. Just saw something in bbs.gfan.com about M8t RUU. I am newbie myself. Perhaps someone might be able to tell you if this can help you. I have a M8t and I couldnt get it S-off...
bbs[.]gfan[.]com
/android-7477742-1-1[.]html

ironore said:
I am not sure if this is what you need. Just saw something in bbs.gfan.com about M8t RUU. I am newbie myself. Perhaps someone might be able to tell you if this can help you. I have a M8t and I couldnt get it S-off...
bbs[.]gfan[.]com
/android-7477742-1-1[.]html
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in the meantime, a few weeks ago, i have found someone on taobao who had the stock ROM. this should by now be publicly available. and he also s-offed it for me. he claimed that (at that time) only very few other people would've been able to do that. he used a gold card.
but as we all know, this is just a matter of time - sooner or later, everything ends up in the open.

HTC_One_M8t_CWM_6.0.4.8
search at 4shared

riadh2002 said:
Hi, It seems that you flashed a custom ROM on the htc one m8t without S-OFF!! You can only flash ROMs that are branded for M8T (China mobile TD), because the custom kernal will not be flashed and youll be stuck at bootloader screen.
If you need to add google apps to your handset you follow the instructions on the thread link below, until then you CAN NOT flash other custom ROMS until a solution to make the M8T S-OFF is discovered (I tried Firewater and it did not work, but the chinese has made a hardware solution for S-OFF of M8T:laugh.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc...4-1400-10-android-4-4-2-t2805146/post53906274
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this thread is closed
Thread closed,
Soul roms are considered warez on XDA.
where do i get the links for twrp & Soul ROM ?
can anyone help ?
Thanks in Advance

anyone can help me ?????

aamszia said:
anyone can help me ?????
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With what ? You won't get support here in soul roms. And if you need TWRP check the thread.