Phone won't recover - Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

To lead off, I've searched this and found a similar thread to fix it, but it didn't fix it, so I'm asking the question.
Here's what I was doing when I jacked up my phone. I was using Titanium Backup to uninstall some apps and (for some ungodly reason) system data. In the middle of unstalling items, the phone just shut down and attempted to start back up. It gets stuck in a bootloop, so I pull the battery and pull up Hboot. This will run Fastboot but won't find a recover image, therefore won't let me select Recovery while in Hboot. I put a recovery image (advice from the thread I mentioned above) and put on the SD card. It still won't find it. The only option is to start update, which puts me into a bootloop.
My info is as follows:
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-0.85.0024
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.10.04.03_M
eMMC-boot
April 12 2011,00:55:45
I apologize if I haven't searched enough to find this and if it's been answered a couple hundred times.
Any advice on what exactly I need to do to flash a recovery? I do have multiple nandroid backups to flash, if I can just get to them.

t4duzan said:
To lead off, I've searched this and found a similar thread to fix it, but it didn't fix it, so I'm asking the question.
Here's what I was doing when I jacked up my phone. I was using Titanium Backup to uninstall some apps and (for some ungodly reason) system data. In the middle of unstalling items, the phone just shut down and attempted to start back up. It gets stuck in a bootloop, so I pull the battery and pull up Hboot. This will run Fastboot but won't find a recover image, therefore won't let me select Recovery while in Hboot. I put a recovery image (advice from the thread I mentioned above) and put on the SD card. It still won't find it. The only option is to start update, which puts me into a bootloop.
My info is as follows:
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-0.85.0024
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.10.04.03_M
eMMC-boot
April 12 2011,00:55:45
I apologize if I haven't searched enough to find this and if it's been answered a couple hundred times.
Any advice on what exactly I need to do to flash a recovery? I do have multiple nandroid backups to flash, if I can just get to them.
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I'm not sure how you messed up your recovery, but you can replace it. Follow instructions in the PDF in post #7 of the Ace Think Tank thread (linked in my signature). Start around the bottom of page 8 or 9, the section labeled "S-OFF no recovery."

bananagranola said:
I'm not sure how you messed up your recovery, but you can replace it. Follow instructions in the PDF in post #7 of the Ace Think Tank thread (linked in my signature). Start around the bottom of page 8 or 9, the section labeled "S-OFF no recovery."
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Thanks for the response, bananagranola. I've tried the dropbox link for the PDF and it's not working. It might be the fact that I'm at work and we're only allowed to use Internet Explorer and it says IE cannot display the webpage. I'm assuming Firefox or Chrome shouldn't give me problems.Once I get home, I'll try it and search the solution you've posted. Can you verifiy that those choices would access the dropbox link if you're using something different than IE?

t4duzan said:
Thanks for the response, bananagranola. I've tried the dropbox link for the PDF and it's not working. It might be the fact that I'm at work and we're only allowed to use Internet Explorer and it says IE cannot display the webpage. I'm assuming Firefox or Chrome shouldn't give me problems.Once I get home, I'll try it and search the solution you've posted. Can you verifiy that those choices would access the dropbox link if you're using something different than IE?
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If you are at work, then you might have been forbid to access dropbox. This is the direct link, check if it works:
http://db.tt/YV7fTEx7

glevitan said:
If you are at work, then you might have been forbid to access dropbox. This is the direct link, check if it works:
http://db.tt/YV7fTEx7
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Thanks, that worked. And we all appreciate the time and effort you guys spend in giving us a great phone...and how to fix them when we break them.

That download you just gave me was the recovery.img file, inside the zip file, but bananagranola was referencing a pdf. Can you make that available? I believe that was what I was trying to download unsuccessfully.

t4duzan said:
That download you just gave me was the recovery.img file, inside the zip file, but bananagranola was referencing a pdf. Can you make that available? I believe that was what I was trying to download unsuccessfully.
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Ahh sorry, thought you couldn´t get hand on the recovery file. This is the link for the guide....
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30674730/ULTIMATE ACE GUIDE V6.pdf

bananagranola said:
I'm not sure how you messed up your recovery, but you can replace it. Follow instructions in the PDF in post #7 of the Ace Think Tank thread (linked in my signature). Start around the bottom of page 8 or 9, the section labeled "S-OFF no recovery."
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bananagranola, I didn't see a section labeled no recovery, but the one I'm thinking you're talking about is labeled in the PDF as 7. Checking S-OFF and custom recovery: If this is correct, the 1st thing I see is to make sure I read ACE PVT S-OFF or ACE PVT ENG S-OFF. Mine actually reads ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF RL. Could this be a problem? Anyway, in this section, it assumes I can select recovery in the bootloader. Another question: If I can't select recovery, is my bootloader messed up? And if so, do I need to rerun the Hack Kit by attn1 to possibly re-root and fix it all? I haven't seen anywhere in the Ultimate Ace Guide v6 PDF where it refers to a messed up recovery. Sorry, I've got lots of questions.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33421701
Place in the root of sd card, reboot in hboot, follow instructions. You'll have the recovery, once done, remove the file from the root of the sd card or delete it.
Sent from a dream.

Teichopsia said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33421701
Place in the root of sd card, reboot in hboot, follow instructions. You'll have the recovery, once done, remove the file from the root of the sd card or delete it.
Sent from a dream.
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Funny, this was nearly the same solution you helped me with last week when I was trying to restore my 4ext over TWRP recovery. Hopefully this will fix it.
Thanks!

t4duzan said:
Funny, this was nearly the same solution you helped me with last week when I was trying to restore my 4ext over TWRP recovery. Hopefully this will fix it.
Thanks!
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Hahahaha..... That was you? I wanted to just link that post but couldn't remember where it was. Hopefully this will fix your issue.
Sent from a dream.

t4duzan said:
bananagranola, I didn't see a section labeled no recovery, but the one I'm thinking you're talking about is labeled in the PDF as 7. Checking S-OFF and custom recovery: If this is correct, the 1st thing I see is to make sure I read ACE PVT S-OFF or ACE PVT ENG S-OFF. Mine actually reads ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF RL. Could this be a problem? Anyway, in this section, it assumes I can select recovery in the bootloader. Another question: If I can't select recovery, is my bootloader messed up? And if so, do I need to rerun the Hack Kit by attn1 to possibly re-root and fix it all? I haven't seen anywhere in the Ultimate Ace Guide v6 PDF where it refers to a messed up recovery. Sorry, I've got lots of questions.
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At the bottom of page 9 there's a section in bold and underlined labeled "S-OFF no custom recovery." It's in 14.d). But it looks like Tei's got you covered anyway.

bananagranola said:
At the bottom of page 9 there's a section in bold and underlined labeled "S-OFF no custom recovery." It's in 14.d). But it looks like Tei's got you covered anyway.
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Just when I was feeling optimistic. I've put the recovery image on the root of my SD card and it still won't read it in Hboot. I found the section you're referring to, but one thing that I don't think will work is that when it states the following:
1) Boot in hboot and choose fastboot.
2) Plug the phone to pc (you have see fastboot usb in red phone)
My fastboot is still blue and it will automatically do it's thing, which is looking for a recovery and not finding one. Normally it'll come back to the Hboot screen and I can use the volume rockers and select Recovery.
So, A couple of months ago, I went from a 16gb to a 32gb card, and still have the 16gb card, so I put that in and I can recover properly with that one. So, thanks to you 3 for all of your help, but I want to ask one last question. I really want to use my 32gb card. Is there a folder, I have one named Android, for instance, that I can copy from my 16 to my 32 and get it working, or can I just boot up with my 16 and swap out with my 32 and hope everything gets formatted and saved as it should? Or, any other suggestions on how I can get my 32 to work, like any other files that I can copy over?
Thanks again for the great advice.

t4duzan said:
Just when I was feeling optimistic. I've put the recovery image on the root of my SD card and it still won't read it in Hboot. I found the section you're referring to, but one thing that I don't think will work is that when it states the following:
1) Boot in hboot and choose fastboot.
2) Plug the phone to pc (you have see fastboot usb in red phone)
My fastboot is still blue and it will automatically do it's thing, which is looking for a recovery and not finding one. Normally it'll come back to the Hboot screen and I can use the volume rockers and select Recovery.
So, A couple of months ago, I went from a 16gb to a 32gb card, and still have the 16gb card, so I put that in and I can recover properly with that one. So, thanks to you 3 for all of your help, but I want to ask one last question. I really want to use my 32gb card. Is there a folder, I have one named Android, for instance, that I can copy from my 16 to my 32 and get it working, or can I just boot up with my 16 and swap out with my 32 and hope everything gets formatted and saved as it should? Or, any other suggestions on how I can get my 32 to work, like any other files that I can copy over?
Thanks again for the great advice.
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I could be wrong about this, but that sounds like a problem with the 32gb sdcard itself. I would try reformatting the 32gb entirely and try it again. If you do try swapping the cards out make sure you dismount/mount properly.

bananagranola said:
I could be wrong about this, but that sounds like a problem with the 32gb sdcard itself. I would try reformatting the 32gb entirely and try it again. If you do try swapping the cards out make sure you dismount/mount properly.
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This morning, while my phone was up and running with my 16gb card, I took it out and put in my 32gb card. I shut down in recovery and restored a nandroid and it booted up fine. I then did a full reboot, just to check...and it worked like it's supposed to. I'm assuming something must have been restored with the card once I was running and shutting down the phone. Hopefully this thread can be some use to someone who might run into this problem, no matter what phone or ROM they might be running.
Thanks again to all who contributed suggestions and ideas to helping me out. My phone would have been a paper weight, or just a plain old phone with serious limitations if it weren't for the great people here at XDA!

t4duzan said:
This morning, while my phone was up and running with my 16gb card, I took it out and put in my 32gb card. I shut down in recovery and restored a nandroid and it booted up fine. I then did a full reboot, just to check...and it worked like it's supposed to. I'm assuming something must have been restored with the card once I was running and shutting down the phone. Hopefully this thread can be some use to someone who might run into this problem, no matter what phone or ROM they might be running.
Thanks again to all who contributed suggestions and ideas to helping me out. My phone would have been a paper weight, or just a plain old phone with serious limitations if it weren't for the great people here at XDA!
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Interesting. Glad you got it sorted out.

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Oops, I've deleted / formatted...

I seemed to have trouble with my phone on certain bugs in using alot of different roms, switching, testing, etc...Now I completely deleted everything off my phone by accident and was wondering if I can get back my screen?
I'm stuck on HBoot when I turn on phone, It has no rom, no recovery, no system, no data, and this basically happened due to me trying to wipe CM6 RC 6.1 ROM with snapKernel 7.6 loaded and on.
I did wipe data/cache/dalvik but it didn't allow me to roll my phone on Myn's latest rom.
I tried re-installing adb and variables / drivers / but I got nothing.
I think it's basically because I'm having this trouble due to having no files loaded on my android EVO 4g.
Here are the specs read from the Hboot screen
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.76.2000 (PC3610000)
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
RADIO-2.5.00.09.01
Mar 30 2010, 11:24:04
HBOOT
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Here's what I do remember and what I can say about my phone atm...
I did wipe sdcard by using format, and using the format on all other options too from recovery but now I have no files, how do I put back the files I'm missing to run my phone to normal?
Yes my phone is rooted. No, I don't think it's bricked.
Just missing complete files to my phone's system / data / etc
Nice... yeah if you deleted / (the root directory) that's never a good idea. In my sig is a link to Amon_RA's recovery where he has instructions on how to flash it with fastboot. After you do that you should be able to flash a ROM like normal.
Thank for your reply, I'll give it a start and let you know.
No, it's not working, I think I bricked my phone completely, It has just a Hboot screen with no files...zzz I'm not sure if that's understood or not, but I formatted the whole sd card and looks like theres nothing in this phone?
Edited: I think I have no device seen by my pc, and It shows error: devices not found ;(
alekosy said:
No, it's not working, I think I bricked my phone completely, It has just a Hboot screen with no files...zzz I'm not sure if that's understood or not, but I formatted the whole sd card and looks like theres nothing in this phone?
Edited: I think I have no device seen by my pc, and It shows error: devices not found ;(
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from the hBoot menu select Fastboot. You should be able to see it over USB afterwards
I was doing that but it still doesn't see my device. I'll give it an another try
Okay, It worked.
Here's what I did.
I downloaded the file recovery-RA-evo-v1.8.0.img and flashed it with the command in fastboot on cmd.
im now in recovery, how do i put my myn's rom and the king's 11 cfs kernel in there to make it work now?
Edited: I now see the USB - MS toggle function feature, very nice Amon Recovery saved my phone ;D ty
yw, If you push the files to your sd card amon_ra should see them. Also be sure to dismount/eject your SD card from your computer before leaving MS mode in the recovery, I've noticed it can corrupt your card if you cancel out while it is still writing to it.
Thank you for the help Haus, I appreciate the sincere generosity.
I think my phones back now after flashing up my new rom and kernel, plus goodies
It feels brand new.
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[Q] Tried to root and now HTC screen with 4 warnings in corners.

Tried to root and now HTC screen with 4 warnings in corners.
Can anyone provide me with instructions to restore my phone so I can try again?
Downloaded an RUU3.30 zip file... but don't know what to do now.
Trying to use adb I get device not found. Installed ALL the drivers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=652
I appreciate the link... but don't know what you want me to do with it? I can't seem to find a relevant post. I am trying to use fastboot... but that doesn't do anything and ADB keeps saying device not found but fastboot seems to reboot my device.
Try renaming the RUU to "PC3IMG.zip" (without the quotes), put it on the root of your sdcard, and then power down the phone.
Then turn the phone on by holding down the Volume Down button while tapping the Power button. The phone should automatically search for and find the PC3IMG file and attempt to load it.
If the above does not work, you will need to download the official HTC RUU.exe and run it from a Windows Computer while the phone is in fastboot. If the first method does not work, the second one surely will. It will bring your phone back to unrooteed stock at which point you can try again.
Thanks for your reply and renaming idea... problem is fastboot is the only thing that seems to be able to communicate with the phone... so how do I put that on the sdcard?
I appreciate your time... but currently am unfamiliar with this part.
Take the SD card out of the phone, put it in the adapter then in your computer.
The sd card in the phone is micro micro SD are there adapters for it? Its like 1 CM long.
Yes, there are adapters.
I would use the 3.29 ruu not the 3.30 ruu, since 3.30 has the new hboot which will create more of a hassle if you want to re root. just my 2 cents.
paulwoll said:
The sd card in the phone is micro micro SD are there adapters for it? Its like 1 CM long.
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micro to mini
http://cgi.ebay.com/MICRO-SD-MEMORY-CARD-MINI-SD-MINISD-ADAPTER-2G-4G-8G-/280489059757?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item414e7365ad#ht_2451wt_1022
OK, thanks. So I have to drive an hour out to Frys to get an adapter... is that my only option? Sigh... Thought their was a way with fastboot.exe to load or reflash an image? Or some other RUU exe... I don't see an RUU 3.30.651.2 exe anywhere online and I have looked for an hour.
I believe the link was his way of saying "Your question should not be in the development forum. It should be in the Q&A section."
Thanks.. sorry didn't catch that since he didn't post anything but the link. I do appreciate all of your posts... I did post it there since and have had no replies. Guess I can get an adapter.. but is it possible to reflash the stock image using fastboot?
paulwoll said:
Thanks.. sorry didn't catch that since he didn't post anything but the link. I do appreciate all of your posts... I did post it there since and have had no replies. Guess I can get an adapter.. but is it possible to reflash the stock image using fastboot?
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What hBoot version do you have? I was under the impression only the eng one had fastboot.
Some kingston cards come with a micro SD to USB adapter, it's almost worth it to buy that card just for the adapter IMO. They work great
I bought a new evo 3.30.651.2 with new HBOOT 2.02 (annoying)... tried to follow the root instructions and now my phone is hosed. In the process of installing everything there is fastboot.exe / adb.exe and other utilities that were installed along with unrevoked-forever etc. But the tool seemed to fail near the end and ended up with the black HTC screen.
fastboot.exe will reboot my phone and accesses it... I was wondering if I can use it somehow to boot a new kernel or flash a stock image? Really need to get this rooted.

[q] need help asap!!!!

OK SO, I DONT THINK IM A NOOB, BUT APPARENTLY I AM. MY HTC EVO 4G IS ROOTED, AND IM RUNNING CM7. FOR SOME REASON MY RADIO HAS BEEN ACTING UP. MY CALLS DONT GO OUT, AND MY FRIEND SAYS MY PHONE WOULDNT RING AT ALL. I TRIED TO BACKUP, RESTORE, AND EVEN HARD RESET MY SUPERSONIC. NOW, IM STUCK AT THE BOOT SCREEN. IVE WIPED THE DELVIK, THE DATA, AND THE PARTITION. NOTHING. IT WONT LOAD PAST THE ORIGINAL HTCEVO SCREEN. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. ALLL I REALLY CAN ACCESS IS THE BOOTLOADER, AND RECOVERY. IN RECOVERY, MY SD-EXT WONT LOAD, I CANT CREATE A BACKUP, AND I CANT RESTORE. WELL I CAN, BUT I CANT MAKE IT PAST THE BOOT SCREEEEEEEEN. HELP PPLS. PLEASE.
Click on amonRA in my signature to download its PC36IMG.zip file and place it on the root of your SD card (not in any folder). Turn off your device. Now simultaneously press the DOWN volume button and the power button until your device starts. After a short pause, a few lines of text will flash across the screen. Look at the top of the screen and see if it says "S-OFF". Hopefully, it does. If it displays "S-ON" then you will need to re-root. Anyway, the bootloader *should* auto-detect the file and prompt you to install it. Follow the prompts to install. Installation should take no more than 10 seconds. When it is complete, select recovery from the available options on the left side of the screen. If all went well, you should boot into your new recovery. If so, go to the wipe menu and wipe EVERYTHING in it EXCEPT the SD card. After that, try to flash a rom. Do not attempt to restore a nandroid backup unless your backups were created with amonRA. If you are able to flash a rom, be very patient during the initial boot. It may take a while. Let it finish. Get your mind set to wait 30 minutes even though it shouldn't take that long.
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dougjamal said:
Click on amonRA in my signature to download its PC36IMG.zip file and place it on the root of your SD card (not in any folder). Turn off your device. Now simultaneously press the DOWN volume button and the power button until your device starts. After a short pause, a few lines of text will flash across the screen. Look at the top of the screen and see if it says "S-OFF". Hopefully, it does. If it displays "S-ON" then you will need to re-root. Anyway, the bootloader *should* auto-detect the file and prompt you to install it. Follow the prompts to install. Installation should take no more than 10 seconds. When it is complete, select recovery from the available options on the left side of the screen. If all went well, you should boot into your new recovery. If so, go to the wipe menu and wipe EVERYTHING in it EXCEPT the SD card. After that, try to flash a rom. Do not attempt to restore a nandroid backup unless your backups were created with amonRA. If you are able to flash a rom, be very patient during g the initial boot. It may take a while. Let it finish. Get your mind set to wait 30 minutes even though it shouldn't take that long.
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for some reason, i cant place the img on my sd card? its odd but its saying "insert a disk into drive E" unless im doing it wrong, im not sure i can place anything on my sd card without selecting "turn on usb storage" or is there? thanks for the help so far. just a few more tips and ill be on my way.
Can you get to the bootloader and then into recovery from there? If so, then disregard trying to flash amonRA right now. If you can, then select the MS-USB option or its equivalent if your recovery is ClockworkMod to copy a rom or any other file onto the card.
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yea i can. but ive done all. wiped all, and nothing. what EXACTLY should i do?
Since you're able to get to recovery (I am assuming it's ClockworkMod), go to my initial reply and follow the instructions to flash amonRA v2.3 and everything else I stated. In the meantime, I'm going to locate a ruu for you to flash via your PC that *should* get you up and running. By the way, when you boot into the bootloader, what is the hboot version that is listed at the top of the screen?
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dougjamal said:
Since you're able to get to recovery (I am assuming it's ClockworkMod), go to my initial reply and follow the instructions to flash amonRA v2.3 and everything else I stated. In the meantime, I'm going to locate a ruu for you to flash via your PC that *should* get you up and running. By the way, when you boot into the bootloader, what is the hboot version that is listed at the top of the screen?
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supersonic evt3 ship s-off
hboot-2.10.0001
microp-041f
touch panel-atmel224_16ab
radio-2.15.00.11.19
oct 15 2010, 12:07:00
and as far as the amon-ra, i cant put it on my sd card at all. so im not sure how to update. man, i thought i knew about all this stuff from a siimple root, rom, and bootloader. guess i still suck i appreciate your help and patience. thank you.
If your hboot is version 2.10, then download the first RUU listed on THIS page. Connect your device via USB to your PC and then initiate the file. I'm preparing for bed. Take care.
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Do u have any way of putting the PC36IMG on the SD card with your computer. Like a SD card adapter or anything? If so take the SD card out of.your phone and try to put the IMG file on it that way
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If u have Clockwork, u can mount the sdcard while in recovery.
Or use another phone to place the img file in the sdcard.
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[Q] HTC Desire HD stuck in hboot, no recovery

First off, I know there are a lot of posts with this problem. Mine seems to be slightly different or I'm just stupid. (Probably the latter) Anyway, Desire HD stuck at hboot. S-OFF, cant get into recover either. SD card is blank. Here is what it says at the screen.
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.85.0007
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
and a date.
Also, I usually pay people to root my phone but I cant do it this time around. I updated the ROM and now this. Please help! I can pay you if you can figure it out.
Thank you so much
Are there no options or text below the date? It should say "HBOOT" or "FASTBOOT" and present a small menu of coloured text options.
Also, what ROM did you update before this happened?
It would be good to know exactly what steps led to your problem before suggesting how to fix this. Try to give as much detail as you can.
It says Hboot. and yes, has the options below. The last update was for Cyanogen 7.0 but didnt like it. I went to go back and just recover the back up of what I had because I liked what was on there and yeah, didnt work out so well. Got to love your friends. lol
I have tried bortaks troubleshooting guide and flash a new recovery using android flasher but that doesnt seem to be working either. When I go to recovery, its just sticks me to the splash screen and wont do nothing.
Firstly, as long as you have a working bootloader, your phone isn't bricked and can be recovered.
Well it seems you are Radio S-Off (Ship S-Off), but you also need Eng S-Off to flash a recovery from the command line using fastboot.exe. I'm pretty sure danward's Android Flasher uses fastboot, so I'm not surprised it didn't work.
What to do next depends on whether you can get access to your sdcard from your PC. If you can - with a card reader in the PC, or another phone to put the card in and connect via USB - then go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003
Download the stock 1.32 PD98IMG.zip ROM from Section 1 and put it on the root of your SD card. Then put the card back in your DHD, and reboot into the bootloader.
It should recognise the PD98IMG.zip file and ask if you want to flash it, press Volume Up to confirm. This will put the stock 1.32.405.6 HTC ROM on your phone - this is an early shipped HTC firmware and it's the easiest version to root.
Edit: Note this file and the RUU below are for a Desire HD, and I don't think they will work on an Inspire - see later in the thread for some links to Inspire files.
Once it's flashed, it will replace everything - ROM, Recovery, radio - with the stock versions so you'll need to use the hack kit again, but you should still have Radio S-Off. Also remove the PD98IMG.zip file from your SD card when done, otherwise each time you go into the bootloader it will ask if you want to flash it.
If for any reason you can't get the PD98IMG.zip onto your SD card, you could try running an RUU (Rom Update Utility), this is the official HTC firmware in an EXE file you run from your PC. Plug your phone in via the USB cable and run the RUU file. You can find them here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19101263#post19101263
The 1.32 version isn't there, so I would go for the next oldest WWE version (WWE = world wide edition, i.e. not carrier-branded)
RUU_Ace_HTC_WWE_1.72.405.3_R_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_release_161342_signed.exe
If that runs, it will do the same as the PD98IMG.zip, i.e. put your phone back to stock HTC firmware, but once again you will retain Radio S-Off.
I don't know much about the Ace Hack Kit as I rooted my phone before it came out, but I'm pretty sure that it will root either of those two versions of the stock firmware just fine. Good luck!
I downloaded it 3 times from 2 different sources, put it on my sd card, still nothing. Am I doing anything wrong?
Is you USB cable still connected? If it is, the bootloader will go into FASTBOOT mode, and you need to be in HBOOT mode. What does it say under the date, fastboot or hboot?
If it says fastboot, just pull the USB cable out and reboot the phone.
Otherwise I'm not sure why it's not working.
I tried both ways. hboot and fast boot. All you need to do is start the phone up on h boot right? It runs through those codes looking for it and says not found on all 4 of them.
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I tried both ways. hboot and fast boot. All you need to do is start the phone up on h boot right? It runs through those codes looking for it and says not found on all 4 of them.
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This is probably a stupid question, but it is definitely a Desire HD, right?
What file names does it say it's looking for when it runs through the codes, does it definitely say PD98DIAG and PD98IMG?
Maybe try the RUU method instead?
Inspire from ATT, same thing right? Its says
sd checking....
loading....[PD98DIAG.zip]
No Image
Loading....[PD98DIAG.nbh]
No Image or Wrong Image
Loading....[PD98img.zip]
No Image
Loading......[PD98img.nbh]
No Image or wrong image.
I would try the other method but I cant find android 1.0 usb driver that it apparently needs. It will still flash though for some reason. What do you think?
The file is definitely called PD98IMG.zip and is on the root of your sd card?
Edit: Any drivers should be installed when you install HTC Sync on your PC, if you haven't done this already get it here:
http://www.htc.com/www/help/
PD98IMG is the file name and its a compressed file so that would make .zip. correct? I have nothing else on the sd card, just that.
Hmm, do you know how to turn on filename extensions in Windows?
For Win7, go to My Computer, Organize menu, then Folder & Search Options. Click on to the View tab and un-tick "Hide extensions for known file types".
Then check the filename again and make sure it ends .zip, and not .rar or something else. Some browsers can change the file name when downloading zip files.
Weird, though. I've just tried a PD98IMG.zip on my phone to check my instructions and it should be okay. I'm not so familiar with the Inspire, but if it's looking for a PD98IMG.zip you should be fine. I think the main difference is in sound files, but the ROMs are otherwise the same.
I checked it. Yes, it is named exactly that. I wonder why it wont run?
I think it's because it's an Inspire. Inside the PD98IMG.zip is a file called android-info.txt, and the first line of that is
Code:
modelid: PD9810000
The model ID for the Inspire is (I think) PD9812000. So it's not recognising the zip as valid.
You'll need a PD98IMG.zip specifically for an Inspire. Maybe check the Inspire forums? Although the phones are very similar they're not 100% the same, and folks there might know which file you need, or where to find the right RUU. Sorry, I didn't realise the PD98IMG file would need to be different.
You might just be able to replace the android-info.txt file inside the zip with one from an Inspire, not sure if that would work though.
Edit: Also, for the RUU you probably need the US-specific file, which is RUU​_Ace​_Cingular​_US_1​.80.502​.3_Radio​_12.39​.60.19​_26.06.04.14
Edit2: Found this PD98IMG.zip which is for an Inspire, it's the same 1.80.502.3 version mentioned above.
http://www.multiupload.com/JELMZNSKDF
I think I found the file for the Inspire. I'm going to try that next. As far as that last post, That is way over my head, lol.
Good luck! The file linked above at the multiupload address is definitely an Inspire version, so try that if the one you found doesn't work. I'm off now but will check this thread again in the morning just in case.
Thank you so much for your help. I'll post and tell you what happened
Happened to me once, if push comes to shove down load stock Rom from dev section. It is an .exe file that will restore your DHD back to stock from h-boot u will have to root your phone again though ! Good luck
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[Q] No ROM or anything installed on phone [SOLVED]

Dear reader,
Thanks in advance for your time. I have to, yet again, rely on your knowledge. Even though there is an endless amount of knowledge available on these forums, it seems that I keep searching for the wrong keywords since I am not getting the results I need.
I have been running CyanogenMod for a year now, and I decided I was up for a change. I rebooted into recovery and installed MIUI.us. I do have to admit I don't know much when it comes to flashing, installing differents OS's, etc.
Let me describe the situation: I wanted to start all over again, clean the SD-card and internal memory and re-install MIUI but somewhere in the process I got stuck. Now my screen is stuck on the HTC screen, and the only thing I can do is load into -I don't really now what it is called- (I lack the terminology). The screen is as follows:
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.85.0007
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 2010, 12:47:02
HBOOT
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN> to next item
<POWER> to select item
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
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When I press recovery I get the cellphone with the red triangle and exclamation mark on top of it. If I then press vol-up + power I get the Android system recovery <3e> screen. When I select to apply the update.zip I get an error. This is probably because I don't have it no my SD card due to me having formatted it.
So now I don't know which steps to follow. Can any of you tell me how to fix my issue, or refer me to a good tutorial that handles my problem.
My apologies again for having to rely on your time again. Thanks in advance!
Yours sincerely,
Nicolas
If i understood well the reason update is failing is because you dont have a update.zip file on your sd card right?
If this is the case download one of the stock roms listed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610483
or here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19101263#post19101263
If your not sure which one to download download this RUU: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=879375
If you download a update.zip put it in your sdcard on the main directory and boot to bootloader -the screen for which you lacked the terminology-
update should occur automatically.
If you decide to download a RUU instead of a update.zip...
To get update.zip from RUU download and run the RUU on your pc without connecting your device to the pc and follow on screen instructions, once you get to the part when it tells you to connect your phone go to the temp folder on windows and extract rom.zip to desktop, rename to update.zip and do the steps above.
You only need one method for update.zip i posted 2 to give you the option to chose which one you prefer.
Please press the thanks button if I was helpful.
Pm me if that doesn't work
Thank you
Thanks for your clear elaborate explanation. My cellphone is again happily running MIUI without any problems.
For future references: I have followed your second option since I didn't know which stock rom to download. As filefactory constantly didn't have a free download spot, I downloaded the RUU using the link found on post number 334. The link brought everything back in order, and allowed me to use the ace hack kit afterwards.
Thanks again inspiredbyhtc for your time and help. Credit is of course given where credit is due. Much appreciated!
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