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[SOLVED] Can't access Custor Recovery Image from HBOOT

I'm having a issue where I can't access ClockworkMod Recovery (or any other recovery, to be fair) when booting in HBOOT and selecting Recovery.
If I boot throught ROM Manager, I can go into CM like everybody else. If I try to go manually, I end up in the stock Recovery with exclamation mark.
The thing is that I made a tutorial to install CM in Desire and shared with some friends and all of them, following the same steps I made, can go into CM just by selecting Recovery in HBOOT.
Installed thru Unrevoked succefully but got the same issue.
I've tried to flash CM again thru ROM Manager several times with no luck. I can only go to CM if I use the option in ROM Manager.
I've searched a lot but I don't think I'm finding the correct key words.
Anyone has any ideas?
This is important because if I have problems with flashing some ROM and can't get into Android and ROM Manager, I won't be able to do anything without a PC.
I'm using Official SenseFroyo 1.0c from Open Desire.

hugocbp said:
I'm having a issue where I can't access ClockworkMod Recovery (or any other recovery, to be fair) when booting in HBOOT and selecting Recovery.
If I boot throught ROM Manager, I can go into CM like everybody else. If I try to go manually, I end up in the stock Recovery with exclamation mark.
The thing is that I made a tutorial to install CM in Desire and shared with some friends and all of them, following the same steps I made, can go into CM just by selecting Recovery in HBOOT.
Installed thru Unrevoked succefully but got the same issue.
I've tried to flash CM again thru ROM Manager several times with no luck. I can only go to CM if I use the option in ROM Manager.
I've searched a lot but I don't think I'm finding the correct key words.
Anyone has any ideas?
This is important because if I have problems with flashing some ROM and can't get into Android and ROM Manager, I won't be able to do anything without a PC.
I'm using Official SenseFroyo 1.0c from Open Desire.
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You will have to flash a RUU Rom to restore recovery
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

You have forgotten one simple step.
When you choose recovery and get the red exclamation mark with a triangle, as described, you then need to press the volume down key and power at the same time. You will then have a blue text menu, choose apply update.zip to load CW recovery ( assuming you have CW recovery stored on your SD card root folder, renamed to update.zip )

atomfix said:
You will have to flash a RUU Rom to restore recovery
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Do you mean flash a RUU Rom and then flash a Custom Recovery back thru ROM Manager?
If so, is there any explanation why out of about 5 Desires rooted and with custom recovery flashed the same way, only 1 can't go into CM Recovery strait from HBOOT?
I'll try that as a last resource... If I can avoid flashing a 2.1 ROM and then a Froyo ROM back this would be nice.
Anyway, thanks for the quick help.

gekkonz said:
You have forgotten one simple step.
When you choose recovery and get the red exclamation mark with a triangle, as described, you then need to press the volume down key and power at the same time. You will then have a blue text menu, choose apply update.zip to load CW recovery ( assuming you have CW recovery stored on your SD card root folder, renamed to update.zip )
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I already have CW installed. I just can't access it directly. Nothing happened when I pressed voldown+power while the red triangle was showing.
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hugocbp said:
I already have CW installed. I just can't access it directly. Nothing happened when I pressed voldown+power while the red triangle was showing.
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Do vol+up and power at the same time
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atomfix said:
Do vol+up and power at the same time
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Sorry guys, you were right.
It turns out that dispite having using Unrevoked until it said "done", I though it would install CW directly...
Anyway, I just had to push VolUp + Power properly and managed to go into stock recovery and then flash CW.
Thanks atomfix and gekkonz for your help. I would never figure this out myself...
And that ROM Manager thing pointing out I had CW installed is really misleading, by the way...

Doh, yes vol up not vol down

Telus Desire freezes booting into Recovery

I have successfully rooted my Telus desire (Superuser app is available) , however everytime I try to flash a custom rom with rom manager it hangs when booting into recovery.
I get the HTC boot screen then a black bar appears at the top then the device shuts off. The only way to get it back is to remove the battery.
The first time I flashed just the regular unrevoked clockwork recovery but if I booted into recovery with that one I would have to clear storage to even get it to boot up again.
I just flashed Amon RA's and while I get the same black bar problem I still cant' boot into recovery.
I have tried to install older kernels and amon ra to no avail.
Please help!
Thanks!

I'm also thinking maybe I need to reflash back to stock and then try re-rooting again. I can't find a Telus stock rom as it is so new, can I flash any other carrier's?
Edit: it even freezes when I run unrevoked again, it goes through the process, says its done but the phone freezes.

I know exactly what your problem is. It's not that you are unable to boot into recovery, but that you cannot see the recovery options because you flash a clockwork recovery ROM that has no SLCD support.
I had this exact same problem. You can try the following steps. Leave the phone unplugged via USB as it may throw off the timing:
1. Hold volume down, then press and hold power for 5 seconds. This will get you to the HBOOT menu.
2. Wait 20 seconds so that the phone can complete the SD card check.
3. Press volume down once, then press the power button. This will select the Recovery option.
4. Volume down 5x. This should have you on the Nandroid option.
5. Optical button in. I'll call this 'enter' for the time being.
6. Volume down once, and press enter. This will select the Restore option.
7. Enter again to select the Nandroid restore point previously created by unrevoked3.
8. Volume down 7x and enter to confirm restoration.
9. Wait 7 minutes (I timed this) for the copying to complete, and press enter to reboot.
If all goes according to plan, this will have restored your original Telus ROM.
Now, to set up your Telus Desire properly:
1. Connect your phone to PC in mass storage mode or use a MicroSD reader. Download ROM and radio .zip to root directory of your SD card. DO NOT run unrevoked3 yet. DO NOT use the OpenDesire ROMs that are current at time of writing. They do not support SLCD at this time.
2. Download SLCD-specific recovery img from hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748618
3. Open unrevoked3, direct the program to use the image you just downloaded, and connect your Desire.
4. After some time, the phone will reboot into recovery mode.
5. Wipe the device
6. Use the update from .zip option to select ROM. After that's done, do the same with the radio zip file.
7. Reboot and you should boot properly into your new ROM.
YOU MUST use the updated SLCD Clockwork Recovery.
YOU MUSTN'T use ROM Manager from the Market. The recovery file it automatically downloads does not support SLCD.

Thank you so much that makes sense.
Its weird because other people with the Telus Desire have been able to flash leeroid. I failed your instructions the first time, but I will try again and keep you updated.
Thanks!!

I don't have a Desire but allow me to ask: If the phone is rooted (and boots up properly otherwise) but just has an inaccessible recovery, can you use flash_image to flash the recovery with SLCD support? This would reduce the bumbling-around-on-a-blank-screen factor.

cmstlist said:
I don't have a Desire but allow me to ask: If the phone is rooted (and boots up properly otherwise) but just has an inaccessible recovery, can you use flash_image to flash the recovery with SLCD support? This would reduce the bumbling-around-on-a-blank-screen factor.
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This is what I did and I got it to work somehow.
What I did was I flashed the custom image, then it still didn't work.
Then I flashed the clockwork image from rom manager and then it worked for some reason!
Thanks guys, weird though!

Did you root your Telus Desire with these steps? I did and no problems at all!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748618

h46it said:
Did you root your Telus Desire with these steps? I did and no problems at all!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748618
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No I didn't, thats why I had a problem, I solved it though with that custom recovery after all.
I HAVE A NEW PROBLEM THOUGH GUYS.
I partitioned my SD card through rom manager and now when I boot with the two partitions it stays stuck on the HTC boot screen. I removed the SD card and it booted fine, i erased my ext3 partition in windows and now it boots but I wanted to reinstall froyo with a2sd+ .
Also, I now get a triangle when I try to do things in rom manager saying that the update.zip can't be found.
This program is really pissing me off.
Help!

what i did that i think worked, was boot into fastboot,
Then through the android sdk fast boot
just pushed the SLCD recovery (renamed to recovery.img)
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
reboot bootloader
then go to recovery
it should work, it worked for me

THanks for the reply,
I'm all good.
Reflashed the custom image and all is well.

I had this exact same problem. You can try the following steps. Leave the phone unplugged via USB as it may throw off the timing:
1. Hold volume down, then press and hold power for 5 seconds. This will get you to the HBOOT menu.
2. Wait 20 seconds so that the phone can complete the SD card check.
3. Press volume down once, then press the power button. This will select the Recovery option.
4. Volume down 5x. This should have you on the Nandroid option.
am I doing the above #4 on the white HTC screen? becausethat's what comes up after I select recovery option?

Don't bother with those steps. Just re-root with the custom SLCD image with unrevoked.

Thank you !
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is there a fix to prevent this from happening?
i can randomly get into my recovery (it is the proper SLCD recovery image)
and i can install cyanogens rom.
however as soon, as i reboot or for example wipe my battery stats in the recovery, my phone just sticks at the HTC screen

Hi,
I fixed this problem when I reinstalled the Flash CloclworkMod Recovery in ROM Manager.
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Sgt.EddieWinslow said:
is there a fix to prevent this from happening?
i can randomly get into my recovery (it is the proper SLCD recovery image)
and i can install cyanogens rom.
however as soon, as i reboot or for example wipe my battery stats in the recovery, my phone just sticks at the HTC screen
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This is what happens to me as well. I dont know what Telus is but im on 3 (uk) with hboot 0.83 slcd.
this sticking at the htc screen has only started for me since i first wiped battery stats....although i was only running for 2 days previous it worked and rebooted fine before this wipe and now it is sporidic to say the least.
When i boot up with power+vol down, it checks my sd card and says something like cannot find img.
If i remove my sd card after it hangs and reboot, i can get past the htc screen everytime.

Perhaps the "wipe battery stats" option is broken on Telus Desires. What if it's looking to wipe some particular values in memory but it hits the wrong one?

dferg said:
This is what happens to me as well. I dont know what Telus is but im on 3 (uk) with hboot 0.83 slcd.
this sticking at the htc screen has only started for me since i first wiped battery stats....although i was only running for 2 days previous it worked and rebooted fine before this wipe and now it is sporidic to say the least.
When i boot up with power+vol down, it checks my sd card and says something like cannot find img.
If i remove my sd card after it hangs and reboot, i can get past the htc screen everytime.
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my solution was to flash pb99img zip file and access recovery to reflash a new rom

dash4g said:
my solution was to flash pb99img zip file and access recovery to reflash a new rom
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Any chance for you to explain that a bit better? Not sure what you mean there. :/
Flash the file...then go into recovery to reflash a rom? Is that what you did?
After flashing the pb99img file, can you boot into recovery every time without that white screen of death?

Sgt.EddieWinslow said:
however as soon, as i reboot or for example wipe my battery stats in the recovery, my phone just sticks at the HTC screen
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Update you're Radio. You wont have that problem again.
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[Q] Boot into recovery without Vol(+) button?

I got my phone a bit damp while skiing and now the + vol button doesn't work. I would like to keep playing around with Roms however the inability to flash an update.zip to boot into clockwork mod worries me too much.
Is there anyway to get into the standard recovery without holding the + and pushing power? Or possibly hard-flash clockwork mod?
Gas
---Solved, flashed recovery using unREVoked, works well now. Thanks everyone, back continuous unadulterated flashing---

Well, ROM manager can boot into recovery, but obviously that requires a working ROM.
Regards,
Dave

Install ROM Manager from the Marketplace, use the custom clockwork recovery image in my sig (fake flash). You can then install the custom recovery image from the root of your sd card using ROM Manager. To flash ROMs in the future, in ROM Manager, select the 'Install ROM from sd card option'. You can then use the trackpad to navigate through the recovery menu options instead of the Vol key.
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Yeah I know I can get there from Clockworkmod, but the rom needs to be working. I'm worried about flashing anything else in case one of the roms is broken.
I've read that unrevoked rooted phones can do it, can I use the unrevoked method even though I'm already rooted with Paul's riskfree?

If you turn on your phone while pressing the "Back"button on the right of the (OJ)optical joystick, your phone boots in "Fastboot"
Then you select "Bootloader" by pressing the powerbutton
If one of your vol buttons still works, you can press it untill you've selected recovery
Et Voila

Marcell-o said:
If you turn on your phone while pressing the "Back"button on the right of the (OJ)optical joystick, your phone boots in "Fastboot"
Then you select "Bootloader" by pressing the powerbutton
If one of your vol buttons still works, you can press it untill you've selected recovery
Et Voila
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I can get to the recovery screen, black phone with red exclamation mark in triangle. It is at this screen I need the vol(+) button. Hmmm...not too confident about flashing roms anymore

ClassicalGas said:
I can get to the recovery screen, black phone with red exclamation mark in triangle. It is at this screen I need the vol(+) button. Hmmm...not too confident about flashing roms anymore
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Use UnrEVOked to permanently flash a recovery image onto your phone.
Regards,
Dave

From terminal
su
reboot recovery
Also works

Where to from here?
I have been reading up on fastboot, in which I should be able to restore a nandroid backup if flashing a rom fails. This doesn't need the recovery console, there is some contingency I guess.
Has anyone used unrevoked on a prerooted device? are the steps the same?
Gas

For instructions for flashing a permanent recovery image (UnrEVOked) are pretty straightforward. Please see the following link for more information:
http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=709146
Just make sure you have HTC Sync uninstalled beforehand. To remove UnrEVOked, simply flash your original RUU file, which will also return you to stock and remove root.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

[TUTORIAL] CWM and root in one click (GSM only tested)

0. Get S-OFF via XTC-Clip, or UNLOCK from НТСDEV
1. Download this
2. Connect your device to PC via USB with usb debug mode
3. Run recovery.bat from archive
4. Press any key when asked
5. That's all. You've got CWM.
To Root
0. Download lastest Superuser and su here
1. Put Superuser and su in the root of SD card
2. Go to CWM and install zips
3. Now rooted
Tnx to alquez for recovery port

CWM installed just fine , however the root did not happen inspite of installing both the zip files via the recovery cwm! Still an S-ON

I'd recommed rooting through HTC Super tool.

anoobiser said:
CWM installed just fine , however the root did not happen inspite of installing both the zip files via the recovery cwm! Still an S-ON
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Root and S-ON are not the same.

I did the first part, worked like a charm, thanks!
As far as the second portion, though, how exactly do I "Go" to CWM? Do you just mean the Manager that I download from the Market? Or how do I boot to CWM? This is all very different from my Nook Color.
EDIT:
Disregard. I figured it out. I will return if I have an updates. Thanks again.
EDIT2:
The Root portion does not work. I ran both of the zip files, but my phone is still not rooted. If I access CM in the phone it states that the phone is not rooted and needs to be in order to perform such a task.

try to find out, is there su app in system\bin?

Download this to your sd
http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Reboot into cwm then choose install zip from SD then choose zip.
Point it to the file you downloaded
When done click back then reboot.
That should be you rooted.

Worked great for me, thank you!
Rooted and installed custom rom, finally!

Push "Thanks" button, not just say it)

intel007 said:
download this to your sd
http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
reboot into cwm then choose install zip from sd then choose zip.
Point it to the file you downloaded
when done click back then reboot.
That should be you rooted.
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thanks a zillion
worked great 4 me :d

nootered said:
I did the first part, worked like a charm, thanks!
As far as the second portion, though, how exactly do I "Go" to CWM? Do you just mean the Manager that I download from the Market? Or how do I boot to CWM? This is all very different from my Nook Color.
EDIT:
Disregard. I figured it out. I will return if I have an updates. Thanks again.
EDIT2:
The Root portion does not work. I ran both of the zip files, but my phone is still not rooted. If I access CM in the phone it states that the phone is not rooted and needs to be in order to perform such a task.
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Can you elaborate on what you did to answer your own question?
I have the same one. I don't understand what's meant by "Go to CWM" or "reboot into CWM". In fact, I don't even understand what CWM is.
Is that just ClockworkMod? If so, what's the reason for downloading it from the links people post, as opposed to simply downloading it from the Market for free?
I power off my device, and then hold volume DOWN and power, and I get into some non-graphical program (not even sure what you call it), but there doesn't seem to be any option to install anything from a .zip on the SD card.
I'm confused

nscand said:
Can you elaborate on what you did to answer your own question?
I have the same one. I don't understand what's meant by "Go to CWM" or "reboot into CWM". In fact, I don't even understand what CWM is.
Is that just ClockworkMod? If so, what's the reason for downloading it from the links people post, as opposed to simply downloading it from the Market for free?
I power off my device, and then hold volume DOWN and power, and I get into some non-graphical program (not even sure what you call it), but there doesn't seem to be any option to install anything from a .zip on the SD card.
I'm confused
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that non graphical program is called the bootloader, clockworkmod is a recovery. so once youve booted into your bootloader use the volume buttons and power to select stuff. go to recovery and push power. that will bring you into clockworkmod recovery

thank you so much ... worked for me
first i unlocked bootloader from HTCDEV then followed the above simple steps.
worked perfect for me . Now my cell is rooted .
HTC WILDFIRE S marvel android 2.3.5

recovery crashes
i just follow this procedure .. after install successfully cwm . after phone got stuck on recovery and screen goes black ... need help

[HELP]Won't Pass HTC Logo Screen and Boot. HELP.!!!

Hi all I have a problem about my DHD.
I Unlocked the device with HTCdev and now its Unlocked but S-ON. I installed custom recovery ( CWM Touch ) and flashed a custom rom and now the phone can't go further then the HTC Logo on the screen and can't boot the ROM. I've tried RUU way and a few different Custom roms by the CWM but still no use
While flashing a custom rom it doesn't gives any error or any other issues it fully installs the rom but can't boot it... can you guys pls help me

MasterKoala said:
Hi all I have a problem about my DHD.
I Unlocked the device with HTCdev and now its Unlocked but S-ON. I installed custom recovery ( CWM Touch ) and flashed a custom rom and now the phone can't go further then the HTC Logo on the screen and can't boot the ROM. I've tried RUU way and a few different Custom roms by the CWM but still no use
While flashing a custom rom it doesn't gives any error or any other issues it fully installs the rom but can't boot it... can you guys pls help me
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you need to flash the boot.img in fastboot. To find the steps in the guide in my signature.

HTC Inspire 4G Bricked
Hey, I am so sorry for bothering you. I am having a problem with my Inspire. I tried to install new rom JellyBone a few days ago, and my phone stopped loading at the HTC screen. I already took the battery out and run the hard reset, but it didnot work. Phone kept freezing at the HTC screen. I cannot access any mode from the phone. The phone is S-OFF. I really appreciate your help. thanks

whitehat1 said:
Hey, I am so sorry for bothering you. I am having a problem with my Inspire. I tried to install new rom JellyBone a few days ago, and my phone stopped loading at the HTC screen. I already took the battery out and run the hard reset, but it didnot work. Phone kept freezing at the HTC screen. I cannot access any mode from the phone. The phone is S-OFF. I really appreciate your help. thanks
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Exactly how did you try to install the ROM (JellyBone?)? Where did you get it? Have you flashed other custom ROMs before? Can you access HBOOT? (Turn off the phone and hold power + volume-down.) Can you plug the phone into the computer and run ADB?

HTC inspire bricked
bananagranola said:
Exactly how did you try to install the ROM (JellyBone?)? Where did you get it? Have you flashed other custom ROMs before? Can you access HBOOT? (Turn off the phone and hold power + volume-down.) Can you plug the phone into the computer and run ADB?
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I did full wipe data and then install zip file from SD card. I been used MIUI and other Roms, and I do the same steps to install these roms. I cannot access to HBOOT. whenever I press the power + volume key, it turns on and stays on the HTC screen. I also try to plug it on the computer and run the hack bit, but it does not work.
Is there a way to boot it using the command prompt?
thanks

whitehat1 said:
I did full wipe data and then install zip file from SD card. I been used MIUI and other Roms, and I do the same steps to install these roms. I cannot access to HBOOT. whenever I press the power + volume key, it turns on and stays on the HTC screen. I also try to plug it on the computer and run the hack bit, but it does not work.
Is there a way to boot it using the command prompt?
thanks
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Go back and flash the stock ROM using sd card method...then root again...your phone is not bricked...

whitehat1 said:
I did full wipe data and then install zip file from SD card. I been used MIUI and other Roms, and I do the same steps to install these roms. I cannot access to HBOOT. whenever I press the power + volume key, it turns on and stays on the HTC screen. I also try to plug it on the computer and run the hack bit, but it does not work.
Is there a way to boot it using the command prompt?
thanks
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Are you holding power and volume-DOWN? Have you tried using ADB? There are guides to it in my signature. Where did you get the ROM (was it a DHD ROM)?

Thanks for your helps I flashed boot.img according to the boot file as my rom file and now the phone works very well :victory: