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Help stuck in hboot

I just flashed PB31IMG.ZIP containing only hboot .79 over my hboot .77 now my phone wont reboot. Im stuck on hboot. i can go to recovery but thats it. Ive tried battery pull and everything else. Suggestions????
Is it okay to unzip a PB31IMG.zip and delete all the stuff i dont want then rezip and flash??
Im sorry, wrong section i know. This needs addressed immediately and im not getting help in the Q&A section.

blakestiffler said:
I just flashed PB31IMG.ZIP containing only hboot .79 over my hboot .77 now my phone wont reboot. Im stuck on hboot. i can go to recovery but thats it. Ive tried battery pull and everything else. Suggestions????
Is it okay to unzip a PB31IMG.zip and delete all the stuff i dont want then rezip and flash??
Im sorry, wrong section i know. This needs addressed immediately and im not getting help in the Q&A section.
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Reboot bootloader, select recovery, restore a nandroid, or flash a rom. It wipes the kernel when you change hboot
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i dont have a recent nandroid but i do have a kernel on my sdcard could i just flash it?

Just do an advanced restore of the boot partition.

blakestiffler said:
i dont have a recent nandroid but i do have a kernel on my sdcard could i just flash it?
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I haven't just flashed a kernel, but it should work
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GermanBrat said:
Just do an advanced restore of the boot partition.
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no matter what type of restore i attempt it stalls at "checking MD5 sums..."
luniz7 said:
I haven't just flashed a kernel, but it should work
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i tried flashing the kernel. That didnt work either

blakestiffler said:
no matter what type of restore i attempt it stalls at "checking MD5 sums..."
i tried flashing the kernel. That didnt work either
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How long are you waiting for the md5 check, it can take a bit sometimes
Flash a boot.img from a restore and it should work
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i had to redownload the rom and adb push it to my phone. I flashed without wiping and it worked! Thanks for the help guys! Its a work phone. And im at work! lol so urgency was important

luniz7 said:
How long are you waiting for the md5 check, it can take a bit sometimes
Flash a boot.img from a restore and it should work
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i probably waited 4-5 minutes. much longer then i ever waited before.

blakestiffler said:
i had to redownload the rom and adb push it to my phone. I flashed without wiping and it worked! Thanks for the help guys! Its a work phone. And im at work! lol so urgency was important
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word of advice, always make a nandroid backup before you do anything. When you change hboot you will have to flash a rom or a nandroid restore to get past hboot
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luniz7 said:
word of advice, always make a nandroid backup before you do anything. When you change hboot you will have to flash a rom or a nandroid restore to get past hboot
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yeah i didnt know that..

you rooted a work phone?
i guess that's a good idea.

PhillyCheez said:
you rooted a work phone?
i guess that's a good idea.
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Lol I was thinking the same but didn't say anything
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PhillyCheez said:
you rooted a work phone?
i guess that's a good idea.
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luniz7 said:
Lol I was thinking the same but didn't say anything
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my work phone is my only phone and i care more about my phone world than my work world lol

HELP!!! Update

okay so I have been rooted for some time now and decided i wanted to unroot (for reasons im still trying to figure out) so now i am on 2.1 update 1 and cannot update to froyo. when i go to settings>about phone>system update it says my phone is up to date and when download the official 2.2 update and rename it to update.zip and try to install it it says a bunch of stuff then e: error in sdcard update.zip (status 7) update aborted. my radio (baseband) version 1.00.03.04.06 . i have done the PB1IMG thing then tried to update and i get the same thing! I am pissed!
any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Matt

I haven't unrooted in a long time, but maybe it's related to the fact that you're still on the old radio? You might need to be on the official froyo radio which is 2.15.00.07.28

Thank you how do I get the new radio?
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mattrox1221 said:
Thank you how do I get the new radio?
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Search for the radio thread.
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PonsAsinorem said:
Search for the radio thread.
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Here it is just so that you don't mess anything up http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886129

Thank you! I will try it when I get home
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mattrox1221 said:
Thank you! I will try it when I get home
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Be sure to take extra care when flashing radios. Don't pull the battery while it's updating and even if it looks like it's not doing anything, LEAVE THE PHONE ALONE. Read up in that topic for more information on how to flash radios.

I appreciate your help, I will study up and perform the update tonight. When I post back tonight with the results hopefully I will be updating to froyo
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If you are going to go through the trouble of updating the radio and then hope the OTA will push, why not install the update? Its the same process and you'll be assured you have the 3.26 build.

Because I can not install the update right now if you read my first post I explain. It says update aborted
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mattrox1221 said:
Because I can not install the update right now if you read my first post I explain. It says update aborted
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Your doing it wrong. My idea is you would be using hboot to flash the update. It will work and not fail.
You issue using the update.zip idea is phone is checking for files that aren't there and then aborting. Hboot will not look for these files and will upgrade you.
An even easier idea would be just to run the ruu if you have a windows PC.
I'm just trying to save you time and headache. You don't have take my advice.
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alright, I flashed the new radio(2.15.00.07.28) and i am still having the same problem, not being able to update, either way(manual or by ota) and i am still frustrated. the one weird thing is that after i flashed the new radio when i went to recovery to try ro manual update it was clockworkmod!? I have no idea what the heck is up with my phone! does anyone have any ideas?
thanks,
matt

attempt 1 FAIL!
alright, I flashed the new radio(2.15.00.07.28) and i am still having the same problem, not being able to update, either way(manual or by ota) and i am still frustrated. the one weird thing is that after i flashed the new radio when i went to recovery to try ro manual update it was clockworkmod!? I have no idea what the heck is up with my phone! does anyone have any ideas?
thanks,
matt

doug piston said:
Your doing it wrong. My idea is you would be using hboot to flash the update. It will work and not fail.
You issue using the update.zip idea is phone is checking for files that aren't there and then aborting. Hboot will not look for these files and will upgrade you.
An even easier idea would be just to run the ruu if you have a windows PC.
I'm just trying to save you time and headache. You don't have take my advice.
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thank you, i will try this right now

mattrox1221 said:
thank you, i will try this right now
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You will have to either reroot or flash clockwork through hboot when you are done if you want root again.
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If you can't find either the ruu or pb31img you can find them here
http://dougpiston.com/?page_id=108
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mattrox1221 said:
thank you, i will try this right now
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When i try to do this it fill find the file, start loading it then it says parsing image for 1 seconf the goes back to the hboot menu. am i doing anything wrong what is the ruu thing you were talking about?

mattrox1221 said:
When i try to do this it fill find the file, start loading it then it says parsing image for 1 seconf the goes back to the hboot menu. am i doing anything wrong what is the ruu thing you were talking about?
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Don't open or unzip the file. Simply rename and move to SD card. Check the md5 to make sure the zip didn't go tits up during download.
The ruu is a .exe. I'm in class and don't have time to explain. Just Google it.
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Attempt 2 SUCCESS!
doug piston said:
Don't open or unzip the file. Simply rename and move to SD card. Check the md5 to make sure the zip didn't go tits up during download.
The ruu is a .exe. I'm in class and don't have time to explain. Just Google it.
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thank you! this worked the RUU worked! but now im "stuck" on 2.2 and the 2.2-update 1 wont show up on the system update any ideas on how i could get back to where i still get ota updates?

Unless I am wrong you should still get otas. That ruu is from HTC. Your build number should be 3.26
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Restore G2 via Recovery Files??

hey guys, sorry if this has already been answered. are there any recovery files for the G2 so i can flash it to stock out of the box? my friend gave me her phone cuz her ex put all kinds of spyware and i wanted to do a clean install of the OS. im used to moto phones so there are usually .sbf/.fxz files to do this with. idk if these kind of files exist for this phone. any info would help. thanks in advance

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hey guys, sorry if this has already been answered. are there any recovery files for the G2 so i can flash it to stock out of the box? my friend gave me her phone cuz her ex put all kinds of spyware and i wanted to do a clean install of the OS. im used to moto phones so there are usually .sbf/.fxz files to do this with. idk if these kind of files exist for this phone. any info would help. thanks in advance
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Just go into recovery, wipe everything and do a factory reset.
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OriginalGabriel said:
Just go into recovery, wipe everything and do a factory reset.
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That will be as good as flashing a recovery file? Just wanna make sure so she doesn't have anymore probs with her ex putting on spyware/trackware.
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simon_lefisch said:
That will be as good as flashing a recovery file? Just wanna make sure so she doesn't have anymore probs with her ex putting on spyware/trackware.
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Flashing a recovery won't do what you're wanting; recovery is used to do what you want.
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OriginalGabriel said:
Flashing a recovery won't do what you're wanting; recovery is used to do what you want.
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Sorry if I didn't word myself correctly. When I say flash a recovery file I mean an sbf/fxz type of file. Like moto phones have sbf/fxz files if you brick your phone. That's what I'm looking for. Id like to flash the OS so its a clean phone. However if stock recovery will do this then I'll take your word for it.
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simon_lefisch said:
Sorry if I didn't word myself correctly. When I say flash a recovery file I mean an sbf/fxz type of file. Like moto phones have sbf/fxz files if you brick your phone. That's what I'm looking for. Id like to flash the OS so its a clean phone. However if stock recovery will do this then I'll take your word for it.
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No need to reflash the OS, just boot into recovery, wipe everything and reset to factory (or however its worded) and it'll be like turning it on for the first time.
Anything that was installed via the Market will get reinstalled once she associates her phone with her account but I'm assuming any spyware he installed wasn't via the Market
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OriginalGabriel said:
No need to reflash the OS, just boot into recovery, wipe everything and reset to factory (or however its worded) and it'll be like turning it on for the first time.
Anything that was installed via the Market will get reinstalled once she associates her phone with her account but I'm assuming any spyware he installed wasn't via the Market
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sweet. thank you much my friend

Hboot question

When hboot loads it shows the last couple of pb31img's i tried to install a long time ago and of course it says no image.
Is there a way to remove this so it quits trying to load them?
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normanx said:
When hboot loads it shows the last couple of pb31img's i tried to install a long time ago and of course it says no image.
Is there a way to remove this so it quits trying to load them?
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No it is ment to do that, sort of a saftey feature. Hboot automaticlly looks for and tries to load those files so that in the event of a phone not booting you can flash an ruu. If s-off it can also flash radios new hboots splash screens and recoveries.

I understand that. But it was a splash img that had no image in it. Was just looking to clean it up a bit from trying to load ones that wont work. Thanks though.
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normanx said:
I understand that. But it was a splash img that had no image in it. Was just looking to clean it up a bit from trying to load ones that wont work. Thanks though.
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It is not showing the last couple of files you tried to flash. It will always search for those files reguardless of wether you have tried to flash something before or not . It is a built in feature of the phones bootloader. If you mean its trying to actually load a file but fails because its a bad img, then you can get rid of it by deleting the file from the sdcard.

help with evo 4g s-off/root!

okay, first off im gonna start out saying i am a samsung user and know nothing about htc. my buddy got an evo 4g for free and he wants me to root and install a rom, so i figured out i need s-on but have no idea how to do it. i tried the revolutionary thing but i entered the beta code and it always says invalid. please help! how do i do this?

Check your Hboot version first, if you haven't already done so. You can check the version by going into the bootloader (volume down+power). If it's 2.18 you'll have to use the Htcdev method to unlock the bootloader, install a custom recovery and root the phone. Revolutionary won't work with the newest Hboot. Incidentally, you don't have to have S-OFF to install a ROM or flash kernels, for that matter. So long as the bootloader is unlocked and the phone is rooted with a custom recovery, you're good to go.
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Its like 2.16.
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spitfire2425 said:
Its like 2.16.
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For that h boot u can use revolutionary. First u need to install drivers ,make sure u check on usb debugging and unknown sources When u enter beta key make sure its entered correctly it is case sensitive from my PC36100 using xda premium

I found it worked much better just to copy the beta key and then paste it once prompted to enter it. It seems like a lot of people were getting errors trying to manually type the key in, but hey, if it works, it works
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FinZ28 said:
I found it worked much better just to copy the beta key and then paste it once prompted to enter it. It seems like a lot of people were getting errors trying to manually type the key in, but hey, if it works, it works
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ive tried that many times, it just wouldnt work.

spitfire2425 said:
ive tried that many times, it just wouldnt work.
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Weird. Worked for me when I rooted my last EVO, no problem whatsoever.
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FinZ28 said:
Weird. Worked for me when I rooted my last EVO, no problem whatsoever.
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everytime i try it it says invalid beta key even when i copy and paste

spitfire2425 said:
everytime i try it it says invalid beta key even when i copy and paste
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Okay, dumb question. When you entered the serial number of the phone to get the key, did you make sure you didn't use O for 0 (zero)? Not sure that could be part of the issue but worth looking at. I honestly can't think of anything else at this point. I remember when Revolutionary first came out last year, people were having a lot of issues with getting the beta key accepted. I for one didn't have this issue so I'm at a loss at this point.
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I got it all worked out.
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spitfire2425 said:
I got it all worked out.
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What ended up being the problem?
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ok so i check for the boot loader version then what? i then install a custom made one from my computer? then i make a backup onto my sd card or comp? i have titanium but it says i need to be rooted...also...when do i instal the kernal? and where the heck do i find this stuff?:banghead:
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If I recall correctly, there is a su binary file that you have to flash from recovery once you've run Revolutionary. It's a zip file that's in the Revolutionary guide. Running the su binary is what actually gives you root. You'll need to make sure that you have the app Superuser or SuperSU installed, as it will actually give permission for root apps (such as Titanium Backup) to operate. As far as kernels and such, look under the development section there, as there is a ton of great info there
Also, once you get rooted, I'd suggest going into Recovery and making a full Nandroid backup, especially if you plan on flashing a ROM or kernel. It'll come in handy if you get in a tight spot down the road.
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FinZ28 said:
What ended up being the problem?
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I'm not sure what the problem was but I ended up updating to gb with 2.18 hboot then downgraded to android 2.2 then ran the unrevoked program then flashed a rom. Worked perfectly.
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