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[Tutorial] Unbrick your softbricked HTC Wildfire S

Your phone is said to be bricked when you screw up with your radio partition of your phone. This contains the bootloader which loads the operating system. This is a hard brick and needs expensive hardware to fix. I can only help you with a soft brick.
benjamingwynn said:
Most people seen to not know the difference between a soft brick, a boot failure and a total brick.
Boot failure: commonly referred to as 'the HTC screen', 'the white screen' and of cause the 'help me my phone is stuck - problem'. This problem can be caused by many things, including the kernel, library's and ramdisk (think of a ramdisk like a map of your phones internal hardware). This can easily be resolved by flashing a new ROM.
Soft brick: Is where your phone gives out no screen output, but does give out some vibrations or you can access the bootloader utility/hboot, this can be fixed by flashing an RUU
Brick: your phone is as useless as a brick. It does not turn on nor make any vibrations, and you can not access the bootloader utility. There is no way to fix this.
Here's some ways to avoid soft bricking/bricking:
- Don't flash unofficial radio firmware
- Don't flash unofficial hboot software
- Don't throw your phone
- Don't flash anything suspicious in hboot
- Don't flash an RUU not designed for your phone
Here's some common misunderstandings:
- Roms, on there own will never brick your phone
- Kernels will never brick your phone
- The bootloader is not the radio
- Too many flashes will not brick your phone (however, you may make the internal memory smaller by KB because of bad sectors, but that story is for another time )
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using xda premium
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Thanks to benjamingwynn for the above info. Original post
It is a good practice to keep at least 3 nandroid backups on your sd card or computer. Also, making a goldcard is also necessary to run an RUU and to flash a PG76IMG.zip these things make it easier to unbrick your phone
Install ADB and Fastboot here first.
A Soft brick may be of many types.
The 3/5/7 vibe Brick (common with A510c)
This is Qualcomm Diagnostics mode.
--> How To Fix It (Click here)
You have to use a PG76IMG.zip extracted from your RUU, and not the file given in that post.
kalaker said:
To extract from the RUU,
Launch RUU (For this to be easiest, close all other running applications)
At the screen for the README, launch Windows Explorer
In the navigation/address bar type "%TEMP%" without the quotes.
Choose the first long-named folder (actually, the most recent) and open it.
Follow folders until you get to where there is a whole, big list (it should only be 1 or 2 subfolders).
Look for ROM.zip
Drag to desktop
Rename to PG76IMG.zip
Put it on SD Card.
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Phone doesn't boot but goes to recovery saying something like E:/ Invalid command argument
Your boot partition is messed up
-->How to fix it
-Flash your ROM again
or
-Flash another ROM
or
-Restore a nandroid backup.
If that didn't work,
-Extract the boot.img from your ROM zip and and copy it where ADB and Fastboot are.
-boot into your bootloader [wait 15 sec] select 'fastboot' and press power.
-type
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Reboot
Stuck on splash screen (White backgound with green 'htc')
Wait for at least 20 minutes to be sure its really stuck.
--> How to fix it
-remove the battery, boot into recovery, Wipe Data/Factory reset and try again
-still doesn't boot?
Restore a nandroid backup/Flash another Rom
Bootloop (Bootanimation plays repeatedly)
Connect the phone to your computer, run a logcat using the
Code:
adb logcat
command and look for repeating blocks
--> How to fix it
-remove the battery, boot into recovery, Wipe Data/Factory reset and try again
-still doesn't boot?
Restore a nandroid backup/Flash another Rom
Dont forget to click the Thanks button!!
Please leave your feedback/comments/corrections
Inform me if something is wrong and i will fix it

HI I have a 3 vibe brick on my CDMA VM USA HTC Wildfire S. It started with phone restarting and so I tried to recover though CWMod recovery, as I had backed it up when I first rooted my phone. During recovery it failed. I rebooted my phone then was stuck on the splash screen, after that I tried a battery pull and wound up with the 3 vibe brick. I have tried this method 4 times now, nothing seems to change, 3 vibes on power + vol down, wait 5 min, press vol up, wait 5 min again press vol up, no vibe, no nothing. screen stays black, no other vibes, do a battery pull, start over, same thing again. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated cause I have no backup phone at the moment.

I'm sorry that's my mistake you have to do that with a PG76IMG.zip, not pb31img. Extract it from the ruu of your carrier and then follow the procedure
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e

Ok cool. I was kinda thinking that's what it was, cause every time I was in hboot before this happened that's what it looked for, but I wasn't sure. Not really familiar with android but learning. Thanks again, btw, it works and you rock.

fr33kachu said:
Ok cool. I was kinda thinking that's what it was, cause every time I was in hboot before this happened that's what it looked for, but I wasn't sure. Not really familiar with android but learning. Thanks again, btw, it works and you rock.
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So you're unbricked now? Could you post the PG76IMG for other users?

usb connection
Hi, really good tutorial bud, mine is stuck on 7 or five vibe seems random at the moment...transffered zip to sd but I think my battery is dead and does not seem to charge on charger and laptop not recognising usb connection (though red led comes on....do I need to find alternative way to charge battery ? Also if in diagnostics mode would this show in device manager... as I am guessing if it does not that means I aint so phone is truly bricked...
Thanks ahead
Ben

So did you try the method shown?

thank you mate! really help for us keep sharing!
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using Tapatalk 2

hard brick?
Hey all.
I recently purchased a Wildfire S(no simlock, no branding) from ebay. The touchscreen was responding very randomly so (without giving it too much thought, sigh) I decided to flash it. I'm in Germany so I used "RUU_Marvel_S_HTC_Europe_2.13.401.3_Radio_47.23c.35.3037_7.54.39.28M_release_236989_signed.exe"
I don't know what I did wrong but now I seem to have a bricked phone. When powered on it displays nothing, it doesn't vibrate and it is not recognizes by Windows when connected via USB, it doesn't even show up in the Device Manager as some sort of device. The display keeps turning on and off every 2,3 seconds regardless if I turn the phone on or i just plug in the battery so now it sits with no battery waiting to be salvaged.
Can you confirm that I have a hard bricked phone? I've read that it is possible to unbrick the HTC Sensation by putting it in QDL mode.
Can this be done with the Wildfire S? I saw two little holes near the upper right corner of the battery.
If it is absolutely impossible for the Wildfire S, can you recommend a place in Munich where I could get my phone fixed? What's a reasonable price so I don't get ripped off?
Thank you all! I hope I've posted in the right forum. Should I open a new thread for this?
Ciao.

Did you unlock your bootloader? If not, you can claim your warranty

vbhtt said:
Did you unlock your bootloader? If not, you can claim your warranty
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I've got it from ebay, so I don't have any receipt, just the phone. Also didn't bother to check that before bricking it.

vbhtt said:
So did you try the method shown?
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Yes mate I tryed..get as far as 5 vibe sometimes 7 vibes sometimes led on or off, wait 5 mins push up vol wait at least 10 mins push up again and no single buzz..gutted...I am unlocked so screwed there. Is there no way to get usb connection to do it the old way.

@ B3NJY What phone do you have (marvel/mavelc, which carrier)? Which pg76img did you use? Did you make a goldcard?
@machofx Can you boot into the bootloader? (remove and replace battery, press and hold vol- and power)

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vbhtt said:
@ B3NJY What phone do you have (marvel/mavelc, which carrier)? Which pg76img did you use? Did you make a goldcard?
@machofx Can you boot into the bootloader? (remove and replace battery, press and hold vol- and power)
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I can't boot into the bootloader. As I said, nothing is displayed when I turn the phone on nor does it vibrate, it just turns the backlight on and off every two seconds.
P.S. I tried VolumeDown+Power button after removing the battery, didn't work!

machofx said:
I can't boot into the bootloader. As I said, nothing is displayed when I turn the phone on nor does it vibrate, it just turns the backlight on and off every two seconds.
P.S. I tried VolumeDown+Power button after removing the battery, didn't work!
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I think the ruu did not install properly. You probably have a hard brick. ( read 1st paragraph of 1st post)

I am pretty sure its marvel c and my carrier is 02uk I got it unlocked soff in shop,
I installed .sense rom but didnt like it so restored in recovery and all was fine but always had a problem with ota updates so tryed to do it manually, managed once but tryed latest update and its bricked me to black screen, volume down gives me 5/7 vibes.....
MARVEL PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT - 1.08.0000
MICROP - 0451
RADIO - 7.53.39.03M
S/W 2.13.401.2
I got the rom from here....link proved on this site...
http://www.mediafire.com/?ih6amhh2kzm4q6g which was the correct one I think for europe, I cannot make goldcard if I cannot connect to usb can I ?

B3NJY said:
I am pretty sure its marvel c and my carrier is 02uk I got it unlocked soff in shop,
I installed .sense rom but didnt like it so restored in recovery and all was fine but always had a problem with ota updates so tryed to do it manually, managed once but tryed latest update and its bricked me to black screen, volume down gives me 5/7 vibes.....
MARVEL PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT - 1.08.0000
MICROP - 0451
RADIO - 7.53.39.03M
S/W 2.13.401.2
I got the rom from here....link proved on this site...
http://www.mediafire.com/?ih6amhh2kzm4q6g which was the correct one I think for europe, I cannot make goldcard if I cannot connect to usb can I ?
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My friend, you have a marvel, not marvelc. ( if it was a marvelc, then the 1st line would be MARVELC EVT1 S-OFF RL & O2 doesn't sell the marvelc). When did you check this?Which PG76IMG is that? It should have a higher s/w number than yours ( you can do it if it is lower also, but that is a much longer procedure). You can make a goldcard by putting your sd card in another htc phone also.

Help me
I cannot remember when I copied those details down but I have access to my girlfriends wildfire buzz or card reader can you help me with it please if you have time....I am on shifts at the moment and off to work now till 11.00pm but if you can find time to give me a guide I would really appreciate it....I dont think I am anywhere near as smart as you but I am sure I can follow your links and instructions...it may help a lot more people and in my eyes should be a sticky.
Thank you
Ben

B3NJY said:
I cannot remember when I copied those details down but I have access to my girlfriends wildfire buzz or card reader can you help me with it please if you have time....I am on shifts at the moment and off to work now till 11.00pm but if you can find time to give me a guide I would really appreciate it....I dont think I am anywhere near as smart as you but I am sure I can follow your links and instructions...it may help a lot more people and in my eyes should be a sticky.
Thank you
Ben
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Well there are a lot of tutorials on the internet on how to make a goldcard. Just use Google
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using Tapatalk 2

my phone is doing the one where the screen stays white with the green htc logo i forgot to back mine up and flashing any roms are not helping
wildfire s unlocked bootloader with s-off marvelc
h-boot-1.10.0001
microp-0354
radio-0.94.00.0109
please help if u can my girlfriend is gonna kill me and/or steal my triumph lol
thank you for any help

[q] htc g2 not rooted semi bricked boot looping please help

Long story short my friend gave me a T mobile HTC G2 because it didn't turn on. I opened the phone to find the part where the battery connects to the phone came off the mother board so i solder it back on put the phone back together and turned it on. It booted up normal and came to the lock screen nothing worked the touch wasn't responding so i push power button to turn screen off and then again to turn it back on and the screen worked. I tried guessing his pattern five time and it didnt work it asked me to sign in to my Google account when the screen came up the phone rebooted and it kept doing it every time i turned it on. So i looked on xda how to restore it tried it and im not sure if it restored or not but it strated boot looping. I tried the flashing the pc10img.zip from the root of the sd card it usually says something like version to new or to old or something it didn't work. My phone is not rooted and i don't think usb debugging is on. Any info you guys want just ask. What can i do? How can i fix it? Please help

I'm going to take a guess, that if the battery connection to the motherboard 'broke off', then it's possible you have other physical issues such as the ribbon cable connecting the screen/digitizer to the rest of the phone.
If it were me I would have sent the phone into HTC for hardware warranty (which you can't do now since you soldered it.).
Can you provide some specific information about the phone, can you get into the boot loader, and if so what exact information do you have there? (USB debugging would be easily turned on under system settings, if you can get into it via the screen).

kbeezie said:
I'm going to take a guess, that if the battery connection to the motherboard 'broke off', then it's possible you have other physical issues such as the ribbon cable connecting the screen/digitizer to the rest of the phone.
If it were me I would have sent the phone into HTC for hardware warranty (which you can't do now since you soldered it.).
Can you provide some specific information about the phone, can you get into the boot loader, and if so what exact information do you have there? (USB debugging would be easily turned on under system settings, if you can get into it via the screen).
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Thanks for replying i don't think anything else is wrong with the phone all the cables were fine. To begin with warranty was already finished. "Yes", i can get into the boot loader/H boot. I can turn on usb debugging because the phone doesn't boot all the way in to android. When you say information what exactly are you looking for?

helstonrampersad said:
Thanks for replying i don't think anything else is wrong with the phone all the cables were fine. To begin with warranty was already finished. "Yes", i can get into the boot loader/H boot. I can turn on usb debugging because the phone doesn't boot all the way in to android. When you say information what exactly are you looking for?
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Mainly the info that shows up on hboot, and which recovery you have (or 'had') so that might be able to advise some additional steps.

helstonrampersad said:
Long story short my friend gave me a T mobile HTC G2 because it didn't turn on. I opened the phone to find the part where the battery connects to the phone came off the mother board so i solder it back on put the phone back together and turned it on. It booted up normal and came to the lock screen nothing worked the touch wasn't responding so i push power button to turn screen off and then again to turn it back on and the screen worked. I tried guessing his pattern five time and it didnt work it asked me to sign in to my Google account when the screen came up the phone rebooted and it kept doing it every time i turned it on. So i looked on xda how to restore it tried it and im not sure if it restored or not but it strated boot looping. I tried the flashing the pc10img.zip from the root of the sd card it usually says something like version to new or to old or something it didn't work. My phone is not rooted and i don't think usb debugging is on. Any info you guys want just ask. What can i do? How can i fix it? Please help
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when you first had the phone it won't boot right? but when you tried fixing the battery connection thingy (sorry I don't know whats it called )
it booted and ran again?
have you tried doing a factory reset?
Power button+volume rocker down (volume down button) to boot into bootloader mode then do a factory reset maybe that would work ?
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or sending the phone to HTC would help bud but you have to pay them for that if they get to fix it you got yourself a new toy!

kbeezie said:
Mainly the info that shows up on hboot, and which recovery you have (or 'had') so that might be able to advise some additional steps.
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This is the boot loader screen that i see
VISION PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.82.0000
MICROP-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-boot
Apr 13 211, 14:51:54
Im pretty sure the phone was never rootded before

The Android Manual said:
when you first had the phone it won't boot right? but when you tried fixing the battery connection thingy (sorry I don't know whats it called )
it booted and ran again?
have you tried doing a factory reset?
Power button+volume rocker down (volume down button) to boot into bootloader mode then do a factory reset maybe that would work ?
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or sending the phone to HTC would help bud but you have to pay them for that if they get to fix it you got yourself a new toy!
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Its ok im not certain of what its called either but just to be sure its the part where the battery touches and it has metal prongs like. As for trying to restore it, i already tried didnt work it boot loops when i try that.

I don;t know what to do
helstonrampersad said:
Its ok im not certain of what its called either but just to be sure its the part where the battery touches and it has metal prongs like. As for trying to restore it, i already tried didnt work it boot loops when i try that.
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ryin
sorry bro I'm no dev so I don't know that much when you were tryin to flash the "stock rom" did you flash the one for the G2 or the Desire Z?

The Android Manual said:
ryin
sorry bro I'm no dev so I don't know that much when you were tryin to flash the "stock rom" did you flash the one for the G2 or the Desire Z?
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I still appreciate your help bro and i was trying to flash the stock rom for the g2, i made sure of it.

helstonrampersad said:
I still appreciate your help bro and i was trying to flash the stock rom for the g2, i made sure of it.
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Would probably have to stick to the original Stock RUU update since you're S-ON (would need S-OFF for any kind of custom recovery, kernel, unsigned packages, etc), so would have to use a signed full package from T-Mobile, I don't know much bout that because I usually have my phones rooted and away from stock as fast as I can.
What stock rom did you find before? links?

kbeezie said:
Would probably have to stick to the original Stock RUU update since you're S-ON (would need S-OFF for any kind of custom recovery, kernel, unsigned packages, etc), so would have to use a signed full package from T-Mobile, I don't know much bout that because I usually have my phones rooted and away from stock as fast as I can.
What stock rom did you find before? links?
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http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Vision
Thats is the above link i used and i used all the ones that start with "PC10" I rename them to PC10IMG.zip so the phone can recognize it and it did. The only problem is that after it tries to install is say something along the lines of version is older or newer since i tried multiple packages. One package was going through the process and after that it didn't do anything, it didnt say failed or reboot or anything like that. Ive been trying to fix this for like a week and a half now. Ive even flashed custom PC10IMG.zip to see if it could help but nothing the furthest ive gotten is the phone boots for like 2 seconds the screen is blurry and the shuts off and there is an orange light in top right that wasn't lighting up before. Here are the links for the custom packages
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10583834&postcount=33
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10966727&postcount=63
Cant thank you enough for helping me this is really frustrating

kbeezie said:
Would probably have to stick to the original Stock RUU update since you're S-ON (would need S-OFF for any kind of custom recovery, kernel, unsigned packages, etc), so would have to use a signed full package from T-Mobile, I don't know much bout that because I usually have my phones rooted and away from stock as fast as I can.
What stock rom did you find before? links?
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If what i explained above is not what you were referring to then let me know your way

helstonrampersad said:
If what i explained above is not what you were referring to then let me know your way
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You would have to much it to your exact carrier/phone, Just flashing whatever you get your hands on can be very very risky.
For example for me being on T-Mobile with a T-Mobile branded G2, I would grab PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971109
(noting the *.15 is the original radio my device was shipped with, though I've upgraded to the newer *.19)
I of course have no intention to returning to complete stock, but it's usually the only course of action for most people stuck with S-ON (and then would look into exploiting/unlocking/rooting again from there).

kbeezie said:
You would have to much it to your exact carrier/phone, Just flashing whatever you get your hands on can be very very risky.
For example for me being on T-Mobile with a T-Mobile branded G2, I would grab PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971109
(noting the *.15 is the original radio my device was shipped with, though I've upgraded to the newer *.19)
I of course have no intention to returning to complete stock, but it's usually the only course of action for most people stuck with S-ON (and then would look into exploiting/unlocking/rooting again from there).
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I know it can be risky but im desperate for a fix. Ill try the package you linked. I download it and rename it to PC10IMG.zip? Ill get back after im done if you have any other suggestion please let me know.

kbeezie said:
You would have to much it to your exact carrier/phone, Just flashing whatever you get your hands on can be very very risky.
For example for me being on T-Mobile with a T-Mobile branded G2, I would grab PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971109
(noting the *.15 is the original radio my device was shipped with, though I've upgraded to the newer *.19)
I of course have no intention to returning to complete stock, but it's usually the only course of action for most people stuck with S-ON (and then would look into exploiting/unlocking/rooting again from there).
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Im confused on which one to flash I have a T-Mobile HTC G2 which one will i flash?

choose the latest one for the g2, reading your thread I feel you will have little luck with this. try logging onto freenode #g2root, you'll get real time help here
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

demkantor said:
choose the latest one for the g2, reading your thread I feel you will have little luck with this. try logging onto freenode #g2root, you'll get real time help here
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
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I am new to XDA how can i do that?

helstonrampersad said:
I am new to XDA how can i do that?
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I'm new so I can't post links, but copy and paste this url: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=g2root
EDIT - Oh, I can post links.

eboy_gb said:
I'm new so I can't post links, but copy and paste this url: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=g2root
EDIT - Oh, I can post links.
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Though ideally using an actual IRC client will work much nicer than a web chat one.

Same problem, but desire z S-ON
Hey guys.
I have the same problem with the boot loop /semi brick. Expect I never had any problem before, with the phone. I have tried taking out the sd card, starting it agian. I have tried without simcard. I have tried to flash the ROM with RUU_Vision_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.42.405.2_Radio_12.56.60.25_26.10.04.03_M_release_199043_signed
via Hboot Fastboot USB PLUG mode (which was the only mode the aplication was progressing in until it want to restart the phone in bootloader), but the phone frezzes and the aplication on the computer just keep working, without progress.
The factory reset just frezzes the phone.
The only thing reali seem to not frezze the phone is the revocery option. Here the phone react with restart showing a image of a phone with two green arrows bent around, over the phone. then it turns off the display and vibrate 4-5 times, og stays turn off not reacting to anything other then taking out the battery and you can start the phone once again.
VISION PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.85.0013
MICROP-26.10.04.19_M
eMMC-boot
Apr 11 2011, 23:36:27
Have no idea but the version of android. I know that usb debugging is NOT on Any hjelp is a big help. I'm a noob, And I have been searching for 3 days for a solution, so I just hope you can help my, otherwise it is going for a repair at the place I bought it.
Thanks

[Q] screen not working

hi
i have problem with black screen on wildfire (stock android ). when i turn phone on it only vibrates but screen is always off, after couple minutes when phone boots i can call myself and phone is ringing. but when i go to recovery mode screen is working, so i tried factory reset but that didn't help. I dont know is this screen hardware error or something else

stipa22 said:
hi
i have problem with black screen on wildfire (stock android ). when i turn phone on it only vibrates but screen is always off, after couple minutes when phone boots i can call myself and phone is ringing. but when i go to recovery mode screen is working, so i tried factory reset but that didn't help. I dont know is this screen hardware error or something else
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Hmmm. What recovery do you have?, are you s-on or s-off?
Have you flashed any mods recently?
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

heavy_metal_man said:
Hmmm. What recovery do you have?, are you s-on or s-off?
Have you flashed any mods recently?
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium
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It is my uncle phone, and it wasn't flash anything ever, it has stock android. when I write recovery i meant menu (with three android on bottom) that you enter by pressing power and volume down. Is there any way to (s-off) root, flash recovery and rom from that menu (with three android on bottom), because in android debugging isn't turn on :/
thx for help

stipa22 said:
It is my uncle phone, and it wasn't flash anything ever, it has stock android. when I write recovery i meant menu (with three android on bottom) that you enter by pressing power and volume down. Is there any way to (s-off) root, flash recovery and rom from that menu (with three android on bottom), because in android debugging isn't turn on :/
thx for help
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ok that screen is called the bootloader.
can you tell me its output please.
like does it say s-on
hboot version?~~~?~?
radio version???~?~?
is the phone network unlocked? can he use any simcard?
if it was locked originally can you tell me what carrier it was locked to please.
i dont believe you can s-off the device by software without having a working rom but there is a device called an xtc clip that can remove the security from the bootloader without the rom working. but it costs.
what we can do though is if you can get me this information we can hopefully run a program called a RUU, (which stands for rom update utility) and this will reinstall the stock software and hopefully fix your issue.
on an alternitive note, you said that you know the phone boots as you can call it. does the touch screen still work? can you answer the call or is it dead? if so we may be able to walk you through turning on usb debugging "blindly"

heavy_metal_man said:
ok that screen is called the bootloader.
can you tell me its output please.
like does it say s-on
hboot version?~~~?~?
radio version???~?~?
is the phone network unlocked? can he use any simcard?
if it was locked originally can you tell me what carrier it was locked to please.
i dont believe you can s-off the device by software without having a working rom but there is a device called an xtc clip that can remove the security from the bootloader without the rom working. but it costs.
what we can do though is if you can get me this information we can hopefully run a program called a RUU, (which stands for rom update utility) and this will reinstall the stock software and hopefully fix your issue.
on an alternitive note, you said that you know the phone boots as you can call it. does the touch screen still work? can you answer the call or is it dead? if so we may be able to walk you through turning on usb debugging "blindly"
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here is data:
s-on
hboot version 1.01.0001
radio version 3.35.20.10
today my colleague disassemble mainboard form screen and after 2h put them back together and now screen is working , he told me that electrostatic voltage could damage screen (i think that screen is probably dying, I hope that it isn't mainboard). I didn't see what he was doing so i don't know if he did something else, anyway phone is now working, have to see for how long.
thx for your help

stipa22 said:
here is data:
s-on
hboot version 1.01.0001
radio version 3.35.20.10
today my colleague disassemble mainboard form screen and after 2h put them back together and now screen is working , he told me that electrostatic voltage could damage screen (i think that screen is probably dying, I hope that it isn't mainboard). I didn't see what he was doing so i don't know if he did something else, anyway phone is now working, have to see for how long.
thx for your help
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Fair enough pal, as long as its working
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

hi, just update about my problem and solution.
After that "repair" screen would work for couple days and after that it wouldn't turn on again, so I would have to take out battery for hour and it would work again day or two. I replaced screen with one from ebay (10$), and now phone is working normal for almost two weeks.
hope this will help someone with same problem.

Unable to get into bootloader or recovery mode, stuck at white HTC logo screen

Hey everyone,
I have read the various topics with a similar title but none helped.
Here is my problem, I bought a used HTC Desire on eBay. It booted just fine on the first start, then I did a factory reset (from within the Android system menu).
Since then, I'm stuck at the white screen with the green HTC logo. I have tried to get into bootloader mode by removing the battery, holding vol down and power, but it just goes straight to the white screen again.
Also connected the phone to the pc, but adb isn't picking up anything...
Any ideas?

Try Power+Back button.

just got one step further:
I can get into fastboot mode with BACK + POWER. But volume keys doesn't work, is that a known issue that I can solve somehow?

Goddchen said:
just got one step further:
I can get into fastboot mode with BACK + POWER. But volume keys doesn't work, is that a known issue that I can solve somehow?
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So you bought a Desire with broken volume keys.
Are you s-off?

abaaaabbbb63 said:
So you bought a Desire with broken volume keys.
Are you s-off?
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looks like...
in fastboot mode it shows that it is s-on.

Goddchen said:
looks like...
in fastboot mode it shows that it is s-on.
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Then you'll have to flash a RUU to make it work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772499
It's official HTC Firmware. Your phone will boot after this.
So:
1. Install HTC Sync.
2. Download and extract the RUU.exe from the zip (It's somewhere in there)
3. Run the exe while you connect your phone in fastboot (Power+Back)
4. Wait for it to install
5. Boot

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Then you'll have to flash a RUU to make it work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772499
It's official HTC Firmware. Your phone will boot after this.
So:
1. Install HTC Sync.
2. Download and extract the RUU.exe from the zip (It's somewhere in there)
3. Run the exe while you connect your phone in fastboot (Power+Back)
4. Wait for it to install
5. Boot
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Thanks for the advice, I downloaded the 2.3 RUU and it starts the process, sais
rebooting to bootloader
erasing data
sending...
and after ~30 seconds it just shows me a screen that sais "ERROR_UNKNOWN"
On the phone I see a black screen with a silver HTC logo during the process and when I unplug the USB cable after the error it shows the hboot screen that now sais "update failed".

right before the error is shown it display "updating signature"

Goddchen said:
right before the error is shown it display "updating signature"
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It only says "Error_Unknown"? No error number, anything?
Weird.
This may be the reason:
Now, that may not sound too bad to some of you, but there's more: the 2.3 RUU update is limited regionally, as well. It's not available to users in Germany, North America, South America, South Korea, or Japan.
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You live in Germany, right?
Use this guide then:
Section 2, S-on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632

yes I am in Germany,
made some progress (or not?)
I noticed that the device was "unlocked", so I did "fastboot oem lock" and it was "relocked".
Then the RUU update went through - nearly. At the very end if failed again and now I am stuck at a black screen with the silver HTC logo and triangles in every corner.

AW: Unable to get into bootloader or recovery mode, stuck at white HTC logo screen
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app

wtf... tried again flashing the 2.3 RUU, this time it worked, YEAY
But now I have a bootloop, device starts, vibrates 1 time, waits for 3 seconds, and then vibrates 7 times. And restarts...

Ok. Tests are done.
According to the screenshot above and the 7 vibrations, you have a radio brick. It's a brick that can hardly be overcome.
The only solution is flashing the RUU and hoping that the phone will eventually boot.
That's why I don't buy second hand phones.
This thread might help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793369

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Ok. Tests are done.
According to the screenshot above and the 7 vibrations, you have a radio brick. It's a brick that can hardly be overcome.
The only solution is flashing the RUU and hoping that the phone will eventually boot.
That's why I don't buy second hand phones.
This thread might help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793369
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freecer did it, was able to flash the 2.3 RUU again successfully. But now I'm back at the bootloop, but now, it simply does vibrate once (no more 7 vibrations) and reboots after some seconds.
So what can I do now? RUU flashed successfully, I'm running out of ideas...

and again the freezer did it, put it in, normally started via POWER button, it booted right through into Android.
Well, let's see if it keeps running now or if this overheating issue also exists in normal operation mode...
Thanks so much for you help so far, the freezer hint saved this device and hopefully will make my gf very happy tomorrow

Hold on I thought it was some pvt1 devices that had overheating issues.
Thought it was fixed on your newer ones. Then again I've never had a problem with my pvt1 desire flashed both hboot and find countless times.
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dethrat said:
Hold on I thought it was some pvt1 devices that had overheating issues.
Thought it was fixed on your newer ones. Then again I've never had a problem with my pvt1 desire flashed both hboot and find countless times.
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it is a PCT3 device.
but the overheating-reboot issue is rendering it useless. I can use it just fine outside (-2° currently) but as soon as I'm inside, boot-loop...
Anything I can do from a hardware perspective to fix that? Sending it in for repair/replacement is not an option, it's simply not worth the cost.

do you think installing a custom rom of any kind might help?

Goddchen said:
it is a PCT3 device.
but the overheating-reboot issue is rendering it useless. I can use it just fine outside (-2° currently) but as soon as I'm inside, boot-loop...
Anything I can do from a hardware perspective to fix that? Sending it in for repair/replacement is not an option, it's simply not worth the cost.
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It's a motherboard fault. If you don't send it to repair, you just got yourself an "Ice-Phone", or a very complex paper holder.

i think a custom rom would help a small bit, like the rom in abaaaabbbb63 sig (mildwild redux) because its small and lite unlike a sense rom. therefor it mite not overheat as quick or as often. but thats only a guess. the only dodgy thing is trying to get ur phone s-off or rooted because if ur phone overheats in the middle of the s-off/rooting progress u could brick ur phone. plus charge ur phone using ur computer coz it uses less power and the phone does'nt heat up as much as plugging into the wall.

HTC One X 10 minutes Black screen after TURN ON or RESTART

Good day everybody!
My device is:
HTC One X
CID: T-MOB101
HBOOT: 1.36.0000
BL: UNLOCKED
it started after sending ADB command (adb reboot recovery) to phone while it was ON. Phone turned off, just after several minutes it turned on. But not recovery. Since that it takes about 10-20 minutes to reboot or turn on phone (just black screen after POWER button pressed or RESTART command given). And it's heating. I can enter bootloader by pressing POWER and VOLUME- key, and holdin VOLUME- key until it turns on screen. After that I flashed HBOOT by entering RUU mode, but no result. If someone had this problem before, please I need help!

titanium2323 said:
Good day everybody!
My device is:
HTC One X
CID: T-MOB101
HBOOT: 1.36.0000
BL: UNLOCKED
it started after sending ADB command (adb reboot recovery) to phone while it was ON. Phone turned off, just after several minutes it turned on. But not recovery. Since that it takes about 10-20 minutes to reboot or turn on phone (just black screen after POWER button pressed or RESTART command given). And it's heating. I can enter bootloader by pressing POWER and VOLUME- key, and holdin VOLUME- key until it turns on screen. After that I flashed HBOOT by entering RUU mode, but no result. If someone had this problem before, please I need help!
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Did you try the One X all in one kit?

Try this, put the phone in the bootloader and perform this fastboot command
Fastboot erase cache
Then unhook the usb cable and enter the recovery.

Mr Hofs said:
Try this, put the phone in the bootloader and perform this fastboot command
Fastboot erase cache
Then unhook the usb cable and enter the recovery.
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Probably, you didn't understand me...
I can enter bootloader, I can enter recovery, I can flash ROM, I can even enter RUU mode to flash HBOOT and I can erase CACHE. I've tried them ALL!
The problem is - whenever phone goes to restart it won't turn on for about 10-20 minutes, just black screen and heating. After 10-20 minutes screen turns on and HTC logo appears for 3-5 minutes, then starts loading of OS.
If you haven't see it before, you won't understand...

I sense a hardware fault here...
-Sent from my IceCold One X!

You said and i qoute
not recovery.....so i assumed you could not enter the recovery !
Then you should have stated it a bit more clear in the first post !
And you have no idea what i know about the hox and what i have seen ! You think my thanks meter is over 3000 for doing nothing. What's up with people on xda these days. Can't handle help that's given with the provided info. I think im going to quit xda.
No offense to you.....its more of a general rant.
titanium2323 said:
Good day everybody!
My device is:
HTC One X
CID: T-MOB101
HBOOT: 1.36.0000
BL: UNLOCKED
it started after sending ADB command (adb reboot recovery) to phone while it was ON. Phone turned off, just after several minutes it turned on. But not recovery.
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Mr Hofs said:
You said and i qoute
not recovery.....so i assumed you could not enter the recovery !
Then you should have stated it a bit more clear in the first post !
And you have no idea what i know about the hox and what i have seen ! What's up with people on xda these days. Can't handle help that's given with the provided info. I think im going to quit xda.
No offense to you.....its more of a general rant.
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Sorry about it... I'm so nervous because of phone...This is first time when I can't solve problem by myself.
So, what you advice to do with phone?

Well as V said, its likely a hardware failure at some point. You say you tried it all, no avail !
The only thing you can try once more is a factory reset from the bootloader. After that its off for repair. Try to get the phone to stock if you still can with the stock nandroid backup, stofk recovery and relock the bootloader. Best chance of claiming warranty.

yes,now it happen to me..grrrr.. after i use camera,suddenlly its stuck..so i off the phone,after thats,i try on again but screen is going black..i can t do anythings...cant..1st time happen to me..

I had something similar..since jb I can not boot with the normal 1500 mhz...if I boot the phone gets hot and restart ..I reflashed a ics..I can boot with 1500 again...so I made a kernel that boot with 1300. Mhz now all is Okey again...maybe its worth to try..look in my signature the s e kernel
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Alex-V said:
I had something similar..since jb I can not boot with the normal 1500 mhz...if I boot the phone gets hot and restart ..I reflashed a ics..I can boot with 1500 again...so I made a kernel that boot with 1300. Mhz now all is Okey again...maybe its worth to try..look in my signature the s e kernel
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43780561#post43780561

ejoyeila said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43780561#post43780561
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Yes..should be a problem of the board..not the display..did you have warranty send it in..if you get it running make it stock before...mine was a replaced because of a similar prob
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Mr Hofs said:
And you have no idea what i know about the hox and what i have seen ! You think my thanks meter is over 3000 for doing nothing. What's up with people on xda these days. Can't handle help that's given with the provided info. I think im going to quit xda.
No offense to you.....its more of a general rant.
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You are extremely valuable to XDA Hofs! I cannot count how often i have seen you give valuable input (specific answers, long guides, great clues, etc). Just wanted to let you know And people can be dicks sometimes.. Sadly enough.
Kind Regards
TwinAdk

TwinAdk said:
You are extremely valuable to XDA Hofs! I cannot count how often i have seen you give valuable input (specific answers, long guides, great clues, etc). Just wanted to let you know And people can be dicks sometimes.. Sadly enough.
Kind Regards
TwinAdk
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Thank you for the kind words, it was the heat of the moment where i got more of these posts under my nose as i tried to provide proper help. Its all good.....everybody has a small breaking-point
Lets help some more
I see even Alex is bored, never seen him so active in the Q&A threads before
What's the matter Alex ? Are your kernels too perfect ???

Mr Hofs said:
Thank you for the kind words, it was the heat of the moment where i got more of these posts under my nose as i tried to provide proper help. Its all good.....everybody has a small breaking-point
Lets help some more
I see even Alex is bored, never seen him so active in the Q&A threads before
What's the matter Alex ? Are your kernels too perfect ???
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Lol..yeah from time to time...I also need a break...and have a look to qa...and still have the 2 sites of mine..1. I will help...2.why don't search a bit....most the help site win...
Anyway..about kernel...I must learn now c programing...i want to have long press 2 sleep....I know a bit but its not enough..
Nice rest of the weekend
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