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[Q] Stuck in Bootloader - Please help

Hi Guys
Wondering if you can help, I have checked other threads with similar titles but to no avail for my problem in which I post.
I was moving from leedriod extreme rom to viper rom.
I made the mistake of flashing the boot.img zip file rather than just the .img file.
This keeps putting me into the an unlocked bootloader, I have gone to my cwm recovery as i backed up prior to doing so, however when I restore and it completes it, I reboot and it still goes to bootloader, I tried an older restore point and I get the same.
could anyone please help me?
Many thanks
Mick

Have you tried reflashing boot.IMG ?
Sent from my HTC One X

Reflash the boot.img and you should be fine, if all fails run the RUU.

Hi and thank you for your replies.
I tried flashing the boot img with the flasher that the viper rom comes with, however kept saying failed.
I have since locked and unlocked the boot locker
locked as i wanted to run the stock rom and unlocked due to not having enough battery.
I amm currently carrying out the battery .bat mod in which it charges it up every 6 seconds.
Would you suggest I try again with the boot.img file or just go straight to stock rom?
p.s. i have latest cwm and left it on charge and it did not charge, is this related?

I will get there said:
Hi Guys
Wondering if you can help, I have checked other threads with similar titles but to no avail for my problem in which I post.
I was moving from leedriod extreme rom to viper rom.
I made the mistake of flashing the boot.img zip file rather than just the .img file.
This keeps putting me into the an unlocked bootloader, I have gone to my cwm recovery as i backed up prior to doing so, however when I restore and it completes it, I reboot and it still goes to bootloader, I tried an older restore point and I get the same.
could anyone please help me?
Many thanks
Mick
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Have you tried wiping dalvik cache?

Hi Bossman
Yes tried wipe dalvik cache also full factory reset too!

Maybe the boot.img is corrupted? Try re-downloading.
How did you flash your boot.img? You should just extract the zip file and use their bat file to flash.
After that, re-install re-install the rom again. should be resolved.

1. Go into fastboot mode on phone
2. Load up command prompt and execute fastboot erase cache
3. Reflash boot.img
4. Flash Superwipe from ARHD thread
5. Reflash LeeDroid
Should work..

berniebennybernard said:
1. Go into fastboot mode on phone
2. Load up command prompt and execute fastboot erase cache
3. Reflash boot.img
4. Flash Superwipe from ARHD thread
5. Reflash LeeDroid
Should work..
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+1 for this try it and if it got worked then you can move to viper later.
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HOX CM9 fail

I tried installing Cyanogen Mod 9 on my HTC One X, first time doing it so had no idea what I was doing, just followed random tutorials till I got my phone rooted, I installed Clockwork Recovery at some point to, only before I got round to installing the ROM itself I stopped working on it then like a month later remembered, booted into recovery, installed cm9 and then got stuck in a bootloop. Only cause it was awhile since I did this I don't really know what I did to get here or what went wrong. I've cleared the cache in recovery as I've seen mention that that might help though it didn't. Also I don't know that I made a backup, I thought I did back when I first rooted but then after I flashed I couldn't see a backup anywhere. Can anyone help me troubleshoot this? Would like to get phone at least working again.

After you installed the ROM in recovery, did you flash the boot.img in the zip file as well? Eveytime you install a new ROM, you have to do that extra step until we get S-off

Willievi said:
After you installed the ROM in recovery, did you flash the boot.img in the zip file as well? Eveytime you install a new ROM, you have to do that extra step until we get S-off
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This I did not do, though I can't see a boot.img file anywhere? Is it part of the CM zip?

Is there a way to place a ROM onto my droid while I've only got access to the bootloader/recovery?

beniken said:
Is there a way to place a ROM onto my droid while I've only got access to the bootloader/recovery?
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You can mount USB storage in recovery, then simply drag & drop from your computer on to the phone.

Extract the CM9 zip to a folder, and there you will find the boot.img.
To flash the boot.img you will need fastboot, which you can find on the OneX information sticky.
Then boot to bootloader, select fastboot (Plugged into USB). Then on your PC open Command prompt, navigate to where fastboot is located and type > fastboot flash boot <path to boot.img ex: c:\android\CM9\boot.img>
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Willievi said:
Extract the CM9 zip to a folder, and there you will find the boot.img.
To flash the boot.img you will need fastboot, which you can find on the OneX information sticky.
Then boot to bootloader, select fastboot (Plugged into USB). Then on your PC open Command prompt, navigate to where fastboot is located and type > fastboot flash boot <path to boot.img ex: c:\android\CM9\boot.img>
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Ok so my phone is now working, to a degree. First I tried mounting usb in recovery, that didn't work so I got this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634786 and also downloaded CM10 because I didn't have access to my original CM9 download. I then used the automated flashboot commands to flash recovery 5.8.4.0 instead of the older one I had, this gave me my mount usb back. I mounted and put the CM10 zip on the phone then booted recovery and flashed it, I then used the fastboot automatic commands again to flash the boot.img for CM10. I cleared the cache using fastboot and rebooted. It now boots however splash screen still says cyanogen mod 9 and version of android is 4.1.1 though which I think means CM10 must be installed right? also since the mod been installed my wifi does not work, I don't seem to be able to connect to 3g/H+ either. I've rebooted back to recovery and factory reset/wipe cache partition/wipe dalvik cache, anything else I need to wipe?
Pretty much need to either get mobile data working again or flash back to stock.

beniken said:
Ok so my phone is now working, to a degree. First I tried mounting usb in recovery, that didn't work so I got this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634786 and also downloaded CM10 because I didn't have access to my original CM9 download. I then used the automated flashboot commands to flash recovery 5.8.4.0 instead of the older one I had, this gave me my mount usb back. I mounted and put the CM10 zip on the phone then booted recovery and flashed it, I then used the fastboot automatic commands again to flash the boot.img for CM10. I cleared the cache using fastboot and rebooted. It now boots however splash screen still says cyanogen mod 9 and version of android is 4.1.1 though which I think means CM10 must be installed right? also since the mod been installed my wifi does not work, I don't seem to be able to connect to 3g/H+ either. I've rebooted back to recovery and factory reset/wipe cache partition/wipe dalvik cache, anything else I need to wipe?
Pretty much need to either get mobile data working again or flash back to stock.
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CM10 still has the CM9 bootup screen.
I had couple of CM10 Preview releases for few weeks. Almost everything (i.e: WiFi, 3G etc..) works in that ROM. I assume most other CM10 ROMs also have those basic stuff working right now. Which ROM and version did you download ? If you followed the exact instructions then WiFi should work.
If 3G is not working then make sure you have the correct APN settings of your network provider.

CDMA VM One V problem flashing custom JB rom

Alright, I've searched and searched and searched and followed several different guides to try to flash a custom Jellybean ROM on my One V (CM10 and AOKP), and three times I've ended up having to run my stock RUU. Unlocking my bootloader wasn't an issue, and after a few tries, flashing a custom recovery and rooting wasn't an issue either. From what I understand, for the primoc One V, the only custom recoveries that are useable CWM Recovery 5.8.x and TWRP2 (CWM Recovery 6 doesn't work for the device). I tried both of these recoveries, CWM with CM10, and TWRP2 with AOKP. Also, each time I booted into recovery, I got the HTC display with the red "this build is for development purposes..." text, but recovery loaded normally.
Here is what I did:
1) Placed rom and gapps zips on root of my sdcard.
2) Backed up
3) Whiped cache and dalvik
4) Whiped data
5) Installed rom zip from sd card
6) Installed gapps zip from sd card
7) Booted into fastboot, and ran "fastboot flash boot boot.img" (where boot.img was either jboot.img in the case of CM, or the boot.img included in the AOKP zip in the case of AOKP)
8) Rebooted
Here's where the problems came. Booting back up the phone just displayed the white HTC screen with the red "this build is for development purposes..." text. Nothing else. So, each time I've had to boot back into fastboot and run my RUU...
I know it's possible for me to flash a custom rom, as the roms exist for my device, but it just isn't working for me . I could really, really use some advice, this is driving me crazy. Thank you.
EDIT: Figured it out, flashed another version of the kernel. Running AOKP Jellybean!! Sorry for the post.

For aokp, go to the thread and download the boot image linked in the op. For CM10, read the whole thread. The are a few issues with flashing and a file you will need to push to the system with adb to get it boot.

Thanks for the reply. I resolved my issue. I just had to flash the correct jelly boot kernel.
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dankstahz said:
Thanks for the reply. I resolved my issue. I just had to flash the correct jelly boot kernel.
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I had that issue for a day where i was juggling with three to four different "same" rom/kernel/boot images... you just have to get the right three in a row. Im now trying to remove the ugly red developer text. I loved the CM10 but too many bugs and my texting option on my cell went away I couldnt recieve but i could send. the sd card never mounted right. I found MIUI rom which I am absolutely in love with all features work. But I want to know if you have any success or even attempted hboot editing to remove the red developer text?

Screwed up my One X

I tried installing a custom rom today and I think I messed up really bad, because my phone does not get pass the boot screen and I cannot enter the recovery setting. I think I messed up after entering
fastboot flash boot boot.img
in the command prompt and restarting because I forgot to put the rom zip on my phone. Since then I could not get pass the boot screen and even tried running a backup using CWM, but it didn't help. I then managed to mount my phone and put the rom onto it and installed it, but again it didn't help.
Now my phone can only enter the bootloader, I select hboot and fastboot, but nothing else works. Everytime I select recovery or factory reset I get the htc boot screen and it gets stuck. Does anyone have any solutions?
Thanks

did u backup your phone rom???
if you did u can go to recovery and restore it
and never try to change rom again trust me in that
otherwise i can't help bcuz i did the same mistake

I did make a backup, but like I said I can't enter recovery anymore, so I can't load the backup.
Thanks for trying to help anyway though.

fastboot erase cache
Often fixes recovery problems.

BenPope said:
fastboot erase cache
Often fixes recovery problems.
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Still not working, thanks anyway.

What HBOOT version do you have and what custom ROM are you trying to install?
edit: you didn't need to restart after changing boot.img cause in Recovery you can just go Advanced and then mount USB and copy the ROM or whatever files you want that way.

BlueSingA said:
What HBOOT version do you have and what custom ROM are you trying to install?
edit: you didn't need to restart after changing boot.img cause in Recovery you can just go Advanced and then mount USB and copy the ROM or whatever files you want that way.
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I have hboot 1.39.0000 and I was trying to install the latest cyanogenmod cm-10-20130106-NIGHTLY-endeavoru.
Yeah I realized this after I restarted and did it get the zip onto the phone. I think I installed it, but the phone is still stuck on the boot screen
UPDATE: Okay I've managed to install CWM recovery, so I think I'm making progress

You had to flash CWM again? Odd..
Anyway, if you happen to encounter the same problem with CM10 I suggest you try some other custom ROM.. Just make sure you "fastboot flash boot boot.img" and then "fastboot erase cache", and if for some reason you decide to format the sdcard or simply forget to add in the ROM zip, you can do it in Recovery when you mount the device as USB under Advanced options. Best of luck!

BlueSingA said:
You had to flash CWM again? Odd..
Anyway, if you happen to encounter the same problem with CM10 I suggest you try some other custom ROM.. Just make sure you "fastboot flash boot boot.img" and then "fastboot erase cache", and if for some reason you decide to format the sdcard or simply forget to add in the ROM zip, you can do it in Recovery when you mount the device as USB under Advanced options. Best of luck!
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Yeah CWM didn't load up, but I got it working again. Well it seems I'm back to getting the rom to install and being stuck at the boot screen again, so maybe I just need to use a different rom. Thanks for the help though

Okay, I've tried installing a few roms, but unfortunately I'm still on the boot screen, I can sometimes even reach the cyanogenmod boot screen, but get stuck there. I've read that this might be kernel issue, does anyone have any ideas?

CM10 requires a special boot.img for newer hboots. Check post 9308 in CM10 thread.
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TToivanen said:
CM10 requires a special boot.img for newer hboots. Check post 9308 in CM10 thread.
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You are a goddamn hero! Thanks, this solved everything.

No problem!
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[Q] can't boot into CM , can't update bootloader

I've been using viperX for about 9 months now, and today i wanted to upgrade to CM 10. so I downloaded the ROM and used ROM Manager (instead of bootloader) and it after CM was installed, it wouldn't boot. the flash screen was the only thing i saw for about 30 minutes.
then i googled for this situation and found out that most times the solution was to install CM via bootloader, so i tried to do so, and again the same thing happened.
next i thought i should update my bootloader. i was using CWM 2.x, i think it was 2.6.. can't really remember (it wasn't updated since around December 2012 when i switched to viperX). anyway, i tried to install TWRP, downloaded the latest version from their site and used the sdk tools that i already had on my computer (i updated it about a month ago) just as the instructions said. i got no error in the cmd, nor on the phone screen. i tried to get into recovery and got stuck on HTC logo.i tried also downloading the latest version of CWM and the result was the same.
now when I'm trying to boot into CM i get stuck on their logo, and when i try to boot into recovery i get stuck on HTC logo..i couldn't do factory reset either.
my phone is HTC one x (bought in Singapore)
HBOOT version is 1.36.0
any ideas where to go from here?
thanks in advance

You're in the wrong forum, this is the HTC One XL/at&t One X forum. I'll ask for this to be moved to the correct device forum for you.
Sent from my Evita

your problems were obviously because you were trying to flash things for the wrong device, Go here >>>>>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069904

nogotaclue said:
your problems were obviously because you were trying to flash things for the wrong device, Go here >>>>>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069904
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omg, i feel so stupid that i did this.. thank you very much! i now flashed TWRP and it worked, I'm waiting till the battery charges and i'll install CM again, but looks like it gonna work this time.
thanks again, that link was really helpful.:good:

Ok, don't forget to use the right cm, not the version you used previously
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xulube said:
I've been using viperX for about 9 months now, and today i wanted to upgrade to CM 10. so I downloaded the ROM and used ROM Manager (instead of bootloader) and it after CM was installed, it wouldn't boot. the flash screen was the only thing i saw for about 30 minutes.
then i googled for this situation and found out that most times the solution was to install CM via bootloader, so i tried to do so, and again the same thing happened.
next i thought i should update my bootloader. i was using CWM 2.x, i think it was 2.6.. can't really remember (it wasn't updated since around December 2012 when i switched to viperX). anyway, i tried to install TWRP, downloaded the latest version from their site and used the sdk tools that i already had on my computer (i updated it about a month ago) just as the instructions said. i got no error in the cmd, nor on the phone screen. i tried to get into recovery and got stuck on HTC logo.i tried also downloading the latest version of CWM and the result was the same.
now when I'm trying to boot into CM i get stuck on their logo, and when i try to boot into recovery i get stuck on HTC logo..i couldn't do factory reset either.
my phone is HTC one x (bought in Singapore)
HBOOT version is 1.36.0
any ideas where to go from here?
thanks in advance
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Hi,
I assume your bootloader is unlocked, I had same problem when I originally tried to flash custom rom (soft bricked phone).
Start from scratch and place fastboot folder in root directory of an easily accesible drive (c and place CWM zip file, Version 5.8.4.0 (for one x) in that folder and use CMD prompt to flash CWM again, then boot into CWM recovery and mount phone as USB storage and hopefully you have backed up original software as Nandroid backup (copy to pc so you have a backup copy). From there you can place CM 10 zip file in root directory of phone and install from CWM after doing full wipe, and wipe cache (all through CWM). Youtube has some good videos (Cursed4Eva in particular) on flashing roms. You may also have to flash boot image or you may get stuck in bootloop.
Hope this helps.

okhughes said:
Hi,
I assume your bootloader is unlocked, I had same problem when I originally tried to flash custom rom (soft bricked phone).
Start from scratch and place fastboot folder in root directory of an easily accesible drive (c and place CWM zip file, Version 5.8.4.0 (for one x) in that folder and use CMD prompt to flash CWM again, then boot into CWM recovery and mount phone as USB storage and hopefully you have backed up original software as Nandroid backup (copy to pc so you have a backup copy). From there you can place CM 10 zip file in root directory of phone and install from CWM after doing full wipe, and wipe cache (all through CWM). Youtube has some good videos (Cursed4Eva in particular) on flashing roms. You may also have to flash boot image or you may get stuck in bootloop.
Hope this helps.
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he doesn't need to start from scratch, he knows how to do it. the problem was he was in the wrong forum. did you even read the thread?