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Hi all,
Hope someone can help, I have a desire HD that has some issues.
Long story short the phone was acting up and was flashed with a non official ROM. It was working originally but after about a week it started acting up, with apps force closing, phone crashing altogether etc.
I am trying to get the phone back to a state that Vodafone in Australia will be able to warranty the phone in.
The current situation is that when the phone turns on, it'll load straight to the bootloader/hboot. Recovery mode does not work - it dumps you in to fastboot menu and fails to load.
System restore from boot menu does not work either, and there is no rom at all so USB debugging is a no go, and there appears to be no way to flash the ROM.
Any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Use adb / fastboot to push a new recovery to the phone (I hope you left USB debugging enabled).
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Sadly no USB debugging doesn't seem to work. Makes the sound that it connects to the computer and that bootloader states its connected by usb however it doesn't seem to phone is connected. Any other ideas?
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CrystalCastle said:
Sadly no USB debugging doesn't seem to work. Makes the sound that it connects to the computer and that bootloader states its connected by usb however it doesn't seem to phone is connected. Any other ideas?
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ooh i tested it in my DHD and don´t works...how can be possible that don´t works adb parameters, but fastboot commander works perfectly??
maybe we have anything that works badly in our PC´s.. i´m in it...
ei crystal!! has you tested with FASTBOOT COMMANDER? if you download it you can flash a new recovery from this tool... its intuitive...
you only must to download the tool
download the recovery (lastest CWM in the DHD android development forum)
put the file in the paragraph that says "RECOVERY:not file set" and then push FLASH IT"".maybe you enjoy...
remember to put your device into boot loader
CrystalCastle said:
Sadly no USB debugging doesn't seem to work. Makes the sound that it connects to the computer and that bootloader states its connected by usb however it doesn't seem to phone is connected. Any other ideas?
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How did you check to see if adb shell can see the device?
Run an pb98.img from the bootlaoder
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Mr_JMM said:
How did you check to see if adb shell can see the device?
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adb get-state
result:
unknown
Code:
adb devices
But this does depend on you having previously ticked USB Debugging option before you had all these problems (no way to check now without being able to boot the phone).
If this fails you may have to try the previous suggestion of putting a PD98IMG on your sdcard then going into fastboot on the phone.
Mr_JMM said:
But this does depend on you having previously ticked USB Debugging option before you had all these problems (no way to check now without being able to boot the phone).
If this fails you may have to try the previous suggestion of putting a PD98IMG on your sdcard then going into fastboot on the phone.
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Currently there is no Rom on the Phone. Just put PD98IMG.zip on the SD card which seems to be updating. Does it normally take a while to Update all the Sections?
Can take anything from 5 to 20+ minutes.
Seems to be taking ages to even get past [1]. Is that normal? Hasn't done anything. It says "Updating" yet I'm still yet to see it get past "[1] BOOTLOADER"
Just to confirm...
1. Turn phone off
2. Put PD98IMG file onto ROOT of sd card
3. Use vol- and power button to get to Fastboot
4. Scroll and select Bootloader (HBOOT)
(might automatically do last step when you boot phone)
Phone will show a message to say it is looking for the file then unpack it and install.
Mr_JMM said:
Just to confirm...
1. Turn phone off
2. Put PD98IMG file onto ROOT of sd card
3. Use vol- and power button to get to Fastboot
4. Scroll and select Bootloader (HBOOT)
(might automatically do last step when you boot phone)
Phone will show a message to say it is looking for the file then unpack it and install.
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Confirmed dude. Doesn't seem to be doing much though. It has been stuck on "updating BOOTLOADER". It has trying to update it for more then 30mins now
It has a big list of 12 things it wants to update however it hasn't moved past the first file "BOOTLOADER" in over 30mins.
Did you confirm the MD5HASH of the file before putting it on the card?
Could you put a link to where you got the file from please?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003
Thank you.
Are you still connected to the PC? If so disconnect and try again.
Did you confirm the MD5HASH?
Have you got another SD card you can try? If not, reformat the current one and put the PD98IMG file on it again and try again.
The Device fails to even turn on now dude. Thanks anyway man
!!!???!!!
Damn. Do you just get the orange flashing light when you try to turn the phone on?
Take out SD Card and try.
If nothing works the bright side is you can send it to HTC and say "I woke up, turned it on and it's dead". Chances are they'll never be able to tell how it happened.
Many people did this when the Clockwork recovery bug bricked loads of phones.
Sorry but stay positive. Always a sliver lining.
Thank you
thanks for your great guidance to get back to recovery. I followed your tips and made it.
thanks a lot once again.
SERGI.3210 said:
ooh i tested it in my DHD and don´t works...how can be possible that don´t works adb parameters, but fastboot commander works perfectly??
maybe we have anything that works badly in our PC´s.. i´m in it...
ei crystal!! has you tested with FASTBOOT COMMANDER? if you download it you can flash a new recovery from this tool... its intuitive...
you only must to download the tool
download the recovery (lastest CWM in the DHD android development forum)
put the file in the paragraph that says "RECOVERY:not file set" and then push FLASH IT"".maybe you enjoy...
remember to put your device into boot loader
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If some one maybe please i`ve been searching the whole day on how to find root and unlock the bootloader for ION L28H ...i tried to unlock via the official way but when i press the VOL UP button and put the usb the LED lights up and after a few secs the SONY logo shows up...
halaf17 said:
If some one maybe please i`ve been searching the whole day on how to find root and unlock the bootloader for ION L28H ...i tried to unlock via the official way but when i press the VOL UP button and put the usb the LED lights up and after a few secs the SONY logo shows up...
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these are the possible reasons for that to happen
1) u dont hav the drivers for ur phone
download "pdaNet"(just search in google) install with ur phone connected.
2)if u r using USB 3.0 connect to USB 2.0
in my laptop i cant enter fastboot when i connect it to usb 3.0
samething happened to me too at first this fixed it.
abhaysk94 said:
these are the possible reasons for that to happen
1) u dont hav the drivers for ur phone
download "pdaNet"(just search in google) install with ur phone connected.
2)if u r using USB 3.0 connect to USB 2.0
in my laptop i cant enter fastboot when i connect it to usb 3.0
samething happened to me too at first this fixed it.
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Tried to install pdaNet...failed ...after the instalation it asks me to put my usb cable on my phone i do that while usb debuging is allowed...and it says failed blabla :/
halaf17 said:
Tried to install pdaNet...failed ...after the instalation it asks me to put my usb cable on my phone i do that while usb debuging is allowed...and it says failed blabla :/
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Are you sure it says that your bootloader can be unlocked in service menu
7378423 in dialer i think
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If some one can find me a way to unlock the bootloader on L28H i will be very glad...cuz i just bricked my phone and i`m flashing a rom for locked bootloaders
Go to: http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/ and read everything!
At the bottom click 'Start Unlocking the Bootloader'
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First, you should confirm that it is possible to unlock the boot loader of your phone by checking the service menu. In your phone, open the phone dial pad and enter *#*#7378423#*#* to access the service menu.
In your phone, tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can continue with the next step. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.
After you have verified that you can unlock bootloader, scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Continue"
You will get "Are you sure prompt" accept it by clicking "yes i am sure" (i assume that you have read an understood it)
Then accept the "legal terms"
Finally you will get a "Create Unlock request" page, enter your IMEI (sometimes the last digit needs to be removed for this to work), name and email address
You should now receive your unique unlock key, its displayed on screen, SAVE THIS KEY SAFELY
Extract fastboot_with_Android_USB_file.rar and open fastboot folder
Hold SHIFT and right click on the background of the folder
Select 'Open command window here'
Connect your phone in fastboot mode (turn phone off, hold Volume UP button and plug in USB Cable) [make sure drivers are installed as explained above)
In the cmd windows type in fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce getvar version
If a value is returned (it will return 0.5), it means the phone is correctly connected
Type in fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xKEY and replace KEY with the key which you received earlier.
Your device should now be bootloader unlocked
From here- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1753261
Is the same for any ION. Some can be unlocked, some can not be unlocked.
halaf17 said:
If some one maybe please i`ve been searching the whole day on how to find root and unlock the bootloader for ION L28H ...i tried to unlock via the official way but when i press the VOL UP button and put the usb the LED lights up and after a few secs the SONY logo shows up...
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do you have the Unlock key from sony?
and what happens when you plug in the USB cable? I didnt faced the any issue with USB 3.0 at all but it may be an factor for you.
NISHANTJ_2K said:
do you have the Unlock key from sony?
and what happens when you plug in the USB cable? I didnt faced the any issue with USB 3.0 at all but it may be an factor for you.
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Yes i have the key from Sony but when i connect the phone to pc in fastboot my PC says that it could not recognize it and my phone then boots to the battery logo....EVEN THOUGH i have installed the DRIVERS via the flashtool (flashtool drivers)
halaf17 said:
Yes i have the key from Sony but when i connect the phone to pc in fastboot my PC says that it could not recognize it and my phone then boots to the battery logo....EVEN THOUGH i have installed the DRIVERS via the flashtool (flashtool drivers)
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then try to boot in fastboot mode via flash tool itself.
once device is in fast boot mode follow the instructions to unlock the boot loader. and It is not necessary to unlock bootloader to install custom rom. it is only required if you want to install custom kernel. recovery can be installed without unlocked boot loaer.
I have a 2013 Nexus 7 wifi tablet, bootloader locked, with USB debugging disabled. It decided mid-activity that all it would like to do in life is display the "Google" image on the boot up screen.
I can access the bootloader so I tried doing the standard wipe in recovery mode but that did not work.
Investigated Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit. Drivers (Windows 7) are installed but under Step 4 of the Full Driver Configuration guide it is unable to find the device as an ADB device, even though the device does show up on my Device Manager (but only as bootloader interface, not ADB). Tried to use the unlock feature anyway but on the tablet it just gets stuck on the "unlock bootloader" screen after trying to run the unlock tool (choosing "yes" by pressing the up volume button to scroll to the yes option, followed by the power button to select it).
My questions based on this are simple:
1) Can I unlock this device without having USB debugging enabled? If so, how?
2) Can I restore to factory stock settings without having USB debugging enabled (and not using recovery mode on the device itself, as that does not work)? If so, how?
All of the tools I have seen thus far require that USB debugging be enabled on the device. Since I can't actually boot up the device, there is no way to make this happen. I don't really care about any of the data on the device, I just want it to function again to avoid buying a new one.
Stop using a toolkit. Your device will never be recognized by adb when booted into the bootloader.
Unlocking the bootloader is simple if you have the Windows drivers set up correctly. Open command prompt with admin privileges, type 'fastboot oem unlock' and done. This is why I hate toolkits.
nhizzat said:
Stop using a toolkit. Your device will never be recognized by adb when booted into the bootloader.
Unlocking the bootloader is simple if you have the Windows drivers set up correctly. Open command prompt with admin privileges, type 'fastboot oem unlock' and done. This is why I hate toolkits.
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I believe this also requires that USB Debugging be enabled. I would paste links but the forum prevents me from doing so since I just signed up.
If I am incorrect in thinking that USB Debugging must be enabled for this to work, then please let me know. All I really need is clear instructions on how to hard reset the device without USB debugging enabled. Unlocking just seems to be a prerequisite for that in most of the tutorials I have found so far.
You can flash the device back to stock with wugs without adb. There should be an option you pick under the factory restore button that says "soft bricked" which tells wugs that it needs to go straight fastboot mode instead of trying to restart the tablet with adb.
skrypj said:
You can flash the device back to stock with wugs without adb. There should be an option you pick under the factory restore button that says "soft bricked" which tells wugs that it needs to go straight fastboot mode instead of trying to restart the tablet with adb.
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Thanks for your reply. I have tried this option without the ADB (but with my computer recognizing the device). Since it did not work I expect the device is well and truly screwed (the recovery mode factory reset also does not work on the tablet itself).
Bugnerd said:
Thanks for your reply. I have tried this option without the ADB (but with my computer recognizing the device). Since it did not work I expect the device is well and truly screwed (the recovery mode factory reset also does not work on the tablet itself).
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Couple of things:
1. You may also have a driver issue, I was playing with this the other day on both my Nexus 5 and Nexus 7. My nexus 5 worked fine, but later that day when i tried my nexus 7 I had troubles with my PC recognizing the N7 in fastboot mode. It would be fine in ADB and would reboot, but then the computer would freak out when it saw the fastboot device. Sometimes it would kinda work, sometimes the N7 would freeze on the bootloader screen or fail to flash during the process. It even locked my PC at one point. I completely uninstalled(per the Step 1 instructions in Wug's) all Android associated drivers(Samsung, LG, Asus, whatever. Kill them all) on the PC and reinstalled and it solved the issues. It sounds like maybe your PC is failing to flash properly like mine was.
2. Not sure if you tried this yet but; go to Options Menu>Flash Stock Tab>Check "Enable 'Force Flash Mode' . . . " Then try to flash stock + unroot again with the soft-bricked option selected. This basically makes Wug's ignore the check process at the beginning of the flash. I had to do this for both my N5 and N7.
Keep in mind, you will lose EVERYTHING on your N7 if you unroot and flash, including your internal storage.
Yeah, it does not seem to want to do the unroot + flash even with the override of checks. It seems unlocking is really a prerequisite for that tool (according to the text that appears as it proceeds), and unlocking appears to require the USB debugging. If it really can be unlocked without that, then it is not cooperating and just getting stuck on the unlocking screen. I expect it is now a very expensive paperweight.
All of this nonsense just over a year since I bought it, of course.
Try it with another computer, another USB cable...
I'm in the same boat, can't get it to unlock so it's essentially dead now
I've tried original and a G3 usb cord and nothing, front and rear USB ports, just will not unlock, almost to the point of sending it on and paying to get it fixed if possible , will try another computer first
Can you boot manually into fasboot mode and do flashing full stock firmware for ur device..
Bcoz I thinks you don't need usb debugging when on fastboot mode..
if you want to use toolkit, you must setup all driver for ur device first using the toolkit.. but you must do it when ur device is full "working", not when It's just stuck on google image... that's ur main problem now ...
you should try install the driver again on new "fresh" pc ....
Good luck bro... :fingers-crossed:
Did you try to manually unlock it? Boot to the boot loader screen(down volume+power) and the fastboot unlock it using the cmd in windows?
Az-one786 said:
Can you boot manually into fasboot mode and do flashing full stock firmware for ur device..
Bcoz I thinks you don't need usb debugging when on fastboot mode..
if you want to use toolkit, you must setup all driver for ur device first using the toolkit.. but you must do it when ur device is full "working", not when It's just stuck on google image... that's ur main problem now ...
you should try install the driver again on new "fresh" pc ....
Good luck bro... :fingers-crossed:
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I can boot into fastboot mode but when I then switch to recovery mode manually to reset it does not go to the recovery mode screen (it did at first, but now just gets stuck on the sick robot screen, then on the "Google" loading screen).
I can try the drivers again on another PC, but I have a feeling that won't fix anything.
skrypj said:
Did you try to manually unlock it? Boot to the boot loader screen(down volume+power) and the fastboot unlock it using the cmd in windows?
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I looked into this a week or so ago and I think I determined that it would also require the USB debugging to be on (at least from the tutorials). Do you have any recommendations of tutorials on this process? Screwing around with this stuff is not really my bag.
Bugnerd said:
I can boot into fastboot mode but when I then switch to recovery mode manually to reset it does not go to the recovery mode screen (it did at first, but now just gets stuck on the sick robot screen, then on the "Google" loading screen).
I can try the drivers again on another PC, but I have a feeling that won't fix anything.
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Ok.., Your have no choice by now, you'll need to find a working driver for your PC to get recognize your tablet when on fastboot mode..
I've got this issues before when I want to update my tab using toolkit...
My PC can recognized my tab as adb devices, but when it's reboot to check fastboot status it fail to detect my device is on fastboot mode..
But maybe I'm so lucky that day, Moboginie notification has pop-up and it's has searching and found the driver and fix it itself ...
Then i try again and this time it's has no problem at all till now... I still can access my storage using Moboginie but until now window explorer still fail to recognized my N7...
It's so weird isn't it ...
Try Moborobo
Bugnerd said:
I can boot into fastboot mode but when I then switch to recovery mode manually to reset it does not go to the recovery mode screen (it did at first, but now just gets stuck on the sick robot screen, then on the "Google" loading screen).
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After the recovery screen with "sick" Andy, did it automatically begin to reboot? If not, you know that it's very tricky with the power+vol up button (sometimes I think it's power+both volume buttons that works) to access that screen in recovery (the one past sick Andy). Sometimes I've tried five or six times. I have twrp so I can't check it out right now.
As far as adb/fastboot drivers set up to run any commands, I thought they were required. I'm not certain about USB debugging. It seems you've tried with your device in fastboot and running Cmd (fastboot oem unlock) from your fast boot directory. Do you get a device code when you enter [fastboot devices] while in that directory? If not, your N7 will not accept fastboot commands.
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Guys
I have tried all the mentioned ways in this site to flash my system but i am no where..
My issue starts with unlocking bootloader, when ever i try to unlock it using windroid or cmd commands or htc dev the phone reboots to a black screen and at the bottom says fastboot mode and just stucks there for a while till cmd says faild to get keys or something like it ..
And the phone keeps it at that screen until i power it down, i have all the drivers installed the right way and adb drivers as will and cant get the phone to unlock bootloader.
Any solutions please..
Hello moh.naser. Have you tried doing thjs from the official Htcdev site ? Because all information about doing this are listed there in 6 steps..As you mentioned you have installed all drivers with the appropriate way,but check again 1st if your device is compatible 2nd if you wrote the token right and 3rd if you pressed the yes option to unlock the bootloader..Pls let me know
Hey all. I'm in a bit of a pickle. My Tmobile LG g4 has stopped fast charging. When I plug in any cable, I do NOT get the USB notification which allows me to connect to my PC. Enabling the MTP option in the Dev options still does not allow the device to be connected to the PC to flash back to stock for warranty support.
Is there any way for me to save something to the SD card to reset back to stock? Do I have to connect it back to stock or at least relock the boot loader?
I've tried multiple PC's and multiple cables with no success to get the device connected. When connecting to a PC, I get. The device has malfuntioned on my machine.
ftblstr2319 said:
Hey all. I'm in a bit of a pickle. My Tmobile LG g4 has stopped fast charging. When I plug in any cable, I do NOT get the USB notification which allows me to connect to my PC. Enabling the MTP option in the Dev options still does not allow the device to be connected to the PC to flash back to stock for warranty support.
Is there any way for me to save something to the SD card to reset back to stock? Do I have to connect it back to stock or at least relock the boot loader?
I've tried multiple PC's and multiple cables with no success to get the device connected. When connecting to a PC, I get. The device has malfuntioned on my machine.
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does it go into download mode.? phone off vol up key and connect usb.?
if you want to remove unlocked bootloader follow this comands
UPDATE:
I was able to Lock the bootloader.
1. I connected the phone to my PC
2. Powered on the Phone (it took a few tried of pulling the battery and powering on)
3. Check the box for OEM Unlock in Dev. Option
4. Use Minimal ADB and Fastboot and type in
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adb devicecs
- you should see the phone listed as one of the devices in the command line window
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adb reboot bootloader
- phone should reboot and you shouold see 3 lines of text on top
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fastboot oem lock
- nothing will happen on the phone, but on in the commandline it should say that it is done
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fastboot reboot
Phone reboots and the boot screen does not show the unlocked bootloader message anymore
Unfortunately, the computer will NOT detect the phone. No computer will. Using a USB cable that came with it , no luck either. Any ideas?
raptorddd said:
does it go into download mode.? phone off vol up key and connect usb.?
if you want to remove unlocked bootloader follow this comands
UPDATE:
I was able to Lock the bootloader.
1. I connected the phone to my PC
2. Powered on the Phone (it took a few tried of pulling the battery and powering on)
3. Check the box for OEM Unlock in Dev. Option
4. Use Minimal ADB and Fastboot and type in
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adb devicecs
- you should see the phone listed as one of the devices in the command line window
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adb reboot bootloader
- phone should reboot and you shouold see 3 lines of text on top
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fastboot oem lock
- nothing will happen on the phone, but on in the commandline it should say that it is done
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fastboot reboot
Phone reboots and the boot screen does not show the unlocked bootloader message anymore
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ftblstr2319 said:
Unfortunately, the computer will NOT detect the phone. No computer will. Using a USB cable that came with it , no luck either. Any ideas?
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so basically theres no comunication with phone. not really. unless you go and exhcnage it to tmobile, so you cant remove bootloader unlocked message either. if you lucky and tmobile doesnt check for it then you may be able to get it exchanged. as it not recognized in any computer ill say its hardware problem. good luck.