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[Q] Can flashing a custom ROM harm the phone's board ?!

I was trying to flash a custom ROM to my my htc DHD, changing the phone's ROM from Android Revolution HD 7.0.4 to a Miui ROM. During the process the mobile went to a complete black screen with nothing else happening, I opened the bootloader and the same thing happens when I try to boot to Recovery, but it still goes in fastboot when I connect the phone to the laptop, so I thought that I've mistakenly deleted the Recovery files from the phone, I tried to push the files using adb but it always said that the device is not found, after several tries I decided to pay a visit to htc customer service where they told me that the phone's board was harmed during the process, having bad history with htc customer service with 2 previous visits both went horribly wrong and they didn't even have the phone checked, only tried to boot it and then jumped to the conclusion, I've had to ask you people for help !!
Here is how I tried to flash the ROM to the already rooted mobile:
I some how thought about using the following method to change the recovery from EXT4 to ClockworkMOD .. I don't know what I was thinking or how high I was at that moment but it really happened using the Advanced Ace Hack Kit
Then the mobile has gone black and story I told before happened, my question now is, can this process or any software development process harm the phone's board by any means ?! and could this problem I'm facing be really with the phones board ?!

No, just head back to the hack kit forum there is a link there for IRC chat help from the guys there. You may have just corrupted your bootloader image. Those working in customer service can't tell you which end is their brain and which end is their rear
Sent from my Desire HD using xda premium

I've tried to contact them with the problem when it first happened but they refused to help me telling that I've used the kit for what it's not meant for .. they were kind of arrogant but .. they've got a point !

You will need to install the stock ATT gingerbread ROM using your PC: http://dl4.htc.com/RUU_Ace_Gingerbre...368_signed.exe You will then have to re-root using the Hack Kit.
Sent from my Desire HD using xda premium

Link ain't working, plus how would i install in via pc if the adb can't see the device loaded to the computer ?!

hmm .. i got it .. it's all solved now .. thanks a lot man

El_Marakbi said:
hmm .. i got it .. it's all solved now .. thanks a lot man
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No problem just remember read search and learn before you try anything on your phone, we all had to do it. Also stick with ext4 for rom flashing its what we all use. I dont even bother with rom manager anymore.
Welcome to XDA and enjoy the learning.

El_Marakbi said:
hmm .. i got it .. it's all solved now .. thanks a lot man
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How did you solve it?
Sent from my HTC Desire HD

Muikkuman said:
How did you solve it?
Sent from my HTC Desire HD
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google the "RUU Ace Gingerbread S Cingular US 2.47.502.7 Radio 12.56.60.25 26.10.04.03 M release 200368 signed" then swich on the mobile and let load to the black screen that used to pop up to me, attach the mobile to the laptop and launch the stock ROM .. it'll do everything and leave the mobile with the stock unrooted ROM, then reroot the device with the aahk.

[Q] Stuck in fastboot mode!

hi guys, i got a new HTC ONE M8 from China Mobile 3 days ago, when i got home i realized that it works with Sina Weibo instead of asking me for my google acount like all the previous Android phones i had before, i went to the store asked for a refund.. not happening. I paid 800 bucks for a phone i cant use.. so i went ahead and tried to solve the issue and root it, i followed a threat here every instruction but i messed up somehow and at the end i wasnt able to enter the recovery mode, so i couldnt install the rom i downloaded (this is the guide i followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2705292 ) so being unable to do anything i went to a tech today, he charged me 100 bucks to "solve the problem" and he was able to S-OFF the phone and i was finally able to get into recovery mode with TWRP but he said he didnt have any rom cause the phone was too new.. so i came back home where i had the ones i downloaded from the link i posted above... followed the insutrctions and installed the rom, everything seemed to be fine but then when it rebooted, nothing happens, the phone is stuck on fastboot mode and wont load into the operating system, i have tried to reboot a million times, updated the kernel , updated the twrp... still nothing. i am in china and have been trying to find another tech.. no luck at all. can someone help me or give me ideas on what to do? i would really appreciate the help!

maoa2121 said:
hi guys, i got a new HTC ONE M8 from China Mobile 3 days ago, when i got home i realized that it works with Sina Weibo instead of asking me for my google acount like all the previous Android phones i had before, i went to the store asked for a refund.. not happening. I paid 800 bucks for a phone i cant use.. so i went ahead and tried to solve the issue and root it, i followed a threat here every instruction but i messed up somehow and at the end i wasnt able to enter the recovery mode, so i couldnt install the rom i downloaded (this is the guide i followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2705292 ) so being unable to do anything i went to a tech today, he charged me 100 bucks to "solve the problem" and he was able to S-OFF the phone and i was finally able to get into recovery mode with TWRP but he said he didnt have any rom cause the phone was too new.. so i came back home where i had the ones i downloaded from the link i posted above... followed the insutrctions and installed the rom, everything seemed to be fine but then when it rebooted, nothing happens, the phone is stuck on fastboot mode and wont load into the operating system, i have tried to reboot a million times, updated the kernel , updated the twrp... still nothing. i am in china and have been trying to find another tech.. no luck at all. can someone help me or give me ideas on what to do? i would really appreciate the help!
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hi..my m8 china is stuck on boot and now it is totally dead after flashing it with a wrong ROM.. i searched the internet for the right firmware but found nothing..please where can i get the right ROM ..pls pls it would be a big help if you could give me the download link:crying:

marchjunah07 said:
hi..my m8 china is stuck on boot and now it is totally dead after flashing it with a wrong ROM.. i searched the internet for the right firmware but found nothing..please where can i get the right ROM ..pls pls it would be a big help if you could give me the download link:crying:
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You should be able to just flash any GSM ROM unless the Chinese model is a different variant. You could have bricked it, never a good idea to flash incorrect ROM for a device.
May I ask what ROM did you flash and for what device?

marchjunah07 said:
hi..my m8 china is stuck on boot and now it is totally dead after flashing it with a wrong ROM.. i searched the internet for the right firmware but found nothing..please where can i get the right ROM ..pls pls it would be a big help if you could give me the download link:crying:
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What does "totally dead" mean? Any charge LED? Any response when connected to a computer.
Also, not a good idea to dig up a thread from 5 months ago, with limited relevance. The top post did different steps, and was stuck in fastboot, which doesn't sound the same as your situation.

redpoint73 said:
What does "totally dead" mean? Any charge LED? Any response when connected to a computer.
Also, not a good idea to dig up a thread from 5 months ago, with limited relevance. The top post did different steps, and was stuck in fastboot, which doesn't sound the same as your situation.
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Well at least we know he did some searching before he posted

BerndM14 said:
Well at least we know he did some searching before he posted
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And that his favorite color is fuchsia.

Just downloaded this:
http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.co.il/p/android-revolution-hd-mirror-site-var.html?m=1
put on microsd using a card reader/adapter
Enter twrp, choose install from zip, choose microsd, and install.

K-a-M-u-Z-u said:
Just downloaded this:
http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.co.il/p/android-revolution-hd-mirror-site-var.html?m=1
put on microsd using a card reader/adapter
Enter twrp, choose install from zip, choose microsd, and install.
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Link doesn't work. Sure it's m8 version?

KJ said:
Link doesn't work. Sure it's m8 version?
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its a link to all RevolutionHD versions, the htc one m8 links are on the top.
here are direct links:
HTC One 2014 (M8)
KitKat (Android 4.4.3 + HTC Sense 6.0)
Download Android Revolution HD 11.2
Stock KitKat (Android 4.4.3 + HTC Sense 6.0)
Download stock odexed 2.22.401.4
Download stock de-odexed 2.22.401.4
Download stock recovery 2.22.401.4

md1008 said:
You should be able to just flash any GSM ROM unless the Chinese model is a different variant. You could have bricked it, never a good idea to flash incorrect ROM for a device.
May I ask what ROM did you flash and for what device?
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i flashed it with ROM for mt6572 m8 4.2.2 android, but the model manufacturer is different.. mine was xiaoxing china.. i think i bricked it..is there any other way to bring it back to life?
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redpoint73 said:
What does "totally dead" mean? Any charge LED? Any response when connected to a computer.
Also, not a good idea to dig up a thread from 5 months ago, with limited relevance. The top post did different steps, and was stuck in fastboot, which doesn't sound the same as your situation.
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dead as not charging when connected via usb..doesn't power on at all, download mode cannot be set. .but computer with mtk driver installed in it can detect the phone. .
here are the phone specs:
mt6572
model: m8
manufacturer: xiaoxing
android ver: 4.2.2
sw version: alps.jb3.mp.v1
is there any other way to bring it back to life? plss help

xiaoxing m8 flash solved
md1008 said:
You should be able to just flash any GSM ROM unless the Chinese model is a different variant. You could have bricked it, never a good idea to flash incorrect ROM for a device.
May I ask what ROM did you flash and for what device?
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hi again. .thanks to those who helped me here xda members/mentors ..after 3 weeks, i was able to flash my xiaoxing m8 using sp flash tool version 2.111 and a downloaded ROM from google. .for those with thesame problem, use older version sp flash tool and a lot of patience ..

HTC One M8 ROM
marchjunah07 said:
hi again. .thanks to those who helped me here xda members/mentors ..after 3 weeks, i was able to flash my xiaoxing m8 using sp flash tool version 2.111 and a downloaded ROM from google. .for those with thesame problem, use older version sp flash tool and a lot of patience ..
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May i know where did you find the Old Rom of HTC one M8 China phone? Please Send me a Link. Its for MTK6572.
What Device you have?

[Q] How to Root HTC Desire 820S Dual Sim ?

I want to root my HTC Device , HTC Desire 820S dual sim , not 820 .
Please help me, how to Root ?

Same phone, same issue.
maungthuu said:
I want to root my HTC Device , HTC Desire 820S dual sim , not 820 .
Please help me, how to Root ?
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Same phone, same issue.
I can't switch to fastboot using buttons. VolDown+Power brings me to recovery. Recovery acts strangely: VolUp is mapped to Enter, Power is mapped to "No command".
Fastboot can be entered using "adb reboot bootloader". However, it doesn't display menu and doesn't support "oem get_identifier_token" command, so I don't know if it is locked or unlocked, and can't proceed with unlocking instructions.

I found root tutorial + tool for 820S at htcui.com/5553.html
However, it is in Chinese.

Hey use king root to root the device
Sent from my HTC Desire 820s dual sim using XDA Free mobile app

Any other new ideas? King root and the Chinese app didn't work

Sad. This phone is marginalized. I don't think we'll ever get to root it

Have you guys tried kingoroot? It is different from king root. I had rooted my 820s without a problem.

amirarsyad97 said:
Have you guys tried kingoroot? It is different from king root. I had rooted my 820s without a problem.
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Hi! What android version are you on?

maungthuu said:
I want to root my HTC Device , HTC Desire 820S dual sim , not 820 .
Please help me, how to Root ?
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I think you should use iroot app its simple and one click root app

Gibz97 said:
Hi! What android version are you on?
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I'm still stuck on kitkat. We still have no news for Lollipop update on 820 mediatek SoC. Only Qualcomm gets the update for now.

amirarsyad97 said:
I'm still stuck on kitkat. We still have no news for Lollipop update on 820 mediatek SoC. Only Qualcomm gets the update for now.
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If I may ask. Did you root your phone with the Android or PC kingo root app?

I'm using the PC version. Download it from kingoapp.com, install it then you're good to root!.

amirarsyad97 said:
I'm using the PC version. Download it from kingoapp.com, install it then you're good to root!.
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It doesn't work on my phone. Took like an hour only to tell me it was unsuccessful. I'm on Android 5.0.2.
Just to confirm, your phone is desire 820 s dual sim?

Gibz97 said:
It doesn't work on my phone. Took like an hour only to tell me it was unsuccessful. I'm on Android 5.0.2.
Just to confirm, your phone is desire 820 s dual sim?
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Yes, mine is 820s dual sim. Maybe they still do not make exploit for 820s lollipop roms.
One might wonder how one click root app like kingoroot functions. Here's the answer.
Would you backup your rom for me when you have achieved root? I highly appreciate it.

Anyone tried this?
http://cwm-twrp-android.biz/download/htc-desire-820s-dual-sim.html

amirarsyad97 said:
Yes, mine is 820s dual sim. Maybe they still do not make exploit for 820s lollipop roms.
One might wonder how one click root app like kingoroot functions. Here's the answer.
Would you backup your rom for me when you have achieved root? I highly appreciate it.
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Sorry for the late reply, I didn't see your post.
Yes I can back it up
Have you installed CWM? And could you please post shots of your about device page

Some have got lollipop OTA on HTC Desire 820s while I'm still stuck on kitkat with no OTA in sight. Haven't rooted.

Gibz97 said:
Sorry for the late reply, I didn't see your post.
Yes I can back it up
Have you installed CWM? And could you please post shots of your about device page
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Here you go. (I tweaked the status bar and nav bar with gravitybox and xstana)
No, I have not installed custom recovery yet. Most of the recoveries are for snapdragon, I cannot do anything with that. I was thinking of flashing the whole rom using sp flashtool for mediatek. Since theres no hboot, there's no need to unlocking the bootloader right and we can flash rom straight away. Or am I wrong?
scotyard said:
Some have got lollipop OTA on HTC Desire 820s while I'm still stuck on kitkat with no OTA in sight. Haven't rooted.
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I dont think any of us got the update already. They just bought the same phone but with lollipop ready.

amirarsyad97 said:
Here you go. (I tweaked the status bar and nav bar with gravitybox and xstana)
No, I have not installed custom recovery yet. Most of the recoveries are for snapdragon, I cannot do anything with that. I was thinking of flashing the whole rom using sp flashtool for mediatek. Since theres no hboot, there's no need to unlocking the bootloader right and we can flash rom straight away. Or am I wrong?
I dont think any of us got the update already. They just bought the same phone but with lollipop ready.
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I hope it comes soon for you or you might look for the lollipop version if it's available and flash it with sp falshtool.
About the bootloader, I'm not sure but I think there's a risk of bricking the device if you flash recovery on an unlocked bootloader

amirarsyad97 said:
Here you go. (I tweaked the status bar and nav bar with gravitybox and xstana)
No, I have not installed custom recovery yet. Most of the recoveries are for snapdragon, I cannot do anything with that. I was thinking of flashing the whole rom using sp flashtool for mediatek. Since theres no hboot, there's no need to unlocking the bootloader right and we can flash rom straight away. Or am I wrong?
I dont think any of us got the update already. They just bought the same phone but with lollipop ready.
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My 820s has got Build Number 1.20.707.2 while yours has got 1.21.707.1. Did you receive any update after buying it, or it was the same out of the box?

Bricked HTC Desire 816G dual sim. Stuck with bootloop.

My mobile is the other variant of HTC Desire 816. Please don't post links of 816. Mine is 816G the poor Mediatek variant with chipset MT6582.
I was trying to unlock the bootloader and followed the steps mentioned at HTC Dev but the problem I had was oem get_identifier_token returned command not found.
I was trying to figure out this issue and was exploring the commands of fastboot.
Due to my ill fate I flashed boot.img of some custom rom with my device and without any issues it just went on successful.
Since then boot loop is going on. It is internal batter so wasn't able to shut it down. There was one possible rom on the internet for my variant which I flashed and the results weren't fruitful. Now I am in a state where every partition of the phone is flashed with a .img file.
Can somebody suggest me a way out?

Hi
You can try the backup in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/help/root-desire-816g-dual-sim-t2950583
In case of any further issues post in 816 Q/A .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/help
Good day !

that made me loose everything....
karandpr said:
Hi
You can try the backup in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/help/root-desire-816g-dual-sim-t2950583
In case of any further issues post in 816 Q/A .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/help
Good day !
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I followed the thread above and got hands on some cwm patched boot.img and flashed it. Now I am lost. I cant access fastboot. DOnno why and neither the recover works. Both option in bootloader make the phone go into boot loop again. Sometimes it gets stuck at the bootscreen as if it doesn't know what to do next. It just shows HTC powered by android and that's all FREEZE.
May be the new boot.img corrupted existing fastboot and recovery??
I was stuck with this dumb phone since 3 days. Help is greatly appreciated.
And bro please see that mine is 816G which isn't officially in XDA. The one listed is 816 which is a snapdragon variant. This version 816G is a Mediatek variant.
If somebody have a clue on what's next please let me know or if you have stock img files for boot,system and recovery please share them.
Update....
Phone's stuck. Unable to shutdown pressing the power button even for longer duration.

Post the stock boot.img and system.img
If at all any of you wish to help me or if you have the same mobile as mine, please... please... post the stock images of boot and system. If I am not wrong everything will be fine if I flash them.
Please see that it's the Asian or Indian variant of HTC Desire 816g that initial Quad core version(Mediatek MT6582). not the Octa core version.
Awaiting help.

Thread will be moved to 816 Q/A.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/help
Even though the chipsets are different , the desire 816 forums is used by 816G users for development.
Good day !

OK it worked... *PARTIALLY
I was flashing things in a brute force method. Downloading every possible rom for MT6582 flashing with fastboot and there were failures every where but I had a combination in an attempt and I just rebooted the phone :laugh: that wonderful feeling when you hear that dead device making some sound.
Well it booted and it was fine.
Things were good only till here. The system.img I flashed was from a Qmobile stock rom. The boot.img is from a patched HTC Desire 816G(Yes my version).
Problem 1: IMEI's unavailable so no question of SIM Card detection.
Problem 2: This is kind of different. That phone had hardware buttons so no soft buttons for Home or Back but HTC doesn't have those. I was first happy as I could use my mobile at least partially but now I had to swtich off the phone to get to home screen. Moving on further Will post if something happens.
For those who wish to try the files I've used.
The system.img is from the second link named QMobile-i7_Stock_image located at labandroid with a tag mt6582
The boot.img from http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/help/root-desire-816g-dual-sim-t2950583/page6
There is a shared link for MTK droid in google drive and in that go to recovery folder the first boot.img is the one I tried.

amarnathreddy06 said:
I was flashing things in a brute force method. Downloading every possible rom for MT6582 flashing with fastboot and there were failures every where but I had a combination in an attempt and I just rebooted the phone :laugh: that wonderful feeling when you hear that dead device making some sound.
Well it booted and it was fine.
Things were good only till here. The system.img I flashed was from a Qmobile stock rom. The boot.img is from a patched HTC Desire 816G(Yes my version).
Problem 1: IMEI's unavailable so no question of SIM Card detection.
Problem 2: This is kind of different. That phone had hardware buttons so no soft buttons for Home or Back but HTC doesn't have those. I was first happy as I could use my mobile at least partially but now I had to swtich off the phone to get to home screen. Moving on further Will post if something happens.
For those who wish to try the files I've used.
The system.img is from the second link named QMobile-i7_Stock_image located at labandroid with a tag mt6582
The boot.img from http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/help/root-desire-816g-dual-sim-t2950583/page6
There is a shared link for MTK droid in google drive and in that go to recovery folder the first boot.img is the one I tried.
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Can you please upload your CMW backup ? i have the same problem and the same device, any help would be apreciated

amarnathreddy06 said:
I was flashing things in a brute force method. Downloading every possible rom for MT6582 flashing with fastboot and there were failures every where but I had a combination in an attempt and I just rebooted the phone :laugh: that wonderful feeling when you hear that dead device making some sound.
Well it booted and it was fine.
Things were good only till here. The system.img I flashed was from a Qmobile stock rom. The boot.img is from a patched HTC Desire 816G(Yes my version).
Problem 1: IMEI's unavailable so no question of SIM Card detection.
Problem 2: This is kind of different. That phone had hardware buttons so no soft buttons for Home or Back but HTC doesn't have those. I was first happy as I could use my mobile at least partially but now I had to swtich off the phone to get to home screen. Moving on further Will post if something happens.
For those who wish to try the files I've used.
The system.img is from the second link named QMobile-i7_Stock_image located at labandroid with a tag mt6582
The boot.img from http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/help/root-desire-816g-dual-sim-t2950583/page6
There is a shared link for MTK droid in google drive and in that go to recovery folder the first boot.img is the one I tried.
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you can try this miui rom but the imei details have been flushed during flashing.
In your case you need the original backup of the your device to recover your IMEI details.
link for miui rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/development/rom-miui-7-htc-desire-816g-dual-sim-t3285202
link for 816g stock rom flash files:
http://androidtechnics.blogspot.in/2015/06/htc-desire-816g-htc-d816h-dual-sim.html

my phone have same problem what to do??

Device Dead xD
As same as the poster , i gt a dead device while flashing Stock rom :crying: Htc Desire 816G Octa-Core Mt6592 Chipset
Any Hope for a possible Solution ?
If yes Please Do Reply
Thanks in Advance

Revanthkr said:
As same as the poster , i gt a dead device while flashing Stock rom :crying: Htc Desire 816G Octa-Core Mt6592 Chipset
Any Hope for a possible Solution ?
If yes Please Do Reply
Thanks in Advance
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Hi.. did u get any help I have same device hard bricked won't even show me boot screen or anything.. just dead black screen..

816G (indian dual sim) no rom installed, only cwm-recovery

Hi everyone, I searched for a solution to this problem since yesterday, but without any success so far.
My situation is the following:
I bought a HTC 816G (MT6592) with no rom installed. Only thing accessible is CWM recovery.
When I want to charge the phone, it shows a battery icon idicating that it's being charged and then reboots and shows it again. It does this over and over again with seemingly no progress in the charging process.
When I unplug it and try boot it normally, it shows a "Mi.com" icon, but then reboots again and again.
The only thing I can do is booting to recovery. Even though it does not seem to be charing, I can still operate the recovery mode without it being plugged in to a charger.
In the recovery it says "rua1 CWM v.5.5.0.4 for HTC Desire 816G d" at the top of the screen and "CWM automade 03.01.2016 01:12:51" at the bottom of the screen.
From there I tried installing roms which either failed to install or did not boot up properly after successful installation.
In the recovery menu under "advanced" and then "show log" it says:
ro.hardware=mt6592
ro.revision=0
ro.emmc=0
sys.usb.vid=0BB4
init.svc.recovery=running
sys.usb.config=mass_storage.adb
service.adb.root=1
init.svc.adbd=restarting
sys.usb.state=mass_storage.adb
I appreciate any advice, I just want to have this phone operational.
Many thanks in advance

Have you tried this solution?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/general/rombackup-t2811252
Won't work. Different chipset.

nukaru said:
Have you tried this solution?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/general/rombackup-t2811252
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Thank you very much for the link.
I will try this out immediately.
But I have one problem: How can I install twrp instead of cwm?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=64953243
Here's a guide, but its for another model.. look at the bottom, that's how you install twrp

VollNoob said:
Hi everyone, I searched for a solution to this problem since yesterday, but without any success so far.
My situation is the following:
I bought a HTC 816G (MT6592) with no rom installed. Only thing accessible is CWM recovery.
Don't have your version 816, mine is the single SIM Qualcomm version so I'm sorry I can't be of more help to you but one word of warning. I believe the 816g is the Mediatek processor not the Snapdragon and some of the methods and advice you get might not take that into consideration. From what I've learned some things work the same but a lot do not, I.E. rooting procedures. Just be careful and verify compatibility with your device before flashing anything not 816g specific.
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thoctor said:
VollNoob said:
Hi everyone, I searched for a solution to this problem since yesterday, but without any success so far.
My situation is the following:
I bought a HTC 816G (MT6592) with no rom installed. Only thing accessible is CWM recovery.
Don't have your version 816, mine is the single SIM Qualcomm version so I'm sorry I can't be of more help to you but one word of warning. I believe the 816g is the Mediatek processor not the Snapdragon and some of the methods and advice you get might not take that into consideration. From what I've learned some things work the same but a lot do not, I.E. rooting procedures. Just be careful and verify compatibility with your device before flashing anything not 816g specific.
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We solved the problem. Since there is an mk-chip installed and vollnoob was having trouble with a bootloop, the only solution to flash is removing the backcover and disconnecting the battery, since flashtool won't work unless the device is turned completely off.
Normal 816 roms won't work either, since there is no way to flash a 816 Rom using mkdroidtools.
We used this rom for MT6592 chipset.
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nukaru said:
thoctor said:
We solved the problem. Since there is an mk-chip installed and vollnoob was having trouble with a bootloop, the only solution to flash is removing the backcover and disconnecting the battery, since flashtool won't work unless the device is turned completely off.
Normal 816 roms won't work either, since there is no way to flash a 816 Rom using mkdroidtools.
We used this rom for MT6592 chipset.
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Great job. That's awesome. Persistence beats resistance and you were persistent so congratulations to you. I had run out of ideas so i was hoping you or someone else came across a fix. Glad you got it working and maybe this can help others as well. Good luck and thanks for the good news.
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Hey, im also a 816g user and i would like to root and flash a custom rom on my phone. Can any one guide me through. I searched all over internet and couldnt find a single rom supported for this device since it is a mediatek variant.
Any helps