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[Q] Fix Bootloop with RUU?

Hey guys.
Couldn't find any other posts so I'm hoping I'm not breaking any rules.
Yes, I'm a n00b. Was handed down an old Desire Z still using Froyo and decided to install Cyanogenmod.
My attempted install didn't get past rooting for reasons unbeknownst to me. I used CM's guide: Installing CM for Vision. I got stuck at Rooting the Desire Z.
I followed it to the letter and made it to step 10. Upon reboot the phone reaches "HTC - quietly brilliant" and sounds it's little jingle. Goes black after a while and plays the jingle/logo again. And again. And again. I have to remove the battery to get it quiet again. I can make it to HBOOT and the screen displays (beware verbosity):
Vision PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.84.2000 (PC10*****)
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.03.02.18_M3
eMMC-boot
Sep 8 2010, 15:56:38
HBOOT
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN. to next item
<POWER. to select item
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
SYSTEM INFO
IMAGE CRC
I believe the guide I followed installed a custom recovery image. Clockwork Recovery? Accessing RECOVERY results in a quick buzz with HTC logo and a prompt return to FASTBOOT. FACTORY RESET yields the same result. SIMLOCK comes up with "SD init fail !!! Process done, reboot device?" SYSTEM INFO comes up with what the title hints. I'll list if need be. IMAGE CRC comes up with checksums:
hboot: 0x2A125CF4
boot: 0xF7629548
recovery: 0x3921C16D
system: 0xD5CE705B
That's about as far as I can get from concise.
I've downloaded an RUU for it, have the Android SDK and Odin.
I'm not sure if the RUU will fix anything or how to install it. So my question is, how do I get my phone booting again?
Any feedback would be very appreciated.

you used THIS GUIDE? step ten is to check if gfree worked, did it? you didnt need to reboot first to check
anyway looking at your current spl i believe you should be fine, just flash a custom recovery in fastboot - download from CM SITE and check md5
cbc776e7941ebf030e9fa39473d5b6f1
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then boot into fastboot mode and have phone connected to pc
open a cmd in the location of fastboot.exe and type type
fastboot devices
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if you see yours then all is good, if not then you need to set up fastboot.exe (odin is only for sammy)
then type
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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and then
fastboot reboot-bootloader
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once rebooted
adb reboot recovery
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now youll be in clockwork and flash a rom from there (i suggest looking into 4ext recovery)
oh and for the above to work you need to change name of recovery you downloaded to recover.img, also need to have changed your path in environmental variables or have the image in same folder as fastboot.exe is in

Thanks!
Thanks so much I owe you big-time. And thanks for the quick reply.
I followed your instructions, got Clockwork up, factory reset, got stock firmware back up and flashed Cyanogenmod and it's all running fine now. (I did have to Cyanogenmod twice) I'll be sure to take a look at 4EXT. Thanks again.

[Q] Can't Get Passed Boot Logo - Please help

Thank you for taking time to read this!
I have a htc one x international version, i successfully unlocked the bootloader installed clockwormod recovery v5.8.4.0 and rooted the phone installing superSU without any problems.
I have been using some mod rom for a long time, And recently updated BUSYBOX, and then turned off phone. Now and now i cant get passed the htc boot screen, i have tried deleting cache, loading a previous restore img from 6 months ago, rebooting bootloader but none of that worked, here are the details from the boot screen:
p.s if you can get me into the phone, would be a life saver! or stock android 4.x that would be an added "Brucey" bonus.
Thank you again for your time, best regards
Ernest
ENDEAVORU PUT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-0.95.0000
CPLD-None
MICROP-None
RADIO-1.1204.105.14
eMMC-bootmode: disabled
CPU-bootmode: disabled
HW Secure boot: enabled
Modem Path: Off
May 8 2012 21:32:10
HBOOT
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN> to next item
<POWER> to select item
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
SHOW BARCODE
IMAGE CRC

Erniemac said:
Thank you for taking time to read this!
I have a htc one x international version, i successfully unlocked the bootloader installed clockwormod recovery v5.8.4.0 and rooted the phone installing superSU without any problems.
I have been using some mod rom for a long time, And recently updated BUSYBOX, and then turned off phone. Now and now i cant get passed the htc boot screen, i have tried deleting cache, loading a previous restore img from 6 months ago, rebooting bootloader but none of that worked, here are the details from the boot screen:
p.s if you can get me into the phone, would be a life saver! or stock android 4.x that would be an added "Brucey" bonus.
Thank you again for your time, best regards
Ernest
ENDEAVORU PUT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-0.95.0000
CPLD-None
MICROP-None
RADIO-1.1204.105.14
eMMC-bootmode: disabled
CPU-bootmode: disabled
HW Secure boot: enabled
Modem Path: Off
May 8 2012 21:32:10
HBOOT
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN> to next item
<POWER> to select item
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
SHOW BARCODE
IMAGE CRC
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try fastboot erase cache:good:

rudresh128631 said:
try fastboot erase cache:good:
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Hi there!
I went into Fastboot, and only have:
HBOOT
REBOOT
REBOOT BOOTLOADER
POWER DOWN
so i went back into HBOOT
RECOVERY
-Wipe Cache Partition
I have previously also tried fixing user permissions and wipe dalvik cache.
Still no joy I can mount the SD Card so my stuff is still there, i have backed up my photos and whatsapp as I'd like to keep the chat msgs haha.
Do you have any other ideas rudresh?
Thanks

To install a new rom i suggest to update the hboot. It's to low for current developed roms/mods.
Post the outcome of
Fastboot getvar version-main
Get you back to stock and update the phone. Then re-root or install a custom rooted rom

Mr Hofs said:
To install a new rom i suggest to update the hboot. It's to low for current developed roms/mods.
Post the outcome of
Fastboot getvar version-main
Get you back to stock and update the phone. Then re-root or install a custom rooted rom
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atm i dont have fastboot getvar version-main, will this option become available once i have updated HBOOT?
many thanks for answering my noobie questions!

It's a command via fastboot. You put the phone in the bootloader where you see FASTBOOT USB in red when you connect the phone to the pc. Then open a command prompt on the pc from the fastboot folder and type in that command.

Download HTC one x fastboot tools. Install htc drivers. Open fast boot tool folder. Hold shift button and right click then chose open in command window from dropdown list. Boot your device into boot loader. Connect your device. Select fastboot in device. Then it should turn fastboot to fastboot usb highlighted in red color. In command prompt type fastboot devices. If your devices serial number appeared in command window then your device is connected. Type fastboot erase cache. After erasing cache reboot.
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rudresh128631 said:
Download HTC one x fastboot tools. Install htc drivers. Open fast boot tool folder. Hold shift button and right click then chose open in command window from dropdown list. Boot your device into boot loader. Connect your device. Select fastboot in device. Then it should turn fastboot to fastboot usb highlighted in red color. In command prompt type fastboot devices. If your devices serial number appeared in command window then your device is connected. Type fastboot erase cache. After erasing cache reboot.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
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Not gonna work.....

Mr Hofs said:
It's a command via fastboot. You put the phone in the bootloader where you see FASTBOOT USB in red when you connect the phone to the pc. Then open a command prompt on the pc from the fastboot folder and type in that command.
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Hi Mr Hofs!
THanks for your advice, I have fastboot working now at home. I tried fastboot erase cache just in case it worked. Then did your command
Code:
C:\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>Fastboot getvar version-main
version-main: 1.29.401.11
finished. total time: 0.085s

Okay, make a copy of the sdcard to the pc just in case. Then download this ruu
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...Radio_2.1204.127.19_release_271851_signed.exe
Relock the bootloader :
Fastboot oem lock
Then keep the phone in the bootloader and execute the ruu with admins rights. Right click the ruu.exe and choose
Run as administrator
It flashes the phone to stock. Boot it up after that and go to settings-about-software update and check for ota ..... Do this after every ota you get until you get no notifications anymore. Report back with issues or when you have updated the phone multiple times.

Mr Hofs said:
Okay, make a copy of the sdcard to the pc just in case. Then download this ruu
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...Radio_2.1204.127.19_release_271851_signed.exe
Relock the bootloader :
Fastboot oem lock
Then keep the phone in the bootloader and execute the ruu with admins rights. Right click the ruu.exe and choose
Run as administrator
It flashes the phone to stock. Boot it up after that and go to settings-about-software update and check for ota ..... Do this after every ota you get until you get no notifications anymore. Report back with issues or when you have updated the phone multiple times.
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Wow your fast! i just figured out what your trying to get me to do, and found the RUU page haha. Thank you so much for your time. BRB in 20 mins or so!

Mr Hofs said:
Okay, make a copy of the sdcard to the pc just in case. Then download this ruu
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...Radio_2.1204.127.19_release_271851_signed.exe
Relock the bootloader :
Fastboot oem lock
Then keep the phone in the bootloader and execute the ruu with admins rights. Right click the ruu.exe and choose
Run as administrator
It flashes the phone to stock. Boot it up after that and go to settings-about-software update and check for ota ..... Do this after every ota you get until you get no notifications anymore. Report back with issues or when you have updated the phone multiple times.
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OK IM IN!!!!!!!!! Android 4.03 but im not getting any OTA updates, maybe because Im abroad currently? ill dig around for some updates.
Thanks so much, ill drop you a lil tip once i get paid before Chinese New Year

Then download this one and run it too
http://www.persianhtc.net/index.php...Radio_2.1204.135.20_release_274900_signed.exe
And if you don't get ota after that one you can continue to install this one
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...Radio_5.1204.162.29_release_302015_signed.exe
And then there must be ota available

Mr Hofs said:
Then download this one and run it too
http://www.persianhtc.net/index.php...Radio_2.1204.135.20_release_274900_signed.exe
And if you don't get ota after that one you can continue to install this one
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...Radio_5.1204.162.29_release_302015_signed.exe
And then there must be ota available
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First one was perfect getting updates galore!
Quick question: My old apps are still on the SD Card, so say i install Whatsapp / WeChat from the PlayStore, and move to SD Card will it link up the old data? or just overwrite the folder so Titanium back up is my best bet.
Just gonna finish them then i guess flash SUupdate.zip or whatever it is and i can use titanium back up to restore my apps.
Many thanks again
-E

Yeah via TB is a good option have fun

[Q] Phone won't boot after unsuccessful Cyanogen installation attempt

Hi guys.
I decided to give Cyanogenmod a try, but apparently messed something really badly during the installation. After flashing boot.img with fastboot, as the installation guide says (I can't post links, but it's in the Cyanogenmod wiki under HTC One X. First google result), the phone gave me the HTC slogan splash screen, but won't go forward.
By pressing volume down and power, I can get myself into the bootloader, which says:
Code:
ENDEAVORU PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.72.0000
CPLD-None
MICROP-None
RADIO-5.1204.167.31
eMMC-bootmode: disabled
CPU-bootmode: disabled
HW Secure boot: enabled
MODEM PATH : OFF
It also lists the following options: FASTBOOT, RECOVERY, FACTORY RESET, SIMLOCK, SHOW BARCODE, IMAGE CRC. Recovery and factory reset are not working. If I select either one of them, the phone boots itself and ends up in the previously mentioned splash screen. I don't know what simlock does, so I haven't selected it. With barcode the same thing. Image CRC gives me some values that I don't understand.
If I select fastboot, I get the following menu: HBOOT, REBOOT, REBOOT BOOTLOADER, POWER DOWN. Hboot reverts me back to the bigger menu. Rest of the options are pretty self-explanatory.
I have a zip copy of Cyanogenmod on /sdcard/.
What can be done? Is my phone bricked for good? I am using Linux Mint 16 as my computer operating system. It is Ubuntu based. adb doesn't recognize my phone when it is in bootloader mode.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

daebak said:
Hi guys.
I decided to give Cyanogenmod a try, but apparently messed something really badly during the installation. After flashing boot.img with fastboot, as the installation guide says (I can't post links, but it's in the Cyanogenmod wiki under HTC One X. First google result), the phone gave me the HTC slogan splash screen, but won't go forward.
By pressing volume down and power, I can get myself into the bootloader, which says:
Code:
ENDEAVORU PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.72.0000
CPLD-None
MICROP-None
RADIO-5.1204.167.31
eMMC-bootmode: disabled
CPU-bootmode: disabled
HW Secure boot: enabled
MODEM PATH : OFF
It also lists the following options: FASTBOOT, RECOVERY, FACTORY RESET, SIMLOCK, SHOW BARCODE, IMAGE CRC. Recovery and factory reset are not working. If I select either one of them, the phone boots itself and ends up in the previously mentioned splash screen. I don't know what simlock does, so I haven't selected it. With barcode the same thing. Image CRC gives me some values that I don't understand.
If I select fastboot, I get the following menu: HBOOT, REBOOT, REBOOT BOOTLOADER, POWER DOWN. Hboot reverts me back to the bigger menu. Rest of the options are pretty self-explanatory.
I have a zip copy of Cyanogenmod on /sdcard/.
What can be done? Is my phone bricked for good? I am using Linux Mint 16 as my computer operating system. It is Ubuntu based. adb doesn't recognize my phone when it is in bootloader mode.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Are you install the rom or you just flash the boot.img. And next time search and read this question is answeared many times and go in the original android thread download latest nightly take the boot.img from arhiv copy the arhive to sd card install the rom and flash the boot.img.
And if you not install the CM11 rom just flash the old boot.img.

Thant said:
Are you install the rom or you just flash the boot.img. And next time search and read this question is answeared many times and go in the original android thread download latest nightly take the boot.img from arhiv copy the arhive to sd card install the rom and flash the boot.img.
And if you not install the CM11 rom just flash the old boot.img.
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Sorry for being dumb, but how am I supposed to do this if I can't get an usb connection going between my computer and the phone? Like I said, adb and fastboot are not detecting my phone and I can't access /sdcard/ at all.

Press fastboot then connect the usb and it will say FASTBOOT USB
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

daebak said:
Sorry for being dumb, but how am I supposed to do this if I can't get an usb connection going between my computer and the phone? Like I said, adb and fastboot are not detecting my phone and I can't access /sdcard/ at all.
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when you see fastboot USB check the device with fastboot devices. And when you connect the phone to computer what you see in devicemanager. try install latest drivers

Make sure your computers drivers are up to date, this may be why your computer is not detecting your device. Otherwise you must have the Android SDK correctly installed (Making sure your PC knows where to find the .dll files), to allow for fastboot to work correctly (Otherwise you can find fastboot binaries on the official HTC website). Once you've booted into the bootloader (Power button + volume down) select 'fastboot'. Your device should show 'fastboot usb' if it is correctly connected to the PC.
Remember you will not be able to access your devices files within the bootloader, so you may need to flash TWRP, which allows you access to your internal memory via your PC. In my experience, the touch function did not work for TWRP on my device, so I reflashed CWM to flash CM. Once you've flashed CM, you can then flash the boot.img found within the CM's files (after unzipped) using fastboot. Other than that, you may want to flash GAPPS before you boot up into your fresh ROM.
Hope this helps.
EDIT: .dll files for Windows only I think

Can i fix this??

Hi all!
First off, an elderly neighbor gave me this ancient looking phone, going by the name of HTC Buzz A3333 Wildfire in order for me to try and resurrect it back to life, lol.
I was trying to get it a nice new custom rom and root it. Somewhere down the line i guess i made some critical errors. When i try to boot it into recovery, all i get is a red triangle and an exclamation mark "!". I'm no expert but i think that indicates i still have the stock recovery (twrp or something similar) on the device but it's not running ok.
Now, how do i get about this problem?
The device's info (if you need more, just specify):
android version 2.2.1.
software number 2.22.405.1
***UNLOCKED***
BUZZ PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.02.0000
MICROP-0622
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-3.35.20.10
Dec 13 2011, 12:08:54
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
When in hboot, what comes up is something like this: "No image or wrong image/Main version is older! Update fail! Press <POWER> to reboot.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What do i do? Did i BRICK the phone? I'd really love to help the old lady, she was always nice to me when i was a kid.

siempreviva said:
Hi all!
First off, an elderly neighbor gave me this ancient looking phone, going by the name of HTC Buzz A3333 Wildfire in order for me to try and resurrect it back to life, lol.
I was trying to get it a nice new custom rom and root it. Somewhere down the line i guess i made some critical errors. When i try to boot it into recovery, all i get is a red triangle and an exclamation mark "!". I'm no expert but i think that indicates i still have the stock recovery (twrp or something similar) on the device but it's not running ok.
Now, how do i get about this problem?
The device's info (if you need more, just specify):
android version 2.2.1.
software number 2.22.405.1
***UNLOCKED***
BUZZ PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.02.0000
MICROP-0622
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-3.35.20.10
Dec 13 2011, 12:08:54
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
When in hboot, what comes up is something like this: "No image or wrong image/Main version is older! Update fail! Press <POWER> to reboot.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What do i do? Did i BRICK the phone? I'd really love to help the old lady, she was always nice to me when i was a kid.
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Easy fix pal you have tried to flash a recovery or an update by adding a file named pc49img.zip to your bootloader. This method does not work for unlocked bootloader, only security off bootloaders (s-off).
You should download a pc49img.zip of clockworkmod (cwm) recovery which available in the development section, or in the stickied thread containing all the roms and recoverys. Download version 5.0.2.0 or 5.0.2.8.
so extract that zip file into your fastboot directory (the one you used to flash the unlock_token.bin you got from htc to unlock the bootloader) and make sure you delete any pc49img.zip files from your sdcard.
Then boot into bootloader. Use the power button to select fastboot on the device and connect it via usb to the computer. Lastly you should have a file called recovery.img in your fastboot directory after extracting your downloaded cwm zip file. If not, wrong download, try another
So, open a command prompt in the fastboot folder and issue these commands.
Fastboot getvar all
(if you dont get any information back then there is a connection issue and continuing will fail)(also dont post the information here as its device sensitive )
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now use your volume buttons to select recovery and hit power to select. The guides i have written to downgrade the hboot of this device can explain the new controls for the recovery so have a read at them, then install any rom of your choosing AFTER making a nandroid backup
Always nice to help out someone helping out an OAP
Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk

Can't Enter CWM Recovery After Rooting HTC G2

Can't enter CWM recovery after rooting HTC G2
I rooted my HTC G2 and want to upgrade ROM.
However, I can't get into ClockworkMod Recovery mode. When I boot the phone using Power + Home + VolDown I get this screen:
i.imgur.com/h7MjBT0.jpg
(Since I'm too new to embed images these are the HTTP URLs)
But pressing VolDown does nothing. After a few seconds it moves itself along to this screen:
i.imgur.com/3kNbdsR.jpg
And finally back to this screen.
i.imgur.com/Nvgr5o7.jpg
Any ideas what is wrong, or what I need to do to get into CWM recovery so I can install the ROM zip from the sdcard? (Or is there another method I can use to load the ROM and gapps?)

dbooksta said:
I rooted my HTC G2 and want to upgrade ROM.
However, I can't get into ClockworkMod Recovery mode. When I boot the phone using Power + Home + VolDown I get this screen:
i.imgur.com/h7MjBT0.jpg
(Since I'm too new to embed images these are the HTTP URLs)
But pressing VolDown does nothing. After a few seconds it moves itself along to this screen:
i.imgur.com/3kNbdsR.jpg
And finally back to this screen.
i.imgur.com/Nvgr5o7.jpg
Any ideas what is wrong, or what I need to do to get into CWM recovery so I can install the ROM zip from the sdcard? (Or is there another method I can use to load the ROM and gapps?)
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You need to remove the PC10IMG.zip from your SD card, after that you will be able to get into recovery

That does indeed allow me to select Recovery, but that boots me to this screen:
i.imgur.com/e2H7hTi.jpg
What's going wrong now?

dbooksta said:
That does indeed allow me to select Recovery, but that boots me to this screen:
i.imgur.com/e2H7hTi.jpg
What's going wrong now?
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Been a while so I can't say for sure, but I believe that is stock recovery
Take a look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348266
You will find links to various recovery options as well as a fastboot guide to flash the image
Pretty much just download appropriate recovery and flash it like
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img

Well I can get the fastboot to recognize the phone, but whether I try to "fastboot flash" an "hboot x.img" or a "recovery x.img" I get
Code:
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
Which appears to be due to the fact that no Cyanogen recovery is available for the vision-compatible builds!
I have no trouble getting that "recovery screen" I showed in the previous message, but I don't understand how to get anything to actually recover.
So I have this kernel (AndromadusMod) that I want to install, but I'm so confused...

dbooksta said:
Well I can get the fastboot to recognize the phone, but whether I try to "fastboot flash" an "hboot x.img" or a "recovery x.img" I get
Which appears to be due to the fact that no Cyanogen recovery is available for the vision-compatible builds!
I have no trouble getting that "recovery screen" I showed in the previous message, but I don't understand how to get anything to actually recover.
So I have this kernel (AndromadusMod) that I want to install, but I'm so confused...
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Boot into bootloader and write down all info on that screen, with this I should be able to help further

demkantor said:
Boot into bootloader and write down all info on that screen, with this I should be able to help further
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Initial boot into ClockworkMod (i.e., Power + Vol Down + TouchPad):
Code:
VISION PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.82.0000
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.02.01.15_M2
eMMC-boot
SEP 2 2010, 17:50:38
HBOOT USB PLUG
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN> to next item
<POWER> to select item
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
If I select FASTBOOT from that screen then I get
Code:
VISION PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.82.0000
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.02.01.15_M2
eMMC-boot
SEP 2 2010, 17:50:38
FASTBOOT USB
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN> to next item
<POWER> to select item
BOOTLOADER
REBOOT
REBOOT BOOTLOADER
POWER DOWN
At this point if I run "fastboot devices" from the attached computer I get "SH12SRT203241 fastboot".

dbooksta said:
Initial boot into ClockworkMod (i.e., Power + Vol Down + TouchPad):
If I select FASTBOOT from that screen then I get
At this point if I run "fastboot devices" from the attached computer I get "SH12SRT203241 fastboot".
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So right now you do have security flags removed but still a stock bootloader so you can't flash with fastboot
...I'm having troubles with links right now (using an experimental version of xda app) so I'm going to just paste in a quote from an old thread where I was helping someone in a similar situation
demkantor said:
um, md5sum is just well a sum, it is a unique algorithm to make sure the file downloaded matches (complete/ no corruption)
you can flash just the Hboot, but it also makes no difference if you were to flash the same firmware over the same firmware. so you don't need to bother extracting anything. ill post when I get home,
~make nandroid in recovery
~download
~check md5sum
~name PC10IMG.zip
~put on SDcard
~boot to Hboot
~let it run, it will reboot halfway (needs to cycle emmc)
~let it finish
~reboot to recovery (via adb)
~reformat all in recovery
~remove PC10IMG.zip from SD
~restore nandroid and reboot to OS
EDIT:
DROPBOX LINK ill upload to op when i get a minute but for know here is this
md5 for g2:
md5 for dz:
*thanks again to nipqer for pointing out my obvious mistakes creating these!
EDIT:
Not sure if i made this clear earlier - flashing firmware using any method is potentially
dangerous. Although very unlikely if you follow these steps I'm still throwing out the waring.
If at all possible it is still best to use fastboot to flash these as an error will be given
to you and you can fix your issue before you reboot and make things permanent.
The above is also dangerous without having true radio s-off, if you are not sure
if you have true s-off - follow these steps:
download THIS COPY OF GFREE md5sum:
now unzip it and open a command where gfree is on computer - have phone plugged
in, debugging on and screen unlocked (after you type "su" you need to grant superuser permissions.)
Now type:
If this is your output, you are in good shape!
@CID: 11111111 means you have superCID (able to flash all software once locked out of)
@SIMLOCK= 00 means you're sim-unlocked (able to use any carrier's sim card)
@secu_flag: 0 this means your radio is S-OFF (This is the important info needed!)
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
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...looks like it didn't post the links when I quoted.... Check out the fastboot thread from the link I sent earlier... This is post #30 there and those links are still active
If you need help let me know and when I get to a PC I'll link you better

I tried to follow your post, but when I tried su I got "su: permission denied". Proceeding anyway and running gfree_verify I get:
Error: could not open modem device: /dev/smd0
Error: verify could not initialize device!
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Per your recommendation here I also wanted to try switching to 4ext, but when I ran fastboot erase recovery I got:
erasing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
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Flash the custom PC10IMG.zip I made, the link is in that post #30
Do this like before, put on root of sdcard
When its done you will have an engineering bootloader and 4ext recovery
Then just be sure to remove it off SD in order to get into recovery to flash ROM of choice

That is a great image, and 4ext is a great recovery!
However after I reformatted and restored the AndromadusMod.zip the phone just boot cycles to the "htc" screen.
Attached is a current screenshot of the hboot System Info. Should I give up, or am I close?

You have the g2 engineering bootloader now, but the dz one is needed for most ROMs above ICS as it has a larger system partition, do the same thing you did but this time flash the dzPC10IMG.zip from the post I linked you, then ROM and gapps

I think there's something wrong with that dz bootloader: It only ever offers to update [SD ZIP]. I have to physically remove the sdcard and delete the PCIMG10.zip after it runs its install cycle in order to get into recovery; it's impossible to get it to startup in any other mode that allows sdcard access.
After I do delete the PCIMG10.zip, reformat all but sdcard, and install the ROM (which appears to "succeed" suspiciously quickly) I get the boot loop problem again and have to pull the battery to get back into hboot....

Sounds like a bad download, check the md5sum to make sure its good

Yes, MD5 matches that given in the post.

Maybe I misunderstood, so when when flashing the PC10IMG.zip through bootloader it works and changes your bootloader and then you remove the file off sdcard and you are able to get to recovery?
If that all is working then you are in good shape, try another ROM/gapps
Try a gingerbread ROM just to make sure you can get up and running.

Correct. So I just re-wiped and installed this Gingerbread kernel: http://elite-force.eu/elitemod/MOD_EliteKernel_120319.zip
It took a "reasonable" amount of time for 4ext to install that one.
But now it's doing the same boot cycling as before, though much faster than on the JellyBean kernel I previously tried ?
Is there a known stable kernel I should be trying? Maybe I'm as bad at choosing kernels as I am at choosing women....

Haha,
Well a kernel alone won't help, you will need a kernel and a ROM (and probably gapps too)
Try cyanX, its a ROM I put together a few years back, its gingerbread based but has a lot of ICS and jb features back ported to it
Once we know that is working then move on to newer ones

Ah ha: that does help! Putting a JB ROM on did the trick. For some reason in all my reading I didn't get the message that the ROM isn't part of the kernel....
Thank you for all your help!