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I had an issue with my phone a couple of weeks ago where I'm only able to the bootloader screen and the fastboot screen. Fortunately, I got a replacement EVO 3 days later but I'm still trying to get my old phone up and running. But after trying everything I can find, still nothing.
So my question is, when do I say that the phone is officially bricked?
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If you can get to the bootloader screen, then you be able to flash an image to get you phone working again.
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dwelder said:
If you can get to the bootloader screen, then you be able to flash an image to get you phone working again.
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Believe me, I've tried everything, from using amon ra PC36IMG.zip in the bootloader. It updates successfully then still no recovery.
I've tried the ruu via bootloader, it updates successfully. It still bootloops continually.
I ran Football's recent 4.54 ruu in fastboot successfully and still nothing.
Everything I try, it continues to bootloop.
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Were you using CM7 before your phone started bootlooping?
Concordium said:
Were you using CM7 before your phone started bootlooping?
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10/14 miui with tiamat 4.1 sbc.
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andygu3 said:
10/14 miui with tiamat 4.1 sbc.
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Well CM7 is the ROM typically being run when phones enter the bootloop of death. However, I've heard that there have been a couple of MIUI ROMs that have entered the bootloop of death as well. If you've flash a recovery and still cant enter it and tried to fully unroot then you might have to take it to Sprint. I'd make sure that you're fully unrooted before doing so. I would also recommend removing your SD card so that they cant try to deny you based on rooting the phone. Just a precaution.
andygu3 said:
Believe me, I've tried everything, from using amon ra PC36IMG.zip in the bootloader. It updates successfully then still no recovery.
I've tried the ruu via bootloader, it updates successfully. It still bootloops continually.
I ran Football's recent 4.54 ruu in fastboot successfully and still nothing.
Everything I try, it continues to bootloop.
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Have you tried flashing the images via fastboot?
Concordium said:
Well CM7 is the ROM typically being run when phones enter the bootloop of death. However, I've heard that there have been a couple of MIUI ROMs that have entered the bootloop of death as well. If you've flash a recovery and still cant enter it and tried to fully unroot then you might have to take it to Sprint. I'd make sure that you're fully unrooted before doing so. I would also recommend removing your SD card so that they cant try to deny you based on rooting the phone. Just a precaution.
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Fortunately, I already got a new phone but the reason I didn't take it into Sprint was because it still was S-off. Since I can't get to recovery, how would I get s-on?
And now that I ran stock ruu's, is it a possibility that the PC36IMG.zip's won't be recognized anymore?
I'd love to get this phone running again and let my 7 year play some games on it but I'm afraid I may be sol!!
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teh roxxorz said:
Have you tried flashing the images via fastboot?
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Please elaborate! Not sure what to flash in fastboot?
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andygu3 said:
Please elaborate! Not sure what to flash in fastboot?
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Well you said you tried flashing via PC36IMG, and it 'worked' but it didn't stick, i.e it didn't 'work'. What you can do is extract the boot.img from the rom / ruu, place it in your adb tools folder. Then boot the phone to the bootloader, select fastboot, connect to your pc via usb cable, open up command prompt, navigate to you adb tools folder and type:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
That will flash the boot image to the correct partition, then reboot the phone, and see if it boots up.
andygu3 said:
Fortunately, I already got a new phone but the reason I didn't take it into Sprint was because it still was S-off. Since I can't get to recovery, how would I get s-on?
And now that I ran stock ruu's, is it a possibility that the PC36IMG.zip's won't be recognized anymore?
I'd love to get this phone running again and let my 7 year play some games on it but I'm afraid I may be sol!!
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Here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18399552&postcount=2
teh roxxorz said:
Well you said you tried flashing via PC36IMG, and it 'worked' but it didn't stick, i.e it didn't 'work'. What you can do is extract the boot.img from the rom / ruu, place it in your adb tools folder. Then boot the phone to the bootloader, select fastboot, connect to your pc via usb cable, open up command prompt, navigate to you adb tools folder and type:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
That will flash the boot image to the correct partition, then reboot the phone, and see if it boots up.
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Thanks for the info! I will give this a go.
I keep reading that the NV got corrupted some how, is there any way to correct this or flash something in fastboot?
Again thanks for your input, much appreciated!
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andygu3 said:
Thanks for the info! I will give this a go.
I keep reading that the NV got corrupted some how, is there any way to correct this or flash something in fastboot?
Again thanks for your input, much appreciated!
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No problem.
And if the NV is corrupted, its toast. It was a flaw with the evo when you bought it, and now its decide to tap out. At that point you'd have to take it to sprint, as the NV is part of flash memory and its locked.
Concordium said:
Here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18399552&postcount=2
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Thanks for this, hopefully if I can't get the boot.img working from ruu, I will do this!
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andygu3 said:
Thanks for this, hopefully if I can't get the boot.img working from ruu, I will do this!
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Oh crap I forgot you were the one having the issue with the boot.img. If you can't get that to work then the post I gave you will most likely not work either. It's worth a try....but I doubt it.
teh roxxorz said:
No problem.
And if the NV is corrupted, its toast. It was a flaw with the evo when you bought it, and now its decide to tap out. At that point you'd have to take it to sprint, as the NV is part of flash memory and its locked.
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Well sh**, that's a downer! If this is the case, I'm definitely sol! But hopefully I can get something out of the phone but I seriously doubt it!
Thanks guys for your input, again much appreciated. I will report back if I have any breakthrough!!
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Im having the same issue
bootloop and the phone was using CM7. I was able to get to boot loader menu but can not get to recovery.
Tried to add recovery image no dice...now the phone will only charge and not boot
teh roxxorz said:
Well you said you tried flashing via PC36IMG, and it 'worked' but it didn't stick, i.e it didn't 'work'. What you can do is extract the boot.img from the rom / ruu, place it in your adb tools folder. Then boot the phone to the bootloader, select fastboot, connect to your pc via usb cable, open up command prompt, navigate to you adb tools folder and type:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
That will flash the boot image to the correct partition, then reboot the phone, and see if it boots up.
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No luck!
I know someone posted the EVO Brick_fix, I believe cutthroat but since no PC36IMG.ZIP is being recognized on my sdcard. I may officially say my phone is toast.
Any other suggestions are welcome!
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Is this normal? I can run any stock ruu and my hboot changes! I was on 2.16 but I ran the froyo ruu and now I'm back to 2.10
Any thoughts?
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andygu3 said:
Is this normal? I can run any stock ruu and my hboot changes! I was on 2.16 but I ran the froyo ruu and now I'm back to 2.10
Any thoughts?
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Did you unbrick your EVO
I tried to use unbrick method and now phone will not boot at all
It just stays at black screen and vibrates once after pressing the power button
I pulled my phone out of my pocket it and saw that it was on the HTC boot screen. It stayed like the for a while so i shut it down using Power, Volume UP&Down.
I tried to boot again but was freezing at the HTC boot screen.
I booted into recovery and it said it couldnt load /cach/x (command and log and last_log)
Ive tried everything from flashing RUU to new HBOOTS, nothing is working.
Now my laptop keeps saying a USB port is malfunctioning everytime i plug the phone in.
Im two seconds away from smashing this with a sledgehammer.
I was running Aeroevan's Unofficial CM10 Jelly Bean With the v12 Kernel w/ Video Drivers.
Have you tried the pg32img in bootloader?
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jamminjon82 said:
Have you tried the pg32img in bootloader?
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Yes, when i go to install it, it does a few things.
It p****s the zip
bypasses the bootload
and freezes at boot saying updating and at the bottom is says can not roll back hboot version.
Its been at this screen for about 45 minutes THIS TIME
May have to try one of the methods of bringing it back to stock. There is a good tutorial on rootzwiki. I'll post the link in a sec..
EDIT: Here you go. Follow everything to the T.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/1579-how-to-restore-to-stock-from-alpharevx-incredible-2-vivow-only/
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dirtsky said:
May have to try one of the methods of bringing it back to stock. There is a good tutorial on rootzwiki. I'll post the link in a sec..
EDIT: Here you go. Follow everything to the T.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/1579-how-to-restore-to-stock-from-alpharevx-incredible-2-vivow-only/
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The only issue now is I only have FastBoot Support but no ADB support. I have no idea why but my phone only shows up under fastboot devices and not adb devices. so i have no idea how to use that guide
The Inc 2 ports often go bad. Try wiggling and plugging it in not all the way. Also sometimes had to push on the cable and hold for it to recognize the USB.
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If your phone can be used via fastboot it should be able to via adb. Like CS said, It might be a bad micro-usb slot. I would try wiggling it to see if that helps. Being able to access fastboot means its not bricked, it just might be a hardware failure.
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If your phone can be used via fastboot it should be able to via adb. Like CS said, It might be a bad micro-usb slot. I would try wiggling it to see if that helps. Being able to access fastboot means its not bricked, it just might be a hardware failure.
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I did??
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I did??
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What happens when you type
adb devices?
what about fastboot devices.
If you can do one you should be able to do the other, but i'm not sure how you have your adb folders setup. Its a weird error. Can you explain your setup some more.
sjpritch25 said:
What happens when you type
adb devices?
what about fastboot devices.
If you can do one you should be able to do the other, but i'm not sure how you have your adb folders setup. Its a weird error. Can you explain your setup some more.
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When i type in Fastboot device my phone shows up, but when i type in adb devices it doesnt. i set up the android sdk and assorted tools the way i always have because i use them for development in eclipse, but ive never had a problem with adb before.
sjpritch25 said:
What happens when you type
adb devices?
what about fastboot devices.
If you can do one you should be able to do the other, but i'm not sure how you have your adb folders setup. Its a weird error. Can you explain your setup some more.
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this is what it should look like.
CondemnedSoul said:
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Lol I think he had just looked at your contact picture. They look very similar at a glance
If your phone isn't booting past HTC screen it won't usually show up as an adb device.
Are you s-off?
Have you tried the return to stock that I posted?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599767
This does not change hboot version so you shouldn't get that error but will put un-rooted stock and stock recovery back on your phone. Then you can install custom recovery, flash su bins and be ready to go again...... hopefully
CondemnedSoul said:
If your phone isn't booting past HTC screen it won't usually show up as an adb device.
Are you s-off?
Have you tried the return to stock that I posted?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599767
This does not change hboot version so you shouldn't get that error but will put un-rooted stock and stock recovery back on your phone. Then you can install custom recovery, flash su bins and be ready to go again...... hopefully
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Everything i try keeps freezing in the bootloader screen when i go to install any RUU or image file or zip including that PG32IMG thing or whatever.
My phone recognizes it in fastboot but not adb.
I am S-Off. I rooted the phone the day i got it 6 months ago and have flashed a new rom weekly. never had a problem like this before.
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May have to try one of the methods of bringing it back to stock. There is a good tutorial on rootzwiki. I'll post the link in a sec..
EDIT: Here you go. Follow everything to the T.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/1579-how-to-restore-to-stock-from-alpharevx-incredible-2-vivow-only/
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The download links in this do not work or else id try that too.
Try it
Try putting a random rom on the Sd of the phone then try and get it to root ClockWork through the volume down method. Wipe and run the other Rom. try it ive been stuck before and it sounds something like this
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Try putting a random rom on the Sd of the phone then try and get it to root ClockWork through the volume down method. Wipe and run the other Rom. try it ive been stuck before and it sounds something like this
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Yes i would try this except ClockWorkMod isnt working when i attempt to boot into it. It starts to load then freezes.
I'm having this very same issue. Turned the phone off Friday night, turned it on Saturday morning to the white HTC screen. Stock RUUs don't do anything.
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I'm having this very same issue. Turned the phone off Friday night, turned it on Saturday morning to the white HTC screen. Stock RUUs don't do anything.
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Yeah i've been trying everything. When i install any RUU or anything it keeps getting hung up at recovery and i tried flashing that seperately and that isnt doing anything.
Have you tried doing anything in fast boot like wiping data and cache?
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I used a video to unroot my phone and now it will not come out of boot mode, I turn it on it acts like it is booting up but never does just stays in the same position. and when I try to go into fastboot mode I get an error, it shows an android laying down and a red triangle over him how do I fix this? PLEASE HELP
follow this exactly as its written: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
I will try this, but I am not sure that the computer is reading the phone, I can get odin to work but it is not helping I tried putting stock files using odin but same thing. when i tried cmd and fastboot devices it brings up nothing
when I plug my phone in my computer does not recognize it, now what do I do?
Zepius said:
follow this exactly as its written: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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did everthing step by step, I am able to see the device in my device manager, but when I get to the part where I put it in bootloader and and type fastboot devices it does not recognize it. any suggestions?
pamelak38 said:
did everthing step by step, I am able to see the device in my device manager, but when I get to the part where I put it in bootloader and and type fastboot devices it does not recognize it. any suggestions?
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You need to install the fastboot driver.
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Petrovski80 said:
You need to install the fastboot driver.
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I cannot turn my phone on to put it on usb debugging, could this be my problem? and how do I install fastboot driver I thought I had it with sdk tools
pamelak38 said:
I cannot turn my phone on to put it on usb debugging, could this be my problem? and how do I install fastboot driver I thought I had it with sdk tools
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When you are booted into bootloader but a "fastboot devices" does not list your device, it's almost always caused by having installed either no driver at all or the wrong one. Use the naked driver, follow the link in my signature to find it.
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Petrovski80 said:
When you are booted into bootloader but a "fastboot devices" does not list your device, it's almost always caused by having installed either no driver at all or the wrong one. Use the naked driver, follow the link in my signature to find it.
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Ok I got it up and running! My only concern is I did every step but the radio step failed every time, is this a problem?????
THANK YOU SO MUCH, I HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS!!
pamelak38 said:
Ok I got it up and running! My only concern is I did every step but the radio step failed every time, is this a problem?????
THANK YOU SO MUCH, I HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS!!
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Lte radio? Anyway if your connection is ok I'd say it's not an issue.
Good you figured it out.
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still cant get into recovery mode
can anyone help, I got the phone back to where I can get into it, but if I try to go into recovery mode I still get the dead android with the red triangle and can anyone tell me where to find a lte radio
pamelak38 said:
can anyone help, I got the phone back to where I can get into it, but if I try to go into recovery mode I still get the dead android with the red triangle and can anyone tell me where to find a lte radio
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What you see is the stock recovery. Android will flash it back automatically even after you've flashed a custom recovery. To prevent this, you must either rename/delete /etc/install-recovery.sh OR rename/delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p.
LTE radios are in the factory images. Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Petrovski80 said:
What you see is the stock recovery. Android will flash it back automatically even after you've flashed a custom recovery. To prevent this, you must either rename/delete /etc/install-recovery.sh OR rename/delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p.
LTE radios are in the factory images. Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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Ok, I have never had to rename/delete,ect before, can you help walk me thru that, I know I am asking a lot but I would sure appreciate it
pamelak38 said:
Ok, I have never had to rename/delete,ect before, can you help walk me thru that, I know I am asking a lot but I would sure appreciate it
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Do you have root? In that case it's a matter of launching your file manager.
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Petrovski80 said:
Do you have root? In that case it's a matter of launching your file manager.
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Yes I have root, now what do I need to do?
pamelak38 said:
Yes I have root, now what do I need to do?
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Navigate to the folder /etc with a file manager. Remount with RW rights (root explorer has a convenient button for this) and rename the file install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak.
Then reflash a custom recovery. This time it will stick.
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Petrovski80 said:
Navigate to the folder /etc with a file manager. Remount with RW rights (root explorer has a convenient button for this) and rename the file install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak.
Then reflash a custom recovery. This time it will stick.
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I got it back to stock and locked, THANK YOU so much you are awesome!!!!
I was doing a lot websurfing and the phone got hot but didn't think much of it. Then my screen imagine became distorted and a loud noise came out of the speaker. I had never seen it before. I figured the phone crashed. The power button didn't work, so I removed the battery and put it back in. Now the phone can't get past the "Google" screen (which blurs after a few moments). My phone is unlocked and rooted. It's been so long since I've flashed my phone that I don't know if the usb debugging is turned on and here's where my problem lays. I can't get the phone to be recognized by any of my computers. I've tried a bunch of tools, installing different drivers, and Odin. All of them can't see my phone. I can boot into Fastboot and Odin. I can sometimes boot into CWM, and if I do, all I see is "ClockworkMod recovery v5.8.0.2" and no other options. After 15 seconds, the phone will exit CWM and reboot.
Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
Can you boot into recovery and maybe full wipe and re flash? Have you tried a backup? Have you tried mounting in recovery? Should be SD or USB mount try that maybe. I'm not a Dev. But I would try all those first. Post back if possible.
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Man_Utd said:
I've tried a bunch of tools, installing different drivers, and Odin. All of them can't see my phone. I can boot into Fastboot and Odin. I can sometimes boot into CWM, and if I do, all I see is "ClockworkMod recovery v5.8.0.2" and no other options. After 15 seconds, the phone will exit CWM and reboot.
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Since you can boot into fastboot, then follow this if you want to return to stock immediately and start fresh, or keep this method for later if you want to try some other solutions first. It is your choice
ahmadallica said:
Since you can boot into fastboot, then follow this if you want to return to stock immediately and start fresh, or keep this method for later if you want to try some other solutions first. It is your choice
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I can boot into fastboot, but it does me no good if I can't get my computer and phone to communicate. This is where my problem lies. I've tried different USB drivers and none of them work.
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Can you boot into recovery and maybe full wipe and re flash? Have you tried a backup? Have you tried mounting in recovery? Should be SD or USB mount try that maybe. I'm not a Dev. But I would try all those first. Post back if possible.
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I can boot into CWM, but there is no option to flash or wipe. All I see is one line of text. That's it.
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Since you can boot into fastboot, then follow this if you want to return to stock immediately and start fresh, or keep this method for later if you want to try some other solutions first. It is your choice
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Man_Utd said:
I can boot into fastboot, but it does me no good if I can't get my computer and phone to communicate. This is where my problem lies. I've tried different USB drivers and none of them work.
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Did you try the "Universal Naked Drivers" linked in ahmadallica's post?
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Man_Utd said:
I can boot into fastboot, but it does me no good if I can't get my computer and phone to communicate. This is where my problem lies. I've tried different USB drivers and none of them work.
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I think it is bettER to uninstall the drivers you have already, and try another USB port. Did you try that as well?
Download the galaxy Nexus toolkit and that will apply the stock image vai google. You can restore your phone from scratch back to stock.
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3rdstring said:
Did you try the "Universal Naked Drivers" linked in ahmadallica's post?
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3rdstring said:
Did you try the "Universal Naked Drivers" linked in ahmadallica's post?
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Okay, I figured out why my computer couldn't see the phone. The USB cable was bad. It charged the phone, so I assumed it worked. Tried another cable and now the computer sees the device. Stupid cable!
So, I got going using fastboot but now I have another problem. I can connect to the phone and my computer sees it, but when I try a flash command like "fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img", I get "Failed (status read failed (Too many links))". I've been doing some reading and see this is not a good thing.
I haven't tried Odin, because I read in another post by efrant, not to use Odin if I'm getting the "Failed (status..."
I probably have a hardware issue, right? Any suggestions?
Thanks to everyone for their input!!!
I tried using fastboot to boot into the latest recovery .img file. Again, all I got was the title "ClockworkMod Recovery Mod 6.0.1.9"
Man_Utd said:
I tried using fastboot to boot into the latest recovery .img file. Again, all I got was the title "ClockworkMod Recovery Mod 6.0.1.9"
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Try using fastboot to flash TWRP recovery image not CWM.
Download it from here if you have GSM GNex (Maguro), otherwise, just choose your device from the same website
And what about returning to stock using fastboot? You changed the USB cable so seems this should work with you now.
ahmadallica said:
Try using fastboot to flash TWRP recovery image not CWM.
Download it from here if you have GSM GNex (Maguro), otherwise, just choose your device from the same website
And what about returning to stock using fastboot? You changed the USB cable so seems this should work with you now.
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I just tried TWRP recovery and got "Failed (status read failed (Too many links))".
I also tried using fastboot to return to Android stock rom. That didn't work either.
I think I'm screwed. Man, I didn't even overclock the cpu. :crying:
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I just tried TWRP recovery and got "Failed (status read failed (Too many links))".
I also tried using fastboot to return to Android stock rom. That didn't work either.
I think I'm screwed. Man, I didn't even overclock the cpu. :crying:
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Well, I searched for that error and found this thread. I checked it quickly and there are many suggestions up there to solve the issue like changing the cable, ports, and so on. So please take some time to read through it and try the various solutions so hopefully this error will be solved
I too have had issues with cables. Never that same error but I've had read and write errors. I've resorted to using a 3yr old Motorola Droid power cable because it seems to be built the best. I've also had success using different ports and computers.
Also instead of updating the drivers to the newest try deleting the device out if device manager and rebooting and then installing the device new. That has fixed a "hardware component ID" error I had
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I'm writing this short little post to give an idea of a good starting point for the HTC One as it stands right now. There are a lot of threads and they get out-of-date quickly (just as this one will). I just picked-up my new HTC One on Tuesday of last week from a Verizon store. This just gives a fresh idea of what can be done to get started on it.
Obviously you're running these instructions at your own risk. I'm not responsible for you bricking or otherwise damaging your phone. Doing these things may (will) void your warranty and may prevent you from being able to return your phone. Run these things at your own risk.
AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE: When you get your phone out-of-the-box, it's probably going to offer you an OTA update. I recommend that you do not accept an OTAs as this usually makes this process even harder than it has to be. Verizon hates having us enjoy our devices!
First, let me describe my goals here:
Unlock the bootloader and obtain S-OFF
Install a custom recovery (CWM)
Install a "cleaned-up" stock ROM (debloated but still a stock experience)
Get wireless tether working without jumping through tons of hoops.
I'll go through the list and just describe what I did:
Unlock the bootloader and obtain S-OFF
This was fairly straightforward. Rumrunner has an excellent package that does this very easily. I checked my phone's ROM version and saw that I was running 1.10.605.15. I grabbed the Rumrunner package from here for that level.
In looking over the requirements for Rumrunner, it wanted 32-bit Linux and I run 64-bit. The easiest way to solve this problem for me was to just boot to a Xubuntu 12.10 32-bit ISO that I had on my system. If you have it burned, just boot to it. If you don't (like me), use grub2 (if you have it) and boot the ISO directly. Either way, get yourself into a live environment.
Once the ISO was booted, I got it on the network and installed adb and fastboot from the Ubuntu repositories (after I did apt-get update, of course). Connect the phone via USB and enable USB debugging:
Go to Settings -> About -> Software Information -> More
Tap the Build number field 7 times
Back up to the Settings screen again and you'll now see Developer options
Enable USB Debugging under the developer options
Verify that you can see the device on your system using adb (this should result in a device being listed by serial number):
Code:
sudo adb devices
Follow these instructions for executing Rumrunner. It worked perfectly as described. Once complete, the phone was unlocked and S-OFF with a stock ROM.
Keep the live environment up as it will just make life easier to do the next steps.
Install a custom recovery (CWM)
I pretty much always use CWM if I can. I saw that there were no issues with doing that on this phone (like there are on other phones like the Rezound). I grabbed version 6.0.4.7 of CWM (non-touch) for the HTC One from here. If I recall correctly, the device is booted back into the stock ROM at this point. Make sure your device is still connected USB and has USB debugging enabled.
Reboot into the bootloader from the command prompt:
Code:
sudo adb reboot bootloader
Once the phone comes up, it should be at the Fastboot screen (it should actually show Fastboot USB). Verify that you can see your phone with fastboot (should get your device serial number again):
Code:
sudo fastboot devices
Now you can flash CWM recovery using this command from the directory where you stored the CWM file you downloaded (such as the one I provided a link to):
Code:
sudo fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.7-m7vzw.img
After the flash is successful, reboot back into the bootloader:
Code:
sudo fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you can choose BOOTLOADER and then RECOVERY to get access to CWM. If you really want to, you can take a backup of the stock ROM at this point. I did not because I thought it was a waste of space. I just booted back into the stock ROM and disabled USB debugging so I could stick a real ROM on the system.
Install a "cleaned-up" stock ROM (debloated but still a stock experience)
I really wanted to give this HTC Sense 5.0 a run. I've used Sense before and it wasn't awful. This seemed less annoying than previous versions (plus, there are some nice camera features which are important to me). For that reason, I selected the stock 2.10.605.1 rooted, deodexed, debloated ROM from this thread. I also opted to do the firmware upgrade at the same time, so I grabbed the firmware for the 2.10.605.1 as well.
The instructions in this thread are easy to follow so just use those. Just a note though: Flash the firmware and ROM at the same time if you're going to do firmware at all. Instructions are in the second post on that thread.
Once the ROM was up, I did my typical setup of accounts and such. The last thing I needed was Wireless Tether support.
Get wireless tether working without jumping through tons of hoops.
I don't particularly care how I get wireless tethering (infrastructure mode) as long as it works on my phone reliably. I first tried the stock tethering as this sometimes works because the authors of "stock" ROMs sneak hacks into their ROMs. It did not work. I then tried messing around with the WiFi Tether TrevE Mod that I saw recommend a few times but this didn't pan out on the 2.10.605.1 ROM (I temporarily went to 1.10.605.15 and it worked; I went back to 2.10.605.1 when someone recommended the solution below):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576548
I flashed this package onto my system and, without a problem, built-in wireless tether started working. I've seen no problems.
Getting my one today. I guess I will give this a go tonight. Thanks. Anything else to look for? Thanks.
Sent from my HTC Rezound.
Rumrunner worked perfectly fine for me on Ubuntu 12.1 64 bit both times I ran it. I would try it first before downloading s 32 bit distro if 64 bit is already installed.
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I have 2.10.605.1 on this phone out of the box and dont see a Rumrunner for it. Does that mean I am just going to have to sit tight and wait?
onthehole said:
I have 2.10.605.1 on this phone out of the box and dont see a Rumrunner for it. Does that mean I am just going to have to sit tight and wait?
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It is firewater now. Go to firewater-soff.com
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disconnecktie said:
It is firewater now. Go to firewater-soff.com
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Thanks.
No problem.
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No problem.
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may not have time to do this today. Can I just keep pushing the ota off? I delayed it already but will it prompt me before trying to install?
onthehole said:
may not have time to do this today. Can I just keep pushing the ota off? I delayed it already but will it prompt me before trying to install?
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Yeah just keep delaying it. If you take it you're screwed. 4.4.2 can't be unlocked and rooted at the moment.
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Yeah just keep delaying it. If you take it you're screwed. 4.4.2 can't be unlocked and rooted at the moment.
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thanks. Looks like firewater uses some sort of temp root method? I will look into it. Firewater does s-off and root, correct?
And unlocks bootloader?
onthehole said:
thanks. Looks like firewater uses some sort of temp root method? I will look into it. Firewater does s-off and root, correct?
And unlocks bootloader?
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It does unlock and s off. You will have to get a recovery and flash super user in recovery but that isn't until after you're unlocked and s off.
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disconnecktie said:
It does unlock and s off. You will have to get a recovery and flash super user in recovery but that isn't until after you're unlocked and s off.
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So just flash TWRP or Clockwork, then go back in and flash super user. Thank you.
edit: I realized I am in the wrong forum asking these questions.
onthehole said:
So just flash TWRP or Clockwork, then go back in and flash super user. Thank you.
edit: I realized I am in the wrong forum asking these questions.
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Yeah. Make sure you use cwm version 6.0.4.6 not .7 or twrp 2.6.3.4.
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disconnecktie said:
Yeah. Make sure you use cwm version 6.0.4.6 not .7 or twrp 2.6.3.4.
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will do. thanks.
onthehole said:
will do. thanks.
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Hello:
I just gained S-OFF on stock 4.3 out of the box.
If I want to go to Stock/Rooted I am guessing I should take the OTA, then Clockwork or TWRP and SSU? Thanks.
onthehole said:
Hello:
I just gained S-OFF on stock 4.3 out of the box.
If I want to go to Stock/Rooted I am guessing I should take the OTA, then Clockwork or TWRP and SSU? Thanks.
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Do not take the ota. Just flash the firmware in Santod's stock ROM thread and then flash the stock ROM from the ota.
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disconnecktie said:
Do not take the ota. Just flash the firmware in Santod's stock ROM thread and then flash the stock ROM from the ota.
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I was already S-Off and actually good to go. Took the OTA, flashed SuperSU after Clockwork and I am banging. Root/Soff, nailed it. Thank you for your help.
onthehole said:
I was already S-Off and actually good to go. Took the OTA, flashed SuperSU after Clockwork and I am banging. Root/Soff, nailed it. Thank you for your help.
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The only reason I don't suggest taking ota is because sometimes the results can be less than desired.
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disconnecktie said:
The only reason I don't suggest taking ota is because sometimes the results can be less than desired.
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understood. I will flash fresh if things aren't up to par.