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White HTC boot screen, huge mess. Someone please help.

I'm stuck on the white boot screen after trying to flash Miui onto an otherwise functioning incredible 2. I can however access recovery,hboot, fast boot,and all that other good stuff. I unlocked the bootloader via the HTC dev website, which I now hear was a total mistake. To further screw me over, the universe decided that the phone was no longer fit to be detected by my cmd, so I can't use adb or fast boot either. I'm downloading the ruu to see if I can flash it from the sd card, but have no idea if it will work. Do I need to have the bootloader locked? Also, I don't have s-off. Any help is much appreciated, and thanks in advance.
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OK. Look here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1435228
you will have to flash the boot.img, using adb now, with unlocked bootloader.
if you are going to flash a RUU you will need to relock bootloader

OK. Look here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1435228
you will have to flash the boot.img, using adb now, with unlocked bootloader.
if you are going to flash a RUU you will need to relock bootloader
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He said he can't use fastboot or adb. Can you get into recovery? Try just wiping everything.
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Giving it a shot with the ruu,. But yeah I can't get in to adb. Thanks for the responses though. If I try flashing boot.img, where do i get boot.img?
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unzip the rom file and look for boot image and put the boot image in sdk tools folder
its all in that link i gave you

VVackDavid said:
I'm stuck on the white boot screen after trying to flash Miui onto an otherwise functioning incredible 2. I can however access recovery,hboot, fast boot,and all that other good stuff. I unlocked the bootloader via the HTC dev website, which I now hear was a total mistake. To further screw me over, the universe decided that the phone was no longer fit to be detected by my cmd, so I can't use adb or fast boot either. I'm downloading the ruu to see if I can flash it from the sd card, but have no idea if it will work. Do I need to have the bootloader locked? Also, I don't have s-off. Any help is much appreciated, and thanks in advance.
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I've been there with my phone. I though I had bricked it. I was able to get it back. Hopefully you have figured out how by now. I found you can only run a stock kernel with the unlocked bootloader. There are only a few rooted roms you can run with the htc unlock. You can run one of them or obtain s-off. To do that you need to relock the boot loader and follow the instructions to down grade the bootloader. Then you can use the root instructions.

Sometimes I think that HTC tricks people into thinking that there phone has been rooted, and that they can flash ROMs. With the unlock just to teach them not to hack there phones. You are definitely not the only person who has fallen into this hole.
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You can run ROMs with custom kernels just fine, you just need to extract the boot.img and flash it separately through fastboot.
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Back to stock recovery with broken USB port!

Hi guys!
I have a problem with my Galaxy Nexus!
The usb port does not work.
So I need to go to stock for the warranty.
I have locked again the bootloader and have a stock rom.
But I does not have a stock recovery.
How can I change it to stock?

It should be under warranty if its a hardware problem even when rooted.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
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I've heard people returning their phones with it being rooted and they didn't even care. I guess if your bootloader is locked and it's on stock rom, I doubt they'll check recovery.

No I dont think so!
Normally the unlocked bootloader viod your warranty.
I fixed that part.Now I need only to fix the recovery image.

Use cloud (dropbox,drive...) to transfer the recovery.img file to ur phone then push it with terminal emulator
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rayiskon said:
Use cloud (dropbox,drive...) to transfer the recovery.img file to ur phone then push it with terminal emulator
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which commands should I use?

searius said:
No I dont think so!
Normally the unlocked bootloader viod your warranty.
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it seems not true with the galaxy nexus..
i read many reports from user that sent their phone (never unlocked or anything) to service, and their phone come back from service unlocked...
basically on a device like the galaxy nexus, where u can unlock and relock the bootloader, void the warranty because the bootloader is unlocked has no sense

my phone was locked but it came back unlocked from service where they replaced the mobo. A few weeks later I sent it back still unlocked and it wasn't a problem.

andQlimax said:
it seems not true with the galaxy nexus..
i read many reports from user that sent their phone (never unlocked or anything) to service, and their phone come back from service unlocked...
basically on a device like the galaxy nexus, where u can unlock and relock the bootloader, void the warranty because the bootloader is unlocked has no sense
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It does in fact 'void' your warranty though it will HIGHLY depend on where you bought your phone. Some vendors don't care whereas others will be insanely picky about being on absolute stock.

searius said:
Hi guys!
I have a problem with my Galaxy Nexus!
The usb port does not work.
So I need to go to stock for the warranty.
I have locked again the bootloader and have a stock rom.
But I does not have a stock recovery.
How can I change it to stock?
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Do you still have root?.
If your USB port is broken, the VERY LAST thing you should do before sending you phone in is remove the root files.
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efrant said:
Do you still have root? If not, there is no way.
If your USB port is broken, the VERY LAST thing you should do before sending you phone in is remove the root files.
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As I said beyond I have bootloader locked and stock rom.
The only thing that I have not stock is the recovery.

searius said:
As I said beyond I have bootloader locked and stock rom.
The only thing that I have not stock is the recovery.
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If you have CWM, then you can flash the stock recovery. If you have a stock recovery but not the right one, there is nothing you can do.

efrant said:
If you have CWM, then you can flash the stock recovery. If you have a stock recovery but not the right one, there is nothing you can do.
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How can I flash the stock recovery?

searius said:
How can I flash the stock recovery?
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Flash the attached file in CWM. (Warning: because your USB port does not work and you have no root, once you flash this, it is impossible to go back.)

I have the exact same issue!
Searius, could you post your steps to return to stock ROM and bootloader without using usb... looks like recovery was covered in the last post.
can you issue fastboot commands in the Terminal Emulator? I guess that would make this process easier.

johnny2678 said:
I have the exact same issue!
Searius, could you post your steps to return to stock ROM and bootloader without using usb... looks like recovery was covered in the last post.
can you issue fastboot commands in the Terminal Emulator? I guess that would make this process easier.
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No, you cannot use fastboot commands in a terminal emulator -- fastboot commands only work when your device is booted into fastboot mode. There is no terminal app in fastboot mode...
Radio: go to the radio thread and download the xxla2 CWM-flashable file and flash it.
Bootlaoder: go to the bootloader thread and download the la03 CWM-flashable file and flash it.
Kernel: I've posted one in one of my guide threads.
Recovery: mentioned above.
What remains is the ROM. If you have a nandroid backup, it would be easiest to try and use that. If not, you can try the attachment:
1) Download the yakju IMM76I factory image from here.
2) Extract the system.img file from within, add it to the root of attachment, and flash it in CWM.

efrant said:
No, you cannot use fastboot commands in a terminal emulator -- fastboot commands only work when your device is booted into fastboot mode. There is no terminal app in fastboot mode...
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<slaps self> DOH! </slap>
I should have mentioned that I'm on VZW but I get gist of it. Thanks for the support. I'll post back if everything works out.

My phone is at the service center now,
I send it with clockwork recovery installed.
They told me today that they have ordered the part that has fault but does not mentioned nothing if the device wasn't covered by the warranty.
So I'm thinking that I'm not going to pay for the fix.

My warranty replacement comes today so I'm prepping my old one for shipment back to VZW. Is there any way to remove root from your phone? I would usually use the fastboot method but no usb...

johnny2678 said:
My warranty replacement comes today so I'm prepping my old one for shipment back to VZW. Is there any way to remove root from your phone? I would usually use the fastboot method but no usb...
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Just delete the two files on your device.

Returning to stock using a Mac.

Can someone please let me know how to do this. i have search everywhere and no one says anything. they only provide a link but it does not provide step by step nor links to do this. my Gnex is unlocked but not rooted. I would like to go back to stock so that i can update to JB. Thank you in advance.

colomob said:
Can someone please let me know how to do this. i have search everywhere and no one says anything. they only provide a link but it does not provide step by step nor links to do this. my Gnex is unlocked but not rooted. I would like to go back to stock so that i can update to JB. Thank you in advance.
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Well if you're only unlocked, and not rooted, have custom recovery/ROM or anything, you are completely stock. Just unlocked bootloader... OTA has nothing to do with unlocking bootloader. Also root doesn't stop OTAs. Just FYI... Only flashing custom ROM, custom kernel or custom recovery or a change to a system partition stops the OTA.

kyokeun1234 said:
Well if you're only unlocked, and not rooted, have custom recovery/ROM or anything, you are completely stock. Just unlocked bootloader... OTA has nothing to do with unlocking bootloader. Also root doesn't stop OTAs. Just FYI... Only flashing custom ROM, custom kernel or custom recovery or a change to a system partition stops the OTA.
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and thats where my problem comes. i cant find a stock rom. im on a custom rom.

colomob said:
and thats where my problem comes. i cant find a stock rom. im on a custom rom.
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Ohhh ok... But you're not rooted? Strange...
Anyways, here is the link. Whenever efrant tells you to either "fastboot" or "adb", just put ./ in front of it. That's the command for Mac and Linus

kyokeun1234 said:
Ohhh ok... But you're not rooted? Strange...
Anyways, here is the link. Whenever efrant tells you to either "fastboot" or "adb", just put ./ in front of it. That's the command for Mac and Linus
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i found that way but im an idiot i guess. i read it and re read it and i dont understand it.. :/
any way someone can simplify that and post it here?

colomob said:
i found that way but im an idiot i guess. i read it and re read it and i dont understand it.. :/
any way someone can simplify that and post it here?
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what are the parts you dont understand?
that will guide you through flashing an official google factory image. you on gsm? yakju or takju, your choice. cdma? only vzw gnex is supported.
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bk201doesntexist said:
what are the parts you dont understand?
that will guide you through flashing an official google factory image. you on gsm? yakju or takju, your choice. cdma? only vzw gnex is supported.
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Im on sprint..

anyways i believe i have everything that the guide asks to have, including the ADB and fastboot for mac. i downloaded the update that he asks to get. i have boot.img, bootloader.img,radio-cdma.img, radio-lte.img, recovery.img and system.img....
or anyone have the stock Rom i can flash and ether flash the update or get it OTA???

colomob said:
anyways i believe i have everything that the guide asks to have, including the ADB and fastboot for mac. i downloaded the update that he asks to get. i have boot.img, bootloader.img,radio-cdma.img, radio-lte.img, recovery.img and system.img....
or anyone have the stock Rom i can flash and ether flash the update or get it OTA???
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Yes you can use that guide for toroplus (i.e., Sprint) devices as well if you have the images. But since you don't have the userdata image (and therefore you skip that step), you may need to boot CWM and wipe /data and /cache, but only if you experience a bootloop.

So in recovery I have to flash each image? That's the part I don't get.
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colomob said:
So in recovery I have to flash each image? That's the part I don't get.
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You cannot flash image files on any recoveries. You need to do those in fastboot mode using command prompt.

colomob said:
So in recovery I have to flash each image? That's the part I don't get.
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That's not at all what I said.
Follow the guide. But for the userdata image (which you don't have), boot into recovery and wipe data.

I finally did it!! If anyone needs help let me know. PM me.
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Password-Protected recovery?

This was something I was thinking about while I was at work earlier today. While setting a screen lock and using an app protector app will protect my phone from unauthorized access while it is on, there is currently nothing that I am aware of that can keep a thief who is in the know about rooting and flashing ROMs from booting my phone into recovery resetting it, and modding it to his liking. My question is, is there a way to encrypt my recovery image (I use TWRP) to make it accessible only after a passcode is entered? Or is there a recovery out there somewhere that has this built in?
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Even if you were to password protect your recovery, if you're worried about a tech-savvy thief they'd just have to toolkit flash (or adb if they had a brain) a factory build and poof.

063_XOBX said:
Even if you were to password protect your recovery, if you're worried about a tech-savvy thief they'd just have to toolkit flash (or adb if they had a brain) a factory build and poof.
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Which brings up another issue I was pondering. Encrypting the bootloader, or possibly flashing one that can't run adb commands without a password.
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Use bootunlocker for nexus devices (on play store) to lock your bootloader and unlock it when you want to flash something. If you do that plus flash the stock recovery and turn off USB debugging, your device will be secure. If someone can't unlock your phone and run bootunlocker, they will have to fastboot oem unlock in order to do anything, which will wipe your data from the phone. It adds more steps if you like to flash and modify things, but it leaves Android's security intact.
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mwalt2 said:
Use bootunlocker for nexus devices (on play store) to lock your bootloader and unlock it when you want to flash something. If you do that plus flash the stock recovery and turn off USB debugging, your device will be secure. If someone can't unlock your phone and run bootunlocker, they will have to fastboot oem unlock in order to do anything, which will wipe your data from the phone. It adds more steps if you like to flash and modify things, but it leaves Android's security intact.
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Stock recovery? So does this mean that the only way I can prevent a tech savvy thief from accessing recovery and flashing a new ROM is by not being rooted?
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tattedupboy said:
Stock recovery? So does this mean that the only way I can prevent a tech savvy thief from accessing recovery and flashing a new ROM is by not being rooted?
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Pretty much. That's why a lot of companies require encryption and unrooted devices for Exchange purposes.

tattedupboy said:
Stock recovery? So does this mean that the only way I can prevent a tech savvy thief from accessing recovery and flashing a new ROM is by not being rooted?
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You can still be rooted (assuming you use the literal definition of superuser). With the bootunlocker app, you can unlock the boot loader, reboot bootloader, flash custom recovery, flash ROM/mod in recovery, reboot boot loader, flash stock recovery, and relock bootloader again with the app. Unless someone knows your password or pattern, they won't be able to do that. They can only erase the entire phone to gain access.
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Ok, here's another question. How do I flash the stock recovery?
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Android 4.4.2 update

I'm new to this forum and was wondering if I update my nexus 7 (2013)to android 4.4.2 without a unlocked bootloader, custom recovery, and not rooted, would I be able to root, get a custom recovery, and unlock the bootloader after I update?

Sure
sure you can root, get CWM and install custom roms .

D4V3Y said:
I'm new to this forum and was wondering if I update my nexus 7 (2013)to android 4.4.2 without a unlocked bootloader, custom recovery, and not rooted, would I be able to root, get a custom recovery, and unlock the bootloader after I update?
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Yes, you can do it at anytime. Just remember that unlocking the bootloader will wipe your device including wiping whatever is in your storage. Just like doing a factory reset it wipes Everything! AFTER you get a custom recovery you can do a factory reset from inside of recovery without wiping your storage.

Is there a utility on xda
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D4V3Y said:
Is there a utility on xda
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Toolkits? Yes, the only one I can think of off hand is wugs, or something like that, either here or in the Nexus 5 forum. I've never used toolkits, have you given any thought to learning adb? It's not that hard, the fact that I can use it proves my point!
How To Setup ADB
Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.7.9