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Ok i dont think my phone is bricked because i can a use it... i just cant boot into recovery. when i try to it just hangs on the mytouch 3g splash screen... (The one that you get when you first boot your phone)
It all started when i installed ROM manager and installed the recovery image they want you to use... but when it wouldnt let me boot into recovery i used rom manger to flash back recovery-1.6.2 and i still cant boot back... Please help...
Thanks in Advance
Phone - Tmobile Mytouch 3G (32b) White
Current Firmware: 2.1-update1
Mod version - CyanogenMod-5.0.7-DS-test2
flash recovery in fastboot
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im kinda noobish...../ Slow
once i boot into fastboot mode what do i do
Put recovery in your tools folder, go to fastboot and plug in your phone
Make sure your phone is recognized in fastboot by typing "fastboot devices" ... a serial no. should pop up
Then type
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
* bolded part being whatever the name of your recovery image is
ex. "fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2H.img"
thanks for the help i got it to work
No problem
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I have rooted android devices such as the htc hero and desire so I have a bit of background. However I tried rooting the nexus s and actually didn't even root the phone. After unlocking the nexus bootloader the instructions I followed said to reboot the phone which I did. However when I rebooted the phone it stays on the Google screen with a lock at the bottom of the screen The only upside is that my phone isn't totally bricked because I can access the bootloader by pressing up and power. Someone please help I will donate if you can get my phone up and running. By the way i'm using the tmobile 3g nexus s.
You need to download a recovery image, and, superuser zip file. Put them on the root of your usb storage You, shouldn't, have rebooted the phone after unlocking the bootloader. The phone doesn't have a custom recovery yet, that's why you are seeing the triangle. Put the phone in fastboot open a terminal and type in fastboot devices you should see a line of numbers then fastboot. Then type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (with the name being the ACTUAL NAME of the recovery image you downloaded) then it should say something like writing recovery and then you can put the phone in recovery mode. As soon as the screen turns off unplug it. When it boots into recovery select flash zip from SD Card (yes we don't, have an SD Card it doesn't matter) then locate the superuser zip and select install. Reboot the phone.
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When you say type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img with the name being the ACTUAL NAME of the recovery image do you mean that i replace the word recovery with the name of the file or just replace recovery.img with the name of the file?
also i can't transfer it to usb storage because it doesn't show up on my pc
You need to turn on USB storage first. Also the name of the recovery image should be something like recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img (that would be the latest recovery from clockworkmod for our device, (crespo) Nexus S. So you would type fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img
Also once you move the su zip and recovery img to the USB Storage turn off the phone AFTER SAFELY REMOVING HARDWARE AND TURNING OFF USB STORAGE boot into the bootloader and do the above steps typing fastboot devices first to make sure you are connected All Gamer has a really good guide in either Nexus S general or Q&A
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vintagetonez; I am almost having the same issue. I unlocked the bootloader and flashed recoverymod but was unable to locate the superuser zip file so I rebooted my nexus. When I tried to start over again and fastboot I'm getting an error with CMD saying its waiting for device. On the nexus when in fastboot mode at the very bottom it says fastboot failsomething or another.
Any suggestions as to how I can get fast boot working again?!
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I should also say that I have tried booting in recovery since and clockwork mod is not there anymore. Its the stock android recovery. Is this a driver issue? I can't imagine so since I was able to unlock the bootloader
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Is it possible to mount the sd card in fastboot or recovery mode if it is what's the command.
vintagetonez said:
I should also say that I have tried booting in recovery since and clockwork mod is not there anymore. Its the stock android recovery. Is this a driver issue? I can't imagine so since I was able to unlock the bootloader
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With the Nexus S, you MUST REFLASH recovery every time you need it. There is a way to rename the stock recovery so clockwork mod will stick. However, I prefer to reflash it as I never have to worry about bricking my device. If you want to use the renaming method Google it using XDA Developers as a search parameter.
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I figured out what the problem is but I need the system.img file do you no where i can find it in android 2.3.4 i've manually download it to my desktop but can't find the file
i have rom manager from market and several backups created through it. I just updated clockwork with it today to newest version and removed some games and things from the phone and tried to make a new recovery. it restarted but stopped, im now stuck on the android start up screen in fastboot mode but it says no boot or recovery image, if i reboot bootloader it comes up just fastboot mode but if i choose recovery it loops back to no boot or recovery img.. what do i do???
..im assuming the newest clockwork is the problem and all i need to do is find an older version of clockwork, connectto pc, use adb to push clockwork to phone and then use restore??? any one know and if so what commands
Maybe this will help...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1229794
[ACS] [HOW TO] Root, Unroot, Flash Roms/Kernels/Themes, and CWM! (8 videos) 9/11/11
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not sure that would help as i cant get to setting to turn on usb debugging, im stuck in the google fastboot menu?
Open rom manager and flash clockworkmod again. The same thing happened to me when I updated
i cant open rom manager, i cant get into anything phone is stuck on google android fastboot screen, my options are reboot botloader, reboot, recovery, and power off. if i go to reboot bootloader phone will reboot and the top red line reads fastboot mode-no boot or recovery img. if i use reboot the no boot or recovery img goes away, when i select recovery it restarts and goes back to no boot or recovery img.....clockwork never starts
When that happened to me I was still able to boot up the phone as normal and open the rom manager app. Are you not able to boot up as normal, not in fastboot?
ok would the command be:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery recovery-xyz.img
or do i need a file extension to distiguish where the recovery img is saved on my comp
if your bootloader is already unlocked all you have to do is flash the recovery image
fastboot flash recovery (path to recovery img)/recovery.img (or whatever the file name is)
yes its unlocked, ok so i do need file path, thanks, is there an easier way to re push clockwork
*no i cant boot as normal its stuck on google fastboot screen
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am i wrong to assume this is the fix?
cant get pc to connect with fastboot/abd/emulator, any ideas?
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the correct way to fix
you need to download ODIN to your pc and put your phone in download mode. this will return your phone to stock rom( i did not loose root)
once it was restored i could turn on usb debugging and push files to restore super user and an older version of clockwork.
from there you can start over or restore a backup..here is link to odin info
http://www.androidtotal.com/unroot-google-nexus-s-4g-android-2.3.4/
I recently bought a HTC One XL 4G from the Telstra Shop. I unlocked the bootloader successfully through the HTC DEV website. Downloaded Hasoons 2000 HTC One X All in one kit and flashed the kernal with stock 2.6.39.4. The phone rebooted, displaying the message 'this mode is for development purposes...' Phone is running image version 2.40.841.4, HBOOT 1.14.0002. Radio 0.20os.32.09.15. EVITA S-ON.
What I can do: I can boot into recovery mode. The device in windows is displayed as 'my HTC Phone'. I can send Fastboot commands through the CMD window to relock bootloader, restart, clear cache etc.
What I can't do: The factory reset, clear storage,recovery etc when pressed reset the phone back to the ''this mode is for development purposes...' message. I have tried to use an ROM Ruu updater utility to reset back to stock but cannot find the right version for 2.40.841.4. I have downloaded a Stock_Root ODEX 2.40.841.4 that matches, however not sure how to install onto phone.
Obviously I am an extreme noob, however there does not seem to be many resources for the HTC One XL roms. Really run down with this process, don't seem to be making any headway. Should I send this back to Telstra ?
Please Help !!!!!
Connect to PC, install twrp recovery, boot into recovery, download and place flashable stock kernel or any ROM on your device ( you can mount sd card through recovery ).
You can also just download and flash kernel ( boot.img ) using below command while you have your phone in fastboot USB mode connected to PC
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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kancherlapraneeth said:
Connect to PC, install twrp recovery, boot into recovery, download and place flashable stock kernel or any ROM on your device ( you can mount sd card through recovery ).
You can also just download and flash kernel ( boot.img ) using below command while you have your phone in fastboot USB mode connected to PC
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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Thanks for the reply, appreciate your time. I connected to PC, successfully flashed 'openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-evita'. Rebooted phone, stuck in loop still resets to 'this build is for development..' then switch off, then switches on again.
How do I boot into recovery ? ...the next step ?
power off -- then hold power + volume down - It will go to fastboot - from there you can go to recovery
kancherlapraneeth said:
power off -- then hold power + volume down - It will go to fastboot - from there you can go to recovery
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Thanks so much. I am back in business.
I have no idea what I'm doing wrong here. I am running 2.2 rooted and unlocked boot loader. No matter what I try whenever I install a custom rom ( tried cm 10 first) then Jelly Bam, I just get stuck in a boot loop! Can someone help me figure out what it is I'm doing wrong here? Please!
Flash boot img
andrew.simon said:
I have no idea what I'm doing wrong here. I am running 2.2 rooted and unlocked boot loader. No matter what I try whenever I install a custom rom ( tried cm 10 first) then Jelly Bam, I just get stuck in a boot loop! Can someone help me figure out what it is I'm doing wrong here? Please!
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Yes , unzip the Rom to your computer , download fast boot folder HTC one xl, copy and paste boot.img from the Rom folder into fastboot folder on desktop. Now full screen fast boot folder and and move mouse pointer off any files and hold left shift and right click in empty spot on folder and choose open cmd prompt here from menu. It should open up cmd console with fastboot adrress. Place phone in fastboot mode on bootloader screen and hookup usb phone to comp. Next in command prompt type fastboot flash boot boot.img and press enter . Disconnect phone and reboot system, allow a few minutes for it to boot ....enjoy here is a Link also for tutorial on fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
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Yes , unzip the Rom to your computer , download fast boot folder HTC one xl, copy and paste boot.img from the Rom folder into fastboot folder on desktop. Now full screen fast boot folder and and move mouse pointer off any files and hold left shift and right click in empty spot on folder and choose open cmd prompt here from menu. It should open up cmd console with fastboot adrress. Place phone in fastboot mode on bootloader screen and hookup usb phone to comp. Next in command prompt type fastboot flash boot boot.img and press enter . Disconnect phone and reboot system, allow a few minutes for it to boot ....enjoy here is a Link also for tutorial on fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
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Ok thanks for the help! Guess I can't just flash the rom from recovery?
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Yes , unzip the Rom to your computer , download fast boot folder HTC one xl, copy and paste boot.img from the Rom folder into fastboot folder on desktop. Now full screen fast boot folder and and move mouse pointer off any files and hold left shift and right click in empty spot on folder and choose open cmd prompt here from menu. It should open up cmd console with fastboot adrress. Place phone in fastboot mode on bootloader screen and hookup usb phone to comp. Next in command prompt type fastboot flash boot boot.img and press enter . Disconnect phone and reboot system, allow a few minutes for it to boot ....enjoy here is a Link also for tutorial on fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
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also, one more quick question. Do I flash the boot.img after I flash the rom from recovery or before?
andrew.simon said:
also, one more quick question. Do I flash the boot.img after I flash the rom from recovery or before?
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I've done it both ways and it doesn't really seem to matter, but it is usually easier to do it before, as it is done in fastboot, and it is easier to get into recovery from fastboot than the other way around.
Where do I go from here?
Flashed the boot img from GUI flash on the preceding rom. Did the wipe and installed from the sd card file I have there with roms listed. Thing went fine. the Cyanogen circle came up and booted to the "updateing apps" that went fine now its stuck on "unfortunately , the process com.android phone has stopped. and ok below that.
What do I do now, I hit ok and the message comes back up. I see Welcome in blue letters behind and set language behind that .
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Flashed the boot img from GUI flash on the preceding rom. Did the wipe and installed from the sd card file I have there with roms listed. Thing went fine. the Cyanogen circle came up and booted to the "updateing apps" that went fine now its stuck on "unfortunately , the process com.android phone has stopped. and ok below that.
What do I do now, I hit ok and the message comes back up. I see Welcome in blue letters behind and set language behind that .
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Did you restore anything in titanium backup? If not full wipe and reflash
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You can follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982442 to downgrade your hboot to 1.09, then you wouldn't need to flash boot.img any more. But you have to be very careful. I bricked mine half way through it, but managed to unbrick it finally.
similar problem
Stuck on boot loop tried everything on the forum not helping someone help please...
strommer666 said:
Stuck on boot loop tried everything on the forum not helping someone help please...
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Can you get to bootloader? Do you know what firmware version or hboot you have? I doubt you've tried everything as boot loops are easily fixed..
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after using command fast boot flash recovery boot.img my phn got stuck in blue light...command prompt shows' waiting for device'..how long it will take to flash twrp or am i got stuck!!!pls help me
XDA Visitor said:
after using command fast boot flash recovery boot.img my phn got stuck in blue light...command prompt shows' waiting for device'..how long it will take to flash twrp or am i got stuck!!!pls help me
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Hello, and welcome to XDA!
Does not sound like anything ill was done, as it did not connect. This could be a cause of one of three things:
Phone is not in the bootloader
Even if in the bootloader, fastboot mode is not activated
PC drivers for fastboot may not be appropriate (or maybe even an outdated fastboot program)
To help you further, can I get the make, model and carrier (if bought through said carrier) of your phone?
Many thanks.