Phone will not boot to OS + no recovery mode. - Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]

Phone Info:
Sapphire PVT 32b SHIP s-on G
HBOOT-1.33.0006 (sapp30000)
cpld-10
radio-2.22.23.02
May 27 2009,19:06:41
History:
So I deleted at least one to0 many applications and now the phone will not boot to the OS. It freezes then restarts during the boot process.
I cannot get into the recovery mode with home+power. It just sits with the green myTouch logo until I give up holding it and it then tries to boot.
I can press back+home and get to the FASTBOOT screen.
Help:
Where exactly do I go from here? I cannot find my gold card and have no way of making one right now.
Thanks!

Anyone have any thoughts or know what files I need to work with fastboot?

Hello
Install first HTC Sync for Drivers (here). (if nothing works, go to pc -> device manager -> right click unknown device and uninstall. than install again.
After this try start your device with hold back+power button.
Go to cmd and write
1. cd C:\androidsdk\tools
2. fastboot devices
if you see your fastboot device than you can remote boot a recovery file. Get recovery here.
3. fastboot boot recovery.img
than restore your nandroid backup or install your rom.
i had exact same problem 1 hour ago and i solved it with this
hope it helps.

Related

Help :( amons_ra 1.7.0

Hi i have just tried to flash amons new 1.7.0 recovery image from terminal amd got, read error at 0×0000000 out of memory. so then i exited terminal then tried to reboot into recovery with no success it just hanged on the g1 logo? but im able to reboot my phone normally? please can anybody help me
Sent from my HTC Dream using Tapatalk
if you can reboot your phone normally try doing it in the terminal emulator.
Code:
Copy recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img to the root of your sdcard
start the terminal app
#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img
Make sure you are root when you run this command.
But don't do this if your running Cyanogen 5.0.7. If your running Cyanogen you'll have to do the fasboot method.
Code:
Copy recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img to a location where fastboot can find it.
Boot your G1 into fastboot mode (boot while holding BACK)
Connect your G1 via usb to your pc/mac/...
fastboot devices (to make sure that fastboot "sees" your device)
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img
This is the same code for all versions on RA. Just change RA-dream-v1.7.0.img, to whatever image file you have for your specific phone.
thanks for the quick reply ill try it when i get home thanks again!
Sent from my HTC Dream using Tapatalk
thanks for ur help i have done it through droid installer, mods close this thread please
Sent from my HTC Dream using Tapatalk
kylepotts said:
Code:
Copy recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img to a location where fastboot can find it.
Boot your G1 into fastboot mode (boot while holding BACK)
Connect your G1 via usb to your pc/mac/...
fastboot devices (to make sure that fastboot "sees" your device)
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img
This is the same code for all versions on RA. Just change RA-dream-v1.7.0.img, to whatever image file you have for your specific phone.
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I have recently changed the SPL to version 1.33.2010 as well as the RECOVERY to RA-sapphire.v1.7.0 in my Magic following the procedure above but, although the flash command seems to finish properly and I can reboot into the new recovery just after the update, when I boot completely the phone (load Android) and reboot into recovery again, something changes the recovery version back to the original one (Android 2e), while the SPL is correct.
Do you have any idea of what may be happening?
This is the original config I had:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.2004 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
And this is the current one:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B ENG S-OFF H
HBOOT-1.33.2010 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
Jun 2 2009, 17:27:03
Thank you.

white screen boot loop stuck, any help appreciated - tried a few things...

1. Charge phone fully
2. Remove htc sync from laptop
3. Install htc drivers on laptop (HTCDriver3.0.0.007.zip)
4. Within the phone turn off fastboot
5. Turn off phone
6. Press and hold vol down while pressing the power button once
7. My hboot version: HBOOT-1-18.000
8. Reboot phone
9. Connect to laptop with USB set to “htc sync” on the phone
10. On laptop run revolutionary.exe (note phone serial number)
11. Go to revolutionary web site enter details
12. Leave it to do its thing (execute S-OFF and install clockworkmod)
13. Reboot the phone
14. Connect as USB storage to laptop
15. Copy su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip to root of SD card
16. Disconnect USB connection to phone
17. Turn phone off
18. Press and hold vol down while pressing the power button once
19. Use vol keys to move to recovery, press power to select
20. Select install zip from sdcard
21. Select the su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip file
22. Select yes
23. Go back through the menus and reboot the phone
24. Turn on USB debuuging within phone (settings, apps, development)
25. Connect to laptop, phone in charging mode
26. Open command terminal
27. Go to adb folder, then type “adb devices”, this should return device serial number
28. Type: adb reboot bootloader
29. Type: fastboot oem writecid 11111111
30. Type: fastboot reboot-bootloader
31. Type: fastboot getvar cid
32. Should display back “cid:11111111”
33. Type: fastboot reboot
34. Copy “Android_Revolution_HD_Super_Wipe_Sensation.zip” to sdcard and install using clockworkmod
35. Copy “PG58IMG.zip” to sdcard and install using clockworkmod (it should actually auto detect and install)
The phone was stuck on the white htc screen during boot up, I left it 15 minutes, but nothing changed. I can get back to recovery, I did have:
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.1100
RADIO-11.22.3504.07_M
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0131
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012,17:33:34
Whereby the phone was stuck on the white htc screen. I then re-formatted my sdcard and re-flashed an older PG58IMG.zip file to give me:
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.17.1111
RADIO-10.14.9035.01_M
eMMC-boot
Jun 2 2011,22:31:39
But the phone is still stuck on the white htc screen.
Any assistance would be very much appreciated, thanks in advance.
flash newest firmware, if it doesnt work then flash a shipped rom and try the s-off stuff again and then flash the newest firmware, I had exactly the same issue and flashing a shipped rom worked fine.
Thanks for your reply.
I've now grabbed an RUU, but I'm not sure how best to install it, it appears CWM is only looking for .zip files...
woah woah !!! wait a min...
Just read your post in the help thread. The thing your missing is the actual ROM
You've done all the steps correctly, but you havent flashed the ROM, only the superwipe...
Dont panic and flash an RUU, Just flash the ROM and it will boot
After my post I did try flashing a rom and then gapps. Firstly, the rom seem to install awful quick but no complaints, gapps also seem to install ok, but still just sits on white screen with logo.
How big in size was the ROM ? Did you check MD5 Checksums matched ?
I'm trying to install "osp-cm-9.0.0-RC0-pyramid-05-04-signed-2.zip" and its 116,992 KB. No, I didn't check. Let me just go and work out how you do that... Sorry, I've only ever rooted once (CM7.1) and that was my DHD and I managed it without any problems, plus it was a little while ago.
Im not sure of the procedure to flashing CM ROMs on the Sensation... ARHD was my first ROM flash, Since then i havent even attempted to look elsewhere....
I was a MASSIVE CM user on my Galaxy S tho !!

Red triangle after official ICS

Hello,
I have troubles with my phone which won't boot. I installed official ICS exe on my computer and after update wizard said that was successfully finished.
When I turn on phone first is HTC sign and then is blank black screen (lightly illuminated) and stays there.
If I remove SD card then I get the red triangle message.
What could be wrong? How do I fix this?
regards
If i press volume down and power:
-Revolutionary-
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-6.98.1002
RADIO-3831.19.00.110
eMMC-boot
Mar 10 2011, 14:58:38
HBOOT
If i press recovery it goes to black screen again
Do not, ever, EVER, install an official ROM throught the RUU while being on S-OFF
yes, your phone was s-off and you should update by using PG88IMG.zip instead of RUU file.
Do you have goldcard backup? If so you can use goldcard to unbrick.
Yeah I know that now.
I have nothing backed up.
Please do tell me I have hope.
usyn1 said:
Yeah I know that now.
I have nothing backed up.
Please do tell me I have hope.
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volume up + pwr button ?
Nothing,
only power button + vol down works.
Actuly I have somewhat backup file on SD. It is located in clockworkmod --> backup --> folder --> 6 files in it.
usyn1 said:
Nothing,
only power button + vol down works.
Actuly I have somewhat backup file on SD. It is located in clockworkmod --> backup --> folder --> 6 files in it.
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may be it is nandroid backup
can you boot to custom recovery? If yes you can restore from there
I can boot up to bootloader (vol down + pwr)
I can select:
FASTBOOT (reboot reboot bootloader and power down) -> all works
RECOVERY (do not work) phone restarts to HTC logo and then blank screen
FACTORY RESET (do not work) phone restarts to HTC logo and then blank screen
SIMLOCK (dont know?)
IMAGE CRC (work)
In backup folder:
boot.img
cache.img
data.img
nandroid.md5
recovery.img
system.img
usyn1 said:
I can boot up to bootloader (vol down + pwr)
I can select:
FASTBOOT (reboot reboot bootloader and power down) -> all works
RECOVERY (do not work) phone restarts to HTC logo and then blank screen
FACTORY RESET (do not work) phone restarts to HTC logo and then blank screen
SIMLOCK (dont know?)
IMAGE CRC (work)
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If you can get to fastboot then surely you should be able to use ADB to connect to your phone?
Please tell me more about ADB? How can I try if I am able to use ADB?
have you tried to enter fastboot, connect to PC with USB, and flash the custom recovery once more? Probably, when you tried to apply the RUU - it overwrote the custom recovery with the official one, so you need to reflash the custom one back, access it, and restore a nandroid backup from within it. Then, either use the method to upgrade to ICS but keep root and s-off, or go completely stock and and upgrade to official ICS (with a possibility to root it), or simply flash the prerooted official ICS ROM
Sorry for my noob questions.
I need some software on my PC to flash from computer? Thank you for all you are helping.
usyn1 said:
Sorry for my noob questions.
I need some software on my PC to flash from computer? Thank you for all you are helping.
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things that you need are:
- ADB.exe
- Fastboot.exe
- few .dll files that allow these two to work on your computer
- Fastboot drivers
- and an .img file of the required custom recovery
You can find all of these somewhere in Desire S forums, just search for keywork "[GUIDE]"
Then you can simply follow the instructions from the guide on how to use the adb and fastboot, and you'll be back up and running in no time
And because you're already S-OFF, all you need to do is get the files I listed above, unpack the archive with them in somewhere like C:/, open command prompt, get into bootloader, select "FASTBOOT", and enter the "fastboot flash recovery (recovery name).img" command, then reboot into bootloader again with "fastboot reboot-bootloader" command, and then you'll be able to access the newly flashed custom recovery to restore your backup, and return your phone to life
Seems complicated in text format, but it's actually easier than you might think
EDIT #1: Look here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186401
Many thanks, I will try and report back!
And if I understand when I install ADB I must go for cmd..?
usyn1 said:
Many thanks, I will try and report back!
And if I understand when I install ADB I must go for cmd..?
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you don't need to install anything other than drivers to allow your PC to work with adb/fastboot commands through CMD. And, if I remember correctly, you should also deinstall HTC Sync program and delete any HTC drivers present on your system currently. Then install fastboot drivers, and you're good to go.
Good luck mate
F.Y.I, if your hboot is ENG S-OFF you can run RUU to update and it will NOT brick your phone.
And here is some link for you to install custom recovery:
- HTC Driver:
www.htcaddicts.com/download.php?id=318
- Android tool (contains adb.exe, AdbWinApi.dll, AdbWinUsbApi.dll, fastboot.exe):
http://www.mediafire.com/?4dx982z93w8z7wk
- Custom recovery image (4EXT):
http://downloads.saga-lbc-mod.de/recovery-images/4EXTRecovery_v2.1.0_saga.zip
Download and extract recovery.img from the zip file.
How to flash recovery: open DOS command prompt in the folder where edb.exe is located (recovery.img file should be in the same folder) and type:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Hope this help, good luck
Wow vndnguyen!
I managed to acess 4EXT recovery v2.1.0.
Now I restored system to 2.3.5 sense 3.0 HBOOT and other is the same.
What I need now to do to get ICS the right way? Is this guide good? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1858508 I am getting: can't open '/sdcard/hboot.img': No such file or directory
You probably forgot to enable the USB debugging mode? And try to download ADB again
I swapped SD card then it worked.
Successfully installed ICS thank you guys, hope this will be useful for someone.
congratulation

[Q] Stuck on Splash Screen, adb and fastboot not responding

HTC z710a
Unlocked with S-On
hboot 1-27.0000 pyramid
android 4.0.3
ROM version 3.32.666.53
Unknown Radio
rooted with superuser
I tried to install SmartDroidBerserk 2.2 for my htc sensation tonight. After following the instructions on your website http(removeThis://)smartdroidromsDOTcom/berserk.htm I ran into a huge problem; I'm stuck on the HTC splash screen.
I followed the instructions up to where it said to flash the rom. I believe that I misread this part as meaning that you could install the rom from the zip on the sd card, so I tried to do so. I got an installation error with a status 1 message during the installation. I thought that if I tried to reboot my phone that I could try to reinstall the rom or revert back to an old backup through recovery and then try to actually flash the rom the 'proper' way.
I'm now stuck on the HTC splash screen and can't do anything with my smartphone. I tried to connect it to my computer to run adb to get it back into the bootloader. When I try adb devices it doesn't even recognize that my phone is attached. The same goes for fastboot devices - no return. When I go to my computer and try and select my phone as a removable disk, windows asks me to insert a disk into the disk drive because I formatted the phone during your installation process. After I discovered that I can't use adb to get back into the bootloader, I tried to press volume down and power at the same time but I still can't get into the bootloader with that method, it just stalls on the htc splash screen, not even displaying the "quietly brillant" slogan.
If there's anything that anyone can think that would help my situation, I'd be extremely grateful! I've got a 600$ brick!!
tehwarden said:
I tried to install SmartDroidBerserk 2.2 for my htc sensation tonight. After following the instructions on your website http(removeThis://)smartdroidromsDOTcom/berserk.htm I ran into a huge problem; I'm stuck on the HTC splash screen.
I followed the instructions up to where it said to flash the rom. I believe that I misread this part as meaning that you could install the rom from the zip on the sd card, so I tried to do so. I got an installation error with a status 1 message during the installation. I thought that if I tried to reboot my phone that I could try to reinstall the rom or revert back to an old backup through recovery and then try to actually flash the rom the 'proper' way.
I'm now stuck on the HTC splash screen and can't do anything with my smartphone. I tried to connect it to my computer to run adb to get it back into the bootloader. When I try adb devices it doesn't even recognize that my phone is attached. The same goes for fastboot devices - no return. When I go to my computer and try and select my phone as a removable disk, windows asks me to insert a disk into the disk drive because I formatted the phone during your installation process. After I discovered that I can't use adb to get back into the bootloader, I tried to press volume down and power at the same time but I still can't get into the bootloader with that method, it just stalls on the htc splash screen, not even displaying the "quietly brillant" slogan.
If there's anything that anyone can think that would help my situation, I'd be extremely grateful! I've got a 600$ brick!!
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if doesn't someone else come with other solution try to use the unbricking project
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23078349
edit: pull out your battery,put it again and then hold power button+volume down together
hold until it shows you the bootloader
tlyVisa dutch
rzr86 said:
if doesn't someone else come with other solution try to use the unbricking project
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23078349
edit: pull out your battery,put it again and then hold power button+volume down together
hold until it shows you the bootloader
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I was able to get into the bootloader by holding down Vol + power (guess I wasn't holding it down long enough). When I get into the bootloader and try to go into recovery my phone still gets stuck on the htc splash screen for some odd reason. I was able to get it to go into recovery without a problem (until now of course). I'm not able to get into recovery to restore my backup(s).
Unlocked (with htc dev)
Pyramid PVT Ship S-On RL
HBOOT 1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
I'm reading over the unbricking project now and I'll try it tonight....this so sucks the big one (and hard).....
tehwarden said:
I was able to get into the bootloader by holding down Vol + power (guess I wasn't holding it down long enough). When I get into the bootloader and try to go into recovery my phone still gets stuck on the htc splash screen for some odd reason. I was able to get it to go into recovery without a problem (until now of course). I'm not able to get into recovery to restore my backup(s).
Unlocked (with htc dev)
Pyramid PVT Ship S-On RL
HBOOT 1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
I'm reading over the unbricking project now and I'll try it tonight....this so sucks the big one (and hard).....
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at least you managed to enter into the bootloader.then your device it is not bricked
there is no need to use it
see then here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
about adb and fasboot commands did you open the command window in the folder where adb and fastboot files are?
rzr86 said:
at least you managed to enter into the bootloader.then your device it is not bricked
there is no need to use it
see then here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
about adb and fasboot commands did you open the command window in the folder where adb and fastboot files are?
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yes, I put adb and fastboot in a folder C:\mini-adb and navigated to that folder. adb would print out 'attached devices are' and nothing below it when I would run adb devices. fastboot devices simply returned nothing.
I got to the second step part 9 where it asked me to fastboot reboot after flashing the recovery (which was successfully written) however when I try to reboot it just stays stuck on the htc splash screen still.
Sorry for the double post.. I just removed my battery and was able to go back into the bootloader and could get into recovery. I was able to restore a prior rooted backup but whenever I try to reboot my smartphone it loads into recovery and not into my rom.
I have the added problem of not being able to access the sd card where I would put the Android Revolution .zip file. Whenever I try to access the phone's drive windows ask me to please insert a disk into removable disk F:.
EDIT: I just used the rom in the opening post instead of using the Android Revolution rom and it installed just fine. I can use my phone again! Thanks so much rzr!
tehwarden said:
Sorry for the double post.. I just removed my battery and was able to go back into the bootloader and could get into recovery. I was able to restore a prior rooted backup but whenever I try to reboot my smartphone it loads into recovery and not into my rom.
I have the added problem of not being able to access the sd card where I would put the Android Revolution .zip file. Whenever I try to access the phone's drive windows ask me to please insert a disk into removable disk F:.
EDIT: I just used the rom in the opening post instead of using the Android Revolution rom and it installed just fine. I can use my phone again! Thanks so much rzr!
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haha i was about to tell you now try flashing the rom to see if it will work but you already did it
happy for you man:good:
and you can always hit the thanks button if i really helped you somehow

Can't access recovery

A friend has given me his Desire S to fix what I originally thought was just a stuck power button that prevented it from starting up. But the button is now fixes and I've been trying the last few days to get it to start up.
What I have tried so far is to enter Recovery mode, but upon choosing it, the phone would just go to the HTC logo screen, fibrate once and then fibrate agian after a second or two for a few times and the screen would go blank. The same happens with normal bootup. It also seems that the phone is still running with the blank screen because I have to pull the battery to startup again.
I then tried to use the latest RUU (Android 4.0) from HTC but the phone is not recognized by the computer (I think it is because it didn't startup enough to be able to present itself to the computer). So I unlocked it and used fastboot (from Ubuntu as OS) to flash the recovery (recovery_signed.img) and boot (boot_signed.img) from the RUU. With this recovery and normal startup would remain at the HTC screen and wouldn't go blank as before - still fibrates a few times.
I also tried to rename the rom.zip to PG88IMG.zip and putting it on a SD and the bootloader does detect it, but presents the normal boot screen afterwards (I think it complains about it being incorrect - the display is too quick for me to see the error).
Now I also have a Desire S and made a backup of it before I installed a custom ROM. So I also tried the recovery.img that I have from this backup, but then recovery is stuck on the blank screen again.
Is there anything that I did wrong, missed or may not have tried yet? And how can I go about to fix it?
PHONE DETAILS (from bootloader screen)
*** UNLOCKED ***
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-boot
The PG88IMG wont work coz ur s-on. Ul need to extract the zip file and put the recovery.img in ur fastboot folder and then flash it from fastboot, volume down + power then select select fastboot then plug ur phone into pc and open a fastboot command window and type
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Also a ruu u run from fastboot and u need to relock ur bootloader.
(i dunno how all this is done using ubuntu but thats how on windows so im sure ul know or figure it out)
Ok, didn't know that I needed S-OFF for PG88IMG - thanks for pointing that out . I did flash the recovery (paragraph 3), it is just named `recovery_signed.img` and not 'recovery.img` - I assume that there isn't a difference between the two?
Do I open the RUU while in fastboot on the phone (after relocking) or do I run it from a fastboot command?
(On Ubuntu fastboot is installed as a program so I can call it after I CD to the extracted rom folder and I assume it is working since I didn't get any errors)
Pieter2627 said:
Ok, didn't know that I needed S-OFF for PG88IMG - thanks for pointing that out . I did flash the recovery (paragraph 3), it is just named `recovery_signed.img` and not 'recovery.img` - I assume that there isn't a difference between the two?
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Well it depends, could be 4ext recovery, CWM, or TWRP. But as far as the name, could be called peterpan.img and it wouldnt matter haha
Pieter2627 said:
Do I open the RUU while in fastboot on the phone (after relocking) or do I run it from a fastboot command?
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Yh boot ur phone into fastboot, connect it to pc, relock bootloader and then run ruu. The ruu should be exe file so just double click it to run.
Ok, relocked it and went into fastboot mode and then opened the RUU, but was not recognized. Then followed this (droid-now.com/2013/10/fix-working-fastboot-drivers-windows-8-1-x64/) since I used Win 8.1 for the RUU and it flashed successfully.
But it is still stuck on the HTC screen - gave it 30 minutes for the first boot after flash. Recovery is also still stuck, so I reflashed and same issue.
Radio is now 3831.19.00.110

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