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Ok, So I had dutty's rom running perfect for about 5 months. Decided I wanted to revert back to the stock ATT rom and play with it. I tried to revert and somewhere along the way, I did a soft reset and it screwed me up. I can still flash roms no problem, but for some reason, when the phone goes to start up, it gets to the first screen of the boot process (white with ATT logo) and then it freezes. After about 10-15 seconds, it automatically soft resets and tries again. So, I can hit the reset button while holding cam and pwr to get to the bootloader. I have tried flashing every rom I have downloaded, and nothing seems to work. I am trying the stock ATT rom as I type this but we will see what happens. That is what I was running when it F'd. I wanted to restore it to stock completely, thought about trying to have it replaced because the hinge is really loose on my handset. Anyway, any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
boot command from mtty reads:
Cmd>boot
InitDisplay: Display_Chip=1
Fill RSVD information for block 288 to 309
Storage start sector=0xAB80, total sector=0x10740
Storage start block=707, total block=1053
Total Bad Block in CE: 0
Erase physical block from 995 to 2032
formatstorage Bad block found: 1045
si backup: Erase physical block from 2032 to 2048
No card inserted
OSSIPreLoad ++
Try this
Try flashing this ROM and see what happens.
http://www.4shared.com/file/3857459...ULAR_WWE_157_-_Originaly_Shipped_ATT_ROM.html
What does your bootloader screen show?
Please Help!
Okay. I tried to flash the OEM rom back to my ATT Tilt. While doing this, somehow my phone entered an unending cycle of soft resets. I can still get to the bootloader, but as soon as I flash a rom, it tries to boot, gets to the first boot screen, then resets. My computer keeps popping up "install drivers for new hardware found".
I tried booting through MTTY, no dice.
My bootloader screen reads:
KAIS1*0 MFG
SPL-1.0.01OliPof
CPLD-8
I tried flashing hardspl. RUU opens and it runs instantly. The phone reboots and the boot loader screen still reads this. I flash a new rom, the bootloader still reads this. I'm at a loss. I've been working on this for 3 hours and I haven't gotten anywhere. I don't have a backup phone, so I have to figure this problem out. I have searched the forums and haven't found anyone with the same problem. Please, anyone who feels they can help, let me know what I can try to fix this problem. Thanks!
Threads merged.
Metzex08 said:
Ok, So I had dutty's rom running perfect for about 5 months. Decided I wanted to revert back to the stock ATT rom and play with it. I tried to revert and somewhere along the way, I did a soft reset and it screwed me up. I can still flash roms no problem, but for some reason, when the phone goes to start up, it gets to the first screen of the boot process (white with ATT logo) and then it freezes. After about 10-15 seconds, it automatically soft resets and tries again. So, I can hit the reset button while holding cam and pwr to get to the bootloader. I have tried flashing every rom I have downloaded, and nothing seems to work. I am trying the stock ATT rom as I type this but we will see what happens. That is what I was running when it F'd. I wanted to restore it to stock completely, thought about trying to have it replaced because the hinge is really loose on my handset. Anyway, any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Some people go to far ahead before figuring out the real issue. Don't **** yourself.
Hold down your power, camera, and insert your stylus then tell us what your bootloader screen displays.
Metzex08 said:
Okay. I tried to flash the OEM rom back to my ATT Tilt. While doing this, somehow my phone entered an unending cycle of soft resets. I can still get to the bootloader, but as soon as I flash a rom, it tries to boot, gets to the first boot screen, then resets. My computer keeps popping up "install drivers for new hardware found".
I tried booting through MTTY, no dice.
My bootloader screen reads:
KAIS1*0 MFG
SPL-1.0.01OliPof
CPLD-8
I tried flashing hardspl. RUU opens and it runs instantly. The phone reboots and the boot loader screen still reads this. I flash a new rom, the bootloader still reads this. I'm at a loss. I've been working on this for 3 hours and I haven't gotten anywhere. I don't have a backup phone, so I have to figure this problem out. I have searched the forums and haven't found anyone with the same problem. Please, anyone who feels they can help, let me know what I can try to fix this problem. Thanks!
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ok post was moved from another thread. sorry. It appears that you do have hardspl installed.
Metzex08 said:
Okay. I tried to flash the OEM rom back to my ATT Tilt. While doing this, somehow my phone entered an unending cycle of soft resets. I can still get to the bootloader, but as soon as I flash a rom, it tries to boot, gets to the first boot screen, then resets. My computer keeps popping up "install drivers for new hardware found".
I tried booting through MTTY, no dice.
My bootloader screen reads:
KAIS1*0 MFG
SPL-1.0.01OliPof
CPLD-8
I tried flashing hardspl. RUU opens and it runs instantly. The phone reboots and the boot loader screen still reads this. I flash a new rom, the bootloader still reads this. I'm at a loss. I've been working on this for 3 hours and I haven't gotten anywhere. I don't have a backup phone, so I have to figure this problem out. I have searched the forums and haven't found anyone with the same problem. Please, anyone who feels they can help, let me know what I can try to fix this problem. Thanks!
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and your bootloader screen will not change because it does not display the rom version. You have hardspl installed what more do you want?
Did you believe your bootloader screen would change after you flashed a rom?
Damn!!!
Metzex08 said:
Ok, So I had dutty's rom running perfect for about 5 months. Decided I wanted to revert back to the stock ATT rom and play with it. I tried to revert and somewhere along the way, I did a soft reset and it screwed me up. I can still flash roms no problem, but for some reason, when the phone goes to start up, it gets to the first screen of the boot process (white with ATT logo) and then it freezes. After about 10-15 seconds, it automatically soft resets and tries again. So, I can hit the reset button while holding cam and pwr to get to the bootloader. I have tried flashing every rom I have downloaded, and nothing seems to work. I am trying the stock ATT rom as I type this but we will see what happens. That is what I was running when it F'd. I wanted to restore it to stock completely, thought about trying to have it replaced because the hinge is really loose on my handset. Anyway, any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Dude it has been five months since you flashed a rom why bother getting all neurotic and worried For a common situation? I complained to mods because they closed your thread now I look like a douche bag. Thanks.
I had the same problem (continuous reboot) as before, see this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=383678
but the problem that I had is because of bad blocks, post your info 8 and maybe I can help
ok, I got the phone to startup, eventually it stopped trying to soft reset. I hit the power button and it turned on. Now, I run jumpspl and it doesn't ever bring up the USB connection, so I can't change the bootloader back to oem. any suggestions?
I used the other version of jumpspl (1.56) and it brought up the USB connection (atleast it says it did). But, when I try to run RUU from the ATT_SPL folder it cannot connect to my phone. MTTY says USB connection is unavailable as well. What should I do?! I want the phone to be able to be sent in for warranty replacement as the hinge seems to keep getting looser and looser. Any ideas? Bootloader still reads the same as before.
Metzex08 said:
I used the other version of jumpspl (1.56) and it brought up the USB connection (atleast it says it did). But, when I try to run RUU from the ATT_SPL folder it cannot connect to my phone. MTTY says USB connection is unavailable as well. What should I do?! I want the phone to be able to be sent in for warranty replacement as the hinge seems to keep getting looser and looser. Any ideas? Bootloader still reads the same as before.
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If your sending it for warranty replacement via AT&T just put it in the microwave for 2 seconds....problem solved.
I'm new in the world of flashing cooked ROMs
and i need to do it but i can't
Everytime i try to Flash HARDSPL 3.xx, it stops at the percentage screen and gives me an error on my pc.
And i tried to flash the ROM directly, and same problem.
I'm getting nervous of this stupid mobile, please i need Help.
I read all posts on how to install everything but nothing completed to the end.
bebo833 said:
I'm new in the world of flashing cooked ROMs
and i need to do it but i can't
Everytime i try to Flash HARDSPL 3.xx, it stops at the percentage screen and gives me an error on my pc.
And i tried to flash the ROM directly, and same problem.
I'm getting nervous of this stupid mobile, please i need Help.
I read all posts on how to install everything but nothing completed to the end.
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I had a problem when I first did mine. at the tri-color screen my phone never said USB on it and my computer showed an unknown usb device. Here's what worked for me but remember you only need to do this the first time, Once you have HardSPL flashed your phone will work like normal.
after your phone gives you a warning that a program is going to reboot it. You get a tri-color screen. As soon as you see this screen hold the camera and power button and press the reset button, don't disconnect the usb cable.
In other words the program that causes your phone to reboot doesn't allow the usb to work properly but a manual reboot into the SPL using the camera/power button does. I have not tried the "Forced USB" version of HardSPL because this problem goes away once you get HardSPL installed.
This would be better posted in the HardSPL thread.
Flash an official stock ROM, then follow ALL the instructions in the link deepthroat gave you to the T.
Yesterday my phone's battery died from not charging it and I didn't think too much of it. I plugged it back in to charge however and it automatically booted up...into the boot loader with a message saying "No Image File!" (figured out this was because its checking the microsd card for a rom - I usually flash over usb). Tried to flash another ROM and it appeared to be working but after the reboot (before you get to the stylus configuration screen) just went back to the bootloader and gave the same message.
So, has anyone encountered this before? Looks like the ROM isn't storing anything (and my phone is essentially dead) but perhaps I need to do something simple to fix it.
Thanks in advance!
It's been posted a few times, but it's rare. Try flashing a stock rom over usb.
Hey, appreciate the help!
Tried it and no dice however. Looks like the message I was recieving (No Imaging File!) was from it looking for an Image off the SD card (I always flash off of USB so I had never seen this). Tried to initiate a hard reset from the boot loader as well but it just gets stuck on the "This operation will delete all your..." screen and pressing Volume Up does nothing.
So I tried to flash the ROM found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=429843 and am still stuck where it reboots back to the boot loader after the flash.
Maybe try flashing with the sd card removed; you could also try task 29. Sorry, I have no other ideas.
Edit: And I know I've posted this in similar threads (lol), but maybe your vol down button is stuck. If that's the case, any time you reset the device, it will go into bootloader. I can't think of any other reasons you phone isn't booting up properly (other than, like, the phone is toast).
Hey, yea last night attempted to flash without it in as well as from the SD card. Neither worked.
So I kept searching and was reading all about mtty (and task 29) and that looks like the way to go. Couldn't get things to work properly on my Windows Server 2008 R2 box so I'm going to try it from an XP box here in a bit and can hopefully get everything connected.
If anyone is curious, I found this thread describing the use of mtty: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=540290
Well, took it to work where I have an XP machine and plugged it into the USB port. It didn't turn on automatically (which it has been when supplied with power) which was kind of weird. So I hit power and voila, it loads the ATT ROM I flashed last night.
Not sure what fixed it (I don't think it was a stuck key, but who knows) but its working now. Thanks for your help Ted.
People that can't get the roms beyond stock to work, are your phones activated?
Is it possible to use the Pac Man Rom or CM10 on an unactivated phone?
I'm having similar issues to others trying to flash Pac Man and CM10.2. The first boot was fine and I can access everything on the phone fine, including settings. I rebooted and the activation screen (which I skipped as this phone doesn't have service) always pops up but I would like to use it without putting it on a cell network. I can skip the screen fine (until I decide to disable it) but then have issues like the keyboard (physical and touch), systemUI or NAV Bar crashing with a constant message pop up telling me it has crashed. I have returned to stock using RSD and reflashed Pac Man and CM10.2 MANY (15+?) times, doing a clean install 99% of the time but also trying a couple dirty installs to cover my bases. I should also note that I flashed the phone to Cricket but have no plans to activate it anytime soon.
Another thing to note is that I had issues getting the custom roms to boot at all as the initial setup would take hours. One time I though it was a boot loop but I left it on all night and it had booted in the morning. I believe it has something to do with the file check at boot (with my 32GB low speed class SD card) but that seems to be resolved and I can get the custom roms to boot fine (on the first boot) even with my 32GB (witch is fine and has no errors nor is generic, before you ask.) I also have tried 2 4GB cards and a 2GB card, all different brands, with no change in behavior.
I have done everything below multiple times and in different orders.(If needed I can give a direct breakdown step by step but if you could do it with the files below, I have probably tried it)
Wipe the phone (including all storage internal and external SDs included)
Using RDS v6.15
RDS asanti_c_sprint-user-4.1.2-9.8.2Q-122_XT897_FFW-5-6-release-keys-cid9.xml.zip (Works 100% of the time and never has issues. I keep reverting back to this if I actually need to use the phone)
RDS ClockworkMod, TWRP, and Open Recovery without TWRP (Tried different versions when available)
Then used each recovery to install Pac Man or CM10.2 (tried 10.1 once but had the same issues and I didn't see the need to troubleshoot a rom people seemed to not want to develop for. So 10.1 was only tried once but has the same issues)
Installed GApps at this point but I also tried alternate versions of GApps and not installing it at all. All have the same effect and don't seem to be contributing to the problems at all.
A few installed I tried wiping the phone again or installing each zip multiple times. I also verified the zips were good when on the device to make sure there was no corruption at transfer.
I also tried multiple (confirmed working) SD cards and installing from the internal storage.
I have tried installing arrrghhh's Kernel too.
The issue ether seems to be boot loop (if it's doing a file check) or more often it works until I get one of the said crashes after a reboot.(blame Tyler message is getting SO old...) The time I see the errors seems to be accelerated if I mess with the settings a lot but I don't believe it is directly related to the settings.
My next recourse is to try and flash it back to Sprint (maybe check my Cricket settings) and see if that helps, without it being activated.
On a separate note.
If people need help I can help get you back to stock easily. The instructions/guides on here are all but useless if you don't know what you are doing already. I have seen down to "USE RDS" or "DELETE LINE MD5" like people would just know what that means. I understand RDS Lite is a standard tool for flashing phones but it's nigh impossible to find real explanations on what stuff does in context. I understand the basics though, so if anyone has any questions I can walk you through it.
To start with if you are stuck in a loop at the start of a new rom and it loops between the 'Welcome' Screen (Select your Language) and Activation screen just skip the initial setup by tapping the corners on your screen in a clockwise manor when on the 'Welcome' screen to skip the setup there is a video to explain it here
pocketnow(can't post links )com/how-to/android-quick-tip-how-to-bypass-touch-the-android-to-begin-video
Without doing this or activating the phone it seems to loop between those 2 screens forever (might indicate part of the problem with customs roms....)
I hope this is enough info to go off of I can give you a play by play with the actual files if you need. Maybe a video if needed and I'm feeling extra fancy.
Thanks for your time.
Hey buddy,
If you're trying to make a guide, make sure you call it what it is properly - RSD Lite.
Also, maybe clean up your post a bit so it's a proper guide (as you point out, it's needed) and make a separate thread for your question.
To answer your question, the unactivated phone shouldn't be an issue in of itself - you'll just get the nag screen like you were talking about.
I know there is an issue some are having with rebooting the 4.3 ROM's. Have you tried any 4.2.2 versions of anything? Carbon, CM10.1?
I wonder if your "flash" to Cricket is causing issue, I'm not sure. Let me know about 4.2.
Edit - I missed this part on my first read of your PM. Taking hours to boot is NOT normal. Perhaps remove the SD card entirely, flash using the internal SD... I've never heard of that. Anything over say 20 minutes is probably cause for concern.
Thanks for taking time to answer me.
In no way was I trying to make a guide yet but I guess I could. I just hate posting stuff without useful content so I figured throwing that in was better than nothing. I'll clean it up and set up some links later today. It's frustrating to try and make a full guide before I can post links that would be needed for it. You are totally right though! (complain about crappy guides and kind of make one... )
Part of my point there was that I can't post out of Q and A and this wasn't really a question so I made a question out of it and that's how my post ended up.
I have flashed many phones before but like I said I'll try and put it back on Sprint later today (probably will be a few hours) as I backed up the settings the phone came with. I know it was a wall of text and not the easiest to read so you probably missed it but I also said in my first post that I tried the internal SD card many times and the taking hours to boot isn't the standard and doesn't seem to happen at 99% of the time. It seems to be related to the recovery software I use as it happened a lot more when I was testing TWRP and none when I use clockwork.
What Recovery do you recommend? I swear they aren't made equal...
I tested CM10.1 once and it had the exact same issues as CM10.2 and Pac Man so I didn't test it further but if you want me to test it I can. I just didn't want the Rom.
I don't want Carbon either but I'll test that and AOKP next. It's just annoying that the stock rom works perfect but I can't get these to function at all. I almost wish I didn't get Pac Man to work at all. I'm very particular about my settings and NEED these features after I tried them Pac Man is AMAZING.
Thank you for the help and I hope I can get this worked out.
PS I saw that you were frustrated about working on a rom you don't have a device for. I hope you don't let a little thing like that stop you as, for the little time I have used it, it's all I want. Thanks again.
Blasz said:
What Recovery do you recommend? I swear they aren't made equal...
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Well, OpenRecovery has probably the most work done for this device specifically. I liked TWRP, but it seems lately it has been unstable - you're not the first who has reported issues lately. I don't think CWM has been updated, unfortunately - but perhaps that's a good thing, it's stable that's for sure.
Blasz- I was just about to start a thread when I found yours, and it very accurately describes the issues I've been having. Here's my progress so far.
I got my Photon Q with Sprint and used it for a few months before Sprint started finding creative ways to take my "$79.99" bill and make it more like $140 a month. Naturally, I refused to pay. So I had a Photon Q with no cell service. This is fine, as I only need it to work on WiFi, not 2G/3G and there is no 4G in the area. Anyway.
At the time, I had Ice Cream Sandwich on it, using the (latest?) ICS firmware from Motorola. This worked very well, but I later tried to use a newer firmware, and all the custom ROMs had shown up while I hadn't been looking. All of these seemed to be based on JellyBean. First off, I tried CyanogenMod 10.2. Worked amazing well! I had literally no problems at all. However, while I was experimenting with different software for the phone, and wanted to see if "Arrrgghh"(sp?)'s kernels would give me some decent overclocking capability. Turns out, the kernel I picked wasn't compatible with the JB firmwares (I probably picked an older one by mistake.) Needless to say, it now wouldn't boot. It'd go to the "Unlocked bootloader" screen and stay there all night (literally, I tried that.)
So, I went back into CWM, which is the recovery I have installed. I erased /data, /cache and /system, and also the dalvik cache and battery stats for good measure. I also formatted /pds and /modem, I believe, which was probably dumb of me since I'm not sure what those do. Then I tried re-installing CM 10.2 from CWM. The installation went fine, and it works gorgeously. However, there's two weird issues:
1) WiFi and Bluetooth don't even BEGIN to work! Neither does Cell, as far as I can tell, because where CM used to be unable to make calls or access the internet (of course, I've not been paying my bill), it now shows an empty signal bar or "No Signal" (the little red X) in the notification bar ... When I try to turn on WiFi using the slider in Settings, it moves to "ON" (stays gray) and pauses for a few secs, then goes back to OFF. Same thing for BT. If I open the WiFi menu where you select an AP, it tells me to turn on WiFi. I do, using the slider up top, and the same thing happens. WiFi and BT simply won't turn on. Tried fiddling with every setting I can find.
Before this misadventure with the kernel/reinstall, WiFi worked great. I connected to a local AP and was surfing the net and downloading apps.
2) The system takes a VERY long time to boot up. It sits at the "Unlocked Bootloader" screen for up to a whole minute. Then it goes to the Cyanogen screen for about 30 seconds. Then it gets to the homescreen. It's fine so long as you let it boot up, but this doesn't seem normal.
Next I tried other ROMs thinking that might help. I installed AOKP, PacMan, CM1.0, Carbon, SlimBean, and I think a few others without results-- they all work but WiFi and BlueTooth are dead. PacMan is the only exception-- it boots up and then endlessly gives me "Blame Tyler" errors until I force the machine to shut off.
I also tried an older ROM, since these are all JellyBean ROMs and I wanted to get back to ICS (I'm not that fond of JB's interface) anyway. I was unable to find any ZIPs I could install through CWM of the stock firmware. I found some IMGs that it looks like I could install via Fastboot, but I don't currently have a PC with admin priveleges (it's not mine) so I can't install the drivers to use Fastboot or any part of the SDK. (I can, however, put files on my SD card, that doesn't require privleges.) The closest ROM I found to stock was "TwistedAsanti" beta-1 or whatever it's called. That installs fine, but again, it takes about 2 straight minutes to boot and it's useless after that:
It gets stuck at "Starting Services..." and will sit there forever, even left there all night. Behind this, a dialog pops up saying no cell networks were found and asking if I want to switch to GSM. (i've been trying GSM and CDMA ROMs all this time, I don't need cell access so I doubt it matters which I use. I'm in the USA.) You can pull down the notification bar and get into the Settings, and even launch a couple programs, but I can't find ANY way to get to a homescreen. Task manager shows Circles is running, which is a widget on the homescreen, so where the heck is that screen? .. I try, again, to turn on WiFi or BT without success. The friggin thing just won't turn on.
Did I eff it up by erasing the "PDS" or "modem" partition? Am I missing something obvious or is my phone just possessed?
In a few days I should have access to a computer where I can hopefully use Fastboot and see about installing a stock firmware (wish me luck). Until then, does anyone have a ZIP file I can flash from CWM to get back to an ICS firmware? I managed to find a copy of the stock firmware, in the form of a dump done from TWRP (in .win files). But as far as I know the only way to install TWRP is using Fastboot, and I've explained why I can't do that. I don't know a way to install TWRP from CWM. Maybe I can do it from CM10.2, if I can put APKs or something on my SD card. I can't get it on the network, so I have to copy all the files manually. Needless to say, it's a pain.
After my frenzy of ROM installing, I got frustrated and decided to see if TwistedAsanti would do SOMETHING if I let it sit at "Starting Services" overnight. To my mistake, I left it under my pillow and the system was quite toasty, and the battery had run dead. Plugging it back into the charger, it made a few worrying clicking noises from the speaker, then the green LED came on. This LED seems to mean "I'm charging, but the battery is too dead to turn on for a while." After it sits there a while, the green LED turns off and it just goes black. Or it goes to BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED and bootloops, or goes to black untilyou fiddle with the power button some more. I can once in a blue moon get to CWM. Sometimes it gets to the homescreen. It will charge up to about 4-7% and no further (battery got damaged by the heat?) It doesn't reliably work when plugged in, it likes to shut off at random anyway.
So now I'm stuck with a phone I can't seem to charge, or turn on reliably, and if I *do* get it to boot up, there's no way to connect it to a network.
Needless to say I'm pretty darn frustrated..
Thanks for any advice.
Epicenter714 said:
So now I'm stuck with a phone I can't seem to charge, or turn on reliably, and if I *do* get it to boot up, there's no way to connect it to a network.
Needless to say I'm pretty darn frustrated..
Thanks for any advice.
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Did you try to use RSD Lite and flash the device back to stock?
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Did you try to use RSD Lite and flash the device back to stock?
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Currently, I have no PC to use that has Admin priveleges, so I can't install the USB drivers or RSDLite. I also can't use fastboot to install TWRP to use the TWRP .win backups I found.
I did get a roommate to let me use his laptop for 10 minutes to try RSD Lite, but I had this result: Loaded the ".xml.zip" file for the 4.0.4 and 4.1.2 firmwares (after removing the 'getvar' line that causes problems) and it says the phone reported "FAIL". No further details. MiniRSD gives no info from the phone other than the model (it all stays blank), is that supposed to happen? I have the phone in "AP Fastboot" mode so I don't see the problem.
The guy who let me use his PC momentarily is computer-illiterate and thinks anything will break it, so he only let me use it momentarily, and won't let me touch it because I accidentally left an icon on his desktop. I'll have to ask someone else, I think I may know somone..
If I do, how do I get around this error in RSD Lite? Will keep doing research on my own .. thanks!
Epicenter714 said:
Currently, I have no PC to use that has Admin priveleges, so I can't install the USB drivers or RSDLite. I also can't use fastboot to install TWRP to use the TWRP .win backups I found.
I did get a roommate to let me use his laptop for 10 minutes to try RSD Lite, but I had this result: Loaded the ".xml.zip" file for the 4.0.4 and 4.1.2 firmwares (after removing the 'getvar' line that causes problems) and it says the phone reported "FAIL". No further details. MiniRSD gives no info from the phone other than the model (it all stays blank), is that supposed to happen? I have the phone in "AP Fastboot" mode so I don't see the problem.
The guy who let me use his PC momentarily is computer-illiterate and thinks anything will break it, so he only let me use it momentarily, and won't let me touch it because I accidentally left an icon on his desktop. I'll have to ask someone else, I think I may know somone..
If I do, how do I get around this error in RSD Lite? Will keep doing research on my own .. thanks!
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Well remember - if you are on JB and you are downgrading to ICS, there are additional lines to remove.
Other than that, not sure why it would fail. Make sure 'fastboot devices' works in the command line before doing RSD perhaps.
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Well remember - if you are on JB and you are downgrading to ICS, there are additional lines to remove.
Other than that, not sure why it would fail. Make sure 'fastboot devices' works in the command line before doing RSD perhaps.
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I'm trying to wipe the device clean and install ICS. Are there any other lines I need to remove? ..
As for Fastboot.. I did 'Fastboot Devices' and got no devices listed. How come it shows up in MiniRSD? .. I have the drivers installed, Windows says it installed an ADB device successfully. What are some reasons that might not work? Is there any sort of guide for this? Thank you
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Oh, as far as the weird booting problem, it seems the battery is fine and the charger died coincidentally at the same time as the overheating did. So my only problem is software now.. thanks.
Epicenter714 said:
I'm trying to wipe the device clean and install ICS. Are there any other lines I need to remove? ..
As for Fastboot.. I did 'Fastboot Devices' and got no devices listed. How come it shows up in MiniRSD? .. I have the drivers installed, Windows says it installed an ADB device successfully. What are some reasons that might not work? Is there any sort of guide for this? Thank you
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Oh, as far as the weird booting problem, it seems the battery is fine and the charger died coincidentally at the same time as the overheating did. So my only problem is software now.. thanks.
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I have no clue what MiniRSD is - you mean RSD Lite?
If it doesn't show up in fastboot devices, sort that out before trying to use RSD.
As I stated previously, if you were on JB and going down to ICS you have additional lines which are needed to remove.
Yes, RSD Lite. I don't know where I got MiniRSD from.
I got it to show up in fastboot devices, but adb devices doesn't show it. Weird. Is that OK?
I was able to flash TWRP to the phone with Fastboot. RSD Lite was unable to find the phone. However, I opened the XML file and was able to figure out the flash commands to enter from a command prompt, so I did that:
I got these results... all of the files flashed successfully to stock, except for two. I forget the first, haven't got it in front of me, but here's the big one: SYSTEM! (Important, no?) Here's the error from fastboot:
>> fastboot flash system system.img.ext4
fastboot said:
target reports max download size 31457280 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi
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(then, Fastboot crashes.)
Does anyone know how to fix that? Also, the system image is way bigger than 31.4 MB. What is it talking about?
Thanks!
Epicenter714 said:
Yes, RSD Lite. I don't know where I got MiniRSD from.
I got it to show up in fastboot devices, but adb devices doesn't show it. Weird. Is that OK?
I was able to flash TWRP to the phone with Fastboot. RSD Lite was unable to find the phone. However, I opened the XML file and was able to figure out the flash commands to enter from a command prompt, so I did that:
I got these results... all of the files flashed successfully to stock, except for two. I forget the first, haven't got it in front of me, but here's the big one: SYSTEM! (Important, no?) Here's the error from fastboot:
>> fastboot flash system system.img.ext4
(then, Fastboot crashes.)
Does anyone know how to fix that? Also, the system image is way bigger than 31.4 MB. What is it talking about?
Thanks!
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I would NOT recommend entering those fastboot commands in the XML file manually unless you KNOW what you are doing.
Sort out why RSD isn't working. adb and fastboot are two different things. If fastboot devices shows the device, RSD Lite should work fine. Try again.
Hello, I'm about to giving up,
Something happened to the phone and now it won't boot, it barely show the "ANDROID" logo when it restart itself. I can enter to the recovery menu, it doesn't have clockwork recovery nor twrp, just the basic recovery. So far I tried:
wipe data/factory - didn't work.
wipe cache partition - didn't work
apply update from adb: Adb just work with sideload and that's it, for everything else it shows closed. I tried sending the rom with sideload and it fails every time:
* failed to write data 'protocol fault (couldn't read status): Invalid argument' *
So I took my sdcard and copied the room there, so I tried
apply update from sdcard, it starts and in no time it says:
Installation aborted (APPLY_EXT).
I'm very frustrated right now, nothing works, it seems that the manufacturer did great effort on being the only one who can recover this phone, who appears to be from China, the MTK6582.
Fastboot? it doesn't show the device, it would be my last hope but no, since there is no adb, I cannot call fastboot, and the apply update from adb only work with sideload (yeah, f**k me).
The best course of action would be to throw it to the trash?
Thanks!
Hey, I'm in a similar position to you. However, I went about it with a slightly different route. The chip used in this phone is the MediaTek 6582 (I think?). I downloaded some tools from a thread on here that includes the 320 rom and the necessary software for flashing. I've flashed MediaTek devices before, the Huawei Ascend G610 and G700, both successfully. This one is giving me headaches, the damn device keeps disconnecting. HOWEVER, if you're lucky and you don't have the same problem with disconnecting hardware, you should be able to flash a new rom via the software. It'll take a while though. Also, I don't know what'll happen to your IMEI afterwards, so that's another possible headache (both the G610 and the G700 lost their IMEI info, but I'd taken steps to back them up beforehand so I could just restore them; here, there's no option to backup).
Here's the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/htc-mtk-cpu-flash-files-flashtool-t3114271
Let me know if you need help. I'm screwed in that the damn phone keeps disconnecting. Similar to you, no fastboot either. Plus, no RUU for this HTC. Hell, the internet barely knows this flipping phone.
Cheers, and good luck.
blitz9826
0Camus0 said:
Hello, I'm about to giving up,
Something happened to the phone and now it won't boot, it barely show the "ANDROID" logo when it restart itself. I can enter to the recovery menu, it doesn't have clockwork recovery nor twrp, just the basic recovery. So far I tried:
wipe data/factory - didn't work.
wipe cache partition - didn't work
apply update from adb: Adb just work with sideload and that's it, for everything else it shows closed. I tried sending the rom with sideload and it fails every time:
* failed to write data 'protocol fault (couldn't read status): Invalid argument' *
So I took my sdcard and copied the room there, so I tried
apply update from sdcard, it starts and in no time it says:
Installation aborted (APPLY_EXT).
I'm very frustrated right now, nothing works, it seems that the manufacturer did great effort on being the only one who can recover this phone, who appears to be from China, the MTK6582.
Fastboot? it doesn't show the device, it would be my last hope but no, since there is no adb, I cannot call fastboot, and the apply update from adb only work with sideload (yeah, f**k me).
The best course of action would be to throw it to the trash?
Thanks!
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Ditto!!!
Hey guys I am having the exact same issue, luckily for me it is my Mrs who done her phone in and not mine . She has the HTC Desire 320, I believe she tried to root it on her own without even asking for advice, I think she used the app Kingo Root, she said she went to remove the root but when she uninstalled the app it didn't remove it. (LOL I told her well perhaps that's because there will be some way of removing it, aside from just uninstalling the app), anyway she proceeded not to care and carried on using her phone as normal for maybe a week or two at most, then about midnight one night, came down and said to me,
"my phone had an update and on restarting I just get a dead android, if you press the power button you get some options so I clicked erase"
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I was like nice so basically you F***ed it!!!!, and for about 2 weeks now I have been endlessly reading post after post, forum after forum, trying rom after rom, RUU, all kinds of things.
Here is the situation, the phone will boot as far as the HTC logo, it will get stuck in a short loop and reset itself 4/5 times repeating the HTC logo, eventually it will end up at the dead android pic (the android on his back with the red exclaimation mark triangle) with the words 'no command'. From here I can press the power button once to get a list/menu of items (What I assume to be the recovery menu). I can backup data, I can restore the backed up data (both of which do nothing as I guess there is nothing really to back up), There is an option to restore from sd card (which I have tried numerous roms and to no avail have any been successful), I can erase the cache and I can also erase everything and recover, the erase side works fine, I did notice in each of these menu that if you press volume up to activate them and then press the power button once, then the writing dissapears and the android proceeds to have his moving atom type thing in his belly, saying 'erasing..', however even with them completed successfully, it still does not restore.
NOTE!!! If you choose the erase and restore method, once activated with volume up, press the power button to get the spinning atom and erasing... message, when this finishes the phone will reboot, it goes to the htc logo, resets itself, goes to the logo again and then just stays at a black screen (almost like a frozen state, I left it for quite some time and it never changed).
I should also note, which I didn't to begin with, but no matter how long I hold the volume down and power button, there is no such hboot/fast boot menu at all, if you hold the volume down and power button even after it displays the htc logo, the phone just proceeds to endlessly reset and loop through the same process forever.
The only thing I can seem to access with little success, is the ADB CMD prompt through the Android SDK,
Code:
adb devices
will indeed return the device (a set of numbers with the word sideload beside it)
Code:
adb usb
Apart from the odd fluke, this has seemed to fail everytime with either an error about a protocol or an error stating 'closed'
Code:
adb sideload "ROM_FILENAME.ZIP OR .IMG
Occasionally this will throw the protocol error, but generally succeeds and displays the 100% most of the time, however the phone doesn't even try, it just almost instantaniously returns the error message :
Code:
[B][I]Installation Aborted (APPLY_ADB_SIDELOAD)[/I][/B]
NOTE!!! That the android lays on his back with this error, but it only says error below not no command.
I am pretty sure that I already came across a solution very similar to the one you posted above, and I just couldn't get it to recognise the phone, the only way the RUU would work, was by completely removing the battery and plugging in the usb, however without the battery in the phone, it just constantly beeps via usb, so I guess it turns on, then off, then on, then off, forever!!! So the RUU fails everytime, if I leave the battery in and try, the RUU program does nothing whatsoever! So I am at a complete loss with it now.
Cheers
GunnerJnr
Any luck with unbriking the HTC?
Maybe this is the solution, good luck.
Search: How to Unbrick every MTK China Phone ! Preloader / SP Flashtool Fix [HD] on Youtube
Responds please.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64659997&postcount=16
I think that you no tell true because I tried this method with volume keys and nothing. Flash tool still show error. Its impossible to write android without battery. I think really put your phone to rubbish or sell as lcd+digitizer parts I think just we must waiting for new custom rom flashable via stock recovery. 320 is still new model and developers no moke any custom rom. So maybe only HTC service may help, only in HTC Factory peoples know how install android and bootloader on hard bricked device.