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[Q] First timer - Unable to put custom Rom on

i rooted my htc inspire and then i tried to install the custom rom. when i go to rom manager and click on the recovery mode (2nd option) it doesn't work. then i do it manually. i try it once and nothing happens and so i try it again and the screen comes up. I want the second option, the recovery but when i move down with the down volume key, it goes straight to the hboot option then asks if i want to update. Why won't it let me do the recovery option?

niksha said:
i rooted my htc inspire and then i tried to install the custom rom. when i go to rom manager and click on the recovery mode (2nd option) it doesn't work. then i do it manually. i try it once and nothing happens and so i try it again and the screen comes up. I want the second option, the recovery but when i move down with the down volume key, it goes straight to the hboot option then asks if i want to update. Why won't it let me do the recovery option?
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Make sure you hit "Flash Clockworkmod Recovery" first. It'll take a sec to do it's thing. Put the ROM on your SD, go to Install From SD, find the rom zip and it will automatically take you into recovery mode (I would recommend wiping everything first [dalvik cache/data] - make sure to make a backup tho!) then choose install zip from sd card.

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Sounds like there's still a PD98IMG.zip on your SD card. Mount your SD as a disk drive and see if you find this file on your SD, if you do, get rid of it. Any time there's a PD98IMG.zip on your SD, HBoot will automatically try to install it. If there's not a PD98IMG.zip there, it should allow you to select recovery.
And as constantschange said, make sure you have already flashed clockworkmod recovery through ROM Manager

thanks guys you have really helped me out. I did delete the zip from the sd card and i flashed the clockwork recovery through rom manager. But i ran inrto another problem. Now i can go into recovery but when i select it the screen turns black (the screen also turns black when i tried to boot into recovery mode from rom manager - which is why i have to manually root it) and i cant turn the phone off so i take the battery out. So how do i fix that??

niksha said:
thanks guys you have really helped me out. I did delete the zip from the sd card and i flashed the clockwork recovery through rom manager. But i ran inrto another problem. Now i can go into recovery but when i select it the screen turns black (the screen also turns black when i tried to boot into recovery mode from rom manager - which is why i have to manually root it) and i cant turn the phone off so i take the battery out. So how do i fix that??
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Most likely you rooted your phone with Bubby's 1 click method. If thats the case, look in his thread for the faq. It tells you how to take care of that issue.
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dooyoo222 said:
Most likely you rooted your phone with Bubby's 1 click method. If thats the case, look in his thread for the faq. It tells you how to take care of that issue.
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i did that and i started the other guys method and installed coredroid but then my phone started up went to htc then a animation then back to htc screen, etc. i cant view anything. then i thought of doing a factory reset so i turned off phone, then volume down and power key. i went to factory reset and selected it and the phone is still in black screen and has stayed like that for 20 min... any suggestions??

[Q] HELP! htc thunderbolt

so i upgraded my thunderbolt to gingerbread "gingeritis" to be exact at the rom. i was unhappy with the kernel so i flashed a new one using clockwork recovery. it wouldn't get past the htc logo so i decided i can just recover, but when i hold the volume down it immediately takes into hboot where it starts an upgrade process. it won't let me scroll down to recovery it immediately starts the update process HELP! i hope to god i didn't brick it!

U need to delete the PG05IMG zip file off the root of ur sdcard. The one from when you rooted ur phone..
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i forgot to get rid of it before i flashed the new kernel and now it won't let me get past hboot is there any way i can connect my phone to my computer in hboot?

Scroll down to recovery with volume button and select boot into recovery by pressing power button.. you should be able to power off your device from there granted you have clockworkmod installed as your recovery image.

OK SO I SOLVED IT! thanks to (MicaRyanSulc) for the pointer! BE AWARE! you cannot scroll up or down in that menu if you have PG05IMG zip file located in the ROOT of your sd card it automatically tries to update whatever is in that directory. therefore! i had to use my OG DROID to mount my SD card to my computer and rename the file. THIS NEEDS TO BE NOTED SOMEWHERE, because if not for my OG DROID or some way to modify my sd card it would have been bricked.

Is it bricked??!!?!?...Need a Genius

Hi all, so I am helping my nephew trying to fix his sensation, but I dont know if I can...he just got it used, and it hadnt been rooted...he helped me root mine way back when....so He said he htc dev the phone all went well, unlocked, s-on and cwm touch, and flashed SU...BUT..he flashed elegancia Pegasus..but after helping him try to fix it i noticed in his phone he is hboot 1.27...so he has s-on still...he did not make a backup...(I asked, he said wasnt sure why)...lol...so now...his phone will go into cwm recovery, but nothing to recover...if he reboots it and does nothing, he is stuck at htc splash screen ....nothing happens...and can alsoget into hboot...bootloader etc etc...just no OS basically...I have tried all kinds of stuff to help him but I just dont know what to do next...can someone please help and see if we cant at least get his phone working again?..."Uncle cant afford to buy him a new phone"...and he isnt getting mine...lol....when i tried to get it in usb mode through recovery to try to get some files to the phone it says something like ums lumpfile??..something like that also...this thing is messed up....please dont give me links with more confusion...lol....I need one on one here folks....Thanks so much,,,,

Hmm, you should try to flahs it back to official firmware, or try to get to enable storage via cmw menu, if that doesnt work, just flash it back
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timmy-kidd said:
Hmm, you should try to flahs it back to official firmware, or try to get to enable storage via cmw menu, if that doesnt work, just flash it back
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You need to flash the boot.img of the ROM that is why the device will not boot into the OS. You can either use fastboot commands or flash 4 EXT Recovery and use the Smart Flash in it. Download this PG58IMG.zip and place it on the root of your SD card, you can put his SD card in your Sensation and download the file to the SD card. Jusgt make sure you move it to the root of the SD card. Then put the SD card in his Sensation and power the device on holding the volume down button down. When Hboot comes up it will detect the file and ask you if you want to flash it, press the volume up button and let it flash. Then take the SD card out of the device and press the power button to reboot the device. Next put the SD card with the ROM in the device and select recovery. When 4 EXT Recovery boots up select tools and then enable Smart Flash and then go back to the main menu and select install from sdcard thenn select choose zip fromsdcard and then select the ROM. Press yes and let the ROM flash and then reboot the device. It will flash the boot.img when it reboots and then reboot again and you should have a working device again.

I dont have a rom on the phone...that I know of...where can i get the stock one at?...really confused here, also i did the above file Pg58img and it said cid incorrect..update fail...where can i get the 4ext recovery?..ty so much!!!!!
I did some searching and found that the 4ext is an apk...cant use that as I have no useable phone....

I fixed it, had to push the correct firmware to phone, and installed ext4 recovery, and it worked fine...thanks for the help

[Q] explorer recovery

hi
i have unlocked the phones boot loader and uploaded the recovery file to the phone, however i cant go in to recovery mode, i have selected recovery from the boot menu but the phone just boots normally
everything else has completed with out error, not sure what to do now to get the phone rooted so i can sort my space issue out.
mark

Read the rooting tutorial again. Then you'll answer yourself what's wrong
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shortyoko said:
Read the rooting tutorial again. Then you'll answer yourself what's wrong
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Give me a clue please

ful56 said:
Give me a clue please
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Ok so my bat file doesn't have this
fastboot flash boot boot.img
But does have this
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Do I need the boot.img line in the bat file?

ful56 said:
Ok so my bat file doesn't have this
fastboot flash boot boot.img
But does have this
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Do I need the boot.img line in the bat file?
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hi
read the below link for CWM u can just flash it via the PC but u need to have the HTC drivers on ur PC and go to fastbootUSB mode and click on the bat file and u will have the CWM
link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415223

haree said:
hi
read the below link for CWM u can just flash it via the PC but u need to have the HTC drivers on ur PC and go to fastbootUSB mode and click on the bat file and u will have the CWM
link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415223
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Hello
That's the guide i followed, I run the bat file put it into fast USB mode. It copies the file and I see a small progress bar on the hand set then it says completed successfully. When I try to put it into recovery it just boots as normal and yes I am highlighting the recovery bit in the menu the hitting the power button to select it.

put phone into fastboot mode (you know how already)
use adb command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
once successfully sent to phone, shut down phone then try again to access recovery (hold vol - and press power button once, scroll down to recovery) hope it helps

ful56 said:
hi
i have unlocked the phones boot loader and uploaded the recovery file to the phone, however i cant go in to recovery mode, i have selected recovery from the boot menu but the phone just boots normally
everything else has completed with out error, not sure what to do now to get the phone rooted so i can sort my space issue out.
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If you're having difficulty flashing recovery, you can easily do it with ROM Manager.
All you've to do is downloading ROM Manager from Play Store, open it and choose Flash ClockworkMod Recovery, follow the steps, wait and you're done. PS, your phone must be rooted before using ROM Manager. It will flash latest version CWM Recovery available for your device.
Please hit 'Thanks' if I helped you.
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Sorry I read it later that your phone is not rooted yet. So you can first install superuser.apk by flashing superuser.zip from inbuilt recovery(you'll find the way in rooting tutorial) and then follow the above mentioned steps.

developerindeed said:
If you're having difficulty flashing recovery, you can easily do it with ROM Manager.
All you've to do is downloading ROM Manager from Play Store, open it and choose Flash ClockworkMod Recovery, follow the steps, wait and you're done. PS, your phone must be rooted before using ROM Manager. It will flash latest version CWM Recovery available for your device.
Please hit 'Thanks' if I helped you.
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Sorry I read it later that your phone is not rooted yet. So you can first install superuser.apk by flashing superuser.zip from inbuilt recovery(you'll find the way in rooting tutorial) and then follow the above mentioned steps.
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I reckon there is a problem with the recovery on the phone as once i have selected recovery on the boot loader the phone boots normally, unless is is a key combination i need to press while it is trying to boot into recovery, i dunno

ful56 said:
I reckon there is a problem with the recovery on the phone as once i have selected recovery on the boot loader the phone boots normally, unless is is a key combination i need to press while it is trying to boot into recovery, i dunno
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If your using a sense ROM, it doesn't fully shut down on power off. You have to take out the battery and put it back in before holding power and volume down to boot into recovery. If you can't get into the recovery, reflash it.
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nachiketa.ramesh said:
If your using a sense ROM, it doesn't fully shut down on power off. You have to take out the battery and put it back in before holding power and volume down to boot into recovery. If you can't get into the recovery, reflash it.
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Thanks
I reckon it needs a reflash then, is there a guide for this?

ful56 said:
I reckon there is a problem with the recovery on the phone as once i have selected recovery on the boot loader the phone boots normally, unless is is a key combination i need to press while it is trying to boot into recovery, i dunno
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This was the method given in the rooting tutorial:
After unlocking bootloader,
Copy SuperUser.Zip file into SD-Card and then turn OFF your HTC Explorer (Take Out Your Battery > Place it Again). Then Press & Hold Volume DOWN + Power key to get into Bootloader.
Then Select Fastboot with Vol Keys and Press Power Key > When You are in fastboot connect your HTC Explorer to PC Via USB Cable
Extract Recovery.zip file anywhere on your pc and run the Recovery.bat file, wait a moment and you are done.
Now, after running the Recovery.bat file and successfully completing the above step press Power Key to get back into Bootloader:
Using Vol Keys > Select Recovery,
Wait until this Recovery screen is shown (It Could be in blue colour or any other colour):
Using Vol Keys Select Install zip from sdcard and Press Power Key > Then Choose Zip From SD-card and Press Power Key and finally select the Superuser.zip file using Vol Keys and Press Power Key.
And when it shows Install complete or something, you've successfully rooted your device.
From above method you've managed to install a temp. recovery from that recovery.bat but you need a recovery you can access without connecting it to PC but with bootloader.
After it, reboot back. Install application ROM Manager from Play Store. Open it when installed, grant superuser permission(just select yes when a pop-up appears. It asks root permission). Now follow the steps I told you before. You can do rest of the things easily.
However you can install a custom ROM(upgrade your android version) only by unlocking bootloader and flashing recovery. But as your warranty is already void now, root your phone and enjoy all features around.
Like you can install link2sd from Play Store. It can forcefully move any app to sd-card. So your memory problem is out.
Yes, now don't forget to hit 'Thanks' or you would not succeed.

delete radio from SD card

I am stuck in the booth loop (CM10 unofficial). Problem is that I have a radio file on my sd card. So when I try to boot into recovery (power + vol down) It takes me to HBoot, ask me if I wanna apply update. I cant get into recovery from that point whether I choose yes or no. I have also tried rebooting with usb attached, still cant get into recovery.. Any idea how can I boot into recovery?
Thanks

mrdoc151 said:
I am stuck in the booth loop (CM10 unofficial). Problem is that I have a radio file on my sd card. So when I try to boot into recovery (power + vol down) It takes me to HBoot, ask me if I wanna apply update. I cant get into recovery from that point whether I choose yes or no. I have also tried rebooting with usb attached, still cant get into recovery.. Any idea how can I boot into recovery?
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found the solution for now.. put the sd card in a card reader and deleted the radio. Would be nice to know if there is any other way of doing it..

I had to do the same thing. Unfortunately I haven't found a way. After I flash a radio I just delete it from the SD card just in case.
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