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Is my Thunderbolt bricked?

Hey, everyone. How's it going? I have been running Gingervitis 1.1 (?) and last night I went to uninstall an app that I had installed from the market. My phone froze up and is worthless at the moment. I can boot up, but I cant do anything. I see my wallpaper and the taskbar (even it is a little off), but that is it. If I hold power and volume down while booting it goes to the menu, but it automatically chooses to update the radio. I can't choose to do anything else. Wtf? Can I fix this?
Also, the phone will ring, but I can't do anything about that either.
I appreciate any help.

Hmm not sure I can be much help but you could try and get into recovery from there, rename a file say maybe a Rom to PG05IMG so when in hboot it tries to load it? hey just trying to help here and not sure it gonna work but could try a couple more ideas until someone smarter pops in. Sure your not bricked though.

If you can get into hboot you're not bricked. It sounds like you have a PG5... file still on your sd card. Take it out of the phone and load into your computer to delete that file. Put the card back in and you should now be able to select recovery in the hboot menu.
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last i checked, a brick just sat there. so if your phone does more than set there, no it's not. it can probably be fixed. good luck.
power down your phone, take out your sd card and insert it into a computer. delete the pg#### file from the root of your sdcard. insert card in to phone, power back up.

try taking out your SD card and connecting it to computer, rename the PG05img to something else. then you should be able to hboot and get into recovery

Awesome. I'll go buy a card reader and see what I can do. I will post back in a bit.
Thanks to everyone so far.

muckymuck said:
Awesome. I'll go buy a card reader and see what I can do. I will post back in a bit.
Thanks to everyone so far.
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Oops nevermind.

blueis300 said:
Cant you just put your phone in disk drive mode instead of charge only to check your sd card and change from there.
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How would he choose disk drive? He cant unlock the phone.

RootandBoot said:
How would he choose disk drive? He cant unlock the phone.
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uhh oh **** guess ill edit my stupidity post lol

After your able to get back into recovery. Try to run logcat from adb and see where it errors out after you reboot. If you can determine the broken app, you can uninstall it from adb. If not just reinstall the Rom from recovery. If all fails wipe and install clean. Good luck

filkbomb said:
After your able to get back into recovery. Try to run logcat from adb and see where it errors out after you reboot. If you can determine the broken app, you can uninstall it from adb. If not just reinstall the Rom from recovery. If all fails wipe and install clean. Good luck
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Hopefully he made a recent backup and can just restore that.
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Thanks everyone. All is well now. I renamed PG05IMG and went from there as suggested. I went ahead and installed BAMF Sense 3 instead of going back to Gingervitis.
I had not backed up... oops. No worries though, but I will do it now.
Thanks again

muckymuck said:
Thanks everyone. All is well now. I renamed PG05IMG and went from there as suggested. I went ahead and installed BAMF Sense 3 instead of going back to Gingervitis.
I had not backed up... oops. No worries though, but I will do it now.
Thanks again
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Good deal.
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One more "Oh noooo... Wait really? WHEW!!!! It's not bricked afterall." save on XDA.
They saved me once too. Glad you're up and running. Patience is key and so many people around here seem to be so quick to send the phone back, blame the developer and post how the rom bricked their phone, then start a thread about "Rumor Verizon is tracing all phones that spontaneously combusted to rooting. Am I getting Busted?"
Again, nice job on the save
Rooted Thunderbolt on BAMF Sense 3.0 RC 4 with MR2 radio and latest dreamKernel.

BIG problem

i was hacking my inspire with Ace hack kit, and it somehow froze and wouldnt continue so i unplugged it and it seems like it got bricked or something idk ? like i turned it off took the battery out and back in and when it looks like its loading the screeen fades into a black screen .......... i tryed recovering, reseting and nothing. can any one please help me ? thanks

Grab a rooted STOCK ROM online and rename it to the PG98IMG.zip.
Reboot into bootloader and update the phone with that file.
You're phone should be back to normal. Happened to me once and that's what I had to do!
ps I attached the stock rooted gingerbread. Should do the trick bro

nooooooo. i really think my phone is F***ed up because when i turn it on it goes to a black screen, and doesnt load up

Can you get into hboot/bootloader? If so, you can recover it, following ladiesgod instructions. Youll just need to get the PG98 file onto your sd somehow....using a card reader plugged to pc or laptop or friends phone.
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i did what you told me, im in bootloader but how do i load the ROM and install it?

I couldn't attach the file but google for "Stock GingerBread Rooted PD98IMG.zp". Download it. Rename it to "PD98IMG.zip" then place it on the root of your SD card. Go into HBoot. Your phone will scan your sd card then ask if you want to update it. Say yes!
Voila!

would you mind giving me a link for it? all it does is send me to some post here on XDA thanks, n btw i randomly tryed with a Custom ROm, it didnt work is it because of that?

Make sure it is named properly. Very important. I Dont know what the inspire is, ice seen both PG98 and PD98 typed here. I dunno cuz i have an evo. But as long as the file is named properly, hboot will detect it
Good luck
Edit: and MUST be on root of sd card, not in any folder.
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Yeah, i Dont believe a custom rom will work because of something in the meta-inf folder, or having to do with updater script/binary. Will need a rooted stock ROM, renamed exactly right.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=965634

sorry....
Man, I've been thru several pages of inspire forum, and can't find a stock rooted rom. In the evo forums, there's always several posted when there is official updated. Dont have time to keep looking for ya, gotta get daughter from school bus. Sorry. Good luck

i downloaded the rom from seggerman5926 link did everything you told me and nothing -_- named it both PG98 and Pd98 and still i really need my fone fixed by tomorrow morning too

Here's the link to the gb ruu in exe and pd98 format
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191959

marsdta said:
Here's the link to the gb ruu in exe and pd98 format
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191959
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tryed that too and nothing, i dont think ya understand my phone problem, when i turn it on and its loading, the HTC screen fades to black in a way that itll look when you drop it in water, something like that.........i think i really efffed my phone up -_____-

i think my problem would be solved if i can get my hands on a Legit Stock Rom thats Rooted or just regular, because when i tryed loaidng it on Hboot it said something about it not being the right image

What I linked to is the stock image

marsdta said:
What I linked to is the stock image
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no its not, its like a program that u need to connect your phone to the Computer, and my phone basicly doesnt work at alll only thign that works is the Hboot menu thats bout it, i need the acctual ROM , Sorry

Trust me it is. There is a link in the first post that says in pd98img format. Which is what you need at this point.
My suggestion is to reformat the SD card fat32. Full format not quick.
Download the pd98 I linked and place on SD card(not in a folder)
Boot into hboot and install it

marsdta said:
Trust me it is. There is a link in the first post that says in pd98img format. Which is what you need at this point.
My suggestion is to reformat the SD card fat32. Full format not quick.
Download the pd98 I linked and place on SD card(not in a folder)
Boot into hboot and install it
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ohhh my bad i saw it, ima download it now, i hope it works tho, this is what i get for trying to install another custom rom when i already had one -_- ill let you know if it worked or not.

taylorgang809 said:
i think my problem would be solved if i can get my hands on a Legit Stock Rom thats Rooted or just regular, because when i tryed loaidng it on Hboot it said something about it not being the right image
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I think I know what message you're talking about. What you have to do is format your SD card.
I've gotten the same message before about a 'bad' image. Formatting my sd card and puttin the ROM on a clean card worked. Good luck!

[Q] T-Mobile LG G2x crashed, need help

ok, so a few days ago i was flashing the G2x weapon rom onto my rooted G2x, but while i was in the clockwork mod to flash it it froze on me, i left it like that for an hour or so, but it didnt work, so i took the battery out. now whenever i turn it on, it loads the LG screen, then nothing, the screen stays turned on, but its black, ive tried to boot it into recovery mode but that does not work either. What should i do?

Did you do One-Click NVFlash>? if u used Rom Manager you probably fake flashed and thats why its not working for you. You should use NVflash followt he steps and boot up into recover and restore a back up. GOod Luck

thanks ill try that

ed116 said:
Did you do One-Click NVFlash>? if u used Rom Manager you probably fake flashed and thats why its not working for you. You should use NVflash followt he steps and boot up into recover and restore a back up. GOod Luck
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+1
Also try holding the vol down+pwr for longer than usual might just be being difficult
Making bad decision's one at a time.

so when i get into nvflash it says usb not found,
i did all the steps, and had it all done, but it dosent find my phone

Did u install the drivers correctly? That's probably the problem if it says USB is not found. I believe there is a video about how to install the drivers. Ill look for the video now
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Sorry for the double post, and here is a video link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmzk92rV6k4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I used Linux to nvflash mine so I haven't used this method but I'm sure a lot of other people have.
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moeahmad1995 said:
Sorry for the double post, and here is a video link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmzk92rV6k4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I used Linux to nvflash mine so I haven't used this method but I'm sure a lot of other people have.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054492
This was written for Windows users, I followed this one myself, pretty straight-forward, and "idiot proof". (If anything can be truly idiot proof. Cynical, who, me?)

so, ive flashed my phone through nvflash and i got clockwork mod up and running, but whenever i select the file to flash that is on my SD card, it says no files found. i even tried going to my backup on the clockwork file, and nothing.

reki94 said:
so, ive flashed my phone through nvflash and i got clockwork mod up and running, but whenever i select the file to flash that is on my SD card, it says no files found. i even tried going to my backup on the clockwork file, and nothing.
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Since changing to Nvflash, did you download the rom you want to install and transfer it to the phone from your computer. Using Rom Manager it may not have left a copy on your phone.

If you cant hook up the SD card to the computer, get an external SD card and make sure u've installed clockwordmod with external sd, hook it up to a laptop with an SD card slot, and put it in , then take the mini sd and pop it in your phone, then boot up and that should do it good luck! atleast now your 1 step closer to recovering your phone

Ughh hate,seeing this happen...hope u flashed nV..all the best
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Hope you didn't brick your phone.

No you did not brick your phone. Rom manager downloads the file to sdcard/clockworkmod/downloads. Look there for the file. Only if you download a rom from your browser does it go to externalsdcard/downloads
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[Q] SD card in recovery mode problem.

Hello XDA,
Im having a problem with recovery mode, my laptop and skyrocket read the sd card fine when in usb data storage mode. even when i check myfiles on the phone it says that the flashable zips that i have copied over are there. when i boot into recovery mode it gives me a list of dir's but when i go into the external sd dir nothing is there... Why is this? If anyone can help please!!! Thank you in advance. what I am trying to do is wipe my phone with The DarkSiDE SuperWipe and then flash the phone with ATT-ICS-Tmo-Port_2.zip. I have a Rogers Samsung Galaxy II Lte
Model# SGH-1727R. Rooted. Sim unlocked. Telus Sim in.

Are you picking install zip from sd/ choose zip from sd?

the only options i get are to apply update for sd, wipe factory reset and wipe cache. thank you for getting back. but it wont even recognize that anythings on the card to begin with.

apply update FROM SD that is.

Sounds like you have stock 3e recovery and not cwm.

ahh shoot! Ok i know what the problems is... my phone wont enter DL mode thaught i already had CWM in but i dont. Sigh! if its not one thing its another... been working on this since 5 yesterday... im starting to skip steps lol.

DroidSFT said:
ahh shoot! Ok i know what the problems is... my phone wont enter DL mode thaught i already had CWM in but i dont. Sigh! if its not one thing its another... been working on this since 5 yesterday... im starting to skip steps lol.
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Haha, be careful you don't wanna be sleepy and accidentally check the repartition box in odin or something

Just to close this thread up. I got the sd card up and running, got com touch in there and put sky 4.2 in. Woohooo! A few more tweaks and i have totally moded my first android. Thanx for the replies.
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DroidSFT said:
Just to close this thread up. I got the sd card up and running, got com touch in there and put sky 4.2 in. Woohooo! A few more tweaks and i have totally moded my first android. Thanx for the replies.
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Excellent, enjoy!!!

Phone not working!!!

I'm not sure if this is the right section or not, sorry if it's not, but my phone is really screwed up. I have the htc one S on T mobile that is running the viper one s rom on cwm 10 and will just go to a black screen after displaying the htc screen. I don't have any nandroid backups or copies of working roms either, so I can't boot from those. I did not have USB debugging checked before my phone became corrupt, so I'm pretty sure that ABD will not work, and whenever I try and plug my phone into the computer and access the flash boot menu, it will say that the USB is corrupt and it will not work. The cause of this is because I was messing with the build.prop, I accidentally deleted it, although I have a backup, there is no way if installing it in my phone's current state. It's getting to the point where I honestly don't care if I lose al of my stuff just as long as my phone will work again. Any knowledge shared on this subject would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

fearthecookie said:
I'm not sure if this is the right section or not, sorry if it's not, but my phone is really screwed up. I have the htc one S on T mobile that is running the viper one s rom on cwm 10 and will just go to a black screen after displaying the htc screen. I don't have any nandroid backups or copies of working roms either, so I can't boot from those. I did not have USB debugging checked before my phone became corrupt, so I'm pretty sure that ABD will not work, and whenever I try and plug my phone into the computer and access the flash boot menu, it will say that the USB is corrupt and it will not work. The cause of this is because I was messing with the build.prop, I accidentally deleted it, although I have a backup, there is no way if installing it in my phone's current state. It's getting to the point where I honestly don't care if I lose al of my stuff just as long as my phone will work again. Any knowledge shared on this subject would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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So... that's miserable. You may put a ROM in your phone SD card and install it using ClockworkMod Recovery.
See this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_One_S#Guides.2FHow_to

Kou Dou said:
So... that's miserable. You may put a ROM in your phone SD card and install it using ClockworkMod Recovery.
See this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_One_S#Guides.2FHow_to
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Yeah I know that that would fix it, but my main problem is that I don't know how I would get a transfer a rom onto my phone...

Have you found a solution yet too your problem?
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ElephantThong8 said:
Have you found a solution yet too your problem?
You can Trust me I'm a Newb... Sent from my World War II bunker In an undisclosed location.
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Nope... Know any pros?

Are you able to boot into recovery okay?
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ElephantThong8 said:
Are you able to boot into recovery okay?
You can Trust me I'm a Newb... Sent from my World War II bunker In an undisclosed location.
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Recovery and fastboot and that's about it.

Get a micro sdcard or if you have one already, get a micro sdcard reader, open case from back of your phone and take out the microsdcard.
Put it in the card reader. Copy the rom/image... put the card back in... boot in recovery... use the rom from sdcard to flash that rom.
Have fun..
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fearthecookie said:
Yeah I know that that would fix it, but my main problem is that I don't know how I would get a transfer a rom onto my phone...
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Hey! Read these guides that will teach you how to flash recovery and ROMs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ClockworkMod_Recovery
https://www.xda-developers.com/tag/clockwordmod-recovery/
https://sites.google.com/site/teamr...lopment/flash-clockwork-recovery-via-fastboot
Good luck!

heart_crafter said:
Get a micro sdcard or if you have one already, get a micro sdcard reader, open case from back of your phone and take out the microsdcard.
Put it in the card reader. Copy the rom/image... put the card back in... boot in recovery... use the rom from sdcard to flash that rom.
Have fun..
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Unfortunately, I have the HTC one s,with no removable SD card...

Kou Dou said:
Hey! Read these guides that will teach you how to flash recovery and ROMs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ClockworkMod_Recovery
https://www.xda-developers.com/tag/clockwordmod-recovery/
https://sites.google.com/site/teamr...lopment/flash-clockwork-recovery-via-fastboot
Good luck!
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Will do!

The last link might help, but whenever I plug my phone into the computer,it says that it is corrupt and will not work

fearthecookie said:
The last link might help, but whenever I plug my phone into the computer,it says that it is corrupt and will not work
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Well... the only suggestions I can give you now are:
1. Go to this forum to ask for more help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1528
2. Visit HTC's official websites to find some solutions.
3. Search for other tutorials about flashing recovery via fastboot.

fearthecookie said:
The last link might help, but whenever I plug my phone into the computer,it says that it is corrupt and will not work
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Have you tried a different port or a different pc?
Take a sceenshot where it says it is corrupt.
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heart_crafter said:
Have you tried a different port or a different pc?
Take a sceenshot where it says it is corrupt.
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Ok,I'll upload a screenshot, but as for a different pc, I only have my laptop. Different usb ports don't seem to have any effect though...