I have spent the last couple of weeks reading up on rooting using adb. I successfully rooted my thunderbolt last night using two youtube videos by nat3mil. Everything went fairly smooth and I am now rooted but then I screwed myself.
I wanted to download a faster sense based rom using rom manager. I first tried lightningsense 1.8 or something like that. I rebooted and the phone wouldn't go past thre phone activation step of the phone setup. I thoughtt something was wrong with the rom, or I had to delete the old rom, so I backed up to the original rooted rom and then downloaded a cynogenmod7 rom and went back and deleted the first rom off of my card completely.
Cm7 booted fine, but I soon realized that I have no service. Data or net. I used googlr and the search function and found out that I also need to upgrade the radio seperately? From what I gather, I need to flash the mr2 radio only and not an entire ruu. Can someone confirm this for me and possibly point me in the direction of a downloadable file containing only the radio that I need? I don't have access to an adb equiped computer for a few days and the only two roms on me sd card require a radio that I don't have on my card.
Thanks for the help. I'm new to adb & obviously over looked a step or command.
without installing adb
Our computer is still in storage from moving. But I do have access to a computer close by. Just don't need to install adb unless absolutely nessesary. Once I find a downloadable file, I hook phone to conputer as disk drive, then move file to the root of my sd card and just reboot the phone using volume up+power?
I'm assuming that it's not possible to download the file directly to my wife's phone then put her sd card in my phone and flash it without a computer due to the fact that a computer is required in order to move the file to the ROOT of the phone?
The file needs to be on the root of the sdcard not the phone. You could do what you said with your wifes phone and swap the sdcard or you could use WiFi on you Thunderbolt to d/l. Radio links will be in the thunderbolt dev section or loonatiks sticky in q&a has a link to a page with a good list. Sounds like you need a MR2 or newer radio.
Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
So the file doesn't need to be renamed? So leave the mr2 in the file name & flash from bootloader/recovery, search for file on SD card, probably in dcim or download folders and select file that says mr2 by pressing power button?
Just tried:
Installing update.....
Installation aborted.
Any suggestions?
It needs to be renamed to PG05IMG.zip
Oh yeah and you do NOT flash that from recovery. Bootloader and recovery are not the same thing. Thats why you got installation aborted. Power down the phone completely. Pull battery and then put it back in. Hold volume down plus power untill the white bootloader screen appears. You may have to scroll to bootloader with the volume keys and select by tapping the power button. Once there it will automatically find the PG05IMG.zip and ask you to press volume up to update. When its done it will say press power to reboot. Then when the phone boots you should be good.
Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
i had been powering on while holding volume- and it was taking me to the white screen. i tried pressing the power button there and it quickly flashed to another screen and tried to flash a pg file and didn't work. the proccess happens so quickly that i can barely catch that it is a pgo5 file that doesn't work before it takes me back to the first white screen.
since that didn't work, i guess i misinpreted some misinformation from another site that said to flash radios from the CWMRecovery menue, so form the white screen I scroll down to recovery and hit power and it brings me to CWMRecovery v5.0.1.0. tried flashing from there several files, and all say unseccessful or aborted. I must have F*ed something up really good now, because in my fiddling around in CWMRv5, now no matter which of the restored roms i tried to flash (shows flashed successfully), when i reboot, they all take me back to the HTC screen and stays there. doesn't even attempt to load phone's menue or get to language/activation steps.
i thought that wipe data/factory reset from the CWMRv5 menue would take me back to the original rooted ROM, or at worste case, take me all the way back to the unrooted factory phone. Tried that, same thing, HTC menue for over 15 min straight and still nothing.
When turning on by holding power & volume- :...
When turning here is what i see on a white screen with three skateboarding droids on the bottom:
....................................................
MECHa XD ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-1.04.2000 (PG0510000)
MICROP-/
RADIO-1.16.00.0402w_1
eMMC-boot
Feb 23 2001,20:36:02
HBOOT
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN> to next item
<POWER> to select item
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
SYSTEM INFO
IMAGE CRC
........................................................................
would selecting the factory reset do anything useful, or would it be the same as selecting factory reset from CWMRv5 (which appeared to flash fine, but no results)?
First of all to get restore to work go to this thread and download CWR version 4.x.x. Version 5 is borked right now and won't restore.
If you download the file to a windows pc that is set up to NOT show file extensions(.exe, .zip, .bat, etc) leave out the .zip but make sure it is PG05IMG.zip EXACTLY (0 = zero) Put that on the root of the sdcard *not in any folders* and boot to the bootloader per usual. When you get there *STOP* *WAIT* don't touch.anything. In the list that says recovery, fastboot, etc if bootloader is not on the list you are already there and it will find the file. Sometimes it loads into fastboot first so you have to select bootloader manually. If bootloader isn't on the list you are already there. In the bootloader it should find the file and ask you to press vol up to update. This will get you a working Clockwork Recovery so you can restore backups.
This same process applies for radios.
If it is not finding the file you have it named wrong somehow. Most common mistakes are PG05IMG.zip.zip (because of hidden file extensions in Windows) or PG05IMG .zip (note the space before the .zip.) It IS case sensitive.
Edit: I forgot to mention if it does that check so quick you barley see it **it is not finding the file** There is a problem somewhere in the name or it is not on the *root* of the sdcard.
Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
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I need help. I am a beginner. I recently rooted my phone and installed Android Revolution 4G, S-off, and everything, then flashed the power notification widget for my phone thru the recovery menu from ROM manager by selecting the zip file. It installed successfully, but when I rebooted the phone, my phone is stuck at the white screen with the HTC logo. Please help. I am able to get into recovery menu after pressing vol down button and power button at the same time when the phone is off. What do I do now? Thanks.
stuck at boot logo
Hey i just had this problem today, and i found a solution.
first press vol down and power button to get into recovery. at first you may not be able to scroll down, wait a couple secs. then scroll down to recovery then push the power button to select. the screen will flash the boot screen then go into clock work mod. now scroll to apply zip from sd card and bush power. scroll to restore then push power. now select choose zip from sd card. then navigate to the rom from clockworkmod -> download/ ->coredroidroms.com/ ->roms/ ->desire_HD/ -> release under this, i had 2 choices, the only difference between them was that 1 said update patch. you want to select the one that ends in .zip NOT THE UPDATE! follow through the process and your phone will be bootable now.
sorry forgot to mention that your case may vary a little depending on what rom you have and the location of it on the sd card. but follow the same general guide lines and you should be in good shape
This happen to me when restore a nanbackup with revolution on it, stuck in blank htc screen, so restore other nanbackup with CM7 and it work's so i don't really know what happen here.
Later change it to RCMiXHD successfully.
I am going to say this because it seems people forget. Before adding anything you flash through the recovery menu, BACKUP!!! I put in a power notifications thing also and my phone just kept rebooting over and over again. But I had made a backup just before doing this, went to recovery and restored my backup. Was right back where I started. (By the way, when I was on my captivate, I didn't follow this rule myself and lived to regret it, had to spend a day and a half getting everything mostly back to where I had it, very sad)
That being said, if you have your ROM on the SD card in your phone you can just reinstall that and it should fix the messed up system image. Depending on the system you should be good with just that, some ROMs will wipe when they are installed though so you may have to reinitialize your applications. If your ROM image isn't on the SD you could download it to your computer and put it on the SD card then install from SD in the recovery options.
Good luck, there are folks online that may be able to help as well, there is an IRC channel mentioned in the root thread and people are there often.
I have looked at the other threads dealing with unrooting the HTC Aria to a factory stock Android 2.1 ROM, for return to AT&T for exchange or replacement. They are full of posts from users who tried the methods, and had problems.
The below process worked for me on the first try. I was running ATTN1's 2.2 liberated ROM.
My display is severely cracked and I need to return the phone for a factory insurance replacement.
I have been 100% successful on unrooting the phone on the first try.
1. I located and downloaded the aria_shipped_rooted_signed.zip file.
I moved it to my SD card, and then installed it using clockwork mod.
(The phone went into a boot loop, but that is OK)
Next I powered down the phone by removing the battery, wait 30 seconds,
reinstall the battery.
2. Next I located and downloaded to my PC (running windows XP)
HTCAriaOriginalShipRom.zip which contains the HTCAriaOriginalShipRom.exe
program.
!!!This exe file will be run from the computer, not the phone!!! The file date on the EXE file contained in the zip is 06/27/2010 so it will not lock your phone to the new 2.2 version that is on the ATT website.
3. Boot into Fastboot Menu (hold trackpad on start) (You have to select Fastboot once the phone boots into the white screen with the 3 green androids on the bottom)
4. Insert USB
5. confirm that the phone shows "FASTBOOT USB"
6. Run downloaded HTCAriaOriginalShipRom.exe file ON YOUR COMPUTER
7. Process will take a few min at the end you should have a 100% restored and unrooted phone
My phone is now 100% factory original, has the HTC battery on the display when powered off and hooked to the USB charger, and I have no error messages. When I boot the phone normally, or boot the phone into recovery.
Phone boots up to a stock AT&T phone now, ready to be returned!
Moderators, you should delete the other posts claiming success where the users have all complained that it doesn't work! This one does!
Bob in Northern NJ said:
1. I located and downloaded the aria_shipped_rooted_signed.zip file.
I moved it to my SD card, and then installed it using clockwork mod.
(The phone went into a boot loop, but that is OK)
Next I powered down the phone by removing the battery, wait 30 seconds,
reinstall the battery.
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This step is not necessary. You can run the RUU without first changing the ROM on the phone. The RUU will revert the ROM to stock as well.
http://alpharev.nl/x/beta/
Kind of a scary disclaimer. Any idea of the actual risk? Have you used it yourself attn1?
Hi guys,
I was trying to unroot my nexus S using the guide found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1088494&highlight=unroot)
After clicking start on odin, it started to do its thing and then it failed all of a sudden. and now im stuck on the yellow triangle Downloading screen. I press and hold power nothing happens. i dunoo what to do. I am a complete noob. someone please help. I am attaching the image of the what the screen looks like (http://postimage.org/image/3dhtlidg/)
and here what odin looks like now (http://postimage.org/image/3eqh3vpg/)
ok guys, i took out the battery and put it back on and turned it on again and it powered on but now i have no signal or empty bars. it shows aeroplane now.. i tried different sims no difference.. i get no service.. i think this odin fail at radio damaged my radio somehow..someone please advise me.. please .. i did volume up button + power and tried to go to recovery but i get triangle with exclamation mark. so i took out the battery and reboot it to normal. no signal. just the aeroplane icon. Also when i put the phone in USB mode, i see folders like clockworkmod and im able to see my back up that i made before doing all this. However not able to access it in the phone. I also see that all my apps and everything is gone, but i still some apps folders in the usb mode. what should i do?
First, your link goes to a NxS 4G guide, but you state you got a NxS (non-4G). Which one you got?
Following is for the __NxS only__ (as I have no experience with the 4G):
If a little Droid is holding the "triangle with exclamation mark" then that is normal as you're accessing the stock recovery, press vol up + power again to see the recovery.
Once done that go here and get a full rom flashable zip for your device. Get a "signed" version if available as those are flashable via stock recovery. (*) Put the zip on your sdcard, reboot into recovery again, wipe everything the options allow you to, install zip from sdcard, reboot. You're done with an unrooted, stock phone.
If there's no "signed" you gotta flash the cwm recovery via fastboot first (USB drivers seem to be working and your phone is recognized). Go mount and storage and choose "Mount USB storage" Then continue after the (*) and leave out the reboot after putting the zip on your sdcard.
yeh crap i just realized.. i used the guide for nexus s 4g.. i have the gsm model (non-4g). from here in canada. damn i feeel so stupid... fml..
ok so behind the battery the sticker says my phone model is I9020A and then I went to the page yu asked.. and i found the following two of interest.
Android 2.3.4/GTJ61/UCKE1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader
Works on: I9020A
Unofficial, unsigned, must flash through ClockworkMod Recovery. Contains recovery, radio and bootloader.
Courtesy of XDA forum member scott8281
Android 2.3.4/GRJ22/XXKD1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader
Works on: I9020T, I9023
Official, signed, can flash with ClockworkMod or stock recovery. Contains recovery, radio and bootloader.
My phone before all this mess occured was on GRJ22 build. So can i use the 2nd one here since its official and signed whereas the first one is unsigned. and like u suggested i should try to find a signed rom.
next question, how do i "wipe everything the options allow you to" ..
also when i do vol up + power and scroll to recovery and press power.. google logo comes up and then the droid with white triangle that has exclamation mark. I just cannot load into recovery :$
sorry for being so noob at this :$ But thanks for helping...
Breathe.
No, you cannot use the second flash "Android 2.3.4/GRJ22/XXKD1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader" This is not for the I9020A variant.
I can tell you how to get everything back to stock. Are you willing to unlock the bootloader? There is no full signed rom for the I9020A.
You need to:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Nexus_S:_Full_Update_Guide#Unlocking_the_Bootloader
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Ne...de#Installing_the_ClockworkMod_Recovery_Image
Then install
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033269
Then update back to 2.3.4
http://android.clients.google.com/p...5b.signed-sojua-GRJ22-from-GRI54.286d814d.zip
Then lock the bootloader.
Oh okay. yes please I am willing to do anything to get this phone working to normal. and by the way, when i do volume up+power, i see locked stated - unlocked. doesn't that mean my bootloader is already unlocked. I also see the lock icon along with google when i turn on the phone.
cool6324 said:
You need to:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Nexus_S:_Full_Update_Guide#Unlocking_the_Bootloader
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Ne...de#Installing_the_ClockworkMod_Recovery_Image
Then install
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033269
Then update back to 2.3.4
http://android.clients.google.com/p...5b.signed-sojua-GRJ22-from-GRI54.286d814d.zip
Then lock the bootloader.
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okay so basically i start following the guide from the point it says Installing the ClockworkMod Recovery Image since my bootloader is already unlocked.
one question though, right now when i connect my phone through usb, i am able to see the folder such as clockworkmod in sd card, so if im installing clockworkmod recovery, am i just reinstalling this again?
also for flashing cyanogen mod, i would choose the "method via recovery" right since my phone is not really rooted right now. I don't have the ROM manager app. Thanks a lot cool6324
The rom has to be for your phone. If your phone is an i9020A you got to take the first one you marked red.
@cool6324, I think his phone's bootloader is unlocked as his phone was rooted before and later then 2.3.x, means no Gingerbreak to avoid unlocking the bootloader.
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forpulse, you got ADB set up and ready to go? (If not go to: http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/ to learn how to set it up)
If yes, download the rom to your pc. Also download the cwm recovery here. Boot phone into Android. Copy the rom on your sdcard (needs to be in the top folder). Copy the cwm recovery into the \tools (see below, (*))
Keep your phone connected via USB to your pc. Unmount the sdcard (the Droid got to be green not orange anymore), make sure you activated "USB Debugging" in settings (not sure of the right english terms should be in: "Apps/Programs" > Development). Now start a command prompt (windows key + r, then type "cmd", hit enter). (*)Navigate to the \tools inside ADB/SDK folder you created already or created by following the unlockr guide I linked above. To navigate simply type "cd <drive letter>:\<folder name>\tools and confirm with enter. Once inside the right folder you can start using the following commands:
adb devices (this should return you your device's id)
adb reboot bootloader (this takes a few secs and your phone will boot into bootloader menu)
fastboot flash recovery <recovery image name>.img (this should return a time and an "OK")
Now you can continue on your phone:
Navigate into recovery
Wipe > Factory reset, cache and dalvik cache
Mount and Storage > format system/boot
Install zip from sdcard, choose the ROM's name, install, confirm
"Go back" until you can choose "reboot system now", phone should boot into unrooted, stock Android now.
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one question though, right now when i connect my phone through usb, i am able to see the folder such as clockworkmod in sd card, so if im installing clockworkmod recovery, am i just reinstalling this again?
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That clockworkmod folder contains so called "Nandroid backups". This contains a full backup of your phone (__if__ you made one).
Did you make one before messing up your phone? If yes, follow my guide above to the point your going into recovery and just hit "backup and store", "restore" instead of flashing a new rom. I'd recommend to "wipe" "factory reset", "cache" and "dalvik cache" before though.
rentaric said:
The rom has to be for your phone. If your phone is an i9020A you got to take the first one you marked red.
@cool6324, I think his phone's bootloader is unlocked as his phone was rooted before and later then 2.3.x, means no Gingerbreak to avoid unlocking the bootloader.
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forpulse, you got ADB set up and ready to go? (If not go to: http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/ to learn how to set it up)
If yes, download the rom to your pc. Also download the cwm recovery here. Boot phone into Android. Copy the rom on your sdcard (needs to be in the top folder). Copy the cwm recovery into the \tools (see below, (*))
Keep your phone connected via USB to your pc. Unmount the sdcard (the Droid got to be green not orange anymore), make sure you activated "USB Debugging" in settings (not sure of the right english terms should be in: "Apps/Programs" > Development). Now start a command prompt (windows key + r, then type "cmd", hit enter). (*)Navigate to the \tools inside ADB/SDK folder you created already or created by following the unlockr guide I linked above. To navigate simply type "cd <drive letter>:\<folder name>\tools and confirm with enter. Once inside the right folder you can start using the following commands:
adb devices (this should return you your device's id)
adb reboot bootloader (this takes a few secs and your phone will boot into bootloader menu)
fastboot flash recovery <recovery image name>.img (this should return a time and an "OK")
Now you can continue on your phone:
Navigate into recovery
Wipe > Factory reset, cache and dalvik cache
Mount and Storage > format system/boot
Install zip from sdcard, choose the ROM's name, install, confirm
"Go back" until you can choose "reboot system now", phone should boot into unrooted, stock Android now.
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That clockworkmod folder contains so called "Nandroid backups". This contains a full backup of your phone (__if__ you made one).
Did you make one before messing up your phone? If yes, follow my guide above to the point your going into recovery and just hit "backup and store", "restore" instead of flashing a new rom. I'd recommend to "wipe" "factory reset", "cache" and "dalvik cache" before though.
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Yes, i do have ADB set up ready to go but if I understood your right. Do I follow what your saying after following cool6324's guide or don't follow that and do what u suggest. I have not yet started out on his suggestion as I was reading everything and trying to understand. Also, when i go to download the CWM recovery. it says NS4G, so is this again for the sprint 4G model? or it also works on non-4g model which is what i have. I am just confirming this since I don't want to make the same mistake as above. :$
forpulse said:
Yes, i do have ADB set up ready to go but if I understood your right. Do I follow what your saying after following cool6324's guide or don't follow that and do what u suggest. I have not yet started out on his suggestion as I was reading everything and trying to understand.
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The linked guide's result is equal to mine if you don't flash the CyanogenMod, but the rom cool6324 linked. Just make sure you get a full rom for _your_ device this time
rentaric said:
Copy the rom on your sdcard (needs to be in the top folder). C
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which top folder are u talking about. is it ".android_secure" ? and I don't extact the ROM zip file right? i just put that directly in "top folder" ? and just to make sure i'm using "Stock-GTJ61-I9020A-Unsigned"
(100mb) found from one of your earlier links.
When I went to download CWM recovery from ur provided link, I saw different ones.. is it only for colour different purposes or there is actually a valuable difference amongst them? or do i download them all... i sound so stupid right now asking such questions:$
I'm really sorry If I am frustrating you with these stupid questions.. i've only had this phones for 2 days and its my first time with android... but thanks again...
forpulse said:
which top folder are u talking about. is it ".android_secure" ? and I don't extact the ROM zip file right? i just put that directly in "top folder" ? and just to make sure i'm using "Stock-GTJ61-I9020A-Unsigned"
(100mb) found from one of your earlier links.
When I went to download CWM recovery from ur provided link, I saw different ones.. is it only for colour different purposes or there is actually a valuable difference amongst them? or do i download them all... i sound so stupid right now asking such questions:$
I'm really sorry If I am frustrating you with these stupid questions.. i've only had this phones for 2 days and its my first time with android... but thanks again...
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Good morning.
Yes, the difference between those recoveries is just color of text. !!Don't get the 4G version!!
The top folder is the one you access when the usb storage pops up on your pc. The zip file goes in there unextracted.
File size seems correct for a full rom.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
rentaric said:
Good morning.
Yes, the difference between those recoveries is just color of text. !!Don't get the 4G version!!
The top folder is the one you access when the usb storage pops up on your pc. The zip file goes in there unextracted.
File size seems correct for a full rom.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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Good Morning,
Alrighty, I think I have understood everything now, although, I'm at work right now so I will begin the process 8 hours later today and get back to you with the results... thanks for being so patient...
Hey rentaric,
i followed your guide and im delighted to say that my phone is back to normal or at least i think so lol.. everything is worked out and so far the phone is running fine. i made calls and what not.. the only issue i got now is... auto-rotate does not work. i cannot type text in landscap mode even though i got auto-rotate checked in display settings.. even in gallery, photos do not auto-rotate.. pretty much auto-rotate does not work whether i turn it on or off :S ..would you happen to anything about this? nonetheless, thank you so much for helping me out..
forpulse said:
Hey rentaric,
i followed your guide and im delighted to say that my phone is back to normal or at least i think so lol.. everything is worked out and so far the phone is running fine. i made calls and what not.. the only issue i got now is... auto-rotate does not work. i cannot type text in landscap mode even though i got auto-rotate checked in display settings.. even in gallery, photos do not auto-rotate.. pretty much auto-rotate does not work whether i turn it on or off :S ..would you happen to anything about this? nonetheless, thank you so much for helping me out..
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Glad to hear it worked out for you to some degree. Sadly I have no solution to the not workign sensor part. See, I'm not pro myself, I'd just try widgetsoid app first. It got an rotate on/off function in its widget, if that wouldn't work for me I'd prolly flash another rom to see if it's the sensor trying to bully me. In the end hardware failures are still a possibility even on teh NxS.
sounds good.. no worries... i have a feeling this phone might have a defective sensor since it did not work also before with the older ROM which was GRJ22 xxkd1 ... but anyway i'll search/ask around if anyone knows anything... thanks again man...
I've been having this problem for the past 2 days and has came to the point where I'm running out of clues.
The phone has been previously rooted with Acekit and flashed with MIUI. But since the ROM gave me problems (the phone would randomly restart on me), I decided to flash another ROM instead.
I tried CoreDroid, flashed it, it wasn't functioning correctly, so I switched to the newest MIUI version availiable, everything worked fine but for some reason...there's no sound when I call someone.
I figured I should probably reroot the phone again. So I downloaded the Acekit, ran it through, when it got the point where the White HTC screen popped up, it just got stuck there for like an hour.
I popped the battery, tried booting by Vol Down + Power, I get teh white HTC screen stuck on me.
I tried installing the stock AT&T mod, it wouldn't go through.
I tried rerooting it again, it'd eventually stop, my guess is that I'm not able to go to USB debugging. So I'm stuck here.
I did my research over this forum and on google, but unforunately it hasn't helped me too much.
Is there anything I can do just to get a functioning mod running? I just want the stock ROM at this point. If someone can help me it'd be much appreciated.
If you did your research and read the effen manual for the hack kit you wouldn't have tried to root your phone again with the hack kit.
Unfortunately I have never done this nor would I because I know better. I know I have seen answers to your problem before on the forum. Maybe it was a sticky in the General forum. If that doesn't help then enter the IRC channel like you were told in the hack kit thread and get the help needed.
Use genes s on tool to return to stock and then root again with aahk.
^
I'm assuming this is what you're talking about. I'm downloading the PD98IMG.zip right now and will be working on it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208507&highlight=gene
I followed the instructions:
Code:
Do a nandroid and/or Titanium backup! It never hurts!
While still in ClockWorkMod recovery, do a "Factory Reset/Wipe Data". This is necessary if you've got an ext4 cache or CM7 dalvik-cache on /cache. If not it will cause boot hang after installation. EXT4 cache will not work with this tool. If your recovery has ext4, be sure you format the cache to EXT3.
Download from the URL below, copy to the SD card and rename to "PD98IMG.zip"
Reboot to HBOOT: Shutdown completely (disconnect USB if connected and pull battery if necessary) then while holding down the VOL-DOWN key, press the POWER key for about half a second. The phone should boot into HBOOT, check the PD98IMG.zip for consistency, then prompt you to install. Select VOL-UP to install.
Once installed, HBOOT will prompt you to reboot by pressing the POWER button. Do this.
The operating system in this tool is a stripped down CM6 install with only the minimum features necessary to run an apk. The apk for the tool will run after the HTC splash screen, then prompt you through the process. Depending on the speed of your SD card, the last step, copying the RUU to the SD card, may take several minutes.
Once successfully completed, the phone will automatically reboot to HBOOT and begin the process of installing the RUU. The only thing you have to do at this point is acknowledge the prompt to install by pressing VOL-UP. (Note: the RUU install may skip a couple of images during the install but this is normal.)
Once the RUU is installed, press POWER to reboot and your phone should be in 100% factory out-of-box condition.
I went into HBoot,
It automatically went to
Code:
SD Checking...
Loading...[PD98DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading...[PD98DIAG.nbh]
No image or wrong zipped image!
Loading...[PD98IMG.zip]
Wrong zipped image!
Loading...[PD98IMG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
And then just went back without prompting me anything.
I basically am not able to reach to step 5
Make sure its on the root of your sd card, meaning not in a folder. Also make sure you didn't name it pd98img.zip.zip. if naming in windows the file extension could be hidden leaving you with the double zip. Basically its supposed to be a zipped file named pd98img.
turns out the downloaded file was corrupted. I downloaded again and it worked. Thanks guys!
Kit Kat 4.4.2
Would provide add'l info but can't even boot it up right now.........
Long and short....... phone was not rooted or modified on any way (for once). Only issue I noticed before it died was that the display would "freak out" with some colored lines once in a while....only for a few seconds. Last night, when I went to go into an email app....... everything crashed. All apps put up not responding messages, the UI crashed and the phone shut off before I had a chance to shut down correctly.
Now all I get is the red Motorola logo. I can get to the diagnostic menu (vol down, power, then vol up when the logo disappears). Recovery results in the dead android icon. All other options EXCEPT AP Fastboot Flash result in going back to the red Motorola logo. The phone is recognized in device manager when I plug into laptop, and the phone says connected to USB, and "device is locked". It does not show up as a drive, however (I did not have USB debug set to on if that's the reason).
I'd obviously like to save the phone, but more important are the pictures, which like an idiot I didn't back up. So, what I've tried:
1. Downloaded Moto drivers and made sure phone shows up as Mot Single ADB Interface (Fastboot Vanquish S driver)
2. Downloaded RSD Lite 6.1.6 and installed. Seems to recognize phone, as it lists USB port. Phone info, however, all says N/A
3. Downloaded KitKat stock ROM, which included the XML file, the recovery image and one or two more images. forgive me, but i left the file at work so i can't be specific.
4. When trying to flash that file with RSD, I get a "getvar" error and the flash fails.
Any ideas? Please keep it as simple as possible...... I'm no pro at this. I'll get the exact ROM filename tomorrow, since that might be the issue................
Question...... my pics are obviously on the internal storage, not the external SD card (dumb again)....... is there a chance that this process will not delete those files? I think the internal is considered SD0 on this phone (and maybe on all android platforms), and I read that the internal SD might not be overwritten.
UPDATE: I just read a post that said to delete all the lines with "getvar" from the XML file. I will try that, but in the meantime, if I'm doing anything completely idiotic, I'd like to know.
SECOND UPDATE: Found another site to download the ROM from.......... this time is gets by the "getvar" but fails at the first "flash" command....... see attachment
Thanks
Were you on the .15 update? It looks you're getting that fail because you're trying to downgrade to .10. .15 is linked in the general section.
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re:XT926 (mostly) dead
RikRong said:
Were you on the .15 update? It looks you're getting that fail because you're trying to downgrade to .10. .15 is linked in the general section.
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I'm not sure if I was on .15.............. but the file i was trying to flash is 10.1.........so i'll try to find the file you suggest. thanks.
The "dead android" logo is normal, you have to press a combination of keys to "unlock" recovery:
When you see it, hold both volume keys, then quickly press power button, and you should have options.
From stock recovery you can try either clearing cache, or clearing cache and data (if you dont mind losing your files) to try and see if it comes back.
Seen a similar issue (stuck on boot logo) on a xt925 and a moto G before, and simply clearing cache solved it.
Hope you can recover your beloved device, and make sure to report your results here
EDIT: So, I reread your post and seems like you cant go into recovery anymore, so reflashing seems to be the best option. Usually seeing the red logo is a good sign. Dunno about the specifics on flashing a xt926, but yeah, you have to edit the xml file.
Re: almost dead
Thanks........yes i think the recovery option is shot. And for the life of me I can't find version .15 as suggested in another post above. I just searched the general forum for over an hour and only see .10
UPDATE: Damn.......... that sequence worked. saw the dead android and hit your key combo. now have options to:
reboot system
apply update from SD
apply update from ADB
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
remember, i'd really like to save my media. any idea what the best selection would be?
UPDATE 2
Tried "Wipe Cache Partition". Seemed to complete the function (android icon came alive with electric).........but did not help phone to reboot
thanks so much, even if it doesn't save my data. Progress at least.