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[Q] Please help me to escape from brick! Is this a H/W error or S/W error?

First, Sorry for my poor English, and thank you for reading this.
Please help me to escape from bricked phone!
At this point of time, I cannot determine the symptom wheter H/W related or S/W.
At HTC service center, they refuse to repair my DHD unless I restore bootscreen & S-off. However, my DHD is almost bricked (now stuck in first HTC logo) so I couldn't follow most of kindful guides in here.
Please let me determine the symptom, then I can give up if the problem is H/W related (and should pay almost $200 for fee), or I can continue to study in the case of S/W related problem.(Also I need some hints from you for finding solutions..)
Here are follow-up measures history.
Status of DHD at the accident
As-is Froyo
Rooted
S-OFF (eng off?)
ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.2.5 installed
No more tuning except Camera and bootscreen
Never applied OTA (in Korea, not yet released)
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Recent suspected events:
1. Accidental battery remove during last drinking before 4 hours.
2. Waiting phone to turn off under 2% due to Battery calibration before 30 minutes
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Just before outbreak:
1. I excuted two browsers (FF4, Dolphin). Using Recent apps,I switched from Dolpin to FF4.
Then suddenly reboot loop started
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Bootloader information
ACE PVT ENG-OFF
HBOOT-0.85.2007 (PD9815000)
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 2010, 12:44:14
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Symptom 1
Endless reboot after showing bootscreen.
Measure 1-1
Using ClockworkMod recovery, I tried to restore /system from lastest backup many times.
= It gave me an error "Error while formatting /system"
Measure 1-2
Using ClockworkMod recovery, I tried to format /system many times.
= It gave me an error "Error while formatting /system"
Measure 1-3 (HTC service man)
He tried to update (overwrite) ROM using microSD card (maybe PD98IMG.zip method)
=Reboot loop continues
=tunned bootscreen and S-off was unchanged.
He refused to repair (M/B replacement) my DHD unless I restore bootscreen & S-off.
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Measure 1-4
installing RUU by myself using USB Calbe
(RUU_Ace_KT_KR_1.43.1010.2_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26_M_release_158060_signed)
= failed. It couldn't find phone (I cannot enter android UI!).
installing RUU by myself using USB Calbe
RUU_Ace_HTC_WWE_1.15.405.1_Radio_12.21.60.12_26.02.00.09_M_test_148662
= failed. It couldn't find phone (I cannot enter android UI!).
Measure 1-5
Wipe Dalvik Cache = no effect
Fix Permissionts = no effect
Wipe datafactory reset=no effect
Symptom 2
Now DHD is stuck in HTC logo.
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Please help me to determine the problem!
Is it H/W related error?
If then, maybe no one can be fix my DHD except HTC service man.
Is it S/W related error?
If then, here are two questions.
Why "Error while formatting /system" occurs?
Can this be fixed without entering android UI?
(Becasue I can't enter..)
Or
Modified screen and S-off can be restored without entering android UI?
(Becasue I can't enter..) If done, service man will replace M/B.
Thank you for reading this long thread!

bnsonear said:
First, Sorry for my poor English, and thank you for reading this.
Please help me to escape from bricked phone!
At this point of time, I cannot determine the symptom wheter H/W related or S/W.
At HTC service center, they refuse to repair my DHD unless I restore bootscreen & S-off. However, my DHD is almost bricked (now stuck in first HTC logo) so I couldn't follow most of kindful guides in here.
Please let me determine the symptom, then I can give up if the problem is H/W related (and should pay almost $200 for fee), or I can continue to study in the case of S/W related problem.(Also I need some hints from you for finding solutions..)
Here are follow-up measures history.
Please help me to determine the problem!
Is it H/W related error?
If then, maybe no one can be fix my DHD except HTC service man.
Is it S/W related error?
If then, here are two questions.
Why "Error while formatting /system" occurs?
Can this be fixed without entering android UI?
(Becasue I can't enter..)
Or
Modified screen and S-off can be restored without entering android UI?
(Becasue I can't enter..) If done, service man will replace M/B.
Thank you for reading this long thread!
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ooh man its a long and harsh thread... ok
various things: CWM version that you are using can brick PERMANENTLY your phone because has a bug: it re-writes and formats the NAND memory of your device..(hasn´t reparation)be careful!! now in the dev. secction its available 3xx8 CWM with this bug fixed.
can you enter into recovery menu?
has you tried to boot your device in "safe mode"...
after reading it seems an apk problem.... safemode can help you to uninstall the last installed apk´s
if not solved we are going to use adb commands with sdk...

How to unbrick HTC Sensation ??????????

First of all thanks for this great forum !!!!
This will be my first post. I have to thank all developers to get the sensation s-off.
I made a stupid mistake with the eng hboot. I played a little round and typed
"fastboot oem fdisk erase_emmc.
Now Phone is completly dead and bricked. Can not power on and no charging.
But it must be possible to bring the sensation back to life. I downloades QPST an drivers and see, that the device is in download mode.
I tried cdma workshop and DFS CDMA Tool too.
Can somebody make a dump with QPST and backuo the nv file and firmware image to unbrick the sensation.
Please no commands why I have done this. I said it before. I have no second sensation to try it by myself.
Has anyone an idea ??? (without to send it back or jtag flash)
Thank you for any help.
Kindly regards Woody01
Sorry for bad English

Send me the commands and i do it for you!
No comment on what you have done

I'm sorry man, but we can't help you. Once you erase something like that, it's over for that device. If i'm reading correctly, the internal sd card is completely wiped, no recovery, no HBOOT, no / (original mount point). The thing that bothers me, if you didn't know what it did, why would you run that command? That is idiocy at it's finest. The only thing you could do is send it back for a warranty replacement, since it's bricked like that, they won't able to tell you ever rooted or flashed anything. If you do send it back, play dumb, say you woke up one day after charging it all night and it just wouldn't turn on any longer. Once you get your replacement, do not install the ENG HBOOT, it isn't for noobs for this exact reason.

Download mode could be a mode where it wait for flash ... keep it off until someone comes with ideas....

Thank you for your answers but I expectet such replies.
It must be possible to bring it back. In QPST you have the ability to flash back the Multi-Image file. But i am missing the the phon image hex and boot hex. I think if someone make a backup from the Multi-Backup and NV file we could unbrick it.
For the Galaxy S someone wrote at tool (One click unbrick). There will be everything restored. (partition, boot, etc).
Is someone interestet to help me trying this ????
Kindly regard Woody01

I say again tell me how i do it .... backing up should be no problem for a device

@xtcislove
First of all you must dwonload QPST (I found it by google). I have version 2.7 buil 355.
You need the QHSUSB Drivers. I found the drivers on google. I think the phone must be in diag mode. Use QPST Software download. There is an option backup. There you can backup the firmware. It will be restored as an qcn file.
To restore the NV File you can try DFS CDMA Tool. There is an option to read the NV file. At that point I could write the file from Wildfire. I could delete it too. I used the free version 3.2.0.0
For Diag mode you need the HTC Diag driver.
It is possible for me to upload these files here in forum and is it allowed ???.
Thank you
Be careful with the NV file. There is your imei and serial number. It would be nice if someone send the file with edited imei and serial.
I need the hex files for QPST. Some wrote in the www something about CDMA-Workshop to get the hex dump.
Kindly regards Woody01

Sry i cant edit my imei etc out ...
and with 3 posts i dont trust you really ... sry i think u should ifnd someone

@ xtcislove
I understand you and is absolutly O.K . I would not send the NV file with my emei and serial too. (only the file with editet imei and serial)
I hope someone is interestet and crazy to unbrick the device and help me.
Kindly regards Woody01

Get a warranty replacement and don't even S-Off your phone. You obviously can't handle it.

In curious, why were you doing what you were doing?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA Premium App

WorldWide60 said:
In curious, why were you doing what you were doing?
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Haha i was wondering the exact same thing

I have similar situation. my phone won't boot, no LED anywhere.
what i stupidly did was, i tried to reinstall the stock ROM and between shuffling the screens around i skipped one step. that step was actually opening the stock ROM and running it and following the commands. so i tried to unroot and S-on without selecting a ROM to flash...... now i'm screwed.
i checked my SD card in my old phone and all the data is still there. will that make a difference. or am i helpless?

massasshadows said:
I have similar situation. my phone won't boot, no LED anywhere.
what i stupidly did was, i tried to reinstall the stock ROM and between shuffling the screens around i skipped one step. that step was actually opening the stock ROM and running it and following the commands. so i tried to unroot and S-on without selecting a ROM to flash...... now i'm screwed.
i checked my SD card in my old phone and all the data is still there. will that make a difference. or am i helpless?
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I have my sensation bricked...it's dead with screen black...someone has a solution? Thanks to anyone

Bricked mine too (Yes, very stupid indeed)
aramis73 said:
I have my sensation bricked...it's dead with screen black...someone has a solution? Thanks to anyone
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I was stupid enough to brick mine too by an S-OFF -> S-ON transition . No solution I guess? I e-mailed three different repair centers, but no response yet. I wonder if it is possible at all to flash the Sensation's bootloader without a functional USB connection.
For other phones it can be done by a JTAG interface, but this is very delicate job which I can't do myself.
For now I consider it bricked. I bought some Apple stocks (AEX ING Sprinters Long, Dutch stock market) and will let these pay (I'm already there after today) for the new Sensation that I bought already. If it is repairable after all I will sell one of them again. I'm not going for a warranty return. Beside the fact that it is possibly detectable that I voided the warranty by touching the bootloader, it is my own mistake that I have to pay for....
By the way I have been looking for more people who killed their HTC Sensation, but I could only find you two guys and a german who is mentioned in this thread as well.
Please keep in touch!

choas2009 said:
I was stupid enough to brick mine too by an S-OFF -> S-ON transition . No solution I guess? I e-mailed three different repair centers, but no response yet. I wonder if it is possible at all to flash the Sensation's bootloader without a functional USB connection.
For other phones it can be done by a JTAG interface, but this is very delicate job which I can't do myself.
For now I consider it bricked. I bought some Apple stocks (AEX ING Sprinters Long, Dutch stock market) and will let these pay (I'm already there after today) for the new Sensation that I bought already. If it is repairable after all I will sell one of them again. I'm not going for a warranty return. Beside the fact that it is possibly detectable that I voided the warranty by touching the bootloader, it is my own mistake that I have to pay for....
By the way I have been looking for more people who killed their HTC Sensation, but I could only find you two guys and a german who is mentioned in this thread as well.
Please keep in touch!
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I'm actually doing the whole return process. Since mine is so badly inoperable, I'm hoping that after they inspect it they will be able to give me a new one. I was able to S-On the phone (as far as i know) during the process so if they are able to read it, it should be cool. If anything i'll either be turned down or have to pay for a new one.
Planning on blaming it on the over night charging + the 2.3.4 update they released the day i bricked it haha. It's all just a game of chance.

i did it too my friend , some mistake S-off ---> s=on transition , do you have any solutions

Hello everyone, I'm a noob and this my first post. I had been reading blogs for years now on all sort of advice and solutions, so yes this is my first reply or post on any blogs. I usually find the answer I'm looking for so posting anything was unnecessary. Now I really need help. I screwed up some how. I was attempting to turn S back to ON because my device was not taking the new update, and by doing so bricked my phone (wont power on. I'm guessing I had restored a rom and not original back up which xl VipeR lx had warned about in his instructions. I have SD with su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip on it. Can someone please help I really should had not rooted my phone because I dont have the knowledge. I can take instructions very well (was Soldier in the U.S Army for 8 years (2 years in Iraq). So if some one would please give me instruction on how to fix this, I would really appreciate it.

Is there any solution ?
Thanks !

Would this tool allow me to make a backup of my phone that can be restored if ever it is bricked? In other words, would it make my phone nearly unbrickable? I mean, there is very little chance of my phone being bricked, I make sure I know exactly what command does before I execute it. I realised I have spent most of my days in the last couple of weeks reading XDA and thinking about my soon to be gf in Hong Kong XD. I just worry that when flashing a firmware file I may be left with a brick, or even get one of those bricks people speak of that just happens randomly. I really don't want to lose my phone, it means so much to me lol. I just get so worried with these things....
What I'm trying to ask is, a partition backup created with this tool can be flashed to the phone with what functioning partitions? ie do you need a working radio partition or not? working hboot? Cause what I'm scared most about is flashing a bad radio and creating a phone that can not get into hboot... i'm also scared about getting a random brick which at the moment seems to be unfixable.
Mind you, it would make a pretty impressive paperweight....
EDIT: found this guide... can someone explain what NV items are? A small understanding of this may allow me to make a backup using this tool that could then be used to unbrick sensations... I couldn't find what NV items are... I also found this....

[Q] Couple of problems with the Desire S

Hi everybody. I'm starting a new thread because there are quite a few issues on this phone and I wanted your help in understanding them.
I'm using an Orange HTC desire S which I bought from a local market in India. This was about six months back and it picked up my Vodafone sim easily so i presumed it had some kind of Sim unlocker.
PROBLEM 1
Fast forward to a few days back when I thought getting root access would be fun and would enable many more options. I booted into recovery mode and here is where the first problem kicks in.
When I boot using the volume + power button option, my phone tells me it's S-OFF and then proceeds(on its own) to a different menu. It shows two options only.
1. Device info
2. Clean S58 data
There's no way at all to return to the previous screen here on. It gets stuck here because option 1 gives me general data about the phone and option 2 runs what seems like the sim unlock problem, tells me there's no update and returns to the same menu. I'm always(2 attempts) left with only the battery pull option which invariably clears all the data on my phone and works like a hard reset.
I also tried this without the memory card and got stuck at the black screen with the red exclamation mark.
Can someone tell me what's wrong here and what I need to do to get root access.
PROBLEM 2
This is more of a confusion I face. Most of my friends using the Desire S have got the sense 3.0 update but my phone is still running on 2.1 and tells me it is up to date. On the forum, most people seem to have received the 2.3.5 and the 3.0 update. Why am I not getting it?
Is it because i'm not on the orange network or is it something else(like s off)?
What do i need to do to get the updates in India?
Thanks for reading.
Can someone tell me what's wrong and how I should proceed?

sukrit7 said:
Hi everybody. I'm starting a new thread because there are quite a few issues on this phone and I wanted your help in understanding them.
I'm using an Orange HTC desire S which I bought from a local market in India. This was about six months back and it picked up my Vodafone sim easily so i presumed it had some kind of Sim unlocker.
PROBLEM 1
Fast forward to a few days back when I thought getting root access would be fun and would enable many more options. I booted into recovery mode and here is where the first problem kicks in.
When I boot using the volume + power button option, my phone tells me it's S-OFF and then proceeds(on its own) to a different menu. It shows two options only.
1. Device info
2. Clean S58 data
There's no way at all to return to the previous screen here on. It gets stuck here because option 1 gives me general data about the phone and option 2 runs what seems like the sim unlock problem, tells me there's no update and returns to the same menu. I'm always(2 attempts) left with only the battery pull option which invariably clears all the data on my phone and works like a hard reset.
I also tried this without the memory card and got stuck at the black screen with the red exclamation mark.
Can someone tell me what's wrong here and what I need to do to get root access.
PROBLEM 2
This is more of a confusion I face. Most of my friends using the Desire S have got the sense 3.0 update but my phone is still running on 2.1 and tells me it is up to date. On the forum, most people seem to have received the 2.3.5 and the 3.0 update. Why am I not getting it?
Is it because i'm not on the orange network or is it something else(like s off)?
What do i need to do to get the updates in India?
Thanks for reading.
Can someone tell me what's wrong and how I should proceed?
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Sukrit, most of your answers are within your questions. I've highlighted them in Red...
First of all, just because you purchased it in India (Somewhere like Gaffar Market, etc) doesn't mean it's from HTC India. HTC software update doesn't look at what sim card you're using to allot upgrades to your phone... It localises you depending on the software shipped with the phone.
Secondly, your phone is an Orange branded device and unlocking stuff is usually more troublesome and dangerous on branded devices... As for the solution to PROBLEM 1 as posted by you, look inside your sd card for a file named PG88IMG.zip. If you find it, back it up on your pc and delete it from the sd card. See if that helps, as having an update zip on your memory card will force your bootloader to flash it whether you want it to do so or not... Let's call it the phone's "instinct" to flash the PG88IMG.zip if it finds it while in bootloader.
I also suggest you read the Guides in the general section carefully, especially the warning about branded devices... But since you say you're s-off, half the battle is already won and i think you'll be okay to root.
As for the battery pull, it does not reset your phone data my friend... your data will all be safe and all it does is a soft reset, NOT a hard reset. You are more likely to fry your eMMC chip doing that... and that would be a MUCH bigger problem, as i'm kinda sure your phone doesn't even have a distant cousin called "warranty"
Let me know if you found an update zip on your sd card like i mentioned above, and we'll pick it up from there.
Cheers. Hope i can be of help.

Thanks a lot for answering and helping me with my problem.
enigmaamit said:
Sukrit, most of your answers are within your questions. I've highlighted them in Red...
First of all, just because you purchased it in India (Somewhere like Gaffar Market, etc) doesn't mean it's from HTC India. HTC software update doesn't look at what sim card you're using to allot upgrades to your phone... It localises you depending on the software shipped with the phone.
I've understood this but does it also mean that unless i'm on the Orange network, I won't get the update?
Also, great guess on where I got the phone from
Secondly, your phone is an Orange branded device and unlocking stuff is usually more troublesome and dangerous on branded devices... As for the solution to PROBLEM 1 as posted by you, look inside your sd card for a file named PG88IMG.zip. If you find it, back it up on your pc and delete it from the sd card. See if that helps, as having an update zip on your memory card will force your bootloader to flash it whether you want it to do so or not... Let's call it the phone's "instinct" to flash the PG88IMG.zip if it finds it while in bootloader.
I understand. There are two files that i think are relevant.
1. HTC-ANDROID-GOLD_CARD. I haven't put this in as far as I remember. Size-0 bytes.
2. PG88DIAG.nbh. I'm presuming this is the file you were talking about? There is a slight difference in name,though.
I also suggest you read the Guides in the general section carefully, especially the warning about branded devices... But since you say you're s-off, half the battle is already won and i think you'll be okay to root.
As for the battery pull, it does not reset your phone data my friend... your data will all be safe and all it does is a soft reset, NOT a hard reset. You are more likely to fry your eMMC chip doing that... and that would be a MUCH bigger problem, as i'm kinda sure your phone doesn't even have a distant cousin called "warranty"
This is what is weird,Amit. If I pull the battery when the phone is at the device info and clear s58 data screen, it always hard resets. All software/contacts,basically anything on the phone memory disappears. Why does this happen?
If you think this behavior is normal then i'll remove the file in the memory card and try again.
Thanks a ton!
Let me know if you found an update zip on your sd card like i mentioned above, and we'll pick it up from there.
Cheers. Hope i can be of help.
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Can't I just use the Orange Rom on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002506 for the update?

sukrit7 said:
Can't I just use the Orange Rom on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002506 for the update?
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Why don't we start by removing the PG88DIAG file from the sd card (back it up on PC), and also the GOLD CARD file, which obviously was used by the nefarious Gaffar guys to s-off your phone...,
This will hopefully give you access to bootloader and fastboot so you can root and flash a custom recovery. Once you've done that, you can flash whatever ROM you like.
I'd recommend Endymion if you want the best possible sense 3.5 experience...
Let me know if removing those two files allows you to remain in bootloader and access recovery...

Hey Amit. Removing the two files has worked fine. Thanku
What steps should i take now to get root access?
Or, can I just load the orange ROM available on the other thread without rooting?

sukrit7 said:
Hey Amit. Removing the two files has worked fine. Thanku
What steps should i take now to get root access?
Or, can I just load the orange ROM available on the other thread without rooting?
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Congrats buddy!
Firstly, you cannot flash a custom ROM without a custom recovery...
To obtain root access, you can use Gingerbreak.apk
I suggest you just flash a custom recovery (I personally recommend 4EXT Recovery) via fastboot or you can simply use 4EXT Recovery updater app (free) or 4EXT Recovery Control app (paid, check my signature for link), then take a nandroid backup of your current ROM, and then Flash a Custom ROM.
You don't have to stick to Orange ROMs... you can flash whatever ROM you want... I highly recommend Endymion, but the choice is ultimately yours to make...
Glad you got this far... happy times ahead for you!!
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Before proceeding, i would like to know what hboot version you have... this may save us a lot of trouble later...

enigmaamit said:
Congrats buddy!
Firstly, you cannot flash a custom ROM without a custom recovery...
To obtain root access, you can use Gingerbreak.apk
This didn't work. I left it on two times for more than 15 minutes.
I suggest you just flash a custom recovery (I personally recommend 4EXT Recovery) via fastboot or you can simply use 4EXT Recovery updater app (free) or 4EXT Recovery Control app (paid, check my signature for link), then take a nandroid backup of your current ROM, and then Flash a Custom ROM.
You don't have to stick to Orange ROMs... you can flash whatever ROM you want... I highly recommend Endymion, but the choice is ultimately yours to make...
I can do this without root too,right?
Glad you got this far... happy times ahead for you!!
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Before proceeding, i would like to know what hboot version you have... this may save us a lot of trouble later...
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android version- 2.3.3
sense - 2.1
SAGA pvt SHIP s-off RL
HBOOT- 0.98. 0002
Radio- 3805. 06. 02. 03_M
Thought i'd give you all the details

sukrit7 said:
android version- 2.3.3
sense - 2.1
SAGA pvt SHIP s-off RL
HBOOT- 0.98. 0002
Radio- 3805. 06. 02. 03_M
Thought i'd give you all the details
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Yup, everything seems to be fine. Go ahead and root your phone... flash 4EXT Recoery via 4EXT Recovery Updater app, and then after taking a backup, and doing a full wipe, flash whatever ROM you want to...
Read the instructions and guides carefully in the general and Development section prior to this, and remember...DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY WHILE THE PHONE IS STILL ON! It's better to try other methods to reboot it, or even let it discharge over time and switch off by itself, rather that attempt to pull battery. Othert than this, i think you're ok to flash a new ROM, and enter the amazing world of custom ROMs...

Hey. I decided to be a little experimental and just couldn't wait either; installed revolutionary and i've got root access. Ha!
Thanks so much for your help.
Now tell me, what ROM should I use?
i've also installed clockwork.
Thanks a ton again!
Edit: I think you missed a part of my reply. Gingerbreak hadn't worked hence i opted for this.

sukrit7 said:
Hey. I decided to be a little experimental and just couldn't wait either; installed revolutionary and i've got root access. Ha!
Thanks so much for your help.
Now tell me, what ROM should I use?
i've also installed clockwork.
Thanks a ton again!
Edit: I think you missed a part of my reply. Gingerbreak hadn't worked hence i opted for this.
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Congrats!
If you want a Sense 3 ROM, go for Hyperion
For Sense 3.5 (My personal favourite) go for Endymion
For crazy theming options, you can try MIUI from MIUI.us
If you like plain stock look.... Cyanogenmod.
I would however still recommend Endymion (Though i like v2.2 better than v3)
P.S. Just a friendly question... Gaffar me kitne ka pada ye phone? I bought my phone new...but my wife wants one now and i don't want to put in the money for a new phone from a mobile store...

i'll get endymion then, should follow your advise since you've helped so much. Do i need to make any changes to the hboot/radio?
and should i get both 3.1 and the add on package?
yaar, it'll be a lot cheaper now. when i bought it tab market price was around 22.5. I got it for 16.5 with box and accessories. At that time, there were only two shops that had the desire S and this was the only one that functioned properly.
i'm pretty sure you can get it for less than 13k now.
I'll try n get you the shop's name and number. i've bought both the desire and the desire s from him and they've worked well.

sukrit7 said:
i'll get endymion then, should follow your advise since you've helped so much. Do i need to make any changes to the hboot/radio?
and should i get both 3.1 and the add on package?
yaar, it'll be a lot cheaper now. when i bought it tab market price was around 22.5. I got it for 16.5 with box and accessories. At that time, there were only two shops that had the desire S and this was the only one that functioned properly.
i'm pretty sure you can get it for less than 13k now.
I'll try n get you the shop's name and number. i've bought both the desire and the desire s from him and they've worked well.
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You can get the v3.1 without the addon initially. See how it works for you... Then you can flash the addon package if you feel like Modding the ROM. I'm still on v2.2 because I didn't feel the need to upgrade.
Please do get me the number of your guy in gaffar as I'm planning to get a galaxy note as well as a desire s...
Beamed from the Dark Side using xda premium.

Hey. Looked everywhere for the number but I just can't find it. Awfully sorry,man.
I don't know if you've ever been to Gaffar before but just incase you haven't,do ensure that you buy from a proper shop and not people with cabinets full of phones. These guys will offer you cheaper prices but will also disappear in a couple of days.
There are only 5-6 big shops which sell import phones,most of them are decent and will offer you a week or two worth of hardware guarantee. Enough for you to atleast test the phone out.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App

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[Q] Help needed stuck in bootloop and faulty volume control

I have a HTC Sensation and i have flashed my phone several times with no problems. I have used other HTC too and flashed them as well.
When i wanted to flash my phone from Virtuous Inquisition (ICS) to Android Revolution HD (ICS) and i bumped into a problem as many other has as well. I would like to send away my phone to someone that could help me fix this since i have tried so many things and im out of ideas. What i most would like to do with the phone is to bring it back to factory default since the volume down button is broken and there is still waranty for this phone.
So if someone can fix this phone via ADB that would be great. I have tried to flash it myself and do all the things in my power via ADB to fix it but with no luck.
Is there anyone who can help me. I would prefere someone in southern part of sweden or denmark. Anywhere arround the Öresund area.
See it as an experiment/challenge to get the phone fixed. I consider it to be bonus if the phone can be revived and sent back to repair the hardware under the waranty.
I will of course give some reward for the person who can help me fix this phone in form of money or something. This will be discussed before i send it over to you.
Thanks in advance, and i hope there is someone out there that is intererested in this challenge.

So are you still rocking a custom ROM now ??
Download the correct RUU for your region, (if your SuperCID use any) and that will restore the phone back to stock.
Once completed, Use ADB to reboot recovery, fastboot, change CID to whatever RUU you used. Then use the code to turn S-ON (cant remember what it is) You could leave S-OFF and deny all knowledge of what it is. I doubt they would suspect much if the only mod is S-OFF.

[Q] HTC One X (At&t, evita) believed bricked after ruu update

Earlier today I tried to update my HTC One X's firmware to 3.18 in order to install the latest cyanogenmod nightlies. First, I was confused at why the latest cyanogenmod nightly would not flash so after looking it up and figured out I needed to update the firmware but to do that I would have to relock the bootloader. Second, I had issues trying to relock the bootloader, eventually got that (did not know adb was updated). Third, after believing my nightmare was over, I quickly decided I would try to flash the latest evita ruu, which completed without any errors and I clicked finish. (RUU_EVITA_UL_JB_45_S_Cingular_US_3.18.502.6_Radio_0.24p.32.09.06_10.130.32.34_release_signed) straight from HTC's website. Finally, after a few minutes I noticed that my phone did not have a notification led, nor was it booted into the lovely (opinions may differ) HTC sense 4.1.
That is the story of how my phone got to the state it is in. The state being no lcd in any way, no notification led, but I can still hear the phone being plugged into windows and can hear it shut down and turn on (with the windows usb sounds) when holding the power button and pressing it as if it worked and I was doing a hard reboot(about a 10 second press to shut down and get the usb disconnected noise). (Tried both adb devices and fastboot devices neither showed a device). Never have I seen this before and if I can get it working hopefully I will never see it again. Hopefully XDA's member's genius can make up for my stupidity. (most likely my fault being too hasty and skipping a step :silly.
Any questions about what I did or how I did it. Please ask!

Hey bud,
sorry about your troubles. I myself have just updated to ruu 3.18 and hboot 2.14 in order to flash the xylon rom. I'm not an expert at this: I'm just another person trying to get the best (vanilla) experience from his phone! Here's a couple things I noticed in my 9 hour trial & tribulation in going from 3.17 ruu + 1.09 hboot to the latest updates:
my pc also did not read my phone on a couple of occasions. Some parts of the process, I believe you have to be on your regular screen and the phone will reset into fastboot on its own. Later on, I had relocked my bootloader before I was supposed to, and was unable to write much. I just went back to step 1 and re-did everything (had to dig up a thread on unlocking my bootloader via htcdev).
my best friend helping through this was the hold power + vol down button. i kept going to stock recovery & rebooting my phone OR into fastboot and see which place I was supposed to be at.
as for your LCD being completely dead...I haven't come across that issue. The closest thing was when I was in RUU mode and there was only an HTC logo on the screen.
if you'd like, pm me and I can msg you the xda threads I used to get through it. I'm not sure how to approach the dead LCD, but I hope it all pans out for you.
I just wanted to share my experience, as a non-dev nor extremely savvy techie, I feel your pain brother.

Its not that the lcd is dead (unless it died after the ruu flash finished along with the notification led), more like it just wont turn on, along with the notification led, Where it would usually be on when plugged in, it just no longer turns on. Anyway thanks for your sympathy, I managed to jam the nano sim into my HTC arias micro sim slot without an adaptor (cyanogenmod 7 is its latest), so yeah at least I have a phone for the time being XD.

You flashed 3.18 with supercid and s-on. If you have supercid you need s-off before ruu to 3.18.
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app

In other words, if you RUU'd with SuperCID and s-on, you're probably bricked.
Sent from my Evita

So far, from what you guys have posted, i'm out of luck on fixing the brick by myself. I do not know if either of these are an option so, again, fix my stupidity. First, I found a hard brick repair (mobiletechvideos, can't post link yet :/) which I have seen mentioned on the website a few times so I want to know if it can fix my brick and if the repair is worth trying. Second, is replacement from at&t/ HTC an option? Of course if anyone wants to comment a fix on my first post please do .

Starfrog6 said:
So far, from what you guys have posted, i'm out of luck on fixing the brick by myself. I do not know if either of these are an option so, again, fix my stupidity. First, I found a hard brick repair (mobiletechvideos, can't post link yet :/) which I have seen mentioned on the website a few times so I want to know if it can fix my brick and if the repair is worth trying. Second, is replacement from at&t/ HTC an option? Of course if anyone wants to comment a fix on my first post please do .
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Jtagg is probably the best option, if you're within a year you can try sending it to HTC, if they figure out how you bricked, which is possible, they will charge you ~$200USD to replace the board.
Good luck.

If you ran the RUU with SuperCID and S-on, its bricked. JTAG is likely your only option to get the phone running again. You can look into the unbricking thread in General, and the JET tool in Development. But to my knowledge, nobody has been able to unbrick from this condition (SuperCID + S-on + RUU or OTA), short of JTAG. Yes, Mobiletechvideos has been mentioned on here as on JTAG option. Can't vouch for them personally, but others on here might be able to.
If you phone is less than a year old, you can likely get a warranty replacement from AT&T. Ethically, its a bit of a gray area IMO. I'm usually not crazy about people making warranty claims for failure to read, and as a result of you having modded the phone (which SuperCID is). But in reality, it shouldn't typically be expected for RUU plus SuperCID to brick the phone (past RUUs have run fine with SuperCID).
HTC is typically less forgiving about warranty issues. So no reason to try with them over AT&T. AT&T will pretty much honor the warranty for anything but obvious physical damage. They don't care if the phone has been modded, or bootloader unlocked (not that they would even be able to tell in your phone's current condition).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181929

I was bricked too.
I tried to relocking my bootloader and flashing the offficial jellybean without doing S-OFF first and bricked mine. I tried everything here at XDA with no luck. I gave up and sent it back to HTC and they had it back to me running the official jellybean update in 2 weeks. and without any charge. I even got it back on my birthday. It is running smooth and fast with no lag at all.

HTC One X+ AT&T Version
Hello there,
I tried updating my phone from Android Version 4.1.1 to the latest Android 4.2.2
But after installing my phone has stuck in the HTC logo and its bricked.
Please advice me for further proceedings.
My phone details :
Updated ROM image from 1.15.502.1 to 2.15.502.1
***RELOCKED***
EVITARE_UL PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
CID-11111111
HBOOT-1.73.0000
CPLD-None
RADIO-SSD:2.21.5517.15
eMMC-bootmode: disabled
CPU-BOOTMODE: disabled
HW Secure boot: enabled
MODEM TYPE: MDM9215M
Sep 30 2013,17:16:15
I have installed the RUU file which you have shared in the link above.
Please help me I need my phone in the working condition.

You're in the wrong forum. This is the HTC One XL forum, you want the HTC One X+ forum.
But, have you actually attempted to run an RUU from this section? Any RUU you find in this section is not for your device.
Sent from my Evita