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charlieb620 said:
Ok. These are the only roms that load on my mytouch 4g.
RoyalThunder
IceGlacier
CM7
The rest of the roms just hang at the bootsplash and i have to pull battery and restore to previous rom.
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Make sure tour using clockwork 3.0.0.6
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Do some reading. You are using the wrong recovery version for the roms you are flashing.....
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Umm, well, he said icedglacier works (2.2) and cm7 (2.3) so I don't see how he can be using the wrong recovery.

lowandbehold said:
Umm, well, he said icedglacier works (2.2) and cm7 (2.3) so I don't see how he can be using the wrong recovery.
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the problem exists between the phone and the couch.
op, review your process and try again.

mark manning said:
Make sure tour using clockwork 3.0.0.6
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I have 3.0.0.6 loaded already. What should I try next?
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darinmc said:
the problem exists between the phone and the couch.
op, review your process and try again.
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I really don't understand what my quote had to do with your post...but ok. Like I said, the poster (not myself) is on 3.0.0.6, and if the other people would have read his original post they would have realized that since he said both froyo and gingerbread ROM's are working.
Now, are you doing a full wipe before trying a different ROM, and if so, are you going into mounts and storage and formatting boot and system? It's not always a requirement of flashing a ROM, but might solve your problem.

ok i tried that after i flashed cm7 now when i try to restore back into my iceglacier or my thunderbolt rom my phone just hangs what do i need to do to restore my backups properly right now my phone only boots into cm7 do i have to downgrade my clockwork recovery in rom manager or something?

lowandbehold said:
I really don't understand what my quote had to do with your post...but ok. Like I said, the poster (not myself) is on 3.0.0.6, and if the other people would have read his original post they would have realized that since he said both froyo and gingerbread ROM's are working.
Now, are you doing a full wipe before trying a different ROM, and if so, are you going into mounts and storage and formatting boot and system? It's not always a requirement of flashing a ROM, but might solve your problem.
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he could have used 2.5.1.x to flash his first two ROMs, upgraded to 3.0.0.5 and flashed CM7, then tried flashing other froyo ROMs to no success. But that's beside the point. I don't know why I quoted you other than to point out that you made a lot of assumptions about what he did or didn't do and yet questioned the assumptions of others. The biggest problem is that very little information was given, forcing people to fish for info like we are playing fix his phone pictionary. Usually when someone doesn't give a lot of information about a problem it's because they didn't take the time to learn about what they were doing like they should have...
to op, if you want people to take the time to help you, take the time to explain what you did and what went wrong.

darinmc said:
he could have used 2.5.1.x to flash his first two ROMs, upgraded to 3.0.0.5 and flashed CM7, then tried flashing other froyo ROMs to no success. But that's beside the point. I don't know why I quoted you other than to point out that you made a lot of assumptions about what he did or didn't do and yet questioned the assumptions of others. The biggest problem is that very little information was given, forcing people to fish for info like we are playing fix his phone pictionary. Usually when someone doesn't give a lot of information about a problem it's because they didn't take the time to learn about what they were doing like they should have...
to op, if you want people to take the time to help you, take the time to explain what you did and what went wrong.
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phone was shipped to me with cm7 rc3 on it. i flashed thunderbolt rom made a backup and than flashed ice glacier and made a back up. i tested out another gingerbread rom and didnt like so i wanted to go back to my thunderbolt rom. i went into cwm and picked restore backup. the whole process went but now my phone just hangs at the mytouch screen. the only thing im able to do now is boot back into cm7. it seems like i can only boot into gingerbread now.

are you wiping data at all? wiping cache partition and dalvik cache? I've never seen ROM Manager show 3.0.0.6, and since I don't have RM Premium out of curiosity is that the lastest version? How did you get the 3.0.0.6 recovery on your phone? Have you done all backup/restore from Rom Manager, or did you manually go into recovery? Did you follow the directions in the op of the ROM you were having trouble installing or did you just flash? by "boot back into CM7" do you mean restore your CM7 backup? what do you mean by "another gingerbread ROM?"
Answer these questions and someone MIGHT be able to begin to understand your problem enough so that they can help you.

My understanding is CW 3.0.0.6 is just a modified version of 3.0.0.5 to allow us to flash both Ext 2 and Ext 4. It's readily available in this forum.
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charlieb620 said:
phone was shipped to me with cm7 rc3 on it. i flashed thunderbolt rom made a backup and than flashed ice glacier and made a back up. i tested out another gingerbread rom and didnt like so i wanted to go back to my thunderbolt rom. i went into cwm and picked restore backup. the whole process went but now my phone just hangs at the mytouch screen. the only thing im able to do now is boot back into cm7. it seems like i can only boot into gingerbread now.
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darinmc said:
are you wiping data at all? wiping cache partition and dalvik cache? I've never seen ROM Manager show 3.0.0.6, and since I don't have RM Premium out of curiosity is that the lastest version? How did you get the 3.0.0.6 recovery on your phone? Have you done all backup/restore from Rom Manager, or did you manually go into recovery? Did you follow the directions in the op of the ROM you were having trouble installing or did you just flash? by "boot back into CM7" do you mean restore your CM7 backup? what do you mean by "another gingerbread ROM?"
Answer these questions and someone MIGHT be able to begin to understand your problem enough so that they can help you.
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I am not sure what you have going on but I too havent ever seen Rom Manager show 3.0.0.6 but I too dont have the premium version. I saw you posted in my thread but you left alot of stuff out of your post. Like that you were having trouble flashing roms. My suggestion would be to download the latest rom manager and then download and flash the zip from my thread. Then replace your recovery with that one and try flashing some roms. Also if you have tried flashing Royal Glacier and cant, you can also check and make sure that the MD5 sums match with whats in the OP of the thread and your downloaded rom. I will be happy to try and help in any way I can. If you still cant get it then we need to get you set up with adb and have you send a logcat so I can try and see whats going on during boot.

You are most likely not running 3.0.0.6.
3.0.0.6 should have orange text where as 3.0.0.5 has green text.
cw 3.0.0.6 is technically not released yet and would not show up in the rom manager as in your pic. Something just seems weird with that. I do have the premium version as well, and have never seen that. I attached a thumbnail below for you to reference.
If for some reason you do have 3.0.0.6 installed re-download it and re-flash the image. That should take care of your problem.

I figured it out.

charlieb620 said:
I figured it out.
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Mind sharing the answer?

[Q&A] If you think your HTC Glacier is bricked, read this

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Help! I think my Mytouch 4G is bricked!!! ​
i have seen a LOT of these threads lately, and this thread is made to hopefully be able solve some of your problems.
most people think that a brick means "can't get into android system, phone is dead beyond repair." most of the time, this is NOT true.
Disclaimer: Please make sure you know what you are doing before proceeding. if your device wasn't bricked before but you somehow screwed it up, i will not be responsible. YOU are responsible for whatever happens to your device. i am just here to give you a few tips, and to help you out. once again, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING BEFORE DOING IT!
Needed Things:
-computer
-android SDK, ADB. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO INSTALL AND LEARN TO USE ADB, IT COULD SAVE YOUR DEVICE BIG TIME. we have plenty of guides on how to use adb, please search them up and READ THROUGH THEM.
-a Mytouch 4G, or HTC Panache
-USB cable
-SDcard (doesn't matter what size)
ask and answer these two questions to yourself:
1) can you enter bootloader?
2) can you enter recovery?
if you've answered yes to any one of them, then chances are, you are still saved.
Note: if you can't enter either one of those, and your device doesn't show any signs of life, then don't bother reading on, you are truly bricked.
Notice: When you try flashing the PD15IMG.zip in bootloader, make sure the phone is NOT connected to the computer.
For S-On users:
Q: help! my phone is stuck on the Mytouch logo screen!
A: pull the battery, and see if you can get into the bootloader using volume down+power buttons
if you can get into the bootloader:
1) see if you can wipe data/do a factory reset in bootloader.
2) flash the stock Glacier PD15IMG.zip file choose from either
Android 2.2.1 OR Android 2.3.4
rename both files to PD15IMG.zip if not already.
-put both files in the ROOT of your SDcard, reboot into bootloader/hboot, and follow the onscreen instructions
note: if you are still unclear on what to do, read the "HOW TO RESTORE TO STOCK" section
Q: bootloader is giving me Fail-PU errors when trying to update
A: refer to the eMMC section
For S-Off Rooted users:
rooted S-Off devices are a bit more complicated.
Q: help! i can't get into the android system, phone stuck on Mytouch logo!
A: like for S-On users, see if you can get into either the bootloader, but also the recovery (usually clockworkmod).
if you can get into either of those, wipe data/factory reset, and reboot.
Q: bootloader factory reset, still stuck on Mytouch screen
A: well, if you have clockworkmod recovery (or 4EXT recovery) get into the recovery, wipe all user data/cache/dalvik cache and try reflashing a backup, or flash a new rom.
Q: reflashing didn't work, clockworkmod is giving me errors about mounting something.
A: new way! try to clear cache and dalvik in recovery, somtimes that works. thanks to urmothersluvr for reminding me.
A: there are two things that cause this. both have VERY similar symptoms. the first is because of the failed eMMC chip (refer to eMMC chip section), and the second is because the recovery got messed up, probably because you've been switching between a lot of EXT3 and EXT4 roms. if this is the case, just download the PD15IMG.zip (Android 2.2.1) file (IT WILL RETURN YOU TO STOCK) and start over again. OR you can reflash the recovery through adb (MUST HAVE ENG HBOOT 0.85.2007). thanks to Nicgraner for reminding me! if bootloader gives Fail-PU errors, refer to eMMC section.
HOW TO RESTORE TO STOCK​
here are clear instructions on how to flash to stock using the PD15IMG.zip file:
1) download the PD15IMG.zip file:
Android 2.2.1 Android 2.3.4
2) rename the file to PD15IMG.zip if not already
3) place the file in the root of your SDcard, meaning not in any folders
4) power off your device, and reboot into hboot/bootloader by press and holding power + volume down buttons
5) hboot/bootloader should recognize the file, and ask if you want to update
6) select "yes", and wait for the update to finish
*Selections are made with the volume buttons, and hit the power button to select*
7) when the update is finished, hit reboot
8) wait for the device to boot up (may take awhile, first time boot only)
9) congrats, you are now back to stock Mytouch 4G, either 2.2.1, or 2.3.4
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if you think you have a failed eMMC...
many things can cause the eMMC to die. if you suspect that your eMMC chip has died, please check your eMMC serial using this guide here using adb (for rooted users only, since you must be in recovery for the command to work).
symptoms of failed eMMC:
-massive lagging all of the sudden in android system
-phone suddenly shut down, and you can't turn it on, no matter what you do (if this happens, then yes, you're bricked)
-recovery showing errors about not being able to mount things
-BOOTLOADER SHOWING FAIL-PU WHEN TRYING TO RESTORE BACK TO STOCK USING PD15IMG.ZIP, IF THIS HAPPENS, THEN YES, THAT MEANS YOU ARE TRULY BRICKED. FAIL-PU MEANS FAILED PARTITION UPDATE, MEANING THAT YOU CANNOT WRITE TO THE PHONE/EMMC CHIP ANYMORE.
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Ok, so my chip has died and i can't turn my phone on. can i send it in to t-mobile to replace it?
A: yes! BUT YOU MUST STILL HAVE YOUR WARRANTY WITH T-MOBILE. if you are S-On, you should have absolutely NO problems replacing at all. if you are S-Off, you might encounter some minor problems, but replacing should still be ok. what i did was play dumb with them, and they just sent me a new one. my old one died of bad eMMC, it was rooted, S-off and everything, even the splash screen said "rooted HTC Glacier" on it.
hopefully, this guide has helped you understand more of what has just happened to your beloved Glacier (MT4G).
if i forgot anything, or if you have anything to add to this, PLEASE LET ME KNOW
if i have helped, please hit thanks!

for the corrupted recovery you don't necessarily need to flash pd15img..you could boot into bootloader then fastboot and reflash the recovery img of your choice. Although some may not know how to.. just a thought
EDIT: Forgot to explain why lol, flashing pd15img will make you lose root whereas just pushing the new recovery will not!
Don't mean to be trollin, just some advice haha
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Nicgraner said:
for the corrupted recovery you don't necessarily need to flash pd15img..you could boot into bootloader then fastboot and reflash the recovery img of your choice. Although some may not know how to.. just a thought
EDIT: Forgot to explain why lol, flashing pd15img will make you lose root whereas just pushing the new recovery will not!
Don't mean to be trollin, just some advice haha
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Where is the recovery pd15img.zip u speak of?
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urmothersluvr said:
Where is the recovery pd15img.zip u speak of?
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It's in my OP. You can choose either the 2.2.1 version or 2.3.4.
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saranhai said:
It's in my OP. You can choose either the 2.2.1 version or 2.3.4.
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If it fails can I still use my phone I'm on? I know my cache won't mount
Edit: fixed it by formatting cache and rebooting recovery. U should add that up there for cache not mounting.
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urmothersluvr said:
If it fails can I still use my phone I'm on? I know my cache won't mount
Edit: fixed it by formatting cache and rebooting recovery. U should add that up there for cache not mounting.
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Alright i'll add that when I get home
Thanks!
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EDIT: OP updated, thanks urmothersluvr!

OP updated with instructions on how to return to stock using the PD15IMG.zip file.... if you have any suggestions, PM me

I'm trying to load the pd15img.zip. I have a completely stock phone and for some reason it got stuck on the bootup screen so I'm trying to flash it to fix it.
However after I enter the bootloader and it finds the file, loads it and then checks it, it just returns to the bootloader screen. It never asks me to flash it.
Does anyone have a solution??

Exact same issue as mupepe. Does this mean the phone isn't saveable?

RussianSpring said:
Exact same issue as mupepe. Does this mean the phone isn't saveable?
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is your phone connected to the computer? just wondering.
also, might be a bad download, try downloading again.....

It is not connected to the PC when flashing. I'll try redownloading the IMG. I get a "Wrong or bad image" thing in Hboot. Formatted SD card to fat 32 and tried a different card. This is a weird issue. I warrantied out the phone but TMO sent me a replacement with the washed out screen so I'd love to fix this.

Mine isn't connected to the computer. I get no sort of error. I'll redownload the image in a bit and report back. Thanks!

thanks a lot

Anyone have luck fixing the No Image or Wrong Image problem or the IMG file just checking loading then doing nothing?

RussianSpring said:
Anyone have luck fixing the No Image or Wrong Image problem or the IMG file just checking loading then doing nothing?
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try redownloading..
could be a bad download

I downloaded it again and it still doesn't work

****. well 2.3.4 send me back to the bootloader screen and 2.2.1 gives me the main version is older error. All the solutions I've found to that error say to install 2.3.4 which doesn't work! ahhhhhh!

Problems
I bought a MyTouch 4G from Craigslist today (for $ 80, it has the superior screen, is cosmetically a 9.5/10 and it came with all accessories) and it is stuck at the MyTouch 4G screen. One of the local phone places told the seller that the phone needed to be flashed which I tried to do. I downloaded the file in this thread for 2.3.4, put it on the freshly FAT32 formatted MicroSD card, I booted into the bootloader, it found the PD15IMG.zip file, it loaded and checked it and went into the screen with the two green arrows and the one green arrow pointing downwards. Then every time in the middle of it, the phone turns itself off (battery is fully charged). It never asked if I wanted to update either. What could be the problem?

PCLiteratesJax said:
I bought a MyTouch 4G from Craigslist today (for $ 80, it has the superior screen, is cosmetically a 9.5/10 and it came with all accessories) and it is stuck at the MyTouch 4G screen. One of the local phone places told the seller that the phone needed to be flashed which I tried to do. I downloaded the file in this thread for 2.3.4, put it on the freshly FAT32 formatted MicroSD card, I booted into the bootloader, it found the PD15IMG.zip file, it loaded and checked it and went into the screen with the two green arrows and the one green arrow pointing downwards. Then every time in the middle of it, the phone turns itself off (battery is fully charged). It never asked if I wanted to update either. What could be the problem?
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...lol i'm starting to think the link to the 2.3.4 PD15IMG.zip is wrong..
sorry guys if it is...
hmm have you tried to use the 2.2.1 instead?

I bought two MyTouch 4G's from the same seller (a couple) and his phone works fine, only hers is corky LOL. Both HBOOT screens are identical too, I checked his software version and it is the latest one (2.32.531.1), so I assume that hers is the same, it also shows the same date, July 15 2011 and the same radio 26.13.04.19_M in HBOOT. Maybe there is no PD15IMG.zip file for this latest updated ROM yet? After trying both different PD15IMG.zip files (2.3.4 and 2.2.1), I've been getting the "main version is older" errors on both. No Fail-PU though, so that makes me hopeful I'm thinking that she updated to the latest version and somehow it got corrupted, that is why the phone is stuck at the MyTouch 4G loading screen and won't go any further.
Update: I'm up and running again !! I found a PD15IMG.zip file on the t-mobile support website that worked specifically for the latest 2.32.531.1 update !! Here is the download link (I've uploaded it to megaupload): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X1EAIPBJ

[How To] Flash ICS ROMs with S-ON Unlocked

This only really applies to those with S-ON Unlocked, HBOOT 1.45.0013. Once we figure out how to get S-OFF on all phones, this guide will become unneeded! In the meantime, this is here for those of us that are S-ON but want to play with ICS.
THIS TUTORIAL ALSO APPLIES TO ANY CUSTOM ROMS THAT REQUIRE A CUSTOM KERNEL.
If you're S-ON LOCKED, go HERE and UNLOCK your phone!
I'm assuming you have
Fastboot set up as a PATH, or copied to the folder you are extracting boot.img to
HTC Drivers installed
Clockwork Recovery
1.) Grab your ROM of choice.
2.) Open up your ROM in 7zip or another file compression program.
3.) Extract the "boot.img" file that's inside to a folder.
4.) Open the command prompt and go to the folder you extracted the "boot.img" file too.
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"cd" in the command prompt stands for "change directory", so you will need to type that before the path to where your boot.img file is located.
5.) Reboot your phone into fastboot mode. To do this, turn off your phone by holding down the "Volume down" and "Power" buttons until the fastboot screen arrives. There should be three Androids on skateboards on the bottom.
6.) Press the power button once on the "fastboot" option. Your phone should now connect to the computer and it should say "fastboot usb" on your phone.
7.) In the command prompt, type the following command:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
8.) Assuming you've done everything properly, this will overwrite the existing kernel on your phone with the kernel that comes with your ROM.
9.) Now, reboot your phone into Recovery. At this point, flash your ROM by flashing the zip file.
10.) Reboot and enjoy your new ROM!
Thanks to Blue6IX for telling me how to do this and to yogi2010 for making me realize I forgot to tell people to actually flash the ROM itself. Figured I'd make a guide for those that didn't know about it since it's probably hidden somewhere underneath pages and pages of comments on other ROMs.

probably worth stickying for a while till we get to know how to downgrade to an s-offable state?

Amazing work guys.

I'm also lucky the phone I purchased off Craigslist was root able.
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I can confirm this does indeed work as advertised. I'm S-On Unlocked with latest HBOOT, installed pyr-o-ice 1.1.1 yesterday, its running as it should.

ZeikHunter said:
I can confirm this does indeed work as advertised. I'm S-On Unlocked with latest HBOOT, installed pyr-o-ice 1.1.1 yesterday, its running as it should.
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Nice to hear that
We need this stickied, don't we? Who do we have to contact?
sent from HTC Doubleshot pyroiced

tbalden said:
Nice to hear that
We need this stickied, don't we? Who do we have to contact?
sent from HTC Doubleshot pyroiced
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We should just get you and Blue moderator status lol

Limewirelord said:
We should just get you and Blue moderator status lol
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This thread's been reported!
And thusly stickied. Voila!

Will this method work for all of the ROMs we have here for the mt4gs? One I have been looking at is Bulletproof. If I use the same technique you've explained, will I get the same end result?

Just got a MT4GS a couple days ago. It was updated to 1.45.0013. I read up to see that it couldn't be S-OFF'd or rooted due to locked bootloader..."oh crap!". Searched more and ran into this... "hells yeah!" Worked like a charm! Now running Pyr-o-ice desensed...awesome stuff! Thanks a lot!

xzuhto said:
Will this method work for all of the ROMs we have here for the mt4gs? One I have been looking at is Bulletproof. If I use the same technique you've explained, will I get the same end result?
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yep, it will work!

Awesome I look forward to flashing.
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hi, pls excuse my ignorance.
does this method grant su access?

j.books said:
hi, pls excuse my ignorance.
does this method grant su access?
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All of the ICS roms (and all of the custom GB roms as far as i know) are rooted here, and include the 'su' binary and superuser apk. That's what counts, so short answer:
yes

YESSSSS!!! But got damn I can't wait until S-OFF is a reality. This sucks lol but its better than having Tmobile take over ym phone with retarded apps. Thanks to all you DEV dudes who work hard for this device..

d3athb4dishonor said:
YESSSSS!!! But got damn I can't wait until S-OFF is a reality. This sucks lol but its better than having Tmobile take over ym phone with retarded apps. Thanks to all you DEV dudes who work hard for this device..
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We'll nail it eventually. It's a tough nut to crack, but at least along the way we found a temporary fix.
We can now go back to S-ON from S-OFF, and the standard response to how to do that for the longest time was 'it's not possible'. Anything is possible with the right amount of effort invested. I am sure we'll come up with some more goodies along the way...some are brewing even now.
I've made S-ON to S-OFF my life's work until it's done, and have mostly given up on everything else I was working on to achieve that end.
There are a few other devs who have been spending a lot of time on this as well, and we are working together and unraveling the issue one layer at a time.
We'll get it, but it's the toughest nut to crack - the manufacturer is doing whatever they can to prevent us from being able to do so...there is a specific effort to block us from doing it that must be overcome.
Meantime, since we don't have a real RUU for this phone on any software version, the search for one came back with the leaked copy of the OTA as an official signed HTC package. ( To me it seemed like a consolation prize after the exhausting search for an RUU...didn't get one, but got at least this )
I'm glad someone went ahead and made a guide for people to use it to at least get unlocked since HTC broke the OTA they actually pushed over-the-air, this package is what it was supposed to be.
Hang in there, we'll get all you guys S-OFFed as soon as we can!

Y'all are doing a kickass job man. I'm sure once this phone is all the way opened up and dev see that, it will gain more publicity. I unlocked my phone with the htcdev.com, but haven't loaded up a rom yet. All I've really done is uninstalled a few bloatware apps, but can't wait until I can have total access to everything and see what this badboy has to offer.
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ok.. noob question, can I flash boot after flashing custom rom?

First off: Thanks are due across the board, as well as to the man who made the .exe Noob-proof app it helped a little bit and worked great
Second: Okay.. I recieved a warranty replacement..new HBoot. following this guide I did all required.
UPON using fastboot command to boot the boot.img it reboots and starts to boot up PyroIce 1.1.2..... which you say isnt right since i need to flash the ROM again in Recovery..
If i Do that it wont boot again and hangs on the MT4GS splash screen, i think it is actually due to the fact that i also flash the adreno drivers patch, but i am not going to try and tinker with it.
bottom line, working... thanks so much guys

shazam1203 said:
ok.. noob question, can I flash boot after flashing custom rom?
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I've seen that boot.img is where the kernels are, and I've seen that to flash an ICS ROM in that thread that in order to flash an ICS ROM on a MT4GS you need to flash a kernel after the ROM, in the form of a boot.img.
So I'll say, hesitantly, "yes".
Unless, of course, you meant something else. That, or, I misunderstood something somewhere...
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CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
First off: Thanks are due across the board, as well as to the man who made the .exe Noob-proof app it helped a little bit and worked great
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I don't know about the dot-exe but I'll agree nonetheless.
CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
Second: Okay.. I recieved a warranty replacement..new HBoot. following this guide I did all required.
UPON using fastboot command to boot the boot.img it reboots and starts to boot up PyroIce 1.1.2..... which you say isnt right since i need to flash the ROM again in Recovery..
If i Do that it wont boot again and hangs on the MT4GS splash screen, i think it is actually because i also flash the adreno drivers patch, but i am not going to try and tinker with it.
bottom line, working... thanks so much guys
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I don't know much about the whole ROM thing and Android in general. I come from G1 land, where everything was easy . You just flash the ROM and you're done. However, if I understand correctly, here you just flash the ROM you want (ICS whatever) and then the kernel (boot). Did I miss something along the way?
I would think that the kernel should be no different conceptually than the one in Linux (or Windows, or OS-X, or...). It's the interface between the software packages ("Android", plus the apks, framework, all that) and the hardware. So really, I don't see why any ROM shouldn't work as long as your kernel has everything the ROM needs to interface with the hardware and the framework has everything the ROM needs to interface with the software (or the software with the kernel). Do I understand correctly?
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I just reread that... you booted the hboot via fastboot instead of writing it to the phone first... which I guess is smarter than what I did -- cus if it won't work at least you don't brick it that way. Do you have a link to the howto for that? I'm sure it's simple and easy, I just have never done it...
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Photon Q RSD Compatible FXZ

Thanks to Shabbypenguin for his fastbootable partitions of the Photon Q and thanks to mhous for modifying parts of the Atrix HD .xml file into the Photon Q.
This RSD Package contains 2 xmls for use, one standard one named after the build number, and one that does not flash the stock bootloader and is named as such. Put the one you want for use into RSD Lite and fire away. Have plenty of battery power (or use a Motorola Factory-Style cable or converter from Team Black Hat and you don't have to worry about that) and ALWAYS have your email from Motorola including the unlock code (UNIQUE_KEY) for your device backed up or saved somewhere. Just in case the fastboot locks it without you wanting it do, you'll have that code.
Use this file with Motorola's RSD Lite 5.7 or higher, and with the latest Motorola USB drivers.
Photon Q RSD Files / FXZ files: http://crackflasher.com/dev/mattlgroff/PhotonQ/7.7.1Q-6_SPR-89_ASA-36_SIGNED_CFC.zip
MD5: D864AB70881AF86EB225F0BF1D0A911B
RSD Lite 5.7: http://rootingmydroid.com/FILESYSTEM/DEVELOPMENT/UDPATES/-RSD-LITE/RSDLite57.zip
32 Bit Drivers (5.9): http://rootingmydroid.com/FILESYSTE..._End_User_Driver_Installation_5.9.0_32bit.msi
64 Bit Drivers (5.9): http://rootingmydroid.com/FILESYSTE..._End_User_Driver_Installation_5.9.0_64bit.msi
Happy flashing!

oh if you needed the xml i have that too. in fact i need to talk with you privately about some of the files. i posted up enough to fix anyones phone, but not everything in the zip

Do not flash this, it has bricked my phone... the MD5 for the system image is wrong, and even if you update that in the XML, it still fails to flash and remains stuck at fastboot flash failure. :crying:
Does anyone have the correct system image? I have sent shabbypenquin a PM trying to figure this out.

Gave this a try w the newest drivers & can't get past the system img. Tried several times, decrompressing new each time with no success. Even tried different cables & ports, still no luck.
Anybody have any thoughts on this?

bump...

thats teh word on the street. unfortunately the system.img is pulled from sprints files i dont know what else i could do to fix it

fallnSaint said:
Gave this a try w the newest drivers & can't get past the system img. Tried several times, decrompressing new each time with no success. Even tried different cables & ports, still no luck.
Anybody have any thoughts on this?
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What state is your phone in? I can try to replicate as long as you're not soft-bricked.

shabbypenguin said:
thats teh word on the street. unfortunately the system.img is pulled from sprints files i dont know what else i could do to fix it
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Well... $hit...
KitsunePaws said:
What state is your phone in? I can try to replicate as long as you're not soft-bricked.
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Thanks KP, I'm not bricked; this is how I got into my "sticky" situation (pun totally intended). After system img failed, I was left in fastboot I flashed my recovery & restored. Other than the sticky fastboot, running fine. Well, I still haven't fixed my original problem but, that's for another thread.

Is this the same issue we are having w system.img?
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/swing-and-miss-motorola-razr-i-kernel-source-almost-here/
-Saint

any updates on a working rsd file?

Maxpowersxp said:
any updates on a working rsd file?
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hopefully Motorola will release one. they said in the FAQs that they are choosing not to at this time, but hopefully they will at some point.
in the meantime, i wish we could make one. at this moment it seems we don't have any way of downgrading back to the original modem? (it was mentioned that there was a new modem in the update?)

Modified FXZ file
yogi2010 said:
hopefully Motorola will release one. they said in the FAQs that they are choosing not to at this time, but hopefully they will at some point.
in the meantime, i wish we could make one. at this moment it seems we don't have any way of downgrading back to the original modem? (it was mentioned that there was a new modem in the update?)
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This package does not contain system.img!
This is here in case you break something that recovery does not touch.
If anyone has a problem with this being posted, let me know and I will pull the link. Props to mattlgroff for the original.
I edited the original file so that the broken system.img does not flash, everything else is unchanged. I tested this and it works fine.
I offer no support for this & it will wipe your internal sd card, you have been warned.
Modified 7.7.1Q-6_SPR-89_ASA-36_SIGNED_CFC.zip
md5: 851D8157D2A5ADE91E60ACCA0F04EA15

No problems whatsoever. I wanted to personally thank everyone on this forum for all of the dev help. When I unlocked my bootloader, I couldn't get CWM to flash properly, and I wound up erasing my ROM (don't ask lmao) and after 2 frustrating hours the posted boot.img & system.img files saved my phone. I am in everyone's debt, and I am willing to try out anything experimental for y'all now that I have TWRP and two good Nandroids. Thank u again for all of your help and hard work.
Sent from my XT897 using xda premium

I do have an issue each time i install the moto/sprint 77 update, my phone does nothing but reboot. I have a nandroid that is pre-update, but am I missing out on anything by not installing it? I rooted, installed arrgh's kernel and deodexed system before the update. Should i do an odexed system, stock kernel then update?
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I encourage all of you to
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drakeheart77 said:
I do have an issue each time i install the moto/sprint 77 update, my phone does nothing but reboot. I have a nandroid that is pre-update, but am I missing out on anything by not installing it? I rooted, installed arrgh's kernel and deodexed system before the update. Should i do an odexed system, stock kernel then update?
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That's what I hear... You would probably get a better response and more help if you posted in the correct thread tho. The update thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966998
-Saint

Ooops sorry thanks for the correction!
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fallnSaint said:
If anyone has a problem with this being posted, let me know and I will pull the link. Props to mattlgroff for the original.
I edited the original file so that the broken system.img does not flash, everything else is unchanged. I tested this and it works fine.
I offer no support for this & it will wipe your internal sd card, you have been warned.
Modified 7.7.1Q-6_SPR-89_ASA-36_SIGNED_CFC.zip
md5: 851D8157D2A5ADE91E60ACCA0F04EA15
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This kind of worked for me. I was able to get out of the bootloader screen, but now it's stuck on the initial screen with just the red Motorola circle.
Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?

Stefenatefun said:
This kind of worked for me. I was able to get out of the bootloader screen, but now it's stuck on the initial screen with just the red Motorola circle.
Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?
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Without more details as to what caused your problems originally I am kinda in the dark. I would guess that you have a problem with your system img, this RSD package should revert everything except system to stock. The bad news here is that if you did have a custom recovery, you don't anymore. If you have a good backup you will have to fastboot flash recovery again before you can use it. If you don't have a backup see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33391825&postcount=9
-Saint

fallnSaint said:
Without more details as to what caused your problems originally I am kinda in the dark. I would guess that you have a problem with your system img, this RSD package should revert everything except system to stock. The bad news here is that if you did have a custom recovery, you don't anymore. If you have a good backup you will have to fastboot flash recovery again before you can use it. If you don't have a backup see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33391825&postcount=9
-Saint
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What I did was I went into the bootloader, flashed the zip, and rebooted after it finished. Now I am unable to access the bootloader, as the phone won't boot. By now, the battery's dead, anyways. Whenever I turn the device off, it turns on a couple seconds later. I would rather not take it apart, but if I have to, I'll do it.
The only thing I can access is the recovery, which just results in this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

[q] urgent need help

Hi guys,
My phone now currently running android 2.3.4. My phone originate from Hong Kong and already unlock by the seller.
I received an update which include security fix by HTC.
I download the update and it require me to reboot to complete update. While installing, the error signal show up and i was stuck over there.
I tried factory reset and also hard reset, but the result still the same.
Below are the picture, please have a look :
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Thank you

Do you have a custom recovery (like Clockwork Mod or 4ext) installed and if so have you tried rebooting the phone in recovery?
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Vaporizers said:
Do you have a custom recovery (like Clockwork Mod or 4ext) installed and if so have you tried rebooting the phone in recovery?
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
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Nop, any idea how to format this phone with official ROM ? because i think the current ROM got problem.

Not sure it will work or not
Remove battery , insert battery ,press volume down + power button at same time... And from bootloader select factory reset . And then reboot
Btw r u sure u dont have custom recovery ????
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Itsakash said:
Not sure it will work or not
Remove battery , insert battery ,press volume down + power button at same time... And from bootloader select factory reset . And then reboot
Btw r u sure u dont have custom recovery ????
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Thank you for the reply. I did that before. The problem still the same.
I'm pretty sure for that, it's because the device i just brought it few days.

Have you tried downloading the ruu you need and trying that? I've had to ruu back to stock a couple times....doesn't hurt to try.
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MunkyButt said:
Have you tried downloading the ruu you need and trying that? I've had to ruu back to stock a couple times....doesn't hurt to try.
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Actually i not really know how to do. Can you provide me a link for RUU?an official ROM link for me to download perhaps.
I did try to ask the repairing shop, they not dare to help me to reformat, the reason is, they say my phone originate from Hong Kong and i currently now in Malaysia.They do not want to take the risk. I'm so Helpless =(

Before you do any more flashing of anything, go back to the bootloader (pull battery, then power button + volume down) and post here EXACTLY what you see on the screen. If possible just take a picture of the screen.
It makes me nervous that you got your phone from Hong Kong and then an update didn't work. There are a lot of fake Sensations coming out of China. They look like the real ones, but the hardware is different and firmware/roms/radios made for the Sensation won't work on them.
If you have a fake one, trying to flash an RRU on it will deffiantely kill it and kill it badly.

Skipjacks said:
Before you do any more flashing of anything, go back to the bootloader (pull battery, then power button + volume down) and post here EXACTLY what you see on the screen. If possible just take a picture of the screen.
It makes me nervous that you got your phone from Hong Kong and then an update didn't work. There are a lot of fake Sensations coming out of China. They look like the real ones, but the hardware is different and firmware/roms/radios made for the Sensation won't work on them.
If you have a fake one, trying to flash an RRU on it will deffiantely kill it and kill it badly.
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I check from HTC already. They asking me provide them my IMEI, after they check, they told me my phone was originate from Hong Kong.
I think should be original..haha..hopefully..
and here is my screenshot

fookelvin said:
I check from HTC already. They asking me provide them my IMEI, after they check, they told me my phone was originate from Hong Kong.
I think should be original..haha..hopefully..
and here is my screenshot
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Yeah that looks all legit.
I didn't mean to scare you. But that's been happening lately where someone buys a knock off, tries to install Sensation software, and bricks the phone.
To fix your problem you may have to use ADB to install a custom recovery. Or you should be able to do it using a PM58IMG file. I'm pretty sure there's a PM58IMG file for flashing 4EXT in the 4EXT thread in the dev section. Just put the file on your SD card (using a computer, obviously since the phone doesn't work) boot into bootloader, and let it run. You should then have 4EXT
You can also upgrade the firmware the same way if you want to get ICS or Jelly Bean.
I think your problem is a lot more fixable than it seems. So don't stress. You should have this up and running oon.

Skipjacks said:
Yeah that looks all legit.
I didn't mean to scare you. But that's been happening lately where someone buys a knock off, tries to install Sensation software, and bricks the phone.
To fix your problem you may have to use ADB to install a custom recovery. Or you should be able to do it using a PM58IMG file. I'm pretty sure there's a PM58IMG file for flashing 4EXT in the 4EXT thread in the dev section. Just put the file on your SD card (using a computer, obviously since the phone doesn't work) boot into bootloader, and let it run. You should then have 4EXT
You can also upgrade the firmware the same way if you want to get ICS or Jelly Bean.
I think your problem is a lot more fixable than it seems. So don't stress. You should have this up and running oon.
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=) you seriously scare me T_T..haha..! By the way, can u show me the steps and link maybe or require software? I will really really appreciate you~

Use this guide, follow the steps exactly!! for installing 4ext second method, and the remainder of the document for firmware and the arhd rom. Your phone is already s-off.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472298&highlight=4ext

mb_guy said:
Use this guide, follow the steps exactly!! for installing 4ext second method, and the remainder of the document for firmware and the arhd rom. Your phone is already s-off.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472298&highlight=4ext
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my kernel version is 2.6.35, there is nothing with kernel in order to do that right?
everything is official ROM? follow exactly step 1-step 5?

fookelvin said:
my kernel version is 2.6.35, there is nothing with kernel in order to do that right?
everything is official ROM? follow exactly step 1-step 5?
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Yes if you want ics ARHD rom.. Follow both the first post and second post
Edit: wait you just want to do an official ota update?
Then maybe you are rooted..
Did you have any superuser or supersu app?
Otherwise might be recovery... From the bootloader (screen shot one).. Select recovery and the tell me what it shows
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ganeshp said:
Yes if you want ics ARHD rom.. Follow both the first post and second post
Edit: wait you just want to do an official ota update?
Then maybe you are rooted..
Did you have any superuser or supersu app?
Otherwise might be recovery... From the bootloader (screen shot one).. Select recovery and the tell me what it shows
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Nop, i pretty sure i do not have superuser app inside my devices. Because once i get my phone, first thing i do is,
search for the update.
then i failed to update. So i think the current android version have problem. I wanted to fix it with official rom

fookelvin said:
Nop, i pretty sure i do not have superuser app inside my devices. Because once i get my phone, first thing i do is,
search for the update.
then i failed to update. So i think the current android version have problem. I wanted to fix it with official rom
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anyway, how can I install "OTA_Pyramid_LE_hTC_Asia_HK_1.73.708.3-1.73.708.2_release_220041l8r0sjvypo1sal7n" this zip file VIA PC?

ganeshp said:
Yes if you want ics ARHD rom.. Follow both the first post and second post
Edit: wait you just want to do an official ota update?
Then maybe you are rooted..
Did you have any superuser or supersu app?
Otherwise might be recovery... From the bootloader (screen shot one).. Select recovery and the tell me what it shows
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium
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anyway, how can I install "OTA_Pyramid_LE_hTC_Asia_HK_1.73.708.3-1.73.708.2_release_220041l8r0sjvypo1sal7n" this zip file VIA PC?

Hey guys, i have new discover. I found Status(7) and installation aborted. What error is' it actually? i was trying to install the official update manually.
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fookelvin said:
Hey guys, i have new discover. I found Status(7) and installation aborted. What error is' it actually? i was trying to install the official update manually.
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It seems md5 mismatch.. The update is probably not for this phone or might have missed a intermediate update or the downloaded zip is corrupted
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ganeshp said:
It seems md5 mismatch.. The update is probably not for this phone or might have missed a intermediate update or the downloaded zip is corrupted
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so what should i do know ? T__T sad~~