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Lacking recovery mode? Push with adb?

Ok, so here is my problem. Can't get past the white splash screen. If i could enter recovery mode this wouldn't be a big deal, but I can't, all i get is a black screen. I need to find a way to use abd to get into recovery mode. According to the HBOOT menu I used ACE Hack kit and I supposedly have S-OFF. Is there a way I can do the necessary precedure to get recovery mode with access only to the HBoot menu and a computer?
Many thanks to anyone who has a solution.

eskimosnow said:
Ok, so here is my problem. Can't get past the white splash screen. If i could enter recovery mode this wouldn't be a big deal, but I can't, all i get is a black screen. I need to find a way to use abd to get into recovery mode. According to the HBOOT menu I used ACE Hack kit and I supposedly have S-OFF. Is there a way I can do the necessary precedure to get recovery mode with access only to the HBoot menu and a computer?
Many thanks to anyone who has a solution.
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Try pulling battery...wait a minute...then replace battery. Hold volume down as you power it on. Should get you in hboot & from there you should be able to enter recovery
Hope this helps

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Must make sure phone and computer are talking to each other.
You can do this by typing "adb devices" should return a value.
Then If you type "adb reboot recovery" it will reboot your phone to recovery.
Or
Plug your phone into the charger and turn the phone off. If will cycle off then boot to recovery about a minute later. That is is you have not applied the fix for this. Nice walk around for the Black Screen though!

SNadler said:
Must make sure phone and computer are talking to each other.
You can do this by typing "adb devices" should return a value.
Then If you type "adb reboot recovery" it will reboot your phone to recovery.
Or
Plug your phone into the charger and turn the phone off. If will cycle off then boot to recovery about a minute later. That is is you have not applied the fix for this. Nice walk around for the Black Screen though!
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The phone and computer don't have to be talking to each other, all he has to do do is place the PD98IMG on his sd card with an adapter, and boot into hboot and it will flash the new hboot, which will rid him of the black recovery screen. Or if the phone can talk to the computer he can push it to the sd card with adb. Place the PD98IMG.zip in the tools folder of sdk Using adb devices (to see if it is connectd) adb push ./PD98IMG.zip /sdcard/

[Q] Sensation won't boot :( Please help..Anyone???

Hi all,
I recently bought a used sensation from ebay and now it won't boot. I allready read a couple posts in this forum. Did the adb reboot and adb reboot bootloader and didn't work. So I think it's not rooted. What exactley happens is, the will not boot. It stays blank and the led lights too, but when plug it into my laptop\pc, it gets reconized and able to install the adb drivers to it. The led lights are then lit and pressing the power button kills it for a second and then restarts. Getting the same connection to my pc but no boot. I then installed adb tools trying to reboot the bootloader, but when i type in adb devices, I get nothing listed. So when i tried adb reboot i get error: no device found
Just moments ago i installed a new jdk and currently installing android sdk to make a proper connection with the device.
Any advice?? Pff

I think it phone has been completely wiped so there is no any OA Rom installed. Try booting in to recovery then see if its rooted then install any custom Rom. The most safest way is install RUU from ur PC which restore it to original.
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still no luck
I've read the post noob guide (adb,sdk..), done every step, still it won't see my phone

Run RUU from PC because it phone is recognized by pc that's best way.
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Just check which recovery have u got if clockwork then flash any custom Rom again. U need 2 use card reader to transfer rom
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can I use one of these stock ruu's?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1228648

Ok so from what I understand is that even without being in bootloader or recovery. Just by being connected, I can install stock ruu to my phone and then everything else? I'm downloading one of the ruu now

Ok from what i read, I cannot get into the bootloader or recovery cause it's maybe hard bricked. Is there a fix for this?

jasminthoria said:
Run RUU from PC because it phone is recognized by pc that's best way.
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Ok sorry for the late reply. Due to my "lovely" bandwidth, I finally found the stock rom for my device, version tmous 1.45.531.1. I ran the setup and everything went fine, until i got an error error 1105 or something that it's not compatible with my device. How can that be if it'.s not from another vendor. It says t mobile on top lol. Does this mean that i'm screwed?

Still haven't got it to boot. Only led is lit when plugged in charger or pc. The screen stays blank and unplugged it does nothing. Only if there was a way to get it in fastboot or just to see life in my device

Hold volume down plus power button. You will be in fastbboot .

first press and hold the vol - button then just press the power button without holding it, but keep holding the vol -
wait 10 seconds
release the vol - button
press power button again
now you should be in fastboot
on your computer in command prompt type fastboot devices and see if your computer recognizes the phone

Advice please. I think I just bricked my phone.

I am running the latest AOKP, and was having problems with tiny chat. I decided to reboot into recover and wipe everything. I wiped all the options that allow a wipe, and then went to reboot. It would not reboot - it said there was nothing in /system. Now, if I try to turn it on, it gets to the HTC screen, and nothing.
Did I just brick my phone?

If I try to go into recovery, it says there is no OS installed. I did a backup before, but there is nothing listed if I try to recover. Am I boned? I can still get into recover. Is there a way to get an OS on there?

hcricket said:
I am running the latest AOKP, and was having problems with tiny chat. I decided to reboot into recover and wipe everything. I wiped all the options that allow a wipe, and then went to reboot. It would not reboot - it said there was nothing in /system. Now, if I try to turn it on, it gets to the HTC screen, and nothing.
Did I just brick my phone?
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Does it go into recovery mode or not ?

first of all this is not the right thread to post in.it should be in q & a section.second you wiped everything in the sense you formatted system also i think.obviously phone wont boot up into os if there is no os.try downloading any rom you like.enter bootloader.from there go to recovery and flash the rom you downloaded.thats it now you can boot into the os.

Lock your bootloader through adb and then run a ruu

Also, if a phone is jacked up, and all you can get into is recovery, does the battery still charge? Should I unplug it?

rohanjain91 said:
Lock your bootloader through adb and then run a ruu
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Is there a resource I can look to with instructions for this? Thank you for your reply.

I cant even turn it off, no matter what I do it turns on again.

why is this here ?

I put it in the wrong place. I've reposted it in the Q&A thread. Sorry for threatening your delicate sensibilities while I freak out about bricking my 500 dollar phone.

1. Hold down Power button
2. As soon as the screen goes dark, press and hold the volume down button while it is coming back on. Don't let go of either button until you (hopefully) get to the bootloader.
From there, do this:
fastboot oem lock
At this point, your phone shouldn't be able to boot into anything except the bootloader (which is fine).
Then go and run the RUU.
Good luck!

rohan32 said:
1. Hold down Power button
2. As soon as the screen goes dark, press and hold the volume down button while it is coming back on. Don't let go of either button until you (hopefully) get to the bootloader.
From there, do this:
fastboot oem lock
At this point, your phone shouldn't be able to boot into anything except the bootloader (which is fine).
Then go and run the RUU.
Good luck!
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I am not sure how to run the RUU. I can't get it to the point where I can transfer things to the phone from my computer.

rohan32 said:
1. Hold down Power button
2. As soon as the screen goes dark, press and hold the volume down button while it is coming back on. Don't let go of either button until you (hopefully) get to the bootloader.
From there, do this:
fastboot oem lock
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I don't have an optionj for fastboot oem lock

Boot into the bootloader (the white screen)
Use the volume keys to scroll down to "Fastboot" and use the Power button to select that option
Then, after you install the correct fastboot/htc/adb drivers, open up CMD and wherever you have fastboot installed, cd to there and then run on your PC:
fastboot oem lock
Then download an RUU from the forums (such as 1.85).
It is an .exe file
Run the .exe file and follow the directions it gives you.

rohan32 said:
Boot into the bootloader (the white screen)
Use the volume keys to scroll down to "Fastboot" and use the Power button to select that option
Then, after you install the correct fastboot/htc/adb drivers, open up CMD and wherever you have fastboot installed, cd to there and then run on your PC:
fastboot oem lock
Then download an RUU from the forums (such as 1.85).
It is an .exe file
Run the .exe file and follow the directions it gives you.
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Thank you very much for helping me. I am in the Fastboot. I have the options of Bootloader, Reboot, Reboot Bootloader, and Power Down. I am not sure how to install the correct fastboot/htc/adb drivers.

hcricket said:
Thank you very much for helping me. I am in the Fastboot. I have the options of Bootloader, Reboot, Reboot Bootloader, and Power Down. I am not sure how to install the correct fastboot/htc/adb drivers.
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Install an application called "HTC Sync" from HTC's website.
Then download this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709424
cd to the directory in CMD where that directory was extracted do (in that same directory you should have a fastboot.exe file)
then run that fastboot oem lock command.
then after it reboots the bootloader and it says "RELOCKED" on top, run the RUU.

hcricket said:
Thank you very much for helping me. I am in the Fastboot. I have the options of Bootloader, Reboot, Reboot Bootloader, and Power Down. I am not sure how to install the correct fastboot/htc/adb drivers.
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this one might help... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25080910
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Fixed. XDA is amazing as always. Thank you all so much, I really thought I'd completely boned myself. Up and running.

hcricket said:
Fixed. XDA is amazing as always. Thank you all so much, I really thought I'd completely boned myself. Up and running.
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Glad to hear it.
Please be sure to post in the right section next time also, so that people don't start jumping down your throat

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1851033

Other noobs stuck in a loop?

I am a noob and I bricked my HTC Sensation 4G. (Admitting you have a problem is the first step.)
This was after the official OTA ICS update; rooted with S-ON, unlocked HBOOT 1.27. It was one of two things: 1) I was very lazy and used 1X to unlock Hboot, then subsequently flashed the HTC One X kernel without realizing it; 2) I inappropriately used writesecureflag 3.
Either way, I was stuck in a bootloop (white screen with green HTC) for the last week. I tried every solution I could find in in these forums to no avail, but I finally fixed it myself. If someone already posted these steps, sorry I wasn't trying to steal your thunder. I saw many others are having this problem, so I’m sharing my solution as a noob to noob how-to:
I did this on Windows 7, 64 bit to a T-mobile 4G model which was rooted with HTC Dev unlocked Hboot 1.27, S-ON, and CWM. It should work on other models, but I don’t know about other Hboots.
Update your SDK tools and drivers (excellent guide here) and download the stock RUU appropriate to your model (excellent guide here)
Remove your SIM card and insert an empty, formatted sd card into your phone
Put your phone in fastboot (easiest way is hold the ‘down’ volume button and power button on your Sensation at the same time, then select fastboot with the volume buttons and press power) and connect your device to a USB 2 port with a reliable USB cable. You should now see the words “fastboot usb”
Navigate to the folder containing adb and fastboot, press Shift and right click your mouse; select “open command window here”. At the prompt type “fastboot oem lock” (without quotation marks) and press enter. Your device should now say something like “Relocked” at the top and may say “Security Warning”. Don’t touch it.
Run the RUU executable that you downloaded earlier. It should take about 5-10 minutes and will then say that your device is ready for use, just wait for it to reboot on its own.
You should now be the proud owner of a shiny new LOCKED, UN-rooted device all ready to be screwed with again.:good:

Fastboot Mode Issue

Dear All,
Please help me regarding fastboot. When I press 3 keys (vol-up, vol-down and power key) while phone is off. I see the black and white screen written boot modes. From there when I select AP Fastbood device is restart with red Motorola logo and end up on home screen.. I have tried several times to turn off the device and repeat this process but no issue still there..
Moreover, if I did not select any options from boot modes than device automatically rebooted after 3 or 4 seconds..
Please help me out.. I want to unlock the boot loader root and install custom ROM..
Currently Model Number is XT925 and device is completely stock.. never rooted before...
thanks and regards,

akkay1 said:
Dear All,
Please help me regarding fastboot. When I press 3 keys (vol-up, vol-down and power key) while phone is off. I see the black and white screen written boot modes. From there when I select AP Fastbood device is restart with red Motorola logo and end up on home screen.. I have tried several times to turn off the device and repeat this process but no issue still there..
Moreover, if I did not select any options from boot modes than device automatically rebooted after 3 or 4 seconds..
Please help me out.. I want to unlock the boot loader root and install custom ROM..
Currently Model Number is XT925 and device is completely stock.. never rooted before...
thanks and regards,
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After you use the volume down key to highlight "Fastboot", do you then press the volume up key to select it? If you just sit there and wait it will reboot normally. You must press the volume up key after you've highlighted the menu option.

akkay1 said:
Dear All,
Please help me regarding fastboot. When I press 3 keys (vol-up, vol-down and power key) while phone is off. I see the black and white screen written boot modes. From there when I select AP Fastbood device is restart with red Motorola logo and end up on home screen.. I have tried several times to turn off the device and repeat this process but no issue still there..
Moreover, if I did not select any options from boot modes than device automatically rebooted after 3 or 4 seconds..
Please help me out.. I want to unlock the boot loader root and install custom ROM..
Currently Model Number is XT925 and device is completely stock.. never rooted before...
thanks and regards,
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try this,
-install adb on your pc
-plug in phone when powered up
- open a command prompt in your adb dir
- type in: adb devices then enter. it should show your phone in the prompt. also check your phone, there may be a popup to acknowledge.
- rerun adb devices until it shows your phone properly or you cant proceed
-now type in: adb reboot bootloader
if it works, the phone should reboot to the fastboot screen.
if it doesnt stick in fastboot, im sorry but i dont know what else to tell you to try.

Thank-you for the Response
bweN diorD said:
try this,
-install adb on your pc
-plug in phone when powered up
- open a command prompt in your adb dir
- type in: adb devices then enter. it should show your phone in the prompt. also check your phone, there may be a popup to acknowledge.
- rerun adb devices until it shows your phone properly or you cant proceed
-now type in: adb reboot bootloader
if it works, the phone should reboot to the fastboot screen.
if it doesnt stick in fastboot, im sorry but i dont know what else to tell you to try.
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Thankyou so much for the reply, i followed your instructions and finally get in fastboot mode and unlocked the boot loader. However, is there any way from which I can go into recovery.. because through hardware way I am unable to go in recovery. Thanks
EDIT: I have tried entering command adb reboot recovery, then phone was rebooted and there was green android on screen with chest open.. thats it... i have waited for few minutes and rebooted the device mannually.

akkay1 said:
Thankyou so much for the reply, i followed your instructions and finally get in fastboot mode and unlocked the boot loader. However, is there any way from which I can go into recovery.. because through hardware way I am unable to go in recovery. Thanks
EDIT: I have tried entering command adb reboot recovery, then phone was rebooted and there was green android on screen with chest open.. thats it... i have waited for few minutes and rebooted the device mannually.
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That's the entry to stock recovery. You have to push a combination of buttons from there to get into recovery. I forget the button combination, it has been posted many times, try searching or wait for someone else to jump in with the answer.
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Not sure where to post this question been reading so many post my eyes are tired......
- XT926 upgraded to kitkat 183.46 last week via flash in RSD from JB 4.1.2
- Root went well DONE (Towel root .apk)
- Unlock went well DONE (Motopocalypse .apk) yes fastboot shows the #3
- Flashed TWRP 2.7.1 DONE (did it using the adb in motopocolypse)
- Backed up my current stock ROM in TWRP seemed to go well the program confirmed the backup was successful...So I thought
- Got confident and wanted to try flashing CM11 (Kitkat version)
- After flashing CM11 my phone got stuck at boot like many others have.... no problem I backed up my stock ROM in TWRP.....So I thought
- Went to restore my stock ROM using TWRP and yup you guessed it like many others the restore failed half way through
Not a big deal starting fresh can be a good thing BUT I really need my old text messages and all I have is a USB backup of the phone (Internal/SDcard) on my PC and of course the TWRP back-up on the SDcard that won’t restore ...... Is there any way to get these messages back to my phone????

wonka144 said:
Not a big deal starting fresh can be a good thing BUT I really need my old text messages and all I have is a USB backup of the phone (Internal/SDcard) on my PC and of course the TWRP back-up on the SDcard that won’t restore ...... Is there any way to get these messages back to my phone????
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Not sure how to help you with your immediate problem at hand, but going forward, I definitely recommend the sms backup + from the Google Play Store. Nice thing with that app is, you can link it to your gmail account, and all your text messages are backed up to your gmail.