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[Q] Big Help Please

I did a full wipe and i forgot to put in a CUSTOM ROM in the SD CARD..
what do I do!??! help

Don't quote me on this, but you should be able to put your SDcard in a card reader and put it on your card as PD98IMG.zip and Hboot will flash it.

P00t said:
I did a full wipe and i forgot to put in a CUSTOM ROM in the SD CARD..
what do I do!??! help
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Download the custom rom and place it on the sd card. Boot into recovery, do a full wipe, install custom rom.
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You should have at least one backup to restore from...
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he wouldn't even have to put it as a pd98img he can still boot into recovery..

mudknot2005 said:
he wouldn't even have to put it as a pd98img he can still boot into recovery..
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This is true. I softbricked mine the other night pulling fonts around. Pull your sd card out and go to hboot. (you could leave it in if you DO NOT have a pd98img on your card) then reinstall after you get to recovery. As posted above you should still have your original rom on your sd card flash this if you don't have a cardreader. Good Luck!

where can I get this pd189.img

Download the ROM you want to your computer and rename it exactly to PD98IMG.zip and copy it to the root of your SDCARD. Hboot will automatically install it.

P00t said:
where can I get this pd189.img
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its easier to just put the rom on your sd card and boot into recovery..... Did you not make a nandroid back up? If you didn't then maybe that is something you might want to start making a habit of...

Get into recovery from hboot. There is an option in there to enable usb and you can use it like an flash drive like in android. Here are the steps.
1) boot into hboot (volume down then power button)
2) use the volume rocker to go to recovery
3) in recover scroll down to mounts and storage
4) scroll down to mount usb storage
This should allow you to view your sd card like u do in android when u select usb mode. From here you can put your rom on unmount and install. Good luck hope this helps.

[Q] boot loop

sorry guys but i made an "uh oh" and need help please! i had Virtuous Unity 1.31.0 & was attempting to flash the beta version. i had blue magic theme on my rom as well. Here are the exact steps i took: downloaded rom, put phone in clockwork recovery, wiped dalvik, wiped cache, wiped data, mounted system, flashed the zip & rebooted. Now i'm looped in the "blue magic" boot animation. what'd i do wrong & can it be fixed. i backed everything up too. i can get it into HBOOT screen by pressing power & down on volume key but am not able to scroll to any of the options. after a cple seconds it automatically selects HBOOT & asks if i want to install update from sd? i assume it's the gingrbread update but i've selected "no" every time so i could talk to someone first. right noe i'm on a publis cpu & it won't allow me to access the phone internals. i need admin passcode. i haven't messed much with playing with my phone thru a cpu so i'm not quite sure i'm even doing it right. sorry for my cpu lack of knowledge but i've adapted to android pretty well. Help please & thank u in advance

problem is that you have a PD98IMG.zip file on your sdcard....
pull the sdcard, boot into HBOOT, select recovery, then pop in the sdcard when you get to recovery

Pirateghost said:
problem is that you have a PD98IMG.zip file on your sdcard....
pull the sdcard, boot into HBOOT, select recovery, then pop in the sdcard when you get to recovery
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Yup. If you happen to have a PD98IMG.zip on your SD, bootloader will try to flash it everytime and you won't be able to access Recovery. Either pull the SD card until after you've selected Recovery like pirateghost suggested, or find a card reader/other device to read your card to delete PD98IMG.zip

Ok sweet. That got me back to clockwork, slipped the card back in once in recovery, clicked reboot and it still looped. It did say I had that file so I'm guessing I have to find a card reader and delete the file maually now or did I do something wrong?

Thanks so much for ur reply and it looks like I'm going to have to find a card reader and do it manually cuz it still loops. Thank u so much!

Just go in recovery rewipe and flash the beta rom only no themes yet let it reboot it should load right up I think the theme messed you up the bata rom is based I'm 2.3.4 so 2.3.3 themes wont work
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Ok, did all that but Noticed before I rebooted that at the bottom where it shows the processes it's going thru, it says installation aborted. Says E:Can't open/Sd card/ download etc...2.33.0 BETA.zip....(bad). Do I still reboot or attempt to flash again?

Try going into mounts option in recovery and mount the external sd card.

Not giving option to mount. Only unmount so I guess I unmount and try to remount?

Try that and see if it works.

Aborted again. I'm getting worried friend

Still aborted. I'm getting worried friend

Don't worry. It will work out fine. Let me check something and I will reply momentarily.

Thank u so much for helping. I'm wishing I could pay u at this point

Don't worry. Turn off phone. Check to make sure sd card is properly inserted. Power phone back up and boot into recovery. Select install zip and see if you are able to view your files.

Well I can go to install the zip but still aborts

Try going to backup and restore and select restore. Select the backup you said you made and try restoring to your backup. You may have a bad download of the beta rom. Let me know if you can restore. Wipe first.

What happens If I scroll down to that PD98IMG.zip u were talkin bout. I see it on the zip file list...

You don't want to use that. That type of file can only be used in Hboot. It seems like you can see what is on your sd card so it is mounted. The rom file you were trying to flash may be corrupted. Unless you can get another rom on your sd card I would say restore to your backup until you can get another rom on your card and also delete that PD98IMG file.

if it says corrupted that means that your ROM file is corrupted or didnt fully downloaded.
1.Turn Off Phone
2.Take out SD Card
3.Vol+Power to Hboot
4.You will be at recovery mode.
5.Insert Sd Card back in
6.go to Mount
7.Mount your SD CARD(make sure USB is plugged in the computer)
8.Wait a little, your computer will have pop-up, if not go to My computer and click on your Sd Card.
9.Drag in a new fully downloaded rom into it.
10.Unmount the Sd Card
11.Happy Flashing!
sorry if this does not work, tried my best to help. This worked on me, so It should work for you as well.
another method is, if you got a Card Reader(micro chip goes in side a big chip) then put your ROM in their and delete the PD19 blah file, and skip steps 6 to 10

what if i didn't deleted the PG58IMG from my memory card after installing recover?

what will happen?thanks!

If you try boot into recovery using the key combination then it'll reflash the firmware I think.

you will be asked if you want to flash the file again.
Just say no by pressing the correct volume button.

You wont be able to get into your recovery until you delete the file. Take the card out and delete the file and you should be ok.

If you don't delete then every time when you boot in to bootloader it will ask you to flash recovery again.
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Those are a lot of incomplete answers.
It will not allow you to reach the recovery or any other options in the bootloader because the bootloader will read the file and ask if you want to update, if you say no, it just reboots. If you say yes, it reflashes. The only way to get back your bootloader and recovery is to delete that file.

I had to use another phone to delete the file from my SD card as i facing continuous bootloop...

dont need second phone
take the sd card out,
boot the phone into the boot loader
go to recovery
it will start counting down or whatever looking for the sd card
put the card back in
it will see the sd card
it will continue on into recovery
connect to pc
mount usb in recovery
delete img file
reboot now if you like everything will be back to normal
* i believe this will also work if you put the sd card in after the bootloader is loaded before you go to recovery, the card just needs to be not present while the bootloader is loading. i believe it checks the card when it loads the bootloader, but after the bootloader comes up you can put the card back in then proceed to recovery

MicroSD adapter card - £0.99 from amazon/eBay. Easiest way to remove pg58img if you forget!
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get a microsd adaptor
stringer7 said:
MicroSD adapter card - £0.99 from amazon/eBay. Easiest way to remove pg58img if you forget!
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indeed, agree 100% with you. the adaptor is the easiest and fastest way to copy/delete that pg58img file.
if u lucky, u can get 2x card reader for £0.99 (ebay)... and sell the 2nd one (just done that )

Ceed is on the correct path, but you don't even need to go that far. If you simply take out the memory card, boot the phone, then put the memory card back in, you can delete the file using any file explorer program from the market. I prefer Root Explorer, but really anything will work. Hope that helps.

You don't have to delete it. Simple as 'adb reboot recovery'

[Q] Can't access recovery

Hi, A while ago I wanted to root my HTC Sensation XE, I did an S-OFF but at the rooting part I got stuck, and now I wanted to change rom but I can't,This is my Boot-loader picture:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/571/47344469.jpg/
When pressing the recovery this shows up for 1 sec:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/823/31969609.jpg/
and then stuck on this:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/444/32621718.jpg/
Can shutdown only buy unplugging the battery.
Please tell me how can I get root accses and get in the recovery mode to flash a new rom.
Thanks!!

senia3 said:
Hi, A while ago I wanted to root my HTC Sensation XE, I did an S-OFF but at the rooting part I got stuck, and now I wanted to change rom but I can't,This is my Boot-loader picture:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/571/47344469.jpg/
When pressing the recovery this shows up for 1 sec:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/823/31969609.jpg/
and then stuck on this:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/444/32621718.jpg/
Can shutdown only buy unplugging the battery.
Please tell me how can I get root accses and get in the recovery mode to flash a new rom.
Thanks!!
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Try installing Rom Manager and from there Flash Clockworkmod recovery.
Or using adb reboot recovery?

Can't install rom manager cuz I don't have root.
Any help please?

Copy the attached file to your SD card and flash it via HBOOT. It will flash 4EXT to your phone. Remember to delete the file once done

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Works well, thank you.
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EddyOS said:
Copy the attached file to your SD card and flash it via HBOOT. It will flash 4EXT to your phone. Remember to delete the file once done
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How can i copy it to my sd card?

You need a application called es file explorer or similar and you go into downloads from the es file explorer then find the file you just downloaded and long press on it. A menu will pop up. Press move to, then it will say sd card on the top and other files in the middle. Just press ok in that menu and it should move the file from your downloads directly to your sd card . From there you can get into bootloader by pulling battery, put back in, press volume and power at the same time. Because the file is a pg58img file the device will recognize it and ask to continue update, press power for yes. Let it update. When your finished please remember to DELETE the file or the bootloader will continue to update it over and over. Hope this helps. Best wishes
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GiannisHTC said:
How can i copy it to my sd card?
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The same way you'd copy music or pictures to your SD. Just make sure the zip posted above is not in any folders on your SD card.

How to bypass bootloader and boot straight to recovery

running CMX everything was fine but i wanted to flash a new radio, so i did. now its stuck at the loading screen and if i go to fastboot it just tries to reapply the PC58IMG.zip then reboot. i cant get to recovery.

blackchad said:
running CMX everything was fine but i wanted to flash a new radio, so i did. now its stuck at the loading screen and if i go to fastboot it just tries to reapply the PC58IMG.zip then reboot. i cant get to recovery.
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Delete the PC58IMG.zip from the SD card or take out the SD card.
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Yup, Delete or Rename the PG58IMG.zip file.
You can also pop the SDcard out before it first goes into the Bootloader.

Yeah remove your SD card until your in recovery or delete the PG58IMG.zip from it with your pc/laptop

After upgrading with a pg58img it is ALWAYS necessary to delete or remove after the upgrade because the file will continuously be trying to upgrade It's self if you do not do this as you found out. I personally after upgrade take out my sd card and pop it in a card reader then plug into computer and delete the file this way. Then put my sd back and I'm good to go. Hope this helps and explains why you must delete the file. After the file is deleted your problem will be solved.
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There are some ways around this such as pulling the sdcard prior to the scanning performed by the bootloader. However, just to be safe, remove the zip from another machine (tablet, pc, etc)
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