I'm a noob here. erased my recovery.img file and decided install a theme zip file. As I install it and reboot it, its just stuck on the android logo. it's reappearing over and over. Can any1 please help! And yes my g1 had been rooted already.
Is there a way i can mount my phone back on to the pc and use cmd to put back in the recovery.img?
Maybe this can help
Did you just erase the recovery.img file of the sd card? I bet you still got the recovery image but you just delete the "install" file. just take the battery out, pop back in, and press home and power on. it should go to the recovery image. if you make a nandroid backup, just restore it. if not just flash the latest cyanogen rom.
You can toggle usb on or off in the recovery menu. when i first flashed cyanogen, i forget to flash the htc file so i got stuck on the mytouch screen. lucky the recovery image i used had usb toggle
or you can wait a while and see. usually the first time you flash a rom/theme it takes a while to load up
AndroidNoobie said:
Did you just erase the recovery.img file of the sd card? I bet you still got the recovery image but you just delete the "install" file. just take the battery out, pop back in, and press home and power on. it should go to the recovery image. if you make a nandroid backup, just restore it. if not just flash the latest cyanogen rom.
You can toggle usb on or off in the recovery menu. when i first flashed cyanogen, i forget to flash the htc file so i got stuck on the mytouch screen. lucky the recovery image i used had usb toggle
or you can wait a while and see. usually the first time you flash a rom/theme it takes a while to load up[/QUO
I got it fixed my way. Thanx though. I actually didn't erased the recovery file it was actually the Dreaimg.NBh file.
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turtle-f said:
I got it fixed my way. Thanx though. I actually didn't erased the recovery file it was actually the Dreaimg.NBh file.
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Oh ok. What did you do? was it even close to what i said?
I just quickly ran to Wal-mart and bought a SD Adapter along with a SD card reader/writer that connects to the usb. Took out my sd card from the G1 attached it to the adapter and the adapter to the sd reader/writer and attach connect it to the usb motherboard. It automatically opens up the sd card and I just erase the update file and copy my backup right back in there. Boot up my G1 holding camera button+power on, reloads everything and then reboot the phone with home+power button. When that triangle with ! mark showed up, Alt+L, then Alt+S, TADA!! got it. Good thing to do a backup before doing an installment of something.
thanx alot though.
Trying to install a zip for dspmanager, i downgraded my clockwork recovery, but it wont come up. i think i downgraded it to 3.0.0.5 or something. not thinking i tried to do it manually while my recovery mode not working, and now it stays at the HTC white screen AND wont go into recovery. BTW i dont have a cord to plug it into my computer, it got a short. is there anything i can do? please help. thanks.
It sounds like you just need a working CWM recovery. Can you still get to HBOOT? With power off (remove and replace battery if necessary) hold VOL-DOWN and press power for about half a second or so. If you can get into HBOOT, then you can install a PD98IMG based recovery image. I just happen to have one here:
http://hoxnet.com/droid/PD98IMG_cwmrecovery.zip
Put this on the root of your SDcard (you'll need a USB adapter for your SDcard if you don't have a cord). Rename it to exactly "PD98IMG.zip" (make sure windows doesn't add an extra ".zip" to it if you have "hide extensions for known file types turned on" which is the default in windows explorer). With it properly renamed and on your SDcard, boot to HBOOT again and it should pick it up and install it for you and you should be back in business.
After seeing this issue quite a few times this past week I thought I make a tutorial on how to possibly fix this. If any of you see any errors or any way to improve this guide please let me know and ill include it and or adjust accordingly
Note-Make sure you have plenty of battery. You don’t want your phone dying in the middle of flashing a PD98IMG
If you are stuck in Hboot and have S-On or don't have access to an adapter go straight to Alternate method at the end
Rename to PD98IMG
Recovery: http://1drv.ms/1ke30zE
Inspire 4g pre-rooted Rom: http://db.tt/DCU3oW39 (only use if you have S-off)-
Inspire 4g stock Rom: http://1drv.ms/1ke3ohy
Telus DHD Rom: http://min.us/mTqXM8fTY
Reinstalling Recovery
For whatever reason you have wiped your custom recovery (My guess is you did a factory reset, thus erasing it). Personally I would try this first as one can go straight to a custom rom. If you don't want a custom rom feel free to go to the next section.
1) Back up anything you don’t want deleted from your sd card
2) Plug in sd card into computer through an adapter of some kind or another phone
3) Reformat the Sd Card to Fat32 – Do a full reformat not a quick
4) Once reformat is complete place the file downloaded from the first link on the sd card
5) Eject the sd card from computer and insert into phone
6) Power off phone by pulling the battery
7) Reinsert the battery
8) Boot into bootloader by pressing volume down and power button
9) It will scan for the file press volume up to accept update
10) It will ask you to reboot- you will still be stuck which is normal-
11) If everything is going to plan you now have access to recovery. So now we need to flash a rom. (Remember to delete the pd98 as it will prevent you from going into recovery)Skip down to the flashing rom section if you don’t know how to. If flashing the recovery didn't work continue to the next section
Reinstalling Recovery With No Card Reader
1) Download recovery above and place it in your fastboot directory
2) Boot into Hboot
3) Connect your phone to your PC
4) Select fastboot
5) Open up command prompt and CD to your Fastboot directory
6) Run the command fastboot erase cache
7) After the OK run fastboot oem rebootRUU
8) You'll see a new screen with HTC logo and a progress bar. here you need to run fastboot flash zip PD98IMG.zip
9) Once it completes (should say ok,finished, or complete) run fastboot reboot bootloader
10) Go into Recovery and flash a rom
Flashing a Stock Rom
Note- If you have S-Off i recommend flashing the prerooted version
1) If coming from previous section plug in sd card and delete old file then Jump to step 5
2) Back up anything you don’t want deleted from your sd card
3) Plug in sd card into computer through an adapter of some kind or another phone
4) Reformat the Sd Card to Fat32 – Do a full reformat not a quick
5) Once reformat is complete place the stock rom on the sd card
6) Eject the sd card from computer and insert into phone
7) Power off phone by pulling the battery
8) Reinsert the battery
9) Boot into bootloader by pressing volume down and power button
10) It will scan for the file press volume up to accept update
11) If everything is going to plan you now should have a fully working phone
12) At this point you are un-rooted so if you want re-root I recommend using the ace hack kit. (unless you used a pre-rooted stock rom then no need to use hack kit)
NOTE- IF EITHER FLASHING THE STOCK ROM OR RECOVERY PD98 FILES HAVE NOT WORKED REPEAT PROCEDURE WITH A DIFFERENT SD CARD
Flashing a Rom
1) So we were able to re-flash a custom recovery. Connect sd card to computer and delete the PD98img file
2) Download the rom of your choice and any super wipe zips if your rom needs it
3) Place file on sd card eject and reinsert onto phone
4) Boot in bootloader.
5) This time it will scan and not find any files. After it scans scroll down and select recovery.
6) You should now be in CWR. Do a full wipe (wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache-found in advanced I think
a. If recommended by your rom uses a super wipe zip. Simply choose install from sd card in CWR and select the super wipe zip
7) Now flash the rom by selecting install from sd card and choosing rom
Alternate-Flashing of RUU
This is for those that don’t have access to an adapter to place files with. This should work whether your S-on or S-Off
RUU’s: http://goo.im/ruu/ace
1) Download your RUU from above
2) Boot into Hboot
3) Connect your phone to your PC
4) Select fastboot
5) Run the RUU program
Credits to Gene Pool for the Recovery PD98 and pre-rooted RUU for us inspire users.
Thanks to Gizmoe for his link- helps avoid the renaming issues that crop up and idea for alternate RUU flashing,
Thanks to JSL and driphter for the RUU.exe links
Thanks to Attn1 for the hack kit, all the devs for their awesome work, XDA members who are on here helping people out. I have learned so much just by reading
10/4/12- New method of flashing recovery included. no need for a card reader
8/29/12-New link added for RUU's
3/14/12-New links added to OP
2/12/12- Here are some mirrors for the PD98IMG files that were hosted on multiupload. Hopefully multiupload isnt down for good, so in the mean time i have them on depositfiles-Note i recommend the new links in the 1st post. the depositfiles mirrors are way too slow
Inspire 4g stock Rom: http://depositfiles.com/files/4ofstmcse
Telus DHD stock Rom: http://depositfiles.com/files/mec1ycc7k
CWR Recovery-make sure to rename
http://hoxnet.com/droid/PD98IMG_cwm5026_recovery.zip
Please Help...I got att inspire with gb on it...unlocked and root with advanced kit..all well good. flashed Wild Cat ROM...with 3.5 sense...at night when I plugged my phone into charger..it went to HTC logo screen...and was unable to do any thing...using your method of RUU flashing...I get error 152...and system does not flash at all...I tried re.downloading RUU and flashed several time..but no luck..I am s-off with advanced kit...Please help...Thanks.
oscar786 said:
Please Help...I got att inspire with gb on it...unlocked and root with advanced kit..all well good. flashed Wild Cat ROM...with 3.5 sense...at night when I plugged my phone into charger..it went to HTC logo screen...and was unable to do any thing...using your method of RUU flashing...I get error 152...and system does not flash at all...I tried re.downloading RUU and flashed several time..but no luck..I am s-off with advanced kit...Please help...Thanks.
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First, confirm that you can boot into Hboot. If you can, then try Gene Pole's method, but you need a SD Card reader in order to put the zip file in the card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16451214&postcount=1
Otherwise you can try to boot in recovery selecting it from Hboot menu and try to flash other rom.
Hope it helps....
glevitan said:
First, confirm that you can boot into Hboot. If you can, then try Gene Pole's method, but you need a SD Card reader in order to put the zip file in the card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16451214&postcount=1
Otherwise you can try to boot in recovery selecting it from Hboot menu and try to flash other rom.
Hope it helps....
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I can not boot into Hboot...because when I tries flashing with RUU flasher..it gave me error and now I am stuck on hTc logo screen. I have to pull battery out to get out of that screen and when I plug in to computer of just turn on same htc screen with "triangle mark" in all four corners...I am so frustrated..Please hlep
Don't plug in phone. Pull the battery, reinsert and quickly press and hold the volume down and power button? What happened then?
Same htc screen with 4 triangles in corners.
Well don't panic.its only a phone I haven't seen an error 152, so I got look up what that means. You also mentioned that the you flashed the ruu several times? Did it ever complete or always errored out?
Edit- when you first tried the ruu were you ever able to enter hboot to begin with?
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Well don't panic.its only a phone I haven't seen an error 152, so I got look up what that means. You also mentioned that the you flashed the ruu several times? Did it ever complete or always errored out?
Edit- when you first tried the ruu were you ever able to enter hboot to begin with?
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Yes I was able to go into Hboot and as you instructed selected fastboot usb..and go..
It errors out on system flash and than radio flash...when it give error 152...it says to recover by pulling the battery out...and plugging the phone back in...and the process starts again...ITS GIVING ERROR WHILE FLASHING SYSTEM IMG..It happened before and I tried your method of flashing with RUU flashing because other didnt work...at that time it was successful after 4 tries..but this time its no luck.
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I can not boot into Hboot...because when I tries flashing with RUU flasher..it gave me error and now I am stuck on hTc logo screen. I have to pull battery out to get out of that screen and when I plug in to computer of just turn on same htc screen with "triangle mark" in all four corners...I am so frustrated..Please hlep
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Don´t use the Flasher...use the cell straight foward....if you cant go into Hboot then try to boot in fastboot,....
plug to AC and keep pressing power...the led will turn red and green and then boot in fastboot. From there you might be able to use the hack kit to revert to stock.
If that is not working try to contact Gene Pole or Attn1 in the irc channel....he might help you better that I.
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Don´t use the Flasher...use the cell straight foward....if you cant go into Hboot then try to boot in fastboot,....
plug to AC and keep pressing power...the led will turn red and green and then boot in fastboot. From there you might be able to use the hack kit to revert to stock.
If that is not working try to contact Gene Pole or Attn1 in the irc channel....he might help you better that I.
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I tried this and light stays orange..htc screen with all corners triangle...
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I tried this and light stays orange..htc screen with all corners triangle...
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Go to the Ace Hack Kit IRC Channel and try to ask the guys or in their thread about it....
If not try Gene Pole´s thread....let me know if you could sort it out...hope you can. See ya...
thanks by secnd time, you savem my inspire
orb3000 said:
thanks by secnd time, you savem my inspire
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...It seems that yours the only one that was saved!! Oscar might have not been that lucky!!...
Hello all, have an HTC Inspire s-off h-b00t 0.85.0007. When the phone powers up, the bootloader is the only screen that comes up and is frozen. Cant use volume control or power button.
When you power it up is it booting straight into hboot? If so sounds like your volume button is stuck
Booting straight in to Hboot. He apparently did a factory reset, and when it rebooted it locked up. Cant get past step 12 of parsing the zip file for PD98IMG.zip on the root of the SD card (tried 2 2gbs, 1 1gb, and 1 8gb). 3 of the SD cards would only get to step 4 and freeze.
hboot 0.85.0007
s-off
Attached a couple of pictures, the first was from the rooted.zip and the second was from the non rooted.zip. I also attempted the recovery.zip (all named PD98IMG.zip)
blakklanta said:
Booting straight in to Hboot. He apparently did a factory reset, and when it rebooted it locked up. Cant get past step 12 of parsing the zip file for PD98IMG.zip on the root of the SD card (tried 2 2gbs, 1 1gb, and 1 8gb). 3 of the SD cards would only get to step 4 and freeze.
hboot 0.85.0007
s-off
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It seems what mardsta told u....the volumen rocker must be broken!!...
glevitan said:
It seems what mardsta told u....the volumen rocker must be broken!!...
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Hard to understand how a hardware issue happens from applying a factory reset, not to say impossible... in my mind improbable, but what do I know. Thanks for the info.
blakklanta said:
Hard to understand how a hardware issue happens from applying a factory reset, not to say impossible... in my mind improbable, but what do I know. Thanks for the info.
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the fact is that if you are rooted then a factory reset erases everything from your phone!! you get stuck if you don't flash other rom. If the volumen rocker is broken then you will boot always in hboot...don't actually know how the wipe happened but....did you have a PD98IMG.zip file in your sdcard??...that might explain it better...
i was following this thread to install the ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1429953
i applied the PG58IMG.zip from the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432220 as this was said to be required.
now after i updated the firmware through HBOOT, the phone asked to reboot. but it only stays at the white screen "HTC" and nothing more
all i can do is pull the battery out and put it back in and boot into HBOOT
i want to get into recovery mod to install the ROM i have saved on my SD Card. but like i said i cant get into recovery as once i press "bootloader" it will try to update the FW again. i only can say YES or NO, either one will end up with Rebooting the Phone as my only option. which gets me back into the WHITE SCREEN.
HELP PLEASE!!!
Take the memory card out, boot in to hboot, enter recovery. Reinstall memory card, and deleat the file.
thnx
thx. didnt think of that
taogenix said:
thx. didnt think of that
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Simple when you know how lol.
I learnt it last week
You can also run "adb reboot recovery" while the phone is off. That way you don't have to take the cover off. It also works if you for some reason get stuck (happens sometimes when flashing PG58IMG.zip files) at the HTC splash screen.
I did a backup of my ROM this morning before I tried a script and found that the script messed up my Inspire. So I attempted booting into recovery, only to find it would just ignore my attempts to select anything and insist on going into flashing PD98img.zip. Nothing I did would make the volume buttons select anything else.
I removed the SD card, moved PD98img.zip out of the root of the SD card, put the SD card back in, and attempted booting into recovery. This time it worked just fine. For some reason, finding PD98img.zip was the problem.
I hope this helps someone else who may be in the same boat at some time. I didn't find anything about this while googling about being unable to use the volume buttons to get into recovery and flash a backup of my ROM.
Great tip!
Thank you for this.
kettir said:
I did a backup of my ROM this morning before I tried a script and found that the script messed up my Inspire. So I attempted booting into recovery, only to find it would just ignore my attempts to select anything and insist on going into flashing PD98img.zip. Nothing I did would make the volume buttons select anything else.
I removed the SD card, moved PD98img.zip out of the root of the SD card, put the SD card back in, and attempted booting into recovery. This time it worked just fine. For some reason, finding PD98img.zip was the problem.
I hope this helps someone else who may be in the same boat at some time. I didn't find anything about this while googling about being unable to use the volume buttons to get into recovery and flash a backup of my ROM.
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This has always been the case for this phone...