[Q] I am starting to panic... Did I brick my sensation? - HTC Sensation

Hi all,
I'm a bit noobish at all of this so please bear with me.
I have a t-mobile us HTC sensation and I followed the guide to S-off, installed CWM, and then rooted the phone. I never flashed a new ROM.
This morning the OTA update popped up and having a "blond moment", I clicked update.
Now my phone is showing a little green droid holding an exclamation mark in a triangle and I don't know what to do!
Any help is really appreciated. I am really freaking out right now... it's been like this for 20 mins.
Thanks,
Lys.

try flashing a new rom.. maybe u should try flashing android revolution hd rom... working good for me till now... read the instruction carefully when flashing new rom.... gd luck...

Thanks for the fast reply.
How do I get off this screen that I'm hung on?
-Lys

Take battery out
Then turn on the phone holdin volume down.
See if you can get in to bootloader screen, then select recovery.
If you can get this far, your far from bricked.
Just install a new rom. Do a data wipe, and flash away.

Yay!
I got to recovery.
Thank you for you help. You're awesome!
-Lys

All that happened is that you were denied the OTA since you are rooted. It happened to everyone back when 2.3.4 came out. If you want the OTA instead of a custom ROM then you can run the RUU for your phone and then accept the OTA.
Matt

mrg02d said:
If you want the OTA instead of a custom ROM then you can run the RUU for your phone and then accept the OTA.
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What does RUU mean and where can I get it?
-Lys

Lysiana said:
What does RUU mean and where can I get it?
-Lys
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http://www.filefactory.com/f/c87a2330449af512/
Search for instal HTC RUU. It's really quite simple!

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[Q] Bricked Inspire?!

SO yeah I decided to flash Miui lastnight and this happened clockworkmod wont load up for me to reflash or whipe, when I try to boot into clockwork htc logo comes up then slowly dies to black, though I can access hboot so what should i do?
I'm kinda new to this so step by step kinda thing would be great.
I have a video but I cant post it cause I'm too new.
TBRATCHER said:
SO yeah I decided to flash Miui lastnight and this happened clockworkmod wont load up for me to reflash or whipe, when I try to boot into clockwork htc logo comes up then slowly dies to black, though I can access hboot so what should i do?
I'm kinda new to this so step by step kinda thing would be great.
I have a video but I cant post it cause I'm too new.
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it's not bricked.... power off the phone then press and hold the power key and the vol down key at the same time til you see the HBOOT screen. vol down until RECOVERY is highlited then press power. That will bring you into Recovery mode. now wipe data/factory reset... then wipe cache partition.. then go to advanced and wipe Dalvik Cache... go back to mounts and storage and format system...
after all that then go back to install zipfrom sdcard and reinstall miui that should do it
Im not going anywhere so I'll be here, let me know how you do
Ouch. That sucks. Don't worry though, there is hope.
What you will have to do is remove your SD card and download a stock RUU and it will flash in Bootloader. Unfortunately I believe it will unroot you. I am not positive on that though. I will post a link so you can be reading a little more about it, we helped a guy thru this the.other day, but he wasn't rooted. Should be the same process though. You'll want to wait until we know exactly what to do because this is your one shot before you got a fancy paperweight. I have to run to atnt for a minute. Start reading so you'll know a little more of what is going to go on, and hang tight. Someone else may step in before I'm back, but you can start familiarizing yourself with the process shortly.
This fellow was pricked during an OTA update. About the same steps will be taken...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1222662
Tread lightly. I am gonna do my best to help, but I am not an expert. However I do feel confident that since Bootloader is all you can load that this is your fix. See ya soon.
Edit: I was under the impression your phone would not boot. Apologies...
Thanks for the feedback guys. Yes, hboot is all I have so I'm going to take it slow at this point, taking a look at the thread now.
TBRATCHER said:
Thanks for the feedback guys. Yes, hboot is all I have so I'm going to take it slow at this point, taking a look at the thread now.
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I've gotten the same thing in the past when updating sense via HTC on a rooted rom lol.... it's most likely a bad flash sometimes you just have to reflash a rom but Im 99.9% sure it's not bricked
Like, you just had hboot when you tryed to boot into recovery it was just black? lol
TBRATCHER said:
Like, you just had hboot when you tryed to boot into recovery it was just black? lol
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yeah the green HTC logo came up and faded black... i had to pull the battery out and put it back and hboot into recovery, once there I wiped everything and re flashed the rom and everything booted up just fine
Yeah, thats not the case here, i've done that multiple times and it remains the same.
search around on here for a stock rooted rom in PD98IMG.zip form There may be one inside the hack kit but cant remember. put it on your sdcard boot into bootloader by holding volume down and pressing power. let it search for the update. hit volume up to confirm update after it finds it. If you can access hboot your not bricked take a deep breath and relax
TBRATCHER said:
Yeah, thats not the case here, i've done that multiple times and it remains the same.
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what program did you use to root ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961406
I have, should I just match the radio and flash it. If the file is corrupt it could for sure brick me. My question is how do you flash a rom from hboot? Cause I have the stock RUU from HTC Dev but I don't know how to go about doing that.
oxlong27 said:
search around on here for a stock rooted rom in PD98IMG.zip form There may be one inside the hack kit but cant remember. put it on your sdcard boot into bootloader by holding volume down and pressing power. let it search for the update. hit volume up to confirm update after it finds it. If you can access hboot your not bricked take a deep breath and relax
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there ya go, that would have been my next step lol
TBRATCHER said:
I have, should I just match the radio and flash it. If the file is corrupt it could for sure brick me. My question is how do you flash a rom from hboot? Cause I have the stock RUU from HTC Dev but I don't know how to go about doing that.
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you have a micro sd card reader on your computer ?
Here's a link to gb stock rooted. Look at post 4. Credit goes to gene for the file.
To flash you will need a way to transfer files to your SD card.
Download the file and rename to PD98IMG.zip. boot into hboot it will scan and ask you to apply the update.
If you can't transfer files try the ruu exe. Version you downloaded.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191949
Yeah I have a micro to regular SD, I'll give this a shot right now.
well looks like you guys got him heading in the right direction. but at any rate op feel free to pm me if further assistance is needed. good luck
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA Premium App
WIll do, thanks.
Got the dowload off gene, it's loading the zip in hboot now. I'll let you know how it goes.
Success! Thanks for your help everyone it is much appreciated.

Tmous 1.45 update available!!!!

Just got the notification... Downloading now and will upload ASAP!!
EDIT: should it only be a 45MB update? seems odd..
Have you not already seen the thread about it mate?
And yes, it's only a small maintenance update to 2.3.4 - nothing big
EddyOS said:
Have you not already seen the thread about it mate?
And yes, it's only a small maintenance update to 2.3.4 - nothing big
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Yeah, saw the thread. Figured this would be a quicker way for people to access it
And ohh ok. So it's not a FULL system update. More of a "patch". Thanks for clarifying.
Pretty much so yeah! Makes the Sensation SO much better, though!
EddyOS said:
Pretty much so yeah! Makes the Sensation SO much better, though!
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If I weren't S-OFF I'd update right now.. buuut I can wait. I'm sure the update is fantastic. I've been anticipating
If you're just S-OFF and not on a custom ROM then you can flash it with no problems, just re-run Revo afterwards to make sure the S-OFF stuck but you're good to go
EddyOS said:
If you're just S-OFF and not on a custom ROM then you can flash it with no problems, just re-run Revo afterwards to make sure the S-OFF stuck but you're good to go
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Oh, awesome!! Yes, I'm S-OFF with rooted stock ROM.
Updating now... please no brick! Lol (anxiety kicking in)
Phone rebooted into recovery, and I'm getting the triangle with the "!" symbol, along with the little blue Android guy, and nothing is happening... normal?
Is this once you've started the update going? If so, you have to leave it. It can take 20 mins to finish (or did with my unbranded European handset when I did it)
EddyOS said:
Is this once you've started the update going? If so, you have to leave it. It can take 20 mins to finish (or did with my unbranded European handset when I did it)
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Yes, once the update started. I will leave it.
Thank you for the reply.. I was 5 seconds away from a battery-pull. PHEW! Would not have been a good idea...
maff1989 said:
Phone rebooted into recovery, and I'm getting the triangle with the "!" symbol, along with the little blue Android guy, and nothing is happening... normal?
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Im getting a green android guy with a !. Nothing is happening. Shouldn't there be a bar below showing progress?
Worst case you should be able to flash the 1.29 RUU to get back to stock but you shouldn't have to do that. Just give it time
My phone is S-Off and rooted only.
Got the same ! inside the triangle. Waiting.....
"I'm so excited! I just can't hide it! I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I wanted this update sooo badly!"
fiberangel said:
My phone is S-Off and rooted only.
Got the same ! inside the triangle. Waiting.....
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I'm astonished at the amount of people who don't read! You root your phone then think you can just apply OTA updates without issues. LOL
You and about 4 other people are all having the same problems. You did not read the warnings. DON'T upgrade to the OTA update if you are rooted. Wait until a new ROM with the update is compiled and safe for flashing.
same here, pulled battery and now will try to update again.
updating right now...
bobsbbq said:
I'm astonished at the amount of people who don't read! You root your phone then think you can just apply OTA updates without issues. LOL
You and about 4 other people are all having the same problems. You did not read the warnings. DON'T upgrade to the OTA update if you are rooted. Wait until a new ROM with the update is compiled and safe for flashing.
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In case you didn't see the post on the first page, a user with S-OFF and rooted Stock ROM applied this update with no issue.
EddyOS
Aren't you Santa's little helper. Good for you and your astonishment.
If you know a way to fix it, please share it.
Regards,
bobsbbq said:
I'm astonished at the amount of people who don't read! You root your phone then think you can just apply OTA updates without issues. LOL
You and about 4 other people are all having the same problems. You did not read the warnings. DON'T upgrade to the OTA update if you are rooted. Wait until a new ROM with the update is compiled and safe for flashing.
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did the update went through for you?
maff1989 said:
In case you didn't see the post on the first page, a user with S-OFF and rooted Stock ROM applied this update with no issue.
EddyOS
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maff1989 said:
In case you didn't see the post on the first page, a user with S-OFF and rooted Stock ROM applied this update with no issue.
EddyOS
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Just because one user did it doesn't mean it's safe. There are different recoverys floating around etc. Bottom line don't take a chance! There are already people working on a rooted flashable ROM. So be patient or suffer the consequences.

[Q] HTC Sensation rebooting after root

Hi all, I am sorry if this is already posted or answered but I spent all day yesterday searching and reading and cannot find the answer.
I have 2 Htc sensations that I messed up some how and would be very grateful if you could help me with them.
Phone 1 has been rooted for a long time and in preparation for ICS I flashed T-mobil: Download 3.32 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
and now the phone works but it will randomly reboot. I have wiped the cache, delvak cache and battery stats.
I am completely lost please help.
Phone 2 I think I may have messed up real bad here is what I did to it.
I rotted it from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
I got to step 2 sub step 6 and now it continuously reboots it starts with the white screen with HTC on it then goes to another white screen that says HTC Quietly brilliant for a second and repeats.
Please help me yes I am a noob and grateful for any help.
Wow that was a fun ride (not really) it appears I did not flash the PG58IMG file correctly, after I flashed it correctly I got Insert Coin installed and so far it seems that they both are working. only time will tell.
Thanks anyway guys.
A.J.
If you are trying to install the latest firmware and having the HTC log restart problem. Try to super wipe on the recovery and install first the 3.12 firmware.
HTH
Did you install supercid after root?
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
Both phones are working fine but I have a new question, I can not get the voice dialer to work ie I long press the button on my plantronics bt and say call tom.
I have tried vlingo from the market and this fix
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133246
but nothing has worked. is it just not working in Insert Coin rom?
Did I just brick my phone?
I tried to flash the 1.17 firmware and the last step failed, now it wont boot at all just a black screen the only thing it will do is the charge lite will come on bit it stays on after I unplug it.
which of the 2 phones you are talking about?
In a previous post you said that problem was solved, now what?
Also, it would be better to know what your bootloader says and what you were attempting to do before black screen.
area1509 said:
Did I just brick my phone?
I tried to flash the 1.17 firmware and the last step failed, now it wont boot at all just a black screen the only thing it will do is the charge lite will come on bit it stays on after I unplug it.
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Sounds like a brick to me, but since the problem is unclear, it's possible to fix. I wish I could help but I don't understand your issue to be honest!
I had 3.32 on it with Insert Coin ICS and thought I have 2 so might as well restore one to factory setting that's when I tried to flash the 1.17 and it never started again.
T-Mobile HTC Sensation 4G
The other one is working so I am not messing with it.
I had the same thing happen to me and it was over for the phone. Took it in to tomo and told them it died and after I charged it and went to turn it on, bam, went black and never came back. They never got it to work either and replaced it for me
You mean 1.17 is the hboot?
In this case you installed a hboot for GB while on ICS rom. Obviously it won't work.
If you want to downgrade to GB you can try to run a GB RUU while in bootloader - fastboot usb (if you can still reach it)
kualmente said:
You mean 1.17 is the hboot?
In this case you installed a hboot for GB while on ICS rom. Obviously it won't work.
If you want to downgrade to GB you can try to run a GB RUU while in bootloader - fastboot usb (if you can still reach it)
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He was in the process of going back to gb and that's 1 of the steps. U have to flash a gb firmware to go back to it from ics. I've done it countless times with no issues.
mugetsu666 said:
He was in the process of going back to gb and that's 1 of the steps. U have to flash a gb firmware to go back to it from ics. I've done it countless times with no issues.
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Oh yes I have made many times too buf, if he changed firmware without changing rom obviously get stuck, and this seems happening to him.
No what's happened to him is what happened to me. It's like it gets fried or something. The screen goes black and u can't turn it on or get into bootloader. Tmobile told me when it happened it was dead and got me a new 1
kualmente said:
Oh yes I have made many times too buf, if he changed firmware without changing rom obviously get stuck, and this seems happening to him.
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Yes you got it I will try to get it replaced. Wish me luck.
Thank you guys so much.
area1509 said:
Yes you got it I will try to get it replaced. Wish me luck.
Thank you guys so much.
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Good luck mate. Just let us know if it worked

[Q] Sensation died whilst in use, won't charge, won't switch on.

As the title states, I have a possible brick on my hands, the phone isn't mine and the person who uses it doesn't really mess with overclocking and such, it was running Miks rom GSM, and not overclocked (running at 1.18ghz) No overvolt either, it is an s-off device, before this it was a fully functional sensation.
Basically what i'm told is that the phone was in use and it just switched off.
No lights, no power, have tried three batteries, about 10 chargers, different usb cables, can't get to bootloader or recovery, adb won't recognise it, it appears to be just a dead phone, personally i'm guessing it's the mainboard but i thought i'd ask anyway, there are no signs of water damage or major droppage.
Popped over to dexters unbricking project but as i said the phone won't come on so it won't work.
As i said before it's not my phone, but i'd like to do a friend a favour if i could.
Any ideas?
Before anyone asks, I cannot get to the bootloader or recovery.
Many thanks.
Hope you get it working..but it's becoming quite common and no one seems to have any ideas. Mine did the same thing...and I just had the motherboard repaired!
Yeah, here is the other thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1624293
On such a popular Rom it is a bit unsettling.
Is it firmware, radio, kernel, or rom?
I hadn't seen this many Sensations die like this back on Gingerbread.
I am not sure...seems to have happened on a few different ROMs...so maybe it's not a specific ROM? I just got mine back and rooted and S-off as I needed the root to unlock the simlock...but I am scared of installing any custom ROMs or radio etc....I am thinking maybe I'll just wait for the official t-mobile ICS update...
gustav30 said:
Yeah, here is the other thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1624293
On such a popular Rom it is a bit unsettling.
Is it firmware, radio, kernel, or rom?
I hadn't seen this many Sensations die like this back on Gingerbread.
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I'll be starting a thread to determine just that... I have my suspicions, but I'd like to know in one place what everyone was running.
I was running ARHD 6.6.2 Just flashed the ROM.. and seem to flash fine, able to boot up. Even reinstalled all the apps...then while calling...had this long tone from the phone...and phone was unresponsive...I pressed power button.. and it turned off.
The first time..it actually turned back on....so I thought maybe it's an issue with reinstalling the apps. Then when I called again...after 30sec-1 min...same tone again...then phone turned off and never turned on again...Battery was 100% charged.
I updated the correct firmware since I was already using insertcoin ICS ROM for a while before changing to ARHD 6.6.2
I am scared of installing a custom ROM now....I have rooted the phone again, S-off, Clockwork, superCID....but I am thinking maybe I should just wait for teh official update for ICS and leave it as that.
Can I just to OTA update when it comes out?
newr said:
Can I just to OTA update when it comes out?
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Change your CID back to T-MOB010 and you can...
FWIW, what kernel were you running when it took a dump?
I didn't install any custom kernel...I just installed the firmware as suggested.. and also the radio file that ARHD page says we should flash for T-mobile phones....
then flash the ROM as usual. Everything worked...the phone died while running the ROM.
So I need to change CID again to do OTA update? It's ok to leave it rooted, Clockwork, and S-off? Maybe I shouldn't have changed to super CID then?
newr said:
I didn't install any custom kernel...I just installed the firmware as suggested.. and also the radio file that ARHD page says we should flash for T-mobile phones....
then flash the ROM as usual. Everything worked...the phone died while running the ROM.
So I need to change CID again to do OTA update? It's ok to leave it rooted, Clockwork, and S-off? Maybe I shouldn't have changed to super CID then?
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You can leave it rooted and s-off (in fact you WANT to keep s-off), make sure your stock rom is un-modified, and you need to go back to stock recovery. If you leave superCID then it will not detect the update. It needs to refer to CID to find the correct update package for your device...
I haven't modify the Rom that's on here now. So stock recovery means removing clockwork ? And changing CID...is there a tutorial to do that?..
newr said:
I was running ARHD 6.6.2 Just flashed the ROM.. and seem to flash fine, able to boot up. Even reinstalled all the apps...then while calling...had this long tone from the phone...and phone was unresponsive...I pressed power button.. and it turned off.
The first time..it actually turned back on....so I thought maybe it's an issue with reinstalling the apps. Then when I called again...after 30sec-1 min...same tone again...then phone turned off and never turned on again...Battery was 100% charged.
I updated the correct firmware since I was already using insertcoin ICS ROM for a while before changing to ARHD 6.6.2
I am scared of installing a custom ROM now....I have rooted the phone again, S-off, Clockwork, superCID....but I am thinking maybe I should just wait for teh official update for ICS and leave it as that.
Can I just to OTA update when it comes out?
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Did you try flashing the new 6.6.4 ARID? Came out on May 6th
Sent w/ HTC Sensation 4G (Z710a) XDA Premium
another one with the same problem :S
namila007 said:
another one with the same problem :S
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But is it a HTC problem or a flashing custom stuff problem?
I don't know what I should do now...if I should just wait for ICS update...but now I'll have to remove superCID and somehow flash stock recovery or something

[Q] Please help unbrick???!!!!

Here is what I did....
HTC One X (ATT). Unlocked and rooted yesterday. (TWRP)
Today tried to install CM10 and GApps, got stuck on CM bootscreen, then I flashed the boot.img and it still did not work....then my immediate next step (probably stupidly) was to flash modded boot...still did not work....I just got to HTC screen with the red writing on the bottom and nothing else....
So I got into TWRP and restored to my backup (which I was able to do before the above) and just got to the same HTC screen with red type on the bottom......now I started to panic.
I tried to relock the phone...and I did but now I cant go anywhere but the fastboot screen!!!!
Please Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you relocked already just run the ruu in fastboot and restore to stock.
davezaff said:
If you relocked already just run the ruu in fastboot and restore to stock.
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I am downloading the RUU....we'll see
Many Thanks
davezaff said:
If you relocked already just run the ruu in fastboot and restore to stock.
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Many thanks....it worked!!!!!
Now the question is...do I try again? (Not today anyway)
trevorb21 said:
Many thanks....it worked!!!!!
Now the question is...do I try again? (Not today anyway)
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Just read read and read more..be comfortable first than you'll be fine and know how to get out of any situation
Just read up and give it another go.....like anything else, sometimes you need certain thing to happen to learn....good luck.
Just saying, you flashed the boot.img after flashing the rom and gapps? The boot.img is flashed before flashing the rom
It can be done either way.
ive been seeing alot of new members soft bricking this way should read though this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957193 it explains every thing for ppl on hboot 1.14 and higher.
trevorb21 said:
I tried to relock the phone...and I did but now I cant go anywhere but the fastboot screen!!!!
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That is what is supposed to happen. Once you relock, you need to run the RUU. It won't boot otherwise.
I am unlocked and rooted again.....ready to try again...
I want to leave the phone alone but I cant help myself.......Anyone else have this issue???
I know what you mean, when i first got my one x and learned of rooting, i felt i was claustrophobic with normal stock. I Read and read and read some more, before I even thought about flashing roms. But I Recommenced flashing Viper JB 3.1.0 As it basically installs the boot img in the boot-loader for you. I also recommend Cm 10.1, except it does not have camera working as of yet. If you dont mind not having a camera, cm 10.1 is a very smooth rom. Also remember if flashing certain roms like cm 10. dalvik, cache and factory reset, as well as flashing the boot img are required for the rom to work. Good luck
trevorb21 said:
I am unlocked and rooted again.....ready to try again...
I want to leave the phone alone but I cant help myself.......Anyone else have this issue???
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I've had this problem since may 6th, 2012 lol.. good god you should here my wife when I tell her I didn't get her messages or calls because I was in recovery lol!
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2
InflatedTitan said:
I've had this problem since may 6th, 2012 lol.. good god you should here my wife when I tell her I didn't get her messages or calls because I was in recovery lol!
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2
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I'm livin in the same life man been though 4 android phone and a tablet in a year o and rooted all my friends phones
Thanks a ton this thread helped me save my phone

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