Hey my brother got a htc sensation, its unlocked and it was already S-off so he thought he could skip the first part of the rooting process and skipped to downloading the zip file onto the microsd card n went into recovery.. his phone froze and gave a weird red sign over the picture of a phone.. how can he get it unstuck? Thanks
Never mind .... that was a close call but he just took the battery off and put it back in and the phone took him back to the regular menu. Turns out he didnt install clockwork recovery. Im just wondering though, how come rooting his phone doesnt require a gold card? I remember having to create one for mine and he insists theres no mention of gold cards for the sensation anywhere
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Hi guys. As my username states I am not very tech savvy and need your expertise with the situation I have gotten myself into.
I have the EVO and the boot screen reads like this:
Supersonic EVT3 Ship S-Off
HBOOT 2.10.0001
Radio-2.15.00.11.19
I had rooted it about a month ago and was using the Sprint Lovers ROM. I wanted to try CM6 so I used clockwork and flashed it. That went as well as planned. But I didn't like it so I wanted to go back to Sprint lovers for now. Well, this is where I messed up. I think that I must have wiped the entire SD clean and now my Evo won't go past the HTC EVO white screen. I tried downloading the PCM36IMG.zip to my computer and copying it to the SD card with a USB SD reader/writer. When I used power/volume down it showed a message like this
'no image found' for the first two sections then accesses the zip file and asks me if I want to update. Of course I said yes but then it just sits in the white screen forever after I reboot after updating.
So here is all my problems. I can't use the USB to link to the computer. I have a reformatted SD that is completely clean, a phone that is stuck in the white screen and no idea what to do.
Can someone please help me with 'detailed step-by-step' instructions on how to fix my phone?
Thank you in advance.
Nobody can help?
I highly recommend using Amon_Ra for recovery. It sounds like you were doing things right, but just in case read over this and try. Let us know your results
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
Yeah, I read that post along with many others looking for guidance. None of it has worked so far. I really hope that I can get this thing up and running. Have only had it for a month.
I have the new inspire 4G. I recently rooted it with Bubbys one click. Obviously a great program to use or I can promise you that I wouldnt be up and running!! The problem I am having is that I want to load a new ROM. Looking at the core droid ROMS. I have downloaded the one I want and gone into my ROM manager to load it from SD card. Its on my SD card and I select it. Once it does the data wipe and backup it says its gonna reboot into CWM....the problem is that it never does. The HTC logo screen comes up and then fades to black. I have to take the battery out and put it back in to actually get the phone to turn off and back on. Once it turns back on it goes back to the same ROM ive been using that came with Bubbys once click. What the heck am I doing wrong??
I am totally new to this and have been reading everything I can get my hands on....but I need professional help....in more than one way Im sure!! Any help would be appreciated. I already checked the answer and questions page in Bubbys section. I didnt see an answer.
Patrick
My CWM is version 3.0.0.6
PBCRUM1970 said:
I have the new inspire 4G. I recently rooted it with Bubbys one click. Obviously a great program to use or I can promise you that I wouldnt be up and running!! The problem I am having is that I want to load a new ROM. Looking at the core droid ROMS. I have downloaded the one I want and gone into my ROM manager to load it from SD card. Its on my SD card and I select it. Once it does the data wipe and backup it says its gonna reboot into CWM....the problem is that it never does. The HTC logo screen comes up and then fades to black. I have to take the battery out and put it back in to actually get the phone to turn off and back on. Once it turns back on it goes back to the same ROM ive been using that came with Bubbys once click. What the heck am I doing wrong??
I am totally new to this and have been reading everything I can get my hands on....but I need professional help....in more than one way Im sure!! Any help would be appreciated. I already checked the answer and questions page in Bubbys section. I didnt see an answer.
Patrick
My CWM is version 3.0.0.6
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Please go here.
The dev has a faq posted that explains this as well, and a quick search through the general section would show around 20 threads talking about this issue.
Ok So I have an issue with my wife's inspire. I never bothered to root/rom it because she isn't techy like me. Lately though she's noticed mines so much faster... Naturally she wanted me to "do that nerd stuff" to hers too.
Unfortunately a lot has changed since I ran mine (like 9versions of Ace hack kit). Ace Hack kit wouldn't progress into step 2 (i press 2 and enter over...and over.. with no result) so I ran the one click. Unfortunately when it got to the 2nd PD98IMG it failed on System with a "FAIL-UZ" error. Now it will not boot, I CAN get it to HBOOT but no matter what SD card I use (I tried the one out of mine) when I try to load any other PD98IMG it consistently said "FAIL-UZ"
OK well for some reason I just got it to work again... NEVER mind my issue. I don't know what caused the issue, but I solved it by copying the PD98 onto my phone's SD card, put the SD card in wife's phone, and ran HBOOT again. it ran fine!
*EDIT*... ok so not quite fine. the PD98IMG file installed properly, but now i'm stuck on the white HTC screen...nothing doing past that... any help?
Bet she's pissed that she doesn't have a phone
bose.jhebert said:
Ok So I have an issue with my wife's inspire. I never bothered to root/rom it because she isn't techy like me. Lately though she's noticed mines so much faster... Naturally she wanted me to "do that nerd stuff" to hers too.
Unfortunately a lot has changed since I ran mine (like 9versions of Ace hack kit). Ace Hack kit wouldn't progress into step 2 (i press 2 and enter over...and over.. with no result) so I ran the one click. Unfortunately when it got to the 2nd PD98IMG it failed on System with a "FAIL-UZ" error. Now it will not boot, I CAN get it to HBOOT but no matter what SD card I use (I tried the one out of mine) when I try to load any other PD98IMG it consistently said "FAIL-UZ"
OK well for some reason I just got it to work again... NEVER mind my issue. I don't know what caused the issue, but I solved it by copying the PD98 onto my phone's SD card, put the SD card in wife's phone, and ran HBOOT again. it ran fine!
*EDIT*... ok so not quite fine. the PD98IMG file installed properly, but now i'm stuck on the white HTC screen...nothing doing past that... any help?
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no experience with the one cilck, sorry :\
can you try pushing the PD98 of the downgrade rom from the hack kit through recovery?
bose.jhebert said:
Ok So I have an issue with my wife's inspire. I never bothered to root/rom it because she isn't techy like me. Lately though she's noticed mines so much faster... Naturally she wanted me to "do that nerd stuff" to hers too.
Unfortunately a lot has changed since I ran mine (like 9versions of Ace hack kit). Ace Hack kit wouldn't progress into step 2 (i press 2 and enter over...and over.. with no result) so I ran the one click. Unfortunately when it got to the 2nd PD98IMG it failed on System with a "FAIL-UZ" error. Now it will not boot, I CAN get it to HBOOT but no matter what SD card I use (I tried the one out of mine) when I try to load any other PD98IMG it consistently said "FAIL-UZ"
OK well for some reason I just got it to work again... NEVER mind my issue. I don't know what caused the issue, but I solved it by copying the PD98 onto my phone's SD card, put the SD card in wife's phone, and ran HBOOT again. it ran fine!
*EDIT*... ok so not quite fine. the PD98IMG file installed properly, but now i'm stuck on the white HTC screen...nothing doing past that... any help?
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I am assuming you made the Gold Card and are using that card to root?
Other than that are you making sure to clear Delvik and wipe first?
Pull up the root thread and follow the Utoob vid. It is step by step awesome.
One click just down graded my phone. Would not go any further after that.
The hack kit was used to finally enable how I have in my signature after the one click failed.
Hopefully you can figure out how to get it going again because you might end up sleeping on the couch mate. Hahaha
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Seems to me you still need to push the downgraded Rom and radio, you can do it through hboot. If you get the white HTC screen then you need to try it again. After you do that it should boot up with no sound. Then you can try running the hack kit. After the downgrade step. If your looking for a earlier version of the hack kit there is one in the guide that is sticking at the top of this section.
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i got a question does ur wifes phone still have manufactures warrenty? not to worry about the root or s-off AT&T at this point does not have a policy against rooting just dont tell them.. HTC just flashes the device after they validate the LDI and Phisical dam....I have returned many rooted phones with know worry
there's some instuction on how to get away from the white screen o' death, but i don't know everything worked for me.
sorry about it! i know how stressful that can be! i hope you make it thru!
i have heard some say if you can hboot you can make it so.. stick with it
go with the hack kit next time .. it will work
Have you tried pulling out the battery and then putting it back in, then trying again. Also reformat her sd card.
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I world format her SD card in ur phone. Pop it back in hers and start the hack kit process over again. The new kit is super easy it you read the help file a few times and really follow it. I beloved you will have to boot into hboot and factory reset you phone and go from there. Also check out the irc channel I bet a few guys in there might have some ideas aswell.
Drew
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How is it going everyone and sorry but I have another question... last night I started.bubbys one click root program and I'm guessing my gold card was bad because I think the SD card I wad using was not good.. so I got all the way to when the phone reboot into hoot and it started searching for the pd.98zip and it never got past the first search cause u know how on the video it take 3 times to load it the to start the update well my phone never made it past that first search and it just sat there for a looong long time so I took the battery out and put it back in and my phone booted up normally but now it seems like I'm ether have bad service or no service at all so my wife was wanting me to come to bed so I shut everything down till this morning so any advise will be a huge help and thank u. In advanced for any help!
the file on your SDCard must be named properly. it has to be EXACTLY:
PD98IMG.ZIP
if it is not, hboot will never find it. also, make sure its in the ROOT of the sdcard and NOT in a folder....
So does that mean when I'm formatting my SD card in the "volume lable" I need to name it that their? And would stopping were I stopped cause me to loose service? And if so how can I fox it because I may not be able to finish the root process? Could I just down load the gingerbread update from the HTC website to fix it??? Cause I think I may want another week or two to study so I cam do the hack kit because I've read a lot if really good thing about that?
And to the place I made it to last night cause me to get bad service cause I know it is supposed to downgrade my Rom but if it didn't even find the update I wouldn't think it would have worked.... or is my phone getting bad service for another reason besides the root program and to fix it could I just do the gingerbread update?
Anyone? Please lol I need to know if I can just do the HTC gingerbread update or will that not work now?
I believe the one click downgrades for root and then flashes a workable rom. It is possible you may be stuck on the downgrade rom. Go to settings, about phone, software information and see what your baseband version and software/build number is. If you are on the downgrade rom, I would just pickup with the hack kit menu 3 and then manually flash a rom.
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In I checked it out and it said
2.2.1
Kernel. 2.6.32.21-96a5ff14
Baseband 12.39a.60.19u_26.06.06.30
Software 1.84.502.11
Browser version web kit 3.1
Can I just download HTC gingerbread and try rooting later? Would that be safe to do cause I can't mess with this any more today and my phone said it got service but I can't call or txt half the time so can I just do the HTC gingerbread update?
if you arent concerned with root, or flashing a custom rom, just run the RUU from HTC to do your update. it will get you a working phone
Ok well I am but I believe my gold card I made was bad and when checking for the zip file it never found it? And it seems it may have down graded my Rom cause I only get calls when I have edge... and after restarting my phone my notification bar said SD card broken? Or something like that and said I needed to format. So I did the format and the notification went away.. then I pluged my phone back n2 the computer and it said removable disk f as if I had never dine anything to it? .... And now the last time I tride it on my brothers phone witch had gingerbread so of course i found out that it didn't work for gingerbread but when his phone was pluged into the computer his SD card was recognised as a goldcard on the computer. And now I'm scared and am wanting to do the update on htcs website so my phone will work and I cam try it again in a couple weeks when I figure out what I'm doing wrong..
Yeah. You have a lot of reading to do. Bubby's one click is out of date and should not be used, as suggested in numerous threads....
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Yea I know I do lol so it will be safe to download the HTC gingerbread update even if my phone was downgraded and thank you so much for your help! Sorry if I'm being a pain..
yeah, just install the gingerbread RUU and call it good until you do some more research
Ok yea I did download the ruu update and all is well... Lol I've done a ton off research lol I've read through almost all of both bubbys and the hack lord threads watch bubbys video like 30 times lol and read through countless other info and.forums lol I've got this obsession problem lol so I've done a lot of research but I'm also a worrie wort lol and I realized when my wife got home that her phone just like mine had full servise with all the bars and she wad not able to. Get out either????? So I don't know what's up with that and thee was nothing wrong with my phone so it hadn't downgraded thee Rom or anything. BUT... Lol ima do a little more research on the ace hack kit and use that because I had read that that method was less problematic the bubbys method but I felt more cunfy with bubbys cause that method sooo ima read more on Tue hack kit and thanks for the help today and have a good one.. ohh and if my spelling is all jacked up its cause I'm on .my cell and I hate the spelling auto correct feature lol
I can't believe I actually made it through reading this thread.
bubby's oneclick is only still viable for making the goldcard since (at least imo) its the easiest way to do it.
After the goldcard is made you shouldnt be using bubbys guide anymore as it doesnt work for rooting (if on gingerbread).
Use Ace hack kit and you should be fine, but if you are still having trouble i can find you the website i used to root on 2.3.3 before the hack kit was updated to v12 that has step by step instructions with simple non-techie terms (was great for me before i started reading heavily on here)
Last thing, remember to completely remove your antivirus, not just disable! (sorry, had to throw that in there, i just disabled the first time i tried to root and got screwed lol)
Hi guys,
First and foremost, may I just say a big thank-you for all the information I've acquired over the past few days. It's been a great help. Unfortuntaely, I'm now after more!
I have successfully rooted my HTC Sensation and have S-Off'd and installed the Recovery Mod on the phone. This went fine, without a hitch.
I then tried to install the new Insert Coin 5.1.6 rom onto the phone, the install went fine but on reboot, the phone is in a constant loop. When I go back into the bootloader and try to update using the PG58IMG.zip and it just says 'CID Mismatch'.
Fortunately I made a backup of the image but when I go to resotre it I get the same issue. The original splash screen is back, but the infinite loop still exists.
I have a feeling I didn't flash the firmware to the correct version. The only thing is now, there's no way I can see of getting to the device apart from using a multi-card reader to access the SD card.
I'm also unsure of what firmware to use with this Rom? I've heard about editing the andriod-info.txt file to include my phone model or CID but isn't there one with my model already included?
Thanks for any help you can offer guys, I really appreciate it. I was really looking forward to trying these roms but I kinda messed it all up
Cheers
David
Can anyone please steer me in the right direction
Hope this helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300