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[Q] Boot Loop after ICS Rom Update

Ok so I was running the ICS version of InsertCoin 4.3.0 which I flashed via CWM. I decided to install 4ext but had not used it to flash a rom yet. Today I downloaded the NEWEST version of InsertCoin 4.3.2 and tried to install it with 4EXT, at which point I was stuck in a boot loop. (I did upgrade the firmware according to the thread) Now EVERY rom I try to flash gives me a boot loop. I noticed on my bootloaded screen it says LOCKED at the top.
WHAT IS GOING ON?!

cabrone said:
Ok so I was running the ICS version of InsertCoin 4.3.0 which I flashed via CWM. I decided to install 4ext but had not used it to flash a rom yet. Today I downloaded the NEWEST version of InsertCoin 4.3.2 and tried to install it with 4EXT, at which point I was stuck in a boot loop. (I did upgrade the firmware according to the thread) Now EVERY rom I try to flash gives me a boot loop. I noticed on my bootloaded screen it says LOCKED at the top.
WHAT IS GOING ON?!
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Hi,
Did you delete the PG58IMG.zip from your sd card after it flashed the firmware?

Probably pg58 file its says locked but just ignore that its unlocked, if it's not the pg58 try again do a full wipe with 4ext and reflash rom
Sent from my CM7 Sensation XE using xda premium

malybru said:
Hi,
Did you delete the PG58IMG.zip from your sd card after it flashed the firmware?
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I had to remove my sd card and delete it via my computer...bam worked fine after that

I have the same problem but cannot get into the recovey modus...
If i try to get into it, in first it shows a green circle and then a red marking and it stops...
A factory reset doesnt work either...First it shows it is loading data but then it starts looping again...
I had ICS RUU installed...
HBOOT 1.23.0000
This Noob is a bit stuck

maybe you have to flash new firmware 3.24?

Dave73nl said:
I have the same problem but cannot get into the recovey modus...
If i try to get into it, in first it shows a green circle and then a red marking and it stops...
A factory reset doesnt work either...First it shows it is loading data but then it starts looping again...
I had ICS RUU installed...
HBOOT 1.23.0000
This Noob is a bit stuck
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You have to flash the lastest firmware (HERE)
If you still have the bootloop, put your SD card in your pc and delete the PG58IMG (that's the firmware). Put the SD card back in your phone go to recovery mode and flash the rom.
That's how I did it.

But it looks like it has overwritten the recovery tool...?

Try to flash this, maybe this will help ;-)

what hboot do you have? 1.23? or 1.27?

The .23.
I have started it in USB boot and was able to start the RUU from my laptop and installed it again... pffff at last i got it working on the latest test release again but cannot enter de recovery tool anymore...

The .27 version...
The RUU does work now but when i try to get in the recoverymode it stops so i quess the instalation has messed up the recovery mode...

cabrone said:
I was stuck in a boot loop. (I did upgrade the firmware according to the thread)
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I had the same problem. Solved it by installing a compatible (to the new firmware) rom, like InsertCoin 4.3.2. So, the procedure is:
1. Install firmware by putting PG58IMG.zip on root of sd card
2. remove PG58IMG.zip from root of sd card (otherwise it wopnt let you get to the menu to install zip from sd)
3. install InsertCoin 4.3.2 from sd card

Me too
Hey guys,
I'm having the same problem after flashing the new firmware.
The phone shows it updated to 1.27 but it still either bootloops or stays stuck
on thye white htc screen ...
i've tried removing the pg58img.zip, 4ext wipe, restoring my back up, and flashing back to the 1.17 fw but none of it seems to work.
Am i missing a step?
At this point i'd like to just get it back to Gingerbread and my old rom.
Can any one help?
Thanks in advance...

[Q] PG58IMG.zip boot loop

Alright I'm sorry if this has already happened to someone and they've posted about it. I couldn't find any threads about this, which is not surprising to me as this was a stupid mistake that most likely users here wouldn't make.
I have an HTC Sensation.
I wanted to run the ARHD XE rom 6.5.1.
Completed S-off, installed CWM, and successfully rooted device.
I then downloaded the following zip files and put them onto the sd card to be flashed.
PG58IMG.zip(firmware package)
SuperWipe
The rom itself
I also installed 4EXT.
I also completed the process where you write in the command line with the phone hooked up. the phone reboots a bunch of times during the process, I don't remember the name of the step. but I completed it successfully. I remember the step "allows you to flash any rom"
after I had the rom downloaded(took the longest to download and was the last thing I transferred to the sd card.)
I unplugged the phone then booted into bootloader, where I had planned to continue into CWM recovery to flash the zips.
but once I entered the white screened boot loader, the phone instantly read through the sd card and found the firmware update, began checking it, I briefly saw( and see) a message or two saying that no image or file was found, then it loads up a list like this:
Parsing....[sd zip]
1.SBL1
2.SBL2
3.SBL3
4.TRUST_ZONE
5.ADSP
6.BOOTLOADER
7.RPM
8.RADIO_V2
And it says " Do you want to start update?"
The first time this happened I said no, and the phone just rebooted.
So I turned it off and went back into the bootloader and it asked me the same question and it didn't(doesn't) let me do anything else so I figured(being dumb and not checking online first) that I was supposed to let it update and said "yes". It then went(and goes) through the process of updating the firmware(I'm guessing) and after it gets done, the only option I have is to reboot the phone, and after this all happened, the phone is now locked in a boot loop, "htc" then "htc quietly brilliant" then it starts over.
after reading I now know that your supposed to enter the command line again when your going to update the firmware. I'm so screwed if I bricked my phone.
Please help me out anyone if there's anyway I fix or save my phone.
Thank you in advance.
UPDATE: I took out the sd card, then booted into bootloader, then after I got into 4ext, I put the sd card back in, I am now doing a restore.
UPDATE 2: system restore didn't work, and I think it's because I installed 4ext after I made my backup, i made the backup with CWM. :/

two post down from yous is my post {fix} for 3.24-3.32 firm bootloopsgive it a read youll be good to go

Your system restore should work regardless when you installed 4EXT. It just acts as a unique touch interface if you didn't have it before? If you installed new firmware, then it might be because you need to flash the old firmware from your backup

Mate, you said yourself what the problem was..
Place PG58IMG.zip on sd, boot into recovery, let it update, after update put SD card in computer and delete the PG58IMG.zip. FIXXED!!!

Remove your sdcard, boot into hboot, keep the phone on, insert the sdcard, choose recovery and continue
next rename or delete the PG58IMG.zip

I have a rooted sensation, it had android revolution hd's last version (with gingerbread)... now yesterday I tried installing the latest version of it Android revolution HD 7.2 by mike 1986 ... every time i finish installation and reboot, it just freezes onto the start-up screen where it says beats audio , I then remove the battery
someone suggested flashing 3.33 firmware and ARHD rom .
. Now will I have to install ARHD7.2 again after flashing firmware ?!
.What version of the firmware is suitable for my phone sensation T-mobile (shows sensation XE in the settings because of ARHD)

jay.illicit said:
I have a rooted sensation, it had android revolution hd's last version (with gingerbread)... now yesterday I tried installing the latest version of it Android revolution HD 7.2 by mike 1986 ... every time i finish installation and reboot, it just freezes onto the start-up screen where it says beats audio , I then remove the battery
someone suggested flashing 3.33 firmware and ARHD rom .
. Now will I have to install ARHD7.2 again after flashing firmware ?!
.What version of the firmware is suitable for my phone sensation T-mobile (shows sensation XE in the settings because of ARHD)
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yeap you have to upgrade your fw version first
flash 3.33fw as suggested
after that flash again the rom
don't worry about the info(sensation xe)
the info are taken from build.prop file which is located in system folder of the internal storage
this file can be edited which means you can change the name of the device with any file manager with root permissions
but there is no need to do anything
just upgrade the fw version and then flash the rom

rzr86 said:
yeap you have to upgrade your fw version first
flash 3.33fw as suggested
after that flash again the rom
don't worry about the info(sensation xe)
the info are taken from build.prop file which is located in system folder of the internal storage
this file can be edited which means you can change the name of the device with any file manager with root permissions
but there is no need to do anything
just upgrade the fw version and then flash the rom
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I've flashed the firmware and the rom both but the phone just got stuck at the start-up screen where it says beats audio! :crying:

jay.illicit said:
I've flashed the firmware and the rom both but the phone just got stuck at the start-up screen where it says beats audio! :crying:
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i saw your posts in the other thread
you are still in gb firmware
the installation was unsuccessfull
do as malybru said

[Q] stuck in infinite bootloop HELP!!!

Hi i was trying to upgrade to an ics rom (elegancia or android rev hd) and i got stuck in a bootloop. what i did was I turned S-Off and downloaded the revolution clockworkmod which worked out fine. Then I rooted the phone by flashing a superuser file which worked, and finally i tried flashing mikes PG58IMG.zip firmware update, mi CID is T-MOB010 which is not supported so i followed the instructions and added it to the android-info.txt file. when i tried to install it it said "CID incorrect! Update Fail! Press <power> to reboot" and i went into a bootloop without letting me access the recovery. I was able to acces it later by taking the sd card out.
I tried deleting all data and tried a nadroid restore which didnt work. Then I tried deleting the mikes update file and installed a correct one which i found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767 this took off the error message but Im still stuck in a bootloop, Now every time i go to recovery it tells me if i want to install the file again and if i dont install it it makes me reboot.
At this point I just need my phone to work with or without a rom
I think i am on 2.3.4 (I just got this phone)
HBOOT 1.27.1100
Any Advice?

what is your radio version? you want ics to install to your phone?
read the guide on how to install arhd 6.5.xx

lpac619 said:
Hi i was trying to upgrade to an ics rom (elegancia or android rev hd) and i got stuck in a bootloop. what i did was I turned S-Off and downloaded the revolution clockworkmod which worked out fine. Then I rooted the phone by flashing a superuser file which worked, and finally i tried flashing mikes PG58IMG.zip firmware update, mi CID is T-MOB010 which is not supported so i followed the instructions and added it to the android-info.txt file. when i tried to install it it said "CID incorrect! Update Fail! Press <power> to reboot" and i went into a bootloop without letting me access the recovery. I was able to acces it later by taking the sd card out.
I tried deleting all data and tried a nadroid restore which didnt work. Then I tried deleting the mikes update file and installed a correct one which i found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767 this took off the error message but Im still stuck in a bootloop, Now every time i go to recovery it tells me if i want to install the file again and if i dont install it it makes me reboot.
At this point I just need my phone to work with or without a rom
I think i am on 2.3.4 (I just got this phone)
HBOOT 1.27.1100
Any Advice?
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Is the boot.img still on your sd card? You won't be able to get past it without deleting the image off your card. To do that you're going to have to plug the SD in to a computer and remove the file manually.

ReeF666 said:
Is the boot.img still on your sd card? You won't be able to get past it without deleting the image off your card. To do that you're going to have to plug the SD in to a computer and remove the file manually.
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if you got 4ext recovery on the phone you can take the memory card out, boot into recovery, plug in the memory card, mount the memory card through recovery and connect with your computer.
That way you will be able to place a zip file with the ROM you want and delete the p58 file.
You can't boot unless you have an ics ROM
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

my radio version is 11.22.3504.07_M
I cant install 4ext because the updater is an app and i can only go to recovery
So i should delete the p58 file and the boot.img and then flash an ICS rom (elegancia)?

I finally got it to work by removing the p58 file and flashing the rom.
thanks guys

[Q] Noob error flashing. Need help recovering.

Hi,
Sorry - attack of the noobie. I've messed up putting a custom ROM on my ICS Desire S and need help recovering to a state where I can restart the process.
I'll detail the process but I've basically wiped the standard ROM but failed to get S-OFF for hboot2.02.0002 so the device freezes after the HTC splash-screen. I'd like to try to get it back to stock so I can try again. But no backup.
Details:
I tried to follow a set of instructions from the MIUI blog: http://en.miui.com/a-107.html
I downloaded the MIUI 3.12.27 ROM and copied to sdcard
Got the g12 flashing tools and android sdk (windows 7)
Went to recovery mode and discovered HBOOT version 2.02.0002
Went to revolutionary to get s-off but realised there was no tool for my version of hboot.
MISTAKE1: went to htcdev to use unlocking tool, assuming this was S-OFF too.
Followed htcunlock instructions to unlock bootloader and continue process.
Flashed clockworkmod recovery
Nandroid backup
Wipe-data/factory reset & wipe cache
Installed from sd card
Rebooted and screen went black (though backlit) after the HTC splash-screen.
had a dig about forums and tried different custom ROMS but with no improvement.
MISTAKE2: in order to make room for extra ROMS on the sd card, I deleted the Nandoid backup from the card - thinking I had copied it to the PC but hadn't.
Realised it was still S-ON, I found instructions to downgrade hboot (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318919) but I need to get my devices back to running stock ICS first.
I've got the official HTC RUU for ICS - but the installation procedure assumes I have a working OS to run HTCsync against. I only have recovery.
So I'm after some help before making matters worse.
As I understand it, I need to relock the bootloader and get the official ICS RUU reinstalled (AND BACKED UP) but I'm not sure how to do that from the state the phone is in. Can I push the standard ROM back on there from recovery and get it working again?
Thanks

Your other option is to flash the boot.img from the rom you installed through fastboot. (and repeat any time you install a new Rom or updated rom version, while your phone is still s-on)

teadrinker said:
Your other option is to flash the boot.img from the rom you installed through fastboot. (and repeat any time you install a new Rom or updated rom version, while your phone is still s-on)
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Wonderful - thanks - saved me hours.

Android Revolution HD 7.3

Hey guys,
Having some problems with this ROM. I downloaded the ZIP, used Titanium backup to back it all up, and flashed the Rom with no problems at all...got through all the screens and whatnot, and upon launching for the first time it's stuck on the "Beats Audio" screen. Not really sure why or what happened. I'm coming from MIUI ROM and haven't had issues with flashing any other ROM before.
One thing I noticed is on the HD 7.3 first page there is a firmware update that you apparently need before you flash the ROM but all links are 404/not found.
Wondering if any of you pros can offer a hand?
-Cain

Cainsmoker said:
Hey guys,
Having some problems with this ROM. I downloaded the ZIP, used Titanium backup to back it all up, and flashed the Rom with no problems at all...got through all the screens and whatnot, and upon launching for the first time it's stuck on the "Beats Audio" screen. Not really sure why or what happened. I'm coming from MIUI ROM and haven't had issues with flashing any other ROM before.
One thing I noticed is on the HD 7.3 first page there is a firmware update that you apparently need before you flash the ROM but all links are 404/not found.
Wondering if any of you pros can offer a hand?
-Cain
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post the output of this command
fastboot getvar all
don't show your imei and serial number
and what recovery do you have?

rzr86 said:
post the output of this command
fastboot getvar all
don't show your imei and serial number
and what recovery do you have?
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In looking at my Hboot, it's old as sin....I'm using Revolutionary Hboot 1.17.1111 and Radio 10.14.9035.01_M
I run clockwork recovery mod v5.0.2.0 as well. This could be an issue causing the problem. I've been using the MIUI ROM for probably 2 years or so because I enjoyed it but I'm ready for a change. Apparently my phone doesn't agree. lol.
You want me to connect via USB and run the cmd prompt for the getvar command and let you know what it says?

Cainsmoker said:
In looking at my Hboot, it's old as sin....I'm using Revolutionary Hboot 1.17.1111 and Radio 10.14.9035.01_M
I run clockwork recovery mod v5.0.2.0 as well. This could be an issue causing the problem. I've been using the MIUI ROM for probably 2 years or so because I enjoyed it but I'm ready for a change. Apparently my phone doesn't agree. lol.
You want me to connect via USB and run the cmd prompt for the getvar command and let you know what it says?
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there is no need to do it now
you gave me exactly what i need
you still have gb firmware that's why you can't boot ARHD 7.3(ics rom)
see this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
flash 3.33 universal
follow the instructions to the letter
and before flashing check md5 sums(important)

The speedy reply is much appreciated.
I'll go ahead and update the firmware and see where that lands me. I figured it could have been a problem from the get go but in the original thread for the HD 7.3 Rom the firmware link has been removed (likely since it was from 2011)
Thanks for the point in the right direction Rzr, and I'll let you know how it goes!
rzr86 said:
there is no need to do it now
you gave me exactly what i need
you still have gb firmware that's why you can't boot ARHD 7.3(ics rom)
see this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
flash 3.33 universal
follow the instructions to the letter
and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
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Hmmm....the firmware update didn't work.
I can verify that I'm on the firmware 3.3, Hboot is 1.27.1100, Radio is 11.24A.3504.31_M.
Each time Hboot is run it asks if I want to start the update. If I select yes, I've got 9 on screen options that it runs through and tells me "Update complete. Press power to reboot" The only way to do anything at all is to take out the SD card so it does not try to load up the firmware zip
Pushing power reboots the phone on an endless boot loop. Regardless of what ROM is being used (I also downloaded cyanogenmod) I can not make it past the spash screen.
Could it be that I'm just flashing the ROM incorrectly? To my knowledge I've followed instructions for both and have backed up my phone and it's contents and done everything from a factory reset/wipe to wiping the dalvik cache, etc. I didn't have this many problems rooting my phone and putting on MIUI to begin with and have flashed ROMS before with no trouble....not really sure where I'm going wrong on this one.
Anyway, I'll await your reply.
Thank you!
-Cain
Update: awww frick. So now it looks like this will be more difficult....I hope you like a challenge. I can now no longer get into my phone. It appears that it's soft bricked. I have tried going to a clockwork mod recovery from my first MIUI in 2012, it goes through the entire process of factory resetting restoring the boot image, system and data information. It asks for a reboot which I do. It goes to the white HTC splash screen and the MIUI initializes and goes black immediately. There doesn't seem to be a way to get my phone connected to my computer to get into the SD card to troubleshoot from inside the phone. Hopefully one of you guys has the answer for me. Is there any way to get into it via bootloader usb?

Cainsmoker said:
Hmmm....the firmware update didn't work.
I can verify that I'm on the firmware 3.3, Hboot is 1.27.1100, Radio is 11.24A.3504.31_M.
Each time Hboot is run it asks if I want to start the update. If I select yes, I've got 9 on screen options that it runs through and tells me "Update complete. Press power to reboot" The only way to do anything at all is to take out the SD card so it does not try to load up the firmware zip
Pushing power reboots the phone on an endless boot loop. Regardless of what ROM is being used (I also downloaded cyanogenmod) I can not make it past the spash screen.
Could it be that I'm just flashing the ROM incorrectly? To my knowledge I've followed instructions for both and have backed up my phone and it's contents and done everything from a factory reset/wipe to wiping the dalvik cache, etc. I didn't have this many problems rooting my phone and putting on MIUI to begin with and have flashed ROMS before with no trouble....not really sure where I'm going wrong on this one.
Anyway, I'll await your reply.
Thank you!
-Cain
Update: awww frick. So now it looks like this will be more difficult....I hope you like a challenge. I can now no longer get into my phone. It appears that it's soft bricked. I have tried going to a clockwork mod recovery from my first MIUI in 2012, it goes through the entire process of factory resetting restoring the boot image, system and data information. It asks for a reboot which I do. It goes to the white HTC splash screen and the MIUI initializes and goes black immediately. There doesn't seem to be a way to get my phone connected to my computer to get into the SD card to troubleshoot from inside the phone. Hopefully one of you guys has the answer for me. Is there any way to get into it via bootloader usb?
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remove the pg58img.zip from your sdcard so it won't scan and identify any pg58img.zip file
and don't restore your miui rom because probably is a gb one and now you have an ics firmware installed
just download an ics or jb rom
put it on your sdcard
full wipe from recovery
flash the rom
done

rzr86 said:
remove the pg58img.zip from your sdcard so it won't scan and identify any pg58img.zip file
and don't restore your miui rom because probably is a gb one and now you have an ics firmware installed
just download an ics or jb rom
put it on your sdcard
full wipe from recovery
flash the rom
done
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With the phone being in a boot loop I can't get it detected by my computer to remove/add anything from the SD card. I do have the HD 7.3 ROM on and the Gapps that's required but it never makes it past the "beats audio" splash screen. I have no idea what's going on with it but will try any suggestions you've got up your sleeve.

Ahhhhh....I've gotten a fix for this!
I was unable to do anything because of the update zip which wanted me to update every time bootloader was initiated. By keeping my case off I removed my SD card to be able to boot in recovery and then put the SD card back in to load the HD 7.3 zip from the card. This seemed to take care of the problem.
Thanks for the help Rzr