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[Q] Desire S stuck on red triangle after OTA update

Hi,
I have a totally stock desire s from t-mobile Hungary. Today it gave me an option to install the new Sense 3.0 update.
Everything went fine, until it came to the screen with the phone icon and the red triangle with the (!)
When pulling the battery the phone starts rebooting after the HTC screen.
I tried to press vol up and power buttom it goes into the Android system recovery where i it says:
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
It has options for wipe data/factory reset --tried nothing changed
wipe cache partition --nothing changed
apply update from sd card -- tried, gives an error then reboots.
On the sd card i found the ota update in the downloads folder, but im stuck here.
Im also not sure if downloading a stock RUU rom would fix the issue, since im not sure what was originally on the phone.
It was purchased at T-mobile in hungrary.
I dont intend to root the phone since i dont want to lose my warranty, but i would really like to fix this without having to send the phone away for repair.
Thank you for your time!
Ben

as you were completely stock before this update then i would reccomend returning your phone under warranty. as all you have done is follow th eofficial method of updating. the problem has not been caused by you so you should recieve a replacement or fix under warranty

Yes, i'm afraid i will have to send it in for repair. Im asking this because repairs take a long time, and if there is a way to solve it myself, it would be great.
Would it fix my problem if id install a factory rom? And if it would, how can i find out what was on the phone before the update happened?
Thanks
Ben

you could try flashing a custom recovery via 1 of the guides in the development section. then try wipeing and formatting all partitions. the install from an RUU again.
that might work.....

Help - Sensation 4g wont update

My sensation 4G just wont update. I downloaded the software when i got a prompt for an auto update. Its approximately a 44mb file. After downloading comes the install now or later screen. After choosing the install now, phone goes into shutdown, restarts but them moves to a screen with a WHITE TRIANGLE, YELLOW EXCLAMATION AND A BLUE ANDROID besides it in the centre. Nothing happens post that. Last night i kept the phone in that state for a good 8 hrs hoping it will update, but nothing.. The only way i can start the phone is by removing the battery and starting the phone again..
Everything on the phone works fine. Market apps download and install fine.. I just cannot update the phone by default though..
Things that i have already tried..
-Deleted cache completely but still same error post a new update download and install
-post that did a complete reset, factory data reset. Redownloaded the update, still d same problem persists..
What more can i do? This update will take the phone so android 2.3.4 and sense version to 3.5.
Is the update available on the forum, by which i can download and transfer to the sd card and manually install and try??
Any suggestions are welcome at this time..
ps: I am a newbie to android, hence not considered custom roms yet

IF you have not done anything to your phone you should take it into a TMO store and show them the problem. I don't think there anything else you can do having not rooted or flashed.

Droidicus said:
IF you have not done anything to your phone you should take it into a TMO store and show them the problem. I don't think there anything else you can do having not rooted or flashed.
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The problem is, i am in India right now. Cant take it to one cause TMO doesnt exist here and HTC doesnt have a global warranty.
Does this look like a hardware issue?

edge111hussain said:
My sensation 4G just wont update. I downloaded the software when i got a prompt for an auto update. Its approximately a 44mb file. After downloading comes the install now or later screen. After choosing the install now, phone goes into shutdown, restarts but them moves to a screen with a WHITE TRIANGLE, YELLOW EXCLAMATION AND A BLUE ANDROID besides it in the centre. Nothing happens post that. Last night i kept the phone in that state for a good 8 hrs hoping it will update, but nothing.. The only way i can start the phone is by removing the battery and starting the phone again..
Everything on the phone works fine. Market apps download and install fine.. I just cannot update the phone by default though..
Things that i have already tried..
-Deleted cache completely but still same error post a new update download and install
-post that did a complete reset, factory data reset. Redownloaded the update, still d same problem persists..
What more can i do? This update will take the phone so android 2.3.4 and sense version to 3.5.
Is the update available on the forum, by which i can download and transfer to the sd card and manually install and try??
Any suggestions are welcome at this time..
ps: I am a newbie to android, hence not considered custom roms yet
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Even though this is an older document. New updates work the same way.
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2392
Follow that for manual download and try that way.

Sir this is what i have been doing and it doesn't work.
Over the air or manually via menu, d end result is still the same.
By manual i meant if there is a physical file available to download which i can put on my sd card and then update it via system boot..
Can anyone tell me what exactly does the white triangle wit the yellow exclamation and blue android symbolize?

Acting odd

Hello. Last night I finally unlocked Infinity. Now, odd things are happening. Gmail quit sending, they just stay stuck in out box, stock browser keeps disappearing, I have to restore with TB, and, Wifi indicator stays grey now instead of blue. Several other odd glitches, too. I did factory reset, I tried re installing nandroid, and cold boot. Doesn't work. Any ideas?
Oh. I forgot strangest thing. An OTA downloaded last night before reset, and this morning it downloaded again. Keeps prompting me to update. Its the newest JB firmware. Didn't think I was supposed to get anymore.

redheadplantguy said:
Hello. Last night I finally unlocked Infinity. Now, odd things are happening. Gmail quit sending, they just stay stuck in out box, stock browser keeps disappearing, I have to restore with TB, and, Wifi indicator stays grey now instead of blue. Several other odd glitches, too. I did factory reset, I tried re installing nandroid, and cold boot. Doesn't work. Any ideas?
Oh. I forgot strangest thing. An OTA downloaded last night before reset, and this morning it downloaded again. Keeps prompting me to update. Its the newest JB firmware. Didn't think I was supposed to get anymore.
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Probably the best bet now is try to do a factory reset(do it twice) and manually reflash the full stock firmware.

buhohitr said:
Probably the best bet now is try to do a factory reset(do it twice) and manually reflash the full stock firmware.
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How would I re flash full stock firmware? I was trying to flash clean ROM last night, but kept failing. I don't have the newest firmware, just the original JB update. Using TWRP
I probably start by downloading from Asus, what steps after that? Think I was screwing up last night.

redheadplantguy said:
How would I re flash full stock firmware? I was trying to flash clean ROM last night, but kept failing. I don't have the newest firmware, just the original JB update. Using TWRP
I probably start by downloading from Asus, what steps after that? Think I was screwing up last night.
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========= Recover /Downgrade from Jelly Bean to ICS/Clean Factory Restore with custom recovery =========
1) Download the latest firmware from Asus site
2) Extract the .zip file somewere on your desktop
3)Rename the file to something like "recover.zip" uploade it to the root of your MicroSD card
4) Insert the MicroSD card in your tablet and use this button combination to Power ON and go to recovery -->
Start the tablet by pressing Volume Down and POWER togheter for 5 seconds ,a message will inform you that you have 5 seconds to enter the recovery,press Volume UP before the 5 seconds expire
5) From the recovery menu press Install and select the "recover.zip" file ...wait until the install process ends and then restart your device.

[Q] After disabling ATT, hell broke loose.

I have the shield tablet LTE version and after connecting to WIFI it immediately installed all OTAs upto the hotfix also. So here I am sitting with lollipop in my tablet and I decide to go for rooting and CWM installation.. After rooting using adb/fastboot and installing CWM image, I decide to disable ATTall access because I read that it stops the portable hotspot from working. So, did that and then process after process started crashing. First it started with background data not being enabled (playstore wouldn't open) , NVidia hub crashing, google text to speech crashing, etc.
So, I went to cwm and did factory reset. At the initial stages itself where it asks for language setup, the google text to speexh crashes and I cannot click next or proceed forward.
I flash the Lollipop OTA once again thinking it would overwrite the system but it didn't.. and the same issue keeps happening..
Now what do I do?
Regards
Alden

An update to the mess i was in...
I tried recovery mode at the fastloader boot menu and I got the robot lying down with a red exclamation mark sign. I pressed vol + key and it opened the original recovery I think. I wiped user data from this menu and rebooted. and now it has come to the original screen setup and so far no process crashes...
What could have caused this entire mess?

I am not sure what would cause your issues but i believe your best bet is to download the full rom image for your tablet and flash it via fastboot. That should get you back up and running. (Be warned doing this will erase everything on your tablet!! SD card will be untouched)

By fullmrom u mean the one from the nvidia developer website right?

Yes that is the one! I am currently at work so I cant post a link to it but if you need it ill try to post it once im off, in about 30-ish minutes. Good luck! (p.s. last resort is RMA)

Is your shield up and running once again? Just wanted to get an update. =]

Thanks javydawg, I didnt use the one on nvidias developer website as i simply did not have enough data left in my Internet plan .. its 2.3 gb in size... after recoVery i was left with lollipop so i flashed a 750 mb file tht i gt from these forums and updated it to the latest version.. i still haven't pinpointed the reason for my earlier trouble but will shout out if it happens again... have to be careful cos not sure if RMA is possible for me in India...

Help Phone wont start, I am not sure if its bircked.

I am really not sure what happened to the phone but I will tell all I did that might have connection to the current sitiuation.
I rooted the phone a while back , no issues with root.
As internal memory is low on this phone (4 gbs) I used link2SD.I have used in past with other phones never had a issue but this time the apps which were linked magically disappeared and some wont start saying " Application has stopped working " , So I decided to , oh wait I forgot I also had TWRP custom recovery on this phone too , no issues happened with it either, yet. So I decided to restore to a backup I made with TWRP a few days ago, I have previously done this thing and it worked perfectly unlike this time.I booted to recovery then restored to that backup but when I booted back the device wouldn't start! All it was showing was the boot screen(circles moving in weird pattern) I waited around 3 hours then I decided to factory reset , I took out the battery (BAM I did a mistake here I guess) went to recovery did a normal factory reset then again I was at the boot screen looking at circles This time I gave a around 10 hours but it still didnt load up , then I took out the battery again next what I see it when I try to start my phone NOTHING WILL HAPPEN only screen turns on for like few miliseconds showing only back screen (NO KARBON LOGO OR ANYTHING) and goes off again. I tried pressing Vol Up and choose recovery mode but it wont let me go in recovery it turns off again as soon I choose okay (RECOVERY DONT LOAD AT ALL NOT EVEN THE LOGO). Please explain what happened to phone and how can I fix it. :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:

Go To Karbonn Care

I think I told you its rooted and stuff, which voids warrenty

Same thing happed to me with my sparkle v and now its not even receiving stock firmware via sp flash tool

Flash stock firmware by removing the battery

DeepSahota said:
Go To Karbonn Care
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Hey can you please help me.I have karbon sparkle v.everything is on stock.after marshmello ota updates the phone was little bit unstable .many google apps were getting fc. Recently in decided to factory reset my device.after factory reset I can't get past the "checking connection" screen that we get after factory reset. There is no option to skip that to as usually it is available in other devices and ROMs.can u please tell me how can I fix this.can I flash stock 5.1 via stock recovery ?or maybe 6.0.1 again? I can't bypass the screen so I cannot switch on USB debuinging else everything would have been OK ?.please suggest something