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[Q] Please help, flashed new ROM and stuck with red ! in hboot

Hi everyone, if someone could help me out I would be so happy. I have flashed many ROMS through CWM and never had a problem. Decided to try a new one today 12/23/2011 WCX ILLUMINATI SERIES AT&T Inspire 4G ROM and it says it installed succesfully but when it rebooted it got stuck at white HTC screen. I got into hboot mode and when I try to go to recover to flash my backup it takes me to a black screen with a picture of my phone and a red exlamantion point. I have been searching for resolve but no luck. I have an inspire 4g. Someone please help a friend out!

That's the stock recovery. Maybe you missed this (because it was bold, large and red):
One note to new users...this rom uses the stock recovery in order to have charging animation....in order to flash mods etc., you will need to download and flash latest version from CWM, but then you will loose charging animation....Be carefull adding scripts, the rom is already scripted for undervolting and battery life,other scripts may impact the way the rom performs
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nystromproductions said:
Hi everyone, if someone could help me out I would be so happy. I have flashed many ROMS through CWM and never had a problem. Decided to try a new one today 12/23/2011 WCX ILLUMINATI SERIES AT&T Inspire 4G ROM and it says it installed succesfully but when it rebooted it got stuck at white HTC screen. I got into hboot mode and when I try to go to recover to flash my backup it takes me to a black screen with a picture of my phone and a red exlamantion point. I have been searching for resolve but no luck. I have an inspire 4g. Someone please help a friend out!
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Well, you can try to flash CWM recovery from the Ace Hack Kit. And then run the restore....
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA App

Gene Poole said:
That's the stock recovery. Maybe you missed this (because it was bold, large and red):
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LMAO GENEPOOLE!!!!!!!!
I got your 10 char right here
abso Bacon Mod

First boot takes a long while. At this point, pull the battery, put it back in, and boot up normally. Give it a bit. If it boots properly and you want custom recovery, you need to go the market and download Rom Manager and flash recovery from it. If you can't get it to boot, you will need to get a stock rom in pd98img format, place it on the root of the SD card, and flash thru hboot. Then follow the above to get recovery. At that point you would be set to flash a rom thru recovery, or you could restore your backup.
Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using Tapatalk

fernandezhjr said:
First boot takes a long while. At this point, pull the battery, put it back in, and boot up normally. Give it a bit. If it boots properly and you want custom recovery, you need to go the market and download Rom Manager and flash recovery from it. If you can't get it to boot, you will need to get a stock rom in pd98img format, place it on the root of the SD card, and flash thru hboot. Then follow the above to get recovery. At that point you would be set to flash a rom thru recovery, or you could restore your backup.
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Thank you for the information. Do you know where there is a link for the stock pd98img? I don't know how I will get it to my phone however since I can't seem to get it connected to my computer. Is there something I can do in order to get it on my sdcard since it's a microsd card? I have a card reader on my laptop but it won't fit my small phone sd card.

Gene Poole said:
That's the stock recovery. Maybe you missed this (because it was bold, large and red):
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I actually must have, my bad. Like I said I have been flashing ROMS for quite a while, maybe tried 10 or more and never had a problem. I am hoping I can get my phone back. I did a backup in CWM so it would be nice to somehow just restore it. I need a new pd98file but I don't know how I will get it to my SD card since I can't access it from my compter. I will try again to plug it in USB to see if I can. Does anyoen know where I can get the stock pmg98 file for my inspire 4g?

when trying to do a wipe i am getting these messages from within the hboot factory restore settings.
E: can't open /data/cmpkg.zip
E: can't open /data/cw.prep
E: Can't open /cache/cmpkg.zip
E: can't open /cache/cm.prep
E: Signature verification failed
installation aborted.
UH.
here is the info from hboot
ACE PUT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.85.0007
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 2010, 12:47:02
if that helps me at all. Thank you guys for trying to help me, I really appreciate this and this forum for this!

nystromproductions said:
when trying to do a wipe i am getting these messages from within the hboot factory restore settings.
E: can't open /data/cmpkg.zip
E: can't open /data/cw.prep
E: Can't open /cache/cmpkg.zip
E: can't open /cache/cm.prep
E: Signature verification failed
installation aborted.
UH.
here is the info from hboot
ACE PUT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.85.0007
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 2010, 12:47:02
if that helps me at all. Thank you guys for trying to help me, I really appreciate this and this forum for this!
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That is your big problem now, you did a wipe/factory reset in hboot, so now you can't boot the rom you flashed and you also have no custom recovery. You can find a link to a stock rom in pd98img format in the sticky in the general section. However, you will need a way to get it on the SD card, like a SD card reader for the PC or another phone that you can put your SD card into and connect to the PC.
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Or just fastboot flash recovery on.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727

Pirateghost said:
Or just fastboot flash recovery on.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
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How do you do this? Hold the volume up button and power? I did that but all it does is vibrate 3 times and that's it. Thanks for you help, I hope I can get my phone back!

fernandezhjr said:
That is your big problem now, you did a wipe/factory reset in hboot, so now you can't boot the rom you flashed and you also have no custom recovery. You can find a link to a stock rom in pd98img format in the sticky in the general section. However, you will need a way to get it on the SD card, like a SD card reader for the PC or another phone that you can put your SD card into and connect to the PC.
Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using Tapatalk
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Thanks for the quick reply! Yeah I probably shouldn't have just started clicking things and trying things but I was freaking when I can't use my phone. So I will look in the sticky for the stock pd98img and figure out a way to get it to my SD card. So once I get that done should I just get to that install zip from sd and select my pd98img file and hopefully that works? Thanks again!

nystromproductions said:
Thanks for the quick reply! Yeah I probably shouldn't have just started clicking things and trying things but I was freaking when I can't use my phone. So I will look in the sticky for the stock pd98img and figure out a way to get it to my SD card. So once I get that done should I just get to that install zip from sd and select my pd98img file and hopefully that works? Thanks again!
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No. Put the PD98IMG on the root of your sd card, then use volume down/power to get to hboot. It will take a second or two but it will find the file and ask if yuou want to flash it. Confirm with volume up. Wait until it tells you its safe to reboot. reboot.
Tada, your phone works again.

nystromproductions said:
How do you do this? Hold the volume up button and power? I did that but all it does is vibrate 3 times and that's it. Thanks for you help, I hope I can get my phone back!
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a little research goes a long way here.
volume DOWN+power button. puts you in HBOOT, select FASTBOOT, plug into computer, and find instructions for FASTBOOT flash recovery.....
you dont have to worry about finding a microsd->sd card holder to put the file on...
fastboot flash recovery (get the latest CWM img), then you can mount phone as usb storage in CWM and copy rom of your choice, then flash normally.

Pirateghost said:
a little research goes a long way here.
volume DOWN+power button. puts you in HBOOT, select FASTBOOT, plug into computer, and find instructions for FASTBOOT flash recovery.....
you dont have to worry about finding a microsd->sd card holder to put the file on...
fastboot flash recovery (get the latest CWM img), then you can mount phone as usb storage in CWM and copy rom of your choice, then flash normally.
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By chance is there anyway you can direct me to the flashboot recovery for my inspire? I totally understand your directions but am kinda stuck on the fastboot flash recovery? Thank you so much already for the help!

mrhaley30705 said:
No. Put the PD98IMG on the root of your sd card, then use volume down/power to get to hboot. It will take a second or two but it will find the file and ask if yuou want to flash it. Confirm with volume up. Wait until it tells you its safe to reboot. reboot.
Tada, your phone works again.
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where can i get this p98img for my phone?

Look in the stickied threads for the General sub forum.

I've got CWM made into a PD98IMG.zip file. Rename the file from PD98IMG_recovery.zip to PD98IMG.zip. If you get a hold of an SD card reader put this on the root of the card and go to hboot, the phone will find it and ask if you want to flash it. Select yes and let it do it's thing. When it is done reboot your phone and you will have recovery again. It is an older version but it will get you back up and going until you can update it with Rom Manager.

Something worth mentioning is that after you restore something with a pd98img file, as soon as the phone is completely rebooted, move it off the root of you sd card. I would recommend creating a folder with the name of what the zip actually is and placing the zip inside it.

Good point there, man.
Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using XDA Premium App

[Q] Help, boot loop here?

I wanted to flash to ARHD 6.3
This is my first time.. I managed to S off.. But then the bootloop began after I flashed PG58IMG.zip via fastboot.
Step 1. To S-OFF your Sensation - (You do not need to do this if you have S-off already or done this before) - WORKING NOW for TMOUS users
Visit
download the application for your operating System. AND EXTRACT IT TO A FOLDER
YOU MAY NEED TO DISABLE YOUR ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM- Norton is flagging up Revolutionary as a Virus when it isn't
IMPORTANT
Fill out the form under the download links with your OS, Device, Hboot Version and Serial number. This will give your beta key to enable you to S - OFF. Make a note of this.
How To get your Hboot Version - 3 methods below
1. [/url] and if it has found your device it should read
"Found your Device: HTC Sensation Z710* Applications -> Development)
4. With the phone switched on (not in HBOOT, just the regular home screen), plug in your USB cable and select HTC sync mode.(IGNORE any warning messages on your phone telling you it cannot find HTC Sync )
5. Launch revolutionary.exe. It should detect the phone and ask for your beta key. Type it (BE CAREFUL, as its case sensitive) or copy and paste it in.
If Revolutionary fails to find your phone verify you have all the drivers installed, try disk drive mode or charging mode (Linux users can use disk drive mode. Confirmed to be working by others)
6. Once you have entered your beta key correctly, follow any on screen prompts or actions from revolutionary and wait for it to S-Off,
7. You're done. Your Device will Successfully have S-OFF....if it hangs on method 3 and doesn't S-Off. See post 2 below for solutions.
IF REVOLUTIONARY SAYS FAILED YOUR PHONE IS NOT SUPPORTED. Go back and check hboot using the methods above. some users are told its failed and they still have S off now. If you have S-off your hboot will now be 1.17.1011 and revolutionary will tell you now your device is not supported
8. Revolutionary will now ask you to Install clockwork recovery mod after S OFF. Type N and install it manually below (the recovery provided is v4.0.1.4 doesn't charge when device is switched off, the one below v5.0.0.1 does charge)
9. Your Device now is S-off.
To install clockwork recovery for the sensation. Follow step 2!
STEP 2. To INSTALL Recovery - v5.0.0.8
1. Download recovery v5.0.0.8 for the Sensation HERE: or Multiupload
2. Copy the PG58IMG file into the Root folder of your SD card (The main Folder of your Memory Card)
3. Turn off your phone FUlly and reboot into the Bootloader/HBOOT screen (see post above on how to get to hboot screen)
4. Press Volume up to Accept when it asks" Do you want to start the update"
5. Press Power Off to Reboot back to android after installation is successful (normal screen with homescreen)
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I got stuck at step 2.5.. Pls help me out. Actually I used to flash ROM for i9000 a couple of times but for sensation this is my first time. I'm using sensation unlocked. I lived in Malaysia so most probably its asians version.

ethanmars said:
I wanted to flash to ARHD 6.3
This is my first time.. I managed to S off.. But then the bootloop began after I flashed PG58IMG.zip via fastboot.
I got stuck at step 2.5.. Pls help me out. Actually I used to flash ROM for i9000 a couple of times but for sensation this is my first time. I'm using sensation unlocked. I lived in Malaysia so most probably its asians version.
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Hi,
Try loading 5.0.2.0 HERE
Then follow THIS GUIDE to install 6.3.0

thank you so much for your reply!
i've downloaded that. Now how do i install it? fastboot only accept .zip files right? or is the instruction is in the 2nd link you gave me?

ethanmars said:
thank you so much for your reply!
i've downloaded that. Now how do i install it? fastboot only accept .zip files right? or is the instruction is in the 2nd link you gave me?
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Hi,
Just rename 5.0.2.0 to PG58IMG.zip
Power off
Power on holding volume- and power button.
When it has finished,delete PG58IMG.zip

malybru said:
Hi,
Just rename 5.0.2.0 to PG58IMG.zip
Power off
Power on holding volume- and power button.
When it has finished,delete PG58IMG.zip
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just pressed thanks, hehe..
i was wandering alone while waiting for your reply n managed to install ext4 touch recovery.. lol.. but still bootloop when pressed reboot.
now I wanna know will the 5.0.2.0 help me to access android again coz i haven't backup my contacts n sms yet..
let's say the answer is no, will it help if i make a nandroid backup now? or is it too late considering i cant access android anymore?

ethanmars said:
just pressed thanks, hehe..
i was wandering alone while waiting for your reply n managed to install ext4 touch recovery.. lol.. but still bootloop when pressed reboot.
now I wanna know will the 5.0.2.0 help me to access android again coz i haven't backup my contacts n sms yet..
let's say the answer is no, will it help if i make a nandroid backup now? or is it too late considering i cant access android anymore?
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Hi,
Lesson for the future...
Always backup(nandroid,Titanium Backup,google) BEFORE starting anything major.
If you have 4EXT installed,then follow THIS GUIDE to install 6.3.0

malybru said:
Hi,
Lesson for the future...
Always backup(nandroid,Titanium Backup,google) BEFORE starting anything major.
If you have 4EXT installed,then follow THIS GUIDE to install 6.3.0
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thanks again ..
so that means there's no way to access my phone like it was before eh?
btw, i thought it wasnt anything major coz it was just gaining an s off n then installing recovery.. then this happened.. i dont know what went wrong.. hmm
so i shall proceed with installing 6.3.0 since its like the only option i have left i believe?

ethanmars said:
thanks again ..
so that means there's no way to access my phone like it was before eh?
btw, i thought it wasnt anything major coz it was just gaining an s off n then installing recovery.. then this happened.. i dont know what went wrong.. hmm
so i shall proceed with installing 6.3.0 since its like the only option i have left i believe?
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Hi,
Just as a matter of interest.
Do you still have a PG58IMG.zip on your sd card?
If so ,delete it.
Then it may boot into your ROM...

malybru said:
Hi,
Just as a matter of interest.
Do you still have a PG58IMG.zip on your sd card?
If so ,delete it.
Then it may boot into your ROM...
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oh i've read that as well so i have deleted it manually by using sd adapter.. then reinserted it back n tried to boot normally.. but to no avail.. what's the root cause of this eh?
when i gained s off, i still can boot into my ROM.. however disaster happens when i flashed the .zip files obtained as per instructions..
oh but directly after i've flashed it, i didn't remove the .zip files n tried to immediately reboot into ROM.. does this make a difference?

ethanmars said:
oh i've read that as well so i have deleted it manually by using sd adapter.. then reinserted it back n tried to boot normally.. but to no avail.. what's the root cause of this eh?
when i gained s off, i still can boot into my ROM.. however disaster happens when i flashed the .zip files obtained as per instructions..
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Hi,
Did you complete the s-off thread by rooting and getting SuperCID?

malybru said:
Hi,
Did you complete the s-off thread by rooting and getting SuperCID?
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good question..
immediately after s off, i boot into my ROM and tried to install busybox and other apps that requires superuser or root but failed and stating that my device was still not rooted..
so i proceed to install a recovery (in this case its ext4 recovery) but failed to find a .zip installer (but managed to find the .apk and .img version but afraid to proceed considering the extension wasn't the same as per guide's PG5...ZIP). so i tried to simply install cwm as per stated in the guide. coz i know after recovery is installed, only then i would be able to install the su zip files.
then it boot looped.. n here we are trying to shoot all of these troubles.. XD
and if my understanding was wrong, pls correct me. thanks!
only after you sent me the links i managed to install ext4 recovery via a much easier method using cmd.exe..
n that also means that i wasn't even able to follow through the supercid part of the guide..

ethanmars said:
good question..
immediately after s off, i boot into my ROM and tried to install busybox and other apps that requires superuser or root but failed and stating that my device was still not rooted..
so i proceed to install a recovery (in this case its ext4 recovery) but failed to find a .zip installer (but managed to find the .apk and .img version but afraid to proceed considering the extension wasn't the same as per guide's PG5...ZIP). so i tried to simply install cwm as per stated in the guide. coz i know after recovery is installed, only then i would be able to install the su zip files.
then it boot looped.. n here we are trying to shoot all of these troubles.. XD
and if my understanding was wrong, pls correct me. thanks!
only after you sent me the links i managed to install ext4 recovery via a much easier method using cmd.exe..
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Hi,
I follow THIS GUIDE
If you have 4EXT installed ,then you should be able to boot into recovery and make a nandroid,then root,then supercid...

malybru said:
Hi,
I follow THIS GUIDE
If you have 4EXT installed ,then you should be able to boot into recovery and make a nandroid,then root,then supercid...
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wait a moment, i dont know if things are making more sense to me but, is it possible that this was caused by a wrong firmware? i just figured out my cid and its htc_044 and there are 4 different version of firmware for this cid, so should i try each of it until my phone boots to my original ROM?
Update: Oh God, I'm in such a relief! Thank God it works now. I flashed the firmware 1.17 n now am able to boot back into my ROM. Now i'm gonna get things backed up n will proceed. phew thanks so much for helping me out. The cause was maybe the zip files werent compatible with mine. So i check my cid n mid, n downloaded what might be the original one. so now its fixed..

Sensation 4G Boot Problems

I was attempting to root my phone and I believe my system files are now deleted or corrupted (This is my best guess from what I have read online) as my phone will not get past the boot screen which is the white background with the "htc" logo. I am able to hit the down volume button with the power button to see the screen where you see the following:
-Revoluntionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.17.1111
I have the PG58IMG.zip file on my SD Card and when in the above screen, it gives me the prompt "Do you want to start update?". I hit yes, it shows a successful update but when you reboot, it still refuses to boot the phone past the "htc" logo screen. I must admit that I did not do enough research before attempting this "Root" and I'm having difficultly understanding what to do next. If possible, I would like to get the phone back to factory setting. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Otahy said:
I have the PG58IMG.zip file on my SD Card and when in the above screen, it gives me the prompt "Do you want to start update?". I hit yes, it shows a successful update but when you reboot, it still refuses to boot the phone past the "htc" logo screen. I must admit that I did not do enough research before attempting this "Root" and I'm having difficultly understanding what to do next. If possible, I would like to get the phone back to factory setting. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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#1 - do you have a custom recovery installed?
#2 - remove the PG58IMG.zip file from your SD card or you will never be able to get past the bootloader.
#3 - if you REALLY want to go back to factory, you will need to install an official HTC RUU.

Thanks for the response JWhipple. Here are your answers:
1: Custom Recovery is installed, I've tried 2 different ones, still refuses to boot.
2: I have removed the zip file from the SD Card, still refuses to boot.
3: I haven't tried the HTC RUU yet because I still can't get the phone to boot.

If you boot the phone into bootloader mode you should be able to run the RUU. Someone please correct me if I am wrong!

Otahy said:
Thanks for the response JWhipple. Here are your answers:
1: Custom Recovery is installed, I've tried 2 different ones, still refuses to boot.
2: I have removed the zip file from the SD Card, still refuses to boot.
3: I haven't tried the HTC RUU yet because I still can't get the phone to boot.
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Do a full wipe from recovery.....including the /system and /boot. Then reflash your ROM. Also, ensure your using the correct firmware for the ROM your using.
Sent from my FireStorm StockMod (Release Date 5.18.2012) Sensation 4G

I have a similar problem, except that my update failed!! Can I just delete the firmware file and the phone will get back to normal????

The easiest way to solve your issue, providing you DO have a custom recovery e.g. 4EXT or Clockwork, would be to go to the Sensation Android Development sub-forum, find an appropriate ROM, and then flash it through recovery. There are many tutorials online explaining this. Alternatively you could search for "Sensation 4g RUU" which is basically the official program for PC which restores the stock firmware of the device. You do need to get the correct one for the 4G Sensation or you could experience some issues.

try use fastboot to install recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599816
see if got to recovery, if work then u need to install new rom
if not work, just run ruu
http://d-h.st/lrt

I will send him a link to fix it
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

Thanks you very much for all the input on my problems with my phone! It's nice to see a friendly and helpful community here! I'll start with the new ROM now and update you guys shortly.

Hey tragik74, when you say "run RUU", how exactly do you run it? The only method I see for running anything is to make a PG58IMG.zip file and install that on a SD Card. Which I'm a having an issue with since now my phone shows locked but still has S-OFF.

tragik74 said:
try use fastboot to install recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599816
see if got to recovery, if work then u need to install new rom
if not work, just run ruu
http://d-h.st/lrt
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When you say "run ruu", how exactly do you do that? the only thing I can see to run anything is to use the PG58IMG.zip file method on your SD Card.

[Q] Noob Alert. This could be one for you to get your teeth into...

...then again, I might just be being a complete moron and absolutely wasting a lot of people's time. I'm going to try anyway because everytime I Google my multiple problems I seem to get back to this website. Yes, I watched your noob video - I laughed a lot, and unfortunately and unintentionally I feel like I'm going to tick a few of the boxes at the end of it... If you can rescue me from my situation, I'll definitely make a donation towards the upkeep of your site (As long as you have a donation link.)
I have a HTC Sensation XE (with Beats Audio) and it being a Sunday afternoon I thought I would have a crack at rooting and applying custom firmware to me phone for the first ever time. I bet you can see where this is going. I downloaded the SDK Manager, HTC ONE X All In One tool, and the latest Cyanogen for my handset. I DID NOT S-OFF MY PHONE BEFORE JUMPING RIGHT IN FOR I AM AN IDIOT. So I rooted the phone, and all seemed to be going well, I had the Stock ROM, I believe they call it? But it was rooted as confirmed by Root Checker. AT THIS POINT I BACKED UP USING CLOCKWORK. I then got ahead of myself and tried to download the new Custom ROM. After getting aggrieved that the ROM was stuck on 86% consistently with ROM Manager I downloaded it to my PC. Put it onto my SD card. Went into recovery mode. Installed .zip via SD card.
This is where problems began. Once the installation was done I restarted my phone and got caught out by the little blue man, and I believe my screen was stuck in bootloop, where it just continually showed me his image - and the movements around him kept occurring, it didn't freeze. I tried to put the boot.img on from the .zip where I had downloaded it but it came to no avail, it still didn't boot past that point.
I was aggrieved and so restored my phone to the point I said I had backed up. Just after the root of the stock ROM. Then when I tried to boot this up, it got stuck at the Beats Audio symbol in similar vein to how it was stuck on the little blue man.
I turned my phone off, tried to wipe everything using 4ext recovery that I placed on the phone at this point. My All In One tool also stopped recognising my phone, constantly saying "error: device not found" when I tried to do something which it was not doing before the root. Furthermore, when I plug my phone into my PC, it doesn't offer me Removable Drive storage, but it does make the pinging noise which notifies me that the device is recognised. Now after all this, when I boot the phone it is stuck at the HTC screen with a white background and I don't know why it is now halting here as opposed to what it was earlier, could it be something to do with when I was trying to get the all-in-one tool to recognise my phone I tried to reflash recovery of 'Stock'? I really am upset about this and regret even attempting it as I am in love with my phone and can't really live without it. Please help and if I get a successfully, rooted phone I will be very happy and PROMISE to make a donation towards the site of what I can afford.
So please do me and your own site a favour and help me
BRIEF POINTS OF NOTE
ROOT SEEMED TO WORK FINE UNTIL ATTEMPTING TO PUT CUSTOM ROM ON
CUSTOM ROM WOULDN'T BOOT PAST BLUE MAN SCREEN AT FIRST, THEN BEATS AUDIO SCREEN AND THEN HTC SCREEN.
MY PHONE IS S-ON, UNLOCKED, PYRAMID PUT SHIP S-ON RL, HBOOT-1.29.0000,eMMC-boot,Mar 2 2012, 18.14.34
PC IS NOT CURRENTLY RECOGNISING MY PHONE AS A REMOVABLE DEVICE IN THE SENSE THAT IT WON'T ALLOW ME TO PUT ON ANY ITEMS.
I DO HAVE A SPARE, ACCESSIBLE SD CARD AND DO NOT CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CONTENTS OF IT. IF THIS IS USEFUL.
Please. Help me. Thank you

don't panic.many as you had that issue.it is easy
from 4ext recovery enable smartflash and then immediately flash the rom
you should be fine

If it still fails to boot after reflashed with smartflash on, get boot.img from zip, place it in your fastboot/adb folder and flash it manually from fastboot: fastboot flash boot boot.img
Look for Asskicker's guide in General section. "flashing rom with s-on and Hboot 1.27+"
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda app-developers app

rzr86 said:
don't panic.many as you had that issue.it is easy
from 4ext recovery enable smartflash and then immediately flash the rom
you should be fine
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Unfortunately, this hasn't worked for me. I did this...
- Went onto 4EXT recovery.
- Went to tools.
- Clicked on 'Enable Smartflash'.
- Ensured it was on.
- Went to 'install .zip from SD Card'
- Found the Cynagon MOD.
- "Finding update package... Opening update package... Installing update... Install from SD Card complete."
- Rebooted phone.
- A pending update to your boot partition has been detected. Your ROM will reboot once [and then it reboots]. The first time it came up with this though. It said something about how there had been an error.
- Got stuck at the HTC screen again.
I'd just like to reaffirm that before something happened (I believe it was when I tried to flash to stock recovery), my phone was getting to the Beats Audio/Little Blue Man Screen. Now it's getting to the HTC screen.
That donation to the site is still in promise!

matekaneve said:
If it still fails to boot after reflashed with smartflash on, get boot.img from zip, place it in your fastboot/adb folder and flash it manually from fastboot: fastboot flash boot boot.img
Look for Asskicker's guide in General section. "flashing rom with s-on and Hboot 1.27+"
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda app-developers app
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This also didn't work for me. It appeared to run entirely successfully. I rebooted the phone using 'fastboot reboot' and it still got stuck at the same screen.

ElliotHorne32 said:
Unfortunately, this hasn't worked for me. I did this...
- Went onto 4EXT recovery.
- Went to tools.
- Clicked on 'Enable Smartflash'.
- Ensured it was on.
- Went to 'install .zip from SD Card'
- Found the Cynagon MOD.
- "Finding update package... Opening update package... Installing update... Install from SD Card complete."
- Rebooted phone.
- A pending update to your boot partition has been detected. Your ROM will reboot once [and then it reboots]. The first time it came up with this though. It said something about how there had been an error.
- Got stuck at the HTC screen again.
I'd just like to reaffirm that before something happened (I believe it was when I tried to flash to stock recovery), my phone was getting to the Beats Audio/Little Blue Man Screen. Now it's getting to the HTC screen.
That donation to the site is still in promise!
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did you flash gapps and then the CM rom?
if no then:
flash gapps
flash the rom again
(don't forget to enable smartflash again)

rzr86 said:
did you flash gapps and then the CM rom?
if no then:
flash gapps
flash the rom again
(don't forget to enable smartflash again)
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Sorry to be a pain, but could you run me through a step-by-step on how to do that? *Noob Klaxon*

ElliotHorne32 said:
Sorry to be a pain, but could you run me through a step-by-step on how to do that? *Noob Klaxon*
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gapps is google apps.is a zip file
if i remember well maybe is in the thread where you downloaded the rom
simply put it in the root of sdcard and flash it from recovery
after that flash the rom(don't forget smartflash)

rzr86 said:
gapps is google apps.is a zip file
if i remember well maybe is in the thread where you downloaded the rom
simply put it in the root of sdcard and flash it from recovery
after that flash the rom(don't forget smartflash)
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I downloaded it from here [can't post link, but it's the official Cynagon MOD Website] - I then clicked on the 'Stable Mod'.?

If you straight quick responses go on this forum here I have through similar issues before and they so helpful..I'm S-ON
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=163186
Sent from from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda app-developers app

Hi there mate!
What I would recommend you to do is running an appropriate RUU for your device, ( i would recommend GB, because then you can S-off very easy), and then re-run the whole process. If you run a GB RUU, you can gain s-off with revolutionary. And the best part, the RUU can be run in bootloader, so it doesn't matter if your ROM does not boot. I can send you a link once my internet gets faster (im using all my bandwidth for source-building lol)
Please keep me posted and feel free to ask any questions
Best of luck !

InfinityFTW said:
Hi there mate!
What I would recommend you to do is running an appropriate RUU for your device, ( i would recommend GB, because then you can S-off very easy), and then re-run the whole process. If you run a GB RUU, you can gain s-off with revolutionary. And the best part, the RUU can be run in bootloader, so it doesn't matter if your ROM does not boot. I can send you a link once my internet gets faster (im using all my bandwidth for source-building lol)
Please keep me posted and feel free to ask any questions
Best of luck !
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if i remember well he can't downgrade using a GB ruu because he is S-ON
i think he can only upgrade
you have to be already S-OFF in order to downgrade with ruu

InfinityFTW said:
Hi there mate!
What I would recommend you to do is running an appropriate RUU for your device, ( i would recommend GB, because then you can S-off very easy), and then re-run the whole process. If you run a GB RUU, you can gain s-off with revolutionary. And the best part, the RUU can be run in bootloader, so it doesn't matter if your ROM does not boot. I can send you a link once my internet gets faster (im using all my bandwidth for source-building lol)
Please keep me posted and feel free to ask any questions
Best of luck !
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Thank you for your helpful paragraph If you could send me the link for that RUU, that would be great, but I do have a couple of other questions. What is an RUU? I assume GB is Gingerbread, but is that the OS that I am on? What will the RUU do? I really stepped out of my depth trying this haha!
Elliot,

ElliotHorne32 said:
Thank you for your helpful paragraph If you could send me the link for that RUU, that would be great, but I do have a couple of other questions. What is an RUU? I assume GB is Gingerbread, but is that the OS that I am on? What will the RUU do? I really stepped out of my depth trying this haha!
Elliot,
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RUU returns your device into completely stock situation as you bought it
now depending your hboot version you are running ics android

ElliotHorne32 said:
Thank you for your helpful paragraph If you could send me the link for that RUU, that would be great, but I do have a couple of other questions. What is an RUU? I assume GB is Gingerbread, but is that the OS that I am on? What will the RUU do? I really stepped out of my depth trying this haha!
Elliot,
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forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074559
RUU stands for Rom Update Utility, and it is an executable (.exe) file wich is ran from a pc with a phone connected in fastboot. The RUU is meant to restore all partitions on your phone
Sent from a muffin inside a muffin using muffintalk.

OK try this.
1. Reboot into 4ext recovery.
2. Wipe everything except sdcard.
3.enable 4ext smart flash
4. Reflash Cyanogenmod.
5. Flash gapps add-on from Cyanogenmod thread.
6. Reboot and wait up to 10 minutes.
If this does not work take your Cyanogenmod rom and on your pc extract the boot.IMG file and move it to your adb folder then repeat but add
8. Fastboot flash boot.IMG using adb while in recovery.
Open your cmd and CD to your ad folder.
Issue the command " fastboot flash boot boot.img " with the phone connected.
9. Reboot and wait up to 10 minutes

Thank you all for your responses, I haven't forgotten about this thread at all haha - I've just been very busy lately but will be doing all of your suggestions over the weekend, so thank you. Will keep you posted. Elliot

ElliotHorne32 said:
Thank you all for your responses, I haven't forgotten about this thread at all haha - I've just been very busy lately but will be doing all of your suggestions over the weekend, so thank you. Will keep you posted. Elliot
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Btw the only RUU that will work on hboot 1.29.0000 devices is the 3.33.401.153 one IIRC. It's also available to download from my FTP - here
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

Jonny said:
Btw the only RUU that will work on hboot 1.29.0000 devices is the 3.33.401.153 one IIRC. It's also available to download from my FTP - here
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium
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Just when I have everything ready to try this, I am getting '403 Forbidden' on that link you just sent me. What do I do to get that link working?
Also, is it as simple as plugging the phone into Fastboot USB mode and clicking the .exe file?
Elliot,

Any help possible with this one, guys and girls? The last post I made about the 403?
Elliot

HTC Sensation 1.27 stuck at boot screen after rom change

HTC Sensation 1.27 stuck at boot screen after rom change
Yes yes, and another noob reporting for duty after screwing up the rom proces, it took me about 6 hours today after dozens of guides, broken links, outdated software and offline sites to get my phone rooted and i thought, well, a custom rom would be nice too.
So i tried the rom for Sensation from codenamelungo.net copied the zip on my sd card, installed it from recovery and now im stuck at the htc screen and being the noob that i am i ofcourse did not make a backup and have no clue what to do now
If someone could explain to me in simple words how i can fix this?
My recovery is CWM v5.8.0.9
*** UNLOCKED ***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.000
eMMC-boot
I did the:
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Wipe Cache Partition
Wipe Data/Factory Reset
formatted everything.
Tried relocking it and factory reset but all it does is then booting in recovery menu nonstop on every option i choose.
Another day:
Been on the internet again since i woke up and this is driving me insane, i read many posts with solutions but ofc they dont work for my version or phone damnit. I always have this kind of stuff, why didnt i have the Sensation where stuff go easy, at this point i am hoping to get it to stock again and not ever gonna try flashing custom rom.
I just finished up a couple readings about RUU files which ofc is also driving me insane.
My cid is HTC_e11
version-main 3.33.401.55
So i googled and typed in what was suggest on a post on this forum RUU Pyramid 3.33.401.55 and the only result it links me to is this website in showthread.php?t=1919969
I dl the zip file and what is in it, not 1 .exe file while all posts talking about restoring through ruu talk about a ruu.exe
Pfff, ive read so many posts now on this website and other solutions over the internet i can't even think straight anymore so gonna take a break, was really happy getting a smart phone but i enjoyed 30 min so far ><
Surely hope some1 can assist me with this dilemma

relax mate.easy
do extra 1 step from this guide(flashing boot.img)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
or from the same guide do step 2(flashing recovery)
format all parttions except sdcard from 4ext
enable smartflash from it
flash the rom
done

rzr86 said:
relax mate.easy
do extra 1 step from this guide(flashing boot.img)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
or from the same guide do step 2(flashing recovery)
format all parttions except sdcard from 4ext
enable smartflash from it
flash the rom
done
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As expected, still on bootloop.
I already unlocked it again so i did step 2
when i type adb device it doesnt find anything even though i am connected with usb fastboot
adb server is out of date. killing...
*daemon started successfully*
List of devices attached
Blank, so no devices
So i did the alternative and typed fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
sendig 'recovery'<6116 KB>...
OKAY [ 1.491s]
writing 'recovery'
Okay [8.510s]
finished. total time: 10.004s
Then when i reboot i get stuck in the HTC screen again

Ah i see what is done, im in the 4ext recovery menu now, i did the format you said but i cannot find the smartflash, can you point me out where i need to enable that?

Kayiro said:
Ah i see what is done, im in the 4ext recovery menu now, i did the format you said but i cannot find the smartflash, can you point me out where i need to enable that?
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tools
at the bottom of the menu
enable it then install the rom

rzr86 said:
tools
at the bottom of the menu
enable it then install the rom
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I was too fast, found it but even so thanks for you reply, ok i enabled it, so instal the rom i take it i have to reboot, put it in fastboot usb and than type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img again in cmd?

Kayiro said:
I was too fast, found it but even so thanks for you reply, ok i enabled it, so instal the rom i take it i have to reboot, put it in fastboot usb and than type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img again in cmd?
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no wait!
enable it
flash the rom
reboot normally
done
my previous post was giving you 2 ways to choose
not use both of them together
you missed the word or hehe
edit:the command fastboot flash recovery recovery.img is to flash 4ext recovery
so no need to use it again

rzr86 said:
no wait!
enable it
flash the rom
reboot normally
done
my previous post was giving you 2 ways to choose
not use both of them together
you missed the word or hehe
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I feel such a noob as those small steps are probably easy for you guys.
I havent done it yet, i enabled it, but how do i flash the rom? i see no option for that, i am sorry for those simple questions but ive never worked with 4ext or any other android programs.

Kayiro said:
I feel such a noob as those small steps are probably easy for you guys.
I havent done it yet, i enabled it, but how do i flash the rom? i see no option for that, i am sorry for those simple questions but ive never worked with 4ext or any other android programs.
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install zip from sdcard
choose zip from sdcard
navigate to the rom zip
press on it to install

rzr86 said:
install zip from sdcard
choose zip from sdcard
navigate to the rom zip
press on it to install
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i had such high hopes as everything was installing without problems but after reboot, stuck in the htc screen again

Kayiro said:
i had such high hopes as everything was installing without problems but after reboot, stuck in the htc screen again
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Now read carefully and do the extra #1 step from the same guide you've used
That should solve the issue
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

ganeshp said:
Now read carefully and do the extra #1 step from the same guide you've used
That should solve the issue
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
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Rz86 and ganeshp, THANK YOU!!! :good:
I was getting a serious headache over this but i got it working finally.
I guess custom roms dont really work with my phone which i am not really happy about but i AM really happy i got it fixed again.

Kayiro said:
Rz86 and ganeshp, THANK YOU!!! :good:
I was getting a serious headache over this but i got it working finally.
I guess custom roms dont really work with my phone which i am not really happy about but i AM really happy i got it fixed again.
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This is not a big issue. Just remember that every time you flash a new rom 4ext should say "A pending update to boot parti...........". All roms will work fine.

Kayiro said:
i had such high hopes as everything was installing without problems but after reboot, stuck in the htc screen again
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delete

Far_SighT said:
This is not a big issue. Just remember that every time you flash a new rom 4ext should say "A pending update to boot parti...........". All roms will work fine.
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Are you sure about that because i've read that alot dont work on s-on with 3.33.401.55

Kayiro said:
Are you sure about that because i've read that alot dont work on s-on with 3.33.401.55
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You shouldn't be getting that with s-on since you don't need SmartFlash
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using Tapatalk 2

Kayiro said:
Are you sure about that because i've read that alot dont work on s-on with 3.33.401.55
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You should be able to flash any Rom based on your current firmware. Regarding roms the only difference between s-on and s-off is that you cannot flash boot.img from recovery.
For s-on, either you need smartflash, or a manual flash of boot.img via fastboot flash boot boot.img
This is applicable as long as firmware is same.
Happy to help.

Kayiro said:
Are you sure about that because i've read that alot dont work on s-on with 3.33.401.55
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about "A pending update to boot parti...........". appears only when you are changing kernel or flashing a new rom with a different kernel than your current one

HELP
hey guys, i have the same problem, but it can't install the rom, it says "make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p. Also, E:Error in "rom".zip (Status 1). I have searched the whole internet but to no avail. Need professional help.

iameg said:
hey guys, i have the same problem, but it can't install the rom, it says "make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p. Also, E:Error in "rom".zip (Status 1). I have searched the whole internet but to no avail. Need professional help.
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what recovery do you have and which version?