[Q] No recovery or rom, stuck in bootloop - HTC Sensation

I posted this before but it was dead so I'm reposting, sorry. I was in the process of rooting my brothers phone, I turned S-off and flashed updated firmware, however I forgot to flash a recovery. Now the phone is in a bootloop. I tried downloading 4ext recovery file PG58IMG to flash in bootloader. I added his cid number to the file but when I run bootloader it doesn't give me the option to install the file. The other method I was told to try involves using CMD to do it with the flashing tool. But since I can't start the phone, cmd doesn't recognize the device. Can somebody please help me? How can I install recovery on this device?

You could always go into fastboot manually and use the cmd prompt. Fastboot flash recovery **********.IMG I'm almost sure that's the proper command.
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Sloopjoshb said:
You could always go into fastboot manually and use the cmd prompt. Fastboot flash recovery **********.IMG I'm almost sure that's the proper command.
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I tried doing that but nothing happened. cmd prompt said waiting for device but nothing happened. Do I have to have adb set up or what are the steps in order for me to do that?

smockpuv said:
I tried doing that but nothing happened. cmd prompt said waiting for device but nothing happened. Do I have to have adb set up or what are the steps in order for me to do that?
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Hi,
You need to have THESE DRIVERS on your PC.
ADB is explained HERE
Installing recovery is HERE

Took the words right out of my mouth.
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smockpuv said:
I tried doing that but nothing happened. cmd prompt said waiting for device but nothing happened. Do I have to have adb set up or what are the steps in order for me to do that?
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this means you havent connected the phone properly to pc
the phone should show "fastboot usb" if connected to pc properly ..if it shows hboot and there is an option fastboot in the list . browse to fastboot using volume download ..then select fastboot using power ...then connect the device to pc ( at the end phone should show fastboot usb)
then try the command
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(if you got PG58IMG.zip open it and copy the recovery.img to the folder where you got adb/fastboot )

Hi,
Take a look at this thread, it may be able to help you out, plus the tool is simple to use to install the recovery as well. Just follow the instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668276

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[Q] Fastboot does nothing!

Hey,
i just wanted to flash the newest clockworkmod but my fastboot.exe does nothing.
Phone is in fastbootmode, please help
Windows 7 x64...but it worked the other day
Fastboot flash recovery "recovery".img where "recovery" stands for the numbers of the recovery in tools folder i believe.
Also if you run 2.3.4, recovery wil not stick after reboot unless you change something ( i believe the recovery.sh file), hope this helps!
Fmbl said:
Fastboot flash recovery "recovery".img where "recovery" stands for the numbers of the recovery in tools folder i believe.
Also if you run 2.3.4, recovery wil not stick after reboot unless you change something ( i believe the recovery.sh file), hope this helps!
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i can flash the recovery fia ROMManager, and also can boot into it, but when i boot the phone into bootloader/fastboot mode i can't flash a new recovery, because when i hit enter after "fastboot" i get no output in cmd
If you don't get anything back on fastboot devices, then you either don't have the proper drivers installed, don't have the phone in fastboot mode, or don't have the phone connected via USB. Probably the first one.
Easiest way to get the fastboot drivers is to simply install PDA Net on your computer and follow the on screen prompts. It will automatically install the appropriate drivers for your device.
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thanks, i will try when i am at home again
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Check in device manager that the ADB Bootloader driver is installed.
zero383 said:
Check in device manager that the ADB Bootloader driver is installed.
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adb works fine, i use the phone for debugging
i tried the PDAnet methode and reinstalled the driver --> no success
any other suggestions
eiabea said:
adb works fine, i use the phone for debugging
i tried the PDAnet methode and reinstalled the driver --> no success
any other suggestions
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That method works. I suggest do it again and follow the instructions more carefully.
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matt2053 said:
That method works. I suggest do it again and follow the instructions more carefully.
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did it very carefully, but no success
Did you ever figure this out? I have installed PDA net, drivers, etc, and fastboot simply will not connect to my phone. Win7x64.
ericshmerick said:
Did you ever figure this out? I have installed PDA net, drivers, etc, and fastboot simply will not connect to my phone. Win7x64.
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Need more info.
Did you install the "ADB Bootloader Interface" driver?
Did you boot the the phone into the bootloader before trying the fastboot command? (ie. UP + PWR)
zero383 said:
Need more info.
Did you install the "ADB Bootloader Interface" driver?
Did you boot the the phone into the bootloader before trying the fastboot command? (ie. UP + PWR)
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Yes and yes.
May want to continue here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1303522
Had the same issues, although drivers were installed. After including "C:\android-sdk-windows\tools"
and "C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools"
in the path of win7 (systemvariables)
and a restart adb and fastboot worked.

[HOWTO] Restore Nexus s 4g to stock

Please delete this thread.
The updated version is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167819
you could always post the links as text and then after 10 posts then you can convert to urls again
www.filefactory.com/file/cb882b4/n/Flash_Recovery.zip
www.filefactory.com/file/cb88370/n/Full_recovery.zip
filefactory.com/file/cb882b4/n/Flash_Recovery.zip link 1
filefactory.com/file/cb88370/n/Full_recovery.zip link 2
PM Sent.....
Its telling me that fastboot is not a internal or external command. I'm going into the cmd and typing cd filepath then the fastboot instructions. Am I missing something?
Fixed! Thanks so much!
cloo24 said:
Its telling me that fastboot is not a internal or external command. I'm going into the cmd and typing cd filepath then the fastboot instructions. Am I missing something?
Fixed! Thanks so much!
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Your welcome and so everyone else knows you have to hold ctrl and shift in the folder and then click on open command prompt.
ok i made it simpiler to follow. I decided to do this because the ota is coming and many people want stock back.
Anyone have any issues getting stock recovery back on their nexus? I have ran odin a few times with stock files and I end up with no recovery, just that triangle exclamation thing. I have tried fastboot flashing stock recovery as well as custom ones with no luck. The only thing that has saved me is shabby's one click...for some reason its fastboot flash of recovery works while doing it manually doesn't...but that doesn't put on stock recovery...
Thanks I really needed these instructions.
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raiderep said:
Anyone have any issues getting stock recovery back on their nexus? I have ran odin a few times with stock files and I end up with no recovery, just that triangle exclamation thing. I have tried fastboot flashing stock recovery as well as custom ones with no luck. The only thing that has saved me is shabby's one click...for some reason its fastboot flash of recovery works while doing it manually doesn't...but that doesn't put on stock recovery...
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When I was on stock (when I first got the phone) I remember not having a recovery at all ( just the triangle) .
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ok i used odin put those files in the right spot but its not doing anything. It says all threads comp succeed 0 failed 0 any ideas
ok will i treid this method and it dosent work i follow the directions just like it says put the tar files in the right spot hit start and nothing happens. it gives me the mess suceed 0 failed 0. put it download more and it just sits there. i do have adb set up for the device
Petes method is better than this method guys. Use fastboot, just copy and paste the commands into the terminal. Much better than this.
mikeyinid said:
Petes method is better than this method guys. Use fastboot, just copy and paste the commands into the terminal. Much better than this.
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Hey mike would you mind a pm on how to, cause I'm a little lost.
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info[]box1 said:
Hey mike would you mind a pm on how to, cause I'm a little lost.
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OK. You obviously have fastboot drivers installed cus your rooted. Download THESE, courtesy of Pete. Extract that zip to a folder on your desktop. Open that folder, hold shift and right click in the folder and choose open command window here. Then run these commands, hitting enter at the end of each line:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem lock
fastboot reboot
That is all, takes like a minute or 2 and your back to stock. I can do it with my eyes closed
Thanks Mike
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windows can not recognize my phone can someone help me !
damnn said:
windows can not recognize my phone can someone help me !
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can't recognize it at all, or can't recognize it in fasboot mode?
cant recognize it in fast boot mood.. my phone is on like normally and usb debugging is on and when i type in the cmd it doesnt go through it says "adb" is not regnozied as an internal or external command operable program or batch file
gonna try this since ive got a replacement phone on the way, what would happen if it sent the phone back unlocked and rooted anyway?

ROM Manager having some trouble flashing ClockworkMod

So, basically ever since I've had my phone rooted and had ROM Manager on it, it has had trouble flashing Clockwork Recovery for me. I'll select for it to flash, it will appear to do so, but when I try to boot into recovery, either manually or from ROM Manager, it will just go to the default bootloader. When I attempt to choose Recovery from there, nothing will happen, and I'll have to reboot my phone and attempt to flash CWM again, and again, until it finally boots into it.
This always used to work after about 3 tries though, but now suddenly, it's just not even going anymore.
Is there anything I can do to make this process easier (or actually work)?
Set cwm to erase before flashing.
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Or just use the fastboot command and flash recovery that way.
krohnjw said:
Set cwm to erase before flashing.
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Just tried doing this, didn't work.
NYYFan325 said:
Or just use the fastboot command and flash recovery that way.
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What command would that be? /noob
The command is called fastboot. You run it from a command prompt. You need to download the recovery image, then from the command prompt type:
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecoveryimage.img
There are multiple guides on here that explain it step by step
NYYFan325 said:
The command is called fastboot. You run it from a command prompt. You need to download the recovery image, then from the command prompt type:
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecoveryimage.img
There are multiple guides on here that explain it step by step
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First off, sorry for taking so long to reply.
That was extremely noobish of me, I had completely forgotten about fastboot.
Turned out that solved it. I'm not sure what was going on, but all seems to be well now.
Thank you for your help!
use qbking77 guide in rooting ns/s 4g it is superb tutorial... go to youtube and type qbking77 ^_^
There was a file you have to delete. Look around Q&A, It's in there
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Ok so either delete these two files below or change the permissions so it has none (000)
"Install-recovery.sh" located in /system/etc
"Recovery-from-boot.sh" located in /system

[Q] Error: device offline

Hello,
I have recently rooted and loaded the cm10.1 rom, and now, i'd like to load a different rom.
My problem, however, is that when using the all in one toolkit and RUUs all lead to the same error, that my device is offline.
I have:
Unplugged/replugged my USB
Rebooted both computer and phone
added new adb to the toolkit data folder
But to no avail.
In the bootloader menu, the toolkit will say
error:device not found isntead
How would I go about flashing a new rom when my stupid computer won't recognize the phone :'(
you should go learn something instead of using the all-in-one kit as you should know how to flash a rom if you have cm10.1 on it now.
No idea how or where to start
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The FAQ stickied to the top of this forum is a good place to start, as it has the answer to your exact question: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136172
The USB connects, and I can access phone files when I turn the USB connection on, but I can't get a custom ROM to flash
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ozymandius95 said:
but I can't get a custom ROM to flash
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What does that mean exactly? You are in TWRP, you select the ROM zip, then what happens? Any error messages?
redpoint73 said:
What does that mean exactly? You are in TWRP, you select the ROM zip, then what happens? Any error messages?
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I believe he is trying to use the kit to flash the ROM?
Because I can't flash boot.img in recovery.
And I can't figure out anything on flashing these things without the toolkit
First of all, make sure you have both ADB and fastboot in your computer. Go to CMD, then cd to your adb directory, and try "adb devices". If it doesn't recognize the device, try with a different usb cable, or download adb again. If it does recognize the phone type in "adb reboot-bootloader", once the
phone boots into the bootloader, type in "fastboot devices", then "fastboot flash boot boot.img", last step "fastboot reboot". And you are done flashing the boot.img

Help me

I am new to htc
i am flashing a custom rom for first time on htc
what do i have to know?
and what is needed?
and i am stuck on soft brick and cant mount internal storage
i am using
hboot 2.15
it shows tampered
and twrp 2.8
Tampered is shown because you probably unlocked your bootloader on the HTC dev site (which is the first thing you should do anyway)
Now, taking in consideration what you said in the Candy thread, can you enter in fastboot mode? You can do this by entering in bootloader (with phone off, keep pressed the vol down and press power). On the bootloader screen navigate with vol up/down and select with power button. Enter fasboot from there and while you connect the phone to pc via USB you should notice on uour screen a line saying "fastboot USB"
After this you shoul be able to flash the kernel in that mode. You should have ADB installed for this on your pc (it is done by installing the Android SDK) and the ADB/fastboot drivers working.
Let us know how it goes so far then we can go further
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Tampered is shown because you probably unlocked your bootloader on the HTC dev site (which is the first thing you should do anyway)
Now, taking in consideration what you said in the Candy thread, can you enter in fastboot mode? You can do this by entering in bootloader (with phone off, keep pressed the vol down and press power). On the bootloader screen navigate with vol up/down and select with power button. Enter fasboot from there and while you connect the phone to pc via USB you should notice on uour screen a line saying "fastboot USB"
After this you shoul be able to flash the kernel in that mode. You should have ADB installed for this on your pc (it is done by installing the Android SDK) and the ADB/fastboot drivers working.
Let us know how it goes so far then we can go further
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Do i need to s off
and ive noticed that even after flashing rom system folder is empty except for bin and by the way my device is t mobile
S-off is not mandatory but is good to have as the whole flashing process will be much easier. Is it somewhere in the bootloader screen written UNLOCKED? Above or below the "tampered"...
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Rapier said:
S-off is not mandatory but is good to have as the whole flashing process will be much easier. Is it somewhere in the bootloader screen written UNLOCKED? Above or below the "tampered"...
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unlocked yes i did it but i cant flash the rom it wont be pushed into system at all
please my mind is not clear can you give me a link for kernal pleaseee
Kernel that you must flash in fastboot is the file boot.img located in the system folder in the ROM"s zip....that is, you'll have to open the zip you're flashing, go to system and extract that boot.img file. Save it on your pc in the same location where fastboot and adb are installed then open a command prompt there. You can flash it using the "fastboot flash boot boot.img" command
Edit: Here's an XDA tutorial how to do it in detail
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
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Rapier said:
Kernel that you must flash in fastboot is the file boot.img located in the system folder in the ROM"s zip....that is, you'll have to open the zip you're flashing, go to system and extract that boot.img file. Save it on your pc in the same location where fastboot and adb are installed then open a command prompt there. You can flash it using the "fastboot flash boot boot.img" command
Edit: Here's an XDA tutorial how to do it in detail
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
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ive restored from ruu
Rapier said:
Kernel that you must flash in fastboot is the file boot.img located in the system folder in the ROM"s zip....that is, you'll have to open the zip you're flashing, go to system and extract that boot.img file. Save it on your pc in the same location where fastboot and adb are installed then open a command prompt there. You can flash it using the "fastboot flash boot boot.img" command
Edit: Here's an XDA tutorial how to do it in detail
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
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Why my device wont s-off its always telling me to f***off
eswarvf said:
Why my device wont s-off its always telling me to f***off
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What RUU Worked?
eswarvf said:
Why my device wont s-off its always telling me to f***off
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În order to properly s-off, you might need a certain ROM to be installed. Have you tried to get s-off having that stock ROM you got after RUU?
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Can s-off be achieved without an installed ROM?
bobby2x420 said:
Can s-off be achieved without an installed ROM?
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Only by a j-tag device but I don't know how that works. The software methods presented here needs a ROM as far as I know
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bobby2x420 said:
What RUU Worked?
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Ya it worked (not androidruu though) i had to search a lot i got tired of it

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