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[Q] Phone won't boot into recovery, please help

Hi. This is the first time I've tried to install custom rom's on my phone so bear with me. I followed a post (since I can't post links yet just google: CyanogenMod 9 (CM9) for HTC One X is Here. It's the first link) detailing how to install CM9 on the OneX. Everything worked up until step 16 where you have to boot into recovery mode. When I select recovery mode from the bootloader, the phone just tries to restart and gets stuck at the HTC loading screen with a message underneath saying that this ROM is not official etc.
Is there an easy way to try and fix this and make it work properly? I've tried erasing the fastboot cache and that didn't make a difference. At this point I don't really care if I have to erase everything and just go back to what I had before. The phone doesn't show up as a drive on the PC when I plug it in.
Any help would be great!
SOLUTION: Ok this is what I did to get it working again. My phone is on Rogers so I had to download this RUU and then follow these steps to flash the RUU onto the phone. Pretty simple actually.

Well, I can tell you that the ROM you were trying to flash was not for the S4 variant of the HTC One X, the ROM you saw was for the international Tegra 3 chip which is VERY different. I would attempt to flash an RUU from the At&T HOX thread if that is possible. Sorry if I can't be of any more help, that's all I've got.

I just had this exact same problem on mine. Well I didn't try to install a full rom, but accidently tried to apply the mod where you remove the menu bar and remap the keys that was for the HTC One X (Internation/Tegra3) to my HTC One X (AT&T) and what happened was it would freeze at the HTC One Beats Audio screen and not do anything. Tried going to Recovery as well and nothing. So I thought. What I had to do was unplug my phone from USB, hold down power for about 7 seconds until screen goes black, immediately after screen goes black, release power button and start to hold down volume down button, this should get you to the Recovery menu. From here what you will need to do is go into FlashBoot, and then from ur PC (or mac... hopefully PC though) you need to relock your BootLoader, and get stock recovery (if you changed it). After this reboot and then go back into Recovery, FastBoot, and connect to PC. Now download the AT&T RUU (i used the newest, 1.85) and run through those steps. After this is finished phone should boot fine and your expensive device is saved.
Oh by the way, I'm an evolving Noob. Just started to do anything ...interesting... with my phone today, crap went down, and using these steps I was able to fix it, so if I am off on some of my steps or unclear, just comment please and I'll try and correct myself or giver farther details on what I did.
-Good Luck

Thanks for the replies but I think my situation is further complicated by the fact that my phone is a Rogers phone. I know the RUU is 1.73.631.1 but I don't know if a stock recovery is available for Rogers yet. It sounds like all I have to do is find the correct RUU and flash it to the phone.
TrueLandon, you said after you held the power button down for 7 seconds you could put the phone into recovery mode. Would that be the same thing as the bootloader menu (where you can select fastboot, factory reset etc)?

achoj said:
Thanks for the replies but I think my situation is further complicated by the fact that my phone is a Rogers phone. I know the RUU is 1.73.631.1 but I don't know if a stock recovery is available for Rogers yet. It sounds like all I have to do is find the correct RUU and flash it to the phone.
TrueLandon, you said after you held the power button down for 7 seconds you could put the phone into recovery mode. Would that be the same thing as the bootloader menu (where you can select fastboot, factory reset etc)?
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Yes, sorry if I were unclear, still trying to learn the lingo and technical terms , and yea, that's what you would need then is the RUU for Rogers, but I think the other steps should work for you.
I'll PM you a link to 1.73 RUU for Rogers

achoj said:
Hi. This is the first time I've tried to install custom rom's on my phone so bear with me. I followed a post (since I can't post links yet just google: CyanogenMod 9 (CM9) for HTC One X is Here. It's the first link) detailing how to install CM9 on the OneX. Everything worked up until step 16 where you have to boot into recovery mode. When I select recovery mode from the bootloader, the phone just tries to restart and gets stuck at the HTC loading screen with a message underneath saying that this ROM is not official etc.
Is there an easy way to try and fix this and make it work properly? I've tried erasing the fastboot cache and that didn't make a difference. At this point I don't really care if I have to erase everything and just go back to what I had before. The phone doesn't show up as a drive on the PC when I plug it in.
Any help would be great!
EDIT: Is it even possible to do a factory reset at this point?
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The facepalm is significant and this makes me wish HTC forced carriers to label the S4 One X as the One XL.
If your bootloader was unlocked, lock the bootloader and run the RUU from fastboot.

Thanks for the replies guys. Truelandon sent me the RUU that I need for my phone but there's no .exe file in it. I was just wondering if I can somehow use these files and flash my phone with this RUU. Most of the files that I ended up downloading are disk image files.

Addition to the issue
I flashed a cm9 rom on my hox (international version). Its working fine but the only issue is that i want to install black and cyan theme to it and when i try to flash it and the moment i hit recovery in boot loader my phone restarts and comes back normal.so i can't enter cwm to flash the theme.

manmeets said:
I flashed a cm9 rom on my hox (international version). Its working fine but the only issue is that i want to install black and cyan theme to it and when i try to flash it and the moment i hit recovery in boot loader my phone restarts and comes back normal.so i can't enter cwm to flash the theme.
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Wrong forum you have the international one x the is the one xl forum so we can't really help your phone has completely different partitions.
The only thing I would suggest is to reflash your cwm and see if it helps.
Sent from my HTC One XL using Forum Runner

[Q] HTC One S Terrible bootloop/soft brick on TrickDroid ,cant find solution

Ok guys, new to the forums but this problem has had me fully occupied for the last 6 hours and I feel like I have tried everything. I had cm9 alpha 12, and went to flash TrickDroid v5.0, something happened and I'm currently stuck in some wierd bootloop/soft brick. I had access to CWM but my SD card wouldn't mount and my adb push attempts didn't do anything, for reasons I don't know why. My phone would start up into the wierd trickdroid bootup and last for like 30 minutes. I tried the solution of another thread on how to fix a bootloop/ softbrick, but now I dont have any CWM access and I can only access the bootloader or the endless bootup screen. I tried using the all in one tool to flash the CWM again but it just restarts it and puts it back into the bootup, and when i restart to go to bootloader to acess the recovery, it goes back to bootup. Every solution I try makes my problem worse, and to top it off I cant turn my phone off and keep it off because it will just start back up. Thanks.
Edit: Problem fixed. Downloaded the original all in 1 tool for htc one s, plugged phone into comp went to fastboot and with the tool flashed the phones stock recovery. I reset to factory defaults and cleared storage with it from the bootloader. After that, I flashed clockwork mod recovery again and my SD card was able to be mounted and accepted files from my adb push, and I reflashed cyanogenmod. Wuzzah!

milesmarrero said:
Ok guys, new to the forums but this problem has had me fully occupied for the last 6 hours and I feel like I have tried everything. I had cm9 alpha 12, and went to flash TrickDroid v5.0, something happened and I'm currently stuck in some wierd bootloop/soft brick. I had access to CWM but my SD card wouldn't mount and my adb push attempts didn't do anything, for reasons I don't know why. My phone would start up into the wierd trickdroid bootup and last for like 30 minutes. I tried the solution of another thread on how to fix a bootloop/ softbrick, but now I dont have any CWM access and I can only access the bootloader or the endless bootup screen. I tried using the all in one tool to flash the CWM again but it just restarts it and puts it back into the bootup, and when i restart to go to bootloader to acess the recovery, it goes back to bootup. Every solution I try makes my problem worse, and to top it off I cant turn my phone off and keep it off because it will just start back up. Thanks.
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lol, meant to "quote" not "thanks".
Can you fastboot a new recovery?
Did you do a full wipe coming from CM9 to TrickDroid

Well I can't access the phone from usb on my computer (still takes charge though), so I don't think I can flash a recovery thru fastboot (I'm not too experienced though). From cm9, I wiped all and flashed trickdroid + tweak set, then it just stat their at home screen. CMW being lost occurred later.

Im in the same situation rght now. I have trickdroid and I went into my tweaks to set them back to their original setup...so removing all of the options I chose before when I used the tweaks for the first time. When I rebooted my phone it just hangs on the HTC screen. I can get into recovery and I tried reinstalling trickdroid but its still getting stuck. Not sure what to do at this point. I don't think I can put a recovery file on this since I can't connect it to my computer.
Hopefully someone can help us.

But the thing is I can't access recovery. I try to flash it again with the all in 1 tool and it won't work. It says it went through, but accessing it doesn't work.

If its recognised by USB when plugged in computer just run an ruu that's my solution all The time lol
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

Ok i somehow managed to get TWR on my phone, but still unable to mount the SD. How do I run the RUU? I downloaded it, but the instructions are flawed I think

Connect with USB to.computer go into faatboot USB then run ruu on pc
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

Well I thought the RUU was going to work, but it just stops at the HTC and gives me an error saying I can't. What now?

Ok currently, I relocked my bootloader in an attempt to do the RUU, but I get a 155 Unknown Error up doing such, using the TMOUS 1.53 ruu... other places I have seen say something about returning to the stock img etc, but I'm quite stuck. Any advice appreciated

htc one s stuck in bootloop almost unresponsive
hey guys, got a brain teaser for you.
i have a tmobile htc one s, unlocked, rooted using all in one htc tool, been at it for two days now. im stuck on the boot screen showing its unlocked, i used to be able to get into the boot loader screen but now it seems ive dead ended. ill hold any combination of power and vol up/down, the keys flash for 10 sec and the screen flashes once, i let go and it reboots, keeps that htc screen, after 20-30 sec goes black. my pc doings like it detects a device but i cant locate it. ive used adb and the htc all in one unlock tool trying to get any kind of os to launch.
Shortly before this i was able to go into the boot loader, clear and master reset the files and cache, and search for the rom zip, thus never allowing me to flash. on a journey to place this in the phone through various combinations of the all in one, adb push, and everything else i found on youtube, countless forum posts, i seem to be in a deeper hole now.
I ultimately want to end with a cm10 nightly on my tmo htc one s. I have never done this to a phone without a sd card. i come to this community humbly seeking any and all advice. thank you.

sensation xl cant boot into recovery can't root only unlocked boot loader

Hello. i am new here , it has been 2 days while i'am searching forums and the net so i decided to ask u guys who have experience in this field.
i have acquired a htc sensation XL (h boot 1.28.0006 - S on ) i have on it the ICS 4.0.3 i have unlocked the boot loader by using HTCDEV .
My first objective was to ROOT the phone , i downloaded all the programes ( htc sync SDK , drivers , ) and tried allot of programs like the DOOM ROOT v2 , v4 but didnt work for me so after a bit of research i found another programe for my version with 3 step of rebooting anyway it didnt work
after all that i found a program : HTC quick root 1.13 that can root the device even if it is s on so i tried to root with the prog he took me into a green screen with the logo of the phone is it the recovery ? after that i see my phone in a logo with a red triangle /\! with an exclamation marque. so i waited after that i took of the battery and turn on again it boots gr8 but trying a second time with the programe it says the frimware has been already patched and cant continue to root .
So i was thinking how can i fix my Recovery and turn off the S ( Soff ) like that i use the second option of the prograne to root any idea guys ?
thank you for helping me

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d-toxonspeed said:
Hello. i am new here , it has been 2 days while i'am searching forums and the net so i decided to ask u guys who have experience in this field.
i have acquired a htc sensation XL (h boot 1.28.0006 - S on ) i have on it the ICS 4.0.3 i have unlocked the boot loader by using HTCDEV .
My first objective was to ROOT the phone , i downloaded all the programes ( htc sync SDK , drivers , ) and tried allot of programs like the DOOM ROOT v2 , v4 but didnt work for me so after a bit of research i found another programe for my version with 3 step of rebooting anyway it didnt work
after all that i found a program : HTC quick root 1.13 that can root the device even if it is s on so i tried to root with the prog he took me into a green screen with the logo of the phone is it the recovery ? after that i see my phone in a logo with a red triangle /\! with an exclamation marque. so i waited after that i took of the battery and turn on again it boots gr8 but trying a second time with the programe it says the frimware has been already patched and cant continue to root .
So i was thinking how can i fix my Recovery and turn off the S ( Soff ) like that i use the second option of the prograne to root any idea guys ?
thank you for helping me
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Hello,
You should know that what you're doing is risky and I can't take any responsibility if anything you try goes wrong.
The easiest way to root a phone is by installing a Custom ROM. If you don't
Since you have already unlocked the boot loader, it is now time to install a new recovery.
I use CWM (Can't post URL, but google Clockworkmod recovery. It was the second hit when I tried). Download the recovery image for the phone and flash it by:
Turn phone off
Turn phone on whilst holding the 'vol down' button
You are now in fastboot. When plugging in a USB cable to your computer, the phone should say 'fastboot USB'
On your PC, open a terminal and execute adb flash recovery <recoveryimgfilename>. You indicated that you already have installed the SDK, so adb should be on your system, but you might have to change to the right directory
Choose 'recovery' on the phone. Selecting this can be done using the vol up/vol down and power buttons
If you can see the clockworkmod recovery, you're now one step closer to rooting.
Turn phone off, take out SD card.
Copy a Cyanogenmod ROM (or any other rooted ROM that you wish) to the SD card
Boot the phone back into recovery
flash the cyanogenmod image
done

thank you i will try this out ... and i found on xda a post how to do it on the same phone and same version of hboot and son and radio chek this out and tell me what do u think about it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693896

WOW I'm sorry, I thought you had a Sensation XE, not XL.
Please completely ignore my previous post!

|RaVeR| said:
WOW I'm sorry, I thought you had a Sensation XE, not XL.
Please completely ignore my previous post!
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okay thank you mate for cheking for me i will keep u updated

What exactly are you trying to do?
I know you want root, but why is that precisely? It won't do you much good unless you know what to do with it.
On the contrary: It is a bit of a security risk, as is unlocking the bootloader, as is S-OFF, if you don't really need it.
The reason I'm asking is because if there is no custom ROM for your phone and you're not a command line guru looking to tinker with the software then I don't really see the point

|RaVeR| said:
What exactly are you trying to do?
I know you want root, but why is that precisely? It won't do you much good unless you know what to do with it.
On the contrary: It is a bit of a security risk, as is unlocking the bootloader, as is S-OFF, if you don't really need it.
The reason I'm asking is because if there is no custom ROM for your phone and you're not a command line guru looking to tinker with the software then I don't really see the point
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660831
chek this post this is a tutorial for my phone and u have also roms to download for it

Can i soff my device while having the 1.28 hboot on my sensation xl
thank you

HTC One X in boot loop after unlocking

Hello there. I went through the unlock process just fine, but followed some reccomendation to install a new boot.img via Hasoon2000's tool in order to run Viper ROM (downloaded the boot.img from the Viper thread here). Well now my phone is in a boot loop that brings me to the HTC screen with red text saying This build is for..... When I power off it comes right back to that screen and I can't get it to get anywhere else.
Any thoughts? Thank you for any help.

mrwizard65 said:
Hello there. I went through the unlock process just fine, but followed some reccomendation to install a new boot.img via Hasoon2000's tool in order to run Viper ROM (downloaded the boot.img from the Viper thread here). Well now my phone is in a boot loop that brings me to the HTC screen with red text saying This build is for..... When I power off it comes right back to that screen and I can't get it to get anywhere else.
Any thoughts? Thank you for any help.
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Does your computer recognize the phone being plugged in? If so, run adb reboot recovery. If that doesn't work, try re-running the kit to re-root it.

HTC_Phone said:
Does your computer recognize the phone being plugged in? If so, run adb reboot recovery. If that doesn't work, try re-running the kit to re-root it.
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I don't believe the computer is recognizing it at all. I'm not hearing the normal "ding" I get when it reboots.

first turn the phone off by holding power button for a longer time, then turn it on by holding both power and volume down buttons for a couple of seconds to enter bootloader

Did you install the Rom? Or just the boot.img?
Sent from my VENOMized HoxL

Alright, so holding down the volume button did get me into the bootloader. I tried the recovery and was able to recover using TWRP, but when I reboot it brings me back to the same HTC screen. So again, now I am able to do things via the bootloader so hopefully there is a next step to fix this.
To answer your question, I did not get to install the ROM, only the boot.img
Thanks for everyones help so far.

So go to twrp and install the Rom
Sent from my VENOMized HoxL

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So go to twrp and install the Rom
Sent from my VENOMized HoxL
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Ok, went ahead and loaded up Viper 3.2.2 and it seemed to go fine. Rebooted and am at the same HTC logo screen with the "this build is for development....." It will keep rebooting into this screen several times and will hang.
I did get the tampered/unlocked notice on the bootloader before doing all this. Not sure if that makes a difference or not.
Thanks for any additional help.

Did the ROM install correctly? Flash the boot img in adb again.

pOLLYpOCKET said:
Did the ROM install correctly? Flash the boot img in adb again.
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ROM did install correctly but was still bringing me to the HTC splash screen with developer warning.
As a last ditch effort I downloaded the correct RUU and ran it. Device now works properly, but when trying to go through the tool kit again I get to the bootloader in the end and it says "relocked" even though I submitted my token, got the proper .bin and unlocked.
Any thoughts? Everyone has been very helpful.

mrwizard65 said:
ROM did install correctly but was still bringing me to the HTC splash screen with developer warning.
As a last ditch effort I downloaded the correct RUU and ran it. Device now works properly, but when trying to go through the tool kit again I get to the bootloader in the end and it says "relocked" even though I submitted my token, got the proper .bin and unlocked.
Any thoughts? Everyone has been very helpful.
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I thought you wouldn't be able to install RUU if your bootloader is unlocked. But anyway, try this thread instead http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1732980

I'm glad to report that I was finally able to flash the 3.2.2 Viper ROM. I was having problems unlocking the phone again, but just did it via fastboot command line. Once that was done it was smooth sailing.
I do have a couple of issues with the Viper ROM, but all in all it's fine and I'll post those questions in the Viper thread.
Thanks again for everyones help!

mrwizard65 said:
ROM did install correctly but was still bringing me to the HTC splash screen with developer warning.
As a last ditch effort I downloaded the correct RUU and ran it. Device now works properly, but when trying to go through the tool kit again I get to the bootloader in the end and it says "relocked" even though I submitted my token, got the proper .bin and unlocked.
Any thoughts? Everyone has been very helpful.
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Re-unlocking is a *****. Took me about 80 tries. Reboot phone, reboot pc, keep trying. Eventually it will work. You didn't need to run the ruu.. You may just want to keep the phone in stock state if this seems complex to you.
Sent from my One X using xda app-developers app

go into bootloader manually then plug phone to pc. works first time to unlock.

Please Help !. HTC One Mini stuck in BOOTLOADER Menu

My HTC One mini swtiched off a couple of days ago and since then only load to bootloader menu no matter what I click or do. It goes also automatically to this screen as soon as I plug it with the charger even if did not press the on/off key.
I tried to unlock the bootloader according to the instructions on HTCDev.com site. Everythings work till the last step, as no menu appear on my phone asking me if I want to unlock the bootloader or not.
I also tried to use RUU to install a new Firmware. The phone showes a black screen for a couple of seconds and then restart again to bootloader screen. I got an error afterwards.
The phone was running on a stock firmware, no root, no custom recovery, or any other thing.
Can anyone help me to solve this problem. It seems my phone has no OS or something like that.
PLEASE HELP

Hi guys n gals
it appears ive inadvertantly deleted my rom i successfully unlocked bootloader installed recovery but over killed me wiping. Sso ive got an unlocked bootloader, have access to fasboot and recovery but fone is stuck at bootlader screen. How do I flash a rom now? as when hooked to a pc its no longer recognised. any help much appreciated!!!

moh19814 said:
My HTC One mini swtiched off a couple of days ago and since then only load to bootloader menu no matter what I click or do. It goes also automatically to this screen as soon as I plug it with the charger even if did not press the on/off key.
I tried to unlock the bootloader according to the instructions on HTCDev.com site. Everythings work till the last step, as no menu appear on my phone asking me if I want to unlock the bootloader or not.
I also tried to use RUU to install a new Firmware. The phone showes a black screen for a couple of seconds and then restart again to bootloader screen. I got an error afterwards.
The phone was running on a stock firmware, no root, no custom recovery, or any other thing.
Can anyone help me to solve this problem. It seems my phone has no OS or something like that.
PLEASE HELP
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I seem to be in the same situations... although I got to it in a different way. Where did you download the RUU from? is it version-main: 4.14.401.2 or higher?
Try: rootwiki dot net and search for htc one mini bootlocker unlock....this helped me to UNLOCK and put TWRP recovery on it... maybe it gets you a step closer.