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Revolutionary doesn't seem to work..

I have been messing around with this revolutionary tool for some time now.
I connect up my phone to my pc, enter htc sync mode and start up that program. After I enter my BETA key it works fine, until it enters Fastboot. It just sits there with that white screen while nothing happens, while on my CMD screen (on my pc) it says; "Waiting for fastboot..."
What did I do wrong? I followed this guide to the letter.

impy101 said:
I have been messing around with this revolutionary tool for some time now.
I connect up my phone to my pc, enter htc sync mode and start up that program. After I enter my BETA key it works fine, until it enters Fastboot. It just sits there with that white screen while nothing happens, while on my CMD screen (on my pc) it says; "Waiting for fastboot..."
What did I do wrong? I followed this guide to the letter.
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Manually put phone into fastboot mode through bootloader then reconnect to pc
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

Needs to be in charge only mode not htc sync.
sent from my Sensation XD

I have the same problem. Revolutionary doesn't detect my htc sensation regardless of mode. I don't know how to access the bootloader though.

impy101 said:
I have been messing around with this revolutionary tool for some time now.
I connect up my phone to my pc, enter htc sync mode and start up that program. After I enter my BETA key it works fine, until it enters Fastboot. It just sits there with that white screen while nothing happens, while on my CMD screen (on my pc) it says; "Waiting for fastboot..."
What did I do wrong? I followed this guide to the letter.
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Have you checked your htboot in bootloader? I'm pretty sure you are on revolutionary hboot already. Now just find a recovery in PG58 file and update from fastboot, or use adb and push recovery.img using fastboot flash recovery recovery-image-name.img

tinky1 said:
Have you checked your htboot in bootloader? I'm pretty sure you are on revolutionary hboot already. Now just find a recovery in PG58 file and update from fastboot, or use adb and push recovery.img using fastboot flash recovery recovery-image-name.img
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Now that is some heavy tech talk right there. I didn't learn any of that android talk so I'm just gonna walk away from rooting for now.

Dude its simple. Like so simple. Plug phone in to charge only revolutionary gives u all the info to fill in. Its easier than connecting the dots.
sent from my Sensation XD

Datastreamx said:
Now that is some heavy tech talk right there. I didn't learn any of that android talk so I'm just gonna walk away from rooting for now.
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Lol. It's not near as bad as it looks. Just google things like hboot, bootloader, fastboot, adb and you'll be fine. It took me 2-3 non stop hours of reading when rooting Desire just to start to understand things. Once you get basic idea, learning goes a lot faster.

Or pay someone local to do it for you
sent from my Sensation XD

I suppose. Right now I'm stuck at unlocking the bootloader. when I want to get_identifier_token it just keeps endlessly waiting for my device. I noticed that it does so on anything. HTC Sync, revolution, fastboot, adb. Eh, I'll get through I suppose.
It also doesn't recognize it with the command "adb devices"

Start over. Download the revolutionary tool zip and extract it to your desktop in a new folder named(what ever the f%#k)
1. Plug phone into comp
2. Mount as disk drive
3. Copy superuser zip to ur sd card. Dont put it in folders but the root of ur sd card.
4. Mount as charge only.
5.make sure htc drivers are installed.
6. Type in your info at revolutionarys page to generate the beta key.
7. Type in the device serial number
8.hit enter, beta key created
9. Run revolutionary
10. Type in your beta key. If a letter is capital then capitalize the letter.
11. Hit enter and sit tight.
12. When it asks to download recovery type "Y" and hit enter
13. Revolutionary will close, now u are on the bootloader.
14. Push the power button on "bootloader. It will look for the pc36img. Dont worry about it.
15. Now were back at the bootloader. Use volume down to highlight recovery and push power.
16. Choose zip from sd.
17 find su 2.6.whateve its called.
18. Power to flash it. Now ur rooted go back and reboot.
I literally just told you each step to the T on how to do this. If your device isnt online then uninstall the htc drivers and reinstall. To uninstall the drivers go to device manager and uninstall by right click.
sent from my Sensation XD

If su fails to download find chainsdd site and dl the newest SU.zip
sent from my Sensation XD

[Q] Power button broke, need help

im running a rooted nexus s and my power button has just broken. i could send the phone back to samsung or carphone but cant since its rooted so what im wanting to know is
Can i un root this phone at all since i cant turn it on or off ?
If no what should i do, i need this fixed.
Please help thanks guys

calvo619 said:
im running a rooted nexus s and my power button has just broken. i could send the phone back to samsung or carphone but cant since its rooted so what im wanting to know is
Can i un root this phone at all since i cant turn it on or off ?
If no what should i do, i need this fixed.
Please help thanks guys
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I'm thinking like this... connect the phone to your pc. I am also assuming you have CWM recovery.
Then:
-transfer a stock rom from here on your sd storage (make sure it's for your model)
-get ROM Manager and search inside it for a "reboot into recovery" option, or use any app that does that.
The phone is now in recovery
-at this point, you navigate like this: back button goes back, home goes to main screen in CWM, menu goes to the next selection in the menu and search selects the item. The idea is that instead of power button, you can use the SEARCH button. Volume buttons are working for you, as you've said.
-now select install zip from sdcard->choose zip->select your stock rom and it should flash everything, including stock recovery.
-now connect your phone again to the pc, and open a command prompt.(again usb debugging must be checked)
-type:
Code:
fastboot oem lock
(Thanks simms22)
Now, you should be good to go. I'd also be careful about the screen turning off when you're back on stock, with a broken power button... don't let it do that!

dont forget to relock the bootloader.. fastboot oem lock

simms22 said:
dont forget to relock the bootloader.. fastboot oem lock
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Right. Edited my post also, I forgot about that. Thanks simms22

Thank you very much for this very detailed list your a life saver. I shall complete this when I get home and hopefully get my phone fixed soon.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

calvo619 said:
Thank you very much for this very detailed list your a life saver. I shall complete this when I get home and hopefully get my phone fixed soon.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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Good luck to you, hope your phone gets fixed quickly
Transmitted from somewhere in space... from my Nexus S... and Tapatalk.

Advice please. I think I just bricked my phone.

I am running the latest AOKP, and was having problems with tiny chat. I decided to reboot into recover and wipe everything. I wiped all the options that allow a wipe, and then went to reboot. It would not reboot - it said there was nothing in /system. Now, if I try to turn it on, it gets to the HTC screen, and nothing.
Did I just brick my phone?

If I try to go into recovery, it says there is no OS installed. I did a backup before, but there is nothing listed if I try to recover. Am I boned? I can still get into recover. Is there a way to get an OS on there?

hcricket said:
I am running the latest AOKP, and was having problems with tiny chat. I decided to reboot into recover and wipe everything. I wiped all the options that allow a wipe, and then went to reboot. It would not reboot - it said there was nothing in /system. Now, if I try to turn it on, it gets to the HTC screen, and nothing.
Did I just brick my phone?
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Does it go into recovery mode or not ?

first of all this is not the right thread to post in.it should be in q & a section.second you wiped everything in the sense you formatted system also i think.obviously phone wont boot up into os if there is no os.try downloading any rom you like.enter bootloader.from there go to recovery and flash the rom you downloaded.thats it now you can boot into the os.

Lock your bootloader through adb and then run a ruu

Also, if a phone is jacked up, and all you can get into is recovery, does the battery still charge? Should I unplug it?

rohanjain91 said:
Lock your bootloader through adb and then run a ruu
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Is there a resource I can look to with instructions for this? Thank you for your reply.

I cant even turn it off, no matter what I do it turns on again.

why is this here ?

I put it in the wrong place. I've reposted it in the Q&A thread. Sorry for threatening your delicate sensibilities while I freak out about bricking my 500 dollar phone.

1. Hold down Power button
2. As soon as the screen goes dark, press and hold the volume down button while it is coming back on. Don't let go of either button until you (hopefully) get to the bootloader.
From there, do this:
fastboot oem lock
At this point, your phone shouldn't be able to boot into anything except the bootloader (which is fine).
Then go and run the RUU.
Good luck!

rohan32 said:
1. Hold down Power button
2. As soon as the screen goes dark, press and hold the volume down button while it is coming back on. Don't let go of either button until you (hopefully) get to the bootloader.
From there, do this:
fastboot oem lock
At this point, your phone shouldn't be able to boot into anything except the bootloader (which is fine).
Then go and run the RUU.
Good luck!
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I am not sure how to run the RUU. I can't get it to the point where I can transfer things to the phone from my computer.

rohan32 said:
1. Hold down Power button
2. As soon as the screen goes dark, press and hold the volume down button while it is coming back on. Don't let go of either button until you (hopefully) get to the bootloader.
From there, do this:
fastboot oem lock
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I don't have an optionj for fastboot oem lock

Boot into the bootloader (the white screen)
Use the volume keys to scroll down to "Fastboot" and use the Power button to select that option
Then, after you install the correct fastboot/htc/adb drivers, open up CMD and wherever you have fastboot installed, cd to there and then run on your PC:
fastboot oem lock
Then download an RUU from the forums (such as 1.85).
It is an .exe file
Run the .exe file and follow the directions it gives you.

rohan32 said:
Boot into the bootloader (the white screen)
Use the volume keys to scroll down to "Fastboot" and use the Power button to select that option
Then, after you install the correct fastboot/htc/adb drivers, open up CMD and wherever you have fastboot installed, cd to there and then run on your PC:
fastboot oem lock
Then download an RUU from the forums (such as 1.85).
It is an .exe file
Run the .exe file and follow the directions it gives you.
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Thank you very much for helping me. I am in the Fastboot. I have the options of Bootloader, Reboot, Reboot Bootloader, and Power Down. I am not sure how to install the correct fastboot/htc/adb drivers.

hcricket said:
Thank you very much for helping me. I am in the Fastboot. I have the options of Bootloader, Reboot, Reboot Bootloader, and Power Down. I am not sure how to install the correct fastboot/htc/adb drivers.
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Install an application called "HTC Sync" from HTC's website.
Then download this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709424
cd to the directory in CMD where that directory was extracted do (in that same directory you should have a fastboot.exe file)
then run that fastboot oem lock command.
then after it reboots the bootloader and it says "RELOCKED" on top, run the RUU.

hcricket said:
Thank you very much for helping me. I am in the Fastboot. I have the options of Bootloader, Reboot, Reboot Bootloader, and Power Down. I am not sure how to install the correct fastboot/htc/adb drivers.
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this one might help... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25080910
beamed from the XL

Fixed. XDA is amazing as always. Thank you all so much, I really thought I'd completely boned myself. Up and running.

hcricket said:
Fixed. XDA is amazing as always. Thank you all so much, I really thought I'd completely boned myself. Up and running.
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Glad to hear it.
Please be sure to post in the right section next time also, so that people don't start jumping down your throat

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1851033

Other noobs stuck in a loop?

I am a noob and I bricked my HTC Sensation 4G. (Admitting you have a problem is the first step.)
This was after the official OTA ICS update; rooted with S-ON, unlocked HBOOT 1.27. It was one of two things: 1) I was very lazy and used 1X to unlock Hboot, then subsequently flashed the HTC One X kernel without realizing it; 2) I inappropriately used writesecureflag 3.
Either way, I was stuck in a bootloop (white screen with green HTC) for the last week. I tried every solution I could find in in these forums to no avail, but I finally fixed it myself. If someone already posted these steps, sorry I wasn't trying to steal your thunder. I saw many others are having this problem, so I’m sharing my solution as a noob to noob how-to:
I did this on Windows 7, 64 bit to a T-mobile 4G model which was rooted with HTC Dev unlocked Hboot 1.27, S-ON, and CWM. It should work on other models, but I don’t know about other Hboots.
Update your SDK tools and drivers (excellent guide here) and download the stock RUU appropriate to your model (excellent guide here)
Remove your SIM card and insert an empty, formatted sd card into your phone
Put your phone in fastboot (easiest way is hold the ‘down’ volume button and power button on your Sensation at the same time, then select fastboot with the volume buttons and press power) and connect your device to a USB 2 port with a reliable USB cable. You should now see the words “fastboot usb”
Navigate to the folder containing adb and fastboot, press Shift and right click your mouse; select “open command window here”. At the prompt type “fastboot oem lock” (without quotation marks) and press enter. Your device should now say something like “Relocked” at the top and may say “Security Warning”. Don’t touch it.
Run the RUU executable that you downloaded earlier. It should take about 5-10 minutes and will then say that your device is ready for use, just wait for it to reboot on its own.
You should now be the proud owner of a shiny new LOCKED, UN-rooted device all ready to be screwed with again.:good:

[Q] HTC Desire S bootloader menu without power button

I have an HTC Desire S with a broken power button. I manage to power on the device by using quick battery in-out trick, and unlock screen with an unlock app. I want to root the device and install custom rom.
The problem is that i cant select items on the Bootloader menu since the power button doesnt work. Is there some way to select items without the power button?

z33m said:
I have an HTC Desire S with a broken power button. I manage to power on the device by using quick battery in-out trick, and unlock screen with an unlock app. I want to root the device and install custom rom.
The problem is that i cant select items on the Bootloader menu since the power button doesnt work. Is there some way to select items without the power button?
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How is the power button broken? You might be able to fix it if you can take the device apart which is quite easy, I've done it. However, that would have to be a risk you're willing to take. I'm not sure if you can navigate the bootloader without a functioning power button. But I know you can access fastboot from the command line. Is your device S-OFF? Is the bootloader unlocked?
Sent from my Desire S using xda app-developers app

uarepeople said:
How is the power button broken? You might be able to fix it if you can take the device apart which is quite easy, I've done it. However, that would have to be a risk you're willing to take. I'm not sure if you can navigate the bootloader without a functioning power button. But I know you can access fastboot from the command line. Is your device S-OFF? Is the bootloader unlocked?
Sent from my Desire S using xda app-developers app
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The power button became lesser and lesser responsive over time. i had to press multiple times before the screen would unlock. Eventually it just stopped working. I have taken the device apart once, with hopes of fixing the power button, but it seems that the power button is a tiny button surface mount directly to the main board. I cleaned eveything out, but no luck.
The device is S-ON. I havnt done anything other than installing the Official ICS upgrade. How did you fix your power button?

z33m said:
The power button became lesser and lesser responsive over time. i had to press multiple times before the screen would unlock. Eventually it just stopped working. I have taken the device apart once, with hopes of fixing the power button, but it seems that the power button is a tiny button surface mount directly to the main board. I cleaned eveything out, but no luck.
The device is S-ON. I havnt done anything other than installing the Official ICS upgrade. How did you fix your power button?
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I should've explained why I took mine apart, I took mine apart in order to mod the unibody thing. I've seen websites that sell replacement parts so if you feel confident about repairing it yourself then you could always consider that.
Back to your initial question. You will be on the most recent HBOOT due to being on the ICS upgrade. Follow this guide by skanob in order to downgrade your HBOOT. Then use Revolutionary to S-OFF and install a custom recovery to your device. Then you should update your HBOOT to 7.00.1002 so that you have no difficulties with any custom ROMs.
Remember to read all the guides in full and make sure that you know what you are doing and that you are prepared before you start doing anything to your device. And make sure you are willing to risk damaging your device. Every device is different, personally my DS had no issues with any of these things I used as you can see in my sig.
Good luck.

uarepeople said:
I should've explained why I took mine apart, I took mine apart in order to mod the unibody thing. I've seen websites that sell replacement parts so if you feel confident about repairing it yourself then you could always consider that.
Back to your initial question. You will be on the most recent HBOOT due to being on the ICS upgrade. Follow this guide by skanob in order to downgrade your HBOOT. Then use Revolutionary to S-OFF and install a custom recovery to your device. Then you should update your HBOOT to 7.00.1002 so that you have no difficulties with any custom ROMs.
Remember to read all the guides in full and make sure that you know what you are doing and that you are prepared before you start doing anything to your device. And make sure you are willing to risk damaging your device. Every device is different, personally my DS had no issues with any of these things I used as you can see in my sig.
Good luck.
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This is the procedure that i am following. Step 1 itself is to unlock bootloader using htcdev.com/bootloader . This procedure requires me to select HBoot from the bootloader menu, which i cannot, since the power button is broken.

z33m said:
This is the procedure that i am following. Step 1 itself is to unlock bootloader using htcdev.com/bootloader . This procedure requires me to select HBoot from the bootloader menu, which i cannot, since the power button is broken.
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Unlocking the bootloader doesn't require you to select anything. The guide tells you to type some code into a command line. Your PC will do everything for you. To get in to the bootloader all you do is connect your phone to the PC, open a cmd box and type:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
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It will then turn off your phone and boot into fastboot.

uarepeople said:
Unlocking the bootloader doesn't require you to select anything. The guide tells you to type some code into a command line. Your PC will do everything for you. To get in to the bootloader all you do is connect your phone to the PC, open a cmd box and type:
It will then turn off your phone and boot into fastboot.
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I have done this. But im now stuck at the final step, which is a yes/no confirmation prompt on the phone, where i have to press power button to confirm.

z33m said:
I have done this. But im now stuck at the final step, which is a yes/no confirmation prompt on the phone, where i have to press power button to confirm.
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Usually the yes/no prompt is selected by the volume up/down buttons.
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