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I just tried to use this method on my Inspire today and there was an error when flashing back to the stock AT&T ROM after gaining S-OFF and root. When I try to start up the phone normally, it gets stuck on the HTC screen. When I try to boot into recovery, it just shows a black screen while the LED is green.
Anybody know what I can do to fix my phone?
xr2unitx said:
I just tried to use this method on my Inspire today and there was an error when flashing back to the stock AT&T ROM after gaining S-OFF and root. When I try to start up the phone normally, it gets stuck on the HTC screen. When I try to boot into recovery, it just shows a black screen while the LED is green.
Anybody know what I can do to fix my phone?
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which root method did you use?
I used the one click root method.
xr2unitx said:
I just tried to use this method on my Inspire today and there was an error when flashing back to the stock AT&T ROM after gaining S-OFF and root. When I try to start up the phone normally, it gets stuck on the HTC screen. When I try to boot into recovery, it just shows a black screen while the LED is green.
Anybody know what I can do to fix my phone?
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Here you go...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...8#post12393978
SNadler said:
Here you go...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...8#post12393978
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Sorry your link doesn't seem to work.
If you press the down volume and hold power can you get to hboot?
Try using bubby's tool to fix the CWM black screen. Its under the fixes link.
I can't seem to access any sort of recovery or hboot. Holding down both volume buttons and turning the phone on will result in the black screen with green LED. Holding the down volume button and turning the phone on does nothing.
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Sorry your link doesn't seem to work.
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Sorry go to Bubbys super one step and search for CWM black screen....
If it helps, the phone vibrates 5 times then shows a black screen.
Well I was able to get into HBOOT but when I tried to go into recovery, the screen would just turn black.
You need to get the stock rooted PD98IMG.zip into the root of your sd card. Then go to hboot and let the phone find it. Follow on screen instructions. Note the progress bar will be vertical on upper right. I bet that fixes you up on getting the phone working. Black screen on cwm is a whole nother issue. One that I share. I think I'm going to revert to stock unrooted and then our attn1 hack kit.
There is a solution you can eng s-off, but I would not advise this there is no need to eng s-off your phone.
The simplest way though it may take longer is to, revert to stock and reroot and s-off with the hack kit.
This is a very common problem with the one click. To be honest there is a thread made just like this twice a day.
Thanks for all the help everyone. I managed to fix everything on my phone. I just flashed the rooted AT&T stock ROM with HBOOT and then used the one-click ENG S-OFF method to fix the black screen on CWM. Now running CM7 perfectly. I'm glad I no longer have to send it back to AT&T.
kinder gentler XDA i guess. Last year posts like these would have been flamed right off the board. Thats not a bad thing, but new people are wasting everyones F'ing time with these posts.
RTFM! w/e it is you decide to do , how about looking for help in the dam thread you downloaded the stuff from? I duno maybe we have a bunch of people brand new to Forums or something.
Ok I don't mean to thread jack, I just didn't want to start a new thread for this. I've been running the Coredroid Rom since I first rooted my phone. I have never had any problems with my phone even when trying out other roms. Today I tried installing the new Coredroid 5.0. It all went well as usual except this time on the last step of the setup wizard, it said something like "setup has stopped working unexpectedly and will notify HTC" and only let me press ok to force close.
After that happened all I couldn't even go to my home screen. I then tried restarting my phone but got stuck on the Coredroid rotating logo. Only way out of that was to pull the battery cover. Tried going into recovery mode but the screen would just be black and I would have the orange light flashing. That didn't work so I tried restarting again. Again just got stuck on the spinning logo.....This is where **** gets weird. I began to receive a call while on the logo and that allowed me to answer thus leaving the spinning logo. I still could not go to my home screen. I could only use the drop down notifications menu. I restarted my phone again so I could call myself while on the logo and again it got me unstuck from the logo. Only way to fix every thing was to use the search option and run Rom Manager and recover from my previous back up.
So I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else? I always fallow instructions and hardly ever have any problems but this was just odd. I felt like I had to solve riddles in order to get my phone working again.
See if you can boot to bootloader by means of ADB (adb reboot bootloader). If so reflash the stock rooted rom then reload CWM. You might need to Eng-S off if you have a corrupt file / bootloader? When done reflash CorDroid 5.0 (What I am running by the way)....
black htc screen
I tried to root my phone like an idiot because I dont know anything about this stuff and I got a black htc screen and i cant do anything. HELP!!
I see a lot of motivation in this and other threads to leave well-enough alone. Going to leave mine unrooted-stock.
I just had an excellent session of Google Nav where it performed exemplary. My phone does all I need and remains within the rules as the OEM wants it.
kadukasan said:
I tried to root my phone like an idiot because I dont know anything about this stuff and I got a black htc screen and i cant do anything. HELP!!
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check out this thread --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1019868
I just brick my phone i get stuck on the boot screen try to do the update thru hboot but it seems that i deleted one of the files that would take me back to stock and ideas please. I downloaded a rom called dogma and soft brick my phone.
Pull the Battery ?
Can you get to recovery Bootloader ?
Did you flash a Desire radio ?
cal4877 said:
I just brick my phone i get stuck on the boot screen try to do the update thru hboot but it seems that i deleted one of the files that would take me back to stock and ideas please. I downloaded a rom called dogma and soft brick my phone.
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What file did you delete that you believe you might need? Were you trying to flash back to stock? A clearer picture of the process you were trying to perform would be helpful.
I get stuck on the boot loop screen. I pulled the battery out and press down button and power button, when i get to hboot it goes to do an update by itself, when it asks me if i want to update i click yes but but that still dont work. i cant get into recover mode either. im downloading ruu files now hopefully that would work unless i have to have the phone on. All i get when i get when i perform the battery pull out options is to get to the hboot screen but it would not let me scroll down to the recovery mode option, it seems that fast boot is on.
I'd try a stock RUU. from hboot . Format your sd card first to be safe .
Cal remove your SD card boot into hboot it will search for the file but can't find it then put your SD card back in and then click recovery
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While holding the volume down rocker, quickly press the power button.
or the above post....I'm not posting attention here.
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cal4877 said:
I get stuck on the boot loop screen. I pulled the battery out and press down button and power button, when i get to hboot it goes to do an update by itself, when it asks me if i want to update i click yes but but that still dont work. i cant get into recover mode either. im downloading ruu files now hopefully that would work unless i have to have the phone on. All i get when i get when i perform the battery pull out options is to get to the hboot screen but it would not let me scroll down to the recovery mode option, it seems that fast boot is on.
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Do you have a PD98IMG file on the root of your SD card? If so, either use the trick of pulling the SD card posted above, or remove your SD card and if you have a card reader use a PC to delete the offending file, and then re-install your SD card and reboot.
Thanks guys RUU worked like a charm. It made me loose root but I just finish rooting the phone again. I think I deleted the stock image file that's what happen.
Glad you fixed it.
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Glad you fixed it.
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Me too . I don't think it is easy to hard brick this phone...speaking as one that has had many "brick" events with this thing...it is recoverable if it boots to any state at all it seems.
A brick is an expensive fried electronic device. I have't seen a bricked htc irl except when a friend of mine didnt rtfm and bricked his wizard in 2006. The only fix was jtag/not worth it.
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People throw the "brick" word around an awful lot, but by conventions a "bricked" phone is defined as unrecoverable.
Gene Poole said:
People throw the "brick" word around an awful lot, but by conventions a "bricked" phone is defined as unrecoverable.
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Indeed. I always chuckle when I see posts, such as this one, titled "brick!!"
Distinguishing with "soft-brick" and "hard-brick" nowadays seems necessary due to such sloppy usage of the original term.
Bricked would mean a brick fell on your phone lol hi. There would be no way of fixing the phone.
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Brick
I bricked my phone, htc inspire 4g 2.3.3 today for a friend of mine, not a soft brick either. I have rooted my htc thunderbolt without any problems but this phone was so easy to brick, when I hold down the volume button and power I can't recover the phone at all, I didn't make a backup either. Can anyone help? Does anyone have the original firmware or know how to solve this problem?
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I bricked my phone, htc inspire 4g 2.3.3 today for a friend of mine, not a soft brick either. I have rooted my htc thunderbolt without any problems but this phone was so easy to brick, when I hold down the volume button and power I can't recover the phone at all, I didn't make a backup either. Can anyone help? Does anyone have the original firmware or know how to solve this problem?
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If you can get into hboot by holding volume down and pressing power follow this guide.
genes tool
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I'll beat Zel to the punch and say this:
USE THE SEARCH BAR.
Now, Somebody lock this thread.
newbie818 said:
I bricked my phone, htc inspire 4g 2.3.3 today for a friend of mine, not a soft brick either. I have rooted my htc thunderbolt without any problems but this phone was so easy to brick, when I hold down the volume button and power I can't recover the phone at all, I didn't make a backup either. Can anyone help? Does anyone have the original firmware or know how to solve this problem?
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What did you do? If you truly can't get to hboot, then you are really bricked; hboot is necessary for anything else to load and run.
How did you manage this? If you have a late model Inspire (post Aug 2011) and tried to install an older hboot (from, say the Froyo RUU), or the ENG hboot, then it isn't damaged so much as just confused and will boot eventually (like 10-20 minutes) from which point you can get the right hboot back onto it.
Please elaborate.
Joshp406 said:
I'll beat Zel to the punch and say this:
USE THE SEARCH BAR.
Now, Somebody lock this thread.
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Well apparently he did, because he didn't start a new thread.
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Hello. I tried using the search button, but couldnt find anything. Sorry if I didnt look far enough into this before posting.
I have an Inspire 4g, and 2 days ago I rooted it, so that I may instal the sound mod. Im still running the stock rom. Well tonight, I tried to do a factory update, and now my phone is frozen. On the screen is a white triangle, with a yellow exclamation point in the middle and the droid robot below it. How do I fix this? Im trying to not freak out, as this is my first "smart phone".
Please help!
Thanks Chris
What do you exactly mean with "factory update". Do you mean OTA update or did you flash RUU?
Phone is just propably in recovery mode. If it has been there for long time, pull battery out and reinsert it and try to boot.
clark_farms said:
Hello. I tried using the search button, but couldnt find anything. Sorry if I didnt look far enough into this before posting.
I have an Inspire 4g, and 2 days ago I rooted it, so that I may instal the sound mod. Im still running the stock rom. Well tonight, I tried to do a factory update, and now my phone is frozen. On the screen is a white triangle, with a yellow exclamation point in the middle and the droid robot below it. How do I fix this? Im trying to not freak out, as this is my first "smart phone".
Please help!
Thanks Chris
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If I recall correctly when your rooted you are NOT suppose to OTA update from carrier. You suppose to wait for the rooted version from XDA Devs and flash it.
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Yeah, you're never supposed to update OTA from AT&T if you're rooted. Unfortunately you learned this the hard way . I'm not 100% sure of the fix, but the go to move always is try to get into HBOOT. Do this by turning of the phone and then press the vol. down rocker button and the power button at the same time. If you can get into HBOOT then you'll be able to get into recovery to flash a new ROM or restore a back-up.
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Hello. I tried using the search button, but couldnt find anything. Sorry if I didnt look far enough into this before posting.
I have an Inspire 4g, and 2 days ago I rooted it, so that I may instal the sound mod. Im still running the stock rom. Well tonight, I tried to do a factory update, and now my phone is frozen. On the screen is a white triangle, with a yellow exclamation point in the middle and the droid robot below it. How do I fix this? Im trying to not freak out, as this is my first "smart phone".
Please help!
Thanks Chris
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Chris, do as Bacon told you...try booting into hboot (Power + volume down) and check if you are still S-OFF (on the left corner you will see ACE PVT S-OFF or S-ON) if you are still S-OFF then you will have to try to flash a recovery image...
Chris,
I had the same issue when I first rooted. The process discussed above should fix it if you have a rom to flash on your sdcard, if you don't have a flashable rom, or can't access your sdcard through usb storage in your phone, pull your sdcard and put it into a reader to load a rom, then flash the rom using the instructions found in any number of threads about flashing custom roms. I am using IceColdSandwich v 4.2 and like it very much. Good luck.
I know this title comes up a lot but I can't seem to find my problem.
I wanted to go back to the stock rom and I used the proper RUU but totally forgot to use the S-ON tool before hand. It installed successfully but now I get a solid amber light and so far I got my inspire to boot once only to get stuck on the splash screen with it vibrating non-stop.
And now it just vibrated once, went to a black screen and then shut off. I really don't know what to do since I can't even get to HBOOT nor will the computer recognize it.
I've done numerous batter/sim card pulls as well as clean them out.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Have you tried booting into the bootloader and doing a factory reset?
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I think he was referring to the bootloader as HBOOT. I had this problem while rooting my sisters Inspire. Might be a corrupted bootloader.
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lay012 said:
I think he was referring to the bootloader as HBOOT. I had this problem while rooting my sisters Inspire. Might be a corrupted bootloader.
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Last I remember my bootloader was TWRP which I guess I had accidentally installed somehow. If you think its a corrupted bootloader how would I go about solving this, if there is a solution?
moutansos said:
Have you tried booting into the bootloader and doing a factory reset?
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Never do a factory reset on a S-OFF device....it will jam u up.
greggyt79 said:
Last I remember my bootloader was TWRP which I guess I had accidentally installed somehow. If you think its a corrupted bootloader how would I go about solving this, if there is a solution?
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It seems that the RUU you flashed was a Froyo one and your phone was running GB so you messed the bootloader. Hit the Hack Kit IRC channel (is in the OP thread) and we will lend u a hand to fix that....
Alright so I went to the IRC and they told me they couldn't help because it did not deal with the hack kit, fair enough.
I have been able to get the phone to boot after waiting for about 10 minutes but I cannot get to the bootloader. I tried rooting the phone again this way I can turn s-on then flash the stock rom again but the phone ends up not being detected half way through the process.
I really don't know what else to do...
Forgot to mention, now my inspire boots but then fades to a greyed out screen. My computer recognizes the phone as something occupying the usb port but is not accessible. Wish the phone had a physical reset button somewhere that i can poke with a paperclip...
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greggyt79 said:
Alright so I went to the IRC and they told me they couldn't help because it did not deal with the hack kit, fair enough.
I have been able to get the phone to boot after waiting for about 10 minutes but I cannot get to the bootloader. I tried rooting the phone again this way I can turn s-on then flash the stock rom again but the phone ends up not being detected half way through the process.
I really don't know what else to do...
Forgot to mention, now my inspire boots but then fades to a greyed out screen. My computer recognizes the phone as something occupying the usb port but is not accessible. Wish the phone had a physical reset button somewhere that i can poke with a paperclip...
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Greggyt, Hit the IRC Channel again,.....it was a rough day and we were a bit pissed. I just connected after you were gone....=0) just hit the channel again....
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Greggyt, Hit the IRC Channel again,.....it was a rough day and we were a bit pissed. I just connected after you were gone....=0) just hit the channel again....
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I will get back on the IRC this evening when I get home from work thanks again!!!
Does it say anything about QHUSB_DLOAD USB device being connected?
I ran into a similar problem not too long ago, immediate vibrating followed by a solid amber light and no phone activity (nothing on the screen at all). I knew I had a backup in Recovery, but I couldn't even get into recovery.
In order to work around this, I did the following steps.
1. Deleted the PD98IMG file from my SD card (so I could get to recovery once I made it to the bootloader).
2. Take out the battery, then put it back in.
3. Plug in the phone, and let it sit for a few minutes.
4. Start into bootloader (hold power + Volume Down)
Now, in my case I was just trying to get back into recovery. if you don't have a working recovery, or no ROM to flash, you'll want to grab a few RUU 's to try from the bootloader. Try stock GB first, then try a stock Froyo just for the heck of it.
Hope this helps! Good luck to anyone else that's stumbled into this problem.
side note: I've also heard of this "power problem" occurring to other people without bootloops or screwed up bootloaders: which is solved by doing steps 2 and 3, then it'll boot up normally.
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im having same issue i have gb stock and i accidtly did froyo ruu phones power bottun does nothing i have to plug it into computer and it will get solid amber light then eventually it either brings up battery charge icon and then if i press power button or unplug it. it just shuts off the i plug it back in and wait sometimes white htc screen comes up and it vibrates for a while then boots ad works like nothing is wrong but i cant flash gb ruu when i try to do that or re root and go to recovery to reistall ics that is on my sd as soon as phone restarts during process it doesnt reboot then i have to go threw whole procss of trying to get it to boot back up
glevitan said:
Never do a factory reset on a S-OFF device....it will jam u up.
It seems that the RUU you flashed was a Froyo one and your phone was running GB so you messed the bootloader. Hit the Hack Kit IRC channel (is in the OP thread) and we will lend u a hand to fix that....
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im new to this site but i did exactly what you said in your post and now my inspire wont reboot unless i go threw a few hour process of plugin my phone in and i get solid amber light for like 5 min then a battery charge screen comes up then i have to unplug my phone and plug it back in the last time i did this it took about 8 hours of tryin until it finally got amber light for like 5 min then started vibrating for a min or 2 then it booted up and its bin workin fine for like a week now ive tried to reflash gingerbread ruu ive tried doin upgrade from my phone and tried reroot but as soon as it shuts down to start upgrade my phone is off and wont reboot
I tried downloading the new update. It was fully charged. It finished the download bar and then a red triangle over the phone came up and rebooted. It was stuck on the black screen with the buttons lit up for about 15 min. I restared it by holding down the power button and same thing its still stuck on the black screen. ANy way to fix? I really hope I didnt brick my phone or something
FranciscoBoss said:
I tried downloading the new update. It was fully charged. It finished the download bar and then a red triangle over the phone came up and rebooted. It was stuck on the black screen with the buttons lit up for about 15 min. I restared it by holding down the power button and same thing its still stuck on the black screen. ANy way to fix? I really hope I didnt brick my phone or something
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plug it in a windowa machine
and check device manager see if you have a qbusd devicd...
if yes...then yes...
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niceppl said:
plug it in a windowa machine
and check device manager see if you have a qbusd devicd...
if yes...then yes...
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I dont know what qbusd means. What do you mean by that? Im going to try and factory restore. The screen is on its just black,the buttons are lit up and the green notification light is blinking. So definately going to try a factory reset
The same thing just happened to me. How can I fix this thing?
Same thing here, downloaded the update fine but when installing got to about 0% and phone locked up with a big red x. Hard reboot got me back in but says update failed. I am rooted but not unlocked, will this affect anything (other than breaking root).
badduck43 said:
Same thing here, downloaded the update fine but when installing got to about 0% and phone locked up with a big red x. Hard reboot got me back in but says update failed. I am rooted but not unlocked, will this affect anything (other than breaking root).
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Hard reboot is where you hold the power button for ten seconds right? Because I did that like 5 times. Factory reset is my last option. Maybe I could try running the 1.85 ruu if that can be provided to me and tell me how to use it
FranciscoBoss said:
Hard reboot is where you hold the power button for ten seconds right? Because I did that like 5 times. Factory reset is my last option
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Yes, after this my phone tells me the update failed but should work as before, although for some reason my custom ringtone was gone.
badduck43 said:
Yes, after this my phone tells me the update failed but should work as before, although for some reason my custom ringtone was gone.
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Yup hard reset didn't work again. I got two options left. Run 1.85 ruu or factory reset
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Yup hard reset didn't work again. I got two options left. Run 1.85 ruu or factory reset
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Here is the 1.85 ruu, tell me how it goes. I'm willing to give up root for some sense enhancements, all I used it for was to remove crapware anyway.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670238
Is there any way for me to install a stock rom? The only thing I can access is the menu by holding down the volume and power buttons. Please help.
AndroidForMe said:
Is there any way for me to install a stock rom? The only thing I can access is the menu by holding down the volume and power buttons. Please help.
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My understanding is you can download the stock 1.85 ruu and run it from your pc while your phone is connected. Should restore phone to stock. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong...
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My understanding is you can download the stock 1.85 ruu and run it from your pc while your phone is connected. Should restore phone to stock. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong...
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Can someone please verify this?
Yes. I assume that you locked the bootloader with a custom rom or recovery installed.
gunnyman said:
Yes. I assume that you locked the bootloader with a custom rom or recovery installed.
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I've been 100% stock from day one. I've made no mods to my phone.
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I've been 100% stock from day one. I've made no mods to my phone.
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then what happened? The phone spontaneously wipe its OS?
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then what happened? The phone spontaneously wipe its OS?
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I did the "search for update" last night. Downloaded the new rom fine....it was doing its thing and then the screen was on but blank. Now all it does is show the first splash screen and then the screen remains blank and the buttons light up.
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I did the "search for update" last night. Downloaded the new rom fine....it was doing its thing and then the screen was on but blank. Now all it does is show the first splash screen and then the screen remains blank and the buttons light up.
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I see. I'm sorry I missed that part. The only thing you can do is call AT&T and get a warranty exchange.
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I see. I'm sorry I missed that part. The only thing you can do is call AT&T and get a warranty exchange.
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I actually downloaded the 1.85 RUU from HTC's website, and just finished running it now. I am glad to report that my phone is working again and I am now on 1.85 again. The utility indicated that I was on 2.20.
AndroidForMe said:
I actually downloaded the 1.85 RUU from HTC's website, and just finished running it now. I am glad to report that my phone is working again and I am now on 1.85 again. The utility indicated that I was on 2.20.
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that's great. You got lucky because the update rewrite your Hboot.
FranciscoBoss said:
I tried downloading the new update. It was fully charged. It finished the download bar and then a red triangle over the phone came up and rebooted. It was stuck on the black screen with the buttons lit up for about 15 min. I restared it by holding down the power button and same thing its still stuck on the black screen. ANy way to fix? I really hope I didnt brick my phone or something
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sounds like you have bricked your phone !!! if possible you can try a hard reset, i guess it will remove the problem