Hello I had a really nice Desire S running Virtuous ROM.
Unfortunately my GPS was not working well so I had to restore it to factory settings.
That means unrooting and S-On again.
I tried doing that running this from my desktop:
RUU_Saga_S_HTC_Europe_2.10.401.5_Radio_20.4801.30. 0822U_3822.10.08.04_M_release_219480_signed
The whole process went well and the Program showed no problems updating my phone. Then it shows it was finished but my phone did no more than show a white screen with the green HTC logo.
Now I can only do volume down+power button I get all the details of how my warranty is void. Starting with showing Alpha rev and S-off. :-(
-Trying recovery ends up showing a phone with red triangle and exclamation mark
-Fastboot does not give me any useful options
-Factory reset just leads to the white screen with green HTC logo
-SIMLOCK Don't know what this is
-IMAGE CRC does things like calculating but then just goes back to menu.
Does anyone know what happened and what I can do to fix it?
I miss my phone already. :-(
Try to get PDXXX.IMG file(stock one) for your devices and load in your SD.
and then reboot with recovery. it will automatically update PDXXX.IMG
Are you making the selections in Hboot with the power button? If you make it with the trackpad (if the desire has one) that gives you the red triangle.
@outfront37
I was guessing the same.
It still reads my SD card in recovery but it will not accept any file names that are not predefined. That means I need the ROM in a zip format with the correct name and use it to recover.
Now I just need to figure out how to distract the zip image from the RUU.
have solved you problem, because i also want go to stock by using this ruu...
This tutorial worked for me!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17481836&postcount=2
Hello,
I just got my sensation yesterday, and tried to s-off and install recovery today.
My phone is hboot 1.27 and s-on, on official HTC ICS firmware.
I was trying to use the "HTC Sensation/XE/4G Super Utility (AIO) by kgs1992" utility, to do s-off,
I downloaded the ControlBearRelease_pyramid_ICS_WIN_NOHTCDEV file and extract to tool foilder. But later I got stuck after it told me to do a post step 5:
5 - Connect phone over USB with debugging enabled
Should be on by default but if not, go to Settings > Develop Option > USB Debugging
6 - Run Juopunutbear S-OFF
Let this run through it's normal procedure, you will see some prompts on your phones screen about X application being granted superuser permissions, this is normal. After about 15-30 seconds your phone will reboot and boot to the Juopunutbear screen (I believe it's a recovery like loader). DO NOT UNPLUG YOUR USB CABLE!
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My sensation rebooted, and got stuck in a gray screen with status bar, no any "some prompts on your phones screen..." shown.
After about 20 minutes, I decided to unplug USB and see what happened.
Now phone will boot, but will show a gray screen with status bar only.
I can boot into the hboot menu, but I don't know what I can do.
Can anyone give me some hints how to save my phone?
tennyleaz said:
Hello,
I just got my sensation yesterday, and tried to s-off and install recovery today.
My phone is hboot 1.27 and s-on, on official HTC ICS firmware.
I was trying to use the "HTC Sensation/XE/4G Super Utility (AIO) by kgs1992" utility, to do s-off,
I downloaded the ControlBearRelease_pyramid_ICS_WIN_NOHTCDEV file and extract to tool foilder. But later I got stuck after it told me to do a post step 5:
My sensation rebooted, and got stuck in a gray screen with status bar, no any "some prompts on your phones screen..." shown.
After about 20 minutes, I decided to unplug USB and see what happened.
Now phone will boot, but will show a gray screen with status bar only.
I can boot into the hboot menu, but I don't know what I can do.
Can anyone give me some hints how to save my phone?
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Hi,
I suggest you copy/paste this post onto KGS thread,to see if he can help.
tennyleaz said:
Hello,
I just got my sensation yesterday, and tried to s-off and install recovery today.
My phone is hboot 1.27 and s-on, on official HTC ICS firmware.
I was trying to use the "HTC Sensation/XE/4G Super Utility (AIO) by kgs1992" utility, to do s-off,
I downloaded the ControlBearRelease_pyramid_ICS_WIN_NOHTCDEV file and extract to tool foilder. But later I got stuck after it told me to do a post step 5:
My sensation rebooted, and got stuck in a gray screen with status bar, no any "some prompts on your phones screen..." shown.
After about 20 minutes, I decided to unplug USB and see what happened.
Now phone will boot, but will show a gray screen with status bar only.
I can boot into the hboot menu, but I don't know what I can do.
Can anyone give me some hints how to save my phone?
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Rare... but I don't think you have bricked your phone I use the revolutionary.io app to convert the phone s-off. I suppose that you didn't install any recovery, but I believe that you can do S-OFF using this method.
I hope the problem fixed when done... :S
Have you tried running an RUU?
I have followed all of the procedures to reload my phone stuch on the splash screen, but have had no luck. Before I dispose of the phone, as it is in mint condition, I want to be sure there is no other options to update / reformat the bootloader
1. I have loaded the image for 2.2.1 AND 2.3.4 MULTIPLE TIMES
2. I have cleared the Cache's and no change
3. status on bootloader shows
GLACIAER PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-09.0006
MICROP-0429
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-BOOT
Jul 15 2011, 16:45:17
I guess the last hope since th reloading the original images did not work is to reload / format the bootloader using ADB, but I believe that I have the wrong HBoot.
Is the phone eMMC bad and the phone bricked or is there something else to try?
johnmbailey said:
I have followed all of the procedures to reload my phone stuch on the splash screen, but have had no luck. Before I dispose of the phone, as it is in mint condition, I want to be sure there is no other options to update / reformat the bootloader
1. I have loaded the image for 2.2.1 AND 2.3.4 MULTIPLE TIMES
2. I have cleared the Cache's and no change
3. status on bootloader shows
GLACIAER PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-09.0006
MICROP-0429
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-BOOT
Jul 15 2011, 16:45:17
I guess the last hope since th reloading the original images did not work is to reload / format the bootloader using ADB, but I believe that I have the wrong HBoot.
Is the phone eMMC bad and the phone bricked or is there something else to try?
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When you try to flash PDwhatever.IMG, what does it tell you?
Glacier locked at Mytouch logo, without image load errors
THEindian said:
When you try to flash PDwhatever.IMG, what does it tell you?
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It does not give any errors after flashing to 2.3.4, as it loads, verifies, then asks to load. It then successfully loads all pieces of the image, only to reboot to the same Mytouch logo screen.
When I use recovery, it can't mount anything, and when I wipe the Cache, it give arror that Ext3 is not compatible.
I reboot and factory restore in recovery, and gives the Ext3 compatibility message and can't mount anything.
I never receive any image loading errors, but I cannot load the 2.2.1 image, as it never give me a chance to say 'yes' to loading it.
If it doesn't work, care to sell it? I need a back and home button for mine lol
I also think my volume buttons will be gone soon, their starting to stick
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siloner said:
If it doesn't work, care to sell it? I need a back and home button for mine lol
I also think my volume buttons will be gone soon, their starting to stick
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The phone is in Mint Condition, so I hoped to resurrect it if at all possible, but if it is not possible I definitely will be selling it whole or in part.
johnmbailey said:
It does not give any errors after flashing to 2.3.4, as it loads, verifies, then asks to load. It then successfully loads all pieces of the image, only to reboot to the same Mytouch logo screen.
When I use recovery, it can't mount anything, and when I wipe the Cache, it give arror that Ext3 is not compatible.
I reboot and factory restore in recovery, and gives the Ext3 compatibility message and can't mount anything.
I never receive any image loading errors, but I cannot load the 2.2.1 image, as it never give me a chance to say 'yes' to loading it.
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Thats really weird because usually if the emmc is dead, the image doesn't load completely in the bootloader. Have you tried calling tmo and telling them about your predicament? I know you are over warrenty but they might still help.
Glacier Stuck on Splash, now on StraightTalk service
THEindian said:
Thats really weird because usually if the emmc is dead, the image doesn't load completely in the bootloader. Have you tried calling tmo and telling them about your predicament? I know you are over warrenty but they might still help.
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I am now on Straight Talk, so I no longer have a TMobile account to call about. My PAygo ended on Sunday with them.
Can I load anything from ADB with this version of the HBoot / Bootloader? Does the Ext3 mean it had a newer Rom, so I need to change to a supported type using ADB? IT almost looked like the Ext3 format was causing the problem. This also might be a red flag to support if it was not on a factory format. I inherited the phone, so I do not know the history.
Since it never finished booting, is there any way to use the original HTC.exe programs that install the RUU image?
Why are you s-on? Shouldn't you be s-off if you want to install a rom??
Have you tried rooting method again? As far as i know using the gfree method should not give you this issue,
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Mytouuch 4g - stuck at splash screee
I bought phone from CL. As I suspected previous owner tried to mod the phone. It loads to splash screen. I can get into bootloader but can not select RECOVERY or FACTORY RESET. I tried the PD15IMG.ZIP but when i extracted hboot is 0.89 (and the following happens):
***LOCKED***
GLACIER PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.90.0000
MICROP-0429
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-boot
PD15DIAG.ZIP
no image
PD15DIAG.nbh
no image
Main Version is older!
Update Fail!
Press<power> to reboot
I think i need the IMG that pertains to the HBOOT.
HELP PLEASE
Thank you all
Glacier is Stuch at Splash, so what are options after reloading img?
NeuroticallyYou said:
Why are you s-on? Shouldn't you be s-off if you want to install a rom??
Have you tried rooting method again? As far as i know using the gfree method should not give you this issue,
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The phone is stuck at the splash, so what options do I have that load from SD or USB at the 'Stuck' splash or 'Bootloader'? Can I use the HTC EXE programs to reload the phone or do they require a 'fully booted' phone? Is there any way to load the engineered hboot / bootloader so that I can have ADB options?
johnmbailey said:
The phone is stuck at the splash, so what options do I have that load from SD or USB at the 'Stuck' splash or 'Bootloader'? Can I use the HTC EXE programs to reload the phone or do they require a 'fully booted' phone? Is there any way to load the engineered hboot / bootloader so that I can have ADB options?
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ok let's calm down and not panic, something similar happened to me when i started rooting my first MT4G, did you try to root the phone? if not i will suggest you to do that with the cyanogenmod guide HERE but before you follow the guide try to boot into bootloader by shutting the phone down, leave it off for like 10 seconds then turn it on by pressing the power button+volume down key, you will enter into bootloader usually you will see 3 androis at the bottom of the screen on skateboards if you don't see that but instead the phone keeps booting into splash screen then try again until you enter bootloader, wihle in bootloader you need to tell me what options you get and what options are enabled, since you can't mount the SD card you will have to get an adapter to download all software needed on the SD card(remember you have to remove the sd card from the phone since you can't mount it). Proceed with the guide until you install a custom rom like CyanogenMod 7.
this type of errors can be reproduced easily for example on a rooted phone wipe the phone completely and reboot, the phone will do exactly the same your phone is doing another thing is i don't know what is this HTC.exe program you are talking about everything is done with the android SDK so before doing everything in the guide you need to download and isntall the android SDK.
it seems like the previous person tried to root but instead messed up the phone system, probably corrupted? like i said i have reproduced the same behaviour on my MT4G many times and by now i don't freak out like it was the first time, the thing that have saved me is the rooting guide, i know by experience that you CAN'T install a rom or anything if you are S-ON.
Bootloader options on Glacier Stuck at bootloader
NeuroticallyYou said:
ok let's calm down and not panic, something similar happened to me when i started rooting my first MT4G, did you try to root the phone? if not i will suggest you to do that with the cyanogenmod guide HERE but before you follow the guide try to boot into bootloader by shutting the phone down, leave it off for like 10 seconds then turn it on by pressing the power button+volume down key, you will enter into bootloader usually you will see 3 androis at the bottom of the screen on skateboards if you don't see that but instead the phone keeps booting into splash screen then try again until you enter bootloader, wihle in bootloader you need to tell me what options you get and what options are enabled, since you can't mount the SD card you will have to get an adapter to download all software needed on the SD card(remember you have to remove the sd card from the phone since you can't mount it). Proceed with the guide until you install a custom rom like CyanogenMod 7.
this type of errors can be reproduced easily for example on a rooted phone wipe the phone completely and reboot, the phone will do exactly the same your phone is doing another thing is i don't know what is this HTC.exe program you are talking about everything is done with the android SDK so before doing everything in the guide you need to download and isntall the android SDK.
it seems like the previous person tried to root but instead messed up the phone system, probably corrupted? like i said i have reproduced the same behaviour on my MT4G many times and by now i don't freak out like it was the first time, the thing that have saved me is the rooting guide, i know by experience that you CAN'T install a rom or anything if you are S-ON.
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The 2.2.1 image does not load due to 'older version' error in the bootloader, so I renamed it so that it would stop at bootloader to test working options.
Glacier pvt ship s-on
HBOOT-0.89.0006
MICROCROP-0429
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
cMMC-boot
Jul 15 2011, 16:45:17
HBOOT
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
Fastboot of course works, as I am able to run the image load from SD card
REcovery works, but give the various mounting errors mentioned earlier
factory reset can be selected but does not change anything and it returns to the splash screen
I did not try simlock, as it looks irrelevant
image crc works and seems to check an image somewhere
When I select RECOVERY, Press UP Volume and Power to get past Triangle, it enters the recovery with all of the mount errors, and then the menu pops up
Androic System Recovery <3e>
Use volume .....
Select w Power....
Reboot System Now
Apply Update from SD card
Wipe data / Factory Reset
Wipe Cache Partition
Wiping DAta completes with Ext3 error, unable to mount anything, and unable to open errors, and returns to Recovery menu
Wiping Cache completes wipe with Ext3 error, unable to mount, unable to open and then reboots
Apply Update from SD Card also appears to fail
Rebooting by reason OEM
Cant mount
Count open
then it reboots
From what screens can you mount the 'drive' to use with ADB? When trying to run the ADB commands, I get the error device not found, so I either am not in the correct mode on the phone or I do not have the correct drivers. When coinnectd at the splash screen, my device manafer shows a Portable Device with Drive f:\ and the details show an Android Phone, but the drive is not visible or accessible by ADB.
When I start bootloader with Hboot at USB PLUG mode, the device manage on my computer changes to Android Bootloader device, but I still get 'Device Not Found' after executing the first ADB command. I then followed the info (I think) at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881324 with no success for ADB to work, so I something must be wrong.
It seems the S-ON option is not letting you go further, if it gave you a ext3 format error most likely is because the phone can't erase or rewrite the partition needed. Now I'm no expert on the hardware part but I put my small knowledge on that it have to do with the S-ON part of the phone.
Was the phone booting up properly before? If the phone can't boot to android then you can't use adb commands(for what I know) also the fact you don't have a custom recovery image will make it hard for you reinstall android.
I can probably make some time to help you but nothing is better than having the phone so I can troubleshoot. If you want we can chat on gmail to set up a remote session? Other than that I don't see how I can help you.
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FINAL Questions on Recovering Glacier MyTouch 4g stuck at Splash
NeuroticallyYou said:
It seems the S-ON option is not letting you go further, if it gave you a ext3 format error most likely is because the phone can't erase or rewrite the partition needed. Now I'm no expert on the hardware part but I put my small knowledge on that it have to do with the S-ON part of the phone.
Was the phone booting up properly before? If the phone can't boot to android then you can't use adb commands(for what I know) also the fact you don't have a custom recovery image will make it hard for you reinstall android.
I can probably make some time to help you but nothing is better than having the phone so I can troubleshoot. If you want we can chat on gmail to set up a remote session? Other than that I don't see how I can help you.
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Since the phone will not go pase the splash or bootloader / hboot.....
Questions:
1. Can the original manufacturer RUU - Rom Update Utility be downloaded somewhere and if so wouldn't it just need the phone in Bootloader mode?
2. For the ADB method, will it work with thge phone at the Bootloader screen, and if so what drivers arfe needed as the Android Bootloader ones do not work that are showing. Is these another setting beyond just the driver that needs to be set to use ADB?
3. Will a program like Odin that I used to recover my samsung image from bootloader work for these phones?
4. Does anyone have any ideas or should I just part out this Mint phone?
Please refer to previous posts for the details on what has already been tried....and what it is still doing.
johnmbailey said:
Since the phone will not go pase the splash or bootloader / hboot.....
Questions:
1. Can the original manufacturer RUU - Rom Update Utility be downloaded somewhere and if so wouldn't it just need the phone in Bootloader mode?
2. For the ADB method, will it work with thge phone at the Bootloader screen, and if so what drivers arfe needed as the Android Bootloader ones do not work that are showing. Is these another setting beyond just the driver that needs to be set to use ADB?
3. Will a program like Odin that I used to recover my samsung image from bootloader work for these phones?
4. Does anyone have any ideas or should I just part out this Mint phone?
Please refer to previous posts for the details on what has already been tried....and what it is still doing.
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I don't know of an external app like odin that works for our phone. Also, there are no RUU's for the Glacier, only PD15IMG.zip files.
Since Mint MyTouch 4g Phone is Bricked, how much will work for Slide Version?
I saw an old post with a broken link for an RUU that was supposed to work on the Glacier called the panache. I finally found a working link and downloaded the RUU for Gingerbread, but when I ran it it gave and error that the battery was below 30%, even though fully charged and verified with my wall charger, and 2 usb chargers and 2 different batteries. I might try a powered USB hub, but this data on battery condition might have been stored on the phone somehow? If it could get the phone to work again, then a I could always reflash with a different ROM later.
If there is no hope of recovering this Mint MyTouch 4g Stuck on the splash screen, so can parts be used on the shift / slide version such as LCD / Digitizer, push buttons, or ????
It makes me sick to tear it apart.....
Any other thoughts?
Ran into similar problem
I ran into a similar problem with a message about the version number of the recovery image being wrong. This was a few weeks ago and I didn't keep a log of exactly how I fixed it but this is what I remember:
It turned out that during an attempt to root before I knew what I was doing I had changed the version number using the guide at the link below.
http://www.androidauthority.com/mytouch-4g-t-mobile-root-custom-recovery-74465/
That error message was misleading and the problem was instead due to the fact the phone was unlocked (although mine did say so on the bootloader screen.) HTC images have apparently been created to require a locked phone to successfully load. I relocked it in Fastboot USB mode with the command "fastboot oem relock" and was able to successfully load any version number after that.
Good luck.
Hello, have you tried using a different SD card?
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I'm sure you've had thousands of threads about this and I've probably looked through 90% of them, I've also looked through the Desire troubleshooting to no avail. I believe I have a specific issue. I have a HTC Desire S which, whenever I turn it on, gets stuck on the '3' logo (it's a Three branded phone I believe). I can go into HBoot where I have the options of fastboot, recovery, factory reset, simlock and image crc. Both recovery and factory reset give me the '3' logo screen. Also, I have no idea why it has this boot problem, my brother bought this phone from someone and I'm trying to fix it for him.
Attempted Solutions:
1. I've tried RUU. This goes past the 'Updating Signature' upto 18% where it is "checking MID/CID" which makes the phone boot up (?) and I get the same '3' logo screen for ages.
2. I've tried S-OFF and flashing boot.img, recovery.img, system.img but I get the same screen when I reboot.
3.I noticed hboot looking for a PG88DIAG.ZIP? So I downloaded this, extracted it and put it on a SD card. It boots up into some diagnosis thing where I can run a few tests and write something (mentions something about IMEI). Obviously have no idea what this is for so I'm not messing about with it. It probably is of no use to me.
Basically it seems whatever I do I still get stuck on the boot screen.
Do you guys have any ideas or is it a hardware fault?
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Install abd and fasboot (follow the guide in my signature)
Reboot it to bootloader screen (whre you see RECOVERY/IMAGE CRC, etc options). There should be written "FASTBOOT USB" on the screen when you connect it to PC. If not select the fastboot option from the menu
Type in cmd on the PC while connected in fastboot mode:
Code:
fastboot getvar version-main
Download a RUU that hav the same number like your version in its name (example 2.10.401.8 is for Europe) and run it, while connected in fastboot usb mode
themetcast said:
3.I noticed hboot looking for a PG88DIAG.ZIP
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What does your bootloader show exactly ?
There are too many things you're doing wrong, while thinking that your issue is "special" - instead of reading more thoroughly and understanding that you're doing just about everything wrong.
1) You're trying to install a wrong RUU. RUU should either match your CID or you should use goldcard - and in any case RUU version number should be same or bigger than your current main version.
2) You're unlocking the phone, since you can't achieve S-OFF without functional ADB. If you're unlocked - your bootloader should read "UNLOCKED" and remain S-ON. In any case fastboot flash system.img will likely fail.
3) You didn't attempt a basic thing - factory reset (can be done using bootloader menu).
But I can already tell that things don't look good for you - if you've successfully unlocked through HTCDev and flashed recovery, the flash went well but you still see the phone stuck on logo when trying to boot into recovery - it means that your eMMC has probably failed, which means your phone is dead.
amidabuddha said:
Install abd and fasboot (follow the guide in my signature)
Reboot it to bootloader screen (whre you see RECOVERY/IMAGE CRC, etc options). There should be written "FASTBOOT USB" on the screen when you connect it to PC. If not select the fastboot option from the menu
Type in cmd on the PC while connected in fastboot mode:
Code:
fastboot getvar version-main
Download a RUU that hav the same number like your version in its name (example 2.10.401.8 is for Europe) and run it, while connected in fastboot usb mode
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version-main: 2.13.771.4
I've tried RRUs that are above that and below. I've tried H3G, Europe, WWE? Any ideas?
Thank you.
Jack_R1 said:
There are too many things you're doing wrong, while thinking that your issue is "special" - instead of reading more thoroughly and understanding that you're doing just about everything wrong.
1) You're trying to install a wrong RUU. RUU should either match your CID or you should use goldcard - and in any case RUU version number should be same or bigger than your current main version.
2) You're unlocking the phone, since you can't achieve S-OFF without functional ADB. If you're unlocked - your bootloader should read "UNLOCKED" and remain S-ON. In any case fastboot flash system.img will likely fail.
3) You didn't attempt a basic thing - factory reset (can be done using bootloader menu).
But I can already tell that things don't look good for you - if you've successfully unlocked through HTCDev and flashed recovery, the flash went well but you still see the phone stuck on logo when trying to boot into recovery - it means that your eMMC has probably failed, which means your phone is dead.
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First of all, thank you for taking your time out to reply. Really appreciate it.
1) I'm using a gold card, I'm not sure if I successfully managed to create one? How do I tell once I've plugged it in? Another option for me was to order a 2GB Kingston card just to be sure I have a fully functioning gold card as this unbranded microsd card might not be compatible?
2) Oh yes, you're right! Would S-OFF help me? (even though it's not possible right now).
3) If you read OP I said that the factory reset takes me to the '3' screen.
I believe the phone is pretty much dead so it could be that.
themetcast said:
version-main: 2.13.771.4
I've tried RRUs that are above that and below. I've tried H3G, Europe, WWE? Any ideas?
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The only availabe that will work for you is RUU_Saga_H3G_UK_1.31.771.1_Radio_20.28b.30.0805U_3 8.03.02.14_M_release
But it needs a change of the main version which is possible only via adb that you do not have.
Actually the ICS RUU should debrand your device but if it failes than JackR1 is most probably right and your chip is gone
themetcast said:
1) I'm using a gold card, I'm not sure if I successfully managed to create one? How do I tell once I've plugged it in? Another option for me was to order a 2GB Kingston card just to be sure I have a fully functioning gold card as this unbranded microsd card might not be compatible?
2) Oh yes, you're right! Would S-OFF help me? (even though it's not possible right now).
3) If you read OP I said that the factory reset takes me to the '3' screen.
I believe the phone is pretty much dead so it could be that.
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1) If RUU fails CID check - it means goldcard doesn't work. That's pretty much the only check I know. You can try a separate card, or you can try to format your card in PC and make a goldcard again - there are several methods and several tools for the job.
2) It would help you - because it would allow you to flash unsigned PG88IMG.ZIP that you could create with whatever you want as main_version. But you can't achieve it without a functional ADB, which you're not getting to, and even with HTCDev unlock you should still be able to boot into the recovery you're flashing. If it doesn't happen - it means something is bad, and it's most likely the HW.
The suggested method would be to create a good goldcard and run ICS RUU. If it fails - the diagnosis is clear, if it succeeds - you'll either boot or know that the boot fails because of HW failure - but not eMMC, something else.