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[Q] Is my phone bricked now?

Is my HTC Desire S bricked? It is stucked at the white HTC boot screen.
In september I got the MIUI rom up and running, now when I am about to sell my phone, I decided to go back and restore it. So I changed the ROM and then it wouldn't update it just stucked at exclamation point-screen, so I searched forums and found that I had to flash it. So I did with this one: RUU_Saga_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.1_Radio_20.28b.30.0805U_38.03.02.11_M_release_177977_signed.exe
Which I got from a list in this forum, went fine and my phone booted allright, so I went in and tried to update it via settings, it installed and now it is stucked at this white HTC bootscreen.
Is it bricked, or what do I do now?
Thanks.

download RUU_Europe_2.10.401.8 and use it

amidabuddha said:
download RUU_Europe_2.10.401.8 and use it
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Doens't work either. I get "Error 170, usb-connectionerror" (I dont know if 100% correct translated).
So what now?

ZekkoDK said:
Doens't work either. I get "Error 170, usb-connectionerror" (I dont know if 100% correct translated).
So what now?
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When I install new rom. It is always stuck at HTC bootscreen. I tried to put my finger some where on the screen. I repeated again and again on random positions on the screen until the language setting screen appear.

nmdang said:
When I install new rom. It is always stuck at HTC bootscreen. I tried to put my finger some where on the screen. I repeated again and again on random positions on the screen until the language setting screen appear.
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Well that sounds ****ed
Unfortunately that doesn't work neither ... Any ideas?
Btw, thanks for the help

Well, I found out that I can go in to the fastboot mode, from revolutionary.
Isn't it called fastboot? Where you can choose factory reset, recovery etc.
Factory reset and recovery doesn't work though, when I try to recover I see a screen with a HTC Desire (not S) and a exclamation mark on it, what now?

My phone is Bricked? Help

Guys - I need help. I think i just blew my phone.
I flashed THE Sense-O-Maniac ICE ROM after a clean wife and my phone wouldn't boot. It kept getting stock on the Beats Logo. So I rewiped everything and reflashed this ROM. - Same result.
I then thought, maybe I should also update the firmware, though I am pretty sure, that my firmware was up to date.
So i reflashed the firmware on phone but it still wouldnt boot.
I took the memory card out and deleted the the firmware file so that I could not flash another rom. But when I tried to boot in Recovery my screen just went blank.
JUST BLANK
When I switch my phone on, I get a blank screen. The screen does light up though, but nothing shows.
If i connect the phone to USB, then the screen again lights up, even without the batter.
Has my phone gone poof??? Please help.

clean wife.
and why do u keep reflashing sense o maniac? why not try other rom?

Did you update your kernel or tried to use backup or install just old ROM, so far it doesn't sound bricked but just something missing, what was your previous ROM?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

Wrong section! This is not Q&A or Sensation General!

guptadh said:
Guys - I need help. I think i just blew my phone.
I flashed THE Sense-O-Maniac ICE ROM after a clean wife and my phone wouldn't boot. It kept getting stock on the Beats Logo. So I rewiped everything and reflashed this ROM. - Same result.
I then thought, maybe I should also update the firmware, though I am pretty sure, that my firmware was up to date.
So i reflashed the firmware on phone but it still wouldnt boot.
I took the memory card out and deleted the the firmware file so that I could not flash another rom. But when I tried to boot in Recovery my screen just went blank.
JUST BLANK
When I switch my phone on, I get a blank screen. The screen does light up though, but nothing shows.
If i connect the phone to USB, then the screen again lights up, even without the batter.
Has my phone gone poof??? Please help.
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try "adb reboot recovery" continuously when booting the phone, ignoring all of the "error: device not found"

Boot while holding the volume down key (meaning power btn+ vol-). that should take you to the boot loader. once you're there, go to fastboot and flash a recovery image. you seem to have corrupted yours.

I had the same troubles with that rom.
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium

frost_icewind said:
Boot while holding the volume down key (meaning power btn+ vol-). that should take you to the boot loader. once you're there, go to fastboot and flash a recovery image. you seem to have corrupted yours.
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I have already tried this continuously. No result with pressing boot with holding the volume key at all!! If I could do that, I knew i would be fine.

jufa2401 said:
I had the same troubles with that rom.
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium
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What did you finally do ?

IMarks said:
Did you update your kernel or tried to use backup or install just old ROM, so far it doesn't sound bricked but just something missing, what was your previous ROM?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA
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I was using AOSP rom before this! I just can't get anything to show up on the screen no matter how I try!~

guptadh said:
What did you finally do ?
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Use a different ROM?

Moon2 said:
try "adb reboot recovery" continuously when booting the phone, ignoring all of the "error: device not found"
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i have been trying to do this for the past 10 mins, but I cant get anything.
All i keep getting is error:device not found.
The computer too does not give any indication of any device being connected to the Usb port..

You should boot into bootloader (vol- & power) then flash a stock gb ruu. After this you can proceed to s-off, root, firmware ... Etc
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using XDA

guptadh said:
i have been trying to do this for the past 10 mins, but I cant get anything.
All i keep getting is error:device not found.
The computer too does not give any indication of any device being connected to the Usb port..
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have u try install new PG58IMG
with firmware 3.32 in an 4ext recovery in then it will start up in recovery again

Jeeez guys. He can't flash a PG58IMG because he CANT GET TO BOOTLOADER! I'm sorry I don't have am answer for you bit I want these people to stop giving you dumb answers that may lead to false hope. It might be bricked. I can't see anything you could do. Sorry
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

what is the phone detected as when you connect it to your computer?

Sensation-al! said:
Jeeez guys. He can't flash a PG58IMG because he CANT GET TO BOOTLOADER! I'm sorry I don't have am answer for you bit I want these people to stop giving you dumb answers that may lead to false hope. It might be bricked. I can't see anything you could do. Sorry
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA
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Thanks !! finally for getting it! The screen is just blank.. I can't get into bootloader!

RussianBear said:
what is the phone detected as when you connect it to your computer?
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The phone is not detected on the PC!! I am afraid, the phone might be bricked.
I hope i can get get it repaired in warranty!!

guptadh said:
Guys - I need help. I think i just blew my phone.
I flashed THE Sense-O-Maniac ICE ROM after a clean wife and my phone wouldn't boot. It kept getting stock on the Beats Logo. So I rewiped everything and reflashed this ROM. - Same result.
I then thought, maybe I should also update the firmware, though I am pretty sure, that my firmware was up to date.
So i reflashed the firmware on phone but it still wouldnt boot.
I took the memory card out and deleted the the firmware file so that I could not flash another rom. But when I tried to boot in Recovery my screen just went blank.
JUST BLANK
When I switch my phone on, I get a blank screen. The screen does light up though, but nothing shows.
If i connect the phone to USB, then the screen again lights up, even without the batter.
Has my phone gone poof??? Please help.
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Sjeez mate, what is your problem?
Posting here and in my thread with the same issue.
Without any detailed issue report.
I offered my help in my thread and tried to contact you for several days now via PM.
So i can help you out of this mess via Talk or IRC.
But if you fail to reply to me which i see as not accepting my help.
Sort it out for your self and going on by nailing me down.
But don't say i didn't want you to help.
With regards,
The cook of this rom who seems to killed his phone.

Phone dead, wont boot... Reinstaling android

Hi, im totalny new here. Well, my Desire Z since two days cant boot. It stars but first any olny thing i can see at my LCD is HTC logo i guess android crashed so thats why im here.
Could anyone help me with this ? Maybe some guide what should i do with that?
Sorry if i wrote in wrong section...

doczapilos said:
Hi, im totalny new here. Well, my Desire Z since two days cant boot. It stars but first any olny thing i can see at my LCD is HTC logo i guess android crashed so thats why im here.
Could anyone help me with this ? Maybe some guide what should i do with that?
Sorry if i wrote in wrong section...
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Boot into fastboot and run the RUU (choose one which suits you).

android phone won't open
Theonew said:
Boot into fastboot and run the RUU (choose one which suits you).
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my phone won't open, it just went showing adroid loading and then the screen goes black, afterwards it shows the carrier logo and then screen go black, then it goes back again showing android loading.
what i just did is i tried to swap internal to external using update.zip, but then my phone and sd card goes missing when i try to view in /settings/storage. to reverse the effect i tried back up and resest my phone then after that it started no to open..please help...

[Q] Phone stucks at starting, recovery problem

Hi there all xda developers
1 year ago i bought a new phone from ebay out of china, i buyed it there because it was a littlebit cheaper. Only problem some firmware is in chineese
When i removed the android email program, my phone didn't want to start anymore up.. it just stays restarting.
After hours of googling i needed to bootunlock my phone.. Didn't want to work.. stucked hours on that because it was already boot unlocked.
Proberbly illigal software or something..
Now its boot-unlocked and my phone is S-On
I would like to install new firmware/software that working right because my google play was also always getting error's
So i can't start my phone up..
I can get in fastboot screen
My recovery doesn't work, it stays stucked in my HTC whitescreen
Also factory reset doesn't work, stays also stucked at whitescreen.
Can any xda-developer help me with this problem and leading me to a way so i can install correct software?
I search for hours at forums and google, but i can't get out of it
I hope you guys can help me as soon as possible because i can't make any calls now.
Greatings,
Josse Kuhlmann

jossek123 said:
Hi there all xda developers
1 year ago i bought a new phone from ebay out of china, i buyed it there because it was a littlebit cheaper. Only problem some firmware is in chineese
When i removed the android email program, my phone didn't want to start anymore up.. it just stays restarting.
After hours of googling i needed to bootunlock my phone.. Didn't want to work.. stucked hours on that because it was already boot unlocked.
Proberbly illigal software or something..
Now its boot-unlocked and my phone is S-On
I would like to install new firmware/software that working right because my google play was also always getting error's
So i can't start my phone up..
I can get in fastboot screen
My recovery doesn't work, it stays stucked in my HTC whitescreen
Also factory reset doesn't work, stays also stucked at whitescreen.
Can any xda-developer help me with this problem and leading me to a way so i can install correct software?
I search for hours at forums and google, but i can't get out of it
I hope you guys can help me as soon as possible because i can't make any calls now.
Greatings,
Josse Kuhlmann
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Did you flash any recovery like CWM or TWRP using adb fastboot etc. via your PC? Or did you try to flash any stock or custom rom??

vikingmax said:
Did you flash any recovery like CWM or TWRP using adb fastboot etc. via your PC? Or did you try to flash any stock or custom rom??
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No i didn't use CWM or TWRP. When i use command fastboot i can see my device but when i use ADB he can't find it. I will try the clockwork mod recovery, you will hear from me if that works.
<----some time later----->
Okey nice i downloaded a recovery and used the command fastboot flash to get the recovery to it.
now i have a english recovery mode on.
Does anyone has good firmware/software that i can install from my sd so my phone is working good again?
Thanks so much,
Greatings, Josse Kuhlmann

Well now it's up to you to decide which rom do you want, I'm pretty happy with mini cm10. But there is a lot to choose from, so it's up to you
Sent from my HTC Explorer A310e using xda app-developers app

shortyoko said:
Well now it's up to you to decide which rom do you want, I'm pretty happy with mini cm10. But there is a lot to choose from, so it's up to you
Sent from my HTC Explorer A310e using xda app-developers app
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I installed windows 7 on my phone. But the only problem i stays rebooting.
I formatted /boot and /factorysettting and now it is directly going to fastboot menu.
I searched for a boot.img but i couldn't find it. Does anyone has a link to a bootimage so i can fastboot that and that my phone is booting correctly?
Thanks much for help!

I really don't get what you have done, just try reflashing the rom if it goes to recovery, if not just install recovery again. Try to explayne it with a bit more details.
And just a tiny question, what did you installed?

[Problem] Boot loop, Phone only boots into recovery mode

Recently I hard reseted my Optimus 3d and now my phone just trapped in a boot loop. As the title says, my phone now only boots into recovery mode and even though I have rooms to flash, i can't install any of them. Because, as soon as i reboot my phone it enters again into recovery mode.
Am I missing something? if so how con i restore my phone back to normal?
Thank you for your help

crazilex said:
Recently I hard reseted my Optimus 3d and now my phone just trapped in a boot loop. As the title says, my phone now only boots into recovery mode and even though I have rooms to flash, i can't install any of them. Because, as soon as i reboot my phone it enters again into recovery mode.
Am I missing something? if so how con i restore my phone back to normal?
Thank you for your help
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Have no fear
Vlad is here
just go to this threat, Read the first post and then download the file form the first post. After that flash new recovery. And do not forget to read the first post there
good luck

Haha, I just had the exact same problem (one thread above, or now rather below). This seems to come from flashing a custom ROM on the stock boot loader. To fix the problem I just flashed everything again (bootloader-things, TWRP, official Android 4 from xball via LG Flash tool). I'm not quite sure if EVERYTHING is necessary to flash or just the ROM via LG Flash Tool, but what I got when flashing my personal ROM over it again is "security error"...

p-vlad said:
Have no fear
Vlad is here
just go to this threat, Read the first post and then download the file form the first post. After that flash new recovery. And do not forget to read the first post there
good luck
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thank you ^^, I recovered my phone some hours ago , using LG flash tool.

phone reboots only into recovery
i have s2 gt-i9100g i am running on cm11 nightlies i tried flashing blazing kernel v7 when i reboot it says that i may have lost root access so i pressed to fix but it boots into recovery over and over please i need help

moamen mohamed said:
i have s2 gt-i9100g i am running on cm11 nightlies i tried flashing blazing kernel v7 when i reboot it says that i may have lost root access so i pressed to fix but it boots into recovery over and over please i need help
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wrong forum man do you read title

Hello everybody I have some problems with my smartphone sensation Htc XL with beats Audio X315es . I try recently to change my Rom because my battery was defective. When I charge it the level of the battery stops in 28 % and it is the stop. I try with other original batteries(drum kits), but without any success. It is the first problem. The second is that since I began the stages of the boot loader the telephone, when I connect him(it) to the computer goes direct in mode(fashion) fastboot and maintaining the freed boot loader it always persists and it is not the mode normal recovery of Htc but rom manager NB:it is with Roma manager that I fell in love my telephone. Think of having you solutions for it if yes I wait for your answers thank you in advance.

hey guys i am having the exact same problem ..in my moto e..xt1022 indian version...what to do ?
can anyone help me?

hard bricked
just loaded this into my lenovo k50, I know it's a different phone but I've been stuck in recovery for a few days now so would try anything...anyway it's now hard bricked, won't turn on, won't charge, no lights, bricked...i hope it rips...headed for a land site now.
p-vlad said:
Have no fear
Vlad is here
just go to this threat, Read the first post and then download the file form the first post. After that flash new recovery. And do not forget to read the first post there
good luck
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