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Hi I have a vx6900, and I am trying to flash for my first time.
I installed cokeman bootloader 2... and I have a sd with a rom compatible with my phone, but when I get to to the tri color screen, it looks like it is going to load the rom for a second, and then quickly just says serial at the bottom.
The sd is fat32 but i didnt reformat it once i bought it.
and I named the nbh file the correct name.
Please help?
I also tried flashing a radio, didnt work.
Welcome to forums
Have a deepread here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Elf
Hope it helps,
Still dont understand!
Someone help please!
Ok to start off... Hi im new here and to rooting in general so if I ask something stupid please forgive me... So here goes, I have gained perm s-off root for my Sensation using revolutionary and im attempting to install a rom/kernel but I keep getting the same error while trying to flash it "write_raw_image ("/tmp/newboot.img" , "boot"... I got the rom/kernel from this site and placed the file in my root directory as well as download directory and went into clockwork recovery to install from sdcard and this error keeps popping up? Ive tried searching but all I can find is something about an evo for sprint... PLEASE HELP im trying to overclock this thing to see what its really capable of and I cant get past this part... Thanks in advance, Travis
what ver of CWM are you running? also, which rom/kernel?
not sure how to tell the version of clockwork but the LeeDrOiD kernels and also the RCmix kernels... getting the same error msg. Thanks for your quick responce ive been messing with this since 5am this morning
when u load CWM, it will say the ver @ the top...
also, try re-downloading the kernel or match the MD5's to make sure they are complete...also try unity kernel and see if it happens with that one
ahh got it... ClockworkMod Recovery v4.0.1.5 match the md5's? like i said im new to this so im not really sure what that is
same error using the unity kernel
chances are its either a bad sd card, or you might have to update your radio, most of the new roms require the latest one...
THERE IS A GREAT RISK IF IT FAILS, BUT THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM WHEN FLASHING FROM SD
EDIT* are you rooted?
before you try this, try using another SD card to eliminate the possibility of a faulty/corrupt sd card!
instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178143
Recommended Radio: 10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01
the easiest way to flash a new radio is to copy the PG58IMG.zip to root of sd card, go into recovery, it will load automatically, say yes to update, and when it reboots, and asks to update onse more (its automatic), pull the battery and then remove the file PG58IMG.zip from the sd card.
boot back into CWM and try flashing again
hopefully that helps
standard tool to verify MD5 sums
http://154.ca/otr/iso/md5sum.shtml
just drag the zip onto the exe, and match the MD5 from the cmd prompt with the MD5 listed on the thread
i wish there was a way to chat realtime and have someone walk me through this... i feel like im gonna mess it up
Okay, I just installed "[19.03][ROM][X Series] Virtuous S4V Alpha3 [Sense 4.0 Android 4.0.3]" everything seem to installed fine and then I rebooted to try it out. It kept on rebooting, I am no professional modder and I have no idea how to fix this. If anybody can help me out it would be amazing.
Did you update firmware before flashing?
Sent from my HTC Pyramid using xda premium
I don't think I did, I was following the guide on XDA and after I finished rooting my phone (just today) I followed this part of the guide
To install a Custom ROM - you will not lose data or apps with this method!
1. Download your chosen ROM by other developers in the development threads and copy the ZIP file to your SD Card ROOT directory
2. Start clockworkmod recovery (instructions above)
3. BACKUP YOUR ROM USING CWM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ROOT! (skip this step if you have already made a backup previously)
4. Navigate to "install zip from sdcard" using the Volume Down button and press select (power button to select)
5. Then select "Choose zip from sdcard"
6. Then select "your_chosen_rom.zip"
7. Then select "Yes - install your_chosen_rom.zip" to confirm
8. Then go back
9. Then reboot.
10. First boot will take quite some time -This is normal, i know you want touch your nice shiny phone but BE PATIENT - ENJOY!
I don't know how to install this firmware...
Edit*
I also factory reseted my phone out of nervousness if that caused any problems :/
Now I really regret rooting my phone, I should have stopped after the possible risks.
Rooting the phone doesn't cause any issues. All it does is give you full access to the phone. Do me a favour, go into your bootloader Power on and hold volume down and read what version your Hboot is. It needs to be 1.27 to run ICS roms. If it is 1.17 or 1.18 that will cause boot loops. It is very easy to fix.
Thank you for replying, my HBoot is 1.18. I guess that was the problem why it messed up.
How do I update my Hboot?
Ok go to this thread here: and download the the 3.32 firmware. If you are supercid then download any.
If not match the firmware for your type of phone eg t-mobile, vodaphone o2 etc... Once you downlaod it, put the zip on to the root of your SD card and go back into HBoot. it will ask you do you want to update and follow the instructions. Then delete the file from your SD card so you can get into recovery. Job done
Thanks for your help but I am still new at this, how do I open my SD card on the computer using bootloader/Clockwork Recovery
Firmware is easy to flash but you need s-off via revolutionary first.
Sent from my HTC Pyramid using xda premium
My SD card won't popup on the computer, I'm on fastboot and it says "FASTBOOT USB" but nothing comes up.
If you are willing to add me on Skype/hotmail send me a PM and i'll tell you my username so we can talk about this in more detail.
Easier to flash a non-ICS ROM, then copy the PG58IMG.zip with the ICS FW on it then flash the ICS ROM again
EddyOS said:
Easier to flash a non-ICS ROM, then copy the PG58IMG.zip with the ICS FW on it then flash the ICS ROM again
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Copy it to where? I don't know how to get on my SD card (I'm really new at this)
In which you really shouldn't have tried any of this...I bet you didn't even check what ROM your phone came with in case you needed to go back to stock did you?
I got this phone a month ago so I guess it was a pretty new rom.
we just happened to live on the Merseyside together? haha just saw it.
Hmm, have I gotten myself into a helpless situation?
I searched on the web that because I only have GB supported HBoot and that I currently run a ICS rom it will create a bootloop, now the solution is to install a GB ROM to my phone but I really don't know how to add files to my SD card since I don't know how to get it to show up on HBOOT.
This is where having a MicroSD to SD card adapter comes in handy! You can then just plug the card into your PC to add files to it
Was the phone branded when you go it? Where did you get it from?
EddyOS said:
This is where having a MicroSD to SD card adapter comes in handy! You can then just plug the card into your PC to add files to it
Was the phone branded when you go it? Where did you get it from?
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It is a virgin locked phone. I don't have a microSD to SD card adapter but I could buy one tomorrow
Edit*
Actually I find a usb lookalike that seems to allow MicroSD to connect to it "Micro SD USB 2.0"
Okay I have plugged it into my PC... thanks for the idea. Now should I install the latest HBOOT?
I want to thank everybody that has tried to help me so far, I am happy that everybody was willing to put up with a rookie like me. I am currently installing the latest HBoot and I hope this will work.
Edit*
I think it is working as it is currently taking a long time to load on the HTC One screen, I really hope this works now (haha this seems to be like a blog now)
Very much a noob when it comes to Android phones and I have been working through the process to get a custom Rom on my HTC Sensation. I started following the instructions in this thread [Guide] to Installing S-off, Unlocking, ClockWork, Root, SuperCID & S-on and successfully completed step one, achieving s-off on the phone.
In step two things went badly wrong. Following the instructions I downloaded clockwork recovery and copied the PG58IMG onto my sd card, at least I thought I did. What I now realize is that since I had been doing a lot of reading and research on this topic before attempting it for the first time I had downloaded several relevant files in advance, one of which is the PG58IMG file from this thread [DEV] HTC Sensation & HTC Sensation XE firmware | Partitions Info | [01.03.2012 and it was this file that I put on the sd card. Obviously not what I should have flashed at all. Especially since it seems that the tool which would help me out of this mess is the one I just failed to install properly.
So the situation is that the phone loops constantly on startup when booting normally. When I boot into HBOOT with the SD card in it tries to update again and when that fails, gives no option but to reboot. If I remove the SD card then I get access to the following screen -
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.1100
RADIO-10.14.9035.01_M
eMMC-boot
and below the options -
HBOOT
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
I have tried connecting the phone to my computer at this stage but I cant get FASTBOOT USB and adb cant find any devices either. Am I completely stuffed at this point? If not, if anyone can help me out with some instructions on what to do here I would be extremely grateful.
Thanks,
Webba
So have you tried to go into recovery once your in bootloader ? what happens then ?
If you get the correct files onto your sd card via a card reader, then put it in the phone, bootloader should attempt to update the new correct files.
I have tried going into recovery, it comes up with a pic of a phone with a green circle, followed by a phone with a red triangle, followed by going into the boot cycle. This is with the sd card removed. Am I right in thinking that if I get the right files onto the card and then run recovery with the sd card in it will work?
If you run BOOTLOADER then it should do... Make sure you remove the old PG58IMG before putting the new one on.
Thanks so much, I will try it as soon as I can. I assume I will find the right stock rom somewhere on these forums?
webster84 said:
Thanks so much, I will try it as soon as I can. I assume I will find the right stock rom somewhere on these forums?
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you will find anything and everything you will ever need on these forums
My Sensation was purchased in Hong Kong, after looking at the lists at shipped-roms this one - RUU_Pyramid_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.35.707.1_Radio_10.43a.9007.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_198358_signed.exe
seems to be most likely correct. Can anyone more knowledgeable confirm this? I would hate to flash the wrong thing again.
did you successfully get superCID ? if so i do believe that you can flash any RUU / ROM
Im not 100% on this as im still new to the sensation myself, But im sure thats the whole point in having SuperCID
Unfortunately I dont have superCID. I was following the instructions pretty slavishly and the superCID setup is one step after clockwork
Is there a way to get superCID in my phones current state? From what I am reading I need it to at least hook up to adb which it is not doing at the moment so I assume I just have to get the right onto the sdcard to have any chance of it working, right?
Yes, You need clockwork mod before SuperCID. Have you tried to re download CWM and put it on sd card ? It could have just been a bad download, it happens to us all.
Download it again, Remove the previous PG58IMG from SD Card via a card reader (if you have one) Put the new PG58IMG on SD card. Pull battery out, Put SD Card back into the phone, put battery back in and boot into bootloader (volume down + Power)
Bootloader should automatically find the PG58IMG and ask if you want to update it, Select yes and theoretically you should be fine..
EDIT: Use this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=706572&d=1314848127
Yeah, I have re-downloaded CWM and made sure it is the right one I have to wait until the shops open here so I can pick up a micro sdcard reader but I will try the new CWM first, and if that fails then I will try the stock rom. Am I right in thinking that neither of this is likely to make the situation worse, even if they dont work?
No providing bootloader still works everything is fix-able..
We aint messing with bootloader so u will be ok.
Cant believe you dont have a card reader lol....
lol, up until today the only thing I needed to be able to read micro sd cards was the phone. Well, I will be better prepared next time anyway.
The thing that had me worried is that since I originally didn't realize PG58IMG was not a unique file name I am almost certain that the one on my sd card at the moment is not even CWM at all but one of the updated firmware ones I mentioned in the OP that I very stupidly mistook for it. It feels like a really serious mistake to make, but happy to know that if the boot loader is working then it should be fixable. I wasn't sure even about that.
I think the PG58IMG is a unique code that the phone reads and recognises as something to be flashed / updated.
Ive seen various things CWM / Firmwares / Updates with the same PG58IMG title. so maybe youre right and the original file you downloaded wasnt the correct one.
Dont panic, Keep calm, Ask questions, Get answers...... This is the only way to avoid a bricked phone
Yeah, you've saved me a lot of stress already. Ill be back in a few hours with the results of the next attempt. Thanks again!
Ok, the news is not great. I got hold of a micro sd adaptor so I could plug it into my computer and removed the old PG58IMG. I put the correct one (downloaded from this thread) on the sd card and rebooted the phone into HBOOT. It recognizes the file on the sd card but gets a cid fail and there is no option but to reboot which goes into the boot cycle.
Whats worse is that doing this apparently fries the sdcard. I tried it twice, because I am sucker for punishment and in both cases the sdcard is unreadable afterwards.
Maybe I should try and explain more clearly that I am now sure the PG58IMG that I first put on the card and flashed I am sure is the Firmware from 3.32.401.x & 3.32.401.10x RUU from this thread. It appeared to successfully update before rebooting the phone into its current state, causing me to realize I had the wrong file. I dont understand enough to know exactly whats going on but it seems pretty bad. Do you think I should try a 3rd sdcard with the Shipped ROM on it or is there something else I should do at this point?
Edit - The second sd card wasn't fried after all, but I am still searching for a shipped rom that isnt in .exe format, since the phone isnt connecting to the computer by usb at all right now. Anyone know where I can find one?
Edit - Ok, now I have fastboot usb which means I can use .exe shipped roms. adb devices cant find the phone though which means I cant superCID it which means I still have to find the right ROM. Since I brought the phone from HK I am trying all the asian ones first. Anyone know specifically which file at shipped-roms.com is the right one?
You flashed firmware for ics rom, so the stock rom won't boot and you have bootloop. If you flash the 3.12 firmware ( works for both ics and gb) that will resolve the loop and you will be able to continue with the guide and flash cwm.
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Hey Stringer7, do you mean this Firmware from 3.12.401.2/102 RUU available in the same thread? I will download it and give it a try.
edit - Gave it a try, I get CID incorrect from it too. Seems like CID incorrect for everything I try to flash atm.
What is your CID ??
Unfortunately I dont know. I didn't know I needed it before I started and now since the phone isn't talking to adb I cant use it to find out. All I know is that I bought the phone from Hong Kong about 6 months ago. Is there a way to check the CID with the phone the way it is now?
I've read elsewhere that I can root my phone and keep S-ON by flashing 4EXT Touch recovery and then from recovery mode installing su-3.1.3.zip to apply root and superuser to my stock ICS ROM. My first question is does this work and is there a guide for it I missed.
The second issue is, in the same thread I read it would wipe my data and apps. This is fine if it's just music and pictures etc but I'm wondering will I keep contacts etc in my SIM card? If I will, that's great.
Thanks for reading!
1st question, I only read and didn't tried it out. So I have no comment.
2nd question, just sync ur contact with Google. Just save what u wan on the sd card and back it up in ur PC.
Sent from my HTC Desire S
1st question: yes, but only if you're htcdev unlocked
2nd question: that is part of the htcdev unlock process. I *think* it won't touch your sim card. Either way, you can always remove it when doing the actual unlock from within fastboot.