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[Q] stuck on htc logo after installing custom rom

my desire s is unlocked and on hboot 2.00.002, i flash a custom rom. and the phone works perfectly but everytime i reboot my phone i got stuck on htc logo. but when i connect my phone to the computer and flash the boot.img it boots normally. did i do something wrong or what? please help me

I understand you corretly, that you flash boot.img and phone boots to rom? And after reboot stuck on logo?

tyrone128 said:
my desire s is unlocked and on hboot 2.00.002, i flash a custom rom. and the phone works perfectly but everytime i reboot my phone i got stuck on htc logo. but when i connect my phone to the computer and flash the boot.img it boots normally. did i do something wrong or what? please help me
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Are you serious? It's written so often here that even the lazy guys should have gotten it.
If you unlocked via HTCdev you need to flash the boot.img of your desired ROM each time you have flashed a new ROM.
Sent by my fingers to your head.

eyahl said:
Are you serious? It's written so often here that even the lazy guys should have gotten it.
If you unlocked via HTCdev you need to flash the boot.img of your desired ROM each time you have flashed a new ROM.
Sent by my fingers to your head.
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i know that if you are unlocked by htcdev and you install a custom rom you must flash the boot.img to boot, does it also apply on every reboot but not flashing custom rom?

Nope, not on every reboot. Just everytime you flash a new rom you need to flash the boot.img

shrome99 said:
Nope, not on every reboot. Just everytime you flash a new rom you need to flash the boot.img
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how come everytime i reboot my phone it gets stuck on htc logo? but if i boot into fastboot and flash the boot.img it all goes well.

hmm... never heard of that issue before. What ROM are you using?

shrome99 said:
hmm... never heard of that issue before. What ROM are you using?
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endymion, and when i restore my stock backup using ext4 recovery i also get stuck on htc white screen

I too have the same proble. Stuck at HTC logo everytime i reboot. I have to flash boot.img. I had unlocked via HTCDEV.com
I dont have this problem with CM9 ICS, but I have this problem with Primo-S-2.1, Primo-S 3.0 ICS and Saga 3D v5.1.0.
Do any one have a solution..
PROXUSER do you know why.

Very strange, unheard of before, after every reboot? did you clear dalvik and cache partition before flash of ROM?
If you HTCdev then after every nee ROM flash you must flash boot.img
Swyped from my Desire S using XDA Premium

If you restore an old nandroid backup after flashing on a new ROM do you also have to reflash boot.img separately, or does 4EXT recovery take care of that?

yes, you have to flash it

MarcovitchZA said:
If you restore an old nandroid backup after flashing on a new ROM do you also have to reflash boot.img separately, or does 4EXT recovery take care of that?
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I'd say that 4EXT would take care of it?
draghiciandrei said:
yes, you have to flash it
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Are you sure? surely if you restore a nandroid backup then that should contain the correctly restored boot partition and therefore you shouldn't need to reflash boot.img seperatley!?

Bobbyaju said:
I too have the same proble. Stuck at HTC logo everytime i reboot. I have to flash boot.img. I had unlocked via HTCDEV.com
I dont have this problem with CM9 ICS, but I have this problem with Primo-S-2.1, Primo-S 3.0 ICS and Saga 3D v5.1.0.
Do any one have a solution..
PROXUSER do you know why.
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ben_pyett said:
Very strange, unheard of before, after every reboot? did you clear dalvik and cache partition before flash of ROM?
If you HTCdev then after every nee ROM flash you must flash boot.img
Swyped from my Desire S using XDA Premium
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Every time i Format data, then clear cache, clear Dalvik and then install custom rom. Still i have to fastboot boot.img everu time i reboot my phone

Ben, what you said is correct in case of S-Off phones. But for those that are HTC unlocked, the boot partition is not writable from Recovery, and is only accessible for modification via fastboot. So for S-Off users, recovery can restore boot partition, whereas for S-On HTCDevil unlocked bootloaders, the boot.img has to to flashed manually via fastboot every single time when flashing a new ROM, or restoring a previously backed up nandroid.
Hope that explains it.

enigmaamit said:
Ben
Hope that explains it.
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It certainly does, appreciate it, horrible HTCdev and nasty s on devices
Swyped from my Desire S using XDA Premium

Bobbyaju said:
Every time i Format data, then clear cache, clear Dalvik and then install custom rom. Still i have to fastboot boot.img every time i reboot my phone
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enigmaamit said:
Ben, what you said is correct in case of S-Off phones. But for those that are HTC unlocked, the boot partition is not writable from Recovery, and is only accessible for modification via fastboot. So for S-Off users, recovery can restore boot partition, whereas for S-On HTCDevil unlocked bootloaders, the boot.img has to to flashed manually via fastboot every single time when flashing a new ROM, or restoring a previously backed up nandroid.
Hope that explains it.
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Ya i got you but why do i have to fastboot boot.img every time i reboot my device in the same rom-Primos v3.0 or Saga3D5.0.1 (not while installing a new custom rom).
I dont have to fastboot boot.img everytime to reboot when iam on CM9 rom.

Bobbyaju said:
Ya i got you but why do i have to fastboot boot.img every time i reboot my device in the same rom-Primos v3.0 or Saga3D5.0.1 (not while installing a new custom rom).
I dont have to fastboot boot.img everytime to reboot when iam on CM9 rom.
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No, you don't have to flash the boot.img everytime you simply reboot... The flashing only needs to be done when changing a ROM, as the kernel has to be matched to the ROM you are flashing. For simply rebooting, this is unnecessary.

ben_pyett said:
I'd say that 4EXT would take care of it?
Are you sure? surely if you restore a nandroid backup then that should contain the correctly restored boot partition and therefore you shouldn't need to reflash boot.img seperatley!?
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The boot.img needs also to be flashed with fastboot after a restore.
The recovery has no permission to write to the boot partition, because of this it doesn't matter if you restore or flash a new one, but the backup contains the right boot.img, recovery can read but can't write to boot.
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write boot.img every reboot
i have the same problem.after every simple reboot phone need to write boot.img from fastboot.
also i havnt problem with cm9

[HELP] Root Help

i attempted to root my sensation, i signed up with the htcdev thingy, and i got the unlock boot loader thing...(sorry not familiar with sensation) and i let it install with One X??? and i did the steps, and i did flash CWM and i went into it, made a back up, then i installed a custom rom, and i rebooted, and now its just on this android boot screen and its a flash going accross it...PLEASE help...

Did you wiped your old ROM before installing a new one? From the steps you mentioned - NOT.
Perform a full wipe and re-flash the ROM and also check that your RADIO (or firmware in the Sensation forum) matches the version required for the ROM
Such information can be found in the ROM's thread - links/guides everywhere in the Development section

9595jakob said:
i attempted to root my sensation, i signed up with the htcdev thingy, and i got the unlock boot loader thing...(sorry not familiar with sensation) and i let it install with One X??? and i did the steps, and i did flash CWM and i went into it, made a back up, then i installed a custom rom, and i rebooted, and now its just on this android boot screen and its a flash going accross it...PLEASE help...
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extract the boot.img from the custom rom zip file ...
and flash it via fastboot
fastboot flash boot boot.img
also check if the one-x tool kit has option to flash a boot.img ..if so ..use that ..but use the boot.img you have extracted from the custom rom zip file that you have flashed

Newb Question - TrickDroid Install

Hello everyone,
Excuse my noviceness here but I have a few questions. Im NOT new to flashing roms on Android but NEW to flashing roms on HTC Devices. I came fresh off a Galaxy S2 where things were more simple.
I have a STOCK Rooted HTC ONE S (TMO USA VERSION) and want to install TrickDroid. In the install instructions it asks to install Stock HTC kernel for Android 4.0.4 (BOOT FLASH SCRIPT).
Do I have to do this since I am running the stock rom (never changed or touched kernel) with TWRP recovery? Can I skip this step? See below the section in BOLD UNDERLINED... Must I follow these steps at this point or skip them?
Instructions:
Download ROM
Download tweak package
Copy ROM and tweak package to your sdcard
Fullwipe (data and cache)
Flash the ROM
Reboot into bootloader
Go into fastboot mode
Flash the stock boot.img from the ROM with fastboot, TWRP does not help!! (You can also use the Boot_Flash_Script I deliver you which runs every command for you)
Fastboot erase cache if you do not use the Boot_Flash_Script
Let the ROM boot
Flash the tweak package
Enjoy
And for those who are wondering if i did read through the threads and tips... I have, I spent several hours looking for an answer before i had to resort to asking!
Thanks to whoever can answer and educate me as to why I must or must not have to flash the boot image.

you can try without them first and if it doesn't work, rewipe and flash the boot.img from the trickdroid rom (just extract the .zip file on your computer and there it will be)

Can I push it with root explorer or with TWRP once i get the boot.img?

jgentry151 said:
And for those who are wondering if i did read through the threads and tips... I have, I spent several hours looking for an answer before i had to resort to asking!
Thanks to whoever can answer and educate me as to why I must or must not have to flash the boot image.
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It's just the way HTCDev unlock the bootloader, it doesn't allow for certain partition to be flash. Boot is one of them so you'll need to flash the boot.img separately.
TWRP work for some but not others to flash the boot.img.
Just like HidaKureku said, just flash using TWRP if it boot up fine. If it doesn't just bootback into fastboot and flash boot.img

Thanks for the valuable info.... I risked it and was rewarded. i was able to install the rom and the tweaks without touching the boot.img...
Now for future refrence...
How can I Flash the stock boot.img from the ROM with fastboot? Do i just pull the boot.img and go into bootloader and do it from there?

Funny thing is that on my phone not only I can flash the boot.img with TWRP, I noticed that I don't even have to flash it at all! When I installed the ROM using TWRP it automatically installed the boot.img.

jgentry151 said:
Thanks for the valuable info.... I risked it and was rewarded. i was able to install the rom and the tweaks without touching the boot.img...
Now for future refrence...
How can I Flash the stock boot.img from the ROM with fastboot? Do i just pull the boot.img and go into bootloader and do it from there?
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Just copy the boot.img to your fastboot.exe folder
CD to that folder in Command Window
Type: fastboot flash boot boot.img
I don't remember if "fastboot erase cache" is recommended after you flash the boot.img

Viper XL and boot.img

Hey guys I just wanna to check and make sure I'm doing everything right before I flash cause I don't need anymore paperweights
1.I have successfully unlocked my bootloader and installed twrp recovery and rooted.
2. Now I want to back up my entire setup: rom, apps, setting, data, everything so that if I ever want to return to stock then I can. I have booted into twrp and ran backup and selected all options. Is that how you perform a nandroid backup in twrp or is there more to it?
3. I want to install team venom viper xl rom. Do I have to first flash boot.img first or is the kernel the same in stock and viper xl so that isn't necessary? Do I have to do I factory reset first or what?
I'm still new to this stuff so please bear with me. Thank for all your help!!

ImagioX1 said:
Hey guys I just wanna to check and make sure I'm doing everything right before I flash cause I don't need anymore paperweights
1.I have successfully unlocked my bootloader and installed twrp recovery and rooted.
2. Now I want to back up my entire setup: rom, apps, setting, data, everything so that if I ever want to return to stock then I can. I have booted into twrp and ran backup and selected all options. Is that how you perform a nandroid backup in twrp or is there more to it?
3. I want to install team venom viper xl rom. Do I have to first flash boot.img first or is the kernel the same in stock and viper xl so that isn't necessary? Do I have to do I factory reset first or what?
I'm still new to this stuff so please bear with me. Thank for all your help!!
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Wipe flash Rom flash boot IMG sit back enjoy

ImagioX1 said:
Hey guys I just wanna to check and make sure I'm doing everything right before I flash cause I don't need anymore paperweights
1.I have successfully unlocked my bootloader and installed twrp recovery and rooted.
2. Now I want to back up my entire setup: rom, apps, setting, data, everything so that if I ever want to return to stock then I can. I have booted into twrp and ran backup and selected all options. Is that how you perform a nandroid backup in twrp or is there more to it?
3. I want to install team venom viper xl rom. Do I have to first flash boot.img first or is the kernel the same in stock and viper xl so that isn't necessary? Do I have to do I factory reset first or what?
I'm still new to this stuff so please bear with me. Thank for all your help!!
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Different kernel. it is using the 2.41 RUU. So go ahead and flash the boot.img
Here's what you should do for any new ROM with a different kernel.
Wipe System
Factory Reset
Flash boot.img
Flash the ROM
flash gapps (if AOSP based)
reboot and have fun
When doing a nandroid backup, it is only necessary to backup
System
Data
Boot

Ok thanks for your response but I'm still a little confused. First did I back up my current rom properly so that I can return to it later on? Secondly does viper and boot img have to be flashed or can they be installed from sdcard via twrp? If they have to be flashed whats the fastboot command.?

ImagioX1 said:
Ok thanks for your response but I'm still a little confused. First did I back up my current rom properly so that I can return to it later on? Secondly does viper and boot img have to be flashed or can they be installed from sdcard via twrp? If they have to be flashed whats the fastboot command.?
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You backed up fine, it just takes up a little more space.
You have to extract the boot.img from the ROM and put it in the same folder as fastboot.exe
open command prompt, and navigate to the folder fasboot.exe is in and do the following command
fasboot flash boot boot.img
If it gets stuck at waiting for device, reboot into your bootloader, boot into fastboot from there. and then try again.

ImagioX1 said:
Ok thanks for your response but I'm still a little confused. First did I back up my current rom properly so that I can return to it later on? Secondly does viper and boot img have to be flashed or can they be installed from sdcard via twrp? If they have to be flashed whats the fastboot command.?
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Viper is the Rom u flash it from twrp it's. azip file that's fkashable so make it easy and flash viper there and than flash the boot IMG from fastboot the command is all over the forums I thinks it fastnoot flash boot.img

don't be confused. read.
you always have to flash boot.img in fastboot "fastboot flash boot boot.img" then flash the zip in twrp make sure to wipe, and don't download international roms. you still have to flash the boot.img from your backed up rom.
like a hundred threads asking the same stuff because no one wants to read

DvineLord said:
don't be confused. read.
you always have to flash boot.img in fastboot "fastboot flash boot boot.img" then flash the zip in twrp make sure to wipe, and don't download international roms. you still have to flash the boot.img from your backed up rom.
like a hundred threads asking the same stuff because no one wants to read
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I'm sorry but I did read. I saw that if you have the same kernel as that of the rom you're flashing you don't have to flash boot.img. So I asked to see if stock and viper have the same kernel. I don't want to flash anything that will brick my phone.
Now one more question if you don't mind answering. I also saw that you can't downgrade RUU. So if viper is based on 2.41 RUU and stock is 2.20 RUU then will I be able to go stock after flashing viper?
I really do appreciate yalls help. i would be where I am if it weren't for you.

ImagioX1 said:
I'm sorry but I did read. I saw that if you have the same kernel as that of the rom you're flashing you don't have to flash boot.img. So I asked to see if stock and viper have the same kernel. I don't want to flash anything that will brick my phone.
Now one more question if you don't mind answering. I also saw that you can't downgrade RUU. So if viper is based on 2.41 RUU and stock is 2.20 RUU then will I be able to go stock after flashing viper?
I really do appreciate yalls help. i would be where I am if it weren't for you.
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Yes. Just wipe you system and do a factory reset , and flash the boot.IMG for 2.20 and then flash the Rom.
If you want true stock 2.20 then you will have to relock your bootloader and then run the 2.20 RUU. You would only want to do this if making a warranty claim or something. If you want stock rooted, then yes, do what I said above
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app

absolutelygrim said:
Yes. Just wipe you system and do a factory reset , and flash the boot.IMG for 2.20 and then flash the Rom
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app
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Ok got it. I do appreciate your help. Flashing now.

downgrading only refers to the ruu not the zipped roms. so you can't run 1.85 ruu after running 2.20 ruu/ota but you can still flash a rom based on 1.85.
if you are reflashing the same rom you don't have to reflash boot.img but if you are flashing a new rom then you need to flash boot.img. 7-zip will tell you the crc32 of files so you see tell if it's a different checksum.

Viper Xl's great. Seems to be slightly slower than stock on some task, but the lack of bloatware, and the extensive customization is worth it. Haven't found any bugs or nothing so far. If anyones familiar with viperxl though what is the last app in the app drawer? Its got a chinese name? When it loads it says Dolby Surround but all the writing is in chinese?

ImagioX1 said:
Viper Xl's great. Seems to be slightly slower than stock on some task, but the lack of bloatware, and the extensive customization is worth it. Haven't found any bugs or nothing so far. If anyones familiar with viperxl though what is the last app in the app drawer? Its got a chinese name? When it loads it says Dolby Surround but all the writing is in chinese?
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That's because you flashed the Voodoo mod, it's apart of the mod, theres a chinese part and a english one called "Dolby Digital" or "Dolby Surround"

When I flash ViperXL 3.1.0 JB do I need to flash a radio too? My phone has hboot 1.4 and software 2.2, so I understand that I cant flash radio with hboot 1.4? Does this mean I need to downgrade my hboot/software version?

CrossFire78 said:
When I flash ViperXL 3.1.0 JB do I need to flash a radio too? My phone has hboot 1.4 and software 2.2, so I understand that I cant flash radio with hboot 1.4? Does this mean I need to downgrade my hboot/software version?
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Most people have good luck w/out flashing another radio.

ronnie498 said:
Most people have good luck w/out flashing another radio.
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Hmm. Might there be a patch I'm missing out on? I just flashed one file -ViperXL 3.1.0 JB - Android File Host (692MB)
edit- Works now after another reinstall installed boot image first this time.

[Q] Please help

So I am stuck on a boot screen I followed the istruction of deleting system,dalvik,cache, factory reset. I installed the CM10 rom and Gapps yet it hangs for a really long time about 5-6 mins on the boot screen. Did I do something wrong>? I can mount the storage through TWRP and throw a different rom on.

bratten2121 said:
So I am stuck on a boot screen I followed the istruction of deleting system,dalvik,cache, factory reset. I installed the CM10 rom and Gapps yet it hangs for a really long time about 5-6 mins on the boot screen. Did I do something wrong>? I can mount the storage through TWRP and throw a different rom on.
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what h-boot are you ? you may need to fastboot the boot.img

Hboot-1.14.0002

do some searching i think you need to flash the boot.img

Do I have to flash one of these? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694012 or will these not work because I have hboot 1.14? I do want to be able to flash CM10.

bratten2121 said:
Do I have to flash one of these? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694012 or will these not work because I have hboot 1.14? I do want to be able to flash CM10.
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you will be able to put CM10 on your device, you will just need to flash the kernel seperately. before you flash the ROM in your recovery, you will need to boot the phone to fastboot mode and run "fastboot flash boot boot.img" using the boot.img file extracted from the ROM you are flashing.
the thread you are linking to there are the radio files. You can flash those, but they aren't necessary for the ROM to work. They may improve your reception.

Thanks a lot! It booted up but cant get past setup services keeps force closing? SHould I first flash the kernel then install the rom?

bratten2121 said:
Thanks a lot! It booted up but cant get past setup services keeps force closing? SHould I first flash the kernel then install the rom?
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I think it should work either way, maybe clear cache and dalvik again and see how you go?