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[Q] Softbricked my HTC Inspire 4G.. Please help!

Hello! Can someone please help me? I think I softbricked my Inspire. It will boot (hboot) to the white screen with the 3 little androids at the bottom. When I pull the battery out and hold down the down button and power it loads into hboot but I can't go up or down to go into recovery mode or etc. It will load the PD98IMG.ZIP but after then it goes to the next screen where the other stuff at to load before I can reboot, for ex. splash 1 splash 2 and all the other stuff, but it doesn't load or anything. Oh yeah my phone is s-off . Please help me get my phone back working so I can put this new rom on there. I haven't had this problem before until now. Thanks a lot!
It says this when I'm in hboot mode:
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-0.85.0019
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.06.04.06_M
eMMC-boot
The date is inserted here...

nique8842 said:
Hello! Can someone please help me? I think I softbricked my Inspire. It will boot (hboot) to the white screen with the 3 little androids at the bottom. When I pull the battery out and hold down the down button and power it loads into hboot but I can't go up or down to go into recovery mode or etc. It will load the PD98IMG.ZIP but after then it goes to the next screen where the other stuff at to load before I can reboot, for ex. splash 1 splash 2 and all the other stuff, but it doesn't load or anything. Oh yeah my phone is s-off . Please help me get my phone back working so I can put this new rom on there. I haven't had this problem before until now. Thanks a lot!
It says this when I'm in hboot mode:
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-0.85.0019
MICROP-0438
eMMC-boot
The date is inserted here...
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There has been sooo many threads based on this its not funny, did you even try to search? I don't understand why there is a distinction between soft and hard bricks. A brick is a brick, if you can boot into HBOOT the word brick should not be associated with your phone, soft or hard is reserved for ice scream.
What PD98IMG are you talking about? are you sure you grabbed the right PD98IMG rom file? If you have a SD reader delete the PD98IMG you have on there now and follow the link I provide. They will give you stock ROMs that either have been named PD98IMG that just have to be put onto the root of your inspire or you have to rename the file PD98IMG. Flash in HBOOT and reboot, install Rom Manger and then flash either CWR or 4ext or whatever tickles your fancy and boot into recovery and flash as normal. I have had the same problem you have had and these PD98IMG worked for me.
GO HERE

Ok. Did you have to make a goldcard or did you just put the zip on your sd and reboot it pressing down button and power down and it did the rest from there on its own?

nique8842 said:
Ok. Did you have to make a goldcard or did you just put the zip on your sd and reboot it pressing down button and power down and it did the rest from there on its own?
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::sigh::
Please, please, please, please, pleaseeeeeeee!!!! read and do your research. Take the time to educate yourself before you truly brick your phone. I can't even believe that you rooted your phone if you're asking me this kind of a question. I'll spoon feed this to you once, the goldcard is only used to downgrade and gain the exploit to root. I'm not 100% sure if the newest version still requires the downgrade but nonetheless after you've rooted the goldcard is useless, you don't need it. Again, please search! the issue you're having has been covered literally like 3 times this week in 3 different threads. I'll spoon feed it to you just this once, but please be aware this is a DEVELOPMENT SITE, and not I'm really lazy and can't search for my help site
Go to one of those threads I provided in the link. Download the RUU file. If it's already named PD98IMG.zip, simply place it on your SDcard (I'm guessing in your case it's still your goldcard which is your SDcard). If it is not exactly named "PD98IMG.zip" rename the downloaded RUU to "PD98IMG.zip" exactly like that and place in on your SDcard (GOLDCARD). From there press the volume up and and power at the same time to boot into HBOOT. Once in Hboot, hit the power button and follow the commands. HBOOT will scan for that PD98IMG.zip file, flash it and you will have a working stock rooted ROM to start all over. If you have another PD98IMG.zip file other then the one downloaded from the provided link, delete it. If your phone isn't being recongized by your computer, you'll need a SDcard reader to delete and add zip files to your SDcard. All of this could have been found by searching. Don't be lazy, help us help you by helping yourself to the search button

Take out sd card. Boot into hboot. Scroll down to recovery but don't press. Put sd card back in and then enter recovery. Be sure to get rid if pd98img if you are going to boot into recovery through hboot.
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Ok thanks Gizmore for not being smart about it I have another phone (Samsung Infuse) and gave this phone to someone, so I'm trying to fix it for them. Again thanks for not being so smart about it.

Gizmoe said:
Take out sd card. Boot into hboot. Scroll down to recovery but don't press. Put sd card back in and then enter recovery. Be sure to get rid if pd98img if you are going to boot into recovery through hboot.
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Lol wasn't there another thread for the same thing.
Also its funny when you start a thread with matching headline before u even post it it shows you other threads that are made with matching headlines or that comes close lol
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I got tired of reading all that stuff, wanted some that would help me get it done quick and fast, and apparently this bull crap isn't working either. Sigh! I will never root another phone... It's just too much!

nique8842 said:
I got tired of reading all that stuff, wanted some that would help me get it done quick and fast, and apparently this bull crap isn't working either. Sigh! I will never root another phone... It's just too much!
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Your problem is very simple. The pd98img that is on your sd card will not allow you to access the hboot menu. You have to remove the pd98img if you want to enter recovery via hboot. The process I told you will skip the pd98img check and let you select an option. You have to boot into hboot though without the sd card in your phone and then pop it back in once you are able to navigate through hboot menu.
If you have a card reader you can remove it that way. If you are able to boot into your rom then you can remove it that way too.
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@ Gizmoe ok, thanks! I've tried that and more methods still no luck. I still can't select anything with the pd98img.zip being off the sd card and I still can't select any when the sd card isn't in the phone at all. Sigh... When in hboot without sd card inserted in the phone I still can't scroll up or down at all, and the hboot and fastboot are highlighted in blue. Under fastboot it's recovery, factory reset, simlock, and image crc... I can't scroll down to none of them though. Any other method to try getting it into recovery? Thanks

Try backing up your sd card. Reformat sd card, and then put a Rom on card and then try hboot again.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda premium

Still no luck! Still the same.. Is there any other way to boot into recovery?

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nique8842 said:
Still no luck! Still the same.. Is there any other way to boot into recovery?
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Don't get butt hurt when you're openly being lazy on a development site. Don't get defensive when I tell you what you should be doing and still give you the advice you were looking for, whether or not it worked. I find it hilarious that people just like you think, "ooooh I see these threads even when I'm making this pointless one but I'm tired of reading...blah blah blah" If that's the attitude you have towards rooting and this development site in general, re-read the rules here at XDA. I'm not trying to be a jerk (regardless how you take it) but when you signed up to XDA you agreed to the terms and to adhere to rules of XDA.
The only other way to boot into recovery is through adb I think, I've never had to do it but I think there is a way to do it that way. You can always hit up Attn1's IRC chatroom, can't say they will be more receptive but they always seem to have someone in there that knows every trick.I wish I could provide more insight towards adb but I never had to or wanted to use it.

nique8842 said:
Still no luck! Still the same.. Is there any other way to boot into recovery?
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Can you boot into rom? If not how far does it get. You may be able to use adb from blanked screen. Also are you even able to navigate through hboot menu or is it just frozen?
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No, far as I get is to the screen where it is hboot, fastboot, recovery, and etc. I can't scroll to none of them, so it's like it's frozen. I tried putting a custom rom on sd card after I formatted it, even tried different sd cards and still the same thing. So I'm stuck on the screen with the 3 little androids on the skateboard. I stayed up till 6 dis morning searching and trying different stuff, but still can't get past that screen. when I try plugging the phone up to the pc the phone screen is black and I can't do anything, but when I unplug it it'll boot into hboot. I have a card reader btw if that helps anything. Thanks!

Download this and put on root of sd card and boot into hboot. It may let you select yes after parsing a file
s on pd98img
Use the gb version
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My phone is s-off... Do I download the froyo one or gingerbread? Sorry c where u say use gb version... When it's done downloading do I rename it or just leave it as is?

Yes the gingerbread. This will return you to stock everything. You can root again from there or just leave it as is if you don't want root anymore.
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Get rid of all text in name except the pd98img part.
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Ok thanks! I'll let you know how everything goes. Leave the file name as is right or change it to PD98IMG.zip?

[Q] Can some one please anwsered my question freakin out lol

ok i just got finished rooting my sensation 4g and everything geting it s-off and i was on my way to flashing a firmware but i think i may of messed up ive searched everwhere when i start my phone it dous HTC then dous the HTC and the little words underneith it then it restarts is my phone messed or is this something stupidly simple please help freaking out and oh btw i was flashing the firm where from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468683 i think the problem is i tryed to flash it in clock work mod recovery dunno if i was supose to do it there or not i tryed the how to fix radio bootloop but it didnt do anything should i try to flash to stock rom? im a noob but quick learner can some one help plz

Not to sound harsh but if you didn't read up on fixing issues should they occur then you should not have even attempted to flash anything.
It's starting to get really annoying having to constantly bail out n00bs who haven't a clue what they're doing. ALL the information is available to you so you have no excuses not to know what to do

i no im a big noob and a complete idiot ive flashed other phones but im new to the sensation any help would be appreciated

come on some one please i love this phone i just want a little help.... if its bricked tell me please some one help......

Dude, as the other guy said the information is out there and not even hard to find. But I'm in a good mood ....
Firstly, you don't flash firmware in recovery, you boot into bootloader. Secondly, once flashed you MUST delete it from your SD card. Otherwise your phone is going to go into a big fat boot loop. Thirdly, if you are flashing custom ROMs, make sure you read the first few posts of the dev's thread and understand what firmware you need to be running. Otherwise your phone is going to go into a big fat boot loop.
Do yourself a huge favour and make sure you read, read, read before you try anything else on your phone
Also, when creating a thread to ask a question, please give it a meaningful title. I thoroughly detest "Pleeeeeease help me LOL" thread titles and don't normally even view them.

Lastremanent said:
come on some one please i love this phone i just want a little help.... if its bricked tell me please some one help......
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Remember firmware can not be flashed using recovery.
You have to put it on the root of your sdcard and boot into bootloader.
Read this thread . Read very carefully before doing anything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1480061

thanks for the reply ive tryed everything so far ive even downloaded the stock ruu but it cant find the phone cause its stuck in the loop ive tryed factory reset/wipe data uve tryed redoing the radio the right way all it says is invalid ID i honestly dont no what to do anymore any suggestions? or is my phone bricked? i just got the thing 2 weeks ago is there anything i can do?

Lastremanent said:
thanks for the reply ive tryed everything so far ive even downloaded the stock ruu but it cant find the phone cause its stuck in the loop ive tryed factory reset/wipe data uve tryed redoing the radio the right way all it says is invalid ID i honestly dont no what to do anymore any suggestions? or is my phone bricked? i just got the thing 2 weeks ago is there anything i can do?
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Ok to be very specific, answer me the following questions with very clear words.
A. Can you boot into bootloader??
To boot into bootloader do the following.
1. Power off your sensation.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Wait a minute.
4. Put the battery again.
5. Press Power + Volume Down key together.
6. The phone will boot into bootloader.
B. If you can boot into bootloader, then give us the full details of the screen message. If possible upload a photo of your bootloader screen.
C. What ROM did you tried to flash ???? Is it GB or ICS ??
D. What do you mean by "but it cant find the phone cause its stuck in the loop" . Even if you are in bootloop adb will be able to detect you phone .

yes i can get into bootloader and it says this
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOD-1.27.1100
RADIO-10.14.9035.01_m
eMMC-BOOT
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
HBOOT
arrow stuff
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
i was flashing a PG58IMG.zip so i could flash this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468683 the PG58IMG.zip is right at the top where it says
You NEED to update the firmware to 3.24.
Firmware Download http://www.mediafire.../?utpdjggalstxz - bonus comes with unlocked bootloader. Thanks IEF

Lastremanent said:
yes i can get into bootloader and it says this
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOD-1.27.1100
RADIO-10.14.9035.01_m
eMMC-BOOT
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
HBOOT
arrow stuff
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
i was flashing a PG58IMG.zip so i could flash this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468683 the PG58IMG.zip is right at the top where it says
You NEED to update the firmware to 3.24.
Firmware Download http://www.mediafire.../?utpdjggalstxz - bonus comes with unlocked bootloader. Thanks IEF
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So you have actually flashed the firmware then. Have you then removed the firmware from your SD card? You MUST remove the firmware file from the SD card. Take the SD card out of the phone and use a card reader or another phone to do this. If you don't have anything else, there is a trick I've used.
Connect up the phone and open a command prompt. Type:
Code:
adb reboot recovery
If you get 'error: no device found' just hit the up arrow and enter. Keep doing this until you get no response on the command line. Then the phone will boot into recovery and you can 'toggle USB storage' from there and delete PG58IMG.zip using your computer.

yes i have deleted it then i restarted the phone and it still continuously loops the same thing over and over agian

Lastremanent said:
yes i have deleted it then i restarted the phone and it still continuously loops the same thing over and over agian
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Everything looks fine. Can you try someother ROM? Some users reported that firmware v3.24 didn't work but v3.12 worked fine. So I will suggest to try some other rom. If the problem persist then try v3.12 firmware.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using Tapatalk

thank you so MUCH!!!!! i mean it ur my hero!! lol the phones working on android 4.0 i love you dude lol if theres anything u ever need just ask )))

Lastremanent said:
thank you so MUCH!!!!! i mean it ur my hero!! lol the phones working on android 4.0 i love you dude lol if theres anything u ever need just ask )))
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Lol, which firmware worked ??? v3.12 ???

3.24 lol i dunno what i did but it just worked lol i love android 4.0 xD awesome and it runs SO much faster with the overclocked cpu

Some one briked the phone

Hello! On my work whe have a lots of Desire S phones. One of my colegues manage to unlock one. The phone was working fine. The phone was passed to another colegue (the first went to retirement) and whe he tried to update something (wireless and with less than 25% of batery) the phone got stuck... I been doing everything that I saw here on XDA... So what can I do? Thank´s...

Phone got stuck, as in stuck at htc logo?
Have u tried to enter into recovery/fastboot?
If able to enter into fastboot, give us the details u see there, or a screenshot would be good as well if you are unsure what detail is to give.
What was your friend updating? firmware? if you are on a custom rom and tried to update the official firmware then it is a no no no no bad boy no u shouldnt have done that.

So on the phone :
Saga PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOO-6.98.200 (PG8810000)
RADIO-3831.19.00.110
eMMC-boot
Feb 24 2001, 21:19:05
Press the on button, apears the htc logo and desapers... And nothing happens...
So what can i do now?

No one??? Come on guys...

Press the on and volume down button. What happens?
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Try a full wipe and see if it helps.
If it doesnt help i would suggest u to flash a new rom. either way u will loss ur datas.
* make a nandroid backup before proceeding.

Auke11 said:
Press the on and volume down button. What happens?
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Ok. Well it goes to recovery; fastboot and so on...

rain987 said:
Try a full wipe and see if it helps.
If it doesnt help i would suggest u to flash a new rom. either way u will loss ur datas.
* make a nandroid backup before proceeding.
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But I cant acess to the SD card. In fact I cant acess to the recovery mode! Do there and the only thing that shows is the red triangle... I all ready did a golden card but nothing....

Not sure if it's you posting or some one with the same issue, but check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1920636
read the 2nd post and try it out. if it is indeed a fried emmc chip there are a few way(not sure 1 or 2 out there) to salvage ur phone, or u could just replace the chip, there is a post some where in general section.

I think I guessed the problem.
Someone wanted to update ENG S-Off Desire S (with old ENG bootloader) to official ICS RUU. The update "completed successfully", but since the bootloader didn't let the update overwrite itself - the official update can't work, because it expects /system/lib partition that doesn't exist on old ENG bootloader.
The solution is to flash new ENG bootloader (7.xxxx), found in Development section, and then run official RUU again. It'll work and the phone will work again too.
By the way, the solution can be easily found if searching - I already remember such a thread. "Red triangle" is a stock recovery, search could have easily told you that. And goldcard is useless by itself, it's needed for flashing RUU.
And if the above doesn't work, because RUU gets stuck updating - address the "fried eMMC" post.

You cant go wrong with seniors like Jack_R1 watching over desire s forum. :fly away:

[Q] stuck on htc desire screen after flashing new rom :[

hi every time i start my HTC desire s after flashing a new rom it gets stuck on the white htc screen. i follow this guide to root and flash and for months its been going well, ive changed my roms many times, but now after trying to install a new jelly bean rom. evreytime i boot up the phone it gets stuck on the htc boot screen.
here is what i do when i flash a new ROM
extract the boot.img from rom i want to android tools folder (adb,fastboot folder)
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache
wipe dalvik cache
install the rom i want
reboot into bootloader and enter the code: fastboot flash boot boot.img
it tells me its finished in cmd and then i reboot to get the same stuck white htc screen.
i can still access 4EXT Recovery
please help :[

smiah789 said:
hi every time i start my HTC desire s after flashing a new rom it gets stuck on the white htc screen. i follow this guide to root and flash and for months its been going well, ive changed my roms many times, but now after trying to install a new jelly bean rom. evreytime i boot up the phone it gets stuck on the htc boot screen.
here is what i do when i flash a new ROM
extract the boot.img from rom i want to android tools folder (adb,fastboot folder)
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache
wipe dalvik cache
install the rom i want
reboot into bootloader and enter the code: fastboot flash boot boot.img
it tells me its finished in cmd and then i reboot to get the same stuck white htc screen.
i can still access 4EXT Recovery
please help :[
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Your problem is that you're on the wrong hBoot - now go and do some searching and reading before coming back with any more questions that have been asked and answered 10 times in the last week alone :banghead:

SimonTS said:
Your problem is that you're on the wrong hBoot - now go and do some searching and reading before coming back with any more questions that have been asked and answered 10 times in the last week alone :banghead:
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im on the wrong hboot? ive been on hboot 2.00.002 for 4-5 months why would it give me problems now ?

smiah789 said:
im on the wrong hboot? ive been on hboot 2.00.002 for 4-5 months why would it give me problems now ?
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In that case, still searching would have revealed the likely cause;-
[OFF-TOPIC] Non-Sony screen panel DS users lounge

SimonTS said:
In that case, still searching would have revealed the likely cause;-
[OFF-TOPIC] Non-Sony screen panel DS users lounge
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I still cant find the solution as installing any rom such as ice cream sandwich doesn't work, i still get the frozen htc screen. I tried searching for other methods but cant find the solution

smiah789 said:
I still cant find the solution as installing any rom such as ice cream sandwich doesn't work, i still get the frozen htc screen. I tried searching for other methods but cant find the solution
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There are only three causes I can think of for the problem you have described;-
1) You aren't flashing the kernel
2) You have the wrong hBoot and it doesn't include the partition required for the new ROMs
3) You have the 'other' type of panel and need to use the specialist kernel

SimonTS said:
There are only three causes I can think of for the problem you have described;-
1) You aren't flashing the kernel
2) You have the wrong hBoot and it doesn't include the partition required for the new ROMs
3) You have the 'other' type of panel and need to use the specialist kernel
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Actually, none of those seem to be the case here:
1. If the op is following the procedure he outlined in the first post, he is flashing the kernel
2. The op has already specified, that he is on hboot 2.00.002, any rom will work with that
3. If the op can't install ics roms either (as specified in his last post), then it can't be (only) the panel issue.
Please read before responding, SimonTS
That all being said, I can't think what the problem might be.

teadrinker said:
Actually, none of those seem to be the case here:
1. If the op is following the procedure he outlined in the first post, he is flashing the kernel
2. The op has already specified, that he is on hboot 2.00.002, any rom will work with that
3. If the op can't install ics roms either (as specified in his last post), then it can't be (only) the panel issue.
Please read before responding, SimonTS
That all being said, I can't think what the problem might be.
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Excuse me for upsetting you in such a monumental way oh great one. I originally suggested (maybe a little abruptly, but given the majority of the posts on here and the total lack of information provided by the OP it was fair) that it was the hBoot as this is by far the most likely cause - he said he was running v2.00.002. I then suggested he look at the panel issue - he then decided to say that it wasn't just JB ROMs, but also ICS ones which had a problem. I then said I could only think of three possible causes - the same three that you can think of.
What, EXACTLY, did I say in there that caused you such upset?
The fact is that the OP STILL hasn't provided any useful information about his phone to help us help him - and he should still check his panel as a possible issue; maybe by trying to flash JB ROMs on the wrong type of panel he has caused further problems? I don't know and am just stood there with my manhood flapping in the wind to try and suggest anything else without further information from the OP.

SimonTS said:
Excuse me for upsetting you in such a monumental way oh great one. I originally suggested (maybe a little abruptly, but given the majority of the posts on here and the total lack of information provided by the OP it was fair) that it was the hBoot as this is by far the most likely cause - he said he was running v2.00.002. I then suggested he look at the panel issue - he then decided to say that it wasn't just JB ROMs, but also ICS ones which had a problem. I then said I could only think of three possible causes - the same three that you can think of.
What, EXACTLY, did I say in there that caused you such upset?
The fact is that the OP STILL hasn't provided any useful information about his phone to help us help him - and he should still check his panel as a possible issue; maybe by trying to flash JB ROMs on the wrong type of panel he has caused further problems? I don't know and am just stood there with my manhood flapping in the wind to try and suggest anything else without further information from the OP.
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Sorry!! Didn't mean it to come across like that. I have as little idea as you what's causing this problem.

Come on you two we actually have a good question here, please let's not argue.
Can the op please post the contents of his bootloader screen.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein

jugg1es said:
Come on you two we actually have a good question here, please let's not argue.
Can the op please post the contents of his bootloader screen.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
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yeah, sure! no problem
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT - 2.00.0002
Radio - 3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-boot
Aug 22 2011, 15:22:13
ive also taken a picture of the bootloader
http://imgur.com/00TAn

This is going to sound a stupid question, are you turning off fastboot first and then pushing the img.
“Any fool can use a computer.* Many do.”
(Ted Nelson)

jugg1es said:
This is going to sound a stupid question, are you turning off fastboot first and then pushing the img.
“Any fool can use a computer.* Many do.”
(Ted Nelson)
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After i install a rom i power it down and boot into the bootloader, connect the usb, click fast boot then push the roms img file

Ok, I'm at a loss. Anyone else?
“Any fool can use a computer.* Many do.”
(Ted Nelson)

anyone have any other ideas? :[

smiah789 said:
anyone have any other ideas? :[
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Can you still flash GB roms?
“Any fool can use a computer.* Many do.”
(Ted Nelson)

smiah789 said:
anyone have any other ideas? :[
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If I was in your situation then I would be starting from basics;-
Full wipe - EVERYTHING
Re-install 4EXT Touch Recovery (latest version) - Check MD5 after downloading
Re-flash hBoot - Check MD5 after downloading
Full wipe - EVERYTHING
Format all partitions to EXT4 (not EXT3)
Full wipe - EVERYTHING
Install an ICS or JB ROM - Check MD5 after downloading
If this fails then do all the above but with a known solid GB ROM - Reaper or Endymion to make sure there's not something worse going on.
Also, regardless of your previous answer, do the test to ensure which panel your DS has - better to waste 2 minutes and be proved right than waste 2 days if you are wrong.

SimonTS said:
If I was in your situation then I would be starting from basics;-
Full wipe - EVERYTHING
Re-install 4EXT Touch Recovery (latest version) - Check MD5 after downloading
Re-flash hBoot - Check MD5 after downloading
Full wipe - EVERYTHING
Format all partitions to EXT4 (not EXT3)
Full wipe - EVERYTHING
Install an ICS or JB ROM - Check MD5 after downloading
If this fails then do all the above but with a known solid GB ROM - Reaper or Endymion to make sure there's not something worse going on.
Also, regardless of your previous answer, do the test to ensure which panel your DS has - better to waste 2 minutes and be proved right than waste 2 days if you are wrong.
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THANK YOU EVREYBODY SOO MUCH , IT WORKS!!
after seeing his suggestion to reflash the recovery, i flashed clockwork recovery via fastboot,picked a ics rom, did the usual steps and it worked!!

smiah789 said:
THANK YOU EVREYBODY SOO MUCH , IT WORKS!!
after seeing his suggestion to reflash the recovery, i flashed clockwork recovery via fastboot,picked a ics rom, did the usual steps and it worked!!
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Glad to see that the old engineering principle I learnt years ago still works - KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)

smiah789 said:
THANK YOU EVREYBODY SOO MUCH , IT WORKS!!
after seeing his suggestion to reflash the recovery, i flashed clockwork recovery via fastboot,picked a ics rom, did the usual steps and it worked!!
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Could you mark the op as solved, glad your back up and running.:thumbup:
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[Q] HTC One X: Stock, stuck in bootloop, need to recover pics please!

Hello, newb here with a problem...
My girlfriend's phone (HTC One X) randomly reboots today and gets stuck in a bootloop, HTC screen and then black, over and over... seems like it won't load the OS. I do a little research and manage to time it just right to get it into HBOOT and just shut it down so I can try and figure out the problem later.
I have no experience rooting phones, minimal experience with Linux and Java coding. Her phone is new, bought unlocked with GSM carrier bands. She lives in Romania and will be taking the phone home with her in a week, so no SIM card yet, just airplane mode and wifi. This does mean I'm on a timetable to get it fixed though, it needs to work before she leaves as I'm not sure of the support she may get back home.
The boot screen shows the following:
***LOCKED***
EVITA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
CID-11111111
HBOOT- 1.14.0002
RADIO- 0.19as.32.09.11_2
OpenDSP- v29.1.0.45.0622
eMMC-boot
Jun 11 2012, 14:36:28
HBOOT
<VOL UP>...
....
<POWER>...
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
CLEAR STORAGE
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
POWER DOWN
Now, from what I've read, I may be able to fix the problem with a reset, but here is the hiccup... I need to save the pics and video that are on the phone. Is there any way to do this with a phone that is only stable powered on in HBOOT? Normal boot ALWAYS responds with a loop, HBOOT can sit for hours with no issue. I have my GF's laptop with Win 8 Pro and could do cmds if there is a way to get the phone recognizable by the computer.
I have searched for hours this afternoon/evening to try and find a similar problem, but it always seemed to be with rooting the phone. If anyone has ANY ideas how to save the pics and get this phone stable, I would be incredibly grateful. Thanks in advance! :laugh:

jkalbin said:
Hello, newb here with a problem...
My girlfriend's phone (HTC One X) randomly reboots today and gets stuck in a bootloop, HTC screen and then black, over and over... seems like it won't load the OS. I do a little research and manage to time it just right to get it into HBOOT and just shut it down so I can try and figure out the problem later. BTW picture and video are save on your SD card ....and make sure u don't wipe SD card during factory wipe from recovery......
I have no experience rooting phones, minimal experience with Linux and Java coding. Her phone is new, bought unlocked with GSM carrier bands. She lives in Romania and will be taking the phone home with her in a week, so no SIM card yet, just airplane mode and wifi. This does mean I'm on a timetable to get it fixed though, it needs to work before she leaves as I'm not sure of the support she may get back home.
The boot screen shows the following:
***LOCKED***
EVITA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
CID-11111111
HBOOT- 1.14.0002
RADIO- 0.19as.32.09.11_2
OpenDSP- v29.1.0.45.0622
eMMC-boot
Jun 11 2012, 14:36:28
HBOOT
...
....
...
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
CLEAR STORAGE
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
POWER DOWN
Now, from what I've read, I may be able to fix the problem with a reset, but here is the hiccup... I need to save the pics and video that are on the phone. Is there any way to do this with a phone that is only stable powered on in HBOOT? Normal boot ALWAYS responds with a loop, HBOOT can sit for hours with no issue. I have my GF's laptop with Win 8 Pro and could do cmds if there is a way to get the phone recognizable by the computer.
I have searched for hours this afternoon/evening to try and find a similar problem, but it always seemed to be with rooting the phone. If anyone has ANY ideas how to save the pics and get this phone stable, I would be incredibly grateful. Thanks in advance! :laugh:
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Firstable ......u might want to erase your IMEI and SN......u do not want to share it. Secondable.....u need to go to www.htcdev.com to unlock your bootloader & u would be able to install custom rom that more stable or u can flash beastmode kernel if u are on Android 4.2.2 sense 5 rom right now or u can just upgrade your firmware to 2.15 since u S-off and supercid
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ted77usa said:
Firstable ......u might want to erase your IMEI and SN......u do not want to share it. Secondable.....u need to go to htcdev.com to unlock your bootloader & u would be able to install custom rom that more stable or u can flash beastmode kernel if u are on Android 4.2.2 sense 5 rom right now or u can just upgrade your firmware to 2.15 since u S-off and supercid
Swyped From BlueICESense_JBE
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I have deleted those two from my post, but unfortunately you quoted them in your post and I can't delete that... do me a favor? Thanks.
I should have mentioned in the first post that I don't want to root her phone if I don't have to, first priority is to get it running. Second priority is to save the pictures that are on the phone. Everything I have read tells me that the SD contents will be deleted during a factory reset or when rooting, so I am saving those for a last resort.
Is there a way to upgrade the firmware without doing any resets?
btw- I am not the one who turned S-off, it came from the factory like that... fairly confusing to me. Thanks again!

jkalbin said:
I have deleted those two from my post, but unfortunately you quoted them in your post and I can't delete that... do me a favor? Thanks.
I should have mentioned in the first post that I don't want to root her phone if I don't have to, first priority is to get it running. Second priority is to save the pictures that are on the phone. Everything I have read tells me that the SD contents will be deleted during a factory reset or when rooting, so I am saving those for a last resort.
Is there a way to upgrade the firmware without doing any resets?
btw- I am not the one who turned S-off, it came from the factory like that... fairly confusing to me. Thanks again!
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ERASED my quote....... Well if u like to mod your phone S-off is a good think u can just pretty much do anything with ur phone cuz it by passed security check point..... S-off......I see what u saying....Do not do factory reset from bootloader......try click on recovery by pressing vol up or down to navigate and see what comes up.......if twrp team win comes up.....u good to go.....choose back up ......and u can back all your files .....or connect ur phone to PC using USB cable and choose mount>USB mass storage and save all your files to pc
PS.....BTW if I somehow help you please hit thanks button.....
Swyped From BlueICESense_JBE

ted77usa said:
ERASED my quote....... Well if u like to mod your phone S-off is a good think u can just pretty much do anything with ur phone cuz it by passed security check point..... S-off......I see what u saying....Do not do factory reset from bootloader......try click on recovery by pressing vol up or down to navigate and see what comes up.......if twrp team win comes up.....u good to go.....choose back up ......and u can back all your files .....or connect ur phone to PC using USB cable and choose mount>USB mass storage and save all your files to pc
PS.....BTW if I somehow help you please hit thanks button.....
Swyped From BlueICESense_JBE
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Thanks button hit, and I would gladly hit it a dozen times if I can get this phone to work long enough to recover pictures and then try a factory reset. On another forum someone had suggested putting the phone in a fridge for 5 minutes or so and that would somehow let it boot long enough to get the pics via USB. Idk about putting her phone in a fridge though... :silly:
I also forgot to mention I had tried recovery as well, I don't recall seeing TWRP, just 3 or 4 yellow lines of "cache error", then eventually a blue menu. From there I had tried "reboot", same problem. Got back to that screen and tried "clear cache", still the same thing.
Just got to recover again, looks like this:
Android system recovery <3e>
Use volume key to highlight;
click power key to select.
Reboot system now
Apply update from external storage
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Apply update from cache
Apply update from internal storage
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E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
E:failed to mount /sdcard (No such file or directory)
E:failed to mount /sdcard (No such file or directory)
E:failed to mount /sdcard (No such file or directory)
I have already tried the Reboot option and Clear cache option... should I next be trying to apply an update via external storage? If so, which update? I obviously can't update from internal since I can't send/receive files to the phone in its current state and I never put an update in the phone storage. Thanks again!

Unlock bootloader via HTC dev, install twrp 2.6 recovery then mount usb in recovery and you will have access to sd card
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31ken31 said:
Unlock bootloader via HTC dev, install twrp 2.6 recovery then mount usb in recovery and you will have access to sd card
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Appreciate the help, I am still new to rooting and the like...
Won't unlocking the bootloader wipe the SD? Or will it just wipe the apps and data? I don't much care if I have to reinstall apps, but losing the SD contents I would like to avoid.
I'm also trying to avoid voiding the warranty as the phone is only a month old, is there any way to get the computer to "see" the sd contents through the bootloader without unlocking it? Perhaps a software that the computer could force the phone to show the sd?
Thanks again all!

I thought it wiped the sd until I did it some stuff was gone but my music and pics remained but that's just my experience, maybe someone else can chime in.
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Ah, ok. I'll use that as a last resort then, not voiding the warranty has become a higher priority than recovering the pics. Unless someone suggests another option, I think a factory reset will happen tonight.
Thanks for the help guys, and any other suggestions are gratefully accepted!
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The unlock process only wiped my text messages but my images and music were untouched.
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Anyone have any experience with CPR? I don't know if it's worth it to wait until Monday to get them to try and fix it, if they could even do anything.
If it was my phone, I would root and reboot, but I don't want to risk messing up my gfs phone more than it is. Still open to suggestions, thanks a lot for the help everyone.
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Run RUU...
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Morning all
I'm in a similar situation...can anyone help?
Stock HTC with no mods, water damaged, had screen/cable replaced, after two days back with me screen went multi coloured, exclamation mark appeared on battery icon, phone stayed on at 1% battery with mains charger plugged in...now in bootloop and until until its run flat can I plug it into Mac to charge... Won't charge from mains
If there's a step by step guide to getting it stable enough to extract data (android file transfer doesn't work) that would be v helpful
Currently this is like death by a thousand cuts

Was there a conclusion? My wife has similar situation, but her contacts and notes are more important than pics. The phone froze on the updating of the software (trying to use HTC Syn).... Please let me know if there is a private solution as well. Pay to fix. my email: [email protected]
Peace,
Steven Chao