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white screen boot loop stuck, any help appreciated - tried a few things...

1. Charge phone fully
2. Remove htc sync from laptop
3. Install htc drivers on laptop (HTCDriver3.0.0.007.zip)
4. Within the phone turn off fastboot
5. Turn off phone
6. Press and hold vol down while pressing the power button once
7. My hboot version: HBOOT-1-18.000
8. Reboot phone
9. Connect to laptop with USB set to “htc sync” on the phone
10. On laptop run revolutionary.exe (note phone serial number)
11. Go to revolutionary web site enter details
12. Leave it to do its thing (execute S-OFF and install clockworkmod)
13. Reboot the phone
14. Connect as USB storage to laptop
15. Copy su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip to root of SD card
16. Disconnect USB connection to phone
17. Turn phone off
18. Press and hold vol down while pressing the power button once
19. Use vol keys to move to recovery, press power to select
20. Select install zip from sdcard
21. Select the su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip file
22. Select yes
23. Go back through the menus and reboot the phone
24. Turn on USB debuuging within phone (settings, apps, development)
25. Connect to laptop, phone in charging mode
26. Open command terminal
27. Go to adb folder, then type “adb devices”, this should return device serial number
28. Type: adb reboot bootloader
29. Type: fastboot oem writecid 11111111
30. Type: fastboot reboot-bootloader
31. Type: fastboot getvar cid
32. Should display back “cid:11111111”
33. Type: fastboot reboot
34. Copy “Android_Revolution_HD_Super_Wipe_Sensation.zip” to sdcard and install using clockworkmod
35. Copy “PG58IMG.zip” to sdcard and install using clockworkmod (it should actually auto detect and install)
The phone was stuck on the white htc screen during boot up, I left it 15 minutes, but nothing changed. I can get back to recovery, I did have:
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.1100
RADIO-11.22.3504.07_M
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0131
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012,17:33:34
Whereby the phone was stuck on the white htc screen. I then re-formatted my sdcard and re-flashed an older PG58IMG.zip file to give me:
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.17.1111
RADIO-10.14.9035.01_M
eMMC-boot
Jun 2 2011,22:31:39
But the phone is still stuck on the white htc screen.
Any assistance would be very much appreciated, thanks in advance.

flash newest firmware, if it doesnt work then flash a shipped rom and try the s-off stuff again and then flash the newest firmware, I had exactly the same issue and flashing a shipped rom worked fine.

Thanks for your reply.
I've now grabbed an RUU, but I'm not sure how best to install it, it appears CWM is only looking for .zip files...

woah woah !!! wait a min...
Just read your post in the help thread. The thing your missing is the actual ROM
You've done all the steps correctly, but you havent flashed the ROM, only the superwipe...
Dont panic and flash an RUU, Just flash the ROM and it will boot

After my post I did try flashing a rom and then gapps. Firstly, the rom seem to install awful quick but no complaints, gapps also seem to install ok, but still just sits on white screen with logo.

How big in size was the ROM ? Did you check MD5 Checksums matched ?

I'm trying to install "osp-cm-9.0.0-RC0-pyramid-05-04-signed-2.zip" and its 116,992 KB. No, I didn't check. Let me just go and work out how you do that... Sorry, I've only ever rooted once (CM7.1) and that was my DHD and I managed it without any problems, plus it was a little while ago.

Im not sure of the procedure to flashing CM ROMs on the Sensation... ARHD was my first ROM flash, Since then i havent even attempted to look elsewhere....
I was a MASSIVE CM user on my Galaxy S tho !!

[Q] How to flash Endymion, S-ON, HBOOT 2.00.0002

Hi guys, I decided to flash Endymion ROM to my Desire S, but I've never flashed a rom before, so I want to be sure I'll do it right. So my phone is Desire S, this is the info I see in the BOOTLOADER:
*** UNLOCKED ***
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-boot
I have unlocked the bootloader using HTCDEV, I have installed Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4 and ROM Manager from the market. I have downloaded the V3.5 base rom to my SD Card.
What I intend to do next is:
1) Activate USB Debugging
2) from ROM Manager to flash the Endymion rom
3) Reboot to BOOTLOADER and use the command fastboot flash boot $pathToBootIMG\boot.img to make it start correctly
Questions:
1) Is this all I need to do?
2) Do I have to downgrade the bootloader?
Thanks so much for your replies

sko4a said:
Hi guys, I decided to flash Endymion ROM to my Desire S, but I've never flashed a rom before, so I want to be sure I'll do it right. So my phone is Desire S, this is the info I see in the BOOTLOADER:
*** UNLOCKED ***
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-boot
I have unlocked the bootloader using HTCDEV, I have installed Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4 and ROM Manager from the market. I have downloaded the V3.5 base rom to my SD Card.
What I intend to do next is:
1) Activate USB Debugging
2) from ROM Manager to flash the Endymion rom
3) Reboot to BOOTLOADER and use the command fastboot flash boot $pathToBootIMG\boot.img to make it start correctly
Questions:
1) Is this all I need to do?
2) Do I have to downgrade the bootloader?
Thanks so much for your replies
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my DS is also htcdev unlock
S ON and HBOOT 2.00.0002
this is what i did
1. enter recovery mode by pressing vol down and power button
2. do a full wipe (data, cache, dalvik cache)
3. flash the rom you want
4. power off
5. enter fastboot by pressing vol down and power button
6. flash the boot.img in fastboot,
(do extract the boot.img in every rom you flash)
(you need adb for this, run cmd and navigate where the adb and boot.img)
(code is "fastboot flash boot boot.img")
7. reboot

Thanks man, this is exactly what I did yesterday and now it works perfectly OK.
I found also this tutorial, originally for CM7, but it is 100% applicable for Endymion too.

zerokoolmyth said:
my DS is also htcdev unlock
S ON and HBOOT 2.00.0002
this is what i did
1. enter recovery mode by pressing vol down and power button
2. do a full wipe (data, cache, dalvik cache)
3. flash the rom you want
4. power off
5. enter fastboot by pressing vol down and power button
6. flash the boot.img in fastboot,
(do extract the boot.img in every rom you flash)
(you need adb for this, run cmd and navigate where the adb and boot.img)
(code is "fastboot flash boot boot.img")
7. reboot
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Click to collapse
thanks man....

[Q] Htc Desire S S-ON

I tried to install ICS rom and after that the phone was unable to boot. Stuck on HTC logo.
can get into recovery mode, and can I install another rom. all goes well, but again are stuck on HTC logo.
this is my HBOOT
UNLOCKED
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
radio-3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-boot
Do i really need to s-off.?? Can i install the roms with S-on.??
Plz help me...
My phone is still OFF...:crying:

No you don't need my friend to be s-off.
S-ON dont flash the kernel and thats why it wont boot so you need to flash it via fastboot.
S-OFF flashes it with the rom
Thats the difference.
Follow this steps and you will have ics good in no time
First make sure the drivers are set up!
1. Download fastboot ( find on xda )
2. Extract the files in a folder on the desktop
3. Open up the Rom that you installed and extract the boot.img
4. Put the boot.img to the folder where you extracted fastboot.
5.Hold power and volume down button to start your phone to get into the skating android ( white screen but i call it that way) and select fastboot then connect the usb and it should say " fastboot usb"
6. Open a command prompt ( win 7 : hold shift + right click in the folder and choose there )
7. In prompt type: fastboot flash boot.img or fastboot boot boot.img ( cant remember right now if first it right )
8. After ist done just disconnect usb and voila it should boot
Pm for further help and hit thanks if i helped
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using Tapatalk 2

Thanks..
Very very thank you..
I did it yesterday.. It wok..
Now having ICS ROM...

No problem
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Rooting question Hboot-2.02.0002

I'm trying to put 2 ROMS on an Desire S, but i get stuck. (separately from eachother)
I have the following:
*** UNLOCKED ***
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.02.0002
RADIO-3831.19.00.110
eMMC-boot
Jul 31 2012, 15:41:32
4EXT Recovery v2.2.7 RC5
Made an backup and this works in recovery.
I tried to install the following ROMS
- CM-10.1-20130808-signed.zip
- saga_PAC_JB_4.2.2-v23.0.0_20130706-232137.zip
and
gapps-jb-20130301.zip
I have wiped data/factory reset, cache, dalvik cache, battery stats.
then Install from sdcard.
CM-10.1-20130808-signed.zip
gapps-jb-20130301.zip
4EXT says installation has been completed
I reboot the phone and the screen gives first the white HTC boot screen and then there is an black screen and it 'll not proceed in the booting proces.
Am i doing something wrong? (I guess so but i don't know what the problem is) I have read several rooting guides on XDA but am a bit lost in the information.:silly:
Can somobody give me an helping hand.
Many thanks

ur S-ON and not S-OFF so u must do this:
1 open the rom.zip in your pc
2 extract the boot.img
3 put the boot.img in the folder where u have the fastboot.exe
4 in this folder hold shift button on the pc keybord and right click on the mouse and select "run windows command here"
5 put your phone in fastboot mode and connect into your pc
6 in the command line opened at point 4 write
" fastboot erase cache " and do the command.
now write
"fastboot flash boot boot.img " and do the command
this must be done everytime u change rom (otherwise u can s-off your device -> search in general topic)

Thx, i'll try this tommorow.
Send from GT-I9300 with Tapatalk

It works.
Thank you very much, it works like a charm.

stuck on Boot after flashing Rom

***UNLOCKED***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT - 1.29.0000
eMMC-BOOT
Mar 2 2012, 18:14:34
i have an HTC SENSATION XE WITH BEATS, i installed a Rom: CyanogenMod11 by ivanich, [ http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-sensation/development/rom-cyanogenmod11-ivanich-t2911152 ] Not sure what happened by TWRP later said 'NO OS INSTALLED'. Which ever rom i install again i cant go past the 'HTC' Boot screen for example the stock rom by mike1986 [ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849 ]
Anybody to help me restore my Phone??

ninnojackjr said:
***UNLOCKED***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT - 1.29.0000
eMMC-BOOT
Mar 2 2012, 18:14:34
i have an HTC SENSATION XE WITH BEATS, i installed a Rom: CyanogenMod11 by ivanich, [ http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-sensation/development/rom-cyanogenmod11-ivanich-t2911152 ] Not sure what happened by TWRP later said 'NO OS INSTALLED'. Which ever rom i install again i cant go past the 'HTC' Boot screen for example the stock rom by mike1986 [ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849 ]
Anybody to help me restore my Phone??
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because you are on S-ON you need to flash the boot.img of the rom via fastboot command in order to boot the rom
but i suggest to do that
flash 4ext recovery via fastboot
http://www.4shared.com/zip/WnSyLWMaba/4EXT_Recovery_Touch_v1006_RC3_.html
extract the recovery.img and flash it via fastboot command
after that format all partitions except sdcard from 4ext
enable smartflash from 4ext
flash the rom
done

What is wrong in my steps and how to flash boot.img?
Hello,
I'm in same situation with my Sensation. I'm also new into those stuff, so I cannot be sure what to do.
I also want to install ivanich's CM ROM. Probably, ROM is not booting because of S-ON and probably I have to flash boot.img. I will explain my steps just in case, for you to see if there is a mistake or not.
I unlocked my phone successfully, installed twrp recovery from its website and flashed it to my phone. I transferred "CM12.1" and "gapps 5.1 nano" to SD card. Firstly, I choose wipe option. It fails in sd-ext part, but I don't mind it because I will use this option after installing ROM successfully. I installed ROM and gapps respectively and successfully. But at the end, I reboot the system and HTC logo is stuck. Nothing happens after this moment.
I wanted to flash boot.img from fastboot also, but I can't do that. I can open fastboot menu by pressing volume down and power buttons, but I cannot give a command here. Because my phone is not recognized by my PC in that mode (probably it is because I couldn't check usb debugging anywhere, because there is no working ROM in that phone)
I don't know what to do. Can you help please? Thanks.
---------- Post added at 07:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:47 PM ----------
Hello again,
I could flash boot.img just now. To do it, I mounted my Sensation with TWRP recovery and my PC could see it as disk drive, but I didn't know how to go fastboot from there. I typed "adb reboot bootloader" in command prompt (like unlocking htc). And I realized that phone could be detected in fastboot mode. And I copied boot.img file to related folder. I typed "fastboot flash boot boot.img". PC transferred boot.img. And I typed "fastboot reboot". And HTC logo was on for about 30 seconds. And TADAAA!!! CM boot animation appeared. It takes about 2-3 minutes to boot. Now it is optimizing apps (I don't know which apps are they). I will update here, if anything interesting happens.
I know it is an old thread. I hope this steps can be beneficial for any of you.