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My phone is Bricked? Help

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Q] help phone looks dead :(

i have htc sensation z710e.
i flashed new stock rom RUU_PYRAMID_ICS_HTC_Europe_3.33.401.6_Radio_11.76A.3504.00U_11.24A.3504.31_M_release_266171_signed.
i followed this guide to install it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
after flashing phone reboot. it works perfectly no issue but after that going into boot loader to turn S-OFF INTO S-ON. enter the command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" and press power button on option reboot boot loader.
after that phone does not turn ON. even not charge my phone. seems like dead.
i tried put out battery for 30 mint and reinsert but no result.
EDIT: when phone is connected by usb to PC. it search for drivers but failed to find drivers. NO adb command helps me
anyone help me to save.

Try the unbricking project in sensation dev section.. Its for saving from the same exact problem
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

thanks did you talk about that one ??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351

farhanfayaz said:
thanks did you talk about that one ??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
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Yes. Please follow this guide next time.

Flash Rom from PC

My HTC Sensation started making trouble. It's S-off and has Revolution Rom but lately I only get pixel-snow on my screen. I tried to replace the screen but I still get snow (appears from the moment I restart the device). Last time it happened I reinstalled the rom and it solved the problem for a week.
I want to try and install a stock rom from the PC directly on the device. Is it possible and what do I need to do.
Thanks a lot

tanglang1 said:
My HTC Sensation started making trouble. It's S-off and has Revolution Rom but lately I only get pixel-snow on my screen. I tried to replace the screen but I still get snow (appears from the moment I restart the device). Last time it happened I reinstalled the rom and it solved the problem for a week.
I want to try and install a stock rom from the PC directly on the device. Is it possible and what do I need to do.
Thanks a lot
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you can flash a stock RUU through your computer, this will replace every thing on your phone. you will loose your root and custome recovery but you will retain your S-Off status. you need to choose the appropriate RUU based on your CID. you can find a lot of RUU here in this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094380
and read the information here also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425

Thanks a lot. How do I find my CID without being able to see the screen?

tanglang1 said:
Thanks a lot. How do I find my CID without being able to see the screen?
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boot your device into bootloader
connect it to pc via usb(it should say fastboot usb in the bootloader screen)
from pc navigate to the folder where you have adb and fastboot files
open a command window there
do the command
fastboot getvar cid

read the information here in this guide (link below) to know how to find your cid, and how to flash the RUU properly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using xda app-developers app

rzr86 said:
boot your device into bootloader
connect it to pc via usb(it should say fastboot usb in the bootloader screen)
from pc navigate to the folder where you have adb and fastboot files
open a command window there
do the command
fastboot getvar cid
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I've installed the sdk and now when i connect to device to the computer it's not recognized at all. Due to the fact that i cannot see what's written on my screen (pixel snow storm...) I don't know if it's saying "fast-boot usb" in the boot-loader screen or even is i'm at boot-loader screen at all.
The pc doesnt recognize the devide so i cannot navigate to the folder with adb or check for CID....
Does anyone here knows the reason for the pixel-snow screen? It's not a lcd problem (I replaced it and it didn't change a thing), no one had this problem before? I know people had it before and usually they solve it by replacing the device (cause they have warranty...).

Di you have htc drivers installed on your pc?.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using xda app-developers app

Alsager said:
Di you have htc drivers installed on your pc?.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using xda app-developers app
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Yes, I've been using htc sync ever since I bought the device. Maybe I'll try installing it again.

tanglang1 said:
Yes, I've been using htc sync ever since I bought the device. Maybe I'll try installing it again.
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here you are wrong
htc sync and htc drivers are not the same

tanglang1 said:
Yes, I've been using htc sync ever since I bought the device. Maybe I'll try installing it again.
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You need to install htc drivers and uninstall the htc sync..
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using xda app-developers app

Alsager said:
You need to install htc drivers and uninstall the htc sync..
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using xda app-developers app
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O.k I'll try to find where to get the drivers (help would be greatly appreciated).
One more problem I've encountered is that I cn't go to bootloader by Holding Vol down + Power button, The device just doesn't respond or it just runs in normal mode (power on).
btw - the link you've given me told me i need the htc sync for the drivers:
Step 3. Download HTC Sync Download Page Here
Now we have our SDK setup we are close to having our phone ready for ADB.
Download HTC Sync (It is a rather large file 148MB)
This will give us our Drivers for our Sensation.
Once downloaded run the .exe file and follow the on screen instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152148

if you have windows 7 or 8 use these drivers
http://d-h.st/v0p
tanglang1 said:
One more problem I've encountered is that I cn't go to bootloader by Holding Vol down + Power button, The device just doesn't respond or it just runs in normal mode (power on).
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did you remove the battery first,put it again and then hold vol down + power button?
if not try it and see if you boot into bootloader

rzr86 said:
if you have windows 7 or 8 use these drivers
http://d-h.st/v0p
did you remove the battery first,put it again and then hold vol down + power button?
if not try it and see if you boot into bootloader
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Sorry for the newbie questions, but I downloaded the drivers from the link given but I have no idea how to install them. I did remove the battery but it didn't help.

tanglang1 said:
Sorry for the newbie questions, but I downloaded the drivers from the link given but I have no idea how to install them. I did remove the battery but it didn't help.
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i don't remember exactly the steps
but i think you open device manager from pc navigate to drivers and select update or something like that
by the way if you can't enter into bootloader or can't boot it normally or the led doesn't show red while charging
then your device might got bricked
try charging the device without battery,sim and sdcard for 5-6 hours
put them and try boot the device normally
if it won't boot then it is bricked

rzr86 said:
i don't remember exactly the steps
but i think you open device manager from pc navigate to drivers and select update or something like that
by the way if you can't enter into bootloader or can't boot it normally or the led doesn't show red while charging
then your device might got bricked
try charging the device without battery,sim and sdcard for 5-6 hours
put them and try boot the device normally
if it won't boot then it is bricked
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The device in not bricked for sure, I can restart it and get all the way to the Ring and also to the maid screen where I can press power-off and turn the device off buy touching the right locations on the screen (From memory...can't see the screen).
In device manager there is no such a general option to add or update drivers, one must choose the device for the update...don't know which one.

I think the problem is with the Quick restart, or something like that, that prevents me from going to recovery mode. The problem is that I don't know how to get to that location and change it cause I cannot see my screen. I need screen shots of revolution 6.80 to get to that point...
Is there any way to see my device's screen on the computer? what would help.

No one has any ideas?
I really need your help

tanglang1 said:
No one has any ideas?
I really need your help
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i don't know if it helps but try team viewer app

Is it possible to do a hard reset jut buy pressing buttons? (cannot see the screen and follow the options or orders)

how to install rom from computer
My mototorola me525 is stuck on starting up after installing cm10. so please help me!!!! how to install Rom directly from computer. or any idea to install Rom by any software from computer....

[Q] Stuck on loadscreen

Morning,
Currently using CWM Recovery
Flashed Hypernonsense a few days ago with no issues, found I couldnt access the wifi hotspot option as it kept crashing settings, no worry I shall flash another ROM.
ROM installs fine, CWM is happy, reboot phone, passes HTC screen then sticks on the ROM logo screen, eg Cyanogen rotating ring. This has occurred on 3 roms I have tried, JB and ICS based. Luckily I have the backup from my original ROM so I can still use my phone.
Any ideas as to the stickiness?
Thanks

Did you clear the cache and data before installing the new rom? If you haven't, try that.

ridder215215 said:
Did you clear the cache and data before installing the new rom? If you haven't, try that.
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Yeah, did all the usual wipes, odd considering I flashed one successfully then it just sticks

same issue
I had this exact same problem, but I connected my phone to PC via adb, flashed the boot.IMG that was on my PC, and the phone rebooted with no problems. Hope I helped!

Hi
Greetings
are you soff/ son
Check into bootloader if you dnt knw
If your son flash 4ext recovery
Then boot into recovery>tools>enable smart flash
Then make a clean installation your phone will boot
Hit thanks button if you find me helpful
sent from amazing HTC sensation using xda premium

shrex said:
Hi
Greetings
are you soff/ son
Check into bootloader if you dnt knw
If your son flash 4ext recovery
Then boot into recovery>tools>enable smart flash
Then make a clean installation your phone will boot
Hit thanks button if you find me helpful
sent from amazing HTC sensation using xda premium
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Hmm having a similar issue
Can't get into boot loader, have tried battery pull etc..
Installed sdk, have run adb and getting device not found.
It's just sitting at the load screen...

eddymackbe said:
Hmm having a similar issue
Can't get into boot loader, have tried battery pull etc..
Installed sdk, have run adb and getting device not found.
It's just sitting at the load screen...
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HI greeting
to boot into bootloader
remove and reinsert battery
press and hold volume down + power button till your phone boots
Your cell must boot into bootloader
write everything you see their
when abd/fastboot dosent work their are two possiblities
1 you do not have htc drivers
2 or your bootloader is locked

shrex said:
when abd/fastboot dosent work their are two possiblities
1 you do not have htc drivers
2 or your bootloader is locked
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Or if you happen to have a Win 7 - 64 bit, try on a 32 bits machine. My Sensation doesn't respond in fastboot USB on my 64bit machine (my asus TF300T does, so it's HTC driver related but unsolvable for me), but it has no problems on my 32bit netbook.
As to why it won't show the bootloader screen, I'm puzzled. Maybe check if your volume-down isn't blocked by something since you opened it?
Sent from my kitchen using some android device

Rhian said:
Or if you happen to have a Win 7 - 64 bit, try on a 32 bits machine. My Sensation doesn't respond in fastboot USB on my 64bit machine (my asus TF300T does, so it's HTC driver related but unsolvable for me), but it has no problems on my 32bit netbook.
As to why it won't show the bootloader screen, I'm puzzled. Maybe check if your volume-down isn't blocked by something since you opened it?
Sent from my kitchen using some android device
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hmm might be you should install HTC drivers for 64 bit as I use 64 bit windows 8 and my sensation gets recognized in bootloader ...
install latest htc sync.

shrex said:
hmm might be you should install HTC drivers for 64 bit as I use 64 bit windows 8 and my sensation gets recognized in bootloader ...
install latest htc sync.
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Been there and done that, but no luck. I tried several drivers, from 64bit HTC Sync ones to Generic 32-bits, it doesn't seem to make any difference for me. Even the sync didn't always 'see' my phone. On my netbook (32-bits) it has no problems whatsoever. So I've given up on it. Perhaps Win 8 is better? Anyway it's getting a bit off-topic. It's not a problem for me, but I merely offered it as a suggestion that it could be a similar cause.

[Q] Htc One S Stuck On this build is for development purposes only

Tried To Root HTC ONE S but now its stuck on this build is for development purposes only
plz help its not turning on when i turn it on it will stuck on this build is for development purposes only
i think i installed wrong boot file any1 have orignal htc one s boot file?

gurjivan said:
Tried To Root HTC ONE S but now its stuck on this build is for development purposes only
plz help its not turning on when i turn it on it will stuck on this build is for development purposes only
i think i installed wrong boot file any1 have orignal htc one s boot file?
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Can you enter fastboot mode?

LS.xD said:
Can you enter fastboot mode?
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Yes it going in fastboot mode
but not in recovery also it will stuck on entering recovery

gurjivan said:
Yes it going in fastboot mode
but not in recovery also it will stuck on entering recovery
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Best way is to flash the matching RUU. Whats your CID?

LS.xD said:
Best way is to flash the matching RUU. Whats your CID?
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Cid = OPTUS001

gurjivan said:
Cid = OPTUS001
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Is your phone the Ville C2 (S3) model?

I have a very similar problem
gurjivan said:
Tried To Root HTC ONE S but now its stuck on this build is for development purposes only
plz help its not turning on when i turn it on it will stuck on this build is for development purposes only
i think i installed wrong boot file any1 have orignal htc one s boot file?
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I had previously rooted by ONE S T-Mobile version and it had been working fine. I then decided to try out another rom. I likely flashed an incorrect boot img because it would only reboot into fastboot, but would still allow me to go into recovery. I went to recovery and restored my nandroid backup; however, now the phone will get stuck on the opening HTC screen the red language on the bottom, "this build is for development purposes only." It will hang on this screen for about 20 seconds and then turn off. No loop. When I attempt to power up again, I get a quick horizontal flash of light across my screen and then the orange LED comes on in the top left corner indicating the phone is charging. I then hold down power and again the phone gets stuck on the opening HTC screen with the red language.
Any advice regarding a remedy would be much appreciated.

chrons6 said:
I had previously rooted by ONE S T-Mobile version and it had been working fine. I then decided to try out another rom. I likely flashed an incorrect boot img because it would only reboot into fastboot, but would still allow me to go into recovery. I went to recovery and restored my nandroid backup; however, now the phone will get stuck on the opening HTC screen the red language on the bottom, "this build is for development purposes only." It will hang on this screen for about 20 seconds and then turn off. No loop. When I attempt to power up again, I get a quick horizontal flash of light across my screen and then the orange LED comes on in the top left corner indicating the phone is charging. I then hold down power and again the phone gets stuck on the opening HTC screen with the red language.
Any advice regarding a remedy would be much appreciated.
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You need to flash the boot.img included in the rom via fastboot after restoring your backup.
Sent from my beloved HTC One S using (most time buggy) Tapatalk

LS.xD said:
You need to flash the boot.img included in the rom via fastboot after restoring your backup.
Sent from my beloved HTC One S using (most time buggy) Tapatalk
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Thank you for trying to help. I understand what you are saying; however, my problem is that I cannot get the phone into fastboot.

chrons6 said:
Thank you for trying to help. I understand what you are saying; however, my problem is that I cannot get the phone into fastboot.
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When p hone is on you'll have to power it off manually by pressing power for 10+ seconds. Then you should be able to enter the bootloader and fastboot. (Vol down + power) No matter if you have flashed a wrong kernel.

LS.xD said:
When p hone is on you'll have to power it off manually by pressing power for 10+ seconds. Then you should be able to enter the bootloader and fastboot. (Vol down + power) No matter if you have flashed a wrong kernel.
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Thanks for the advice on how to enter the bootloader. Unfortunately, no matter how many times I try, using your method and a variety of other methods, I still can't get past "HTC developmental purposes only" screen. I'm not new to android and have experience with a number of phones, but this is my first HTC. Pretty frustrating thus far.
I'm to the point where I'd love to send the phone to someone who could RUU it and send it back.

chrons6 said:
Thanks for the advice on how to enter the bootloader. Unfortunately, no matter how many times I try, using your method and a variety of other methods, I still can't get past "HTC developmental purposes only" screen. I'm not new to android and have experience with a number of phones, but this is my first HTC. Pretty frustrating thus far.
I'm to the point where I'd love to send the phone to someone who could RUU it and send it back.
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does the pc recognize the phone via usb?? you could try with using CMD script to boot into bootloader... i think there is one present on windroid:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471151
as you say you are already HTC-savvy, so its worth a try before you dish out any money on it!!

zubeedubs said:
does the pc recognize the phone via usb?? you could try with using CMD script to boot into bootloader... i think there is one present on windroid:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471151
as you say you are already HTC-savvy, so its worth a try before you dish out any money on it!!
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Thanks for the help.
Thankfully I finally figured out how to consistently get my phone to enter into Fastboot; however, no the trouble I'm having is finding the proper RUU. I've tried the 3 T-mobile varients available in the RUU depository found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2094414
But alas, while I am able to run the RUU program, which enters my phone into a mode where the screen is all black expect for the HTC logo in the middle, I keep on getting error codes. Are there more than 3 RUU varients identified in the depository?
Oh, I should note that I was also able to get into recovery, but my SD was unable to mount so I can't find my Nandroid.
Also, while the RUU program recongizes that I have my phone attached, the Hasson utility does not, nor does my computer.

Which error code?
Sent from my beloved HTC One S using (most time buggy) Tapatalk

LS.xD said:
Which error code?
Sent from my beloved HTC One S using (most time buggy) Tapatalk
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Error 155: Unknown Error
Please get the correct ROM update utility and try again.
I flashed the stock recovery and tried to use 4 different RUUs, but no luck.
RUU_Ville_U_ICS_40_S_TMOUS_2.35.531.7_Radio_1.08ts.50.02.16_10.08e.50.04L_release_279577_signed
RUU_Ville_U_TMOUS_1.84.531.2_R2_Radio_0.16.31501S.16_2_10.22.31501S.10L_release_263233_signed
RUU_Ville_U_TMOUS_1.53.531.16_Radio_0.16.31501S.02_10.18.31501S.08L_release_262073_signed
RUU_Ville_U_JB_45_S_TMOUS_3.14.531.11_Radio_1.13.50.05.31_10.30.50.08L_release_309489_signed_ICS_2

chrons6 said:
Error 155: Unknown Error
Please get the correct ROM update utility and try again.
I flashed the stock recovery and tried to use 4 different RUUs, but no luck.
RUU_Ville_U_ICS_40_S_TMOUS_2.35.531.7_Radio_1.08ts.50.02.16_10.08e.50.04L_release_279577_signed
RUU_Ville_U_TMOUS_1.84.531.2_R2_Radio_0.16.31501S.16_2_10.22.31501S.10L_release_263233_signed
RUU_Ville_U_TMOUS_1.53.531.16_Radio_0.16.31501S.02_10.18.31501S.08L_release_262073_signed
RUU_Ville_U_JB_45_S_TMOUS_3.14.531.11_Radio_1.13.50.05.31_10.30.50.08L_release_309489_signed_ICS_2
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You need to relock the bootloader before you run the RUU
And if your CID is Optus001 and you're S-ON you can't use T-Mobile RUUs (T-MOB010)

LS.xD said:
You need to relock the bootloader before you run the RUU
And if your CID is Optus001 and you're S-ON you can't use T-Mobile RUUs (T-MOB010)
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I got my phone back! Thanks for the help. Your advice was spot on. What a terrific community of people. I hope that others will be able to follow this thread and fix similar issues.

chrons6 said:
Thanks for the help.
Thankfully I finally figured out how to consistently get my phone to enter into Fastboot;
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How did you enter the fast boot?
I was playing with System Files because of the low mic volume problem, rebooted and since then the phone does exactly like yours: 20sec of "this build is for development purposes only" then it switches off.
All button-combinations tried.
The PC in Printer and Devices sees it as an Android Phone, Device Manager sees a HTC MTP Device, but I don't see it in Windows Explorer.
Adb do not see any connected device.
I guess I have to change the motherboard.