Can't get into hboot / recovery / fastboot - AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL

So, I thought I knew what I was doing, but apparently not.
I tried flashing XYLON.
Now, the phone gets stuck on the boot animation. I've been trying to get it to work for the last 12 hours. It either gets stuck on the boot animation, or on the "Android is updating" screen. I can't even get into the hboot to boot into recovery.
Can anyone recommend a course of action to bring my phone back to life?

taurius1 said:
So, I thought I knew what I was doing, but apparently not.
I tried flashing XYLON.
Now, the phone gets stuck on the boot animation. I've been trying to get it to work for the last 12 hours. It either gets stuck on the boot animation, or on the "Android is updating" screen. I can't even get into the hboot to boot into recovery.
Can anyone recommend a course of action to bring my phone back to life?
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What hboot are you on? S-on or s-off
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31ken31 said:
What hboot are you on? S-on or s-off
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I'm still on 1.09
Its s-off.
I haven't touched my hboot since i rooted my phone.

Hold down power until lights flash 7-10 times. Simulates a battery pull. Then push volume down and press and hold power button for 4-5 seconds, then release power while still holding volume down.. should go to bootloader. Sounds like your not timing it correctly
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31ken31 said:
Hold down power until lights flash 7-10 times. Simulates a battery pull. Then push volume down and press and hold power button for 4-5 seconds, then release power while still holding volume down.. should go to bootloader. Sounds like your not timing it correctly
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Well, I'm still trying that. I've done it the way you''ve mentioned it here as well. Trying it again now. I've never had problems getting into my hboot before. :S
Something just seems wrong.
Once I get back home, I'm gonna pull the phone apart and check if something's wrong with my volume button. The Vol. up stopped working, but vol down was working just fine....

Let it boot as far as it will go and see if adb will recognize it. If it does adb reboot bootloader
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31ken31 said:
Let it boot as far as it will go and see if adb will recognize it. If it does adb reboot bootloader
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I've tried that.I kept it for an hour, let it go as far ahead as it would. ADB does not see it.

I agree, if you cant get Into bootloader its a timing issue. Try holding the power buttons until the capacitive buttons blink 7 times or so, when the screen goes black let go of power and press and hold only volume until the bootloader comes up. This way is almost impossible to miss.
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exad said:
I agree, if you cant get Into bootloader its a timing issue. Try holding the power buttons until the capacitive buttons blink 7 times or so, when the screen goes black let go of power and press and hold only volume until the bootloader comes up. This way is almost impossible to miss.
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Seem like I've been missing the timing all day. :/ I'm gonna check my hardware this evening... lets see what happens after that.

I have heard of a case where someone had to physically disconnect the battery before they could get into bootloader but that's a *****. Since you're s-off you could try RUUing.
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exad said:
I have heard of a case where someone had to physically disconnect the battery before they could get into bootloader but that's a *****. Since you're s-off you could try RUUing.
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RUU doesn't work. I can't get RUU to detect my phone. It doesn't boot up. It's stuck at the boot logo. And even if I leave it connected to ruu while i'm trying to reboot, or trying to get into hboot, it still doesn't detect my phone.

Well... You could let the battery drain and then charge it for about 10 mins then unplug from power and press and hold power and volume.
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exad said:
Well... You could let the battery drain and then charge it for about 10 mins then unplug from power and press and hold power and volume.
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That's my next plan of action. Just woke up. Phone's out of charge. Time to get back to doing science with it.

Lemme know how it goes
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exad said:
Lemme know how it goes
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Right back into the boot screen. I think I'mg onna give up on this now. :/

Sorry man, I'm out of ideas as well. Taking apart the phone and pulling the battery for a bit is the last option.
I encourage you to keep trying the traditional way before taking the phone apart.
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exad said:
Sorry man, I'm out of ideas as well. Taking apart the phone and pulling the battery for a bit is the last option.
I encourage you to keep trying the traditional way before taking the phone apart.
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Well, I've already pulled my phone apart once to replace my broken screen. Which is why I'm suspecting it could be a hardware problem. Somehow. *sigh*

And I'm in. Finally.
I let the phone's battery drain completely. I pulled apart the phone, and pressed down on the volume + power pins/buttons directly. And I got into the boot loader.
I'm currently restoring the backup of the rooted stock rom I always keep on my phone storage.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions and support.
I just saved myself a whole lot of money. ^_^

I think you can help me maybe but I'm not so experienced
taurius1 said:
And I'm in. Finally.
I let the phone's battery drain completely. I pulled apart the phone, and pressed down on the volume + power pins/buttons directly. And I got into the boot loader.
I'm currently restoring the backup of the rooted stock rom I always keep on my phone storage.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions and support.
I just saved myself a whole lot of money. ^_^
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So my situation is similar but my htc inc s is brand new from ebay china seller ( I live in Greece), is s-on, never messed up with, never rooted all factory. It worked great for few days and after the first OTA update I cant get into hboot, adb doesn't see the phone, always the updating symbol on screen.Tried battery pull, volume down + power in all the possible timing and combinations but yet nothing! Also I tried battery pull, volume up + power it vibrates 3 times orange lid is on and black screen (on the forums is said that this is diagnostic menu). So I think maybe this phone is a refurb and not new since the answer from HTC global support (after sending my IMEI and S/N) is that this phone is for Indonesian market and that its warranty expired year ago! Can you help me in some way guys...

simshtcincs said:
So my situation is similar but my htc inc s is brand new from ebay china seller ( I live in Greece), is s-on, never messed up with, never rooted all factory. It worked great for few days and after the first OTA update I cant get into hboot, adb doesn't see the phone, always the updating symbol on screen.Tried battery pull, volume down + power in all the possible timing and combinations but yet nothing! Also I tried battery pull, volume up + power it vibrates 3 times orange lid is on and black screen (on the forums is said that this is diagnostic menu). So I think maybe this phone is a refurb and not new since the answer from HTC global support (after sending my IMEI and S/N) is that this phone is for Indonesian market and that its warranty expired year ago! Can you help me in some way guys...
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Sorry, I am not familiar with your phone. If it is completely stock, you may be able to RUU while int he diagnostic menu or during updating screen. Best to post in the Htc inc s forums.

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[Q] I can't shut my phone down! just restarts!! PLEASE HELP

running cleanrom 3.0, no matter what option i choose in restart menu or shut down, it just does a hot restart
wish i could do a god damn battery pull
[EDIT] This self resolved this time but wtf??
To simulate battery pull hold power button it will blink a few times then turn off. Also disable fast boot in power options.
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kleeman7 said:
To simulate battery pull hold power button it will blink a few times then turn off. Also disable fast boot in power options.
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does this work on custom roms also?
Its hardware coded. Works all the time
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fluxgfx said:
Its hardware coded. Works all the time
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Yup. Its meant to work all the time, in place of a battery pull.
theartialmartist said:
running cleanrom 3.0, no matter what option i choose in restart menu or shut down, it just does a hot restart
wish i could do a god damn battery pull
[EDIT] This self resolved this time but wtf??
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I had this same problem today.
But the advice given above didn't work for me?
I had to do a factory reset on the phone.
Then the trick to shutting down the phone is to do it BEFORE you set up the phone, immediately after the first bootup.
Just for the fun I decided to brick my phone on purpose. Holding the power button will effectively turn the phone off. Got back into my recovery and reloaded a backup.
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fluxgfx said:
Just for the fun I decided to brick my phone on purpose. Holding the power button will effectively turn the phone off. Got back into my recovery and reloaded a backup.
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You sir are brave.
fluxgfx said:
Just for the fun I decided to brick my phone on purpose. Holding the power button will effectively turn the phone off. Got back into my recovery and reloaded a backup.
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Not much of a "brick" if you can just recover from a backup.
Shoot, then i probably brick 4 or 5 times a week
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theartialmartist said:
running cleanrom 3.0, no matter what option i choose in restart menu or shut down, it just does a hot restart
wish i could do a god damn battery pull
[EDIT] This self resolved this time but wtf??
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I also experienced this issue yesterday and was able to resolve the issue. Although I am running sick-sense, this might work for you to because I think the issue is kernel related. Try plugging your phone using the charger, and unplug it. see if it resolves your problem. Let us know if this helps so other who might encounter this issue have a fix.

[Q] No power One X - Wrong ROM install

I've did some searching on this and tried everything listed but I may have a unique case here. I had a buddy call me a couple days ago and tell me about his issue with his One X. I started digging on here and found a couple of tips and tried them all for him and no go.
I asked him what he was doing when this happened. It is a Rogers One X and he attempted to install a CM9 ROM for the international One X. He assumed a One X was a One X. I've only dabbled with my Galaxy Nexus and Transformer Prime, but I'm assuming this is the issue with his phone. Am I wrong?
Is there a way to fix it? I've had the phone for a couple of days and I can not get it to power up. The LED doesn't come on either when the usb cable is plugged in. I've tried a couple different chargers and cables and same result.
Hoping I can some how save this for him.
scrolanky said:
I've did some searching on this and tried everything listed but I may have a unique case here. I had a buddy call me a couple days ago and tell me about his issue with his One X. I started digging on here and found a couple of tips and tried them all for him and no go.
I asked him what he was doing when this happened. It is a Rogers One X and he attempted to install a CM9 ROM for the international One X. He assumed a One X was a One X. I've only dabbled with my Galaxy Nexus and Transformer Prime, but I'm assuming this is the issue with his phone. Am I wrong?
Is there a way to fix it? I've had the phone for a couple of days and I can not get it to power up. The LED doesn't come on either when the usb cable is plugged in. I've tried a couple different chargers and cables and same result.
Hoping I can some how save this for him.
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Damn bro. Thats messed up. U tried plugging it in to the pc? See if the pc recognizes it.
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Try that, and maybe open a cmd window and try some commands?
Fastboot reboot
Thats what i would try.
Edit....assuming u have a "fastboot" folder set up.
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try holding power for 10 seconds. do the capacitive lights flash?
Try holding vol down and pressing power for 3 seconds. Keep holding vol down... does it boot into hboot?
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ptesmoke said:
try holding power for 10 seconds. do the capacitive lights flash?
Try holding vol down and pressing power for 3 seconds. Keep holding vol down... does it boot into hboot?
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Tried this...dead. No response from it at all. Would the CM9 ROM push out a different boot.img file and that be the problem?
scrolanky said:
Tried this...dead. No response from it at all. Would the CM9 ROM push out a different boot.img file and that be the problem?
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yeah that's part of it.
does the phone show a light when it's charging? If NOT it's a brick.
If so, there might be a way to save it.
charge it fully
power it up holding the volume button DOWN. If you can get to the bootloader you're not bricked and can re-install the rogers firmware.
scrolanky said:
Tried this...dead. No response from it at all. Would the CM9 ROM push out a different boot.img file and that be the problem?
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yes...but it should still hit the bootloader, hell even recovery. try the same method with vol up instead... then plug into pc... see if there's any connection.
This thing takes forever to boot compared to me older devices. I'm thinking it's not totally off... try holding the power button for a long time... like 15 seconds +. see if any lights flash..
The trick is we need it in a full off state and power it up with vol down and power.
It could be in a kernel boot loop that you can't see anything.
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zounduser said:
Damn bro. Thats messed up. U tried plugging it in to the pc? See if the pc recognizes it.
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zounduser said:
Try that, and maybe open a cmd window and try some commands?
Fastboot reboot
Thats what i would try.
Edit....assuming u have a "fastboot" folder set up.
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Will try this right after work. Don't why I didn't think of this. I just kept trying to charge it. Leave it off for extended periods of time and hook it back up for extended periods. Will connect it tonight.
Thanks guys
gunnyman said:
yeah that's part of it.
does the phone show a light when it's charging? If NOT it's a brick.
If so, there might be a way to save it.
charge it fully
power it up holding the volume button DOWN. If you can get to the bootloader you're not bricked and can re-install the rogers firmware.
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no light at all right now when on the charger.
Does it power up? Hold down power and volume down.
gunnyman said:
Does it power up? Hold down power and volume down.
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Nope not at all. Other then voiding the warranty, which with the bootloader unlocked is probably voided already, I'm debating cracking into the case and unhooking the battery and rehooking it up.
If it's dead it has warranty
gunnyman said:
If it's dead it has warranty
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Yeah if they can't boot it they can't prove it's unlocked.
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alright so its hooked up to the comp, it detects it. It comes up with needing a QHSUSB_DLOAD driver. Did some Googing and tried some drivers, but it won't install. Any ideas? I'm hoping I can save this.
scrolanky said:
alright so its hooked up to the comp, it detects it. It comes up with needing a QHSUSB_DLOAD driver. Did some Googing and tried some drivers, but it won't install. Any ideas? I'm hoping I can save this.
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that's a brick.
Damn. Thanks for the info.
scrolanky said:
Damn. Thanks for the info.
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It actually might be recoverable, but it's a lot of work.
Do this.
On a linux machine, while plugged into usb - push and hold the power button for 10 seconds. Release it. IMMEDIATELY and REPEATEDLY do ls /dev/sd*
Do the ls over and over again (for around 20 seconds or so) and see if a bunch of new devices show up and subsequently disappear.
If they don't, push and hold power for another 10 seconds, release, repeat.
If you get devices to show up, it's recoverable.
He bricked, is a shame but that's the risk you take when you flash a ROM meant for another phone...

Reset my phone and now its messed up

ok so umm I have this problem on my phone. My volume was messed up, it would automatically start decreasing at random, So I thought maybe resetting it would fix it.
So when I reset it, I get this messed up screen that Ive never seen in my life before, it was like
GLACIER PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.0INSERTRANDOMNUMBERSHERE
MICROP-0429
RADIO MORE NUMBERS HERE
Apr 14 2011,13:18:22
Then at the bottom there are these options:
fastboot
recovery
factory reset
simlock
image crc
it says to click volume up and down to scroll through these, but my volume buttons dont work.......
also none of the lights are on
I dont see what I did wrong, I didnt download anything stupid... whats going on? ;__; PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEEEE help me, im so confused right now! The only thing I do wrong is over charge it alot, is that why? WAIT, DID I GET HACKED OR SOMTHING?? (Why didnt I buy that iPhone...)
( I read some other posts similar but I had no idea what people were talking about.... like download stuff onto your phone to fix it? how the heck do I do that???)
Your volume down button is pressed. When you reboot the phone while holding volume down it takes you to the bootloader. See if the button is jammed in. If so, try tapping the phone against your palm to unstick it.
estallings15 said:
Your volume down button is pressed. When you reboot the phone while holding volume down it takes you to the bootloader. See if the button is jammed in. If so, try tapping the phone against your palm to unstick it.
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Ohhhhh, I see. (your saving my life right now btw)
How do I un-jam it? Ive tried that and out of the 142903480 times, twice I got some bit of green text under the 5 selections, I wasnt able to catch what it said cause it dissapeared 2 seconds after.
Oh and the power button isnt working because when I click power to select the first option (the fastboot thing,whatever that does...) It only worked right when this problem happend, and after that It wont do anything D:
WHYMEEEE said:
ok so umm I have this problem on my phone. My volume was messed up, it would automatically start decreasing at random, So I thought maybe resetting it would fix it.
So when I reset it, I get this messed up screen that Ive never seen in my life before, it was like
GLACIER PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.0INSERTRANDOMNUMBERSHERE
MICROP-0429
RADIO MORE NUMBERS HERE
Apr 14 2011,13:18:22
Then at the bottom there are these options:
fastboot
recovery
factory reset
simlock
image crc
it says to click volume up and down to scroll through these, but my volume buttons dont work.......
also none of the lights are on
I dont see what I did wrong, I didnt download anything stupid... whats going on? ;__; PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEEEE help me, im so confused right now! The only thing I do wrong is over charge it alot, is that why? WAIT, DID I GET HACKED OR SOMTHING?? (Why didnt I buy that iPhone...)
( I read some other posts similar but I had no idea what people were talking about.... like download stuff onto your phone to fix it? how the heck do I do that???)
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Make use of your warranty.
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pa1nk1ller said:
Make use of your warranty.
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Do you even have a warranty?
estallings15 said:
Do you even have a warranty?
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I think so. ... So the only thing wrong with it was the buttons or somthing?
You're just stuck in bootloader. You should still have a ROM installed to boot to (if you didn't wipe that when you reset). Should be able to battery pull and boot normally.
Oh wait, it thinks you're holding volume when powering on cuz your button is stuck. That is hardware failure. You may, actually, have to use insurance, or your provider may even swap it out for fairly cheap if it was purchased fairly recently.
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scottspa74 said:
You're just stuck in bootloader. You should still have a ROM installed to boot to (if you didn't wipe that when you reset). Should be able to battery pull and boot normally.
Oh wait, it thinks you're holding volume when powering on cuz your button is stuck. That is hardware failure. You may, actually, have to use insurance, or your provider may even swap it out for fairly cheap if it was purchased fairly recently.
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Welcome to the party Scott, glad you finally caught up
Yeah, OP you're suffering from hardware failure unless you can unstick that volume down button. Try using your warranty, and be gentle on your volume rocker next time
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estallings15 said:
Welcome to the party Scott, glad you finally caught up
Yeah, OP you're suffering from hardware failure unless you can unstick that volume down button. Try using your warranty, and be gentle on your volume rocker next time
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He was probably watching porn and it came on all loud and he was like ****! And that's how it got stuck. True story.
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sckboy78 said:
He was probably watching porn and it came on all loud and he was like ****! And that's how it got stuck. True story.
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Sounds legit to me.
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[Q] Truly Bricked?

Hello:
I attempted to load AT&T Stock Rooted DE-ODEX - 1.26.502.12 today, since I was having some issues with the camera/video while using Rage One 1.1.0, which worked great for a few weeks other than that, but now my phone is completely stuck after several hours and full battery on "HTC quietly brilliant (pun intended?) with the red text on the bottom "This build is for development...blah blah blah".
Is this thing seriously bricked with no hope? I've searched all over the web and seems like people use the term too loosely, making it really difficult to figure out if there's any hope for a phone in this state. No red light when charging or recognition by any computers that it's connected and flashboot attempts only respond with "waiting for device".
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
GoodFriend.Trojan said:
Hello:
I attempted to load AT&T Stock Rooted DE-ODEX - 1.26.502.12 today, since I was having some issues with the camera/video while using Rage One 1.1.0, which worked great for a few weeks other than that, but now my phone is completely stuck after several hours and full battery on "HTC quietly brilliant (pun intended?) with the red text on the bottom "This build is for development...blah blah blah".
Is this thing seriously bricked with no hope? I've searched all over the web and seems like people use the term too loosely, making it really difficult to figure out if there's any hope for a phone in this state. No red light when charging or recognition by any computers that it's connected and flashboot attempts only respond with "waiting for device".
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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It does not sound to me like you have a carrier locked HTC one XL... but as long as you can get to bootloader you are not bricked.
What phone do you have? Your bootloader should have the proper info.
exad said:
It does not sound to me like you have a carrier locked HTC one XL... but as long as you can get to bootloader you are not bricked.
What phone do you have? Your bootloader should have the proper info.
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Thanks so much for the quick reply. You are correct, I meant to post it in this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2222 although I originally posted in the international forum and he sent me to this one, really sorry about that.
It's an AT&T HTC One X and I can't get anywhere, just sits there at the initial splash screen, for hours now.
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Thanks so much for the quick reply. You are correct, I meant to post it in this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2222 although I originally posted in the international forum and he sent me to this one, really sorry about that.
It's an AT&T HTC One X and I can't get anywhere, just sits there at the initial splash screen, for hours now.
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Press and hold power. The capacitive buttons will blink about 7 times or so and the screen will go black. Once the screen goes black, let go of power and press and hold volume down until the bootloader comes up.
Then tell me everything it says on the top portion of that screen. Don't bother including the stuff at the bottom.
exad said:
Press and hold power. The capacitive buttons will blink about 7 times or so and the screen will go black. Once the screen goes black, let go of power and press and hold volume down until the bootloader comes up.
Then tell me everything it says on the top portion of that screen. Don't bother including the stuff at the bottom.
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No such luck, the buttons on the bottom blink, but it never turns off, just sits there on the splash screen. I'd be super happy if I could get the bootloader back! The red charging light is also off and I have it plugged into the wall. Also, 3 computers and 8 usb ports do not recognize it as being connected.
GoodFriend.Trojan said:
No such luck, the buttons on the bottom blink, but it never turns off, just sits there on the splash screen. I'd be super happy if I could get the bootloader back! The red charging light is also off and I have it plugged into the wall. Also, 3 computers and 8 usb ports do not recognize it as being connected.
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Keep holding it until the screen shuts off. Sometimes it blinks way more than 7 times.
If that doesn't work. Let the battery drain then charge for 15 minutes or so and then press and hold volume and power down while the device is off to turn it on in bootloader mode.
GoodFriend.Trojan said:
No such luck, the buttons on the bottom blink, but it never turns off, just sits there on the splash screen. I'd be super happy if I could get the bootloader back! The red charging light is also off and I have it plugged into the wall. Also, 3 computers and 8 usb ports do not recognize it as being connected.
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Try the light trick put the phone under some light if ur in the dark and hold the power button down until it goes off
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Use a lamp
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daorderdillon said:
Try the light trick put the phone under some light if ur in the dark and hold the power button down until it goes off
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Use a lamp
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Thanks so much Daorderdillon, I'll give that a try! I have a 1,000W grow lamp I'll try sticking it under for a few hours to see if it vegs!
That's a neat trick and makes sense, this room is kinda dark, hope it works!
GoodFriend.Trojan said:
Thanks so much Daorderdillon, I'll give that a try! I have a 1,000W grow lamp I'll try sticking it under for a few hours to see if it vegs!
That's a neat trick and makes sense, this room is kinda dark, hope it works!
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Just be careful, from what i understand those things give off a lot of heat. The point, I believe is just so you can tell the difference when the backlight shuts off, not to cook the phone
GoodFriend.Trojan said:
Thanks so much Daorderdillon, I'll give that a try! I have a 1,000W grow lamp I'll try sticking it under for a few hours to see if it vegs!
That's a neat trick and makes sense, this room is kinda dark, hope it works!
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Don't wait for a couple of hours do it now put it under the lamp and hold the power key down
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exad said:
Keep holding it until the screen shuts off. Sometimes it blinks way more than 7 times.
If that doesn't work. Let the battery drain then charge for 15 minutes or so and then press and hold volume and power down while the device is off to turn it on in bootloader mode.
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Thank you so much exad, I really appreciate the help. I held down the power button for close to 3 minutes, but still no luck. I thought about letting the battery drain as well, although it's a full charge and not sure how long it would take to drain, although I think it might be worth a shot. What options would I have if it does come back and I'm not able to get the computer to recognize it's attached?
Thanks again for all your help!
Don't get smart I didn't say leave it under there I said go under the light and hold the power button down
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GoodFriend.Trojan said:
Thank you so much exad, I really appreciate the help. I held down the power button for close to 3 minutes, but still no luck. I thought about letting the battery drain as well, although it's a full charge and not sure how long it would take to drain, although I think it might be worth a shot. What options would I have if it does come back and I'm not able to get the computer to recognize it's attached?
Thanks again for all your help!
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Once you get into bootloader, your computer will be able to recognize it through fastboot.
daorderdillon said:
Don't get smart I didn't say leave it under there I said go under the light and hold the power button down
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Sorry, just trying to shed some light on a bad situation. It worked after a few minutes under the lamp, although the computer won't see it as an attached device under fastboot and the factory reset up gets hung at entering recovery splash.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288215 check out this thread
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daorderdillon said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288215 check out this thread
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You two rock!!! The APK installer still says it's not connected to usb, but at least the flashbooter can hook into it! I should be able to make some good progress from here.
Thanks a trillion for all your help!
GoodFriend.Trojan said:
Sorry, just trying to shed some light on a bad situation. It worked after a few minutes under the lamp, although the computer won't see it as an attached device under fastboot and the factory reset up gets hung at entering recovery splash.
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Reflash ya recovery
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daorderdillon said:
Reflash ya recovery
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Well it lets me into TWRP, but doesn't take any RUU's or ROM's and warns me about not having any OS installed when I ask to reboot in TWRP.
This should be fun! :laugh:
GoodFriend.Trojan said:
Well it lets me into TWRP, but doesn't take any RUU's or ROM's and warns me about not having any OS installed when I ask to reboot in TWRP.
This should be fun! :laugh:
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When flashing a Rom with that recovery u must mount the system and data first
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daorderdillon said:
When flashing a Rom with that recovery u must mount the system and data first
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hmm, this is not true.
What happens when you mount USB storage in TWRP? (also, best to use TWRP 2.3.3.1 or under if you aren't already, to avoid further complications)

First one to brick their M8?

Recently rooted it, installed Xposed, installed a module for smooth status bar or something, did a soft reboot and now it won't do anything.
Xposed doesn't seem to be working all the well with this for of root.
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Mine did the same thing then just held power and volume down and it finally rebooted.
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Been through the Evo, Thunderbolt, DNA and now the M8 is my first brick. I suppose I could say I lost it and hopefully the warranty will cover it.
shawnten said:
Mine did the same thing then just held power and volume down and it finally rebooted.
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How long did you hold it for, held mine for at least 30 seconds and nothing.
About a minute. I just kept holding it down did I say the white HTC screen. I thought I killed it to
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Did the same thing when I woke up. No alarm. . I panicked a bit. . Hold power up and power button.
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Holy ****. I love you Bracht. I was holding Volume Down.
Just wanna chime in guys watch what you do till we have a stock recovery we can flash and everything else be gentle
Yes if your phone freezes after choosing soft reboot in xposed just hold "volume up & power" til you see the HTC logo on screen
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Hold power and volume down, and have a bright light shine right on the sensor by the camera, well that's how it was with my Sprint HTC One M7
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EchoX860 said:
Recently rooted it, installed Xposed, installed a module for smooth status bar or something, did a soft reboot and now it won't do anything.
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Not a brick unless you some how found a way around write protection or an unrelated hardware issue
Do a hard reboot via holding power for 60 seconds
jcase said:
Not a brick unless you some how found a way around write protection or an unrelated hardware issue
Do a hard reboot via holding power for 60 seconds
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So you are essentially saying that because we do not have system write access, it is not possible to brick the phone per se?
123421342 said:
So you are essentially saying that because we do not have system write access, it is not possible to brick the phone per se?
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Not the way he described. With write protection, it is much harder
shawnten said:
Mine did the same thing then just held power and volume down and it finally rebooted.
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jcase said:
Not a brick unless you some how found a way around write protection or an unrelated hardware issue
Do a hard reboot via holding power for 60 seconds
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I was holding Power and Vol Down like on my DNA, turns out I had to hold Vol Up.
For some reason, I tried to boot into recovery from Goo.im and I wound up with a red "!". Holding the power for over 3 minutes did nothing. Holding Volume Up plus power put me back in business.
I've had that issue several times now where I was horsing around with xposed modules and rebooting and it would just freeze with the screen super dim and the Verizon logo just barely perceptible. Holding power forever did nothing. One thing I found that ALWAYS recovers it for me is holding power and volume UP for about 30 seconds. It hard resets it. Works every time for me.
I was starting to get scared too as I'm coming from The Galaxy s4 and am used to being able to battery pull.

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