[Q] HTC One S bootloop - HTC One S

Hello experts,
My wife's HTC one S has suddenly started behaving strange. It keeps rebooting itself endlessly, which i have learned here is called bootloop. I did the volume + power button trick and reached the HBOOT screen. There it gives me options like Recovery, Factory reset, Sim lock, Image CRC and Show barcode.
What does the recovery option do? I desperately need to pull out the pics and contacts out of this phone. I am afraid to click on the Recovery option without knowing what it will do?
Any help from anyone here?

soumya_agr said:
Hello experts,
My wife's HTC one S has suddenly started behaving strange. It keeps rebooting itself endlessly, which i have learned here is called bootloop. I did the volume + power button trick and reached the HBOOT screen. There it gives me options like Recovery, Factory reset, Sim lock, Image CRC and Show barcode.
What does the recovery option do? I desperately need to pull out the pics and contacts out of this phone. I am afraid to click on the Recovery option without knowing what it will do?
Any help from anyone here?
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What does it say at the top? Locked or unlocked?
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khan.orak said:
What does it say at the top? Locked or unlocked?
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It says "LOCKED"
Thanks
Soumya

soumya_agr said:
It says "LOCKED"
Thanks
Soumya
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You'll need to unlock the bootloader, flash a custom recovery and pull out pics by mounting the SD card partition.
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khan.orak said:
You'll need to unlock the bootloader, flash a custom recovery and pull out pics by mounting the SD card partition.
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Hi Orak,
Thanks. However, I am not that good into these techniques. Do you know where I can get the steps to do this? Further, my phone is still in warranty. Will any of these steps affect my warranty?
Regards
Soumya

soumya_agr said:
Hi Orak,
Thanks. However, I am not that good into these techniques. Do you know where I can get the steps to do this? Further, my phone is still in warranty. Will any of these steps affect my warranty?
Regards
Soumya
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You can use hasoon's All in One Tool.
Yes, unlocking bootloader will void your warranty.
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khan.orak said:
You can use hasoon's All in One Tool.
Yes, unlocking bootloader will void your warranty.
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Ok. I think I will prefer to continue with the warranty. So looks like I will have to do a factory reset. Btw, what is that recovery option expected to do without unlocking the bootloader? Any idea?
Thanks
Soumya

Yeah. It has factory reset, OTA update options. When you select recovery, you'll see a phone with red triangle, press volume up + power at once to enter recovery.
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Bricked Nexus S

Hey, i was having trouble with a reoccurring issue with my nexus s: the search button would fire on it own making it almost impossible to use my phone. The nexus was rooted and had clockworkmod installed, so i went ahead and flashed a 2.3.4 version of gingerbread. after the flash was complete, the phone would not turn on whatsoever. not even a boot logo, the screen is just black. cannot even get it into recovery mode.
help would be much appreciated.
Nexus S 3g
Fido
Canada
are you able to boot it into bootloader (vol up + power button)?
Guys i gotta ask...i mean i flash rom soo many times that my phone is bound to get bricked some day...although nothing has happened till now(knock knock).is there any solution to a hard bricked device..?
kevin, thanks, im unable to turn the phone on whatsoever. not even able to get into the bootloader
Can you adb or fastboot it or is it completely gone?
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ferozfero said:
Guys i gotta ask...i mean i flash rom soo many times that my phone is bound to get bricked some day...although nothing has happened till now(knock knock).is there any solution to a hard bricked device..?
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You have to be pretty unlucky to REALLY brick one of those, assuming you took the proper steps when first rooting it. Nandroid backup + EFS backup = almost bulletproof.
bblawless said:
kevin, thanks, im unable to turn the phone on whatsoever. not even able to get into the bootloader
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So you don't see any Google logo when you turn it on? Don't get any vibration either?
Could be the BGA failing. That's one of the most common physical problem for the Nexus S, with the power button failure and the softkeys starting to active like they were possessed.
Jeff Dunn said:
Can you adb or fastboot it or is it completely gone?
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No I'm unable to do anything, can't even get my computer to recognize the phone, I'm beggining to lose hope I feel like I've tried everything. No boot loader, no recovery, just a blank screen with no response whatsoever. I believe I may have flashed an incorrect rom and corrupter the boot loader or something along those lines, at least thats what
my friend believes
Thanks
You could try the UnBrickable Resurrector
Harbb said:
You could try the UnBrickable Resurrector
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I attempted using that as well, but it won't recognize the phone. It reads ``no device detected``
bblawless said:
I attempted using that as well, but it won't recognize the phone. It reads ``no device detected``
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it seems that you're pretty f'ed up...
Is your phone charged..?
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crump84 said:
Is your phone charged..?
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yes, it it charged.
bblawless said:
yes, it it charged.
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Send your phone in for warranty then, or contact Adam directly see what he says could be wrong
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[Q] Phone Locked :s Help?

So I bricked my phone...
I have searched around the other threads with bricked devices but none of them had that worked for me. I am rooted and unlocked so I cant flash a RUU.
I can get into bootloader, it says fastboot but when I try fastboot oem Lock or any other command it says waiting for device and doesnt seem to do anything. (I can see the bootloader screen and the red FASTBOOT sign on my phone)
I can get into my recovery (TWRP V.2.1.8.1) but my SD seems to have disappeared, it wont mount to phone and I can not see it on file manager. Which means no backups or ROMS to reinstall. It also will not mount to my PC in recovery.
Since fastboot isnt working I cant flash new boot recovery or relock bootloader. I can completely stuck
If there is a way with adb (never used it so would need more detailed instructions).
If i try boot into ROM it just shows splash then loops.
Hadcook said:
So I bricked my phone...
I have searched around the other threads with bricked devices but none of them had that worked for me. I am rooted and unlocked so I cant flash a RUU.
I can get into bootloader, it says fastboot but when I try fastboot oem Lock or any other command it says waiting for device and doesnt seem to do anything. (I can see the bootloader screen and the red FASTBOOT sign on my phone)
I can get into my recovery (TWRP V.2.1.8.1) but my SD seems to have disappeared, it wont mount to phone and I can not see it on file manager. Which means no backups or ROMS to reinstall. It also will not mount to my PC in recovery.
Since fastboot isnt working I cant flash new boot recovery or relock bootloader. I can completely stuck
If there is a way with adb (never used it so would need more detailed instructions).
If i try boot into ROM it just shows splash then loops.
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assuming you're using Windows. Is HTC sync running? If so kill it.
If you can get to boatloader, you should be able to see the phone in windows. It's kind of a failsafe.
gunnyman said:
assuming you're using Windows. Is HTC sync running? If so kill it.
If you can get to boatloader, you should be able to see the phone in windows. It's kind of a failsafe.
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Your a genius...
I never shut HTC sync as soon as I did that I could OEM lock and now I am running the RUU.
Thanks for the quick reply and help.
Hadcook said:
Your a genius...
I never shut HTC sync as soon as I did that I could OEM lock and now I am running the RUU.
Thanks for the quick reply and help.
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No problemmo.
You're only bricked (as far as I know) if you can't get to the bootloader.
gunnyman said:
No problemmo.
You're only bricked (as far as I know) if you can't get to the bootloader.
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My other one x doesn't boot. Just stays in QHSUSB :banghead: I have warranty on the way for it. Still trying to figure out how to get boot back on it
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dkirchik said:
My other one x doesn't boot. Just stays in QHSUSB :banghead: I have warranty on the way for it. Still trying to figure out how to get boot back on it
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how did it get in QHSUSB? Is what someone said about pwr/vol UP true?
dkirchik said:
My other one x doesn't boot. Just stays in QHSUSB :banghead: I have warranty on the way for it. Still trying to figure out how to get boot back on it
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Have you tried oem refurb in fastboot. I think that's the command.
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kleeman7 said:
Have you tried oem refurb in fastboot. I think that's the command.
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I can't boot into fastboot.
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You shouldn't need to, there was a post in s-off saying it could be ran from dload mode. From what I read.
beaups said:
I tried the pg1fs. sig check failure. As a matter of fact doing "fastboot flash aksldjflkadsfjdlsk pg1fs.img" causes the same error, so something is in the img that causes sig check or any flash attempt except recovery is sig checked. Fastbook oem refurbish puts out a lot of interesting text, then reboots into recovery and looks for something (doesn't say what).on sd card (I tried copying IMG's to internal and external sd, no luck). Interesting thing about refurb command is it seems particularly "excited" about the fact that we have super CID - run it yourself and see, no harm is done (data, etc.). one recovery boots you can screw around with volume and power keys to see the text.
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Phone is officially dead.
RUU'ed and it completed install without problems but phone still boot loops
Which RUU did you run? Did you try running it again? Can you still boot into the bootloader? If so what does it say at the top?
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I relocked boot loader and ran the AT&T 1.85 ruu
Basically I now have the phone booting up, but when sense loads I can do very little on it, like text or call. As soon as I try do something more like browse the web the phone freezes and reboots. The back get warm and won't turn on immediately. I want to say the second core is shorting which is why as soon as it clicks in it freezes. Or at least what my limited knowledge would suggest.
Guessing I'm done and will be using dumb phone for 6 months
The phone has a 1 year warranty call customer service and get a new one.
Doesn't the fact that I used htc dev unlock void that warranty? And I never got my phone from AT&T so they won't help obviously.
I thought that was the whole reason some people didn't want to use htc dev unlock because it voids that warranty and they won't help because the phone was rooted and boot loader unlocked? Has anyone tried to get a replacement from htc after unlocking?
You might void it says. Hardware defects are covered. AT&T covers the phone for 1 year regardless of where you bought it. Call them.
Hadcook said:
Phone is officially dead.
RUU'ed and it completed install without problems but phone still boot loops
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reinstall STOCK recovery (unlock BL again first if needed)
relock BL if you unlocked in step 1
factory reset
RUU
profit.
beaups said:
reinstall STOCK recovery (unlock BL again first if needed)
relock BL if you unlocked in step 1
factory reset
RUU
profit.
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Woooooaaahhhh stock recovery? Doesn't the ruu do that? If not where could I find the stock recovery?
I thought once you have ruu you can factory reset...
gunnyman said:
You might void it says. Hardware defects are covered. AT&T covers the phone for 1 year regardless of where you bought it. Call them.
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I doubt AT&T would help, I bought the phone out of contract from best buy they would be getting screwed. I'll try contact htc after 4th of July
They will help. They take care of phone warranty for you. You still pay for service . This warranty is part of why you pay them.

Beyond Screwed

So I gave my friend my phone and she messed with the pattern till it asked for my google credentials but because my Wi-Fi isn't on and I turn my data off for preserving reasons.. I can't do anything.
Before this I rooted my phone but relocked it so I have "Security Warning, Relocked & Tampered" at bootloader.. I also had a custom recovery which I removed so now I can't do hard reset from bootloader or recovery..
My question is.. Is there anything I can use at this point to start my phone over or give me access to remove the password
Extra details: My HTC One S is also from Fido
Find the ruu for your device and flash it
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Spastic909 said:
Find the ruu for your device and flash it
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That's one of my problems I tried about 4 different RUUs and well they didn't work.. Is there any collection of all the RUUs I can look into?
kbunz19 said:
That's one of my problems I tried about 4 different RUUs and well they didn't work.. Is there any collection of all the RUUs I can look into?
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Just factory reset, shouldn't that work ?
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ickedmel said:
Just factory reset, shouldn't that work ?
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Comes down too what he means by "I also had a custom recovery which I removed" since you can't remove it but for factory reset to work you need stock recovery.
Darknites said:
Comes down too what he means by "I also had a custom recovery which I removed" since you can't remove it but for factory reset to work you need stock recovery.
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You hit the nail spot on.. So where should I find a Fido RUU For my HTC?
kbunz19 said:
You hit the nail spot on.. So where should I find a Fido RUU For my HTC?
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Google lol that's the trick with RUU's they not easy to find for a branded phone but there is a person you can pay to get the RUU you want.
kbunz19 said:
You hit the nail spot on.. So where should I find a Fido RUU For my HTC?
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Try this site: http://www.htcruu.com/?dir=Ville
Maybe it is on there?
I misread. ignore.
Well because my HTC One S is already 1.84 the ROGERS one (1.70) won't work
I need to find a higher version from Rogers/Fido or I don't know what else to do at this point..
kbunz19 said:
Well because my HTC One S is already 1.84 the ROGERS one (1.70) won't work
I need to find a higher version from Rogers/Fido or I don't know what else to do at this point..
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What do you mean by "I also had a custom recovery which I removed" ?
What recovery is on the phone now?
Is USB debugging on?
Why can't you unlock it again?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsFDkYQ0S8c
Does this not work?
I'm not on a stock recovery and I don't remember for certain if this option is available on the One S, but I don't see why it wouldn't
Can't you just connect it to computer...
Unlock bootloader again
Flash recovery, root etc
Then full wipe factory reset?
Or install a rom and do full wipe that will clear the lock thing too
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dc211 said:
What do you mean by "I also had a custom recovery which I removed" ?
What recovery is on the phone now?
Is USB debugging on?
Why can't you unlock it again?
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I don't know what recovery is on the phone now after uninstalling a custom recovery
k1llacanon said:
Can't you just connect it to computer...
Unlock bootloader again
Flash recovery, root etc
Then full wipe factory reset?
Or install a rom and do full wipe that will clear the lock thing too
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I thought of this but because I don't have USB debugging enabled I can't..
blinksilver said:
Does this not work?
I'm not on a stock recovery and I don't remember for certain if this option is available on the One S, but I don't see why it wouldn't
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I've tried the system menu before but all I get is the red warning text and then I'm back at the system menu with no change
kbunz19 said:
I don't know what recovery is on the phone now after uninstalling a custom recovery
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But how did you "uninstall" it. Some recovery should be in place. If it's the stock one factory reset will clear it. If it's custom you can boot into it.
kbunz19 said:
I thought of this but because I don't have USB debugging enabled I can't..
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You don't need USB debugging enabled to unlock your bootloader. Everything is done in fastboot. Not even directions from HTCdev say anything about USB debugging.
Why the hell did u take off usb Debug? Ur only choice will be to run ruu as mentioned above. Pm "football"
Tell him what happened and give him this information
1) what carrier your on
2) what radio your on (either that or hboot forgot which)
3) your country
You may have to pay a little fee if you do might as well it'll revive your phone
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kbunz19 said:
Well because my HTC One S is already 1.84 the ROGERS one (1.70) won't work
I need to find a higher version from Rogers/Fido or I don't know what else to do at this point..
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I have a Fido phone. You can use the 1.70 Rogers RUU if you downgrade your HBOOT first. I have done this successfully a few times now! :good:
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dc211 said:
But how did you "uninstall" it. Some recovery should be in place. If it's the stock one factory reset will clear it. If it's custom you can boot into it.
You don't need USB debugging enabled to unlock your bootloader. Everything is done in fastboot. Not even directions from HTCdev say anything about USB debugging.
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Everyone, thank-you so much for all the replies, I tried the unlock bootloader suggestion DC211 gave me and my phone finally factory reset and the Recovery was finally working, thank-you so much for all the suggestions .. Thanks ^_^
I'm so happy gonna dance around naked anyways thanks again

“System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone.” Me

I went to make a backup and ROM Manager said there was a new version of Recovery (ended in .8). I accepted and selected the Touch version. When I then tried to make a backup, the phone rebooted and I got this massage:
System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone.
Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help
Volume up/home/power just boots to this message every time. So does Volume down/home/power. There is no way to restore a backup or use the phone in any way. I have been doing this since the days of the OG Droid, but I am lost now. Please help.
sounds like you didnt unlock your booloader
Yes it does, but it has been unlocked for a long time, and I don't think I lost the unlock with tthe 4.1.2 update. How can I unlock the bootloader without being able to start the phone?
melucci said:
Yes it does, but it has been unlocked for a long time, and I don't think I lost the unlock with tthe 4.1.2 update. How can I unlock the bootloader without being able to start the phone?
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Prostrate yourself to Odin.
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melucci said:
Yes it does, but it has been unlocked for a long time, and I don't think I lost the unlock with tthe 4.1.2 update.
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OTA's ALWAYS re-lock the bootloader and remove root.
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melucci said:
Yes it does, but it has been unlocked for a long time, and I don't think I lost the unlock with tthe 4.1.2 update. How can I unlock the bootloader without being able to start the phone?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1974114
See download #4 and step 1 on how to use odin.
melucci said:
Volume up/home/power just boots to this message every time. So does Volume down/home/power. There is no way to restore a backup or use the phone in any way. I have been doing this since the days of the OG Droid, but I am lost now. Please help.
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Are you sure? Make sure you hold down Volume Down + Home for a few seconds before also hitting the Power button. I saw that same message yesterday when going back to stock and I was still able to boot into recovery/download mode. Also make sure your device is completely powered down (and not plugged in/charging)
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THAT DID IT! I held volume down/home for a few seconds and then held power. The phone booted to a mode I had not seen before (recovery/download as you said?) and I said cancel and the phone booted!
I ran EZ-Unlock to unlock the boot loader. I tried several apps that require superuser permissions and they were granted it and run fine. So I assume I am still rooted, right?
Thanks so much for your help.
sounds like you should be good to go. one thing you should should consider doing is backing your IMEI if you havent already.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
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melucci said:
THAT DID IT! I held volume down/home for a few seconds and then held power. The phone booted to a mode I had not seen before (recovery/download as you said?) and I said cancel and the phone booted!
I ran EZ-Unlock to unlock the boot loader. I tried several apps that require superuser permissions and they were granted it and run fine. So I assume I am still rooted, right?
Thanks so much for your help.
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I done the same thing and it continues to go back to that same screen and will not restart.
PLEASE HELP!
kustom1955 said:
I done the same thing and it continues to go back to that same screen and will not restart.
PLEASE HELP!
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Odin flash a stock image then re-root and unlock your bootloader if you so desire.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Odin flash a stock image then re-root and unlock your bootloader if you so desire.
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My computer will not recognize my phone has been plugged in. I have deleted all the drivers and then reinstalled them anf can get my phone in odin mode but the computer still will not recognize my device.
Thanks for your help
kustom1955 said:
My computer will not recognize my phone has been plugged in. I have deleted all the drivers and then reinstalled them anf can get my phone in odin mode but the computer still will not recognize my device.
Thanks for your help
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First, some background info is needed.
1) What did you do to your phone?
2) You have no success booting into Download mode?
3) Did you flash something in recovery? If so, what is the file name of the file you flashed?
Edit: Disregard #2, apparently I can't read. Are you using the Samsung OEM cable? Have you tried using a different USB port? Different computer?
SlimSnoopOS said:
First, some background info is needed.
1) What did you do to your phone?
2) You have no success booting into Download mode?
3) Did you flash something in recovery? If so, what is the file name of the file you flashed?
Edit: Disregard #2, apparently I can't read. Are you using the Samsung OEM cable? Have you tried using a different USB port? Different computer?
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I just noticed the person you helped before me had a galaxy s3 and mine is a note 2 I605.
I opened the ROM manager app and it said something about allowing other devices to text from your same #.
I really hope this helps to figure this out. I'm going to try a different computer now.
kustom1955 said:
I just noticed the person you helped before me had a galaxy s3 and mine is a note 2 I605.
I opened the ROM manager app and it said something about allowing other devices to text from your same #.
I really hope this helps to figure this out. I'm going to try a different computer now.
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You...have a Note 2? Why are you commenting in the Verizon GSIII forum bud? You have to try either your respective Note 2 carrier forum (i605 = Verizon Note 2 right?) or the international Note 2 forums. No one here can help you. Create a new thread in the Q/A section of the proper phone forum you need and you will receive relevant help.
SlimSnoopOS said:
You...have a Note 2? Why are you commenting in the Verizon GSIII forum bud? You have to try either your respective Note 2 carrier forum (i605 = Verizon Note 2 right?) or the international Note 2 forums. No one here can help you. Create a new thread in the Q/A section of the proper phone forum you need and you will receive relevant help.
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Sorry, I didn't realize I was in the wrong area.
Thanks for your help
Verizon Warning NO MATTER WHAT
SlimSnoopOS said:
Odin flash a stock image then re-root and unlock your bootloader if you so desire.
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So far flashed HyperDrive, now AOKP, no matter what I do I get a yellow triangle and a warning.
I reflash stock
relfash VARLEC bootchain
reflash CWM
and try again.
No matter what options, settings, or ROM, I keep getting softbricked! ANY IDEAS?!>!
garvus said:
So far flashed HyperDrive, now AOKP, no matter what I do I get a yellow triangle and a warning.
I reflash stock
relfash VARLEC bootchain
reflash CWM
and try again.
No matter what options, settings, or ROM, I keep getting softbricked! ANY IDEAS?!>!
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After flashing CWM, you need to unlock the bootloader. You should be flashing a vrale6 bootloader zip OR using EZ Unlock v1.2 to unlock.
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boot loader
if during start up and i see the word SAMSUNG WITH A LOCK THAT APPEARS UNLOCKED does that mean i have an unlocked bootloader?
puchodog1977 said:
if during start up and i see the word SAMSUNG WITH A LOCK THAT APPEARS UNLOCKED does that mean i have an unlocked bootloader?
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That means your Bootloader is not Unlocked. Make sure you use ez unlock 1.2 when unlocking. You can verify it's unlocked when you turn on the phone, and you see the word Samsung flash for a split second.
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[Q] Is the N5 a sensitive phone?

Hi, I'm just about to root root my N5. I had already 2 htc phones and i rooted them without problems. But now I'd like to know whether there is something I have to pay attention about more than on other phone or is the Nexus 5 in general a "easy to root" phone which doesn't brick often? And I'd also like to know whether the warranty restores when gettin the phone back to stock?
Nothing is harder to brick than a Nexus.
There is a flash counter that can be reset if you need to warranty the device.
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Nexus is easy-street to root compared so other devices. Very hard to brick it unless you load a rom that is not compatible, obviously.
When you go back to stock you can re-lock the bootloader and as the above guy said reset the flash counter.
Hope this helps.
estallings15 said:
Nothing is harder to brick than a Nexus.
There is a flash counter that can be reset if you need to warranty the device.
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mistahseller said:
Nexus is easy-street to root compared so other devices. Very hard to brick it unless you load a rom that is not compatible, obviously.
When you go back to stock you can re-lock the bootloader and as the above guy said reset the flash counter.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks Guys for the quick replies! Helps me a lot! Do you know whether the bootloader status shows "locked" or "relocked" then ?
sGollSv said:
Thanks Guys for the quick replies! Helps me a lot! Do you know whether the bootloader status shows "locked" or "relocked" then ?
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There is an image of a padlock on the splash screen and also the lock status is listed in the bootloader. They change when you lock or unlock it. It's a simple fastboot command. This isn't an HTC. This is a Nexus. Whole different ball of wax.
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estallings15 said:
There is an image of a padlock on the splash screen and also the lock status is listed in the bootloader. They change when you lock or unlock it. It's a simple fastboot command. This isn't an HTC. This is a Nexus. Whole different ball of wax.
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So they won't recognize if I did already unlocked it ?
sGollSv said:
So they won't recognize if I did already unlocked it ?
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Reset the tamper flag and relock and no one will know the difference. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
jd1639 said:
Reset the tamper flag and relock and no one will know the difference. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
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Ok thank you, I'm gonna root it now
jd1639 said:
Reset the tamper flag and relock and no one will know the difference. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
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What he said.
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after unlocking make sure to boot the phone fully once before attempting to install a custom recovery or whatever.
meangreenie said:
after unlocking make sure to boot the phone fully once before attempting to install a custom recovery or whatever.
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and also to restart the bootloader, I remember I had something go awry when I loaded twrp but it was being goofy before I could go into it and that is the solution

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