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Could this phone be repaired ?

Help my fellow xda people I'm about to buy a bricked one step could this problem be resolved?
Thank you for your help in advance
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@Darkmind don't see the issue cuz pictures r not clear enough or enlarged enough on each screen but the one on the left is normal, just can't see what the one on the right says (sorry) also more description would be nice
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The right one is the bootloader, but yeah, cant really tell the important info such as hboot etc.
But how is it bricked? what does it do? What doesnt work etc?
Generally though, if you can get into bootloader you can fix the device, but theres always some exceptions.

AW: Could this phone be repaired ?
It's an service offered on eBay an the owner said that some update went wrong. In my opinion it's totally fixable I add 2 zoomed pics
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Darkmind82 said:
It's an service offered on eBay an the owner said that some update went wrong. In my opinion it's totally fixable I add 2 zoomed pics
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Darkmind82 said:
It's an service offered on eBay an the owner said that some update went wrong. In my opinion it's totally fixable I add 2 zoomed pics
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Again, I don't see anything wrong from that image so what issues are (you) running into cuz your still being unclear and I already mentioned that image with the HTC logo is normal
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Its okay go for it , already an unlocked bootloader
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Just use and follow 'Hasoon's All In One Kit', should be good to go?
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Honestly they probably forgot to fast boot the kernel. Just run a RUU (After you relock the bootlaoder) and request for the Unlock_code.bin from the seller.

Qs5 said:
Honestly they probably forgot to fast boot the kernel. Just run a RUU (After you relock the bootlaoder) and request for the Unlock_code.bin from the seller.
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Don't anyone take this the wrong way including the OP, we night need to instruct in newb terms just so he can get this done.
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From the look of it, all you need to do is flash a recovery(TWRP), flash a rom, fastboot flash the boot.img and you should be good to go.
How to perform each step is listed in several guides already.

Trouble with rooting...

So awhile back when I had my inspire I checked into unlocking it, and found the forum on here about the aahk advanced hack kit. I just recently started messing with it since I have a new phone. I've had some problems with rooting it. First time the process went about halfway through then quit. Now every time you try it the process will not cooperate and gives an error. Anyone have any suggestions for a noob like me to try and help in any way? Anything is appreciated.
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What was the output? And which version of AAHK?

What do you mean by output? And its an older version...probably from May 2012. I think there is a new version that came out in November 2012, i just don't know if I've bricked it by using the old kit.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqn2G86jpQE
Here is the video I used to root when I was on 2.3.3 Gingerbread. It's painless, but takes some waiting.
What is the error you are getting, exactly? D: and if you are on 2.3.3 try my link. ^.^ If you are on 2.3.5 or another version, try searching more hack kits for rooting that specific rom version.

mookie_33 said:
What do you mean by output? And its an older version...probably from May 2012. I think there is a new version that came out in November 2012, i just don't know if I've bricked it by using the old kit.
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Ok, step, by step, what did you do? And by output I mean what did AAHK say when it ran (both times). Also, what does it say when you reboot into hboot? (Reboot holding power and volume-down.)

Noob mistake I know, but I couldn't tell you. (Calc and physics has my brain fried...). I think I'm going to try the latest hack kit tonight and come back on here if I need help or get stuck. More than likely I'll be back.
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Okay so here's what happened last night. I tried the new aahk (11092012) and it required a downgrade of the rom. Process went thru but however when it got to thr hboot menu I received a message telling me that the image was not found. I have a pic of the output where it tells me the downgrade is complete (if anyone wants to decipher it for me), all the way thru the hboot directions. Could this be a faulty sd card?
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mookie_33 said:
Okay so here's what happened last night. I tried the new aahk (11092012) and it required a downgrade of the rom. Process went thru but however when it got to thr hboot menu I received a message telling me that the image was not found. I have a pic of the output where it tells me the downgrade is complete (if anyone wants to decipher it for me), all the way thru the hboot directions. Could this be a faulty sd card?
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Yes it could be. But before that, are you running lastest AT&T 2.3.5 update?

Yes 2.3.5
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mookie_33 said:
Yes 2.3.5
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And have you done this before?? http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=88

I have but actually got stuck. For the HTCdev there is no option for the Inspire 4G. I tried it under the Desire HD. That told me (I think) the current rom is unavailable and they are working on it. Then I tried "all other models", which also got me stuck...
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mookie_33 said:
I have but actually got stuck. For the HTCdev there is no option for the Inspire 4G. I tried it under the Desire HD. That told me (I think) the current rom is unavailable and they are working on it. Then I tried "all other models", which also got me stuck...
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All other supported devices was the choice. Did you flash an hboot??

I'm not entirely sure, but I'm pretty positive I didn't.
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mookie_33 said:
I'm not entirely sure, but I'm pretty positive I didn't.
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ok, then you still can unlock the bootloader...you can boot in hboot can't you? Do you mind if I connect to your PC via teamviewer to lend you a hand?

I wouldn't mind at all, however not at the moment. I'm at work until 6...7 or after. Seems a little sketchy though, just skeptical. Don't want something to happen to my rig lol
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mookie_33 said:
I wouldn't mind at all, however not at the moment. I'm at work until 6...7 or after. Seems a little sketchy though, just skeptical. Don't want something to happen to my rig lol
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ok, just take your time and let me know when you are ready...it does not take long...

I'll send you a PM later when I'm ready.
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mookie_33 said:
I'll send you a PM later when I'm ready.
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ok. Just let me know!

glevitan said:
ok. Just let me know!
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I tried to redo the htcdev bootloader earlier and now when I get to some of the earliest steps I run into a problem. Everytime I try to fastboot is says "no image found" land searches for a zin file. I know its something like pd098.zip or whatever it is. How do I get around this?
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Updated through att and now can unlock phone

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What are you trying to say? I bootloader unlocked? Please clarify.

what do you mean?

When restating phone while holding volume down, phone says unlocking phone can damage you phone hit volume up to continue
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crystalstylez said:
what do you mean?
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GSM unlock maybe? Or maybe he meant cant unlock phone

Wait what... So the bootloader is unlocked now?
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Please clarify! Lol
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I didn't continue past that point. But it reminded me of the nexus
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sanbluejac said:
When restating phone while holding volume down, phone says unlocking phone can damage you phone hit volume up to continue
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no freaking way. Can someone else confirm?

I think hes talking about the Odin prompt that tells you loading custom OS could cause problems... Bootloader doesnt appear to be unlocked.

It be nice if it is
I'm not doing the ota though till Dan says its OK just in case its not and just in case the new kernel won't let his unlock work
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download mode
i think it just puts it in download mode so you could flash thru odin or adb.

StolenVW said:
It be nice if it is
I'm not doing the ota though till Dan says its OK just in case its not and just in case the new kernel won't let his unlock work
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They cant patch something when they don't know how it was broken. The whole point of him not releasing the bootloader unlock is that they can't stop us from unlocking if they don't know how we do it
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I don't know if it's the Odin prompt or a new prompt. Somebody please verify
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Ya mods should delete or lock before a noob thinks they're phone is now bootloader unlocked when all that happened was the phone was entered into download mode...

sanbluejac said:
I don't know if it's the Odin prompt or a new prompt. Somebody please verify
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Yeah that says Custom OS not unlock the phone and it was there before the update. If you are getting a prompt about unlocking, that's something different.

ian1 said:
They cant patch something when they don't know how it was broken. The whole point of him not releasing the bootloader unlock is that they can't stop us from unlocking if they don't know how we do it
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That is true but there is that rare and I mean rare case that the changes they did could of fixed it without them knowing.....I'm just not taking any chances
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Nah nothing here. Just for download mode.
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Yea it just says installing a Custom OS can damage the phone, not unlocking. Completely terrible thread lol

Epic fail.
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[Q] Is S-OFF required for custom recoveries/ROMs?

I just got my device today and rooted with WeakSauce. As expected, firewater failed. I am wonder if I need to have S-OFF in order to flash TWRP and/or some custom ROMs. If I don't need it, I'd rather save the $25 that I'd have to spend on SunShine.

himom said:
I just got my device today and rooted with WeakSauce. As expected, firewater failed. I am wonder if I need to have S-OFF in order to flash TWRP and/or some custom ROMs. If I don't need it, I'd rather save the $25 that I'd have to spend on SunShine.
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Yes you need that on this device to flash or write anything to system..
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I thought you could still flash a rom with a boot image. No?

etracyirl said:
I thought you could still flash a rom with a boot image. No?
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How do you install a recovery with weakauce root only? That would be new to me
Edit. You either need s-off or s-on with unlocked bootloader. An you need s-off on HTC VZW m8 to unlock bootloader ..
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Tigerstown said:
How do you install a recovery with weakauce root only? That would be new to me
Edit. You either need s-off or s-on with unlocked bootloader. An you need s-off on HTC VZW m8 to unlock bootloader ..
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Thanks for clearing that up. Been a while for me. Just got my M8 and last time I had to root was on my DNA when VZ still let us unlock the bootloader.
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etracyirl said:
Thanks for clearing that up. Been a while for me. Just got my M8 and last time I had to root was on my DNA when VZ still let us unlock the bootloader.
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No problem...if you can't get firewater to work yourself. I would gladly pay sunshine.
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Pre Rooted phone

Just received a replacement phone from Amazon. It has a Viper Rom wallpaper (default). Is it possible this phone could have been rooted and unlocked before and Verizon didn't catch it? If so can it be re-rooted easily? Root checker app says it's not rooted.
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Check recovery
It i's possible, have you checked the recovery screen?

Yeah, just did. S-on locked. It is still 4.4.4 so still hope I guess. If I can keep it from updating before I use Sunshine.
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Billy3369 said:
Yeah, just did. S-on locked. It is still 4.4.4 so still hope I guess. If I can keep it from updating before I use Sunshine.
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As soon as u login to your google account it would have loaded your wall paper. So unless u did not login and it booted straight to home screen then the phone wasn't wiped before it was sent to you.
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