Hi everyone,
I'm new to android and I might have commited a homicide against my phone. I had RA132 recovery installed then updated the software with Lox's 2.1 hero test rom. My Radio upgraded to that one from Eclair. Today, I tried to use root application to get root access on my phone and it ended up badly. I was at step where you download image and spl files, it said ok and I rebooted the phone in RAv132 recovery mode. I used flash update.zip option and then phone said 'flashing/writing hboot complete', I tried to reboot it but it froze for a second then shut down and never came back. I've tried various methods to boot into recovery or fastboot but the PC doesn't recognize it with either adb or fastboot. I can't even get into the initial hero logo screen, the phone is just dead for good. Is there any chance I can revive my hero? Should I talk to HTC customer support maybe? I've searched many forums and pages and (unfortunately) didn't find anyone who had unbricked their phones.
Thanks for prompts answers
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I wasn't holding down the Pwr Button whil trying to access the Bootloader. Its all good now!
XDA Gurus,
I have long been a supporter of this site and have flashed countless devices with untold numbers of ROMS for the last 3 years. I have finally hit a wall that I can't find an answer to on these forums regardless of how hard I search.
During an ActiveSync upgrade to a WinMo 6.5 Cooked rom on my Sprint Touch Pro, the power at my house went out due to lightining, and the Rom didn't install correctly. Now the phone will not boot or even enter the bootloader (which is my usual fail-safe for failed ROMS). Does this mean that my phone is now bricked or is there soemthing I can do to get this thing going again? I have tried the VOL Down+Reset and still can't enter the bootloader.
I had successfully installed the Hard SSPL .37 and was able to boot and connect to activesync again after that. I was also able to initiate the Cooked Rom install after that, but ever since the upgrade failed I can't get past the initial load screen.
PLEASE?! Any thoughts?! Willing to Donate if I can get this going again.
-Melanie
EDIT: NVM didnt bother reading his edit oops. but for the future. Here is a link to flashing via SD card method.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=61333
i would enter bootloader screen again and flash back to a stocked sprint rom. then flash your rom of choice.
Hello, I have an unrooted Hero from Orange (Spain) that enters in a boot loop. I have tryed everything to restore it but with no success. In the hboot menu it says "touch panel-fail" and even if I flash again the original rom from the hboot, it still gets in a boot loop.
First of all I will explain my case.
I had the Hero rooted, with custom roms etc, but when I bought a Nexus One, I gave my Hero to my brother. In September he told me that the official 2.1 had arrived to the Hero, so he wanted it instead of a custom rom, so I just proceeded to do so. I created a GoldCard, installed the 1.5 RUU of WWE, made the two OTAs and all OK. The last week (I think) he received a new small OTA, he updated successfully. My brother went to sleep with the Hero almost charged, but when he woke up, the Hero was off. Then, when he turned it on, and after a while (15mins or so) the Hero finally boot up, but the touchscreen wasn`t working and using it with the trackball the Hero was always prompting FC of android.process.acore (every 2 seconds more or less).
After watching that, I installed the official 1.5 of Orange hoping that it will fix it, but no way. Now it gets stuck in a loop while booting after the Orange bootscreen.
I tryed again to flash the WWE version, but with my old GoldCard doesn't seem to work (incorrect cid) and not being able to boot it up, I cannot create a new GoldCard or even root it.
I have tryed a lot of fastboot comands but I can do just little things because for the most useful things I need root.
Other thing that might be good to know is that when I plug the power to the Hero nothing happens, the led is not turning on, and I don't know how much battery I still have. Thank goodness that the battery was full before I moved the Hero to this infernal boot loop.
Please I will be so thankful if anyone can help me or just giving me any clue about how can I fix this.
I had the same problem on a refurbished hero I had. It had touchpanel fail in hboot and was in a constant loop.
I managed to get it to boot into android once by installing the ruu while in fastboot mode, however the touchscreen did not work and when I rebooted the phone it went back to the loop.
I sent the phone back for a replacement. If u check my previous threads ull see the thread icreated. In it I said that it had worked as that was when it finally booted but before I realised the sgreen didn't work
Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App
Thank you for your reply, I will check your posts when I arrive home this evening.
hi.
I had the same problem and solve it by flashing this rom (goldcard needed)
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Her...io_63.18.55.06P_6.35.15.11_release_signed.exe
I bought a used Sprint HTC EVO 3D in ebay, knowing it had a boot loop problem as described by the seller. Before buying, I researched to see if I can possibly fix the issue, and at that time I saw a few ways to do it. Unfortunately, now that I have the phone and tried those ways, my phone is still stuck in a boot loop.
This is what I've done so far:
1) Received the phone w/ HBOOT 1.5 (unlocked using HTC method).
2) I tried to flash TWRP 2.1.1, TWRP 1.0.3, ClockWork Mod 4.0.1.4, ClockWork Mod 5.8.0.1, and 4EXT RC3. The flashing seems to work as indicated by fastboot (it says OKAY after flashing).
3) I tried launching the recovery via fastboot command line and also tried launching recovery via power cycle while holding volume button down. Neither method allowed me to get to recovery. I would see the HTC logo, and then boot loop.
Other things I've tried:
1) Relock the phone.
2) Run the latest RUU (Sprint 2.17.651.5). I also tried the PG86IMG version. Flashing seems to succeed either way. But when I reboot, boot loop is still there. ROM doesn't boot.
Other things I've tried:
1) With the relocked phone, I did the HBOOT 1.4 downgrade and was successful downgrading.
2) I ran the RUU (Sprint 1.13.651.7) after the successful downgrade as described in the downgrade method so that I can try the Revolutionary S-OFF if my ROM boots.
3) The RUU succeeds, but the phone is still stuck in boot loop. ROM doesn't boot.
Again, the only thing that seems to work is fastboot commands. Adb commands don't work since the ROM doesn't even boot up.
I'm not sure if there's anything else I can do with the phone. I'm thinking now this may be a hardware issue. But before I send it in to HTC, I'd like to get opinions from the experts out there to see if there's anything else I can try.
Thanks!!!
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Try to plug it into your computer, open a command prompt and type.
"adb reboot recovery"
Just like you see it, that should get you into recovery so you can flash a new rom onto it. And if you can swing it, by a new one next time lol
As stated above, adb commands won't work since you need a bootable ROM in the first place.. My EVO 3d reboots right after the first HTC logo pops up.. I've also tried launching recovery via fastboot command line and via power cycle and holding volume down button and selecting recovery. Both methods just reboots the phone and reboots over and over til I pull the battery out.
exact same problems, any help?
i have the exact same problems as Alpine Man.
tired everything, and i was hoping that if i downgraded to hboot 1.4, everything would be ok in terms of bootloops, but no =[
Can anyone shed light on this, software issue? hardware issue?
Anyone have a solution for this? or just send it to htc/
Have u tried installing new custom Rom?
I can't remember the creator's name but the file name is EVO 3d v2. I used the file to fix my bootloop. It's actual use is to relock ur bootloader back and it also install the ruu file. But it worked for me.
It might help u too. Maybe give a shot.
Sent from my AWESOME HTC EVO 3D. Click THANKS if u find my post is helpful.
I tried everything... And nothing fixed it. I finally sent it to HTC. They replaced the motherboard and all is well again.
i've read almost every guide availble regarding bootloop problems. my sister's evo 3d has no problems whatsoever. mine won't boot for anything!! have to go to work now but i will try it when i get home. if that doesn't work i'll probably have to send it in too.
alpineman - does the 1 year manufacturer warranty transfer over when you buy the phone used off ebay? i got my phone in great condition on ebay, with no mention of bootloop problems =[ . i'm not with sprint. i bought the phone hoping to flash it to metro. do i call htc instead of sprint? i'm not really sure how this warranty thing works.
any help is greatly appreciated thanks!
HTC did not ask for receipt, proof of ownership, or whether I had an active Sprint contract. They went by the serial number to determine warranty status. This is the 2nd HTC phone I had to do this with. Both times, no warranty problems whatsoever.
that's great! if all else fails, i'll give them a call on monday. thanks for the help!
good news! Come came back from HTC with new motherboard, boots up nicely now. I haven't done anything to it yet.
Bad new: the battery cover doesn't sit nice and flush anymore, its kinda crooked
It's sooo minor i almost don't wanna bother with HTC, but physically it was mint when I sent it in.
Need help
Hi can any one help, I am trying to gain S-Off on my Evo 3D, hboot 1.49.0018, I have Htc sync driver (Sync Un Installed)
adb devices command works fiine and gives me the serial number
but any other command with adb or fastboot it stucks on waiting for device.
Please Please Help me.
Regards,
First time to ever root a phone. I unlocked the bootloader, and then ran insecurebootandroot, instead of rebooting....I got a screen showing htc developer signage, Now my phone is stuck in an endless loop of boot screens. Hard reset does not work. Help would be most appreciated.
paridoks said:
First time to ever root a phone. I unlocked the bootloader, and then ran insecurebootandroot, instead of rebooting....I got a screen showing htc developer signage, Now my phone is stuck in an endless loop of boot screens. Hard reset does not work. Help would be most appreciated.
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Either flash a different ROM, or run the RUU while in fastboot.
this once happened to me too. what you have to do is go too Google and search up Odin One Click Downloader and then your phone. For example, if I have a Samsung Captivate, i would search Odin One Click Downloader Captivate and download it. go in to download mode on your phone, hopefully you can do that (i could) and press start on Odin. NOTE: THIS WILL DELETE ALL YOUR APPS (your folders will still be there for some reason) AND WILL RETURN THE PHONE THE WAY YOU GOT IT MEANING YOU WILL LOSE ROOT ( the android version, i had to go back to Eclair). Next, if you want to update it back to the OS you had, download Samsung Kies Mini and connect your phone (not in download mode, MAKE SURE USB DEBUGGING IS ENABLED AND YOU HAVE A LIVE INTERNET CONNECTION) and press Update Software or something like that in Kies Mini. This will only update the version 1 OS version , so you must do it more than one time if your phone is going to a higher Android version ( i had to do it twice because it is two versions from Eclair to Gingerbread). this will take some time. Next root your phone again if you wish and apply an update.zip if you had one after installing CWM or any other custom recovery. this will be a pain in the ass but you'll have to do it if you want your phone back.
Hello,
First of all, I just created an account to get help with a phone I have. I cannot seem to fix it, I contacted HTC support and the only option left is to return it to them for a fee to fix.
Details:
SIM unlocked AT&T HTC one m9
Issue:
After trying to update to marshmallow using the ruu 3.38.502.12 which is for AT&T phones, my phone is now bricked. There was an issue in the middle of updating, so my phone tried to revert back to the old recovery. During this step my phone glitched out and rebooted itself, now its stuck in a boot loop with no indication of a recovery or any OS.
I tried to redo the ruu update and I get an error saying my battery level is less than the % required, yet my phone screen is showing 100% battery.
I also tried placing the .zip file on a SD card and using "download" boot method to flash the rom "I get error saying no OS present"
I also tried fastboot but my phone isn't picked up by fastboot and sticks at waiting for device.
Any method that requires me to turn on debugging mode is useless because I cannot access the OS to turn this on.
Anyone have any other suggestions then what I've tried? Or is the only thing I can do is send it back to HTC and hope they can reflash the phone?
Thanks to all for the help,