HELP Please! - Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I got lazy and now I'm paying for it... Used the HTC One Click Root instead of doing it the old fashioned way. Now I seem to not have any image on the phone to boot from... I can not get into recovery only HBOOT.
Thank you in advance!

akajeeves said:
I got lazy and now I'm paying for it... Used the HTC One Click Root instead of doing it the old fashioned way. Now I seem to not have any image on the phone to boot from... I can not get into recovery only HBOOT.
Thank you in advance!
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Don't do anything at all to the phone until (hopefully) bftb0 responds here with detailed instructions. Absolutely do not try to run the RUU from a PC to try to re-flash the stock phone ROM, it could brick it in this instance.
bftb0 will want to know what HBoot version you are on. 1.49 S=OFF, 1.47 S=ON, or what.

pb00100 XC SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.49.0000 (PB0010000)
MICROP-0111
TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104
RADIO-2.42.01.04.27
Feb 8 2010,00:08:56

akajeeves said:
pb00100 XC SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.49.0000 (PB0010000)
MICROP-0111
TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104
RADIO-2.42.01.04.27
Feb 8 2010,00:08:56
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Thanks, like I said hopefully btbf0 will chime in here. He is the expert at unbricking. Be comforted by the fact that more than likely it is not really bricked, just a little hiccup that's more than likely recoverable.
btbf0's first step will likely detail how you can go from 1.49 S=ON to 1.49 S=OFF. Having S-OFF enables you even more choices for unbricking.

Probably the easiest thing would just to put the flashback pb(blahblah)img.zip on the SD card and boot with the volume button down.
But I'd wait for bftb0 to chime in.

hell i wouldn't mind getting s-off on my own phone... didn't realize we could do that... been a while since i looked into it though

akajeeves said:
hell i wouldn't mind getting s-off on my own phone... didn't realize we could do that... been a while since i looked into it though
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How To Install Engineering bootloader FOR LEAK ROOTERS
@akajeeves, be very careful if you follow any instructions in that thread. I would still suggest waiting another 12 or more hours to see if bftb0 gives you specific instructions.

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
How To Install Engineering bootloader FOR LEAK ROOTERS
@akajeeves, be very careful if you follow any instructions in that thread. I would still suggest waiting another 12 or more hours to see if bftb0 gives you specific instructions.
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I will definitely have to do some reading there.
But yeah I have no intention of going forward tonight anyway it's late and the phone isn't being missed.
Patience is the better part of valor. At least that's what I hear.

akajeeves said:
I will definitely have to do some reading there.
But yeah I have no intention of going forward tonight anyway it's late and the phone isn't being missed.
Patience is the better part of valor. At least that's what I hear.
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Good to hear! He must be busy, haven't heard from him today. If I have to I can direct you to threads where he solved other people's soft-brickings, but we'll see tomorrow.

Bump in hopes of response
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akajeeves said:
Bump in hopes of response
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what exactly does the phone do when you attempt to boot it normal? does it go to a black screen? does it go to splash screen at all? are you able to get any logcat?

Goes to screen with picture of a phone and a triangle with an exclamation mark on it
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Ok this phone is haunted.... I put it down the other day cause it was getting late and did not have time to get to it yesterday... when I went to boot it today it worked perfectly fine. I'm so completely confused at how it could just start working out of nowhere.
Did one of you break into my apartment last night and fix it?

akajeeves said:
Ok this phone is haunted.... I put it down the other day cause it was getting late and did not have time to get to it yesterday... when I went to boot it today it worked perfectly fine. I'm so completely confused at how it could just start working out of nowhere.
Did one of you break into my apartment last night and fix it?
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The April Fool's XDA Gremlins' reach is long and powerful! This team consists of rotating members picked at random by a computer.
Hope it keeps working for you!

I definitely appreciate the help even though the phone decided to fix itself... would you recommend flashing the s=off bootloader next time I update my ROM to provide increased recovery ability or no?
Addendum : from what I understand it will allow me to flash stuff from hboot or am I misunderstanding?
Edit 2 : does nand save the bootloader too?
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akajeeves said:
I definitely appreciate the help even though the phone decided to fix itself... would you recommend flashing the s=off bootloader next time I update my ROM to provide increased recovery ability or no?
Addendum : from what I understand it will allow me to flash stuff from hboot or am I misunderstanding?
Edit 2 : does nand save the bootloader too?
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I would recommend achieving S=OFF as soon as you're comfortable in doing so. Just please be careful and ask questions first if you have any doubt.
I'm definitely not the expert, so someone else might have to answer some of your questions.
1. I believe that's true re: flashing from hboot.
2. Nandroid does NOT save the bootloader, ever.

Related

[Guide] Flashing the ENG bootloader after s-off

Some people might want to get rid of the modified bootloader after running the revolutionary beta to get s-off. It is pretty easy.
Also if you run a RUU you will need to run this to get proper s-off.
1. Get s-off
1a. I recommend not useing clockwork mod and instead installing TeamWin Recovery Project​2 .Download the eng bootloader and put it in the root of your sd-card
Link-> PG86IMG_eng-hboot.zip
Rename it to be PG86IMG.zip​3. Disable quickboot in system power settings
Shutdown the phone, hold down the volume down button and hit the power/hold button​4. Once in the bootloader hitting volume up will ask if you want to update, hit volume up again to accept and then reboot.​5. Remove or rename the PG86IMG.zip in order to get into the bootloader again, as it will always try to apply the update.​
ionstorm66 said:
Some people might want to get rid of the modified bootloader after running the revolutionary beta to get s-off. It is pretty easy.
1. Get s-off
1a. I recommend not useing clockwork mod and instead installing TeamWin Recovery Project​2.Download the eng bootloader and put it in the root of your sd-card
Link-> PG86IMG_eng-hboot.zip
Rename it to be PG86IMG.zip​
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Whats the difference? Mine says eMMC H.Boot
The eng bootloader has s-off stock, and has more fastboot options. It also removes anything that revolutionary did in the bootloader to get s-off.
knowledge561 said:
Whats the difference? Mine says eMMC H.Boot
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Thanks. I would have never known.
ionstorm66 said:
1. Get s-off
1a. I recommend not useing clockwork mod and instead installing TeamWin Recovery Project​
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When people make recommendations like this, I have to question why? Does CWM brick phones if you use this method? Is there a performance issue when trying this?
Not to be an ass or anything but you have 2 total post in 2 months. Please elaborate this recommendation before you have hundreds of thousands of people following your recommendation. Personal experiences as well as any confirmed bugs that others have experienced would be good.
I think that is more for Devs
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unknown_owner said:
When people make recommendations like this, I have to question why? Does CWM brick phones if you use this method? Is there a performance issue when trying this?
Not to be an ass or anything but you have 2 total post in 2 months. Please elaborate this recommendation before you have hundreds of thousands of people following your recommendation. Personal experiences as well as any confirmed bugs that others have experienced would be good.
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If you have some basic knowledge and have used revolutionary you would know why he suggested it, so maybe you should read more and he can elaborate less? BTW his instructions are perfect.
TimidRat said:
If you have some basic knowledge and have used revolutionary you would know why he suggested it, so maybe you should read more and he can elaborate less? BTW his instructions are perfect.
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Agreed
Locked & Loaded
unknown_owner said:
When people make recommendations like this, I have to question why? Does CWM brick phones if you use this method? Is there a performance issue when trying this?
Not to be an ass or anything but you have 2 total post in 2 months. Please elaborate this recommendation before you have hundreds of thousands of people following your recommendation. Personal experiences as well as any confirmed bugs that others have experienced would be good.
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plus one dude sounded like a strait ****
ion thanks bro **** worked like a charm now im clean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
worked perfectly for me... thx OP
Worked awesome! Loving the look and being able to say I have the engineering bootloader, thanks OP.
hey +1 on the thanks, easy to do and kool eng boott
You know what f**k it, i'm not going to get into any internet wars for something that is not mine but never said anythuing was wrong with revolutionary, let's get that straight. I have used CWM for evolution, epic, e3d, and Asus TF. Never had anything go wrong. So if some says not to use it, I'd like to know if I need to seek an alternative for each device. No I'm not going to search/read any he said she said post on the internet to find an answer. If the answer has to do with people and not the actual programs themselves, then the recommendation is mute.
Thanks on the steps btw
And to clarify, revolutionary is the only method to get s-off right now. There are 2 recoveries available after the s-off: CWM and TWRP.
EEE Pad Transformer sent this
Also Sprint can't tell if your EVO is a dev unit or not because It's an official eng bootloader from HTC.
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kpkimmel said:
Also Sprint can't tell if your EVO is a dev unit or not because It's an official eng bootloader from HTC.
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Are you saying that Sprint can somehow poll our devices and deduce what bootloader is installed? Or do you mean a Sprint rep with hands-on access? If the latter, I'm fairly certain they would suspect something was up when they saw S-OFF and the ENG bootloader. Either one would be a sure sign that the phone was something other than stock.
unknown_owner said:
You know what f**k it, i'm not going to get into any internet wars for something that is not mine but never said anythuing was wrong with revolutionary, let's get that straight. I have used CWM for evolution, epic, e3d, and Asus TF. Never had anything go wrong. So if some says not to use it, I'd like to know if I need to seek an alternative for each device. No I'm not going to search/read any he said she said post on the internet to find an answer. If the answer has to do with people and not the actual programs themselves, then the recommendation is mute.
Thanks on the steps btw
And to clarify, revolutionary is the only method to get s-off right now. There are 2 recoveries available after the s-off: CWM and TWRP.
EEE Pad Transformer sent this
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Well, most of us who got our E4G on release day and rooted immediately didn't like early versions of CWM because it wouldn't wipe properly or completely sometimes (giving rise to ridiculous multi-wipe scripts). That and all the associated wonkyness that would follow could be eliminated before it began by simply using Amon Ra and avoiding CWM like the plague...
...even though I've used CWM successfully on devices that have no Amon Ra given our collective early experiences with it (and absolute lack of problems with stable versions of Amon Ra) on the E4G we never used anything but Amon Ra and never had any problems....but we did with CWM at one point.
That's likely why he said it and is why you hear that a lot still. Lots of us E4G guys jumped to E3D immediately. Even though CWM fixed that problem I hear we wouldn't know, we used Amon Ra with nary a problem.
erikivy said:
Are you saying that Sprint can somehow poll our devices and deduce what bootloader is installed? Or do you mean a Sprint rep with hands-on access? If the latter, I'm fairly certain they would suspect something was up when they saw S-OFF and the ENG bootloader. Either one would be a sure sign that the phone was something other than stock.
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A handful of them shipped S-OFF and some of those were probably eng hboots...that and it doesn't say "REVOLUTIONARY" in bright pink at the top...that's a definite giveaway.
If you're going to repost something you could at least link back to where you took everything from...
daneurysm said:
A handful of them shipped S-OFF and some of those were probably eng hboots...that and it doesn't say "REVOLUTIONARY" in bright pink at the top...that's a definite giveaway.
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I forgot about the Revo branding at the top. And I didn't know any shipped s-off. I thought those were Sensations. Regardless, I happy we finally got what we've been waiting for.

:( getting replacement phone....

hey guys just looking for some info i am bummed i have to get a new phone and i am guessing that it will come with the new hboot. does the power and volume down take you into hboot if your not rooted? if not how can i check if i got it. i read a little bit of the unlock for the new hboot in the one thread but all the posts kinda confused me does it actually unlock it i love the way i can just flash stuff on my phone through recovery now the other way seems to be a pain in the ass lol.
and is that unlock method for after the htc unlock? and if the phone comes with the new hboot will it come with the htc method? sorry for the ton of questions lol. just not entirely sure about the new stuff. just wanna be prepared for when phone comes tomorrow or next.
thank you in advance i know i will get the help i need from you guys
I wouldn't be so sure. If you are getting a new one, it probably wont be updated yet. If you are getting a reconditioned unit they updated it before they send it out.
issacsullivan said:
I wouldn't be so sure. If you are getting a new one, it probably wont be updated yet. If you are getting a reconditioned unit they updated it before they send it out.
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I hope its not updated yet
sent from my sniper through your face evo3d
f*ck of course its hboot 1.50 is revolutionary guys working on this one i hope?
xyojimbox said:
f*ck of course its hboot 1.50 is revolutionary guys working on this one i hope?
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What I'm thinking is with HBOOT 1.50 revolutionary won't work and there will have to be a completely different way to root, just like what Revolutionary did.
I was thinking that it might be pointless to crack 1.50 hboot for now with ICS coming soon right? Maybe they are holding of because it would be alot of work for nothing when its going to be updated. Correct me if im wrong hehe
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depends on where you get it. i got my replacement at best buy. i asked the tech to let me see the phone while it sets up. when it turns on it goes to....
update profile... let it do its thing but watch carefully
then it will
update PRL... let it do its thing but watch carefully
then it will
update firmware.. HIT CANCEL !!!
then it will turn on and you are good to go (hopefully)
good luck!!
knightwolf123 said:
depends on where you get it. i got my replacement at best buy. i asked the tech to let me see the phone while it sets up. when it turns on it goes to....
update profile... let it do its thing but watch carefully
then it will
update PRL... let it do its thing but watch carefully
then it will
update firmware.. HIT CANCEL !!!
then it will turn on and you are good to go (hopefully)
good luck!!
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i already got it and they had phone behind counter but i might have to take this one back cause the bottom lights flash on and off so i might try your method if i have to get another one

Pay for root/WiFi hotspot

So to prevent getting flammed over dumb ??, does anybody do this via RDP? I am willing to pay! I have been reading in the shadows for a some time and have a good idea and have even DL the dev files but after the new update mad:), I just cant finger out how to move foward. All i am looking to do is remove bloatware and use moblie teather/WiFi hotspot so I can use my TF201 on the road and maybe a few other things (nothing crazy).
How much you willing to pay?
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So to prevent getting flammed over dumb ??, does anybody do this via RDP? I am willing to pay! I have been reading in the shadows for a some time and have a good idea and have even DL the dev files but after the new update mad:), I just cant finger out how to move foward. All i am looking to do is remove bloatware and use moblie teather/WiFi hotspot so I can use my TF201 on the road and maybe a few other things (nothing crazy).
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Why pay? I will help you
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All the help here is FREE do some reading
Thanks for the help viperboy!! I think the biggest prob is I am with alllllll the differnet types of roots, roms, CMD and so on. just not clear on the one that fitts what i am tryng to do.......
How bout I change that too "donate" to the coffee fund
What hboot do you have
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OP, sent you instructions how you can contact me in IRC. See you there hang around in there for a little bit if I don't answer right away.
Hboot
shoot xc ship s-on rl
1.50.0000
sandjunky said:
Thanks for the help viperboy!! I think the biggest prob is I am with alllllll the differnet types of roots, roms, CMD and so on. just not clear on the one that fitts what i am tryng to do.......
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The only thing that matters is what hboot you have. That will tell us what root method to use.
Hboot
shoot xc ship s-on rl
1.50.0000
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Hboot 1.50 can only be rooted with the HTCDEV unlock method. Instructions here, not hard, just read through a few times and follow all the directions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
sitlet...
question for you.
was considering htc's method.
with the biggest problem on the nets being old/out of date info...
(i saw jtniggle's latest edit was dec 7th)
what's your feeling on the set of instructions he has up?
thanks!
will also read through his thread, of course. but, another informed opinion never hurts.
B-)
cipher77 said:
sitlet...
question for you.
was considering htc's method.
with the biggest problem on the nets being old/out of date info...
(i saw jtniggle's latest edit was dec 7th)
what's your feeling on the set of instructions he has up?
thanks!
will also read through his thread, of course. but, another informed opinion never hurts.
B-)
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well i just followed the instructions here ---> http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-3d-hacks/how-to-root-evo-3d-2-08-651-2-and-later-htc-unlock-method/
(i respond better to video/tut)
zedomax is a good guy i remember him rom my EPIC touch 4g days
i smashed my phone and ended up getting a brand new asurion replacement and it came with hboot 1.5
i had to update via RUU 2.17 because the "unlock bin code" wouldnt stick
either method is still ok
but i would recommend using TWRP 2.0 instead of 1.1 or what ever it was
all you have to do is download TWRP 2.0 rather than the old one and apply it the same way through fastboot
pm me if you (or ANYONE) needs any help or has questions (took me about 20 minutes to do on my own)
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on a general note i would NEVER pay for something that is found free, i almost paid 100 bucks to have my evo 3d flashed to boost mobile till i did a 2 night research quest and figured it out
sitlet said:
The only thing that matters is what hboot you have. That will tell us what root method to use.
Hboot 1.50 can only be rooted with the HTCDEV unlock method. Instructions here, not hard, just read through a few times and follow all the directions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
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nice and thanks!! I tryed this last night and it timed out "waiting for device" in the CMD line, not sure why (it way waay late for me so i prob over looked something).
sandjunky said:
nice and thanks!! I tryed this last night and it timed out "waiting for device" in the CMD line, not sure why (it way waay late for me so i prob over looked something).
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i like zedomax's guide because ALL files are in one place and its a little simpler than the one in the sticky
my guess is you didnt have the drivers installed or didnt have the phone in "fastboot"
I know i overlooked something some place.
Bear gri11z said:
well i just followed the instructions here ---> http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-3d-hacks/how-to-root-evo-3d-2-08-651-2-and-later-htc-unlock-method/
(i respond better to video/tut)
zedomax is a good guy i remember him rom my EPIC touch 4g days
i smashed my phone and ended up getting a brand new asurion replacement and it came with hboot 1.5
i had to update via RUU 2.17 because the "unlock bin code" wouldnt stick
either method is still ok
but i would recommend using TWRP 2.0 instead of 1.1 or what ever it was
all you have to do is download TWRP 2.0 rather than the old one and apply it the same way through fastboot
pm me if you (or ANYONE) needs any help or has questions (took me about 20 minutes to do on my own)
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on a general note i would NEVER pay for something that is found free, i almost paid 100 bucks to have my evo 3d flashed to boost mobile till i did a 2 night research quest and figured it out
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Follow the vid in this post, worked for me a couple months ago and still kickin ass
Xenophanesvii said:
Follow the vid in this post, worked for me a couple months ago and still kickin ass
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but now since we got the 2.17 update you must apply the RUU before using the HTC unlock bin..
i tried to update OTA rather than running the RUU but to no avail the unlock bin wouldnt stick or allow me to get to the unlock screen on my phone... but after reading Reapers post i did the RUU update and POOF it stuck

[Q] HBOOT Downgrade

I plan on taking my EVO 3D in to Sprint and want to find out if re-locking the bootloader (HBoot 1.5), and downgrading to hboot 1.4 will show up as "****LOCKED****" or still as "****RELOCKED****".
Also, in your experiences, does it even matter/do the Sprint employees even check the bootloader?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
patel4prez said:
I plan on taking my EVO 3D in to Sprint and want to find out if re-locking the bootloader (HBoot 1.5), and downgrading to hboot 1.4 will show up as "****LOCKED****" or still as "****RELOCKED****".
Also, in your experiences, does it even matter/do the Sprint employees even check the bootloader?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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Hboot 1.4 doesn't have the locked banner, so if you downgrade it won't say locked, unlocked or relocked.
Whether they care if its relocked probably depends on what you're bringing it in for. Blown speaker, they probably won't care. Depends on the rep really. If you downgrade it, make sure you tell em not to update it or you'll get it back with hboot 1.5.
Thanks for the reply.
I ended up unrooting it and taking it to Sprint. The rep didn't check they are getting me a replacement phone!
Thanks again for the help.
patel4prez said:
Thanks for the reply.
I ended up unrooting it and taking it to Sprint. The rep didn't check they are getting me a replacement phone!
Thanks again for the help.
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The next one you get will probably have hboot 1.5 on it.
Yeah, most likely.
I think I can live with it though. It wasn't so bad on the last one, and I don't flash ROMs/Kernels everyday...
patel4prez said:
Yeah, most likely.
I think I can live with it though. It wasn't so bad on the last one, and I don't flash ROMs/Kernels everyday...
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I haven't flashed anything been running my own for a week Still haven't done that downgrade yet.. Will tho at some point.. I am hboot 1.5
Hahaha! Good luck with the downgrade...the first step looks challenging...
I couldn't get that red light no matter how many times I tried.
patel4prez said:
Hahaha! Good luck with the downgrade...the first step looks challenging...
I couldn't get that red light no matter how many times I tried.
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I don't thinks it's too insane .. Just been doing alot in windows ATM .. I have Fedora set up and may take on the downgrade just haven't had time to do it lol.
It's not as hard as you think.
Bricking takes a little bit of careful timing. Also, you might want to give the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit Live CD in my signature a try.
~co~
closeone said:
It's not as hard as you think.
Bricking takes a little bit of careful timing. Also, you might want to give the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit Live CD in my signature a try.
~co~
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I will say if anyone is gonna do downgrade roll to that CD heard good things about how dummy proof it is for users that are not good using linux

Bricked my brand new phone already....

Alright so long story short I tried to rush through rooting my new phone here without checking everything out too much (complete fail on my part...but I wanted it rooted before I went out to the bars to save some battery life haha...ironic, now I'll have no phone tonight).
I went to root it and it somehow got screwed up...the sense launcher wasn't showing up along with the fact that when I pulled down the notification bar and hit settings, it crashed, so I went to unroot it with the RUU 1.13.651.1 and when I got to the comparison screen it said I had 1.13.651.1_R2...and being already frustraited at this point, decided how worse could it get? Tried it out, not my brand new phone is stuck at the black htc screen....fail.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do? I tried running it again to no avail...I'm about to try the other RUU to just see if it works, but I'm running out of other ideas. Anyone that can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
awesome first post and congrats on your new paperweight
How do you brick a phone using one click root?
shook187 said:
How do you brick a phone using one click root?
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just smashed on the floor and go the Sprint store and pay $100.00 with the insurance.
But, how did you bricked? is only one click!!
shook187 said:
How do you brick a phone using one click root?
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sorry i dont mean to laugh
but hahahahaha lol
i couldnt help it lol
one click root bricking. im sorry man
tough luck and congrats on your first post
will it turn on, what can you get it to do?... geez guy at least attempt to help evern though this was an idiot move to rush thru it...
he could try to unlock his bootloader, manually flash the recovery and flash a rom thru there ^_^
but since he even failed at one click root, how will he do all that?
can u get to the bootloader?
does ur comp recognize it when u plug it in? even if it's still stuck
flex360 said:
he could try to unlock his bootloader, manually flash the recovery and flash a rom thru there ^_^
but since he even failed at one click root, how will he do all that?
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Not that hard if he actually takes his time and reads before doing anything. If he can unlock the bootloader with htcdev and flash a recovery he should be ok
Albaholic said:
Not that hard if he actually takes his time and reads before doing anything. If he can unlock the bootloader with htcdev and flash a recovery he should be ok
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you quoted me and repeated the same thing i said lol
Easy. Hold the volume buttons down while you turn the phone on then choose to reformat or restore or whatever the option is.
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Weird, my HTC screen is white
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HixVAC said:
Alright so long story short I tried to rush through rooting my new phone here without checking everything out too much (complete fail on my part...but I wanted it rooted before I went out to the bars to save some battery life haha...ironic, now I'll have no phone tonight).
I went to root it and it somehow got screwed up...the sense launcher wasn't showing up along with the fact that when I pulled down the notification bar and hit settings, it crashed, so I went to unroot it with the RUU 1.13.651.1 and when I got to the comparison screen it said I had 1.13.651.1_R2...and being already frustraited at this point, decided how worse could it get? Tried it out, not my brand new phone is stuck at the black htc screen....fail.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do? I tried running it again to no avail...I'm about to try the other RUU to just see if it works, but I'm running out of other ideas. Anyone that can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Well, the good news is the phone is not hard bricked, it has a soft brick and is recoverable. Redownload the RUU and try again, but make sure you have the correct one. If that doesn't work you'll have to unlock with htcdev, flash a recovery and flash a ROM. Then try the RUU again if you no longer want root.
Like others have said...it sounds like there is hope for your phone yet. Take your time and CAREFULLY follow instructions for whichever process you choose. Hopefully you post again later saying you were able to fix it.
apparently he doesn't care that much... he hasn't checked back recently...
ticklemepinks said:
apparently he doesn't care that much... he hasn't checked back recently...
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I think he was going out to the bars...without a phone
Come on guys you scared him away. We were all noobies at one point. I done stupid moves and spent countless hours fixing my mess with the help on here. Give the guy a break. Op if u want hit me with pm and we can work together on this I am welling to help
Sent from my EVO using XDA
HixVAC said:
Alright so long story short I tried to rush through rooting my new phone here without checking everything out too much (complete fail on my part...but I wanted it rooted before I went out to the bars to save some battery life haha...ironic, now I'll have no phone tonight).
I went to root it and it somehow got screwed up...the sense launcher wasn't showing up along with the fact that when I pulled down the notification bar and hit settings, it crashed, so I went to unroot it with the RUU 1.13.651.1 and when I got to the comparison screen it said I had 1.13.651.1_R2...and being already frustraited at this point, decided how worse could it get? Tried it out, not my brand new phone is stuck at the black htc screen....fail.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do? I tried running it again to no avail...I'm about to try the other RUU to just see if it works, but I'm running out of other ideas. Anyone that can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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First off don't feel too bad, No matter how sure you know what your doing we all make mistakes. I paperweighted mine while manually installing some mods last night. If you would of watched the how to RUU the evo lte you would of seen that that the black HTC screen is perfectly normal. The phone will sit on that screen for like 10 minutes sometimes it will reboot and sometimes you will get differnt screens. The key is to have the drivers handy and install them if ur PC ever calls the device android 1.0.
The RUU version 1.13.651.1_R2 is the one you should be using. As scary as it is you just need to be patient, and let the RUU run it may look like nothing is happening but something is.
fearbasel04 said:
Come on guys you scared him away. We were all noobies at one point. I done stupid moves and spent countless hours fixing my mess with the help on here. Give the guy a break. Op if u want hit me with pm and we can work together on this I am welling to help
Sent from my EVO using XDA
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Nice! Who said there are no more Good Samaritans?
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