Hi,
So I really did it this time. I forgot to delete the radio I flashed yesterday from the phone's root folder and upon restoring to what appears to be a non-working version of DASBAMF I'm stuck with:
BAMF that loads but only to my background image. The touch screen doesn't respond, the soft keys don't do anything. Volume buttons wake the screen and so does the power button. But, when I hold the power button down, the reboot options don't come up. The status bar updates, I can see emails coming in. When I plug in the device to USB it goes into charge only mode.
OR
Hboot that finds the radio immediately. Flash or don't flash the radio and all I can do is reboot.
I'm on Windows 7 64bit and I've tried to install and setup ADB per these directions: http://www.thunderboltforums.com/forum/htc-thunderbolt-development/315-android-sdk-adb-driver.html
as well as the HTC sync software. I can't get ADB to recognize the device nor HTC sync.
Does anyone have any idea what I can do to either remove the radio or somehow get into recovery?
Turn off the phone, remove the micro sd card, put it in your pc card and remove the radio. When you put the micro sd card back in the phone hboot will look for the file and not find it, you can then choose recovery.
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If your PC has a multimedia card reader, you should get a SDcard adapter, and insert the micro SDcard from your Thunderbolt into it. Then you can delete the PG051.img via Windows Explorer.
After a few such experiences, I wouldn't root my phone unless I had a PC with a mmc reader and an adapter. It's a lifesaver.
Same thing happened to me a while back, except I didn't have a PC available, but luckily was able to put the card in my gf's phone and delete it that way
Thanks for the help guy. I didn't realize the radio was on the SD card (duh) and I could just take the card out, boot into hboot -> recovery, and then factory wipe.
If the ROM was truly in a bootloop, I would have had to use a PC to remove the p05img.zip. Thanks for the help.
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Hopefully someone can help me here
I have an HTC Mogul that I am trying to flash over to a custom ROM. Unfortunately I got a little too gung ho and didnt flash the radio over, so now the phone freezes at the HTC splash screen on start up. I have tried flashing it back to a carrier rom or even another custom rom but it gets to the loading bar and then fails out. Have tried flashing from the SD card but every image i put on there says that there is no valid image on the card.
I have looked high and low for an answer to my problem but have had little to no luck anywhere.
Rawk02 said:
Hopefully someone can help me here
I have an HTC Mogul that I am trying to flash over to a custom ROM. Unfortunately I got a little too gung ho and didnt flash the radio over, so now the phone freezes at the HTC splash screen on start up. I have tried flashing it back to a carrier rom or even another custom rom but it gets to the loading bar and then fails out. Have tried flashing from the SD card but every image i put on there says that there is no valid image on the card.
I have looked high and low for an answer to my problem but have had little to no luck anywhere.
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Unlocked bootloader -> Custom ROM -> GPS Radio -> Boot
So as long as your bootloader is unlocked (olipro 2.40, no2chem 2.47) then go ahead and flash the Custom GPS ROM you want to use on there. Then flash a GPS Radio I use 3.42.40 and yes I have tested all the others. Then to be totally sure might as well hard reset and pull the battery for a few.
Edit: Tip I figure everyone needs to read. If flashing using RUU method (exe, or utility through usb cable) make sure you dont have a Memory card in the phone. That ensures no problems will arise like bad flashes.
If using microSD card then make sure its not plugged in while flashing. Card must be 2gb and under and be formatted fat 32, image must be named TITAIMG.nbh and be the only thing on the card, no files or folders but the .nbh
Also check in your Computers files and folders settings and make sure you have it selected to Show File Extensions. That way you know the files are getting named and assigned correctly.
The problem I am having right now is the bootloader seems borked. It will not load any files. any that i put on the card it flashes up quick and says no image file found and then back to the bootloader screen and if i try usb it goes to the point where the progress bar comes up and then errors out. Is there a way to flash the bootloader without loading into WM?
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The problem I am having right now is the bootloader seems borked. It will not load any files. any that i put on the card it flashes up quick and says no image file found and then back to the bootloader screen and if i try usb it goes to the point where the progress bar comes up and then errors out. Is there a way to flash the bootloader without loading into WM?
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What bootloader is on there now? You should of already mentioned this in your first post, let alone your second..
Also what size memory card are you using, I hinted at that already too.
Yeah that would help
Here is what is at the top of the Bootloader:
TITA100
SPL-1.07.0000
CPLD-9
I am using a 2 gig card, tried with a 1 gig it would get the to loading screen and freeze
Rawk02 said:
Yeah that would help
Here is what is at the top of the Bootloader:
TITA100
SPL-1.07.0000
CPLD-9
I am using a 2 gig card, tried with a 1 gig it would get the to loading screen and freeze
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Yea you messed up, you need to flash an unlocked bootloader from a functioning WM. There are ways around it and to get out of your jam.
Tell me what the phone does after unplugging it, removing the memory card, taking the battery out and letting it sit for a couple minutes. Put only the battery in and turn it on.
I need to know if it tries to boot the OS and gets stuck or if it goes to bootloader automatically.
it tries to boot to WM, goes to the HTC logo and then freezes, i still have to hold down the camera button to boot into the bootloader
Rawk02 said:
it tries to boot to WM, goes to the HTC logo and then freezes, i still have to hold down the camera button to boot into the bootloader
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Thats not how you get into bootloader on a Titan.
Manual Bootloader mode on a Titan = Power Button + Camera Button + Reset Button (hole next to memory card slot) for a couple seconds then release.
Ok now next information that you forgot to post. What HTC Mogul is it P4000, VX6800, PPC6800, or other variant. What carrier branding is it, like what stock ROM was originally on there. Sprint, Verizon, Qwest. Exe.
I need to know this as well so we are not just trying things to you get it. I want to write you a walkthrough that hits the nail on the head.
PPC6800
Old Carrier was USCC
and it may just be this version but to get into bootloader I have just been holding down camera then at the same time holding down power holding it for a few seconds then releasing the power and it goes into BL
1: Download the following files from my HTC to Windows Unlock Tools directory. Download the Titan_Relocker.exe, a GPS radio of your choosing, and the titan_spl_olipro240.exe.
2. Now make sure you have Active Sync 4.5 installed first then the HTC windows drivers installed second (from my HTC unlock directory on my share site). Now install both of those and restart the computer, start from a fresh PC. Now disable the Active Sync usb connections just right click the Active sync icon on your PC's taskbar. Pick connection settings and then look for the Box with Allow USB connections. Clear the box (disable) the usb connections.
3. Take out the storage card and now manually put the phone into bootloader "power camera reset" and then plug the phone into the PC using a MAIN port built into the Motherboard (no hub, no front usb panel). Now use Winrar, or 7zip to extract the contents of the Titanrelocker.exe into a folder. You will then see the ROMupdateutility.exe and ExitBL.exe with a bunch of other files. Ok now Run the ROM update utitlity.exe from the extracted folder and let it flash The Stock SPL. When it is done follow the prompts on screen. Now if it reboots back to olipro bootloader then run the Exitbl.exe and soon as it reboots wait till after the first splash screen and Unplug the phone.
4. Now manually put the phone into bootloader "power camera reset" (so it restarts and goes back to bootloader). Now we are going to flash the Olipro 2.40. Use Winrar, or 7zip to extract the contents of Olipro 2.40.exe into a folder. You will then see the ROMupdateutility.exe and ExitBL.exe with a bunch of other files. Ok now Run the ROM update utitlity.exe from the extracted folder and let it flash Olipro 2.40 When it is done follow the prompts on screen. Now if it reboots back to olipro bootloader then run the Exitbl.exe and soon as it reboots wait till after the first splash screen and Unplug the phone.
5. Now manually put the phone into bootloader "power camera reset" (so it restarts and goes back to bootloader). Now you can flash a Custom ROM using RUU method or go ahead and use the microSD method.
a. You can use an RUU utility to flash the custom ROM while its still plugged in and in bootloader.
b. You can flash the custom ROM with a Micro SD card, just unplug the phone and put the card in and manually put the phone in bootloader again using power + camera + reset all at the same time for a second or two.
6: When the ROM is done installing you MUST flash a GPS radio version 3.35 and up if you are using a GPS ROM. If you use RUU method you have to perform a hard reset after flashing the radio. If you use the Micro SD method you do not have to Hard Reset.
Still it is a good idea to hard reset and then pull battery for a minute to make sure the page pool is set.
on #3 flashing it back to the stock SPL i get the same error as I have been getting, it goes to the progress bar on both the computer and phone, sits at 0% for about 30 seconds then the computer gives error 262
ok finally got it to respond to the SD card, but it has been sitting on a grey screen saying loading for a good 6 hours now, i have a feeling that this is going to take some low-level editing with mtty
Hey all,
My TB (rooted and running VIRUS ROM) froze earlier and would not do anything until i pulled the battery. When I did it booted up but did so as if I did a hard reset and now gets stuck in the ANDROID splash screen and will not boot up at all. I dont know what happend but is this phone bricked?
What did u do to it to cause it bootlooping
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First off, wrong forum.
Second, the answer is:
No. If you can get past the bootloader, then your not bricked.
Reflash the ROM (don't format /data) or just a new kernel and that should fix it.
have you tried to connect to PC and run
adb reboot bootloader
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you can also try to power off and power it on while holding on the volume down button
Boot the phone with power/vol down pressed…. will bootloader run?
Please note: if you have a PG05IMG file in the root of your sd card, recovery will only allow you to run that update. I had to remove my card, insert it into a USB/micro-sd card reader, delete that file, then reboot phone with volume down. From there, you can choose recovery and flash appropriate files. If you don't have a microsd card reader, may need to put in another phone and tehter with USB to gain access to card files. Hope this helps.
I made the change from das bamf 1.4 to gingersense2.1 and now I'm stuck in HTC loop, I can't recover or anything, I'm so bummed please help
Did you wipe through CWM? Are you on the correct radio version?
Boot into hboot and then restore from previous backup or reflash ROM. (Shut the phone down/Hold the Volume down/Then press the power button)
Similar thing happened to me, but not due to the Roms you mentioned. Here is how I was able to get out of the boot loop.
Before You Begin:
1. Perform the steps below at your own risk!
2. Make sure you have a USB micro SD Memory Card Reader (~$6)
3. Charge your phone's battery as best you can, or use a spare battery
4. Download Rom of choice to your computer
5. Do some research into removing the micro SD Card as needed
6. Don't Panic! (I Love to Say This!)
Here We Go:
A. Remove battery from phone
B. Remove SD Card
C. Insert SD Card into USB micro SD Card Reader
D. Plug micro SD Card Reader into USB port on computer
E. When prompted, select option to view folder contents
F. Rename Rom PG05IMG (Keep .zip extension - PG05IMG.zip)
G. Copy PG05IMG.zip onto root of SD Card
H. Eject micro SD Card Reader from computer
I. Install SD Card in phone and then install battery
J. Press and hold Volume Down & Power buttons until phone boots into recovery
K. PG05IMG.zip should be automatically recognized by recovery
L. When prompted, press (Not Hold) Volume Up button to start update
M. Wait for flash to complete (Be patient, get an ice cold Root Beer!)
N. When prompted, press (Not Hold) Power button to initiate reboot
O. Wait for phone to boot (Be patient, get another ice cold Root Beer!)
P. If all goes well your phone will live to fight another day!
Personally, I reset my phone after following this process. I then perform a wipe and flash the Rom a second time before setting up my phone. Some will say this is overkill though.
Try to boot into recovery (pull battery, hold volume down and power button). Wipe Cache then Wipe Dalvik Cache, then reboot and see.
i did all the steps from above EXCEPT trying to rename any ol rom, i did try to reflash the final rom from the rooting process, to the save results , stuck on the htc white screen loop. i was using das bamf ginger remix , had it working , but with no signal when i powerd phone down to reboot is when i got the loop, from what im reading there is no cure?????? ill try to reflash a different rom ,, but really need the link to put it back to stock to return to verizon, please help
Don't panic. Somebody here will be able to help you, and after you are done, you will not need to return your phone to Verizon. Renaming that file to PG05IMG.zip is important to get it to read in H boot. are you able to boot into recovery at all? and if so, do you have any other roms still saved on your sd card?
Also, how long are you waiting for the screen to change?
I can get into recovery for a second then loop starts all over again
darksidestudios said:
I can get into recovery for a second then loop starts all over again
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You need to have a Rom on the root of your SD Card named PG05IMG.zip for recovery to provide an option to flash. As I mentioned before, I was stuck on the HTC screen and recovery would not work, but I was able to escape the boot loop by placing a renamed Rom on the SD Card. Try it, it works!
i rooted my thunderbolt and have CWM 4.0.1.4
Apparently verizon released an update today and my phone tried to update on its own. when i work up my phone is in CWM saying
E:signature verification failed
Instillation aborted
If i reboot it just immediately tries to run the update again and fails, so i'm in this loop.
what can i do?
thanks for any help!
I'm a newby myself so others correct me if I stumble, but I think you can pull out your micro SD card, connect to your PC, and download a working rom image to the root of the card (not in a folder). It will have a name like PG05IMG.zip
Put the sd card back in, hold the volume down button as you hold the power button to turn it on to get into the bootloader, press the power button again, and it will look for the PG05IMG.zip and install it.
is there anyway to correct the current issue w/o installing a new ROM?
i would prefer not to have to install a custom ROM and wipe my data if possible
That is a good question, above my pay grade, but I am guessing what happened was the Verizon release you got today was corrupt. I would guess you can pull your SD card, and look if it downloaded a PG05IMG.zip file to it, and just delete it. Or try rebooting without the SD card installed just to see what happens?
This post had the solution, no data wipe and even kept root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402898
pray59 said:
I'm a newby myself so others correct me if I stumble, but I think you can pull out your micro SD card, connect to your PC, and download a working rom image to the root of the card (not in a folder). It will have a name like PG05IMG.zip
Put the sd card back in, hold the volume down button as you hold the power button to turn it on to get into the bootloader, press the power button again, and it will look for the PG05IMG.zip and install it.
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Anything with a PG05IMG.zip is for a new radio, not a new ROM. Many people have been having this problem, but the solution is also above my paygrade
Hi,
So, basically I just got a G3, and was on a similar situation to; http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/help/help-wiped-twrp-t2936583, having wiped my operating system through TWRP. The thing is, I didn't think of using USB OTG, and not knowing that the microSD slot was above the SIM slot, I removed the battery, yes... And put it back in. Now I've an LG G3 that shows the boot screen and has the LED indicator flash blue and green, otherwise nothing. Please advise, I'm not really an advanced user.
Thanks
Try holding down power button for a long time, or the power button and bottom volume button at the same time for a long time. I hadn't wiped anything but when my phone was blinking red and blue then that's what I did. If you're saying that your whole operating system is gone, maybe you go about downloading a stock Rom to your desktop and then manually flashing it to your phone? In not really an advanced user either though so don't trust me lol
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joeyb1720 said:
Hi,
So, basically I just got a G3, and was on a similar situation to; http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/help/help-wiped-twrp-t2936583, having wiped my operating system through TWRP. The thing is, I didn't think of using USB OTG, and not knowing that the microSD slot was above the SIM slot, I removed the battery, yes... And put it back in. Now I've an LG G3 that shows the boot screen and has the LED indicator flash blue and green, otherwise nothing. Please advise, I'm not really an advanced user.
Thanks
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Hopefully you have and ext. SD card or USB OTG stick - assuming you do, place your rom and any other gapps, etc. files you want on it. An SD card or USB OTG stick would be easiest, although you *may* be able to do it without. Also, if you succeed in fixing this, I'd make sure you do some more reading before flashing all willy nilly - you'll save yourself and others a lot of headache if you do some more reading to "become" more of an advanced user. Aka, flashing roms, etc. really isn't the wisest idea for "non-advanced" users. Just a heads up to try and prevent you from having to deal with this situation again in the future. Anyways, do the following.
1.) Pull the battery, then put it back in
2.) Hold both the power & volume down buttons to turn it back on (keep holding them)
3.) Once you see the LG logo, release both power & volume down and then immediately press them both in again (again, keep holding them)
4.) Eventually, your phone will restart. Keep holding both buttons. Shortly after this, you should be greeted by a menu, one of the options on which says "factory reset" (or something to that effect. Press it.
5.) On the next screen, confirm by hitting "next" (as long as you have TWRP installed it will not wipe your phone - it will boot into TWRP.
6.) Once in TWRP, flash as usual from your SD card or USB OTG stick
7.) If you do not have an SD card or USB OTG stick, you *may* be able to plug your phone into your PC at this point (you may possible have to go to mount > internal storage) - anyway the goal would be to get your internal SD (internal storage) to show up in My Computer - allowing you to copy any rom/gapps/etc. files you want to it, and ultimately flash that way. I've had mixed success in the past with this route, that's why I said it *may* not work. If not, imho no one should be flashing roms or messing with their phone without at least an ext. SD card, so go get one they're cheap.