Hello,
I have flashed to Cyanogenmod successfully via fastboot USB method. Has worked for a week. Now my phone just reboots. Figured it was the ROM, so did fastboot USB method again to install Synergy ROM (latest). The GUI didn't even finish loading, and it rebooted. Flashed back to Cyanogenmod, same thing. I've wiped before EACH flash.
I am so lost and wish to revert back to stock ROM and do this all over again, HOWEVER, I've done RUU recovery method from Sprint and it doesn't work. Loading the PG86IMG.zip from the root of the SD card doesn't really render results.
I've checked forums, and really couldn't find a solid way of doing this. If I missed or overlooked something, please point me to it and I'll gladly read it.
I am running HBOOT 1.50, which has been widely been perceived as a royal pain. I bought the phone used and came like that.
How would I do this?
alucardromero said:
Hello,
I have flashed to Cyanogenmod successfully via fastboot USB method. Has worked for a week. Now my phone just reboots. Figured it was the ROM, so did fastboot USB method again to install Synergy ROM (latest). The GUI didn't even finish loading, and it rebooted. Flashed back to Cyanogenmod, same thing. I've wiped before EACH flash.
I am so lost and wish to revert back to stock ROM and do this all over again, HOWEVER, I've done RUU recovery method from Sprint and it doesn't work. Loading the PG86IMG.zip from the root of the SD card doesn't really render results.
I've checked forums, and really couldn't find a solid way of doing this. If I missed or overlooked something, please point me to it and I'll gladly read it.
I am running HBOOT 1.50, which has been widely been perceived as a royal pain. I bought the phone used and came like that.
How would I do this?
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If you wish to revert back to stock, loading the RUU is the best method.
Can you elaborate on what error you received you tried loading the PG86IMG.zip through the bootloader?
RUU are found here: http://goo-inside.me/shooter/ruu
Yep, I used that one. I don't get an error. It reads it ( obviously by the progress bar ) but doesn't give me an option to update or anything. Just passes it by as if it wasn't there.
*slaps head* I shouldn't have messed with this phone at all.
Also, I did managed to lock up the phone again. I used Sprint RUU again, successful. However, I still have boot loops as the GUI loads in Android.
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So after unlocking the boot loader today and loading up the stock rooted OTA rom my phone started randomly boot looping. It was sitting on my desk then randomly rebooted and now its been doing the same thing despite my best tries to fix it.
I had Amon Ra recovery installed initially, then flashed CWM via Rom manager. At this point I can't boot into recovery (or factory reset). It all happens very quickly, but it looks like the recovery menu loads up then the phone reboots. I am able to get into fastboot and reflash any of the recovery img's. I've tried the Amon Ra newest, the CWM normal and touch recovery and none of them will let me in. I've tried to get into recover with the 4G sim out and with the SD card out.
The phone does boot into an OS but after about 10 seconds it reboots. I did some digging and thought it might be the older bootloop issue with the network type. It does it with the sim out and in airplane mode so I'm not all that confident that its that issue.
At this point I am looking at tried to re-stock via Hboot RUU's. I have the P98IMG-1.02.605.6.zip on an SD card and that does flash but at the end of the verification it tells me "the main version is older." So I'm either looking for another package that will let me re-stock and give it a try again... or open to any other suggestions?
Hoping the phone isn't totally hosed, though based on what I can still get into I think there may be hope yet.
Anyone?
thanks in advance!
Have you tried CleanFlash? Also you are getting the mainver because you updated with the OTA. Google ruu_vigor. You are looking for the one that starts with 2.01.
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This may help...
Get the 2.____.11 RUU from the 'Vigor Shipped' post in development. Follow the directions in the word file in post 2 from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1487981
And then flash that RUU in HBOOT.
I had 99 problems with the RUU exe and spent the last week trying to get it to take. That tip to extract the PH file finally got me there. It fixed all kinds of issues for me and got me to stock.
Don't forget to relock.
(I think if you ran the ICS leak RUU you may still have issues, but you could follow those steps with that RUU as well probably and it would hopefully get you cleaned up)
Thanks for the help so far.
I got the newer RUU and got it flashed via hboot after i relocked. *edit* after the second time flashing it it seems to be working.
You guys rock.
I am an unfortunate rookie, and have made mistakes, hence the name. I want to return my phone to stock from htcdev unlock, s-on, hboot 1.5. with a boot loop on meanom ICS for the evo 3d. I have tried to use older ruu shooters. Relock with fastbot oem lock, and then pg86img. However with the bootloop I can not access anything unless I unlock again, and then go into recovery. This is all that I can think of at the moment that might help.
Kill the rookie!!! PLEASE HELP!!
I had much the same problem with my cdma, hboot 1.5, S-On shooter. When I was S-On none of the ICS roms would work. The all bootlooped on me. If you follow the rooting method found here on xda, it will get you back to a stock Rooted GB Rom.
go into hboot -> fastboot USB-> run command dos -> fastboot cwm-4.0.1.4-shooter.IMG -> flash the 2.17 firmware-> enjoy.
I had to S-off with Juopunutbear, then re-run that root/flash to get past the bootloops.
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Unfortunately I have tried that and it still is not working.
My only suggestion would be to try it a few times, other then that, its above my head.
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rookiemistake said:
I am an unfortunate rookie, and have made mistakes, hence the name. I want to return my phone to stock from htcdev unlock, s-on, hboot 1.5. with a boot loop on meanom ICS for the evo 3d. I have tried to use older ruu shooters. Relock with fastbot oem lock, and then pg86img. However with the bootloop I can not access anything unless I unlock again, and then go into recovery. This is all that I can think of at the moment that might help.
Kill the rookie!!! PLEASE HELP!!
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Have you tried one of the ruu exe files that you run from your computer? If you are trying to go stock, you should be able to relock the bootloader and run the ruu and that's it.
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First of all I want to thank everyone that has been attempting to assist me with my problem. I have tried to relock since I am on htcdev unlock and then run an ruu force via my computer. I get an installation aborted error when trying to flash pg86img via recovery. I don't know what else to say.
You can't flash a bootloader zip from recovery. You have to flash it from hboot. Also make sure the zip is named correctly "PG86IMG.zip" without the quotes. Also make sure the zip is on the root of your sd as in not in any folders. Once you've named the zip correctly and placed it correctly then power off the phone. Hold down the volume down button and tap the power button. You should boot into the bootloader wait until the phone recognizes the zip and follow the on screen instructions. Hopefully this helps.
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\=LTE
Thank you again. I tried your directions, it did recognize the pg86img. However it did not give me any instructions to follow. It did however allow me to be able to a partial stock state. My software version is still on the teamgenesis sense v2.9 cdma. Although I do like some of the features on this rom, I would still like to be able to get the OTA of ICS when it is released. Any suggestions?
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Thank you again. I tried your directions, it did recognize the pg86img. However it did not give me any instructions to follow. It did however allow me to be able to a partial stock state. My software version is still on the teamgenesis sense v2.9 cdma. Although I do like some of the features on this rom, I would still like to be able to get the OTA of ICS when it is released. Any suggestions?
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To get the ota release (if it ever comes ) I do believe you will need to be locked and running the existing gingerbread rom. While I am not positive, I think the system uses the props file to determine if an update is applicable, and it will likely not recognize the teamgenesis rom version as being upgradeable.
Now I will likely get flames for saying this, but if you want to put the meanrom v2.4 of ICS on the phone, it can be done with s-on, you just need to follow the correct process. I ran that rom for a while, and it is very stock like, stable, and has a few enhancements that you will not find on a non-rooted stock rom. I never found anything wrong or not working with that rom.
To get it to load, first I downloaded flashimagegui from market, put the meanrom zip file on the sd card and made sure I had a recovery that I could get into. I am using TWRP v2.1.1, lots of folks talk about others like ext4, and I am only going to say use whichever you like, after all it is your phone.
Then with the phone unlocked via the htc method, I started the flashimage app, and browsed to the meanrom file. It extracted the kernel and flashed it. Once that was done, with clear cache buttons selected, rebooted to recovery, and used the install menu selection of TWRP to again flash the same rom file. Once it flashed the file, selected clear cache and dalvik just to be safe, selected reboot system, and it worked great.
Have a great weekend.
So, apparently I am still doing something wrong. I have put the pg86img on the root, relocked to the bootloader, and let it run it's course. However, it will get through with reading it and stops and does not finish anything with loading the system information. I have also tried to run the ruu via usb connection. I keep running into a c++ issue saying runtime error. I have wiped everything and thankfully I did make a backup of the rom and other information that I was runing so I can currently fall back on that.
I am on hboot 1.5, 2.17, and teamgenesis ICS rom for evo 3d.
Apparently there have been rumors that Sprint has finally released the ICS OTA, not that it really matters anymore, but I have run into a few interesting glitches, such as WIFI not staying connected while asleep or disconnecting.
If I have to I am willing to pay to do a netmeeing with someone in order to be able to fix this.
Sorry if it sounds like I am getting frustrated, but I have tried every walkthrough that I have found and have not had any luck with any of them.
Please help.
I forgot to say I am s-on
Hello Everyone,
I hope there is an obvious solution that I am just missing. I have the Amaze 4G on Wind Mobile, I rooted, then flashed the Energy rom. Then I wanted to return to stock. I have followed more tips, tricks, guides, suggestions, how-to's then I can count so here is where I am at.
I can still get into hboot/fastboot as well as whatever recovery I happen to flash with Hasoon2000's kit;
hboot version is 1.93.0002
I am still S-ON
I was running the official stock ICS; I rooted after that update; so I don't think that I need to return to GB then OTA update to ICS.
I have tried the three Wind mobile stock RUU's that are floating around; the first two fail because my hboot is a newer version.
I have downloaded the Wind ICS OTA file, extracted the stock boot and recovery .img files and flashed them over with the Hasoon2000 kit, renamed the un-extracted ICS OTA file to PH85IMG.zip (with only ONE .zip), copied to my external card, relocked the bootloader, removed the battery and rebooted. It finds the file, loads, checks, then sends me back to the hboot screen. I have tried then rebooting the phone and eventually it ends up at the white HTC boot screen and sits there. I have tried leaving it there for 30 + minutes and unless it might need days I don't think it is going anywhere.
I have managed to boot into the stock recovery which at times even gets a progress bar, reboots, and sits at the HTC screen; other times I get the red triangle.
I know other people have had issues similar to this as I have read an endless number of threads on the subject, none of the suggestions have worked thus far.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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I can still install custom roms so not all is lost, but I would still like to get back to the stock rom and it still isn't working. I tried using the tool from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526316 to reset my version and then run the update wizard and it recognized that I was at version 1.00.0000 but still failed.
Also installing PH85IMG.zip from the sd card gets to the parsing stage and then goes back to hboot.
Any ideas?
Tried to delete this thread but couldn't figure out how so I'll just edit it again.
I finally found the following thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27058110&postcount=44
It doesn't specifically state that this problem applies to Wind mobile users but given the issues I am having I assume it does.
So I need a nand backup file! I would have my own except the SD Card it was saved on has died. So if anyone out there is using the Amaze 4G on Wind Mobile and can send me their Nand backup I will be forever grateful!
Unless of course those reading this know of an alternative solution?
Thanks in advance!
I am at my wits end here. This phone is driving me crazy. It seems like the only ROM's I can get to work are ones that use Aroma installer. I don't know what part of the Aroma installer is what makes it work, but I would really like to know because I want to try NeWt's and/or AOSP.
I am S-ON
I am on whatever firmware gets installed with the Nil's business ICS Sense 4.0 Aroma installer. (I don't know how to check my firmware, I imagine it's easy to check and/or install new firmware, but I can't seem to find a thread about firmwares anywhere. All I can find is Kernels/Roms)
I tried newt's first. I wiped everything, installed the rom. Then I rebooted to bootloader and did fastboot flash boot boot.img (the boot.img I pulled out of the rom's .zip) it flashed that, then I rebooted. The result: Stuck at HTC logo.
No idea what caused that, but I decided I'd go for ICS AOSP instead. I installed that, following the same process as above, and in this scenario I get stuck at the CM9 bootlogo infinitely (bootloop).
I'm sorry if I seem really frustrated, but honestly it's because I am. I've never had this much of a problem getting custom roms to work on any phone I've ever had. I really hope it's something I'm just missing, because I feel like a moron. I can't get any of these roms to even boot, and that's just sad...
PLEASE HELP!
bigbabys said:
I am at my wits end here. This phone is driving me crazy. It seems like the only ROM's I can get to work are ones that use Aroma installer. I don't know what part of the Aroma installer is what makes it work, but I would really like to know because I want to try NeWt's and/or AOSP.
I am S-ON
I am on whatever firmware gets installed with the Nil's business ICS Sense 4.0 Aroma installer. (I don't know how to check my firmware, I imagine it's easy to check and/or install new firmware, but I can't seem to find a thread about firmwares anywhere. All I can find is Kernels/Roms)
I tried newt's first. I wiped everything, installed the rom. Then I rebooted to bootloader and did fastboot flash boot boot.img (the boot.img I pulled out of the rom's .zip) it flashed that, then I rebooted. The result: Stuck at HTC logo.
No idea what caused that, but I decided I'd go for ICS AOSP instead. I installed that, following the same process as above, and in this scenario I get stuck at the CM9 bootlogo infinitely (bootloop).
I'm sorry if I seem really frustrated, but honestly it's because I am. I've never had this much of a problem getting custom roms to work on any phone I've ever had. I really hope it's something I'm just missing, because I feel like a moron. I can't get any of these roms to even boot, and that's just sad...
PLEASE HELP!
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First off, no firmware will be installed with a rom, but this is a good place to start. With you being s-off, even a kernel won't be installed with a custom rom unless you flash the boot.img in hboot (or fastboot flash). My suspicion is that you are still on GB firmware. This can be alleviated by installing a patch. However, I think it in your best interest to re-lock, flash the newest RUU (found at androidpolice), and unlock again. That way, you will have updated to ICS firmware (therefore making it easier to run ICS based ROMS).
Do you have a working ROM right now that you can rever to so we can get some information off of it?
iamwalterwhite said:
First off, no firmware will be installed with a rom, but this is a good place to start. With you being s-off, even a kernel won't be installed with a custom rom unless you flash the boot.img in hboot (or fastboot flash). My suspicion is that you are still on GB firmware. This can be alleviated by installing a patch. However, I think it in your best interest to re-lock, flash the newest RUU (found at androidpolice), and unlock again. That way, you will have updated to ICS firmware (therefore making it easier to run ICS based ROMS).
Do you have a working ROM right now that you can rever to so we can get some information off of it?
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Well, it's funny you should say that. I DID, or so I thought. I got fed up and restored a backup. How even my backup won't boot. I have no idea how that is even possible. Do I need to re-lock the device to install an RUU? What you are saying sounds like exactly what I need (to get on ICS firmware) so if you could tell me the easiest way to do that, I'll get started right away, haha.
Anyways, the backup I tried to restore was viper rez 1.03, and my hboot version is 2.11.0000. I cant' boot a rom at all.
bigbabys said:
Well, it's funny you should say that. I DID, or so I thought. I got fed up and restored a backup. How even my backup won't boot. I have no idea how that is even possible. Do I need to re-lock the device to install an RUU? What you are saying sounds like exactly what I need (to get on ICS firmware) so if you could tell me the easiest way to do that, I'll get started right away, haha.
Anyways, the backup I tried to restore was viper rez 1.03, and my hboot version is 2.11.0000. I cant' boot a rom at all.
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If you can't boot a rom at all, then I can't tell you exactly which firmware you are on. With your hboot version, though, it looks like you are on GB firmware. Yes, you need to relock to run the RUU. Relock, run the RUU (found here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/ ), unlock again, flash AR 3.15, then move onto ICS goodness.
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If you can't boot a rom at all, then I can't tell you exactly which firmware you are on. With your hboot version, though, it looks like you are on GB firmware. Yes, you need to relock to run the RUU. Relock, run the RUU (found here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/ ), unlock again, flash AR 3.15, then move onto ICS goodness.
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Ok, I relocked, put the PH98IMG on my sdcard, I loaded up the bootloader, pressed power, and it loaded PH98IMG.zip (took a while, said loading) then after it finished loading it said checking PH98IMG.zip (which also took a while) but after that, nothing happened. It just went back to the bootloader main menu... what am I doing wrong?
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Ok, I relocked, put the PH98IMG on my sdcard, I loaded up the bootloader, pressed power, and it loaded PH98IMG.zip (took a while, said loading) then after it finished loading it said checking PH98IMG.zip (which also took a while) but after that, nothing happened. It just went back to the bootloader main menu... what am I doing wrong?
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Wow, I just can't catch a break. Turns out, the RUU I downloaded was corrupt. So I got one that works, flashes the RUU, re-locked, reinstalled recovery, and flashed NeWt's and guess what. Hangs at HTC logo. WTF!
Edit: My hboot is 2.27.0000 now...
I just flashed that CM9 with the table being flipped over and it seems to boot okay. So I'm not sure what happened with newts. Oh well, I'm calling it a night. Been at this for over 5 hours (yea I know, that's insane)
bigbabys said:
Wow, I just can't catch a break. Turns out, the RUU I downloaded was corrupt. So I got one that works, flashes the RUU, re-locked, reinstalled recovery, and flashed NeWt's and guess what. Hangs at HTC logo. WTF!
Edit: My hboot is 2.27.0000 now...
I just flashed that CM9 with the table being flipped over and it seems to boot okay. So I'm not sure what happened with newts. Oh well, I'm calling it a night. Been at this for over 5 hours (yea I know, that's insane)
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You didn't say if you flashed the boot.img from Newt? You should have if you are s-on.
bigbabys said:
Wow, I just can't catch a break. Turns out, the RUU I downloaded was corrupt. So I got one that works, flashes the RUU, re-locked, reinstalled recovery, and flashed NeWt's and guess what. Hangs at HTC logo. WTF!
Edit: My hboot is 2.27.0000 now...
I just flashed that CM9 with the table being flipped over and it seems to boot okay. So I'm not sure what happened with newts. Oh well, I'm calling it a night. Been at this for over 5 hours (yea I know, that's insane)
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Hahaha, "CM9 with the table flipped over"! I'm sure that's how you felt after 5 hours. Not to make light of how frustrating that can be, but I'm glad you've got something working again.
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You didn't say if you flashed the boot.img from Newt? You should have if you are s-on.
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For both installs, I did a flashboot boot amonrarecovery.img so that it could write to the boot partition. (A nifty little trick courtesy of scotty over at androidforums.com ) however, not wanting to rule out the possibility that maybe that little trick was the cause of the issue, I extraced the boot.img and did a fastboot flash boot boot.img to make sure. However it still was hanging at the HTC logo. That's when I tried the cm9 rom, and used the trick, and it worked fine.
I have no idea why NeWtS didnt' work for me. I can't post in the thread specifically for it yet, but as far as I know I did everything correct this time, so I'm at a loss.
iamwalterwhite said:
Hahaha, "CM9 with the table flipped over"! I'm sure that's how you felt after 5 hours. Not to make light of how frustrating that can be, but I'm glad you've got something working again.
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Oh believe me, I'm just as glad My original plan was to flash a ROM real fast before going out with some friends. I figured worst case scenario I could flash a backup. But I didn't realize you can't restore a nandroid from recovery if you are S-ON without manually writing the boot image again. So I made myself a nice paperweight and spent the entire night fixing it I'd like to find out what went wrong with NeWts, but to be honest I tinkered with cm9 most of last night and I think I'm happy with it. It's so smooth. And to be honest, I have low expecations for every sense rom now since every single one I tried has the autofocus issue.
Ok, I will try to give as much info as I can, please let me know if there is anything else I should provide. I really appreciate any help and advice as I've been pulling my hair out for the last 3 days, spending 10+ hours trying to get my Amaze back working.
Problem started a few days ago, phone shut off, when it powered back on it was stuck on the White HTC logo. That same day the phone died completely and would not power on at all, not even the amber light. Eventually the amber light would blink the but phone wouldn't charge. I fixed this first issue by jump starting the battery with a 9V battery, something someone suggested on a thread. Worked great to get the phone charging again... but that's it. So basically I have access to the HBOOT/Fastboot and EXT4 Recovery menu's, and there is no OS on the phone, I know for sure now because I wiped the system.
When I try (but fail) to install the RUU 1.41 exe, and it checks the phone, i comes back saying my "current" version on the phone is 2.14.661.2 even though there isn't any OS on there...
Bit more background info. I purchased this phone last year off someone, it was running 4.1.2 and the bootloader was unlocked. It *is S-ON though.
Whatever else this guy did, I'm not sure as this is what I can tell, however the CID pulls up as Telus001? which the guy did tell me it was a Telus phone.
So I'm trying to load the Telus stock rom and I've been getting nowhere and pulling my hair out. I'm 10hrs in and no further then I was. So first I downloaded the Telus RUU 1.41 exe from the stock rom but it gives an Error 43. I tried this with both the bootloader locked again, and unlocked. I then downloaded the OTA 2.14.661 zip from the stock roms, and renamed it to PH85IMG, stuck that on the Ext SD card. Problem is when it boots into the HBOOT it actually see's the file, loads it, then checks it, but then returns me to the main menu. I don't get promted to update. Now I've tried this too with the bootloader unlocked, and locked. So a third go, I extracted the Rom from the 1.41 RUU and made that PH85IMG, tossed it onto the SD card and again this time it actually went further but gave another error.
I have tried to Sideload the above Roms through recovery but they give error's.
In that All In One program there is an option to fix the Mainver error, however when I run that all I get is "Device not found". The phone IS loaded under device manager as HTC Phone as I had installed the drivers. I've tried to google this fix but I can't get anywhere.
Everyone has said on forums that sticking a PH85IMG.zip file on an Ex SD and having it boot into the HBOOT menu will rebuild the phone, but I'm out of idea's how to get there because it loads the rom's, checks them, and then boots me back to the menu. There is only 2 Rom's I can find for Telus, and that's the 1.41 EXE or the OTA 2.14.661.2. My HBOOT version is 1.93.0002, RUBY PVT SHIP S-ON RL.
Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions, desperately just want my phone working again. I feel like I've been to the 4 corner's of google trying to solve this problem.
Strange This should not happen.Also if your phone is running 4.1.2 which should be a custom then that means your phone was updated to ics so the ruu.exe will fail.if you have access to 4ext recovery then you can flash any custom rom to boot your phone.But if you want stock and both of the stock roms for your carrier is not working then the only thing you can do is s-off the phone then use supercid so you can flash any carrier's rom then flash t-mobile ics stock.Tell me if this worked for you.
darkshadow1997 said:
Strange This should not happen.Also if your phone is running 4.1.2 which should be a custom then that means your phone was updated to ics so the ruu.exe will fail.if you have access to 4ext recovery then you can flash any custom rom to boot your phone.But if you want stock and both of the stock roms for your carrier is not working then the only thing you can do is s-off the phone then use supercid so you can flash any carrier's rom then flash t-mobile ics stock.Tell me if this worked for you.
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Got it going!! Thanks for the suggestions. What did it in the end was this thread --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27058110
I had EXT4 Recovery already, so I used his Zip and just flashed that. Phone came back up and is running great now... if only I had found his thread before the hr's and hr's I've been googling and trying things.