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Ok so i just bought a evo 3d off Craigslist and it was flashed to cricket and had revolutionary recovery with a custom rom installed and hboot says unlocked and im running hboot 1.5 and s-on... i messed up and flashed a stock rom and didnt bacup the previous rom so now im without a rom and cant get any to bootup they flash and then start bootlooping and ive tried multiple ruus and none give me the option to update... please help
If you are having issues with your current ROM. You could always run the ROM Upgrade Utility (RUU) found in the link below.
http://bit.ly/u3pMEN
Make sure to download the correct file.
(RUU_Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.17.651.5_Radio_1.06.00 .1216)
After it has finished downloading. Re-lock your phone.
Then run the RUU.exe
This will take you back to the Stock HTC 2.17.651.5 ROM.
DO NOT DISCONNECT YOUR DEVICE DURING THE PROCESS. IT COULD BRICK YOUR DEVICE.
Remember this will delete all your current data/apps so use TWRP on the android market to back up all your downloaded content. Only if your going to unlock you device again because you need to root your phone to use TWRP.
do i have to have android sdk installed?
You should.
I would recommend downloading the rootevo3dnew.zip file and place it on C:\ Drive.
(You can download the file from here)
http://bit.ly/HCPFRW
Dont forget to enter Fastboot USB first.
Now type these commands on cmd.
cd c:\rootevo3dnew
then type.
fastboot oem lock
Your device should reboot.
Dont let it reboot
Wait about 10 seconds than take off the battery.
Enter hboot once again by pressing Vol down then power button.
Go into Fastboot USB and then run the RUU.
ive tried that it never reconizes the rootevo3dnew.. thats why i was wondering if i needed androidsdk installed
1.Did you unzip the file?
2.Is the rootevo3dnew folder placed in C:\?
does the hole folder need to be in c? cuz ive tried it in the zip file and unzipped to c drive and both no go
pcausey77 said:
does the hole folder need to be in c? cuz ive tried it in the zip file and unzipped to c drive and both no go
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Yes. put the rootevo3d.zip file in C:\ then unzip it.
Once thats done try the commands i gave you.
Post back with your error(if you end up getting one)
it worked that time but just says waiting on device
Is your device in Fastboot USB?
yea its red and says fastboot usb
Try this. Reboot your phone and turn debugging on.
Take out the battery and go back to Fastboot USB
Also run the HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe file in the rootevo3dnew folder if you have windows.
thank a lot man my problem was i didnt have the drivers installed...
No problem. Pm if your having any other issues
@all :
forgot me if this one is a stupid question..
I've a bootloop Evo 3D CDMA,,
can't boot into system and recovery..
and I've done :
- Run RUU.zip + RUU.exe
- Relock + Run RUU.zip + RUU.exe
- Unlock + flash recovery+boot+ramdisk image
- use downgrade method+upgrade again
- and the other things that i've found in this lovely forum..
and i none of that trick solve my problem..
any advice??
What happens when you try to run the RUU ?
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When i tried RUU.exe, i get error message..
I don't know why..
Then i tried to follow the instrucsion on RUU.exe to solved..
But nothing happened..
Just the same error message..
When i used PG86IMG.zip ( based 2.17 ; 2.08 ; 1.13 etc )..
Nothing happened..
Just like a force close..
Never get choices yes or no update..
:'(
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Go look at the "Return to Sprint 2.17.651.5 Stock ROM" sticky.
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I've done with it..
And i get nothing..
#poor
Any other advices.?
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zoa_fridz said:
I've done with it..
And i get nothing..
#poor
Any other advices.?
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What error message are you getting?
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Never mind, I'm a dumb ass and not thinking straight, I really should get some sleep and stop messing with my phone...
brando56894 said:
I just got a new Rezound to replace my last on that was going goofy on me. Before unlocking it or anything I decided to flash the latest ICS leak. That has apparently screwed me over because now I can't flash any recovery, both TWRP and Amon Ra both give me the mainver is older error.
I can't use misctool or attempt to change it manually via a hex editor since I don't have root access yet.
I never ran into this problem with my old Rezound so I don't know how to fix it.
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I assume you mean through a ph98img.zip file.
I so assume you are unlocked.
Unzip the ph98img.zip file and take recovery.IMG and put it in the SDK folder where fastboot is.
Run command, "fastboot flash recovery recovery.IMG"
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nosympathy said:
I assume you mean through a ph98img.zip file.
Run command, "fastboot flash recovery recovery.IMG"
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I tried that with TWRP at first and it flashed successfully, but when I tried to reboot to recovery, it attempted to but I'm assuming it couldn't access the image since it just rebooted to the white HTC screen and booted up like normal.
edit: Apparently it had worked in the first place, but rebooting via adb reboot recovery made me think it didn't. I really need to go to sleep lol
I've done several searches and cannot find this answer. I'm sure it's out there but I can't find it.
Need to know what hboot the GB RUU 2.01.605.11 has since that's the last RUU I've run on my phone which is dead now.
(RUU_Vigor_VERIZON_WWE_2.01.605.11_Radio_RS_0.95.00.1123r_3161E_9K_QMR_release_233635_signed)
I want to try the Unbrick Method but I think I have to be 2.21 or 2.25 and I'm thinking I'm not that high. (but I wish I were! )
TIA
Pretty sure its 2.11.
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It is indeed 2.11
If you S-Off'd, you may have the ENG hboot, though.
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I extracted the 2.11.0000 .NB0 and android-info.txt and zipped them into a zip file. That is how the JP eng boot gets installed. Quick disclaimer, I haven't tried this method but I don't see why this wouldn't work as well. Download this file and put this in the folder where you have your fastboot/abd files and open up a command prompt in that directory. Easiest way is to open up Windows Explorer, go to your fastboot/abd directory, hold the "shift" key and right click on a blank space anywhere inside that directory and then look for Open Command Window Here and click on it. Then follow the below instructions
Put the phone in fastboot mode, connected to the pc and enter the following commands
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip 2-11-0000.zip
so I copied the JB RUU zip into the root of the sdcard(internal) and when I go into bootloader...it doesn't see it...any suggestions? i'm on hboot1.12
Ruu packages don't run from the bootloader, and never place any update packages on internal memory. Should anything go wrong you will be stuck in a seemingly endless loop of updating and rebooting. The ruu zip needs to be run from the desktop with the phone in fastboot. Unlimited.io has the directions on running the ruu zip.
can you help me with how to get my phone back to stock?
i'm rooted, bootloaded unlocked and running a custom ROM.
when I've tried to relock the bootloader and run the RUU from Windows, nothing happens...it just freezes.
what i'm trying to accomplish is to get all the latest firmware and radio without s-off...i can't do s-off because i don't have a windows 7 32-bit computer. i know it's a bit of a runaround but i figured i could go back to stock unrooted with the latest release and then reroot, unlock, and then load a custom ROM again with the latest firmware and radios...
om4 said:
Ruu packages don't run from the bootloader, and never place any update packages on internal memory. Should anything go wrong you will be stuck in a seemingly endless loop of updating and rebooting. The ruu zip needs to be run from the desktop with the phone in fastboot. Unlimited.io has the directions on running the ruu zip.
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om4 said:
Ruu packages don't run from the bootloader, and never place any update packages on internal memory. Should anything go wrong you will be stuck in a seemingly endless loop of updating and rebooting. The ruu zip needs to be run from the desktop with the phone in fastboot. Unlimited.io has the directions on running the ruu zip.
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Actually that's not exactly true. If he has an RUU.zip he can flash that through fast boot. You'll need to place the RUU.zip in his adb folder on the pc. Open a command window there. Then type
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip RUU.zip
Only RUU.exe files can be run from the computer. And in both cases he'll have to relock his phone before he runs or flashes anything.
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booreux said:
can you help me with how to get my phone back to stock?
i'm rooted, bootloaded unlocked and running a custom ROM.
when I've tried to relock the bootloader and run the RUU from Windows, nothing happens...it just freezes.
what i'm trying to accomplish is to get all the latest firmware and radio without s-off...i can't do s-off because i don't have a windows 7 32-bit computer. i know it's a bit of a runaround but i figured i could go back to stock unrooted with the latest release and then reroot, unlock, and then load a custom ROM again with the latest firmware and radios...
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You really should s-off. You can definitely do it on a 64 bit computer by booting a live CD of ubuntu 32 bit on a 64 bit computer. It's totally supported. Head on over to the dirtyracun thread. Or go directly to their website http://unlimited.io. They offer live support via there IRC channel. The link to their channel is right on the first page of their website.
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rawintellect said:
Actually that's not exactly true. If he has an RUU.zip he can flash that through fast boot. You'll need to place the RUU.zip in his adb folder on the pc. Open a command window there. Then type
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip RUU.zip
Only RUU.exe files can be run from the computer. And in both cases he'll have to relock his phone before he runs or flashes anything.
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Thank you for repeating and elaborating on what I said which was ruu zip is run from the desktop with phone in fastboot
when i relock my phone, my phone gets stuck in the bootloader and won't do anything, won't be recognized by the computer, and just gets stuck there with a "security warning". i can't get into recovery or anything...i have to re unlock it for me to be able to do anything. so how can i run fastboot through the computer if my phone is unrecognized by the computer when relocked?
rawintellect said:
Actually that's not exactly true. If he has an RUU.zip he can flash that through fast boot. You'll need to place the RUU.zip in his adb folder on the pc. Open a command window there. Then type
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip RUU.zip
Only RUU.exe files can be run from the computer. And in both cases he'll have to relock his phone before he runs or flashes anything.
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You really should s-off. You can definitely do it on a 64 bit computer by booting a live CD of ubuntu 32 bit on a 64 bit computer. It's totally supported. Head on over to the dirtyracun thread. Or go directly to their website http://unlimited.io. They offer live support via there IRC channel. The link to their channel is right on the first page of their website.
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Phone stuck in endless loop
I put the PJ75IMG.zip on my internal memory and am now stuck in the endless loop that was talked about. Is there any way out of this? I can't get to recovery because of the update, and I don't have an OS/rom installed, so I can't boot and remove it from there. Is there any way to wipe the internal memory without access to well... anything? Please help!
Rabbanah said:
I put the PJ75IMG.zip on my internal memory and am now stuck in the endless loop that was talked about. Is there any way out of this? I can't get to recovery because of the update, and I don't have an OS/rom installed, so I can't boot and remove it from there. Is there any way to wipe the internal memory without access to well... anything? Please help!
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The bootloader will only scan for the PJ75IMG file if it's in the root folder of your external SD card. It won't look for it in your internal storage. Remove the SD card and delete the file. You can then put the card back in your phone.
What were you trying to update?
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Thanks!
FinZ28 said:
The bootloader will only scan for the PJ75IMG file if it's in the root folder of your external SD card. It won't look for it in your internal storage. Remove the SD card and delete the file. You can then put the card back in your phone.
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Awesome, thanks that worked.
Rabbanah said:
Awesome, thanks that worked.
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No problem. Actually happened to me at work a few weeks back and didn't have access to a computer. Ended up pulling my SD card and putting it in a co-workers' OG EVO so I could delete the file.
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FinZ28 said:
No problem. Actually happened to me at work a few weeks back and didn't have access to a computer. Ended up pulling my SD card and putting it in a co-workers' OG EVO so I could delete the file.
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You know....you could've simply removed the SD card, then boot into the bootloader. After it finishes the scan for PJ75IMG, reinsert the SD, then boot into recovery. That's what I always do.
That way, I'm not forced to use another device, or boot back into Android (if I didn't wipe my OS).
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aarsyl said:
You know....you could've simply removed the SD card, then boot into the bootloader. After it finishes the scan for PJ75IMG, reinsert the SD, then boot into recovery. That's what I always do.
That way, I'm not forced to use another device, or boot back into Android (if I didn't wipe my OS).
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Actually, the problem was a little more "involved". I got stuck in a boot loop trying to install the Sense 5 port on my phone (this was after I had done the touch panel driver update after downgrading it previously) and I forgot to delete it. Every time I booted to the bootloader, it automatically scanned for the file on the card, so I had no way of getting into recovery. I keep all my backups, etc., on my SD card, so removing it and booting the phone wasn't an option at the time
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FinZ28 said:
Actually, the problem was a little more "involved". I got stuck in a boot loop trying to install the Sense 5 port on my phone (this was after I had done the touch panel driver update after downgrading it previously) and I forgot to delete it. Every time I booted to the bootloader, it automatically scanned for the file on the card, so I had no way of getting into recovery. I keep all my backups, etc., on my SD card, so removing it and booting the phone wasn't an option at the time
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Forgive me if I don't fully understand your situation. This has happened to me many times with the touch panel zip. While I'm in the bootloop, I remove my SD. I boot into the bootloader, then reinsert it. That's when I boot into recovery. Simple and easy.
I don't mean to dwell on the matter, but I'm sure that someone will run into this problem while they have no pc access or alternate solutions for an extended period of time.
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Trying to upgrade the HBOOT to accommodate the new partition layout, I did the following:
With the Jewel disconnected from the USB...
Booted into hboot/bootloader
System started scanning for PJ75IMG. Finds it and starts update.
Finishes update and tells me to press power to reboot.
Stuck in HTC white screen for at least 10 minutes, as of 9:53 pm EST
Is there something wrong or do I need to wait longer or what?
slowputer said:
Trying to upgrade the HBOOT to accommodate the new partition layout, I did the following:
With the Jewel disconnected from the USB...
Booted into hboot/bootloader
System started scanning for PJ75IMG. Finds it and starts update.
Finishes update and tells me to press power to reboot.
Stuck in HTC white screen for at least 10 minutes, as of 9:53 pm EST
Is there something wrong or do I need to wait longer or what?
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There's no Rom for it to boot to. You have to flash the TWRP recovery from Capt's if you haven't already, and then flash the Sense 5 Rom of your choice.
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Phone: HTC EVO 4G LTE
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Tablet: ASUS Nexus 7.2
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There's no Rom for it to boot to. You have to flash the TWRP recovery from Capt's if you haven't already, and then flash the Sense 5 Rom of your choice.
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Tablet: ASUS Nexus 7.2
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:highfive:Thanks. I guess I freaked out. Went back to recovery and TWRP 1b was installed, so I just cleared partitions, installed ROM and there it was. I should flash phones more often to get much more familiar.
... and then again... now after ROM flash, it get stuck on the ROM's splash window (Beanstalk 4.4, new partition ready, digital roaming fixed). GRRRR
SOLVED - It seens I didn't wipe partitions. Once that was done Beanstalk started set-up. D'uh
Evo 3D CDMA Sprint
I had it flashed from a couple of years ago and wanted to update it.
I flash a rom but it hangs on the reboot. Installed the sdk and have adb and fastboot. Have the htc drivers. 1.50 boot and S-ON and unlocked.
I connect to pc and run fastboot flash boot boot.img (after I extracted the image from the custom mod's zip) and it hangs on "waiting for device"
Please help get my phone back even if to stock rom. I will take ANYTHING that gets my phone back. Thanks!
Are you in bootloader, when trying to use fastboot commands? What recovery are you using?
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I can't send commands to it, not recognized, and doing the devices commands shows nothing. I DO know it connects to the pc because I can put it in USB mode and transfer stuff to and from it.
TWO DAYS YAAAAARGH :\
Which recovery?
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jcfunk said:
Which recovery?
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TWRP
Can you boot into recovery?
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adb commands should work,
adb reboot bootloader
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Yep, and when I go to Fastboot and plug it in, it even changes to Fastboot USB, but the pc just hangs on waiting for device.
What os?
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What os?
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I almost said Android lol
Windows 8.
LOL, I can't help with Windows 8. I know there was issue with it. I use xp or linux
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Check this tread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1629014
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GatorDeb said:
I almost said Android lol
Windows 8.
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Take the battery out of the phone. Then put it back in.
Next, hold the volume down button and press the power button while still holding the volume down.
From here, put your phone aside and install THIS to the pc.
Now plug your phone into the computer in a different port than you've already used. Probably check the back of the pc.
Now, wait until the phone installs drivers onto the pc.
When all the drivers have been installed and say ready for use press the power button on Fastboot only if you don't see fastboot usb.
Again, let the computer install more drivers and wait until it says ready to use if a driver install prompts.
Now, download THIS and place into the folder that has the fastboot binary in it. Should be C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools.
Now, run a command prompt (type in cmd in run).
When the command window pops up type in:
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\toolsand hit enter.
Now, type in:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.imgand hit enter.
This should flash a recovery.
Next, press the power button again and you should see just fastboot and let it load until you see recovery as an option.
press the volume down key until you're on that option and press the power button.
You now should be in the recovery menu.
From here you can copy a rom to your micro sd. Also, make sure to format all your partitions except the fat sdcard.
Then, flash the rom you copied. But make sure it's compatible with your current hboot before doing so.
And now you're back (i love how i just typed all that from memory, lol).
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Take the battery out of the phone. Then put it back in.
Next, hold the volume down button and press the power button while still holding the volume down.
From here, put your phone aside and install THIS to the pc.
Now plug your phone into the computer in a different port than you've already used. Probably check the back of the pc.
Now, wait until the phone installs drivers onto the pc.
When all the drivers have been installed and say ready for use press the power button on Fastboot only if you don't see fastboot usb.
Again, let the computer install more drivers and wait until it says ready to use if a driver install prompts.
Now, download THIS and place into the folder that has the fastboot binary in it. Should be C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools.
Now, run a command prompt (type in cmd in run).
When the command window pops up type in:
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\toolsand hit enter.
Now, type in:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.imgand hit enter.
This should flash a recovery.
Next, press the power button again and you should see just fastboot and let it load until you see recovery as an option.
press the volume down key until you're on that option and press the power button.
You now should be in the recovery menu.
From here you can copy a rom to your micro sd. Also, make sure to format all your partitions except the fat sdcard.
Then, flash the rom you copied. But make sure it's compatible with your current hboot before doing so.
And now you're back (i love how i just typed all that from memory, lol).
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Done all that. Can't send commands to it because it hangs on "Waiting for device" although the phone does say Bootloader USB.
On device manager it has an exclamation mark and I try to manually load a driver from the HTC folder to no avail.
Remove the htc drivers. If you have non then download htc sync and that should install. Plug the phone in. In fastboot. See if it reads it. I think might just have to find the drivers you need.
I did that when I first started messing with the evo. I achieved htc unlock and root. I was on hboot 1.58 and i flashed pac man rom. My phone would just hang. I didn't make a backup before flashing the ROM. So I booted into boot loader, HTC relocked the phone. Then searched for the ruu for the software version I had before. Then I ran it using windows 8. It went through.
I was back on stock, no root or anything. Then I proceeded to HTC unlock again. Achieved s off using a piece of insulated wire from Ethernet. Flashed ROM, flashed hboot 1.50. Booted.
You might need to use another hboot. Try those steps to restore your phone. Let me know. (Don't forget to HTC relock through boot loader.)
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The obvious other option to get your phone working again and back to stock is to find the latest RUU and run that utility in Windows. Just boot up into fast boot mode on your phone and that should be good enough for the RUU to see your phone and carry out its mission.
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ohbuckeyeman said:
The obvious other option to get your phone working again and back to stock is to find the latest RUU and run that utility in Windows. Just boot up into fast boot mode on your phone and that should be good enough for the RUU to see your phone and carry out its mission.
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Nope, the RUU utility doesn't recognize the phone.
GatorDeb said:
Nope, the RUU utility doesn't recognize the phone.
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Well that is frustrating. I don't know if you have already or not, but as mentioned above, try removing every piece of software that had anything to do at all with HTC and reinstall the newest HTC sync drivers. Hopefully all you have is a problem with drivers.
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Also forgot to mention, you said you can still connect the phone to pc and transfer files back and forth, right? You can get the RUU in PG86IMG.zip format, place that on the root of your sd card and boot into fast boot. That should automatically start the recovery prices once it parses the .zip.
I've gotten to the point before where this was my only option. Hang in there.
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I would use linux booted from a USB or cd. Fastboot just seems to work better in linux.
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If you can do adb command in recovery, you try
dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of= /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
boot.img being the one you trying to flash in fastboot saved to sdcard.
Also I would use 4ext recovery.
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the most ovious answer would be to download the latest RUU for ICS, then run it, after it extracts and is ready to install DONT INSTALL instead
make hiden files and folders visible in windows go to your temp directory usually ( C:/users/ yourusername/temp/local/) google to find it for your OS in there there will be a bunch of folders with really long names like 7937498257239475297-37947 for example, start with the top folder and find the one that contains android files like adb and fastboot, in there will be rom.zip, copy rom.zip to your sd card and rename it to PG86IMG.zip then return to the bootloader on your phone and flash it directly from the device.
in other words
Download this RUU http://www.shipped-roms.com/downloa...06__NV_NV_SPCS_1.43_release_271101_signed.exe
- Open/Run the .exe (windows key on your keybord and the letter "R")
or
- Click the Start button
- Select the Run command
- type in: %temp%
- Search for a folder that has a bunch of characters and looks somewhat like this: {XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXX}
- And inside that folder should be another folder that looks the same, and has the format above.
- Find a zip file called rom.zip
- Rename rom.zip to PG86IMG.zip
- place PG86IMG.zip on the root of your sdcard (not in any folders just on the card)
- pull the battery on the phone
- replace the battery and boot into the bootloader (power plus volume down)
- wait for it to load then flash by following the on screen directions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263822
Its from the One forum, however the same version is posted in many other devices forum's as it lists multiple devices for support.
Its actually what I use for all my devices that support it instead of the OEM provided ones.
Works on my Windows 8 system with my HTC and ASUS devices w/o issue!
(This of course is to resolve the ! you have in the device manager for it, nothing else)