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I changed from an iPhone 4 in May to the Samsung Note. On my iPhone I would immediately jailbreak and install MyWi. In my research to do the same on the note I ran across a rooting tutorial for my device and followed the instructions http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-note-att-i717-root-without-increasing-flash-counter-61325/ (I am not positive, but I feel confident this is the one I followed). I installed Superuser and Titanium Backup, did a backup of ATT connection manager, then removed it. Tethering worked like a charm. This has worked and I had no issues until Friday June 14th.
On Friday, everytime I opened an app on my phone I would get a Force Close. I restarted the phone and watched as it repeatedly happened after every cycle. Believing that installing Droid VNC Server was the issue, the last app I had installed, I removed it successfully and included others I didn’t use. Upon reboot, I noticed the notification of App Updates and a missed call. Checked the application list and noticed that all of the apps I had just removed were still there. I have a ton of pics and videos and thought that I should back them up immediately before I deleted them, prepared for the worst. I was able to do that. I deleted them all, nothing in the gallery. When the phone crapped out again and rebooted, all apps and all pictures back.
I formatted the USB Storage, seemed to delete nothing and also showed the same amount of used space as before.
Time for a restore. I know now that the recovery partition is gone and so a Wipe/reset is fruitless. No problem. I know how to flash the rom. I used this method with Odin. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
Everything seemed to work successfully, but upon reboot I get the same app updates notification and the same missed call notification. The same frozen state my phone was in when the issue started on Friday. WTH!
I have everything backed up. How do I get back to stock? I could care less about the counter. I just want my phone to be usable again.
ryantaylor16 said:
I changed from an iPhone 4 in May to the Samsung Note. On my iPhone I would immediately jailbreak and install MyWi. In my research to do the same on the note I ran across a rooting tutorial for my device and followed the instructions http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-note-att-i717-root-without-increasing-flash-counter-61325/ (I am not positive, but I feel confident this is the one I followed). I installed Superuser and Titanium Backup, did a backup of ATT connection manager, then removed it. Tethering worked like a charm. This has worked and I had no issues until Friday June 14th.
On Friday, everytime I opened an app on my phone I would get a Force Close. I restarted the phone and watched as it repeatedly happened after every cycle. Believing that installing Droid VNC Server was the issue, the last app I had installed, I removed it successfully and included others I didn’t use. Upon reboot, I noticed the notification of App Updates and a missed call. Checked the application list and noticed that all of the apps I had just removed were still there. I have a ton of pics and videos and thought that I should back them up immediately before I deleted them, prepared for the worst. I was able to do that. I deleted them all, nothing in the gallery. When the phone crapped out again and rebooted, all apps and all pictures back.
I formatted the USB Storage, seemed to delete nothing and also showed the same amount of used space as before.
Time for a restore. I know now that the recovery partition is gone and so a Wipe/reset is fruitless. No problem. I know how to flash the rom. I used this method with Odin. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
Everything seemed to work successfully, but upon reboot I get the same app updates notification and the same missed call notification. The same frozen state my phone was in when the issue started on Friday. WTH!
I have everything backed up. How do I get back to stock? I could care less about the counter. I just want my phone to be usable again.
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did you try wiping Catche and Dav?
Wipe Catch > Wife Davlik > Fix Permision, then reboot ..
see what happens ..
Not a noob, but here is where i am lost
I booted in to recovery, chose to Wipe/Erase . I see no option to Wipe Davlik except for in SuperUser and there it is a paid option, not sure where to find Fix Permission and then reboot?
I am assuming these are all options for CWM. I attempted to put CWM on an SD card last night and install from ZIP, but Recovery does not seem to see the SD card.
Are these options that are available for CWM, if so I will push through until I get it to work, but I have had no luck to this point.
UltimateEnd said:
did you try wiping Catche and Dav?
Wipe Catch > Wife Davlik > Fix Permision, then reboot ..
see what happens ..
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ryantaylor16 said:
I booted in to recovery, chose to Wipe/Erase . I see no option to Wipe Davlik except for in SuperUser and there it is a paid option, not sure where to find Fix Permission and then reboot?
I am assuming these are all options for CWM. I attempted to put CWM on an SD card last night and install from ZIP, but Recovery does not seem to see the SD card.
Are these options that are available for CWM, if so I will push through until I get it to work, but I have had no luck to this point.
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no need to go back to stock .
try reflashing whichever ROM you desire...
its always wise to follow every little STEP given by the DEV .
to wipe dav you go to advance and it should be there..
Sorry, still need assist
UltimateEnd said:
no need to go back to stock .
try reflashing whichever ROM you desire...
its always wise to follow every little STEP given by the DEV .
to wipe dav you go to advance and it should be there..
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I have attempted to Flash ROMs I don't desire just to move forward. They all flash and pass in Odin but on reboot I still have my default screen. Unfortunately, I want to go back to stock. I have done plenty of research and need something more to push on to the next thing. I am looking at phone and there is not an Advanced option in recovery. I have read there are options in CWM but I am looking at what I believe is the stock recovery options.
ryantaylor16 said:
I have attempted to Flash ROMs I don't desire just to move forward. They all flash and pass in Odin but on reboot I still have my default screen. Unfortunately, I want to go back to stock. I have done plenty of research and need something more to push on to the next thing. I am looking at phone and there is not an Advanced option in recovery. I have read there are options in CWM but I am looking at what I believe is the stock recovery options.
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after you are rooted ,
you should have nothing to do with Odin.
and also, if you were stuck on your phone trying to boot up, chances are you keep downloading a bad ROM..
happen to me before..a ROM that was suposed to be 192MB,
would finish on 158MB
someone else may be able to help you get back to stock ROM..i havent had the chance to ever wanna go back to stock so i wouldnt know for sure.
sorry and good luck .
Still Worried. Still Stuck
ryantaylor16 said:
Time for a restore. I know now that the recovery partition is gone and so a Wipe/reset is fruitless. No problem. I know how to flash the rom. I used this method with Odin to undo root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
Everything seemed to work successfully, but upon reboot I get the same app updates notification and the same missed call notification. The same frozen state my phone was in when the issue started on Friday. WTH!
I have everything backed up. How do I get back to stock? I could care less about the counter. I just want my phone to be usable again.
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OK, I am still stuck and so I will wait for someone else to reply. Thanks for your help though
ryantaylor16 said:
OK, I am still stuck and so I will wait for someone else to reply. Thanks for your help though
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U need to do what he said he is every well known on xda...install cwm to ur internel memory not sd card and ur phone has to see it!
Btw if u want to get back to bare bone stock look for att b4 tar file if u cant find it let me know ill link it
cm9
Use this?
JB calhoun said:
U need to do what he said he is every well known on xda...install cwm to ur internel memory not sd card and ur phone has to see it!
Btw if u want to get back to bare bone stock look for att b4 tar file if u cant find it let me know ill link it
cm9
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Would you say this is a good tutorial to follow?
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-no...-on-att-galaxy-note-sgh-i717-belltelusrogers/
So, maybe I am a newb. I have followed the instructions to install CWM on my device and it even says it was successful. I am doing it from ODIN. See the file I downloaded here. Says it was successful but holding the volume up and then power button. NO CWM.
I am truly frustrated but I want my phone back. Can someone link me to the stupid people posts so I can get my phone working again?
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Hi,
Have you looked at these posts? Sounds like you may be using the
wrong key combo to start CWM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586223
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1483113
Are you confident that your uSD card hasn't been corrupted?
Peter
ryantaylor16 said:
So, maybe I am a newb. I have followed the instructions to install CWM on my device and it even says it was successful. I am doing it from ODIN. See the file I downloaded here. Says it was successful but holding the volume up and then power button. NO CWM.
I am truly frustrated but I want my phone back. Can someone link me to the stupid people posts so I can get my phone working again?
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You now have a custom recovery(according to Odin). The problem is, you're doing the wrong key combo as stated above. You can also go to the market and grab FJ's power tool. You can boot into recovery directly from the app. Good luck.
Certainly I am not this dumb..... am I
froidroid said:
You now have a custom recovery(according to Odin). The problem is, you're doing the wrong key combo as stated above. You can also go to the market and grab FJ's power tool. You can boot into recovery directly from the app. Good luck.
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Still having issues. Here is the deal.
I have the phone in Download mode
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dnk6ekjqp9vddev/2012-06-19 19.40.01.jpg
I load the CWM Recovery in the PDA box. Start the flash, get a pass. All looks good to me.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5q4hayf35mm26wr/odin-success.PNG
I immediately attempt to access CWM Recovery by holding the power, vol+ and vol- and still get the default recovery
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d176blydonlvrlu/2012-06-19 20.13.42.jpg
I am so confused as to what I am doing wrong.
Unfortunately those pics aren't loading for me. Try again with the pic of recovery and the file you're flashing. Thanks. If you still have stock recovery then maybe that's what you're flashing in error.
Try volume up + down and power button. When phone vibrates, release power button but keep holding volume buttons until you are in cwm.
I would use Odin to flash cwm touch recovery from pda, then load a rom via cwm. Using that method you don't even need to root because it's all done at bootloader level and root is built in to the custom rom you flash
SGH-i717 mesosphere-remix
After downloading this rom and thinking everything would be just fine when moving to CM7 on my brother's rooted Photon, I come to a boot loop! I tried to use RSDLite to flash a SBF over to the phone, it fails, I try to use Android' Recovery to flash a new rom, fails, and then I try to factory reset and wipe the phone, FAILS! I have no clue what to do here.
I am so used to my Sensation 4G and everything is so much simpler on it, but I have no clue what I am doing with this Photon. Can someone please point me in the right direction of what I need to do? I need some real answers! I've tried tons of guides here on the forums but nothing seems to work!
Normally I could use CWM to fix it all up, but I never could find it for this phone!
Help!
bump. Please, need help.
ClipTy said:
After downloading this rom and thinking everything would be just fine when moving to CM7 on my brother's rooted Photon, I come to a boot loop! I tried to use RSDLite to flash a SBF over to the phone, it fails, I try to use Android' Recovery to flash a new rom, fails, and then I try to factory reset and wipe the phone, FAILS! I have no clue what to do here.
I am so used to my Sensation 4G and everything is so much simpler on it, but I have no clue what I am doing with this Photon. Can someone please point me in the right direction of what I need to do? I need some real answers! I've tried tons of guides here on the forums but nothing seems to work!
Normally I could use CWM to fix it all up, but I never could find it for this phone!
Help!
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if you dont have cwm installed, i assume that you flashed that rom while in bootstrap recovery because you didnt state that the phones bootloader was unlocked.That particular rom is an unlocked only rom, which is why you're stuck in that loop. If I'm right and you flashed that rom via bootstrap, you should be able to get back into it by powering down the phone, holding power and volume down, then using the volume down key to cycle through the options until you hit 'android recovery', then press volume up to boot into it.
At that point, go to mounts and storage, mount usb storage while phone is plugged into your pc, and place this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648297
On your sd card. After this, go back into mounts and storage and wipe data, system, and cache. Flash the rom you just placed onto your sd card and reboot.
Again, this is all asuming you installed bootstrap recovery, if I'm wrong let me know and ill try to help you further.
I forgot to add, you're also going to need to download a stock blur kernel and place that on your sd card aswell, flashing it after you flash the rom. I can't remember where to find the stock blur kernel but give me a second and ill try to find it for ya.
I don't find that very professional. I think the best you can do is tell me which section it belongs in. At least Acvice offered help...
Thanks you so much! I knew I would have to flash the stock stuff, but I just couldn't find it! Yes, I used bootstrap as I thought it was the only means of getting into cwm. I wont be screwing around after this. Only problem is, the phone is dead! I need to charge it again lol. Thanks for helping. Ill let you know the outcome later.
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*snip*
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So I am downloading that rom you gave me, seems like a good one, now I am just waiting on the Kernel, have you found it yet? Oh, and I couldn't mount my phone through recovery, so I just took the SD card out and did it myself.
EDIT: I tried to install the rom, I got an E: signature verification failed and the installation aborted. I've also tried this with other roms before. What is making this happen?
ClipTy said:
So I am downloading that rom you gave me, seems like a good one, now I am just waiting on the Kernel, have you found it yet? Oh, and I couldn't mount my phone through recovery, so I just took the SD card out and did it myself.
EDIT: I tried to install the rom, I got an E: signature verification failed and the installation aborted. I've also tried this with other roms before. What is making this happen?
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Meh, you just flashed something you shouldnt have is all. It honestly happens to all of us. You learn the most by screwing up your phone haha.. Figured i would have you try that method as it would have gotten you a nice fast rom and also fixed your problem. But it looks like youre just unlucky. Were just gonna have to get ya back on stock by flashing an SBF.
1) Download the Windows Moto drivers and install them. Make sure you choose 32bit or 64bit, respectively. (quick google search)
2) Download RSD Lite (quick google search)
3) Download the SBF located here and unzip it.
Use this video to guide you through. Some of his links are outdated which is why i linked the one above. If you are used to ODIN on Samsung devices, you'll probably already know what to do as it's the same kind of program. Good luck. Let me know how it goes.
I've tried RSDLite with an Sbf before, it never succeeded.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda app-developers app
Is it possible to flash an sbf with a low battery? If not, how can I charge this thing?
Hello
I've done searches and found threads with people with SIMILAR problems to what I have, and have tried to follow the steps detailed in those threads.
However, I'm at a point where I have a phone that is stuck at the HTC logo boot screen, and cannot do a factory restore, flash a rom or anything, because I think the phone isn't even able to mount the hard drive.
I'd really like some help here, because there's no way this issue is going to be covered under warranty and my mistake will probably cost me a lot of money.
I'll try and explain as best as I can everything that's happened, and how things stand now. A word of warning, I had never flashed a rom or done anything like this on an Android before (used to jailbreak my iPod Touch, so I've done similar things in the past), and I'm not an expert by any means on the matter.
To begin, my phone is an HTC Amaze 4G on the Wind mobile network. It's now unlocked and is "s-on"
I unlocked the phone yesterday using the HTC All in one "noob proff" tool kit by hasoon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493905
I followed the steps and unlocked the boot loader. My phone worked fine. I then installed the 4EXT recovery. The phone still worked fine I think. Then I wanted to install the Rebirth rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1950777
The "Hasoon" thread had mentioned that you needed to take the boot.img file and place it in the kernel folder, so I extracted the rebirth 1.0.zip file and put the boot.img in that folder. Then I pressed Flash Kernel. I guess I did something terribly wrong, because after this I couldn't boot my phone up again (I think it got past the HTC screen and went to the Wind logo instead, but froze there).
I held Power + down and tried to do a factory reset, but ever since then, the phone hasn't been able to read the internal storage it seems
If I use 4EXT and do a factory restore, it says:
"Formatting Cache using make_ext4fs...
Done
Formatting Data using make_ext4fs...
Done
E:Unable to mount '/emmc'
Updating partition details...
E:Unable to mount '/emmc'
E:Unable to mount '/emmc'
E:Unable to mount internal storage"
Failed
An internal storage wipe doesn't work, because it can't read the storage.
A system wipe works, but then factory reset still doesn't work.
I downloaded the stock wind Rom and exe file from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617644
Transfered the ROM to Sd card, named it PH85IMG.zip, it couldn't flash the rom and boot up. I tried using the .exe file as many said it would work, and that didn't work.
Now my phone is unresponsive to that program, and I can't use Hasoon's tool to relock the bootloader either, because I guess I did something that managed to make the problem worse, and both programs don't really seem to be able to recognize my phone.
....
I really hope someone can help me out here and straighten me out, I really don't want to have to buy a new Nexus 4 just because of this... I love the HTC camera too much.
Thank you very much.
avogadr0 said:
Hello
I've done searches and found threads with people with SIMILAR problems to what I have, and have tried to follow the steps detailed in those threads.
However, I'm at a point where I have a phone that is stuck at the HTC logo boot screen, and cannot do a factory restore, flash a rom or anything, because I think the phone isn't even able to mount the hard drive.
I'd really like some help here, because there's no way this issue is going to be covered under warranty and my mistake will probably cost me a lot of money.
I'll try and explain as best as I can everything that's happened, and how things stand now. A word of warning, I had never flashed a rom or done anything like this on an Android before (used to jailbreak my iPod Touch, so I've done similar things in the past), and I'm not an expert by any means on the matter.
To begin, my phone is an HTC Amaze 4G on the Wind mobile network. It's now unlocked and is "s-on"
I unlocked the phone yesterday using the HTC All in one "noob proff" tool kit by hasoon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493905
I followed the steps and unlocked the boot loader. My phone worked fine. I then installed the 4EXT recovery. The phone still worked fine I think. Then I wanted to install the Rebirth rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1950777
The "Hasoon" thread had mentioned that you needed to take the boot.img file and place it in the kernel folder, so I extracted the rebirth 1.0.zip file and put the boot.img in that folder. Then I pressed Flash Kernel. I guess I did something terribly wrong, because after this I couldn't boot my phone up again (I think it got past the HTC screen and went to the Wind logo instead, but froze there).
I held Power + down and tried to do a factory reset, but ever since then, the phone hasn't been able to read the internal storage it seems
If I use 4EXT and do a factory restore, it says:
"Formatting Cache using make_ext4fs...
Done
Formatting Data using make_ext4fs...
Done
E:Unable to mount '/emmc'
Updating partition details...
E:Unable to mount '/emmc'
E:Unable to mount '/emmc'
E:Unable to mount internal storage"
Failed
An internal storage wipe doesn't work, because it can't read the storage.
A system wipe works, but then factory reset still doesn't work.
I downloaded the stock wind Rom and exe file from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617644
Transfered the ROM to Sd card, named it PH85IMG.zip, it couldn't flash the rom and boot up. I tried using the .exe file as many said it would work, and that didn't work.
Now my phone is unresponsive to that program, and I can't use Hasoon's tool to relock the bootloader either, because I guess I did something that managed to make the problem worse, and both programs don't really seem to be able to recognize my phone.
....
I really hope someone can help me out here and straighten me out, I really don't want to have to buy a new Nexus 4 just because of this... I love the HTC camera too much.
Thank you very much.
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You are doing a lot wrong. Let's start with the basics. Were you on ICS before u tried flashing rebirth? And can u still access 4ext?
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aj_2423 said:
You are doing a lot wrong. Let's start with the basics. Were you on ICS before u tried flashing rebirth? And can u still access 4ext?
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Yes, and Yes
Ok, do you have smartflash enabled in 4ext?
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aj_2423 said:
Ok, do you have smartflash enabled in 4ext?
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I don't think so, but I just read something about only needing to do it one time within 4EXT? I just don't want to shoot myself any further in the foot... Thread is about "S-ON" HTC sensation, but I think the 4EXT should be more or less the same, no?
Edit: I did a google search, and it seems like I might need to disable fastboot in the Android settings before I can enable smartflash...the problem is that I can't get past the boot screen.
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I don't think so, but I just read something about only needing to do it one time within 4EXT? I just don't want to shoot myself any further in the foot... Thread is about "S-ON" HTC sensation, but I think the 4EXT should be more or less the same, no?
Edit: I did a google search, and it seems like I might need to disable fastboot in the Android settings before I can enable smartflash...the problem is that I can't get past the boot screen.
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Boot in to 4ext go to tools and enable it
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Enabling smartflash will allow 4ext to flash the kernel so u don't have to extract the boot IMG and flash it manually. After you enable it, do a full wipe (format everything except sd) then try reflashing the Rom. If it still doesn't work try a different Rom like NRGz.
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Boot in to 4ext go to tools and enable it
---------- Post added at 11:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:00 PM ----------
Enabling smartflash will allow 4ext to flash the kernel so u don't have to extract the boot IMG and flash it manually. After you enable it, do a full wipe (format everything except sd) then try reflashing the Rom. If it still doesn't work try a different Rom like NRGz.
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I appreciate everything your time thus far.
I am now inside 4EXT recovery, and I went to Tools, but instead of a button saying "enable Smartflash," it says disable, which leads me to assume mine was already enabled...
If I press choose zip from SD card, it says "Can't mount internal_sdcard". My PH85IMG.zip is on an external SD card, and it won't allow me to select it. If I select apply update.zip, I can choose my external SD card from the menu, but it says "confirm installation of /sdcard/update.zip", and my file is not named update.zip, so I'm assuming this is not how you do it.
If you can let me know where I might be able to go from here, that would be awesome.
EDIT: Okay, so I formatted the internal storage and it would mount. Then I went to install and selected PH85IMG.zip from my external SD, and I get this:
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
file_getprop: failed to stat "/system/build.prop": No such file or directory
E:Error in /internal_sdcard/ext_sd/PH85IMG.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
If my phone is beyond help, I'm willing to accept that.
avogadr0 said:
I appreciate everything your time thus far.
I am now inside 4EXT recovery, and I went to Tools, but instead of a button saying "enable Smartflash," it says disable, which leads me to assume mine was already enabled...
If I press choose zip from SD card, it says "Can't mount internal_sdcard". My PH85IMG.zip is on an external SD card, and it won't allow me to select it. If I select apply update.zip, I can choose my external SD card from the menu, but it says "confirm installation of /sdcard/update.zip", and my file is not named update.zip, so I'm assuming this is not how you do it.
If you can let me know where I might be able to go from here, that would be awesome.
EDIT: Okay, so I formatted the internal storage and it would mount. Then I went to install and selected PH85IMG.zip from my external SD, and I get this:
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
file_getprop: failed to stat "/system/build.prop": No such file or directory
E:Error in /internal_sdcard/ext_sd/PH85IMG.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
If my phone is beyond help, I'm willing to accept that.
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U don't want to flash a ph85img in recovery. U have to flash that through the bootloader and the bootloader has to be locked to do it.
Flash a custom Rom in 4ext and see if it works. not an ruu
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aj_2423 said:
U don't want to flash a ph85img in recovery. U have to flash that through the bootloader and the bootloader has to be locked to do it.
Flash a custom Rom in 4ext and see if it works. not an ruu
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Okay, so I put Rebirth 1.0.zip onto my external SD card. I went to install, and it said that it worked. But now I am stuck on the HTC screen again and can't boot up my phone. I guess this is...some kind of progress? haha
Any help?
If I can't get this to work again, then I'm going to have to sell a perfectly good phone for parts...
avogadr0 said:
Any help?
If I can't get this to work again, then I'm going to have to sell a perfectly good phone for parts...
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here's a way to return to stock RUU, you need the all-in-one toolkit from hasoon2000
download this file Here and rename it to PH85IMG.zip (this file is for ICS) the older one for GB didnt work for me
use the "Relock Bootloader" command on hasoon's toolkit to relock your bootloader (i received a security warning when doing so, but still worked)
place the PH85IMG.zip file on the root of your SD Card
turn off device and remove the battery. Reinsert the battery then simultaneously hold the volume down and power buttons (to boot fastboot)
Fastboot will detect the image file on your external storage. After it loads, accept the "update" - this will revert you to stock (including recovery and radio).
I have used this file before and done what you had said, but I've had no luck in the past.
However, I redownloaded it, named it PH85IMG.zip (file name PH85IMG, .zip is extension). And placed it on the root of my Internal SD card, not my external (I'm putting it on there right now to try again).
For the record, to put it on my phone, I had to use 4EXT toggle USB mode. But upon start up of the program, it said "unable to mount /sd card" or whatever else it said. So I formatted the drive, and then it was able to mount again.
There used to be a blue bar that crawled up the right, followed by a yellow one that would say "checking", and then it would just remain at the fastboot screen.
Now however, although the bootloader is relocked (no security warning this time), it does not open the file, no blue bar appears, nor a yellow one.
So again, once I put the file on my EXTERNAL sd card, the blue bars come up. Again, they say checking PH85DIAG.zip (I can't remember the extension), and then it checks PH85IMG.zip
Then it takes me right back to the screen where I can navigate, and that's as far as I've ever gotten.
Edit: Now when I boot the phone up without pressing power + vol down, the phone goes straight into fastboot
you're suppose to relock the bootloader before you try to flash the RUU or the phone wont update, and it takes awhile... once you relock the phone and boot into the bootloader it will scan your SD card for different files, when it fines the "PH85IMG.zip" file it will scan it and begin to reinstall the stock rom, it takes awhile, once its finished scanning it will ask you if you wish to install this update.. just use the volume button to select yes and use the power for ok
Ninjistix said:
you're suppose to relock the bootloader before you try to flash the RUU or the phone wont update, and it takes awhile... once you relock the phone and boot into the bootloader it will scan your SD card for different files, when it fines the "PH85IMG.zip" file it will scan it and begin to reinstall the stock rom, it takes awhile, once its finished scanning it will ask you if you wish to install this update.. just use the volume button to select yes and use the power for ok
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Okay, so I'm trying this again. Phone says "Relocked" "Security Warning"
It's loading the PH85IMG.zip with a blue bar. This takes about a min.
Now it's checking PH85IMG.zip with a yellow bar.
It's back to the main screen, and doesn't appear to be doing anything, I don't see anything that says "Installing." or "updating." I'm going to leave my phone alone for an hour or so and hopefully something changes.
If this is what I'm supposed to do, then let me know. If something isn't working right, then also let me know. It was doing the same stuff yesterday, so I'm not optimistic.
Thanks for your time and help
EDIT: For the record, whenever I have used Hasoon's tool to relock my phone, in the terminal window I've noticed something about it saying "failed" or "... too many times" (I'm sorry, I can't remember exactly.) It says that it's relocked though, so I'm not sure if something went wrong....
And for what it's worth, whenever I used the .exe for Wind that I found alongside the RUU, it hasn't worked, and sometimes it couldn't even recognize my phone.
Ninjistix said:
you're suppose to relock the bootloader before you try to flash the RUU or the phone wont update, and it takes awhile... once you relock the phone and boot into the bootloader it will scan your SD card for different files, when it fines the "PH85IMG.zip" file it will scan it and begin to reinstall the stock rom, it takes awhile, once its finished scanning it will ask you if you wish to install this update.. just use the volume button to select yes and use the power for ok
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So about 45 min later or so, and still nothing happening on the screen
flash stock recovery back on to your phone, run ph85img, and watch it load.
andy55 said:
flash stock recovery back on to your phone, run ph85img, and watch it load.
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Edit: Okay, so I downloaded recovery.img from a location on this forum, then used Hasoon's toolkit to flash my custom recovery and then relocked the bootloader. Then I waited for the ph85img.zip to load and check, but I still never got a screen that said "accept update." So I pressed recovery, and the phone booted into a different screen this time. Green arrows, but then it shows a phone icon with a red exclamation in a triangle.
This is possibly looking at least a bit more hopeful for me... I'll try factory reset again and see if that works.
Edit 2: Okay so factory reset brings up the same green icon, with a loading bar. However, the loading bar doesn't load, it just hangs there, and then the phone restarts. This leads me to believe that it has something to do with the "unable to mount internal sd card" or whatever it had said before.
Any further suggestions?
avogadr0 said:
Edit: Okay, so I downloaded recovery.img from a location on this forum, then used Hasoon's toolkit to flash my custom recovery and then relocked the bootloader. Then I waited for the ph85img.zip to load and check, but I still never got a screen that said "accept update." So I pressed recovery, and the phone booted into a different screen this time. Green arrows, but then it shows a phone icon with a red exclamation in a triangle.
This is possibly looking at least a bit more hopeful for me... I'll try factory reset again and see if that works.
Edit 2: Okay so factory reset brings up the same green icon, with a loading bar. However, the loading bar doesn't load, it just hangs there, and then the phone restarts. This leads me to believe that it has something to do with the "unable to mount internal sd card" or whatever it had said before.
Any further suggestions?
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I don't have any experience with flashing an ruu on a wind phone, but I believe u have to use the exe...
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aj_2423 said:
I don't have any experience with flashing an ruu on a wind phone, but I believe u have to use the exe...
sent from my
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When using the .exe, both relocked and unlocked, it says "failed to connect phone to USB" or something. I'm not sure if there's anything that I haven't tried yet.
Sigh...
Sorry to rant here. hoping i can get answers, to common problems obviously but even though i researched & tried many stuff that i'm unfamiliar with, after 15hours trying, i decided to post.
Certain issues came up while flashing, some fixed(accidentally), but now my HTC one x+ (Asia), which was perfect, is stuck with a non-working ROM which does't get any Radio (no network/sim), also the SD card (internal) is not detected.
I JUST WISH TO GO BACK TO STOCK ROM NOW...
I know how to UNLOCK it using ALL IN ONE TOOLKIT.
I'm now dowloading (on a slow internet in Philippines) an (OTA_EVITA_UL_JB_45_S_hTC_Asia_WWE_3.17.707.1_0.23a.32.09.29_10.128.32.34a_release_299070u0mcx8aiaku8jgn4.zip),
hoping i will be able to go to Bootloader, fastboot & just click the RUU?
(honestly i dont even know if it will be an EXE, & the correct way)
I'm just hoping if i can re-lock the device, and run a RUU exe, i will have my phone again.
What i did to end up like this below (if anyone bothers to read)
first it was stuck at boot, then i flashed more stuff im aware of, trying to fix anything. i think i shall skip mentioning what i tried as i myself not sure what i did.
bottom line, now the htc one x+ turns on, charges, gets wifi (but no data network & no sd storage)
SD card (while detected, was wiped clean) - no ROMS there now.
I cannot go into RECOVERY BOOT, and pc sometimes recognises the ONE X+ device, but not as a storage card!!??
I have no backup in the Sd anyway..
someone please help me...
i think my post above doesnt make sense, as im so tired trying to fix it by researching.
if there is a simple STEP BY STEP guide to going back to stock ROM please help.
(i'm guessing what i can find for HTC one x can also be used for HTC one x+???)
i saved up many months for this phone.
i loved it so much, & it was perfect, but i wanted to try tweaking & trying the 4.2.1...
i regret it so much as im stuck..my brain is not working anymore after reading so much..
hi
to anyone who can give me a quick reply..
at this point, i have no ROM in my HTC One X+
I am trying my hardest to get back the stock ROM
so now im downloading the RUU exe.
RUU_ENRC2B_U_JB_45_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.14.707.16_Radio_3.1204.167.31_release_290413_signed.exe
I really think thats the right one for my CID
NOW, after it completes download, (in about 3more hours!)
I intend to RE-LOCK my phone.
Go into FASTBOOT, connect to PC & simply RUN the RUU exe file..
MY QUESTION
Is this the right way? i tried with another RUU exe whih was for Cingular,USA, obviously it said WRONG RUU! but it was starting to TRY TO FLASH/INSTALL etc..so it seems like if i get the right RUU it will work??
(i found some links to use the COMMAND PROMPT but i tried & i still cannot get it fixed..)
please..i know this is all a common problem.. but i really just want my phone back.. at least to working condition..
im now thinking of bringing it to some repair shop, but i don't know anywhere here that can fix android or HTC.. i'm in Cebu, philippines by the way...
Sideload
You can try adb sideload option with TWRP recovery and a custom ROM. That should solve your problem. Finding correct RUU and installing them does not work easily most of the times.
To revert back to your original RUU, you need to
- relock your bootloader
- go to USB fastboot (connecting the the phone to your PC)
- run your Asian RUU from PC and follow instructions and wait
Thank you Steve0007 (I like your Avatar!)
Yes, i'm hoping it will be simple...
(Is it correct after i relock the device, the bootloader shows RE-LOCKED!?? , just curious as i don't know what it says before.. shouldn't it say.. LOCKED??).. oh well..
Sadly i'm using super slow internet to download whatever i can...
now i'm waiting for the Asian RUU (executable) to be downloaded, so i can try this method!
In the meantime..i'm gonna keep reading up about other methods.
thnks so much!
Steve0007 said:
To revert back to your original RUU, you need to
- relock your bootloader
- go to USB fastboot (connecting the the phone to your PC)
- run your Asian RUU from PC and follow instructions and wait
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Abhishek.chaurasia said:
You can try adb sideload option with TWRP recovery and a custom ROM. That should solve your problem. Finding correct RUU and installing them does not work easily most of the times.
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Hi Abhishek... thank you for all the Messages in inbox... relieved to get some help..at least..this phone is my baby..
I see, ... while waiting for the RUU to be downloaded, i think i shall try to find out how to do TWRP recovery!
I have One_X+_All-In-One_Kit_v2.3 (by Hasoon2000)
somehow it doesnt show TWRP...
it shows CWM (ATT),
and CWM International
and Your Own Recovery
i'm sorry i ask so many newbie questions.. but its really helpful for people who are in panic..
(on a sidenote, .. my wife thinks im crazy trying to (HACK-her words.. JAILBREAK-her understanding.. -SPOILING-her verdict) a perfectly fine phone!..)
I've been flashing ROMS and customising stuff on WINDOWS MOBILE since 2005/6 since the O2 Mini days.. but now i decided to 'ply' around with my device and find out i know NUTS!
I feel for you mate I did same after a week of trial and error I managed to adb sideload a Rom hope u get it fixed
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Abhishek.chaurasia said:
You can try adb sideload option with TWRP recovery and a custom ROM. That should solve your problem. Finding correct RUU and installing them does not work easily most of the times.
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Oh..by Custom ROM, you mean one of those suitable ROMS found here right?
Which means i should ensure its UNLOCKED..
i now have in my hard drive...these ROMs downloaded..will these do??
OTA_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_HTC_ARA_1.28.415.9-1.26.401.2_release_257085oc51j7moynlstgb9
Slim-4.2.1.stable.1.0-enrc2b-20130216-1511-UNOFFICIAL
flashing regrets... maybe just temporary
andy1969 said:
I feel for you mate I did same after a week of trial and error I managed to adb sideload a Rom hope u get it fixed
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Yes Andy1969, thanks.
I've been trying for about 17hours total now... (i realise i must be not as 'techie' as i thought!)
i have refrained from flashing ever since i got HTC touch, Touch Dual, Diamond, HD, Sensation, One X and now finally got my dream phone One X+.. which is almost perfect.. But i had an itch to start fiddling with it after owning it for just about 2 months...
even though i regret it, at this moment.. i feel that somehow after i learn more..my addiction to flashing may come back just like in those Windows Mobile days!
TWRP2
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TWRP
First try the RUU you have downloaded. If not, then unlock again and install TWRP from this link http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/130 and try sideloading Slim Rom you have downloaded.
Abhishek.chaurasia said:
First try the RUU you have downloaded. If not, then unlock again and install TWRP from this link http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/130 and try sideloading Slim Rom you have downloaded.
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I managed to install TWRP!
now when i choose RECOVERY it goes straight to the TWRP...
i dont really know why the SLIM ROM sideloading did not work... as in SD card (as stated in TWRP) shows only the TWRP folder...
but at least im seeing progress...
i will keep trying sideloading some ROMS... maybe need to change name of file etc??
anyway..when i got into TWRP..1st thing i did was back up... at least for now..its better than being totally bricked...
i am back into the non-fully-working AOKP Jelly Bean 4.2.1 Custom ROM which doesnt recognise my sim or my sd card...
I DID IT! (i think..i hope)
WELL...
by some fluke.i managed to use TWRP to sideload the SlimBean ROM.. wow... 1st it was all error..so since its in the SD partition, i used TWRP recovery to reflash...still many buggy errors... network was found but no calls can be made.. now i did a factory reset from the phone settings itself.. (not the TWRP) and wala... all seems to be fine..
wifi, text, calls all ok..
yet to test others.. its 12.45am now!
so i spent 2 full days for my silly trial... but its ok.. i learnt stuff anyway..
BUT the SD card problem still exists... no detected..will work on it tomorrow or try new roms etc..
but the SlimBean interface & 4.2.1 is really cool & different..
im pretty sure there will be some errors tomorrow.. (just have a feeling)..if not.. then it will be best..
for now.. HOME button doesnt get me back to HOME! (will try settings etc)..now checking out other settings before i get some rest!
cheers.. will update again tomorrow..
Good progress. Now you know how to bring your phone back to life
c2nitz said:
WELL...
by some fluke.i managed to use TWRP to sideload the SlimBean ROM.. wow... 1st it was all error..so since its in the SD partition, i used TWRP recovery to reflash...still many buggy errors... network was found but no calls can be made.. now i did a factory reset from the phone settings itself.. (not the TWRP) and wala... all seems to be fine..
wifi, text, calls all ok..
yet to test others.. its 12.45am now!
so i spent 2 full days for my silly trial... but its ok.. i learnt stuff anyway..
BUT the SD card problem still exists... no detected..will work on it tomorrow or try new roms etc..
but the SlimBean interface & 4.2.1 is really cool & different..
im pretty sure there will be some errors tomorrow.. (just have a feeling)..if not.. then it will be best..
for now.. HOME button doesnt get me back to HOME! (will try settings etc)..now checking out other settings before i get some rest!
cheers.. will update again tomorrow..
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You keep saying "SD Card" problem. What do you mean by that? You do understand our phone has no SD Card or SD Card partition. What you think of as the SD Card is nothing but a folder called "media" on the /data/ partition. That means we can't do things like mount our device as mass storage on PC's or mount SD Card in recovery.
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Nvm
Sd storage
AndroHero said:
You keep saying "SD Card" problem. What do you mean by that? You do understand our phone has no SD Card or SD Card partition. What you think of as the SD Card is nothing but a folder called "media" on the /data/ partition. That means we can't do things like mount our device as mass storage on PC's or mount SD Card in recovery.
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Yes i understand it doesn't have a 'physical' SD Card, but in Stock Rom, in File Explorer, it is recognised as SD Card.
Also, when plugged into PC, it is recognised as External Storage... from PC, it was possible to access the Internal Storage, and within that, the SD Card, which inluded DCIM, and whatever folders it had..
BUT now all tht 'SD' portion is gone.. Gallery cannot be viewed as there is no 'SD Card' (system prompt)
Camera doesn't work too as there is no 'SD Card' (system prompts again)
Help pls! Rom is gone! Usb unrecognized!
NOW its worse!! pls help!
I woke up this morning, turned the HOX+ on...
I found that most functions not working! (example-FILE MANAGER/CAMERA/BROWSER HAS STOPPED WORKING PROMPT,etc)
I knew that i will try re-flash today, so i went into TWRP recovery again & re-flashed the same SLIMbean rom.
still didnt work, so i wiped data etc...
I didnt realise I ALSO WIPED AWAY EVERYTHING!
SO NOW THERE IS NO ROM AGAIN..
if i boot it's STUCK AT HTC QUIETLY BRILLIANT screen, and worst, if i go into FASTBOOT, when i plug the usb into my Windows 8 PC, it DOESN'T say FASTBOOT USB anymore!!
so the pc doesnt recognise the device and i cannot use the all-in-one toolkit!
HOPELESS
c2nitz said:
when i plug the usb into my Windows 8 PC, it DOESN'T say FASTBOOT USB anymore!!
so the pc doesnt recognise the device and i cannot use the all-in-one toolkit!
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I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO NOW...
USB CANNOT DETECT HOX+ NOW..
COMMAND PROMPT CANNOT FIND DEVICE..
TOOLKIT CANNOT FIND..
I have a new custom ROM downloaded finally (viper), but unable to sideload now..
The custom RUU failed to download halfway Twice, even if it succeeded, it won't detect device.
been doing more research... PdaNetA4013 downloaded but not able to install on this Windows 8..
i'm trying to re-download the AndroidSDK, just in case..
some kind expert pls help!
to me, this is all hell breaking loose.. its been almost 3 days now... big REGRET!
c2nitz said:
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO NOW...
USB CANNOT DETECT HOX+ NOW..
COMMAND PROMPT CANNOT FIND DEVICE..
TOOLKIT CANNOT FIND..
I have a new custom ROM downloaded finally (viper), but unable to sideload now..
The custom RUU failed to download halfway Twice, even if it succeeded, it won't detect device.
been doing more research... PdaNetA4013 downloaded but not able to install on this Windows 8..
i'm trying to re-download the AndroidSDK, just in case..
some kind expert pls help!
to me, this is all hell breaking loose.. its been almost 3 days now... big REGRET!
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well maybe go back try the basic things maybe ur pc isnt up to it recheck drivers mine was wiped all out and got it back
Sorry for the double post, but I was afraid this old thread I posted in originally may not get attention since the subject line is not quite on point.
My original post is here --
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42069716&postcount=49
I guess since I can still get to my bootloader and theoretically hit factory reset, I may not really be bricked. But I'd really love to find a fix other than factory reset. At the moment -- when I try to boot to the phone, it goes through the initial white HTC screen and then just stops on the Android eye screen (like this http://static1.businessinsider.com/...-is-what-the-boot-up-animation-looks-like.jpg )
Anyone??
Many many thanks from a dumbass newb.
samstein66 said:
Sorry for the double post, but I was afraid this old thread I posted in originally may not get attention since the subject line is not quite on point.
My original post is here --
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42069716&postcount=49
I guess since I can still get to my bootloader and theoretically hit factory reset, I may not really be bricked. But I'd really love to find a fix other than factory reset. At the moment -- when I try to boot to the phone, it goes through the initial white HTC screen and then just stops on the Android eye screen (like this http://static1.businessinsider.com/...-is-what-the-boot-up-animation-looks-like.jpg )
Anyone??
Many many thanks from a dumbass newb.
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I don't want to offer a fix because I'm sure someone has a better way, but have you thought about just flashing a new ROM at this point? Cyanogenmod, Venom, Avatar, Pacman rom now. Some good choices.
Why You No have Nandroid?
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somerandomname1 said:
I don't want to offer a fix because I'm sure someone has a better way, but have you thought about just flashing a new ROM at this point? Cyanogenmod, Venom, Avatar, Pacman rom now. Some good choices.
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I was thinking about that, but couldn't even figure out how to get a ROM onto my phone to flash.
Forgot I could use TWRP to force it to USB mount to my computer and get it on there like that. Just flashed Viper, but now after rebooting I'm stuck on the white HTC quietly brilliant splash screen (I don't even get to the red Droid eye screen where I was freezing before).
Ugh.
I guess maybe I need to find a stock HTC Sense ROM to flash first???
Totally lost...
prairiedogn said:
Why You No have Nandroid?
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Because I'm a dumbass. Didn't you already read when I said that previously?
Now a question for you - why you no speak English good?
samstein66 said:
I was thinking about that, but couldn't even figure out how to get a ROM onto my phone to flash.
Forgot I could use TWRP to force it to USB mount to my computer and get it on there like that. Just flashed Viper, but now after rebooting I'm stuck on the white HTC quietly brilliant splash screen (I don't even get to the red Droid eye screen where I was freezing before).
Ugh.
I guess maybe I need to find a stock HTC Sense ROM to flash first???
Totally lost...
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The ROM probably flashed fine. You have to pull the boot.img out of the zip and flash it via fast boot since you're not s-off:
Fasboot flash boot boot.img
Also, when you get everything going be sure to remember to make a backup. And you should do so before flashing anything or modifying system files.
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somerandomname1 said:
The ROM probably flashed fine. You have to pull the boot.img out of the zip and flash it via fast boot since you're not s-off:
Fasboot flash boot boot.img
Also, when you get everything going be sure to remember to make a backup. And you should do so before flashing anything or modifying system files.
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Edited - nevermind - found the boot.img here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1891202
thanks
Well...
I'm still screwed apparently.
Now I'm freezing on the HTC-quietly-brilliant white screen with the "This build is for development purposes only..." message beneath it whenever I try to do a regular reboot. So I'm basically still stuck with bootloader/TWRP only right now even after trying to flash a ROM.
samstein66 said:
Well...
I'm still screwed apparently.
Now I'm freezing on the HTC-quietly-brilliant white screen with the "This build is for development purposes only..." message beneath it whenever I try to do a regular reboot. So I'm basically still stuck with bootloader/TWRP only right now even after trying to flash a ROM.
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You're trying to flash venom right? Download the newest venom. Open the zip with WinZip or other application. Pull out the boot IMG. Also, go download TWRP version 2.3.3.0 since newer builds have issues with aroma installers. Flash that recovery. Wipe data, cache, system. Flash venom ROM. Reboot to bootloader and in fastboot flash the boot IMG.
TWRP 2.3.3.0 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081547
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And now I'm really kind of nervous --
I just decided that this wasn't worth crying over since my phone wasn't all the customized anyway, so I just tried doing a factory reset and that failed, too.
If anyone wants to help walk me out of this mess (any outcome that leads to a usable phone would be brilliant), I would be all ears. It seems like I can't even get to recover now, so all I've got is the bootloader/USB connection to my PC to use fastboot there.
Many many thanks in advance!
somerandomname1 said:
You're trying to flash venom right? Download the newest venom. Open the zip with WinZip or other application. Pull out the boot IMG. Also, go download TWRP version 2.3.3.0 since newer builds have issues with aroma installers. Flash that recovery. Wipe data, cache, system. Flash venom ROM. Reboot to bootloader and in fastboot flash the boot IMG.
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I did have 2.5 on my phone. Probably too tired for this now, but I will try 2.3.3.0.
samstein66 said:
I did have 2.5 on my phone. Probably too tired for this now, but I will try 2.3.3.0.
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I was able to get 2.3.3.0 on my phone via fastboot and can run that version of the recovery now.
However, I'm not sure how to flash a ROM at this point since I cannot get it onto my phone.
(when I use TWRP to tell my phone to mount as USB storage, the SD card is no longer an option -- I cannot select it -- and Windows cannot see the phone as a drive anymore except to ask if I want to format it to FAT32... which I'm assuming I should not do)
Can I somehow get it done via the bootloader screen using fastboot ?or adb? to get the VIPERlte_2.2.0.zip ROM package to my phone?
samstein66 said:
And now I'm really kind of nervous --
I just decided that this wasn't worth crying over since my phone wasn't all the customized anyway, so I just tried doing a factory reset and that failed, too.
If anyone wants to help walk me out of this mess (any outcome that leads to a usable phone would be brilliant), I would be all ears. It seems like I can't even get to recover now, so all I've got is the bootloader/USB connection to my PC to use fastboot there.
Many many thanks in advance!
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No reason to be nervous. If your bootloader is unlocked you're fine. Follow steps 1-12 in this post to get a functional stock ROM on your phone. I realize the post doesn't sound like it relates to your issue, but the instructions should generally be viewed as "how to get your phone back to normal".
mdmower said:
No reason to be nervous. If your bootloader is unlocked you're fine. Follow steps 1-12 in this post to get a functional stock ROM on your phone. I realize the post doesn't sound like it relates to your issue, but the instructions should generally be viewed as "how to get your phone back to normal".
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Thanks.
I'm going to try now, however the thing that really made me nervous was that when I tried to do a factory reset via TWRP last night (step 1 of the process you just suggested), I got a fail message from TWRP:
"Factory Reset Complete
Failed"
then down below several of the lines say
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'
E:Unable to recreate android secure folder.
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard' during GUI startup.
E:Unable to mount when trying to read settings
E:Unable to mount internal storage
I'm surprised no one has suggested, ya know, for him to run an RUU.
Yeah. OP, you should do that
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samstein66 said:
Thanks.
I'm going to try now, however the thing that really made me nervous was that when I tried to do a factory reset via TWRP last night (step 1 of the process you just suggested), I got a fail message from TWRP:
"Factory Reset Complete
Failed"
then down below several of the lines say
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'
E:Unable to recreate android secure folder.
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard' during GUI startup.
E:Unable to mount when trying to read settings
E:Unable to mount internal storage
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So yeah... whether stock or viperlte or whatever ROM, the issue I seem to be having is that I'm too stupid to figure out how to even get the ROM on my phone's SD card to flash.
Thanks for all the noobert-hand-holding
times_infinity said:
I'm surprised no one has suggested, ya know, for him to run an RUU.
Yeah. OP, you should do that
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As I said, I'm all ears.
Should I run the RUU to get back to stock/relocked? Or is there something else out there that will allow me to stay unlocked?
You can RUU and then do the whole song and dance to get back to unlocked. If you go S-OFF you shouldn't have to worry about re-unlocking the bootloader.
You can either use an sdcard reader to put the RUU zip in the root of your SD as PJ53IMG.zip or put your phone into bootloader mode run
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Once at the black HTC screen
Run
fastboot flash zip <nameofruu>.zip
It might error saying something about main version or if you have supercid it'll complain about that too. Just run the same command again
fastboot flash zip <nameofruu>.zip
And it should take and flash then entire thing and get you back to a working state.
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times_infinity said:
I'm surprised no one has suggested, ya know, for him to run an RUU.
Yeah. OP, you should do that
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No, OP, don't do that. I'm tired of reading "run an RUU" when it is not necessary. I posted a perfectly reasonable solution that would leave samstein66 with an unlocked bootloader, a very clean factory reset stock ROM, root, and custom recovery. Telling someone to run the RUU leaves them with a locked device which potentially still requires a factory reset to get as close to default settings as when it came from the factory. Now they get the joy of re-unlocking their bootloader, which for our non-htcdev-supported phone means sensitive processes that can mess up a device if not done carefully.
samstein66 said:
Thanks.
I'm going to try now, however the thing that really made me nervous was that when I tried to do a factory reset via TWRP last night (step 1 of the process you just suggested), I got a fail message from TWRP:
"Factory Reset Complete
Failed"
then down below several of the lines say
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'
E:Unable to recreate android secure folder.
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard' during GUI startup.
E:Unable to mount when trying to read settings
E:Unable to mount internal storage
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In TWRP, under the mount menu, are you able to use the Mount USB feature and see the internal and microsd storage on your computer?
mdmower said:
No, OP, don't do that. I'm tired of reading "run an RUU" when it is not necessary. I posted a perfectly reasonable solution that would leave samstein66 with an unlocked bootloader, a very clean factory reset stock ROM, root, and custom recovery. Telling someone to run the RUU leaves them with a locked device which potentially still requires a factory reset to get as close to default settings as when it came from the factory. Now they get the joy of re-unlocking their bootloader, which for our non-htcdev-supported phone means sensitive processes that can mess up a device if not done carefully.
In TWRP, under the mount menu, are you able to use the Mount USB feature and see the internal and microsd storage on your computer?
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No, I cannot select those. I can only select cache, data, etc. and when it tries to mount, my computer cannot recognize the drive as H: like it normally would when USB mounted. It does see that the device is trying to mount as H, but that's where I get the Windows message saying I need to format the drive to being able to recognize it. Since I wasn't sure what to do there, I played it safe and went with not formatting (since I didn't know exactly what would get formatted).