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I had on the phone 059N169_1600.3013.8107.11502. Then I update to 059M5Z7_1600.3015.8107.12070. I did it by the recovery option in the NCS. This version hasn't my language and I tried to change to 059N3S9_1600.3014.8107.12050.
When my phone was rebooted, the computer detected it other than ever. I saw Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM and removable disk with question about formatting. I clicked cancel but NCS does not detect the phone. My computer couldn't install driver for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM.
I tried to do refurbish and recovery on 3 computers. I always got the same result.
Can anyone help me?
no solution
68 views and no reply, lumia 710 is truly unpopular..
I have the same problem, and I guess our only hope is the official tango update from zune.
I think the official tango update from zune nothing will change. I think that the Zune also does not recognize the phone after the restart.
adiksw said:
I had on the phone 059N169_1600.3013.8107.11502. Then I update to 059M5Z7_1600.3015.8107.12070. I did it by the recovery option in the NCS. This version hasn't my language and I tried to change to 059N3S9_1600.3014.8107.12050.
When my phone was rebooted, the computer detected it other than ever. I saw Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM and removable disk with question about formatting. I clicked cancel but NCS does not detect the phone. My computer couldn't install driver for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM.
I tried to do refurbish and recovery on 3 computers. I always got the same result.
Can anyone help me?
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i have the same problem, but i formatted that removable disk, now, my PC not recognice my lumia!!! some help will be ok thanks.
andrexinho said:
i have the same problem, but i formatted that removable disk, now, my PC not recognice my lumia!!! some help will be ok thanks.
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By formatting that disk you accidently removed the bootloader from your Lumia. See this thread for details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1587650, specifically THIS post.
I don't know if it possible to recover from this. You might want to try to perform a recovery flash instead of the more general refurbish one. Instructions can be found on this forum or by a quick google (here for example). Please note that as you have formatted the bootloader partition your phone might not even want to go to the recovery mode (most likely this requires a working bootloader), in that case your phone is bricked . Good luck.
Briefcase said:
By formatting that disk you accidently removed the bootloader from your Lumia. See this thread for details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1587650, specifically THIS post.
I don't know if it possible to recover from this. You might want to try to perform a recovery flash instead of the more general refurbish one. Instructions can be found on this forum or by a quick google (here for example). Please note that as you have formatted the bootloader partition your phone might not even want to go to the recovery mode (most likely this requires a working bootloader), in that case your phone is bricked . Good luck.
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so is no possible to recover the bootloader? in this case if my phone is bricked, isn´t there any solution? thanks.
andrexinho said:
so is no possible to recover the bootloader? in this case if my phone is bricked, isn´t there any solution? thanks.
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If the recovery flashing method I linked in my previous post does not work I think your phone is in an unrecoverable state (bricked). It may be that some-one else here knows how to recover, but missing/corrupted bootloaders usually mean you have to use something like JTAG to recover. And that's a difficult proces which in most cases requires hardware modifications (soldering and such). Currently no such details for the lumia exist.
Of course Nokia can fix your phone but since you tried flashing the phone yourself that is gonna cost you some money i'm afraid.
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If the recovery flashing method I linked in my previous post does not work I think your phone is in an unrecoverable state (bricked). It may be that some-one else here knows how to recover, but missing/corrupted bootloaders usually mean you have to use something like JTAG to recover. And that's a difficult proces which in most cases requires hardware modifications (soldering and such). Currently no such details for the lumia exist.
Of course Nokia can fix your phone but since you tried flashing the phone yourself that is gonna cost you some money i'm afraid.
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ok im afraid my cell is death permanently, here in Colombia there arent nokia service center, just cellular operators like Comcel have technical services but they only repair celphones if you bought the cellphone there.
im going to wait if in a soon future there is a solution to my problem, thanks.
andrexinho said:
i have the same problem, but i formatted that removable disk, now, my PC not recognice my lumia!!! some help will be ok thanks.
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wow why would you even try to format anything of your phone. It will take lots of time for some gurus here to help you get back the bootloader.
andrexinho said:
so is no possible to recover the bootloader? in this case if my phone is bricked, isn´t there any solution? thanks.
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as I read all threads about that magic storage mode , you need to get it in storage mode (seen as a drive) and then you can try to copy the stuff posted here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24607410&postcount=25 ) to the partitions found on your phone .
yes I know you have another phone but it is a try to get a bootloader on that phone again , after that you could try to flash a normal bootloader and rom for your phone.
zeronk said:
68 views and no reply, lumia 710 is truly unpopular..
I have the same problem, and I guess our only hope is the official tango update from zune.
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IF it still boots to usb disk mode, you can recover. You need a dd dump from the 3rd partition of the phone, or from some other phone (lumia 710, don't try with 800 since partition layouts will be different) and dump it back. You should get your 3rd bootloader back. If you messed up the entire partition table OR you deleted the first partition... you made a pretty good mess.
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biktor_gj said:
IF it still boots to usb disk mode, you can recover. You need a dd dump from the 3rd partition of the phone, or from some other phone (lumia 710, don't try with 800 since partition layouts will be different) and dump it back. You should get your 3rd bootloader back. If you messed up the entire partition table OR you deleted the first partition... you made a pretty good mess.
BE CAREFUL WITH THE 64KB SIZE PARTITION. IF YOU MESS IT UP YOU LOOSE NETWORK.
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boot into usb disk mode, dd dumped 3rd partition then dd it back, but when I plug phone into windows 8 there is still the format prompt.
Did u mean that I need dd dumped from a health 710?
At least Disk Mode is still working
Yes, you need a dump from a working phone. If you feel brave, you can try with the copy from my lumia 800: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lllk9lx8972t63k
Windows will always tell you the partition needs to be formatted, but you HAVE to press cancel, otherwise youll break it again. Windows cant see into any of lumia's partitions, but with linux you can see the contents and modify them.
Try to dd the partition to the phone, then run 'sync' on the terminal, then unplug the phone, hold 10 seconds the power button to turn it off and try to turn it back on normally. If the rest of the partitions are fine, it should boot, with all your data intact...
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biktor_gj said:
At least Disk Mode is still working
Yes, you need a dump from a working phone. If you feel brave, you can try with the copy from my lumia 800: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lllk9lx8972t63k
Windows will always tell you the partition needs to be formatted, but you HAVE to press cancel, otherwise youll break it again. Windows cant see into any of lumia's partitions, but with linux you can see the contents and modify them.
Try to dd the partition to the phone, then run 'sync' on the terminal, then unplug the phone, hold 10 seconds the power button to turn it off and try to turn it back on normally. If the rest of the partitions are fine, it should boot, with all your data intact...
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my phone still works normally, and usb mode is fine too. The only thing not working seems to be serial mode, and I can't use recovery or refurbish flash in nokia care suit.
I won't try files from lumia 800 through, but thx anyway.
Maybe who have jtag pinout for this phone (710) (800)
As the subject says guys, I rooted my gf's x10i and installed cwm via Flash tool 2.9.1. Was about to unlock the bootloader to install a custom rom when (I swear this was the dumbest moment in my entire life) I clicked the "Optimize button" (FOR NO REASON) I'm on 2.3.3, it said "phone rebooting", my phone did nothing so I disregarded it. however, when I restarted it, the phone went to the sony erricson screen and just shutdown and restarted again and again and again. I booted into cwm recovery but to my horror it kept saying sd card in use when i try to intall a zip from sd (which I learned from this site means it's the wrong ver. cwm for my phone) So the gist is phone restarts every 10-15 seconds, I can't use cwm properly because of the version. and flashtool because it keeps resetting so quickly.
PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!!!
just simply reflash ? or use SEUS to flash stock software ?
i just read it again an saw the part where flashing wont work but i seem to be able to reflash before getting the SE logo ?
Bjornlindekens said:
just simply reflash ? or use SEUS to flash stock software ?
i just read it again an saw the part where flashing wont work but i seem to be able to reflash before getting the SE logo ?
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Ok so walk me through this because I'm pretty new to it. When you say you reflash before you get to the SE logo. Does the phone have to be in fastboot? (hold back button?) because flashtool detects it and then it disconnects due to the restart. THANKS FOR THE REPLY!!
the way i do it is
1 select what im flashing (then it will tell you to turn off phone etc.etc.)
2 remove battery
3 unplug phone
4 reconnect phone
5 hold back button and keep holding it
6 slide battery in while still holding back button
about 5-10 sec later it should get detected :s
i really hope this helps because i dont think theres anything you can do if you cant even manage to flash the phone :s
ill look for simular problems and/or info :s
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this might be a stupid question but try recharging the phone a while if your not doing that already .
The charge light doesn't come on and yea with the 15 second restart, as soon as it is detected, like a few seconds later it restars and says disconnected. I looked all over and there is noone I find with a similar boot loop. I tried wiping my data via cwm recovery but same problem.
Ok so this might be a dumb ass thing to ask but I will ne way. If I can get a backup of someone else's x10 would I be able to apply it via cwm? Or will that fail like the zip install?
i've bin looking around aswell and couldnt find any simular problem
so the only thing i can suggest is not keeping this in the X10 Q&A but try the general aswell this might attract more people scouting trough.
but tbh im unable to see any options because as im reading i collected this info.
1) cant fastboot/flash anything (no option there)
2) cant use CWM recovery cause its the wrong version and reads the internal flash memory (called sdcard) but not your external microsd card (called external1???)
(correct me if im wrong on the second one)
if this is the case what else is there ?
Hi, sorry about your problem. I don't know a lot about this phone but ill give you the steps that got me going when I had a different issue.
This was in an email directly from Sony, hopefully it'll help, if not then at least I tried.
To Repair your phone Software, please follow the steps below:
Click on this link to download PC Companion http://www.sonymobile.com/us/tools/pc-companion/ .
Turn the phone off and disconnect it from the computer. Run the Software.
1. No matter what the program says do not connect the phone until you complete step 9.
2. In the welcome screen if asked click on Start, next you will be shown what Media Go offers, click on "next" then you will see a presentation on what Support Zone offers, click on "Finish".
3. In the next section from "Support Zone” and "Media Go" new select “Support Zone" and click on start.
4. On the next page select "Software Update" and click on "Start".
***At this point if you get an error stating that "unable to install update components" or "server is busy”, please proceed to step 12.
5. The program will say that there is no phone connected and will ask you to connect but disregard that and instead choose the option to "Repair Phone". (The program will issue you a warning on the content that you will lose during the update).
that any data saved only in your phone memory will be erased as part of the Phone Repair.
6. Choose Continue.
7. After that, the program will download the necessary information (several minutes) and it will present you with a list of phones.
8. Choose the X10 from the list (close to the bottom of the list) by clicking on the icon for the phone. Then click on "Next". Then you will see a new section telling you how to connect the phone. (Don't connect it yet!).
At this point the phone must be off and disconnected from the PC.
9. Connect the cable to the PC but not to the phone, then while pressing and holding the back key (the one on the lower right part of the screen that has the icon of an arrow pointing to the left on top) Connect the cable to the phone and keep holding the back key until the program says "The update of your phone has started..." (In some cases a message of "Installing drivers" will appear before the message of "The update of your phone has started..." is shown.).
10. If the steps were not followed exactly the phone will turn on and it will request that you "Proceed with the following steps, slide down the notification bar".
happens disconnect the phone from the cable, turn it off and repeat from step 9).
11. If PC Companion proceeds correctly with the update it will tell you to release the back key.
the update to finish and follow instructions on the screen.
12. If you receive the message: “Unable to install update components".
a. Close PC Companion.
b. Install Java from: http://www.java.com.
c. Start Pc companion again and try to do the software unlock process once more
As part of Sony Mobile's commitment to excellent customer service, we offer a wide variety of mobile products to suit your lifestyle. If you require more information, or have any other questions, please visit www.sonymobile.com or call us at 1-866-766-9374.
Hey guys thanks a bunch, I reflashed using flashtool. Apparently once the flashing takes, flash mode stays on (go fig right? lol) I really do wanna say thank you to you guys who helped me esp Bjornlindekens (I hit thanks don't worry )
Hooray happy i could help and glad for ya to getting it running again! !
Sent from my X10 using xda premium
It is possible to enable USB debug from computer? I need to delete some file from the internal memory that causes the problem. I can't connect through adb at all.
I'm trying to fix my secondary phone (Garminfone) that that loads into desktop, but force close launcher and everything else. The only thing that I can do is connect to the computer for file sharing with the phone.
Thank you in advance.
I'm in a bit of a conundrum, myself...
I am attempting to do this, too, but for a totally different reason.
I am a VZW agent trying to extract contacts for a customer from a Moto. RAZR with a completely non-functional touch screen (no display, no function). Phone boots up fine, no sweat. Stock ROM, no backup :crying:, all of the typical means of transfer have been exhausted.
More or less, the only chance I have at succeeding is to either:
Enable USB debugging through some kind of shortcut or trick, or
Somehow, without USB debugging, figure out the user name for the customer's G-mail account (he has two, and cannot remember/doesn't use the one with all his contacts...)
Wouldn't be surprised if it's simply not possible.... but maybe somebody with a bit more knowledge can let us know! :good:
Edit: Hmm, not possible to run adb from the bootloader, but you can run Fastboot commands. None of those seem to be of use for these purposes though...
as mentioned by PhantasmRezound, It's not possible, However. adb is enabled in most recoveries. Also If the device is unlocked ( and you can flash custom recoveries ) in any way you can flash a custom recovery, back up the boot img. pull that off the device or simply put the sdcard in your computer with unpack that, edit the init.rc to start adb. and reflash it with fastboot not quiet what your after but might do the trick.
or
With the non functioning touch screen issue, If the device acts as a usb host, plug a mouse in and away you go
There's always a way.
Thanks for the input...
I appreciate the feedback, but the way I read it... it's either not going to help in this situation, or it's too technical for a noob such as myself and I'm in over my head
If the device is unlocked ( and you can flash custom recoveries ) in any way you can flash a custom recovery, back up the boot img. pull that off the device or simply put the sdcard in your computer with unpack that, edit the init.rc to start adb. and reflash it with fastboot not quiet what your after but might do the trick.
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Customer's phone is completely stock. Hope I'm following along correctly, but I don't think this is possible without having something like ClockworkMod and pre-existing root access?
With the non functioning touch screen issue, If the device acts as a usb host, plug a mouse in and away you go
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Never really tried this... but, I suspect, this won't work... not only does the touch screen not work, but the display is black.
I suppose it could be possible in combination with HDMI-out... but since the HDMI has never been set to "mirroring," I cannot simply plug it in and go (the best and only result I've gotten in this case is the red "M" logo on the screen...)
I would have given up on this hours ago, but it really bothers me when I can't figure out how to do something that appears to be so fundamental and simple...
Thanks for the inputs :good:
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Customer's phone is completely stock. Hope I'm following along correctly, but I don't think this is
possible without having something like ClockworkMod and pre-existing root access?
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Well, I was thinking about this, and I think you can do adb in a stock recovery, should be able to create a backup image with the right software. It all gets a little hazy and wolly on techinical details, so I'm afraid I can't help anyone there.
jad57pitt said:
appreciate the feedback, but the way I read it... it's either not going to help in this situation, or it's too technical for a noob such as myself and I'm in over my head
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And you're a noob , I fully understand that my casual, off the cuff, do a,b,c etc reply assumes a lot of technical knowledge, If it's not your phone man, don't stress it too much ..... Just hand it back to them look blankly into the middle distance while shaking your head.....use the following phrase " Nah man you've F*ed this up good, did you not sync it up with your google account at anytime "
Sorry man, I'm drunk, probably shouldn't be at this keyboard now
trevd said:
as mentioned by PhantasmRezound, It's not possible, However. adb is enabled in most recoveries. Also If the device is unlocked ( and you can flash custom recoveries ) in any way you can flash a custom recovery, back up the boot img. pull that off the device or simply put the sdcard in your computer with unpack that, edit the init.rc to start adb. and reflash it with fastboot not quiet what your after but might do the trick.
or
With the non functioning touch screen issue, If the device acts as a usb host, plug a mouse in and away you go
There's always a way.
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Unfortunately, Garminfone is a piece of garbage, lol. There's no custom recovery for it. There is nothing I can do now, I guess. I can't get into fastboot or anything because every time I try adb or fastboot it would not recognize the device.
wolftou said:
Unfortunately, Garminfone is a piece of garbage, lol. There's no custom recovery for it. There is nothing I can do now, I guess. I can't get into fastboot or anything because every time I try adb or fastboot it would not recognize the device.
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If nothing else, you can do a Factory Reset. You'll lose all data but it will be running again.
Make sure the phone is charged up since this will take a while.
With the phone off, hold down left on the d-pad as you power it on. It will show "Wipe User Data" and then you can let go of the buttons. Just leave it for an hour or so, it will go about wiping and restoring system files from it's own recovery partition.
Also, random Garminfone blog with interesting entries to read while waiting on your phone lol. The person started to develop a port for CWM:
http://mygarminfone.blogspot.com/
PhantasmRezound, I've done tons of wipes but no luck and I'm familiar with the website you posted. Everytime I wipe, I get force process com.android.setupwizard stopped unexpectedly on the phone.
@wolftou
Ok.... A couple more tricks to try for your specific device and then I'm all out of ideas plus it's kinda getting away the original question/topic
1 Android Safe Mode:
Android does have a safemode, exactly the same idea as windows safemode, only needed apps are loaded. This might let you remove the troublesome app.
How to get into it on your device? I have no idea and from my limted research ( google as always ), it appears to vary by manufacturer and probably device. I have booted my tablet into it a couple of times by accident but never really stopped to figure out how, that's not important anyway Just I can confirm this mode exists ( In some androids at least ).
2 Flashing an alternative rom:
Have you tried flashing a different rom? I'm not sure of your model number so I don't whether this is relevant to you but have a look at this thread it looks like you can trigger an update using a sdcard swap trick....
I'm thinking about buying one myself now... just to see what's possible with them, fortunately ( for my wallet at least ) they are not available in the UK and I've got plenty of things to fill my Android addiction for now :laugh:
all answer not similliar the question
across tablet 8"
i have 8 inc across tablet,i cannot open my tab,,i think the operating not found,,how can i install it..because i cant open the system ,,unit help me pls...
actually i got canvas doodle 2 with no external sd support nd my usb debugging mode is off nd no backup is there in my phone...
but there is adb sideload...is there any way to enable usb debugging? and my phone is rooted and it is stucked at boot logo
Alternative usb debugging...
Hey my phone is stuck in an bootloop.....is there anyway to enable usb debugging even tho i cant get into the phone
My lenovo vibe s1 is showing black screen
I tried rooting my phone by the steps given by your site and now my phone is showing black screen. i tried pressing volume buttons and power button still it is not working. so when i am connecting my phone to computer it gets connected for 1 min and disconnects and again connects after 1 min. so is there any possible way that i can send my phone to USB debugging through computer.
I need use my samsung j2 mobile on pc bcoz my mobile display is not working.
usb debugging off
Keyah Cort said:
Hey my phone is stuck in an bootloop.....is there anyway to enable usb debugging even tho i cant get into the phone
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mine too... how to enable usb debugging? please help...
trevd said:
as mentioned by PhantasmRezound, It's not possible, However. adb is enabled in most recoveries. Also If the device is unlocked ( and you can flash custom recoveries ) in any way you can flash a custom recovery, back up the boot img. pull that off the device or simply put the sdcard in your computer with unpack that, edit the init.rc to start adb. and reflash it with fastboot not quiet what your after but might do the trick.
or
With the non functioning touch screen issue, If the device acts as a usb host, plug a mouse in and away you go
There's always a way.
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Can you create a step-by-step tutorial? I have a LG Leon. Stock. Bluetooth/Wi-Fi disabled. My Google account won't accept. I've been trying to find ways to enable "Developer Options", "USB Debugging" just so I recover access. ADB and most of the programs I've used required USB Debugging, or wireless access.
Hello Everyone, I hope the you can help me with my request, How can I enable the USB debugging mode in android vers. 2.2.2 to 2.3.4
I really had a hard time since my Huawei Ideos s7-105 screen had been broken. I am not sure if the USB debugging was enabled. I have a really have a good reasons why I need to recover the files from my device.
Hoping for your kind response and help.
Monsterkid09
I'm sorry. I'm in doubt. I have a problem: Navon predator 10 tabs have dropped my gmail account. Adb debug off (or something you see 1-2 programs see something in adb mode but only in device info.If anything else i want always say do not connect. Very strong frp protection.What can I do?
Hello friends,
This is my first question and I really need help with this one. I am not a developer but trying to learn a few things to keep up. I have an HTC Desire X which went crazy after a jelly bean update and hence I decided to do something about it. I heard about rooting and flashing phone from my boyfriend and hence I got brave and read about rooting from this forum...but really messed things up.
I tried rooting Desire X running android jelly bean using Desire_X_All-In-One_Kit_v2.0 by hasson2000. I got really excited and messed thing up. Instead of following the correct procedure, I actually tried flashing a ClockWorkMod recovery without unlocking the phone. During the flashing process, I got the Fastboot menu on my phone and so I cancelled the first command line on my PC screen. The second screen appeared but after waiting for a long time nothing happened so I got scared and removed my USB cable form the phone. Then I tried the exact procedure given in this forum. But when I did, instead of booting into the Fastboot menu, phone shows a red triangle with an '!' symbol.
I can boot into the Fastboot menu by pressing Power and Volume Down button but then my computer doesn't recognize my phone.
Please help...this phone is my life..:crying:
Before you do anything further, do you have HTC USB Drivers installed on your PC ?
Your PC running Windows 8 and below ? And is your PC has USB 2.0 ?
The screen that you show is the screen before you go to stock recovery.
You said your JB update not working right, have you try to factory reset your device after you do the update ?
Before you can do rooting and flashing ROMs, you need to unlock the bootloader first. Unlocking bootloader will make your warranty void and null. So make your decision whether you want to proceed with bootloader unlocking.
I strongly recommend not to use a toolkit but to do it yourself. You don't have exact control about what the toolkit does, also you'll learn more about the process that way. Some important things to mention further: If you decide to unlock your bootloader, do it via the www.htcdev.com site. There, you'll need a login first, after that you can proceed with the steps given to you by the site. As ckpv5 said, you need to be sure to have all the drivers installed correctly (or use a linux live cd instead). Then, after you have installed a custom recovery, take a backup of the stock firmware first before you start to change anything! That's really important, otherwise you won't be able to get back to stock anymore. Good luck!
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Thank you. You guys are so quick and helpful.
Yes I did install all the drivers of HTC but still my PC wont recognise my device when in I use power button and volume down key to boot into fastboot. My computer runs on Windows 8. I have the USB drivers installed and I have also tried a factory reset of my phone but nothing works! I think what I did made something bad happen to phone recovery.
Please help
Did you read everything and tried it as we said? Do you use USB 2.0 instead of USB 3.0? DO you have the bootloader unlocked? Please answer these questions first, otherwise we can't help you much.
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dansou901 said:
Did you read everything and tried it as we said? Do you use USB 2.0 instead of USB 3.0? DO you have the bootloader unlocked? Please answer these questions first, otherwise we can't help you much.
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No. Like I said, I got excited and messed ip the steps. Instead of unlocking the phone I first tried to flash a ClockWorkMod recovery. While doing so., it tool a lot of time after showing the fastboot screen so I thought something was wrong so I disconnected the USB cable. Then I realised that I had to first unlock it so when I tried to unlock the device, instead of showing the fastboot screen my phone shows the screen whose picture I have posted in my earlier firts post. I use usb 2.0.
Please help
Hoy did you unlock? Did you register at htcdev.com for a key? Did you submit the identifier token? Try the exact procedure given here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2076675 and read everything. also the external links, to be sure to understand what you're doing. Then, do it without using a toolkit.
I beat my head against this for about eight hours yesterday and am at my wit's end. Thanks in advance for any help.
The short version: After rooting my Blue VIvo 5, installing a few apps and setting Nova Launcher as my launcher, I started getting some errors. Apps would fail mysteriously or not launch at all. Reinstalling the apps didn't help. I tried to take an OS update that the phone said was available, but when I tried to update it said the system was damaged and I couldn't install the update.
Well, I thought naively, I'll just remove all my user data and start over. That will restore the original ROM and I'll just start over, right?
BIG mistake.
Now when I try to start up my phone the sequence goes like this:
1. I get a popup that says "Unfortunately, Carefree Launcher has stopped."
2. After clearing that popup I can choose my language.
3. Next I go tot he screen where I choose my wireless connection. Choosing the connection works, but the next screen where I put in my password only allows me to speak - there's no keyboard option. The only time during the process I really laughed was when I saw what Google's voice recognition software tried to enter for the wifi password.
4. I managed to get the password entered by using the OTG dongle and a USB keyboard. After that, though, it goes to the "Checking for updates" screen, at which point it tells me "Unfortunately, Google Play Services has stopped." Then it loops back to the "choose your network" screen.
5. Lather, rinse, repeat.
I managed to get TWRP installed and running, but the stock ROM file I found on another thread (BLU_V0050UU_V09_REPAIR.zip) won't install. SP Flasher (which I also tried) throws a message about a mismatched baseband unit of some kind, and TWRP says there's a file called META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary missing from the archive.
So here I am, asking the community what I can do short of laying out $200 for another phone. I might be able to install the AOSP or CM12 ROMs that are in this forum, and I might do that if I have to replace the phone anyway, but if there's a way to restore the phone to its initial OOB state, I would love to know how to do it.
Again, thanks for any help you can give me.
Update, 16 hours later: I had a flash of inspiration this morning. Since it looked like at any rate I was going to have to get another phone I went ahead and ordered the replacement for same-day delivery. It arrived this afternoon, I unboxed it, set it up and backed it up with "adb backup". Then, I tried to restore the backup onto the bricked phone.
You guessed it. I never saw a notification that the backup was loading. It was the same wifi network, check for updates, broken google play loop again.
So unless someone has a brilliant idea as to how to restore the original firmware, I am going to keep the old bricked phone around and try installing aosp or cm12 on it, whichever looks like it's further along. Maybe both. Why not?
Anyway cheers.
Do you not know how to use SP Flash Tool?
Download the original rom + SP Flash Tool from elsewhere in this forums and flash it. The one for the Gionee S6 or A55 slim on the Marshmallow thread will do. I think someone has posted the original vivo 5 ROM somewhere as well.
Basic steps are open SP Flash Tool.
Load the scatter file (comes with the rom). This will fill a lot of fields in the flash screen (boot, recovery, logo, system, userdata, etc.).
Do not change anything. Click "Start"—this will wipe your phone. If you don't want it wiped, disable the "userdata" field.
Connect your phone properly turned off.
It should detect your phone right away.
Wait for the flash to end.
Disconnect your phone and turn it on.
Should boot alright.
If it doesn't detect your phone, see in Device Manager if your phone is properly recognized. If it's not, download the MediaTek PreLoader USB VCOM drivers.
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Do you not know how to use SP Flash Tool?
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Thank you for your reply. In answer to your quesiton: Maybe not. Everybody starts somewhere, and while I have quite a few years of experience in desktop computers, I'm still learning the world of Android. I've flashed quite a few Kindle Fire tablets (that's the origin of my user name, 'nerdfire') but this has been my first experience with a phone.
victorvscn said:
Download the original rom + SP Flash Tool from elsewhere in this forums and flash it. The one for the Gionee S6 or A55 slim on the Marshmallow thread will do. I think someone has posted the original vivo 5 ROM somewhere as well.
Basic steps are open SP Flash Tool.
Load the scatter file (comes with the rom). This will fill a lot of fields in the flash screen (boot, recovery, logo, system, userdata, etc.).
Do not change anything. Click "Start"—this will wipe your phone. If you don't want it wiped, disable the "userdata" field.
Connect your phone properly turned off.
It should detect your phone right away.
Wait for the flash to end.
Disconnect your phone and turn it on.
Should boot alright.
If it doesn't detect your phone, see in Device Manager if your phone is properly recognized. If it's not, download the MediaTek PreLoader USB VCOM drivers.
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I've got SP Flash running, but it's the Linux version. which I think is the same, as Windows except that it looks like there's a "Download" button rather than a "Start" button. Unless I'm missing something, which could easily be.
I followed the directions above, not checking "userdata", and hit "Download." No response from the program for over 30 minutes. I eventually found the timeout setting, lowered it to 2 minutes, and ran the program from a console window. The console output indicated that SP Flash was finding the proper USB port, but then nothing. No communication with the phone and the program eventually timed out.
It could be a lack of drivers. Linux comes with drivers for most common USB devices baked in, but this might not be one of them. Thanks for the hint - I'll check when I get home later tonight.
Again, I appreciate the help.
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Thank you for your reply. In answer to your quesiton: Maybe not. Everybody starts somewhere, and while I have quite a few years of experience in desktop computers, I'm still learning the world of Android. I've flashed quite a few Kindle Fire tablets (that's the origin of my user name, 'nerdfire') but this has been my first experience with a phone.
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Sorry about that, mate, I came out rather bluntly for some reason. Just wanted to ask whether you'd had any experience with it.
NerdFire said:
I've got SP Flash running, but it's the Linux version. which I think is the same, as Windows except that it looks like there's a "Download" button rather than a "Start" button. Unless I'm missing something, which could easily be.
I followed the directions above, not checking "userdata", and hit "Download." No response from the program for over 30 minutes. I eventually found the timeout setting, lowered it to 2 minutes, and ran the program from a console window. The console output indicated that SP Flash was finding the proper USB port, but then nothing. No communication with the phone and the program eventually timed out.
It could be a lack of drivers. Linux comes with drivers for most common USB devices baked in, but this might not be one of them. Thanks for the hint - I'll check when I get home later tonight.
Again, I appreciate the help.
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I have no experience flashing with Linux, but that definitely looks like lack of the right drivers. Maybe following this tutorial will work for you: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ge...torial-how-to-setup-spflashtoollinux-t3160802
The thread says you need to know the specific way to boot up after connecting the cable, depending on the phone. On the Vivo, my experience is that you don't need to press anything, just connecting the cable with the phone powered off will do. However, if you happen to brick your phone by flashing something wrong, or interrupting a flash, you'll need to press volume down upon connecting the cable.
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Sorry about that, mate, I came out rather bluntly for some reason. Just wanted to ask whether you'd had any experience with it..
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No worries, I didn't take offense.
victorvscn said:
I have no experience flashing with Linux, but that definitely looks like lack of the right drivers. Maybe following this tutorial will work for you: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ge...torial-how-to-setup-spflashtoollinux-t3160802
The thread says you need to know the specific way to boot up after connecting the cable, depending on the phone. On the Vivo, my experience is that you don't need to press anything, just connecting the cable with the phone powered off will do. However, if you happen to brick your phone by flashing something wrong, or interrupting a flash, you'll need to press volume down upon connecting the cable.
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I did a little digging and won't go through all the gory details, but the long and short of it was, after removing a package in my Linux distribution that was interfering with accessing the serial port, I was able to flash the stock ROM onto the phone. So I am good to go. Plus, now I have a good idea of how to start over again if necessary
Thank you again so much for your help.,
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No worries, I didn't take offense.
I did a little digging and won't go through all the gory details, but the long and short of it was, after removing a package in my Linux distribution that was interfering with accessing the serial port, I was able to flash the stock ROM onto the phone. So I am good to go. Plus, now I have a good idea of how to start over again if necessary
Thank you again so much for your help.,
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Good to hear!
NerdFire said:
No worries, I didn't take offense.
I did a little digging and won't go through all the gory details, but the long and short of it was, after removing a package in my Linux distribution that was interfering with accessing the serial port, I was able to flash the stock ROM onto the phone. So I am good to go. Plus, now I have a good idea of how to start over again if necessary
Thank you again so much for your help.,
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where can I find the stock Rom ? Can you Share link please?