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So, I rooted my phone last night and ever since I've been stuck in bootloop. I loaded one rom and it was in bootloop all night until the phone died. I charged the phone up, wiped it and tried another, stuck in bootloop for hours with nothing working. Now, the bigger problem is, I - being an idiot - forgot to do a nandroid backup so there is nothing to restore too, yet when I set it to factory settings it's once again stuck in bootloop.
All my phone now displays is the green HTC logo on the white background, until the phone battery dies.
So... how screwed am I?
EDIT: CDMA, S-on, 1.50, I used HTC dev to root it.
Did you root with HTC dev. You need to flash the boot.IMG using fastboot.
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MSK01 said:
So, I rooted my phone last night and ever since I've been stuck in bootloop. I loaded one rom and it was in bootloop all night until the phone died. I charged the phone up, wiped it and tried another, stuck in bootloop for hours with nothing working. Now, the bigger problem is, I - being an idiot - forgot to do a nandroid backup so there is nothing to restore too, yet when I set it to factory settings it's once again stuck in bootloop.
All my phone now displays is the green HTC logo on the white background, until the phone battery dies.
So... how screwed am I?
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We need more info dude.
CMDA or GSM?
what rom did you try to install?
hboot 1.50 or 1.40?
S-On or S-OFF
The more info the more we can help you.
iTzLOLtrain said:
We need more info dude.
CMDA or GSM?
what rom did you try to install?
hboot 1.50 or 1.40?
S-On or S-OFF
The more info the more we can help you.
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CDMA, S-on, 1.50, I used HTC dev to root it. CM 9 Nightly.
Do what I said. Boot your phone into the boot loader. Select fastboot. Stick the boot.IMG from the Rom you used into the folder on the pc that you used with htcdev.
Connect your device.
Open up command prompt. Navigate to the folder in command prompt where you put the boot.IMG
Type fastboot flash boot boot.IMG
If it works it will say so restart your phone and enjoy.
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Spazz Monk3y said:
Do what I said. Boot your phone into the boot loader. Select fastboot. Stick the boot.IMG from the Rom you used into the folder on the pc that you used with htcdev.
Connect your device.
Open up command prompt. Navigate to the folder in command prompt where you put the boot.IMG
Type fastboot flash boot boot.IMG
If it works it will say so restart your phone and enjoy.
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If you hadn't said anything I probably would have been running around in circles for the rest of the day. I just did and I'm waiting for it to restart right now. Hopefully it works.
Hopefully it will work. If you flash anymore roms you have to do the same flash boot.img using fastboot since you unlocked with HTC dev.
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Spazz Monk3y said:
Hopefully it will work. If you flash anymore roms you have to do the same flash boot.img using fastboot since you unlocked with HTC dev.
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Meaning I can just nandroid backup this rom? Or do I have to reflash it then flash the new ones over it?
If you want to flash a new rom do a nandroid backup first and then wipe everything. But everytime you flash a new Rom you have to flash the boot.IMG seperatley that was supplied with the Rom if that makes sense. This also applied when doing a recovery.
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Spazz Monk3y said:
If you want to flash a new rom do a nandroid backup first and then wipe everything. But everytime you flash a new Rom you have to flash the boot.IMG seperatley that was supplied with the Rom if that makes sense. This also applied when doing a recovery.
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Unless the boot.IMG is automatically with each rom that does not make sense. However, if that means (which I pretty sure it does, I just need that extra clear clarification) that a new boot.IMG is supposed to be supplied with every single new ROM then that would explain why my phone is still in bootloop. No changes since last time I was on, about an hour ago I took the battery out and restarted it.
So it's still in bootloop whenever I try anything.
Help as well...
Stuck in the same problem. Hboot 1.50, S-on, and I'm trying to load Evergreen's CM7 port. I'm also using CWM 4.x (can't remember number, just the non touch version). Whenever I try to start my phone all I get is the white HTC screen with the little vibrate, then the black screen, and then the HTC screen once again and so on. I've tried flashing the boot from the file and then flashing the ROM with and without the boot.img in the .zip file. Help me. Please.
You need to flash the rom first then restart your phone load in to fastboot and flash the boot.img using fastboot. Search the forums there should be a more detailed way on how to do this. But its pretty much the same instructions I gave in previous post.
Try following this if your struggling.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8qonxj8jsawcesl/Android Fastboot boot.docx
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If that last reply was meant me, I've already tried that. Doesn't change anything at all.
Ah ok you mentioned you flashed the boot.img first that's all
Also try formatting your sd card or use a spare one and format that and then flashing the Rom and boot.IMG. I had to do that with my desire s.
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Spazz Monk3y said:
You need to flash the rom first then restart your phone load in to fastboot and flash the boot.img using fastboot. Search the forums there should be a more detailed way on how to do this. But its pretty much the same instructions I gave in previous post.
Try following this if your struggling.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8qonxj8jsawcesl/Android Fastboot boot.docx
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That worked. Holy ****, that worked! Thank you so much!!
Spazz Monk3y said:
You need to flash the rom first then restart your phone load in to fastboot and flash the boot.img using fastboot. Search the forums there should be a more detailed way on how to do this. But its pretty much the same instructions I gave in previous post.
Try following this if your struggling.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8qonxj8jsawcesl/Android Fastboot boot.docx
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doesnt work for me :<
Unlocked HBOOT 1.53.0007
rooted with superuser
S-ON
Revolionary CWM v4.0.1.4 (also tried to flash 4EXT but it doesnt work!!:/ )
ROM: cm-9-DevilToast-0.7.5-shooteru.zip
any tips?
sabbath88 said:
doesnt work for me :<
Unlocked HBOOT 1.53.0007
rooted with superuser
S-ON
Revolionary CWM v4.0.1.4 (also tried to flash 4EXT but it doesnt work!!:/ )
ROM: cm-9-DevilToast-0.7.5-shooteru.zip
any tips?
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Get s-off using the wire trick.
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My daughter has a stock Thunderbolt, which has worked since Christmas. All of a sudden a couple weeks ago, she woke up and it was stuck in a boot loop on the HTC splash screen.
I'm still able to get into bootloader, but unable to do a factory reset, or flash a stock RUU. Cannot boot into (stock) recovery. As soon as it tries to load the recovery console, it starts the splash screen looping again. Seems like recovery is corrupt or something
I've tried some unbricking processes, but nothing has worked. If I could get adb to see it, I'd just root it and put cwm on it, but can't get that either.
***LOCKED***
Mecha XD Ship s-on
hboot-1.05.0000
microp-/
radio-1.49.00.0406w_1
eMMC-boot
Jul 19 2011, 14:51:00
Any help is very much appreciated. Verizon store said they can't flash a fresh recovery on it, or the latest RUU...
Nothing? No suggestions?
Maybe something herehttp://androidforums.com/thunderbolt-all-things-root/449138-boot-loop.html will help...
What won't work with the RUU?
It possibly could be caused because of a corrupt sim card and/or a corrupt SD card. Try removing the SD card and see if it will load up. If still nothing, take it to Verizon for another sim card. If you go into a corporate store, they won't charge you for another sim.
Just a couple of my suggestions.
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I will try that link above.
I brought it into a privately owned verizon store on Thursday, explained to them what was going on, they said they have no idea, and I should bring it to a corporate store, so I did.
I told the guy exactly what was happening. He assumed a read a few things on the internet, so treated me like I've never used a phone before. I have had a G1, Evo, and Evo 3D...all rooted and mega customized, so not like this is my first attempt at using a smartphone.
I've tried booting without the sdcard, same thing. I've tried booting without a sim card, same thing. I tried with another verizon LTE sim card, same thing.
When I try to flash anything, I put the zip on the sdcard, power on to hboot, let it load the zip, then it does nothing, just sits at hboot. I scroll down to recovery to be able to select to restart or power down, press power, it goes to the white HTC splash screen, then the circular arrows above the phone, then to the red X, then back to HTC splash screen and boot loops the splash screen.
I can tell you your recovery is gone. Try downloading the hboot flashable cwm again and flash that in hboot. If you can get into recovery maybe you will be able to flash a rom again. You may also want to reformat your sd card or even try a different one.
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disconnecktie said:
I can tell you your recovery is gone. Try downloading the hboot flashable cwm again and flash that in hboot. If you can get into recovery maybe you will be able to flash a rom again. You may also want to reformat your sd card or even try a different one.
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that's exactly what I told the verizon dude, that recovery is gone and all they need to do is flash it back on, he said that's not possible, handed the phone back to me and said "have a good day".
I knew it was a long shot when I went in there and had to tell them how to boot into hboot, and how to remove the battery.
Don't I have to be S-OFF to flash cwm? Remember, it's stock, unrooted, and S-ON
How didn't the ruu work?
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trter10 said:
How didn't the ruu work?
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Because when hboot loaded it, which took a few minutes to load and verify, it then automatically went into recovery to actually flash it, which put it right back into the boot loop.
d0m1n0 said:
Because when hboot loaded it, which took a few minutes to load and verify, it then automatically went into recovery to actually flash it, which put it right back into the boot loop.
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Now that I think about it, it shouldn't have to go into recovery to flash it, it should have been just fine from hboot....but...after I flashed the RUU, it did reboot into recovery, and started the loop
So did you remember to clear cache and dalvik cache? That would put you in a boot loop every time.
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disconnecktie said:
So did you remember to clear cache and dalvik cache? That would put you in a boot loop every time.
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They weren't installing a rom
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disconnecktie said:
So did you remember to clear cache and dalvik cache? That would put you in a boot loop every time.
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No...it's stock, stock recovery, stock rom, S-ON...she brought it to me in this condition. It's not a rooting gone wrong. If I could get the laptop to see it, I'd root the damn thing so I can get cwm on it.
When she brought it to me, it was in this exact state. First thing I tried was to boot into recovery, which didn't work. So I googled for 'thunderbolt boot loop' and started trying things.
Before I go any further, I'd like to thank everyone for their input and thoughts. She's 12, and I really don't want to have to buy her a new phone.
d0m1n0 said:
No...it's stock, stock recovery, stock rom, S-ON...she brought it to me in this condition. It's not a rooting gone wrong. If I could get the laptop to see it, I'd root the damn thing so I can get cwm on it.
When she brought it to me, it was in this exact state. First thing I tried was to boot into recovery, which didn't work. So I googled for 'thunderbolt boot loop' and started trying things.
Before I go any further, I'd like to thank everyone for their input and thoughts. She's 12, and I really don't want to have to buy her a new phone.
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Try redownloading the ruu
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I have the exact same problem, I am using a custom rom, killasense.
It loads to HTC splash when I try to connect to computer or try to go into recovery from revolutionary. It says S-OFF on revolutionary, not sure what it means.
Please update if you find a solution, I am trying to do a factory reset, but cannot.
If it says s off that means the phone has been rooted. You're running killasense which is a custom rom.. If you want to go back to stock simply download the most recent ruu, put it on the root of your sd card and rename the file to PG05img. Reboot into the bootloader press the power button to enter fast boot. It will ask you if you want to update select yes. After it completes make sure you rename the file so it doesn't try running the ruu every time you enter the bootloader. Also check the md5 before you try to run it.
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I downloaded the 2.1 mecha ruu and tried to load it in hboot, and it said the existing Rom is older. So that mean I can't flash a newer ruu? Gotta be the same or older?
Since I don't have a thunderbolt, I'm not familiar with ruu versions, any way to tell in hboot so I can download the same or older?
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I put a new rom file (BAMF SoaB) into the SD card and renamed it PG05img, went to Revolutionary it said loading PG05img, but after it loaded it did not show a yes or no prompt. It went back to home screen of revolutionary after saying "No image or wrong image", still stuck on boot loop splash screen.
Eksellent said:
I put a new rom file into the SD card and renamed it PG05img, went to Revolutionary it said loading PG05img, but went back to the revolutionary screen without installing I think, still stuck on boot loop splash screen.
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That means you need to redownload it.
Try this one http://db.tt/z7zbekNa
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I flashed a landscape rosie via clockworks, now my phone will not boot past the splash screen. When I start it it make it to that point and just stays there. I can boot to recovery but it doesnt show anything when I go to sub menus.
Thanks
Are you S-OFF?
Install TWRP. Get rid of ClockworkMod.
yeah s-off
I wanted to install TWRP img but there was no exe file in the folder (other than the abd file) I downloaded. When I executed the adb file it ran so fast that I couldnt read it and then it closed.
You should be able to install twrp through the bootloader seeing that your s-off. Govtovtheir website and download it.
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Sounds like a candidate for the RUU, just got to get your PC set up correctly. See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671577
nickmus said:
I flashed a landscape rosie via clockworks, now my phone will not boot past the splash screen. When I start it it make it to that point and just stays there. I can boot to recovery but it doesnt show anything when I go to sub menus.
Thanks
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Did u get your issue resolved?
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Yeah its working.
Rxpert said:
You should be able to install twrp through the bootloader seeing that your s-off. Govtovtheir website and download it.
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Thanks, that's what I was looking for.
Alright so everything was great i was using viper rom on my evo lte, i had been having trouble flashing kernels. I tried some app that would do it, flashed one and now im ****ed. this thing just won't boot up at all it goes in between the (htc quietly stupid) splash screen and the one that you see as you load recovery. (with like the little red writing crap) just back and fourth thats it.... i can access my boot loader and recovery, so far ive wiped the hell out of it, formated the internal card, and tried installing countless different rom. all do the same loop thingy.
PLEASE HELP, ILL TRY ANYTHING!!
Im unlocked with s-on
and hboot-1.15.0000
if u can get into bootloader then wipe and restore your backup.. if u can get into booloader then u should be able to get into recovery from there go into recovery wipe and restore ya backup and u should be good to go.. wipe data.. wipe system.. wipe cash.. wipe dalvik cash
I'm in the same boat except it had nothing to do with kernels... Just all of a sudden everything stopped working... Nothing flashes correctly... Md5 sums never match for restores... If I mess with it long enough twrp stops recognizing my internal SD... I've had to ruu like 3 times because of it... I've tried different recoveries... Countless different wipe methods... Nothing works... I'm lazy panda s-off... Tried both twrp 2.2.1 and even tried clockwork for awhile... After running ruu I re-root and flash either recovery and as soon as I wipe and flash a Rom I'm stuck at the splash no matter what Rom... So with that said I'm stuck with stock for now... No fun stuff anymore...
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thats why!! clockwork recovery is no good for this phone!! your not supposed to use it..
But as I said I was getting the same problems with twrp... And the internal SD problem happened using twrp... It doesn't matter what recovery I use... I've used both superwipe zips or just plane system wipe within twrp and every time something screws up and I get stuck at the splash screen having to run the ruu bootloader zip just to have a working phone...
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jrmusante said:
Alright so everything was great i was using viper rom on my evo lte, i had been having trouble flashing kernels. I tried some app that would do it, flashed one and now im ****ed. this thing just won't boot up at all it goes in between the (htc quietly stupid) splash screen and the one that you see as you load recovery. (with like the little red writing crap) just back and fourth thats it.... i can access my boot loader and recovery, so far ive wiped the hell out of it, formated the internal card, and tried installing countless different rom. all do the same loop thingy.
PLEASE HELP, ILL TRY ANYTHING!!
Im unlocked with s-on
and hboot-1.15.0000
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The OP in this thread was having the same problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1842238
They were able to fix it by fastboot flashing the kernels boot image.
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Thought you couldn't flash kernals while s-on? Did I make that up?
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still screwed
Ive just got no idea where my backup went, its just simply GONE. ive been messing around with android sdk so that i could relock my stupid bootloader so i can flash a ruu or whatever.
im normaly very good with this stuff, ive installed android sdk, watched like 4 videos on how to get this stupid adb shell working but its just not happening. im about to throw my emo lte and my macbook pro into my lake, and get an iphone.
Did you mount the correct sd card in twrp?
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jrmusante said:
Ive just got no idea where my backup went, its just simply GONE. ive been messing around with android sdk so that i could relock my stupid bootloader so i can flash a ruu or whatever.
im normaly very good with this stuff, ive installed android sdk, watched like 4 videos on how to get this stupid adb shell working but its just not happening. im about to throw my emo lte and my macbook pro into my lake, and get an iphone.
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Lol don't do that, I'm sure you would regret it. The important thing is that your problem is completely solvable so don't lose hope. Did you take a look at the thread I linked you? If you have the sdk installed you should be able to flash a new boot image, which would be much better than going the RUU route in my opinion.
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jrmusante said:
Ive just got no idea where my backup went, its just simply GONE. ive been messing around with android sdk so that i could relock my stupid bootloader so i can flash a ruu or whatever.
im normaly very good with this stuff, ive installed android sdk, watched like 4 videos on how to get this stupid adb shell working but its just not happening. im about to throw my emo lte and my macbook pro into my lake, and get an iphone.
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bro your backup is prob on your internel sd card..
device wont show up..
ive got my emo lte plugged in, go into fastboot and plug it in, then it says fastboot usb. i go to the directry where my adb and stuff is in my terninal but when try ./adb devices it just shows no devices at all...
im on a mac btw
heres whats going on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOCX-43eaUI
let me know if i an do anything else to make this crap work...
jrmusante said:
ive got my emo lte plugged in, go into fastboot and plug it in, then it says fastboot usb. i go to the directry where my adb and stuff is in my terninal but when try ./adb devices it just shows no devices at all...
im on a mac btw
heres whats going on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOCX-43eaUI
let me know if i an do anything else to make this crap work...
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Try going into recovery from the bootloader and then try the "adb devices" command. I've noticed that I can't issue adb commands while in fastboot also...not sure why. If you can get it to display your device while in recovery, then you know your communication is good. Go back into fastboot and you should be able to do the "fastboot flash boot" command, but rebooting with the adb command will not work for some reason. After you flash the boot image, there should be an option to reboot on your phone that you can select with the volume keys.
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just wont show in boot loader
premo15 said:
Try going into recovery from the bootloader and then try the "adb devices" command. I've noticed that I can't issue adb commands while in fastboot also...not sure why. If you can get it to display your device while in recovery, then you know your communication is good. Go back into fastboot and you should be able to do the "fastboot flash boot" command, but rebooting with the adb command will not work for some reason. After you flash the boot image, there should be an option to reboot on your phone that you can select with the volume keys.
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i wiped and reflashed the rom in recovery, also while i was there i kept trying to flash the boot.img and at one point kept getting some (ERROR: could not get pipe properties) and no matter what i do, it just wont show up in boot loader.
run the ruu
Fixed it!!
hey i just kept wiping everything and finally got the boot.img flashed through boot loader in adb or whatever. thank you everyone for your quick help!!
So I'm trying to install a custom rom on a friends sprint evo 3d.
We unlocked it the HTC method btw.
We can't install any Rom onto it. I've wiped it completley multiple times. When I try to start any rom it, it just sits on the HTC screen.
Could I get some help please?
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Anybody?
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I recommend getting s-off since it makes flashing roms substantially easier. This thread by ramjet73 is the easiest way to do it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889438
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What do you do if the ruu doesn't see the phone and it won't install any roms
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Garridon said:
What do you do if the ruu doesn't see the phone and it won't install any roms
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Do you have the drivers installed if you're on a windows PC? If not, download HTC sync and install it. Then uninstall it but leave the drivers installed.
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Well I felt pretty dumb finding out these ruu programs need you to be booted into android for it to start the process. I tryed one of the pg85img zip files and it got to the part where it said checking, when it finished it did nothing, no errors or anything just went back to the main boot loader screen.
I've never had a bricked phone before, could this be possible? Any Roms installed, they don't even show a boot animation, just stays on the HTC screen.
My brother said before all this was happening, he tryed using an ruu and it failed saying something about check your USB cable.
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Garridon said:
Well I felt pretty dumb finding out these ruu programs need you to be booted into android for it to start the process. I tryed one of the pg85img zip files and it got to the part where it said checking, when it finished it did nothing, no errors or anything just went back to the main boot loader screen.
I've never had a bricked phone before, could this be possible? Any Roms installed, they don't even show a boot animation, just stays on the HTC screen.
My brother said before all this was happening, he tryed using an ruu and it failed saying something about check your USB cable.
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you didn't brick it.
However if I'm not severely mistaken PG85IMG is for the Amaze 4G and not the Evo 3D... so don't try that again... as it will likely brick your phone if you force it.
you say your phone goes into a bootloop whichever rom you install? did you wipe data/cache/dalvik?
I second coal686's suggestion about S-OFF as some (a LOT) of roms have problems with higher hboot versions.
I don't even get to the boot animation, it is stuck on the HTC screen.
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Garridon said:
I don't even get to the boot animation, it is stuck on the HTC screen.
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can you boot into recovery? (vol down+ power)
if so flash the contents of a RUU through fastboot
Thanks anyways guys, he ended up selling the phone. I fixed the galaxy s 2 his friend gave him, so he has that now.
But boy do I miss sense. I never got to fully use sense 4
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