Stuck, no way to get into recovery - Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE

So here's the story, I'm on a new version of cm, I decided to install a thicklizard kernel, did a backup in twrp (newest version), I'm s-off, and it wouldnt boot. It just hangs on the boot animation. So no big deal right? I go to my bootloader to get back into recovery but I have a firmware img on the root folder of internal storage so it tries to install that, I say no, and it asks to reboot my phone, no option to go into recovery (used to be able to on the 3d or og). So now I let it boot up to the animation and I go try adb... well it says device is offline. I have debugging on and what I'm pretty sure is the newest platform tools (adb etc.). So I'm stuck, no adb, no accessible bootloader, no workable rom... any ideas? Is there a button combination to boot into fastboot, recovery, or wipe my phone? Any help woiuld be great

delete, I solved it. removed my sd card :silly:

gmelchert said:
delete, I solved it. removed my sd card :silly:
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Ran in to that problem a LIL while ago had to do the same with removing sd card, glad you figured it out bro:thumbup:
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Pure AOSP and External SD Card

I just loaded the Pure AOSP, posted today and now when i try to restore back to other rom, the phone is stuck in boot loop, how can i get access back to sd-ext to load my restore image and boot up.
aggrogade said:
I just loaded the Pure AOSP, posted today and now when i try to restore back to other rom, the phone is stuck in boot loop, how can i get access back to sd-ext to load my restore image and boot up.
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Have you been reading the development thread?
yes, but they do not say which images they use to get back this functionality, they have just stated they used sbf then an image. My question is i have an unlocked phone, should i got back through the whole process of unlocking and rooting again to regain control of the phone, or what exact steps are needed, i have already tried to edit the files in /etc/ to point to the external card but to no avail.
Thanks
aggrogade said:
yes, but they do not say which images they use to get back this functionality, they have just stated they used sbf then an image. My question is i have an unlocked phone, should i got back through the whole process of unlocking and rooting again to regain control of the phone, or what exact steps are needed, i have already tried to edit the files in /etc/ to point to the external card but to no avail.
Thanks
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You won't be able to, as stated in the OP, there's a seperate option in Storage settings within the ROM because you can only read from either internal or external SD, one at a time. So that means you have to put any items you want to flash on the internal SD card to flash them with CWM. It won't read the external SD card in recovery mode.
I have, all my backups and rom images are located on the sdcard
==> backups
/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
==> Roms
/sdcard/roms
When i try to restore the backups, i get the boot loop and the same for the roms, or some roms wont load at all. my main rom has been homebase, and it just hangs or it fails with error about sd-ext when in recovery. this is what i am trying to figure out, is how to get back to that point before the pure aosp install, do i start from scratch or is there another way.
Download the recovery image from romracer's thread and flashboot it via pc/cmd. You still can put the phone into fastboot mode.
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I have a flashable cwm version of romracers recovery on my int sd card.GForgot where I got it from but I copied it to my ext sd so if I ever get stuck I can cwm a good recovery.
thanks i am going to try that now, as now when i try to boot phone, i get the android screen, then it just dies nothing, so i will do the recovery image.
Thanks
Deggy said:
Download the recovery image from romracer's thread and flashboot it via pc/cmd. You still can put the phone into fastboot mode.
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Thanks that fixed it, that was what i was looking for the recovery image, was not sure if this one or the 234-xxx-update was it. Homebase back up and running now.
Phoneguy589 said:
I have a flashable cwm version of romracers recovery on my int sd card.GForgot where I got it from but I copied it to my ext sd so if I ever get stuck I can cwm a good recovery.
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Thanks for the idea, where did you get the flashable image from

[Q] Stuck at boot screen

Hi, I was rooted and tried to add some ringtones to my system/media folder. Instead of saving it to my SD card and then using a file explorer to move the files like I usually do, I tried to use droid explorer and do it from my PC. Now my phone won't get past the motorola logo when I start the phone. I'm not really sure what to do, can someone help me?
the_KEV said:
Hi, I was rooted and tried to add some ringtones to my system/media folder. Instead of saving it to my SD card and then using a file explorer to move the files like I usually do, I tried to use droid explorer and do it from my PC. Now my phone won't get past the motorola logo when I start the phone. I'm not really sure what to do, can someone help me?
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I doubt that adding some ringtones to your /system/media folder from your PC would result in a non-boot condition. Sounds like you may have messed up some system files when you were doing what you were doing. Are you sure you did not inadvertently move/delete/alter any other files?
Do you have an unlocked bootloader?
I figured that was what I did... I dont have an unlocked bootloader. Should I?
I'm going to assume that my phone is bricked...
Will this work?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23191999&postcount=3
the_KEV said:
I'm going to assume that my phone is bricked...
Will this work?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23191999&postcount=3
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Its too early assume your bricked...I don't think your bricked. Have you tried to access your recovery? You can try a factory reset from there.
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Well I got it going again. I flashed the factory sbf. I'm happy I didn't have to go back to the factory settings
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giqbal said:
Its too early assume your bricked...I don't think your bricked. Have you tried to access your recovery? You can try a factory reset from there.
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turn on your smartphone, and when apear logo press volume up, go into recovery CWM and make a factory reset, or ... get one rom and put in your sd card and make a factory reset and wipe cash, dalvik and flash new rom, and try to boot ....
stuck at boot screen
CaelanT said:
I doubt that adding some ringtones to your /system/media folder from your PC would result in a non-boot condition. Sounds like you may have messed up some system files when you were doing what you were doing. Are you sure you did not inadvertently move/delete/alter any other files?
Do you have an unlocked bootloader?
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I have a similar problem and I know I am not bricked but can't currently get out of my jam. This is the process I used so far:
I unlocked bootloaders and rooted with an automatic script program
I installed superuser and CWM from the market
I placed the cm-7.2.0-olympus and gapps .zip files in my root of internal sd
I wiped with moto-fastboot followed by wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, and Dalvik
Then I installed the CM7.2 and Gapps zip files from the sd - and now I'm stuck at the M boot screen with Unlocked at the top.
I can boot into recovery and at the top of the recovery screen it reads Atrix 4G Recovery v4.0.0.2 goapk.com so I am thinking that the script I used initially installed a different recovery program and I am not actually using CWM. Also when I get into fastboot mode it says my battery is too low to flash and I don't have an indication that the battery is accepting a charge when it is plugged in...
I can get into recovery but even if I wipe and reinstall the zip I can't get past the boot loop - any suggestions?
mikl0018 said:
I have a similar problem and I know I am not bricked but can't currently get out of my jam. This is the process I used so far:
I unlocked bootloaders and rooted with an automatic script program
I installed superuser and CWM from the market
I placed the cm-7.2.0-olympus and gapps .zip files in my root of internal sd
I wiped with moto-fastboot followed by wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, and Dalvik
Then I installed the CM7.2 and Gapps zip files from the sd - and now I'm stuck at the M boot screen with Unlocked at the top.
I can boot into recovery and at the top of the recovery screen it reads Atrix 4G Recovery v4.0.0.2 goapk.com so I am thinking that the script I used initially installed a different recovery program and I am not actually using CWM. Also when I get into fastboot mode it says my battery is too low to flash and I don't have an indication that the battery is accepting a charge when it is plugged in...
I can get into recovery but even if I wipe and reinstall the zip I can't get past the boot loop - any suggestions?
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I think that tenfar recovery that you flashed through automatic script. You can just get rom racer recovery flash it through fast boot or Just download this recovery and flash it like any ROM and reboot.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1659890
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Try to flash your phone with your stock firmware using rsd lite
here a list of firmwares ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1125944
WARNING! : flash it with YOUR stock sbf !!!
OR
Flash the latest sbf for your phone. I've done several with no problems. Yes, you do lose the unlocked bootloader though.
This will return you to stock. I used the same files.
You can avoid bricking your device by not flashing any over-the-air updates to Android 2.3.4. Instead, try flashing the 2.3.4 zip over here. Or, flash the pure stock images from here.
Worked!
harishatrix said:
I think that tenfar recovery that you flashed through automatic script. You can just get rom racer recovery flash it through fast boot or Just download this recovery and flash it like any ROM and reboot.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1659890
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Not sure why the other recovery wasn't working but your solution worked swell! Thank you for the assistance. I think it is communities like this online that make Android superior to other mobile OS platforms. It is a highly customizable experience but without these forums I'd be lost.
Many thanks,

Need Help

so i just rooted my phone but everytime i try to load bootloader to install a custom rom it does not load the bottom 3 icons just blink 10 times what ever that means... do i need to reroot?
That's the simulated battery pull, hold the power button until the phone shuts off and then hold power and volume down and the phone will go to bootloader. Check settings to make sure fastboot is off. If you still can't get to bootloader, use adb. Type adb reboot bootloader or adb reboot recovery
om4 said:
That's the simulated battery pull, hold the power button until the phone shuts off and then hold power and volume down and the phone will go to bootloader. Check settings to make sure fastboot is off. If you still can't get to bootloader, use adb. Type adb reboot bootloader or adb reboot recovery
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thank you but now after loading a rom says can take a while for it to load so phone just kept saying htc, then vibrate shut off waited about a hr got annoyed so tryed taking it off now phone still does it is there a way around that or is it bricked?
What Rom did you try to load?
om4 said:
What Rom did you try to load?
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[ROM] 10/3 Team Venom presents: Viper4G 2.0.2 - The most innovative Sense Rom ever
have a feeling i screwed it up mite have to reload everything and retry cause now just stays stuck at htc screen
sickamoose239 said:
[ROM] 10/3 Team Venom presents: Viper4G 2.0.2 - The most innovative Sense Rom ever
have a feeling i screwed it up mite have to reload everything and retry cause now just stays stuck at htc screen
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the kernel installer may have failed, it happens once in awhile. Extract the boot.img and place it in adb folder, connect to pc and type fastboot devices first to make sure your computer can see the phone, type fastboot flash boot boot.img
om4 said:
the kernel installer may have failed, it happens once in awhile. Extract the boot.img and place it in adb folder, connect to pc and type fastboot devices first to make sure your computer can see the phone, type fastboot flash boot boot.img
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well im stuck at htc quietly brilliant screen, when i go to do a factory reset says no os found so im stuck
sickamoose239 said:
well im stuck at htc quietly brilliant screen, when i go to do a factory reset says no os found so im stuck
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well you must have wiped system, just select recovery from bootloader and flash viper again
om4 said:
well you must have wiped system, just select recovery from bootloader and flash viper again
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problem is its nowere to be found in recovery ive looked all over in there i dont get it all i did was factory reset, and my dumb a** didnt back it up before hand and i cant reload anything into the phone from computer cause it doesnt give me access unless there is a way around
Do you have a recovery installed? If not, I believe you can put one on the root of your SD card then install in from boot loader. TWIRP works great. Then you could flash a ROM.
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sickamoose239 said:
problem is its nowere to be found in recovery ive looked all over in there i dont get it all i did was factory reset, and my dumb a** didnt back it up before hand and i cant reload anything into the phone from computer cause it doesnt give me access unless there is a way around
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if you need to load a rom to sd, go to twrp. select mount and then mount storage, by default the internal storage is selected. Mount to pc, if its corrupt, you will be prompted to reformat. from there load a rom and flash again. go back to bootloader afterward and fastboot flash kernel
konc-ur noob said:
Do you have a recovery installed? If not, I believe you can put one on the root of your SD card then install in from boot loader. TWIRP works great. Then you could flash a ROM.
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believe i just downloaded recovery seeing if what i just did works if not back to square one
om4 said:
if you need to load a rom to sd, go to twrp. select mount and then mount storage, by default the internal storage is selected. Mount to pc, if its corrupt, you will be prompted to reformat. from there load a rom and flash again. go back to bootloader afterward and fastboot flash kernel
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i click on mount from team win recovery project, i see mount system,mount data,mount cache, mount internal,mount sd card *does not let me highlight it*
sickamoose239 said:
i click on mount from team win recovery project, i see mount system,mount data,mount cache, mount internal,mount sd card *does not let me highlight it*
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what do you mean highlight? in twrp you just tap mount storage
om4 said:
what do you mean highlight? in twrp you just tap mount storage
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in twrp there is 5 different mounting options that i see in v2.2.1
leave those options alone, just tap mount storage
om4 said:
what do you mean highlight? in twrp you just tap mount storage
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ok im mounted to twrp comes up says removable disk (D
open folder view files
use this drive for backup
speed up my system
those are what pop up with being mounted to computer
when i enter view files it is empty
sickamoose239 said:
ok im mounted to twrp comes up says removable disk (D
open folder view files
use this drive for backup
speed up my system
those are what pop up with being mounted to computer
when i enter view files it is empty
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so sd is empty? just put a rom there so you can flash it
om4 said:
so sd is empty? just put a rom there so you can flash it
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thats what i did and when i go back to install i cannot find the viper rom
try switching mount points, you may be looking in the wrong spot

[Q] 4 ext recovery you are currently in safe_mode....HELP

Keep getting this error in 4ext recovery: 4 ext recovery you are currently in safe_mode that means that some of your internal partitions are not accessible. Please wipe all partitions and then reboot recovery
I am trying to flash an android revolution hd rom
my phone is rooted , s offed, super cid, ICS
i wiped everything
did the android revolution hd super wipe
do i flash kernel first? and which kernel should i use?
phone keeps going back to HTC screen and stays stuck on it.
i am familiar with adb and cmd
any advice???
have you tried to flash any other roms? and make sure smart flash is enabled when trying to flash your rom?, or you can re-partition your device with 4EXT then use the "toggle usb" to mount your sd card and place the rom on there then try and flash it
Had that issue with a friend. Your internal storage is corrupted. Toggle USB and go on your computer. Right click the internal SD and format it. Restart recovery and it will be good to go.
silly me
Ninjistix said:
have you tried to flash any other roms? and make sure smart flash is enabled when trying to flash your rom?, or you can re-partition your device with 4EXT then use the "toggle usb" to mount your sd card and place the rom on there then try and flash it
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i was looking all over my house for a sd card adapter i never found when there was a "usb toggle" option on 4ext recovery all along!!!!
thanks for letting me know. and thanks for everyone else who helped.
i put the ruby faux kernel on the sd card. i will wipe everything and flash super wipe, flash kernel, flash rom, and see what happens...thanks again!
jlnive said:
i was looking all over my house for a sd card adapter i never found when there was a "usb toggle" option on 4ext recovery all along!!!!
thanks for letting me know. and thanks for everyone else who helped.
i put the ruby faux kernel on the sd card. i will wipe everything and flash super wipe, flash kernel, flash rom, and see what happens...thanks again!
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If you are still facing problems, you could always use this S-Off only tool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762936
still stuck
Keylogger_0 said:
If you are still facing problems, you could always use this S-Off only tool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762936
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still stuck at the white screen with green htc letters. ill try using the tool.
do this
Ninjistix said:
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).
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---------- Post added at 04:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:35 PM ----------
yes the file listed in that quote is the one for wind mobile.. i updated it
I'm probably coming too late, but I ran into this issue before. It's because I flashed a new Rom, and rebooted my phone before finishing the initial setup. You have to get passed that first and get to the home screen, or the internal sd card doesn't get partitioned properly. Did you do something similar to this?
In any case, I wish you luck!
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[Q] Mount internal or ext SD card from Recovery

Hi guys,
I basically wiped my phone and completely forgot to copy the ROM I wanted to flash into my ext SD card. Now, the phone has no ROM to boot into and I need to be able to mount it onto Windows from within the recovery to be able to do it. I'm running CWM 6.0.2.7
Has anyone ever done this? What should I do?
Thanks
Wipe data doesn't mean format (like PC) it's just a factory reset
you can flash any official FW for your device by Odin
So it isn't possible for Windows to detect the phone in any way so I can copy the ROM into it?
It's possible by using ADB and push it
but why you don't boot up your device and copy it?
Use adb to push the file onto the card. Or remove ext. SD card and use a reader to copy it over.
Here is a good adb interface, it has easy push/pull where you just supply the two file paths and hit go,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2097848
[TOOL] ADB Command Center [Alpha]
Thanks for the prompt replies everyone.
I just re-flashed an original FW through Odin, rooted it back, re-installed CWM Recovery and now tried to flash a new rom, in this case, Foxhound and after it tries to reboot it comes back into CWM always... it never boots into the ROM..
Anyone has any clue why this would be happening?
Sptz said:
Thanks for the prompt replies everyone.
I just re-flashed an original FW through Odin, rooted it back, re-installed CWM Recovery and now tried to flash a new rom, in this case, Foxhound and after it tries to reboot it comes back into CWM always... it never boots into the ROM..
Anyone has any clue why this would be happening?
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Try reinstall it
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qtwrk said:
Try reinstall it
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The ROM? Just did and the same thing happens, boots up to Samsun Galaxy logo, then that "eye" logo then reboots again into CWM. At all times.
I just installed Omega just to try it out and it works, boots into the ROM, with Foxhound it doesn't even reach the Foxhound Logo, it reboots and goes back to CWM... Any ideas? I can't post in the Foxhound thread due to lack of posts
Flash stock Rom, and allow it to boot up properly before you do anything else....did you do that?
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Flash stock Rom, and allow it to boot up properly before you do anything else....did you do that?
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Yes, two times already. Then rooted, then flashed CWM Recovery then wiped data etc, flashed foxhound and same thing happens. Tried Omega and it boots into it, it's only Foxhound and I really wanted to try it...
I'm sorry this thread has derailed into another issue but thought it wasn't worth cluttering with yet another thread.
Is it possible to shut down the phone from CWM Recovery aside from doing a battery pull?
Could be a bad download. Try downloading again.

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