[SOFT BRICK] No OS installed, can't access phone from PC - HTC One X+

So, here are my problems.
I have no OS
I can't access phone from windows, either in recovery/bootloader
When I hit "Install" in TWRP it shows all of the normal folders but there are no files anywhere
Is there any way to fix this?

Solution is the "adb sideload" command. There is a tutorial in the HTC One X+ General forum where you can read about how to use it.
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xTomus said:
So, here are my problems.
I have no OS
I can't access phone from windows, either in recovery/bootloader
When I hit "Install" in TWRP it shows all of the normal folders but there are no files anywhere
Is there any way to fix this?
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Use "adb push" command to send files to your internal memory and then flash it.
Also you MAY need to flash a kernel via "fastboot flash boot" command.
What exactly you did before this happens, which rom did your tried to flash?

Same Problem & Worse
i have the same problem but even worse , i have no os cuz i formatted it with the TWRP recovery and i re-locked the bootloader trying to flash stock rom i have 02__001 and it doesn't exist anywhere so i tried some random stock rom but it didn't work !! now my battery is low and it wont charge it wont go into recovery because of the re-locked bootloader i'm in hell here , any advice or guide ?

Davirus849 said:
Use "adb push" command to send files to your internal memory and then flash it.
Also you MAY need to flash a kernel via "fastboot flash boot" command.
What exactly you did before this happens, which rom did your tried to flash?
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OK, well I was trying to install CM.
I sort of fixed the OS problem by fiddling with adb. Now recovery recognises I have an OS, but every ROM I try to flash gets stuck at boot logo. I'v waited about 10 minutes with each rom, from reading around it seems if it isn't done in 5 you've done something wrong
I have tried:
CM
AOKP
Insert Coin sense 5 rom
I wipe cache and system each time like everybody says but I can't seem to change the outcome.

xTomus said:
OK, well I was trying to install CM.
I sort of fixed the OS problem by fiddling with adb. Now recovery recognises I have an OS, but every ROM I try to flash gets stuck at boot logo. I'v waited about 10 minutes with each rom, from reading around it seems if it isn't done in 5 you've done something wrong
I have tried:
CM
AOKP
Insert Coin sense 5 rom
I wipe cache and system each time like everybody says but I can't seem to change the outcome.
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Are you flashing the right boot.img for the rom(s) you want? Aosp and sense have very diffrent kernels....
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AndroHero said:
Are you flashing the right boot.img for the rom(s) you want? Aosp and sense have very diffrent kernels....
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What kernel do kernel do I need for aosp?

Inside the .zip for each rom, you will find a boot.img. As we don't have S-Off, we can't flash the boot.img from recovery with the rest of the rom, So you need to extract the boot.img from the rom you wan't, and flash it from fastboot before you flash the rom. You can use the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img" to flash the kernel.
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AndroHero said:
Inside the .zip for each rom, you will find a boot.img. As we don't have S-Off, we can't flash the boot.img from recovery with the rest of the rom, So you need to extract the boot.img from the rom you wan't, and flash it from fastboot before you flash the rom. You can use the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img" to flash the kernel.
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Thanks, is it compulsory to install gapps to boot?

No phone will boot without G-Apps. But you'll have no initial setup app and obviously no market.
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xTomus said:
Thanks, is it compulsory to install gapps to boot?
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no, you can also install gapps any time later.

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[Q] Can't flash new ROM. Goes to boot cycle after...

I am using TWRP 2.0 but I can't flash a new ROM. I currently have WARMTWOPOINTTHREE ROM backup, but I tried to flash a new ROM after wiping everything, and when it re-boots it just goes to the white HTC screen and then goes black and just repeats it self over and and over.
so i take the battery out and boot my back up from recovery. what do i need to do to be able to get back to installing whatever ROM i want.
i am a obviously a noob so whatever help anyone can provide will be appreciated.
i was trying to flash the ZR3D 1.2 ROM by the way.
If your phone is a gsm version try this rom:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267131
I just installed it on my evo 3d and works smooth
no its CDMA
I would go to Cwm 4.0 for recovery had nothing but issues using the latest twrp . Worked fine for awhile then it didn't wipe right to causing weird issues . Funky things after the rom flashed .
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need more info in regards to how you flashed your rom but at this point im willing to bet you have lost your Boot.IMG and also did you use GUI app from market i did this and that how i lost my Boot.IMG and if so you will have to go to your pc and exract the Boot.img from the rom you flashed and after you have exratced file go to that folder and scrooll down until you see the Boot.IMG file and you will have to copy and past it into the folder that you used when you first rooted you phone and go to the start menu and typ cmd and you will have connect your evo to usb and typ fastboot flash boot boot.img and this will it boot right up after you flash the boot.img file
jslim38 said:
need more info in regards to how you flashed your rom but at this point im willing to bet you have lost your Boot.IMG and also did you use GUI app from market i did this and that how i lost my Boot.IMG and if so you will have to go to your pc and exract the Boot.img from the rom you flashed and after you have exratced file go to that folder and scrooll down until you see the Boot.IMG file and you will have to copy and past it into the folder that you used when you first rooted you phone and go to the start menu and typ cmd and you will have connect your evo to usb and typ fastboot flash boot boot.img and this will it boot right up after you flash the boot.img file
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If he is flashing the rom just the rom. Go to fastboot select . Fastboot boot recovery.img and wipe flash ur set. With a computer and your sitting pretty.
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Im with reaper24 on this one.
Twrp cause nothing but issues. like not backing up my data correctly and having to redownload the ROM.
Im currently using clockworkmod 4.0.1.4. Havent had any issues with it.
Also have you read everything on ZR3D thread?
QUOTE-
***SPECIAL NOTICE: This rom is not for everyone! Some users have been unable to get past the splash screen. Please be sure you have a backup ready before flashing this rom. We are aware and working on this issue.
Thank you for your patience. However, 1.6 has been confirmed booting on some devices that would not in prior versions.***
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iTzLOLtrain said:
Im with reaper24 on this one.
Twrp cause nothing but issues. like not backing up my data correctly and having to redownload the ROM.
Im currently using clockworkmod 4.0.1.4. Havent had any issues with it.
Also have you read everything on ZR3D thread?
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On his rom you will probably need to if still hboot 1.5 need to go to fastboot and fastboot boot recovery.img and wipe flash zero issues that method.
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Rooted HTC one x+ using wrong rootboot version and lost signal and wifi

Hi,
I just rooted my HTC One x+ using RootBoot for Software number 1.14.401.16 and i had completely forgotten that I upgraded to 1.17 today
I lost my signal, wifi isnt working and it was stuck on the HTC logo for a while but its unbricked now. I still have no signal or wifi though.
Does anyone know if there is a new rootboot version?
Cheers
flash the kernel from your custom rom
where can i find my custom rom please????
i am still on the custom rom that came with the phone? how can i find that?
skdubg said:
flash the kernel from your custom rom
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So, you have a recovery installed, either CWM or TWRP? Why do you want to keep the stock ROM?
Use the All in One tool from Hasoon or follow the guide for the original One X that explains how to set up the fastboot folder on your C: drive, then flash one of the above mentioned recoveries for the X+ via fastboot, then flash the boot.img of a ROM you'd like to try, also via fastboot and then flash a custom ROM from recovery. But first make sure that you download a custom ROM.zip and transfer it to your phone as unlocking will have wiped your SD card.
Or you can just root your stock ROM, for that you need the Super User tools, so after unlocking, flash one of the recoveries for the X+ via fastboot, power up phone, copy Super User tools to SD card and flash them in recovery!
Make sure that you understand what you are doing. Reading first is mandatory!
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I couldnt find the CWM for HTC one x+, just for htc one x. should i use that one?
Can you please tell me where I can find it? and whats a good custom ROM that i can use? also is it possible to just go back to the stock ROM for now?
Cheers
hardstuffmuc said:
So, you have a recovery installed, either CWM or TWRP? Why do you want to keep the stick ROM?
Use the All in One tool from Hasoon or follow the guide for the original One X that explains how to set up the fastboot folder on your C: drive, the flash one of the above mentioned recoveries for the X+ and via fastboot, then the boot.img of a ROM you'd like to try, also via fastboot and then flash a custom ROM from recovery. But first make sure that you download a custom ROM.zip and transfer it to your phone.
Make sure that you understand what you are doing. Reading first is mandatory!
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so i just installed CWM and tried Elite's kernel but i still have the same issue. no signal, no wifi.
can someone please help? would a whole new RUU work?
I had the same problem but i finally managed to fix that by flashing a custom rom after flashing the boot.img for that rom.
roufee said:
so i just installed CWM and tried Elite's kernel but i still have the same issue. no signal, no wifi.
can someone please help? would a whole new RUU work?
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You need to flash the boot.img inside the Rom.zip that you download. Put the whole .zip on your SD card, boot into bootloader, select fastboot, hook up the phone, point to the folder your fastboot files are located and you dropped the boot.img, open a cmd window, and type
cd c:\fastboot and enter, then
fastboot erase cache and enter
fastboot flash boot boot.img and enter
fastboot erase cache and enter
Unplug cable, select hboot/boot recovery, select, then inside recovery install zip from SD card, don't forget to select the wipe option in the aroma installer...
The whole process takes like 20 mins, including download of the ROM, copying the boot.img into the fastboot folder (make sure there is only one boot.img in there...the one you want/need), flashing the boot.img, flashing ROM in recovery and booting up (which takes like a few minutes)
Hope this helps
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roufee said:
so i just installed CWM and tried Elite's kernel but i still have the same issue. no signal, no wifi.
can someone please help? would a whole new RUU work?
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Just to make sure http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34173694 is the CWM recovery for the X+ or use the TWRP recovery found in the Android Original Dev section...and please, use the search button, read, understand and ask if you don't, and then a hit on the thanks button is appreciated
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hill67 said:
I had the same problem but i finally managed to fix that by flashing a custom rom after flashing the boot.img for that rom.
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Which ROM did you flash ? I have the same problem and have no luck with decoding HTC stock ROMs.
Please try to flash boot.img from ARHD 6.2 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987885
I am in a same problem ase I flash my ARHD 6.2 Rom and after the Oxp_elitekernel_130119, all work but my data connection is not stopped when screen is in sleep mode...
Is Oxp_elitekernel_130119 works fine with ARHD 6.2 ROM ?

[Q] HTC one X+ bootloop

i just got an htc one x+ and i installed chainfire 3d on it and installed the driver within
the device restarted and went into a bootloop
now i dont know what to do specially since i just got this and dont even know how to access the bootloader while in this bootloop
i managed to get into the recovery once that was cwm
i tried a wipe data/factory reset and its still in a bootloop
can anyone help me on this one?
Have you flashed the kernel? Usually when a kernel is not flashed and you installed a custom os, the phone will be stuck on the HTC screen with the white background.
To go into the bootloader you press and hold the power button for about 10 seconds (the phone will restart) press and hold the volume down button right away. And then you get a white screen with an android dude on a skateboard. You're now in bootloader
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xxxrichievxxx said:
Have you flashed the kernel? Usually when a kernel is not flashed and you installed a custom os, the phone will be stuck on the HTC screen with the white background.
To go into the bootloader you press and hold the power button for about 10 seconds (the phone will restart) press and hold the volume down button right away. And then you get a white screen with an android dude on a skateboard. You're now in bootloader
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actually i did not install a rom
it was a beta graphics driver
the rom was stock rooted and worked fine until i decided to mess with it
but i figured if i installed an official ruu and super su it should boot up again
thanks for letting me know how to get into bootloader
atleast now i can power it down while i download the stock rom
stratoll said:
actually i did not install a rom
it was a beta graphics driver
the rom was stock rooted and worked fine until i decided to mess with it
but i figured if i installed an official ruu and super su it should boot up again
thanks for letting me know how to get into bootloader
atleast now i can power it down while i download the stock rom
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It does say in the chainfire FAQ, you should take a backup incase of bootloop. There is not much need to use chainfire on tegra II. Its for older devices Just format /system/ and start again
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AndroHero said:
It does say in the chainfire FAQ, you should take a backup incase of bootloop. There is not much need to use chainfire on tegra II. Its for older devices Just format /system/ and start again
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yes i realise that i should have taken a backup. you dont need to remind me of how i screwed up
the problem is now the phone wont charge and when i try to access recovery it just powers off
thats because i tried to change the recovery to twrp when the cwm was working fine
and now i cant format system as there is no recovery to do it from
any other ideas man?
would be greatly appriciated
If there is a working RUU, for your CID\ BL version. you can flash that from fastboot, that will restore stock recovery. If fastboot is still working, you can always flash CWM again.
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AndroHero said:
If there is a working RUU, for your CID\ BL version. you can flash that from fastboot, that will restore stock recovery. If fastboot is still working, you can always flash CWM again.
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my CID was 01. i dont know what a bl version is
fastboot says battery too low to flash
i tried flashing cwm using the "AIO kit by Hasoon2000"
it told me recovery written successfully but i still cant access recovery
it still powers off when i try to access recovery
stratoll said:
my CID was 01. i dont know what a bl version is
fastboot says battery too low to flash
i tried flashing cwm using the "AIO kit by Hasoon2000"
it told me recovery written successfully but i still cant access recovery
it still powers off when i try to access recovery
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Before your battery dies, try flashing CWM manually (fastboot flash recovery xxxx.img) also do a (fastboot erase cache) before and after flashing, see if that works. There are threads from the early days of the HOX+ with people & charging issues with recovery. Do a search for thoes, maybe one can help you get your device charged.
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AndroHero said:
Before your battery dies, try flashing CWM manually (fastboot flash recovery xxxx.img) also do a (fastboot erase cache) before and after flashing, see if that works. There are threads from the early days of the HOX+ with people & charging issues with recovery. Do a search for thoes, maybe one can help you get your device charged.
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how do i try flashing CWM manually?
i have the recovery img, i just dont know what to do with it
stratoll said:
how do i try flashing CWM manually?
i have the recovery img, i just dont know what to do with it
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connect your phone to pc on fastboot mode and type this command
fastboot flash recovery cwm.img(cwm.img will be your recovery file)
Danny Samuel said:
connect your phone to pc on fastboot mode and type this command
fastboot flash recovery cwm.img(cwm.img will be your recovery file)
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it says "failed: remote battery low"

[Q] I messed up bad. Wiped SD.

I got an HTC One today, and wanted to install MIUI, as it is very similar to iOS and I've been using an iPhone since the 3G came out. I've jailbroken most of my devices so I figured rooting it would be a fairly similar experience. I was wrong. It was complicated, but nothing I couldn't handle. I get to the point where I flashed MIUI through TWRP and then flashed my boot.img through terminal. Tried to boot and got stuck at the animation logo for 15 minutes. Started troubleshooting trying to figure it out. Tried reinstalling, etc. One time I went to advance wipe and chose cache, dalvik cache, and internal storage on accident and wiped it. Immediately realizing what I had done, I knew I ****ed up. Followed some instructions to do a ADB Sideload and it worked, flashed my boot.img again and now I'm still stuck in that loop.
I don't know what to do at this point. I'm downloading the stock RUU so I can maybe just relock the bootloader and try again. Please explain any procedures to me like I'm 5. I'm very new to Android, and compared to the one click jailbreaking available to the iPhone, this is a little messy.
Appreciate the help in advance.
Make sure you have the right version of MIUI. ADB push the zip in recovery and flash it. Don't flash boot.img.
What commands do I type in to cmd after i cd \Android into the folder with that stuff? I'm unsure of how to push the zip installation onto the phone in recovery mode.
Adb sideload sideload.zip
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Nick281051 said:
Adb sideload sideload.zip
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No luck sideloading the zip file either. I know it's the right file...
Did you rename the file sideload.zip?
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Yup. Tried it as MIUI.zip, then sideload.zip
Don't really know where to go from here. I cannot get out of the boot loop no matter what I try. I've flashed the boot.img through terminal, I've flashed it through Hasoon's AIOK and I still get stuck there.
I'm lost.
CKRT said:
Don't really know where to go from here. I cannot get out of the boot loop no matter what I try. I've flashed the boot.img through terminal, I've flashed it through Hasoon's AIOK and I still get stuck there.
I'm lost.
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I think you're fine with just choosing the zip file. You don't need to flash the boot.img. I've never had to flash a boot.img, just the zip file.
Do a factory reset, the Rom zip, and then flash. Only do those steps and see what happens.
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ngIfy which
I went ahead and used fastboot oem lock and executed the stock RUU. I'm up and running again with the stock stuff.
I really want to get MIUI up and running. Can anyone tell me what I need to do assuming I'm coming from a stock phone?
I know I need to:
Unlock bootloader again (with a terminal command or do I do the htcdev thing again?)
Flash a new recovery
Transfer the ROM
Flash the ROM
Restart to bootloader
Flash boot.img
Restart and hopefully have a working boot this time
Do I need to be doing anything with S-Off? I know the HTC Dev unlock only partially S-Off's..is that causing my problem?
Edit: using htcdev to unlock my bootloader isn't working. I get this message:
Error Code: Invalid Bootloader Token Length.
Error Reason: The submitted Token appears to be the wrong length and won't work.
Is this because I already unlocked the bootloader before? If so how do I unlock the bootloader after relocking it?
Edit 2: I am dumb. I just reused my unlock_code.bin.
About to try to reflash. Wish me luck!
You don't have to flash a boot.img
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dcemtp1 said:
You don't have to flash a boot.img
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Everything says it was done successfully, but I'm still hanging on the boot logo for MIUI. Didn't flash a boot.img.
EDIT:
IT WORKS! I cleared my cache/data/davlik by using the regular wipe and it worked!

Is my phone still savable?

I cannot get my phone to start, whenever I reboot it takes me to recovery!
When I'm at recovery it shows black screen. (Recovery installed from Rom Manager)
I can only access bootloader. What did I do?
I installed Rom Manager and install the Clockworkmod Recovery
I wanted to flash cyanogenmod 11, I did that in the Rom Manager
Then my DNA restarts and shows black screen after the HTC Logo
Help please!! >.<
Being in recovery is a good thing. You should have done a backup before flashing. Go to cwm , wipe system data and cache. Restore your backup. Then get a fresh cm down load and start from scratch. Don't use rom manager to flash this time. Flash from recovery.
Oops sorry reread your post. Recovery is not working? So did you flash recovery through rom manager, then immediately flash cm without booting to recovery first to make a backup? Either way your phone will be fine. you will likely have to push a new recovery through adb. You will find instructions through search.
Put the phone in fastboot open a command window on your pc and then use the command "fastboot erase cache" and then see if you can boot into the recovery.
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Jaggar345 said:
Put the phone in fastboot open a command window on your pc and then use the command "fastboot erase cache" and then see if you can boot into the recovery.
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findinghomer said:
Being in recovery is a good thing. You should have done a backup before flashing. Go to cwm , wipe system data and cache. Restore your backup. Then get a fresh cm down load and start from scratch. Don't use rom manager to flash this time. Flash from recovery.
Oops sorry reread your post. Recovery is not working? So did you flash recovery through rom manager, then immediately flash cm without booting to recovery first to make a backup? Either way your phone will be fine. you will likely have to push a new recovery through adb. You will find instructions through search.
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Well you see, fastboot is not working for some reasons... I installed the drivers, tried other drivers but still nothing. Whenever I try to lock my bootloader it say "waiting for device" (I wanted to use RUU but cant lock bootloader)
Pardon my english
Are you using windows? I had trouble getting adb to work with my current windows install. I used unbtu booted from a usb and adb worked perfectly....
I borked up my DNA a few weeks back like yours. I use Linux Mint, used some flashboot commands (I'm at work, can't remember exactly) and was able to flash TWRP recovery (but you could flash CWM if you wanted to). Then I was able to RUU. I could have pushed a ROM and flashed afterwards, but I RUU'd instead.
Hope this helps.
Word to the wise, when flashing anything on your phone, READ ALL THE DIRECTIONS VERBATUM. If you don't, you risk the bork (like I did).
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cragunk said:
Are you using windows? I had trouble getting adb to work with my current windows install. I used unbtu booted from a usb and adb worked perfectly....
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Ubuntu? Ok I'll try that. And yes I'm using windows 8
Yehudah said:
I borked up my DNA a few weeks back like yours. I use Linux Mint, used some flashboot commands (I'm at work, can't remember exactly) and was able to flash TWRP recovery (but you could flash CWM if you wanted to). Then I was able to RUU. I could have pushed a ROM and flashed afterwards, but I RUU'd instead.
Hope this helps.
Word to the wise, when flashing anything on your phone, READ ALL THE DIRECTIONS VERBATUM. If you don't, you risk the bork (like I did).
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Ubuntu also not working >.<!!
Thanks for your replys~
Try installing HTC sync on ur computer and see if that installs the right drivers
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koksheng999 said:
Ubuntu? Ok I'll try that. And yes I'm using windows 8
Ubuntu also not working >.<!!
Thanks for your replys~
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Do you have adb & fastboot working on Ubuntu?
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Thanks guys! Problem Solved!
Hey guys thanks for trying to help!!
In the end I went to the place I bought it and they sent it to the factory and fix it for me for free

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