I've been trying to load up some previous working ROMs but my phone is completely stuck in bootloader stage. I can get to recovery, but I dont think my 4ext is set up correctly (something about the settings at the beginning and something about uninstalling SmartFlash).
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make sure smartflash is turned on in recovery before restoring backup. and wipe data/caches too. if it still doesnt work them manually flash boot.img from cmd
EM|NEM said:
make sure smartflash is turned on in recovery before restoring backup. and wipe data/caches too. if it still doesnt work them manually flash boot.img from cmd
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Alright, I did both and it didnt work. Can you give me a guide showing how to flash from cmd? And whats boot.img?
Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
first get the drivers for your phone installed on your pc. then get the adb,fastboot files from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050586
boot.img you can say is the kernel for your rom. its located inside the rom zip file. you need to extract it and put it inside the same folder as adb/fastboot files
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hey fam i was running virus rom Eternity 3.0 with stock kernel then i flashed the cm7 rom by joelz yesterday but had to change kerenls to get it to work. i used the apk to do that i think its gui i think, but anyway i tried to restore back from nadroid and my phone wont boot. im on 1.5 with s-on
thanks if any one can help.
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hey fam i was running virus rom Eternity 3.0 with stock kernel then i flashed the cm7 rom by joelz yesterday but had to change kerenls to get it to work. i used the apk to do that i think its gui i think, but anyway i tried to restore back from nadroid and my phone wont boot. im on 1.5 with s-on
thanks if any one can help.
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I guess you have flashed a 2.3.3 kernel so you are experiencing issues.........so now just boot your phone in bootloader then select fastboot > connect your phone to pc (it should say fastboot usb on phone)> now open cmd > head to your fastboot folder in cmd> then type fastboot boot xxxxx.img (xxxx = your recovery img (cwm/twrp) ) > Now your phone will boot into recovery > then restore your Nandroid backup .......
Hope this helps
If the above didnt work try to flash boot.img from your nandroid backup using fastboot (not recovery) with command "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
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is there a way i can do it without my computer im at work,so i don't have all my files on hand...thanks this has got me stomped......
I m sorry you cannot do it without a pc .....you know the limitations of htc unlock method...you can only flash kernels made for 2.3.4 from flash image gui......you can always download those fastboot/adb files from here or google for it.They are just a few kb's
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is there a way i can do it without my computer im at work,so i don't have all my files on hand...thanks this has got me stomped......
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Yes, as long as all the nandroid backup files are on your sdcard. Steps below.
mnomaanw said:
I m sorry you cannot do it without a pc .....you know the limitations of htc unlock method...you can only flash kernels made for 2.3.4 from flash image gui......you can always download those fastboot/adb files from here or google for it.They are just a few kb's
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This isn't true. Flash Image GUI will flash the kernel for any version, but if your system OS is not also updated at the same time, the device will not boot.
If you're looking to do a nandroid restore w/o using fastboot (or being attached to a computer), here are the steps I would suggest:
1) From Flash Image GUI, select the boot.img from inside of the custom recovery backup directory on the /sdcard. Flash this kernel.
2) Reboot directly into recovery mode. Run the nandroid restore for that SAME backup as the boot.img was pulled from and flashed via Flash Image GUI.
3) After nandroid restore finishes, reboot and the device should be back to the previous state found in the backup.
Remember, this is a work around for the HTC unlock and might not always be the best solution.
Keep us updated and let us know. Hope that helps!
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Yes, as long as all the nandroid backup files are on your sdcard. Steps below.
This isn't true. Flash Image GUI will flash the kernel for any version, but if your system OS is not also updated at the same time, the device will not boot.
If you're looking to do a nandroid restore w/o using fastboot (or being attached to a computer), here are the steps I would suggest:
1) From Flash Image GUI, select the boot.img from inside of the custom recovery backup directory on the /sdcard. Flash this kernel.
2) Reboot directly into recovery mode. Run the nandroid restore for that SAME backup as the boot.img was pulled from and flashed via Flash Image GUI.
3) After nandroid restore finishes, reboot and the device should be back to the previous state found in the backup.
Remember, this is a work around for the HTC unlock and might not always be the best solution.
Keep us updated and let us know. Hope that helps!
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hey joey i know we can use flash image gui to flash boot.img from a rom.zip but evoguy cannot boot his phone at all.So how will he be able to use Flash image GUI? I m only telling him what he can do now........
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hey joey i know we can use flash image gui to flash boot.img from a rom.zip but evoguy cannot boot his phone at all.So how will he be able to use Flash image GUI? I m only telling him what he can do now........
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If the device won't boot past the splash screen, chances are the issue is kernel related. For kernel related issues, the ONLY method provided by HTC via their unlock is to use fastboot to boot the recovery. This is the only accessible mode HTC grants write access to the kernel partition.
This is the only way HTC provides write access to the kernel for a device that is not booting properly. The command using fastboot is as follows: fastboot boot c:\recovery.img .
This command will temporarily load the custom recovery with kernel write access allowing a proper recovery to take place.
One reason the device is not booting could be the android OS version mismatches with the kernel, therefore the kernel's ramdisk is looking for files which are not present and cause the device to either freeze or reboot.
There are other reasons too, probably too many worth detailing out as the easiest route to solving the issue is to restore back to a known good working nandroid or cleanly load another known working ROM/kernel combination.
Hope that helps clarify! Best of luck!
Thanks to all you guys. Got it back running XDA is the best.
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Was running cm10 did a a wipe and restored to previious rom, and it won't boot.. Just boot loops.. Anyway to get my phone working again> I can access recovery still
most likely an s-on issue, you need to flash the kernel separately in fastboot. it has to match your backup's rom base
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most likely an s-on issue, you need to flash the kernel separately in fastboot. it has to match your backup's rom base
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Can you go in detail for me please
You need the boot image from the Rom you made a back up of, it has to match the base at the time of the backup 1.22, 2.13 or what have you and it needs to be flashed in fastboot. To do so you need the mini SDK (adb tools) or the full sdk. Place the boot.img (kernel) into the directory and open a terminal. Navigate to the directory or open it directly in the folder (windows) by holding shift and right click and slecting open command window here. You then boot to bootloader and connect the phone in fastboot. Type devices to make sure its connected and then fastboot flash boot boot.img and reboot
Easiest way is download flashgui and then download meanrom and open up meanrom via flashgui on phone and flash the stock kernel then boot into recovery and then flash your.restore and wala!!! That's what I had to do being s on
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Hello.
My Rezound is unlocked and rooted, with s-on. I recently installed the most recent Jellybean rom by Iamtheonetheycallneo via Amon RA Recovery and flashing the boot image with fastboot. Before I did this, however, I made a backup of my stock image.
Now, I really like the JellyBean rom, but it's just too buggy right now for my tastes and I want to go back to my stock image. However, when I try wiping the Dalvik Cache and factory reset, followed by restoring my backup, I just get stuck at the 4G LTE screen. I don't know what I am doing wrong.
Thank you!
You need to fastboot flash the stock boot img.
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You need to fastboot flash the stock boot img.
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I tried restoring the backup and then flashing the original boot.img before official reboot, but fastboot fails the operation every time.
Fastboot won't actually let me do anything for that matter. I get "Remote: unknown command" for any command I give.
Is your device still unlocked? I can throw together a PH98IMG.zip if its a fastboot problem.
Make sure when you run the command it says Fastboot USB in red on the device.
And make sure the boot.img is named boot.img and in the same folder as the fastboot.exe.
Go to the windows explorer menu and find folder options and layout and make sure "hide extensions for know file types" is disabled.
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Alright, so i have an EVO 4g lte and i attempted to root it today. It didnt turn out very well to say the least... I unlocked bootloader and flashed TWRP recovery.I then flashed superSU, and at the same time i flashed a custom rom and gapps zip. Then hit reboot. It has not booted up since.. It will just sit at the white HTC screen. i tried clearing cache and Dalvik cache, also did a factory reset. tried flashing cm10 rom onto the device as well as a rooted stock rom. nothing works! the farthest i have gotten was with the cm10 rom and it went to the cyanogenmod boot logo but was in bootloop still. I downloaded the ADT tool bundle but the phone wont show up on the device list. Can anyone help? im completely stumped.. Im fairly new to rooting and custom roms, but i have rooted multiple tablets and samsung galaxy phones and havent had any issues. this is my only phone also, i just gave my backup to my mother because her phone broke... please if anyone knows how to fix this let me know. when i boot into recovery mode it says Tampered and Unlocked at the top as well as S-On. I can also go into TWRP recovery with no problems. just cant use fastboot with my computer (windows 7 PC).
I am pretty sure i know what i did wrong, I flashed SuperSU to gain root at the same time i flashed the custom rom and gapps.. on all the other devices i would reboot after root and then flash the custom rom seperately.. but is there a way to correct my mistake?
Since you are s-on you have to fastboot flash the boot.img/kernel first and then flash CM and gapps
Any questions PM me
OK sorry to be a noob but how do I do that? I used cmd.exe while rooting but now it won't recognize my device. Much thanks for any help!!
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If in bootloader type fastboot devices
In recovery type adb devices
See if you get a reply
In fast boot USB menu on the phone, I typed fastboot devices on cmd and it came up blank.
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Sounds like a driver issue
1.Uninstall everything HTC from your PC
2.Reboot your PC
3.Plug your phone in and it will load a bunch of drivers
4.Try the command again
If that does not work get the latest drivers from HERE use the ones dated 6/6/13
and don't forget the BMP drivers towards the bottom of post 1
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Sounds like a driver issue
1.Uninstall everything HTC from your PC
2.Reboot your PC
3.Plug your phone in and it will load a bunch of drivers
4.Try the command again
If that does not work get the latest drivers from HERE use the ones dated 6/6/13
and don't forget the BMP drivers towards the bottom of post 1
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ok ill uninstall all that and give it a try. is pm a better contact method for you?
AUSRA15 said:
ok ill uninstall all that and give it a try. is pm a better contact method for you?
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Here is fine
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Here is fine
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OK rebooting now I'll see if it uninstalled everything.
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OK were connected now, now what? :good:
PC and phone are talking ?
fastboot devices
yes they are talking now. fastboot devices and my phone shows up.
i tried fastboot flash boot.img but it wont recognize the command, i placed the boot.img file into the platform-tools folder inside my C drive. what am i doing wrong? its late at night and im frustrated so i know im screwing something up...
ok good BTW which version of twrp are you using? Let me know before you continue.
pull the boot.img from the rom zip and copy it to the folder you opened your cmd window from
then type fastboot boot boot.img
once it says successful press the power button to return to HBOOT and use the vol keys to navigate to recovery
Once there choose wipe and wipe cache/dalvik cahce/system/data or factory reset depending which version of twrp you are using
then flash CM and gapps
C:\Users\Corey>fastboot boot boot.img
cannot load 'boot.img': No error
thats what i typed in and thats what it said back to me. not quite sure what the problem is.
the boot.img is placed in the same folder as the fastboot application
AUSRA15 said:
C:\Users\Corey>fastboot boot boot.img
cannot load 'boot.img': No error
thats what i typed in and thats what it said back to me. not quite sure what the problem is.
the boot.img is placed in the same folder as the fastboot application
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try fastboot flash boot boot.img
My bad I was looking at a buddies thread for the commands
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try fastboot flash boot boot.img
My bad I was looking at a buddies thread for the commands
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same thing, cannot load unknown error. also i am using twrp 2.6.0.0
Ok lets try something different at least it will get you up and running
Get twrp v2.4.1.0 from http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/jewel
put it in the same folder you are using and we will downgrade your twrp for now
copy and paste this in the cmd window
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.4.1.0-jewel.img
then fastboot erase cache
ok got the twrp done succesfully as well as the wipe cache. whats next? i think i figured out what i was doing wrong, i hadnt opened the file directory. cd downloads, cd android files, etc.
should i try going into recovery now on the phone and flash a rom, or should we stay on fastboot and push the boot.img?
Easiest way to open a cmd window is to press shift and right click inside the folder and choose open cdm window here
That way you know you are in the correct folder.
Yeah go ahead and try to flash the boot.img again
We need a guide. We dont have to look thru all posts. If u find it or wanna write it, pls post it in here
When u try to update the kk, it fails at like 40% and ur hboot is upgraded. Use this guide for zara-cl if ur hboot is 2.22 (kk)
TehFlash's guide
If you have the different partition layout that was introduced with the KitKat update, and also have the upgraded HBOOT then I guess i'll write up this guide. To get the phone back in proper working order, you need to do this.
1) Make sure you have the HTC drivers installed, and HTC Sync Manager fully uninstalled. ADB/Fastboot and such in working order, etc.
2) Download the KitKat OTA ZIP from Duir's Drive Folder here https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B-kSF8g8H7KudEFRU1hPMjRObU0&export=download and open it up and take out firmware.zip
3) Get into HBOOT on the phone, and flash that firmware.zip file by running fastboot flash zip firmware.zip and also run fastboot flash update firmware.zip both will say FAIL but for me that worked if that didn't work then relock your device by running fastboot oem lock and then get back to fastboot and run fastboot oem rebootRUU (case-sensitive) and then issue fastboot flash zip firmware.zip and also run fastboot flash update firmware.zip and reboot to fastboot again
4) If you had to relock your device unlock it by getting your Unlock_code.bin from HTCdev and issue this command when you're in fastboot which is fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
5) download Duir's TWRP recovery built for KitKat which is located here https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-kSF8g8H7KuME12ai1OVHVqd3M&usp=sharing grab the openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.1-zaracl.img and then flash that by issuing fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.1-zaracl.img
6) Boot up into recovery, and format Data middle button on the right and type in 'Yes' and then wipe everything (you might have to reboot back into recovery again and then wipe everything) The reason to format Data using that button is because of KitKat remapping the partitions
7) Grab the KitKat TWRP backup from here https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8-7I2_Vt73ldUNPd2c4X0xoQXc/edit
8) while that downloads make a pseudo backup, and then when thats finished mount your SDcard and open up the KitKat TWRP backup on windows and just overwrite all the files in zara_cl442/zara_cl442 and then reboot back into recovery again.
9) Restore the Backup you made and overwrote with the KitKat TWRP backup
10) go into fastboot and go back to Duir's drive located here https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-kSF8g8H7KuME12ai1OVHVqd3M&usp=sharing and grab KK_stock_boot.img and then flash that by issuing fastboot flash boot KK_stock_boot.img in a command prompt
11) Reboot into the System and it should work
What do you do if your hboot is 2.20.0?
Nothing. We need to find a solution
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8) while that downloads make a pseudo backup, and then when thats finished mount your SDcard and open up the KitKat TWRP backup on windows and just overwrite all the files in zara_cl442/zara_cl442 and then reboot back into recovery again.
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This is very confusing, what all should be backed up?
Boot, cache, data, recovery, and system?
Are you supposed to replace the zara_cl442 files with the files you backed up? Are you then supposed to copy all of those files back to your SD card and restore with TWRP? Do you zip everything and install the ZIP?
9) Restore the Backup you made and overwrote with the KitKat TWRP backup
How is the folder structure supposed to look to restore?
Like this? J:\TWRP\BACKUPS\HT3AVSD00587\2014-07-15--20-50-43 JDQ39\ zara and backup files?
U make a nandroid backup which contains everything in twrp or cwm
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U make a nandroid backup which contains everything in twrp or cwm
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Well I made a backup, copied over the backed up files to the zara folder replacing the ones that had the same name. Then copied them all of the files into the restore folder, restored successfully, flashed the KK_Stock_boot image, and now my phone just continually reboots.
This guide doesn't work at all for me.
What would make it reboot with the new boot image?
This guide is not for ur issue
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This guide is not for ur issue
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I'm suggesting that you improve it so that it's less vague for others to follow.
I was able to get 4.4.2 successfully installed with my wifi working. Ignoring half of that guide. I took the full 4.4.2 zaracl install, put it in a TWRP restore folder and restored it, ignoring my backup. It took about 2 minutes at the HTC screen to load, but it looks to be working fine.
Im glad u fixed it. I didnt write a guide. I suggest that u write specific details of ur issue and guide