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I recently ran revolutionary on a HTC Thunderbolt, and the process finished...It is now S-off. I installed CWM, and was going to install SU and flash a ROM. But the volumes keys don't work with any consistency so I could not maneuver. It eventually tried to update itself OTA and the phone bricked. It would shut down right after it booted up, I then flashed and old RUU, and now have no recovery. I am completely frustrated with this Phone, what can I do. I have tried flashing TWRP recovery, but it just installs over and over, I need to install a recovery and at this time are unable to do so.I am still running a stock ROM, but I am S-off, Is it possible to flash a ROM out of bootloader, as that is all I can access right now. IS their a Linux unbricker for this phone, as there is for others.
Currently it freezes on the HTC splash screen, and when I can get into the bootloader, I can not access recovery or any other options except HBOOT
Have you tried installing a recovery using ADB, and then downloading a Rom on your pc, copy to your SD, and then install from the recovery you pushed to it? Not sure if that's how you tried installing the recovery or not..
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woodt94 said:
Have you tried installing a recovery using ADB, and then downloading a Rom on your pc, copy to your SD, and then install from the recovery you pushed to it? Not sure if that's how you tried installing the recovery or not..
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Don't know how, but I would try anything.
Now that I think more on it that probably won't work.. I'm not too familiar with ADB pushing and such but that might be the way to flash a different Rom in hboot. Try looking into the thunderbolt tool from the development section and see if there's anything I'm that program that could help you
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Now that I think more on it that probably won't work.. I'm not too familiar with ADB pushing and such but that might be the way to flash a different Rom in hboot. Try looking into the thunderbolt tool from the development section and see if there's anything I'm that program that could help you
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Doesn't the phone have to actually be able to boot in to the ROM to use the Thunderbolt tool, it just freezes as the Splash screen
I'm not sure. The tool is a program you install on your computer. I've personally never used it before, haven't had the need. In one of the screen shots there is a "unbrick menu" followed by coming soon but I'm not sure if it's been updated or not. There is also a recovery installer menu
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Maybe see if you could unroot with it because that will return you to original firmware and then re root?
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I tried flashing TWRP, and each time I try to access recovery, it is in a loop of installing TWRP, the same thing happens when I try to reset to factory.
Try this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179386
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I am working on a HTC Thunderbolt that is S-off and rooted, but the user took the OTA update, and now the phone freezes at the splash screen.
Is there a way to recover from this
bgduece22 said:
I am working on a HTC Thunderbolt that is S-off and rooted, but the user took the OTA update, and now the phone freezes at the splash screen.
Is there a way to recover from this
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Did that method of flashing recovery not work?
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It is possible to flash a ruu following the same steps
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I was able to flash the latest ClockworkMod but it still won't boot, I flashed the RUU back to stock, but is still sticks at the splash screen, but it does skip the HBOOT each time, since I have a protected HBOOT from revolutionary when I rooted the phone and got to s-off.
I have to figure out out how to install a stock HBOOT and start over from what I read.
Sorry I couldn't have been more help, that's everything that I can think of. Good luck!
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I have a solution...I was able through ADB to roll back the HBOOT to the non protected mode that it was put in when I rooted the phone, and was able to flash a Stock recovery through ADB. I then rooted the phone and gained s-off which gave me control once again.
I think when he took the OTA it wiped out his recovery & root.
I am just glad that I got it fixed.
Long story short, had a party at my house. The phone was stolen and wiped, OS entact, then sold on craigslist. Whoever bought it on craigslist, soft bricked it. Returned it to the seller who then found out it was mine and returned it. It was retrieved by my sister and was returned to me with the Splash Screen on with the red HTC developer warning at the bottom. Good news, phone is back. Bad news, its soft bricked.
So i go through a few of my options.
1) Recover a NANDROID
Internal SD completely wiped and External is missing
2) Load a NANDROID that I had saved on the computer onto a buddies external SD and recover
Loads to Splash Screen, goes to blank and returns to splash infinitely
3) Try the new DirtyRacun S-OFF
Cannot move past Step 13 because of symptom from #2 above. So now Im thinking that this may be because this method puts the original RUU on the device. I had CM on it at the time, which was flashed using Flash GUI, Im assuming the CM Kernal is still on the device and the Stock RUU wont match with the CM Kernal.
4) Flash CM
Same symptom as #2
At this point all I can do is ask the masters on the XDA forums (all you guys). The forums have totally helped me in the past but this is my first post. So, Im not to a noob to rooting and its involved processes, but, by no means am I an expert. Any kind of help would be greatly appreciated. Some other things that may help are this I have a feeling that the Internal SD may be unmounted but Im not sure. I am unlocked and S-ON I was running a recent nightly CM flashed using Flash GUI. My recovery is TWRP 2.2. Also, Ive tried to search for soultions on the forums but havent found anything similar to my particular situation. If i could get a reference to different post that would be awesome too.
might try the recovery tool from original dev section
it was looking like a good resource for soft bricked phones.
since there's the racun s-off now you could maybe dev-re-lock and do the official ruu to 2.13 just to get to complete stock and a working phone
Also could try flashing stock pj75img from bootloader and starting fresh. I had to do this once when my system partition corrupted on me somehow and it saved my butt. It will overwrite anything left on your phone, kernel included.
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Also could try flashing stock pj75img from bootloader and starting fresh. I had to do this once when my system partition corrupted on me somehow and it saved my butt. It will overwrite anything left on your phone, kernel included.
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what would that involve. i only know how to flash stuff from recovery. how would you do it from the bootloader.?
If you are on 1.12 bootloader use this link to dl, rename file to pj75img.zip only, place on an external sdcard and reboot to bootloader. Bootloader will automatically find the pj75img.zip and ask if you want to update, follow directions from there (it could take a bit and will reboot a few times and even look like it's doing the same thing over again) let it do its thing reboot and voila... Back to working stock.. If you are on a newer bootloader you will have to search for pj75img.zip that matches your loader (1.15 or 1.19) I'm at work or I'd look for the others.. Good luck bud, hope it helps..
This link... http://d-h.st/UZ9
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dangle79 said:
might try the recovery tool from original dev section
it was looking like a good resource for soft bricked phones.
since there's the racun s-off now you could maybe dev-re-lock and do the official ruu to 2.13 just to get to complete stock and a working phone
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is there a link for that post?
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is there a link for that post?
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I think this might be what he's talking about. http://unlimited.io/qhsusbdload.htm not completely sure tho..
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I think this might be what he's talking about. [link not postable] not completely sure tho..
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according to their site its for bricks cause by the s-off process through unlimited also, it looks like its more for a hard brick.
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according to their site its for bricks cause by the s-off process through unlimited also, it looks like its more for a hard brick.
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That's what I thought to, but it's all I could find on un brick.. It sounds like u have similar symptoms as I did.. The pj75img.zip did the trick for me.. It's not nearly as involved as an unbricker would be and the phone virtually does it itself... What bootloader were u on??
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im on 1.15.000, cant find a 1.15. img. would that be just taking the ruu and renaming it? i tried doing that and it still said no image was found
besom yahdrent
this **** would be a whole lot easier if i had known what the people who had my phone did with it. i feel like im missing something with it not working.
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this **** would be a whole lot easier if i had known what the people who had my phone did with it. i feel like im missing something with it not working.
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Do this first: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ywwsgozw7ek1rva/2.13.651.1_Firmware_NoHBoot_NoRecovery_PJ75IMG.zip rename to just pj75img.zip
Then try the 1.19 ruu.. I can't find a full stock pj75img for 1.15 either, but this might help...
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Might not hurt to pm rydah805 and see if he has anything that can help..
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Do this first: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ywwsgozw7ek1rva/2.13.651.1_Firmware_NoHBoot_NoRecovery_PJ75IMG.zip rename to just pj75img.zip
Then try the 1.19 ruu.. I can't find a full stock pj75img for 1.15 either, but this might help...
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Might not hurt to pm rydah805 and see if he has anything that can help..
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k thx, ill do that
Or Sgt slaughter
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Just out of curiosity, will twrp let u wipe ur system partition??
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i can try
under advanced i have copy log to sd, fix permissions, partition sd card, file manager, terminal command and htc dumlock and under wipe i have cache, dalvik cache, factory reset, system, external storage and internal storage
Just go to wipe and system from the main menu and see if it gives you an error..
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Have you tried fastbooting the boot img.
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Have you tried fastbooting the boot img.
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i dont think so, how would you do that?
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i dont think so, how would you do that?
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In adb tools. Fastboot flash boot.img.
May be wrong but if your on 1.15 or higher u can't flash a pj75img from bootloader.
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i tryed to s off with revone and i got s off and got twrp to kinda install it worked but didnt fit the screen so i needed to s on so i could send it back cuz i cracked the screen neways i wiped everything and and did the s on but it says locked and s off and now it wont boot past the white htc screen i tryed to push the ruu and it worked but still wont boot
Got to ask.. does it mater that it doesn't boot? You are sending it back...
They knew it worked when I called them but I have sent a thunderbolt back rooted with a custom Rom but it was water damaged I'm thinking about getting it wet and calling and telling them my dog knocked over my drink and it got the phone b4 I could get to it first
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You are sending it for a broken screen yes?
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You are sending it for a broken screen yes?
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Yes
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Then if you are paying a deductible anyways, I wouldn't worry about it.
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Then if you are paying a deductible anyways, I wouldn't worry about it.
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But If something is wrong that I didn't tell them then they will charge me 250 and I told them it worked fine except for the broken screen
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That would only apply for a warranty exchange... Just call them, say you dropped it in water. Your deductible is the same anyways.
I don't think the DNA will be damaged from a spill. Or even a drop in the toilet or tub. Its pretty water tight, you'd have to like drop it from a boat lol
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bout to find out cuz i cant get it to do anything but load up fastboot trying to get into recovery dont work trying to factory reset from fastboot dont work
did you reflash the recovery, cause if you can't get into it then there must be something wrong with it.
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did you reflash the recovery, cause if you can't get into it then there must be something wrong with it.
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After I wiped everything it jacked it all up
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After I wiped everything it jacked it all up
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So what does that mean you can't flash a recovery? Did you try running the RUU?
I'm pretty sure what I pushed was an ruu it said all kinds of stuff was installing it was an 2.0.6 maybe it wasn't an ruubut just the update but every time I try to use adb it won't find the device
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So you know I can wipe the entire device including formatting the recovery, boot, system whatever doesn't matter as long as hboot is in place. As long as I can boot hboot I can recover it as well. Its difficult to trash the device as long as hboot works. Most of these problems are related to the drivers not being installed properly. Most users say they already know this but I'm gonna say it anyway fastboot and adb use different drivers.
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I'm pretty sure what I pushed was an ruu it said all kinds of stuff but every time I try to use adb it won't find the device
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An RUU is a windows .exe that you well run from windows. It will restore the device to factory but you wont loose S-Off. Once S-Off always S-off.
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So you know I can wipe the entire device including formatting the recovery, boot, system whatever doesn't matter as long as hboot is in place. As long as I can boot hboot I can recover it as well. Its difficult to trash the device as long as hboot works. Most of these problems are related to the drivers not being installed properly. Most users say they already know this but I'm gonna say it anyway fastboot and adb use different drivers.
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An RUU is a windows .exe that you well run from windows. It will restore the device to factory but you wont loose S-Off. Once S-Off always S-off.
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I'll try anything at this point dude but it says locked and also says s off
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I'll try anything at this point dude but it says locked and also says s off
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If you have windows try the 1.15 RUU from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293919
But you need to check your drivers and make sure you have the correct on loaded in Hboot or it wont work. You may also need to flash the ENG-Hboot before you can restore with the RUU. I don't have a windows machine here so I can't tell you exactly what the driver is but I think its something like composite fastboot device or something (when in hboot).
I can't get into the internal sd to move that file unless I can adb push it somehow
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Did you relock and s-on with a custom recovery already on the phone? Or a custom boot.img?
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You know there are guides here that outline every step needed to return to stock. Had you found and used the guide you wouldn't be in this predicament.
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I can't get into the internal sd to move that file unless I can adb push it somehow
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It's not something you flash...
I did the revone s off so when I got my new one I would know what to do it was simple and then did the s on but it still said s off and locked so I did the s off and tried to or did install twrp from goo manager but I thought the install was to fast but it rebooted into recovery and it didn't fit the screen so I wiped everything and tried to go back to stock and this happens
Edit I'm running the ruu now the phone it stopped and says the Rom update utility cannot update your android phone please get the correct Rom update utility and try again
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Let me first start off and say that this was entirely my fault for the postion that my phone is in. I did not sOFF because I was lazy, and only have a Mac. I was fine with just being rooted and running MeanBean, that was until I saw SENSE 5 experimental roms coming out for our phone. I tried to flash to one of the SENSE 5 builds using HTC DUMLOCK, and now I can't get past the first boot screen.
info
Unlocked
HBOOT-2.09
RADIO-1.12.11.1210
Open Dsp-v31.1.0.45
eMMC-boot
S-on
3.16 &
Teamwin 2.4.1.0
I can boot to recovery, and when I try to wipe and re-flash MeanBean it goes straight to the BootLoader. I've tried searching the forum to fix my problem, but couldn't find a solution. (long-time-lurker) To my knowledge they haven't come out with a 3.16 RUU.
Basically I felt as though I've flashed a different kernel & boot.image that doesn't coincide with MeanBean and because I'm S-ON, It won't allow me to change that.
I'm very humble and grateful for any help. I didn't want to post, and wanted to find the solution myself, but I failed
Thanks in advance!
If you have a backup, you can restore it from recovery.
Once you're up and running, I highly suggest getting S-off. You can use the newest method, Moonshine. It's Windows friendly.
FinZ28 said:
If you have a backup, you can restore it from recovery.
Once you're up and running, I highly suggest getting S-off. You can use the newest method, Moonshine. It's Windows friendly.
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Ya that was the first thing I tired, to restore my backup. But when it booted up it goes straight to the main boot screen. Yes I agree as soon as I get my phone working I'll S-off, I've just been putting off using boot camp to dual boot to Windows. I've got virtualbox Windows, but I haven't had much luck pushing commands via usb.
Are you using TWRP recovery, and if so, what version?
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Are you using TWRP recovery, and if so, what version?
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It's in post 1 you noob j/k Fin
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Hmmmmm maybe it's me every time I show up the OP leaves
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It's in post 1 you noob j/k Fin
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Hmmmmm maybe it's me every time I show up the OP leaves
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LOL I've seen this lately but thanks for your help and tutorials!
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LOL I've seen this lately but thanks for your help and tutorials!
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YW I'm always willing to help if I can
If my backup won't flash correctly, I'm guessing I'm screwed at the moment. I've tried restoring my backup multiple times. I've tired several different roms with the same problem.
Maybe try and take it to sprint, and see if they have a 3.16 RUU to Restore to stock? Or send it to HTC?
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If my backup won't flash correctly, I'm guessing I'm screwed at the moment. I've tried restoring my backup multiple times. I've tired several different roms with the same problem.
Maybe try and take it to sprint, and see if they have a 3.16 RUU to Restore to stock? Or send it to HTC?
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I don't think your problem is that serious. What are you wiping in TWRP? On that note, make sure you aren't wiping anything once you flash the ROM.
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If my backup won't flash correctly, I'm guessing I'm screwed at the moment. I've tried restoring my backup multiple times. I've tired several different roms with the same problem.
Maybe try and take it to sprint, and see if they have a 3.16 RUU to Restore to stock? Or send it to HTC?
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After you try flashing MeanBean and it returns to the bootloader have you tried flashing it a second time?
Wiping cache/dalvik cache/system/factory reset before flashing the first time of course
Have you tried typing "fastboot erase cache" without the quotes from a cmd window while the phone is booted to bootloader
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I don't think your problem is that serious. What are you wiping in TWRP? On that note, make sure you aren't wiping anything once you flash the ROM.
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I usually use superwipe.zip before installing a rom. But since my problem, I'm wiping all 4 options on TWRP, and not after I install the rom, always before.
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After you try flashing MeanBean and it returns to the bootloader have you tried flashing it a second time?
Wiping cache/dalvik cache/system/factory reset before flashing the first time of course
Have you tried typing "fastboot erase cache" without the quotes from a cmd window while the phone is booted to bootloader
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Yes I've tried re-flashing MeanBean a second time, so that it tries to install the kernel but no luck. I've flashed all 4 settings before installing any zips.
I'll try the "fastboot erase cache" this weekend, when I have access to a Windows computer.
Thanks again for all your suggestions.
Hey I've been researching how to fix this but I've been stuck in 1.15 after I return to stock after moonshining I flashed back to 1.15 and tried to flash 2.06 and it broke my WiFi I'm stuck I keep trying to do RUU 1.15 and keep getting error 158 I tried to flash hboot but get signature failed here is some pics of what I'm working with if anyone knows of some advice it would be great. Hey I've been researching how to fix this but I've been stuck in 1.15 after I return to stock after moonshining I flashed back to 1.15 and tried to flash 2.06 and it broke my WiFi I'm stuck I keep trying to do RUU 1.15 and keep getting error 158 I tried to flash hboot but get signature failed here is some pics of what I'm working with if anyone knows of some advice it would be great.
Sorry here are the pics
Forgot to post pics
You can't flash the hboot cuz you're locked, s-on. Factory reset in the bootloader should do the trick tho. Just confirm you have a working os before doing it.
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Is this being sent in on a warranty claim by chance?
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Factory reset in bootloader
Hey no this isnt going back for warranty claim. I'm no longer on verizon and use prepaid . I tried factory reset in bootloader and it still has broken wifi...should i try possibly facepalm method to unlock? I know for sure my cid is vzw__01 so i dont think that cid apk exploit works.
Do you have custom recovery? If so, try a different Rom
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Unlock, $,off the phone
Looking at your pics you didn't return it to stock properly
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No custom recovery
Use one of our soff methods to get unlocked moonshine should work. Then soff and properly follow the son guide to stock and see if wifi is working if it's not it's probably hardware issue.
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Stuck in 1.15 no s off method working
Yeah tried moonshine but I'm not on 2.06 firmware so it's not working I've been trying every soff method
Your sol unless your s off.
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Seems so
haha i think so im at end of my ropes guess its Jtag for me
What firmware are you on?
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Derr 1.15
Use face palm to s-off
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I had, stucked too with same case yesterday.
But, now. I can use the radio(except mobile data). The Radio can be use because i flashed using facepalm s-off. This is the command while i flash it(enter bootloader):
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip PL8320000-DNA.zip
fastboot flash boot DNA-rescue.img
fastboot reboot
enter recovery
clear cache & delvic cache
reboot to system
Hope, these step can solve your problem!
Unfortunately this step can't update my s-on at bootloader. Any opinions?
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I had, stucked too with same case yesterday.
But, now. I can use the radio(except mobile data). The Radio can be use because i flashed using facepalm s-off. This is the command while i flash it(enter bootloader):
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip PL8320000-DNA.zip
fastboot flash boot DNA-rescue.img
fastboot reboot
enter recovery
clear cache & delvic cache
reboot to system
Hope, these step can solve your problem!
Unfortunately this step can't update my s-on at bootloader. Any opinions?
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Flash newest hboot...
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You mean after this step we will have the new HBOOT?
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Flash newest hboot...
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You mean after this step we will have the new HBOOT?
Sorry for my ENG...
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same problem please help me