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Help me unbrick my phone

So i just updated to an SPL for a Hero ROM, and now i'm stuck on the t-mobile G1 screen, i can get to the console, but if someone can walk me through how to mount the SD card using ADB (from the very begining) it would be a great help. This way i can try to update the firmware, or resort back to the original radio/spl/firmware. I need a very easy to understand set of instructions, because every time i have tried to do something with ADB it never goes well.

all you need to do is re-flash your current rom your using no wipe needed.

Whats the command to do that, i've been trying to load the new ROM onto the SD card through the command prompt. and it doesn't seem to want to work.
Bassicly i use the adb push command to try and shove a ROM on to the SD card like this
adb push JAChero2.0r6.zip /sdcard/JACHero2.0r6.zip
and then i change the name to update.zip and it still applies the OLD SPL update.zip file i have in there.

Try removing the old update file first through the adb shell. I have run into a couple instances where it is doing what you are describing. I always found that removing the current file first will resolve it.
adb shell
# rm /sdcard/update.zip
# exit
adb push JAChero2.0r6.zip /sdcard/update.zip
Then try to flash the update through recovery.

Got it fixed, THANKS!

im stuck at g1 screen as well....what did you do to fix this?

Im stuck on G1 boot screen, cannot get into FBOOT or anything!
What can I do??

if none of the button combos work like home+power or camera+power or any others then you can either call tmobile and play dumb or have the sweetest paperweight at the office.

crpercodani said:
if none of the button combos work like home+power or camera+power or any others then you can either call tmobile and play dumb or have the sweetest paperweight at the office.
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Will it cost me if I contact tmo?
I'll play it dumb, but when the phone ends up at some engineer, and they see what I've flashed on, will they just fix it, or report it to tmo? (as i've broken the t&c's!)
As much as having a paperweight sounds cool, I could really do with a phone!
BTW, thanks for your help!

IanVaughan said:
Will it cost me if I contact tmo?
I'll play it dumb, but when the phone ends up at some engineer, and they see what I've flashed on, will they just fix it, or report it to tmo? (as i've broken the t&c's!)
As much as having a paperweight sounds cool, I could really do with a phone!
BTW, thanks for your help!
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If the phone won't boot using home + camera then they can't prove it's been rooted (unless they somehow read the nand...) so they should replace it for you without charge.. Same thing could happen if the battery was pulled during an over-the-air update.

they wont bother checking anything, just be sure it is bricked and your good. Most likely they just take it apart and jtag it or something like that. And if you got the phone from tmo and are with them then no its free.

AdrianK said:
If the phone won't boot using home + camera then they can't prove it's been rooted (unless they somehow read the nand...) so they should replace it for you without charge.. Same thing could happen if the battery was pulled during an over-the-air update.
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crpercodani said:
they wont bother checking anything, just be sure it is bricked and your good. Most likely they just take it apart and jtag it or something like that. And if you got the phone from tmo and are with them then no its free.
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Yep, it wont boot using any key-combo.
Its reading the NAND/using JTAG which is what I'd do (i work with embedded devices!).
I might say the battery died while the update was happening, gotta act dumb! (which I must be for managing to brick it in anycase, after all, Im a softy-eng!)
And I'll get a new phone! Or reconditioned?
Many thanks ppl!

Well.
If you manage to help this guy (http://twitter.com/r3nrutSite/) and the ppl on this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=309291) to JTAG the G1, please tell me.
I'm stuck with a bricked G1 here in Brazil.

Currently there is no way of bringin a g1 back to life short of giving it a heart transplant<new board>

see Brick Thread

Tp2 brick eny help??????
plis help
i was unlocking my phone (the HTC Touch Pro 2 <sprint>) and I was using a Diamond unlocker , but during the process there was a connection error and now my phone seems to be bricked. I can't get it to even turn on, get to a bootloader screen, or anything even remotely close.
The one odd thing that it does though, is when I connect it to my computer, it pops up and my computer recognizes there is a device there. In my Device Manager there is an unknown device called: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM. I have tried every combination of two buttons, including holding down the reset button with all of them, but nothing gets me anywhere.
If anyone could help, I would really appreciate it. there's eny way to save it???

SHADE86 said:
plis help
i was unlocking my phone (the HTC Touch Pro 2 <sprint>) and I was using a Diamond unlocker , but during the process there was a connection error and now my phone seems to be bricked. I can't get it to even turn on, get to a bootloader screen, or anything even remotely close.
The one odd thing that it does though, is when I connect it to my computer, it pops up and my computer recognizes there is a device there. In my Device Manager there is an unknown device called: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM. I have tried every combination of two buttons, including holding down the reset button with all of them, but nothing gets me anywhere.
If anyone could help, I would really appreciate it. there's eny way to save it???
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Theres a app for that!

an app for recovery a htc tp2 brick
Ace42 said:
Theres a app for that!
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really an app??
please tell me where i can find it
and what steps i must follow,
am desperatedm thank`s

SHADE86 said:
really an app??
please tell me where i can find it
and what steps i must follow,
am desperatedm thank`s
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http://tinyurl.com/yayoq48
App used: Firefox

Big problem, please help!!!

Hi
I was rooting my phone today (not for the 1st time). I had root, and needed to use a few commands in terminal. I updated to Jesus Freak's 1.5 software, and I am now stuck in the boot screen (Android).
I'd appreciate help. I can't access my SD...

Anyone? It's late, i've got a busy day tomorrow and I need my phone to work... i'd really appreciate it...

Ok, it got me through somehow, but it says i'm on a dev phone???

paddlesmack said:
Ok, it got me through somehow, but it says i'm on a dev phone???
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yes because you flashed Jf's ADP image......

I messed up and updated the SPL before the radio

Am I ****ed? My phone will not go past the T Mobile G1 splash screen and will not respond to cam+power/ home+power commands.

thenotoriouspie said:
Am I ****ed?
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Yes.
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Hmm... Well at least it's a loaner phone. Now I have to think about how I can get my G1 back after its fixed without him checking this one.

thenotoriouspie said:
Hmm... Well at least it's a loaner phone. Now I have to think about how I can get my G1 back after its fixed without him checking this one.
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why the hell would you root a loaner phone? and im sure he will notice the bricked phone

F#CKEd
You are very much f#cked

If you flash an incompatible radio or recovery are you bricked, haven't flashed SPL yet.

Macmee said:
If you flash an incompatible radio or recovery are you bricked, haven't flashed SPL yet.
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does anyone know if this is fixable?

Macmee said:
does anyone know if this is fixable?
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Read up on this... I hear the guy unbricked a brick. But I don't think its for beginners.. at all.

nvidiaG1 said:
why the hell would you root a loaner phone? and im sure he will notice the bricked phone
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Lmfao. This is going in my sig.

Well i had the same issue.
But my case was that i had the correct radio and death spl on my phone and then i flashed a rom which had the old radio in it so after the rom was flashed it flashed the old radio too and then my phone got bricked as
old radio+death spl=brick
I was pretty lucky my friend had a g1 with broken lcd and didn't wanted to change lcd. so what i did was basically tool the motherboard out of his phone and replaced mine. It works great now. I already rooted my phone. But i m never gonna mess with downgrading roms without making sure it doesnt have old radio..

thenotoriouspie said:
Hmm... Well at least it's a loaner phone. Now I have to think about how I can get my G1 back after its fixed without him checking this one.
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I am NEVER loaning you ANYTHING!
I would hunt you down if you did that to me!
Seriously... you'd get cut if you did that in some areas around where I live so I hope that you live in a safe neighborhood.

thenotoriouspie said:
am i ****ed? My phone will not go past the t mobile g1 splash screen and will not respond to cam+power/ home+power commands.
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houston... We have a brick.

32b Bricked?

Hey guys,
i have a big problem,
my htc magic 32b was jerking me,
it lost the signal to network,
so i decided to make a radio update,
i used this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=640535
now, i can't enter fastboot and it doesn't boot (only vodafone screen)
What can i do now??
plz help me

This is the HTC Dream aka G1 forum. You're looking for the HTC Magic forum.
Nonetheless, if you can't boot the phone into recovery or fastboot, then you're pretty much hosed. I'm actually trying to unbrick a G1 right now, I can't even get into fastboot/bootloader to try and reflash the phone. Really sucks for me because I had just flashed a G1 the night before and it was flawless. Same directions, different results

freakingwilly said:
This is the HTC Dream aka G1 forum. You're looking for the HTC Magic forum.
Nonetheless, if you can't boot the phone into recovery or fastboot, then you're pretty much hosed. I'm actually trying to unbrick a G1 right now, I can't even get into fastboot/bootloader to try and reflash the phone. Really sucks for me because I had just flashed a G1 the night before and it was flawless. Same directions, different results
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Many myTouch users actually live here. 99% of users in the Sapphire section are 32A so any 32B problems will be better answered here.
However, yes you are bricked as freakingwilly said. Just off of a radio is quite funny, though. My only thought is that you got hold of a bad one and flashed it.

r3s-rt said:
Many myTouch users actually live here. 99% of users in the Sapphire section are 32A so any 32B problems will be better answered here.
However, yes you are bricked as freakingwilly said. Just off of a radio is quite funny, though. My only thought is that you got hold of a bad one and flashed it.
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I didn't know that the Dream forum was home to the Sapphire users.
If I recall correctly, the boot order is RADIO > FASTBOOT > SPL. So if the radio is hosed, there won't be any real way to flash anything else (unless you use a JTAG, but that's a little more advanced than what the OP is looking for).

thx for the quick answers,
is there any possibility to debrick my phone?
i can't realise a brick in case of a radio update!!!
best regards,
depressed psycho

psycho_nr_1 said:
thx for the quick answers,
is there any possibility to debrick my phone?
i can't realise a brick in case of a radio update!!!
best regards,
depressed psycho
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Well, like I said, it was only if memory is serving me correctly that the boot order is indeed RADIO > FASTBOOT > SPL. The only way you'd be able to fix a SOFT brick is if you were able to boot into fastboot/bootloader (Camera + End Call) or recovery mode (Home + End Call). From recovery, you could just reflash the radio or roll back to a radio that works. If that didn't work, you'd boot into bootloader, reflash the OEM NBH file, and start fresh. You lose all your data, but you don't lose a phone.
Unfortunately, you
There might be one option left... turn on your phone and connect it to your computer. If your computer recognizes the device, then you can use ADB to push a working radio to the phone.

freakingwilly said:
Well, like I said, it was only if memory is serving me correctly that the boot order is indeed RADIO > FASTBOOT > SPL. The only way you'd be able to fix a SOFT brick is if you were able to boot into fastboot/bootloader (Camera + End Call) or recovery mode (Home + End Call). From recovery, you could just reflash the radio or roll back to a radio that works. If that didn't work, you'd boot into bootloader, reflash the OEM NBH file, and start fresh. You lose all your data, but you don't lose a phone.
Unfortunately, you
There might be one option left... turn on your phone and connect it to your computer. If your computer recognizes the device, then you can use ADB to push a working radio to the phone.
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As for your other comment, Sapphires come in 32b and 32a. Most 32b users dwell here.
As for bolded, some people have had luck issuing a fastboot command and leaving it sitting all night only to find it to be successful in the morning. You'll get a "Waiting for device...." for a loooong time and there's no assurance this will work at all and chances are slim to none.
Of course, you can send it in for warranty or buy another G1 with like a cracked screen or in real rough condition and replace what ever's broke from your old G1.

sounds like i'm realy ****ed up with my phone =(
hmm... i try something, if doesn't work the only way will be a new one i think...
i'm realy pissed off about this radio update, but it is how it is..
Thx for your answers and tips.
best regards
psycho

hey guys something new...
try to boot....
nothing... connect it to the computer...
klicked on "boot modified recovery" and *tada* its in recovery... and this w/o fastboot..
i try to wipe, old radio, wipe, new rom, we'll se if it's fixed afterwards

psycho_nr_1 said:
hey guys something new...
try to boot....
nothing... connect it to the computer...
klicked on "boot modified recovery" and *tada* its in recovery... and this w/o fastboot..
i try to wipe, old radio, wipe, new rom, we'll se if it's fixed afterwards
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Hi, glad to hear you had success!
Exactly what did you do to achieve this, step-by-step?

startup and boot modified recovery
first computer found not device,
but i saved the nand back up files on root of sd,
booted device, also only vodafone screen,
but now i came in recovery, w/o fastboot.
My only prob. is now,
my sim don't connect to network -.-
this phone is jerking me....
and idk what to do =(
someone know how to fix?!
best regards,
psycho

This actually great news for you. The reason your SIM won't connect to the network is because the radio you flashed to the phone is not designed for your phone, which resulted in the "soft brick" you were experiencing before.
All you have to do is flash the correct radio for your phone through the recovery mode and you should be back in running condition.
Would you mind sharing how you got to the "boot modified recovery?" I am sure this will help people unbrick their devices as well.

i can't find an old radio =( can someone give me a link?
i've posted the way in another thread about a bricked g1
but i tell you again
i've tried all, i found...
but aber a few nights spending to my phone,
i found this:
1. copy your nand backup to root of your SD
2. Start you phone (should only boot, till vodafone screen)
3. Connect phone to computer (message: device not known)
4. Boot modified recovery with Z3kos recovery helper.batch
5. Wipe
6. Flash old Radio (DO NOT WIPE AFTER THIS)
7. Flash Rom

STOP FLASHING RADIOS. You need to FASTBOOT them. Please, if you're going to root, indulge yourself in the knowledge.
http://fwd4.me/Ur5
There is the newest radio. Now fastboot it.

i'm not a rooting noob!
and this is first time, something like this happen to me^^

psycho_nr_1 said:
i'm not a rooting noob!
and this is first time, something like this happen to me^^
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obviously you are considering it even happened.

r3s-rt said:
STOP FLASHING RADIOS. You need to FASTBOOT them. Please, if you're going to root, indulge yourself in the knowledge.
http://fwd4.me/Ur5
There is the newest radio. Now fastboot it.
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And if you are going to help, indulge yourself in the OP's post.
psycho_nr_1 said:
*OP shortened*... now, i can't enter fastboot and it doesn't boot (only vodafone screen)...
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If you read the OP's post, you would have known that the OP cannot get into fastboot. So telling the OP to do something that they cannot do doesn't help.
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obviously you are considering it even happened.
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If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

freakingwilly said:
And if you are going to help, indulge yourself in the OP's post.
If you read the OP's post, you would have known that the OP cannot get into fastboot. So telling the OP to do something that they cannot do doesn't help.
If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
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and you should RTFT, OP now has a working phone but with no data connectivity. so he can now access fastboot. r3s-rt was telling OP to not flash the radio next time, fastboot it.

jamesd86 said:
and you should RTFT, OP now has a working phone but with no data connectivity. so he can now access fastboot. r3s-rt was telling OP to not flash the radio next time, fastboot it.
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Wow, I suck. And I REPLIED to OP having a working phone.
*hangs head in shame* Excuse me while I walk in the other direction.

jamesd86 said:
and you should RTFT, OP now has a working phone but with no data connectivity. so he can now access fastboot. r3s-rt was telling OP to not flash the radio next time, fastboot it.
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...10 char.

need confirmation of bricked g1 or not

ok so i got my hands on my sisters old G1 and it was unrooted and with rc30.
so i was able to downgrade it to rc29, flash it with RA recovery 1.7.0, and i was applying the the spl next. i booted into recovery and flashed the spl, and when i rebooted the g1 i just got suck at the tmobile g1 screen, i left it there for like 10 minutes thinking its gonna do its thing but it was still stuck there.
i pulled the battery out and pressed home and the power button, and it still didnt wanna go into recovery. so i pulled the battery again. so pressed and held the camera button and power button and it booted into the g1 screen instead!
so at this point i think i bricked it since im just stuck at the g1 screen and cant do nothing from there and i wanted a 2nd opinion to confirm it, or for a possible solution.
im thinking i messed up with the spl, but the one i have DL is the same one i used with my old G1 and its still kicking some (this one has a problem with the flex ribbon cable i believe, but completely usable.)

Im pretty sure when a phone is bricked, you cant even boot your phone, so im pretty sure ur phone is not bricked.
sorry, idk how to fix this, but im sure someone does.

You have to flash a rom, of coursebit would get stuck at g1 screen bcuz it had no direction(no rom)
Sent from my HTC HD2

the situation is you can get into hboot but not recovery nor system，right?
you could flash radio/spl via fastboot ,then flash recovery, rom at last.
read this thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719,try to fix it

edward0119 said:
the situation is you can get into hboot but not recovery nor system，right?
you could flash radio/spl via fastboot ,then flash recovery, rom at last.
read this thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719,try to fix it
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no i cant access recovery, or hboot.
when i hooked it up to the computer hoping that it might recognize it, nothing happened either when i tried to boot into hboot, or recovery.

so ive been doin some more digging into the internet and yep i did end up bricking it.
looks like im gonna perform some phone operation between the two g1s to have a fully working one.

so pressed and held the camera button and power button and it booted into the g1 screen instead!
you said this last day,it doesn't work now?

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you said this last day,it doesn't work now?
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no it doesnt.
i have no access to hboot, or recovery. and it doesnt get recognized by my computer if i try to have it hooked up with the usb, so i cant even use adb or nothing.
so like i said, i could pretty much confirm myself that i bricked it. so right now im like phoneless because my original g1 has an issue with it not showing nothing if the keyboard is CLOSED (yes closed, not open! lol) and it ended up closing on me when i tossed it in my bed (doh!)

damm that sucks man.. sorry for your loss lol

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damm that sucks man.. sorry for your loss lol
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haha its alright, only option right now is phone operation with the two g1s i have, but i need to buy a torx screwdriver for it since the one i got is the wrong size.
but its not such a bad thing because ive been hearing that i might end up getting a new HTC phone as a graduation present. so heres to hoping thats true! lol

I guess it is bricked,maybe it can be fixed by a serviceman

Well seeing it's screwed lol try out JTAG used it before to unbrick a phone once ^^ that should be a solution for you

xillius200 said:
Well seeing it's screwed lol try out JTAG used it before to unbrick a phone once ^^ that should be a solution for you
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yeah i was looking into that, but idk it seemed wierd for me.
but last night i opened up the g1s and replaced the motherboards from eachother. and now i got a working g1!