Ok Im no noob to android, but I had this Zio from my brother (not needed), I deleted all partitions at one point,bricked, then just yesterday I figured Id try to bring it back. Fastboot flashed cache/image/system/data and I still cant get it to boot. Anyone want to hold my hand and walk me through this... I cant get past fastboot screen.
Which partitions exactly did you delete?
Need more info.
Did you flash the images provided here?
Sounds to me that you are missing the boot image if you only get fastboot screen
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I think I deleted every single partition,I've used a couple diffrent boot.img's, some one flashes,but can't boot. I've tried the package.zip that has all the img's, flashed them rebbot via adb but still won't boot, tried installing cwm, won't install. Tried booting to recovery via fastboot (fastboot boot recovery recovery.img) all files arfe in sdk/tools... Am I screwed?
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Yep..
If you deleted _all_ of your partitions then yes, ur screwed until u can find someone who can dump those missing images for you to flash. o.0
Once u get those, ur good to go.
I figured I could use the none Sprint images, guess not...
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After looking at your link for the package, I don't think I used those, let me try and get back to you...
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Just an update, the Sprint 2.2 package worked perfect, just ran the wipeandinstall.bat, awesome, back to life, THANKs coming when I get back to a pc...
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Well I was flashing the froyo radio just now through fastboot, it sent successfully, and wrote successfully, I waited a few minutes before touching the phone, then went to boot into recovery... As soon as I hit recovery, it vibrated like 4 times quickly, and now my phone is stuck on the multi colored x with the lock on it. I do not want to touch it until I consult with you guys to see what to do next.
Edit: going into fastboot, I can still see the phone using fastboot-windows devices.
Sorry, i'm not trying to be impatient, but i'm at work, and I need to leave, however I don't want to touch my phone. So if anyone has a second to tell me what to do do that would be extremely appreciated
can you get into fastboot or recovery?
Not with it locked as it is... I didn't want to pull the battery and then try booting it until I heard from someone.
Tostino said:
Not with it locked as it is... I didn't want to pull the battery and then try booting it until I heard from someone.
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I believe you should be fine in pulling the battery and trying to boot into recovery or fastboot.
It worked! In recovery now. God I was scared I bricked my phone 0_0.
Thank you for giving me the encouragement I needed lol, I was terrified to pull the battery .
Tostino said:
It worked! In recovery now. God I was scared I bricked my phone 0_0.
Thank you for giving me the encouragement I needed lol, I was terrified to pull the battery .
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try downloading the radio update file from rod's thread and place it in SDcard. then use the recovery to update your radio.
hello,
I try to make a boot screen from the attachment below and i used a howto.
But that does not succeed. Can sombody help me with this boot screen.
Can somebody make it so that I can boot into recovery
png files and gif files are there as attachments
Thanks for helping my,
mattijsier
ps: i have froyo 2.2(fusion rom6.1.1) and a htc hero
I love the POST-inspired one, looking forward to this being finished. Wish I could help you!
I am at school atm but I can make it for you and then explain how. But you will have to clarify what you mean boot into recovery. If you flash a custom rom you have generally or always installed a recovery menu. This can be accessed by pressing "Home + End Call(boot) button" before the phone starts.
Made it start but for some odd reason it misses the post. Got a lesson now so will try later.
Swiftwork said:
I am at school atm but I can make it for you and then explain how. But you will have to clarify what you mean boot into recovery. If you flash a custom rom you have generally or always installed a recovery menu. This can be accessed by pressing "Home + End Call(boot) button" before the phone starts.
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Thanks for Helping me. I do not want to copy into the bootscreen folder(sytem/media/bootscreen) so what you say i want.
nobody else can help me more??
nobody can't help me??
Your new animation have to be almost (but not quite entirely unlike) the same filesize as the old one <- this is important for the system to recognize the splash screen.
Hello, folks!
I have a Milestone with stock android (2.1 I guess, after an OTA update from the provider) that was in the drawer for ca. 2 years because the POWER/VOL/CAM flat cable was bad. I changed the cable, was able to boot normally one or twice.
Now the phone freezes with the white motorola symbol.
When I turn it on with PWR + D-pad UP, I get into the bootloader v. 90.73.
Werid thing is that when I try to boot into recovery (PWR + CAMERA), I still get into the bootloader, so I can't get into recovery to try installing another rom to circumbent the boot lock-up.
Ideas to solve this?
Thanks!
It seems like your bootloader is corrupted.
If i were you, i would upgrade it to the latest version (90.78) and try with it.
(Also you should consider using CM7 or even CM10.)
Thanks!
How can I upgrade the bootloader? Is there a zip or an img file somewhere to push?
I dont know exactly, i didnt have to do it before.
I'm pretty sure, you can brick your device with this if something goes wrong.
I think you will need the following:
-Drivers
-RSDLite
-proper SBF file from here
But i dont know if you need to boot into bootloader mode or something.
Please, be very-very careful, maybe you should wait if someone with more knowledge gives you any advice.
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-proper SBF file from here
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Thanks! I'll try to flash a newer bootloader.
Nope, Didn't work.
Still freezing on boot.
Sorry, but i'm out of ideas.
Maybe someone with more knowledge could help.
Good luck.
Erovia said:
Sorry, but i'm out of ideas.
Maybe someone with more knowledge could help.
Good luck.
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Well, thanks anyway.
Did you manage to get the Device manage to take the new boot loader via usb?
If it did load the SBL try loading the vulnerable recovery sbf then put open recovery on to your SD card. If you can get that fair then I'd imagine you could load a new OS on to it without much issue. Lots of guides out there.
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Credits to-
BigBearEvo- For making important modifications.
kashttl- For informing about errors with ROM Toolbox.
Introduction-
In simple language, bricking is just making your phone unusable. But as we go deeper in this world of rooting, we find ourselves reading posts with terms like “soft-brick” and “hard-brick”. So what is the difference?
Hard-brick
Hard-brick is when you mess up with your boot image while updating, or when you snatch your phone's USB cable while an update is going on through PC. Or even worse, you flash a ROM @ 0% battery.
Soft-brick
Soft-brick is when you fail to clear your Dalvik, forget to format/wipe data, which leads to your phone going into a bootloop i.e- keeps playing bootanimation for a long time (15 mins or more). This generally happens when there is some mismatch of Android Virtual Machine with installed apps. Or for us, the phone is stuck in White HTC logo screen.
So how to get your phone back to life in case of-
Hard-brick
Sorry boss but your phone is dead. Reviving it will be more expensive than buying a new one. Also this task is done only by a few specialists.
Hard brick can be solved in case of improper flashing of RUU or updates on Stock Phones. you require USB drivers to be installed along with HTC Sync.
You Need the proper RUU designed for your area model.
Load phone into Bootloader screen. Run RUU from PC. you may have to do this several times and follow instructions carefully. You will eventually you load the RUU and have a working phone.
This isn't for the Noob to do. Recommendation is see a service engineer, or seek good help from users that have done this. each Hard brick can be different, dependent on what they did in the first place
Soft-brick
Hmmmm.. Something can be done-
A> First pull out your battery.
B> Put it back.
C> Press Power and Volume Down simultaneously till you enter fastboot screen.
D> Get into recovery mode.
Now you have 2 options-
i> Restore to one of your previous backups.
ii> Flash stock ROM or some other stable ROM.
Precautions while flashing-
A>Firstly DO NOT flash using ROM Toolbox or apps with similar functionality. (Credits- kashttl). People from HTC Desire forum faced a lot of hassle in doing so.
B> Don't just snatch your USB Cable while transferring ZIP file from PC to SD card. It will lead to CWM recovery Errors.
C> Have at least 50% battery charge in your phone before flashing any ROM, minimal level is 20% as 5% battery is used when flashing.
D> Always do a Triple wipe before flashing ROM. (Data/Cache/Dalvik)
E> Always do a Nandroid backup of current ROM before changing into a custom one. (Recovery or Rom manager)
F> Follow any other special instructions (If any) while flashing.
G> If you end up with any problems with a certain ROM, please post in the ROM thread ASAP.
Disclaimer-
YOU the users are solely responsible for anything you do. We the developer supply this for your benefit. Failure to follow the rules/guides will possibly result in defective or inoperable phones which we are not responsible for.
Amazing guide. Bookmarked for future use
Btw thanks for mentioning me
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Amazing guide. Bookmarked for future use
Btw thanks for mentioning me
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You do something good for us and you surely get mentioned.
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WOah! dude, you got a sticky man! Awesome!
stuck at exclamation mark
Hey there, I'm following the soft brick steps but it got stuck at the exclamation mark logo after i get into the recovery mode. what should i do? please help
Remove battery count to ten. Reinsert and boot normally. I'm assuming you have tried to update with and ota. This will not work and u will constantly get this screen and problem.
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Remove battery count to ten. Reinsert and boot normally. I'm assuming you have tried to update with and ota. This will not work and u will constantly get this screen and problem.
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I tried it but my phone keeps playing the bootanimation over and over again
Remove battery and get to hboot menu. Hold volume down key then then power on while holding down.
If u have recovery, boot into it and wipe everything. If not, factory reset on hboot and try to reboot. Seems what ever u did has buggered it and u have to start over.
BigBearEvo said:
Remove battery and get to hboot menu. Hold volume down key then then power on while holding down.
If u have recovery, boot into it and wipe everything. If not, factory reset on hboot and try to reboot. Seems what ever u did has buggered it and u have to start over.
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Thanks BigBearEvo i did what you asked me and the phone works fine now. Some of the data may have lost but its okay. Thanks again!
Hi Vigoos,
I tried the steps you have mentioned above, but i dont have any backups saved. Can you please let me know what is the procedure to flash a stock ROM.
Thanks.
ravikeerthi88 said:
Hi Vigoos,
I tried the steps you have mentioned above, but i dont have any backups saved. Can you please let me know what is the procedure to flash a stock ROM.
Thanks.
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Depends on the stage you got to. did you try to flash an RUU for your area? if you did it would have wiped your recovery program off. if your didnt and still have cwm installed, please go to another rom that takes your fancy and follow flashing guides from there. more info would be helpful though.
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Depends on the stage you got to. did you try to flash an RUU for your area? if you did it would have wiped your recovery program off. if your didnt and still have cwm installed, please go to another rom that takes your fancy and follow flashing guides from there. more info would be helpful though.
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Hi BigBearEvo,
I tried to flash a RUU but the USB was not detectable in the Fastboot mode so the CWM recovery is still intact. Will try the the other option though.
Thanks
ravikeerthi88 said:
Hi BigBearEvo,
I tried to flash a RUU but the USB was not detectable in the Fastboot mode so the CWM recovery is still intact. Will try the the other option though.
Thanks
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If the USB wasn't detectable it means your pc/laptop does not have the correct programs installed to find it. IE adb etc & java sdk/jdk installed.
try the other methods first though as it should work out easier
Hi BBE,
I was able to flash your Xsense ROM, but after some time it gives force close errors for some of the applications. Please let me know if i have missed anything.
Thanks
ravikeerthi88 said:
Hi BBE,
I was able to flash your Xsense ROM, but after some time it gives force close errors for some of the applications. Please let me know if i have missed anything.
Thanks
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some force error closes happen from clash of apps, did you completely wipe it....what ext extension are you using?
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some force error closes happen from clash of apps, did you completely wipe it....what ext extension are you using?
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Hi BBE,
Yes i did a triple wipe before flashing. I'm using ext 3.
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Hi BBE,
Yes i did a triple wipe before flashing. I'm using ext 3.
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when using the rom did u activate links2sd while using int2-ext or data2sd?
Hi,
As the title says I have small problem. I bought my SGS1 with custom rom and kernel flashed into it already - sometimes it shows wrong time, went into recovery mode without my knowledge, had some problems with apps. Today I pressed Power and chose reboot - now I am stuck at animation that appears after logo kernel Semaphore. Of course I tried to look in other threads, I found a lot of them but still I cant figure out how to do it. You see, I never did it before and it's all hokus-pokus to me even tho I read stuff here at the forums. I managed to get into downloand and recovery mode using 3 button combo What do I do now? It seems way too complicated for newbie like me, every post isn't explaining it enuff for me. Can someone help me or at least give some tips, clues?
Things I got installed are Android 4 .0.4, 3.0.8 Semaphore ics 1.1.2s.
Thanks in advance guys
krzysiekx said:
Hi,
As the title says I have small problem. I bought my SGS1 with custom rom and kernel flashed into it already - sometimes it shows wrong time, went into recovery mode without my knowledge, had some problems with apps. Today I pressed Power and chose reboot - now I am stuck at animation that appears after logo kernel Semaphore. Of course I tried to look in other threads, I found a lot of them but still I cant figure out how to do it. You see, I never did it before and it's all hokus-pokus to me even tho I read stuff here at the forums. I managed to get into downloand and recovery mode using 3 button combo What do I do now? It seems way too complicated for newbie like me, every post isn't explaining it enuff for me. Can someone help me or at least give some tips, clues?
Things I got installed are Android 4 .0.4, 3.0.8 Semaphore ics 1.1.2s.
Thanks in advance guys
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Get in recovery, clear cache and dalvik cache and reboot.
It will take a while to full boot cause it will have to rebuild it's cache but should work from there.
If it doesn't, You'll need more stuff but we'll get to that then.
BWolf56 said:
Get in recovery, clear cache and dalvik cache and reboot.
It will take a while to full boot cause it will have to rebuild it's cache but should work from there.
If it doesn't, You'll need more stuff but we'll get to that then.
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Okay. I wiped cache and dalvik. Now I'm waiting on animation screen for 30 minutes. I'll let you know what happens after 1 hour.
By the way does any of those problems could be related to low battery? I had like 20% last time I rebooted my phone and problems started.
One more thing is - I don't have memory microSD card - guy sent me 16GB one but it doesn't work. Can we fix it without it? I wanted to buy a new one eventually
EDIT: Okay, one hour passed after I wiped cache. Everything was stuck on animation but suddenly, after I walked out of phone for a 5 minutes it stopped - everything was gone, I couldn't Power it or use 3 button combo. I think that's cuz battery went low. I plugged it into charger, we'll see if it charges. I hope so. EDIT2: Yeah, that was battery. Still can enter Recovery.
krzysiekx said:
Okay. I wiped cache and dalvik. Now I'm waiting on animation screen for 30 minutes. I'll let you know what happens after 1 hour.
By the way does any of those problems could be related to low battery? I had like 20% last time I rebooted my phone and problems started.
One more thing is - I don't have memory microSD card - guy sent me 16GB one but it doesn't work. Can we fix it without it? I wanted to buy a new one eventually
EDIT: Okay, one hour passed after I wiped cache. Everything was stuck on animation but suddenly, after I walked out of phone for a 5 minutes it stopped - everything was gone, I couldn't Power it or use 3 button combo. I think that's cuz battery went low. I plugged it into charger, we'll see if it charges. I hope so. EDIT2: Yeah, that was battery. Still can enter Recovery.
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Did you recently remove the sd card? If so, try booting with it in your cell.
If that doesn't work, Mount your phone through recovery to backup your stuff on PC (like pics).
Now you'll need Odin KK4 without bootloaders (found in the stickies). As will as corn kernel and Odin 1.87. And finally a JB rom you wanna use on your internal sd.
Get your phone in download mode and flash KK4 (stock GB). Let it do us it's magic, once done, make sure it boots up fine. Then get back in recovery to flash corn kernel with odin 1.87 (gotta put it in the PDA slot). Finally, follow the FULL instructions provided by the ROM dev you chose.
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BWolf56 said:
Did you recently remove the sd card? If so, try booting with it in your cell.
If that doesn't work, Mount your phone through recovery to backup your stuff on PC (like pics).
Now you'll need Odin KK4 without bootloaders (found in the stickies). As will as corn kernel and Odin 1.87. And finally a JB rom you wanna use on your internal sd.
Get your phone in download mode and flash KK4 (stock GB). Let it do us it's magic, once done, make sure it boots up fine. Then get back in recovery to flash corn kernel with odin 1.87 (gotta put it in the PDA slot). Finally, follow the FULL instructions provided by the ROM dev you chose.
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Damn that's confusing. First thing this subforum - it's for AT&T and other branded phones? My isn't like one of them! I guess I had the wrong subforum all the time. Or maybe your instructions will still work with my GT-I9000? Damn, I got confused seeing AT&T and Rogers everywhere in stickies. My phone aint associated to any of those brands. Am I writing in wrong subforum? :3 That'd sad
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Damn that's confusing. First thing this subforum - it's for AT&T and other branded phones? My isn't like one of them! I guess I had the wrong subforum all the time. Or maybe your instructions will still work with my GT-I9000? Damn, I got confused seeing AT&T and Rogers everywhere in stickies. My phone aint associated to any of those brands. Am I writing in wrong subforum? :3 That'd sad
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Eh yeah you're and it's a really good thing you noticed! Could've bricked your phone.
The lil guide i gave you is the same but you gotta use their files. You'll have to go over there to get them.
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Uff. That was at close one. I'm glad that I noticed that before trying anything. Anyway thanks for your help mate. I owe you one. Have a nice day.
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