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[Q] Recovery loop please help.

Hi everyone i think i messed up in the process of flashing a new rom on to my captivate the way i did this was i used 1 click root to root the phone and then used rom manager to boot into clockwork and from there installed from sd the zip of the rom i wanted wich was Cognition v2.2 BETA9 it apeared everything went well up untill the phone rebooted i then was greeted with a looping recovery boot ive tried the button combos to get into download mode but none seem to work is there anything anyone thinks i should try? thank you anyone with help

did you really need to start a new topic in the wrong section for this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786532
http://cognition.theidiotshideout.net/phpmyfaq/index.php?action=show&cat=1
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=Cognition
there is already plenty of info on this. read the last 5-10 pages of the thread and you will see that you installed the rom WRONG
you need to find a way to get into download mode and restore it to stock......then before you flash something, read.

Sorry for posting in the wrong section if there is a mod feel free to move this I have previously read everything you gave me and i am unable to get into download mode but i am a little confused on the adb process can you help me through this i open a cmd promp and type in adb shell and it just says something about it being an unknown command am i missing a step?

hellhound911 said:
Sorry for posting in the wrong section if there is a mod feel free to move this I have previously read everything you gave me and i am unable to get into download mode but i am a little confused on the adb process can you help me through this i open a cmd promp and type in adb shell and it just says something about it being an unknown command am i missing a step?
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did you download the SDK? ADB is part of the SDK and is not something found natively in windows.

i do have sdk in my Cdrive yes

hellhound911 said:
i do have sdk in my Cdrive yes
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did you unzip it?
is the filepath C:\android-sdk or something similar?
i think you need to have a look at this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819105

hellhound911 said:
i do have sdk in my Cdrive yes
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Pirateghost said:
did you unzip it?
is the filepath C:\android-sdk or something similar?
i think you need to have a look at this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819105
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Yeah that thread has everything you need to know. It's important to check and make sure you can enter download mode via the button combo method before you start flashing away.
Also, you really must do a backup of your current rom before you flash a new one. Had you done that, you wouldn't be sitting where you are right now.
Having said that, you will read in the thread that Pirateghost linked that, assuming you have the sdk and have installed the proper drivers, you need to navigate to the \tools directory within the sdk in order to run adb. Once you are in the proper directory, just type:
adb shell
(dollar sign should appear here)
adb reboot download
and it should reboot into download mode.

There really should be a warning not to flash Cog b9 from 2.1 with clockwork. I don't think I've heard of a single report of that working.

There after two "modes" your phone can be put into...
1. Download mode:
Done by having your phone off and then quickly turning it on and holding down JUST the up and down volume controls while having the usb already plugged in (easist I've found is stated above regarding taking the battery out, plug in usb, hold both volume buttons, then while holding them put battery back in)
2. Recovery mode:
Done by holding both up and down volume buttons AND the power button.

I had the same problem as well.

Some Honeycomb 514 Tips.

Edit: this is about Streak 7 Honeycomb 514 installation tips, I fixed the tile
I have installed ROMs on my Viewsonic gPad. Piece of cake, the process is straightforward and there were no wild goose chases looking for drivers. I never appreciated how easy the gTab was until I dealt with this nightmarish Streak 7.
I started at 6 pm last night, gave up at 2:30am, woke up at 7:30 this morning, and now (at 8:15) it is HOPEFULLY going to reboot into Gingerbread. And it looks successfull!
Some tips:
The general process
I followed the general instructions on the 506 update thread, but I used a 514 ROM.
You can add the update.img file to your external SD card using windows explorer, but you can't use windows explorer to add the recovery file to the recovery partition. One way to do that, is with Fastboot. The whole fastboot process includes:
-placing the tablet in fastboot mode
-connecting the tablet to the computer via USB
-installing drivers (hopefully, first time only)
-running fastboot.exe
-using a command prompt to move the recovery.img file onto the tablet's recovery partition
Fastboot and the recovery file are where I had my problems, so I added a few tips here.
ROM and Recovery
Get the 514 ROM and recovery files from here: here
NOTE: I could not get the 514 US 4G recovery to work, so I used the US Stock Froyo recovery.img from the 506 update thread.
Fastboot Guide
Use this page as a general guide for installing Fastboot and Flashing/Updating, but it is by no means comprehensive.
Finding Fastboot Drivers
Drivers for fastboot were a big sticking point for me. To get Streak 7 drivers: I connected my Streak 7 to my computer, enabled USB sharing on my tablet, and then in Windows file explorer find the streak and do a search for 'drivers'. It will found the folder (using a search for 'drivers') on the Streak that contains the drivers I need. There are drivers included in the fastboot download but the fastboot drivers did not work for me.
My approach for setting up/using fastboot
Download fastboot (it's actually fastboot and adb)
Extract the zip (I put it in c:\android)
Enter fastboot mode on device
Connect phone pc with usb cable.
Install approporate driver extracted from your streak (or try the ones from fastboot, they didn't work for me but maybe they will work for you)
Note: I installed drivers in fastboot mode AND in regular android mode, but I spent a long time working on drivers so that might not be necessary
Note 2: I installed the free 'Nero' software from Dell because someone else with similar problems also installed that software, IDK if it helped either one of us but who knows. I recommend not installing Nero just for this task, because most people don't seem to need it.
Note 3: After driver is installed, the streak will still say what it always says in fastboot mode: some red text followed by some white text. The fact that you have installed fastboot on your PC will not cause a change on the screen of your Streak 7 when it is connected to the PC.
run 'fastboot.exe'
a black window will appear and disappear very quickly.
open a command prompt type c:\android>fastboot devices
the command prompt should return something like '? fastboot'
This step lets you know you have fastboot working properly.
Now that you know fastboot is working, it's time to move your new recovery file to the Streak's recovery partition. Type C:\android>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
If you forgot how to use a command line: you will need to use the 'cd' command to navigate to the folder your recovery.img file is in. It will be easy enough to find on the internet, and I am too tired to explain now. If you happened to place your files in C:\android, you can get there by typing 'cd\' (no quotes) and hitting enter, then typing 'cd android' and hitting enter.
in the above text, 'C:\android>' is the prompt you will see after using the 'cd' command. If you have your recovery file somewhere else, you must alter this prompt with the CD command so it reflects the recovery file's location.
in the above text, 'fastboot' tells your computer to use fastboot commands. Make sure you ran fastboot.exe. There is also a way to change environmental settings/path so that it will work whenever you have an android device plugged in, but I couldn't find the thread that discussed it.
in the above text, 'flash' is a command to write a file to a particular partition.
in the above text, 'recovery' is the partition being written to is the recovery partition.
in the above text, 'recovery.img' is the name of the file being copied to the tablet.
in the above text, 'C:\android' is the location of the file being copied.
I know I'm overtired and I need to go back to sleep because I'm doing an anal-retentive job of explaining how to use functions that you can read by typing in 'fastboot help'. But I've lost a bit of rational thinking and I am compelled to work on formatting and adding bullets so it looks pretty.
The command prompt will give you a couple of lines saying how long it took to move the file.
Finished!
Make sure you have a new update.pkg file on your external SD card, boot into recovery, and install your update.

Are you sure you are in the right section? This is Streak7 not Streak5

giveen said:
Are you sure you are in the right section? This is Streak7 not Streak5
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Lol I changed the title. Yup, I was talking about the Streak 7.

Now you are making some sense, lol.

mike_ekim said:
Edit: this is about Streak 7 Honeycomb 514 installation tips, I fixed the tile
I have installed ROMs on my Viewsonic gPad. Piece of cake, the process is straightforward and there were no wild goose chases looking for drivers. I never appreciated how easy the gTab was until I dealt with this nightmarish Streak 7.
I started at 6 pm last night, gave up at 2:30am, woke up at 7:30 this morning, and now (at 8:15) it is HOPEFULLY going to reboot into Gingerbread. And it looks successfull!
Some tips:
The general process
I followed the general instructions on the 506 update thread, but I used a 514 ROM.
You can add the update.img file to your external SD card using windows explorer, but you can't use windows explorer to add the recovery file to the recovery partition. One way to do that, is with Fastboot. The whole fastboot process includes:
-placing the tablet in fastboot mode
-connecting the tablet to the computer via USB
-installing drivers (hopefully, first time only)
-running fastboot.exe
-using a command prompt to move the recovery.img file onto the tablet's recovery partition
Fastboot and the recovery file are where I had my problems, so I added a few tips here.
ROM and Recovery
Get the 514 ROM and recovery files from here: here
NOTE: I could not get the 514 US 4G recovery to work, so I used the US Stock Froyo recovery.img from the 506 update thread.
Fastboot Guide
Use this page as a general guide for installing Fastboot and Flashing/Updating, but it is by no means comprehensive.
Finding Fastboot Drivers
Drivers for fastboot were a big sticking point for me. To get Streak 7 drivers: I connected my Streak 7 to my computer, enabled USB sharing on my tablet, and then in Windows file explorer find the streak and do a search for 'drivers'. It will found the folder (using a search for 'drivers') on the Streak that contains the drivers I need. There are drivers included in the fastboot download but the fastboot drivers did not work for me.
My approach for setting up/using fastboot
Download fastboot (it's actually fastboot and adb)
Extract the zip (I put it in c:\android)
Enter fastboot mode on device
Connect phone pc with usb cable.
Install approporate driver extracted from your streak (or try the ones from fastboot, they didn't work for me but maybe they will work for you)
Note: I installed drivers in fastboot mode AND in regular android mode, but I spent a long time working on drivers so that might not be necessary
Note 2: I installed the free 'Nero' software from Dell because someone else with similar problems also installed that software, IDK if it helped either one of us but who knows. I recommend not installing Nero just for this task, because most people don't seem to need it.
Note 3: After driver is installed, the streak will still say what it always says in fastboot mode: some red text followed by some white text. The fact that you have installed fastboot on your PC will not cause a change on the screen of your Streak 7 when it is connected to the PC.
run 'fastboot.exe'
a black window will appear and disappear very quickly.
open a command prompt type c:\android>fastboot devices
the command prompt should return something like '? fastboot'
This step lets you know you have fastboot working properly.
Now that you know fastboot is working, it's time to move your new recovery file to the Streak's recovery partition. Type C:\android>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
If you forgot how to use a command line: you will need to use the 'cd' command to navigate to the folder your recovery.img file is in. It will be easy enough to find on the internet, and I am too tired to explain now. If you happened to place your files in C:\android, you can get there by typing 'cd\' (no quotes) and hitting enter, then typing 'cd android' and hitting enter.
in the above text, 'C:\android>' is the prompt you will see after using the 'cd' command. If you have your recovery file somewhere else, you must alter this prompt with the CD command so it reflects the recovery file's location.
in the above text, 'fastboot' tells your computer to use fastboot commands. Make sure you ran fastboot.exe. There is also a way to change environmental settings/path so that it will work whenever you have an android device plugged in, but I couldn't find the thread that discussed it.
in the above text, 'flash' is a command to write a file to a particular partition.
in the above text, 'recovery' is the partition being written to is the recovery partition.
in the above text, 'recovery.img' is the name of the file being copied to the tablet.
in the above text, 'C:\android' is the location of the file being copied.
I know I'm overtired and I need to go back to sleep because I'm doing an anal-retentive job of explaining how to use functions that you can read by typing in 'fastboot help'. But I've lost a bit of rational thinking and I am compelled to work on formatting and adding bullets so it looks pretty.
The command prompt will give you a couple of lines saying how long it took to move the file.
Finished!
Make sure you have a new update.pkg file on your external SD card, boot into recovery, and install your update.
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i would just like to add that you can go to the folder with fastboot.exe and the recovery.img and in my win7 64bit i just hold shift + right click and choose open cmd windows here note* not sure if this is a special feature of my win7 or not tho so other user who dont see it dont panic use above steps thought it may help tho
and i read a post baout using the 506 recovery img but theres a post saying it was updated idk cant find link now to it but if it works then good i myself am in the process of charging my 7 before i can see if it will accept the update.pkg now cause i tryed without changing the img im on stock 2.2.2 4g tmobile one

colorsharpkid said:
and i read a post baout using the 506 recovery img but theres a post saying it was updated idk cant find link now to it but if it works then good i myself am in the process of charging my 7 before i can see if it will accept the update.pkg now cause i tryed without changing the img im on stock 2.2.2 4g tmobile one
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Yup, I read that posty too and I tried several times with the 514 recovery with no success. I then tried with the 506 recovery, no other changes, and it worked. I would have preferred a 514 revocery from a warm-and-fuzzy standpoint but I don't really care now that it's done.

[guide]:to flash radio and cwm via laptop.DOWNLOAD RADIO,CWM AND ANDROID USB DRIVER

HELLO TO ALL…..
By 3xeno-
This procedure works only on devices that are S-OFF'ed with Revolutionary or have their bootloaders unlocked with HTCDev. Also, its perfectly usable on Linux as well.
I OPEN THIS THREAD SO THAT ANY NOOB WHO WANTS TO FLASH RADIO OR CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY VIA HIS LAPTOP.
MANY NOOB FACE PROBLEM WHEN THEIR GPS DOSEN’T WORK AFTER FLASHING MAINLY CM7.THIS CAN BE RECTIFIED BY REFLASHING LATEST RADIO.
I ALSO FACED AND EVEN WHEN I WAS FIRST TRYING TO INSTALL CUSTOM ROM MY PHONE HANGED ON WHILE INSTALLING BECAUSE OF CWM.I RE-INSTALL/RE-FLASHED VIA LAPTOP AND VOILA!!!I WAS USING CM7.THIS METHOD IS A HARD PUSH ONE METHOD,SO
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR MOBILE,BRICKING OR YOUR MOBILE REFLECTING YOUR RED ANGRY FACE IMAGE IN IT’S SUPER BLACK SCREEN AFTER PRESSING POWER ON BUTTON.THIS WILL 99% DOSEN’T BRICK BUT I DON’T GUARANTEE OF 1% BECAUSE OF YOUR BAD LUCK.ENJOY!!!!
THIS IS NOT MY INVENTION FIRST OF ALL.
A SIMPLE STEP USED FOR FLASHING RADIO AND CWM(PRIMARILY),many more things can be flashed, via laptop/desktop(only windows)
WHAT YOU NEED:
1. HTC SUITE
2.ADB FILES(Including Fastboot)
3.ANDROID USB DRIVERS
4.USB CABLE
5.FULLY CHARGED MOBILE
7.windows 7
PROCEDURE FOR INSTALLING ANDROID USB DRIVER:-
1.turn off your mobile,press vol.down+power button.
2.now from hboot(the screen that comes with 3 android) select fastboot using vol. down button and press power button.
3.after step 2 connect your mobile to your laptop having WINDOWS 7
4.now in your laptop open device manager and from there u will see android mobile(something starting with android) with a ! in yellow triangle.
5.right click on that and select update driver.
6.a dialogue box will appear and from there select the folder where u had saved android usb driver.
VOILA!Your device is ready to be used in fastboot mode.
PROCEDURE TO INSTALL RADIO:-
1.save ADB files,radio,cwm and fastbbot files in one folder where u will remember. For e.g- I save on c drive folder naming android.(android is a folder name where my radio.img,cwm.img and ADB files are copy pasted)
2.[IMP.]open command using option RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR.
3.now write cd/
C:\cd android\
C:\android\fastboot flash radio radio.img
U will be done
4. for cwm:
C:\android\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(remember to rename CWM file to recovery.img)
Any version of cwm and radio can be flashed via this method.
IF I HELPED PRESS THANKS BUTTON.
DOWNLOAD:-
latest radio-http://www.mediafire.com/?70kd4654129q6um
android usb driver-http://www.mediafire.com/?3tt3zfadg64usi1
latest CWM-http://www.mediafire.com/?4pn88xkpawg8b8b
Download fastboot files from njec21 post(4 post,thanks man for uploading file)

Really Ankurcul was this really necessary? There are many existing guides already for this,all you have done is add laptop in. Hope this does indeed help someone but like I said many existing guides already.
Regards Slymobi.
MANCHESTER together UNITED forever

Mother of all caps lock.
Also, ADB=/= fastboot.
If you instruct them to just download the ADB files, they wont get faatboot along with it.

@slymobi if u search general q&a section half of the noobs generally question about gps issue nad then over and over again we have to tell them what procedure to adopt.
it's just simple to open a single thread so that in future as per you so many threads of just one question can be reduced....
@njec21-bro just calm down....i don't wanna rude with u.....so mind ur words otherwise pm me any comments u want to give....don't make this thread bad for noobs that they won't try this and keep questioning about simple things

I'm didn't mean to be rude, I just think you abused caps lock a bit.
My second point still stand though.
How you're saying it right now is that they just need to download ADB, which doesn't include fastboot.exe, which is needed for your guide.
Link to fastboot:
http://android-roms.googlecode.com/files/fastboot-win32.zip

k...that's was a mistake that i didn't included fastboot and thanks for that njec....
+1 respect man...

You might want to add to the guide that this procedure works only on devices that are S-OFF'ed with Revolutionary or have their bootloaders unlocked with HTCDev. Also, its perfectly usable on Linux as well.

Will try this
I will try and i will press the thanks button, if it works....
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It will be nice if u add the flashing of KERNAL...

You might want to reduce your caps usage, it seems as though you're shouting, and this should go in the general section.
Sent from my Wildfire using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5

thanks 3xeno....
@usaff22-it's not shouting bt just want things clear that person reading it will read carefully.anything wont work will disguise this guide in which there is no point.what problem i faced and what i see in general sections about same gps issues i wrote.
i don't see any point in posting it in q&a section.
@balaedge- i'll look forward to it....same lame excuse college work....

hey,i tried this method but when i try to install recovery.img it is written status malformed 1 bytes...maybe i am noob but i didn;t find an answer in google) can you help me?)

dreamkill3r said:
hey,i tried this method but when i try to install recovery.img it is written status malformed 1 bytes...maybe i am noob but i didn;t find an answer in google) can you help me?)
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Did you try re-downloading the recovery?

yes,i redownloaded it,i even tryed another image and the same problem :/ i observed in the last time that i cannot change my cwm even with the app(droid explorer) which i used always for changing it....i something wrong with my phone?

see,from my side recovery is clean as the same recovery iam using....
what exact procedure did u adopted....
did u run command as an admin??

Ankurcul said:
see,from my side recovery is clean as the same recovery iam using....
what exact procedure did u adopted....
did u run command as an admin??
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yes,and it runs as system32 :/

@dreamkill3r-open cmd from system32 folder and run as admin.
connect ur mobile in debugging mode... and write command as
c:\android\adb devices
see what it says

Ankurcul said:
@dreamkill3r-open cmd from system32 folder and run as admin.
connect ur mobile in debugging mode... and write command as
c:\android\adb devices
see what it says
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i tried some methods to write this comand,but every time it s written that it is a wrong command

Before you do adb devices do this:
in cmd type in "cd [adb.exe location]" Replace [adb.exe location] with the place you have adb.exe.

i got this
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
Lista of devices attached
SH159PY02094 device

and i have one more problem(in this case i only ask for help if someone can help me) in the last time,my phone can just stop working and i need to take off the battery for reboot it,the combination Power Button+Volume Down+Trackball doesn;t work :/ what can be the problem of my issues?

[Q] CWM flashing -HELP

hey guys i have a brand new TF701T an im desperately trying to install a custom ROM before i get into using it..
IM trying to install the ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2608129&page=30
The first step of manually updating to 10.26.1.18 JB3 is done and I'm now stuck on the CWM step.
I have The ROM and recovery IMG downloaded and im unsure what to do next...Ive googled first and cant really figure it out..
sorry for my newb question but if someone can take pity on me and direct me i will forever be in your debt!!
Put FASTBOOT.EXE and RECOVERY.IMG in the same file.. this i can understand
but........
''Right click + shift on the folder they are in and choose open command prompt here
Boot into the Bootloader by either booting with the Power and Volume Down Buttons held down until you get the 3 icons or by typing the following into the command prompt.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Then type the following commands to flash the recovery image:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader''
Is where im lost..
please hgelp..anyone

please..anyone?

Are you unlocked?
Which part is it you don't understand? Opening the cmd prompt?
In Win7 & 8 if you hold the shift key and right click you get a contedt menu with the option to open a command prompt here.
You do have fastboot and adb drivers installed right?
Search XDA for adb fastboot tutorial. Thrre are several very good ones..

Have you managed to get the command prompt open?

sbdags said:
Have you managed to get the command prompt open?
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In my original post i said i understood 'Have recovery.img & fastboot.exe' in the same file but it turns out i didnt even know what the 'fastboot.exe' was!! I thought it was just another name for the ROM.zip..
SO>> The problem was that i didnt know about the whole android SDK/ platforms tools/ ADB pushing Step..:crying:
after i installed android SDK on my computer and saw the fastboot.exe in the platform tools folder, everything made much more sense
I guess for most guys here it is common knowledge...but not for me. The ROM instructions didnt really specify this clearly nor did the CWM's link instructions.
I wasted 2 days trying to do it but WOW it was worth it..your chromi x ROM is amazing! great job! I've also learned a useful skill for the future so no complaints here

[Q] Htc one M7 softbricked and can't connect to a computer

FYI: I am not tech savy at all so bare with me if I sound like a noob/idiot.
I basically formatted my phone from TWRP and I'm thinking there isn't any ROM/UI/kernel?..ect. so it cannot start up (basically stuck on the htc loading screen). My computer detects it but not as a storage device and I can't seem to find a way to access it. I believe I have what i need on my computer but my issue is that i dont know how to get into the internal storage of my htc one because it cannot detect it as a storage device on my computer.
The only trace of it at all i seem to be able to find is in
Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers
Its called "android 1.0" and when i click on it, it takes me to its properties from device manager.
It says Location: Port_#0001.Hub_#0008
I dont know if any of this info i gave is relevant, if not, let me know what ups.

ray408 said:
FYI: I am not tech savy at all so bare with me if I sound like a noob/idiot.
I basically formatted my phone from TWRP and I'm thinking there isn't any ROM/UI/kernel?..ect. so it cannot start up (basically stuck on the htc loading screen). My computer detects it but not as a storage device and I can't seem to find a way to access it. I believe I have what i need on my computer but my issue is that i dont know how to get into the internal storage of my htc one because it cannot detect it as a storage device on my computer.
The only trace of it at all i seem to be able to find is in
Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers
Its called "android 1.0" and when i click on it, it takes me to its properties from device manager.
It says Location: Port_#0001.Hub_#0008
I dont know if any of this info i gave is relevant, if not, let me know what ups.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318497
Here is some reading material for you

Bro..I completely understand your predicament..
Just do this step by step
1. Download minimal adb from the internet and install it on your PC.
2. Download twrp image from the internet.this is a recovery loader.
3.copy the image file into the install directory of minimal adb.
4.execute the minimal adb shortcut from your PC.it should open a command prompt.
5.connect your device to the PC via usb.
6. Type this command to check if your device is recognized. "Fastboot devices"
It should show you a device ID..if your device is connected and recognized
7.flash tarp image with this command "fastboot flash recovery <twrp.img>"
8.reboot your device..press and hold volume down at the sametime to get into bootloader.
9.enter recovery.
10.Download any custom rom from htconeroot.com.it will be a zip file.
11. Copy the zip into minimal adb install directory and run this command to push the zip onto your device. "adb push <image file>.zip any name.zip"
12. After this completes you should be able to see this image in the filemanager in twrp.
13.move the zip file into sdcard directory.
14.make sure all options are checked in the mount in twrp
15.install the custom rom from install option in tarp.
This is 3 frantic days of research on the internet bro..
I had a brick in my hand too..got it up and running VIPERONE ROM
Hope you get through this fine

Thank you, i really appreciate the effort! but im stuck on step 6/7. When i typed in fastboot devices, it didn't show any new id. and when i typed fastboot flash recovery twrp.img it says "waiting on device" so im guessing it still didnt detect it. any idea on why this might be happening? thanks
gowda-the-grear said:
Bro..I completely understand your predicament..
Just do this step by step
1. Download minimal adb from the internet and install it on your PC.
2. Download twrp image from the internet.this is a recovery loader.
3.copy the image file into the install directory of minimal adb.
4.execute the minimal adb shortcut from your PC.it should open a command prompt.
5.connect your device to the PC via usb.
6. Type this command to check if your device is recognized. "Fastboot devices"
It should show you a device ID..if your device is connected and recognized
7.flash tarp image with this command "fastboot flash recovery <twrp.img>"
8.reboot your device..press and hold volume down at the sametime to get into bootloader.
9.enter recovery.
10.Download any custom rom from htconeroot.com.it will be a zip file.
11. Copy the zip into minimal adb install directory and run this command to push the zip onto your device. "adb push <image file>.zip any name.zip"
12. After this completes you should be able to see this image in the filemanager in twrp.
13.move the zip file into sdcard directory.
14.make sure all options are checked in the mount in twrp
15.install the custom rom from install option in tarp.
This is 3 frantic days of research on the internet bro..
I had a brick in my hand too..got it up and running VIPERONE ROM
Hope you get through this fine
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ray408 said:
Thank you, i really appreciate the effort! but im stuck on step 6/7. When i typed in fastboot devices, it didn't show any new id. and when i typed fastboot flash recovery twrp.img it says "waiting on device" so im guessing it still didnt detect it. any idea on why this might be happening? thanks
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Ok..try this..
Press down on the power and volume down button to enter the default boot loader.
If you hv rooted your phone..it should be showing tampered at the top.
select the fast boot option..
Now connect your phone via usb..
The display name should change to "fastboot usb"
Then again open minimal adb and continue from step 6.
Make sure you have all the htc drivers for Windows installed on your PC.
Windows can automatically download these drivers for you if you don't have them..
All the best

Are you using Windows 8.1?

everything works now, thank you guys. You are all awesome!