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Stuck at Bootlogo

Hello all,
I have a friends sprint hero cdma that was rooted with z4root. He was flashing a mod that changed the text from green to orange and the phone froze. He waited quite a while then decided to hard reset. When he put the battery back in and rebooted the phone and the phone would not boot past white HTC bootlogo. The phone will not boot into recovery and the PC will recognize the phone, but the system will not mount so the ruu will not detect the phone either. HTC sync does not detect the phone being connected either. I am using a program called USBDeview and it shows the driver is there and says it is connected but none of the programs detect its connection. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance. Again this is not my phone and I am not familiar with rooting procedures with this phone, but I see a great learning experience in front of me and love these challenges.

this should be in QnA.
Hold power + vol down. will get you into HBOOT. if you flashed the eng-spl that unlocks fastboot you can erase and flash new. Tutorials are somewhere in this forum.

Sorry for the wrong forum. The phone will not hboot or boot into recovery

If it gets that far, you should be able to run the RUU. It'll restore everything to stock ;-)
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The phone does not connect all the way for some reason. The RUU does not see device and neither does ADB. In device manger, when the device is connected it is assigned a drive letter and I can right click and go to properties and details and the description says android phone. I am out of ideas. Even when the device is connected and assigned a drive letter I can open file explorer and click on the device and the directory is blank. The SD card does not even show up, but if I take sd and put it in an adapter the sd card is still in tact with everything on it.

Sounds like a driver went haywire try searching the dev section for my thread on how to install adb. I know you have it already but try the diffrent drivers. I would post a link but I'm mobile. Hope it helps
Something.About.Me.U.Dont.Like
Its.Cool.I.Understand.
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Power off
hold vol up and power on
should be in fast boot mode
plug in your USB cable
should now be in fast boot usb mode
run RUU from the computer
RUU should recognise the phone and start installing

I will try this when I get home. So what would cause the phone to act like this? I have read quite a few threads in my quest to fix this phone and a ton of ppl claim bout the only way to brick the hero is by flashing a GSM vs of a. Zip instead of the cdma version. Is this true? I ask because the phone almost acts like it has been locked out somehow.

What happens when you boot into fastboot mode? I held the buttons but the hero still hangs at the white HTC screen.

nordy420 said:
I will try this when I get home. So what would cause the phone to act like this? I have read quite a few threads in my quest to fix this phone and a ton of ppl claim bout the only way to brick the hero is by flashing a GSM vs of a. Zip instead of the cdma version. Is this true? I ask because the phone almost acts like it has been locked out somehow.
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Yes this is basically true. But if you get the HTC screen, chances are that it is not bricked. I have to ask, did you flash anything like a radio for GSM? If not, then you might need to just let it sit there for an exstended period of time and see if it boots. When I do certain things to my phone, it might take up to 15 minutes to get by the HTC logo screen.

nordy420 said:
What happens when you boot into fastboot mode? I held the buttons but the hero still hangs at the white HTC screen.
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I wish I could take a screen shot and show you but the phone is not recognised at that point except by the RUU when it is waiting for bootloader. Bootloader is another name for fastboot.
It would be a white screen with green letters and it will say fastboot near the top under the green letters. At the bottom of the screen there will be 3 android characters on skate boards.
This is what you should see. Try again
Important: Make sure the USB is not conected at this time
Power off
Hold volume up, then press the red key (power on)
Fastboot screen comes up
At this point plug in the USB. It will change from Fastboot to Fastboot USB
Run RUU .5 or .6 from the computer
It will get to a point where the install says waiting for bootloader
from there it should start installing
If you can't get to the bootloader screen (fastboot) then I am not sure how to help you
Let me know if it works for you.
Edit: If you are not using ENG SPL or have S-Off read this post. You will need a working knowledge of how to use ADB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=958968

Usually you are still able to get into fastboot, especially if you see the htc screen. Unless you (not really you) destroy the recovery and/or the misc partitions.Did you do this exactly (some people don't do it exactly) pull the battery, reinsert the battery, holding volume up and while holding volume up press the power (end call) button.
If you did then while the phone is stuck on the HTC screen do ......
Open up a command window. Either cd into your windows-sdk/tools folder or just type in the commands if you have the tools folder set as a global environment.
Code:
adb devices
Does it show you a device is connected? If it does you should be able to flash a new recovery image or at least a system.img to get it back up and running.

Thank you for the help by the way. I am not the owner of the phone, I am just more patient than the owner and have nothing to lose if it is screwed lol. http://androidforums.com/sprint-hero-all-things-root/259735-bricked.html. Here is his desperate cry for help after it happened. I own a Droid x and have no idea what he was actually trying to do, but maybe after you read what he did then maybe we can come up with a fix. I agree with you supporters that the phone is not bricked but it is sure being stubborn. Please let me know what ya think. Thanks.

unCoRrUpTeD said:
Usually you are still able to get into fastboot, especially if you see the htc screen. Unless you (not really you) destroy the recovery and/or the misc partitions.Did you do this exactly (some people don't do it exactly) pull the battery, reinsert the battery, holding volume up and while holding volume up press the power (end call) button.
If you did then while the phone is stuck on the HTC screen do ......
Open up a command window. Either cd into your windows-sdk/tools folder or just type in the commands if you have the tools folder set as a global environment.
Code:
adb devices
Does it show you a device is connected? If it does you should be able to flash a new recovery image or at least a system.img to get it back up and running.
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I will try this when I get home. I did do a battery pull but I did not leave it out very long, but the screen never changed for me, just stayed white with HTC logo in the middle.

Be very sure to disconnect the USB. That was the step I was missing and I could not get it to boot to recovery when it was stuck at the logo. Once the USB was disconnected, took the battery out, put it back in, and held down the home button while pushing the power. That worked! Woot!
Lynne

No luck. The phone will not boot into anything to where a PC will recognize it.

nordy420 said:
No luck. The phone will not boot into anything to where a PC will recognize it.
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Have you downloaded android commander and gave that a shot? androidcommander.com
android commander recognises the phone when it is at the logo screen. it will see all but the sdcard.
within android commander menu, there is a reboot to bootloader command

Ill try it, and report back

So I messed with android commander a little and could not get it to detect the device. I really think that it is a driver issue. I cannot get the HTC driver to install for the phone. A different driver has been installed for the device and windows will not let me manually install one. I can use the install legacy and the HTC driver is there but it will not correlate with the phone when connected.

Help!! stuck on lg logo

Hello,
I tried to install the new andoird wear 5.1.1 from this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-watch-r/general/install-android-wear-5-1-1-to-lg-g-t3114528
and after step 4 i close the "fastboot flash system system_gwr_5.1.1.img" before the install is done (i wait an hour and nothing append).
And now i stuck on the LG logo.
I tried to install again by the guide, but i cant use fastboot, it's write "wating for device".
What to do?
Thanks!
Edit: now the watch reach to the Android system but I have problem with the touch screen that not response. And because of that I can reach to the bootloader and the recovery mode...

Try to hardreset the watch. When you start your watch up and see the LG logo wipe fron 11 to 4 accros the screen.

Genna7 said:
Try to hardreset the watch. When you start your watch up and see the LG logo wipe fron 11 to 4 accros the screen.
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The touch screen doesn't work after I tried to update the Android wear.. So I can't go to the bootloader...

Someone? Please help!

I am willing to pay to the person that will help me find a solution.
Please help!

Have you figured this out yet?

Spyderekz said:
Have you figured this out yet?
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No. You also have this problem?

There is a lot of people with this problem in this forum...
Someone know a place that specializes in android wear watches? (please send me, no one knows how to solve this problem here )

try the adb command "adb devices" and "fastboot devices"
I don't think the first one would work (because you are in fastboot mode), but the second should tell if the pc "sees" the watch!
I had to manually install the "android adb composite" device driver in the win device manager...

TML1504 said:
try the adb command "adb devices" and "fastboot devices"
I don't think the first one would work (because you are in fastboot mode), but the second should tell if the pc "sees" the watch!
I had to manually install the "android adb composite" device driver in the win device manager...
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The computer does not recognize the watch at all...

same here
well, same here: no touch screen, device is not recognized (but boots up to welcome screen) => not able to get into bootloader. Guess, I have to activate developer/debugging mode in the Wear-settings to get it recognized. But how, without touch? Any ideas?

So do you think there is hope for unbricking the watch R from that state ? (mine is the same)
Maybe LGFlashtool will work ? maybe TOT firmware file will be available ?

I am having the same issue after trying to install the stock rom, probably a wrong rom. The watch boots onto a lg logo, stays for a minute or so and reboots into a a boot loop. There is no way to access bootloader or fastboot. Swipe to enter bootloader does not work, tried hundred times, it is like the screen were unresponsive. I have no idea what to do, seems it is bricked.
If I keep pressed the physical button then reboots but lg logo again after a long vibration. Drained the battery, put it on the cradle and then boots onto the lg logo.
anyone?

anyone here has found a solution for this issue?

I am also in the same situation. LG logo stuck after installing a new rom, unresponsive screen no mather if connected to the charger or not. Tried with different computers and OSses, the watch is not recognised.

had this problem as wrong I used the wrong kernel, but I managed to make it work again. this is what you have to do is boot it to bootloader mode, then go to recovery mode and use the "apply update from adb" function (sideload in other words) to install the Android 6.0.1 again.
Link to download Android 6.0.1.
To put the watch in bootloader mode, follow the instruction in my youtube video here.
As soon as it is in bootloader mode, your computer should see the watch as an android device now.
In Bootloader mode, go to recovery mode (use the virtual buttons on screen), then go to the "apply update from adb" option.
Now, at this step, you need to open command line on your computer and type "adb sideload <android file>", where the <android file> is the one you download earlier. You can just type "adb sildeload" then leave a space and drag the file to the running Cmd window.
Now just wait for it to complete and restart itself.
Hope this help.

johnnyle7 said:
had this problem as wrong I used the wrong kernel, but I managed to make it work again. this is what you have to do is boot it to bootloader mode, then go to recovery mode and use the "apply update from adb" function (sideload in other words) to install the Android 6.0.1 again.
["h**ps: //android. googleapis.com/packages/ota/lge_bass_bass/7252d535d6a18047daaf3bfd4745f1c86ef7e7f1.signed-bass-ota-2576000.zip"] to download Android 6.0.1.
To put the watch in bootloader mode, follow the instruction in my youtube video ["h**ps: //w*w. youtube.com/watch?v=ZmBY9KM1NE8"].
As soon as it is in bootloader mode, your computer should see the watch as an android device now.
In Bootloader mode, go to recovery mode (use the virtual buttons on screen), then go to the "apply update from adb" option.
Now, at this step, you need to open command line on your computer and type "adb sideload <android file>", where the <android file> is the one you download earlier. You can just type "adb sildeload" then leave a space and drag the file to the running Cmd window.
Now just wait for it to complete and restart itself.
Hope this help.
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There is no way to put watch into bootloader mode since screen does not respond.

jogo said:
There is no way to put watch into bootloader mode since screen does not respond.
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did u watch the video in one of the posts above?

johnnyle7 said:
did u watch the video in one of the posts above?
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I did. The screen does no respond to touch so 11 to 4 does not work either. I hace tried hundred times and even tapping with 2 fingers which I have seen working in any other vídeo around

same over here.
And this happened without tryng to hack anything (for once in my life)
any update?

HTC one M7 stuck on Fastboot / Bootloader screen

Hi All,
I have an HTC one M7 unlocked. Two days ago I tried to restart my phone and it is stuck on the Fast boot /bootloader screen. I tried to use the recovery and Reset Factory options, but these are bringing me back to Fastboot screen. Took my phone to a gadget shop and they said OS has gone. Any idea how to proceed? I am a newbie to this forum and any help would be much appreciated
***LOCKED***
M7_U PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.57.000
OS-6.13.707.107
eMMC-BOOT 2048M
Jan 7 2015,14:50:53.0
FASTBOOT
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN> to next item
<POWER>to select item
BOOTLOADER
REBOOT
REBOOT BOOTLOADER
POWER DOWN

Unlock the bootloader first then install custom recovery

what's up everyone... got a little question and apologise if it's been asked many times before. my wife loves htc (sense UI) so recently i bought a brand new one for her (M7)... the reason im telling this is the fact that I have already drivers and adb installed on my pc (unlocked, rooted and flashed a rom for her on the second day after buying it) but few days ago I bought another M7 at a good price just to use with mhl-vga converter (as a stationary with Bluetooth keyboard and mouse connected so we wouldn't have to connect her m7 or my s5 all the time back and forth) but the thing is, that volume rocker (the one you actually need to enter a fastboot mode, the Volume Down) - dont work, so my question is, - is it possible to enter a fastboot mode through pc using cmd ? I've read that it is possible but yesterday I connected, opened command window, typed ADB devices just to see if pc recognizes the device and nothing, then typed other commands I found googling... commands for reboot, reboot to fastboot... whatever... so I'm asking is it possible? or the only way to get there is to use power and volume down buttons? thanx.
edit : drivers are all good (updated), adb us on my pc. the device was On (booted).

methoddon1 said:
what's up everyone... got a little question and apologise if it's been asked many times before. my wife loves htc (sense UI) so recently i bought a brand new one for her (M7)... the reason im telling this is the fact that I have already drivers and adb installed on my pc (unlocked, rooted and flashed a rom for her on the second day after buying it) but few days ago I bought another M7 at a good price just to use with mhl-vga converter (as a stationary with Bluetooth keyboard and mouse connected so we wouldn't have to connect her m7 or my s5 all the time back and forth) but the thing is, that volume rocker (the one you actually need to enter a fastboot mode, the Volume Down) - dont work, so my question is, - is it possible to enter a fastboot mode through pc using cmd ? I've read that it is possible but yesterday I connected, opened command window, typed ADB devices just to see if pc recognizes the device and nothing, then typed other commands I found googling... commands for reboot, reboot to fastboot... whatever... so I'm asking is it possible? or the only way to get there is to use power and volume down buttons? thanx.
edit : drivers are all good (updated), adb us on my pc. the device was On (booted).
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You can reboot to the bootloader / fastboot usb mode by using the command "adb reboot bootloader". To use this command, you must have the latest HTC drivers installed on your computer and "USB debugging" option turned on in the developer option menu. If you can't access the developer menu from the settings menu (not in the list), you must active it by going to "settings --> about --> Software info --> more" then start tapping on the "build number" until you see a notification "You are now a developer" telling you that the developer option menu is enabled. Then go back to the settings menu --> Developer option -> USB debug --> ON.
Another important thing when using adb from a booted rom is to make sure that you have unlocked the screen using your PIN (or any other security method). ADB won't work if the screen is locked for obvious security reasons.
Once in the bootloader, if you can't use the volume down key to navigate the options, there is not much you can do except using fastboot commands. If you want to boot in recovery mode for example, since the volume key is broken, you'll need to reboot in the OS and use the "adb reboot recovery" command so you can access the recovery mode. If you want to exit the bootloader, use "fastboot reboot".

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alray said:
You can reboot to the bootloader / fastboot usb mode by using the command "adb reboot bootloader". To use this command, you must have the latest HTC drivers installed on your computer and "USB debugging" option turned on in the developer option menu. If you can't access the developer menu from the settings menu (not in the list), you must active it by going to "settings --> about --> Software info --> more" then start tapping on the "build number" until you see a notification "You are now a developer" telling you that the developer option menu is enabled. Then go back to the settings menu --> Developer option -> USB debug --> ON.
Another important thing when using adb from a booted rom is to make sure that you have unlocked the screen using your PIN (or any other security method). ADB won't work if the screen is locked for obvious security reasons.
p. s. with my wife's phone I was done in 15 minutes (including unlocking, rooting, flashing a rom and a boot up). so I'm confused a bit. but since wife's June us new and obviously the volume rocker is functioning, I had no problem getting to bootloader and take it from there.
Once in the bootloader, if you can't use the volume down key to navigate the options, there is not much you can do except using fastboot commands. If you want to boot in recovery mode for example, since the volume key is broken, you'll need to reboot in the OS and use the "adb reboot recovery" command so you can access the recovery mode. If you want to exit the bootloader, use "fastboot reboot".
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thanx for such detailed info. I'm not" working " a lot with htc, I'm myself a Galaxy Series kinda guy but im familiar with the basics of htc. I'll try again tomorrow. but commands don't do what they were meant to do. after updating the drivers with htc sync and having USB debugging On, and adb installed (everything I used to unlock, root etc my wife's device, this device gives me problems). got to see in manager (on pc) if it's even sees the device. but the command Adb devices didn't show anything connected.

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thanx for such detailed info. I'm not" working " a lot with htc, I'm myself a Galaxy Series kinda guy but im familiar with the basics of htc. I'll try again tomorrow. but commands don't do what they were meant to do. after updating the drivers with htc sync and having USB debugging On, and adb installed (everything I used to unlock, root etc my wife's device, this device gives me problems). got to see in manager (on pc) if it's even sees the device. but the command Adb devices didn't show anything connected.
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Yep and post a screenshot of your devices manager when you'll have time.

alray said:
Yep and post a screenshot of your devices manager when you'll have time.
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what do you mean? I meant go into pc, open a manager and see if the pc sees it.

methoddon1 said:
what do you mean? I meant go into pc, open a manager and see if the pc sees it.
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Exactly and if the phone isn't detected or is incorrectly detected (yellow triangle with an exclamation mark) take a screenshot of your windows devices manager and post it here.

I will.

alray said:
Exactly and if the phone isn't detected or is incorrectly detected (yellow triangle with an exclamation mark) take a screenshot of your windows devices manager and post it here.
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here is the thing, - I was gonna switch my interface to English so it'd be easier for you but don't have it installed and since we just had a major storm, my Internet is down for a minute so here is the thing... in the manager it showd all is good as you see, when you double tap on My HTC, in the little window in General it shows Connected but in time in the same General it'll show "At this moment the device isn't connected (code45). To solve this problem reconnect the device."
p. s. in Drivers tab (just for the hell of it I pressed Update but the drivers are up to date. so does HTC Sync... connected, synced.

oh sh**, I'm finally in after trying and trying... adb devices - Recognised, adb reboot bootloader - rebooted... never mind right now, I'll take it from here. out of time right now but I'll get back to it when my Internet connection fixed. thanx again, but I might be back with another question.
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maybe it's a coincidence but I deleted folders that I used to work with my wife's htc (in mini-sdk folder was unlock code that I got unlocking her device) and unzipped (still had the zip) again. now I have no problems using adb commands.?

alray said:
Exactly and if the phone isn't detected or is incorrectly detected (yellow triangle with an exclamation mark) take a screenshot of your windows devices manager and post it here.
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well, I fckd it up... after successfully going through process of unlocking, flashing twrp, restoring apps from Titanium Backup, last thing I had to do was install xposed installer... i installed exactly the same that I did before 4beta but instead of flashing 68 arm 21 zip to install framework I flashed 74 arm 21 zip, wiped dalvik but no boot up. that's it! htc one logo... connected the device to pc, now it sees it but it says it's off line (in cmd). another thing, - as soon as I connect it the Manager shows everything is fine, then I open cmd, go to cd C:\ (everything is still ok in the Manager) but as soon as I type mini-sdk (the adb folder), the Android USB at the top of the Manager stays the same but Removable Devices gers a triangle. any clue??? Jesus, I was there, everything was fine, I've got a backup of stock rom after flashing twrp but now a brick.

here it is

I was using mini-sdk but just now installed 15 seconds ADB program and tried with it... same sh**. it sees it but the status is offline... tested on my Galaxy s5, works just fine. wtf? did I hardbricked my htc?! can it actually see the # but be Offline. still on htc logo.
p. s. on connecting the s5, in the line where htc (pic above) has yellow triangle, it's not there on s5.is there a solution? double pressing on HTC with yellow triangle and in the window popping up in General tab it says, - Impossible to start (code 10).
and another thing... i honestly don't remember if I enabled Debugging when I flashed ARHD Rom... is it On by default in custom roms in htc?
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alray said:
Exactly and if the phone isn't detected or is incorrectly detected (yellow triangle with an exclamation mark) take a screenshot of your windows devices manager and post it here.
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look at this... the craziest sh**. look at the commands... on adb reboot - device not found, on adb devices - it shows up but as offline and at that exact moment HTC line on Manager changes to a yellow triangle but not before.

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methoddon1 said:
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You can't use adb if the phone isn't fully booted to the OS or booted in a custom recovery. What version of android or what firmware version is installed on the phone? The Xposed version you need to install depends the android version that is installed on the phone. Bootloop caused by xposed is something easy to fix normally, but you need to get in recovery mode which is a problem without a working volume down key

alray said:
You can't use adb if the phone isn't fully booted to the OS or booted in a custom recovery. What version of android or what firmware version is installed on the phone? The Xposed version you need to install depends the android version that is installed on the phone. Bootloop caused by xposed is something easy to fix normally, but you need to get in recovery mode which is a problem without a working volume down key
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I know.... (about the volume)... it was on official 5.0... when I was done with it, it was with a latest twrp and ARHD 92.0 Rom installed. everything was fine... i didn't spend much time on it (had to set it all up), so restored everything with Titanium but instead of waiting for my wife to come back from work (I'm sure I didn't even delete the RIGHT xposed zip. it's still on her phone), I've decided to go and f*** it all up by just flashing the wrong one ....
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so you're saying it's either fixing a volume rocker or throwing it out?! but the thing is, because I was planning on changing the casing anyway, i took off the back cover to have access to the volume down button and I can feel a weak click but it's there (the click) and couldn't enter a fastboot anyway. f*******ck.

methoddon1 said:
I know.... (about the volume)... it was on official 5.0... when I was done with it, it was with a latest twrp and ARHD 92.0 Rom installed. everything was fine... i didn't spend much time on it (had to set it all up), so restored everything with Titanium but instead of waiting for my wife to come back from work (I'm sure I didn't even delete the RIGHT xposed zip. it's still on her phone), I've decided to go and f*** it all up by just flashing the wrong one ....
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xposed-v74-sdk21-arm.zip should have worked fine on ARHD 92 (android 5.0.2) but flashing xposed can sometimes cause boot problems, even simply enabling a module can cause boot problems. That was a little risky to do it on a that phone since you need adb to reboot in recovery/bootloader because of the broken volume button.
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methoddon1 said:
so you're saying it's either fixing a volume rocker or throwing it out?! but the thing is, because I was planning on changing the casing anyway, i took off the back cover to have access to the volume down button and I can feel a weak click but it's there (the click) and couldn't enter a fastboot anyway. f*******ck.
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Unfortunately yes.
Like I said this problem should be easy to fix, but without access to the bootloader or the recovery, there is not much you can do

ok thanx.
I wish youd reminded of that earlier... I've been using Samsung for too long...

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Any help, i may have bricked my fire

Hey everyone
Not sure if anyone can help
I just got some used 5th gen tablets, they were in a storage unit i just purchased. I turned on one of the fire units and it says it was a kids fire, so no real use to me. I hit power to standby and left it in my office, went back to list it and it was updated with new software. The second one, seems like it is stuck in a boot loop, comes on and goes off again. So i looked at the one that updated, said it now updated, had 5.6 on it, so i said maybe i could use it. Did some research, read you can but just android on it.
Well, i read you have to downgrade to 5.3 or older to install android. Not even sure if this is right.
So i followed some youtube genius with software from rootjunky.
I used the adb to flash update-kindle-global-37.5.4.2_user_542168620.bin
Everything was working, installing 100%, then i unplugged and selected 1 from the tablet to reboot.
Needless to say, nothing comes on now, no logo, no nothing, will not respond to recovery mode, down and power.
I just tried taking the back off and unplugging the battery and holding power 20 secs, nothing.
Anyone have any ideas to salvage these, or one of them or are they paperweights haha?
Good news is, the unit had all kinds of stuff in it, i have made my money back already, these were just bonus
Any help would be great, thanks

vetteguy82 said:
Hey everyone
Not sure if anyone can help
I just got some used 5th gen tablets, they were in a storage unit i just purchased. I turned on one of the fire units and it says it was a kids fire, so no real use to me. I hit power to standby and left it in my office, went back to list it and it was updated with new software. The second one, seems like it is stuck in a boot loop, comes on and goes off again. So i looked at the one that updated, said it now updated, had 5.6 on it, so i said maybe i could use it. Did some research, read you can but just android on it.
Well, i read you have to downgrade to 5.3 or older to install android. Not even sure if this is right.
So i followed some youtube genius with software from rootjunky.
I used the adb to flash update-kindle-global-37.5.4.2_user_542168620.bin
Everything was working, installing 100%, then i unplugged and selected 1 from the tablet to reboot.
Needless to say, nothing comes on now, no logo, no nothing, will not respond to recovery mode, down and power.
I just tried taking the back off and unplugging the battery and holding power 20 secs, nothing.
Anyone have any ideas to salvage these, or one of them or are they paperweights haha?
Good news is, the unit had all kinds of stuff in it, i have made my money back already, these were just bonus
Any help would be great, thanks
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Permanently bricked; can't downgrade below 5.4. Sell it for parts or take it to the target range.

Thanks
Thanks for the reply
Ok, so the one that will not turn on at all , well technically it must be on when i plug it into my pc, it does chime, and then a few seconds later it chimes again. Like it is turning itself on and off, but because you can not see anything on the screen, you can not tell.
What about the second one? It turns on and you see amazon, but then it turns itself off. It does let you go to fastboot and recovery in the corner of the screen using the buttons. However, all you see is that, recovery only says recovery, does not go into the recovery menu.
Any ideas if the second one is recoverable?
Thanks

vetteguy82 said:
Thanks for the reply
Ok, so the one that will not turn on at all , well technically it must be on when i plug it into my pc, it does chime, and then a few seconds later it chimes again. Like it is turning itself on and off, but because you can not see anything on the screen, you can not tell.
What about the second one? It turns on and you see amazon, but then it turns itself off. It does let you go to fastboot and recovery in the corner of the screen using the buttons. However, all you see is that, recovery only says recovery, does not go into the recovery menu.
Any ideas if the second one is recoverable?
Thanks
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If you can not access the stock recovery menu there is no known method for recovering these devices with one exception: early build devices (bootloader version 5.00 & 5.01) can boot a twrp image from fastboot. If that works you'll be able to install a custom ROM (two choices) assuming nothing else is wrong with the hardware.
fastboot boot <twrp.img>

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I must be doing something wrong again, i download the twrp.imga dn saved it in the fast boot adb folder. I put the kindle in fastboot mode, and plugged into pc, driver installed, from folder i went in to command prompt. in command prompt i added fastboot twrp.img and hit enter command prompt shows all the command prompts and definitions.
Is there something else i should do?
Thanks
Davey126 said:
If you can not access the stock recovery menu there is no known method for recovering these devices with one exception: early build devices (bootloader version 5.00 & 5.01) can boot a twrp image from fastboot. If that works you'll be able to install a custom ROM (two choices) assuming nothing else is wrong with the hardware.
fastboot boot <twrp.img>
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vetteguy82 said:
I must be doing something wrong again, i download the twrp.imga dn saved it in the fast boot adb folder. I put the kindle in fastboot mode, and plugged into pc, driver installed, from folder i went in to command prompt. in command prompt i added fastboot twrp.img and hit enter command prompt shows all the command prompts and definitions.
Is there something else i should do?
Thanks
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You need to install this tool on the host PC. Make note of the installation folder as you will need to execute the fastboot command from there. You'll also need to copy any necessary files (eg: twrp image) to that folder unless versed in referencing other folders from the command prompt.
Keep in mind it is highly unlikely your looping device will be able to boot twrp. Only the earliest models had this vulnerability which Amazon quickly plugged.

New to nokia, not android/adb/etc

So I just got my shiny new Nokia 8 and it seems to be updated to the latest version of Pie. Reading through all the root forums/threads, I'm noticing a couple issues with my phone that I'm not seeing mentioned:
-In Dev settings, OEM unlocking is off and grayed out, I can't toggle it.
-When I try to access download mode/bootloader (volume down/plug in cable from pc) my screen does a little flashy thing and then goes straight to the battery percentage.
-I can ADB devices just fine and see the phone, when I ADB reboot bootloader, the phone gets stuck on a screen showing "powered by android'', with "download mode" in the upper left corner, and any fastboot commands return absolutely nothing.
Any tips or suggestions?
Many thanks

jgro1976 said:
So I just got my shiny new Nokia 8 and it seems to be updated to the latest version of Pie. Reading through all the root forums/threads, I'm noticing a couple issues with my phone that I'm not seeing mentioned:
-In Dev settings, OEM unlocking is off and grayed out, I can't toggle it.
-When I try to access download mode/bootloader (volume down/plug in cable from pc) my screen does a little flashy thing and then goes straight to the battery percentage.
-I can ADB devices just fine and see the phone, when I ADB reboot bootloader, the phone gets stuck on a screen showing "powered by android'', with "download mode" in the upper left corner, and any fastboot commands return absolutely nothing.
Any tips or suggestions?
Many thanks
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- you cant toggle it because you have not unlocked the bootloader. Sometimes even after you unlock it it will be greyed out, which isnt of importance. To unlock the bootloader downgrade to Oreo November update by sideloading the relevant ROM, then follow the the official HMD instructions.
- Make sure USB debugging is turned on under developer options.
- Are you attempting to boot into the OS or recovery here? Abd reboot is enough to boot into your system. To boot into recovery use adb reboot recovery. Or do it manually using the keys.

Ok, everything I've read so far says to make sure OEM unlock is enabled before you do anything else, so you've confused me now. And none of the guides talk about sideloading the ROM, so you've thrown a new twist with that as well.
USB debugging is enabled, and my computer sees the device via adb devices, but if I try adb reboot recovery, all I get is the little android icon with the red triangle over him, and if I try adb reboot bootloader, basically nothing happens. And I wasn't trying to boot into the OS or recovery, I'm not a noob but maybe this phone is just different enough from what I'm used to I guess.
So basically I'm stuck right now, can't boot into recovery, can't sideload a ROM, can't boot into the bootloader/download mode either.
MDV106 said:
- you cant toggle it because you have not unlocked the bootloader. Sometimes even after you unlock it it will be greyed out, which isnt of importance. To unlock the bootloader downgrade to Oreo November update by sideloading the relevant ROM, then follow the the official HMD instructions.
- Make sure USB debugging is turned on under developer options.
- Are you attempting to boot into the OS or recovery here? Abd reboot is enough to boot into your system. To boot into recovery use adb reboot recovery. Or do it manually using the keys.
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Actually, thank you, you got me thinking and I was able to get downgraded to the Oreo, got my code from Nokia and unlock.key, now the only thing I'm still having a hard time with is my computer won't detect my phone in fastboot mode. Works just fine in normal ADB commands, but no fastboot...
You'd think my drivers are all fine and that since ADB sees the device, but maybe not?
jgro1976 said:
Ok, everything I've read so far says to make sure OEM unlock is enabled before you do anything else, so you've confused me now. And none of the guides talk about sideloading the ROM, so you've thrown a new twist with that as well.
USB debugging is enabled, and my computer sees the device via adb devices, but if I try adb reboot recovery, all I get is the little android icon with the red triangle over him, and if I try adb reboot bootloader, basically nothing happens. And I wasn't trying to boot into the OS or recovery, I'm not a noob but maybe this phone is just different enough from what I'm used to I guess.
So basically I'm stuck right now, can't boot into recovery, can't sideload a ROM, can't boot into the bootloader/download mode either.
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Bootloader, unlocked! Now if I can get the rest of my home wireless **** to work this well/easily, thank you for getting me pointed in the right direction, all good here (I hope).
jgro1976 said:
Actually, thank you, you got me thinking and I was able to get downgraded to the Oreo, got my code from Nokia and unlock.key, now the only thing I'm still having a hard time with is my computer won't detect my phone in fastboot mode. Works just fine in normal ADB commands, but no fastboot...
You'd think my drivers are all fine and that since ADB sees the device, but maybe not?
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jgro1976 said:
Bootloader, unlocked! Now if I can get the rest of my home wireless **** to work this well/easily, thank you for getting me pointed in the right direction, all good here (I hope).
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Im guessing you finally realised they after getting the android icon with the red triangle u have to press volume up and hold it then tap the power key to enter the recovery. Good to know you managed to unlock the bootloader eventually.
A lot of people have been having issues with fastboot, especially on Windows machines . Try restarting the shell or use a different USB port on your computer?also maybe try a different driver version and see if it helps.