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[Q] help!! vivid may be bricked?

ok been dealing with this for the past hour no results.. i recently flashed the twrp recovery just to check it out and wanted to flash a rom on it went to do so and now that i reboot phone it stays on the htc start up screen turns off than back on.. only thing working on it is the hboot, no recovery. although occasionally ill see the twrp start up screen than it turns off and goes white htc... any help is appreciated.. thinking i may have to relock and find the stock at&t ruu??:crying:

gabriel1946 said:
ok been dealing with this for the past hour no results.. i recently flashed the twrp recovery just to check it out and wanted to flash a rom on it went to do so and now that i reboot phone it stays on the htc start up screen turns off than back on.. only thing working on it is the hboot, no recovery. although occasionally ill see the twrp start up screen than it turns off and goes white htc... any help is appreciated.. thinking i may have to relock and find the stock at&t ruu??:crying:
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So you flashed the rom and it wont boot up now? or you flashed the recovery and it wont boot up now.

camo_flage said:
So you flashed the rom and it wont boot up now? or you flashed the recovery and it wont boot up now.
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the recovery was working i was using jb pacman rom than flashed to i think it was element rom by shadow slayer but once i did that it keeps turning on and off if i try to choose recovery from the hboot it shows the recovery screen for a second than goes to htc screen and turns off and back on

gabriel1946 said:
ok been dealing with this for the past hour no results.. i recently flashed the twrp recovery just to check it out and wanted to flash a rom on it went to do so and now that i reboot phone it stays on the htc start up screen turns off than back on.. only thing working on it is the hboot, no recovery. although occasionally ill see the twrp start up screen than it turns off and goes white htc... any help is appreciated.. thinking i may have to relock and find the stock at&t ruu??:crying:
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Fastboot erase cache command will fix this problem. Boot to your bootloader select fastboot usb and run that command.

haha im not too good with computers more of a mobile only tech haha can u explain that please?

gabriel1946 said:
haha im not too good with computers more of a mobile only tech haha can u explain that please?
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I assume you are using windows...? Do you have adb installed/working? If the answer to both of these is yes. Reboot your phone to the bootloader (hboot) select fastboot usb in hboot. Open a cmd Window cd to the dir where adb is located. Then run the command in the above post.
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gabriel1946 said:
the recovery was working i was using jb pacman rom than flashed to i think it was element rom by shadow slayer but once i did that it keeps turning on and off if i try to choose recovery from the hboot it shows the recovery screen for a second than goes to htc screen and turns off and back on
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Last time this happened there was a script that was running that corrupted the cache partition. That is why erasing cache fixes it.

esloan said:
I assume you are using windows...? Do you have adb installed/working? If the answer to both of these is yes. Reboot your phone to the bootloader (hboot) select fastboot usb in hboot. Open a cmd Window cd to the dir where adb is located. Then run the command in the above post.
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adb u mean adbfastbootrecovery? i installed in not sure how to get it working, the command imputing is where im getting lost sorry for my noobness lol appreciate ur help i have my phone on hboot fastboot now connected to my computer ive seen that command imput is shift and right click but i dont get any command window i get normal options.. ive only use command in the run app under start

gabriel1946 said:
adb u mean adbfastbootrecovery? i installed in not sure how to get it working, the command imputing is where im getting lost sorry for my noobness lol appreciate ur help i have my phone on hboot fastboot now connected to my computer ive seen that command imput is shift and right click but i dont get any command window i get normal options.. ive only use command in the run app under start
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Okay where is your adb file? Ex mine is in a C:/Android. By default if you installed the android SDK the adb files would be in the SDK folders. Any way if you were fast boot flashing a recovery your going to do the same thing just use fastboot erase cache as the command instead of the recovery command. If none of this makes since PM me.

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HTC One Formated. Help!

Hi, im new here. Recently Installed Rom and bunch of other things on my HTC ONE. OverClocked it as well. Longs story short. I wanted to wipe the phone but click the Format option.
Now all I have is white screen with Htc logo on it. Cant connect to the computer. Cant boot it into recovery/fastboot Menu. Will not turn off. Just stuck on that HTC logo screen. Im waiting till battery dies may be than ill atleast be able to go to fastboot...
Is it possible to bring it back or the phone is done?
My apologies if im in the wrong area/section
Phone is on Rogers/Canada.

You don't have to worry. Drain battery and boot into bootloader tomorrow. You cam always fastboot flash the Rom if it won't boot. Easiest way is via m7 tools.
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put the phone under a bright light and hold power+volume down

JDR0iD said:
You don't have to worry. Drain battery and boot into bootloader tomorrow. You cam always fastboot flash the Rom if it won't boot. Easiest way is via m7 tools.
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I got it to go to fastboot./ recovery now need to find out what to do next.

Own31 said:
I got it to go to fastboot./ recovery now need to find out what to do next.
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adb sideload from computer while phone is in recovery with sideload selected

skinsfanbdh said:
adb sideload from computer while phone is in recovery with sideload selected
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googling it now. I got it to sideload in recovery but have no idea what to do on the computor. think i need a toolkit

This works in CWM anyway
Boot into recovery
from the pc do the adb push filename.zip /data/media
wait for it to copy
then on the phone reboot recovery your rom should be in the root of the sdcard waiting for you to flash
I just tested it and it worked perfect ( of coarse I didn't format my sdcard so ymmv )
Own31 said:
googling it now. I got it to sideload in recovery but have no idea what to do on the computor. think i need a toolkit
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The sideload works but if you mess up in AROMA or it freezes you have to start from scratch

clsA said:
This works in CWM anyway
Boot into recovery
from the pc do the adb push filename.zip /data/media
wait for it to copy
then on the phone reboot recovery your rom should be in the root of the sdcard waiting for you to flash
I just tested it and it worked perfect ( of coarse I didn't format my sdcard so ymmv )
The sideload works but if you mess up in AROMA or it freezes you have to start from scratch
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what i dont get is what file do i flash/adb.
I downloaded SDK kits, and half a million other zips. but no idea which file to take. I understood tho, that i need to move the file from pc to the phone with adb

If you download all in one toolkit it will make sideloading easier
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Im just lost everywhere. dont understand anything.
using cwm or all in one tool kit or a adb direct. too many things and dont know anything about either of those steps.
do i need to do anything prior using any of the three i listed. folders, files to put into the folders.... etc.
I tried using all in 1 kit. it goes into cmd but doesnt really do anything. I also dont understand when to or what to do in the phone while im doing stuff on the computer. Which menu the phone should be in. Im looking at so many different things and non work or non i understand.
errr this is painful.

Own31 said:
Im just lost everywhere. dont understand anything.
using cwm or all in one tool kit or a adb direct. too many things and dont know anything about either of those steps.
do i need to do anything prior using any of the three i listed. folders, files to put into the folders.... etc.
I tried using all in 1 kit. it goes into cmd but doesnt really do anything. I also dont understand when to or what to do in the phone while im doing stuff on the computer. Which menu the phone should be in. Im looking at so many different things and non work or non i understand.
errr this is painful.
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Hi mate, I'd be happy to help on TeamViewer, as I understand it is complicated to do if you're new to the commands

when using all in one toolkit it will open two cmd windows you manually close the first one after that if it says waiting for device make sure it says fastboot usb at the top of bootloader screen on your phone if it says hboot press power button once. but if your sideloading a rom your phone must be in recovery and sideload selected in recovery. once sideload is done you will have the rom you sideloaded on your sd then you will have to flash that rom.zip

is there an step by step guide or a video?

Own31 said:
is there an step by step guide or a video?
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1. Put phone into recovery
2. Plug into PC
3. Open adb/fastboot folder on PC and drag your chosen rom into there
4. Hold down shift and right-click inside the folder and select 'Open Command Prompt Here'
5. Type 'adb push NAMEOFROM.zip /data/media/' (/data/media/0/ if you were on 4.2.2)
6. Wait for it to complete, as there will be no progress indicator. It takes around 250 seconds (4 minutes)
7. Type 'adb reboot recovery'
8. Install zip from sdcard as usual. Zip file will be on the root

thx Mac.
Lol skinfan using your info i somehow got into CWM using all in one. I closed one window. then went into recovery mod and it put me into CWM.
now i have few option, im sure you all know them.
reboot sys now
install zip from sideload
etc

Own31 said:
thx Mac.
Lol skinfan using your info i somehow got into CWM using all in one. I closed one window. then went into recovery mod and it put me into CWM.
now i have few option, im sure you all know them.
reboot sys now
install zip from sideload
etc
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install zip from sideload

skinsfanbdh said:
install zip from sideload
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Hmm you seem to have forgotten that there is a high possibilty of AROMA freezing and then having to restart the sideload. Why waste his time?

Mac Ill try you steps shorty. if this doesnt work whats going in right now.
skinsfanbdh said:
install zip from sideload
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yeh dont know what i did but im pushing i think Android_Revolution_HD-One_10.1
thats the problem i dont even know what to push.
Now New update. I gues Android Rev 10.1 worked because now im in the Welcome Menu and I can install it. It asks me to. Should I? is this the right file to install?
I was gonna push cm-10.1-20130312-NIGHTLY-ville and gapps-jb-20130301-signed next. Just cause I read somewhere I had to. and try both ways. but since And. Rev 10.1 asks me to install i think i will

MacHackz said:
Hmm you seem to have forgotten that there is a high possibilty of AROMA freezing and then having to restart the sideload. Why waste his time?
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if he downloaded rayglobe like i recommended that wont be a problem as reyglobe doesnt use aroma
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Own31 said:
Mac Ill try you steps shorty. if this doesnt work whats going in right now.
yeh dont know what i did but im pushing i think Android_Revolution_HD-One_10.1
thats the problem i dont even know what to push.
Now New update. I gues Android Rev 10.1 worked because now im in the Welcome Menu and I can install it. It asks me to. Should I? is this the right file to install?
I was gonna push cm-10.1-20130312-NIGHTLY-ville and gapps-jb-20130301-signed next. Just cause I read somewhere I had to. and try both ways. but since And. Rev 10.1 asks me to install i think i will
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i would use rayglobe to at least get a fully functional rom on your phone and make a backup then flash what you want
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whats with the ville at the end of the cm file. i think that is not for your phone it should say m7 at the end for the htc one

skinsfanbdh said:
if he downloaded rayglobe like i recommended that wont be a problem as reyglobe doesnt use aroma
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i would use rayglobe to at least get a fully functional rom on your phone and make a backup then flash what you want
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is this it? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312312
I installed Rev and it worked (i think) asks me to setup the phone now. Not sure if it will work fully well tho.

[Q] Phone will not turn on

I updated hboot to ICS and put WCXrecovery through Easy_Kernel_Flasher_v03, and now the phone is not activated and wants to enter the boot menu does not respond to exercise, PC sees it as QHSUSB_DLOAD. Please help me restore it work.

Mr.Fr0st1n said:
I updated hboot to ICS and put WCXrecovery through Easy_Kernel_Flasher_v03, and now the phone is not activated and wants to enter the boot menu does not respond to exercise, PC sees it as QHSUSB_DLOAD. Please help me restore it work.
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You flashed a recovery though a kernel flasher... it flashed onto the wrong partition.. can you get to the bootloader?

bilibox said:
You flashed a recovery though a kernel flasher... it flashed onto the wrong partition.. can you get to the bootloader?
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No, I can`t

Mr.Fr0st1n said:
No, I can`t
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The only 2 things you can do are...
The HTC unbricking project... Find the thread in development...
Or...
Find someone to j-tag your phone
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I need some serious help
rignfool said:
The only 2 things you can do are...
The HTC unbricking project... Find the thread in development...
Or...
Find someone to j-tag your phone
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alright so my girls battery went completely dead. ordered a new one off ebay n cant even get to bootloader or pc to reconize it. it was ablle to get into bootloader before... barely though and with extreme luck n junk.. now with new battery been on charger for 24 or so (no light on though blinks at start or is just solid and shuts off). helppppppp! she borrowed a Huawei (junk phones lets say) n she needs her HTC back... havent been able to get into bootloader lately, but when i was in it it wouldnt factory reset or go into recovery to clear cache....

FordNate said:
alright so my girls battery went completely dead. ordered a new one off ebay n cant even get to bootloader or pc to reconize it. it was ablle to get into bootloader before... barely though and with extreme luck n junk.. now with new battery been on charger for 24 or so (no light on though blinks at start or is just solid and shuts off). helppppppp! she borrowed a Huawei (junk phones lets say) n she needs her HTC back... havent been able to get into bootloader lately, but when i was in it it wouldnt factory reset or go into recovery to clear cache....
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Neither of those options would help you if you can get to fastboot you can flash the latest RUU and that would fix it but if you can get to fastboot I dont know what to tell you. :/

rignfool said:
The only 2 things you can do are...
The HTC unbricking project... Find the thread in development...
Or...
Find someone to j-tag your phone
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The HTC unbricking project don't help me, because ubuntu can`t see my phone.

Mr.Fr0st1n said:
The HTC unbricking project don't help me, because ubuntu can`t see my phone.
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Do you have ADB and Fastboot installed?

TheROMGuy said:
Neither of those options would help you if you can get to fastboot you can flash the latest RUU and that would fix it but if you can get to fastboot I dont know what to tell you. :/
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Ok got her phone booted into fastboot n new battery charges. Was able to load twrp (gross BTW ) n it won't mount emmc at all. So for at&t what ruu is it n is it supposed to be an .exe format ?
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FordNate said:
Ok got her phone booted into fastboot n new battery charges. Was able to load twrp (gross BTW ) n it won't mount emmc at all. So for at&t what ruu is it n is it supposed to be an .exe format ?
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Will it mount it via USB?
if so... Format it with windows... And don't factory reset from fastboot
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rignfool said:
Will it mount it via USB?
if so... Format it with windows... And don't factory reset from fastboot
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Yes mounts via USB. Format with windows? Like open window n format g or I drive ? Yeah on my HP it pops up as 2 drives. I haven't factory reset from fastboot but is there an issue with that? Also after format do?
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FordNate said:
Yes mounts via USB. Format with windows? Like open window n format g or I drive ? Yeah on my HP it pops up as 2 drives. I haven't factory reset from fastboot but is there an issue with that? Also after format do?
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When you format them, format them to FAT32 because if you use NTFS it wont show. but you will need to unlock your bootloader check out Hansoon's AIO for the Vivid it's in the Development Thread. use that it will walk you through step-by-step then you need to chose a ROM you want and if your S-ON get the boot.img and via fastboot in cmd type fastboot flash boot boot.img whereever you have it placed at and then flash the ROM if your S-OFF then just flash the ROM in recovery if you dont know what S-OFF/ON is just flash the boot.img

[Q] I made my HTC ONE a brick :(

Hi, i did not find a solution anywhere so i trust on you guys I have HTC ONE, and it is rooted and i also have TWRP v2.6.3.0. Then i was trying to update to Android 4.3 and Sense 5.5...it did not work...so i tried to unroot it...then i messed up the phone no i can only go to recovery mode, or twrp...that´s it...how i can make it functional again ? I just wanted it back to original, no need to root anymore...

sandelin85 said:
Hi, i did not find a solution anywhere so i trust on you guys I have HTC ONE, and it is rooted and i also have TWRP v2.6.3.0. Then i was trying to update to Android 4.3 and Sense 5.5...it did not work...so i tried to unroot it...then i messed up the phone no i can only go to recovery mode, or twrp...that´s it...how i can make it functional again ?
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Use USB-OTG and flash a ROM using that.

If u can get to the bootloader try flashing a new recovery. fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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sandelin85 said:
Hi, i did not find a solution anywhere so i trust on you guys I have HTC ONE, and it is rooted and i also have TWRP v2.6.3.0. Then i was trying to update to Android 4.3 and Sense 5.5...it did not work...so i tried to unroot it...then i messed up the phone no i can only go to recovery mode, or twrp...that´s it...how i can make it functional again ? I just wanted it back to original, no need to root anymore...
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Or else sideload a rom.zip

Sorry, i am kinf of a newbie with those kind of stuff But when i go to fastboot/bootloader, my computer does not work with it, i have tried many different drivers...so i can´t put any files in it anymore...

So you can get into recovery? Have you tried wiping it yet?
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sandelin85 said:
Sorry, i am kinf of a newbie with those kind of stuff But when i go to fastboot/bootloader, my computer does not work with it, i have tried many different drivers...so i can´t put any files in it anymore...
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Use windows 7/8 with the latest HTC drivers, it doesn't work with 8.1.

instigator008 said:
So you can get into recovery? Have you tried wiping it yet?
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yes, i can go to twrp v2.6.3.0...then i try to install: OTA_M7_UL_JB43_SENSE55_MR_HTC_Europe_3.62.401...then it says: no md5 file found, no file_contexts --> failed...so i think that i have delete the whole OS...it says also: No OS installed...ups :/

Have you tried wiping through twrp?
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sandelin85 said:
yes, i can go to twrp v2.6.3.0...then i try to install: OTA_M7_UL_JB43_SENSE55_MR_HTC_Europe_3.62.401...then it says: no md5 file found, no file_contexts --> failed...so i think that i have delete the whole OS...it says also: No OS installed...ups :/
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Looks like your system partition is empty, so you'll have to install a whole rom ,an OTA won't help an empty system

n1234d said:
Looks like your system partition is empty, so you'll have to install a whole rom ,an OTA won't help an empty system
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Okey, could you please tell me (like for a child), how to do that ?

sandelin85 said:
Okey, could you please tell me (like for a child), how to do that ?
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Okay, do you have any rom(eg. ARHD).zip on your phone? If you do, flash that via twrp, and you're done
If you don't, copy a rom to a USB flash drive and connect it to your phone with an OTG Cable, and flash it via twrp
If you don't have an OTG cable, try this to sideload a rom to your internal sd card http://teamw.in/ADBSideload

n1234d said:
Okay, do you have any rom(eg. ARHD).zip on your phone? If you do, flash that via twrp, and you're done
If you don't, copy a rom to a USB flash drive and connect it to your phone with an OTG Cable, and flash it via twrp
If you don't have an OTG cable, try this to sideload a rom to your internal sd card
No, i don´t have any rom in the phone...i´m now trying the last option...the sideload-thing...my other computer is very slow...so it will take while...but how i can get the phone like it was when i bought it ? So no root access and stock rom and so on ???
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sandelin85 said:
n1234d said:
Okay, do you have any rom(eg. ARHD).zip on your phone? If you do, flash that via twrp, and you're done
If you don't, copy a rom to a USB flash drive and connect it to your phone with an OTG Cable, and flash it via twrp
If you don't have an OTG cable, try this to sideload a rom to your internal sd card
No, i don´t have any rom in the phone...i´m now trying the last option...the sideload-thing...my other computer is very slow...so it will take while...but how i can get the phone like it was when i bought it ? So no root access and stock rom and so on ???
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Boot your phone into bootloader-fastboot
Connect it to your pc so it shows fastboot-usb
then open cmd in the folder containing adb.exe (press shift+right click>open command prompt window here) and type fastboot getvar all
Post results after removing IMEI and serial no.
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n1234d said:
sandelin85 said:
Boot your phone into bootloader-fastboot
Connect it to your pc so it shows fastboot-usb
then open cmd in the folder containing adb.exe (press shift+right click>open command prompt window here) and type fastboot getvar all
Post results after removing IMEI and serial no.
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Now my computer with newest drivers and windows 7 would not even recognice the phone...damn, i´m stuck...again ! Samsung S4 was much easier...i made it a brick, then i connect to safe mode, and samsung kies rescue everything
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sandelin85 said:
n1234d said:
Now my computer with newest drivers and windows 7 would not even recognice the phone...damn, i´m stuck...again ! Samsung S4 was much easier...i made it a brick, then i connect to safe mode, and samsung kies rescue everything
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When your phone is in fastboot, type
fastboot devices
Does it list your phone?
If it doesn't, try changing USB ports/cord, and also try uninstalling and then fresh installing new drivers after restarting your pc, then connecting your phone.
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And what happened to the sideload? Did the rom zip get copied?
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How are you getting on? You most likely haven't bricked your ONE
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When your phone is in fastboot, type
fastboot devices
Does it list your phone?
If it doesn't, try changing USB ports/cord, and also try uninstalling and then fresh installing new drivers after restarting your pc, then connecting your phone.
Now it finds it again
nd what happened to the sideload? Did the rom zip get copied?
Sideload would not connect, it fails all the time...
How are you getting on? You most likely haven't bricked your ONE
I have tried all things that you guys have suggested...i can´t get any of them to work, for now...So hard find all the right links and so on...i´m not great with android...is there any video or story, how to do that ? I suck My english also, i´m from Finland

It's definitely NOT bricked. I'll keep an eye on this thread, you're getting great help but if you don't end up getting it fixed send me a PM, I sometimes forget about a thread I need to check back in on. It's for sure fixable and there's great advice in here.
Edit I somehow missed your last post before posting this. Send me a PM, and I'll help you get it fixed up after work.

sandelin85 said:
When your phone is in fastboot, type
fastboot devices
Does it list your phone?
If it doesn't, try changing USB ports/cord, and also try uninstalling and then fresh installing new drivers after restarting your pc, then connecting your phone.
Now it finds it again
nd what happened to the sideload? Did the rom zip get copied?
Sideload would not connect, it fails all the time...
How are you getting on? You most likely haven't bricked your ONE
I have tried all things that you guys have suggested...i can´t get any of them to work, for now...So hard find all the right links and so on...i´m not great with android...is there any video or story, how to do that ? I suck My english also, i´m from Finland
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ok so fastboot is working, as suggested before post a "fastboot getvar all" (remove IMEI and s/n).
If sideload isn't working you can use "adb push", but first thing is to reflash custom recovery just in case it's corrupted.
so download CWM or TWRP (from the threads in xda), then
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash recovery <name of recovery>.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
-> enter RECOVERY
then
adb push <name of rom>.zip /sdcard/ (this will take anywhere between 5 to 15minutes and not show progress, eventually it should come back with "success")
then
install zip in recovery, and choose the <name of rom>.zip and install it.

[Q] Flash back to Stock

Hi guys, I'll just start things off with saying that I am far from being anywhere near as technologically advanced as the majority of you so I would like your help if possible.
I had wanted to flash back to Stock and unroot my Moto X but for some reason I had gone into TWRP and decided to delete everything. Now every time I try to reboot from TWRP, it'll just say that the phone does not have an OS Installed and therefore if I reboot it, it will just stay on the 'Warning Bootloader Unlocked" screen.
I've read quite a few threads on various forums but I am unable to get my laptop to recognise the device in fastboot. That's my only problem so far as I've downloaded the Motorola Device Manager and all those other things but still cannot get my laptop to show the device for me to put the files into. When I plug it in, I am able to hear the sound and the device recognizes that it's been plugged in but I can't see it on my laptop.
Any and all help is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks guys and forgive my ignorance.
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boss. said:
Hi guys, I'll just start things off with saying that I am far from being anywhere near as technologically advanced as the majority of you so I would like your help if possible.
I had wanted to flash back to Stock and unroot my Moto X but for some reason I had gone into TWRP and decided to delete everything. Now every time I try to reboot from TWRP, it'll just say that the phone does not have an OS Installed and therefore if I reboot it, it will just stay on the 'Warning Bootloader Unlocked" screen.
I've read quite a few threads on various forums but I am unable to get my laptop to recognise the device in fastboot. That's my only problem so far as I've downloaded the Motorola Device Manager and all those other things but still cannot get my laptop to show the device for me to put the files into. When I plug it in, I am able to hear the sound and the device recognizes that it's been plugged in but I can't see it on my laptop.
Any and all help is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks guys and forgive my ignorance.
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You don't put files on the phone and you don't use twrp. Follow the instructions in the return to 100% stock thread.

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You don't put files on the phone and you don't use twrp. Follow the instructions in the return to 100% stock thread.
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I've tried following the steps but I was unsure of step 3 where it says to download and install the proper firmware for the device but still unsure on how to install it. RSD Lite won't pick up the device nor will it show up when I type 'adb devices' in CMD. And finally, how do I go about turning on USB debugging when it won't boot up past the bootloader unlock screen?
Appreciate the help
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boss. said:
I've tried following the steps but I was unsure of step 3 where it says to download and install the proper firmware for the device but still unsure on how to install it. RSD Lite won't pick up the device nor will it show up when I type 'adb devices' in CMD. And finally, how do I go about turning on USB debugging when it won't boot up past the bootloader unlock screen?
Appreciate the help
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Turn the phone off. Unplug it. Hold down VOL DOWN, and press power. The phone will boot into the bootloader. This is how you flash with rsd lite.
Adb does not work in bootloader, and isn't used for this. Once in bootloader (ap fastboot mode), rsd lite should recognize the device.
Make absolutely sure you do not downgrade to a previous version (you will brick), and make sure you flash the correct firmware for YOUR device/carrier.
You can only flash the same version or higher than what you were on before you erased everything.

samwathegreat said:
Turn the phone off. Unplug it. Hold down VOL DOWN, and press power. The phone will boot into the bootloader. This is how you flash with rsd lite.
Adb does not work in bootloader, and isn't used for this. Once in bootloader (ap fastboot mode), rsd lite should recognize the device.
Make absolutely sure you do not downgrade to a previous version (you will brick), and make sure you flash the correct firmware for YOUR device/carrier.
You can only flash the same version or higher than what you were on before you erased everything.
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Thanks for the help! Unfortunately RSD Lite doesn't recognise the device in bootloader. Am I supposed to put the files into a certain place for things to start working properly and is it also because I'm using windows 8.1? I've already installed the Motorola Device Manager as well.
Really sorry for all the questions - complete newbie right here
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boss. said:
Thanks for the help! Unfortunately RSD Lite doesn't recognise the device in bootloader. Am I supposed to put the files into a certain place for things to start working properly and is it also because I'm using windows 8.1? I've already installed the Motorola Device Manager as well.
Really sorry for all the questions - complete newbie right here
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You said you downloaded moto device manager... Did you install it? If so you are one of the unlucky ones and will have to use the manual method with fastboot and mfastboot. Take it slow and follow the instructions. Leave out the config carrier line.
To make sure fastboot is working, type fastboot devices while in bootloader mode.

samwathegreat said:
You said you downloaded moto device manager... Did you install it? If so you are one of the unlucky ones and will have to use the manual method with fastboot and mfastboot. Take it slow and follow the instructions. Leave out the config carrier line.
To make sure fastboot is working, type fastboot devices while in bootloader mode.
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Oh okay that makes sense. Yeah I had installed but still nothing. Okay, I'll try the manual method, thanks heaps!
I've typed it fastboot devices in CMD and it came up with T017500PDP fastboot. I assume that's good? Haha
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boss. said:
Oh okay that makes sense. Yeah I had installed but still nothing. Okay, I'll try the manual method, thanks heaps!
I've typed it fastboot devices in CMD and it came up with T017500PDP fastboot. I assume that's good? Haha
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Yes perfect.
Run one command at a time - copy/paste them.
Remember to use mfastboot for system.img - regular fastboot will NOT work. Also remember to skip the config carrier command.

samwathegreat said:
Yes perfect.
Run one command at a time - copy/paste them.
Remember to use mfastboot for system.img - regular fastboot will NOT work. Also remember to skip the config carrier command.
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You my friend are a legend. Last round (hopefully) of questions though: where the code says to type in fastboot flash .... .gpt.bin and all those other things, am I supposed to put the files somewhere in particular? Because just regularly typing them into CMD comes up with (bootloader) Variable not supported! Then error: cannot open 'gtp.bin' or cannot open 'recovery.img' and so on but on the phone it says getvar partition-type:recovery or boot and so on.
Also the when the instructions say to use mfastboot, CMD says that it is not recognized as an internal or external command. Thanks!
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boss. said:
You my friend are a legend. Last round (hopefully) of questions though: where the code says to type in fastboot flash .... .gpt.bin and all those other things, am I supposed to put the files somewhere in particular? Because just regularly typing them into CMD comes up with (bootloader) Variable not supported! Then error: cannot open 'gtp.bin' or cannot open 'recovery.img' and so on but on the phone it says getvar partition-type:recovery or boot and so on.
Also the when the instructions say to use mfastboot, CMD says that it is not recognized as an internal or external command. Thanks!
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First: yes, you have to put those files in the same folder as you are running the commands from. If your command prompt shows C:\users\jimmy\
Then that is where the files should be! You should have extracted the zip file you downloaded to the same folder you are running the commands from.
Second, you obviously have not download mfastboot.exe (it is linked in the return to stock thread) OR you didn't put it in the same folder as the rest of the files.
The "variable not supported" messages are normal. The error cannot open.... errors are NOT.
I'm attaching mfastboot.exe (it's zipped - extract it to the same folder as everything else) to this post so you don't have to go looking for it.
DON'T move on if the first command doesn't work. Make sure each one gives success before you move on.

Awesome!

samwathegreat said:
First: yes, you have to put those files in the same folder as you are running the commands from. If your command prompt shows C:\users\jimmy\
Then that is where the files should be! You should have extracted the zip file you downloaded to the same folder you are running the commands from.
Second, you obviously have not download mfastboot.exe (it is linked in the return to stock thread) OR you didn't put it in the same folder as the rest of the files.
The "variable not supported" messages are normal. The error cannot open.... errors are NOT.
I'm attaching mfastboot.exe (it's zipped - extract it to the same folder as everything else) to this post so you don't have to go looking for it.
DON'T move on if the first command doesn't work. Make sure each one gives success before you move on.
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Thanks so much, it worked great! The colours are a bit out of wack though (the blues are now orange and so on) and the bot animation is messed but still better than nothing. Thanks so much for your help!

boss. said:
Thanks so much, it worked great! The colours are a bit out of wack though (the blues are now orange and so on) and the bot animation is messed but still better than nothing. Thanks so much for your help!
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You're welcome....but that isn't normal. I suggest doing it again from the beginning. A full SBF to stock re-writes all the partitions and there shouldn't be anything "out of wack". Sounds like something went wrong....OR your device has physical damage?
Anyways, please consider hitting the "THANKS" button under any and all posts that help you. :good:

samwathegreat said:
You're welcome....but that isn't normal. I suggest doing it again from the beginning. A full SBF to stock re-writes all the partitions and there shouldn't be anything "out of wack". Sounds like something went wrong....OR your device has physical damage?
Anyways, please consider hitting the "THANKS" button under any and all posts that help you. :good:
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Re-did the whole thing from scratch again and now all problems are solved. Really appreciate the help my friend!
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