I have an HTC One S (S4) that i've been trying to root and apply a custom ROM to, but i think i might have bricked my phone.
Originally i followed the directions found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268963
Was able to unlock and it seemed like i flashed the recovery well enough, but i couldn't boot into it.
So i downloaded the All-In-One kit (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2249074 )
and tried again. I knew nothing about the S-ON and S-OFF, before this, and my phone was definitely S-ON. So i went through the steps in the Kit, where i changed the CID of my phone to 11111111, flashed the One S zip, and tried to boot up. I can't do the 'complete S-Off' section though, because no matter what i do i can never get to the OS.
So i tried another method, and went to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357624 to just try to restore to a stock backup. it looked like the restore worked correctly, but still the same problem.
So basically right now I can get into bootloader and recovery (tried CWMod Touch and TWRP, neither work better than the other) , but the OS won't load. It just stays on the white 'HTC quietly brilliant' screen indefinitely.
Any ideas? Is this phone just bricked now? I
You're in the wrong forum and using tools for a different phone. You're lucky not to have a complete brick. Head to the One S forums and don't be flashing stuff from over here.
ah, i'm an idiot. I looked for the 'S' but didn't even see it cause i was only looking in 'Top Devices'. Thanks, will try again.
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So here's the deal.
it's a long story, but i happened in a short time.
I was unlocking my bootloader and stuff on my nexus one on my mac. using the boot loader.
I used the superboot to unlock it.
and so i succeed in that.
i didn't bother with the install-superboot-mac.sh thing.
i didn't know that by then.
so i went on to search about the cyanogenmod 7, and i can't get the radio refreshed. i read the article in the cm forum.
so, i saw this post somewhere,(...read hundreds of posts now)
that tells me to use the rom manager thing.
so i downloaded it, and i tells me that my phone is not rooted!
so i was wondering how this happened.
i searched online, and i found this post telling me to use that install.bat(which is for windows, mac is the one i mentioned above) thing after i unlock the bootloader.
i was a bit scared.
but i went on to the fast boot manu and i connect my computer,
i put the directory in, and then i threw the install-superboot-mac.sh thing in my phone, successful, so i rebooted my phone.
And after the first not-ANIMATED start up screen, which is the staying-X and the unlocked symbol at the bottom, the screen goes black.
i was not sure what happened. so i pullout the battery and booted it again.
same thing.
it was not until the third time i opened it and waited for it, i realized that it was my screen that's not working!
After the stable X, the system goes to the animated one, but my screen is blacked out, so i can't see.
The bottoms on the phone are still working , yet i can't see a thing!
I can still open the fastboot/bootloader screen, but after that, nothing!
the recovery don't work, it's just an android with the sign.
I'm very worried about this situation.
please reply to me!!
i really need help, since i know nothing about this.
I just thought that 2.3's cool and now i got this....
here's some info that might help,
i have the korean version of the phone, it was cheaper and stuff.
didn't notice a different except that there's no 3g?
i don't really know what's the deal with it.
but it seems to be special or something.
The phone is unlocked, but my computer fails to find it using the adb devices.
im not sure if my phone is usb debbuging.
probably yes.
Everytime i try to load the recovery, it tells me to wait for device.
I really need help!!
OK... so you might have messed up your firmware... no worries... get a custom recovery (like AmonRA recovery)... flash it using fastboot... pop in a custom ROM like CM... flash and reboot...
the thing is i can't load the recovery or the mods. so here's the problem
Do as Craig said.
Put phone into the bootloader screen. White screen with skateboarding androids.
Do your thing with fastboot.
Reboot directly into the freshly flashed recovery and install a ROM.
Read the wiki.
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Read my signature, find a proper guide in Wiki ("Unroot / restore"), execute.
Next time, before you're trying anything, either find a good guide on the internet or try understanding what things actually do before you attempt them.
I've read the wiki, but is my phone compatible with the rom?
my phone's korean version..
im not sure if i can.
and i certainly can't afford another adversity.
reclusivenigma said:
I've read the wiki, but is my phone compatible with the rom?
my phone's korean version..
im not sure if i can.
and i certainly can't afford another adversity.
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It will work just fine, your phone isn't bricked and will be working fine in no time if you follow the advice in the posts above.
Edit: Am I the only one who wants the word 'Bricked' explicitly defined for the xda forums?
and also, since my screen is out, im not sure of weather my back up data thing is on or not, and usb debugging also
i've tried the ROMs, but the three i tried don't work.
downloading more, but i doubt if there's difference.
the device doesn't tell me to install the update, instead it just goes back to the bootloader screen
i've tried the ROMs, but the three i tried don't work.
downloading more, but i doubt if there's difference.
the device doesn't tell me to install the update, instead it just goes back to the bootloader
...
K, they don't really work, after checking the rom, my phone just goes back to the screen that showed up when i pressed power and volumn down
Why do people insist on receiving their instructions on a golden spoon?
Do you think you're the first one ever that got his phone corrupted? Maybe the second?
Go to Wiki, download FRG33, proceed with instructions for PASSIMG method. PUT ATTENTION THAT YOU'RE NAMING THE FILE RIGHT!
These instructions have been given in 800000000 threads by now. Look for the thread about moving from Vodafone OS version to stock Google OS. Search the forum with the words "restore stock".
What exactly are you doing?
You have a few pieces of advice that will work, but you're not really giving any details about what you are actually trying...?
Here's the link to follow Jack's advice:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nexus_One/Guides_%26_Tutorials#Unroot_.2F_Restore_your_Nexus
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just if you want to know,
i've downloaded the frg33
and i HAVE NAMED it CORRECTLY!
YET, IT doesn'T WORK
im not a retard!
after the 2 min period of searching, which is step 7, my phone goes back to the same screen
CID incorrect!
Update Fail!
Do you want to reboot device?
<VOL UP> Yes
<VOL DOWN> No
this shows up a couple of times also
Why ask for help if you're not going to do what people tell you?
With a unlocked bootloadet flash a custom recovery.
Reboot DIRECTLY into that.
Wipe and flash any rom you want.
If you don't know how to do any of the above search or read the wiki.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
As albundy2010 suggested - if you have the bootloader unlocked (I didn't notice that part in the OP), just follow the guide for unlocked bootloader - fastboot flash all the partitions on the device manually. The guide is in the same place, but a different one - this time use "for unlocked bootloader".
tHANKS man!
I was such a f-in idiot...
now i can finally boot into the recovery..
I got it.. thanks guys
It's a tough flashing world out there, hey rec
I am glad you got it working
Hi all. I haven't been able to boot my Nexus One for months now. It all started with the random reboot problems that many have reported, but now it won't boot at all. I never rooted it or flashed it with a non-stock Android. It's always run stock OS. If I remember well, the last build installed was FRF91.
I've read dozens of threads, tried hard resetting, Recovery, and the latest thing I tried was a restore with the PASSIMG.zip method explained here http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...des_&_Tutorials#Unroot_.2F_Restore_your_Nexus
It does not seem to have gone well, because step [2]Radio_V2 showed error message "Fail-UZ" and [6] System "Fail-PU". Then it got stuck at the screen attached.
I'm starting to think I've got a faulty battery along with a software problem: when I've got a full charge, I can only perform one operation (power on, recovery, hard reset, whatever), and it usually freezes in the middle of it, usually with that three time vibration. Then, I've got to wait a long time before it can even charge and show the charging LED again.
Any help in getting my agonizing Nexus back will be highly appreciated. Thanks a lot.
Am I seeing what I'm seeing?
You have SHIP S-OFF Nexus, which means - no security. And you're still locked???
Unlock your bootloader, and execute "Unroot/restore" guide from Wiki, for unlocked bootloader. Which means - direct flash to partitions using "fastboot flash" command.
Thanks a lot, Jack. I'll give it a try this weekend. I've got my Nexus as a present at an Android event at Mobile World Congress 2010, that might explain unusual factory settings.
Unlock bootloader OK, but still no restore
I unlocked the bootloader, but still couldn't restore with PASSIMG.zip method. It still gives out radio fail, and restoring the system got frozen at "unzipping". After a long while, it vibrated 7 times, but is still frozen there.
Should I try older stock versions for the PASSIMG.zip restore? I'm using FRG33 right now. Hopefully I didn't brick it.
Thanks again in advance. Best.
Read my suggestion above again, please.
I didn't suggest you to use PASSIMG method. I suggested something else.
Got it
I see what I did wrong, thanks for the response again and putting up with a novice. I somehow missed the link to the Fastboot flash method, thought I was doing the right thing. I'll try fastboot when and if my N1 wakes up from one of it's long slumbers. Best
Hi Everyone,
First off I am a total novice and I put my hands up to say I should not have tried to root my phone. I merely wanted to root so that I could actually use the space on my SD card, which the HTC Desire doens't.
I did try to do this manually by reading a few guide and walkthroughs with no success. So then I used the sunshine app to unlock my bootloader and then WinDriod to load TWRP recovery and then hopefully root the phone. It does say ***unloacked*** on the fastboot menu. However, I sort of messed up my phone.
I cannot load into recovery mode - it goes to a HTC load screen then right back to fastboot usb menu.
I cannot factory restore the phone either.
Can anyone advise me how to return my phone to its normal state or advise on how to fix this problem?
Appreciate any help anyone can give me!
bbop107 said:
Hi Everyone,
First off I am a total novice and I put my hands up to say I should not have tried to root my phone. I merely wanted to root so that I could actually use the space on my SD card, which the HTC Desire doens't.
I did try to do this manually by reading a few guide and walkthroughs with no success. So then I used the sunshine app to unlock my bootloader and then WinDriod to load TWRP recovery and then hopefully root the phone. It does say ***unloacked*** on the fastboot menu. However, I sort of messed up my phone.
I cannot load into recovery mode - it goes to a HTC load screen then right back to fastboot usb menu.
I cannot factory restore the phone either.
Can anyone advise me how to return my phone to its normal state or advise on how to fix this problem?
Appreciate any help anyone can give me!
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Hello,
Since you asked for help with returning the phone to it's normal state I have some questions. Does the phone work normally? Can you make calls, text, and do other things when you simply power your phone on or is the OS deleted? Are you just referring to obtaining stock recovery or do you still want to get TWRP? It sounds like some error happened when you tried to flash TWRP and now you have no recovery. Here is a great guide that shows you how to flash TWRP. You can use that same guide to flash the stock recovery. That channel also has videos with an alternate method to unlock your bootloader and how to root the phone.
My phone works fine, makes calls, texts etc, I just can't boot into recovery. I tried several methods, following online videos etc to no avail, but ill give this one a go this evening. I mentioned returning it to its original state so I could start over with the flashing process as nothing seems to allow me to load into twrp, so i wondered if there was a corrupt file or something preventing me from doing so. The phone's bootloader is unlocked I believe as it says so on the hboot screen.
Thanks for the suggestion, ill let you know how it goes.
bbop107 said:
My phone works fine, makes calls, texts etc, I just can't boot into recovery. I tried several methods, following online videos etc to no avail, but ill give this one a go this evening. I mentioned returning it to its original state so I could start over with the flashing process as nothing seems to allow me to load into twrp, so i wondered if there was a corrupt file or something preventing me from doing so. The phone's bootloader is unlocked I believe as it says so on the hboot screen.
Thanks for the suggestion, ill let you know how it goes.
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The method in that video should work perfect. I doubt there was a corrupt file, but we'll find out soon enough. I have a love/dislike relationship with WinDroid. I love it, because of how easy it is to use and it requires little to no knowledge of what you are actually doing and it is just a beautiful looking program. I dislike the fact that you pretty much learn nothing when you use it, as it does all of the work. Also, if you use the adb drivers it provides and you already have adb drivers, you will receive an error that the adb server is out of date.
Fido HTC Desire 510 (32 bit). Stock everything, S-On, bootloader locked.
After about a day's worth of searching followed by experimentation and trial and error, I am resorting to creating a new thread. Although the issues I'm facing aren't completely unique, I feel like the combination of issues I'm having makes my situation unique if you can wrap your head around that, which I think justifies a new thread decently enough.
Some while ago, Google Play Services kept stopping every minute seemingly at random. It made navigating the phone near-impossible. I factory reset the phone from Settings to no avail, as the problem actually became worse after the reset. Now the phone simply refuse to go past the HTC splash screen (soft brick), although I still have access to Fastboot and Stock Recovery. Despite having these tools on hand, I can't seem to do anything with them. My first hope was to use an RUU to completely wipe the phone clean, but unfortunately it's a Fido/Rogers variant which doesn't have an accessible RUU posted anywhere. I then tried the Telus and Cricket RUUs, but they didn't work because of mismatching CIDs. For the record, I tried installing the Telus RUU though HBoot as a 0PCVIMG.zip and the Cricket RUU as an .exe program, and neither worked. After these failures, I decided I'd try unlocking the bootloader to install a custom rom or even restore someone else's Nandroid. I also can't do this though, because every time I reach the final step of the HTCDev process, the phone just boots into Recovery mode and goes no further than that. To elaborate, it gets stuck on the red triangle screen where it just sits there and does nothing. This also happens when I try to factory reset the phone from the HBoot menu. For the record, I can still access recovery options and whatnot by holding down volume up and pressing the power button. I've tried factory resetting from the recovery, but I'm still stuck in the same bootloop.
My apologies for the lengthy post, but I felt I needed to be well-detailed in the off-chance someone actually responds to this old forum.
Thanks in advanced.
I got the red triangle after factory reset on my fully-charged 510. Next time I plugged it into the charger, and it got past that step with the green circle thingy. Could it be that easy?
I rooted my phone not long ago. Some how I have corrupted or changed something in between now and then. I get stuck upon reboot on HTC screen with warning about instlaling custom roms. I've spent literally three days on this forum and every site I could find without success. I'm sure that my phone is not hard bricked because I still have access to TWRP. I cannot find my recovery on my sd and every bit of advice or instructions I have found do not work. I've tried sideloading, RUU via HTCsync, and so on. Please if anyone can help It would be greatly appreciated. I've always had success with jailbreaking on the Apple side and was a die hard Apple guy. A few years ago, I went full Android. Still learning.
error:
File /mnt/media_re/ext_sd/0PM9IMG.zip
You should at least be able to do it the long way:
Go back to stock ROM, flash this with SP Flash Tools. You then will need to reinstall TWRP, root and any other modification you did to your phone. In the end you should be able to reset your phone to the state it had before "something went wrong".
HTH
Don