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After only four day of having this phone i managed to brick it. I would really like to know if its fixable or if i have a really nice paper weight. Im stuck on a boot loop, I was half way through flashing a rom when it suddenly shut off. Now it will not boot up. I can load into the bootlader but when i try to go into recovery it just sends me to fastboot. When i restart the phone i can see the old recovery (TWRP)for just an instant but then the screen goes completely black. If i plug in to my pc, nothing happens my computer detects it but it says y device is damaged nd it cant identify it. PLEASE HELP Am i out of luck?
Ive looked around but i couldnt seem to find anyone with the same problem as me (Sprint Variant)
Good news it's not bricked i would put this question on the rom thread someonethere sshould be able to help
There's a Sprint One forum as well, so hopefully you found a ROM on there!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2215
jaythenut said:
Good news it's not bricked i would put this question on the rom thread someonethere sshould be able to help
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I really hope so because on a college budget i cant afford another phone D:
Seen this in a couple of other places. Seems certain recoveries are possibly becoming currupted during flashing a new ROM.
What you need to do it get back into fastbboot, and....
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase cache
the re-flash your recovery, boot into recovery, full wipe and reflash your ROM.
wnp_79 said:
Seen this in a couple of other places. Seems certain recoveries are possibly becoming currupted during flashing a new ROM.
What you need to do it get back into fastbboot, and....
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase cache
the re-flash your recovery, boot into recovery, full wipe and reflash your ROM.
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When i go back into fastboot my only options are
-Bootloader
-Reboot
-Reboot bootleader
-Power down.
I appriciate the help!
i suggest you contact with HTC customservices to repair this problem.
Muquita said:
When i go back into fastboot my only options are
-Bootloader
-Reboot
-Reboot bootleader
-Power down.
I appriciate the help!
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Can you flash recovery in fastboot ?
the safest thing to do is relock and use a matching RUU to get back to stock
Muquita said:
When i go back into fastboot my only options are
-Bootloader
-Reboot
-Reboot bootleader
-Power down.
I appriciate the help!
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Your phone isn't bricked. There are two tools in this forum that can help you. One is made by hasoon2000(I think that's his user name), and the other is jwtool(I think). Use them to help to flash a recovery if you don't know how to use fastboot.
DynamicRam said:
Can you flash recovery in fastboot ?
the safest thing to do is relock and use a matching RUU to get back to stock
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I cannot. My computer wont recognize it. I re-installed the driver and it Says my device malfunctioned.
Im giving up hope here.
Muquita said:
I cannot. My computer wont recognize it. I re-installed the driver and it Says my device malfunctioned.
Im giving up hope here.
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dont give up
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Muquita said:
I cannot. My computer wont recognize it. I re-installed the driver and it Says my device malfunctioned.
Im giving up hope here.
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Edit: Just got done typing the stuff below and saw you can't connect to your device in fastboot? What do you mean by re-installed driver?
Don’t worry, as long as you can still get into hboot your phone is not completely bricked!
The fastboot commands I referred to need to be carried out on your laptop/pc when you phone is connected in fastboot.
Can I assume that as you have already unlocked bootloader and flashed a custom recovery you are already familiar with this and have your computer set up for fastboot commands?
(Apologies if you already know some of this, best not to skip parts out though!)
I’d start with downloading a fresh version of your chosen recovery, and place it in your fastboot directory ready. I’d also do the same with your ROM.
Like you have already done, boot into fastboot. Connect your phone to your pc, and the red text should change to ‘Fastboot USB’.
Then open up command prompt and get to your fastboot directory. (On Windows 7 you just find that folder in Explorer, hold shift and right-click, then choose ‘Open command window here’.)
To check your pc is talking to your phone, type ‘fastboot devices’. You should get a device serial number back if all is well.
Then type ‘fastboot erase cache’ and hit enter.
Then type ‘fastboot erase recovery’ and hit enter.
Then type ‘fastboot flash recovery [name of recovery].img’ and hit enter.
Then type ‘fastboot reboot recovery’ and hit enter.
Hope fully you should successfully boot into recovery now. Once in recovery, mount USB storage and copy over your fresh ROM. Choose to do a full wipe including cache and dalvik, then reflash your ROM.
Reboot.
Let me know how this goes.
cronus101 said:
Your phone isn't bricked. There are two tools in this forum that can help you. One is made by hasoon2000(I think that's his user name), and the other is jwtool(I think). Use them to help to flash a recovery if you don't know how to use fastboot.
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I used the hasoon2000 to flash TWRP earlier, but my problems is that my pc wont recognize my phone. When i plug it in it and try to re-flash it it cant find it. When i check my devices it shows up as an android device but it says the drivers are damaged. if i could get it to read it i think i should be eable to reflash somethint.
I APPRICIATE ALL THIS HELP. i really am trying to be as specific as possible :fingers-crossed:
Hey so just a thought and experience I have had with all my HTC phones is when you see that quick glimpse of the TWRP recovery screen then it disappears to an empty black screen......you are sometimes still in a form of recovery but during your Rom flash something (i don't know for sure) changed and it doesn't show the screen only black. So with that long explanation out of the way....have you tried once the screen goes black the
"adb devices "
Mine whenever in this situation would return the output of serial number and recovery so then you can push or sideload the Rom and boot into the system at which point your fastboot drivers will finally be recogniZed.....
Hope this helps a little
Sent from my HTC EVARE_UL using xda app-developers app
Muquita said:
I used the hasoon2000 to flash TWRP earlier, but my problems is that my pc wont recognize my phone. When i plug it in it and try to re-flash it it cant find it. When i check my devices it shows up as an android device but it says the drivers are damaged. if i could get it to read it i think i should be eable to reflash somethint.
I APPRICIATE ALL THIS HELP. i really am trying to be as specific as possible :fingers-crossed:
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I'd say the next step is to re-install your drivers in the SDK. Open up your Android SDK and reinstall them. In Windows Device Manager, find your connected device (probably now with an exclamation mark on it) and right click on it and select 'Update Driver'.
(Assuming you are using Windows 7 here?)
http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html
Muquita said:
When i go back into fastboot my only options are
-Bootloader
-Reboot
-Reboot bootleader
-Power down.
I appriciate the help!
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when you are in fastboot, connect your phone using the usb cable, and when you see "fastboot" written in red turned into "fastboot usb" or something like this, do the commands below using cmd window of course :
1) fastboot erase recovery
2) fastboot erase cache
3) fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
4) fastboot erase cache
Let us know when you fix it
Good Luck
wnp_79 said:
I'd say the next step is to re-install your drivers in the SDK. Open up your Android SDK and reinstall them. In Windows Device Manager, find your connected device (probably now with an exclamation mark on it) and right click on it and select 'Update Driver'.
(Assuming you are using Windows 7 here?)
http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html
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(Win8 but the procces is identical.) All my drivers are up to date. Still no love.
On the dev forum is a thread that includes all the latest drivers (including an app to remove older drivers.)
Find that thread, download the drivers and bmp and driver removal tool. Remove drivers with tool, install the new drivers, reboot, connect phone and see if 'adb devices' finds anything.
Also make sure you're using the latest adb.
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thneed said:
Hey so just a thought and experience I have had with all my HTC phones is when you see that quick glimpse of the TWRP recovery screen then it disappears to an empty black screen......you are sometimes still in a form of recovery but during your Rom flash something (i don't know for sure) changed and it doesn't show the screen only black. So with that long explanation out of the way....have you tried once the screen goes black the
"adb devices "
Mine whenever in this situation would return the output of serial number and recovery so then you can push or sideload the Rom and boot into the system at which point your fastboot drivers will finally be recogniZed.....
Hope this helps a little
Sent from my HTC EVARE_UL using xda app-developers app
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This actually sounds really similar to my situation.. Would you care to be a little more specific on the procedure? noob here.
Tabtoub said:
when you are in fastboot, connect your phone using the usb cable, and when you see "fastboot" written in red turned into "fastboot usb" or something like this, do the commands below using cmd window of course :
1) fastboot erase recovery
2) fastboot erase cache
3) fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
4) fastboot erase cache
Let us know when you fix it
Good Luck
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My pc will not recognize my phone. The drivers are up to date but when i plug it in it says something malfunctioned ?
Hi
i was trying to run a 1.28 ruu on my 2.19 base...it failed withan error 140.
Now i am stuck in bootloader and if i select recovery or reboot or fsctory reset, i always come back to the bootloader.
what can i do to solve this problem andhavea working phone again ? i wanted to do s-off, but my laptop is not finding my device in adb mode. Fastboot usb is working on the phone.
any idea ?
thx
L
lionel7 said:
Hi
i was try to run a 1.28 ruu on my 2.19 base...it failed withan error 140.
Now i am stuck in bootloader and if i select recovery or reboot or fsctory reset, i always come back to the bootloader.
what can i do to solve this problem andhavea working phone again ? i wanted to do s-off, but my laptop is not finding my device in adb mode. Fastboot usb is working on the phone.
any idea ?
thx
L
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Can someone help me ?
Thx
1)Goto bootlader - > fastmode , and flash custom recovery again.
2) When receive custom recovery, flash rom.
3) Get S-OFF, and only when try to flash RUU, without S-OFF you can't downgrade from 2.19 to 1.28
tash2013 said:
1)Goto bootlader - > fastmode , and flash custom recovery again.
2) When receive custom recovery, flash rom.
3) Get S-OFF, and only when try to flash RUU, without S-OFF you can't downgrade from 2.19 to 1.28
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Thx, but my laptop is not recognizing my device in adb mode . My phone shows fastboot USB tough...
Strange no ?
Why you need adb?
Flash recovery via fastboot.. type
1) fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.img
2) fastboot erase cache
tash2013 said:
Why you need adb?
Flash recovery via fastboot.. type
1) fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.img
2) fastboot erase cache
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Probably to push the custom rom onto the SD card in order to flash it in recovery
MacHackz said:
Probably to push the custom rom onto the SD card in order to flash it in recovery
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When he will receive working recovery with sideload support, the adb sideload command will be work fine as there will be a support interface(protocol) from recovery.
Did you relock? What error did you get? Was it the right ruu.
lionel7 said:
Thx, but my laptop is not recognizing my device in adb mode . My phone shows fastboot USB tough...
Strange no ?
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What does your device manager on the laptop show? Try different usb port. stay away from usb 3.0 ports to be safe. sometimes i have to unplug and replug before the phone shows..Also reboot laptop if still dont see it.
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tash2013 said:
Why you need adb?
Flash recovery via fastboot.. type
1) fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.img
2) fastboot erase cache
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Pretty sure he meant his laptop isnt seeing his phone. Cant do those commands you suggested unless phone shows to be connected..
nugzo said:
What does your device manager on the laptop show? Try different usb port. stay away from usb 3.0 ports to be safe. sometimes i have to unplug and replug before the phone shows..Also reboot laptop if still dont see it.
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Pretty sure he meant his laptop isnt seeing his phone. Cant do those commands you suggested unless phone shows to be connected..
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The phrase from OP in the first post: "Fastboot usb is working on the phone."
tash2013 said:
The phrase from OP in the first post: "Fastboot usb is working on the phone."
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Fastboot and ADB are two very different modes.
The phone can be detected in fastboot and not be detected in dab, either due to a driver issue or bad usb cable.
MacHackz said:
Fastboot and ADB are two very different modes.
The phone can be detected in fastboot and not be detected in dab, either due to a driver issue or bad usb cable.
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I'm sorry, what do you try to explain to me? I know about these modes.
Please read carefully dialogs and why my phrase was told.
At a topic starter works fastboot, but adb doesn't work, ADB and NOT WILL fully work without OS on phone. he tries something to do with phone using adb, way in anywhere in case of its situation.
tash2013 said:
I'm sorry, what do you try to explain to me? I know about these modes.
Please read carefully dialogs and why my phrase was told.
At a topic starter works fastboot, but adb doesn't work, ADB and NOT WILL fully work without OS on phone. he tries something to do with phone using adb, way in anywhere in case of its situation.
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You're saying ADB won't work with no OS?
Go wipe your system and be amazed when ADB still works ;D
MacHackz said:
You're saying ADB won't work with no OS?
Go wipe your system and be amazed when ADB still works ;D
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I wrote "fully work" , try to go adb shell without OS?
tash2013 said:
I wrote "fully work" , try to go adb shell without OS?
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Okay, adb shell has nothing to do with this.
Take a look at my guide for ADB below to help you understand the push process
MacHackz said:
Okay, adb shell has nothing to do with this.
Take a look at my guide for ADB below to help you understand the push process
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OK, please explain to me, how I can flash recovery using adb, without OS?
tash2013 said:
OK, please explain to me, how I can flash recovery using adb, without OS?
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You flash recovery using fastboot mode in HBOOT... ADB is for pushing the rom to the phone in recovery :cyclops:
MacHackz said:
You flash recovery using fastboot mode in HBOOT... ADB is for pushing the rom to the phone in recovery :cyclops:
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YES! Without OS, only one way to flash recovery - fastboot! Therefore I advise to OP to forget adb, to flash recovery.
tash2013 said:
YES! Without OS, only one way to flash recovery - fastboot! Therefore I advise to OP to forget adb, to flash recovery.
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I see I see, I think he already did that though He's having issues getting adb to work in recovery
MacHackz said:
I see I see, I think he already did that though He's having issues getting adb to work in recovery
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if I correctly understood his first post, he can't come in recovery at all.. reset to bootloader.
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.
After flashing successfully viper rom after a full data wipe my phone is now stuck in the Bootloader screen. I can't get to recovery, I can't reboot, and factory resetting does nothing. Help?
cknuth said:
After flashing successfully viper rom after a full data wipe my phone is now stuck in the Bootloader screen. I can't get to recovery, I can't reboot, and factory resetting does nothing. Help?
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What happens when u choose reboot in fastboot mode in the bootloader??
cknuth said:
After flashing successfully viper rom after a full data wipe my phone is now stuck in the Bootloader screen. I can't get to recovery, I can't reboot, and factory resetting does nothing. Help?
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Can you reboot into recovery again and enter to fastboot mode?
Can go between fast boot and the Bootloader menu but if I hit reboot, it just comes back to Bootloader. If I pick recovery it just flashes for a second and comes back to Bootloader. I am S-off btw.
cknuth said:
If I pick recovery it just flashes for a second and comes back to Bootloader. I am S-off btw.
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fastboot erase cache
nkk71 said:
fastboot erase cache
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Computer wont recognize device. While I can enter fastboot mode it does not go to fastboot usb mode when I plug it in and fastboot only will "waiting for device"
cknuth said:
Computer wont recognize device. While I can enter fastboot mode it does not go to fastboot usb mode when I plug it in and fastboot only will "waiting for device"
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OS, and hboot versions? (and if you're on Windows what does Device Manager show?)
nkk71 said:
OS, and hboot versions? (and if you're on Windows what does Device Manager show?)
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unfortunately my HBOOT is 1.44 (I just now read that it needs to be 1.55) My OS is Win 8.1. My work computer is Vista though.
device manager shows nothing connected via USB
cknuth said:
unfortunately my HBOOT is 1.44 (I just now read that it needs to be 1.55) My OS is Win 8.1. My work computer is Vista though.
device manager shows nothing connected via USB
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if you have a USB stick, just make an Ubuntu Live USB (no need to install, you just make it, then boot the laptop/pc from the USB), check my guide under FAQ #5 (i think) it's very easy and ubuntu doesn't have issues with hboots, drivers, etc...
nkk71 said:
if you have a USB stick, just make an Ubuntu Live USB (no need to install, you just make it, then boot the laptop/pc from the USB), check my guide under FAQ #5 (i think) it's very easy and ubuntu doesn't have issues with hboots, drivers, etc...
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ok so the guide walks me up to the point of installing fastboot for unbuntu using a couple cmd lines but for my specific situation will I need any files saved in specific locations? I have never used Ubuntu or Linux before so youll have to bear with me.
Ok so im in Ubuntu, I think I have the guide pretty much figured out, but It still doesnt want to detect my device. I installed ADB according to the guide, but "sudo fastboot devices" comes up blank and the phone only says "fastboot" not "fastboot usb"
entering the command to flash CWM gives me the same waiting for device message. I have tried multiple USB cables as well.
cknuth said:
Ok so im in Ubuntu, I think I have the guide pretty much figured out, but It still doesnt want to detect my device. I installed ADB according to the guide, but "sudo fastboot devices" comes up blank and the phone only says "fastboot" not "fastboot usb"
entering the command to flash CWM gives me the same waiting for device message. I have tried multiple USB cables as well.
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the phone has to say FASTBOOT USB, otherwise it's a problem with the port (phone/PC/cable).
ubuntu doesn't have driver issues, but when you connect your phone to the PC, it has to change from FASTBOOT to FASTBOOT USB.
nkk71 said:
the phone has to say FASTBOOT USB, otherwise it's a problem with the port (phone/PC/cable).
ubuntu doesn't have driver issues, but when you connect your phone to the PC, it has to change from FASTBOOT to FASTBOOT USB.
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It doesnt change, so then its likely something with the system partition as it relates to the USB port? Because the port was working fine until the failed flash. But what it sounds like is this is a brick?
cknuth said:
It doesnt change, so then its likely something with the system partition as it relates to the USB port? Because the port was working fine until the failed flash. But what it sounds like is this is a brick?
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doesn't sound like a brick at all, as long a hboot (ie bootloader is fine) no brick should be involved.
but i have to call it a night, hopefully someone will be along shortly, and take over... (timezones ) take it ease, DO NOT PANIC, DO NOT RUSH things!!
Cool, all your help is greatly appreciated. So I should hold off on the trip to the phone store?
Any other ideas to get communication to the phone?
Different Computer, USB Port, and USB Cable. Without saying FASTBOOT USB on the phone, can't do anything.
Ok..so here's the situation. I was going to install a new ROM ( my son got a new phone a iphone ) but any ways. As I was in TWRP i did everything we all normally do but the phone died mid flashing GAPPS. when i went to pulg the phone to the charger and restart the phone i see that it started to boot up the it jumped straight to FASTBOOT and it's stuck. I can toggle through fastboot but that is it. when i go to restart it will show the boot animation but then goes to fast boot. it wont go to TWRP nothing. I've combed XDA and found the multi tool but don't think that is working or i might be using it wrong. the computer doesn't recognize the phone. im trying to get this phone back up and going and give to my daughter . any help is greatly appreciated. thank you in advacne.
Here's what I'm talking about just in case someone asks
Try installing a stock factory image from fastboot.
runekock said:
Try installing a stock factory image from fastboot.
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How...I can't get my computer to recognize the phone... When I plug it in it doesn't read it...I should have the drivers already installed...adb push right.... I'll search for the command to see if it finds the phone
adb never works in fastboot mode. You'll have to use the fastboot command.
On the PC, try
fastboot devices
to see whether the phone is available. If not, check your drivers - I believe that fastboot uses a different USB driver.
With fastboot, you can't install zip-files, only image files. So download the stock factory image, not the OTA.
runekock said:
adb never works in fastboot mode. You'll have to use the fastboot command.
On the PC, try
fastboot devices
to see whether the phone is available. If not, check your drivers - I believe that fastboot uses a different USB driver.
With fastboot, you can't install zip-files, only image files. So download the stock factory image, not the OTA.
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Thanks for the heads up I'll definitely be trying this and I'll give you an update soon