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Android Dev Phone 1 Bricked!!Can Anyone help?

Everyone, it's been about two weeks since I got my ADP1.Today,I installed Haykuro's SPL,but I forgot to flash the radio.....So as you can imagine....After the reboot it got stuck on the T-Mobile boot screen without beeing able to access fastboot,hboot nor recovery.Anyone knows how to restoreit?
Unfortunately I am unable to send it off for service so whatever you know is helpful.
Thanks in advance!
David

David.R.J. said:
Everyone, it's been about two weeks since I got my ADP1.Today,I installed Haykuro's SPL,but I forgot to flash the radio.....So as you can imagine....After the reboot it got stuck on the T-Mobile boot screen without beeing able to access fastboot,hboot nor recovery.Anyone knows how to restoreit?
Unfortunately I am unable to send it off for service so whatever you know is helpful.
Thanks in advance!
David
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I thought that those Htc Dev phones were aready hardware unlocked?

Well, I sorta installed the RC27 in order to install cyanogenmod....But this not the point!I have lots of important content that I can't afford to lose!So I'm looking for a way to restore my phone back to normal!

David.R.J. said:
Well, I sorta installed the RC27 in order to install cyanogenmod....But this not the point!I have lots of important content that I can't afford to lose!So I'm looking for a way to restore my phone back to normal!
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Doesnt google sync your contacts/email/etc, can you get into bootloader or fastboot

Yes ADP's are factory rooted, so downgrading to RC27 was a little pointless.
Anywho your phone's dead. Your "important content" is gone, that's the risk you take when you flash your device.
Move along children, nothing to see here.

Well then, thanks for you fast replies, but I have one last question.Is there any way to restore it by modifying the hardware?Replacing something etc.?

David.R.J. said:
Well then, thanks for you fast replies, but I have one last question.Is there any way to restore it by modifying the hardware?Replacing something etc.?
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Check craigslist for any HTC Dream, and swap the motherboard and other necessary guts with yours. You can usually find G1's for around $25 with a cracked screen. Which you don't need the screen, so that doesn't matter.

Yeah motherboard replacement doesn't look too tricky. Search for the thread on how to recovery from a brick in the development section, it has a step by step guide with pictures.

Wisefire said:
Check craigslist for any HTC Dream, and swap the motherboard and other necessary guts with yours. You can usually find G1's for around $25 with a cracked screen. Which you don't need the screen, so that doesn't matter.
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That's not really going to help him recover the data on his flash though.

if you have nandroid backups, your data will still be recoverable. if not, your out of luck

Did you got your phone working ??

[Q] Advice on phone set-up

Hi everybody
Ive had my first HTC phone for a few weeks. Im running 2.3.3 with hboot 1.16. I have rooted the phone and bootloader unlock with HTCdev, therefore I am still S-ON. Running cyanogenmod 7.1.
I have a few questions regarding my device which hopefully you can help me with:
1.(when final versions are released etc) Because cyanogenmod 9 is be based on ICS, can I actually just install cyanogenmod 9 like I did with 7.1? or would I have to somehow upgrade my stock rom to ICS and then install cyan 9? Do I ever have to update clockworkmod?
2.Theres a lot of talk about gold golds when I look on forums especially when people have certain things wrong with there phone. Is it worth me making one just incase something goes wrong with my phone? Or can this not be done, im not actually 100% sure about these tbh.
3.Are there anyways to speed up the phone like apps etc. im thinking about moving all my apps to the sd card as apparently this helps? I also have SD maid pro installed to help clean it up etc I run that once a week. Any other apps that are useful?
4.Is it worth me getting s-off by downgrading my 1.16 to 1.13?
5.With iphone I ran a program called ultrasnow to carrier unlock my phone so I could but any simcard into my phone and it would work. Can this be done with HTC? Im currently locked on optus.
Sorry for the questions. Ive just came from having an iphone for the past 4 years, so all of the HTC stuff is very new to me. But hopefully one day ill be able to help people when they ask questions like I have done today. I will give thanks etc to answers.
Thank you for your time on helping

vizzy said:
1.(when final versions are released etc) Because cyanogenmod 9 is be based on ICS, can I actually just install cyanogenmod 9 like I did with 7.1? or would I have to somehow upgrade my stock rom to ICS and then install cyan 9? Do I ever have to update clockworkmod?
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You should be able to just flash the cm9 rom same as cm7. I'm sure if there was any special requirements they will be stated in the thread when it arrives to our phone.
vizzy said:
2.Theres a lot of talk about gold golds when I look on forums especially when people have certain things wrong with there phone. Is it worth me making one just incase something goes wrong with my phone? Or can this not be done, im not actually 100% sure about these tbh.
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A goldcard is used for flashing a stock rom from a different carrier. Not much point making one until its necessary
vizzy said:
3.Are there anyways to speed up the phone like apps etc. im thinking about moving all my apps to the sd card as apparently this helps? I also have SD maid pro installed to help clean it up etc I run that once a week. Any other apps that are useful?
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I think moving apps to the sdcard may actually decrease performance as the internal phone memory is faster than sdcard. Unless you have Installed apps to near the phones capacity (which you may have being a new user ) I think its best to leave them where they are.
A good way to increase the phones performance would be to overclock or install a more efficient kernel. When I was running cm7 on my phone I found Enki v0-alpha to be awesome.
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4.Is it worth me getting s-off by downgrading my 1.16 to 1.13?
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If you are happy with how your phone performs in calls and sms I wouldn't bother getting s-off
vizzy said:
5.With iphone I ran a program called ultrasnow to carrier unlock my phone so I could but any simcard into my phone and it would work. Can this be done with HTC? Im currently locked on optus.
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I'm unaware of any unlock method for this phone on gingerbread. Are you prepaid or plan? Prepaid can get free unlock code if you recharge an accumulated $80 (or $90 I cant recall exactly)

Thanks for the reply. ahh im pretty good with my apps tbh ive pretty much just downloaded the ones i used on my iphone on a daily basis except the ones that are only available in england (im travelling atm).
My phones is ok with phonecalls and sms, but its not very often i have full reception. A lot of the time when i am holding my phone it will go down to 0 bars. Its in an otter box communter case as well. Would different radio's be able to fix this issue? If i was to s-off obviously. And thanks for the kernal info, ill have a look into them. Not that i understand them atm but a bit of research should help.
And when i top up on the 9th i will be on $90 so i will go into optus and see about getting it unlocked.
Thanks for your help

About sim unlocking, I went to ebay and found a seller who pays the hefty fee for access to all unlock codes for different phones, by carrier. The unlock code is associated with the "EMEI" number of your specific phone.
It cost me about $20. My phone will accept any sim card fine. (Won't connect with a few carriers that use unique radio frequencies.)
My phone originally came from Bell, I got it used, and the above method let me put my Fido simcard into it.
Edit: oh, but if you get it free, oh well.
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yeah i just wanted to know if i could do it in a matter of seconds like i can with my iphone. Not that i need it atm, but nice to have it done for when i need it. Thanks anyway !

speaking of kernals, if i was to flash a customer kernal. In order to get back to the original kernal would i have to reinstall the ROM or is there a way to delete it as so to speak?

vizzy said:
speaking of kernals, if i was to flash a customer kernal. In order to get back to the original kernal would i have to reinstall the ROM or is there a way to delete it as so to speak?
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Inside your rom's zip file, there's a boot.img. This is the kernel. You can flash it in fastboot
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fastboot flash boot boot.img

if i reflash the boot.img like i did when i initially installed cyanogen, wont my rom go back to how it was when i first installed it? Meaning i have to re-install all my apps etc etc. probs a noob question tbh, but ive never had to do anything like this yet.

vizzy said:
if i reflash the boot.img like i did when i initially installed cyanogen, wont my rom go back to how it was when i first installed it? Meaning i have to re-install all my apps etc etc. probs a noob question tbh, but ive never had to do anything like this yet.
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No, the boot partition contains no user data.

Thats great thanks.
now one more question then ill stop annoying you haha.
I want an application of some sort that will allow me to decide which apps can connect to the internet and which cant. As i would like to block some apps from accessing the internet, unless i allow them to? any ideas?

vizzy said:
Thats great thanks.
now one more question then ill stop annoying you haha.
I want an application of some sort that will allow me to decide which apps can connect to the internet and which cant. As i would like to block some apps from accessing the internet, unless i allow them to? any ideas?
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.googlecode.droidwall.free&hl=en

Does this mean I cracked the bootloader?

after a series of unintentional steps, I decided to reboot my phone
when I did so I saw an unlocked sign with "Custom" written below it ...
I immediately rebooted and tried the recovery shortcut and got the attached screen
does this mean I unlocked the bootloader accidentally?

Im no expert but the steps might clarify if you actually did anything. It looks like stock recovery tho
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ledocbio said:
after a series of unintentional steps, I decided to reboot my phone
when I did so I saw an unlocked sign with "Custom" written below it ...
I immediately rebooted and tried the recovery shortcut and got the attached screen
does this mean I unlocked the bootloader accidentally?
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Your picture looks like stock recovery. Typically when you root and install certain apps you will get the "Custom" screen that you mentioned. If you search around the AT&T and Verizon S4 forums you will see a lot of posts asking how to get rid of the "Custom" screen. Unfortunately, unless you were actively trying to crack the bootloader I am 99.9% sure you've just done something with a root app that tripped a counter and gave you the "Custom" screen. If you would like to get rid of it try looking at this thread which describes exactly what you have.

Devo7v said:
Your picture looks like stock recovery. Typically when you root and install certain apps you will get the "Custom" screen that you mentioned. If you search around the AT&T and Verizon S4 forums you will see a lot of posts asking how to get rid of the "Custom" screen. Unfortunately, unless you were actively trying to crack the bootloader I am 99.9% sure you've just done something with a root app that tripped a counter and gave you the "Custom" screen. If you would like to get rid of it try looking at this thread which describes exactly what you have.
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thanks guys!
yes, I just changed the bootup audio and rebooted... I thought the encryption might have forced this...
the reason why I thought it might be unlocked is the option to sideload...

[Q] Bootloader Unlock Official 4.3 Question

Since we got the new official 4.3 update, that means we got a new bootloader with the update right? If so, does anyone know if anyone has tried to get this unlocked even though we had no success with 4.2.2? I don't know if I can help get it done or not cause I don't have much background with actually unlocking it but I'm willing to help if possible. :fingers-crossed: Might run into problems with KNOX though.. idk.

Samsung GS4 locked bootloader. HELP
xAjCx said:
Since we got the new official 4.3 update, that means we got a new bootloader with the update right? If so, does anyone know if anyone has tried to get this unlocked even though we had no success with 4.2.2? I don't know if I can help get it done or not cause I don't have much background with actually unlocking it but I'm willing to help if possible. :fingers-crossed: Might run into problems with KNOX though.. idk.
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Hello,
I bought an unlocked Samsung S4 Active I537 from ATT, but I use it in Canada.
I have tried to use Goomanager, TWRP manager, safestrap, quickboot; but the phone goes back to the normal bootloader.
When I try to install a ROM from my SD card (by normal bootloader) it does not do anything at all; just stays on the same screen for a minute then reboots normally.
I am guessing the bootloader isnt unlocked.
What tips you got?
Thanks!

drakul123 said:
Hello,
I bought an unlocked Samsung S4 Active I537 from ATT, but I use it in Canada.
I have tried to use Goomanager, TWRP manager, safestrap, quickboot; but the phone goes back to the normal bootloader.
When I try to install a ROM from my SD card (by normal bootloader) it does not do anything at all; just stays on the same screen for a minute then reboots normally.
I am guessing the bootloader isnt unlocked.
What tips you got?
Thanks!
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The bootloader is still locked and currently there's nothing you can do about it. If you want to follow the progress read through this thread.

I learned that the hard way
Devo7v said:
The bootloader is still locked and currently there's nothing you can do about it. If you want to follow the progress read through this thread.
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In advance: sorry to sound bitter; but wasn't fun how useless can be a device with a locked bootloader.
So the google apps stopped working and the whole thing is pretty much gone to hell/
IF samsung hadnt locked it so good (in a non-compliment kind of way) I could just install a new ROM and done, even better than with their weird touch wiz. But they locked it well so the phone is pretty much an average control remote in present time.
All samsung devices are locked like this one?
or that's their only garbage version ?
If that's the way they roll... no more Samsung phones ever for me.
There is a reason I stopped buying apple stuff... I dont like buying a device that is limited not because of its hardware, but because of the useless things a brand adds to make it useless. (like locking the bootloader)
Anyways... I am considering buying another phone for now.:silly:

drakul123 said:
In advance: sorry to sound bitter; but wasn't fun how useless can be a device with a locked bootloader.
So the google apps stopped working and the whole thing is pretty much gone to hell/
IF samsung hadnt locked it so good (in a non-compliment kind of way) I could just install a new ROM and done, even better than with their weird touch wiz. But they locked it well so the phone is pretty much an average control remote in present time.
All samsung devices are locked like this one?
or that's their only garbage version ?
If that's the way they roll... no more Samsung phones ever for me.
There is a reason I stopped buying apple stuff... I dont like buying a device that is limited not because of its hardware, but because of the useless things a brand adds to make it useless. (like locking the bootloader)
Anyways... I am considering buying another phone for now.:silly:
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The device is far from useless, you can still root and flash custom ROMs, just not CM or AOSP based ROMs. I've posted all the stock ROMs and instructions on how to flash them, so if you do mess up your phone you can always start from scratch.
To answer your question about all Samsung phones, pretty much all Samsung phones from the GS3 an later that were sold by AT&T and Verizon have locked bootloaders. Nearly all the international versions as well as T-Mobile versions are sold with an unlocked bootloader, so you don't necessarily need to boycott Samsung, you just need to be more careful when purchasing a Samsung phone in the future.

Devo7v said:
The device is far from useless, you can still root and flash custom ROMs, just not CM or AOSP based ROMs. I've posted all the stock ROMs and instructions on how to flash them, so if you do mess up your phone you can always start from scratch.
To answer your question about all Samsung phones, pretty much all Samsung phones from the GS3 an later that were sold by AT&T and Verizon have locked bootloaders. Nearly all the international versions as well as T-Mobile versions are sold with an unlocked bootloader, so you don't necessarily need to boycott Samsung, you just need to be more careful when purchasing a Samsung phone in the future.
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Hey there
Where did you post these ways of re installing all?
I saw many posts around here about reinstalling but I couldnt move on after they required the Samsung to do something through the bootloader.
Also there was a post to uninstall using Odin, but the post had missing files so couldnt do it.
Keep me posted!

drakul123 said:
Hey there
Where did you post these ways of re installing all?
I saw many posts around here about reinstalling but I couldnt move on after they required the Samsung to do something through the bootloader.
Also there was a post to uninstall using Odin, but the post had missing files so couldnt do it.
Keep me posted!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2835481

[Q] Flashed TWRP Idiotically! :P && KNOX Tripped

Hey guys,
I flashed a TWRP recovery through flashfire and got this security error probably caused by a flagged KNOX. I found that the param.bin contains alot of of the POST/BOOT stuff including the boot logo. Digging deeper though found compiled stuff . I am posting the stuff maybe someone might be able to help that way we can get rid of that check and have a recovery. Don't get me wrong flashfire is awesome ,but at times you just need a recovery. As far as the KNOX stuff goes should I keep the phone?(since I may not be able to use MST, I still have 5 days to exchange it.)

See what att can do and if nothing then exchange it for a more customizable phone att locked bootloader caused this so if u still want the s6 get a tmobile varient and put the att chip in. It works and tmobile lets you do whatever you want with the phone so enjoy custimization.
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madchainsawer said:
See what att can do and if nothing then exchange it for a more customizable phone att locked bootloader caused this so if u still want the s6 get a tmobile varient and put the att chip in. It works and tmobile lets you do whatever you want with the phone so enjoy custimization.
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FYI the phone is up and running a custom rom. Even on T-mobile I would still have to be careful with knox tripping after a recovery is flashed. Thanks for your reply man appreciated. Also if I could get some help on cracking the param.bin it would benefit every one that is not on T-mobile .

It's crazy to think that people can post the exact same mistake in the exact same forum because they aren't reading before performing impossible steps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3105398
[Q] PingPong Root -> TWRP -> Brick! Help!

KryptosXLayer2 said:
It's crazy to think that people can post the exact same mistake in the exact same forum because they aren't reading before performing impossible steps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3105398
[Q] PingPong Root -> TWRP -> Brick! Help!
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Hey KryptosXLayer2 ,
I did read I just wanted to do it anyway to see. That how I had found the param.bin in the official rom. I am actually trying to get help on fixing this issue. My thinking is that if we can remove the secure_error.jpg from the bin and repackage it correctly. I should just resume booting. Because there is nothing to be done.