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Nexus one only going to the "Android system recovery <2e>" screen

When booting the Nexus One I get an Android with an explanation point, then I am able to toggle the volume key and power to get into "Android system recovery <2e>" screen which gives me the options
-reboot system now
-apply sdcard:update.zip
-wipe data/factory reset
-wipe cache partition
when it's in this screen I can NOT access it through fastboot or adb.
It looks like it is only allowing me to push "officially" signed update.zip files to it and nothing else.
I cannot get it in to hboot or anything else it ONLY boots into "Android system recovery <2e>"
Maybe someone has an official update.zip boot image they can send me to or some other idea it would be much appreciated since I cannot use the phone at all.
Thank you in advanced, Please help!!!

Did you try holding trackball and power button when the phone is turned off to bring you directly to fastboot?

irishrally said:
Did you try holding trackball and power button when the phone is turned off to bring you directly to fastboot?
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Yes, with no luck, it just goes straight to the Android and explanation point

Are you rooted? Unlocked bootloader? What did you do to get you into this situation?
Not to worry you, but usually not being able to boot into fastboot is not a good thing.

hyperandy said:
Maybe someone has an official update.zip boot image they can send me to or some other idea it would be much appreciated since I cannot use the phone at all.
Thank you in advanced, Please help!!!
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Heres a thread that contains the official 2.1 update1 zip.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=627823
Maybe the volume key or trackball is stuck/damaged?

irishrally said:
Are you rooted? Unlocked bootloader? What did you do to get you into this situation?
Not to worry you, but usually not being able to boot into fastboot is not a good thing.
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ya at this point I was kinda figuring that but I am hopeful ...I unlocked the boot loader and everything was going great until I partitioned the sd in the recovery image, then I started getting a weird MISC error and couldn't boot up at all, only in recovery but fastboot and everything still worked. Then I saw a post about applying the original image to the device via fastboot, preformed that and ever since then I have had a $500 brink that lights up

I don't think you can brick the N1 by just flashing a ROM, usually this only happens when changing the radio or spl.
I would try taking out your sd card, copy all your files you your computer, format your sd card, copy your files back to your sd card and see what that does for you. Maybe some issue arose when you partitioned your sd card, although you said fastboot still worked until you flashed the ROM. Worth a shot though.
If you can access fastboot then, I would flash Amon Ra's custom recovery image via fastboot and take it from there.

well I actually tried a completely different sdcard and then none at all. No luck. If it's not letting me into hboot do you think it may have gotten corrupted or something

hyperandy said:
well I actually tried a completely different sdcard and then none at all. No luck. If it's not letting me into hboot do you think it may have gotten corrupted or something
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Honetly, I don't know. Did you try copying the .zip in the link posted above to your sdcard and then applying that zip in recovery?
Hopefully someone that knows more than me will chime in and have some better ideas.

irishrally said:
Honetly, I don't know. Did you try copying the .zip in the link posted above to your sdcard and then applying that zip in recovery?
Hopefully someone that knows more than me will chime in and have some better ideas.
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maybe it's because I just woke up but I am not clear what you are asking, can you rephrase that? The link above my SD card?

hyperandy said:
maybe it's because I just woke up but I am not clear what you are asking, can you rephrase that? The link above my SD card?
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Did you try copying the .zip file in the link below to your sd card and trying to flash it in recovery?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=627823

Thank you, ya I didn't see the link the first time. duh. Yep I tried that and I get a build.prop error (although this update says installing for a second and i see a progress bar, I have tried that same file from a few download locations to make sure it wasn't a bad download too):
file_getprop: Failed to stat "/system/build.prop": No such file or directory
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(status 7)
Installation aborted
Thank you for all your help!! but I am afraid this isn't looking to good.

I also tried creating that file just to see but since it wasn't officially signed it gave me an error about that

I think at this point it is looking for a specific signed update.zip file, where I find that, I have no idea.
It almost seems like I need the whole update.zip officially signed by google and/or HTC and then it would flash. I highly doubt they are going to hand that over. I am half temped to see if I could send it in to them to be reflashed even for a fee if it means I can get this thing working again, but I don't even know if they would offer that. It's only 2 months old and I think the file I need maybe out there but damned if I have been able to find it anywhere.

hyperandy said:
I think at this point it is looking for a specific signed update.zip file, where I find that, I have no idea.
It almost seems like I need the whole update.zip officially signed by google and/or HTC and then it would flash. I highly doubt they are going to hand that over. I am half temped to see if I could send it in to them to be reflashed even for a fee if it means I can get this thing working again, but I don't even know if they would offer that. It's only 2 months old and I think the file I need maybe out there but damned if I have been able to find it anywhere.
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I wouldn't give up yet. I'm sure there is someone out there that can tell you you are completely hosed, or help you fix the problem.
If you can't fix it, I have heard it will cost $196 for a new motherboard if you send it in to HTC. They could just reflash your phone but I heard they handle a case like this by charging you for a motherboard swap. Second hand information though.

irishrally said:
I wouldn't give up yet. I'm sure there is someone out there that can tell you you are completely hosed, or help you fix the problem.
If you can't fix it, I have heard it will cost $196 for a new motherboard if you send it in to HTC. They could just reflash your phone but I heard they handle a case like this by charging you for a motherboard swap. Second hand information though.
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I believe that, I work in the field service industry and I see stuff like that all the time. Although I would rather pay the 196 instead of 560+ again. I am almost 100% certain this could be re-flashed with the right file. but I have so far spent 2 full days trying different things, I think I will give it until tomorrow and then send it in (by then I should be good an sick of searching). Unfortunately, I am in love with my Nexus. it's been a while since I had a phone I really enjoyed as much. If I knew another great phone was coming out in a week I would probably say the heck with it and just buy the next one but this is still an awesome device.

hyperandy said:
I believe that, I work in the field service industry and I see stuff like that all the time. Although I would rather pay the 196 instead of 560+ again. I am almost 100% certain this could be re-flashed with the right file. but I have so far spent 2 full days trying different things, I think I will give it until tomorrow and then send it in (by then I should be good an sick of searching). Unfortunately, I am in love with my Nexus. it's been a while since I had a phone I really enjoyed as much. If I knew another great phone was coming out in a week I would probably say the heck with it and just buy the next one but this is still an awesome device.
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Have you tried every option in all the other "HELP BRICK" posts?? I don't really have time to search (and my nexus is working fine) but I know there has been plenty of threads like this before. Multiple options where tried, some successfully and some not. I would not give up unless it won't power on at all. Does ADB logcat work during a boot? Fastboot Devices? anything??????

martin0285 said:
Have you tried every option in all the other "HELP BRICK" posts?? I don't really have time to search (and my nexus is working fine) but I know there has been plenty of threads like this before. Multiple options where tried, some successfully and some not. I would not give up unless it won't power on at all. Does ADB logcat work during a boot? Fastboot Devices? anything??????
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No haven't tried those checking the Help Brick post I will see what I can find. No adb and not fastboot devices, just says waiting for device if I try anything.

Since you have unlocked the bootloader have you tried a complete reload?
fastboot: flash boot, flash recovery
recovery: wipe everything, reset, install latest CM.

Did you ever figure this out?

[Q] No 3g data, wrong phone number, Tips?

Hi, My friend recently enlisted my assistance with his phone. He has no 3g signal, the phone can't make calls, and apparently Sprint was having trouble activating it even though it has a clean ESN. It appears to be rooted, and has a custom ROM. I tried installing an EXE to flash me back to stock, but I dont have the correct driver I suppose. I intend to continue reading as I have been for the last 2 hours. Does anyone have any guidance? The old phone number from the previous owner is loaded. Is that halting activation?
Thank you!

I also try to connect it to Wifi. It connects, but wont let me access a web page. It halts about halfway through loading. Radio issue?

Go to this link and download the files and name it HERCIMG.zip and then put that on the root of the sdcard. Once its on the sdcard, shut down the phone. Now turn on the phone while holding the down volume button. Once it verifies the files, press the trackball to confirm the install. Once it is done the phone will reboot and be restored back to stock. Once its stock, have your friend call Sprint and retry activation. Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804692

skearton said:
Hi, My friend recently enlisted my assistance with his phone. He has no 3g signal, the phone can't make calls, and apparently Sprint was having trouble activating it even though it has a clean ESN. It appears to be rooted, and has a custom ROM. I tried installing an EXE to flash me back to stock, but I dont have the correct driver I suppose. I intend to continue reading as I have been for the last 2 hours. Does anyone have any guidance? The old phone number from the previous owner is loaded. Is that halting activation?
Thank you!
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Does it Already have a Custom Recovery? If so try Downloading a Different Rom, and be sure to Wipe Data/Cache/DalvikCache!
Also try the Fresh Rom, and Update the User Profile!

PMGRANDS said:
Does it Already have a Custom Recovery? If so try Downloading a Different Rom, and be sure to Wipe Data/Cache/DalvikCache!
Also try the Fresh Rom, and Update the User Profile!
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It does have Clockwork mod, I'm assuming the previous owner installed a ROM, ran into this problem and bought a new phone instead of tinkering. I was directed here from SDX where I have learned some of the ins and outs with my Samsung.
I flashed a team heroC 2.3.4 which is a cyanogen I believe. It booted up fine, and is running but didnt fix my issue. It didnt wipe /System so the issue might be hidden in there? I doubt the end user will want to modify, etc. Also, I've noticed when people enlist me for these projects I also receive the complaints and am expected to do something about it.
I'll give this a shot, and then re-root, and keep trying. In the end, if I dont get it fixed I have a free hero to play with.
Thank you, and +1 to ya.

skearton said:
It does have Clockwork mod, I'm assuming the previous owner installed a ROM, ran into this problem and bought a new phone instead of tinkering. I was directed here from SDX where I have learned some of the ins and outs with my Samsung.
I flashed a team heroC 2.3.4 which is a cyanogen I believe. It booted up fine, and is running but didnt fix my issue. It didnt wipe /System so the issue might be hidden in there? I doubt the end user will want to modify, etc. Also, I've noticed when people enlist me for these projects I also receive the complaints and am expected to do something about it.
I'll give this a shot, and then re-root, and keep trying. In the end, if I dont get it fixed I have a free hero to play with.
Thank you, and +1 to ya.
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I tried a fresh ROM and I am getting a "amend scripting is no longer supported, something about edify scripting, installation aborted"
I cleared cache, dalvik cache, choose zip from sdcard, yes install from zip. Am I missing a step? Any chance you could link me to a ROM you recommend? I tried Fresh 2.4.0.zip

I have clockwork v3.0.0.5
Hero200
2.3.4
2.42.01.04.27
2.6.35.10 Team HeroC [email protected] #606
GRJ22
Shouldve posted that in my first post I imagine, if it changes any advice.

dastin1015 said:
Go to this link and download the files and name it HERCIMG.zip and then put that on the root of the sdcard. Once its on the sdcard, shut down the phone. Now turn on the phone while holding the down volume button. Once it verifies the files, press the trackball to confirm the install. Once it is done the phone will reboot and be restored back to stock. Once its stock, have your friend call Sprint and retry activation. Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804692
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My phone has -s ON, that seems to be halting this process. I am trying to find the proper driver for this phone now. I have Windows 7, I have it plugged in, I run RUU and it says there is a USB connection error. I don't see it in Device Manager, nor do I see it try to trigger on my PC as a device.
If I rename the HERCIMG to update, and install as sd card/update.zip Will that cause an issue?
I will await a response in fear of bricking.

In Hboot it says can't find Hercdiag.zip
Other Hercdiags
and HercImg.zip
It appears that I have Hboot 1.47.0000
Would renaming to Hercimg.zip do the trick?

In this particular Zip I have:
androidinfo.txt
boot.img
Hboot 1.47
NV MFG
Radio 2.42
recovery.img
Splash
system.img
user data.img

skearton said:
My phone has -s ON, that seems to be halting this process. I am trying to find the proper driver for this phone now. I have Windows 7, I have it plugged in, I run RUU and it says there is a USB connection error. I don't see it in Device Manager, nor do I see it try to trigger on my PC as a device.
If I rename the HERCIMG to update, and install as sd card/update.zip Will that cause an issue?
I will await a response in fear of bricking.
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Do not flash it like a regular ROM.

dastin1015 said:
Do not flash it like a regular ROM.
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+1, Thank you.
I am s- off now if that makes any kind of difference. I guess I will keep flashing different things until I can get something to work.
I was able to log into a google account over wifi, but still no 3g icon. I flashed the Gapps because all of those were missing somehow. I really wish I could get that HERCIMG to work. It also says Im missing Hercdiag, etc too. So maybe thats the issue?
I have radio 2.42.01.04.27
Is there any further detail I can post that may help us narrow down the cause?
I wish I had the correct data cable so I could use the RUU method. I'm assuming thats why the phone isnt triggering my device manager. (If it wouldnt have the same issue with HERCIMG.zip anyway)
Its gotta be something retarded that I'm overlooking here.
When calling Sprint for activation, the code entered into the dialer wasnt triggering the response necessary for activation either.
Would flashing stock recovery fix the Hboot issue. Maybe the Hboot file is corrupt? I have re-downloaded 3 times, but from the same mediafire host.

skearton said:
+1, Thank you.
I am s- off now if that makes any kind of difference. I guess I will keep flashing different things until I can get something to work.
I was able to log into a google account over wifi, but still no 3g icon. I flashed the Gapps because all of those were missing somehow. I really wish I could get that HERCIMG to work. It also says Im missing Hercdiag, etc too. So maybe thats the issue?
I have radio 2.42.01.04.27
Is there any further detail I can post that may help us narrow down the cause?
I wish I had the correct data cable so I could use the RUU method. I'm assuming thats why the phone isnt triggering my device manager. (If it wouldnt have the same issue with HERCIMG.zip anyway)
Its gotta be something retarded that I'm overlooking here.
When calling Sprint for activation, the code entered into the dialer wasnt triggering the response necessary for activation either.
Would flashing stock recovery fix the Hboot issue. Maybe the Hboot file is corrupt? I have re-downloaded 3 times, but from the same mediafire host.
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Actually now that you are S-OFF put the HERCIMG.zip onto your sdcard and boot into your bootloader. Don't worry about the others missing. Those are irrelevant. Boot into the bootloader when your phone is off by holding volume down and pushing power button. Then when asked for a confirmation press the trackball.

I made some progress. I formatted my SD card to FAT32, It was FAT before. Copied the file over, was able to flash that HERCIMG file.
Once I got logged in, it appears that this phone has been flashed to REVOL. So I guess I have more homework trying to switch it back to Sprint? It has the Sprint Programs installed, and Sprint boot screen.
It has a revol lockscreen, and the carrier in "About Phone" is listed as Revol.
What now? booo... Am I SOL?
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skearton said:
I made some progress. I formatted my SD card to FAT32, It was FAT before. Copied the file over, was able to flash that HERCIMG file.
Once I got logged in, it appears that this phone has been flashed to REVOL. So I guess I have more homework trying to switch it back to Sprint? It has the Sprint Programs installed, and Sprint boot screen.
It has a revol lockscreen, and the carrier in "About Phone" is listed as Revol.
What now? booo... Am I SOL?
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The only way to flash back to Sprint is illegal and I don't even know how to do it and if I did I wouldn't do it cause it's illegal.
Here is an explanation: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090531195649AAEL6nf

dastin1015 said:
The only way to flash back to Sprint is illegal and I don't even know how to do it and if I did I wouldn't do it cause it's illegal.
Here is an explanation: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090531195649AAEL6nf
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Thank you for letting me know that it is illegal. I am likely not to look into the issue further. If I do, I will not post about it. Thank you again for your help. At least I learned a bit about HTC vs. my Samsung in the guidance I received here.
If someone knows of a non-illegal method, please PM me.

If you are thinking about upgrading to ICS, READ THIS!

There seems to be an influx of posts with users asking for help after bricking/semi-bricking their phone after upgrading using the ph39img method. Upgrading using the PH39IMG.zip is risky if you don't THOROUGHLY understand the steps, it is a bit complex even for those of us who have flashed numerous times when it was the gingerbread. It is hard to know what you are doing even if you are an expert at flashing roms because it completely different and new process.
With that being said, USE THE RUU TO UPGRADE!
Do not use the PH39IMG to upgrade just because it takes too long to download the RUU file, because there is a HIGH chance that you WILL brick your phone if you accidentally miss just one step in the process.
So do yourself a favor, be smart and use the RUU.
Official RUU from AT&T
-make sure to back up your files (that includes internal storage)-

Please forgive me for asking but can you point me to the RUU?
Also, I am unlocked & rooted...can you give me (or point me to) the "dummies simple guide" to flashing with the RUU?
I have flashed my older Captivate many times and many previous WM6 phones but not up on the HTC and Vivid yet... I apologize!
Sent from my HTC Vivid using Tapatalk

We can probably close this thread...lol. Good intentions, bad timing.

mark72501 said:
Please forgive me for asking but can you point me to the RUU?
Also, I am unlocked & rooted...can you give me (or point me to) the "dummies simple guide" to flashing with the RUU?
I have flashed my older Captivate many times and many previous WM6 phones but not up on the HTC and Vivid yet... I apologize!
Sent from my HTC Vivid using Tapatalk
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No problem, this post was intended to get you to use the RUU if you are not familiar with the HBOOT upgrade process.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1338919
To run the RUU, you must relock your bootloader
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We can probably close this thread...lol. Good intentions, bad timing.
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Yeah, it looks like if you are on stock, you can now update through phone AT&T software update in settings. Hopefully it's a much smoother upgrading process.

dizzyraider said:
Yeah, it looks like if you are on stock, you can now update through phone AT&T software update in settings. Hopefully it's a much smoother upgrading process.
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I am on stock ROM that came on the phone, just unlocked and rooted and most of the bloat gone...I thought I read somewhere a couple of days ago that it wouldn't give it to me OTA unless I re-locked. Is this correct?
I guess I could try it but it's middle of the day, I'm at work...can't mess with it right now so just checking!
Thank you

Correct...

mark72501 said:
I am on stock ROM that came on the phone, just unlocked and rooted and most of the bloat gone...I thought I read somewhere a couple of days ago that it wouldn't give it to me OTA unless I re-locked. Is this correct?
I guess I could try it but it's middle of the day, I'm at work...can't mess with it right now so just checking!
Thank you
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I believe you will need to Re-Lock. I'm guessing that OTA and just running the EXE will result in the same thing if you are unlocked. No Go.

This probably isn't the proper thread to post this in but it is somewhat related.
Got home tonight and wanted to do this. Ran across the below link and it sounded detailed and easy enough...so...I decided to try it.
Well, I got down to step 15 and after that it automatically rebooted or something and it seems from there I can't do step 16, 17 and on. I can get to HBOOT but it never asked to update the PH39IMG.
What do I need to do now? Now if I try to boot the phone up I get stuck at the HTC splash screen.
Oops...forgot link: http://www.androidauthority.com/vivid-4g-pre-rooted-ics-htc-sense-3-6-63538/
Thanks!

mark72501 said:
This probably isn't the proper thread to post this in but it is somewhat related.
Got home tonight and wanted to do this. Ran across the below link and it sounded detailed and easy enough...so...I decided to try it.
Well, I got down to step 15 and after that it automatically rebooted or something and it seems from there I can't do step 16, 17 and on. I can get to HBOOT but it never asked to update the PH39IMG.
What do I need to do now? Now if I try to boot the phone up I get stuck at the HTC splash screen.
Oops...forgot link: http://www.androidauthority.com/vivid-4g-pre-rooted-ics-htc-sense-3-6-63538/
Thanks!
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Pull out the battery them put it back in (Before starting up again, make sure the file is downloaded correctly in the sd card) Power up by pressing power and vol down, them you can try to update again.

dizzyraider said:
Pull out the battery them put it back in (Before starting up again, make sure the file is downloaded correctly in the sd card) Power up by pressing power and vol down, them you can try to update again.
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Do you mean the PH39IMG file? And I'm not sure how to check that since I can't connect the phone to the computer after booted and see it as a drive. All I can get to is fastboot.
I did notice that on the site with the directions it says the PH39IMG file is 35.6MB and I d/l'd it twice and it shows 35.5MB on my computer. Not sure if that means anything or not.
Is there a way to see what's on the SD card without the phone booting?

mark72501 said:
Do you mean the PH39IMG file? And I'm not sure how to check that since I can't connect the phone to the computer after booted and see it as a drive. All I can get to is fastboot.
I did notice that on the site with the directions it says the PH39IMG file is 35.6MB and I d/l'd it twice and it shows 35.5MB on my computer. Not sure if that means anything or not.
Is there a way to see what's on the SD card without the phone booting?
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Yes, take out the card and use an external sd card reader. That's how i would do it

dizzyraider said:
Yes, take out the card and use an external sd card reader. That's how i would do it
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Ah...that would be the, or one of the, problem then...I put it on the phone. I'm accustomed to that from the phone I came from where the phone memory was often referred to as the SD card (because it was one it just couldn't be removed). I have no SD card in my phone that is removable. Yeah......

Plz Help! HTC One Stuck On Start Up Screen

I went to install the most recent up date. When it got done installing it started to reboot. It then got stuck on the HTC start up screen. I do not know a whole bunch on phones but did a little research and tried to recover and reboot the phone and neither worked. I would really like to find a fix that does not involve erasing all my data. I have all the pictures of my baby from the past year, from the time that he was born until now, and I would really hate to lose those. Thank you!

foreveryours117 said:
I went to install the most recent up date. When it got done installing it started to reboot. It then got stuck on the HTC start up screen. I do not know a whole bunch on phones but did a little research and tried to recover and reboot the phone and neither worked. I would really like to find a fix that does not involve erasing all my data. I have all the pictures of my baby from the past year, from the time that he was born until now, and I would really hate to lose those. Thank you!
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Maybe some more information... what ROM, was this a stock OTA? If you have custom recovery and are attempting to flash a custom ROM, then try to reflash...if you have lost your data already or to avoid data loss;try side-loading a ROM...can't tell you much from what I've read, but if you can hold power+ volume down simultaneously for about 15 secs you should end up in recovery, if you installed a custom recovery; e.g.Philz, TWRP, CWM...then you'll pop up there....
It is safe to say that if you don't have any of these custom recoveries then you'll need to use the RUU found in the Dev section....

foreveryours117 said:
I went to install the most recent up date. When it got done installing it started to reboot. It then got stuck on the HTC start up screen. I do not know a whole bunch on phones but did a little research and tried to recover and reboot the phone and neither worked. I would really like to find a fix that does not involve erasing all my data. I have all the pictures of my baby from the past year, from the time that he was born until now, and I would really hate to lose those. Thank you!
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... by the look of you message, it feels you havent unlocked your bootloader and here i will be happy to be wrong. if you have already then you got a bright chance of flashing a custom recovery via fastboot and retrieving your data mounting the storage from recovery ...

Devilish_Angel said:
... by the look of you message, it feels you havent unlocked your bootloader and here i will be happy to be wrong. if you have already then you got a bright chance of flashing a custom recovery via fastboot and retrieving your data mounting the storage from recovery ...
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No I have not done this. I am assuming there is no way to do that at this point?

hooover said:
Maybe some more information... what ROM, was this a stock OTA? If you have custom recovery and are attempting to flash a custom ROM, then try to reflash...if you have lost your data already or to avoid data loss;try side-loading a ROM...can't tell you much from what I've read, but if you can hold power+ volume down simultaneously for about 15 secs you should end up in recovery, if you installed a custom recovery; e.g.Philz, TWRP, CWM...then you'll pop up there....
It is safe to say that if you don't have any of these custom recoveries then you'll need to use the RUU found in the Dev section....
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I am sorry, I am completely stupid when it comes to phone. I know that I have not done any customizations. It is not rooted and would not have a custom ROM, not quite sure what that is. Everything should be stock. So what would I have to do to do the option that you have stated? I apologize for my lack of knowledge.

does your pc recognize the the phone when you plug it in? you could try extracting the data like stated before, but you're not rooted so that'd be a problem. an ruu would be your best bet, even though you'll lose your data. I HIGHLY suggest creating a dropbox and backing up your photos, it has done wonders for me.

playonword said:
does your pc recognize the the phone when you plug it in? you could try extracting the data like stated before, but you're not rooted so that'd be a problem. an ruu would be your best bet, even though you'll lose your data. I HIGHLY suggest creating a dropbox and backing up your photos, it has done wonders for me.
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It recognizes it to an extent. My computer will ding recognizing that it is plugged in but since it does not go past the start up screen you can't get into the phone storage. I do have a dropbox but with the thousands of pictures on my phone it unfortunately only stored a month or so of pictures. I am not so much worried about the phone, as I have insurance on it and can get it replaced. Just really want the pictures. When looking online I had read something about unlocking the boot menu and downloading a ROM I believe. Do you know anything about that and if it would work for me? Or is that the same thing as the RUU?

foreveryours117 said:
No I have not done this. I am assuming there is no way to do that at this point?
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... you can but then you are gonna lose everything after unlocking so there is no point ...

Mine gets stuck on boot screen occasionally. Sounds weird but hold the phone drectly up to a light bulb and try to reboot the phone. This works for my particular problem. Not sure why but it does.

foreveryours117 said:
It recognizes it to an extent. My computer will ding recognizing that it is plugged in but since it does not go past the start up screen you can't get into the phone storage. I do have a dropbox but with the thousands of pictures on my phone it unfortunately only stored a month or so of pictures. I am not so much worried about the phone, as I have insurance on it and can get it replaced. Just really want the pictures. When looking online I had read something about unlocking the boot menu and downloading a ROM I believe. Do you know anything about that and if it would work for me? Or is that the same thing as the RUU?
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Hold power and vol-down together until it reboots into bootloader. Connect to USB and select 'fastboot' on the bootloader menu. That should get you to fastboot. From there, you can HTCDEV unlock the thing (in all likelihood).

Update from 10.6.1.14.10 -> 10.26.1.18

So,
In an attempt to install CWM, I've got to update to 10.26.1.18 for the version I want to go to.
I've attempted to use the manual process to no avail
Download the image
Put it on SD card at root after unzipping ONLY ONCE.
File name is UL-K00C-US-20.26.1.18-user.zip
Yes, it's a US SKU tablet, it's currently running JOP40D.US_epad-10.6.1.14.10-20130801
The card is formatted with FAT32, it's a 2g MicroSD card (I've tried a 32g SDHC Card as well)
I've cleared out the CMClient and the DMClient apps
I've even attempted to download it directly from ASUS support to the tablet itself, extracting locally, etc. no dice.
I've attempted to cold boot numerous times, wiped once, but I never get the notification in the lower right hand corner that there is an available update.
TL;DR TF701 can't find files for manual update, I'm about ready to throw it out the window.

kzersatz said:
So,
In an attempt to install CWM, I've got to update to 10.26.1.18 for the version I want to go to.
I've attempted to use the manual process to no avail
Download the image
Put it on SD card at root after unzipping ONLY ONCE.
File name is UL-K00C-US-20.26.1.18-user.zip
Yes, it's a US SKU tablet, it's currently running JOP40D.US_epad-10.6.1.14.10-20130801
The card is formatted with FAT32, it's a 2g MicroSD card (I've tried a 32g SDHC Card as well)
I've cleared out the CMClient and the DMClient apps
I've even attempted to download it directly from ASUS support to the tablet itself, extracting locally, etc. no dice.
I've attempted to cold boot numerous times, wiped once, but I never get the notification in the lower right hand corner that there is an available update.
TL;DR TF701 can't find files for manual update, I'm about ready to throw it out the window.
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You put it at location /sdcard/
You dont put it on the microSD afaik
I thought also there is an update in settings before you do it? I dont remember exactly.

YayYouFixedIt said:
You put it at location /sdcard/
You dont put it on the microSD afaik
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I have a copy of it there too...
No dice.
Also, to add to it, I have the device unlocked.

kzersatz said:
I have a copy of it there too...
No dice.
Also, to add to it, I have the device unlocked.
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That doesnt sound good. Id wait to see what sbdags has to say. Not sure what you can do at that stage.

YayYouFixedIt said:
That doesnt sound good. Id wait to see what sbdags has to say. Not sure what you can do at that stage.
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If I've gotta drop on an older version of CWM to flash a newer version of an OS to jocky it all around, i'm not adverse to the foot work, it's all just annoying lol

If you have 10.1.6.14.10 on it then you have flashed a TF700 boot loader on it.
Game over in my opinion. Not sure how you can recover from that.......
Unless you have a TF700? In which case you are in the wrong forum....... And flashing the wrong firmware.....

sbdags said:
If you have 10.1.6.14.10 on it then you have flashed a TF700 boot loader on it.
Game over in my opinion. Not sure how you can recover from that.......
Unless you have a TF700? In which case you are in the wrong forum....... And flashing the wrong firmware.....
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Ha... you... wow.
I'm going to go hide now
Let me go test one thing and I'll report back

kzersatz said:
Ha... you... wow.
I'm going to go hide now
Let me go test one thing and I'll report back
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Yeaaa, lock this.
Stupidity reigns supreme.
TF700; wrong guide, wrong recoveries, I'm very lucky I didn't brick it.
Thanks guys!