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Help going from OTA Froyo to Cupcake

Hey so I'm on FroYo and I would like to go back to Cupcake. How could I go by doing this? I have an original MT3G.

killahrey said:
Hey so I'm on FroYo and I would like to go back to Cupcake. How could I go by doing this? I have an original MT3G.
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BUMP for you. I've been wondering about this same thing. What have you tried so far? AFAIK your options are to SAPPIMG it or to root and use rom manager.

Hboot (volume down and power) the sappimg.nbh file that will take u back to stock
Sent from my HTC Magic SparksMod using XDA App

Tried SAPPIMG, it tells me something about the version being newer?
Also tried an OTA 1.6 update in recovery, it just says invalid signature. I've been tiring to root but I can't find a way that gives me a permanent root, I can achieve a soft root only.
thanks for your input guys

I managed to down grade the official ota to 1.5. I see that you tried to use the SAPPIMG so I am including the entire back story:
First off, I had the official ota 2.2.1, which I had downloaded and flashed manually from XDA posts. I had it rooted using the superoneclick method.
I DO NOT recommend this next part: I messed up by using rom manager to try to flash clockwork recovery. It was sloooow, so I knew something had gone wrong. I thought I had broke it, 'cause it would not go into recovery mode after that!
Here's what you should try: In my "controlled panic" I flashed the original 1.5 rom found here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DQWW0Y9N
This got me to 1.5 and then applied the updates to 1.6. I used universal androot to root and flashed the new recovery using rom manager. Then I flashed CM6.1 RC1.
I hope this helps.

[Q] Running CM6 RC1 but I have S-ON???

first off, any help here is gladly appreciated....
As the thread title states.... I'm running CM6 RC1 on my G2...
But for some odd reason , Signature Verification is on (S-ON)
Can someone guide me or help restore this back to (S-OFF)
- Please don't ask how this happened cause I don't know how it happened myself.
I made a nandroid like 2 days ago and was restoring to it through clockwork mod and now it's on. Something must of went wrong along the way or I must of clicked something by mistake.
Without signature verification being off, I cannot revert to the Stock ROM or restore the original recovery image.

Can u still temp root?
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

Boot into recovery, under the advanced settings there is a toggle for signature verification. Toggle it off and reboot. Enjoy!

sivalley said:
Boot into recovery, under the advanced settings there is a toggle for signature verification. Toggle it off and reboot. Enjoy!
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wrong
try re-writing the hboot like you did when you originally rooted the phone. as long as you can su you should be able to put it back

I had a similar issue when I had paul's rom and tried to flash the stock rom over it. I had to use hex editior to restore the stock rom and I just rooted. I applied all my goods afterwards and it's been fine since. The problem occured when I tried to flash the stock rom over the paul's which is a big no no.

v8pwrdz28 said:
Can u still temp root?
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Yea the phone is still fully rooted
sivalley said:
Boot into recovery, under the advanced settings there is a toggle for signature verification. Toggle it off and reboot. Enjoy!
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This didn't work.
g_grey said:
wrong
try re-writing the hboot like you did when you originally rooted the phone. as long as you can su you should be able to put it back
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Ima try re-writing the hboot now and if that doesn't work...
ddgarcia05 said:
I had a similar issue when I had paul's rom and tried to flash the stock rom over it. I had to use hex editior to restore the stock rom and I just rooted. I applied all my goods afterwards and it's been fine since. The problem occured when I tried to flash the stock rom over the paul's which is a big no no.
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ima try this...

ok, rewriting the original hboot that I used to root the phone didn't work. i still have S-On

ddgarcia05 said:
I had a similar issue when I had paul's rom and tried to flash the stock rom over it. I had to use hex editior to restore the stock rom and I just rooted. I applied all my goods afterwards and it's been fine since. The problem occured when I tried to flash the stock rom over the paul's which is a big no no.
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ddgarcia05...
you are the man!
I used the hexeditor and was able to restore the stock rom perfectly.
If anyone needs any guidance on how to do it , just ask here!

This link should be very helpful for people that need to downgrade. I posted a link to a hex editor in the 6th page .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831398

[q] omg need help. Mytouch 4g stuck on mytouch 4g screen.

Hello,
I need some help. I decided to try out a mod while at work today. i tried it out and didnt like it too much and try to restore my last back up that i did before the change. the phone cut off then back on and was stuck on the mytouch 4g screen and has been this way for about 3 hours.i took the battery out and i went to the hboot screen and tried a factory reset and then the rom manager opened up (v3.0.0.5). from there i went to reboot now and it goes back to the my touch screen. idk what to do and i need help. im new to the droid and am unfamiliar with the terms. can anyone help PLEASE. if possible to gtalk me at j.d.louisy.

thisisjay said:
Hello,
I need some help. I decided to try out a mod while at work today. i tried it out and didnt like it too much and try to restore my last back up that i did before the change. the phone cut off then back on and was stuck on the mytouch 4g screen and has been this way for about 3 hours.i took the battery out and i went to the hboot screen and tried a factory reset and then the rom manager opened up (v3.0.0.5). from there i went to reboot now and it goes back to the my touch screen. idk what to do and i need help. im new to the droid and am unfamiliar with the terms. can anyone help PLEASE. if possible to gtalk me at j.d.louisy.
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calm down take a breather us XDA users got your back, OK take out the battery and put it back in then go to the Hboot ( hold power and volume down) then once you get to the Hboot Settings use volume down to get to RECOVERY (i think its the third one) then once you get into Clockwork Recovery scroll down to (Backup and Restore) click then press (Restore) and then choose your Restore file it usually Year-month-day hope i helped you donate pls if i did
BE SURE TO KEEP THE CHARGER IN!!
p.s. if it turns off while its restoring even with the charger in let it boot into recovery mode and let it charge up a bit
incase you still need help gtalk me [email protected]
and p.s. CWM 3.0.0.5 is for gingerbread only

Certain roms require certain versions of clockworkmod. I don't know if this also applies to restoring from backups, though. Which type of rom did you flash?

If he flashed the add on 3.0.0.5 has ext3/ext4 support. Should be able to flash froyo and TB Rome.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

3.0.0.6 supports ext3/ex4 3.0.0.5 only does Gingerbread
Edit: I'm being a dumbass yea what he said was right I'm overly tired and I have to explain to her why I was being a dumbass and trying to flash through fastboot but what I don't understand is why its still stuck at the boot screen

thisisjay said:
Hello,
I need some help. I decided to try out a mod while at work today. i tried it out and didnt like it too much and try to restore my last back up that i did before the change. the phone cut off then back on and was stuck on the mytouch 4g screen and has been this way for about 3 hours.i took the battery out and i went to the hboot screen and tried a factory reset and then the rom manager opened up (v3.0.0.5). from there i went to reboot now and it goes back to the my touch screen. idk what to do and i need help. im new to the droid and am unfamiliar with the terms. can anyone help PLEASE. if possible to gtalk me at j.d.louisy.
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Three options
Option one: (easiest)
Since you flashed 3.0.0.5 you must flash a Gingerbread ROM, (Which you can download from here ). Make sure to flash the G/apps after you flash the ROM.
Option two:
you can flash a 2.x.x.x Recovery image, or flash 3.0.0.6 via script or manually do it via the HBoot.
Option three:
Flash the PD15IMG and start over from ground one.

thank you so much for the advice and help. i could bang my head on the wall for trying to load gorillasens. i shouldve left it alone. once i get home from work i will give it a try again.

thisisjay said:
thank you so much for the advice and help. i could bang my head on the wall for trying to load gorillasens. i shouldve left it alone. once i get home from work i will give it a try again.
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Ah. i think i see what happened. You rooted your phone. downloaded Clockwork Rom Manager, then flashed a recovery image (which was version 3.x). then tried to flash a 2.2 ROM.
Okay. so what.....
a common mistake but one that can be avoided by doing a little research.
Clockwork's 3.0.0.5 recovery image is only compatible with Gingerbread (2.3) based ROMs.
Clockwork's 2.x recovery image are only compatible with FroYo (2.2) based ROMs.
gorilla is 2.2 So it's not cannot be flashed by the recovery image you are using.
if that is correct then the text in the recovery image should be orange in color. If that is correct.....If i were in your shoes i'd load CM7 w/ the GAPPS > download CWRM from the markert > scroll to the bottom (all clockwork recoveries) and flash the newest 2.x. then boot into recovery / make sure the text is GREEN, not ORANGE, wipe then flash your GorillaSense.

Can you cite a source, because I've also heard people claim that Clockwork 3 is backwards compatible, but there was no evidence either way...?
How would you go about switching from a 2.2 ROM to a 2.3 ROM? Do you have to backup with CWM 2, then install CWM 3 to install the new ROM? Doesn't make a lot of sense to me...?
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

danger-rat said:
Can you cite a source, because I've also heard people claim that Clockwork 3 is backwards compatible, but there was no evidence either way...?
How would you go about switching from a 2.2 ROM to a 2.3 ROM? Do you have to backup with CWM 2, then install CWM 3 to install the new ROM? Doesn't make a lot of sense to me...?
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
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3.0.0.5 is not backwards compatible, which is the official 3.x that you download via the Application. 3.0.0.6 which is "beta" flashed via the HBoot is backwards compatible.
It's seriously jacked if you ask me.
to go from lets say CM6 > CM7 one would do a nandroid backup of CM6, then go to CWRM flash the 3.0.0.5 recovery image > boot into recovery and flash the CM7.
now to get back to a 2.2 ROM you have to scroll to the bottom of CWRM app's and flash a 2.x version of the recovery then do your nandroid restore, flash the 2.2 recovery image.
From what i've heard once 3.0.0.6 is finished you can use that for everything.

What a pain...
I'm real sketchy about the Clockwork 3 recoveries for the Nexus, because they've been screwing up partitions (mine included). Has there been any problems with Clockwork 3 on the Glacier?
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

danger-rat said:
What a pain...
I'm real sketchy about the Clockwork 3 recoveries for the Nexus, because they've been screwing up partitions (mine included). Has there been any problems with Clockwork 3 on the Glacier?
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
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I haven't had any problems with mine. The only problem that was noted was the 3.0.0.5 prior to the official release wouldn't do Nandroid Backups directly from the application. Some were reporting it work work from the recovery image, but mine never did.
and i have a feeling the reason it's screwing with Partitions is this (CM7/CW3.x) is a Ext4 set up. And CM6/CW2.x is a Ext3 set up.
but since it went official the only problem i've seen is people flashing the the wrong recovery for the wrong ROM. People are flashing 3.x because 3 is higher than 2 so they think it's an upgrade and have no clue on the who/what/when/wheres and whys of what its for.

The partition thing is different for the Nexus, because they are cross compatible to a certain degree. I rolled back to CWM 2, but I can still flash CM7 no probs...
It's interesting to note the differences between the two platforms though (Nexus vs Glacier).
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

danger-rat said:
The partition thing is different for the Nexus, because they are cross compatible to a certain degree. I rolled back to CWM 2, but I can still flash CM7 no probs...
It's interesting to note the differences between the two platforms though (Nexus vs Glacier).
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
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Yea between Google's way of doing thing and HTC, but i'm sure the chip-set has something to do with that. and with the sexy nexi only having 512Mb of memory the factor of tricking the phone to use the SD card has something to do with it i'm sure.

i have the 3.x recovery and i can flash iceglacier which is a 2.2 rom with out any issues. what i can't do is restore my backup from my other phone onto this replacement i just got. i made the backup with the 3.x recovery but i just keep getting stuck at the mytouch bootup screen... gonna try flashing the 2.x recovery and see if it lets me do the restore.

hey there everyone. just giving an update.......phone is still messed up. we tried putting gingerbread on and no go....tried flashing to PD15IMG and starting over. no go, it kept saying that "main version older <bad>" the phone wont go past the htc screen. im going on day 3 and no phone. *sigh* open for more advice. should i just buy another phone?

OMG OMG OMG i fixed it.......thank you for this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957457 i re downloaded the PD(insert file name) and it worked. i broke down in tears. thank you guys sooooo much.

I used the .zip file to restore my mytouch, but now it wont go into Hboot.

I got the same problem and is fixed thanx to this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957457
now I have to root the phone again
Thank you

Thank goodness someone had this problem
I just ran into the same issue. whew good thing xda is here!!! Thanks fellas

cannot load recovery.img

hi folks,
I got a htc magic a while ago, it had the original 1.6 Android.
I wanted to try a custom rom, so I found the website theUnlockr and followed some instructions there.
I managed to do the gold card method and get a hero rom on my phone.
Ok.
I didn't know that hero was actually based on 1.5 -> fail.
So I had some time yesterday and tried to first go back to 1.6, without all that htc sense crap.
I found this website. Awesome!
Doing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking
it all went well until I had to load the custom recovery rom, which didn't work.
But at that moment I realized that I still had the custom rom on the phone from my previous activities.
Next thing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=576768
I jsut got myself the update.zip from the htc website linked there and applied it.
It worked like a charm. I have the old 1.6 which runs smoothly.
However, it wasn't as good as before anymore (some apps don't work on 1.6 anymore, like google goggles and kindle app) -> fail again.
So I wanted to get a newer version of android running.
Back to the wiki tutorial!
This time, I realized that I had a standard recovery back as well.
"Android system recovery"
reading at the bottom of the screen:
"E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command"
Is this bad? I have no clue.
It also gives me the option to aply an update.zip, do I need the custom recovery at all?
I made a backup with Nandroid recovery, which I couldn't use then.
I cannot put a custom recovery on the phone. (fastboot boot recovery.img)
When I try to, adb tells me:
"cannot load recovery.img"
fail.
Where recovery.img is the renamed recovery file from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530492
I used:
recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0G.img
because I have a 32B phone.
What the heck is going on? Why does it refuse to load the recovery?
I didn't find any thread regarding this problem. =(
fyi fastboot:
Sapphire Pvt 32B Eng S-Off H
HBoot 1.33.2005 (Sapp10000)
CPLD 10
Radio 2.22.19.261
the fastboot information states "H" so I'm not sure if I chose the correct recovery img.
tl;dr
What causes the problem that "fastboot boot recovery.img" fails to load the recovery file?
Do I need a custom recovery?
With the above device specifications, am I correctly choosing "recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0G.img"?
Did I fail at anything else?
Thanks guys.

same here mate.. im running Android 1.6..
type:
fastboot devices
Hxxxxxxxxxxx fastboot
fastboot boot recovery.img cannot load 'recovery img.
sapphire pvt 32a s-on h
hboot-1.33.0009 ( sapp10000 )
cpld-12
radio- 3.22.20.17
may 8 2009, 21:02:32
recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0H.img

If both of you are on stock, I. recommend rooting using Universal Androot, then installing Rom Manager to flash a custom recovery.
EDIT: To get Androot, Google it on your phone, and then download and install it. Rom Manager is available in the market.
Keep me posted!
Sent from my Sapphire/dream using XDA App

thanks, I got the Rom manager, which tells me that I do not have root.
That's confusing. How did I lose root? I thought I had root through the gold card method.
Edit:
I went for androot and it worked like a charm.
When I start rom manager it doesn't complain about the missing root.
So that's done.
However, when I try to load a custom recovery with rom manager, it tells me that an error occured.
Roughly translated:
"while performing a privileged command an error occured"
It's also strange that it sometimes asks me for my device type (either "magic" or "ION") and sometimes just does nothing.
I'm still stuck with the inability to get the recovery image on the phone =(
Edit²: I tried the "fix permissions" thing but it fails with the same error

At this point you should probably try to flash the alternate recovery at the bottom of Rom Manager(AmonRa).
Sent from my Sapphire/dream using XDA App

thanks a lot!
the problem was that I did not install the superuser.
This way, the rom manager failed.
So I got CM 6.1 which works great.
However, there are no Google apps. (all I need is the market really)
So I went for the CM wiki: (cannot post links so I inserted a space)
wiki. cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Latest_Version/Google_Apps
I have a magic, so I took the "tiny" version for "CyanogenMod 6".
Now I have all the google apps, but NO market!?
When I visit the market website (via pc) my phone does not show up.
How do I get the market back?

Do you still have Rom Manager? If you do, you can flash CM with GAPPS through it.
Sent from my Sapphire/dream using XDA App

TheBladeofFate said:
Do you still have Rom Manager? If you do, you can flash CM with GAPPS through it.
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I have it still installed, but it crashes when I try to view the available roms.
It asks me to update it before it dies. (I don't knwo how to do that without the market)
And again: I did install the google apps for CM (see link) so I'm confused as to why there was no market included.
Itried downloading the market as a separate apk file but it crashed on whatever I did with it after opening it.

Can you reflash the CM rom(without using Rom Manager)? If you can, then we can download RM again, update it, then reflash CM again, with GAPPS. I know this is tedious, but it has the highest chance of working.
Sent from my Sapphire/dream using XDA App

Thought of another way to get the market. Do you have a file manager on your phone as of right now? If you do, then I can attach the vending.apk(market) from my phone. If you don't, I can probably find an apk for a free file manager as well.
EDIT: It probably crashed because it installed in the wrong place. Look here: http://www.google.com/m/url?client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us&ei=9gcaTojwO-KkiAKKmZ6EAw&gl=us&hl=en&q=http://www.pocketmagic.net/?p%3D1447&source=android-browser-type&ved=0CD4QFjAH&usg=AFQjCNENw-_9QWgtW_j3UgDiv14Fa-PCyA
For more info
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reflashing the Rom seems to be the way to go.
I was curious how some apps for this newer android version would perform, so I installed the flashplayer apk.
Surprisingly, after rebooting, the system was ****ed up and stayed in a loop in the CM boot animation.
So I have to redo the system anyway.
The Rom manager is not too great for me, because I have no wifi here.
CM was kinda cool. I think to bypass the whole gapps problem, I could simply get the standard android 2.2 froyo Rom?
But there are only custom ROMs as it seems. what do you recommend?
Edit: crap. when I flash the CM Rom again, the boot keeps looping =(

You could try out GingerYoshi. Its gingerbread, so it shouldn't have compatibility issues with flash player. Just make sure you have the right radio.
Sent from my Sapphire/dream using XDA App

TheBladeofFate said:
You could try out GingerYoshi. Its gingerbread, so it shouldn't have compatibility issues with flash player. Just make sure you have the right radio.
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I don't want flash.
I know it won't run fast on a magic. I mean 512Mhz, I don't expect anything else.
I just wanted to know how bad it actually would be.
Games are generally nothing I want on my phone. (which is one reason why I got myself this old phone)
So, that aside, how do I get rid of the boot loop?
Will this be fixed when I flash a different ROM?

Actually, GingerYoshi is extremely fast, as you can overclock, turn on JIT, and modify compcache settings right from the options. I think the bootloop should fix itself if you flash back to stock.
Sent from my Sapphire/dream using XDA App

Sorry for the delay, I didn't have time...
I tried to flash the old original Google ION 1.6 that I had before.
(putting the zip on the SD, booting recovery (clockwork), installing the zip from there)
This doesn't work. An assertion fails:
The assertions checks if either "ro.product.device" or "ro.build.product" are equal to "saphire".
This happens even if I disable the assertions. =(
I think the phone got set to be "ION" after I installed this Rom the first time.
How do I fix this?
UPADATE:
I got back to ra recovery.
I could flash the rom for 1.6
However, there's still the bootloop.
How do I get rid of the loop?

Ok, at this point, I think we should go back to stock and then reroot. Under the mytouch development board, there should be a thread for the officials RUUs. Go there and flash the correct rom to get back to stock.
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Ok, at this point, I think we should go back to stock and then reroot.
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Oh sorry. I didn't mention it: this 1.6 is an official rom.
It is the standard google android without any custom things.
That's why I was a little scared when even that got stuck in the boot loop.
However, I booted to recovery again and from there, rebooted the system.
And it worked! (for whatever reason)
The system was not working perfectly.
There's this bar where you can quickly turn wifi, bluetooth, etc. on and off and this didn't work.
I rebooted again now and the flaws are gone.
I'm back on 1.6 running smoothly now.
I had a look at the thread with the official stuff.
I have the 1.6 from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=576768
I found via a link from the wiki page for the magic (as I said earlier).
It is something "official".
I'm a little confused now as to what is the real "official" Rom.

That is the rom for the Google ion(dev phone) ported to the 32b. A RUU is the true "official" rom as it is carrier specific.
Sent from my Sapphire/dream using XDA App

Evo 4G stuck in hboot

EVO 4G rooted with Unrevoked. Right now I can only boot into bootloader and fastboot. There is no ROM and It will not let me load ROM or recovery from fastboot or sdcard. I can fumble around fastboot and adb but most of the time I get an error.
sending 'recovery' (209 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.273s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.274s​
Here is the bootloader info:
SUPERSONIC EVT3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-2.10.0001
MICROP-041F
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-2.15.00.11.19
Oct 15 2010, 12:07:00​
Any help greatly appreciated! If I am in the wrong place, very sorry

Which recovery are you trying to flash and how?? via PC36IMG?

Thanks for the reply!!! recovery-RA-supersonic-v2.3.img. and update-cm-7.1.0-Supersonic-signed.zip I tried both as pc36img from HBoot and via fast boot. neither worked. I also tried to install to change boot.img via fastboot. same message.

Look for the Amon Ra thread in the Development section, grab the PC36IMG.zip Make sure that it's named exactly like that and flash that in Hboot. That should give you recovery.

i wish there was odin for htc devices

Will try that again first thing in the a.m. Been working on it all day and the brain is mush! I'll post the result as soon as I'm done. Thanks!
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App

i am having a similar problem. nothing will put my phone into recovery. I even went to sprint and the guy there had rooted 2 of his phones and he couldnt help me.
-Revolutionary-
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.16.1002
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.0808
i have been rooted for a while and i have changed ROMS many times. but the other day i flashed fresh evo and my phone wouldnt reboot and i thought i screwed it up but then after a minute it came on. realized that ROM wasnt what i wanted and i flashed myn warm 2.2 and it rebooted just fine but when my phone turned on, it just kept initializing and didnt end up running. then i realized i didnt flash the radio and wimax updater it came with. so i went into recovery and wiped everything then reflashed the rom and radio wimax and it just froze in the white htc evo 4g screen. getting to hboot and bootloader works fine but freezes when i try to go to recovery.
if i didnt make sense or said something stupid i apologize!! i am a 4 month noob. any help is appreciated!! thanks!!

johnnyboy1409 said:
i am having a similar problem. nothing will put my phone into recovery. I even went to sprint and the guy there had rooted 2 of his phones and he couldnt help me.
-Revolutionary-
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.16.1002
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.0808
i have been rooted for a while and i have changed ROMS many times. but the other day i flashed fresh evo and my phone wouldnt reboot and i thought i screwed it up but then after a minute it came on. realized that ROM wasnt what i wanted and i flashed myn warm 2.2 and it rebooted just fine but when my phone turned on, it just kept initializing and didnt end up running. then i realized i didnt flash the radio and wimax updater it came with. so i went into recovery and wiped everything then reflashed the rom and radio wimax and it just froze in the white htc evo 4g screen. getting to hboot and bootloader works fine but freezes when i try to go to recovery.
if i didnt make sense or said something stupid i apologize!! i am a 4 month noob. any help is appreciated!! thanks!!
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That was what happened to me sorta. I have been flashing that phone since November of last year. Something must have hiccuped during the last flash process because I have never had that happen before. This is my first possible brick and I am really pissed that I can't figure it out!!! Arrrgg! Off to start over with the new Amon RA recovery! Wish me luck!

johnnyboy1409 said:
i am having a similar problem. nothing will put my phone into recovery. I even went to sprint and the guy there had rooted 2 of his phones and he couldnt help me.
-Revolutionary-
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.16.1002
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.0808
i have been rooted for a while and i have changed ROMS many times. but the other day i flashed fresh evo and my phone wouldnt reboot and i thought i screwed it up but then after a minute it came on. realized that ROM wasnt what i wanted and i flashed myn warm 2.2 and it rebooted just fine but when my phone turned on, it just kept initializing and didnt end up running. then i realized i didnt flash the radio and wimax updater it came with. so i went into recovery and wiped everything then reflashed the rom and radio wimax and it just froze in the white htc evo 4g screen. getting to hboot and bootloader works fine but freezes when i try to go to recovery.
if i didnt make sense or said something stupid i apologize!! i am a 4 month noob. any help is appreciated!! thanks!!
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Well this happened to me once, what i did was i put on my sd card any other rom (i was using cm7 nightlies so i put another nightly in) and then i wiped cache and flashed it, however it might also help if from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295702 you get the format all zip and use that to wipe everything. once you have flashed another rom and your phone turns on wait a little bit and then try once again to flash the first rom you were trying to flash.
[email protected] said:
That was what happened to me sorta. I have been flashing that phone since November of last year. Something must have hiccuped during the last flash process because I have never had that happen before. This is my first possible brick and I am really pissed that I can't figure it out!!! Arrrgg! Off to start over with the new Amon RA recovery! Wish me luck!
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can you go to the recovery? if you can try to do what i told johnnyboy1409

HipKat said:
Look for the Amon Ra thread in the Development section, grab the PC36IMG.zip Make sure that it's named exactly like that and flash that in Hboot. That should give you recovery.
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Holy Cannoli!! Ok that .zip worked for the recovery (I tried several different downloads!) Now I have to see if I can copy an image. Wish me luck!

Thanks for the info. I totally though the phone was bricked. Actually the phone would load in HBoot and Fastboot but I couldn't get a recovery on or a ROM. In other words there was no ROM to boot to. In addition to that, wether I tried from SD card or fastboot, I couldn't get any .img, .zip etc to install. So here I was with an HBoot - S-off and no way to get a recovery or ROM on the puppy. I am still working on this and still jammed up but the recovery gives me hope. Please stick around in case I have a meltdown. (hasn't happened yet but I can feel it getting closer!) LOL
Stick around for the detail of what I did If I can get this ROM onboard! Maybe this will help someone else.

Success!!! I have a recovery and a ROM!
Here are the details...First I believe my SD card was/is corrupted. I am still using it and I formatted it several times but I think something was squirrely which is now fixed. Second, the Amon Ra PC36IMG.zip that I downloaded at : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026&highlight=recovery
worked awesome to get a working recovery via HBoot and SD Card. Next, I used the new recovery to load my ROM. and Voila a working phone.
Moral of the story, Check the SD card, USB drivers, and file downloads for corruption. I think one or all of these played a part in my crash.
@ Johnboy this is an excellent group of developers and members here at XDA, I have been flashing both Winmo and Android for a long time but can always rely on the forums to bring me back to center when I crash and burn! Thanks everyone for your help.

You should try wiping everything but your SDcard: option and flashing a ROM first and see what happens

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You should try wiping everything but your SDcard: option and flashing a ROM first and see what happens
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That's Funny, I just did that and everything is fine. I just reloaded the ROM and looks like something just got corrupted and all I needed was a little help from my friends to figure things out

[email protected] said:
Success!!! I have a recovery and a ROM!
Here are the details...First I believe my SD card was/is corrupted. I am still using it and I formatted it several times but I think something was squirrely which is now fixed. Second, the Amon Ra PC36IMG.zip that I downloaded at : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026&highlight=recovery
worked awesome to get a working recovery via HBoot and SD Card. Next, I used the new recovery to load my ROM. and Voila a working phone.
Moral of the story, Check the SD card, USB drivers, and file downloads for corruption. I think one or all of these played a part in my crash.
@ Johnboy this is an excellent group of developers and members here at XDA, I have been flashing both Winmo and Android for a long time but can always rely on the forums to bring me back to center when I crash and burn! Thanks everyone for your help.
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np ^_^ hope i helped, whenever i think my phone has an issue booting or something i just automatically assume that it's fixable, i haven't had my phone die on me yet and i'm not planning on it... *cough cough* Screw Apple *cough cough*

johnnyboy1409 said:
i am having a similar problem. nothing will put my phone into recovery. I even went to sprint and the guy there had rooted 2 of his phones and he couldnt help me.
-Revolutionary-
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.16.1002
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.0808
i have been rooted for a while and i have changed ROMS many times. but the other day i flashed fresh evo and my phone wouldnt reboot and i thought i screwed it up but then after a minute it came on. realized that ROM wasnt what i wanted and i flashed myn warm 2.2 and it rebooted just fine but when my phone turned on, it just kept initializing and didnt end up running. then i realized i didnt flash the radio and wimax updater it came with. so i went into recovery and wiped everything then reflashed the rom and radio wimax and it just froze in the white htc evo 4g screen. getting to hboot and bootloader works fine but freezes when i try to go to recovery.
if i didnt make sense or said something stupid i apologize!! i am a 4 month noob. any help is appreciated!! thanks!!
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Johnnyboy1409 Did you ever get this fixed?

No it won't let me go into recovery to flash anything. All I need is a trick to get into recovery and I can wipe everything then perform a nandroid restore. I already have had the pc36img.zip on the root of the zip. It is copied correctly but idk if I spelled it right on here cuz I'm on my girlfriends phone and can't remember it.everytime I boot into hboot that zip updates but doesn't help...

johnnyboy1409 said:
No it won't let me go into recovery to flash anything. All I need is a trick to get into recovery and I can wipe everything then perform a nandroid restore. I already have had the pc36img.zip on the root of the zip. It is copied correctly but idk if I spelled it right on here cuz I'm on my girlfriends phone and can't remember it.everytime I boot into hboot that zip updates but doesn't help...
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when you go to boot loader and it loads, it then should ask if you want to update splash - hit no, then to reboot - hit no, then you should be able to go one down and hit recovery. do you get those options?

I get those options but when I click recovery it goes to the white htc Evo 4g screen and stays there no matter how long I wait.

johnnyboy1409 said:
No it won't let me go into recovery to flash anything. All I need is a trick to get into recovery and I can wipe everything then perform a nandroid restore. I already have had the pc36img.zip on the root of the zip. It is copied correctly but idk if I spelled it right on here cuz I'm on my girlfriends phone and can't remember it.everytime I boot into hboot that zip updates but doesn't help...
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I know I sound like a broken record but try formatting your SD card or using a different known good card and also use the link in my post above to re-download the pc36img.zip Amon RA Recovery. Then you know all the components are "clean and without erro". Then you can start to figure out the problem.