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[Q] HTC HD2: Entering into 3 color mode without "vol down" button

Hi all,
While fixing my broken LCD+digitizer, I broke the flex cable for volume up/down part of the flex. My HD2 is working fine except the volume up/down buttons.
It's a genuine HD2 for now, but I want to be able to install new roms especially Win7. But all the docs that I read here or the videos that I watched in youtube are saying use "vol down" button for 2-3 seconds to get into 3 color mode.
Unfortunately my "vol down" button does not exists as the flex going to the vol up/vol down is broken
Is there a way to get into 3 color mode to be able to install new ROMs (or HSPL if needed) without using vol down button ?
Thanks!
frm

Honestly i really doubt it, but look around or google it, you might be lucky and there might be a way.

I spent maybe hours for googling this but couldn't
hope some experts can shed a light

frmmain said:
I spent maybe hours for googling this but couldn't
hope some experts can shed a light
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Actually there is .. In WiMo 6.5 Dev section I tried a few roms that had some kind of an application called EBL (Enter Boot Loader) it launches the Bootloader directly from within WinMo.
But remember I't only a temp fix .. you should replace/fix your vol
I will provide that cab whenever i find it

If you already have a custom winmo rom on phone try holding the end key, see if you have a advanced menu with bootloader option on and it will reboot phone into it.
If not, try searching for "advanced menu" or "advanced menu end key" etc and should find an installer for it.

doesn't every custom rom has an .exe. with enter bootloader?

erikvario said:
doesn't every custom rom has an .exe. with enter bootloader?
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now that you mention it, that is true, but i don't think anyone uses that cause of the fact that there button works... lol

Let's think a little further. After flashing MAGLDR, how are you going to access the "usb flasher" mode?

cortk said:
Let's think a little further. After flashing MAGLDR, how are you going to access the "usb flasher" mode?
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You're right, he can flash hspl and put custom wm65 roms on his phone and run android off of sd cards, but without a working volume button, he can't use magldr to flash nand android or wp7 builds. In fact, if he flashes magldr, which I think he can still do, he will be stuck with just magldr and be unable to do anything or flash anything... and unable to get back into the boot screen to flash back to any wm65 roms.

Flash mode without volume keys

Hi, sorry for my really bad english. Im Argentinian. I have a little problem.
I cant enter in the flash mode, dont work the volume keys in my HD2, i cant navigate the MAGDLR menu, and its impossible install another ROM, a few months ago installed WP7 for testing the touchscreen (didnt work, replace it) but now dont work the volume keys and really want to go back to android.
There's another way to enter the flash menu??
thanks! and again sorry for the bad english

I have been hanging around the HD2 forums for a little over a year now and this problem has came up several times. And I have not read of any work around for getting into the bootloader without working volume up and down buttons and no Windows Mobile on the HD2.
Even if there was a work around to get to the bootloader, once you flash MAGLDR you can not use the volume buttons to scroll through the menu of MAGLDR. And it doesn't stop there you would also have to have the volume buttons to flash a Android ROM via Clockwork Mod Recovery.
So My advice to you is to see about getting the volume buttons fixed or get a new device. Sorry but that is the hard facts.

[Q] H/W keys

None of my hardware keys work. i was wondering if there is a way of installing a new rom without the use of hardware keys....My volume rockers are working though

fahd_freak said:
None of my hardware keys work. i was wondering if there is a way of installing a new rom without the use of hardware keys....My volume rockers are working though
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Here's what could maybe help you
take ur battery out put it back in press the red soft reset button to switch it on
hold down the volume key while it switches on it'll get you to the tricolour boot loader
flash the wm6.5 RUU
after that all done ! u could maybe use roms from your sd card
but i believe that you are wanting to flash a NAND rom right ?

dude i know how to flash a rom...
i had once opened my phone and accidently broke the cable that connect the front hardware keys...so they are not working...
so was wondering if clk could flash a rom without using any of the keys using fastboot

fahd_freak said:
dude i know how to flash a rom...
i had once opened my phone and accidently broke the cable that connect the front hardware keys...so they are not working...
so was wondering if clk could flash a rom without using any of the keys using fastboot
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how you gonan get into fastboot mode if the keys dont work?

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Richy99 said:
how you gonan get into fastboot mode if the keys dont work?
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Fastboot is initiated in default if cwm is not installed.
But the question is, how to go into cwm if the "Home" button is not working ?

Exactly...fastboot is default...i will be able to intall cwm without any hardware keys...but wont be able to do anything from there....if once im able to install a rom then i can install rom manager and change roms...and probaly even install cwm from there....but to flash the first rom is the question....
will i be able to flash a rom using fastboot without cwm??? using a adb or someting..??

Atleast if someone could tell me if we can flash a rom using the clk fastboot directly without using the clockwork recovery

Idk about whether the HD2 will work with this or not, but a quick google search showed this up:
http://www.firstdroid.com/tutorials...pphire-guias/how-to-load-a-rom-with-fastboot/
As an HD2 owner, you are to start from step7 immediately.
Again, I doubt this will work.

... But I think original problem was how to get fastboot mode without HW keys? After that flashing a rom is possible.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App

Got magdlr but now the volume appears to not work :(

Hi so as the title says i can't use my up & down volume button you think i would have figured out why i couldn't go into bootloader mode by trying to use the volume button but nope didn't come to mind why i couldn't go into bootloader so i tried to flash it and that worked but then i could never boot back into anything else now [[[[OTHER THEN SD BUILDS WHERE I HAVE THE ZIMAGE OUT ON THE ROOT FOLDER]]]]]]] i have found the part i need [http://www.globaldirectparts.com/HTC-HD2-Motherboard-Flex-Cable-p/htc733705.htm] but can't order it because i don't have a tax id so what i'm coming to you guys & gals here is to ask if anybody is well versed with how the volume button works is there a way i can take a paperclip something in order to try and flash android to my nand anyway i'm sure i might not have explained things correctly any questions just ask and thanks to anybody who can help & found it funny as i did

littledonnyfund said:
Hi so as the title says i can't use my up & down volume button you think i would have figured out why i couldn't go into bootloader mode by trying to use the volume button but nope didn't come to mind why i couldn't go into bootloader so i tried to flash it and that worked but then i could never boot back into anything else now [[[[OTHER THEN SD BUILDS WHERE I HAVE THE ZIMAGE OUT ON THE ROOT FOLDER]]]]]]] i have found the part i need [http://www.globaldirectparts.com/HTC-HD2-Motherboard-Flex-Cable-p/htc733705.htm] but can't order it because i don't have a tax id so what i'm coming to you guys & gals here is to ask if anybody is well versed with how the volume button works is there a way i can take a paperclip something in order to try and flash android to my nand anyway i'm sure i might not have explained things correctly any questions just ask and thanks to anybody who can help & found it funny as i did
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The paperclip method seems to be something i personally would try . Ive had the device apart and a small diametered paper clip might do the trick . i'd give it a shot

Buttoms are messy / boot problems

Hello!
So the problem started today, when my phone got shutted down ( because battery was 4%.. ) and when i was able to charge it, this sh#t started.
So, some things first:
- I'm not able to get to the place ( phone off -> volume down and turn phone on ) where i could flash wp6.5 or do task29
- I couldn't enter into rom because it froze to the part where HTC is green with black background
- Rom worked with safe mode
- USB flasher doesn't work in malgdr
- Buttons are messy ( but i have now figured how they work )
- I*M NOT ABLE TO HARD RESET, when it says " press volume up to reset ", it does nothing. I have to take off the battery to get off there.
+ I'm able to go to AD recovery, and do anything there
+ I'm able to use USB MassStg
So what can I do? Or what should i do? This is really sad to me. I've flashed roms since March with great succes, but now I face a problem like this in normal use. So i'm pretty confused.
I'm able to take some video if you need it.
Not sure did i make it to the right section, but i hope i made.

Hey u said that your buttons are messy and you figured out how they work. can you tell me i they started working. coz my hd2 is stuck on htc logo screen and not going to bootloader after pressing the power and volume down key . ithink their some malfuncaning in volume down key......... plz reply fast
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keetsy said:
Hello!
So the problem started today, when my phone got shutted down ( because battery was 4%.. ) and when i was able to charge it, this sh#t started.
So, some things first:
- I'm not able to get to the place ( phone off -> volume down and turn phone on ) where i could flash wp6.5 or do task29
- I couldn't enter into rom because it froze to the part where HTC is green with black background
- Rom worked with safe mode
- USB flasher doesn't work in malgdr
- Buttons are messy ( but i have now figured how they work )
- I*M NOT ABLE TO HARD RESET, when it says " press volume up to reset ", it does nothing. I have to take off the battery to get off there.
+ I'm able to go to AD recovery, and do anything there
+ I'm able to use USB MassStg
Hey u said that your buttons are messy and you figured out how they work. can you tell me i they started working. coz my hd2 is stuck on htc logo screen and not going to bootloader after pressing the power and volume down key . ithink their some malfuncaning in volume down key......... plz reply fast
So what can I do? Or what should i do? This is really sad to me. I've flashed roms since March with great succes, but now I face a problem like this in normal use. So i'm pretty confused.
I'm able to take some video if you need it.
Not sure did i make it to the right section, but i hope i made.
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Hey u said that your buttons are messy and you figured out how they work. can you tell me i they started working. coz my hd2 is stuck on htc logo screen and not going to bootloader after pressing the power and volume down key . ithink their some malfuncaning in volume down key......... plz reply fast

keetsy said:
Hello!
So the problem started today, when my phone got shutted down ( because battery was 4%.. ) and when i was able to charge it, this sh#t started.
So, some things first:
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I am going to try to explain this a little and maybe it will help you out.
keetsy said:
- I'm not able to get to the place ( phone off -> volume down and turn phone on ) where i could flash wp6.5 or do task29
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What you are talking about is called bootloader and this is probably caused by a faulty volume down button. Unless you check the hardware for the volume down button and fix it if it is faulty there is no other fix for this issue unless you are using Windows Mobile then you can use the enterbootloader.exe.
keetsy said:
- I couldn't enter into rom because it froze to the part where HTC is green with black background
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It froze on what is called the splash screen and this is not all in all just a major issue and can more than likely be fixed.
keetsy said:
- Rom worked with safe mode
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Safe mode on a device is the same as safe mode on a computer, it will allow you to boot the device and hopefully find the problem or fix the problem.
keetsy said:
- USB flasher doesn't work in malgdr
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This is probably a driver issue and is only needed to flash a Android recovery or to flash a Windows Phone ROM.
keetsy said:
- Buttons are messy ( but i have now figured how they work )
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I would like some more info on this actually as far as what buttons you are talking about. It also plays into what I said about a faulty volume down button.
keetsy said:
- I*M NOT ABLE TO HARD RESET, when it says " press volume up to reset ", it does nothing. I have to take off the battery to get off there.
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This is because you have MAGLDR installed, there is no software for the device to reset.
keetsy said:
+ I'm able to go to AD recovery, and do anything there
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This is good because I think recovery just may be what you need to use to fix your issue.
keetsy said:
+ I'm able to use USB MassStg
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This is also good because you can transfer any needed files to your SD card using this.
keetsy said:
So what can I do? Or what should i do? This is really sad to me. I've flashed roms since March with great succes, but now I face a problem like this in normal use. So i'm pretty confused.
I'm able to take some video if you need it.
Not sure did i make it to the right section, but i hope i made.
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I assume you are using a Android ROM because you said you can still use AD recovery. I suggest you read the first couple of post in the thread for the ROM you are using to find the suggested partition size you need as you may not have the right partition size if that is the case you will need to re partition your device but without being able to use USB flasher you will not be able to flash a new recovery with your new partition size. But you you should be able to edit a recovery and use it with AD sd, look in my guide linked in my sig for more infor on using recovery from SD card.
Also you can try to do a wipe of your cache and delvik cache and see if that helps. You can also try to make a backup of your ROM and re flash the Android ROM to see if that helps.
But to be honest with you your situation is odd because it did not happen right after you flashed a ROM. This sorta leads me to beleive you may have hardware issues.

LOL, when i started the phone today, the buttons worked normally. In Malgdr & AD recovery.
Of course, i tried to go to bootloader and I did. After that I flashed WM6.5 succesfully.
I'm going to upload a video about this all today or tomorrow. Rendering the video just now.
Edit: Installed this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1912740
Still, back and "windows" button are bugging. Sometimes when i press them, they change the volume and the real volume buttons do the same.
Edit 2: You can watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDMZQRzcZmM

keetsy said:
LOL, when i started the phone today, the buttons worked normally. In Malgdr & AD recovery.
Of course, i tried to go to bootloader and I did. After that I flashed WM6.5 succesfully.
I'm going to upload a video about this all today or tomorrow. Rendering the video just now.
Edit: Installed this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1912740
Still, back and "windows" button are bugging. Sometimes when i press them, they change the volume and the real volume buttons do the same.
Edit 2: You can watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDMZQRzcZmM
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I watched the video and I gotta say I think you have hardware issues. I would recommend you find someone to take a lookk at you volume buttons and the hardware buttons to see about fixing them. Both sets of buttons are replaceable.

I'll try to take care of that.
Thank you really much !