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I was using the new HTC Gratia Rom that was posted in the development forum, was restoring some apps with Titanium Backup manager when my phone rebooted, then it got stuck in a boot loop. I wiped it and rebooted again but no joy, stayed stuck in the loop.
Anyway, I recently installed a new recovery image, one of the ones for jailbreaking the PS3, so I have no USB access. Also it has a few extra options for wiping than the Amon RA recovery, and I guess I shouldn't have used the format boot option! Now on bootup all I get is "FASTBOOT USB", though I can still get into the psfMod recovery image.
That isn't much use to me though, as I stupidly deleted my nandroid backup and the update.zip file from my SD Card earlier while tidying it up a little bit. I don't have any other way of accessing the SD card and attempts to push another recovery image (with USB access) have failed.
I've also tried to install RUU's, both a T-Mobile UK one and a WWE one. That results in the following error: "ERROR [140] BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR".
I guess because the current image version is: 3.31.110.1 and the RUU is only: 2.73.110.26. I don't think there's an RUU of this version available, from reading it sounds like it was an OTA, it's not something I installed myself, T-Mobile sent me this phone recently after my screen stopped working properly.
If you've managed to read this far without falling asleep, any suggestions would be welcome hopefully not just that I should buy a card reader cos I could do with getting my phone going again asap.
You got access to another phone which uses a micro SD? Could use that to put the zip onto the card.
Making a goldcard springs to mind as well
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Thanks for the tip, I had considered this already but I thought my brothers Legend (he doesn't live close) was my best bet. Turns out I had access to an N95 that did the trick
same problem
im a complete n00b
screen got replaced last month. new software was installed im guessing.
tried to use the tmobile ruu's to repair. there isnt one i can use though.
tried putting an engineering spl onto my sd card and using fastboot not really sure what happened there but it did not work.
does anyone have the appropriate update in zip format. not sure how i will get it to work but im trying all the things i read.
i do have backups but im not really sure what to do with them.
other than htc has anyone ever created an ruu?
mithdol
mithdol said:
im a complete n00b
screen got replaced last month. new software was installed im guessing.
tried to use the tmobile ruu's to repair. there isnt one i can use though.
tried putting an engineering spl onto my sd card and using fastboot not really sure what happened there but it did not work.
does anyone have the appropriate update in zip format. not sure how i will get it to work but im trying all the things i read.
i do have backups but im not really sure what to do with them.
other than htc has anyone ever created an ruu?
mithdol
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What is the problem with urs exactly?
the problem is that im stuck in a cyanogen boot loop.
i have access to the generic fastboot only. therefore i have no ability to repair my phone from within the phone itself.
my phone is currently on hboot 1.76.0007.
i thought i had flashed clockworkmod. but for some reason or another beyond me it has disappeared.
the version of android i have running is 2.1, the tmobile version. the update number is 3.31.110.1. i understand that is the perfected spl version.
i have tried to fix using the ruu files. but i understand that the version on my phone as an ota update. therefore no ruu is applicable at this time.
i have tried many methods mentioned in various forums with no success.
thanks for responding to my post so quickly.
mithdol
Problem solved now
and the solution was so obvious............
...and what was that obvious solution? Because I'm facing a similar problem...
Thx in advance!
Previously I found out I had a bricked phone. I used the gfree method of rooting (which I still don't recommend). I need to get it unrooted so I can return it to T-mobile for a replacement! I was wondering if there was ANY possibly way of unrooting your mytouch 4g if it its bricked? (In my case soft-bricked) I keep getting cache errors in recovery so I know it's bricked but it's a soft-brick. But is there anyway to unroot a soft-bricked mytouch 4g?
THANK YOU for any answers possible.
Justin
Yes, very easily. Download the file from this thread. Ignore all the other instructions there. Rename the file to PD15IMG.zip and place it in the root of your SD card. Then boot into hboot by turning the phone off and turning it back on while holding down Power and Volume Down. The file will automatically be detected and flashed. When that's done your phone will be unrooted and be just like when you took it out of the box.
Thank you for responding! I'm downloading the file right now. I'll tell you what happens in a second.
Okay, I downloaded the file and renamed it like you said and put a .zip and the end and put it in my sd card. But when I went to hboot it said SD card checking Loading image image not found! I'm confused, did I need another file? Or do I have a file that I shouldn't have?
Thank you for everything.
holiday29 said:
Okay, I downloaded the file and renamed it like you said and put a .zip and the end and put it in my sd card. But when I went to hboot it said SD card checking Loading image image not found! I'm confused, did I need another file? Or do I have a file that I shouldn't have?
Thank you for everything.
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That's the correct file. It's been a while, but I think you have to select "bootloader" from the hboot menu. Then the file will be recognized and flashed.
It still did the same thing. Do you have to take off certain files that you used to root it such as the (part7backup-1308721303) file? Do you have to make sure there is no rooted material?
glad to see someone helping you.
but why do you need a replacement? I hope it's not because you bricked you phone
It was a soft-brick, but the phone was already glitchy before I even thought of rooting.
It was a soft-brick, but it was already glitchy before I even thought about rooting.
Make sure there are no other root or unroot related files in the root of your SD. "Image not found" suggests to me that the file may be corrupt. Delete the current file and re-download one more time. Also make sure the file is named exactly "PD15IMG.zip" or it will not flash.
Do you think I should just wipe my sd card and then only put that file on? (The other file is downloading).
holiday29 said:
Do you think I should just wipe my sd card and then only put that file on? (The other file is downloading).
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If you can afford to loose all the data on it or can back everything up, then it wouldn't hurt.
Yes I can make a backup folder on my computer. Then, I'll try the file. Again, Thank you so much!
holiday29 said:
Yes I can make a backup folder on my computer. Then, I'll try the file. Again, Thank you so much!
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Sure thing. I hope it flashes this time. It certainly should, and has worked for many other people to restore back to stock after being bricked and/or getting cache errors in recovery. In fact, in those situations, flashing this file is all you can do.
This is STILL not working. I am very confused. I did everything word for word, but it just won't recognize the file. Do you have any idea why? And will really T-mobile check for S=OFF if I send it back like this? I have only had this phone for roughly five months.
This is what my screen says:
GLACIER PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.85.2007 (PD15100000)
MICROP-0.429
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 2010, 12:44:14
Does anything seem out of the norm?
holiday29 said:
This is STILL not working. I am very confused. I did everything word for word, but it just won't recognize the file. Do you have any idea why? And will really T-mobile check for S=OFF if I send it back like this? I have only had this phone for roughly five months.
This is what my screen says:
GLACIER PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.85.2007 (PD15100000)
MICROP-0.429
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 2010, 12:44:14
Does anything seem out of the norm?
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That tells me that your phone is rooted, running the engineering bootloader, and you have the stock TMO-USA MT4G radio. That all looks normal. At this point, I have no idea why you're getting the 'image not found' error. I'm sure someone will come along that can help you out further.
On a side note, that's the second time in as many days that I've accidentally hit the Thanks button. Oh well, you get a free one!
One more thing. You're absolutely positive the file is in the root of your SD, correct? It can't be in any folders or else your SPL will not find it.
A common mistake is that you might have renamed it "PD15IMG.zip.zip."
I take no credit for this at all. After hours of trying to figure out how to unroot my phone i finally did it. I had a new phone just a month ago and it came with the newest HBOOT. I decided to root it with revolutionary.io. It made my HBOOT become 6.16 i think thats what it was.
1) I downloaded a stock unrooted rom and put the file on my sd card as PC36IMG. I booted the phone into boot loader and allowed the phone to scan for the file, once it found it I let the file install. I then removed the file from my sdcard. The S-off was still on
2) I downloaded Hboot6 and changed the name to PC36DIAG.zip. I put the PC36DIAG.zip on my sdcard and booted it into bootloader. I allowed the phone to scan for the file and it showed up so i installed it. Once the install was complete i deleted the file from my sdcard. By doing this it allowed me to change my HBOOT 6.16.... to 2.16. This is allowed me to turn my s-on
3) I then put the PC36IMG back on my phone and repeated the same process at step 1. This time my phone went back to the stock rom with s-on
I know my directions are a bit confusing but I'm new to this.
Hi , okay i lost my old MyTouch 4g from launch , and received a new one back in August. I decided to finally do the downgrade via ADB , i got through every step and when it was time to do the "manual Downgrade" i put the Rom on the root of the SD card and when i booted to the bootloader it said PD15IMG.zip was found but the nbh file wasn't found
SD Checking...
Loading... PD15DIAG.zip
No image!
Loading... PD15DIAG.nbh
No image or wrong image!
Loading... PD15IMG.zip
No image!
Loading... PD15IMG.nbh
No image or wrong image!
and it never performed a downgrade , now when i tried to reboot back to the current rom, it gets stuck at the MYtouch 4g sign
i have a G1, so im able to swap memory cards to move files if need be because im not sure if i could access the USB mass storage through the bootloader
More information i have is at the Bootloader is
GLACIER PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.89.0005
MICROP-0429
RADIO-26.11.04.03_M
eMMC-boot
If I see and you type what there really is, then it didn't find any PD15IMG.ZIP.
That would be either because you have your card formatted in some weird way, or because you didn't follow the guide, didn't read the multiple warnings and unknowingly named your file PD15IMG.ZIP.ZIP (because your Windows isn't set to show file extensions).
So, formatting the SD card before use with regular FAT32 and making sure the name is right will solve that.
Moreover, you should check the MD5 of the PD15IMG. It will keep looking for .nbh only if the file is wrong.
no i downloaded the PD15IMG zip file from the guide i didn't have to change anything it was already named that file, so if i format the memory card all should be good ?, would i have to worry about doing the ADB again because i had multiple reboots by taking out the battery because of being stuck at the splash screen.
EDIT: Thank You Progress was made i just Formatted the memory Card now, its performing the Update through the Bootloader to 2.2.1 with the blue side bar , i'll keep this posted with another Edit
EDIT: 2.2.1 update wasunsuccessful it getts stuck at the purple "updating" words i went to a youtube video to see what the update process would be like its supposed to go "updating, OK, OK, Unzipping"
imma try to reinstall 2.3.4 then doing the ADB method if possible
EDIT: updating to 2.3.4 does nothing but the same thing 2.2.1 update did , now im stuck scratching my head
It means that the phone is stuck updating one of the partitions, which is bad.
You could attempt to flash Panache RUU on this thing. HTC have their own downloader, inaccessible through regular modes, which is invoked when RUU is being flashed using EXE file. You might also need a goldcard for your phone to attempt it. In the Mobilicity/Panache rooting thread in General section you'll see all the info on creating a goldcard. A bit of search will get you the Panache RUU .exe file
If the RUU is successful - you'll have HTC Panache for a phone. From there, you can attempt rooting and downgrading instructions in the Panache rooting thread.
If you still have warranty - I'd use it. Flashing Panache RUU, if it won't get you luckier with PD15IMG, will be irreversible, since I don't know of MyTouch 4G RUU in .exe format.
alright i have all the necessary files such as the RUU exes i tried to make the gold card but was unable to do so using the simple Gold card method , how would i go about turning my phone into the Panache if my phone cant even turn on fully ?
HTC software running on PC doesn't need your phone to be booted, it can automatically put the phone into HTC-specific download mode from any other mode.
Run the RUU.exe while the phone is in the bootloader, for example, and see if it flashes, and if not - what error does it show.
the RUU.exe says USB error, everytime i plug my phone in through the bootloader the computer comes up with a Android 1.0 New Hardware wizard i dont know if this is interfering with the .Exe not finding the phone
EDIT: Found Android 1.0 drivers , now the error was the phone not being charged LOL! , ill keep this posted with another edit after the phone is charged, thank you for the help i appreciate it.
Yes, you'll need the driver operational.
Use Windows 7 computer, it'll automatically find and install the needed driver.
Thank You So Much for your Help i went to T-Mobile , and my insurance covered for a new phone i took the option of going for the Sensation instead of getting another Mytouch 4g and running into the same problem,
I Enjoyed this community from my First MyTouch 4g of flashing multiple ROMS , this was and is a powerful phone i wish it had more dev/hacker support with this phone
Okay heres a simple question about a mytouch 4g, the phone is s-on and 0.86 hboot. My question is, do i need to make a gold card to install the stock firmware on it or can i just put the stock firmware on the sdcard and install it??? I dont know what happened to the phone that it wont start up normally so any help appreciated
Easiest thing to do now is factory reset. Thats what I did with mine.
enelyam said:
Okay heres a simple question about a mytouch 4g, the phone is s-on and 0.86 hboot. My question is, do i need to make a gold card to install the stock firmware on it or can i just put the stock firmware on the sdcard and install it??? I dont know what happened to the phone that it wont start up normally so any help appreciated
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Put the stock firmware on the sdcard and flash. You don't need a gold card to upgrade.
-Team MS
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Well, the problem i found is that if i put the image file on an empty and formatted sd card the phone will say wrong image file. Yes, its not named PD15IMG.zip.zip or anything like that. And its the same image i have used to flash other mytouch 4g back to stock.
Also, can someone point me to the right direction to find the gingerbread update for the MT4G because the links in here are extinguished because of the megaguys been caught.... Thanks! Since the Foyo doesnt want to work maybe the Gingerbread will who knows.
The file for flashing in bootloader has to be named PD15IMG.ZIP, or it won't work. To flash anything else, you'll need recovery in place, which you don't have.
You won't be able to flash the same version of firmware as you had, only newer one.
Well, if that is the case then i need the gingerbread version for the mytouch 4g. And all the links i had were From the MEGAproblem website. I need a link to download the gingerbread version....
Okay i finally got the gingerbread version for the mytouch 4g. But the problem persist!!!!! I'ts very frustrating because im used to do this and for some reason this phone wont read the IMG file no matter what. Since i dont know how it ended up like that. The only thing i know its that it will get to the bootloader and everything works fine with that. Other than that it will not respond to any of the 2 IMG files(Froyo or ginger). I tried to rename it PD15IMG.zip. Left it as is PD15IMG which is the way im used to use it but NOTHING!!!! It's very weird to say the least....
Does it say "wrong or non-existing file"?
If yes - reformat your SD card, put the file on it and try again.
Does it say "main image is older"?
In that case, find the latest Gingerbread PD15IMG, because you don't have the latest one.
Okay, i have the 312mb PD15IMG which i think is the Froyo. And also have the 315mb Which as far as i can recall is the Gingerbread version. And yes, it says wrong image file nothing about no image file. I will double check on that then and let you guys know thanks...
where did you get the stock froyo and gingerbread IMGs?
im having the same problem (i think)
when the phone is powered on, it boots straight to the bootloader, i thought well ill just factory reset it, no dice, it just shows the three androids on the skateboards then reboots into the bootloader again, i tried to get into the recovery and it did the exact same thing. the phone is my friends and he gave it to me to fix, he says its stock so i want to just flash the updates to see if that fixes the problem
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where did you get the stock froyo and gingerbread IMGs?
im having the same problem (i think)
when the phone is powered on, it boots straight to the bootloader, i thought well ill just factory reset it, no dice, it just shows the three androids on the skateboards then reboots into the bootloader again, i tried to get into the recovery and it did the exact same thing. the phone is my friends and he gave it to me to fix, he says its stock so i want to just flash the updates to see if that fixes the problem
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did you ever find a resolution. I'm having the same problem. Thanks