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Purchased used MT4G, how do I know everything is stock?

Hey guys,
I'm new to the MT4G scene and I have yet to root or flash anything yet because I love the way this phone is stock. However that doesn't mean I'm not familiar with flashing ROMs and such (myTouch 3G was my first smartphone).
I purchased this device off Craigslist in used but perfectly good condition, but the phone wasn't problem free as I thought it was. I noticed there was a hardware defect with the SD card slot I didn't notice until syncing the device to my PC, and at that same time I also noticed there was Clockwork Recovery Mod and a downloaded ROM inside the sd card.
I'm unfamiliar with how this particular device is supposed to be with complete stock radio, hspl, etc. because I'm not even sure if its safe to ship it off to the RMA department. Can anybody tell me what I'm supposed to be looking at in Recovery mode under stock settings so I can ship it off for a replacement?
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First, turn off fastboot in the settings (under applications IIRC). Power down. Hold vol-up and power back up. This should bring you to hboot.
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Except it will state S-OFF in the top right. If your hboot is 0.86.000 and S-OFF odds are good you are on stock. If either of these is different, you most certainly are not on stock
You can also install Terminal Emulator and try to su at the prompt. If the command works and you successfully see a #, you are rooted.

I thought s-off was "security off", me meaning the bootloader is unlocked?
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danger-rat said:
I thought s-off was "security off", me meaning the bootloader is unlocked?
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Yes. You will never have S-OFF on a "stock" phone in regards to the thread title "Purchased used MT4G, how do I know everything is stock?".
You can still run stock ROM with S-OFF, but then the phone is not "stock" as shipped from HTC. Direct from HTC you will have an unmodified ROM (duh, lol), S-ON, stock recovery (triangle with exclamation mark), and Hboot 0.86.0000. This is how you would want to see a phone prior to shipping it off for RMA services.

S-on is stock.
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if it has clockwork, it can't have s=on. you need to turn s=off before any changes can stick.

option94 said:
if it has clockwork, it can't have s=on. you need to turn s=off before any changes can stick.
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The OP only stated that CWR app was installed and a ROM had been downloaded. You can install the market app and download a ROM without having turned S-OFF. Need more specifics from the OP.

The OP said clockwork recovery, not ROM Manager. He may have meant ROM Manager, but that isn't what he said...
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I think I bricked my NS

I was flashing CM7. This is what I did:
Rooted, ClockworkMod v3.0.0.5 from Rom Manager.
From recovery did a BackUp (seems useless because it doesn't do anything.)
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe Cache partition
Install zip from sdcard - selected cm7 - got a Status Error 7
Now the phone won't boot, stays on the Google screen, I can get into the recovery though.
Any ideas? I am downloading the Stock 2.3.3 image.
Thanks!

restore your backup.

irishrally said:
restore your backup.
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I tried doing that from ClockworkMod, gave me an error, it was a ridiculously small file, doesn't seem like a backup.
Even the stock gives me a Status Error 7.
Any ideas?

you didnt brick, just download a a new rom, sounds like it was a bad download.. if the phone shows a screen it isnt bricked...

shabbypenguin said:
you didnt brick, just download a a new rom, sounds like it was a bad download.. if the phone shows a screen it isnt bricked...
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This is what I get. For both Stock 2.3.3 and CM7. I've tried multiple times.

right did you re download it and copy it back to the phone or just going off the rom you downloaded already? if so worst case shouldnt odin work?

shabbypenguin said:
right did you re download it and copy it back to the phone or just going off the rom you downloaded already? if so worst case shouldnt odin work?
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I'm downloading it again. Should I rename it to update.zip? Odin, that's the software right?

I think your problem is because you are using the clockwork mod for I9020, where as for rogers you should be using clockwork for i9023 -- at least this was my case, I have i9020a rogers
you can get it from this link 2nd file.
after using this one you shouldn't be getting "E: can't mount cache" and you shall be able to repeat rooting/flashing steps.

crypticsorr0w said:
I think your problem is because you are using the clockwork mod for I9020, where as for rogers you should be using clockwork for i9023 -- at least this was my case, I have i9020a rogers
you can get it from this link 2nd file.
after using this one you shouldn't be getting "E: can't mount cache" and you shall be able to repeat rooting/flashing steps.
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I was feeling so, either the ROM or the recovery. I'm just flashing the recovery, thanks for your help.
Also, how do I manually install ClockworkMod?

What is your computer OS? do you have android sdk?
In general everything you need is in this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955719

crypticsorr0w said:
What is your computer OS? do you have android sdk?
In general everything you need is in this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955719
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It worked, I used fastoot and Terminal. Worked like a charm. Thanks again.

What can be the problem when rooting?

I used wugfresh's tool kit for unlocking and rooting my N7.
Unlocking went fine, but when I clicked to root, it just stayed on bootloader until I pressed the power button after 2 hours to kick out of it.
It just stayed on that screen.
Its defo unlocked as the lock symbol comes up during reboot.
However, I tried to "flash stock+unroot" but again it just stayed on the bootloader screen which means that the device is unlocked but not rooted as there's no superuser files or busybox installed.
Can anyone help me solve this problem as its really annoying me?
Thanks.

Anyone?

Don't use toolkits. Just flash a recovery with fastboot.
Code:
fast boot flash recovery recovery.IMG
then flash a superuser.zip. done
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ÜBER™ said:
Don't use toolkits. Just flash a recovery with fastboot.
Code:
fast boot flash recovery recovery.IMG
then flash a superuser.zip. done
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Could you explain this a little further please mate?
I'm not very tech minded, I do understand a little but I need some help.
Thanks for the reply.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd0aHglMagY
Just follow these instructions. good luck.

chicoelnino said:
Could you explain this a little further please mate?
I'm not very tech minded, I do understand a little but I need some help.
Thanks for the reply.
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Not a problem. Give me a second to find the Adb and fast boot executables
Edit: couldn't find the sperate files.
Install the android SDK and use PDAnet to install the android drivers for fast boot and Adb. Then use Adb reboot boot loader then the command I said in the first post.
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I can download the universal naked driver from the link, but not the nexus 7.zip file?? How is this so difficult to root. I really can't understand what's wrong.

Caifan09 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd0aHglMagY
Just follow these instructions. good luck.
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I can download the universal naked driver from the link, but not the nexus 7.zip file?? How is this so difficult to root. I really can't understand what's wrong.

Caifan09 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd0aHglMagY
Just follow these instructions. good luck.
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Ok i get to the cmd command prompts and then I can't get past this bit due to errors:
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What can be the problem? I've done everything he said in the video to the letter

[Q] Is my phone completely bricked? Pixelated screen when I boot my rooted Defy XT

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Motorola Defy XT: So what does it mean when this is the only screen your rooted Defy XT can make??? Once i turn it on this the first and only thing that appears on the screen but after a few min. my phone starts being a phone and everything, well at least making all the sounds it used to and receiving messages still, but the screen is kaput. Is my phone Bricked for good? or is there anything I can do? Please someone help!!! :crying:

Did this happen after rooting or anything else
If you have cwm then find your rom And flash it
If you don't have cwm and you have enabled USB debugging then flash it via adb
If you are able to get in recovery mode then your phone is not bricked. It's just a system crash
Did you flash any zip from pimp my rom then flash the rescue package
By the way just stay cool. It will only take not more than a week or two to know the cause and repair it
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arnabbiswasalsodeep said:
Did this happen after rooting or anything else
If you have cwm then find your rom And flash it
If you don't have cwm and you have enabled USB debugging then flash it via adb
If you are able to get in recovery mode then your phone is not bricked. It's just a system crash
Did you flash any zip from pimp my rom then flash the rescue package
By the way just stay cool. It will only take not more than a week or two to know the cause and repair it
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Hey thanks for the response!
I've actually only just rooted my phone. I haven't put any rom on it. It is still running the factory gb on it. Only rooted it so that I could run a screen shot app on it, and was probably eventually going to rom it once I became a little more knowledgeable about doing so. But everything was working fine with the phone after rooting it, for about 2 weeks even, but yesterday I just pulled out my pocket after coming out of the grocery store, clicked it to unlock it and there was that screen. Tried everything to get rid of it, took the battery out, plugged it in the wall, my computer. Nothing. Weird thing is though, after 5 min of being on, it will continue being the phone that it is, making all its regular sounds and receiving messages and notifications, just with that pixelated screen, which leads me to believe that it might be a hardware/bios problem, or if phones even have bios. This is my first smart phone so I'm just really starting to get to know it. Again, appreciate all help given! Just bummed this phone I've had for a month has already crashed on me.

arnabbiswasalsodeep said:
Did this happen after rooting or anything else
If you have cwm then find your rom And flash it
If you don't have cwm and you have enabled USB debugging then flash it via adb
If you are able to get in recovery mode then your phone is not bricked. It's just a system crash
Did you flash any zip from pimp my rom then flash the rescue package
By the way just stay cool. It will only take not more than a week or two to know the cause and repair it
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Also forgot to mention I tried a factory reset by memory but with no visual it's hard to see if I'm even doing anything.

Search for your stock from and flash it
You can also use the custom from like miui v5 for defy/defy+ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232947
Do you have a cwm recovery? Or you have to use the fastboot method
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Stuck at LG logo screen (LS980)

So after a huge screw-up I got my phone to get to the LG logo screen. I wiped everything on it but was able to flash the stock recovery partition and the aboot.img and boot.img in fastboot mode (which I was stuck in for the longest time).
Now I can't get into recovery, or download mode whatsoever.

Anyone know how to fix this?

indyvette said:
Anyone know how to fix this?
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Also flash laf.img

bender_007 said:
Also flash laf.img
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Well the problem with this is I can't get back into fastboot mode
If it it helps at all my laptop recognizes it being plugged in when on the lg logo screen.

Ouch. Like i wrote to you in the other thread:"fastboot was good"
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bender_007 said:
Ouch. Like i wrote to you in the other thread:"fastboot was good"
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Yeah, I completely regret my decision to type "fastboot reboot". I had previously flashed the laf.img too. I feel like my only option is to take it to a sprint repair center and play dumb and see if they can fix/replace it.

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I managed to get into download mode!

What happens when you connect it to pc? Any new hardware?
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And with that I am back to stock, this time I won't be on Kitkat when I try to flashing to CM11 (that was the big mistake)

indyvette said:
And with that I am back to stock, this time I won't be on Kitkat when I try to flashing to CM11 (that was the big mistake)
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So you did flash laf.img afterall

bender_007 said:
So you did flash laf.img afterall
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Indeed I'm lucky I did
But a new problem arises, after rooting via IORoot, whenever i try to flash TWRP and reboot to recovery it goes straight to fastboot :|

indyvette said:
Indeed I'm lucky I did
But a new problem arises, after rooting via IORoot, whenever i try to flash TWRP and reboot to recovery it goes straight to fastboot :|
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After ioroot install AutoRec..

bender_007 said:
After ioroot install AutoRec..
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That's what I did last time and it went straight to fastboot and got me in the whole mess.

indyvette said:
That's what I did last time and it went straight to fastboot and got me in the whole mess.
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Must have been the wrong version then.
Then try 4.2.2 + root + twrp + custom rom.

bender_007 said:
Must have been the wrong version then.
Then try 4.2.2 + root + twrp + custom rom.
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Actually, I think when I first did it I accidentally downloaded the wrong device's apk...

That's bad thing to do. Second chance
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