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Ok, here's my situation:
I just bought a HTC Touch/Elf and I wanted to upgrade a couple of things in it.
FYI, it's not the first time I'm playing around with some HTC Smartphone...I upgraded a 8125 & 8525 from WM5 to WM6.5...anyway..
So, I tried to get to the Bootloader by pressing POWER+CAMERA+RESET ...nothing happened, except that the phone just restarted normally.
I tried to upgrade the USPL...nothing either...
I tried to Hard Reset the phone (maybe this could help...)...nothing there too...
All the things I tried came to the same conclusion = the phone just restarted normally...???
Here's what I could find :
ROM 1.11.706.1B CHS
ROM DATE 05/24/07
Ril VERSION 03.07.90
Protocol 4.1.13.51
WM 6.1 Professional
What can be wrong? Can it be the phone itself?
Is there another way to enter the Bootloader?
Am I missing something...or doing something wrong?
I need your help guys...I've been reading all around the forum for the last 2 days, and I'm going now a bit crazy...LOL
Thanks
Michel
Is your phone stuck ??.. or it's just that it's not going to bootloader??... if your phone is going to today screen ,.. connect to activesync and use the device_info tool from dsixda... and let us know the results
Now the phone is frozen...it boots, then I get a blue screen. The touch screen does not work anymore, the only thing I can do is reset (soft)...and that's it!
I cannot even see it on my PC when I connect it vis USB....
Darn....
to go to bootloader without the reset button(that can be damaged in most models)
take out your battery and hold the power and the camera button
that will get you in the bootloader
if you have unlocked your device then you are lucky if not then you are out of luck
i thought to enter the bootloader it was just the camera button and the soft reset,
hmmm... u learn something new everyday
fcukx3 said:
to go to bootloader without the reset button(that can be damaged in most models)
take out your battery and hold the power and the camera button
that will get you in the bootloader
if you have unlocked your device then you are lucky if not then you are out of luck
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Yes the phone is unlocked, but NO, it is not working ...again...
Everytime I try to get to the Bootloader, the phone just ''soft-reset'' itself.
I'm guessing that the WM installed is probably corrupted, it freezes on the Start Screen...darn...
Ok...I figured out how to Hard Reset the phone:
POWER + LEFT KEY (green) + MIDDLE BUTTON
Strange???...I never saw this combination anywhere...
Now, I need to figure out the Bootloader combination...
michel-2000 said:
Ok...I figured out how to Hard Reset the phone:
POWER + LEFT KEY (green) + MIDDLE BUTTON
Strange???...I never saw this combination anywhere...
Now, I need to figure out the Bootloader combination...
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I think tht this strange combination belong to Chinese ELF clones not original ones .
sasa66 said:
I think tht this strange combination belong to Chinese ELF clones not original ones .
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Wow... did the OP get duped?
glenl said:
Wow... did the OP get duped?
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Yes and No....
I was told, before getting the phone that it was an ''original'' HTC, but when I got it, I could clearly see that it was a clone. For the price, I though it would not be a ''real'' one...but I read a lot online about the copies, and except the bootloader thing, it does work like a real HTC.
As far as I'm concern, if the phone works fine, and don't see a problem using a clone, but the clone has to work...
If I can get to the Bootloader, then I can play with it a bit...now I can only installed stuff in it, as a regular WM Smartphone...no challenge here
Can Work - Can't Upgrade
michel-2000 said:
Yes and No....
As far as I'm concern, if the phone works fine, and don't see a problem using a clone, but the clone has to work...
If I can get to the Bootloader, then I can play with it a bit...now I can only installed stuff in it, as a regular WM Smartphone...no challenge here
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Indeed Elf clones run the same as original but it use modified OS and may contain different hardware so it needs its own drivers and cannot be upgraded by original or cooked HTC roms
Thanks for the reply.
I understand the ''modified OS'', but what if I want to upgrade the RADIO ROM?
Can I use a ''regular'' Touch Radio ROM to do this?
michel-2000 said:
Thanks for the reply.
I understand the ''modified OS'', but what if I want to upgrade the RADIO ROM?
Can I use a ''regular'' Touch Radio ROM to do this?
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Dont Know about that, look for radio version on your device and see if it is similar to that of touch but search well first or my may get a brick
sasa66 said:
Dont Know about that, look for radio version on your device and see if it is similar to that of touch but search well first or my may get a brick
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The Radio ROM now is 03.07.90, which seems to be a ''real'' Touch ROM, as per the WiKi here.
So I'm guessing that I can upgrade the Radio Rom with a more recent one...
hi guys
my blackstone behaves strange from the last time a flashed a new ROM:
-my camera only works from time to time
-sometimes the screen(or the entire phone maybe) dosent boot up( I put in the charging clable and leave it, and when i come back the screen doesent light up, i try to reset and nothing, I pull out the battery and still nothing it only vibrates)
could this be a software problem or should I send it back for warranty?
Did you flash an upgrade of your official (stock) rom? What kind of rom did you install?
Anyway, backup everything, download the rom again, flash again, hard reset (you will lose every data on your device, hence the backup), boot, restore contacts, test your phone.
If everything works fine, the problem was caused by a bad flash or by some program you installed.
Good luck
it wasn't the official one, i flashed energyROM leo( the latest one)
i tried reflashing another one but not official
and I hard reseted it and the same, the camera doesent work
im gonna see later if i the flash official one fixes something
btw is there someplace i can get official vodafone ROM? because i coulden't find only orange...
2dy said:
it wasn't the official one, i flashed energyROM leo( the latest one)
i tried reflashing another one but not official
and I hard reseted it and the same, the camera doesent work
im gonna see later if i the flash official one fixes something
btw is there someplace i can get official vodafone ROM? because i coulden't find only orange...
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Did you follow proper guide for flashing? i.e. did you use USPL or HSPL? Stock roms can be found here
2dy said:
hi guys
my blackstone behaves strange from the last time a flashed a new ROM:
-my camera only works from time to time
-sometimes the screen(or the entire phone maybe) dosent boot up( I put in the charging clable and leave it, and when i come back the screen doesent light up, i try to reset and nothing, I pull out the battery and still nothing it only vibrates)
could this be a software problem or should I send it back for warranty?
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the same has happened to me using energyrom latest rom, my phone was working fine, now just keep cutting out and going blank charges fine and vibrates when u turn it on, but i just get a blank screen
danjohnson19855 said:
the same has happened to me using energyrom latest rom
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Ahem... good to know...
u used USPL i flashed it a couple of times before this and it worked fine,
i dont know, im gonna flash it woth official one and see if it continues if not im gonna send it to warranty ( if i still have it ) thx
It has nothing to do with the ROM, maybe the download was corrupted, but with the way you flashed (USPL/HSPL, rom on storage card, etc) and if you did a hard reset (or two hard resets).
As the mighty though Fallen Spartan said, follow the guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505377
you could also revert back to a stock-rom and reflash
did u find out the problem, mine works for about 6 hours and then goes blank , i take the battery out for 20 mins and restart the device and it boots up ok, its proper wierd
If you're using the latest Energyrom with 6.5 23081 then the problem is a bug with this build from microsoft.
It is a known issue in the WM 6.5 thread that the latest WM6.5 23081, 23085, 23502, 23504 has a bug where the phone does not turn back on from suspend. i.e. when the screen is blank and you press the power button to turn it on, it does not turn on and you have to reset the device. That's why I have not upgraded yet.
crav4speed said:
If you're using the latest Energyrom with 6.5 23081 then the problem is a bug with this build from microsoft.
It is a known issue in the WM 6.5 thread that the latest WM6.5 23081, 23085, 23502, 23504 has a bug where the phone does not turn back on from suspend. i.e. when the screen is blank and you press the power button to turn it on, it does not turn on and you have to reset the device. That's why I have not upgraded yet.
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i started using that rom then changed but i still get the same problem is there a way of fixing it?
2dy said:
hi guys
my blackstone behaves strange from the last time a flashed a new ROM:
-my camera only works from time to time
-sometimes the screen(or the entire phone maybe) dosent boot up( I put in the charging clable and leave it, and when i come back the screen doesent light up, i try to reset and nothing, I pull out the battery and still nothing it only vibrates)
could this be a software problem or should I send it back for warranty?
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if ur havning problems with a rom u downloaded please go back to the post of that rom and ask ur question there,
Not rom problem ...
wingtytn said:
if ur havning problems with a rom u downloaded please go back to the post of that rom and ask ur question there,
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AFTER 4 months of use my tohc hd start this behavior of not turning back from suspend mode and what I learned is that is some kind of hardware problem not rom related ... some believe it starts after some drop to the floor... but no one is sure the real cause .... I will by another ... maybe touh hd 2 ....
Hello everyone. I have a problem with my new Hero. It's fresh, I haven't root or up rom yet. Only unlock it with a code bought from Internet. Yesterday, my nephew (4yo) used it to play some simple games. When I got it back, the battery ran out. So I connected it to a charge and turned the phone on but it stucked at the boot screen, only displays the "Hero" line. Nothing worked (touch, buttons). I had to take out the battery to turn it off.
So, I tried many ways: took out the battery and put back, took out the Sim card, sdcard, battery and put all back, etc. Nothing works. I decided to hard reset the phone by pressing Home, Return and Power buttons. After few seconds of erasing data, it told me to press the Menu button to restart the phone. I pressed the Menu and again, the anoying "Hero" line appeared.
I assumed that while playing games, my nephew might press some buttons to ativate or erase something that I don't know. So I ask you pros can you guess what is the problem and if you know it, what can I do to get my Hero works again? Many thanks to you all!
Don't turn it on but charge it up until you think its full then try to boot again.
Lennyuk said:
Don't turn it on but charge it up until you think its full then try to boot again.
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I'va tried this way too, still no work. Thanks anyway.
right this way may work but you will lost all your data.
turn the phone on as best you can do and leave it on, plug into a pc and try to reinstall the RUU from HTC's website (latest rom) this will wipe everything and restart.
That should work but you would lose everything.
The other way is to try to use adb to control the phone.
Yes, I was thinking of reinstall the RUU too. But the latest ROM in HTC website is 2.73.61.5 but mine is 2.73.73.x (It's a HTC Hero from Orange - France). Is is safe to downgrade the ROM?
topifone said:
Yes, I was thinking of reinstall the RUU too. But the latest ROM in HTC website is 2.73.61.5 but mine is 2.73.73.x (It's a HTC Hero from Orange - France). Is is safe to downgrade the ROM?
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no harm in trying.
Can you not find the RUU for your orange France phone? i.e. the same one you were already on.
OK I will try with the RUU and report later if this works or not.
I think Orange France has modified the original ROM of HTC.
topifone said:
Yes, I was thinking of reinstall the RUU too. But the latest ROM in HTC website is 2.73.61.5 but mine is 2.73.73.x (It's a HTC Hero from Orange - France). Is is safe to downgrade the ROM?
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Really?? How you manage to get a 2.73.73.x
I tot the latest build for the roms was 2.73.61.5...bizzare
Anyways it should allow you to downgrade fine because i remember i did it to return from 2.73.61.5 to the older rom because i wanted to root it...suprisingly i didnt have to use the goldcard method or anything to downgrade
nicknyhk said:
Really?? How you manage to get a 2.73.73.x
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I don't know Now I cannot turn the phone on to verify but I am really sure because of the repeatation of the number 73 (the last number, x, I don't remember though)
I have my Leo for 1 month. I flashed it (HSPL), installed cooked ROM and everything was fine. Than few days ago I installed new version of ROM and then the problems started...after every soft reset, ROM "restarted" (every tweak or installed program disappeared nad the phone looks like after installing new ROM) and after few resets it is stucked on the first screen (with numbers of radio etc.) and wont move further.
Can anyone help?
Dokturek said:
I have my Leo for 1 month. I flashed it (HSPL), installed cooked ROM and everything was fine. Than few days ago I installed new version of ROM and then the problems started...after every soft reset, ROM "restarted" (every tweak or installed program disappeared nad the phone looks like after installing new ROM) and after few resets it is stucked on the first screen (with numbers of radio etc.) and wont move further.
Can anyone help?
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I know it's a pain, but have you tried a hard reset since this started? If not, give that a go. If you're still having problems then I'd recommend not using the ROM that you currently have.
have try flashing stock ROM from memory card? I guess it might work
johncmolyneux said:
I know it's a pain, but have you tried a hard reset since this started? If not, give that a go. If you're still having problems then I'd recommend not using the ROM that you currently have.
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Yes, I did hard reset and it didnt help. Ofc I will use another ROM, but problem is that I cant do anything atm...the phone is simply stucked on the first screen and I cant even sync it to install another ROM :-/
baoma87 said:
have try flashing stock ROM from memory card? I guess it might work
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Dokturek said:
Yes, I did hard reset and it didnt help. Ofc I will use another ROM, but problem is that I cant do anything atm...the phone is simply stucked on the first screen and I cant even sync it to install another ROM :-/
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As above - that's probably your only way to resolve then.
baoma87 said:
have try flashing stock ROM from memory card? I guess it might work
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Wish I could, but all I can see is only white logging screen...phone doesnt react at all.
You can flash from the memory card without the need to start the device up and connect to a PC. That's what he's suggesting. I don't know how to do this myself, having only done it via ActiveSync, so I can't tell you how to do it. I do know that you put a ROM image in the root of your storage card and reboot the device, but there's more to it than that. Have a look in the ROM forum for more advice (unless someone can help you here, of course).
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As above - that's probably your only way to resolve then.
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Will try it...as soon as I find the instruction
can you still get in to the bootloader, turn the phone on while holding volume down, get the 3 coloured screen, you can do the ROM and Radio from there
Dokturek said:
...the phone is simply stucked on the first screen and I cant even sync it to install another ROM :-/
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you dont have to have a booted phone to flash roms over usb. Just boot to bootloader and wait for the 'serial' to change to 'usb' then run your flash.
Demon_man said:
can you still get in to the bootloader, turn the phone on while holding volume down, get the 3 coloured screen, you can do the ROM and Radio from there
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samsamuel said:
you dont have to have a booted phone to flash roms over usb. Just boot to bootloader and wait for the 'serial' to change to 'usb' then run your flash.
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Well you learn something new every day. I never knew that!
Great job! My Leo is alive again
Thx guys for helping me out.
johncmolyneux said:
Well you learn something new every day. I never knew that!
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heh, every days a school day. It also has the added benefit (danger?) of bypassing the low battery warning, so if you REALLY can't wait for it to charge......
johncmolyneux said:
Well you learn something new every day. I never knew that!
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I only learnt because changed ROM without Radio first haha, im always learning on here its great
ive had my HD2 for a year without a problem and now for some reason when i turn the screen on its not recognizing my finger so i can unlock it! i would have to turn the screen on and off several times to have it recognize my finger, could it be a bug in the rom or is my digitizer dying?
Yes it could
Back up your stuff and do a factory reset and see from there
1) Are you using Stock ROM or a custom over HSPL?
2) Sounds like a digitizer issue, over a year means out of warranty, you may be SOL on this one so let's see if we can do anything software-wise to fix it. When you say a year how long exactly?
Im using custom rom and hspl, i tried the hard reset and it didnt work, now I need to know how can i make everything stock i need to get a new one from tmobile but i cant leave android on it so someone tell me how can i install original spl and tmobile stock wm6.5