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[Q] My3G T-Mobile Help for previoulsy rooted updated by mistake

Hi,
my daughter updates from settings/updates their previously rooted My3G T-Mobile phone and now it is a endless booting loop.
Recovery is still there but can't select the options, i can navigate through all four but phone buttons do not execute them.
I can access fastboot, also Hboot and have a Gold Card.
So, i read every thread and tested many things but i need guidance because i don't want to do further damage.
Here it's phone current state:
PVT32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP30000)
CPLD10
RADIO-2.22.28.25
Oct 21 2009, 22:33:27
fastboot getvar version-main
version-main: 2.10.531.4
Thanks in advance for helping on this, my daughter really miss their phone.

Have you tried flashing the stock Cupcake update or a RUU? That's how I get out of boot loops. And they are automatically picked up by fastboot.
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Hi TheBlade,
no, not tried.
Have you a link or post with procedure to complete that task?
I can search but want to be sure on what to install.
Regards.

Sorry for taking so long to respond. Did you buy the phone in the US? I can see that you have a T-Mobile rom flashed. Is this a mytouch 1.2 (does it have a headset jack)? I can help you better if I know that.
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Hi TheBlade,
no complains, my daughter can wait
Yes, it's a T-Mobile US phoneut doesn't have a 3.5mm jack, just the usb like HTC connector.
The box said: MyTouch 3G
Thanks!
Diego

I believe this link: http://android.d3xt3r01.tk/cyanogen/magic/nbh/coc10/SAPPIMG.nbh
will work. Download and put it on the microsd card that came with the phone (don't put it inside a folder). Turn on the phone to the bootloader, and it should detect the file. It should ask if you want to apply the update. Say yes, and then you will be back to stock. Let me know how it goes.
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Thanks TheBlade.
Performed the suggested process and got "Main Version is older!" Update Fail! message.
Anything else to try?

At this point I believe putting the file on the goldcard would work. It seems as though the update was partially completed, and so it refuses to let you flash an older rom. The goldcard forces it to flash the rom, so put put the file on the goldcard, and try to flash again.
Hoping it works!
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Thanks The Blade.
Well, the funny thing is that i use the Goldcard that help to root/ing SPL this phone before. Anyway, i'll try to complete the whole Goldcard process again and see if it works.

Hopefully it works! Ill try and see if there are any other options.
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[Q] Mytouch 4g 2.3.4 not responding

I attempted to root my 2.3.4 phone using visionary. I didn't check the eMMC code before starting. I'm an idiot, I know. Now it freezes on startup and hard reset, without ever turning on. I can get into hboot. Here's what happened:
1) Attempt temp root using visionary
2) Visionary quits before finishing and doesn't restart. Terminal emulator says permission denied when I type su, thus temp root has failed.
3) Phone totally laggy so I restart.
4) Bootflops on round "my" ball screen
5) Attempt hard key reset, freezes on mytouch 4g screen
6) Went to Tmobile store (found I'm no longer in warranty -game on-
7) Attempt to flash 2.3.4 RUU from saranhai's anti-bricked guide
8) Loads the ROM, checks it, goes back to hboot as if nothing happened (I tried 7-8 two times in case of corrupted download)
9) I try to reboot and still hangs on the mytouch screen
10) Attempt to flash the 2.2.1 RUU for kicks. error says Main version is older! Update fail!
11) Decide to connect using super easy 5 min ADB process provided by TrueBlue_Drew [my thought here is that somehow I could push something this way?]
12) Device not shown when i type /adb devices
13) I troubleshoot 12 by switching computers, no go. Then I hook my wife's mytouch up, and voila, I see her device.
My thoughts: I can't check eMMC type because my phone won't turn on.
I can't turn on USB debugging (for ADB connection) because my phone won't turn on. But it should have been on from the original Visionary attempt.
I was running 2.3.4 with new latest software update that had been released in mid December.
Here is the info from the hboot:
GLACIER PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.89.0006
MICROP-0429
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC- boot
Jul 15 2011, 16:45:17
My two ideas were to 1) reflash using the sd card [which failed see step 8], and 2) connect with adb [which failed see step 12].
Any other ideas before I say "oh well, faulty eMMC chip?"
Thanks

Wow.
1. You can read. You followed saranhai's guide. I'm speechless. No one ever reads. They just go OH MY GOD! HEEEEEELP! Nice job.
2. It sounds like you got unlucky buddy. I have 2 MT4G's with the "bad" chip. Both are rooted. Both are fine. What a drag. You aren't an idiot. Just unlucky.
Edit: Did the rep at T-mobile enter anything into your account info saying your warranty is void? If not, I'd call em and say it crashed is acting crazy. They may send you another.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

Ended up getting a new phone
So if anyone cares...
I called T-mobile and even though I'm out of warranty (14 months), they are going to send me a new (or like new) phone, with only a $20 restocking fee.
Go T-Mobile

doctorjay15 said:
I attempted to root my 2.3.4 phone using visionary. I didn't check the eMMC code before starting. I'm an idiot, I know. Now it freezes on startup and hard reset, without ever turning on. I can get into hboot. Here's what happened:
1) Attempt temp root using visionary
2) Visionary quits before finishing and doesn't restart. Terminal emulator says permission denied when I type su, thus temp root has failed.
3) Phone totally laggy so I restart.
4) Bootflops on round "my" ball screen
5) Attempt hard key reset, freezes on mytouch 4g screen
6) Went to Tmobile store (found I'm no longer in warranty -game on-
7) Attempt to flash 2.3.4 RUU from saranhai's anti-bricked guide
8) Loads the ROM, checks it, goes back to hboot as if nothing happened (I tried 7-8 two times in case of corrupted download)
9) I try to reboot and still hangs on the mytouch screen
10) Attempt to flash the 2.2.1 RUU for kicks. error says Main version is older! Update fail!
11) Decide to connect using super easy 5 min ADB process provided by TrueBlue_Drew [my thought here is that somehow I could push something this way?]
12) Device not shown when i type /adb devices
13) I troubleshoot 12 by switching computers, no go. Then I hook my wife's mytouch up, and voila, I see her device.
My thoughts: I can't check eMMC type because my phone won't turn on.
I can't turn on USB debugging (for ADB connection) because my phone won't turn on. But it should have been on from the original Visionary attempt.
I was running 2.3.4 with new latest software update that had been released in mid December.
Here is the info from the hboot:
GLACIER PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.89.0006
MICROP-0429
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC- boot
Jul 15 2011, 16:45:17
My two ideas were to 1) reflash using the sd card [which failed see step 8], and 2) connect with adb [which failed see step 12].
Any other ideas before I say "oh well, faulty eMMC chip?"
Thanks
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you know, there's a reason i made that guide... Please read before acting next time.
Anyhow, I'm glad you got a replacement. Treat it well lol
Sent from my HTC Glacier Sense 3.5 using xda premium

doctorjay15 said:
So if anyone cares...
I called T-mobile and even though I'm out of warranty (14 months), they are going to send me a new (or like new) phone, with only a $20 restocking fee.
Go T-Mobile
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Alright! Hopefully you get a good screen. Lol
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

Sorry I just saw your thread.
I didn't see in your description that you attempted as simple a thing as factory reset your phone. If you did and the phone still didn't boot up - yes, you're out of luck, because you need some basic ADB functionality to allow temp-rooting. If you didn't - well, pity, but you're lucky to only spend $20, so it doesn't matter much.
Just for people who might read it further: you didn't do anything to your eMMC, because you never got to run gfree. If it failed - which is completely unclear, since without factory reset you won't know - it failed with unfortunate timing, but without any connection to your rooting attempt.
The thing that should have been done, is just temp-rooting and reflashing misc partition while having adb shell during bootloop, so you could have downgraded easily - and it would also either solve the bootlooping problem or confirm dead eMMC by showing "Fail-PU".
And factory reset can be done from a stock bootloader.

I had a very similar problem and fixed it
I'm up and running again !! I found a PD15IMG.zip file on the t-mobile support website that worked specifically for the latest 2.32.531.1 update !! After downloading it, renaming it to PD15IMG.zip, copying it to the MicroSD card and booting into HBOOT, it found the file, loaded and checked it and asked me if I wanted to update. Everything is working since. Here is the download link (I've uploaded it to megaupload): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X1EAIPBJ
This is what happened: I bought two MyTouch 4G's on craigslist from the same seller (a couple) and his phone works fine, only hers was corky, it wouldn't go past the MyTouch 4G screen. Both HBOOT screens are identical too, I checked his software version and it is the latest one (2.32.531.1), so I assume that hers is the same, it also shows the same date, July 15 2011 and the same radio 26.13.04.19_M in HBOOT. After trying both different PD15IMG.zip files (2.3.4 and 2.2.1), I've been getting the "main version is older" errors on both. No Fail-PU though, so that made me hopeful that there was a solution. I'm thinking that she updated to the latest version and somehow it got corrupted, that is why the phone was stuck at the MyTouch 4G loading screen and wouldn't go any further.

Congrats! Are you planning to root, because downgrading is a bear.
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estallings15 said:
Congrats! Are you planning to root, because downgrading is a bear.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
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Absolutely !! Rooting is the only way to go I LOVE Virtuous Unity 2.39.0 with Beats Audio and the working Genius Button Fix and they are selling like Hotcakes on Craigslist The battery life is about twice as good as with a stock ROM too and it has Sense 3.0 The downgrading to 2.2.1 was actually not that bad, I had done it twice before and I followed the instructions on this thread, it took me about 15 minutes per phone. ADB is not that hard, I was a little bit hesitant at first but if you make sure that you don't have any typos in the commands it's pretty easy. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912

Well, awesome! Haha.
Glad your enjoying your phone.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

Cool man! That sounds EXACTLY like what would have fixed my problem. Glad you were able to figure it out

doctorjay15 said:
Cool man! That sounds EXACTLY like what would have fixed my problem. Glad you were able to figure it out
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I'm all woman my friend I don't think there are too many gals out there who are into this kind of technical stuff but I definitely love figuring things out, making things work again and help others. I buy MyTouch 4G's on eBay and Craigslist, I fix them, root them and install a custom ROM and resell them on Craigslist for a nice profit LOL Besides that I'm a computer tech

Ok, i know that i am a little late to the party but if you want to root the Mytouch 4g on gingerbread, there is a massive process....trust me. You have to know how to use ABD and u gain temproot through that, not visionary, which doesn't work on gingerbread. Then you have to change the version value for gingerbread so it think that it is updating to froyo. Then you downgrade and use visionary and gfree. I have a "bad" emmc too phone is still going strong though.
Bring you MT4G to the DARKSIDE.

PCLiteratesJax said:
I'm all woman my friend I don't think there are too many gals out there who are into this kind of technical stuff but I definitely love figuring things out, making things work again and help others. I buy MyTouch 4G's on eBay and Craigslist, I fix them, root them and install a custom ROM and resell them on Craigslist for a nice profit LOL Besides that I'm a computer tech
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My bad, WOman!!! That's awesome you are able to get this little side hobby going. If I have questions during root once I get my new phone, I will know who to ask!

So the refurb phone I got from Tmobile had an inferior display and another "bad" emmc. So I called them up and told them the display sucked, and they are sending me another, overnight, for the 5 dollar warranty return fee. The guy said there was no way to make sure that I get a good display, but he seemed to understand the display issue. I'm just hoping for the "good" emmc as well. I'll keep you guys updated

If I were you, I wouldn't worry about the "bad" eMMC. You can read some of my posts to understand, why I'm saying it.

@ PCLiteratesJax
Can you please post the rom you found again or lmk where you found it? Thanks!

Updated Link
sudeepr71 said:
@ PCLiteratesJax
Can you please post the rom you found again or lmk where you found it? Thanks!
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I've uploaded it to 4shared, here is the link: http://www.4shared.com/folder/xDsyJF52/_online.html
and here is another link: http://www.filestube.com/daPzJ4uvoe...0-27-26-13-04-19-M-release-227522-signed.html
Don't forget to rename it to PD15IMG.zip before you copy it to the SD Card

No Luck
Thank PCLiteratesJax for uploading the files.
However, it did not work. I downloaded the file, changed the name to PD15IMG.zip (I tried both files). When installing, they both bypassed [8] TP, but each reported that the installation was sucessfull and indicated that I should press the power button. After pressing the power button, I am taken to a screen like this:
GLACIER PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.89.0006
MICROP-0429
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-boot
JUL 15 2011, 16:45:17
FASTBOOT
and then a few other options.
Any ideas?

Tried gingerbreak?
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

[Q] my touch won't boot

hi this is my problem
tmobile mytouch 4g (sorry for the caps, just to write accurate, as it is)
GLACIER PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.89.0006
MICROP-0429
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-boot
Jul 15 2011,16:45:17
it won't boot, only tmobile mytouch 4g logo freezed, if i enter hboot and try to factory reset it freezes, just that, found and tried PD15IMG sd card, with msg too old....
PD15IMG_Glacier_Gingerbread_S_TMOUS_2.19.531.1_Radio_12.58.60.25_26.11.04.03_M_release_200756_signed
and
PD15IMG_Glacier_TMOUS_1.17.531.2_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155771_signed
so is there any stock or newer than 26.13.04.19_M, so i can flash it to stock, or how to downgrade, if there is no root or temp and it doesn't boot, or i have to use jtag?
thank you very much indeed

No root, doesn't boot to the point where you can connect through ADB and temp-root (or ADB turned off), stock, S-ON and on latest OS build already - I'm afraid you have nothing to do.

hi
thank you very much indeed for your attention
i believe that i can conect it as adb if i put it in hboot, but how to temp root if i read, that the version is not rootable only after downgrade, maybe edit to downgrade?
hopefully, im trying to help a friend with this phone, and i dont want to try jtag only as the last option

ADB only works in the OS. Since you can't boot the OS even to initial stages, ADB won't work.
You can connect fastboot in bootloader, not ADB. But fastboot won't allow you anything before you're S-OFF and have engineering bootloader flashed. There is no operation to S-OFF the phone from bootloader, you need OS for that. And again, you don't have OS - you can't boot.
Which leaves you with nothing to do.

well
so it seems that either or i get the newest ruu or zip, with the same or newer rom, or the real chance, is that i should use jtag to fix it, i have 2 samsung ace, 1 hd2, and maybe after those ill try to solder this one to fix the boot, i was hopping to avoid this but not a chance, i have the tools and some experience, so lets do it
but thank you very much indeed for your time and help

I download a file from another site since I'm having the same exact problem. I was using darkside rom perfectly and i left my phone changing the screen that was broken. Then when i pick up my phone today i saw the same thing that you post. As I said, i download a PD15IMG gingerbread and ask me if i want to update and i say yes....but i dont know how long it will take since im doing that right now....and i think it just froze lol....

atv said:
hi this is my problem
tmobile mytouch 4g (sorry for the caps, just to write accurate, as it is)
GLACIER PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.89.0006
MICROP-0429
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-boot
Jul 15 2011,16:45:17
it won't boot, only tmobile mytouch 4g logo freezed, if i enter hboot and try to factory reset it freezes, just that, found and tried PD15IMG sd card, with msg too old....
PD15IMG_Glacier_Gingerbread_S_TMOUS_2.19.531.1_Radio_12.58.60.25_26.11.04.03_M_release_200756_signed
and
PD15IMG_Glacier_TMOUS_1.17.531.2_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155771_signed
so is there any stock or newer than 26.13.04.19_M, so i can flash it to stock, or how to downgrade, if there is no root or temp and it doesn't boot, or i have to use jtag?
thank you very much indeed
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Not 100% but I think this might help you(if you haven't tried it already )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901477
and again, not sure how useful this would be to you, but...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845756

[Stuck on Recovery] Cannot boot

Hi!, I've a not rooted HTC Desire Z.
After being very slow for some day today the device stay on the white screen with HTC for hours.
I've then tried to factory reset the device but when i select factory reset it stay stuck on the menu voice and i've to reboot removing the battery.
If i choose recovery it shows a green circle and an arrow in the center.
I've searched a bit on the forum but who has the same problem has not my model of phone and who has the same model has already unlocked the bootloder.. so... could anyone show me the right image/process to take to unlock/format the phone?

Put the og pc10 image for your phone and flash through flashboot. Start over. You're hanging cause your not rooted
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

where can i download this pc10 image?
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in the meantime i've searched in the forum looking for this image... i've found two files i think that the good one is the one that end with "signed"
PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip
it need to be renamed in PC10IMG.zip ?
in meantime:
I've tried
putting the image with the firs and the second name but it stay in the same stuck white screen...
ok figured it going in bootloader mode with the file in the flash... but i can't find the original PC10IMG.zip to use.
I'm really lost in all the topics... please help

koma85 said:
where can i download this pc10 image?
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in the meantime i've searched in the forum looking for this image... i've found two files i think that the good one is the one that end with "signed"
PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip
it need to be renamed in PC10IMG.zip ?
in meantime:
I've tried
putting the image with the firs and the second name but it stay in the same stuck white screen...
ok figured it going in bootloader mode with the file in the flash... but i can't find the original PC10IMG.zip to use.
I'm really lost in all the topics... please help
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Uhh uhh uhh... until someone like niqper (or however you spell his name) comes in here and tells you to flash that PC10IMG, do NOT flash it, I'm not saying it will break your phone but considering you aren't rooted I'm thinking it's not at all necessary and I don't know the consequences.. So wait, can you access the bootloader by holding down + vol ? What happens exactly?

noneabove said:
Uhh uhh uhh... until someone like niqper (or however you spell his name) comes in here and tells you to flash that PC10IMG, do NOT flash it, I'm not saying it will break your phone but considering you aren't rooted I'm thinking it's not at all necessary and I don't know the consequences.. So wait, can you access the bootloader by holding down + vol ? What happens exactly?
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Hi! and thank you for your interess:
The phone is unbranded and not rooted.
It's impossible to boot normally
And selecting the recovery or the factory reset just freeze on the bootloader screen.
I've tried putting the PC10IMG.zip that I've found on the web but seems that I need a later version because all the version I've used are too old.
Code:
VISION PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.85.0013
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.10.04.03_M
eMMC-boot
Apr 11 2011,23:36:27

Try creating a gold card, you'll find how to guides all over the web
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

Here is the RUU for your phone RUU_Vision_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.42.405.2_Radio_12.56.60.25_26.10.04.03_M_release_199043_signed.exe
You can try just running the exe, or extracting the zip from it (run it, until it loads (says press next or whatever) and go to the %temp% dir in windows, and do a search for rom.zip, should be roughly 250mb)
It will be safe to flash, but will wipe all your data.
I do have a suspicion that you have a fried emmc chip, you seem to have some of the symptoms, so if it hangs during the flash that will be why, in which case you can't fix it and will need to get a replacement.
-Nipqer

Nipqer said:
Here is the RUU for your phone
You can try just running the exe, or extracting the zip from it (run it, until it loads (says press next or whatever) and go to the %temp% dir in windows, and do a search for rom.zip, should be roughly 250mb)
It will be safe to flash, but will wipe all your data.
I do have a suspicion that you have a fried emmc chip, you seem to have some of the symptoms, so if it hangs during the flash that will be why, in which case you can't fix it and will need to get a replacement.
-Nipqer
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Thank you, I've extracted the rom.zip and uploaded it on the SD.
The process starts updating but hangs on the first step (updating bootloader).
I think that you are right the emmc is gone...

koma85 said:
Thank you, I've extracted the rom.zip and uploaded it on the SD.
The process starts updating but hangs on the first step (updating bootloader).
I think that you are right the emmc is gone...
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That's a real shame time to upgrade to SGS3 or One X ? I think sooo! I'm so glad we have a resident expert like niqper to help us out with general technical stuff though so when I make the change I'll definitely miss that !
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA

noneabove said:
That's a real shame time to upgrade to SGS3 or One X ? I think sooo! I'm so glad we have a resident expert like niqper to help us out with general technical stuff though so when I make the change I'll definitely miss that !
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA
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I've sent the phone in repair. I'll update with new infos

Here is the RUU for your phone RUU_Vision_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.42.405.2_Radio_ 12.56.60.25_26.10.04.03_M_release_199043_signed.ex e
You can try just running the exe, or extracting the zip from it (run it, until it loads (says press next or whatever) and go to the %temp% dir in windows, and do a search for rom.zip, should be roughly 250mb)
It will be safe to flash, but will wipe all your data.
My boot screen says:
Vision PVT ship s-on
HBoot 0.85.0013
Microp-0425
radio-26.10.04.03_m
eMMC-boot
Before it read:
Vision PVT Eng s-off
HBOOT-0.76.2000
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
Its an HTC G2 but has the same problem with being stuck on the HTC screen
Is there an ruu for my phone? I tried the one above and it started fine, updated the first 2 then reset then when it reloaded it says "model ID incorrect"

You shouldn't of flashed that rom, thats for a DZ, not a G2.
You must've had fake S-OFF too.
You can try flashing this rom PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_2.15.531.3_Radio_12.52.60.25U_26.08.04.30_M3.zip
You better hope your main version is low enough to accept it though.
And that the DZ hboot accepts it (chances are it'll throw some sort of heap error)
You might be able to use a goldcard (which you need a functioning android phone to create) to allow the DZ stock rom to flash, though I can't guarantee anything.
Your phone not booting would be because the g2 hboot and dz hboot have their partition layout quite different, so its looking in the wrong place to try load android now.
-Nipqer

[Q] Desire Z unbootable and unflashable

Hey xda crew,
I am pretty sure my Desire Z is up sh*t creek now without a hope. As such I am here with my begging on... Help please!!
Last night I went through the app library and manually updated about 7 apps simultaneously. At some point the phone hung, and wouldn't respond. I pulled the battery and booted it back up, and it simply hung again as soon as it connected to wifi. It ran fine without a data connection however.
So this went on and on. I booted, connected to wifi and tried to kill each download asap before it hung again (can't access the market to kill the d/l w/o connection!). Inevitably it would hang each time and then i'd repeat. Finally though it simply got stuck on the HTC boot screen and never went any further.
I've tried everything googleable so far, but unfortunately no love. Here are my specs:
Desire Z, stock standard, no modding, ever.
Vision pvt ship S-ON
HBOOT-0.85.0013
Microp-0425
Radio-26.10.04.03_M
eMMC-boot
Apr 11 2011
I have tried the following to recover the phone:
Leave it loading on HTC screen (30+ mins): Never loads
Factory reset in HBOOT: Hangs
Recovery in HBOOT: Goes to HTC screen, then the green recovery icon, and then blacks out. As soon as the screen goes black it vibrates fiercely 7 times in anger and then dies.
Fastboot w/ RUU_Vision_Gingerbread_S_hTC_Asia_TW_2.42.709.10_Radio_12.56.60.25_26.10.04.03_M_release_201045_signed.exe: RUU sees phone but cannot reboot into bootloader, times out.
Flash manually using PC10IMG.zip, (rom.zip) from the RUU above: Initially didn't work due to CID invalid warning in HBOOT, however have made a gold card manually on PC and gotten past that warning. The ROM reads and verifies fully in HBOOT but upon verification just goes back to HBOOT screen without the option to flash.
With the intent to wipe everything: Flash the HBOOT with an engineering version from here: virtuousrom.com/2011/06/t-mobile-g2-users-migrating-to-desirez.html: As per the RUU Rom, HBOOT reads and verifies successfully but never gives the option to flash.
Erase cache from fastboot command line: Hangs
Beyond that I don't know what else to try. I can't use adb as I cannot boot and don't have any custom recovery roms installed that will allow it. Likewise I can't flash with fastboot due to S-ON.
So because warranty ended a month ago, it goes in the bin tomorrow unless someone has an alternative Even if it is a highly dangerous method, I don't really care, it's good as dead anyway...
Interestingly enough it seems there are a few people with the same issue, all posted within about a week of each other. Everyone was doing the same thing... updating a bunch of apps!
Thanks in advance

When I rooted mine, I simply followed the instructions provided over at CyanogenMod ( http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/TMobile_G2:_Firmware_Downgrade_(Gingerbread) ) doing the firmware downgrade and then the rooting exploit, from there I actually upgraded the radio (thread in my signature) and then got the EliteMod rom.
PS: My Bootloader screen is basically:
VISION PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.76.2000 (PC1010000)
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-boot
Aug 20 2010,16:51:01
Just not entirely sure how you're going to go bout the fr3vo method without least a stock rom to exploit into.

well jtag... not what you wanted to hear I'm sure
not trying to add insult to injury but next phone make sure you root it right away, chances are this all could have been fixed with the right permissions, short of a hardware failure of course
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

Thanks for taking the time to help out mate.
As it stands, there is no way to use adb so I can't downgrade as per the directions in the link.
I have since tried several other newer and older roms as well, still the same thing, it unpacks them and verifies and then does nothing.
Quite sure now it is dead, so I have just bought a new one off ebay.
Poor old thing, I did enjoy that phone!

demkantor said:
well jtag... not what you wanted to hear I'm sure
not trying to add insult to injury but next phone make sure you root it right away, chances are this all could have been fixed with the right permissions, short of a hardware failure of course
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
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Yes, you are absolutely right... I was thinking the same thing. Thew new one will be rooted the minute it arrives. The good news i suppose is that desire z's are so cheap now that they are discontinued.
I honestly love the functionality, speed etc.. no need to upgrade whatsoever.

Your bootloader is stock and you are S-On why not just use your warranty ?