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Recovery Help Needed

Hi all, been a great fan of this forum and had some much info/help from.
I have a Vodafone HTC Magic (32B)
I rooted it and installed the Hero Rom, I used the unlockr method
I used flashrec-20090815.apk and recovery-RAv1.2.1G.img to root it, which worked fine.
I used Qteknology Hero (WWE Dump) for G2 Magic-Voda 32B v1.6 Swap for the ROM, which worked fine.
However upon using the Hero ROM, I wasnt happy with it so wanted to get rid of it and go back to original or maybe use another version of the Hero ROM.
I selected the "format SD: fat32+ext2+swap" option from the system recovery, yes I know silly me. I wasn't fully concentrating when doing it
Now my phone keeps rebooting the Hero screen until I take out the battery.
I can get to the system recovery and the fastboot usb screen, lights are working also. So I don't think it is bricked.
As my phone keeps resetting I can not get my SD Card to mount so I could add the OTA files to the card.
I even installed the USB driver from the SDK package, to see if it would work that way. But to no avail.
I can not access the drive from command prompt either.
I have searched on here, but cant seem to find someone else who has experienced this problem.
Any help would be greatly received.

[Q] What can I do? (Stuck in Fastboot)

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
Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App

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!

[Q] Desire Z Screen Blank After OTA Update

Hello,
I have a friends who has a HTC Desire Z phone.
He has told me that he received and attempted to install an OTA update.
After installing the update, the phone's screen doesn't come on. Ever.
The key lights come on fine and the phone charges like normal when you plug it in and the phone is also recognised by my computer, although not in HTC Sync for some reason.
I've looked at some of the HTC Desire threads that explain similar problems to the one my friend is having, but they don't seem to work for me because they mention using HTC Sync, which I can't use.
Is there any advice you could possibly provide to get it fixed?
Thanks
Roz
--UPDATE--
Tried using a RUU to possibly change the firmware back to a compatible version, but all the version I've downloaded so far are giving me an error.

Rozza C said:
Hello,
I have a friends who has a HTC Desire Z phone.
He has told me that he received and attempted to install an OTA update.
After installing the update, the phone's screen doesn't come on. Ever.
The key lights come on fine and the phone charges like normal when you plug it in and the phone is also recognised by my computer, although not in HTC Sync for some reason.
I've looked at some of the HTC Desire threads that explain similar problems to the one my friend is having, but they don't seem to work for me because they mention using HTC Sync, which I can't use.
Is there any advice you could possibly provide to get it fixed?
Thanks
Roz
--UPDATE--
Tried using a RUU to possibly change the firmware back to a compatible version, but all the version I've downloaded so far are giving me an error.
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If u can use adb to access the phone u should try to use pneuter exploit. Look up the downgrade thread on development subforum. After that u can apply the older rom, and see if it helps.
But might be a hard time to use the hboot menu with no screen...
Sent from my HTC Vision using Tapatalk

tbalden said:
If u can use adb to access the phone u should try to use pneuter exploit. Look up the downgrade thread on development subforum. After that u can apply the older rom, and see if it helps.
But might be a hard time to use the hboot menu with no screen...
Sent from my HTC Vision using Tapatalk
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And what if I can't?
The phone isn't showing up in "adb devices" list, so I'm assuming I can't access it.

Do you have the eng hboot ? If so, you might be able to do something with fastboot.
Or alternatively you could try flashing a stock RUU image from your PC.
Sent from my HTC Desire Z

steviewevie said:
Do you have the eng hboot ? If so, you might be able to do something with fastboot.
Or alternatively you could try flashing a stock RUU image from your PC.
Sent from my HTC Desire Z
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I've been trying to flash a stock RUU image from my PC.
Problem is....most of the images I've come up against are giving me Customer ID errors.
Is it possible you can give me a RUU that will actually work.
So far, the only one I've tried that "worked" is 1.72.405.2 but that's the one that caused the screen to be all screwy.

Rozza C said:
I've been trying to flash a stock RUU image from my PC.
Problem is....most of the images I've come up against are giving me Customer ID errors.
Is it possible you can give me a RUU that will actually work.
So far, the only one I've tried that "worked" is 1.72.405.2 but that's the one that caused the screen to be all screwy.
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If the phone in question is not rooted, and still under warranty, why not turn it in for a new one or repair since you were simply trying to do an allowed update? Just a thought.

YOSEFE said:
If the phone in question is not rooted, and still under warranty, why not turn it in for a new one or repair since you were simply trying to do an allowed update? Just a thought.
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Yeah. I know that's possible.
But my friend needs the phone fixed relatively quickly.
--EDIT--
I've managed to get the phone into fastboot mode. Is there anything that I could do from there for the phone?

Any Updates, Is the problem resolved?
Rozza, was your problem resolved? I have a similar issue on my desire z.
Would really appreciate your feedback.
Logall

[Q] brick after flashing blay0 0.7?

i'm at a stage where advice would be much appreciated
i just downgraded and rootet and flashed my legend. all went well, after flashing blay0 0.7 i started to set up the phone, and then decided to change the font back to the stock htc font cause i didnt like the one comming with the rom.
installing the stock_fonts.zip from the blay0-thread didnt work as "the package wasn't signed" as i was told. restart from recovery and from there on everything stopped working...
1st problem: legend doesnt mount sd-card
2nd problem: accsessing the legend via adb doesn't work (not found with "adb devices")
and 3rd: my pc suddenly tells me it's missing the drivers for the legend
so all was working as it was supposed to till the point i tried to flash the stock font
so, is there any possibility to install a different rom without adb or sdcard?
any ideas how i can make the legend recignise the sd again?
i'm grateful for any ideas how to save the day...

Follow this guide since you're obviously usb bricked:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751265

Ur are obviously right mate, thanks! Done it this way, everything back to normal...

Help please

Hi,
I downgraded my htc desire hd and attempted to root through visionary+ tool…i did the following
Downgraded to official firmware PD98IMG.zip
All was working fine
I installed visionary+ and temp rooted
i then attempted to perm rooted, my phone restarted and then got stuck at the htc logo screen….
I have tried reflasing the official firmware but it keeps getting stuck on the htc logo screen. Any help? Thanks

Can you boot directly to the bootloader? Vol down + Power.

Yep i can get there, however when i click recovery from there it goes straight to the htc logo screen..and if i place the rom on the sd card it flashes the phone but when it reboots it gets stuck once again

In that case download the 1.32.~ RUU.exe and run that.

Hi, I am new to rooting and have only got as far as downgrading my firmware...what do you mean by download the 1.32 ruu.exe? Sorry

If you click the link in my sig and head to RUU's, you'll find 1.32.405.6 download that and run the exe. It will reflash your phone for you, just follow the prompts.

What state does my phone need to be in before running the exe? Also currently my laptop running windows 7 does not recognise my phone, i have htc sync 3.0 installed but it still doesnt recognise it....

Switched on is enough for the exe. You need to have the correct drivers for it to work.
Is your windows 7 machine 64bit?

No i am not using windows 7 64bit...i was able to connect to my desire hd via htc sync before all these issues however

Ok, I'm running out of idea's. I don't think the .exe will work until you handset is on.
Do you have the Android SDK installed on your machine?

Hi yes i have it installed...i think it is looking for android 1.0 driver but it cant find it and i cant find it on there internet...

Mine also does that whilst in the bootloader, once I'm in fastboot I'm ok.
Do you still have ENG S-OFF?

I got it to connect....i am now running the ruu....will update when it is done. Thank you so much for your help so far...

I just ran the ruu...i think it is stuck at the htc logo screen once again..its been there for about 10mins???

That's not good. I'm guessing that the PD98IMG.zip nuked your S-OFF?

Accoring to the bootloader menu it says s-on...

Ok, not sure how to progress here. Your DHD has a fault somewhere, as the PD98IMG.zip should work without any problems. Kinda like a fail-safe.
Other than contacting your network/HTC for a repair which should happen (S-ON etc...) you could try the latest Gingerbread RUU. You just have to extract the ROM.zip first (that's very easy).

Just to make sure...
i downloaded the ruu from you sig...
connected my desire hd
ran the ruu
it finished and my phone was flashed
is that right?
Is the latst gingerbread ruu for the desire hd on your site?

Yeah its on there. I'd recommend getting a repair over flashing it though.

I don't meet your problem, but I just did it yesterday with a golden card, so if you don't know what to do maybe you can try that.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App