Of course, as old veteran, I had to play with my shift. And playing for me means, get deep into that thing.
So I unhid the recovery partition and backed it up. I created a recovery DVD and tested it.
After, I enabled the full capacity of the HDD and ran the recovery. Everything went fine and Vista was back up.
I then formatted the beast again and installed ubuntu...again, no problem.
But then, to my shock, I couldnt run the recovery DVD anymore. Maybe carelessly, I dropped something on its surface and now it gives me a read error and breaks off the recovery. I used ImageX.exe to verify the Xvista.wim, but it confirmed that the wim was not
valid.
Too bad, but now I dont have a recovery possiblity.
I hope someone can help me. I am able to provide my 100mbit ftp for up and downloads.
Recovery
I am also looking for an English recovery image.
I found a nice tool which can mount *.WIM files as a standard drive or folder. With this tool its easy to modify the XVISTA.WIM and the BOOT.WIM.
All I need now is a working recovery partition.
I want to slipstream a Vlite version of Vista and see if i can get it all working.
HTC Service is a nightmare
I install the vista manager, trying to speed up the boot time, but it crash the vista.. , when i try to use F3 to recover, it show blue screen in the middle.
since no recover disc provide, so i try to install xp instead. But i found some function key not work on Shift. so i decide send back to HTC for fixing it, it just a a days only new computer. but HTC want to charge me HK$7XXX ( US$1000 ) . They said i void the warranty term because of installing XP. What i think is the hidden partition ( recovery ) has problem....
I am very disappoint with them, and i will tell everyone about their bad treatment to customer.
By the way, can someone help me to get the ORIGINAL image of the hdd. ??
i already uploaded my (english) recovery image to someone's ftp server.
it took me several days because my upload is less than 40kbyte/s.
so I don't feel re-uploading elsewhere, but:
the image is still on the ftp.
I'll ask if he can give access to you guys.
cmonex said:
i already uploaded my (english) recovery image to someone's ftp server.
it took me several days because my upload is less than 40kbyte/s.
so I don't feel re-uploading elsewhere, but:
the image is still on the ftp.
I'll ask if he can give access to you guys.
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That would be great...I can move it to my server and make it public to everyone here...
I already got the Japanese recovery dump there (Thanks very much to TokyoRob...cheers mate)
i can share my ftp
yes.. i can share my share open to public to if needed...
If an FTP would be available I would be glad to share my italian recovery image.
Italian image
kisslorand said:
If an FTP would be available I would be glad to share my italian recovery image.
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I need italian recovery image I hope it's possible!!! Thanks
Problem solve , and HTC CARE ( HK ) really bad
Finally I solve the problem, maybe it can help some other user.
1. Format your HDD with Low level ( don't use quick format ) .
2. reboot and press Shift F3....
3. All the blue screen and error won't appear again.
I am happy with it, but i spend more than 2 days to solve the problem.
But I am very disappoint with Hong Kong HTC, they want to charge me for us$1000 to fix the problem, and claim that i damage the hardware, and need to replace the motherboard... I just brought if for few day and under warranty.
They are really cheating customer. I hope their management guy to contact me by [email protected] , and APOLOGIZE for their BIG mistake.
I will post to all FORUM , newsgroup and let the user know how they treat the customer.
First Recovery Image up
The first image file is up and can be grabbed from here.
https://phatpipez.homeftp.org/HTCShift/
Thanks to TokyoRob, who kindly sent me the image file.
Its a 3GB bin file, dumped by using Pof's guide, which can be
found here
http://pof.eslack.org/blog/2008/04/...re-the-vista-recovery-partition-on-htc-shift/
***I believe the language is Japanese,*** ITS IN ENGLISH!!!!! but I already created a patch to change a fresh installation to any desired language.
More about this later.
I would appreciate it, if someone could send me another recovery image
and also the /Program Files/HTC folder.
unfortunately the guy who has the ftp hasn't replied to me yet and I don't want to give out the login info without permission.
in the worst case, if you can guarantee the image will indeed be public for a long while, then I can take the pain to upload it again to whatever server you give me a login to.
still no reply from this guy I mentioned; but someone else also has the english recovery partition (in 7z, yuck!) on a server, this is not public, but I asked him to PM you all. please do not give out the login info he gives to you.
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still no reply from this guy I mentioned; but someone else also has the english recovery partition (in 7z, yuck!) on a server, this is not public, but I asked him to PM you all. please do not give out the login info he gives to you.
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Do you want me to change 7z?
You dont like it?
I also changed my FTP to public...more info here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405220
.finger licking good...there is all you need to restore your shift.
You can even change the language.
If people need instructions, I will post them later.
Corrupt file
When decompressing Shift_Recovery_Partition_Content.7z with both 7Z or WinRar, the WIM file shows as being corrupted. Would you please repack / verify? Thanks!
jposluns said:
When decompressing Shift_Recovery_Partition_Content.7z with both 7Z or WinRar, the WIM file shows as being corrupted. Would you please repack / verify? Thanks!
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Thanks for telling. Will do in a couple of hours.
Please post all related issues / questions in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405220
Since the topic of this thread is "Recovery Image needed", we could close this thread now.
It is no longer valid.
As I am a noob to the whole android thing as it seems many others are around here. I am looking for some help understanding the whole flashing process. I have flashed many things in my life and there is always a learning curve.
When and why do I need to use a .pit file. What does it do?
When to repartition and when not to? Why do we have to do this sometimes and not others?
I am currently on JK5. from now on can I just use the pda file no pit, no partition? Really confusing when you need to do what.
Thanks for the help.
Let me try to give you some initial info. You can find better answers in the XDA forums.
First of all most upgrades are motivated by adding GSM phone capability to US Tabs. To add this feature you need to replace stock firmware with European firmware (ROM) that has such capability.
Because of different size of ROMs safest way is flashing the whole thing (not its pieces: PDA, PHONE, CSC) with repartitioning. In this case .PIT file provides info about what is included and possibly max size. Each piece is writen in a proper directory. In Linux some partitions should be carefully sized larger than possible future need.
We don't have exact data about sizing but experimentally learned that without repartitioning flashing Euro ROM results in failure: the Tab does noot boot properly. It seems that some directory was over its capacity.
Most likely you will need to repatition once when flashing Euro ROM for the first time. All following upgrades seems to work fine flashing only PDA or Phone (modem).
My recommendation would be copy and paste best step-by-step procedures in one doc, print it and follow each step until its proper completion.
Thanks for helping understand what is happening. I can follow directions and that is great and all, but I like to understand to some degree what and why I am doing something.
Before I begin, let me give a thanks to Leviuqse for posting how to get your Data/3G working universally, not just on the Epic.
Also, to whomever posted the original MEID/pESN locations on Mobile-Files!
Okay so there was a How-To on Mobile-Files, but it was erased because the site is down indefinitely.
BUT! I have found a ZIP file containing the original posting with all of the MEID locations!
I will attach it to this posting for further reference(s).
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS... If you damage your phone in any way, that is on you, not me. I will help with problems all that I can though!
Also, I AM NOT THE OWNER OF THIS STEP-BY-STEP, all ownership is in the text files located in the ZIP, also mentioned above.
You need to downgrade your RADIO/HBoot using the RUU which I will also include in this file. When you update it to a newer version/custom ROM the settings/configuration should stick.
But if not you can always re-downgrade to 1.56(Radio). The RUU is 1.29.651.1, which is also very hard to find.
I have successfully flashed 2 Hero's with this guide before.
Also I will include a link to use for retrieving your HA/AAA Secret Keys, which will be needed for your 3G/MMS/Data.
Also, I know that it is for the Epic, but since you will be reading from the Incognito, and entering on QPST, it works fine.
ZIP File Containing Info to Flash - http://www.mediafire.com/?d3xj4e224kipks7
1.29.651.1 RUU - http://www.mediafire.com/?aordc2nqcgqa97i
How to Receive/Enter HA/AAA Keys - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=891077
Mornin' I accidentally deleted my recovery partition, would anyone be able to upload one for me?
ucenna said:
Mornin' I accidentally deleted my recovery partition, would anyone be able to upload one for me?
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I fear we are the last few who actually still use these. I have looked highand low and cannot find the original recovery partition anymore. Used to be posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405220&highlight=recovery+partition but now the links (5 years later) are dead,
Hope we find this. It's been a while and I'd like to get this thing back to factor defaults,
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vertigo1 said:
I fear we are the last few who actually still use these. I have looked highand low and cannot find the original recovery partition anymore. Used to be posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405220&highlight=recovery+partition but now the links (5 years later) are dead,
Hope we find this. It's been a while and I'd like to get this thing back to factor defaults,
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I have the UK OEM VISTA recovery partition
but its in acronis image format, ive tested by restoring the image on a USB drive which you can select on the bios,
its about 3-4 gb
if anyone wants it, send me ftp details ill glady spend afew hours upping it providing you share on the forums also
packkman said:
I have the UK OEM VISTA recovery partition
but its in acronis image format, ive tested by restoring the image on a USB drive which you can select on the bios,
its about 3-4 gb
if anyone wants it, send me ftp details ill glady spend afew hours upping it providing you share on the forums also
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Hi packkman, Are you still willing to help us with that image? if so I will put an ftp service to receive it and after that will break it into 5 pieces to put it available for everyone.
Thaks very very much in advance, your are my only hope before dying on the HTC repair centre.
Email sent to Pakkman just in case he is not subscribed to this thread.
Hello everyone, I've already posted on microphones problems.
And indeed the called does not hear me or very quietly.
In a post I have mentioned that I have a TWRP backup,
With these everything works normally.
They asked me if I would share this, unfortunately no.
Because I'm registered with my account and my paid apps are installed on it.
Now I found the idea of a TWRP backup to share well, if this would work, all problems could be solved.
At least many of them.
The only hurdle is perhaps that I can not play a backup of another because of signatur of the mobile phone.
But if it were going it would be wonderful.
Users should be ready to install a system fresh.
Once up, no account and go directly to TWRP.
Create a backup and share it.
Of course, these backups should only be performed by people with whom most of them work.
Do not know whether it is feasible, but think it would be super.
I hope that with this post something can move and user who also have problems develop developer and then ask whether such a thing is possible.
Many you have to change so a backup something so it can be played on to another mobile phone.
I am addressing all users who are looking to solve their problems.
If they ask themselves why I write to the developers.
can not speak English.
Use translator.
Hope that you are interested and that leads it to the desired success.
It's a good idea (I had already thought about it, too) but you need to find someone who did a backup before linking the phone to a Google account, and who's willing to share it. Anyway, keep in mind that, in case you wanted the whole backup, you'd be downloading a 12-13 Gb file. For trying to fix the fingerprint sensor, a firmware backup (around 76 Mb) could be enough, but other problems might need the whole backup.
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It's a good idea (I had already thought about it, too) but you need to find someone who did a backup before linking the phone to a Google account, and who's willing to share it. Anyway, keep in mind that, in case you wanted the whole backup, you'd be downloading a 12-13 Gb file. For trying to fix the fingerprint sensor, a firmware backup (around 76 Mb) could be enough, but other problems might need the whole backup.
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Hello, for the first time thank you for the interest.
For general information, backup Atomic rom just briefly logged on google account,
Probiert whether my microphone goes then backup trwp size 1.76Gb.
The same with unicorn rom size 1.97 gb.
At small eui it will probably be 3 to 4 gb or cuoco.
Think we are in the area of possible, more about that later.
Greetings from an Italian from Germany.