HTC Eris is stuck on Black screen with 4 triangles and "HTC" in middle!!!!
Hello, Can someone please HELP ME PLEASE?
I was given this HTC ERIS to use if I was able to fix the stupid thing I've tried just about everything nothing helps..
The HTC Eris is stuck on Black screen with 4 triangles and "HTC" in middle!!!!
While plugged into the computer it's has the black screen with 4 triangles and "htc" in the middle, but when unplgged it has a white screen with RUU highlighted orange and black triangles in the lower 2 corners=
I think that your best bet is to follow the steps in this thread, starting with this 15th post: Stuck in boot-up screen.
You may want to read through them first before proceeding.
It's many steps. It's possible that the phone is unrecoverable, but that procedure is probably your best bet.
Ask questions if you have them!
I was reading an old thread (sometime in 2010) of yours this morning where you got an Eris running again over on XDA with similar issues and I was hoping for an answer but that was over my head.
I was told today that they tried to unlock the bootloader from htcdev.com & that it failed part way threw & it was sruck like this from that point. with the error code (110) so she said.
before you try all the steps in doogalds link,try a few simple steps:
extract the miniadb download,and move the unzipped folder to the root of your c drive(might change the name to "miniadb" just to simplify things)
open a cmd window. on windows 7,click the start bubble,then type cmd in the search box. this should bring up a small,black command window.
change to the miniadb directory with this command: cd c:\miniadb
now,plug in the phone. enter: fastboot devices
if you get your serial number back,then enter: fastboot oem resetRUUflag
then fastboot reboot-bootloader
that should get you out of ruu mode. if the phone was working,and booting normally prior to attempting htcdev unlock,maybe now it will boot.
if not,we will need to procede with the other directions to unlock,install a recovery,flash the files,and run an ruu.
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just tried tpouse the htcdev unlocker program again i got this message.
ERROR[190]:ROM IS NOT UPDATED
Your ROM is not the latest version.
Please upgrade to 2.41.605.6 to apply this RUU TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK YOUR LOOTLOADER.
right... as doogald described,we will need to install the htcdev hboot and unlock it.
go to htcdev.com,register an account,begin the unlock instructions. choose eris from the pull down menu. the next screen will have a download link for 2.41.605.6.
download,and run the .exe utility as adminstrator,with the phone plugged in,in its current state. if you have troubles,ill post some directions for a slightly different way to install the new hboot.
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1)extract "rom.zip" from the 2.41.605.6 RUU utility like this:
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the .exe utilities can be finicky,so if you have trouble getting it to run, you can extract "rom.zip" in the following manner:
-start the utility
-check the "i understand" box to move on to the next screen
-hide the utility temporarily out of site
-search your C drive for "rom.zip". you will find it in a temporary location(it will be in a different spot each time you run the utility)
-open the folder location,and transfer rom.zip to a safe location on your PC.
-unhide and cancel the utility,youre done with it.
-rom.zip can be renamed to PxxxIMG and flashed in hboot,from a FAT32 sd card
2)after finding rom.zip,transfer it to your miniadb folder.
3)open a cmd window,plug in the phone,change to miniadb directory as you have done above
4)flash rom.zip with these commands: fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip rom.zip
you should see a quick green statusbar on the phone as it flashes. the line may not go all the way across the phone screen,this is ok.
5)once its done,try fastboot reboot-bootloader
and hopefully this time it will take you to the 1.51 hboot
now try and reboot the phone with fastboot reboot
*if the commands above give you any trouble,try removing the phones battery for a few seconds,plug back in,and just flash the zip with fastboot flash zip rom.zip
(assuming the phone is still only powering on into ruu mode)
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Hi I did exactly what you said to do to get that rom.zip, I even manually search each file on my netbook & was totally unable to find it any where. I am running Windows 7 starter ed. If that matters. Please help.
in order to use it youll have to rename it,or modify the directions above to the name of this file. on second thot,lets just modify the directions so you dont have to change the name:
2)transfer PB00IMG-eris-1.51.0000-hboot.zip to your miniadb folder.
3)open a cmd window,plug in the phone,change to miniadb directory as you have done above
4)flash rom.zip with these commands: fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip PB00IMG-eris-1.51.0000-hboot.zip
you should see a quick green statusbar on the phone as it flashes. the line may not go all the way across the phone screen,this is ok.
5)once its done,try fastboot reboot-bootloader
and hopefully this time it will take you to the 1.51 hboot
now try and reboot the phone with fastboot reboot
*if the commands above give you any trouble,try removing the phones battery for a few seconds,plug back in,and just flash the zip with fastboot flash zip PB00IMG-eris-1.51.0000-hboot.zip
(assuming the phone is still only powering on into ruu mode)
ok thank you i am no longer stuck on that black screen, i now only have the 3 skaters & it wont go any farther then that. what do i do now? but i am happy not to see that black screen any more.
Good! Sounds like we are making progress. Now that you have the htcdev hboot,we will need to unlock it,and attempt To install a custom recovery. Refer to doogalds link in the second post.
alright i have downloaded all the zip files that post said to & i have read & re-read that post many times. i am finding it a bit confusing or maybe over whelming or something that makes it where i am confused. please help.
alright i have downloaded all the zip files that post said to & i have read & re-read that post many times. i am finding it a bit confusing or maybe over whelming or something that makes it where i am confused. please help.
sorry for the delayed response,foxy.
your next steps will be to unlock the htcdev hboot,and then install a custom recovery.
use that in the following directions. these are my "universal" directions,but they should help you get the hboot unlocked,and recovery installed:
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i sometimes refer folks to my rezound guide in other forums,so i decided to make a slightly more "universal" version that i could replicate in other forums,so everyone has a dedicated guide,and there are not accidents with accidental application of rezound specific details or files. devices i am familiar with i will try and tweak and add device specific recovery downloads/info. whatever device youre working on,please feel free to post in this thread,i will be happy to assist you
before we get started,however,be aware that htcdev does have its limitations. it can be used if you only wish to add root access to delete bloat and run a few root requiring apps,but IMO it is best used as a "steppig stone" to get root for downgrade,or for other exploits to run. if s-off is availble on any "downgradeable to" firmware,i do highly recomend to try and achieve that goal if you wish to activly flash roms. im happy to help with this,as well,if needed.
the basic steps will be:
1)unlock with htcdev
2)temporarily or permanently flash a recovery
3)flash root files
before you start,go ahead and download these files:
-mini-adb.zip: mini-adb.zip
-the latest custom recovery image of your choice, for your device(post if you need help finding one)
-superuser files: for froyo use superuser 3.07 (found on revolutionary public wiki). for GB or ICS,use the latest superSU from this thread on xda (the download link is where is says: CWM installable ZIP: CWM-SuperSU-v0.96.zip )
-go to HTCdev - Unlock Bootloader and register an account
1)unlock with htcdev
first thing you need is drivers for adb to see your phone. if you have htc sync installed,you should allready have drivers. if not,you can install htc sync,or install these modified htc drivers from revolutionary
most guides simply say "follow the directions to unlock with htcdev" but im gonna go thru it with ya the mini-adb.zip file is all the files that htcdev is telling you to download and put into a folder,so allready this should be a lil easier
1)prepair ADB
-unzip your mini-adb.zip file. this is native funtionality in windows 7. you otherwise may need a utility such as "7-zip" to extract,or unzip it. place the unzipped folder onto the root of your C drive on your PC(sorry, you mac guys will need to develop this for yourself,i dont have a mac). root means the top level,not inside any folders. so just copy and paste,or drag and drop the folder onto C with everything else that is there. you may want to rename it to "mini-adb_devicename" since youll be putting some device specific files in here. (directions from here forward will assume this folder to be named "mini-adb_vigor",as an example)
-open a command window. on windows 7,click the start bubble in the lower left and type "command" in the search box. xp i believe is similar or the same. doing this should open a small black command window.
-change to your mini-adb_vigor directory. type the following at the prompt in your cmd window:
cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
your command promt should change to "c:mini-adb_vigor>" provided you: 1)unzipped the miniadb zip 2)put the folder on your c drive 3)entered the name of the folder correctly ("mini-adb_vigor" in this case)
-now make sure usb debugging is checked in settings/apps/development,and plug your phone into your PC with a usb cable
-make sure your phone is being recognized- type:
adb devices
if your drivers are installed correctly,this should return your phones serial number. you should hear the "found device" noises when you plug your phone in. if it starts installing drivers,wait for it to finish before typing the adb devices command.
2)unlock using htcdev
-go to HTCdev - Unlock Bootloader and sign in to your account. chose your device from the "select your device bar"(or "other supported devices" if its not listed) and click the green "begin unlock bootloader" button underneath.
-click yes to procede,then read the warnings before checking the boxes and clicking yes to continue,as they are basically explaining that your warranty is now void,and any repairs that your phone needs that may have been a result of unlocking your bootloader and messing with your phones operating system may no longer be covered under mfgr warranty
*check your hboot screen. if you allready have an htc compatible hboot, then skip ahead to the next step,you dont need this.if you have a pink **locked** at the top of the hboot screen,then it is compatible with htcdev. if you dont have a compatible hboot,then download the RUU for the new hboot. right click it,and run as administrator. plug in your phone when prompted to. it will ugrade your hboot to the htcdev unlock compatible version.
-steps 1-4 are describing how to get your phone into bootloader mode and connect it to your PC,wich we have done above. ignore these steps and simply type in your cmd window:
adb reboot bootloader
it may take several seconds,but this command should boot your phone into the "fastboot" screen wich is white with a bunch of colored writing. once this happens,make sure your phone is still being seen in fastboot. type:
fastboot devices
again,this should return your phones serial number.
-click the green procede to step 5 bubble.
-steps 5-7 are telling you how to find the files and utilities inside your mini-adb folder. you have them,so ignore steps 5-7.
-click the green procede to step 8 bubble.
-heres where steps are important,steps 8-10 are telling you how to get your unlock token,and send it to htc. its phone specific(so they prolly know your serial number,meid,etc) so no,you cant use your buddys unlock token and not have htc know that youve unlocked your bootloader. copy this line either from below,or from step 8,and paste it into the prompt in your cmd window. you have to right click to paste in cmd,you cannot control/v :
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
-after yuo hit enter,you will get a bunch of letters that are your identifier token. not much i can say,other than follow the directions in steps 9 and 10 to copy and submit your identifier token to HTC. make sure you get the characters as shown in the pic,with no extra lines or letters. note that you can also hit the "enter" key on your PC to copy,as well as right clicking.
-click the green submit button. wait patiently for an email containing your unlock code. (dont worry,it should come pretty fast )
-save the unlock_code.bin that htc sends you directly to your mini-adb folder(if your PC automatically downloads somewhere else,no biggie. just move the unlock code to mini-adb folder)
-click the link in your email to get the rest of the unlock instructions
-step 12 is where them magic happens copy from below,or from htc dev:
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
-youll see the purdy screen pictured in step 13. use the vol rocker to chose "yes unlock bootloader" and select it with the power button. your phone will reboot,performaing a factory data reset in the process. your data is gone,sorry this boot may take a bit longer than they normally do,dont freak out this is normal
as you can see,once the adb files are put in one place to download,its not hard to use,and the commands are pretty simple. below is what you will see in your command window,the red are my inputs.
Code:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:UsersScott>cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
c:mini-adb_vigor>adb devices
List of devices attached
HTxxxxxxxxxx device
c:mini-adb_vigor>adb reboot bootloader
c:mini-adb_vigor>fastboot devices
HTxxxxxxxxxx fastboot
c:mini-adb_vigor>fastboot oem get_identifier_token
... INFO
INFO< Please cut following message >
INFO<<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
INFO2ADC7C0C0F1BAF92074BAE9B0035CB6A
INFO021839BFA7465CD0788664688DCCFDEA
INFO33A2FD2C96C7308DD3C57A517DBA8E14
INFO8048F98A9FEA06B8F2AD05D4D3497CFE
INFO6FCCC1DC4E31E0C6F54CEA18D9A80C82
INFO27C33E209D472E6C11753E9D7BCBCE6D
INFO90D9F226E827B6C26165A029B6F7DFF2
INFO63E382B4C82F9F6D866C01B9823ED1BC
INFO0EEFA859327E6B5AC4C24533C9DFA7AF
INFODBD70D55E4666B4B41828B76FFBD010C
INFO1B916E350EFF199EA5B096FF3337FE19
INFO40E6CA9E7F1DD5B33D8D4780DD775289
INFO953404686AEC4C3CB6F1BBB9DC69BA13
INFO8738C00DAFF280ECF02D0C7A66E13855
INFO1D756616732FF47915EAD551A6933E08
INFO10C541C7RD02C14991E83CC49FCA4B92
INFO<<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
OKAY [ 0.069s]
finished. total time: 0.070s
c:mini-adb_vigor>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)... OKAY [ 0.143s]
writing 'unlocktoken'... INFOunlock token check successfully
OKAY [ 0.011s]
finished. total time: 0.156s
c:mini-adb_vigor>
2)flash a recovery
if you want to run stock,do not permanently install your recovery. keeping the stock recovery on the phone will ensure that you recieve OTAs without a hitch,wich i know is important to alot of users. YES,the OTA will break root. its no big deal. one good thing about htcdev is that you will always be able to reroot after,simply by following steps 2 and 3 again to launch recovery,flash superser.
once youve either skipped past all the setup,or have re-set up and are ready to root,chose either of the following options to either permantly or termporarily install a recovery:
1)temporary recovery:
-move the recovery image file you downloaded above and place it into the mini-adb folder.
-put the superuser zip file onto your phones sd card
-enable usb debugging once again,as above. open a cmd window,if its not still open from unlocking.
-if you had to re-open a cmd window,dont forget to change back to your mini-adb directory:
cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
-make sure youre connected by typing:
adb devices
-should return serial number
-check the md5 of your recovery image:
md5sums <recoveryname>.img
**make sure the resulting md5 matches the one that is listed for the image that you downloaded. ** (if no md5 is listed,post in the thread,i can download and compare my md5 to yours.this is not as good as getting an md5 from the one who linked the file,but its better than nothing)
-boot to bootloader:
adb reboot bootloader
-check for connectivity:
fastboot devices
-should return serial number
-temporarily launch your recovery to phone memory:
fastboot boot <recoveryname>.img
-youll see a (really fast) green status bar on the top right as your PC sends the recovery to your phone. youll then see the HTC splash screen,then your recovery.
in your command window you will see(red are my inputs):
Code:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:UsersScott>cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
c:mini-adb_vigor>adb devices
List of devices attached
HTxxxxxxxxxx device
c:mini-adb_vigor>md5sums recovery-ra-vigor-3.14-gnm.img
MD5sums 1.2 freeware for Win9x/ME/NT/2000/XP+
Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Jem Berkes - http://www.pc-tools.net/
Type md5sums -h for help
[Path] / filename MD5 sum
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[c:mini-adb_vigor]
recovery-ra-vigor-3.14-gnm.img 915d5e3cb662076f36f3d6e54759e951
c:mini-adb_vigor>adb reboot bootloader
c:mini-adb_vigor>fastboot devices
HTxxxxxxxxxx fastboot
c:mini-adb_vigor>fastboot boot recovery-ra-vigor-3.14-gnm.img
downloading 'boot.img'... OKAY [ 1.518s]
booting... OKAY [ 0.005s]
finished. total time: 1.523s
2)permanently install your recovery
-move the image file you downloaded above and place it into the mini-adb folder.
-enable usb debugging once again,as above. open a cmd window,if its not still open from unlocking.
-if you had to re-open a cmd window,dont forget to change back to your mini-adb directory:
cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
-make sure youre connected by typing:
adb devices
-should return serial number
-check the md5 of your recovery image:
md5sums <recoveryname>.img
**make sure the resulting md5 matches the one that is listed for the image that you downloaded. ** (if no md5 is listed,post in the thread,i can download and compare my md5 to yours.this is not as good as getting an md5 from the one who linked the file,but its better than nothing)
-boot to bootloader:
adb reboot bootloader
-check for connectivity:
fastboot devices
-should return serial number
-permanently flash your recovery to phones recovery partition:
fastboot flash recovery <recoveryname>.img
-youll see a (really fast) green status bar on the top right as your PC sends the recovery to your phone,then a (really,really fast) red bar as it flashes it. amon ra is now permanently on your phone when you need it. be aware that you can no longer accept OTAs,unless you reinstall the stock recovery at some point before the next OTAs are pushed.
-to get to recovery,push the power button to select hboot. once in hboot wait for the green writing to flash and disapear,then select recovery.
*note that you can still launch recovery by using the command from scenario 1 above.
-youll then see the HTC splash screen,then your recovery.
and the code(again,red my inputs):
Code:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:UsersScott>cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
c:mini-adb_vigor>adb devices
List of devices attached
HTxxxxxxxxxx device
c:mini-adb_vigor>md5sums recovery-ra-vigor-3.14-gnm.img
MD5sums 1.2 freeware for Win9x/ME/NT/2000/XP+
Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Jem Berkes - http://www.pc-tools.net/
Type md5sums -h for help
[Path] / filename MD5 sum
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[c:mini-adb_vigor]
recovery-ra-vigor-3.14-gnm.img 915d5e3cb662076f36f3d6e54759e951
c:mini-adb_vigor>adb reboot bootloader
c:mini-adb_vigor>fastboot devices
HTxxxxxxxxxx fastboot
c:mini-adb_vigor>fastboot flash recovery recovery-ra-vigor-3.14-gnm.img
sending 'recovery' (7074 KB)... OKAY [ 1.659s]
writing 'recovery'... OKAY [ 5.179s]
finished. total time: 6.840s
3)flash superuser root files*
there is not much to explain with this one. if booted to recovery from above,use the recovery menu on your phone to:
-make a backup of your stock,unrooted rom. completely optional,but a very good idea,IMO.
-wipe cache
-wipe dalvik cache
-install zip from sd card(chose your superuser file)
-reboot
*congratulations,youre rooted
if your device has procedures to s-off,or procedures to downgrade to more exploitable firmware,you can procede with that now
ok i am unlocked, i also put the superuser 3.07 on sd card. i also need help to find a custom rom, can you please help point me to where to find one. thanks
Last edited by FoxyFox34; December 29th, 2012 at 12:38 AM.
ok i am unlocked, i also put the superuser 3.07 on sd card. i also need help to find a custom rom, can you please help point me to where to find one. thanks
it is not yet time for a custom rom.
do you have amon recovery installed,and are you able to boot to it?
there are 2 ways to get to recovery:
1)from powered off, hold vol up and power. youll see the skatboarding aliens,then recovery
2)from powered off,hold vol down and power. this should take you to hboot,where youll have an option for recovery
once we know that you are able to get to recovery,then we will organize the files you downloaded and flash them,and get the phone back to working order.
Last edited by scotty85; December 29th, 2012 at 07:19 PM.
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excellent! dooglads post above should have taken you to xda,where you needed to download the following files. there were alot of links to follow between here and the download,so if you got a lilttle confused on what to download,download these all now:
transfer these files to the sd card in the eris. you can enable usb storage from recovery,and transfer them that way,or you can put the sd into a card reader and plug it in to the PC:
-ErisMiscReset_v0.9.zip
-MTD_Inspect_v0.9.zip
-ErisMTDNuke_v0.9.zip
place this folder into your miniadb folder:
-Eris_RootROM_v2.19.605.1_PB00IMG.zip
now,you will boot the phone into recovery mode(if youre not there allready from transfering the files).
the menu options youll need are "flash zip from sd card" and then simply find the file youre going to flash.
first,flash "ErisMiscReset_v0.9.zip". make a note of wether or not you see any errors,and what they are.
assuming you see no errors,when the above opration finishes,then flash "MTD_Inspect_v0.9.zip". this zip will put a text file onto your sd card,so when its done,enable usb storage again,and look at the text file.. (some info on what youll see is here) the file will be somewhat confusing looking,so you might want to just copy all the text,then paste it into a reply box here. this should make it easier for you to read. i will post a copy of mine in the next reply. after youve inspected the text file,disable usb storage and return to the recovery menu.
if you find you have alot of bad blocks in /boot,/system,or /data then you will need to flash the last file: "ErisMTDNuke_v0.9.zip" please note that if you only have 1 or 2 bad blocks,then do not flash this file just procede to the next step
now we can flash the root rom,wich will get rid of the crappy htcdev hboot,and get you a real s off hboot. you should have "Eris_RootROM_v2.19.605.1_PB00IMG.zip" inside your miniadb folder,so we are going to flash it basically like we did the 1.51 hboot in post #22.
-chose the option in recovery to power off
-open a cmd window,and change to miniadb directory,as youve done in post 22
-hold vol down and power,and the phone should start in hboot. select the fastboot option in hboot.
-plug in the phone
-flash the root rom with these commands: fastboot devices
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip Eris_RootROM_v2.19.605.1_PB00IMG.zip
this will start the phone flashing. if it fails,with an hboot preupdate error,just run the above command a second time: fastboot flash zip Eris_RootROM_v2.19.605.1_PB00IMG.zip
this time,it should finish
be very careful not to interupt the phone while its flashing and doing its thing. after it has flashed all partitions,you can reboot into a working phone,with:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
note that you now have 1.49.2000 s off hboot then:
fastboot reboot
and if you boot to a working,functional phone,well step back and take a couple deep breaths. if you want a custom rom,or even a rooted stock rom,its easy to achieve with the s-off hboot,but well save those directions for another post,so we dont overwhelm you with directions at this time.
Last edited by scotty85; December 30th, 2012 at 10:02 AM.
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Partition Symbolic Name: misc
Partition (character-special) Device: /dev/mtd/mtd0
Partition Total Size: 655360
Partition EraseBlock Size: 131072
ECC failed: 0
ECC corrected: 0
Number of bad blocks: 0
Number of bbt blocks: 0
Block size 131072, page size 2048, OOB size 0
Dumping data starting at 0x00000000 and ending at 0x00001000...
Partition Symbolic Name: recovery
Partition (character-special) Device: /dev/mtd/mtd1
Partition Total Size: 5242880
Partition EraseBlock Size: 131072
ECC failed: 0
ECC corrected: 0
Number of bad blocks: 0
Number of bbt blocks: 0
Block size 131072, page size 2048, OOB size 0
Dumping data starting at 0x00000000 and ending at 0x00001000...
Partition Symbolic Name: boot
Partition (character-special) Device: /dev/mtd/mtd2
Partition Total Size: 2621440
Partition EraseBlock Size: 131072
ECC failed: 0
ECC corrected: 0
Number of bad blocks: 0
Number of bbt blocks: 0
Block size 131072, page size 2048, OOB size 0
Dumping data starting at 0x00000000 and ending at 0x00001000...
#################################### system PARTITION ###################################
Partition Symbolic Name: system
Partition (character-special) Device: /dev/mtd/mtd3
Partition Total Size: 178257920
Partition EraseBlock Size: 131072
ECC failed: 0
ECC corrected: 0
Number of bad blocks: 1
Number of bbt blocks: 0
Block size 131072, page size 2048, OOB size 0
Dumping data starting at 0x00000000 and ending at 0x00001000...
Partition Symbolic Name: cache
Partition (character-special) Device: /dev/mtd/mtd4
Partition Total Size: 136314880
Partition EraseBlock Size: 131072
ECC failed: 0
ECC corrected: 0
Number of bad blocks: 0
Number of bbt blocks: 0
Block size 131072, page size 2048, OOB size 0
Dumping data starting at 0x00000000 and ending at 0x00001000...
Partition Symbolic Name: userdata
Partition (character-special) Device: /dev/mtd/mtd5
Partition Total Size: 167247872
Partition EraseBlock Size: 131072
ECC failed: 0
ECC corrected: 0
Number of bad blocks: 0
Number of bbt blocks: 0
Block size 131072, page size 2048, OOB size 0
Dumping data starting at 0x00000000 and ending at 0x00001000...
the bad blocks number is the only one youre real concerned with. as you can see,i only have 1,in "system",so i would not risk damage to the phone by flashing the nuke zip.
Last edited by scotty85; December 30th, 2012 at 10:08 AM.
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c:\miniadb>fastboot erase cache
erasing 'cache'...
FAILED (remote: not allow)
finished. total time: 21.496s
now that i think about it,that may be a quirk with the bootloader... i seem to remember getting that also. try continuing with the commands to flash the zip
c:\miniadb>fastboot flash zip Eris_RootROM_v2.19.605.1_PB00IMG.zip
sending 'zip' (64129 KB)...
OKAY [ 9.121s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
FAILED (remote: 32 header error)
finished. total time: 9.391s
c:\miniadb>fastboot flash zip Eris_RootROM_v2.19.605.1_PB00IMG.zip
sending 'zip' (64129 KB)...
OKAY [ 9.405s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
FAILED (remote: 32 header error)
finished. total time: 9.669s
doh! *smacks forehead*
is your htcdev hboot still unlocked ?
looking back thru,it looks like ive forgotten that step
my apologies... add this step to the above directions(fastboot oem lock):
open cmd,chage to miniadb,etc. like youve been doing,then:
fastboot devices
fastboot oem lock entring this command may casue the phone to try and reboot. if it does,thats ok,give it a couple minutes,then unplug,pull the battery,and re-enter fastboot so you can continue:
fastboot devices
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip Eris_RootROM_v2.19.605.1_PB00IMG.zip
** you did successsfully flash "ErisMiscReset_v0.9.zip" and "ErisMTDNuke_v0.9.zip" correct?
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The Eris_RootROM_v2.19.605.1_PB00IMG.zip file that you downloaded is too small. It should be 107,427,740 bytes (or about 104909 kilobytes.) Your error message says that the file you are sending is 64129 KB.
Try downloading that file again, verify that it is about 104910 KB, and re-run the fastboot flash zip Eris_RootROM_v2.19.605.1_PB00IMG.zip command.
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c:\Android>fastboot flash zip Eris_RootROM_v2.19.605.1_PB00IMG.zip
sending 'zip' (104909 KB)...
OKAY [ 14.390s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 15.504s
c:\Android>fastboot flash zip Eris_RootROM_v2.19.605.1_PB00IMG.zip
sending 'zip' (104909 KB)...
OKAY [ 14.390s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 15.504s
ok,please make sure to answer this:
** you did successsfully flash "ErisMiscReset_v0.9.zip" and "ErisMTDNuke_v0.9.zip" correct?
i suspect your bootloader is still unlocked,so lets try this from the top,and well check the md5 of the root rom in the process. good call doogald about the file being too small
open cmd,chage to miniadb,etc. like youve been doing,then:
fastboot oem lock entring this command may casue the phone to try and reboot. if it does,thats ok,give it a couple minutes,then unplug,pull the battery,and re-enter fastboot so you can continue:
fastboot devices
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip Eris_RootROM_v2.19.605.1_PB00IMG.zip
if you get a failed!flush again immediately error then repeat fastboot flash zip Eris_RootROM_v2.19.605.1_PB00IMG.zip
*if it fails this time,please copy and paste your ENTIRE command window,not just the error. i have a feeling youre maybe just missing some steps each time that were not picking up on.
IIRC,the 99 fail is the unlocked bootloader error,and the header failure may earlier may have been becasue the bad download had the android info document or hboot image missing.
if you can verify that you have flashed "ErisMiscReset_v0.9.zip" and "ErisMTDNuke_v0.9.zip" ,and you can do the above without missing any steps,hopefully youll get it this time.
hang in there,your close to having a working phone!
I believe that I did flash "ErisMiscReset_v0.9.zip" and "ErisMTDNuke_v0.9.zip" correctly.
HERE'S EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRITEN ON PHONES SCREEN"GOOD THING I WROTE IT DOWN AT THAT MONMENT...
1. boot into recovery, hold v up & power.
2.Android system recovery
3.flash zip from sdcard
4.flash ErisMiscReset_v0.9.zip
.install :SDCARD:ErisMiscReset_v0.9.zip?
.Press Trackball to confirm (I did)
Install from sdcard....
finding update package...
opening update package...
verifying update package...
copying files...
deleting files...
Install from sdcard complete.
1.flash zip from sdcard
2.flash ErisMTDNuke_v0.9.zip
.install :SDCARD:ErisMTDNuke_v0.9.zip?
.Press Trackball to confirm (I did)
Install from sdcard....
finding update package...
opening update package...
verifying update package...
installing update package...
copying files...
deleting files...
copying files...
deleting files...
deleting files...
formatting CACHE...
Install from sdcard complete.
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We certainly can put recvey back and install a custom rom now.
More info later(I'm at work ATM)
scotty, I'm going to let you keep carrying the ball on this , but just want to remind you that flashing the root ROM also flashes an old version of the radio... he's definitely on an older version.
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the ruu overwrote your custom recovery,wich is no big deal. since you have the s-off bootloader,you can easily install your recovery,just like you did with the htcdev hboot. you should still have it in your miniadb folder,so just place the phone in fastboot,open cmd,and flash recovery with this command:
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this boot may take a bit longer than they normally do,dont freak out this is normal 
