Root phone is screwed

markbehr · Sep 13, 2012

Well i screwed my phone up. I tried in stall 4 different roms and all it does turn on go to the boot animation and then it reboots over and over again. I didnt back up anything like an idiot and i cant factory reset. plaease someone help. i really need my phone.

yahhboy · Sep 13, 2012

markbehr said:
Well i screwed my phone up. I tried in stall 4 different roms and all it does turn on go to the boot animation and then it reboots over and over again. I didnt back up anything like an idiot and i cant factory reset. plaease someone help. i really need my phone.

Go into the bootloader and tell me what you see
With phone powered off, hold volume down and power
Also what recovery are you using?

damon7620 · Sep 14, 2012

What android version are you on? Try flashing the T-mobile version of this rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849

damon7620 · Sep 14, 2012

or try flashing this. [ROM] HTC TMOUS Stock ICS *RELEASE* 3.32.531.14 (Flashable | Untouched | Rooted) - xda-developers

markbehr · Sep 16, 2012

well after trying many different roms, i was actually able to install energyrom somehow. i have installed many other roms without any issues before. i had cm9 but didnt like having to charge my phone 3 times a day even when not using it much. so i decided to install another and had all kinds of trouble, untill i tried enerygrom. but anyway its working FOR NOW.

markbehr · Sep 16, 2012

damon that rom you suggested was one of the roms i tried to install and had trouble for some reason.

yahhboy · Sep 16, 2012

If you tell me what it says in the bootloader I'd likely be able to tell you what's wrong so you can install any rom you like.
Wait are you super-cided?

damon7620 · Sep 17, 2012

markbehr said:
damon that rom you suggested was one of the roms i tried to install and had trouble for some reason.

Strange my phone is S-on and that rom flashes for me.

yahhboy · Sep 17, 2012

damon7620 said:
Strange my phone is S-on and that rom flashes for me.

Well that might not be the issue, he probably hasn't supercided.

scotty85 · Sep 17, 2012

damon7620 said:
Strange my phone is S-on and that rom flashes for me.

if he is s-on,then the kernel is not being properly flashed. if he was on cm9,the kernels are not compatible.

damon7620 either properly flashed the kernel using other means,fastboot booted his recovery, ir was just lucky that the rom was compatible with his stock kernel.

markbehr,if you are going to flash roms using htcdev unlock vs being s-off,youll need to understand it has its limitations,if youre not allready aware of them. this link should help: http://androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/587430-s-want-flash-roms-read.html

holler if you have any questions on it

glad you are up and runing. we can help you understand how to flash roms,so they are not hit or miss,or you can go thru the procedure to turn your secure flag off,so you can superCID,and rom flashing will become much,much more enjoyable. Unlimited.IO the "wire trick" sounds a lil crazy,but its not terribly difficult and well worth the efforts to do.

scotty85 · Sep 17, 2012

yahhboy said:
Well that might not be the issue, he probably hasn't supercided.

superCID doesnt really have anything to do with rom flashing in recovery,it just prevents you from installing other reginal firmware or full RUUs. as long as he is attempting to flash ICS roms,with some variation of ICS firmware(im on t mobile firmware at the moment) he should be able to flash roms. methinks its more of a kernel issue,assuming he did full wipes prior to his installs.

if he is htcdev unlocked,he cant change the firmware,wich is a big plus for becoming s-off

i personally get quite a kick out of flashing different carrier/reginonal RUUs. :smokingsomb:

the sensation is a wonderful phone,and is much,much more fun when s-off and superCIDed. my 2 cents,anyway

markbehr · Sep 20, 2012

Thanks all for the help. I'm pretty sure i am s-off. I remember doing that last year. im pretty sure i am superCDed and unlocked, but i could be wrong. I remember messing with all those the same day i rooted my phone.

scotty85 · Sep 21, 2012

markbehr said:
Thanks all for the help. I'm pretty sure i am s-off. I remember doing that last year. im pretty sure i am superCDed and unlocked, but i could be wrong. I remember messing with all those the same day i rooted my phone.

if that is the case,then you should be able to easily flsah any rom you want from a permantly installed recovery,so there might be something wrong with your downloads,or flashing procedure.

you shlould also be able to run any RUU that you wish in order to get back to a working device.

again,telling us the info on your hboot screen will give some clues.

markbehr · Sep 21, 2012

hopefully this helps:

locked
pyramid pvt ship s-off rl
hboot-1.23.0000
radio-11.19.3504.29_2
openADSP-v01.6.0.2226.00.1227
emmc-boot
dec 26 2011,12:14:25

markbehr · Sep 21, 2012

I know for a fact i was unlocked. have no idea how i got locked.

yahhboy · Sep 21, 2012

markbehr said:
hopefully this helps:

locked
pyramid pvt ship s-off rl
hboot-1.23.0000
radio-11.19.3504.29_2
openADSP-v01.6.0.2226.00.1227
emmc-boot
dec 26 2011,12:14:25

There's your problem as to why you couldn't flash certain roms. You need to update your firmware.
And don't worry about the locked thing you're good on that.

markbehr · Sep 21, 2012

Which fireware should i update too. I also forgot how i did it last time.

yahhboy · Sep 21, 2012

markbehr said:
Which fireware should i update too. I also forgot how i did it last time.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
Download 3.33 universal
Boot into bootloader with the pg58.img on your sd card and just accept the install. Once installed and you finish installing delete the firmware from your sd and you are done :cool:

markbehr · Sep 21, 2012

cool thanks ill give it a try. would it mess up my current rom

yahhboy · Sep 22, 2012

markbehr said:
cool thanks ill give it a try. would it mess up my current rom

No, but just be sure to check the md5 sum once you download, you definitely don't want to flash a bad download for firmware

scotty85 · Sep 22, 2012

yahhboy said:
There's your problem as to why you couldn't flash certain roms. You need to update your firmware.
And don't worry about the locked thing you're good on that.

1.23 is an early ICS hboot,it may be giving you issues with some ICS roms.

markbehr said:
cool thanks ill give it a try. would it mess up my current rom

it may,or may not. it would be a good idea to track down your current firmware prior to changing,unless you are prepaired to abandon this rom if you do have prollems.

do you know your phones original build number? failing that,what part of the world are you in,and was the phone branded or unbranded? if branded,to who?

it would also be to your advantage to superCID,if youre not.

do you have adb/fastboot set up? if not,i can get you a download and some more specific directions.

if you do,open a cmd window,place the phone in fastboot(not hboot),plug in,and
fastboot devices

if you get youre serial number back,then:
fastboot getvar cid
or
fastboot getvar all

if it returns 11111111 then you are superCIDed. if it returns somethign else,make note of that(incase you need to restore it later) and enter:
fastboot oem writecid 11111111

now youre super CIDed. enter the getvar cid command again to double check it changed

markbehr · Sep 22, 2012

wow im confused lol. im not sure about superCID, or adb/fastboot. i cant remember my fireware and i cant find it anywhere. i did install the latest update at the time earlier in the year. i now have a headache lol. ohh im in baltimore (go O's) lol and it has a tmobile brand.

scotty85 · Sep 22, 2012

Ahhh,that makes it easy

I will get you some links wen I get home this evening

markbehr · Sep 22, 2012

cool thanks. ill keep a lookout for them.

markbehr · Sep 22, 2012

ok i just noticed that i do have the latest fireware pg58diag.nbh

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