[Q] HTC One Brick? - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys. Was just trying to install a 4.4 custom rom on my HTC One using CWM. I got into rrecovery mode and started trying to install the rom but it came up with an error saying it had aborted. I realised I hadn't made a backup so I thought I best do it in case anything goes wrong. I tried doing that and rebooting the phone. Now the HTC logo flashes on screen before flashing off and then the phone puts me back in recovery. Have I bricked this phone? If anyone can help me I can answer any more necessary questions.

krisdeaco said:
Hi guys. Was just trying to install a 4.4 custom rom on my HTC One using CWM. I got into rrecovery mode and started trying to install the rom but it came up with an error saying it had aborted. I realised I hadn't made a backup so I thought I best do it in case anything goes wrong. I tried doing that and rebooting the phone. Now the HTC logo flashes on screen before flashing off and then the phone puts me back in recovery. Have I bricked this phone? If anyone can help me I can answer any more necessary questions.
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You need TWRP 2.6.3.3 (or later) for 4.4 roms, also if you are using a GPE rom, then you need to be s-off.
Download from here: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m7 don't use a download manager, it will fail; download normally and check MD5 to make sure file is not corrupt,
go to bootloader/FASTBOOT USB, and flash it:
fastboot flash openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
and install the ROM again.

nkk71 said:
You need TWRP 2.6.3.3 (or later) for 4.4 roms, also if you are using a GPE rom, then you need to be s-off.
Download from here: don't use a download manager, it will fail; download normally and check MD5 to make sure file is not corrupt,
go to bootloader/FASTBOOT USB, and flash it:
fastboot flash openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
and install the ROM again.
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Sorrry if I seem like a complete fool but how to I flash the recovery image. I'm in the fastboot usb menu now but there doesn't appear to be any option to flash.

krisdeaco said:
Sorrry if I seem like a complete fool but how to I flash the recovery image. I'm in the fastboot usb menu now but there doesn't appear to be any option to flash.
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from you PC
open a command prompt, go to the folder where adb is (also put the downloaded recovery there), then on your PC, type commands in bold above.

nkk71 said:
from you PC
open a command prompt, go to the folder where adb is (also put the downloaded recovery there), then on your PC, type commands in bold above.
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Again, rreally sorry. Where will I find ADB? Where would it typically be?
EDIT: I've downloaded minimal ADB and Fastboot and out the recovery image in there. I've tried typing in the top command but had no luck. A little more help, please? Thank you for your help so far by the way

krisdeaco said:
Again, rreally sorry. Where will I find ADB? Where would it typically be?
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wherever you put it, didnt you unlock your phone using "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin"? that would be the folder (often referred to the adb sdk)

nkk71 said:
wherever you put it, didnt you unlock your phone using "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin"? that would be the folder (often referred to the adb sdk)
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Ah yes thanks. I've found it all and put it where you said. I've tried to flashing it but I'm getting the message:
"unknown partition 'fastboot flash openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img'
error:cannot deterrmine image filename for 'fastboot flash openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img'

krisdeaco said:
Ah yes thanks. I've found it all and put it where you said. I've tried to flashing it but I'm getting the message:
"unknown partition 'fastboot flash openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img'
error:cannot deterrmine image filename for 'fastboot flash openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img'
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fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
please be careful with things like these, you don't want to mess up your phone, reading and staying calm, not rushing things, IS A MUST!!

nkk71 said:
wherever you put it, didnt you unlock your phone using "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin"? that would be the folder (often referred to the adb sdk)
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nkk71 said:
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
please be careful with things like these, you don't want to mess up your phone, reading and staying calm, not rushing things, IS A MUST!!
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Sorry I'm just panicking an awful lot. I'm a bit calmer now though so I'll crack on. I've got TWRP back up and I've tried to install the ROM but it keeps saying failed. Is therre any way to make my phone available to transfer to so I can try a different ROM?
EDIT: It seems I did make a backup with TWRP, I'm assuming that wouldn't show up on CWM? That seems to be working so I'll count myself lucky. I would very much like to get stock android 4.4 though so do you know of any detailed guides for getting that with TWRP on HTC one?
By the way THANK YOU SO MUCH for everything. I completely panicked and I would never have figured any of this out without your help. Thank you.

krisdeaco said:
Sorry I'm just panicking an awful lot. I'm a bit calmer now though so I'll crack on. I've got TWRP back up and I've tried to install the ROM but it keeps saying failed. Is therre any way to make my phone available to transfer to so I can try a different ROM?
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yes plenty, now please go get a glass of water and I'll post back in a minute, you need to relax, we'll have your phone up and running soon.
Which ROM would you like to have? post, then get that water/coffee/beer/scotch whatever makes you calm down :laugh:

krisdeaco said:
EDIT: It seems I did make a backup with TWRP, I'm assuming that wouldn't show up on CWM? That seems to be working so I'll count myself lucky. I would very much like to get stock android 4.4 though so do you know of any detailed guides for getting that with TWRP on HTC one?
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Unfortunately, TWRP and CWM backups aren't interchangeable but you can always flash back the proper recovery for the backup, and restore.
krisdeaco said:
I would very much like to get stock android 4.4 though so do you know of any detailed guides for getting that with TWRP on HTC one?
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Details please , GPE or Sense, any one in particular, best post a link to the one you'd like to have.
krisdeaco said:
By the way THANK YOU SO MUCH for everything. I completely panicked and I would never have figured any of this out without your help. Thank you.
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[Q] I deleted everything on the one, please help

I am a newbie trying to root htc one(att) , after I installed the 4.2.2 it began to keep restarting,I tought it was because I didn't wipe my data before I flash a new ROM, so i enter the TWRP and wanna wipe data and try again.
But I selected all the options and wiped everything on the cellphone including the OS, so now I can enter the bootloader, and I can enter the recovery, but I can't find the "USB storage" in the computer , so how can I transfer the rom to the storage and flash again?
Thank you very much
Search on how to use sideload command
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You know what ADB and Fastboot are I assume? if not, I'll explain more.
But you have to do the following:
- download a rom of your choice on your pc (or use one you already have on there)
- put it in your ADB folder (for example for me C:\Users\Thom\Downloads\One\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130219\sdk\platform-tools)
- then open a command window in that folder (shift+right click on the folder, or in a cmd window use the cd command)
- use the command "adb push ROM.zip /sdcard/ROM.zip" replacing ROM with the EXACT name of the ROM file and including the .zip piece on both ends. This may take a minute or two...or four, but you will see a message in Command Prompt saying something like <12345678kb to 1234567kb>. That is just telling you that the file was pushed properly.
Hi, thank you for the help. I followed your guide and successfully transfer the zip into the phone. But when I enter the recovery and try to install, it failed and says:
E: unable to mount /cache
E: unable to mount /data
E: unable to mount /system
E: unable to mount internal storage
I click the mount option in the recovery , there are 4 box (cache, data,system,USB-OTG), but I can't choose any of them.
Also at the bottom of the box it says that"Storage: Internal Storage (0MB)"
T_T
thom109 said:
You know what ADB and Fastboot are I assume? if not, I'll explain more.
But you have to do the following:
- download a rom of your choice on your pc (or use one you already have on there)
- put it in your ADB folder (for example for me C:\Users\Thom\Downloads\One\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130219\sdk\platform-tools)
- then open a command window in that folder (shift+right click on the folder, or in a cmd window use the cd command)
- use the command "adb push ROM.zip /sdcard/ROM.zip" replacing ROM with the EXACT name of the ROM file and including the .zip piece on both ends. This may take a minute or two...or four, but you will see a message in Command Prompt saying something like <12345678kb to 1234567kb>. That is just telling you that the file was pushed properly.
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Hi, thank you for the help.
I'm trying to search more threads about the sideload and learn it.
But since I cant mount anything, I cant do sideload, trying to fix it :silly:
zeekabal said:
Search on how to use sideload command
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JohnnyXCG said:
Hi, thank you for the help.
I'm trying to search more threads about the sideload and learn it.
But since I cant mount anything, I cant do sideload, trying to fix it :silly:
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the other, and right now I think only, option is to flash a RUU.
Which One do you have? Europe, Asia, AT&T, Developer, etc? Once I now that I can point you in the right direction
thom109 said:
the other, and right now I think only, option is to flash a RUU.
Which One do you have? Europe, Asia, AT&T, Developer, etc? Once I now that I can point you in the right direction
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My one is AT&T
Thank you
JohnnyXCG said:
My one is AT&T
Thank you
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ok, I'll try to help.
I had the exact same problem yesterday (I was being a bit dumb and accidently pressed the wrong button ) and I managed to solve it.
Okay, here is the RUU. Download it, it may take a while.
http://bugsylawson.com/files/file/1847-ruu-m7-ul-jb-50-cingular-12650212exe/
So while it's downloading, start with preparing.
First of all, did you flash the new firmware already? If so, go back to the old one. I'm not sure if the AT&T has same firmware as the international, if it does I can give you a link because I still have it on my pc.
You can flash it with "fastboot oem rebootRUU" (case sensitive!)
then when you see a htc logo on your phone "fastboot flash zip firmware.zip" (replace firmware with actual file name)
THEN FLASH IT AGAIN, OTHERWISE IT WON'T WORK AND YOU'LL BE BRICKED
then if it says succesful, use "fastboot reboot". Then go back into bootloader.
then, flash stock recovery (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2158763)
after that, relock your device (command is "fastboot oem relock")
so after the RUU finished downloading, try to run it.
Any problems, I'll keep an eye on this thread
Thank you . I am now at the htc grey logo status.
Since I dont know what firmware is I am afraid to take the next step.
Whats the firmware you've talked about? Is it OS? like 4.2.2 OS zip file?
thom109 said:
ok, I'll try to help.
I had the exact same problem yesterday (I was being a bit dumb and accidently pressed the wrong button ) and I managed to solve it.
Okay, here is the RUU. Download it, it may take a while.
http://bugsylawson.com/files/file/1847-ruu-m7-ul-jb-50-cingular-12650212exe/
So while it's downloading, start with preparing.
First of all, did you flash the new firmware already? If so, go back to the old one. I'm not sure if the AT&T has same firmware as the international, if it does I can give you a link because I still have it on my pc.
You can flash it with "fastboot oem rebootRUU" (case sensitive!)
then when you see a htc logo on your phone "fastboot flash zip firmware.zip" (replace firmware with actual file name)
THEN FLASH IT AGAIN, OTHERWISE IT WON'T WORK AND YOU'LL BE BRICKED
then if it says succesful, use "fastboot reboot". Then go back into bootloader.
then, flash stock recovery (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2158763)
after that, relock your device (command is "fastboot oem relock")
so after the RUU finished downloading, try to run it.
Any problems, I'll keep an eye on this thread
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JohnnyXCG said:
Thank you . I am now at the htc grey logo status.
Since I dont know what firmware is I am afraid to take the next step.
Whats the firmware you've talked about? Is it OS? like 4.2.2 OS zip file?
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No, the firmware package for the HBoot, Radio, etc.
I assume you didn't flash it when going to 4.2.2?
Or did you take the official 4.2.2 update before?
No, I didn't flah firmware when going to 4.2.2.
When my phone is good, all I did is I just copied the 4.2.2 to the phone and install in the recovery status.
Then the 4.2.2 keeps restarting and then I deleted everything on the phone .
thom109 said:
No, the firmware package for the HBoot, Radio, etc.
I assume you didn't flash it when going to 4.2.2?
Or did you take the official 4.2.2 update before?
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JohnnyXCG said:
No, I didn't flah firmware when going to 4.2.2.
When my phone is good, all I did is I just copied the 4.2.2 to the phone and install in the recovery status.
Then the 4.2.2 keeps restarting and then I deleted everything on the phone .
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Okay, you still have 4.1.2 firmware then. In that case you can just reboot already and skip the first step
Thanks.
The second step, flash stock recovery, I downloaded the file and in the recovery folder there are many .imgs
Which one is the one I need?
and how do I do it? just shift+right click to cmd and fastboot flash recovery name.img?
thom109 said:
Okay, you still have 4.1.2 firmware then. In that case you can just reboot already and skip the first step
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JohnnyXCG said:
Thanks.
The second step, flash stock recovery, I downloaded the file and in the recovery folder there are many .imgs
Which one is the one I need?
and how do I do it? just shift+right click to cmd and fastboot flash recovery name.img?
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yep, that's exactly how. Gimme a sec, I'll download it too to see which one you need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362818
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okay, I have been browsing a while, but I unfortunately have no idea which one you could use.
HOWEVER,
I did see someone say you don't need stock recovery. So, try to just relock it and then flash the RUU.
You can always unlock it again if it doesn't work, so there isn't much of a risk
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zeekabal said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362818
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the problem here isn't the firmware he flashed the 4.2.2 rom, which uses the storage a bit different.
The problem he has is caused by the fact he didn't clear SD directly after flashing (needed if you jump from custom rom 4.1.2 to 4.2.2)
it could have been easy, but he can't boot into his rom, everything is gone. If he could boot it would be waaaaaaay easier, would only require a few ADB commands
OK, now I run the RUU, the phone is in the grey htc status,.It says gonna take 10 mins, hope it will be fine :victory:
thom109 said:
okay, I have been browsing a while, but I unfortunately have no idea which one you could use.
HOWEVER,
I did see someone say you don't need stock recovery. So, try to just relock it and then flash the RUU.
You can always unlock it again if it doesn't work, so there isn't much of a risk
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JohnnyXCG said:
OK, now I run the RUU, the phone is in the grey htc status,.It says gonna take 10 mins, hope it will be fine :victory:
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okay, if your phone gets a green bar with silver htc logo, you're good and I'm very happy for you
Yeah, it finished and my phone is back to life...
Now I'll try to install 4.2.2 agian.
Thanks for spending so much time on me thom109, you're truly a great person !!
God bless you !:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::victory::victory::laugh::laugh:
thom109 said:
okay, if your phone gets a green bar with silver htc logo, you're good and I'm very happy for you
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JohnnyXCG said:
Yeah, it finished and my phone is back to life...
Now I'll try to install 4.2.2 agian.
Thanks for spending so much time on me thom109, you're truly a great person !!
God bless you !:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::victory::victory::laugh::laugh:
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no problem mate
good you're back.
before you flash 4.2.2, take the official OTA
or if you don't have it yet, first flash the 4.2.2 firmware (can be found in the ARHD thread) and then after the rom is done installing, wipe the sd card
Have fun with your One

[Q] 1,31 , no rom or adb

So basically the only thing working in fastboot
somehow i have managed to wipe everything off of my device so there is no rom installed what so ever...which means i am unable to turn on usb debugging to get adb working. I am also on 1.31 so the RUU method will not work. i am able to flash whatever recovery or Superuser i wish and root/unroot as i please.
the only solution i can think of would be to flash a signed stock zip using "fastboot update signedstock.zip" but the ones i found here -http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2368907 dont seem to work. i get errors like no "boot.img" or "does not contain android-info.txt"
any suggestions?
thanks for your time
shadowtdt09 said:
So basically the only thing working in fastboot
somehow i have managed to wipe everything off of my device so there is no rom installed what so ever...which means i am unable to turn on usb debugging to get adb working. I am also on 1.31 so the RUU method will not work. i am able to flash whatever recovery or Superuser i wish and root/unroot as i please.
the only solution i can think of would be to flash a signed stock zip using "fastboot update signedstock.zip" but the ones i found here -http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2368907 dont seem to work. i get errors like no "boot.img" or "does not contain android-info.txt"
any suggestions?
thanks for your time
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Guide in General on how to downgrade. You'll be fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390821
Indirect said:
Guide in General on how to downgrade. You'll be fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390821
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i have tried that for cwm recovery but that requires adb and usb debugging...which i dont have
i have also just tried it with the htc recovery where the screen just shows the HTC logo but "adb devices" says no devices are connected
shadowtdt09 said:
i have tried that for cwm recovery but that requires adb and usb debugging...which i dont have
i have also just tried it with the htc recovery where the screen just shows the HTC logo but "adb devices" says no devices are connected
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Then oh well? There is no other way to fix it than using TWRP / CWM and adb / fastboot.
Indirect said:
Then oh well? There is no other way to fix it than using TWRP / CWM and adb / fastboot.
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There are no signed stock zips out there that i can use fastboot update .zip ?
shadowtdt09 said:
There are no signed stock zips out there that i can use fastboot update .zip ?
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http://teamviewer.com/download
Get that, pm me your id and password and I'll fix your phone. Have nothing better to do for a half hour anyway.
Indirect said:
http://teamviewer.com/download
Get that, pm me your id and password and I'll fix your phone. Have nothing better to do for a half hour anyway.
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you're a hell of a man indirect!
Aldo101t said:
you're a hell of a man indirect!
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Tis the benefit of having no job. Easily able to help everyone out if I'm bored.
shadowtdt09 said:
So basically the only thing working in fastboot
somehow i have managed to wipe everything off of my device so there is no rom installed what so ever...which means i am unable to turn on usb debugging to get adb working. I am also on 1.31 so the RUU method will not work. i am able to flash whatever recovery or Superuser i wish and root/unroot as i please.
the only solution i can think of would be to flash a signed stock zip using "fastboot update signedstock.zip" but the ones i found here -http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2368907 dont seem to work. i get errors like no "boot.img" or "does not contain android-info.txt"
any suggestions?
thanks for your time
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just a fyi you can use fastboot to flash a rom if you put it in the same folder as the platform tools folder of your sdk, All roms have a android-info.txt file that's how android knows how to flash what to the particular partition.
you can flash any zip file from fastboot as long as it has the android-info file
fastboot flash zip nameofzip.zip
Fixed his phone and found out he is in my area. Pretty small world.
Indirect said:
Fixed his phone and found out he is in my area. Pretty small world.
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I'm in fort myers

[RESOLVED] Bricked m7ul

Hello guys, I really messed up my phone.
I was trying to relock, and unroot my phone but it didnt go as planned.
Long story short, I cannot flash ANYTHING through CWM or TWRP (latest versions) and none of my files shows up in either of these recoveries. When i push a file through adb i get an error code on both. I believe that CWM said it cannot mount E:/SD Card.
I also have nothing to bootup to (bootloop)
I really need my phone and any help would be greatly appreciated!
mymonkeyballs said:
Hello guys, I really messed up my phone.
I was trying to relock, and unroot my phone but it didnt go as planned.
Long story short, I cannot flash ANYTHING through CWM or TWRP (latest versions) and none of my files shows up in either of these recoveries. When i push a file through adb i get an error code on both. I believe that CWM said it cannot mount E:/SD Card.
I also have nothing to bootup to (bootloop)
I really need my phone and any help would be greatly appreciated!
There will be a cash reward for the person to help me get this working. (paypal)
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Just calm down buddy... This is the second thread you've made so far. Now I'm going to help you and I dont want any of your money. I just want you to agree on one term and that is to not make another thread about this.
That sucks balls MyMonkeyBalls..
Yeah, has happened to me too, I had to send in to get fixed, been 3 weeks so far.
Have a read over the forums for mine and others same issue, there are tips on how to fix but this is becoming very common at the moment, I can not offer any suggestions because everything i did did not work
Good luck
Tw1tchy said:
Just calm down buddy... This is the second thread you've made so far. Now I'm going to help you and I dont want any of your money. I just want you to agree on one term and that is to not make another thread about this.
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Sorry bro , just freaking out. Agreed.
twerg said:
That sucks balls MyMonkeyBalls..
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LOL!!
anyways...
what build of CM10.2 was it (example: cm-10.2-20130809-UNOFFICIAL-m7ul.zip)?
Kernel?
Firmware? (or Hboot#)
Do you have nandroid?
have you tried to go to stock?
S-OFF?
locked/relocked/unlocked?
logcats? (twrp or cwm)
ATT, TMO, Sprint, GPE, etc?
Any other info?
Tw1tchy said:
LOL!!
anyways...
what build of CM10.2 was it (example: cm-10.2-20130809-UNOFFICIAL-m7ul.zip)?
Kernel?
Firmware? (or Hboot#)
Do you have nandroid?
have you tried to go to stock?
S-OFF?
locked/relocked/unlocked?
logcats? (twrp or cwm)
ATT, TMO, Sprint, GPE, etc?
Any other info?
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cm-10.2-20130815-UNOFFICIAL-m7ul_doubleTap.zip
Kernel that came with the ROM
1.44.0000
I dont believe I have a nandroid anymore, if i do it would be TWRP's.
I cant get back to stock
S-On
Unlocked
No
Bell (unlocked)
Nothing is showing up in Twrp or CWM its like i have nothing installed on my device. I have a constant bootloop with the cm10.2 boot animation.
I believe it all started going crazy when i tried to go back to stock and wipe the data (i did a factory reset from hboot as well as cwm)
mymonkeyballs said:
cm-10.2-20130815-UNOFFICIAL-m7ul_doubleTap.zip
Kernel that came with the ROM
1.44.0000
I dont believe I have a nandroid anymore, if i do it would be TWRP's.
I cant get back to stock
S-On
Unlocked
No
Bell (unlocked)
Nothing is showing up in Twrp or CWM its like i have nothing installed on my device. I have a constant bootloop with the cm10.2 boot animation.
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Before LC's CM10.2 were you running a 4.1.2 rom?
Tw1tchy said:
Before LC's CM10.2 were you running a 4.1.2 rom?
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No. 4.2.2
mymonkeyballs said:
No. 4.2.2
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Okay well that rules out the simple.
Now lets see if i understand the situation correctly. If you try to boot into system all you get is a CM bootloop and custom recovery's show an empty sdcard? You say adb commands dont work but have you tried fastboot commands in fastboot mode yet?
Try:
fastboot devices
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-recovery
Dude - he's done a factory reset from the bootloader which has wiped his virtual sd card. You basically need to format it back into a fat32 partition so the adb side load will work.
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Tw1tchy said:
Okay well that rules out the simple.
Now lets see if i understand the situation correctly. If you try to boot into system all you get is a CM bootloop and custom recovery's show an empty sdcard? You say adb commands dont work but have you tried fastboot commands in fastboot mode yet?
Try:
fastboot devices
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-recovery
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Yes. Fastboot commands work but doesnt resolve my issue.
thejosh86 said:
Dude - he's done a factory reset from the bootloader which has wiped his virtual sd card. You basically need to format it back into a fat32 partition so the adb side load will work.
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So what do I have to do sorry
I've done this before a long time ago now myself and was able to fix it because I could still boot into my rom and windows would offer to format it for me.
There used to be a guide in the One XL forum with a step by step even a youtube how to fix it - just trying to find it now.
Edit: Okay found it - full props to XsMagical for this fix.
Youtube is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-vf5eHV3_s&feature=youtu.be
Original XDA Post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942605
It's for a One XL but the principle is the same as they both use Virtual SD Cards.
Make sure you're in the bootloader go into fastboot
Download the stock recovery from this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v7byetxqc2ogzqq/recovery144.img
Make sure the downloaded image is in the same folder as your fastboot.
fastboot flash recovery recovery144.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Go into bootloader and then choose Factory Reset - let that finish running
Go into fastboot
fastboot flash recovery <custom recovery>.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you can go into recovery and try sideloading a rom and then flashing it.
thejosh86 said:
I've done this before a long time ago now myself and was able to fix it because I could still boot into my rom and windows would offer to format it for me.
There used to be a guide in the One XL forum with a step by step even a youtube how to fix it - just trying to find it now.
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I would highly appreciate that. Thanks bro
thejosh86 said:
I've done this before a long time ago now myself and was able to fix it because I could still boot into my rom and windows would offer to format it for me.
There used to be a guide in the One XL forum with a step by step even a youtube how to fix it - just trying to find it now.
Edit: Okay found it - full props to XsMagical for this fix.
Youtube is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-vf5eHV3_s&feature=youtu.be
It's for a One XL but the principle is the same as they both use Virtual SD Cards.
Make sure you're in the bootloader go into fastboot
Download the stock recovery from this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v7byetxqc2ogzqq/recovery144.img
Make sure the downloaded image is in the same folder as your fastboot.
fastboot flash recovery recovery144.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Go into bootloader and then choose Factory Reset - let that finish running
Go into fastboot
fastboot flash recovery <custom recovery>.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you can go into recovery and try sideloading a rom and then flashing it.
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Thanks ! Testing it now. Will update.
thejosh86 said:
I've done this before a long time ago now myself and was able to fix it because I could still boot into my rom and windows would offer to format it for me.
There used to be a guide in the One XL forum with a step by step even a youtube how to fix it - just trying to find it now.
Edit: Okay found it - full props to XsMagical for this fix.
Youtube is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-vf5eHV3_s&feature=youtu.be
Original XDA Post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942605
It's for a One XL but the principle is the same as they both use Virtual SD Cards.
Make sure you're in the bootloader go into fastboot
Download the stock recovery from this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v7byetxqc2ogzqq/recovery144.img
Make sure the downloaded image is in the same folder as your fastboot.
fastboot flash recovery recovery144.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Go into bootloader and then choose Factory Reset - let that finish running
Go into fastboot
fastboot flash recovery <custom recovery>.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you can go into recovery and try sideloading a rom and then flashing it.
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HALLELUJAH !! She is working ! Words cannot describe how happy i am ! i thought i was done! THANK YOU!
hahaha no worries mate, it's all part of the learning process.
Now just remember when you've got a custom recovery you don't need to use the factory reset in bootloader!
We saved mymonkeyballs =D
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thejosh86 said:
I've done this before a long time ago now myself and was able to fix it because I could still boot into my rom and windows would offer to format it for me.
There used to be a guide in the One XL forum with a step by step even a youtube how to fix it - just trying to find it now.
Edit: Okay found it - full props to XsMagical for this fix.
Youtube is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-vf5eHV3_s&feature=youtu.be
Original XDA Post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942605
It's for a One XL but the principle is the same as they both use Virtual SD Cards.
Make sure you're in the bootloader go into fastboot
Download the stock recovery from this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v7byetxqc2ogzqq/recovery144.img
Make sure the downloaded image is in the same folder as your fastboot.
fastboot flash recovery recovery144.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Go into bootloader and then choose Factory Reset - let that finish running
Go into fastboot
fastboot flash recovery <custom recovery>.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you can go into recovery and try sideloading a rom and then flashing it.
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thejosh86 said:
hahaha no worries mate, it's all part of the learning process.
Now just remember when you've got a custom recovery you don't need to use the factory reset in bootloader!
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Haha, that was kinda stupid now that i look back on it. I cannot say thank you enough!
mymonkeyballs said:
Haha, that was kinda stupid now that i look back on it. I cannot say thank you enough!
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Hey dude, don't forget to put [Resolved] in the thread title.

Paying for assistance in fixing my bricked phone

Paying $50 to whoever can help me fix my phone! my dad managed to soft brick his htc one, all i can do it on now is boot to the recover menu. im not very savvy in modding phones so i need someone to guide me step by step in fixing it! we can talk on skype and i can use my webcam to show you exactly what is happening with the phone. will pay $50 via paypal! add me on skype: Metricgear
Twizzly said:
Paying $50 to whoever can help me fix my phone! my dad managed to soft brick his htc one, all i can do it on now is boot to the recover menu. im not very savvy in modding phones so i need someone to guide me step by step in fixing it! we can talk on skype and i can use my webcam to show you exactly what is happening with the phone. will pay $50 via paypal! add me on skype: Metricgear
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So I'm guessing your stuck in the bootloader. This should be a fairly easy fix. I'm not available for Skype at the moment but as I say should be an easy fix.So lets get some prerequisite's out of the way first.
Do you have access to a pc with working adb/fastboot?
I see the bootloader is unlocked, is it running a custom recovery and if so which one (name and version please)
Danny201281 said:
So I'm guessing your stuck in the bootloader. This should be a fairly easy fix. I'm not available for Skype at the moment but as I say should be an easy fix.So lets get some prerequisite's out of the way first.
Do you have access to a pc with working adb/fastboot?
I see the bootloader is unlocked, is it running a custom recovery and if so which one (name and version please)
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ya i have fastboot, but to be honest im not entirely sure if it has a custom recovery or which one it would be if it does. it was several months ago that my dad bricked this phone and i only just found it stashed away recently :c
Twizzly said:
ya i have fastboot, but to be honest im not entirely sure if it has a custom recovery or which one it would be if it does. it was several months ago that my dad bricked this phone and i only just found it stashed away recently :c
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Ok no problem follow my post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57500278
The files linked will work for you so just follow the full post to get to get you backup and running
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Danny201281 said:
Ok no problem follow my post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57500278
The files linked will work for you so just follow the full post to get to get you backup and running
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Once your up and running if you want to go back to stock you can use this Nandroid Backup http://www.htc1guru.com/2013/11/stock-backup-3-23-666-1/
Alternatively you could use it instead of the Rom in my other post but the push is a little more complicated. Where as once the device e is booting you can just drop the nandroid in the correct folder using MTP on your pc.
hmmm
it wont install twrp
Twizzly said:
it wont install twrp
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reboot the phone and try again
Twizzly said:
it wont install twrp
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Check the Md5 of your download, you can get a checker tool here www.winmd5.com the correct MD5 is MD5sum: 72067aefb69541d40e8420d7aa46408d
If it doesn't match download it again :good:
Danny201281 said:
Check the Md5 of your download, you can get a checker tool here www.winmd5.com the correct MD5 is MD5sum: 72067aefb69541d40e8420d7aa46408d
If it doesn't match download it again :good:
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the file size is correct in the screen shot, 9184 .. same as mine
so the phone already has clockwork mod installed, ive been trying to sideload the stock zip and after about 5 mins it gets to 100% but then fails :c
Twizzly said:
so the phone already has clockwork mod installed, ive been trying to sideload the stock zip and after about 5 mins it gets to 100% but then fails :c
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yeah that's why we all tell you to flash TWRP
try > adb push rom.zip /sdcard/
the phone dosnt use sd cards, just tells me "error closed" if i try that command
Twizzly said:
the phone dosnt use sd cards, just tells me "error closed" if i try that command
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lol... OK, good luck with your phone
Twizzly said:
the phone dosnt use sd cards, just tells me "error closed" if i try that command
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Your device has an Internal Sd card. But that stock zip I'd not a Rom, you can't flash it like a Rom. It a Nandroid Backup so it needs to be restored using TWRP.
You need to get TWRP to flash, try updating your your adb/fastboot. You can check your current version by typing
Code:
adb version
In the command window. Latest is 1.0.31 :good:
Danny201281 said:
Latest is 1.0.31 :good:
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1.0.32 is now available.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/index.html
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
alray said:
1.0.32 is now available.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/index.html
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
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Thanks for the Heads-up [emoji4]
ok thanks for the help guys, i've done some research and im starting to understand what i need to do. now i still haven't had anyluck getting twrp onto the phone however. does anyone have any suggestions? all i get is "FAILED <remote: image update error> whenever i try :c
Twizzly said:
ok thanks for the help guys, i've done some research and im starting to understand what i need to do. now i still haven't had anyluck getting twrp onto the phone however. does anyone have any suggestions? all i get is "FAILED <remote: image update error> whenever i try :c
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to flash twrp boot in bootloader/fastboot usb mode and flash trwp recovery:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_file.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
then boot in recovery and use adb push like the others suggested before:
Code:
adb push name_of_rom.zip /sdcard
and then install the rom, reboot and youre done.
alray said:
to flash twrp boot in bootloader/fastboot usb mode and flash trwp recovery:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_file.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
then boot in recovery and use adb push like the others suggested before:
Code:
adb push name_of_rom.zip /sdcard
and then install the rom, reboot and youre done.
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This is what happens when i type "Fastboot flash recovery (filename).img also the phone freezes after the failed attempt and i have to restart it
Twizzly said:
This is what happens when i type "Fastboot flash recovery (filename).img also the phone freezes after the failed attempt and i have to restart it
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what recovery version are you trying to flash and what is your MD5 on the recovery?

[Q] After flashing TWRP, XT1063 only boots to the unlocked warning screen

My apologies if this has already been posted. I've been looking all morning but haven't seen anyone with the same issue.
Unlock bootloader: no problem.
Flash TWRP: I downloaded from http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/275, and I got an error about partition size mismatch, but that's ok, right?
But when I try to enter recovery, all I get is the warning screen that my phone is unlocked. The drivers are certainly installed correctly, and fastboot is working fine. I just can't get into recovery to flash a ROM!
Restoring to 4.4.4 stock worked like a charm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...dows-tool-moto-g-2014-xt1064-restore-t2957167
I've re-enabled USB debugging. Do I dare try to flash a custom recovery again?
Pandae said:
Do I dare try to flash a custom recovery again?
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You can use Flashify to make a backup of your current recovery and to flash TWRP.img. should work like a charm.
But Flashify requires root, I see? The reason I'm trying to flash a custom recovery is so I can root in the first place.
Pandae said:
But Flashify requires root, I see? The reason I'm trying to flash a custom recovery is so I can root in the first place.
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You're right. Latest motorola driver and [TOOL]Minimal ADB and Fastboot will do the trick.
Sorry, I should have clarified that when flashing TWRP, I've already been using fastboot.exe from a command line (and administrator level), with the drivers correctly installed. That's how I was able to unlock in the first place.
I did try it with the version of Fastboot you linked to (what I have works peachy for my Nexus 7), still the same thing. I can't boot into recovery and only get stuck at the Motorola unlocked warning.
Pandae said:
I can't boot into recovery and only get stuck at the Motorola unlocked warning.
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Oh. Sorry. Can you post the output (terminal & device) of
Code:
fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery NAME_OF_RECOVERY.img
I'd done "fastboot devices" already to verify, and it returns the serial number, though as I said it's clearly working since I was able to unlock as well as flash recovery. I'm flashing "TWRP2801-titan-motog-2014.img" that I downloaded from the TWRP site, and fastboot gives the standard messages about size and success (and my phone gives the size mismatch error).
It's so strange to me. I've flashed a custom recovery dozens of times on both generations of my Nexus 7s, but I've never seen this.
Pandae said:
It's so strange to me.
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Yeah......have to meditate about that problem....... is your battery low? Fastboot mode of the device gives me all sorts of problems if it detects low battery
I had been using fastboot at 100% (literally finished a full charge) and 84%, but thanks for the continued attempts at explanation.
Oh, did you check the md5 checksum of your download?
Ah, good thought! I rarely do, but I did just now...and they're the same. It's crazy, isn't it?
Pandae said:
Ah, good thought! I rarely do, but I did just now...and they're the same. It's crazy, isn't it?
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If you are willing to risk it, try a fresh download and try again. I've flashed TWRP more than 20 times by now and never recieved an error whatsoever. It basically the easiest thing to do.
Incase you are stuck again, don't reflash the entire stock rom. Just flash the recovery.img from the stock rom files.
OR
Try this:
HOW TO ROOT MOTO G 2014 with Temporary Custom Recovery
Cheers
I've flashed a custom recovery many a time and have helped people through it, though on Nexus 7s.
Now shall I compound the mystery? I didn't think yet to use ADB to make my phone reboot to recovery. I had assumed recovery wasn't working. So here we go, after booting into Android:
adb reboot devices: my phone's there.
adb reboot recovery: TWRP's working?! And now root is complete!
It doesn't make sense to me why I can't get into recovery from the bootloader, but I can get into it with the simple ADB command. But I appreciate all the help, thanks!
Pandae said:
It doesn't make sense to me why I can't get into recovery from the bootloader
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A little workaround:
Install Android Terminal Emulator
Add "Term shortcut" widget.
In "Arguments" enter
Code:
su -c reboot recovery

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