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Root Boot loop/soft brick help

tigerstv44

tigerstv44

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Okay, here's my back story on my HTC EVO V 4G/Virgin Mobile. I rooted my phone thru the newbies guide. Then yesterday took me almost 11 hours to perform the wire trick. The Control Bear folks quit supporting any form of windows, that didn't help. But finally got s-off. So I went to flash Harmonia 3.17 thru goo manager for my phone. I followed the install to the thread, using TWRP 2.4 and it stated best to do full wipe, which was prompted to do. Then the thread stated it would take a good 6-7 minutes to install Harmonia, so went ahead and installed.

BUT........all I get is the HTC white screen and stayed there all night. I've tried the volume down/power combo over 20 times and just goes right back to the white screen with HTC logo. I tried using the sdk-tools to get into boot loader, but no luck. Youtube videos call this a soft brick or boot loop from my google searching.

Any software programs, tools...etc out there that might get me into my boot loader so I can get into recovery. When I performed the wire trick, I was S-off with Hboot 157.5757, before I flashed the Harmonia 3.17. HELP!!!!!!!!!!


Disclaimer: I'm brand new to Android forums and newbie, which will be obvious by my questions and not understanding terms used. Go easy on me.
 
Did you pull the battery .. then put it in .. than press POWER DOWN+power at the same time to get into recovery.

You cant power it on then press both buttons.

I read a couple sites where people say dont use GOOMANGER because it causes issues. That might be your problem. Hopefully someone can help you.
 
Moved to ATR, your better served here. As stated above, after pulling the battery push volume down and then press the power button, that should take you into the bootloader.
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BmXStuD said:
Did you pull the battery .. then put it in .. than press POWER DOWN+power at the same time to get into recovery.

You cant power it on then press both buttons.

I read a couple sites where people say dont use GOOMANGER because it causes issues. That might be your problem. Hopefully someone can help you.
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Volume down...but I think you new that
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Yup, pulled battery, sd card, put different new sd card. Held volume down and power over 20 times. Let battery sit over night...etc. You get the idea I'm sure. Just goes to HTC logo/white screen. A very helpful dude on Android Central thinks when did the wipe for the Harmonia install, wiped the android os...hence the white screen/htc logo. He said it's virtually impossible to wipe bootloader though. Must be a way to get into the boot loader and recovery or install rom again.


I thank all for taking the time to reply!!
 
Try reflashing your recovery through the bootloader and then see if you can access recovery.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/100923173/4ext_1.0.0.5.rc9_PG86IMG.zip

There is a PG86IMG.zip for the latest 4ext.

Or connect to pc and adb reboot bootloader to get into fastboot usb. Then fastboot flash recovery recovery.img then fastboot boot recovery.img

I would try command prompt first since you say you can't even get to the bootloader??
 
Brian706 said:
Try reflashing your recovery through the bootloader and then see if you can access recovery.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/100923173/4ext_1.0.0.5.rc9_PG86IMG.zip

There is a PG86IMG.zip for the latest 4ext.

Or connect to pc and adb reboot bootloader to get into fastboot usb. Then fastboot flash recovery recovery.img then fastboot boot recovery.img

I would try command prompt first since you say you can't even get to the bootloader??
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Can you send commands on the splash screen?

Sounds like it won't get past the splash, and won't load bootloader
 
I think he can adb reboot bootloader from the splash screen. I'm almost certain I did so while rooting someone's desire. Could be wrong though...

If you can't get to bootloader with battery pull/volume down+power, or with the adb command, you may be screwed... No bootloader means no anything. I don't know of another way to access the bootloader...
 
Pull the battery out.

Replace the battery.

Plug your phone into the computer with your USB cable. Confirm the red light on your phone.

Hold the volume-down button.

Press the power button on the phone while holding volume down.

Your phone will go into the bootloader.
 
remanifest said:
Pull the battery out.

Replace the battery.

Plug your phone into the computer with your USB cable. Confirm the red light on your phone.

Hold the volume-down button.

Press the power button on the phone while holding volume down.

Your phone will go into the bootloader.
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Not sure if the led turns on at the splash screen. I don't think it does. I hit a snag while rooting a desire and had a brief moment of panic stuck at the splash screen and no charge light. Almost 100% sure I desperately attempted adb command and successfully got into fastboot usb mode.
 
Brian706 said:
Not sure if the led turns on at the splash screen. I don't think it does. I hit a snag while rooting a desire and had a brief moment of panic stuck at the splash screen and no charge light. Almost 100% sure I desperately attempted adb command and successfully got into fastboot usb mode.
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For his sake I hope you're right
 
Brian706 said:
Not sure if the led turns on at the splash screen. I don't think it does. I hit a snag while rooting a desire and had a brief moment of panic stuck at the splash screen and no charge light. Almost 100% sure I desperately attempted adb command and successfully got into fastboot usb mode.
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From what I understand, adb won't work during the boot sequence or from within the bootloader because it depends on the ROM in /system/bin whereas fastboot is built into the bootloader.

Maybe I'm mistaken or you got lucky somehow!
 
I do get red light on htc evo, and understand volume down and power. Still goes to white htc logo screen, plugged into pc or not.

Now far as command prompt instructions. That's using the sdk-tools from command prompt, like when I rooted correct. It says device not found. A little back story, htc sync would never connect to my phone. It took htc sync manager and no htc sync installed on my pc. It say my htc evo and pulled all my music onto my pc. Same thing with control bear when did the wire trick. It connected to my device and did the whole found new/old beer...etc. I have Win 8 pro 64 bit just fyi. I've put drivers into system32 and syswow64, but no matter what version of htc sync I used. No luck connecting. So not sure how this helps, far as the adb bootloader tips.
 
remanifest said:
From what I understand, adb won't work during the boot sequence or from within the bootloader because it depends on the ROM in /system/bin whereas fastboot is built into the bootloader.

Maybe I'm mistaken or you got lucky somehow!
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ADB does work while booting but only at certain times. This post has examples in the "Chapter 3" section, and sometimes it is necessary to "adb wait-for-device".

Most custom recoveries also support ADB, including 4EXT and TWRP.

ramjet73
 
Htc sync is unimportant. That is just installed for the sake of getting drivers. It sounds like you are possibly having driver issues or no drivers installed.

Have you tried this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061435

Try to install drivers per that guide for Windows 8.

Then connect phone again and try to adb reboot bootloader through command prompt. You are correct with sdk - tools just like when rooting.
 
okay, I was trying the adb bootloader from the htc white screen logo. I just plugged into pc, with red led light on. I got into bootloader and now twrp. Next step??
 
Here's what I got from cmd prompt and adb: C:\sdk-tools>adb reboot bootloader
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
C:\sdk-tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
sending 'recovery' (5132 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... OKAY
C:\sdk-tools>fastboot boot recovery.img
downloading 'boot.img'... OKAY
booting... OKAY
 
So did your recovery boot up? If so can you wipe everything and restore a backup or flash a new rom?
 
I want to start out by telling you Thanks and how much help you've been. This newb doesn't take you experts lightly. I THANK ALL WHO TOOK THE TIME TO REPLY!!

But with that said, I made it back to a working phone. I'm not sure where it went, but only had the jb shooter stock rom that was in the newbies guide still in my folder named roms. So back to stock rom, but phone is still S-off. I lost all my contacts, and phone back to factory settings. I'll take that over a white htc screen.

The Harmonia wasn't in the boot file, where put it. So try to flash again, or don't press my luck??
 
tigerstv44 said:
I want to start out by telling you Thanks and how much help you've been. This newb doesn't take you experts lightly. I THANK ALL WHO TOOK THE TIME TO REPLY!!

But with that said, I made it back to a working phone. I'm not sure where it went, but only had the jb shooter stock rom that was in the newbies guide still in my folder named roms. So back to stock rom, but phone is still S-off. I lost all my contacts, and phone back to factory settings. I'll take that over a white htc screen.

The Harmonia wasn't in the boot file, where put it. So try to flash again, or don't press my luck??
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First off congrats on getting up and running again!

If you are running a jellybean rom, then you are on hboot 1.50 or below. Thank hboot is not compatible with harmonia. Harmonia is a stock ics based rom that requires you be on hboot 1.57. You are s-off and obviously downgraded your hboot at some point. To flash harmonia you need to upgrade yourself hboot again to 1.57.
 
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