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Root Flashed to Boost and now in Bootloop
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new optimus
Android Expert
yes, they do have a donate version that can do more though.
u mean the radio version, and the PC36IMG file, and the Recovery img???
new optimus
Android Expert
That can be any one of those it is just a generic name that hboot sees and automatically flashes.
so if you want to update a radio you name it PC36IMG and it automatically updates.
or you want to put custom recovery on you name it PC36IMG and it automatically puts it on.
oh ok, im still a little confused, kind of a noob here, from this website [ Radios ][ 9-5 ] All EVO Radio, WiMAX, PRI, NV & HBoot versions - xda-developers what should i download then? because i do have the amon ra recovery and i just downloaded the lastest radio from thet website, also the other guy was telling me that my hboot and radio versions are different, well i was running a custom rom when i got in the boot loop
new optimus
Android Expert
You will want to download the hboot img the radioimg, and the pri. the latest ones, I dont know about the nv if someone else has any information about that that would be good to hear.
Xtremedays
Android Expert
Are you certain your hboot is not 6.16 and your radios 2.15.00.8008? Those were the correct versions for Revolutionary rooted hboot and radios before the recent OTA. After you flashed recovery, can you select recovery from the bootloader menu? What happens?
new optimus
Android Expert
Turns out he "soft bricked" it.
he could enter hboot, but try to go to recovery and it would just loop the htc menu same as trying to boot normally.
He was trying to write nvitems unfortunately he did not have enough information.
From the donor phone he put 465 as the first number and left the second number as it was pulled 3000 some items I suppose.
when he wrote them to the evo it did not work.
Using a post by ocnbrze I was able to help him rewrite the nv and get back up and running
yeah, i was messing with the NV items, but now i got the phone up and running with some help,
Stuff you need
you need SDK installed
fastboot for sdk
eng-hboot
nv.img
recovery.img
I soved my soft brick problem same symptoms i did aswell flashed the wrong nvitem okay this is what i did i downloaded this eng-hboot
rename it put in the sd card as PC36IMG.put the sd card in your phone let it do its thing say yes to everything. it gave me a different hboot version HBOOT-0.76.2000. then reboot go back into HBOOT say no to update and reboot this time. check to see if its the same version once it is same version choose fastboot on cell phone leave it like that.....
Now put the nv.img file and recovery.img file in your sdk tools folder example mine are stored here "C:\android-sdk-windows\tools"
go to your cmd promt on your computer type "cd you location of your SDK installed" example mine is here"cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools"
you should now see the cmd prompt change to C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
now type fastboot flash nv nv.img
it should see sending okay flash okay or something to that extinct
now type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
it should say sending okay flash okay
now type fastboot reboot it should restart your phone and try to get into recovery through hboot if it all went well you should have recovery going again if not pm me ill try to help you out.
bad part about it your nv item will be blank hope you have a backup of your nvitems
you need SDK installed
fastboot for sdk
eng-hboot
nv.img
recovery.img
I soved my soft brick problem same symptoms i did aswell flashed the wrong nvitem okay this is what i did i downloaded this eng-hboot
rename it put in the sd card as PC36IMG.put the sd card in your phone let it do its thing say yes to everything. it gave me a different hboot version HBOOT-0.76.2000. then reboot go back into HBOOT say no to update and reboot this time. check to see if its the same version once it is same version choose fastboot on cell phone leave it like that.....
Now put the nv.img file and recovery.img file in your sdk tools folder example mine are stored here "C:\android-sdk-windows\tools"
go to your cmd promt on your computer type "cd you location of your SDK installed" example mine is here"cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools"
you should now see the cmd prompt change to C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
now type fastboot flash nv nv.img
it should see sending okay flash okay or something to that extinct
now type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
it should say sending okay flash okay
now type fastboot reboot it should restart your phone and try to get into recovery through hboot if it all went well you should have recovery going again if not pm me ill try to help you out.
bad part about it your nv item will be blank hope you have a backup of your nvitems
Bobbyb1150
Lurker
Hi I have a htc evo 4g in boot loop because of the nv items being rewritten then phone reboot and now in boot loop it recognizes in fast boot and I tried your way and when I got to download the nv and recovery file and it just shows script it doesn't give me a chance to save. Am I doing something wrong. Please let me know. Thanks alot
if you are using the above method then you need to first setup adb via sdk. once that is setup then you need to fastboot command the nv. there is no need to do recovery unless for some reason you cant get to it.
Bobbyb1150
Lurker
So what you are saying is don't download the the recovery file? My htc when I hit the recovery on the phone it just goes back into boot loop. I cant do anything with recovery.Do I download the nv file after I'm already in the fast boot? Sorry but I'm a newbie. Thanks
ok so lets not worry about nv's right now. lets try and get recovery back onto the phone.
can you get to the bootoader(power off then press and hold power+vol down)? if so what hboot version do you have?
if it is not hboot 2.18 then you can use this guide:
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...ooting-dummies-guide-gingerbread-edition.html
go to the switching recoveries section to get amon ra2.3 onto your phone. and from there we can see if we can get your phone working again.
Bobbyb1150
Lurker
Hi this is what my phone says is on it. Revolutionary
Supersonic evt 3 ship s-off
Hboot: 6.16.1002
Microp- 041f
Radio 2.15.00.0808
However when I go to my sd card there's nothing on it. I will try and download the amonra like u said and will follow up. Thanks alot.
Supersonic evt 3 ship s-off
Hboot: 6.16.1002
Microp- 041f
Radio 2.15.00.0808
However when I go to my sd card there's nothing on it. I will try and download the amonra like u said and will follow up. Thanks alot.
Bobbyb1150
Lurker
Hi thanks for the info however I tried the amon ra and put it on sd card it runs through the update and says parsing.....sd zip 1. bootloader-bypassed 2. radio v_2-ok 3. radio_cust-ok, 4. boot_ok 5. recovery__ok 6. system_ ok 7. userdata_ok 8. splash1_ok 9.wimax_ok. At the bottom it says cant roll back hboot version, but when i do update it restarts and goes back to bootloop. I dont know what else to do im running. hboot_ 6.16.1002, radio 2.15.00.12.19. I even tried a ruu from sprint it acts like its downloading the green bar goes all the way then reboots still bootloop. What happen was my friend was changing the nv items in cdma workshop and when he did he changed the top number to 465 and left the bottom number where it was then rebooted phone and its now in bootloop. If someone has a fix and can help me out im willing to pay. Thanks again for your time.
ok if you can't recovery to not work then looks like you have some serious issues. messing with nv's and radios can be tricky. not sure what else you can do.
can you get into the bootloader?
Bobbyb1150
Lurker
Hi yeah I can get into fast boot and bootloader but don't know how to write the nv's over CDMA workshop doesn't recognize phone in fastboot. Thanks for your reply.
well this guide might help you:http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/460035-evo-4g-boost-mobile-guide-evo-3d.html
it goes into details about changing nv's in cdma. i have never done this so i can't be of much help.
hope the guide works for you though.
Bobbyb1150
Lurker
Well I downloaded the eng hboot and it goes but doesn't change my hboot and I downloaded sdk tools and adb works but I can't get fast boot to work in the CMD prompt it says device or file cannot be found. Do I need to change the hboot version before sdk fast boot will work? Please let me know. I know adb works because i put it in the CmD window and it runs down to a bunch of stuff. Please help. Thanks
Hi i know i haven't been around to answer all your questions and i know what you all went through bootloops only hboot works no recovery its sad.
I left all the things in the post just in case it will help somebody out
but all i can say is that you have to get a eng hboot on your phone in order for fastboot to be able to flash the nv.img through fastboot.I used HBOOT-0.76.2000. If you do not use a eng hboot it will fail. Once you are able to flash the nv.img and recovery.img your phone should be able to boot up to recovery. and for those who dont understand what fastboot is http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot
i used fastboot in windows cmd prompt to flash the nv.img and the recovery.img
using adb in sdk. If you dont know how to use adb which comes with sdk ... google is your friend. What is the definition of what adb and what does it do? link below
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/ADB
trying to be helpfull here. dont gang rape me just trying to give yall a understanding of what i did on post #35 eng hboot is the most important thing to do.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot
I left all the things in the post just in case it will help somebody out
but all i can say is that you have to get a eng hboot on your phone in order for fastboot to be able to flash the nv.img through fastboot.I used HBOOT-0.76.2000. If you do not use a eng hboot it will fail. Once you are able to flash the nv.img and recovery.img your phone should be able to boot up to recovery. and for those who dont understand what fastboot is http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot
i used fastboot in windows cmd prompt to flash the nv.img and the recovery.img
using adb in sdk. If you dont know how to use adb which comes with sdk ... google is your friend. What is the definition of what adb and what does it do? link below
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/ADB
trying to be helpfull here. dont gang rape me just trying to give yall a understanding of what i did on post #35 eng hboot is the most important thing to do.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot