Root help booting recovery image

[fleshnpain]

ive unlocked my evo 4g via htcdev ...and when i try to flash recovery, it drops out of the splash screen exactly 10 sec. and goes black the only option of doin so is the ADB command method as it wont boot norm, so i can not toggle off the fastboot option from within its os. here is info that may help

****unlocked****
supersonic evt1 ship s-on
hboot-2.18.0001
microp-041f
touch panel-atmel224_16ab
radio-2.15.00.12.19
dec 21 2011,12:50:32

ive been @ this for 9 days now, and getting super with it really ...lmao plz save me!

 

[scotty85]

where did you get the recovery image you are using? a copy/paste of your cmd window may help as well.

 

[fleshnpain]

ahhh thank you kind sir ... i have 2 of em. PC36IMG_RA_2.3(amon) and recovery-RA-supersonic-v2.3 . sometimes my bootloader will freeze also, making it very difficult to accomplish anything ...and depending on my command it looks like this...

c:\aNdRoId>fastboot boot recovery.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.023s ]
booting...
OKAY [0.008s]
finished. total time: 1.032s

 

[fleshnpain]

...oh and i have obtained both here @ AF

 

[scotty85]

do the md5s of the images match ones provided?

could be a bad image or download,or could be something is interfering with the phone.

double check md5s

make sure nothing is runing onthe PC that is capable of comunicating with the phone. htc sync,pdanet,easy tether,even itunes have been known to cause issues

try different ports on the PC and a few different cables. ive learned the hard way that not all USB cables are created equal

if all else fails,may just try it with a different PC. alot of times when things look 100% correct,and folks cant figure out the interfering program,they are able to achieve success by using a different(preferable completely virgin) PC

its also possible that the recovery partition may simply be damaged,and nothing you do will work

if your phone is not booting,have you tried to run an ruu to get it booting again?

 

[fleshnpain]

do the md5s of the images match ones provided?

could be a bad image or download,or could be something is interfering with the phone.

double check md5s

make sure nothing is runing onthe PC that is capable of comunicating with the phone. htc sync,pdanet,easy tether,even itunes have been known to cause issues

try different ports on the PC and a few different cables. ive learned the hard way that not all USB cables are created equal

if all else fails,may just try it with a different PC. alot of times when things look 100% correct,and folks cant figure out the interfering program,they are able to achieve success by using a different(preferable completely virgin) PC

its also possible that the recovery partition may simply be damaged,and nothing you do will work

if your phone is not booting,have you tried to run an ruu to get it booting again?

damn.. lol sync was running and i cant find where you talked about checking/matching the md5s again but im still looking ill retry with all that in order and if no luck, i will try running a ruu. bootloader will boot, sometimes sticking, recovery will go to splash for exactly 10 seconds and loop back to a freeze if i simply push the power button, it freezes on splash (I let it sit like that for 46 mins and nadda ...thank you again Scotty, you are a shinny golden GOD

 

[scotty85]

an md5 is a number that confirms a files integrity. hopefully the images you used have one listed for you to compare to.

there are lots of free md5 summers you can download to your PC,or if you use my miniadb download,you can use the directions in the original post to check the md5 with your cmd window.

 

[fleshnpain]

an md5 is a number that confirms a files integrity. hopefully the images you used have one listed for you to compare to.

there are lots of free md5 summers you can download to your PC,or if you use my miniadb download,you can use the directions in the original post to check the md5 with your cmd window.

awesome!!! yes the image for recovery came with a listing, i DO have your miniadb and they MATCH I've just installed the recovery successfully, ...but it hangs up @ the splash is that norm?, how long should i wait? ...would running an ruu help this? if so, could you maybe point me in the right direction with the how to?

 

[fleshnpain]

I just tried to boot recovery again, and its not hangin anymore, it goes to splash for about 3-4 seconds and then black

 

[scotty85]

I just tried to boot recovery again, and its not hangin anymore, it goes to splash for about 3-4 seconds and then black

oooooh,it may be your recovery image is older and not compatible with your display(the inc had similar troubles) or compatible with your current partitions.

let me move your posts to the evo4g forum,and we will see if the guys there can confirm or deny one of the above. hang on a sec,and ill pm you a link...

 

[scotty85]

it prolly would be a good idea to run an ruu,so while we wait for some answers on the recovery,place your phone in fastboot,open a cmd window,enter the following:

fastboot getvar all

and please copy/paste the response it spits back here this will tell us your main version and help us figure out an ruu for you to run.

 

[fleshnpain]

it prolly would be a good idea to run an ruu,so while we wait for some answers on the recovery,place your phone in fastboot,open a cmd window,enter the following:

fastboot getvar all

and please copy/paste the response it spits back here this will tell us your main version and help us figure out an ruu for you to run.

AWESOME! ...will dew ...ill post the results on the unlocked with evo thread also.

 

[fleshnpain]

heres tha skinny...


C:\aNdRoId>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 2.18.0001
(bootloader) version-baseband: 2.15.00.12.19
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: 041f
(bootloader) version-main: 5.07.651.1
(bootloader) serialno: 123456789012
(bootloader) imei: 355195000000017
(bootloader) product: supersonic
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8x50
(bootloader) modelid: PC36*****
(bootloader) cidnum: SPCS_001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3897mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 4b46e889
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.033s

 

[Mikestony]

Scotty replied in your other thread.
These 2 threads are getting confusing to me...I dont know if merging them will cause further confusion....for me anyways

 

[scotty85]

mike,just to clarify,i moved his posts here from the rezound thread,as i didnt want it to become confusing there,for the rezound crowd i didnt realize that he allready had a thread in this forum. he did not deliberately start 2 threads.

i dont think the threads need merged,this info has been covered in the other as well,and may add some confusion

if you guys want,you are welcome to lock this one,or just let it slide down the page into the depths of the forum