And it goes whitescreen when you try to go into Recovery from bootloader?
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Root Help! Is my phone completely bricked?
- Thread starter Rush
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- htc evo 4g lte
Get into fastboot on your bootloader and do this on your pc -
fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-jewel.img
Tell me what happens.
fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-jewel.img
Tell me what happens.
I don't remember, sorry, you'll want to ask him.
But try my fastboot command in the post above this one anyway.
Could give us some clues.
Rush
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Result:
C:\sdk-tools\sdk-tools>fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-jewel.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.130s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.003s]
finished. total time: 1.139s
C:\sdk-tools\sdk-tools>
Same thing happen ... phone reboots - white htc screen - blue screen - back to white htc logo screen.
That strongly suggests that either your ram is completely hosed - or you got a bad download of your recovery file - or it got corrupted later.
What that command does - boots your recovery image from the PC storage into the phone ram.
Try to download it again.
What that command does - boots your recovery image from the PC storage into the phone ram.
Try to download it again.
Rush
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Yes, download it again from the TWRP site to your pc.
And I just realized - all this could be the result of the USB cable going bad. Stranger things have happened.
Bad /corrupted download and bad cable - high probability.
Bad ram - low probability.
Chin up.
Stuff happens while playing under the hood.
Breakage happens but it's rare.
I'll be surprised if it turns out to be not fixable.
I know how you feel - we've all been there.
Stuff happens while playing under the hood.
Breakage happens but it's rare.
I'll be surprised if it turns out to be not fixable.
I know how you feel - we've all been there.
CapThrowback
Android Expert
First thing I need to confirm is whether you're S-OFF. If so, then you should VipeRUU so you have a clean slate to start with. At this point, that's the first thing you should do.
Once that's done, let's confirm you have a working device, and then we can get TWRP back on it and get a custom ROM set up for you again.
Did you happen to use the Superwipe zip from yankees2450's thread?
Once that's done, let's confirm you have a working device, and then we can get TWRP back on it and get a custom ROM set up for you again.
Did you happen to use the Superwipe zip from yankees2450's thread?
CapThrowback
Android Expert
I didn't check your link, but there's only one VipeRUU I know of.I am s-off.
Cap, is that the same link i post? [Viperuu] If not, could you post link.
Nope! haven't used Superwipe in a long while.
Rush
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Okay.
Rush
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Here is the link...was busy getting home from work.. 
[RUU]VipeRUU Jewel 3.16.651.3 || Updated 3.19.13 || - xda-developers
File downloaded. Following steps.
[RUU]VipeRUU Jewel 3.16.651.3 || Updated 3.19.13 || - xda-developers
File downloaded. Following steps.
arty:
If the ruu fixed it, thank the Captain.
Glad it's sorted!
Glad it's sorted!
Since I'm on vacation ... I am thinking about rooting this bad boy.
I'm doing the process one step at a time. By the way, I was surprised to know that my actions didn't really bricked my phone.
If I need help, I will make sure to give you (EM or Cap) guys a shout.
sorry i have not been more helpful here(been way to busy lately), but i figured between em and the captain, you were in good hands.
it just goes to show you how hard it really is to brick a phone
and this also proves why there should never be a term for "soft brick"....a brick is a brick.
glad everything works now.
