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HTC M8 wont boot

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haavard

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Today while surfing reddit several apps on my phone began crashing, so I figured it could need a restart. However, my device wouldn't turn on again after turning it off. I've tried going into recovery mode, reboot it through fastboot and factory reset it. It just freezes on the same HTC ONE startup screen. Is my M8 dead? Or is there anything I can do? Thanks in advance. :)

Edit: I do not use an SD-card with my phone nor have I rooted it.
 
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I tried to factory reset it through the menu that pops up when I press volume down and the power button. I have tried to use recovery, but my phone ended up freezing at the same screen again.
 
So you were successful at Factory reset via Hboot:
AndroidPIT-HTC-One-Factory-Reset-HBoot-w628.jpg


and also via the recovery screen:
m7-recovery.jpg
 
No I was not successful, I tried to factory reset it, but I failed. Whatever I would try to do it would just get stuck at the white HTC ONE screen on start up. Therefore I am wondering if my phone is dead.
 
Mikestony said:
Yeah, that's what it's called lol :D Boy, it's been a while...I'm a little rusty :D
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I would be as well if not for just picking up a couple HTC's recently..... ;)

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@haavard
If you do run the RUU .exe,make sure you have the phone charged up/leave plugged-in after running the program.
Some patience is called for,although the process is relatively easy & painless (you'll lose all data/etc...),the initial boot-up will take some time.Fifteen to thirty minutes isn't unheard of.
If you see the LED fading/pulsing ever so slightly during the process,this is a good sign,just wait & your phone will boot-up.
Wouldn't be a bad idea to have a small desktop fan handy to keep the phone cool during the process,the phone tends to get quite warm on initial boot & keeping it cool may actually speed up the process a bit.....
 
Another person that may provide some help is @saltire , as I've seen several of his posts in different threads there getting folks back on track with Evo's that got borked.

May want to rattle his cage to see if he can pop in here also:)
I'd hate to steer you in the wrong direction with flashing stuff as I'm not familiar with the M8, or where to find files for it :(
 
KOLIO said:
I would be as well if not for just picking up a couple HTC's recently..... ;)

EDIT:

@haavard
If you do run the RUU .exe,make sure you have the phone charged up/leave plugged-in after running the program.
Some patience is called for,although the process is relatively easy & painless (you'll lose all data/etc...),the initial boot-up will take some time.Fifteen to thirty minutes isn't unheard of.
If you see the LED fading/pulsing ever so slightly during the process,this is a good sign,just wait & your phone will boot-up.
Wouldn't be a bad idea to have a small desktop fan handy to keep the phone cool during the process,the phone tends to get quite warm on initial boot & keeping it cool may actually speed up the process a bit.....
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I would do this if I knew how to, I'll research it in the morning. Have to get some sleep now. :)
 
KOLIO said:
@haavard

Whatever happened,I'd find the exact HTC M8 RUU .exe for your phone & run it via PC,if possible.
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I have a few RUUs lying around on my laptop. I have the WWE and T-Mobile RUU for MM.

I suggest http://graffixnyc.com/ for a comprehensive list. GraffixNYC is an XDA user whose specialty is HTC devices. Thanks to him I was able to bring my firmware up to MM without displacing my KK installation.

I'm a slow upgrader.

Hope that helps.
 
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