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ibrahim74

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Dear Experts,
I have got this phone today, it belongs to my Bro in laws cousin, it just boots in pink Circle, there is no other activity, no hboot no recovery, just pink circle... And this time i have not messed with anything.. i don't know how he got that pink Circle, as he is ignorant about the tech aspects. I got this phone in this condition and have been assigned to revive it, i haven't tried anything on the phone yet, I solely rely on your guidance and help.. please help. Thanks.
 
ibrahim74 said:
Dear Experts,
I have got this phone today, it belongs to my Bro in laws cousin, it just boots in pink Circle, there is no other activity, no hboot no recovery, just pink circle... And this time i have not messed with anything.. i don't know how he got that pink Circle, as he is ignorant about the tech aspects. I got this phone in this condition and have been assigned to revive it, i haven't tried anything on the phone yet, I solely rely on your guidance and help.. please help. Thanks.
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can you take a pic of it with your phone and upload it.
ive only ever seen a pink circle on a rom boot animation. if its not a boot anim then i need to know what this looks like
 
This is what I get when i start the phone, whether normal or recovery...
 

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Alas I got into recovery/hboot menu. Unlike my own desire, this phone has a stiff vol down button, had to press too hard. Now what do I do. Now what should be my next move.. thanks.
 

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Which recovery is it? You need to elaborate a little more, please can you post what is listed in the hboot screen please.
 
I have seen this pink circle before on a totally 'un-messed' with tmobile branded handset. Not sure if this helps, but that's where I've seen the pink circle....
 
@ Experts, the guy took the phone to a flasher and from what i have read and believe, he upgraded the phone with official WWE, and now the phone does not have fastboot / recovery option, it just sits on a RUU written in orange box... what do i do next.
 
ibrahim74 said:
@ Experts, the guy took the phone to a flasher and from what i have read and believe, he upgraded the phone with official WWE, and now the phone does not have fastboot / recovery option, it just sits on a RUU written in orange box... what do i do next.
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lol, so the flasher broke his phone.

download the 2.3.3 RUU from shipped roms
download htc sync and install it so it installs the drivers
uninstall htc sync but dont uninstall the drivers
run the RUU you downloaded and connect the device when prompted while booted to the section that says RUU.
thatll teach him for paying some con artist money
 
Bro can you post link for 2.3.3 RUU, please, the device as I believe was on t-mobile. I could not find the link to download the RUU for t-mobile. I just got lower versions which ain't working, and even they did work, maybe the device will go in SLCD. Plz suggest.
 
ibrahim74 said:
Bro can you post link for 2.3.3 RUU, please, the device as I believe was on t-mobile. I could not find the link to download the RUU for t-mobile. I just got lower versions which ain't working, and even they did work, maybe the device will go in SLCD. Plz suggest.
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there is an up to date tmobile one on shipped-roms as i uploaded it there
also there is a 2.3.3 one that is generic it can be used on all branded gsm devices
 
Possible radio brick. If he didn't root it or flash a radio, it should be covered by warranty. Since it doesn't boot and its s-on, talk to HTC
 
HTC ppl are dumb, they had earlier returned the phone which was bricked while changing hboot at an earlier instance, which by your and others guidance returned to life, and they said the phones motherboard has corrupted, imagine the weird reply...
 
If it won't boot, they can't tell. If NAND or radio NVRAM is corrupt, they WILL replace the motherboard for a quick fix. They will then reflash the memory on the motherboard and use it as a conditioned component.

Bricks can be fixed, but not without specialist equipment
 
SUroot said:
Possible radio brick. If he didn't root it or flash a radio, it should be covered by warranty. Since it doesn't boot and its s-on, talk to HTC
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Forgive my ignorance, but I was under the understanding that there was no way back from a radio brick?
 
SUroot said:
If it won't boot, they can't tell. If NAND or radio NVRAM is corrupt, they WILL replace the motherboard for a quick fix. They will then reflash the memory on the motherboard and use it as a conditioned component.

Bricks can be fixed, but not without specialist equipment
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Ah. I just read that bit! So technically the only way to fix the true brick is a new mobo? Sounds reasonable.
 
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