Root Stuck at White HTC boot screen

[richking34]

This happens when i restore or flash a new rom. HELP!!!

 

[davidmargolin]

This happens when i restore or flash a new rom. HELP!!!

which roms have you been flashing... jellybean roms will cause that if you are s-on... you can only flash stock based roms such as midnight and mobster if you are s-on...

 

[mrawesome22]

Need lots more info.

 

[richking34]

I flashed Mobster rom v3 and this happened, then i tried flashing the lite version cuz i thought bad download. Then i tried restoring my midnight rom backup and that wont work. And here i am

 

[davidmargolin]

I flashed Mobster rom v3 and this happened, then i tried flashing the lite version cuz i thought bad download. Then i tried restoring my midnight rom backup and that wont work. And here i am

ook... then forget about what i said before... what recovery are you currently using...

 

[richking34]

ook... then forget about what i said before... what recovery are you currently using...

4ext

 

[seanfodonnell]

samething happened to me....

go to recovery and format everything but sd card.
wipe everything twice
flash rom
then connect to abd and flash kernel
reboot

 

[richking34]

samething happened to me....

go to recovery and format everything but sd card.
wipe everything twice
flash rom
then connect to abd and flash kernel
reboot

Need more specifics for the ADB part

 

[seanfodonnell]

just read this thread, Complete Newbie's Guide to rooting and flashing Evo V 4G ROMs/Kernels using fastboot in the sticky.

 

[richking34]

just read this thread, Complete Newbie's Guide to rooting and flashing Evo V 4G ROMs/Kernels using fastboot in the sticky.

k i will

 

[seanfodonnell]

How to install MidnightRom if you do not have S-OFF:

First of all you need to have fastboot & adb installed, as well as the drivers for the evo 3d. See This Thread for more information.

Step 1:
Download the latest version of MidnightRom (or the version you want to use), put it on your phone, and install it using recovery.

Step 2: Extract the MidnightRom zip file on your computer. Take the boot.img file that is in the extracted folder and put it in C:\android\platform-tools\ (or wherever you have your platform-tools for the adb at)


Step 3: Reboot your Phone into the bootloader
This can either be done by powering off your phone, then pressing and holding the power and volume down buttons.


Make sure it says "Fastboot USB" highlighted in red. If not, select the fastboot option.

Step 4: Test if it your device has been detected with the following command:

Code:
fastboot devices

Step 5:
Execute this command

Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Step 6:

Reboot your phone using this command

Code:
fastboot reboot





this is the easiest way

 

[Brian706]

Yes with s-on you have to flash through fastboot. But if you are using the 4ext recovery app, you can go into settings and enable smart flash. This should let you flash without the computer.

 

[richking34]

I know ive been doing that since June, but i used the RUU and now it works again and i want to see what the Update is for this phone so im gonna stick with stock for now. Thanks for you help guys!

 

[Brian706]

I know ive been doing that since June, but i used the RUU and now it works again and i want to see what the Update is for this phone so im gonna stick with stock for now. Thanks for you help guys!

Next time you decide to flash, go see if you have smart flash enabled!

 

[richking34]

Next time you decide to flash, go see if you have smart flash enabled!

i will. And one more question, if i root on the stock rom, can i still update with this new update VM is going to release?

 

[Mobstergunz]

i will. And one more question, if i root on the stock rom, can i still update with this new update VM is going to release?

I doubt they'll release any updates for us since there more focused on selling more phones like the upcoming Galaxy S II

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[Brian706]

i will. And one more question, if i root on the stock rom, can i still update with this new update VM is going to release?

If you are rooted, you can't take the ota update. If there is an update, it's likely there will be a rooted version shortly after that you can flash. The other option is to return to stock, take the ota, then root again. That's assuming that the update doesn't patch any root methods. If you are s-off, going stock and taking the ota will not take away your s-off status. So I guess this answer is yes if you return to stock, otherwise wait for rooted version to flash!

 

[richking34]

If you are rooted, you can't take the ota update. If there is an update, it's likely there will be a rooted version shortly after that you can flash. The other option is to return to stock, take the ota, then root again. That's assuming that the update doesn't patch any root methods. If you are s-off, going stock and taking the ota will not take away your s-off status. So I guess this answer is yes if you return to stock, otherwise wait for rooted version to flash!

Alright, im not S off so thanks!

 

[Brian706]

Alright, im not S off so thanks!

No problem. And now that I thought about it, no matter what you'll be able to root again. The ota won't take away your ability to unlock your bootloader through htc dev. It could however update your hboot and you could possibly lose the option to go s-off should you ever choose to do so.