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Hi All,
The details of the issue are given below, but it's a long-ish post, so to summarise:
-Stuck on USB-Bricked Froyo RUU, hboot 0.93.
-Need root in order to flash misc fix for unbricking, but need unbricked device in order to either:
--root (unrevoked) or
--downgrade to use modaco root method (r6-desire-root-alt).
->I'm out of ideas/search terms and in dire need of a solution.
Full details below:
After spending all day yesterday and all morning today scouring the internet, researching, downloading, attempting solutions etc etc I am at my wit's end with this problem. I am no major n00b but I do not have the level of understanding that some people on this forum possess, hence why I am posting this.
The starting point was a rooted (unrevoked method) s-off Desire running MIUI. After doing a routine backup from ROM manager, the device failed to boot (got stuck at splash screen)
Upon trying to restore a backup I discovered to my horror that my recovery (Amon-RA) was unable to access the SD card, and ADB was also unable to see the device.
In my web-voyages since then I have incidentally discovered the method for re-enabling SD card access, but at the time I could not understand what was happening, and after several tests (different SD cards, formatting, data wipe, reflashing AlphaRev spl) came to the (catastrophically incorrect) conclusion that there must be something wrong with my hboot, and that the only hope was to apply an RUU by PB99IMG method.
Soo... applied a WWE Froyo RUU: "RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed". The plan was then to re-root the phone and restore my backup, to return to its original state.
The RUU put my hboot to 0.93, and USB-bricked the phone.
Hence, Unrevoked3 is out of the question, as the computer does not acknowledge the phone whatsoever when booted into the ROM, which is the required starting point for unrevoked.
So obviously I went in search of anti-USB-Brick medicine, only to discover that the misc-fixing methods available require a rooted ROM (to flash the update.zip)
Further searching uncovered a suggestion of using the step1 part of r6-desire-root-alt Modaco rooting method, since it requires only fastboot to work, then applying the misc fix to un-USB-brick and hence proceed with unrevoked.
Sadly this did not work, presumably because of my 0.93 hboot situation (the method states compatibility only with 0.80 and below). After the processing of the test image stage, android system recovery gave the response "could not verify whole-file signature" to any update.zip flashing attempts.
So I went for another swim in the RUU sea to obtain "RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed" in the hope of jiggling hboot back to 0.80 and hence enabling r6-desire-root-alt etc. This failed because it is an earlier version, and hboot would not allow the update.
So I looked to the downgrade utility, accessible from the Desire Index in the Desire Android Development forum, but this again requires PC connectivity when booted into a ROM, and is hence unusable.
So I am truly, enormously stuck. I can't root without unbricking, and I can't unbrick without root.
I'm sure there must be a way round it, and it's possible that the veterans on this forum will see the solution immediately, but I am totally out of ideas and on the point of desperation, as I rely heavily on my phone for organisation, email and music functions, all of which are very important to me.
Any and all suggestions would be very much appreciated
Many thanks
Mike
RESOLVED
For anyone else who is suffering a similar problem, I eventually discovered a solution (in all likelihood the ONLY solution to an unrooted, 0.93 hboot, USB-bricked device) at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-813476.html
I quote the post in this thread by quanchi on 6th November 2010, 10:30 PM:
I have added clarification points in bold where possible, to maximise the usefulness to others. This method is a life-saver for people in this most tricky of situations, and could potentially be useful for other scenarios, although perhaps less likely to be the only option.
"This is a specific situation - usb brick and totally stock rom, recovery and hboot. It's not required for people who have a modified recovery and a rooted rom. It's easy like 1-2-3.
Before doing anything else enable the Debug Mode in the Applications / Dev menu
1. Download the rageagainstthecage exploit from the authors site:
http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2010/08/please-hold-line.html
NOTE: The link is in the first paragraph (the word 'these'), directly linked to:
http://stealth.openwall.net/xSports/RageAgainstTheCage.tgz
at this moment in time
2. Download the flash_image and misc (mtd0.img) partition image from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=691639&highlight=usb+brick
Modify the mtd0.img according to your phones CID (how to get the CID also explained in the thread)
NOTE: I'd recommend using the CID generator provided, to better ensure the chances of success, particularly if inexperienced with hex editing (as I was)
2. Download Android Terminal Emulator from the Market
NOTE: This is the one by Jack Palevich. For the specific file paths given here to work, you must use this emulator. However, the method could be adapted to work with any emulator, as long as it creates a folder in internal memory that it has access to like 'shared_prefs' in this case
3. Copy the exploit binary (rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin), the flash_image and modifed mtd0.img to the sdcard via an external card reader
4. Start the Terminal
5. Copy the files to the Terminal app data directory (the only place on the data partition you will have write access while running the Terminal), and make the binaries executable
cat /sdcard/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/flash_image
cat /sdcard/mtd0.img > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/mtd0.img
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/
chmod 755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin flash_image
IMPORTANT: The shared_prefs folder only exists after you change the preferences in the terminal emulator. So before commencing, change the text colour or something. Secondly, the '>' (right-facing angle bracket) characters are NOT just side effects of a copy-and-paste process, they are in fact NECESSARY for the cat function to operate as intended (I imagine experienced folks and linux users would already know this, but I didn't)
6. Run the exploit
/data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
After the exploit exits/finishes there should be a short system freeze, followed by inablity to issue any command from the terminal (don't worry). Exit the Terminal by long pressing HOME and force close the Terminal app from the Application Manager
NOTE: You can tell when it's finished because its final statement is 'forked #number# childs' (in my case it was 'forked 3303 childs')
7. Start the terminal again, a root prompt should be visible
NOTE: What this means is the $ character at the beginning of the line becomes a # character
8. Flash the misc partition
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs
./flash_image misc mtd0.img
9. Reboot
Done and done
Enjoy"
Hi! Does your problem involve being stuck in an htc screen with 4 warning signs on each side and i connect to Computer and disconnect show a bootloader version and just one option - RUU?
This has been very interesting read.
im not good at hex editing and my cid is 02__001 which comes up as invalid with the generator.
im wondering what to do ? i want to keep a mtd0 file handy from before.
hi
i've a desire usb bricked with hboot 0.93 s-off
now i follow the instruction and i have the modified image and all the rest of the file but when i execute the exploit from the terminal emulator and i try to restart the emulator it doesn't restart (i've force close it after the forked 3302 number child message)
can you help me?
wooow i solved by myself
1. move the flash_image and mtd0.img to data
2. open the android terminal emulator
3. su logcat (root permission)
4. cd /data
5. ./flash_image misc mtd0.img
6. reboot
fireblade84 said:
wooow i solved by myself
1. move the flash_image and mtd0.img to data
2. open the android terminal emulator
3. su logcat (root permission)
4. cd /data
5. ./flash_image misc mtd0.img
6. reboot
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many lovely thanks for SU LOGCAT
brick?
cellular south samsung galaxy showcase. need help. debugging not working. external sd will not mount on reboot. cannot flash. cannot root. system path not found. how do i get a working kernel? had dj20 with a universal kernel 2.1, was going froyo but didnt get the build right (bad file) and crossed kernel platfrorms. how do i get back to 2.1? or stock?
my question
just terminal emulator and logcat should work?
HTC Desire USB Bricked Without Root
Hey guys, got a really tricky one for you here...
Some people may have seen a thread I posted the other day about problems that had arisen with my HTC Desire, well I have managed to find out that these problems are being caused by a USB Brick.
As of now I have managed to restore SD Functions however my phone will still not connect to the computer, and the phone won't recieve a network signal from Orange.
I read through this tutorial here and also this one here. My problem is, all the requirements of the fix, my device does not meet. My phone is not rooted, it is running the latest software and has the latest HBoot.
I also found this that looked very promising, however when I tried to log into my Google account on my phone, everytime it said it couldn't make a connection, I left it for a few hours and the same thing, I can't help but think this is due to the USB brick?
I just really need some help, is there anything I can do to restore USB functionality? The phone is being sent to HTC tomorrow, however I can cancel at any point. Please, I know there are so many amazing people on XDA that can help me. Thankyou
*UPDATE* - After using the Fastboot code to enable the SD Card, my Sim Card is now working. I have been able to log into my G-Mail account and download the terminal emulator which is an apparent fix in one of the posts I linked above, however this doesn't work. Please can someone help me
hy did you try to reinstal the software ???? the original os or an upgrade??
en_mih said:
hy did you try to reinstal the software ???? the original os or an upgrade??
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I have done a factory reset, re-installed the PB99IMG and also flashed an RRU. All the problems persist
Really need help with this guys! E-Mail - [email protected]
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Really need help with this guys! E-Mail - [email protected]
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Hi.
If I understand well, you have got an USB brick, and your current situation is the following :
No S-OFF hboot, no ROOTED ROM, but SDCard reenabled, thanks to "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0" command in fastboot mode.
I'll try to drive you through the whole process for getting your phone back, since I've already encoutered this situation, and successfully solved it.
First step => Get a 'mtd0.img' file :
Go to "Menu>Settings>About phone>Software information>Kernel version", and write down your ROM version (2.6.32.15, for example)
Then, in fastboot mode, with USB cable connected to your PC, issue the following command
Code:
fastboot getvar cid
You should see your phone's CID, something like 'HTC__022'.
You then go to this site, provide both information 'cid' and 'rom version', and you'll get a 'mtd0.img' file.
Let me know when you've gone through this first step
leinad said:
Hi.
If I understand well, you have got an USB brick, and your current situation is the following :
No S-OFF hboot, no ROOTED ROM, but SDCard reenabled, thanks to "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0" command in fastboot mode.
I'll try to drive you through the whole process for getting your phone back, since I've already encoutered this situation, and successfully solved it.
First step => Get a 'mtd0.img' file :
Go to "Menu>Settings>About phone>Software information>Kernel version", and write down your ROM version (2.6.32.15, for example)
Then, in fastboot mode, with USB cable connected to your PC, issue the following command
Code:
fastboot getvar cid
You should see your phone's CID, something like 'HTC__022'.
You then go to this site, provide both information 'cid' and 'rom version', and you'll get a 'mtd0.img' file.
Let me know when you've gone through this first step
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Hi,
I am very much interested in knowing about the complete procedure. Assuming we have done this first step, how to proceed from here?
HQRaja said:
Hi,
I am very much interested in knowing about the complete procedure. Assuming we have done this first step, how to proceed from here?
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Next step will aim at flashing this 'mtd0.img' file onto the 'misc' partition.
Since we are S-ON, and the ROM is not rooted, we'll have to get temp root access. To do so, follow the steps below.
1.- Download the two files rageagainstthecage.tgz and flash_image, extract rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin, and copy rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin, flash_image, and the file mtdo.img at the root of your SD using any SD card adapter.
2.-Install 'Terminal Emulator' (free app on the Android Market) on your phone
3.- Issue the following commands from Terminal Emulator
Code:
cat /sdcard/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/flash_image
cat /sdcard/mtd0.img > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/mtd0.img
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/
chmod 755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin flash_image
This will copy all three files to the right directory on your phone, and give exec rights to the files.
4.- Then run the program rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin from the Terminal Emulator
Code:
/data/data/jackpal.androidterm/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
in order to get temp root access. Be aware that the phone will have some kind of erratic behavior, and will seem to crash.
5.- Quit Terminal Emulator, stop it (Menu>Settings>Applications>Manage applications>Terminal Emulator>Force stop), and relaunch it. You should see a pretty # character, indicating you've got temp root access.
6.- You then issue the following commands, in order to flash the misc partition of your phone with the correct mtd0.img file
Code:
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/
./flash_image misc mtd0.img
7.- Reboot your phone, and enjoy !!!
PS : All credits come to Antubis, from the French forum FrAndroid, who posted a very clever tuto in french
leinad said:
Next step will aim at flashing this 'mtd0.img' file onto the 'misc' partition.
Since we are S-ON, and the ROM is not rooted, we'll have to get temp root access. To do so, follow the steps below.
1.- Download the two files rageagainstthecage.tgz and flash_image, extract rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin, and copy rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin, flash_image, and the file mtdo.img at the root of your SD using any SD card adapter.
2.-Install 'Terminal Emulator' (free app on the Android Market) on your phone
3.- Issue the following commands from Terminal Emulator
Code:
cat /sdcard/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/flash_image
cat /sdcard/mtd0.img > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/mtd0.img
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/
chmod 755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin flash_image
This will copy all three files to the right directory on your phone, and give exec rights to the files.
4.- Then run the program rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin from the Terminal Emulator
Code:
/data/data/jackpal.androidterm/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
in order to get temp root access. Be aware that the phone will have some kind of erratic behavior, and will seem to crash.
5.- Quit Terminal Emulator, stop it (Menu>Settings>Applications>Manage applications>Terminal Emulator>Force stop), and relaunch it. You should see a pretty # character, indicating you've got temp root access.
6.- You then issue the following commands, in order to flash the misc partition of your phone with the correct mtd0.img file
Code:
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/
./flash_image misc mtd0.img
7.- Reboot your phone, and enjoy !!!
PS : All credits come to Antubis, from the French forum FrAndroid, who posted a very clever tuto in french
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I already tried this process, it didn't work, when I did the RageAgainstTheCage command, it said searching for ADB, then something about not being able to find it, then when I restart the terminal and do the final command, it says permission denied -_-
jaaystott said:
I already tried this process, it didn't work, when I did the RageAgainstTheCage command, it said searching for ADB, then something about not being able to find it, then when I restart the terminal and do the final command, it says permission denied -_-
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In order for rageagainstthecage to find adb process, you should tick 'USB debugging' in "Menu>Settings>Applications>Development>"
leinad said:
In order for rageagainstthecage to find adb process, you should tick 'USB debugging' in "Menu>Settings>Applications>Development>"
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I could have fixed this myself aswell :| **** i just sent off my HTC Desire 30 seconds ago, no joke, the UPS guy just came and got it
jaaystott said:
I could have fixed this myself aswell :| **** i just sent off my HTC Desire 30 seconds ago, no joke, the UPS guy just came and got it
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:-( (10 characters)
leinad said:
:-( (10 characters)
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I really appreciate the help you gave me mate, even if I asn't able to fix my device, thankyou for the time.
leinad said:
Next step will aim at flashing this 'mtd0.img' file onto the 'misc' partition.
Since we are S-ON, and the ROM is not rooted, we'll have to get temp root access. To do so, follow the steps below.
1.- Download the two files rageagainstthecage.tgz and flash_image, extract rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin, and copy rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin, flash_image, and the file mtdo.img at the root of your SD using any SD card adapter.
2.-Install 'Terminal Emulator' (free app on the Android Market) on your phone
3.- Issue the following commands from Terminal Emulator
Code:
cat /sdcard/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/flash_image
cat /sdcard/mtd0.img > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/mtd0.img
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/
chmod 755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin flash_image
This will copy all three files to the right directory on your phone, and give exec rights to the files.
4.- Then run the program rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin from the Terminal Emulator
Code:
/data/data/jackpal.androidterm/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
in order to get temp root access. Be aware that the phone will have some kind of erratic behavior, and will seem to crash.
5.- Quit Terminal Emulator, stop it (Menu>Settings>Applications>Manage applications>Terminal Emulator>Force stop), and relaunch it. You should see a pretty # character, indicating you've got temp root access.
6.- You then issue the following commands, in order to flash the misc partition of your phone with the correct mtd0.img file
Code:
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/
./flash_image misc mtd0.img
7.- Reboot your phone, and enjoy !!!
PS : All credits come to Antubis, from the French forum FrAndroid, who posted a very clever tuto in french
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Thanks, will feature your method in a guide at my blog (while giving you and Antubis full credit for it of course). =)
trying to follow your guide to restore my phone to work again! having trouble though...
i have got to the point of installing terminal emulator but at the point of issuing second cat command it says no such file or directory..
moley10 said:
trying to follow your guide to restore my phone to work again! having trouble though...
i have got to the point of installing terminal emulator but at the point of issuing second cat command it says no such file or directory..
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I found a way around this, as I was having the same problem. Try This ->
cat /sdcard/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin > data/data/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
Do that for the two other commands that follow that, then follow the instructions as given, that should work.
HQRaja said:
Thanks, will feature your method in a guide at my blog (while giving you and Antubis full credit for it of course). =)
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Link to your blog? =)
ok, so i did that, no longer got errors.. seemed to work but after reboot still the same, doesnt connect to my pc, and device manager it is still being shown as 'qualcomm cdma technologies msm' in other devices!
is the purpose of those commands to moved the files to certain directory? i can get temp root with visionary to perhaps just move the files in root explorer?
thanks for all the help. its much appreciated!
Hello,
I've got a similar problem but this solutions doesn't work for me, because I cannot create a CID.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
hi,
i managed to create files etc and still am stuck with the same problem... searched hi and low for days,
hopefully someone will be able to find us a solution..
You mean creating the mtd from that site? Thats because you need to type the Build Number not the kernel version.
Hi Guys, sorry if this has been posted before but i have just spent 14 hours trying to un usb-brick my desire. Each method seemed to need root which i had lost.
Eventually i found these instructions, they are not mine, i only found them so total kudos to the author. to keep it simple (and remember this is for unrooted desires:
Requirements:
Fastboot (part of Android SDK) installed. For instructions on setting up fastboot, search guide on how to install ADB & Android SDK.
HTC Desire USB Unbrick Files .
Android Terminal Emulator app (Install from Android Market)
Procedure:
Reboot your device into its bootloader (fastboot) mode and connect it to your computer via USB.
Launch a Command Prompt window on your computer and enter this command:
fastboot oem enableqxdm 0
On your phone, Go to Menu > Settings > About phone > Software information and note down the Kernel version that you see there. If you see more than just numbers, only note down the numbers e.g. 2.6.32.15.
In the Command Prompt window on your computer, enter this command:
fastboot getvar cid
Note down the CID that you get. It should be something similar to ‘HTC__022’.
Visit this site, enter the CID from step 4 and the kernel version from step 3 as the ROM version, and click ‘OK’. This will generate an mtd0.img file and prompt you to download it. Save it somewhere you will remember.
Now connect your SD card to your computer using a card reader device or another phone, and transfer the extracted HTC Desire USB Unbrick files as well as this mtd0.img to it. Make sure the files are in the root of the SD card and not in any folder.
Insert the SD card back into your phone.
Launch Terminal Emulator on your phone and enter these commands:
cat /sdcard/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/flash_image
cat /sdcard/mtd0.img > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/mtd0.img
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/
chmod 755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin flash_image
/data/data/jackpal.androidterm/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
In case your phone seems to crash or shows erratic behavior, ignore it for now.
Completely quit Terminal Emulator: First press the ‘Home’ button and then go to Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > All, find ‘Terminal Emulator’ there and tap ‘Force Stop’.
Launch Terminal Emulator again. This time, you should see a # prompt instead of $, indicating you have achieved temporary root access necessary for the next step.
Enter these commands in Terminal Emulator:
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/
./flash_image misc mtd0.img
Finally, reboot your phone and you’re done.
That’s all there is to it – your USB brick issue should now be fixed.
If Mods believe this is easily accessible elsewhere on XDA, please delete the post but it took me 14 hours of trawling the net to get my desire un-bricked
regards
Whilst the info is good it's quite useless without the actual links. I'm sure I've seen similar info within these forums before though. Fortunately I've not managed to brick mine (yet).
Parva4 said:
Whilst the info is good it's quite useless without the actual links. I'm sure I've seen similar info within these forums before though. Fortunately I've not managed to brick mine (yet).
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Sorry about that, files now added to first post
Regards
Jamadant
Try to get visionary+ I don't think you can get it from the market but there are other places, this will give you temporary root as I couldn't get root using the rageagainstthecage, then extract the flash image and paste it with the mtd file in data, then carry on with the commands in as above after the root (so dnt enter commands for rageagainstthecage as that is a process for getting root)
If you need more details let me know as I know how it feels to almost have a very expensive paperweight
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA Premium App
thanks for you to share this method
USB Brick HELP!
Hi, last night I got my htc desire bricked. Pc can't detect my phone and sd card.
As a requirement on your posted guide, i need to install ADB and Android SDK. But when I plugged my phone into my pc to install software drivers its showing "Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM Driver not found". Where can I get this drivers?
I tried also to enable SD card by "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0' in command prompt but "'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command"
My phone details for reference:
Android 2.2
Hboot 0.93
Software 2.14.207.1
PVT3 Ship S-On
RAdio 5.09.05.30_2
Unrooted, O2 branded
How can I continue to unbrick my phone with these initial problems?? Can you suggest newer guide for my case?
PLEASE HELP!
USB Brick help...
after i force stop the terminal emulator when i try to lounch it again doesn't run.
i get a white screen and nothing more
have you guys any ideea why is this happening?
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Hi, last night I got my htc desire bricked. Pc can't detect my phone and sd card.
As a requirement on your posted guide, i need to install ADB and Android SDK. But when I plugged my phone into my pc to install software drivers its showing "Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM Driver not found". Where can I get this drivers?
I tried also to enable SD card by "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0' in command prompt but "'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command"
How can I continue to unbrick my phone with these initial problems?? Can you suggest newer guide for my case?
PLEASE HELP!
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Follow my instructions here for fastboot :- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1176663
HBoot 1.02 S-On No Root
Hi!
I USB-Bricked my Desire PVT4. Now it is with HBoot 1.02 and official unrooted Gingerbread.
I tried common methods, but I cant get access to write misc partition.
I got my SD card working with fastboot oem enableqxdm 0. I made a valid mtd0 Image etc... but after copy the flash_image, rageagainstthecage and mtd0 the terminal emulator wont run after stopping the task.
Cant downgrade HBoot without root. Alpharev (revolutionary4-4) needs USB running in ROM.
Please !!!! I need help!!!!!
Thanx guys
Search for guide for usb brick.
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MatDrOiD said:
Search for guide for usb brick.
TouchPaled from Oxygen with Transparent XDA App
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I did (with help of Leinad):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955845
Cant pass step 5! Relaunching the Terminal Emulator fails! Doesnt open anymore. I read, that writing Misc partition in HBoot 1.02 is not possible using this method.
Need working method for HBoot 1.02 with official gingerbread 2.3.3 in order to USB-unbrick my Desire!
Any ideas?
dexterm1 said:
I did (with help of Leinad):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955845
Relaunching the Terminal Emulator fails!
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Try to re-do all the steps..if it fails to open, before u can flash the misc partition, maybe u did something wrong..at least it should open and u should be able to run the commands to flash the misc
This guide is now obsolete. Please use this guide instead.
For Gingerbread Phones, Please use this guide.
Hey guys, this is probably the easiest guide to follow for rooting a branded desire Z. The reason why this can sometimes be hard is cause it uses a unique identifier (INFOCID) and the companies that brand the phones ONLY want roms from their company on them. This stops us from using a WWE rom like every else to downgrade and then root.
But ultimately, the reason I'm making this is because every other guide I've read constantly links you to other guides or other pages and it sorta annoyed me. So after I figured it all out I posted one concise guide that doesn't redirect you 50 times.
Now I’m gonna run you through EVERYTHING so you won’t get stuck anywhere.
This guide will work with:
Device: Desire Z or G2
Firmware Version: Any Firmware version will be fine (All you need to do is downgrade using step 1)
Android Version: Froyo or any previous variation of Android (Absolutely no gingerbread device will root with this method)
Btw, I take no responsibility for any damage taken by using these procedures. Sorry =P
Also if you don't have ADB and Fastboot set up then go ahead and follow the guides on the first two posts here. -Thanks nephron
g4b4g3 said:
If your INFOCID is NOT one of these you need to make a goldcard to downgrade!
HTC__001
HTC__032
HTC__E11
HTC__203
HTC__Y13
HTC__102
HTC__405
HTC__304
HTC__A07
HTC__N34
HTC__J15
Which can be checked by typing the following two commands:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem boot
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If your CID matches one of the CID's above then you can skip Step 1.
1. Creating a Goldcard:
Prerequisites:
ADB Set up and running fine (to check if it is working just connect your phone and have USB debugging enabled. Then type adb devices in your CMD Prompt)
HxD Hex Editor (see attachments of post 1)
USB Debugging enabled on your phone
1.Firstly we need to mount the memory card on a windows PC.
2. Format the memory card as FAT32 using all the default options.
3. Mount the memory card on your Phone. Then give it a couple of seconds.
4. Remount the memory card on your PC.
5. Find your CID by using the follow command in your cmd prompt (YOU NEED ADB)
Code:
adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc2/mmc2:*/cid
6. Use the excel sheet provided to reverse the CID (see Attachments)
7. Goto this website and send yourself a goldcard.img
http://psas.revskills.de/?q=goldcard
8. Run HxD hex editor AS AN ADMINISTRATOR! (I can’t stress how important having admin rights is)
9. Go to Extras > Open Disk Image. Then select your goldcard.img
10. Go to Extras > Open Disk. IMPORTANT: Select your memory card UNDER the Physical Drives category. DO NOT open the logical drive.
11. Switch to your goldcard.img tab. Go to Edit > Select All. Then Edit > Copy.
12. Go to the physical drive tab and select the lines 00000000 until you get to the one with 00000170.
13. Go To Edit > Paste Write.
14. You should have a huge block of red characters now. This is good btw.
15. Mount your SD card on your Phone and let it detect it. If it comes up with a corrupt SD card error you have done it wrong and you may have to start over.
16. You are done with the goldcard.
2. Downgrading and Debranding
Before you start this please do the following:
1a. Download the RUU I’ve linked (it should be a ~300mb exe file) -Thanks g4rb4g3
ii. If you are a BELL User. Please download this RUU instead.
1b. Run the setup until you get to the screen with the tick boxes (Some Users may have to run this as an Administrator)
1c. Leave the setup running and go to C:\Users\<your account name>\AppData\local\temp ( Or Try %AppData%\Local\Temp\ ). Then right click and Sort By Date Modified. Look for the most recently created folder which should look like {xxxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxxx}. Then navigate into it and its then into its one folder. Look for rom.zip and copy that to your goldcard/memory card.
1d. Rename the rom.zip on your memory card to PC10IMG.zip (Make sure it is exactly the same as the way I've typed it there)
1e. Mount your sd card back onto your phone.
2. Download the attachments (misc_version & psneuters) and extract them in a folder like C:\RootVision\
Now you are ready to begin:
1. Open a CMD prompt window
2. Navigate your way to the folder with psneuter & misc_version IN CMD PROMPT. (So the cmd prompt window should be something like this C:\RootVision> )
3. Now we will use the following 5 commands one after the other
Code:
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell
4. After the last command you should have a # and a flashing line for you to enter text. This is good. (If you get a $ you have done it wrong and should try typing the commands out again)
5. Now you have the # type the following command in: (This will spoof the radio version)
Code:
/data/local/tmp/misc_version –s 1.33.405.5
Then go ahead and type:
Code:
exit
6. Type this command into your cmd prompt (btw you should be back with the normal C:\RootVision>)
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
7. Once on your white screen with colourful text you can go ahead and press the power button ONCE
8. Now just wait for the rom to install and verify. If you get INCORRECT CID your gold card doesn’t work or your CID doesn't match and you'll need a goldcard. (Go to Step 1. and make a goldcard for your phone)
9. Go ahead and install the rom when it asks you.
10. You are done downgrading and can now begin the Rooting process.
See Post 2 For Rooting
Assuming all as gone well and you now have a rom without superuser but you have a baseband version that is 1.34xxxx.
Alright, let’s begin.
Prerequisites:
Download psneuter
Download gfree 0.5
Download root_psn
Download flash_image
Download the Desire Z hboot
Download Clockwork Recovery
ALL of these are in the attachments section
They all should be extracted into the same folder. Use something simple like C:\RootVision\Root
3. Root your Desire Z!
Before you start:
Enable USB Debugging and Allow Unknown Market Installations again.
Also delete the PC10IMG.zip on your phone if you downgraded.
Okay lets go:
1. Now Assuming you succeeded at the last part you should have a stock-ish rom without superuser. What we want to do is start by pushing all the files across with the following adb commands (use in cmd prompt the same way you pushed files in 2.)
Code:
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp/
adb push gfree /data/local/tmp/
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/
adb push root_psn /data/local/tmp/
adb push flash_image /data/local/tmp/
adb push su /sdcard/
adb push hboot-eng.img /data/local/tmp/
adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/*
2. Alright now we have all the files we need to root the phone. Input the following command. This is just putting our clockwork recovery in a convenient place with an easy name.
Code:
adb push recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.img /data/local/tmp/recovery.img
3. Now we’re gonna temp root again by typing in the following:
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell
4. This should leave us with another #. Now enter the following commands:
Code:
cd /data/local/tmp
./gfree -f -b hboot-eng.img
./flash_image recovery recovery.img
./root_psn
sync
5. Type in: (thanks for the correction john_d1974)
Code:
reboot
6. You should have a rooted phone with superuser after the reboot. Also it will have clockworkmod, SuperCID, secu-flag off & an Unlocked HBOOT-ENG.
If gfree 0.5 doesnt work for you then this section is for you:
Prerequisites:
Download psneuter
Download gfree 0.2
Download root_psn
Download flash_image
Download the Desire Z hboot
Download Clockwork Recovery
ALL of these are in the attachments section
They all should be extracted into the same folder. Use something simple like C:\RootVision\Root
1. Now Assuming you succeeded at the last part you should have a stock-ish rom without superuser. What we want to do is start by pushing all the files across with the following adb commands (use in cmd prompt the same way you pushed files in 2.)
Code:
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp/
adb push gfree /data/local/tmp/
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/
adb push root_psn /data/local/tmp/
adb push flash_image /data/local/tmp/
adb push su /sdcard/
adb push hboot-eng.img /data/local/tmp/
adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/*
2. Alright now we have all the files we need to root the phone. Input the following command. This is just putting our clockwork recovery in a convenient place with an easy name.
Code:
adb push recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.img /data/local/tmp/recovery.img
3. Now we’re gonna temp root again by typing in the following:
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell
4. This should leave us with another #. Now enter the following commands:
Code:
cd /data/local/tmp
./gfree -f
./flash_image recovery recovery.img
./root_psn
sync
5. Type in: (thanks for the correction john_d1974)
Code:
reboot
6. You should have a rooted phone with superuser after the reboot. Also it will have clockworkmod, SuperCID and secu-flag off.
4. Installing your own custom ROM
This section is just in case you don't know how to install a custom ROM.
Note: Always make sure the ROM you are installing is FOR YOUR PHONE! If you install a ROM meant for another phone you could potentially damage it or brick the phone itself.
1. Download the ROM you want and copy it to your SD Card. (Try to keep it in a folder that is easy to get to)
2. Turn off your phone.
3. Hold down the volume down button and then press the Power Button. This should take you to a white screen with lots of colourful text. One of which says FASTBOOT or FASTBOOT_USB.
4. Press the power button ONCE when BOOTLOADER is selected(BLUE)
5. Navigate using the volume buttons until you get to RECOVERY and then press the Power Button again.
6. The HTC Logo will come up then you will get a black screen with text.
7. From here you should Always do a NANDROID Backup so you can restore a working ROM if something fails.
NANDROID Backup
7a. Navigate to 'backup and restore' and then select it by pressing the trackpad button.
7b. Select 'Backup' and then let it finish. Once done you have a backup of your android.
8. Now you want to do these before you start installing:
a. 'wipe data/factory reset
b. 'wipe cache partition'
c. Go into 'advanced' and select 'Wipe Dalvik Cache'
9. Now you can install the ROM itself. This is done by selecting 'install zip from sdcard' in the main menu. Now you can select 'choose zip from sdcard' and just go ahead and select the ROM you copid to your sd card earlier.
9a. If the phone says verification failed then just toggle the signature verification option.
FAQ - For Anyone with any issues.
1. My version is 1.7xxxx or higher. Can I use this method?
Yes you can. This method will downgrade your phone to 1.34 so your radio is no longer locked thereby allowing you remove the secu-flag, add superCID and allow you to install a custom recovery (like ClockWorkMod)
2. My CID is XXXXXXXX and isn't on that list, will this method still work?
Yes it will. The reason why it will work is because a goldcard is essentially a manufacturers way of bypassing the CID checks used by ROMs. Therefore, by creating our own unique goldcards we can also bypass the CID check.
3. My CID is on the list that you mentioned. Do I need this goldcard?
No, you can skip the 1st step because when the ROM checks your phones CID it will match up perfectly and the phone will install the older radio without issue.
4. What Benefits does rooting a phone grant you?
Simply, it allows you to install any ROM of your choosing onto the phone as well as use custom kernels and certain applications that access locked functions on the phone. This can ultimately lead to; a longer battery life; more stable roms and more frequently updated roms; and finally an overall faster Android experience.
5. What is root access?
Root access essentially gives you access anything locked by the manufacturer on the phone. This most importantly means that you can read and write to any system partitions on the phone that would normally be locked.
6. Whats psneuter?
psneuter is an application used to grant temporary root access. This is done through an exploit in the android system and will give us a window to further exploit the system and ultimately grant us Permanent Root Access.
7. How do I find my CID?
To find your CID you run two commands. Firstly, in your CMD prompt you type 'adb reboot bootloader' when your phone is connected and USB debugging is active. This will restart your phone into its bootloader. Then once you see the words FASTBOOT_USB you type 'fastboot oem boot'. Then look for the words CID and then just read the 8 character CID.
Also there is a post with a screenshot here.
8. My phone will not find PC10IMG.zip
You will need to double check that the PC10IMG.zip is the correct ZIP file from the RUU that has been linked. It should be roughly 250mb in size and should be placed in the root folder of your SD Card. Also your SD Card must be compatible with your device (able to be read/written to). If you cannot access your SD Card from your Desire Z or G2 then there is probably something wrong with your SD Card. It should probably be reformatted.
9. Can I use this on the Desire Z/G2 running Gingerbread?
So far no one has been able to root the gingerbread version of android on the Desire Z/G2. Unfortunately, this guide still cannot root gingerbread desire Zs or G2s.
If there are any more, feel free to post them and I'll add them
10.I'm Missing my AdbWinApi.dll? What now?
espentan[U said:
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I don't know if you've figured this one out yet, but here's the solution to a potential cause.
You need to add the directory containing the "AdbWinApi.dll" to Windows' path under Environment Variables, so Windows know where to look for the necessary files when you enter commands in the shell.
For this exercise I'm going to assume that you have installed the Android SDK in the directory called "android-sdk-windows" on your C: hard drive. If you have it installed somewhere else, change the path I'm mentioning below accordingly.
Go to the Windows "Control Panel".
Click on "System and Security".
Click on "System".
Click on "Advanced system settings" in the left column of the window you're in.
Find the button called "Environment Variables" in the window that opens (it's at the bottom on the first tab).
Scroll down in the "System variables" box until you find "Path".
Select "Path" and click the "Edit" button.
At the very beginning of the input field called "Variable value" enter the following:
"C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools;" (without the quotes).
Do not remove any of the other paths, and make sure you have a semi colon at the end of the new path you're adding.
Reboot.
Now the windows command shell knows where to find the necessary DLL's and whatnot.
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will this work if i have 1.84.666.2?
anyone? thought?
Should work fine as long as you've got a Desire Z or G2 lol.
hi, manageage to root the DZ sucessfully, however on step 5 you say
"5. Type in:
Code:
Reboot"
i got an Reboot: error not found
i retried with with "reboot" and was sucessful
Hi, im sure this has been covered before in other posts, but, could someone tell me, if i were to use the above method to downgrade and root etc, would this prevent me from doing an official upgrade, to, say gingerbread in the near future? Also is there any real benefits to going to gingerbread? I ask as im sure ive read somewhere its only possible to flash to cooked roms, not official ones (once downgraded and rooted etc).. this would concern me as ive moved over from win mo to android, and in my experiance, EVERY cooked unoficial rom i ever flashed (xperia x1) was simply rubbish, and i tried alot of them. (Even though people would say the roms would be fine, bugs smoothed out etc), i went back to stock in the end after constant dissapointment.
Sorry for the rant, just need to know where i stand.. thanks people..
jmpcrx said:
Hi, im sure this has been covered before in other posts, but, could someone tell me, if i were to use the above method to downgrade and root etc, would this prevent me from doing an official upgrade, to, say gingerbread in the near future? Also is there any real benefits to going to gingerbread? I ask as im sure ive read somewhere its only possible to flash to cooked roms, not official ones (once downgraded and rooted etc).. this would concern me as ive moved over from win mo to android, and in my experiance, EVERY cooked unoficial rom i ever flashed (xperia x1) was simply rubbish, and i tried alot of them. (Even though people would say the roms would be fine, bugs smoothed out etc), i went back to stock in the end after constant dissapointment.
Sorry for the rant, just need to know where i stand.. thanks people..
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It is pretty difficult to go back to stock updates from your carrier for example Vodafone. This is because of the unique CIDs used and the fact that it is extremely hard to find a stock ROM since no one can give you a NANDROID backup.
Anyways, there are numerous benefits to rooting your phone included with most ROMs. These benefits include longer battery life, faster ROMs & various other things depending on each chef.
Ok, thanks, but are the roms buggy at all, will some of the hardware not work properly, or will i have freezing probs etc, as i found this always to be the case with win mo roms?.. have you personally found a rom that works perfectly that includes htc sense? As i do like the UI..
My goal is to have all security off, full perm root, with a perfecly working sense rom that i can then overclock to a speed that works well with my particular phone, and to underclock when idle etc..
Thanks..
I need to verify that my Tmobile G2's INFOCID is compatible.
I typed in the two commands:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem boot
The first one worked. The second command is not recognized once I'm in the bootloader. Can someone suggest a solution?
Newbie question,
how to unroot if i rooting the phone using this metode?
and how to go back to original rom?
Vader™ said:
Newbie question,
how to unroot if i rooting the phone using this metode?
and how to go back to original rom?
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Firstly, to root the phone just follow the steps and once you've finished them all you will be done.
Second, it should technically be possible once you've rooted the phone to simply do a NANDROID backup via ClockWorkMod Recovery before you start flashing new ROMs. If you have backed it up and later decide you want to unroot then all you would need to do from there is restore your nandroid backup and unroot the phone through this method.
forceOnature said:
I need to verify that my Tmobile G2's INFOCID is compatible.
I typed in the two commands:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem boot
The first one worked. The second command is not recognized once I'm in the bootloader. Can someone suggest a solution?
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Using this method you don't have to worry about your CID. If you make a goldcard it will completely bypass the need for one of the CID's listed in the first post. So to put it simply, you don't need to worry about your unique CID if you create and use a goldcard to downgrade.
Aegishua said:
It should technically be possible once you've rooted the phone to simply do a NANDROID backup via ClockWorkMod Recovery before you start flashing new ROMs. If you have backed it up and later decide you want to unroot then all you would need to do from there is restore your nandroid backup and unroot the phone through this method.
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okay, but we need to root the device first right? before ClockWorkMod Recovery can run, the problem is, if I root the device first, the device must be downgrade to build 1.34.405.5, and now my Desire Z using build 1.82.xxx.x
is it if we backup via ClockWorkMod, the ROM that we backup is 1.34.405.5? not my current build?
please help bro, really confused here
Hi forceonature, im no expert, but when i was having a look myself, i found out it was simply my enviroment variables wernt set up for the directory fastboot was located.. an easy way round this was just to enter the directory fastboot was in (program files, 'some directory'.. do a quick search) within your command prompt, and type the second command from there.. hope that helps..
Everything goes fine until
mmap() failed. Operation not permitted
when I put in
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
Any help?
Also I can only put su and Superuser.apk on my sdcard if I manually transfer them.
Hi forceonature, im no expert, but when i was having a look myself, i found out it was simply my enviroment variables wernt set up for the directory fastboot was located.. an easy way round this was just to enter the directory fastboot was in (program files, 'some directory'.. do a quick search) within your command prompt, and type the second command from there.. hope that helps..
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I need to verify that my Tmobile G2's INFOCID is compatible.
I typed in the two commands:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem boot
The first one worked. The second command is not recognized once I'm in the bootloader. Can someone suggest a solution?
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I tried the same thing to get my DZ phones CID and the first one worked and the second didn't. If I don't have to make a gold card all the better. How can I find out for sure if my CID is on the list or not? Also if I have to make a gold card do I need to have a micro SD card to make the gold card?
Thanks,
Chevy
chevy2410 said:
I tried the same thing to get my DZ phones CID and the first one worked and the second didn't. If I don't have to make a gold card all the better. How can I find out for sure if my CID is on the list or not? Also if I have to make a gold card do I need to have a micro SD card to make the gold card?
Thanks,
Chevy
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You should get a line that says INFOt.cid=XXXXXXXX or any of the lines that say your 8 Digit CID. However, as you can see there are multiple lines that say it and they should all be the same.
If your CID does match one on that list then you will not need a goldcard.
I've attached a screenshot to make things easier.
forceOnature said:
okay, but we need to root the device first right? before ClockWorkMod Recovery can run, the problem is, if I root the device first, the device must be downgrade to build 1.34.405.5, and now my Desire Z using build 1.82.xxx.x
is it if we backup via ClockWorkMod, the ROM that we backup is 1.34.405.5? not my current build?
please help bro, really confused here
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Yeah, you can only have a NANDroid backup of 1.34.xxx because there is no way to get clockwork onto a 1.72+ rom.
Hi, I'm new to rooting the G2. Iv'e been trying to follow this tutorial, but I'm having some trouble. After renaming Rom.zip to PC10IMG.zip I booted into the bootloader and it says 'no image found' or something like that. What am I doing wrong? Am I not supposed to put the zip file on the root of the SD card? Is it possible to just use the RUU to downgrade?
And regarding the downgrade, the build number on my G2 shows 1.22 . Isn't that lower than 1.34?
Any help is appreciated!
I followed the instructions twice and both times I get to
"/data/local/tmp/misc_version –s 1.33.405.5"
I get
/
Patching and backing up partition 17
Error opening backup file.
#
The first time around I iqnored it and went through hboot, the rom PC10IMG.zip was checked and verified and finally failed prompting "the main version is older"
what am I missing?
EDIT: checked SD card, unmount and remounted phone/sdcard no avail.
Will try 1.33 Bell rom next.
EDIT2: Patching and backing up sucessful, problem was I couldn't get my phone to stay in debugged mode without being in DISK DRIVE, had to start HTC Sync to mount the phone in that way to relieve the sd card, allowing adb to patch the file. Now running through PC10IMG.zip with fingers crossed.
EDIT3: Everything went smooth after that! Thanks. Now I will attempt to update to 2.3 and Sense 3.0
EDIT4: Now running on 2.3.3 and Sense 3.0 Virtuous port. Testing...probably going back to more stable gingerbread and sense 2.1
Hello,
i've a little problem with my Desire (GSM):
I flashed a RUU and now the usb share is dead; I can't even root it per unrevoked.
So i tried to replace mtd0.img (with rageagainstthecage; found it somewhere in the net), but no chance; don't work.
What can I do? I just replaced my broken display for 100€ and now i can dump it without root/usb!?
Well you just flash the mtd0.img, you only need to do it the right way.
Were you able to gain root access using rageagainstthecage? If yes you just need to transfer the mtd0.img and flashimage executable file to the phone in order to flash the fixed misc partition.
Also you might want to try booting in fastboot and run "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0" to enable sd-card.
I tried this:
Code:
cat /sdcard/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/flash_image
cat /sdcard/mtd0.img > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/mtd0.img
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/
chmod 755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
chmod 755 flash_image
http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-ha...usb-brick-ohne-root-reparieren-geht-auch.html
fastboot oem enableqxdm 0 doesn't work neither
you cant edit your misc partition (the one with mtd0) if you dont have root
since you cant run unrevoked, only option you have is visionary+
now i dont know how visionary+ works i only remember someone in the same situation as yours (S-ON and USB-Bricked) and he claimed to fixed it by applying visionary+ then flashing mtd0 (of course you must do 'su' command first in terminal emulator to gain root rights)
apparently in order to gain root (temporarly) with visionary+ you just need to put some files @ SD card and execute them, then go with 'su' and flash mtd0
Well year you might be able to use visionary+ as well to gain temporary root, however rageagainstthecage should do the same thing.
After doing the commands you mention, you should have the files in place so that you can run the rage against the cage:
"/data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin"
And you should have su rights(temporarily) So you can run:
"cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs"
"./flash_image misc mtd0.img"
But Just follow the guide from where you got to. And if you can't get root using rageagainstthecage you can try visionary.
i was usb bricked my desire few days ago and when tried to unroot via pb99img.update from hboot. i got stuck on stock froyo 2.2(s-on) with out any usb function and sdcard.then i did the steps below and successfully fix the usb brick.
after i unlocked my sd card via fastboot command"fastboot oem enableqxdm 0" sd card recognized by phone and i can browse it via file explorer.
note-you can access your sdcard only via file explorer nothing else so after execute the command download a file explorer from android market.
then i copied the visionary+(it gave me temporary root access which is needed to work this whole thing out).
root explorer,terminal emulator apk and those usb bricked update file(image_flash,mtd0.img) to sdcard from pc via card reader and installed them.
before copy those update file on sd card i edited the mtd0.img to put correct cid n rom info via hex editor.
after that i copied those update file in phone memory
/data/data/ and set permission for r/w and execute via root explorer.
after that i simply typed this command in terminal emulator
"su
/data/data/flash_image misc /data/data/mtd0.img"
Rebooted my phone and voila usb brick is gone htc sync,usb tethering,sd card mount,charge everything is working and now i am rooted and s-off again
Note-you don't need the rageagainstthecage file which only need if you try to get root access via terminal emulator which is lengthy n complicated but with visionary+ you can get root access with 1 click and it's much easier than typing command in T.E.
Thank you; now USB Share works, but I can't use unrevoked or AlphaRev X cause they can't find my Desire (USB Debugging is on). I even cannot flash a RUU, since it abort with an error message saying, there's an usb error?
Anyone who can help me?
Disciplin said:
Thank you; now USB Share works, but I can't use unrevoked or AlphaRev X cause they can't find my Desire (USB Debugging is on). I even cannot flash a RUU, since it abort with an error message saying, there's an usb error?
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Have you uninstalled HTC Sync ?
Never installed, only android sdk