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Please help me HTC WHITE SCREEN keeps rebooting

I had this ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773997
Download 2.29.405.5 ROM
then i somehow updated superuser to v.3.0.7 (41)...- lost root access..
then i flashed from recover this
http://anonym.to/?http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24435867/su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip
now it keeps rebooting / vibrating between black screen and htc while logo, what have i done?

Have you tried flashing it again? Have you tried searching? have you looked at the troubleshooting guide?

wipe everything
and try again
if u have the same issue ensure u have all requirements for the rom , HBoot/SD-ext etc
if you dont know what am saying
do what Bortak said
read the guide

will try 10b right away, is it ok?
[1]BOOT PROBLEMS
"I just flashed a new ROM, and I get a bootloop.. Help!"*
"I just flashed a new ROM, and it just stays on the HTC screen"
"My phone randomly rebooted itself and now it won't boot"
*This is a fairly common problem, and is solved very easily.
Possible causes of bootloops/ phone stuck on HTC Screen:
- You are S-OFF, and you have not got the correct partition table that is required for the ROM.
- Some ROM's require an SD-EXT partition, you either have not got this or have not done it correctly.
- For whatever reason, the ROM did not install properly.
To fix a bootloop/ stuck on HTC Screen:
[STEP1]- do a battery pull to power off the device (as this is the only way to do so when stuck in a bootloop)
[STEP2]- hold the VOLUME DOWN button and the POWER button to boot into the bootloader
[STEP3]- use the VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons to navigate, and POWER to select. Navigate to RECOVERY.
[STEP4]- select "mounts & storage" and then select the following options
[STEP5]- format boot
[STEP6]- format system
[STEP7]- format data
[STEP8]- format cache
[STEP9]- format sd-ext (IF YOU HAVE IT)
[IF YOU HAVE A BACKUP]
[STEP10a]- go back to the main menu, select "back up & restore", select "restore" and restore the latest working backup.
[IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A BACKUP]
[STEP10b]- go back to the main menu, select "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard", and flash a ROM which you KNOW works. If you have none, try my failsafe: CyanogenMod
- reboot system now
#PHONE STILL DOESN'T BOOT#
[IF YOU USED YOUR BACKUP, OR A ROM THAT IS NOT CYANOGENMOD]
- Repeat the process, and flash cyanogenmod instead of restoring a backup or a different ROM.
[IF YOU ARE USING A RECOVERY THAT IS NOT CLOCKWORKMOD 2.5.0.7]
- Download Clockworkmod 2.5.0.7.zip and place it in your sdcard.
- boot into recovery, select "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard" and choose "recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-bravo.zip"
- repeat [1] from [STEP4] onwards
Will reflash again 2.29.405.5-initd-rooted-stock-v3_1.zip
or do i must have to
To fix a bootloop/ stuck on HTC Screen:
[STEP1]- do a battery pull to power off the device (as this is the only way to do so when stuck in a bootloop)
[STEP2]- hold the VOLUME DOWN button and the POWER button to boot into the bootloader
[STEP3]- use the VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons to navigate, and POWER to select. Navigate to RECOVERY.
[STEP4]- select "mounts & storage" and then select the following options
[STEP5]- format boot
[STEP6]- format system
[STEP7]- format data
[STEP8]- format cache
[STEP9]- format sd-ext (IF YOU HAVE IT)
all steps? if i do 5-9 i loose everything?

kmetek said:
will try 10b right away, is it ok?
all steps? if i do 5-9 i loose everything?
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yes and yes

what kind of data i loose in steps 5-9?
can i go straight to step 10b and try reflashing rom?

kmetek said:
what kind of data i loose in steps 5-9?
can i go straight to step 10b and try reflashing rom?
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You lose eeeeeeverything...
If you're scared of that, format everything APART FROM DATA, and you will have all your apps etc.. but it may not help you in which case you'll have to format that anyhow

i reflashed it, and now it keeps rebooting all the time...htc screen splah "quietly brilliant"...
only solution now step 5-9?

kmetek said:
i reflashed it, and now it keeps rebooting all the time...htc screen splah "quietly brilliant"...
only solution now step 5-9?
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What do you think? -__-

that's what i was affraid off.

WHOLE TUTOriAL TO HTC SENSE LEGACY

I will take everything from zero but I am not responsible if you brick your Defy.
WARNING!!! This rom can burn your flash.
WARNING!!! By using this tutorial you will lose all of your data so back it up!! using programs like Titanium Backup or others.
1. Install Moto Drivers
2. Install RSDLite
3. Put Defy in bootloader mode by turning your mobile off and then turn it on by holding in the same time VOL+ and the power buton and ont she screen will say
Bootloader 09.01
Baterry OK
OK to Program
Connect USB
Data Cable
4. Connect your Defy to the pc and open RSD Lite. Your phone shoud appear as connected.
5. Browse for this sbf by pressing "..." button, click start button and wait
6. Afther the instalation is finish your defy will try to boot but will remain stuck on the Android loading screen, bull the baterry out and power it up by ppressing Power and VOL- buttons in the same time that will open the recovery screen, press in the same time VOL+ and VOL- buttons to show the menu.
Select the "wipe data/factory reset" by moving whit the volume keys and select whit the power button, then select yer -- delete all user data. Afther it is finish the recovery menu will apear again and select "reboot system now"
7. Go to Settings ->Applications -> Development -> Select USB debugging ( a warning will apear select OK)
Root the device whit SuperOneClick by opening the program, press root and then wait to tell you that is rooted and then reboot.
8. Install SndInitDefy _2.0 apk by pooting on the card and bowse for it whit file manager.
9. Run Defy 2ndInit and install the latest 1.0.7. Will ask for root acces and click allow. This will finish whit a succes messege. You have to be connected to internet when doing this step.
10. Create on the SD card an folder named "clockworkmod" and in this folder create another folder named "backup" without the "" and in the backup folder copy the content of this arhive content.
11. Reboot your phone and when is starting to boot the led wil be blue for a few second in that moment press VOL- and you will bw in the bootmenu.
Firs go in to the Boot->Set Defoult->2nd-init then go back and go to recovery -> custom recovery -> go to backup and restore select sense_legacy_0.2 full recovery
12. after the recovery is finish bull the baterry out and put in back and start in bootloader mode and install via RSD the boot sbf.
13. After that the phone pull out the batery and go to recovery menu by power and vol- and do a factory reset and reboot and voila... Defy whit Sense.
Working link to all the files http://www.multiupload.com/OYJIAHIXFZ

[Q] defy not start with CM help

Hi All Dear Members Today :S i Drop phone becuase i try to unlock but :S when i restart it is no work
PLEASE help it is no my pphone
see on youtube youtu.be/iUbE3digF5o
thanks in advance

Please tell what you did... (with links to posts it threats is the best way)
It's a bit confusing
Sent from my MB525

bro i fllow this step in this post>>
hotukdeals.com/deals/motorola-defy-payg-99-99-compulsary-10-00-topup-orange-shop-1104611?p=13425731
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343
but i make an mistake in this step >>
[1.3] Installing Cyanogen Mod 7.1.0
(Cyanogen Mod 7.1.0 zip and Gapps zip files required)
You will need to download Cyanogen Mod 7.1.0 and Gapps. Put these on your MicroSD card. Now you need to boot into 2nd init recovery. Do this by turning on your phone and pressing the Volume down button when you see the blue status LED light.
Once inside, use the volume up and down buttons to navigate, and the power button to select. Firstly, you can backup here by going to "Backup and restore" and selecting "Backup (all)". Then "go back" to the main menu and select "Wipe data/factory reset". Once this is successful, select "Wipe cache partition". Now you select "Install zip from sdcard" and install Cyanogen first by selecting the file. After this, install Gapps.
Your phone should now start with a red Motorola icon with a wasp stating cyanogen defy 7.1-11 with the LEDs flashing blue and then green before displaying a blue cyanogen mod logo with the swirling animation. This will then lead into setup, meaning your install was successful!
[Note: CM 7.1.0 comes with the latest version of 2nd init recovery]
[1.4] Soft unlocking your Defy
(bp_ptc file and Root Browser Lite required)
Firstly, you will want to backup your system again. To do this, turn off your phone and when it's on the first Motorola logo, press Volume down when the blue LED light flashes. Then select "Backup and restore" and select "Backup (all)".
Then boot back normally and download the bp_unlock file and extract the file and copy the file "bp_ptc" to your MicroSD card and ignore all the other folders and files. Now search for Root Browser Lite in the Market and open it and enable the root features when it asks by pressing "Yes" and allow SuperUser access. Press the Home button on the top left and select "SD card" and look for bp_ptc and highlight it by holding your finger on it and selecting "Copy". Now press on the Home button again at the top and select "Home" and scroll down to system > bin and press "Paste". Now go back to the previous parent folder by pressing the green arrow and select bootmenu > 2nd-init.
Here, look for the file init.mapphone_umts.rc and long press on it and select "Open in text editor" Scroll down until you get to "service usbd /system/bin/usbd" (about 10 medium flicks) and just after it, enter "service bp-ptc /system/bin/bp.ptc user root group root user root" on a line underneath it. Now press the "Save" button.
Bro i Reboot phone and in boot i Choose to install from SDcard with Gapps.zip AND when i see only logo in device, can you see in youtube video.
I hope to have understood

Download one of the latest CM7 nightlys, put out on your sd, go to custom recovery (vol down on let...). There, wipe data/cache and flash the zip. Reboot (if you get stuck for more than 10 min on the turning boot logo, press both volume buttons + power = hot reboot). If you can't boot the second time, just tell. Normally you don't have to do anything to softunlock in CM7.
Sent from my MB525

I followed the inscrutions to soft unlock my defy, but there are a couple of typos in the post on hotukdeals (. instead of _ in the file name):
you need to edit the file to look like this:
service usbd /system/bin/usbd
user root
service bp-ptc /system/bin/bp_ptc
user root
group root
service nvm-daemon /system/bin/nvm_daemon
user root
group radio
Thanks

thank you very much my problem is solved
but I have a question
how tu unlock all networks
Thanks labsin

Have you installed a recent nightly? I thought you didn't have to do anything else. I could be wrong (don't have a locket one).
Please post if it works/doesn't work our you have a question.
Sent from my MB525

Hi Bro.
I Download and Install in defy CM9 from defy-net
CM9-ICS-MR1-120210-jordan-2.2-Quarx.zip
it works but
not unlock sim
can you help me

Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop, HELP!

Hi all,
A friend helped me root my evo-4g quite a while back. I am not that familiar with the whole process he did but wish I was. My son tried to get it going again but no luck!! It was working fine until I turned it on this afternoon, now it is as follows.
When I turn the phone on it goes to this menu always:
Supersonic EVT2-3 SHIP S=ON
HBOOT - 6.16.1002
Microp - 041f
Touch Panel - ATMELC03-16ac
RADIO - 2.15.00.0808
Mar 8 2011, 17:02:15
I got it to finally go to this menu,
The menu reads:
ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.2
There are no folders on the sdcard, only the following 4 files in the root of the sdcard:
EVO_Radio_2.15.00.11.19.zip
PC36IMG.zip
Superuser-3.0.6-d-signed.zip
unrevoked-forever-son.zip
PC36IMG_Supersonic_GB_Sprint_WWE_4.54.651.1_Radio_2,15_release_220182_signed.zip
with USB setting on so I can view the contents of the SD card.
Phone info:
Sprint EVO-4G
Model: PC36100
Android version: 2.3.5
Baseband Version: 2.15.00.0808
Kernel version: 2.6.37.6-cyanogenmod-01509-g8913be8 [email protected]#1
CPUInfo: ARM v7 Processor rev2(v71)
mod version: gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d
Build number: GRJ90
Could really use your assistance/guide to get this working again!!!
[email protected]
Tony.

Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop
Follow these steps to get your phone to start normally:
1) Remove the battery, then reinstall the battery; do not turn the phone on yet.
2) Make sure the phone has enough charge to run by charging for 15 to 20 minutes and then unplug the phone.
3) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
4) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
The phone will vibrate, display the white screen with HTC Evo 4g, then display a black screen with a large green sync icon over a hard disk. (There's an image here: http://geekfor.me/wp-content/uploads.../radio_4.1.png)
After about a minute, the icon will change to a red error symbol (triangle with exclamation point) over a cellphone. (There's an image here: http://htcevohacks.com/wp-content/up...ery-mode-4.jpg)
5) Now remove the battery, reinsert it, and power the phone on normally. The phone should boot normally with and all the apps and data present just as they were before the loop started.

EVO4g in boot loop
BobWalker said:
Follow these steps to get your phone to start normally:
1) Remove the battery, then reinstall the battery; do not turn the phone on yet.
2) Make sure the phone has enough charge to run by charging for 15 to 20 minutes and then unplug the phone.
3) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
4) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
The phone will vibrate, display the white screen with HTC Evo 4g, then display a black screen with a large green sync icon over a hard disk. (There's an image here: http://geekfor.me/wp-content/uploads.../radio_4.1.png)
After about a minute, the icon will change to a red error symbol (triangle with exclamation point) over a cellphone. (There's an image here: http://htcevohacks.com/wp-content/up...ery-mode-4.jpg)
5) Now remove the battery, reinsert it, and power the phone on normally. The phone should boot normally with and all the apps and data present just as they were before the loop started.
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Morning and thank you for the response! I did as suggested and it takes me to another menu, Blue, with ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.2 at the top of the screen. There are several menu choices:
reboot system now
apply update from sd card
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
install zip from sdcard
backup and restore
mounts and storage
advanced
power off
go back.
I looked under backup and restore, restore and there is nothing to restore.
It seems like it is in the state it was when it was originally rooted, but with nothing there???
Can I just wipe(??) everything and start fresh? Do you think the phone is "bricked"?
Thanks again for your assistance!
Tony.

Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop
You will be able to get your EVO working again. The phone is not bricked; however, we will need to wipe the phone's data if it is continuing to boot loop at this point. As you have determined that you do not have a backup, all data (text messages and contacts not synced to Google) will be lost.
To wipe the data follow these steps:
1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
3) Select Wipe data/factory reset, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
4) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
5) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 two more times.
7) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button.
Your existing gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM will still be installed and no data on your sdcard will be affected; but when the phone boots, you will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store.
If your phone still fails to boot properly, we will need to wipe it completely and reflash gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d or the ROM of your choice.

Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop
BobWalker said:
You will be able to get your EVO working again. The phone is not bricked; however, we will need to wipe the phone's data if it is continuing to boot loop at this point. As you have determined that you do not have a backup, all data (text messages and contacts not synced to Google) will be lost.
To wipe the data follow these steps:
1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
3) Select Wipe data/factory reset, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
4) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
5) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 two more times.
7) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button.
Your existing gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM will still be installed and no data on your sdcard will be affected; but when the phone boots, you will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store.
If your phone still fails to boot properly, we will need to wipe it completely and reflash gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d or the ROM of your choice.
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Thanks Bob!! Well, I am at "If your phone still fails to boot properly, we will need to wipe it completely and reflash gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d or the ROM of your choice", so dangit!! The phone goes right back to the HBOOT screen again! I think it may be due to the fact that the phone has changed to S-ON??? So, with great appreciation, where/how do I get from here to where I need to be? I am really new to this, so whatever instructions you can provide are extremely welcome!
Tony.

Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop
Okay Tony, you are going to have to reflash the ROM. First, you need to download the gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM at http://dev-host.org/5cunzxxokegs/gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and Google Apps from http://dev-host.org/zytjk409wqpt/gapps-20110828.zip (or from http://dev-host.org/owb5co4f96pj/gapps-20110828-vm.zip if you need the included voicemail apk). After downloading both zip files to your computer, copy gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and the gapps zip file to the root folder on the EVO's sdcard. Make sure the EVO's battery is substantially charged (at least) 40 percent before attempting to flash the ROM.
Follow these steps to flash the ROM:
1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
3) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
4) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
5) Repeat steps 3 and 4 two more times.
6) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Mounts and storage, and press the power button.
7) Select Format /cache, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
8) Select Format /data, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
9) Select Format /system, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
10) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button.
11) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button.
12) Select gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button.
13) Wait until the flash is complete.
14) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button.
15) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button.
16) Select the gapps zip file and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button.
17) Wait until the flash is complete.
18) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button.
You will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store. Once you have configured your phone and reinstalled all your apps, I recommend that you boot back into recovery and make a backup which can be used to restore your phone to its current state in the future.

Re: EVO-4G stuck in boot loop, HELP!
BobWalker said:
Okay Tony, you are going to have to reflash the ROM. First, you need to download the gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM at http://dev-host.org/5cunzxxokegs/gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and Google Apps from http://dev-host.org/zytjk409wqpt/gapps-20110828.zip (or from http://dev-host.org/owb5co4f96pj/gapps-20110828-vm.zip if you need the included voicemail apk). After downloading both zip files to your computer, copy gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and the gapps zip file to the root folder on the EVO's sdcard. Make sure the EVO's battery is substantially charged (at least) 40 percent before attempting to flash the ROM.
Follow these steps to flash the ROM:
1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
3) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
4) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
5) Repeat steps 3 and 4 two more times.
6) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Mounts and storage, and press the power button.
7) Select Format /cache, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
8) Select Format /data, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
9) Select Format /system, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
10) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button.
11) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button.
12) Select gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button.
13) Wait until the flash is complete.
14) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button.
15) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button.
16) Select the gapps zip file and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button.
17) Wait until the flash is complete.
18) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button.
You will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store. Once you have configured your phone and reinstalled all your apps, I recommend that you boot back into recovery and make a backup which can be used to restore your phone to its current state in the future.
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Afternoon Bob,
Thanks so very much for your assistance with this! It works now (WHEWWW)!!! I have a question (of course)..The boot-loader screen(??) still displays S-ON, instead of the previous S-OFF. I am guessing this has no bearing on the phone functioning in rooted mode since it seems to work fine, just wondering.
Another question, if you would please. What determines if a more recent version of Android OS (image/custom ROM) can be put on a phone? This one is gingerbread and I have read there are newer ones, just curious!! My Mrs has the same phone (unrooted) and is wanting a new one with a newer OS, so thought I would ask..
Thanks again so very much!
Tony.

Re: EVO-4G stuck in boot loop, HELP!
Good to hear your EVO is working again Tony. When the bootloader is unlocked and a custom recovery is installed, as it is on your EVO, the phone is rooted and you are able to flash any ROM for the HTC EVO 4G. S-ON is a security flag that prevents overwriting the firmware for the radios and portions of the NAND flash. In order to upgrade the phones radio firmware, this flag must be set to S-OFF.
In your EVO's current state, you can flash any custom ROM coded for the HTC EVO 4G. There are some issues, however, related to drivers for the cameras and WiMax (4G) radio on the EVO 4G for newer Android releases. The availability of working drivers for the EVO 4G hardware along with limited internal memory are the primary factors in determining what versions of Android will work on this phone. Generally, Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) ROMs support all hardware for the EVO 4G; but Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.x) and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x) ROMs do not support FFC (front facing camera) or WiMax (4G) and some ROMs may also have issues with WiFi and camera performance.
If you rely heavily on either WiMax or camera capabilities for the phone, you will want to concentrate on one of the many Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) ROMs available for the EVO 4G. On the other hand, if you seldom use WiMax (4G) and do not need the front facing camera, there are a number of custom ROMs available based on Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.x) and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x). Another consideration for the selection of a custom ROM for your EVO is whether you strongly prefer a Sense based ROM similar to the stock Sprint ROM or the freedom of an AOSP (Android Open Source Project) based ROM. In general, Sense based ROMs tend to occupy more space in the EVO's internal memory while AOSP based ROMs tend to take up somewhat less internal memory and perform better.
Most ROMs available for the EVO 4G are listed at http://evo4g.roms-db.com/all-builds/ with links to the xda-developers page for each ROM. Before you undertake experimenting with various ROMs for your EVO 4G, I recommend that you replace ClockworkMod Recovery with Smelkusmod which has a reputation for wiping memory more reliably which is crucial to flashing ROMs successfully. Smelkusmod Recovery is available at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661543 and is easily installed by copying the downloaded zip file to the root directory of the EVO's sdcard, renaming the file PC36IMG.zip, rebooting the EVO into recovery, allowing the bootloader to detect PC36IMG.zip, and confirming the installation of the new recovery module. Once you have installed Smelkusmod Recovery, the file PC36IMG.zip should be removed from the sdcard.
In addition, you will need to consider partitioning the sdcard before installing most Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.x) and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x) ROMs as a number of these ROMs will not install properly without an sd-ext partition formatted with ext3 or ext4 file systems. You can read an explanation of sdcard partitioning at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158993. If you opt to partition your sdcard, do not forget to copy the entire contents of the sdcard to an empty folder on your computer first since partitioning will destroy all data on the sdcard! I recommend either a 512 MB extended partition (sd-ext) for 8GB sdcard or 1024 MB extended partition for 32 GB sdcard and formatting the sd-ext partition with the ext3 file system as this configuration will work with Gingerbread as well as ICS and JellyBean ROMs. Once you have partitioned and formatted the sdcard, copy the original contents of the sdcard from your computer to the newly formatted sdcard.

PLEASE HELP! Phone wont startup even into recovery!

It all started when i was trying to fix xposed. I thought i might try and re-root my phone and i thought would use Kingo. BIG MISTAKE.
Phone was stuck in boot so i decided i would try and root the old fashioned way. Still stayed stuck in boot. So i flashed the rom after a full wipe. and rooted right after and reinstalled Team Win recovery. NOW IT WONT EVEN BOOT INTO RECOVERY!!!!!!! i have done this so many times and i have nop idea why it is failing for me now!
Please somebody help me!
EDIT: Recovery is not SEANDROID enforcing
Tried flashing an older root file, that didnt work.
EDIT: I WAS FLASHING THE WRONG RECOVERY FILE OH MY GLOB HAVE A GOOD EVENING EVERYONE

First BE Advised, using the following methods, you WILL LOSE ALL OF YOUR DATA and HAVE A FACTORY FRESH CONFIGURATION WITH EXCEPTION TO KNOX IF YOU'VE TRIPPED IT PREVIOUSLY and YOU WILL HAVE FACTORY RECOVERY ONLY ONCE COMPLETED (CAPS for emphasis only, we want to make sure you know you won't have your data once you take these steps):
Part 1 of 2 - Master reset with hardware keys
A master reset restores the original factory settings and may delete your personal data on the internal storage, such as downloaded content, ringtones, images, apps, and contacts. It does not delete data stored on the SIM card or SD card.
If the device menus are frozen or unresponsive, you can master reset using hardware keys. To perform a master reset, follow these steps:
Back up all data on the internal memory.
Turn off the device.
Press and hold the following three buttons at the same time:
Volume Up key
Home key
Power key.
When 'GALAXY Note 3' appears on the screen, release the Power key but continue to press and hold the Volume Up key and the Home key.
When the Android System Recovery screen appears, release the Volume Up and Home keys.
Press the Volume down key to highlight 'wipe data / factory reset.'
Press Power button to select.
Press the Volume down key to highlight 'delete all user data.'
Press Power button to select and start the master reset. When the master reset is complete, 'Reboot system now' is highlighted.
Press the Power key to turn the restart the device.
These same directions are also provided on the T-Mobile website at the following URL:
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-9049
Part 2 of 2 - Reloading your phone...
You should use a stock image of your current build to perform the following steps:
Recover phone:
1. Put phone in download mode
2. Open Heimdall
3. On utilities tab “check device” If your phone cannot be read, it may be far worse than expected.
4. Click on flash tab after successfully detected.
5. In the pit section, choose the pit file I provided.
6. Click add in the partitions box to the right > Select BOOT
7. Select the boot.img file provided
8. Click add in the partitions box again to the right > Select CACHE
9. Select the cache.img.ext4 file provided.
10. Click the add in the partitions box again > Select RECOVERY
11. Select the recovery provided (you can probably use any recovery, but provided is twrp 2.6.3.7)
12. Make sure no reboot is checked
13. The phone may flash all the way to the end and error out. If this is the case, proceed with steps 14 and 15. If not, proceed to step 16.
14. **Pull battery
15. **Replace
16. Boot to recovery, and re-install your backup (or another ROM, whatever).
The same steps are also listed in more significant detail via http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2545009
Hope this helps.