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hi guys, i got a new HTC ONE M8 from China Mobile 3 days ago, when i got home i realized that it works with Sina Weibo instead of asking me for my google acount like all the previous Android phones i had before, i went to the store asked for a refund.. not happening. I paid 800 bucks for a phone i cant use.. so i went ahead and tried to solve the issue and root it, i followed a threat here every instruction but i messed up somehow and at the end i wasnt able to enter the recovery mode, so i couldnt install the rom i downloaded (this is the guide i followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2705292 ) so being unable to do anything i went to a tech today, he charged me 100 bucks to "solve the problem" and he was able to S-OFF the phone and i was finally able to get into recovery mode with TWRP but he said he didnt have any rom cause the phone was too new.. so i came back home where i had the ones i downloaded from the link i posted above... followed the insutrctions and installed the rom, everything seemed to be fine but then when it rebooted, nothing happens, the phone is stuck on fastboot mode and wont load into the operating system, i have tried to reboot a million times, updated the kernel , updated the twrp... still nothing. i am in china and have been trying to find another tech.. no luck at all. can someone help me or give me ideas on what to do? i would really appreciate the help!
maoa2121 said:
hi guys, i got a new HTC ONE M8 from China Mobile 3 days ago, when i got home i realized that it works with Sina Weibo instead of asking me for my google acount like all the previous Android phones i had before, i went to the store asked for a refund.. not happening. I paid 800 bucks for a phone i cant use.. so i went ahead and tried to solve the issue and root it, i followed a threat here every instruction but i messed up somehow and at the end i wasnt able to enter the recovery mode, so i couldnt install the rom i downloaded (this is the guide i followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2705292 ) so being unable to do anything i went to a tech today, he charged me 100 bucks to "solve the problem" and he was able to S-OFF the phone and i was finally able to get into recovery mode with TWRP but he said he didnt have any rom cause the phone was too new.. so i came back home where i had the ones i downloaded from the link i posted above... followed the insutrctions and installed the rom, everything seemed to be fine but then when it rebooted, nothing happens, the phone is stuck on fastboot mode and wont load into the operating system, i have tried to reboot a million times, updated the kernel , updated the twrp... still nothing. i am in china and have been trying to find another tech.. no luck at all. can someone help me or give me ideas on what to do? i would really appreciate the help!
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hi..my m8 china is stuck on boot and now it is totally dead after flashing it with a wrong ROM.. i searched the internet for the right firmware but found nothing..please where can i get the right ROM ..pls pls it would be a big help if you could give me the download link:crying:
marchjunah07 said:
hi..my m8 china is stuck on boot and now it is totally dead after flashing it with a wrong ROM.. i searched the internet for the right firmware but found nothing..please where can i get the right ROM ..pls pls it would be a big help if you could give me the download link:crying:
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You should be able to just flash any GSM ROM unless the Chinese model is a different variant. You could have bricked it, never a good idea to flash incorrect ROM for a device.
May I ask what ROM did you flash and for what device?
marchjunah07 said:
hi..my m8 china is stuck on boot and now it is totally dead after flashing it with a wrong ROM.. i searched the internet for the right firmware but found nothing..please where can i get the right ROM ..pls pls it would be a big help if you could give me the download link:crying:
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What does "totally dead" mean? Any charge LED? Any response when connected to a computer.
Also, not a good idea to dig up a thread from 5 months ago, with limited relevance. The top post did different steps, and was stuck in fastboot, which doesn't sound the same as your situation.
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What does "totally dead" mean? Any charge LED? Any response when connected to a computer.
Also, not a good idea to dig up a thread from 5 months ago, with limited relevance. The top post did different steps, and was stuck in fastboot, which doesn't sound the same as your situation.
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Well at least we know he did some searching before he posted
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Well at least we know he did some searching before he posted
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And that his favorite color is fuchsia.
Just downloaded this:
http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.co.il/p/android-revolution-hd-mirror-site-var.html?m=1
put on microsd using a card reader/adapter
Enter twrp, choose install from zip, choose microsd, and install.
K-a-M-u-Z-u said:
Just downloaded this:
http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.co.il/p/android-revolution-hd-mirror-site-var.html?m=1
put on microsd using a card reader/adapter
Enter twrp, choose install from zip, choose microsd, and install.
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Link doesn't work. Sure it's m8 version?
KJ said:
Link doesn't work. Sure it's m8 version?
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its a link to all RevolutionHD versions, the htc one m8 links are on the top.
here are direct links:
HTC One 2014 (M8)
KitKat (Android 4.4.3 + HTC Sense 6.0)
Download Android Revolution HD 11.2
Stock KitKat (Android 4.4.3 + HTC Sense 6.0)
Download stock odexed 2.22.401.4
Download stock de-odexed 2.22.401.4
Download stock recovery 2.22.401.4
md1008 said:
You should be able to just flash any GSM ROM unless the Chinese model is a different variant. You could have bricked it, never a good idea to flash incorrect ROM for a device.
May I ask what ROM did you flash and for what device?
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i flashed it with ROM for mt6572 m8 4.2.2 android, but the model manufacturer is different.. mine was xiaoxing china.. i think i bricked it..is there any other way to bring it back to life?
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redpoint73 said:
What does "totally dead" mean? Any charge LED? Any response when connected to a computer.
Also, not a good idea to dig up a thread from 5 months ago, with limited relevance. The top post did different steps, and was stuck in fastboot, which doesn't sound the same as your situation.
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dead as not charging when connected via usb..doesn't power on at all, download mode cannot be set. .but computer with mtk driver installed in it can detect the phone. .
here are the phone specs:
mt6572
model: m8
manufacturer: xiaoxing
android ver: 4.2.2
sw version: alps.jb3.mp.v1
is there any other way to bring it back to life? plss help
xiaoxing m8 flash solved
md1008 said:
You should be able to just flash any GSM ROM unless the Chinese model is a different variant. You could have bricked it, never a good idea to flash incorrect ROM for a device.
May I ask what ROM did you flash and for what device?
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hi again. .thanks to those who helped me here xda members/mentors ..after 3 weeks, i was able to flash my xiaoxing m8 using sp flash tool version 2.111 and a downloaded ROM from google. .for those with thesame problem, use older version sp flash tool and a lot of patience ..
HTC One M8 ROM
marchjunah07 said:
hi again. .thanks to those who helped me here xda members/mentors ..after 3 weeks, i was able to flash my xiaoxing m8 using sp flash tool version 2.111 and a downloaded ROM from google. .for those with thesame problem, use older version sp flash tool and a lot of patience ..
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May i know where did you find the Old Rom of HTC one M8 China phone? Please Send me a Link. Its for MTK6572.
What Device you have?
Made a series of mistakes that led me to only have access to fastboot and recovery. It appears I'm capable of flashing things in fastboot. I can't access download mode at all (gives me an error saying it's unable to boot into download mode), which I believe you need in order to flash RUUs in the first place.
If anybody has a TWRP backup of system and boot that'd be awesome, but really need an img of download mode or a RUU or something to help me recover everything to normal. I am S-OFF and bootloader is unlocked.
Checked HTCdev and nothing was there for this device. All help appreciated.
How do you have fastboot when fastboot comands are done from download mode? Dont you have a stock system image that you made?
He means bootloader mode, the white screen. I think OP is SOL. That's why it's important to make backups, especially for exotic devices. I'm not sure if it's possible, but since he's s-off his best bet would be to convert to an unlocked or Verizon device if at all possible just to get the device working again and wait for either an ruu or backup.
If he is soffed he can flash an international ruu
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Android The Greek said:
If he is soffed he can flash an international ruu
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Cid and mid still needs to match
How did you go with this, OP? I just got the HTV32 (HTC10) here in Japan, and unlike previous HTC's I have owned here (Desire, M7), there seems to be no RUUs for Japan anywhere (or am I not looking hard enough...). Website HTCsoku seems very short on info on this model, and the former repository for all things HTC in Japan for modders and tinkerers, 'Scottish Vinegar', has disappeared. Will be getting Sunshine then flashing TWRP and SuperSU soon, but I always like to have the option of stock images, etc., handy, just in case things go tits up.
I remembered the case of failure to entering Download Mode in M9 which solution is flashing the hosd image (extract from firmware), you can give it a try
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How did you go with this, OP? I just got the HTV32 (HTC10) here in Japan, and unlike previous HTC's I have owned here (Desire, M7), there seems to be no RUUs for Japan anywhere (or am I not looking hard enough...). Website HTCsoku seems very short on info on this model, and the former repository for all things HTC in Japan for modders and tinkerers, 'Scottish Vinegar', has disappeared. Will be getting Sunshine then flashing TWRP and SuperSU soon, but I always like to have the option of stock images, etc., handy, just in case things go tits up.
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Unfortunately was not able to get a hold of the stock RUU. I took my phone to my carrier and they gave me a new one free of charge despite the unlocked bootloader, S-OFF and TWRP being installed. Was just more careful on the replacement phone.
I actually am still looking for a stock RUU though.
Personally I made a TWRP backup before installing SuperSU. That way I can update with OTAs later on. (once we get an OTA we'll be able to pull the stock recovery img from it and update without issue).
Trying to convert this model to an international model was a terrible mistake. Au KDDI does not play well with these types of things. My Butterfly 3 is permanently SIM locked on AU's network for attempting the same thing (was trying to get Marshmallow at the time, which coincidentally is being released for the device next week).
I have been running Xposed and SuperSU with no issues at all though. If you get any "device encrypted" error after S-OFFing, just factory reset the data in TWRP.
Many domo's, DarkRazorZ!
I read that twrp-3.0.2-6-pme.img is the one to go for - that what you used?
Good you had no grief from HTC Japan. I actually sent back my M7 for the purple camera issue a few years back and did very little to disguise the fact it was unlocked and S-Offed. I think they are all fellow modders there and don't give a damn what we do. One reason why HTC is awesome.
I am now waiting for Nougat on the HTC10 (they (AU) just did a press release that it will be pushed soon), and as soon as that is on my phone, I shall be going the Sunshine route and installing aforementioned TWRP and so on. Getting fidgety, though... Xposed, Amplify, ad blocking... lemme at 'em.
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Unfortunately was not able to get a hold of the stock RUU. I took my phone to my carrier and they gave me a new one free of charge despite the unlocked bootloader, S-OFF and TWRP being installed. Was just more careful on the replacement phone.
I actually am still looking for a stock RUU though.
Personally I made a TWRP backup before installing SuperSU. That way I can update with OTAs later on. (once we get an OTA we'll be able to pull the stock recovery img from it and update without issue).
Trying to convert this model to an international model was a terrible mistake. Au KDDI does not play well with these types of things. My Butterfly 3 is permanently SIM locked on AU's network for attempting the same thing (was trying to get Marshmallow at the time, which coincidentally is being released for the device next week).
I have been running Xposed and SuperSU with no issues at all though. If you get any "device encrypted" error after S-OFFing, just factory reset the data in TWRP.
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Hey I was wondering if you could help me on how to get a replacement device, I ran into the same problem as you did. Thanks
Hello DarkRazorZ.
I'm curious about your attempt to convert HTV32 to international.
It couldn't be done because of hardware compatibility issue among HTV32 and international?
Or because of just your own mistake in the process?
Did you try a method like this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/help/convert-htc-10-to-unlocked-t3384460
I'm in Japan and considering to buy HTV32, and I want to use it with international firmware.
I know this is your thread, but I can't find any information about this on web.
So could you share me your knowledge. Thanks.
the us unlocked version can be used on KDDI Au but the verizon radio has to be flashed for it to work and even then, you will only get 2g speeds.
Quadrider10 said:
the us unlocked version can be used on KDDI Au but the verizon radio has to be flashed for it to work and even then, you will only get 2g speeds.
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No, I'm considering to buy HTV32(= HTC10 for Japan region), not other.
Well I'll make a new thread about this issue.
Thanks for replying Quadrider10, and sorry for disturbing DarkRazorZ.
Made a series of mistakes that led me to only have access to fastboot and recovery. It appears I'm capable of flashing things in fastboot. , which I believe you need in order to flash a stock or RUUs in the first place.
If anybody has a TWRP backup of system and boot that'd be awesome, but really need an img of download mode or a RUU or something to help me recover everything to normal. I am S-OFF and bootloader is unlocked.
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Made a series of mistakes that led me to only have access to fastboot and recovery. It appears I'm capable of flashing things in fastboot. I can't access download mode at all (gives me an error saying it's unable to boot into download mode), which I believe you need in order to flash RUUs in the first place.
If anybody has a TWRP backup of system and boot that'd be awesome, but really need an img of download mode or a RUU or something to help me recover everything to normal. I am S-OFF and bootloader is unlocked.
Checked HTCdev and nothing was there for this device. All help appreciated.
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hii can u help me how to unlock bootloader on HTC 10 AU version
aSSikn said:
hii can u help me how to unlock bootloader on HTC 10 AU version
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follow this tut:
https://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
s2kaka said:
follow this tut:
htcdev
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i already follow that tutor yesterday.. but when i insert token number the site always says error 170 "CID not allowed"
Okay, I'm giving up, I need someone to help me.
I was given my neighbours HTC One M9. It was working just fine. After he gave it to me, first thing I did was a factory reset because he didn't delete anything.
After that, the problems began. When I boot up the phone, even directly after resetting and even before the setup, I get an error "Google App stopped working". And after that, all couple of seconds another "com.google.process.gapps stopped working".
I tried several of the fixes out there on the web, but it didn't go away. I did another factory reset, and again even when I setup the phone I get those errors.
There is still Android 6.0 on the phone, so I wanted to update to 7.1
During install, I got the red triangle screen, on both attemps. Well, f*ck.
So, I went on to install a new OS. Never did this before, so I though this is a good chance to learn some more about Android.
It just got even more strange. When I'm in the bootloader, I saw
***Software status: Modified***
S-ON
LOCKED
***Security Warning***
Especially the modified software was very strange, since my neighbour has neither a clue nor any interested of fiddling with phones.
When I tried to go into Download Mode, it said "failed to boot into download mode".
Recovery mode worked just fine.
Therefore, I couldn't do anything to install a new OS.
Next I bought the Sunshine App and S-OFFd my phone, which worked just fine.
Now I'm S-OFF, unlocked and the Security Warning has gone. The software is apparently still modified.
But when I go into download mode, I get the black screen with the silver logo and red text for a while, then the phone proceeds to boot normally.
What the f*uck? I'm just out of idead what to do now. Please don't let it be a dead nand... it's such a nice phone, and apart from the google app errors, it works perfectly. I used it for some surfing around today and it works really well. I can't imagine it being broken.
Thanks for your help!
What variant do you have? Firmware version?
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What variant do you have? Firmware version?
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Firmware is 3.35.166.12
I don't know exactly about the variant, this is what the IMEI checker says:
SKU , VF , German , CHE , HTC , CH , Swisscom , Bootloader Lock , Dark Gunmetal/Dark Gunmetal , w/o SIM Lock , HIMA#UHL-D1
I have a bug report of the gapps-Error. Would that be helpful?
I have some bad news for you:
According to everything that you describe in the opening post it's the dead nand issue. There's nothing you can do. And if you send the phone to HTC they will change the motherboard which means that you have to buy sunshine, again, after they send the phone back to you.
@Flippy498 Is the "failed to boot into download mode"? error a sign of dead nand? This happened to me before. I flashed hosd.img via bootloader to fix this. Still using my M9.
It's the combination of several things that make me think it's a dead nand:
The security warning indicates that there is no OS installed. If that happened without manually deleting the OS via a custom recovery like TWRP then chances are high that the nand died.
The software status is modified although the phone is locked and S-ON. The only other explanation for this combination would be that the owner failed while using one of the 100% stock guides that convert S-OFF back to S-ON, Unlocked back to Locked and modified back to original. However, the dead nand issue is quite common during the recent months and the guides are hidden somewhere in the Genereal section (in other words: not located on the first page). Therefore, I think that chances are higher that it's the dead nand issue.
Last but not least: The black download mode error screen in combination with the other two symptoms.
Did you report about your tries to revive your phone somewhere here on xda? Do you have a link? What kind of symptoms did you face aside from the black error screen? Has your phone been S-ON or S-OFF?
If you really faced a dead nand issue and could repair your phone by your own that would be a game-changing and I could finally overhaul the FAQ of the ReadMe thread. However, discussions like the one that starts with this post make me think that you might have faced a different problem with your download mode since it really looks like the dead nand isn't fixable without changing the hardware.
Flippy498 said:
I have some bad news for you:
According to everything that you describe in the opening post it's the dead nand issue. There's nothing you can do. And if you send the phone to HTC they will change the motherboard which means that you have to buy sunshine, again, after they send the phone back to you.
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Flippy498 said:
It's the combination of several things that make me think it's a dead nand:
The security warning indicates that there is no OS installed. If that happened without manually deleting the OS via a custom recovery like TWRP then chances are high that the nand died.
The software status is modified although the phone is locked and S-ON. The only other explanation for this combination would be that the owner failed while using one of the 100% stock guides that convert S-OFF back to S-ON, Unlocked back to Locked and modified back to original. However, the dead nand issue is quite common during the recent months and the guides are hidden somewhere in the Genereal section (in other words: not located on the first page). Therefore, I think that chances are higher that it's the dead nand issue.
Last but not least: The black download mode error screen in combination with the other two symptoms.
Did you report about your tries to revive your phone somewhere here on xda? Do you have a link? What kind of symptoms did you face aside from the black error screen? Has your phone been S-ON or S-OFF?
I didn't have to revive it, except that Google-error it works beautifully. That' broken download mode the only symptom I have. The phone is (meanwhile after Sunshine) S-OFF
If you really faced a dead nand issue and could repair your phone by your own that would be a game-changing and I could finally overhaul the FAQ of the ReadMe thread. However, discussions like the one that starts with this post make me think that you might have faced a different problem with your download mode since it really looks like the dead nand isn't fixable without changing the hardware.
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Well, there are two things that leave me hoping it's not a dead nand.
• Apart from that com.google.process.gapps-error, it works like a charm. No crashes, no sudden reboots. I really can't imagine a broken part of a motherboard making no trouble, wouldn't that render the part
useless? And is that Google-App Error really relatable?
• After letting the Sunshine App do its job, I don't get an error message in the download mode (well, it just boots normally after a while), the security warning has gone as well. Only the modified software is
suspicious.
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@Flippy498 Is the "failed to boot into download mode"? error a sign of dead nand? This happened to me before. I flashed hosd.img via bootloader to fix this. Still using my M9.
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I've heard of that as well. I didn't really find any tutorial on that and I'm a bit afraid to experiment with that. Do you mind sharing how you achieved that?
Instructions are linked in the FAQ of the ReadMe thread. They're the solution for the blue download mode issue.
The thing is that the download mode can't just break without either you actively manipulating it or the hardware of the phone dying. The same applies to that security warning. Either you manually delete the OS or the hardware fails and the phone isn't able to read the installed OS correctly, anymore. Therefore, I wouldn't put my hopes too high if I were you. Of course I could be wrong but I've read a lot of reports of dead nand phones since last year's summer and my feeling tells me that this is another one.
As a sidenote: You're the first user that tried to S-OFF/successfully S-OFFed his phone after such errors occurred since sunshine can't unlock the bootloader on firmware 4.x and hasn't been able to do so on older firmware versions when the issue appeared the first time. Therefore, I don't know which influence sunshine has on the whole situation.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs
Flippy498 said:
Instructions are linked in the FAQ of the ReadMe thread. They're the solution for the blue download mode issue. Great, thanks!
The thing is that the download mode can't just break without either you actively manipulating it or the hardware of the phone dying. The same applies to that security warning. Either you manually delete the OS or the hardware fails and the phone isn't able to read the installed OS correctly, anymore. Therefore, I wouldn't put my hopes too high if I were you. Of course I could be wrong but I've read a lot of reports of dead nand phones since last year's summer and my feeling tells me that this is another one.
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Yes, I know. Maybe I just don't want to accept that fact to keep my motivation to try to save the phone...
So what my optimism suspects is that somewhere deep in the firmware there is something corrupted. That leaves the System modified and the Google app confused.
After all, recovery mode works just fine. If you check what other people experience with a dead nand, it's got to do with sudden reboots, bootloops, failed download AND recovery modes et cetera.
As a sidenote: You're the first user that tried to S-OFF/successfully S-OFFed his phone after such errors occurred since sunshine can't unlock the bootloader on firmware 4.x and hasn't been able to do so on older firmware versions when the issue appeared the first time. Therefore, I don't know which influence sunshine has on the whole situation.
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A little more hope rised in me...
sechsgangschakter said:
I've heard of that as well. I didn't really find any tutorial on that and I'm a bit afraid to experiment with that. Do you mind sharing how you achieved that?
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You can try this...
Get the firmware.zip matching your current firmware @Flippy498 's thread here. Links are in the spreadsheet in post #2. Extract the hosd.img from the zip and flash in bootloader mode .
Code:
fastboot flash hosd hosd.img
then try to reboot to download mode. If it does not work, try other firmware.zip but should be in the same build number at least X.XX.
SAME HERE PROBLEM PLEASE HELP
I HAVE HTC ONE M9 OPJA100 JUST GO ON LOCKED SCREEN WHEN REBOOT TO BOOTLOADER ITS RESTART AGAIN EVEN NOT GO DOWNLOAD MODE OR RECOVERY MODE.
I WAS JUST MAKE ROOT THEN ITS STUCK ON LOGO
NOT GO FASTBOOT MODE TO CHECK CID OR FIRMWARE
WHAT I DO ?????
ITS LOCKED
S-ON ALSO
side_flip15 said:
You can try this...
Get the firmware.zip matching your current firmware @Flippy498 's thread here. Links are in the spreadsheet in post #2. Extract the hosd.img from the zip and flash in bootloader mode .
Code:
fastboot flash hosd hosd.img
then try to reboot to download mode. If it does not work, try other firmware.zip but should be in the same build number at least X.XX.
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THANK YOU!!!!
It finally works!
Edit: I installed resurrection Remix. Working perfectly, I really don't think there is anything dead in that phone. It's great, thank you for your help!
sechsgangschakter said:
THANK YOU!!!!
It finally works!
Edit: I installed resurrection Remix. Working perfectly, I really don't think there is anything dead in that phone. It's great, thank you for your help!
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Glad I helped you:highfive:
side_flip15 said:
Get the firmware.zip matching your current firmware @Flippy498 's thread here. Links are in the spreadsheet in post #2. Extract the hosd.img from the zip and flash in bootloader mode .
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Just for the record, that's not my thread. It's owned by Sneakyghost.
@sechsgangchakter: I'm glad to hear that your phone is working, again.
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Just for the record, that's not my thread. It's owned by Sneakyghost.
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Oh god! Sorry
Credits to @Sneakyghost :highfive:
Hello, I am having a very similar issue. I am looking for the hosd.img file for Verizon. I dont see it at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZaiJ3F_f76sVa4daU5H62OYi5Bj23LEBBv4xDTQ8y-M/pubhtml. Please help. Thanks
You won't find any CDMA files in that spreadsheet because the xda thread that sheet belongs to only supports GSM devices and clearly states that it'll never support CDMA.
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You won't find any CDMA files in that spreadsheet because the xda thread that sheet belongs to only supports GSM devices and clearly states that it'll never support CDMA.
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So no one knows of one available for Verizon m9? What would happen if I used a GSM one?
You would probably damage your phone unrecoverably. GSM and CDMA are not compatible with each other due to the different partition layouts.
However, why don't you extract the needed file from a RUU that matches your current firmware version? That's how those firmware packs in the linked thread got made, as well. There's a thread with a RUU extraction tool linked in the RUU section of the ReadMe thread.
Sent from my HTC One S using XDA Labs
Flippy498 said:
You would probably damage your phone unrecoverably. GSM and CDMA are not compatible with each other due to the different partition layouts.
However, why don't you extract the needed file from a RUU that matches your current firmware version? That's how those firmware packs in the linked thread got made, as well. There's a thread with a RUU extraction tool linked in the RUU section of the ReadMe thread.
Sent from my HTC One S using XDA Labs
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Good idea, ill give that a try. Thanks
Ok so i was just rooting when my phone decides to die during so commands in adb. :crying:
Now i cant turn on the phone or boot into fastboot or bootloader. everytime i plug it in the charging light just flashes. Also my computer recognises the device as qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008 . ive read around the internet and ive found two methods. blank flash and qfil. issue is those tutorials were made for the moto g5 plus. I have searched around the internet and im beginnign to lose hope now. Can someone tell me how to fix this or give me the right blankflash version.
much appreciated
Im sorry that i cant post a useful reply for your problem that you cant even boot into fastboot / hardbricked phone.
The following link is for all those that are stuck in fastboot mode / boot loop.
This post says its for indian version, but i have EU version (1676) and it worked for me to get back my phone as it was when bought:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5-plus/how-to/lock-bootloader-moto-g5-plus-indian-t3638835
Kim Il said:
Im sorry that i cant post a useful reply for your problem that you cant even boot into fastboot / hardbricked phone.
The following link is for all those that are stuck in fastboot mode / boot loop.
This post says its for indian version, but i have EU version (1676) and it worked for me to get back my phone as it was when bought:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5-plus/how-to/lock-bootloader-moto-g5-plus-indian-t3638835
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Thanks but unfortunately still cant access bootloader or fastboot to do so :/
rajibahmed said:
Thanks but unfortunately still cant access bootloader or fastboot to do so :/
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if you cant access bootloader take it to a repair shop - you need specialist software and hardware to re-image your phone
how on earth did you do that - you do know to root this device its just a simple zip flashing in recovery mode - no fancy commands or anything required once you have unlocked the bootloader via the very easy to follow guide on the moto unlock bootloader website
TheFixItMan said:
if you cant access bootloader take it to a repair shop - you need specialist software and hardware to re-image your phone
how on earth did you do that - you do know to root this device its just a simple zip flashing in recovery mode - no fancy commands or anything required once you have unlocked the bootloader via the very easy to follow guide on the moto unlock bootloader website
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Its a long story. Basically i rooted it successfully but one of my favourite apps (snapchat) wasnt letting me sign in because i was rooted. I tried everything to mkae it work. Eventually i tried to unroot sign in and reroot to make it work. At that moment something went terribly wrong idk what but now im hardbricked.
rajibahmed said:
Its a long story. Basically i rooted it successfully but one of my favourite apps (snapchat) wasnt letting me sign in because i was rooted. I tried everything to mkae it work. Eventually i tried to unroot sign in and reroot to make it work. At that moment something went terribly wrong idk what but now im hardbricked.
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If you are using LineageOS all you had to do was just go into dev settings switch root to disable & restart the phone
If you used magisk just use the magisk uninstaller then reflash the kernel
I don't understand why you touched the bootloader partition
TheFixItMan said:
If you are using LineageOS all you had to do was just go into dev settings switch root to disable & restart the phone
If you used magisk just use the magisk uninstaller then reflash the kernel
I don't understand why you touched the bootloader partition
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I dunno y either. Luckily I had insurance on it so now I got a new device
Although even though I'm sorted it think we need a way to fix hardbricked devices because the Moto g5plus and g4s have fixes but I haven't found any that work for Cedric devices
rajibahmed said:
Although even though I'm sorted it think we need a way to fix hardbricked devices because the Moto g5plus and g4s have fixes but I haven't found any that work for Cedric devices
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How did u fix
infixremix said:
How did u fix
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I had insurance so I just replaced the whole device
rajibahmed said:
I had insurance so I just replaced the whole device
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Wtf insurance covers it ?
infixremix said:
Wtf insurance covers it ?
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Ish. I had Argos insurance and they basically take any dead device. Plus they don't check if it's been tampered with . I just said it didn't turn on
rajibahmed said:
Ish. I had Argos insurance and they basically take any dead device. Plus they don't check if it's been tampered with . I just said it didn't turn on
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Motorola warranty takes hardbricked dvices with locked bootlloadder?
CypherPotato said:
Motorola warranty takes hardbricked dvices with locked bootlloadder?
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How the hell did u hradbrick ur device without an unlocked bootloader. And idk I think that after you start tampering with the os and system it kills ur warranty. You'll have to chat with someone at Motorola
First unlocked bootloader,flashed TWRP, was flashing RR,,,>>Got error
Second Again Flashed Stock ROM, Flashed OTA.zip via adb sideload,phone rebooted>>Phone got dead
Only white light blinks while connecting to PC.
Reached Service centre, they saying warranty voided pay 75% of your phone(INR 16999) to get new motherboard replaced.
Saw many threads from XDA mai forum,tried too, but was unsucessful
Please Help
vaibhavxol said:
First unlocked bootloader,flashed TWRP, was flashing RR,,,>>Got error
Second Again Flashed Stock ROM, Flashed OTA.zip via adb sideload,phone rebooted>>Phone got dead
Only white light blinks while connecting to PC.
Reached Service centre, they saying warranty voided pay 75% of your phone(INR 16999) to get new motherboard replaced.
Saw many threads from XDA mai forum,tried too, but was unsucessful
Please Help
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Where did you go wrong?
Did you flash an older stock ROM than which was installed in your phone before you unlocked BL?
Was the RR file completely downloaded? What error did you get while flashing RR?
vaibhavxol said:
First unlocked bootloader,flashed TWRP, was flashing RR,,,>>Got error
Second Again Flashed Stock ROM, Flashed OTA.zip via adb sideload,phone rebooted>>Phone got dead
Only white light blinks while connecting to PC.
Reached Service centre, they saying warranty voided pay 75% of your phone(INR 16999) to get new motherboard replaced.
Saw many threads from XDA mai forum,tried too, but was unsucessful
Please Help
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Why did you flash ota via adb sideload?
Very bad idea - why? Because I bet that ota wasn't meant for your firmware version
Only ever update your phone through the about phone section on a totally unmodified stock rom with stock recovery
Sorry but you will have to take it to a repair shop to either get it reimaged or get a new board that has the firmware already on it
vaibhavxol said:
First unlocked bootloader,flashed TWRP, was flashing RR,,,>>Got error
Second Again Flashed Stock ROM, Flashed OTA.zip via adb sideload,phone rebooted>>Phone got dead
Only white light blinks while connecting to PC.
Reached Service centre, they saying warranty voided pay 75% of your phone(INR 16999) to get new motherboard replaced.
Saw many threads from XDA mai forum,tried too, but was unsucessful
Please Help
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Just recovered from the same situation lol [emoji23].... You've to flash Albus blanflash ... There's guide on the necessary steps on another hard brick recovery thread on XDA
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Repaired
sandy108 said:
Just recovered from the same situation lol [emoji23].... You've to flash Albus blanflash ... There's guide on the necessary steps on another hard brick recovery thread on XDA
Sent from my XT1686 using Tapatalk
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Now can i get back to stock rom or default bootloader ?
And pplease tell which rom you currently using ?
psychopac said:
Where did you go wrong?
Did you flash an older stock ROM than which was installed in your phone before you unlocked BL?
Was the RR file completely downloaded? What error did you get while flashing RR?
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I repaird it, have albus bootloader in it
RIP Moto G5's Bootloader Partition
This happened to me too and the only fix was the Warranty replacing the entire Motherboard.
U can try Qualcomm mode (qfil) or blank flash but motorola doens't have released that files (and never will)
CypherPotato said:
RIP Moto G5's Bootloader Partition
This happened to me too and the only fix was the Warranty replacing the entire Motherboard.
U can try Qualcomm mode (qfil) or blank flash but motorola doens't have released that files (and never will)
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So how much did replacing it cost?
sandy108 said:
So how much did replacing it cost?
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0,00 $
Warranty covered it
It's easy, only say that u don't known what happened and (wtf is an bootloader?)
CypherPotato said:
0,00 $
Warranty covered it
It's easy, only say that u don't known what happened and (wtf is an bootloader?)
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and how vaibhavxol unbricked?
Ellcid01 said:
and how vaibhavxol unbricked?
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replacing the entire motherboard.
@CypherPotato You seriously achieved that? They didn't check for BL unlock status?
I just bricked mine, still uncertain what happened, left it doing an update (OTA) with a 30-35% battery... dunno if the battery ran out during the update thus bricking it or the update with the unlocked BL did it.
Same situation as described, no response while connected to the PC only a blinking led.
Checking for battery drain issues (also present in the G series) by letting it charge for a while.
But commom, what Moto have in their heads, replacing the whole motherboard seems quite dumb, releasing the files can't be that hard. Loved my old Nexus 5, hardbricked it like 3 times and didn't take 1 hour to find how to undo it.
Nich_F said:
@CypherPotato You seriously achieved that? They didn't check for BL unlock status?
I just bricked mine, still uncertain what happened, left it doing an update (OTA) with a 30-35% battery... dunno if the battery ran out during the update thus bricking it or the update with the unlocked BL did it.
Same situation as described, no response while connected to the PC only a blinking led.
Checking for battery drain issues (also present in the G series) by letting it charge for a while.
But commom, what Moto have in their heads, replacing the whole motherboard seems quite dumb, releasing the files can't be that hard. Loved my old Nexus 5, hardbricked it like 3 times and didn't take 1 hour to find how to undo it.
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Yeah... Motorola sucks until don't released Osprey (Moto G 2015) blankflash files, since the bootloader is locked for an only and one shipped ROM you cannot update in stock rom anymore, and I don't known the risks of re-locking the bootloader inside an non-shipped stock rom. The best you can do is create an system-dump backup before flashing new roms.
Unlocking the bootloader probally will break all device warranties, because you don't will able to flash another rom anymore.
The unique and unknown solution is reflashing the entire device's memory, that we will need to use the Qualcomm's blank flash files and Cedric blank flash files to rewrite the entire internal memory.
The flashing LED only indicates the device failed to start, but he still alive.
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I found this tutorial in the internet for fixing an Moto G4 Plus hardbrick, maybe it's possible to Moto G5 too.
http://moto-g4-plus-com-hardbrick-resolvido.webnode.com/passo-a-passo/
The link is in Portuguese, but u can normally translate it.