yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Thunderbolt General] CanesDrew:
Ditto. He probably told insurance he lost the phone and paid his $100 bucks.

People are so greedy these days. All for nothing and nothing for all.
[Thunderbolt General] ibsk8:
Doesn't sound design like there was much effort to fix it either.

Questioned posted and shortly after a new one is on the the way?

Keep an extra phone around for instances like this.

Not everything is an insurance claim.
[Thunderbolt General] Grnlantern79:
You wonder why all the major companies are starting to hate people who root phones. Some people will flash a Rom everyday just to do it and if they miss up their phone they don't seem to care. Now do I think a thunderbolt is worth 700 bucks retail hell no it only cost about 125 to build. But people need to hit up these forums to try to fix their phones before they call Verizon. I read a few post of guys who buy bricks phone fix them and sell them so any bricked phone can be fixed as far as he said. Read up and don't be so quick to clear data as first sign of a problem. Always try what got me out of the bootloop of death.

1. Battery pull

2. Power and hold down volume button

3. Never and I mean never keep a radio stored on root of SD card after install this will cause Hboot to install radio and that is not what we want to do here.

4. Go to recovery

5. Under download folders in your SD card always keep a updated ROM of what ever ROM you are currently using or at least a stable build inside that folder if you are using AOSP keep a stable ROM that last worked for you so no data clear is needed if you are using Sense do the same.

6. I never flash a recovery at this point follow this it saved my phone. Clear cache, clear delvik, format system under mounts and storage.

7. Format is most important since it will not delete recovery if you need to try again. Go to install zip file, select zip file, and install your fresh ROM or a stable build I never have flashed a normal ROM or have I flashed back to a down graded GB ROM.

8. Reboot after ROM has flashed and your phone will boot correctly.

I hope this has helped it saved me a few times in boot loop of death. Stop clearing data you lose your recovery and stop flashing old GB ROMs thinking they will save you, it might but message me so I can say I told you so.

****NOTE also make sure you are updated to newest CWM there was a problem with bootlooping after flashing a kernel and maybe Rom. I had the problem with flashing a kernel sent me into a bootloop. Update or roll back.******
[Thunderbolt General] nowetdio:
The OP probably gets into recovery for a few seconds then bootloops randomly. If you are not bootlooping in hboot, you are not bricked. Find the stock ruu file and flash that through hboot. Although you will lose root, the phone should work again.
[Thunderbolt General] xXJay_RXx:
If it's bricked, throw it to the ground and stomp on it til it breaks and claim insurance..... That should piss some people off here :p

Seriously tho some guy mentioned something about a HBoot friendly RUU. You should look into it
[Thunderbolt General] JBO1018:
As far as I have seen the random and sudden boot loop of death thing has happend to rooted and stock phones. Leading people much smarter than me to come to the conclusion it is most likely caused by some kind of hardware defect existent in a lot if not all Thunderbolts. If he bricked it trying to flash an hboot from an Incredible or a bad flash because of not taking 30 seconds to check MD5 sums then I would put the blame on him. I'm not trying to condone fraud but if the situation is what I was thinking it might be he shouldn't have to pay because HTC got cheap on some build lots or had some bad quality control. Bootlooping from a bad flash and being able to get into recovery and restore is NOT the same thing I'm talking about. In the situation I'm refering to the ROM and recovery both bootloop. You can still flash an RUU in hboot but even after that the phone still bootloops.

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt General] Grnlantern79:
He could not get into recovery cause he cleared data, can't get there is there is not one. And it didn't seem to me like he tried to flashed CWM from HBoot either.
[Thunderbolt General] destroyerbmx:
I tried to get into recovery a few times before doing anything, it would just go black and reboot to the HTC logo. As a last attempt I tried to load a rooted a ruu, it installed but didnt not boot. I have the 1.04 modded hboot so I dont think I can overwrite recovery. Either way, contrary to your beliefs I will not claim insurance on it, although this is a warranty issue, these phones are dropping left and right. I just moved to tmobile this week and my sensation 4g and G2x are supposed to be delivered today.
[Thunderbolt General] destroyerbmx:
Thanks for your ideas but I tried to reflash recovery and it installed through hboot but it will just reset before it loads. I still have s-off and my emmc was the sem08g. I am going to plug it in and just let it boot loop all day while I am at work, maybe it will get out, maybe it wont, either way is it wont hurt anything.
[Thunderbolt General] bp328i:
This post does not talk about a bricked phone. Nothing in this post will save a bricked phone. All this post talks about is fixing a bootlooping phone (there is a huge difference between bootloop and brick).

You have never had the "bootloop of death" because if you did you would have a different phone at this point, you have had a bootloop.

When your phone bootloops in recovery, when you flash it back to the stock RUU and it still bootloops, both trying to start and in the stock recovery that is the bootloop of death, a true brick.

I wish people would learn the difference between a bootloop and a brick! What the OP is describing is a brick.
[Thunderbolt General] bp328i:
Not bootlooping in hboot does not mean your not bricked.

Both mine and Adrynalyne's Thunderbolt's would not bootloop in hboot but they were both bricks. After flashing the stock RUU if the phone still bootloops you're bricked.
[Thunderbolt General] fixxxer2008:
IF ITS BRICKED HE GETS A REPLACEMENT FROM INSURANCE. DOESN'T MATTER IF HE CAUSED IT OR NOT. THE TBOLT IS KNOWN FOR BRICKING RANDOMLY.

*****, sorry for the caps, im not retyping all of that! :D
[Thunderbolt General] fixxxer2008:
#1 no there not!

#2 good luck with tmobile....cough...at&t! ;)
[Thunderbolt General] mike.s:
LOL. You are, quite simply, wrong. The Assurion insurance specifically disclaims damage caused by modification. Legally, they don't have to replace phones which were damaged by rooting, burning ROMs, etc., although they don't appear to check for that, yet.
[Thunderbolt General] RevosFTS:
Lmao

Sent from my tbolt running ShiftTh3ory AOSP
[Thunderbolt General] fixxxer2008:
they don't care, you pay the fee and they ship you a phone, simple as that.
[Thunderbolt General] Grnlantern79:
The guy I talked to who buys bricked thunderbolts said if it powers on he can fix it quite easy, if it does not turn on he might have to replace some hardware. But he buys them in bulk, fixes them, and sells them. He wanted to buy mine when I was selling it on Craigslist but since it was working he didn't want to pay my price. But was a really smart guy.
[Thunderbolt General] fixxxer2008:
so the bricks are recoverable then?
[Thunderbolt General] bond32:
Sorry, not sure if this was covered, but to the OP did you try to flash the stock MR1 RUU then the MR1 hboot? I have totally fuxed my phone multiple times and that seems to be the fix all (but you loose root). Just trying to help, good luck.
[Thunderbolt General] ILMF:
+1 I had the same issue.

Went back to Jcase's original unroot thread. Flashed everything in hboot and was back to a working s-on phone. Rooted it again a day later after getting a sim card replaced.

courtesy of my bolt and tapatalk
[Thunderbolt General] Grnlantern79:
When he called he asked if it was bricked I said no, then I asked why and 10 mins later and a lot of words I don't understand he LOL he makes money by unbricking phones he is another site that will help you unbrick your phone and he says the same thing if the hardware is not fried there is no reason it can't be brought back. I am not making this up a brick does not mean the end of your world.

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-help/37717-unroot-unbrick-using-sbf-post-ikithme.html
[Thunderbolt General] Grnlantern79:
Site is here

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-help/37717-unroot-unbrick-using-sbf-post-ikithme.html
[Thunderbolt General] Grnlantern79:
Here is link for thunderbolt explaining how to use android sdk to recover your bricked phone.

http://www.thunderboltforums.com/forum/htc-thunderbolt-development/354-htc-equivalent-sbf-2.html. I have not tried any of these methods but they do exist.
[Thunderbolt General] JBO1018:
They are just talking about flashing a stock RUU and fastbooting recoveries on. All of which I can promise was tried with at least the first few true bricked phones.

As for the first link HTC doesn't use RSD and .sbf files. That is for Motorola phones.

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt General] Grnlantern79:
I am going to have to look up my phone records and guess what number he called from since I flashed and lost his number from phone book but he did say he has fixed every thunderbolt he could turn on, if its hardware he strips out what he can use if it will cost to much to fix and use those parts as a quick fix for other phones and keeps the screens if there is not a lot of damage.
[Thunderbolt General] xXJay_RXx:
Finally a post of yours that I agree with.......I kid I kid :p but I totally agree with this
[Thunderbolt General] JBO1018:
I don't know if you can JTAG an HTC phone but that could be what he is doing. Of course replacing the main board will fix a brick but unless he has some super great hookup it usually costs as much as buying a new phone to do it.

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt General] fixxxer2008:
if this is true it needs to be pinned.
[Thunderbolt General] JBO1018:
Once again its nothing but someone asking if HTC has an .sbf equivalent and people explaining an RUU sort of is. The other link is just talking about fastbooting recoveries on. Nothing new here.

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt General] ANDR0lD:
Here's what you do:

Put the 1.13 RUU on your SD by mounting your SD on someone else's phone or on your computer. Get the one that will break root.

Insert your SD back in after you have renamed the RUU to PG05IMG.zip and placed it on the root of your SD.

Go back into bootloader and let it flash. It will over write all previous files and versions and take about 7 min to flash.

After its done it will boot back to HTC splash and then the og TB boot animation and you should be in.

I've had this problem before and found that the 1.13 or 1.12 RUUs work best.

While the radio is flashing download shiftaosp and the 802 on your comp and then find the revolutionary root method. Wait till you've booted back and then mount the SD and copy the 802 and ROM over then put on USB debugging and start using Revolutionary, literally will take about 6 min for root. After its done rooting you should reboot and install CWM and flash CWM recovery. Then boot into recovery from the app and wipe everything and install shiftaosp. After thats done flashing pull the battery and boot into bootloader to flash 802 which you should've replaced the 1.13 or 1.12 with. Reboot and your back in.
[Thunderbolt General] ANDR0lD:
Your other option is to mount your SD on someone else's phone or your comp and put shiftaosp the radio and the superwipe file on there. Then rename the current radio so you can get down to recovery which nos that you have files you can access should work. Boot into recovery install super wipe and then wipe data dalvik and format system then install aosp. After done flashing pull the battery and re mount SD on comp or other phone and alter the 802 to replace your current (just to make sure) then re mount onto your phone and boot into bootloader and flash then reboot and you would be in, first method helps fix more bugs
[Thunderbolt General] TDubKong:
lol. if that works let me know.
[Thunderbolt General] ANDR0lD:
For the RUU, Pick the first:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1045081

For rooting:

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/th...t-lot-others-5-minutes-less-no-data-loss.html
[Thunderbolt General] Grnlantern79:
Can someone explain why a battery pull is needed to install radio. I have never done this and radios all install correct and never had any issue.
[Thunderbolt General] ANDR0lD:
It's only for when your installing a ROM that requires a radio. Your supposes to install it after flashing the ROM because if you boot into the ROM without flashing it and decide you'll boot into hboot there you may encounter problems. Basically its a precautionary measure
[Thunderbolt General] Grnlantern79:
Got ya thanks
[Thunderbolt General] JBO1018:
NONE of the things listed above will fix a brick. A bootloop, yes. Personally unrooting and/or losing data seems ridiculous when restoring a backup is a faster and better solution to your typical everyday bootloop. However the "bootloop of death" brick would continuously loop in everything *even Clockwork Recovery* except hboot no matter how many times any recovery or RUU was flashed.

What happened to the OP's phone (or at least what it sounds like) cannot be recovered at this point, if ever. Many very smart devs tried a myriad of things to fix it and all that happened was more bootloops. They came to the conclusion it was most likely some sort of hardware defect thus it cannot be fixed without replacing hardware.

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt General] bond32:
I could be wrong, but I was pretty sure if you flashed the correct RUU then there would be no such thing as clockwork recovery... I guess my point is, seems hard to believe that you can get to hboot fine but it can't be fixed from there.

I haven't seen or used the stock recovery, but it is not CWR for sure.
[Thunderbolt General] bp328i:
Your correct in saying that when you flash the stock RUU you no longer have clockwork recovery. How do I know? I had one of the first true bricks, yes hboot still worked but nothing else, don't ask me why. Once I flashed the stock RUU the hboot still worked but the phone would still not boot. If I booted into the stock recovery that would bootloop also. There was no fixing it.
[Thunderbolt General] bp328i:
Thank you, someone else who gets it and knows the difference between a bootloop and a brick!!!
[Thunderbolt General] bond32:
Is there a way for you to try the pre-MR1 RUU? Just a thought... I know Jcase posted that was a brick waiting to happen but perhaps there is a way to...

Regardless that sucks for both of you. Surely there is a fix...
[Thunderbolt General] fixxxer2008:
i just hope the upcoming htc vigor does not have the reboot/bricking issues the tbolt has.
[Thunderbolt General] destroyerbmx:
I super laughed, CLEANING? Thats the catch all so they dont have to cover you if they dont want to. I have been a vzw customer since nov 08, thats 287.64 in insurance payments and ~5760 (not to mention all the hardware) to vzw, I think they can afford a refurbished phon, but I am not claiming it. I got two phones for 100 and me and the "bolt" had a good run while it lasted. I will fire up the tb again and see if I can get out of the loop.
[Thunderbolt General] Grnlantern79:
Oh god i just hope I don't have to read your posts in vigor forum
[Thunderbolt General] fixxxer2008:
kiss my ass lantern, your trolling now. and yes you will see me in the vigor section too come launch!
[Thunderbolt General] Rem3Dy:
I had to wait till he bought the thunderbolt before I could justify my NS4G purchase :)
[Thunderbolt General] sidsixseven:
To the OP... This was covered ad nauseam in the GB brick scare thread that turned out had nothing to do with the radio. If you flashed the RUUs, it's a true brick caused by hardware failure. You did nothing wrong. The theory is that it's bad emmc chip. Return it to stock firmware through RUUs, it will still bootloop but you can warranty return it.

Everyone else... This is the only true type of brick situation that didn't involve flashing a bootloader that I've encountered by Thunderbolt owners. In most cases, flashing RUUs will fix any problem. Like I said, if you want to read about all the other cases like this one, read the GB brick scare thread on XDA. The radio and ROM have nothing to do with this problem.

Sent courtesy of SID 6.7 and Tapatalk
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nikepee:
Is it possible to remove a kernel such as glitch or Bali without reflashing rom?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdi2001:
You could find out what the kernel the rom you flashed came with and search in development for it inside the bible. Download it and flash in clockwork. Think you wipe davlik and fix permissions after flash. you can flash new kernels on top of old ones won't change your rom.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peecs121:
Use sgs kernel flasher from the market. Back up your current kernel and flash whatever one you want. Just make sure its compatible with your rom and you should be good to go. Only takes 2min and you'll be done. Good luck!

Simply Honey 5.1 w/ 1.2 Bullet kernel. Badass Rom \m/
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mozXegX:
Do I need to backup my information??
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peecs121:
It doesn't hurt but I never did. Just flash the kernel and let your phone reboot.

Simply Honey 5.1 w/ 1.2 Bullet kernel. Badass Rom \m/
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmanian:
How to install CWM Revcovery in Galaxy 3 (5800/5801)...

My Base ROM is XXJPS (XXJP4).. As Kyrillos' ROM 7.1 has CWM Recovery, I think there is a possibility to install it.

Please let me know how to do it. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rapier07:
Hi.. flash g3mod kernel to get CWM ...

flash the lite version if you dont want to overclock
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ale_bot:
Flash g3mod kernel but if you dont want g3mod kernel just send a pm to mumbozver (who has ported cwm to our phone) and he will give you the recovery installer :)

ale_bot from xda app
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmanian:
Thanks.. Sure I will try your suggestions...
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Parth_goklani:
but the best&easy :d:d is flash g3mod kernel if u want link then tell
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vivekmishra:
There are many custom kernels and also CWM custom recovery for them. Just visit the thread download the cwm/kernel>unzip>check the package has ".tar" extension> fire up ODIN and flash as any custom rom
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmanian:
I am now using G3MOD Lite. It works fine.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im.prem:
i flashed DDJP6 prerooted and then flashed the kernel 1.8 extreme but it doesn't have recovery mode?? if i press volume down power and home button it takes to download mode what to do?
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panos_dm:
Well that makes sense!!! Press BOTH volume up and down, then home, then power:)

sent from my CM7 nokia 3210
[HTC Sensation] D69K:
Thanks for sharing :)

but could anyone share this modified version of HTCMUSIC.apk

I'm not feeling like Smali/Baksmali right now lol.

P.S i know it wouldn't take more than 1-2 minutes to do this myself, but I'm just too lazy lol

EDIT: got it, thanks bro :)
[HTC Sensation] zimphishmonger:
I was still editing the post ;)
[HTC Sensation] jlevy73:
Lol, too quick on the post. Thanks
[HTC Sensation] vvilliamm:
Excellent worK! =] now if i ever wanted to uninstall the "system-wide beats" how do i do that?
[HTC Sensation] crackeyes:
played with the stand aolone apk and with the beats enabled i can tell a big difference with the sound of the music. I have tryied RAP, ROck Death metal, BLack metal (weird collection i know) and so far the ROCK setings sound the best just my $.02
[HTC Sensation] D69K:
To disable "System-wide" Beats install THIS file through CWM.

P.S.

FYI, the "System-wide" Beats is meant for 2.3.4 and the disable file is also for 2.3.4.

so if you want to use it on 2.3.3 or 2.3.5 it might not work. (test your self)
[HTC Sensation] crackeyes:
If you hit the three bars in the lower left side it will crash it, just FYI
[HTC Sensation] vvilliamm:
thank you =] it messes up my groove shark.. lol maybe op could post your uninstall also.. for beginners like me
[HTC Sensation] famouzdev:
Will this work with 3d
[HTC Sensation] LittleMerc:
Dolby is useless...no difference from the no effect option...

Sent from your hole
[HTC Sensation] MarlinFF:
I could definitely tell a difference from Dolby SRS and regular :) Day and night difference too.
[HTC Sensation] reddragon022:
I can't tell a difference either with no effects and dolby, so I will just stay with equal - (Piano)
[HTC Sensation] reddragon022:
Good song to get with beats is "Timbaland-Bounce ft. Dr Dre" (step up 2, love the last dance in the movie)....And O, did I say Dr Dre, lmao!!!!
[HTC Sensation] vvilliamm:
hmm weird i guess something is bugged.. for me it sounds the same.. as w.e i put the beats as.. weird.
[HTC Sensation] Giblet-dono:
I'm on a 2.3.5 rom (P3D)

And for me between regular and Dolby there is literally no difference

SRS sounds different, and equalizer sounds different too

I think the function doenst work on all roms or something?

also in my phone the icons in front of the names are not in the right order

The icons are: No effect, SRS, Equalizer, Beats

while the text is: No effect, Dolby Mode, Srs, Equalizer

Maybe its a rom problem ;)
[HTC Sensation] vegetaleb:
Isn't taken from the Sense 3.5 source?

If yes this htc music app is taken from it too?
[HTC Sensation] Giblet-dono:
I have NO idea =D

But look at the top post on the second post page, this user says he doesnt hear a difference, and is also using P3D according to his sig

Can everyone post which rom they are using and if it works or doesnt?!!!
[HTC Sensation] wallah:
Thank you very much for your work, the sound is incredible! For cons, I have a small problem, such as I listen to a mix that lasts about 1:30 and once finished I put the break, but later when I want to re listen it does not hold the position, but again from the beginning .... :(

Any idea, help please ? :confused:

Thanks !!!!
[HTC Sensation] vegetaleb:
I saw in youtube that the new music app is way more appealing than actual one (UI) on the HTC Ruby which will be coming with Beats too, that's why I am asking if the OP dumped the apk app too ;)
[HTC Sensation] lightninbug:
If you want to send me anything to test I'm on 3.5
[HTC Sensation] zimphishmonger:
Ill eventually try this, but im working on some other stuff for this base. I'll get to it if I even able (with my limited smali knowledge)

Also, for those wanting a better audio sound WITHOUT beats and the marketing BS, try adjusting PowerAmp according to the pic

Suggested PowerAmp Settings - Thanks Roman!
[HTC Sensation] neol23:
Hi-

Those too are leading to the same thing :) ... Please correct the download link for the Synergy3d Mod.

Thanks,

p.p. It allways downloads WARM's mod :) .
[HTC Sensation] drms12:
There is a way to use beats audio in google music beta app without flash all system wide ?
[HTC Sensation] neol23:
All system wide mod don't work for me - gives an error by flashing :( ...

Evo 3D
[HTC Sensation] gamepro56:
Does it only work with ROMS? because it doesnt let me access my library. Im running on stock right now but also rooted.
[HTC Sensation] exb0:
LOL STOCK IS ALSO A ROM. but it should work..

Sent from my Sensation
[HTC Sensation] gamepro56:
Well I flash the "HTCmusic_beats_warm" zip file with cwm, fix permissions then reboot.. The app won't let me access my library without force closing.
[HTC Sensation] zimphishmonger:
Thats why I highly recommended against using system-wide.......
[HTC Sensation] zimphishmonger:
Thanks for letting me know, fixed! :)

Unfortunatly, no there isnt. Also, there is currently NO system-wide beats mod that works IMO (I dont care what's in Mike1986's ROM, I dont think it's system-wide). Honestly, "beats" is totally overrated and can be easily recreated using EQ setting, but this is here for those who want to play with it