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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] churchrickshaw:
totally normal, it vibrates a sec when you turn it off
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samcrac:
Hello,

I have an Evo Shift stuck in the boot loop. As soon as I put the battery in all it does is reset itself to the screen with the white background and green "HTC" logo, and will keep restarting until the battery dies.

If I hold volume down and turn it on, it does go into the bootloader, but picking ANYTHING, such as recovery or factory reset, does nothing but sending it back to the HTC screen.

I have tried flashing the RUU.exe (2.27.651.2) through Fastboot USB and it completed successfully, but it just restarts right back to the HTC screen. I have also put PG06img that I found on here on the root of my card, and it will never load it up.

Are there any other solutions anyone can think of? They would be much appreciated. I see a lot of these threads for regular Evos, but not for Shifts.

The only other thing I really know about the phone is that it is:

S-On

Hboot- 0.98.0001

Radio- 1.08.00.0506

Thank you so much for all of your help!
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rooster85:
Seems to me you aren't rooted and that's more than likely your problem, boot into fastboot and use the ruu application for gingerbread.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samcrac:
While I am pretty sure I am not rooted, if you are talking about the early RUU release; 1.17.651.1, the application starts and then ends up failing in the beginning of the process. Is this what you are talking about? The drivers should be all good, the application starts to flash and then dies though. Thanks!
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notsointeresting:
Use the new RUU. But make sure your SD card is formatted to a FAT32 partition. (Stock 2gig sd card and some other store boughts are not)

You can format on your computer and then place the RUU on the root of sd card again

(Bootloader won't recognize the ruu zip if not partitioned)

Sent from my Supreme Shift
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samcrac:
Ok, I just did this, everything updated fine and all completeted on the bootloader. It then said "press power to reboot." I did so, and went right back into the same boot loop. Any other ideas. I figured running this, and the RUU.exe on the computer were the sure fire ways to get this thing working again???
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notsointeresting:
So just a little information.

you said your not rooted?

So that means you have no ability to flash anything because you have no custom recovery and the bootloader isnt unlocked (S-on)

So what DID you do before it bootlooped? there had to have been something you were trying to do.

Not trying to blame anything on you at all just want to make sure we are helping the most accurate way possible
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samcrac:
No I hear ya. I was sold the phone fairly cheap and was told "all you need to do is to reinstall the RUU, that is all that is wrong." Obviously I was skeptical, but when I checked everything out, everything looked good, and again, for the price, I knew it was a gamble. That being said, I'm sure something was tried in order to modify the phone and this is how it got like this.

I have soft bricked my old Evo 4g a handful of times and an RUU or Rom flash would always solve the problem.

Anyway, there is no custom recovery, and I'm pretty sure theres no root because it is still "S-ON," I am just trying to see if anyone here has any more info before it goes in for repair.

The only last thing I would guess you MIGHT be able to do is to install a custom recovery, but is there ANY way to do this by just being in the bootloader and using FASTBOOT USB? Any more help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notsointeresting:
It shouldn't have a custom recovery if it shows s-on.

I don't see why the RUU wouldn't work.

Honestly it doesn't sound like a softbrick- sounds like its just bricked (Which ive only heard of 1 Shift getting bricked completley)
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samcrac:
Make it 2! Thanks for your help though!!!
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flylike2kites:
Also Stuck In A Bootloop

I'm trying to resolve a very similar problem as him, but I know of the history of my phone (since I'm the only owner), so hopefully an answer for me can assist him also.

The Story: One day, I'm playing Uno HD (downloaded from Android Market). I toss out a Draw 4, and then I see: "Google Infrastructure Failure" and a Triangle with an exclamation mark. I reset the phone, and it starts up fine. Then a few hours later, my phone randomly restarts itself into the bootloader screen after trying to reload the home screen (because the memory manager is overly aggressive).

I see no HTC Screen. It goes

straight

to the bootloader without any input. If I plug it to the charger from an off state, the amber light comes on, and 10 seconds later, bootloader screen. With a battery, it appears automatically after 45 seconds.

Fastboot can read my memory card just fine. It's already been re-formatted as FAT32 in my pitiful attempt to try to repair it. It's checked and read a PG06IMG file I placed on the SD Card's root, went through the entire process of reading it, but it doesn't ask me if I want to upgrade. It takes me back to the original screen. (Maybe I'm loading the wrong file).

Recovery and Factory Reset immediately restarts the bootloader after showing me the skateboarding android splash screen.

I've also tried to flash the newest stock RUU for it. (2.76.651.4), but after the RUU sends the command to start up in bootloader mode, the phone shuts off. Thus giving me the connection error.

(Maybe if someone could rewrite the .exe file to not send out the command to begin loading as if it was in the bootloader screen, it could work. I'd pay for that.)

Other Stuff:

ROM: Stock Sprint Gingerbread OTA ROM. I've been living the vanilla life. No root access. No funny stuff. Just a stock phone with apps (Third Blade, Uno HD, ASTRO File Manager, ect...)

Directly from bootloader screen:

SPEEDY XA SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.98.0001

RADIO-1.08.00.0506

eMMC-boot

April 11 2011, 22:32:34

Is there a way we can flash a file from the SD Card which will turn off the security and/or temp/perm root it? (forgive my noobness for such a question)

EDIT: I'm referring to a way that's outside of the adb push method. My device can't be found, and the device won't get past the bootloader screen, so that method doesn't help me too much. However, I do have the ADK Installed and the ADB Command Line works fine.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech-9:
Ok .. HERE'S THE SOLUTION:

First off all if your S- ON it means you are NOT rooted

If you get stuck in a bootloop .. don't worry it can be fixed.

What you need to do is download PG06IMG.ZIP and place it on your sd card, you can access your sd card by going into recovery then mount section, then usb. This will allow you to move the file from your computer to the root of your sd card.

Once you do this be sure you back up any info you don't want to lose. Once you have the file in place, go back to fastboot ( hold vol down and power) it will read file and when it asks you to update press vol up. It will take a few minutes to update this will revert your phone back to stock but if you have an old recovery it will not do a full restore, it will only update the rom.

Once you get your phone back to working, I recommend updating your recovery by downloading Rom Manager and flashing the latest clockwork recovery. This problem happens usually due to an old recovery.

One other thing you can try if you do NOT want to reset your phone, you can try flashing a new kernal.

:)
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech-9:
RUU won't work if your stuck in bootloop ..
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech-9:
If you want to root your phone use visionary to temp root then use shift rr .. you can then flash a custom recovery which is essential to avoid this from happening again
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech-9:
Also if your phone can't be found its b/c you need to put it into diag mode .. ##DATA .. if you need more help google
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linuxman008:
For the thread starter, the person that sold you the phone probably tried writing to the system partition with s-on. Since you can get to the bootloader, see if you can get into recovery. If you can, recovery can be seen in adb, even the stock recovery. From there, gingerbread root, plenty of guides out there, make sure you flash the misc.img, download the froyo downgrade zip (that pgimg09.zip or something like that, just search for it, but not with the numbers I just gave, those are made up.)

From there either flash the gingerbread zip or ruu, and goon with a unrooted life. Or follow one of the many guides to froyo root, and live the life of the rooted. Your choice.

For the second person with a similar issue, the same method will work for you (assuming you can get to recovery), gingerroot, froyo downgrade, and since you like being unrooted, just ruu or zip back to gingerbread.

Solution found enjoy, and just think, if root hadn't been discovered for gingerbread, you would be screwed right now, make sure to thank otaking.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theblasterkid:
I have the same boot loop problem. I tried using the PG06IMG.zip file and fastboot/bootloader screen says I have the wrong image. It's most likely because it's for 2.2 and I have 2.3. I also don't have any recovery. Is there a PG06IMG.zip for 2.3 or the like?
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zdavidzz:
similar problem here

i'm fairly certain i tried recovery with the wrong or corrupt or incomplete PG06IMG.zip on my first attempt. i got the right one from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1255474

i ran it, says update installed, but when i reboot i still get the loop

from bootloader

SPEEDY XE SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.93.0001

RADIO-1.07.00.1129

eMMC-boot

Nov 15 2010, 13:19:54
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crump84:
Try downloading the zip again and re run it. Possibly a bad download?
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zdavidzz:
also adb is telling me device not found. i think i might have to factory reset. is that crazy?

---------- Post added at 01:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:27 PM ----------

and... that didn't help
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zdavidzz:
i'm downloading the zip again right now.

since i have s-on, will i be able to install it though?

i can get the file on the root of the sdcard with an adapter since i can't push from adb. and i can't temp root the phone because if i try a normal reboot i get this stupid boot loop. is there a way to get s-off through hboot on the phone?

i don't know why i didn't notice that first file was messed up, it was only 6MB.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zdavidzz:
i tried to flash recovery over fastboot, this gave me hope for a second

//fastboot-mac flash recovery PG06IMG.zip

sending 'recovery' (232143 KB)... OKAY

writing 'recovery'... INFOsignature checking...

FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crump84:
You shouldn't have to load the RUU through fastboot. Have you tried letting it update again through hboot? Also, have you tried using the official RUU http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=909554 it's program you run from your computer and I believe it will work while in bootloader.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zdavidzz:
i went to sprint today and the tech couldn't fix it. i got a replacement for $35 so it wasn't too upsetting. thanks for the help though.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loverppc:
it's maybe nv item error.

if s-off,you can delete nv.img and rewrite nv.img at fastboot mode.

if s-on,you can do nothing,just like me:(
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notsointeresting:
I would believe you want to flash the img file in the ZIP itsself. not the zip via flashboot.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drob311:
This is why it failed... Rarely will you fastboot a zip if ever... Notso is correct, should be flashing the .img through fastboot. To use the pg----.zip you have to put it on your sdcard and boot your phone into bootloader, which will automagically detect the file all you have to do is confirm when bootloader asks you. To boot into bootloader you hold down the volume down button and the power button simultaneously... Please don't be offended but there are guides all over xda containing the basic info you need to know about fastboot, bootloader, ruu, etc. The RUU (pc ran program) is probably the last resort you want to try but is almost always going to work unless something is borked pretty bad. The guys in irc (most of them) are very knowledgeable... When it comes to these phones, the only bad question is the one that isn't asked, unless its already been asked and answered a bunch of times... :)
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoidFloyd:
Didn't see it here, are you using Amon_RA?

Ok, I took the time to read through this post, scratch what I said above this. look maa, I wrote an IDT10 Error!

---------- Post added at 05:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:49 PM ----------

To top it off, you got a new one for $35. Can't beat that with a stick.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
We don't have AmonRa for the Shift. We have TWRP and CWM. Personal preferance is TWRP, more options ;) .
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guinzo:
Logically cuz fone has illegal action(by user for sure), the technician pay you $35, fix it and sold it again for $150 lol:D

friend of mine have this kind of evo shift 4G,

he have same problem, but now usb no longer recognized...i wonder if it's hardware failure.

btw pls confidence me that his fone is not dead yet..since it still able to power on(but bootlooping until battrey drained).

here some detail of my friend fone :

fastboot

(autolaunch when press power on+vol down.couldnt run/launch normal boot which has lot options than fastboot)

specification:

SPEEDY XE SHIP S-ON

Hboot-0.93.0001

RADIO-1.07.00.1129

eMMC-boot

Nov 15 2010,13:19:54

it say's update ok, but keep bootloop after restarting

If anyone tat has the same problem and has solve it, kindly let me know

thanks you all :)
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
Best thing to do since he is still S-ON, is to take it into Sprint. Let them deal with the issue. If your insured it shouldn't be a problem. Even if your not insured it should be ok.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guinzo:
If only he can...Bt unfortunetely there are no Sprint and HTC center.even HTC Evo Shift 4G doesn't sold in Indonesia lol.

My friend buy tat fone trough online method via ebay + pay tax for importing goods.

Tats why dez probz is really good...I mean complicated :rolleyes:

Perhaps if he is 10 year old,he will ROFC(rolling on floor crying) everyday.

Cuz he is very dreamin HTC fone(even not sale in this country),

save cent by cent till he got enough money to buy tat evo shift 4G 2month ago.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crump84:
Have you tried running the RUU exe? It may work while the phone is in bootloader. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1335068
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guinzo:
RUU done their work, but once fone restarted, it repeat looping again.

now usb device unrecognized...

At last he found "PG06IMG.zip" tat contain complete update/recovery img.

Bt when he try to update,2 of 12 files are "bypassed" 10 files are "OK"

If anyone have PG06IMG.zip tat has all "OK" result,or maybe original PG06IMG.zip,kindly let him try

Maybe tats would be the only chance for his fone.

Thank you all
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zdavidzz:
make sure you have the right PG06IMG.zip

I suspect where I went wrong is I was reading 3 different threads about rooting at the same time and downloaded 3 different zips. I probably tried to flash the wrong one and messed up my phone. I have know way of knowing this for certain since I've got a new phone now.

I used VICODANs tutorial and rooted my new phone. Everything went smooth smooth.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] honorlost84:
I encountered a bootloop problem a couple times playing with my shift. One thing i figured out is remove the sd and just complety reformat it. Do it twice. Make sure you go to a fat32 format each time. Clean that sob out. I'd get ahold of the 2.2 and the 2.3 zip. Cant remember what radio version came with each to identify what was on it. Run the update and cross your fingers. Just make sure if it boots to let the software settle down before unlocking the screen or it might mess up.

from my mik'ed shift
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliamaxaz:
help me

hallo guinzo.. iam from indonesia too, i have the same problem with you... opo htc shift pean sekarang iudah solved?.... help me.. iam jombang jawa timur
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guinzo:
ini evo shift temen ane gan...

uda dijual perbagian...

---------- Post added at 07:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:10 AM ----------

ini evo shift temen ane gan...

uda dijual perbagian...

maybe u can try to make it s-off again..
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
I apologize in advance. But I'm having a little trouble understanding the issue you are encountering on your device. I did make out that you are having the same issue as the OP. Is it the exact same issue ? I just need a little more information. That way it will be easier to try and help you resolve it.

TEAM MiK

MikROMs Since 3/13/11
[XPERIA X8 General] nyan:
Since when do you have an X8 and are following xda x8 forums?

Regards,

Nyan

BTW I had this phone since February 25, and been on XDA since then because before I had a Windows Mobile handset.

I deleted my old XDA account Aiduharan, cos I was too much on XDA, but as you can see I could not keep away.
[XPERIA X8 General] Chris95X8:
Got my phone on 24 December 2010 and have been following XDA since 21st March 2011

(yeah, looked it up on my profile :P )
[XPERIA X8 General] ahmadsamhann:
got the phone 15(or 16.cant remember :p)/2/2011. and regged 18th February 2011. only using stock ROM for a few days :D :D :D
[XPERIA X8 General] qaz.xc:
I have my phone since ?/02/2011 i dont remember well :p
[XPERIA X8 General] julian776677:
i've got my phone since 24th february
[XPERIA X8 General] codfreak:
Since December 2010......
[XPERIA X8 General] Aessaya:
Have the phone for a few weeks, been lurking on xda since the same day, yet registered much later. Happy with my decision so far, despite the initial headache i had with it :P But solved it thanks to xda. You guys rock!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kolyan:
the whole development section is bloated with useless ROMs from people that call themselves "developers" and yet all they do is change themes and apps inside the Rom and call it their own, more over they even introduce more bugs to already perfect ROMs made by real devs.

I mean are some people really that stupid and can't remove and install their own app and themes?

LEAVE THE ROOM FOR DEVS. STOP POSTING JUNK ROMS!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] xda_apprentice:
I think these developers do a great job and have revolutionised Android roms. But I have to say I do agree with you to some degree. I think the fault is not with the Developers (give them credit for trying) but in fact the fault is with the big Fat Cats of the world like Google, HTC, Sony Ericsson etc who so easily could invent a great Android rom if they wanted to. I guess money talks!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nigeldg:
I agree to some extent, with the ROMs which claim to be 'based on Hyperdroid' or 'based on NDT MIUI' but are, in actual fact, just those ROMs with some APKs edited, but if people have built their own ROM from scratch then they have a right to post in the dev section even if they aren't of 'developer' status.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kolyan:
lol...there is like 8-9 different Miui ROMs on first 2 pages.... all of them pretty much the same as original and only 2 are from real devs that actually know what they are doing....extra 6 useless ROMs are just taking space
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] greg17477:
To make it short, agreed.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mzebrowski13:
I'm waiting for your Rom. Don't you get it that our phone is simply old and soon unfortunately will be history?

Sent from my Desire HD
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] greg17477:
Sorry but you make no sense...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] seanyuan62:
To any moderators:

a great idea would be to add an origional NAND android development (for ROM's built from scratch by true devs) and a separate NAND android development thread for the lighter developers who theme and mod roms. I know the SGSII forums have such an organization and works very well
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Kameirus:
old maybe.. history not for a long time

the hd2 is bettor then 99 percent of all the other phones out there

since you seem to think its history

maybe you should sell it to someone that would appreciate it

and move onto somewhere else
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nigeldg:
Very good idea. I think this would work.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] samsamuel:
All the roads and car Parks where I live get full of teens with custom body kits on their cars.

WHY MUST THEY ALL ALTER THEIR PERFECTLY WORKING CARS? ? CAN'T THEY ALL JUST DRIVE THE SAME CAR!

.

.

The whole point of xda is taking things that already exist and tweaking them, then releasing the results back to the community, where it may or may not get re-tweaked and re released.

The dev section would be almost empty if only original builds were allowed, and we'd all be using one of three or four options,,, ,dull.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] seanyuan62:
Of course, the next problem would be our HD2 section having a million sub-forums lol...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Dakargr:
hahahahahahahahahahaha true.....

All the people out there that they are developing or they are Trying to develop on HD2 have the right to give it a try cause you see...... ANDROID OS its Open-source that means everyone can try it... so who are you to judge the half xda (cause they are not all perfect programmers around here)???

Show me your work and i will respect your words :)

Always with respect and friendly speaking :)

Peace all over dudes of XDA!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nigeldg:
I don't think you fully understand, the problem is not in people posting their themed ROMs, it's that these 'ROMs' are cluttering up the development forum, quite a lot of them unnecessarily. Nobody here is saying that these people cannot develop good ROMs, it's just that there should be two sub-forums for ROMs developed from scratch (Original Android Development) and ROMs which have been edited and themed (can't think of a name right now). This would make it much easier to choose a ROM.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Dakargr:
:O my mistake then...!!

Hmm then i think i will agree with you for the two sub-forums ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] DannyBiker:
Searching for a good ROM on the Development section feels like this :

However, better than nothing, prior to the summer, development was dead...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] darkdevil1:
I love this idea. I very much like the openness of Android and agree everyone should be able to tailor their Android devices to their own wishes. HOWEVER, the current situation is very much overwhelming.