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[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crzvm:
Hey guys, I'm having quite an issue here trying to help a friend with her DesireZ, it's stuck at the HTC logo and won't start up...

Here's a list of things I've tried:

- Volume Down + Power > RECOVERY > will vibrate 7 times and then it's stuck.

- FASTBOOT - Flash new RUU - says "Rebooting to bootloader" on the PC but nothing ever happens.

- renamed rom.zip from the RUU to PC10IMG.ZIP, placed it on SDCARD, Volume Down + Power - it will see the file but... when the update process starts it gets stuck at the very first step "Bootloader - updating" and it freezes there.

The owner said she never tried anything like rooting it or changing the ROM or anything like that... what could be wrong??

THanks!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoffmas:
so she actually got a stock phone.

two things you could try:

1. if the phone is stock you can´t enter recovery through bootloader (power & volume -) - you have to use power & volume + (here you could try to wipe cache or do a factory reset)

2. you can force the phone to boot using fastboot and typing: fastboot oem boot (at least you will get an output what goes wrong while booting)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crzvm:
Thanks for the reply. Volume+ and power doesn't do anything it seems... if I do Volume- and Power I get to the bootloader (FASTBOOT, RECOVERY, FACTORY RESET, SIMLOCK, etc...) ... I tried FACTORY RESET but it freezes there. How can I wipe the cache?

This is what I get when i do fastboot oem boot

C:\Android>fastboot oem boot

...

(bootloader) setup_tag addr=0xA0000100 cmdline add=0x8D0878FC

(bootloader) TAG:Ramdisk OK

(bootloader) TAG:smi ok, size = 0

(bootloader) TAG:hwid 0x0

(bootloader) TAG:skuid 0x25202

(bootloader) TAG:hero panel = 0xF

(bootloader) TAG:engineerid = 0x4

(bootloader) MCP dual-die

(bootloader) MCP dual-die

(bootloader) TAG:mono-die = 0x0

(bootloader) Device CID is not super CID

(bootloader) CID is HTC__032

(bootloader) setting->cid::HTC__032

(bootloader) serial number:

(bootloader) commandline from head: no_console_suspend=1

(bootloader) command line length =504

(bootloader) active commandline: board_vision.disable_uart2=0 board_visio

(bootloader) n.usb_h2w_sw=0 board_vision.disable_sdcard=0 diag.enabled=0

(bootloader) board_vision.debug_uart=0 smisize=0 userdata_sel=0 androidbo

(bootloader) ot.emmc=true androidboot.baseband=26.10.04.03_M androidboot

(bootloader) .cid=HTC__032 androidboot.batt_poweron=good_battery androidb

(bootloader) oot.carrier=HTC-EastEurope androidboot.mid=PC1011000 android

(bootloader) boot.keycaps=qwerty androidboot.mode=normal androidboot.seri

(bootloader) alno=SH19ERT00226 androidboot.bootloader=0.85.0013 zygote_on

(bootloader) eshot=off kmemleak=off no_console_suspend=1

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[0].name=misc

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[1].name=recovery

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[2].name=boot

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[3].name=system

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[4].name=cache

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[5].name=userdata

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[6].name=devlog

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[7].name=pdata

(bootloader) partition number=8

(bootloader) Valid partition num=8

(bootloader) jump_to_kernel: machine_id(2245), tags_addr(0x4000100), kern

(bootloader) el_addr(0x4008000)

(bootloader) -------------------hboot boot time:19715 msec

FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

finished. total time: 8.296s

C:\Android>
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoffmas:
Delete the serial number in your posting.

try to enter recovery, you should see something like a red triangle then push volume + & power and you should see a menu... here you should be able to wipe cache

there is also a fastboot way to do this ...fastboot erase cache is the command for wiping, but it only works with eng hboot.

Is the ruu you used the same as your stock rom? other people fixed it with using the right PC10IMG.zip

or you can hope for warranty
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Breagha:
I have a similar problem, I think. I'll try to be as informative as possible, but I'm very new at troubleshooting my device.

As with the other phone, mine will continue to get stuck at the HTC logo, then reboot.

I was browsing market, when it froze. I just left it frozen, and waited for it to restart. Once it restarted, it came up with the phone with the triangle icon. Not knowing what it meant, I took out the battery and reinserted it.

On reboot, it began its boot cycle.

I get no response holding volume up + power, nor volume down + power.

I tried reinserting battery, removing memory card and removing sim card - restarting after each step, but still nothing.

Only way to break the boot cycle is to remove battery, but when rebooted, it starts over again.

Please help?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoffmas:
first of all you need to somehow enter bootloader (volume- & power) try it a few times after you pulled the battery...

is your phone rooted?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Breagha:
No, sorry, I forgot to say that. Not rooted. Too worried about viruses and stuff.

*EDIT*

Yay - got into the boot section. I hit recovery and I get the phone with the red warning triangle. Does that mean that it's not working, or that it's working on recovering?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoffmas:
no it´s normal if you are not rooted. now press power & volume + to enter menu and then first thing to try is wiping cache and see if you can boot into the rom afterwards
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Breagha:
I cleared cache and it said it did so successfully.

However when I asked it to restart, it continues the reboot cycle :(

*Edit*

Yay! It works when I take out my memory card now! You're a life saver!

What do I do now?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoffmas:
hm... next thing you could try is a factory reset (should be a option in recovery)

EDIT: if this doesn´t work you could try the PC10IMG.zip as described above - never done this, but i guess you have to use one that is the same as your stock rom...

EDIT 2: you can boot into the rom without sdcard? if so try to format your sdcard (don´t know if there is a option for it in stock recovery) or buy a new one
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Breagha:
I got into my OS when I took out the memorycard..

I think it already did a factory reset, 'cause it's asking me to set it up again, only now it's frozen on my language selection screen. Is there a ctrl+alt+delete for androids? >.<
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoffmas:
no, press the power button for 5 sec maybe the phone shuts down... or pull the battery and to be sure do a factory reset again and then try to boot into the OS again

EDIT: skip the sign in part go to settings and enable usb debugging...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Breagha:
It's working, it's working!! You're my hero! I thought I'd have to send it back in and wait 14 work days to get it back >.<

*huggles* Merry happy awesome Christmas to you :D
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sal2103:
help please

hey i have the exact same thing, my desire z froze when i received a htc update and got stuck once it restarted and now im stuck in the same boat as above.

its a non rooted UK htc desire z and i have tried:

RUU_Vision_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.42.405.2_Radio_12.56.60.25_26.10.04.03_M_release_199043_signed.exe

Rom from shippedroms.com but it just freezes saying rebooting to bootloader.

Please help and tell me how to fix it as you have managed to do so.

thanks

---------- Post added at 06:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:05 PM ----------

also the current image rom on my desire z is version 2.42.405.4 and the RUU says to flash it to 2.42.405.2 - would that be a problem???
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vbabic_ue:
Same problem

I have a same problem, but nothing helped me what U wroted in the post... It can not came into recovery just vibrate several times and power off, or when I try to factory reset from bootloader screan it just frozen and only help is pulling the battery off.

So, no recovery, no factory reset, no adb communication... Please help, Thanks!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JaRoHe318:
Sam Problem :(

So around 2 weeks ago I was using my G2 at a McDonald's and all of a sudden it turned off . . . Long Story short, it's stuck on the HTC screen. I can access Bootloader but doing recovery or factory reset does not do anything. I cannot access adb but I can use fastboot

Vision PVT SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.82.0008

MICROP-0425

RADIO-26.13.04.19_M

eMMC-boot

Apr 13 2011, 14:51:54

I also tried flashing several PC10IMG.zip files to no avail as each would end up with a "MAIN VERSION IS OLDER" error. I also made a GoldCard but have no idea how to properly apply it to the situation. Please I have spent 3 days working on this, I need help :D
[General Questions and Answers] Prawesome:
I know this is a really stupid question..But i was planning to make a group here on xda..I searched and searched and searched bu i came up empty handed :(

Any help please??
[General Questions and Answers] Prawesome:
Nevermind...I found it
[General Questions and Answers] SpaceCaker:
May i come in your group?

======================

SGS II 2.3.5 ROM

for galaxy ace

======================

TheSeriousMOD V1

for galaxy ace

======================

TheSeriousMOD V1

for galaxy gio

======================

made by Robinandroid

------------------------------------

Current state/rom: stock
[LG Optimus Black] VodkaStolichnaya:
delete post
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] dabuttrumpet:
Just rooted my kindle and am trying to install some weather/clock/battery widget, but no matter which on I add the preferences are unreadable.

I see some check boxes, but the writing is not visible. Almost like it is black text with a black background.. any idea on how to fix this?

Thanks in advance!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] conundrum768:
Where, exactly, do you think you are?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] dabuttrumpet:
Mistyped.... Nook Tablet.... Friend has kindle and I rooted it yesterday. Same question, but this time I am talking about a Nook Tablet
[Android Apps and Games] jjrudey:
Doesn't need all kinds of fancy features. I just want it to have a nice interface. Kind of like the one that comes with MIUI. Anyone know any?

Thanks in advance and stuff.
[Android Apps and Games] spc_hicks09:
ColorNote is a really good one. Been using it for a few months now.

https://market.android.com/details?...iaWxlLmRpY3RhcHBzLm5vdGVwYWQuY29sb3Iubm90ZSJd

Sorry about the long link lol, not sure why it came up like that.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Ravindra9:
GOOD NEWS for INDIAN gNOTE USERS.

There is this 2.3.6 update available officially, now OTA.

The BASEBAND version: N7000DDKL1

KERNEL version: 2.6.35.7-N7000XXKL3-CL793489

Pls. see the attached screenshot!!

Enjoy...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] hiteshjuneja:
thanks for the info...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] kunalparwani:
This is neither a theme, nor an app, it should not be here. An FYI KL3 update was officially available via kies last week itself.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Techvir:
Thanks but i dont know if u saw this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1389693
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kromosto:
As topics says and like your battery is under %20 percent approximately how long does it take to get it fully charged
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oba123:
About 1.5 - 2 hours
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alexanderbooth:
Mine seems about the same, however if your using the phone wile charging it takes a lot longer, which is strange because there should be enough current to charge and use simultaneously.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedoboon:
1 hour 45 minutes from 25%, also I have juice plotter installed and theres a widget that you can put on your homescreen that changes from time left to how much time it takes to charge when it is actually charging which is kind of neat.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kromosto:
ty i think my phones charge time is increased will try tonight again
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mfractal:
3:35 from 0 to 100
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aqishimie:
Best answer :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hanifh:
yep! for a moment was wondering if there was something abnormal with my phone.

/h2
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mfractal:
You guys could try a 2 amps charger (such as the one that comes with the ipad), theres some evidence it will charge faster, although not by much.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jade Eyed Wolf:
30 seconds.

(battery swap ;))

But seriously, about 3 hours from empty to full on the charger that came with it, and about 2 hours with my 2amp galaxy tab charger.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zakeen:
True when I charge my GS2 with my Galaxy tab charger its dramatically faster.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elusivo:
._. there must be something wrong with my gnote then ... it takes around 4h30m to fully charge from around 10%... and even longer if using phone at same time...

I had several smartphones and this one is the one with the worst battery ever ... my dell streak's battery charges faster and even tho it also has a 5" screen, its 1500mAh battery lasts longer with the same usage.

Yesterday my gnote battery took 3h30m to go from 100% to 13% just from playing 2h30m of games and 1h browsing... innaceptable! and I do use betterbatterystats and I have few wakelocks that could be draining battery...

This phone charging scheme is really crappy, as I understand from my use, while charging instead of the charger powering both the phone and the battery at same time, I think it only charges the battery and the phone is always powered by the battery alone...

I din read about it yet, but I almost sure the gnote works like that, cause if i use Skype video call for example, i only get a 1% charge increase around every 10mins, which is really ridiculous ...

plus, while with my other smartphones I could take out the battery while charging it and the phones would keep powered, same thing doesn't happen with the note... battery off while charging, phone also off, which can only mean IMO that the phone is 100% only powered by the battery even when charging...

Besides making it take longer to charge, won't the battery life also decrease that way?..

.
[Xperia Play General] lyricalchaos:
is there a way to make the search button(hardware key) bring up keybroad
[Xperia Play General] IE-coRe:
Long press menu button does... why using the sarch button?
[Xperia Play General] lyricalchaos:
In gta menue is replay on the game but search does nothing and i wanna input cheats via screen keyboard
[Captivate Themes and Apps] jorjon8228:
Hey guys I flash a new theme called honey smoke fir fasty and its awesoooooooommmme, but if I try try to flash the stock look theme I dosent change the app themes, its still honey smoke theme?? And even my boot loader is still the honey smoke theme?help on this please, do I need to flash any thing else with the theme to correct this?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] robm1911:
The last version of HoneySmoke for fasty I did was version 2.2. I haven't updated it past there, as I have moved my themes to other ROMs. Which is why your prolly having issues on 2.5
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JakeJester:
First of all, I got interested in overclocking because I've read that it helps boost the performance of android devices.

Now, Having no experience at all, I have some queries and questions about this feature:

1. Supposing that I have already downloaded an OC with my preferred frequency, Do I have to flash to be able to apply an OC Kernel in my device? Or do I just have to update it from CWM?

2. What does this term mean? :

"use no-Frills for OC and I/O setting"

3. If ever the OC I have applied is unstable, how would I be able to revert it to 600MHz again?

I hope you guys could help me with my doubts.

Thanks in Advance! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vipaman:
Dude never overclock a device...it decreases the life of the device and who the heck told u that improves the performance of the device???It doesn't improve just causes more problems!!!!!

Hit The Thanks Button if I have Helped.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
Stop lying :p. It may decrease the life of your device if you overclock dangerously (too high for the processor to handle). It does increase performance.

1. You just set your frequency in the app.

2. No frills is an app. Whoever stated that is just saying you should use that app to do it (thier preference).

3. If you use SetCPU, you can create an update.zip file which allows you to set it back to the default frequency via recovery (if your device can't boot).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JakeJester:
Are you sure? This is far contrary in the threads that I've read. Does anyone else agree with this?

Totally confusing. HELP!! :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vipaman:
It's ur device ur wish. Any overclocking involes a lot of danger. Set it too high for the cpu to handle it might explode(personal experince). I overclocked my device and it exploded....So it's ur wish.

Hit The Thanks Button if I have Helped.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JakeJester:
Phew! At last. Something worth reading.

Thanks for the answers! But I have another follow up question.

I found this thread :

[kernel] Cm7 OC kernel with all feature

So what does this mean? Why do I have to download it from there instead of using the app to change the frequency?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowandbehold:
Because not all kernels have OC/UC capabilities. You have to download and flash a kernel that allows it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JakeJester:
Yeah right! I forgot about that.

Maybe my Samsung Galaxy Fit doesn't have that capability that's why they created that thread in our section.

Thanks for the reply! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
It is capable. That kernel will allow it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloodydeath911:
Yes you can revert back to 600mhz, but as everyone else has said, do not overclock too far.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notriddle:
Don't overclock beyond what anyone else has had success with. Look up other's successes.

And if you can't, doing it step-by-step, ~100mHz at a time, slowly, will make it feel hot or crash before it explodes (back down if it does get hot or unstable).

Undervolting can also help counteract some of the bad parts of overclocking, without affecting performance at all. UV can, worst case scenario, cause data loss and crashing, never hardware damage, but best case scenario improves battery and device life. Again, do it step-by-step, 5V at a time, slowly, and back up when it starts acting weird
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mandy007:
You can check this guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1247213
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryanposas:
you need to have a kernel that allows for OCing/UCing , i'm not sure if galaxy fit allows it

you'll know if it allows it or not if you'll run an app that allows for OCing/UCing, if it doesn't allow it, the maximum frequency at which you can set is 600mhz only which is the default.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masonic1032:
My phone's rooted for the first time several days ago and the CPU is overclocked from 1Ghz to 1.7Ghz.

I suppose it depends on overclocking application. The ROM that I have includes an O/C app and there's an option called "on demand" which means even if your CPU is overclocked, it will not utilize the max clock speed all the time.

My phone actually runs at 300Mhz on standby and around 1.2Mhz when I am using it to surf, listen to music or watch a movie. I've never seen it run max 1.7Ghz.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c.innovation:
Bro don`t overclock a device

Rumor if u overclock a device, it decreases the life of the device
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
It depends on your device (and kernel), plus the frequency you set it to. Also, it's based on your preference to do it or not.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Sarius24:
Has anyone tried go keyboard! Its great! Along with all the other go stuff! Comments?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Optimus-Prime:
Its okay. I perfer better keyboard 8
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Sarius24:
I'll give it a try!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] AJerman:
I haven't found a keyboard better than the Gingerbread or ICS keyboard yet. Nothing else can keep up with how fast I type. I like Swiftkey X a lot due to it's fairly accurate predictions, but I can't type as fast on it without it's multitouch getting confused.

Also, themes and apps section next time!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] joho5:
I've tried most and use go keyboard also. I struggle hitting the period button when pushing space on most keyboards, therefore I have to be using one with a long spacebar or a spacebar that is shaded to the left right next to the back arrow.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] AJerman:
I do the same damn thing and it pisses me off sometimes. Sometimes I look back at something I wrote and I have a period like 7 times instead of a space.

I tried modifying the apk to increase the size of the spacebar, minimizing the size of the return or smiley key, however it didn't seem to change anything. If someone else is more experienced with modifying something like that, I would LOVE a new ICS keyboard build with a longer spacebar more than anything.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] dman3285:
Hmmm...food for thought ajerman will look into that
[Samsung Infuse 4G] joho5:
Yes dman that would be solid if you could work that.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jaraya13:
I prefer swype... I am used to it.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] dman3285:
Lol@swype
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jaraya13:
You think it is that bad? :confused:
[Samsung Infuse 4G] crash822:
Thumb keyboard so far is my favorite. I love the spacing all though it does lag occasionally.

Sent from my Samsung Infuse
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Erik_T:
Swift Key X. I honestly don't see how any keyboard could be any better. So many options, some alright themes and it corrects so quickly and I love the vibration every key. I hated it on Sammy's stock keyboard but it feels like I'm doing work. I can text so quickly and it will pick out nearly every butchered word. I love it. They have a month trial..

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey.phone.trial&hl=en (There's all the hard work done for you in the form of a link)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jayson94538:
+1 to SwiftKey

I've always used it. Best keyboard in my opinion.

Sent from my SGH-I997
[Samsung Infuse 4G] AJerman:
Swiftkey would be my favorite if the multitouch was faster. It doesn't keep up well when you type fast.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mcmb03:
I can't decide between TouchWiz and ICS Keyboard..
[Samsung Infuse 4G] dman3285:
Ics keyboard
[Samsung Infuse 4G] hardslog:
I thought Go keyboard was pretty good at first until I tried its swiping capabilities which were awful. If you don't swipe the letters perfectly it doesn't seem to be able to determine what you were trying to write. I don't seem to have a problem with swiftkey lag. Maybe I just don't type fast enough :P
[Samsung Infuse 4G] phazeonphoenix:
another +1 for Swift Key. Just a few minor quirks but with out a doubt the best as far as accuracy and speed.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jayson94538:
Agree with you. I have to sometimes slow down a bit lol

Sent from my SGH-I997
[Samsung Infuse 4G] StoneColdCarl:
I alternated between Smart and Swift, but I found Smart Keyboard Pro to be the better of the two. I can't get used to Swift for some reason.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] SupermanTW:
I am having trouble with the go keyboard dictionary. It wont save my words. It would be nice if we could edit the distionary like the HTC dictionary. Does anyone know how to edit the dictionary for go keyboard or where the dictionary is stored? Also It would be nice if there was a way to remove the top menu bar, is there a way? I am on Version 1.2.1