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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cartmage:
Background:

I have an Evo 4g of my own that I have rooted / flash custom ROMs all the time, etc. so I am not unfamiliar with the processes BUT:

I was given a stock Evo that supposedly froze on an OTA update and had been

stuck in a bootloop

ever since. Over the course of several days I have tried various methods to flash new recoveries etc. with very little luck, but I am making progress, I think I am still missing something.

I have read several places that if I can access the bootloader all is not lost, but I am losing hope.

Phone Status:

*** UNLOCKED ***

SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON

H-BOOT 2.18.0001

MICROP-041f

TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab

RADIO-2.15.00.12.19

DEC 21 2011, 12:50:32

Enable USB Debugging OFF - Nothing I can do about this??

Things I have tried / Results:

Standard Recovery (from boot loader) - Sends device into boot loop.

PC36IMG - I have flashed back to newest stock and it seemed to be successful but no change in behavior... I have since tried to use this method to flash the recovery but it fails every time seemingly no matter what recovery I use.

HTCDev - Successfully unlocked bootloader

Fastboot - Flash recovery (amon ra and clockwork) / FAILED (remote image update error) - I have tried several recovery.img files with same result.

HTC Super Tool: Prep uising ZergRush seemed to be successful, Attempt Perm Root - Hangs forever.

ADB: ADB does not find device.

UnrEVOked3: Does not find device.

H-Boot Drivers successfully installed

HTC Sync is uninstalled, no antivirus or anti-malware on (win7 x64)

RUU - Connection Error 170 every RUU every time.

Thoughts:

I appreciate any help and if I can provide any more information useful let me know. Remember this is stuck in boot loop so as far as I know there is no way for me to turn on USB debugging.

The device connects to my computer successfully in both H-BOOT USB PLUG and FASTBOOT USB. fastboot device command finds device, adb device command does not.

I am not too desperate to get this device working, I will be using it to test ROMs before installing them on my "production" phone, and I am not worried about permanently killing it because it was free and if nothing else I can use it for parts. (TLDR: I am willing to try risky fixes)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhxkinMassacre:
sounds like what happened to my old evo to an extent. do you know if that device happened to be running twrp 2.0 recovery before the bootloop? because if so, it is un repairable. twrp on a select bunch of devices messed up the internal nand and messed up the memory blocks to the point of no repair. the closest i came to a fix was through like 7 ruu's. it eventually caught and then booted up but would only stay on for 2min 15seconds on the dot consistently. also when it freaks does it happen to go to a black screen and vibrate 5 times? because that was another thing mine did.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cartmage:
Thanks for the reply, No the phone was completely stock before the OTA failure, the guy I got it from knew nothing about the phone, I just happened to be doing a network install at his house and he saw mine and asked if I wanted it for spare parts. I asked if it was rooted and just shrugged and said it was just like he got it from Sprint.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ratchetandclankf:
If this is the truth, the cheapest option is to order a new motherboard from a good source for the EVO. Otherwise, you are stuck with having to dish out $200+ for a new phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cartmage:
Again, no custom recovery has previously been flashed.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhxkinMassacre:
nope since it was s-on because magically from twrp when it fried my stuff it went s-on when i brought it to sprint because of the ruu it looked stock they claimed it as a manufacturer fault and gave me a replacement for $37

---------- Post added at 09:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:56 PM ----------

his suggestion is still valid. if there was an error during an ota then its most likely dead for good. so either get a new board or see if you can get it replaced by sprint.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cartmage:
Ok, Thank you for the advice, I will keep that in mind. ;)

However, now that we have established that it had nothing to do with TWRP, and that I should just give up and replace the hardware, are there any ideas from the development aspect? Remember this phone is just a spare freebie so it is just a pet project and it was never mine so Sprint isn't even remotely an option. I will not put any money into the phone, but I will time. That being said;

Here is some more info from the past couple hours:

I finally got a custom recovery (clockwork) to flash onto the recovery partition via fastboot:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

-OKAY

~Still wouldn't boot into recovery so then

I used:

fastboot boot recovery.img

to reboot into clockwork recovery from the image on my PC... after picking up my jaw from the desk in surprise that it worked, I wiped everything, then flashed CM7 Stable ROM and rebooted... (I know the ROM is good because I have the exact file I used running on my phone currently.)

Still no love, back to bootloop.:rolleyes:

The fact that I got it to boot into a recovery (sorta) and did a successful flash from zip gives me new hope, it just seems there is something between the bootloader and the system that is borked...

Also, it seems like I should be able to connect with ADB even without USB Debugging on if that is just a setting in the OS and I am doing most of this below OS level? Or does ADB require a functional OS?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cartmage:
Update:

I finally got the phone to boot but as soon as it completely loads the OS it reboots. I am beginning to think it is an actual hardware issue or that part of my file system is corrupt.

Does anyone know of a way to clear and rebuild the file system?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kalehua4791:
Did you ever get this fixed with the phone shutting down? I just had that happen with one of my other phones and it took me 3 days to figure it out.....had to upgrade the hboot to 2.18 then root using the new root method from htcevohacks.com and then down grade after that.....i did have root before this so don't understand why this happened in the first place....after that had to use fastboot again to have computer see card and then had usb fixed with the method here.....ALL WHILE PHONE WAS PLUGGED INTO COMPUTER......HOPE THIS WORKS FOR YOU!!!!!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cliff1st:
is there a way to see keystroke history on a kindle fire
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xHausx:
Not legally in the US, IIRC them recording that would be a violation of federal wiretapping laws.
[EVO 4G General] DShooTaH:
Will unrooting my EVO 4G and going back to stock restore my RSA Keys? I have lost both 4G and Wi-Fi.
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
No returning to stock won't get your wimax keys back. Only way is to restore a previous nandroid backup that had your wimax keys
[EVO 4G General] Mephistonian:
Personally tried it, came up negative. It's heartbreaking to lose RSA keys.
[EVO 4G General] PhxkinMassacre:
r you positive that it is your rsa keys and not just a kernel flash issue? because i remember that if you flash anthrax sense kernel if you don't mount /data first before you flash it, it breaks your wifi and it may have messed up you 4g as well. also download the rsa key checker app from the market to be absolutely sure its your rsa's. its worth a shot if you have no backups to restore...

edit:also to fix the wifi when flashing anthrax all you had to do was re flash it with /data mounted and it would work again.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] PreceptorJR:
Every since these updates, I'm having some problems. The "cover photo" display and the ability to look at a person's "about, photo, friends, etc" links on the timeline aren't available. It's almost as though it is displaying as Facebook 1.7 or something.

I rooted with KFU and have 6.3.1 installed. Any ideas? Settings problems? Didn't delete something? I sideloaded the app several times and in different ways (from the PC, .apk websites, my phone, etc).
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] PreceptorJR:
Another thing:

This seems to have happened after the 6.3.1 update. I used KFU to restore root. Should I download and manually install a different version of rooted 6.3.1 from the forums?
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] cm5:
Anyone have a solution to this?

I'm not on kindle but using a dell streak phone with DSC 1.1 rom, Android 2.3.3.

I have the exact same problem with Facebook App 1.9.3, it does not show the image links to friends, photos, likes, etc.. on the profile.

I tried to reinstall and wipe cache and app data with no success.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasnain721:
Hi,

I would say that my knowledge of JAVA is fair enough, intermediate. I just started developing on android for the sole purpose of creating a few book applications.

Are there any tutorials/guides that you guys would recommend that i can follow in order to do so please?

Many thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoberGalarga:
Without offend you... please search in Google, there are many Android tutorials, like this.

First, you need to setup Java SE, Android SDK, Eclipse and ADT Plugin for Eclipse (in that order), then you can begin to develop :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasnain721:
Thanks for that mate. I've set all that up already. I was looking for making apps for ebooks in particular. Are you aware of any tutorials for that please?

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoberGalarga:
Nope, sorry dude, I only know general tutorials like above :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] APPeretz:
if you know java, now you only need to know the android classes.

learn the classes you need use from here:

developer.android.com
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mcala:
Yup you heard right. This is her first smartphone, I upgraded her from her aging Nokia last year to the infuse. Since then she has refuted every update that I have flash. At first it was Eclair to GB, then the complaints started, mixture of custom roms here or there. Then I said baby, there's a new update, so I flash Entropy's ICS. Yeah, that lasted 3 days. She tells me she likes the way it was when we first got the phone, smh! I reflashed stock bl3 & told her your next phone will be a iPhone! Prime Apple candidate!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Bryan583:
My wifey was the same way until I let her pick out her phone......Windows

Yep she hates it lol next time she'll listen
[Samsung Infuse 4G] theraffman:
My wife was a bit resistant to moving from iPhone to Android. I think most women just don't care as much as men do about these type of devices. They want something that simply works. My wife now loves her HTC vivid, but it took her a a month or so to re learn everything and she sure did fight the change ferociously.

The funny thing is the fake perception that iPhone is an easier OS... It only appears easier because you have less options and it has been around so much longer so most people know how to operate them. The truth is, most tasks are more redundant with more steps involved with ios vs Android.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Clark Joseph Kent:
:p:p:eek::p:p
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cliff1st:
is there a way to see web history and paswords entered on a kindle fire if its rooted or not
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhxkinMassacre:
just wondering because i haven't been able to figure this out... does calk's format all wipe the sd-ext and the .android_secure? i know it wipes the rom and all that good stuff off the internal storage but don't know if it wipes those 2 sd partition/folders. it would be useful if it did
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ratchetandclankf:
I am not familiar with this software, but judging by the name of it, it should. If not, you can always wipe it from recovery.
[HTC Sensation] dssturk:
I have used wifi hotspot for months without tmob knowing but

last week they started giving me notices on Google and my phone.

So I switched to IE and was OK for a few days but now IE is giving same warning.

I was super cid untill last (from ARHD to Elangacia) update but now I have tmoxxxx. After I super cid (agian) what do I need to do to keep T-mob from seeing and charging me for this.
[HTC EVO 3D] mahalocat:
Ok - Since Mr. Goodman was "forced out".... :rolleyes:

Does the E3d community have anyone working on ICS kernels?

If not....that really sucks -

If so....Where are you?
[HTC EVO 3D] P.Mobile:
yes.. chad is still working on kernels.. just not on xda.. he on infected site..
[HTC EVO 3D] Nametaken:
Look to infectedroms.com for his stuff. You have to be a member to see his fine work :)

He is near done with his GB final kernel, then on to ICS!
[HTC EVO 3D] P.Mobile:
yea buddyyy!!!!! cant wait!!! :D
[HTC EVO 3D] mahalocat:
Cool -

Thanks Gentlemen....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] YourAntic:
Check your USB cable mine kept getting stuck one step before yiu and it was my cheap Ebay blackberry cable that caused it, yhdn I used a MyTouch 4 g slide cable and voila! Went through smoothlyy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jwalker279:
Yeah thanks for the help. Unfortunately I already have just forgot to say I had...Any other ideas?:confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sinfulgray:
Hate to state the obvious but dis you make sure you have a good download? Did you redownload and try again?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] YourAntic:
i dont suppose exchanging the phone is an option? :confused::confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jwalker279:
Yeah I checked the MD5, all are good. Re-downloaded and rechecked just to make sure. What is weird is....Everything flashes fine individually...or through recovery. I can get it back to stock, but with one big all inclusive package it gets stuck at the same place?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] badaphooko01:
Try a different odin version.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jwalker279:
Thanks for your reply. I have tried that too. Wish Odin Mobile was an option so I can try that too.:confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bls2633:
need help please. stuck,

I just got my phone back and I was attempting to put on the dakside rom. I used the superwhipe, and the when I looked to find the darkside rom it wasnt in my list of things to flash, now allI get is the the s screenand I cant seem to get past that. I would appreciant any help as I just just gotthis phohe back and have missed it terrably, Thanks you

Also I cant boot into clockwork recovery
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jwalker279:
Try reflashing the recovery. Once in recovery, reflash the ROM. That is what I had to do. Hope it helps. Also, make sure and upload the ROM to your SD Card...the superwipe doesn't touch the SD Card.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jwalker279:
Put your phone in download mode, open Odin, flash non-touch recovery 5.0.2.7, then boot to recovery, go to mounts and storage, mount usb, transfer ROM, flash ROM, fix permisssions, reboot and enjoy!
[HTC EVO 3D] Zekosteel:
Is there an app like Cydia from jailbroken iPod but on the Evo 3D
[HTC EVO 3D] mahalocat:
No Idea....what is Cydia?
[HTC EVO 3D] smokin1337:
No, there is nothing like that to my knowledge. All the apps related to that will be on google play. Mods/scripts are provided at sites like XDA.
[HTC EVO 3D] Rooster85:
No.... Android doesn't lock everything down like apple. Google play=cydia
[HTC EVO 3D] Cynovae:
There are also a ton of 3rd party appstores like the Amazon appstore.

There are a LOT of them.
[HTC EVO 3D] sand1303:
Yes there is. U are here!
[HTC EVO 3D] veladem:
There may be a app called blackmarket... But I wouldn't suggest using those sort of apps that give out paid apps free, you cut the legs out from families dinner tables doing so. It's morally wrong in my opinion. I never even used cydia to get paid apps free, I paid for apps I felt I needed.
[HTC EVO 3D] davec1234:
Google's stupid 15 minute evaluation rule is a real good reason to use a black market Site. Test the app thoroughly and then buy it for real on market.

-----

Animal Farm Developers
[HTC EVO 3D] veladem:
Or, you could just use titanium backup and test the app after, "returning" it. Than buy it later if you like it. But, I think piracy is just wrong. Like I said prior, in my opinion It's morally wrong.
[HTC EVO 3D] mingolianbeef:
Been there tried that. Lots of apps have license check that won't let you do this.! The license doesn't link properly
[HTC EVO 3D] Eternity-3D:
i personally have no problem downloading from blapkmarket

BUT if i use the app for more than 2-3 days - i buy it

google should give people a few days to decide if the app is worth it or not. or a longer return period
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] trilogee:
Can anyone tell me if it would be possible to swap the camera from an HTC amaze or other mobile device into a galaxy nexus?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msedek:
No

Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ASHURiCAN:
Hi,

Is it possible to root the phone without to do a general reset? I would like to keep my phone as it is.

Thx.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msedek:
If you are 4.0.2 or lower go

Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ASHURiCAN:
Thank you very much for the link :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msedek:
No problem

Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patidi:
I love each and every one of you for making this site great! Much thanks to every one that has made it so easy and fun to play with my phone! :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
Agree with you 100% this site and the people associated with it are awesome!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Troll?

Anyways I do love this site too. I think I spend more time on XDA than with my GF :eek:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patidi:
LoL Nope. Just haven't hit the 10 post limit... Not being able to post on the threads i read all the time is driving me nuts.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jayharper08:
Lol. He was talking to the guy that posted the 1970's retro pic of the "Cool story bro" that no one has ever seen before. ;)

And I expected a shout-out in the OP!! Maybe I will edit it and put myself in it. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] veritasaequita:
more time on xda than with your GF or on your GF? :thumbup::thumbdown:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patidi:
I'm not going to lie. I have done that once or twice but i make up for it. lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
With lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HaiKaiDo:
What is this, I dont even...Where am I?

Lol couldnt find an appropriate place to post this picture so....you guys get it :D

PS: <3 XDA
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patidi:
TO FUNNY!

looking at your home made Jig... I got a USB Jig on eBay for $3 and not only did it reset the counter but it cleared up the boot screen problem too. Always love reading how to make/do it yourself though. (:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zero Night:
XDA is awesome.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
How dare you kang a picture i kanged from some guy who kanged it off another guy. Im telling the mods on you.

^^^ Sarcaism

:D:beer::beer:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iSaint:
One of the Top 10 site for me.

The best that doesn't have porn.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cdss:
+ 1, Excellent, i say :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
First person to see their profile icon is exactly like mine lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dastin1015:
So this is where you have run off to. :P

Missing your chats with Team D3rp over on the 3D side of things.

Got donated an E4GT so I'm looking to possibly dev here since finals are all done now, but I much more talented people here though.

私のEVO 3Dから送信される。
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jayharper08:
Dastin!Good to see you over here :) This section will be happy to have you here no doubt! ;)

---Jay--- From the AOKP'd Nexus
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dastin1015:
Wow my grammar sucked in that post. I can't even blame that one on being ESL. Lol. I meant I see much more. Haha.

Once I've gotten the hang of the intricacies of flashing on a Samsung device and the whole emmc lockup issue I'll start getting to work on some developing. Gotta see how different a Sammy device is from an HTC one. :P Also just finished up my first year of college so summer has officially started now. :cool:

Should be fun times here! Much more friendly from what I've seen compared the highly volatile and dangerous minefield known as the 3D forums lately. Boy has it gotten bad. Many devs have left xda too. Crazy stuff man.

私のEVO 3Dから送信される。
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jayharper08:
Yea I've been looking over a few of them threads lately. Whew! I've been trying to clean house over here ;) These are good people over here, whole other world. :D

---Jay--- From the AOKP'd Nexus
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
Wish more users would be like this ^^^

He's about to dev for us and he doesn't go making pointless new threads. He shares it in a simple post.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dastin1015:
Boy it is one big mess. I feel bad for ward, pstevep and godzson being the mods of that forum. You seem to have it pretty good over here. ;)

I'm happy to see that and hope to get to know them. :) Reminds me of the Hero family.

Haha I'm the type of guy who doesn't really like drawing attention to himself. :P Funny cause I'm a recognized developer and nobody really recognizes me. Hahaha :P

私のEVO 3Dから送信される。
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Majin101:
I recongnize u dastin
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] victorx:
hellO! from puerto rico

yesterday i buy a galaxy nexus from claro puerto rico

the phone is root and custom rom modaco 4.0.4 but have bugs like no sound when i touch the screen!

i se some customs roms! but i dont know how is the best for my nexus! like perfomance,screen,signal,battery life,
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] coolqf:
Go stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] victorx:
like that?

nexus yakju 4.0.4?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] coolqf:
Yes. I use it with a custom Kernel, franco, and I get wonderful battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nav200:
try rascream with trinity kernel. Stock experience with better perfomance and better battery life
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borolo222:
Ok here it is, treat me gently as I'm no expert. I have currently running ICS 4.03 LPD + CF-Root. I first flashed 2.3.6, then jumped to Lp8 and now LPd and never have wiped my phone. I have a lot of unused apps and was thinking in doing it.

Question: Will I loose Root? or apps like CWM and such? What about the info in my external SD card? Anything else i must take into consideration?

thks in advance
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
No.

User installed apps in /data, yes. System apps or other apps in /system, no.

No.

http://www.google.com/search?q=android+factory+reset+lose+root+apps
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bored_stupid:
You will not lose root or cwm manager as that is in the system apps. You will lose all the apps you have downloaded though. But if you have Titanium Backup, My Backup pro or Rom Toolbox, you can backup all your apps and reinstall them once you have rebooted.

[EDIT] Also wipe delvik cache when you do a data/factory reset.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borolo222:
Just what i wanted to hear guys. Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borolo222:
Twlauncher Error

Ok I finally wiped the device and rebooted fine. ICS asked my name my gmail account etc, it then started downloading all apps but if i try to go to pass the unlock screen i get "unfortunatelly twlauncher stopped working". wow. i went over recover and deleted cache and rebooted, still the same. What should i do?

thanks:confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atifsh:
Dial *2767*3855#

It will wipe everything, but if problem still remains re flash using Odin
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borolo222:
I can't get to the dialer...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atifsh:
Cwm format data system internal storage dalvik.

Flash using Odin.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borolo222:
Went ahead and restored a backup from cwm recover. Should i try again and wipe with the code you gave?