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[HTC EVO 3D] sakisa950:
this guide is for peole who jus cant get s-off or just need the 4ext recovery but cant get it because of bootloops etc

this gude also assumes u have installed have android sdk to the root of your computers C: driv

1. Head to http://www.htcdev.com/ruu/PG8610000_...2fs_unlock.exe

2. Follow the steps to unlock your device. Then,reboot into Fastboot.

(by pressing the power button on your phone and you should see Fastboot USB. If you don't, just press the power button when Fastboot is highlighted.)

it's time to push a recovery.img.

1. Download http://animeondroid.host22.com/recovery.img = Thanks 4ext team.

2. Once that is downloaded, place the recovery.img into your adb location (at C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools).

Now if you're not using a 64-bit OS then you won't need the ' (x86).'

3. Okay. once the .img is in there then use the command prompt.

cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

4. Press Enter. This will change the directory to your adb location.

5. Now power your phone into fastboot in the bootloader once again. Just hook your phone up to the usb and then go into the bootloader and press power after it loads. You should see Fastboot USB.

6. Type in:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

If you're recovery img isn't named this, then rename it to recovery.img, it's easiest ^>^

7. Then hit enter and the phone will be flashed with the recovery.

8.Boot into recovery and enable smartflash so tht even though youre s-on you can flash any rom/kernal

EDIT: tell the recovery that your device is actually s-on by turning smart flash on

This is done when you install recovery and answer the question that you are s-on with "yes"

You can also change that setting later on via RecoveryControl -> Recovery settings, or by editing 4ext.prop manually

Recovery will autodetect any changes done to "boot" and only attempt to flash your boot partition if it was really changed
[HTC EVO 3D] sakisa950:
for me incase of updates or broken inks
[HTC EVO 3D] sakisa950:
Also rawr im a dinosaur tht is all XD
[HTC EVO 3D] chuko303:
I just bought the app lol

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But thanks !
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
This thread belongs over in the E3D General Forum along with mpgrimm2's guide that includes the same information and more in this post.

Also note that he links directly to th 4EXT website for the download of that recovery instead of some third party site. The recovery.img file for 4EXT is also available in the OP of the thread for that recovery here on the E3D Development Forum.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] sakisa950:
i apologize for not being perfect XD :silly: just thought it belonged here to help those rooting and installing custom recoveries which is a part of developement dont ya think? :confused: without posts like mine we would have alot more confusion because of other guides in the dev secton, no less, which include a ton more steps tht could confuse some ppl :p
[HTC EVO 3D] Koopa210:
No, there is a reason for the sticky that says to read first before posting in the development thread. This is just a guide that belongs in "general" unless you add something that you developed yourself. No one is trying to flame you, its just crazy how many people post here and they did not dev anything.
[HTC EVO 3D] sakisa950:
technicly i developed a guide lol just sayin :cool: :laugh: :angel:
[HTC EVO 3D] JojoSK:
bricked evo3d

Hi,

I tried to flash your 4ext file over my cwm but now neither works. If I choose RECOVERY in the fastboot I only get the greenHTC onwhite.

HOW CAN I REPAIR MY RECOVERY to either of the two?

Is there some way to download a whole ics stock rom that I could either run from bootloader or from cmd?

Thank you all.
[HTC EVO 3D] nikhilnaik:
Link not working

http://animeondroid.host22.com/recovery.img link is not working, can someone provide an alternative or a mirror link please?
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
You can get the recovery.img version of 4EXT Recovery in the downloads section of the OP for the CDMA thread, but it should work on GSM models as well.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] jackmarsh5:
Please help!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys this is the only thread I could fine that I could post on that was relative to my problem. I need help, I recently downloaded 4ext recovery on to my htc amaze 4g i dont know how to use it, and I just wanted to get back to my regular phone with its original settings. I have tried and tried but whenever i restart it just keeps on going back to 4ext recovery mode, how do i get back to my old regular system settings, I have a backup so any ideas are welcome even if it means deleting all of my stuff. thanks guys really appreciate it!:confused:
[HTC EVO 3D] iHateApples:
Selling Evo 3D slightly broken

Yea, I have the same problem, and i can't get anywhere, but I'm selling my phone on Ebay if anyone is interested: cgi dot ebay dot com /ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121120247665

It is sold for parts not working, because its in this state, i cannot figure out this stuff, so im selling it. :(
[HTC EVO 3D] Гином:
All works :D
[HTC EVO 3D] RocketScience755:
http://animeondroid.host22.com/recovery.img link is broken
[HTC EVO 3D] MehrdadV:
Please Help me

after I followed the instruction my phone was rooted and unlocked the bootloader but the hell S is still ON!

now my rom doen't start and i can't flash the new recovery...

it fails with no error

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I forgot to say that installation of rom completes successfully but after rebooting ,after the HTC white page

everything goes black slowly
[Captivate General] noone.dk01:
when is new play market with smart update release?
[Captivate General] leezrd:
It already has it doesn't show it but if app is 10mb if only difference is 300kbs then it stops after that... I have done it already
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] arcatarc:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30601335#post30601335
[Captivate Themes and Apps] noone.dk01:
how to insall theme for helly bean?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] daskanda:
Just download a CM10 theme from market then select it in settings
[Captivate Themes and Apps] cloudreader:
themes

Thanks that worked:good:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] krachlatte:
Hi Guys,

anyone got an idea how to get a recovery.img or tar compiled for the Sony Xperia Go so we could get CWM on this device.

many thnaks for your help
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] krachlatte:
Any one ionteressted in Helping me Creating a ramdisk with a recovery included ?

please let me know what you need...

thanks in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] molitar:
I got my phone rooted.. Now what ROM would you recommend? I've moved over from HTC Sense.. so I would like something that has some sense alternatives like favorite contacts widget, bookmarks, and weather. So what would you recommend for me?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
FreeGS3...all kinds of mods, a good theme, update me so you can customize your way...you will be very happy..link is in my sig below
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedin07si:
I'm loving FreeGS3, but really try them all. Ask yourself a question - Do you want to stay with touchwiz or go with a aosp Rom.

Currently there is only a handful of each. Read the OP before you flash anything. And it wouldn't hurt to backtrack a few pages from the last one and get caught up on what bugs people are talking about.

Sent from Pluto.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] molitar:
I don't know either ROM. They say developers are flocking to S3 but there is so few ROM's compared to HTC why is that? Like I said I een a fan of HTC Sense and I prefer whatever has the closest feel to it.. the favorites widgets, animated weather, Messenger Widgets I just can't seem to find any variation of for Android. The UI is just so clean of a feel to it what would come closest of the two?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
Try both... Read the threads... Form your own opinion... Test em out.... Neither will eat your phone... :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iforgot618:
I've always liked AOSP roms(CM9/10, AOKP) but dang man Sammy got it down with the GS3's TW so i find myself running FreeGS3 since its still TW with extras(mods and themes baby!) but yeah like everyone else is saying try them out. My other rom i keep up with though are the Cm10 Nightlies.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kuratsu:
FreeGS3 user here. Best Rom I've flashed so far and the developer (clark44) is on top of things and talks to his userbase regularly via irc and responds relatively quickly in thread.

I came from the evo4g so I know the feel.

I installed a sense clock lookalike and when I have some free time plan to at least see if I can install a similar contacts/dialer app if I can't get the real deal. Everything else is awesome though, and the TW calendar is definitely better.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Xalky:
I think the reason theres not a lot of roms for the gs3 yet is that the phone is relatively new. Wait... we'll have a ton of them in a month or 2.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Anything with an aosp base for sure. Touchwiz sucks although sense is htc's touchwiz so its about taste i guess. I would flash freegs3 or some other tw based rom and use the dualboot setup as a means of trying some aosp flavor so you can have both while u make up ur mind
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] G U C C I:
I've been using the CM10 nightlies and they're running great for me!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] seabhac:
I've been using phantom hacker's blazer Rom since I got mine and loved until the last few weeks when the updates pretty much stopped due to ph getting is laptop stolen. Also using joshs jellybomb domination for a theme setup. Now while I like this set up I haven't yet tried others much because I have liked it so far mad if I like a Rom I tend to stick with it. I do prefer the stock lock screen over the jb one though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] The Root:
I'm a big fan of Strongsteve Odex Blue. You really have to like blue a lot, though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] molitar:
Dual boot sounds interesting.. got a thread on the setup?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1767144

Can be set up to dualboot cm10/aokp/P.A as well
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CCallahan:
Personally I don't mind at all having just a handful of good roms. I'll take quality over quantity any day. Of the devices with tons of roms how many of those are either slight variants of other roms or just not quality? I mean how many roms does there need to be really as long as the themes/mods are plentiful? My 2 cents.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] evoer:
Yeah....what he said
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] molitar:
Does dual boot work well with TWRP recovery? Just want to make sure before I try it as I am using the FreeGS3 v0.1.0 on the phone now. It uses Update Me for many mods for that ROM. Been nice and stable ROM for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
no twrp wont work it gotta be the cwm thats linked on their page
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] molitar:
Ok.. btw since CWM it won't work with the CWM Touch Recovery either? The non touch recoveries really suck.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] the_scotsman:
I bought a couple of faulty phones off eBay with the hope of fixing them.

I have an Xperia Ray st18a that gets stuck on the Sony boot screen.

I can go into flash mode and tried updating. it appeared to go ok, no errors, but still stuck on boot logo.

I can't get into fastboot. The LED turns green and a battery icon appears on the screen for a moment. The only device that shows up in device manager at this point is a drive. I tried updating the driver to the one provided on the various fastboot threads here, but it says it's not for this device.

I suspect it's not getting into fastboot mode.

I've tried flashing stock roms using flashtool and they seem to flash ok, but still get stuck on boot logo.

Any ideas of what I can try?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
But you are sure you installed drivers from flashtool folder -> drivers ? Cause normally it should work. Or the bootloader is locked and it's another problem...

To get fastboot working you must have sdk tools and here is the modified android_winusb file, that xperia devices are supported by fastboot. Maybe look there :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] the_scotsman:
Yea, done all that. It looks like this one has a locked bootloader and is SIM locked, so fastboot is disabled. So there's no way for me to get to fastboot as I can't get past the boot screen :(
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
Maybe you could try here Turning the brick into a smartphone.

But if it boots up until the screen appears it shouldn't b bricked...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] the_scotsman:
Yea thanks. I can get into flash mode and I am able to successfully flash different firmware, but no matter which one I try, it just stops on the boot screen :(
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
What about repairing using sony ericsson update service? Maybe you can repair it like this. Or it could brick 50/50 :(
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] the_scotsman:
Tried the SE update tool too. It installs firmware ok, but then still gets stuck on boot screen....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
And PC Companion repair options don't work, too?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] the_scotsman:
Hmmm....don't think I've tried that. isn't it the same as the SE update tool?

If not, I'll give it a try.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
I don't know excactly, but pc companion -> support zone -> I don't know. There is an option for repairing, don't know what it does, maybe give it a shot :)

But I think it'll just reinstall the stock rom again, cause you start with your phone plugged off and then you have to plug it in in flashmode, so I think it's like flashtool...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] the_scotsman:
Just tried PC Companion. It updated the firmware no problem, but still getting stuck on boot screen :(
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] clustered:
scotsman, are you able to boot? are still stuck at boot screen??? im having same issue too... tried flash kernel, rom... non works... :((
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] the_scotsman:
Sorry, I ended up selling the phone as it was bricked and unable to be revived.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Bowie0_o:
I have the same problem. I'm a noob, so please bear with me =). I was able to root the st18. It came with a gingerbread. I wanted to try and upgrade it so I flashed ST18i_4.0.4_T.ftf, got stuck on the start screen. It showed the new Sony logo then the sony ericsson logo then loops. I can go to recovery, however I'm stuck (yes, noob me). I have another st18 - can I use it to fix the other? If any can direct me how to fix it, I will be eternally grateful. =)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
Have you tried to flash the gingerbread ftf for your phone? :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Bowie0_o:
I'm downloading it now. I'll post if it works. It took some time to find a gingerbread ftf, some I found can't be recognized by the flashtool. Hopefully, this one works. Thanks for the tip! :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Bowie0_o:
It worked! :D I also found this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1492805 hope it helps. Cheers!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ankur27041992:
My xperia ray is not booting.

Its stucked on the sony ericsson logo.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] rollymac:
I have exactly the same problem with my once perfectly working st18i. it was uk orange branded, sim locked with a unlockable bootloader. I did a seus update as recommended by sony and it messed the phone up. I should have done it over the air only.

Any help or advice would be appreciated as the phone is mint and Id love to use it again.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] oomjcv:
[SOLVED] CM10 Bootloop

Ok this thread looks similar enough...time to revive it...

Long story short, I'm running CM9.1 after many hours of failing to get CM10 running on my Xperia Ray.

The problem is simple, once I flash the CM10 kernel my phone bootloops like this: After switching the phone on the notification light goes pink and I press the volume rockers (to boot CWM), whereafter it turns blue, the phone then simply hangs for a while before restarting. If I switch it on and just let it boot normally the same thing happens except the notification LED goes dead instead of turning blue.

The only other ROM I've tried (and succeeded in) is CM9.1. I've also tried multiple different nightlies from CM10 with the same result, any ideas?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mnishamk:
Tried any other kerrnls?

Don't forget to hit thanks:D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] oomjcv:
I have tried different CM10 releases and had the same problem. The only kernel I succesfully installed is that of CM9.1 which is still working without a hitch. What other kernels should I try?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mnishamk:
Lupus, mesa etc etc. Go to dev section and look for jb kernels, flash them and see if the prob is solved

Don't forget to hit thanks:D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] oomjcv:
Thanks a bunch!! The Lupus v6 kernel worked and now I'm running CM10!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mnishamk:
v6 released? wow

anyway tag the first post as solved if it is solved - how to
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] joedeng:
Hello Everyone. i have Stuck on boot sony too on my fone xperia ray.

My fone don't unlock boot. i have flash kernel root for lockboot. finish and reboot fone. it stuck on boot. just stand on logo sony.

I have tried flash other stock rom and still waitting and stand on logo sony.

help me repair it. thanks so much

p/s: Sorry, My english not good. I will try write for that. Thanks so much
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Jake_boo:
I have the same problem. here's how I got it bricked I just rooted my phone (Locked Bootloader) then i changed root permissions in /SYSTEM folder to rw-r-r- when suddenly a force close loop appears so i turned off/on my phone but it became stuck on Sony Ericsson logo.

I tried reflashing the stock rom using Flashtool, update/repair using SEUS and PC Companion and lost my CWM recovery. I've waited 30 mins - 1 hour for it to boot up but with no luck still stucked on sony logo. I'm running out of options here. is there still other way to unbrick my phone?

i would gladly appreciate any help
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Jake_boo:
ok now I fixed it by unlocking my bootloader and installing Cyanogenmod 7 but when i get to the lockscreen My touchscreen is unresponsive!

physical buttons like volume rockers and power button works and I recieve incoming sms and call but touchscreen wont respond :(. Strange thing is everytime I flash my stock FW it gets stuck on sony ericsson logo but CM7 works fine except the touchscreen wont work. I also tried MIUI but same problem with the touchscreen. tried flashing different kernels and roms but same problem. My screen works just fine before I got it bricked. Any ideas?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] aeroredmob:
Touch problem maybe
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] shubhsharma90300:
xperia ray stuck on free xperia recovery

my xperia ray was stuck on free xperia temp. recovery. i am unable to get into flashmode nor in the fastboot mode. please help me what to do...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] :
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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ClefAria:
EDIT: Fixed! Posted solution for others' reference is here: My Solution

A few days ago, in the middle of the day (I don't believe I did anything, in between the phone acting normal and this issue coming up, more significant than installing the official Twitter app and setting up notifications for tweets from one specific account within it. I've since uninstalled that app, but it didn't fix this issue; no idea if it's even to blame), my Nexus randomly decided to 'forget' all of my custom alarms and notifications. In the alarms section, the "Ringtone" for each of my alarms changed to the name "298" and sounds like a generic alarm clock beep, unlike any of the default alarms you can choose from on the phone:

(At this point, I'd love to share the screenshot I took to show what I mean, but the forum won't allow me to post any outside links until I've made 10 posts, so I hope my text description is clear enough)

When I tap "Ringtone" to try and re-instate one of the .mp3 files I had put in my "Alarms" folder, only the defaults are available to choose from (and, again, none of them sound like whatever this 298 is either, which is weird).

Astro has no trouble 'seeing' my .mp3's in the "Alarms" folder, so it isn't like the phone suddenly lost awareness of the files themselves.

What in the word could cause something like this, and is there any way to fix it?

The only customizations I'm using are a (I'm sorry, I can't remember which) custom ROM of Jelly Bean that was 'normal' except for being pre-rooted (and a few other 'back-end' things like deoxy-whatever, heh), and a mod to change how the battery looks.

Help?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ClefAria:
Not sure what the rules on bumping are, but I have a feeling that from the level of activity, if I don't bump it now, it will never be seen by anyone who could possibly help me fix this problem again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] buzzcomp:
Radomly? Ummm, try flashing stock rom to see if the problem persists.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ClefAria:
I have a feeling resetting everything will fix things, but I consider that a last resort, because of how much work it'd take to restore everything to the way I have it...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] buzzcomp:
Try re-flasing the current rom without wiping your data/factory reset

1. Boot into recovery

2. Wipe cache

3. Wipe dalvik cache

3. Install the rom

4. Install gapps

5. Reboot
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ClefAria:
I have to track down what ROM I used again (it was from this site), then...also, what's "gapps"? I don't remember ever installing that--maybe that's one of the things that the ROM I used already included?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] buzzcomp:
I think its bigixie. Then you don't have to install gapps (google applications package - play store, talk, gmail, etc)

Don't forget to do a nandroid back first.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Theberge43:
I have the same exact problem.

My two custom ringtones are not seen by any Music Player and I can't set them as ringtones but I see them in Solid Explorer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ClefAria:
Fixed!

So my friend suggested something that randomly worked. I plugged the phone into my PC, going into its storage as a media device, blah blah blah, and copied my Alarms, Ringtones (my ringtone had also 'vanished'), and Notifications folders to my PC, then deleted them off the phone, then moved them back from PC to the phone.

Voila, all was well again.

I still think that Twitter app had something to do with it...it's the only thing of significance I had done with my phone that day, and the only thing I did that day that I had never done with my Nexus before.

Wanted to post this so that others know of a (hopefully effective) solution if they have an issue like this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djmcnz:
Do you or did you have ROM Manager installed? If you do, that's the likely culprit.

It has a bug that does exactly what you describe. So if so, be sure to send them an email and tell them.