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[G2 and Desire Z General] johny xianjin:
Bricked Desire Z?

Hello demkantor,

First of all, thanks for this very informative thread, I hope it's still active.

I have a Desire Z that had been getting slow recently (stock Android 2.3.3, never rooted) and worryingly hot (battery) even after short Whatsapp or browsing sessions, which is why I decided to install Cyanogenmod to tweak it a bit in the hope of squeezing out some more performance. I followed the instructions on the cyanogenmod.wiki and this is what I got:

1. Downgrade to stock Android 2.2 worked fine, I could boot normally.

2. After that, I followed the instructions, flashed CWM and ENG hboot (no errors, MD5 sums checked out) and then rebooted.

3. The phone would remain stuck on the white screen with the green HTC logo (I believe that's called a bootloop) without charging. The only way to get out of that is removing the battery. It seems that I am not by far the only one who has "achieved" this.

4. I have not dared to flash any new firmware yet, so I should still be on stock Android 2.2 with S-OFF and ENG Hboot.

I can access both fastboot and recovery, adb works. In fact, I have flashed the 4EXT Recovery Touch v1.0.0.3 RC3 after reading some threads (could have been one of yours, actually) to no avail. I have performed a full wipe (except sdcard) in the 4EXT Recovery interface, but that didn't make things better either. According to all the forums I've browsed through, I should "only" have a soft brick, but I am totally new to this, so I don't know whether that means I can solve the situation or not. Here's some intel:

VISION PVT ENG S-OFF

HBOOT-0.76.2000 (PC1011000)

MICROP-0425

RADIO-26.03.02.18_M3

eMMC-boot

Aug 20 2010, 16:51:01

SYSTEM INFO

SN-...............

LCD-SO

TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC12_20aaY

Commit-977d3036

OS Ver.-1.34.707.3

IMEI-...................

CID-11111111

eMMC-samsung 215MB 4407295sectors

IMAGE CRC

hboot: 0x6570C0DB

boot: 0xF7629548

recovery: 0x4C2506F5

system: 0x14D9F5BA

By the looks of it, I have the dreaded Samsung eMMC, which on its own makes the phone a scrapyard candidate apparently. I don't want to give up just yet, though, I still haven't flashed a new firmware after all. I'd like to know if that's my only remaining choice, because I know that flashing could break everything. If that's the case, I'd definitely give it a try before writing the phone off completely and blaming it on the HW (bought in August 2011). I'd make a logcat, but it doesn't seem to work, I enter the command and CMD just jumps to the next command (no errors, no nothing). There is no logcat.txt file on my PC either.

I'm looking forward to some expert opinions! Cheers :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] demkantor:
First off thanks for giving all pertinent information as many people don't.

A bootloop is when you make it to the bootanimation, right now you're not getting there yet, just to the splash screen.

This is because when flashing the new bootloader you effectively reformatted all partitions pertaining to hboot.

Everything so far that you have described is normal but I am surprised to see there is a kernel and os from image CRC

What you should do now is choose a known stable ROM for the g2 (don't use a sense ROM for you have the g2 hboot) put it on SD card along with any gapps or anything else you need and flash in recovery (after wiping all partitions) and then reboot (cm7 from the wiki you followed is a good choice for now)

All should be fine after this, and just because you have the Sammy chip only means the brick is more likely not for sure

Best of luck! Let me know if you have further questions
[G2 and Desire Z General] johny xianjin:
That's another noob saved then, I guess :) Cheers mate, you just made my day. The only problem I encountered was that the Market App crashed unexpectedly after I started Cyanogenmod for the first time, but then again, it can be launched later on.

I do have a question indeed: if I, hypothetically speaking, wanted to return to stock Android 2.3.3 with HTC Vision, what would I have to do? You said I had the G2 Hboot, so I assume that could be good for a problem in case I followed the instructions for going back here or on the cyanogenmod.wiki.
[G2 and Desire Z General] arunal_123:
If you would want to revert back to stock HTC vision, (sense 2.x), then you would have to flash DZ hboot again.

If you already had a DZ (not G2), then there was no reason for you to flash g2 hboot.

DZ hboot can be easily used for any type of roms, sense roms, aokp rom, aosp or cm roms.
[G2 and Desire Z General] demkantor:
It depends what you mean by stock, there are stock rooted ROMs that can just be flashed in recovery or if by returning to stock you want to unroot and go s-on than the process is a bit more cumbersome, although with the chip you have I would suggest to stay rooted and s-off in case you run into problems you could, in the worse case, still boot off sdcard
[G2 and Desire Z General] johny xianjin:
This is something I had been thinking about for a while until it hit me; while I do have a Desire Z, I downloaded the G2 Hboot, but don't ask me how that happened, simply a noob mistake, as I forgot to check the MD5 checksum for this file. I'll double check from now on ;)

So, if I understand this correctly, I only need to get myself a DZ hboot (the one I should have flashed in the first place) and I am good to go?

Here I meant simply flashing a stock ROM without unrooting or going back S-ON. My warranty has run out a few months back anyway, so it wouldn't make sense to go through that painstaking effort again only to strip myself of the possibilities rooting gives you (correct me if I'm wrong). Not to mention that after seeing my phone literally reborn with Cyanogenmod, a return to Sense UI is becoming less and less likely ;)

Thanks once again for the express answer. It's great that there are people like you making threads like this one. I'll be reading even more into this stuff now that I have entered the world of rooting/flashing :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] demkantor:
No problem, for someone new to rooting the vision, and really all vision owners, I highly recommend reading through all this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43195539

There may seem to be a lot here, but I assure you it's well worth it. The thread is an attempt to encompass most everything one should know pertaining to the vision and more

Best of luck and happy flashing!
[G2 and Desire Z General] savysb:
This thread saved my phone :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] joeatheist:
Hello! Thanks for making this thread.

1) Rooted - no idea what method was used. It was given to me that way.

2)Acess to both recovery (CWM 6.0.5.0) and fastboot/bootloader/hboot screen

3)System Info:

VISION PVT ENG S-OFF

HBOOT-0.84.2000 (PC1010000)

MICROP-0425

RADIO-26.02.01.15_M2

eMMC-boot

Sep * 2010,15:56:38

SN-HT09PR210024

LCD-SO or 80 or 30 (sorry can't tell)

TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_20aaT

IMEI-359116031543110

CID-T-MOB010

eMMC-Sandisk 2151MB 4407295sectors

IMAGE CRC

hboot: 0x2A125CF4

boot: 0x204DC259

recovery: 0x15F0D07D

system: 0xB20A11CC

Phone hangs until battery dies at HTC white splash screen when I attempt normal boot. Halts adb sideloads of roms at 80%. The error is : FAILED TO WRITE DATA POTOCOL FAULT ( NO STATUS )' * Halts fastboot flash image with error: FAILED: PARTITION DOES NOT EXIST!

Thanks for any advice in advance...

Joe S.
[G2 and Desire Z General] demkantor:
Hi

The failed partition does not exist is due to an error in the command given, but that's not the first way you should try to resurrect your phone

First method would be a complete wipe in recovery and then flash a known stable ROM

If this still doesn't work then there are some more issues

According to the specific of your phone all looks good so its unlikely a bad chip

So the next step would be a full wipe/format with fastboot and then flash a known stable ROM with recovery

If this again won't work there is a PC10IMG.zip I made (linked in the beginning of this thread) that you can flash and then flash a new ROM

If you get stuck or need more help at any of these steps just let me know!
[G2 and Desire Z General] joeatheist:
Thank you for your quick response. Well I did the full wipe in CWM and was able to flash a flash a ROM. I flashed the AOSB 1.3.0 and it loaded just fine. Then when I flashed the mini pa_gapps I got the Insufficient space error #7 and had to flash micro instead. It booted fine but I noticed immediately that google apps were crashing and as I was going through the initial setup it started to loop. I never got past signing in with my Google account it kept cycling back to the "Do you have a Google acccount screen. Reflashed both ROM and Gapps after doing another full wipe and format same problem though couldn't get past initial setup. So I tried PureKat and that installed fine but had to use Gapps nano because of another insufficient space error. No big deal. That ROM is up and running now but man does it lag, it seems to be getting better and it seems much better after setting up link2sd and converting what system apps i could to user apps and linking them to the partition on my sd card. It still is much slower than I remember it being when it was my DD. I guess having a quad-core as my daily now kinda spoiled me (just a budget Moto G at that). Not the best you can buy but for the money its pretty damn impressive.

Once again, thank you for the quick response. I really do appreciate it.

One last question while I got you though. What ROM would you recommend for this phone? 2.3.6 and above... and preferably 4.0 or above for app compatibility reasons. Would like to have a smooth running G2 more that one that lags with the latest OS. I chose KitKat because I heard that it was kind to phones with low internal system memory. But if you think I will have a better experience with a different OS I'd be willing to revert.

Thanks,

Joe S.
[G2 and Desire Z General] demkantor:
Well I've always been partial to cyanX and elitemod for my GB ROMs which I feel work best on this phone. There are plenty of ICS and JB that I used as a daily driver as well, mimicry comes to mind

You'll find a list of everything right here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2348266

Try a few out, try to give them more than a day as well, just make backups of the ones you like

Best of luck!
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avi_tandel:
Dear All ... Greetings for the day!!!

I have seen so many defy ( green lense 525 ) with BL 7 version having froyo stock rom. One of my Friend has told me that he has officially updated his defy with Authorised Service Centre, Mumbai, India. Most probably MOTOROLA might have issued new sbf with BL7 for defy mb 525. More ever I have seen Super User Icon with these defy's so this sbf may be rooted one.:laugh: If it is so can anybody will upload this new sbf for motorola mb 525 green lense.. :good:I will confirm the same when I will be having leave on working day so that I can visit ASC, Mumbai, India.

Thanks in Advance..:highfive:

Edit :- Bootloader in those defy's showing BL 9.10 , Any one XDA Member from India having such defy, Please confirm!!!!!
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jalal-jap:
I have defy Green lens and Full Flash SBF DFP231 BL7 .

Now my battery wont charge.

Please Upload Froyo SBF on BL7.Please!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhys..:
Hi,

Ive had my Galaxy S3 for about 4 months now, and being in Australia waiting for the Jelly Bean update is driving me crazy, So i wanted to know how hard it would be to root my S3, I would have done it as soon as i got the phone however, My first galaxy stopped working after putting a new rom on the phone and my galaxy s2's screen turned blue and then died, although this could have been because i dropped it the day before, not sure :) both of these have kind of put me off rooting, however ive had a xoom and optimus 3d that are still fine on custom roms.

Also, If i wanted to return to stock, and unroot the phone, would that restore my warranty?

I have the International Galaxy S3, I think With Optus in Australia,

I would have searched how to root by myself, but i really dont want to brick the phone.

So if someone could link me to a stable rom and some instructions on how to root it would be fantastic :P

Thanks for reading :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androb0t:
4 months..... I couldn't even wait for a day after received my S3 :)

Even with custom ICS ROM you ll see huge difference

Hehhe I don't really care about warranty anymore after I chose to root

As long I enjoy the phone... But there's a way to do that...

I can't help you to find the link for rooting and apply CWM since I haven't been to any threads

If I were you, go search root by CF....

Good luck
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhys..:
Hi, Thanks for the reply,

I am going to follow this guide, Its from another website so my apologies if i am not allowed to post links to external sites, Although i found the link on an XDA thread so i figured it would be okay

http://www.androidrootz.com/2012/09/how-to-root-any-samsung-galaxy-s3.html

And im just looking at ROM's now, Just out of curiosity which ROM are you using androbot?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xbelt:
I would always root my phone ;) Just because you can use AD Block ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhys..:
Haha yeah i will look forward to that :), Just Root'd phone then :P Tested with Titanium backup and works fine :) Just wondering if any of you could recommend a good ROM, or the ROM your currently using that your really happy with? Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androb0t:
I'm using crDroid 6.3 at the moment...

I like ROM doesn't get stripped but still performs fast and fluid too...

Each user has their own taste....

The ROM is around 9xx mb...:)

It's got AROMA installer too....

After you root and install CWM, crDroid ROM requires touch recovery to avoid any problem...so you need to flash touch recovery recommended ...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDogg1329:
I gave stock a try for a while.... Lasted 3 days. Samsung managed to create something that can't run on a quad core phone.... That's almost something to be proud of, I shouldn't experience lag and homescreen redraws on a $500+ phone. Installing a custom rom is a must for me, I don't understand why OEM version of Android are so horrible but they are. Rooting only will give you a few benefits and extra things you can tweak as well as ad blocking and making the GPS faster. But if you really want a change, custom roms are the way to go.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amigo24:
Hey guys new to android based phones, ive had the s3 for a few months and have read the forum for a while, i want to flash a custom rom and read about imei backup which i just did but i want to know is it common for the imei to delete when flashing?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seedyh:
I lasted about 3 weeks on stock.. now dual booting CM10 & UltraROM. You won't regret it :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justxan:
Should I root??

Sorry for posting here but it's the closest I have found to what my question is. I have an AT&T S3. I would like to root to get rid of my bloatware but I'm a chicken. I rooted my HTC Inspire over a year ago and I didn't really know how to remove to AT&T apps and the stock rom was not as snappy as it was prior to rooting. I planned on staying on ICS until an official JB OTA was available, as I've never flashed custom roms before. What I'm most concerned about I guess is whether rooting will mess up my 4gLTE and wifi. I rely heavily on wifi since sadly, AT&T is lame, expensive, and doesn't offer unlimited data. So I want to make sure I don't screw up wifi if I do this. Can anyone provide insight or point me to a good resource that can help?? Thanks a bunch in advance and sorry for the noob questions.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Myscha:
Using Odin to flash CF-Root is super-easy, so don't be afraid. Rooting will not affect your phone's smoothness, but if you use it to remove apps with Titanium Backup without making sure they are not useless, you may end up having performance issues or worse. Of course, I'm not saying you shouldn't root, just that after rooting, take care with what you remove via TB.

CF-Root can be found in the Original Android Development forum, follow the instructions and you'll be ok.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KMino:
All three mobile networks are releasing them this month, November! Telstra, Voda then Optus.

Hopefully it's XXDLJ4 or above or XXDLJ6 etc :) :) :)

Swyped on GT-I9300 - XXDLJ1 - Siyah kernel 1.7b1 - Thunderbolt tweaks - JKay theme -
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bucncane:
Hey guys, this is my first post and unfortunately it's a somber one.I am not sure where to put this so I put it in Q&A.

I had my phone less than 12 hours and the screen shattered the first time it touch the ground. I have insurance through AT&T, but the deductible is 200.

I have noticed that ebay sells the screen by itself for like 35 bucks, but I'm not sure if it's JUST the screen that is broken. What's the difference between a broken screen, lcd and/or digitizer?

Would I be able to get away with replacing just the screen? Do I need to replace the digitizer as well? Would I be better off going through insurance and paying 200, ugh?

I'm so bummed and I'm not sure what to do.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
If ur glass is broken u can still see your screen... if glass plus digitizer is broken screen will not work I'm pretty sure... It goes glass, adhesive, digitizer, adhesive and then frame if I'm correct.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ferrari353:
I just got the galaxy S3 on at&t and I chose it over the One X (despite costing $100 more than the One X) because the features seemed really cool. S-Voice and other little things that would make life a little easier. Stuff like s-beam, s-voice, various motion things, swipe to screenshot, etc. Google now is so much faster than s-voice though and pretty much everything else can be achieved with third party apps. So now I'm wondering if I should return the s3 and get a One X or not.a

Any comments or suggestions that can male this choice easier?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Kenneth.Torres:
Sgs3 on jellybean> hox on jellybean
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jaimesco12:
Htc one x jellybean is actually great, the screens is wayyy better the the s3 but when it comes down to performance sgs3 wins so ur choice
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ferrari353:
Why is it better?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CZ Eddie:
Read the forum. It's not like there aren't 100 other threads regarding this same subject already.

Oh, and see my signature. :D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] neiljackson:
S3 would be be an ideal choice than HTC One X.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jev3gs:
Ok i will change it up. HOX no way, I but HOX+ I would say that is worth entertaining when it is released.

The only thing worth having in the HOX is its screen. It uses the same cpu, less memory, lower battery, no sd and bootloader locked (I believe it is still the same but not 100%.)

HOX+ will have better screen, less ram, faster cpu and same size battery as S3. Also I believe the HOX+ will come out at either 32gb or 64gb.

Hopefully that helps a little.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gunnyman:
Unless I hear the One X+ has an unlockable bootloader on AT&T, I'm keeping my sgs3. The reason I switched to this phone was the bootloader shenanigans.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] equlizer:
Had the One X with Rogers for 2 months then went to SGSIII. Nuff said :cowboy:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Rockliveson123:
I switched from a One X too. Gs3 hands down better
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Deoxlar:
Samsung optimizes their phones a lot better than HTC. There's also fewer bugs. Material wise, the HTC are better though.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gunnyman:
This phone has the same polycarbonate as the one x. It just has a different finish.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AndreaCristiano:
Samsung is the king of android right now and it seems they will be for a long time. The optimization, features and power combo are the ultimate in phones/ tablets
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Intub8:
Add me to the list of people who ditched the one x
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] juanv145:
I too came from a Hox, but I switched bc I couldn't unlock the bootloader. The thing I loved about the Hox was its beauty, it was the most beautiful device I've owned. I didn't like the screen honestly bc I could see the grid on it (drove me insane)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ferrari353:
So if I'm gonna root it and install Cyanogenmod or maybe AOKP, is the GS3 worth the $100 premium?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CamFlawless:
I say yes, absolutely. Especially if you also keep in mind the the OX doesn't have expandable storage. We have great development support in the community and your phone will perform better than you thought possible.

Galaxy S3 AOKP 4.1.2 JB.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] amack10:
My gf has the gs3 and I have a one s that has the same chip as the hox. I have no idea were the gs3 has more power comment has come from. Out of the box it was just hitting between 4000 and 4500 on quadrant. My one s out of the box was 4500 and up. Running sense on my one s and a over clocked kernel to 2.1ghz I'm getting between 6000 and 6500. I put her gs3 on task and knootesz aokp with the 2.1ghz kernel and I'm lucky if her phone hits 5000. Even in linpack it only gets a 45. She also has been asking me to make her phone snappier like mine because it just pops apps right open. I honestly am kind of bummed because I recommended the s 3 because I thought it would be fun to mess with and pretty powerful but I've just been unimpressed, I was actually a little jealous that she got the gs3 because I thought it would be more powerful than+my phone . I will admit though it has a beautiful screen.

Edit; if the boot loader thing is a deal breaker for the hox, the flash GUI app takes care of the problem
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gunnyman:
Absolutely. For that extra 100 bucks you get a removable battery and sd card slot, not to mention no more racing against htc and att to find exploits. The One X is as locked down as an iphone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ferrari353:
Right, Okay.

Another reason I've kind of been wondering about the HOX is because I've had two phones stolen already–just this past week it was my Skyrocket, which prompted the upgrade–and since the HOX doesn't have a removable battery, it seems less stealable.Because then they can't remove the battery and the phone can be tracked, right? Or am I wrong about this?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Deoxlar:
They don't need to remove the battery turn your phone off. Even if you have a pin on your phone, they can hold the power button and the power off function prompts. They will still be able to shut down your phone and this delete everything and reflash roms.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrnovanova:
They would have to be some clever super organised thieves. I think his argument is somewhat sound. About the removable battery that is.

Why don't you start the same thread in HTC one's Q & A and see what they say, seeing as, we are ,without a doubt, for the most part partial to the sgs3. See what the htc people think that might help you sort this out.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ferrari353:
I thought you could still track phones if you just turn them off and the only way to prevent tracking is to remove the battery.

Start a thread about the theft thing or the sgs3 vs HOX thing?