Stuck in Bootloader!

[6700 girl]

Well I think I'm gonna be sick....

Help me please. I killed my baby!!!!!
ohhh maybe not ok I won't freak. I took the risk.

Sorry bout that just whinning out loud. Here is my sotuation. I wanted to upgrade my rom to mario's 9.6 over at ppcgeeks. I thought I followed all the rules but I got stuck in the bootloader mode I think. All I get is a dark screen that says serial when not connected to cable or usb when it is. (oooooooooh its bad it hurts) Ok, I disconnected it from comp tried to launch the rom exe after I sft reset. It went to bootload and nothing works now no sft or hrd reset. Did I kill her? ( It really hurts. Please say it aint so. Ill tack it all back) I'll stay away from rom updates forever !!! Just give her back to me un harmed)

[helmi_c]

There's a tutorial for Stuck In bootloader somewhere... please search...

For thoose who stuck in bootloader this is how to unstuck:

1. Get Mtty here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/28321691/mtty1.42.zip.html
2. Right Click Activesync icon in tray, and select connection setting, then un-mark Allow USB connections at Activesync Connection settings.
http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i532269_disableusbactivesync.PNG

3. Extract the zip file and Run mtty.exe and select USB from the Port dropdows list and then click OK button.
http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i532264_mttyselectusbport.PNG

4. press Enter two times for showin USB>
5. Type:
set 14 0
[ENTER]
task 8
[ENTER]
(for soft-reset).
http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i532265_mttyunstuckbootloader.PNG

6. Ur device should reset and u might close mtty utility.
7. Done.

ur device should be just fine... if not try to re-flash the OS again while in Bootloader (press and hold POWER+RECORD button then press RESET)

re-enable/re-mark Activesync after this proccess might necesarry, to allow USB Connection again for enablin Activesync ur pda with ur PC.

[hugi]

u r the best man..



hugi

[6700 girl]

Praise you Helmi!!!

You are AWWWWsome. I followed your instructions and my baby lives.
I am stuck with mario 9.6 rom but that ain't bad compared to a bricked phone.
I am interested in how to cook my own rom. I'm gonna keep readin though cause I apparently have a lot to learn.:D

[pgdeaner]

Helmi_c is my hero.

[s2kver02]

Damn Helmi_c you saved my phone

[rbeaufor]

Helmi...


I'm in the same boat except I cannot use mtty because I do not have an option for USB, only COM1 and 2......I also tried another utility I found on ppcgeeks called uni_exitbootloader without success. The details can be found here:


http://www.ppcgeeks.com/cant-update-rom-now-stuck-in-bootloader-t7982.html

My question is What can I do now???

Any thoughts....Anyone?????

[armen11112]

GOD BLESS YoURE HART OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG URRRRRRRRRRRA GENIOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[midtoad]

I tried several times to run the mtty.exe program without success. I was running WinXP inside Parallels and each time I connected the PPC6700 to the Mac, Parallels told me that another program was using the PPC6700. After acknowledging that message mtty would not show me a USB connection.

Finally I hit on the idea of rebooting my Mac and booting directly into Windows (I used BootCamp to create a separate Windows partition). Obviously this way, Parallels was not involved. mtty immediately showed me a USB option, and 10 seconds later my unit was rebooting successfully.

Many, many thanks! Un abrazo muy fuerte!

S

[JJkidd26]

im not seeing usb what should i do im using windows xp

[giskard73]

I don't know if this is related but a I had no response from my xv6700 so I hooked it up and it would reboot over and over to the white Verizon screen. Later it gave just a white screen with an off-white "skunk line" down the screen. Now It doesn't reboot and I have just a red blinking light. I tried popping the battery when this first started with no luck as well as a hard reset using option 3 (2 function keys and pin-hole reset).

I turned USB connections off in my Vista Mobile Device center but I still don't get a USB option in mtty.

Is there anything I can do or is it bricked?

Thanks for the great forum!

[friguy33]

I have since moved on to the titan, but it is very difficult to brick these phones. Can you get into bootloader? if i remember its camera + power + soft reset button (i think), once in that you can flash a new rom like the verizon stock to get back to basics. you should be doing this all in XP, not vista. I think some people could, but i never flashed in vista, xp was tried and true and never failed me (only reason i still have my crappy laptop with XP!)

[giskard73]

Thanks for the reply Friguy33. Somehow, a miracle I think, it started to come back with the initial setup but it still reboots itself throughout the process and after. The battery is drained and it reports that once the today screen comes up but instead of just starting to charge it, something else I think causes it to reboot.

Prior to reboot the screen dims about 40%. I tried those three buttons but nothing new has happened and no boot loader screen. I don't understand why it keeps rebooting.

[mlh1553]

There's a tutorial for Stuck In bootloader somewhere... please search...

For thoose who stuck in bootloader this is how to unstuck:

1. Get Mtty here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/28321691/mtty1.42.zip.html
2. Right Click Activesync icon in tray, and select connection setting, then un-mark Allow USB connections at Activesync Connection settings.
http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i532269_disableusbactivesync.PNG

3. Extract the zip file and Run mtty.exe and select USB from the Port dropdows list and then click OK button.
http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i532264_mttyselectusbport.PNG

4. press Enter two times for showin USB>
5. Type:
set 14 0
[ENTER]
task 8
[ENTER]
(for soft-reset).
http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i532265_mttyunstuckbootloader.PNG

6. Ur device should reset and u might close mtty utility.
7. Done.

ur device should be just fine... if not try to re-flash the OS again while in Bootloader (press and hold POWER+RECORD button then press RESET)

re-enable/re-mark Activesync after this proccess might necesarry, to allow USB Connection again for enablin Activesync ur pda with ur PC.

OMG!! it worked. Thank you so much. You are the best!!

[cuadradoa1]

I Love Helmi_C

[ranmachan]

you are forgetting to go into activesync and shut off the usb connections, then unplug your apache, then reboot the apache, plug it in, then rerun mtty. you dont have to reboot the apache, but i have always found it to be best.

[xXBuddahXx]

This still isnt working for me. I tried the way on ppcgeeks too. =/

[robtor22]

I, I can´t too.

I connect, usb are there, but when i go for 4 step, on program show "Cmd>" not "USB>"... USB show only title of window... i put step 14 0 fornt Cmd, shoe again Cmd and after put Task 8 and show invalid command!

Someone can help me?

[robtor22]

I, I can´t too.

I connect, usb are there, but when i go for 4 step, on program show "Cmd>" not "USB>"... USB show only title of window... i put step 14 0 fornt Cmd, shoe again Cmd and after put Task 8 and show invalid command!

Someone can help me?

[PDAPhoneJunkie]

The easiest way to get outa bootloader is to hard reset a few times (it's gonna go back into to bootloader each time) then disable your ActiveSync/Windows Mobile Device Center USB connections and re-flash. Works for a wuite a few people I know. Give it a try.

[superlover911]

After 2 years of hacking and flashing, I think my phone has finally bricked. After playing with several cooked ROMs over a few months, I decided I would try Bell canada's latest update. Big mistake! Of course it worked well for awhile, then I got bored with it and tried to flash Helmi's latest WM 6.1. I was now stuck with bootloader 2.04. Wich prevents you from flashing cooked Roms on to your phone.(I would end up with error 100 "this device is not compatable") I found a fix to revert back to bootloader 2.02 using mtty. Great success!! but it would still end up with the same error to any ROMs i tried. I then found out that that you can flash very "light" ROMs I found one that would flash, but was missing important parts, like having no camera! I then decided I would cook my own ROM using Build OS from the PPCKitchen. I would still end up with the error message. So I started playing around with the tools and and ended up clicking tools - Apache - RUU tool -x.04+ruu and the flash ROM screen came up so i clicked next. Poop!! Now my phone is stuck in bootloader screen! (although it says 2.02, yay!) So i decided to use the fix for this. You know the mtty "set 14 0" then "task 8" Poop! now my phone is out of bootloader and into "nothing" screen!! Well i shouldnt say nothing if I press the two soft keys (with NO soft reset poke!) I get the "press y to restore factory settings" Pressing "y" fades the screen out and removing the battery puts me right back to the nothing screen! I post this so nobody makes the same mistake. RIP 6700!! I will nver forget all our good times together! You kept me totally entertained on that 18 hr flight to thailand. You will be missed!! :(

[PDAPhoneJunkie]

It aint no brick. We all know yo can't brick an Apache with ANY software. Some have even tried to put Titan Drivers in it. Forget about mtty, if you're on Vista make sure USB connection are DISABLED. I have some videos on using the PPC Kitchen, check out my link.