[Q] Bootloop. No recovery.

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A friend owns this. Somehow the phone went into bootloop. Just shows the htc logo and then turns off and on, again shows the htc logo. Plus theres no recovery. When i tried going into the recovery a red error drawn up on a phone appeared, thus couldnt enter into recovery.
Phone is stock. Non rooted, nothing modified, tweaked. Bootloader locked.
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OK. For this you gonna need to unlock Bootloader. Use this
HTML: 
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2133336
.
WARNING: It will Factory Reset his device!
Then download any recovery (CWM, TWRP or 4EXT), and flash it through fastboot.
There is the complete guide of how to do that:
HTML: 
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1525100
 
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arhamiq said:
A friend owns this. Somehow the phone went into bootloop. Just shows the htc logo and then turns off and on, again shows the htc logo. Plus theres no recovery. When i tried going into the recovery a red error drawn up on a phone appeared, thus couldnt enter into recovery.
Phone is stock. Non rooted, nothing modified, tweaked. Bootloader locked.
[Picture attached just incase if its needed]View attachment 2720850

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I suspect the phone has been xtc clipped to remove s-on and sim unlock. In any case the exclamation mark is a stock recovery. If you run a ruu (ROM update utility) you will restore the phone to factory settings. Hboot does not need unlocked as you have s-off :)

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heavy_metal_man said:
I suspect the phone has been xtc clipped to remove s-on and sim unlock. In any case the exclamation mark is a stock recovery. If you run a ruu (ROM update utility) you will restore the phone to factory settings. Hboot does not need unlocked as you have s-off :)

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Simply running the ruu will fix it? :)

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arhamiq

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heavy_metal_man said:
Yup, should do. But make sure your download is compatible with your model of phone and region to reduce an likelihood of issues :)

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I've never done flashing on a HTC device. Searched but couldn't find an appropriate one. Could you just tell me how this is gonna work or could you just guide me to an appropriate link? Thanks :)

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arhamiq said:
I've never done flashing on a HTC device. Searched but couldn't find an appropriate one. Could you just tell me how this is gonna work or could you just guide me to an appropriate link? Thanks :)

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Its quite simple :) tell me your region of the world/carrier the phone was on if you know it. We will locate the correct software version and you will download it. Plug phone into the PC In hboot mode and run the program. It will do its business and flash factory software. Reboot and done all going well :)

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@heavy_metal_man I live in Pakistan but i guess as long as the ruu is not locked to an operator, its gonna work right?
Plus i found this. Indian one. This is Gingerbread right and not ics? Or any other reccommendation? :)
thanks man.
 

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@heavy_metal_man I live in Pakistan but i guess as long as the ruu is not locked to an operator, its gonna work right?
Plus i found this. Indian one. This is Gingerbread right and not ics? Or any other reccommendation? :)
thanks man.
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http://www.shipped-roms.com/downlo...AU_3805.06.02.03_M_release_199605_signed.exe I would use this one, the source is trusted :) yeah it will work allowing the phone is not sim locked and this ROM is ICS based HTC sense.

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heavy_metal_man said:
http://www.shipped-roms.com/downlo...AU_3805.06.02.03_M_release_199605_signed.exe I would use this one, the source is trusted :) yeah it will work allowing the phone is not sim locked and this ROM is ICS based HTC sense.

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Downloading..
I should just put the phone on hboot mode and connect it to the pc and run the ruu? (Ofcoue after installing the HTC drivers)
Thanks bro :)
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Downloading..
I should just put the phone on hboot mode and connect it to the pc and run the ruu? (Ofcoue after installing the HTC drivers)
Thanks bro :)
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Yeah man that's all. If it fails then we can extract the file required and give it to hboot manually, but we shouldn't have to all going well :)

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heavy_metal_man said:
Yeah man that's all. If it fails then we can extract the file required and give it to hboot manually, but we shouldn't have to all going well :)

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Bro. Im getting an error 170 usb connection error :( eventhough ive installed the drivers and everything. I've heard there's something i can change from this ruu to flash it or what?
Please help me? :((
 
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Ok i did it successfully. Thanks bro :)

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    heavy_metal_man
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    arhamiq said:
    A friend owns this. Somehow the phone went into bootloop. Just shows the htc logo and then turns off and on, again shows the htc logo. Plus theres no recovery. When i tried going into the recovery a red error drawn up on a phone appeared, thus couldnt enter into recovery.
    Phone is stock. Non rooted, nothing modified, tweaked. Bootloader locked.
    [Picture attached just incase if its needed]View attachment 2720850

    Sent from my GT-I8160 using Tapatalk
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    I suspect the phone has been xtc clipped to remove s-on and sim unlock. In any case the exclamation mark is a stock recovery. If you run a ruu (ROM update utility) you will restore the phone to factory settings. Hboot does not need unlocked as you have s-off :)

    Sent from my HTC Desire S using Tapatalk
    View
    1
    heavy_metal_man
    heavy_metal_man
    arhamiq said:
    I've never done flashing on a HTC device. Searched but couldn't find an appropriate one. Could you just tell me how this is gonna work or could you just guide me to an appropriate link? Thanks :)

    Sent from my GT-I8160 using Tapatalk
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    Its quite simple :) tell me your region of the world/carrier the phone was on if you know it. We will locate the correct software version and you will download it. Plug phone into the PC In hboot mode and run the program. It will do its business and flash factory software. Reboot and done all going well :)

    Sent from my HTC Desire S using Tapatalk
    View
    1
    heavy_metal_man
    heavy_metal_man
    arhamiq said:
    @heavy_metal_man I live in Pakistan but i guess as long as the ruu is not locked to an operator, its gonna work right?
    Plus i found this. Indian one. This is Gingerbread right and not ics? Or any other reccommendation? :)
    thanks man.
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    http://www.shipped-roms.com/downlo...AU_3805.06.02.03_M_release_199605_signed.exe I would use this one, the source is trusted :) yeah it will work allowing the phone is not sim locked and this ROM is ICS based HTC sense.

    Sent from my HTC Desire S using Tapatalk
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    heavy_metal_man
    heavy_metal_man
    arhamiq said:
    Downloading..
    I should just put the phone on hboot mode and connect it to the pc and run the ruu? (Ofcoue after installing the HTC drivers)
    Thanks bro :)
    Sent from my GT-I8160 using XDA Free mobile app
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    Yeah man that's all. If it fails then we can extract the file required and give it to hboot manually, but we shouldn't have to all going well :)

    Sent from my HTC Desire S using Tapatalk
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