Boot loop issue

Bigandrewgold · Jan 15, 2014

So, ever since i updated to a 4.4 rom ive been having some boot loop issues. In the past i just had to plug the phone in and itd boot right up. But today it seems to have gotten into a pickle.

About every 7 or so seconds it reboots itself back to the white HTC splash screen. I can get into fastboot, but after a few seconds it reboots again, and i cant get into recovery at all because its rebooting so fast.

Any ideas on how to fix it, and any ideas on how to prevent it from happening in the future

thayl0 · Jan 15, 2014

Bigandrewgold said:
So, ever since i updated to a 4.4 rom ive been having some boot loop issues. In the past i just had to plug the phone in and itd boot right up. But today it seems to have gotten into a pickle.

About every 7 or so seconds it reboots itself back to the white HTC splash screen. I can get into fastboot, but after a few seconds it reboots again, and i cant get into recovery at all because its rebooting so fast.

Any ideas on how to fix it, and any ideas on how to prevent it from happening in the future

Have you tried to factory reset>?

Bigandrewgold · Jan 15, 2014

thayl0 said:
Have you tried to factory reset>?

How would i do that? i cant get it into recovery, and i cant get it to stay in fastboot for more than a few seconds

thayl0 · Jan 15, 2014

Factory reset is in the bootloader. Can you get into that.

Bigandrewgold · Jan 15, 2014

thayl0 said:
Factory reset is in the bootloader. Can you get into that.

Thats what i mean by fastboot(my bad), so no. It reboots after just a few seconds

thayl0 · Jan 15, 2014

Bigandrewgold said:
Thats what i mean by fastboot(my bad), so no. It reboots after just a few seconds

Is it possible without those few seconds to some how get it to reset.. If not there really isn't anything you can do. You'll half to take your phone for a replacement.

Only other thing your can try is to fastboot a RUU

zach p · Jan 16, 2014

Bigandrewgold said:
So, ever since i updated to a 4.4 rom ive been having some boot loop issues. In the past i just had to plug the phone in and itd boot right up. But today it seems to have gotten into a pickle.

About every 7 or so seconds it reboots itself back to the white HTC splash screen. I can get into fastboot, but after a few seconds it reboots again, and i cant get into recovery at all because its rebooting so fast.

Any ideas on how to fix it, and any ideas on how to prevent it from happening in the future

Had this same problem, it can really be a pain to try to fix. Does the charging light come on when plugged in?

thayl0 · Jan 16, 2014

zach p said:
Had this same problem, it can really be a pain to try to fix. Does the charging light come on when plugged in?

I helped you with your problem. <3

durgis · Jan 16, 2014

Bigandrewgold said:
How would i do that? i cant get it into recovery, and i cant get it to stay in fastboot for more than a few seconds

Are you able to power it down completely by holding the power button or get into the bootloader by holding the volume down button?

thayl0 · Jan 16, 2014

durgis said:
Are you able to power it down completely by holding the power button or get into the bootloader by holding the volume down button?

He already stated that

durgis · Jan 16, 2014

thayl0 said:
He already stated that

Thanks, I didn't realize that the bootloader was rebooting as well. Sounds like he's got hardware issues.

jamiethemorris · Jan 17, 2014

Sounds like a hardware issue to me as well. You have a warranty? Otherwise you could try taking it apart and see if the battery has a bad connection or something. I have a feeling it's the soc or something like that though. I feel like the fact that it's happening since you updated to 4.4 is probably a coincidence.

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Bigandrewgold · Jan 19, 2014

So, i feel that it may be my power button going bad in some way. Because before it goes into the bootloop the 3 hardware buttons flash, as if the power button is being held down, and ive found that to get out of the bootloop i can just 'pump' the power button

thayl0 · Jan 19, 2014

Bigandrewgold said:
So, i feel that it may be my power button going bad in some way. Because before it goes into the bootloop the 3 hardware buttons flash, as if the power button is being held down, and ive found that to get out of the bootloop i can just 'pump' the power button

Holding the power button down always makes the buttons flash.

Bigandrewgold · Jan 19, 2014

thayl0 said:
Holding the power button down always makes the buttons flash.

no... it does it by itself, when im not touching the power button

thayl0 · Jan 19, 2014

Bigandrewgold said:
no... it does it by itself, when im not touching the power button

Sorry misunderstood

sdamark · Jan 20, 2014

Do you think, maybe, the power button is bad. I've seen a few reports of this.

Sounds to me like it's stuck, pressed. That would cause the repeated reboots, lights flashing, etc.

Edit-- I see you already suspect this is the problem. Never mind...

Bigandrewgold · Jan 22, 2014

Well, i flashed back to a 4.3 sense rom yesterday and havent experienced the bootlooping issues since. For reference, before i switched back it got to the point that it was doing it twice an hour

So hopefully it is a software issue and not a hardware issue(knock on wood), id rather not go through the hassle of paying my deductible and getting a new phone

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