That's weird, I'd be interested to know what causes that problem.. And you're using the right recovery version and hboot?
The 3 vibrate brick - Please Help {SOLVED}
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I tried Wildstang's method after my phone fell to the 3 vibrate / black screen brick. But it didn't work. I tried multiple times and waited around 5 minutes between each Vol+ press. Is there anything else I can try? Coming from MIUI with custom kernel and 07.07 radio.
Your phone might be in a position to only be accessible via the HTC Sync + 2.2 RUU. Have you given that a shot?
ok just so you know the problem you are having isnt a 3 or 5 vibrate , it is a five vibrate problem, the three vibrates are when you hold the volume button up, instead of down, it puts it in a diagnostic mode, but that is defeated as soon as you pull the battery.
message me if you are still needing a fix for this, I know of one, and while it is complicated, it does work. it took me 36 hours of searching and downloading and tweaking to fix it.
in my instance with this, it was a failed flash that somehow corrupted my emmc memory, my sd card file structure as well as my usb port,
phone is working fine now
message me if you are still needing a fix for this, I know of one, and while it is complicated, it does work. it took me 36 hours of searching and downloading and tweaking to fix it.
in my instance with this, it was a failed flash that somehow corrupted my emmc memory, my sd card file structure as well as my usb port,
phone is working fine now
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Sorry for the months late bump, but my Wildfire S has been having this same problem. However, I haven't been able to extract the stock IMG file--I think it's buried in an installshield CAB file that I extracted from the virginmobile RUU exe file. Is there a way to extract the IMG file so I can restore my phone? I've tried 7zip, winrar, and universal extract, all in vain. Thanks in advance.
Would that stock IMG file happen to be any of the IMG files in my backups that I have stored in my computer? I am also suffering from the same problem. Would this file be found in the phone itself with a root explorer? If so then somebody could extract it from their phone for us.
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No 5 Vibe
So I have tried this over and over again with no love. I cannot get the phone to vibrate 5 times. It will only do the 3 vibe when I plug it in or pull and reinsert the battery.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
So I have tried this over and over again with no love. I cannot get the phone to vibrate 5 times. It will only do the 3 vibe when I plug it in or pull and reinsert the battery.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
So you took the image in the post above and placed it on your sdcard in no folders, named exactly PB31IMG.zip. Then pull battery reinsert and hold vol down and power for about 10 secs. Then wait for like 5 minutes and press voll up. Wait 20 more minutes and press vol up again. The phone should reboot, hopefully it boots like it should. Do you know what android version your phone was on before it broke? Are you s-off? Radio version? Hboot version?
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Thanks
Yes I have done all of this, never get anything more than 3 vibes. I made a goldcard, put the IMG file on it ALONE and tried to reboot, nothing but three vibes.
Yes S-OFF, don't remember the radio or hboot version and I am using PG76IMG for my HTC Wildfire S A510C.
Thanks for any help, I really want to get this thing going again. I know I flashed a wrong RUU but it was too late by the time I realized it.
Yes I have done all of this, never get anything more than 3 vibes. I made a goldcard, put the IMG file on it ALONE and tried to reboot, nothing but three vibes.
Yes S-OFF, don't remember the radio or hboot version and I am using PG76IMG for my HTC Wildfire S A510C.
Thanks for any help, I really want to get this thing going again. I know I flashed a wrong RUU but it was too late by the time I realized it.
Yes I have done all of this, never get anything more than 3 vibes. I made a goldcard, put the IMG file on it ALONE and tried to reboot, nothing but three vibes.
Yes S-OFF, don't remember the radio or hboot version and I am using PG76IMG for my HTC Wildfire S A510C.
Thanks for any help, I really want to get this thing going again. I know I flashed a wrong RUU but it was too late by the time I realized it.
Wait what phone are you trying to do this to? This is the incredible forums.
My bad
This method has been referred to for the Wildfire S also so I am using it on that. I will ask the questions over there on that thread though, sorry to bother any of you here on this thread. My bad.
This method has been referred to for the Wildfire S also so I am using it on that. I will ask the questions over there on that thread though, sorry to bother any of you here on this thread. My bad.
Stuck in froyo after brick save
I had the 3 vibrate brick and this saved my phone. But now, I can't flash anything. Nothing works and i end up back with this recovery. How can I get from s-off froyo hboot 0.92 to gingerbread? Help please!!!
I had the 3 vibrate brick and this saved my phone. But now, I can't flash anything. Nothing works and i end up back with this recovery. How can I get from s-off froyo hboot 0.92 to gingerbread? Help please!!!
a BIG thanks to wildstang83 for this!
If you are getting vibrates when trying to boot your phone. do the following:
Download
build-3.26.605.1-release-152016-baseband-2.15.00.07.28-hboot-0.92.0000_PB31IMG.zip
google, you will find it.
backup your SD card, format it fat 32 and place this file on the root of your card. Be sure to rename it PB31IMG.zip
Once it is on your sd card, verify the MD5 to ensure the file was not corrupted during the download or during the transfer.
Hold Vol down + power. you will feel 5 vibrations
wait for a god 2 to 3 min. if everything is going correctly, your phone is verifying the IMG file and this takes a bit.
after 2 to 3 min. wait one more min
now, press vol up. this tells the phone to update.
wait 2 to 3 min for the update to happen then wait one more.
press vol up again. you should feel the phone single vibrate and then presto.. working phone again
next time be more careful
Please let me know if this did not work for you.
THANKS WILDSTANG!! You're what these forums are all about
Well you could do one of the GB ruu's http://dinc.does-it.net/Stock_Images/ if you want stock, or flash a custom rom based on GB. If you want to get cwm recovery back on there you need to flash this thru hboot http://dinc.does-it.net/Recoveries/CWM_5.0.2.0/PB31IMG.zip.
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a BIG thanks to wildstang83 for this!
If you are getting vibrates when trying to boot your phone. do the following:
Download (see above comment)
build-3.26.605.1-release-152016-baseband-2.15.00.07.28-hboot-0.92.0000_PB31IMG.zip
google, you will find it.
backup your SD card, format it fat 32 and place this file on the root of your card. Be sure to rename it PB31IMG.zip
Once it is on your sd card, verify the MD5 to ensure the file was not corrupted during the download or during the transfer.
Hold Vol down + power. you will feel 5 vibrations
wait for a god 2 to 3 min. if everything is going correctly, your phone is verifying the IMG file and this takes a bit.
after 2 to 3 min. wait one more min
now, press vol up. this tells the phone to update.
wait 2 to 3 min for the update to happen then wait one more.
press vol up again. you should feel the phone single vibrate and then presto.. working phone again
next time be more careful
Please let me know if this did not work for you.
THANKS WILDSTANG!! You're what these forums are all about1Alright.. This is a new one for me.
I have read almost all the threads on the incredible vibrating 3 and 5 times while booting on XDA and incredibleforum and tho the problems are similar they are not the same so I am unable to find a fix.
I have rooted the incredible , both the amoled and the SLCD version half a dozen times each and am pretty familiar with all aspects of it.
The setup...
Stock Dinc SLCD running latest OTA. totally 100% stock. This is my wifes phone, and she wanted me to root it.
I used Unrevoked 3.3.
The unrevoked process went perfectly. I plugged in the phone, hit "start" , unrevoked did its thing. It rebooted the phone, did what it does.. said "waiting for reboot", it rebooted fine. It said "this has been a triumph!" and then it said it was uninstalling unrevoked processes, then it rebooted the phone again. It did its hboot thing one more time, screen said "doing preboot sequence" it sat for a sec and then said "done!". The incredible vibrated 3 times and the screen was black.
I thought that was odd, I disconnected the USB cable and rebooted the phone (had to battery pull). when i pushed the power button it vibrated 3 times and nothing happened.
I pulled the battery again, held volume up and power , it vibrated 5 times and had a black screen. Battery pull, held optical button and power, vibrated 3 times and black screen.
This is where I sit.
I did nothing more than run unrevoked 3.3.. that is totally it.
when i "boot" the phone and get the 3 or 5 vibrations, and then plug the phone into the PC, the device manager says "qualcomm CDMA device" under unrecognized devices.
I have read that this is some sort of diagnostic mode, but I dont know anything about that.
Let the troubleshooting begin1
Wait, wait, wait just a minute. i wanna talk to you in private. check your pm1
Glad I could help you fix this. Don't forget to post what we did to solve this so others can learn from us1
Yes, this is the stock image method.
nate2830, your case is more typical because your phone was in full-blown Qualcomm Diagnostic Mode. Your device did this because you lost eMMC to corruption. OR you hade hardware failure.
The OP's device '3 Vibed' because when they had rooted with unrEVOked the wrong recovery for there device was installed.
A device with version 0002=Amoled must have CWM Recovery version 3.0.0.5
A device with version 0003=SLCD must have CWM Recovery version 3.0.0.8
If your device is not set-up like above, I highly suggest getting it there now.
Your device has a higher chance of "5 vibe" brick otherwise.
I am led to believe this is the case for our OP do to immediately after root (well actually during the root process if you will) they lost all screen function and the screen would not light. This meens of course: wrong recovery for the device. Also in there post above They had mentioned that Device Manager mentioned Qualcomm CDMA Device. Had there device been a total loss they would have seen Qualcomm CDMA Diag in Device Manager.
We were able to save the OP by doing what we call a 'Blind Recovery'. One must know the steps to take and how long to wait between those steps. Without being able to see the screen. Doing the dougpiston PB31IMG wipes the faulted recovery and reverts back to oem recovery which brings back phone screen function and the device it self.
End result being a device that
A) Functions properly that is now stock s-on ready to root again or whatever
B) Is now s-on with stock image and no trace of ever being rooted that now can be sent back to VZW for warranty replacement.
In any case, if you ever find yourself with a device with a screen that won't light, always try the steps above in this thread.
Things that are important to know:
1. Your devices Hardware version (Reference Above)
2. The md5 sum of ANYTHING your about to flash to your device. Test this after its on your SD Card with any md5 checker for best results.
3. If anything your about to download and flash does not have a posted md5 sum, ask the dev to please post one for verification.
4. A '5 vibe' is 'non-recoverable' and is generally 'hardware related'
5. A '3 vibe' is generally 'software related' and can be recoverable 'most' of the time. We must be careful how we proceed to take action to be succcessful.
I hope that the OP and I have saved someone from a future headache.
