[Q] Stuck at HBOOT with fastboot only

[guyvago]

Hi,

Well, i got myself into this mess and after 3 days of trying to fix it, i give up and call for your assistance.

I had a working S-ON HBOOT 0.47 rooted Legend running CM7.2 and recently changed to Jelly_Bean_Extras_HomICS_2.0_Venus.
I liked the new rom but link2sd didn't work.
My guess was that i need to have it S-OFF.

So... i headed to HTCDEV but first i needed to be on one of the listed RUU.
My original RUU was RUU_Legend_HTC_ISR_2.05.461.52_Radio_47.39.35.09_7.08.35.21_release_140015_signed.zip

I used the LEGEIMG.zip method to flash the RUU and then i flashed the one from HTCDEV which holds "hboot_legend_7227_1.02.0000_111223.nb0" only.

Now the HBOOT got to be 1.02.0000

After flashing this, i got stuck.

No recovery - i get signature failed message - even after putting CWM update.zip on the SD.

No ADB - at all states, only fastboot sees the device.

RUU update gets fails either due to version 3.30.0000, signature or device.

fastboot flash - i thought i will manually flash the various parts. i get FAILED (remote: signature verify fail).

CID was HTC__K18

did a new goldcard based on the old mail i had (from 2010) with the goldcard file (thank you gmail).

but nothing seems to help.

I read a lot of forum posts and tried many things over these 3 days but i'm willing to start over, step by step, with anyone willing to assist.

Hopefully this step by step will assist me and will be a reference guide for others.

Guy

 

[ranger4740]

Hi,

Well, i got myself into this mess and after 3 days of trying to fix it, i give up and call for your assistance.

I had a working S-ON HBOOT 0.47 rooted Legend running CM7.2 and recently changed to Jelly_Bean_Extras_HomICS_2.0_Venus.
I liked the new rom but link2sd didn't work.
My guess was that i need to have it S-OFF.

So... i headed to HTCDEV but first i needed to be on one of the listed RUU.
My original RUU was RUU_Legend_HTC_ISR_2.05.461.52_Radio_47.39.35.09_7.08.35.21_release_140015_signed.zip

I used the LEGEIMG.zip method to flash the RUU and then i flashed the one from HTCDEV which holds "hboot_legend_7227_1.02.0000_111223.nb0" only.

Now the HBOOT got to be 1.02.0000

After flashing this, i got stuck.

No recovery - i get signature failed message - even after putting CWM update.zip on the SD.

No ADB - at all states, only fastboot sees the device.

RUU update gets fails either due to version 3.30.0000, signature or device.

fastboot flash - i thought i will manually flash the various parts. i get FAILED (remote: signature verify fail).

CID was HTC__K18

did a new goldcard based on the old mail i had (from 2010) with the goldcard file (thank you gmail).

but nothing seems to help.

I read a lot of forum posts and tried many things over these 3 days but i'm willing to start over, step by step, with anyone willing to assist.

Hopefully this step by step will assist me and will be a reference guide for others.

Guy

Have actually flashed hboot 1.02 yet?
Have followed ALL the instructions at htcdev?
Have you followed all the instructions sent to you via email about how to unlock the locked hboot 1.02, the email also includes a unlock.bin attached to the email which you need in order to unlock your boot loader?
If you had read ANY of the other question thread about this subject (there are a few) you would have found out that after you unlock your boot loader with hboot 1.02 you can no longer use update.zip cwm recovery, you can only use the S-OFF recovery method...

Sent from my Legend using xda app-developers app

 

[guyvago]

I was expecting feeling stupid, missing something simple.

Originally, I couldn't get to step 8 since it requires that the unit didn't respond to fastboot command and while trying to find a fix, i got stuck with only fastboot and didn't remember that this was the step i was stuck in.

Anyway, your response had me go back to htcdev just to prove my point and i found that i can continue.

Finally.

Now i am unlocked and can continue with S-OFF methods.

Thank you.

Guy



Currently the phone starts with:

*** LOCKED (OOW) ***
LEGEND PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.02.0000
MICROP-0816
TOUCH PANEL-SYN07_0103
RADIO-7.08.35.21
Dec 23 2011, 16:36:48

Guy
Have actually flashed hboot 1.02 yet?
Have followed ALL the instructions at htcdev?
Have you followed all the instructions sent to you via email about how to unlock the locked hboot 1.02, the email also includes a unlock.bin attached to the email which you need in order to unlock your boot loader?
If you had read ANY of the other question thread about this subject (there are a few) you would have found out that after you unlock your boot loader with hboot 1.02 you can no longer use update.zip cwm recovery, you can only use the S-OFF recovery method...

 

[ranger4740]

Guess what, your phone is still locked, you typed it yourself, you still need to unlock it using the bin file sent to you in the email.
Don't feel stupid mate, this rooting thing can be confusing and fearsome at times. Even I had that "can't use update.zip" issue and thought my phone was f'ed till I realised I needed to flash the recovery image.

Sent from my Legend using xda app-developers app

 

[guyvago]

ok.
now everything is ok.
flashed cwm.
got the rom back
and restored almost everything.

thank you

 

[homi3kh]

just to point out
Jelly_Bean_Extras_HomICS_2.0_Venus is not ROM

 

[lmnope1]

If you flashed a good ROM and your stuck in hboot, use fastboot and use the following command 'fastboot oem boot' that should force your phone to boot.