HELP! stuck in bootloader

fasttommyv · #1 (**permalink**) 02-28-2010, 11:29 PM

my phone was acting really weird all day today. it would randomly freeze up, and whenever i would touch the screen it would do this turn on, turn off, turn on turn off non stop cycle untill i soft reset it. So i decided now is a good time to update my Energy Rom, so I downloaded it and tried to flash it. Everything appeared to go perfectley normal, took about 5 minutes to flash, and it went from 0-100% without any issues. when it finished a gray screen breifly flashed on the device saying something about no image loaded, and it put me into the 3 color screen bootloader. Hard restarting just puts me right back into the bootloader. I have tried flashing several times with other ROMs and the same thing happens. It proceeds like normal, but nothing takes on the phone, and it puts me back to bootloader. One thing to note is on the RUU under Current Version is always blank. I tried Relocking it so i can get it exchanged at the sprint store, but that doesnt even work. Ugh someone please help!

Thanks,

Tom

fasttommyv · #2 (**permalink**) 02-28-2010, 11:42 PM

Update, now the phone wont communicate with the computer and i cant even attempt to flash ROMs anymore

fasttommyv · #3 (**permalink**) 03-01-2010, 02:39 PM

Any help???? Does anyone at least know how to relock it so that I can bring it to the Sprint Store and hopefully get a TP2?

fasttommyv · #4 (**permalink**) 03-01-2010, 03:52 PM

Yes, I have tried flashing from bootloader, the flashing progressed normally but no image actually takes to the phone after it is finished. Now it wont even flash in bootloader, and I get a communication error. i have not tried flashing from the SD card yet? Might that help? All I need to do is re-lock it, then off to sprint it goes

**Hypnotic2010** · #5 (**permalink**) 03-01-2010, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by fasttommyv

Yes, I have tried flashing from bootloader, the flashing progressed normally but no image actually takes to the phone after it is finished. Now it wont even flash in bootloader, and I get a communication error. i have not tried flashing from the SD card yet? Might that help? All I need to do is re-lock it, then off to sprint it goes

Try taking off your back cover and battery out for a minute. Boot without sd or cover(maybe vol down button is stuck causing bootloader mode everytime?) On your bootloader screen do you see 0.35.CMONEX or 0.37.CMONEX?
Here is the relocker if it still says 0.35.CMONEX or 0.37.CMONEX.
Give it a shot from sd:http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=61333

fasttommyv · #6 (**permalink**) 03-01-2010, 07:14 PM

I have pulled the battery multiple times to no sucess. The bootloader says Security Unlocked 0.37 CMONEX. I will try re-locking from the SD card when I get home from work.

Thanks for your help.

**darren.wlsn1** · #7 (**permalink**) 03-01-2010, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by fasttommyv

I have pulled the battery multiple times to no sucess. The bootloader says Security Unlocked 0.37 CMONEX. I will try re-locking from the SD card when I get home from work.

Thanks for your help.

i only sdflash my tp/tp2, if you need help and dont get answer here, pm me. im pretty good at sdflashing.

fasttommyv · #8 (**permalink**) 03-01-2010, 10:45 PM

Yikes, it appears that whatever happened also took out the microSD card. Windows cant read it and any attempt at formatting immeaditley fails. I think im going to goto the sprint store and take my chances that they wont care about the security unlocked. Worse comes to worse, i file an assurian claim...

1sae · #9 (**permalink**) 03-01-2010, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by fasttommyv

Yikes, it appears that whatever happened also took out the microSD card. Windows cant read it and any attempt at formatting immeaditley fails. I think im going to goto the sprint store and take my chances that they wont care about the security unlocked. Worse comes to worse, i file an assurian claim...

Have you tried to format/delete partition from device manager or my computer? Cant imagine assurian would honor that claim cause they'd call it negligence by unlocking it and changing the rom.

fasttommyv · #10 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 01:59 PM

Well the phone decided to work today. I have no idea what happened, but I wanted to show a friend what was happeing and all of a sudden the stock sprint rom booted up. WTF, but okay. The only thing that was different this time around, is taking out my memory card to load the relocker on it, having that not work, and not bothering to reinstall the memory card. Has anyone ever heard of a bad memory card causing a problem like this? Oh well, it was only an old 512 mb card, and the phone seems to be working as good as the stock sprint rom can work.

Thanks for the help