HOW TO: Recover a Diamond that won't get past the boot screen! (Instructions)

[zakkk]

Originally Posted by bommerts

Thanks for this guide! You saved my phone.

I had a problem - it wouldn't flash. The RUU kept saying the phone wasn't connected, even though the rainbow screen said "USB" when I connected it. It said "serial" when it wasn't connected. Here's what I did to get it working again, one of these things or a combo did the trick:

-Follow instructions on page one of this thread to get phone into rainbow mode
-Disconnect, reconnect phone from PC
-Using WinRAR, extract the Sprint stock RUU (_HTC Touch Diamond (Sprint)_HTC Touch Diamond MR 2.00.651.7)
-From extract, run RomUpdateUtility.exe
-RUU went further, but gave another error.
-New option was to recover, select this
-RUU said to diconnect phone, reboot, reconnect, but don't do this!
-I disconnected and reconnected again but did not power off because it was already at the rainbow screen

Hopefully this will help someone else.

Thanks dude, you saved my phone!

I downloaded the sprint RUU from HTC website:
HTC Mobile Phone Support - HTC Touch

[rigogs]

thanks for the post--got my phone back!!!

[boomhower]

Saved my tail today, thanks!

[Kundi4523]

Glossman...Dude u saved my phone....thanks a Lot

[caleb02]

my phone been acting funny i flashed back to sprint then back to mystery kitchen. i must need to redo the kitchen as the phone loses signal and the keypad wont show on the diamond and then wont boot past the diamond screen..... i am flashing back to stock sprint and redownload the kitchen....

[Glossman]

Originally Posted by caleb02

my phone been acting funny i flashed back to sprint then back to mystery kitchen. i must need to redo the kitchen as the phone loses signal and the keypad wont show on the diamond and then wont boot past the diamond screen..... i am flashing back to stock sprint and redownload the kitchen....

Definitely flash to stock, then start with a fresh kitchen, as your issue is probably caused by either or both factors.

[caleb02]

Originally Posted by Glossman

Definitely flash to stock, then start with a fresh kitchen, as your issue is probably caused by either or both factors.

i was in the kitchen and perhaps i may have moved a directory or something my accident. I deleted my files and then just unzipped it again and started over from start.... seems to work... i also flashed to stock 2.0 rom..... i wish i could sit down with someone and have them help me add in a few programs like dashwire, mslk grabber, change a few icons... and then post the kitchen...

[Glossman]

Glad it helped you all out!

EDIT: Tried to multiquote this but it didn't work!

[sk8ter]

I cant save my Diamond!

2 days with it and now is dead!
i cannot put it in "trigger mode"

I use volume down + reset (when device is off) = Nothing!

damn
i feel me soo bad!
heeeeeeeeeeeeeeelpp!
pleasee please please!

i was using juicy8 rom

[tobeychris]

Volume Down + Power + Reset

or for triggered bootloader:

Volume Down + Power + Back + Reset