help?my pulse can't run...

[Guest Cool2010]

<_< my pulse can not run android system,stop on "T-mobile" screen.even can't into Recovery mode,just can in FASTBOOT mode,i was try many time flash recovery.img under fastboot mode,but failed.

also,i download Dec update in SD card.display 8 grid,then "UPDATE FAILED",I Was try many SD card,can't work.please help!!!!!!

[Guest twrock]

<_< my pulse can not run android system,stop on "T-mobile" screen.even can't into Recovery mode,just can in FASTBOOT mode,i was try many time flash recovery.img under fastboot mode,but failed.

also,i download Dec update in SD card.display 8 grid,then "UPDATE FAILED",I Was try many SD card,can't work.please help!!!!!!

If you can get into fastboot mode on your phone, you hopefully can "boot" into recovery mode from your computer.

See this post which includes instruction for booting (not flashing) into recovery mode from you computer: click me

If you can get into recovery mode, you should be able to restore a previous backup or flash some other working ROM.

Also, just to be sure, is your phone a T-Mobile Pulse, or is it the same phone, but from some other company? This is important to know. Most of the ROMs in this forum will not work correctly on devices other than the Pulse (unless they are modified).

Edited March 9, 2010 by twrock

[Guest minid33]

If you can get into fastboot mode on your phone, you hopefully can "boot" into recovery mode from your computer.

See this post which includes instruction for booting (not flashing) into recovery mode from you computer: click me

If you can get into recovery mode, you should be able to restore a previous backup or flash some other working ROM.

Also, just to be sure, is your phone a T-Mobile Pulse, or is it the same phone, but from some other company? This is important to know. Most of the ROMs in this forum will not work correctly on devices other than the Pulse (unless they are modified).

1) put this zip file onto your usb card

2) turn your phone on holding volume down, red button and power

3) when the phone boots plug your usb cable

4) use fastboot type in ./fastboot boot /path/to/recovery.img

5) when the amonRA image boots wipe everything

6) restore the zip from SDcard

7) reboot

and if you want to try again....

make sure the december update is applied; success will be very evident. Then flash a custom ROM.

[Guest Latifovich]

I have the same problem, but I cant get into recovery mode... when i hold volume down, red button and power the blue screen shows:

USB FastBoot: V0.5

Machine ID: 100700 v0

Built date: Sep 10 2009, 18:50:46

Serial Number: UNkNOWN

I cant run fastboot on my computer, it close automaticaly :?

And it can't turn on, it start with T-mobile logo, then freez on android logo :S

Edited March 9, 2010 by Latifovich

[Guest minid33]

I have the same problem, but I cant get into recovery mode... when i hold volume down, red button and power the blue screen shows:

USB FastBoot: V0.5

Machine ID: 100700 v0

Built date: Sep 10 2009, 18:50:46

Serial Number: UNkNOWN

I cant run fastboot on my computer, it close automaticaly :?

And it can't turn on, it start with T-mobile logo, then freez on android logo :S

in windows you need to use the command console, this can be accessed by "start > run (in XP)" or in vista/win7 just type in the search bar "CMD"

when you have this open use the command "CD <folder name>" to change folder

use "CD ../" to go up a folder.

navigate to the folder that your copy of fastboot lives in, boot into the blue screen, plug the usb cable in, type "fastboot.exe boot recovery-RA-pulse-v1.5.2.img"

now follow my previous instructions

In my first post I refrained from mentioning the following; It is clear that people who have this problem are NOT reading every word in the wiki and are not being resourceful enough to look through the forums or are lacking the knowledge of how to even use a command console for their operating system. It is my suggestion you abandon your ambition of custom firmware if you adopt this approach before you end up with a real brick.

[Guest Cool2010]

in windows you need to use the command console, this can be accessed by "start > run (in XP)" or in vista/win7 just type in the search bar "CMD"

when you have this open use the command "CD <folder name>" to change folder

use "CD ../" to go up a folder.

navigate to the folder that your copy of fastboot lives in, boot into the blue screen, plug the usb cable in, type "fastboot.exe boot recovery-RA-pulse-v1.5.2.img"

now follow my previous instructions

In my first post I refrained from mentioning the following; It is clear that people who have this problem are NOT reading every word in the wiki and are not being resourceful enough to look through the forums or are lacking the knowledge of how to even use a command console for their operating system. It is my suggestion you abandon your ambition of custom firmware if you adopt this approach before you end up with a real brick.

I was flash RECOVERYv1.5.2,DISPLAY OKAY!,THE I TYPE:"fastboot.exe boot recovery-RA-pulse-v1.5.2.img" THE MOBILE STOP ON "BOOTING LINUX..."

[Guest Cool2010]

Can't load path,the i try to type in :fastboot boot recovery.img. dispaly :booting linux....,stop there

[Guest Cool2010]

I have the same problem, but I cant get into recovery mode... when i hold volume down, red button and power the blue screen shows:

USB FastBoot: V0.5

Machine ID: 100700 v0

Built date: Sep 10 2009, 18:50:46

Serial Number: UNkNOWN

I cant run fastboot on my computer, it close automaticaly :?

And it can't turn on, it start with T-mobile logo, then freez on android logo :S

USB FastBoot: V0.5

Machine ID: 100700 v0

Built date: Nov 26 2009, 11:05:05

Serial Number: UNkNOWN

This is mine!

[Guest twrock]

minid33, there might be one more issue to mention. If Cool2010 has a Huawei U8220 that is not a T-Mobile Pulse, but is something else like my CHT 8000, the Pulse ROMs on this site might not work on his/her phone. The update-pulse-1.5-core-signed ROM does not work on my phone without modification. I bring this up because I noticed the PRC flag next to Cool2010's name and he/she has not confirmed what phone it is.

Cool2010, what phone do you have? Is it a T-Mobile Pulse or is it branded by another company? I bought a CHT 8000 phone here in Taiwan. It is a Huawei U8220, but it is not completely compatible with the Pulse ROMs on this site. There might still be something you can do to fix it, but it would be helpful to know what exactly is the phone you have. Also, I assume you are using Windows XP on your computer. Is that right?

[Guest Cool2010]

minid33, there might be one more issue to mention. If Cool2010 has a Huawei U8220 that is not a T-Mobile Pulse, but is something else like my CHT 8000, the Pulse ROMs on this site might not work on his/her phone. The update-pulse-1.5-core-signed ROM does not work on my phone without modification. I bring this up because I noticed the PRC flag next to Cool2010's name and he/she has not confirmed what phone it is.

Cool2010, what phone do you have? Is it a T-Mobile Pulse or is it branded by another company? I bought a CHT 8000 phone here in Taiwan. It is a Huawei U8220, but it is not completely compatible with the Pulse ROMs on this site. There might still be something you can do to fix it, but it would be helpful to know what exactly is the phone you have. Also, I assume you are using Windows XP on your computer. Is that right?

Thanks,my phone it's T-mobile pulse.i'm using windows XP.

[Guest twrock]

Thanks,my phone it's T-mobile pulse.i'm using windows XP.

Ok.

I was hoping someone much smarter than me would have some more ideas for you, but since no one has responded yet, here goes.

Since it is now clear you have a T-Mobile Pulse, here's something else from the Wiki that I can point you to (maybe you already tried all of this, but it doesn't hurt to make sure):

T-Mobile released what is known as the "December Update", available

here

. ....

To revert back to stock status, and get everything back to the original, having the phone totally the same as when you got it (except updated with the legitimate "December Update"), you need to install the "December Update" ROM. You will lose everything on your device, but it should be in stock condition, therefore protecting your warranty.

If you have to return your phone for repair, it is vital that you perform the above stock revert process as T-Mobile/Huawei can (and probably will) reject your warranty claim if they notice unofficial firmware has been installed or other similar unauthorised modifications.

(Disclaimer for what follows: I am just a newbie; following any of my suggestions may be be completely worthless, or even worse, may brick your phone completely.)

I am just guessing at this point, because I really can't think of anything else to do than what has already been suggested. If you are absolutely sure you are following all of the instructions that have been given so far and you still can't get anything to work, then maybe you could try flashing the original images (boot, system, and recovery) back onto your device one by one using the commands as described in the Pulse Wiki under the Fastboot section. Of course this assumes you have access to the original system images from your nandroid backup or that you can get copies of those from some other source.

(NOTE: I do not know what flashing the original images back onto the device will do if you have already applied the December update. This might cause more trouble than you already have, so maybe you need to wait to see if someone will confirm this is a possibility or warn you that it won't work and will "break" your phone completely. I do not know. I can only suggest the things I've done, and that is one of the things I have done in my attempt to restore my system to the factory default state. It worked for me, but my phone is not a T-Mobile Pulse, and I have not applied the Pulse December update.)

If flashing those images does work, hopefully you can boot into recovery mode on the phone (not from the computer) and wipe the machine (one of the three options in the factory original recovery image that I have). Then see if you can get it to boot cleanly.

Good luck. I don't know what else to say. If none of that is helpful, someone who knows more than me will have to help you.