Hey gang -
Working with my EVO 3D (Virgin Mobile) - and I'm stuck in a world of S-ON. The pre-requisites state that for the S-OFF Wire trick to work you must be on Windows 7 or less and be using specific version of HTC drivers. I'm running Windows 8, the specific version of HTC drivers recommended (HTC Driver 3.0.0.007) will not work in Windows 8. Needless to say I've not been able to get the wire trick to work and I'm "still sober". I've had very little success trying roms that will work and be happy with an S-ON phone. Until I decide to downgrade a machine back to Windows 7... what roms should I look for that I'll actually be able to use without bootlooping? So far the Midnight rom worked but is incredibly battery hungry (10 minutes of facebooking drops the battery 20-25%) - and today I installed MeanRom which seems to be doing better in the battery department.
Just looking for friendly advice... I've kinda given up on the wire trick for now.
Midnight1970 said:
Hey gang -
Working with my EVO 3D (Virgin Mobile) - and I'm stuck in a world of S-ON. The pre-requisites state that for the S-OFF Wire trick to work you must be on Windows 7 or less and be using specific version of HTC drivers. I'm running Windows 8, the specific version of HTC drivers recommended (HTC Driver 3.0.0.007) will not work in Windows 8. Needless to say I've not been able to get the wire trick to work and I'm "still sober". I've had very little success trying roms that will work and be happy with an S-ON phone. Until I decide to downgrade a machine back to Windows 7... what roms should I look for that I'll actually be able to use without bootlooping? So far the Midnight rom worked but is incredibly battery hungry (10 minutes of facebooking drops the battery 20-25%) - and today I installed MeanRom which seems to be doing better in the battery department.
Just looking for friendly advice... I've kinda given up on the wire trick for now.
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CyanogenMod 10.1 - WILD FOR THE NIGHT Works like a dream! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2098121&nocache=1 Also compatible with Virgin (It says you need S-Off but I have S-On on my Evo 3D, just need to use Flash Image GUI)
jsls said:
CyanogenMod 10.1 - WILD FOR THE NIGHT Works like a dream! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2098121&nocache=1 Also compatible with Virgin (It says you need S-Off but I have S-On on my Evo 3D, just need to use Flash Image GUI)
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Are you on the Sprint 1.5 hboot?
WFTN is not going to boot with the stock 1.57 VM hboot.
ramjet73
Yes, sadly I'm on 1.57 hboot. This has been quite the thorn in my side.
Only one i know is Harmonia from andriodforums evo v 4g sections.
Not sure if you can run Wild for the night, but its my rom of choice but im s-off.
Looking at Harmonia now - thanks for the suggestion - I'm running MeanRom since last night.
MeanRom's battery performance is better than the last one I was using, MidnightRom.
Being stuck in the world of S-ON sucks... I want so much to try the AOKP/AOSP roms.... ugh!
Midnight1970 said:
Looking at Harmonia now - thanks for the suggestion - I'm running MeanRom since last night.
MeanRom's battery performance is better than the last one I was using, MidnightRom.
Being stuck in the world of S-ON sucks... I want so much to try the AOKP/AOSP roms.... ugh!
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The requirements for the JuopuntBear wire trick have been changed to Ubuntu Linux and they no longer support Windows at all. There's a live CD linked from the unlimited.io website that can be booted without having to actually install Linux so you might want to give that a try.
I have a guide here for root/S-OFF that might work with Windows 8 if you use this guide to install the drivers.
ramjet73
Thanks ramjet - I'm looking at that info now. It sure is a lot to consume.
Most guides all say "click this post" for reference, that has a link within to click another post, which links to another post... lol, gets to where I've got 10 tabs open in no time... not complaining at all, just a bit time consuming to ensure all the info has been digested...
I'm having fits!
I followed the guide... got the RUU installed and configured.... unlocked the bootloader (again)... flashed the SU.... now when I try to run ControlBear it won't complete, saying it can't transfer the backups - looking at the JuopunutBear website it says that error is due to a custom rom or htc sync installed.... I don't have htc sync and the rom is the RUU.... I'm really confused now...
Midnight1970 said:
I'm having fits!
I followed the guide... got the RUU installed and configured.... unlocked the bootloader (again)... flashed the SU.... now when I try to run ControlBear it won't complete, saying it can't transfer the backups - looking at the JuopunutBear website it says that error is due to a custom rom or htc sync installed.... I don't have htc sync and the rom is the RUU.... I'm really confused now...
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If you are using my guide, restart controlbear.exe and check the screen for superuser access prompts that need to approved. That's usually why the secondary backup fails.
ramjet73
Well I'll be........
Guess it would help if I actually looked at the screen, huh?
Well... I'm happy to report that after following your guide, ramjet, that I'm officially S-OFF!!! (after only the 2nd try) - I'm a happy man tonight!! Thank you sir...
I'm also refreshed that I was able to ask my questions and receive the answers and help I needed without a "xda smackdown" that tends to follow such newbie questions. For this I'm grateful.
Installed my first AOKP rom, TeamDIRT_DirtyUnicorns_V1.2, and its bootlooping after the install... never made it to the setup screen.
Ugh....
Have you installed another hboot? 1.50 and below to boot aosp based ROMs. Either do the PG86IMG.zip method, or my new favorite, search XDA for fastboot commander. I had to use it for my gfs evo v 4g because I couldn't get the pg86img to work because of the cid. I recommend 1.50.5050 jbear or 1.04 eng.
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Its on JuopunutBear hboot but its still 1.57 ... guess I need to figure out how to get to 1.50.5050.... argh.
Ready to start screaming, lol ... really thought I had it with the wire trick... double argh...
Found the thread for the PG86IMG_JBear_1.50.5050_hboot_GB -
Rename this to just PG86IMG.zip and let the bootloader flash it?
Midnight1970 said:
Found the thread for the PG86IMG_JBear_1.50.5050_hboot_GB -
Rename this to just PG86IMG.zip and let the bootloader flash it?
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That's it.
Congratulations on getting S-OFF.
ramjet73
I think I screwed up.... after going back to the RUU - I forgot to install the OTA update while on the stock RUU... now I'm having troubles sending and receiving texts.... do I have to start over from scratch?
I was getting the Radio Interface Resource Shortage error msg - I rebooted the phone and all seems well now... hmm.
Midnight1970 said:
I think I screwed up.... after going back to the RUU - I forgot to install the OTA update while on the stock RUU... now I'm having troubles sending and receiving texts.... do I have to start over from scratch?
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No problem.
Since you are S-OFF now you can just flash the firmware only updates from both the VM OTA's (November and March). The November update is in this post and the March update is in this post. Just flash them in sequence from the bootloader.
ramjet73
If I use fastboot commands to push those updates, can I rename them or do they have to remain named PG86IMG.zip?
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So I just got the EVO 3D and am running HBOOT 1.5 and the most recent update I believe. Nothing I could do about that, it was preloaded on there.
I'm wondering if it is even worth it for me to root my phone at this point. I've seen a few people hboot 1.5 **** up their phones and i'd rather not do that. I'm no stranger to custom roms at all (I installed countless ones on my Hero) so it's not that I'm not familiar. Were the people who messed up their phones just doing stuff they shouldn't have/being stupid in general?
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So I just got the EVO 3D and am running HBOOT 1.5 and the most recent update I believe. Nothing I could do about that, it was preloaded on there.
I'm wondering if it is even worth it for me to root my phone at this point. I've seen a few people hboot 1.5 **** up their phones and i'd rather not do that. I'm no stranger to custom roms at all (I installed countless ones on my Hero) so it's not that I'm not familiar. Were the people who messed up their phones just doing stuff they shouldn't have/being stupid in general?
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Yes, it worths at least for myself. I have hboot 1.50 too and i rooted fast with no problems.
DjNawo said:
So I just got the EVO 3D and am running HBOOT 1.5 and the most recent update I believe. Nothing I could do about that, it was preloaded on there.
I'm wondering if it is even worth it for me to root my phone at this point. I've seen a few people hboot 1.5 **** up their phones and i'd rather not do that. I'm no stranger to custom roms at all (I installed countless ones on my Hero) so it's not that I'm not familiar. Were the people who messed up their phones just doing stuff they shouldn't have/being stupid in general?
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More than likely, yes. Most users who follow the guides don't seem to have issues.
The HTC unlock method changes the dynamics a bit from previous common and accepted methods. Many "new" users become between old and current guides.
As far as I've seen, there are only three limitations to hboot 1.5, compared with early "compromised" versions using the AlphaRevX revolutionary method.
1) Kernel is not able to be flashed from recovery mode. Work arounds include: flashing from normal Android mode, my app is great for that, Flash Image GUI. Loading the custom recovery from fastboot. Flashing the kernel from fastboot. Using the "dumlock" method with TWRP.
2) Unable to selectively flash radio images
3) Unable to selectively flash intial splash screens
If I'm missing anything, I'm sure somebody else can post up.
None of those seem like deal breakers to me. Thanks for the fast replies.
It's kind of a ***** just because you have to do a few extra steps but if you know what your doing you won't screw it up.
Yarr. I think I'm going to keep stock for probably just a bit longer. Maybe 1.5 S-Off wont be a problem then. Not bored of it yet, and coming from HTC Hero the thing is a dream.
Root is the way to go Get rid of bloat Also adb isn't hard I always fastboot boot recovery.img and wipe flash no issues
Should I start a new thread on this? I tried to root my HBoot1.5 with 2.17.651.5. When I have went through the HTC unlock process it stays locked. I tried to install the 2.08 version through the original RUU, but it keeps failing. Not sure where I should go from there.
ls3mach said:
Should I start a new thread on this? I tried to root my HBoot1.5 with 2.17.651.5. When I have went through the HTC unlock process it stays locked. I tried to install the 2.08 version through the original RUU, but it keeps failing. Not sure where I should go from there.
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I used the 2.17 from http://www.filefactory.com/f/4ef0ef536face67a/ and mine unlocked. I ran the ruu while in hboot so it didnt check my current version. When i tried the same ruu from within android it failed every time.
What did it say when you flashed the unlock token? Did you get the message on the phone screen asking if you want to unlock?
xcpefrmreality said:
I used the 2.17 from http://www.filefactory.com/f/4ef0ef536face67a/ and mine unlocked. I ran the ruu while in hboot so it didnt check my current version. When i tried the same ruu from within android it failed every time.
What did it say when you flashed the unlock token? Did you get the message on the phone screen asking if you want to unlock?
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That is what he needs to do to fix .
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
DjNawo said:
Yarr. I think I'm going to keep stock for probably just a bit longer. Maybe 1.5 S-Off wont be a problem then. Not bored of it yet, and coming from HTC Hero the thing is a dream.
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You have Hboot 1.5 with S-off?
G.Newton said:
You have Hboot 1.5 with S-off?
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No he doesn't from what he said he is stock and asking if he should root
xcpefrmreality said:
I used the 2.17 from http://www.filefactory.com/f/4ef0ef536face67a/ and mine unlocked. I ran the ruu while in hboot so it didnt check my current version. When i tried the same ruu from within android it failed every time.
What did it say when you flashed the unlock token? Did you get the message on the phone screen asking if you want to unlock?
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Much obliged!
DjNawo said:
So I just got the EVO 3D and am running HBOOT 1.5 and the most recent update I believe. Nothing I could do about that, it was preloaded on there.
I'm wondering if it is even worth it for me to root my phone at this point. I've seen a few people hboot 1.5 **** up their phones and i'd rather not do that. I'm no stranger to custom roms at all (I installed countless ones on my Hero) so it's not that I'm not familiar. Were the people who messed up their phones just doing stuff they shouldn't have/being stupid in general?
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I think some people just got ahead of themselves flashing wrong files. I got a bit worried too first go round after coming from a.Transform.
In my signature I've got a guide/flashing notes that are a bit more updated than some of the stickied threads that may help clear some things up.
Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk
What root did you use
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Yoyodude1124 said:
What root did you use
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I used the HTC Unlock (zedomax's video), CWM Recovery, Su 3.07 zip, BusyBox (market), all layed out here:
[Guide] My Hboot 1.50 HTC Unlock/recovery/rom/kernel flashing notes http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1495358
Hey thanks again. Yeah I have the newest update, so i would need to get the 2.17 that xcp mentioned. Also, thanks for the guide above.
htc evo 3d custom coolıcs ınstalled and hboot 1.53.0007 s-on bootloader unlocked .how to return orginal gb rom ? and what must ı do? ım tried joupebar error secondary backup failed
i believe getting s-off is your only option. can't down grade bootloader with security on.. that i know of. try the wire trick its easy.
i have hboot 1.53,0007 am unlocked with s-off how do i get a rom to work?
a.k.a.jus.cuz said:
i believe getting s-off is your only option. can't down grade bootloader with security on.. that i know of. try the wire trick its easy.
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I unlocked my device (I bought 2 more evo's so have 3 now) and one of them has hboot 1.53.0007 and is s-off I have tried to install more than one rom and none of them get past the HTC screen before rebooting except Kingcobra it reboots after the funky animation screen. I cant get fastboot to flash a new kernel or hboot. It always says remote not allowed. And I have tried using 4ext and clockwork both touch and non touch versions. I don't know what to do from here.
As you are s-off I would suggest you downgrade your hboot using method E (step 1 to step 4 only)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
Your hboot is the problem. It causes problems with lots of roms. Yoda's ICS and Viper3D are two roms that i'm sure work fine with your hboot. But it will be a lot easier if you tried the method above to downgrade
EM|NEM said:
As you are s-off I would suggest you downgrade your hboot using method E (step 1 to step 4 only)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
Your hboot is the problem. It causes problems with lots of roms. Yoda's ICS and Viper3D are two roms that i'm sure work fine with your hboot. But it will be a lot easier if you tried the method above to downgrade
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Thanks for the reply. I have tried the PG86IMG.zip file more than once and also checked the MD5 before and after moving it to the SD card it checks fine but when it tries to install it it says
Model ID incorrect!
Update Fail!
Press <POWER> to reboot
no matter how many times I try to install it. So I will give the ROMs a try that you mentioned. Out of curiosity I thought that when I got juopunutupbear sauced enough lol it would also give me a new Hboot at the same time it asked me if I wanted it installed I picked yes. The first phone I unlocked took three tries (it's still my current one I don't want to sell that one, sentimental reasons for making the paper weight that was given to me work again) but this one took about 10+ tries to get it to work. I think that after this when I pick up any EVOs I will check the Hboot first.
Oh and it also has an extra entry under RADIO it's OpenDSP-v02.6.0.226.00.0202 The other ones don't have that and also have different Hboots (the ones that worked the first go pretty much) and I looked it up and apparently its also an x515a which from what I gather means it has an extra frequency 850 1900(?),and 2100 (i may have gotten exact values wrong, can't rem off the top of my head. Anyway I will get back to you once I have tried the ROMs.
I have three EVO 3Ds (trying to make a buck buying locked phones from pawn shops and then unlocking them and reselling for a profit, once I get this one going again and sold I can work on the next and so on. Then I can also (each time I get one done) give a percentage of the profits (20% or so split up I think is OK) to places like this and to the devs that put together all the necessary bits to achieve a rooted any carrier phones and ROMs. I wholeheartedly support this type of philosophy and am going through the process of learning to become a dev too and can't wait till I too can participate just as much as the rest but that's enough rambling sorry for going on there got off topic.
EM|NEM said:
As you are s-off I would suggest you downgrade your hboot using method E (step 1 to step 4 only)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
Your hboot is the problem. It causes problems with lots of roms. Yoda's ICS and Viper3D are two roms that i'm sure work fine with your hboot. But it will be a lot easier if you tried the method above to downgrade
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i tried them both and they didn't work either. Am going to give downgrade a go. And also if I change the cidnum in the info file inside the zip it will work for Wrong ID errors? I am surprised to hear that (read it somewhere else earlier) I thought that file was like a readme.txt file. I am edgy about messing about with the RADIO as I hear that if you get that wrong you may not be able to get back into Hboot and if that happens it has to go to the factory to get fixed. Please advise on that if you know. Thanks
EM|NEM said:
As you are s-off I would suggest you downgrade your hboot using method E (step 1 to step 4 only)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
Your hboot is the problem. It causes problems with lots of roms. Yoda's ICS and Viper3D are two roms that i'm sure work fine with your hboot. But it will be a lot easier if you tried the method above to downgrade
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OMG! I got it working YAY!!! Finally, man you saved me from having to do the ROM roulette testing each one and switching up the various tweaks each time, wiping, etc... Thank you so much. I got Yoda ICS to run with the Stock HTC kernel. It's a bit twitchy but if it locks up the soft keys or taping stops working I just hit power to turn off the screen and then turn it on with power again and then it goes back to accepting input again. I am going to make a back up of the device and then see what is different from the other one I have and if they are the same (MD5s for a start then if they are different and when I take a look at unyaffs I will delve further)
Anyway I did notice that I wasn't getting the boot to flash properly at least according to the logs and when I looked at the version of the device it was Android 2.3.7 so maybe that had something to do with it. Anywho thanks again. And when I get to it I think I will write a nubs guide/checklist that has either links or whatever it needs for all the quirks I have come up against while doing this phone and the other one. Obviously it will have to be specific to the EVO and for the specs that mine have. Plus I know in the future to stay away from Hboot 1.53.0007 for dang sure. You made my day I hope you have just as good of one.
Glad to see you've got it working again. Theres a text file inside pg86img thats checks your cid. You should take a look here it will clear up some of your questions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906172
I'm running revolutionary hboot and i have had no problems at all on any rom. Just make sure you are running the latest firmware and you'll be good to go
Sorry for the short reply. Im at my uni, busy week ahead
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GSM HBOOT 1.58.0007 S-ON to S-OFF? unable to downgrade to hboot 1.49.0007
Hi, i have also similiar problem, so I would like to ask anyone for help... I unlocked my EVO3D by HTCdev HBOOT is 1.53.0007 and I want to downgrade to hboot 1.49.0007/8 for revolutionary because otherwise I cant flash CM9/10 roms succsessfully....I have read a lots of threads but only thing what was succesfull is the hboot unlock...but Im not S-OFF...
So for the instance, the phone:
Is HTC EVO3D GSM
CID is HTC__001
was on stock ICS 4.0.3 OTA rom
HBOOT 1.53.0007 S-ON
UNLOCKED S-ON by htcdev method
followed this thread to root http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=28106291 and flash ROM Method D and B, but i didnt do the wire trick way - my phone is some kind of different so I think wire trick is not possible, so I skipped that (and controlbear.exe and the download links are no longer working on unlimited.io, only way i get the files was from htcevohacks.com but controlbear.exe shows me some error that I dont remember for now, i will try and post it).
Then it's working on ICS NonSense® 4.0
to downgrade HBOOT to 1.49.0007 and get revolutionary S-OFF so i followed this http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1471246
The first method copying mmcblk0p31.img to sdcard and here im stuck....I dont understand why, but the command "adb shell dd....." copies mmcblk0p31 file of 16kB size and total empty content, so I cant change any version to 1.20.720.1 and cant downgrade....
So how to solve this problem? Is it cause that first I need to get hboot 1.53 S-OFF? If so, how?
Im sorry but currently the only method to downgrade your hboot is AFTER you get s-off with wire trick. What kind of problem are you facing with the wire trick? It sometimes takes more than a couple of attempts to do it right
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Im sorry but currently the only method to downgrade your hboot is AFTER you get s-off with wire trick. What kind of problem are you facing with the wire trick? It sometimes takes more than a couple of attempts to do it right
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The first problem is that on all tutorials and vids the HTC EVO3D back look like this
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h ttp:// htcevohacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/howto-downgrade-soff-htcevo3d-9-500x344.jpg
But my phone look like this - the SIMcard slot is just on the SD slot
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ht tp:// syenceiction.7u.cz/IMG_20121001_165929.jpg
(sry for the code but im not allowed to post outside links yet...)
So i dont know if there is a way how to make the wire trick, because the SIMslot seems to be blocking the contact to SDcard...
And the second problem, this is what happens when I plug the phone to USB and run controlbear.exe:
======== ControlBear 0.6 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
Starting up......
Connecting to device...
Searching device.....
Found device.....
Backing up......
Transferring backups....
Secondary backup FAILED!!
Press ENTER to exit.....
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And here it ends and I can't do anything...USB Debugging enabled...
bro if you read through this thread the OP tells you that you have to ignore that failed warning and continue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
and yes the method is a bit different for gsm phones.
http://unlimited.io/jb_shooteru.htm
you need to tap on the sim card metal slot instead of the sdcard one(in case of cdma)
...thanks... this needed to know. It's the first time im flashing evo3d, I sit whole day reading threads, tutorials and watching vids, so this went already out of me so I was surprised by the differences.
But in case of the controlbear.exe, I read whole post but I don't see anything about this error. How can I ignore it if the program stops with message "Press enter to exit" ?? I press enter, the window with program will close, so I run program as admin again and the same error is repeating...maybe its because actually the phone is on 20% battery so Im charging it now then i will try it with at least 75%...but...
Are you sure you are rooted? cause you need to be for this to work
If using windows make sure to run the program as admin.
unlimited.io is working for me
heres the file you need
Thans, I already find and downloaded, I have all the time the "GB" version.
Yes I think I rly am rooted...for root I followed the steps in the method B by friend.evil http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466 and installed exactly the superuser.zip file in step B9. Also I installed titanium Backup and other apps requiring root acces all working...
But strange was when I tried in adb.exe command "adb shell" then "#su" on th phone nothing happens - nothing like "super user permission granted" (I have it in other language than english so i dont know the form of the exact msg in eng").
//So now it looks like i made a big stupidity, I run the !GB" version of controlbear, everything was now working, phone restarted but because I realized that Im on ICS not GB ROM i Closed the controlbear when waiting for device...and the phone is now stuck on JuounutBear Screen.........
//So i can get to Hboot so it shouldnt be bricked, I will try to solve this reflashing boot.img via fastboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466&page=29
a guy did the same thing you did. flash the boot.img of stock rom in fastboot
EM|NEM said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466&page=29
a guy did the same thing you did. flash the boot.img of stock rom in fastboot
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Thank you very much...I've just successfully performed the wire trick and have JuopunutBear HBOOT 1.53.7777 S-OFF....I wonder how someone can figure out some wire trick and other mods...its nice.
Hopefully now I should be able to downgrade the HBOOT to 1.49.0007...
Good luck with that
now i can finally go back to studying damn i hate my uni
GL too...
but still ther is the problem with copying mmcblk0p31.img to SDcard...Im still wondering why, if my microSD is bad or the ROM is bad or what...when trying this way from CMD http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1471246 this is doing my cmd:
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C:\evo3dflash>adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p31 of=/mnt/sdcard/mmcblk0p31.im
g
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
32+0 records in
32+0 records out
16384 bytes transferred in 0.002 secs (8192000 bytes/sec)
this is bad, it should be 2045+0 records in 2045+0 records out and 1047040 bytes copied...
Anyone knows why? why is the image size of 16kB and total empty? because there is no information about the version as it should be according to this http://cache.gyazo.com/a0c2a86fabf917602dbb82a1a6a93d82.png
Hello everyone Im hoping someone can help me with a problem I'm having :/ . I want to go back to stock but I can't find the right ruu. I got a refurbished phone from VM and it came with 1.58 and radio 1.09 and flashed the nega rom but I want to go back to stock but everytime it says error when trying to ruu the phone. Can someone help me find the right ruu or tell me what I'm doing wrong? Ohh and I'm s-on.
Anyone? im almost crying of how fed up trying to find the problem ! :/ i cant find the fastboot drivers for the phone either
fabyprado123 said:
Hello everyone Im hoping someone can help me with a problem I'm having :/ . I want to go back to stock but I can't find the right ruu. I got a refurbished phone from VM and it came with 1.58 and radio 1.09 and flashed the nega rom but I want to go back to stock but everytime it says error when trying to ruu the phone. Can someone help me find the right ruu or tell me what I'm doing wrong? Ohh and I'm s-on.
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There is no RUU available yet that will work with the 2.95 update installed which is apparently how you go the phone. You can either get S-OFF and then flash the original RUU and take the two OTA updates, or try flashing one of the stock ROM's in this post. If you want to go back to almost 100% stock and unrooted you will need to flash the unrooted version of the stock ROM and then flash the stock recovery.
The one thing that won't be stock in that scenario is the bootloader since if you lock it the status will show "relocked" rhater than "locked".
ramjet73
I want to thank you for replying !!! ive seen many posts and you are like a god of the Htc evo 3d ! Im trying to get s off with jbear but i get the error message " connect device and install drivers" i think it might be the fastboot but not sure can you help me with that?
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I want to thank you for replying !!! ive seen many posts and you are like a god of the Htc evo 3d ! Im trying to get s off with jbear but i get the error message " connect device and install drivers" i think it might be the fastboot but not sure can you help me with that?
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You need to install the HTC drivers. Which version of Windows are you using?
Getting S-OFF with hboot 1.58 installed is still uncharted territory for VM users. I suggest you check out the related threads in this forum and post there for help since there are a lot of Evo V 4G users there that can help. They are actually looking for someone in your situation who is willing to try getting S-OFF so I'm sure you will get lots of help.
ramjet73
will do ive tried installing random drivers i find for the evo 3d but dont work :/ do you know where to put the folder for the drivers? thank you so much for your help btw
Dude !! I finally got s-off !!!
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Dude !! I finally got s-off !!!
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Great!
How did you do it?
ramjet73
I flashed viper Rom (don't remember which one) and that gave me stock kernel. Then, I downloaded a .zip file with the drivers to the phone and used the jbear program to s-off. Then , I put 1.04.200 hboot and used the ruu to bring me back to stock. Updated my phone and I am all good. If I get all the folders together might make a tutorial on how to get s-off even after taking the OTS updates on s-on. Or prob. You can hel0 me ramjet73?
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I flashed viper Rom (don't remember which one) and that gave me stock kernel. Then, I downloaded a .zip file with the drivers to the phone and used the jbear program to s-off. Then , I put 1.04.200 hboot and used the ruu to bring me back to stock. Updated my phone and I am all good. If I get all the folders together might make a tutorial on how to get s-off even after taking the OTS updates on s-on. Or prob. You can hel0 me ramjet73?
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Well, we already have guides on both XDA and androidforums.com and the unlimited.io developers that created JuopunutBear have gotten very sensitive about having instructions posted in other places.
I'm curious how you did the wire trick since the Windows downloads are no longer on the unlimited.io website. Did you use an existing guide? At this point we are just trying to figure out what is the best version of JBear to use after VM users have installed the March OTA and have hboot 1.58.
ramjet73
I'm not sure ? I have the folder though , I can send it to you and you can take a look at it?
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I'm not sure ? I have the folder though , I can send it to you and you can take a look at it?
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Yea, just for the jbear portion. I'd appreciate it if you can zip it up and upload it to dropbox or similar and PM the link to me.
As I said, at this point we are just trying to determine which jbear version works best with the Evo V updated to the March OTA and hboot 1.58. If the most effective process warrants a new guide I will be happy to work with you on that.
ramjet73
Program I used to S-OFF
I dont think its letting me send the link to the program i used. Can I post it here?
I created a similar thread the other day but it got so overwhelming and it was just confusing me more so I deleted it. I'm starting a fresh one so I can maybe explain myself better, not confuse anyone else and get better answers.
I just got a replacement Rezound in the mail today. My phone is currently on 4.05.605.14 710RD, LOCKED, HBOOT is 2.28.0000 & radios are 2.23.10.0123r/2.23.10.0124r.
That last time I was able to S-OFF I used the wire method and ControlBear for Windows. I went to the website Unlimited.IO and they no longer support Windows so I have no idea on how to S-OFF since I did it months ago. However, I did find ControlBear v0.1 for Windows here on the forums: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27764982&postcount=2079 My first question is will this version work for me? If you download it and open it you can see the zips contents. I wasn't sure If had to RUU back down to an earlier version for it to work? And last time I ended up being on a Juopunutbear HBOOT somehow.
So basically I want to be able to get back onto CyanogenMod 10.1 properly this time. I haven't done anything to my phone yet, still unrooted, on stock, etc.. I know my first step is too unlock it using the htcdev website but from there I'm confused, I can't remember the steps its been too long.
I need someone to please explain how I can get back to CM 10.1 and remain on the latest firmware/drivers/hboot etc. So I need help with rooting, s-off, how to get TWRP recovery back on, which to do first, etc.
I appreciate the help and I'll make sure I save this in case it ever happens again. Also, my apologies again for the previous thread, it was just too much going on, I just need simple steps.
Am not positive but i think u will need Ubuntu as that one wont work on the new 2.28 hboot. So lets start with u installing ubuntu on a drive or live cd
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xanda143 said:
Am not positive but i think u will need Ubuntu as that one wont work on the new 2.28 hboot. So lets start with u installing ubuntu on a drive or live cd
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ControlBear 0.1 worked for me on Windows, took a few tries but it finally pulled through. These where my steps:
1. unlocked
2. flashed recovery
3. flashed [ROM] OTA-Global-Stock-4.05.605.14 710RD-Rooted 5/1/13
4. flashed boot.img from the rom
5. did wired trick with CB 0.1
so i think im good now? just have a couple questions.
- my phone now says tampered/locked/s-off? last time i s-off it didnt have that tamper there, is this normal?
- im still on hboot 2.28.0000 & radio 2.23.10.0123r/2.23.10.0124r. is this latest hboot/firmware/radio?
- im still on that rom that i linked above. im good to go ahead and flash and jb rom now?
- last, is there anything else i need to do with my phone? fixing the mainver, etc.
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- my phone now says tampered/locked/s-off? last time i s-off it didnt have that tamper there, is this normal?
- im still on hboot 2.28.0000 & radio 2.23.10.0123r/2.23.10.0124r. is this latest hboot/firmware/radio?
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That's normal if you're still using an unpatched hboot. If you will still use some fastboot commands (I use fastboot boot zImage/fastboot flash zimage zImage alot) then look into vynlfreak's 2.27 patched hboot. DO NOT UNLOCK flash patched hboot instead.
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- im still on that rom that i linked above. im good to go ahead and flash and jb rom now?
- last, is there anything else i need to do with my phone? fixing the mainver, etc.
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Flash your rom and don't worry about mainver.
Just wanted to thank you two. I have always been hesitant about s-offing my phone. But seeing it here in a few simple steps gave me the courage to finally pull the trigger. I know I am super late to the S-Off party, but am thrilled to finally have arrived!
Few issues I've gotten my self into and would like some input
I rooted and attempted to install cyanogen and it failed every time knowing now that the partitions are wrong is why but I advance wiped and and was stuck
I cant get the ruu to run my system is 7 64 bit
I realy want the XXX.ing that runs in hboot but can't find it
I want to run the ruu or the img to restore it and then start from the top if I can
Thank you
weirdfate said:
Few issues I've gotten my self into and would like some input
I rooted and attempted to install cyanogen and it failed every time knowing now that the partitions are wrong is why but I advance wiped and and was stuck
I cant get the ruu to run my system is 7 64 bit
I realy want the XXX.ing that runs in hboot but can't find it
I want to run the ruu or the img to restore it and then start from the top if I can
Thank you
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To run the RUU from Windows 7 64 bit, be sure to install latest HTC sync manager and connect phone to finalize driver installation. Then try again.
It ain't nothing but a G thing baby... Lg G3 LGSL990
Evolution_Freak said:
To run the RUU from Windows 7 64 bit, be sure to install latest HTC sync manager and connect phone to finalize driver installation. Then try again.
It ain't nothing but a G thing baby... Lg G3 LGSL990
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I assumed that if the phone rooted and adb and fastboot work than the drivers were installed? Some times the ruu comes up and ask me to install with recomended settings
Htc ruu won't work without sync manager, period.
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I assumed that if the phone rooted and adb and fastboot work than the drivers were installed? Some times the ruu comes up and ask me to install with recomended settings
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Also, if your bootloader is already unlocked, you will have to relock it for RUU to work.
It ain't nothing but a G thing baby... Lg G3 LGSL990
Gonna try to load sync manager to dusting off my netbook to give that a go with 32 bit co
fizbanrapper said:
Htc ruu won't work without sync manager, period.
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Actually, I don't have HTC Sync installed, and it surely works for me. Sync manager allows for the drivers to be installed.
Now having issues getting s-off! Any idea?
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Now having issues getting s-off! Any idea?
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Some more info would be helpful. What ROM are you on? What Hboot do you currently have, and what is your radio (firmware) version?
It's important to provide as much information from the start so we can help you. There are currently five ways to gain S-off on the HTC EVO 4G LTE depending upon what software/firmware you currently have.
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Some more info would be helpful. What ROM are you on? What Hboot do you currently have, and what is your radio (firmware) version?
It's important to provide as much information from the start so we can help you. There are currently five ways to gain S-off on the HTC EVO 4G LTE depending upon what software/firmware you currently have.
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Ya that would help wouldn't it
Software 3.17.651.5 710RD
Factory rooted rom (flashed su 2.01 zip)
Hboot 2.09 0000
I tried rum runner and it gets to about 10 runs and stops
I did realize I don't have busybox but the installers crash and the phone reboots
Firewater
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Firewater
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Ill need to check this one out. Thank you
no dice! still s-on
if it is of any concern my s-on shows RL after it?
Why don't you just do the RUU back to factory stock and try it from the beginning? It seems like it might save you some time over trying to troubleshoot what is actually wrong.
Try rumrunner again. That's what finally worked for me one time. Rumrunner didn't take the first time and it didn't make a difference running it a second or third time. Firewater didn't work either, but I had success when I went back to rumrunner.
My worthless theory is that, for whatever reason, RR wasn't able to complete a specific critical step, but that FW was able to handle it. But then FW encountered issues on a subsequent step. Going back to RR worked because, this time, FW already took care of the task that RR couldn't do the first time around.
Of course I don't have a stack of evo's sitting around waiting to be s-offed, so I didn't get much of a chance to test my theory. I seem to remain s-off now even after ruu.
Remember to wipe well. It will help prevent a stinky ROM as well as awkward social situations.
I ruu to the one that had sence 5 and then rooted and ran Firewater (2 TIMES) and I'm good! Thank you for all your help