I would like to start out with saying that I am not new to rooting/roms but a lot has changed since I went to iOS. I have TWRP accessible and I can push files to my /sdcard/
I have tried several rooms but all of them fail to install.
Can someone please tell me the steps I need to take to go back to either stock or have another ROM working? (RUU fails as well, however it does detect the phone)
Any help is appreciated and trust me I spent hours reading threads so not just posting this for an easy way out.
chirayu said:
I would like to start out with saying that I am not new to rooting/roms but a lot has changed since I went to iOS. I have TWRP accessible and I can push files to my /sdcard/
I have tried several rooms but all of them fail to install.
Can someone please tell me the steps I need to take to go back to either stock or have another ROM working? (RUU fails as well, however it does detect the phone)
Any help is appreciated and trust me I spent hours reading threads so not just posting this for an easy way out.
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First, this should probably be in the Q&A section
Second, gonna need WAY more info about your phone. I assume you're rooted? S-off or S-on? What hboot version are you on? What version of TWRP are you currently using? What ROM are you on now? What RUU are you trying to use? Gonna have to give a little bit for us to work with.
Edit: Your signature also says you have the Evo Shift? Are you on the write forum?
Greenfieldan said:
First, this should probably be in the Q&A section
Second, gonna need WAY more info about your phone. I assume you're rooted? S-off or S-on? What hboot version are you on? What version of TWRP are you currently using? What ROM are you on now? What RUU are you trying to use? Gonna have to give a little bit for us to work with.
Edit: Your signature also says you have the Evo Shift? Are you on the write forum?
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I apologize for posting this in the wrong forum, like I was saying I haven't been here in a while and signature is outdated by about 6 years
Heres the info
TWRP v2.7.1.0
S-ON
HBOOT-2.10.0000
RADIO-1.13.11.1105
I had the last leaked RUU installed before I attempted flashing a custom ROM
Thank you for your reply!
chirayu said:
I apologize for posting this in the wrong forum, like I was saying I haven't been here in a while and signature is outdated by about 6 years
Heres the info
TWRP v2.7.1.0
S-ON
HBOOT-2.10.0000
RADIO-1.13.11.1105
I had the last leaked RUU installed before I attempted flashing a custom ROM
Thank you for your reply!
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Is your goal to flash another ROM or to go back to stock?
If you're going to be trying to flash another ROM I'd highly recommend running rumrunner and getting s-off. Otherwise there are a lot of hoops you'll need to jump through in order to flash ROMs (for starters, you'll need to flash the kernel separately).
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Is your goal to flash another ROM or to go back to stock?
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Whichever one is faster, I just want the phone up and running again.
So it's not running at all now? I'm assuming you can boot into bootloader and recovery but nothing else, right? You can run an RUU while in fastboot if I recall, which will give you at least a usable phone. That's also probably the fastest thing to do.
After that I'd highly recommend using rumrunner to get s-off. Otherwise flashing new ROMs will be a bear.
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So it's not running at all now? I'm assuming you can boot into bootloader and recovery but nothing else, right? You can run an RUU while in fastboot if I recall, which will give you at least asable phone. That's also probably the fastest thing to do.
After that I'd highly recommend using rumrunner to get s-off. Otherwise flashing new ROMs will be a bear.
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RUU fails with errors and it gets stuck at "HTC" screen
Do you have HTC Sync installed on your computer?
Greenfieldan said:
Do you have HTC Sync installed on your computer?
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Ah, I think something else made me delete it.
That'll do it. You need to have HTC Sync and all of the necessary drivers to run the RUU
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That'll do it. You need to have HTC Sync and all of the necessary drivers to run the RUU
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Thank you! giving that a try now
greenfieldan said:
that'll do it. You need to have htc sync and all of the necessary drivers to run the ruu
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error [155]: Uknown error
chirayu said:
error [155]: Uknown error
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D'oh! I bet your bootloader is still unlocked. It needs to be relocked before running the RUU.
Fastboot command 'fastboot oem lock' ought to do the trick.
Greenfieldan said:
D'oh! I bet your bootloader is still unlocked. It needs to be relocked before running the RUU.
Fastboot command 'fastboot oem lock' ought to do the trick.
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You're a life saver! at least you can bet I have rooting/unrooting down for this EVO. Just like the old times
Moved to Q&A forum
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I'm using the latest version of Joelz Sense Redefined and occasionally my phone would just restart when I'm using it. It happened to me today and it won't boot back up. I got it into fastboot by holding down and power after a battery pull but when I choose any of the options, it just shows me the HTC screen and the turns off. It also won't charge...I haven't had this before. Is there something like ODIN for HTC phones?
I don't know what ODIN is but if you're willing to start over you can run the RUU and get yourself back to stock. You'd have to download the latest 2.x version, relock the phone in fastboot, make sure you have HTC Sync installed on your pc, run RUU. Then you can flash Amon Ra again and install su from the AR developer menu to regain root. Then you can flash a ROM again.
Fera,
Thanks for the response. I was downloading an RUU in hopes that would work, but I currently can't find anyone offering them for more than a few kbps.
Did you remember to delete the .img file from your SD card the last time you did an install?
Yeah, I just used Scott's CleanFlash to flash the img.
RUUing actually failed. Said I had the wrong bootloader or something. I had indeed relocked.
which RUU did you run, the 1.xx or the 2.xx?
EmerikL said:
which RUU did you run, the 1.xx or the 2.xx?
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RUU_Vigor_VERIZON_WWE_2.01.605.11_Radio_RS_0.95.00.1123r_3161E_9K_QMR_release_233635_signed
It says I have 3.10.
It's failing at Updating Signature....
Essentially I need the ICS RUU and I think I'll be okay. Anyone know where I can find a working link?
There isn't one but try searching for Awesome Recovery Tool in the dev section. It automates mainver workarounds. If that doesn't help your situation search "mainver" as you need to do a fix since your phone is on a higher mainver than the official one due to the ICS leak.
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There isn't one but try searching for Awesome Recovery Tool in the dev section. It automates mainver workarounds. If that doesn't help your situation search "mainver" as you need to do a fix since your phone is on a higher mainver than the official one due to the ICS leak.
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Unfortunately I can't even get to recovery to use that tool :-( Yeah the mainver errors seem to be trouble if you can't even get to recovery...that's why I think that 3.10 RUU will be the ticket to get me back on track...
thatguy222 said:
Unfortunately I can't even get to recovery to use that tool :-( Yeah the mainver errors seem to be trouble if you can't even get to recovery...that's why I think that 3.10 RUU will be the ticket to get me back on track...
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Well you won't get a 3.x RUU until the official ICS release afaik.
You said you can get into fastboot? Try flashing Amon Ra again, I read that v3.10 is best for ICS. And maybe the kernel in case that got corrupted.
Look at this post. You have two options to help you.
Personally I think that fix 2 will get you to where you need to be. I tried it before just to see if I could do it, and it was pretty easy.
EmerikL said:
Look at this post. You have two options to help you.
Personally I think that fix 2 will get you to where you need to be. I tried it before just to see if I could do it, and it was pretty easy.
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I'm having trouble with adb not seeing my device although the fastboot devices command does show it. I am in fastboot on the device.
feralicious said:
Well you won't get a 3.x RUU until the official ICS release afaik.
You said you can get into fastboot? Try flashing Amon Ra again, I read that v3.10 is best for ICS. And maybe the kernel in case that got corrupted.
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Tried reflashing Amon Ra and the kernel but the phone is just shutting off/going black when I choose Recovery in fastboot.
Did you get the file?
Are you in charge only mode?
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Did you get the file?
Are you in charge only mode?
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I got the Android SDK and the hex editor. The trouble is I can't get into charge only mode because you actually need to be able to boot into Android to get that. :-( So I'm stuck with only being able to work from the bootloader/fastboot/hboot.
thatguy222 said:
I had indeed relocked.
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Have you re-unlocked since this?
EmerikL said:
Have you re-unlocked since this?
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Yes, but I re-unlocked via the All-In-One tool. I'm currently showing as Unlocked.
And when you go into fastboot does it change to fastboot USB when you connect to your computer? Is HTC Sync disabled?
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It seems like the questions about returning to 100% stock are coming up more often lately, possibly because more users are moving on to other devices. Whatever the reason, I thought a simple guide might be useful to avoid having to duplicate this info in other threads and PM's.
This procedure should work for any CDMA or GSM Evo 3D/V that is S-OFF. There is no way to get an S-ON device that has been HTC unlocked back to 100% stock since relocking the bootloader will result in a status of "relocked".
Here are the steps to do it:
1. Flash the "query_bootloader.zip" file attached to this post in recovery. If the status message shows your bootloader is "unlocked" or "relocked" flash the "lock_bootloader.zip" file from the same post to reset it to "locked".
2. Download an RUU.exe (Windows) or RUU.zip (bootloader) file for your model from this page and flash it using the appropriate method.
If you use the .exe version from Windows it works best if you put the phone into "fastboot USB" mode, and you may have to cancel the RUU utility and restart if it hangs after flashing the stock bootloader when you start with a custom hboot installed.
To flash the RUU.zip via the bootloader it must be renamed to PG86IMG.zip and placed in the root of your SD card, and may need to be flashed twice if a custom hboot is installed the first time it is flashed.
I recommend using the latest version for your model but any compatible RUU can be flashed while S-OFF. It's also a good idea to boot the ROM without doing any setup after flashing the RUU to make sure the ROM has been reset to the stock version.
3. Confirm that the bootloader shows "***LOCKED***" on the top line of the screen and the HBOOT version is a stock bootloader for your device.
4. Issue the "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" command from a PC.
Note: Make 100% sure you have the stock bootloader installed before issuing this command or you will brick your phone.
Your phone will now be 100% stock.
ramjet73
Thanks for the nice toturial but i´m just wondering one thing.
If you fail with the command
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, will your phone get hardbricked or is it possible to flash a recovery and start over again with fastboot?
dR.BaNaNe said:
Thanks for the nice toturial but i´m just wondering one thing.
If you fail with the command
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fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
, will your phone get hardbricked or is it possible to flash a recovery and start over again with fastboot?
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If that command fails nothing will happen and your phone will stay S-OFF but the odds of that happening are very small unless your phone is not in "fastboot usb" mode when you issue it.
The risk involves issuing that command when you have a custom hboot like JBear or Revolutionary installed because those bootloaders are not signed and will cause the phone to brick. In that scenario you would not be able to get into recovery.
ramjet73
Ok thanks man.
Ok, in the RUU's I can download I have 2 problems:
1) How do I know which one to download? I see a few that have Sprint ICS. I have the Virgin Mobile phone Evo V 4g. Which one would I get?
2) I have already tried downloading a few of them, and each time it stops at a different point and windows says the zip file is not valid. Is there another place I can download the correct RUU?
I need to get this done soon as I have a replacement headed this way.
matt965 said:
Ok, in the RUU's I can download I have 2 problems:
1) How do I know which one to download? I see a few that have Sprint ICS. I have the Virgin Mobile phone Evo V 4g. Which one would I get?
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This is the correct RUU for your phone.
2) I have already tried downloading a few of them, and each time it stops at a different point and windows says the zip file is not valid. Is there another place I can download the correct RUU?
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If that link doesn't work for you the same RUU is available here, including an MD5 checksum you can use to verify the download.
I need to get this done soon as I have a replacement headed this way.
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ramjet73 said:
1. Flash the "query_bootloader.zip" file attached to this post in recovery. If the status message shows your bootloader is "unlocked" or "relocked" flash the "lock_bootloader.zip" file from the same post to reset it to "locked".
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how do i do this if i have no working recovery? iv been trying to ruu with RUU_Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.08.651.3_Radio_0.97.10.0808_NV_SPCS_1.31_003_release_219445_signed.exe
iv tried many ruu's but only 2 have ever gone through. when it does i just get reboots on htc screen. recovery does not seem to work.
thanks for the help. hope i havnt bricked my phone
birddseedd said:
how do i do this if i have no working recovery? iv been trying to ruu with RUU_Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.08.651.3_Radio_0.97.10.0808_NV_SPCS_1.31_003_release_219445_signed.exe
iv tried many ruu's but only 2 have ever gone through. when it does i just get reboots on htc screen. recovery does not seem to work.
thanks for the help. hope i havnt bricked my phone
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This is the wrong thread for what you need to do and I posted a link to the correct guide in the thread you opened in the development forum that got moved to Q&A.
When you are ready to download the RUU look for the 2.89.651.2 version.
ramjet73
thank you ramjet for the link. my phone is now 99% stock. The 1% is because of the S-OFF part of the bootloader. It shows it is locked so that's good, but I think that means I can't turn S-ON, as it says in the first post. Oh well, hopefully they will accept it like that.
matt965 said:
thank you ramjet for the link. my phone is now 99% stock. The 1% is because of the S-OFF part of the bootloader. It shows it is locked so that's good, but I think that means I can't turn S-ON, as it says in the first post. Oh well, hopefully they will accept it like that.
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if you figure out how to get jb roms to boot post back so we all can know how
birddseedd said:
if you figure out how to get jb roms to boot post back so we all can know how
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JB roms don't boot with this phone??? Strange since mine booted just fine with them.
matt965 said:
JB roms don't boot with this phone??? Strange since mine booted just fine with them.
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They do.
This is the wrong thread to discuss booting JB ROM's and I don't know why he posted that here.
ramjet73
Thanks for this thread, great to go back to 100% stock for warranty purposes...
But for sellers who's warranty has run out, the newest JB or ICS rom is the best
Which RUU do i use for a Sprint Evo 3?
I'd like to follow the instructions here; you pointed me to this OP in another reply when I asked how to go back to stock, but I don't know which one to use. I'm on hboot 1.50.5050 running CM 10.1 on a Sprint Evo 3D, using "Wild for the Night" and I want to go back to 100% stock, S-ON, unrooted, locked.
Is 'WWE' the US version? I know not to use RUUs for other countries but I can't tell which to use from the list.
(I used the jbear wire trick and have Ext4 installed if it makes any difference.)
occulus said:
I'd like to follow the instructions here; you pointed me to this OP in another reply when I asked how to go back to stock, but I don't know which one to use. I'm on hboot 1.50.5050 running CM 10.1 on a Sprint Evo 3D, using "Wild for the Night" and I want to go back to 100% stock, S-ON, unrooted, locked.
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This is the RUU you want to use.
ramjet73
Does it work for EVO 3D GSM with Revolutionary?
Sorry for my english.
ramjet73 said:
This procedure should work for any CDMA or GSM Evo 3D/V that is S-OFF. There is no way to get an S-ON device that has been HTC unlocked back to 100% stock since relocking the bootloader will result in a status of "relocked".
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t_mcpardi said:
Does it work for EVO 3D GSM with Revolutionary?
Sorry for my english.
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Probably not, since ramjet said that in the OP.
t_mcpardi said:
Does it work for EVO 3D GSM with Revolutionary?
Sorry for my english.
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raptoro07 said:
Probably not, since ramjet said that in the OP.
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If he has Revolutionary and is S-OFF this guide should work as long as the RUU is available for the model of his phone. That's the only thing that is specific to the GSM or CDMA model.
ramjet73
Which ruu do I use I'm running hboot 1.50.5050 and bootloader is unlocked
rafylora1230 said:
Which ruu do I use I'm running hboot 1.50.5050 and bootloader is unlocked
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The hboot doesn't matter, but if you are on Virgin Mobile you need this one.
ramjet73
[SOLVED - See Post #9]
Hey everyone,
So, I have some experience with rooting/ROMs, bootloaders and recoveries, all specifically on my HTC Droid Incredible (Yep, the original). But that's long in the tooth these days, and getting rather difficult to stand the slower speeds and all.
I decided to pick up a used phone, in this case an HTC Rezound, to repair and serve as my default. Cracked digitizer, but that's an easy fix, and it works for the moment which is all that matters. Turns out there was one more problem with it - it doesn't boot Android. It gets stuck in a bootloop if you allow it to boot, but it does go to hboot if you boot it up and hold the VOL down key, as expected. I cannot boot into recovery.
I tried flashing the 4.03.605.2 RUU from AndroidPolice - same problem. So, I'm not sure where the issue lies. I'd like to start by just getting the phone back to stock, and booting into Android if anyone can help me. I should be able to do everything properly from there.
I'm not entirely certain if HBOOT is stock - it shows the Android on the skateboard at the bottom - I'm not sure if that's a custom HBOOT or not, and I can't seem to find any specific reference to it. It is LOCKED with S-ON, so, I've been assuming that it hasn't been tampered with too deeply, someone just hosed an upgrade and I'm not sure how to go about getting it fixed.
Any help is deeply appreciated.
- Katie
lolatvincent said:
You have to fastboot oem rebootRUU first
then fastboot flash zip PH98IMG.zip
you may have to flash the zip twice.
Code:
androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/487280-easier-way-flash-pb31img-files.html
(I can't link yet)
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This might be able to help you too. You have adb and fastboot on your computer right?
lolatvincent said:
This might be able to help you too. You have adb and fastboot on your computer right?
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Yes, I do. Thank you, I'll check that out!
Like I was saying, I knew it wasn't bricked, I just didn't know how to go about doing it. I think I get where I need to go with that.
ncc74656m said:
Yes, I do. Thank you, I'll check that out!
Like I was saying, I knew it wasn't bricked, I just didn't know how to go about doing it. I think I get where I need to go with that.
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Flash a recovery in a zip right after you finish the ruu using the same method (no need for reboot).
To get root again you might want this: downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed.zip
lolatvincent said:
Flash a recovery in a zip right after you finish the ruu using the same method (no need for reboot).
To get root again you might want this: downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed.zip
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Ok, no such luck. I did the RUU flash and then tried rebooting, no go, tried reflashing from my SD after that, nothing. I'm not sure what to do now. :/
Update
Small update - I did the HTC bootloader unlock and successfully got Amon Ra flashed onto it. Now working on getting Android to boot. *sigh* This thing is a serious pain in the... :angel:
If I get it to work, I'll be sacrificing a ram, or at least some RAM. :fingers-crossed:
Still, I'm open to any suggestions or help anyone can offer. Thank you!
I would make a nandroid now and keep it as is for a bit just to make sure it functions okay.
Then if all is good flash a ROM!
I'm running ViperRez and it's very good. Doesn't seem to stream bluetooth media but all else is good. Very nice daily driver. There might be an update coming which will hopefully fix the bt steaming.
feralicious said:
I would make a nandroid now and keep it as is for a bit just to make sure it functions okay.
Then if all is good flash a ROM!
I'm running ViperRez and it's very good. Doesn't seem to stream bluetooth media but all else is good. Very nice daily driver. There might be an update coming which will hopefully fix the bt steaming.
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Heh, that would be doing things the SMART way. I'm going to do the unofficial CM9 which has BT streaming media, but not phone - sadly, something I'm much more interested in. I am wondering if I can't get the stock ICS or JB on there and just stick with that, since I do like using my BT headset. But since I've had no luck so far getting that to go on there, I think I'll take my chances with CM9 first, and go from there.
If I get that, I'll back it up thoroughly and then try my hand at putting the stock 4.03 on instead.
Solved!
Ok, so, I got CM9 booted!
The short of what I did was the following steps:
1) HTC Dev Bootloader Unlock
2) Installed Amon Ra
3) Installed CM9 using the S-ON instructions found at the site below - I can't link yet, so forgive me.
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1885553
4) Letting the bootloader flash the Kernel failed, so I had to do it manually by following the instructions for S-ON below in case of a parsing failure:
Code:
http://www.androidauthority.com/rezound-android-4-0-4-ics-cyanogenmod-9-cm9-rom-unofficial-120696/
5) Boot and done!
ncc74656m said:
Ok, so, I got CM9 booted!
The short of what I did was the following steps:
1) HTC Dev Bootloader Unlock
2) Installed Amon Ra
3) Installed CM9 using the S-ON instructions found at the site below - I can't link yet, so forgive me.
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1885553
4) Letting the bootloader flash the Kernel failed, so I had to do it manually by following the instructions for S-ON below in case of a parsing failure:
Code:
http://www.androidauthority.com/rezound-android-4-0-4-ics-cyanogenmod-9-cm9-rom-unofficial-120696/
5) Boot and done!
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Oh! I misread your last post above mine and thought you had gotten it back to stock.
Your issue was exactly what you figured out, that when you are s-on you need to flash the kernel separately after flashing a ROM or else you'll get stuck. If you s-off that will be automated but s-off makes it easier to brick your phone. I don't flash often so I'm staying s-on.
Sorry I misread your post, I could've let you know about that.
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Oh! I misread your last post above mine and thought you had gotten it back to stock.
Your issue was exactly what you figured out, that when you are s-on you need to flash the kernel separately after flashing a ROM or else you'll get stuck. If you s-off that will be automated but s-off makes it easier to brick your phone. I don't flash often so I'm staying s-on.
Sorry I misread your post, I could've let you know about that.
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No worries, it happens, thank you!!!!
Sorry if the answers im looking for are somewhere else but i cant find them. Im not new to the rooting game but it has been awhile, last phone rooted was the original evo and ive fallen behind on the new software and such. anyways ive rooted successfully and am running hboot 1.19 with s-on. for some reason i get the same error message when flasing a rom saying that sdcard cannot be found. do i need to be running s-off with 1.19 to flash roms? Thanks!
zolis1931 said:
Sorry if the answers im looking for are somewhere else but i cant find them. Im not new to the rooting game but it has been awhile, last phone rooted was the original evo and ive fallen behind on the new software and such. anyways ive rooted successfully and am running hboot 1.19 with s-on. for some reason i get the same error message when flasing a rom saying that sdcard cannot be found. do i need to be running s-off with 1.19 to flash roms? Thanks!
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What rom are you flashing? What recovery are you using? What release of said recovery are you using? can you see the sdcard in the listing of the recovery screen?
rawintellect said:
What rom are you flashing? What recovery are you using? What release of said recovery are you using? can you see the sdcard in the listing of the recovery screen?
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i was trying to flash the new 4.2.2 CM10.1 rom, when i found that wasnt working, i tried to flash jellybam and that didnt work either. Im using TWRP v 2.1.8 and i can see the sdcard listing. ive done all the routine wiping and such. do you think its an issue of hboot and s-on?
this is the error message i get.
E: Unable to stat '/sdcard2/.
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/cm-10-1.zip"
You need to update twrp
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You need to update twrp
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ahh such a simple solution lol. will this take care of the s-on?
zolis1931 said:
ahh such a simple solution lol. will this take care of the s-on?
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Hopefully that all that is needed... but S-OFF is the way to go if you can do it. It will save you so many headaches in the future. HTC is making it harder on s-on people to do anything to their phone, this started with the 3.15 JB update and will probably get worse. S-OFF my friend S-OFF
bigdaddy619 said:
Hopefully that all that is needed... but S-OFF is the way to go if you can do it. It will save you so many headaches in the future. HTC is making it harder on s-on people to do anything to their phone, this started with the 3.15 JB update and will probably get worse. S-OFF my friend S-OFF
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I would love to go s-off as on my old evo but unfortunately, my pc is a thing of the past and im now stuck with a macbook :/
zolis1931 said:
I would love to go s-off as on my old evo but unfortunately, my pc is a thing of the past and im now stuck with a macbook :/
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Ubuntu can be installed on macbooks:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation
Flashing a newer recovery didnt work, im just going to borrow a friends pc tomorrow and go s off
zolis1931 said:
Flashing a newer recovery didnt work, im just going to borrow a friends pc tomorrow and go s off
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Hold the phone. Flashing TOO new of a recovery (like TWRP 2.4.1) can also cause problems. There's something that the dev has to place in the ROM in order to be compatible with 2.4.1. May I suggest you try 2.3.1? It seems to be the "sweet spot" and works with most ROMs out there today.
Here's the install page for the evo 4g LTE:
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/98
rawintellect said:
Hold the phone. Flashing TOO new of a recovery (like TWRP 2.4.1) can also cause problems. There's something that the dev has to place in the ROM in order to be compatible with 2.4.1. May I suggest you try 2.3.1? It seems to be the "sweet spot" and works with most ROMs out there today.
I shall give that a shot now
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zolis1931 said:
rawintellect said:
Hold the phone. Flashing TOO new of a recovery (like TWRP 2.4.1) can also cause problems. There's something that the dev has to place in the ROM in order to be compatible with 2.4.1. May I suggest you try 2.3.1? It seems to be the "sweet spot" and works with most ROMs out there today.
I shall give that a shot now
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cool. and if you can't find them here is the link to the fastboot images:
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/jewel
these are flashed via fastboot with the command:
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-jewel.img command
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Hey guys i gota semi bricked EVO LTE on the 3.16 SW i was wondering if anyone can help me fix. I tried to root it and thats what caused this issue. I did the bootloader unlocked, loaded TWRP recovery, then installed SU, then it wouldn't turn on, would only flash to sprint screen.
I have tried to to a full wipe / factory - didn't work
i have tried to load the 3.15 RUU - does not work (it just shows loading the rom forever)
i have tried to load it through fastboot via Ulimited.IO (it just freezes during the loading of the SW)
what else can i try? I seems like everytime the phone tries to take a ROM it will just not respond.
thanks
OK your on the latest firmware I think 3.16 and if your s-on that means you have the new touch panel driver which limits what ROMs will work on your device.
You need to download a ROM with a s-on installer included or pull the boot IMG from the ROM and flash via fast boot because you can't flash kernels easily when your S-ON .You also will need a rom that's compatible with the latest fw. AFAIK most of the sense ROMs will be good to go, I really don't know which ones cause I'm s-off and don't have the tp driver problem.
If you need more info there's s thread stickied in Q&A called "don't panic" that will answer most of questions
Once your up and running you should go about getting S-Off.
SENT FROM MY LTEVO
corcgaigh said:
OK your on the latest firmware I think 3.16 and if your s-on that means you have the new touch panel driver which limits what ROMs will work on your device.
You need to download a ROM with a s-on installer included or pull the boot IMG from the ROM and flash via fast boot because you can't flash kernels easily when your S-ON .You also will need a rom that's compatible with the latest fw. AFAIK most of the sense ROMs will be good to go, I really don't know which ones cause I'm s-off and don't have the tp driver problem.
If you need more info there's s thread stickied in Q&A called "don't panic" that will answer most of questions
Once your up and running you should go about getting S-Off.
SENT FROM MY LTEVO
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thanks for the info. So i need to get a rom with s-on installer and flash it via fastboot flash zip xxxxxx.zip? But i'm not even sure if i'm rooted. I did install the SU in there, it said okay, but now i cant access the recovery. only fastboot. would this damage the phone in anyways?
thanks
right now its showing
**tampered***
** relocked **
** security warning**
Jewel PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT - 2.09
RADIO - 1.12.11.1210
OpenDSP - V31.1.0.45.0815
emmc- Boot
oct 18 2012
I just tried to flash MeanBean v309 on it via fastboot and it didn't work? is it because the file is too big? I am pretty sure the bean mean is a S-on ROM
Looks like u need to unlock again. Use the same command as the last time
"Fast boot OEM unlock" or whatever it is. Flash twrp recovery thru fast boot. Once you have twrp installed flash a rooted ROM to gain root.
SENT FROM MY LTEVO
corcgaigh said:
Looks like u need to unlock again. Use the same command as the last time
"Fast boot OEM unlock" or whatever it is. Flash twrp recovery thru fast boot. Once you have twrp installed flash a rooted ROM to gain root.
SENT FROM MY LTEVO
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took your advice, re-unlocked it and installed TWRP recovery on it, and now i get recovery, but i cant use it because the touch screen does not work so i'm in the process of trying to find a CMW recovery instead and try to install a newer rom.
truwrxtacy said:
took your advice, re-unlocked it and installed TWRP recovery on it, and now i get recovery, but i cant use it because the touch screen does not work so i'm in the process of trying to find a CMW recovery instead and try to install a newer rom.
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Do not use CMW. It was abandoned a long time ago for our phones. Something about it screwing up partitions. Install a new version of TWRP. 2.4 or higher. And Venom rom has an s-on installer for sure. Other roms might have one but I'm not sure which ones. Stay away from CMW.
The s-on installer is just an installer added to the ROM zip so that you don't have to flash the boot.img seperately. Just get a working version of TWRP and flash Venom (or other s-on friendly rom). That should work.
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Do not use CMW. It was abandoned a long time ago for our phones. Something about it screwing up partitions. Install a new version of TWRP. 2.4 or higher. And Venom rom has an s-on installer for sure. Other roms might have one but I'm not sure which ones. Stay away from CMW.
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ahh okay thanks, i'll give it a shot and report back.
truwrxtacy said:
ahh okay thanks, i'll give it a shot and report back.
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thanks guys so i got it working! i appreciate everyones help! I ended up loading a new TWRP recovery, and loading the new Meanbean and it works now.
I have one last question, does this mean i can only install roms compatible with 3.16 now? The only reason i went through all of this was because i wanted ICS on it. The new JB diag drivers dont work, and the only way i can make the diag drivers work is to downgrade to ICS. If i try to downgrade will i mess it up again?
thanks
truwrxtacy said:
thanks guys so i got it working! i appreciate everyones help! I ended up loading a new TWRP recovery, and loading the new Meanbean and it works now.
I have one last question, does this mean i can only install roms compatible with 3.16 now? The only reason i went through all of this was because i wanted ICS on it. The new JB diag drivers dont work, and the only way i can make the diag drivers work is to downgrade to ICS. If i try to downgrade will i mess it up again?
thanks
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Yes, you are stuck on 3.16 roms. Anything below and your touchscreen won't work. I highly recommend going for s-off. Makes everything so much easier. The only other option is to use babyracun from unlimited.io then ruu to 3.15. But if you're doing that you might as well go for s-off.
tilltheend714 said:
Yes, you are stuck on 3.16 roms. Anything below and your touchscreen won't work. I highly recommend going for s-off. Makes everything so much easier. The only other option is to use babyracun from unlimited.io then ruu to 3.15. But if you're doing that you might as well go for s-off.
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Agreed. I did babyracun and then Facepalm afterwards. Worked great on Windows 7 64bit of which isn't supported by the developers, of course
Delakit said:
Agreed. I did babyracun and then Facepalm afterwards. Worked great on Windows 7 64bit of which isn't supported by the developers, of course
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Which is what this guy should do since he doesn't have ubuntu and probably doesn't want to use a live disc.
thanks alot guys, i was not aware of the babyracoon. I'll give that a shot.
thanks
i have a question about baby racoon, as it does not have a separate thing for it.
So do i download baby racoon and run all the adb commands, and then run face palm, then ruu?
or do i download baby racoon and run all the adb commands, and ruu then face palm?
sorry i'm a noob
truwrxtacy said:
thanks alot guys, i was not aware of the babyracoon. I'll give that a shot.
thanks
i have a question about baby racoon, as it does not have a separate thing for it.
So do i download baby racoon and run all the adb commands, and then run face palm, then ruu?
or do i download baby racoon and run all the adb commands, and ruu then face palm?
sorry i'm a noob
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Do steps 6-9 on unlimited io. That will leave your phone at stock 3.15. Then go and find out what facepalm requires and continue with that.