stuck in Hboot - Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey Guys, I am stuck in Hboot. I tried downgrading with the RUU. I click on the volume up to update when it restarted I got an error. Now I am stuck in Hboot with s-on. Can anyone help. thanks
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jadsru1 said:
Hey Guys, I am stuck in Hboot. I tried downgrading with the RUU. I click on the volume up to update when it restarted I got an error. Now I am stuck in Hboot with s-on. Can anyone help. thanks
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You cannot downgrade with S-on, flash the MR1

Try to dl the ruu again on your computer. Check the md5sum after its done. Pull the SD card from your phone and user a card reader to put the new file on it (delete the old first obviously) then try again
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how exactly do you check the md5sum? lol

jyabor91 said:
how exactly do you check the md5sum? lol
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http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/File-Management/MD5-Checker.shtml
You should always make sure the checksums match before flashing anything sensitive to your phone.

Did no one read what i said? Im pretty sure you cant downgrade with S-ON.. correct me if im wrong

xander0306 said:
Try to dl the ruu again on your computer. Check the md5sum after its done. Pull the SD card from your phone and user a card reader to put the new file on it (delete the old first obviously) then try again
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I tried that. After checking the file The phone went straight to Hboot again. not sure what to do at this point. Yes S-on, I wasn't aware I wasn't supposed to do that. Sorry.

jadsru1 said:
I tried that. After checking the file The phone went straight to Hboot again. not sure what to do at this point. Yes S-on, I wasn't aware I wasn't supposed to do that. Sorry.
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What rom were u on? Are you rooted? What did u do to get stuck in hboot? Did you ever try to get s off?
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Hey I had a similar issue with my phone, first question does it give you a error on the Hboot screen saying security error? secondly it sounds like and correct me if I am wrong but it sounds like you probably had root and then used a full signed ruu to downgrade and if you did thats why your stuck at the moment. If that is what you did I am pretty sure you can recover from that so not all is lost. I am unclear on the exact steps your going to need to do to recover because the issue like the previous post says is that you cannot downgrade and if you flashed the mr1 ruu there is no newer version to flash to that is actually signed. Your next step is to go to the forum for thunderbolts in the general section and find the live chat (should be the first sticky), you want to talk to either Jcase or Adrenaline as they are best prepared with the knowledge to recover your device. I hope this helps at least get you pointed in the right direction.

balopez said:
Hey I had a similar issue with my phone, first question does it give you a error on the Hboot screen saying security error? secondly it sounds like and correct me if I am wrong but it sounds like you probably had root and then used a full signed ruu to downgrade and if you did thats why your stuck at the moment. If that is what you did I am pretty sure you can recover from that so not all is lost. I am unclear on the exact steps your going to need to do to recover because the issue like the previous post says is that you cannot downgrade and if you flashed the mr1 ruu there is no newer version to flash to that is actually signed. Your next step is to go to the forum for thunderbolts in the general section and find the live chat (should be the first sticky), you want to talk to either Jcase or Adrenaline as they are best prepared with the knowledge to recover your device. I hope this helps at least get you pointed in the right direction.
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That's exactly what I did. I am getting a pink "security warning" on the Hboot screen as well.
To recap...I was running Tesla 1.7 upgraded to GB then tried downgrading by doing a complete reversion, using the MR1 custom ruu (like in the sticky)...that's where I got stuck. thanks for the help.

Bad download? Do you have a microsd reader? Load a fresh download and try again.
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[Q] Unable to return Rezound to stock using RUU

Hi everyone,
I've found the information in these forums to be very helpful and have never posted on anything before, but I have a question that I'm not finding a good answer for.
I successfully unlocked my bootloader and rooted last night and am now running scrosler's CleanROM. However I want to return to stock using the RUU from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1338916
When I run the RUU I am getting stuck at the HTC recovery screen, and the windows installer tells me that the RUU is not compatible. I tried extracting the rom.zip, renamed it to PH98IMG.zip, copied it to the SDcard and load it in HBOOT, but it won't work either.
Any ideas? I mainly just want to make sure I have a working method to return to stock just in case I accidentally brick the phone at some point, but otherwise I'm good for now.
You run the ruu from your pc if it's like other htcs
sent from my newly unlocked Rezound
phackney said:
Hi everyone,
I've found the information in these forums to be very helpful and have never posted on anything before, but I have a question that I'm not finding a good answer for.
I successfully unlocked my bootloader and rooted last night and am now running scrosler's CleanROM. However I want to return to stock using the RUU from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1338916
When I run the RUU I am getting stuck at the HTC recovery screen, and the windows installer tells me that the RUU is not compatible. I tried extracting the rom.zip, renamed it to PH98IMG.zip, copied it to the SDcard and load it in HBOOT, but it won't work either.
Any ideas? I mainly just want to make sure I have a working method to return to stock just in case I accidentally brick the phone at some point, but otherwise I'm good for now.
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You need to have a recovery backup. Then you can always go back.
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Neither of these answers attempt to address the issue of why the RUU doesn't work.
Have you tried both?
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Here's a more specific account of what happens when I run the RUU.
I get the progress bar that says "Sending......." but then after a few seconds I get the following error:
Error [155] unknown error
The ROM Update Utility cannot update your Android phone
Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again
I've spent the last hour Googling this error and have found that it is a known error with other HTC devices but can't find any info on the Rezound.
Found this helpful thread for a similar issue with the Desire:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1029401
Tried starting the RUU with the phone already in fastboot but that didn't change anything.
What does it do when you copy the zip to the sd card and run it?
marclile said:
What does it do when you copy the zip to the sd card and run it?
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I get the little progress bar in the upper right corner of HBOOT that shows it is reading the file, however it doesn't present me with the option to flash it. Instead it just skips to the HBOOT menu.
phackney said:
I get the little progress bar in the upper right corner of HBOOT that shows it is reading the file, however it doesn't present me with the option to flash it. Instead it just skips to the HBOOT menu.
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Interesting, I wonder if anyone has ran it this ruu successfully
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Figured it out. On a hunch I re-locked the bootloader and tried running the RUU using the Windows installer and it worked. It must be some sort of security check thing. I'll just unlock the bootloader again after it's done flashing. It might be good for someone with more seniority on the forum to make this information more visible in case anyone else runs into this issue.
phackney said:
Figured it out. On a hunch I re-locked the bootloader and tried running the RUU using the Windows installer and it worked. It must be some sort of security check thing. I'll just unlock the bootloader again after it's done flashing. It might be good for someone with more seniority on the forum to make this information more visible in case anyone else runs into this issue.
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I agree. It probably needs to be added to the post that has the ruu files and it.
Glad you got it working.
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marclile said:
I agree. It probably needs to be added to the post that has the ruu files and it.
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Can you make that happen?
phackney said:
Can you make that happen?
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i can't change the post but i'll post something in that thread.
Any idea on how to get the phone to relock if "fastboot oem lock" goes to "waiting for device" without responding?
I'm in a similar situation, but I cannot seem to get my phone to relock.
Nevermind. I forgot to get into bootloader mode via adb.
phackney said:
Figured it out. On a hunch I re-locked the bootloader and tried running the RUU using the Windows installer and it worked. It must be some sort of security check thing. I'll just unlock the bootloader again after it's done flashing. It might be good for someone with more seniority on the forum to make this information more visible in case anyone else runs into this issue.
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Thank you. Had the same error. Felt like an idiot when I read your post. Can't believe I didn't think of that first.
So how do you re-lock? Thanks
Fastboot oem lock
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[Q] Unrooting the Thunderbolt

Hello everyone.
Long story short I got a droid razr and my mom got my thunderbolt. For ease of use I want to unroot it for her.
I looked at the stickies and saw there wasnt a method to unroot for my situation.
My phone was rooted with the old auto root method from back in march of 2011. So how do I unroot now?
Thanks.
Ginger unroot app works flawlessly
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Ginger unroot app? As in from the market? Where do I get this?
Is there an alternative route where I don't have to pay?
If you don't get the answer, you could just put the rooted version of 605.9 on there for her.
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Look here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310014
Nowetdio, I saw that, but I didn't use revolutionary, so what can I do?
Classic, but that won't put S-on right? I need it fully unrooted.
Icey34 said:
Nowetdio, I saw that, but I didn't use revolutionary, so what can I do?
Re-read the OP of the link provided, talks about if you rooted "old school". Sounds like your situation
Classic, but that won't put S-on right? I need it fully unrooted.
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Correct, will still have s-off
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Towards the bottom of the OP there are two RUU's that you need flash separately in hboot. Flash the first file first or you will run into issues. Also rename each file to PG05IMG.zip.
The first file
(PG05IMG_no_hboot_2.11.605.9.zip) will unroot the phone.
The second file (PG05IMG_hboot_ONLY_2.11.605.9.zip) is to get s-on.
Lol I'm confused all of a sudden. S-On is non-root and S-off is root right?
Okay, thanks Classic, I'll just flash the zips nowetdio gave me.
Nowet, I have two questions on that.
1. There's nothing I have to do before flashing those two right?
2. In case something goes wrong can I backup into root?
Icey34 said:
Lol I'm confused all of a sudden. S-On is non-root and S-off is root right?
Okay, thanks Classic, I'll just flash the zips nowetdio gave me.
Nowet, I have two questions on that.
1. There's nothing I have to do before flashing those two right?
2. In case something goes wrong can I backup into root?
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Yea just flash in hboot...
Ok thanks, and incase something goes wrong can I un-do this? Just making sure.
Icey34 said:
Ok thanks, and incase something goes wrong can I un-do this? Just making sure.
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Make a nandroid (backup) before you start this n you should be good
Tapatalkn with my T-Bolt
ok thanks so much
Worked like a charm thanks guys.
Good to hear
Tapatalkn with my T-Bolt
For future reference a nandroid will NOT help you if you are flashing from hboot. Anytime you are going to flash anything from hboot always always check the md5 or risk a brick. If who ever you download the file from hasn't supplied an md5 do yourself a favor and ask for one. Flashing a bad radio file or hboot file is the EASIEST way to make an expensive paper weight. This brick is not the kind that you can recover from by using a nandroid. The average person will not be able unbrick your paper weight.
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I can't get these links to work. It says "Failed to Connect to Web Server". I googled "PG05IMG_no_hboot_2.11.605.9.zip" can't get the file from any of the websites.. Does anyone know what's going on?
nowetdio said:
Look here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310014
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Can I use this way to unroot if im on froyo or do I need to do it the old mr1 ruu
tostrander said:
Can I use this way to unroot if im on froyo or do I need to do it the old mr1 ruu
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I assume you rooted the old way so yeah, just flash the two files.

[Q] need help! 1.19 unlocked and rooted, still cant install anything

This is my first post so sorry if what I ask is stupid or something. I have searched everywhere and cannot find anything that is current enough to help me. I have hboot 1.19 and my software version is 2.13.651.1 710RD. I'm unlocked, rooted and also have TWRP recovery and I'm s-on. When I rooted my phone it also gave me SuperSU. I'm super lost now because I can't flash any ROMs to my phone. I've tried the charmeleon ROM and also the tranquility ROM but when TWRP is at the end of the Installing process it says that it failed and that there is no md5 or something like that.
what am I doing wrong?
jklatt747 said:
This is my first post so sorry if what I ask is stupid or something. I have searched everywhere and cannot find anything that is current enough to help me. I have hboot 1.19 and my software version is 2.13.651.1 710RD. I'm unlocked, rooted and also have TWRP recovery and I'm s-on. When I rooted my phone it also gave me SuperSU. I'm super lost now because I can't flash any ROMs to my phone. I've tried the charmeleon ROM and also the tranquility ROM but when TWRP is at the end of the Installing process it says that it failed and that there is no md5 or something like that.
what am I doing wrong?
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Just disable MD5 check in TWRP, that should fix it. You do want to verify your MD5 matches in something like ES File Explorer. If you don't that will cause many other problems.
wolfclan68 said:
Just disable MD5 check in TWRP, that should fix it. You do want to verify your MD5 matches in something like ES File Explorer. If you don't that will cause many other problems.
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awesome i'll give this a try. where do i disable the MD5 check at in TWRP? also, I know how to look up the MD5 file on my mac through terminal but what do i compare that MD5 to for a match?
Make sure you have the latest version of twrp which at this point is 2.3.1.0
om4 said:
Make sure you have the latest version of twrp which at this point is 2.3.1.0
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okay i just updated it. how do I take of the MD5 check?
That shouldn't really be a problem but it should be in install, I've never really paid attention to it
om4 said:
That should really be a problem but it should be in install, I've never really paid attention to it
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couldn't find it... hmm.. i'm wondering if there is something else since i've tried two different roms and i'm getting the same error...
someone told me I need to flash the kernel separately but i have no idea how to do that...
Well yes but the Rom will still install without errors. Go to the TeamWin website and download it from there. Grab the zip and rename it and place it on your external sd and boot to bootloader. It will install and then reboot but if you don't have a working Rom remove the sd afterward otherwise you can get stuck in a loop. Do not place it on internal if you don't have a working Rom. The other ways to install would be to use goo manager to install or flash the recovery in fastboot
om4 said:
Well yes but the Rom will still install without errors. Go to the TeamWin website and download it from there. Grab the zip and rename it and place it on your external sd and boot to bootloader. It will install and then reboot but if you don't have a working Rom remove the sd afterward otherwise you can get stuck in a loop. Do not place it on internal if you don't have a working Rom. The other ways to install would be to use goo manager to install or flash the recovery in fastboot
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Alright i'll give this a try, but what zip am i supposed to download and rename? I already have the latest version of TWRP on my phone.
You can check the md5 using a file explorer. Longpress on file and select properties, then compare to where you downloaded the ROM from. If s-on, you'll have to pull the boot.IMG from the ROM zip and fastboot flash from cmd or use flash image GUI app from your phone if you can boot.
Also, I think the disable md5 check in TWRP is under settings.
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Internal storage on my phone is fried - can't mount anything. PC doesn't find it. RUU is out of date or would possibly work. I'm using windows 7 and having a very scary ride because the phone won't show up with anything except the SD card - which would be awesome and let me flash the new CM10 - but unfortunately when I go to install it, I get "unable to mount SD card" as a perpetual error message. Even the 3.15 RUU is out of date, also, and though I went through the rooting process and unlocked the device thru HTC's website, I have version 3.16 and the RUU tells me to get the correct RUU and try again. I have to go to work now, if anybody else has been through the special hell I'm trying to deal with please post something, anything, to get my windows able to find my phone, or my drive (internal) to mount to the pc or anything! This looks like a brick (and I've never screwed anything up this bad before )
Boot to twrp and mount storage, then plug into computer. Windows will recognize that it's corrupt and give you the choice to format it.
I still have S-ON. *facepalm*
How can I achieve S-OFF status so that the ROM, which I more or less WAS able to flash using your advice, will be able to quit boot looping and actually work?
So much fail yesterday! that's what I get for trying to quit smoking.... :cyclops:
You can use moonshine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321072
Edit: just read that you are on 2.13 so you better use dirty racoon:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964309
[S-OFF] DirtyRacun S-OFF - Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE (HBOOT - 1.15 & 1.19)
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jocarog said:
You can use moonshine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321072
Edit: just read that you are on 2.13 so you better use dirty racoon:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964309
[S-OFF] DirtyRacun S-OFF - Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE (HBOOT - 1.15 & 1.19)
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He can also use Facepalm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2163013
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FinZ28 said:
He can also use Facepalm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2163013
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Ran facepalm. Everything was successful, except that my ROM is still boot looping lol. can't finish the process because the phone won't boot. Gonna try moonshine now.
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richard head said:
Ran facepalm. Everything was successful, except that my ROM is still boot looping lol. can't finish the process because the phone won't boot. Gonna try moonshine now.
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Probably because it can't get an ADB going. I suck @ life.
richard head said:
Ran facepalm. Everything was successful, except that my ROM is still boot looping lol. can't finish the process because the phone won't boot. Gonna try moonshine now.
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Probably because it can't get an ADB going. I suck @ life.
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Moonshine won't work.
If you need help getting ADB setup on your computer, click the link in my sig. There are instructions on how to get ADB set up.
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FinZ28 said:
Moonshine won't work.
If you need help getting ADB setup on your computer, click the link in my sig. There are instructions on how to get ADB set up.
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I have Ubuntu 64 bit lol. ****ing trolls killed my windows dreams. Got it about 40% booted earlier - said Android is Upgrading and ran through the apps, then died on me and never got that far again. I'm not 100% sure that S-ON is my only issue - this phone has had problems since day 1 power cycling and a few other strange issues, I'm probably going to just get a warranty replacement.
richard head said:
I have Ubuntu 64 bit lol. ****ing trolls killed my windows dreams. Got it about 40% booted earlier - said Android is Upgrading and ran through the apps, then died on me and never got that far again. I'm not 100% sure that S-ON is my only issue - this phone has had problems since day 1 power cycling and a few other strange issues, I'm probably going to just get a warranty replacement.
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Definitely sounds like you might have issues. Won't hurt to take it in-just make sure you take it to a reputable Sprint repair center.
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FinZ28 said:
Definitely sounds like you might have issues. Won't hurt to take it in-just make sure you take it to a reputable Sprint repair center.
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Got it done. Waited about a week or so to clear my head - then, starting with the unlock bootloader, I used dirtyracun to basically complete the whole process. Was missing a step on babyracun and it wasn't working because of that.

Ruu Version

So I have the virgin mobile 3d and I am rooted with s-on. I've been trying to get it off tho. So I was following the quick and dirty thread. And so I relocked the boot loader and then I started up the RUU like the guide. And about halfway through the installation it gave me boot loader version error 140. So I looked it up and I think it means that I was trying to downgrade. And that's why it didn't work. I was supposedly going from 1.14 down to 1.13. These are the version The ruu gave. I'm not sure what the numbers were about but can someone help? That ruu was supposed to be the most updated one. And i have been searching like crazy. Any help would be appreciated. I understand these things, so don't be afraid to talk techy to me lmfao. Thanks
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monstaX said:
So I have the virgin mobile 3d and I am rooted with s-on. I've been trying to get it off tho. So I was following the quick and dirty thread. And so I relocked the boot loader and then I started up the RUU like the guide. And about halfway through the installation it gave me boot loader version error 140. So I looked it up and I think it means that I was trying to downgrade. And that's why it didn't work. I was supposedly going from 1.14 down to 1.13. These are the version The ruu gave. I'm not sure what the numbers were about but can someone help? That ruu was supposed to be the most updated one. And i have been searching like crazy. Any help would be appreciated. I understand these things, so don't be afraid to talk techy to me lmfao. Thanks
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See the note for S-ON users in this post, which is also linked in the informational posts after Step3 of the guide. The reason you are having this problem is because you have already installed the OTA, which has a higher main version (mainver) than the VM RUU.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
See the note for S-ON users in this post, which is also linked in the informational posts after Step3 of the guide. The reason you are having this problem is because you have already installed the OTA, which has a higher main version (mainver) than the VM RUU.
ramjet73
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ramjet youre the man. Im about to read it. I will try and then report back thanks
monstaX said:
ramjet youre the man. Im about to read it. I will try and then report back thanks
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Good.
Don't forget to download and flash the OTA again after the RUU is flashed since it requires the stock recovery.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
Good.
Don't forget to download and flash the OTA again after the RUU is flashed since it requires the stock recovery.
ramjet73
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So it worked!! I finally got s-off!!! Now one last thing, how do i go about downgrading the hboot. I plan on going SlimBean. I tried flashing the sprint 1.5 hboot but it failed. The error said that the custom ID failed. . Is there any way to downgrade?
monstaX said:
So it worked!! I finally got s-off!!! Now one last thing, how do i go about downgrading the hboot. I plan on going SlimBean. I tried flashing the sprint 1.5 hboot but it failed. The error said that the custom ID failed. . Is there any way to downgrade?
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That's in this post, which is also linked after Step3 of the guide.
ramjet73
I have tried this. And a side note* when I boot into the boot loader it doesn't look for PG86IMG.zip it looks for PG86DIAG.zip. its really weird. Anyone know what this is? I tried renaming it to that but it doesn't do anything. It just reboots the boot loader. I have also tried flashing it through fastboot
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monstaX said:
I have tried this. And a side note* when I boot into the boot loader it doesn't look for PG86IMG.zip it looks for PG86DIAG.zip. its really weird. Anyone know what this is? I tried renaming it to that but it doesn't do anything. It just reboots the boot loader. I have also tried flashing it through fastboot
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The PG86DIAG.zip file is an advanced diagnostic that is very tightly controlled by HTC, but the bootloader always looks for it anyway.
The filename for the zip doesn't matter when you use the fastboot flashing method. Can you paste the messages you are getting here starting with the "fastboot erase cache" command? Make sure you delete the PG86IMG.zip file from the root of the SD card before trying the fastboot method.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
The PG86DIAG.zip file is an advanced diagnostic that is very tightly controlled by HTC, but the bootloader always looks for it anyway.
The filename for the zip doesn't matter when you use the fastboot flashing method. Can you paste the messages you are getting here starting with the "fastboot erase cache" command? Make sure you delete the PG86IMG.zip file from the root of the SD card before trying the fastboot method.
ramjet73
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OK sweet that it good to know. I tried both methods and it didn't work. But when I used the fast boot method I got a custom I'd check failed error. I'm not by the phone right now. But I remember the error. That's the only one I got. When I tried downgrading from 1.57jboot to 1.5
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monstaX said:
OK sweet that it good to know. I tried both methods and it didn't work. But when I used the fast boot method I got a custom I'd check failed error. I'm not by the phone right now. But I remember the error. That's the only one I got. When I tried downgrading from 1.57jboot to 1.5
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If you are on hboot 1.57 then you probably have the Evo V 4G which means you need to use the Virgin Mobile version of the RUU.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
If you are on hboot 1.57 then you probably have the Evo V 4G which means you need to use the Virgin Mobile version of the RUU.
ramjet73
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So you're saying I should extract the PG86IMG.zip from an older VM ruu? And then place in the root of my sdcard? That would give me the stock boot loader :-/. I already got s-off with jbear hboot 1.7
I'm trying to dual boot eventually so I want to be on hboot 1.5
Edit: one thing I haven't tried is leaving it named PG86IMG.zip and placing it on the SD card. But using 1.5 is that safe to try?. I'm thinking it will work because it is a sprint phone. It has sprint branding. It is just on VM. Let me know what you think
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monstaX said:
So you're saying I should extract the PG86IMG.zip from an older VM ruu? And then place in the root of my sdcard? That would give me the stock boot loader :-/. I already got s-off with jbear hboot 1.7
I'm trying to dual boot eventually so I want to be on hboot 1.5
Edit: one thing I haven't tried is leaving it named PG86IMG.zip and placing it on the SD card. But using 1.5 is that safe to try?. I'm thinking it will work because it is a sprint phone. It has sprint branding. It is just on VM. Let me know what you think
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Follow the instructions in this post since you are S-OFF already. I recommend the JBear 1.50.5050 instead on the 1.50 hboot since that doesn't need to be unlocked to run extended fastboot commands.
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[Q] can anyone tell me why i cant flash ANY files except firmware.zip???

i cant flash recovery, rom, kernel, radio, or ANYTHING els other than firmware....unlucky for me i dont have a recovery accessible at the moment but i did...not that it helps me now...im not sure where i went wrong...was trying to improve my radio...but at the moment all i can do is boot into RUU and bootloader?!? any suggestions? i have searched up, down, and sideways (both ways) . I keep getting remote not allowed error when trying to fastboot recovery
stephenculkin6277 said:
i cant flash recovery, rom, kernel, radio, or ANYTHING els other than firmware....unlucky for me i dont have a recovery accessible at the moment but i did...not that it helps me now...im not sure where i went wrong...was trying to improve my radio...but at the moment all i can do is boot into RUU and bootloader?!? any suggestions? i have searched up, down, and sideways (both ways)
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Need more information.
Are you unlocked, S-on or S-off?
Is the device rooted?
Hard to help with the information at hand.
If you can boot into android, go to play store, download GOO.Manager and "install open recovery script." That should get you a working TWRP recovery.
i am showing s-off with cid 11111111 rooted with rum runner....but im not sure what my current status is with since the crap hit the fan
stephenculkin6277 said:
i am showing s-off with cid 11111111 rooted with rum runner....but im not sure what my current status is with since the crap hit the fan
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Check in bootloader, See if you're still Unlocked S-off.
If so you can re-install a recovery.
i now have the tampered flag and showing re-locked...but it was showing re-locked when i last had a successful recovery/rom running
is my bootloader in fact re-locked ( im guessing the reason i keep getting remote not allowed)
i cant seem to find an unlock method that will work... HTCDEV = no good / cant run apk for obvious reasons ( cant boot my baby lol)
All you gotta do is rerun rumrunner.
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stephenculkin6277 said:
i now have the tampered flag and showing re-locked...but it was showing re-locked when i last had a successful recovery/rom running
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Well there's your problem.
Might want to ask someone here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293919
Or, over in the Rumrunnner thread.
Might be a simple command in adb to re-unlock, not sure.
We are out of my realm of knowledge at this point. Sorry I can''t be of more help. Good luck, I hope you get it figured out.
that gives me an error as if i dont have debugging enabled
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All you gotta do is rerun rumrunner.
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Thanks for chiming in thayl0,
like i said, the ONLY thing i can successfully flash is firmware which is what i dont understand . if i can flash that , wth not recovery? btw im trying to flash recovery clockworkmod 6.0.4.5 . could i be trying to flash a recovery not compatible with firmware?
If you are re-locked you will not be able to do anything.
That's where you gotta start. I think thayl0 may be right. Try re-running Rumrunner.
Once you are unlocked, then you will able to install a recovery+++
finally got it fixed! i had to FIND the correct RUU for the firmware im assuming... also by flashing the stock hboot you guys pointed me to. thanks and if anyone else comes across this problem i suggest taking the time to make sure you have compatible RUU and/or other files they r trying to flash. thanks again guys
stephenculkin6277 said:
finally got it fixed! i had to FIND the correct RUU for the firmware im assuming... also by flashing the stock hboot you guys pointed me to. thanks and if anyone else comes across this problem i suggest taking the time to make sure you have compatible RUU and/or other files they r trying to flash. thanks again guys
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Most people tell to flash 1.15 but what they don't know is u can't downgrade your phone. So you half to flash 2.07 or 3.06.
If u need more help. Let me know.
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Most people tell to flash 1.15 but what they don't know is u can't downgrade your phone. So you half to flash 2.07 or 3.06.
If u need more help. Let me know.
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yeah i figured that one out, thanks man, im reloading my usual rom and apps as we speak (cm11 , toolbox pro,ReBorn theme and what not)
still considering swapping my dna out for the one....any suggestions? just dont wanna give u the dna cause i love it but id like to have more memory ya know
stephenculkin6277 said:
still considering swapping my dna out for the one....any suggestions? just dont wanna give u the dna cause i love it but id like to have more memory ya know
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I understand.
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