Ok guys, so I attempted to unroot my phone and return to s-on because I have to take it in to Sprint, but the thing is, I'm pretty sure I bricked it. I got the stock RUU installed and turned S-ON, but now it's stuck on the htc screen. So, here's the thing, I was wondering, is there a way to get S-OFF from HBOOT or Fastboot? If so, I think I may be able to fix this thing, if not, ****.
Well if your phone is S-ON and has the stock RUU installed... Whats the problem?
Edit: I mean if you're taking it to Sprint...
greatwithtoast said:
Ok guys, so I attempted to unroot my phone and return to s-on because I have to take it in to Sprint, but the thing is, I'm pretty sure I bricked it. I got the stock RUU installed and turned S-ON, but now it's stuck on the htc screen. So, here's the thing, I was wondering, is there a way to get S-OFF from HBOOT or Fastboot? If so, I think I may be able to fix this thing, if not, ****.
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If it turns on then it may be fixable. Unfortunately I do not know how. I tried to unroot mine and totally bricked it where it would not even turn on.
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1)Download the RUU here:
http://www.multiupload.com/2QWMDPG2M8
2)Rename the file to PG86IMG
2)Copy to the root of your sd card
3)Boot into bootloader by pulling battery and holding power+volume down until you see bootloader.
4)Bootloader will scan for PG86IMG
5)Click power button to select install for the file
6)Bootloader will now install
7)Tell your EVO 3D to reboot
Dude! I had tried that before and I don't know what is different about that, but it worked! I think your RUU may have been better than the one I got originally. Thanks!
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Hi Guys,
I feel strange, in that I have been rooting phones since the g1 (and literally every other android device on tmobile & sprint since then) and I've never run into this:
I was running Eternity rom, but wanted to send the device in for a warranty repair, so I followed the available instructions to take my Evo3d back to stock. Everything seemed to go fine, except that now the phone will ONLY boot into the bootloader.
I did re-lock the bootloader as per the instructions here on xda, so now at the top of the screen i get:
Relocked
Security Warning!
and S-On ( i was never s-off)
Does anyone know of a way to get me back up and running? Btw, it was the PG86IMG.zip ruu 2.17 u flashed.
Im in a big jam here now...no phone for work purposes
wards.jfasa said:
Hi Guys,
I feel strange, in that I have been rooting phones since the g1 (and literally every other android device on tmobile & sprint since then) and I've never run into this:
I was running Eternity rom, but wanted to send the device in for a warranty repair, so I followed the available instructions to take my Evo3d back to stock. Everything seemed to go fine, except that now the phone will ONLY boot into the bootloader.
I did re-lock the bootloader as per the instructions here on xda, so now at the top of the screen i get:
Relocked
Security Warning!
and S-On ( i was never s-off)
Does anyone know of a way to get me back up and running? Btw, it was the PG86IMG.zip ruu 2.17 u flashed.
Im in a big jam here now...no phone for work purposes
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im going to say a bad ruu re unlock and start over i dont know if its on xda too but on scotts roms site it has info to lock without the re locked showing good luck
I am having the same problem, but I found a way around it. If I boot the kernel through fastboot it will boot up. (You'd need to re unlock). My hboot doesn't really work anymore..
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evo bryan said:
im going to say a bad ruu re unlock and start over i dont know if its on xda too but on scotts roms site it has info to lock without the re locked showing good luck
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Im not even sure at this point how to re-unlock it. i am wondering if i should have flashed to an older ruu though.
How do I extract the kernel from the ruu? or is there a download available? I have searched....just cannot find it.
wards.jfasa said:
How do I extract the kernel from the ruu? or is there a download available? I have searched....just cannot find it.
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flashimage gui is able to do it inside android, im guessing it stores it in a tempory folder, let me see if i can find the temp folder where it stores before rebooting to flash it...........brb
did you check this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627897
This helped me out when I was Juopunutbear S-OFF'ing my phone. But I was at Hboot 1.50.
http://androidforums.com/evo-3d-all...mware-upgrade-ruu-flash-unbricking-guide.html
Pretty good guide.
wards.jfasa said:
Hi Guys,
I feel strange, in that I have been rooting phones since the g1 (and literally every other android device on tmobile & sprint since then) and I've never run into this:
I was running Eternity rom, but wanted to send the device in for a warranty repair, so I followed the available instructions to take my Evo3d back to stock. Everything seemed to go fine, except that now the phone will ONLY boot into the bootloader.
I did re-lock the bootloader as per the instructions here on xda, so now at the top of the screen i get:
Relocked
Security Warning!
and S-On ( i was never s-off)
Does anyone know of a way to get me back up and running? Btw, it was the PG86IMG.zip ruu 2.17 u flashed.
Im in a big jam here now...no phone for work purposes
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The security warning is because you are using a custom rom so will not be able to use the RUU through the bootloader.
What you need to do is download the RUU_Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.17.651.5_Radio_1.06.00. 1216_signed.exe from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24268786&postcount=209
If you then run that exe while your phone is in fastboot and connected to your pc it will factory reset your phone and put you back on stock rom and kernel.
how does this happen? solutions? im also not able to flash an ruu for some reason...stumped and have been working on this for an hour or so
rezin said:
how does this happen? solutions? im also not able to flash an ruu for some reason...stumped and have been working on this for an hour or so
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Tampered is normal. Did you try flashing it with a ph98img, or as an .exe
It happens after you unlock and install a custom recovery I believe. Are you re-locked when you try to ruu?
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big_mike_2k6 said:
And are you re-locked when you try to ruu?
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Yeah make sure your bootloader is relocked
i was in the middle of doing s-off when the phone froze and corrupted the mem card...so i tried redoing the whole process over and i havent been able to get past the hboot...im still unlocked and have access to recovery and hboot but i cant flash a rom and boot into it...i cant run an ruu but the phone is not technically bricked...its an odd predicament...i just flashed a rom and i still cant get it to get past the hboot
Have you tried re-locking the bootloader and then run the ruu?
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Tapatalk 2
i was hesitant to do anything else aside from the things i mentioned incase i was unable to get those back...gonna let the phone recharge and try again later tonight...any ideas are welcome in the mean time...and ill go ahead and relock it and try later
rezin said:
i was hesitant to do anything else aside from the things i mentioned incase i was unable to get those back...gonna let the phone recharge and try again later tonight...any ideas are welcome in the mean time...and ill go ahead and relock it and try later
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just run the latest ruu in hboot if you are s-off it will make the phone like it was from factory.
if you are s-on but unlocked you will need to do the "fastboot oem lock" then runn the ruu.
in both cases the ruu will nuke the internal storage. first pass with install a new hboot and stock recovery along with 2 other items, then the phone will reboot into fastboot and install the rest. i recommend that you have a 60% or more battery life.
synisterwolf said:
just run the latest ruu in hboot if you are s-off it will make the phone like it was from factory.
if you are s-on but unlocked you will need to do the "fastboot oem lock" then runn the ruu.
in both cases the ruu will nuke the internal storage. first pass with install a new hboot and stock recovery along with 2 other items, then the phone will reboot into fastboot and install the rest. i recommend that you have a 60% or more battery life.
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Yeah I already got it up n running...between being unlocked and having a slightly dead battery I wasn't even being given the option to run an ruu...its running now but I still need to do s-off again, and of course my sd card is corrupted so ill work on that tonight
The same thing happened to me, glad I found your thread! Were you trying to s-off on the official ICS? That's what I was trying. I ran the .12 RUU and had unlocked, rooted and was trying to get S-off. I did the wire trick I was getting an HTC logo instead of Jbear logo. Right now I just relocked and it's running the RUU so I hope I can get back up and running.
I guess I should have just S-offed before running the ICS RUU
Edit: I am back up and running!
willdo7474 said:
The same thing happened to me, glad I found your thread! Were you trying to s-off on the official ICS? That's what I was trying. I ran the .12 RUU and had unlocked, rooted and was trying to get S-off. I did the wire trick I was getting an HTC logo instead of Jbear logo. Right now I just relocked and it's running the RUU so I hope I can get back up and running.
I guess I should have just S-offed before running the ICS RUU
Edit: I am back up and running!
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Hey, I didn't have to do this, but if you noticed, controlbear makes backup copies of stuff like boot.img (forget what else) and puts them on your computer. If you crap out you ought to be able to fastboot flash boot [bootimgfilename.img] and be able to boot up your phone. I saw where one person did this to get going again after a failed soff.
Yeah well happened in my case is that I was already s-offed and then I flashed the ruu to go back to stock...then I relocked my phone cuz I'm having an issue with one of the pins on phone (the terminal that connects to battery).so I was gonna get it exchanged, I wanted it to look absolutely stock...so the "relocked" status wasn't good enough, so someone suggested doing s-off again so it will show locked in hboot...well that's where everything went wrong, the phone froze at the wire trick and then the entire memory card was corrupted which is normal...so when I went to redo the whole s-off procedure again I kept rebooting into the blank screen with the arrow...could not get past that, so I resorted to putting my real sd card in...I had no backups for that card cuz that one has my actual personal stuff so I figures it'd be ok since I used a spare to do s-off anyway...well upon powering on the phone it was also corrupted...so Ive actually given up on s-off and getting my phone restored and replaced for a while...I don't know why s-off has always given me problems I've watched and read every vid or post about s-off and am in no way tech illiterate but I've always had problems with s-off (i lost all my pics and documents the first time I did s-off even thought I backed everything up cuz the only way to get it right was to eliminate every file in the folder and rerun it again cuz it didn't back up my sd correctly If at all)...its beyond infuriating
well that didnt last long...i just unlocked and s-offed my phone again, only to be returned to s-on and fully locked (indistinguishable from brand new in box), as i originally intended...im gonna miss this particular phone but it has to be done
Alright. 3 days and countless hours researching to avoid getting flamed - i've reached my last resort.
I've got an unrooted Thunderbolt on my hands that is stuck in a bootloop. The HTC splash screen is all I can get aside of getting into HBOOT. Factory reset and recovery from the bootloader puts me right back into the boot loop. Ive tried flashing CWM via PG05IMG and it recognizes it but does not prompt me to go through with the install. I can't get ADB to recognize the device because USB debugging is apparently disabled. I have HTC SYNC process/application disabled (tried it enabled as well) and I have revolutionary's HTC driver installed (After it not working prior to its installation -- im getting desperate at this point). I am getting the click noise through my computers audio when I plug in the device to the computer, so I know its at least partially getting recognized - however, I cannot find it in my device manager. Im on WIN7. I have removed SIM and SD. Tried different of each cards. Verified MD5's of all files including the the latest OTA non-root RUU I tried to flash via bootloader (for the record this was my first step to troubleshoot the issue). When I attemped to flash the non-root OTA RUU it checked the file with the little side bar escalating and then brought me right back to the hboot screen with options
Here is the info I have. I was given this phone by someone who didn't want to mess around with trying to get it work, so as far as I know, its not rooted. In fact, im almost positive its all stock, or was. I really hope im missing something silly here. I just can't figure this one out.
MECHA XD SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.04.0000
MICROP-/
RADIO-1.48.00.0906w_1
eMMC-boot
Thanks.
-Andrew
EMMC?
I've tried re-balling that EMMC chip also, forgot to mention that. I may need a new one entirely according to some other posts...
Have you tried clearing caches ?
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So...you've spent three days trying to flash something to a phone with S-ON?
have you tried...getting S-OFF (root) first?
just sayin'
gcodori said:
So...you've spent three days trying to flash something to a phone with S-ON?
have you tried...getting S-OFF (root) first?
just sayin'
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can't w/o booting, can htc unlock though but it wont help
trter10 said:
can't w/o booting, can htc unlock though but it wont help
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Everything you say you are trying to do will not work without root. Can't change the bootloader without it...can't install custom recovery without unlocked bootloader. I might have that backwards, but in any case the only thing that might get you out of looping is to flash a .ruu file in bootloader. If you search the forums, you should find a link to one. A .ruu is a full system image file for the stock vzw t bolt ROM. You will loose all info on your phone (not sd card) but that might do it for you.
remove sd card from phone. back it up and format completely. install into phone.
use the HTC thunderbolt all in one program and see if the phone is recognized. if it is...use it to gain root and s-off. from there you can flash a recovery or go completely back to stock and s-on if you need.
Hi everyone!
Here is a situation.
I have two Evo 3D, both with same problem. They reboots after HTC logo.
It happened after OTA update to ICS 4.0.4.
All processess has passed fine until reboot.
So now i have two Evo with HBOOT 1.58, S-ON, UNLOCKED bootloader and bootloop.
Ready to listen any ideas or suggestions. Maybe someone know solution...?
P.S. I has try to flash device with PG86IMG.zip with different versions, 1.13, 2.17 and 2.89.
With 1.13 i get error. Firmware is older than installed in device, and get back me to menu.
With 2.17 after pass checking of zip file again i'm in main menu.
2.89 pass all checks and flash fine until reboot... then reboot forever (((
I think downgrade bootloader would help, but how?
Because here is a problem... i can't turn on device.
Thank you!
I just want to get this cleared. Did you say that your phone reboots in the middle of you flashing an ruu? It shouldn't be doing that in bootloader. Well in any case if what you are saying is true then your phone just became a very expensive paper weight. Your bootloader got corrupted when it rebooted during the flash. And your cannot turn on? Have you tried pulling the battery out and placing back in and seeing if you can get into bootloader? I don't know what you did but your phone should not been rebooting in bootloader or recovery mode. There was a guide that could've saved your phone but seeing how if you cannot turn it on in bootloader, there isn't anything anybody can do.
I hope you will have luck to get into bootloader because it will be sad to say EVO 3D died :/
But when the bootloader is coruppted then like JSparta says.....It will be just an expensive paper holder :/
Did u succeed?
Tapatalk 2 & EVO3d
Need to return my HTC EVO 4G LTE to stock for warranty work (screen).
hboot 2.09
software 3.16
s-on
I read this thread about unrooting but it looks to my noob mind like dirty racun and baby racoon only run ubuntu/linux. I only have access to a Win7 64 bit laptop.
I used TWRP and the HTC token method to root my phone. My bootloader says "tampered" and "unlocked". Sprint guy was cool enough to not enter in any information and let me unroot my phone and bring it back to try again. Apparently Sprint is really cracking down on rooted phones, but I digress...
How can i get back to non-tamperd, locked and remain s-on so i can get my cracked screen replaced?
Thanks
Get s-off using moonshine and then use VipeRuu to go back to completely s-on without the tampered message...
Sent from my Evo 4G LTE
jocarog said:
Get s-off using moonshine and then use VipeRuu to go back to completely s-on without the tampered message...
Sent from my Evo 4G LTE
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Just one question, moonshine says to put the extracted files into `/downloads. Do I put it on the device and run the distiller, or on my PC an run the distiller?
Edit: goes on the PC... duh....
rabidranger said:
Just one question, moonshine says to put the extracted files into `/downloads. Do I put it on the device and run the distiller, or on my PC an run the distiller?
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All files should be on your PC
So I though I could just re-lock my phone (fastboot eom lock) and then load an unrooted stock ROM. Nope.
Boot menu says "tampered" and "relocked" but i also get "security warning" when I try to boot into TWRP to load the ROM.
Cannot use fastboot to unlock again either. [FIXED]
Plus TWRP wiped the OS and then failed on the ICS load. So now I have NOTHING.
I can still get to the boot loader though...
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I have tried a TON of things. Pushing RUU from fastboot. Locking and relocking, using PJ75IMG.zip files loaded on the sdcard. I have not been able at ALL to get anything to load. I have no OS basically. My phone just boots to a white HTC screen and sits there. I can still get to the boot loader, but nothing I have tried will load without some sort of failure. I can also get to TWRP but it will NOT load any ROMs I have tried. I have tried some ICS ROMs (meanrom, stock and CM) I tried stock JB roms and NOTHING will load. They usually get to partitioning, then just fail. Nothing using adb will work since I cannot get android to load. Only fastboot.
Basically I just want to take this thing into sprint for warranty work on the screen and the volume up button does not work (thank god the vol down does). So if I can just get rid of the "tampered" and re-lock it, I could care less what else works.