hey, i had a evo3d running synergy rom and half the screen broke so i had insurance send me a new one.
Keep in mind my old, broke, phone still works (only half the screen works).
once i got my new evo3d in i rooted it, updated the radio with PG86IMG-twrp-shooter-1.1.1.zip and then flashed the latest synergy 3d ROM. once it stated up, it ran the auto hands-free activation.
After a delay it came up and said connection failed 1 of 5, and asked if i wanted to activate or if i was on the phone with a sprint tech and wanted to do it manually. When i press "Activate" it crashes with this message "vDM client has crashed..." and i have to click Force quit. Then im at the normal setup your android screens.
If i skip ahead the phone is not activated (plus my old one is still live, but even still vDM should not be crashing i would assume). So i then called sprint tech *2 and had a very knowledgeable lady and we tried several things, the main issue being ##823834## not working or doing anything (prob bc of rom).
I can press ##3282# and get the View / Edit, but even on that page, using the password (it asks for a password if you press "Edit") give to me on the phone by the sprint tech, did not accept. She said i should bring it in to the store and she was going to make me an appointment. I clearly didn't mention it was rooted.
What can i do to get this new rooted phone activated? should i re-flash back to stock sprint? any why is vDM crashing (Google and xda search gave very very little on vdm)?
thanks alot.
1. Nandroid backup
2. RUU
3. Nandroid restore
4. ????
5. No profit, but working phone.
Just run a stock rooted ROM. The problem is you may have run into that error 16 issue. They warn of it in the thread on rooting. Basically it kills the data connection for the phone (Which is needed for hands free activation) and you need to call in to a department and have them reset it on their end. However, since the phone was never previously activated, it seems you don't have this option?
It doesn't happen every time you root, didn't happen to me at all. But perhaps read some of those issues and see if the tech team can push the fix your way. I think Product Fred posted about it specifically referencing the department to call. If all else fails, it seems like you may need to unroot and exchange for another device. Then activate that one before rooting.
Ok great i'll try the stock rooted rom and report back, im no to clear on what zadias was trying to say in his post however.
when you said "see if the tech team can push the fix your way." do you mean a push from sprint's tech team? bc if so then the lady from sprint i spoke with earlier did push some kind command when we were trying to troubleshoot activating it.
tks again!
hi,
I have tried the stock sprint rom and even on that the same thing happens, once it boots up and the "Hands free activation" screen comes up, after about 1 minute it comes up and says the connection has failed and do i want to retry? (it says if you are on the phone with a live sprint tech to click cancel.) i have the option of activate and cancel. if i click activate i get this:
The application vDM Client (process com.redbend.vdmc)) has stopped unexpectedly. please try again.
(then i must click force close)
Anyone have any input or ideas? im fully without a phone now as my others screen has stopped working fully.
thanks
jo2jo said:
hi,
I have tried the stock sprint rom and even on that the same thing happens, once it boots up and the "Hands free activation" screen comes up, after about 1 minute it comes up and says the connection has failed and do i want to retry? (it says if you are on the phone with a live sprint tech to click cancel.) i have the option of activate and cancel. if i click activate i get this:
The application vDM Client (process com.redbend.vdmc)) has stopped unexpectedly. please try again.
(then i must click force close)
Anyone have any input or ideas? im fully without a phone now as my others screen has stopped working fully.
thanks
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Is the old phone still working..i mean can u make and get calls on the old phone?
Sent From My HTC EVO 3D ROOTED
Yes i can make calls on the old device, i have used it to call sprint *2 and we tried everything on the new phone, no luck she said i would have to bring it into the store.
Im trying to restore it to STOCK sprint using these directions, but the PIA file links dont work (on all 3 of the posts on return to stock ive found, none of the donwload links work so pls help.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193540
It says download the stock rom zip which it links to a 400mb file, it then says:
In hboot mode the phone will scan the SD card with the image. Once it finds it will ask you if you want to update. Press "Power" to update.
(to me that sounds like how u flash a radio with a small 4mb zip file like team recovery file you rename to PG186.zip, so why are they linking to a 400mb rom file?)
to me that is how you flash a radio with a small PG186.zip file not a 300mb ROM file, so im confused on that, do i want to choose the zip to flash and flash that 300mb rom (which i have already done in the post 2 above this) or do i rename this 300mb file to PG186.zip so that the fastboot white screen AUTOMATICALY asks me if i want to update this file (flash a radio is what i understand this to be).
Please help guys, i have no phone and really stuck.
Don't restore a Nandroid backup before deleting wimax.img from the backup folder! If you don't, you'll overwrite the new Wimax keys with your old ones and the 4G won't work!
just to be clear this is the file im having issues with:
1. Download the stock ROM ZIP image from here: Sprint Stock ROM Image v 1.1.3.651.7
they say to flash it like PG186.zip but when i click on the link i see a 300MB rom file.
thanks
EDIT productRed, i just saw your reply ,i dont think any of that applies to me as im not using nandbackup nor have ever used that program or backup. tks
jo2jo said:
Yes i can make calls on the old device, i have used it to call sprint *2 and we tried everything on the new phone, no luck she said i would have to bring it into the store.
Im trying to restore it to STOCK sprint using these directions, but the PIA file links dont work (on all 3 of the posts on return to stock ive found, none of the donwload links work so pls help.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193540
It says download the stock rom zip which it links to a 400mb file, it then says:
In hboot mode the phone will scan the SD card with the image. Once it finds it will ask you if you want to update. Press "Power" to update.
(to me that sounds like how u flash a radio with a small 4mb zip file like team recovery file you rename to PG186.zip, so why are they linking to a 400mb rom file?)
to me that is how you flash a radio with a small PG186.zip file not a 300mb ROM file, so im confused on that, do i want to choose the zip to flash and flash that 300mb rom (which i have already done in the post 2 above this) or do i rename this 300mb file to PG186.zip so that the fastboot white screen AUTOMATICALY asks me if i want to update this file (flash a radio is what i understand this to be).
Please help guys, i have no phone and really stuck.
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Ok thats the problem if ur going to activate a phone with sprint u need to have the old phone and the new phone off and then call them from another phone so they can activate the new esn..thats why when they try the ##3282 the password didnt work on the new phone cause the password they have is for the old phobe so fisrt call them activate the new phone and then the handsfree is going to the rest....but remeber dont use either the old phone or new phone to call them.
Sent From My HTC EVO 3D ROOTED
it keeps crashing during activation, so i just need to bring it in to the store with both phones and have them activate it there.
Before i can do this i have to make the phone stock, can someone please post the stock Sprint evo3d radio link so i can flash it?
i have the stock sprint rom, but i need the stock radio as ive already flashed it to an aftermarket radio.
(all the posts with the links here have invalid download links)
tks
jo2jo said:
it keeps crashing during activation, so i just need to bring it in to the store with both phones and have them activate it there.
Before i can do this i have to make the phone stock, can someone please post the stock Sprint evo3d radio link so i can flash it?
i have the stock sprint rom, but i need the stock radio as ive already flashed it to an aftermarket radio.
(all the posts with the links here have invalid download links)
tks
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WHAT ROM DO U HAVE?
Sent From My HTC EVO 3D ROOTED
ok i think i bricked my phone..
i did this: and now the phone will not power on or anything:
C:\adb>fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
...
OKAY [ 0.045s]
finished. total time: 0.048s
C:\adb>
anyone???? crap..
jo2jo said:
ok i think i bricked my phone..
i did this: and now the phone will not power on or anything:
C:\adb>fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
...
OKAY [ 0.045s]
finished. total time: 0.048s
C:\adb>
anyone???? crap..
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If you were on the ENG bootloader, then yes, you just bricked your phone when you ran that adb command.
If i was on the ENG bootloader? english bootloader? versus a french or another language bootloader?
Can you please explain so i know what i did wrong.
tks
jo2jo said:
If i was on the ENG bootloader? english bootloader? versus a french or another language bootloader?
Can you please explain so i know what i did wrong.
tks
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Eng bootloader is engineering bootloader.
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
jo2jo said:
If i was on the ENG bootloader? english bootloader? versus a french or another language bootloader?
Can you please explain so i know what i did wrong.
tks
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Engineering is ENG. SHIP is the stock bootloader. The ENG bootloader is hboot 1.04, SHIP (stock) is 1.30/1.40/1.50. When you go into the bootloader it says either SHIP or ENG by the bootloader version.
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Hi,
I bought a Generic HTC Hero from Mobistar in Belgium with the hopes of getting the new update on there. However I've downloaded both updates but it get an ID error when flashing the device. Does anyone have any advice on how i can get this update. Blegium isn't even listed in the HTC World Directory. =(
Thanks,
-David
are you sure you need to update? That is, I suspect the belgian hero is already based on a recent rom. Does the clock flip?
I am in belgium too an I use the Modacom rom with mobistar with no problems. So I suggest you flash this one
Dont know how to get the official rom, but try reversing the last numbers of the SN.
Ya im sure itys the old one, the clock does flip =P.
I tried reversing the last digits of the SN, finnaly got though, lets see if the update works though.
<Noob_Q>How did you flash you Hero with the latest Modaco Rom?</Noob_Q>
davekilljoy said:
Ya im sure itys the old one, the clock does flip =P.
I tried reversing the last digits of the SN, finnaly got though, lets see if the update works though.
<Noob_Q>How did you flash you Hero with the latest Modaco Rom?</Noob_Q>
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Follow this video for how to root your Hero: Link
DO AN NANDROID BACKUP AFTER THE LAST STEP OF THE FIRST VIDEO. YOU WILL SEE THIS OPTION IN THE RECOVERY SCREEN. Just in case something goes wrong, you can flash back your stock ROM.
This video for the actual flashing of the ROM: Link
They are video guides with written instructions and helped me understand what exactly is going on.
yep, just like above
davekilljoy said:
Ya im sure itys the old one, the clock does flip =P.
I tried reversing the last digits of the SN, finnaly got though, lets see if the update works though.
<Noob_Q>How did you flash you Hero with the latest Modaco Rom?</Noob_Q>
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Did it work?? I also have one from Mobistar and I'm curious...
Yes Sir. It certainly did work. =D
Thanks guys!
One other Q...how do i now install Apps to my SD card?
davekilljoy said:
Yes Sir. It certainly did work. =D
Thanks guys!
One other Q...how do i now install Apps to my SD card?
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It isn't working for me :-( Downloaded the update by changing the last 2 digits of my SN. Tried installing it but it gives me a customer-id error, how did you manage to install it?
I'm still having the same problem! Just changed the last number of my S/N from 1 to 0 and downloaded the package.
I'm getting the customer id error [131] as wel!
Isn't there any solution for this problem without having to root my phone?
I ended up rooting the phone and installing the Modaco ROM, very stable and fast rom!
genius
purchased my HTC Hero while on holiday in china, bought from one of those laptop/PC/phone/pirate movie/pirate software mega-malls in chengdu.
its software version was somewhere in the 1.73 range and I really wanted to upgrade but HTC responded "blah blah blah singapore blah blah no ROM available in RUU form for your phone as yet".
every time i tried the RUU exe files downloaded from here or from HTCs UK site, i was greeted with the "Error 131" Customer ID Invalid which I understand from xda-developers site relates to CUID lock being active on the phone (forgive me if it is called something other than a CUID lock)
installed nandroid which was pretty friggin easy
downloaded the "update-hero-generic-2.73.751.4-signed.zip"
copied the file to my SD Card on the phone and renamed to "update.zip"
turned the phone off.
booted up while holding the "home" key
selected "flash using update.zip" or something on the nandroid menu and press home or menu to confirm
once completed, re-booted and was greeted by the standard HTC Android setup prompts including my chinese/english language selection prompt (thank christ) - the china mobile splash was still present but the wierd green logo following it was replaced by the cute android jumping out from behind a HTC logo.
i think the key was that the nandroid installer and the update.zip packages do not respect the S-ON (CUID or whatever) lock that my phone has.
there is a procedure for removing the lock but it is beyond the steps i am willing to take as it involves making an RS232 3.3v usb connector, and sending console commands to the handset. While removing the lock would mean i could flash standard roms from RUU*.exe files, and i could remove the China Mobile splash screen, Nandroid does away with this step as it seems not to respect the S-ON lock that is set.
i LOVE nandroid now. xda-developers kicks ass.
xx
No need to use that method to bypass cid lock. Check the stickied thread on making a goldcard. Does similar thing, but without the risks from the hardware method.
Phone: LG P500h - ANDROID v 2.2.1 buildnumber FRG83.
Country: Brazil
Anyway, what I know is that i have to downgrade it to 2.2 in order to be able to root. I've looked through a bunch of tutorials on a bunch of websites but there are a few questions i have about the process that isn't answered anywhere i've looked.
Apparently downgrading requires me to get a stock ROM from LG, there is a topic here for that but it does not have the right ROM for my country, i tried a couple codes but they all got me 404.
Can I just flash any standard ROM from, US maybe, will it work?
And if yes, how do I flash it? Apparently you can do that by booting into recovery mode, but to get there you need it to be rooted which I can't do.
I've read about KDZ and downloaded that but... it crashes a lot in my PC (whenever i try the Read Device) it gives me error and closes the program (windows program not responding dialog).
I'm afraid it might crash in the middle of it if i try flashing and that would brick my device.
Is there a simple way to flash a new ROM? Is that the first thing I have to do in order to get a custom ROM say Ubuntdroid? It says I need a new recovery... but for that I need to downgrade first? It's a lot to do... and I don't really get the order in which I should do it all in...
Can somebody post me a little "do this, then do that, then finally do that" so that I can understand it all finally?
Thanks in advance, and sorry for long post, was trying to be as informative as possible.
This shows what happens when I try reading the phone on KDZ... also a little part showing that I got my device to be recognized by windows...
also disabled the LGE modem on device manager, read that if I don't it'll get bricked.
Well it won't let me link the image so... just paste the name together.
www
novasite.com.br
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1. Find a suitable v2.2 stock ROM for flashing (link)
2. Use KDZ to flash it (I am not aware of another tool capable of doing that). Try doing that on a PC running Windows XP (important - that's where you're stuck now and I guess you're using Windows 7).
3. Root your phone - search for "z4root" on Market, install it.
4. Install Custom recovery, which will replace your current (stock) recovery mode (link - you may need to create an account on another forum in order to download).
5. Using Custom recovery you can now install any custom ROM and create nandroid backups to restore your phone to a certain (working) state.
You will have to use KDZ again if you ever want to flash a stock ROM, also losing the custom recovery. But you will have no reason to do that, except if you need to take your phone to some warranty repairs.
Good luck!
NEW PROBLEM: About step 1... i finally found a way to get my country's rom, but... it's.. the same thats on my device right now, it says V10a_02 and thats the same on my phone (the kdz read phone tells me that) so... won't I just be flashing the same 2.2.1 again?
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGP500H/ABRABK/V10A_02/V10A_02.kdz <---- the rom the topic tells me to get.
How do I know what version of android is in that rom? and if i can't, can you link me to a rom that does?
I found one from another country that the guy said is 2.2... but... will it work if i flash that one? does it HAVE to be for my country? also my model is p500h (the h) is it different from the p500 (different as in flashing p500 without h roms on it will kill it?)
As for flashing it...
I think maybe a computer with win xp will do the trick for kdz.
i've found this post today:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944881
is it better to use that than kdz? theres no replies on topic saying "hey it worked" so i'm a little worried, but apart from a few errors it seems to work on my win 7....
i guess the reply would be "i only know kdz, do it with kdz" but i thought i might ask...
Indeed, I have not tried that method and therefore I can't recommend it. At least KDZ is successfully tested. If you are patient enough to wait for some replies either here or in that topic, you may find out if it works. I would recommend it only if you have no other choice, like if you're unable to try KDZ on an XP machine.
In the mean time, I remembered that a newer version of Custom recovery is available (v1.2) - here. But you still need to download a file and read the tutorial from that other forum I mentioned in the previous post.
what about the first part of the post? i think i might have added that after you replied i don't know... asking about the rom i found if it isn't the same i have on my phone. and asking if i can just add another country's one...
edumazieri said:
Phone: LG P500h - ANDROID v 2.2.1 buildnumber FRG83.
Country: Brazil
Anyway, what I know is that i have to downgrade it to 2.2 in order to be able to root. I've looked through a bunch of tutorials on a bunch of websites but there are a few questions i have about the process that isn't answered anywhere i've looked.
Apparently downgrading requires me to get a stock ROM from LG, there is a topic here for that but it does not have the right ROM for my country, i tried a couple codes but they all got me 404.
Can I just flash any standard ROM from, US maybe, will it work?
And if yes, how do I flash it? Apparently you can do that by booting into recovery mode, but to get there you need it to be rooted which I can't do.
I've read about KDZ and downloaded that but... it crashes a lot in my PC (whenever i try the Read Device) it gives me error and closes the program (windows program not responding dialog).
I'm afraid it might crash in the middle of it if i try flashing and that would brick my device.
Is there a simple way to flash a new ROM? Is that the first thing I have to do in order to get a custom ROM say Ubuntdroid? It says I need a new recovery... but for that I need to downgrade first? It's a lot to do... and I don't really get the order in which I should do it all in...
Can somebody post me a little "do this, then do that, then finally do that" so that I can understand it all finally?
Thanks in advance, and sorry for long post, was trying to be as informative as possible.
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First backup your data, then download a factory ROM, it doesn't matter which version u download, what matters is the version. Make sure that it's 2.2 and not 2.2.1 or 2.2.2. Follow all the below steps without skippin any, no matter how simple or stupid they are.
Link for shipped ROM - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865479
Now download KDZ updater and uncompress it
http://www.4shared.com/file/UleS4dP3/KDZ_FW_UPD_EN.html
Install msxml.msi from the uncompressed directory
Charge your battery to almost full state (I'm not sure, but it can be reason if phone doesn't start)
Turn phone off somehow (remove battery etc.)
Install drivers properly
Get rid of all usb drivers like Nokia, microsoft visual ++ run time environments
Install the LG drivers by selecting the update manager from the lg site
Disable LGE Virtual Modem. In your Windows operating system, go to Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Modems > Right click on LGE Virtual Modem and click Disable.
Press and keep pressed "Volume up"+"Return" and connect USB cable to phone
Yellow screen with text emergency mode should appeared
Shake the handset (I know, it sounds ... strange, but it helps for ones, so... why don't try it?) UPDATE: Read some quotes on bottom.
Run KDZ_FW_UPD.exe (Has administrator).
Select Type : 3GQCT (I have one report that CDMA mod works too)
Select PhoneMode : DIAG (in case of fail try EMERGENCY, and as last chance use CS_EMERGENCY)
I Recommend do not switch phone off. There was some people, which done it and after they was not be able to turn it on again. If flashing failed, just select some another mode and try it again, again, try shake/connect disconnect, again, again....
In KDZ file : Choose the ROM file you downloaded in the first step
Press Launch software update
Shake the handset (I know, it sounds ... strange, but it helps for ones, so... why don't try it?) UPDATE: Read some quotes on bottom.
Now Root it via Z4root - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
Then install custom recovery - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844483
Then download n flash any ROM of your choice, I wud sugget install Void or LOL.
Edit :- By the time I replied, many have already replied. Anyways you can check my reply too :-D
Mithun.
"it doesn't matter which version u download, what matters is the version."
does that mean it doesn't matter what country or operator the rom is for, as long as it is android version 2.2?
i have one from portugal (not my country) and that one is made for P500 mine is P500H... if that makes a difference i don't know, but i do know that rom is android 2.2. can i flash that one?
i also have one that i got from that topic following the instructions of putting my serial number, it linked me to a rom V10A_02... on KDZ when i try to read my device it says i have V10A_02 too. isn't that the same one i have now? with android 2.2.1? if it is it's very pointless to flash the same rom already in it.
any way to check?
because that is my last doubt ;p
edumazieri said:
"it doesn't matter which version u download, what matters is the version."
does that mean it doesn't matter what country or operator the rom is for, as long as it is android version 2.2?
i have one from portugal (not my country) and that one is made for P500 mine is P500H... if that makes a difference i don't know, but i do know that rom is android 2.2. can i flash that one?
i also have one that i got from that topic following the instructions of putting my serial number, it linked me to a rom V10A_02... on KDZ when i try to read my device it says i have V10A_02 too. isn't that the same one i have now? with android 2.2.1? if it is it's very pointless to flash the same rom already in it.
any way to check?
because that is my last doubt ;p
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Yes.... you can choose any country. I tried the Australian version. Use the below one http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGP500/AAUSBK/V10a_00/V10A_00.kdz
edumazieri said:
what about the first part of the post? i think i might have added that after you replied i don't know... asking about the rom i found if it isn't the same i have on my phone. and asking if i can just add another country's one...
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As far as my knowledge goes, the LG P500h you have is the same phone as the P500, only branded for Telus. The hardware should be identical, therefore you may use any ROM designed for the P500 family.
The only thing you may miss if you install a ROM not customized for a Brasil (or South America) network operator is the internet acces point name, thus rendering your phone unable to acces the internet trough its data service connection, but only trough WiFi. Nevertheless, the phone's APN can be configured manually, all you need are the correct settings from your mobile operator and you're good to go.
Ok since you guys told me i can go ahead and flash any country ROM i just did and now my device burst into flames and then the flames consumed my apartment.
ok, not. it worked too well actually, i did the kdz procedure on my win 7 anyway, despite the errors when reading device info, and it took like, 1 minute, rebooted, took like 2 minutes on the android screen then it came back, with all my data still there... i thought it didn't do anything but... its now version 2.2
i tried z4root, worked ... got the superuser app and.... i'm happy ^^ thaaaanks!
anyway about the custom recovery thing..
i'm going to install the one in that post you gave me...
but i read something about the best one being clockwork something...
shouldn't i go ahead and install that one?
or can i do everything i need with this one you guys linked?
edumazieri said:
Ok since you guys told me i can go ahead and flash any country ROM i just did and now my device burst into flames and then the flames consumed my apartment.
ok, not. it worked too well actually, i did the kdz procedure on my win 7 anyway, despite the errors when reading device info, and it took like, 1 minute, rebooted, took like 2 minutes on the android screen then it came back, with all my data still there... i thought it didn't do anything but... its now version 2.2
i tried z4root, worked ... got the superuser app and.... i'm happy ^^ thaaaanks!
anyway about the custom recovery thing..
i'm going to install the one in that post you gave me...
but i read something about the best one being clockwork something...
shouldn't i go ahead and install that one?
or can i do everything i need with this one you guys linked?
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Glad that it worked Install the Amon_RA's recovery!!! Many ROM's for OO won't support clock work I suppose. Amon RA's recovery is neat, I've been using that from the time I had an HTC tattoo.
For your Custom Recovery.... http://androidforums.com/getitnowma...ry-optimus-one-p500-thunderg.html#post1896517
edumazieri said:
anyway about the custom recovery thing..
i'm going to install the one in that post you gave me...
but i read something about the best one being clockwork something...
shouldn't i go ahead and install that one?
or can i do everything i need with this one you guys linked?
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You can do anything you need with ThunderG. Now that version 1.2 supports backup and restore of ext4 partitons (a feature you don't need if you don't plan on installing a custom ROM... but you will, eventually ), it is complete.
Moreover, in ClockworkMod's first topic says: "This recovery will not allow you to flash every ZIP file". ThunderG does, if you choose to allow flashing of unsigned zip files. Sometimes this is useful.
Peeeeeerfect
Recovery installed, LOL ROM installed, all fast smooth and error-free.
no more screen touch lag, it's soooooo much faster now, overclocked, i have yet to test my emulators but i can only guess they're gonna be at least 150% better lol.
thank you all very much for taking the time to help me ^^
ONE LAST QUESTION: I PLAN ON BUYING A NEW SD CARD, JUST PLUG IT IN AND IT'LL FORMAT THEN CREATE THE NEEDED FILES THEN I INSTALL STUFF BACK ON IT, SIMPLE AS THAT?
Simple as that =D
Although there are some criteria with the sd card or you'll get unmounting problems.
Use a class 4 or higher card
format with fat32
I've never officially tried this method but its apparently supposed to help
allocation unit size: 64kb when you're formatting
edumazieri said:
Recovery installed, LOL ROM installed, all fast smooth and error-free.
no more screen touch lag, it's soooooo much faster now, overclocked, i have yet to test my emulators but i can only guess they're gonna be at least 150% better lol.
thank you all very much for taking the time to help me ^^
ONE LAST QUESTION: I PLAN ON BUYING A NEW SD CARD, JUST PLUG IT IN AND IT'LL FORMAT THEN CREATE THE NEEDED FILES THEN I INSTALL STUFF BACK ON IT, SIMPLE AS THAT?
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So, how does it goes?!
I´m brazilian too, got a brand new LG Optimus One from ViVo, and a want to know if you´re having any troubles with conections, calls, internet, 3G etc.
OK, id did the flash
I´m afraid that if flash any custom rom, it will break or cause any misfuncition of the 3g service.
Any idea?!
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Ok, I´ve flashd it with KDZ and the log show´s thats all ok
"14:34:45 : ===FINISHED=== "
BUt its taking like FOREVER to start... almost 30min on android screen. Is this normal?! Should i restart the phone?!
leave it some more time , try shaking it ...
shake trick sometimes helps
Help please..
I did as instructed in the step to step procedures. kdz posted finished but my phone is still at the yellow screen..i did shaking but nothing happens..Is this normal?..SHould i wait..
Please go here now: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1653777
Mods should unsticky mine and sticky that instead.
Go to the above link if your a victim of virgin mobile firmware.
since the other thread got shut down before i got a response, i will repost now.
I flashed the original fix that was posted a few days ago and it worked great until today. I got my first radio interface error since the pri downgrade. Does this mean if i want to fix my issues completely i should go through these new downgrade instructions? I don't really care about a banner (or even roaming at the moment), since i am assuming an official sprint firmware update will come very soon. The only thing that i need right now to work is my texting. Any suggestions on doing the bare minimum to hold me over till the official firmware is released?
hockey4life0099 said:
since the other thread got shut down before i got a response, i will repost now.
I flashed the original fix that was posted a few days ago and it worked great until today. I got my first radio interface error since the pri downgrade. Does this mean if i want to fix my issues completely i should go through these new downgrade instructions? I don't really care about a banner (or even roaming at the moment), since i am assuming an official sprint firmware update will come very soon. The only thing that i need right now to work is my texting. Any suggestions on doing the bare minimum to hold me over till the official firmware is released?
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So you have no data at all? I'd try a ##data# reset first.
hockey4life0099 said:
since the other thread got shut down before i got a response, i will repost now.
I flashed the original fix that was posted a few days ago and it worked great until today. I got my first radio interface error since the pri downgrade. Does this mean if i want to fix my issues completely i should go through these new downgrade instructions? I don't really care about a banner (or even roaming at the moment), since i am assuming an official sprint firmware update will come very soon. The only thing that i need right now to work is my texting. Any suggestions on doing the bare minimum to hold me over till the official firmware is released?
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Never assume. Just because VM has a different firmware, that doesn't mean that Sprint 3d's will too. We do not fully know what the differences are between the 2 devices.
Thus the reason for this and other fix threads. I would suggest trying this fix, and see if it helps, and hope that there is a firmware fix in the future.
I will tell you how I restored my data. I first downloaded the following stock rom.
Stock 2.08.651.2 With HTC/Sprint Spyware Removed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285975
After flashing to the stock rooted rom above I then went into my dialer and typed in ##my MSL number# (Example: ##000000#) To get your MSL number simply download MSL reader from the market. I then clicked on edit and then edited my MDN with all zeros and MSID with all zeros. I pressed the menu button and then pressed reset. After the phone rebooted the phone activation screen came up when I unlocked the phone and it was able to automatically activate it and I got 3G data.
jlechner said:
So you have no data at all? I'd try a ##data# reset first.
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no, i have data ussually. I have found though every once in a while my sms messages will not send (with a radio interface error). When this happens, my phone will show a signal, but calls, sms, and data will not work until i do a profile or a prl update. then my phone will work normally again until it decides it wants to crap out yet again.
hockey4life0099 said:
no, i have data ussually. I have found though every once in a while my sms messages will not send (with a radio interface error). When this happens, my phone will show a signal, but calls, sms, and data will not work until i do a profile or a prl update. then my phone will work normally again until it decides it wants to crap out yet again.
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This is the issue some are having. I would say it's because of the VM firmware we flashed. Did you try the PRI version downgrade that takes you back to 003 even though it shows 005? or does yours still say 004?
hockey4life0099 said:
no, i have data ussually. I have found though every once in a while my sms messages will not send (with a radio interface error). When this happens, my phone will show a signal, but calls, sms, and data will not work until i do a profile or a prl update. then my phone will work normally again until it decides it wants to crap out yet again.
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Hockey, I have not seen this issue yet on my rom, PM me if you want to try mine, and let me know if you see any difference. I wonder if some of the SMS issues have to do with the ICS rom itself. BTW do not post my ROM anywhere as I do not release my stuff public, just want to help out a fellow hardcore flasher.
Cheers
jlechner said:
This is the issue some are having. I would say it's because of the VM firmware we flashed. Did you try the PRI version downgrade that takes you back to 003 even though it shows 005? or does yours still say 004?
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i flashed chads first firmware downgrade. My phone now shows that my PRI is 1.53_145. This worked for like 3 days, but here i am again with the same issue
Freeza or Unknownforce, I have a guy getting a replacement phone tomorrow. He wants to help. I figured we could have him pull the partitions, please advise.
hockey4life0099 said:
i flashed chads first firmware downgrade. My phone now shows that my PRI is 1.53_145. This worked for like 3 days, but here i am again with the same issue
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Touch base with Mikey.
hockey4life0099 said:
i flashed chads first firmware downgrade. My phone now shows that my PRI is 1.53_145. This worked for like 3 days, but here i am again with the same issue
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Oh perhaps you need to be on PRI version 1.42_003? I never ran into issues on chad's downgrad PRI either though.
This thread can't be deleted. This has good info we need up.
I know it says Chad in it, but should we just take the name out?
Well, if we did, then we won't give credit where it's due.
Anyways,
Is there any general thought on the rough percentage of people this works 100% for?
Mikee4fun said:
Oh perhaps you need to be on PRI version 1.42_003? I never ran into issues on chad's downgrad PRI either though.
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is there a way to get to 1.42_003?
Thank god there's another one of these!
Ok so I got back from sprint again and the were totally in awe and had no idea whatsoever was wrong with my phone They ordered me a new one and it'll be here on like tuesday or wednesday and i'll see if I can get it not activated already.
Btw the sprint people are totally dumb.... They were talking to a couple and saying yeah, the more storage a phone has the faster it'll be! He said that 32gb phones out performed 16gb phones.... I was like wtf man... Also he was trying to sell them the galaxy s 2's and was telling them that they're new phones. Wtf sprint salesman, wtf...
hockey4life0099 said:
is there a way to get to 1.42_003?
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The 005 mod is actually 003, from my understanding.
Sent from my Sprint/Virgin Mobile hybrid.
jlechner said:
Freeza or Unknownforce, I have a guy getting a replacement phone tomorrow. He wants to help. I figured we could have him pull the partitions, please advise.
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Thanks, but I think we have everything we need at this point. I'm writing code right now for the patching part of the process. Not that I have everything that I need just yet, but at least getting that part out of the way for when I do have the correct information.
I've located everything that I have to change in my own partition to fix it (All the differences) next I'm going to compare these offsets with those of the partitions that freeza gives me and see if they line up the same... there's going to be some major coding needed for this, because it did manipulate some of the "flow" I think in the way it lists out certain information in the file, like rom name, and phone number and stuff...
I'm not the fastest coder, but I have basically all I need at this point for my own device... I just want to verify that it's similar code on others' devices as well before I get too far ahead of myself here and have to backtrack. I'm actually going to re-code the downgrade tool to make it part of that, probably rename it to a "multitool" of some kind and simply put it into the already stickied thread, and have closeone update his cd with it so that people can do this with ease.
The best part of this all is that the bricking process isn't going to be a stupid timing thing like it is when downgrading... a single command can brick an already S-OFF phone the way we need it. So no confusing timing issues with this one! Just a nice easy set of instructions. Phew.
Short and sweet basic steps right now:
1.) Nand Backup
2.) Brick
3.) Run "multitool" Plug unplug, yadda yadda.
4.) Boot phone back up to 1.40 S-ON
5.) Run 1.13 RUU
6.) Revolutionary S-OFF
7.) Flash 2.17 Firmware
8.) Flash recovery
9.) Restore Backup
10.) Drink Beer
More details to follow.
hockey4life0099 said:
is there a way to get to 1.42_003?
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Yes, you need to go through the adb push process stated in the OP. I can assist you if you want through team viewer if you don't want to tackle it.
Unknownforce said:
Thanks, but I think we have everything we need at this point. I'm writing code right now for the patching part of the process. Not that I have everything that I need just yet, but at least getting that part out of the way for when I do have the correct information.
I've located everything that I have to change in my own partition to fix it (All the differences) next I'm going to compare these offsets with those of the partitions that freeza gives me and see if they line up the same... there's going to be some major coding needed for this, because it did manipulate some of the "flow" I think in the way it lists out certain information in the file, like rom name, and phone number and stuff...
I'm not the fastest coder, but I have basically all I need at this point for my own device... I just want to verify that it's similar code on others' devices as well before I get too far ahead of myself here and have to backtrack. I'm actually going to re-code the downgrade tool to make it part of that, probably rename it to a "multitool" of some kind and simply put it into the already stickied thread, and have closeone update his cd with it so that people can do this with ease.
The best part of this all is that the bricking process isn't going to be a stupid timing thing like it is when downgrading... a single command can brick an already S-OFF phone the way we need it. So no confusing timing issues with this one! Just a nice easy set of instructions. Phew.
Short and sweet basic steps right now:
1.) Nand Backup
2.) Brick
3.) Run "multitool" Plug unplug, yadda yadda.
4.) Boot phone back up to 1.40 S-ON
5.) Run 1.13 RUU
6.) Revolutionary S-OFF
7.) Flash 2.17 Firmware
8.) Flash recovery
9.) Restore Backup
10.) Drink Beer
More details to follow.
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Cool thanks!
Sent from my Sprint/Virgin Mobile hybrid.
Before I get bashed for not posting in Hasoon2000's All-in-one toolkit thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493905), I would just like to say that I just joined the forum and wasn't allowed to post in the thread for questions/problems. With that out of the way, I'll start by saying that I have a HTC Amaze 4G (T-Mobile USA) on android version 2.3.4 and software number 1.36.531.6, not rooted and completely stock.
Background info: The reason why I want to root is because for some odd reason my amaze didn't get receive the OTA ics update. I checked for it manually just about everyday and I also did not receive a notification for a new software update. I also contacted customer service and they were no help. I would just like to root my phone and install ICS for now and later in the future install a stable custom rom that has sense 4.0.
Questons:
1. Does the Amaze have to be connected to the PC before the start of the first step(Install HTC Drivers)? If so, what is the screen on the phone supposed to be on(Is the phone supposed to be turned off or on? Is it supposed to be in disc drive mode? bootloader? etc..)?
2. Which recovery should I use after my bootloader is unlocked? and also what is the phone supposed to be on (bootloader, regular screen, other)?
3. How do I install ICS after successfully rooting?
I apologize for the long post and noob questions. I had an iPhone before getting the htc amaze and jailbreaking/unlocking was very easy whereas this seems to be a bit more tricky. If there is a thorough and detailed STEP-BY-STEP tutorial anywhere else, please let me know.
Thank You!
Kashif92k said:
Before I get bashed for not posting in Hasoon2000's All-in-one toolkit thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493905), I would just like to say that I just joined the forum and wasn't allowed to post in the thread for questions/problems. With that out of the way, I'll start by saying that I have a HTC Amaze 4G (T-Mobile USA) on android version 2.3.4 and software number 1.36.531.6, not rooted and completely stock.
Background info: The reason why I want to root is because for some odd reason my amaze didn't get receive the OTA ics update. I checked for it manually just about everyday and I also did not receive a notification for a new software update. I also contacted customer service and they were no help. I would just like to root my phone and install ICS for now and later in the future install a stable custom rom that has sense 4.0.
Questons:
1. Does the Amaze have to be connected to the PC before the start of the first step(Install HTC Drivers)? If so, what is the screen on the phone supposed to be on(Is the phone supposed to be turned off or on? Is it supposed to be in disc drive mode? bootloader? etc..)?
2. Which recovery should I use after my bootloader is unlocked? and also what is the phone supposed to be on (bootloader, regular screen, other)?
3. How do I install ICS after successfully rooting?
I apologize for the long post and noob questions. I had an iPhone before getting the htc amaze and jailbreaking/unlocking was very easy whereas this seems to be a bit more tricky. If there is a thorough and detailed STEP-BY-STEP tutorial anywhere else, please let me know.
Thank You!
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First welcome..I use to be an iPhone user also...before even starting update to ics. It should be available ota. Yes it has to be connected to you pc make sure usb debugging is on. Hasoon has the instructions in his post. But you have to be in bootloader screen. Use 4ext for recovery. Then root....you should be good to go. Make sure you make a nandroid backup
Sent from my HTC_Amaze_4G using Tapatalk 2
Flipnfr3ak said:
First welcome..I use to be an iPhone user also...before even starting update to ics. It should be available ota. Yes it has to be connected to you pc make sure usb debugging is on. Hasoon has the instructions in his post. But you have to be in bootloader screen. Use 4ext for recovery. Then root....you should be good to go. Make sure you make a nandroid backup
Sent from my HTC_Amaze_4G using Tapatalk 2
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Thanks for the quick reply! Every time I manually search for the OTA update, it says "There are no updates available for your phone.", so I unfortunately can't update it OTA. I'm very new to all of this, so I don't know the terminology for a lot of the things on the forum. How do I make sure usb debugging is on and also what is a nandroid backup? Also, am I supposed to be on the bootloader screen the entire time?
Kashif92k said:
Before I get bashed for not posting in Hasoon2000's All-in-one toolkit thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493905), I would just like to say that I just joined the forum and wasn't allowed to post in the thread for questions/problems. With that out of the way, I'll start by saying that I have a HTC Amaze 4G (T-Mobile USA) on android version 2.3.4 and software number 1.36.531.6, not rooted and completely stock.
Background info: The reason why I want to root is because for some odd reason my amaze didn't get receive the OTA ics update. I checked for it manually just about everyday and I also did not receive a notification for a new software update. I also contacted customer service and they were no help. I would just like to root my phone and install ICS for now and later in the future install a stable custom rom that has sense 4.0.
Questons:
1. Does the Amaze have to be connected to the PC before the start of the first step(Install HTC Drivers)? If so, what is the screen on the phone supposed to be on(Is the phone supposed to be turned off or on? Is it supposed to be in disc drive mode? bootloader? etc..)?
2. Which recovery should I use after my bootloader is unlocked? and also what is the phone supposed to be on (bootloader, regular screen, other)?
3. How do I install ICS after successfully rooting?
I apologize for the long post and noob questions. I had an iPhone before getting the htc amaze and jailbreaking/unlocking was very easy whereas this seems to be a bit more tricky. If there is a thorough and detailed STEP-BY-STEP tutorial anywhere else, please let me know.
Thank You!
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Not sure if this helps...but this is what I did. I originally posted it on T-mo forum. At the very least it will put you in the ballpark...good luck. Just trying to help. These other guys know a lot more than myself. I'm sure the community will get you through it.
"Re: Leaked ICS in the wild!
Okay. Got it. Long story short:
1. Download file onto PC http://www.filefactory.com/f/40bba0821a54f264/
2. Put file on SD card (I recomend different SD card.)
3. After it is on SD card, rename file "PH85IMG" *** No ".zip." ***
4. Power down phone
5. Remove/replace SD card
6. Remove battery
7. Replace battery
8. Power up the phone hold "power button and volume down" at the same time.
9. Hboot will appear...let go of buttons. the phone will then start reading the SD card. "Checking PH85IMG"
10. After that instructions will appear. At the bottom of the info you will see the prompt: "Do you want to start update?" Now Volume up for "Yes."
11. Once you volume up for yes it will begin checking the files. (After some time it updated a few files and the screen went black. I hit the power button and and it started updating all files.
In closing you "WILL" lose all info, contacts, text, email and any other setting on the phone. It will be just like when you pulled it out of the box for the first time."
badgerdave made an excellent post and has it right - almost. I just want to clarify a couple of things.
First...he gave a link to the leaked RUU of the ICS OTA update. This file will install as he described WITHOUT requiring root and results in a phone in out-of-the-box condition - no root, with ICS 4.0:3 and Sense 3.6.
Second...the file must be named 'PH85IMG.zip' - WITH the .zip extension. A common mistake is to have file extensions hidden so when the file is renamed it is actually 'PH85IMG.zip.zip' resulting in installation failure.
Registered Linux user #266531. Android user since v1.0.
yes so first before rooting or unlcoking anything download your carriers ruu but it in you sd card and boot to boootloder (vol down + power button) it will install then use hasoon tool kit to unlock boot loader then flash 4ext recovery then root then flash rom
Crashdamage said:
badgerdave made an excellent post and has it right - almost. I just want to clarify a couple of things.
First...he gave a link to the leaked RUU of the ICS OTA update. This file will install as he described WITHOUT root and results in a phone in out-of-the-box condition - no root, with ICS 4.0:3 and Sense 3.6.
Second...the file must be named 'PH85IMG.zip' - WITH the .zip extension. A common mistake is to have file extensions hidden so when the file is renamed it is actually 'PH85IMG.zip.zip' resulting in installation failure.
Registered Linux user #266531. Android user since v1.0.
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Crashdamage:can I use the same process to go back to the original stock ROM prior to any OTAs? And here is why I want to do that.
I got my phone in January 2012. I received a message about an OTA. I did the update. My Plantronics Voyager Pro and 2-Explorers came in. I tried them out on the phone and the reception and range were completely horrible. 1-2 Ft. the Explorers had slightly better sound quality.
After some research on t-mo forum I found that there were others with the same problem. (The first Product Review that complains about Bluetooth issue was December 17, 2011. The first OTA was released on December 12, 2012. Coincidence?) Some of the people said their BT worked fine prior to the first OTA. T-mo's corporate line was "ICS will fix everything." I waited for ICS as long as I could and did the "Leaked ICS."
ICS did not fix the problem....but it did improve it from 1-2 Ft. to 8-10 Ft. It still has quite a bit of static. Therefore because ICS did improve the problem, I want to test the theory that everything was fine with the original ROM. Kind of a "test the theory" and "process of elimination."
Any help form you and the community will be greatly appreciated. I hope at the end of this I can take my findings back to the others that are having this same problem...some of them that have done multiple handset exchanges and still have the problem. -THANKS-
My question to you guys is, why root if you want to update to ICS? You do know all the OTA files are available and I wrote a tutorial to update your device manually using them, right?
I want to say it, but I won't, I'm not up for the rants, etc.
badgerdave, if I remember correctly, you're from the tmo community fora, right? You had an issue with your BT and someone posted saying theirs worked great when they rooted their device. You can try a few custom roms, but nobody is definite on your end result until you do it.
Also you guys need to quit using those slow filefactory uploads, devs, RC's, myself included uploaded those files to dev-host accounts for faster, easier downloads, those links can be found in the stock ruu/ota thread, use those and PLEASE READ the dev section, there's updated post and links on the very first threads, I don't get why there's a need to dig up older threads with outdated files/info for something so simple.
Dark Nightmare said:
My question to you guys is, why root if you want to update to ICS? You do know all the OTA files are available and I wrote a tutorial to update your device manually using them, right?
I want to say it, but I won't, I'm not up for the rants, etc.
badgerdave, if I remember correctly, you're from the tmo community fora, right? You had an issue with your BT and someone posted saying theirs worked great when they rooted their device. You can try a few custom roms, but nobody is definite on your end result until you do it.
Also you guys need to quit using those slow filefactory uploads, devs, RC's, myself included uploaded those files to dev-host accounts for faster, easier downloads, those links can be found in the stock ruu/ota thread, use those and PLEASE READ the dev section, there's updated post and links on the very first threads, I don't get why there's a need to dig up older threads with outdated files/info for something so simple.
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Yes DN that is me. But...I'm am not an anomaly where this BT issue is concerned. I have dated it back to the first posted product review
(December 17, 2011) that listed the BT as an issue...others came after. December 17 is 5 days after the first OTA. There are no bad BT reviews prior to that date.
I am not trying to be difficult. I actually downloaded the PDF for the Amaze Bible and installed it onto my rooted HP Touchpad. I read what you are talking about. (Keep in mind that you guy do this stuff all the time with multiple devices. This comes easy to you. Not so much for those of us that get directed to this forum because our questions and problems surpass the T-mo site.)
That being said..I'll just try my hand at using this link: http://d-h.st/8pm to get what I think I need and then try installing it like I did the first "Leaked ICS"
Thanks for your help.
New motto: Believe in oneself...because no else does.
badgerdave said:
Yes DN that is me. But...I'm am not an anomaly where this BT issue is concerned. I have dated it back to the first posted product review
(December 17, 2011) that listed the BT as an issue...others came after. December 17 is 5 days after the first OTA. There are no bad BT reviews prior to that date.
I am not trying to be difficult. I actually downloaded the PDF for the Amaze Bible and installed it onto my rooted HP Touchpad. I read what you are talking about. (Keep in mind that you guy do this stuff all the time with multiple devices. This comes easy to you. Not so much for those of us that get directed to this forum because our questions and problems surpass the T-mo site.)
That being said..I'll just try my hand at using this link: http://d-h.st/8pm to get what I think I need and then try installing it like I did the first "Leaked ICS"
Thanks for your help.
New motto: Believe in oneself...because no else does.
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Not that no one believes in you, but think about this for a minute, many contributors, devs and regular users alike here saw the issue many were having, saw how complicated getting things done were, so we put as much time into making this all simple, I'm talking months of work, endless hours of typing and research to simplify things here, so for you to say you're unable to find things here, that kinda hurts, I myself worked on making the ICS update as simple as possible, I've posted multiple times, more than I can count on how to fix soft bricks and how to restore to complete stock, so you can tell how hard it is to believe when people say we're not helpful and we don't make things simple, if you have a question, ask it flat out, I'll be straight with you that I know what you read and did not read, I can tell you exactly where everything can be found for this device and I've been here a mere month or two, you know what? It's pointless, no point in me saying anything anymore, I guess I should just follow suit of every other contributor around here and just move on to another device like they all did/doing.
So have a nice day, if you can find what you're looking for in the amaze bible thread, PM one of the writers, sure they'd be glad to help, they always have been and always will be very nice helpful individuals.
New motto: I am officially out of the amaze forum.
badgerdave said:
Not sure if this helps...but this is what I did. I originally posted it on T-mo forum. At the very least it will put you in the ballpark...good luck. Just trying to help. These other guys know a lot more than myself. I'm sure the community will get you through it.
"Re: Leaked ICS in the wild!
Okay. Got it. Long story short:
1. Download file onto PC
2. Put file on SD card (I recomend different SD card.)
3. After it is on SD card, rename file "PH85IMG" *** No ".zip." ***
4. Power down phone
5. Remove/replace SD card
6. Remove battery
7. Replace battery
8. Power up the phone hold "power button and volume down" at the same time.
9. Hboot will appear...let go of buttons. the phone will then start reading the SD card. "Checking PH85IMG"
10. After that instructions will appear. At the bottom of the info you will see the prompt: "Do you want to start update?" Now Volume up for "Yes."
11. Once you volume up for yes it will begin checking the files. (After some time it updated a few files and the screen went black. I hit the power button and and it started updating all files.
In closing you "WILL" lose all info, contacts, text, email and any other setting on the phone. It will be just like when you pulled it out of the box for the first time."
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Crashdamage said:
badgerdave made an excellent post and has it right - almost. I just want to clarify a couple of things.
First...he gave a link to the leaked RUU of the ICS OTA update. This file will install as he described WITHOUT requiring root and results in a phone in out-of-the-box condition - no root, with ICS 4.0:3 and Sense 3.6.
Second...the file must be named 'PH85IMG.zip' - WITH the .zip extension. A common mistake is to have file extensions hidden so when the file is renamed it is actually 'PH85IMG.zip.zip' resulting in installation failure.
Registered Linux user #266531. Android user since v1.0.
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I tried the steps given and everything was going fine until step number 10. I never got a prompt asking to update my phone. Instead it just took me back to the hboot screen with the three androids skating at the bottom with the options: fastboot, recovery, factory reset, clear storage, simlock, image crc. I already had an ICS file downloaded from previous trials to install it, so I didnt use the link you posted, not sure if that matters or not. Anyways, I tried to hit recovery and then a picture of a phone with a red exclamation mark showed up. I then hit the volume up button and power at the same time. Then i went to "apply update from sd card" and then i got an invalid operation and the phone just rebooted normally without applying any update. Any ideas?
Kashif92k said:
I tried the steps given and everything was going fine until step number 10. I never got a prompt asking to update my phone. Instead it just took me back to the hboot screen with the three androids skating at the bottom with the options: fastboot, recovery, factory reset, clear storage, simlock, image crc. I already had an ICS file downloaded from previous trials to install it, so I didnt use the link you posted, not sure if that matters or not. Anyways, I tried to hit recovery and then a picture of a phone with a red exclamation mark showed up. I then hit the volume up button and power at the same time. Then i went to "apply update from sd card" and then i got an invalid operation and the phone just rebooted normally without applying any update. Any ideas?
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First of all before getting to a solution, you need to point out your device info, that way nobody would be guessing, so provide the following and we'll work from there:
hboot version:
software version currently:
s-on or s-off:
bootloader unlocked: yes or no
carrier:
from there solving your problem would be very much more simple.
Dark Nightmare said:
First of all before getting to a solution, you need to point out your device info, that way nobody would be guessing, so provide the following and we'll work from there:
hboot version:
software version currently:
s-on or s-off:
bootloader unlocked: yes or no
carrier:
from there solving your problem would be very much more simple.
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this is what is see on the hboot screen:
" ***LOCKED***
RUBY PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.90.0004
eMMC-boot
Sep 15 2011, 18:13:11 "
The bootloader is locked, The carrier is T-Mobile USA. Im running on Android version 2.3.4 and the software version is 1.36.531.6. I also took a look at your tutorial for installation before I tried to do it myself.
Kashif92k said:
this is what is see on the hboot screen:
" ***LOCKED***
RUBY PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.90.0004
eMMC-boot
Sep 15 2011, 18:13:11 "
The bootloader is locked, The carrier is T-Mobile USA. Im running on Android version 2.3.4 and the software version is 1.36.531.6. I also took a look at your tutorial for installation before I tried to do it myself.
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And what exactly was your result of attempting to manually update via the OTA files? Answer asap, I'll just move you on to the next method of getting it done via the latest leaked file if you can't get it done via the ota file.
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And what exactly was your result of attempting to manually update via the OTA files? Answer asap, I'll just move you on to the next method of getting it done via the latest leaked file if you can't get it done via the ota file.
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Whenever I would manually search for the ICS update OTA, it would just say that my phone was already up to date (even though I am running on GB). Should I try to re-download the T-Mobile OTA file on 4shared that is on your tutorial? And then rename it to "PH85IMG.zip"? If not, please guide me to the next option/step. I really appreciate the help!! :good:
Kashif92k said:
Whenever I would manually search for the ICS update OTA, it would just say that my phone was already up to date (even though I am running on GB). Should I try to re-download the T-Mobile OTA file on 4shared that is on your tutorial? And then rename it to "PH85IMG.zip"? If not, please guide me to the next option/step. I really appreciate the help!! :good:
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Redownload the ota file from here: http://d-h.st/tdM
Once you download it, place the file on your external sd card, not in any folders, just on the sd card.
Turn your device off
volume down and power on to boot into hboot
select recovery and wait for it to reboot
it should give you a red triangle error, ignore it and press volume up then power button
a recovery menu should pop up, once you see that menu, use the volume buttons to scroll down to the install update from external and hit power to select
it should give you a list of all the files on your sd card, use the volume buttons to highlight the file you downloaded and hit power to select, it should begin updating your device.
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Redownload the ota file from here: http://d-h.st/tdM
Once you download it, place the file on your external sd card, not in any folders, just on the sd card.
Turn your device off
volume down and power on to boot into hboot
select recovery and wait for it to reboot
it should give you a red triangle error, ignore it and press volume up then power button
a recovery menu should pop up, once you see that menu, use the volume buttons to scroll down to the install update from external and hit power to select
it should give you a list of all the files on your sd card, use the volume buttons to highlight the file you downloaded and hit power to select, it should begin updating your device.
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ok, I followed the steps and tried it just now and I get an error message like this:
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
-- Invalid operation. --
Success Rebooting by reason: oem-00...
Also the the background is black with the red triangle error and the text is in yellow.
Kashif92k said:
ok, I followed the steps and tried it just now and I get an error message like this:
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
-- Invalid operation. --
Success Rebooting by reasonem-00...
also the the background is back with the red triangle error and the text is in yellow.
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Yeah I expected that, seems only s-off users can proceed with that method.
This one should work fine though.
Download this file here: http://d-h.st/3VD
rename it PH85IMG and place it on the root of your sd card the same way you did the last file, it has to be named exactly that and in caps
reboot into bootloader, volume up when the file finishes loading, it's gonna install the update and reboot itself, let it boot properly, first boot may take a few minutes.
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Yeah I expected that, seems only s-off users can proceed with that method.
This one should work fine though.
Download this file here: http://d-h.st/3VD
rename it PH85IMG and place it on the root of your sd card the same way you did the last file, it has to be named exactly that and in caps
reboot into bootloader, volume up when the file finishes loading, it's gonna install the update and reboot itself, let it boot properly, first boot may take a few minutes.
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The file is downloading right now. When I put the ICS file on the microsd card, do I rename it to "PH85IMG" or "PH85IMG.zip"? I'm also assuming that I have to follow the same steps you gave me on my last attempt to install?
Kashif92k said:
The file is downloading right now. When I put the ICS file on the microsd card, do I rename it to "PH85IMG" or "PH85IMG.zip"? I'm also assuming that I have to follow the same steps you gave me on my last attempt to install?
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just PH85IMG, don't worry about the .zip part, it's already there, just not visible, no do not use the same steps, follow the steps I outlined above when I specified the file and what to do with it.
I've been asked by lots of folks on how to convert the HTC 10 unlocked US version into a full-featured Verizon version so I figured i'd write an all encompassing guide on how to complete the process.
After following this guide, your phone will effectively be a fully-functioning Verizon variant. IMS, advanced calling, wifi calling and all other Verizon features will work flawlessly!
Note: I am purely compiling this information. I had no part in discovering this process, I simply followed multiple guides and other random posts on XDA to accomplish this! Credits go to @jcase, @beaups, @dottat, and any others that were involved with testing this process. Please make sure to thank these guys for the work they've done.
Step 1: Unlock bootloader and acquire s-off
In order to modify the CID/MID and change the radio, we must first acquire s-off. The easiest way to do this is to follow jcase's well-written guide.
[FONT=Hind, sans-serif][Guide] Root (Optionally s-off) and Keep your radio working[/FONT]
Move on to step 2 after finishing the above guide to completion.
Step 2: Change CID and MID
2a) Download this link, and extract into your directory of choice
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24545065934258327
2b) Boot your phone into download mode via the button combo (down + power) or by using adb reboot-bootloader with USB debugging turned on and then selecting download mode
2c) Issue the following command while in download mode:
Code:
htc_fastboot oem writecid VZW__001
2d) Issue the following command while in download mode:
Code:
htc_fastboot oem writemid 2PS650000
2e) Reboot phone back into download mode and verify the CID and MID have changed and are correct.
Step 3: Flash Verizon RUU to phone
Now that we have s-off, unlocked bootloader and the proper CID/MID on our device, now we just need the Verizon stock ROM and radio on our device. The Verizon RUU will handle both of these for us in a relatively hassle-free manner.
3a) Download the following .exe file to your local machine (big thanks to @dottat!)
Verizon Stock RUU exe (dottat)
3b) Boot phone into download mode (or Android OS w/ USB debugging enabled) and run the executable file
3c) Follow onscreen instructions and wait for process to finish
3d) Reboot phone (it may take a while to boot so BE PATIENT! mine took about 4-5 minutes if I recall)
After your phone boots, it will be a fully functioning Verizon phone. At this point, you can go activate your phone and it will work. You will be able to take Verizon official OTAs and it will behave identically to the true Verizon variant due to the RUU re-flashing stock recovery and an unmodified system.
OPTIONAL -- Step 4: Re-root phone
The RUU that you deployed on your phone was an unrooted system image with stock recovery. In order to get root back, you will need to re-do steps 1-10 in jcases's Root/s-off guide from step 1.
Here's the link again in case you're too lazy to scroll back up
[FONT=Hind, sans-serif][Guide] Root (Optionally s-off) and Keep your radio working[/FONT]
Reminder: your phone already has s-off so you ONLY NEED TO DO STEPS 1-10! Running Sunshine again will likely just report that your phone already has s-off so no worries if you accidentally do the entire guide again.
Step 5: Activate your phone
This step can be very straightforward or a moderate pain the ass depending on what you have available to you.
There are two ways to activate the HTC 10 now that it's running stock Verizon firmware/software:
1) Pop an existing, activated nano-SIM with your current phone number on it in the device and reboot. Voila!
2) Take your device to a Verizon store and convince the employee that your phone is in fact, a true Verizon phone.
I would highly suggest using an already active nano-SIM if you have that available. I, unfortunately, did not as I was coming from the Verizon LG G4. I had to go three different Verizon stores to convince them to finally activate the device. Your IMEI on your unlocked 10 will not show up in Verizon's IMEI database. The store clerk actually had to pull an IMEI from a display model HTC 10 so that she could get the nano-SIM activated for my 10.
noahjk said:
Good post! I think you're looking for this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/guide-root-optionally-s-off-radio-t3373025
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Good catch, thanks. I updated the links.
Tried this twice, both times my phone gets stuck on 'Preparing your phone...' after flashing and rebooting on the setup wizard.
edit: worked fine after removing SIM. Run through the setup without SIM for anybody having issues. I know this isn't explicitly stated in OP but if you're having issues, make sure you try this.
If anyone is having connection issues after putting in your SIM, you have to change your Preferred Network mode from Global to LTE/CDMA.
Other than that, everything's working great! Even comes with free VZW bloatware
anyone receiving "Htcdm has stopped" on their phone all of a sudden .... i just downloaded a few things, changed the bootanimation, setup my hotspot, and then bam - popups randomly.
codelinx said:
anyone receiving "Htcdm has stopped" on their phone all of a sudden .... i just downloaded a few things, changed the bootanimation, setup my hotspot, and then bam - popups randomly.
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Haven't seen that before. What did you do to setup your Hotspot?
DoctorB0NG said:
Haven't seen that before. What did you do to setup your Hotspot?
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That error would be the ota downloader.. what anything frozen I would ask the person who posted
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How would I revert back to the stock values and a stock unlocked RUU? Can you put that in the guide with a link to a stock RUU?
Zooks97 said:
How would I revert back to the stock values and a stock unlocked RUU? Can you put that in the guide with a link to a stock RUU?
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I'd *think* that you just do the opposite of this guide.
Write MID/CID back to UL (UnLocked) Variant version along with then flashing the UL Variant RUU.
I agree it would be a good idea to add the return to stock either in the OP, or possibly a link to another thread explaining how.
andybones said:
I'd *think* that you just do the opposite of this guide.
Write MID/CID back to UL (UnLocked) Variant version along with then flashing the UL Variant RUU.
I agree it would be a good idea to add the return to stock either in the OP, or possibly a link to another thread explaining how.
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Looks like all the stock information, RUUs, roms, and recoveries are here.
Has the MID/CID for stock there as well. Hope this makes it into the OP.
When I have access to a desktop/laptop I'll update the guide. Thanks for the suggestions.
After following all the instructions, I got to the end where the phone reboots and is supposed to be Verizon. When mine reboots, however, it comes up with the decryption screen asking for my password. Any ideas?
I think I might have figured it out. I did a factory reset/wipe and it looks like it's coming up now.
hunteditor said:
After following all the instructions, I got to the end where the phone reboots and is supposed to be Verizon. When mine reboots, however, it comes up with the decryption screen asking for my password. Any ideas?
I think I might have figured it out. I did a factory reset/wipe and it looks like it's coming up now.
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Yep that's the fix. The vzw ruu does not wipe.
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andybones said:
I'd *think* that you just do the opposite of this guide.
Write MID/CID back to UL (UnLocked) Variant version along with then flashing the UL Variant RUU.
I agree it would be a good idea to add the return to stock either in the OP, or possibly a link to another thread explaining how.
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Did you pick up a 10 yet?
aer0zer0 said:
Did you pick up a 10 yet?
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I did.
It's prepared to be sent to Mr. @beaups when they are back doing devices again on May 22nd.
(In my signature below, in green are the devices I currently own, and the ones striked out are previous devices I had but are sold).
Just an FYI, I followed instructions on this guide, did everything without SIM card in and I do not have any advanced calling features. Signal drops to 1x when on a call and there is no Wi-Fi calling option in the advanced calling menu within Android. My guess on the cause is that I flashed TWRP and side loaded SuperSU before I put my SIM in the phone. I will try again from scratch and activate the phone prior to root and recovery and report back. Is anyone else having similar issues?
Light1984 said:
Just an FYI, I followed instructions on this guide, did everything without SIM card in and I do not have any advanced calling features. Signal drops to 1x when on a call and there is no Wi-Fi calling option in the advanced calling menu within Android. My guess on the cause is that I flashed TWRP and side loaded SuperSU before I put my SIM in the phone. I will try again from scratch and activate the phone prior to root and recovery and report back. Is anyone else having similar issues?
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Did you activate those features on your account using the menu on the phone?
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dottat said:
Did you activate those features on your account using the menu on the phone?
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What menu are you talking about? I went to take a screen shot of my advanced calling menu in settings and now Wi-Fi calling is showing up.. I didn't change a thing, very odd. However, my signal still drops to 1x when placing a call. And my device says non-VZW device when I login to my account online. I'm guessing that is part of the problem.
Light1984 said:
What menu are you talking about? I went to take a screen shot of my advanced calling menu in settings and now Wi-Fi calling is showing up.. I didn't change a thing, very odd. However, my signal still drops to 1x when placing a call. And my device says non-VZW device when I login to my account online. I'm guessing that is part of the problem.
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Take some screen shots.
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Here is my advanced calling menu with Wi-Fi calling now showing up. Haven't tested, but it seemed to let me set it up. I have Wi-Fi tether enabled via default.xml edits. The one feature I'd really like is LTE on call. Had this without problem on my M7 but I think thats because it had multiple radios and didn't have to share a radio while on call. My noob guess anyways.
Maybe it's a setting in the hidden dialer menu *#*#4636#*#*? However, when I enter that into the dialer, nothing happens, the entered numbers just disappear and nothing happens. Thoughts?