Hey everyone,
The power button on my HTC flyer stopped working. The power button does not function, nor does the charge LED. Luckily, the tab can be woken up if you plug it into a charger.
However, I was planning to sell the flyer today and now I cannot... so XDA folks, could you help me in any way?
I called BestBuy and they said they would charge $80+repairs. I called HTC and they said they would charge $35+labor. What should I do?
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Send it to htc and get it repaired, the batter cover alone costs about that much retail.
globatron said:
Send it to htc and get it repaired, the batter cover alone costs about that much retail.
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So there are no DIY solutions? Should I wipe my phone as its running the FlyHigh rom?
Fixing it would mean opening the plastic cover on the the rear of the device, which in turn would mean breaking the warranty seal on one of the screws. Honestly in terms of residual value you'd be better off sending it in for repair.
I'd wipe personal data from the device before sending it in, but because the problem is mechanical not software I'd personally not bother with the software. If you wanted to be extra sure you could roll back to a stock rom.
Zlatty said:
So there are no DIY solutions? Should I wipe my phone as its running the FlyHigh rom?
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Just download this RUU and run it with the Flyer plugged in:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/cb3...9BU_3809.05.04.10_M_release_191235_signed.exe
To restore to stock, not fix the power button i mean
ikingblack said:
Just download this RUU and run it with the Flyer plugged in:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/cb3...9BU_3809.05.04.10_M_release_191235_signed.exe
To restore to stock, not fix the power button i mean
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Thanks, will I be able to make a backup w/o the power button to select?
ikingblack said:
Just download this RUU and run it with the Flyer plugged in:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/cb3...9BU_3809.05.04.10_M_release_191235_signed.exe
To restore to stock, not fix the power button i mean
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There is no RUU for Best Buy Wifi. HTC has not released one.
cnewsgrp said:
There is no RUU for Best Buy Wifi. HTC has not released one.
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Actually two were just posted yesterday. They are in the RUU thread and are labeled "Brightstar US" . I don't know if anyone has actually used them yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062184
DigitalMD said:
Actually two were just posted yesterday. They are in the RUU thread and are labeled "Brightstar US" . I don't know if anyone has actually used them yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062184
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Nice. So we can now revert to GB? I will wait for someone to try first
DigitalMD said:
Actually two were just posted yesterday. They are in the RUU thread and are labeled "Brightstar US" . I don't know if anyone has actually used them yet.
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I can confirm that the BrightstarUS_WWE_1.36.1540.32 RUU works for the 16GB Best Buy Wifi only model. I used it last night to restore mine to stock, just to see if it works. It does, and is the exact rom for the device. While it does have the bits to restore the hboot, however, the Revolutionary hboot is persistent and won't let the RUU restore the stock hboot. So, even with this, the tablet retains s-off and the Revolutionary hboot.
jscott30 said:
I can confirm that the BrightstarUS_WWE_1.36.1540.32 RUU works for the 16GB Best Buy Wifi only model. I used it last night to restore mine to stock, just to see if it works. It does, and is the exact rom for the device. While it does have the bits to restore the hboot, however, the Revolutionary hboot is persistent and won't let the RUU restore the stock hboot. So, even with this, the tablet retains s-off and the Revolutionary hboot.
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Does anyone know how the BrightstarUS_WWE_2.27.1540.31 ... is different from the 1.36.1540.32 version?
So it would be a good idea to return to stock before sending it in?
What custom ROM were you coming from when you restored to 1.36.1540.32 RUU?
Zlatty said:
So it would be a good idea to return to stock before sending it in?
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Probably not necessary since this is a hardware repair that you'll be paying for anyway. But, it wouldn't hurt to return to stock.
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What custom ROM were you coming from when you restored to 1.36.1540.32 RUU?
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Sorry, I had tried some custom ROMs prior to using the RUU, but I was actually back to my Nandroid backup of my stock rom when I tested this.
So, no HC to GB confirmation yet. I've restarted the RUU discussion in another thread.:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1336807
HTC For the FAIL
And this is why I will never buy a--poorly designed--HTC device:
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Dang the price of the repair is $9 less than buying a brand new one.
echaru said:
Dang the price of the repair is $9 less than buying a brand new one.
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I know right. Hopefully someone will be interested in buying my broken one ... there must be a market for it :|
Nevertheless, I am never going to get a HTC device again.
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Not sure if anyone posted this but the HTC Unlocking procedure works after the OTA update. I unlocked my friend's bootloader using the directions on the htcdev site (even though it says unlocking is only available for the sensation currently)
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I read on goodandevo.net that its supposed to erase all the contacts and everything else that you changed on the phone. that it basically reverts it to stock. is that true?
Johnabis said:
I read on goodandevo.net that its supposed to erase all the contacts and everything else that you changed on the phone. that it basically reverts it to stock. is that true?
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I know it did it on the xoom. Not sure, I did it on my friend's brand new phone so there was no data on it. My phone is s-offed
Nice man...thanks for being the n00b...I mean tester...
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Why does it say "unlocked" but it still says S-ON?
I noticed that it says S-On, can you flash a custom recovery via bootloader?
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Why does it say "unlocked" but it still says S-ON?
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I guess that's their procedure. Before I unlocked it, it said "LOCKED" in the pink banner. TWRP didnt flash or boot but CWM did.
XsMagical said:
I noticed that it says S-On, can you flash a custom recovery via bootloader?
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I was able to flash clockwork mod. TWP didnt boot and just rebooted the phone when I tried to go into recovery. I dont have any roms here to flash and I'm leaving in a few for a final I have. BUT I did pop my memory card in there and am going through a restore now
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I guess that's their procedure. Before I unlocked it, it said "LOCKED" in the pink banner. TWRP didnt flash or boot but CWM did.
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I wonder if you can run the fastboot command "setsecureflag" if that will change the S-ON to S-OFF.
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I was able to flash clockwork mod. TWP didnt boot and just rebooted the phone when I tried to go into recovery. I dont have any roms here to flash and I'm leaving in a few for a final I have. BUT I did pop my memory card in there and am going through a restore now
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You have some balls to use their method to unlock if that's your only EVO 3D lol
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You have some balls to use their method to unlock if that's your only EVO 3D lol
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Why? HTC makes the phone and software for it. Their methods are better than finding hacks and holes in the software to push the things needed for s-off, etc.
spencer88 said:
You have some balls to use their method to unlock if that's your only EVO 3D lol
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I don't see why people are so scared to use the method. Yes you loose your warranty, but honestly how many people have used warranty to fix a phone? I personally have NEVER, but have used insurance 3 times over the last 10 years.
i use htc unlock but cant get the recovery load just reboots...tried both custom recoverys
nao2003 said:
i use htc unlock but cant get the recovery load just reboots...tried both custom recoverys
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^ Thats why i don't use the HTC Unlock.
S-ON will always be on using HTC's method. I believe it's to keep you from flashing the radio. If I'm correct the only extra thing you can actually flash with htc's unlocker is the system, data and boot partition. Or certain recovery's authorized by HTC can be flashed.
spencer88 said:
I wonder if you can run the fastboot command "setsecureflag" if that will change the S-ON to S-OFF.
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Hmm ill try when I get home. It's not my phone. It's my friends. Hehe mine has been s-off since the day it was released.
Ok so can't flash splash screens. I tried flashing it via fastboot and the zip. When i try in fastboot I get a bootloader signiture error. When i try the zip it starts to parse it but then boots me out. Engine hboot zip did the same thing. While its partially unlocked I think they still locked down some things. Fastboot erase recovery errors out saying not allowed.
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mwalt2 said:
Why? HTC makes the phone and software for it. Their methods are better than finding hacks and holes in the software to push the things needed for s-off, etc.
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This is also what differentiates a tester and a follower...trying it out for yourself .
Edit...quoted the wrong part...should have quoted the having balls part...
I have used my warranty Prolly 10 times in the last 3 years. Good luck with your EVO and if it screws up your screwed
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Really? 10 times in 3 years. This is why HTC is reserving the right to void your warranty. Phones will be offered as is before long if others are destroying them as fast as you.
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Can someone show me the quoted text from HTC's site that says if you unlock using their method that your warranty is void. Or is everyone just assuming this because they want your serial number to unlock.
LMAO
Your warranties are now invalid
Should have used revolution, and keep your warranties intact.
On 2/15/2012 HTC added the Mytouch 3G Slide to the list of devices that can have their bootloarders unlocked from the manufacturer officially
Site to Unlock Bootloader
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Recommended NOT to do if you have an HBoot version lower then 1.02, use Alpharev method
Here is how the process works in brief detail
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To prevent unauthorized access to your data, unlocking the bootloader will delete all personal data from your device including applications, text messages and personalized settings. - HTC
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Nice find.
Good for people that could never s-off
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Does anyone know if this suffers the same restriction as was mentioned in the mt4g forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1499846)
Nicgraner said:
DON'T DO IT WHATEVER YOU DO!! It marks your devices warranty as voided and any ROM that doesn't run the same kernel as the ROM you have when you use this won't work. You will have to manually push the boot.img of any new kernel out there. I have to do it on my 3vo3d and it's a *****.
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I'm not concerned so much about the warranty, but having to push the boot.img kinda kills the flashing on the go that i enjoy
I'm trying it out right now, i will let you know what i find
I have HBOOT 1.02 so i dont really have a choice if i want to have an unlocked bootloader.
zguithues said:
Does anyone know if this suffers the same restriction as was mentioned in the mt4g forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1499846)
I'm not concerned so much about the warranty, but having to push the boot.img kinda kills the flashing on the go that i enjoy
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I just unlocked the bootloader. Wipes the /Data partition so i restored my Nandroid backuo. Good so far, i also reinstalled the custom kernel i had with CM7.1 (Via Clockwork Recovery) and it is still working fine
Slim, did you had any problem with the command fastboot oem get_identifier_token? i keep getting command error.
nvm, i can't follow the damn instruction. problem solved.
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dumb question i unlocked bootloader how do i install Clockmod recovery and SU
i i cant get this to work i keep getting stuck at the htc logo :/ then i get an error
Leviathan10000 said:
dumb question i unlocked bootloader how do i install Clockmod recovery and SU
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Code:
fastboot flash recovery "THE ATTACHED IMG"
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13385976/recovery-clockwork-5.5.0.4-espresso.img
thanks installed it one last question how do i gain root.
Leviathan10000 said:
thanks installed it one last question how do i gain root.
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Install this:
http://goo-inside.me/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Worked for me as far as I can tell. My device says S-ON but above that says 'UNLOCKED' and I was able to flash the CWR 5 recovery image and use that as posted earlier in this thread.
The worst nightmare was getting my computer to recognize the phone. I had recently put a new hard drive in my computer, and HTC Sync etc would NOT work. I tried TWO other computers and still would not work. Finally had to dig up the old hard drive, put it back in my first computer (since I had used that successfully to update my Slide in the first place to Froyo 2.2) and do all the steps.
Still can't explain what the problem was, since the new hard drive is the same base OS (Win 7 Ultimate 32 bit) but at least it worked. And now this phone has some life again (despite a failure to replace a cracked digitizer)
Recovery problem
i installed clockwork recovery image thought it was work when i tried to install superuser i noticed clockwork recovery was not working when i pick any thing from the menu like install for sd it doesn't do anything. please help.
pitflyer said:
Worked for me as far as I can tell. My device says S-ON but above that says 'UNLOCKED' and I was able to flash the CWR 5 recovery image and use that as posted earlier in this thread.
The worst nightmare was getting my computer to recognize the phone. I had recently put a new hard drive in my computer, and HTC Sync etc would NOT work. I tried TWO other computers and still would not work. Finally had to dig up the old hard drive, put it back in my first computer (since I had used that successfully to update my Slide in the first place to Froyo 2.2) and do all the steps.
Still can't explain what the problem was, since the new hard drive is the same base OS (Win 7 Ultimate 32 bit) but at least it worked. And now this phone has some life again (despite a failure to replace a cracked digitizer)
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im having this problem too..
Uninstall HTC sync, download pdanet, install it, plug your phone in , let it load all the drivers, uninstall pdanet. Go about your business. This worked for me, as far as drivers.
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heres a new recovery image that might work better:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13385976/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-espresso.img
Tried it same problem recovery doesn't do anything can't flash anything
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SlimDan22 said:
On 2/15/2012 HTC added the Mytouch 3G Slide to the list of devices that can have their bootloarders unlocked from the manufacturer officially
Site to Unlock Bootloader
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Recommended NOT to do if you have an HBoot version lower then 1.02, use Alpharev method
Here is how the process works in brief detail
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im stuck on step 8 it just says waiting for device.
ok so i know why i am stuck but the ruu gives me error 170 usb conncetion but i know its connected and the computer has no problom reading my phone please help i really want a unlocked bootloader and i dont know how to fix it
thanks to anyone that can help me out.
ok so i have been reading if i have 1.02 hboot already doo i need the ruu ad if not then i m still stuck on step 8 andthanks again to anyone who can help me cuz i really need unlocked bootloader to get rid ofmy stock apps and change my font and other stuff cuz having root and custom roms isnt enugh for me lol.
S-off
Wagedroid said:
Nice find.
Good for people that could never s-off
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I still cannot s-off I am netting error code 155 through the ruu wizard?
You can't S-OFF with the new bootloaders. But at least with your bootloader unlocked, you can do some of the things an S-OFF'd phone can (like flashing CWM Recovery and r/w in /system/), so it's still fairly useful.
& yes I searched but I'm confused so please help me out here, what do I do to fix this??
I was doing the s-off on a new phone (that had CleanROM 4.5 installed) & now its stuck at that green bear screen.
I can get to the hboot screen or that screen.
You need to flash a stock rom. That is how I fixed that problem. Hope it helps
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Or your boot IMG in other words flash the kernel file that came with your clean Rom in hboot
ruvort said:
You need to flash a stock rom. That is how I fixed that problem. Hope it helps
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Thankyou for the response, do I need to relock it to do that??
Nope. The best bet would be a rooted stock rom. I'm not sure on the link right now.
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MyColorScreen
I thought you couldn't go back from an ICS ROM directly to a GB ROM??
jmorton10 said:
I thought you couldn't go back from an ICS ROM directly to a GB ROM??
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Well that is true if you upgraded the radios and hboot and such to ics. There is undoubtedly a rooted stock or just plain ics stock you can flash. If you are still on GB firmware but an ICS rom you can flash a GB rom no problem.
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MyColorScreen
Really appreciate the help.
It is on GB firmware (I didn't do it, I bought it that way).
I can get to the hboot screen, but I can't get to the recovery screen (nothing happens when I select recovery). I do have a GB RUU somewhere that is an exe file, I guess the easiest thing to do is run that at the hboot screen??
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Really appreciate the help.
It is on GB firmware (I didn't do it, I bought it that way).
I can get to the hboot screen, but I can't get to the recovery screen (nothing happens when I select recovery). I do have a GB RUU somewhere that is an exe file, I guess the easiest thing to do is run that at the hboot screen??
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You can run that or to get your phone booting again with your current rom you can look in the Juopuntubear folder and run the fastboot commands to restore the imgs.
Fastboot flash boot *boot.img location and name*
Fastboot flash recovery *recovery.img location and name*
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MyColorScreen
Ok, I tried running the ruu.exe file that has always worked fine in the past and it gave me an error.
I then DL'ed the newer ruu posted and flashed it twice from my card. When I got all done, it still hung up on that darn bear........
jmorton10 said:
Ok, I tried running the ruu.exe file that has always worked fine in the past and it gave me an error.
I then DL'ed the newer ruu posted and flashed it twice from my card. When I got all done, it still hung up on that darn bear........
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You should be able to just flash the kernel like the guy above said if the s off process didn't work. That's the first thing I would try.
Was the newer RUU the stock Verizon non rooted RUU, and not a pre rooted stock type rom only? The rom only would explain why you're getting the jpbear screen on your phone still.
Yea flashing the right kernel worked, but this same phone has now gotten stuck at same screen 3 straight times.
I guess this particular phone just doesn't want to be s-off........
Try rerunning the exe several times. Every phone I've s-offed, I've had to rerun controlbear literally 4-5 times to get it to finally work.
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jmorton10 said:
Yea flashing the right kernel worked, but this same phone has now gotten stuck at same screen 3 straight times.
I guess this particular phone just doesn't want to be s-off........
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Do you get past the wire trick part? And it say success 3 or 4 times and then get the error sober message? If so..what sd card are you using? are you using the one that came with your phone or a different one?
It seems all the ROMs these days are requiring S OFF SO I am planning on doing it tonight.
Just curious, if you did S OFF what did you use for the wire?? It's not like I have wire hanging around my house or something... and if I have to purchase something where do I go???????????????????????????
This sounds so noobish and I am so NOT a noob LOL
Just did this today with a paper clip. Use one that has insulation on it and cut it back a bit on either end.
Like he^^ said said, insulated paperclip works great. Just wanted to throw out there though that the roms that require s-off, are the ics roms. However if you update your phone to ics via the official update first, then you wouldnt need s-off to flash those roms. Just saying in case for some reason you didn't want to do s-off.
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I used a twisted copper wire usually found for automotive speaker wire. It was hard to use because I couldn't get a good contact in the little hole. I say go with a paper clip. If you can't find an insulated one then you can wrap it with electrical tape.
Also don't give up and be sure you have a charged backup battery. Be sure to also have the RUU ready on a spare sdcard. And also have the other one ready as well.
I just used some plain paper clip that I bent to make it work. It took a couple of times but I got it to work.
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I would add to backup your internal sd as a precaution and Hasoon's S-off tool...worked like a charm. Good luck.
Live and Die on this day....
Thank you everyone! I think I have some of those paperclips at home, I may wait until the weekend so I will have more time. I never ended up trying it last night... I have been trying to work on DH's Galaxy S 4G. That phone is such a headache! I can't get it to mount at all!! I am going to try again to mount it tonight on a different computer. For some reason since I installed CM9 on it, I cannot get it to go back to GB. He's all in a ruckus because his contact pictures aren't syncing from Facebook
If your phone already has ics from ota you don't need s-off
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Spastic909 said:
If your phone already has ics from ota you don't need s-off
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It does but I had a huge issue with the last recent ROM I flashed so I thought it'd just be easier if I were to make it S-off to avoid future problems
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I ended up using a paperclip with tape... I tried my headphone wire (needed a new pair anyhow) and it didn't work
For some reason I had to put all of the files in the root directory (C:\) to make it work....
How long did it take you? Lol
Double0EK said:
How long did it take you? Lol
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Quite a while since I tried with the stupid headphones wire first..I've been so busy trying to fix my DH's samsung that my Amaze was put on hold
I just got this phone and would like to get it fully rooted/soff/etc.
Is it at all likely that a non-wire-trick method will ever happen?
which tool for s-off is the simplest to go thru?
S-off from GB
I am just trying to find out if anyone has been able to successfully S-off from GB? The reason I ask is because I had bought this phone for my wife not realising that the previous owner never updated it. I went ahead and unlocked, rooted, and installed a custom recovery but after doing that I could not use the OTA to get it running ICS.
I was trying to S-off with speaker wire while using the GB file's but just cant seem to get it to take. It just keeps failing or freezes trying to find the device. After reading a lot I guess I am going to try an insulated paper clip to see if that would resolve my problems.
If anyone has any input I would really appreciate it.
My next plan is to just try and flash one of the RUU files from recovery but I know that I cant do that with the PH85IMG files and because I am not S-off I cant use the ICS files to do that.
If anyone has ran into something similar and managed to get through it I am all ears!
Thanks a lot
I s-offed from GB. Then I flashed the ICS RUU with success.
matthewcb4 said:
My next plan is to just try and flash one of the RUU files from recovery but I know that I cant do that with the PH85IMG files and because I am not S-off I cant use the ICS files to do that.
If anyone has ran into something similar and managed to get through it I am all ears!
Thanks a lot
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I was in a similar situation to you, although I had updated to ICS previously; I was stuck on a custom ROM and did not have S-off.
My advice would be, if you can't get stock GB installed; to try and flash a custom ROM that is based on stock GB and then try to S-off. I managed to get S-Off using a custom ICS ROM that was based on stock.
Good luck.
Thank you both for replying. Well I was just wondering if the GB S-off was broken or if there was something I may have missed. I have used this method on 2 sensations so I do understand how to do it. I just seem to be having a lot of trouble with the wire-trick for some reason on this phone.
I am going to try the insulated paperclip first then if that just dosent seem to get s-off then I will see if I can flash a different rom. I am not sure what to look for exactly. I am just wanting the ICS firmware installed.
My ultimate goal is to get s-off to flash some of the ICS roms. I know there are some that should help with the battery life, and that is what she is really needing.
Thanks again
Try try again until successful.
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sgtfoo said:
I just got this phone and would like to get it fully rooted/soff/etc.
Is it at all likely that a non-wire-trick method will ever happen?
which tool for s-off is the simplest to go thru?
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I used Hasoons S-off tool, worked out great.
Live and Die on this day....
Nothing in our forums actually needs s-off as of right now except kernels, but if you use 4ext with smart flash enabled you don't even need that. Everything that says you need s-off is just the dev saying they wont support your issues if you don't have it, as s-off means there's nothing preventing it from flashing properly.
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I've tried installing stock rom and two other s-on roms such as Viper rom and Mean bean rom
And both failed to update
Phone will not be recognized through adb anymore
This is my phones info
HTC Evo 4g lte running Android 4.1 with HTC sense 4.0. 3.16.651.3 RUU
If anybody can please help me with a nandroid backup it would be awesome and much appreciated in attempting to fix this device..
Thank you for your time. :victory:
grahamtheman said:
I've tried installing stock rom and two other s-on roms such as Viper rom and Mean bean rom
And both failed to update
Phone will not be recognized through adb anymore
This is my phones info
HTC Evo 4g lte running Android 4.1 with HTC sense 4.0. 3.16.651.3 RUU
If anybody can please help me with a nandroid backup it would be awesome and much appreciated in attempting to fix this device..
Thank you for your time. :victory:
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Some more info would be useful, like what your Hboot version is and whether you're S-on or S-off. What recovery are you running, and what version? Also, what exactly do you mean by "bricked"?
Also, exactly how did you go about trying to install MeanBean?
Sorry I didn't have the phone with me
Ok well I'm getting the hboot version soon but it's running twrp and I'll get the version of twrp later..
Its s-on
Its soft bricked.. Friend was trying to install a s off rom on the phone and now the phone doesn't boot.
It will load the htc logo then go into a black screen..
I'm waiting for his hboot version but in the mean while
I would place the rom zips in a sd car and try flashing them and they would fail.
I'm asking for a nandroid backup since I fixed a htc one sv 4.1.2 from boost that way and I believe I can fix this htc evo 4g LTE the same
Once I have his full bootloader info I will load it up. He's a teacher at a middle school so hopefully he Reply soon
Thank you for your patience :laugh:
grahamtheman said:
Ok well I'm getting the hboot version soon but it's running twrp and I'll get the version of twrp later..
Its s-on
Its soft bricked.. Friend was trying to install a s off rom on the phone and now the phone doesn't boot.
It will load the htc logo then go into a black screen..
I'm waiting for his hboot version but in the mean while
I would place the rom zips in a sd car and try flashing them and they would fail.
I'm asking for a nandroid backup since I fixed a htc one sv 4.1.2 from boost that way and I believe I can fix this htc evo 4g LTE the same
Once I have his full bootloader info I will load it up. He's a teacher at a middle school so hopefully he Reply soon
Thank you for your patience :laugh:
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No worries. Just an FYI, there is no such thing as a "S-on" or "S-off" ROM. Some ROM's have a kernel installer to facilitate flashing while S-on, others don't. Being S-on requires an extra step or two, but the ROM can be flashed regardless. Hit the link in my sig for more info.
what do you think may be the prob
FinZ28 said:
No worries. Just an FYI, there is no such thing as a "S-on" or "S-off" ROM. Some ROM's have a kernel installer to facilitate flashing while S-on, others don't. Being S-on requires an extra step or two, but the ROM can be flashed regardless. Hit the link in my sig for more info.
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its an odd situation .. I've been google chatting with member "bigdaddy" about this situation and he as well has gone over trouble shooting steps i've already done...
I wouldnt have asked the forum if i wasn't completely at STUMP.
Is there any way that someone may have a nandroid backup i can try installing?
also im waiting to get the full details on the phone since he is working at the moment and I'm trying to resolve his issue since he isn;t literate in the forums.
thanks again for your help:victory:
FinZ28 said:
No worries. Just an FYI, there is no such thing as a "S-on" or "S-off" ROM. Some ROM's have a kernel installer to facilitate flashing while S-on, others don't. Being S-on requires an extra step or two, but the ROM can be flashed regardless. Hit the link in my sig for more info.
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also to add on i did use viper flash installer to place the boot img and still wasnt able to upload viper rom...
Using twrp 2.6.1.0 and hboot 2.09
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See my reply in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2435306
Follow my directions exactly. Also, prior to flashing, go to the wipe menu and choose "Advanced Wipe". Check the boxes for cache, Dalvik cache, data and system, then wipe. Then follow my directions for flashing MeanBean. Report back and let me know how it goes.
Will try soon. Thanks
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