Hey guys i just got the 3d today and have it rooted. I installed 1 or 2 updates already but still had 1.4. But im curious as to what update exactly changes my hboot to 1.5. can any one help?
DO NOT OTA UPDATE YOUR PHONE! You do not want the HBOOT 1.5 it will make your life difficult. Stick with your bootloader and if you want to UG do it via a custom ROM.
jrockisme said:
Hey guys i just got the 3d today and have it rooted. I installed 1 or 2 updates already but still had 1.4. But im curious as to what update exactly changes my hboot to 1.5. can any one help?
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The RUU for software verison 2.08 should also update hboot to version 1.5.
Probably best not to load this version unless you're up for an adventure! The
RUU software version 2.08 which also contains Hboot 1.5 patches all previously used exploits. Meaning, a new exploit will have to be developed and released in order to achieve the same unlocked access on Hboot 1.5 as was available for previous versions of Hboot.
Hope that helps answer your question!
divedr said:
DO NOT OTA UPDATE YOUR PHONE! You do not want the HBOOT 1.5 it will make your life difficult. Stick with your bootloader and if you want to UG do it via a custom ROM.
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ahh, its not too bad. Granted i wish i had 1.30 or 1.40 but ADB & Fastboot aren't too bad.
joeykrim said:
The RUU for software verison 2.08 should also update hboot to version 1.5.
Probably best not to load this version unless you're up for an adventure! The
RUU software version 2.08 which also contains Hboot 1.5 patches all previously used exploits. Meaning, a new exploit will have to be developed and released in order to achieve the same unlocked access on Hboot 1.5 as was available for previous versions of Hboot.
Hope that helps answer your question!
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That doesnt answer my question but it does answer which RUU i need to download for my Hboot version. But thanks for that one!
jrockisme said:
That doesnt answer my question but it does answer which RUU i need to download for my Hboot version. But thanks for that one!
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Wait I am confused, do you want to have hboot 1.5? If so why?
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jrockisme said:
Hey guys i just got the 3d today and have it rooted. I installed 1 or 2 updates already but still had 1.4. But im curious as to what update exactly changes my hboot to 1.5. can any one help?
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The RUU for software verison 2.08 should also update hboot to version 1.5.
Probably best not to load this version unless you're up for an adventure! The
RUU software version 2.08 which also contains Hboot 1.5 patches all previously used exploits.
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That doesnt answer my question but it does answer which RUU i need to download for my Hboot version. But thanks for that one!
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If your question, as I read your post was, "what update exactly changes my hboot to 1.5" and you're on the Sprint version of the EVO 3D, then my answer above is correct. Software version 2.08.651.2 contains an update to bootloader version 1.5.
Perhaps I'm wrong in assuming you're on the Sprint device and perhaps you're using a GSM version. I'm not familar with the history of the GSM software versions, but I'm sure somebody else can post up to help clarify. Not sure where else the miscommunication could have occured.
Off the top of my head and to reiterate:
There have only been four updates for the EVO 3D from Sprint for their CDMA version of the EVO 3D.
1.11.651.2, 1.13.651.7, 2.08.651.2 an 2.08.651.3 (no leak RUU yet, only OTA, minor system software/kernel changes, no updated bootloader/radio).
If you're interested in gaining the ability to answer this question yourself, the hboot version is generally listed in the hboot file name of the image provided inside the firmware.zip of the RUU rom.zip (often renamed as PG86IMG.zip) included inside the RUU .exe. Hboot file name is generally, Hboot1.4_signed.img or something similar.
Also, if you feel adventurous, you could open the hboot img in a hex editor and search for the string containing the version number! Thats an adventure I don't take very often.
To obtain the extracted rom .zip files, renamed as PG86IMG.zip files or the original RUU .exe files for any of these software versions which have been leaked online, goo-inside.me keeps a reliable collection: http://www.goo-inside.me/shooter/ruu .
Allowing EVO 3D users to revert back to any previous software version or update to the recent versions.
Hope that helps answer your question with more detail/insight or help anybody coming across this post that might have the same/related questionand resolve any miscommunication! Money back guarantee!
SketchyStunts said:
ahh, its not too bad. Granted i wish i had 1.30 or 1.40 but ADB & Fastboot aren't too bad.
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Agreed, a little more of a pain but also makes you learn things other people may not be savvy on! Great opinion man!
joeykrim said:
Off the top of my head and to reiterate:
There have only been four updates for the EVO 3D from Sprint for their CDMA version of the EVO 3D.
1.11.651.2, 1.13.651.7, 2.08.651.2 an 2.08.651.3 (no leak RUU yet, only OTA, minor system software/kernel changes, no updated bootloader/radio).
If you're interested in gaining the ability to answer this question yourself, the hboot version is generally listed in the hboot file name of the image provided inside the firmware.zip of the RUU rom.zip (often renamed as PG86IMG.zip) included inside the RUU .exe. Hboot file name is generally, Hboot1.4_signed.img or something similar.
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I am sure I know the answer, cause if it were this easy we wouldn't have so many *****ing about 1.5, but if the RUU installs the bootloader, would it be possible to use an RUU of 1.11 or 1.13 to get the older bootloader?
Bob
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I am sure I know the answer, cause if it were this easy we wouldn't have so many *****ing about 1.5, but if the RUU installs the bootloader, would it be possible to use an RUU of 1.11 or 1.13 to get the older bootloader?
Bob
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No, it won't work. I believe the install will fail and cancel itself.
ParrSt said:
I am sure I know the answer, cause if it were this easy we wouldn't have so many *****ing about 1.5, but if the RUU installs the bootloader, would it be possible to use an RUU of 1.11 or 1.13 to get the older bootloader?
Bob
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Short answer: No and I think the exact error people receive is "Main version is older". As far as I recall, main version information is stored in the misc partition.
We've had a few threads on this, usually the title or key phrase is "downgrading" the bootloader.
Essentially, the HTC EVO Shift was able to have the bootloader downgraded two different ways after two different releases, but neither method will work for hboot 1.5.
If you're interested in a longer semi technical explanation, I've quoted my previous posts below for convenience.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...88&postcount=2
the shift didn't have all the partitions nand write locked like the EVO 3D does.
1st time around: shift didnt 'have nand write lock on the hboot partition, hence being able to temp root and directly flash eng hboot to the hboot partition.
2nd time around: shift didn't have the nand write lock on the misc partition, hence being able to temp root and flash a lower version to the misc partition then hboot would allow a downgraded version of software to be loaded.
esseentially it seems as if htc was doing the bare minimum to protect the shift from being unlocked/rooted as all these methods were known and some were used on the HTC EVO prior to the shift software releases.
this has been covered a few times on the forums, but i hope rehashing old ideas/attempts might spark new ones! sometimes it only takes a slight tweak to an old method for it to bypass a patch and work! hope that helps!
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So someone mentioned in a thread I read that they were on hboot 1.4 with s-off and they were having issues (that aren't important to the topic of this thread) so they used a 2.08 RUU to return to stock, which flashed hboot 1.5 onto their phone. This person said they checked their bootloader and saw that it was indeed hboot 1.5, then they RUU'd back to an older stock ROM and their bootloader was hboot 1.4.
So, was this workaround for being able to Revolutionary unlock an HTC Evo 3D common knowledge before and it's old news now, or had nobody thought of doing this earlier to get rid of hboot 1.5? I was one of the lucky ones who first got my 3vo less than a month ago, yet it came with hboot 1.3 (now it's on the eng bootloader of course ). so I'm too afraid of losing my revolutionary root to try this myself, but I figured I'd at least put this out there in its own thread so that all you adventurous types stuck with hboot 1.5 can try this out and report your findings.
NOTE: as stated before, I did not try this myself and the person who said they tried this did not prove it to me or anyone else, they merely stated it and since this is the internet, I go by "pics or it didn't happen" if information comes from an untrusted source. I'm not responsible for bricks and impregnation of your daughter(s), and all that other stuff devs usually claim no responsibility for in their disclaimers.
You can change the bootloader if you're s-off, you can't if you're s-on
Twolazyg said:
You can change the bootloader if you're s-off, you can't if you're s-on
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Does that apply even if you're using an RUU? I knew you couldn't change the bootloader if you tried to flash using fastboot, but I didn't remember seeing anything about not being able to through RUU (though I guess I never saw anything that said you could through RUU either...)
w0rdOo said:
Does that apply even if you're using an RUU? I knew you couldn't change the bootloader if you tried to flash using fastboot, but I didn't remember seeing anything about not being able to through RUU (though I guess I never saw anything that said you could through RUU either...)
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yes, you will remain s-off
t3project said:
yes, you will remain s-off
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Well I should've known it was too good to be true, that you could get to an old bootloader through an RUU. Thanks to both of you for the quick and helpful responses.
w0rdOo said:
Well I should've known it was too good to be true, that you could get to an old bootloader through an RUU. Thanks to both of you for the quick and helpful responses.
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sounded like a good idea. would love to get back to hboot 1.40
will it work how does it work and if so how do i do it im stuck with a hboot 1.5 im rooted but s on still
tashsru said:
will it work how does it work and if so how do i do it im stuck with a hboot 1.5 im rooted but s on still
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You are stuck with 1.50 with no changes in sight. At present time you can only change hboot if you are S-off.
This thread is regarding RUU for HTC devices.
I've seen some similar threads but could not fully get the answer I was looking for.
From what I already understand, a RUU updates the ROM, the H-BOOT possibly and updates the recovery with a stock recovery. It cannot do anything that a BL-Unlocked user cannot do through adb or fastboot because the RUU uses only adb and fastboot. This means that the RUU does not (And cannot) update the radio. Am I correct in this?
And if so, what is the point of updating the RUU once you start flashing custom ROMs because they also flash the /system and /boot partitions and the only thing a custom ROM doesn't do is reflash the H-BOOT and the recovery.
And even if you update using a RUU for some reason (Whether it updates or if you just want to return to stock), do you have to choose the RUU that exactly matches your current radio version?
Assume for all the questions that the device is either BL-Unlocked or Stock (But S-ON either way).
Thanks in advance.
AceRoom said:
This thread is regarding RUU for HTC devices.
I've seen some similar threads but could not fully get the answer I was looking for.
From what I already understand, a RUU updates the ROM, the H-BOOT possibly and updates the recovery with a stock recovery. It cannot do anything that a BL-Unlocked user cannot do through adb or fastboot because the RUU uses only adb and fastboot. This means that the RUU does not (And cannot) update the radio. Am I correct in this?
And if so, what is the point of updating the RUU once you start flashing custom ROMs because they also flash the /system and /boot partitions and the only thing a custom ROM doesn't do is reflash the H-BOOT and the recovery.
And even if you update using a RUU for some reason (Whether it updates or if you just want to return to stock), do you have to choose the RUU that exactly matches your current radio version?
Assume for all the questions that the device is either BL-Unlocked or Stock (But S-ON either way).
Thanks in advance.
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Hi, an ruu updates what you mentioned and a lot more. It will do things like change the splash screen, update the radio. and change the hboot which you cannot do with only an unlocked bootloader. It can do those things because its signed.
I had to use ruu's a few times, recently for an hboot downgrade to achieve s-off. Now that I have s-off I can flash any file I want in hboot asblong as its named correctly. Like a splash screen, or a lower hboot version.
Since an ruu updates the radio, it doesn't matter which version you choose, as long as its the same version you have or higher, but it won't let you flash a lower versionWith s-off I can flash any ruu version I want.
ok, so if I am currently running 2.3.4 and htc sense 3.0, does that mean that I can flash my phone with ics (4.0) as long as it is for the right phone and carrier???
HTC evo 3D with Rogers
icecursor said:
ok, so if I am currently running 2.3.4 and htc sense 3.0, does that mean that I can flash my phone with ics (4.0) as long as it is for the right phone and carrier???
HTC evo 3D with Rogers
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Yes.
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Yes.
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now, if I upgrade it through the ruu, is that the exact same upgrade that comes from the carrier? As in, even the HTC update too?
And if it is, is the ruu just the rooted phones way of updating?
Thanks
icecursor said:
now, if I upgrade it through the ruu, is that the exact same upgrade that comes from the carrier? As in, even the HTC update too?
And if it is, is the ruu just the rooted phones way of updating?
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Yes it is the same update. Updating with the RUU can be used either way (rooted or non-rooted). Just keep in mind that you'll lose root access after updating.
Theonew said:
Yes.
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Theonew said:
Yes it is the same update. Updating with the RUU can be used either way (rooted or non-rooted). Just keep in mind that you'll lose root access after updating.
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ok, so last question,
do I need hboot 1.5? I am currently running revolutionary s-off, HBOOT 1.49.1107.
Originally Posted by Theonew
Yes.
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Yes it is the same update. Updating with the RUU can be used either way (rooted or non-rooted). Just keep in mind that you'll lose root access after updating.
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ok, so last question,
do I need hboot 1.5? I am currently running revolutionary s-off, HBOOT 1.49.1107.
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I'm not sure for your device, but as long as the RUU is for it, it should work (boot loader version doesn't usually affect it).
hello, i wanted to know if RUU also achieves S-ON. I need to return my droid incredible to verizon for replacement due to screen malfunction. I cannot see anything on the display, but everything inside works fine.
I had unlocked bootloader using htcdev and rooted with S-OFF running 4.1.1. I am now on stock Froyo thanks to RUU, but I still need to get S-ON and bootloader locked.
So does the RUU achieve S-ON? I have downloaded the forever SON zip file. But I dont know how to flash it using ADB. Can someone guide me.
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hello, i wanted to know if RUU also achieves S-ON. I need to return my droid incredible to verizon for replacement due to screen malfunction. I cannot see anything on the display, but everything inside works fine.
I had unlocked bootloader using htcdev and rooted with S-OFF running 4.1.1. I am now on stock Froyo thanks to RUU, but I still need to get S-ON and bootloader locked.
So does the RUU achieve S-ON? I have downloaded the forever SON zip file. But I dont know how to flash it using ADB. Can someone guide me.
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The RUU does not return S-ON. What is in the zip file?
achieve S-ON on htc...
haunteddevil619 said:
hello, i wanted to know if RUU also achieves S-ON. I need to return my droid incredible to verizon for replacement due to screen malfunction. I cannot see anything on the display, but everything inside works fine.
I had unlocked bootloader using htcdev and rooted with S-OFF running 4.1.1. I am now on stock Froyo thanks to RUU, but I still need to get S-ON and bootloader locked.
So does the RUU achieve S-ON? I have downloaded the forever SON zip file. But I dont know how to flash it using ADB. Can someone guide me.
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Hey everyone,
I rooted my trusty Evo3D back when the phone was new and the process was fresh, and I really haven't kept up on any firmware updates or anything of that sort, but actively flash new ROMs. I'm running into constant issues that nobody else seems to have, and I think it's because I have outdated radio firmware and HBOOT:
HBoot: 1.40.1000
Radio: 0.97.10.0530
S-OFF
Can anyone point me in the right direction on where to find the newest files? It looks like the newest HBOOT is 1.58, but I can't locate the file and the only tutorials I've seen involve a lot of downgrading, stuff I'm not sure I need to do. If anyone can provide me any help, that'd be awesome.
Thanks
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Can anyone point me in the right direction on where to find the newest files? It looks like the newest HBOOT is 1.58, but I can't locate the file and the only tutorials I've seen involve a lot of downgrading, stuff I'm not sure I need to do. If anyone can provide me any help, that'd be awesome.
Thanks
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Given that you are having issues, I highly recommend that you flash the Sprint ICS RUU to re-sync your phone at the stock level, then flash a custom hboot and recovery. There's no need to relock your bootloader and you won't lose S-OFF. That will get you on the latest firmware in the cleanest manner possible.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
Given that you are having issues, I highly recommend that you flash the Sprint ICS RUU to re-sync your phone at the stock level, then flash a custom hboot and recovery. There's no need to relock your bootloader and you won't lose S-OFF. That will get you on the latest firmware in the cleanest manner possible.
ramjet73
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i know this is an old thread but Im in the same configuration as the guy in the beginning of this thread but my phone is running fine. My end goal is that I would like to update the radio and hboot and then install another updated rom but i, not sure of where to start, thanks!
garol said:
i know this is an old thread but Im in the same configuration as the guy in the beginning of this thread but my phone is running fine. My end goal is that I would like to update the radio and hboot and then install another updated rom but i, not sure of where to start, thanks!
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So you are on the old 1.40 hboot? Revolutionary s-off?
As recommended, if you want to get on the latest, just run the most recent ruu which you can get here: https://copy.com/fHLxtYEcygfqOKGg
then take the latest ota after you've run the ruu. Note that the ruu will return you fully stock. Also, please don't do this if you aren't s-off yet (which I assume you are).
After the ruu and ota update, you will be on all the latest firmware. You will still have s-off and can then do anything from there.
Let me know if you gave any specific questions or goals, but ruu is probably the best method.
This is going to be a short and simple guide for S-OFF users that want to update to the current RUU level or refresh their phone because they are having issues like being unable to boot certain ROM's. You will not lose S-OFF by flashing the RUU.
1. Do a nandroid backup of your current ROM if you want to restore it later.
2. Download the current version of the RUU for your phone in exe or zip format from this page.
3. Run the exe version of the RUU in Windows or the zip version as a PG86IMG.zip file through the bootloader. If using the bootloader method make sure the file is named exactly "PG86IMG.zip" and placed in the root of your SD card before starting the bootloader.
There is no need to unlock the bootloader before running it if you are S-OFF and there is troubleshooting information in this post if you have problems. It may be necessary to run the RUU twice if you have a custom bootloader installed when it is run the first time. If the utility hangs after flashing the bootloader from Windows just cancel it and restart.
I recommend downloading and installing the OTA(s) immediately after flashing the RUU to get the most current firmware while still 100% stock, but the OTA firmware update(s) can be downloaded as a separate PG86IMG.zip file if you forget or can't do that for some reason.
4. Flash a custom hboot using the instructions in this post. My recommendation for a good general purpose hboot is the JBear GB 1.50.5050 version unless you are running an ICS Sense ROM like stock or Cool ICS that requires an ICS bootloader (1.57.xxxx or 1.58.xxxx).
5. Connect your phone to a PC and start the bootloader in "fastboot USB " mode, then issue the following command to flash your favorite recovery:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (where "recovery.img" is the name of the recovery file in your ADB/fastboot directory)
6. Boot into recovery and restore a nandroid or flash another custom ROM. You may have to wipe cache+dalvik and restart recovery if you get any error messages from the recovery program.
That's it. You're now updated or re-synced with the current firmware, the hboot that meets your requirements and your favorite recovery.
Here are some additional links that might be helpful:
4EXT Recovery OP for the Evo 3D CDMA thread with a direct link to recovery.img in the download section (not the most current version)
Current TeamWin (TWRP2) touch recovery for the CDMA Evo 3d.
Virgin Mobile OTA firmware only in PG86IMG.zip format.
Sprint OTA firmware only in PG86IMG.zip format.
ramjet73
Thanks for this.
Question,the RUU links...
Am I looking for the link with the radio he has currently on his phone?
0.97.10.0530?
3volution said:
Thanks for this.
Question,the RUU links...
Am I looking for the link with the radio he has currently on his phone?
0.97.10.0530?
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No. That's an older GB level and the most current RUU for the Evo 3D is the 2.89.651.2 ICS version. That's the one I recommend.
Since he is S-OFF already it's easy to revert to a GB RUU if neccessary.
ramjet73
I better not mess with it,lol
This isn't anything like flashing new ROM's on my phone.
Thanks though.
3volution said:
I better not mess with it,lol
This isn't anything like flashing new ROM's on my phone.
Thanks though.
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You're welcome.
It's not really that difficult if you are familiar with rooting and flashing HTC devices but I can understand how it might be for users coming from other brands. Samsung in particular is definitely less complicated.
ramjet73
Thanks!
Thanks for this great post ramjet. Really a great concise How-to.
Nevermind, fixed.
ramjet73 said:
No. That's an older GB level and the most current RUU for the Evo 3D is the 2.89.651.2 ICS version. That's the one I recommend.
Since he is S-OFF already it's easy to revert to a GB RUU if neccessary.
ramjet73
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I flashed the above RUU .exe and I'll get to 10%, then my phone reboots (RUU program says "attaining bootloader" or something) and go into a bootloop. Is there a specific hboot necessary to run this. I am on 1.04.200 and s-off, 1.09.00.706
I also tried updating via the bootloader method as well..... runs well....updates like four of the ten check offs and then bootloops as well.
Edit: turns out I was flashing the wrong version, oops
Hedied4me said:
I flashed the above RUU .exe and I'll get to 10%, then my phone reboots (RUU program says "attaining bootloader" or something) and go into a bootloop. Is there a specific hboot necessary to run this. I am on 1.04.200 and s-off, 1.09.00.706
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From experience I've discovered that the RUU.exe utility will sometimes stop after flashing the stock bootloader if it is run with a custom hboot installed, which is why I put this comment in the OP:
If the utility hangs after flashing the bootloader from Windows just cancel it and restart.
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I've had no problem completing the RUU.exe flash if I just cancel the utility in the Windows task manager and restart it.
Others have reported that re-flashing the RUU.zip file through the bootloader also works if the original flash is incomplete.
Also, make sure that you downgrade your hboot after flashing the RUU since the stock hboot won't boot GB or AOSP based ROM's.
ramjet73
Ok one more stupid question, after successfully flashing the correct RUU my phone boots into the stock virgin mobile. How do I get into bootloader (to flash OTA update and hboot) from here since holding power and volume down button from off no longer work.
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Ok one more stupid question, after successfully flashing the correct RUU my phone boots into the stock virgin mobile. How do I get into bootloader (to flash OTA update and hboot) from here since holding power and volume down button from off no longer work.
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Try removing/replacing the battery and then use the Power+VolumeDown buttons together to enter the bootloader.
The stock ROM has the "fast boot" option turned on in the power settings by default and that will interfere if you try to enter the bootloader after powering down from the stock ROM.
ramjet73
Thank you very much for your patience and help Ramjet. Everything went well.
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Please excuse me this might have been asked before.
I'm currently S-Off H-boot 1.40 but still on gingerbread firmware(2.17 radio 0.97.10.0530). also flashed to Boost Mobile. My question is if I run RUU to newest build will I lose boost mobile flash?
El Queson said:
Please excuse me this might have been asked before.
I'm currently S-Off H-boot 1.40 but still on gingerbread firmware(2.17 radio 0.97.10.0530). also flashed to Boost Mobile. My question is if I run RUU to newest build will I lose boost mobile flash?
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I honestly don't know.
There is a post by a cricket user in my rooting and S-OFF guide that says the customization is not lost for that carrier but I've never used Boost and can't speak to that.
Perhaps another Boost user on these forums has experience with flashing the RUU.
ramjet73
++sorry++
Using the bootloader procedure is, by far, the easiest way of doing the RUU process that I've encountered. From custom ROM, to stock, back to a custom ROM in less than 45 minutes.
ramjet, thank you for your contributions to our platform.
so my wife is hboot 1.40, radio version 0.97.... running a GB ROM. I need to update her EVERYTHING(you pointed me here) and get her on NegaLite BluROM. I believe I will need to update her hboot as well. At what point in this process should that be done? Do I need to be worried that her current ROM is incompatible with either the new RUU or the new bootloader? And if it is, then I just work through it all in recovery?
Very useful thread, and thank you very much, by the way.
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so my wife is hboot 1.40, radio version 0.97.... running a GB ROM. I need to update her EVERYTHING(you pointed me here) and get her on NegaLite BluROM. I believe I will need to update her hboot as well. At what point in this process should that be done? Do I need to be worried that her current ROM is incompatible with either the new RUU or the new bootloader? And if it is, then I just work through it all in recovery?
Very useful thread, and thank you very much, by the way.
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Is her phone S-OFF? If so, there is a link in the OP to a post that covers updating the hboot. If not, the only way to update the hboot is to flash a more current RUU.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
Is her phone S-OFF? If so, there is a link in the OP to a post that covers updating the hboot. If not, the only way to update the hboot is to flash a more current RUU.
ramjet73
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Yes she is S-off. She also already has 4ext recovery installed.
Does this negate my need to flash recovery in the downloader?
Since she is S-off, this should be pretty easy.
I will still need to access the bootloader via Windows cmd, yes? Or can I accomplish all of this using only the handset?
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Her hboot is:
SHOOTER XC SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.40.0000
RADIO-0.97.10.0530
eMMC-boot
Jun 8 2011, 17:20:22
Is this a custom hboot, or stock? I ask because of the caution on the OP regarding custom bootloaders. And I am not sure because I changed her bootloader a week or so ago and had to change it back.
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GAPO said:
Is this a custom hboot, or stock? I ask because of the caution on the OP regarding custom bootloaders. And I am not sure because I changed her bootloader a week or so ago and had to change it back.
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That's a stock hboot so you should be fine. You can still update using the RUU if a custom hboot is installed, but it might take a restart to complete after the stock hboot is installed.
ramjet73
Hi guys
I appreciate if somebody can point me out in the right direction.
I just unlocked TWARPed, rooted, and S-OFF my Rezound (Verizon) and I want to install a nice custom ROM but it still on HBOOT 2.25.2525 and radio 2.23.10.0123r/2 and 0124r.
What should be my nest step now? Do I need to update the RUU and RADIO?
I have downloaded the Android police RUU 4.03.605.2 and as far I could read here I need to install it before install a custom ROM right? Is this RUU the latest?
Do I have to re-lock the phone to install the RUU even if I am S-OFF?
Can I use TWARP to flash the RUU and is the radio updated with the new RUU or is a different process to update?
I appreciate your help!
Thanks
My downgrade upgrade guide is what youll need....dont dload the 4 ruu.exe files...all you need if your on hboot 2.25 is the last 2... Follow it properly an youll need to reflash recovery afterwards
Hawk600 said:
Hi guys
I appreciate if somebody can point me out in the right direction.
I just unlocked TWARPed, rooted, and S-OFF my Rezound (Verizon) and I want to install a nice custom ROM but it still on HBOOT 2.25.2525 and radio 2.23.10.0123r/2 and 0124r.
What should be my nest step now? Do I need to update the RUU and RADIO?
I have downloaded the Android police RUU 4.03.605.2 and as far I could read here I need to install it before install a custom ROM right? Is this RUU the latest?
Do I have to re-lock the phone to install the RUU even if I am S-OFF?
Can I use TWARP to flash the RUU and is the radio updated with the new RUU or is a different process to update?
I appreciate your help!
Thanks
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2.25.2525 Hboot is the custom S-OFF JuopunutBear Hboot and does not need to be upgraded (I've been running it for like a year and half with no issues on several versions of radio/ROM), also your radios are current so no radio/hboot update is required... Just find a ROM you like and flash and go!
acejavelin said:
2.25.2525 Hboot is the custom S-OFF JuopunutBear Hboot and does not need to be upgraded (I've been running it for like a year and half with no issues on several versions of radio/ROM), also your radios are current so no radio/hboot update is required... Just find a ROM you like and flash and go!
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Awesome, thank you
I was in doubt about the RUU because Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 3.6 requirements says: Have flashed the 3.14.605.5 RUU or later.
REV3NT3CH said:
My downgrade upgrade guide is what youll need....dont dload the 4 ruu.exe files...all you need if your on hboot 2.25 is the last 2... Follow it properly an youll need to reflash recovery afterwards
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Thank you REV3NT3CH, I will take a look on your guide right now!
Question for you guys, and I know it depends on preference, but could you point me out to some stable ROMs?
There are several out there and I normally don't mind reading hundreds of posts to learn the bugs and features but the amount of information about the Rezound it is overwhelming
I have CM10 installed in 3 of my Tablets but I also like Sense and don't mind using something different however I am not eager to try unfinished or experimental ROMS specially because one of the Rezounds stays with my wife, so a clean and stable ROM is the best option for us now.
Thanks you again!!!
Hawk600 said:
Awesome, thank you
I was in doubt about the RUU because Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 3.6 requirements says: Have flashed the 3.14.605.5 RUU or later.
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You are already way beyond that...
What alotta people even android police confuse is that an RUU is not a zip file...its a windows exe program used to restore the phone....an OTA is a PH98IMG file...which the 2 files you need are the this 1st ph98img.zip and the this 2nd ph98img.zip and youre set
REV3NT3CH said:
What alotta people even android police confuse is that an RUU is not a zip file...its a windows exe program used to restore the phone....an OTA is a PH98IMG file...which the 2 files you need are the this 1st ph98img.zip and the this 2nd ph98img.zip and youre set
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Although there are complete ROM ZIP images as well, even if all you have is Hboot & recovery and are S-ON, they will install provided the hboot is the same or older and partitioning is still good... The will install HBoot, recovery, radios, and system even if no system files exists. True they are not RUUs and do not perform a full system recovery (like in the event emmc is corrupted), but for many situations they are good enough.
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Thank you folks! I am now running Liquid on my phone and Linaro on wifes phone and loving both so far!
It looks and feels like a new phone after free of that Verizon garbage!