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I have noticed a lot of people asking how to unroot their 3d and return back to stock after unlocking with HTCDEV. Here's how:
Step 1: Download the RUU for your phone:
CDMA: PG86IMG.zip
GSM: GSM RUUs
(There are more GSM RUUs than CDMA, so here's all of them.)
Rogers RUU link is here.
Step 2: Place the PG86IMG.zip (CDMA- GSM will be similar) on the root of your sdcard.
Step 3: Reboot to recovery and wipe everything (Dalvik, cache, data, system, factory reset)
Step 4: Plug in your phone and reboot to bootloader via ADB
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Step 5: Boot into Hboot and allow the RUU zip to flash to the phone.
Step 6: Boot into fastboot
Step 7: Relock your bootloader
Code:
fastboot oem lock
Setp 8: Reboot.
Note: Your bootloader will say *** RELOCKED *** after you're done. That is how your carrier and HTC will know you've unlocked. There is no way to avoid this yet.
***** Make sure you put the CORRECT RUU image on you sdcard. If you have Sprint you're CDMA, if not, you're GSM. Don't mix the two up.
If you want to unlock your phone again after relocking, boot into fastboot and type:
Code:
fastboot flash Unlock_Code.bin
That's assuming you still have the Unlock_code.bin. If you don't, you'll have to re-do all the steps on HTCDEV
GSM RUUs from Football's thread here
CDMA RUU from Mr.ESP's post here
Rogers RUU link is dead from filefactory (footballs gsm ruu thread)...this has been confirmed from multiple sources
digitaljeff said:
Rogers RUU link is dead from filefactory (footballs gsm ruu thread)...this has been confirmed from multiple sources
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I would contact Football and see if he still has access to it then. Google doesn't bring anything up for Rogers. Let me know if you get it.
thanks to bebolf for having it in his dropbox and posting a link here ive gone ahead and uploaded the Rogers RUU to multiupload ... see below link, will post in footballs thread in gsm forum..
http://www.multiupload.com/7JM43LU588
Hey just to add to this. I tried doing this method, but I couldn't get hboot to update my phone. I got hboot 1.50 stock, cause I just got the phone last week. I have no idea why ur method wouldn't work.....I'm a NOOB HERE. I tried even flashing in recovery. When I also tried to "Relocked" my phone it wouldn't even boot past the HTC screen.
Well what happened to begin was I put a different kernel on my using flash image gui, and when I tried going back to stock via backup, some of the functions didn't work wifi 4g...etc. I knew it had to be the kernel. So what I did was I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223979, and downloaded the Shooter_2.08.651.2_odexed_rooted-signed.zip complete ROM.
Thanks @xHausx for that thread you saved me
Then i flashed it. I rebooted back into the bootloader and ran the lock code.
Code:
fastboot oem lock
This time the phone booted. I used one of RUU .exe from Football's post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334473
and completely restored the phone to stock.
Idk if this helps any one or not, but this is how I got my phone back to stock without using the PG86IMG.zip and flashing in hboot.
Again noob here, but it worked.
I followed all the steps, my phone now shows RELOCKED, but I still have the superuser app. Am I missing something? How do I get rid of superuser?
Thank you
did you run the ruu after relocking
I downloaded the file from the OP, renamed it PG86IMG.zip and copied it to my sd card. I then boot into hboot and it loads the file. This is all after I relocked the phone. Is this correct?
richsky said:
I downloaded the file from the OP, renamed it PG86IMG.zip and copied it to my sd card. I then boot into hboot and it loads the file. This is all after I relocked the phone. Is this correct?
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yep.. ......
Mr.Esp said:
yep.. ......
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Well still showing the superuser app, any idea how to get rid of that?
Thanks
sounds like the flash was incomplete
try it again with the same file or try the ruu
gonna give this a shot tonight so i can update to the newest radio
I'm doing something wrong. After I relock my phone, it won't reboot...it just boots back to the bootloader....I have to unlock again to get it to boot normally. any help is appreciated. thanks.
Nevermind. I found another file and that did the trick!
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I'm doing something wrong. After I relock my phone, it won't reboot...it just boots back to the bootloader....I have to unlock again to get it to boot normally. any help is appreciated. thanks.
Nevermind. I found another file and that did the trick!
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I have the same issue. What other file did you use?
Anyone care to help with this? i have the same problem.
fallowed the instructions step by step now im stuck, phone keeps rebooting into bootloader, please help
lol so this thread didnt help out all, use this here to fix my phone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EJyU2zQXoY
i flashed my radio and ota rom then used super tool to lock worked great from all things root android forum
Tried this method and I am stuck in bootloader... i try reboot and it just takes me back to bootloader... any ideas how to fix this?
Fastboot clockwork mod and then flash kernel first then ROM for some reason twrp won't flash correctly it left my phone in a reboot loop It's not supported anymore cm is more stable.
Id give you a link but I havnt posted enough on this forum yet
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hey i jus wanna now somethin its confusing me
in the OP it says that
Step 1: Download the RUU for your phone:
CDMA: PG86IMG.zip
GSM: GSM RUUs
i am using EVO 3D GSM do i have to download the PG86IMG.zip
and place it in the root of sdcard then i use adb to do the RUU cos
Step 2: Place the PG86IMG.zip (CDMA- GSM will be similar) on the root of your sdcard.
is it for both or jus for the CDMA m cofused
please help
In the past days, I've seen many threads with messed up instructions on how to root EVO 3D.
Steps are simple.
It depends on "what" you wanna do.
Now, here's a step by step guide but first, you need to know what we will do here.
TO PREVENT YOU FROM WASTING YOUR TIME, GIVE THE WHOLE THING A VAGUE READ BEFORE STARTING THE PROCESS.
WARNING: FLASHING ROMS AND UPDATING RRU "WILL" WIPE ALL DATA FROM YOUR PHONE. BACKUP.
NO, YOU CAN NOT BRICK YOUR PHONE. UNLESS YOU'RE REALLY THAT RETARDED. HBOOT AND BOOTLOADER CAN ALWAYS BE USED TO UNBRICK A BRICKED PHONE.
1) Root - Its like administrator on windows 7. Just allows you to access and modify files a normal user wont be able to access. Anything that needs to be tampered with outside of your SD card, especially a folder called "system" will need root.
2)Hboot - Bootloader. It turns your phone on. Only 08/09 version has S-OFF ability. You can check this version by removing the battery, then putting it back in and pressing vol- and power at the same time till it goes into bootloader. HBOOT version is in the top left corner.
3)Superuser - An Application to grant other applications to have access to "system" folder.
4)RRU - your software/firmware/update
5)Bootloader - Turn off, remove battery, put it back in, press vol- and power at the same time to access bootloader.
6)Fastboot - Control the bootloader.
7)ABD - its like ssh shell but for controlling your phone via computer command prompt with usb cable attached.
8) S-OFF - Gives you the ability flash unsigned Boot.img/kernel zImage files etc.
VODAFONE USERS, TRY THIS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495657
I don't have a vodafone branded phone so I have no idea what they are saying.
It depends on many what exactly it is that you want to do and what exactly is convenient for you.
FIRST BASIC THING FOR IT ALL. UNLOCK
http://www.htcdev.com
go there, get everything you need, follow the instructions, and unlock your phone. Cant get much simpler.
I would read the steps first because they're all about how to get ADB and FASTBOOT. http://revolutionary.io/ <--- go here, click download for windows and you'll get all the tools you need. ADB/Drivers/Fastboot/revolutionary.
Make a Folder in C:\ named "adb" and extract the contents of this zip into that folder.
AFTER THIS, THERE ARE MANY WAYS.
1) Flash recovery and roms. Use Fastboot to flash boot.img from every rom you flash or kernel. Why choose this? Simpler but takes time, not 100% compatible with every rom.
2) Flash A recovery called TWRP with dumlock. ----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1509748 Why choose this? hy choose this? Simple, but again, Not compatible with every rom and takes time.
3) Flash Recovery and use FLASH IMAGE GUI. *Google this.* Why choose this? Simple, but again, Not compatible with every rom and takes time.
4) Downgrade your hboot, as follows. *Why choose this? Simple. Takes time the first time, but is 100% compatible with every rom out there, and more convenient, fast, etc etc.
SECOND BASIC THING: (IGNORE THIS IS YOU HAVE HBOOT 1.49.0009 or below.)
Recovery.
For the time being, we shall use Revolutionary cwm ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218800
Why? It works. Thats why. Only 2 recoveries can charge, this and TWRP, we'll head to that later.
Keys are simple. Volume to go up and down, Power/camera for selecting an option.
After the recovery is done, http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Put this in your sd card, get into recovery *Open bootloader, go to recovery, press power to select and it will reboot into recovery. Select install and choose the superuser-something.zip and it will install. If it gives an error, go back, select advanced instead of install and choose fix permissions, reboot into rom.. then reboot into recovery and try installing again.
After thats done, your rom is rooted.
THIRD STEP:
DOWNGRADING HBOOT: (IGNORE THIS IS YOU HAVE HBOOT 1.49.0009 or below.)
Any hboot above 1.49.0009 cant Have s-off.
Make sure USB debugging mode is on which you can find in settings, applications, development.
Click start, in search, write "cmd" and cmd will show up in top, *assuming you're on windows 7, windows xp is start, all programs, accessories*
After the command prompt opens, write "cd CD:\adb" <--- the folder i asked you to create and extract in step 1
then write
"adb shell"
"su" <-- this will ask you you for permissions on your phone, click ALLOW.
"dd if=/mnt/sdcard/mmcblk0p31.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p31"
What it should Look like --->http://cache.gyazo.com/6c8c47a5f9c34e3725c081c048dd3271.png
Don' close command prompt and switch your phone to USB storage mode, and copy mmcblk0p31 into your pc. <-- make an extra copy of the original and keep in safe place in case you **** up.
http://www.mediafire.com/?3j0httaa7o171ai <--- hexeditor.
open this, then open mmcblk0p31
Change version in xvi32 1.22.720.1 to 1.20.720.1 and save file. Or just reduce the number.. basically it makes the updater think you are running on a older software version and you need to update. also NOTE DOWN YOUR CID.
Save it back in the memorycard and switch back to charging mode
In the command prompt, write
"adb shell dd if=/mnt/sdcard/mmcblk0p31.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p31"
then "adb reboot-bootloader"
Next step is tricky.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208485
http://www.filefactory.com/file/c0a...00_10.13.9020.08_2M_release_203403_signed.exe <--- europe RRU
You'll either just need european RRU IF you have a european device OR European RRU and your region based RRU IF YOUR DEVICE ISNT EUROPEAN.
I was gonna post multiupload links but multiupload doesn't work anymore *hurray*
When you run the downloaded file, it will extract some stuff. Then it will show you the main menu where you get to agree licence ****. **** that.
when you're at the agree thingy, just minimise, and open Tast manager *press ALT+CTRL+DEL*, go to processes, choose the setup,in my case, it was ARUWizard. How you can know? It's description is gonna be "ROM update utility". right click it, and click open file location. There, you'll see a "rom.zip"
Copy it somewhere else and rename it to "PG86IMG" <-- this is the update.
within this update, you'll see a android-info.txt file which contains all the CIDs this RRU supports. See if your CID *which you noted down in the previous step* is there in this file.
Otherwise your device is meant for a different region and you'll have to try some other RRU, extract rom etc etc.
NOW HERE'S THE TRICKY PART.
If your device is european and your CID is there in the european RRU's android-info file, you can just use the european version. Otherwise you need to extract the hboot from european RRU, Rename it to the hboot from your native RRU and recompress.
Here's an example.
AAAA.zip <---- european
BBBB.zip <---- My native, say chinese?
AAAA.zip has hboot.xxxx and BBBB.zip has hboot.YYYY
what im gonna do is. extract hboot.xxxx, rename it to hboot.yyyy and put it in BBBB.zip.. *CANT MAKE THIS MORE NOOB FRIENDLY*
use winrar or winzip, remember, files need to be compressed in .zip format.
NOW put this PG86IMG.zip in your memory card. Remove your battery. press vol- and power to go to bootloader. There, it might take up to 5 minutes to scan the PG86IMG.zip and will ask you if you want to update. Select yes. Let it update.
*THIS WILL WIPE ALL YOUR DATA FROM PHONE, NOT MEMORY CARD, SO BACK UP PLEASE*
Now that you have hboot 1.49.0009, lets get S-OFF.
FOURTH BASIC STEP. S-OFF
its simple, turn on usb debugging, run revolutionary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmQswv3vKrU&list=PL2D3BF8B6A00AABCF&index=1&feature=plpp_video <--- to help you better.
**REFLASHING THE STOCK ROM/RRU WILL GET YOU LOCKED AGAIN**
**YOU DONT NEED TO FLASH STOCK RRU AFTER THIS STEP BECAUSE YOU'RE ALREADY STOCK**
FIFTH BASIC STEP:
Flash your desired rom/recovery.
If you want your stock rom Rooted, the video in the 4th step till the end.
BAAM! YOU HAVE A ROOTED S-OFF STOCK ROM.
CREDITS:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1471246
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248231
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208485
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495657
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1509748
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmQswv3vKrU&list=PL2D3BF8B6A00AABCF&index=1&feature=plpp_video
I'm Bored, Trolling, Post is real but posted alot, and no, I don't need a thanks. I'm jus killing time and posting useless threads coz others are too lazy to use search. ----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458032
You sure know how to make simplified tutorials...
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noob friendly.
even my autistic imaginary bro can follow this tutorial. *hopefully*
N00b friendly, you say? Tell me, how can be such amount of information friendly for anyone?
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Never said its easy, but its necessary. *goes for jihad*
Awesome tut, very clear.
fahadj2003 said:
Never said its easy, but its necessary. *goes for jihad*
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Seriously? I got bored to death after minute of reading it! And without learning anything!
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Terepin said:
Seriously? I got bored to death after minute of reading it! And without learning anything!
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you're not a noob..
believe me, if talk.maemo.org has taught me one thing, its noobs, real ones, dont even know how to decompress a .zip file..
and they had a n900.. *google this*
baby, maemo kills android..
they dun have no rooting ****.. and hell of alot more open then android..
nokia jus ****ed up the hardware..
Then they have the right to **** up their phone for doing it poorly.
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Then they have the right to **** up their phone for doing it poorly.
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i was a noob too when i moved from maemo to android..
i jus used a ported version of android *NITDroid* for n900.. wasnt full but it was pretty cool..
And you think I was pro when I arrived here? But I wasn't a n00b, but newbie with common sense and logic and I had experiences with forums. Basics, which n00bs always lacked.
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man.. its not jus the forums..
i have experience with stuff.. ppl ask me **** u know..
and asking is good.. im ok with that.. but i realized people are too stupid.. even to use google most of the time.. they want things dumbed down to the tiniest bit as to where to insert the penis at night.. if i were a sex-ed teacher, my students would gives answers like nose and ears and ****..
there is no such thing as a short tutorial.
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Unfortunately true.
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Maybe I didn't understand something from OP.
My phone had S-ON with *** LOCKED *** and with HBOOT-1.49.0018
with latest unbranded firmware
What I did is this:
1.downloaded RUU_Shooter_U_HTC_Europe_1.20.401.2_Radio_10.53.9020.00_10.13.9020.08_2M_release_203403_signed.exe
2.downloaded latest device drivers
3.downloaded revolutionary files
uninstaled HTC sync
4. started phone normaly,
5. start RUU upgrade(downloaded in 1. - in my case it's downgrade)
6. after that my HBOOT is 1.49.0007 still ***LOCKED*** and S-ON
7. from revolutionary web site generated beta code for my phone
8. Restart phone, turn USB debuging ON
9. start revolutionary.exe and paste beta code from their generator
10. wait for it to finish
11. Now I got 1.49.1107 HBOOT with S-OFF
12. Tried to flash the same RUU again and I after that I get again HBOOT 1.49.0007 from RUU but ***LOCKED*** and S-OFF!!!
miksi said:
Maybe I didn't understand something from OP.
My phone had S-ON with *** LOCKED *** and with HBOOT-1.49.0018
with latest unbranded firmware
What I did is this:
1.downloaded RUU_Shooter_U_HTC_Europe_1.20.401.2_Radio_10.53.9020.00_10.13.9020.08_2M_release_203403_signed.exe
2.downloaded latest device drivers
3.downloaded revolutionary files
uninstaled HTC sync
4. started phone normaly,
5. start RUU upgrade(downloaded in 1. - in my case it's downgrade)
6. after that my HBOOT is 1.49.0007 still ***LOCKED*** and S-ON
7. from revolutionary web site generated beta code for my phone
8. Restart phone, turn USB debuging ON
9. start revolutionary.exe and paste beta code from their generator
10. wait for it to finish
11. Now I got 1.49.1107 HBOOT with S-OFF
12. Tried to flash the same RUU again and I after that I get again HBOOT 1.49.0007 from RUU but ***LOCKED*** and S-OFF!!!
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lol
dude..
thats it..
its jus till step 11.. u dont flash the rru again..
then jus get superuser and flash it through recovery..
**edit
i actually had to add a 5th step just for people like you sir.
and then they say that my tutorial is too long ._.
12. Tried to flash the same RUU again and I after that I get again HBOOT 1.49.0007 from RUU but ***LOCKED*** and S-OFF!!!
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Hm, would s-off remaining if I flash RUU_Shooter_U_HTC_Europe_1.20.401.8_Radio_10.59.9020.00_10.15.9020.06_M_release_219793_signed.exe ??? With this would have s-off, and 1.49.0018 hboot ???
Sorry for bad English
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Hm, would s-off remaining if I flash RUU_Shooter_U_HTC_Europe_1.20.401.8_Radio_10.59.9020.00_10.15.9020.06_M_release_219793_signed.exe ??? With this would have s-off, and 1.49.0018 hboot ???
Sorry for bad English
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moment you flash an official RRU, the hboot gets locked and reflashed
follow the last part of step 4 to maintain 1.49.0007/8 hboot
REFLASHING THE OFFICIAL ROM WILL RESTORE THE HBOOT.
and its already flashed, why would u flash it again to start with? :|
OK, TO MAKE THIS MORE NOOB FRIENDLY, YOUR ROM IS ALREADY STOCK. YOU DONT NEED TO FLASH STOCK ROM AGAIN.
With flashing RUU_Shooter_U_HTC_Europe_1.20.401.2_Radio_10.53.90 20.00_10.13.9020.08_2M_release_203403_signed.exe I have 1.49.0007 HBOOT, then I do s-off with revolutionary, and then I have revolutionary 1.49.1107 HBOOT with S-OFF, ok. And if I wont to have newer hboot such as 1.49.0018, I can flash RUU_Shooter_U_HTC_Europe_1.20.401.8_Radio_10.59.90 20.00_10.15.9020.06_M_release_219793_signed.exe, without loosing s-off??? This is just question if I decide to have newer hboot...
micens said:
With flashing RUU_Shooter_U_HTC_Europe_1.20.401.2_Radio_10.53.90 20.00_10.13.9020.08_2M_release_203403_signed.exe I have 1.49.0007 HBOOT, then I do s-off with revolutionary, and then I have revolutionary 1.49.1107 HBOOT with S-OFF, ok. And if I wont to have newer hboot such as 1.49.0018, I can flash RUU_Shooter_U_HTC_Europe_1.20.401.8_Radio_10.59.90 20.00_10.15.9020.06_M_release_219793_signed.exe, without loosing s-off??? This is just question if I decide to have newer hboot...
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only 1.49.008 or lower can have s-off.. not higher..
why would i ask ppl to downgrade their hboot if we can still s-off it?
please explain that to me
micens said:
With flashing RUU_Shooter_U_HTC_Europe_1.20.401.2_Radio_10.53.90 20.00_10.13.9020.08_2M_release_203403_signed.exe I have 1.49.0007 HBOOT, then I do s-off with revolutionary, and then I have revolutionary 1.49.1107 HBOOT with S-OFF, ok. And if I wont to have newer hboot such as 1.49.0018, I can flash RUU_Shooter_U_HTC_Europe_1.20.401.8_Radio_10.59.90 20.00_10.15.9020.06_M_release_219793_signed.exe, without loosing s-off??? This is just question if I decide to have newer hboot...
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this is just dump. You don't need higher hboot, higher hboot has nothing to do with software. Okay maybe when ICS comes we will need a new hboot as the Sensation users does, but then we will get a fully s-offed hboot.
p.S. how dare you to call this thread a tutorial?^^
Dear Team ,,
I am desperately looking for helo because i think i bricked my New EVO 3DHTC_Europe_1.20.401.8_Radio_10.59.9020.00_10.15.9020.06 Which is rooted and S-off via revolutionary method succefully .. I tried installing a newer radio though PCMG.zip method n it made me suffer a lot that i cannot access or even flash recovery... while during update process of radio i receive this error
"Partition Update Fail"
I m just stuck in bootloader cant even unlock through HTC method to install Original RUU....
PLease someone give me some clue...
My Current Hboot version is 1.49.1107 , S-OFF Revolutionary..
Do you have the ADB, fast boot and HTC drivers installed? You need it for the following:
Plug in your phone to your computer. Open CMD, and browse to your adb installation. E.g cd C:/Program Files/Android/android-sdk/platform-tools/
Then type adb getvar cid.
Remember that number. Find the appropriate radio for your CID number and flash that.
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as per the instructions... i figured out my cid num which is cidnum: HTC__001...but i wonder that i was flashing the right radio version for my mobile ..... I will really appreciate if u explain it a little more,....
mani00007 said:
Dear Team ,,
I am desperately looking for helo because i think i bricked my New EVO 3DHTC_Europe_1.20.401.8_Radio_10.59.9020.00_10.15.9020.06 Which is rooted and S-off via revolutionary method succefully .. I tried installing a newer radio though PCMG.zip method n it made me suffer a lot that i cannot access or even flash recovery... while during update process of radio i receive this error
"Partition Update Fail"
I m just stuck in bootloader cant even unlock through HTC method to install Original RUU....
PLease someone give me some clue...
My Current Hboot version is 1.49.1107 , S-OFF Revolutionary..
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You said you are stuck in bootloader and cant unlock with HTC method to use a RUU.............
Thats good for you , as far as you dont need to be unlocked to use a RUU.exe.
If you unlock your phone via htcdev.com you cannot use RUU.
My concern is not to install ruu but only to get my evo back to work... which i can not figure out how to.....and friend It was meant to be reclocked....I cant understand why i cant access my recovery..neither i m able to flash it,,, If some one please help please since my phone starts and goes in boot loader automatically n there if i try flash any thing throuigh fastboot it gives me an error in retrun ///
mani00007 said:
My concern is not to install ruu but only to get my evo back to work... which i can not figure out how to.....and friend It was meant to be reclocked....I cant understand why i cant access my recovery..neither i m able to flash it,,, If some one please help please since my phone starts and goes in boot loader automatically n there if i try flash any thing throuigh fastboot it gives me an error in retrun ///
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Thats what i wanted to tell run a RUU.exe made for your phone, it should get it to work according to me. But I m not 100% sure.
flashing radio
hello flashing radio's can be very tricky the file may have been corupt or youmay have flashed the wrong ruu and also where did you download this file i hope you flashed a PG86IMG.zip if you did go back to the thread that you downloaded from and make sure you that ruu is for your device and if it isnt that thread you downloaded from should have other ruu's that are for your device and make sure you read everything on that thread before downloading and flashing
mnomaanw said:
Thats what i wanted to tell run a RUU.exe made for your phone, it should get it to work according to me. But I m not 100% sure.
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in addition to above "FAILED (remote: image update error)" is the message when do fastboot command to write/flash any thing over the phone....
plz plz plz help me...n i think i cant run ruu since i m s off......please some solution.,....
flashing radio's
ok i see where you made your mistake dont use exe file's. you should be using PG86IMG.zip and all you had to do is copy it to the root folder of your sd card and power off and battery pull and put battery back in volume down and press power boots into bootloader and it will find the zip file and it prompt start update you press volume up for yes and set back and let it flash you new radio and when it is done delete it from the root folder of your sd card and enjoy
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218196 here it is this is what you should be using
What you have is called a soft brick. The radio you flashed was not compatible with your phone. First remove your SD from your phone. Then put it in your pc/laptop via card reader and remove whatever zip you were trying to flash. Then you have to find the correct ruu that has a compatible radio and run it from your pc.
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laie1472 said:
What you have is called a soft brick. The radio you flashed was not compatible with your phone. First remove your SD from your phone. Then put it in your pc/laptop via card reader and remove whatever zip you were trying to flash. Then you have to find the correct ruu that has a compatible radio and run it from your pc.
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i have tried already the original ruu or my phone which is RUU_Shooter_U_HTC_Europe_1.20.401.8_Radio_10.59.9020.00_10.15.9020.06_M_release_219793_signed... but didnt work because i m s off n unlocked pershaps and to run ruu i need to be relocked first.....browing different forum i have come accrossed this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=805612&page=4
their is some read me file .,... please tell me if i should go through that method .... to unbrick it,,,, if yes then i cant find the evo_softbrick.zip if some one can please shed some light on it,,, i will be really thankfull.,.
hey guyz please help me
m having htc evo 3d {GSM version} with a software number 1.20.401.8 with android 2.3.4
and hboot version is 1.49.0018 locked
i want to know how to root it please m very much confused
previously i have rooted htc sensation, xperia x8 and htc inspire 4g and desire hd
so i have very much experience with rooting
i just want to ask how to root this cell as m very confused about it
HTC EVO 3D GSM VERSION
software number - 1.20.401.8
android vesion- 2.3.4
hboot version - 1.49.0018
on top its written ***LOCKED***
HELP ME
First step sign up at HTC dev this is where you will unlock you bootloader
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Is this what your looking for. As usual we here at The Root are not to be held responsible for what you do to your phone or should something go horribly wrong and you turn your pretty 3D into a paperweight. Make sure you read and understand everything below before you start the process.
Unfortunately, many of us that purchased an Evo 3D phone recently (after Sep 2011) got the preloaded HTC Hboot 1.50 version. Sadly, if you have this version the preferred method of attaining full root with S-Off doesn’t work. According to the developers of the preferred rooting tool Revolutionary (http://revolutionary.io/), HTC patched the previous S-off exploit with this new Hboot version. Therefore, they are working hard on finding another way for full root with 1.50 but they have stated that it will probably be awhile before release.
You can however still unlock the bootloader using HTC’s method and flash any custom ROM/kernels just like those with S-off on their 3Ds. It just requires some additional steps.
I compiled a guide from various sources but changed it to include the new superuser version and the TWRP recovery rather than CWM. This also includes steps on getting my favorite ROM VaelPak up and running after you achieve S-on root. Hopefully this will save you all hours of searching and headaches.
Again, I didn’t create the rooting process or steps, I simply compiled various instructions and links into a one stop location here. I jump back and fourth between my below guide and zedomax’s guides so I hope its not confusing.
Here we go… the following is my experience and the steps I performed the first day I got the 3D:
ROOTING (Unlocking the 3D via HTC’s method)
1. Unbox and turn on the phone. Play around with it to make sure it is working well. Go into settings, power, and UN-CHECK fastboot. 2. Shut down the phone and then pulled the battery for good measure. 3. Hold the volume down and power button for 10 seconds. This should get you into a white menu that shows your the Hboot version. If you have anything pre-Hboot 1.50 than you are lucky and are able to perform a FULL S-off root with this tool: http://revolutionary.io/ Follow their steps exactly as they list them. If your Hboot version is 1.50, then continue on… 4. Vaelek sent me the following link that includes zedomax’s guide with video which I watched and followed word for word. Open this link then come back here to perform steps 5 through 9 before starting zedomax’s process. http://htcevohacks.c…-unlock-method/5. First thing you want to do from this link is download the rootevo3dnew.zip located in step 1 of the instructions. Here is the direct link if you can’t find it: http://downloadandro…ootevo3dnew.zip 6. Next, create a folder on your desktop (I assume you are on windows) and call it the same as the zip file, rootevo3dnew 7. Extract the zip file to the new folder you created on the desktop. The video shows this but you can go ahead and do this now before you get started. 8. Before starting the video and steps, if you want TWRP instead of CWM then download the modified TWRP recovery img file located in this post: http://forum.xda-dev… 3&postcount=223 . Put that downloaded .img file in the same folder on your desktop that you extracted the rootevo3dnew.zip in. The folder you created called rootevo3dnew. 9. Next, the superuser zip file that came with the rootevo3dnew.zip and is used in zedomax’s step 21 is an older version (2.3.6.3). Download the newer 3.0 version. You’ll use it later in steps 21 and 22 of zedomax’s guide. The zip file can be found here: http://downloads.and…efgh-signed.zip Again, once you download it, put the .zip file (do not extract it) into the rootevo3dnew folder. 10. Start the video and follow the steps that zedomax walks you through until you reach step 18 of his guide. 11. Modified step 18: a. To use TWRP recovery rather than CWM, type this instead of what is shown on zedomax’s instructions: fastboot flash recovery twrp-1.0.3-modified.img b. This is the file you downloaded above. Remember, this has to be in the rootevo3dnew folder to work. 12. Continue on to step 21 of zedomax’s guide. 13. Modified step 21 & 22: a. To install the latest Superuser version, use the .zip file you downloaded earlier rather than the one that came in zedomax’s rootevo3dnew.zip. b. The file you will move to your SD and flash in zedomax’s step 22 is called su-3.0-efgh-signed.zip 14. Finish up with step 23! Once you reboot, download Titanium Backup and open it to confirm you have root access. You might also want to verify that the superuser app is now available in your app drawer. If it is, open it and then navigate to preferences and check for updates. Lastly, if this achieved root for you then please go back to zedomax’s guide and thank him!
FLASHING ROMS & KERNELS
If you want to flash VaelPak or other custom ROMs, you must boot into recovery through fastboot. Apparently fastbooting into recovery allows you write access to certain partitions contained in the phone. S-off roots (Hboot 1.40 or lower) don’t have to worry about this. Hopefully the unrevoked team can find a new exploit with Hboot 1.50 in the near future so we don’t have to be next to a computer to flash roms and kernels. I’ve read that some user can wipe and flash roms without going through fastboot. However, if you are near your computer and want to good flash, I highly recommend booting recovery through fastboot.
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My phone was as the OP's when i got it (ASDA few weeks a go)
I just used this tut to get it to s-off..
basically install evo drivers to pc, put PG86IMG.zip file on sd card, let the phone downgrade automatically in the h-boot, the use the revolution programme to s-off and install a CMW.
I think this method works if your cid is 001 (use cid getter from market to check), no need for htc-unlock or anything
jslim38 said:
Is this what your looking for. As usual we here at The Root are not to be held responsible for what you do to your phone or should something go horribly wrong and you turn your pretty 3D into a paperweight. Make sure you read and understand everything below before you start the process.
Unfortunately, many of us that purchased an Evo 3D phone recently (after Sep 2011) got the preloaded HTC Hboot 1.50 version. Sadly, if you have this version the preferred method of attaining full root with S-Off doesn’t work. According to the developers of the preferred rooting tool Revolutionary
After reading everything i realised that u r posting for hboot 1.50 and mine is hboot 1.49.0018
unfortunately didnt helped but thanks a lot for info
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meangreenie said:
My phone was as the OP's when i got it (ASDA few weeks a go)
basically install evo drivers to pc, put PG86IMG.zip file on sd card, let the phone downgrade automatically in the h-boot, the use the revolution programme to s-off and install a CMW.
I think this method works if your cid is 001 (use cid getter from market to check), no need for htc-unlock or anything
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thanks a lot i surely gonna use this tutorial thanks a tonn
I bought Evo which was already upgraded to ICS (OTA I assume), and it was branded I think. I've unlocked it via HTCDev, flashed '4ext touch recovery' and then rooted. Then I flashed MIUI ICS ROM, and everything is OK for now.
I want to use BootManager to flash multiple ROMs. It requires s-off. I tried it already with s-on, because I've read that SmartFlash (from 4ext recovery) makes my phone like s-off, so ROM on SD card installed, but won't boot. I had many problems going back to my Phone ROM, I restored my backup, wiped many times, installed fresh ROM and still had a bootloop. Finally I got it working again by flashing boot.img via fastboot (glad I did nandroid backup before). I didn't try again with different ROM, because after 2 hours of trying to recover my base ROM I've had enough. So I'm pretty sure BootManager will work better if my phone will be s-off.
So my question is - what to do next? We have so many guides and different comments here, sometimes the same method works for one, and doesn't work for another one, and I'm really confused.
I assume I should follow the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466 but I don't understand few things:
friend.evil said:
flash an ICS ROM from recovery(Method B from 10 to 14)
open ICS ROM.zip and extract boot.img to a folder which contains adb, fastboot and AdbWinApi.dll
go to fastboot and type:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
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Do I have to do this if I'm already have MIUI with root privileges? Do I still need that boot.img from MIUI, and put it together with fastboot.exe?
Or should I restore stock ICS? I'm pretty sure I did nandroid backup before flashing MIUI.
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12_Notice when you s-off the phone the hboot is corrupted i advice after s-off to follow the methods In E_(from 1 to 4)
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Do I need to fix hboot after s-off? What hboot version I have after doing steps 1 to 4 from section E? There's a big zip file (PG86IMG.zip), is it another ROM or what?
And most important question - if method D doesn't work, method F is recommended, but:
elias17 said:
Hboot s on will only flash roms that are based on ics 3.28xx and sense 4 roms using a special boot.img ! U can never flash GB roms until u go s off like i did its a tricky process but it works and now i can flash any rom in the gsm section
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friend.evil said:
2_flash Leedroid GB ROM from recovery http://leedroid.ftp.rshost.eu/Shoote....zip(Don't forget to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache + dalvik)
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I don't get it - can I flash GB ROM or not if I have hboot 1.53.0007 s-on? Can I use method F if method D fail?
Sorry for my english, I'm from Poland.
Thanks in advance for any tip.
You're confusing yourself, What you need to do my friend is.
1. Download RUU, Run RUU
2. HTC Unlock bootloader again
3. Do the Juopunutbear Wiretrick to get s-off
4. Download the 1.04 ENG hboot (There is one of those for the GSM I think... not sure though)
5. Flash a badass Android 4.2.1 rom. They work.
There's much more detailed guides on what to do, BUT This is a summary of what you want.
Be sure to hit thanks [= I'm almost to 100
Which RUU should I search for? GB or ICS?
But isn't the 1+2 the same as restoring my ICS Stock ROM from backup?
I think hboot 1.49.0007 would be enough, I've read that BootManager works well with that version.
1. Yes you can just restore your stock ics backup BUT you will have to root it using the file provided in method B.
2. Yes the 1.49.0007 hboot is best for gsm
3. You can flash a GB rom with your hboot no problem. It just dont think it will boot. so technically you should be able to do the wire trick with a GB rom flashed(not booted into). You'll be in fastboot mode for the wiretrick. There are different files for GB and ICS when doing the wiretrick
Your best bet is to run an ICS RUU, unlock bootloader, root rom, do the wire trick, change hboot to 1.49.0007 and then flash any rom you want
Backup was made right after I made root, is it enough? I just don't want to go through the entire process from the beginning (unlocking, rooting etc).
mars28 said:
Backup was made right after I made root, is it enough? I just don't want to go through the entire process from the beginning (unlocking, rooting etc).
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That should work But unlocking again is really easy
You should still have you unlock token in the same place,
You just plug up to the computer hop into fastboot usb and type
Fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_Code.bin
to unlock and then
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
for a recovery,
Then move SU to your sd card and flash it in recovery.
Then your all ready for the wire trick, The more you do these things the more experience you get at them and the better you get with fastboot. I suggest you go through the process opposed to just restoring (First off it's much much safer) and you'll know the ropes if you (or anyone else) has this problem.
Maybe you're right. I'll try with RUU. But I see it's hard to find the correct one these days, some old links died. I have a file called "RUU_SHOOTER_U_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_3.28.401.1_Radio_11.77.3504.00U_11.25.3504.06_M_release_262714_signed" which I have downloaded right before I started unlocking my Evo, could it be the correct one?
I didn't know I can use old "unlock_code.bin", I saw that everytime I read the token from the device, it was different. So I assumed that I have to flash bin that match the token.
mars28 said:
Maybe you're right. I'll try with RUU. But I see it's hard to find the correct one these days, some old links died. I have a file called "RUU_SHOOTER_U_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_3.28.401.1_Radio_11.77.3504.00U_11.25.3504.06_M_release_262714_signed" which I have downloaded right before I started unlocking my Evo, could it be the correct one?
I didn't know I can use old "unlock_code.bin", I saw that everytime I read the token from the device, it was different. So I assumed that I have to flash bin that match the token.
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The token and the unlock code are specific to the phone, And doesn't change until you get a new phone.
And that seems to be the right one, Do you live in Europe? lol Shooter u means GSM and ICS means it's the latest RUU.
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Maybe you're right. I'll try with RUU. But I see it's hard to find the correct one these days, some old links died. I have a file called "RUU_SHOOTER_U_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_3.28.401.1_Radio_11.77.3504.00U_11.25.3504.06_M_release_262714_signed" which I have downloaded right before I started unlocking my Evo, could it be the correct one?
I didn't know I can use old "unlock_code.bin", I saw that everytime I read the token from the device, it was different. So I assumed that I have to flash bin that match the token.
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you can easily get a new token from htc dev web site
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Can't_Live_Without_My_Evo said:
And that seems to be the right one, Do you live in Europe? lol Shooter u means GSM and ICS means it's the latest RUU.
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I know I use shooter_u, I asked because I've found another RUU which have "Rogers_WWE" in name of the file, and the rest of the file name is identical, and I remember that I had to choose "rogers" when I was unlocking via htcdev. That's why I wasn't 100% sure if I had to choose "HTC_Europe" or "Rogers_WWE".
Another thing which confuses me:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495358
mpgrimm2 said:
Note 3: If you previously did the HTC Unlock, you'd have to "RELOCK" BEFORE running the RUU.
To do this from fastboot type: fastboot oem lock
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Should I do this or start directly with RUU.exe? My phone is currently "UNLOCKED, hboot 1.53.0007, s-on".
And what about CID? I've read somewhere that I have to change to supercid or something, to be able to flash zips via fastboot. How to check my current CID?
Search for cid getter on play store to get your cid
You certainly need to relock you hboot before running RUU. For the correct ruu you should check the box that your phone came in. It should have the details (atleast i think so)
P.S. you probably don't need to change cid. Infact i'd recommend you not to do that just yet
Got the CID, it's HTC__032. I want to be prepared, who knows what might come up during the whole process.
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12_Notice when you s-off the phone the hboot is corrupted i advice after s-off to follow the methods In E_(from 1 to 4)
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What means "corrupted"? Phone won't boot or what?
Eeh, if I knew that hboot 1.53.x is so problematic, I would buy Evo with GB on-board.
mars28 said:
Got the CID, it's HTC__032. I want to be prepared, who knows what might come up during the whole process.
What means "corrupted"? Phone won't boot or what?
Eeh, if I knew that hboot 1.53.x is so problematic, I would buy Evo with GB on-board.
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I think yours might be an european model. i had the exact same cid as yours.
when you get to that step of corrupted hboot just follow the steps on this thread and flash hboot 1.49.0007
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906172
Cant kive without my evis comments about the wire trick are bang on. It will fix everything. Having s-off is just much easier so do the wire trick. It will work. My wife and I both have an evo. I had to do the wire trick twice on hers for it to work and four times on mine for it to work. Be patient if it fails the first few times. And if the screen gets stuck on the jounuo whatever screen you can fix that.
If you are stuck at Juopunutbear screen and if you can go to bootloader you need to connect the phone to pc, go to fastboot ( should say fastboot usb)*Go to controlbear folder (from where you ran controlbear to begin withon you pc then open command window in it (hold shift and right click, that willopen command window rigjt there and then*when you get into it you need to enter:
"ControlBear.exe -f" no quotes or "ControlBear f" notice the space after the exe !
Lots of peopke forget to put it in and say it didnt work.
I presume this will fix the problem
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My phone is now s-off. I didn't flash RUU, just restored stock rooted ROM from backup, did the wire trick (just one time, surprisingly) and everything went nice and smooth. Then I flashed hboot 1.49.0007 with no problems at all. Thanks guys for the tips.
One more thing - my phone state is now "LOCKED" - should I bother?
So I got what I wanted - I've installed ROM in BootManager (the one which doesn't boot before, while phone was 's-on') and this time it booted from SD. Today I'll try more ROMs in BootManager.
Locked doesn't matter as long as you are s-off. It only creates problems if you ever plan on using fastboot commands. Trust me, you dont need to bother with it
But if you really want to know heres a quote from ramjet where he explains it a bit.
ramjet73 said:
Once the RUU.exe is run and the stock bootloader is installed, the phone will be bootloader S-ON regardless of the radio S-OFF status. To run fastboot commands like "flash" and "erase" the stock bootloader needs to be unlocked by the htcdev method or a custom bootloader modified to support those commands needs to be flashed, which requires radio S-OFF.
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