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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3. Help a man when he is in trouble and he will remember you when he is in trouble again.
4. Many people are alive only because it’s illegal to shoot them.
5. Alcohol does not solve any problem, but then neither does milk.
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
micens said:
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?^^
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Having gone through the HD Desire who loved and still love, I went to the Samsung galaxy SII for 30 days, make the greatest efforts, but the impression I have is empty. This is because I've always moved with the sense and I found it better launcher, plus the kitchen of the HTC phones are unique for that reason I got on sale and bought the evo sgs2 3d. Whenever I asked for root to those who know htcmanía and this time there is still no comment. I have read in various forums and none made it clear to me as root and put the recovery in the evo 3d gsm, if there is someone who can explain it as a step by step tuto agrdeceré infinitely. Thanks and participate to get the evo is a great smart 3d.
AFTER MUCH ENDED TUTO CHEW
Well finally after much reading I think I can put together this tutorial, I have two evo gsm 3d and it worked wonders,
Step 1: Download the two attached zip and unzip them only the second which is then used the exe, save it for the first zip the end.
Step 2: Run the exe. driver htc (htcdriver3.0.0.007), always with the evo off.
the driver must be downloaded here: http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.p.../revolutionary
Step 3: Connect to EVO and put it in debug configuration from usb
Step 4: Now pay attention. There is a folder called Revolutionary-0.4pre4 decompress and run the exe, black and a window with a number, must copy and close the black window because after returning.
Step 5: The website of Revolutionary box appears Beta Key (need to identify clearly our model) is where should paste the copied number in step 4, and generate the code mother (With Kilombo is this more than mother code is a *****).
http://revolutionary.io/
Step 6: This code must copirlo mother and paste it in the famous black window that I explained that close, now we give to enter.
Step 7: Once the process will ask if you want to install the recovery and put the Y (yes not now what the hell do).
Step 8: Almost ready after restarting the phone and seeing that medium work (ha ha), put the last file in the downloaded folder still do not use the sd memory of the phone, your zip-efgh 2.3.6.3 ...
Step 9: Turn off and turn on Evo down with volume and on, we will now install the file recovery mencinado from sd card file, install and then say later installed. Then finish and give to reboot and finish and we can put the rom you want.
Well I hope to serve and be useful, constructive criticism is heard.
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=256783
sadly this wont work for HBOOT other than 1.49.0007 and 1.49.0008
Mine is HBOOT 1.49.0011, and it doesn't work
It has been released from HTCdev, with "Unlocking Your Bootloader" you can install custom roms, isnt that you want?
Here is the link:
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Thanks
No.. i want to root.. S-Off it my device, but since revolutionary 0.4pre4 only work for HBOOT 1.49.0007 and 1.49.0008, just waiting and they're still working on it, hopefully ASAP
1.49.0011 <== can't use.
How to do now ?
Please somebody help me. I installed bad kernel, and ROMManager the ends the Clockworks Recovery. Does'nt start the Rom, and I cannot restore it. How it is possible to make the Clockworks Recovery free, and to restore the Rom?
ROMManager allows nothing in the Clockworks Recovery to make.
Thanks.
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Banderas76 said:
Please somebody help me. I installed bad kernel, and ROMManager the ends the Clockworks Recovery. Does'nt start the Rom, and I cannot restore it. How it is possible to make the Clockworks Recovery free, and to restore the Rom?
ROMManager allows nothing in the Clockworks Recovery to make.
Thanks.
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starts in bootloader and load the rom official with that fix the problem.
Thank you.
My problem was not resolved.
After setting off with a HBOOT fill, fastboot, recovery, and factory reset. I see these. If I select it the fastbootot, bootloader and reboot come, but makes nothing with these. Only steps back. The recovery it's locked (Rom Manager)... HTC HD2, task29 wiped everything, and the replanting was possible. From a computer it's not possible to install the kernel or Rom again?
Mine is HBOOT 1.49.0011
im waiting for it also
i wanted to know that if i S-OFF my htc evo 3d gsm will it leave a watermark or something on the phone letting people know that it was unlocked previously like the nexus one had an unlocked (lock picture) on the boot screen after unlocking its bootloader via adb...
many thanks in advance....
Mine is hboot 1.49.1107 and its working
fahdbhatti said:
i wanted to know that if i S-OFF my htc evo 3d gsm will it leave a watermark or something on the phone letting people know that it was unlocked previously like the nexus one had an unlocked (lock picture) on the boot screen after unlocking its bootloader via adb...
many thanks in advance....
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S-OFF can be reversed so that methods not a problem which the Team Revolution unlock method does...but if you use the HTC Bootloader unlocker it will leave evidence and they will know that you did it and you might lose your warranty.
If you have a 1.49.0011 HBOOT, I'd wait until Team Revolution fix it.
Me neither .. waiting for team revolutionary release HBOOT 1.49.00.11
Is there a way to relock and s-on your phone back to the stock? I have a falf screen freeze issue and want to send the phone back to htc for repair.
Cheers!!!!!!!!
Just wondering, I'm S-Off and Rooted already.
If I'm using SystemApp Remover to uninstall some stock program
Rogers - Ringback, wifi calling, etc.....
Will I be available to upgrade the OS via OTA by htc?
Many thanks in advance.~
Serial number...?
I'm not quite sure how I feel about giving my serial number to achieve s-off and root. What malicious activities can be done with this info?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Waiting..
Yeah.. me too waiting to 's-off' for hboot 1.49.0011
I have Looked around, and i tried to follow n-God i think it was and it didnt work, i have searched and tried different tutorials or techniques, my problem is that i have to unlock my HTC EVO 3D which i have done using the official HTC unlock website, and now i have to downgrade, to hboot 1.49.0007/8 because i am on 1.49.0018, i know what to do after i downgrade ( use revolution ) but i just cant get it to downgrade, it is a uk phone so its GSM and EMEA i think, so can someone post a step by step with links or a video thanks
I don't have an idea but take a look at the stickies in the gsm section of the EVO 3D and then if nothing look in general. And most of all read everything.
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Hi firstly I'm a complete noob too. I'm in exactly the same situation as you. A UK gsm with .018 hboot only reason I have not tried the downgrade yet is my phone is still away for repair. Anyway from what I understand from that guide is you bypass the first 3 steps as you and I don't need to change cid as we got European phones hence the correct cid. And it does day make sure you relock your bootloader if its unlocked. (step 3) and I think it has to say locked and not relocked. I hope this is of some help as I said I'm a complete novice and will be following the guide when my phone returns so let me know if it works and if someone points out anything I've said is wrong I apologise I'm just trying to help
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This is how i s-offed mine, i put together a quick guide for a different forum:
- it is for GSM european phones with the required CID already.
You can check your cid with : fastboot getvar cid
1. Follow this guide from point 4 as our CID is already as required. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1316578
2. Use this tool to s-off and install clockwork mod. http://revolutionary.io/
3. Then roms can be installed via clockwork mod and/or the stock rom can be rooted. see this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14693680
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pujitk said:
You can check your cid with : fastboot getvar cid
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Thanks was wondering how to check that.
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Hello well lets see ok good you have completed step one now step two you need to install a custom recovery i like cwmr_Revolutionary_4.0.1.4.img custom recovery is a good one and it has the least problem's and step three you will need to flash the su -2.3.6.3-efgh-signed this is what give's you root access you will have to flash this using you pc via comand promts and after this you now have a rooted devise i would sugest flashing lee droid rom for starter's and next when your ready to down grade the Hboot you will have go to the threads and you will see file's that say ruu this is what you need to down grade and you will also want the one that say's Hboot 1.49.007 or 1.49.008 download any of the two and after you have downloaded copy and past it in root folder of sd card and may have to rename it you can do this part on the evo using es file explore make sure it says PG86IMG.zip even if says PG86IMG.zip i want you to rename it anyway why because windows hide's the file ext so it will read like this PG86IMG.zip.zip if you see this all you have do is delete that second .zip at the end now thats done your ready for the down grade copy and past the PG86IMG.zip file in the root folder of your sd card ok now battery pull now put battery back in press volume down power and dont let go until it boot's in to bootloader now let find the zip then it will say start update you press volume up for yes now sit back and let it do the update and when its done it will reboot and now you have Hboot 1.49.007 now your ready to s off head on over to alpharevolutionary.io
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Hello well lets see ok good you have completed step one now step two you need to install a custom recovery i like cwmr_Revolutionary_4.0.1.4.img custom recovery is a good one and it has the least problem's and step three you will need to flash the su -2.3.6.3-efgh-signed this is what give's you root access you will have to flash this using you pc via comand promts and after this you now have a rooted devise i would sugest flashing lee droid rom for starter's and next when your ready to down grade the Hboot you will have go to the threads and you will see file's that say ruu this is what you need to down grade and you will also want the one that say's Hboot 1.49.007 or 1.49.008 download any of the two and after you have downloaded copy and past it in root folder of sd card and may have to rename it you can do this part on the evo using es file explore make sure it says PG86IMG.zip even if says PG86IMG.zip i want you to rename it anyway why because windows hide's the file ext so it will read like this PG86IMG.zip.zip if you see this all you have do is delete that second .zip at the end now thats done your ready for the down grade copy and past the PG86IMG.zip file in the root folder of your sd card ok now battery pull now put battery back in press volume down power and dont let go until it boot's in to bootloader now let find the zip then it will say start update you press volume up for yes now sit back and let it do the update and when its done it will reboot and now you have Hboot 1.49.007 now your ready to s off head on over to alpharevolutionary.io
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was super difficult to read, and you probably need to add punctuations
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You need to flash older Stock ROM in signed PG86IMG.zip, which includes HBOOT 1.49.0007. Then you are able to root your phone using revolutionary. But i recommend you to get either CWM4 or 4EXT recovery, which don't have charge bugs.
You dont need to use HTC's method since you are on .018
Get a PG86IMG.zip and use that to downgrade Hboot to .07/.08
After which use revolutionary to s-off and flash a recovery.
Make a nand backup
and get flashing
Im trying to look for the tutorial i used where all the links are, ill edit once i find it sorry
Here it is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1316578 ; use this to downgrade Hboot, and because its a European phone, you dont need to change CID so basically start from step 4
So I just cant get my EVO 3D downgraded........I followed the thread which says I can do it with xvi32 but I am on mwakious ROM and I cant find those numbers no way what I do.
HBOOT 1.53.007 is really a pain
So I would ask If you guys could help me......no I am not a noob but I need directions how to solve it.
Any Help is appreciated. thanks
Are you s-off? If not, then that's your first step.
coal686 said:
Are you s-off? If not, then that's your first step.
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No my phone is S-ON.
gesange said:
So I just cant get my EVO 3D downgraded........I followed the thread which says I can do it with xvi32 but I am on mwakious ROM and I cant find those numbers no way what I do.
HBOOT 1.53.007 is really a pain
So I would ask If you guys could help me......no I am not a noob but I need directions how to solve it.
Any Help is appreciated. thanks
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I am assuming you are trying to gain s-off correct? If that's the case perhaps I can offer you a different solution. With this solution you won't have to downgrade your hboot. Here's a link to this guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
Now before you attempt it you must have the prerequisites met:
Unlocked via HTC Dev method
On stock ROM
Have superuser root
A PC windows or Linux
Insulated wire (speaker wire, or a paperclip wrapped with electrical tape is good enough)
Make sure HTC sync and or iTunes are uninstalled so they won't interfere
You will follow method D on the guide for those who are on 1.53
Follow the directions step by step. Make sure you download the appropriate control bear based on what os, phone, and computer you are using.
Make sure you know what contact areas you need to touch. This is the wire trick BTW.
When you have everything set up run the exe file and when it prompts you. Touch both contacts at the same time.
It might take a few tries but it should work.
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I am assuming you are trying to gain s-off correct? If that's the case perhaps I can offer you a different solution. With this solution you won't have to downgrade your hboot. Here's a link to this guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
Now before you attempt it you must have the prerequisites met:
Unlocked via HTC Dev method
On stock ROM
Have superuser root
A PC windows or Linux
Insulated wire (speaker wire, or a paperclip wrapped with electrical tape is good enough)
Make sure HTC sync and or iTunes are uninstalled so they won't interfere
You will follow method D on the guide for those who are on 1.53
Follow the directions step by step. Make sure you download the appropriate control bear based on what os, phone, and computer you are using.
Make sure you know what contact areas you need to touch. This is the wire trick BTW.
When you have everything set up run the exe file and when it prompts you. Touch both contacts at the same time.
It might take a few tries but it should work.
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Yes I am tryin to gain S-OFF on my EVO 3D.
Unlocked via HTC Dev method: unlocked
On stock ROM: I would need a RUU correct? I downloaded one but the image version was lower than mine ( mine image version: 3.28.401.1 )
Have superuser root: i have
A PC windows or Linux : windows 7
Insulated wire (speaker wire, or a paperclip wrapped with electrical tape is good enough): sorii my englisch aint that good a picture would help
Make sure HTC sync and or iTunes are uninstalled so they won't interfere: never had HTC sync or Itunes
No you don't need a ruu if your already on stock. Your all good to go. There should be a picture of where to touch the contacts and a video if I'm not mistaken in unlimited.io's page where you find the evo 3d.
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No you don't need a ruu if your already on stock. Your all good to go. There should be a picture of where to touch the contacts and a video if I'm not mistaken in unlimited.io's page where you find the evo 3d.
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No I am not on stock.......I am on mwakious ICS ROM thats the point.
Ahaaa ok will check it out and btw the link for controlbear is dead.....removed I mean :S
gesange said:
No I am not on stock.......I am on mwakious ICS ROM thats the point.
Ahaaa ok will check it out and btw the link for controlbear is dead.....removed I mean :S
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OK grab that ruu you were talking about and let's find out if we can get another link. I'll try pm the devs behind juopunut bear and see if they can post a link.
Edit: my mistake, you were referring about media fire. That's OK we can get the file from their website (hopefully) brb
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OK grab that ruu you were talking about and let's find out if we can get another link. I'll try pm the devs behind juopunut bear and see if they can post a link.
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Okay I got it on the site unlimited.IO
So I got the image version but cant determine which of the RUUs on our site is the correct one....because a lower one wont do nothing
Ok I found the link. http://unlimited.io/jb_shooteru.htm hopefully this will be it.
Edit: OK you got the control bear file. Are you branded? If so which carrier, if not just use the European ruu.
Here's how to downgrade your hboot for gsm after you s-off successfully http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32032629
(Don't ask me for help as I couldn't care if your phone explodes, eh!
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Ok I found the link. http://unlimited.io/jb_shooteru.htm hopefully this will be it.
Edit: OK you got the control bear file. Are you branded? If so which carrier, if not just use the European ruu.
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No I am not branded so I will grab just an RUU European version
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No I am not branded so I will grab just an RUU European version
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OK once you get the file. Remember to relock your boot loader first before flashing your ruu.
1. Power down you phone and put it in fast boot
2. Make sure USB debugging is enabled
3. Hook your phone up to your PC
4. Run cmd and type fastboot oem lock.
5. If the file is an exe you can run it on your PC after relocking.
6. If not place it on root of sdcard and rename it too PG86IMG in all caps
7. Boot into boot loader and let your phone pick up the update
8. Start and let the update finish
9. Unlock bootloader again
10. Flash recovery
11. Flash super user
Presto!! Now your ready to run wire trick. Good luck.
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OK once you get the file. Remember to relock your boot loader first before flashing your ruu.
1. Power down you phone and put it in fast boot
2. Make sure USB debugging is enabled
3. Hook your phone up to your PC
4. Run cmd and type fastboot oem lock.
5. If the file is an exe you can run it on your PC after relocking.
6. If not place it on root of sdcard and rename it too PG86IMG in all caps
7. Boot into boot loader and let your phone pick up the update
8. Start and let the update finish
9. Unlock bootloader again
10. Flash recovery
11. Flash super user
Presto!! Now your ready to run wire trick. Good luck.
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Okay this will take up to 1h cause my internet is slow and informate the others that I found this latest RUU Europe version because I see many folks are looking for it ) I posted in the wrong section but I think mods can move it to general...little mistake )
Okay I will get back when download is done and the whole process you described too )
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Okay this will take up to 1h cause my internet is slow and informate the others that I found this latest RUU Europe version because I see many folks are looking for it ) I posted in the wrong section but I think mods can move it to general...little mistake )
Okay I will get back when download is done and the whole process you described too )
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I will create a mirror on dev-host and add it to your thread when it's ready since that should be faster and not have the advertising and such that hotfile uses. I have a CDMA model myself but I know a lot of people have the European version of the GSM model.
Edit: NVM. There are already good mirrors here and here.
ramjet73
Jsparta26 thanks for all your afford I have done it after 20 failed attempts my EVO 3D is S-OFF )
So whats the next what I should do now?
EDIT: I tooked the downgrade to 1.49.0007 HBOOT and now I should unlock it again via HTC DEV correct?
gesange said:
Jsparta26 thanks for all your afford I have done it after 20 failed attempts my EVO 3D is S-OFF )
So whats the next what I should do now?
EDIT: I tooked the downgrade to 1.49.0007 HBOOT and now I should unlock it again via HTC DEV correct?
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Nope. Its not necessary anymore. You've been set free kinda like the matrix lol. You can upgrade and downgrade your hboot with no hassles. Flash any gsm evo 3d rom you want. With the exception of cool sense you can be whatever hboot you want and on any sense or aosp ROM you want. Just remember to be on 1.49 to flash aosp roms.
Please don't forget to abuse my thank you button. I'm glad you got s-off. Happy flashing sir.
Edit: viper 3d is the only ROM I know that can be on any hboot. However I am not sure about the other ROMs. I'm CDMA so have no clue about gsm roms. I would make sure to know what hboots are compatible with whatever ROM your interested in before flashing. Sorry about yje confusion.
You should be ok to flash any rom in the gsm threads without any issues with hboot 1.49, I'm gsm with hboot 1.49, unlocked through revolutionary and s-off, I have yet to find a rom that will not boot ics 3.6,ics 4,ics 4.1, and jb
(Don't ask me for help as I couldn't care if your phone explodes, eh!
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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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.
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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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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
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using xda app-developers app
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
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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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Hey, I am trying to root my HTC evo 3d phone with hboot 1.58. I followed all 12 steps on htcdev.com, except on the final step I punch in: fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin and enter, then noting happens. The phone is supposed to reboot with the unlock option..but nothing happens
Also, the phone is Sprint CDMA if that makes any difference, so no sim card
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THREAD SUMMARY
K finally got th phone rooted so here is what you have to do. The following applied to my ***locked*** S-ON Sprint HTC Evo3d with hboot 1.58 but should work with any other version higher than hboot 1.40.
The purpose is to get S-OFF(ROOT the phone) and also continue to use your factory HbOOT 1.58 and main version in the end.
1. Brick the phone carefully following steps outlined in unknownforce's [TOOL] Ultimate Recovery Tool 3.1 (Unbrick, Downgrade, VM Radio Fix/Reset). Scroll down to the "Downgrade/Unbrick" section and begin the bricking process with the PG86IMG.zip he mentions in "things you'll need".(place the zip on SD card in the main directory and name it PG86IMG)
2. Once phone is bricked(indicated by SOLID and very dimly lit charge light with the AC charger connected. Also the phone will not turn on or boot), download latest version of URT 3.1(first link in [TOOL] thread), continue to the second step 2 which involves booting up with Linux live boot CD on your PC, OR you can use URTLiveCD 1.0 and you will not need Linux
I did it the hard way an used latest version of URT with Ubuntu v12.04 LiveCD. I would recommend URTLiveCD 1.0 as you will boot straight to the tool and will not need the Ubuntu terminal.
3. After successfully completing downgrade with URT 3.1 downgrade, boot up to your new HBOOT 1.40 bootloader screen and enter fastboot USB mode. CHECK THAT THE MAIN VERSION HAS BEEN LOWERED ALONG WITH THE HBOOT.
Log back into windows
3.(A) If you haven't done this yet, get a fastboot PC command directory to retrieve all phone identification info from the bootloader. I used ROOTEVO3DNEW to check my phone's identity info at this point(though there are many programs that do the same thing). Create a new folder in C:\ and name it rootevo3dnew. Unzip all rootevo3dnew.zip contents into that folder.
Now open the command prompt with the phone connected to PC in fastboot USB. Type cd \rootevo3dnew and enter. Now type the following: "fastboot getvar all" (without quotations) and enter. A list should appear. Check that you have: (bootloader) version-main: 0.01.651.1. If this number is still 2.95.XXX.XXX or something close to it, then YOU MUST BRICK THE PHONE AGAIN. See posts starting at #35 of this thread for a more detailed guide through the second brick. It may be very tricky but very much the same process!!!!!
4. After successfully lowering HBoot to 1.40 and the main-version to 0.01.651.1 you can run the 1.13 RUU.exe found HERE: http://d-h.st/h1p . Connect the phone to fastboot USB and RUN the .exe....after the 1.13 .exe successfully runs, your main version should now be 1.13.651.7...again, checking using your rootevo3dnew tool from 3.(A) above....
5. REVOLUTIONARY S-OFF. Very simple, download for windows(or Linux) and fill in your info and retrieve you BETA key. Run REVOLUTIONARY application (which will run in the command prompt) and after successfully completely revolutionary S-off, YOU ARE ROOTED...continue to step 6
6. RESTORE your main version to 2.95(from 1.13) by running the 2.89 zip (HERE . Place this .zip in your main directory(RENAME IT PG86IMG) on the SD card and let it unzip and install it from the bootloader.
After that, you are pretty much finished!! boot up to android(main version 2.89) and let system updates detect and bring you back to 2.95.xxx.xxx..
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Download and Install a custom recovery. Rename that .zip PG86IMG and install from bootloader as you did with the 2.89 zip. Now you have a custom recovery where you can backup and restore, install ROMS or other software without having to rename it PG86IMG every time, wipe partitions and lots of other stuff...
Now, download this and place it on your SD main directory. Then, using your new recovery(by selecting "recovery" in bootloader menu), select "install from sdcard" and "choose zip from sdcard", select the SuperSU zip and let it install. Reboot, get to homepage, and install SuperSU from the play store. You now hae an administrative super APP that will let you choose which apps are given root access.
Custom ROMS can be installed the same way from the custom recovery. I am currently using Negalite BluRom and loving it
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THE 6 STEPS OUTLINED HERE PRETTY MUCH COVER EVERYTHING FROM THIS THREAD
HUGE THANKS TO USERS MPGRIMM2 AND BRIAN706 FOR NEARLY 3 DAYS OF HARD WORK !!
Did you get your motherboard replaced at some point of time?
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My what? Yes I swapped out my 67370m dv6 pavilion mainboard for radeon HD 6550m graphics chipset. How did you know?
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My what? Yes I swapped out my 67370m dv6 pavilion mainboard for radeon HD 6550m graphics chipset. How did you know?
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On the phone?
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Oh ok, what the hell..No, I just got the phone on ebay for $30, currently locked and I am trying to root it. Some Brittney girl owned according to phone identity info left on the phone
Do I need to downgrade the hboot from 1.58 to 1.4? Sorry I'm really new to smartphones, any help is really appreciated
Just in case it was missed, the phone doesn't reboot upon flashing the unlock token. A prompt should appear on the device and you have to confirm the bootloader unlock.
He asked about the motherboard, because there is an issue if the motherboard has been swapped; sometimes the bootloader will not unlock. I think it's due to mismatched firmware.
Usually running the RUU will solve the issue.
You can download a copy here: https://copy.com/jF1Mm
The only problem is, if the phone had taken the latest Ota update and you are on main version 2.95 instead of 2.89, the RUU will not run because it won't let you downgrade.
You can also check your main version by running a fastboot getvar all.
Is there any chance your device is already s-off from a previous owner? It will say s-on or s-off on the bootloader screen.
If you're lucky enough to already have s-off, you can skip the bootloader unlock altogether.
Brian706 said:
Just in case it was missed, the phone doesn't reboot upon flashing the unlock token. A prompt should appear on the device and you have to confirm the bootloader unlock.
He asked about the motherboard, because there is an issue if the motherboard has been swapped; sometimes the bootloader will not unlock. I think it's due to mismatched firmware.
Usually running the RUU will solve the issue.
You can download a copy here: https://copy.com/jF1Mm
The only problem is, if the phone had taken the latest Ota update and you are on main version 2.95 instead of 2.89, the RUU will not run because it won't let you downgrade.
You can also check your main version by running a fastboot getvar all.
Is there any chance your device is already s-off from a previous owner? It will say s-on or s-off on the bootloader screen.
If you're lucky enough to already have s-off, you can skip the bootloader unlock altogether.
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main version 2.95.651.5. If I factory reset the phone and discard updates, will the main version reset to 2.89 making the RUU possible?
EDIT: factory reset and no updates did not bring main version down to 2.89
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Also check most recent post (#508) in the guide thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889438&page=51
Factory reset won't affect your main version
As DK mentioned, a factory reset only resets your current build. It would only take you back to the point of the last OTA update.
Unfortunately, you can't lower the mainversion without the bootloader unlocked, so it's a catch 22 there.
As a long shot, you might look into the new towelroot, thought I really don't think it will work for this phone because HTC locks down the /system partition. It would at least be worth looking in to.
As far as the hboot downgrade method (I assume you mean THIS) it was intended to downgrade from 1.50 Gingerbread to 1.40 Gingerbread. I have no idea if it will work to downgrade from 1.58 ICS?? You might want to ask around a little about that.
Okay... I just saw your posts in the other thread, have you actually received the unlock token from HTC?
IE, you received a file via email named Unlock_Code.bin that you placed in your fastboot directory and then typed the command: fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin ??
Also, when you say nothing happens after running the command, something must happen whether it's the intended results or not. Can you tell us what the command prompt returns after running the command? Maybe just copy/paste it here.
There will either be an error or a confirmation after running the command.
Comes up as successful on the command prompt. But the phone does not reboot or direct to the unlock screen. I just remains on the fastboot USB screen and does nothing.
C:\rootevo3dnew>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.153s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
OKAY [ 0.010s]
finished. total time: 0.163s
Thanks for that... That's a bummer. Looks to me like you have the motherboard swap issue. It really sucks that you can't RUU.
It looks like someone answered the question in the other thread though about the hboot downgrade method.
So I got the HBOOT downgrade(0.8.2) boot for a disk but it says the phone needs to be bricked before the downgrade..
That's where I'm at now basically, I'm going to do a little more reading on bricking...
Also would be good to have confirmed that this downgrade will work starting with hboot 1.58, so I don't mess anything up
mpgrimm2 may have found found his way over here from from the [Guide] thread
Also I hope I am downloading the correct RUU's. I had to fish them from various searches because the link supplied in Unknownforce's thread is invalid:
2.17 RUU:
http://d-h.st/ru0ow8ps0i01/PG86IMG_2.17.651.5.zip
1.13 RUU:
http://d-h.st/Xrp
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Well. Post that in Unknownforce's Ultimate Recovery Tool thread so you are not "off topic" here.
I haven't used the Evo3d in a while but you should probably look over my ...
Post 781 in Unknownforce's thread and the follow up posts right after.
Additional info you may need from my
[Guide]My Hboot 1.5x HTC Unlock/recovery/rom/kernel flashing notes 2-13-13
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Post 11. My Gathered RUU .exe/.zip Links (& How to extract RUU zip yourself)
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Fyi, I think Unknownforce indicated in one of his first 3 posts that u can brick with the last 2.95 PG86IMG.zip file he linked and then downgrade to 1.13 for s-off. Have to go check...
Keep in mind that you may want to considering posting any issues with the URT/Downgrade tool in Unknownforce's thread if you want any chance of assistance from him.
Bad link in his op but this post has it...
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Well, with the 2.95 OTA, they included the HBOOT in the firmware, so it's now much faster of a load time for PG86IMG when doing the brick.
I pulled the new PG86IMG.zip from the OTA update, and it's only 19MB, which takes only 15-20 seconds to fully load and be ready to press volume up to update... this will significantly cut down on the time it takes to downgrade, as you can re-try over and over very quickly now.
Here's the PG86IMG file -> http://d-h.st/3p8
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And just as a reference for you later I will quote myself from Ramjet73's 2.95 ota update thread
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ramjet73 and others. I see we still don't have any source for the 2.95.651.6 RUU's. Since I just went ahead and reset my 2 Evo3d's back to stock/S-off as a backup here are the files I had to step through if you want to add or host them directly:
- PG86IMG 2.89.651.2.zip - 449.18 MB
Full RUU.zip for use in bootloader (rename to PG86IMG.zip & place on /sdcard)
- OTA_Shooter_ICS_35_S_Sprint_WWE_2.95.651.5-2.89.651.2_release_307948lagg6bmccb9c63ip.zip - 51.11 MB
2.89.651.2 update to 2.95.651.5 zip for use in bootloader (rename PG86IMG.zip & place on /sdcard ) or stock recovery (place in /sdcard/download )
This is the last official update that just downloaded to my phone after the other Ruu's/updates that were posted previously
- OTA_Shooter_ICS_35_S_Sprint_WWE_2.95.651.6-2.95.651.5_release_315505rm3j000awvlstw9z.zip - 10.59 MB
2.95.651.5 update to 2.95.651.6 zip for use in bootloader (rename PG86IMG.zip & place on /sdcard ) or stock recovery (place in /sdcard/download )
Wish someone with HTC/Sprint access would post up the latest full RUU. It was a bit of a pain stepping through the updates, but definitely easier being s-Off. Seems that if someone is S-On with the 2.95.651.6 update and can't get past step 13 of the HTC Unlock or needs to RUU back, their only option is Unknownforce's Hboot Downgrade Ultimate Toolkit and "Brick it Twice" to get back to an earlier version for Revolutionary S-Off and then go through the updates from 2.89 on up.
Hope this helps others.
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I may be too tired at the moment to figure this out, but for some darn reason both the official OTA Updates would not flash from the bootloader on a stock 2.89.651.2 phone with S-Off (both phones actually). Didn't matter if it was renamed PG86IMG.zip or left as officially downloaded to sdcard/download and booting into the stock recovery. The MD5 of my 651.5 update file matches Ramjet73's as well. But If I connect to wifi, do a system update, let it download (how I got the files) and reboot automatically, it works fine and updates without issue.
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Forgive me for being such a noob with this stuff.
I'm reading about hboot 1.58 needing to be bricked twice to be able to run the 1.13 RUU.
So to start, do I place the 18.7mb PG86IMG .zip (from the second quote in your last post) in the "download" folder of the sd card?
The stock
(OTA_Shooter_ICS_35_S_Sprint_WWE_2.95.651.6-2.95.651.5_release_315505rm3j000awvlstw9z)
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is there, so do I remove that one and replace it?
I don't think so but just to be sure, I drop the 18.7 PG86IMG zip folder in downloads and begin the brick process, then run the hboot 0.8.2 to downgrade?
*EDIT* ok, place in the MAIN directory. It's working and is unloading the .zip in bootloader
I need a new data sync cable, mine has started intermittently losing connection off and on...going to wait until I have a new one before I go any further.
Also, the latest version of ubuntu that Linux offers did not work. I found an earlier version(12.04) and the boot disk works so I am good to go on that
What is Hboot 0.8.2 ? Are you using Unknownforce's URT 3.1 Tool and following the "Downgrade/Unbrick" section?
This one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1563342
Yep, that is an outdated/earlier version. You need to use the Ultimate Recovery Tool from Unknownforce's thread as I linked earlier (URT v3.1) and use the LiveCd link.
see here
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Well I just did a dry run with the Linux boot disk and terminal. Extracted downgrade.zip to HOME folder, ran the commands. I'm getting the correct code returns in the terminal. I got up to the:
Code:
Step 1... Plug in Device while holding down Volume Down key...
Waiting for device...
Just a matter of getting a new data sync cable now and I can do this...
Again thanks for your help, I'm pretty new to this process I've never altered a devices firmware manually before so it's an awesome experience as well..
Will report back in a couple days, hopefully with a newly rooted phone
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Also, do you have a direct link to the correct 1.13 RUU EXE to run after the downgrade?
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Also, do you have a direct link to the correct 1.13 RUU EXE to run after the downgrade?
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