I am completely lost on this simple step of the downgrade, and it's only the first step. I can put the 2.17 ruu on the SD card, boot into hboot/bootloader, phone will recognize it, scan down, and never give me the option to "update". I tried different 2.17 downloads, I tried formatting the SD card in FAT and FAT 32, the 2.17 ruu is the only file on the card, I am also assuming it has to be the zip not exe file? Anybody have a download link that worked for them? I am usually not this illiterate when it comes to this, I just want to root this phone. Oh, and I did rename it PG86IMG.zip. Any help will be greatly appreciated, as I am about to throw this phone out the window. Thanks
gump4696 said:
I am completely lost on this simple step of the downgrade, and it's only the first step. I can put the 2.17 ruu on the SD card, boot into hboot/bootloader, phone will recognize it, scan down, and never give me the option to "update". I tried different 2.17 downloads, I tried formatting the SD card in FAT and FAT 32, the 2.17 ruu is the only file on the card, I am also assuming it has to be the zip not exe file? Anybody have a download link that worked for them? I am usually not this illiterate when it comes to this, I just want to root this phone. Oh, and I did rename it PG86IMG.zip. Any help will be greatly appreciated, as I am about to throw this phone out the window. Thanks
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Your bootloader needs to be locked or relocked IMO.
Unlocked bootloader cannot update PG86IMG.zip I think.
Bootloader is locked and it is S on....
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My phone us already running 2.17, I wonder if I should try 2.08, but who us to say bootloader will "update" with that file.... Hmmm.
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Is 2.17 supposed to be unzipped? I'm assuming bootloader will unzip it...
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gump4696 said:
Bootloader is locked and it is S on....
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Your Evo 3D came with 2.17 or you have took the OTA?
Try running 2.17 RUU exe then the PG86IMG.zip, this worked for some. Also check the Unknownforce's second post in the downgrading hboot thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23633969&postcount=2
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gump4696 said:
Is 2.17 supposed to be unzipped? I'm assuming bootloader will unzip it...
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It should not be unzipped, you are fine as your bootloader is detecting the zip file. just check the above post.
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gump4696 said:
My phone us already running 2.17, I wonder if I should try 2.08, but who us to say bootloader will "update" with that file.... Hmmm.
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I was on 2.17 and i used 2.17 PG86IMG to downgrade. Works fine.
Can you update an .exe file from the SD card...
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gump4696 said:
Can you update an .exe file from the SD card...
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You can extract a rom.zip (which should be renamed to PG86IMG.zip later) from an RUU.exe
You cannot make a exe from a zip.
You cannot update exe from sdcard. Only windows can run EXEs.
Can you post the download link for the 2.17 you used? What would you try first to get this to work? Still lost...
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Can you post the download link for the 2.17 you used? What would you try first to get this to work? Still lost...
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The downgrading method was kinda longer than the current one when I downgraded the hboot of my 3D. The 1st step was to temproot the phone, which never worked till I used the 2.17 RUU.exe,
Did you read the downgrade thread? There is a link to Filefactory which has all the RUUs for the EVO 3D........
Sorry I cant remember exactly which one I have used, but this one should get the job done -----------> http://www.filefactory.com/file/c19...216_NV_NV_spcs_1.42_release_233304_signed.exe
You may have to wait to download from that site . Much of the the time it says "download slots are unavailable". Or you can just google "RUU_Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.17.651.5_Radio_1.06.00.1216_NV_NV_spcs_1.42_release_233304_signed.exe" and you will find tons of results for this file which you can download from anywhere you want.
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Can you post the download link for the 2.17 you used? What would you try first to get this to work? Still lost...
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If you are relocked then you need a good 2.17 zip. If you have a 2.17 exe that works than get it to load its first screen and hang it there. Go to your run command (where you go to start cmd prompt) type %temp% and find the 2.17 exe folder. *that won't be the name* it should be 400 or so mb. Find the zipped Rom in the folder. Right click it and choose send to desktop. Rename it PG86IMG put it to the root of your sd. And you are good to go. Pm me if you have more questions
from my downgraded 3EVO
I had a hard time getting mine to update a while ago.
Click start menu on windows. Type %temp% in the search bar.
Go into that folder. Delete everything that isn't being used. (All pointless stuff.)
Then close the folder.
Run the RUU and let it get to the first window.
Go back into %temp% folder. There will be 2 folders with a bunch of letters and numbers.
One of these has the rom.zip file.
Take that rename it to PG86IMG and put on root of SD card.
Worked for me.
Let us know.
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honorlost84 said:
If you are relocked then you need a good 2.17 zip. If you have a 2.17 exe that works than get it to load its first screen and hang it there. Go to your run command (where you go to start cmd prompt) type %temp% and find the 2.17 exe folder. *that won't be the name* it should be 400 or so mb. Find the zipped Rom in the folder. Right click it and choose send to desktop. Rename it PG86IMG put it to the root of your sd. And you are good to go. Pm me if you have more questions
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I didn't read and basically said the same thing. Try it this way.
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Click here for a 2.17 RUU that actually works. Just make sure you rename just PG86IMG, the .zip is the type of file and it will make you pull out your hair if you follow everyone's post that tell you to name it PG86IMG.zip. I could not for the life of me find a RUU to work until the kind at the sprint store sent me a link and now it is here for you.
Goneracin said:
Click here for a 2.17 RUU that actually works. Just make sure you rename just PG86IMG, the .zip is the type of file and it will make you pull out your hair if you follow everyone's post that tell you to name it PG86IMG.zip. I could not for the life of me find a RUU to work until the kind at the sprint store sent me a link and now it is here for you.
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The file in the link is the 1.13 RUU, not the 2.17
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What exactly are you trying to downgrade? If you are locked and s-on running 2.17 and trying to downgrade to 2.17 to gain root? Have you already been HTc dev-unlocked? IF you have, use fastboot on the computer to reflash your unlocktoken. then use the new juopantabear(something like that) to go s-off then use fastboot to flash the unlocked hboot_eng 1.4, then fastboot flash recovery.img, then boot to recovery and flash super user. if not already htc-dev unlocked do that then this
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OK, so the other night I was trying to restore to stock but I found the RUU giving me errors. I figured it out after hours of tedious work and here it is:
1. Download the latest RUU.
2. Uninstall HTC sync.
3. This is important: go into fastboot mode and using command prompt at the folder where fastboot.exe is stored, type in 'fastboot oem lock' without quotes into the window and press enter.
4. Run the RUU and follow instructions (while still in fastboot usb on phone).
tl;dr for more advanced users: you need to relock the bootloader to get the RUU to work
Hope this helps, peoples.
note: this only applies for hboot 1.5 htc unlocked people
Yup...
10char
THANK YOU!!
is ther anyway i can put the HTC sense back in?? i took it to metropcs store to flash the phone (f**ed it up top to bottom)..lolz but anyways he removed the sense n he made secondary my one n only theme...now its pain in the a$$ to get anything to work..lolz thankx if u can help
Stonko9 said:
is ther anyway i can put the HTC sense back in?? i took it to metropcs store to flash the phone (f**ed it up top to bottom)..lolz but anyways he removed the sense n he made secondary my one n only theme...now its pain in the a$$ to get anything to work..lolz thankx if u can help
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So are you saying that you have tried to run an ruu and it did not restore the phone....?
an Ruu should definitely work.
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i will definitely try this..................
i have hboot 1.5 and i tried to flash my phone to boost, since i missed something i need to reinstall RUU and do every process again.
and yes i tried to just reinstall RUU it does not work! (tried fastboot usb too!failed)
Now i will try your suggestion jdeoxys
btw will "locking" it makes it unlockable after too????
jdeoxys said:
OK, so the other night I was trying to restore to stock but I found the RUU giving me errors. I figured it out after hours of tedious work and here it is:
1. Download the latest RUU.
2. Uninstall HTC sync.
3. This is important: go into fastboot mode and using command prompt at the folder where fastboot.exe is stored, type in 'fastboot oem lock' without quotes into the window and press enter.
4. Run the RUU and follow instructions (while still in fastboot usb on phone).
tl;dr for more advanced users: you need to relock the bootloader to get the RUU to work
Hope this helps, peoples.
note: this only applies for hboot 1.5 htc unlocked people
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This is good info! I didint know this. But thank god I dont have to deal with S-ON.
-Scott
Just want to bump this. Need to do this before I send my phone back in.
usb broken
My usb is not working i can only charge so i can not get into fast boot is there anything else i can do before i waste 100$o on insurance claim i will paypal donate 20$ to anyone who can help
i need direct link to latest ruu help pls.
aiua said:
i need direct link to latest ruu help pls.
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Bump. Looking for RUU as well. Not the pg86img file but the ruu. I got this from ppc geeks http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/2154352-post28.html but the ruu is not available to free users.
Download the ruu. Find it in your phone and rename it pg86img. Now reboot into your hboot and wah lah. Your phone is back to stock
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Danger Dan said:
Download the ruu. Find it in your phone and rename it pg86img. Now reboot into your hboot and wah lah. Your phone is back to stock
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Download it from.......
I'm looking for the RUU the exe file you run on your computer not the zip file for sd flash.
Oh sorry. You can find it on Google if you search hard.
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I thought on hboot 1.5 the pgm.zip file or whatever its called won't work. I am trying to go back to stock. i relocked boot loader but cannot for the life of me figure out how to run the ruu.zip.. that's all i keep reading ... can someone explain exactly HOW to run a zip file? i'm on hboot 1.5, evo 3d, relocked.
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I thought on hboot 1.5 the pgm.zip file or whatever its called won't work. I am trying to go back to stock. i relocked boot loader but cannot for the life of me figure out how to run the ruu.zip.. that's all i keep reading ... can someone explain exactly HOW to run a zip file? i'm on hboot 1.5, evo 3d, relocked.
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If you have already downloaded the exe to your pc then just plug your phone into your pc. If you phone is powered on just choose charge only from your pull down screen or when the usb window pops up. Then locate the .exe-ruu you downloaded to your pc and double click on it to run it and follow the instructions and you should be good. If you phone is powered off plug it into your pc. Then hold the volume up button and press power and and the fasboot menu should appear and it should state "fastboot usb" at the top. Then once again repeat the steps above once you located the .exe-ruu on you pc. Also make sure you have the correct ruu. Hope this helps.
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""shooter on Deck""
First thank you for your quick response... so i downloaded the RUU.ZIP file, do i need to download RUU.EXE instead? This is whats confusing me because i'm searching and cannot find ruu.exe file. Thanks!
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nevermind i think i may have found one.
Lady1178 said:
First thank you for your quick response... so i downloaded the RUU.ZIP file, do i need to download RUU.EXE instead? This is whats confusing me because i'm searching and cannot find ruu.exe file. Thanks!
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nevermind i think i may have found one.
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Lol I'm glad you found one. Also yes you should be looking for an .exe.ruu which means that you have to run it from your pc. The zip file is for flashing the ruu threw fastboot. Hope all works out. Pm me if you need any assistance. Good luck.
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Asked and answered.
Lady1178 said:
First thank you for your quick response... so i downloaded the RUU.ZIP file, do i need to download RUU.EXE instead? This is whats confusing me because i'm searching and cannot find ruu.exe file. Thanks!
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nevermind i think i may have found one.
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Do you know what RUU means? Obviously not, because you wouldn't be asking this question.
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Ok so I have been following unknownforces downgrade thread for a while already but ran into a problem. My EVO is brand new never been unlocked (atleast as far as I know) it says locked on the bootloader and s-on. When I took the 2.17 zip and put it on my SD card and rebooted to bootloader nothing happened I mean it did read it and check it but it did not ask me to upgrade. So my question is why didn't it ask me to upgrade and should I try and flash the 2.08 ruu EXE and start from scratch then see if it will ask to upgrade the pg86img
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Ok so I have been following unknownforces downgrade thread for a while already but ran into a problem. My EVO is brand new never been unlocked (atleast as far as I know) it says locked on the bootloader and s-on. When I took the 2.17 zip and put it on my SD card and rebooted to bootloader nothing happened I mean it did read it and check it but it did not ask me to upgrade. So my question is why didn't it ask me to upgrade and should I try and flash the 2.08 ruu EXE and start from scratch then see if it will ask to upgrade the pg86img
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Did you rename the whole zip to PG86IMG.zip or did you take out the system image and rename that?
And if your on 2.17 base, you can't take a 2.08 ruu without changing your main version.
wikdNoob said:
Did you rename the whole zip to PG86IMG.zip or did you take out the system image and rename that?
And if your on 2.17 base, you can't take a 2.08 ruu without changing your main version.
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Ok i did rename the whole file to PG86IMG.zip and like i said did not ask to upgrade and im on 2.08 so my next question is should i be using a 2.08 zip instead of the 2.17 that is in unknownforces OP btw looks like im not the only one having this problem. Found this a few minutes ago http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547695&page=164
post #1633 and 1635 the exact same thing is happening to me do not get the option to update
Yup, I'm another one having the same issue. Would really like to find a solution.
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uh60james said:
Yup, I'm another one having the same issue. Would really like to find a solution.
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Well I am downlading the zip that HooliganAma suggested and will post here if it works wish me luck LOL
tripz805 said:
Well I am downlading the zip that HooliganAma suggested and will post here if it works wish me luck LOL
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I hope it does work! This makes no sense as to why they aren't.
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Great news the zip that HooliganAma posted worked!! So stoked to get this downgraded and rooted........will hopefuly post another success story thanks to unknown
Finally downgraded and rooted my evo 3d running CWM recovery!!! So can i go and flash any cdma rom i want now?
I had the same problem..it would not detect the PG86IMG.zip for nothing.. i tried like 20 something times..renamed with Pc/Astro file explorer/Root Explorer nothing would give. I even redownloaded it with Pc and my E3D and still a no go..BUT.... I finally got it to detect it. Cant remember what i did but the last thing i remember doing was a battery pull and did the Power/+ Volume to boot Into Bootloader and it worked..but still not sure if that solved it or not..
Evo 3D ViperROM v.2.5 downgraded HBoot 1.5 to 1.4
solution?
Hey guys,
i'm having the same problem.
I'm on hboot 1.53.0007 unlocked with htcdev and S-Off.
With hboot unlocked and also with re-locked the phone doesn't install the PG86IMG.zip file.
I saved the file definitively on the root of the sd-card and also it's name is correct.
I'd appreciate any kind of help.
Thanks for reading and replying.
chris115379 said:
Hey guys,
i'm having the same problem.
I'm on hboot 1.53.0007 unlocked with htcdev and S-Off.
With hboot unlocked and also with re-locked the phone doesn't install the PG86IMG.zip file.
I saved the file definitively on the root of the sd-card and also it's name is correct.
I'd appreciate any kind of help.
Thanks for reading and replying.
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The only suggestion that I thought of is to make sure the file doesn't have a double extension like PG86IMG.zip.zip. If file extensions are hidden in Windows, it will look correct but not be.
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coal686 said:
The only suggestion that I thought of is to make sure the file doesn't have a double extension like PG86IMG.zip.zip. If file extensions are hidden in Windows, it will look correct but not be.
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This. If it doesnt work, try toggling Bootloader and Hboot
So I have figured out that in order for my SD card to mount right (since it isn't mounting to my phone at all) and for my phone to stop bootlooping, I have to reflash an RUU. So I'm a bit of a noob still with this kind of stuff so please bear with me I just need someone to link the latest GB RUU for me and explain step by step on how to relock my phone....Please if someone can help me with this I would greatly appreciate!!! Actually it would be great if someone could also explain how to install the RUU step by step from beginning to end for me I would love that please I would really appreciate it. Thanks!!!
npainter7 said:
So I have figured out that in order for my SD card to mount right (since it isn't mounting to my phone at all) and for my phone to stop bootlooping, I have to reflash an RUU. So I'm a bit of a noob still with this kind of stuff so please bear with me I just need someone to link the latest GB RUU for me and explain step by step on how to relock my phone....Please if someone can help me with this I would greatly appreciate!!! Actually it would be great if someone could also explain how to install the RUU step by step from beginning to end for me I would love that please I would really appreciate it. Thanks!!!
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Open terminal, cd to your adb and fastboot folder, and type fastboot oem lock that will relock the boot loader, as far as the RUU I can't help you step by step because I believe the GB RUU is a .exe and I have a Mac so idk, just run it and do what it says lol
AshtonTS said:
Open terminal, cd to your adb and fastboot folder, and type fastboot oem lock that will relock the boot loader, as far as the RUU I can't help you step by step because I believe the GB RUU is a .exe and I have a Mac so idk, just run it and do what it says lol
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Lol thanks man. Um now when I have to unlock it again what do I have to do? Just checking to make sure I don't have to do something different lol
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You just have to flash the unlock token again you don't have to do the whole thing unless you deleted your unlock token.
If you flashed one of the ICS leaks, in order to go back to GB, you will have to be s-off or it will not work. If you are still on GB, then you have 2 ways to do it. You will need to have your bootloader locked and then download one of the 2.01.605.11 downloads HERE. Each one works a little differently. The one ending in exe is the full RUU that you will have to run on your computer with the Rezound connected witha data cable. The one ending in .zip can be put on your external sd card, renamed to PH98IMG.zip and will run when you reboot to your bootloader.
I used the Hasoon2000 tool kit. It has a relock button built in and is way easy to use with step by step instructions for unlock, root and s-off.
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mikey i too am trying to ruu my phone and get back to stock GB. if i didnt flash a leak and only flashed an ICS rom will i still have to be s-off or can i go ahead and flash a GB RUU or at this point am i forced to move forward with and ICS RUU?
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mikey i too am trying to ruu my phone and get back to stock GB. if i didnt flash a leak and only flashed an ICS rom will i still have to be s-off or can i go ahead and flash a GB RUU or at this point am i forced to move forward with and ICS RUU?
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You should be able to flash the GB RUU if you only flashed the ICS rom. If you didn't flash an ICS leak, then you still have the GB firmware so should be good to go. There are some stock rooted GB out there too if those interest you.
EDIT: as mikey said..you need to be locked if you want to flash the RUU.
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If you flashed one of the ICS leaks, in order to go back to GB, you will have to be s-off or it will not work. If you are still on GB, then you have 2 ways to do it. You will need to have your bootloader locked and then download one of the 2.01.605.11 downloads HERE. Each one works a little differently. The one ending in exe is the full RUU that you will have to run on your computer with the Rezound connected witha data cable. The one ending in .zip can be put on your external sd card, renamed to PH98IMG.zip and will run when you reboot to your bootloader.
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Wow thank you so so much. I have been searching forever for an .exe RUU for GB. It seemed like I was never going to find one. Thanks for the link man. I am downloading both right now. So as of right now, I have 2 .zip ROM files that I installed yesterday onto my external SD card. One is an ICS and the other is a stock 3.6 sense with android 4.0.4 i believe....Now when I change the name of the .zip file that I am now downloading, will my phone try and read the other ROMS on my SD card?? Or will it just read the PH98IMG.zip one since I changed the name of the file?
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Wow thank you so so much. I have been searching forever for an .exe RUU for GB. It seemed like I was never going to find one. Thanks for the link man. I am downloading both right now. So as of right now, I have 2 .zip ROM files that I installed yesterday onto my external SD card. One is an ICS and the other is a stock 3.6 sense with android 4.0.4 i believe....Now when I change the name of the .zip file that I am now downloading, will my phone try and read the other ROMS on my SD card?? Or will it just read the PH98IMG.zip one since I changed the name of the file?
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It will only read the ph98img file
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It will only read the ph98img file
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Thanks man!! So when I run the .exe file. I go ahead and unlock my phone correct??? and in order to unlock my phone again do I need to go back to htcdev.com and put my code back in and submit it n all? or can I open a command prompt and type something in. and if thats what I have to do, what do i type?
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Thanks man!! So when I run the .exe file. I go ahead and unlock my phone correct??? and in order to unlock my phone again do I need to go back to htcdev.com and put my code back in and submit it n all? or can I open a command prompt and type something in. and if thats what I have to do, what do i type?
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Ok yes, run the RUU, then you unlock your phone. When u unlocked your phone the first time, you had to flash An Unlock_code.bin file. Did you delete that? Or do u still have it? If you have it you can place it in your adb and fastboot folder, cd into that folder, and type
Code:
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
if you didn't keep it, you have to do the whole HTCDev unlock like you did the first time
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Wow thank you so so much. I have been searching forever for an .exe RUU for GB. It seemed like I was never going to find one. Thanks for the link man. I am downloading both right now. So as of right now, I have 2 .zip ROM files that I installed yesterday onto my external SD card. One is an ICS and the other is a stock 3.6 sense with android 4.0.4 i believe....Now when I change the name of the .zip file that I am now downloading, will my phone try and read the other ROMS on my SD card?? Or will it just read the PH98IMG.zip one since I changed the name of the file?
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Just a reminder. If you flash the ICS leaked RUU, you will not be able to go back to GB unless you s-off.
AshtonTS said:
Ok yes, run the RUU, then you unlock your phone. When u unlocked your phone the first time, you had to flash An Unlock_code.bin file. Did you delete that? Or do u still have it? If you have it you can place it in your adb and fastboot folder, cd into that folder, and type
Code:
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
if you didn't keep it, you have to do the whole HTCDev unlock like you did the first time
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Just a reminder. If you flash the ICS leaked RUU, you will not be able to go back to GB unless you s-off.
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Ya I still have the unlock code thank God lol. Ok thanks I will do that after I run the RUU.
Topgun, nope I didn't flash the ICS leaked RUU as soon as I rooted my phone, i thought I could go ahead and flash any ROM. just like i did with my dinc2. So i just flashed an ICS ROM and then when bootlooping started happening and my sd card not mounting at all. Now I'm really wanting to s-off because it sucks that every time I want to flash a ROM I have to flash an RUU first or whatever. kinda annoying. s-off here I come!! well as soon as my phone is back to normal of course lol
npainter7 said:
Ya I still have the unlock code thank God lol. Ok thanks I will do that after I run the RUU.
Topgun, nope I didn't flash the ICS leaked RUU as soon as I rooted my phone, i thought I could go ahead and flash any ROM. just like i did with my dinc2. So i just flashed an ICS ROM and then when bootlooping started happening and my sd card not mounting at all. Now I'm really wanting to s-off because it sucks that every time I want to flash a ROM I have to flash an RUU first or whatever. kinda annoying. s-off here I come!! well as soon as my phone is back to normal of course lol
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I know what the issue is. You don't need to flash An ICS RUU, you just need the SD patch, since ICS and GB have different mount points for the sd card. You can find that patch in slimrom's thread, or the cleanrom de thread. try flashing that in recovery before you relock and ruu, if you havent already. And if you flash the ICS RUU you only have to do it once not every time you flash a rom
edit, too slow....
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I know what the issue is. You don't need to flash An ICS RUU, you just need the SD patch, since ICS and GB have different mount points for the sd card. You can find that patch in slimrom's thread, or the cleanrom de thread. try flashing that in recovery before you relock and ruu, if you havent already. And if you flash the ICS RUU you only have to do it once not every time you flash a rom
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Dang that would have been nice lol. But ive locked my phone back up again and tried running the RUU. an error came up so it didn't work. but i was told that sometimes it takes a couple of times correct??? Also I can't figure out how to rerun the RUU now. When I go to where the file is, the file is a rar. file. and i don't see anywhere on how to run the file again...I need help with that. do i have to extract the file into a certain folder? Gosh such a process when you don't know how to do everything lol
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Dang that would have been nice lol. But ive locked my phone back up again and tried running the RUU. an error came up so it didn't work. but i was told that sometimes it takes a couple of times correct??? Also I can't figure out how to rerun the RUU now. When I go to where the file is, the file is a rar. file. and i don't see anywhere on how to run the file again...I need help with that. do i have to extract the file into a certain folder? Gosh such a process when you don't know how to do everything lol
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Ya know, I actually have no idea. what you could do is run an ICS RUU all you have to do is put it on the SD card as a PH98IMG.zip
AshtonTS said:
Ya know, I actually have no idea. what you could do is run an ICS RUU all you have to do is put it on the SD card as a PH98IMG.zip
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Ok, so isn't the ICS RUU an exe file? And then rename it to PH98IMG?.zip?
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Ok, so isn't the ICS RUU an exe file? And then rename it to PH98IMG?.zip?
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The ICS RUU is not an EXE its just a zip. You rename it to PH98IMG.zip and place it on the SD card and Flash in HBoot. You just have to make sure to to flash it all the way because it reboots twice during the process i believe
Edit: to make it clearer, the GB RUU is an Exe, but all the ICS RUU's are zips
Hello,
I have tried reading all of the stickies (and list of stickies post) for a method to downgrade hboot 1.58 without success. My ultimate goal is to be able to flash a custom recovery so that I can try the radio fix since my wife's Evo 3D will not complete the hands free activation and she does not get data services. We took the phone to the Sprint store and they said the previous owner flashed SOMETHING to the phone and messed up the radio. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hello,
I have tried reading all of the stickies (and list of stickies post) for a method to downgrade hboot 1.58 without success. My ultimate goal is to be able to flash a custom recovery so that I can try the radio fix since my wife's Evo 3D will not complete the hands free activation and she does not get data services. We took the phone to the Sprint store and they said the previous owner flashed SOMETHING to the phone and messed up the radio. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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You need to do the wire trick. Its simple. Search for the guide on here and download the required stuff. Look at the video then follow the guide. After you have s-off then you download the hboot you want and put it on the SD card and flash.
There isn't another method to putting a custom recovery on the phone? I just want to fix this hands free activation failing.
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Mart1an said:
There isn't another method to putting a custom recovery on the phone? I just want to fix this hands free activation failing.
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Don't be afraid of trying the wire trick - it really isn't that frightening as long as you follow instructions. I managed to do it on my first go, much to my exhilaration
If the previous owner flashed something onto the phone then does it have some sort of recovery on it?
I succesfully downgrade my bootloader from 1.58 to 1.53 with this tutorial (Methode D):
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The wire trick is easy. It needs some attemps but it works great and you can not do lots of stuff wrong. :good:
So what is optimal hboot to load jb roms?
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So what is optimal hboot to load jb roms?
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1.4 revolutionary or 1.04 eng if you ate CDMA (which I think you are judging by your signature).
Where can I find a tutorial on how to get to 1.4 for those roms? I'm at 1.58 , rooted, s-off (via wire trick). But now can't get the roms I would like because of hboot. Any help is appreciated by this noob rooter
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goodhitta said:
Where can I find a tutorial on how to get to 1.4 for those roms? I'm at 1.58 , rooted, s-off (via wire trick). But now can't get the roms I would like because of hboot. Any help is appreciated by this noob rooter
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Here.
ramjet73
Thanks Ram. Will work on that tonight
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Where can I find a tutorial on how to get to 1.4 for those roms? I'm at 1.58 , rooted, s-off (via wire trick). But now can't get the roms I would like because of hboot. Any help is appreciated by this noob rooter
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Here.
ramjet73
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ok...noob-ness is out. I have no idea how to do the flashing of bootloader.
goodhitta said:
ok...noob-ness is out. I have no idea how to do the flashing of bootloader.
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Download the hboot you want from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30014044
Rename it PG86IMG.zip and place it on the root of your sd card. Reboot to bootloader and follow the prompts. Restart phone. You may need to take the card out and remove the zip from the sd card if you get a bootloop.
coal686 said:
Download the hboot you want from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30014044
Rename it PG86IMG.zip and place it on the root of your sd card. Reboot to bootloader and follow the prompts. Restart phone. You may need to take the card out and remove the zip from the sd card if you get a bootloop.
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Sorry for the confusion.
I referenced that thread in the post I gave him above, but took it one step higher since my post gives a little more detail about the flashing methods and options to delete the PG86IMG.zip file if you flash it that way.
I guess he didn't read my post.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
Sorry for the confusion.
I referenced that thread in the post I gave him above, but took it one step higher since my post gives a little more detail about the flashing methods and options to delete the PG86IMG.zip file if you flash it that way.
I guess he didn't read my post.
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I read it Ram, just got confused. I am NOT the most computer savoy person. lol THanks guys for your help and paitence
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coal686 said:
Download the hboot you want from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30014044
Rename it PG86IMG.zip and place it on the root of your sd card. Reboot to bootloader and follow the prompts. Restart phone. You may need to take the card out and remove the zip from the sd card if you get a bootloop.
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Got it !! And stuck in a bootloop. Have taken card out amd removed the zip. Any ideas what I may have done wrong?
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OK, its on the sd card and when I reboot to bootloader I'm not getting any prompts... I just have the normal selections (bootloader, reboot, reboot bootloader, power down) I tried the "rebbot bootloader" option few times as well as taking out battery and gettting back in there. Still no prompts.
What have I done wrong?
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Make sure the file is in the root of the SD card and is named exactly "PG86IMG.zip" with the caps and without the quotes. Sometimes an extra ".zip" gets added when the file is downloaded to Windows and copied over, so it's best to check it with a file manager such as ES File Explorer on the phone.
Also, when you first start the bootloader it may not scan the card until you press the power button once to select fastboot.
Edit: I see you edited your last post and you've figured it out.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
Make sure the file is in the root of the SD card and is named exactly "PG86IMG.zip" with the caps and without the quotes. Sometimes an extra ".zip" gets added when the file is downloaded to Windows and copied over, so it's best to check it with a file manager such as ES File Explorer on the phone.
Also, when you first start the bootloader it may not scan the card until you press the power button once to select fastboot.
Edit: I see you edited your last post and you've figured it out.
ramjet73
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I think the extra .zip was it. But Now I'm stuck in bbotloop and can't get out. I took out sd card and removed the zip file.
help......again
goodhitta said:
I think the extra .zip was it. But Now I'm stuck in bbotloop and can't get out. I took out sd card and removed the zip file.
help......again
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You probably need to flash a ROM that is compatible with the bootloader you just installed. If you've removed the PG86IMG.zip file from the SD card you should be able to start recovery from the bootloader and flash a ROM. If you are using 4EXT, you will probably need to format cache+dalvik before it will let you do anything else.
ramjet73
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you probably need to flash a rom that is compatible with the bootloader you just installed. If you've removed the pg86img.zip file from the sd card you should be able to start recovery from the bootloader and flash a rom. If you are using 4ext, you will probably need to format cache+dalvik before it will let you do anything else.
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ram !!! You are a life saver !!
So what I'm getting from this post is that for me to downgrade from 1.58 to 1.4 I need to do the wire trick..... I was thinking that downgrading would have saved me from doing tht. I also noticed that my WiFi says error and 4g wouldn't come on... Not to mention my Bluetooth is sparatic... Very close to flinging it into toxic waste... Lol
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So what I'm getting from this post is that for me to downgrade from 1.58 to 1.4 I need to do the wire trick..... I was thinking that downgrading would have saved me from doing tht. I also noticed that my WiFi says error and 4g wouldn't come on... Not to mention my Bluetooth is sparatic... Very close to flinging it into toxic waste... Lol
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All of those issues sound like a bad kernel flash. If you do the wire trick, flashing kernels is easier too.
Hi!
i have htc amaze 4g mobilicity (s-on dev unlocked)
i have currently installed cm11 rom and after this i installed ahdr5 .
my question is how to gett back to stock rom ?
i tried to use ruu and ota here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617644 but ruu give me bootloader version error and i dont know how to use ota!(i renamed it to ph85img.zip in root of my sdcard hboot get 5 mins to check and after restart phone goes to bootloader)
i searched forum got this answers:
u must have s-off to install stock ruu and if u want to s-off ur amaze 4g u must be on stock rom !!!WTF?
i searched 1 week no answers!
Alimataei said:
Hi!
i have htc amaze 4g mobilicity (s-on dev unlocked)
i have currently installed cm11 rom and after this i installed ahdr5 .
my question is how to gett back to stock rom ?
i tried to use ruu and ota here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617644 but ruu give me bootloader version error and i dont know how to use ota!(i renamed it to ph85img.zip in root of my sdcard hboot get 5 mins to check and after restart phone goes to bootloader)
i searched forum got this answers:
u must have s-off to install stock ruu and if u want to s-off ur amaze 4g u must be on stock rom !!!WTF?
i searched 1 week no answers!
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Try the exe file and flash through your computer
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Muneeb Saeed said:
Try the exe file and flash through your computer
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it gives me error bootloader version some thing like this
Alimataei said:
it gives me error bootloader version some thing like this
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so i tried "main ver error fix" in hasoon aio toolkit and now geting another error :
says:Unknown error
Dont try anything from yourself wait ok awnser my question did you only flash exe file or did you try to flash the .zip file by putting it in your ext sd
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Muneeb Saeed said:
Dont try anything from yourself wait ok awnser my question did you only flash exe file or did you try to flash the .zip file by putting it in your ext sd
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i tryed both no success
Ok i found this method for htc one but i dont kbow if it will for for us but no harm in trying sinse youve messed up so much
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Muneeb Saeed said:
Ok i found this method for htc one but i dont kbow if it will for for us but no harm in trying sinse youve messed up so much
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which methode?
Now this one is the exe method.
1. Download your device specific RUU from this sticky thread or Google for it.
2. Run the RUU and when its de-compressed and asks you to press next, just stop there (Don't close this window and dont press next).
3. Go to the "temp" folder on your PC. If you are on Windows 7 its located in "C:\Users\{Your_User_Name}\AppData\Local\Temp" and on Windows XP its in "C:\Documents and Settings\{Your_User_Name}\Applications Data\Local Settings\Temp"
4. Use the windows search function in "Temp" folder or dig deep into sub folders to find "rom.zip" file. It'll be around ~250MB in size.
5. Copy this file and paste it somewhere else on your PC e.g. desktop.
6. Rename this "rom.zip" file to "PG85IMG.zip"
7. Now take your SD card from Phone and connect it to your PC using a card reader or some other phone.
8. Paste that renamed "PG85IMG.zip" at the root of your SD Card.
9. Now power off your phone. Pull out the battery.
10. Insert the SD Card back in the phone. Insert the battery.
11. Now hold your volume down key and press power button. Keep the volume down key pressed. It will start your phone in boot-loader menu.
12. Select FASTBOOT if its not already selected and press power button.
13.It will search your SD Card for files and will find "PG85IMG.zip" file and will ask if you want to update.
14. Press the volume up button as instructed to continue and then sit back and relax.
Once finished it will ask you to reboot. Once rebooted, you'll be back on stock ROM with S-On.
Delete the "PG85IMG.zip" from SD Card now.
To verify S-On reboot into bootloader again (Step 11) and on the very first line it will say S-On or S-Off
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for flashing PG85IMG.zip my phone must be locked or unlock?
To flash back to stock you need to relock the bootloader and make sure you're using the correct image for your device and carrier. S-on or s-off doesn't matter. For example, trying to flash a T-Mobile image won't work. In one of the pinned threads in one of the forums here is a link to the stock images for different carriers. If you can't find it do a search, but I'm pretty sure they can also be found in the Amaze Bible page or in the Amaze Wiki.
Once relocked all you have to do is rename the image and flash from your SD-card in hboot. If it fails to flash you're probably using the wrong image or you're still unlocked. Once you've relocked the bootloader it will say relocked. If the image is from a different carrier it won't work either. Again just make sure the image you're trying to flash is from the carrier that originally sold the phone. Then you should have no problems returning to stock.
i relocked it and went to hboot page
it says
Loading .....[ph85img.zip] then
Checking....[ph85img.zip]
after side bar fulls says "hboot version is older !"
update fail!
press power to reboot
can u plz find me suitable ruu for my phone i tried anything!
htc amaze 4g and my splash screen was mobilicity at first
http://d-h.st/users/krook6023/?fld_id=3141#files and please try to search a little yourself we cant help you with every thing
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Muneeb Saeed said:
http://d-h.st/users/krook6023/?fld_id=3141#files and please try to search a little yourself we cant help you with every thing
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already used these with no success and what i found was these 2 and nothing more
Odysseus1962 said:
To flash back to stock you need to relock the bootloader and make sure you're using the correct image for your device and carrier. S-on or s-off doesn't matter. For example, trying to flash a T-Mobile image won't work. In one of the pinned threads in one of the forums here is a link to the stock images for different carriers. If you can't find it do a search, but I'm pretty sure they can also be found in the Amaze Bible page or in the Amaze Wiki.
Once relocked all you have to do is rename the image and flash from your SD-card in hboot. If it fails to flash you're probably using the wrong image or you're still unlocked. Once you've relocked the bootloader it will say relocked. If the image is from a different carrier it won't work either. Again just make sure the image you're trying to flash is from the carrier that originally sold the phone. Then you should have no problems returning to stock.
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what happens if i flash t-mob stock roms?
No you are still s-on
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I think you should redownload maybe it was a bad download cause no one else reported this issue or maybe you dont have mobilicity amaze
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No you are still s-on
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I think you should redownload maybe it was a bad download cause no one else reported this issue or maybe you dont have mobilicity amaze
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I unlocked and installed cm 10 before I s-off. Could not run s-off successfully without stock.
So... I asked similar questions a month or so back about Telus.
I can't successfully rollback to the gb ruu or the ics ruu. The ics ruu is an ota which appears to need an gb install.
Pure stock tmous ruu check for tmous cid and fails when it finds the Telus cid.
Finally installed arhd 4 and s-off tool ran without error. I could then flash radio and hboot
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