Just bought an EVO3d now what would be a quick way to root this bad boy
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waiiittt!!!!!
bravo1565 said:
Just bought an EVO3d now what would be a quick way to root this bad boy
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WHATEVER YOU DO DONT YOU THE DOWNGRADE METHOD BY: "ZEDOMAX AT HTCEVOHACKS.COM" IF YOU ARE ON THE LATEST HBOOT AND SOFTWARE VERSION IT WILL BE HELL TRYING TO DOWNGRADE I DID IT AND IT WAS A NIGHTMARE I TOOK ME ALMOST 3 DAYS TO TRY AND RESTORE MY PHONE BACK TO ITS "OUT -OF-THE-BOX-STATE" AND IM JUST GONNA WAIT THIS ONE OUT TILL AN EASIER METHOD IS AVAILABLE.
sorry about the caps....although it makes it easier to read lol
So at this time there is no root method for hboot1.5 I tried rooting it and got the unlock code from HTC but for some reason my pc cannot open file in reason why
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ro-H-ck40-T-ps3-C-EVO3D said:
WHATEVER YOU DO DONT YOU THE DOWNGRADE METHOD BY: "ZEDOMAX AT HTCEVOHACKS.COM" IF YOU ARE ON THE LATEST HBOOT AND SOFTWARE VERSION IT WILL BE HELL TRYING TO DOWNGRADE I DID IT AND IT WAS A NIGHTMARE I TOOK ME ALMOST 3 DAYS TO TRY AND RESTORE MY PHONE BACK TO ITS "OUT -OF-THE-BOX-STATE" AND IM JUST GONNA WAIT THIS ONE OUT TILL AN EASIER METHOD IS AVAILABLE.
sorry about the caps....although it makes it easier to read lol
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Might I calmly suggest taking a look a the CD in my signature? I think that this might make your life a bit easier.
~co~
closeone said:
Might I calmly suggest taking a look a the CD in my signature? I think that this might make your life a bit easier.
~co~
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That kit works well if you have some time to read and if you have any Questions that whole thread will help ya out
I still am unlocked via htc dev.. Just been to busy to root that method..
reaper24 said:
That kit works well if you have some time to read and if you have any Questions that whole thread will help ya out
I still am unlocked via htc dev.. Just been to busy to root that method..
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Sure will.
He he. Come on Reaper. It's brighter on the 1.40 side.
By the way, (belated) congrats on becoming a Mod.
~co~
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Sure will.
He he. Come on Reaper. It's brighter on the 1.40 side.
By the way, (belated) congrats on becoming a Mod.
~co~
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Thanks man I will at some point take on that full root. Just haven't had time..
@closeone
Will look at that cd tomorrow look forward to it
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Kinda gave up with the cd, since im on windows. Ive been reading since last night. maybe im just missing something.
Embargho101 said:
Kinda gave up with the cd, since im on windows. Ive been reading since last night. maybe im just missing something.
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I'm sorry Embargho101, I don't quite understand where you're stuck. I'm happy to help. There are ISO burning instructions in post 3 (as well as instructions for doing the downgrade). You'll reboot your computer with the CD in your drive. This should boot up into the CD instead of Windows. If it doesn't, you may have to change the boot device or boot order on your computer. Typically, mashing down F12 while the computer is booting will bring up the boot menu. From there, you can select to boot from the CD-ROM drive. It does very from computer to computer though.
~co~
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I'm sorry Embargho101, I don't quite understand where you're stuck. I'm happy to help. There are ISO burning instructions in post 3 (as well as instructions for doing the downgrade). You'll reboot your computer with the CD in your drive. This should boot up into the CD instead of Windows. If it doesn't, you may have to change the boot device or boot order on your computer. Typically, mashing down F12 while the computer is booting will bring up the boot menu. From there, you can select to boot from the CD-ROM drive. It does very from computer to computer though.
~co~
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Can you burn the iso to a usb?
and also. Whats so special about 1.40 other than splash screens.
iTzLOLtrain said:
Can you burn the iso to a usb?
and also. Whats so special about 1.40 other than splash screens.
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S off makes it easier to flash no computer or fancy apps needed.
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iTzLOLtrain said:
Can you burn the iso to a usb?
and also. Whats so special about 1.40 other than splash screens.
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S off makes it easier to flash no computer or fancy apps needed.
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That's one of my major reasons for S-OFF. Flashing ROMs requires no extra magic on the to make it work. I can restore NANDroid backups from anywhere (Especially nice when Boot Manager doesn't like moving back to a ROM in another slot). You have the ability to flash radios. Oh, and also, if you haven't already unlocked your bootloader using HTC's method, they won't know that you unlocked.
Just for the sheer convenience of being able to flash ROMs without anything extra, it's worth it.
~co~
You guys kind of thread-jacked this.
ok im trying to downgrade my hboot 1.5 to 1.4 but i have a windows not a linux to im trying to use the toolkit boot cd i have bricked my device already but i dont know how to use cd wen i put the cd in two files come up which are boot and cde........... like do i have to click on anything or put the files somewhere i really need help im sitting here with a bricked phone
SkinnyBlack313 said:
ok im trying to downgrade my hboot 1.5 to 1.4 but i have a windows not a linux to im trying to use the toolkit boot cd i have bricked my device already but i dont know how to use cd wen i put the cd in two files come up which are boot and cde........... like do i have to click on anything or put the files somewhere i really need help im sitting here with a bricked phone
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You need to boot into the CD. Before you boot into Windows, it'll give you the option to boot from another drive (on my desktop it's ESC, and on my laptop it's F12).
ro-H-ck40-T-ps3-C-EVO3D said:
WHATEVER YOU DO DONT YOU THE DOWNGRADE METHOD BY: "ZEDOMAX AT HTCEVOHACKS.COM" IF YOU ARE ON THE LATEST HBOOT AND SOFTWARE VERSION IT WILL BE HELL TRYING TO DOWNGRADE I DID IT AND IT WAS A NIGHTMARE I TOOK ME ALMOST 3 DAYS TO TRY AND RESTORE MY PHONE BACK TO ITS "OUT -OF-THE-BOX-STATE" AND IM JUST GONNA WAIT THIS ONE OUT TILL AN EASIER METHOD IS AVAILABLE.
sorry about the caps....although it makes it easier to read lol
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I second that, i tried to downgrade from 1.50 to 1.40 following the same and almost screwed up my phone. Ended up restocking my phone to 2.17.651.5 hboot 1.50
utnick said:
You guys kind of thread-jacked this.
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No they didn't. Everything they've posted has been in the interest of expanding the OP's knowledge base so he can maximize his chances of successfully rooting his phone.
ro-H-ck40-T-ps3-C-EVO3D said:
WHATEVER YOU DO DONT YOU THE DOWNGRADE METHOD BY: "ZEDOMAX AT HTCEVOHACKS.COM" IF YOU ARE ON THE LATEST HBOOT AND SOFTWARE VERSION IT WILL BE HELL TRYING TO DOWNGRADE I DID IT AND IT WAS A NIGHTMARE I TOOK ME ALMOST 3 DAYS TO TRY AND RESTORE MY PHONE BACK TO ITS "OUT -OF-THE-BOX-STATE" AND IM JUST GONNA WAIT THIS ONE OUT TILL AN EASIER METHOD IS AVAILABLE.
sorry about the caps....although it makes it easier to read lol
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just out of curiosity.... why was this such an issue again? I have downgrade 3 devices using this method, with no issues.
and why would you want to re-lock your device? i don't get it.
xCLUx said:
just out of curiosity.... why was this such an issue again? I have downgrade 3 devices using this method, with no issues.
and why would you want to re-lock your device? i don't get it.
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I haven't heard of any issues with the rev unless you try it on a hboot above 1.5. 1.5 andlower should go over just fine as it has every time I have done it which must be about thirty times now. So idk . . .
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Hi I need help going back to completely stock and my hboot is 1.50 any help or direction thanks!!
Kratz17 said:
Hi I need help going back to completely stock and my hboot is 1.50 any help or direction thanks!!
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In the general section look into the sticky there is a guide for you there to go to stock relock . Here ya go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1388501
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reaper24 said:
In the general section look into the sticky there is a guide for you there to go to stock relock . Here ya go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1388501
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Why the **** will this image you linked NOT flash my phone?! It loads, checks then just dumps me at the hboot screen! Ive got hboot 1.5(obviously) and the latest software 2.17.651.5. Even the .2 RUU exe will NOT work, continuously gives me hboot version error. I believe its error 140. I NEED to unlock this thing...or get pissed and hit it with a hammer.
reaper24 said:
In the general section look into the sticky there is a guide for you there to go to stock relock . Here ya go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1388501
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Thanks a lot I'll try when I get home tonight.
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tailsthecat3 said:
Why the **** will this image you linked NOT flash my phone?! It loads, checks then just dumps me at the hboot screen! Ive got hboot 1.5(obviously) and the latest software 2.17.651.5. Even the .2 RUU exe will NOT work, continuously gives me hboot version error. I believe its error 140. I NEED to unlock this thing...or get pissed and hit it with a hammer.
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If you hit it with a hammer it will be broken for good lol. Did you try to re root with HTC dev way? The link was for this guy to relock his phone .
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If you hit it with a hammer it will be broken for good lol. Did you try to re root with HTC dev way? The link was for this guy to relock his phone .
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HTC unlock method will not work. I flash the token and it just sits there...Im trying to revert to .2 so I can actually unlock, like I have with two other 3d's but the friggin RUU exe tells me bootloader version error which is 140, I believe. I should know, I saw it 356 times last night.
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HTC unlock method will not work. I flash the token and it just sits there...Im trying to revert to .2 so I can actually unlock, like I have with two other 3d's but the friggin RUU exe tells me bootloader version error which is 140, I believe. I should know, I saw it 356 times last night.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337379. Read this might help you. Hope it works for you. Sounds like the issue a few folks were having.
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reaper24 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337379. Read this might help you. Hope it works for you. Sounds like the issue a few folks were having.
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Tried that a million times last night. And just now, just because.
I took a video of the process because I couldnt read what the RUU was saying. After updating signature, very quickly it says Checking Header...then it says checking MID/CID and then I get the screen that is attached! [Expletive deleted!]
tailsthecat3 said:
Tried that a million times last night. And just now, just because.
I took a video of the process because I couldnt read what the RUU was saying. After updating signature, very quickly it says Checking Header...then it says checking MID/CID and then I get the screen that is attached! [Expletive deleted!]
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Have you tried it with adb ? What program are you using ? Though u could flash it in hboot . After using adb to relock it.
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Have you tried it with adb ? What program are you using ? Though u could flash it in hboot . After using adb to relock it.
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It is locked. Its new. That screen comes from the .2 RUU exe.
I havent tried anything with adb. I havent used adb since the Evo4g. Have a link?
I have tried running the RUU with windows, I have tried PG86IMG.zip's, Ive tried RUU's while already being in fastboot. When I try using PG86IMG's through hboot, it loads the file, checks the file then dumps me back at the Hboot screen.
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It is locked. Its new. That screen comes from the .2 RUU exe.
I havent tried anything with adb. I havent used adb since the Evo4g. Have a link?
I have tried running the RUU with windows, I have tried PG86IMG.zip's, Ive tried RUU's while already being in fastboot. When I try using PG86IMG's through hboot, it loads the file, checks the file then dumps me back at the Hboot screen.
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Adb is what most folks use to do all there stuff. You have to have adb installed to do the HTC devs route from what I have read. So the phone is locked and your tryin to root it. But are gettin errors ?
So your phone now is hboot 1.5 and is currently up to date and your tryin to root it HTC dev route but get errors?
Got the pistol in my hand, thumb on the hammer.
reaper24 said:
Adb is what most folks use to do all there stuff. You have to have adb installed to do the HTC devs route from what I have read. So the phone is locked and your tryin to root it. But are gettin errors ?
So your phone now is hboot 1.5 and is currently up to date and your tryin to root it HTC dev route but get errors?
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Yeah exactly. But posted on xda, you cant htc dev it with any software other than 2.08.651.2, which for some bizarre ass reason, I cant downgrade to!
I tweeted the other day "when the **** did adb move?!". so thats how long ago I used it. Im familiar with it, I used to delete all my bloat with adb, which was a painstaking process.
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Yeah exactly. But posted on xda, you cant htc dev it with any software other than 2.08.651.2, which for some bizarre ass reason, I cant downgrade to!
I tweeted the other day "when the **** did adb move?!". so thats how long ago I used it. Im familiar with it, I used to delete all my bloat with adb, which was a painstaking process.
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That sucks I am on the newer software was gonna root soon . I'm sure HTC will have a update on the dev to allow root.
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Yeah exactly. But posted on xda, you cant htc dev it with any software other than 2.08.651.2, which for some bizarre ass reason, I cant downgrade to!
I tweeted the other day "when the **** did adb move?!". so thats how long ago I used it. Im familiar with it, I used to delete all my bloat with adb, which was a painstaking process.
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This looks similar:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447839&page=5
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That sucks I am on the newer software was gonna root soon . I'm sure HTC will have a update on the dev to allow root.
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I am gonna look more into it when I get to my computer.
Finger on the trigger, hammer pulled back. Just unlock already!!
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I am gonna look more into it when I get to my computer.
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Thanks dude. Hopefully we can unlocked and junk. Did I mention I also love the reaper? Multiple reaper tattoos inspired by children of bodom album art. But I digress.
It would be nice if HTC updated their bootloader unlock method but frankly, I dont see that happening. I called them today and they dont support anything.
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Thanks dude. Hopefully we can unlocked and junk. Did I mention I also love the reaper? Multiple reaper tattoos inspired by children of bodom album art. But I digress.
It would be nice if HTC updated their bootloader unlock method but frankly, I dont see that happening. I called them today and they dont support anything.
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I'm sure there is a way to do it . Even on the new update cause hboot is still the same . I never had trouble back in the og EVO days when it came to root.
reaper24 said:
I'm sure there is a way to do it . Even on the new update cause hboot is still the same . I never had trouble back in the og EVO days when it came to root.
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Who's stock with the latest update? Try the .2 RUU?
I'm absolutely stumped. My brain is hot because of it.
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Just rooted my phone Htc devs way no issues on the latest update and hboot 1.5
reaper24 said:
Just rooted my phone Htc devs way no issues on the latest update and hboot 1.5
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How did you do it???? Please help me/us out..I have the exact same problems, tried using the 2.08 RUU's and get an error 140. And when I try the HTC unlock method at step 12 when I flash the unlock_code.bin nothing happens, no disclaimer shows up. I am on 2.17.651.5 latest OTA and HBOOT 1.5.
OK, so I bought the Rezound used and already rooted, I have just flashed viper 1.0.3 but my radios dont match up with the latest ones and I'm not sure if that might help battery life. The phone has AmonRu, sorry if this is covered somewhere... I searched and didnt come up with anything
also current baseband version is 1.22.10.0310r, 1.22.10.0308r
u didn't search well enough cause you're new. learn to search better before you get flamed and ignored. if you knew anything about Android you'd know that only the latest ruu could upgrade your radios since you're s-on
yes run a RUU
dyetheskin said:
u didn't search well enough cause you're new. learn to search better before you get flamed and ignored. if you knew anything about Android you'd know that only the latest ruu could upgrade your radios since you're s-on
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It's just different from other androids (D1, D2) and even the other HTC's I've had (Incredible and Thunderbolt). So, I'd need to flash the latest RUU to get the radios, but can i do that with the amon recovery ? And if so, does the latest RUU break root? Like I said the guy I bought it from rooted it, he said he used htc dev tool to root it.
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It's just different from other androids (D1, D2) and even the other HTC's I've had (Incredible and Thunderbolt). So, I'd need to flash the latest RUU to get the radios, but can i do that with the amon recovery ? And if so, does the latest RUU break root? Like I said the guy I bought it from rooted it, he said he used htc dev tool to root it.
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You should do a little research before you attempt anything. Basically, you'll need to relock the boot loader using htcdev tool which is simple to do if you follow directions. Then you'll download the latest RUU and place it on the root of your SD card and then boot into the boot loader by powering the phone down and holding vol down and power. Then it will prompt for the update-choose yes. Once update is done you'll be completely stock and you'll need to unlock again with htcdev and install a custom recovery again. After that you can root again and flash ROMs. Sounds complicated, but if you plan to tinker with this phone these are MUST LEARN procedures.
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dyetheskin said:
u didn't search well enough cause you're new. learn to search better before you get flamed and ignored. if you knew anything about Android you'd know that only the latest ruu could upgrade your radios since you're s-on
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Can't you tell from this post that XDA is just a warm, welcoming community geared towards helping people?
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localceleb said:
You should do a little research before you attempt anything. Basically, you'll need to relock the boot loader using htcdev tool which is simple to do if you follow directions. Then you'll download the latest RUU and place it on the root of your SD card and then boot into the boot loader by powering the phone down and holding vol down and power. Then it will prompt for the update-choose yes. Once update is done you'll be completely stock and you'll need to unlock again with htcdev and install a custom recovery again. After that you can root again and flash ROMs. Sounds complicated, but if you plan to tinker with this phone these are MUST LEARN procedures.
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In a nutshell, a good description of what to do. Kudos, localceleb for actually answering the question without making the OP feel unwelcome.
carngeX said:
Can't you tell from this post that XDA is just a warm, welcoming community geared towards helping people?
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In a nutshell, a good description of what to do. Kudos, localceleb for actually answering the question without making the OP feel unwelcome.
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Yeah, I could feel the love so much I got goosebumps. One question is will I have any problems relocking the bootloader with viper rom installed or do i need to relock and immediately flash the img.zip for the ruu ?
Why wouldn't you just run the S-Off and not have to worry about things like this? I just find it amazing that people will go through the headache of unlocking their bootloader but not do the S-Off routine.
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Why wouldn't you just run the S-Off and not have to worry about things like this? I just find it amazing that people will go through the headache of unlocking their bootloader but not do the S-Off routine.
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S-off looks like it isnt as easy as it used to be, and cant get back from it in case of a warranty return
eric90gt said:
S-off looks like it isnt as easy as it used to be, and cant get back from it in case of a warranty return
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You can get back to s-on
eric90gt said:
S-off looks like it isnt as easy as it used to be, and cant get back from it in case of a warranty return
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It's still fairly easy. Once I got the right kind of wire (speaker wire instead of a paperclip), it literally took just a few minutes to complete it. Got the timing right on the first try with the right wire.
And like Ashton said, you can return to S-On.
Yeah, s-off is truly easy. I know it seems intimidating and complicated, but 95% of the process is automated scripts. Once again, if you follow directions and take your time, its easy. I was surprised at how easy it was once I've completed it. Now I've done the process 5+ times and it takes less than 3 minutes from start to finish.
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Make your the RUU is a zip and name it PH98IMG. S-OFF seems complicated, but it's not all you have to do is make sure you are rooted and have dev unlocked your phone run ControlBear and do the wire trick when told to. If you fail just leave the phone alone and close/open ControlBear again and keep trying.
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Yeah, s-off is truly easy. I know it seems intimidating and complicated, but 95% of the process is automated scripts. Once again, if you follow directions and take your time, its easy. I was surprised at how easy it was once I've completed it. Now I've done the process 5+ times and it takes less than 3 minutes from start to finish.
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I will say it was a giant pain in the ass for me. I followed the timing and was pretty careful about it but it just didn't work. I was using a paperclip (uninsulated) so maybe that's why, but I eventually just spammed the other terminal and one of those times it took. haha
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I will say it was a giant pain in the ass for me. I followed the timing and was pretty careful about it but it just didn't work. I was using a paperclip (uninsulated) so maybe that's why, but I eventually just spammed the other terminal and one of those times it took. haha
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I got it to almost work only once with a paperclip. It failed at the end though (gave still sober message). After about 20-30 minutes of fiddling with it... I got sick of it. Took off one of the wires from my home theatre (18 guage probably, and ~25 ft lol), and used that. Worked the first try lol.. So yeah, been recommending actual wire rather than paperclips if possible.
So i bought this HTC EVO 4G LTE off ebay, well it has a huge problem that the seller did not tell me about. It has somehing called TWRP installed and I cannot do anything with this phone.
I cannot get past this screen weird twrp screen thingy. i would post a picture but I can't. it's grey and has a bunch of options. it's like a main menu
I have tried to figure this out and to be honest i have no idea what i'm even doing
Also from what i've seen seeing this stuff helps as well
This pops up when I hard reboot the phone
moonshine s-off
jewelpvt ship s-off rl
cid-spcs_001
hboot-2.09.4444
radio-1.12.11.1210
opendsp-v31.1.0.45.0815
emmc-boot
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You're rooted. Run RUU tool to unroot and go back to complete stock. TWRP is the recovery menu and the gateway to flashing new roms and kernels etc.
Sent from my EVO
numel007 said:
You're rooted. Run RUU tool to unroot and go back to complete stock. TWRP is the recovery menu and the gateway to flashing new roms and kernels etc.
Sent from my EVO
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How do I run RUU where can I download it. I honestly have no idea how to do anything with phones.
Lieval said:
How do I run RUU where can I download it. I honestly have no idea how to do anything with phones.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2197909
Go here and read through the instructions. I'm here if you have further questions.
Sent from my EVO
numel007 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2197909
Go here and read through the instructions. I'm here if you have further questions.
Sent from my EVO
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Okay so i downloaded and unzipped, The instructions on the thread are very vague
So I think i need to use a backdoor or something cause I can't get my phone to boot into android
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Q: But what if I can't get into Android?? Surely there is something I can do!?
A: Yes, I designed a "backdoor" to allow you into VipeRUU. However, BE CAREFUL! This skips important checks that VipeRUU does when it start (most importantly, if your phone really is an EVO 4G LTE!) but it will allow you to do this procedure from the bootloader. All you have to do is create a text file in the "files" folder called "bypass.txt" and then start the program. You'll be alerted with a few warnings when doing this.
Also do I need to have the phone plugged into the computer or something. I am so sorry but I am very lost
Lieval said:
Okay so i downloaded and unzipped, The instructions on the thread are very vague
So I think i need to use a backdoor or something cause I can't get my phone to boot into android
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Q: But what if I can't get into Android?? Surely there is something I can do!?
A: Yes, I designed a "backdoor" to allow you into VipeRUU. However, BE CAREFUL! This skips important checks that VipeRUU does when it start (most importantly, if your phone really is an EVO 4G LTE!) but it will allow you to do this procedure from the bootloader. All you have to do is create a text file in the "files" folder called "bypass.txt" and then start the program. You'll be alerted with a few warnings when doing this.
Also do I need to have the phone plugged into the computer or something. I am so sorry but I am very lost
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I've never done this process myself, but I'll do my best to help you.
First: reboot into your bootloader, Hold down power key with volume down key until it reboots into the screen where you listed all that information. It should have a white bacground.
Second: Naviagte to fastboot and hit the pwoerkey
Third: Connect computer to phone with usb
Fourth: create a blank bypass.txt file and place into the file named "file" from the zip you downloaded.
Fifth: Run ViperRUU and select whichever option you need.
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I've never done this process myself, but I'll do my best to help you.
First: reboot into your bootloader, Hold down power key with volume down key until it reboots into the screen where you listed all that information. It should have a white bacground.
Second: Naviagte to fastboot and hit the pwoerkey
Third: Connect computer to phone with usb
Fourth: create a blank bypass.txt file and place into the file named "file" from the zip you downloaded.
Fifth: Run ViperRUU and select whichever option you need.
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Okay i did all of that and it's saying my device wasn't detected
When I click fastboot it gives me 4 other options
Bootloader
Reboot
Reboot Bootloader
powerdown
Lieval said:
Okay i did all of that and it's saying my device wasn't detected
When I click fastboot it gives me 4 other options
Bootloader
Reboot
Reboot Bootloader
powerdown
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Are you running windows? Open up a command prompt and try to get su access through fastboot. You may not have high enough privleges. Also, do you have HTC drivers installed? Once you're inside the fastboot menu, don't touch anything. The reading on the top should say "Fastboot USB"
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Are you running windows? Open up a command prompt and try to get su access through fastboot. You may not have high enough privleges. Also, do you have HTC drivers installed? Once you're inside the fastboot menu, don't touch anything. The reading on the top should say "Fastboot USB"
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I do have windows and I know how to open a command prop
What is su access?
I'm sure I do since i'm the administrator, I have no idea about the drivers. The ones in the files folder I installed those I think
I am so sorry for all the trouble I really appreciate your help
Here is the link to the latest RUU I wouldn't mess with VipeRUU if you are not sure what you are doing.
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-evo-4g-lte-sprint/news/
Do what BD619 says. I had hoped ViperRUU would work, but the stock HTC one is much easier to use and operate. Also I usually use Ubuntu in these situations due to how much easier it is to work things in Terminal than it is to use Window's command prompt. Just a thought in case you ever need to do something fastboot related in the future.
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Do what BD619 says. I had hoped ViperRUU would work, but the stock HTC one is much easier to use and operate. Also I usually use Ubuntu in these situations due to how much easier it is to work things in Terminal than it is to use Window's command prompt. Just a thought in case you ever need to do something fastboot related in the future.
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VipeRUU will work fine but he's still new this kind of stuff it can be confusing. It took me a couple tries to get it to work the first time I used it.
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Do what BD619 says. I had hoped ViperRUU would work, but the stock HTC one is much easier to use and operate. Also I usually use Ubuntu in these situations due to how much easier it is to work things in Terminal than it is to use Window's command prompt. Just a thought in case you ever need to do something fastboot related in the future.
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Here is the link to the latest RUU I wouldn't mess with VipeRUU if you are not sure what you are doing.
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-evo-4g-lte-sprint/news/
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Thank you so much, both of you rock!
Not sure if the phone is working but it says it's updating right now. I have been trying to figure this out for hours. Thank you guys so much
BD619 said:
VipeRUU will work fine but he's still new this kind of stuff it can be confusing. It took me a couple tries to get it to work the first time I used it.
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No matter what it's a bad sign if you need to RUU. Definitely something I never want to do. Means something major screwed up lol. Yeah I was gonna give him the regular HTC one until I read all the paranoid stuff the ViperRUU posted in his thread.
Sent from my EVO
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Lieval said:
Thank you so much, both of you rock!
Not sure if the phone is working but it says it's updating right now. I have been trying to figure this out for hours. Thank you guys so much
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No problem, we've all been there.
Sent from my EVO
Lieval said:
Thank you so much, both of you rock!
Not sure if the phone is working but it says it's updating right now. I have been trying to figure this out for hours. Thank you guys so much
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After the RUU finishes you will be 100% stock except for S-OFF...which I would leave in case you catch the bug and wanna start modding your phone in the future
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No matter what it's a bad sign if you need to RUU. Definitely something I never want to do. Means something major screwed up lol. Yeah I was gonna give him the regular HTC one until I read all the paranoid stuff the ViperRUU posted in his thread.
Sent from my EVO
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No problem, we've all been there.
Sent from my EVO
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After the RUU finishes you will be 100% stock except for S-OFF...which I would leave in case you catch the bug and wanna start modding your phone in the future
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It works fine, thank you so much again. also i'm a girl, just saw you guys using male pronouns
I am not modding my phone I am honestly not up for messing with this phone besides it's original purposes
Lieval said:
It works fine, thank you so much again. also i'm a girl, just saw you guys using male pronouns
I am not modding my phone I am honestly not up for messing with this phone besides it's original purposes
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Sorry about that there are not a whole lot of girls/ladies running around XDA
Nice job guys
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
alright so heres the deal. im on my second one max after selling my first one foolishly! anyway this one has hboot 2.49 and it has been a NIGHTMARE to s-off. NOTHING has worked. drivers installed, uninstalled, anti virus uninstalled, installed, everything i can think of. anyway i did some searching around and found this..http://androidcure.com/unbrick-htc-one-max-stock-firmware/ i do assume this is a european rom but the guts of the phone are the same. im wondering if this will lower the hboot to previous version as well.
thoughts? am i gonna brick my phone?
prompt replies appreciated
Always remember on a HTC one m7 if you tried flashing a hboot to down grade without being soff I think you ran the risk of bricking. Any more info on phone is it rooted boot loader unlocked. Are you using firewater. if you enter adb devices does the device show. Is it on a stock Rom. Have you tried temp root and firewater route. Etc
nathlynn22 said:
Always remember on a HTC one m7 if you tried flashing a hboot to down grade without being soff I think you ran the risk of bricking. Any more info on phone is it rooted boot loader unlocked. Are you using firewater. if you enter adb devices does the device show. Is it on a stock Rom. Have you tried temp root and firewater route. Etc
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it is s-on
2.49 h boot
2.16.605.2 stock rom
4.4.2
i can temproot with weaksause but cannot really get farther because im always getting device offline.
Before you try anything when you try adb devices it says offline... Best bet is make sure HTC sync is removed antivirus off etc. Maybe reboot your laptop/pc. Have you got the say most recent mini-sdk for adb and fastboot usb debugging on etc
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Before you try anything when you try adb devices it says offline... Best bet is make sure HTC sync is removed antivirus off etc. Maybe reboot your laptop/pc. Have you got the say most recent mini-sdk for adb and fastboot usb debugging on etc
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ya i have the most recent sdk and fastboot debugging on. antivirus is off and sync is not on the comp. i wonder if i could get my hands on a backup from someone else with a older hboot? would that help?
kdm212 said:
ya i have the most recent sdk and fastboot debugging on. antivirus is off and sync is not on the comp. i wonder if i could get my hands on a backup from someone else with a older hboot? would that help?
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You could always try. Abit surprised it hasn't work ed have you tried weaksauce method? It would help if you were on Verizon I think it is.
not going to rant and rave but ill tell ya i think htc and moto are the hardest devices to do anything on. swappa here i come lol. moving on to lg or samsung. what a shame. thanks for your help sir!
LG g3 oh what a phone. Just read up first saw a few post about aux problems and so on
I,m in the same boat mate exactly same situation tried everything for weeks and nothing works and I,m not putting an insecure kernel on it to brick it like others have
marra2 said:
I,m in the same boat mate exactly same situation tried everything for weeks and nothing works and I,m not putting an insecure kernel on it to brick it like others have
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its so frustrating! awesome device i wish i kept my other one with the older hboot. im currently downloading a backup from another guy. hopefully i will get something good.
kdm212 said:
its so frustrating! awesome device i wish i kept my other one with the older hboot. im currently downloading a backup from another guy. hopefully i will get something good.
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Cool let us know how you get on I,m guessing its a nand back up you'll flash from recovery ?
marra2 said:
Cool let us know how you get on I,m guessing its a nand back up you'll flash from recovery ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2777337
this is what i got downloading right now but im concerned its not the verizon version, also, kinda puzzled if i still need s off? what do you think?
kdm212 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2777337
this is what i got downloading right now but im concerned its not the verizon version, also, kinda puzzled if i still need s off? what do you think?
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Looks like international version to me but I could be wrong ?
How would you flash this ?
marra2 said:
Looks like international version to me but I could be wrong ?
How would you flash this ?
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i was thinking in the oem recovery.
kdm212 said:
i was thinking in the oem recovery.
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You will need a encrypted ruu to run in oem with son I think it is
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You will need a encrypted ruu to run in oem with son I think it is
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where do i get said ruu? i have all the files downloaded but im scared to try lol.
kdm212 said:
where do i get said ruu? i have all the files downloaded but im scared to try lol.
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Mate I wouldn't like to say
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Mate I wouldn't like to say
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Can you pm me with more details?
Ok so to get it out of the way i have looked and looked for the answer to this all over the place i have tried many RUU .exe and .zip files EVERYTHING fails always i have finally gotten to the point with the RUU's that it starts to update signature but then it fails... all i want to do with the darn thing is root it and but on the latest AOSP lol IS IT SO HARD TO ASK FOR!!! hahah but really its pretty frustrating.. ALSO ive gotten on HTC unlock site and got to were i do fastboot unlock token and it goes to my phone and everything yet my phone doesn't show any disclaimer that it was every pushed to the phone :/ Any and all help is very much appreciated THANKS!
Currently on ICS 4.0.3
*** Locked ***
Shooter XC SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.58.0000
RADIO-1.09.00.0108
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0217
May 17 2012,15:06:44
Spanky' said:
Ok so to get it out of the way i have looked and looked for the answer to this all over the place i have tried many RUU .exe and .zip files EVERYTHING fails always i have finally gotten to the point with the RUU's that it starts to update signature but then it fails... all i want to do with the darn thing is root it and but on the latest AOSP lol IS IT SO HARD TO ASK FOR!!! hahah but really its pretty frustrating.. ALSO ive gotten on HTC unlock site and got to were i do fastboot unlock token and it goes to my phone and everything yet my phone doesn't show any disclaimer that it was every pushed to the phone :/ Any and all help is very much appreciated THANKS!
Currently on ICS 4.0.3
*** Locked ***
Shooter XC SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.58.0000
RADIO-1.09.00.0108
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0217
May 17 2012,15:06:44
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Gotta downgrade the hboot to 1.4 and main version to 1.13 to be able to run Revolutionary S-OFF
Not the easiest process but you can do it. Lucky for you I just finished rooting my sprint CDMA with hboot 1.58 with the help of a couple other members. So I put together a step by step summary of how to do it. It involves bricking the phone intentionally, then booting up to linux and running the downgrade tool through the linux terminal, then upgrading the main version to 1.13, running REVOLUTIONARY S-OFF, then finally reupgrading everything back to stock(hboot 1.58 and main version 2.95)
Here you go, good luck :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2794935
otto325 said:
Gotta downgrade the hboot to 1.4 and main version to 1.13 to be able to run Revolutionary S-OFF
Not the easiest process but you can do it. Lucky for you I just finished rooting my sprint CDMA with hboot 1.58 with the help of a couple other members. So I put together a step by step summary of how to do it. It involves bricking the phone intentionally, then booting up to linux and running the downgrade tool through the linux terminal, then upgrading the main version to 1.13, running REVOLUTIONARY S-OFF, then finally reupgrading everything back to stock(hboot 1.58 and main version 2.95)
Here you go, good luck :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2794935
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I saw a way going into Linux bit dang.. I'm so bad with Linux anymore haha I'll take a look at your link tho.. I think I have Ubuntu on a flash drive some were... I'll have to dig around for it.. Sucks because it was on a lower version an my dumb self was like oh I'll update it.. Then realized I screwed up and just shook my head in disgust...
Use URTLiveCD 1.0 which is included in unknownforce's thread. Just one boot disk tool, no ubuntu needed
otto325 said:
Use URTLiveCD 1.0 which is included in unknownforce's thread. Just one boot disk tool, no ubuntu needed
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so it looks as tho i cant write this to a cd because my cd drive i think is bad or what not ugh.. guess ill try my ubuntu way was there anything special you had to do while you were in ubuntu?
Yep you can do it through the ubuntu terminal. I did it this way too. You'll need to follow the instructions in unknown forces thread. Carry over the URT tool(ultimate.zip) to the home folder in ubuntu and run it through the ubintu terminal
Phone needs to be bricked before running URT
otto325 said:
Yep you can do it through the ubuntu terminal. I did it this way too. You'll need to follow the instructions in unknown forces thread. Carry over the URT tool(ultimate.zip) to the home folder in ubuntu and run it through the ubintu terminal
Phone needs to be bricked before running URT
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alright how were you able to get the phone to reconize in ubuntu it seems as to only want to be in charge mode :/ again sorry for all the noobish questions im sure it sounds like im asking hahaha and again thanks for all the help ! and also do i need ubuntu installed or can it be ran in trial mode from my usb as thats what im on at this moment in time
also edit i do have the ultimate in home folder as well at this time havnt ran it tho
EDIT: as i read more id like to update this as to make sure im reading this correctly so.. i must put the zip file on the root of my sd and start the procces pull batt before it flashes the file and boom if done correctly bricked.. from there i use the ubuntu terminal to run the ultimate program? now is there any special way my phone needs to be reconized to the pc for the prgram to work as it will be bricked and it wouldnt read right?
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alright how were you able to get the phone to reconize in ubuntu it seems as to only want to be in charge mode :/ again sorry for all the noobish questions im sure it sounds like im asking hahaha and again thanks for all the help ! and also do i need ubuntu installed or can it be ran in trial mode from my usb as thats what im on at this moment in time
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Did you brick the phone?
Yes you can use the trial version. You just need the linux terminal. When running the URT tool in linux, it will recognize the phone and give confirmation it has downgraded the bootloader...follow the instructions carefully in unknownforces downgrade thread
otto325 said:
Did you brick the phone?
Yes you can use the trial version. You just need the linux terminal. When running the URT tool in linux, it will recognize the phone and give confirmation it has downgraded the bootloader...follow the instructions carefully in unknownforces downgrade thread
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im downloading the zip file to brick now ... im glad i have to pc's to acces atm haha makes it a bit easier
Yep you need a adapter for your mini USB so you can load your brick and upgrade RUUs onto the mini sd from your PC
otto325 said:
Yep you need a adapter for your mini USB so you can load your brick and upgrade RUUs onto the mini sd from your PC
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u mean a usb to micro usb cable ?
Spanky' said:
u mean a usb to micro usb cable ?
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Yep you need a data USB cable and be able to transfer the .zip RUUs onto the phone's sd card from your PC
otto325 said:
Yep you need a data USB cable and be able to transfer the .zip RUUs onto the phone's sd card from your PC
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OK I now have the .zip on the root of my SD card going by the directions I shall now attempt to brick my device gah that sounds bad lol
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OK I now have the .zip on the root of my SD card going by the directions I shall now attempt to brick my device gah that sounds bad lol
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Yeah I was skeptical too...after you brick you can run it through the URT in ubuntu and boot up to hboot 1.4
otto325 said:
Yeah I was skeptical too...after you brick you can run it through the URT in ubuntu and boot up to hboot 1.4
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Well first battery pull didn't work lolol still boots up fine
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Well first battery pull didn't work lolol still boots up fine
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Pull power 4-5 seconds during the time when it says updating bootloader
Important to note; don't try and boot up regularly after downgrading with URT. As in just pressing power, you will get security warning and be back on hboot 1.58 and have to start all over again. Always vol down + power boot to the bootloader throughout the process.
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Pull power 4-5 seconds during the time when it says updating bootloader
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Hmmm I get Tue orange bar for the update part drop the battery out and its still fine... Hmm
Spanky' said:
Hmmm I get Tue orange bar for the update part drop the battery out and its still fine... Hmm
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It will take a few tries...you may have to brick a second time too, if URT didn't lower your main version as well. That's in step 3, you will need to check your main version before running the 1.13 RUU
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It will take a few tries...you may have to brick a second time too, if URT didn't lower your main version as well. That's in step 3, you will need to check your main version before running the 1.13 RUU
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The package I'm using is a lot shorter than the one looks he's using but I'm using the on off the xda site ... Idk it just won't brick for anything
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The package I'm using is a lot shorter than the one looks he's using but I'm using the on off the xda site ... Idk it just won't brick for anything
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It is a different PG86IMG file than the one he uses in the video. Smaller and lighter / less load time.
Be sure you are pulling the power at the time it is updated "bootloader" and not any other option in the list.
Yeah it's frustrating but it can be done
What is phone's carrier btw?