For one reason or another I went against my steadfast rule of always reading as much as I can from all the devs on here before flashing anything. Anyways, long story short, I had TWRP on my evoLTE and flashed CWM...which I am now reading doesn't really play nice & screws up the /misc partition. I'm stock/rooted & would really like to resolve that before doing anything else. I read about Viper's fix using the p23_dump (the fix that is for anyone, not just running his rom) and would like to use that but seems all the links I find are bad (likely due to the goo.im server issue. In any case, anyone have this file so I can get things fixed?
Also, I saw a question of "what does having a broken /misc partition do" posted a few times without real answer. Can someone enlighten those of us who are not as technically savvy & simply ride the coat tails of everyone doing the heavy dev lifting?
leo662 said:
For one reason or another I went against my steadfast rule of always reading as much as I can from all the devs on here before flashing anything. Anyways, long story short, I had TWRP on my evoLTE and flashed CWM...which I am now reading doesn't really play nice & screws up the /misc partition. I'm stock/rooted & would really like to resolve that before doing anything else. I read about Viper's fix using the p23_dump (the fix that is for anyone, not just running his rom) and would like to use that but seems all the links I find are bad (likely due to the goo.im server issue. In any case, anyone have this file so I can get things fixed?
Also, I saw a question of "what does having a broken /misc partition do" posted a few times without real answer. Can someone enlighten those of us who are not as technically savvy & simply ride the coat tails of everyone doing the heavy dev lifting?
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A corrupt misc partition can cause a lot of problems. Here's a good read about a Android partitions:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...plained-boot-system-recovery-data-cache-misc/
What's your reason for switching to cwm? I've been using TWRP since day one and haven't found anything it can't handle...
Sent from my EVO LTE
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A corrupt misc partition can cause a lot of problems. Here's a good read about a Android partitions:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...plained-boot-system-recovery-data-cache-misc/
What's your reason for switching to cwm? I've been using TWRP since day one and haven't found anything it can't handle...
Sent from my EVO LTE
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Great read there...thanks for the link!
I just came off the OG Evo and am used to CWM via Rom Manager. Was trying to see if there were any roms through RM that I might be interested in, but the app doesn't work without CWM flashed.....soooo, away I went flashing, didn't find anything (obviously) then stumbled across all the threads talking about how CWM isn't ready for the LTE. Anyways, went ahead & flashed back to TWRP, but still have an FNOC'd /misc, so I'm trying to track down the p23_dump that Viper put out so I can fix things then wade back in to flashing slowly. Guess I got ahead of myself in the end...had a Hero then the Evo (which were very similar for me as far as flashing), thought the LTE would be just the same but finding out I need to relearn some things now.
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Great read there...thanks for the link!
I just came off the OG Evo and am used to CWM via Rom Manager. Was trying to see if there were any roms through RM that I might be interested in, but the app doesn't work without CWM flashed.....soooo, away I went flashing, didn't find anything (obviously) then stumbled across all the threads talking about how CWM isn't ready for the LTE. Anyways, went ahead & flashed back to TWRP, but still have an FNOC'd /misc, so I'm trying to track down the p23_dump that Viper put out so I can fix things then wade back in to flashing slowly. Guess I got ahead of myself in the end...had a Hero then the Evo (which were very similar for me as far as flashing), thought the LTE would be just the same but finding out I need to relearn some things now.
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Gotcha. Yeah, TWRP is pretty much the standard right now, most devs recommend using it to flash their stuff. Haven't tried cwm on the LTE, but I like TWRP a lot. Good luck with recovering misc...are you S-OFF?
Sent from my EVO LTE
premo15 said:
Gotcha. Yeah, TWRP is pretty much the standard right now, most devs recommend using it to flash their stuff. Haven't tried cwm on the LTE, but I like TWRP a lot. Good luck with recovering misc...are you S-OFF?
Sent from my EVO LTE
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I thought I was S-Off, but looking at the bootloader it shows on with the whole "tampered" flag at the top. Not sure if flashing CWM did something there, but that's why I'm waiting to fix the /misc before doing anything else. So far I haven't seen any odd behavior out of it. If worse come to worse, can I flash the Viper Rom through TWRP even with S-On then fix the /misc & carry on?
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I thought I was S-Off, but looking at the bootloader it shows on with the whole "tampered" flag at the top. Not sure if flashing CWM did something there, but that's why I'm waiting to fix the /misc before doing anything else. So far I haven't seen any odd behavior out of it. If worse come to worse, can I flash the Viper Rom through TWRP even with S-On then fix the /misc & carry on?
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Tampered is normal...that shows when the bootloader detects a change to the partitions after you root or unlock the bootloader. What root method did you use?
Sent from my EVO LTE
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Tampered is normal...that shows when the bootloader detects a change to the partitions after you root or unlock the bootloader. What root method did you use?
Sent from my EVO LTE
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I used Regaw's root method. Didn't really pay attention to whether I was S-Off or not at the end as my main intention was to gain root, install Titanium & be able to restore stuff apps/data from my OG Evo onto my newly activated LTE.
Nobody ever did come up with the p23dump fix for me so I went ahead & flashed the Viper4G 1.0.0 Rom (which includes the VC scripts & subsequent /misc fix). Everything is working great now...just wanted to update in case anyone else has this issue.
Oh, and one thing I noted (again, I didn't read like I know I should) is that Regaw's root method does *not* include s-off. I'm guessing either I "upgraded" at some point or my phone shipped with 1.5 bootloader, so I'm stuck with s-off for now....but that hasn't really hampered anything for me at this point.
I'm in the same boat here. I did almost the exact same thing as the OP. I was used to using CWM, so just thought it was the way to go. Bad thought. Anyway, I'm on a T-mobile hotspot with extremely limited data (and speed for that matter), so I've been trying to track down the p23_dump file with no luck. Does anyone still have this file? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've put my ROM install on hold until I fix the /misc partition.
Thanks in advance!
Ryan
If anyone else has this problem, I finally just downloaded an old Viper eLiTE ROM and extracted the p23_dump file from it. 550MB to get a 2k file. Anyway, send me a pm if you need the file and I'll e-mail it to you.
Ryan
leo662 said:
For one reason or another I went against my steadfast rule of always reading as much as I can from all the devs on here before flashing anything. Anyways, long story short, I had TWRP on my evoLTE and flashed CWM...which I am now reading doesn't really play nice & screws up the /misc partition. I'm stock/rooted & would really like to resolve that before doing anything else. I read about Viper's fix using the p23_dump (the fix that is for anyone, not just running his rom) and would like to use that but seems all the links I find are bad (likely due to the goo.im server issue. In any case, anyone have this file so I can get things fixed?
Also, I saw a question of "what does having a broken /misc partition do" posted a few times without real answer. Can someone enlighten those of us who are not as technically savvy & simply ride the coat tails of everyone doing the heavy dev lifting?
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BTW goomanager has roms listed from devs that use goo.im
check this thread.. there's info how to fix broken misc partition... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1675430
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BTW goomanager has roms listed from devs that use goo.im
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Viper4G is no longer on there ever since the go.im crash.
evo401 said:
check this thread.. there's info how to fix broken misc partition... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1675430
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That's old information that has been depreciated & closed.
I never did find the dump file (but looks like somebody else has extracted it now) & just flashed on of the Viper Roms which has the fix built in.
leo662 said:
Viper4G is no longer on there ever since the go.im crash.
That's old information that has been depreciated & closed.
I never did find the dump file (but looks like somebody else has extracted it now) & just flashed on of the Viper Roms which has the fix built in.
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i no its old but it works.. my misc partition was screwed from when i flashed cwm recovery months ago.. info in that thread helped me few days ago fix it :good:
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Does the thunderbolt need to be rooted to upload a stock PG05IMG from my SD card? Im trying to load PG05IMG_Mecha_VERIZON_WWE_1.12.605.6_Radio_1.16.00.0223r_NV_8k_1.41_9k_1.64_release_174685_signed.zip from my SD card as my handset is stuck at the bootup screen, thus wont reload through an RUU.
The phone was previously rooted by someone else and I did a system clear through the clockwork recovery (Version 3.1.0.2) menu to wipe their info. Afterwards, it only showed the bootscreen. Oops....
Ive tried to load the aforementioned file through the bootloader screen by renaming it PG05IMG.zip, etc, but the phone keeps rejecting it.
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Does the thunderbolt need to be rooted to upload a stock PG05IMG from my SD card? Im trying to load PG05IMG_Mecha_VERIZON_WWE_1.12.605.6_Radio_1.16.00.0223r_NV_8k_1.41_9k_1.64_release_174685_signed.zip from my SD card as my handset is stuck at the bootup screen, thus wont reload through an RUU.
The phone was previously rooted by someone else and I did a system clear through the clockwork recovery (Version 3.1.0.2) menu to wipe their info. Afterwards, it only showed the bootscreen. Oops....
Ive tried to load the aforementioned file through the bootloader screen by renaming it PG05IMG.zip, etc, but the phone keeps rejecting it.
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What exactly are you trying to do? Completely unroot the thing and put S-On? I'd like to be sure before I dole out instructions. And why such an old RUU? Why not the 1.70 RUU. And how was the Tbolt rooted and S-Off'd before?
Honestly, Im just trying to get it to boot again as easily as possible. I dont care if it's rooted, unrooted, anything, I'd just like it to work.
I grabbed the old RUU because I figured I could update from there. It actually makes no difference to me at this point what's on it, I just want it to work again. lol
killgorian said:
Honestly, Im just trying to get it to boot again as easily as possible. I dont care if it's rooted, unrooted, anything, I'd just like it to work.
I grabbed the old RUU because I figured I could update from there. It actually makes no difference to me at this point what's on it, I just want it to work again. lol
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I hope wiser minds than mine chime in, but I don't think flashing an old RUU would be wise if Revolution was used. Revolution replaces the hboot and I don't think flashing a new RUU replaces it. I'm not sure what bad would come of it, actually.
It sounds to me like you just need to flash a new ROM. I don't know what radios you have, but you probably have newer ones since those are the radios of choice for newer ROMs. I'd try that first. If that doesn't do it, then I think what needs to happen next it to figure out what hboot you have. If it was done via the jcase method, then flashing an RUU should work fine. If not, well... I'm not an expert on that front, but there are threads on that subject. I wish I could dish out a real simple answer, but I'm not sure it so simple.
Definitely sounds like all that is needed in the OP's case is to flash a new ROM (custom or stock) from recovery as loonatik suggested or possibly restore a backup if one exists. Just sounds like /system was formatted and nothing flashed afterwards.
Absolute_Zero said:
Definitely sounds like all that is needed in the OP's case is to flash a new ROM (custom or stock) from recovery as loonatik suggested or possibly restore a backup if one exists. Just sounds like /system was formatted and nothing flashed afterwards.
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Thanks for confirming. If you can hold volume-down while powering it up and get into ClockworkMod, flashing another ROM is just a matter of a few button pushes.
Exactly what I thought. I've loaded custom roms on the a855 and Eris before, but the above file won't load. I'm wondering if the bl is locked but it has clockwork, so I'm confused...
That's an entire RUU. That's why. Go get just a ROM and flash through clockwork.
Hey just wanted to say that worked and thank you very much. I am a bit curious however as to why the full RUU didnt work...
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Hey just wanted to say that worked and thank you very much. I am a bit curious however as to why the full RUU didnt work...
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A full RUU contains a LOT more than just a ROM. It must also be flashed differently; through the bootloader and not recovery. An RUU contains a new bootloader and radios, as well as a ROM. If you'd flashed that RUU correctly through the bootloader, you probably would have lost S-Off and root, or ended up with a device that did even less desirable things... like bootloop.
Thats what I actually tried to do. I renamed and tried to upload through bootloader but it failed. I've flashed RUU's before but never had the issue which worries me a bit. Could be my "bad luck" saved my butt from a more serious issue.
However I loaded the PlainJane rom and it appears I killed my radio now so my journey through aggravation has not yet ended. lol. Im going over your very helpful Q&A post now and seeing if I have a compatible radio for the ROM.
Edit: Nevermind, it seems to be good to go. Thanks again for the help.
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Thats what I actually tried to do. I renamed and tried to upload through bootloader but it failed. I've flashed RUU's before but never had the issue which worries me a bit. Could be my "bad luck" saved my butt from a more serious issue.
However I loaded the PlainJane rom and it appears I killed my radio now so my journey through aggravation has not yet ended. lol. Im going over your very helpful Q&A post now and seeing if I have a compatible radio for the ROM.
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in the rom thread most devs put what radios are compatible and a link to the radio. Not sure how new plainjane is, but most of the newer radios work with all the custom roms.
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Thats what I actually tried to do. I renamed and tried to upload through bootloader but it failed. I've flashed RUU's before but never had the issue which worries me a bit. Could be my "bad luck" saved my butt from a more serious issue.
However I loaded the PlainJane rom and it appears I killed my radio now so my journey through aggravation has not yet ended. lol. Im going over your very helpful Q&A post now and seeing if I have a compatible radio for the ROM.
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If you used Revolution or updated to the patched bootloader, it's designed to not allow flashing over. That's probably why it failed.
So im new to the Rezound but not to the rom and rooting world. I had made a N00b mistake by flashing ICS to my rezound without following the proper directions. Now I got myself in a situation that im hoping to get out of. When I try to boot it lets me get to my homescreen but then after 10's it restarts the phone. To top it off, I cannot mount my sd. It seems like the phone is getting worst by the minute. Is there a way out of this? Is there some sort of way to access my internal sd from my comp. Just at a clear loss of ideas. Please help.
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So im new to the Rezound but not to the rom and rooting world. I had made a N00b mistake by flashing ICS to my rezound without following the proper directions. Now I got myself in a situation that im hoping to get out of. When I try to boot it lets me get to my homescreen but then after 10's it restarts the phone. To top it off, I cannot mount my sd. It seems like the phone is getting worst by the minute. Is there a way out of this? Is there some sort of way to access my internal sd from my comp. Just at a clear loss of ideas. Please help.
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What did you flash? Was it the new RUU? If you can get to your homescreen then you are still not in bad shape.
The build from the android police leak. I never ran into these problems before. I had the Bionic for a while thought I would give HTC a whirl. My brain is at a stand still lol. I looked for hours and cannot find anything. I usually feel bad posting in a forum but hey im stuck.
supreme329 said:
The build from the android police leak. I never ran into these problems before. I had the Bionic for a while thought I would give HTC a whirl. My brain is at a stand still lol. I looked for hours and cannot find anything. I usually feel bad posting in a forum but hey im stuck.
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I guess what I'm referring to is that you say you didn't follow directions. Which directions didn't you follow? The steps are pretty straight forward.
Reading back, I flashed it with the bootloader unlocked and I wasnt supposed to. Also I was supposed to chancg something in a file and i neglected to do as well. Just looking for some type of solution to bail me out.
supreme329 said:
Reading back, I flashed it with the bootloader unlocked and I wasnt supposed to. Also I was supposed to chancg something in a file and i neglected to do as well. Just looking for some type of solution to bail me out.
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Flash the ruu then the Rom of your choice. All the instructions are in the ruu thread to lock, flash, unlock, recovery, etc. Then flash a Rom and not the AP one.
You also have the option to flash one of the ICS ROMe with the old firmware patch but I recommend the RUU path.
Not to thread hijack, but just out of curiosity, why don't you recommend using the patch? I know some people prefer to because it doesn't mark the bootloader as tampered, but are there some adverse effects?
bosox284 said:
Not to thread hijack, but just out of curiosity, why don't you recommend using the patch? I know some people prefer to because it doesn't mark the bootloader as tampered, but are there some adverse effects?
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Just that the new firmware is more stable with the ROM and everything works as expected.
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Flash the ruu then the Rom of your choice. All the instructions are in the ruu thread to lock, flash, unlock, recovery, etc. Then flash a Rom and not the AP one.
You also have the option to flash one of the ICS ROMe with the old firmware patch but I recommend the RUU path.
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Nils is right on this. You need to flash the RUU again. There are a lot of folks that needed to flash the RUU twice (myself included) to get everything to take.
It sound to me like you this happened to you. If you have the new RUU flashed properly, your phone will boot to the setup language preference screen.
If you had an incomplete/bad RUU update, you phone will boot to your last/current ROM with no SD or internal memory access. Nandroid backups won't restore properly either. Good luck, reflash the RUU with bootloader unlocked, allow system to reboot, flash a new recovery, and rock.
Okay, I've constantly searched but haven't found anybody with my exact problem. I really need some help.
I was running Venusaur ROM and decided to try and get S-OFF tonight. After having a few issues, I finally got it. That's when Jupunotbear's program asked me if I wanted to install a modified hboot. I asked if it was a good idea here on the forums, nobody answered about a half hour later, so I decided why not and installed it.
I think I made a mistake doing so because I believe it was an hboot meant for Gingerbread when I'm running an ICS rom. I tried the other fixes first before I realized this might be the issue. I tried formatting the SD card (after fighting an uphill battle to get past write protection on my desktop) and that did nothing.
I'm unsure how to proceed from here. I kind of know how to use adb, but I'm not sure how I can use this to fix it. Do I flash some image or zip or something? I'm afraid if I pick the wrong file myself, I can end up really screwing my phone up beyond all hope. This is urgent and I hope somebody can help me as soon as possible.
This has been answered in great detail. Go to this thread and your answer is in the very first post and you are correct, that hboot was for GB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613309
sent from my Clean Rezound
Q: What's the difference between GB and ICS Leak exploit?
A: In simple terms, Hboot. GB users can use ICS v0.1. But you must NOT flash the hboot when prompted. Decline it. If you want the ENG Hboot, Con had a thread in the development section with instructions.
ENG Hboot GB
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God dammit, can't they make this any bigger? It's so easy to glaze over it and not see it.
Well, I made the bonehead mistake of flashing the hboot when prompted. How do I reverse this? I'm asking because the linked thread there is locked because it's apparently too old. Somebody have another file that works?
EDIT: Nevermind, apparently, I can use the SD card from recovery and USB. I'm not so terrified of being permanently screwed anymore.
Well, I was actually very frustrated for the past few hours and I was so close to just losing it and lashing out in fear that I destroyed my phone, but I think I managed to fix it now. I renamed the file that came in the ICS leak to PH98IMG, put it on my SD card via recovery (toggle MS-USB), and then booted into the bootloader and it worked.
Now storage is working on my rom again. Oh man, I can't keep doing stuff like this. I hope people who made the same mistake as me will be able to find this thread and know that there's still hope if they make the same mistake I did.
Did you read my post? I even downloaded the jb hboot to make sure it worked and its fine. Any more problems try posting in the thread titled "[FAQ] s-off" in the general section. That's the one I linked you to. I can't offer much more help as I have not had these issues but many others have.
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Did you read my post? I even downloaded the jb hboot to make sure it worked and its fine. Any more problems try posting in the thread titled "[FAQ] s-off" in the general section. That's the one I linked you to. I can't offer much more help as I have not had these issues but many others have.
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I did read the post. Did you read mine? I just said I got it working again after I noticed that further at the bottom of the FAQ. Anyway, I got it working now. Also, I posted in that thread earlier but nobody responded and I was starting to lose patience with the fear I locked myself out of my phone.
Glad you got it working. Just saw your post.
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Yay! Nobody got hurt and thus thread has reached a conclusion
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Yep, sure thing!
Now if only I hadn't gotten a class 2 32GB card. Transferring everything back from my backups is literally taking forever. But that's another issue altogether.
Hey all,
I should be upgrading my EVO OG to the new LTE model late next week. But I just wanted to get some of the basic questions out of the way. I'm sure there's already existing threads like this, but the forums can be difficult to search sometimes. So apologies if this stuff has been answered 20 times already.
1. Is root achievable on all known versions of the stock OS?
2. S-off is limited to Hboot x.15 and earlier correct?
3. Since the batter is not removable how do I force the phone off in case of a boot loop or other problem
4. Is the partition mod available for this phone? It was a very useful tool with my old Hero and the EVO OG.
5. What is the preferred recovery?
6. Are there any details that I should know about or fixes I should apply right away?
Thanks for answering these questions guys. Again I apologize if this stuff has been answered before.
1. So long as the hboot can be unlocked the phone can be customized.
2. S-OFF is only available for hboot 1.12 and the is a toolkit being worked on right now for downgrade. It's been achieved and is being refined.
3. Hold power for 10 seconds and phone will reboot.
4. Not familiar with the particular mod you mentioned.
5. Twrp by TeamWin, right now there are a few issues with the latest 2.3 but 2.2 is still available.
6. Only issue is that unlocked phones with HBOOT 1.15 and higher must flash the kernel separately, there are several methods of doing so. Check my thread Don't Panic for all kinds of info
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Hey all,
I should be upgrading my EVO OG to the new LTE model late next week. But I just wanted to get some of the basic questions out of the way. I'm sure there's already existing threads like this, but the forums can be difficult to search sometimes. So apologies if this stuff has been answered 20 times already.
1. Is root achievable on all known versions of the stock OS?
2. S-off is limited to Hboot x.15 and earlier correct?
3. Since the batter is not removable how do I force the phone off in case of a boot loop or other problem
4. Is the partition mod available for this phone? It was a very useful tool with my old Hero and the EVO OG.
5. What is the preferred recovery?
6. Are there any details that I should know about or fixes I should apply right away?
Thanks for answering these questions guys. Again I apologize if this stuff has been answered before.
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1. Yes u can root
2. S-off for all hboot's is possible now. Making it easier for the non-dev masses is a wip.
3. Boot loops or freezes never happen to me like on og EVO. But to simulate a battery pull hold down power for 10 seconds and wait til capacitive buttons stop blinking to release. To boot into bootloader hold power and volume down.
4. Not sure. Never had a use for it. Will need to check and get back to u.
5. Team Win Recovery Project TWRP. CWM does not agree w EVO LTE. Likes to corrupt misc/partition.
6. The multitasking mod is absolutely necessary for me. But I use Flex360's stock w/ goodies rom where it is baked in. There's another mod by zeppelinrocks that works as well.
Hope that does u well.
Thanks for the answers, I'm this will come in handy once I get the phone and start playing around with it.
I haven't heard of the multitasking mod, I'll have to look that up.
The partition mod I mentioned was made by Firerat a few years back. I used it on my old Hero and EVO OG to change the size of the system, data, and cache partitions. Here's link to the EVO version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855424&highlight=firerat
Here's one I forgot. To boot into recovery when the phone is off we press power and volume down like with other devices? Or is that changed with the EVO LTE?
Brian419 said:
Thanks for the answers, I'm this will come in handy once I get the phone and start playing around with it.
I haven't heard of the multitasking mod, I'll have to look that up.
The partition mod I mentioned was made by Firerat a few years back. I used it on my old Hero and EVO OG to change the size of the system, data, and cache partitions. Here's link to the EVO version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855424&highlight=firerat
Here's one I forgot. To boot into recovery when the phone is off we press power and volume down like with other devices? Or is that changed with the EVO LTE?
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Most of the custom roms will have improved multitasking built in so you shouldn't have to worry about that.
You won't need the partition mod, this phone is a beast!!
The recovery entry procedure is the same as before.
Thanks cruise!
I figured that with the amount of memory the device has I wouldn't need to repartition. But it's been such a useful tool I thought I'd ask about it.
Is there a guide in the Don't Panic thread or anywhere else that explains flashing methods in detail? I've always been able to do everything through recovery and it seems that this device requires more use of Fastboot.
If I'm understanding what I've read correctly, we download a ROM and extract the boot.img. Flash the ROM through recovery then use Fastboot to flash the boot.img? What about just flashing a stand alone kernel?
You guys don't have to explain everything here. A link to a thread would be enough.
Again thanks for the help. All this info will come in handy soon!
Brian419 said:
Thanks cruise!
I figured that with the amount of memory the device has I wouldn't need to repartition. But it's been such a useful tool I thought I'd ask about it.
Is there a guide in the Don't Panic thread or anywhere else that explains flashing methods in detail? I've always been able to do everything through recovery and it seems that this device requires more use of Fastboot.
If I'm understanding what I've read correctly, we download a ROM and extract the boot.img. Flash the ROM through recovery then use Fastboot to flash the boot.img? What about just flashing a stand alone kernel?
You guys don't have to explain everything here. A link to a thread would be enough.
Again thanks for the help. All this info will come in handy soon!
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Yep, you've got it. This thread outlines the process of flashing via fastboot as well as some other options. The same applies to flashing kernels with a ROM or standalone.
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-lte-all-things-root/606748-how-install-kernels-h-boot-1-15-a.html
Some roms like MeanRom, have written a boot script to automatically install the kernel when the rom installs so no need to fastboot the kernel with MeanRom. Fastbooting kernels is only needed if you are s-on. There has been a major breakthrough in achieving s-off in the last couple of days and they are working on a refined method for everyone's use.
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cruise350 said:
Fastbooting kernels is only needed if you are s-on.
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Good to know, I was under the impression that it didn't matter if you were s-off or s-on.
Brian419 said:
Good to know, I was under the impression that it didn't matter if you were s-off or s-on.
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That is one of the benefits of being s-off, you can write to boot partitions.
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Well I think I'm set. I've been checking other threads and reviewing various guides and descriptions. Provided all goes well and I get the phone next week I should be able to do everything I want with it.
If I have anymore questions I'll be sure to post them.
Again, thanks for taking the time to answer my questions, I really appreciate it
Update: I got my LTEVO today. Rooted, unlocked, and flashed MeanROM with no serious problems.I just wanted to thank you guys again, the info you gave me really helped.
So thanks!
So did the S-off...Pretty painless using the unlimited.io site and some help from "Fuses" to asnwer a couple questions...did get the phone error where i oculdnt make calls, but sprint picks up when you call a number and they fix it for you. Does anyone have a link to flashing roms that i can read the threads instead of asking the process? I understand it, but would like to try flashing one before i restore all my apps and stuff..Thanks - And anyone that is worried about doing the s-off process, its actually pretty easy...
I think im confusing myself....so i did the s-off and when i looked at my phone "about" it said i was on version 3.15...i was told that i could flash my twrp backup from earlier today before i went s-off and all would be good, after i did it, phone restored good to go, but now it says im on version 3.16 - i guess i should have expected that, but i thought i would stay 3.15 for some reason!! I am totally confused now on how to flash a rom, any help or point me to the idiot guide would help, i understand, but still a noob and learning! The phone is still s-off so from what i have read, easy to recover should i screw up, downloading cm10.1 from goomanager right now and going to try and see what happends, i im assuming i can flash it from goomanager and flash the gapps right after...or am i missing a step?
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I think im confusing myself....so i did the s-off and when i looked at my phone "about" it said i was on version 3.15...i was told that i could flash my twrp backup from earlier today before i went s-off and all would be good, after i did it, phone restored good to go, but now it says im on version 3.16 - i guess i should have expected that, but i thought i would stay 3.15 for some reason!! I am totally confused now on how to flash a rom, any help or point me to the idiot guide would help, i understand, but still a noob and learning! The phone is still s-off so from what i have read, easy to recover should i screw up, downloading cm10.1 from goomanager right now and going to try and see what happends, i im assuming i can flash it from goomanager and flash the gapps right after...or am i missing a step?
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3.15 and 3.16 are linked to the base of the rom. If you flash a rom based on 3.15, It'll say 3.15. Same with 3.16.
As for flashing roms, just download the rom from it's thread, put it on your phone, wipe in twrp and flash the zip. I can't help with goomanager, never used it.
Thanks "End" ive looked for roms in here and on htcevo hacks, havent seen to many here to be honest, i might not be looking in the right place, any you would recommend? The ones on htcevo hacks all require gapps to be flashed afterwards, are the ones here the same...and again, sorry, just learning this stuff, still confusing at times!
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Thanks "End" ive looked for roms in here and on htcevo hacks, havent seen to many here to be honest, i might not be looking in the right place, any you would recommend? The ones on htcevo hacks all require gapps to be flashed afterwards, are the ones here the same...and again, sorry, just learning this stuff, still confusing at times!
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Have you checked these two whole forums?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1686
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1594
Really depends on if you like Sense or prefer AOSP. I like sense so I'm using Viper4G 3.1.1. All Aosp roms require gapps to be flashed. Anything based on sense doesn't.
Good to go 714, tried the cm10.1 and didn't care for it, using Blue and Jazz right now.. Pretty cool.. Think I'll check out viper soon, heard it was good.. Thanks again...
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