So my needs was to install GB instead of ICS which my evo 3d got in official way from HTC. After one week of reading and trying different ways with no success I did it just a few minutes ago. I know my task it very rare, but it must be posted and here is the steps.
Situation: EVO 3D GSM with official ICS, hboot 1.53 S-ON and CID HTC__E11
Goal: have GB on it instead of ICS
1. S-OFF your hboot 1.53 using method D described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28131331
Note. Don't worry if it will not work from the first time even after 10 times. Just keep trying and it will work
2. Now you have S-OFF and able to install custom ROMs, but you can't install GB because it needs hboot 1.49. It is possible to downgrade hboot with these simple tools created by Flashmaniac:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22494488&postcount=1
But it requires GB and not works on ICS!
So here is the trick: you need to install GB with hboot 1.53 and make your device boot loop. Yes, boot loop it for always. Install LeeDrOiD, as I like it more:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1245424
After installing you'll have your phone boot loop and this is what we need.
3. Now you're able to run Flashmaniac' tools, because GB is installed (even can't be load)!!! Go through all that steps described by Flashmaniac and finally you'll have hboot 1.49 and S-OFF
4. Now you are able to install LeeDrOiD GB, just install it once again from SD card and it will work well for now. DONE!
Thanks for this i was also considering going to S-Off and very good of you to post such nice guide.
Very High Quality of you.
Thanks again. :good:
Now I have my "new" hboot . Although Flashmaniac tool dont run exactly, but ... worked :laugh:
Can confirm, that it works
Can i downgrade without HTC dev unlock? I can not unlock it because of new motherboard
Very nice tipp.
When you proceed to added E step, and after you download PG86IMG.zip and flash it in bootloader it will automatically install HBOOT 1.49.0007 and GB 2.3.4, really nice work. :good::good::good:
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Fedor.Bushlanov said:
So my needs was to install GB instead of ICS which my evo 3d got in official way from HTC. After one week of reading and trying different ways with no success I did it just a few minutes ago. I know my task it very rare, but it must be posted and here is the steps.
Situation: EVO 3D GSM with official ICS, hboot 1.53 S-ON and CID HTC__E11
Goal: have GB on it instead of ICS
1. S-OFF your hboot 1.53 using method D described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28131331
Note. Don't worry if it will not work from the first time even after 10 times. Just keep trying and it will work
2. Now you have S-OFF and able to install custom ROMs, but you can't install GB because it needs hboot 1.49. It is possible to downgrade hboot with these simple tools created by Flashmaniac:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22494488&postcount=1
But it requires GB and not works on ICS!
So here is the trick: you need to install GB with hboot 1.53 and make your device boot loop. Yes, boot loop it for always. Install LeeDrOiD, as I like it more:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1245424
After installing you'll have your phone boot loop and this is what we need.
3. Now you're able to run Flashmaniac' tools, because GB is installed (even can't be load)!!! Go through all that steps described by Flashmaniac and finally you'll have hboot 1.49 and S-OFF
4. Now you are able to install LeeDrOiD GB, just install it once again from SD card and it will work well for now. DONE!
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I did everything, except flashed other GB ROM then LeeDroid. Had bootloop and all that s****. Though I do not understand if I have to execute Flashmaniac`s tool while bootlooping or while in bootloader/Fastboot USB?
Thanks
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Hi all,
I have an Evo 3D GSM phone
Hboot 1.49.0018
LOCKED
PVT SHIP S-ON
Cid HTC__102
Software version: 1.20.401.8
Now I want to update it to ICS. And as a post by Anryl, I should not use OTA method as it would upgrade my Hboot to version 1.5.x, which will not allow me do any further tweak. What he suggested is to install the ICS update via CWM.
Now the problem begins. I could not find a way to install CWM. There are many tutorials out there in this forum. One says do this, another one tells you to do that. For someone like me, who with his first ever HTC phone, would be confused. Which way should I follow?
As per my reading until now, the easiest way for me now is:
Step 1. Downgrade my Hboot to 1.47.0007 following Flashmaniac's guide.
Step 2. S-off using revolutionary.io's tool.
Step 3. Install CWM as instructed on revolutionary.io
Step 4. Follow Anryl's guide to upgrade to the official ICS while Hboot stays at 1.49.0007 and CWM untouched.
Step 5. Enjoy my Evo 3d with ICS.
Step 6. In the future, if I want to install any custom ROM, just go to CWM and install.
Please help me confirm it will work, and help tell me if I was wrong.
Thanks a lot.
Sent from my Evo 3D
Hi,
yes, that is exactly my way I did it 6 months ago.
Downgrade HBOOT, use revolutionary (s-off and cwm will be installed), after that you can use all custom roms here in the community to run.
It sounds confusing, but after the first time it is simple
Greets
Hi,
i unlocked my Evo 3d the HTCdev.com way, al working fine and in tried to flash a new rom through CWM recovery (LeeDrOiD_3D_V5.3.0)
Now my unit is staying in a bootloop, the white HTC screens pops up for a few seconds and boots throught to the LeeDrOid bootscreen, you hear the sound for a second and it reboots again.
I Already tried to flash the boot.img extracted from the LeeDrOid manually, but it stays the same.
Did i overlooked something? Did i brick my unit? I dont know...
The following numbers pop up when i boot in the bootloader:
***Unlocked****
SHOOTER-U PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.53.0007
eMMC-boot
Radio: 11.25.3504.06
What to do? Or do i have a fancy paperweight now?
I think its because you are trying to flash a gingerbread rom. AFAIK its not possible to boot GB on 1.53 hboot. I would suggest trying an ICS rom
So i installed Yoda's ICS v5.1 and now the unit only boots till the white HTC screen and reboots on and on...
maybe if you list the things you tried i could help you more.
factory reset and wipe cache+delvik cache before installing rom?
manually flashed boot.img?
i would suggest getting s-off to save yourself all the hassle
How do i install S-OFF when i cannot fully boot the unit?
Yes, i tried to install Boot.img manually through ABD, but issue still persists.
S-off isnt something to install. I'd recommend you run an RUU and get beck to stock. After that look in the gsm development section you will find a thread for s-offing your phone. It involves the wire trick.
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m
Which RUU should i download, which one do you recommend? And i can do this while connected with Fastboot, isnt it?
http://www.filefactory.com/file/c0a...00_10.13.9020.08_2M_release_203403_signed.exe
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m
I had the very same issue, see my post here for some help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1897719
I think your hboot is the key; if your unlocked through HTC while on a GB rom then you are limited to GB roms, if you want ICS, you need to re lock, ruu the stock ICS rom, then unlock, then install the custom ICS rom.
I'm no expert but that seemed to fix my issue, i did take the extra step and get S-off, so i truly get full control of my phone.
His hboot is 1.53 which means he did update to ics. Relocking his bootloader and running an RUU should get him to boot into stock rom. Then maybe he can s-off.
There are so many people with 1.53 hboot having problems with every single rom. I didnt take the ota for this exact reason. Revolutionary hboot hasnt given me trouble with any rom.
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m
EM|NEM said:
His hboot is 1.53 which means he did update to ics. Relocking his bootloader and running an RUU should get him to boot into stock rom. Then maybe he can s-off.
There are so many people with 1.53 hboot having problems with every single rom. I didnt take the ota for this exact reason. Revolutionary hboot hasnt given me trouble with any rom.
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I just checked the unlimited.io (JBear) website and their modified bootloader for the Evo 3D GSM on ICS is 1.53.5353 so it seems like they support the wire trick with the ICS update, but I agree that it would be better to start by flashing the ICS RUU.exe then HTC unlock and root before doing JuopunutBear.
ramjet73
Phone boot loops
guys please i need your help.
my phone always restarts after booting. its HTC EVO 3D GSM WITH HBOOT 1.53.0007
i have already rooted the phone but its on S-ON.
USB DEBUGGING is not turned on and i don't have recovery installed.
am completely lost cos am new on this. My phone has been out of service for almost 5 months now please someone should
help me cos am going crazy here.
Hey! A while ago I rooted my phone using the revolutionary method. Later I reverted back to stock and locked the bootloader. However the S-OFF remained. A few minutes ago I had 1.53 HBOOT and ICS stock. But now I got HBOOT 1.49.0007 and I wanna use revolutionary tool to unlock bootloader yet again. But now it gives me an error saying, "Failed to get root! "
Is there another way to get rooted WITHOUT using the HTC method since I already got S-OFF and 1.49.0007 HBOOT? I don't feel comfortable using HTC's method....
Martaan said:
Hey! A while ago I rooted my phone using the revolutionary method. Later I reverted back to stock and locked the bootloader. However the S-OFF remained. A few minutes ago I had 1.53 HBOOT and ICS stock. But now I got HBOOT 1.49.0007 and I wanna use revolutionary tool to unlock bootloader yet again. But now it gives me an error saying, "Failed to get root! "
Is there another way to get rooted WITHOUT using the HTC method since I already got S-OFF and 1.49.0007 HBOOT? I don't feel comfortable using HTC's method....
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I think the "Failed to get root!" message is because HTC patched the tacoroot exploit in the ICS builds that was being used for temp root with the GB builds.
Why do you want to unlock the bootloader? If you want to run the additional fastboot commands you should be able to just flash the JBear version of the current bootloader, or does that cause problems on the GSM model?
ramjet73
Since you are S-OFF you can flash whatever bootloader you want. I don't know revolutionary method, I was using jbear to get S-OFF. After S-OFF i flashed RUU and I was on stock 1.53.007 locked bootloader with S-OFF and i couldn't root my phone. I've flashed hboot from this site:
http://unlimited.io/jbhboots.htm
There you have 2 versions of GSM Evo 3d hboots. After that you can do everything with your phone. Good luck!
c000ler said:
Since you are S-OFF you can flash whatever bootloader you want. I don't know revolutionary method, I was using jbear to get S-OFF. After S-OFF i flashed RUU and I was on stock 1.53.007 locked bootloader with S-OFF and i couldn't root my phone. I've flashed hboot from this site:
http://unlimited.io/jbhboots.htm
There you have 2 versions of GSM Evo 3d hboots. After that you can do everything with your phone. Good luck!
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I contacted unlimited.io's support in the IRC and downloaded the ICS HBOOT - 1.53.5353 and flashed that. Now it seemes to work!
Anyway, thanks for your answer! If they wouldn't have responded then you would have been my savior!
Okay, problem number two.... I have flashed CWM now and I installed Super User inside recovery mode but I don't get root access? I downloaded the signed package from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991929
Any ideas?
I have tried to repair premissions after the install of Super User. I have also updates Super User from Market after Install due to force close after the fresh install from CWM
Link you gave leads to this topic Go to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
Follow method B (steps 1 to 14 if you want to be on rooted stock) and it should be ok. If I remember correctly, there is a 4ext recovery to download, maybe try this one. Good luck!
I have my EVO HBOOt 1.53 (JopunutBear) S-off stock 4.0 rom. Now when i flash jb or ics custom roms i get a bootlop.
What can i do?
So have i to downgrade to hboot 1.49? If yes how to do this.
Yes i tried severyl things like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906172&page=10 [ bootloader doesnt find pg86img.zip]
and other s-off guides but nothing really works
Thanks for help
Are you putting the pg file in the root of your sdcard or in a separate file folder?
( Don't ask me for help as I couldn't care if your phone explodes, eh! )
yes i put it in root. how big is the rigt pg file. i have one with about 324kb and one with about 300mb
luisniklas said:
yes i put it in root. how big is the rigt pg file. i have one with about 324kb and one with about 300mb
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That one with about 384 kB. Then, turn off your phone, turn it on in bootloader (volume down + power on). Wait a little and it will ask you to update. Press volume up, and wait. After that you have to delete that PG file from sd card. (that pg 300 MB has a rom on it..thats why it is so big)
Sent from my EVO 3D GSM, using XDA Premium
If the bootloader doesn't find the zip, make sure it's named PG86IMG.zip (capitalization as is) and make sure there is no double zip extension.
Here my BL. It Doesnt find the small PG file.
Does it something has to do with my JoupunutBear HBOOT 1.52.7777
Are there other ways to downgrade hboot with s-off?
Can i flash JoupunutBear HBOOT 1.49 from unlimited.io?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
If you can boot into your ROM then just check whether your phone is recognizing data on your sdcard. Sometimes after the wire trick sdcards tend to flip out. Your pc might be detecting it fine but the phone might not. Just humor me and try playing a song or something from the card just to rule out this possibility
Sent from my Evo 3D GSM
i will try this. is hboot downgarde the only way to get custom roms working?
EDIT:SD works
What about cid for pg file? i have htc_102. i tried fastboot oem writecid 1111111 and htc_01 but nothing changed.
Cid shouldn't be a problem with the zip from that thread. Try running an RUU and then downgrading hboot
EM|NEM said:
Cid shouldn't be a problem with the zip from that thread. Try running an RUU and then downgrading hboot
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A ics ruu? How too downgrade then?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
Solved it. Only flahed JB hb0ot 1.49 Form unlimited.io
@mods plus Close
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
I have the same problem as you and I had. I need help, step by step. Do you just use HBOOT 1:49 and below = Gingerbread or you first installed the GB ruu, etc..
MeisterRoerich said:
I have my EVO HBOOt 1.53 (JopunutBear) S-off stock 4.0 rom. Now when i flash jb or ics custom roms i get a bootlop.
What can i do?
So have i to downgrade to hboot 1.49? If yes how to do this.
Yes i tried severyl things like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906172&page=10 [ bootloader doesnt find pg86img.zip]
and other s-off guides but nothing really works
Thanks for help
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If you are still having issues let me know. I have recently had the same problem as yourself.
With hboot 1.53 you can only run ICS ROMs but if you are not able to run ICS either I would use a 4EXT recovery then enable smart flash (I know this should only matter when s-on is worth a go) Also use fastboot to flash the boot.img from what ever ROM you have chosen just incase it's an issue with that.
PG86img.zip files are CID specific and need to be for your location and carrier (from my understanding) unless you have a super CID which is 11111111 (denoting a factory unlocked device, but don't quote me)
I too have a 1.53.0007 hboot and also am having trouble finding a solution to hboot changes once you are s-off with that hboot. How I got that hboot after gaining s-off is beyond me but it seems I am not alone and if that hboot can be put in it HAS to be able to change it. The easiest way that I can think of is to gain s-on (I haven't looked hard enough for that yet though) then to s-off again and make the hboot update that way.
by the way (now I can't find it's exact meaning and am choked) I was really surprised that the beer reference had more than just a catchy ring to it. Engineering something or other, I shoulda wrote it down
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906172
the PG86IMG in this thread is compatible with all CIDs. as long as you are s-off you can change your hboot easily using this thread
EM|NEM said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906172
the PG86IMG in this thread is compatible with all CIDs. as long as you are s-off you can change your hboot easily using this thread
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Thank you so much. And now I'm able to flash jellybean ROMs I think I'll stick with the ICS one I am using (King Cobra, I think could be Cool though) as it is great on batteries and everything works great. And I get to freak people out with the creepy 3d camera. lol.
machv5 said:
If you are still having issues let me know. I have recently had the same problem as yourself.
With hboot 1.53 you can only run ICS ROMs but if you are not able to run ICS either I would use a 4EXT recovery then enable smart flash (I know this should only matter when s-on is worth a go) Also use fastboot to flash the boot.img from what ever ROM you have chosen just incase it's an issue with that.
PG86img.zip files are CID specific and need to be for your location and carrier (from my understanding) unless you have a super CID which is 11111111 (denoting a factory unlocked device, but don't quote me)
I too have a 1.53.0007 hboot and also am having trouble finding a solution to hboot changes once you are s-off with that hboot. How I got that hboot after gaining s-off is beyond me but it seems I am not alone and if that hboot can be put in it HAS to be able to change it. The easiest way that I can think of is to gain s-on (I haven't looked hard enough for that yet though) then to s-off again and make the hboot update that way.
by the way (now I can't find it's exact meaning and am choked) I was really surprised that the beer reference had more than just a catchy ring to it. Engineering something or other, I shoulda wrote it down
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I just flashed hboot from joupnut bear
MeisterRoerich said:
I just flashed hboot from joupnut bear
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I am assuming that your phone wasn't S-OFF at the time? I accidentally tried to S-OFF one of my EVO 3Ds (GSM) that was already S-OFF at the time and I got a "WOW!!! What are you doing. Your phone appears to be S-OFF already. Doing so again could result in impotence, and death" or words to that effect. Basically a gaudy do you want your phone to die type of a message. If your device was S-OFF to begin with I was not aware that you could use Juopunutupbear to change the HBOOT version without going through the whole S-OFF process. Can you give some more details as to your phones state (i.e., HBOOT version, S-ON or S-OFF, etc...) before you used juopunutupbear to change the HBOOT. Thanks
machv5 said:
I am assuming that your phone wasn't S-OFF at the time? I accidentally tried to S-OFF one of my EVO 3Ds (GSM) that was already S-OFF at the time and I got a "WOW!!! What are you doing. Your phone appears to be S-OFF already. Doing so again could result in impotence, and death" or words to that effect. Basically a gaudy do you want your phone to die type of a message. If your device was S-OFF to begin with I was not aware that you could use Juopunutupbear to change the HBOOT version without going through the whole S-OFF process. Can you give some more details as to your phones state (i.e., HBOOT version, S-ON or S-OFF, etc...) before you used juopunutupbear to change the HBOOT. Thanks
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I s-OFFed my phone (Hboot 1.53 or sth.) with jouponut bear and then i flashed hboot 1,49.999 fro here: http://unlimited.io/jbhboots.htm
There is a thread about how exacly you can downgrade your hboot, maybe could be better explained but study the forum a bit more... I also had that problem and after two days searching and downloading all kinds of files I did it...
Sent from my Evo 3D GSM using xda app-developers app
i want to make my evo s-off but i cant. i'm on yodas ics rom. so i do it by wiretrick. my hboot ver. is: 1.53.0007. i cant downgrade it please help.
Start by reading the instructions more carefully. the wire trick only works on stock RUU, you should have read that on the website when you downloaded joupunbear. Then it will work
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using xda premium
ok so what should i do ? i cant do wire trick. i tried to downgrade hboot with hex editor but when i open .img there are only 00000... no more values. now what to do ?
You must flash the RUU for your phone and carrier in order to even get started with the wire trick. To be safe, that is. So go ahead and grab you the stock RUU and then flash it. Once you're done, you can get started by following the instructions given on Juno's site.
Harmonia
Harmonia ROM working for me.
Since you are s-on do 'fastboot oem lock'. Then run the ruu (it must be ics) and follow the onscreen instructions, all ruus are there -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906172. Then s-on with htcdev, flash recovery, do a backup, s-off with wiretrick (go to unlimited.io, all the required files and a guide is there) and finally downgrade hboot -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1906172 and I recommend to flash 4ext touch recovery since I have never had any problems with it. After hboot downgrade go into recovery and wipe all partitions except sdcard. Flash the rom. You're done.
See this thread for hboot downgrade
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906172
sent from my 1920 overclocked note 2 running jedi xp11