I need to return my rooted HTC Thunderbolt back to VZN and Im out of time =( I've unrooted, but S-boot off and protected under Revolutionary. Instructions available all over the net are only for PC and I dont have one anymore. Can someone please help, I will gladly make a Donation. Thank You.
Add me on google talk [email protected] i can help you tonight or tomorrow.
Flash this and then let it OTA and you should be fine after that.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1wtw30mha71l1n/AndroidPolice_PG05IMG_Mecha_2.11.605.5.zip
trter10 said:
Add me on google talk [email protected] i can help you tonight or tomorrow.
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Thx alot lukeafrazier. Im in a clinic, in a spot were it will be difficult for me to go online and stay on. Im going to add you as soon as I can, thanks again.
TheBeardedMann, Im downloading now.. thank you I will report back!
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Flash this and then let it OTA and you should be fine after that.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1wtw30mha71l1n/AndroidPolice_PG05IMG_Mecha_2.11.605.5.zip
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That won't undo revolutionary sadly
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trter10 said:
That won't undo revolutionary sadly
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oh thats what i Wanted to get rid of revolutionary, Im back to stock already but Revolutionary still on, so I just unrooted again with ur file hehe, oh well..
Maybe this........
Putting current stock firmware and s-on back onto the phone
after getting the bootloader back to the original s-off,engineering 1.04.2000 hboot download these 2 files:
1)PG05IMG_no_hboot_2.11.605.19
mirror: https://rapidshare.com/files/271867813/PG05IMG_no_hboot_2.11.605.19.zip
md5: 334909756073760b3d7316e51a4ce837
2)*link removed PG05IMG_hboot_ONLY_2.11.605.19.zip
mirrorG05IMG_hboot_ONLY_2.11.605.19.zip
md5: d26b3253358407d459c654e6729a39ca
rename PG05IMG_no_hboot_2.11.605.19.zip to "PG05IMG",move to your sd card,and flash in hboot.
this is important! you must flash the PG05IMG_no_hboot_2.11.605.19.zip first
after successfully flashing that,you will be on unrooted gingerbread with an eng s-off bootloader. delete the PG05IMG file from your sd card. now place the PG05IMG_hboot_ONLY_2.11.605.19.zip on your sd card. check the md5. once youve verified it matches,you can rename PG05IMG and flash it.
again, only flash the hboot file after you have successfully flashed the rom.
now you are 100% stock on latest firmware. unrooted gingerbread 2.11.605.19 with *locked* 1.05.0000 s-on bootloader.
as always,be as cautious as possible doing hboot flashes,and follow directions in the [HOW TO] and some root terminology to flash these files if youre unfamiliar with hboot flashing.
*please start a new thread before attempting this if any part of this confuses you. without a bootloader your phone is a paperweight,so we want to help you prior to making any mistakes
Got it from: http://androidforums.com/thunderbolt-all-things-root/418539-thunderbolt-root-unroot-thread.html
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That won't undo revolutionary sadly
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I did something wrong .. after using your file to unroot (still in Revolutionary) I re-rooted thne Revolutinary way. Phone worked for a couple of days then crashed and went into a bootloop so I revert back to your unroot file but nothing happens. I can get bootloader and flash PG05IMG.. is their a way wer I can flash a rooting file in bootloader to get off the bootloop??? Thx!
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I installed 2.07.605 leaked version on my rooted Froyo using hboot, bad mistake on my part, because I did not flash it and the recovery option in hboot does not work for me. I did not read about locking the bootloader method by Shadowmite until afterwards. Does anyone have a method to change the bootloader to an earlier version so that I can obtain root access or revert to Froyo?
I have tried to put fixed bootloader files and the original stock Froyo in PG05IMG files on my SD card to force an update, but that does not work either.
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I installed 2.07.605 leaked version on my rooted Froyo using hboot, bad mistake on my part, because I did not flash it and the recovery option in hboot does not work for me. I did not read about locking the bootloader method by Shadowmite until afterwards. Does anyone have a method to change the bootloader to an earlier version so that I can obtain root access or revert to Froyo?
I have tried to put fixed bootloader files and the original stock Froyo in PG05IMG files on my SD card to force an update, but that does not work either.
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So you're saying you are s-on with a working phone on the 2.7.605 build?
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Yes, that is correct.
bcarson03 said:
Yes, that is correct.
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Go to http://revolutionary.io and use their tool. I don't think the old manual root method will work on that build as it is. !!!BUT!!! Be warned: getting back to stock unrooted s-on after using Revolutionary (like for a warranty replacement) is not a simple task at this point in time.
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Go to Revolutionary IO and use their tool. I don't think the old manual root method will work on that build as it is. !!!BUT!!! Be warned: getting back to stock unrooted s-on after using Revolutionary (like for a warranty replacement) is not a simple task at this point in time.
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Can anyone get to Revolutionary web site? I have been trying for hours, but it keeps timing out. It is pingable.
I just got onto it.
bcarson03 said:
Can anyone get to Revolutionary web site? I have been trying for hours, but it keeps timing out. It is pingable.
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I got through and got S-off. I cannot get into recovery to load the su zip file. Any ideas?
I figured it out.
I have just recently had my usb port crap out on me. So I have no way of reverting the traditional way.
Has any one had any issues with returning a phone under warranty that was rooted?
I have a battery charger, but its a pain, and i am sunk for anything i would need to do via usb.
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If u have root then u have no warranty... how did it crap out on u can u still charge the phone?
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If u have root then u have no warranty... how did it crap out on u can u still charge the phone?
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I think he means a battery charger, as in to charge the battery separately. You could try to load the files unto the SD card to get back to Stock and S-On.
My sister returned an Incredible I had rooted for her, while it was stock but S-Off. Don't take my word as gospel though it might vary from agent to agent, how thorough they are.
If you didn't use revolutionary to get s-off, you should be able to get everthing back to stock with the right RUU on the sdcard and flash through h-boot. If you did, you can get everything back to stock except h-boot. You will still have s-off in that case.
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I did not use revolutionary.
Any one have the MUU I need to put on it to get it back to stock?
Putting current stock firmware and s-on back onto the phone
download these 2 files:
1) PG05IMG_no_hboot_2.11.605.9.zip
mirror: http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...11.605.9.zip&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13338108288141
md5: 3e189b6c85ea7da1e26e12a5cd7b1ab0
2) PG05IMG_hboot_ONLY_2.11.605.9.zip
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...rlzh9lrnh0qs&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13338109990672
md5: d26b3253358407d459c654e6729a39ca
rename PG05IMG_no_hboot_2.11.605.9.zip to "PG05IMG",move to your sd card,and flash in hboot.
this is important! you must flash the PG05IMG_no_hboot_2.11.605.9.zip first
after successfully flashing that,you will be on unrooted gingerbread with an eng s-off bootloader. delete the PG05IMG file from your sd card. now place the PG05IMG_hboot_ONLY_2.11.605.9.zip on your sd card. check the md5. once youve verified it matches,you can rename PG05IMG and flash it.
again, only flash the hboot file after you have successfully flashed the rom.
now you are 100% stock on latest firmware. unrooted gingerbread 2.11.605.9 with *locked* 1.05.0000 s-on bootloader.
BTW. info pulled from here. This worked for me when I was running a eng bootloader with s-off.
The same thing happened to me. I just returned it to stock using the above info and returned it. I did not have any problems with verizon. I also used revolutionary to get s-off. so return to stock and you should be good.
I hate "me too" posts but me too, it worked for me and it will for the OP as well.
You can download thunderbolt restore from the market and restore it that way. Its an app that will do all the work for you
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5kYXJrc2xpZGUudGh1bmRlciJd
Jrocker23 said:
You can download thunderbolt restore from the market and restore it that way. Its an app that will do all the work for you
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5kYXJrc2xpZGUudGh1bmRlciJd
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If I ever return to stock for any reason, I'll be using this. Excellent job!!
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Thanks every one. this was very helpful.
App worked great. Now, I forget the name of what I used to root my phone, but there has to be a bunch now.
Any suggestions on the best root method?
Before I begin, I've read through a lot of threads on different forums and have yet to find a solution (that's working for me.)
I could never get my device to S-OFF so simply dropped the task. Not in too big of a rush right now. That being said, I'd like to go back to GB for a bit just to try a few things out.
I never flashed the ICS firmware, therefor I've had to use the old firmware patches. So, I tried running the RUU for GB and it only encountered error after error and my phone stayed at the black HTC screen. Any ideas?
Phone works just fine, just rebooted while I was typing this post and went straight into my ROM.
Only way I found is S-off'd, I had to go back to GB after ICS since it came on the phone I bought and needed to return it. Everyone told me I had to S-Off then RUU
If s on make sure you relock bootloader, then you should be able to run the gb ruu for whichever version you were on.
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Downgrading radios when s-on could very well hard brick your phone. I strongly recommend that you s-off first.
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Abu-7abash said:
Downgrading radios when s-on could very well hard brick your phone. I strongly recommend that you s-off first.
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You can't downgrade with s on....
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ericsignals said:
If s on make sure you relock bootloader, then you should be able to run the gb ruu for whichever version you were on.
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ericsignals said:
You can't downgrade with s on....
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Are you even the same guy?
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Pick a Gingerbread based rom and flash. Try out Chingy's Ineffabilis gingerbread.
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I never flashed the ICS firmware, therefor I've had to use the old firmware patches.
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Wish you guys would read.
Abu-7abash said:
Are you even the same guy?
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If you never ran an ics ruu you still were on gb firmware....so you can run a gb ruu. When you run the same ruu that's not downgrading....sheesh :rolleyes . And its probably the easiest way to get back to a working phone if you are lost and don't really know what you are doing.
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ericsignals said:
If s on make sure you relock bootloader, then you should be able to run the gb ruu for whichever version you were on.
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Tried that. RUU said "Could not update your phone at this time."
I came from stock GB originally in...April. Is there a specific RUU for that?
I've never used RUU's before so I'm lost.
aaand now, I'm pretty sure my phone is a brick. It's re-locked now, can't go into recovery, won't boot into ROM.
Chyrux said:
aaand now, I'm pretty sure my phone is a brick. It's re-locked now, can't go into recovery, won't boot into ROM.
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Still only a soft brick. Would suggest trying the other of the two GB RUU .exe version packages if you only tried one of them, just a suggestion until someone else can help you and diagnose.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19756694
Chyrux said:
aaand now, I'm pretty sure my phone is a brick. It's re-locked now, can't go into recovery, won't boot into ROM.
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If you can get to hboot It's not bricked. Which ruu were you trying
pwned3 said:
If you can get to hboot It's not bricked. Which ruu were you trying
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RUU_Vigor_VERIZON_WWE_2.01.605.11_Radio_RS_0.95.00.1123r_3161E_9K_QMR_release_233635_signed
Try running that one again. It should work. You have to run it twice anyway
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Try running that one again. It should work. You have to run it twice anyway
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Tried. It's stuck on the "Verifying the information on your PDA Phone...Please wait..." screen.
EDIT: Nevermind, went into Fastboot, working now. Let you know how it goes. Thanks for the help so far.
I'm getting a bootloader version error. An ICS RUU should fix this, right? Granted, I know that means I can't go back until I S-Off, but I'd rather that than have a soft bricked phone
I am in the same boat - S-ON. I flashed Scott's ICS Rooted Stock Rom, along with the GB Patch. I downloaded the PH98IMG.zip and HBOOT doesn't recognize it. Trying the exe may resolve this?
Issue resolved thanks to dsb in the IRC channel. For some reason, I thought I had to throw the unlock.bin on my SD card to unlock.
And to the guy above me, try pushing it through adb. Extract the ROM, find the boot.img, throw it into your ADB directory.
adb reboot bootloader
(make sure you're in fastboot USB)
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Chyrux said:
Issue resolved thanks to dsb in the IRC channel. For some reason, I thought I had to throw the unlock.bin on my SD card to unlock.
And to the guy above me, try pushing it through adb. Extract the ROM, find the boot.img, throw it into your ADB directory.
adb reboot bootloader
(make sure you're in fastboot USB)
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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Hate to ask you this, but would you mind giving me a step by step on what you did to get back to GB?
Thanks -Kim
print.logic said:
Hate to ask you this, but would you mind giving me a step by step on what you did to get back to GB?
Thanks -Kim
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With the new leak out, I haven't. However, I can still help.
Make sure there is no P98IMG file on your SD card.
1. Download the mainver fix from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23169557&postcount=4
2. Drop GB ROM of your choice onto SD card.
3. Flash the fix in recovery and reboot into bootloader.
4. Relock your phone by going into adb and typing in fastboot oem lock
5. Run GB RUU of your choice.
6. Use the HTCDev unlock on your bootloader
7. Download a recovery and push it to your phone by typing in fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
8. Boot into recovery, flash ROM, enjoy.
Running a Sense 4 rom right now, Bootloader unlocked, S-Off. I need the fastest most simplest way to get back to a stock rom rooted or non rooted. Just stock GB
Can I just flash a stock gb rom and im good, since im s-offed?
instructions
run the gb ruu twice, it will take u straight back to stock. and restore ur hboot to factory, u have the choice s-on after that too ( although i dont think this has ne thing to do with performance of battery life, just warranty and replacement issues )
Does the hboot have to be restored? All I need is the phone able to work 100% but it doesn't have to be 100% stock. Just work 100% stock
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well kinda
TheMuffStuff said:
Does the hboot have to be restored? All I need is the phone able to work 100% but it doesn't have to be 100% stock. Just work 100% stock
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see the issue is the different kernels and mount points for ics and gb, Unless you run an ics with gb patch ( not sure if that exits . i know we have tons of ics patches for gb hboots ) so make sure your hboot version matches your os of choice , whether its ics of gb.
Alright. So I run the .exe GB Ruu. Then can you guide me from there?
TheMuffStuff said:
Alright. So I run the .exe GB Ruu. Then can you guide me from there?
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If you run that you are at 100% stock GB idk what the other guy is saying. The RUU is there solely to return you to 100% unrooted bone stock
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If you run that you are at 100% stock GB idk what the other guy is saying. The RUU is there solely to return you to 100% unrooted bone stock
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Yeah I know. But what's this hboot stuff
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TheMuffStuff said:
Yeah I know. But what's this hboot stuff
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That's what I'm saying you don't need to worry about that the RUU takes you to 100% stock that includes hboot, kernel, rom, recovery, everything
Unroot without PC connection
I rooted using Scottys noob friendly root guide on phandroid (sorry no links for new guys) and it worked great. Flashed RezROM and ICS kernel. I decided to unroot but my phone wouldn't resad my sd card or connect as disc drive. Flashed CleanROM. same problem. Is there a way to unroot in bootloader/recovery without the mini-adb command line business? Serious noob here. Thankyou.
Oh OK cool. Thanks brotha
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wwnjj13 said:
I rooted using Scottys noob friendly root guide on phandroid (sorry no links for new guys) and it worked great. Flashed RezROM and ICS kernel. I decided to unroot but my phone wouldn't resad my sd card or connect as disc drive. Flashed CleanROM. same problem. Is there a way to unroot in bootloader/recovery without the mini-adb command line business? Serious noob here. Thankyou.
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You can just run a RUU, that will break the root. You have to lock your bootloader first though. You can do that by downloading Hansoon's first All-In-One Tool. It takes care of the command line business for you. If you want it and can't find it, let me know. However....read on.
Now, about your sd card trouble. Did you flash the SD Card/Old firmware patch when you flashed the ICS RezROM....if not...you should have...and might contribute to the problem you're seeing.
Since I'm soff I don't have to relock boot loader when I ruu back to gb right?
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TheMuffStuff said:
Since I'm soff I don't have to relock boot loader when I ruu back to gb right?
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You are good to go. Of course you didn't have to unlock after you s-off'ed
topgun1953 said:
You can just run a RUU, that will break the root. You have to lock your bootloader first though. You can do that by downloading Hansoon's first All-In-One Tool. It takes care of the command line business for you. If you want it and can't find it, let me know. However....read on.
Now, about your sd card trouble. Did you flash the SD Card/Old firmware patch when you flashed the ICS RezROM....if not...you should have...and might contribute to the problem you're seeing.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1536297
I downloaded both of these and followed the instructions given. I then tried CleanROM to get my sd card back. which didn't work.
http://www.scottsroms.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=119
it is also based on ICS so I didn't need a new kernel right?
Also my AmonRa backup mysteriously disappeared and I'm not sure how to run an ruu. is there a link to a good guide for it? the scotty post has a guide but the full ruu, which I assume I need after 2 ROMs, isn't a .zip file so I don't know how to access it in the bootloader. I feel like I got way over my head with this.
my bootloader page reads
VIGOR PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.11.0000
eMMC-boot
Oct 6 2011, 15:43:22
Also, are there links to the right kernels and RUU's... I don't even know where to begin to figure out which ones I need.
wwnjj13 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1536297
I downloaded both of these and followed the instructions given. I then tried CleanROM to get my sd card back. which didn't work.
http://www.scottsroms.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=119
it is also based on ICS so I didn't need a new kernel right?
Also my AmonRa backup mysteriously disappeared and I'm not sure how to run an ruu. is there a link to a good guide for it? the scotty post has a guide but the full ruu, which I assume I need after 2 ROMs, isn't a .zip file so I don't know how to access it in the bootloader. I feel like I got way over my head with this.
my bootloader page reads
VIGOR PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.11.0000
eMMC-boot
Oct 6 2011, 15:43:22
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Both of the ROMs you listed would require you to run the Old Firmware patch. On Scotts link it is listed in the section titled 'extras' ...in the RezRom it is under the basic instructions. For both of those you should have flashed the ROM in recovery, flashed the boot(kernel) through bootloader, and then flashed the firmware patch. You see, ICS uses different mount points on the SD card compared to GB and since you are still on GB Firmware (hboot 2.11), you need to do that.
Just google "rezound flash ruu" ....basically, you'll have to relock your bootloader, download the ruu, rename it to ph98img.zip, and then boot into bootloader and let it install. Good directions and links for the latest LEAKED RUU are in post 3 of this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508118 This RUU will get you the latest and greatest ICS firmware. I can't remember, you're not getting ready to send back to Verizon, right?
I'd say reinstall Scott's rom again first though. Can you read the SD card with your computer?
topgun1953 said:
Both of the ROMs you listed would require you to run the Old Firmware patch. On Scotts link it is listed in the section titled 'extras' ...in the RezRom it is under the basic instructions. For both of those you should have flashed the ROM in recovery, flashed the boot(kernel) through bootloader, and then flashed the firmware patch. You see, ICS uses different mount points on the SD card compared to GB and since you are still on GB Firmware (hboot 2.11), you need to do that.
Just google "rezound flash ruu" ....basically, you'll have to relock your bootloader, download the ruu, rename it to ph98img.zip, and then boot into bootloader and let it install. Good directions and links for the latest LEAKED RUU are in post 3 of this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508118 This RUU will get you the latest and greatest ICS firmware. I can't remember, you're not getting ready to send back to Verizon, right?
I'd say reinstall Scott's rom again first though. Can you read the SD card with your computer?
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No, I'm not sending back to Verizon. I panicked when my card wouldn't read and decided I needed a better handle on customizing before I ROMed but it was too late damage done. I am keeping the phone so it doesn't need to be purely stock. And yes my laptop reads it, that was my only saving grace since RezROM didn't read my card. I will try what you have given me. I'll update if it works.
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Now AmonRa isn't booting. I get a warning triangle.
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No, I'm not sending back to Verizon. I panicked when my card wouldn't read and decided I needed a better handle on customizing before I ROMed but it was too late damage done. I am keeping the phone so it doesn't need to be purely stock. And yes my laptop reads it, that was my only saving grace since RezROM didn't read my card. I will try what you have given me. I'll update if it works.
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Now AmonRa isn't booting. I get a warning triangle.
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Do you have the recovery as a recovery.img or as a ph98img.zip file? If you can boot into hboot I'm thinking you should reflash it.
TheMuffStuff said:
Since I'm soff I don't have to relock boot loader when I ruu back to gb right?
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Yea when S-OFF no need to relock.
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You are good to go. Of course you didn't have to unlock after you s-off'ed
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Yea he's right no need to unlock once you S-OFF because now even after an RUU I think it will still say relocked no matter what and you'll have to S-ON then S-OFF again to have that go away.
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topgun1953 said:
Do you have the recovery as a recovery.img or as a ph98img.zip file? If you can boot into hboot I'm thinking you should reflash it.
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Scotty's guide gives a recovery.img is there a zip download somewhere?
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Scotty's guide gives a recovery.img is there a zip download somewhere?
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This should be it here. Scroll down to the recovery section and there should be a ph98img.zip file linked: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425091
You may have to take out the card to rename it or else you won't be able to get to recovery because the bootloader always looks for a ph98img file before it does anything and if it finds one you either choose to update or reboot ....! So if it were me, I'd take out the card and put scott's roms files on it at the same time. Put it into the phone, boot to recovery and flash the rom, boot.img, and sd card patch.
I'm interested in getting the latest OTA update and attempt to S-Off. I am currently unlocked via HTCDev, on the old GB firmware, and running CleanROM DE.
How do I go about doing this? I've searched the forum and attempted to relock for a couple of hours now with no success. Can someone please give me some instructions on what I need to do? From what I've read, it would be better to get the latest OTA before attempting S-Off. Is that right?
I am no expert, but I believe if you made a back up of the stock Rom, you could just restore it, then s-off. It would be easier to s-off, then you could ruu the newest update, and install a custom recovery after that. Like I said, I am no expert.
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I didn't back up the stock ROM. How can I get back to stock so I can attempt S-Off?
Have you thought about following these directions?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696394&highlight=stock+rom+recovery
They worked for me.
Those are the instructions I was following. It says you must be on a stock gingerbread ROM or the 3.14.605.5 ICS Leak niether of which i am on so I guess that was my issue. It would get stuck after the first reboot and tell me to check device manager for adb or hboot drivers. I'm fairly certain I have all the drivers installed so it must be the rom I'm on. Thats why I was trying to figure out how to get back to stock.
MrWilliams2 said:
Those are the instructions I was following. It says you must be on a stock gingerbread ROM or the 3.14.605.5 ICS Leak niether of which i am on so I guess that was my issue. It would get stuck after the first reboot and tell me to check device manager for adb or hboot drivers. I'm fairly certain I have all the drivers installed so it must be the rom I'm on. Thats why I was trying to figure out how to get back to stock.
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Trust me you don't have to be on .5. I wasn't. I also posted a reply for you in another thread. In short look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425091&highlight=stock+rooted+rom
Ok, then it must not be the ROM. It has to be a problem with the drivers. I even uninstalled the drivers I had and installed them directly from the tool. Any ideas?
MrWilliams2 said:
Ok, then it must not be the ROM. It has to be a problem with the drivers. I even uninstalled the drivers I had and installed them directly from the tool. Any ideas?
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Couldn't you flash a RUU of Stock GB or ICS and then reroot?
bkhorn said:
Couldn't you flash a RUU of Stock GB or ICS and then reroot?
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That's what I was looking to try when you suggested that the ROM I was running wasn't the issue. I'm downloading stock GB right now, so I'll give that shot.
MrWilliams2 said:
That's what I was looking to try when you suggested that the ROM I was running wasn't the issue. I'm downloading stock GB right now, so I'll give that shot.
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Let me know how it works. Good luck to you.
MrWilliams2 said:
I'm interested in getting the latest OTA update and attempt to S-Off. I am currently unlocked via HTCDev, on the old GB firmware, and running CleanROM DE.
How do I go about doing this? I've searched the forum and attempted to relock for a couple of hours now with no success. Can someone please give me some instructions on what I need to do? From what I've read, it would be better to get the latest OTA before attempting S-Off. Is that right?
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The following thread documents the steps that I took to go from unlocked, s-on, rooted stock rom to where I am now. If you follow what I did you should be good to go. I've haven't seen anything to make me think that you can't do the s-off procedure on the latest firmware (4.14.605.2)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1811127
bkhorn said:
Let me know how it works. Good luck to you.
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Will do. Thanks for the link.
Dumb question... how do I flash the GB RUU? Do I rename it to P98IMG.zip and boot into hboot? I've never felt as lost as I do right now trying to obtain s-off!
MrWilliams2 said:
Dumb question... how do I flash the GB RUU? Do I rename it to P98IMG.zip and boot into hboot? I've never felt as lost as I do right now trying to obtain s-off!
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If you are s on you can't downgrade....
Kratz17 said:
If you are s on you can't downgrade....
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I never upgraded my firmware. Just trying to get the stock ROM back...
MrWilliams2 said:
I never upgraded my firmware. Just trying to get the stock ROM back...
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To RUU, you need to lock the bootloader first, you DO rename it to ph98img.zip and then flash in hboot.
I s-offed by just flashing the stock, rooted version of the RUU first...I didn't have to lock! I'll look for a link. :good:
topgun1953 said:
To RUU, you need to lock the bootloader first, you DO rename it to ph98img.zip and then flash in hboot.
I s-offed by just flashing the stock, rooted version of the RUU first...I didn't have to lock! I'll look for a link. :good:
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Awesome, thanks. I actually have the stock, rooted version of the RUU downloaded and ready. (vigorOTAStockRooted.zip). I'm much more familiar with CWM than I am with Amnon RA. Just to confirm: All I need to do is rename the RUU to P98IMG.zip and reboot to recovery, correct?
So the moral of the story is to always backup your stock Rom before loading any custom ones.....
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JeramyEggs said:
So the moral of the story is to always backup your stock Rom before loading any custom ones.....
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Correct. Honestly, it was so long ago when I unlocked and flashed CleanROM that I can't remember if I made a back up or not. I have no idea where to even look to see if I did.
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