Hello
I previously had rooted my phone to gain access to some files, but now I'm looking to sell the handset. I want to sell it with the latest OTA update and unlocked.
When I was using this phone on a day to day basis, I had it unlocked and tried to have updates OTA but I found it didn't work. Fast forward today, I want to S-off my handset to unlock it to any network carriers but every method involves rooting. Is there a way around this and keep everything else the same? Can I S-off this as my HBoot says
******RELOCKED******
HBOOT 1.53.0007
Thanks
S-off is root I would think, but if you are talking about the HTC Dev unlock, then you wouldn't need to be s-off.
However I do recommend s-off if you are unlocked, it just makes everything run smoother.
I would say to root the phone to s-off and unlock it.Then downgrade your Hboot to 1.4 and flash one of the new 4.1.2 Jellybean roms, because in my opinion I don't think there will be anymore OTA's for the EVO 3D, other than radios probably. I just can't see Sprint pushing anything out past Jellybean for how old the phone is now, and how fast newer phones with a lot better hardware come out and just take over. but that's just my opinion
MY PHONE
HTC EVO 3D
S-OFF and UNLOCKED
ROM: Team D.I.R.T. Unofficial AOKP v3.3
KERNEL: ButteredToasT-RLS v13.6
HBOOT: 1.40.0000
RECOVERY: 4EXT Touch Recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
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So I have an evo 4g with unrevoked s-off, an evo 3d with revolutionary s-soff, and an evo view 4g with revolutionary s-off.
Now my understanding with unrevoked is that the s-off is permanent and not tied to the hboot. Meaning it does not matter if the hboot is updated after the device is already s-off. I have used various RUU exe's to reset my evo4g without losing soff, simply flashing recovery via hboot will allow me to reroot or flash a different rom.
But from what I am gathering about revolutionary, is that the s-off is tied to the hboot, so that if you upgrade hboot then you lose the s-off?
Is this correct?
What is preventing us from getting an unrevoked type of s-off?
TeknoJnky said:
But from what I am gathering about revolutionary, is that the s-off is tied to the hboot, so that if you upgrade hboot then you lose the s-off?
Is this correct?
What is preventing us from getting an unrevoked type of s-off?
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Well yes and no. As far as we know the Revolutionary's S-Off is "permeant". However the official View's HC built has a different HBoot which is required to use with HC, and it needs to be updated in order to use HC. Thus why there are many reports of S-Off GB device has soft-brick after accepting the official HC update (but was able to revert back to GB with RUU).
Until the devs get their hands on the new HBoot we'll just either have to wait or go back to S-ON and stick with the HC and new HBoot.
Why? Lack of popularity on the View's end. Flyer is a world-wide device while View is State-bond only. But given time, it'll be solved.
read up on the difference between ENG S-OFF and RADIO S-OFF if you what to know the difference.
The issue here is the fact the HC hboot is modified for the flyer and view in a way we don't normally have to deal with. If there was an official HTC unlock for the view, I would say by all means go ahead and upgrade and we'll fix the S-OFF later, but there is not so you have to either wait or go back completely stock and stay that way for the foreseeable future.
globatron said:
read up on the difference between ENG S-OFF and RADIO S-OFF if you what to know the difference.
The issue here is the fact the HC hboot is modified for the flyer and view in a way we don't normally have to deal with. If there was an official HTC unlock for the view, I would say by all means go ahead and upgrade and we'll fix the S-OFF later, but there is not so you have to either wait or go back completely stock and stay that way for the foreseeable future.
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I get my View in the next few days so i should leave it stock
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Root it via your instructions in the other thread and not accept the HC update. Just wait until you have a method to go to HC.
I seem to have developed a habit of asking here alot (the evo 3d isnt really my phone i have a Sensation, just doing a favor)
I've re-locked the phone, installed 2.17 (from 2.08) and im wondering if there are other methods of unlocking with Hboot 1.5 S-On (says RELOCKED on recovery) other than having to do the whole HTC Unlock method again?
I wanted to try MeanROM so i pretty much re-locked, upgraded to 2.17 and now i have to reroot just for this ROM (and also got a new radio...)
If not, do i just have to follow the HTC unlock method all over again from Scratch? The process is identical even if i have relocked it?
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.
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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.
In an effort to upgrade bootloader and software to be compatible with cm11.. I used vipeRUU to go from 1.12 bootloader to 2.09 bootloader with the 3.17.651.471 software, whats confusing me is bootloader still says ..Unlocked ..and S-off after running ruu ..bootloader has changed and so has the software... (i was Previously s-off via Lazy panda).. i was under the impression that this would un root and lock bootloader again.. i know that i now have lost root i know how to check that .. question is , is bootloader locked now as well?..tried rumrunner and moonshine to no avail, to get S-OFF .. and it needs to be unlocked for those exploits to work.. any ideas?
It will lock your bootloader and return the phone S-on if you chose those options in the menu when you first ran VipeRUU. If you're still S-off, then all you need to do is unlock the bootloader again unless it's showing unlocked. An easier route than what you chose would have been to update your Hboot to the Rumrunner Hboot, which takes less than a minute to do. You'll still need to update your firmware, since VipeRUU is a version behind what's currently out there. If you're S-on now, you'll need to unlock the bootloader and run Moonshine.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
ok .. i see what you're saying .... i just ran rum runner... and it seemed to do the trick im currently S-OFF hboot 2.09 with the 3.17.651.4 71 software.. was able to install twrp>>>..I think im good to go!?..>>>>> i shall now...FOAF..lol...btw Thanks!!!
Yep, you should be good to go now. Just make sure that you have Superuser privileges and all should be right with the world:thumbup:
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
Hi xda,
I recently found out that my HTC One had a fried camera sensor, so I was able to get it replaced. Fortunately, it had Hboot version 1.44, so I was able to get S-Off using revone. After getting S-off, I changed my cid to GOOGL001 and flashed a GPE RUU. My question is, if I have S-off and I root my phone, will I still be able to receive OTA from Google and HTC? I'm just wondering because it was S-off. If not, are there any wifi-tethering apps without root necessary? Thanks.
Android Version: 4.4