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The main question is the title - Should you S-off before or after the OTA?
I have seen people around the forums (via a few searches) say that it is likely a good idea to perform S-off before OTA because we didn't know for sure if the OTA would close the S-off exploit. Now that the OTA is a known quantity, is that still the best route?
My device is:
Stock rom and firmware (2.01.605.11)
Unlocked
AmonRA 3.15 recovery
Rooted
I'm a little nervous about doing S-off, but I figure it will be really handy to have it once its done, and I understand it really is no big deal. My end goal is to run the Venom rom and then move to AOKP/CM9 once they have most of the bugs worked out. Would my best course of action be to S-Off, run the firmware updater, reinstall recovery (probably TWRP, seems like that is the most popular one at the moment), then flash my rom of choice? Will I need to re-root if I switch to a different recovery?
UPDATE:
S-off is done and was no big deal, I got it on my third try. I selected to not install the jb_hboot during the process, since I'm doing RUU next.
The 3.14.605.12 RUU (from android police) was as simple as could be, I renamed the file to PH98IMG.zip and dumped it into my sd card, once I rebooted into the bootloader it was automatic from there
I got stuck on the "flash juopunut Bear hboot" part, I am using Hasoon2000's HTC Rezound ALL-In-One Kit and S-Off Toolkit. I thought I could just flash the hboot from this and be done... I learned that unless you have the jb_hboot (the latest vigor hboot from unlimited.io) installed you can't use ADB commands (which the toolkits use). The solution was very simple. I just renamed the jb_hboot to PH98IMG.zip, rebooted into the bootloader and it was installed.
TWRP v. 2.20 flashed, for some reason my phone doesn't charge while plugged in and booted into this recovery. I guess I need to make sure I have a nice charge if I want to do anything major.
Installed ViperRez rom 1.03, now I'm toying around with it
Originally Posted by AshtonTS
Originally Posted by YTHero
My device is:
Stock rom and firmware (2.01.605.11)
Unlocked
AmonRA 3.15 recovery
Rooted
I want to run a custom (like ViperRez or CM9) ICS rom with the OTA (3.14.605.12) updated firmware.
So my process will be:
S-Off -> flash Hboot/radio/firmware files from 3.14.605.12 -> flash juopunut Bear hboot -> flash TWRP -> Flash ICS rom
Is my plan correct in that I should flash juopunutBear hboot after I flash the Hboot/radio/firmware files from 3.14.605.12? If so why?
Is there anything else that I should do in between these steps that I haven't identified? Am I taking any unnecessary risks by doing it this way?
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Yeah, flash the RUU, then the JBear hboot, then TWRP/Amon Ra, then a Rom
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I would do it beforehand. Once you are s-off, you can flash the latest firmware without installing the whole RUU also.
But it limits from getting the actual ota which I love to see
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I would do it before and then after you S-Off run through this PH98IMG RUU. From talks, this is the OTA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1810931
Then flash the patched 2.25.2525 JB hboot from http://unlimited.io/hboot-downloads/
EDIT:
Alternatively you could S-Off, flash latest radios and patched hboot, then flash a rom of your choosing based on 605.10 or 605.12.
I'm still going to wait to see if we can get s-off on ics before updating today as I don't have the wire to currently do the exploit.
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All I am saying is this. Why wait for the OTA when their are already roms based off 605.10, barely anything changed from it to 605.12. Also, S-Off will stick as long as you make it stick.
why wait for the ota when the ota was leaked?
YTHero said:
The main question is the title - Should you S-off before or after the OTA?
I have seen people around the forums (via a few searches) say that it is likely a good idea to perform S-off before OTA because we didn't know for sure if the OTA would close the S-off exploit. Now that the OTA is a known quantity, is that still the best route?
My device is:
Stock rom and firmware (2.01.605.11)
Unlocked
AmonRA 3.15 recovery
Rooted
I'm a little nervous about doing S-off, but I figure it will be really handy to have it once its done, and I understand it really is no big deal. My end goal is to run the Venom rom and then move to AOKP/CM9 once they have most of the bugs worked out. Would my best course of action be to S-Off, run the firmware updater, reinstall recovery (probably TWRP, seems like that is the most popular one at the moment), then flash my rom of choice? Will I need to re-root if I switch to a different recovery?
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You are on Gingerbread firmware, that's the first thing to recognize. There's lots of development tools that were designed AFTER the Gingerbread firmware (2.xx is GB; 3.xx is ICS). In fact Amon Ra 3.15 was the version done after the ICS leak (because mount points were changed).
So you can (and probably should) do the S-OFF using the GB version over at Juopunut's site and then either wait for the ICS OTA to come to your phone or flash it in bootloader as a PH98IMG.ZIP (the RUU is available via Android Police, 3.14.605.12 is the "official" ICS, and I'm pretty sure its here on XDA but I don't remember the thread.)
If you don't want to wait for the OTA, it doesn't matter whether you are S-ON or S-OFF, you'll still have to flash the RUU in hboot. Both will completely wipe your phone, and the S-OFF process will wipe your CARD so use a different card before you do it!
Finally, to reiterate what's all over by now: the "official" update, 3.14.605.12 is only marginally different than the unofficial leak that's been out since May, 3.14.605.10, and the radios, kernel and hboot are all the same.
hgoldner said:
So you can (and probably should) do the S-OFF using the GB version over at Juopunut's site and then either wait for the ICS OTA to come to your phone or flash it in bootloader as a PH98IMG.ZIP (the RUU is available via Android Police, 3.14.605.12 is the "official" ICS, and I'm pretty sure its here on XDA but I don't remember the thread.)
If you don't want to wait for the OTA, it doesn't matter whether you are S-ON or S-OFF, you'll still have to flash the RUU in hboot. Both will completely wipe your phone, and the S-OFF process will wipe your CARD so use a different card before you do it!
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I recieved the OTA today from Verizon, but deferred to take until I figured out what I want to do. If I understand what you are saying:
S-Off -> OTA -> install TWRP -> then Flash ViperRez or whatever rom
Taking the OTA seems like the easiest and most straight forward way of upgrading to ICS radios/hboot. Will I need to do anything else before or following the OTA? I feel like somewhere I read that I will need to patch the hboot because I will be S-off.
YTHero said:
I recieved the OTA today from Verizon, but deferred to take until I figured out what I want to do. If I understand what you are saying:
S-Off -> OTA -> install TWRP -> then Flash ViperRez or whatever rom
Taking the OTA seems like the easiest and most straight forward way of upgrading to ICS radios/hboot. Will I need to do anything else before or following the OTA? I feel like somewhere I read that I will need to patch the hboot because I will be S-off.
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After you s off, flash juopunutBears hboot it should be on his website
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Squirrel1620 said:
After you s off, flash juopunutBears hboot it should be on his website
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I'm trying to understand this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29715514&postcount=51
and this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614366
superchilpil said:
New firmware patch huh?
This is simply for those upgrading to ICS firmware on a GB rom Or and ICS rom that had the gingerbread patch flashed over it
Whats the difference between the stock Hboots and the JB/ENG Hboots?
Simply, These Hboots have fastboot commands enabled WITHOUT unlocking the bootloader
I suggest if you use fastboot alot to use these hboots
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I'm just trying to figure out if I will have to reflash the juopunutBears hboot after I flash the Hboot/radio/firmware files from 3.14.605.12
So will it be:
S-Off -> Hboot/radio/firmware files from 3.14.605.12 -> juopunut Bear hboot ->install TWRP -> then Flash ViperRez or whatever ICS rom
YTHero said:
So will it be:
S-Off -> Hboot/radio/firmware files from 3.14.605.12 -> juopunut Bear hboot ->install TWRP -> then Flash ViperRez or whatever ICS rom
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You got it right on.
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First I must say that I have already fixed the problem. I flashed and RUU using step 8 and up on the DirtyRacun method and my phone us back to normal.
I'm S-off
HBOOT 1.15.2222
Originally had Venom 2.0.1 installed (error: i have 3.0.1)
Flashed Using TWRP 2.4.1.0
I did a full wipe before flashing. While I was flashing MeanBean 2.02 I think it just restarted without warning. When I tried going into TWRP again it wouldn't load, it would show the boot screen for a split second then reboot into bootloops. I tried fastboot flashing other version of TWRP but that didn't do anything.
From here I relocked and flashed my RUU accordingly with the DirtyRacun process. After unlocking my bootloader and flashing TWRP 2.3.1.0 I restored my old backup of Venom and I'm back to normal.
I checked the MD5 sums of the MeanBean ROM and they matched.
What the heck happen during the install?
Flash new radios now my phone is bricked and get teh DLOAD drivers on windows.
I'm gonna take a guess and say you flashed the latest firmware 3.16 without flashing the previous firmware update 3.15.
There is no radio only zip available from the latest OTA update for this very reason.
If this is the case your phone is unrecoverable . back to sprint
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Shad Stang said:
First I must say that I have already fixed the problem. I flashed and RUU using step 8 and up on the DirtyRacun method and my phone us back to normal.
I'm S-off
HBOOT 1.15.2222
Originally had Venom 2.0.1 installed
Flashed Using TWRP 2.4.1.0
I did a full wipe before flashing. While I was flashing MeanBean 2.02 I think it just restarted without warning. When I tried going into TWRP again it wouldn't load, it would show the boot screen for a split second then reboot into bootloops. I tried fastboot flashing other version of TWRP but that didn't do anything.
From here I relocked and flashed my RUU accordingly with the DirtyRacun process. After unlocking my bootloader and flashing TWRP 2.3.1.0 I restored my old backup of Venom and I'm back to normal.
I checked the MD5 sums of the MeanBean ROM and they matched.
What the heck happen during the install?
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u must have did something u wasnt suupposed to do cause meanbean would not hurt your phone in anyway bro
I second this, I am having issues as well.
Let this be a warning for others that may follow in your footsteps. You need to make sure you know what you are doing before you start flashing firmware. Firmware is meant to be upgraded one step at a time, not jumping from an old firmware to the latest, this will brick you phone in most cases. Please make sure you have verified your current firmware that you are on and upgrade to the next highest in sequence until you finally reach the newest. Also, the radio is just a part of the firmware, so if you did not upgrade the full firmware in the past then you need to go back and install the full firmware that you were on and then upgrade to each subsequent one. If you are s-on the only way to do this is to relock and take the OTA. For those that are s-off visit Captain Throwbacks thread in the development section and start reading and learning. You may find a solution in it.
Cruise was right, i thought i had the radio that came with 3.15 but i really had the radio that came with 1.22 XD.
Need to Update...not sure how!
cruise350 said:
Let this be a warning for others that may follow in your footsteps. You need to make sure you know what you are doing before you start flashing firmware. Firmware is meant to be upgraded one step at a time, not jumping from an old firmware to the latest, this will brick you phone in most cases. Please make sure you have verified your current firmware that you are on and upgrade to the next highest in sequence until you finally reach the newest. Also, the radio is just a part of the firmware, so if you did not upgrade the full firmware in the past then you need to go back and install the full firmware that you were on and then upgrade to each subsequent one. If you are s-on the only way to do this is to relock and take the OTA. For those that are s-off visit Captain Throwbacks thread in the development section and start reading and learning. You may find a solution in it.
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(1) How do I know if I'm s-off or on?
(2) I keep getting an OTA update notification. Do I take this update? If so, once it downloads then what?
-Running MeanBean_1.7 (I know sooo...far behind. That's why I want to update)
-Android 4.1.1
-PRL 25012
-Kernel: [email protected] #1 SMP PREEMPT
BaseB - 1.12.11.1119
Build - 3.15.651.16 CL124461 release-keys
I just need a step by step process on how to update this thing. Video, tutorial. etc.
Thanks in advance!
KEMODREAMS said:
(1) How do I know if I'm s-off or on?
(2) I keep getting an OTA update notification. Do I take this update? If so, once it downloads then what?
-Running MeanBean_1.7 (I know sooo...far behind. That's why I want to update)
-Android 4.1.1
-PRL 25012
-Kernel: [email protected] #1 SMP PREEMPT
BaseB - 1.12.11.1119
Build - 3.15.651.16 CL124461 release-keys
I just need a step by step process on how to update this thing. Video, tutorial. etc.
Thanks in advance!
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Unless you bought your phone used, you should know whether you are s-on or s-off since it is an involved process to get your phone s-off. What ota notices are you getting? Are they from the ota updater built in to MeanBean, or is it the HTC update?
If its the MeanBean update you can let it update and it should work just fine. Your firmware will not be up to date, but MeanBean will still work. If its HTC then don't take the update.
If you are s-off you can update you firmware with the file provided in the first post of the MeanBean thread.
If you are s-on, the only way to update your firmware is returning to stock, locking your bootloader, and taking the HTC ota update.
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cruise350 said:
Unless you bought your phone used, you should know whether you are s-on or s-off since it is an involved process to get your phone s-off. What ota notices are you getting? Are they from the ota updater built in to MeanBean, or is it the HTC update?
If its the MeanBean update you can let it update and it should work just fine. Your firmware will not be up to date, but MeanBean will still work. If its HTC then don't take the update.
If you are s-off you can update you firmware with the file provided in the first post of the MeanBean thread.
If you are s-on, the only way to update your firmware is returning to stock, locking your bootloader, and taking the HTC ota update.
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+1 if you boot into boot loader you will see whether you are s-off or not.
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Need to Update...not sure how!
ronniemayo said:
+1 if you boot into boot loader you will see whether you are s-off or not.
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Ok so I did that and it says I'm s-on. Now what? Do I take the OTA update that says "This will update your ROM (MeanBean) to version MeanBean_3.06"? If so, once it's downloaded what do I do? Restart into bootloader? Also my Titanium backup is saying that it "could not acquire root privileges" What does that mean? Thanks for your help.
If you want to update meanbean then backup and flash the latest meanbean. If yours breaks like mine did, flash an ruu and dont be an idiot like me. im guessing it s a rare occurrence that mine broke the recovery
If your goal is to flash new radios then you have two options:
Two methods:
Get your adventure face on and follow the DirtyRacun S-Off process step by step (It worked for me on windows 7 x64 but its easy to use a ubuntu livecd)
Once you are s-off you can flash radios. DO NOT JUMP VERSIONS... EVER use the baseband version as reference in about phone and flash each version up until you are at the latest
OR
staying s-on and leaving yourself less prone to brick hell
recovery nandroid backup: system, data, boot
flash ruu
ota update
reroot
restore backup.
i dont know how to root from the latest version so idk if this is a good procedure. make sure you can root with the latest version
But really if you have a choice, ditch the evo and get the s3. you can firmware jump all you want, but the downside is that the s3 has sh*t roms. I miss venom and stock with goodies :crying:
Shad Stang said:
If you want to update meanbean then backup and flash the latest meanbean. If yours breaks like mine did, flash an ruu and dont be an idiot like me. im guessing it s a rare occurrence that mine broke the recovery
If your goal is to flash new radios then you have two options:
Two methods:
Get your adventure face on and follow the DirtyRacun S-Off process step by step (It worked for me on windows 7 x64 but its easy to use a ubuntu livecd)
Once you are s-off you can flash radios. DO NOT JUMP VERSIONS... EVER use the baseband version as reference in about phone and flash each version up until you are at the latest
OR
staying s-on and leaving yourself less prone to brick hell
recovery nandroid backup: system, data, boot
flash ruu
ota update
reroot
restore backup.
i dont know how to root from the latest version so idk if this is a good procedure. make sure you can root with the latest version
But really if you have a choice, ditch the evo and get the s3. you can firmware jump all you want, but the downside is that the s3 has sh*t roms. I miss venom and stock with goodies :crying:
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You should read Captain _Throwback's firmware thread
You can root the latest OTA just click the link in my sig
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This is going to be a short and simple guide for S-OFF users that want to update to the current RUU level or refresh their phone because they are having issues like being unable to boot certain ROM's. You will not lose S-OFF by flashing the RUU.
1. Do a nandroid backup of your current ROM if you want to restore it later.
2. Download the current version of the RUU for your phone in exe or zip format from this page.
3. Run the exe version of the RUU in Windows or the zip version as a PG86IMG.zip file through the bootloader. If using the bootloader method make sure the file is named exactly "PG86IMG.zip" and placed in the root of your SD card before starting the bootloader.
There is no need to unlock the bootloader before running it if you are S-OFF and there is troubleshooting information in this post if you have problems. It may be necessary to run the RUU twice if you have a custom bootloader installed when it is run the first time. If the utility hangs after flashing the bootloader from Windows just cancel it and restart.
I recommend downloading and installing the OTA(s) immediately after flashing the RUU to get the most current firmware while still 100% stock, but the OTA firmware update(s) can be downloaded as a separate PG86IMG.zip file if you forget or can't do that for some reason.
4. Flash a custom hboot using the instructions in this post. My recommendation for a good general purpose hboot is the JBear GB 1.50.5050 version unless you are running an ICS Sense ROM like stock or Cool ICS that requires an ICS bootloader (1.57.xxxx or 1.58.xxxx).
5. Connect your phone to a PC and start the bootloader in "fastboot USB " mode, then issue the following command to flash your favorite recovery:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (where "recovery.img" is the name of the recovery file in your ADB/fastboot directory)
6. Boot into recovery and restore a nandroid or flash another custom ROM. You may have to wipe cache+dalvik and restart recovery if you get any error messages from the recovery program.
That's it. You're now updated or re-synced with the current firmware, the hboot that meets your requirements and your favorite recovery.
Here are some additional links that might be helpful:
4EXT Recovery OP for the Evo 3D CDMA thread with a direct link to recovery.img in the download section (not the most current version)
Current TeamWin (TWRP2) touch recovery for the CDMA Evo 3d.
Virgin Mobile OTA firmware only in PG86IMG.zip format.
Sprint OTA firmware only in PG86IMG.zip format.
ramjet73
Thanks for this.
Question,the RUU links...
Am I looking for the link with the radio he has currently on his phone?
0.97.10.0530?
3volution said:
Thanks for this.
Question,the RUU links...
Am I looking for the link with the radio he has currently on his phone?
0.97.10.0530?
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No. That's an older GB level and the most current RUU for the Evo 3D is the 2.89.651.2 ICS version. That's the one I recommend.
Since he is S-OFF already it's easy to revert to a GB RUU if neccessary.
ramjet73
I better not mess with it,lol
This isn't anything like flashing new ROM's on my phone.
Thanks though.
3volution said:
I better not mess with it,lol
This isn't anything like flashing new ROM's on my phone.
Thanks though.
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You're welcome.
It's not really that difficult if you are familiar with rooting and flashing HTC devices but I can understand how it might be for users coming from other brands. Samsung in particular is definitely less complicated.
ramjet73
Thanks!
Thanks for this great post ramjet. Really a great concise How-to.
Nevermind, fixed.
ramjet73 said:
No. That's an older GB level and the most current RUU for the Evo 3D is the 2.89.651.2 ICS version. That's the one I recommend.
Since he is S-OFF already it's easy to revert to a GB RUU if neccessary.
ramjet73
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I flashed the above RUU .exe and I'll get to 10%, then my phone reboots (RUU program says "attaining bootloader" or something) and go into a bootloop. Is there a specific hboot necessary to run this. I am on 1.04.200 and s-off, 1.09.00.706
I also tried updating via the bootloader method as well..... runs well....updates like four of the ten check offs and then bootloops as well.
Edit: turns out I was flashing the wrong version, oops
Hedied4me said:
I flashed the above RUU .exe and I'll get to 10%, then my phone reboots (RUU program says "attaining bootloader" or something) and go into a bootloop. Is there a specific hboot necessary to run this. I am on 1.04.200 and s-off, 1.09.00.706
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From experience I've discovered that the RUU.exe utility will sometimes stop after flashing the stock bootloader if it is run with a custom hboot installed, which is why I put this comment in the OP:
If the utility hangs after flashing the bootloader from Windows just cancel it and restart.
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I've had no problem completing the RUU.exe flash if I just cancel the utility in the Windows task manager and restart it.
Others have reported that re-flashing the RUU.zip file through the bootloader also works if the original flash is incomplete.
Also, make sure that you downgrade your hboot after flashing the RUU since the stock hboot won't boot GB or AOSP based ROM's.
ramjet73
Ok one more stupid question, after successfully flashing the correct RUU my phone boots into the stock virgin mobile. How do I get into bootloader (to flash OTA update and hboot) from here since holding power and volume down button from off no longer work.
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Hedied4me said:
Ok one more stupid question, after successfully flashing the correct RUU my phone boots into the stock virgin mobile. How do I get into bootloader (to flash OTA update and hboot) from here since holding power and volume down button from off no longer work.
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Try removing/replacing the battery and then use the Power+VolumeDown buttons together to enter the bootloader.
The stock ROM has the "fast boot" option turned on in the power settings by default and that will interfere if you try to enter the bootloader after powering down from the stock ROM.
ramjet73
Thank you very much for your patience and help Ramjet. Everything went well.
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Please excuse me this might have been asked before.
I'm currently S-Off H-boot 1.40 but still on gingerbread firmware(2.17 radio 0.97.10.0530). also flashed to Boost Mobile. My question is if I run RUU to newest build will I lose boost mobile flash?
El Queson said:
Please excuse me this might have been asked before.
I'm currently S-Off H-boot 1.40 but still on gingerbread firmware(2.17 radio 0.97.10.0530). also flashed to Boost Mobile. My question is if I run RUU to newest build will I lose boost mobile flash?
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I honestly don't know.
There is a post by a cricket user in my rooting and S-OFF guide that says the customization is not lost for that carrier but I've never used Boost and can't speak to that.
Perhaps another Boost user on these forums has experience with flashing the RUU.
ramjet73
++sorry++
Using the bootloader procedure is, by far, the easiest way of doing the RUU process that I've encountered. From custom ROM, to stock, back to a custom ROM in less than 45 minutes.
ramjet, thank you for your contributions to our platform.
so my wife is hboot 1.40, radio version 0.97.... running a GB ROM. I need to update her EVERYTHING(you pointed me here) and get her on NegaLite BluROM. I believe I will need to update her hboot as well. At what point in this process should that be done? Do I need to be worried that her current ROM is incompatible with either the new RUU or the new bootloader? And if it is, then I just work through it all in recovery?
Very useful thread, and thank you very much, by the way.
GAPO said:
so my wife is hboot 1.40, radio version 0.97.... running a GB ROM. I need to update her EVERYTHING(you pointed me here) and get her on NegaLite BluROM. I believe I will need to update her hboot as well. At what point in this process should that be done? Do I need to be worried that her current ROM is incompatible with either the new RUU or the new bootloader? And if it is, then I just work through it all in recovery?
Very useful thread, and thank you very much, by the way.
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Is her phone S-OFF? If so, there is a link in the OP to a post that covers updating the hboot. If not, the only way to update the hboot is to flash a more current RUU.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
Is her phone S-OFF? If so, there is a link in the OP to a post that covers updating the hboot. If not, the only way to update the hboot is to flash a more current RUU.
ramjet73
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Yes she is S-off. She also already has 4ext recovery installed.
Does this negate my need to flash recovery in the downloader?
Since she is S-off, this should be pretty easy.
I will still need to access the bootloader via Windows cmd, yes? Or can I accomplish all of this using only the handset?
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Her hboot is:
SHOOTER XC SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.40.0000
RADIO-0.97.10.0530
eMMC-boot
Jun 8 2011, 17:20:22
Is this a custom hboot, or stock? I ask because of the caution on the OP regarding custom bootloaders. And I am not sure because I changed her bootloader a week or so ago and had to change it back.
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GAPO said:
Is this a custom hboot, or stock? I ask because of the caution on the OP regarding custom bootloaders. And I am not sure because I changed her bootloader a week or so ago and had to change it back.
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That's a stock hboot so you should be fine. You can still update using the RUU if a custom hboot is installed, but it might take a restart to complete after the stock hboot is installed.
ramjet73
So, I have a 3d that's totally stock and taken every OTA released. I'm at android 4.03, sense 3.6, and software 2.95.651.5. I want to downgrade my hboot (current S-ON and 1.58) to 1.50 so I can flash CM10.1, and I'm using this guide to do so. Problem is, in the first step (bricking), none of the RUU .zips I've tried (2.17, 2.89) allow me to even attempt the update (and, then, brick the phone) - they come up as 'Main version older' or something, and that I just have to reboot the phone. Which RUU do I need to download to start this process? Appreciate the help.
gaan kak said:
So, I have a 3d that's totally stock and taken every OTA released. I'm at android 4.03, sense 3.6, and software 2.95.651.5. I want to downgrade my hboot (current S-ON and 1.58) to 1.50 so I can flash CM10.1, and I'm using this guide to do so. Problem is, in the first step (bricking), none of the RUU .zips I've tried (2.17, 2.89) allow me to even attempt the update (and, then, brick the phone) - they come up as 'Main version older' or something, and that I just have to reboot the phone. Which RUU do I need to download to start this process? Appreciate the help.
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I believe there is no RUU for hboot 1.58. I think you need to perform S-Off first to get around this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39748093&postcount=363
Taken from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889438
I've done what you are trying to do with the same settings
Hi,
I have the HTC evo 3d CDMA
I would use this guide in order to get S-OFF and unlocked: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889438
change hboot to hboot 1.5. instructions for how to do this: http://unlimited.io/jbhboots.htm
NOTE: commands are for ubuntu 12.04 or greater! Also to get s-off, follow the instructions on their website and don't use the windows version of juopunutbear.
then put your rom.zip and gapps on the sdcard of your phone.
reboot into 4ext recovery, wipe cache, dalvik, system, and data.
instal from sdcard the rom.zip
install from sdcard the gapps
reboot. Done. you should now be on 10.1!
good luck.:good:
so.
i'm posting this on my fiancee's behalf.
anyways.
we got her phone unlocked via htcdev, rooted, 4ext installed, couldn't install any 4.2.2 rom's, realised it was due to the 1.58 hboot.
installed Negalite-BluRom, which worked, had instructions for downgrade to 1.4 hboot. hboot didn't downgrade.
fiancee was after dirty unicorn.
was advised that manually flashing the boot.img from the rom zip via fastboot should circumvent the hboot issue.
did not circumvent.
also tried pacman, didn't work either.
reflashed stock recovery via fastboot.
relocked (fastboot oem lock)
tried to restore stock via exe RUU (2.89) ( have also tried 1.13)
RUU fails with an hboot version error.
currently stuck on bootloop (but can access recovery)
are we trying the wrong RUU? ( sprint(cdma) version evo, using sprint RUU's )
if so, what one should we be using?
(update : no longer able to access recovery, no longer see bootscreen, phone goes straight to bootloader.)
if not.... HAAAALLLLP?
Realtbhuion said:
so.
i'm posting this on my fiancee's behalf.
anyways.
we got her phone unlocked via htcdev, rooted, 4ext installed, couldn't install any 4.2.2 rom's, realised it was due to the 1.58 hboot.
installed Negalite-BluRom, which worked, had instructions for downgrade to 1.4 hboot. hboot didn't downgrade.
fiancee was after dirty unicorn.
was advised that manually flashing the boot.img from the rom zip via fastboot should circumvent the hboot issue.
did not circumvent.
also tried pacman, didn't work either.
reflashed stock recovery via fastboot.
relocked (fastboot oem lock)
tried to restore stock via exe RUU (2.89) ( have also tried 1.13)
RUU fails with an hboot version error.
currently stuck on bootloop (but can access recovery)
are we trying the wrong RUU? ( sprint(cdma) version evo, using sprint RUU's )
if so, what one should we be using?
if not.... HAAAALLLLP?
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You can not use anything but ics sense roms on your hboot version. You need s-off to be able to downgrade. I suggest flashing back to negalite rom then manually flashing the kernel. After that your phone will be fine. If you want jelly bean (dirty unicorn) you need to read up on getting s-off.
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jlmancuso said:
You can not use anything but ics sense roms on your hboot version. You need s-off to be able to downgrade. I suggest flashing back to negalite rom then manually flashing the kernel. After that your phone will be fine. If you want jelly bean (dirty unicorn) you need to read up on getting s-off.
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yeah..... i completely forgot about reflashing the kernel from negalite.
thanks, 'tis working again now.
Managed to get my phone back working, also now running Dirty Unicorns. Downgraded my Hboot to 1.4. Wire trick.
Thanks for the help though.