edit.... so I somehow miraculously now have it working again.... installed amon-ra recovery, then unsuccessfully flashed Neo, but was able to get Ecliptic Rez to work... can't seem to delete this thread though...
Hi,
So I was running the most recent RUU re-locked, S-on.
I went through the unlock process successfully, then got TWRP on my phone (not even sure how this worked... was using the Rezound all-in-one tool, it didn't seem to work properly the first time, but was able to pull up TWRP through Recover later on) then used TWRP to flash SuperSU and was rooted. Then feeling cocky I went ahead and did a clean wipe (note: I was very dumb and never setup a Restore... I thought, oh everything is going great, I'll just flash real quick, no reason to create a backup.... lesson learned haha) and tried to flash Ecliptic Rez. The first time it didn't work... it almost instantly said it was "installed" but didn't work. I tried to Flash it again, this time it looked good, took a while to install, everything looked great. I rebooted and the EclipticRez splash screen came up.... but then it stayed up, and it's still up. I can go back to recovery/hboot/whatever.
If it matters I pretty much flashed Ecliptic with all the options as default (except I chose S-on)...
I also tried just now to flash NeoMax2.0 but this is stuck at the splash screen as well. I tried to flash this rom first by having it as PM98IMG.zip on my root, but it didn't seem to install properly (it went through an initial phase on hboot for about a minute then went back to the hboot screen. So I then flashed it using TWRP, it said it was "injected successfully" (or something like that) but then when I rebooted it went to the splash screen and is stuck there...
If it matters too, my phone is "unlocked" and "tampered" on hboot.
My questions are...
Where should I go from here?
I really don't wanna mess with S-OFF..
I'm trying to learn more about amon-ra recovery but it's gonna take a while for me to digest all that info.
Could it be a TWRP issue in some way?
Any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
For future reference, since you are s-on (as am I) you need to flash the kernel after the ROM.
Some ROMs you have to pull the kernel out and do it in fastboot, or some, like Ecliptic, will put a PH98IMG on your sd card and put you in hboot after the ROM flashes. Then you accept the update if it doesn't start automatically and it will flash the kernel and then you should be able to boot.
You shouldn't need to rename the ROM to PH98IMG, just select flash zip in recovery and navigate to it.
feralicious said:
For future reference, since you are s-on (as am I) you need to flash the kernel after the ROM.
Some ROMs you have to pull the kernel out and do it in fastboot, or some, like Ecliptic, will put a PH98IMG on your sd card and put you in hboot after the ROM flashes. Then you accept the update if it doesn't start automatically and it will flash the kernel and then you should be able to boot.
You shouldn't need to rename the ROM to PH98IMG, just select flash zip in recovery and navigate to it.
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That's dead on! Thank you. That was the difference I noticed. I'm not sure why, but amon-ra after flashing EclipticRez sent me back to hboot and there I realized that I was supposed to do another step, and at that point I thought, hey this might work this time lol
Out of curiosity.... so you say some ROMs have you "pull the kernel out" - what exactly does that mean? Would I have to download (or perhaps just located the kernel in the SD card) and change that to PH98IMG and put it on SD Root so it loads that update in hboot? Thanks
Since I download everything to my pc then transfer to my phone, what I do is just look in the ROM zip file in explorer and then copy the boot.img out of it into my fastboot folder. Then I just flash it from there using:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
There's probably a way to get it out using Root Explorer or ES File Explorer, but I don't know how you would put it into a PH98IMG file on the phone.
I avoid PH98IMG files whenever possible. Those could be anything packaged up into a file named PH98IMG and I feel safer flashing something using the real name. Would hate to use the wrong PH98IMG file by accident and do something I regret later.
feralicious said:
Since I download everything to my pc then transfer to my phone, what I do is just look in the ROM zip file in explorer and then copy the boot.img out of it into my fastboot folder. Then I just flash it from there using:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
There's probably a way to get it out using Root Explorer or ES File Explorer, but I don't know how you would put it into a PH98IMG file on the phone.
I avoid PH98IMG files whenever possible. Those could be anything packaged up into a file named PH98IMG and I feel safer flashing something using the real name. Would hate to use the wrong PH98IMG file by accident and do something I regret later.
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Ok cool, so you'd flash your ROM first using the command prompt, then after the ROM has finished installing and you're back in hboot you would then flash the boot.img (aka Kernel right?)?
Flash the ROM in recovery - on the phone, not fastboot. I just download to my pc and store everything there then copy what I need to my phone when I want. So when I flash a ROM I copy it to my sd card to use in my phone.
Then you may or may not have to flash the kernel in fastboot. Only need to use fastboot if the ROM doesn't make a PH98IMG file for you and put it on your sd card. If it does make one I believe it will put you in bootloader and ask you if you want to update and you just select yes with no need to use pc.
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I need some help and advice.
I was on Virtuous Shooter 1.0.2 Rom and tried to install a kernel from the CDMA section.
Before i flashed it i made a nandroid backup, so i could allways go back (I thought).
But after flashing the Kernel it didn't go to the rom, but to my recovery.
So the rom booted just fine, only my recovery was broken.
Then i tried flashing a new recovery by using Rom manager. The phone crashed while doing this.
And now all i can do is boot into the bootloader and fastboot.
Should i use the revolutionary tool again when in fastboot? Or can i do a fastboot restore like this:
Manual Nandroid restore
Make a Nandroid backup, and copy the folder off your SD card to your desktop.
cd ~/Desktop/path/to/backup/
fastboot flash userdata data.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
I don't want to make things worse now, so i could use some advice.
I'm at work now so won't be trying this in the next few hours.
Thanx already
Download and flash an RUU
1. You now need to pick the RUU you wish to flash, a good source is this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208485
2. Once you have downloaded the RUU you would like to flash, run it (it can take a while to load), and stop when you get the welcome screen, which has a picture of a Evo 3D on the left and a red caution notice on the right.
3. Move this window out of the way (it forces itself into foreground), then open up windows explorer and go to:
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp
4. Then sort by Date Modified. Find the newest folder with a long random sequence of numbers as its name, go in here and you should see, three files and a folder: corecomp, dotnetinstaller, IBSEW64. (the files may be different on 32-bit OS), now go into the folder which has another long random name.
In there amongst a lot of files (use search if you need to), you will find rom.zip. This is the rom we want to flash!
5. Copy the rom.zip file to the root of your SD Card
(i.e. if your on Windows, X:/ [where X is the letter of your EVO 3D's SD Card])
6. Rename the rom.zip you just put on your SD Card, to PG86IMG.zip (ensure you do not rename it to PG86IMG.zip.zip or it wont work!)
7. Find the "HTC Android ROM Update Utility" Window, and hit Cancel.
Flash RUU (rom.zip)
1. EITHER:
1a. Shut down your phone, then take out your battery and put it back in.OR:
1b. Make sure fastboot is disabled in settings and shut down your phone (This can be done via Settings > Power> Untick "FAST BOOT" at the bottom.)
2. Keep hold of the volume down button and switch your phone on.
3. When it asks "Do you want to start the update", press Volume Up to accept (this can take a while and its normal for the system part to appear to go in a loop several times)
5. Press Power Off to reboot to first time setup.
6. Your phone is now debranded!
7. Remove PG86IMG.zip from your memory card
Thanx, sounds good, but what does this do?
I don't need a new rom, i need my recovery back, so i can restore my nandroid, i believe this only gives me the rom part?
trion said:
Thanx, sounds good, but what does this do?
I don't need a new rom, i need my recovery back, so i can restore my nandroid, i believe this only gives me the rom part?
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Put this file http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37682542/PG86IMG.zip in the root of your sd-card.
Just go into hboot and give permission to update.
This file will flash Recovery back again.
This all can be found here in this post .
HTC EVO 3DEVO 3D GSM Android Development[RECOVERY] Revolutionary based on CWM
Sorry, I dont't know how to give a direct link to the post.
deaad said:
Put this file http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37682542/PG86IMG.zip in the root of your sd-card.
Just go into hboot and give permission to update.
This file will flash Recovery back again.
This all can be found here in this post .
HTC EVO 3DEVO 3D GSM Android Development[RECOVERY] Revolutionary based on CWM
Sorry, I dont't know how to give a direct link to the post.
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thanx! will try it later, still at work now.
Don't use a RUU too much work for no reason.
Simply do this
In future
1. Wrong Section
2. How comes that you are flashing a CDMA Kernel?
3. You also flashed a cdma Recovery lol
Flashmaniac said:
Don't use a RUU too much work for no reason.
Simply do this
In future
1. Wrong Section
2. How comes that you are flashing a CDMA Kernel?
3. You also flashed a cdma Recovery lol
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I was aware that it was from the CDMA section, but as most of the development is going on in there, and on my previous phone the kernels worked on both models. I tried a CDMA kernel, if it wouldn't work i could just restore my nandroid. But i didn't expect the kernel to overwrite my recovery.
And for flashing the recovery, i just used the normal ROM Manager option of flashing a recovery, Rom manager doesn't name a GSM or CDMA model, just HTC Evo 3D recovery, and that screwed up my rom.
Nandroid restoring now
thanx all who helped me :-D
I have come copied the ROM.zip to the SDCARD and rename to PG86IMG.zip
However each time I go into bootloader, it doesnt ask me to Update. It will automatically detect and start loading the zip (with one error image not found or something). You can still see a blue status bar on the right side but once its completely done it doesnt appear anything have happened. Rebooting the phone proves nothing was flashed.
What am I doing wrong? Do I need a FAT 16 SDCARD or goldcard to do this?
Ok so I got this phone the other day. It was rooted but I dont know about a custom ROM. It has Clockwork v3.1.0.2 on it and OS ver 1.12.605.6.
I did a factory wipe on the phone, obviously a mistake, and now it's locked on the HTC boot screen. It doesnt reboot over and over, it's simply locked. I tried to install PG05IMG_Mecha_VERIZON_WWE_1.12.605.6_Radio_1.16.00.0223r_NV_8k_1.41_9k_1.64_release_174685_signed.zip on it by renaming it PG05IMG but it comes up no image error. I checked and the SD card is mounted. Any ideas on what I can do to recover?
Try the 1.13.605.7 RUU (MR1-first OTA) or the 1.70.605.0 RUU.(MR2-second OTA) Making sure you download the .zip not .exe version. Rename PG05IMG.zip like you did before. Download to you computer first and transfer to the sdcard or at least make sure you are downloading over WiFi if you use your phone.
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Still came up as no or wrong image. It see's the file in the recovery menu but says it's (bad). Im not sure why it's not loading. Unless its that I loaded it using a SD card that was in an eris to get the zip on the card...
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Still came up as no or wrong image. It see's the file in the recovery menu but says it's (bad). Im not sure why it's not loading. Unless its that I loaded it using a SD card that was in an eris to get the zip on the card...
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Because those are meant to be flashed from bootloader not recovery.
Follow the instructions for flashing a radio here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220484
using the PG05IMG.zip file you want
You dont need to rename rooted rom zips. You only rename radio zips (or certain files that devs tell you to) to the PG50IMG.zip format.
In recovery flash the rom zips with whatever name it has (do not flash .EXE files as stated above)
In Bootloader you flash the radios or PG50IMG.zip files
Thank you very much for the answers. I believe you do have to rename the RUU .zips and flash like a radio as they are signed ROMS, as opposed to rooted. I did try to flash in bootloader first, but when that failed I rebooted in recovery to see if the phone was reading the file by accessing the load from ZIP. It did see the file but failed to load in bootloader.
I also double checked to see if the SD card was mounted, which it was. Im at a loss.....this thing should load. Could the bootloader be damaged or corrupt??
I’m extremely new to the Android community and I did do a lot of reading on how to unlock, install a recovery, and install ICS on my HTC Rezound. The problem I’m having is that I found an ICS ROM to install. I downloaded it, renamed it PH98IMG.zip, installed it onto my SD card through Clockworkmod Recovery, I then tried rebooting into the bootloader to get the zip file installed, but this is what happens in bootloader:
SD Checking…
Loading…[PH98DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading…[ph98diag.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
Loading…[ph98img.zip]
And there’s a vertical progress bar on the right side of the screen that fills up, but then nothing happens after that. It goes back into the bootloader screen. Now my phone won’t startup at all, I get stuck at the HTC white startup screen. I can get into bootloader and Clockworkmod recovery, but nothing else works.
If anybody can please help me with step by step instructions I would really really really appreciate it. Thanks.
I should also mention that I followed a YouTube video on how to install ICS on my Rezound (I can't post a link of the video b/c XDA website won't let me).
The video had me unlock the bootloader, install CWM recovery, and install something called Ineffabilis-Deus-v1.0.1-Odex.zip. Everything up to this point worked just like the video (which is point 3:30 on the video). After that, nothing else worked.
I've ended up formatting the SD card from CWM recovery so now there's nothing on the SD card. Not even the PH98IMG.zip file. PLEASE PLEASE HELP!
If you still have ADB set up after you unlocked, here's whatchya do.
1. Unzip the P98 file.
2. Move the boot.img into your ADB directory.
3. Plug your phone into your computer.
4. Run CMD as administrator and type in the following commands
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Should work just fine after that. :good:
And I really hope you are at least using the modded CWM recovery from this post and elsewhere, you'll have issues if your phone fully drains otherwise:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27517554
Worry about reflashing recovery on its own after you get the ROM up and running, just be sure you keep the phone charged. And consider AmonRa or TWRP recovery.
Chyrux said:
If you still have ADB set up after you unlocked, here's whatchya do.
1. Unzip the P98 file.
2. Move the boot.img into your ADB directory.
3. Plug your phone into your computer.
4. Run CMD as administrator and type in the following commands
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Should work just fine after that. :good:
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YES! It worked! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Now to figure out how to get Amon Ra installed and uninstall CWM Recovery.
You can download Amon Ra from this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23781936&postcount=428
rename img file to recovery.img and flash using fastboot as below
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fasheezy said:
YES! It worked! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Now to figure out how to get Amon Ra installed and uninstall CWM Recovery.
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Dowload this: http://www.mediafire.com/?5yemc20dcnbr91c
Rename to PH98IMG and install via boot loader.
fasheezy said:
I’m extremely new to the Android community and I did do a lot of reading on how to unlock, install a recovery, and install ICS on my HTC Rezound. The problem I’m having is that I found an ICS ROM to install. I downloaded it, renamed it PH98IMG.zip, installed it onto my SD card through Clockworkmod Recovery, I then tried rebooting into the bootloader to get the zip file installed, but this is what happens in bootloader:
SD Checking…
Loading…[PH98DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading…[ph98diag.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
Loading…[ph98img.zip]
And there’s a vertical progress bar on the right side of the screen that fills up, but then nothing happens after that. It goes back into the bootloader screen. Now my phone won’t startup at all, I get stuck at the HTC white startup screen. I can get into bootloader and Clockworkmod recovery, but nothing else works.
If anybody can please help me with step by step instructions I would really really really appreciate it. Thanks.
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My Rezound has the exact same screen when going to the bootloader. I tried so very hard to avoid this but it must be done, I have to ask for help. I have no idea how to fix this phone. When trying to boot it gets all the way to the 4GLTE screen and stops, forever.
This phone is rooted with an unlocked bootloader, S-On, using Hasoon2000's AIO. It was working fine up until I did something stupid and loaded Motioncoding's Beats audio installer. (In case you're wondering I did this in an attempt to have the Beat's audio function while using Pandora, unfortunately this stopped the stock music player from functioning with headphones, I'm and idiot, I know...)
The problem occurred once I tried to uninstall the beat's audio installer using Root Browser Lite and deleting the system files they specified in the instructions. Apparently I deleted one to many and upon restart this is where I ended up. I have tried numerous fixes but the problem I keep running into is I cannot get access to Android via a USB connection on my PC. I still have access to the bootloader and to Clockworkmod Recovery but that is it. If someone can explain to me how to fix this it would really make me feel better and I promise I will never try to do something this stupid again. Thanks.
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Did you create a nandroid backup as recommended before trying any new mods? If not, reflash your rom in recovery/boot.img in fastboot, with only a system wipe. If so, restore your nandroid, if you don't boot then reflash a proper boot.img in fastboot.
Yeap snuzzo is spot on. I just wanted to add that it's not a big problem at all, not even something to stress about. We will help you get it fixed up. If you have the vertical loading var, there's a PH98IMG.zip file on the external sd card that you need to delete.
Since it was mentioned in the quote, make sure you aren't running the official clockwork mod recovery. Either run amon ra or fly halfs custom clockwork mod
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I have no os on my phone anymore, i have no idea where to even start. Ive been searching and searching forever now.
S-On
Hboot- 2.28
No Backup and Non-Root as well
Bootloader Unlocked
Is there anything i can do? I know the Hboot 2.28 RUU hasnt came out yet that i know of and researched of as well....Thanks in advance!
Your fine, did you just wipe everything or re-did the ruu?
If your did the ruu than you need to get your recovery back in your phone
If you just wiped everything in recovery than you need to download the ROM you want to use than install the zip in recovery but don't boot into it yet. Pull the battery and boot into bootloader and go into fastboot. Than on your PC take the boot.img file out of the ROM zip you just installed and flash it over ADB.
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
If you need any more help or questions I can continue to help or others will pop in
Edit: IF your trying to get back to just stock than you need to ruu again http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/
You need to have a locked bootloader when flashing the ruu,
After downloading the file, rename it to "PH98IMG.zip" (no quotes)
Place the renamed file onto the root of the SD Card
Than boot into bootloader and it should load it up and install it, make sure to just leave it be. The phone might turn off than back on by itself once during the installation and that's normal, it'll continue installing and it will let you know when its finished
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Add a rom zip file to your external sd card via your computer. And install it via yiur custom recovery. If for some reason you don't have a custom recovery, use Odin to go back to stock.
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Ok ive got a ROM installed but every time i try to flash the Boot.img it says "Failed (data transfer failure)"
I want to flash this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2400838
But I don't have 4EXT, and as far as I can tell in order to install it I need to install the .apk from here (http://www.4ext.net/) and run it as root.
The problem is, apps won't run as root. If I try to update the superuser app it says it fails to get root.
I've got the SOS X rom on there now, twrp 1.1.1 recovery, and HBOOT-1.58.5858
It's S-OFF.
I also tried flashing a stock root rom to see if I could get superuser to work, but it had the same problem. And I've tried a couple different HBOOT versions.
Any help would be much appreciated!
First and foremost, that ROM wont work with Hboot 1.58. that Hboot version works best with Sense-based Roms, but it doesnt play nice at all with JB Roms. flash Hboot 1.04. sense-based Roms will still work. its the most used Hboot for the Evo 3D.
Second, you can flash the recovery from boot loader if you have the proper zip file. if not, you can also flash it from your computer using fastboot.
i am not sure why your root does not work. it could be a file system error. i can't tell.
anyways, ill guide you on flashing the Hboot and the recovery.
Hboot: (you know this already, but just in case )
BACKUP BEFORE PROCEEDING
take the Hboot file i included, and rename it to PG86IMG. after the rename the file Should be just PG86IMG.zip
put the file in the root of your Phone's SD card
turn off your phone, or remove the battery, or anything.
boot your phone into boot loader by pressing and holding Vol- + Power till you see the boot loader screen.
it will seach for a PG86IMG file to install. it will find the file you dropped into the SD card.
it will ask you if you want to install it, fallow the on-screen instructions to select yes.
it will install
afterwards, it will tell you to hit power to reboot or something like that.
after that delete the PG86IMG file from your sd card, or else it will prompt you to install it again when you use Hboot the next time
this is the same procedure for any and all Hboots. if you need another version later on, go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30014044&postcount=7
Recovery:
BACKUP BEFORE PROCEEDING
now, if you find the recovery itself in a zip file, you can install it from boot loader by renaming it to PG86IMG and doing exactly like the Hboot.
i only have the img, so i will tell you how to do that.
from a computer, you will search for the android SDK. its about 100mb. hopefully youre using Windows, and if so, there is a mini SDK that is really small. this mini SDK contains what will allow you to use Fast Boot and ADB.
Here you can find the mini SDK http://androidforums.com/faqs/443072-adb-guide-updated-12-05-2011-a.html
take the folder sdk-tools and put it on the root of your hard drive or anywhere. put in the folder the recovery.img file i included
open cmd on windows, or terminal on linux. type in "cd C:\sdk-tools" if on windows.
hit enter. after that type fastboot and hit enter and see if something comes up. if it doesnt, you got the path wrong. i cant really go into much detail explaining this is coming out of my memory so excuse me.
after you do get the path right, just boot your phone into boot loader, select fastboot, plug your phone to your computer and you should see Fastboot USB on your phone screen highlighted in red.
after that just go to the command window on your pc, and type "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" no, theres no typo there. if you get lost, let me know and ill help you out
hopefully you will stay with 4ext since it performs better than twrp. at least in my case.
once it finishes installing youre done. you have 4ext and an Hboot version that works with the Rom you want to install.
now to the Root access problem.
try flashing a rooted rom, see if it works. if it doesnt, or you already tried. then try wiping everything and reflashing.
if still no go, then let me know and ill see how i can help you.
Thanks so much! This is exactly what I needed.
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