I tried so many things. I have an Amaze 4G on Wind
I have S-ON.
With booloader locked:
- I ran a RUU as ph85img.exe, however I got the error that the RUU version is too old (1.4 something) while my phone's version is 2. something
- I ran an OTA by uploading it to the SD card as ph85img.zip, however it first goes through loading "ph85img.zip" while a blue bar is loading then it goes to "checking php85img.zip" while a yellow bar is loading and then it just returns to the bootloader screen. No update happened.
- I tried to flash the system.img of the RUU in cmd fastboot however it says that signature cannot be verified
WIth bootloader unlocked:
- ph85img.exe will fail due to unkown error
- OTA as ph85img.zip does the loading part, then it goes checking and quick it says parsing, but it returns back to the bootloader screen.
Right now I thought maybe i needed to do a gold card but I cant adb my phone only fastboot. Anyway to reverse the CID without adb?
Anyways, been on this soft-brick for so many hours and I feel like I tried everything. Help is greatly appreciated.
1. What Android OS before this softbrick happened - ICS or GB?
2. What custom recovery do you have there installed?
jauhien said:
1. What Android OS before this softbrick happened - ICS or GB?
2. What custom recovery do you have there installed?
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1. ICS
2. Was doing the CWM initially.
However, thing is this, when I unlocked my bootloader which was the first step I did, I could not access the recovery screen. Then I did a factory reset and that didn't work either. And now I can only access the bootloader and that's it. And I researched and tried some of the stuff I said in the main post.
TheAmazeUser said:
1. ICS
2. Was doing the CWM initially.
However, thing is this, when I unlocked my bootloader which was the first step I did, I could not access the recovery screen. Then I did a factory reset and that didn't work either. And now I can only access the bootloader and that's it. And I researched and tried some of the stuff I said in the main post.
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OK! I got CWM to work. I am in its recovery menu.
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OK! I got CWM to work. I am in its recovery menu.
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4EXT recovery >> S-OFF >> SuperCID >> ROM of your choice (Could begin with Energy Blue dated August 6th - as it is the only ROM which is FULLY functional and operational..)
jauhien said:
4EXT recovery >> S-OFF >> SuperCID >> ROM of your choice (Could begin with Energy Blue dated August 6th - as it is the only ROM which is FULLY functional and operational..)
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I am running the 4EXT recovery from the all in one kit, however the command prompt says < waiting for device >, however if I do adb devices I can see it there.
NVM have to be in the bootloader. Will update ...
UPDATE
I got 4EXT now. How do I S-OFF? I can't do the all in one kit as I don't have an ICS or JB installed.
ALSO. I cannot mount for example the /internal_sdcard
TheAmazeUser said:
I am running the 4EXT recovery from the all in one kit, however the command prompt says < waiting for device >, however if I do adb devices I can see it there.
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AIO has command "boot into recovery" though.. you'll get two answers with one command..
jauhien said:
AIO has command "boot into recovery" though.. you'll get two answers with one command..
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Sorry, I updated that post.
Here's the update:
I got 4EXT now. How do I S-OFF? I can't do the all in one kit as I don't have an ICS or JB installed.
ALSO. I cannot mount for example the /internal_sdcard
S-off instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694351
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daorderdillon said:
S-off instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694351
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I need a stock RUU installed as I have none right now, but my first post explains that I tried so many ways to get one installed.
TheAmazeUser said:
Sorry, I updated that post.
I got 4EXT now. How do I S-OFF? I can't do the all in one kit as I don't have an ICS or JB installed.
ALSO. I cannot mount for example the /internal_sdcard
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Format the Internal SD in 4EXT recovery..
P.S. And if you can't mount the internal SD by means of 4EXT then please also try to do so in TWRP Recovery...
jauhien said:
Format the Internal SD in 4EXT recovery..
P.S. And if you can't mount the internal SD by means of 4EXT then please also try to do so in TWRP Recovery...
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K, that worked. It is now mounted.
So now I want to load an RUU. I go into the bootloader with my PH85IMG.zip, it goes throughthe loading PH85IMG.zip and then it does CHECKING then PARSING and goes back to bootloader. The bootloader is unlocked during this process.
However, even when locked it does the same thing only when it is unlocked it doesnt say "PARSING".
TheAmazeUser said:
K, that worked. It is now mounted.
So now I want to load an RUU. I go into the bootloader with my PH85IMG.zip, it goes throughthe loading PH85IMG.zip and then it does CHECKING then PARSING and goes back to bootloader. The bootloader is unlocked during this process.
However, even when locked it does the same thing only when it is unlocked it doesnt say "PARSING".
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Make sure your RUU is for Wind..
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Make sure your RUU is for Wind..
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Damn this 5 min wait time to edit.
It is a wind one. From here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617644:
I tried to upload OTA_RUBY_ICS_35_S_Globalive_WWE_2.14.1500.6-1.46.1500.3_release_263096ebhdlebyr7k06p6u.zip to the sd but this is the one that goes back to the bootloader after checking the image.
And I am using this one RUU_Ruby_Globalive_WWE_1.46.1500.3_Radio_1.10.550L .01v2DC_30.69.550L.10_release_229312_signed.exe to install from PC which is the one I am talking about below.
Now here's something else I'm trying.
I am trying to install a RUU using a .exe, that is through my PC. However, first I got the [140] error saying that I the update stopped because my bootloader version is too old .Ok, so I fixed this by going into the all in one kit, and using the mainversion error from the extras.
However, now I get the error that my hboot version is too old. Anyway to downgrade the hboot without s-off?
Try flashing 4 ext again.. You will then be able to flash wind... Because y your working recovery should flash 4ext properly.
I have wind too.. There is NO GOOD reason to NOT S-OFF.&super cid ..
Flash tmobile (if you were on ginger bread.. Flash ginger bread.. Ics to ics)
Then work backwards to wind if you want
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kazzxtrismus said:
Try flashing 4 ext again.. You will then be able to flash wind... Because y your working recovery should flash 4ext properly.
I have wind too.. There is NO GOOD reason to NOT S-OFF.&super cid ..
Flash tmobile (if you were on ginger bread.. Flash ginger bread.. Ics to ics)
Then work backwards to wind if you want
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How do I flash wind? Which image in the wind zip do I choose?
Is there anyway to downgrade the hboot without s-off?
I use tmobile.. Downgrade of hboot without Soff I don't think is possible.. Someone please clarify!!
Wind ginger bread had a data leak when roaming.. Tmobile did not.. So I stayed with the tmobile ruu..
Unless you can tell me a really good reason for returning to wind (warranty etc) I wouldn't bother..
Besides soff is easy safe and makes rom flashing way easier.. I have had no side effects from Soff
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I use tmobile.. Downgrade of hboot without Soff I don't think is possible.. Someone please clarify!!
Wind ginger bread had a data leak when roaming.. Tmobile did not.. So I stayed with the tmobile ruu..
Unless you can tell me a really good reason for returning to wind (warranty etc) I wouldn't bother..
Besides soff is easy safe and makes rom flashing way easier.. I have had no side effects from Soff
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My problem is that I cannot install the RUU because when it reaches "CHECKING" it goes back to the bootloader. I have no initial ICS or GB. Basically my phone is empty right now. All I have in my internal is ext4 folder.
I have tried the WIND AND THE TMOBILE RUU and none work, as they both stop the installation at the "CHECKING" part.
Ok.. So Soff and super cid.. Or am I missing something?
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Ok you need to flash with 4 ext.. In the 4 ext settings you need to tell it you want smart flash enabled.. Because you are son
Then it should work.. But you need to be bootloader unlocked
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I bought Evo which was already upgraded to ICS (OTA I assume), and it was branded I think. I've unlocked it via HTCDev, flashed '4ext touch recovery' and then rooted. Then I flashed MIUI ICS ROM, and everything is OK for now.
I want to use BootManager to flash multiple ROMs. It requires s-off. I tried it already with s-on, because I've read that SmartFlash (from 4ext recovery) makes my phone like s-off, so ROM on SD card installed, but won't boot. I had many problems going back to my Phone ROM, I restored my backup, wiped many times, installed fresh ROM and still had a bootloop. Finally I got it working again by flashing boot.img via fastboot (glad I did nandroid backup before). I didn't try again with different ROM, because after 2 hours of trying to recover my base ROM I've had enough. So I'm pretty sure BootManager will work better if my phone will be s-off.
So my question is - what to do next? We have so many guides and different comments here, sometimes the same method works for one, and doesn't work for another one, and I'm really confused.
I assume I should follow the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466 but I don't understand few things:
friend.evil said:
flash an ICS ROM from recovery(Method B from 10 to 14)
open ICS ROM.zip and extract boot.img to a folder which contains adb, fastboot and AdbWinApi.dll
go to fastboot and type:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
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Do I have to do this if I'm already have MIUI with root privileges? Do I still need that boot.img from MIUI, and put it together with fastboot.exe?
Or should I restore stock ICS? I'm pretty sure I did nandroid backup before flashing MIUI.
friend.evil said:
12_Notice when you s-off the phone the hboot is corrupted i advice after s-off to follow the methods In E_(from 1 to 4)
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Do I need to fix hboot after s-off? What hboot version I have after doing steps 1 to 4 from section E? There's a big zip file (PG86IMG.zip), is it another ROM or what?
And most important question - if method D doesn't work, method F is recommended, but:
elias17 said:
Hboot s on will only flash roms that are based on ics 3.28xx and sense 4 roms using a special boot.img ! U can never flash GB roms until u go s off like i did its a tricky process but it works and now i can flash any rom in the gsm section
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2_flash Leedroid GB ROM from recovery http://leedroid.ftp.rshost.eu/Shoote....zip(Don't forget to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache + dalvik)
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I don't get it - can I flash GB ROM or not if I have hboot 1.53.0007 s-on? Can I use method F if method D fail?
Sorry for my english, I'm from Poland.
Thanks in advance for any tip.
You're confusing yourself, What you need to do my friend is.
1. Download RUU, Run RUU
2. HTC Unlock bootloader again
3. Do the Juopunutbear Wiretrick to get s-off
4. Download the 1.04 ENG hboot (There is one of those for the GSM I think... not sure though)
5. Flash a badass Android 4.2.1 rom. They work.
There's much more detailed guides on what to do, BUT This is a summary of what you want.
Be sure to hit thanks [= I'm almost to 100
Which RUU should I search for? GB or ICS?
But isn't the 1+2 the same as restoring my ICS Stock ROM from backup?
I think hboot 1.49.0007 would be enough, I've read that BootManager works well with that version.
1. Yes you can just restore your stock ics backup BUT you will have to root it using the file provided in method B.
2. Yes the 1.49.0007 hboot is best for gsm
3. You can flash a GB rom with your hboot no problem. It just dont think it will boot. so technically you should be able to do the wire trick with a GB rom flashed(not booted into). You'll be in fastboot mode for the wiretrick. There are different files for GB and ICS when doing the wiretrick
Your best bet is to run an ICS RUU, unlock bootloader, root rom, do the wire trick, change hboot to 1.49.0007 and then flash any rom you want
Backup was made right after I made root, is it enough? I just don't want to go through the entire process from the beginning (unlocking, rooting etc).
mars28 said:
Backup was made right after I made root, is it enough? I just don't want to go through the entire process from the beginning (unlocking, rooting etc).
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That should work But unlocking again is really easy
You should still have you unlock token in the same place,
You just plug up to the computer hop into fastboot usb and type
Fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_Code.bin
to unlock and then
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
for a recovery,
Then move SU to your sd card and flash it in recovery.
Then your all ready for the wire trick, The more you do these things the more experience you get at them and the better you get with fastboot. I suggest you go through the process opposed to just restoring (First off it's much much safer) and you'll know the ropes if you (or anyone else) has this problem.
Maybe you're right. I'll try with RUU. But I see it's hard to find the correct one these days, some old links died. I have a file called "RUU_SHOOTER_U_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_3.28.401.1_Radio_11.77.3504.00U_11.25.3504.06_M_release_262714_signed" which I have downloaded right before I started unlocking my Evo, could it be the correct one?
I didn't know I can use old "unlock_code.bin", I saw that everytime I read the token from the device, it was different. So I assumed that I have to flash bin that match the token.
mars28 said:
Maybe you're right. I'll try with RUU. But I see it's hard to find the correct one these days, some old links died. I have a file called "RUU_SHOOTER_U_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_3.28.401.1_Radio_11.77.3504.00U_11.25.3504.06_M_release_262714_signed" which I have downloaded right before I started unlocking my Evo, could it be the correct one?
I didn't know I can use old "unlock_code.bin", I saw that everytime I read the token from the device, it was different. So I assumed that I have to flash bin that match the token.
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The token and the unlock code are specific to the phone, And doesn't change until you get a new phone.
And that seems to be the right one, Do you live in Europe? lol Shooter u means GSM and ICS means it's the latest RUU.
mars28 said:
Maybe you're right. I'll try with RUU. But I see it's hard to find the correct one these days, some old links died. I have a file called "RUU_SHOOTER_U_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_3.28.401.1_Radio_11.77.3504.00U_11.25.3504.06_M_release_262714_signed" which I have downloaded right before I started unlocking my Evo, could it be the correct one?
I didn't know I can use old "unlock_code.bin", I saw that everytime I read the token from the device, it was different. So I assumed that I have to flash bin that match the token.
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you can easily get a new token from htc dev web site
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Can't_Live_Without_My_Evo said:
And that seems to be the right one, Do you live in Europe? lol Shooter u means GSM and ICS means it's the latest RUU.
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I know I use shooter_u, I asked because I've found another RUU which have "Rogers_WWE" in name of the file, and the rest of the file name is identical, and I remember that I had to choose "rogers" when I was unlocking via htcdev. That's why I wasn't 100% sure if I had to choose "HTC_Europe" or "Rogers_WWE".
Another thing which confuses me:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495358
mpgrimm2 said:
Note 3: If you previously did the HTC Unlock, you'd have to "RELOCK" BEFORE running the RUU.
To do this from fastboot type: fastboot oem lock
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Should I do this or start directly with RUU.exe? My phone is currently "UNLOCKED, hboot 1.53.0007, s-on".
And what about CID? I've read somewhere that I have to change to supercid or something, to be able to flash zips via fastboot. How to check my current CID?
Search for cid getter on play store to get your cid
You certainly need to relock you hboot before running RUU. For the correct ruu you should check the box that your phone came in. It should have the details (atleast i think so)
P.S. you probably don't need to change cid. Infact i'd recommend you not to do that just yet
Got the CID, it's HTC__032. I want to be prepared, who knows what might come up during the whole process.
friend.evil said:
12_Notice when you s-off the phone the hboot is corrupted i advice after s-off to follow the methods In E_(from 1 to 4)
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What means "corrupted"? Phone won't boot or what?
Eeh, if I knew that hboot 1.53.x is so problematic, I would buy Evo with GB on-board.
mars28 said:
Got the CID, it's HTC__032. I want to be prepared, who knows what might come up during the whole process.
What means "corrupted"? Phone won't boot or what?
Eeh, if I knew that hboot 1.53.x is so problematic, I would buy Evo with GB on-board.
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I think yours might be an european model. i had the exact same cid as yours.
when you get to that step of corrupted hboot just follow the steps on this thread and flash hboot 1.49.0007
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906172
Cant kive without my evis comments about the wire trick are bang on. It will fix everything. Having s-off is just much easier so do the wire trick. It will work. My wife and I both have an evo. I had to do the wire trick twice on hers for it to work and four times on mine for it to work. Be patient if it fails the first few times. And if the screen gets stuck on the jounuo whatever screen you can fix that.
If you are stuck at Juopunutbear screen and if you can go to bootloader you need to connect the phone to pc, go to fastboot ( should say fastboot usb)*Go to controlbear folder (from where you ran controlbear to begin withon you pc then open command window in it (hold shift and right click, that willopen command window rigjt there and then*when you get into it you need to enter:
"ControlBear.exe -f" no quotes or "ControlBear f" notice the space after the exe !
Lots of peopke forget to put it in and say it didnt work.
I presume this will fix the problem
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My phone is now s-off. I didn't flash RUU, just restored stock rooted ROM from backup, did the wire trick (just one time, surprisingly) and everything went nice and smooth. Then I flashed hboot 1.49.0007 with no problems at all. Thanks guys for the tips.
One more thing - my phone state is now "LOCKED" - should I bother?
So I got what I wanted - I've installed ROM in BootManager (the one which doesn't boot before, while phone was 's-on') and this time it booted from SD. Today I'll try more ROMs in BootManager.
Locked doesn't matter as long as you are s-off. It only creates problems if you ever plan on using fastboot commands. Trust me, you dont need to bother with it
But if you really want to know heres a quote from ramjet where he explains it a bit.
ramjet73 said:
Once the RUU.exe is run and the stock bootloader is installed, the phone will be bootloader S-ON regardless of the radio S-OFF status. To run fastboot commands like "flash" and "erase" the stock bootloader needs to be unlocked by the htcdev method or a custom bootloader modified to support those commands needs to be flashed, which requires radio S-OFF.
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I was given a phone to try to resurrect from the dead. It powers on directly to the bootloader screen and does no more. I really know nothing about this phone model. Before I start, I want to know if it is even possible. The screen says the following:
*** LOCKED ***
SHOOTER XC SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.57.0000
eMMC-boot
Apr 20 2012, 17:39:22
And then there are the normal bootloader options. Can this thing be saved?
silenthatred said:
I was given a phone to try to resurrect from the dead. It powers on directly to the bootloader screen and does no more. I really know nothing about this phone model. Before I start, I want to know if it is even possible. The screen says the following:
*** LOCKED ***
SHOOTER XC SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.57.0000
eMMC-boot
Apr 20 2012, 17:39:22
And then there are the normal bootloader options. Can this thing be saved?
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if you can get to the bootloader screen and access the fastboot selection,plug it into a computer and get it to read fastbootusb then its fixable,first find your token and unlock the bootloader, then from there install a custom recovery , next copy the stock ROM over to your sdcard and boot into recovery... select install zip from sdcard and guide yourself to where the file is located ,select it and let it install... from there it should be able to reboot and boot up into the ROM
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if you can get to the bootloader screen and access the fastboot selection,plug it into a computer and get it to read fastbootusb then its fixable,first find your token and unlock the bootloader, then from there install a custom recovery , next copy the stock ROM over to your sdcard and boot into recovery... select install zip from sdcard and guide yourself to where the file is located ,select it and let it install... from there it should be able to reboot and boot up into the ROM
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Thanks, it does show fastboot usb...find your token? Not sure what that means. I'll search around a bit when I get home. My original Evo 4G I did root, but don't remember that part.
silenthatred said:
Thanks, it does show fastboot usb...find your token? Not sure what that means. I'll search around a bit when I get home. My original Evo 4G I did root, but don't remember that part.
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You don't need to unlock the bootloader to fix it, and you shouldn't unlock it anyways, until you have it fully booted properly.
Run the RUU EXE from a PC for the 3.28 update (or whatever the later version is) while the phone is connected via fastboot USB mode, it will re-flash the ROM and should boot properly then.
Unknownforce said:
You don't need to unlock the bootloader to fix it, and you shouldn't unlock it anyways, until you have it fully booted properly.
Run the RUU EXE from a PC for the 3.28 update (or whatever the later version is) while the phone is connected via fastboot USB mode, it will re-flash the ROM and should boot properly then.
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RUU.EXE finds it and then gets to the restarting into bootloader step and the phone restarts. Then it just saying waiting for bootloader until it times out, but the bootloader is up on the phone.
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RUU.EXE finds it and then gets to the restarting into bootloader step and the phone restarts. Then it just saying waiting for bootloader until it times out, but the bootloader is up on the phone.
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This happens sometimes if you have a custom bootloader installed when you flash the RUU. Just cancel the Windows task and restart it and you should be fine.
ramjet73
wloftus said:
if you can get to the bootloader screen and access the fastboot selection,plug it into a computer and get it to read fastbootusb then its fixable,first find your token and unlock the bootloader, then from there install a custom recovery , next copy the stock ROM over to your sdcard and boot into recovery... select install zip from sdcard and guide yourself to where the file is located ,select it and let it install... from there it should be able to reboot and boot up into the ROM
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Unknownforce said:
You don't need to unlock the bootloader to fix it, and you shouldn't unlock it anyways, until you have it fully booted properly.
Run the RUU EXE from a PC for the 3.28 update (or whatever the later version is) while the phone is connected via fastboot USB mode, it will re-flash the ROM and should boot properly then.
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Couple things since I have looked into this a little more. Despite it saying Sprint on the front, it is a Virgin Mobile phone. It has the OTA that came down on it, so I can't flash the older RUU. It says it is an older version. So it looks like unlocking the bootloader is my only option? Question is, how do I do that from the bootloader? I was able to get the token and have the unlock_code.bin file, but the instructions to flash it seem to rely on having a working ROM to complete it, which I don't have. The phone is stuck in a bootloader loop. S-OFF, I have the answer. But it is S-ON, so not sure what to do.
silenthatred said:
Couple things since I have looked into this a little more. Despite it saying Sprint on the front, it is a Virgin Mobile phone. It has the OTA that came down on it, so I can't flash the older RUU. It says it is an older version. So it looks like unlocking the bootloader is my only option? Question is, how do I do that from the bootloader? I was able to get the token and have the unlock_code.bin file, but the instructions to flash it seem to rely on having a working ROM to complete it, which I don't have. The phone is stuck in a bootloader loop. S-OFF, I have the answer. But it is S-ON, so not sure what to do.
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You are right that the Virgin Mobile RUU can't be flashed when S-ON and the OTA has been installed unless you can flash a zip to downgrade your main version (mainver) and you have to be unlocked and rooted to do that.
The unlock_code.bin file is flashed via fastboot USB mode so it might work, but if you've tried that and it doesn't you may be able to use unknownforce's hboot downgrade method to get straight to S-OFF. I don't know of anyone that's done it on an Evo V 4G but it might work if you use the RUU zip file for that model.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
You are right that the Virgin Mobile RUU can't be flashed when S-ON and the OTA has been installed unless you can flash a zip to downgrade your main version (mainver) and you have to be unlocked and rooted to do that.
The unlock_code.bin file is flashed via fastboot USB mode so it might work, but if you've tried that and it doesn't you may be able to use unknownforce's hboot downgrade method to get straight to S-OFF. I don't know of anyone that's done it on an Evo V 4G but it might work if you use the RUU zip file for that model.
ramjet73
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It flashes unlock_code.bin to the phone successfully, but the next steps say to click yes on the screen to unlock on the phone. Can't access that without a working ROM. I'll try unknownforce's method when I get home, thanks for the help!
ramjet73 said:
You are right that the Virgin Mobile RUU can't be flashed when S-ON and the OTA has been installed unless you can flash a zip to downgrade your main version (mainver) and you have to be unlocked and rooted to do that.
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Why is this? Is there not a full RUU for the latest version?
ramjet73 said:
The unlock_code.bin file is flashed via fastboot USB mode so it might work, but if you've tried that and it doesn't you may be able to use unknownforce's hboot downgrade method to get straight to S-OFF. I don't know of anyone that's done it on an Evo V 4G but it might work if you use the RUU zip file for that model.
ramjet73
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You still have to brick the device for this and I haven't been able to brick it without using a full RUU flash, which he apparently can't do?
silenthatred said:
It flashes unlock_code.bin to the phone successfully, but the next steps say to click yes on the screen to unlock on the phone. Can't access that without a working ROM. I'll try unknownforce's method when I get home, thanks for the help!
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Does it still say ** LOCKED ** Or does it say ** UNLOCKED ** now?
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Why is this? Is there not a full RUU for the latest version?
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No. Virgin Mobile released an OTA update in November but there's no RUU that corresponds to it available yet. Fortunately, the bootloader version didn't change so the original RUU can be flashed with S-ON if the mainver is set low, but you need to be unlocked and rooted already to flash the zip file that does that.
You still have to brick the device for this and I haven't been able to brick it without using a full RUU flash, which he apparently can't do?
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That would be a problem for him then. I don't know of anyway to flash the RUU with S-ON after the OTA has been installed if the bootloader is actually locked and he can't unlock it.
ramjet73
Yeah, not looking good. Thanks for the help though!
hi, i bought evo 3d in pakistan it was working fine after OTA update i just tried to root it and then tried a custom RUU but it failed and eventually it sucked my original RUU the phone just started restarting from boot screen after that i just visited local market and just gave to some local vendor for software repair he just installed some RUU which in turn sucked the camera and wifi now when i tap at camera app it shw nothing but a certain increase in brightness and then back to normal similarly when i check my wifi it shows 'error' and shows no effect on tapping it i confirmed HTC about the rom they have told me that the local vendor has installed the rom of any other country so how can i get the original rom i.e shipped for Singapore or in other case can my camera and wifi be repaired ??? your kind help will be highly appreciated pl...
well a good way you can start is telling us about your device.
Go into your bootloader and list what it says.
Astrikz said:
well a good way you can start is telling us about your device.
Go into your bootloader and list what it says.
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well it shows
*** Locked ***
SHOOTER_U PVT SHOP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.49.0007
RADIO-11.25.3504.06_M
OpenDSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0202
eMMC-boot
Jul 12 2011, 15:29:51
HBOOT
Do you have a recovery installed? With your hboot and s-off you should be able to flash any rom.
get this recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560279
then flash any rom you want.
EM|NEM said:
Do you have a recovery installed? With your hboot and s-off you should be able to flash any rom.
get this recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560279
then flash any rom you want.
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i do have recovery installed so firstly it is locked means i would unlock it through htcdev.com method and most importantly i dont wanna install custom rom i wanna install official rom so if u do have a link or in other case my gingerbread rom is working efficiently just camera and wifi are giving errors if u have their drivers it would be a great help.
umalik15 said:
i do have recovery installed so firstly it is locked means i would unlock it through htcdev.com method and most importantly i dont wanna install custom rom i wanna install official rom so if u do have a link or in other case my gingerbread rom is working efficiently just camera and wifi are giving errors if u have their drivers it would be a great help.
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try flash different ROMs and enjoy them..
I never known which ruu is perfect for you so wait any other user helps you and never try to unlock boot loader with HTC dev you already have switch-off.
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umalik15 said:
i do have recovery installed so firstly it is locked means i would unlock it through htcdev.com method and most importantly i dont wanna install custom rom i wanna install official rom so if u do have a link or in other case my gingerbread rom is working efficiently just camera and wifi are giving errors if u have their drivers it would be a great help.
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you're s-off. dont think you need to unlock bootloader. if you're looking for something close to stock I'd recommend you look into this rom. I know its not stock but its much better. you wont lose 3d capabilities as its sense 3.6.
If you insist on stock then you might wanna run an RUU and get back to stock. Get the "RUU_SHOOTER_U_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_3.28.401.1_Radio_11.77.3504.00U_11.25.3504.06_M_release_262714_signed.exe" ruu. Most of the phones in pak come from Europe
Made in china, lol
You and I have the same phone - same software running when originally bought: i bought mine directly from china and the phone was only meant for people living in asia, if you did unlock through htcdev, did you have any problem unlocking, mine doesnt want to go past the disclaimer screen, I select yes , press power button and nothing happens even after a 30 min??? any1 please help btw, slecting no, it responds within 2 seconds
reseeus wepen
EM|NEM said:
you're s-off. dont think you need to unlock bootloader. if you're looking for something close to stock I'd recommend you look into this rom. I know its not stock but its much better. you wont lose 3d capabilities as its sense 3.6.
If you insist on stock then you might wanna run an RUU and get back to stock. Get the "RUU_SHOOTER_U_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_3.28.401.1_Radio_11.77.3504.00U_11.25.3504.06_M_release_262714_signed.exe" ruu. Most of the phones in pak come from Europe
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See i had given the phone to developer when he returned me, the recovery is not opening any way so i ll try to install recovery my way and more importantly how can I install custom rom through my computer i only know the way of installing the rom through recovery i.e. by copying into memory card...
see this link:-
http://androidforums.com/gsm-evo-3d...-how-unlock-install-recovery-root-htcdev.html
Install only recovery never unlock boot loader....
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If the above link seems a bit difficult to understand I've detailed what you need to do
Its really easy to do it on your own. Just need a few things to set up on your pc/laptop
Install these drivers first: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/97347619/HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe
Then dl this and extract it in a folder in C:\ drive : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/97347619/mini-adb.zip
Name that folder "android". Now download this recovery(4EXT recovery):http://dl.dropbox.com/u/97347619/recovery.img
Place this recovery.img in android folder
Now open cmd and type "cd C:\android"
Now boot into bootloader and connect your phone to pc and select fastboot on your phone. It should say FASTBOOT USB in red on your phone. This is very important because it shows whether your phone is properly connected or not.
type "fastboot devices" and see if your phone is listed
IF your phone is detected then type this command: "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
then to boot into recovery type "fastboot boot recovery.img"
recorvy is not being installed whenever i try it shows remote failed... snapshot attached
oh crap. frogot this completely.This isnt a problem with custom hboots like revolutionary hboot(which is what i use). What you need to do is unlock bootloader from htcdev before you can flash recovery. after that it doesnt matter whether you are unlocked or locked if you want to flash rom.
just follow the instructions at htcdev and you'll get your unlock token
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oh crap. frogot this completely.This isnt a problem with custom hboots like revolutionary hboot(which is what i use). What you need to do is unlock bootloader from htcdev before you can flash recovery. after that it doesnt matter whether you are unlocked or locked if you want to flash rom.
just follow the instructions at htcdev and you'll get your unlock token
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OR just flash a custom bootloader. Much easier
mnomaanw said:
OR just flash a custom bootloader. Much easier
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i am afraid that unlocking through htc dev may make my phone to 'S-ON' as i last time tried it unlocked the loader and made it to s-on and tried some custom roms but all roms were giving the same error that the bootimage can not be created so then a local developer somehow managed to write the rom through J-TACK but the camera & wifi are still not working so i dont wanna go this way again... so any better idea???
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i am afraid that unlocking through htc dev may make my phone to 'S-ON' as i last time tried it unlocked the loader and made it to s-on and tried some custom roms but all roms were giving the same error that the bootimage can not be created so then a local developer somehow managed to write the rom through J-TACK but the camera & wifi are still not working so i dont wanna go this way again... so any better idea???
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Friend, I again suggest never try HTC dev .. For custom boot loader you can go there:-
http://unlimited.io/jbhboots.htm
1. Download both hboot of your phone like hboot 1.49.9999 for gb and 1.53.5353 for ics..
2. I think your are on ICS (check you are on android 4.0.3) then choose 1.53.5353 and rename it to " PG86IMG.zip" ..
3. Copy this file into root folder of SD card..
4. Switch off the phone.
5. Go to boot loader with pressing power and vol. - button at same time .
6. Once you go to the boot loader , boot loader scan "" PG86IMG.zip"" and after scaning bootloader ask for update ..
7.. After update.. You can check you bootloader version is 1.53.5353 with no "locked" and "unlocked" statement instead he say jopunetbear..
8. Try again flash recovery with adb and fast boot(you known the procedure already)..
I try this method to get root again after flashing ruu(as PG86IMG.zip),
Hope this will working for you also....
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umalik15 said:
i am afraid that unlocking through htc dev may make my phone to 'S-ON' as i last time tried it unlocked the loader and made it to s-on and tried some custom roms but all roms were giving the same error that the bootimage can not be created so then a local developer somehow managed to write the rom through J-TACK but the camera & wifi are still not working so i dont wanna go this way again... so any better idea???
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No htcdev cannot turn s-off to.s-on. You said you tried it last time and it made it s-on. But I guess you tried the write secureflag command also.
If you don't want to unlock, then don't unlock it, just flash another hboot.
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you're s-off. dont think you need to unlock bootloader. if you're looking for something close to stock I'd recommend you look into this rom. I know its not stock but its much better. you wont lose 3d capabilities as its sense 3.6.
If you insist on stock then you might wanna run an RUU and get back to stock. Get the "RUU_SHOOTER_U_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_3.28.401.1_Radio_11.77.3504.00U_11.25.3504.06_M_release_262714_signed.exe" ruu. Most of the phones in pak come from Europe
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I tried your 'RUU' link and tried the .exe file but it gave error that it cannot be updated... I'll try the zip file 2day.
I have tried different roms like firstly sad ics then yoda ics nd now running cool ics for gsm but infacr camera is not working at Ll i have updated all tue kernals and firmware and the rom but camera still not working wats its sol??? How can i make it work???
if you have camera problems with every rom then its probably a hardware issue
I've been trying to root my EVO 4G LTE using various guides from this board, and I'm not having a lot of luck. I have HBOOT 2.09 and it's S-ON. It seems like the easiest way to root the device is to go S-OFF, but then it appears that the device needs to be rooted to get S-OFF. So I'm a little confused at this point. I've unlocked the bootloader and installed TWRP, but when I try to install the SuperSU root utility it gives me an error about mounting partitions and fails. My bootloader screen also displays "TAMPERED" which seems to be a problem but I'm not having a lot of luck finding a way to resolve it.
So... can anyone tell me what my next step is?
Thanks in advance.
Are you using Facepalm, Moonshine, or DirtyRacun? You haven't really provided enough details to help, at this point. What's your software version? I assume you're running the stock ROM?
I was running the stock ROM, I think it was 3.16. I tried using Facepalm but again it seems like it needs root to work which I haven't been able to achieve just yet. I tried installing the ROM from this thread through TWRP but it just hangs on the HTC screen so I'm not sure what's on there now. I can still get into the bootloader and recovery though.
You can't use Facepalm on 3.16 software. Use Moonshine.
Try flashing this stock rooted to get back to a working state: http://d-h.st/users/Captain_Throwback/?fld_id=10308#files
You may need to fastboot flash the boot.img to make sure it fully boots.
OK, I downloaded that ROM and extracted the boot.img. I booted the phone into the bootloader and ran "fastboot flash boot boot.img". It seems to have completed correctly, no errors at least, but now the phone just sits at the HTC screen with the red text at the bottom. Clearly I'm doing something wrong...
Did you flash the ROM too? Or did it reboot on you when you tried?
I just did the boot.img. Should I also do "fastboot flash zip 3.16.651.3_stock_rooted_odex_CPTB.zip"?
davel23 said:
I just did the boot.img. Should I also do "fastboot flash zip 3.16.651.3_stock_rooted_odex_CPTB.zip"?
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You have to flash the ROM in recovery.
Ok, so I went into recovery which is still TWRP, adb pushed that ROM to the phone then tried to install it. It gives a bunch of error messages about being unable to mount various items, says it's unable to find path for partition [name of the zip] and fails.
Thanks for your help and patience so far...
You do not extract the file, leave it as a zip and do not open it. Move it to your SD card while in fastboot (mount sd) and from there use twrp and select the correct zip to flash. But above all... DO NOT EXTRACT THE FILR
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roscoepcoltra said:
You do not extract the file, leave it as a zip and do not open it. Move it to your SD card while in fastboot (mount sd) and from there use twrp and select the correct zip to flash. But above all... DO NOT EXTRACT THE FILR
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He's S-on. He can't flash kernels from recovery with Hboot 2.09.
davel23 said:
Ok, so I went into recovery which is still TWRP, adb pushed that ROM to the phone then tried to install it. It gives a bunch of error messages about being unable to mount various items, says it's unable to find path for partition [name of the zip] and fails.
Thanks for your help and patience so far...
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I don't understand what you're doing here. Boot to recovery, mount storage, copy the ROM zip over, and then flash it.
Ok, so I mounted storage from recovery, or least I tried to, my PC said it needed to be formatted. So I did so, copied the file over and flashed it which completed successfully this time. My phone now boots properly, I'll give Moonshine a try now. Hopefully I won't need to bug you again, thanks for all the help.
Captain_Throwback said:
You can't use Facepalm on 3.16 software. Use Moonshine.
Try flashing this stock rooted to get back to a working state: http://d-h.st/users/Captain_Throwback/?fld_id=10308#files
You may need to fastboot flash the boot.img to make sure it fully boots.
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my friend wants to buy im rooted unlocked evo. it is on viper now can I flash this an it will be stock rooted ?
Tigerstown said:
my friend wants to buy im rooted unlocked evo. it is on viper now can I flash this an it will be stock rooted ?
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Yes.
Captain_Throwback said:
Yes.
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S-on Ok? Or do I need to moonshine first?
Tigerstown said:
S-on Ok? Or do I need to moonshine first?
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You need to use Flash Image GUI or fastboot flash the kernel.
FinZ28 said:
You need to use Flash Image GUI or fastboot flash the kernel.
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Ok I got that app I use that. An for my other one I'm selling is s-off so I can just flash this on that one..it's been fun on the Evo with the helpful fellow xda's on the jewel. But the wife's work now cover half your bill if you have verizon so we had no choice
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Yes.
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Omg I just moonshine(easy thing I ever did) this phone my wife didn't want s-off before. So now I'm s-off I will just flash thanks once again throwback. Hope there is someone in vzw htc one thread that breaks down firmware like you.
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I'm having a little trouble with Moonshine. It reboots the phone a couple of times, gets to step 3 then just keeps printing periods in the program window. I've been reading through the Moonshine thread and it seems other people have had the same problem, but I haven't seen a solid fix yet. Anyone know what I need to do or should I stick with the Moonshine thread?
Hello. I'm having trouble with my HTC Rezound. I had CWM and Clean Rom was running fine but I tried to switch to Venasaur so I could use it on Straight Talk. I had an unlocked boot loader and everything worked before I tried flashing the new rom. Now, My phone won't even turn off unless it's dead.The bootloader says relocked, and it just keeps putting itself in fast boot whether I power it on or not.It says security warning under tampered and relocked. Can anybody please help me out? It would be much appreciated!
Cap'n Jazz said:
Hello. I'm having trouble with my HTC Rezound. I had CWM and Clean Rom was running fine but I tried to switch to Venasaur so I could use it on Straight Talk. I had an unlocked boot loader and everything worked before I tried flashing the new rom. Now, My phone won't even turn off unless it's dead.The bootloader says relocked, and it just keeps putting itself in fast boot whether I power it on or not.It says security warning under tampered and relocked. Can anybody please help me out? It would be much appreciated!
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Did you try to unlock again and fastboot flash the proper boot.img?
acejavelin said:
Did you try to unlock again and fastboot flash the proper boot.img?
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No matter how many times I go through the bootloader unlock screen it still says RELOCKED in fastboot.
Cap'n Jazz said:
No matter how many times I go through the bootloader unlock screen it still says RELOCKED in fastboot.
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Wait... so you get (or have) the unlock token, and push it to the phone via fastboot and it won't unlock? Not to question your abilities, but are you sure your doing it right?
Your using "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin" and then accepting the terms on the screen of the phone, and it is not unlocking?
acejavelin said:
Wait... so you get (or have) the unlock token, and push it to the phone via fastboot and it won't unlock? Not to question your abilities, but are you sure your doing it right?
Your using "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin" and then accepting the terms on the screen of the phone, and it is not unlocking?
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No offense taken! I'm here for help after all, haha. But yes, I have the unlock code.bin, type that into a CMD run from he sdk folder, get the accept screen on the phone, accept and it still says relocked. I dunno what I'm doing wrong, or if the phone is just screwed..
Hmmm... weird, so it must be accepting the token if it is prompting you on the phone to accept the terms on the phones. Guess I have never been in this position where it wouldn't unlock. Did you try going through the entire process on the HTCdev.com again from start to finish? Other than that, I would have to differ this to someone with a little more "hacking" knowledge on the Rezound, like @REV3NT3CH
I hate to say it, but if it won't unlock again, that is bad... really bad, like might be bricked and require a JTAG bad.
Cap'n Jazz said:
No offense taken! I'm here for help after all, haha. But yes, I have the unlock code.bin, type that into a CMD run from he sdk folder, get the accept screen on the phone, accept and it still says relocked. I dunno what I'm doing wrong, or if the phone is just screwed..
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yes try getting a new unlock.bin...each unlock.bin differs from phone to phone also...for example say you had 2 rezounds...one unlock.bin from one rezound will not work on another
REV3NT3CH said:
yes try getting a new unlock.bin...each unlock.bin differs from phone to phone also...for example say you had 2 rezounds...one unlock.bin from one rezound will not work on another
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Well I guess I have a paperweight now.. I got a new unlock.bin and it still says relocked :/. Thanks for the help, guys.
[EDIT] It unlocked! I'm not sure why it finally worked! So what do I do from here? I just need to flash the boot.img?
Cap'n Jazz said:
Well I guess I have a paperweight now.. I got a new unlock.bin and it still says relocked :/. Thanks for the help, guys.
[EDIT] It unlocked! I'm not sure why it finally worked! So what do I do from here? I just need to flash the boot.img?
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Download ROM and TWRP 2.6.3.0
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot boot recovery.img
flash rom in TWRP
S-OFF with rumrunner (just to be safe for the future)
acejavelin said:
Download ROM and TWRP 2.6.3.0
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot boot recovery.img
flash rom in TWRP
S-OFF with rumrunner (just to be safe for the future)
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I don't see the rezound in the list of supported devices on the TWRP website?
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I don't see the rezound in the list of supported devices on the TWRP website?
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Rezound is Verizon's name... to the rest of the world and HTC it is called the vigor
Or it's here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1902381
acejavelin said:
Rezound is Verizon's name... to the rest of the world and HTC it is called the vigor
Or it's here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1902381
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Ah, I see. Thank you for the link. I got TWRP recovery up, but when I try to flash the Venasaur ROM it says failed each time..
Cap'n Jazz said:
Ah, I see. Thank you for the link. I got TWRP recovery up, but when I try to flash the Venasaur ROM it says failed each time..
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Why Venasaur, it is very old and unsupported for almost 2 years... I would recommend Evervolv (KitKat 4.4.2), Tachyon (4.3 Jellybean), or EclipticRez Revamped v9 (Sense ICS), all are stable and have support.
acejavelin said:
Why Venasaur, it is very old and unsupported for almost 2 years... I would recommend Evervolv (KitKat 4.4.2), Tachyon (4.3 Jellybean), or EclipticRez Revamped v9 (Sense ICS), all are stable and have support.
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I was looking for a rom that would let me use this phone with Straight Talk. Would any of those work for that?
Tachyon fails too.
Cap'n Jazz said:
I was looking for a rom that would let me use this phone with Straight Talk. Would any of those work for that?
Tachyon fails too.
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Evervolv should work with a GSM SIM, Edge only, you need to flash the GSM patch for Evervolv though.
What error is it giving you?
EDIT: I don't see any reference to Straight Talk in the Venasaur thread.
Venasaur uses an older update-binary thats now incompatible with the newer builds of TWRP. The fix, flash it twice. I recommend using TWRP 2.5.0.0 for ICS/GB roms, latest for JB/KK.
acejavelin said:
Evervolv should work with a GSM SIM, Edge only, you need to flash the GSM patch for Evervolv though.
What error is it giving you?
EDIT: I don't see any reference to Straight Talk in the Venasaur thread.
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It just says "E: Unable to open zip file.
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/TACHYON- 1.2.zip'" And Failed in red above the Home button.
Cap'n Jazz said:
It just says "E: Unable to open zip file.
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/TACHYON- 1.2.zip'" And Failed in red above the Home button.
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Are you copying the ROM file to the external SD card?
You will probably need to do a complete wipe of the phone except external SD card in the Wipe->Advanced menu, I usually do it at least twice. Then go to the Mounts, select external SD and Mount, it should allow you to get to the SD card with your PC via USB, copy the ROM ZIP file over and go back home and Install and browse to the ZIP and flash.
acejavelin said:
Are you copying the ROM file to the external SD card?
You will probably need to do a complete wipe of the phone except external SD card in the Wipe->Advanced menu, I usually do it at least twice. Then go to the Mounts, select external SD and Mount, it should allow you to get to the SD card with your PC via USB, copy the ROM ZIP file over and go back home and Install and browse to the ZIP and flash.
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I had been using another phone to put the ROM zip on the external SD card. It finally said it installed Evervolv, but when I boot up it just black screens now :/
[EDIT] Now when I try to wipe it says: "E: Unable to mount '/emmc' E: Unable to mount '/emmc' E: Unable to mount internal storage"
Cap'n Jazz said:
I had been using another phone to put the ROM zip on the external SD card. It finally said it installed Evervolv, but when I boot up it just black screens now :/
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How did you start TWRP, from the phone or via "fastboot boot" command? If you started TWRP from the phone, you need to flash the boot.img manually.