RUU Problems - HTC Droid DNA

Background:
Was gonna let a friend borrow my DNA to see how she liked it. She has ATT. Flashed Newts Sense 5 ROM and played with APN settings. No data...so screw it..I get to keep my phone. Reboot to recovery and wipe and re install the ROM...no data.
What Ive done:
Mostly panicked...but I eventually found a thread to get back to stock and then I was gonna unlock. I'm S-Off. I did fastboot oem lock and RUU'd
Now my screen says Relocked but still S-Off.
How the heck can i flash a recovery so I can flash a rom? I don't want to boot my phone untill i'm rooted cause i don't want the OTA

Unlock again using the Unlock_code.bin HTC gave you with fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin, then flash the recovery.

If your S-OFF what's the big deal about taking the OTA? You can always go back with S-OFF. I had no data issue too just make sure your on the pre ota hboot and relocked then RUU should work. After RUU completes factory reset and your good to go.
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LakerStar25 said:
If your S-OFF what's the big deal about taking the OTA? You can always go back with S-OFF. I had no data issue too just make sure your on the pre ota hboot and relocked then RUU should work. After RUU completes factory reset and your good to go.
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Mine was quite different.. I had a CID of 11111111
....I couldnt use my unlock code...so I had to change my CID to 2222222
Worked like a charm. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction,.

andrewp3481 said:
Mine was quite different.. I had a CID of 11111111
....I couldnt use my unlock code...so I had to change my CID to 2222222
Worked like a charm. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction,.
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Yea no problem
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Related

Do I need root before trying to S-off?

I'm on 3.14 stock ruu, unlocked bootloader, amonra in the recovery
do I need to flash something like the "3.14 stock deodexxed root"
or can I just finally try to s-off?
thanks <3
Watercycle said:
I'm on 3.14 stock ruu, unlocked bootloader, amonra in the recovery
do I need to flash something like the "3.14 stock deodexxed root"
or can I just finally try to s-off?
thanks <3
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the su binary MUST be present in the system for the S-OFF process to work correctly, so yes, you must root.
Since you have Amon ra installed, just boot into that, go to the developer menu and install the su binary, then do S-OFF
a.mcdear said:
the su binary MUST be present in the system for the S-OFF process to work correctly, so yes, you must root.
Since you have Amon ra installed, just boot into that, go to the developer menu and install the su binary, then do S-OFF
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unguarded or super user? and thank you i didn't know about that =)
Watercycle said:
unguarded or super user? and thank you i didn't know about that =)
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Sueperuser not unguarded
this is the most rediculous process ever! (currently trying to wire trick) I'VE USED 2 DARN TYPES OF WIRE AND A PAPERCLIP AND NONE OF THEM DO ANYTHING
oh god, whew... i was running around the house making a wire out of everything...
but after trying the paperclip for like the 8th time (which took a half hour to find) it seems to have worked
S-off is the most stressful android activity ever >XO
thanks you two <3
You did use the ics jb hboot right? Make sure you can see the sd card? And don't unlock your phone again. You would need to s-on then s-off again for it to say locked. I just woke up and saw your new posts, its been a long day but I see you got help. Welcome to the club, glad it finally worked.
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I used the Hboot that came with 3.14 Ruu, if S-off took the "relocked" away then i'm happy, if it didn't, oh well, but I was unlocked when I started the process =o
As long as you don't unlock it after s-off, it will be locked again ( although it says "juopunutbear" instead of "locked" if you're using their modified boot. Just flash a stock one and it will say locked)
I'm still not to sure why people keep bringing up the Hboot, is it because if you flash S-off's it will break it?
I declined the modified version and everything appears to be working
Watercycle said:
I'm still not to sure why people keep bringing up the Hboot, is it because if you flash S-off's it will break it?
I declined the modified version and everything appears to be working
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The patched hboot adds some advanced fast boot commands. However everything will work without the patched hboot. You don't need it its just nice to have
Watercycle said:
I'm still not to sure why people keep bringing up the Hboot, is it because if you flash S-off's it will break it?
I declined the modified version and everything appears to be working
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The juoponut bear hboot is an eng hboot that allows for adb commands and other options most people will not need.
The h boot issue is thus......in the event you want your phone returned to stock (s on and locked in downloader), after gaining s off do NOT HTC unlock the phone.
If you don't unlock it and want to return to stock you basically run a ruu, and then write the secure flag back to s on (scotty123 has a thread how to do this). After which point you phone will be on stock Rom, recovery and h boot will say locked and s on. Just like the day you first got the phone.
If you unlock after s off (as an early adopter I did) your bootloader will only say unlocked or relocked. You can run ruus, and write secure flag to s on.....BUT your hboot will say relocked or unlocked. And to a trained eye, someone can tell you tampered with it (running Roma,etc)
In my case, I had to follow scottys thread, s on, and do the s off process all over again. Early on we thought flashing a ruu would change the hboot status from relocked to locked. However we were mistaken.
So, don't unlock after s off.
If you can't run adb commands with your h boot and don't want to flash an eng hboot, use the ph98img.zip method to flash things (ex recovery, hboots, radios).
Sent from my Rezound
ericsignals said:
The juoponut bear hboot is an eng hboot that allows for adb commands and other options most people will not need.
The h boot issue is thus......in the event you want your phone returned to stock (s on and locked in downloader), after gaining s off do NOT HTC unlock the phone.
If you don't unlock it and want to return to stock you basically run a ruu, and then write the secure flag back to s on (scotty123 has a thread how to do this). After which point you phone will be on stock Rom, recovery and h boot will say locked and s on. Just like the day you first got the phone.
If you unlock after s off (as an early adopter I did) your bootloader will only say unlocked or relocked. You can run ruus, and write secure flag to s on.....BUT your hboot will say relocked or unlocked. And to a trained eye, someone can tell you tampered with it (running Roma,etc)
In my case, I had to follow scottys thread, s on, and do the s off process all over again. Early on we thought flashing a ruu would change the hboot status from relocked to locked. However we were mistaken.
So, don't unlock after s off.
If you can't run adb commands with your h boot and don't want to flash an eng hboot, use the ph98img.zip method to flash things (ex recovery, hboots, radios).
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Well everything is right but the first part, the modified hboot allows you to perform fastboot commands that would otherwise require you to unlock the bootloader
Fastboot flash, fastboot boot... Etc.
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superchilpil said:
Well everything is right but the first part, the modified hboot allows you to perform fastboot commands that would otherwise require you to unlock the bootloader
Fastboot flash, fastboot boot... Etc.
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Forgot to add that part when I typed the adb part ....thanks for correcting me.:thumbup:
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oh dear, so without that Hboot command prompt won't be able to fastboot into recovery and whatnot?
Watercycle said:
oh dear, so without that Hboot command prompt won't be able to fastboot into recovery and whatnot?
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Yes, but there are ways around that
I personally just package my own ph98img.zips if I need to flash a kernel or recovery after doing something dumb
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If you want to add the JB Hboot, it is very simple. You can go to their site and just download the most recent hboot. You must know if you are ICS or GB. But go here: http://unlimited.io/hboot-downloads/ and download the right one, either vigor ics or vigor gb. Put that in the folder where you had put the original controlbear program and follow these instructions:
To flash the JuopunutBear hboots
Put the phone in fastboot mode, connected to the pc and enter the following commands
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip jb_hboot.zip
Thats all there is to it and you can now benefit from the JB Hboot.
I thought you needed to be unlocked with htc dev to gain s-off? Now I'm hearing that I should not unlock my phone before I s-off?
Yes you need to be unlocked. It's part of the prerequisites. Please read then reread the thread in general "s-off with instructions...it's official". Understand how to avoid problems and fix them if they arise. It's very easy but it's like people half ass reading the instructions recently. Don't be that person.
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th3rapist said:
I thought you needed to be unlocked with htc dev to gain s-off? Now I'm hearing that I should not unlock my phone before I s-off?
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You have to unlock befor you s off, afterwards it's redundant to do so. But some people have
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doubleshot, ruby ICS, vigor ICS, holiday ICS, pyramid ICS?
which one? haha
I don't mind don't 1 more small flash that will probably be necessary in the future as long as it doesn't screw my current rom up

[Q] S-off phone going to my kid; what to flash?

I have a Rezound on RezRom (latest). The phone is s-off... I can't believe I got through that with my old eyes and limited tech ability...
I got a new phone, and want to give the Rezound to my daughter. What would be the right thing to flash to make her stock, and able to receive updates? I don't care if the phone stays s-off or goes back to s-on-- she'll never use that feature anyhow.
I'm guessing I can just run this: RUU_Vigor_VERIZON_WWE_2.01.605.11_Radio_RS_0.95.00.1123r_3161E_9K_QMR_release_233635_signed.exe and all will be back to stock, the updates will work, the phone will be erased and probably s-on again.
If someone can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. (So would she... she's still rocking an OG droid!)
Thanks much in advance for any help!
Cheers,
SteveRN
S-OFF will remain after RUU but there's a thread about returning to S-ON but make sure it's after the RUU or you'll brick your phone beyond repair.
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Running that ruu will get you completely back to stock with the exception of s-off. If you want to set it back to s-on there's simply a fast boot command you need to run. There are a few threads around here that talk about it if that's the way you want to go.
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Here's the thread for s-on btw.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612937
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Many thanks to you all. (of course I hit the button) ;-)
I'll run the RUU and leave it S-off. As long as it's on the upgrade path I'm a happy camper... and If I ever need to flash something for her, I can.
If it breaks or anything I'll be able to s-on it I suppose, she would only send it in through me anyway... (yeesh... kids )
Still stuck trying to flash stock back to my S-Off rezound...
Uh oh. Still stuck. I run the RUU i listed above and it errors out.
I boot the phone into the latest RezRom (ics) and run the RUU; the RUU gets to the part where it says "ok, say ok to flash this" and then it comes up "unknown error".
Am I supposed to start this up while the phone is in recovery? or is there a zip I can flash like a ph98img.zip that would take me to stock, even if it's s-off stock?
Argh.
RezRom still boots up fine. I can reboot into TWRP as well.
Help! (I need a clue....)
try preforming a factory reset in bootloader then try the ruu again
steven.rn said:
I have a Rezound on RezRom (latest). The phone is s-off... I can't believe I got through that with my old eyes and limited tech ability...
I got a new phone, and want to give the Rezound to my daughter. What would be the right thing to flash to make her stock, and able to receive updates? I don't care if the phone stays s-off or goes back to s-on-- she'll never use that feature anyhow.
I'm guessing I can just run this: RUU_Vigor_VERIZON_WWE_2.01.605.11_Radio_RS_0.95.00.1123r_3161E_9K_QMR_release_233635_signed.exe and all will be back to stock, the updates will work, the phone will be erased and probably s-on again.
If someone can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. (So would she... she's still rocking an OG droid!)
Thanks much in advance for any help!
Cheers,
SteveRN
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Ignore this post.......
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dogredwing1 said:
try preforming a factory reset in bootloader then try the ruu again
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Thanks bud... that didn't work either.
When I run adb devices, I see the rezound listed... I'm still thinking there is a zip i could flash from twrp, but I don't know where to find a stock zip that I could rename to ph98img.zip for that.
I am a bit mystified why the RUU won't run.
the hboot is 2.25, could that be it?
steven.rn said:
Thanks bud... that didn't work either.
When I run adb devices, I see the rezound listed... I'm still thinking there is a zip i could flash from twrp, but I don't know where to find a stock zip that I could rename to ph98img.zip for that.
I am a bit mystified why the RUU won't run.
the hboot is 2.25, could that be it?
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Does it say unlocked at the top by any chance? In hboot that is?
If so you run, "fastboot OEM lock" while in fastboot. Then run the ruu.
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nosympathy said:
Does it say unlocked at the top by any chance? In hboot that is?
If so you run, "fastboot OEM lock" while in fastboot. Then run the ruu.
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It says "locked" but I do remember unlocking it before s-off. I'll chase that down a bit, I think you have something here. I'll let you know in a bit
nosympathy said:
Does it say unlocked at the top by any chance? In hboot that is?
If so you run, "fastboot OEM lock" while in fastboot. Then run the ruu.
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What ended up working was booting the phone into fastboot and then running the RUU. I didn't know you had to do that.... I don't know if I was just clueless on this one or if things are different with an S-Off phone.
Thanks, Dr. No
steven.rn said:
What ended up working was booting the phone into fastboot and then running the RUU. I didn't know you had to do that.... I don't know if I was just clueless on this one or if things are different with an S-Off phone.
Thanks, Dr. No
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glad it worked out, second recommendation was going to be pulling the rom.zip file from the ruu.exe and running that through hboot itself.

[Q] Fix Baseband Unknown

Hey,
I have a Telus Amaze 4G and I have lost my radio. Phone says it has an unknown Baseband/IMEI. Not sure where I went wrong/ lost my radio but this is a run down of what I've done to my handset so far:
- Rooted
- Flashed CWM recovery.
- Flashed EnergyRom.
- Sent phone to HTC because of suspected warranty issue. (Wouldn't Charge)
- Phone returned un-repaired from HTC.
- Charged battery externally, phone finally booted.
- Replaced CWM with 4EXT.
- Ran the Telus GB RUU exe from windows.
- Did the OTA ICS from the phone.
- Attempted upgrade to SpeedRom, failed because the OTA had failed, didn't realize this until the next around, this is where I think it went wrong. Had done a full wipe of all partitions, except SD from 4EXT in the process.
- Re-applied original Telus GB RUU.
- Re-applied Telus ICS OTA. this is when I realized I had no radio. I had not put in my SIM-Card since the phone was returned from HTC so not exactly sure when it stopped working but the OTA had installed correctly this time.
- Re-rooted.
- Did the wire-trick and obtained S-OFF.
- Flashed the latests JP hboot.
- Used fastboot to flash several radio.img files from various TMO and Telus RUUs, nada.
- Flashed the T-Mobile ICS RUU via hboot, still no radio.
- Extracted the rom from the Telus GB RUU and applied that via hboot, still no radio.
The only thread I could find where someone had mentioned the missing baseband on an amaze 4g, the only suggested fix was to reflash a stock, GB rom but that didn't work. Now I am at a loss at to what I could try next.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
found this thread fro you maybe that will help you get a idea http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627565
Jay_Rulen said:
found this thread fro you maybe that will help you get a idea http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627565
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He means the built in antenna radio software drivers. Your best call would be warranty replacement, probably a bad chipset issue.
Dark Nightmare said:
He means the built in antenna radio software drivers. Your best call would be warranty replacement, probably a bad chipset issue.
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Not cool.... so Telus/HTC already know that I've had third party software on my handset after I returned it the last time. If I was to reverse *everything* I've done, do you think I could get it back to a point in which they would still honor the warranty?
Thanks!
inluck said:
Not cool.... so Telus/HTC already know that I've had third party software on my handset after I returned it the last time. If I was to reverse *everything* I've done, do you think I could get it back to a point in which they would still honor the warranty?
Thanks!
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You said you're s-off, rights? Flash a pure stock ruu, lock the bootloader via fastboot using the command fastboot oem lock. Check the bootloader to make sure it says locked, then in fastboot use the command fastboot OEM writesecureflag 3 to s-on. Once you're all done, give 'm a call again. Said it happened when you updated to ics or something.
Sent from an Amaaaaaazing place :-D
Dark Nightmare said:
You said you're s-off, rights? Flash a pure stock ruu, lock the bootloader via fastboot using the command fastboot oem lock. Check the bootloader to make sure it says locked, then in fastboot use the command fastboot OEM writesecureflag 3 to s-on. Once you're all done, give 'm a call again. Said it happened when you updated to ics or something.
Sent from an Amaaaaaazing place :-D
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Okay, I can totally do all that. One last question though, when my phone was last returned to HTC, they discovered I had 3rd party software on the phone and refused to look at it any further, do you think this will have an effect on a second return?
inluck said:
Okay, I can totally do all that. One last question though, when my phone was last returned to HTC, they discovered I had 3rd party software on the phone and refused to look at it any further, do you think this will have an effect on a second return?
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I can't say, just keep your fingers crossed that it doesn't.
Dark Nightmare said:
You said you're s-off, rights? Flash a pure stock ruu, lock the bootloader via fastboot using the command fastboot oem lock. Check the bootloader to make sure it says locked, then in fastboot use the command fastboot OEM writesecureflag 3 to s-on. Once you're all done, give 'm a call again. Said it happened when you updated to ics or something.
Sent from an Amaaaaaazing place :-D
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Know off the top of your head how to remove the *RELOCKED* from the bootloader?
inluck said:
Know off the top of your head how to remove the *RELOCKED* from the bootloader?
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How did you lock the bootloader? Manually or via hasoons tool? Did you s-on as yet or still s-off?
Sent from an Amaaaaaazing place :-D
Dark Nightmare said:
How did you lock the bootloader? Manually or via hasoons tool? Did you s-on as yet or still s-off?
Sent from an Amaaaaaazing place :-D
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I had extracted the rom.zip from the Telus GB RUU and flashed it to the handset from hboot. This removed the jp hboot and put it back to stock.
I then booted into fastboot and issued these commands from the cli:
fastboot.exe oem lock
fastboot.exe oem writesecureflag 3
So to answer your questions, manually and I am now S-ON.
I get the feeling I need to issue those commands from the jp hboot instead of the stock. Am I right?
inluck said:
I had extracted the rom.zip from the Telus GB RUU and flashed it to the handset from hboot. This removed the jp hboot and put it back to stock.
I then booted into fastboot and issued these commands from the cli:
fastboot.exe oem lock
fastboot.exe oem writesecureflag 3
So to answer your questions, manually and I am now S-ON.
I get the feeling I need to issue those commands from the jp hboot instead of the stock. Am I right?
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You should've made sure the bootloader said locked first -_-, oh well, unless you wanna s-off again, hope they don't make an issue out of it. Why did you put exe at the end of fastboot? You did it before s-on, it should say locked, odd.
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Dark Nightmare said:
You should've made sure the bootloader said locked first -_-, oh well, unless you wanna s-off again, hope they don't make an issue out of it. Why did you put exe at the end of fastboot? You did it before s-on, it should say locked, odd.
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It said relocked, I wasn't sure at which point that was supposed to disappear/changed.
I'll S-OFF again once the thing gets another charge.
I have a feeling it was because I was in the stock GB hboot and not the modified jb hboot.
Don't want to leave anything for them to complain about.
inluck said:
It said relocked, I wasn't sure at which point that was supposed to disappear/changed.
I'll S-OFF again once the thing gets another charge.
I have a feeling it was because I was in the stock GB hboot and not the modified jb hboot.
Don't want to leave anything for them to complain about.
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It's not the hboot. I gotta find the s-on thread, since you have to be on a stock bootloader before you s-on. I probably missed something.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647728
I just remembered another trick as well, when you s-off the device, it relock your bootloader but it says "locked" not relocked, therefore when you s-off, do not flash the jb hboot when they ask you if you wanna flash it, then simply s-on via the fastboot command, voila!
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tampered hboot?!

how does this happen? solutions? im also not able to flash an ruu for some reason...stumped and have been working on this for an hour or so
rezin said:
how does this happen? solutions? im also not able to flash an ruu for some reason...stumped and have been working on this for an hour or so
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Tampered is normal. Did you try flashing it with a ph98img, or as an .exe
It happens after you unlock and install a custom recovery I believe. Are you re-locked when you try to ruu?
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big_mike_2k6 said:
And are you re-locked when you try to ruu?
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Yeah make sure your bootloader is relocked
i was in the middle of doing s-off when the phone froze and corrupted the mem card...so i tried redoing the whole process over and i havent been able to get past the hboot...im still unlocked and have access to recovery and hboot but i cant flash a rom and boot into it...i cant run an ruu but the phone is not technically bricked...its an odd predicament...i just flashed a rom and i still cant get it to get past the hboot
Have you tried re-locking the bootloader and then run the ruu?
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i was hesitant to do anything else aside from the things i mentioned incase i was unable to get those back...gonna let the phone recharge and try again later tonight...any ideas are welcome in the mean time...and ill go ahead and relock it and try later
rezin said:
i was hesitant to do anything else aside from the things i mentioned incase i was unable to get those back...gonna let the phone recharge and try again later tonight...any ideas are welcome in the mean time...and ill go ahead and relock it and try later
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just run the latest ruu in hboot if you are s-off it will make the phone like it was from factory.
if you are s-on but unlocked you will need to do the "fastboot oem lock" then runn the ruu.
in both cases the ruu will nuke the internal storage. first pass with install a new hboot and stock recovery along with 2 other items, then the phone will reboot into fastboot and install the rest. i recommend that you have a 60% or more battery life.
synisterwolf said:
just run the latest ruu in hboot if you are s-off it will make the phone like it was from factory.
if you are s-on but unlocked you will need to do the "fastboot oem lock" then runn the ruu.
in both cases the ruu will nuke the internal storage. first pass with install a new hboot and stock recovery along with 2 other items, then the phone will reboot into fastboot and install the rest. i recommend that you have a 60% or more battery life.
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Yeah I already got it up n running...between being unlocked and having a slightly dead battery I wasn't even being given the option to run an ruu...its running now but I still need to do s-off again, and of course my sd card is corrupted so ill work on that tonight
The same thing happened to me, glad I found your thread! Were you trying to s-off on the official ICS? That's what I was trying. I ran the .12 RUU and had unlocked, rooted and was trying to get S-off. I did the wire trick I was getting an HTC logo instead of Jbear logo. Right now I just relocked and it's running the RUU so I hope I can get back up and running.
I guess I should have just S-offed before running the ICS RUU
Edit: I am back up and running!
willdo7474 said:
The same thing happened to me, glad I found your thread! Were you trying to s-off on the official ICS? That's what I was trying. I ran the .12 RUU and had unlocked, rooted and was trying to get S-off. I did the wire trick I was getting an HTC logo instead of Jbear logo. Right now I just relocked and it's running the RUU so I hope I can get back up and running.
I guess I should have just S-offed before running the ICS RUU
Edit: I am back up and running!
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Hey, I didn't have to do this, but if you noticed, controlbear makes backup copies of stuff like boot.img (forget what else) and puts them on your computer. If you crap out you ought to be able to fastboot flash boot [bootimgfilename.img] and be able to boot up your phone. I saw where one person did this to get going again after a failed soff.
Yeah well happened in my case is that I was already s-offed and then I flashed the ruu to go back to stock...then I relocked my phone cuz I'm having an issue with one of the pins on phone (the terminal that connects to battery).so I was gonna get it exchanged, I wanted it to look absolutely stock...so the "relocked" status wasn't good enough, so someone suggested doing s-off again so it will show locked in hboot...well that's where everything went wrong, the phone froze at the wire trick and then the entire memory card was corrupted which is normal...so when I went to redo the whole s-off procedure again I kept rebooting into the blank screen with the arrow...could not get past that, so I resorted to putting my real sd card in...I had no backups for that card cuz that one has my actual personal stuff so I figures it'd be ok since I used a spare to do s-off anyway...well upon powering on the phone it was also corrupted...so Ive actually given up on s-off and getting my phone restored and replaced for a while...I don't know why s-off has always given me problems I've watched and read every vid or post about s-off and am in no way tech illiterate but I've always had problems with s-off (i lost all my pics and documents the first time I did s-off even thought I backed everything up cuz the only way to get it right was to eliminate every file in the folder and rerun it again cuz it didn't back up my sd correctly If at all)...its beyond infuriating
well that didnt last long...i just unlocked and s-offed my phone again, only to be returned to s-on and fully locked (indistinguishable from brand new in box), as i originally intended...im gonna miss this particular phone but it has to be done

How to flash radio with S-ON HBOOT 1.15

I successfully installed Fresh Evo LTE 5.3.1 on my phone.
One of the suggestions is to update the Radio but I'm having a tough time doing that.
Here are my specs:
HBOOT 1.15.0000
S-ON
FreshEVO 5.3.1 ROM
I went to the link from the FreshEVO LTE 5.3.1 page to update the radio and have tried the following to install the Radio:
Attempt 1
Downloaded the Full Firmware zip file
Rename it "PJ75IMG"
Place it in the root of my SD card
Reboot into Bootloader
The PJ75IMG.zip file is detect but I only get 'Parsing PJ75IMG.zip' and then the Fastboot, Recovery, etc. options are displayed.
Attempt 2
From the same page where I downloaded the Full Firmware zip file, I also tried:
Download the Boot.img Only (signed) file
Flash it through the command prompt while in Fastboot ("fastboot flash boot boot.img")
Go into Bootloader
The PJ75IMG.zip is detected but still get the "Parsing..." message and nothing else happens.
Attempt 3
I have also tried going into my TWRP recovery and installing the Full Firmware zip AND the Radio 1.12.11.0809 Only.zip file but the installation fails.
Any pointers or a link to a video or a post would be much appreciated.
Thanks and sorry if this is a duplicate post but I really couldn't find any post that showed step-by-step process.
revert to stock and accept the ota, you can then fastboot recovery again and reflash. hboot 1.15 can not directly flash any firmware
edit: you may have to relock your hboot but ive seen users state they didnt. if you decide to relock the phone you will have to unlock the bootloader again to enable fastboot
om4 said:
The easiest way to update your firmware is to revert to stock and accept the ota, you can then fastboot recovery again and reflash
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I don't have my stock backup anymore.
I've heard stuff about using RUU or something like that. Any quick guide on how to revert back to stock?
DO NOT UNROOT TO ACCEPT THE OTA OR RUU
I'd highly suggest just staying with your current radios and waiting for S-OFF before trying to update the radios. You can still flash the new ROMS in the meantime
You cannot update radios or firmware with Hboot 1.15 or 1.19------->Thats why it is suggested and not required
Rxpert said:
DO NOT UNROOT TO ACCEPT THE OTA OR RUU
I'd highly suggest just staying with your current radios and waiting for S-OFF before trying to update the radios. You can still flash the new ROMS in the meantime
You cannot update radios or firmware with Hboot 1.15 or 1.19------->Thats why it is suggested and not required
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Thanks for the warning.
Since I'm pretty new to all this, I'll play it safe and stick to what I have.
sorry guys internet crapped out and i got stuck trying to post lol. rxpert has a point but with so much negativity about s-off never coming I'm starting to consider taking the OTA.
also you should always have a back up, its your go to solution when nothing else seems to be working since its a back up of when everything was new and working be it stock or custom
The new radios aren't worth losing the possibility, no matter how small
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om4 said:
sorry guys internet crapped out and i got stuck trying to post lol. rxpert has a point but with so much negativity about s-off never coming I'm starting to consider taking the OTA.
also you should always have a back up, its your go to solution when nothing else seems to be working since its a back up of when everything was new and working be it stock or custom
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Just so I am clear, I too am 1.5 so if have my orginal rom, (the one after I unlocked my bootloader) i can restore it and accept the OTA without having to relock my phone? (it wont brick):good: Or do i have some other steps to take, I read the don't panic instructions, but it only mentioned what the OTA does ( relocks with a new rom) but nothing about what happens if I don't relock before I accept the OTA, I know i seem a bit slow, 4g lte isn't as interesting as OG 4g without S-off.
RamesisX said:
Just so I am clear, I too am 1.5 so if have my orginal rom, (the one after I unlocked my bootloader) i can restore it and accept the OTA without having to relock my phone? (it wont brick):good: Or do i have some other steps to take, I read the don't panic instructions, but it only mentioned what the OTA does ( relocks with a new rom) but nothing about what happens if I don't relock before I accept the OTA, I know i seem a bit slow, 4g lte isn't as interesting as OG 4g without S-off.
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I havent yet done it myself but users have said they didnt need to relock, how ever as captain said there is no real need to update right now. If you decide to go ahead it would be a good idea to relock ( fastboot oem lock ) just to make sure, you can unlock afterwards. I neglect to mention this in my guide because most phones now are on 1.19 anyway and those still on 1.15 are holding out for soff
You will want to have the stock recovery to take the ota. Most people do this by relocking and running the ruu
Once again, I'm providing the info but I don't recommend it
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Rxpert said:
You will want to have the stock recovery to take the ota. Most people do this by relocking and running the ruu
Once again, I'm providing the info but I don't recommend it
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I am still researching how to relock without issues. I have my orginal rom but still leary about the entire relocking process. I was hoping i could restore to orginal sense rom, then take the OTA. otherwise I am looking for the simplest way to accompish the relocking task, but frankly nothing is easy when i comes to playing around with 4g lte, except it is rather difficult to brick. With my luck i might succeed in that LMAO
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RamesisX said:
I am still researching how to relock without issues. I have my orginal rom but still leary about the entire relocking process. I was hoping i could restore to orginal sense rom, then take the OTA. otherwise I am looking for the simplest way to accompish the relocking task, but frankly nothing is easy when i comes to playing around with 4g lte, except it is rather difficult to brick. With my luck i might succeed in that LMAO
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there is no simpler method for relocking hboot, simply fastboot oem lock
om4 said:
there is no simpler method for relocking hboot, simply fastboot oem lock
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Used that and it worked great.
Evo 4G LTE
h-boot 1.19, s-on, HTCDev unlocked

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