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I am going to risk being told that I am an idiot here but I have to ask. I have had my 3D for almost a year now and I just can't take not rooting it yet! It is HBoot 1.5 and this the first smart phone I have ever had (the last 8) that I have not been flashing ROMs on. I just gave up that it will be possible but I have seen a bunch of forums on being able to do this.
My questions lie on the fact that I have a Mac and PC but no Linux system. I see the bootable CD options but not sure what is best. Either way it seems like a lot of work for a ROM but I just need to get a ROM on this damn phone! Is there any good videos? Where the hell do I even truly start. Way to many different options. I feel like a NOOB again even though I have flashed hundreds of ROMS and even cooked some back in my WinMob days!
Thanks guys for the help.
This is the General section. Refer to the Questions and Answers section. Just because you weren't rooting doesn't mean you can't post in the correct section.
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Evo3d HBoot/S-off Differences/Rooting Background Info 8-5-12
Edit: I will no longer be maintaining this post. Instead I have started a full thread to help track the changes:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29844067#post29844067
I've had the Evo3D for a few months now and must say I really have come to like it.
If you want root, it's a bit quirky, You basically have 3 options:
(See the Hboot 1.50 HTC Unlock Guide in my signature for info & links)
1) HTCdev.com's "Bootloader Unlock":
Basically this leaves the bootloader's (Hboot 1.50) security flag on (S-On) but "unlocks the bootloader" (kinda like the phones Bios) so that you can manually flash everything except for Radios (Baseband) and Boot Logo's (Splash Screen). Kernels & roms can be flashed once a custom recovery is installed, but there are "extra" steps involved because the /boot partition (kernel/zImage) can only be set to write access from the Android OS or by initiating custom recovery from a pc's "Fastboot Command Prompt". There are workarounds, some work better than others. To flash Radio updates, you have to relock the bootloader and flash an OEM Full Stock Ruu (Rom Update Utility), kinda like Samsung's Sw Updater for the Transform. You also have to register your device with HTC and it "may void your warranty".
2) Downgrade Bootloader from Hboot 1.50 to 1.40 (to get S-Off):
This is a recent development by Unknownforce in the last few weeks. Basically involves corrupting the flashing process of the RUU by removing power in the middle of the flash and "bricking it" (more like mostly bricked). It forces the phone into a special eMMC Download mode that can only be fixed by pushing the older bootloader to the phone from a Linux pc. Good thing is that Closeone has a Linux LiveCD.iso that you copy to a USB Drive or CD and temporarily boot to a custom Linux Interface specifically set up for flashing the bootloader.
Once that's done, you rerun an earlier RUU (compatible with Hboot 1.40) to get the phone working fully, then root via "Revolutionary's site" (another fastboot/adb rooting tool) to get S-Off (Full root), load a recovery, update the radio, then you can flash roms & kernels like normal.
My current setup (keep coming back to MeanRom):
Hboot 1.40.1100 (Downgraded)
Firmware: 2.17.651.5 (Base)
Radio: 1.06.00.1216 (from 2.17 base)
Recovery: 4ext Recovery (Fully Compatible with CWM, which was a bit buggy except for v4.0.1.4)
Rom: MeanRom ICS
kernel: atx 1.9.1
Mods: LeeDroid Tweaks CDMA, ADW_Ex Launcher, Several Apps removed with SDX Stock App Remover (posted in SDX Evo3D General section).
3) Edit: Juopunutbear's S-OFF Wire Trick:
There is a similar third option now to brick (short out pins with a wire) & replace the bootloader on 1.50 with s-off but I haven't tried it. (Must HTC Unlock first & have a rooted "Stockish" rom installed)
dmdelgado said:
I wanted to share with everyone else suffering from HBoot 1.5 that if you have been using Chads ICS Firmware fix because of constant bootloops you dont need to downgrade your HBoot to 1.4. I know every time i would flash the firmware fix it would break many bugs that had already been fixed, I had to flash it to avoid getting constant boot-loops. But Juopunutbear's Wire trick to get S-Off was a miracle fix, and after it turns S-Off it asks if you would like to install a custom Juopunutbear Hboot. After this is done you are officially on HBoot 1.5 S-Off! And can flash any ICSense ROMS successfully without having bootloops! I really hope this helps someone enjoy their ROMs that much MORE because i know it feels good TO FINALLY BE FREED FROM THE CURSE OF S-ON!
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HBoot S-Off Background Info:
mpgrimm2 said:
To be honest I have not considered anything about the bootloader since downgrading and getting s-Off. I will point out that us "downgraders" don't have hboot 1.40 but "Revolutionary Hboot 1.40.1100".
My understanding is that it has more functions than stock hboot 1.40/1.50 but less functions than the Engineering Hboot. Kinda like your Jbear Hboot 1.50.5050, but I could be wrong. I'm sure one of the devs like Mike, Chad, Joeykrim, xhausx, freeza, Unknownforce, Closeone, etc would know.
Hboots:____________________Differences:
1.04.xxxx ? (Eng Hboot) = Extended functions .... Appear to be incompatible with newer 2.89 based kernels
1.30 (Stock Hboot with 1.07.651.1 Gb) .......... Appear to be incompatible with newer 2.89 based kernels
1.40 (Stock Hboot with 1.13.651.7 Gb) ......... Appear to be incompatible with newer 2.89 based kernels
1.40.1100 (incl. w/Revolutionary S-Off) ................. Appear to be incompatible with newer 2.89 based kernels
1.50 (Stock Hboot with 2.17.651.5 Gb) ........ 2.89 based kernels status unknown
1.50.5050 (incl. w/Jbear for GB S-Off) .................. May be compatible with newer 2.89 based kernels & prior fw/kernels (some reports)
1.57.5757 (incl. w/Jbear for ICS S-Off) ................. May be compatible with newer 2.89 based kernels & prior fw/kernels (some reports)
1.58 (Stock Hboot with 2.89.651.2 ICS) ............. Compatible with newer 2.89 based kernels (& Vm ICS Leak), not GB based (some reports)
...............................................................................edit: Some boot issues with AOSP/AOKP roms & kernels reported (ie CM9)
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Unknownforce said:
First, keep in mind, that there are technically two S-OFF's, the hboot and the radio. This is somewhat misleading. When you're phone displays S-OFF on the hboot screen, this is actually the Radio S-OFF, not hboot S-OFF. Gaining hboot S-OFF is actually just as simple as flashing a new modified hboot. (which is why there are revo hboot and now jbear hboot, they have been modified to now have hboot S-OFF)
hboot S-OFF is almost the same as unlocking your bootloader via HTC's method. Just that HTC's method doesn't get you S-OFF and is more limited than revo/jbear S-OFF.
So a few of the the differences here are:
1.) ENG Hboot is S-OFF and offers more fastboot commands and a few more unlocked features. This is an advanced hboot that you can do serious damage to the partitions in your phone if you don't know what you're doing. It's kind of like an all access pass.
2.) The stock hboots are S-ON, they don't allow very many of the fastboot commands. These are limited to very basic fastboot commands.
3.) revo/jbear are S-OFF, they allow for many of the "standard" fastboot commands, like flashing to partitions and whatnot, but not nearly as "feature packed" as the eng hboot, these are typically enough for normal users.
As to it providing any benefit to using a newer version of hboot, the only one that provides more features is the eng hboot for more fastboot access. What this means is that there's no major feature/performance difference between 1.30 and 1.57 aside from some appearance and some security adjustments (to allow HTC Unlock and also attempt to counter the S-OFF/exploits)
As I understand it, the differences between radio S-OFF and hboot S-OFF are basically as follows:
Radio S-OFF has signature verification off, what this means is that you can flash any PG86IMG.zip and it doesn't have to be signed by HTC. This will allow it to flash just about anything from there. This is why you can revert to a lower hboot without having to do anything special when you accidentally (or purposefully) flash a new hboot over your revo or any other hboot. Radio S-OFF also doesn't check the signature of most of the current partitions (so you don't get "security warning")
hboot S-OFF allows many more of the fastboot commands to be accepted and opens up the ability to flash some of the restricted partitions from it as well.
Hope this helps clear up some confusion.
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fergdogg23 said:
I am going to risk being told that I am an idiot here but I have to ask. I have had my 3D for almost a year now and I just can't take not rooting it yet! It is HBoot 1.5 and this the first smart phone I have ever had (the last 8) that I have not been flashing ROMs on. I just gave up that it will be possible but I have seen a bunch of forums on being able to do this.
My questions lie on the fact that I have a Mac and PC but no Linux system. I see the bootable CD options but not sure what is best. Either way it seems like a lot of work for a ROM but I just need to get a ROM on this damn phone! Is there any good videos? Where the hell do I even truly start. Way to many different options. I feel like a NOOB again even though I have flashed hundreds of ROMS and even cooked some back in my WinMob days!
Thanks guys for the help.
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Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1585846
mnomaanw said:
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1585846
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I wouldnt try this.
I would first try to downgrade hboot or just unlock your hboot 1.50 and use 4ext to flash roms and flash GUI to flash kernels..
I ended up bricking my evo by using the Juopunutbear S-OFF wire trick.
fergdogg23 said:
I am going to risk being told that I am an idiot here but I have to ask. I have had my 3D for almost a year now and I just can't take not rooting it yet! It is HBoot 1.5 and this the first smart phone I have ever had (the last 8) that I have not been flashing ROMs on. I just gave up that it will be possible but I have seen a bunch of forums on being able to do this.
My questions lie on the fact that I have a Mac and PC but no Linux system. I see the bootable CD options but not sure what is best. Either way it seems like a lot of work for a ROM but I just need to get a ROM on this damn phone! Is there any good videos? Where the hell do I even truly start. Way to many different options. I feel like a NOOB again even though I have flashed hundreds of ROMS and even cooked some back in my WinMob days!
Thanks guys for the help.
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I know exactly how you feel. I used to flash my HTC Wing all the time with Windows Mobile. Even tried my hand at cooking some roms. Coming over to Android many years later -- yeah makes you feel like a noob again.
Its not that hard really. You are already familiar with what is involved with flashing. All you have to do is take it one step at a time. Just like you did years ago with Windows Mobile. Lots of tutorials walk you right through it. After you do it, you'll look back and see how easy it really was.
You'll need to unlock your bootloader and root the phone. Once you've done that you can flash almost any rom on here. I would not go S-Off just yet. I have read that downgrading your H-Boot slows the phone way down. There really is no good way to do it with 1.5 yet. There may not ever be as Sprint stopped selling the Evo 3D and lots of people are moving on to other phones.
The night I did mine, I started at 7:00 pm and finally figured it all out and got it done it was 4:30 am.
Just have to do alot of reading. No way around that.
How does soff slow the phone?
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patrao_n said:
How does soff slow the phone?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2
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Just read on here, its not S-Off that slows down the phone, its the downgrade of H-Boot.
Here is the link to what I read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661709
Here is what the guy says:
frexe said:
I recently downgraded to 1.4 hboot with revolutionary s off. I then updated with Freezas AIO. And running meanrom ics 1.0 now.
The problem is that my 3g speed is at slug speeds. Ping is up at 900ish download and upload is below 100.
Before I was on hboot 1.5 2.17.651.5_Radio_1.06.00.1216 and had decent speeds.
Just wondering if someone can shed some light to this problem. Or maybe I have to go back to 1.5hboot and live without a true root.
My Phone is flashed to boost.
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iTzLOLtrain said:
I wouldnt try this.
I would first try to downgrade hboot or just unlock your hboot 1.50 and use 4ext to flash roms and flash GUI to flash kernels..
I ended up bricking my evo by using the Juopunutbear S-OFF wire trick.
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This^
Unlock and try 4ext first it will allow you to flash roms and kernels without the need to downgrade. I downgraded to hboot 1.4 because I was getting boot loops but I read that a lot of unlocked hboot 1.5 S-On people are fine so try first before going through what can be a tricky and somewhat risky process to get S-Off.
I have experienced no slowdown from downgrading and I can't see how that would have an effect but I'll let someone more knowledgeable chime in if that is a factor or not.
I haven't seen any speed slow downs with Hboot 1.50 downgraded to 1.40 either. I have seen slow downs when sprint was working on tower upgrades that went away after a week or two (drove me nuts). I would point out that the person that reported downgrade "related" slow downs had flashed the phone to Boost mobile, so there's another factor to consider. Edit: Reading thru the rest of that thread proves it wasn't related to Hboot/S-off.
I'm a bit leary on the Juno method, but I've seen references to people shorting out the pin before in lieu of a Jtag setup, so it's pretty much as sound/risky as Unknownforce's Downgrade method. Although, the hboot downgrade has a huge number of successful attempts and the handful of permabricks where because someone got in a hurry and skipped a step/didn't pay attention to what they were doing.
mpgrimm2 said:
I'm a bit leary on the Juno method, but I've seen references to people shorting out the pin before in lieu of a Jtag setup, so it's pretty much as sound/risky as Unknownforce's Downgrade method. Although, the hboot downgrade has a huge number of successful attempts and the handful of permabricks where because someone got in a hurry and skipped a step/didn't pay attention to what they were doing.
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Agreed.
I'll admit that the JuopunutBear (wire trick) method may look a little more risky than the HBoot 1.4 downgrade process, but I've done two Evo 3D's using a paperclip wrapped in scotch tape (not the preferred equipment) and haven't had a problem with either phone. Several of the "bricked" users have reported a USB status in Windows of "QHSUSB_DLOAD" in the HTC Unbricking Project thread and I added this post from the HTC Amaze forum to the thread which claims that status is not a real brick (if it was there wouldn't be any indication the phone was even connected in Windows) and it can be recovered using the ControlBear utility. I got no feedback from the people that were reporting that status, and the OP also indicated that the phones were probably not hard bricked.
I haven't seen any feedback from anyone with a "bricked" phone about contacting the developers via the IRC channel they advertise on their website (#juopunutbear on freenode) or PM'ing them as I suggested in the jb thread. I have only been able to identify a few users that claim to have bricked their phones via the jb method, but they seem to be posting about their negative experience with that process in many different threads.
I don't really care which method people choose to get to S-Off as they all have risks involved and it's up to each person to determine what level of risk they are willing to take. The JuopunutBear method was a lot simpler for me and I'm not convinced the risk is that high if you use the right type of wire (insulated copper wire is recommended) and follow the instructions as documented (which a lot of people don't), but that method is fairly new and I wouldn't blame people that are HBoot 1.5 S-On for waiting a little while longer to see how many more users claim to have bricked their phones with that method.
Most people can get by with HBoot 1.5 S-On using tools like 4EXT SmartFlash and Flash Image GUI, but for those that have problems with the stock ICS kernel or want to get to S-Off for other reasons, at least there are alternatives now.
ramjet73
just stay with 1.5 s-on
ive been on 1.5 for awhile with s on and it hasnt been that big of a deal. My old evo was soff and there were some nice rom switching with cwm but I uaes to use cwm to flash roms on my evo and it worked like a charm but it does not let you flash the kernal, I was having to flash kernal seperatly with flash gui which is a free download but 4xt works fine and dont have to flash kernal seperatly but eitherway is fine as I usually use specific kernals anyway. I found a routin that I am happy with and wont switch until I brick my phone or get a new one lol.
Good luck
htc evo 3d custom coolıcs ınstalled and hboot 1.53.0007 s-on bootloader unlocked .how to return orginal gb rom ? and what must ı do? ım tried joupebar error secondary backup failed
i believe getting s-off is your only option. can't down grade bootloader with security on.. that i know of. try the wire trick its easy.
i have hboot 1.53,0007 am unlocked with s-off how do i get a rom to work?
a.k.a.jus.cuz said:
i believe getting s-off is your only option. can't down grade bootloader with security on.. that i know of. try the wire trick its easy.
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I unlocked my device (I bought 2 more evo's so have 3 now) and one of them has hboot 1.53.0007 and is s-off I have tried to install more than one rom and none of them get past the HTC screen before rebooting except Kingcobra it reboots after the funky animation screen. I cant get fastboot to flash a new kernel or hboot. It always says remote not allowed. And I have tried using 4ext and clockwork both touch and non touch versions. I don't know what to do from here.
As you are s-off I would suggest you downgrade your hboot using method E (step 1 to step 4 only)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
Your hboot is the problem. It causes problems with lots of roms. Yoda's ICS and Viper3D are two roms that i'm sure work fine with your hboot. But it will be a lot easier if you tried the method above to downgrade
EM|NEM said:
As you are s-off I would suggest you downgrade your hboot using method E (step 1 to step 4 only)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
Your hboot is the problem. It causes problems with lots of roms. Yoda's ICS and Viper3D are two roms that i'm sure work fine with your hboot. But it will be a lot easier if you tried the method above to downgrade
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Thanks for the reply. I have tried the PG86IMG.zip file more than once and also checked the MD5 before and after moving it to the SD card it checks fine but when it tries to install it it says
Model ID incorrect!
Update Fail!
Press <POWER> to reboot
no matter how many times I try to install it. So I will give the ROMs a try that you mentioned. Out of curiosity I thought that when I got juopunutupbear sauced enough lol it would also give me a new Hboot at the same time it asked me if I wanted it installed I picked yes. The first phone I unlocked took three tries (it's still my current one I don't want to sell that one, sentimental reasons for making the paper weight that was given to me work again) but this one took about 10+ tries to get it to work. I think that after this when I pick up any EVOs I will check the Hboot first.
Oh and it also has an extra entry under RADIO it's OpenDSP-v02.6.0.226.00.0202 The other ones don't have that and also have different Hboots (the ones that worked the first go pretty much) and I looked it up and apparently its also an x515a which from what I gather means it has an extra frequency 850 1900(?),and 2100 (i may have gotten exact values wrong, can't rem off the top of my head. Anyway I will get back to you once I have tried the ROMs.
I have three EVO 3Ds (trying to make a buck buying locked phones from pawn shops and then unlocking them and reselling for a profit, once I get this one going again and sold I can work on the next and so on. Then I can also (each time I get one done) give a percentage of the profits (20% or so split up I think is OK) to places like this and to the devs that put together all the necessary bits to achieve a rooted any carrier phones and ROMs. I wholeheartedly support this type of philosophy and am going through the process of learning to become a dev too and can't wait till I too can participate just as much as the rest but that's enough rambling sorry for going on there got off topic.
EM|NEM said:
As you are s-off I would suggest you downgrade your hboot using method E (step 1 to step 4 only)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
Your hboot is the problem. It causes problems with lots of roms. Yoda's ICS and Viper3D are two roms that i'm sure work fine with your hboot. But it will be a lot easier if you tried the method above to downgrade
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i tried them both and they didn't work either. Am going to give downgrade a go. And also if I change the cidnum in the info file inside the zip it will work for Wrong ID errors? I am surprised to hear that (read it somewhere else earlier) I thought that file was like a readme.txt file. I am edgy about messing about with the RADIO as I hear that if you get that wrong you may not be able to get back into Hboot and if that happens it has to go to the factory to get fixed. Please advise on that if you know. Thanks
EM|NEM said:
As you are s-off I would suggest you downgrade your hboot using method E (step 1 to step 4 only)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
Your hboot is the problem. It causes problems with lots of roms. Yoda's ICS and Viper3D are two roms that i'm sure work fine with your hboot. But it will be a lot easier if you tried the method above to downgrade
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OMG! I got it working YAY!!! Finally, man you saved me from having to do the ROM roulette testing each one and switching up the various tweaks each time, wiping, etc... Thank you so much. I got Yoda ICS to run with the Stock HTC kernel. It's a bit twitchy but if it locks up the soft keys or taping stops working I just hit power to turn off the screen and then turn it on with power again and then it goes back to accepting input again. I am going to make a back up of the device and then see what is different from the other one I have and if they are the same (MD5s for a start then if they are different and when I take a look at unyaffs I will delve further)
Anyway I did notice that I wasn't getting the boot to flash properly at least according to the logs and when I looked at the version of the device it was Android 2.3.7 so maybe that had something to do with it. Anywho thanks again. And when I get to it I think I will write a nubs guide/checklist that has either links or whatever it needs for all the quirks I have come up against while doing this phone and the other one. Obviously it will have to be specific to the EVO and for the specs that mine have. Plus I know in the future to stay away from Hboot 1.53.0007 for dang sure. You made my day I hope you have just as good of one.
Glad to see you've got it working again. Theres a text file inside pg86img thats checks your cid. You should take a look here it will clear up some of your questions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906172
I'm running revolutionary hboot and i have had no problems at all on any rom. Just make sure you are running the latest firmware and you'll be good to go
Sorry for the short reply. Im at my uni, busy week ahead
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GSM HBOOT 1.58.0007 S-ON to S-OFF? unable to downgrade to hboot 1.49.0007
Hi, i have also similiar problem, so I would like to ask anyone for help... I unlocked my EVO3D by HTCdev HBOOT is 1.53.0007 and I want to downgrade to hboot 1.49.0007/8 for revolutionary because otherwise I cant flash CM9/10 roms succsessfully....I have read a lots of threads but only thing what was succesfull is the hboot unlock...but Im not S-OFF...
So for the instance, the phone:
Is HTC EVO3D GSM
CID is HTC__001
was on stock ICS 4.0.3 OTA rom
HBOOT 1.53.0007 S-ON
UNLOCKED S-ON by htcdev method
followed this thread to root http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=28106291 and flash ROM Method D and B, but i didnt do the wire trick way - my phone is some kind of different so I think wire trick is not possible, so I skipped that (and controlbear.exe and the download links are no longer working on unlimited.io, only way i get the files was from htcevohacks.com but controlbear.exe shows me some error that I dont remember for now, i will try and post it).
Then it's working on ICS NonSense® 4.0
to downgrade HBOOT to 1.49.0007 and get revolutionary S-OFF so i followed this http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1471246
The first method copying mmcblk0p31.img to sdcard and here im stuck....I dont understand why, but the command "adb shell dd....." copies mmcblk0p31 file of 16kB size and total empty content, so I cant change any version to 1.20.720.1 and cant downgrade....
So how to solve this problem? Is it cause that first I need to get hboot 1.53 S-OFF? If so, how?
Im sorry but currently the only method to downgrade your hboot is AFTER you get s-off with wire trick. What kind of problem are you facing with the wire trick? It sometimes takes more than a couple of attempts to do it right
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Im sorry but currently the only method to downgrade your hboot is AFTER you get s-off with wire trick. What kind of problem are you facing with the wire trick? It sometimes takes more than a couple of attempts to do it right
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The first problem is that on all tutorials and vids the HTC EVO3D back look like this
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h ttp:// htcevohacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/howto-downgrade-soff-htcevo3d-9-500x344.jpg
But my phone look like this - the SIMcard slot is just on the SD slot
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ht tp:// syenceiction.7u.cz/IMG_20121001_165929.jpg
(sry for the code but im not allowed to post outside links yet...)
So i dont know if there is a way how to make the wire trick, because the SIMslot seems to be blocking the contact to SDcard...
And the second problem, this is what happens when I plug the phone to USB and run controlbear.exe:
======== ControlBear 0.6 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
Starting up......
Connecting to device...
Searching device.....
Found device.....
Backing up......
Transferring backups....
Secondary backup FAILED!!
Press ENTER to exit.....
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And here it ends and I can't do anything...USB Debugging enabled...
bro if you read through this thread the OP tells you that you have to ignore that failed warning and continue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466
and yes the method is a bit different for gsm phones.
http://unlimited.io/jb_shooteru.htm
you need to tap on the sim card metal slot instead of the sdcard one(in case of cdma)
...thanks... this needed to know. It's the first time im flashing evo3d, I sit whole day reading threads, tutorials and watching vids, so this went already out of me so I was surprised by the differences.
But in case of the controlbear.exe, I read whole post but I don't see anything about this error. How can I ignore it if the program stops with message "Press enter to exit" ?? I press enter, the window with program will close, so I run program as admin again and the same error is repeating...maybe its because actually the phone is on 20% battery so Im charging it now then i will try it with at least 75%...but...
Are you sure you are rooted? cause you need to be for this to work
If using windows make sure to run the program as admin.
unlimited.io is working for me
heres the file you need
Thans, I already find and downloaded, I have all the time the "GB" version.
Yes I think I rly am rooted...for root I followed the steps in the method B by friend.evil http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466 and installed exactly the superuser.zip file in step B9. Also I installed titanium Backup and other apps requiring root acces all working...
But strange was when I tried in adb.exe command "adb shell" then "#su" on th phone nothing happens - nothing like "super user permission granted" (I have it in other language than english so i dont know the form of the exact msg in eng").
//So now it looks like i made a big stupidity, I run the !GB" version of controlbear, everything was now working, phone restarted but because I realized that Im on ICS not GB ROM i Closed the controlbear when waiting for device...and the phone is now stuck on JuounutBear Screen.........
//So i can get to Hboot so it shouldnt be bricked, I will try to solve this reflashing boot.img via fastboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466&page=29
a guy did the same thing you did. flash the boot.img of stock rom in fastboot
EM|NEM said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743466&page=29
a guy did the same thing you did. flash the boot.img of stock rom in fastboot
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Thank you very much...I've just successfully performed the wire trick and have JuopunutBear HBOOT 1.53.7777 S-OFF....I wonder how someone can figure out some wire trick and other mods...its nice.
Hopefully now I should be able to downgrade the HBOOT to 1.49.0007...
Good luck with that
now i can finally go back to studying damn i hate my uni
GL too...
but still ther is the problem with copying mmcblk0p31.img to SDcard...Im still wondering why, if my microSD is bad or the ROM is bad or what...when trying this way from CMD http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1471246 this is doing my cmd:
Code:
C:\evo3dflash>adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p31 of=/mnt/sdcard/mmcblk0p31.im
g
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
32+0 records in
32+0 records out
16384 bytes transferred in 0.002 secs (8192000 bytes/sec)
this is bad, it should be 2045+0 records in 2045+0 records out and 1047040 bytes copied...
Anyone knows why? why is the image size of 16kB and total empty? because there is no information about the version as it should be according to this http://cache.gyazo.com/a0c2a86fabf917602dbb82a1a6a93d82.png
So i was having the ghost touch issues on my phone for the past 2 weeks and thought maybe just to take it into sprint. So i had to unroot, RUU, etc and it was having the same issues. Took it into sprint and they said they ran diagnostics on it and nothing was wrong but when i got home it was doing the same thing. But now im updated on 2.89 and HBoot 1.58 and want to know how to root, s-on or s-off doesnt matter, and also downgrade so i can got back to aosp ROMs or Mazda's and also sense ROMs. So if anyone can help it wuld be greatly appreciated. P.S Yes i've searched this topic and it just came up with a lot of different pages and methods so telling me to search before asking isnt necessary.
NexusS4gFreak said:
So i was having the ghost touch issues on my phone for the past 2 weeks and thought maybe just to take it into sprint. So i had to unroot, RUU, etc and it was having the same issues. Took it into sprint and they said they ran diagnostics on it and nothing was wrong but when i got home it was doing the same thing. But now im updated on 2.89 and HBoot 1.58 and want to know how to root, s-on or s-off doesnt matter, and also downgrade so i can got back to aosp ROMs or Mazda's and also sense ROMs. So if anyone can help it wuld be greatly appreciated. P.S Yes i've searched this topic and it just came up with a lot of different pages and methods so telling me to search before asking isnt necessary.
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You can try my guide which was designed to get you from any build with S-ON to a rooted, S-OFF Sprint ICS configuration as easily as possible. You can probably skip the first step, which is flashing the 2.89.651.2 RUU.exe, since it sounds like they did that already when they worked on your phone.
If they did the OTA instead you could have problems with the HTC unlock, so if that happens just go back and flash the RUU.exe.
Good luck!
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
You can try my guide which was designed to get you from any build with S-ON to a rooted, S-OFF Sprint ICS configuration as easily as possible. You can probably skip the first step, which is flashing the 2.89.651.2 RUU.exe, since it sounds like they did that already when they worked on your phone.
If they did the OTA instead you could have problems with the HTC unlock, so if that happens just go back and flash the RUU.exe.
Good luck!
ramjet73
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Thanks ramjet73, definitely wanna try but is the wire trick actually safe to do?
NexusS4gFreak said:
Thanks ramjet73, definitely wanna try but is the wire trick actually safe to do?
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Yes. I've never heard of phone that was damaged by it. The SD card may get corrupted but that can always be reformatted.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
Yes. I've never heard of phone that was damaged by it. The SD card may get corrupted but that can always be reformatted.
ramjet73
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Okay ill try, again thanks for your help and the guide ramjet73!
Unable to downgrade HBOOT 1.53.0007 to 1.49.0007
Hi, yesterday I decided to "upgrade" my sister's HTC EVO3D GSM to make unlock, root...also S-OFF if needed to flash any ROM, but it was the first time i was flashing EVO3D so it was whole day I sit at the computer watchin&reading tutorials and this forum before I could do anything...finally i partially succed, I made unlock by HTCdev method, flashed recovery via fastboot...flashed ROM from recovery, but I wanted to install CM9 ROM by agrabren and surely it wasnt working, because the phone is no HBOOT 1.53.0007...
So for the instance, the phone:
Is HTC EVO3D GSM
was on stock ICS 4.0.3 OTA rom
HBOOT 1.53.0007 S-ON
UNLOCKED S-ON by htcdev method
followed this thread to root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28106291 and flash ROM
Then it's working on ICS NonSense® 4.0
but i want to try CM9/10/AOKP ROMs so i realized i need to downgrade HBOOT to 1.49.0007 and get revolutionary S-OFF so i tried to follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1471246
The first method copying mmcblk0p31.img to sdcard and here im stuck....I dont understand why, but the command "adb shell dd....." copies mmcblk0p31 file of 16kB size and total empty content, so I cant change any version to 1.20.720.1 and cant downgrade....
So how to solve this problem? Is it cause that first I need to get hboot 1.53 S-OFF?
Thanks for the reply...
//Im sorry my post is also located here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833367 where is I think better place for it and I didnt find how to delete it from here...
I decided last night after 10+ years with sprint, I switched to verizon.
I want to sell my LTE
I want to put my evo LTE back to complete stock, including, taking away "tampered" and "unlocked".
I am Son, rooted, with custom ROM.
Question is, will I have to get Soff first to be able take away "tampered" through lazy panda or is there another way?
Thanks
If you have hboot 1.12 you might be better off leaving it rooted and selling it as such.
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
You'll need to relock the bootloader with fastboot ("fastboot oem lock" from command prompt) and then run the RUU for the software version that matches the bootloader you currently have.
But yeah, agree with previous poster...if you're on 1.12 I would leave it and find someone on xda who wants it for s-off. Otherwise, above instructions should work. For more details, do a forum search...there have been multiple threads on the subject.
Sent from my EVO LTE
Thanks for the input. Yes it still has 1.2 hboot.
I guess I can leave it up to the buyer how they want the phone set up.
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You'll need to relock the bootloader with fastboot ("fastboot oem lock" from command prompt) and then run the RUU for the software version that matches the bootloader you currently have.
But yeah, agree with previous poster...if you're on 1.12 I would leave it and find someone on xda who wants it for s-off. Otherwise, above instructions should work. For more details, do a forum search...there have been multiple threads on the subject.
Sent from my EVO LTE
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Do you know where I can find the RUU? I am definetly 1.12 hboot and the buyer wants completely stock.
rc51rider said:
I decided last night after 10+ years with sprint, I switched to verizon.
I want to sell my LTE
I want to put my evo LTE back to complete stock, including, taking away "tampered" and "unlocked".
I am Son, rooted, with custom ROM.
Question is, will I have to get Soff first to be able take away "tampered" through lazy panda or is there another way?
Thanks
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Just did this the other night also. My phone was just like yours. I am not sure if S-On could just load the .img from the thread below. So I went the long way and went to S-OFF then followed the thread below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1744700&highlight=stock
Getting S-Off was SCARY for me. I went straight from MeanROM to try and get S-OFF and my phone was running the utility and then it went black screen and on my PC the number kept increasing in time. I finally stopped after waiting ten mintues. I had to go to my PC and run Ubuntu Live to unbrick the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737123
Read the Linux part at the beginning of the thread before you start just in case. I am not a Linux user and getting into the right folders was a little tough.
yazyazoo said:
Just did this the other night also. My phone was just like yours. I am not sure if S-On could just load the .img from the thread below. So I went the long way and went to S-OFF then followed the thread below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1744700&highlight=stock
Getting S-Off was SCARY for me. I went straight from MeanROM to try and get S-OFF and my phone was running the utility and then it went black screen and on my PC the number kept increasing in time. I finally stopped after waiting ten mintues. I had to go to my PC and run Ubuntu Live to unbrick the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737123
Read the Linux part at the beginning of the thread before you start just in case. I am not a Linux user and getting into the right folders was a little tough.
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Yeah, I think I'm going to do it the long way too. I've done s-off then back to s-on already, but that was before the OTA's and up dated roms came out.
Thanks for the input!
I too have switched and have 2 Evo LTEs for sale on eBay if anybody is interested. Hboot 1.12 and all!!! Comes with cases and sdcards too!
SUCCESS with Lazy panda!
Worked flawlessly!
I recently purchased an Evo 3d off Ebay (and got a really good deal with many accessories included). The seller said they got it as a replacement from Sprint and Sprint told them it would be refurbished but it came packaged like it was from the factory (new box, all the accessories, ect.) and it looks like it is in mint condition. The seller claims they only used it a few weeks before they sold it. So the point is I don't know if it was refurbished or not. I do know it has hboot 1.58 on it (not sure if the original owner did the OTA update or it was sent to them like that). Here is what I want to do. First of all I am going to activate it on Net10 (like I did with my previous Evo 3D that has a bad touchscreen now). I will probably do that step last in case something bad happens to the phone during the rest of the process of what I want to do. I would like to have this phone rooted, unlocked, S-Off (from what I have been reading the most confusing part for me) then run a custom rom that optimizes the speed of the phone (possible overclocking). I also want USB OTG functionality eventually but that is not an immediate concern.
My old Evo 3D (and I do mean old) was purchased the day Sprint first released the Evo 3D and never saw an OTA update so rooting, unlocking and S-Off were not too difficult (think I used the Revolutionary method). That phone now has hboot 1.4 and I am not sure what rom because I installed it a long time ago and stuck with it since. Another thing I am wondering is if I can pull the motherboard from my old Evo and swap it into the new Evo without any hardware issues or if it would be easier to just work with the new motherboard (I would save $7 because I wouldn't have to pay a network access fee for Net 10).
What I would like from you guys is recommendations on the best way to root, unlock and s-off this new phone I have with hboot 1.58. I would also like some recommendations on what roms to try (fast, non bloated and preferably with some form of Sense is what I am looking for). I know there are a few options for getting the phone where I want it but I am unsure which is the safest and least complicated route to take that has the least risk of permanently bricking my phone. Some posts I read on different message boards say one method will work while other posts say it will not work for 1.58 so I am a little confused on this.
Well I bricked my phone. Don't worry though because I did it on purpose then I followed the instructions here (starting where it says "Downgrade/Unbrick") and that gave my phone hboot 1.4. From there I used the "revolutionary" method (took a few tries) and I now have S-Off. I am still looking for rom recommendations. Also I am wondering is there any way (or benefit) to going back to hboot 1.58 with S-Off?
xxxjdoggxxx said:
Well I bricked my phone. Don't worry though because I did it on purpose then I followed the instructions here (starting where it says "Downgrade/Unbrick") and that gave my phone hboot 1.4. From there I used the "revolutionary" method (took a few tries) and I now have S-Off. I am still looking for rom recommendations. Also I am wondering is there any way (or benefit) to going back to hboot 1.58 with S-Off?
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Yes you can go back to 1.58. You just Need to flash it via the bootloader. I have a thread with info and downloads here: http://androidforums.com/cdma-evo-3d-all-things-root/648902-radios-hboot-firmware-all-downloads.hunk
You can also use an ruu: http://androidforums.com/cdma-evo-3...527-rom-update-utility-ruu-all-downloads.hunk
As for a rom recommendation, I was partial to pac rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040832
I was in the same boat. Picked mine up for $30 on ebay and couldnt get htcdev.com unlock to work.
I did the brick/URT downgrade method with some help from Brian and mpgrimm2 but can also be done with the juopunutbear wire trick(which I am not familiar with).
If you are good at following instructions i put together a pretty simple guide through the user/unknownforce's ultimate recovery tool(URT) brick/downgrade method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2794935
Negalite blurom would be a great ROM for you if you are looking for a sense rom
otto325 said:
Negalite blurom would be a great ROM for you if you are looking for a sense rom
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That's funny you bring that up because that is the rom I chose to install and so far I'm liking it. I am still wondering if there is any advantage to going back to the 1.58 hboot though.
xxxjdoggxxx said:
That's funny you bring that up because that is the rom I chose to install and so far I'm liking it. I am still wondering if there is any advantage to going back to the 1.58 hboot though.
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There's no advantage. All the bootloader upgrade really does is patch s-off methods.
You'll need 1.58 for most ics roms though. And 1.50 or below for jellybean roms.