Now, before you start giving me tutorials and links and things of that sort, let me explain my problem. No matter what rom and kernel combo I try, it starts booting and then just bootloops. I already have an idea of what the problem is though. I have 4EXT recovery installed and I unlocked my phone with HTCDev. The thing is tho, when you do it with HTCDev, it stays S-OFF but unlocked. So whenever I install a rom, it fails after the kernel gets installed (And I tried SmartFlash and all of that) I'm on HBOOT 1.57, so I need a way to make it S-OFF so I can install all the jellybean and ICS roms I want. I'm also confused about firmware. Where is that stored and what exactly is it for? (For example, to install the ICS rom, it says I need some file [sprint 2.89 something...]) So I need a step by step guide to how to get it from my point to S-OFF running MIUI or AOKP. Right now I have no ROM (All partitions are wiped)
Shawn9221 said:
Now, before you start giving me tutorials and links and things of that sort, let me explain my problem. No matter what rom and kernel combo I try, it starts booting and then just bootloops. I already have an idea of what the problem is though. I have 4EXT recovery installed and I unlocked my phone with HTCDev. The thing is tho, when you do it with HTCDev, it stays S-OFF but unlocked. So whenever I install a rom, it fails after the kernel gets installed (And I tried SmartFlash and all of that) I'm on HBOOT 1.57, so I need a way to make it S-OFF so I can install all the jellybean and ICS roms I want. I'm also confused about firmware. Where is that stored and what exactly is it for? (For example, to install the ICS rom, it says I need some file [sprint 2.89 something...]) So I need a step by step guide to how to get it from my point to S-OFF running MIUI or AOKP. Right now I have no ROM (All partitions are wiped)
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You can install all ICS roms with smart flash. Even if you are S-ON and hboot 1.57. For example MIUI v4 forks like a charm on this configuration. I've gained s-off via htcevohacks.com... There are couple of video tutorials and explanations about hacking gsm and cdma evos.. It's simple step by step tutorial, just watch it couple of times so you will know what to expect and need and just follow the guy
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You can install all ICS roms with smart flash. Even if you are S-ON and hboot 1.57. For example MIUI v4 forks like a charm on this configuration. I've gained s-off via htcevohacks.com... There are couple of video tutorials and explanations about hacking gsm and cdma evos.. It's simple step by step tutorial, just watch it couple of times so you will know what to expect and need and just follow the guy
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Well update, I'm now on JuopunutBear's HBoot 1.50 with S-OFF. Still tho, no matter what rom I try to install (I tried MIUI, AOKP Dirty Unicorns, and Cool Rom) The only one I've had success with is Negalite Blurom. I'm still confused
Shawn9221 said:
Well update, I'm now on JuopunutBear's HBoot 1.50 with S-OFF. Still tho, no matter what rom I try to install (I tried MIUI, AOKP Dirty Unicorns, and Cool Rom) The only one I've had success with is Negalite Blurom. I'm still confused
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With s-off you're fine.. Just copy the pg86img on the sd card and boot into bootloader and hit yes.. It should give you the hboot 1.49.0007...
here is the link to tutorial... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906172
I'm not sure if you have cdma or gsm version. And also I'm not sure if it will work on cdma devices.. Better check it out..
freaky deaky said:
With s-off you're fine.. Just copy the pg86img on the sd card and boot into bootloader and hit yes.. It should give you the hboot 1.49.0007...
here is the link to tutorial... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906172
I'm not sure if you have cdma or gsm version. And also I'm not sure if it will work on cdma devices.. Better check it out..
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Thanks so much! :laugh: That was only for GSM but I searched for 1.40 HBoot for CDMA. I flashed it and now no more bootloops
Thanks for all of you help.
Shawn9221 said:
Thanks so much! :laugh: That was only for GSM but I searched for 1.40 HBoot for CDMA. I flashed it and now no more bootloops
Thanks for all of you help.
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I'm glad you managed it.. happy flashing..
Related
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 don't want to be giving my friend the wrong information. When his sprint 3d was boot 1.5 I took it and soff it for him downgrading to 1.4. Now recently he upgraded to hboot 1.58 and it says relocked at the top. Of course he still has recovery and still is rooted.
My question is since his phone is soff can't he just still flash whatever with no issues? Does he have to do dev unlock again?
I own a rezound and have had many HTC devices and soff has always been the key to everything for me. Any help would be appreciated
With s-off there's no need to unlock his boot loader again. (For example) If he wants to flash an aosp rom, all he's gotta do is downgrade his hboot via boot loader.
Perfect. Already installed JP bear latest hboot and went to twrp. Making a backup now. That's what I was thinking but I wanted some confirmation. Its been a while since I messed with an Evo 3d
Hmmm. It won't flash paranoid android. Even tried the 1.04 eng hboot. Any ideas? Using twrp recovery. Latest radios and 1.04 eng hboot.
stkiswr said:
Hmmm. It won't flash paranoid android. Even tried the 1.04 eng hboot. Any ideas? Using twrp recovery. Latest radios and 1.04 eng hboot.
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A lot of people have had better luck with 4EXT on the Evo 3D. You can download the Recovery Updater for free from the www.4ext.net website and install the current version of 4EXT Recovery from that app. Then "format all partitions except SD card" in the wipe/format menu of the recovery, and try flashing PA again.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
A lot of people have had better luck with 4EXT on the Evo 3D. You can download the Recovery Updater for free from the www.4ext.net website and install the current version of 4EXT Recovery from that app. Then "format all partitions except SD card" in the wipe/format menu of the recovery, and try flashing PA again.
ramjet73
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K. I'm working on that now. I let you know soon its backing up now. Thank you for the heads up. Do you think I should go back yo the latest jbear hboot? Or just leave the 1.04 eng hboot? He wants to be able to run these jellybean builds that are out
stkiswr said:
K. I'm working on that now. I let you know soon its backing up now. Thank you for the heads up. Do you think I should go back yo the latest jbear hboot? Or just leave the 1.04 eng hboot? He wants to be able to run these jellybean builds that are out
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Stay with the ENG 1.04 hboot for now. The GB and AOSP based ROM's won't boot with the latest JBear (1.58.5858) so if you want to use a JBear version 1.50.5050 is better.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
Stay with the ENG 1.04 hboot for now. The GB and AOSP based ROM's won't boot with the latest JBear (1.58.5858) so if you want to use a JBear version 1.50.5050 is better.
ramjet73
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Wow thank you for all the help. I just did everything and unfortunately it is just stuck in a never ending splash loop. Doesn't seem like the kernel/boot is being flashed. Made a backup so I should be good. Just sucks doing all the steps and being stuck.
What kernel are you flashing with pa?
Jsparta26 said:
What kernel are you flashing with pa?
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It doesn't come with a kernel?
stkiswr said:
Wow thank you for all the help. I just did everything and unfortunately it is just stuck in a never ending splash loop. Doesn't seem like the kernel/boot is being flashed. Made a backup so I should be good. Just sucks doing all the steps and being stuck.
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Are you doing the "format all partitions except SD card" in 4EXT right before flashing the ROM? Make sure to give it plenty of time to boot since sometimes the first boot can take up to 10 minutes.
ramjet73
stkiswr said:
It doesn't come with a kernel?
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Well go with ramjets suggestion and try format all partitions minus sdcard along with full factory data wipe and cache/dalvik wipe and see if it boots up all the way.( it couldn't hurt to do all the wipes two or three times before you flash the rom). Just to make sure everything was wiped all the way.
Oh yeah. Step by step . It just never gets past splash. I looked into the ROM downloaded and saw a boot IMG but it really seems like a boot issue. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Soff, everything in right place, correct recovery and no boot. Not complaining, he still has his backup he is running and it restores backup correctly.
His phone was soff and he upgraded firmware to the 1.58 so it said locked in hboot. I just flashed 3 dif bootloader with no issues. Its def soff.
Ok, try flashing a different kernel. Try the Mac kernel that's located in Mazda's aokp jb thread. I believe buttered toast came with pa that your trying to flash. It could also be a bad download as well. You could always redownload the rom as well to see if that works. You never know about these things sometimes.
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Oh yeah. Step by step . It just never gets past splash. I looked into the ROM downloaded and saw a boot IMG but it really seems like a boot issue. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Soff, everything in right place, correct recovery and no boot. Not complaining, he still has his backup he is running and it restores backup correctly.
His phone was soff and he upgraded firmware to the 1.58 so it said locked in hboot. I just flashed 3 dif bootloader with no issues. Its def soff.
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You've tried all the standard stuff to get AOSP ROM's to boot on the Evo 3D. At this point I can only suggest that you flash the 2.89.651.2 SPrint ICS RUU from here, then reflash a custom bootloader and recovery. That will make sure everything is in sync and has cleared up this problem for other users.
You don't need to relock the bootloader (although I think you said it is already relocked) when flashing the RUU if the phone is S-OFF.
ramjet73
Yes, I will try to download ROM again and also grab that kernel.
I soff this phone for him when it was hboot 1.50. Then I reverted to 1.40 via brick method to get it soff. He has ran some form of an hboot/radios update because he was told to do that. Now we are working together and I am trying to fix all his stuff and get him setup correctly. I have an soff rezound and am sure his phone isn't seeing the boot.IMG.
Now today his phone said locked or relocked am not sure. I went ahead an changed his hboot to a recommended 1.04eng hboot. Installed 4ext recovery via the app that was linked. I am downloading gangam style cm10 to test just to see if something will boot. It successfully flashed a sense based ROM and booted fine thru an aroma installer that came with the ROM. In the installer I stated it was soff and had no issues. I will try the ROM and it doesn't boot I will jump back to recovery and flash a kernel and see. Thanks very much for all the help
Well, I have done it all. Not much more I can do. He may try to run the ICS ruu later but I just can't get any cm10 jb based ROM to boot. Y'all have been more than helpful catching me back up to speed on the 3d and while I agree this should be flashing alas it is not booting. I am positive its just not accepting the boot img for what ever reason because it never makes it far enough after reboot from recovery. Just endless quick splash screen reboots.
No problem. I just wanted to add that a lot of users are having weird issues with paranoid android. ( I'm subscribed to the thread) so it could be that your phone doesn't like pa for some reason. ( Not a diss on Lens Flare at All) but he's been having some issues with the rom and is more than likely trying to work on it. Hopefully you can get gangnam style up and running or even aokp jb. If none of these work, I would go with ramjets suggestion and run a ruu and then back to Asop.
Edit: guess you already tried them. Hopefully you get some better luck after you try the ruu method. Good luck.
Hey, i have my rooted HTC Evo 3D
m coming back on xda after a long time and i didnt updated my phone
So i wanted to ask is there any jelly bean rom for my evo 3d gsm version. I cant find any ROM, i searched everywhere
If there is any jelly bean rom for evo 3d then can u please provide me with the link and if no rom is available then any guesses
when the JB Rom is releasing
thanks
He must have skipped the gsm dev thread. There are a couple jelly bean cyanogen roms out there.
Sent from my Evo 3D CDMA using xda app-developers app
gk1984 said:
He must have skipped the gsm dev thread. There are a couple jelly bean cyanogen roms out there.
Sent from my Evo 3D CDMA using xda app-developers app
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there are many roms, but cannot find the working one.
What do you mean?
prudhivisekhar said:
there are many roms, but cannot find the working one.
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What do you want working?
There is currently no Jellybean Evo 3D ROM with working 3D.
Which hboot version you have? I running CM10.1 - 4.2.2 and i recommend it.
JB rom for htc evo 3d (Even a good working bug-less ICS would do)
Xeri said:
Which hboot version you have? I running CM10.1 - 4.2.2 and i recommend it.
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I've also been stuck on leedroids GB rom for a long time..its overclocked processor to 1.5ghz dual core actually drains the battery too much . I wanted to try the Carbon JB custom rom but the site has been pulled down already..Any recommendation guys i would much appreciate, especially if it has sense UI. even an ICS recomendatio with working 3D camera will do for now. My GB rom is way past its date
Overclocking the already quite sufficient 1.2ghz dual core was a mistake by LeeDroid.
this XDA link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2237238 here has all the recent Evo 3D Roms/Kernels/Tweaks etcetera..If you happen to try any of them especially the JB and ICS roms and find them satisfactory please do recommend here..
For running JB you need hboot version 1.49.xxxx.
Coming from hboot 1.53.0007 (GSM Device) you have to
1st Unlock (HTC Dev way)
2ns S-Off (Wire Trick)
3rd Downgrade hboot.
For the Unlock thing, if you're not already unlocked, look here.
When it comes to S-Off, look here. Read the instructions carefully.
A pretty good explanation about how to downgrade to hboot 1.49.xxxx is here.
Flashing in the Liquid smooth 2.9 JB 4.2.2 rom..
tom0769 said:
For running JB you need hboot version 1.49.xxxx.
Coming from hboot 1.53.0007 (GSM Device) you have to
1st Unlock (HTC Dev way)
2ns S-Off (Wire Trick)
3rd Downgrade hboot.
For the Unlock thing, if you're not already unlocked, look here.
When it comes to S-Off, look here. Read the instructions carefully.
A pretty good explanation about how to downgrade to hboot 1.49.xxxx is here.
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Thanks for the quick response, Senior member, youve helped a lot of members here, hopefully you'll also help me too..my device is as such
S-ON,
UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER,
ITS A SHOOTER_U (GSM) ,
WITH HBOOT-1.49.0012.
I would very much like to switch the rom from my 2.3 GB Android, to the 4.2.2 liquid smooth 2.9 CM. although it doesnt have sense Ive also read on numerous threads that i do not have to be S-OFF as i can use the 4EXT recovery to perform smart flashing safely. Any thoughts on this??
I plan to do this,
1/ download liquid smooth
2/ fastboot boot "file.img"
3/ clear dalvik, cache, wipe factory reset,
4/ Flash rom via 4EXT.
5/Reboot.
its how ive always done the Rom flashing. Any problem with my method? do i have to like flash radio/new kernel/ etc??
Latest radio is recommended for most custom roms.
So check if you have the latest radio, otherwise you can get it from here (link from @johnnyslt thread).
To flash new radio you have to be s-off.
A good explanation is here.
Though I did it the other way on my 2 EVO since both had hboot 1.53.0007.
you will most definitely have to flash this new firmware if you want to run ics/jb/kk roms. you might not need to s-off cause you have an older hboot but i highly recommend you get s-off.
As for your method, make the following changes
1. If you do not have 4EXT, get it first
2. Turn on smartflash in 4EXT recovery options
3. Make a nandroid backup from recovery (in case something goes wrong)
4. wipe data/factory reset. wipe cache and dalvik-cache
5. Install rom via recovery and reboot (boot image should be flashed automatically due to smartflash. phone will reboot twice)
If this does not get the rom to boot then you WILL need to s-off. restore your nandroid to get phone back in working condition.
P.S. the command to flash boot.img is "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
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Jokichu said:
I've also been stuck on leedroids GB rom for a long time..its overclocked processor to 1.5ghz dual core actually drains the battery too much . I wanted to try the Carbon JB custom rom but the site has been pulled down already..Any recommendation guys i would much appreciate, especially if it has sense UI. even an ICS recomendatio with working 3D camera will do for now. My GB rom is way past its date
Overclocking the already quite sufficient 1.2ghz dual core was a mistake by LeeDroid.
this XDA link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2237238 here has all the recent Evo 3D Roms/Kernels/Tweaks etcetera..If you happen to try any of them especially the JB and ICS roms and find them satisfactory please do recommend here..
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and i made a developmen thread for Evo 3d that no one cares about
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2416207
not much development these days but its updated. the one you linked is very much outdated
tom0769 said:
For running JB you need hboot version 1.49.xxxx.
Coming from hboot 1.53.0007 (GSM Device) you have to
1st Unlock (HTC Dev way)
2ns S-Off (Wire Trick)
3rd Downgrade hboot.
For the Unlock thing, if you're not already unlocked, look here.
When it comes to S-Off, look here. Read the instructions carefully.
A pretty good explanation about how to downgrade to hboot 1.49.xxxx is here.
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EM|NEM said:
you will most definitely have to flash this new firmware if you want to run ics/jb/kk roms. you might not need to s-off cause you have an older hboot but i highly recommend you get s-off.
As for your method, make the following changes
1. If you do not have 4EXT, get it first
2. Turn on smartflash in 4EXT recovery options
3. Make a nandroid backup from recovery (in case something goes wrong)
4. wipe data/factory reset. wipe cache and dalvik-cache
5. Install rom via recovery and reboot (boot image should be flashed automatically due to smartflash. phone will reboot twice)
If this does not get the rom to boot then you WILL need to s-off. restore your nandroid to get phone back in working condition.
P.S. the command to flash boot.img is "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
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and i made a developmen thread for Evo 3d that no one cares about
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2416207
not much development these days but its updated. the one you linked is very much outdated
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Eminem, thank you for your feedback on my issue. Okay I have tried everything but the phone just wont get past the boot animation. I have NonSense ICS Rom, flashed boot image via fastboot (thanks for your correction on the command) , flashed Rom, done a superwipe, but all the PG86IMG.ZIP files just wont flash in bootloader. Its starts parsing the zip then just exits just as soon as it starts. I'm guessing this file contains the new radio that will updgrade mine from the GB one to be accept ICS/JB/KITKAT.
I have to the conclusion that the only hindering factor that is keeping my evo 3d from fully booting after flashing a new rom despite dong everything correctly must be the fact that i havent yet achieved S-OFF and hence cannot flash new bootloader, And the only way to do that is via juopunutbear method as the Revotionary tool only works with hboot 1.49.0007-1.49.0008 MIne being hboot 1.49.0012. Thus i ask, must i now download the Ubuntu o.s Ver 12.0 (or Later),just so i can S-Off coz the juopunut website forbids use of any other distros for the proccess.
By The way i have visited your thread and i must say i like it better. i can even spot a KITKAT rom in there. And once i dpo manage to achieve S-OFF i will definitely try it.
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Eminem, thank you for your feedback on my issue. Okay I have tried everything but the phone just wont get past the boot animation. I have NonSense ICS Rom, flashed boot image via fastboot (thanks for your correction on the command) , flashed Rom, done a superwipe, but all the PG86IMG.ZIP files just wont flash in bootloader. Its starts parsing the zip then just exits just as soon as it starts. I'm guessing this file contains the new radio that will updgrade mine from the GB one to be accept ICS/JB/KITKAT.
I have to the conclusion that the only hindering factor that is keeping my evo 3d from fully booting after flashing a new rom despite dong everything correctly must be the fact that i havent yet achieved S-OFF and hence cannot flash new bootloader, And the only way to do that is via juopunutbear method as the Revotionary tool only works with hboot 1.49.0007-1.49.0008 MIne being hboot 1.49.0012. Thus i ask, must i now download the Ubuntu o.s Ver 12.0 (or Later),just so i can S-Off coz the juopunut website forbids use of any other distros for the proccess.
By The way i have visited your thread and i must say i like it better. i can even spot a KITKAT rom in there. And once i dpo manage to achieve S-OFF i will definitely try it.
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run this command in cmd and tell me your cid
fastboot oem readcid
EM|NEM said:
run this command in cmd and tell me your cid
fastboot oem readcid
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My cid is HTC__622
I have thrown in the towel and resorted to return to my Nandroid backup of LeeDroid Ver 5.4 GB. You cannot the believe the process to achieve S-OFF when not in stock rom as mine is a custom rom. It requires me to Return to stock rom, unroot the device, and also relock bootloader. Just so i can do all that again with the stock rom , then finally S-OFF using the Wire-Trick. Scoured the internet for days and not even one thread to S-OFF a HTC EVO 3D while on a GB custom Rom (Like my LeeDroid Rom) , with hboot 1.49.0012, all threads insists that i must chuck the Custom rom, get back on my stock rom and do the whole process again. Tiresome.
Looks like your phone is an asian-HK-CHT model
this RUU should work for you if you want to go to stock ICS. after that you'll need Ubuntu LiveCD to do the wiretrick.
I'm sorry but this is the only way for you to achieve s-off right now
EM|NEM said:
Looks like your phone is an asian-HK-CHT model
this RUU should work for you if you want to go to stock ICS. after that you'll need Ubuntu LiveCD to do the wiretrick.
I'm sorry but this is the only way for you to achieve s-off right now
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This is the most helpfull post i have received so far. This is ICS (the RUU) an upgrade from my GB rom. So yes i will take it. I have never installed an RUU before, so is it basically just like an OTA upgrade update from GB?? I just download it like any other Rom and install/flash in Recovery and am done? jumping straight to ICS?? Already Downloading. Just tell me what to do with it in steps, remembering that my device is rooted , custom rom, hboot 1.49.0012
Question...
I understand installing an RUU will relock my bootlader and also unroot my device , right??
Essentially, what does an RUU update just the Android version, or even the radio? hboot? kernel?
ok waiiitt a sec
you have to run this exe file from your pc after connecting your phone in bootloader. but first you have to relock bootloader yourself. i'll link you a guide to help you with RUU
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heres a guide that you can use for reference but it might be a little confusing cause its for cdma users. i'll just detail the steps myself. Yes this WILL upgrade your rom,hboot,recovery,kernel and radio. you will loose root but its simple enough to get back root.
1. boot into bootloader, connect phone to pc and run this command in cmd "fastboot oem lock"
2. Run the RUU exe file on your pc and follow all the steps. its a GUI so its pretty self explanatory. this should take around 15-20 mins max. DO NOT disconnect device when RUU is running
3. Phone should reboot into your brand new ICS rom. now you can proceed to unlock bootloader, flash recovery and root
If you get errors while running RUU it might mean that the RUU is incorrect. or you can see this post for any of the errors
All RUU's are located here
the right RUU for you depends on your area and whether its branded or unbranded
EM|NEM said:
ok waiiitt a sec
you have to run this exe file from your pc after connecting your phone in bootloader. but first you have to relock bootloader yourself. i'll link you a guide to help you with RUU
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heres a guide that you can use for reference but it might be a little confusing cause its for cdma users. i'll just detail the steps myself. Yes this WILL upgrade your rom,hboot,recovery,kernel and radio. you will loose root but its simple enough to get back root.
1. boot into bootloader, connect phone to pc and run this command in cmd "fastboot oem lock"
2. Run the RUU exe file on your pc and follow all the steps. its a GUI so its pretty self explanatory. this should take around 15-20 mins max. DO NOT disconnect device when RUU is running
3. Phone should reboot into your brand new ICS rom. now you can proceed to unlock bootloader, flash recovery and root
If you get errors while running RUU it might mean that the RUU is incorrect. or you can see this post for any of the errors
All RUU's are located here
the right RUU for you depends on your area and whether its branded or unbranded
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Hey Eminem, I just finished downloading the RUU you linked. my problem is that the RUU troubleshooting link you gave me ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33901562&postcount=117 ) says you must first the CID (fastboot getvar cid) as well as the main version of the software installed (fastboot getvar mainver)
In that regard my CID being HTC_622 AND Mainver being 1.22.708.6 am still not sure the right RUU to flash coz none on the RUU list have the same software mainversion. Nways, im going to try the This Asia RUU ( RUU_SHOOTER_U_ICS_35_S_hTC_Asia_WWE_3.28.707.1_Radio_11.77.3504.00U_11.25.3504.06_M_release_264110_signed ) and will revert with results. Thanks for Everything. Hope It works..Fingers Crossed.
Done trying the RUU ..its didnt work. Error 131 Customer ID Error. is any accurate way of knowing the precise RUU file to flash, with all the info i have aabout my Evo 3D?? The OS has just dissapeared , wont boot up, must've deleted the previous rom, even 4EXT recovery is now gone, i guess with root as well, and now have a RELOCKED bootloader.. #SIGH
there isnt a definite method to determine which RUU will work for you.which country did you purchase the phone from? and its not branded is it? you can try the Europe RUU but i doubt it would work. if it does not then download the gingerbread RUU then update to ICS via OTA
I could not load what i believe is newer (ICS) roms. My phone would restart after the loading screen. so i did the s-off thing and i could now run ics roms.
now. i need to access the # codes. only one of them works. If i try older roms, including the backup from when i first rooted the phone, it gets to sense, then resets after a second or two.
is this because of S-OFF?
how can i undo the S-OFF so i can put my stock rom back on and access the # codes.
thanks for the help
No its not because of s-off.
What is your current hboot version?
What rom are you using now?
And your backup was ICS or Gingerbread?
If you want to boot a Gingerbread ROM you need to be on older hboot.
What is the code that you want to try?
I guess almost all Gingerbread dialer codes should work on sense based ICS rom.
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No its not because of s-off.
What is your current hboot version?
What rom are you using now?
And your backup was ICS or Gingerbread?
If you want to boot a Gingerbread ROM you need to be on older hboot.
What is the code that you want to try?
I guess almost all Gingerbread dialer codes should work on sense based ICS rom.
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hboot is 1.58
iv tried several roms including my original backup.
i believe backup was gingerbread. what the phone came with 2 years ago.
only one of hte codes worked. i dont know which ones specificialy i need
for soem reason they jsut dont work on ics roms
i assumed it was s-off because s-on was what kept me from running ics
What are you trying to do?
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hboot is 1.58
iv tried several roms including my original backup.
i believe backup was gingerbread. what the phone came with 2 years ago.
only one of hte codes worked. i dont know which ones specificialy i need
for soem reason they jsut dont work on ics roms
i assumed it was s-off because s-on was what kept me from running ics
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You have hboot 1.58, so you have a Sprint evo 3d.. so you need hboot 1.4 or 1.5 or eng hboot or revolutionary hboot or jb 1.50.5050 to boot you gingerbread backup. Just download and try few of these by renaming them to PG86IMG.zip and installing through bootloader. If the backup is almost 2 year old try revolutionary or 1.40 hboot.
And what recovery are you using now? Back then there was no touch recoveries. Only non touch cwm. So the backup is most likely made from that recovery. I don't know whether your current recovery restores it correctly or not.
And what exactly are you trying to do? Most codes work on Sense based ICS roms.
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You have hboot 1.58, so you have a Sprint evo 3d.. so you need hboot 1.4 or 1.5 or eng hboot or revolutionary hboot or jb 1.50.5050 to boot you gingerbread backup. Just download and try few of these by renaming them to PG86IMG.zip and installing through bootloader. If the backup is almost 2 year old try revolutionary or 1.40 hboot.
And what recovery are you using now? Back then there was no touch recoveries. Only non touch cwm. So the backup is most likely made from that recovery. I don't know whether your current recovery restores it correctly or not.
And what exactly are you trying to do? Most codes work on Sense based ICS roms.
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I dont know exactly which codes. but i know that only one of them worked.
basically i want to downgrade hboot and turn S-ON. i THINK this is what i need to do to run a gingerbread rom and have access to the # codes i need that wouldnt work on multiple ics roms
If you turn back to s-on you won't be able to downgrade.
But with s-off you can upgeade/downgrade anytime.
Your gingerbread rom will boot on s-off. There are many cases of bricked devices while turning s-off to s-on which can be fixed but there's no reason for you to turn it s-on, is there?
i dont know. s-off is what i had to do when i coudl boot gignerbread and not ics, so im under the assumption that to run gingerbread and not ics i need s-on. if this is not the case then all i need to do is go back to hboot 1.4? can you point me in the direction of downgrading please?
birddseedd said:
i dont know. s-off is what i had to do when i coudl boot gignerbread and not ics, so im under the assumption that to run gingerbread and not ics i need s-on. if this is not the case then all i need to do is go back to hboot 1.4? can you point me in the direction of downgrading please?
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There's a difference between assumption and fact...
When you first did s-off you had a Gingerbread ROM and not ics and it was able to boot.
Currently I am dual booting with one ICS rom and one gingerbread rom and I'm s-off and they both boot perfectly. ON S-OFF GINGERBREAD BOOTS WITHOUT ISSUES.
Download the hboot 1.40.zip from somewhere (cannot attach using phone right now and I'm too lazy to search ramjet73 post ) and rename it to PG86IMG.zip and put it on root of sdcard then reboot into bootloader, let it scan and it will ask to update.. Hit volume up key then power key and it will reboot but before it boots, remove battery as your current ROM is not going to boot on that hboot unless it uses vm kernel. Now remove memory card and delete/rename/move that file from your sdcard using a card reader. Then boot into recovery and restore your backup. Make sure you use the same recovery that you used to make the backup. Only use the HBOOT 1.40 if you have evo 3d from sprint.
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If you dont want to do all these download RUU. Exe file made for your phone from shipped-roms.com and run it and follow the instructions, it will get you to stock rom and will unroot your phone. Your phone will be like new with stock recovery but still s-off. You can still flash custom recoveries and ROMs and hboots later.
that site seems to not have an ruu for me
mnomaanw said:
There's a difference between assumption and fact...
When you first did s-off you had a Gingerbread ROM and not ics and it was able to boot.
Currently I am dual booting with one ICS rom and one gingerbread rom and I'm s-off and they both boot perfectly. ON S-OFF GINGERBREAD BOOTS WITHOUT ISSUES.
Download the hboot 1.40.zip from somewhere (cannot attach using phone right now and I'm too lazy to search ramjet73 post ) and rename it to PG86IMG.zip and put it on root of sdcard then reboot into bootloader, let it scan and it will ask to update.. Hit volume up key then power key and it will reboot but before it boots, remove battery as your current ROM is not going to boot on that hboot unless it uses vm kernel. Now remove memory card and delete/rename/move that file from your sdcard using a card reader. Then boot into recovery and restore your backup. Make sure you use the same recovery that you used to make the backup. Only use the HBOOT 1.40 if you have evo 3d from sprint.
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If you dont want to do all these download RUU. Exe file made for your phone from shipped-roms.com and run it and follow the instructions, it will get you to stock rom and will unroot your phone. Your phone will be like new with stock recovery but still s-off. You can still flash custom recoveries and ROMs and hboots later.
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i cannot seem to find an attached zip
birddseedd said:
that site seems to not have an ruu for me
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Are you sure that you have HTC SHOOTER AKA EVO 3D?
These are RUUs from sprint from 1st to last
1. Gingerbread http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...0.0518_NV_SPCS_1.15_release_193503_signed.exe
2. Gingerbread http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...530_NV_NV_SPCS_1.16_release_198109_signed.exe
3. Gingerbread http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...08_NV_SPCS_1.31_003_release_208230_signed.exe
4. Gingerbread http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...08_NV_SPCS_1.31_003_release_219445_signed.exe
5. Gingerbread http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...216_NV_NV_spcs_1.42_release_233304_signed.exe
6. ICS http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...06__NV_NV_SPCS_1.43_release_271101_signed.exe
These are for sprint evo 3d......And not gsm or virgin.
EDIT : I see you edited it yourself.
yep. that is my phone
ok im confused. i thought that sense and apex were just ui options? i chose sense with a ics rom and now ##3424#. im confsued.
birddseedd said:
ok im confused. i thought that sense and apex were just ui options? i chose sense with a ics rom and now ##3424#. im confsued.
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yes
raptoro07 said:
yes
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grr. that doesnt help. lol. so sense vs apex is more than the ui? it is actualy involved in the core of the os? or do each simply have different dialers?
hi im new to this kind of phone, i have an lg revo but my friend had a spare phone that he wanted me to root. its the htc evo 3d sprint cdma, now i have it rooted and have recovery, but i tried to install the venom 1.0.0 rom and it loads up but stops at the htc evo screen on boot. im on hboot 1.58.0000 and am on s-on, the phone is unlocked. now ive been seeing things saying to downgrade the hboot to 1.49 but idk what to believe there is alot of different things that people say to do. can someone just tell me what i have to do to fix this and run this rom. like i said im new to this phone and just want to fix it and give it to my friend. make it easy to understand and please dont link me to another thread, i want a straight answer please.
certain roms need a particular hboot to work. for team venom's Viper3D rom you need 1.58 hboot (so you dont need to downgrade). the problem is that you are s-on. there are some simple steps you need to follow.
first of all make sure you have 4EXT recovery with smartflash enabled (this is very important, turn it on in options)
then in recovery wipe all partitions except sdcard and flash your rom. it should boot now.
All this can be avoided if you s-off your phone. if you ever decide to do that, use this guide
EM|NEM said:
certain roms need a particular hboot to work. for team venom's Viper3D rom you need 1.58 hboot (so you dont need to downgrade). the problem is that you are s-on. there are some simple steps you need to follow.
first of all make sure you have 4EXT recovery with smartflash enabled (this is very important, turn it on in options)
then in recovery wipe all partitions except sdcard and flash your rom. it should boot now.
All this can be avoided if you s-off your phone. if you ever decide to do that, use this guide
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THANK YOU! this fixed it right away