Hey guys, I seem to have ran into a few problems while trying to flash a custom rom on my evo 4g lte. Being that I was unable to flash two different roms i decided to go back to stock via the ruu.exe.To root, I unlocked bootloader with htcdev.com and proceeded to root with twrp. While trying to undo I then relocked the boot loader but when the ruu gets to around 93% it fails and gives me an error code. I currently dont have a rom to flash to nor have a recovery to flash anything. When at the bootloader screen i have ''Tampered'', ''Relocked'', and ''Security Warning''. Also I have S-On.
Any help or information is greatly appreciated. I need my phone back lol. I used to flash all the time with my old evo and never got stuck like this before.
Some more information might be useful. List your Hboot version and radio (baseband) version. Really, you should be able to unlock your bootloader again and push a recovery to your phone, at which time you should be able to flash a ROM.
If that doesn't work, hit the top link in my sig and go to the last post in the thread. Hit the link and follow the instructions on how to manually install from the bootloader.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
FinZ28 said:
Hit the top link in my sig, and go to the last post in the thread. Hit the link for the 3.17 RUU and follow the instructions on how to manually install it from the bootloader. What happens when you try to enter recovery from the bootloader?
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am downloading now. I wasnt able to find this version but it is newer than the one I had. When i go to recovery it just goes right back to the bootloader. The error code I was receiving was 140. Btw, I really do appreciate you helping me out!!
FinZ28 said:
Some more information might be useful. List your Hboot version and radio (baseband) version. Really, you should be able to unlock your bootloader again and push a recovery to your phone, at which time you should be able to flash a ROM.
If that doesn't work, hit the top link in my sig and go to the last post in the thread. Hit the link and follow the instructions on how to manually install from the bootloader.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hboot version=2.09
Radio=1.13.11.0830
Im going to try to unlock the bootloader again and flash a stock rom. Is there only certain types of roms i can use with twrp?
kaintcme187 said:
hboot version=2.09
Radio=1.13.11.0830
Im going to try to unlock the bootloader again and flash a stock rom. Is there only certain types of roms i can use with twrp?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can flash any ROM with TWRP so long as it's for the EVO LTE. Having said that, since you're S-on you'll have to install the ROM kernel separately from the ROM itself. Read the guide in the top link in my sig for more info. There are a few ROM's that are easy to flash while S-on (MeanBean being one of them).
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
I never had to flash the kernel separately. Just did the normal wipe then flash and after it booted up it would go into a bootloop and I would reboot into bootloader then flash the rom again with it wiping
Took the red pill. HTC evo 4G LTE evilution red pill.
gstanke said:
I never had to flash the kernel separately. Just did the normal wipe then flash and after it booted up it would go into a bootloop and I would reboot into bootloader then flash the rom again with it wiping
Took the red pill. HTC evo 4G LTE evilution red pill.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That only works with Sense roms that are equipped with the S-On Kernel installer. If you are coming from the OG Evo, you should know that flashing on this device is not the same at all. You certainly need to read before you act, otherwise you might brick your device. I've been stuck in recovery before from the same problem.
_______________________________________
Phone: HTC EVO 4G LTE
Sense 5, S-Off
Tablet: ASUS Nexus 7.2
Rooted, Custom Rom & Kernel
Related
First time flashing. Unlocked using HTC method, thought I backed up my rom using rom manager, went and flashed to Cyanogenmod 9. Didn't like it, wanted to go back to stock, but can't find the back up. Now my radio doesn't work, can't figure out which version of stock rom I need to flash either. Any help appreciated.
with htc unlock root, you need to flash roms by booting to recovery through fastboot, there are other options, but this one works 100% of the time.
Well yeah, I did that, but how to I get a stock rom back on so my phone will work? I can't connect to the mobile network now. How do I know which stock rom to download? I guess I don't understand how to tell I'm getting the right rom.
U want the latest ruu it will update everything.. dunno how u flash cause I'm s off
Ps in the future please post questions in q&a and not* development thread
did it help? hit the button!
sent from a viper bitten alien
Thanks, and sorry for not posting in correct location. Guess I don't know how to flash the RUU without being in S-OFF.
Check the stickies, there's a link to stock rooted ROMs in there somewhere. I'd link it, but I'm in a crappy area and it takes ages to load a thread.
On the other hand, why not just pick a ROM that's not in alpha and actually has most features working?
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D using Tapatalk
mushroom_cult said:
Check the stickies, there's a link to stock rooted
On the other hand, why not just pick a ROM that's not in alpha and actually has most features working?
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
True, I'll have to take a look at the other roms
Use team wins HTC unlock flashing tool its on rootzwiki
Sent from my MB855 using xda premium
You would want to boot into the bootloader, relock it and DL the RUU found in this LINK. Once downloaded, run the RUU.exe file on your pc while your phone is in the bootloader. It will flash your phone with the stock 2.17 update. When you are completed, boot back into bootloader and unlock your phone again using the HTC Unlock method. From there, you can flash any ROM with a 2.17 base and should be fine, but remember do a backup and to wipe first.
Thanks doeboy711!
I'm not too impressed with TWRP2 as it wasn't completely wiping things when it should have been so I recommend the older TWRP 1.1 (recovery). Also since you have hboot 1.5 you'll probably find Flash Image GUI a little easier to use for flashing kernels. If you didn't flash the right kernel that might be why your radio is not working. You can find flash image gui Here. It's pretty self explanatory. Before you flash a new rom, open Flash image gui, select kernel, browse to the rom. Let it do it's thing and when it prompts you to reboot to recovery, flash your rom like normal.
Actually, do I want to flash the RUU since it's still S-ON?
Do you have a HBoot 1.5? If so, that is the only way to upgrade to the new 2.17 base, which is the base of all the new ROM's. Just ensure that you lock the bootloader before you run the RUU or it will fail. It won't brick your device, but you will have to run it twice, learned the hard way here lol. Just pull your battery and boot into bootloader, lock it and then run the RUU if you did run it while it was unlocked still.
If you have a lower Hboot and can gain S-off, then no, don't run the RUU. You should be able to get S-off and flash anything you want at anytime.
Not sure how I'm supposed to get the RUU without a premium account at filefactory
Which hboot are you on? 1.4 or 1.5?
Sorry, hboot 1.50
DrkNvmbr81 said:
Not sure how I'm supposed to get the RUU without a premium account at filefactory
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Post 55 had another DL for it but I saved you the time to try and find it and here it IS.
doeboy711, you are awesome. Thanks for the help, I'm gonna try it right now.
Do I backup and wipe before I flash this RUU?
DrkNvmbr81 said:
doeboy711, you are awesome. Thanks for the help, I'm gonna try it right now.
Do I backup and wipe before I flash this RUU?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well you will loose everything once you run the RUU, so if you want to back up apps it's up to you. The RUU will wipe everything for you though, so don't worry about that.
I've got it back to normal. Thanks for your help.
So I tried flashing MeanRom the ics version onto the Evo 3d, and it flashed it. But every time it booted into the lock screen it rebooted itself. So I tried going back to the back up I made. But did not work, tried flashing a different rom but did not work also. It will go into recovery which was twrp but switched it to Ext4. So whatever I try it will just go into the HTC logo and get stuck there. I am at a loss, Please Help.
I will keep trying, but I'm running out of ideas
it does have s-on
hboot 1.50.0000
u r s-on so u need to flash the boot.img by the fastboot
ionthedemon said:
So I tried flashing MeanRom the ics version onto the Evo 3d, and it flashed it. But every time it booted into the lock screen it rebooted itself. So I tried going back to the back up I made. But did not work, tried flashing a different rom but did not work also. It will go into recovery which was twrp but switched it to Ext4. So whatever I try it will just go into the HTC logo and get stuck there. I am at a loss, Please Help.
I will keep trying, but I'm running out of ideas
it does have s-on
hboot 1.50.0000
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had this exact same issue after trying to flash Myn's ICS ROM with Touch Recovery on 1.5 s-on..How I was finally able to fix it was to delete the 4 ext folder off my SD card. Then I booted into fastboot and pushed TWRP recovery back onto my phone and flashed a gingerbread rom. If you need help pushing the recovery via fastboot, this thread is the answer. Be sure to give JTNiggle some thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
Good luck.
---------- Post added at 08:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:54 AM ----------
a7ad67 said:
u r s-on so u need to flash the boot.img by the fastboot
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Doesn't EXT4 Touch Recovery take care of that for you? That was my impression. Off topic, I know..
evo rebooting
yes 4ext recovery takes care of that and you guys should be using it and make sure you have smart flash enable
I did try flashing a gingerbread rom with twrp but didn't work, which is why I flashed ext4
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
Well I used the dumlock method, which should have helped me flash the rom without manually going into my computer to flash via cmd right?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
Happens to me too!
To flash a new ROM, go to your computer, Command Prompt , type in the direction of your recovery. ex= cd\evo3dTWRP, then type in "fastboot boot recovery.img (or whatever the name of your recovery img is), press enter and your phone should boot into Recovery. Wipe all data, then flash ROM.
BTW: Do you have Smartflash Enabled in 4EXT,?
Well bootloader is working and the recovery is too, I used twrp but noticed it wasn't working so I flashed 4ext. But for some reason it won't boot up roms (of any kind) or even restore my backup. The recoveries will restore or flash the rom. But once I reboot the phone it will just get stuck on the HTC logo. Yeah smartflash is and was enabled.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
THANK YOU
YEEEEEES THANK YOU EVERYBODY, I got it back up and running, needed to manually flash boot.img for the rom. But before flash the rom.
ionthedemon said:
YEEEEEES THANK YOU EVERYBODY, I got it back up and running, needed to manually flash boot.img for the rom. But before flash the rom.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Great, worked for me with the same error! THX
I am having the same problem and need some help. I am new to this and dont quiet understand what to do to fix my phone. I rooted it along time ago and i just now tried to flash sos ics rom but now it is stuck at htc logo please help.
More info gsm, s-on, s-off etc etc
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using xda premium
Not sure what gsm means but i can tell you what i know. I was using twerp or whatever, hboot 1.5 and s-on.
Ok, do you have a sim card? Are you on sprint? S-on is probably your issue but I need to know if you are cdma or gsm phone
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using xda premium
No sim. It is sprint.
Ok your phone is cdma try thishttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1563342 or go to the evo cdma section and under stickies you should find all the info you need
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using xda premium
Thanks for all the help. I ended up using a different method. I used Juopunutbear to turn S-off then reflashed ics and all is good now.
need help too
i have a HTC EVO 3D X515m from australia
unlocked, s on, hboot 1.49.0012
can i install custom rom?
i installed cwm fine
i install custom rom fine, said installed and then i always get stuck on white screen htc logo.
any help would be appriciated
cheers
jhonny said:
i have a HTC EVO 3D X515m from australia
unlocked, s on, hboot 1.49.0012
can i install custom rom?
i installed cwm fine
i install custom rom fine, said installed and then i always get stuck on white screen htc logo.
any help would be appriciated
cheers
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you're trying to install an ICS ROM, they tend to bootloop for most who are s-on. I recommend you get s-off.
Save the Drama for your Mama with Tapatalk 2
coal686 said:
If you're trying to install an ICS ROM, they tend to bootloop for most who are s-on. I recommend you get s-off.
Save the Drama for your Mama with Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i tried to s-off
, but cant , said phone not supported
would you know of any other way?
cheers
I am a newb with flashing and really don't mess with it. I was able to root my phone, but never flashed. Tried flashing elegancia and it kept rebooting to htc white screen. i then tried a recovery, but something wrong with boot and sd-ext
i am able to enter the fastboot and recovery, but lost on how to get my phone back to working
Jewel PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT 2.09.000
RADIO- 1.12.11.1210
OpenDSP -v31.1.0.45.0815
eMMC-boot
I have the SDK installed, but I am lost and need some help please.
Is that ROM even for the HTC EVO 4G LTE? Do you have a link for it? For the time being I suggest using the mount setting in recovery to put a ROM on your phone, do a full system wipe, then flash. I suggest MeanBean, as it has a S-on kernel installer to facilitate installation while S-on.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
FinZ28 said:
Is that ROM even for the HTC EVO 4G LTE? Do you have a link for it? For the time being I suggest using the mount setting in recovery to put a ROM on your phone, do a full system wipe, then flash. I suggest MeanBean, as it has a S-on kernel installer to facilitate installation while S-on.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As far as I know that Rom is for the HTC One gsm devices
Sent from my ???
bigdaddy619 said:
As far as I know that Rom is for the HTC One gsm devices
Sent from my ???
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Pretty much what I came up with, too. That would explain a lot.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
FinZ28 said:
Pretty much what I came up with, too. That would explain a lot.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Lol
Sent from my ???
It doesn't work when i tried these steps. I don't understand which RUU I would need to get it back to stock. I relocked the phone and tried a few RUU, but get errors in the utility. Any other suggestions?
thanks in advance.
You need to unlock your bootloader again. There is no RUU for you to use. There is the VipeRUU tool, but it requires S-off to work. If you can get into recovery, you can get a ROM installed and flashed to get you up & running.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
FinZ28 said:
You need to unlock your bootloader again. There is no RUU for you to use. There is the VipeRUU tool, but it requires S-off to work. If you can get into recovery, you can get a ROM installed and flashed to get you up & running.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am so out of luck.. I can't get out of the rebooting. sorry if really newb, but spent like 8 hours trying everything. I am not certain how to use the tool because can't get s off.
Can you do without the device for a few days? If so, shoot me a PM. I should be able to get you up & running again, and get you S-off, also.
One thing to try, though. When the phone is rebooting, hold down the volume down button. When the screen goes black it should boot into the bootloader. From there you can get into recovery. Follow the directions in my guide on how to fix the phone after a system wipe. The link is in my sig.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
I got it to work now. Not sure what i did correcrtly. i flashed the meanbean.zip, but got erros with signature verify. Then i flashed the boot.img from that zip and reboot and viola. How do I know what I have on there..I am almost afraid to check. What shoud i do to make sure this does not happen again. I am confident to try a few things now, but still pretty green.
FinZ28 said:
Can you do without the device for a few days? If so, shoot me a PM. I should be able to get you up & running again, and get you S-off, also.
One thing to try, though. When the phone is rebooting, hold down the volume down button. When the screen goes black it should boot into the bootloader. From there you can get into recovery. Follow the directions in my guide on how to fix the phone after a system wipe. The link is in my sig.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
jstarke007 said:
I got it to work now. Not sure what i did correcrtly. i flashed the meanbean.zip, but got erros with signature verify. Then i flashed the boot.img from that zip and reboot and viola. How do I know what I have on there..I am almost afraid to check. What shoud i do to make sure this does not happen again. I am confident to try a few things now, but still pretty green.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, for starters, don't flash ROM's that aren't for the EVO LTE.
FinZ28 said:
Well, for starters, don't flash ROM's that aren't for the EVO LTE.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You know, it's funny....I made a post about this very same thing this morning. Ironic...
HBOOT 2.09
Radio 1.13.11.0030
Unlocked
So heres the deal. My little brother jacked up his EVO 4g LTE while it was apparently doing an OTA update. It got stuck on a bootloop that would not get past the Sprint logo animation.
In trying to fix it I have:
1) Unlocked it
2) Flashed TWRP
3) Tried flashing stock rooted and stock RUU's.
THE PHONE STILL WON"T BOOT PAST THE SPRINT LOGO! I'm going insane and feel super bad for him. Any ideas? I've tried to get the rumrunner and moonshine S-OFFs to work, but they don't like that I'm stuck on bootloaders or recovery.
Any ideas?
Hit the top link in my sig. I think that will answer some of your questions, as you'll need to flash the kernel separately from the ROM while S-on unless the ROM you're flashing includes a S-on kernel installer. As for RUU's, there isn't one for the latest OTA. Also, make sure you're doing a full system wipe in TWRP prior to flashing a ROM.
Also, Rumrunner is the S-off method you'll need to use, not Moonshine.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
So while in process of s-off once I got to the part when you "fastboot oem rebootRUU" that went through. But right after trying to flash a zip im stuck looking at the blk HTC screen. I was given a "<Failed <remote: 99 unknown fail>". Now its just stuck.
I've been trying to figure out what happened but just have no where else to turn. Please lend a hand.
I think I already know the answer to this question, but what version is your firmware? Just for your knowledge, there hasn't been an RUU since ICS, or maybe the first release of JB. So, odds are, you flashed the wrong RUU.
But good news, you *might* not be bricked. Have you tried rebooting? This really your only option, anyway. Try to get into the bootloader. Flash a new recovery if the RUU has already wiped it, and flash a compatible rom.
Please also list your bootloader info.
_______________________________________
Phone: HTC EVO 4G LTE
Sense 5, S-Off
Tablet: ASUS Nexus 7.2
Rooted, Custom Rom & Kernel
aarsyl said:
I think I already know the answer to this question, but what version is your firmware? Just for your knowledge, there hasn't been an RUU since ICS, or maybe the first release of JB. So, odds are, you flashed the wrong RUU.
But good news, you *might* not be bricked. Have you tried rebooting? This really your only option, anyway. Try to get into the bootloader. Flash a new recovery if the RUU has already wiped it, and flash a compatible rom.
Please also list your bootloader info.
_______________________________________
Phone: HTC EVO 4G LTE
Sense 5, S-Off
Tablet: ASUS Nexus 7.2
Rooted, Custom Rom & Kernel
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's not a full RUU in the normal sense. It's the one for Facepalm.
To the OP, did you gain SuperCID prior to running those commands? If not, then the process will fail. You should simply be able to hold the power button down & reboot your phone. Also, as stated above, list your device info so we can make sure you're using the right S-off exploit.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
So I did get the phone into the bootloader. I was trying to do the rumrunner s-off but being I was so damn tired lastnight I ended up forgetting a step. I am currently unlocked and rooted. I also somehow deleted my backup like a idiot and wiped the os. So I'm stuck from this point where I need to go.
So where we stand as of now:
bootloader unlocked
rooted
twrp 2.6.3.0
firmware 3.17.651.4
hboot 2.09
radio 1.13.11.0830
z3r0t0l0rEnCe said:
So I did get the phone into the bootloader. I was trying to do the rumrunner s-off but being I was so damn tired lastnight I ended up forgetting a step. I am currently unlocked and rooted. I also somehow deleted my backup like a idiot and wiped the os. So I'm stuck from this point where I need to go.
So where we stand as of now:
bootloader unlocked
rooted
twrp 2.6.3.0
firmware 3.17.651.4
hboot 2.09
radio 1.13.11.0830
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Happens to all of us. Don't worry about wiping the OS. Look for Captain Throwback's stock rooted rom, and flash a custom kernel along with it, like the Dirty MAC kernel or Arc reactor. Doesn't matter which one...rumrunner just needs a custom kernel.
Captain Throwback's stock 3.17 base
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2468418
Dirty MAC kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2178307
Arc Reactor
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873824
After you flash these, then reboot into Android, set your phone to stay awake during charge Settings-->Display and Buttons, and also set SuperSU to automatically grant root access (open the app, swipe right twice, and scroll down a little). This way, you don't have to touch your phone. If you touch it, the process will fail....even to unlock the phone to grant root access. And of course, turn on USB debugging in Developer Options.
After you do all of these, then run the exploit.
aarsyl said:
Happens to all of us. Don't worry about wiping the OS. Look for Captain Throwback's stock rooted rom, and flash a custom kernel along with it, like the Dirty MAC kernel or Arc reactor. Doesn't matter which one...rumrunner just needs a custom kernel.
Captain Throwback's stock 3.17 base
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2468418
Dirty MAC kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2178307
Arc Reactor
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873824
After you flash these, then reboot into Android, set your phone to stay awake during charge Settings-->Display and Buttons, and also set SuperSU to automatically grant root access (open the app, swipe right twice, and scroll down a little). This way, you don't have to touch your phone. If you touch it, the process will fail....even to unlock the phone to grant root access. And of course, turn on USB debugging in Developer Options.
After you do all of these, then run the exploit.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is odd to me, because I ran rumrunner at least 3 times using just my stock ROM (no custom kernel or anything), and it worked fine every time. I guess the new version of rumrunner added some limitations to make it more generic.
whats bothering me is that even after i check the MD5, it keeps failing to install capt zip. think maybe i can just use adb to push the zip file? just not sure how to word the command right to get it to load
z3r0t0l0rEnCe said:
whats bothering me is that even after i check the MD5, it keeps failing to install capt zip. think maybe i can just use adb to push the zip file? just not sure how to word the command right to get it to load
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, don't. If it fails, don't force it. Reflash TWRP 2.6.3 (not the kit kat version), and try to flash again.
@Captain_Throwback: Yes, I didn't remember needing a custom kernel when I used Dirty Racun, but rumrunner needs it now. Keep in mind that rumrunner isn't for this device exclusively. Maybe that's the purpose of the custom kernel.
i'd wager you're trying to flash files that aren't recovery flashable, then lying to the people who are trying to help you.
i got it running again using capt stock rooted rom. attempting rumrunners s-off again now that i got this part working.
Are you using a custom kernel?
_______________________________________
Phone: HTC EVO 4G LTE
Sense 5, S-Off
Tablet: ASUS Nexus 7.2
Rooted, Custom Rom & Kernel
now s-off and updated rumrunners hboot. now onto flashing roms finally.
Thank you all that helped me with my stupidness and not reading directions.
Last post. I can't say it enough that you must read read read when it comes to directions. If I would of followed directions as directed I would of never ran into the issues I did. It was a learning experience.
One thing for sure that I took from this experience is adb and directions. I've learned a lot in the last 24hrs alone.
I'd like to thank Capain_throwback and everyone in the irc for the help and you all here that assisted me.
Sent from my EVO using XDA Premium 4 mobile app