Hi! all. i tried to root my desire running 0.80 bootrom yesterday & i think i messed it up abit. u see, i dwnloaded the rooting file from Paul @ Modaco but followed unlockr.com's vidz to root. read online someone can actually follow the vidz as its the same but apparently its not. i couldn't go into the green text screen after running the step1-windows.bat file. it went into the white screen with the 3 android robot at the bottom & stayed there. then i selected shutting down the phone & re start it. it booted up but then i realise it couldn't connect to my 3G network. i could only make & receive calls & there was no super user access icon in the menu too. My software version also change from 1.19 to 1.21. so i'm guessing something is not right. Therefore, would like to confirm if i can actually re-root the phone but this time following Paul's instructions. I'm just worried that it might be bricked.
You can unroot and reroot your phone as many times as you want, if i were you i would go back to stock FW, then follow this and this only
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189
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i get a "can't connect to phone" error and a black screen with silver HTC letters on it on the screen of my phone when trying to flash the latest stock RUU. this is after the updater reboots the phone to try and flash.
i ran some root technique a couple days after i got my EVO (stood in line @ 5:30am to boot!). don't remember what it was though. toasts orig root i guess.
then it ran that sd card update (which didn't work for me). dunno if any of this matters, but wanted to provide back story.
why can't i flash??
Well depending on if you installed todays OTA update somehow changes my answer to your question.
For one if you did not install todays OTA update then the problem you are having is very commen and easily fixed. You'll notice that after it tells you there is no connection your phone should still be at the black screen with htc's logo. Without disconnecting or restarting your phone relaunch the RUU and go through it again. You should notice it will actually work the second time and eventually youll get a progress bar on your pc and eventually on the phone. This I am 90% certain should fix your problem. I've used the RUU numerous times and that has become standard procedure, although I don't understand why.
This will unroot your phone meaning you can then run unrooted or its now presentable if you have reason to take it in for replacement/warrenty issues.
But be warned! If you go back to stock in order to receive todays OTA update you will not be able to root your phone again using any current methods or files. Youll receive an error about the file being older than the new and wont be able to even partial root let alone get nand access.
On my end I unrooted today to test out the new features knowing full well I wouldn't be able to root again with the update installed. I figured I'd be able to use the RUU like you are because when it unroots a phone it takes it back to the default software from the day the phone was release but it was my luck that for whatever reason this new update effs up trying to use the RUU.
Is there a way to restore to factory settings that won't have the update installed or is it like how the 3GS was and once you upgrade thats it
Try flashing directly from the sd card, link is in my sig '(un)root'
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Sent from my god phone.
aaaahhh. there it goes. thanks.
actually it was more i was having sd-card issues still. kept unmounting. rather happy w/ how the EVO works for now so rooting/modding isn't a priority. figured i'd reflash to see if it fixed the sd issue.
thanks!
Guys,
My Evo says Froyo 2.2 is avail for download when I check HTC Updates... I hit accept, it downloads, then asks if I want to install NOW... I HIT YES, and it takes me to the boot loader page, THEN DOES NOTHING.. It doesn't boot into recovery mode like it is supposed to, and it just sits on the Boot loader screen, NO TRIANGLE, NO BAR on the bottom showing the progress, IT JUST SITS THERE on the boot loader page with the 3 Androids on the bottom... I have already tried to hard reset the phone, BUT that didn't work... PLEASE HELP !!! Is there a way to HARD reset my EVO BACK to BEFORE ALL OF THE UPDATES??? IS THERE A WAY TO Force boot into recovery to apply the "update.zip" ??? Please advise...
Mine did'nt go no where near the bootloader screen...
I hit the download...then it just installed like any other app...except it brought me to a bar progress page a couple of times. Then the phone rebooted and whala...froyo.
I must say this...I was previosly rooted but unrooted to do it!!!
Are you rooted or unrooted to start off with?
Was rooted, but then I did the "update of June 29th" and ruined ALL of my fun... Is there even a way for me to root my phone now??? How do I get it to go into recovery?
Same issue
My EVO ISN'T ROOTED, and I'm having the same exact problem
You're hosed root wise until someone cracks the rom, if they crack the rom. Most likely you'll need to update to the official version once HTC releases an upgrade as they claimed they would eventually do on Twitter.
im not trying to root my phone, i just want froyo
right, I WAS rooted, the update in JUNE fixed that for me =(... NOW I just want FROYO which is available from Sprint/HTC OTA, it just wont install?????????? I think I can install it as an update.zip if I could get my phone into RECOVERY mode... When at the bootloader, if I hit Recovery, it just boots back to the BOOT LOADER????
I would suggest using this unroot program and make sure you use the 1.47 one because there are 3 different roms. This is what I did as I had the june update as you. This will guarantee that you have the right stock rom and are not rooted. Then try the update again...
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-roms-hacks/19278-how-unroot-return-stock.html
This is the route I took and was just like you...I had no probs this way!
This is a great recommendation, but I haven't done any ROOT or ROMing to my phone since I've owned it, I've stayed true to the true image they released, and I'm not comfortable downgrading it to some other image that wasn't on the phone. I attempted to do the instructions outlined and I was unable to get pas the stage of pushing the:
RUU_Supersonic_1.47.651.1_Radio_2.05.00.06.10_release_CL195459
to the phone. It says USB error, and I have debugging mode enabled.
cardiox said:
I would suggest using this unroot program and make sure you use the 1.47 one because there are 3 different roms. This is what I did as I had the june update as you. This will guarantee that you have the right stock rom and are not rooted. Then try the update again...
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-roms-hacks/19278-how-unroot-return-stock.html
This is the route I took and was just like you...I had no probs this way!
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I RE-Loaded this version, as the other "older" versions would not work (re-loaded, as this is what I already HAD on my phone)... It wiped the system, and ALL of my info/apps (make sure you back up) and then I was able to do the Froyo Update... YES !!!! Thanks...
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Sup...51.1_Radio_2.05.00.06.10_release_CL195459.exe
I did the same, thank you !
No prob...have fun!!!
Froyo Update Won't Install
To start off - I have never rooted my evo - my phone is running Android 2.1 update 1 supersonic - and I did not try to do the "pre-release" update put out by HTC. Since late last night, I have been trying to install Froyo through system updates (settings, system updates, htc software update). I am able to download the upgrade, which is about 80 MB, but for some reason the update will not install. When I click install now, my phone restarts in the bootloader. If I click on fastboot, it searches for an image on my SD card but can't find one. If I hit recovery, it just returns me to the main bootloader screen. The only thing I can do is reboot or shut down my phone. When my phone boots back up, it says the update is downloaded and ready to be installed. I have tried redownloading the update but the same thing happens. Any help would be appreciated, preferable without losing contacts and apps. I'm trying to save a factory reset for a last resort.
Thanks,
Nick
Nick,
Please read the earlier posts, and follow the link from Cardiox... He said the following...
"I would suggest using this unroot program and make sure you use the 1.47 one because there are 3 different roms. This is what I did as I had the june update as you. This will guarantee that you have the right stock rom and are not rooted. Then try the update again...
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-...urn-stock.html
This is the route I took and was just like you...I had no probs this way!"
Then read my posts, and you will see that I had the SAME problem you are having, and this worked for me... I posted the thread... It is pretty easy if you follow the instructions... Let me know if it works for you... Good luck !!!
wolverinexc said:
To start off - I have never rooted my evo - my phone is running Android 2.1 update 1 supersonic - and I did not try to do the "pre-release" update put out by HTC. Since late last night, I have been trying to install Froyo through system updates (settings, system updates, htc software update). I am able to download the upgrade, which is about 80 MB, but for some reason the update will not install. When I click install now, my phone restarts in the bootloader. If I click on fastboot, it searches for an image on my SD card but can't find one. If I hit recovery, it just returns me to the main bootloader screen. The only thing I can do is reboot or shut down my phone. When my phone boots back up, it says the update is downloaded and ready to be installed. I have tried redownloading the update but the same thing happens. Any help would be appreciated, preferable without losing contacts and apps. I'm trying to save a factory reset for a last resort.
Thanks,
Nick
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I am not a genius by no means thus I am only sharing info that I have from personal trial and error. If you are going to a bootloader screen during this update process and your SD card is mounted then you most likely will need to bite the bullet and either do a factory reset or follow the link instructions so given. For some reason this update can not find the original factory code or RUU that it is trying to update. Sounds like your SD card is mounted but it can't find it...I would strongly consider just starting over with that link program. It does not root you it just puts you back square one with factory code. Then the update will have something to build off of...which you apparently don't have for whatever reason.
Ok, this is what I needed to know. I'm backing up my stuff with bitpim and will just do this. Thanks for all the help and the speedy responses!
-Nick
Hi all.
I'll start by saying I have gotten in way over my head. I rooted my Evo with unrEVOked's one-click method, and then began to experience some problems with my 3g. Thinking I had somehow botched the rooting process, I tried to unroot using the two-step method I also found on xda (cannot post link.. further proof I am a noob ). More problems sprang up, one thing led to another, various fixes were tried (HUGE thanks to everyone in the IRC channel last night that tried to help my sorry ass..) but to no avail.
Here is where my phone is at now: booting using vol down+power shows me S-ON. Trying to flash mtd-eng.zip results in an error, so I am seemingly stuck with S-ON. Normally I would be happy about this (that's one step closer to unrooted, right?) but I notice I still have Superuser in my apps. My 3g is working again for whatever reason (no complaints here! maybe it was a Sprint-side problem in my area.. what timing!) but I'm confused as to whether my phone is rooted or not.
Ideally, I would like to go back to unrooted, since I have made it abundantly clear to myself that I am not yet prepared to embark in rooting. If anyone could guide me in the right direction, I would be very thankful.
You no longer have root access. Nothing you do at this point will allow you to run a .img on your own.
Your best bet would be to try and run one of the RUU programs to get it all back to stock.
I don't know if the Superuser application will be removed by this but you can try it:
Go to Settings>SD & Phone Storage>Factory Data Reset
Your phone should reboot and may have erased the Superuser app.
Jim M said:
You no longer have root access. Nothing you do at this point will allow you to run a .img on your own.
Your best bet would be to try and run one of the RUU programs to get it all back to stock.
I don't know if the Superuser application will be removed by this but you can try it:
Go to Settings>SD & Phone Storage>Factory Data Reset
Your phone should reboot and may have erased the Superuser app.
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I did this, and my phone is now in RA-evo-v1.8.0 (it rebooted into recovery). Should I reboot the system now? I find it strange that it took me here in the first place.
The current PC36IMG that is flashed to the Evo is one with Amon Ra built into it.
The only RUU program that I am allowed to run (from the list that was given out in one of the unrooting evo threads) gives me the 170 error before anything happens.
You don't have root access, but your phone still has a custom recovery (Amon_RA) right now. No way to get rid of the custom recovery now except through an official update that replaces the recovery file.
Like I said you can try to run one of the RUU Official updates found in the Developer forum.
Don't know your location, but if you post it, someone close to you might try to help you out in person.
Jim M said:
You don't have root access, but your phone still has a custom recovery (Amon_RA) right now. No way to get rid of the custom recovery now except through an official update that replaces the recovery file.
Like I said you can try to run one of the RUU Official updates found in the Developer forum.
Don't know your location, but if you post it, someone close to you might try to help you out in person.
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With a little digging and poking and reading, I found the proper RUU, ran it, and I believe I am now back to fully unrooted. Thank you very much for your help!
I am that noob...
I decided to root the the old faithful Incredible 2. So I unlocked the phone with HTCs Dev unlock site (still don't know why I went this route instead of S-OFF, but I did.)
Then I followed the directions here to get root:
w w w addictivetips com/mobile/install-superuser-busybox-rooted-kernel-on-incredible-2-after-s-off/
This worked great, accept at some point I realized that my WiFi stopped working..... .... And of course, I did not pull a backup of the thing, so I have nothing to go back to...
Now when I try to turn my WiFi on, it will say that it is turning on, then display ERROR and not allow me to do anything. If I go into the hardware information of the phone, the WiFi MAC address is blank.
I wanted to go back to the Stock rom, see if that fixed it, but I can't seem to find the stock room online, or even what to look for. Then I tried to load a custom rom on there (cryogenmod 7) which froze at the HTC boot screen (probably due to not having S-OFF I suspect?)
Phone works great other than WiFi. I have a backup of the phone with the WiFi problem that I can role back to.
Can anyone give me any ideas? I did delete some bloatware apps(I know, I'm that noob.), but did not touch the system files.
Is there a stock rom that someone can through my way? If I get S-OFF can I flash custom roms?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Problem Fixed. I fallowed the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751796
And there was a working stock rom. Thank you so much.
How do you fix it? I have the same problem [S-on] .
Sup, so in my last post I was told to read some info, get a better idea of what to do and how to move forward.. Problem being is, Where do I start? There is no actual help for the situation I am stuck in.
Im on a unlocked M8, no carrier version. I rooted the device and installed TWRP. This restored my Kit Kat 4.4.4 to 4.4.2. This is the google play edition, I believe.
Here is the Situation.
followed a youtube guide by "unlockr" which seemed to cover every aspect. after the root and with TWRP, phone bugged me to do a update to 4.4.4, I did, went back to TWRP, booted to system and got stuck in a loop.
I was recommended to delete the OTA file to stop this.. I did. Didnt stop the loop, bizarre...
Along this process, In fast boot menu my phone had a *tampered* label up top- further research this is nothing to worry about.
but without the OTA file, and just entering fastboot>twrp>system, this is where the boot loop still persists. S-On is back, no longer S-Off.
I've done my research etc and aware what needs to be done, but unsure on the safe methodology to reach this point. A friend who is helping me has better knowledge for SSung Galaxies and struggling to help me along.
He detailed I need to get back to 4.4.4(to stop this pissing 'you need to update your phone' pop up) - create a back up of this, then root and then from this point I can install custom roms ETC.
How do I install this, set up phone to a point Im happy, make the back up without the boot loop stopping me from doing so, then continue with experimentation etc...?
Like I said, Ive read plenty, but it doesn't help the situation I am in, so please, please don't just tell me to go educate my self, when there's no resources to help me with my problem. I still dont know which OTA is safe for me to use, or how to inject this without the bootloop ruining my life.. again.
P.S in work, Will reply when possible.
Im on a unlocked M8, no carrier version. I rooted the device and installed TWRP. This restored my Kit Kat 4.4.4 to 4.4.2. This is the google play edition, I believe. As far as i know there is no way your android version would downgrade by flashing a recovery. Most likely is you were and still are 4.4.2
Here is the Situation.
followed a youtube guide by "unlockr" which seemed to cover every aspect. after the root and with TWRP, phone bugged me to do a update to 4.4.4, I did, went back to TWRP, booted to system and got stuck in a loop. Golden rule - Never Never Never take an OTA when running a custom recovery.
I was recommended to delete the OTA file to stop this.. I did. Didnt stop the loop, bizarre...
Along this process, In fast boot menu my phone had a *tampered* label up top- further research this is nothing to worry about.
but without the OTA file, and just entering fastboot>twrp>system, this is where the boot loop still persists. S-On is back, no longer S-Off. Also pretty sure flashing a recovery can't turn S-ON and you have to be 100% stock for that anyway (I believe) which you are not. How did you get S-OFF in the first place??
I've done my research etc and aware what needs to be done, but unsure on the safe methodology to reach this point. A friend who is helping me has better knowledge for SSung Galaxies and struggling to help me along. Samsung are completely different. I know as I've rooted my GF's and it was painful
He detailed I need to get back to 4.4.4(to stop this pissing 'you need to update your phone' pop up) - create a back up of this, then root and then from this point I can install custom roms ETC.
How do I install this, set up phone to a point Im happy, make the back up without the boot loop stopping me from doing so, then continue with experimentation etc...?
Like I said, Ive read plenty, but it doesn't help the situation I am in, so please, please don't just tell me to go educate my self, when there's no resources to help me with my problem. I still dont know which OTA is safe for me to use, or how to inject this without the bootloop ruining my life.. again No OTA's are safe to use with a custom recovery.
There are a couple of things I'm not sure on, I think you have done the following so far
1. Unlocked using HTC dev
2. Rooted using the tool kit
3. Tried to install the OTA
4. Got a boot Loop
Is that correct?
Can you get into TWRP recovery?
Also you have a thread about this open already. Either delete that thread or this one.
As far as i know there is no way your android version would downgrade by flashing a recovery. Most likely is you were and still are 4.4.2 - Nope, Upon taking out the box on day 1, there was an update required and did it straight away.. then a smaller one. Guessing thats 4.4.3 and 4.4.4.
Golden rule - Never Never Never take an OTA when running a custom recovery - hahah, Ive established this now >.< I originally saw rooting as a "inject" sort of methodology.. before the os booted.. Thats not the case!
Also pretty sure flashing a recovery can't turn S-ON and you have to be 100% stock for that anyway (I believe) which you are not. How did you get S-OFF in the first place?? - I rooted following "TheUnlockr" video guide, It did say S-OFF, Bootloop and **** up with the OTA removed this I think. This was using the Hasoon2000 AIO tool.
Samsung are completely different. I know as I've rooted my GF's and it was painful - Good to know, I wont take too much advice from him, he did highlight a tool called Odin. Would that be any benefit to myself?
1. Unlocked using HTC dev
2. Rooted using the tool kit
3. Tried to install the OTA
4. Got a boot Loop
Basically.. yes.
Yes I can get into TWRP, but as I say, when I boot to system, this is where the loop starts.. phone starts up normally.. gives me 1min before restarting over and over.
I am sorry, Im aware that another topic is open. I did try to close it, dont have permissions on account. havent used forums in a few years and its all over the shop now hahaha.
Sorry for late reply.. hectic couple of days.