Ok, going to follow the SimpleRoot OTA 1.47 how-to, but I have a few questions first.
How do I back up things like my Contacts?
What the latest "radio" and how do I check and get the newest?
How do I wipe caches? Or will the SimpleRoot guide tell me?
Any ROM recommendations? I was thinking of just trying Fresh.
Do I need to do any adb setup prior to starting?
I have been reading through the guides, but there is SO much info here, it takes too long to get through it all. Plus, I'm not even sure of all the questions I need to ask!
Thanks in advance for any and all help!
1. Use Titanium Backup. It will back up whatever you want, I backed up EVERYTHING (apps + system data) and it brought back all my settings, texts, even my scenes. I had to use Unrevoked on my 1.32.651.6 stock build to install TB, followed TheBiles "Idiot-Proof" guide for that part.
2. The radio is the baseband. I actually never flashed mine, and I haven't had issues, but I don't use 4g so I wouldn't know how that works. There are links to a few radios here, but otherwise check the thread or webpage for the custom ROM you want to flash and it might link to the recommended radio.
3. Wiping caches is done through recovery (Amon RA, Clockwork, or using ROM Manager from within a rooted ROM). You do it right before you flash the custom ROM. SimpleRoot will just root the phone, then you'll want to install ROM Manager and use that flash your preferred recovery (that's a whole separate debate).
4. I've been reading up a lot in the last day or two, and Fresh seems to be very popular. I'm using it right now, no problems so far! I've used DC, I had a couple of issues, CM6 is cool but still changing all the time. Go with Fresh at least to get your feet wet. Follow the guide that flipz provides in his Fresh thread.
5. I didn't use SimpleRoot, I rooted manually using ADB. If you're comfortable with using a terminal/command line (or at least typing and following directions) ADB might be a good idea. But if SR gives you a full-root, you don't need ADB at all. It's basically just a telnet connection to your phone.
Hey, whatdya know? I answered them all! There may be better answers, but I think this is all correct. PM me if you need more help, or I'll subscribe to this thread for a few days. I'm new but I'm learning fast and I LOVE this stuff!
Also, here's a good portal for you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=709267
Titanium backup works great for most things but you have to be rooted to use it. Your contacts should be backed up directly to your google account if you have done it correctly. When you add a contact to your phone it will ask if you want to add it to google or as a "phone" contact. Make sure you save it as a google contact. Or you can go to your google account on your computer and sync all your contacts. I used SimpleRoot to get my phone started and then I went through this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715915
That is where I started with everything.....fully unlocked and stock rooted with the newest radio. I also used Amon recovery from SimpleRoot instead of Clockwork. SR will clear all your cache, factory data, etc. Im running Damage Control ROM right now and love it. But it's fun to get your phone rooted and then just start using root apps and go from there. Oh, and the best thing for me about using SR and then going through the next thread I posted is that you dont have to use ADB. ADB is pretty simple but the SR + thread process took me about 25min.
Yeah, on that note, it's super-easy to just make a Nandroid or Clockwork backup of your flash, then flash something else to try it out. If you want to go back, just restore the backup and you're right where you were before.
And, of course, backing up contacts on Google is easier.
Running through the SimpleRoot and it got to Starting Part 2... and it's just hanging out doing nothing, been that way for a few minutes now. I didn't copy the PC36IMG file to the SD card, was I supposed to?
Will it bork anything if I disconnect, switch back to Disk Drive as the connection type and drop the file on the SD card? Do I need to do that? Am I retarded?
Not sure as I went through toast's manual method, but it shouldn't do any damage to start over. If Android is still running, I think the system will still be intact.
Well, I think I figured it out, sort of. I never got prompted to reboot into the bootloader until I disconnected the phone. Once I did that, it told me what to do. But, when I installed the update, the bootloader gave me this message: Main version is older, update fail!
Do I need to use the PC36IMG file for 1.47 now? SimpleRoot did push the PC36IMG file to the phone, btw.
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Well, I think I figured it out, sort of. I never got prompted to reboot into the bootloader until I disconnected the phone. Once I did that, it told me what to do. But, when I installed the update, the bootloader gave me this message: Main version is older, update fail!
Do I need to use the PC36IMG file for 1.47 now? SimpleRoot did push the PC36IMG file to the phone, btw.
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i had the same issue, you need to make sure all the steps are complete before you go into step 4 and boot into bootloader...so make sure after pushing the files you finish step 2 and 4...it worked for me...my pc kept hanging on some steps so i tried it on a different pc and it went throught perfectly the first time around.
Uhh, starting to get a little worried here. I deleted the PCIMG36.zip file per the "Starting Over..." thread, and copied the su-2.1 file on to the SD card. Rebooted into bootloader, selected Recovery per the instructions, now I have a red triangle with and exclamation point and an unresponsive phone!
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Uhh, starting to get a little worried here. I deleted the PCIMG36.zip file per the "Starting Over..." thread, and copied the su-2.1 file on to the SD card. Rebooted into bootloader, selected Recovery per the instructions, now I have a red triangle with and exclamation point and an unresponsive phone!
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you're fine that's just telling you that you're in recovery mode follow the steps....it should tell you to run a command in you're command prompt which will get you into recovery and then you backup nand, wipe, and load image from sd card
Ah, OK. I pulled the battery and it came back to life. Didn't see anything in that thread about commands, but I will read it again.
just boot your phone holding power and volume up button and then when you see the white screen go down to recovery and press the power button...now you should be in recovery mode from there just follow instructions. you should backup nand, wipe cache and wipe data, and install rom from sd card.
That's the problem, following this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715915, I don't get any instructions for the recovery portion that match what I actually get on the phone. I don't get the different menu so I don't get a chance to flash from the su-2.1 file.
Arrrgh! Here's what I did:
Replaced the PCIMG36.zip file that was in the SimpleRootOTA folder that I downloaded with the PC36IMG-1.47.651.1_eng-hboot_RA-1.7.0.1.zip file (renamed to PCIMG36.zip)
Ran SimpleRootOTA, followed all instructions
When I got to the place in Step 4 where I was supposed to be prompted to install the update at the bootloader, it didn't happen. I assume that this was due to the fact that I had already applied that update
I unplugged, looked in the root of the SD card, found that the PCIMG36.zip file had not been pushed.
I copied the file on to the SD card, rebooted into the bootloader, let it scan the PCIMG36.zip file and apply the update, then rebooted.
So, that's where it sits now. I'm out of time and can't do anything more with it, so I just re-installed MyBackup and am restoring apps and data.
Any ideas as to what I should do next?
Hopefully you are just transposing numbers in your post? According to the thread you linked, the name of file should be PC36IMG.zip....you are writing PCIMG36.zip....those are very different.
edit...and if you are getting stuck at step 4...that sounds like what you did.
youngdhillon said:
just boot your phone holding power and volume up button .
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volume DOWN button
2. Power off your phone.
3. Hold down the Volume Down and Power buttons until the white screen appears.
4. HBOOT will scan the PC36IMG.zip file. You'll see a blue progress bar on the right side of the screen.
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That's the problem, following this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715915, I don't get any instructions for the recovery portion that match what I actually get on the phone. I don't get the different menu so I don't get a chance to flash from the su-2.1 file.
Arrrgh! Here's what I did:
Replaced the PCIMG36.zip file that was in the SimpleRootOTA folder that I downloaded with the PC36IMG-1.47.651.1_eng-hboot_RA-1.7.0.1.zip file (renamed to PCIMG36.zip)
Ran SimpleRootOTA, followed all instructions
When I got to the place in Step 4 where I was supposed to be prompted to install the update at the bootloader, it didn't happen. I assume that this was due to the fact that I had already applied that update
I unplugged, looked in the root of the SD card, found that the PCIMG36.zip file had not been pushed.
I copied the file on to the SD card, rebooted into the bootloader, let it scan the PCIMG36.zip file and apply the update, then rebooted.
So, that's where it sits now. I'm out of time and can't do anything more with it, so I just re-installed MyBackup and am restoring apps and data.
Any ideas as to what I should do next?
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ok if you has updated without any errors and you're rooted...
1)turn off your phone power it back on holding the volume down button and power button at the same time
2)when you see the white screen with HBoot menu scroll down using volume down button, highlight recovery and press power button.
3)you should now see a different menu (black&green) you are now in recovery from here:
4)select backup nand it will ask you to confirm hit power button and wait till it backs up you're nand
5)go down to wipe data...highlight wipe data hit power, confirm
6)wipe cache...confirm
7)load rom from sd card (you should have the su-2.1 in you're sd card) it will let you choose, choose su-2.1 hit power, confirm and let it finish.
you're done wait for the phone to reboot into you're new rom
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oops sorry about that, volume down
Yes, I was just transposing digits, DERP.
I will try again later. Thanks for all the help!
Well, I just booted into the bootloader, it scanned the PC36IMG.zip file, but didn't do anything else but put me back at the bootlader menu. I selected Recovery, hit the power button, then black screen with image of phone and red triangle w/exclamation point.
No idea what's wrong or what to do now except pull the battery.
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Well, I just booted into the bootloader, it scanned the PC36IMG.zip file, but didn't do anything else but put me back at the bootlader menu. I selected Recovery, hit the power button, then black screen with image of phone and red triangle w/exclamation point.
No idea what's wrong or what to do now except pull the battery.
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I remember this problem and I'm trying to remember what I had to do. It seems like after it scanned the PC36IMG.zip it asked if I wanted to scan and I had to say "no" and then after that I could boot in to recovery. I remember it being some dumb little mistake that I made like 2 times in a row and then had a "d'oh" moment when I realized why I kept getting the red triangle. Man, I'm gonna try to remember this and post later. Hopefully you get it though.
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I had rooted my phone and updated the radio to 1.47.651.1 when I tried to update a custom rom I accidently re-ran PC36IMG.zip and it rebooted quick NOW the radio says 1:39:00:04:26
and in the options below I now have
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
CLEAR STORAGE
SIMLOCK
HBOOT USB
I tried putting the phone on FASTBOOT then connected it to the USB and began a stock rom not rooted and it boots my phone into an HTC Black screen Boot mode and begins to update until it comes to the signatures and it gives me an error.
I run windows 7
I went and tried this, connected sd card to Computer with adapter and transferred stock rom rooted and renamed it to sdcard.zip
booted Evo to bootloader and chose recovery.
I as usual got the black background with EVO Icon and red triangle with exclamation mark.
There I click on hold Volume Up and Power until I get the following error:
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
Then I click volume up and the following title and menu appear:
Android system recovery <2e>
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
When I choose the sdcard:update option the following message is displayed
----Install from Sdcard ------
Finding Update package
Opening update package
verifying update package
E:signature verification failed
instalation aborted
After, I downloaded tha froyo 2.2 file and placed it on the sd and rename it to update.zip
and when I ran Update.zip from bootloader it ran half way but then stopped saying the following error
failed to verify whole-file signature
So now I load any PC36IMG and I get NO QUESTION to update just puts me onto the bootloader screen….
Not bricked, just stuck. Download stock ruu, plug phone into computer and install. Or put pc136.img on rot of sd, boot into fast boot, it should install automatically. If none of the above, go to a sprint store, tell them it won't boot and you don't know why, and they will flash or replace.
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk
What I would do from here if I were you is put that sd card back in the computer and erase everything on it.
while your at it shut down the phone. Hold down the volume down button and press power. When that comes up post what version of Hboot you have please.
And I'll be better able to help out.
WOw
did you try to reinstall another ROM?
if you still see the RECOVERY menu item, go there and then go where it says update from zip on sdcard. then using up/down buttons highlight the .zip file of the ROM then push the power button to make it run.
this hoping you got a ROM on your sdcard. if not just get one at the forum and download.
i got clockworkmod but im sure the other recovery tools have similar options.
@ adelaney Stock Ruu begins to update and gives me an error when signatures are being installed. I tried three Stock ROMS
RUU_Supersonic_1.32.651.1_Radio_1.39.00.04.26_release_171253
RUU_Supersonic_1.32.651.6_Radio_1.39.00.05.31_release_171253_signed
RUU_Supersonic_1.47.651.1_Radio_2.05.00.06.10_release_CL195459
@ rjmjr69
Hboot information is:
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.79.0000
MICROP-041F
TOUCH PANEL-ATMWLC03_16ac
RADIO-1.39.00.04.26
@mogul420
Recovery gives me an error
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
Then I click volume up and the following title and menu appear:
Android system recovery <2e>
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
When I choose the sdcard:update option the following message is displayed
----Install from Sdcard ------
Finding Update package
Opening update package
verifying update package
E:signature verification failed
instalation aborted
Ok here's the deal. If you have nan unlock, fully rooted then you should have a nandroid back. If you do then boot into recovery and no a nandroid restore. This should boot you to one of your pervious backup/ system state.
Please note.
If you are fully rooted u should always do a nandroid backup before you flash any update, that way u can do a restore in the even something goes wrong.
http://WWW.rootznculture.com
Thank you for the information but it was a step I did not do... The tutorial that I went with did not speak about that when I rooted my phone...
EDIT: I even tried mixing files that I have downloaded with various PC36IM.zip and nothing triggers the update question.
Would they be able to notice if its rooted?
adelaney said:
Not bricked, just stuck. Download stock ruu, plug phone into computer and install. Or put pc136.img on rot of sd, boot into fast boot, it should install automatically. If none of the above, go to a sprint store, tell them it won't boot and you don't know why, and they will flash or replace.
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Most likely NOT bricked if it boots!
Sounds like you re-applied root but glitched somewhere?
Try root again - may still work?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=706411
Another helpful post
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=123714
What version is your hboot - press power and volume down WITHOUT pc36img.zip, update, etc on your sd - i.e. rename it or remove it, i.e. with adb or sd card slot on pc.... See if you can still access recovery?
I've been hammering on these things for a bit and if I can get into the boot screen, it's pretty much good to go...
Hboot-0.79.0000
Also the error that began all of this was running the wrong PC36IMG to begin with... I had 1.4 radio and I think that the one I used had the 1.3 radio so the only thing that helped me boot up again was that 1,2,3 step flashing so I thought that I had to take the second step and that placed in on booter, I have not been able to boot again ever since.... That was yesterday been trying for about 9 hours lol
lwarranty said:
sounds like you re-applied root but glitched somewhere?
Try root again - may still work?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=706411
another helpful post
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=123714
what version is your hboot - press power and volume down without pc36img.zip, update, etc on your sd - i.e. Rename it or remove it, i.e. With adb or sd card slot on pc.... See if you can still access recovery?
I've been hammering on these things for a bit and if i can get into the boot screen, it's pretty much good to go...
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Yes your just not rooted anymore. Run whatever process worked for you the first time
Try whitslack's method.
EDIT: Nevermind, no can do.
What happens is that my phone DOES read the PC36IMG.zip but it does not give me update option as it used to before. Any suggestions?
rjmjr69 said:
Yes your just not rooted anymore. Run whatever process worked for you the first time
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xx1479 said:
Try whitslack's method.
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latinsbest said:
What happens is that my phone DOES read the PC36IMG.zip but it does not give me update option as it used to before. Any suggestions?
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Like he said
Make sure you delete all the files off your sdcard first
Do you have a link? I made a quick search and could not find a direct link...
xx1479 said:
Try whitslack's method.
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I have several times even formatted (fat32) various times too
rjmjr69 said:
Like he said
Make sure you delete all the files off your sdcard first
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latinsbest said:
I have several times even formatted (fat32) various times too
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Reroot your phone using toast method! That is all! If you are on 1.47 then use simple root!
Seems you have un-rooted the boot me thinks but also read something about mixing radio's causing grief, someone more in the know could answer that... If you can get to hboot usb and try the RUU from your PC? Sometimes taking the battery out and restarting, if communication fails, try it again, rebooting the pc, hell I have no procedure, I just hammer till it makes sense, however 9 hours - holy crap, I'd be foaming at the face!
Ok will do right away and post update
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Reroot your phone using toast method! That is all! If you are on 1.47 then use simple root!
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I have done that via PC and the only thing that works with that are the stock roms since they come in EXE they manage to reboot my phone and everything but when the update gets to the signature part it says it fails in the signatures and aborts... any other custom roms that have EXE?
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Seems you have un-rooted the boot me thinks but also read something about mixing radio's causing grief, someone more in the know could answer that... If you can get to hboot usb and try the RUU from your PC? Sometimes taking the battery out and restarting, if communication fails, try it again, rebooting the pc, hell I have no procedure, I just hammer till it makes sense, however 9 hours - holy crap, I'd be foaming at the face!
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Hopefully I can get some answers here....I've got an EVO 4g.
Rooted it with Revoked 3, successfully.
Then, I went straight to downloading Cyanogen 7 from the website. It said it installed and went the the blue screen with the circling arrows. But, it kept re-booting over and over and never went to my home screen.
Heres where I'm at:
If I turn my phone on it goes to the white HTC Evo 4g screen shuts off and goes to Recovery.
I am able to get into my SD in USB on recovery.
I DID NOT Wipe before installing the rom. I prolly missed some steps, but hey, I'm learning now. When I tried to install the Cyanogenmod 7 again, it says this:
assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img" ,
"boot")
E:Error in /sdcard/cm_supersonic_full-86.zip
(status 7)
Installation aborted
PLEASE HELP!
Click on "amon_RA Recovery" in my signature to download amon_RA's PC36IMG.zip file and place it on the root of your SD card. Afterwards, shutdown your device. Now simultaneously, press the DOWN volume button and the power button until your EVO starts. Afters a short pause, a few lines of text will scroll across the screen. After that, the bootloader *should* automatically detect the PC36IMG.zip file and prompt you to install it. Follow the prompts to install it. Installation takes less than 10 seconds to complete. When it's done, reboot into your new recovery, go to the wipe menu and wipe EVERYTHING in it EXCEPT the SD card. DO NOT REBOOT! Go to the flash zip menu and flash your rom. Afterwards, flash the GAPPS.zip, if necessary and then reboot your device. Be patient on the first boot.
Not wiping was your main problem, and with Amon Ra, anytime you flash a new ROM, after you do a nandroid backup of everything but cache, wipe everything, except the SDcard, like Dougjamal said.
That is a critical step.
And yeah, the first boot up will take some time, possibly up to 10 minutes or so...
Be patient. you'll know you're fine as long as the boot animation isn't bootlooping (freezing for a sec, then restarting the animation). Once your key lights come on, you'll know you're there.
ok, I'm going to try it. Yea...after I downloaded it it was bootlooping, so I took the battery out and when I put it back in, it wouldnt move past the htc boot screen. I'm trying that now. That PC36 file is only 3.45MB's. shouldnt it be bigger?
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... That PC36 file is only 3.45MB's. shouldnt it be bigger?
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No sir. It is not a rom. It's a recovery. I got the link directly from amon's thread.
ok when I come into the boot screen it just reads the pc36img file and does nothing. Doesn't ask me to install or anything? What could cause that?
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ok when I come into the boot screen it just reads the pc36img file and does nothing. Doesn't ask me to install or anything? What could cause that?
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First of all, look at the top of the screen and see if it still states "S-OFF". If it states "S-ON', you need to re-root. Is there any other file with the name PC36IMG.zip on the root of your SD card? If there is, move it to a folder and leave the one for amon_RA in place. Also, make sure that the file does not contain a second zip suffix (For example: PC36IMG.ZIP.zip). If it does, remove the extra .zip from the name. If all of that has been checked, turn OFF your device and try again. It should take. If it does not, replace the file with a freshly downloaded one.
whoops had to flash unrevoked forever again.
Man I ****ing love you guys! It worked! Thanks alot! Sorry for the language haha.
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Man I ****ing love you guys! It worked! Thanks alot! Sorry for the language haha.
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(laughing)...I'm glad I was able to assist you, my friend. Take care and have a great day...
OK SO, I DONT THINK IM A NOOB, BUT APPARENTLY I AM. MY HTC EVO 4G IS ROOTED, AND IM RUNNING CM7. FOR SOME REASON MY RADIO HAS BEEN ACTING UP. MY CALLS DONT GO OUT, AND MY FRIEND SAYS MY PHONE WOULDNT RING AT ALL. I TRIED TO BACKUP, RESTORE, AND EVEN HARD RESET MY SUPERSONIC. NOW, IM STUCK AT THE BOOT SCREEN. IVE WIPED THE DELVIK, THE DATA, AND THE PARTITION. NOTHING. IT WONT LOAD PAST THE ORIGINAL HTCEVO SCREEN. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. ALLL I REALLY CAN ACCESS IS THE BOOTLOADER, AND RECOVERY. IN RECOVERY, MY SD-EXT WONT LOAD, I CANT CREATE A BACKUP, AND I CANT RESTORE. WELL I CAN, BUT I CANT MAKE IT PAST THE BOOT SCREEEEEEEEN. HELP PPLS. PLEASE.
Click on amonRA in my signature to download its PC36IMG.zip file and place it on the root of your SD card (not in any folder). Turn off your device. Now simultaneously press the DOWN volume button and the power button until your device starts. After a short pause, a few lines of text will flash across the screen. Look at the top of the screen and see if it says "S-OFF". Hopefully, it does. If it displays "S-ON" then you will need to re-root. Anyway, the bootloader *should* auto-detect the file and prompt you to install it. Follow the prompts to install. Installation should take no more than 10 seconds. When it is complete, select recovery from the available options on the left side of the screen. If all went well, you should boot into your new recovery. If so, go to the wipe menu and wipe EVERYTHING in it EXCEPT the SD card. After that, try to flash a rom. Do not attempt to restore a nandroid backup unless your backups were created with amonRA. If you are able to flash a rom, be very patient during the initial boot. It may take a while. Let it finish. Get your mind set to wait 30 minutes even though it shouldn't take that long.
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Click on amonRA in my signature to download its PC36IMG.zip file and place it on the root of your SD card (not in any folder). Turn off your device. Now simultaneously press the DOWN volume button and the power button until your device starts. After a short pause, a few lines of text will flash across the screen. Look at the top of the screen and see if it says "S-OFF". Hopefully, it does. If it displays "S-ON" then you will need to re-root. Anyway, the bootloader *should* auto-detect the file and prompt you to install it. Follow the prompts to install. Installation should take no more than 10 seconds. When it is complete, select recovery from the available options on the left side of the screen. If all went well, you should boot into your new recovery. If so, go to the wipe menu and wipe EVERYTHING in it EXCEPT the SD card. After that, try to flash a rom. Do not attempt to restore a nandroid backup unless your backups were created with amonRA. If you are able to flash a rom, be very patient during g the initial boot. It may take a while. Let it finish. Get your mind set to wait 30 minutes even though it shouldn't take that long.
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for some reason, i cant place the img on my sd card? its odd but its saying "insert a disk into drive E" unless im doing it wrong, im not sure i can place anything on my sd card without selecting "turn on usb storage" or is there? thanks for the help so far. just a few more tips and ill be on my way.
Can you get to the bootloader and then into recovery from there? If so, then disregard trying to flash amonRA right now. If you can, then select the MS-USB option or its equivalent if your recovery is ClockworkMod to copy a rom or any other file onto the card.
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yea i can. but ive done all. wiped all, and nothing. what EXACTLY should i do?
Since you're able to get to recovery (I am assuming it's ClockworkMod), go to my initial reply and follow the instructions to flash amonRA v2.3 and everything else I stated. In the meantime, I'm going to locate a ruu for you to flash via your PC that *should* get you up and running. By the way, when you boot into the bootloader, what is the hboot version that is listed at the top of the screen?
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dougjamal said:
Since you're able to get to recovery (I am assuming it's ClockworkMod), go to my initial reply and follow the instructions to flash amonRA v2.3 and everything else I stated. In the meantime, I'm going to locate a ruu for you to flash via your PC that *should* get you up and running. By the way, when you boot into the bootloader, what is the hboot version that is listed at the top of the screen?
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supersonic evt3 ship s-off
hboot-2.10.0001
microp-041f
touch panel-atmel224_16ab
radio-2.15.00.11.19
oct 15 2010, 12:07:00
and as far as the amon-ra, i cant put it on my sd card at all. so im not sure how to update. man, i thought i knew about all this stuff from a siimple root, rom, and bootloader. guess i still suck i appreciate your help and patience. thank you.
If your hboot is version 2.10, then download the first RUU listed on THIS page. Connect your device via USB to your PC and then initiate the file. I'm preparing for bed. Take care.
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Do u have any way of putting the PC36IMG on the SD card with your computer. Like a SD card adapter or anything? If so take the SD card out of.your phone and try to put the IMG file on it that way
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If u have Clockwork, u can mount the sdcard while in recovery.
Or use another phone to place the img file in the sdcard.
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Quick Back story I went to Florida on vacation and while at movies It fell 2 feet from the cup holder and the touch screen wasnt fully functional only parts of the screen so I knew I have to take it to sprint to get it repaired. So I backed up my contacts and apps/data.
Then I tried taking out the battery a couple of times but nothing it would just stay loading on the HTC Evo Screen I left it, 1 hr later came back still the same. Loading.
I cleared the dalvik cache and cache. then clear storage on the device still nothing So came online read how to turn on the S-ON did so by flashing the "unrevoked-forever-son.zip" It rebooted but never came fully on so after 5 mins took out battery checked it and was now with S-ON.
Now I have to remove the clockwork mod Ive tried flashing the "PC36IMG.zip" through the choose zip option it says aborted and it is in the main directory of my sd card.
Any help would be appreciated.
R.Soul
RhythmaticSoul said:
Quick Back story I went to Florida on vacation and while at movies It fell 2 feet from the cup holder and the touch screen wasnt fully functional only parts of the screen so I knew I have to take it to sprint to get it repaired. So I backed up my contacts and apps/data.
Then I tried taking out the battery a couple of times but nothing it would just stay loading on the HTC Evo Screen I left it, 1 hr later came back still the same. Loading.
I cleared the dalvik cache and cache. then clear storage on the device still nothing So came online read how to turn on the S-ON did so by flashing the "unrevoked-forever-son.zip" It rebooted but never came fully on so after 5 mins took out battery checked it and was now with S-ON.
Now I have to remove the clockwork mod Ive tried flashing the "PC36IMG.zip" through the choose zip option it says aborted and it is in the main directory of my sd card.
Any help would be appreciated.
R.Soul
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If your flashing a PC36IMG.zip file you have to flash it through.the bootloader not via recovery
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Download the newest 4.54 pc36img. Boot into bootloader and apply.
Support TrevE !!
I havent done much flashing of roms for about 7 months since I found Synergy and loved it. So I need a little refreshing on what you mean by using the bootloader.
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The way Im trying to do this is by:
--> Volume Down + Power
--> Recovery
Loads ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.0.5
--> Instal zip from sdcard
--> Choose zip from sdcard
I then select
--> PC36IMG.zip
--> YES
It then reads:
-- Installing: /sdcard/PC36IMG.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation Aborted.
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I tried also doing this:
--> Volume Down + Power
--> Fastboot
--> Bootloader
Nothing, I also tried
--> Volume Down + Power
--> Fastboot
--> Reboot Bootloader
As you can tell Ive been out of the loop for a bit.
If you can post up a link or youtube video to get me back uptodate with the bootloader that be nice.
@{ParanoiA} do you have a link to that rom/backup?
Thank You again fellas
Rename to PC36IMG.zip power button+ volume down make sure the PC36IMG.zip is not in any folders it will scan for it accept. Also you flash RUUs through the bootloader also
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First of all, if you're s-on then you can only flash official PC36IMG files, no recoveries or anything.
Here are the steps that should get you to where you need to be in order to take it into Sprint.
1) Download this file. Do not rename it, just put it on the root of your SD card.
2) Hold volume down and power simultaneously. This will take you to the bootloader (hboot). Hboot will scan for the file, find it, and ask you to update.
3) Accept the update by following the on-screen instructions. Let it flash, don't pull the battery or anything. When it finishes you can accept the prompt to reboot, if you decline it will take you back to the bootloader.
4) You can check to see if you have the stock recovery by selecting recovery from the hboot menu. If you have the stock recovery, you'll see a red triangle with an exclamation point. This means that you're fully unrooted, s-on, stock.
Notes: If you have ClockworkMod, you may want to make a nandroid backup first. Though you shouldn't restore backups across phones, Titanium Backup Pro can restore apps from backups made with CWM or TWRP. If you decide to go that route, don't restore system apps.
You will possibly get a device other than the Evo, like the 3D. If so, be careful restoring apps across different phones.
If the file is not detected by the bootloader, then there's probably a problem with your SD card. You can double check the file name as well, but don't add a zip extension if you don't see one. If you continue to have problems flashing the RUU, you can download one as exe and run it from a PC.
Good luck!
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plainjane said:
First of all, if you're s-on then you can only flash official PC36IMG files, no recoveries or anything.
Here are the steps that should get you to where you need to be in order to take it into Sprint.
1) Download Do not rename it, just put it on the root of your SD card.
2) Hold volume down and power simultaneously. This will take you to the bootloader (hboot). Hboot will scan for the file, find it, and ask you to update.
3) Accept the update by following the on-screen instructions. Let it flash, don't pull the battery or anything. When it finishes you can accept the prompt to reboot, if you decline it will take you back to the bootloader.
4) You can check to see if you have the stock recovery by selecting recovery from the hboot menu. If you have the stock recovery, you'll see a red triangle with an exclamation point. This means that you're fully unrooted, s-on, stock.
Notes: If you have ClockworkMod, you may want to make a nandroid backup first. Though you shouldn't restore backups across phones, Titanium Backup Pro can restore apps from backups made with CWM or TWRP. If you decide to go that route, don't restore system apps.
You will possibly get a device other than the Evo, like the 3D. If so, be careful restoring apps across different phones.
If the file is not detected by the bootloader, then there's probably a problem with your SD card. You can double check the file name as well, but don't add a zip extension if you don't see one. If you continue to have problems flashing the RUU, you can download one as exe and run it from a PC.
Good luck!
Supersonic Evo 4G | MIUI | Tapatalk
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Perfect! Thank You PlainJane that got it fixed.
My phone has finally turned on completely and working only issue is parts of the touchscreen is non responsive so I'm planning on calling sprint get an eticket created and stop by a local store and have it either repaired or replaced.
If they say they are out of stock what replacement phone would you recommend?
Weird this is my original Evo I got on launch day (1 year and 6 months) and its been through so much, Dropped it so many times highest was around 5 feet. Its gotten soaked with water and screen is scratched, but still worked
The most heavy duty phone I have ever had.
Just to think a small drop from those movie theater cup holders would mess up my phone. Crazy!
Again thank you all for the help!
Hi,
I recently installed CM7 on my phone. I want to flash the radio, and I've looked over the entire forum.
It says reboot into recovery, and update from zip on sd card.
The problem I am having, is that it doesnt say this.
I reboot into recovery, get the red triangle, get passed it by pressing up and power. And then get to the menu that says
Android system recovery <2e>
Reboot system now
Apply sdcard:update.zip
Wipe data
Wipe Cache.
I tried renaming this file: signed_Froyo_Slide_Radio.zip as update, but that doesnt work either.
Am I supposed to wipe the data and cache first?
I've also tried rebooting into recovery from clockwork and that fails as well.
What am I doing wrong?
Is there a tutorial I can find that will help? The oddest thing is I thought rooting/installing cm7 would have been hard, but that turned out to be easier than what I thought would be the easiet thing of the bunch to do.
Any help will be appreciated, i have looked all over, but I'm sorry if this was answered already.
going off my bare knowledge of the MT3GS that i help my sister do..
i thought the steps was..
1)reboot into "recovery"
2)red triangle screen
3)press VOL+ and POWER to get to the "temp recovery menu"
4)Apply sdcard:update.zip
5)should boot into a CWM recovery
((i thought it was CWM recovery that was the update.zip file in your SD card..))
it is in this CWM recovery where you select to flash the zip'ed radio.
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i could be wrong and if i am hopefully someone can correct me/ point me and the OP in the right direction to flash radio as i want to do this for my sister's MT3GS soon as well.
I just tried that. Unfortunately, all it did was install the update.zip and then ask to reboot the phone.
Thank you for your help though.
The process is very similar to what jt.one described but first you need to obtain a update.zip version of CWM recovery. You should be able to get one through Rom Manager (found on Google Play). Once in CWM you should have an option for exploring your SD Card and flashing your ZIP file of choice
Finally got it to work, so here is what I did in case anyone wants a heads up.
First thing I did was format the sd card (i have a special card for doing crap like this)
Put the espimg.zip, and the radio zip on the sd.
I went into Rom Manager on my phone, i hit <Flash Clockworkmod Recovery>
and then <Reboot into Recovery>.
It then for some odd reason, finally gave me the correct menu to install zip from sd.
This time, the process was also different. Instead of selecting things with the power button, I had to select things with the middle button. (hitting the power button just turned off the screen)
So after going through the menu's and finding the update, I installed it, which took literally seconds.
Now everything is up and running. I am by no means any type of specialist or even remotely knowledgeable other than after I get some hands on experience, but if anyone else is having problems, maybe I can try to help you, since I had such a hard time.
Thanks again to jt.one and WhoWhere for their help and support.