[Q] Concise Fresh 3.1.0.1 Install Instructions? - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've followed Toast's Parts 1 and 2 explicitly, and now want to flash the latest Fresh 2.2 build 3.1.0.1.
I've got the .zip file, "fresh-evo-3.1.0.1.zip" but am not sure how to install it. Should I rename the entire thing to PC36IMG.zip and place on the SD Card?

ifiweresolucky said:
I've followed Toast's Parts 1 and 2 explicitly, and now want to flash the latest Fresh 2.2 build 3.1.0.1.
I've got the .zip file, "fresh-evo-3.1.0.1.zip" but am not sure how to install it. Should I rename the entire thing to PC36IMG.zip and place on the SD Card?
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I'm not sure how much more concise than Freshz detailed install instructions, but you DO NOT rename it, you just put it on the root of your sd card, and boot into your bootloader, either with quick boot, or with power and the volume up key. then use your bootloader to do a wipe of data, cache, and dalvick cache, as well as any ext partitions, but since you just rooted, you probably don't have one, then you choose to flash zip file, point it to freshz rom and let it do its thing, and if you haven't done so you want to update your radio, and wimax both are available in Flipz thread

n1gh7m4r3 said:
I'm not sure how much more concise than Freshz detailed install instructions, but you DO NOT rename it, you just put it on the root of your sd card, and boot into your bootloader, either with quick boot, or with power and the volume up key. then use your bootloader to do a wipe of data, cache, and dalvick cache, as well as any ext partitions, but since you just rooted, you probably don't have one, then you choose to flash zip file, point it to freshz rom and let it do its thing, and if you haven't done so you want to update your radio, and wimax both are available in Flipz thread
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Simply, thank you. I just didn't want to F anything up.

ifiweresolucky said:
Simply, thank you. I just didn't want to F anything up.
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HEHE Totally understandable, it is an expensive investment, Freshz's rom's are very good, i'm sure you will enjoy it. One word of advice, you sound new, so if you do need to flash your radio, please find the thread about how to do so and read it completely till you understand it before doing it. It is very simple, but it is also the greatest chance for bricking your device, for the love of god don't remove your battery while flashing the radio. Good luck

Got it all finished, everything installed without error thank heavens. The only thing I don't know how to do is confirm my installed WiMax version.

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Root Help, please

alright, so i'm following this supposedly dummy proof guide and i'm still having issues. my tech level is somewhat high so i'm no tard nugget when it comes to these things.
i'm on step 32 here http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-evo-4g/99793-tutorial-idiot-proof-root-guide.html
i cannot get the update.zip to work. when getting to the recovery screen, i see the following
"E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command"
ignoring that and clicking "apply sdcard:update.zip"
i then get the following
"-- Instal from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted."
does anyone know what is going on and can possibly help me out? i've already un-mounted/re-mounted my SD card and tried all of those steps again and i'm still getting the same results. thank you!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=652
Sporkman said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=652
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is there a topic there or something i should be looking for? i've googled my exact problems, only to be directed here to xda to threads with different phones and no real fix to this issue. someone usually says "oh i tried it again and it worked", or "oh i re-did it all and it just worked".
i've already done all of that. so again, anyone...please
what Sporkman was trying to get across is that this is the wrong forum to post this question. Go over to the forum Sporkman posted, and ask there.
lzlaxhacker said:
what Sporkman was trying to get across is that this is the wrong forum to post this question. Go over to the forum Sporkman posted, and ask there.
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thank you for not being quite as vague as first reply.
What's the name of the ROM you're trying to flash? Try selecting flash zip from SD card, then choose zip from SD card, then flash whichever ROM it is you're trying to flash. Make sure you wipe data and dalvik first.
neckface said:
What's the name of the ROM you're trying to flash? Try selecting flash zip from SD card, them choose zip from SD card, then flash whichever ROM it is you're trying to flash. Make sure you wipe data and dalvik first.
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i'm trying to flash a stock ROM, Supersonic_1.32.651.1_rooted.zip.
after re-doing everything, i went back to ROM manager and this time selecting "fix permissions" worked. i'm now trying to flash clockworkmod recovery and that's not working...so now i'm gonna try it manually again now that the permissions have been fixed supposedly.
the part in bold i didn't get at all lol
what do you mean by zip from SD card?
and yup, it's still not working. same error messages. why is rooting an Android so hard??? i haven't seen one guide that was all step by step ie 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 etc for first timers like myself. even the one i linked isn't a complete step by step.
when i get into recovery mode, this is what i see for options:
-reboot system now
-apply sdcard: update.zip
-wipe data/factory reset
-wipe cache partition
mrvirginia said:
i'm trying to flash a stock ROM, Supersonic_1.32.651.1_rooted.zip.
after re-doing everything, i went back to ROM manager and this time selecting "fix permissions" worked. i'm now trying to flash clockworkmod recovery and that's not working...so now i'm gonna try it manually again now that the permissions have been fixed supposedly.
the part in bold i didn't get at all lol
what do you mean by zip from SD card?
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Lol Okay, first off if you're using the apply update.zip feature in recovery, its not going to work unless the ROM you're trying to flash is named update.zip. when you go into recovery mode, what version recovery are you running? Is it the one with turquoise letters? Of it is then you're running Koush's clockwork recovery already and there is no need to flash. There should be some options, apply zip from SD card or something like that at the main screen in recovery mode. I'm not too sure, I use Amon RA's recovery. But after you select that you should be given a few options and one of them should choose zip from SD card.
mrvirginia said:
when i get into recovery mode, this is what i see for options:
-reboot system now
-apply sdcard: update.zip
-wipe data/factory reset
-wipe cache partition
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That's the stock recovery. You haven't successfully flashed a custom recovery yet. Check this post in a sec for an edit, I have a tutorial that's skimmed down. You should be able to run through it quickly since you're almost done with the rooting process.
Okay, so I'm at work and I realize the info I've been giving you is riddled with grammatical errors and what-have-you, so just follow this guide from step 13 down.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711760
neckface said:
Lol Okay, first off if you're using the apply update.zip feature in recovery, its not going to work unless the ROM you're trying to flash is named update.zip. when you go into recovery mode, what version recovery are you running? Is it the one with turquoise letters? Of it is then you're running Koush's clockwork recovery already and there is no need to flash. There should be some options, apply zip from SD card or something like that at the main screen in recovery mode. I'm not too sure, I use Amon RA's recovery. But after you select that you should be given a few options and one of them should choose zip from SD card.
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the clockwork recovery did not work. i had to manually download that one. and it's called "update.zip". so this is why i'm trying to flash this. i have to flash this first in order to be able to flash other ROMs, or at least that was my understanding.
so, to recap, i tried to do "Flash Clockworkmod Recovery" in the ROM Manager and it kept giving me an error.
i started with unrevoked. it finishes, done, and i get rooted
then i downloaded ROM manager
tried to flash clockworkmod from ROM manager and it says "an error occured while flashing your recovery". no biggie
that's where the "update.zip" comes in. that is the same thing as the clockworkmod, except i'm manually downloading this on a computer and then loading it onto my phone.
then, reboot and go through the steps, and that's when i get the original errors posted in the OP.
edit: just saw your second post. thanks! that looks way freaking easier lol. i'll give it a try and report back. thanks again
after typing in "cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image" into the terminal emulator i get "No such file or directory"
mrvirginia said:
after typing in "cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image" into the terminal emulator i get "No such file or directory"
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Okay, go ahead and do the whole tutorial from step one.
neckface said:
Okay, go ahead and do the whole tutorial from step one.
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if you dont have root yet, i just helped someone that pmd me about helping them root and with ota 4step root it took him about 7 mins and all we did was watch it work, and hes only had his evo for 1week and didnt actually know anything about rooting other than he wanted to flash my finisher rom. I was surprised how simple it really was. follow the easy directions HERE and youre golden lemme know how it goes. I suggest doing some research and deciding which rom you would like to use and then putting it on your sd root directory before you start. Also when it asks you what recovery image to flash i suggest amon-ra because it has NEVER failed me, even back to the hero. I have heard many complaints about the other. toasts is sweet too though. I am not ripping anyone since i cannot even make a recovery image, just letting you know what has been solid since day one for me.
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neckface said:
Okay, go ahead and do the whole tutorial from step one.
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yeah i just created that folder since i realized it should've been there and it still didn't work so i'm gonna factory reset, and then start from the very beginning.
neckface said:
Okay, go ahead and do the whole tutorial from step one.
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dude you are the man! took a while since i had to re-download all the files (was at work before), but it was smooth sailing with that guide! thanks again for your help!
mrvirginia said:
dude you are the man! took a while since i had to re-download all the files (was at work before), but it was smooth sailing with that guide! thanks again for your help!
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Sweet as, man. So you actually did the process without a computer? Glad you found it helpful.
one more question. anyone know why google earth wouldn't be showing up in the market after root? using titanium and trying to restore, that's the only app that wouldn't restore, too.

[Q][ROOT][UNREVOKED] I have S-OFF but that is all

I'm new to android, coming from the htc diamond/windows mobile.
I'm super interested in getting the bloatware off of my evo, so I want to root and flash a new rom.
I decided to try out unrevoked method of root, because im new to the android platform and it seems super easy.
I ran the program. It does a fair amount of work, but after the first reboot (which doesn't reboot to bootloader) it says it's pushing root, then says that communications were interrupted unexpectedly, try again.
I have tried again and again...have found that many people don't like the unrevoked/clockwork method anyway, and have decided to go manual.
Now, in bootloader, I can see that I have s-off, but since I decided to use a one-click method, I don't really know what else to do. I guess I have security turned off, but do I have root?
mjb digital said:
I'm new to android, coming from the htc diamond/windows mobile.
I'm super interested in getting the bloatware off of my evo, so I want to root and flash a new rom.
I decided to try out unrevoked method of root, because im new to the android platform and it seems super easy.
I ran the program. It does a fair amount of work, but after the first reboot (which doesn't reboot to bootloader) it says it's pushing root, then says that communications were interrupted unexpectedly, try again.
I have tried again and again...have found that many people don't like the unrevoked/clockwork method anyway, and have decided to go manual.
Now, in bootloader, I can see that I have s-off, but since I decided to use a one-click method, I don't really know what else to do. I guess I have security turned off, but do I have root?
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I've read of a lot of people having that issue with Unrevoked, but strangely enough, I've used it many many times, and have never had an issue. Just gotta make sure there are no programs on your computer that can 'talk' to the phone through USB while its happening (htc sync, dropbox, pdanet, music syncing, etc) and have the correct hboot drivers installed.
Anyways, to answer your question, if you are already showing S off, then I'd say you just need to flash a recovery. What happens when you select recovery from the bootloader at this point in time? Do you just get the red triangle? What I would do is put this PC36IMG on your sd card ( its Amon Ra Recovery, V2.3, which better than clockwork in my opinion) Make sure it's on the main directory of your card, and that its named exactly PC36IMG. Boot into the bootloader, and it should then scan and find the PC36IMG and ask you to update. Hit volume up to say yes, and let it flash. That will flash the recovery. Once that finished, try going to recovery and see if everything went smoothly. If so, you should be good to start flashing roms, kernels, removing bloat etc.
If you do still want to do it the manual way, then before doing so, I suggest undoing what Unrevoked did before starting, getting back to stock. To do that, flash the Unrevoked S on tool, to turn S back to on. Then run a PC36IMG of a factory ROM or run an RUU. That will put you completely back to stock, so you can start fresh with whatever method you want to try. Good luck.
Link to RUU's and PC36IMG
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060&highlight=hboot-0.97+ruu
EDIT: also added the Unrevoked S On tool, in case you want to get back to stock, however, you do need a custom recovery installed in order to flash that.
Interesting.
Before going to the easier one-click method from unrEVOked, I did use the pc36img on the sd card. I was in bootloader, I saw it checking the sd card, I saw the blue status bar on the right, but was never asked if I wanted to update. rather, it said that my 'main recovery was newer' ...or something
i just tried the file pc3... file that you gave me and i got the update!
ok so: i have s-off, and i flashed the recovery (that's what I just did, right?)
next, i'm going to go into bootloader and select recovery? that is to make sure that everything went smoothly?
mjb digital said:
Interesting.
Before going to the easier one-click method from unrEVOked, I did use the pc36img on the sd card. I was in bootloader, I saw it checking the sd card, I saw the blue status bar on the right, but was never asked if I wanted to update. rather, it said that my 'main recovery was newer' ...or something
i just tried the file pc3... file that you gave me and i got the update!
ok so: i have s-off, and i flashed the recovery (that's what I just did, right?)
next, i'm going to go into bootloader and select recovery? that is to make sure that everything went smoothly?
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Exactly. That is correct. Let me know what happens when you select recovery now. It should take you to Amon Ra's recovery screen, which is all black with green lettering. If that's the case, then you are rooted, S-off, with custom recovery installed. At that point, I'd boot into the ROM, and make sure everything is operating as normal. If it is, i would go back to the bootloader, select recovery again, and choose backup/restore, to create a nandroid backup (backs up the entire system), so you have a good and working nandroid backup from the point you are currently at right now, which is stock rom, rooted with recovery.
yes i did it and I got the good recovery screen. at the bottom it said amon ra custom recovery (or something like that).
I'll get my backup next!!
Thanks bro.
Last question. RUU is rom update utility just like winmo right? i will just have to run the utility in order to flash a new rom?
mjb digital said:
yes i did it and I got the good recovery screen. at the bottom it said amon ra custom recovery (or something like that).
I'll get my backup next!!
Thanks bro.
Last question. RUU is rom update utility just like winmo right? i will just have to run the utility in order to flash a new rom?
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Don't run the RUU. RUU will restore you back to stock UNrooted. You are good to go on installing and flashing new Roms just as you are, just boot into recovery and do what you need to in there.
mjb digital said:
yes i did it and I got the good recovery screen. at the bottom it said amon ra custom recovery (or something like that).
I'll get my backup next!!
Thanks bro.
Last question. RUU is rom update utility just like winmo right? i will just have to run the utility in order to flash a new rom?
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Sweet, glad it worked for you. As the other guy said, don't run the RUU. I'm not familiar with WinMo, but with Android, you definitely ONLY run RUU if you want to get back to stock unrooted, to bring in for service or something. That will make your phone look like the day you took it out of the box. To flash ROMS on an Evo, you do it all from that custom recovery. You wipe everything from within recovery (data, davlik cache, cache), then select "flash zip from sd card", find your ROM in there (you'd have put it on the sd card ) then choose it and let it flash. Thats it. Happy flashing!
ahhh so i don't even have to unzip the roms anymore....
p.s. performed a successful nandroid backup
8)
mjb digital said:
ahhh so i don't even have to unzip the roms anymore....
p.s. performed a successful nandroid backup
8)
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Precisely. No unzipping the roms at all. You basically just download it, don't unzip/extract it or anything. Drop the (zipped) zip on the main directory of your sd card, boot to recovery, select flash zip, find rom, and thats it. Again, I'm not familiar with winmo at all, so I'm not sure on what the wiping procedures were with that. However, a good rule of thumb here is any time you are going to change a ROM, it is highly recommended to do a complete wipe (wipe data/factory reset, davlik cache, and cache). I also flash calkulins format all.zip, which also wipes boot and system. A fresh and clean wipe gives the new ROM you're about to try the best chance to run the best it can. When you flash anything else at all, such as a kernel, theme, modification etc, you just need to wipe davlik cache and cache. Only a full wipe on ROM changes. I'll attatch calkulin's format all.zip. It's a zip file taht you flash in recovery, and it then wipes everything (except your sd card, it won't touch that)

[Q] returning to new/stock?

I was wondering if there is a very simple and easy way to completely wipe/clear the phone back to orignal status like when it was bought? It is rooted (unrevoked3) and have been flashing different roms, kernels, themes. The reason I want to do this is because i want to clear things off my sdcard that werent there when it was new and just start over with a clean phone. any help or suggestions
Well you can clear the sdcard easily by formatting it, erasing all the data. On the phone, boot into recovery and perform a factory reset, can be done in recovery, and you'll still be rooted. If you are hellbent on unrooting, run the unrevoked s-on tool, then running the 3.70 ruu.
1buell1125r said:
I was wondering if there is a very simple and easy way to completely wipe/clear the phone back to orignal status like when it was bought?
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Yes. Go to Menu-Settings-SD card & Phone Storage and then, at the bottom, select "Factory data reset". It states underneath that it "erases all data on phone", however, it does not delete apps, therefore it is best to wipe from within recovery.
It is rooted (unrevoked3) and have been flashing different roms, kernels, themes.
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You are not alone, my friend...
The reason I want to do this is because i want to clear things off my sdcard that werent there when it was new and just start over with a clean phone. any help or suggestions
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You don't have to wipe the phone in order to clear the contents of your SD card. From within the same menu, select "Unmount SD card" and then underneath it, select "Format SD card". That will erase everything on the card. Please be sure to copy the contents of your SD card to an external drive. Specifically, nandroid backups, rom, kernel, themes & mods that you don't want to redownload, etcetera. Still, as teh roxxorz stated, if you want to completely make it like it was when you purchased it, download an RUU from http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...ard itself. Afterwards, flash the RUU....Take care...
Okay thanks for the info, I was thinking that was the process but wanted to be sure first.
well this sucks i've lost my market place app, any ideas?
1buell1125r said:
well this sucks i've lost my market place app, any ideas?
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If you're on sense...I'd recommend reflashing the rom, and if on AOSP, flash the latest gapps.

pc36img problems

I have been using the very stable pc36img spring lovers version. I flashed a bunch of roms yesterday like I usually do. The last one was the miui rom from yesterday. It didn't work. tried to do a nandroid update but could not. Then I used the pc36img that has worked well for a while but everything updated except the system. it said failure-UZ. luckily later I was able to instal a hybrid rom with MANY bugs. I no longer can upload my contacts. If you have an idea or can point me in the direction of a pc36img that may solve this I would greatly appreciate it. I know I should have moved my backups to the sd card but I messed up here. Please help. Thanks
Honestly you should stop flashing roms as PC36IMG because you'll forget what they are eventually. Download the rom you want, place it on your sd card, then do a full wipe, and flash it in recovery, boot up, and you should be fine.
That is what I do. but after flashing yesterday's miui rom from the zip file my system wouldn't let me do a nandroid backup. In desparation I used my pc36img update and now a I am screwed
pc36img probs
yesterday I flashed a bunch of roms from the sd card but something happened after the miui zip file
pc36img
in desparation I used the pc36img update. Now I am looking for a way to fix the system update part of the pc36img update which doesn't work. I only use the pc36img when nothing else works.
can anyone point in the direction of some good pc36img files. I am very desperate here. I have tried everything
Take it to Sprint, tell them it just broke. They will happily load stock GB, then you can start over.
KJ
it is S-off. warrenty is finished. also I would like to fix it myself. All of these little messups teach me a lot
Did you try wiping everything except sdcard 3 times in recovery than flashing a .zip rom in recovery
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I will try that. It will have to wait until monday bc I am on call this weekend. I can't lose my phone. thanks for the tip. I will post the results on monday. I hope it works. btw should I wipe with the sdcard removed?
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I couldn't wait. I tried it and it again said Fail-UZ when updating the system. it also said image unzipping fail. Any other ideas?
The only PC36IMG's you should ever flash, really is recovery and RUU. Everything else you should do in recovery with a flashable zip.
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I couldn't wait. I tried it and it again said Fail-UZ when updating the system. it also said image unzipping fail. Any other ideas?
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You hav to flash in {recovery} not bootloader
Download file (click link below) Keep as is go into bootloader let it scan hit no if it ask to update then hit recovery then click wipe then wipe everything except sdcard 3 times then hit flash zip from sdcard then go to this file that you downloaded and select it
http://link.geekfor.me/freshevo431
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tried wiping 3 times
now I can use roms but when running pc36img (sprint lovers) it always sais fail-uz (failure unzipping) should I just ignore this and move on??? I don't really know the significance of this. I can flash working roms now but something makes me feel uncertain. Why can't I update the system with the ruu? any other ideas?
pc36img probs
just wiped everything again... and still no dice. The phone now works like it did before, but the pc36img (sprint lovers) system update always fails. I am running hboot 6.16.1002. Is that the wrong one?
jjdellorusso said:
just wiped everything again... and still no dice. The phone now works like it did before, but the pc36img (sprint lovers) system update always fails. I am running hboot 6.16.1002. Is that the wrong one?
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ok this is all i can think of:
1 - get the original pc36img.zip file and put it in your sd
2 - delete the amon ra pc36img.zip that you have
3 - go into bootloader and when asked to update hit yes
4 - when asked to reboot hit yes
5 - if your phone reboots fine (i will give it a pretty good amount of time) download rom manager
6 - in rom manager flash Clock Work Mod (CWM)
7 - Then make a back up (optional).
8 - scroll down in Rom manager and flash alternate recovery (this will give you amon ra w/o having to put the pc36img.zip into your sd card.
9 - do what you wanted to do at first.
jjdellorusso said:
I have been using the very stable pc36img spring lovers version. I flashed a bunch of roms yesterday like I usually do. The last one was the miui rom from yesterday. It didn't work. tried to do a nandroid update but could not. Then I used the pc36img that has worked well for a while but everything updated except the system. it said failure-UZ. luckily later I was able to instal a hybrid rom with MANY bugs. I no longer can upload my contacts. If you have an idea or can point me in the direction of a pc36img that may solve this I would greatly appreciate it. I know I should have moved my backups to the sd card but I messed up here. Please help. Thanks
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You guys are talking about PC36IMG.zip as if its a ROM that is being flashed. Sprint Lovers, if I am not mistaken, is a ROM that should be flashed via recovery like all ROMs should be. You should not be flashing PC36IMG.zip files through Bootloader unless you are updating radios, RUU back to stock, splash screen updates, etc. It sounds like you are spending a lot of time flashing things via bootloader and that is what got you in this mess to begin with. Can you get into recovery? If so then download any ROM, enter recovery, wipe cache/dalvik cache/data, flash ROM, and then quit using the bootloader before you permanently screw up your phone. This problem should be able to be fixed without the use of a PC36IMG.zip file. Because you've gotten flash happy in your bootloader and as of right now you can't tell us exactly what you've flashed.
If you cant get into recovery then just download Amon Ra v2.3, flash it, and then do the steps I mentioned above. It's not difficult. Just stop getting flash happy with your bootloader.
There is a version of Sprint lovers that can be flashed thru bootloader
And for jj that might just mean the pc36img is corrupted you can download a new one but I say just nice on and use recovery instead of bootloader
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jjdellorusso said:
it is S-off. warrenty is finished. also I would like to fix it myself. All of these little messups teach me a lot
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"Warranty's" can be restored
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hmmm? I have tried everything as described above. maybe my sprint lovers pc36img has been corrupted. but I really don't think so bc I saved it in many different sdcards and in my computer. Should I try another .zip? can anyone point me to other pc36img files that may help. I must say that I do not flash anything by pc36img, but after I flashed hybrid I couldn't do anything. In desperation I tried my sprint lovers pc36img assuming I could go back. I had to many backups saved and it told me that I didn't have enough space when I tried to do a nandroid backup. I guess the take home message is to save nandroid backups to the sd card also. unfortunately mine is lost.

[QS] How do you install a ROM on Evo4G?

Hi Guys, I hope I don't get flamed for asking this but how do you install a custom ROM from this website on Evo4G? I have downlaoded the ROM and also the ROM manager but when I go in the ROM manager and browse to the folder on the SD Card where I have copied the un-zipped version of the ROM files, it never lets me select anything.
Please help.
Without being rude, just Google "how to flash a Rom on evo 4G". There are links to threads here as well as other sites. If youre not the kind of person who's used to researching this stuff first I'd recommend staying away from flashing and XDA.
You don't want to unzip the ROM
Weird as it may seem, the Recovery flashes (installs) files in .zip format, it's just the way everything works on android.
Hey,
Make sure you search before you post, that being said if you need to download the rom and put it on your micro sd card! DO NOT unzip! you need to flash the zipped file!
That being said if you are using rom manager go to install zip from sd card chose the file! make sure you wipe the data cache and dalvik and hit okay and let your phone do its thing from there! during this process leave your phone alone and come back to it after it finished flashing and reset! and at any point of the process NEVER take out your battery!
Good luck and happy flashing!
I hope I helped If I did please hit the thanks button!
Stevo
fitz420 said:
Without being rude, just Google "how to flash a Rom on evo 4G". There are links to threads here as well as other sites. If youre not the kind of person who's used to researching this stuff first I'd recommend staying away from flashing and XDA.
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Thank you. Sometimes one is just stuck with something that is so simple to someone but yet complex to others.
SavocaFTW said:
You don't want to unzip the ROM
Weird as it may seem, the Recovery flashes (installs) files in .zip format, it's just the way everything works on android.
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stevovanburen said:
Hey,
Make sure you search before you post, that being said if you need to download the rom and put it on your micro sd card! DO NOT unzip! you need to flash the zipped file!
That being said if you are using rom manager go to install zip from sd card chose the file! make sure you wipe the data cache and dalvik and hit okay and let your phone do its thing from there! during this process leave your phone alone and come back to it after it finished flashing and reset! and at any point of the process NEVER take out your battery!
Good luck and happy flashing!
I hope I helped If I did please hit the thanks button!
Stevo
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Thank you both. That was indeed the missing piece, do not unzip the ROM! Let me give it a shot.
SMH are you even rooted? First you need to root your device Google "root evo 4g xda (insert hboot version here)" then Google "Amon RA evo4g xda" then backup your current rom then wipe everything except SD card and batterystats in amon RA wipe menu, go back to main menu to install zip from SD locate your zipped up rom and select then select to install then reboot and profit
We are legion, for we are many
-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
SMH are you even rooted? First you need to root your device Google "root evo 4g xda (insert hboot version here)" then Google "Amon RA evo4g xda" then backup your current rom then wipe everything except SD card and batterystats in amon RA wipe menu, go back to main menu to install zip from SD locate your zipped up rom and select then select to install then reboot and profit
We are legion, for we are many
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SMH, Yes, I am rooted. I just didn't know how to use ROM Manager. SMH again.
Thank you everyone who took the time to read this thread. I now have the ROM of my choice running!

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