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Did my little brother brick his Evo? v.OTA

He ran the original OTA update the day before yesterday, he didn't run it twice like everyone else that had issues.. He's not bricked in the "won't power on or boot" sense of the term, it WILL boot up. But it's pretty much completely unusable, it keeps trying to remove and install widgets on its own, the touch screen does the opposite of whatever he touches, swiping between screens hangs and sits in between each screen, it keeps opening the htc weather widget and won't let you back out of it.. voice search keeps popping up randomly. It tries to install the htc coin flip widget, a lot. It basically takes 5 to 10 tries to get anything to work right, and when something does work right it's only for a minute.
He wasn't rooted in any way, and he tried doing a factory restore through the settings menu, as well as formatting the sd card.
Radio shack has no eta on a replacement and sprint says to just return the phone and get a different kind of phone if they are out of evo's (seriously..? wtf).
You guys are smart, is there anything he can do to try and troubleshoot this?

there currently isnt a way to root after the ota update, so the suggestion to try some cooked roms is out the window.
i dont want to be the bearer of bad news, but it doesnt look good.

I think he can try restoring to factory.
Download this:
http://www.joeyconway.me/evo/stock/...Radio_1.39.00.05.31_release_171253_signed.zip
Rename it PC36IMG.zip and put it on the root of the SD card.
Turn off the phone, hold volume down and turn it on, it should boot into hboot, sort of a factory recovery
It will automatically detect the zip file and ask if you want to apply it. Select yes, and it should restore to factory.
If you continue to have problems, then there is probably something wrong with the phone and it'll need to be returned.
Hope this helps!

Could this in anyway void my warrenty or make sprint un-willing to give me a new phone/ repair my phone if this fix does not work?

if that is stock, they would not be able to find out even if it further messed up the phone by attempting that method
...err taking a look, if he has the newest ota, then I am not sure if that link will work because it is a lower version. you would need to find the one that is for 1.47...
I am not even sure if that would work, but hey it is worth a shot if the phone doesnt work already

Use this ruu
It'll bring you back to stock with the latest OTA included.

noob question regarding flashed phone i bought

Ok, so i bought the Evo 4g from some lil shop that flashed it to cricket for me right then and there. Everything is great except i just realized i can't get voicemail and i can't send/recieve pic/video messages.
I had someone try and root my phone to put Myns Warm 2.2 on, but he told me something about unrevoked not working b/c i had updated my phone earlier that day.
Questions:
*Has unrevoked found a way for me to root my phone?
*Will rooting and what not to get Myns Warm 2.2(or whichever is the most popular rom now) fix me getting voicemail and the ability to text pic/video messages?
*Is it true 4g and hotspots will work for me once i do it even though i am on Cricket?
*Is all of this easy enough to do on my own?
*How was your day?

Go to Hboot and check if you have S-Off. Get there by turning off your phone, and then holding the volume down and power buttons. It will say S-On or S-Off at the top.
If it says S-Off, go to my signature and get AmonRa. Use the PC36IMG.zip method and follow the OP's instructions. This gives you a custom recovery to flash ROMs in.
If it says S-On and have Hboot 2.16, you will have to use the Revolutionary method. If it says S-On and has a lower-number bootloader, use Unrevoked. Then flash AmonRa
And download an app called "Wireless Tether" to get a free hotspot. Once you are rooted
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I'm probably doing something wrong, but it's not taking me to that screen. I hold the down button plus power button at the same time but nothing happens till i let go and then it just turns the phone on.

3PeeO said:
I'm probably doing something wrong, but it's not taking me to that screen. I hold the down button plus power button at the same time but nothing happens till i let go and then it just turns the phone on.
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Pull the battery then try it. You may have to hold it for a few seconds
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Thanks, it worked this time.
I am
S-ON
HBOOT-2.16.0001

for the voicemail question:
Your typical rom designed for the EVO assumes you have Sprint's visual voicemail and that you are a Sprint customer. As such, there is no traditional voicemail app like you would find on other devices that don't have Sprint's visual voicemail.
You might be able to install the voicemail application from another device like the Incredible, I believe standard voicemail used to work properly back when I ported an Incredible rom to the EVO.
Your easiest fix is going to be to sign up for Google Voice, install the GV app on your phone, and then set the "no answer forward" on your line to your GV number. This will route your unanswered calls to GV instead of the Cricket VM. Now you're using GV for voicemail and have visual voicemail sort of like you would with Sprint, but better actually.

deathsled said:
Your easiest fix is going to be to sign up for Google Voice, install the GV app on your phone, and then set the "no answer forward" on your line to your GV number. This will route your unanswered calls to GV instead of the Cricket VM. Now you're using GV for voicemail and have visual voicemail sort of like you would with Sprint, but better actually.
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I tried google voice b4, didn't work. Either way, i am still interested in a shiny new ROM. =)

tropicalbrit said:
If it says S-On and have Hboot 2.16, you will have to use the Revolutionary method. If it says S-On and has a lower-number bootloader, use Unrevoked. Then flash AmonRa
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What is the revolutionary method? And is AmonRa the newest, most popular rom around right now?

3PeeO said:
I tried google voice b4, didn't work. Either way, i am still interested in a shiny new ROM. =)
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well it does work, it's what I've been using since day one on Cricket. You just didn't set it up properly lol

3PeeO said:
What is the revolutionary method? And is AmonRa the newest, most popular rom around right now?
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Revolutionary is the only root method for 2.3 / Gingerbread / Hboot 2.16. Look in the development section for a tutorial which contains all of the links.
AmonRa is a custom recovery, allowing you to flash custom ROMs and kernels. It is not an actual ROM
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tropicalbrit said:
Revolutionary is the only root method for 2.3 / Gingerbread / Hboot 2.16. Look in the development section for a tutorial which contains all of the links.
AmonRa is a custom recovery, allowing you to flash custom ROMs and kernels. It is not an actual ROM
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Hey, thanks a lot brit. I'll let you know when i start and see if it works. Hopefully all goes good as i'm unemployed and broke so i can't afford another phone.
Anyway, one small problem. Ever since i went to that screen by pressing the down button and power button, i've been having problems with my phone. I noticed this morning it was turned off. I assumed it was b/c the phone lost power(i never turn my phone off). Not the case, when i turned it on, it was charged. Then while i was getting something to eat, i look at my phone and notice it was off again! So i turn it on and this time it goes to that loader screen. Turned off and turned it on. Now it's back off again. What's going on?? Did i press something i shouldn't have when i was on that screen last night??

Going into bootloader should not cause those kinds of issued. If you are not rooted, I would suggest a factory reset in "privacy" section of settings I think. If it is not there, look in other setting options. Then after you factory reset the phone, turn off "fastboot" in "power" section of settings.
When fastboot is on, the phone never truly "powers off" (unless you pull the battery) because it saves the session in a low-powet state
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tropicalbrit said:
Going into bootloader should not cause those kinds of issued. If you are not rooted, I would suggest a factory reset in "privacy" section of settings I think. If it is not there, look in other setting options. Then after you factory reset the phone, turn off "fastboot" in "power" section of settings.
When fastboot is on, the phone never truly "powers off" (unless you pull the battery) because it saves the session in a low-powet state
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Nevermind, found the place for revolutionary. So now i follow the instructions on revolutionary menthod. Once finished, do the amonra thing. Then after that i can install any ROM i want?

OKAY! I am rooted now! Is there anything i have to do next? Or can i now just look for whatever ROM i want to download such as MYNS Warm 2.2 and thats it?? Can i download as many as i want? How do i switch to different roms when i am bored of one? THANKS AGAIN!

3PeeO said:
OKAY! I am rooted now! Is there anything i have to do next? Or can i now just look for whatever ROM i want to download such as MYNS Warm 2.2 and thats it?? Can i download as many as i want? How do i switch to different roms when i am bored of one? THANKS AGAIN!
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Sorry, I don't know anything most of anything about Cricket, I'm still on Sprint haha
Myn's Warm 2.2 is a bit old (last updated early this year) but still has a following. Myn has moved to Synergy. It is a good ROM, I like it, but it simply isn't for me. I prefer r3chargeD.
Before you go ahead and flash a ROM, what size is your SD card? I suggest partitioning your SD card before you flash any ROMs. I can walk you through it

I have an 8gb SD card, i did the backup already(is that what you are referring to?). I am in the process of installing [Kings-Rom]Kinged SHOOTER E3D[sesnse3.0] Is this okay?

Awesome, everything worked out great! Thanks for all the help! I love this ROM although it's my first so i don't know how much i'll like the others! In order to try a new one, do i have to remove this current ROM? Or do i just wipe everything and install the new one again?
***Damn....i still cant get voicemail and i still can't send/recieve picture/video messages

Try miui!
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How to partition SD card: (helps alleviate the phone, stores data on the sd card) (PARTITIONING WILL DELETE EVERYTHING OFF YOUR CARD SO BACK UP EVERYTHING TO YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE)
Back up everything on your SD card to your computer.
Boot into AmonRa.
Select "Partition SD Card". You will be prompted to set an amount for Swap and ext2. The rest of the card will be FAT32, which is normal storage space for everything else.
Select 512 megabytes for swap
Select 1024 or 2048 for ext2 and the rest for FAT
After process finishes, select "Upgrade ext2 to ext3".
After process finishes, DO NOT CHOOSE TO UPGRADE TO ext4. Do NOT do it. DO NOT DO IT
Go to the wipe menu and wipe EVERYTHING there. Three times.
From main menu, select USB-MS and copy your files back to your SD card. You don't have to transfer files like android.secure and Android and temporary files, only what you need.
Do a fresh install of Shooter ROM.
Reboot.
Initial boot will take a while. Let it be.
Once everything is booted up, do setup and reboot.
Download apps from the Market. I highly recommend a fresh install, not restoring from Titanium Backup or anything of the sort.
Then check this thread here, a guide made specifically for Shooter but should work on other ROMs too.
How to flash other ROMs, all you have to do is go back into recovery, wipe everything except for SD card 3x and flash ROM of choice, just like I described last time!
Try YouMail for Voicemail or Google Voice again once you do the APN thing

Just follow the lead in the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881747
AmonRA is the best recovery i've ever used, other recovery somehow works with more or less problems on my device. The newest version is 2.3. After hecked to s-off and rooted, just put the zip file(PC36IMG.zip) on the root directory of your sd Card, then reboot to hiboot, there will be hint for you to install the recovery.
After that, flash roms in the development sector to have better using experience. I'm now using shooter3D.
I'm a noob too, just keep learning in xda, there will be more fun!
Hope i did some help.；）

[Q] Working with a Used Phone

Hello all,
Introduction:
My name is Dev, and I have purchased a phone from Craigslist about a year ago. I used to use Windows Mobile phones. I had no problems with them. I have used the T-mobile MDA, Wing, and Touch Pro 2. They have been good phones for me, until recently. I have always wanted a faster phone and the Touch Pro 2 seemed to be quick enough for me. Nope. It slowed down just like the others. My brother is younger than me, and he has been attracted to the Android market since the T-mobile G1. I never got an opportunity to enter this operating system market. I am very tech savvy however, and it has merely been a case of me not wanting to "change." However, I am past that and I want to contribute to the Android community. My first Android phone is the T-mobile myTouch 3G Slide. (I like sliding phones in case you haven't noticed. I must have the physical keyboard. I text a lot.) I bought it used from Craigslist, and it seemed to work fine then. The previous owner was nice enough to clear all the data off of it, and give it to me fresh. I have been using it since.
Leading into my problem/question:
Lately, however, it has been slowing down too. I want to reset it to a clean slate. I know how to do it. It is in the menus. However, I do not like how this phone has been modified. Why would you modify a phone? I have never had to do this with my Windows phones. There has never been a need to flash any roms or anything. They had updates which were simple to use. Plug the USB into the computer and follow the simple steps. Make sure it doesn't shut off during flash. Simple. I've done this plenty of times with printers, motherboards, CD-ROMs, and all other flashable devices. I understand how big of a risk this is. If the flash doesn't complete (or is the wrong rom), then the device will not work again. Unless, you J-TAG the device and flash it again correctly. But, that requires a lot of work, and a wiring schematic to figure out where the J-TAG ports are. I have learned this information from back in the day when I used to do dish testing. You would flash roms to satellite TV boxes and experiment with new encryption technologies for satellite TV. That being said, I am terrified of flashing phones, because I would have no idea where to look for J-TAG ports for phones, if I mess something up. So, in conclusion, my experience in flashing has been for testing purposes only.
Problem/Question:
How do I figure out what the status of my phone is? It says Cyanogen Mod on start up. My brother tells me this is a very good rom. Who decided that though? Is it a bad idea to go back to stock T-mobile rom? I've always had this thought nagging me to try it and see why people go through all this headache of S-OFF and rooting phones. However, if I go back to the stock rom, will I be able to gain access to the phone's internal memory again? I don't like the idea of losing the S-OFF and rooting privileges the previous owner worked so hard to do. I would like to flash the latest T-mobile rom to the device, but how do I know if it will mess up everything and clash with some code leftover from the modified rom of Cyanogen Mod? Also, how do I backup all my stuff? I want to keep all my setting for the programs I have downloaded from the Google Market. I want to keep my contacts and notes. I want to keep my text messages and MMS messages. I am one of those idiots who keeps all his text messages and MMS messages archived. I go back through the messages from time to time for retrieval of important information I may have spoken about with someone in the past. I know this is a loaded post. I am sorry. If anyone is willing or able to help me, then please pick any point in this post and we'll go from there. This was just an outline of everything so you guys can help me find a starting point.
What I Know About the Phone:
T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide
Android 2.3.3
Baseband 47.63.35.21U_7.15.35.16
Kernel 2.6.32.17-cyanogenmod-g501281a [email protected] #1
CPU ARMv6-compatible process rev 5 (c6l)
Mod CyanogenMod-7.0.0-Slide
Build GRI40
I believe it is S-OFF and it is rooted. I would like a procedure to verify though. Please.
Memory Card:
Memory card has a lot of folders and stuff on it from which I have no idea. Some of it says nervous stuff like ".android_secure" "clockworkmod" "2111.zip" "signed_Froyo_Slide_Radio.zip" "gapps-gb-20110120-signed.zip" "update.zip" "update-cm-7.0.0-Slide-signed" and "Android" I like it when my memory card is clean with nothing but a few folders like "Pictures" "Videos" "Movies" "Data" "Programs" "Software" "Music" and other general stuff like that. I like this so I can use the memory card elsewhere and know where everything is. Basically, I want to know if I can delete everything without shooting myself in the foot. How do I find out what each .apk is for? Will a stock T-mobile rom come with all the stock backgrounds, contact pictures, and all the other stock goodies? I feel like some of those were on the SD card too.
Things I like:
Speed. I like things to be fast. Utilitarian. I don't want any fancy effects, typically. I like everything simple. For example, my desktops are all using the Classic Windows Theme, and all fade in / fade out have been disabled. I want my phone to be the same way. Nothing I don't need. Minimalistic. I don't like to keep many programs running at once. This was something I liked about the Windows phones. I could click in the upper right hand corner and it would present a list of running programs. I could close specific ones that I did not want to run in the background. Android doesn't seem to have a feature like this, but it does seem like they close if they are not being displayed on the screen.
WIFI
How do I fix the WIFI in this phone? It seems like the radio drivers are wrong are outdated. It keeps dropping the connection immediately after the phone connects to a wireless network. I noticed a thread, but I cannot post to it. I wanted to ask how I would apply this patch to my phone without having a rom or anything. I thought maybe I could boot the phone into the recovery mode, and install the radio drivers maybe? I don't know what I am doing though, and want some guidance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1177650
And, why does the GPS take so long to get a fix?
Moderators/Thanks
I am very sorry to anyone and everyone whom I may offend in this post. If all my questions are answered somewhere else, please direct me to the correct area. I have been searching and researching for so long and I don't seem to be getting anywhere. I gave up about two months ago, and now I am back again trying to fix this phone. Please do not be mad at me for pestering you guys with annoying questions from new users like me. I know you guys are tired of answering these questions over and over again. Please. Just give me a little guidance. Thank you so much for any and all help. I really truly appreciate this. Android seems to be a very good operating system, and I am looking forward to all your posts.
P.S.
Sorry about the length of this post. It is my first time.

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Well, for starters, welcome to the myTouch 3G Slide fora, second, yes, your brother is right, you are running the best ROM available at the moment, but your running an older version of itif you like, i can link you to an updated version of the ROM or i can point you to the "Android Development" section of the forum for the myTouch Slide and you can pick one your self, if you need any help with your device, feel free to PM me or reply to this thread at any time, seeing as how iI am one of the last people who actually still support this device for ROMs, i would reccomend my "TeamFreedom LeWaOS" ROM, but im still working out some kinks in it, for now, i will give you the opportunity to update to the latest version of "CyanogenMOD 7.2":
Download the ROM (has fix for WiFi i believe): http://download.cyanogenmod.com/get/RC/update-cm-7.2.0-RC2-espresso-signed.zip
Download for the latest 2.3.3 GAPPS: http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
Also, here is how to FLASH these ROMs:
Pre-requsite: PLACE "update-cm-7.2.0-RC2-espresso-signed.zip" and "gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip" on the root of your sdcard
1: Hold the power button on your phone
2: Tap "Reboot"
3: Tap "Recovery"
4: when in "Recovery" use the Volume +/- keys to move and the trackpad to select "Wipe data/factory reset" then select "yes" if necessary
4a: select "Install zip from sdcard"
5: then select "choose zip from sdcard"
6: select "update-cm-7.2.0-RC2-espresso-signed.zip"
7: When finished select "reboot system now"
8: again, reboot into recovery
9: flash "gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip"
10: reboot system, and enjoy your updated phone, this process overall is the same for all android phones, and for all ROMs

Thank You
Thanks. I will try the new CyanogenMod rom.

Dealing with the performance of your phone, how many SMS/MMS msgs do you have currently? I noticed you said you dont like deleting them. Thing is, if you have a lot of msgs it can significantly impact your phones performance. Obviously it impacts the messaging app but in my experience it can affect the whole system. This may not be the case on CM ROMS but i have noticed it on stock. (i dont use CM much, prefer Sense).
Also u can try overclocking. I like NoFrills app from market. Its free and allows u to select your i/o scheduler and governor.
For backups, hands down Titanium Backup is the best if u ask me (and many others).
Hope this helps a little.
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App

Update on CM7
Hey, guys.
So, I've updated to CM 7.2.0. Since then, I've been having problems with the touch screen and the phone app. If I use the directional pad, I can highlight the phone app, but when I click on it, it crashes. Also, the touch screen is unresponsive all the time. Sometimes, I will get lucky and when I reboot it, I will get access to the touch screen again. I am wondering if maybe I didn't update the drivers for the touch screen or the phone radio or something. I have a hunch that the phone app is crashing and lagging the whole system, so the touch screen isn't working because of that. When the touch screen does work, the phone app is also working. I am thinking of just flashing the phone with HTC's stock rom and then rooting and s-off it all over again, because I think the previous owner didn't do something right. I want to know if I can just flash the stock rom without any consequences. And, also will I be able to get it rooted and s-offed again? I'm hoping that by flashing the stock rom, I can test my touch screen and phone app with confidence. Maybe the phone app is sending commands for a newer firmware revision, and mine isn't updated to that version yet. Not sure how this works really. Anyways, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Suggestion. Re-flash the rom, but in recovery go into advanced, wipe dalvik cache. Hit back, now in mounts and storage. Wipe the following, boot, system, hit back wipe/factory reset, wipe cache. Flash rom, then gapps. Reboot. You should be good to go. Hope this helps.
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Oh and to check for S-off reboot to bootloader when holding power, or while phone is off power on while holding vol down. Should say alfarev s-off or unlocked.
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Ran into a wall
Alright, guys.
So, I ran into a wall. It is now completely unresponsive to the touch screen. I had recently flashed it, and I am trying to do what you had suggested, Dvarl. The problem is that I cannot touch the android logo so I can continue onto the Rom Manager where I can flash and reboot into recovery. If I try to go into the recovery by holding the down arrow and power button, then clicking on "Recovery," I get the red triangle logo. It has always been this way. Lastly, my phone is not s-offed. Thanks for helping me out with that. lol Any ideas on how to flash without the Rom Manager recovery flash?
Edit: I think I have found the problem. I think my digitizer is going out. I am going to maybe purchase a new one and see if it fixes the touching problem. I'll keep you guys posted. Thanks for all your help thus far!

How to un-root T-mobile myTouch 3G Slide (HTC, Espresso) 2012 2013

For anyone else looking to un-root their T-mobile myTouch 3G Slide, here's the easiest way (that I've found anyways) to get to the latest HTC release for this phone.
Visit the link below, and follow the instructions under the "Android 2.2 System Update for T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide | 08.09.2012" section. I didn't do anything special before hand, just rebooted the phone into fastboot connected the phone with the usb cable, and ran the .exe file from HTC. Worked like a charm first try.
THIS WILL WIPE ALL YOUR DATA & APPS ON THE INTERNAL PHONE STORAGE! I recommend doing a nandroid backup before doing this, in case you end up hating it and want to re-root and go back to your prior ROM. Also, I took out my SD card during the upgrade. Probably not necessary, but doesn't hurt.
htc.com/us/support/htc-mytouch-3g-slide-tmobile/software-updates
Yes you will loose root (hence the un-root part). But this is actually a very solid update from HTC/T-mobile. It includes a lot of the features I had initially switched to CM6/7 for - such as a Portable WiFi hot-spot. But being fairly unhappy with the stability of CM7 (specifically the random WiFi dropping issues) and not wanting to go back to CM6, I decided to give the latest release from HTC a try and have been surprisingly impressed.
I hated their default launcher, and bloatware (not much you can do about the bloatware without rooting except ignore it), so I installed ADW Launcher free with the Black Glass theme, and spent a few minutes configuring ADW the way I wanted. Maybe when a stable CM9/10 ROM is available I may move back.
Anyways, thought I would share for any of those who may be lost or confused about finding the best method for un-rooting their 3G slide.
Being a developer myself, I quickly wanted to say thanks to all those here who work on the CM builds in their spare time. I know it's tough to fit in the time, and even tougher when you're under-appreciated, under-paid, and worst of all - demanded of. Anyways, thanks for some seriously great work. I wouldn't still be using the slide if it weren't for you guys.

Portable Hotspot Wifi Error
I was able to unroot my phone with your instructions, but now my portable hotspot says, "Error" when I try and activate it. So I went back to cm 7.2 and my hotspot works. I might have the wrong wifi drivers for the stock firmware and am wondering if you know how to fix this. I've also tried erasing the dalvik cache, regular cache, and master reset before unrooting my phone.
Thanks for your post

donothurtme said:
I was able to unroot my phone with your instructions, but now my portable hotspot says, "Error" when I try and activate it. So I went back to cm 7.2 and my hotspot works. I might have the wrong wifi drivers for the stock firmware and am wondering if you know how to fix this. I've also tried erasing the dalvik cache, regular cache, and master reset before unrooting my phone.
Thanks for your post
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You know, I haven't actually had a need to use it yet, but you're right. I tested mine and it's doing the same thing. I'll try a few more things and update this if I ever get it working.

cartpauj said:
For anyone else looking to un-root their T-mobile myTouch 3G Slide, here's the easiest way (that I've found anyways) to get to the latest HTC release for this phone.
Visit the link below, and follow the instructions under the "Android 2.2 System Update for T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide | 08.09.2012" section. I didn't do anything special before hand, just rebooted the phone into fastboot connected the phone with the usb cable, and ran the .exe file from HTC. Worked like a charm first try....
htc.com/us/support/htc-mytouch-3g-slide-tmobile/software-updates
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This link does not work for me and only brings me back to the main HTC.com Main page, i need to restore unroot so i can give this phone to my brother as a gift and for warranty purposes...???

kaister said:
This link does not work for me and only brings me back to the main HTC.com Main page, i need to restore unroot so i can give this phone to my brother as a gift and for warranty purposes...???
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Looks like they changed their website around. Looks like you can still find the info here: htcdev.com/bootloader/
You'll need to signup, then choose the myTouch 3G Slide from the menu on the right. The next page will have instructions for getting the latest RUU installed.

Trying to use tmobile sim

I have read around and im completely lost now. I have the ls980 and i have read i can use the perm sim unlock and i read somewhere that i can just flash a cloudy rom and choose the tmobile variant. Sorry if im being a burden im just trying to be safe.

While the info is out there, even with searching it can be tough to find the specific info one needs to get this stuff done - it's one of the biggest complaints I've always had about forums online (that's not a jab at XDA directly, it's just how it is everywhere).
Having said that the process is fairly simple if you want to use your Sprint G2 with T-Mobile which is what I do. I've had mine about 2 weeks now and the first time I went through the whole process of just trying to get it working properly on the stock Sprint ROM (ZVD build, hadn't updated to ZVE when I first got the G2) I finally got pissed at how convoluted the process is to just do the SIM unlock for GSM operation. That was about the time I found a post that made it quite clear as the "easiest" way to use the Sprint G2 with T-Mobile and that's just flash CloudyG3 and pop in a SIM card and you're pretty much good to go because Cloudfyfa (creator of the ROM) had done all the footwork for us.
So, that's what I eventually did and it's been working since that first time. The process, as stated, is a simple one (at least how I do it). Here's what you need:
- you need the G2 running a stock Sprint ROM, either ZVC, ZVD, or even ZVE at this point. I doubt yours will be running anything older (like ZV8) so whatever, just get a current stock Sprint ROM on it and you're ready to roll - use the .tot method or whatever, it's up to you
- once you're pure stock, you need to root it and the tool I prefer to use for that purpose is ioroot. A lot of people favor towelroot which works just the same overall and can be done just installing the towelroot apk which you can grab from the website it's hosted at (you can find that yourself)
- after you're rooted, you can either go to the Play Market and download AutoRec by Cloudyfa or find it here in the dedicated thread at XDA - install the APK, run it, accept the risk by clicking OK, then let it install recovery (hence the name, AutoRec(overy). It does everything for you, basically
- once recovery is installed, my suggestion is to boot into recovery at least one time to verify it's installed and working - after that, boot back into the stock ROM, attach the G2 to a computer and copy over the CloudyG3 ROM archive to the G2's internal storage (I put mine in the Download folder, sometimes stuff doesn't appear or work correctly if it's in the root directory but that's my personal way of doing things), either v2.0 or v2.1, it's your choice. I'm still using v2.0 because it just works and I have zero issues with it so far, no sense breaking something for no good reason, but that's just me
- once the ROM archive is copied to the internal storage, reboot into recovery, MAKE A BACKUP OF THE STOCK ROM AT THIS POINT - DO NOT INSTALL CLOUDYG3 TILL YOU'VE DONE A FULL BACKUP OF THE STOCK ROM - seriously, take heed of this advice or else you might find yourself stuck in a situation where you'll have to go all the way back to stock again with a clean flash, then root, then install recovery, etc. It's easier just to do the stock ROM backup right then and there at that point before proceeding
- now, after all that is done and the backup is complete, go back to "home" in recovery and then tap Wipe, slide the slider where it says "Swipe to Factory Reset) and wait the few seconds it takes to do that, when done hit the Home icon again, then tap Install, find the CloudyG3 zip archive, select it, get it started
- after a few moments the Aroma installer will come up, choose to continue, scroll down just a bit to select the LS980 (please make sure you get the right one as you could trash the G2 if you don't) then step through the app choices you want or don't want. If you install v2.1 it will ask you if you want the ROM odexed or deodexed, that's your choice there and it gives you a little tip on what each type does best, so make the choice and then finish the install
- when it's complete reboot and you should be good to go
After all that you can choose to install a custom kernel and I'll go ahead and say right now that installing Dorimanx's kernel for the LS980. I currently use the (now) older 8.7 version with great success, but it's up to 8.9 as of today so, experiment if you want, it's your call.
That should get you going, good luck.

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH BRO. It worked on the first try but how should i go about putting apns in? I know the most im probably getting is 2g-3g

Depending on what's available in your area, and the age of the SIM card, you should already have APNs listed for T-Mobile (at least when you put a T-Mobile SIM card in). Use the *#*#4636#*#* menu to change the preferred network type to either WCDMA only (which is what I use for HSPA+) or LTE/GSM/WCDMA and see what happens. On that same screen wait for it to connect and show you what network type you're accessing with.
Once you do have the network type "locked in," then go into the Mobile networks menu (under Settings- Tethering & networks), hit APNs and you should see several listed. Mine shows MetroPCS LTE (since T-Mobile now owns MetroPCS), the old T-Mobile standard one (epc.tmobile.com), the newer fast one (fast.t-mobile.com and note the hyphen there, it's required if you're putting it in manually), then I have the IPv6 one as well followed by one for Simple mobile and StraightTalk T-Mobile too (pic relevant I guess and speaks for itself).
I use WDCMA only since here in Las Vegas the blanketed HSPA+ coverage is pretty awesome and the LTE coverage just... well, it just ain't so great to me, especially inside buildings.
Hope this helps...
ps
There are some people that report they can't or don't get the LTE working properly with this method and CloudyG3, there is or was some kind of fix available where iirc you delete some simple config file that's related to LTE settings and then restart the G2 and it'll kick in and work - I cannot say for sure what the fix is but if you do more searching you'll probably find it, that is if you need or plan to use LTE mode with T-Mobile. I get close to the theoretical 42Mbps using HSPA+ and I'm very happy with that so that's all I care to bother with.