Okay so when i first made my nandroid i was on hboot .79, but i am currently on .76 (because of cm6). Now i want to restore my nandroid backup from .76 but i cant until i can get back to hboot .79 So any idea how I could do this?
can someone help me?
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edit: n/m just reread it. As long as you ran unrevoked forever you should be able to use the 3.29 RUU, just reflash your recovery afterward.
xHausx said:
edit: n/m just reread it. As long as you ran unrevoked forever you should be able to use the 3.29 RUU, just reflash your recovery afterward.
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Aw..wow is that the only way?? How would i go about doing that? Where can i get the 3.29 RUU? I used unrevoked 3.21 to root..idk if that meets the requirements....
evo4gfan said:
Aw..wow is that the only way?? How would i go about doing that? Where can i get the 3.29 RUU? I used unrevoked 3.21 to root..idk if that meets the requirements....
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The RUU can be found here: http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Supersonic
As far as the Unrevoked Forever I think that you should be able to download it from the Unrevoked site and flash it. I dont know if that will still work fur sure.
But yeah, this is the only possible way to do it because RUU is the only thing that changes those things. Essientially unrooting but with forever you will still maintain root.
evo4gfan said:
Aw..wow is that the only way?? How would i go about doing that? Where can i get the 3.29 RUU? I used unrevoked 3.21 to root..idk if that meets the requirements....
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You could make up a PC36IMG.zip that would just flash the hBoot but it's safer running the RUU. Once you restore the nandroid you should be rooted again.
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You could make up a PC36IMG.zip that would just flash the hBoot but it's safer running the RUU. Once you restore the nandroid you should be rooted again.
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How do I make a PC36IMG.zip? Just create a file of that name? and put the hboot image in it?
evo4gfan said:
How do I make a PC36IMG.zip? Just create a file of that name? and put the hboot image in it?
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Not to be an @$$ cuz I really don't know how to do the whole PC36IMG.zip.. But honestly man, some things are worth taking the extra time to do, and this is one of those things. Run the RUU instead of flashing the hboot shortcut.. It's a lot safer then risking your phone being a useless brick.
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How do I make a PC36IMG.zip? Just create a file of that name? and put the hboot image in it?
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It has to be packaged properly for it to boot. Yellowcard is right about doing it through the RUU though, the only time I've seen anyone truly brick their evos they did it by flashing a bad hBoot downgrade. Plus the radios tie into the bootloader so it's better to do them all at once.
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It has to be packaged properly for it to boot. Yellowcard is right about doing it through the RUU though, the only time I've seen anyone truly brick their evos they did it by flashing a bad hBoot downgrade. Plus the radios tie into the bootloader so it's better to do them all at once.
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So would I just flash the RUU zip from my recovery?
evo4gfan said:
So would I just flash the RUU zip from my recovery?
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You'll need to do it from fastboot.
evo4gfan said:
So would I just flash the RUU zip from my recovery?
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Nope, the RUU is basically a program in a way more so a script. Hook your phone up and run the RUU... Thats really all there is to it.
is it possible to push .79 hboot via terminal emulator? Or is RUU the only way? What version would I use to do this? I cant really find anything online...
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I'm currently on .97 HBoot with s-off (unrevoked forever). I would like to go to .76. As I understand, I can use ADB commands via Fastboot with .76. I found myself in a situation where I needed it.
Questions: Can it be done? Is it a matter of flashing the .76 HBoot file?
What am I giving up by going back to .76?
Thanks.
Yeah you can but tread lightly. You easily screw it up. I would leave it bro...
mroneeyedboh said:
Yeah you can but tread lightly. You easily screw it up. I would leave it bro...
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From what I know, flashing is a matter of selecting the .76 HBoot file and allowing the recovery to flash. Is there some way where this can be screwed up?
I raised the original question because I know if is very difficult to downgrade 2.x HBoot back to .97 or .76, but that is a different matter.
it can be done, you just have to follow the instructions to the letter , I used Calk's 0.76 HBOOT, the one that can be flashed via recovery
miguelfp1 said:
it can be done, you just have to follow the instructions to the letter , I used Calk's 0.76 HBOOT, the one that can be flashed via recovery
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Thanks. As far as I know, it's simply booting into recovery and selecting the file to flash--correct? Is there some secret instruction that I am not aware of?
I presume you retained s-off after going back to .76? Any other ill effects?
snovvman said:
Thanks. As far as I know, it's simply booting into recovery and selecting the file to flash--correct? Is there some secret instruction that I am not aware of?
I presume you retained s-off after going back to .76? Any other ill effects?
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Yes its that easy. I've flashed 2.10 (with forever before I flashed) and was able to downgrade to .76 then upgrade back to .97. Look for a thread with a name like "new hboot got you down?"
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So whats the difference between this
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Rydah805 said:
Yes its that easy. I've flashed 2.10 (with forever before I flashed) and was able to downgrade to .76 then upgrade back to .97. Look for a thread with a name like "new hboot got you down?"
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Thanks. I thought going from 2.x back to pre-1.0 was difficult and risky?
More importantly, why did you go from .76 to .97? Is there something .97 offers that .76 does not?
Yeah, but you'll get stuck in a bootloader loop. Whether you do it with the zip or push via fastboot. Just re-flash your ROM after.
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Yeah, but you'll get stuck in a bootloader loop. Whether you do it with the zip or push via fastboot. Just re-flash your ROM after.
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Is it also necessary to re-flash the radio/WiMax/PRI/etc.?
So I was trying to unroot my phone to take it back to Sprint. I flashed PCimg to put S-on and was going RUU back to stock ROM. However, for some reason the RUU says it cant find my device. So I decided to just go back and switch back to S-off. But when I try to run Revolutionary it says that I am already S-off. But the bootloader says I have S-on. Halp!
download unrevoked forever son patch and put on sd card. Go into your recovery and flash it. Go back to hboot and see if its on. Lemme know if that works thanks.. if you need the file i can upload it for ya.
thlinx said:
download unrevoked forever son patch and put on sd card. Go into your recovery and flash it. Go back to hboot and see if its on. Lemme know if that works thanks.. if you need the file i can upload it for ya.
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Ok well I attempted to do that....but I cant flash unrevoked forever because I have the latest radio version and they are not compatible. So the flash aborts midway through. And unfortunately I cannot downgrade my radio, at least not that I've seen. So now what?
What hboot version do you have?
If it is 6.17 because that's how you s-on'ed revolutionary, you need to run an RUU to get you back to 2.16 so you can reroot. If the computer won't find your device, try running it with the phone in fastboot.
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plainjane said:
What hboot version do you have?
If it is 6.17 because that's how you s-on'ed revolutionary, you need to run an RUU to get you back to 2.16 so you can reroot. If the computer won't find your device, try running it with the phone in fastboot.
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I ended up flashing a PC36IMG that wiped everything and set my OTA, hboot, recovery, splash, boot animation, and got the S-on worked out. One file.....one flash....one happy Evo owner.
Thanks for the suggestions.
I have that exact same problem. Any way you can share the link to that PCIMG file you used to fix your problem. I am in the same boat.
johng294 said:
I have that exact same problem. Any way you can share the link to that PCIMG file you used to fix your problem. I am in the same boat.
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nevermind i just had to run the RUU again. my mistake.
johng294 said:
nevermind i just had to run the RUU again. my mistake.
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Hey man, sorry for not responding. I didn't see that this thread had been bumped. Glad you got it working properly.
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well im on hboot 6.17 but i have s-on as well an i cant flash pc36img it wont take it for some reason an were i took that ota 4.54 i cant find an ruu for it..can anyone help??
tylo23 said:
well im on hboot 6.17 but i have s-on as well an i cant flash pc36img it wont take it for some reason an were i took that ota 4.54 i cant find an ruu for it..can anyone help??
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Wouldn't you be able to run the RUU for the 4.53 then just update to the new 4.54??
I'm trying to unroot my friends EVO. We rooted it back in the day with UNREVOKED. It was the one-click method.
I've searched for guides but can't find any. PLease help.
Again, I am talking about the old Undevoked rooting method we used, not Revolutionary.
How do i unroot?
Flash the unrevoked s-on tool in recovery. Then run an ruu or flash a PC36IMG RUU that matches the version of your bootloader, most likely 3.70.
Go to unrevoked website and dl the s-on file to flash. Ur radio must be no higher than version 2.00.11.19 so u must downgrade that b4 u flash s-on patch. Then just ruu or flash stock pc36img
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I am trying to unroot my brother's phone that has 4.54.651.1 on it. Could someone please point me to the right RUU please?
P.S. He was trying to do it himself and he ran the unrevoked file to turn S-ON and he has Radio 2.15.00.11.19 on. What can I do?
Aloupha said:
I am trying to unroot my brother's phone that has 4.54.651.1 on it. Could someone please point me to the right RUU please?
P.S. He was trying to do it himself and he ran the unrevoked file to turn S-ON and he has Radio 2.15.00.11.19 on. What can I do?
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If you have s-on, then just run a stock ruu.
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If you have s-on, then just run a stock ruu.
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I tried that but it fails every time.I get the "ERROR[140]: BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR / The ROM Update Unity cannot update your Android phone. Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again.
When I try to do it through the bootloader I do not get to the "update" option. It just fails.
I downloaded this RUU and it went through successfully
RUU_SuperSonic_GB_Sprint_WWE_4.53.651.1_Radio_2.15.00.0808_NV_2.15_release_209995_signed.exe
I have a problem. The USB port is fried. I cannot use it. How can I then flash a stock Rom? I can download something to the phone and flash it , but will I still have recovery after flashing s-on from unrevoked?
Also what Rom can I flash? It must be zip format.
Where did you get the download from Aloupha?
*Edit* Never mind found it. Trying to unroot now.
Another question. I flashed backed to my original backup and the phone looks stock. Do you guys think I could get my camera lense replaced through sprint without doing a full unroot? Phone looks as stock as they come...
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I have a problem. The USB port is fried. I cannot use it. How can I then flash a stock Rom? I can download something to the phone and flash it , but will I still have recovery after flashing s-on from unrevoked?
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Take the card out, put into a card reader, and put the files you need onto the card, then put it back in the phone.
Also what Rom can I flash?
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Well if you are trying to unroot, you would flash a stock rom.
sitlet said:
Take the card out, put into a card reader, and put the files you need onto the card, then put it back in the phone.
Well if you are trying to unroot, you would flash a stock rom.
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Do I still have recovery after flashing unrevoked s-on?
AvatarOfFrost said:
Do I still have recovery after flashing unrevoked s-on?
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Running an ruu will replace the recovery with the stock one.
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Running an ruu will replace the recovery with the stock one.
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Which, by the way is no recovery.
Well I took my phone into sprint with just a stock rom flash and my phone was repaired without question. Although the rep stated that they don't repair physical damage...smh. I declined to tell him that Sprint has repaired many of my phones of my 10 YEAR tenure.
Hi, I was wondering if its possible to flash the official HTC ROM on my rooted DZ. Is it possible through CWM, or a method? I really like to try the stability of certain ROMs, without unrooting and S-OFFing. Thank You!
Yes you can flash an RUU on rooted/s-off phones.
You have to flash it through fastboot/hboot though, not recovery.
And it will overwrite your recovery, and eng hboot (unless you remove those from the RUU)
If you have true s-off, you will stay s-off, but will not be rooted, but you can re-root without too much hassle.
-Nipqer
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Yes you can flash an RUU on rooted/s-off phones.
You have to flash it through fastboot/hboot though, not recovery.
And it will overwrite your recovery, and eng hboot (unless you remove those from the RUU)
If you have true s-off, you will stay s-off, but will not be rooted, but you can re-root without too much hassle.
-Nipqer
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Ah, I see. So I have to put the RUU .IMG files in a PC10IMG.zip file? Thank you for your reply!
no, RUU's come as PC10IMG.zip, or PC10IMG.exe (which contain the zip)
You can find most of them at www.shipped-roms.com
-Nipqer
Nipqer said:
no, RUU's come as PC10IMG.zip, or PC10IMG.exe (which contain the zip)
You can find most of them at www.shipped-roms.com
-Nipqer
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So for the RUUs with .exe, I have to extract the rom.zip, and flash them or?
you can just run the exe, or you can pull the rom.zip from it and flash that however you want.
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Nipqer said:
you can just run the exe, or you can pull the rom.zip from it and flash that however you want.
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Ok, thanks for your help!
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Ok, thanks for your help!
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I have an S-ON G2 stuck in bootloader. should I follow the same process for flashing a stock rom?
ryan8r said:
I have an S-ON G2 stuck in bootloader. should I follow the same process for flashing a stock rom?
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*Maybe* it depends on what version you're at, you can't downgrade to a version of the firmware earlier than what you have on there.
Its says Radio-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC boot
Dec 20 2011, 16:17:04
Can that be upgraded?
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thant really isn't the info needed but I understand what you are asking, you would first need to downgrade and then root your phone (as well as get an eng soff bootloader) then upgrade. your best bet is to follow the cyanogen g2 root wiki, just google it. make sure you follow the downgrade process first
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Ok, I did something stupid and now I think I bricked my phone.
I wanted to go back to stock by flashing an RUU and it failed. Naturally, I remembered I was S-OFF so I went and downloaded the alpharev hboot images required to go back to stock. However, I flashed the downgrader and forgot to flash the Stock HBOOT. I flashed the RUU and now my phone is S-ON and stuck on the wrong HBOOT and thus cannot flash the system partition. Is there anyway I can recover the phone? It is stuck on the HTC screen with 4 triangles on either side. I can access fastboot but can't do anything in there.
Any help would be appreciated.
armanatz said:
Ok, I did something stupid and now I think I bricked my phone.
I wanted to go back to stock by flashing an RUU and it failed. Naturally, I remembered I was S-OFF so I went and downloaded the alpharev hboot images required to go back to stock. However, I flashed the downgrader and forgot to flash the Stock HBOOT. I flashed the RUU and now my phone is S-ON and stuck on the wrong HBOOT and thus cannot flash the system partition. Is there anyway I can recover the phone? It is stuck on the HTC screen with 4 triangles on either side. I can access fastboot but can't do anything in there.
Any help would be appreciated.
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What was the last HBOOT you flashed, do you have a carrier branded device?
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What was the last HBOOT you flashed, do you have a carrier branded device?
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I flashed the Alpharev downgrader then I used the RUU utility to flash and that messed up the whole phone. No, this is not a carrier branded devices
EDIT: The specific order was bravo_downgrader.img > then RUU > nuclear meltdown
armanatz said:
I flashed the Alpharev downgrader then I used the RUU utility to flash and that messed up the whole phone. No, this is not a carrier branded devices
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Follow THIS guide and I'm sure you should be able to restore your device to a working state.
What version of the RUU did you try to flash, Froyo or GB?
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Follow THIS guide and I'm sure you should be able to restore your device to a working state.
What version of the RUU did you try to flash, Froyo or GB?
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I shall try to follow the guide and see if it helps.
The file I used was title "RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed"
So it was the Froyo version
EDIT: I also was on the CM7 r2 hboot and that is the reason my phone cannot complete the process by the way. Forgot to mention that
armanatz said:
I shall try to follow the guide and see if it helps.
The file I used was title "RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed"
So it was the Froyo version
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Follow that guide, create the PB99IMG.zip put it in the root of your SD and follow the tutorial and you should be good.
Good Luck :good:
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Follow that guide, create the PB99IMG.zip put it in the root of your SD and follow the tutorial and you should be good.
Good Luck :good:
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I also was on the CM7 r2 hboot and that is the reason my phone cannot complete the process by the way. Forgot to mention that. Will the guide be able to fix that?
Is there a way I can get a signed HBOOT from one of the stock ROMs or RUUs and try flashing that as I don't have access to a memory card reader right now?
armanatz said:
I also was on the CM7 r2 hboot and that is the reason my phone cannot complete the process by the way. Forgot to mention that. Will the guide be able to fix that?
Is there a way I can get a signed HBOOT from one of the stock ROMs or RUUs and try flashing that as I don't have access to a memory card reader right now?
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If you flashed the AlphaRev downgrader HBOOT then the process to unroot using the PB99IMG.zip will restore your device to a working condition and S-ON. I have used this method to unroot many times, the HBOOT contained in the PB99IMG.zip will overwrite the AlphaRev downgrader HBOOT.
The last brick I recovered from was flashing a NEXUS ONE custom HBOOT to my Desire and even after that I was able to revive it.
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If you flashed the AlphaRev downgrader HBOOT then the process to unroot using the PB99IMG.zip will restore your device to a working condition and S-ON. I have used this method to unroot many times, the HBOOT contained in the PB99IMG.zip will overwrite the AlphaRev downgrader HBOOT.
The last brick I recovered from was flashing a NEXUS ONE custom HBOOT to my Desire and even after that I was able to revive it.
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Thing is, now I am S-ON because of the RUU, will that affect it in any way?
Sorry for all the questions. Just freaking out a little bit
armanatz said:
Thing is, now I am S-ON because of the RUU, will that affect it in any way?
Sorry for all the questions. Just freaking out a little bit
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Nah bro, the PB99IMG.zip will over-write everything and restore your device to a factory state.
How far have you got with the process?
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Nah bro, the PB99IMG.zip will over-write everything and restore your device to a factory state.
How far have you got with the process?
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Trying to get a memory card reader to make a gold card. Don't have access to one yet. Is it ok if I PM you once I try the process out if I have any questions?
Would appreciate it. Will try to do as much as I can on my own though so I won't bother you with stupid question
armanatz said:
Trying to get a memory card reader to make a gold card. Don't have access to one yet. Is it ok if I PM you once I try the process out if I have any questions?
Would appreciate it. Will try to do as much as I can on my own though so I won't bother you with stupid question
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Don't loose your time, just download 2.3 RUU from htcdev.com and no goldcard needed.
nlooooo said:
Don't loose your time, just download 2.3 RUU from htcdev.com and no goldcard needed.
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An awesome forum member messaged me last night and told me the same thing. I thought why not give it a shot and it worked brilliantly. Thanks goes out to jmcclue, nlooooo, and 3f1f37 for all your help
If anyone is facing the same issue as I did. Just flash the 2.3.3 RUU and it should fix it right away. Now on to downgrading to Froyo