Hey there, so unlike every other android I have unlocked, I did not realize that I had to read every rooting tutorial in the wiki before I found out that not using one specific method would screw things up.
At this point, I have gained root and flashed the wrong update. Now I am stuck in a bootloader loop, and any time I try to get to recovery it takes me to a black screen with a pic of the phone and a triangle with a red exclamation.
I have attempted to follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
To recover the recovery, but it does not even give me the chance to flash that update.
HELP! I am afraid this phone is bricked, but don't want to proceed until I know for sure...
This is what the bootloader is telling me:
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.79.0000
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-1.39.00.04.26
Apr 14 2010, 15:41:34
You're on hboot 0.79 so you should be able to run unrevoked. The guide you followed was for the new evo's with hboot 2.02, which isn't needed to fully root your phone. Anyways, that triangle with a red exclamation means that you don't have a proper recovery installed. Also, from your bootloader description, you still have s-on so that means you aren't fully rooted. Your phone isn't bricked, just grab an official RUU (PC36IMG.zip) and place it on the root of your sd card then power into the bootloader (power off -> vol down + power on) to reflash your phone. Otherwise, look into the unrevoked instructions on how to root and start there.
Where do I find the official ones?
OH MY GOODNESS!!!
Thanks!
I am seeing a LOT of files floating around... where would I find the "Official" ones???
phew!!!
Never mind... I found what I was looking for and I am now booting back to the OS...
Dude... I seriously thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown!
I have rooted/rom'd over a dozen androids... at least 5 different models... I this is the first time I actually thought I might be screwed...
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So i've been rooted for almost a month now and I tried to unroot today to take the phone to sprint for technical difficulties and now I'm stuck in bootloop.
I was in 2.1. Loaded a custom rom that had Froyo 2.2, VirusRom something..
This is what I did:
I downloaded:
RUU_Supersonic_1.47.651.1_Radio_2.05.00.06.10_release_C
L195459.exe...
And used HTC Sync to run this. At the end I got a bootloader 140 error saying that it could not update my phone.
Then when it restarted it was bootlooping. I tried to flash the custom ROM back on it but it didn't do anything. Still bootlooping. I do not have a nand backup (unfortunately) and I think I have lost root, for the sheer fact that when I load into recover It does not give me the option to Update when it finds PC36.IMG
This is what My Bootloader screen looks like:
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.79.0000
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.07.28
Apr 14 2010, 15:41:34
Error: Main Version is Older!
Update Fail!
Do you want to reboot device?
Vol up> YES
Vol down> NO
Am I bricked or is there some sort of solution to this..?? Someone please help!!
I would think it's because your phone has Froyo but are running a 2.1 RUU. The RUU won't let you downgrade. Try finding a 2.2 RUU and running that.
If I do find a 2.2 RUU.. How will I run it, I can't access my phone's software. I'm limited to recovery and bootloader..
I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure you can run the RUU when your phone is in the bootloader. Or you could find a stock froyo PC36IMG, put it on the root of your SD and run it from from the bootloader.
I'd bet my middle testicle that you're not bricked.
Here is the stock 2.2 RUU. Try running it, let me know what happens.
Yes thanks so much worked wonders.!! I had to use Fastboot and Plug in my USB for it to work right.
By the way, where do I go from here.. I'm still trying to unroot so i can factory reset (out the box)..
If that worked and you're S-ON (which you said you were in the OP), then you are officially unrooted and back to stock 2.2.
I got a replacement phone from Sprint because my phone screen cracked. I'm trying to return it to stock, but now it won't boot past the fastboot/bootloader screen. I can't even get into recovery - when I choose that, it just sits there on the white startup screen. I used the unrevoked forever radio S-OFF/S-ON tool to get it to S-ON, and that's as far as I got.
Here's what it says at the top:
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0000
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.09.01
Jul 23 2010, 16:41:47
suggestions?
summerblink said:
I got a replacement phone from Sprint because my phone screen cracked. I'm trying to return it to stock, but now it won't boot past the fastboot/bootloader screen. I can't even get into recovery - when I choose that, it just sits there on the white startup screen. I used the unrevoked forever radio S-OFF/S-ON tool to get it to S-ON, and that's as far as I got.
Here's what it says at the top:
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0000
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.09.01
Jul 23 2010, 16:41:47
suggestions?
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Use a RUU File thats the easiest way to do it bro...
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unrevoked forever should work fine for hboot .93....i had to do mine 3 times before it removed the s-on to s-off hope that helps
luckylui said:
Use a RUU File thats the easiest way to do it bro...
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i tried that and partway through it, i get:
ERROR[140]: BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR
The ROM Update Utility cannot update your Android phone.
Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again.
summerblink said:
i tried that and partway through it, i get:
ERROR[140]: BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR
The ROM Update Utility cannot update your Android phone.
Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again.
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What base are you trying to get to? Cause if your trying to flash a rom w a older hboot it wont allow that so ull need to flash into a hboot .93 , 2.02 or 2.10, ive had success that way... does it make sense? Lol
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luckylui said:
What base are you trying to get to? Cause if your trying to flash a rom w a older hboot it wont allow that so ull need to flash into a hboot .93 , 2.02 or 2.10, ive had success that way... does it make sense? Lol
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Yes, this is what you need to do. Download the RUU for 3.70... Use that one. If you are returning the phone anyway it doesn't matter if it is difficult to root. Is the S back on now though? Or still S-Off?
If S is still on try 3.29 ruu, if that does not work try 3.30...
After RUU there will not be custom recovery anymore so if S is still OFF after that you need to install custom recovery and keep flashing s-on until it says on and then run ruu again.
leenypost said:
Yes, this is what you need to do. Download the RUU for 3.70... Use that one. If you are returning the phone anyway it doesn't matter if it is difficult to root. Is the S back on now though? Or still S-Off?
If S is still on try 3.29 ruu, if that does not work try 3.30...
After RUU there will not be custom recovery anymore so if S is still OFF after that you need to install custom recovery and keep flashing s-on until it says on and then run ruu again.
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the phone was rooted . . . i'm trying to UNROOT it. will that work? the only 3.70 i see on search is a rooted version . . . and a zip. would i rename that zip to PC36IMG.zip and put it on the root of the sdcard or something?
i tried renaming the 3.7 RUU zip file to PC36IMG.zip, loaded it through the bootloader, no dice. i also found an EXE version of the 3.7 - it started running and then i got an error:
ERROR[170]:USB CONNECTION ERROR
weird - it makes a usb connecting sound when i plug it in, and from my command prompt it responds to fastboot (but not adb commands) . . .
next steps?
Okay so I've got a bit of a problem. My EVO won't get past the "HTC Evo 4G" Screen when I turn it on. I figured I would just unroot it and re-root it to fix the problem, so I found a guide that said to flash the UnrEVOked Forever S-On tool and then flash PC36IMG to do that, so I flashed the unrevoked tool, I have S-On now, but the PC36IMG that I have won't flash, it just says "Can't open /sdcard/PC36IMG.zip (bad)" so I'm assuming I have the wrong one. I believe the one i have is
"PC36IMG_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2.15.00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed.zip"
which I thought was right because the radio number matches the one that is on my phone, but it won't work. I also tried the RUU with the same version, and that wouldn't work either.
My question is, is there some way I can get S-Off again through recovery and then just try flashing a different ROM to see if that fixes the problem? Or do I just have the wrong RUU/PC36IMG? Or am I SOL?
My Bootloader info is:
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-2.10.0001
MICROP-041F
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224-16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.11.19
It was a ROM issue that prevented your phone from booting, not a root issue.
Re-root.
9h0s7 said:
It was a ROM issue that prevented your phone from booting, not a root issue.
Re-root.
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I'm still rooted, I just have s-on. Is there a way I can get s-off through the bootloader/recovery?
http://androidforums.com/desire-all-things-root/221212-faq-rooting-updated-16th-may-2011-a.html
See post 2 here...
http://forums.androidcentral.com/thunderbolt-rooting-roms-hacks/104574-s-off-whats-mean.html
iiiiaann said:
I'm still rooted, I just have s-on. Is there a way I can get s-off through the bootloader/recovery?
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Yes - just flash unrEVOked forever.
P.S. The reason that PC36IMG wouldn't flash is because you don't flash it in recovery - it has to be renamed to PC36IMG.zip and flashed through the bootloader (HBOOT).
First off, I am a noob, but I have worked for hours trying to get my phone to S-OFF and i'm getting tired of all the methods I've seen and my phone not allowing them. So please, no hate for saying you're a noob don't bother rooting, because I'm still determined.
I have followed the HTCdev's guide to unlocking your bootloader. It then successfully got unlocked, and SuperUser even installed onto my phone, I can load up superuser just fine and I've also got ROM Manager. I tried downloading the CyanogenMod File, and it worked. Then I tried flashing the ClockwordModRecovery, it said it was succesfully, however, when I went in to boot my ROM it came up with a red triangle, and said the custom recovery wasn't working.
I then checked my phone to see if it was S-OFF but it wasn't.
Currently my phone details are:
Android Version: 2.3.3
HTC Sense Version: 2.1
and when I go into recovery these are the details displayed:
**** UNLOCKED ****
VISION PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-085.0015
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.10.04.03_M
eMMC-boot
DEC 20 2011, 16:21:13
PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS.
I would like a suitable method to root my phone which isn't too complicated.
I'm willing to reset to factory settings if needs be.
Thank you very much.
This is the best, most reliable, and most supported way to get s-off on the G2/DZ.
Unlocked bootloader (which HTC Unlock gives you) and S-Off are not the same thing.
If you want S-Off, you still need to downgrade, then root and run gfree the "old" Wiki method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453066
You can still flash the recovery and flash custom ROMs without S-Off, but you have to do it through fastboot, which is also explained in the link I just gave. If you did not use fastboot to flash clockwork, then I would assume this is why you are getting the red exclamation (stock recovery).
Phone Information: Droid Incredible (SLCD) 2.3.4
*** LOCKED ***
INCREDIBLEC XD SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.07.0000
MICROCROP-0417
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-2.15.10.12.20
Apr 24 2012,22:58:40.
I have been in knowledgeable of root since the Droid Eris and I rooted my past Incredible perfectly fine but it had an AMOLED screen so it was no biggie, so I'm really no noob. Just need really detailed advice lol.
I tried to root my Droid Incredible with unrevoked 3.22 and flash the custom recovery 5.0.2.0 but it failed like many others. It would say my firmware was too new. So I decided to downgrade with a PB31IMG of 2.2 but now I'm at a constant boot loop with the HTC Quietly Brilliant and the Droid bootanimation and cant get past that. I tried to flash the latest OTA from ---> http://pvillecomp.com/?page_id=22 <--- and it didn't flash because it said it was too old. I'm just tryin to root my Incredible. I need to use my phone. Somebody please help asap! I just bought the phone and I'm not done paying it off from someone. Or if I can get a PB31IMG file of the 6.20.2012 update. Much appreciated.
It doesnt matter if its stock, I just want it to turn on.
I have used the method I used on my old incredible from here ---> http://mobile-overload.com/topic/18-how-to-rootdowngrades-off-234/ <--- so my laptop is already ready for hacking.
EDIT: I can't get passed bootanimation bc I flashed old software through bootloader
Problem SOLVED. Read posts below if you have the same problem, it works.
emaninthenation said:
Phone Information: Droid Incredible (SLCD) 2.3.4
*** LOCKED ***
INCREDIBLEC XD SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.07.0000
MICROCROP-0417
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-2.15.10.12.20
Apr 24 2012,22:58:40.
I have been in knowledgeable of root since the Droid Eris and I rooted my past Incredible perfectly fine but it had an AMOLED screen so it was no biggie, so I'm really no noob. Just need really detailed advice lol.
I tried to root my Droid Incredible with unrevoked 3.22 and flash the custom recovery 5.0.2.0 but it failed like many others. It would say my firmware was too new. So I decided to downgrade with a PB31IMG of 2.2 but now I'm at a constant boot loop with the HTC Quietly Brilliant and the Droid bootanimation and cant get past that. I tried to flash the latest OTA from ---> http://pvillecomp.com/?page_id=22 <--- and it didn't flash because it said it was too old. I'm just tryin to root my Incredible. I need to use my phone. Somebody please help asap! I just bought the phone and I'm not done paying it off from someone. Or if I can get a PB31IMG file of the 6.20.2012 update. Much appreciated.
It doesnt matter if its stock, I just want it to turn on.
I have used the method I used on my old incredible from here ---> http://mobile-overload.com/topic/18-how-to-rootdowngrades-off-234/ <--- so my laptop was already ready for hacking.
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Use the htcdev site to unlock your bootloader. Then you can fastboot flash cwm recovery, and then flash su thru recovery, and your rooted. Getting s-off takes a couple more steps if you want it. You can follow one of these guides.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1600904
Or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506258
My phone doesn't get passed bootanimation. How can I unlock the bootloader if it won't get passed it? jw
emaninthenation said:
My phone doesn't get passed bootanimation. How can I unlock the bootloader if it won't get passed it? jw
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It is all done thru fastboot, while in hboot. Just skip the ruu part of the htcdev instructions, as you already have an unlockable bootloader.
cmlusco said:
It is all done thru fastboot, while in hboot. Just skip the ruu part of the htcdev instructions, as you already have an unlockable bootloader.
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Alright. My device won't show up and it doesn't install drivers....so I'm just going to install the drivers in the instructions.....once I remember how lol
EDIT: Didn't need to download drivers. My usb cable didnt read my phone through fastboot but i switched it with another and now it does. I didn't know there was a proceed button on the HTCdev website lol I wondered where the "step # through # came from. I think I may have it from here. Ill update.
EDIT2: I'm at the point where Im re-writing the misc image but when I type "adb devices" in the command prompt it doesn't see my device it says "adb devices listed and nothing shows up. What could I do? I'm so close to rooting this thing. I set it up before when I rooted my old Amoled Incredible and don't think ive changed anything, it shouldve showed up. Please help.
BTW phone now says
*** UNLOCKED ***
INCREDIBLEC XD SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.02.0000
MICROP-0417
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-2.15.10.12.20
DECEMBER 21, 2011, 23: 37: 16
EDIT3: I flashed 2.3.4 pb31img bc i needed a rom to have adb working & to recognize my device. After that it was a breeze. I now have a rooted slcd incredible [SOLVED]