[Q] HELP! non-rooted evo stuck on boot - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have a friends evo that gets stuck booting. i can go into bootloader and everything fine. I know its a software issue and I'm wondering if there's something like ODIN that will reflash the phone. I have been through threads and can not find anything. I cant root because it wont boot. So is there any hope to get it reflashed? Thanks

Yeah just go get the ruu.exe and run it see if ur computer can recognize it if it does ur should be able to flash it

lcorona056248 said:
Yeah just go get the ruu.exe and run it see if ur computer can recognize it if it does ur should be able to flash it
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Yeah. I get the RUU to read the phone.. but it has to be a newer version than whats on the phone. and the phone is on 3.30. And i cant find the actual RUU.exe that is 3.30 or the 3.70. Thats the only thing i see that might work

here is a link to the newest ruu 3.70 so you can flash that:
step 1: download a deoxdexed version in this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874251
step 2: flash that file to your phone by using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831559
good luck

y does it have to b a newer version i know there is a pc36img ruu of 3.30 out there in the development section take a look there

weaselp1 said:
here is a link to the newest ruu 3.70 so you can flash that:
step 1: download a deoxdexed version in this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874251
step 2: flash that file to your phone by using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831559
good luck
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yeah but the thing is i am not rooted. i cant flash anything if i dont have a custom recovery. and i cant root because i cant boot

tbparker09 said:
Yeah. I get the RUU to read the phone.. but it has to be a newer version than whats on the phone. and the phone is on 3.30. And i cant find the actual RUU.exe that is 3.30 or the 3.70. Thats the only thing i see that might work
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http://goo-inside.me/evo/stock/RUU/

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http://goo-inside.me/evo/stock/RUU/
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i downloaded the ruu and zip. the ruu doesnt pick up the phone in fastboot like the older ones i have do. I turned the zip into a PC36IMG and the system got fail-uz.. everything else went ok.

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Problem flashing PC36IMG.zip

Have rooted Evo and put PC36IMG.zip on phone from RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.26.651.6_Radio_2.15. 00.07.28_NV_1.71_003 and booted phone into fastboot. Phone attempted to install and it was not successful..then I reboot phone and it just goes to hboot everytime...cant flash rom in recovery, can boot into rom.
Any ideas...completely lost at the moment
Jason0071 said:
Have rooted Evo and put PC36IMG.zip on phone from RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.26.651.6_Radio_2.15. 00.07.28_NV_1.71_003 and booted phone into fastboot. Phone attempted to install and it was not successful..then I reboot phone and it just goes to hboot everytime...cant flash rom in recovery, can boot into rom.
Any ideas...completely lost at the moment
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What are you trying to do?
I'm not sure what your goals were by flashing the PC36IMG you chose too, that is a stock build. Before you do things with your phone, make sure you do aloooooooooooot of reading/forum surfing to make sure you are doing what you want.
Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715915 and download this PC36IMG.zip and then flash that...it will leave you with a a rooted (albeit w/out superuser which you can download separately) 1.47 build (upgrade to current radio/wimax/rom from there)
rjmjr69 said:
What are you trying to do?
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Well, I was trying to update PRI originally, now Im just trying to get the phone back to any ROM. When I try to flash any ROM via recovery it errors out with a build.prop error..
Jason0071 said:
Have rooted Evo and put PC36IMG.zip on phone from RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.26.651.6_Radio_2.15. 00.07.28_NV_1.71_003 and booted phone into fastboot. Phone attempted to install and it was not successful..then I reboot phone and it just goes to hboot everytime...cant flash rom in recovery, can boot into rom.
Any ideas...completely lost at the moment
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Is it not loading the PC36IMG.zip at all? Your memory card needs to be an SDHC or it wont load the PC36IMG.zip.
hecklbrg said:
I'm not sure what your goals were by flashing the PC36IMG you chose too, that is a stock build. Before you do things with your phone, make sure you do aloooooooooooot of reading/forum surfing to make sure you are doing what you want.
Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715915 and download this PC36IMG.zip and then flash that...it will leave you with a a rooted (albeit w/out superuser which you can download separately) 1.47 build (upgrade to current radio/wimax/rom from there)
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Is it possible to add a superuser again? I do believe there is su for almost all builds is this correct??
alafferty said:
Is it not loading the PC36IMG.zip at all? Your memory card needs to be an SDHC or it wont load the PC36IMG.zip.
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Loads file, goes to checking file then back to hboot menu...
Jason0071 said:
Well, I was trying to update PRI originally, now Im just trying to get the phone back to any ROM. When I try to flash any ROM via recovery it errors out with a build.prop error..
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Flashing the file you did will not upgrade your PRI. This is noted in the thread where it is available for download. Flash the PC36IMG from the thread I showed you that should work.
hecklbrg said:
Flashing the file you did will not upgrade your PRI. This is noted in the thread where it is available for download. Flash the PC36IMG from the thread I showed you that should work.
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Yes that worked. Thanks for the help...
EDIT: Delete Thread..
Jason0071 said:
Yes that worked. Thanks for the help...
EDIT: Delete Thread..
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Dont delete the thread why would you do that?
Other users can SEARCH and find the same answer and get help
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Dont delete the thread why would you do that?
Other users can SEARCH and find the same answer and get help
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I do apologize. Perhaps it should just be moved...
Moved where?
This is the q&a section. I think it's appropriate.

Need help unrooting my phone and putting it back to stock

i need to get everything back to stock but here is my situation i had clockwork when i first rooted then switched to amon recover. so i decided to unroot it with the unrevoked soff zip and i installed it and got s-on and then i put a pc36img on the root of sd card and i tried to install it but i get a error saying main version older i need help please everything has been updated but the pri 177and the radio2.15.00.11.19 will appreciate any help
here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141
BLiizz said:
i need to get everything back to stock but here is my situation i had clockwork when i first rooted then switched to amon recover. so i decided to unroot it with the unrevoked soff zip and i installed it and got s-on and then i put a pc36img on the root of sd card and i tried to install it but i get a error saying main version older i need help please everything has been updated but the pri 177and the radio2.15.00.11.19 will appreciate any help
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search next time and you would have found your answer. and questions DO NOT belong in the development section. that could have been avoided by reading the stickies. which btw, would have lead you right to the thread to unroot. my advice, dont post in this thread again to let it die else you will get flamed back to the stone age.
i did follow that but i get an error :O and my bad for posting in the wrong section
BLiizz said:
i did follow that but i get an error :O and my bad for posting in the wrong section
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Just download the latest RUU 4.24 to the pc....boot into the boot loader....connect the phone to the pc and while on the bootloader click FASTBOOT.....you'll notice it now says FASTBOOT usb.....run the RUU from the pc and hit phone will recognize it.....run the update and that's it......easiest way if the trading hit phone in tomorrow.....just took me about ten mins
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BLiizz said:
i did follow that but i get an error :O and my bad for posting in the wrong section
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iD-10T error?
DomSim said:
iD-10T error?
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no if i run a ruu.exe it says bootloader error and when i put the zip on sd card and try to install it through there either 1. it says loading img then it finishes loading then nothing happens 2. it says the main version is older fail
BLiizz said:
no if i run a ruu.exe it says bootloader error and when i put the zip on sd card and try to install it through there either 1. it says loading img then it finishes loading then nothing happens 2. it says the main version is older fail
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iD-10T error......LOL. sorry....
Looks like ur stuck with the new locked Hboot. Hold off until an exploit is found or unrEVOked is updated.
hahah which is what version ???
go to recovery and tell us what hboot you have? If you have the new one
you kind off doomed (for now)
i have hboot 2.10.001

[Q] hboot says I have S-on but Revolutionary says I have S-off

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.
Sent from my Evo + MIUI using Tapatalk!
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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.
help
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??

How do I un-root?

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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4.54.651.1
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.
sitlet said:
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.
sitlet said:
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.

[Q] Re-Rooting Problem

I'm trying to root my brothers Evo again and running into some problems.
Back story: I had rooted his device with Revolutionary and he was running CM7 just fine. He started to have troubles with his screen so we unrooted it and got S-ON back. He took his phone to Sprint and instead of replacing the device, they decided to just replace the screen on it.
Current story: Downloaded Revolutionary and ran it and got this;
Code:
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| Revolutionary S-OFF & Recovery Tool 0.4pre4 |
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Brought to you by AlphaRev & unrEVOked.
Waiting for device...
Found your device: PC36100 (supersonic-6.17.0001, Android: 2.3.3, ROM version: 4.53.651.1)
Your device is already S-OFF, what exactly do you think you're doing? Not setting S-OFF.
Do you want to download (Internet connection required) and flash ClockworkMod Recovery? [Y/ny
Downloading recovery for your phone (supersonic)...Done.
Rebooting to fastboot...
Flashing recovery over fastboot...INFOsignature checking...
FAILED. Unable to flash recovery. Please download custom recovery yourself and flash it over fastboot.
So here I am with the HBOOT saying that S-ON and Revolutionary telling me it's off and won't turn it off.
Not sure where to go from here!?
Thanks!
When it tells you that your Device is already S-OFF, you should have an option to turn it off regardless.
If that doesn't work, I guess you could try and use another method to do it.
and if THOSE don't work, I guess you could just sbf flash it it
I don't have an option to turn it off regardless.. it finds the device and logs the fact it thinks S-OFF is present and asks to download the recovery.
I thought revolutionary was the only option for HBOOT 1.6 at this point. Is this incorrect?
Also what do you mean by sbf flash it?
DruKe said:
I don't have an option to turn it off regardless.. it finds the device and logs the fact it thinks S-OFF is present and asks to download the recovery.
I thought revolutionary was the only option for HBOOT 1.6 at this point. Is this incorrect?
Also what do you mean by sbf flash it?
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You didn't do the last step after getting S-ON, which is flashing a stock ROM. Because of your HBOOT version, Revolutionary thinks you're already S-OFF. You need to flash a stock ROM to normalize your HBOOT version, and then Revolutionary will work.
He cannot flash a stock ROM if he is S-ON. Sbf basically resets everything on your phone back to its "out of the box" state
@Druke, can you get to recovery? If there is no recovery you may want to RUU back to 4.54 then try revolutionary again. Or just go through the un-rooting steps again.
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@Druke, can you get to recovery? If there is no recovery you may want to RUU back to 4.54 then try revolutionary again. Or just go through the un-rooting steps again.
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Just remember to not do any updates after RUU'ing back to 4.54! Then you'll have to use other methods to unlock and revert. Good luck.
Flowsick said:
He cannot flash a stock ROM if he is S-ON.
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This is incorrect. You can flash a signed HTC stock ROM in PC36IMG format (or RUU on a PC for that matter) just fine. As I said, that's the last necessary step to returning the device to stock conditions. Trust me, I've done it probably almost 100 times.
P.S. Since I'm the one that came up with the unrooting method that was used, I would know .
I did try an RUU yes. I will need to try an RUU again. The one I used must have been unsigned or unofficial somehow. Anyone help me out? With the megaupload thing it seems all the links around here have dried up. Thanks!
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DruKe said:
I did try an RUU yes. I will need to try an RUU again. The one I used must have been unsigned or unofficial somehow. Anyone help me out? With the megaupload thing it seems all the links around here have dried up. Thanks!
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
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The unrooting Revolutionary root link in my sig has links to some PC36IMG zips that can be flashed in bootloader.
I recommend the 4.54 version. Sometimes it won't work if you're using a version that's too old, or if your SD card isn't a high capacity card or got corrupted somehow.
Captain_Throwback said:
The unrooting Revolutionary root link in my sig has links to some PC36IMG zips that can be flashed in bootloader.
I recommend the 4.54 version. Sometimes it won't work if you're using a version that's too old, or if your SD card isn't a high capacity card or got corrupted somehow.
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4.54 RUU or PC36IMG is the most likely to work, however, 4.24 and 4.53 contain the same HBOOT needed for Revolutionary to work again as well.
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4.54 RUU or PC36IMG is the most likely to work, however, 4.24 and 4.53 contain the same HBOOT needed for Revolutionary to work again as well.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA Premium App
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Of course, but my recommendation was referring to the ones posted in the link .
I tried grabbing the 4.54 version from you post however the link to it is dead.
Got dropbox?
DruKe said:
I tried grabbing the 4.54 version from you post however the link to it is dead.
Got dropbox?
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It shouldn't be - I refreshed those links earlier today and changed them to 4shared. When did you last try?
So weird.. works now! Thanks a ton! I'll give it a shot this weekend. Hopefully everything goes aces!
Thanks again.

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