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ok major help

ok just rooted my evo. but i wanted to reset my phone and flash arom now but i cant go into recovery. everytime i hold vol down and power it instantly goes into hboot and started checing sdcard for the pc36img file.
help.. :/

samrozzi said:
ok just rooted my evo. but i wanted to reset my phone and flash arom now but i cant go into recovery. everytime i hold vol down and power it instantly goes into hboot and started checing sdcard for the pc36img file.
help.. :/
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let it finish checking for the file, then arrow down and select recovery?

no because than it says vol up to apply update, vol down for no. i guess i can try no. but this seems like its going through the root process like i did before

samrozzi said:
no because than it says vol up to apply update, vol down for no. i guess i can try no. but this seems like its going through the root process like i did before
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Oh. First you need to delete or rename that pc*** filename to something else, so it won't scan it each time. Then when it tries to find it and fails you should get a 'recovery' option in that screen.

you need to rename the pc36img.zip file to something else.
James

yeah just got it. thanks guys. was freaking out. im hoping i can flash a rom now. before i was getting a power cycle and would constantly replay the sprint 4g bootup. but i forgot to wipe phone before flashing dc rom. so wiping and flashing now. hopefully it works.
also on his thread it says
"ALSO NOTE 3.2.2 AND HIGHER REQUIRE NEW RADIO AND WIMAX UPDATE FOR 4G!!! SEE BELOW FOR MORE!"
does that mean i need to flash these 2 recent ones
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485&highlight=adb+shell

Just use the baked snack ROM and save yourself the hassle of switching ROMs constantly.

ha
BakedSnack our whatever had me at like 150 wakeups in powertop from fresh flash.
IA'mt 32 now with dc. But whatever too each their own

well gonna try dc rom for now. but how do i flash the radio files?

the same way you flash a rom, just minus the wiping

samrozzi said:
well gonna try dc rom for now. but how do i flash the radio files?
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Follow the whitslack starting over guide. Then flash dc ontop. This will make sure you have latest radio and wimax and is simplest.
InstructionsAre in damagecontrol thread in post 2 under 4g info section.

recovery not booting among other issues

I just rooted my friends evo, same hardware as my own, but there's all kinds of issues.
First, volume up + power doesn't boot into recovery like mine, It vibrates 3 times and that's it. You need to pull the battery and use volume down to get it to boot. If you use quickboot from within android, then it can reboot into recovery and everything seems to work normally.
Second, I loaded the Sprint lovers rom but now the phone doesn't answer every other call. For example, first call you can't hear me, second you can, third you can't etc...
Whats going on? I have a feeling it has to do with the different recovery version then i have on my own evo. I used the "z4root" method i found on here for his, for my own android I used that old flash based browser hack.

Also It just occurred to me, I think I deleted the wimax backup I made. Is that really essential? I never had to do that with my own evo
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Could really use some help. If I flash with the ru, will that erase s-off?
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acme64 said:
I just rooted my friends evo, same hardware as my own, but there's all kinds of issues.
First, volume up + power doesn't boot into recovery like mine, It vibrates 3 times and that's it. You need to pull the battery and use volume down to get it to boot. If you use quickboot from within android, then it can reboot into recovery and everything seems to work normally.
Second, I loaded the Sprint lovers rom but now the phone doesn't answer every other call. For example, first call you can't hear me, second you can, third you can't etc...
Whats going on? I have a feeling it has to do with the different recovery version then i have on my own evo. I used the "z4root" method i found on here for his, for my own android I used that old flash based browser hack.
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acme64 said:
Also It just occurred to me, I think I deleted the wimax backup I made. Is that really essential? I never had to do that with my own evo
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First of all, let me say I'm not familiar with the z4root method. I have followed the unrevoked methods, and also Zikronix's thread on hboot s off.
Also, there's not really any way to help you without more info. You said he has the same hardware of you, but never specified what hardware you have. We need to know the hardware version, software version that the phone was shipped with, radio versions would be nice. Way too much left out. All of that matters for various troubleshooting reasons. What recovery are you using? Clockwork or Amon RA? What bootloader version is it? Oh yea, to get to the bootloader, hold volume down, not up. So vol+down+power button. That is how it has always worked for me. When you get to the bootloader, record the version number, radio(baseband) version, and if you are s-on or s-off. Report back wth all of that, then we'll have a direction to look in.

acme64 said:
I just rooted my friends evo, same hardware as my own, but there's all kinds of issues.
First, volume up + power doesn't boot into recovery like mine, It vibrates 3 times and that's it. You need to pull the battery and use volume down to get it to boot. If you use quickboot from within android, then it can reboot into recovery and everything seems to work normally.
Second, I loaded the Sprint lovers rom but now the phone doesn't answer every other call. For example, first call you can't hear me, second you can, third you can't etc...
Whats going on? I have a feeling it has to do with the different recovery version then i have on my own evo. I used the "z4root" method i found on here for his, for my own android I used that old flash based browser hack.
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do this to solve your problem
1. download this file
2. place it on the root of your sdcard
3. rename it to PC36IMG.zip
4. reboot into bootloader
5. when it loads choose yes to flash the pc36img.zip
6. reboot into rom and delete the pc36img.zip
7. power off your phone
8. reboot into bootloader, select recovery from the menu.
this should fix your recovery problem as for the other, i suggest flashing a different rom afterwards

t3project said:
do this to solve your problem
1. download this file
2. place it on the root of your sdcard
3. rename it to PC36IMG.zip
4. reboot into bootloader
5. when it loads choose yes to flash the pc36img.zip
6. reboot into rom and delete the pc36img.zip
7. power off your phone
8. reboot into bootloader, select recovery from the menu.
this should fix your recovery problem as for the other, i suggest flashing a different rom afterwards
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Or you can flash another recovery. Use the latest Amon RA Recovery.
As for your ROM issues, did you wipe data/cache/dalvik? If you did you might want to try doing it about 3 times. The recoveries are not wiping cache, dalvik and data properly until you do it a few times. Also the latest Amon Ra fixes that I believe

That is another recovery in pc36img.zip format. Specifically amon_ra 2.1.1

Just a word of advice, never use vol up & power to turn on your phone. That will put it in diag mode if your nand is unlocked and that is something you really don't want to do.
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xHausx said:
Just a word of advice, never use vol up & power to turn on your phone. That will put it in diag mode if your nand is unlocked and that is something you really don't want to do.
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LOL!!! Sometimes its good to know what your doing specially before messing with a friends phone.

Please help me return to stock rom

I have tried different methods to return to stock rom. I don't care if I lose root I want to just have my old phone back to normal. I have cyanogen 7 ...luv it but not for me. I used unrevoked to root and every step I tried to return to stock Tom or unroot was unsuccessful. Please I beg please anyone can give me a link or info with UPDATED info not from year ago. Thanks in advance ..
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Plz don't say search I have I tried using s tool and using ruu but nothing works I tried every thing on This site that shows how to unroot/return stock Tom but no luck
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What's going wrong?
If you just want the stock rom, but still be rooted you can either a) restore from your nandroid backup, assuming you made one; or b) flash the stock rooted rom.
If you want to unroot, you need to flash the s-on zip in recovery, then run the RUU from your computer or flash a PC36IMG of the RUU through the bootloader.
I'll elaborate more when you tell me what you've done so far and what you're trying to achieve - stock rooted or unrooted.
(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)

Download the latest stock rom. Can be found at shipped-roms.com, or in the MANY stickies and threads here. Place the zip on your sd card, along with the s-on tool.
Reboot to recovery, flash s-on, then flash stock rom zip.

cccp818 said:
I have tried different methods to return to stock rom. I don't care if I lose root I want to just have my old phone back to normal. I have cyanogen 7 ...luv it but not for me. I used unrevoked to root and every step I tried to return to stock Tom or unroot was unsuccessful. Please I beg please anyone can give me a link or info with UPDATED info not from year ago. Thanks in advance ..
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Go to here and flash any one of the listed roms. These are all of the roms that came shipped with the HTC EVO. I suggest you download the any of the ones with PC36IMG in the file name because they can be flashed.

I wouldnt mind being rooted i just want my stock rom back

cccp818 said:
I wouldnt mind being rooted i just want my stock rom back
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Make sure that in your attempts to go back to stock, you didn't go s-on. Boot into the bootloader and see if it says s-on or s-off at the top. You can do this by holding the volume down button and power button simultaneously until the phone turns on (you must have the phone turned off first). You'll see a white screen with skating Androids.
If you're s-on, you'll need to run an RUU from your computer or flash a PC36IMG of the RUU through the bootloader in order to get back to stock.
If you're s-off (still rooted/nand unlocked) then you can flash the rooted stock rom that I'll link you to. Download the rom and put it on the root of your SD card (not in any folders). Boot into the bootloader using the directions I gave earlier. Then, using the volume buttons to navigate, highlight recovery and then press the power button to select it. Assuming you're using ClockworkMod Recovery, choose wipe cache, factory reset (it may say something else like wipe data, you should know which one though) and then go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache. After you've done all three of those, choose install zip from SD card. It's fastest to press the volume up button which will take you to the end of the list - all of your zips will be at the bottom. Highlight the file you just downloaded and press power. Choose yes from the list then let it run its course. When it finishes, select reboot and you will be back on stock.
Stock rooted rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874251
(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)

dougjamal said:
Go to here and flash any one of the listed roms. These are all of the roms that came shipped with the HTC EVO. I suggest you download the any of the ones with PC36IMG in the file name because they can be flashed.
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Holy 4g i did what u said flashed the zip and it did its thing and still came back cyanogen 7. what am i doing wrong anyone pleaseeeee????

i took a whole day trying to figure out how to unroot mine, and i finally got it.
you have to download "unrevoked s-on" put it on your sd card and flash it.
then you have to know which radio your running, so you can know which pc36img to put on your sd card, so when you put it into bootloader it will find it, and run through the checking process, then it will let you apply the update and you will be unrooted.
which radio are you running, and i can help you find which pc36img you need to be using.

cccp818 said:
Holy 4g i did what u said flashed the zip and it did its thing and still came back cyanogen 7. what am i doing wrong anyone pleaseeeee????
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Did you go into recovery and wipe cache, data/factory reset beforehand? Check out Guide to Unrooting
posting & replying via the XDA Premium app.

[Q] Rooted 2.1 to Gingerbread?

So a while back I rooted using the following method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=690762
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701835
Some more info about my phones current state:
Firmware: 2.1-update1
Baseband: 1.36.00.04.02
Software: 1.32.651.1
PRI: 1.34_003
PRL: 60680
Running Amon-Ra v2.3 recovery.
I'm wanting to upgrade to gingerbread, and also stay stock with sense. I found the following thread with a gingerbread rooted rom and the radios:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133379
Is this as simple as placing the Odexed/De-Odexed zip in the root folder, going into recovery, and selecting "flash zip from sdcard"?
Of course I'd do a nandroid backup prior and then wipe data/cache/dalvik. (Would I need to wipe data in my case?)
I'd also like to upgrade the radios too. The rooted gingerbread thread states that must be flashed through hBoot/Fastboot, and not recovery. In this case do I just place the radio zip on the root directory, then go into fastboot->bootloader, and have the phone flash that way?
It's seems pretty simple, that's why I'm questioning it. Thanks for any help!

It is that simple. In your instance going from a stock sense ROM to another stock ROM, you won't need to wipe, sort of,
you need to flash the same type of ROM you are running (odexed or de-odexed) if you are not going to wipe.
After you flash your new ROM, place the update PC36IMG on the SD card and then load into recovery, it will see the file and ask if you want to update. That's it, just take the PC36IMG off the SD card (or rename it) after it installs.

Jim M said:
It is that simple. In your instance going from you won't need to wipe, sort of,
you need to flash the same type of ROM you are running (odexed or de-odexed) if you are not going to wipe.
After you flash your new ROM, place the update PC36IMG on the SD card and then load into recovery, it will see the file and ask if you want to update. That's it, just take the PC36IMG off the SD card (or rename it) after it installs.
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Thanks for the reply! I'm guessing the rom I loaded was odexed (it doesnt state in that thread). So I could load the de-odexed version, I'd just have to wipe data/cache/dalvik.

So I was able to flash the rooted gingerbread rom. I was going to then flash the radio, but can no longer enter the bootloader by holding volume down + power. Any ideas? Am I in fastboot mode?

barleydude said:
So I was able to flash the rooted gingerbread rom. I was going to then flash the radio, but can no longer enter the bootloader by holding volume down + power. Any ideas? Am I in fastboot mode?
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Seems like it; boot into the os, go to setting > applications > development, then uncheck fastboot.

teh roxxorz said:
Seems like it; boot into the os, go to setting > applications > development, then uncheck fastboot.
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Haha, I just read that here [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=722075] after posting that. I'll give that a shot. Thanks!!
EDIT: That did the trick! Now to flash the radio!

Awesome, all updated! I ended up having to wipe data/cache/dalvik (was in a 4G screen reboot). Oh well, I don't mind starting with a fresh install. Time to crack open a beer and enjoy the "new" phone!

Ha ha, remember, no drunk flashing.

teh roxxorz said:
Ha ha, remember, no drunk flashing.
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Whoops, too late! HAHA

[Q] Back to Gingerbread after going ICS?

If this has been asked before then please forgive me...
I can not go back to any backup I had of CM7 or Gingerbread Sense ROM since upgrading to some Alpha ICS roms. I've tried wiping everything & started from scratch on these roms but I always get stuck at "failed to write boot partition from /tmp/boot.img" It doesn't matter what Gingerbread ROM I choose with the exception of MIUI rom (don't know why). I thought maybe I could use that as a stepping stone to go back from there but nogo. I've used RA's recovery & CWM with no success. Any ideas?

davidnjessicacruz said:
If this has been asked before then please forgive me...
I can not go back to any backup I had of CM7 or Gingerbread Sense ROM since upgrading to some Alpha ICS roms. I've tried wiping everything & started from scratch on these roms but I always get stuck at "failed to write boot partition from /tmp/boot.img" It doesn't matter what Gingerbread ROM I choose with the exception of MIUI rom (don't know why). I thought maybe I could use that as a stepping stone to go back from there but nogo. I've used RA's recovery & CWM with no success. Any ideas?
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I would recommend tracking down calkulins format zip for the evo

1brainsurgeon said:
I would recommend tracking down calkulins format zip for the evo
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Yeah... tried that already... Didn't fix it...

davidnjessicacruz said:
If this has been asked before then please forgive me...
I can not go back to any backup I had of CM7 or Gingerbread Sense ROM since upgrading to some Alpha ICS roms. I've tried wiping everything & started from scratch on these roms but I always get stuck at "failed to write boot partition from /tmp/boot.img" It doesn't matter what Gingerbread ROM I choose with the exception of MIUI rom (don't know why). I thought maybe I could use that as a stepping stone to go back from there but nogo. I've used RA's recovery & CWM with no success. Any ideas?
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I can say with certainty that I don't have this problem. I've flashed every ROM from here to Timbuktu, AOKP, Deck's, Evervolv, and have had no problem restoring a nandroid of, or flashing MikG, Mik3D, MikRunny, The Express, or any other ROM I may have forgotten.
That boot partition error doesn't sound good, though. What HBOOT version do you use?

Captain_Throwback said:
I can say with certainty that I don't have this problem. I've flashed every ROM from here to Timbuktu, AOKP, Deck's, Evervolv, and have had no problem restoring a nandroid of, or flashing MikG, Mik3D, MikRunny, The Express, or any other ROM I may have forgotten.
That boot partition error doesn't sound good, though. What HBOOT version do you use?
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HBOOT 0.97 is what I'm still using... never upgraded... should I & how do you recommend that I do so?

davidnjessicacruz said:
HBOOT 0.97 is what I'm still using... never upgraded... should I & how do you recommend that I do so?
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No reason to upgrade - just wondering.
I'd recommend you flash a stock ROM in the bootloader - that should normalize everything, and then try those other ROMs again.

Captain_Throwback said:
No reason to upgrade - just wondering.
I'd recommend you flash a stock ROM in the bootloader - that should normalize everything, and then try those other ROMs again.
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I assume your talking about in the recovery (aka amon ra/ clockworkmod), if so then I've tried that as well. Same issue.... This is not sounding good for me.

davidnjessicacruz said:
I assume your talking about in the recovery (aka amon ra/ clockworkmod), if so then I've tried that as well. Same issue.... This is not sounding good for me.
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I believe he's talking about a RUU
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evo4gnoob said:
I believe he's talking about a RUU
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The stock one? Wow... don't even know how to flash that back.... hmm... I'll see if I can find it here, if not then I'll google it. I'll keep you informed.... hopefully bricking does not ensue.... any help here would be great as well

davidnjessicacruz said:
The stock one? Wow... don't even know how to flash that back.... hmm... I'll see if I can find it here, if not then I'll google it. I'll keep you informed.... hopefully bricking does not ensue.... any help here would be great as well
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In the first "My Links" link in my sig, there are 3 of them.
They're PC36IMG files - you rename the file to exactly that - PC36IMG.zip - and put the file on the root of your sd card. Then you reboot your device into bootloader (HBOOT) mode. From a powered off state, hold the Volume down button and then press and hold the power button until you see the HBOOT screen. The file should be recognized and loaded, and after a minute or so it will ask you to update. Press Volume Up to accept, and then wait for a while.
NOTE: This will upgrade your HBOOT, but that's no big deal. The phone will reboot into the bootloader once near the beginning of the process by itself - that is also okay. Don't touch anything while it's updating.
At the end of the process, you'll need to find a PC36IMG for your preferred recovery (RA-supersonic-v2.3 recommended), which you will flash the same way as the ROM (in fact, you can replace the ROM file with the recovery file - unless you want to hold on to it, then you can just move or rename it).

Captain_Throwback said:
In the first "My Links" link in my sig, there are 3 of them.
They're PC36IMG files - you rename the file to exactly that - PC36IMG.zip - and put the file on the root of your sd card. Then you reboot your device into bootloader (HBOOT) mode. From a powered off state, hold the Volume down button and then press and hold the power button until you see the HBOOT screen. The file should be recognized and loaded, and after a minute or so it will ask you to update. Press Volume Up to accept, and then wait for a while.
NOTE: This will upgrade your HBOOT, but that's no big deal. The phone will reboot into the bootloader once near the beginning of the process by itself - that is also okay. Don't touch anything while it's updating.
At the end of the process, you'll need to find a PC36IMG for your preferred recovery (RA-supersonic-v2.3 recommended), which you will flash the same way as the ROM (in fact, you can replace the ROM file with the recovery file - unless you want to hold on to it, then you can just move or rename it).
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Failed on #4 Boot.... it stated "failed - PU" "Partition failed" Fun times.... Now the phone is a brick (stuck at the white screen).... Where there is a will then there is a way so I'll find a way.... any help would be appreciated though....

Sooo... I was able to flash back my alternate recovery using a PC36IMG version of it. Thank god for the rooted community.... Restoring back my last backup. Funny though, that I still could not restore a rooted stock backup I had or a new upgraded .zip that I wanted to use. Common denominator in all this (even when trying to use the 4.24.651.1 version of the stock software PC36IMG), it can not write the boot.img Any one else had this problem? Next I will try to RUU which will technically make me lose root but I should be able to get it back, assuming I'm successful, since I still have S-OFF.
PS: My HBOOT now, btw, is 2.16.0001 so I know that the original attempt to get back to gingerbread was succesful