I'm wanting to load CM7 on my phone, but i'm having problems trying to do a nandroid. I have clockworkmod loaded, and i go into reboot mode, choose recovery, and it goes to the white HTC EVO screen and stays there. Is there something i need to change? Or is there another way to do a nandroid backup?
Try going into recovery manually. Turn phone off, power it on while holding vol down, select recovery from list.
Yeah that's what i've been doing, it goes to the next screen and then just doesn't do anything.
Try downloading a PC36IMG recovery, place on root of SD, and then re-flash a recovery?
I would try using ROM Manager to reflash your recovery.
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I would try using ROM Manager to reflash your recovery.
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I was going to say that, but was under the impression he already had at least tried that. I think this warrants another oreo.
teh roxxorz said:
I was going to say that, but was under the impression he already had at least tried that. I think this warrants another oreo.
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All those Oreos can't be good for your cholesterol!
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All those Oreos can't be good for your cholesterol!
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2 Oreos can't hurt.
And OP, any luck as of yet?
Nope not yet. I've tried all the reflashing under rom manager and it still doesnt do anything. Downloading a pc36img file right now and gonna try that.
metaltff said:
Nope not yet. I've tried all the reflashing under rom manager and it still doesnt do anything. Downloading a pc36img file right now and gonna try that.
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Keep us posted....with a sticky note that isn't orange. Thanks.
What PC36IMG file are you downloading? Not all PC36IMG's are created equal- they are all different and do different things.
Got the one in this link
http://www.technama.com/2010/sprint-htc-evo-4-g-android-2-1-phone-root-video/
No no no no no. That is waaay old and outdated, not even sure what it does. Give me a minute, I'm trying to find the right one for you. You are still able to boot into the ROM, correct?
edit: I'm trying to find you a flashable version of clockworkmod but the search function here sucks. I have a bunch of crap I need to be doing so I can't keep looking. My suggestion- track down clockworkmod in flashable PC36IMG.zip form, or even Amon_RA. Just get a custom recovery back on your phone. When I'm done doing my crap I'll check back and see what progress you've made.
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You are still able to boot into the ROM, correct?
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Not sure what you mean. I can usually figure **** out, but i'm still kind of a newb with this stuff.
metaltff said:
Not sure what you mean. I can usually figure **** out, but i'm still kind of a newb with this stuff.
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He means if you can turn the phone on and actually use it..ect. The OS of you phone.
Ah gotcha. No actually, it just goes to the white 'Evo 4g' screen. I does go to the hboot screen though.
Hold on..I'll have to pick up where _MetalHead_ left off. Give me a minute to find the file.
Edit: Try this, I found a recovery image.
The first one was for clockworkmod. This is for Amon_RA, if you so choose.
Siggggghhhhhhhh. Still won't do anything. Do i need to delete any other versions of the file that are on the sd? I got rid of the other one i posted the link to.
Yea you need to. You can only have 1 PC36IMG on your sd card at a time, then boot into the bootloader, and it should ask you to update.
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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.
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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.
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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.
I don't want to make this long so here goes. I don't have a clue what happened but it some how worked.
I just wanted to root my phone so I went to this site and followed the instructions to the key.
http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-hacks/how-to-root-htc-evo-4g-new/
I had problems with step 10 and I dont even know if i properly saved the wimax what ever the hell that is/
When the bootloader came up it would just load from the sdcard and load up the " PC36IMG.zip" and and update.
I was never able to do step 11.
I kept going back and forth trying to repeat the step and that z4 app would never let me unroot and i repeatedly rerooted.
So I decided to reset my phone and sdcard hoping this would reset the whole process.
I then found something else to root. This website.
http://theunlockr.com/2010/07/20/how-to-root-the-htc-evo-4g-unrevoked-method/
Unfortunatley I didn't follow the instructons right because I am a damn fool.
So I went to straight running the unrevoked app without running the modified Android USB driver. Wierd thing is that I already got that superuser ninja looking guy in my apps. I was able to use wifi tether.
Now here is the thing, I was never able to do that recovery thing with that little black screen with green letters. It seems that I skipped that step to recover something. How can I redo that?
When I went to ROM manager and tried to install a ROM it says "flashing an update package on a recovery other than clockworkmod recovery may not work properly. Proceed?"
Does that mean it won't work? Im afraid to push Proceed.
Hope I made sense for someone to help. Its a giant mess... I wish I could start all over...
Boot into the bootloader and accept the update and reboot, that'll install a recovery for you.
Also, you're using the paid version?
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Boot into the bootloader and accept the update and reboot, that'll install a recovery for you.
Also, you're using the paid version?
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Dude I love you. What about when loading the ROM from ROM manager, "flashing an update package on a recovery other than clockworkmod recovery may not work properly. Proceed?"
What is clockworkmod recovery, what does it do, where do I get it?
Oh and yes i am using the paid version, why should I get my 5 bucks back?
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Dude I love you. What about when loading the ROM from ROM manager, "flashing an update package on a recovery other than clockworkmod recovery may not work properly. Proceed?"
What is clockworkmod recovery, what does it do, where do I get it?
Oh and yes i am using the paid version, why should I get my 5 bucks back?
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Clockwork recovery is just different from amon_ra. You can go into rom manager and click flash clockwork recovery, if you wish. And that message means like flashiing clockwork on amon_ra , you may get errors. Also, you can use clockwork on amon_ra, as to still download roms, but you can't backup with it.
I also want to add ever since I tried the root, it took my phone back to the stone age. I los the newest htc update with swype. Why is that?
The Rom Mananger isnt working for me either. It wont load any ROMS. IT says downloading but nothing ever happens, how long does it take to download a ROM?
I downloaded this OTA SUPERSONIC 3.70 and it wont load either? Whats going on .
I really need some major help!
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I also want to add ever since I tried the root, it took my phone back to the stone age. I los the newest htc update with swype. Why is that?
The Rom Mananger isnt working for me either. It wont load any ROMS. IT says downloading but nothing ever happens, how long does it take to download a ROM?
I downloaded this OTA SUPERSONIC 3.70 and it wont load either? Whats going on .
I really need some major help!
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I'm not sure why you would root your EVO without knowing anything about the process or at the very least the terminology, but it's not too late. I recommended that you go and read and get a better feel for the process.
There are at least a dozen threads on the subject. Here's one to start you off Helpful Threads.
So I tried to root my EVO last night, and i stayed up til 2am doing so. I finally got it rooted and then tried to apply a theme on my phone. But, i think it was a theme for a diff. phone. I dont kno if that matters, but i dont think i applied the correct .zip file. That **** totally ****ed my phone in the ass and now it WILL NOT load past the white screen when I first turn my phone on; The "HTC EVO 4G" screen. I tried to go into BOOTLOADER, go to RECOVERY and recover my "stock ROM", by the way, FAIL..!! It didnt work and now i have no EVO. Is there anything i could possibly do to my phone to get it working back to normal. I already ordered a new phone but i figured since i'll be stuck with a piece of ****, then i might as well experiment with it. ANY SUGGESTIONS ANYBODY..??!!
You can go into the bootloader and then select clear storage, which performs a factory reset on the phone. Or try reflashing the rom again, making sure its for the evo.
Can you succesfully boot into your bootloader screen?
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What happened when u tried to go to recovery and restore ur stock back up? U were able to get into recovery but ur restore failed? Can't get into recovery at all?
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adaniels1189 said:
So I tried to root my EVO last night, and i stayed up til 2am doing so. I finally got it rooted and then tried to apply a theme on my phone. But, i think it was a theme for a diff. phone. I dont kno if that matters, but i dont think i applied the correct .zip file. That **** totally ****ed my phone in the ass and now it WILL NOT load past the white screen when I first turn my phone on; The "HTC EVO 4G" screen. I tried to go into BOOTLOADER, go to RECOVERY and recover my "stock ROM", by the way, FAIL..!! It didnt work and now i have no EVO. Is there anything i could possibly do to my phone to get it working back to normal. I already ordered a new phone but i figured since i'll be stuck with a piece of ****, then i might as well experiment with it. ANY SUGGESTIONS ANYBODY..??!!
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Damn, you already ordered a new phone?! Evo's are hard to brick. If you can still get to your bootloader, you're not bricked. What happens when you select recovery? Do you boot into recovery, or does it hang? If you're lucky enough to still get into recovery, then you probably just need to reflash a rom, any rom. If you don't have recovery, but can get to the bootloader, and have s-off, then you just need to reflash a recovery. You can do that from the bootloader, (providing you are indeed s off). Load a PC36IMG of Amon Ra's recovery to the main directory of your sd card. You'll need to take your sd card out, and put it in a different phone or in a card reader in order to transfer the file. Once it's on the main directory of your sd card, and you're positive that it's named exactly PC36IMG, put the card back in your phone. Boot to the bootloader, at this point it should scan and ask you to update. Select volume up to choose yes. That'll flash Amon Ra recovery V2.3. Once that finishes, select 'recovery' from the bootloader. That should boot you to Amon Ra. From that point, you can flash a rom using the recovery. You'd just need to load a rom to the sd card, if you don't have one on there already. Hope that helps.
And if you're bootloader is not S off, and shows S on, don't do any of the above. At that point, you'd want to run an RUU or flash a PC36IMG of a stock rom, (same directions as flashing the PC36IMG from above). That will flash you back to stock, unrooted. At that point, you could try rooting again if you want to. FInd RUU's here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060&highlight=hboot-0.97+ruu
EDIT: the PC36IMG I attatched is Amon Ra recovery, V2.3, if you should need a recovery. And damn, when I started replying, no one had responded. I'm so slow!
dude/chick, idk, but you have the most in depth response to my question. that sounds like it'll help but im about to find out here in a few. ummm, if you have facebook so you can better assist me, you kno with the little chat thingy, that would appreciated a whole lot. to find me on facebook my email is: [email protected]
if you dont have a facebook then'll i'll be back and forth up here to see your responses. thank a million.
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dude/chick, idk, but you have the most in depth response to my question. that sounds like it'll help but im about to find out here in a few. ummm, if you have facebook so you can better assist me, you kno with the little chat thingy, that would appreciated a whole lot. to find me on facebook my email is: [email protected]
if you dont have a facebook then'll i'll be back and forth up here to see your responses. thank a million.
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I'm currently avoiding someone on fb chat, ha. So I won't be on there. I'll be monitoring around here though, just post back here if you need more assistance. You'll get a quick response. PM me if you want to as well.
thats cool man. ok, so i did everything you said to do but i dont no exactly how to load a ROM onto my phone. (thats how i got in this bull**** now, lol) the issue that i have is not knowing exactly what .zip file i need to apply. can you jus find a theme and post the EXACT thing i need to download and like step by step instructions on how to install it..? if that doesnt work after that, then im pretty much ****ed, lol.
Are you trying to unroot?
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Are you trying to unroot?
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He's trying to get a rom loaded up, but is having trouble. I think hes confused on the difference of a theme and a rom. I'm busy atm, but, will reply back in a bit
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ok, cool. yea man, i really dont kno wat the **** is goin on, lol. a theme, a ROM, watever..!! i jus want my phone to work, dude im dyin over here without it.. lol
adaniels1189 said:
ok, cool. yea man, i really dont kno wat the **** is goin on, lol. a theme, a ROM, watever..!! i jus want my phone to work, dude im dyin over here without it.. lol
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Okay. You said you did what I suggested before, but what part? Did you get the amon RA recovery installed, or did you run the RUU. If you got the recovery installed, and you're s off, then you just need to flash a rom. Go to the development section and pick one out, download it, and put it on the main directory of your SD card. Then boot into recovery. Wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache. select flash zip from SD card, and then choose the rom that you put on the card. Let it flash. When its done, reboot the phone. If we aren't on the same page, let me know. I'm on the road right now, so I'm sorry if delayed. Teh roxx will take care of ya.
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He's trying to get a rom loaded up, but is having trouble. I think hes confused on the difference of a theme and a rom. I'm busy atm, but, will reply back in a bit
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Alrighty, I'll take over.
So where are you at, currently?
yea man, im hella confused over here. dude i jus want my phone to work again. i feel like im dying..!! lol.
all i need is a ROM and i need EXACT instructions how to install and all that good stuff.
i did everything you said. i didnt use the RUU thing but i did the other one. i jus need to kno wat ROM to download. i dont wanna look for one cuz i dont kno exactly wat im lookin for.
it sounds like he has a recovery installed if he managed to flash a theme. someone just link him to a PC36IMG of a rom and have him do it that way... i think this guy MIGHT even be able to figure that out
Gimme 1 minute.
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it sounds like he has a recovery installed if he managed to flash a theme. someone just link him to a PC36IMG of a rom and have him do it that way... i think this guy MIGHT even be able to figure that out
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There's no need for negative sarcasm. We all start somewhere, and a good foundation is the start.
1. Go > http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=supersonic download the latest nightly
2. Go > http://goo-inside.me/gapps/latest/7/universal/ ; download the latest google apps
3. Place both files on sdcard
4. Boot into recovery, then from the main clockwork menu, wipe factory/data, cache, then scroll down to advanced, the wipe the dalvik cache, press return/go back
5. Go into install zip, choose zip, first install the cm7 nightly 30 rom, wait for it to install, click go back.
6. From the main menu, wipe your cache, then dalvik cache from the advanced menu, go back
7. Go back to install zip, choose zip, now install the gapps [google apps], let it install, then go back
8. Reboot the phone and you should be good to go.
What's the easiest way to update to 2.3 from 2.2.1? I tried searching and couldn't find anything.
itsrd77 said:
What's the easiest way to update to 2.3 from 2.2.1? I tried searching and couldn't find anything.
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Download this file. It is a PC36IMG of Amon Ra V2.3. Place it on the main directory of your sd card, and be sure it's named exactly PC36IMG, in all capitals(it should already be named correctly, you shouldn't need to alter anything). Once it's on your sd card, shut your phone down. Boot to the bootloader, by holding power and volume down simultaneously. Then wait a few seconds, and the bootloader should scan and then ask you to update. Select Volume up to say yes. When it's done, it'll ask you to reboot, choose no, then select recovery from the bootloader menu. You should then boot into Amon Ra V2.3.
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What's the easiest way to update to 2.3 from 2.2.1? I tried searching and couldn't find anything.
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Technically the "easiest" way would be to flash from rom manager, but since its only on version 2.2, you have to flash it exactly how k2buckley said, and you won't have any problems.
teh roxxorz said:
Technically the "easiest" way would be to flash from rom manager, but since its only on version 2.2, you have to flash it exactly how k2buckley said, and you won't have any problems.
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Actually, ROM Manager lists it as 2.2.1 (which never existed), but if you find and look in the manifest file, it actually downloads 2.3, then flashes it.
I pinged koush about it a month ago, but he hasn't fixed it...
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Actually, ROM Manager lists it as 2.2.1 (which never existed), but if you find and look in the manifest file, it actually downloads 2.3, then flashes it.
I pinged koush about it a month ago, but he hasn't fixed it...
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Thanks, I did not know that. That is definitely easier than any other way to flash recovery, but thought it wasn't up to date, so never recommend it. Cool.
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Thanks, I did not know that. That is definitely easier than any other way to flash recovery, but thought it wasn't up to date, so never recommend it. Cool.
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Yea...same here, never flashed it from there.
thanks for the help
So I have an incredible. FLAWLESS root and easy install for everything.
I just rooted a friends EVO, have root permission, and full root. I've tried both clock and supersonic recoveries. When i try to flash a rom VIA rom manager OR manually, i click it, hit yes and it writes one line and instantly goes back to the options. It seems as the phone just will not take ANY rom at all... what could be the problem??
eddiimonster said:
So I have an incredible. FLAWLESS root and easy install for everything.
I just rooted a friends EVO, have root permission, and full root. I've tried both clock and supersonic recoveries. When i try to flash a rom VIA rom manager OR manually, i click it, hit yes and it writes one line and instantly goes back to the options. It seems as the phone just will not take ANY rom at all... what could be the problem??
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Try re-downloading the ROM, you may have a bad download. Also, try flashing with Amon RA recovery.....it's never let me down. Make sure your battery is fully charged, too.
+1 for Amon Ra, though it looks like you've already tried it (that is what you mean by "supersonic", right?).
Try flashing the recovery manually. Download a PC36IMG.zip of Amon Ra and put it on the root of the SD card - don't rename it. Boot into the bootloader (hold the vol down + power buttons simultaneously until the phone boots into bootloader) and wait for it to scan. While you're there, double check that the phone is actually s-off & not s-on. When it asks you to update, choose yes. Say no to reboot, then choose recovery from the bootloader screen and try again.
Give me a minute & I'll post the file. I'm using the app atm.
It won't upload, so here's a link:
http://db.tt/rBcdNoW
Most devs post md5s with the download, I'd verify it matches.
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nope, still getting the same problem. updated everything, flashed serveral pc35imgs and still i go to install zip from sd card and it starts but instantly stops and wont flash the rom.... what else to do....
Do you mind posting all of the info on the phone? Whatever it says in the "About Phone" menu & what it says in the bootloader. Maybe we can figure something out from there.
Also, from where are you downloading the roms? As someone else mentioned, check the md5s.
Oh, and what roms have you tried flashing... I'm just curious. This is going to bother me if I can't figure it out, lol.
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nope, still getting the same problem. updated everything, flashed serveral pc35imgs and still i go to install zip from sd card and it starts but instantly stops and wont flash the rom.... what else to do....
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The file should be named PC36IMG.zip, not PC35IMG. Also, it should be ran from the Bootloader, not recovery.