Epic failure - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm trying to use autoroot 2.3 and when its doing its thing its says verifying bootloader and the boot loader is an old version apparently then it keeps goin and finishes my phone reboots and all my software information is really old versions and I'm still not rooted or anything. Then I have to flash ruu back to updated software .. any ideas why my bootloader won't unlock
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What do you mean by not unlock? Can you not use it?

It just says bootloader locked and continues running scripts
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quick NAND unlock question

I rooted 2.2 froyo, and used unrevoked forever. S is unlocked but I am unable to install any cm6 roms. Does this mean nand is still locked on my phone? And if so what do I do to unlock it as I am wery about repeating the wrong steps. Thanks
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You are going to have to install the eng-bootloader in order to use the cm6 ROMs.
If you have not flashed any ROMs on your phone you should be at 2.1
Now you need to follow the rest of the instructions and install the eng-bootloader from the pc36img.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765496
I have installed other roms currently running the latest fresh rom
I never updated my bootloader when I rooted my 2.2 froyo.. I have cm6. Maybe I lucked out.
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martyzidek said:
I never updated my bootloader when I rooted my 2.2 froyo.. I have cm6. Maybe I lucked out.
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Could you please confirm which boot loader you have on your phone?
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martyzidek said:
I never updated my bootloader when I rooted my 2.2 froyo.. I have cm6. Maybe I lucked out.
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Yes, please look at you're boot screen, let us know if it says ship or eng. Thx
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Nand unlock

I'm rooted using unrevoked..I'm having trouble at this point..I can't unlock Nand..what is the easiest way to do this..thanks
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Look im not trying to be mean but searching is usually your best bet. I am willing to bet your answer can be found in the first 4 pages of this forum. Try searching ENG Bootloader .
jmollabi said:
I'm rooted using revoked..I'm having trouble at this point..I can't unlock Nand..what is the easiest way to do this..thanks
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I believe the unrevoked forever does that for you but you have to select it.
from www.unrevoked.com
unrevoked forever is a tool to set your Android phone's security level to S-OFF. The security level is a flag stored on the radio; when the flag is S-OFF, the bootloader (HBOOT) will no longer check the signatures of firmware images before flashing them. This allows custom firmware images to be uploaded, including unsigned boot, recovery, splash1, and hboot images (as well as official images that have been modified). When the system is S-OFF, the NAND flash memory protection is also reduced; this allows all partitions (including /system) to be written to while the operating system is booted.
Great response REM
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jmollabi said:
I'm rooted using revoked..I'm having trouble at this point..I can't unlock Nand..what is the easiest way to do this..thanks
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What are you trying to do, could you be more specific? Unrevoked gives you unlocked nand, so i'm not sure what problem your running into?
I used unrevoked..tried to install cyanogen n I get a error message
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are you sure unrevoked worked, sometimes you have to do it a couple times....do you have superuser permissions? I would make sure unrevoked is correctly installed...also redownload your rom and make sure the download is completed successfully, i never dl to phone, always to pc...
I have superuser..I used unrevoked
should I use unrevoked forever
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jmollabi said:
I used unrevoked..tried to install cyanogen n I get a error message
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Boot the phone into bootloader and you should see S-ON or S-OFF. If you see S-OFF you have nand unlocked.
jmollabi said:
I used unrevoked..tried to install cyanogen n I get a error message
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Yes, that is what I said earlier a couple posts up.
Ya can't flash cm6 directly from unrevoked you need eng boot and amon recovery to flash it. You are most likely nand unlocked but trying to flash through clockwork. Easy fix is download Rom manager from marketplace then choose change recovery or whatever it says. I haven't looked at it for aong time then choose amon ra recovery. Then do another nand backup because clockwork and amon don't really work together. Then you should be able to flash cm6 no problem. Though having already done this I would personally suggest vaelpak over cm6 its almost all aosp and everything on your phone will still be functional. Plus its just as snappy as cm6 and I seem to get a far greater battery life with it.
jmollabi said:
I used unrevoked..tried to install cyanogen n I get a error message
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If you want to be able to install CM6 you need the ENG Bootloader.
jmollabi said:
I have superuser..I used unrevoked
should I use unrevoked forever
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I user unrevoked forever, but none the less you should have nand unlocked, check bootloader for s-off......REM3Dy is right...look at this guide..it will get your what you need..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=800859
It's says s off..but I don't have anon ra..I'm using clockwork..what should I do
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clockwork is just fine....go to that guide i gave you, downlaod the pc36img.zip image and follow those instruction, it will give you eng boot........and then clash vaelpak rom...or cm6
just follow that link to that guide, scroll to the bottom and follow...its easy as pie...
When I get home ill give it a try..thank u
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I followed your guide again n was successful and was able to flash gapps.but still getting an error flashing cyanogen..wat am I doing wrong
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[Q] 2.3.3 R800x Possible to unlock Bootloader?

I tried unlocking the bootloader on 2.3.3 like I did on 2.3.2, but now when i do it I get a failed attempt. Anyone know how to do this on the 2.3.3 version?
Did you re-lock your bootloader when you went to 2.3.3? The process should be the same, but it certainly wouldn't work if its already unlocked.
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We have to use the paid method, correct?
Yes. I locked it before updating.
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What happens when you issue a fastboot command other than oem unlock? For example; fastboot -i 0x0fce boot boot.img. To hot boot a kernel.
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Last time it said root needed.
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[Q] Bootlooping before running Revolutionary

So I had already unlocked the phone using HTCDev's boot unlocker. Everything seemed fine right up until it came time in this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751796 to run Revolutionary. The phone is bootlooping to the point that Revolutionary can't get the root, it fails and says hit almost any key to exit.
Any help would be appreciated, I'm about to throw this thing through the window.
is it GB 2.3.3 or 2.3.4?
try flashing a newer radio
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Do you happen to have a link to one?
crap the only place its even stable enough is at the bootloader and adb can't communicate with it. I don't know what to do. This blows.
search this forum for radios. there's a thread on dev section. and what android version were you on when you tried to root? might have to use taco root for 2.3.4 I think
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Well, if you unlocked through HTC you have to relock in order to s-off. Not sure if you knew that.
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Please help to get me back to stock.

I am s on and locked stuck on bootloader mode cant get phone to do anything. I ran toolkit that is out there but all that will do is reboot it back to bootloader mode. Is there any way to fix this?
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csimms said:
I am s on and locked stuck on bootloader mode cant get phone to do anything. I ran toolkit that is out there but all that will do is reboot it back to bootloader mode. Is there any way to fix this?
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Yikes S-on and locked? I don't know if you can flash an RUU in this state, can you try? Hopefully someone answers, I haven't tried and I'm also not sure :-\
Can you execute the command:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
and put the phone into RUU mode? If so, then you should be able to flash the firmware from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319
the one you want is this one: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319196969 (stock odex)
Thanks i will try this when i get home
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No luck i can do the oem fastboot ruu thing but when flash firmware i get unknown partion error
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What were you doing that got you stuck in boot loader? Were you previously S-Off or unlocked?
I was trying to flash recovery then my wife hit wrong button on toolkit and ended up locking it snd s off
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You mean setting it back to s-on...
my guess is you need to find the encrypted RUU from somewhere. You may be able to find the decrypted RUU then you can use a tool to make it encrypted (ruuveal?) That should let it run when you are locked and s-on
I downloaded ruuveal but not sure jow to work it
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csimms said:
I downloaded ruuveal but not sure jow to work it
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I'm not sure either, depending which version you're on, try this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524507
see what the last guy posted? he had the same problem as you.

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