[Q] how do i flash a splash screen?? - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

how do i go about flashin a spash screen...i found one that caught my eye n i dont kno how to do it since i never really did it before

look in my signature. i made a tutorial exactly for situations like this: newest bootloader and no idea how to work it.

dkdude36 said:
look in my signature. i made a tutorial exactly for situations like this: newest bootloader and no idea how to work it.
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thanks alot...i got my splash screen on my evo

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Confirm that I bricked my phone please?

... before i shell out for another phone because I'm an idiot.
Anyway, I'd been doing some reading and had a thin history of rooting with my G1 which went rather well.(in that I never bricked it)
I did the same with my phone now, the G2. I got it when it first came out, got comfortable with it and finally decided to root it. I guess I didn't do enough research because I used Visionary to root and I believe I am now bricked. I have been up and down the forums for a solution or even a confirmation that I'm bricked for the last 4 hours. I kid you not. I even went into different phone sections in case I found something that could help but zilch.
So yell at me for not doing enough research and reading before i started rooting, but don't yell about this same question being asked over and over again.
Anyways, I can only get to the first white "HTC" screen and freezes.
I can get to HBOOT and that says:
Vision PVT SHIP S-ON
H-Boot-0.02.0000
Microp-0425
Radio-26.03.02.26_M
cMMC-boot
HBOOT
If I try to go to recovery it goes to that little black phone with the red traingle.
If I try to go to factory reset it goes to a green circle with a load bar that just looks like it's working but then it goes back to the white HTC screen and stays.
I have SDK and even though my computer recognizes that an Android 1.0 device is attached, when I "adb devices", nothing is listed.
So what's my diagnoses pros?
Thanks for any help or any response at all in advance.
Dea.
Its not looking good my friend, what exactly have you done to your phone so far?
If it is stuck in a boot loop and you have S-on the only possible thing you can to do fix it is flash the stock PC10IMG, but this will only work if you had the pre-OTA rom on your phone 1.19 and I really doubt that you did. If you had the wifi calling app you had the OTA 1.22 rom not the 1.19 rom. Trying to flash the stock PC10IMG onto your phone if it had the OTA rom 1.22 will cause it to do exactly what is happening now.
There's a file called "pc10img.zip" (the default firmware) that can be placed in the root of your SD, and should automatically be detected and offer to start flashing. I think this is how I recovered my phone which was in a similar state. Someone here could probably link you to the proper file (I'm sure there's different versions for DZ and G2). Good luck...I think you can probably save it.
I'm pretty sure mine was doing the same thing yours is, and I'm happily rockin' CM7 now, and loving it more than ever.
@joemm, Well I had 1.22 on there since I remember having wifi calling. I know you advised me not to but I might look into the PC10img.zip just because it can't get much worse than this honestly.
@hexapus, thanks for the advise. I'll have to look for my sdcard adapter first though. can't seem to find it at the mo'.
And when it does its sd card check on HBOOT, by the way, it says that all the files it wants to load, it says "No image!"
dealunae said:
And when it does its sd card check on HBOOT, by the way, it says that all the files it wants to load, it says "No image!"
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Thats because its looking for the file named PC10IMG.zip, this is the only file name it will load and it must be on the root of your sdcard.
Check your PM i will message you right now.
This is a link to a page containing instructions for a manual update to 1.22 and a link to the update.zip. Maybe this will work if all else fails by applying the OTA update again.
http://www.talkandroid.com/20232-tutorial-manually-update-t-mobile-g2-remove-google-goggles/
You might be able to hex edit the pc10img.zip so it thinks its version 1.22.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 running Cyanogenmod.
I also had this same issue, in that I tried visionary and had the same issue. I took mine to the tmobile store and let try to fix it, which they couldn't, and when they asked me what happened I said I was uninstalling an app that was a live screen because it was acting werid. Because I was still under warrenty they help me get a new one sent to me.
Worked out for me, now I read and read and read more. I am rooted via rage and gfree but still run stock.
Good luck
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Well, everyone, after further button pushing, it looks like I can get into stock recovery. Should I do a wipe and flash a manual update of 1.22? The only reason I ask at this point is that if I try to do this, fail and then try to get it replaced, they might see that I tried to root and not replace it. (I have insurance as well btw.)
dealunae said:
Well, everyone, after further button pushing, it looks like I can get into stock recovery. Should I do a wipe and flash a manual update of 1.22? The only reason I ask at this point is that if I try to do this, fail and then try to get it replaced, they might see that I tried to root and not replace it. (I have insurance as well btw.)
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The link I gave to you above has some great instructions on applying the manual update again. In my opinion its your best option at this point. BTW I have insurance too. I'm always worried that I might lose my phone!
It won't let you apply the 1.22 update zip because it is not a full rom, people have tried before and it doesn't work, but I guess like you said what have you got to lose.
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joemm said:
It won't let you apply the 1.22 update zip because it is not a full rom, people have tried before and it doesn't work, but I guess like you said what have you got to lose.
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joe, check out the second part of that link I provided above. The part about those with the google goggles fix. Do you think that would be a good second choice? I don't know if the OP knows how to do a fastboot flash, but it seems like it is more comprehensive. Do you think that it would reverse the effects of the Visionary perm root attempt?
EdKeys said:
joe, check out the second part of that link I provided above. The part about those with the google goggles fix. Do you think that would be a good second choice? I don't know if the OP knows how to do a fastboot flash, but it seems like it is more comprehensive. Do you think that it would reverse the effects of the Visionary perm root attempt?
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At this point for him I don't see how its gonna hurt to try, but in my experiences in this forum I have not seen anyone able to flash the update 1.22 .zip after being stuck in a S-On Bootloop. Its either gonna work or it wont let him flash it at all, so I really cant see how it could hurt to try. As far as the 1.19 rom it wont let him flash it because it will give a error that the main version is older.
EdKeys said:
The link I gave to you above has some great instructions on applying the manual update again. In my opinion its your best option at this point. BTW I have insurance too. I'm always worried that I might lose my phone!
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yea. It's how I realized I could still get into recovery. Thanks for the link. I'm at work right now so I won't be able to work on it till later but Wish me luck!
dealunae said:
yea. It's how I realized I could still get into recovery. Thanks for the link. I'm at work right now so I won't be able to work on it till later but Wish me luck!
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OK, good luck! I hope that it, or something else, eventually works for you. Keep us updated....
So ended up getting a new phone. An htc g2. (sigh) I still really want to to root but am not officially terrified. ha. Looks like a lot of research and reading is in my future.
dealunae said:
So ended up getting a new phone. An htc g2. (sigh) I still really want to to root but am not officially terrified. ha. Looks like a lot of research and reading is in my future.
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Lol... no need aha. If you have the basic concept of rooting you should be fine. Of course u just follow each step for rooting. Wish u luck
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You didn't fix the old one? The pc10img fix almost certainly would have cleared it all up.
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full or half root?

im new to the android os .. but have been using sense .. used to have a htc touch pro .. but i bought an evo 4g pre rooted .. not sure if im full or half root .. can anyone tell me .. this is what it says on the hboot
supersonic evt2-3 ship s off
hboot-2.10.0001
microp-041f
so confusing trying to understand every term .. ive been reading alot of the tuts on root and un rooting on here and other forums but still cant really get a good understanding .. i tried to flash a boot screen which i did successfully but cant get rid of the sprint 4g clip .. probably going to try to flash a rom next but im going to wait on that and read up on it more first .. just trying to get an understanding if im full or half rooted and what rom i am on .. sorry if its been answer and im sure it has be .. but my search came to no answer for me at all .. thanks in adv
S-off indicates you're rooted.
What you changed is the splash screen [image when phone comes on]. To get rid of the sprint 4G animation, you need to flash a boot animation. A bunch can be found in the themes and apps section, a good thread is sticked at the top of the page.
You are indeed rooted. Just remember, before you start making any changes to your phone always, always(did I say always?) make a nandroid backup in case something goes wrong or you don't like the change. It will allow you to return to a previous stable state.
teh roxxorz said:
S-off indicates you're rooted.
What you changed is the splash screen [image when phone comes on]. To get rid of the sprint 4G animation, you need to flash a boot animation. A bunch can be found in the themes and apps section, a good thread is sticked at the top of the page.
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thanks for the quick reply .. ill check out the sticky
xtremedays said:
You are indeed rooted. Just remember, before you start making any changes to your phone always, always(did I say always?) make a nandroid backup in case something goes wrong or you don't like the change. It will allow you to return to a previous stable state.
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thanks .. already made a nandroid backup .. i used rom manager to make one ..

It ain't lookin good for the wifes desire

Ok guys might need a bit of help..
Not too familiar with this handset really but flashed my phones a million times without problems...till I set about the missus's phone yesterday.
Its a 3 UK branded desire..was HBoot 0.83
Went through the S-Off/root/Recovery/Hboot upgrade procedures...and all looked good.
Till I came to actually flashing ROMs.. and tried a couple. Just bootlooped on the AlphaRev screen for all.
So decided to drop back to stock through HBoot... the stock ROM flashes with apparently no errors reported, but again fails to boot. And AlphaRev HBoot doesn't get overwritten..although Recovery's gone.
Anyone know how to proceed?
First of all by reading the tutorials carefully before proceed, to avoid any trouble
Get the latest RUU for your Desire (3UK) and save it somewhere.
Before you flash it, download the HBOOT Downgrader from Alpharev.nl.
Flash the Downgrader first, then the RUU.
And what do you mean the recovery is gone? Are you still S-OFF? You can flash a recovery with the Android Flasher tool in the Development secton.
And What ROMs did you try that all failed you?
You probably forget one ot two steps when flashing.
Ain't no noob buddy so need to cut and paste the standard response guys!
Did all them things so that's why I'm asking..and yes despite being over flashed with the RUU s-off is still there. That's what I meant by the alphrev hboot not being overwritten.
However..the downgradues worth a try....
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Ain't no noob buddy so need to cut and paste the standard response guys!
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And that's how being rude will cut the number of replies you get...
No rudeness intended..but RTFM is no help either under the circumstances.
I've been doing this for years since my tytn.
I really appreciate the help I really do..the downgrade suggestion ain't in the guide...and seems a good idea. Will try soon as I'm home.
Ha. It ain't going well... worse in fact.
Downgraded HBoot and flashed RUU...screen won't turn on. But RUU can still just talk to it. Flashing again. But still the same.
Vol down makes it vibrate now...but not much else!!
Edit: Hum...my first brick I think! Think the wife might be gettin an upgrade.
Edit again: Screen blank but the RUU program still sees the phone. Fails to revive it mind you. Only outward sign of life is a pulse vibrate on the power button being depressed after a battery pull. Anyone seen this?
Slcd brick?
Swyped from my CM7.1 Desire using XDA Premium App
timmaaa said:
Slcd brick?
Swyped from my CM7.1 Desire using XDA Premium App
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Elaborate my friend? The 0.83 bootloader might indicate it has a sLCD... but only might I understand. Is there a history of issues with SLCD screens?
I gotta go to work..in Holland..but I'll still be checking in here for any information. It may very well be bricked but I'm still interested from a technical aspect.
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Elaborate my friend? The 0.83 bootloader might indicate it has a sLCD... but only might I understand. Is there a history of issues with SLCD screens?
I gotta go to work..in Holland..but I'll still be checking in here for any information. It may very well be bricked but I'm still interested from a technical aspect.
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Which RUU did you flash? If your phone has a SLCD screen, it might be a possibility that you've flashed an AMOLED RUU to your SLCD. Thus you will get a SLCD brick which makes you unable to view anything on the screen but the phone is working normally. It's reversible by following a SLCD unbrick guide.
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DJW6927 said:
Elaborate my friend? The 0.83 bootloader might indicate it has a sLCD... but only might I understand. Is there a history of issues with SLCD screens?
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This is all basic, well documented stuff you seem to be completely unaware of. Perhaps RTFM is exactly what's needed here.
Thankyou very much indeed to those who who pointed me in the direction of slcd. Now I know what to search on finding the information I need is straight forward. Really good stuff.
Thanks very much too to those who provided the ex-wife service too. Unfortunately I always know where to get advice like that

simi brick?

I have hw 003 hboot 2.10. I can enter hboot but not recovery. during normal boot phone just shows evo boot screen and boot loops. same thing when I try to enter recovery. I was s-off but after trying some methods in other brick threads I ended up with s-on.
I was using miui 2.2.3 when I turned it rebooted into recovery to make a nand and that is when the loops started. I have tried several ruu's with no luck on getting it to boot. was going to try the lastest ruu but not sure if I should.
I am flashed for cricket so there is not the option of bricking and returning to sprint for a replacement.
Edit: was not using twrp. Ar 2.3 was my recovery. As stated earlier I tried several ruu's in pc36img.zip.
If you can get to hboot you are not bricked. Have you tried using a pc36img of a stock rom in the hboot? This should boot you to a stock rom, thus allowing you to re-root and get your recovery back.
sitlet said:
If you can get to hboot you are not bricked. Have you tried using a pc36img of a stock rom in the hboot? This should boot you to a stock rom, thus allowing you to re-root and get your recovery back.
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You can be bricked and still get in hboot Twrp2.0 did it to a few phones, the partitions end up screwed up and you can boot to hboot but no recovery or system not sure which partition gets borked but I think its the misc partition
We are legion, for we are many
Where is Captain_Throwback to save the day and another evo once again
Oh I am sure Captain will save the day soon as he always does.
That does not sound like fun man, sometimes the evos get crazy and there is nothing you can do about it. Did you do anything different before you had this issue? flash any files, adjust any system settings or mess with the hardware in anyway?
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Oh I am sure Captain will save the day soon as he always does.
That does not sound like fun man, sometimes the evos get crazy and there is nothing you can do about it. Did you do anything different before you had this issue? flash any files, adjust any system settings or mess with the hardware in anyway?
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No i had been running miui for a few days and was getting prepared for the next update by doing a nand. I rebooted to recovery with the reboot option in the rom. Then bang boot loop city here i am. Just tried the newest ruu pc36img.zip and still nothing. Going to get it unlocked later and see if I can reflash .img files through fastboot.
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You weren't using twrp2.0 were u? If you were more than likely SOL that's one of the main reasons twrp for the evo is no longer supported even tho it works great on other devices like the kindle fire and 3vo I use it on the KF which I have running cm9 which I just got running on the evo as well now I gotta get my kernel fixed for this thing, have you tried reflashing your recovery? Or using adb to push a boot.img
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Where is Captain_Throwback to save the day and another evo once again
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I know. Captain has become the shaman of the Evo. He needs a special title, like Honorary Genius, or something.
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You guys flatter me .
I don't have any experience with MIUI, though. It's the one ROM I've never tried, but if it's an AOSP ROM, then the bootloop of death is always a possibility.
We haven't had any success rescuing anyone in that scenario, unfortunately. Flashing the ENG HBOOT will allow you to run fastboot commands, though, so that's probably the first step if you want to flash stuff through fastboot.
If you can't get adb working, then there probably isn't much hope. Since you ended up S-ON, and now without a custom recovery, I don't think there's much you can do. Perhaps others with a similar issue can chime in, but as far as I know, there's no current solution. The only way I'd know for sure is having the phone in my hands personally, but I doubt that's a possibility. I haven't personally experienced this bootloop thing, but it sounds scary .
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No i had been running miui for a few days and was getting prepared for the next update by doing a nand. I rebooted to recovery with the reboot option in the rom. Then bang boot loop city here i am. Just tried the newest ruu pc36img.zip and still nothing. Going to get it unlocked later and see if I can reflash .img files through fastboot.
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Ok so I have unlocked the bootloader from the htcdevelopers site and i can now use fastboot commands and have tried flashing the recovery. I see it load and write to the phone only thing is that it makes no difference. I still just get the boot loop.
Hate to say it, my friend, but I think it's the end of the road for that phone
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Hate to say it, my friend, but I think it's the end of the road for that phone
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maybe but i will keep trying till the phone catches fire in my hands. I dont know the meaning of "quit". I read last night in a xda thread about a possible fix by this guy and some people said it would just brick the phone and others say it works. only thing is i have been unable to find that thread again. it had a link to some evo.docx file.
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maybe but i will keep trying till the phone catches fire in my hands. I dont know the meaning of "quit". I read last night in a xda thread about a possible fix by this guy and some people said it would just brick the phone and others say it works. only thing is i have been unable to find that thread again. it had a link to some evo.docx file.
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I assume you're referring to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1480630
Have fun trying! Many have tried, and I think only 1 ever succeeded.
thanks captain.
capn, thanks for the link! I've had that README_EVO.docx file on my SD for god-knows-how-long and have always wondered where in the hell I got it lol (and 'why').
@jlmancuso
Good luck, but condolences as well. My $ says, if Cap'n can't fix it, it likely can't be fixed (on Evo). Seems that guy has explored every RUU, Hboot, recovery, NV, Radio, kernel etc. He could probably BUILD an Evo, HW and SW lol.
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Captain throwback just the person i want to see lol i have a evo with 2.18 hboot
with s-on the phone keeps boot looping wrote the wrong nv to the phone now its boot looping also used the latest ruu top no avail still boot loops now is there a way i can repair the nv please help me with your guiding light and also this phone is not rooted or no roms its all stock also says in purple at the top ***LOCKED (00w) *** what ever that means ??
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Captain throwback just the person i want to see lol i have a evo with 2.18 hboot
with s-on the phone keeps boot looping wrote the wrong nv to the phone now its boot looping also used the latest ruu top no avail still boot loops now is there a way i can repair the nv please help me with your guiding light and also this phone is not rooted or no roms its all stock also says in purple at the top ***LOCKED (00w) *** what ever that means ??
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I think someone else was able to fix this problem . . . there's a thread around here somewhere. I'll try and find it.
EDIT: This is the thread - you'll probably want to read the whole thing, and if you have issues, maybe you can PM the guy that got it working.
The potential problem I see for you is that you're S-ON and bootloader is locked. You're probably going to have to unlock your device with HTCDev.com before you can make any headway. How were you able to write NV items to the phone? Don't you have to be S-OFF to do that?
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I think someone else was able to fix this problem . . . there's a thread around here somewhere. I'll try and find it.
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i remember you had them downgrade to the ENG hboot and they were able to use fastboot to change the NV ?
evo4gnoob said:
i remember you had them downgrade to the ENG hboot and they were able to use fastboot to change the NV ?
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Yup. I updated my post above with the thread, but that guy was S-OFF, so it was actually possible. Not much you can do with S-ON and locked bootloader.
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Yup. I updated my post above with the thread, but that guy was S-OFF, so it was actually possible. Not much you can do with S-ON and locked bootloader.
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use HTC dev to unlock then use your guide to downgrade then root with revolutionary then downgrade hboot ?

I need help finding the right ruu so i can get s-off :(

I'm trying to get s-off with my htc evo 4g and im getting so frustrated i cant find anything complete. so far I was able to downgrade my phone to 2.2 from this small tut on themikmik but it never tells how to get actual s-off..i tried unrevoked 3.22 and it stops at waiting for root. im pretty sure i have the hboot drivers installed and it tells my phone what to do up untill it says waiting for root and does nothing. please im a very sad panda. if someone had a link to the ruu that would update my hboot to 2.15.0001 or 2.16.0001 hboot that is rootable with revolution that might work. thank you for your time.
Try here:
http://www.shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Supersonic
Thank you! do you happen to know which one of those I should use? Also when I downgraded last I guess it locked my boot loader is that a problem?
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Thank you! do you happen to know which one of those I should use? Also when I downgraded last I guess it locked my boot loader is that a problem?
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Unfortunately it's been way too long since I've messed with the OG EVO. The locked bootloader won't be a problem, though.
Hopefully someone could tell me? I don't really want to update past the hboot I need For the revolution root.
Kannz2 said:
Hopefully someone could tell me? I don't really want to update past the hboot I need For the revolution root.
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Should be this one:
http://www.shipped-roms.com/downloa....15.00.0808_NV_2.15_release_209995_signed.exe
Thank you I'll try it out I hope I don't mess it up. I just hook the phone up and click on the exe right? Does it need to be in a certain mode?
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Thank you I'll try it out I hope I don't mess it up. I just hook the phone up and click on the exe right? Does it need to be in a certain mode?
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You can run it with the phone booted to the OS or from the bootloader while connected via Fastboot USB mode. Once you've done that just run the exe from your computer by double-clicking on it. You may need to install HTC Sync also.
um it seems that when i try to use that update it says that it is the wrong update and it gives a error "signarure error" with the spelling error.. :crying:
Kannz2 said:
um it seems that when i try to use that update it says that it is the wrong update and it gives a error "signarure error" with the spelling error.. :crying:
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Is the RUU version newer or older than what's installed on your phone?
I was able to find a flashable image and i got s-off with revolutionary. uh do you happen to know a good kernel to go with cm? or does it flash its own kernel when the rom is flashed? i was able to find a link for cm 7.2 or something like that. know a link for a good kernel? i heard tiamat or mason kernels are good but i cant find a mirror for either of them. you know a place to get them? or a old mirror? thanks for your help ^^
I don't normally make ROM recommendations but if you're looking to go the AOSP route, Deck's Reloaded is one of the best. Everything works. Period. This was one of the last ROM's I ran on my OG EVO before I upgraded. It has the Mason kernel already built in, too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661605
thanks for all the help. ^^ You know somewhere that has some custom startup animations? I changed the splashscreen to the green android pooin on a apple but right now its stock boot animation.
Take a look at the themes & apps section. Also, I know that the ROM Toolbox app used to include some custom boot animations.

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