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So I had my Evo rooted through Unrevoked 3 and attempted to use Unrevoked forever to gain full Root and NAND unlock. Well after 2 attempts, I get the S-Off up top but still can not flash unsigned ROMS such as Cyanogens CM6. I've searched up and down and can not figure this out for the life of me. Any help would be appreciated.
Use Toast's method for NAND unlock (it's part two of his two part method) and follow the steps to completion. After that, wipe and flash CM6. It's what I did. Worked perfectly. BTW, I think this should be posted in Q&A. So you know next time.
EDIT: Also, if you looked at the first 1-15 pages of the [Guide] How to root Froyo or w/e the thread it called, you would have found your solution. Look harder next time.
EyeslikeOlives said:
Use Toast's method for NAND unlock (it's part two of his two part method) and follow the steps to completion. After that, wipe and flash CM6. It's what I did. Worked perfectly. BTW, I think this should be posted in Q&A. So you know next time.
EDIT: Also, if you looked at the first 1-15 pages of the [Guide] How to root Froyo or w/e the thread it called, you would have found your solution. Look harder next time.
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Hey I appreciate the reply and apologize if I misposted this thread.
The only question I have is if this method is compatible with what I have already done to my phone? And secondly, when I use the method you suggested, do I start at part 2?
Again, big thanks in advance:]
Or you can just flash the ENG bootloader using the package from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=752832. If you've already done Unrevoked Forever, doing that should let you install Cyanogen.
mikeyrokschicago said:
Hey I appreciate the reply and apologize if I misposted this thread.
The only question I have is if this method is compatible with what I have already done to my phone? And secondly, when I use the method you suggested, do I start at part 2?
Again, big thanks in advance:]
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Yeah. I used the OTA Froyo root that was just released and had tried flashing CM6 RC2 afterwards and got a message notifying me it couldn't be done. I spoke to jiqqaman and he suggest to start at part 2 of Toast's method. The reason for that is part 1 is the root, which you've already done, and the second is for NAND unlock, which you need. Also because Unrevoked isn't a true NAND unlocker. After you finish the steps Toast has, you can go ahead and wipe, flash, and reboot. Make sure to flash the latest radios as well. You can find those in another thread somewhere around here that says All Radios or something. Should check second or third page.
Unrevoked Forever is a NAND unlocker. It's just that Cyanogen checks for the ENG bootloader, which Unrevoked Forever doesn't supply. You can easily flash the ENG bootloader after you've done Unrevoked Forever and then not have to worry about trying to update your PRI.
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Unrevoked Forever is a NAND unlocker. It's just that Cyanogen checks for the ENG bootloader, which Unrevoked Forever doesn't supply. You can easily flash the ENG bootloader after you've done Unrevoked Forever and then not have to worry about trying to update your PRI.
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this method didnt work for me. i was unrevoked forever, and flashed the .zip package and now i cant get my custom rom to boot from recovery, it kicks me back to hboot menu. where did i go wrong?
I have created a package that will flash the ENG hboot and RA recovery in one flash.
DL it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764062
Follow the directions on post 28 in that thread to get that flashed, then use the included recovery to flash CM6.
benjio12 said:
I have created a package that will flash the ENG hboot and RA recovery in one flash.
DL it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764062
Follow the directions on post 28 in that thread to get that flashed, then use the included recovery to flash CM6.
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Don't kno what's goin on... but I've followed the directions word for word and it doesnt work for me. Maybe I should try reflashing unrevoked forever and then trying this again?
after you flash unrevoked forever, run toast's part 2 for everything to work right. meaning...
do unrevoked 3 then unrevoked forever
download the PC36IMG.zip that's in toast's part 2 root
put that on the root of your SD card
turn on the phone by holding volume down and power, select yes, and let it flash
once it finishes flashing then you'll be booted into a Sense pre-release test rom
download clockworkmod recovery and put that at the root of your sdcard, rename it to 'recovery.img', also put the flash_image file on toast's part 2 on your sdcard
adb shell to the phone, you should have root access, if not type in 'su'
type this in: 'cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
chmod 755 /data/flash_image'
type this in: '/data/flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img'
then type in this: 'mv /sdcard/PC36IMG.zip /sdcard/PC36IMG-eng.zip'
turn off the phone, and turn it back on holding the volume down and power buttons
choose recovery and then flash cm6
it's simple if you read through the other posts a bit more thoroughly.
Ok i hope that there is not a thread with this i searched but i did not find it...
There is a lot of people saying that they found som eproblems with unrevoked 3.21 because of ClockworkMod...
I have some questions about it since I am about to root my desire with unrevoked 3.21.
The first question is ween i rrot my phne it will install su (i think thats a fact), and then it will istall ClockworkMod Recovery Image. Is this rigth?
Then i will like to ask what is the problem and wen does it happend (i read something about loop in recovery).
And finnaly wy do i need to use ClockworkMod if i dont want to install a cosltum rom?
1) unrEVOked works like it should, it's stable in it's new release.
2) It gives you root, but not a custom recovery image
3) If you don't plan on installing any ROMs or take any backups you don't need ClockworkMod
Bootloops normally occur when there's something wrong in the ROM.
Not from using unrEVOked.
zHk3R said:
1) unrEVOked works like it should, it's stable in it's new release.
2) It gives you root, but not a custom recovery image
3) If you don't plan on installing any ROMs or take any backups you don't need ClockworkMod
Bootloops normally occur when there's something wrong in the ROM.
Not from using unrEVOked.
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This is exactly what I dont understand. I just rooted my desire with unrevoked 3.21 and not as you say the recovery image has been installed and it is version 2.5.0.7, I guess the latest.
Then I read other posts where people suggest to use rom manager and one of the options is "install clockworkmod" ... but if I have already installed it why should I need it again? Does this mean that the recovery image installed by unrevoked could be deleted somehow..?
Ok, my question would be :-
"How do I use UnrEVoked3 to JUST install su and superuser.sdk and not install a new, unwanted, recovery img?"
I just want the Desire rooted but not otherwise modified from my carriers default configuration.
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Hey I need some help. I have been trying to reformat my phone with the original stock ROM but I cannot get the RUU to work. Every time that I try to use the RUU executable file to reinstall the original ROM it can't detect my phone. I really need help with this my phone is incapacitated right now. If someone could help me find a rom that I could use here that would be fantastic. Thanks
what happened that your phone is not working? are you rooted, s-off? what rom where u on b4?
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It is S-Off and I am not sure if it is still rooted. I have been switching back and forth from the cyanogen mod and the stock rom, and I tried doing a system restore on the stock rom and it didn't really change anything but I don't think it can do root things anymore. It has been asking me to do a system update but every time I try to install it it fails.
SerenadeX said:
It is S-Off and I am not sure if it is still rooted. I have been switching back and forth from the cyanogen mod and the stock rom, and I tried doing a system restore on the stock rom and it didn't really change anything but I don't think it can do root things anymore. It has been asking me to do a system update but every time I try to install it it fails.
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Your failed update is probably due to your still having a modified recovery.
Something that could work for you:
>run the .exe for the RUU, then minimize it.
>start/run/type "%temp%" in the dialog box.
>search the output for rom.zip
>move the rom.zip to your sdcard and run it from hboot.
this should go through the rom installation and restore your rom. it's worked a couple times for me when I messed up recoveries.
Good luck!
BTW do you have HTC sync installed on your computer? not having that might be missing the driver for your phone.....just a thought
I tried extracting rom.zip out of the temp directory but the file was corrupted. Maybe the RUU doesn't work at all? I don't know. If you can get me a rom.zip that isn't corrupted that would be fantastic. Thanks!
SerenadeX said:
I tried extracting rom.zip out of the temp directory but the file was corrupted. Maybe the RUU doesn't work at all? I don't know. If you can get me a rom.zip that isn't corrupted that would be fantastic. Thanks!
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Make sure SD card is formatted to fat32. Rename it so it is PB31IMG.zip(If on Windows and have fileextensions turned off rename it PB31IMG. The .zip will already be added.)
Put on root of SD card meaning not in any folders and boot into hboot. The phone will ask you to update, select yes and wait for it to ask you if you want to reboot.
http://dougpiston.com/files/RUU/bui...and-2.15.00.07.28-hboot-0.92.0000_PB31IMG.zip
Alright Now i have one last question. That worked wonderfully first thanks for the info. Now i need to reverse unrEVOked forever 's radio fix. Right now its S-OFF and I want to restore it to its original state when I bought it. How do I reverse unrEVOked forever?
SerenadeX said:
Alright Now i have one last question. That worked wonderfully first thanks for the info. Now i need to reverse unrEVOked forever 's radio fix. Right now its S-OFF and I want to restore it to its original state when I bought it. How do I reverse unrEVOked forever?
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Under the FAQ there's a link to the S-ON tool.
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS4.
SerenadeX said:
Alright Now i have one last question. That worked wonderfully first thanks for the info. Now i need to reverse unrEVOked forever 's radio fix. Right now its S-OFF and I want to restore it to its original state when I bought it. How do I reverse unrEVOked forever?
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To get s-on you need to have CW recovery. Wish you would have mentioned this before. You need to flash clockwork recovery again then apply the s-on. Then re run the previous PB31IMG.
Wow this is so freaking nuts. Ok so I tried running the S-ON .zip file that they provide using CW Recovery. Problem is now unrEVOked forever doesn't support my radio, radio-1.00.00.02.09. I will try to contact them unless you all have another idea. Thanks for your help so far!
If your still s-off you can flash a supported radio through Hboot much like the get back to stock PB31IMG you just ran. But if you ran the one I provided earlier you should be on a .92 hboot and a 2.15.00.07.28 radio, which is supported for s-on.
Here, download one of the ones that S-ON if compatible with and put it on the root of your sd card, and boot into hboot. Be sure its called PB31IMG.zip, or else it won't work.
http://adrynalyne.us/files/di_radios/
A quick guide for flashing radios:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=774155
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS4.
Ok so I tried updating to a radio compatible with the unrEVOked S-ON update. When I try to run the file the recovery screen blacks out and then goes back to the main menu. It doesn't give me any output as to why that happened or if it even did anything.
You should flash RUUs from within HBOOT, not Recovery. An RUU includes everything from radio, to ROM, to recovery.
You can still do this with S-ON, since it is signed.
I'm not on the RUU I know how to install that. I need to use the S-ON .zip file that i got from unrevoked.com
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Ok so I tried updating to a radio compatible with the unrEVOked S-ON update. When I try to run the file the recovery screen blacks out and then goes back to the main menu. It doesn't give me any output as to why that happened or if it even did anything.
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You don't flash radios in recovery you flash radios in HBOOT. Make sure you rename the file to the proper filename then it should automatically detect it and install it.
Again like I said before, if you simply install the RUU from within HBOOT that would revert everything back to stock including the radio. Then you could run S-ON from within the stock recovery. But if you want to do it the other way so that you run the S-ON patch from within ClockWork that's fine too.
Haha well i have not explained things properly so let me explain where I am at right now very clearly.
Right now I have HBOOT updated using an RUU with a radio that unrEVOked forever works with. I have rooted and installed Clockwork Recovery. Now, I go to install the S-ON using Clockwork and then the screen blacks out and it returns to the Clockwork main menu without giving me any output.
Hopefully that clears things up
Ok sorry I thought you had trouble flashing the radio.
Yes I do believe the S-ON patch is installed within recovery, I just did it a few days ago and it worked fine. I was using the 7.28 radio. I believe I just did a normal .zip install in clockwork.
This sounds stupid, but make sure you're not pushing the power button. In ClockWork you have to push the optical pad to make selections, it's unlike HBOOT. I can't think of anything else.
Hey guys, I'd like to know how to uninstall clockwork recovery from my T-Mobile G2 in case I need to bring my phone in for repair.
I know this is an FAQ, but the method to do it with each phone seem to vary slightly.
My T-Mobile G2 has the following:
Persoshoot's OC kernel
Stock post-OTA ROM with permroot
S-OFF
Latest Clockwork Recovery
What would be the easiest and most straightforward way to restore clockwork recovery back to stock (without nuking everything else in the process)? I see threads saying to run flash_image and flashing the OTA_bootv2 Recovery, but IIRC that program isn't installed on the stock ROM by default.
Your help would be greatly appreciated!
If you used gfree to permroot and get radio s-off, you can just flash the pc10img.zip and it will take you back to stock completely: recovery, hboot, s-on, kernel, rom, etc.
If you did permroot by way of one of the old methods (visionary, rage, etc) you can still flash over the pc10img.zip, after some modifications. Refer to this thread on how exactly to do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831398
If you have to do the latter, make sure you follow the instructions to the T so as to not end up with a paperweight.
If you have the eng hboot and you have adb setup on your PC, then you can use fastboot to flash the stock recovery image (which you can extract from the stock PC10IMG.zip.
Sent from my HTC Desire Z
It never hurts to erase the recovery before you flash a new one... rather than flashing a new one in over top of the old one. Sometimes stuff breaks and thats one reason why.
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If you used gfree to permroot and get radio s-off, you can just flash the pc10img.zip and it will take you back to stock completely: recovery, hboot, s-on, kernel, rom, etc.
If you did permroot by way of one of the old methods (visionary, rage, etc) you can still flash over the pc10img.zip, after some modifications. Refer to this thread on how exactly to do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831398
If you have to do the latter, make sure you follow the instructions to the T so as to not end up with a paperweight.
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To get permroot, I initially used an old method, but then unrooted. The unroot method I used is actually what's shown in the post you linked to. After unrooting, I did permrooted the "clean" way (the one that's documented on the wiki) using rage to get temproot, then using gfree to do the rest.
Because I used gfree to permroot, I can simply flash pc10img.zip without any problems right? Without needing to hex-edit the misc.img version number to the previous version number? Can I simply rename it update.zip and the HBOOT bootloader will pick it up, or will I have to flash it from within Clockwork Recovery? Why is it safe to flash pci10img.zip if you used the gfree method?
I didn't install the engineering hboot since the instructions said I didn't really need it unless I was a developer.
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Because I used gfree to permroot, I can simply flash pc10img.zip without any problems right? Without needing to hex-edit the misc.img version number to the previous version number? Can I simply rename it update.zip and the HBOOT bootloader will pick it up, or will I have to flash it from within Clockwork Recovery? Why is it safe to flash pci10img.zip if you used the gfree method?
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Yes, that's right, except it shouldn't be called "update.zip", you want to call it "PC10IMG.zip" and place it on the root (top) folder of your SD card, then go into hboot where it should find it and ask if you want to flash it (give it a few seconds to open the file and check it first).
It is safe if you have full radio S-OFF via gfree, because that bypasses a lot of these checks, e.g. the "version is older" check, and also because when it flashes the stock hboot you will still have S-OFF.
It seems as though the OP has had his question answered but I'm also wondering the same question. I have gotten full root by the rage method. What do I do in my situation to get back to stock recovery while maintaining s-off and root. I actually just want to calibrate my battery and go back to clockwork
Lithium Ion batteries cannot be calibrated. There is no need. They dont have a memory like older battery types did, for example, nickel cadiums.
If at all possible, all you would be doing is retraining your phone with that process, not the battery. It is bad for li-ion batteries to be ran completely empty and it is not recommended if you care about the longevity of the battery.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
Thanks for your reply. I was told by someone that flashing your phone while it is plugged in kinda throws the battery off. I have noticed extremely short battery life after making this mistake so I thought it was needed. Would you still recommend doing it train the phone itself tho? I mean, my battery life is ridiculously short. Like six hours and my battery always depletes while I'm asleep.
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Hi all firstly I just wanna say thanks so everyone that develops and creates amazing stuff for our phones on this site. Right to on to my question, I got my HTC desire a couple months ago, rooted it basically as I got it, with unrevoked, however, I'm still busy considering going s-off and I have a big question, I currently am running cm7 nightly, and clockworkmod 2.5.0.7, which got flashed during the unrevoked process, so my question is, is it safe to s-off with this? Or should I run an ruu first, and if it is safe, should I let alpharev install its custom recovery or not?
I did look around the forums, and couldn't find anything directly related to this, so any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks so much
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I had such a mission trying to S-OFF - eventually, after asking around, I realized that the most common problems when trying to S-OFF come from two things:
A) S-OFF when a Gingerbread ROM is installed.
B) S-OFF in a rom that uses Apps2SD or Data2SD.
Eventually, I just downloaded a 2.2 RRU that had Root and S-OFF'd from that. Worked like an absolute charm. Don't worry, once you're S-OFF you can then flash a Gingerbread, Apps2SD ROM - but prior to this, rather use a stock, 2.2 rooted ROM. Unfortunately I can't remember where I downloaded it from, but it was from XDA. The filename was Bravo_WWE_2.29.405.5_v5.zip
Don't forget to familiarize yourself with Android SDK and Fastboot. Cyanogen have a fantastic Wiki on it: *can't get the full link, Internet is being lame. http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/ and search for Fastboot.*
edit: Found the link in my Download History - http://www.multiupload.com/SAEPLNMOG7
ok thanks, quick thing, RUU's erase your current recovery right?
and with that, did you let alpharev install its custom recovery?
Thanks so much
Uhm, good question. I never really had the opportunity to tell. I told AlphaRev to install CWM-AlphaRev recovery, and there's no where between starting the S-OFF process and it being done and dusted to tell if the recovery layer is removed.
To elaborate:
ClockWorkMod, flash RRU.
Boot into RRU, start S-OFF.
S-OFF completes, CWM-AlphaRev is installed as recovery.
No where to tell if ClockWorkMod was removed
Ok so you just flashed your stock Rom from recovery and went from there? You didn't go through the whole pc ruu/fastboot process? Sorry for all the questions
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Yup - ClockWorkMod, Full Wipe, install ZIP from SDCard, Bravo_WWE_2.29.405.5_v5.zip, Reboot phone in ROM, enable USB debugging, start the S-OFF Process.
I did need to use fastboot to flash AplhaRev Oxygen once S-OFF, as that's the partition sizes I wanted.
Ok thanks so much
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