i'm using an Evo for my work phone. It took a week to get it active and my number ported. i put a custom rom on it and i was too dumb to remember to make a nandroid backup. i need to update my data profile for the line to be active and i cannot do it from my current rom.
my bootloader shows "S-on"
i rooted with unrevoked 3.
im on a mac so using htc sync may be out of the question.
i tried using the PC36img.zip and i got an error message during one of the steps and it wouldnt revert me back to stock. i tried the steps on this page
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141
and i get the error message "main version is older! Update fail!"
im quite familiar with android, rooting, flashing, etc but i have never had to revert back to stock (as i see it this is the only way to activate this phone through the "update profile" option under settings).
anybody have any help here? i need this phone first thing in the morning for work and if i cant make any calls im going to be screwed.
If you're rooted, you should be s-off. You should be able to flash a sense rom and update your PRL from there. Please go to the bootloader and tell me what it says so I can know where to go next.
supersonic evt3 ship s-on
hboot-2.10.0001
microp-041f
touch panel-atmel224_16ab
radio-2.15.00.11.19
oct 15 2010 12:07:00
is what my bootloader says
i flashed a rom with gingerbread sense on it and that didnt have the option to update my profile to activate the phone.
i can get back into that rom but nothing else.
You do NOT need to unroot for that. Download the STAND ALONE update here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=830153
Put that on you zip card and flash it like you would any ROM (Backup your current ROM and apps if you want it). From that ROM you will be able to update your PRL and Profile.
Almost any other Sense ROM will work (NOT Sense 2.0).
i just downloaded and tried to flash "Supersonic_1.32.651.1_rooted.zip" and i got this message...
"amend script is no longer supported....installation aborted". i found the link to that rom on the official wiki as stock rom #7.
@jstalford im downloading the rom you posted now. i will let you know how it turns out. thank you.
[email protected] said:
supersonic evt3 ship s-on
hboot-2.10.0001
microp-041f
touch panel-atmel224_16ab
radio-2.15.00.11.19
oct 15 2010 12:07:00
is what my bootloader says
i flashed a rom with gingerbread sense on it and that didnt have the option to update my profile to activate the phone.
i can get back into that rom but nothing else.
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As the user above said, you can flash that, and update you profile. You can update your profile on any sense rom. You can't do it on AOSP roms [CM7, ect] and sense 2.0.
I'm assuming you're using Clockwork Recovery? It will work if you downgrade Clockwork to v2.5 or if you switch to Amon Ra 2.3:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...yqVNldg7xCe1Yw6Ag&sig2=Z9jpQluoHqVTG0Akn9AhKw
[email protected] said:
i just downloaded and tried to flash "Supersonic_1.32.651.1_rooted.zip" and i got this message...
"amend script is no longer supported....installation aborted". i found the link to that rom on the official wiki as stock rom #7.
@jstalford im downloading the rom you posted now. i will let you know how it turns out. thank you.
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You got that message because you're on clockwork 3.0+ and it only supports edify scripting, and you flashed an amend scripting file [not supported]. To fix: flash an older version of clockwork, or switch to amon_ra 2.3; I'll be floating by as well.
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You do NOT need to unroot for that. Download the STAND ALONE update here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=830153
Put that on you zip card and flash it like you would any ROM (Backup your current ROM and apps if you want it). From that ROM you will be able to update your PRL and Profile.
Almost any other Sense ROM will work (NOT Sense 2.0).
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tried this and got the error message "E: cant open /sdcard/SL_3.70.651.1_02.25.11.zip (bad) installation aborted.
Bad download, try downloading again. If you downloaded from your phone, try it from a comp.
Or flash Amon Ra Recovery and the first ROM you downloaded.
This is the file download for Amon RA:
http://files.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=amon_ra/RECOVERY/&file=PC36IMG.zip
Here are the instructions from the thread I linked:
Place PC36IMG.zip on the root of your sd card.
Boot the phone into the bootloader by powering the phone down, then press the power and the volume down buttons at the same time.
Once the phone boots into the bootloader the phone will automatically recognize the zip file. It will ask if you would like to update, select yes and let it do it's thing and you will be good to go
ill try redownloading sprint lover's stand alone rom. i tried loading pc36img.zip onto my sd card and booting into the boot loader and it says "checking" the blue bar on the upper right side fills up and it takes me back to the main bootloader screen. i also tried downgrading clockwork mod to the older version. the clockword mod app tells me it was successful but when i boot into my rcovery image its still the most recent one.
if all i need is a standard sense rom, does anyone have any others that will work with the newest clockwork mod? that might be the easiest way for me to go about this.
i downloaded sprint lover's rom again. this time i used one of the mirrors. placed it on my sd card. flashed again. flash was successful but got stuck in a boot loop. im going to head back into my recovery image and make sure i re-wipe everything just incase thats the issue...
Sounds like a good plan. Let us know what happens.
aaaaaand were up and running! i flashed and wiped so many times i must have forgotten to wipe again before that test run. the line is active and the rom is running smooth. thanks to everyone for the help.
my last question? if i flash any other roms down the road from tonight, i dont need to worry about updating my profile or anything correct? from what i've read thats only necessary when activating the line or performing manual updates? this is my first sprint android device ive been modding and tweaking tmobile android phones since the G1 and im still getting used to the changes!
thanks again everyone!
Glad you got it working. And occasionally, the PRL will get updated. Like now its 60677, next it'll be 60678...you'll see lots of threads on it. Then you would be on a sense rom, update, and do ONLY the profile update. Never accept an OTA while rooted...bad things will happen. If you're not on a sense rom [CM7 for example], you'd have to backup that rom, flash a sense rom, update, then flash back. I use CM7, and keep a backup on myn's 2.2 [sense] just for that purpose only, and takes all but 5 minutes.
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I am a bit confused about what to do now. First off.. I have the Evo rooted with OS 2.1 but recently I just found out that 2.2 has been rooted. So now I just need to know what to do to get rooted 2.2. I read on some searches I did that I can just flash a 2.2 rom and that would be fine but I am a little concern about doing it that way. I was wondering if I need to UNROOT then download the over the air update that sprint has to get 2.2 then start my root process from there or is there a guide that someone can link me to in order for me to proceed? Thanks for your input.
Just find a rooted stock rom in the Development forums (or experiment with a custom rom. There are several that don't lose any functionality these days). Do a nandroid backup, and a Titanium backup of your apps and data before since I think you will need to do a data and dalvik cache wipe.
The alternative you proposed would probably take you all day and it would still wipe!
Think of it this way. All of the 2.2 ROMS you flash is just like an upgrade from Sprint. If you flash the 2.2 OTA ROM its the same thing as getting from Sprint, but you don't lose root user access. Hope this clears it up a little. No need to jump through all the hoops you referenced.
So its has been a while since I did anything with my phone so I had to youtube how to flash a rom. When I get to the part where I select recovery it goes to a screen with a phone image with a red ! mark on it. What does that mean? Maybe I might just take path of unrooting this 2.1 and upgarding to 2.2 then root from there? Can someone direct me which steps to take? thanks
Whatever you do.....DON'T FLASH YOUR RADIO AND WIFI. You'll be screwed. Has taken me 24 hours + to get my ability to tether wirelessly back on my rooted 2.2 (I'm not complaining. the rooted 2.2 ROM is freagin awesomeness!)Just in case you do by accident there's lots of info out there on how to try to dig yourself back out.
Don't unroot your 2.1 dude.
ROM's are ROM's. It doesn't matter if it's 2.1 or 2.2, you can flash either one and flash back and forth between the two at your own leisure. Back before 2.2 was officially out for the evo, I used to flash back and forth between working 2.1 and experimental 2.2 on almost a daily basis. They always booted fine, my phone did not explode.
Reboot with volume key down, select recovery, wipe everything, flash the new rom, reboot.
You don't have a custom recovery installed, do you remember if your NAND is unlocked?
If you need to check turn off your phone and then turn it back on while holding the volume down button. At the top of the screen it should say either S-ON or S-OFF and below it an hBoot version. If it is S-OFF and ver .76 it should be simple for you to update it.
Thanks for the input guys. So I guess the final word is to not unroot my phone and just flash. Now to my problem with recovery mode.
Haus, it says S-ON and hboot is veryson 0.79.0000. Is this a problem? Can you guide me on what steps to take or what should i search for? thanks again.
still wasn't able to find information on this. anyone can link me? thanks
can anyone link me to where i should start?
well your going to want to make sure you have a custom recovery, when your in the bootloader scroll to recovery and click on it, if anywhere it says clockwork or amon ra, your set and then you only need to flash unrevoked forever to turn your s-off and then you can start flashing 2.2 roms from the htc evo android development section
if you do not have a custom recovery just head on over to unrevoked.com and download their latest for the evo, it will give a custom recovery and flash your s-off for you and youll be ready to roll
I tried and the problem I am having is when I select the recovery option it reboots and then shows a phone with the ! sign. Doesn't let me flash anything. This is where I am stuck now.
As mentioned before, you need to install a custom recovery on your phone. If you are rooted, then perhaps you can download ROM Manager and installed ClockworkMOD?? You can also change to Amon_RA as well through ROM Manager. Otherwise, in the unrevoked forever wiki, they do provide PC36IMG files that should install a custom recovery on your phone (take your pick of either ClockworkMOD or Amon_RA).
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever#reinstalling_an_official_recovery
Scroll down to "Reinstalling an official recovery" section and you will see the links for the PC36IMGs.
Alright so I just remembered what that phone icon with the red ! meant. I plugged it back into my win7 machine and ran windowrecovery.bat and I somehow managed to flash it to s=off. So now all I have to do is select the rom I want to flash?
Rom manager
if you have a custom recovery, then yes download a rom from the development section and move it to the root of the sd card. Boot into recovery and wipe your dalvik and data. Go bac and choose install .zip from sd card. Find the file you downloaded and flash it. Wait for it to boot up and your good. Orrrrr download rom manager from the market and you can do all this from there.
got my evo about a month ago. rooted lastnight since unrevoked finally pushed out their 3.3 version which is updated for my version of hboot (2.02). the root went very smoothly. i installed the latest cyanogenmod rom, only to discover there was no market or gmail app with the rom! wish i had known that before. after doing some research online, i found out i needed to flash or install a "gapps" apk. so, looked around for that for a couple hours and couldn't find it. i downloaded what i thought would be the right .zip file to get the market on my phone (a vending.apk that was listed in another thread having to do with this same issue). so anyway... downloaded that, moved it to the root of my sd card, flashed it through clockworkmod recovery (by the way, everything up until this point was perfect) and finally rebooted my phone... only it never rebooted. the white htc EVO 4G screen was there. then, black screen, as if it was about to begin the cyanogenmod boot screen and fully boot. but, no. it went from white evo screen to black screen... to OFF. after this, i couldn't even turn it on to get it into hboot or access recovery. tried to do that for two hours. and finally i was able to get in... so i tried doing a factory/data reset through recovery, then a cache clear, then reboot. nothing. same thing. went back into recovery, tried reflashing cyanogenmod rom again. nothing. tried flashing myn's rom. nothing. all i get is installation aborted.
i am pretty sure that this is not a complete brick since i am now able to access hboot and recovery. but if i can't flash anything... and i'm stuck in hboot and recovery and cant boot my phone... what the hell do i do now? please help me figure this out!! anybody have any good advice or a known fix...??
Boot into recovery. Do a factory reset. then wipe cache and dalvik catch. Re flash cynagon and let it boot. You then need to find gapps.zip. Boot into recovery flashing gapps.zip.
i did all that. step by step. and when i reflashed the rom, that is when it wouldn't install, saying installation aborted. but, i'm gonna do it again. let's see if my phone wants to play nice now...
brtnygrey said:
i did all that. step by step. and when i reflashed the rom, that is when it wouldn't install, saying installation aborted. but, i'm gonna do it again. let's see if my phone wants to play nice now...
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If that does not work! you are going to have to update with sprint lovers rom, that is in a PCM36IMG.ZIP. Install it by holding the _vol and th power button, boot into boot loader, than it will search for the zip file and ask you if you want to update, say yes ans just weigh for it to be done. Its going to take few minutes first boot! just hold on. I hope this helps in anyway.
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If that does not work! you are going to have to update with sprint lovers rom, that is in a PCM36IMG.ZIP. Install it by holding the _vol and th power button, boot into boot loader, than it will search for the zip file and ask you if you want to update, say yes ans just weigh for it to be done. Its going to take few minutes first boot! just hold on. I hope this helps in anyway.
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do you think that sprintlovers rom will install even if no other rom will install? because... i was able to install Gapps.zip file just fine. but every rom i install is unsuccessful.
brtnygrey said:
do you think that sprintlovers rom will install even if no other rom will install? because... i was able to install Gapps.zip file just fine. but every rom i install is unsuccessful.
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The springlovers rom gets flashed the same way sprint flashes there upgrades so it should
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk
mysteryemotionz said:
The springlovers rom gets flashed the same way sprint flashes there upgrades so it should
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk
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ok is the install through recovery supposed to be almost instantaneous? it didn't take a minute like every other rom. and after reboot (10 minutes ago) i'm still sitting on the white htc EVO 4G screen. i don't think this is working either. but i really do appreciate your help. any other suggestions? is there anything else through recovery that I can do (since i cant make it past that) that might fix my system? anything in partition? i'm so stuck!
mysteryemotionz said:
The springlovers rom gets flashed the same way sprint flashes there upgrades so it should
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk
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and also... when i go into hboot, and it runs through the "checking sd" thing before i can select options... it says "no image or wrong image". what?
Nothing is working!!
Did you try a rooted RUU yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Supersonic/ROMs
Wipe everything twice first (just to be safe). Are you using Amon RA or Clockwork, by the way? The only other thing I can think of would be that your SD card isn't formatted properly, but that would have to mean you intentionally formatted it or put in a new one that didn't have the right files on it.
SilverZero said:
Did you try a rooted RUU yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Supersonic/ROMs
Wipe everything twice first (just to be safe). Are you using Amon RA or Clockwork, by the way? The only other thing I can think of would be that your SD card isn't formatted properly, but that would have to mean you intentionally formatted it or put in a new one that didn't have the right files on it.
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i am using clockwork. i've wiped so many times... but i can't make anything happen. and, i did format the sd card eventually, but not until a couple of hours ago... and only as a last resort because nothing else worked and i've been trying to fix this since last night, so i figured it couldn't hurt. but if that is part of the problem... how can i fix it? thanks for your response. i don't know what else to do other than take it in for a switch.l but if i can get into hboot... then sprint can too... and they will see that i'm rooted and void warranty. so am i completely screwed?
I had same issue.
I just reflashed the sprintlover rom (PC36IMG.ZIP) which came with Amon_RA recovery.
Then i installed the CM6 with Amon_RA recovery and everything works fine now.
Good that i did Titanium backup few days before
This is happening to me too. Almost everything he's describing is the same. Except I installed a gapps.zip and then it wouldn't boot after that. No matter what I flash, it either gives me a status 7 error and aborts the install or it may "install successfully" but it never boots. Also tried the pc36img.zip as well. I had a nandroid backup and tried to restore that, but that aborts saying cannot flash boot image. Tried a rooted and also an unrooted stock ruu, they won't work and the .exe version on a pc can't find my phone when I plug it in and power it on. Anyone have any Ideas for me. I can get more specific error messages and hboot numbers, etc. if needed.
I think you should get Amon recovery PCIMG zip file and change recovries and try everything again... IMO
Edit: I posted the Amon file and all you have to do is rename it to PCIMG.zip. Also I think the gapps you were looking for you can find on the cm site itself or within that thread. Sorry if it sounds like I a being negative but I see alot of people get on noob and I wondered why but unfortunately its because things like this happen. In the OP for CM6 it says to use Amon and backup your keys. Now if you get your phone backup you got to first check and make sure your RSA keys are in tact unless you backed them up already.
Joeykrim has a app on the market to check or there are numerous threads on what to do. Sorry and hope it works out for you if not INS is your friend
View attachment PC36IMG-Amon-V2.2.1.zip
playya said:
I think you should get Amon recovery PCIMG zip file and change recovries and try everything again... IMO
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some people dont like clockwork with the evo's...thats just the general feeling im getting from the boards. i just got my evo rooted and what not. i use clockwork and it has worked well for what i need.
op, try amon like has been suggested.
tailsthecat3 said:
some people dont like clockwork with the evo's...thats just the general feeling im getting from the boards. i just got my evo rooted and what not. i use clockwork and it has worked well for what i need.
op, try amon like has been suggested.
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Yea but have you tried Amon and from what I read and this is from developers Amon has a much better handle on things as far as backing stuff up, partitions and protection of keys.
I ran Clockwork on my wifes phone because to me its simple and works with Rom manager but after a while I just said F it and switched since it was messing up my backups. Hey to each his own..
Ok, I don't believe that your device is bricked. You may have flash the wrong gapps or something, but is should be easy to fix.
First, download these 3 files and put them on the root of your SD card:
Cyanogen 6 stable for evo
Latest gapps for HDPI
Calkulin's format all
Red through first, then follow my instructions EXACTLY:
1.) Boot into recovery.
2.) Flash Calkulin's all format. This will wipe everything that needs wiping. (everything but the SD card)
3.) Without exiting recovery immediately flash the CM6 .zip. Do not flash the gapps yet.
4.) Reboot the device now. It will boot into cyanogen, but will not have market or anything. Once fully booted, reboot to recovery.
5.) Do not wipe or anything, just flash the gapps HDPI.
6.) Boot the phone and enjoy.
Evo won't load any roms, can only get into clockwork recovery
Okay, so if I try your steps, just like before The install gets almost to the end, then I get:
"assert failed: write_raw_image ("/tmp/boot.img","boot")
E:Error in /sdcard/update-cm-6.1.2-supersonic-signed.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Sorry Playya, I wanted to try this one more time first. I'm going to try loading Amon Ra now. do I need to rename it to pcimg.zip or should i just flash the current file name?
In case it helps anyone, I have
ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.0.1
my boot loader screen shows
SUPERSONIC EVT3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-2.10.0001
MICROP-041f
TOUBH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-2.15.00.11.19
Oct 15 2010
Awesome, Amon Ra Worked, and now i'm up and running on cyanogen mod with google apps as well. My only problem now, is I can't backup, when I try it says oops... something went wrong! Please check the recovery log!
hcavlnch said:
Awesome, Amon Ra Worked, and now i'm up and running on cyanogen mod with google apps as well. My only problem now, is I can't backup, when I try it says oops... something went wrong! Please check the recovery log!
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it may say oops if you battery level is low... I think Amon is so much better its just that Unrevoked puts Clockwork in with their root so people get lazy and leave it in... Amon - its the way to go.
1. Charge your battery and try again
2. Backup your wimax keys - then check how big the file is and hopefully its like 12 megs... If so keys may be ok
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?
Palomino0513 said:
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.
To whom it may concern:
I have an HTC Evo, which I rooted in October. I havent had the time to do anything with it since then but the root wasnt properly successful when I first did it. Below are several problems that I have noticed:
1) Superuser doesnt show a list of any apps
2) The software which allows you to keep your phone on roam only doesnt work
3) In the hboot/bootloader screen, I dont have an option to create Nandroid backup.
4) Wi-fi tether doesnt work
Those are some of the things that I saw which makes me believe my phone wasnt properly rooted. I need help so I can be fully rooted, and can have all these features.
I rooted my phone using Amon-RA and Unrevoked 3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809197
I posted that thread a while back, but basically the screen at that time said:
Supersonic EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.97.0000
MICROP-041F
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16AB
RADIO-2.15.00.09.01
Aug 19 2010, 14:29:00
Now it says:
Supersonic EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-2.10.0001
MICROP-041F
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16AB
RADIO-2.15.00.11.19
Oct 15, 2010, 12:07:00
Your best bet is probably to just run an RUU to unroot the phone. And then just use Unrevoked to root again...
Oh yeah, and just to be safe flash the S-ON zip from Unrevoked just incase something happens in between unrooting and rerooting.
Thank you for your reply. Would you be kind enough to put links to each of those things? So I guess I'll need step by step directions to
1) Run a RUU to unroot the phone.
2) Flash the S-ON zip
4) Latest directions for running unrevoked again
first off, you are fully rooted, thats what the s-off means. i would first try downloading an app that requires root, and run it. it should then say granting superuser permissions, for me the superuser screen gets populated every time i open a root app, if that doesnt work you can try downloading the latest version of superuser from the market, its free. also in bootloader you should see the recovery option, you will find the back up option in there, also you can try downloading an app called quickboot (free), with that app you can reboot your phone straight to recovery and you will find the backup option there. if non of that works you should try to reflash amon ra, maybe yours was corrupted, you can find a new amon ra file somewhere in here in xda. for wifi download an app called wireless tether that one works for me. if all else fails try a new rom most of them support what you want, a rom i would recommend for you is azrael x v4 is the most stable and almost the same as the stock one in your phone
wasvsdal said:
Thank you for your reply. Would you be kind enough to put links to each of those things? So I guess I'll need step by step directions to
1) Run a RUU to unroot the phone.
2) Flash the S-ON zip
4) Latest directions for running unrevoked again
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Unrevoked S-On(Flash before you use the RUU) This is done through recovery.
http://downloads.unrevoked.com/forever/current/unrevoked-forever-son.zip
Get the Latest RUU from here:
http://goo-inside.me/evo/stock/RUU/
There are directions on how to use them at the top, just click the link.
And as far as Unrevoked there is directions on the site I believe.
emcp422 said:
first off, you are fully rooted, thats what the s-off means. i would first try downloading an app that requires root, and run it. it should then say granting superuser permissions, for me the superuser screen gets populated every time i open a root app, if that doesnt work you can try downloading the latest version of superuser from the market, its free. also in bootloader you should see the recovery option, you will find the back up option in there, also you can try downloading an app called quickboot (free), with that app you can reboot your phone straight to recovery and you will find the backup option there. if non of that works you should try to reflash amon ra, maybe yours was corrupted, you can find a new amon ra file somewhere in here in xda. for wifi download an app called wireless tether that one works for me. if all else fails try a new rom most of them support what you want, a rom i would recommend for you is azrael x v4 is the most stable and almost the same as the stock one in your phone
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He could be "fully rooted" if we just judged by the S-OFF.. BUT, if you read what he said about what it said then and now, he did accept a software update somewhere along the way, and I am guessing he didn't flash radios etc. to do so. If you are rooted and accept a Sprint update your phone will still show S-OFF unless you run the S-ON. I guess we are all a little confused, really need to know if he even has a recovery.
The biggest problem I have always had is that I couldnt create a nandroid backup. I just dont have the option in 'Recovery' on the main bootloader screen. Also, I just installed the Rom Manager and tried to flash ClockworkMod, and it said "an error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands".
wasvsdal said:
The biggest problem I have always had is that I couldnt create a nandroid backup. I just dont have the option in 'Recovery' on the main bootloader screen. Also, I just installed the Rom Manager and tried to flash ClockworkMod, and it said "an error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands".
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Well to do a nandroid backup you have to have a recovery. If you don't have that option I would bet you are probably not fully rooted. Try the "Root Checker" app in the market from Joey Krim before you follow what I posted earlier just to make sure that you are or are not rooted.
It says "root access is not properly configured or was not granted. Standard su binary location: /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory. SU binary not found in the system declared path"
I guess gotta root the phone again. I downloaded the files you linked (unrevoked forever son) but what do I do with them? Are there step by step instructions for that?
Thank you so much!!!!
Well, since you don't have a recovery you cant really flash the S-On so just go ahead and run the RUU. There are instructions on that on the link above the downloads.
Found them
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141
What do you mean I dont have recovery? I do have that option when I load up the bootloader screen (volume+down)
wasvsdal said:
What do you mean I dont have recovery? I do have that option when I load up the bootloader screen (volume+down)
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I thought you said you didn't have it earlier.... Well if you do and you can get into recovery flash the S-On. And then use the link at the top of the page you downloaded the RUU from, there are instructions there on how to use the RUU. I wouldnt use the one you posted because its fairly outdated.
I dont have nandroid backup when I go into recovery. Im going to put that file on the root directory of my folder and see if there is anything i can do with it.
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I dont have nandroid backup when I go into recovery. Im going to put that file on the root directory of my folder and see if there is anything i can do with it.
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When you select recovery, from the bootloader screen, what happens? Do you successfully boot into a recovery? If so, which one? (amon ra or clockwork). If you don't successfully boot to recovery, and end up at a Screen with an exclamation point and a red triangle, that means that you don't have recovery installed. If you do have recovery (which I don't predict you will), the nandroid backup option would be under the 'backup/restore' section. If you don't have recovery installed, you need to install one. The easiest way for you to do that, is to download this file that I'm attatching. It's Amon Ra V2.3. Put that file on the main directory of your SD card, and then power your phone off. Boot to the bootloader, and wait a few seconds. It should prompt you to update. Select Volume up to say yes. It will then flash a recovery for you. After that, it will ask you to reboot. Select no. Get back to the main screen of your bootloader. Then select recovery. You should now successfully boot into recovery. From this point, I would do a complete wipe of your entire setup, and re flash a new and up to date ROM. That should get you back up and going.
I cant even install the RUU. Because supposedly the directions take me to Recovery and I cant do anything there.
Here is my recovery screen looks like:
First, I get an exclamation point inside a red triangle. Then when I push power+vol.up, it takes me to a screen "Android system recovery <3e>". I have the options to reboot system now, apply sdcard:update.zip, wipe data/factory reset, and wipe cache partition.
sdcard:update.zip gives me an error. Wipe data/factory reset just deletes my text messages and other ****.
k2buckley said:
If you don't have recovery installed, you need to install one. The easiest way for you to do that, is to download this file that I'm attatching. It's Amon Ra V2.3. Put that file on the main directory of your SD card, and then power your phone off. Boot to the bootloader, and wait a few seconds. It should prompt you to update. Select Volume up to say yes. It will then flash a recovery for you. After that, it will ask you to reboot. Select no. Get back to the main screen of your bootloader. Then select recovery. You should now successfully boot into recovery. From this point, I would do a complete wipe of your entire setup, and re flash a new and up to date ROM. That should get you back up and going.
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Following this...fingers crossed! What do you mean when you say a "complete wipe of your entire setup"? Does that mean re-root?
OMG YAY!!!! I literally have tears in my eyes at seeing this screen. I think the system recovery installed properly. It now says:
Android system recovery
- Reboot system now
-USB-MS toggle
-Backup/Restore
-Flash zip from sdcard
-Wipe
-Partition
-Mounts
-Other
-Power off
What do i do now?
wasvsdal said:
Following this...fingers crossed! What do you mean when you say a "complete wipe of your entire setup"? Does that mean re-root?
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Yes, follow what I said. I just read your previous post, and you don't have a custom recovery. The screen with the exclamation point means that you don't have a custom recovery, just stock recovery. By wipe of the entire system, I mean this. Once you get recovery installed, one of the options on the recovery screen will be 'wipe'. select that. individually wipe data/factory reset, cache, and dalvik cache. (that will wipe all your user data, apps, settings etc, so be prepared for that) Once you wipe all that, select to 'flash zip from sd card', and then select your rom, and flash it (you will need to download the rom of your choice, and place it on your sd card before you do this). Once you flash the new rom, and it completes, choose to reboot the system. You will then boot into the new rom. The first boot can take much longer than normal, so be patient.
EDIT: Also, I suggest flashing Calkulin's Format All.zip, before you flash the rom. You can still wipe, as I previously instructed, but right after that, flash Calkulin's Format all.zip. (this will gaurantee a complete wipe, for a clean install). Once that's flashed, then choose to flash the rom, and proceed as normal.
Also, if you choose to download a rom that instructs you to update your radios before flashing the rom, you can disregard that. Based off the information you posted from your bootloader, you have the most up to date baseband/radio, which means its 99% likely that you already have the most updated PRI, NV, and Wimax as well. (I'm assuming that you took an OTA update at some point, which would've upgraded you from your initial .97 bootloader, to the new 2.10 bootloader. That same update would've also updated all of your radios, so you're good with that)
I'm literally going to follow your setup haha so I want to install Myn's RLS 5 or VaelPak 3.2 or Evervolv, whichever you think is best. And then should I also install a kernel? Would you happen to have quick links to their instructions, otherwise I can just google them.
Hey guys,
So here's what happened and is happening:
1. I was running a custom ROM (Baked Snack 1.7) on Froyo (2.2). The phone was working fine but I wanted to try Gingerbread 2.3.3 out because I heard it had great battery life.
2. My phone would not update to 2.3.3 from Baked Snack. I thought it might have something to do with it being rooted. I used this method to unroot...and I think I only got through the first part:
http://www.thedroiddemos.com/2010/09/10/how-to-unroot-the-evo-in-2-steps/
I installed the S-On tool like he said to. Then I moved the "new updated version" of PC36IMG (I had the old version on my card already). He said something about the "S-Off" appearing on his phone but not the viewer's...well, mine says S-Off.
So fast forwarding, I got Sprint to push me the update for 2.3.3. It downloaded it, but then a voicemail error came up saying I had 2 voicemails. Then when I called voicemail, it said I had no messages. Sprint said a Sprint store would have to physically go into the phone to erase the error.
I also got a second update message that said there were minor enhancements to Gingerbread. I tried downloading them but the installation failed. Sprint told me to ignore the update, that there had been issues with Gingerbread (and the update) and that they were working on getting these resolved.
Somehow I managed to clear the phone and get back to 2.1. Here's what my system says when I look at the Phone Information:
Firmware Version: 2.1-update1
When I boot into the main bootloader/Recovery menu (Phone Off + Power Button + Volume Down), here's what it says:
Supersonic EVT2-2 ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.76.2000 (PC3610000)
If I click down to Recovery from this menu and press "Power" to enter it, NOW I get a picture of an EVO with a Red Triangle/Exclamation Point. This means I have to take my battery out and restart the phone.
Also, the OTA SimpleRoot procedure doesn't seem to work on the phone either. When I originally set it back, the procedure worked. Now it just goes through the motions on the computer but nothing happens with the phone (rebooting, skating Androids, etc.)
All I want to do is basically put it back 2.2 and re-run Baked Snack 1.7 which was giving me NO issues.
If someone could help me with this issue, I would be very grateful.
Well you have a simple fix. The error you got with the triangle and red ! is you booting into recovery, but no recovery is loaded [stock recovery]. Head over to the development section, and download the recovery of your choice. Personally I recommend in order: twrp [team win recovery project] , amon ra 2.3, cwm 3.0+. After you have your recovery installed, boot back into recovery and flash your baked snack rom. Also, don't manually take an OTA of 2.3.3 as it can't be rooted. if you want to try a gingerbread rom, simply download CM7, evervolv, deck's, ect rom and flash it like any other rom. Just backup your previous rom before flashing so you can go back.
teh roxxorz said:
Well you have a simple fix. The error you got with the triangle and red ! is you booting into recovery, but no recovery is loaded [stock recovery]. Head over to the development section, and download the recovery of your choice. Personally I recommend in order: twrp [team win recovery project] , amon ra 2.3, cwm 3.0+. After you have your recovery installed, boot back into recovery and flash your baked snack rom. Also, don't manually take an OTA of 2.3.3 as it can't be rooted. if you want to try a gingerbread rom, simply download CM7, evervolv, deck's, ect rom and flash it like any other rom. Just backup your previous rom before flashing so you can go back.
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You like TWRP better??
I haven't tried it yet
HipKat said:
You like TWRP better??
I haven't tried it yet
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Basically amon ra, but better. it has some additional options, such as the option to automatically reboot after a successful flash [good for doing a single flash, but if you're doing multiple, checked it at the last flash.] You have the option to compress backups to save space, though it takes a little bit longer, and they have some built in skins you can change at will. And MOAR.
I tried rooting using this method:
http://www.androidcentral.com/evo-4g-root-instructions
I put the PC36IMG on the root of my SD card and let the phone update in bootloader. It seemed to work fine, updated, rebooted the phone, etc.
Then I downloaded ROM Manager so I could let Clockwork install and then install Amon Ra....when ROM Manager tried installing Clockwork, it gave me the following message: "An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!"
It also will not let me flash an alternate recovery. I have the file "recovery-RA-supersonic-v2.3.img" on the root of my SD card right now.
What does this mean? Does this mean I'm not rooted? Or some other issue? I remember eons ago when I tried using this program I got the same message but I don't remember how I got around it. (obviously I did though)
Is there a different way I should install it?
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I tried rooting using this method:
http://www.androidcentral.com/evo-4g-root-instructions
I put the PC36IMG on the root of my SD card and let the phone update in bootloader. It seemed to work fine, updated, rebooted the phone, etc.
Then I downloaded ROM Manager so I could let Clockwork install and then install Amon Ra....when ROM Manager tried installing Clockwork, it gave me the following message: "An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!"
It also will not let me flash an alternate recovery. I have the file "recovery-RA-supersonic-v2.3.img" on the root of my SD card right now.
What does this mean? Does this mean I'm not rooted? Or some other issue? I remember eons ago when I tried using this program I got the same message but I don't remember how I got around it. (obviously I did though)
Is there a different way I should install it?
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That's a bit outdated; use unrevoked. I've already done the linking for you.
1. http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install <- Download and install the modified hboot drivers, follow the instructions.
2. On your phone, enable usb debugging from the applications > development, in settings
3. Connect your phone to your pc via usb cable, leave it on the home screen, no apps should be running; restart the phone just to be sure.
4. http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install <- download and run unrevoked
It'll take 3-5 minutes and reboot about 2 times, don't touch in the process, it'll say done at the end. Also, this will only work if on 2.2 still. if on 2.3.3, you're outta luck.
Okay, forget Rom Manager, forget "rooting" your phone - at least according to the normal use of the word.
Delete any PC36IMG files you may have on your SD card, then download this one of Amon Ra 2.3: http://db.tt/WP0beNa
Don't rename it, don't extract it... just put it on the root of your SD card. Then download whatever rom you want to use. Put it on the root of your SD card or in a folder that you'll remember. Amon Ra (and possibly other recoveries) can flash zips that are inside of folders. Just be sure that you know where it is because you'll need to navigate to it in recovery.
Then boot into the bootloader and let it flash the way you've done with other PC36IMG files. When it asks you to reboot just decline and then select recovery. I would make a backup just in case, then flash your rom.
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Thank you guys, I will try these methods when I get back from work tonight. I really really appreciate it, I was about having a meltdown without my phone (the way I want it).
I'll report back either way. (and yes, I'm still on 2.1-update1)
nbakid2000 said:
Thank you guys, I will try these methods when I get back from work tonight. I really really appreciate it, I was about having a meltdown without my phone (the way I want it).
I'll report back either way. (and yes, I'm still on 2.1-update1)
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Well between plainjane and myself, you'll be rooted before dinner time!
teh roxxorz said:
Well between plainjane and myself, you'll be rooted before dinner time!
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OK, I forgot to mention this earlier...last time I was stuck in the Boot Sequence where it kept looping the Sprint and 4G logo....now that I'm rooted using plainjane's method (thank you) I'm stuck with the same thing.
I flashed the recovery, then flashed the Baked Snack ROM....now I'm in the Baked Snack bootload section....and it just keeps looping.
Is this an issue with my system that can be resolved?
EDIT: So weird. I went back into Recovery and wiped everything and set the phone back to original condition...and voila, Baked Snack comes up as the ROM! So now it appears it's for the most part back to normal and back to where I wanted it....thank you guys again.
Now can anyone point me in the direction of the latest radios, etc. that I can download and flash?
And why would it be giving me those looping problems, and then go back to normal when I cleared/wiped everything?
I mean, I'm happy this happened but I don't want the same things happening if I decide to flash another ROM at some point.