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Splash screen issues?

Cant get the splash screen to take. When in cmd in my sdk\tools, and I fastboot flash splas1.... it keeps telling me failed. Signature verify fail, whats going wrong, PLEASE HELP.

How did you root the device?
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I used unrevoked but this is the first problem I've had with anything.

With the unrEVOked method it is best and easiest to download a pc36img.zip from the unrEVOked website. Then replace the splash1 file with the one you want to use. Place on root of sdcard then boot into recovery. It will scan sdcard then ask if you want to update the Pc36img.zip just volume up for yes then new splash screen will be flashed.
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I think I may have found the problem. Some how I turned s-on. Installing unrevoked forever. That should work.

when I boot into bootloader and it scans the p36img it doesn't give me an option to update. It goes straight to options list.

Be sure that you have the file named correctly. It should be pc36img.zip a lot of times there is an extra .zip at the end. And also be sure you have the correct contents inside the folder. It should be named exactly as the one you are replacing. Leave all the other files inside the .zip as is. Just replace the splash1 file.
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still does not work. phone does not give me any opption to update .zip after scanning card. Never has. Even reinstalled the original pc36img.zip on zip. It scans but goes straight to the options list for fastboot, recovery, etc. My wifes evo does it to. They both have done it even when completely stock, before root.

And you are putting the .zip on the root of the sdcard right.
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Yes and I've done everything. Renamed the .rgb565 img and put it in the .zip folder. The problem I think is the phone. I don't know why but none of the four evos I've worked on read the pc36img.zip. Why would this be. I've read some rooting tutorials that talked about rooting through the pc36img.zip file, but my phones have read and let me update. I don't get it!

Very weird. Don't know what else to suggest. I am at a loss.
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We gave it a shot. I just don't know why it won't give me the option to update. Usually, with some assistance I can find out what I'm doing wrong and fix it. Thanks for puttin some time in to help.

squick said:
We gave it a shot. I just don't know why it won't give me the option to update. Usually, with some assistance I can find out what I'm doing wrong and fix it. Thanks for puttin some time in to help.
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Yeah sorry I couldn't help. That is all I got. Maybe its the bootloader. I will try searching for some answers in the morning. If you figure it out before me keep the post updated I would sure like to know what's going on.
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Accidently formatted everything eg, formatted boot, data etc

As the title says I accidentally formatted everything on the phone so now when ever I turn it on it goes straight to boot loader, I can occasionally access the recovery menu.
I have no idea what to do =/

Run your original RUU or PB99IMG.zip
There's many threads about doing this..
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mikep99 said:
Run your original RUU or PB99IMG.zip
There's many threads about doing this..
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I did this and ran the PB99IMG.zip
Worked for me.
RICK

Not gonna lie, I have no idea what any of them are

Did you take a note of your original rom details?
Was it branded?
Which country etc....
Not really got much to go on at the moment.....
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I know it's from England

Network?
Really need more info....
If you can't supply that, create a goldcard and flash the WWE RUU. there's many threads on here to tell you how to do that.
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kelixaleir said:
As the title says I accidentally formatted everything on the phone so now when ever I turn it on it goes straight to boot loader, I can occasionally access the recovery menu.
I have no idea what to do =/
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Donate your phone to someone who knows what to do with it
There is no such "accidently" wiped everything

gutsbn said:
Donate your phone to someone who knows what to do with it
There is no such "accidently" wiped everything
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Lol, then an iphone should be on the wishlist....
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It's on orange

See my earlier post about a goldcard and ruu then.
You need to read up on how to do this.
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Anychance someone can link me to a guide ?

Use SEARCH
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I don't get it???
if you can get to recovery why don't you just flash a rom? unless you don't have a custom recovery.
How did you 'accidentally' erase everything out of curiosity?

This also crossed my mind.
As well as 'is it stolen?'.....
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Well basically, It wouldnt turn on it, it kept restarting and I thought reformatting it may have fix it
It didn't
Cant I just send it back to Orange?

kelixaleir said:
Well basically, It wouldnt turn on it, it kept restarting and I thought reformatting it may have fix it
It didn't
Cant I just send it back to Orange?
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What are you even doing on this forum? This is not a helpdesk for people screwing up who don't read and don't want to read. Yes send it back to Orange, just don't be suprised if they charge you for it.
There has been a lot of information given and I don't think many people will help you if you are to lazy to find out what everything means. One last tip, google.

Downgrading from Gingerbread

Sorry if this has been answered already. I did look but couldn't see it and I can't ask on development area because I'm a new member.
I upgraded to Gingerbread using the RUU zip on SD card method. Is it possible to downgrade to say 1.72 or 1.32 using the stock RUU exe files linked to here without rooting the phone?
Thanks in advance!
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Search Gingerbreak.
In short, no, simply trying to push an earlier RUU won't work.
By itself.
[EDIT] Post below has link that then links to Gingerbreak.

I followed these instructions here and everything worked nicely for me. I had to try it multiple times though but in the end, I am now with Leedroid 3.0.2 and very happy

Thanks for the quick responses! I will check out with the link provided!
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Quick follow up question... Sorry.
If I follow those instructions, which looks like I'm basically tricking it into thinking I'm on a lower firmware than the one I want to flash, will I end up back with an unrooted phone as it was when it came out of the box pretty much?
Basically what I'm trying to achieve is to get it back to an earlier firmware so that OTA updates etc will work and that there's no way to tell it was upgraded/downgraded.
Hope that makes sense.
Thanks again!

Well, that is what I got. My old phone as I took it out of the box. And then I got on the rooting/flashing/customizing boat
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Want to root my unrooted HTC EVO 4G

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uninvited03 said:
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if you have 2.3.3 stop posting about it, if you don't, take five seconds out of your day and read.

Why unroot?
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First off I would like to know how to root it back and second of all if you don't know how to respond to a question then you should not be responding in XDA.......
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Is it an older EVO or did you get the 2.3.3 OTA update if you got that update your up ****s creek for now. If not take some time on the site reading some guides its super easy
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Yeah I did the update but my phone still says S-off
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uninvited03 said:
First off I would like to know how to root it back and second of all if you don't know how to respond to a question then you should not be responding in XDA.......
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Dude...coming on here and asking the most vague question in the world will get you nowhere and will get you flamed. You cannot expect anybody from this forum to be able to answer your question without way more information that:
I want to root my EVO
You sir, need to do a little searching in the forums as this has been answered a thousand times.

Well not a dude.....
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uninvited03 said:
Well not a dude.....
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Well...that explains ALOT.

uninvited03 said:
First off I would like to know how to root it back and second of all if you don't know how to respond to a question then you should not be responding in XDA.......
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I believe this is what the original replier was referring to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1162704
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113392
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1157040
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158803
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1156273
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139179
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152067
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152986
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1142341
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1140630
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139067
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127380
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108914
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1106807
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109077
that is actually a small sample. there are many, many more. all i did was type 'root 2.3.3' into the search box.

tgruendler said:
Well...that explains ALOT.
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Really? nice attitude.

Khayos said:
Really? nice attitude.
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Come on...just joshing her. People need to get a sense of humor around here.
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Guess I am going to be hated by every woman XDA member on here now.
I apologize.

Thank you
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uninvited03 said:
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Here is the linked to the Unrevoked Forever wiki:
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
Look at this section in particular:
Since you have already installed the OTA update, start at step 4.
Reinstalling an official recovery
If you wish to install a stock over-the-air update in the future (OTA), the safest way to do so is to install the recovery that originally shipped with your phone. To install an OTA:
Install unrevoked forever on your phone.
Download or create an appropriate PB31IMG.ZIP, PC36IMG.ZIP or HERCIMG.zip for your phone that contains the original recovery image.
We do not supply these images; since the recovery code is owned by HTC, we don't distribute it. You may be able to find these images on the XDA-Developers forums.
From the phone operating system, install the over-the-air update.
When the update is done installing, you will probably want to root it with a custom recovery. Download one of the following recovery restore images:
Amon-Ra recovery for EVO 4G
ClockworkMod recovery for EVO 4G
ClockworkMod recovery for Incredible
Amon-Ra recovery for CDMA Hero
Place the appropriate file – with that exact file name! – on the root of your SD card.
Reboot your device into HBOOT by removing the battery, pressing VOLUME DOWN, inserting the battery, and pressing POWER.
When prompted Do you want to start update?, press VOLUME UP for Yes. When prompted again Do you want to reboot device?, press VOLUME UP for Yes.
Your phone now has a custom recovery. To restore superuser access to your phone, you can apply any appropriate update.zip; such a file can likely be found here: Superuser App

No you need to respect the questions that some ask in forums. We may not all be brainiacs in here but some respect will be appreciated. And as far as a sense of humor I did not see anything funny in Wat you wrote...
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uninvited03 said:
Yeah I did the update but my phone still says S-off
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Since you're still S off, just download a PC36IMG.zip of amon ra recovery. Place it on your SD card, boot to the bootloader, and it will ask u to update. Say yes. That will flash a recovery for you. After that, you can boot to recovery and flash a rom. Then you'll be back in action.
Edit: I attatched a PC36IMG.zip of Amon Ra 2.3 recovery. Place the file on the main directory of your sd card. When you boot to the bootloader, it'll scan and find the PC36IMG.zip, then ask you to update. Hit volume up. When it asks you to reboot when it finishes, say no. Then from the bootloader menu, select 'recovery'. You'll now be in recovery. At this point, you'll just need to use recovery to flash a rooted rom of your choice. So be sure to have a ROM on your sd card, then go ahead and flash it as you normally would. Hope that helps a bit.
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ok maybe I can help...i believe I saw or read somewhere that if you accepted the 2.3.3 OTA you can RUU back to 2.2 with a bootloader you can root with...at least that's what I think I heard...but if you have one of the new batches of EVOs I believe you'll have to wait til they find an exploit.
And next time just try to be a little more specific with what you are trying to accomplish and if you don't already, try searching for your answer before posting so we don't end up with a million of the same thing (like we do already)
But try doing a little more digging into what I said cus I don't want what I say to be the reason you get a pricked phone.
Hope this helped.
Edit: oops, sorry didn't see that you still have s-off...just listen to k2buckley haha
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uninvited03 said:
No you need to respect the questions that some ask in forums. We may not all be brainiacs in here but some respect will be appreciated. And as far as a sense of humor I did not see anything funny in Wat you wrote...
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Wow...no offense but I am no brainiac but I know how to ask a question. And let me quote the Rules of XDA Forums:
1. Search before posting.
Use one of our search functions before posting, whether you have a question or something new to share, it's very likely someone already asked that question or shared that news.
3. Post only using a clear subject and message.
You're most likely to receive a helpful answer to your question if you use a short subject title that describes your problem and a message that explains in detail what your problem is and what you've tried to solve it.

uninvited03 said:
No you need to respect the questions that some ask in forums. We may not all be brainiacs in here but some respect will be appreciated. And as far as a sense of humor I did not see anything funny in Wat you wrote...
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respect goes both ways. you must respect the forum as well.
there is a big sticky thread that is posted at the top of multiple subforums:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695844
Please read point #2.
This was posted by moderators to avoid exactly what is happening now.

Okay I used the Ra recovery and now I am back to 2.2 now I need a good Rom to root my phone HTC evo 4G
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Help rooting after update to 2.3.5?

Ok so I've been wanting to root for a while now but never did, so I could read up on it more. If anyone knows how to root my Evo 4g after today's update to 2.3.5 I would be very greatful. Thanks everyone very much.
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swagnificent said:
Ok so I've been wanting to root for a while now but never did, so I could read up on it more. If anyone knows how to root my Evo 4g after today's update to 2.3.5 I would be very greatful. Thanks everyone very much.
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No way to root it sorry can only root 2.3.3 down ATM
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Actually just came to my senses if you have hboot needed for revolutionary then you should be fine I believe it was 2.16 and 2.15. To check your hboot pull battery out hold power button and volume down at the same time
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Nah h-boot version like 2.18.000. After the new upgrade.
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seems like another htc gotcha! so if your not rooted before the ota, and you updated, no root/unlocking for now i think is the consensus.

brad560 said:
seems like another htc gotcha! so if your not rooted before the ota, and you updated, no root/unlocking for now i think is the consensus.
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Its basically confirmed no root; until revolutionary [if] the update the method to include the 2.18 hboot. Also #2 thread.

U have an evo on2.3.5 stock?
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vabeachfc3s said:
U have an evo on2.3.5 stock?
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Recent ota happened and changed hboot and switched it to 2.3.5 from 2.3.3
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Sweet. Now im bout to lose money until a method is developed. Good thing theres an ass load of other phones ppl need flashed and rooted
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swagnificent said:
Ok so I've been wanting to root for a while now but never did, so I could read up on it more. If anyone knows how to root my Evo 4g after today's update to 2.3.5 I would be very greatful. Thanks everyone very much.
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if you had been reading up on rooting and really doing your research then you should have learned that you never accept an update right when it comes out because you lose the ability to root until a fix is found (and it often takes some time).

teh roxxorz said:
Its basically confirmed no root; until revolutionary [if] the update the method to include the 2.18 hboot. Also #2 thread.
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just tried htcdev method to unlock phone. phone now shows unlocked. success with booting twrp recovery, will try to flash rom utilizing same method as EVO 3D users with HBOOT 1.50, should be the same. will update.
Edit: Okay, just booted up SWAG ROM. Unlocked using HTCDEV method. Pushed the kernel via adb fastboot, boot.img from the unzipped ROM folder. Then flashed the zip which was on the root of the SD card, just as described in the EVO 3D development forums, using twrp1.1.1.

intrlude said:
just tried htcdev method to unlock phone. phone now shows unlocked. success with booting twrp recovery, will try to flash rom utilizing same method as EVO 3D users with HBOOT 1.50, should be the same. will update.
Edit: Okay, just booted up SWAG ROM. Unlocked using HTCDEV method. Pushed the kernel via adb fastboot, boot.img from the unzipped ROM folder. Then flashed the zip which was on the root of the SD card, just as described in the EVO 3D development forums, using twrp1.1.1.
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Thanks for this, you should set up a guide to help others through the process.

and speaking of revolutionary, lets focus on something more universal like an apk rooting method
thank you church.

Awesome work man. Thankyou for that.
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roids87 said:
Thanks for this, you should set up a guide to help others through the process.
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Here's what I came up with. Still may do a video. Hope it makes sense, it was very early/late when I wrote this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458491

Slightly off this topic, but along the same lines, so I didn't want to start another thread.
I rooted back in November, prior to the latest OTA update - and had a pretty good understanding of what I was doing - I think.. heh
I NEVER flashed a new ROM, Kernel, Radio, etc. Only backedup, rooted, removed some bloatware, and that's it.
I still have superuser su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip (I think?) in my root folder of my SD Card. Nothing else.
I backed up my Nandroid to my computer, as well as all the TitaniumPro backups of bloatware.
I saw Brad560's two posts - both Barebones and Stock ROM's.
In the Stock post, he listed Deodex'ed, Odexed, and Original UnRooted ROM. This confused me, as I'm still trying to wrap my head around the flashing part. Then I saw a reply about Radios?
I think at this point, I definitely want to remain rooted, but would like the "official" release from HTC/Sprint (in root form, stable, as close to the original as possible, for now).
Which ROM should I grab?
Will I need to flash a new kernel? I don't have any desire to overclock or anything.
And will I need to update the Radios separately?
Thanks, sincerely appreciate any help.

Just read in brads thread and all your answers will be there.
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I had to go to htc update 3 x first was a security patch, phone rebooted, then back to htc update little larger file this time, phone rebooted, went back to htc update and finally got the 35mb 2.3.5 update, phone rebooted. I have new hboot now to as well. If my usb port dont work at all is there a way to root just from the sd card and is it even possible?
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Just read in brads thread and all your answers will be there.
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Thanks for replying.
I have read it. That's the first time I had heard of those things, which is why I asked here.
I think some folks forget what's it like to learn this stuff.. and while many here have been around for awhile and have absorbed over time, there are people like me (a military pilot btw lol) who has a tough time grasping some of the verbiage. I had the rooting thing down. Flashing a ROM seemed easy enough, though hadn't done it. Then someone throws up 3 versions in that post and 2 in the other. I get his barebones stuff - for the most part - he stripped stuff out.
Anyway, I suppose I will take the plunge and pick one of the ROMs, then suppose flash the latest radios.
Thanks!

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I had to go to htc update 3 x first was a security patch, phone rebooted, then back to htc update little larger file this time, phone rebooted, went back to htc update and finally got the 35mb 2.3.5 update, phone rebooted. I have new hboot now to as well. If my usb port dont work at all is there a way to root just from the sd card and is it even possible?
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For the time being, only way to "root"/unlock is via HTCDEV method which requires you be connected to your computer via USB sync cable.