I downloaded Gingerbread 2.3.3 on my Rooted Evo 4G as per xHausx thread. Everything went well.
I am about to flash the Radio he has in his thread here >>
Standalone Radio PC36IMG (must be flashed through the hBoot/fastboot)
Evo Radio Version 2.15.00.04.08
(MD5 1ECE6F6BC355AFB721BA7264F82DD1E7)
-I downloaded the file using my Evo and it is a ilivid.exe file.
- I renamed it PCM36IMG.zip in Root Explorer
I don't know if the above 2 steps I did are correct, which is why I am asking here.
Do I have to use my pc to achieve the Radio Flash, or can it all be done using my Evo.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
If this has been discussed already, just point the way.
You put the file on ur your evo (you dont need root explorer) and boot into bootloader then in bootloader go to fastboot and then it says start update and click vol up for yes
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Did I rename it properly?
Don't you need root explorer or similar to rename, and to download zip from?
In addition, the power button submits your choice.
No you dont need root explorer and yes you press power to go to fastboot but one you have the file on your sd card go to fastboot and then it says update and press power up
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And do NOT pull the battery for any reason. It will hang on a stock recovery screen the reboot and finish updating
No you didnt name it right its PC36IMG (no zip) you misspelled it wrong u put a M in front of the 3
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You could get them from this thread they can be flashed in recovery thats what I used they work .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
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You could get them from this thread they can be flashed in recovery thats what I used they work .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
Yes please get them from Caulkins thread and do some reading thru the thread before flashing.....
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Thanks everyone for your input.
I downloaded the Radio/WiMax combo but when I went into recovery and chose the .zip file, it said checking radio, but then I got the default bootloader screen again.
I clicked Reboot & Install after the download was complete and nothing. Just get the Rom Manager Home screen.
Will try later again after I figure this out.
Update:
I am in the process of flashing that zip and is in progress.
Will see what happens.
No luck.
I'm done for now. Don't know why I'm having so many issues as compared to flashing Gingerbread??
UPDATE!
SUCCESS FINALLY!!
- I downloaded the File in xHausx thread >>
Firmware:
Must be flashed through hBoot/Fastboot! Not Recovery.
PC36IMG - Radio, WiMAX and PRI Updates (MD5: 2E5C63EA59891A69F6D55C257CF165D5)
- I renamed it PC36IMG.zip using Root Explorer
- I moved PC36IMG.zip to the Root of the SD card using Root Explorer by selecting 'Move', then going to 'sd' then Pasting PC36IMG.zip there
- I used QuickBoot and entered HBoot and FastBoot mode
- PC36IMG.zip was recognized
- I pressed the 'Vol Up' key to acknowledge 'Yes' to continue with PC36IMG.zip (@jadden....Now I know what you meant by ''pressing vol up to start download )
- After Update was completed, I pressed vol up for Yes to Reboot
- Evo started up and I checked the Radio, etc. and SUCCESS!!
One of the issues I had before was that I didn't put the PC36IMG.zip into the Root of my sd card.This is why FastBoot didn't recognize the .zip
After much time spent with having issues, and after reading the help I got here, and Googling, the whole Process of FastBoot took 2 minutes!!
Thanks for everyone's input!
I still don't know why I couldn't use Rom Manager Recovery as suggested regarding the Radio files from Caulkins thread. I must have missed something. Maybe I should have used Recovery in Quick Boot I guess. But a moot point since I was able to use FastBoot regarding the link to the Radio in xHausx thread.............
You guessed it, I dropped the Evo and the Screen shattered!!
After All this Work......UnF'nBelievable!!
I have TEP so I'll have to order another one.
I had my Evo running so nicely.
I'll order it not activated, install Root and Install the Deodexed Gingerbread version as I did prior.
I would love to just have the Glass/Digitizer replaced, But that may be more trouble than it's worth..................
Yeah but if you get it replaced they will give you an evo that has official gingerbread which can't be rooted yet.
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jadden said:
Yeah but if you get it replaced they will give you an evo that has official gingerbread which can't be rooted yet.
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Well, That Sucks!
I thought maybe it wouldn't have Gingerbread in it, and I'd have to do an OTA update myself, which I wasn't going to do.
Hopefully there will be a Root available soon........
Btw, if it does come with GB installed, can I install Froyo and then Root?
Update:
I just called Asurion, and they have Evos in stock. Will be shipping out tomorrow, 5/6 Monday.
Since the Official Gingerbread is also being made available tomorrow, and I asked that my replacement Evo Not be activated, it will probably be shipped with Froyo installed. Which would be just the way I like it..................
after you flash it the radio , how do you know it has been flash, what has been changed that you can see and where can i see it to make sure??
skater4109 said:
after you flash it the radio , how do you know it has been flash, what has been changed that you can see and where can i see it to make sure??
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Go to >>
- Settings
- Software Information
- Baseband version - (mine says 2.15.00.05.02)
Flashing 2.15.00.08.08
How to flash new radio refer this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
I've tried through the cwm and it says successful but after the check has not changed the baseband
Biker1 said:
You guessed it, I dropped the Evo and the Screen shattered!!
After All this Work......UnF'nBelievable!!
I have TEP so I'll have to order another one.
I had my Evo running so nicely.
I'll order it not activated, install Root and Install the Deodexed Gingerbread version as I did prior.
I would love to just have the Glass/Digitizer replaced, But that may be more trouble than it's worth..................
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Ouch!! Sorry bro
This is a zombie thread. Ie back from the dead. Look at the dates of the posts.
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Is there a way to unroot your phone without USB? My charging port is no longer working properly and a replacement is being sent to me. The phone will not connect to my computer anymore. Can someone please help me. Thank you.
If you used unrevoked forever, download this:
http://downloads.unrevoked.com/forever/current/unrevoked-forever-son.zip
Put it on your SD card (using a card reader)
If not (say you used the original ENG HBOOT root method), skip the above.
Download any of the RUUs that work with your phone (latest would be safest)
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Supersonic
Run the RUU (once it comes up with a screen warning you about possible consequences), search C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Local\Temp\{series of characters}\{another series of characters} (assuming you are in windows vista or 7, otherwise path is c:\documents & settings\<your username>\Application Data\Local\Temp\{series of characters}\{another series of characters})
From there, grab rom.zip, rename to PC36IMG.zip (capitalization matters) and put it on SD card as well (using a card reader)
Exit the RUU utility (click "Cancel")
Reboot into recovery, flash unrevoked-forever-son.zip first (if you used unrevoked forever for root)
Reboot into bootloader (Vol Down + Power from phone off state), flash PC36IMG.zip when prompted
You are done
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If you used unrevoked forever, download this
http://downloads.unrevoked.com/forever/current/unrevoked-forever-son.zip
Put it on your SD card (using a card reader)
Download any of the RUUs
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Supersonic
Run it, search C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Local\Temp\{series of characters}\{another series of characters}
From there, grab rom.zip, rename to PC36IMG.zip and put it on SD card as well (using a card reader)
Reboot into recovery, flash unrevoked-forever-son.zip first
Reboot into bootloader, flash PC36IMG.zip when prompted.
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I used the OTA Simple Root method..
If I flashed an older ROM and then did the OTA Sprint update, will it unroot my phone?
Yes. If you flash an old Rom, then install an OTA update via Sprint, that should unroot your phone.
Thanks I guess I will try that. I just didn't want to brick my phone in the process.
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Thanks I guess I will try that. I just didn't want to brick my phone in the process.
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When I click firmware or HTC software update, I am getting there are no updates message...Can anyone else point me in the right direction?
Diplomat2387 said:
When I click firmware or HTC software update, I am getting there are no updates message...Can anyone else point me in the right direction?
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If you are flashing something other than official sprint rom, as of around 3.29+ most have forced disabled updates through HTC menu so that newbies don't accidentally take it and kill their root.
Why not just do what I detailed? If you didn't use unrevoked, you just need the PC36IMG.zip and you are set.
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If you are flashing something other than official sprint rom, as of around 3.29+ most have forced disabled updates through HTC menu so that newbies don't accidentally take it and kill their root.
Why not just do what I detailed? If you didn't use unrevoked, you just need the PC36IMG.zip and you are set.
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I tried a PC36IMG.zip and it gave me an error about it being old or something. Could it have not been an update version?
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Where did you get "a PC36IMG.zip" you speak of?
My usb port stopped working awhile back too, from now on I keep a copy of the newest pc36img.zip on my card.
Get it here: http://www.multiupload.com/VLFJ3L99PE
That is the new 3.70.
Rename it to pc36img.zip, and boot with vol down.
All unrooted.
Indianajonny, adventuring into the perils of Evo.
To be honest with u, I'm not sure. My mind is so bogged down from work. I had someone helping me and he provided me with a link. Is the link in the post above the correct image for my phone? I am on hardware version 0003 and baseband 2.15.00.11.19
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I can not guarantee that it is what it claims to be but yes that link should work for you
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My usb port stopped working awhile back too, from now on I keep a copy of the newest pc36img.zip on my card.
Get it here: http://www.multiupload.com/VLFJ3L99PE
That is the new 3.70.
Rename it to pc36img.zip, and boot with vol down.
All unrooted.
Indianajonny, adventuring into the perils of Evo.
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Make sure you have the newest radios though.
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PhantomHacker said:
Make sure you have the newest radios though.
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Do I have to flash the new radios before I flash the pcimg36?
The image I downloaded from post #11 didn't work. I tried renaming it PC36IMG.zip and PC36IMG. It says no image or wrong image.
You don't flash a pc36img.zip.
It automatically loads through bootloader. Not recovery.
Just put it in root directory of your sd.
Power up while holding vol down. When asked, say yes to load update. You never go into recovery.
Indianajonny, adventuring into the perils of Evo.
INDIANAJONNY said:
You don't flash a pc36img.zip.
It automatically loads through bootloader. Not recovery.
Just put it in root directory of your sd.
Power up while holding vol down. When asked, say yes to load update. You never go into recovery.
Indianajonny, adventuring into the perils of Evo.
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I didn't flash it. I held down power and volume down. Then it gave me that error.
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Might've had a bad download. Or that link is bad, I thought that was where I downloaded the file a few weeks ago... but maybe not.
Just look for a 3.70 PC36IMG.zip file.
Indianajonny, adventuring into the perils of Evo.
OK, so for the last couple of months I've been putting off updating with the ota just because when I tried to do it, it wouldn't go through because i rooted with unrevoked forever and my security is off (S-off).. So I finally get around to do it, but I can't figure out how to turn security back on (S-on). I thought I could do it by running unrevoked again but this time uncheck Disable security on phone. Well I tried it like 5 times and I still got S-off. So how do I turn it back on to get the newest update, or does anyone have it in an update.zip format?
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cmckee.cna said:
OK, so for the last couple of months I've been putting off updating with the ota just because when I tried to do it, it wouldn't go through because i rooted with unrevoked forever and my security is off (S-off).. So I finally get around to do it, but I can't figure out how to turn security back on (S-on). I thought I could do it by running unrevoked again but this time uncheck Disable security on phone. Well I tried it like 5 times and I still got S-off. So how do I turn it back on to get the newest update, or does anyone have it in an update.zip format?
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http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
Specifically: http://downloads.unrevoked.com/forever/current/unrevoked-forever-son.zip
Just flash any of the sense roms... they are all up to date. Or are you trying to unroot completely and stay unrooted?
Trying to get the stock ota from Verizon to install then re root
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Well this should help... you can do all that or just flash a stock rooted up to date rom, either way, this thread will help..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=969973
cmckee.cna said:
Trying to get the stock ota from Verizon to install then re root
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Why do you want to do that?
That said, if it's what you really want to do, then download the latest PB31IMG file from Doug Piston's Site. Rename the file to PB31IMG.zip, put it on the root of your sdcard, and reboot into HBOOT. Follow the onscreen prompts.
You'll still have S-OFF, but that's not going to prevent the ROM from installing. If you don't want to replace things like your recovery, radio, hboot, with the defaults then remove those .img files from the zip file.
Here, to get s-off the file i attached should work. Its from the get back to stock thread
So if I go get the newest pb31img.zip, that's basically the newest ota? And all I have to do is hboot install it?
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So I was just playing around with the pb31img zip from Doug, and i opened one of the files and it pulled up some Starwars stuff... just kind of odd. Then I opened another one and now it says that service is not available anymore... Lol
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So I was just playing around with the pb31img zip from Doug, and i opened one of the files and it pulled up some Starwars stuff... just kind of odd. Then I opened another one and now it says that service is not available anymore... Lol
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You don't open that file, you load it to your phone as is.
I know, I was just "playing" with it..
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OK, so if i decide to do this, and I delete the recovery, radio, and hboot*, this would be the new update?
What is different with the new hboot? And also, why would I not want the new radio?
ardax said:
Why do you want to do that?
That said, if it's what you really want to do, then download the latest PB31IMG file from Doug Piston's Site. Rename the file to PB31IMG.zip, put it on the root of your sdcard, and reboot into HBOOT. Follow the onscreen prompts.
You'll still have S-OFF, but that's not going to prevent the ROM from installing. If you don't want to replace things like your recovery, radio, hboot, with the defaults then remove those .img files from the zip file.
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http://solo.dc3.com/dinc/
I found this though Google, is this the correct procedure and files i need?
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Hboot?
cmckee.cna said:
So I was just playing around with the pb31img zip from Doug, and i opened one of the files and it pulled up some Starwars stuff... just kind of odd. Then I opened another one and now it says that service is not available anymore... Lol
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Lol. You use that in HBOOT. Don't flash it.
cmckee.cna said:
OK, so if i decide to do this, and I delete the recovery, radio, and hboot*, this would be the new update?
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Yes. Removing the recovery.img means that you won't lose your ClockworkMod Recovery. Alternatively, you could download CWM 3.0.0.8 for the Inc from and replace the recovery.img file in the RUU so that you're flashing the latest CWM instead of the stock recovery.
Similarly, you can grab your favorite radio version from this thread and replace the radio.img file. The one built into the RUU is 07.28, whereas 11.19 is the latest that works with our phones (even if it did come from the Evo). If you're not sure which radio works best for you, then I'd advise starting with the stock 07.28 radio, and seeing which works best for you over time. Different radio versions can have different effects for people depending on their location. For many, it can improve signal strength (and, correspondingly, battery life). For others it makes things worse.
Also, you can't flash S-ON on the Inc unless you're running the 07.28 radio.
What is different with the new hboot?
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I'll be honest, I don't know. However, some ROMs require the latest HBOOT to work, so it's worth upgrading while you're resetting everything else.
cmckee.cna said:
http://solo.dc3.com/dinc/
I found this though Google, is this the correct procedure and files i need?
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No, that's not going to work quite the same way. I've never peeked into the OTA file to see what's inside, so I don't know what kind of results you'll get.
Thank you so much, that helped a lot! So I pulled the doug pm31img.zip, put the new clockwork recovery into a new pm31img.zip then copied the contents of Doug pm31img to the new pm31img with out the recovery.img. then re-zipped it, do I need to use no compression? (I used winrar to create the new pm31img.zip)
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Compression ratio doesn't matter -- I used max with 7-zip. Just make sure you use Deflate, not Deflate64 or any other advanced compression method.
And make sure it's name is PB31IMG.zip, not PM31IMG.zip.
Oh, and make sure your SD card is FAT32 formatted, not FAT16.
Is it possible to install the new update with s-off. I have a stock rom and read the new update supposed to fix the battery threshold and I like the look. I know its not rootable yet but ive been reading some have been successful and just put amon ra recovery on it.Anyone know?
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My cousin installed it and his WiFi tether works and he is able to nand backup
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You can just get the rooted version of it on this site if you do the ota you will lose root and so far there is no way to get it back yet .
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Why install the OTA when there are complete ROMS here that are better than what you're gonna have with stock 2.3.3???
mizzouse said:
Is it possible to install the new update with s-off. I have a stock rom and read the new update supposed to fix the battery threshold and I like the look. I know its not rootable yet but ive been reading some have been successful and just put amon ra recovery on it.Anyone know?
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It is possible if you're s-off with Unrevoked Forever on Froyo. I had to switch to Amon Ra in order to install the update and then reflash Amon Ra after the update. Had to update Superuser after that but after that was fully rooted on the update.
There are several stock rooted versions of the OTA available, there's no reason that you need to lose root just to have the latest update.
If you are keen on losing root though, then go for it. You can install it with S-Off just fine, and since it'll remain S-Off you'll be able to flash a recovery on there and re-root by flashing a rooted rom.
If your intent is to have the latest update but also have root, then just flash one of the already-rooted stock roms available in the Android Development forum.
To hip kat, I actually don't like any custom roms, I'm an ogee only person and I tweak what I want or need myself. To tempe, how did you get clockwork off first assuming you had it? Also I used the unrevoked3 method but since mine is sprint, it automatically does a perm nand unlock.
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To tempe, how did you get clockwork off first assuming you had it?
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Well, easiest is to just use Rom Manager to flash alternate recovery, that's what I did before running the OTA. After, you'll need to do it manually. If you search here on "recovery" you should find threads that have the pc36img.zip files for both Clockworkmod and Amon Ra. After installing the OTA, turn off the fastboot option under Settings/Applications. Copy the pc36img.zip file for the recovery you want to use to the SD card, shut down your phone and then hold volume down while turning it back on. Just follow the prompts on the screen from there. After the recovery is installed you should be able to boot up and have root. If the Superuser app give you FC's search around here for the fixed superuser zip and flash it.
You can go S-on with the Unrevoked S-On tool....
I don't want s-on hip, trying to keep s-off. And thanks tempe for your help.
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Ok turns out im having problems installing the update, I forgot I deleted system apps. Here's the error:
assert failed: apply_patch_check /system/app/Blockbuster_htc.apk 2eE:unknown command etc etc, ideas?
mizzouse said:
Ok turns out im having problems installing the update, I forgot I deleted system apps. Here's the error:
assert failed: apply_patch_check /system/app/Blockbuster_htc.apk 2eE:unknown command etc etc, ideas?
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According to the error you posted, it's just the blockbuster app that your missing. Did you uninstall other system apps? Or just that. You need to have all your system apps installed for it to work. I'll attatch the blockbuster app for you. You'll need to install it to /system/app using ADB or using Root Explorer. If adb, do this
adb remount
adb push Blockbuster_htc.apk /system/app
adb reboot
If using root explorer, just copy the apk to the /system/app folder and set the permissions the same as all the other apps in the system folder.
Also, it would be much easier for you just to flash a rooted stock rom. Here's a link for ya. You'd just flash the rom like normal, from within recovery. It'd save you some hassle.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038701
mizzouse said:
Ok turns out im having problems installing the update, I forgot I deleted system apps. Here's the error:
assert failed: apply_patch_check /system/app/Blockbuster_htc.apk 2eE:unknown command etc etc, ideas?
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You do know there are rooted stock versions out there and like others have said no need to unroot then root again... SMH
playya said:
You do know there are rooted stock versions out there and like others have said no need to unroot then root again... SMH
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NOOOOO, you're not suppose to tell him..lol! I would of love for him to flash the new update and then complain about how he can't root his phone and how he wants to come back..haha
skcussrepolevedadx said:
NOOOOO, you're not suppose to tell him..lol! I would of love for him to flash the new update and then complain about how he can't root his phone and how he wants to come back..haha
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As much as I would love to see that happen (for my own amusement), I do believe in bad karma and if you let someone do that knowing what they're about to get into then you're properly gonna get the bone too......who knows, your phone might just blow up on the way to work while you're playing angry birds or some crap...hahahaha
I've already chosen to just do the rooted ota but I'm trying to figure out if I need to flash the radio. The second link in the topic is showing 2.15.00.04.08 but mine is higher at 00.11.19. The combined link with pri and wimax is the one I don't know yet
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I've already chosen to just do the rooted ota but I'm trying to figure out if I need to flash the radio. The second link in the topic is showing 2.15.00.04.08 but mine is higher at 00.11.19. The combined link with pri and wimax is the one I don't know yet
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I don't believe flashing the radio is necessary if you're doing the stock ota, I didn't have any issues with my current radio while I was using stock 2.3.3 (or any other ROM that I've used so far)
Alright I did the de-odex rooted ota but now the problem is once booted up, I cant update the prl or profile, it gives me an error. Im re-wiping the dalvik cache to see if that fixes it but is there any other steps I should try?
Side question, is a stock rom that came with the phone or an ota update a odex or de-odex?
Thanks for this thread, I have been searching high & low to see if S-Off would stay off or automatically turn back on. Thanks for the clarification!
Verified!
pnewgaard said:
Thanks for this thread, I have been searching high & low to see if S-Off would stay off or automatically turn back on. Thanks for the clarification!
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I ended up testing myself to know for sure and S-Off will stay off if you do the OTA update. If you want to start rooting again, just download Amon_Ra Recovery, and Bam, flash any Rom you want! Thanks for the starting of the thread! Confirmed!
So I'm going off these instructions .....
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So, you've seen those new Sense 3.0 ROMs floating around, but haven't had an opportunity to try them yet? Well, I've developed a simplified method for getting you rolling with Virtuous Unity 1.31. Of course, after you have installed the DZ Hboot, you can install any Sense 3.0 ROM you wish, even though this guide is specifically for Unity.
This guide will show you how to install the DZ Hboot, and the Virtuous Unity ROM, with out using adb or a computer. The entire process is done on the phone.
First, let me thank the Virtuous dev team responsible for this gem of a ROM. Excellent work, and we tip our hats.
Now, this installation requires the following:
A rooted G2 with Clockwork Recovery 3.0.2.4.
Two MicroSD cards.
Optional: WiFi access, Tapatalk and Opera Mobile, installed internally. Opera makes downloading the required files much more reliable, and it can be easier using TT to browse this page.
The first thing you should do is stop by www.VirtuousRom.com, and check things out there. The Unity ROM and the OC frequency patch come from their website, and I firmly believe in giving credit where it is due.
Once you are ready to begin, download Unity 1.31 from this link, preferably via WiFi. This beast is about 400MBs, so be you may not want to deal with cellular speeds. You can also find this ROM on RomManager, if you prefer, under the Virtuous tab.
http://www.multiupload.com/TS4IAWJVMZ
Once that has finished, you should download the OC Frequency patch. You may not need it, but you definitely want to have it already downloaded if it is needed.
http://unity.flemmard.net/patches/virtuous_unity-ocfreq-patch.zip
You will also want to download a good radio to use, since the DZ Hboot will overwrite your current radio. This is the most current compatible radio:
http://www.mediafire.com/?r1tal256p11uzyz
Once you have finished downloading these files, use a file manager (ES File Manager or Astro, etc) to check the SDCard root (/sdcard/) to make sure there is no file named PC10IMG.zip located there. I'll explain why shortly. After you have confirmed this, shut off your phone, remove the battery, remove the SDCard, and insert the second card. Replace the battery, and reboot.
After the phone is running again, you need to download this file: http://db.tt/uCHeUDp If the link stops working, please PM me so I can upload the file to an alternative service, as this is from my personal Dropbox.
When the download finishes, use a file manager, and find /download/DZHboot_PC10IMG.zip. Copy/paste it to the root of your SDCard, and then rename it PC10IMG.zip.
A quick word about PC10IMG.zip: this file, when present on the root of your SDCard, will automatically be read by your bootloader. We want this to update your HBoot. However, the reason we DO NOT want a PC10IMG on the first card is because this file also prevents the bootloader from being able to enter recovery. This is why this method requires two cards. One to flash the HBoot, and one to enter recovery to flash a ROM. Once the HBoot flashes, it will wipe your phone, so you must have a ROM or backup to get it working again.
Reboot your phone into bootloader. If you have 3/4 way reboot, simply hold the power button while the phone is on, select reboot/restart, and select bootloader. If you do not have this feature, shut the phone off, then hold volume down+camera key, then press power. The bootloader will scan for updates, and will then prompt you if you wish to apply the update. Press volume up to accept this prompt. Do not turn the phone off or remove the battery while this process is engaged! When it is complete, you will be prompted to reboot the phone. Do so. You will notice that your phone is "stuck" at the white HTC bootsplash, even if you have flashed a different splash image. This is normal.
Remove the battery. Remove the SDCard, and insert the first card. Boot into the bootloader, and then volume-down to recovery, and press power. While the phone has technically been "wiped", there is the possibility of remaining bits of info in the memory, so it is good practice to perform a complete wipe. Scroll down to "mounts and storage", and select the following options: "format /cache, format /data, and format /system." DO NOT format /sdcard!!!
Now press the back key to return to the main screen, and select "install a .zip from SDCard". You can find Virtuous Unity in the /download folder if you downloaded from your web browser, or /clockworkmod/downloads/ if you used RomManager. Select the Unity zip file, and install it. Once this is done, press the back key to the main menu, select "reboot device".
Once the G2 has started up, you may experience lockups. This is a known bug with the G2 related to overclocking. If it happens, reboot into bootloader, enter the recovery, and flash /download/virtuous_unity-ocfreq-patch.zip. This should fix the problem!
Last step: open a file manager, and find the radio file you downloaded earlier. It should be in /download, and is a .zip named Vision Radio 12.56.60.25 26.10.04.03 PC10IMG.zip. Copy/Paste to the root of your SDCard (which we can do now that the phone is working again!) And then rename it PC10IMG.zip Reboot one last time into bootloader, and again press volume up to accept the update. When it is done, reboot the phone as prompted. Delete the PC10IMG.zip files from the root of each SDCard, and you are done! Enjoy!
Hope you find this helpful!
EDIT: Updated the DB link to the Hboot.
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so my problem is I switched SD card downloaded the hzboot changed it to PC10IMG.zip and moved it to. /sdcard then went to bootloader and when it scanned for updates it kept saying no image or wrong image..... what do I need to do about that ? Can someone pleas help
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Perhaps it didn't download properly. Reboot and re download. Delete previous version and move new DZ hboot to the root (not in any folders) of your SD. Be sure you've named it PC10IMG.zip and not PC10IMG.zip.zip. The zip part is added automatically so you shouldn't need to enter it yourself. Then reboot into bootloader and try again.
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Ditamae said:
Perhaps it didn't download properly. Reboot and re download. Delete previous version and move new DZ hboot to the root (not in any folders) of your SD. Be sure you've named it PC10IMG.zip and not PC10IMG.zip.zip. The zip part is added automatically so you shouldn't need to enter it yourself. Then reboot into bootloader and try again.
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that didn't work I deleted the file and re downloaded it moved it to /sdcard then changed the name to PC10IMG without adding .zip (witch made it not a zip file...) then went to bootloader and it still said no image wrong image when it searched for a update. I again tryed to do it with adding the .zip and again it said no image wrong image....
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cwalton4077 said:
Ditamae said:
Perhaps it didn't download properly. Reboot and re download. Delete previous version and move new DZ hboot to the root (not in any folders) of your SD. Be sure you've named it PC10IMG.zip and not PC10IMG.zip.zip. The zip part is added automatically so you shouldn't need to enter it yourself. Then reboot into bootloader and try again.
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that didn't work I deleted the file and re downloaded it moved it to /sdcard then changed the name to PC10IMG without adding .zip (witch made it not a zip file...) then went to bootloader and it still said no image wrong image when it searched for a update. I again tryed to do it with adding the .zip and again it said no image wrong image....
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Hmm... what about posting in the thread with the guide you're trying to follow? The user who wrote the it seems like he/she would be really helpful. Also, if you can get ADB installed, this is a super easy guide to use for the DZ Hboot:
http://www.virtuousrom.com/2011/06/t-mobile-g2-users-migrating-to-desirez.html
But first and foremost I'd PM the user that wrote the guide you're trying to use... but that's just me. Good luck.
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I've pmd the poster of the orgnal blog and he hasn't answered I have posted on the org post and no one has posted on it in weeks. I have downloaded the pc10img from numerous sites nothing is working. When bootloader checks for updates it says no image wrong image. Can someone pleas help am I the only one with this problem?
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I've pmd the poster of the orgnal blog and he hasn't answered I have posted on the org post and no one has posted on it in weeks. I have downloaded the pc10img from numerous sites nothing is working. When bootloader checks for updates it says no image wrong image. Can someone pleas help am I the only one with this problem?
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So your purpose is to obtain the DZ eng hboot without using a PC... meaning without ADB, right? Because there are other ways to do this... they require a PC, but if it's that important to you you should download the Android SDK.
There's a really clear/great guide here.
Maybe contact some of the Virtuous guys like cjward23... he's really knowledgable. I don't know why in the world the file isn't being recognized by your phone.
One strange thing I encountered... my phone wouldn't recognize the PC10IMG file unless I booted into bootloader from the phone off, using volume down + power button. This may have been a fluke, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.
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So your purpose is to obtain the DZ eng hboot without using a PC... meaning without ADB, right? Because there are other ways to do this... they require a PC, but if it's that important to you you should download the Android SDK.
There's a really clear/great guide here.
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That method worked for me
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That method is with a PC I don't have a PC to use....
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That method is with a PC I don't have a PC to use....
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The problem must lie with the filename or with how you are downloading it to the phone http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10752587/PC10IMG.zip
That is the vision.hboot-0.84.2000.zip that I used to flash so I know that zip works,if that does not work then I'm out of ideas
Can I download it on my phone or do ihave to download it from a computer and put it on my phone. Ima try it now
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either should be ok. If you have always used the phone to download the file and this does not work for you then I would look at using a computer,somehow the file is being corrupted with the phone download,as I said the link is a dropboxed version of the exact file that I flashed so am sure the file works,let me know how you go.
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either should be ok. If you have always used the phone to download the file and this does not work for you then I would look at using a computer,somehow the file is being corrupted with the phone download,as I said the link is a dropboxed version of the exact file that I flashed so am sure the file works,let me know how you go.
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I just tryed it and same thing no image wrong image. I have a friend that brought his computer and I even tryed downloading it on there and same thing. I guess ill never have scence 3 on my g2 I'm highly disappointed
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I just tryed it and same thing no image wrong image. I have a friend that brought his computer and I even tryed downloading it on there and same thing. I guess ill never have scence 3 on my g2 I'm highly disappointed
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This is strange go into bootloader and post what it all says please about security what version of bootloader,etc you are running
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This is strange go into bootloader and post what it all says please about security what version of bootloader,etc you are running
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Vision pvt Eng s-off
Hboot-0.76.2000 (PC1010000)
Microp-0425
Radio-26.03.02.26_m
Emmc-boot
Aug 20 2010 16:51:01
Do I need to go to system info in bootloader and get that stuff to? Thanks for helping me
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Which is basically the same as mine only the hboot version is different,I am really not sure what the problem is,try one more time on the computer to download the PC10IMG.zip and send it across,I see from searching that there seems to be a few people having problems,do the MD5checksum as that makes sure the zip has not been corrupted and rules out a bad download.
Try from the official site or from my dropbox link.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10752587/vituousPC10IMG.zip
remember to drop the virtuous
Md5checksum?
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OK I redownloaded it with that link checked it with the last one and it was different. I used the one that did match up right and still no image wrong image. Fml or fmp
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Have PM'd you with a suggestion to reroot your phone as I am out of ideas
Please help!
I did a pc36img update. during the update it said everything was updaed except:
bootloader bypassed
radio_v2 failed-PU
td bypassed
partition update failed
Now I cannot reboot. All I get is the htcEVO 4g screen.
Can anyone help me.? I am a noobie and have never had this problem.
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Please help!
I did a pc36img update. during the update it said everything was updaed except:
bootloader bypassed
radio_v2 failed-PU
td bypassed
partition update failed
Now I cannot reboot. All I get is the htcEVO 4g screen.
Can anyone help me.? I am a noobie and have never had this problem.
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What was on the pc36img that you was trying to use?
Can you get back into bootloader?(turn off phone then press and hold power and volume down)
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I can get back into the bootloader
also when I reboot, I see the HCT evo screen then I get a small picture of the phone with a red triangle and exclamation point over it.
I am not sure which version of the pc36img file I have. I used it about a month ago, now it doesn't work
I would download a new ruu to update in boot loader make sure its for the evo 4g and has your hboot version
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I have n idea how to do that. The bootloader doesn't seen to allow me to do anything
Give me a sec ill see if I can grab a link for you and ill give you instructions
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Wait first of all are you S-OFF?
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Yes s was turned off
Ok you are S-off so try this:
http://www.multiupload.com/7QL6SAXKOD
This is sprint lovers rom its kinda outdated but when you get your phone working you can get a better rom if you want ok so heres how to install it
you have to put the file on the root of your sdcard and it should already be named pc36img then once its in the sdcard You put your phone to bootloader by pressing vol down and power button then let it scan and it will ask you to update hit yes and let it do its thing
Tell me how it turns out
Hope it works
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the file is named ilvidsetupv1.zip
should I rename it pc36img.zip first?
Thanks for all of the help!!!
sorry it is named ilividsetupv1.exe not zip
For me it says pc36img make sure you click direct download
are you on windows?
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wait, stop, time out: all you did was lose recovery. download THIS file and put it on the root of your SD card (not in any folders). boot up with power+vol- and let the phone update. when it asks if you wanna reboot say no and then go to recovery. you now will have working recovery to flash away with.
U sure cuz when I lost recovery I could still boot up
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Ijust tried your file paranoiA but it still will not boot up.
Should i try the file that was previously suggested? It is still downloading
and now hen I tried to run ecovery all of my old recoveries are gone and there is just one there that is undated and doesn't work
At least now I can get into the android system recovery. Is there anything that I can do in the system recovery that may help?
Sharkboy I ust tried yr file and it worked! Thanks a million man!!!
No problem
All in a days work
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