OK, I also have a Moto Droid, and its MUCH easier to root those phones. But now I have a Evo 4G as well, and want to root it for what its worth.
Problem:
I follow Toasts guide to rooting (part 1) (sorry, cant post links yet)
I follow the steps exactly. Copy over the PC36IMG.zip file to the SD card, and boot into HBOOT. It scans the file like it should, then says "Main Version is older!, Update Fail!"
I cant get past this point no matter what I try.
HBOOT-0.79.0000
I have ADB set up and everything recognizes everything else just fine, but this is where I am getting stuck. Any ideas?
I think post #2 in toasts thread has new links to uncorrupted files. The pc36 zip should be 172mb on your had.
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chevycam94 said:
OK, I also have a Moto Droid, and its MUCH easier to root those phones. But now I have a Evo 4G as well, and want to root it for what its worth.
Problem:
I follow Toasts guide to rooting (part 1) (sorry, cant post links yet)
I follow the steps exactly. Copy over the PC36IMG.zip file to the SD card, and boot into HBOOT. It scans the file like it should, then says "Main Version is older!, Update Fail!"
I cant get past this point no matter what I try.
HBOOT-0.79.0000
I have ADB set up and everything recognizes everything else just fine, but this is where I am getting stuck. Any ideas?
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Dont think this is the right place for this, but it sounds like you have the newer software on your phone and need to follow the 1.47 rooting method.
Yeah, I have the new 1.47 software. I followed 3 different rooting methods that say they work with the new OTA release, which is what I have.
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You have the 1.47 update, so toasts method won't work, do some looking around before posting.
You have the newer bootloader, so you must use the newer root method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=718889
Or you can try Simpleroot:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=720565
Sirchuk said:
Belongs in Q&A.
You have the 1.47 update, so toasts method won't work, do some looking around before posting.
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I have done LOTS of looking around, searching posts, multiple sites, and I finally had to post about it. I spend more time on droidforums, so its a little different.
Step 4 of the SimpleRoot app, doesnt seem to work. It says Starting Part2, but never does anything. Does that part usually say that, or should it be doing something?
Does anyone have a zip for downgrading HBOOT? I can't seem to find a link for version 0.79 anywhere (unless it's bundled with other stock software).
I haven't posted enough here to post the zip. But I have it. I'll try to get it uploaded elsewhere for you.
www dot adrynalyne dot us slash files slash hboot
Sorry to be cryptic, can't post links yet.
your link really saved my behind tonight. Thank you for the link
I would not recommend flashing this if you already have .92. I just tried tonight and my phone is bricked, I don't know if I'm a tard for doing it or what but it's not even booting up to hboot.
I need to bring my phone back to sprint I tried all UNROOT methods but my USB is broke and when I try to USE the PC36IMG.zip I get an error saying something like (update is older ect..) so I got the idea that if I flash a old rom before the updates and just update my phone it will unroot me but the problem I cant find a flashable rom thats old since we moved on so much since the EVO came out???
I just had to do this two days ago. You need an updated image file, it's posted in the unrooting thread in this forum. I'm on my cell so it'll take me a while to post a link. Give me a minute.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141
There's a copy of the updated file in that thread.
did you find this when you searched?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695878
They only look for the superuser application. Flash a stock rooted rom. Remove the superuser app and you will be good to go.
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DomSim said:
did you find this when you searched?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695878
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Your so helpful!
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Unless they see his s-off in hboot.
They know to check the bootloader. Just install one of the official ruu to unroot. Simple as that. I've done it.
Official RUU
Just flash an official ruu and you will be good to go. You can find them all over the place in here.
3.70 (latest RUU)
Below is a link to the very latest RUU possible so that you're phone can be brought back to stock status without root. I would recommend flashing the S-On tool also which I'll post as the second link too. The first link is to the RUU. Good luck
Official RUU (will unroot your phone/rom)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874091&highlight=ruus
The Unrevoked S-On Tool:
http://downloads.unrevoked.com/forever/current/unrevoked-forever-son.zip
EDIT: Also, I was thinking, if the above won't work due to your USB issues, maybe you could flash another rom, a sense based rom, like from Flipz or someone, and then run the "system update" program from the phone and maybe it'll update you to the latest RUU using the OTA Update program. That may solve your issues for getting the phone back to stock status without SU app and without root. Then, if that works, I would reboot the phone in to the bootloader and check to see if it says S-off or S-on. If it says S-on, you're fine and ready to go to sprint. If it says S-off, download and run the unrevoked S-on tool I posted above. Hopefully you won't need USB for it to run properly, but hey, you never know. Either way, if it does, there's got to be a way to use a S-on tool out there that doesn't need USB access. Hope this info helps you out in any way possible
EDIT #2: Read the stuff in this post to help with things if the above won't work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141&highlight=ruus
When it says to connect USB and put the files on the SD Card, just use a card reader via a laptop or something to put the files on the SD Card and continue on.
I have taken my phone to sprint service centers 3 times. 2 speaker replacements, 2 screen replacements, a camera lens replacement (combined with a screen replacement, and they replaced the whole front of the phone - no more dents all around the shiny black bezel).
I always insisted they not replace the phone, as I wanna keep my 0002 HW. My phone was root with custom rom, but with a ''back to stock" theme flashed on it (thanks Virus)
My bootscreen is black (not white) with white evo 4g text, so, as soon as they turn my phone on it's obvious it's custom.
I know this isn't as helpful as previous posts, I'm just saying worst-case-scenario flash a stock theme and you'll probably be fine. I've had more than one tech tell me 'as long as you try to make it look stock, make the effort, that's good enough'.
Especially given that it's a hardware related issue, rather than a SW issue - I mean, they wont blame root access for your USB port not working.
Good luck, hope you get it sorted either way.
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GENEius said:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141
There's a copy of the updated file in that thread.
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I tried that first and I can not get it to work, so I was looking for a older rom to flash then update it but cant find a old rom in a zip thats flashable!!
corelle said:
I tried that first and I can not get it to work, so I was looking for a older rom to flash then update it but cant find a old rom in a zip thats flashable!!
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How old of a ROM are you looking for? There are plenty of 3.30 Software roms. Myn's RLS4 is 3.30 software, RLS3 is 3.29, etc. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8341836 That's a link to Myn's thread. Look in post #3, all of his older releases are linked there. Also, if you look in Myn's Signature, there's a link to OTA Supersonic 3.29, stock, rooted base rom.
With all that said, I don't think that will remedy you're 'main version older' problem. I believe it checks your hboot version, or radio versions or something. Not the actual software version. I could be wrong, but I believe that's the case. I would try a couple of the different PC36IMG's in this thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060&highlight=hboot-0.97+ruu. It has all of the recent versions. If thew newest PC36IMG doesn't work, try the next older one (3.30) etc. One of them is bound to work for you. Good luck.
Some people have a 2nd Gmail account that isn't tied to any root apps incase the techs at sprint get nosey and look where they shouldn't be....
.........at 8 am today someone poisons the coffee....do not drink the coffee. More instructions will follow.
Cordially,
Future Dwight
may be late to the party, but check out some of these theres a **** load of old ROM's lol...
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/cdma-htc-...m-database-163-2-new-roms-kernal-updates.html
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/cdma-htc-...m-database-163-2-new-roms-kernal-updates.html
...bookmark it
When I did unroot, I restored my nandroid from before I installed ota 3.70, then unistall superuser (won't go away if you do a wipe), once your good to go, then use ra recovery to flash the official 3.70 ota, don't reboot once that completes, then flash s-on, then reboot you phone. I would recomend pulling ur sd card before taking it in, and doing a data wipe just to make sure all signs of root are gone
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OK so it looks like I keep getting that error code was because the files i was using was all corrupted I used (md5 checker) and it answered that for me...so I need a uncorrupted PG36IMG file!!!!
corelle said:
OK so it looks like I keep getting that error code was because the files i was using was all corrupted I used (md5 checker) and it answered that for me...so I need a uncorrupted PG36IMG file!!!!
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Looking for an RUU?
corelle said:
OK so it looks like I keep getting that error code was because the files i was using was all corrupted I used (md5 checker) and it answered that for me...so I need a uncorrupted PG36IMG file!!!!
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Where did you try downloading from? I've never got a corrupted one from the link I posted above. Did you try redownloading? Do you have a good internet connection?
Hi, been trying to find that thread earlier on for that exe to install to root, s-off, unlock etc. I used search but not having any luck I'll keep looking but if anyone has that link saved it would be great..! Thanks.
It said it can do it for other devices ie. desire S
Tried to downgrade my phone by following this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152233
Couldn't make it work, keeps telling me " Main version is newer" or something like that, then I thought maybe we need to root it before and I keep getting $ even when typing it all in cmd. I have no idea what to do anymore. All I want is to install ics on it, I'm sick of gingerbread and not getting all the apps and rest. What do I need to do?
ze_yaya said:
Tried to downgrade my phone by following this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152233
Couldn't make it work, keeps telling me " Main version is newer" or something like that, then I thought maybe we need to root it before and I keep getting $ even when typing it all in cmd. I have no idea what to do anymore. All I want is to install ics on it, I'm sick of gingerbread and not getting all the apps and rest. What do I need to do?
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First of all wrong place to post, anyways u will need to use the Ace Hack Kit http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/ here is the link read the effen manaul carefully pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee.
ToyS, you need to remove the link. It's not allowed. You can tell him about it, but the new members need to find it by themselves.
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toysoldierq said:
First of all wrong place to post, anyways u will need to use the Ace Hack Kit ......here is the link read the effen manaul carefully pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee.
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Please, be kind to remove the link of the Hack Kit, you have not authorization to provide it, besides that is not the last version and might mess some of the newer devices. Thanks
If your going to link to the AAHK, at least have the courtesy to link direct to attn1's site.
http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/
And since when is a link not allowed? This is the internet people, not North Korea.
I agree that direct links to the AAHK are not allowed, but linking to a website, by the author of the kit, is.