I am trying to return my father's evo to stock. It was rooted with CM7 stable on it. I have run through the RUU method but when the phone restarts it boots and then when the lock screen is unlocked the phone just restarts.
I have used the most current RUU, the first one list and a couple others. I have also tried placing the PC36img file and letting that update but upon restarting it just vibrates 5 times.
Well what hboot is he on? You need to use the correct firmware for the hboot.
2.10 = 3.70 and 2.16 = 4.24
teh roxxorz said:
Well what hboot is he on? You need to use the correct firmware for the hboot.
2.10 = 3.70 and 2.16 = 4.24
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He is on 2.10, I have run the RUU from http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Supersonic and the top one is 3.70 is that correct?
I have it booting again yet every time I swipe to unlock the screen it just reboots
dtm_stretch said:
He is on 2.10, I have run the RUU from http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Supersonic and the top one is 3.70 is that correct?
I have it booting again yet every time I swipe to unlock the screen it just reboots
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That is the correct one, the first link. Though when running it, you need to:
-boot into the bootloader, select fastboot
-connect phone to pc via usb cable
-once fastboot usb shows up in blue, run the exe on the pc
Did you do that?
teh roxxorz said:
That is the correct one, the first link. Though when running it, you need to:
-boot into the bootloader, select fastboot
-connect phone to pc via usb cable
-once fastboot usb shows up in blue, run the exe on the pc
Did you do that?
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yes I have, I am running through it again just to verify.
It successfully runs then restarts and just vibrates 5 times. I can return to the HBoot screen and that still shows S-off
After pulling the battery the phone boots then returns to the lockscreen, after swyping the unlock the screen the phone just restarts.
dtm_stretch said:
yes I have, I am running through it again just to verify.
It successfully runs then restarts and just vibrates 5 times. I can return to the HBoot screen and that still shows S-off
After pulling the battery the phone boots then returns to the lockscreen, after swyping the unlock the screen the phone just restarts.
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Since its still s-off you can try re-flashing the hboot [can be found in the radio, wimax, ect thread in the dev section] and then try to re-run the RUU. I have seen that fix similar issues in the past.
teh roxxorz said:
Since its still s-off you can try re-flashing the hboot [can be found in the radio, wimax, ect thread in the dev section] and then try to re-run the RUU. I have seen that fix similar issues in the past.
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Well I have the hboot from that thread. Do i have to install a custom recovery to flash that Hboot? If so any recommendation to get that custom recovery installed?
dtm_stretch said:
Well I have the hboot from that thread. Do i have to install a custom recovery to flash that Hboot? If so any recommendation to get that custom recovery installed?
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Alright, and yes, flash it from recovery. Go with amon_ra 2.3 recovery, as it generally has the least errors while flashing.
teh roxxorz said:
Alright, and yes, flash it from recovery. Go with amon_ra 2.3 recovery, as it generally has the least errors while flashing.
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Now the next problem, I try to install the custom recovery(Amon_Ra) via the bootloader way. It completes the PC36img update then reboots. I try to enter recovery from the Hboot menu and the phone just vibrates 5 times.
dtm_stretch said:
Now the next problem, I try to install the custom recovery(Amon_Ra) via the bootloader way. It completes the PC36img update then reboots. I try to enter recovery from the Hboot menu and the phone just vibrates 5 times.
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Okay.
1. Try it again ; it happens sometimes to a lot of people where it does that the first time, then works the second
2. Boot into the bootloader, do a clear storage, then try the PC36IMG again.
Let me know if neither work.
Go to unrevoked.com and they have a the right tools to unroot and an s-on tool
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teh roxxorz said:
Okay.
1. Try it again ; it happens sometimes to a lot of people where it does that the first time, then works the second
2. Boot into the bootloader, do a clear storage, then try the PC36IMG again.
Let me know if neither work.
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That didn't work. Weird issue is I can get the phone to boot and not restart as long as I don't have the SDcard inserted. I am wiping the SDcard now to see if that helps.
NORCALkID said:
Go to unrevoked.com and they have a the right tools to unroot and an s-on tool
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I am running unrevoked now to get a custom recovery installed.
Alright, keep me posted.
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Alright, keep me posted.
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Alright tried the Unrevoked method, it fails and says lost communication with device. Now the phone only vibrates 5 times when booting.
Thanks for sticking with me here, this has become very frustrating.
*Got it to boot, trying unrevoked again. NVM it restarted then vibrated 5 times. Now trying to get it to boot without the SDcard in.
you said you were trying to get to stock. you also said you downloaded a stock ruu.. in order for an ruu to upload you need htc sync installed on your computer do you have those Installed... if the ruu works you will still be s-off at this point you have to get the S- On tool from unrevoked and run that
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NORCALkID said:
you said you were trying to get to stock. you also said you downloaded a stock ruu.. in order for an ruu to upload you need htc sync installed on your computer do you have those Installed... if the ruu works you will still be s-off at this point you have to get the S- On tool from unrevoked and run that
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I had HTC Sync installed. I actually just uninstalled it per the unrevoked directions. The RUU completed but the phone just restarts when I try to swype to unlock it or if I wait long enough it will just restart on its own. I can't flash the S-on tool without a custom recovery installed, since running the RUU method removed the custom recover is that correct? I have tried to boot into the recovery via the hboot method and that just results in 5 vibrations.
are you able to use the phone.. can you install Clockworkmod recovery App?
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dtm_stretch said:
Alright tried the Unrevoked method, it fails and says lost communication with device. Now the phone only vibrates 5 times when booting.
Thanks for sticking with me here, this has become very frustrating.
*Got it to boot, trying unrevoked again. NVM it restarted then vibrated 5 times. Now trying to get it to boot without the SDcard in.
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No problem, and you tried formatting the sd card earlier?
NORCALkID said:
are you able to use the phone.. can you install Clockworkmod recovery App?
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Right now I am unable to the phone just keeps restarting after each boot. If i can get it to stop rebooting I will try to install clockwork recovery.
I am actually going to try an reinstall htc sync, reboot my comp, then rerun the RUU and hopefully that will stabilize the reboots.
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hi, my Incredible bricked after a hard reset. it stucks in the frist screen (the white one, that says Htc incredible), I can acces to the Hboot, but I cant acces to recovery menu neither hard reset or clear storage options because this options restar the device an it get stuck in the same screen. it have s-on. theres something to do? or is a paperweight now?
yomero1 said:
hi, my Incredible bricked after a hard reset. it stucks in the frist screen (the white one, that says Htc incredible), I can acces to the Hboot, but I cant acces to recovery menu neither hard reset or clear storage options because this options restar the device an it get stuck in the same screen. it have s-on. theres something to do? or is a paperweight now?
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If you can get to the boot menu then its not bricked
Try reflashing the recovery from there
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superchilpil said:
If you can get to the boot menu then its not bricked
Try reflashing the recovery from there
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thanks, can u tell me some hints to search it?
yomero1 said:
thanks, can u tell me some hints to search it?
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Try using unrevoked, and make sure your in hboot when u plug it in
If that doesn't work I believe your other option is adb but I know nothing of using it
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Assuming you have a way to get the file onto your sdcard (like plugging it directly into your computer), you can flash the recover image from hboot. I am not sure where you can get the plane jane clockwork recovery, but you can get the slightly modified clockwork recovery with easy scrolling enabled from the thread linked below. That should at least get you up and running again and then you can flash back the regular CW Recovery from Rom Manager if you don't like the easy scroll version.
Instructions for flashing from hboot are also in the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8245140#post8245140
You guys are missing that hes S-on, which means he cant flash from hboot.
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You guys are missing that hes S-on, which means he cant flash from hboot.
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I saw it but was guessing he meant s-off because of the way he said it. Hopefully unrevoked worked for him then as I don't think you have to have s-off for it to work.
Other option would be to flash a stock RUU from hboot. That should work even if he is s-on.
sdorn77 said:
I saw it but was guessing he meant s-off because of the way he said it. Hopefully unrevoked worked for him then as I don't think you have to have s-off for it to work.
Other option would be to flash a stock RUU from hboot. That should work even if he is s-on.
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Either way. He's got hboot, which means its not a brick
to the OP
If nothing else works,
I agree with sdorn. RUU is the way.
Thats what will fix your issues.
If you cant get to recovery and you have S-on, meaning that you cannot flash a custom recovery, your only option is to RUU. There is a link in android development. You will need a windows computer. Try this and report back. If it doesnt work and gives you a USB error, simply: 1. Exit the ruu program (KEEP YOUR PHONE PLUGGED IN), and 2. Run it again.
Boom, no more brick
but, hours worth of retweaking.
You could also try to run a update.zip of the OTA. Here is the url to download it.
droid-life.com/2010/08/31/manual-update-droid-incredible-to-android-2-2/
You can get the clockwork recovery from unrevoked.com on the forever part.
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Redemption Rom 2.03
Hydra OC 1.113
Unrevoked splash
Cyborg boot
I try with unrevoked3 but it cant find the phone.. the ruu that you said before is this ?? techpetals.com/how-to-root-install-froyo-for-droid-incredible-leaked-version-froyo-manual-install-1937
somekid13 said:
You could also try to run a update.zip of the OTA. Here is the url to download it.
droid-life.com/2010/08/31/manual-update-droid-incredible-to-android-2-2/
You can get the clockwork recovery from unrevoked.com on the forever part.
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Hydra OC 1.113
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thanks, but the incredible is s-on and I cant access to the recovery for the update . Im trying to figure how to do the RUU that fretless said.
This update there is no need to have s-off, you can do out with s-on. It is the official ota update from verizon. Just download it, put out on the your of your sd card, then power phone up while holding the power button and volume down button. It should recognoize the file and ask you if you want to install. This is easier than the RUU and just as effective.
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yomero1 said:
thanks, but the incredible is s-on and I cant access to the recovery for the update . Im trying to figure how to do the RUU that fretless said.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765596&highlight=Ruu link to thread
Sorry if I'm not supposed to post links.
Install boot drivers. Refer to unrevoked help for this.
Run ruu. If it fails cancel program ten run it again.it's easy.
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This update there is no need to have s-off, you can do out with s-on. It is the official ota update from verizon. Just download it, put out on the your of your sd card, then power phone up while holding the power button and volume down button. It should recognoize the file and ask you if you want to install. This is easier than the RUU and just as effective.
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He can't get into recovery, so he can't apply the update. He's got to ruu.
1. Download the update.zip file from here. (DIRECT FROM GOOGLE.)
2. Drop the file on the root of your SD card. (Meaning, don’t put it in any folder.)
*MAKE SURE IT’S NAMED UPDATE.ZIP!
3. Turn your phone off.
4. Press and hold the Volume Down and Power at the same time to boot into HBOOT.
5. When the white HBOOT screen appears, use the volume button to move down to “RECOVERY.”
6. Press the Power button to select “RECOVERY.”
7. When the triangle and exclamation appears, hold the Volume Up and Power button at the same time.
8. Using the volume button, scroll down to “apply sdcard:update.zip” and select it.
9. Your phone will now update!
10. It could take some time, so be patient. When it reboots, you are on official 2.2. Yay!
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what I mean is that the step 7 never hapen, it freezes in the HTC Incredible bootscreen forever( until I pull off the battery).
there is another way to install this update without the recovery menu?
yomero1 said:
what I mean is that the step 7 never hapen, it freezes in the HTC Incredible bootscreen forever( until I pull off the battery).
there is another way to install this update without the recovery menu?
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Just use the ruu. Your recovery is probably messed up.
yomero1 said:
what I mean is that the step 7 never hapen, it freezes in the HTC Incredible bootscreen forever( until I pull off the battery).
there is another way to install this update without the recovery menu?
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Perhaps wait for awhile at the htc screen
My first root and flash took 20 min.
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Fretless said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765596&highlight=Ruu link to thread
Sorry if I'm not supposed to post links.
Install boot drivers. Refer to unrevoked help for this.
Run ruu. If it fails cancel program ten run it again.it's easy.
He can't get into recovery, so he can't apply the update. He's got to ruu.
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thanks, downloading, I did instal the drivers from unrevoked,
is frustrating, I did run RUU conect to USB with the drivres from unrevoked and it get error 170 cannt find it. I did something wrong?
yomero1 said:
is frustrating, I did run RUU conect to USB with the drivres from unrevoked and it get error 170 cannt find it. I did something wrong?
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Unrevoked drivers don't play nice with the ruu.
Follow above posters to RUU to 2.2 stock.
UnRevoked 3.2 will give you root and CWM.
My Evo Is stuck in the a bootloop. I can on get to the fastboot screen. I have tried updateing with the PC36IMG.zip file but this does not help. I have also clear data. I've tried going into the recovery menu but it just starts the boot loop again. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Need more information derrell1978. What are you trying to do? First, are you sure your PC36IMG.zip is good. Do you have a nandroid backup, can you get to recovery. Power off your phone, select power+volume down, see if you can get to recovery.
What were you trying to do before you got stuck in the bootloop?
I was going from Cyanogenmod to AvaRom. I cannot go into recovery only the fastboot screen.
Yeah you proly used the wrong pc36img. What hboot version do you have? You might have to reroot.
I have updated using three different P36IMG files from XDA Forums and still in a bootloop.
chandlerw88 said:
Yeah you proly used the wrong pc36img. What hboot version do you have? You might have to reroot.
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Hboot ver 0.79.0000
IF he was to re-root with unrevoked 3.21, would that process re-install the recovery?
Ive never used unrevoked but maybe. He definately has stock hboot. I suggest trying that. Or maybe using the first simple root. Do you have adb and android sdk installed
debugguy said:
IF he was to re-root with unrevoked 3.21, would that process re-install the recovery?
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I tried that but the unrevocked would not connect to my phone although my phone does show up in the device manager.
derrell1978 said:
I tried that but the unrevocked would not connect to my phone although my phone does show up in the device manager.
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Is usb debugging turned on?
_MetalHead_ said:
Is usb debugging turned on?
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It was on before I got stuck in the bootloop, now i cant tell. I cant even get into recovery.
I had the same issue. I used the eng-pc36img from toasts method and it worked
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I will give it a try, thanks
tried en-PC36IMG renamed to PC36IMG still stuck in bootloop.
derrell1978 said:
tried en-PC36IMG renamed to PC36IMG still stuck in bootloop.
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That's understandable but did your hboot change
no, i have h-boot ver 0.79.0000
derrell1978 said:
no, i have h-boot ver 0.79.0000
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Damn, search whitlock I think that's it. And maybe try using his method to root.
No dice, I guess I have truly bricked my EVO.
derrell1978 said:
No dice, I guess I have truly bricked my EVO.
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try clear storage, that happened to me when trying to unroot, got caught in loop, but i finally found someone that said to clear storage and it came out of loop and booted normally finally, was up till 2 am the other night trying to figure it out... HTH
im rooting a friends phone, used unrevoked it got stuck in waiting for system to settle, then i closed it, now phone wont go into bootloader, it shows a phone with red arrow, as I tried to load ra recovery's pc136img.zip
what do i do??
i feel like an idiot
how would i run the RUU running ubuntu/linux??
Will the phone boot up at all?
So on powerup holding power and volume down doesn't get you to the bootloader?
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Rem3Dy said:
So on powerup holding power and volume down doesn't get you to the bootloader?
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no just shows a phone with red arrow, same thing when i try and boot it, splash screen shows and then red arrow
wtf okay now it booted up to system, should i run unrevoked again?
Does the comp recognize it when you plug it into the usb port?
r916 said:
im rooting a friends phone, used unrevoked it got stuck in waiting for system to settle, then i closed it, now phone wont go into bootloader, it shows a phone with red arrow, as I tried to load ra recovery's pc136img.zip
what do i do??
i feel like an idiot
how would i run the RUU running ubuntu/linux??
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If everything has been idle for a few minutes, I would first try running unrevoked again, right from the screen with the triangle (that's recovery screen, you just don't have a custom recovery yet). If that fails, then shut the phone off and boot to the bootloader. See if its S off or S on. If its S off, you just need to flash a recovery. If it's S on, I would RUU and then try Unrevoked again. Let us know if its S off or S on.
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r916 said:
wtf okay now it booted up to system, should i run unrevoked again?
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Mmmm, is the phone any diff, e.g. Superuser App, ROM manager installed? Or still completely unrooted. Either way, might try again.
k2buckley said:
If everything has been idle for a few minutes, I would first try running unrevoked again, right from the screen with the triangle (that's recovery screen, you just don't have a custom recovery yet). If that fails, then shut the phone off and boot to the bootloader. See if its S off or S on. If its S off, you just need to flash a recovery. If it's S on, I would RUU and then try Unrevoked again. Let us know if its S off or S on.
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showed s-off, but then i tried rebooting to recovery and red arrow, then turned off, booted to bootloader and red arrow, then waited a few mins and then phone booted up to system
If you have rom manager on the phone now, try opening it and clicking "Flash Clockwork Recovery."
unrevoked is still staying at waiting for system to settle, why is this? it usually goes away after like 30 seconds.
r916 said:
showed s-off, but then i tried rebooting to recovery and red arrow, then turned off, booted to bootloader and red arrow, then waited a few mins and then phone booted up to system
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Okay, you just need to install recovery. As jlstafford said, if you use rom manager, select flash recovery. If that gives you trouble (depends if unrevoked got Super User installed before it failed), then u need to flash a PC36IMG of recovery. Let us know.
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k2buckley said:
Okay, you just need to install recovery. As jlstafford said, if you use rom manager, select flash recovery. If that gives you trouble (depends if unrevoked got Super User installed before it failed), then u need to flash a PC36IMG of recovery. Let us know.
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I tried to do RA recovery's pc136img.zip but it would show a red arrow and a phone when i tried to boot into bootloader.
r916 said:
unrevoked is still staying at waiting for system to settle, why is this? it usually goes away after like 30 seconds.
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Just be patient with it for a few minutes. I've had that take af ew minutes before. Also, something could be interfering with it, such as anti virus, pda net, doubletwist, htc sync, etc. Who knows. The bottom line is that if you're S off already, you really don't need to run unrevoked again. You can finish it yourself, manually. Put this PC36IMG(amon ra 2.3) on the root of your sd card. Boot to your bootloader. Let it update, by selecting volume up. WHen it finishes, boot to recovery. You should now have recovery. From that point, wipe and flash a rom if desired.
r916 said:
I tried to do RA recovery's pc136img.zip but it would show a red arrow and a phone when i tried to boot into bootloader.
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Download the file I just attatched . Put it on the main directory of your sd card, not in any folders. Don't rename it, just download it and put it on hte card. When it's on your card, pull your battery out. Put the battery back in, then hold volume down and power button. You should get to the bootloader, and it should wait a few seconds, then scan the card, find the PC36IMG, and ask you to update. Select yes when it asks you. Then when it asks you to reboot, select NO. Then from the bootloader menu, select recovery. What happens? DO you get to recovery successfully now?
EDIT: and this is assuming you are indeed S off. You said you were S off, for sure right?
I was trying to get him to flash a recovery not in bootloader, since it seemed like he couldn't get to hboot or recovery. Although, he may be able to now.
after unrevoked reboots SU is not in the app drawer like it usually is
jstalford said:
I was trying to get him to flash a recovery not in bootloader, since it seemed like he couldn't get to hboot or recovery. Although, he may be able to now.
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Right, I agreed with you on that, and suggested that he use ROM Manager to flash recovery as well. However then his next response was that he was trying to use Unrevoked again. He must be able to get to the bootloader, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to see if he was S on or S off. Also, depending how far Unrevoked got before it failed, it may or may not have installed the Super User App. If it didn't get that far, he probably won't be able to use ROM Manager, as it wont be granted SU. If that's the case, a PC36IMG should work, and isn't hard, as long as your volume buttons and power buttons function!
r916 said:
after unrevoked reboots SU is not in the app drawer like it usually is
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I was concerned of that. If you are S off, please download the PC36IMG I attatched and follow the instructions. It should work man, as long as that bootloader is S off. Have you tried that yet? What was the result? The critical part you are missing right now is Recovery. If you can get recovery, you can then flash a rom, which will have Super User app and busybox included anyways. You just need recovery.
I got it, it was a bad download of unrevoked.
stupid thing
so here is the deal. i have an evo that is having some problems.
i have ran the RUU and got the thing updated to the latest OTA.
i am not rooted and cant flash a recovery at all.
Currently the bootloader is S-OFF and and all. when i try and get into the recovery i cant get there it just gives me a red triangle and phone in the background. i cant flash a recovery from fastboot. it tells me that its not allowed. i have tried unrevoked recovery flasher to no avail.
can someone point me in the right direction to get a recovery on my phone.
HW Version 3
hboot 2.10.0001
S-Off
Use unrevoked 3,,it will install recovery for you as well as reroot
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Make sure in settings that usbdebug is checked,also check for non market apps install,,then run unrevoked again,,
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As far as I know, you place the PC36IMG.zip (named exactly as such, too, making sure you aren't naming it .zip.zip, as well) in the root of your SD card and load into your bootloader. From there, it will automatically detect the file within a few moments of loading up into your bootloader and you select the appropriate steps, given the on-screen instructions, to flash the PC36IMG file, which will be your recovery.
i have tried the PC36IMG.zip and unrevoked says that it failed to flash the recovery and i got the debugging and non-market apps down.
one other thing. the phone like to random reboot. it will just reboot with no warning after just a few min of use and will stay on if not being used.
curtis8523 said:
one other thing. the phone like to random reboot. it will just reboot with no warning after just a few min of use and will stay on if not being used.
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Huh????
10 Chars
HipKat said:
Huh????
10 Chars
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His phone reboots randomly.
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amon ra recovery
try putting this PC36IMG.zip in the root of your sd card, boot intobootloader wait for your phone to recognize it and hit update, the zip is for amon ra 2.3 recovery
after many hours of trial and error and 6 diffrent computers and 4 cables i was able to get a recovery loaded and its workin great.... except the random reboot crap....
BTW
used unrevoked 3 to get it up.
Usually with bad random rebooting, nothing will help. Download the s-on zip from the unrevoked website, flash it in recovery, then run the RUU again. You should be stock, s-on. Then take it to Sprint & have them replace it.
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Hey guys so I have been messing with my Evo trying to get S-off and trying to get it to start with clockwork recovery but I have had no luck after at least 6 hours of trying. So I have decided to seek some expert advice so anything will help.
About my evo
Purchased day it came out and rooted it the following night with a tedious method I don't remember at all.
HBOOT- 0.79.0000
Radio - 1.39.00.04.26
Rom Installed - Cyanogen 7.0.3.1
My initial problem
I was trying to get my phone to boot to recovery (latest clockwork recovery and Amon RA 2.3) but every time I tried I would see the red triangle with the exclamation mark. So to fix this I tried running the latest unrevoked and that would get hung up at rooting... so then I wiped my phone and tried again and still nothing. I would get stuck at either rooting... or firmware too new then I tried using an older version of unrevoked (3.21) and it seemed to get further. It ended up getting stuck at reboot.
New problem
Now I cant enter recovery at all. Whenever I try entering through rom manager it takes me to FASTBOOT and even if I try entering recovery through bootloader it does the same. Any suggestions will help! And if you need any more information I will be glad to help.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19699565/PC36IMG.zip
Place that on the root of your sd card. Turn your phone off, boot into the bootloader while holding vol+down as you turn the power on. Let it scan, apply update, reboot, reboot into recovery, from the bootloader, and you'll be on amon_ra 2.3 recovery.
Jeez, please stop using ROM Manager to boot to recovery, or to do anything else and explain how you can be using CWM AND AR??
Okay it booted and recognized the file PC36IMG. As for the update, how do I apply it? I click recovery and it still takes me to FASTBOOT.
@HipKat and I tried both recoveries at different times. First clockwork, the amon ra.
Kingcoke said:
Place that on the root of your sd card. Turn your phone off, boot into the bootloader while holding vol+down as you turn the power on. Let it scan, apply update, reboot, reboot into recovery, from the bootloader, and you'll be on amon_ra 2.3 recovery
Okay it booted and recognized the file PC36IMG. As for the update, how do I apply it? I click recovery and it still takes me to FASTBOOT.
@HipKat and I tried both recoveries at different times. First clockwork, the amon ra.
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It should have asked you to apply update, which you would have used the volume keys to navigate to yes, then pressed the power button to make the selection. If ya didn't get it, do the process again.
It doesnt ask me that and I have tried 5 times already. All it does is return to the bootloader screen.
The script in my sig should be able to recover it, just flash cm7 again once it's done and you should be good to go. You will be able to get to the recovery afterward by holding down power and selecting reboot
So I have been trying to use AutoRoot and was following the video on the thread but I keep getting hung up at "ERROR Could not access the SD card!" Also I was trying to use flashzip as suggested in this thread with your response. And I noticed that it was notifying me my nand was locked. Does that matter at all?
Kingcoke said:
So I have been trying to use AutoRoot and was following the video on the thread but I keep getting hung up at "ERROR Could not access the SD card!" Also I was trying to use flashzip as suggested in this thread with your response. And I noticed that it was notifying me my nand was locked. Does that matter at all?
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It sounds like you never got fully rooted if your nand is locked (s-on) and the sd card not being recognized could be caused by unrevoked not undoing something. Flashing the 3.29 PC36IMG will most likely fix the sd card error, but if not you'll need to use the OpenShell script from the autoroot folder and type the following:
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adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem enableqxdm 0
fastboot reboot
If you could attach the autorootlog.txt file to a post that will also give some more information about the condition of your phone.
xHausx said:
It sounds like you never got fully rooted if your nand is locked (s-on) and the sd card not being recognized could be caused by unrevoked not undoing something. Flashing the 3.29 PC36IMG will most likely fix the sd card error, but if not you'll need to use the OpenShell script from the autoroot folder and type the following:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem enableqxdm 0
fastboot reboot
If you could attach the autorootlog.txt file to a post that will also give some more information about the condition of your phone.
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Yeah im pretty sure my phone doesn't have a full root and okay im currently downloading 3.29.651.5_PC36IMG.zip. (by the way how do I install it with flashzip? do I just move it in the res folder or what?
attached is my autorootlog
thanks for all your help thus far I hope we get this figured out soon.
edit: I flashed as you suggested, ill see if it solved sd card error.
Kingcoke said:
Yeah im pretty sure my phone doesn't have a full root and okay im currently downloading 3.29.651.5_PC36IMG.zip. (by the way how do I install it with flashzip? do I just move it in the res folder or what?
attached is my autorootlog
thanks for all your help thus far I hope we get this figured out soon.
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Anywhere in the autoroot folder will be ok. It can't get your firmware version either so there is definitely something weird going on there, but you should be good once 3.29 is flashed.
Its currently flashing my firmware. Everything seems good so far! I will keep you updated.
edit: It says
congratulations! Your phone is now rooted with a customer recovery capable of flashing ROMs!
Unrevoked Forever was not required to root your phone but you must flash it if you plan on using a production hBoot. The ENG hBoot that is currently installed is unlocked by design and has extra features that can not be used on newer version.
WOW! Amazing, thanks so much! S-off, I can enter a custom recovery, and installing cyanogen as we speak. Finally a full root. I have been trying to achieve this forever. Any suggestions on roms? I have been using cyanogen forever.
Kingcoke said:
WOW! Amazing, thanks so much! S-off, I can enter a custom recovery, and installing cyanogen as we speak. Finally a full root. I have been trying to achieve this forever. Any suggestions on roms? I have been using cyanogen forever.
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Glad to hear that, you'll want to remember not to use any RUUs or upgrade your hboot though. Unrevoked forever can be used to permanently unlock it but as is flashing a RUU will completely unroot your phone and flashing anything newer than 3.29 will prevent you from downgrading your hboot again.
I'm currently using aamikam's sense 2.1 rom from here but have been looking for another, I can't lower brightness with any of the GB sense ROMs so my battery gets murdered when the screen is on. I'm digging the new sense though.
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Glad to hear that, you'll want to remember not to use any RUUs or upgrade your hboot though. Unrevoked forever can be used to permanently unlock it but as is flashing a RUU will completely unroot your phone and flashing anything newer than 3.29 will prevent you from downgrading your hboot again.
I'm currently using aamikam's sense 2.1 rom from here but have been looking for another, I can't lower brightness with any of the GB sense ROMs so my battery gets murdered when the screen is on. I'm digging the new sense though.
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What exactly is hboot? I want to make sure I don't foolishly upgrade it.
Kingcoke said:
What exactly is hboot? I want to make sure I don't foolishly upgrade it.
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hBoot stands for hardware boot, it's just another name for the bootloader. Flashing a RUU is guaranteed to upgrade it but aside from that you shouldn't really have to worry about it.