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EVO 4G Not Starting up

Hi everyone,
Will I used Unrevoked 3.3 yesterday and everything was fine till I restarted my phone and now the system is lost I can get it into recovery and bootloader menu however. But ive tried lots of PC36IMG and Flash OS ROMS nothings worked. Please help me and yes I have the new sprint ota 3.70 update and hboot 2.10.0001. I would greatly appreciate the help. If I restore the PC36IMG it gives me an error FAIL on radio. ******FIXED IT******

gtarocks10 said:
Hi everyone,
Will I used Unrevoked 3.3 yesterday and everything was fine till I restarted my phone and now the system is lost I can get it into recovery and bootloader menu however. But ive tried lots of PC36IMG and Flash OS ROMS nothings worked. Please help me and yes I have the new sprint ota 3.70 update and hboot 2.10.0001. I would greatly appreciate the help. If I restore the PC36IMG it gives me an error FAIL on radio.
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sounds like you dont have a recovery installed. i'm assusimg unrevoked provided you with S-OFF in hboot. use the file located here:
http://www.multiupload.com/H89AODJPP5
rename the file pc36img.zip, it will flash Amon_RA modified recovery for your phone. provided you have S-OFF, once this is complete, reboot into recovery and you should be able to flash any rom of your choice.

[Guide] EVO Revert to stock + S-ON after Gingerbread

This took me all day to figure out so I'm making a guide. The 2 Big problems I had were getting the S-on patch to work and the newer Hboot that came with gingerbread refusing to downgrade to an older PC36IMG.zip.
The main reason I wanted to return to stock was for a repair, last time i did everything except s-on and the guy noticed it and black listed my esn.
Make sure you are prepared before you continue! Once you flash your radio your phone wont boot into the OS.
First, you need to flash an older radio for the S-ON patch to even work. I found flashing EVO_Radio_2.15.00.07.28.zip worked best. Do this in your custom recovery
Follow djR3Z's guide to turn S-ON but do not go past step 7!
Download this file I got this off a youtube video for the incredible and replaced the files with their EVO specific counterparts
Open the zip and move flash_image and mtd0.img to your sdk/tools/ folder
boot into your custom recovery and mount /system/
open up a command prompt in your tools folder
(in windows7 hold shift and right click on /tools/ there will be an option to "open command window")
Run the commands in the commands.txt file. FYI you can paste into command prompt with right click.
adb push flash_image /data
adb push mtd0.img /data
adb shell
chmod 777 /data/flash_image
cd /data
flash_image misc mtd0.img
exit
adb reboot oem-78
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After this you can move your stock PC36IMG.zip to the root of your SD card and reboot into your Hboot Bootloader. If everything was done correctly it should now accept PC36IMG and downgrade to stock.

Great job! Do you think there will be an easier way in the future? I don't think I would be able to do this.
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If you run the 3.70 RUU while still s-off, will it replace the hboot with an older version? It seems like it should, but I'm confused by the 6.16 hboot.
I haven't actually ran revolutionary, so this is all theory, but I thought unrooting/s-on would work like this:
Run the RUU for 3.70. I don't have much experience with RUUs, but if they don't include radios, you would then need to reflash recovery and downgrade the radio. After reflashing etc, then flash the s-on zip. Then rerun the RUU for 3.70 to get rid of your custom recovery, or run the RUU for 4.24, since once you're s-on you can't downgrade & every RUU will be a downgrade from 6.16 hboot.
Now this may be entirely wrong, but I was just curious if it would work. I've been rooted for a while, and unrooting and s-on would be much easier for me. Even though it sounds like a pain, it still sounds more noob friendly than the version in the OP.
Either way, great job on putting this together. I know that a lot of people are curious about unrooting from revolutionary, so hopefully you've cleared some confusion.
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Sfork said:
First, you need to flash an older radio for the S-ON patch to even work. I found flashing EVO_Radio_2.15.00.07.28.zip worked best. Do this in your custom recovery
Follow djR3Z's guide to turn S-ON but do not go past step 7!
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I can't get this step to work, try as I have to get S-ON back, it won't go. Doesn't the Revolutionary HBOOT prevent this from working?
The unrevoked-son zip flashes fine, and says it worked, but I'm still S-OFF. What did you do to get it to work?
@plainjane
HBOOT will not update to an older version. If that were possible, the GB OTA wouldn't have had to be rooted at all, since everyone would've been able to downgrade to a rootable HBOOT version.
It's that fact that makes me wary of this method working at all. Can the steps after the "S-ON" portion be completed (which I assume finds a way to downgrade HBOOT), and then run the S-ON tool & flash the stock PC36IMG? I think that's what I'll try now, since I can't get it working in the order specified here.

Captain_Throwback said:
I can't get this step to work, try as I have to get S-ON back, it won't go. Doesn't the Revolutionary HBOOT prevent this from working?
The unrevoked-son zip flashes fine, and says it worked, but I'm still S-OFF. What did you do to get it to work?
@plainjane
HBOOT will not update to an older version. If that were possible, the GB OTA wouldn't have had to be rooted at all, since everyone would've been able to downgrade to a rootable HBOOT version.
It's that fact that makes me wary of this method working at all. Can the steps after the "S-ON" portion be completed (which I assume finds a way to downgrade HBOOT), and then run the S-ON tool & flash the stock PC36IMG? I think that's what I'll try now, since I can't get it working in the order specified here.
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You can downgrade via RUU if you're s-off. My suggestion was to run the RUU while still s-off, because s-on won't allow you to downgrade. Or, if the RUU won't replace the bootloader, then flash an older hboot.
Then, if you're still s-off, flash the s-on tool. I don't know if this root method uses unrevoked forever or if it's just an always s-off hboot. I do know that it's a different hboot version.
If anyone has a chance to try to run the 3.70 RUU and see if it downgrades the hboot, I'd like to know. If it doesn't, but the RUU completes, then you should be able to flash recovery and then flash an older hboot - I believe 2.10 is the one that shipped with 3.70. Mine is 2.02, and I never updated to 3.70 (I believe it was 3.30 when I rooted).
Again, it's just a theory. If I get curious enough then I may unroot and update just to try revolutionary and try to unroot again, but I'd rather not get stuck with a horrendously obvious 6.16 hboot that can't be replaced/unrooted if I don't have to.
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plainjane said:
You can downgrade via RUU if you're s-off. My suggestion was to run the RUU while still s-off, because s-on won't allow you to downgrade. Or, if the RUU won't replace the bootloader, then flash an older hboot.
Then, if you're still s-off, flash the s-on tool. I don't know if this root method uses unrevoked forever or if it's just an always s-off hboot. I do know that it's a different hboot version.
If anyone has a chance to try to run the 3.70 RUU and see if it downgrades the hboot, I'd like to know. If it doesn't, but the RUU completes, then you should be able to flash recovery and then flash an older hboot - I believe 2.10 is the one that shipped with 3.70. Mine is 2.02, and I never updated to 3.70 (I believe it was 3.30 when I rooted).
Again, it's just a theory. If I get curious enough then I may unroot and update just to try revolutionary and try to unroot again, but I'd rather not get stuck with a horrendously obvious 6.16 hboot that can't be replaced/unrooted if I don't have to.
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk
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What I was saying is, at least with the Revolutionary HBOOT (6.16), it will not downgrade, either using the 3.70 Froyo RUU or the 4.24 GB RUU or PC36IMG.zip files flashed through Fastboot. It bypasses the Bootloader update every time.
Have you somehow gotten HBOOT to downgrade while S-OFF?

Captain_Throwback said:
What I was saying is, at least with the Revolutionary HBOOT (6.16), it will not downgrade, either using the 3.70 Froyo RUU or the 4.24 GB RUU or PC36IMG.zip files flashed through Fastboot. It bypasses the Bootloader update every time.
Have you somehow gotten HBOOT to downgrade while S-OFF?
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Hboot 6.16 will not downgrade or flash S-ON currently.

[G] having trouble getting s-on

i have tried every method i can find to get s-on after root with revolutionary. i have flashed the s-on zip and all it does is get rid of the red bar that says "revolutionary". it still say s-off. ive done it from a custom rom and a stock rom. done it through flashing and done it buy naming the zip pc36img it installs successfully but still shows s-off. any help is appreciated

#1. The s-on is NOT 4 revolutionary. Search for how 2 unroot revolutionaty root. Its the thread with a whole bunch of ??? at the end of the title. That should lead u toward the light.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18399552&postcount=2

thank you guys for the feedback, i will try that

just tried the method posted, got back to stock rom and what not but still s-off

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16949711&postcount=15

funny thing is, there is a s-on tool for revolutionary... when i did flash it it got rid of the red bar on the top of the bootloader menu but still had s-off, i think im going to try flashing that hboot version with android flasher tonight. its weird cuz the phone im trying to unroot is not reading pc36img files i pout on it but my own phone will

Downgrade your radio and use the unrevoked method to go s-on..

ca1ne said:
Downgrade your radio and use the unrevoked method to go s-on..
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Depends on what radio version he/she has. If I'm not mistaken the recent radio updates dont allow you to downgrade.

just flashed that hboot file, didnt do anything
my hboot version is 6.17

[Q] I cant figure out how to get S-OFF.

I ran revolutionary a while ago which gave me access to superuser but when i went to install busy box it failed i looked at the phone in boot mode says s-off, looked thru some guides havent found anything exactly like this?
HTC EVO 4G
SUPERSONIC EVT2-2 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-6.17.0001
RADIO 2.15.00.0808

dirtyrob said:
I ran revolutionary a while ago which gave me access to superuser but when i went to install busy box it failed i looked at the phone in boot mode says s-off, looked thru some guides havent found anything exactly like this?
HTC EVO 4G
SUPERSONIC EVT2-2 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-6.17.0001
RADIO 2.15.00.0808
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I don't remember having to install busybox,i know that all custom roms have it built in,if you have a working recovery,then go ahead and download and install a custom rom.

dirtyrob said:
I ran revolutionary a while ago which gave me access to superuser but when i went to install busy box it failed i looked at the phone in boot mode says s-off, looked thru some guides havent found anything exactly like this?
HTC EVO 4G
SUPERSONIC EVT2-2 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-6.17.0001
RADIO 2.15.00.0808
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Diablo67 said:
I don't remember having to install busybox,i know that all custom roms have it built in,if you have a working recovery,then go ahead and download and install a custom rom.
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Busybox is integrated into most custom ROMs, like Diablo67 states. If you're S-ON, you're going to need to boot into recovery via fastboot, to flash your kernel/ROM simultaneously.

Your device is not S-OFF. It appears to be in the middle of the process to return it to stock. You'll need to flash a stock ROM to it to normalize the HBOOT version, and then you can re-root with Revolutionary.

Captain_Throwback said:
Your device is not S-OFF. It appears to be in the middle of the process to return it to stock. You'll need to flash a stock ROM to it to normalize the HBOOT version, and then you can re-root with Revolutionary.
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I misread,i thought he said he had S-Off.

tried flashing pc36img by installing zip from sd card says (bad) aborted?
Now i just restored to a factory save i had going to try revolutionary again?

dirtyrob said:
tried flashing pc36img by installing zip from sd card says (bad) aborted?
Now i just restored to a factory save i had going to try revolutionary again?
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You don't install a PC36IMG in recovery; it's flashed through the bootloader.

finally figured it out thanks for your help.

Help rooting

Good Morning,
I got myself in a situation and I'm not sure how to get out of. My phone is rooted and before had s-off with hboot .93 and baseband 2.15.00.0808. I wanted to try a rom that only worked with certain versions of hboot. So I updated my hboot to 0.97 and I lost my s-off. Currently I can't use unrevoked because my baseband is not supported. I also can't use revolutionary because my hboot is not supported. Is there anything I can do to get my s-off again thank you.

kronik420 said:
Good Morning,
I got myself in a situation and I'm not sure how to get out of. My phone is rooted and before had s-off with hboot .93 and baseband 2.15.00.0808. I wanted to try a rom that only worked with certain versions of hboot. So I updated my hboot to 0.97 and I lost my s-off. Currently I can't use unrevoked because my baseband is not supported. I also can't use revolutionary because my hboot is not supported. Is there anything I can do to get my s-off again thank you.
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Have you tried running an RUU.exe from fastboot? Maybe the 4.53 update, so you can be able to root with Revolutionary.
Here is Football's RUU folder.
http://www.filefactory.com/f/acf0b850b0f70d7b/
Good Luck and good morning to you too.

atapia984 - So your saying download and install 4.53 update. I need to place that on my sd card on the setup to flash the phone. Also will that update my hboot

kronik420 said:
atapia984 - So your saying download and install 4.53 update. I need to place that on my sd card on the setup to flash the phone. Also will that update my hboot
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No these are RUU.exe you run from your Windows machine. You could also try Captain_Throwback's PC36IMG.zip's you can flash from the HBOOT from the post here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16949711&postcount=15
either the 4.54 or the 3.70 so you will be able to root with either Unrevoked or Revolutionary.

Ok its downloaded just curious do you think this will brick my device before I go through and install it just want to be sure Its not going to brick it

http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/194918-rooting-dummies.html
I tried this and I got error failed to get root is your firmware to new.

If succesful an RUU restores your device back to stock firmware. There should not be a brick.
Sent from my PC36100

I tried it and it says ERROR [155] UNKNOWN ERROR
the rom update utility cannot update your android phone.

kronik420 said:
I tried it and it says ERROR [155] UNKNOWN ERROR
the rom update utility cannot update your android phone.
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Make sure you have the necessary drivers for Windows.
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install
Have you tried the PC36IMG.zip?

According to G&E all HBoots are now downgradeable as of 3/15/12 so try downgrading back to your old HBOOT that worked. There's also a thread on here, I think it (Radios) by Caulkin it where I get all the latest radios, combo zips, hboot versions and more, great resource, good luck.
http://www.goodandevo.net/2012/03/state-of-the-htc-evo-4g-and-evo-3d-root-world-march-2012.html#more
BeInGarvey

kronik420 said:
I tried it and it says ERROR [155] UNKNOWN ERROR
the rom update utility cannot update your android phone.
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Just use the 4.54 PC36IMG.zip file from my post that someone linked earlier, and flash it through Bootloader. Then you can re-root/unlock using Revolutionary.