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Automated way to unroot your myTouch 4G (difficulty level 1)

So I am moving onto a new phone so I will not be supporting this thread anymore. Please help each other the best you can. Also if anyone wants to take over and support this thread feel free. Last but not least if anyone wants to use any of the items I put into this also feel free. Remember that android is made possible with contrbutions from viewers like you!
Sorry but I no longer have the files that were in the zip as my laptop that they were on no longer has a charger so I really don't have a way to pull them off until I come up with extra funds to buy a charger for that dinosaur!
This is a way to unroot only if you have followed the gfree method.
I have included my part7back up because I used it for two phones other then the one it was orginally pulled from and it restored s=on with no problem. Now I can not promise you that this will not completely eff up your device but like I said it has worked on the ones I've tested. llontop.m has used it for his device also and it worked no problem.
This will return you phone to stock (out of the box) with very little effort.
WARNING THIS COULD BRICK YOUR DEVICE TRY AT YOUR OWN WILL!!! I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT MAY HAPPEN!!!
Please note I rezipped the files with 7zip so there shouldnt be any issues unzipping now
1. To use this simply download the zip and extract the two items to the root of your sdcard (ones a folder with three files in it and ones the PD15IMG)
2. Open terminal and type
su (press enter)
cd /sdcard/unroot (press enter)
sh unroot.sh (press enter
3. Let it work.
Some times at the end it will boot into fastboot rather then hboot. If this happens just scroll to bootloader and boot into it.
Hopefully this works for you all!!!
if you would like to continue to type the commands your self and use your own part7backup (although its not needed) could still follow my old guide.

Great work jjjackson56!
I've given this a try and so far everything is back to stock..Keep up the good work..
Current Phone: HTC Glacier (Mytouch 4g)
Rom: Nexus S (version 1.9)
Recovery: CWM 3

jjjackson56 said:
This is a way to unroot only if you have followed the gfree method.
I have included my part7back up because I used it for two phones other then the one it was orginally pulled from and it restored s=on with no problem. Now I can not promise you that this will not completely eff up your device but like I said it has worked on the ones I've tested. llontop.m has used it for his device also and it worked no problem.
This will return you phone to stock (out of the box) with very little effort.
WARNING THIS COULD BRICK YOUR DEVICE TRY AT YOUR OWN WILL!!! I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT MAY HAPPEN!!!
1. To use this simply download the zip and extract the two items to the root of your sdcard (ones a folder and ones the PD15IMG)
2. Open terminal and type
su (press enter)
cd /sdcard/unroot (press enter)
sh unroot.sh (press enter
3. Let it work.
Some times at the end it will boot into fastboot rather then hboot. If this happens just scroll to bootloader and boot into it.
Hopefully this works for you all!!!
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Nice work...

808prettyboy808 said:
Great work jjjackson56!
I've given this a try and so far everything is back to stock..Keep up the good work..
Current Phone: HTC Glacier (Mytouch 4g)
Rom: Nexus S (version 1.9)
Recovery: CWM 3
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Glad to see that it work. Im trying to make this process as easy as possible.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

Still a newb, but if i didnt use the gfree method to root, whats the other way to unroot my phone?

Nivek91 said:
Still a newb, but if i didnt use the gfree method to root, whats the other way to unroot my phone?
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Take the PD15IMG put it in the root of your sdcard (no folders) boot into bootloader (volume down and power) let it load the zip select yes let it work then your good.
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jjjackson56 said:
Take the PD15IMG put it in the root of your sdcard (no folders) boot into bootloader (volume down and power) let it load the zip select yes let it work then your good.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
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Oh ok thanks. So no need to go into clockwork recovery and restore a stock rom? all i have to do is put that file in my sdcard, reboot to bootloader and just let it load? thanks again

tried every method, no matter what i still have PVT SHIP S-OFF. Dont know why my S wont come back on. It says in terminal that its successfull whatever then to reboot to check if S-ON, but its still off. I know i've followed the correct steps. Do you think bestbuy will check for S-OFF if i just go and return it? i've returned my Nexus S before but i wasnt sure if they even booted into fastboot or not. What do you guys think?
this is what my screen says:
GLACIER PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.86.0000
MICROP-0429
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
SEP 27 2010, 11:12:59

say this does brick my phone would it be s-on? im sending it back to t-mobile just wanted to know

651stp said:
tried every method, no matter what i still have PVT SHIP S-OFF. Dont know why my S wont come back on. It says in terminal that its successfull whatever then to reboot to check if S-ON, but its still off. I know i've followed the correct steps. Do you think bestbuy will check for S-OFF if i just go and return it? i've returned my Nexus S before but i wasnt sure if they even booted into fastboot or not. What do you guys think?
this is what my screen says:
GLACIER PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.86.0000
MICROP-0429
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
SEP 27 2010, 11:12:59
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wowowowow. LOL. after trying everything i finally got S-ON!!! YES!!!!!!!
anywhoo, this will help for those who are just stuck, and no matter what it wont turn s back on!
I followed the same steps that Grankin01 posted but he forgot to mention a crucial step in his Reverting steps. you have to type in chmod 777 to make it execute.(he didnt include it in reverting steps, therefor when you went to the next step it just says "permission denied")
i did as follows.
1. Rename the part7backup file that you already have to something just so you know that it is the original backup.
2. Open up terminal emulator or adb shell and type "su" + enter to get root privileges.
3. Type "cd /data/local" and hit enter.
3.5 Type "chmod 777 gfree" and hit enter to make the program executable.
4. Now type "./gfree -f" + enter to run gfree again. It will disable wp on the emmc and remove the brq filter in the kernel. (as well as make another backup, which you can delete if you wish)
5. Now run the "dd if=/where/your/part7backup-numbers.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7" and it should show the output:
xxxx bytes in
xxxxbytes out
xxxxxxxxxx copied in blah blah blah
Finally worked for me after a week and a half with no responses on trying to put s back on. i hope it helps some people who couldnt get it working

@cdw9800 if you return a brick they wont be able to tell if s=on or s=off. I returned a mytouch3g brick that was rooted custom rom everything and never had any issuses.
@Nivek91 no just boot into bootloader no need to boot into anything else.

Nice! Making our lives a lot easier.
Sent from my HTC Glacier

HeavyComponent said:
Nice! Making our lives a lot easier.
Sent from my HTC Glacier
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just doing what I can to further development on our device.

jjjackson56 said:
@cdw9800 if you return a brick they wont be able to tell if s=on or s=off. I returned a mytouch3g brick that was rooted custom rom everything and never had any issuses.
@Nivek91 no just boot into bootloader no need to boot into anything else.
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good to know i have the washed out screen wasnt bad to everyone who had the phone i know was like whats wrong with your screen look at mines im like -__- hopefully this works i dont mind doing the other steps but hey im always up to trying new things ill let you know how everything went once i reieve my phone

This is not a true "unrooting" process.
This only turns s=on.
Which be careful if you are using a not factory ROM this will thrown your phone for a loop. Since the security protocol will be looking for the stock image.

neidlinger said:
This is not a true "unrooting" process.
This only turns s=on.
Which be careful if you are using a not factory ROM this will thrown your phone for a loop. Since the security protocol will be looking for the stock image.
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That is incorrect this reverts the gfree process thus turning radio s=on then once its done it boots you into bootloader to flash the PD15IMG which flashes stock spl recovery and rom
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

jjjackson56 said:
That is incorrect this reverts the gfree process thus turning radio s=on then once its done it boots you into bootloader to flash the PD15IMG which flashes stock spl recovery and rom
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
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Believe what you want. I was running Cyanogen's CM6.1.2RC2, stored the PD15IMG on my SDcard and booted into bootloader and it reverted back to a stock fashion. didn't even bother with the unroot.sh.
and ./gfree is different than s=off/s=on... you can flash custom ROMs or any flash-able .zip via the recovery w/o having done the ./gfree...
and i've done the "sh unroot.sh" and it's done nothing but turn s=on.

neidlinger said:
Believe what you want. I was running Cyanogen's CM6.1.2RC2, stored the PD15IMG on my SDcard and booted into bootloader and it reverted back to a stock fashion. didn't even bother with the unroot.sh.
and ./gfree is different than s=off/s=on... you can flash custom ROMs or any flash-able .zip via the recovery w/o having done the ./gfree...
and i've done the "sh unroot.sh" and it's done nothing but turn s=on.
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Cool but this is for those that used g-free. I've done the straight flash from the bootloader and I never got S-ON, it just returned me to stock like you stated. But many people here need to get it back to complete stock so they can get their returns/exchanges done legit style

neidlinger said:
Believe what you want. I was running Cyanogen's CM6.1.2RC2, stored the PD15IMG on my SDcard and booted into bootloader and it reverted back to a stock fashion. didn't even bother with the unroot.sh.
and ./gfree is different than s=off/s=on... you can flash custom ROMs or any flash-able .zip via the recovery w/o having done the ./gfree...
and i've done the "sh unroot.sh" and it's done nothing but turn s=on.
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if you feel like this doesnt "unroot" enough for you, just use the visionary app then click unroot wah-la. should be unrooted. then run the pd5 img

unrooted and s-on for me thanks

[Q] RUU restore for warranty fails: error 140. Anyone can help?

Hi guys,
I own a Fastweb branded desire and back key isn't working anymore.
So I'm tring to restore the branded official rom for warranty.
I got s-off and root and my gold card is in.
I've flashed the old modaco r6 rom to avoid main version is older and flashed downgrade hboot(alpharev) too.
When I start the ruu hboot 0.75 and old radio are flashed properly, but I still have custom splash and cwm recovery also system is untouched.
Ruu stops with error 140 bootloader problem.
I'm still able to flash custom roms and I can s-off again, but I really don't know what to do.
Any help?
Thanks.
Best regards.
Jus

You're in the wrong section dude, read the rules.. all questions go to q&a section
This sections is set aside for development only
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Sorry mate, is there a way to change section?

jussy,
I had exactly the same problem so I'll answer even tho this is the wrong thread. You have to start first by extracting the zip file from the RUU. Run the RUU until it gets to the first screen then leave it there (don't close it).
Go to Start -> Run and type %temp%.
Find the temporary folder folder that's just been created (sort based on date) and find a file called 'rom.zip'. Copy this file into another location and close the RUU.

FreshNClean said:
jussy,
I had exactly the same problem so I'll answer even tho this is the wrong thread. You have to start first by extracting the zip file from the RUU. Run the RUU until it gets to the first screen then leave it there (don't close it).
Go to Start -> Run and type %temp%.
Find the temporary folder folder that's just been created (sort based on date) and find a file called 'rom.zip'. Copy this file into another location and close the RUU.
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Thanks for replay.
I've extracted rom.zip and renamed to PB99IMG.zip. tried to flash it in fastboot.
Flash process start but stops before finishing leave me in the same situation as before. If I want to flash it again gives me main version is older.
I've s-off it 10 times today and made many try.
EDIT: I've also tried to flash via fastboot commander the .img files in rom.zip but after that I could only access fastboot.
Now I've flash a generic ruu to make it boot.

Tbh mate I'm not sure how to change it lol.. mayb delete and repost in q&a..
Just beware of flames coming your way lol
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

jussy said:
Thanks for replay.
I've extracted rom.zip and renamed to PB99IMG.zip. tried to flash it in fastboot.
Flash process start but stops before finishing leave me in the same situation as before. If I want to flash it again gives me main version is older.
I've s-off it 10 times today and made many try.
EDIT: I've also tried to flash via fastboot commander the .img files in rom.zip but after that I could only access fastboot.
Now I've flash a generic ruu to make it boot.
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Dude, don't flash the zip, just put it in the root of your SD, then switch phone off, hold vol down button and reboot into recovery, your phone will recognize the pb99img.zip and some options should come up. Follow the on screen instructions and you should be unrooted in 15 mins max.
Traced from a Reflex S Desire

3f1f37 said:
Dude, don't flash the zip, just put it in the root of your SD, then switch phone off, hold vol down button and reboot into recovery, your phone will recognize the pb99img.zip and some options should come up. Follow the on screen instructions and you should be unrooted in 15 mins max.
Traced from a Reflex S Desire
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Sorry for my bad english but what you said is what I've done.
1-root and s-off.
2-flash downgrade hboot(alpharev).
3-put PB99IMG.zip (extract as said from my branded ruu) on sd card root.
4-boot power + vol down.
5-It starts, step 1 goes well then at the end of step 2 screen became black and came back with 0.75 hboot s-on and if I try again it gives me main version is older.
So I can only reboot, reflash a rom and s-off it again.
Never ending loop...
Thanks anyway.

You are using wrong RUU.use the RUU with 5.11.05.27 , I am on mobile so can't give you the exect link.I will post it tomorrow for you, if you can't find.
And it is better to create a goldcard if you havent yet
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

jhonybravo4u said:
You are using wrong RUU.use the RUU with 5.11.05.27 , I am on mobile so can't give you the exect link.I will post it tomorrow for you, if you can't find.
And it is better to create a goldcard if you havent yet
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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I've got my gold card already in.
Sadly there's only one ruu for my carrier.
I can flash a generic froyo ruu but it's not good for warranty.

I can't really help in terms of your issue.
If I remember right, I booted into the bootloader and switched on fastboot, then ran the RUU EXE making sure my phone was connected to my pc.
It eventually came right.
Saying that, after I got the stock ROM back on, my phone went ape (and to this day I have no idea why). Random restarts. Freezing. It was crazy. I had to upgrade the RUU for it to stay on properly. Was really weird.
There are so many threads about rooting for warrantee purposes, perhaps search them or go through thier instructions, cause I'm sure someone may have had the same issue.
Wish I could help you though.

mr_norris said:
I can't really help in terms of your issue.
If I remember right, I booted into the bootloader and switched on fastboot, then ran the RUU EXE making sure my phone was connected to my pc.
It eventually came right.
Saying that, after I got the stock ROM back on, my phone went ape (and to this day I have no idea why). Random restarts. Freezing. It was crazy. I had to upgrade the RUU for it to stay on properly. Was really weird.
There are so many threads about rooting for warrantee purposes, perhaps search them or go through thier instructions, cause I'm sure someone may have had the same issue.
Wish I could help you though.
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It seems you didn't got the problem.
Thanks anyway.

I did it!!!!
Thanks to this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821809
and all of you.
So many thanks.

Sorry guys I got an other problem...
Now this is the second time I bring it to assistence (last time was for vol down) and when they give it back to me it was updated to froyo.
I'm facing problem with 1.15=>1.21 OTA, installation is aborted due to status 7 (if some one can help I'll post the full error message).
Unfortunetly the ruu I've used is the only one from my carrier.
Will they know that my phone was updated by them and I'll lose my warranty?
Any idea about fixing status 7?
Many thanks.
Best regads,
Jussy

Flashing Radio, I need help please. I am willing to pay for personal assistance!

I have managed to root and S-OFF my phone (so I'm told), but no matter how I try I can't manage to flash the radio that goes with the android revolution ROM. I've not been able to get ENG S-OFF so I'm trying to flash the radio from the SD Card, but that failed as well.
My radio performance is pretty bad. I really need the new radio flashed to my phone to corrected radio issues.
Is there someone who understands radio flashing process well enough to walk me through it? I am willing to pay for the personal assistance.
Thanks,
Jacquie

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295

rohithksaj said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295
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Thansk for the attempt to help. I have gotten as far as to tell the phone through android sdk fastboot flash radio radio.img. I get an error that says cannot load radio.img. Is there a particular format for the radio.img file? My appears to be in a zip file.
Thanks a million for getting me this far.

if your flashing the radio you downloaded from the android revolution ROM page unzip the file into a new folder then follow the instructions in the read me .. i have always done it that way and has worked for me every time and quite simple to follow ...

jacquiegardner said:
Thansk for the attempt to help. I have gotten as far as to tell the phone through android sdk fastboot flash radio radio.img. I get an error that says cannot load radio.img. Is there a particular format for the radio.img file? My appears to be in a zip file.
Thanks a million for getting me this far.
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Check in the zip file; you should have a file named 'radio.img' - extract this file and copy it to the folder that you're running fastboot from (if you're using the SDK this is probably the tools folder). The file must be named 'radio.img' for that command to work.
If that doesn't work, exactly what error are you getting?
Edit: or do what sslysi says if you're wanting that radio; everything you need's in the download from that thread.
//sent from my HTC Desire HD using Tapatalk; all errors entirely intentional.

I can't follow android revolution for flashing radio because I can't get the tool to get ENG S-OFF. Already tried this method.
Any other suggestions?
Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using XDA App

This is exactly what I did. Extracted the zip file and copied out the radio.IMG file into android SDK tools folder. I don't remember the exact error. I will follow up with another post. I should have put it in my original post reporting the problem. Maybe I'm just too frustrated with all this. In addition I can never get my phone into bootloader using vol- and power button. I'm sure there is a reason why all this stuff isn't working. I just don't know enough to put it all together.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using XDA App

I used this app to root AMT and also to flash my latest radio.

radixon said:
I used this app to root AMT and also to flash my latest radio.
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I was just going to post this. You cannot flash a radio with ENG-S ON, it needs to be OFF before flashing the radio.

Error says cannot load radio.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using XDA App

fuzzbeans said:
I was just going to post this. You cannot flash a radio with ENG-S ON, it needs to be OFF before flashing the radio.
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It is my understanding that some processes can flash with ENG S-OFF. I tried a number of methods to achieve ENG S-OFF, but can't get there. I am open to suggestions.
Thanks again,

Are you sure you are rooted? Hold down the vol - button whilst switching phone on to enter the bootloader. Once there it will tell you if you have eng s-off. If not use the tool from the link I posted before. I successfully used this app to root my phone after I had downgraded my phone.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA App

jacquiegardner said:
It is my understanding that some processes can flash with ENG S-OFF. I tried a number of methods to achieve ENG S-OFF, but can't get there. I am open to suggestions.
Thanks again,
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855403
try this..it will work to ENG s-off...dont forget to turn usb debugging on

This is a much easier method to flash radios:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054304
Just download the radio file of your choice, put it in the root of your sdcard and boot into the bootloader.

Hi jacquiegardner
jacquiegardner said:
I have managed to root and S-OFF my phone (so I'm told), but no matter how I try I can't manage to flash the radio that goes with the android revolution ROM. I've not been able to get ENG S-OFF so I'm trying to flash the radio from the SD Card, but that failed as well.
My radio performance is pretty bad. I really need the new radio flashed to my phone to corrected radio issues.
Is there someone who understands radio flashing process well enough to walk me through it? I am willing to pay for the personal assistance.
Thanks,
Jacquie
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I find your offer to Pay for help somewhat strange , simply because you have had numerous replies trying to help you, and you have so far ignored to use the FREE to use thanks button to those trying to help you.
Take Care
TheQuest

Help with flashing radio Desire HD
Hey,
I am an experienced and an advanced Android user/modder with a Desire HD. Here's how I flash a radio
First of all, you'll need to check if you're s-off. To do that, power off the phone, remove the battery, then replace the battery. Then, while pressing the volume down button, press the power button to start the phone in fastboot mode.
When the screen loads, check and see if it's S-OFF or if it's S-ON. If it's S-OFF, continue by following the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054304
I'll summarise it for you according to my own experience for you. I'll assume you're rooted and S-OFF
1. Download the radio of your choice. Rename it to PD98IMG.zip
2. Copy the PD98IMG.zip file to the root of your SD card.
3. Turn off the phone
4. Remove the battery, then replace it
5. Press VOLUME-DOWN while pressing POWER ON at the same time. Keep holding those buttons and do not release them until the fastboot screen shows up
6. At this screen, choose the BOOTLOADER option using the VOL-UP and DOWN to select, POWER button to confirm
7. The phone should then be scanning the SD card for the PD98IMG.zip file. When it's done scanning, it'll install it automatically.
8. Reboot and enjoy!
Also, you might wanna check the md5sum key after downloading your radio to prevent corruption of data.
P/S- You don't have to pay me, just hit the thank button.
jazztin_smith

jazztin_smith said:
Hey,
I am an experienced and an advanced Android user/modder with a Desire HD. Here's how I flash a radio
First of all, you'll need to check if you're s-off. To do that, power off the phone, remove the battery, then replace the battery. Then, while pressing the volume down button, press the power button to start the phone in fastboot mode.
When the screen loads, check and see if it's S-OFF or if it's S-ON. If it's S-OFF, continue by following the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054304
I'll summarise it for you according to my own experience for you. I'll assume you're rooted and S-OFF
1. Download the radio of your choice. Rename it to PD98IMG.zip
2. Copy the PD98IMG.zip file to the root of your SD card.
3. Turn off the phone
4. Remove the battery, then replace it
5. Press VOLUME-DOWN while pressing POWER ON at the same time. Keep holding those buttons and do not release them until the fastboot screen shows up
6. At this screen, choose the BOOTLOADER option using the VOL-UP and DOWN to select, POWER button to confirm
7. The phone should then be scanning the SD card for the PD98IMG.zip file. When it's done scanning, it'll install it automatically.
8. Reboot and enjoy!
Also, you might wanna check the md5sum key after downloading your radio to prevent corruption of data.
P/S- You don't have to pay me, just hit the thank button.
jazztin_smith
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Yes? Why the dots? Did i say something wrong?
Edit: Oops, my browser showed those smileys as dots. lol. Anyway, do hit the thanks button! I'm a veteran android modder, but new at xda. Need to collect stats to upload my mods in the development forums =S

Hawks556 said:
This is a much easier method to flash radios:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054304
Just download the radio file of your choice, put it in the root of your sdcard and boot into the bootloader.
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Tried this one too! It just said "failed."

rohithksaj said:
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Thanks for trying, but already tried this method. Had to get into bootloader via command prompt, but it works, can't do it any other way. Navigated to the file and it started to load, then came back "failed."
I do have S-OFF and have been rooted. No ENG S-OFF.
Thanks again,

[Q] Help....bootloop after Revolutionary (radio problem)

I followed the instructions on here to flash my DINC2 with TACOROOT and then used REVOLUTIONARY to obtain s-off. However I got an error message when I tried to enter the command "fastboot flash zip 1.09.01.0312_vivow_Radio_PG32IMG.zip" when the bootloader screen came up on the Droid. Now it is boot looping. I have tried to use that command several times all to no avail. I would get errors, and most recently the message is "waiting for device".
I am at a dead end and not sure what to do. Any help would be appreciated.

Name the radio PG32IMG.zip and put it in your sdcard and boot into bootloader
sent from my paranoid android

Thanks! That worked great. No more boot loop and it is telling me that I have Android 2.3.3 and software number 2.18.605.3. However, after running Revolutionary one more time to make sure I was in s-off, I can no longer boot into Hboot once I have rebooted. Nothing happens when I push the Vol- and Power at the same time.....when I release the buttons it boots normally.
Any ideas?

therreid said:
Thanks! That worked great. No more boot loop and it is telling me that I have Android 2.3.3 and software number 2.18.605.3. However, after running Revolutionary one more time to make sure I was in s-off, I can no longer boot into Hboot once I have rebooted. Nothing happens when I push the Vol- and Power at the same time.....when I release the buttons it boots normally.
Any ideas?
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Don't let go of volume down until it gets to the bootloader screen.

Why did you run revolutionary again. Should a just checked by loading into hboot
Plug your phone up and in cmd prompt. Type.
Adb reboot bootloader
I think that's it. I'll double check
sent from my paranoid android

Great. Thanks a million! I used Rooted and now on to the adventure. SuperSU_V0.93 to achieve Super User. Dumping some bloatware via Titanium Backup Pro. Any thoughts on a good custom ROM? What are some good beginner tweeks to this thing? I would think there is a lot better stuff out ther other than the regular HTC and Verizon stuff.....

therreid said:
Great. Thanks a million! I used Rooted and now on to the adventure. SuperSU_V0.93 to achieve Super User. Dumping some bloatware via Titanium Backup Pro. Any thoughts on a good custom ROM? What are some good beginner tweeks to this thing? I would think there is a lot better stuff out ther other than the regular HTC and Verizon stuff.....
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Roms are a never ending debate around here. There are a lot of good ones. I recommend you try a few and see what you like. Try a sense one, a miui one, aosp ones...You'll want to spend some time on the forum reading around and seeing what people are saying. There are also several threads dedicated to discussing "best" roms.

Wow.......way too much fun. I left work a couple hours early just to go mess with this Droid. My wife just gave me a strange look....LOL! Thanks everyone for your advice and help!

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JehC said:
Name the radio PG32IMG.zip and put it in your sdcard and boot into bootloader
sent from my paranoid android
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I am stuck at exactly this same spot. Can you explain ^^^ that in more detail? So sorry, I am new at this. Thanks in advance!

erinmccoy22407 said:
I am stuck at exactly this same spot. Can you explain ^^^ that in more detail? So sorry, I am new at this. Thanks in advance!
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Just put the Radio on the root of your SD card. Rename it PG32IMG.zip. Reboot your phone into hboot and it will ask if you wish to install the update. Select yes by using the volume up/down buttons. Once yes is highlighted use the power button to select it. After the Radio has updated remove the PG32IMG.zip from the root of the SD. Then reboot the phone and it should work.

therreid said:
Just put the Radio on the root of your SD card. Rename it PG32IMG.zip. Reboot your phone into hboot and it will ask if you wish to install the update. Select yes by using the volume up/down buttons. Once yes is highlighted use the power button to select it. After the Radio has updated remove the PG32IMG.zip from the root of the SD. Then reboot the phone and it should work.
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This is going to sound retarded, but how exactly do I put the radio onto my sd card? is there a place to download it?

erinmccoy22407 said:
This is going to sound retarded, but how exactly do I put the radio onto my sd card? is there a place to download it?
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If you have the adb tools on your computer, "adb push radio.zip /sdcard/PG32IMG.zip"
If not, shut it down, pull out the sdcard, and insert it into your computer. Copy the zip file to the top directory and eject it.

JehC said:
Name the radio PG32IMG.zip and put it in your sdcard and boot into bootloader
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I'm stuck in a boot loop after trying to flash the radio zip. I also tried the method of copying over the renamed PG32IMG.zip onto my SD card... With the SD card method, what I get at HBOOT were:
SD Checking...
Loading... [PG32DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading... [PG32DIAG.nbh]
No Image or wrong image!
Loading... [PG32IMG.zip]
Checking... [PG32IMG.zip]​
Then back to HBOOT. I'm still S-ON, HBOOT-0.97.0000 and Radio-1.09.01.0622. Any ideas?

sk8tracy said:
I'm stuck in a boot loop after trying to flash the radio zip. I also tried the method of copying over the renamed PG32IMG.zip onto my SD card... With the SD card method, what I get at HBOOT were:
SD Checking...
Loading... [PG32DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading... [PG32DIAG.nbh]
No Image or wrong image!
Loading... [PG32IMG.zip]
Checking... [PG32IMG.zip]​
Then back to HBOOT. I'm still S-ON, HBOOT-0.97.0000 and Radio-1.09.01.0622. Any ideas?
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You need to be s-off to flash radios I believe.

Stuck Radio - No services
gtdtm said:
You need to be s-off to flash radios I believe.
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I did everything to be s-off, I used revolutionary I download more than 5 custom ROM and it turns out that now the Cellphone doesn't recognize the radio, I mean the SIMcard and CDMA, No service is the message for every ROM, I decide to Install the original RUU, but still be the same issue.
I don't know what to now,
Note: before set s-off I unlock the phone.
HTC Dind2

jjdelarosa said:
I did everything to be s-off, I used revolutionary I download more than 5 custom ROM and it turns out that now the Cellphone doesn't recognize the radio, I mean the SIMcard and CDMA, No service is the message for every ROM, I decide to Install the original RUU, but still be the same issue.
I don't know what to now,
Note: before set s-off I unlock the phone.
HTC Dind2
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I think you have to s-on your phone , then re-lock your phone through HTC dev , then s-off . if you htc-dev unlock your phone you have to relock before s-off
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[Q] Attempting to flash shipped ROM onto a Desire Z (Vodafone NL)

I need an Obi-wan here. I'm a noob -- though I've gotten a solid four day education
hacking at this problem.
My wife's Android Desire Z - Stock ROM, S-ON, got stuck looping with a failed
android.process.acore message and after trying a cache clear that didn't help
I set out to factory reset it. Figured the nuclear option would be dead simple. Nope.
Factory Reset from the Hboot menu simply froze the phone
at the HTC menu for an hour. Not good.
From there dozens of resets and reboots and fastboots would sometimes successfully boot
to my wife's setup (so nothing was reset at all), only to get stuck in the acore loop again.
I was once quick enough to put it into
airplane mode and that stopped the error message loops. YAY! I could try a reset
via software! But when I attempted
Settings > SD & phone storage > Factory data reset it rebooted to HTC screen, Vodafone
screen, HTC screen, vodafone screen. ANOTHER loop.
OK, next try was to flash the ROM with an original shipped version.
Couple forums in Dutch said the shipped ROM for the Vodafone Desire z in NL was Bravo/Froyo World Wide English
so I located this file:
RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.2_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_151783_
signed.exe
and attempted reset by running that on a pc.
But the USB connection failed after the unit reset: Error 171, Error 170.
Tried installing HTC Sync AND the Universal boot drivers
and the Android Booloader Driver, as per the helpful advice from Bob Denny at Phandroid. (As a noob, I can't post links here, sorry)
And yep, I disabled anti-virus, had a fully charged phone (I'm hoping you get
the picture here -- I've done my due dilligence and googling before asking for help.) but
nada. RUU rebooted the phone, waited for the bootoader, and either the phone never pings the USB
port to say it's there or the PC doesn't see it.
FINE. I can put a PC10IMG.ZIP on the SD card and dispense with the frustration of messing with windows, right? Well, no.
I extracted ROM.ZIP from the RUU renamed it PC10IMG.ZIP and slapped it in the root
directory of the SD card. I booted to Hboot with the volume down and power buttons, chose
Fastboot and watched the the Zip load (blue verticle progress bar upper right of screen),
check it (brown progress bar upper right), then NOTHING -- back to the Hboot menu.
No error message, and no invitation to
update. Reboot takes me back to screen loop. Normal power-on does the same.
Further searches make me question if this is the right shipped ROM.
The RUU reports that I'm running version 2.42.161.22
(of what? Vision Gingerbread?) and the Bravo/Froyo WWE Rom reported itself to be version 1.59 something.
As this is an S-ON phone, I know I can't roll back to earlier ROMS, and can only install
the exact version as shipped.
So the questions I THINK I need answered:
1. Does anyone know for certain, or know where I can find out, which ROM
shipped with the Vodafone NL Desire-Z in 2010? I can get Kernel source for it at the HTCDev site,
but I see no compiled ROM there -- anything I can do with kernel source?
2. Anyone know where can I get the right PC10IMG.ZIP file to flash the unit from the SD Card? (I tried Shipped-Roms.com and
dozens of google permutations)
3. Is my methodology for flashing the SD Card right or is there anything in the
description above that lends anyone to believe my problem or solution is anything
other than the one I'm obsessing over?
Any help deeply appreciated.
Info from Hboot screen:
VISION PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.05.0013
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.10.51.26
eMMC-BOOT
Apr 11 2011, 23:36:27
Image CRC:
osbl: 0x1B4C7A4C
amss: 0xEF10821B
hboot: 0xCCCC4C36
recovery: 0x9627D8E8
system: 0xB6CE69CE
Please tell me I'm a stupid Noob and I've missed something so obvious I'll leave a
facepalm scar on my forehead, then tell me what it is so I can fix this dang phone and
get my life back. I'd be one appreciative noob.
-b

Try again with the PC10IMG.zip, this time don't extract the rom image, flash the entire zip. If this doesn't work you may need to make a goldcard. This means you will need to boot the phone and get into setting to turn debugging on and will will also need to get the proper window drivers up and running in order to use adb. (Try holding the s key on the key pad while powering on, this may keep the bootloop away)
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demkantor said:
Try again with the PC10IMG.zip, this time don't extract the rom image, flash the entire zip.
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Yeah, sorry wasn't clear I extracted the zip from the RUU, not the rom itself, so I've tried this one already.
Safe boot doesn't boot -- gets me the HTC screen and freezes there. I'll keep trying, as I think gettting debugging on and going gold card may be my only hope if the problem isn't incorrect ROM (or if there's no finding the correct one).

Here's a simpler question: If in my hboot screen I see
VISION PVT SHIP S-ON
Does that mean the shipped ROM was vision gingerbread and that's the only one to try,
or could my wife's "system updates" upgraded the phone from a Bravo shipped ROM?
And when I get a CID Incorrect error on a Vision Gingerbread ROM, does that mean the WWE Vision Gingerbread ROM I tried to install isn't good because it's not Vodafone, or because it's not the shipped ROM?
Any help will be thankfully appreciated!

Sorry it took so long to get back,
ship s-on is referring to you have a shipped bootloader and your security flags are on, that line is not specific to any version of the desire z
You won't be able to flash any ROM like that unless it is an upgrade from current version. I believe if you go to HTC website the latest ruu was not released as an ota and may work for you as its probably newer. If it doesn't work then you will need to get super cid in order to flash something older, which means you need to get adb working
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