Root and ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.6 on GTS5660M (Walkthrough) - Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660
Hi folks, this is my first post, so feedback is appreciated. I don't see how to add tabs, so sorry if this looks a bit funky.
Purpose: To compile a walkthrough for what I did to root and install a custom recovery on a GT-S5660M (Samsung Galaxy Gio) running the original 2.3.4 pre-installed ROM, locked on the Bell network (Canada). The phone is still locked, I had no impulse to unlock at this time and I don't have a locked-out sim to use for that purpose anyway. But if you're into that, the link for the phone root will continue on to describe that process. Looks scary to me.
Audience: newbies like me
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Gio
Model Number: GT-S5660M (adding GTS5660M for search purposes)
Android: 2.3.4 after factory reset, I think it shipped with 2.3.6 :/
Baseband: S5660MUGKG3 (whatever, I have no idea what a baseband is)
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-perf-CL413839 [email protected] #1 (It sure is!)
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.MUGKG3 (delicious if you use a scratch-n-sniff screen protector)
Background: I bought an android phone. I ran out of room really fast before I had all the apps I wanted (all very modest stuff). I wanted to remove the built-in apps I didn't want such as the whopper of a 25MB Mobile TV, and also make a backup image so I would be able to restore all in the future. In the end, I chose to stick with the stock rfs file system and the current ROM without flashing any custom ROM versions. So began 2 solid days of reading so many threads I didn't even know Firefox could have that many tabs open at once.
Prerequisites: The phone with battery near 100%
USB cable that is used for data and for charging
microSD card class 6 or above (the one that came with the phone would be enough) installed in the phone
Computer capable of treating the phone like any old removable usb drive (usb mass storage). In my case, Windows XP.
The two downloaded files needed for this operation
Root file: Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
Thread: Thread from AndroidForums
File Link: Link within the thread
ClockworkMod file: S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip
Thread: Thread from xda-developers
File Link: Link within the thread
Note: The ClockworkMod file from the author's website is a different version, and is different inside. I have NO clue how to use it. I went with something that was reported to be stable and used successfully.
Note: Because I just got the phone, I didn't have any data in there worth saving. If you want to back up some of the data on your phone, now would be the time. I suppose you can install Kies from Samsung on your PC and use that to back up your stuff. Other people might have other suggestions, but because I didn't need to do it, I didn't look into it. If you use My Data Manager to track your data plan usage, take note of how much you've used this cycle so you don't forget. At least My Data Manager lets you enter the data already used and a date for the beginning of the cycle to begin counting from.
Ok, so at this point you have your PC running with the two files stored somewhere and the usb unplugged. Ready?
Disclaimer: The usual obvious thing you've read 1000 times already: Do any of this at your own risk. Here's the part you need to take note of: I don't know what I'm doing. I read enough in 2 days to be able to go forward with this procedure without relying heavily on being lucky. I went forward when I was comfortable there was sufficient reason to believe it would be successful. Having a bloatware phone is better than having a brick. That said, I still took a risk in doing it and voided my warranty, and if something goes wrong I'm almost certainly unable to help you other than to clarify something I wrote. Apart from reading a lot of threads that were mostly opaque to me, I only know that what I did here worked for me. At this point, I don't even know how to delete the bloatware. But I'm doing this now before I get off on a tangent and follow another rabbit hole.
Begin!
== PREPARATION ==
000) Make sure the battery is around 100%
001) Factory data reset [enable Format SD card] (Settings/Privacy/Factory data reset)
002) Wait for phone to restart
003) Shut down/restart phone just to make it all happy and completely booted
004) Make sure it's acting normal. It certainly should be.
005) Turn off cell data network (Hold power button until a menu appears, select “Data Network Mode”)
006) Enable unknown sources (Settings/Applications/Unknown sources)
007) Set long screen timeout
008) Turn off USB debugging (Settings/Applications/Development/USB Debugging) This is important because if debugging is on, you won't be able to get the PC to make it a writable drive in My Computer
009) Connect the phone via USB
010) Press the Home button
011) Swipe down from top of screen to show the menu
012) Tap the message that says “USB Connected: Select to copy files to/from your computer."
013) Tap “Connect storage to PC” and press OK
014) In Windows, open My Computer and open the removable drive where the phone's SD card is mounted. "mounted" means a partition on the drive is made visible and in this case also writable. To relate, the C:\ drive is partition 0 on disk 0 mounted at a place in the file system Windows calls C. So C:\ is what you'd call the root of the C drive. So if your phone is mounted on, say, drive letter E then E:\ is the root of the E drive where the user-accessible partition of your phone's SD card is mounted.
015) On the root of the removable drive, create a folder called “Applications”
016) Into the Applications folder put the downloaded file Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip So on your phone's SD card you now have a folder Applications and inside you have a file Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
017) Close the file manager windows you have open, making sure no programs are accessing the SD card.
018) On your phone, select “Disconnect storage from PC”
019) In Windows, unmount the drive as you would for any usb drive e.g. click the taskbar icon, click “Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device - Drive(E”
020) Unplug the USB cable
021) Turn off the phone, wait for it to power down completely and wait a few seconds
== ROOT THE PHONE ==
022) READ ALL OF THIS STEP BEFORE DOING IT: Simultaneously press and hold the Home Button and the Power Button, and at some point you will see the phone come alive and show SAMSUNG. Release the power button but keep holding the home button until you see it start to boot into recovery mode with some words appearing on the screen that don't normally appear, then release the home button and let it finish booting into the recovery console. You will now be in the stock recovery console.
023) With the volume control, navigate to the item “apply update from sdcard”
024) Press the Home Button
025) With the volume control, navigate to the folder you created “Applications”
026) Press the Home Button
027) With the volume control, navigate to the file Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
028) Go make a sandwich or get a coffee or have a comfort break or play peekaboo with your dog and think about if you really want to do this.
Yes? Then continue...
029) With the highlight on Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip press the Home Button
030) You see the messages: Unmounting SYSTEM..., Rooting complete. Enjoy!, Install from sdcard complete.
031) If not already highlighted, navigate to the option “reboot system now”
032) Press the Home Button
033) The phone is now rooted and boots normally
034) Once it has restarted normally, power down and restart the phone normally again just to make sure it boots properly
035) Optional: Connect to a network
036) Optional: Use marketplace to install Android Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich
037) Optional: Run Android Terminal Emulator, type su and press return, accept admin permissions, you see a # prompt which is the admin prompt in linux. Type exit and press return to get out of admin and back to the $ prompt, and type exit again and hit return again to exit the terminal.
Congratulations, your phone is now rooted. Next step is to install a custom recovery console so you can make a backup of your entire system to your sd card.
Regarding ClockworkMod Recovery: I read a lot trying to figure out how to do this. Perhaps there are several ways, I don't know, but I finally read enough to decide on a path to take, and that involves using a modified version of the original ClockworkMod Recovery for Gio which is updated to 5.0.2.6 (not the newest, but stable) which uses only the rfs file system and not ext4. This is a very important point to consider if you are interested in custom ROM versions. You will want to do more reading and considering, because I get the impression that custom ROMs tend to use ext4, and thus you'd probably want to choose a different version of CWM that uses ext4 instead, such as px-CWM-v2.zip linked at the bottom.
I don't know, at this stage of my understanding, if one can later flash another CWM version suitable for ext4. Sounds logical to me, but...
== INSTALL ClockworkMod Recovery ==
100) Check your battery level, make sure it's around 100%
101) Have your PC and phone on
102) Plug in the USB cable
103) Swipe down from top of screen
104) Tap the message that says “USB Connected: Select to copy files to/from your computer."
105) Tap “Connect storage to PC” and press OK
106) In Windows, open My Computer and open the removable drive where the phone's SD card is found
107) Copy the file S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip to the root of the removable disk (e.g. if the removable drive is E:\ then put it right in there and not in a subfolder)
108) Close the file manager windows you have open, making sure no programs are accessing the SD card.
109) On your phone, select “Disconnect storage from PC”
110) In Windows, unmount the drive as you would for any usb drive
111) Unplug the USB cable from the phone
112) Turn off the phone, wait for it to power down completely and wait a few seconds
113) Boot into the stock recovery console.
114) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe data/factory reset”
115) Press the Home Button
116) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – delete all user data”
117) Press the Home Button
118) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe cache partition”
119) Press the Home Button
120) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – wipe cache”
121) Press the Home Button
122) With the volume control, navigate to the item “apply update from sdcard”
123) Press the Home Button
124) With the volume control, navigate to the file “S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip”
125) Press the Home Button
126) If not already highlighted, navigate to the option “reboot system now”
127) Press the Home Button
128) After the phone boots normally, power down and restart again to ensure it still boots normally
The phone should now be rooted with an rfs-only ClockworkMod Recovery version 5.0.2.6
I followed through to make sure I could run a backup and restore. Again, I had no data, so I did the safest thing and factory wiped before backup and again before restore.
== BACKUP ROOTED ROM WITH NO USER DATA ==
200) Check your battery level, make sure it's around 100%
201) Power off the phone
202) Simultaneously press and hold the Home Button and the Power Button, and at some point you will see the phone come alive and show SAMSUNG. Release the power button but keep holding the home button until you see it start to boot into recovery mode with some words appearing on the screen that don't normally appear, then release the home button and let it finish booting into the recovery console. You will now be in the ClockworkMod 5.0.2.6 recovery console.
203) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe data/factory reset”
204) Press the Home Button
205) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – delete all user data”
206) Press the Home Button
207) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe cache partition”
208) Press the Home Button
209) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – wipe cache”
210) Press the Home Button
211) With the volume control, navigate to the item “backup and restore”
212) Press the Home Button
213) If the Backup option is not already highlighted, use the volume control to highlight it
214) Press the Home Button, the backup process begins and you see lots of file names updating at the bottom of the screen. When it's done, it will show: Generating md5 sum..., Backup complete!
215) If not already highlighted, navigate to the option “reboot system now”
216) Press the Home Button
217) After the phone boots normally, power down and restart to ensure it still boots normally
== RESTORE PHONE FROM BACKUP ==
300) Check your battery level, make sure it's around 100%
301) Power off the phone
302) Boot into the ClockworkMod 5.0.2.6 recovery console.
303) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe data/factory reset”
304) Press the Home Button
305) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – delete all user data”
306) Press the Home Button
307) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe cache partition”
308) Press the Home Button
309) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – wipe cache”
310) Press the Home Button
311) With the volume control, navigate to the item “backup and restore”
312) Press the Home Button
313) With the volume control, navigate to the option “Restore”
314) Press the Home Button
315) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – Restore”
316) Press the Home Button, You will see a lot of file names change at the bottom. When it's done, it will show: Restore complete!
317) If not already highlighted, navigate to the option “reboot system now”
318) Press the Home Button
319) After the phone boots normally, power down and restart to ensure it boots normally
Congratulations, you have rooted, backed up and restored your phone. Unless you bricked it.
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CONDENSED WALKTHROUGH
== ROOTING PREPARATION ==
Back up all your data that you have on the phone. Contacts, photos, whatever.
Battery near 100%
PC on with the rooting zip file downloaded and accessible
Root file: Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
Thread: Thread from AndroidForums
File Link: Link within the thread
USB unplugged
Factory data reset with sd card reformat
Set long screen timeout
Turn off USB debugging
Connect USB and open the sd card in My Computer
Create a folder called Applications
Copy the rooting zip file to the Applications folder
Unmount the usb mass storage
Unplug the USB cable
Turn off the phone
== ROOTING ==
Boot the phone into the recovery console
Apply an update from sdcard, navigate to Applications, highlight the rooting zip file, click the Home button on the phone
Wait until it's done
Reboot the phone
== CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY PREPARATION ==
Battery near 100%
PC on with the CWM zip file downloaded and accessible
ClockworkMod file: S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip (rfs only)
Thread: Thread from xda-developers
File Link: Link within the thread
USB unplugged
Connect USB and open the sd card in My Computer
Copy the CWM zip file to the root of the sd card available in My Computer (i.e. not inside any of the folders)
Unmount the usb mass storage
Unplug the USB cable
Turn off the phone
== CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY INSTALLATION ==
Boot into the recovery console
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply an update from sd card, locate the CWM zip file, click the Home button on the phone
Wait for it to finish
Reboot the phone
== NANDROID BACKUP OF THE ROM (without user data) ==
Boot into the recovery console (ClockworkMod Recovery version 5.0.2.6)
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
backup and restore
Highlight the option Backup, click home key, wait for it to finish
Reboot the phone
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THREADS AND FILES
Root file: Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
UnRoot file: Universal_GB_UNROOT.zip
Thread: Thread from AndroidForums
ClockworkMod file: S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip (rfs only)
Thread: Thread from xda-developers
Some of the most helpful threads I found:
Peteragent5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493932
TripleRipple
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871169
phiexz
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421650
phiexz
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20896513
VeNuM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1587607
AndroidForums - StoneBoyTony
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-min...0-ace-s5830-gio-s5660-pop-i559-fit-s5670.html
ClockworkMod file: px-CWM-v2.zip (ext4 only, may be 5.0.2.7 or 5.0.2.8)
A really big thanks to all the folks who put this stuff on here to find. Without it I'd be stuck with a bloatware phone.
Next task is to remove the bloatware and install something like avast, or whatever.
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Yes sir you can. Also splash screens.
Great, thanks.
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Hi all, A friend helped me root my evo-4g quite a while back. I am not that familiar with the whole process he did but wish I was. My son tried to get it going again but no luck!! It was working fine until I turned it on this afternoon, now it is as follows. When I turn the phone on it goes to this menu always: Supersonic EVT2-3 SHIP S=ON HBOOT - 6.16.1002 Microp - 041f Touch Panel - ATMELC03-16ac RADIO - 2.15.00.0808 Mar 8 2011, 17:02:15 I got it to finally go to this menu, The menu reads: ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.2 There are no folders on the sdcard, only the following 4 files in the root of the sdcard: EVO_Radio_2.15.00.11.19.zip PC36IMG.zip Superuser-3.0.6-d-signed.zip unrevoked-forever-son.zip PC36IMG_Supersonic_GB_Sprint_WWE_4.54.651.1_Radio_2,15_release_220182_signed.zip with USB setting on so I can view the contents of the SD card. Phone info: Sprint EVO-4G Model: PC36100 Android version: 2.3.5 Baseband Version: 2.15.00.0808 Kernel version: 2.6.37.6-cyanogenmod-01509-g8913be8 [email protected]#1 CPUInfo: ARM v7 Processor rev2(v71) mod version: gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d Build number: GRJ90 Could really use your assistance/guide to get this working again!!! [email protected] Tony.
Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop Follow these steps to get your phone to start normally: 1) Remove the battery, then reinstall the battery; do not turn the phone on yet. 2) Make sure the phone has enough charge to run by charging for 15 to 20 minutes and then unplug the phone. 3) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons. 4) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button. The phone will vibrate, display the white screen with HTC Evo 4g, then display a black screen with a large green sync icon over a hard disk. (There's an image here: http://geekfor.me/wp-content/uploads.../radio_4.1.png) After about a minute, the icon will change to a red error symbol (triangle with exclamation point) over a cellphone. (There's an image here: http://htcevohacks.com/wp-content/up...ery-mode-4.jpg) 5) Now remove the battery, reinsert it, and power the phone on normally. The phone should boot normally with and all the apps and data present just as they were before the loop started.
EVO4g in boot loop BobWalker said: Follow these steps to get your phone to start normally: 1) Remove the battery, then reinstall the battery; do not turn the phone on yet. 2) Make sure the phone has enough charge to run by charging for 15 to 20 minutes and then unplug the phone. 3) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons. 4) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button. The phone will vibrate, display the white screen with HTC Evo 4g, then display a black screen with a large green sync icon over a hard disk. (There's an image here: http://geekfor.me/wp-content/uploads.../radio_4.1.png) After about a minute, the icon will change to a red error symbol (triangle with exclamation point) over a cellphone. (There's an image here: http://htcevohacks.com/wp-content/up...ery-mode-4.jpg) 5) Now remove the battery, reinsert it, and power the phone on normally. The phone should boot normally with and all the apps and data present just as they were before the loop started. Click to expand... Click to collapse Morning and thank you for the response! I did as suggested and it takes me to another menu, Blue, with ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.2 at the top of the screen. There are several menu choices: reboot system now apply update from sd card wipe data/factory reset wipe cache partition install zip from sdcard backup and restore mounts and storage advanced power off go back. I looked under backup and restore, restore and there is nothing to restore. It seems like it is in the state it was when it was originally rooted, but with nothing there??? Can I just wipe(??) everything and start fresh? Do you think the phone is "bricked"? Thanks again for your assistance! Tony.
Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop You will be able to get your EVO working again. The phone is not bricked; however, we will need to wipe the phone's data if it is continuing to boot loop at this point. As you have determined that you do not have a backup, all data (text messages and contacts not synced to Google) will be lost. To wipe the data follow these steps: 1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons. 2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button. 3) Select Wipe data/factory reset, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm. 4) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm. 5) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm. 6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 two more times. 7) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button. Your existing gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM will still be installed and no data on your sdcard will be affected; but when the phone boots, you will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store. If your phone still fails to boot properly, we will need to wipe it completely and reflash gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d or the ROM of your choice.
Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop BobWalker said: You will be able to get your EVO working again. The phone is not bricked; however, we will need to wipe the phone's data if it is continuing to boot loop at this point. As you have determined that you do not have a backup, all data (text messages and contacts not synced to Google) will be lost. To wipe the data follow these steps: 1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons. 2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button. 3) Select Wipe data/factory reset, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm. 4) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm. 5) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm. 6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 two more times. 7) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button. Your existing gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM will still be installed and no data on your sdcard will be affected; but when the phone boots, you will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store. If your phone still fails to boot properly, we will need to wipe it completely and reflash gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d or the ROM of your choice. Click to expand... Click to collapse Thanks Bob!! Well, I am at "If your phone still fails to boot properly, we will need to wipe it completely and reflash gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d or the ROM of your choice", so dangit!! The phone goes right back to the HBOOT screen again! I think it may be due to the fact that the phone has changed to S-ON??? So, with great appreciation, where/how do I get from here to where I need to be? I am really new to this, so whatever instructions you can provide are extremely welcome! Tony.
Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop Okay Tony, you are going to have to reflash the ROM. First, you need to download the gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM at http://dev-host.org/5cunzxxokegs/gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and Google Apps from http://dev-host.org/zytjk409wqpt/gapps-20110828.zip (or from http://dev-host.org/owb5co4f96pj/gapps-20110828-vm.zip if you need the included voicemail apk). After downloading both zip files to your computer, copy gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and the gapps zip file to the root folder on the EVO's sdcard. Make sure the EVO's battery is substantially charged (at least) 40 percent before attempting to flash the ROM. Follow these steps to flash the ROM: 1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons. 2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button. 3) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm. 4) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm. 5) Repeat steps 3 and 4 two more times. 6) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Mounts and storage, and press the power button. 7) Select Format /cache, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button. 8) Select Format /data, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button. 9) Select Format /system, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button. 10) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button. 11) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button. 12) Select gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button. 13) Wait until the flash is complete. 14) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button. 15) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button. 16) Select the gapps zip file and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button. 17) Wait until the flash is complete. 18) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button. You will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store. Once you have configured your phone and reinstalled all your apps, I recommend that you boot back into recovery and make a backup which can be used to restore your phone to its current state in the future.
Re: EVO-4G stuck in boot loop, HELP! BobWalker said: Okay Tony, you are going to have to reflash the ROM. First, you need to download the gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM at http://dev-host.org/5cunzxxokegs/gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and Google Apps from http://dev-host.org/zytjk409wqpt/gapps-20110828.zip (or from http://dev-host.org/owb5co4f96pj/gapps-20110828-vm.zip if you need the included voicemail apk). After downloading both zip files to your computer, copy gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and the gapps zip file to the root folder on the EVO's sdcard. Make sure the EVO's battery is substantially charged (at least) 40 percent before attempting to flash the ROM. Follow these steps to flash the ROM: 1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons. 2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button. 3) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm. 4) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm. 5) Repeat steps 3 and 4 two more times. 6) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Mounts and storage, and press the power button. 7) Select Format /cache, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button. 8) Select Format /data, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button. 9) Select Format /system, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button. 10) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button. 11) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button. 12) Select gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button. 13) Wait until the flash is complete. 14) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button. 15) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button. 16) Select the gapps zip file and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button. 17) Wait until the flash is complete. 18) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button. You will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store. Once you have configured your phone and reinstalled all your apps, I recommend that you boot back into recovery and make a backup which can be used to restore your phone to its current state in the future. Click to expand... Click to collapse Afternoon Bob, Thanks so very much for your assistance with this! It works now (WHEWWW)!!! I have a question (of course)..The boot-loader screen(??) still displays S-ON, instead of the previous S-OFF. I am guessing this has no bearing on the phone functioning in rooted mode since it seems to work fine, just wondering. Another question, if you would please. What determines if a more recent version of Android OS (image/custom ROM) can be put on a phone? This one is gingerbread and I have read there are newer ones, just curious!! My Mrs has the same phone (unrooted) and is wanting a new one with a newer OS, so thought I would ask.. Thanks again so very much! Tony.
Re: EVO-4G stuck in boot loop, HELP! Good to hear your EVO is working again Tony. When the bootloader is unlocked and a custom recovery is installed, as it is on your EVO, the phone is rooted and you are able to flash any ROM for the HTC EVO 4G. S-ON is a security flag that prevents overwriting the firmware for the radios and portions of the NAND flash. In order to upgrade the phones radio firmware, this flag must be set to S-OFF. In your EVO's current state, you can flash any custom ROM coded for the HTC EVO 4G. There are some issues, however, related to drivers for the cameras and WiMax (4G) radio on the EVO 4G for newer Android releases. The availability of working drivers for the EVO 4G hardware along with limited internal memory are the primary factors in determining what versions of Android will work on this phone. Generally, Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) ROMs support all hardware for the EVO 4G; but Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.x) and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x) ROMs do not support FFC (front facing camera) or WiMax (4G) and some ROMs may also have issues with WiFi and camera performance. If you rely heavily on either WiMax or camera capabilities for the phone, you will want to concentrate on one of the many Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) ROMs available for the EVO 4G. On the other hand, if you seldom use WiMax (4G) and do not need the front facing camera, there are a number of custom ROMs available based on Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.x) and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x). Another consideration for the selection of a custom ROM for your EVO is whether you strongly prefer a Sense based ROM similar to the stock Sprint ROM or the freedom of an AOSP (Android Open Source Project) based ROM. In general, Sense based ROMs tend to occupy more space in the EVO's internal memory while AOSP based ROMs tend to take up somewhat less internal memory and perform better. Most ROMs available for the EVO 4G are listed at http://evo4g.roms-db.com/all-builds/ with links to the xda-developers page for each ROM. Before you undertake experimenting with various ROMs for your EVO 4G, I recommend that you replace ClockworkMod Recovery with Smelkusmod which has a reputation for wiping memory more reliably which is crucial to flashing ROMs successfully. Smelkusmod Recovery is available at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661543 and is easily installed by copying the downloaded zip file to the root directory of the EVO's sdcard, renaming the file PC36IMG.zip, rebooting the EVO into recovery, allowing the bootloader to detect PC36IMG.zip, and confirming the installation of the new recovery module. Once you have installed Smelkusmod Recovery, the file PC36IMG.zip should be removed from the sdcard. In addition, you will need to consider partitioning the sdcard before installing most Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.x) and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x) ROMs as a number of these ROMs will not install properly without an sd-ext partition formatted with ext3 or ext4 file systems. You can read an explanation of sdcard partitioning at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158993. If you opt to partition your sdcard, do not forget to copy the entire contents of the sdcard to an empty folder on your computer first since partitioning will destroy all data on the sdcard! I recommend either a 512 MB extended partition (sd-ext) for 8GB sdcard or 1024 MB extended partition for 32 GB sdcard and formatting the sd-ext partition with the ext3 file system as this configuration will work with Gingerbread as well as ICS and JellyBean ROMs. Once you have partitioned and formatted the sdcard, copy the original contents of the sdcard from your computer to the newly formatted sdcard.
PLEASE HELP! Phone wont startup even into recovery!
It all started when i was trying to fix xposed. I thought i might try and re-root my phone and i thought would use Kingo. BIG MISTAKE. Phone was stuck in boot so i decided i would try and root the old fashioned way. Still stayed stuck in boot. So i flashed the rom after a full wipe. and rooted right after and reinstalled Team Win recovery. NOW IT WONT EVEN BOOT INTO RECOVERY!!!!!!! i have done this so many times and i have nop idea why it is failing for me now! Please somebody help me! EDIT: Recovery is not SEANDROID enforcing Tried flashing an older root file, that didnt work. EDIT: I WAS FLASHING THE WRONG RECOVERY FILE OH MY GLOB HAVE A GOOD EVENING EVERYONE
First BE Advised, using the following methods, you WILL LOSE ALL OF YOUR DATA and HAVE A FACTORY FRESH CONFIGURATION WITH EXCEPTION TO KNOX IF YOU'VE TRIPPED IT PREVIOUSLY and YOU WILL HAVE FACTORY RECOVERY ONLY ONCE COMPLETED (CAPS for emphasis only, we want to make sure you know you won't have your data once you take these steps): Part 1 of 2 - Master reset with hardware keys A master reset restores the original factory settings and may delete your personal data on the internal storage, such as downloaded content, ringtones, images, apps, and contacts. It does not delete data stored on the SIM card or SD card. If the device menus are frozen or unresponsive, you can master reset using hardware keys. To perform a master reset, follow these steps: Back up all data on the internal memory. Turn off the device. Press and hold the following three buttons at the same time: Volume Up key Home key Power key. When 'GALAXY Note 3' appears on the screen, release the Power key but continue to press and hold the Volume Up key and the Home key. When the Android System Recovery screen appears, release the Volume Up and Home keys. Press the Volume down key to highlight 'wipe data / factory reset.' Press Power button to select. Press the Volume down key to highlight 'delete all user data.' Press Power button to select and start the master reset. When the master reset is complete, 'Reboot system now' is highlighted. Press the Power key to turn the restart the device. These same directions are also provided on the T-Mobile website at the following URL: https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-9049 Part 2 of 2 - Reloading your phone... You should use a stock image of your current build to perform the following steps: Recover phone: 1. Put phone in download mode 2. Open Heimdall 3. On utilities tab “check device” If your phone cannot be read, it may be far worse than expected. 4. Click on flash tab after successfully detected. 5. In the pit section, choose the pit file I provided. 6. Click add in the partitions box to the right > Select BOOT 7. Select the boot.img file provided 8. Click add in the partitions box again to the right > Select CACHE 9. Select the cache.img.ext4 file provided. 10. Click the add in the partitions box again > Select RECOVERY 11. Select the recovery provided (you can probably use any recovery, but provided is twrp 2.6.3.7) 12. Make sure no reboot is checked 13. The phone may flash all the way to the end and error out. If this is the case, proceed with steps 14 and 15. If not, proceed to step 16. 14. **Pull battery 15. **Replace 16. Boot to recovery, and re-install your backup (or another ROM, whatever). The same steps are also listed in more significant detail via http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2545009 Hope this helps.