yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC EVO 3D] Nametaken:
See, that is the problem. When I am in Fastboot and use Start button+R fastboot flash recovery.img nothing happens. If I use CMD Run Fastboot, Fastboot opens, then closes in a matter of seconds.

I am on the phone connected to the PC in Fastboot mode. When I am on Fastboot mode on the phone connected to the PC, I should be able to see the phone on my PC, right? Well, I can't see it there at all :(
[HTC EVO 3D] a.k.a.jus.cuz:
mac support

can this be done on a mac.. if so is there instructions for using a mac.. if not is it even possible to get s-off on my evo 3d using mac??? thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] dimebagdan65:
The full downgrade toolkit has a Mac tutorial, but I think this is Windows only
[HTC EVO 3D] WasThatATrident:
I did see that, but the thread doesn't say much.

I'm actually wondering now if there's a way to go back to s-on with the original hboot 1.5 and start over, but having trouble figuring out the best way to do that.

The Q&A section's "go back to stock" directions didn't work b/c I think the modified HBoot is preventing a stock PG85IMG file from flashing.

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did you use the ics version of jbear when you did the wire trick? I found this post in this thread....

I am having issues with AOSP roms as well.

I have a Thread for QnA for the Wire Trick open to help keep this thread open for Development, as that is where it is posted. Not being a jerk, just hoping to help keep this place cleaned up, and give a place for some of the nice vets to pop into to help out. (This helps to keep flaming down from grumpy people ) That is the most I am posting in regards to "Halpz!" kinda things. However!!

I do believe that it is safe to post that in my findings:

Using an ICS rom was a true mistake. The instructions said we could try other Roms, as their are too many to try out and verify.

While I thought I was not able to flash different kernels, I can. In Sense roms, it just reads the stock kernel, but it has changed. I know, because I can flash an AOSP kernel and boot loop up a sense rom.

I can flash over and boot an AOSP rom, which means my kernel would have to work with AOSP, so that was cleared up. Though when I try to finish my set up, it says I need to activate my phone, but it says it is stuck in Airplane mode. Airplane mode is NOT on, as WiFi is on. Airplane mode does kick that off as well.

So, after hearing that a number of people are having issues with this trick, even if they are few, we are still seeing a group of people popping up with same or very similar issues.

In stead of placing blame, I would suggest we start asking people with issues what is going on and start seeing if we can find a trend. While it may be user error, it could be something with the set up that the phones are on that is causing this.

Sorry to OP for multiple posts, but from what I am reading, issues are popping up and they could be caused by something outside of user error. Again, thanks for the hard work in figuring out this trick[/QUOTE]
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
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Run the ruu then write secure flag
[HTC EVO 3D] Panface:
So, I just flashed a stock rooted rom to my phone and am going to do the s-off tomorrow. Will I be able to, whenever they decide to even give a date for the release of ICS for Evo 3D CDMA, update to the new software and still keep hboot 1.5 s-off?
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
I think we will all have to find this out...lol but if you wait for the devs to work their magic and flash a rooted version I don't see why not
[HTC EVO 3D] Panface:
Thing is, I also want the Sense update and what not along with ICS. Though, since it's rooted, I guess I'd have to wait for a rooted version of official ICS, though.
[HTC EVO 3D] sudhirkhanger:
Could this cause freeze? I got S-OFF through this and then downgraded to hboot 1.4 using Unknownforce's method. My phone completely freezes and I have to pull the battery to restart. Sometimes it also hangs on boot. I am running Cm9-devil ROM.
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
Sounds Rom related...try a different rom?
[HTC EVO 3D] daviddem:
Screen freeze

I did wire trick and after that my screen freezes and doesnt function

Anyone knows what is wrong?

I also changed roms but no luck
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
Sounds like a hardware issue ...are u getting ghost touches, and dead spots on the screen?
[HTC EVO 3D] sudhirkhanger:
Thanks for helping.

It was ROM related.
[HTC EVO 3D] daviddem:
Yes I have these problems
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
That is a very common issue with the 3vo, it is hardware related, sounds like you need a new phone....ruu back to stock and get a warranty replacement.
[HTC EVO 3D] Delakit:
This works great. I've done it to two EVO 3D's flawlessly on one that was around since first release and one that I just received a few weeks ago.

:good:
[HTC EVO 3D] tolargo:
first try

awesome, i got it working on the first try, and this is coming from a guy who is a total noob, awesome work developer!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] Boss2212:
Finally

Got S-OFF...have to try wire trick for like 4 times...when asked for modified h-boot..i said yes...what does that do?
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
Very small difference from stock, but it supports more fastboot commands, and the header reads jbear, that's about it.
[HTC EVO 3D] jonathanclary:
Failed at (2.1) step....

Cannot enter JuopunutBear boot-mode

Quit....

Had to recover because I spaced taking the battery cover off before starting; now this is what I get. Help please?
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
Help me a little with what u are running and what happened?
[HTC EVO 3D] rizky14:
sorry,

i'm new for evo 3d,

i wanna ask this is my phone condition on bootloader

*** LOCKED ***

SHOOTER XC SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT-1.50.000

RADIO-1.06.00.1216

eMMC-boot

does my phone had root with this method ?

when i buy this phone, it has rooted before,

am i save for flashing rom/ kernel ?
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
Yes you are s-off you can flash whatever you want I suggest 4ext recovery its the best shooter recovery out!
[HTC EVO 3D] inkjammer:
Where is the video? it says to watch video he has posted I do not see a link for video.
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
There isn't one for 3vo, but watch one of the others process is the same
[HTC EVO 3D] inkjammer:
Where are they at? unlimited.io?
[HTC EVO 3D] RandoTheKing:
I was doing the wire trick and my phone shut off. It will no longer turn on... help!

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Swapped batteries and it's back on. Swapped original battery back and it's working too. Ended up doing the wire trick about 10 times but it worked and now I'm S-OFF
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
This video was made by zedomax for the Evo 3D last month.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Panface:
UPDATE: Deleted the previous comment for this: HUZZAH! S-OFF Achieved! Time to flash the new ViperROM in hopes I get better battery life.
[HTC EVO 3D] inkjammer:
Found video and tried to run controlbear exe this is what I get.

======== ControlBear 0.6 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========

Starting up......

Connecting to device...

Searching device.....

Connect device and install drivers

Press ENTER to exit.....

I see my device in device manager and see it when connected as disc drive

I am running stock rom that came with phone I did do updates last month so it is running latest rom and bootloader is 1.5 I have unlocked it via HTCDEV
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Did you uninstall HTC Sync, iTunes, or any USB tethering software that might be interfering with the drivers?

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Panface:
So, apparently, after getting S-OFF, I can't send texts. I keep getting an SMS Error. Cause Code: 97 Error Class: 2. I don't know how to fix this.
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
Sounds like w sprint issue...call into voicemail and change password
[HTC EVO 3D] mingolianbeef:
Update your profile and PRL in the settings.!
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Did you re-activate your phone after you got S-OFF? You can call Sprint to do it or use the handsfree option.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Panface:
I did the handsfree activation.

Just updated my PLR and it seems to have worked

lol, I forgot my voicemail password D:
[HTC EVO 3D] inkjammer:
Yes HTC Sync has been uninstalled I have never had Itunes on the computer ControlBearRelease_shooter_u_GB_WIN.zip is the file I downloaded. I open control bear and the message I left before is all I get. All I have done so far is I have ran HTCDEV and unlocked it I downloaded a stock downgraded RUU and tried to install it but it caused an Error104 so I started trying this.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Was the RUU that was installed rooted? You need a stock rooted ROM (preferably GB) to do the wire trick.

Also, make sure you watch the screen once you've started controlbear as it will prompt a couple times for superuser access.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] inkjammer:
I am sorry I meant to say the RUU I tried to install.... It never installed I still have same rom that came with phone nothing has been done to that rom the RUU I tried to install would not install it caused and error and did not install... The controlbear starts but does not finish seems like

======== ControlBear 0.6 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========

Starting up......

Connecting to device...about 3 seconds running time

Searching device.....runs for about 10 to 12 seconds

Then it goes to this >> Connect device and install drivers

Press ENTER to exit.....

But drivers are installed and phone is recognized when in hard disc mode. and when searching it does not say device is not found. nothing comes up on the phone while it is running controlbear.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Did you flash a custom recovery and root the phone? That should have been part of the HTC unlock procedure.

Also make sure that ADB is working properly by going to the directory on you PC containing ADB and fastboot and issuing the "adb devices" command. You should see an ID for your phone that begins with "HT".

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] inkjammer:
I did it through HTCDev but do not remember doing a recovery and in my bootloader I do not have a recovery choice on there.

Also how exactly do I do this? Also make sure that ADB is working properly by going to the directory on you PC containing ADB and fastboot and issuing the "adb devices" command. You should see an ID for your phone that begins with "HT".
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
This is not the thread to discuss rooting via the HTC unlock method but there is a great guide here. Read through that and it should answer your questions about ADB and rooting.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] inkjammer:
Oh sorry didn't know that... Thanks for all the help...
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Inkjammer,

You need to decide what you want to do: HTC Unlock with S-ON & Custom Recovery (my thread), HBoot 1.40 Downgrade with S-Off & Custom Recovery, or Jbear Hboot 1.50 with S-Off & Custom Recovery. If you go back & forth b/w the methods you are likely to permanently brick.
[HTC EVO 3D] awakener:
I need something cleared up here. It says my device has no root when I run. Did you guys give your phone root first via the HTC unlock method? I want to s-off my phone so I can give it root. Is there another way to get root or temp root for this to work? (I'm trying to avoid HTC unlock method).
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
You have to be HTC unlocked and rooted to use this method per the prerequisites on the unlimited.io website on the unlimited.io website. I would highly recommend that you read that page carefully since most of the problems come from people rushing into this without spending the time to read and understand the prerequisites and the procedure.

Once you have completed this process your bootloader will show *** LOCKED *** which is the stock status instead of the *** RELOCKED *** status you get when when you HTC unlock/relock. The only other indication that you have unlocked and rooted is the fact that you have logged into the HTCDEV website to get the token, and if that concerns you then use the HBoot 1.4 downgrade method to gain S-OFF.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] kaoss_11:
just so people know I just did the wire trick with a raw paper clip on mean rom. very simple and i got it on the first try.
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
You got very lucky if you didn't wrap the paper clip with tape, static electricity transfered from you to bare metal can cause serious damage to the device
[HTC EVO 3D] mingolianbeef:
Just so ik, how much of the paperclip do u wrap in tape.? I did this with my last 3vo and wrapped it but one place I touched had tape and the other place (where you have to hold it to tap the second pin hole two times) was not, is that safe.??
[HTC EVO 3D] scottypeterson:
Just make sure you wrap it enough to where you WILL NOT touch the paperclip because it could brick your phone
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
I did the wire trick on two Evo 3D's with the same paperclip wrapped in scotch tape so it does work, but I've seen the developers say on the IRC channel that they recommend the core of a coax cable as ideal since it is made of copper and well insulated, so the chances of completing the wire trick successfully are maximized. The main requirement is that the wire is insulated so you don't ground it to your body which may cause static discharges to damage the phone.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] djkozdefantastico:
So I hate to be the frantic guy screaming for help cuz im normally pretty savvy at all this types of stuffs. But........

ZOMG HELP!?!@#?!!!!@@!!@$@%!!

Im stuck pretty hardcore here. Allow me to give you the run down:

Was on Clean Rom Dev Edition. the newest version. ICS and the lot. But I wanted to try something different. Devil toast. When I tried to install the CM9 rom I got bootloops. I did some reading and found out this could be because I was S-on with hboot 1.50. So I found this method. It said I had to go back to stock so i tried to install a stock rom. didnt work. bootloops non stop. I tried a few different versions. odex, deodex blah blah blah. non of them worked. i only got bootloops. So I decided I would try and reinstall the Clean rom. That worked. I was able to reinstall it. I still wanted to try and get back to stock so I Got the RUU EXE and gave that a try. I only got errors and was unsuccessful at the RUU. So i figured what the heck I will try and do this with the rom i am already on. (since it says that it can work with some custum roms) gave it a try and got the still sober error a few times. I have tried about 5-6 times now with no luck. the phone wont boot into the rom. only the bootloader/fastboot. when i try to load CWM it wont mount my sd card so i can try installing a rom. if i try and power on the phone normally it just goes to a black screen with the word "juopunutbear" hanging above a phone. What should my next step be XDA friends? what can I do to get myself out of this situation. and wind up with soff and some devil toast!?

sorry if im being a noob. but i really need some help. thanks guys
[HTC EVO 3D] Cynovae:
Go here down to the ROM/Data Recovery bit to try and recover back to normal. It is not recommended to try JPbear on ICS roms, much less a custom ICS rom. It may be that you're not flashing boot.img correctly when flashing a GB rom, so after reverting back to normal, I would recommend using 4ext recovery to install the odexed stock GB rom and try from there (try flashing superwipe or using the format all partitions except sd card option in 4ext before installing stock).
[HTC EVO 3D] scottypeterson:
You may have to keep trying. That's what I had to do. I even ended up trying 3 different wires and got it with a paperclip lol. Good luck!
[HTC EVO 3D] djkozdefantastico:
well i finally got jbear to work. and s=off. now i have a whole new set of problems. I really need some help. I have a thread in Q and A with the story, and the updates to where im at now. if anyone could shoot over there and help me out i would greatly appreciate it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29336413#post29336413
[HTC EVO 3D] rigmort:
Cool Story Bro moment today:

My bluetooth has been really crappy so I wanted to get the phone replaced under warranty. Only problem is it's dev-unlocked AND s-off via juoponutbear wire trick.

I ran the ruu exe to get rid of my custom recovery and returned it to stock. Of course, it left it s-off.

Went into the sprint store, left the phone with them for an hour, and came back and HTC approved it for a warranty replacement. I had all sorts of excuses ready, and they they didn't even ask.
[HTC EVO 3D] treyweez11:
Ok so im glad i just found this thread, my only problem is not knowing how to root the phone? Is there a guide to that? All i see is s on s off stuff. I read the prerequisites for this and i said you must be on a stick rom, rooted. Thats where i got lost. Anyone know how and if so, whats the best way? Thank you guys very much any help is appreciated.
[HTC EVO 3D] rigmort:
The route I took was

1) dev-unlock via http://htcdev.com/

2) push a new recovery to your unlocked phone (clockworkmod, twrp, ext4, etc.... I used twrp) Read this page on pushing the recovery: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1239821

2.5) boot into the recovery (volume down and power), and wipe cache, dalvic, and factory reset

3) flash a stock rooted gingerbread rom ( http://d-h.st/60nw6kjevvto )

4) run juopunutbear and do the wire trick to get s-off (takes 5 minutes and a steady hand. I used a random piece of shielded wire I found in my toolbox)

5) flash any ICS rom you want

Please correct me if I forgot anything. If I got too specific, what fun would there be in learning?

As I mentioned above, dev-unlock and s-off didn't void my warranty.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Looks good. The only things I would add is to make sure any software that might interfere is removed from your PC, and that you will probably have to reactivate your phone afterwards but should get a prompt for that.

Make sure to review all the prerequisites on the installation page of the unlimited.io website and go to the #juopunutbear IRC channel for help if you get stuck doing the procedure, which you probably won't if prepared properly.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] treyweez11:
Im rooted on a stock rom with superuser and i cant get past the secondary backup part. It dosent even send me a prompt from superuser on my phone. Anyone know a fix or maybe help? Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Which ROM are you using, GB or ICS? What are the last messages you get from controlbear?

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] adambomb_13:
I just did the hboot flash and it worked great but I think you should know if you have metro pcs you will probably have to go back into metro and spend another $10 or $15 dollars to have them reflash you over because as soon as I did this I lost metro and bam right back to sprint!!
[HTC EVO 3D] treyweez11:
lol ok so messing with this thing gt me a locked bootloader and s-off lol is that good? I did something funky too to get it. Will i run into any problems?
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
You are good 2 go, it's not actually locked you can flash whatever you want
[HTC EVO 3D] gotojanoo:
do i need to keep touching wires until its count 45? am having error can not connect to deamon exit to enter.its never gave me an option for wire trick
[HTC EVO 3D] jayo1978:
Juopuntbear hbooot

Just want to know if i could flash the juopuntbear h boot threw recovery and is it worth or should i stay on 1.50 i been with s- off for about two weeks now i used a vista computer when changing and the drivers for windows gave me hell one minute it would recognize the device then it wouldn't so i was able to get s-off but missed the section just as process finished for s off it disconnected leaving me on h boot 1.5 which i was planning on changing but didn't get the chance to opt for that option i'm using 4 ext recovery
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
No need to change, in my opinion you are better off with 1.5 because the bootloader says locked, it will say jbear with custom boot
[HTC EVO 3D] rigmort:
Is there any reason to think that the wire trick won't work after updating a stock phone to the 8/1/12 Sprint CDMA release of ICS?

Theoretically it wouldn't matter since you're unlocking and putting a new recovery on it before doing the wire trick.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
As long as the phone is HTC unlocked and rooted it should work using the ICS version of JBear.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] rigmort:
Thanks! Any thoughts on whether the new hboot 1.5.8 will throw any roadblocks? I just got a new 3d on warranty so had to surrender my unlocked s-off phone. Would like to take the update today just out of curiosity but not if it's gonna make more trouble.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
The only way it could cause problems is if you set the security flag to be S-ON. As long as you are S-OFF before installing ICS you should always be able to flash another bootloader if that one gives you problems. If you do the ICS update before getting S-OFF there is no guarantee at this point that this method or the downgrade method will work to gain S-OFF.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] rigmort:
Thanks for the thoughts. I guess I better play it safe tonight and dev unlock, install a stock rooted, then wire trick, then ruu (right?) before checking out the ota.
[HTC EVO 3D] Hammerfest:
Now comes the waiting game for 1.58 Modified HBOOT or ENG release, else, HBOOT v1.4 for a long time still :D

Thanks OP and everyone responsible!
[HTC EVO 3D] xfrobex:
confirmed working on h-boot 1.58 as well
[HTC EVO 3D] kapilthio:
I did S-OFF on 1.50 using said method. Took me 5 attempts to do it successfully.

I downloaded official OTA and flashed it using 4EXT recovery. Extracted firmware.zip from the OTA, renamed it to PG86DIAG and flashed using bootloader.

hboot updated to 1.58 with S-OFF. Great.

Thanks a lot.
[HTC EVO 3D] xblackvalorx:
I get "Secondary backup failed!" and it closes, how can i fix that?
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Good to hear. Anyone else to second that?

Note: im still waiting for S-on/Locked users to confirm HTC unlock works after the 2.58 OTA update. Would that apply to you xfrobex?

Sent from my "Up all night, Sleep all day" EVO3D!
[HTC EVO 3D] rigmort:
You probably have the phone flipped over clutching the wire while it's asking for superuser permission on the screen.

Keep an eye on the phone screen... You'll have plenty of time to flip it over and do the wire trick when controlbear tells you to.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bdozier:
After searching the forum...

I am going to try this tonight. I am hboot 1.5 s-on (of course).

I am running the 2.17 base version of MeanROM 2.5.

I have 4ext Recovery.

How much time should I allow (including 2-3 times for wire trick!)?

Does anyone know if I can leave the version of MeanROM on the phone for this?

Do I need to use a different recovery after completed?

Why is this so nerve-wrecking?!

Should I just shut up and do it?!:p

Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
I would suggest using stock rooted Rom, back up your SD card just in case, and it takes about 5 mins
[HTC EVO 3D] rigmort:
It definitely corrupted my sd card both times I've done it. I expected it and made a backup so it wasn't a problem.
[HTC EVO 3D] th3b055:
Update your Superuser app and su binarys. Also make sure you uninstall PDA Net, HTC Sync, ect.. (had the exact same problem. Just did a brand new EVO 3D that I HTC dev unlocked and installed a recovery and an outdate Superuser app. Updated the app and binarys, problem solved).

Also before you start make sure you have your Battery Door cover off, USB cable plug in, wire ready before you run ControlBear
[HTC EVO 3D] tran1981:
Thanks. Takes couple times to get it right but now I'm s-off. No corrupted sdcard memory. Then upgraded firmware (hboot 1.58/radio 1.06) to latest and use Meanrom v2.6 with updated kenel.
[HTC EVO 3D] xblackvalorx:
Did all that, on a stock rom :( its driving me nuts.
[HTC EVO 3D] kaoss_11:
just flashed hboot 1.58 from 1.50 with no issues and still s-off
[HTC EVO 3D] aoaleman:
Want to thank Juopunutbear and all others that helped out. This worked with a 2.17 stock rooted ROM with appropriate fastboot and ADB drivers installed. Thanks again! :)