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[HTC EVO 3D] Shponglized:
Who can spell success?? My Evo 3d s-off'ed can!
[HTC EVO 3D] donbudafuko:
Can u tell me how u did it step by step please? I got hboot 1.58/2.89 same as u an I'm trying to root an all that good stuff an I'm having trouble
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Watch the video in this article and you will get a pretty good idea of how it is done.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Shponglized:
Overly detailed rant on how to do this.

Have you done the HTC Unlock method?? You have to have your bootloader unlocked to root, and have to be on a rooted rom to do this process. I'll explain more of this if you answer the first question with a no.

BUT! It was much easier than you'd think, First download Controlbear ICS WIN or something like that from a previous post,

make sure you have proper drivers installed, and no htc sync, Extract Controlbear ICS to somewhere reasonable.

Download a stock rooted rom, Very easy to do, Google search Evo 3d stock rooted rom ICS 2.89 or something, It's not that hard.

The rest is all done for you, Run Controlbear as Admin, Let it do it's thing, It didn't ask me for any root requests like everyone else says, i don't know why, all of a sudden it say DO WIRE TRICK NOW! I took a bread tie, cut it down to be just as long as I needed and stripped the paper crap off from each end, bent one end at a 90 degree angle to stick in the LEFT pin and the other just as it was to lay on the sd

SO when it say do wire trick now, You can try multiple times I guess, it never said failed for me or anything, I just kept tapping it, Your supposed to tap once, then wait 1.5 seconds then hold, The Controlbear program will say restarting or something, You just wait from there on out, Making room for beer, more beer more beer and so on.

Evantually it'll boot into RUU mode which is a black screen with a silver metallic HTC logo, at that point your almost done, It'll ask if you want the modified hboot or not, I chose no. Once it reboots you into boot loader and you see S-Off you're done buddy. If you prep properly, and have balls. It can only take 10 minutes or less, The program is fast and there'es very little confusion. It's a cake walk.

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I'm all over the comments in that article haha, From when the new hboot had just came out I was gonna do it but never got around to doing it.

I'm the "Anthony" in the comments.At the time I was posting I was working on getting root and a custom recovery. Still had S-On Which was cool until now, Now I'm S-Off... Nuff said.
[HTC EVO 3D] alex_camacho:
Got it done! It took me more than like 5 tries. I finally got the wire timing just right, and it all finally fell into place. My Evo3D is now FREEEEE!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] xNotta:
Sorry if this was asked before, but I cant find it on unlimited.io and google hasn't turned up any details other than "It gives you S-Off [magically]"

What is the Wire Trick actually simulating or doing to achieve S-Off?
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
It creates a pause in process, long enough to enable the exploit, at least that's my take on it, I may be wrong though

LtEVO
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
This post from earlier in this thread offered a potential explanation of the exploit but it was never confirmed by the developers. Here's what the developers said about the exploit during beta testing:

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] contradude:
Managed to change my brothers Evo3d over to s-off using this tool and less than 20 minutes. Pretty darn easy, I really wish this wasn't necessary, otherwise this post would be from an evo 4G lte instead
[HTC EVO 3D] Tomeygun:
whew, 74 pages of reading (ok ok, I skipped a few), and I only have one question before my evo3d gets here tomorrow:

I see posts that mention Hboot versions linked to if I will be running ICS or GB rom... on my evo shift I flip-flop back and forth from a fancy stable GB rom to nightly ICS roms all the time. Will I not be able to do that with my EVO3d? Or is the latest Hboot 1.58 required to do so?

In other words to I have to choose which android base version before I proceed? (GB or ICS)
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
The 1.58 bootloader that comes with the official Sprint ICS (2.89.651.2) build doesn't work with GB or AOSP based ROM's. If you are only going to run ICS Sense based ROM's you should be fine with that bootloader, otherwise you may need to change hboot when switching between ROM's, which is pretty easy to do once you are S-OFF.

More information and the various hboot downloads can be found here.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Tomeygun:
ahh I see, I imagine it is not required on my Shift due to sprint discontinued support as of GB 2.3.4, hence no issues with custom ICS ROMS?

By chance is there an HBoot that works with both GB/AOSP and ICS custom roms?
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Unfortunatey, there's no "universal" hboot for the CDMA Evo 3D. Bootloaders prior to 1.58 work with everything except the ROM's based on the 2.89.651.2 kernel.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Tomeygun:
Ah very good, I understand. I am also getting a used EVO 4g in the same shipping package... its going to be a all on root-fest!
[HTC EVO 3D] nick7722:
Hello guys, hope I can get some help on this... I am trying this S-OFF method but always get the "Errorcode: 66732337" result, thus no S-OFF...

I have tried with four different EVO 3D's, two GB and two ICS.

All the answers to this problem (on this thread and elsewhere) point to the 'wire trick' not done right and recommend to try again...

From the several times I have tried, I notice that after the first wire touch the phone shuts down, from there, if the second touch is done within a couple of seconds after, the unit re-connects as HS-USB Diagnostics 9008 (COMxx) device and controlbear continues to wait for device... if I make the second touch after that, then the unit comes up as either fastboot or on the juopunutbear/green arrow screen...

I am HTCdev unlocking (as recommended), using 4ext recovery and have tried with SuperSU-v0.96 and Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed, just to make sure if the rooting method had anything to do... same result with both...

I uninstalled HTC sync and all HTC related drivers and installed the ones contained in QADERSO zip file, I am doing this in winXP SP3

Have tried with 1G, 512MB and 256MB uSD cards mostly blank (only Superuser zip file left from rooting), formatted as FAT and FAT32

One thing I notice is that once in juopunutbear screen, the uSD card (regardless of the format type and size) is seen as not formatted by windows, is this normal?

Any recommendations?
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
You mentioned the QADERSO.zip file. Have you tried that guide exactly the way it is written? Over 350 people have downloaded that file and I haven't had anyone complain before that they haven't eventually gotten S-OFF.

It sounds to me like you are being a little too analytical about the process and trying to second guess it, and perhaps you just need to do it exactly as written. If that doesn't work for you, I will be glad to provide support in the guide thread, and in the worst case you can use the #juopunutbear IRC channel to get real time support directly from the developers.

Edit: One of the reasons I put that guide thread together was due to problems people were having with the wire trick due to variations in configuration and sequencing. It's clear that you are very technically knowledgable, but introducing other variables just makes getting the wire trick working more complicated and difficult.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] nick7722:
Well this will prove you right...

I confess I may have skipped one of the steps, please let me know if this is critical... from your QADERSO guide, this is what I did:

STEP 1:

Pretty straight forward... the units I tried were RELOCKED... so just back to stock using ICS RUU

STEP 2:

Unlock - No problema, had the unlock files available

Recovery/Root - Just as described (also tried Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed besides SuperSU from QADERSO file)

4ext update - not done (critical?)

Open SuperSU - Check

Install Busybox - Check

STEP 3:

Stuck here...

BTW, thanks for your quick reply!

I might as well try on another PC...
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
The 4EXT update is not critical.

Here's a post from earlier in this thread from someone who had the same error, in case you haven't seen that already.

Hope you are able to get S-OFF using another PC.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] nick7722:
Before I do that,

Is it OK to re-try when at the juopunutbear screen? or should I re-start from Step1?

thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
You should be able to restart controlbear as often as necessary to get through the wire trick. If you need to reset your phone, instructions are near the bottom of the troubleshooting page on the unlimited.io website, but you shouldn't have to go through steps 1 and 2 again.

It might be a good idea to review the tips and references for Step3 if you haven't done that already.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] notsointeresting:
Haven't read a page of this thread. But used this method to Obtain S-off on a replacement 3vo yesterday. Worked great and instructions on the site were straightforward.

Thanks for the development and support of this method :beer:

You can follow me on Twitter - @NotSo1nter3stin
[HTC EVO 3D] nick7722:
** SUCCESS **

Finally after several attempts got S-OFF!! tried with a different 1G uSD card and that did the trick! I re-tried the other 3 I had with 512MB and 256MB cards and got the same results, did the same with the 1G card and they went though at first attempt!

Thought of posting this here as reference for others with same issue...

Edit:

BTW, thanks to LadyX at the Unlimited.IO IRC for the tip!

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[HTC EVO 3D] Boooooommm:
Got it done on my first attemp in less than 5 minutest! Did it using a 6 foot long coaxial cable! Worked like a charm! ^_^!!!

Awesome work guys! It couldn't have been more painless! ^_^!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Does your phone show "fastboot USB" in the bootloader when connected to the PC? If not, try disconnecting it, reboot your PC and try it again. Sometimes the driver on the PC gets hung up.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Nametaken:
The phone shows Fastboot USB. Now, again I haven't used Fastboot ever, how come when I use cmd Fastboot, it just opens up and closes in just seconds? Thought it was supposed to stay open and allow you to use command prompts

ADB does the same thing, too. opens up and closes itself really fast
[HTC EVO 3D] TeknoJnky:
I read through the thread, but I didn't see any answer/info regarding the below questions;

- if you are already 1.4 s-off from revolutionary, is there any reason to flash this? ie is this a 'better' s-off than revolutionary? is this more like unrevoked?

- will this s-off 'stick' through a RUU update process?

- will this s-off 'stick' through an OTA update which updates the hboot?
[HTC EVO 3D] Nametaken:
Guess what I mean is I don't get a Fastboot Shell on PC or an ADB shell on PC. That nice area where you type in commands. I also lost recovery on my phone and can't see my phone on my comp to get to to place in a nice new img to boot to. Auto booting up a PCIMGblahblah would be nice since I am S off and it would auto do that now, but I have 0 way to get it on my phone. It is like it is bricked, but it is on XD Well, bricked because I can't figure out how to get a ROM or Recovery back onto it, lol
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Oh! I didn't realize that you meant that fastboot instead of the fastboot option on your phone. You need to either use Windows Explorer to open the directory that contains fastboot.exe, then hold the shift key down while right clicking and select the "Open command window here", and then run fastboot from that command prompt. If you don't have that option on your right click menu you will need to run cmd.exe from the Windows Start menu, then "cd" to the directory where fastboot is installed.

If you still have problems try reading this tutorial on fastboot as it includes different methods for running fastboot in a cmd window that won't close as soon as the fastboot command completes.

Edit: This really isn't the place to learn how to use ADB and fastboot on the PC. You can Google it and there is plenty of help on that topic already or go to other XDA forums that provide that kind of assistance.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] fwhite42:
You need to open the command prompt, then navigate (using the cd command) to the directory that has adb and fastboot in it (alternatively, in Windows 7, if you're in file explorer in that directory you can shift-right-click and select to open a command prompt in that directory).

I think what you are doing is literally running the "fastboot" command from your "Run" box on the Start menu which would quickly display all the help text associated with fastboot and then close.

Once you do the above, you would need to put an appropriate recovery.img file in the same directory that fastboot is in and then from within the command prompt (already open as described above) type "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (without the quotes).

EDIT: Damn, ramjet, you're fast! ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] govno64:
I think we should get an FAQ going for this thread, and have it added to the OP (with confirmed working ROMs/Kernels, benefits of upgrading from 1.4, differences between JBears 1.5050 and the 1.5 that it flashes, etc).
[HTC EVO 3D] simongabriel:
Another successful s-off here. I was using drop's 3.0 sense ROM, and after getting to s-off, pulled the battery, rebooted to bootloader, went to recovery, restored my nand, then booted up, got the auto activate, let it activate, do my prl, etc. and then canceled on the firmware check. did a manual prl/profile update, and texting/calls/data all work fine. Downloading a sense 3.6 ROM right now to test that out, but I don't foresee any issues.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
The result is basically the same, but instead of installing the downgraded 1.4 version you can choose between the stock 1.5 bootloader or a custom 1.5.5050 bootloader with some additional write/erase partitions capability, but less than the ENG bootloader.

Yes, you will still be S-Off after an RUU update unless you use the writesecureflag command to reset the radio flag to S-On.

If you can run the OTA update, S-Off will stick, as long as HTC/Sprint doesn't detect S-Off and require that you are S-On to run it. Based on the 2.17.651.5 build, there should be no difference between running the full RUU update or taking the OTA.

This process appears to have all the benefits of the Hboot 1.4 downgrade, plus a more current/featured bootloader, without having to use Linux, install an old RUU update, and bricking your phone. The only drawback versus the 1.4 downgrade is that you need to be HTC unlocked, but most users on these forums that are running 1.5 S-On have already done that.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] saenz4931:
Actually that's how I noticed ... When I was in recovery... I have flashed different roms and still the same ... Not even when using leedroid tweaks... For deam lights, make any changes... I mean I can live with that, just wonder if it can be fix or will have soñé other problems later... Or if this effect came from doing this method or I did something wrong while doing it.
[HTC EVO 3D] CSpoonemore:
Thanks ramjet73 I will do this now. Downloading atm. Will post results.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
4EXT S-Off Mode for HBoot 1.5 Users

For those of you using 4EXT that have completed the HBoot 1.5 S-Off process, I posted on the 4EXT thread and found out that the current version (RC3) forces the SmartFlash process (two re-boots when updating the boot partition) when the bootloader is version 1.5 or 1.5.5050. According to madmaxx82, the developer of 4EXT, there will be an RC4 version released tomorrow that will no longer force that option for HBoot 1.5 users. In the meantime, you can either disable the SmartFlash option in the Tools menu manually each time in recovery, or just continue using SmartFlash until RC4 is released. With RC4 you will be able to turn off the S-On option in the app settings and 4EXT recovery will use that setting.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] saenz4931:
actually i just find out that this morning... smart flash was ****ing over every rom... and back up... thank you for the info
[HTC EVO 3D] shadowmike:
Just disable smart flash. It doesn't turn back on.

I've had zero issues since I s-off'ed my evo3d still tuning ext4 and have flashed roms like normal

Sent from my EVO One 3D using the XDA Premium App.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
It does turn back on as confirmed by madmaxx82, the 4EXT developer.

As I said in my previous post, you can continue flashing using SmartFlash and everything still works with S-Off, but you wind up doing an extra reboot to flash the boot partition when the S-On (SmartFlash) option is active.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] clavin78:
Awesome!

Successful S-off here too and I have a faulty usb port. I could never keep a good enough connection to push a kernel through fastboot. This program will sit and wait when you drop connection then continue after you play around with your cable. It seemed very forgiving. Good work guys!!
[HTC EVO 3D] El Queson:
been stuck in a loop( about 20 mns. now) and this is what its doing on cmd window.

"Do not remove sdcard from phone

Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at http://unlimited.io"
[HTC EVO 3D] Nametaken:
Thanks everyone for the help! The only issue i ran into now is I can't use touch screen features in recovery. See Aroma Installer. Sad times since I just found the SOS Rom and love it! Same with Team Nocturnal rims :(

I read over the other touch issue, but this one seems different. I can use touch screen every where else.
[HTC EVO 3D] elsocio83:
It Works!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy f********** sh**!!!!!!!!! My phone is now S-OFF!!!!!!!!!!!! This is f********* news everyone!!!! Follow the instructions and it will work! Thanks for the help Juopunutbear! This will help everyone here in the EVO 3D community that does not want to downgrade their HBoot. Now to enjoy the phone!
[HTC EVO 3D] ozeil10:
Heyyy.... Im S-Off! :D hboot 1.5 shooter. Thank you to every single developer out there that made this possible. And everyone else on xda!
[HTC EVO 3D] ozeil10:
one last question! now i'm LOCKED, and S-off, do i need to UNLOCK again?
[HTC EVO 3D] ckoadiyn:
No
[HTC EVO 3D] dimebagdan65:
So after being extremely nosey, I think I'm gonna give this a shot as soon as I have time. The majority of folks who had issues aren't exactly as... (How do I put this delicately...?) seasoned as some folks here on XDA and the others had issues that were repeatable on certain hardware versions and their results are right in line with what's in some of the other development threads (if you have issues with A, expect issues with B type stuff) and thankfully, my device isn't that hardware version. Again, not trying to slight anyone here, we were all beginners at one time, don't lose hope and keep at it newcomers!

:thumbup::D:beer:
[HTC EVO 3D] Visual_Serg:
I have a hboot 1.50.5050 S-Off.

how do i restore hboot 1.50.0000 S-On?
[HTC EVO 3D] ckoadiyn:
I'd guess flash the s -on zip and run a ruu however I am not sure
[HTC EVO 3D] dburg84:
you ruu. after ruu MAKE SURE you're on the stock hboot. then writesecureflag 3. check #juopunutbear on freenode if you have questions.
[HTC EVO 3D] wbchristmas:
+1for tactfulness.. lol
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Dimebag,

If u do this method you should get a hold of a camera and post up a video for those that need it.
[HTC EVO 3D] evomike77:
Try flashing a different recovery
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Here's a link from Good and Evo that explains the process.

As dburg84 said, make sure you have the stocked signed bootloader restored before you do the writesecureflag command or you will brick your phone and have to attempt another process to recover it.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] dimebagdan65:
I'll see what I can do, I'll have to get together with Ramjet and pick his brain so I can do it flawlessly the first time (to quote Vinnie Paul Abbott, "FIRST TAKE LIKE A MOTHERF**KER!"

:thumbup::D:beer:
[HTC EVO 3D] jae-v:
Anyone have instructions on how to create the wire with paperclips?
[HTC EVO 3D] ccw1134:
Just wanted to chime in and say that it worked fine for me on the second try. I did it two days ago and couldn't be happier. There have been zero hiccups. The guys that figure this stuff out are pure geniuses. If my palms weren't so sweaty when I did it I might have been able to do a video of the procedure. It's all about making sure that you get a good contact when using the wire (I used a paperclip and electrical tape because it was very stable).

Good luck to all that haven't tried this yet. You can do it!

Update: I should also mention that when I did the procedure I was running MeanROM 4.2, using Windows 7 and I do have HTC Sync and iTunes installed. After failing the first time I right-clicked and closed HTC Sync. I don't know if it was that or the timing but all was good the second time around. The point here is that I didn't do any extra work of uninstalling software on my computer or installing a different ROM on my phone.
[HTC EVO 3D] chrisb7:
What all info is needed during activation, I only ask cause I'm on a plan with a buddy and need to know if I need his social or DOB.
[HTC EVO 3D] jae-v:
did you just straighten the clips out and tape the ends together or what?..pieces touching together?
[HTC EVO 3D] ccw1134:
I just bent the paperclip into a "U" shape and wrapped electrical tape around it leaving the ends exposed. Simple.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Here's a picture of the paperclip I used for the wire trick. It is insulated with scotch tape, and I had to scrape the ends with a razor blade since it had a plastic coating. Not all paperclips have that, but be aware that might be an issue because it was for me until I noticed it.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] jae-v:
fantastic, thanks guys i really appreciate it
[HTC EVO 3D] shadowmike:
Weird because I turned mine off and i dont get any extra messages saying a change has been made to boot or any extra reboots from smart flash.

As soon as i flash a rom and reboot it boots the rom it doesnt write the boot because it was done in recovery

Updating the recovery anyway tho.

Sent from my EVO One 3D using the XDA Premium App.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
If you disable it inside the RC3 recovery using the Tools menu it will stick until you restart recovery and not do the double reboot. But madmaxx82 released RC4 today as he promised, and now it will stick as long as S-Off is set in the app.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Nametaken:
Being a noob, I was able to get this all done, mostly just by reading what to do on line. Read all of this first. Not a defined exact guide, just points out what I did as a newb, and what I experienced. Just hoping to help out in getting an idea what to expect.

Get fastboot and Adb ready, you need them any way. While you are at it, download a recovery to your computer as well. 4ext app was on my main memory card, so I just used the recovery image for CWM on my comp. Just google both the recovery names and evo 3D in the search, it pops up.

Paper clip in a U shape with tape on the lower part of the U works perfectly.

To use fastboot and Adb, there is a link a few pages back to a tut.

Now, while doing the wire trick, if it says to do the wire trick now over and over, do it. It isn't catching so it is aking you to do it again. It will reboot, don't worry, it is.supposed to.

Now, if it says it didn't work, just try again. Some people did it in 1 try, it took me 10 times lol.

Once it is successful, you can reboot into fastboot, flash a recovery, flash a Rom. If you don't know how to flash a Rom with fast boot, just use the mentioned tut. To get CWM on your phone. Pop in old ad.card, flash Rom flash whatever recovery you want. I am using 4ext, cwm doesn't lik aroma installers, it seems.

Only issue I am having that I can't fix yet is I can't flash a new kernel using recovery, fastboot or flash image GUI. Again, this is probably because of the fact I didn't use a full stock Rom.

Hope this helps out some newbs.

Oh, and read the first 3 pages. Tons of queations you may have are all answered there. I asked a lot of stupid questions yesterday, just hoping to help give something back for my nonsense.