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[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
Bentenrai,

Can you please update the original post to show the following in step 5?

Take a deep breath, get ready!

5) Apply S-Off, write recovery image and flash root zip

Apply S-Off:

Double click the revolutionary.exe file. It will start the script to apply S-Off. You will need the beta key from the website we left open earlier. Go back there and put your serial number (found under the battery, labeled S/N, usually starting with HT) into the site and click generate key. In the command prompt opened by the revolutionary file, type or paste your key when asked for it. Type y to continue when prompted. The script will run and apply the exploit. Give it time and be patient, just let it do it's thing. Your phone should reboot one or three times.

When all is said and done, you can pat yourself on the back. You now have S-Off. You will end up back at the fastboot screen. At the top it should now say Revolutionary, and beneath that should be S-OFF. If all appears sound so far, it's time to update your recovery partition.

Write recovery image:

Turn your phone off, take your battery out for ten seconds, then turn it back on while holding volume down. This will take you to your HBOOT menu. Select update PG86IMG.zip, then follow the prompts til it starts to flash. After the flash is complete you can delete the zip from your SD card. ***This should read you will need to delete or remove the zip from the root of your SD card before you can reboot into recovery***

Now you have a custom recovery menu. Select RECOVERY from the fastboot menu using the volume up/down and power keys. Your phone should reboot and show the recovery menu.

Flash root zip:

Select Apply update from zip and press power. Select Choose zip from SD card and press power. Find the superuser zip and press the power button. After the zip is applied you will be returned to the previous menu. Select Reboot System and wait for your phone to boot back up.
[HTC EVO 3D] ianoob:
+ 1 or use ROM Manager to boot into recovery... Mine showed the same thing

Sent from my phone
[HTC EVO 3D] mediaman65:
Superuser won't go in

Select Apply update from zip and press power. Select Choose zip from SD card and press power. Find the superuser zip and press the power button. Then it gives me an error that it can't load the superuser.zip. I have recovery from Teamwin in and running. What am i doing wrong. :confused:

Also i have factory reset the phone and tried this too.
[HTC EVO 3D] everthus:
I think something is wrong

After I ran revolutionary and got the new bootloader, everything was cool, but then when I rebooted into HBOOT and it flashed PG86IMG.zip (which is the recovery, right?), it stopped being able to boot. It hangs on the HTC screen and won't continue. I can't get into recovery either because PG86IMG.zip is still on the card and it keeps loading it. I can't get into anything that will let me mount the SD card to delete PG86IMG.zip!

How screwed am I?
[HTC EVO 3D] bk718:
thanx txgoathead.. i knew to delete it afterwards, but i didn't think it flashed in the first place because in Bentenrai's instructions it says "Select update PG86IMG.zip" and i never seen it say that as mine said Parsing... etc... but all is well now.. thanx again
[HTC EVO 3D] zunteck:
Im stuck on aquiring root method 3...

=============================================

| Revolutionary S-OFF & Recovery Tool 0.3pre7 |

=============================================

Brought to you by AlphaRev & Unrevoked. Special thanks to #teamwin for their wor

k on fre3vo!

Waiting for device...

Found your device: PG86100 (shooter-1.40.0000, Android: 2.3.3, ROM version: 1.13

.651.7)

This is a beta release and requires a beta release key.

Please visit: http://revolutionary.io for more information.

Enter beta key [ serial: HT16JHX24227 ]: mgJl0NlgQhiXXXXX

Beta key accepted - thank you for participating!

Acquiring root (method 3)...

JUST STAYS HERE NEVER MOVES WHAT CAN I DO?
[HTC EVO 3D] mediaman65:
pull the microsd card out and manually delete off there by using a card reader if you have one.
[HTC EVO 3D] nick cannon:
uninstall htc drivers and/or htc sync try again
[HTC EVO 3D] mtda80:
I have S-off but when I go to the HBoot menu there is no option for the PG86IMG.zip. I renamed it and placed it on the root of the SD card. Hboot gives me the standard fastboot, recovery, factory reset, simlock, image crc....

Im fairly new to this and probably overlooking something obvious, any help or tips would be appreciated, fairly frustrating to have S-off and no recovery...

Help?
[HTC EVO 3D] ScottSNX:
DELETE THE PG86IMG.zip file after it's been applied. Otherwise you people are going to continue to LOOP in the HBOOT part.

THIS! I had pointed that out in post #196 along with a couple other things.

Which superuser.zip file are you using? Try the alternative I posted in #196. I used the "fixed" one from Teamwin.

"su-2.3.6.3-efgh-fixed-unsigned.zip"

Use a card reader to delete the file from the SD card or just try first booting the phone without the card in it. With the card out, select "Power down phone". Once it boots, put the card back in and connect to the computer and delete it from the card in Windows.
[HTC EVO 3D] bk718:
apparently u don't pay attention to well... check 5 posts above your post.. problem resolved... and after u read what i wrote u will probably UNDERSTAND why i was somewhat confused...
[HTC EVO 3D] jbird145:
Great success!

Worked perfectly for me. Had to flash SU twice through CWM Recovery to get it to install successfully, but everything's working and I'm S-OFF. Thanks for the great tutorial.
[HTC EVO 3D] everthus:
Yeah thanks, that is what I ended up doing. I don't have a real card reader but I used my old Evo 4g as a reader.

Now, about not being able to boot normally and the hanging on the HTC screen, any recommendations? How do I start this process over? I can get into recovery but I cant boot normally.
[HTC EVO 3D] guyver2077:
can we add something to the OP about not being able to make calls/send txt after rooting? Still not sure what caused it but i had to call sprint to get phone working again
[HTC EVO 3D] Bentenrai:
putting this in op

will add to op. it was there but it was causing confusiion there.

everybody else just read the threadm, your questions have all been asked at tleast once before
[HTC EVO 3D] mtda80:
Maybe I missed it but I don't see any info on why I get no option to apply the recovery zip on Hboot menu? Its on the root of sd, named properly, and I have s-off. Any ideas? I have seen many things about flashing the zip but nothing that helps me with my specific problem.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bentenrai:
im at work. if someone hasnt helped you by the time i get done ill pm you and see what we can do
[HTC EVO 3D] RavioliOs:
It worked for me and everything. Have S-off, flashed TWRP, flashed SU..

But mine doesn't read "Revolutionary" on my fastboot screen. But does say S-OFF

Should I not do anything further and try again? Or is this nothing to worry about?
[HTC EVO 3D] mtda80:
Thanks, its appreciated. Great guide as well, if it wasn't for this one not so little problem I'm having....
[HTC EVO 3D] ScottSNX:
I posted it because that's exactly what happens if you don't delete the zip file so people can make sure they do it. That was the biggest hangup for me that I couldn't get past and wish someone would have pointed it out to me a lot earlier.

Sorry I didn't realize you had fixed your problem because it was at the top of a new page, but you realize it's not all about you right? No need to be a richard about it...:rolleyes:

You need to delete the "PG86IMG.zip" after it's been applied. Just have the "su-2.3.6.3-efgh-xxxxzip" file on the card with no other zips.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bentenrai:
no, youre good, s-off is s-off.

it doesn't say revolutionary in pink? lol
[HTC EVO 3D] mediaman65:
Recovery won't work yet

My recovery from teamwin will not install any zip's.

second the system is read only.

superuser from the market will not work correctly and the one from teamwin will not install either.

What can i do from here now to obtain root.

This read only thing is what's stopping me from getting root.:(

asking for help with these issues.
[HTC EVO 3D] xxbabiboi228xx:
if someone can give me answer i would appreciate it how long is it suppose to say acquiring root method 3 on the cmd prompt when applying s-off method ?
[HTC EVO 3D] lokko21:
Anyone has the same error like me when making a call I get "error 16" I update my profile and nothing any help please.
[HTC EVO 3D] everthus:
I think a couple others had this same issue I am having.

I have s-off, revolutionary bootloader (1.40.1000), and teamwin recovery. I flashed the Su zipped (the fixed version) and it seems like it went through, but the problem is my phone is still unusable because it won't normal-boot. It keeps hanging on the HTC screen.

Am I in a position yet to just flash a new Rom and hope that works? I was also thinking about flashing the stock Rom, but I'm a bit nervous about that because the thread on that said only use with stock bootloader and I already have revolutionary. I'm a little scared of bricking the phone.
[HTC EVO 3D] lcs_71:
A few suggestions

Excellent Guide.

S-OFF no problems

SuperUser - took a little time

Thanks for the documentation, could not have done it without you...

A few suggestions

Section 5 - Type y to continue when prompted

Maybe state, You will be prompted to install clockwork Mod

Select update PG86IMG.zip, then follow the prompts til it starts to flash. After the flash is complete you can delete the zip from your SD card.

Add, (instructions how to delete - because you are forced to reboot and will be stuck in the recovery loop of "Do you want to flash PG86IMG"

If this was my first time flashing an android, I might have been lost.:eek:
[HTC EVO 3D] mtda80:
Update

My problem was being caused by the fact that I'm an idiot... renamed the zip on root of sd card with the pc, checked Astro and saw that it was still the dreaded zip.zip... Changed it up, booted into fastboot and no more problems. Perfect guide, the errors I encountered were strictly user related. Thanks again.
[HTC EVO 3D] xxbabiboi228xx:
For the people that have s-off can you please answer this question for me so i dont have to sit here waiting for an hour or so to know if this is working ??? (Im stuck at acquiring root method 3 ... for the past 13 mins)
[HTC EVO 3D] shizs14:
I mess up on the root step and reset my phone back to factory and now when I try to run the revolutionary.exe I get a message:

=============================================

| Revolutionary S-OFF & Recovery Tool 0.3pre7 |

=============================================

Brought to you by AlphaRev & Unrevoked. Special thanks to #teamwin for their wor

k on fre3vo!

Waiting for device...

Found your device: PG86100 (shooter-1.40.1000, Android: 2.3.3, ROM version: 1.13

.651.7)

Your device is not supported at this time.

Press (almost) any key to exit.

Not sure why its telling me that. I was able to run it the first time and after the factory reset it will not allow me to, PLZZZZ HELP
[HTC EVO 3D] lcs_71:
I had the same problem, I'm not sure what I did, but it is workin now.

Did you wipe cache & Dalvik Cache, download busybox & superuser.

Reboot into recovery and attempt to install the superuser zip file.
[HTC EVO 3D] RavioliOs:
Nope, says "SHOOTER XC SHIP S-OFF RL"

Then HBOOT, RADIO, etc..
[HTC EVO 3D] energizer1389:
everything went well for me. I did not have temp root so did not have to wipe. I kept cw recovery. Is there a good reason why I should flash the other recovery posted here?
[HTC EVO 3D] xxbabiboi228xx:
I guess nobody in here has applied s-off to there phones ?
[HTC EVO 3D] mediaman65:
okay this what i get installing: /sdcard/su-2.3.6.3-efgh-fixed-unsigned.zip

(bad)

installation aborted.

and tried this three times amd with no luck.
[HTC EVO 3D] RavioliOs:
It only said it for a few seconds for me. Run as administrator if it sticks here.

What worked for me anyway.
[HTC EVO 3D] jasondmoore1:
I am having trouble. I have been able to get s-off. However, when I go to boatloader is asks me if I want to start an update. I am not sure what to do next. I am not sure where I made a mistake. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[HTC EVO 3D] ScottSNX:
Make sure USB Debugging is enabled.

Go to Settings>Applications>Development>

and make sure it's checked.

It should recognize it within a minute. If you have USB debugging enabled and you're still not connecting, you probably have HTC Sync installed or don't have the HTC drivers installed. Sounds like the computer isn't "seeing" the phone.

This is what you should see:
[HTC EVO 3D] xxbabiboi228xx:
ok thanks man
[HTC EVO 3D] mikeyxda:
Thought everything was working for me: all apps get super user permissions, but today I did adb shell for the first time and when I type su at the $ prompt, it waits about 10 seconds and says "permission denied". Sounds like something I need to install? What do I need to do?

Thanks,

Mike
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
You have made no mistake...

1. Accept the update by pressing the volume button up.

2. After the update is applied successfully, reboot the phone normally.

3. Delete the "PM86IMG.zip" file from the root of the SD card using the disk drive mode while the usb cable is connected to your computer.

4. After deleting the file above, reboot into recovery...(volume down + power button) then flash root su(superuser) zip.

5. After successfully flashing the su zip, reboot your phone normally...

Then continue to follow the original guide at step #6.
[HTC EVO 3D] shizs14:
Please HELP, I keep getting my device is not supported when trying to run the revolutionary.exe. I restored twice already and HTC Sync is not install on my PC.
[HTC EVO 3D] energizer1389:
You guys got to turn off your anti virus software . It will give you problems.
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
Have you checked to make sure you do not have S-Off?
[HTC EVO 3D] energizer1389:
Did you get the right sn for your bootloader version?
[HTC EVO 3D] Joey_UFC:
im rooted with s off and have clockwork up and going fine but everytime i try to flash the SU zip i keep getting aborted
[HTC EVO 3D] jasondmoore1:
Ok, I got that to load. Now I try to flash the su zip and it says error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip status 0. Is that correct?
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
I believe you will need to unplug your phone from the computer to flash the su zip.

Try that and let me know.
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
Joey,

I did not load the clockwork recovery...I have heard that there have been some problems with the Evo 3D not being supported yet.

The TWRP recovery seems to work well...sorry I couldn't help you after all you did for me on the OG Evo.
[HTC EVO 3D] shizs14:
Where do I check what bootloader I have?
[HTC EVO 3D] Joey_UFC:
oh really?

Well if your right let's call it even lol
[HTC EVO 3D] shizs14:
How do I check that if I have S-OFF
[HTC EVO 3D] jasondmoore1:
got it, it worked. Thank you.
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
If you follow the instructions Joey_UFC gave you, you will be able to see your HBoot version as well as to see if you have S-off.
[HTC EVO 3D] Joey_UFC:
did you use teamwin recovery to fix the problem?
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
Glad I could help!
[HTC EVO 3D] bk718:
never implied it was all about me..

but what i think the issue people are having is, it doesn't say "PG86IMG.zip" in HBOOT... it says something about parsing... update zip... instead

so when u select yes to update, ur probably not thinking that u just applied the PG86IMG.zip, because nothing there said it.. thus why people aren't deleting it..

(i mean its pretty clear that it says to delete it afterwards, but if u don't even know u applied it to begin with because it doesn't specifically say PG86IMG.zip then how will u know that its time to delete it??)
[HTC EVO 3D] 6700user:
how do i get back into the fast boot menu...when i try to run recovery now it tells me that my device is not supported
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
The TWRP was already flashed on his device, but the instructions in the OP guide do not give instructions on deleting the "PM86IMG.ZIP". One cannot access the TWRP recovery with this file remaining at the root of the sd card because it wants to update it everytime you boot into recovery.

I had him delete the PM86IMG.zip file and he was then able to boot into recovery to flash the su zip.
[HTC EVO 3D] shizs14:
My HBOOT is 1.40.1000
[HTC EVO 3D] shizs14:
I have S-OFF and HBOOT is 1.40.1000
[HTC EVO 3D] Joey_UFC:
i put the file in my sd root and renamed it correctly but when it loads when i get in bootloader it says No Image!

so i can't choose Yes
[HTC EVO 3D] Joey_UFC:
1.40.1000? it should be 1.40.0000. if your right and got .1000 then i don't believe you can root. you either have to be .3000 or .4000.
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
Then you do not need to reflash Revolutionary... You already have S-OFF...

You do need to write a recovery image...start at that place in the OP guide and you will be fine.

You are almost finished!
[HTC EVO 3D] Bentenrai:
I will clarify this in v1.1 of the op. im at work now, thanks for your concise advice
[HTC EVO 3D] Painkiller006:
"Turn your phone off, take your battery out for ten seconds, then turn it back on while holding volume down. This will take you to your HBOOT menu. Select update PG86IMG.zip, then follow the prompts til it starts to flash. After the flash is complete you can delete the zip from your SD card."

I don't get the prompt to update PG86IMG.zip, any idas?
[HTC EVO 3D] Bentenrai:
You guys are awesome for all the ttoubleshooting you provide. I'll be off work at 9 est, v 1.5 of the guide is coming out tonight with a little more clarity.

its hard to write from the point of view of anexperienced user to be understood by the average user :)
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
Can you make sure that you did not rename it "PM86IMG.zip.zip?"

Be sure you only have one ".zip"
[HTC EVO 3D] shizs14:
Got it. Thank you!!!!!!:D
[HTC EVO 3D] Joey_UFC:
i thought it was supposed to be named PG86IMG.ZIP?
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
The zip is already there, so just rename it PG86IMG...that should take care of the problem.
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
Several people are having this problem and it has been answered over the last 4 or 5 pages, please read those while I find it and repost it for you.
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
This is automatic actually...the PG86IMG is the update it recognizes when you first boot into boot mode. Be sure to push volume up to flash it. After it is flashed be sure to delete the zip from the root of your card and then flash the su zip.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bentenrai:
read these replies. ill focus in on this part in v1.5
[HTC EVO 3D] Joey_UFC:
im using team win recovery and still get abort on SU zip
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
You might have a bad download or something...try downloading it again and reflashing it. I downloaded the su zip from the goo-inside link instead of the mirror...not sure if that makes a difference or not.
[HTC EVO 3D] firestetz:
+1 op can you add this also I too found that antivirus software and firewall software (zone alarm) causes major interference.
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
PainKiller006,

Did this work for you?
[HTC EVO 3D] crazyjoezx:
Just got done rooting and went to flash a kernel and got this error

assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/newboot.img", "boot")

E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip

(Status 7)

Also when I tried to run quadrant the phone crashes once It runs the I/O test

and I cant seem to flash any rom...

Guessing something is wrong the reading/writing of the phone but not sure how to fix it

tried to rerun the revolutionary.exe but said my device wasn't supported then it closes...

any ideas ?.. :-/
[HTC EVO 3D] TheNeck:
Does anybody know what exactly causes the error 16 when trying to make a call?

Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
Unplug your phone from the computer and check to see if you have S-OFF...if you already have S-OFF revolutionary will not work on the phone again. It sounds like you might have the phone plugged into the computer and instead of reading from the sd card it is expecting something from the pc.
[HTC EVO 3D] Painkiller006:
I had to remove .zip when renaming it, worked like a charm, now just gonna install the last thing
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
Good, glad to help!

You are almost done!
[HTC EVO 3D] crazyjoezx:
Thanks for the reply....

Yea , tired that with no luck..also removed the batt for 30sec then went back in to recovery ...in Hboot it does say S-off...

not sure what else to try..

:-/
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
Which recovery are you using? TWRP or CWM?

Not sure I can help, but this information might be helpful to someone.
[HTC EVO 3D] Painkiller006:
Got root :) Made my backup. Got error 16, called Sprint...lady on the phone said "let me guess, you have an Evo 3D?" lol said yeah, then she said that's all her calls has been about xD Anyways, good guide everything seems to be running fine :)
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
Congrats PainKiller006, Glad you figured it out!

I was fortunate not to receive the error 16, not sure what could be causing it.

I have made several phone calls and sent a few sms just to make sure.
[HTC EVO 3D] ssdave:
I realized after watching a video I lost connection after the 3 reboots and it was downloading something. It failed there and theres no way to get back to that point now that I have s off. Its that something I needed for the root? It seems like I have root but sometimes when I reboot it doesn't seem like it works correctly.

I also seem to have a problem with wifi tether working only for google on my laptop and no other sites will load. Any suggestions?
[HTC EVO 3D] kinextions:
I'm rooted.....

Ok it says Revolutionary on top, s-off below but.................

I got to step 5 and I have S-Off but the second part is weird.

I said yes to CWM when I was installing the root but I also put the PG86IMG.zip on the SD card.

When I go into the Hboot mode I come to a menu that says.....

Parsing......(SD zip)

(1) Recovery

and it's asking yes or no to an update.

what did I do wrong????
[HTC EVO 3D] evohnoo:
What do you mean "doesnt seem to work correctly..." what happens? If you have S-Off, you have root, as long as you have flashed the PG86IMG file, you should have a recovery, from there you flash the SU zip and you should be good to go.

What wifi tether are you trying to run? Ive read elsewhere there are tethers that only support NON protected sites, like google and what you describe... this is basically a trial version, and you must pay for the paid version...whats the tether app youre trying to run?
[HTC EVO 3D] evohnoo:
Thats fine, you clicked YES to install CWM. The PG86IMG file is an update to TWRP, thats what you "update" when you click yes... once you've applied that update, delete the PG86IMG file from the root of your card... then boot into recovery and you'll be ready to flash the SU zip
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
You are not doing anything wrong..

You already have TWRP recovery installed.

1. Accept the update by pressing the volume button up.

2. After the update is applied successfully, reboot the phone normally.

3. Delete the "PM86IMG.zip" file from the root of the SD card using the disk drive mode while the usb cable is connected to your computer.

4. After deleting the file above, reboot into recovery...(volume down + power button) then flash root su(superuser) zip.

5. After successfully flashing the su zip, reboot your phone normally...

Then continue to follow the original guide at step #6.
[HTC EVO 3D] kinextions:
Ok, fixed the PM zip file but then my phone went into the PRL/OTA recovery stuff before I did the SU zip........now when I go into Hboot and try to flash the SU i get........

E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip

(Status 0)

HUH???????? What now....plus I also did a Wipe.....
[HTC EVO 3D] crazyjoezx:
using TWRP... Hoping someone can help...more I use the phone the more problems I see.... Turn on WiFi and just says "error" .....try to turn on 4G and just turns off..

Is there anyway just to redo it? ....saw a thread that said "un do root" but requires flashing a ROM.... Which I can't :(
[HTC EVO 3D] txgoathead:
Try flashing the SU again, but unplug the phone from the computer.