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[HTC EVO 3D] brandibran:
uuuhhhhmmm......

somebody message me when the guide comes out for the below average user or the noob because this assumes you know some things that I don't know... like sdk ... I installed it trying to do screenshots a while back... but I couldn't and still can't get connected... S-On until the easy way comes out. :confused:

Stuck at "Waiting for Device..." after double-clicking revolutionary.exe
[HTC EVO 3D] evohnoo:
Dude, mentioned MANY times in this thread... Its your drivers... you may not want to believe it... but it is... its an communication hang up between your phone and the computer... reinstall drivers, uninstall HTC sync, and try again... if that doesnt work, do it again. It is a driver problem, I promise you...
[HTC EVO 3D] Curb71:
I remember leaving clockwork for Amon_RA on my EVO.

Is there no Amon_RA on the 3D?
[HTC EVO 3D] evohnoo:
No there isnt. I saw some posts from Amon saying that he endorses TWRP, and (I think) hes actually using it now. Dont remember the forum I saw it in, but somewhere
[HTC EVO 3D] FanOfSkynyrd:
I had the same problem getting hung up on "waiting for device". Unistalled/installed drivers many times, computer restarts, phone restarts. The way I finally got it to detect, with phone connected to computer, I went into settings - applications. I had USB debugging turned on already, so I unchecked it, then checked it again...and presto.

For some reason when I plugged my phone into the computer for the first time, only the USB mass storage device drivers were installed, not the HTC android device drivers. Unchecking/checking USB debugging while phone was connected kick started the rest of the drivers to install.

After that revolutionary tool worked like a charm.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramcee:
i have same problem so i did BOTH PG86IMG and PG86IMG.ZIP IN SD DIRECTORY STILL NO IMAGE FOUND
[HTC EVO 3D] evohnoo:
Need moar info... what file are you trying to flash? Have you had any problems up until this point? Verify you have S-OFF? Confirm you are booting into HBOOT, and its not reading this file?
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
first in response to evohnoo, are you using a mac or something?

"Id be willing to bet dollars that you have too many ".zip" extensions.... are you using windows? If so, name the file ONLY.. PG86IMG ... windows doesnt show file extensions"

thats a crazy response, of course windows shows extensions, just make sure you have it checked on in folder options. I would def turn it on and use that to make sure it is named exactly as the instructions say. After that, just make sure you put it in the root directory. Yall know what the root directory is right?

Those 2 things correct is all you need
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
a known issue since day 1 and noted in the tutorial

and that 5 minutes is debateable.....
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
eh what you mean by wrong image?

and what you mean by zipped?

you should simply be flashing IMG file (that ends in .zip) the one link in the tutorial works (unless it just went down or something). Post the link here you're talking about
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
you rooted for the first time AND made a custom theme in one day?
[HTC EVO 3D] evohnoo:
edit: refuses to lower himself to Saywhat10's level of immaturity...
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
dont get mad just because i have to correct you

you said and I quote:

i understand you trying to help but you are not helping when you are telling people that need help the wrong info. If you just name the file only on a windows computer, it'll simply have no extension, and windows wont know what type of file it is(no such thing of windows automatically know what type of file it is when theres no extension).So seems crazy to think Android will magically know what type of file it is. When you change a file to no extension on windows, a notice will pop up WARNING you that doing that is not recommended. Why? because you probably will no longer remember what type of file it is when time passes.

windows clearly shows file extensions, and you should look at it on your windows computer for correctness first (instead of telling people to use an app on their phone to check the extensions,unneeded wasteful step)

you also said (before you edited):

you must be using computers on other planets, not just continents

anybody in the computer world will instantly laugh at you for making a silly statement such as that

How the heck do you think when people use files on computers, that if they dont have extensions, how would they know how to use them and what type they are most of the time?

any body that has an INKLING of knowledge with windows computers will 100% agree with what I said, so dont get mad just because you're loud and wrong
[HTC EVO 3D] thirdlane:
I was able to get S-off successfully but it failed to flash cwm through the tool. I attempted to flash recovery twrp by placing the PG86IMG.zip in the root of the sd but Hboot does not see the img and i cannot get it to flash recovery. Not too savy with adb and when I attempt to go into recovery, it just hangs up on the image of the phone with a red triangle. What do I need to do for it to get the recovery image flashed? Help me please

EDIT

Nevermind ladies and gents. I had sure added the extension on the image file and Hboot did not read PG86IMG.zip.zip. I feel like a dummy.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bentenrai:
Nobody's gonna message you, your answer is plainly in this thread. And in the op actually.

Y u no read?

DONT EXPECT HELP IF YOU DON'T READ THE ENTIRE POST AND AT LEAST TRY TO READ THE REPLIES!

No problem! Thanks for READING. I know, it's not hard, right?
[HTC EVO 3D] italy7:
this may be a bad time to ask after the last comments here goes...i just need some clarification on 2: OBTAIN AND WRITE DOWN YOUR SPRINT ID SETTINGS

Dial ##3282# and look under profile for an @sprintpcs.com email address. Write it down.

When you're finished

? if you are unable to update your profile etc...

*when i'm finished rooting this applies to, OR, after i write down the settings to update profile
[HTC EVO 3D] Bentenrai:
Yo.

I'm not gonna direct this at you, not gonna direct this at the other party. I quote you because honestly, seems like you started the fight and even if not you're continuing it.

This argument is silly and ends now. If it's gotta continue, take it to PMs. I understand how it is to get frustrated with people in a thread. I know what it's like to lose your cool in a thread. No, I'm not a moderator, but this is MY thread. And I'm damned proud of it. And I don't want the arguing to continue.

You'll just end up pointing out mistakes in each others posts and throwing wild accusations and whatnot. It's not like an argument in real life. It's impossible to get all your points across, and therefore impossible to 'win' the argument in the traditional sense of the word. In other words, it's pointless.

To everyone (including the peanut gallery) who actually READS the whole op and thread (omg? what a concept!): Thank you. You rock. You made this thread something I can be proud of.

Everyone else, OP being updated now...
[HTC EVO 3D] Bentenrai:
Do you have any idea how hard it is to make a guide like this, maintain it, troubleshoot for users, update for new stuff, and constantly answer PMs with wildly varying questions?

Guess what? It's HARD. So, you see the version is 2.0b? Why don't you just chill out and wait for edits? Isn't your phone rooted? Then why do you even care what the guide says? Your posts are taking up space for the people who you claim to be wanting to help.

I work a full time job AND maintain my own startup web design and coding studio. And this is just the summer. I'm four years into my six year college education. Bottom line? I can't devote my spare hours to troubleshooting idiots who refuse for some reason to READ in a MESSAGE BOARD or adding every little thing someone complains about. If you and

these "folks" you mention that you allegedly want to help (no evidence yet) would take a few minutes and

READ

before you post, this would be a non issue.

Don't waste my time.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bentenrai:
It's for after you root, if your settings get messed up. But, you clearly read every word of that statement before you posted. I can see why this statement could be confusing. The issue of the empty settings was found to be caused by not wiping the phone before rooting.

Which the guide clearly says to do.

Thanks for taking the time to read my work! :)
[HTC EVO 3D] thirdlane:
Woohoo. S-Off, Flashed Recovery, Rooted, Flashed a Rooted Rom w/o any bloatware, Flashed Netarchy's kernal, Installed Set CPU. I feel complete. Off to root my gf's Evo again now. Great job to Team Win, Unrevoked, etc, etc. This must be how Charlie Sheen was feeling
[HTC EVO 3D] italy7:
i thought that was the case just wanted to clarify and it is THX

i really appreciate this thread and all you've done w/ it!
[HTC EVO 3D] Bentenrai:
WINNING!

All I do is win my dude. Glad to hear it went well. :D

EDIT:

No prob bob. ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] zsunsun:
Thanks for writing easy-to-understand tutorial to follow. Another happy user with root and S-off.

It seems like its a current trend to not read anything longer than two lines, making me feel safe about job security.
[HTC EVO 3D] jagox5:
thanks

Just want to say thank you to OP got root!:cool:
[HTC EVO 3D] Bentenrai:
Funny because it's true. Really, lol. :)

Chyeah! Go have fun with it!

^^

That's more like it.
[HTC EVO 3D] DHSoccer4:
I use the button combo to go to the bootloader, and chose recovery but when I do now I get it to ask me if i want to PARSE my SD card., i can only enter recovery through chosing power off..restart ...recovery mode. what did I do wrong? any help? I do have S-Off
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
since you asked, YES ive made several tutorials for things non-related to rooting a phone, so i do know how it works.Thats what happens when you assume im a nobody or total noob when it comes to root only.Ive done over 100 tutorials probably. I do know that its a good thing to make sure my tutorials are always up to date since know a bunch of people will be following it line by line, and therefore I could be causing more problems, then actually being helpful

yes you made a tutorial, but that doesnt mean you're god sent.Its like you want all praise and people to bow to your feet, instead of taking constructive critism about how to make the tutorial better so you'll see less and less posts about problems even though theres a tutorial sitting right here. ANYBODY who knows how to root a phone can make a tutorial(and i know youre not the only one who knows how to root),so dont make it seem like you're so gifted above others. just like i've suggested , i would even make a more detailed tutorial as well because as you see people are still having problems.But since you already have a tutorial, the mods wont let us have 5 or 6 tutorials on the same thing in this forum im sure.

so dont get mad, just answering your question
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
pretty strange you dont wanna direct this at me, but yet you ONLY quote what I had to say. But i can understand since I guess you take it personal because Ive pointed out MINOR flaws in your tutorial.

and i dont understand why you would want to take the other guys side(since you left him out) when he's so called trying to help but its a proven fact he's giving out wrong info. again, both yall need to learn to accept constructive criticism (especially when its a proven fact things are wrong)

furmore more, i havent broken any board laws,ive only been responding in this topic just like others have. Theres no way i can have an argument or whatever you want to call it by MYSELF. I cant "keep things going" as you say ALONE. Those people keep replying to me but yet you quote me ONLY and want me to make a scapegoat for the issue. Thats like saying a woman has a baby by herself. It takes at least 2 to tango
[HTC EVO 3D] bk718:
i had the same issue, and searching the thread for the word "parsing" would have given u answers..

anyway.. just update it then let the phone boot up.. delete the recovery file, then go from there..

updating the parsing is installing the recovery
[HTC EVO 3D] brandibran:
Thanks for that... turns out, I just needed to turn on debugging, then the drivers intalled correctly... S-OFF now..

WHY YOU NO NICE?!?!?
[HTC EVO 3D] brandibran:
thanks so much
[HTC EVO 3D] randyman313:
OK, NOw that Im afraid to post any question,,,,,

I have rooted/ flashed/ I know adb, chmod, you know basic unix commands .... from back in my Hero days

but heres what I did (or did not do is more like it )

I followed the step by step guide. Have all the drivers all the files I need and done everything but just in a little different order becasue I ....

missed the step to Download this mirror of the TWRP 1.0.2 image and rename it to "PG86IMG.zip" and copy it to the SD card prior to running revolutionary.

so all went well until i got ot the question to install the recovery.

typed "Y" and revolutionary.exe stopped responding.

I did however achieve S-Off

I tried to rerun revolutionary.exe but it wont run becasue my Hboot version is now 1.40.1000

I found the "Des Revolutionary give me root?- question and followed the link to download the file and install the PG86IMG.ZIP to the root of the SD card. Reboot into recovery and the image runs and loads.

To sumarize, I have "Revolustionary" at the top and S-OFF and the teamwin Recovery installed

I saw all the described PRL update pages come up and firlware update page but none occurred that I could tell.

I have Superuser v.2.3.6.3 installed but when I go to a terminal window and type su i get permission denied.

Two Questions

1. What did I miss and can I fix it?

or

2. How can I put my E3D back to be able to start again?

Thanks!

Edit. I am able to run the temp root exploit to get root and restore from titanium so IM not dead in the water BUT the virgo in me wants to do it right AND understand what I did wrong?? :)
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
yeh its sad that you would be afraid to post a question, because when they revised the tutorial, they added new scare tactics(the words in incredibly large font), and even repost them when people reply in here, sad. The tutorial and people here that "help" are no longer user friendly

with that being said, i will try to help you, nicely

however, im not sure i understand your problem

you said you had s-off and you had the recovery stalled, what exactly were you missing? that you weren't rooted?

to go back to fresh i would just do a factory reset (back up first though of course)
[HTC EVO 3D] mykrlz182:
Hey guys hopefully someone can help me, I'm getting error 16 can't make phone calls. When I try to make a call it tells me I have an error 16 and to hold but then it disconnects. Tried calling sprint from my house phone and they said they couldn't help me with that! They said to keep trying on my cell but I've already tried about twenty times! Please help!
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
they said they wouldnt help you?

just place a call, and wait until customer service picks up

if that doesnt work, just call regular sprint customer service from a landline phone, and ask for support. Might take a while,but they for sure will fix it for you.
[HTC EVO 3D] bk718:
Here is your guide to starting over
[HTC EVO 3D] skyflyt:
Worked like a charm for my phone and my buddy's. The only thing that wasn't all that clear was right was after you flash the new recovery you mention to remove the PG86 file from the SD card inside the recovery. I had to let it boot up into the normal ROM and plug into my PC and remove that way, then pull out the battery do the volume down plus power on, then once it failed went into recovery. Everything else was clear and got the job done. I cant thank you enough!
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
Yeh that happened to me and they called me an imbecile, just because i was following the tutorial, and didnt use "common sense" they say, to do that. When it could have simply been written into the tutorial.

Glad you got it working without the people here sassing you in the process
[HTC EVO 3D] chong67:
I dont mind installing my app over n over again.

Is there any reason for me to do Step #1 for backup?
[HTC EVO 3D] italy7:
hey guys i finally got fully rooted in the wee hours of the morn, as others have mentioned the steps were slightly different, but the guide def. helped and got the wheels rolling Thank You!
[HTC EVO 3D] evohnoo:
Nope, its just an option, I dont mind it either and chose not to do step one. Starting from a fresh "factory reset" phone though is a good idea
[HTC EVO 3D] Ryoma Echizen:
Not sure if I can flash the image or not...

Are you supposed to select "IMAGE CRC" to flash the image? Because if you aren't, then I can't find it either. :eek:
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
where you see image crc at?

to flash just make sure its named exactly as listed, and make sure its in the root directory on your SD card
[HTC EVO 3D] ljlukelj:
So after rooting, occasionally I am not able to call or text, then I update profile and it works.

Any reason I would have to keep doing this? I don't understand...
[HTC EVO 3D] Neogenx:
You went through the sprint phone call after rooting it the first time? If not, maybe call them if it's the same error everyone else got after root.. and let them clear it up again?
[HTC EVO 3D] klee613:
Life saver I had to start all over and I was stuck why revolutionary.exe didnt work just kept saying waiting for device.
[HTC EVO 3D] ls3mach:
I had the same error and was previously S-OFF, but could not get the recovery loaded. I got the TWRP loaded and continued getting the error. After a bunch of tries it eventually said successful. I wasn't sure WTH just happened so I clicked "reboot on success" and tried a bunch more times. Eventually it worked again and rebooted the phone. I now have ROOT!
[HTC EVO 3D] cmdpapichulo:
can anyone help me my comp froze while in revolutionary in the middle of installing clockwork.....now clockwork never installed and i can't run revolutionary it say device not supportedat this time and i don't have root so how do I install recovery and root now ugh
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
what kind of computer you got?

do you have a backup of your stuff? I would just factory reset your phone

then just start again from the top
[HTC EVO 3D] cmdpapichulo:
i did that still nothing but i fixed it by....

I ran the temp root downloaded clockworkmod from the market installed it that way then go into recovery and install the su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip it erased the temp su then i had to install one more time then it was done now im good
[HTC EVO 3D] bk718:
u never needed to install CWM to begin with.. best thing was to select N when it asked.. then go from there with TWRP...

and contrary to popular believe, factory reseting will not start u over.. once u have S-OFF u have S-OFF..
[HTC EVO 3D] Nitro212:
when i try to send SMS i get an error, i tried searchign the thread but did not find an answer. the error is:

Cause Code: 97

Errpr Class: 2

what can this be?
[HTC EVO 3D] bk718:
umm.. thats a new one... have u been rooted and been able to send SMS before, or did u just root and send a text and got the error...

also, are u using stock messenger or 3rd party messenger.. (if u don't already, try installing handcent and see if u get that error)
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
hitting N would be the best thing but, hmmm, for some reason clockword still isnt even mentioned in the tutorial, hence causing things like this.....

as for starting over, i didnt think he had root or s-off or anything for that matter. I thought he meant starting fresh with nothing
[HTC EVO 3D] NeoFL:
Check this out From HTC!

http://http://htcdev.com/
[HTC EVO 3D] Nitro212:
i had the temp root before, and i texted fine, that error started after i rooted/factory wipe i cant text sometimes my internet works (3g) sometimes it dont :/
[HTC EVO 3D] k2thejx5:
Quick question

If you are rooted with a custom rom already will revolution still see your phone and ask you to go through the process? For me it says "Device isn't supported at this time"
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
If you are rooted with a custom rom, then you already have s-off.

so what exactly are you trying to do?
[HTC EVO 3D] k2thejx5:
Well because last time i tried using the program on a friends evo3d it refused to get past the screen where it says "waiting for device" I did everything from removing the drivers then reinstalling them to restarting the computer and phone then even ticking the usb development on and off it didn't see his device. Then when i went to plug my already rooted device it said the same thing "waiting for device" So i said to hell with it and downloaded another S-Off package. This one sees my phone but it says "device isn't supported at this time" so before my friend brings me back his evo3d i want to know if the program will work. hence i wanted to see if it would read my rooted evo
[HTC EVO 3D] bk718:
once u have s-off your hboot changes.. its only set to support 1.30.0000 and 1.40.0000.. and i believe after u s-off it changes to 1.40.1000, hence the reason ur getting the message sayin device isn't support...

i would go ahead and try your friends again..
[HTC EVO 3D] k2thejx5:
Yes you are right its hboot did change. Thank you i will try later today when he comes by and i will post my findings.
[HTC EVO 3D] bk718:
cool... :D hope it works out for ur friend...
[HTC EVO 3D] k2thejx5:
if it doesn't i am breaking this computer lol.
[HTC EVO 3D] gajendarksky:
I have been trying all of these as well for several days with nothing seeming to work and I have kind of given up. I'm not sure why none of these seem to work with letting me root the phone and I have never had this much trouble doing it before until now.
[HTC EVO 3D] k2thejx5:
I feel your pain. What i don't get is that i did 3 before and all of a sudden it stops working. when my friend gets here ill see if i can do his if i can ill point you to what i did.
[HTC EVO 3D] darksoul21:
CWM download crashes revolutionary and TWRP image invalid...

Everything goes fine as s-off once it reached the Clockwork mod download and enter Y which leads to revolutionary crashing. Upon reading saw the CWM is not really required but the renamed TWRP image is seen as invalid in the Bootloader and does not load.

"Download the clockwork recovery. Find the file “recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-shooter” and move out to the rootevo3d folder. Then boot into Fastboot USB mode. Type in cmd. Once it’s open, type in cd \rootevo3d, then press enter, then type in this command line: fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-shooter.img. Then press enter. Boot up and reboot into Recovery. Use CWM to load Root"

http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-3d-hacks/how-to-root-htc-evo-3d/
[HTC EVO 3D] Nitro212:
well i fixed my problem, called up sprint reprogrammed my phone by using ##72786# and worked fine after a few attempts.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bentenrai:
Just got back from unexpected business trip. I've been distracted for 2 good solid days now. Back to the grind when I get home from work.

Haven't had time to read responses or PMs yet.
[HTC EVO 3D] brandibran:
Thanks poster!!

Thanks for this thread, it's very helpful. Once I really took the time to sit down and do this, this thread conjunction with the guy who posted a youtube video of himself following these steps helped a lot. Thanks for the time you put into this. That was very NICE of you.

;)
[HTC EVO 3D] jinwu57:
I seem to be stuck on this stage. I have S-off, but cant get clockworkmod. when I enter "fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-shooter.img" it just says "waiting for device"

Any recommendations? TIA
[HTC EVO 3D] EVOme:
So I was able to achieve S-Off, but when it asked if I wanted to install recovery and I answered yes, I got a windows error and it went back to the root of the folder I was in within Dos. How do I go about getting the recovery installed now?

I did this and get a DOS error...

"C:\Root3D>fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-shooter.img

error: cannot load 'recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-shooter.img' "
[HTC EVO 3D] EVOme:
Nevermind....read this over and over and GOT IT....CW installed...SU installed...ROOTED!!!!!!!

Thanks for all the hardwork, guys!!!!!!!