yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atlmtnbiker:
this worked well for me. had to dig deeeep to find the non-rooted rom as it's a dead link at one host, and the other host has been seized by the man. i finally found it at a goo-inside.me link, but now i cannot find who posted that to properly thank them.

what i didn't realize is that i would be prompted to run (yes/no?) to run the update each time after a short pause. i kept manually trying to do it in the bootloader (or was it recovery?) but never could make it happen. once it clicked that i needed to be prompted, it was cake.

thanks, all!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blu_ninja:
I bought a used phone and it appears that this was the method they used to unroot.. However, Not I have HBOOT 6.17 I would like to root my phone but can't seem to find any methods to do that with. I have tried to flash a custom recover as this phone no longer even seems to have one but it always fails. I then tried to return to stock with HBOOT 2.15or 2.16 and try and root that way, but I can't seem to find an easy way to change the hboot version. W/O recover I can't seem to flash anything, it just keeps failing. I have rooted a few phones in the past, but that generally didn't require much effort, step by step.. but this issue doesn't seem to be addressed, or if it does can someone point me in the right direction as I have really tried very hard to follow a number of ways to get this to work but can't seem to figure it out. Thank you very much for any help, and sorry for the newb questions :)

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This is EXACTLY what happened to me and as of yet I can't seem to find a clear answer, but I guess misery loves company, I'm just glad to hear I'm not the only one with this issue. If you find anything out please let me know, and I will do the same.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Alright peeps if your not s-on and need to be flash the pc36img in my s-on folder. Then use the ruu ive provided. Dont root yet.theres two updates you will get first. Apply first one reboot apply second one,then go to www.revolutionary.io download your Evo files,and get temp #. Reroot using revolutionary. Problem solved and you'll be on new hboot. The root Evo file can be placed in c: and ran in cmd. If you need a walkthrough go to evohacks in browser and watch the root video. Heres everything you need... http://db.tt/c4DlM5Td

If done right you'll have newest radios and software,s-off and root. Enjoy the goodness.

edit.you should have hboot 6.16 after being rooted. all other root methods other than revolutionary will not provide the newest hboot.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nagrom Nniuq:
Actually, Revolutionary will not work with the latest HBOOT. In fact, if you get the latest HBOOT, you will not be able to root at all unless you were already S-OFF with Unrevoked. FYI, the 6.16 is a hacked HBOOT to make Revolutionary work. 2.18 is the real latest HBOOT.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I just re rooted yesterday using what I posted. So did two other people. You can see their results in my posts. And yes 6,16 is a mod of 2.16 but will work with any Rom and will not keep you from root.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nagrom Nniuq:
I'm not saying that your method doesn't work to root, I'm saying that your method does not use the latest HBOOT and that if people get the latest HBOOT, they won't be able to root again if they aren't already S-OFF.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
That's not completely true, since the latest HBOOT update is unlockable by the htcdev.com website.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nagrom Nniuq:
Oh, is it now? I wasn't aware that it was on there yet.

BTW, are you able to answer my question from the previous page, or give me insight on it at least?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
So your problem is that you can't root the latest stock ROM, even though you're S-OFF?

My suggestion would be to just flash one that's already rooted. Then you don't have to struggle trying to get it rooted.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nagrom Nniuq:
Correct.

I did try flashing the rooted version of the ROM I was on, but it fails in recovery.

Besides that though, and in the interest of learning, I am trying to figure out why flashing SU is not getting me root.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
Try updating to RA Recovery and see if that fixes your issues. ClockworkMod has caused trouble for quite a few people on the OG EVO.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nagrom Nniuq:
Ok, I'll give it a shot.

Worked perfect! Like a charm! Thanks man. Weird that I've never had a problem with CWR before this. Perhaps it's because I was using an old verison of it. Probably should have flashed the latest version 5. Oh well. All good now. Thanks again!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huffman01:
UN ROOTING EVO revolutionary problems

OK, I am sure I am missing something here. I have followed the instructions of the following and I can NOT seem to get S-ON.

1. Download - PC36IMG_EVO_Radio_2.15.00.11.19

2.Transfer to SD card on Evo

3.Rename to PC36IMG

4. Enter Boot Loader (Volume Down / Power Button)

5. Asked for update I selected Yes.

6. Update complete

7. Re set

8. When I go back to the Boot Loader it is still set as S-OFF.

Am I missing something here?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notorious:
You flashed a radio....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huffman01:
Can you point me to the correct download?

How about this one - pc36img_supersonic_gb_sprint_wwe_4.54.651.1_radio_2.15.00.0808_nv_2.15_release_220182_signed
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notorious:
I'm going to need more info.as in what have you attempted so far? Also hboot version. And you need to flash Captain_throwbacks hex edited hboot to get s-on

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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16949711#post16949711 heres captains guide on how to revert to stock and s-on after rooting with revolutionary
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astute:
K, I am going to try this method and I seem a little lost. After doing some research.. I have a GSM Evo heard different things about it.

I'm a little lost at the first step.. should I be downloading the radio file that corresponds with the one that shows up on my H-boot? Should I be downloading all these files on to the SD card then flash them through recovery? I also downloaded the Andriod flasher but I get an error message at every attempt it makes.

make things a lot easier for everyone, I feel like I'm fustrating everyone when I keep posting about methods to unroot..

Shooter_U pvt Ship S-off RL

HBOOT-1.49.1107

radio-10.13.90200.08_+2M

eMMC-boot

and when I install Radio 2.15 i get:

Finding update package...

opening upadate package...

installing update

installation aborted
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
Whoa! Don't do anything with any files here! This is the EVO 4G forum, and you have an EVO 3D. You don't want to brick your device, do you?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astute:
That explains EVERYTHING, thanks I don't want to brick my phone.

I found ONE HTC evo 3D unroot method and that still didn't work. Back to the drawing board. Thanks for letting me know before I bricked it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kz6fittycent:
Great How-to!

Worked perfectly! Thanks for all the work you put into this!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyzman:
Chalk up one more "I'm S-ON!! Weeeee!!" satisfied customer!!

Successfully UNROOTED my Evo today, thanks to this post!!

My personal experience with unrooting this EVO has been agonizing.... until today.

I don't think its a mystery that there are SEVERAL forums and posts on this very topic, alive and active even today, which are not even close to being identical (this site notwithstanding). Couple that fact with, in my case, an Evo that reboots when I look at it in a manner that displeases it, and it suddenly makes sense why the sun shines brighter, taxes seem lower, and even food tastes a little better after finding this gem on the web. ;)

Steps taken (after full NAND backup):

1. Flashed EVO_Radio..11.19 via recovery; rebooted.

2. Renamed Capt's HBOOT to PC36IMG.zip, put on root of sdcard, rebooted and flashed via bootloader. Reboot bootloader - still S-OFF.

3. Flashed Unrevoked Forever S-ON.zip, via recovery. A reboot into bootloader confirmed the EVO is S-ON again!

4. Flashed Stock ROM (with the 2.15.00.11.19 Radio, mainly because I'd understood installing an RUU with a different radio than what was installed would bork things up... am I off base here?).

5. Take, with great pleasure, "Sir RebootsAlot" to Sprint store, for his retirement "ceremony", and bring "Sir DamnGladToBeHere" home. (this step takes place tomorrow!)

Thanks to ALL XDA members involved in putting this together!

And, Captain_Throwback... you made my month. Thanks, man!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
Glad I could help. Don't be shy about clicking the "Thanks" button. It's supposed to help eliminate "Thanks" posts. Now, to address some of the things you said:

- You're right; there appear to be many guides on how to unroot Revolutionary both here and elsewhere, and that's partially my fault. When I first figured out the method and posted it here, I said I couldn't put a "real" guide together, and said someone else could do it. It wasn't until a week or so ago that I decided to update my procedure here to work more consistently (that's why I added the radio downgrade in there). I've seen so many people around here sporting HBOOT 6.17 for some reason, and I'm sure it's probably the same file I originally posted (which I have also since changed). Even if I'd put together a proper guide, I'm sure someone else would've decided to post a different one. But that's just how things are. Bottom line is, if you have issues, always best to go straight to the source :).

- Flashing an RUU with a different radio in it shouldn't do anything but upgrade your radio. It should've been fine, as long as you didn't pull your battery while flashing. I wouldn't have provided all 3 options if 2/3 could potentially brick you just by flashing them. I'm not really that devious ;). But you did take the safest route, since the radio wouldn't have to update with the version you chose.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyzman:
Thanks button - got it! You should feel good and thanked. :-D

...and the 6.17 mystery is now solved!

Your advice is sound. Documenting said source, for future reference, is where my mistake was (blindly thinking "Ahh, I'll just google it later if I have a problem" has not worked out well, where this ever-evolving device is concerned). I shouldn't have that problem going forward, though!

I opted for the safe route, given the path I've traveled to get to this point. ;)

Fwiw, I apologize for the use of the word "bork"! I was thinking along the lines of maybe downgrading/upgrading the radio SW (or similar), after the ROM was flashed, would have been needed.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bizkitlimped:
Okay guys, I followed all steps appropriately(or so I think)

Downloaded the radio, flashed the radio and rebooted into recovery.

Renamed the hboot zip to PC36IMG.zip rebooted into boot loader and let it do it's thing.

I noticed the hboot version at the top is HBOOT 6.16.1002

I went to flash the unrevoked s-on zip and this is what I get at the top:

Supersonic EVT3 Ship s-off

Hboot 6.16.1002

Microp - 041f

touch panel atmel224_16ab

radio - 2.15.00.11.19

Is there something i'm doing wrong?

Like I said I followed the steps

Flashing the radio

Renamed Capt. Throwbacks Hboot file to pc36img.zip

Flashed via bootloader

still had S-off

Flashed Unrevoked s-on tool and still have s-off

Any help would be greatly appreciated
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
The HBOOT file didn't flash successfully; otherwise your HBOOT version would be 6.17, and the rest of the process would've worked. Maybe try downloading the file again?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bizkitlimped:
I tried downloading it a couple times with no luck...is there an alternate download link I can try?

Thanks for you help, I appreciate it.

EDIT: When renaming the file, I was adding .zip to the name...for ****s and giggles I check the root of the sd card through recovery and noticed the file was named PC36IMG.zip.zip

removed one of the .zip's and viola problem solved...lol I feel like an idiot...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waverlyt:
Excellent resource; used Captain's steps to successfully get back to stock. It's great to find a well-written and crystal-clear guide.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droiddawg:
Thank you. Modded hboot worked on HW version 0003. :) Now I'm unrooted so I can sell this beast. Thank you. :D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kimekaro:
Greetings, I am having some issues with the final step of this process.

I have installed the radio 2.15.00.11.19 and the HBOOT 6.17 successfully (the recovery screen reports S-ON). However, when I get to the point of installing the downloaded stock rom I get a "Installation aborted (bad)" error.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
You don't flash in recovery; you flash it in Bootloader (HBOOT) after renaming it to PC36IMG.zip.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SocalLX:
I did everything as described and when I reboot into boot loader the phone goes through the script at the beginning and then nothing happens. I am not asked if I would like to perform any update. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?

Thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
You should be using the method 3 posts above the one you quoted - perhaps it'll be easier or make more sense.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrollercoasters:
its in the top of this thread and sticked >.>
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
delete please
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBigDogz:
Need some help from the experienced

After trying gonig through all the required steps, this is what my bootloader shows:

SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF

HBOOT-6.17.0001

MICROP-041f

TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac

RADIO-2.15.00.11.19

I tried downloading the "unrevoked S-ON zip" and renamed it to update.zip and put it in the root of the SD card. I boot into the bootloader and select "Recovery". The phone then rebooted but I am stuck at "phone with red triangle exclaimation mark" icon in the middle of the screen.

What did I do wrong?

Background:

My phone was rooted and has S-OFF via Unrevoked. But things weren't working right as I can't get SU and BusyBox installed (they are both telling me that I don't have root access). Therefore, I decided to return the bootloader to stock but now I am stuck. :(
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notorious:
based on your info you did not use Unrevoked to S-off. You used revolutionary to achieve S-off. So all you have to do is follow these instructions http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1245649
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBigDogz:
Thank you for looking into it. May I ask how you can tell that I used revolutionary instead?

I followed the step here from step 1 to 41 (Unrevoked).

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1473373

After step 41, I was having problem w/ having root access and such. At that point, I decided to Unroot and go back to stock. That's when I went to Settings -> System updates -> HTC software update and updated the software OTA. (I was hoping that by doing so, it will reset the bootloader to stock for me, but I am guessing that I was wrong.) Anyway, I updated software TWICE but still couldn't get to Hboot2.18. I then directly flashed the image below from this thread via bootloader, thinking that will solve my problem (at this point I am still S-OFF, so yeah, I unknowingly skipped the S-ON stage).

PC36IMG_SuperSonic_GB_Sprint_WWE_4.67.651.3_Radio_ 2.15.00.12.19_NV_2.33_release_234563_signed - ONLY rootable with HTCDev.com

After that, I realize I probably should have followed the instruction and followed the "Steps to Un-Root Revolutionary (should work for all S-OFF EVO hardware versions):" in post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16949711&postcount=15

I realize that I didn't follow instructions and that's entirely my bad. I should have given up at midnight instead of trying various things till 4AM. :(

My end goal is simply being able to root the device and delete unwanted Sprint apps and perhaps run wifi tether. I am not rushing out to install any custom ROM but may do so in the future as I become more comfortable with this process. I am not even sure, given my goal, if I needed S-OFF.

I am willing to listen to any advice that you may have. At this point, I wouldn't mind just going back to stock ROM and try it all over again, if that's easier.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notorious:
I can tell you didn't use unrevoked based on your hboot 6.16 that is the hboot Revolutionary gives you. What you have to do is pretty simple just grab the hex file rename it to PC36IMG.zip flash through bootloader that will get you s-on then you run the the RUU of 4.54 located in the thread and that will get you hboot 2.16 back
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
Before you flashed the RUU, when you still had a custom recovery, you should've flashed the unrevoked S-ON zip. As you mentioned, you didn't follow the instructions exactly.

But don't worry - fixing this is actually pretty easy. You just need to re-flash a custom recovery through the Bootloader (HBOOT), flash the S-ON zip in recovery (no renaming is necessary), and then flash the stock PC36IMG of your choice in HBOOT.

Here's a link to a custom recovery that'll do the job: http://d-h.st/gAW (thanks to Amon_RA & xHausx). It's already named correctly, so all you have to do is save it to the root of your SD card (in no folders), and flash via HBOOT. Then, when asked to reboot, choose No, and select recovery. Once in recovery, you can flash the unrevoked S-ON zip. That'll lock your NAND (turn S-ON) so that a stock PC36IMG will restore your device to complete stock.

P.S. If all you wanted to do was get su and Busybox working, re-locking your NAND is NOT how to do it. We can get your device working without that, if you allow us the opportunity.

All you should need to do is flash the custom recovery, as I indicated above, and then flash a custom ROM. If you'd prefer to have a stock ROM, there are rooted stock ROMs that can be flashed as well. No reason to go through all this just for root access.

And if you really REALLY are opposed to flashing a custom/rooted ROM, all you should have to do is flash superuser (thanks to ChainsDD) to get root access. You may have to open the Superuser app and update the binary after booting up, but that should get you root access.

Actually, if you look again, the HBOOT is 6.17 - which IS my hex edited version. It doesn't turn S-ON for everyone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBigDogz:
Thank you for your help. I flashed my phone to MikG V3.11 ROM w/ stock kernel and it is working really well right now. It is really stable and lean!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Max_Pain:
guys need some help.

I followed captain's steps and I got my friend's phone unrooted with s-on.

now i'm trying to flash a stock rom and both the GB builds I downloaded give me an error when flashing, saying (bad) and that's it.

I have no clue what version of what he's running beyond what I just flashed from captain's post.

any idea why I can't flash the stock roms?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
Sounds like bad downloads to me. Did you verify the md5 hashes of the downloaded files?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Max_Pain:
nevermind....Im an idiot. I was trying to flash the rom from inside recovery instead of through hboot.

i think it's working now :-)

EDIT: nope. I've been away from the evo. obviously i'm missing something. I renamed the zip and let hboot flash it. it read it, said it would replace everything, I said yes, and it started going. then it stopped and shows a pink line at the top of phone on top of the hboot info saying "*** LOCKED (00W) ***

what the heck?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EasyEEE:
I had same issue.

Let it keep going.

Recovery is Amon Ra 2.3

Rooted via Revolutionary

Followed steps here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16949711&postcount=15

Downloaded HBOOT 6.17 and flashed using Bootloader.

Supersonic EVT3 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-6.17.0001

MICROP-041f

RADIO-2.15.00.0808

Mar 8 2011, 17:02:15

I have downloaded both .67 and .54 listed ROMs, renamed and attempted to update via Bootloader. Negative results.

I get SD Checking ...

Loading ... [PC36DIAG.zip]

No image!

Loading ... [PC36DIAG.nbh]

No image or wrong image!

Loading ... [PC36IMG.zip]

Screen clears then

Checking [PC36IMG.zip] ..

RADIO_CUST - OK

BOOT - OK

RECOVERY - OK

Then screen cleared, pink up at the top:

*** LOCKED (00W) ***

at the top.

Then started over..

Now on

SYSTEM - UNZIPPING

then

SYSTEM - Updating

then

SYSTEM - UNZIPPING

then

SYSTEM - Updating

SYSTEM - OK

USERDATA - OK

SPLASH - OK

WIMAX - Updating

Update complete

It took like a good 10 - 12 minutes.

And at times, looked like it had stopped - just let it go.. for a good 10 to 15 minutes.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaihawk8:
I could use a little help...

I have done the following:

Step#1

we need to first flash the radio 2.15.00.11.19

1. download the radio file and move it to the sd card.

2. then boot into recovery (power+vol down).

3. select install from sdcard and select the radio file.

Step#2

flash the hex-edited hboot

1.download the hboot 6.17 file.

2.rename the file by deleting everything except for PC36IMG and do not add any zip to the name as windows hides extensions.

3.transfer the zip file to the root of the sd card that means not in any folder.

4.power off (make sure that fastboot is turned off) then press and hold power+vol down.

5..hboot should scan for it. select yes to update.

Unfortunately, I am not able to move onto Step 3. Whenever I try to power down, it brings me right back to the bootloader, so I am unable to move the stock ROM over to flash it.

Here is what my bootloader says:

SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-6.17.0001

MICROP-041f

TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac

Radio-2.15-00.11.19

Thanks in advance for your assistance.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
I assume you still have a custom recovery installed? In that case, choose "RECOVERY" from the bootloader menu, and mount the sd card in mass storage mode to copy over the file. Alternatively, you can power down the phone and take out the SD card. Then use a card reader in your computer to copy over the file.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaihawk8:
Okay, I did that, and went back into the bootloader. It recognized the PCIMG file and loaded it. When it got done, it asked me if I wanted to do an update and it started looking at radios, etc... It finished and brought me back to the bootloader screen.

Now whenever I try to power down and power back up (including removing the battery), it just brings me back to the bootloader screen again and won't actually launch the phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
It reboots once during the update process, after the bootloader and radio are updated. It should then continue the update. If it doesn't, just update again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaihawk8:
I believe that I am doing that.

Here is where I am at currently:

Went into Bootloader

It went to HBOOT and started checking for the file.

Now it says:

Parsing...[SD ZIP]

[1] RADIO_V2

[2] RECOVERY

[3] BOOTLOADER

[4] WIMAX

[5] SPLASH

[6] BOOT

[7] USERDATA

[8] SYSTEM

Do you want to start update?

<VOL UP> Yes

<VOL DOWN> No

Do I want to do <VOL UP> Yes?

Also, I guess I didn't mention that this phone is no longer active with Sprint. I'm not sure if that matters or not.

Thank you for your help. Also, if this would be easier to do through Google Talk, I'm at jaihawk@gmail.com.