yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Yes, have to redirect all files away from multiupload since was unaware until this morning that last week Megaupload the parent site was shutdown.
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Thank you.
[EVO 4G General] pittiehensley:
I rooted my htc evo 4g using revolutionary about a month ago. I never installed a custom rom. I only used it to get s-off, and install superuser and titanium backup, to delete those horrible apps that "S" puts on your phone. Does this mean that when I unroot my phone, I only need to follow the first 4 steps in this guide to get s-on? I'm having some unrelated issues with my phone that I may need to bring it in for.

Also, on the lifehacker site, there was a note about unrooting that said it will erase your apps etc, and possibly cause you to need to re-activate your phone if you are CDMA like I am. Guessing if this was completely true, there'd be big warnings on this page about it, but just want to verify before I do anything.

Thanks in advance.

P.S. Base stats before rooting:

Android version:

2.3.3

Baseband version:

2.15.00.0808

Build number & Software number:

4.54.651.1
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Yes, HEx removes root. The 4.54 reloads stock rom to where it's completely stock with all stock app's.

when you load the RUU make sure that you back up contacts(etc;) this will erase current config and return to stock.

I only use CWM5.0 or Armon_Ra2.3(Perfered) for back up, and for call logs,text,sms I use this.

https://market.android.com/details?...1bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS56ZWdvZ2dsZXMuc21zc3luYyJd

why this instead of recovery backup? this app can perform incremental backup.

backup apps I use es explorer and es task manager and can I get a link to that website, some of what you said about it did not make sense, like reactivation?
[EVO 4G General] pittiehensley:
Is returning to completely stock really necessary? I honestly didn't do much of anything other than delete the nascar and nfl apps. I don't think they're gonna look that hard to see if those apps are still there...

The article I read said that it has been known to cause issues sometimes for those on CDMA networks (like sprint). Basically make your phone as if you never had it activated and cause you to have to get it re-activated.
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Correct, if just Sprint apps like that its no problem, just have to make sure that your bootloader is stock(2.15/2.16/2.18) and s-on. If think they will check SD then backup on comp and format SD, well that's what I did since they are pretty strict where I'm at.

As for CDMA, I have not ran into this issue. The only way I can think of is when users flash the incorrect radio/wimax or incorrect Rom that can cause not being able to connect properly.
[EVO 4G General] stric85:
I cant seem to get S-on. Fastboot wont recognize the PCIMG36.zip

. I also added .zip at the end but still didnt work. I i also did not add the

zip at the end.

hboot-6.16.1002

Any help plz?
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Did you remove the rev/root first? and then flash This RUU/4.53 from your desktop, it's a full .exe software orgin from the carrier.

Leave the phone on and usb debug enabled, and run from your desktop.
[EVO 4G General] stric85:
I did the RUU first(install correctcly) and trying to do s-on but wont read the pcimg36. it just say not found
[EVO 4G General] roids87:
Name it PC36IMG.zip then try again
[EVO 4G General] stric85:
Did it like 10times already with all caps ..... here is a very strange thing thou. evedrytime i connect my phone to my comp it says htc evo SHIFT connected....weird

EDIT: Hope im not in the wrong forum.. LOL
[EVO 4G General] roids87:
In your previous posts you were typing it out as pcimg36....which isn't right. It should be pc36img.

Do you have the EVO 4G or the EVO shift 4G?
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
What??
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Pic taken dis not see this before.
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Guys, I just notice on the xda app u can take n upload from the gallery?? When did that happend? Nice did it work,

Edit, it did! LOL great job Devs!
[EVO 4G General] stric85:
SRY i did type it PC36IMG. Im on the evo 4g... it was a joke :D

Im gonna try doing it again for the 11 times
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Remove root first, for the 12 times.
[EVO 4G General] stric85:
Thank you for your help but i couldnt get s-on, but i was able to install the stock rom on it. Hope sprint will still let me activate the phone even thou s-off is still there

Great job thank you
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
Have you tried the method in my sig?
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
If you are coming from v2.3.3 since you are on Rev Root, rename this HERE PC36IMG will remove root with bootloader still at 6.17 and s-off.

And then rename this HERE to PC36IMG and flash from HBOOT again and will remove bootloader and put S-ON, and you are now unrooted and stock.

be sure to rename files back so system wont keep picking it up everytime you boot into HBoot.
[EVO 4G General] bboy_201:
:)

i have s-on and im bringing the phone back thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
welcome, glad it helped.
[EVO 4G General] marvinlh:
ive treied downloading the superuser file a few time but it says no such file exists
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Use the market get the one by "chainDD" and install it, update it through the app settings.

On the road
[EVO 4G General] marvinlh:
thanks, i have soff now, i downloaded the super user app from the market but when i try to use a root app, it says that i dnt have root permission. when i tried updating the su app in the setting, it says checking current path .. fail ...failed to find currently installed su binary. update cannot continue
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Go to androidsu.com click on superuser on the top right. Scroll down till you see su-bin for gingerbread froyo ect. Download it and flash it in recovery
[EVO 4G General] marvinlh:
I don't have recovery...when I was rooting, it asked if I wanted to flash clockwork recovery but I selected no bcuz I wasnted the other recovery, it starts with an A ..I forgot the name of it. But when I try to boot into recovery, it shows a phone with a triangle.
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Then flash amon ra. The triangle means you have no recovery so just flash one anf follow my instructions
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Sorry Guys got held up, see Evo4 got this in the bag :))
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Thank you sir :)
[EVO 4G General] marvinlh:
How do I flash it if I have no recovery...and where can I find it
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Recovery

There couple ways you can do this, the approach I did since I did not want to use CWM was, Armon_RA2.3 here is a PC36IMG which can be flash from HBOOT vol+down and power.
[EVO 4G General] marvinlh:
I figured it out, thanks...I now have root access back with the Su working properly. Mission complete. Thank you all very much for the assistance.
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Forgot to add, "Back-up" your current now would be a great idea.
[EVO 4G General] marvinlh:
Ive already flashed a from without backing up but I still have a band backup on my SD from the 1st time I rooted and was told to back up the stock rom. I never used it to unroot, that's why I didn't think I needed to do it this time. Its too late now... right?
[EVO 4G General] Vennom jr:
I went to go and download the HEX file to unroot and it said the file was removed. Does anyone know of a place to find that?
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
First "My Links" link in my Sig.
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
LINK HERE if you don't have it already..
[EVO 4G General] edcolco:
Final version

Is that version 2.3.5 is finally root?
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
First Original Guide get it HERE thank him for that, if any links broken you can also find it in the description box from this VIDEO.

If you are on 2.3.5, make sure to Unlock it first from HERE

Video Guide to UNLocK HERE

Anything else Let me know HERE;))

Don't thank Me THANK XDA and all it's Great DEV"S :))
[EVO 4G General] gd6noob:
nice nice writeup...
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
bump
[EVO 4G General] kscogg:
still can't unroot

so i have tried multiple RUUs and still cannot get my evo unrooted. its saying that pc36img.zip is bad. i may have missed someone explaining that but i can't find anything about it. just trying to get back to stock because i'm having problems with restarts, about 6-10 a day. i will keep reading but if anyone can point me in the right direction i would be very grateful.

---------- Post added at 03:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:00 PM ----------

HTC Evo 4g

2.3.3, Sense 3.0

kernel: 2.6.35.10

baseband: 2.15.00.0808

rom: EVOlvedROM r3charged

software: 4.24.651.1
[EVO 4G General] ops racer:
need help unrooting

I had no problem rooting with revolutionary but need to update my phone and apps and now that its rooted it wont. I have followed the video i goto recovery screent install zip from sdcard then choose zip from sdcard click on pc36img.17.zip my phone says installation aborted! why where is the root on the sd card? am i placing the file in the wrong location? i need help or can i get updates from somewhere with this phone being rooted already? thanks for help asap:crying:
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
what are you trying to install?

My signature has "my first rom" is a stock based 4.67/2.3.5 without some of the bloatware apps, I will post up this ROM here which is based on the new update been out for month or so 5.07.651.1(SprintOptimizer), but just have to remove some not so useful apps as well. Be sure to back up first then Full wipe data/cache/dalvich and flash/install.

prob finish it later, duty calls :(

edit; Done, http://d-h.st/Rr7
[EVO 4G General] Caffeinatrix:
I'm not sure if this has already been answered, but...

I had my HTC Evo 4g rooted with Revolutionary (before the new OTA), and I went and did a factory reset (dumb me thinking this would unroot it) and used the PC36IMG_HEX.zip to flash to stock. I want to remove the root completely, but I know I haven't because I still have the S-OFF and HBOOT 6.16.001 (as well as superuser and all that fun stuff), and I know I'm not "fully" rooted.

I'm wondering if the instructions detailed in this thread will mess things up, remove the root, or if I should skip something (or do something different entirely) to fix this. If I can go ahead and re-do the root from here that would work too...
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Revol root you have and hboot can be unrooted here as well, let me know if there are any question.

[YOUTUBE]7qZomDUZrI8&list[/YOUTUBE]
[EVO 4G General] Caffeinatrix:
At some point in there it says it's not for the Evo 4g? It sounds like that's for Jellybean, I'm still on... Well, whatever 2.3.3 is (I can't remember off the top of my head)

Plus like I said, it's already halfway somewhere, I just don't know how to get it back to one way or another...
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
You can try the link in my sig, if you want.

----------------------

Current Device: HTC EVO 4G LTE | ROM: toasted-deck CM10 | Kernel: 3.0.8-g5d52f54 deck@deck-ubuntu #1 (Stock)
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
At some point you had said you were at hboot 6.16 and wanted to get back to stock? and at some point if you see what is done is take the device back to stock from Revo root method? at some point jellybean might be the Rom on Evo 4G(original) and at some point you will find that a question been ask 1000 times is really annoying? and at some point you will understand that a "THANK" meter means nothing to me? but I see it means alot to many??
[EVO 4G General] UrInsan3:
Followed un-rooting directions - worked great. Thanks!
[EVO 4G General] Caffeinatrix:
I just don't want to run the risk of bricking my phone, and I apologize that as soon as I posted I had to get off the computer for classes and I was not able to hit the thank meter, there's no need for hostility. I very rarely even need to use the forums, and yes while I may be "amateur" to most of this stuff, I never have the intention to offend. I thank you for the advice.
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Not your fault Man, I apologize as well just had one of those rough one's at work.

The device shown was an Evo 4G rooted revolutionary on Hboot 6.16(modified), that is the image on the phone, jelly bean was the custom rom installed and its shown being taken off to return HBoot 6.16 back to 2.16 stock android 2.3.3.

The ROm seen on video was from here, thank MAZDA.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1831841
[EVO 4G General] mejori:
holy mother of unrooting/back to stocking:mad:!!!! i could not have done it without this thread..but i had the worst time trying to do this because i was not aware that i had to use a "certain rom" for it to allow me to use RUU ... i was 2 days trying to get this thing back to stock and couldnt figure it out so finally today i flashed [ROM][KERNEL] 5.07.651.1 Stock - Rooted - Latest Supersonic OTA (captain throwbacks) and it was only after that ..that i was able to use ruu :

PC36IMG_SuperSonic_GB_Sprint_WWE_4.67.651.3_Radio_2.15.00.12.19_NV_2.33_release_234563_signed

to get back to stock... im sure i was probably doing something wrong but this worked for me... the zips that i tried from th OP all said install aborted/ bad

..

i wanted to say thank you, because if it werent for you guys i could not have done it:laugh::laugh::highfive:

...i did this without asking questions, or reading beyond the op:eek: ..so if the answers where already there than shame on me but thanks again!!!!!
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Welcome, and the 5.07.561.1 build as well for future reference. It's stock, rooted and odexed.
[EVO 4G General] ratchetandclankf:
And if you broke the volume keys as in the reason why you need to unroot and return to Sprint?
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Yes, find the local store with tech's available they will replace it as you wait or give you a time frame. The service is FREE if you have insurance.
[EVO 4G General] PHE-NOM:
Thanks, unrooted again.....Anyone know if they are still replacing og evos with og evos, or are they giving different phones instead? I'm with Sprint, and after two years my phones is finally showing is age a little, so I'm taking it in, just wanna know if they will replace it with the same phone?
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
They should have plenty of refurb OG EVOs since many people traded theirs in to upgrade.
[EVO 4G General] PHE-NOM:
Well I hope that "refurb" last me just as long as this one did. Thanks again.
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Sprint here as well, most phones coming out for replacements are refurb and this is from "Asurion," but if you want a new one do what I did,

[YOUTUBE]N3eyRvDobu8[/YOUTUBE]

I just complained that it was still giving me issues, and then they sent what you say in the video, that's "IF" you wanted new, I do not like refurb ****ty phones who UnKnown Developers have been flashing God Knows what on it :)
[EVO 4G General] PHE-NOM:
Quick question, so revolutionary is off, I'm on stock unrooted rom, but I'm still showing s-off, any ideas why?

Also, recovery is gone.
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
How to get back from Revolutionary method,

Files and there functions.

1. HEX file: Returns Security on (S-ON).

2. PC36IMG_SuperSonic_GB_Sprint_WWE_4.53.651.1_Radio_ 2.15.00.0808 just rename this and flash it from HBOOT by Holding Vol+PWR button will take you there but shutdown completely or remove battery to be sure.

Just rename them PC36IMG flashing one at a time from the Bootloader.
[EVO 4G General] PHE-NOM:
I knew that, I'm saying I still got s-off, everything else is stock, unrooted.... Well halfway anyways, lol. But I'm getting a refurbished EVO in 2 days, I just hope it lasts as much as this one did.
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
I love you work on Tommy's Builds, nicely done man. And I do know you already know your ****! LOL!
[EVO 4G General] pardonmyownage:
where can i find the most recent stock PC36IMG for this? that link is broken btw
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
Have you checked htcruu.com?
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Updated...
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
Have you tried running the PC36IMG.zip for the stock ROM, as found HERE?

That should be the first step. If that works, you should be able to boot the device.
[EVO 4G General] erupt323:
I download the pc36img file did the hboot and it doesn't recognise the file and I already putt it on the root of the sd card...do I have to format my sd card idk if it effects the card when I download the file with my blackberry
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
Did you verify the md5 of the file, to make sure it was a complete download? I would highly recommend downloading the file with your computer, and copying the file over to your SD card.
[EVO 4G General] jusion:
I'm having a lot of difficulty unrooting my EVO as well. I rooted a while back using a very manual method that required downgrading, as well as unrevoked at some point, etc.

Needless to say, using the simple unrevoked S-ON zip doesn't work (it gives the unsupported radio version error). I've also tried your method, Captain_Throwback. However, that wasn't able to give me S-ON either. I've tried every combination of flashing (HBOOT, Stock Rom; Stock Rom, HBOOT, Stock Rom; etc). The only thing I haven't tried is flashing via AndroidFlasher, as I'm uninformed on how to use it.

When I go into my bootloader it reads:

SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF

HBOOT 2.16.001

After I flash the newest stock zip it reads the same, then after I flash your HBOOT zip, the HBOOT version changes to 6.17, but it stays S-OFF. Then I reflash stock ROM and it all goes back to:

SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF

HBOOT 2.16.001

Any ideas / thoughts?
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
Have you tried downgrading your radio (to a version that works with unrEVOked, i.e. 2.15.00.11.19 or older), then flashing my modded HBOOT, and then try flashing the unrevoked S-ON zip? I think someone said that worked for them, because they were having the same issue you are.
[EVO 4G General] jusion:
I just found that post while scouring the threads. Thanks, I'll try that now.

EDIT: That worked.

1. Install HBOOT 6.17

2. Flash old radio

3. Flash unrevoked-son

4. Flash unrooted stock ROM
[EVO 4G General] Haroin:
re root

how do you re root, when i try it tells me that i am already s-off but when i go in to HB it still says s-on?

cant get it to install recovery either

htc evo

HB 2.16

all stock
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
Revolutionary should work. It does for me.
[EVO 4G General] Haroin:
telling me already s-off when i run revolutionary but it still says s-on

going to RUU the phone and see if that makes any differance

EDIT: that did it, got it to work now by RUU the phone.
[EVO 4G General] craven667:
I'm S~Off and I'm on hboot 6.16

2nd phone and wont work tried everything uggg whats going on my recovery went out had to install a different one help

ps cant reroot and if i try installing recovery it says fail
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
What is it you're trying to do? Unroot or re-root?
[EVO 4G General] craven667:
unroot 2nd phone i got
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
This process should work.

1. Flash unrooted stock ROM.

2. Flash modded HBOOT (6.17) as PC36IMG.zip in bootloader (should be S-ON after - if not, follow steps here to get S-ON)

3. Flash unrooted stock ROM.
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
After that you just run the RUU or PC36img file from HBoot screen.
[EVO 4G General] z06mike:
I am stuck in the same boat. I cannot get the S-ON to come back. No matter what I do, how I flash ROM, hex edit, blah blah blah it won't take. I tried to flash the radio in clockwork but it doesn't seem to take. I tried to flash the unrevoked forever and got a status 42 error in clockwork. NOTHING will work!
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
Clockwork might be your problem. Have you tried using RA Recovery?
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Trying to understand with where you are coming from? You are rooted, and cannot remove revolutionary method to gain Security On(S-ON)...And Friend you are flashing too many different files, I am only trying to help.

you got me at "how I flash custom Rom" are you trying to install a custom Rom?
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
What did it say when you ran Hex first?
[EVO 4G General] z06mike:
Sorry about the confusion. I am trying to put a friends phone back to stock but cannot get it done. I originally rooted using unrevoked and didn't realize you were supposed to flash the forever son unrevoked file before doing anything so now the phone won't go back to s-on. I flashed the modded hboot through bootloader and then ran the ruu. The phone still has bootloader 6.17 or whatever it is and is still at s-off. I manually flashed clockwork but was not able to flash the forever son file, gives me a status 42 error. I tried to downgrade the radio but it did not take. I am not a newbie by any means but am kinda stuck here???
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Not at all@newbie...

Basically when the hex file is renamed and ran from hboot screen, it takes out the root method leaving you with S.on and same bootloader 6.17 or 6.16.

Then rename the second file which is the ruu 4.53 and repeat above steps, this will flash the bootloader returning to stock 2.15 or 2.16 was mines.

I updated the OP" just yesturday don't know if you had a chance to see it, but as for s.on.zip n s.off zips, I had never used these before..
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
OP updated yesturday...
[EVO 4G General] z06mike:
That's the thing, I run hex file but it does not show S-ON.
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
The File you have downloaded(hex) was from the "OP?" Ran a Check the zip file was good?

Ran the latest RUU pc36img from the OP" and did not update anything for you?
[EVO 4G General] inw55555:
I got my evo4g rooted by someone. Therefore I have no idea how it's been rooted. How can I check if i have rooted by UnRevoke&AlphaRev? or Can I use this unroot method to unroot my evo4g if it is not unroot with UnRevoke&AlphaRev?

thanks
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Turn off phone hold down power button and volume down and if it says revolutionary at the top it was rooted with revolutionary
[EVO 4G General] Tekn010933:
Thanks

Sent from Mecury;) using xda premium
[EVO 4G General] evoxsin:
hey guys sorry I'm not too active here nor ha e I given to the comunity but I am in a little dilemma and have looked everywhere else for what might resolve my issue and this thread is where I might be assisted at.

I used revolutionary.up to root my stock 0002 evo and had to take it in for a screen replacement. I did the rev s-on zip method which put the device back into secure on but I still had the revolutionary root method hboot of 6.xx now that my screen is replaced I come home to re root its not as easy because the rev exe claims i am rooted because of the hboot number.

I've tried every method here and no luck. The only way I believe I can fix this is with a correct ruu I tried flashing a ruu but I got an error on the exe that the file is older and exits my software is 4.54.xxx not 4.53.xxx as stated on page one. So to make things less complicated

I now want to completely go stock with an hboot that will work on rev.io cmdprompt method s I said above I'm on

evt 2-2 ship s-on

hboot-6.17.xxxx

radio-2.15

can someone point me to the next step? I believe I must either flash a hex file but I've tried those and none have finished on the bootloader. It scans my card but hboot stayes the same no change after running. Next would be an ruu? But which one since I'm on the most current software update with the "security fix released 3 days ago. Is this the culprit? My brother who also did his it's security update was able to root with rev.io so I would say the ota kept the same hboot to be rooted.

please assist me,