yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Amaze 4G] phanompin23:
Did exactly that! Still saying <waiting for device>...

Damn! This is so very excruciating. LOL =P
[HTC Amaze 4G] c0de_junkie:
when you phone is in fastboot usb mode, go to your device manager and make sure the drivers worked and you see a device call "My HTC".... it may be showing "Unknown device"...... hope this helps cause Im out of ideas....
[HTC Amaze 4G] abctilly:
I don't remember the steps, but if you have adb set up correctly and it doesn't recognize your phone, it could be because you're using windows 7 like me. I downloaded HTC sync and synced up my phone and it started recognizing my phone as HTC and some numbers. hope this helps
[HTC Amaze 4G] SiNJiN76:
Make sure debug is on.

Settings....Application...Development

Also...FYI...the HTC instructions don't tell you to press power once in HBOOT to get into FASTBOOT mode.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Train13:
I did the HTC unloack, downloaded the PH85IMG.zip put it on my sd and rebooted into HBOOT and it tries to load the zip but says no image. I even tried to put it in the ext_sd folder and does the same thing. Any ideas?
[HTC Amaze 4G] xboarder56:
do the hard method for recoery in the recovery thread
[HTC Amaze 4G] Train13:
Thanks it worked that way :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] phoenixdown:
It does:

Step 3

Use the Volume buttons to select up or down. Highlight Fastboot and press the Power button.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SiNJiN76:
haha...guess since i already knew...my mind decided to skip that part! :p
[HTC Amaze 4G] Maelfus:
I have a ticket being escalated looking into the Telus unlocking issue.
[HTC Amaze 4G] phanompin23:
Did ALL of that! Still just saying <waiting for device>, and NO TOKEN. Sucks bad!
[HTC Amaze 4G] cazper210:
did u install htc drivers
[HTC Amaze 4G] c0de_junkie:
dont waste you time..... lol well who knows but when i did it we talked back nd forth for a few days but it didnt go anywhere ..... The F'ing idoit at HTC didnt even read my orginal question so he was trying to help me to unlock the phone but as soon as the retard realized that I was on a telus phone he just said this and closed the ticket....

HTC

ME

and then I said this:

then he said:

I replied with this:

then lastly he said this...

I know that my parts may be a bit dramatic, but I just wanted my point to get across.... basically its all totally BS why we are not able to unlock our telus amaze's....

may be best to take this matter to Telus .... maybe we should get a petition going and once we get enough signatures maybe telus will allow us to unlock again..... what do you guys think?
[HTC Amaze 4G] claud_face:
Anyone know how s off is going??

I bet it'll bring some sensation guys here

:)
[HTC Amaze 4G] Maelfus:
Even if we get every user here with an amaze to sign a petition like this it won't be enough people to make a significant impact. I'm still waiting on an escalated reply (I'm assuming support doesn't work on the weekend) so hopefully something good comes from this.

If all else fails I'll send a nasty email to Telus' support network asking for an explanation as to why we aren't allowed to unlock the bootloader on our phones.
[HTC Amaze 4G] phanompin23:
Finally got UNLOCK to work. My computer was not cooperating and communicating properly somewhere. So, got fed up, and jumped on a friend's computer and installed htc drivers and did everything else necessary and finally got my TOKEN.

So, to anyone else having a <waiting for device> issue, try another computer!
[HTC Amaze 4G] Vadimus_ca:
Does anyone have an idea how to decode unlock_code.bin?

I obtained it for some other phone (using very funny way) but as expected it did not work on mine:
[HTC Amaze 4G] c0de_junkie:
I have an unlock_code.bin for the first telus amaze that I was able to unlock before they removed it from htcdev.com ...... if anyone could use it for a possible way to unlock our phones then please pm me and I will share the link.. :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] Vadimus_ca:
Here is the token and unlock_code.bin I have:
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
easy peasy!

This was absolutely the easiest root I've ever done! Thank you all!!! I went to HTC and unlocked the bootloader and used the zerg 1 click root.

rooted in less than 5 minutes!

tmo G1/MT3gS/G2(desire)/AMAZE!!!!
[HTC Amaze 4G] xboarder56:
new restore method havnt had time to update but follow the ruu guide better way and easier
[HTC Amaze 4G] gypsy214:
i have a question. i did the unlock bootloader. and download the PH85IMG.ZIP several times put it on my sd card and when i go to fastboot it loads my sd and says fail.

so i cant flash the recovery

my fastboot info says

unlocked

ruby pvt ship s-on rl

hboot-1.90.008

how can i be s-off?
[HTC Amaze 4G] sublimeNaz:
Step #6 not working for me while trying to restore back to stock. When I reboot into hboot it doesn't give me the option to boot into CW it goes straight into asking if I want to apply update.
[HTC Amaze 4G] xboarder56:
i said new way look at the ruu guide :(
[HTC Amaze 4G] Flyin18T:
"STEP 2. To INSTALL Recovery - v5.0.2.0

1. Download recovery v5.0.2.0 for the Amaze 4g Here: Download ClockworkMOD 5.0.2.0 Make sure its named PH85IMG.zip Nothing else or it wont work

2. Copy the PG58IMG file into the Root folder of your SD card (The main Folder of your Memory Card External SDCARD)

3. Turn off your phone FUlly and reboot into the Bootloader/HBOOT screen (see post above on how to get to hboot screen)

4. Press Volume up to Accept when it asks" Do you want to start the update"

5. Press Power Off to Reboot back to android after installation is successful (normal screen with homescreen)

6. Delete PG58IMG from your memory card and you can now root using step 3 below or install a custom ROM using CWM (Customs Roms are already rooted)"

In Step 1 you say the file needs to be named PH85IMG.

In Step 2 you say to copy PG58IMG

In Step 6 you again refer to the file as PG58IMG

-Which name is it to be copied to the sdcard?

-I copied the file PH85IMG over to sdcard, went into HBOOT and it said MAIN VERSION IS OLDER, PLEASE REBOOT.

-I have already gone through the HTC site and unlocked the bootloader.

-I need to get CWM installed.

-Should I do the one-click method after that?

Thanks in advance.
[HTC Amaze 4G] JUSMEJOSE:
i have alot of Rooting but for some reason it keeps failing *Unlocking the Bootloader*
[HTC Amaze 4G] Flyin18T:
Got the updated PH85IMG file and that did the trick.
[HTC Amaze 4G] droidemere:
edit :Nevermind..
[HTC Amaze 4G] c0de_junkie:
dear god I just wish I could join in on the fun and unlock my GD Telus amaze....... this sucks not being able to get my Flash on!!!
[HTC Amaze 4G] howtomen:
I need help! I can't get fastboot to work becuz every time I try to it says "waiting for device" and it never let's me unlock my bootloader so what should I do? Anyone have anything?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Vadimus_ca:
Drivers not installed.
[HTC Amaze 4G] HunnyBearLewis:
Nevermind - used another computer.
[HTC Amaze 4G] strcheng:
+1

so sad we Telus Amaze can only wait wait wait...wish htc dev can release the bootloader unlocking before x'mas :(
[HTC Amaze 4G] phanompin23:
Had the same exact issue. Try another computer. Follow step by step as carefully as you can. Worked for me.
[HTC Amaze 4G] HunnyBearLewis:
Yep you are correct - after my old computer gave me so much grief I went to a friends house and it went by in a flash. Good call. :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] HunnyBearLewis:
One more quick question guys:

Before rooting, the instructions said to make a backup; which, of course I did.

If something went wrong after flashing a custom rom (bootloop or FCs) and I need to restore, can I just boot into recovery and restore the nand without having to use adb/fastboot? Also, will I have to reroot?

I would guess yes but figured I'd ask. Thanks in advance!
[HTC Amaze 4G] Maelfus:
Well the error code changed (currently no error code), and I'm expecting a call from their escalations department. Hopefully we can get back to unlocked the telus and wind amaze.
[HTC Amaze 4G] c0de_junkie:
you right.... i just tried it again and now I no longer get the:

I just get this now:

I'm hoping this means they are changing something on the site and maybe, just maybe they may be re-adding Telus and hopefully all other Amaze versions!!!!! PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD LOL
[HTC Amaze 4G] Vadimus_ca:
Same with Wind's Amaze 4G.
[HTC Amaze 4G] allyn274:
Is it true that you can no longer one-click root if you got the OTA update for WiFi Calling (on T-Mo)?

If so, does that mean that this is the only method for root?

Thanks in advance, y'all.
[HTC Amaze 4G] c0de_junkie:
UPDATE..... So I was just called by a HTC Rep, this is the 4th person from HTC that has called me, the first 3 people from htc that called me were just normal support reps with no more knowledge then a 4 year old and they were all only able to read from a list of prepared statements that don't help with anything....

the one didn't even pay any attention to pretty much all of the things that I was telling him.... he also thought that I was doing the unlock process wrong and he thought that my problem was user related and just kept getting me to retry the unlock process... I finally got him to clue in by sending him screen shots and then he finally clued in and simply told me that my device is not supported and that I shouldn't have been able to unlock my first telus amaze(he said that sometimes the site unlocks phones that are not supported!! Again TOTAL BS.... you mean to tell me that you unlocking website will make mistakes and just randomly allow unsupported phones to be unlocked...lol what aF^%$ing joke.... I am sure that the htcdev site is sophisticated enough to not just unlock phones by mistake)

it wasn't until I sent him the unlock_code.bin file from my first amaze, until he understood what was going on, then he told me that they removed telus support "possibly" because it was requested by telus, which is again another total BS line because I have spoken with some pretty high up ppl over at telus and they have told me flat out that they have giving HTC the go ahead to allow ppl to unlock their Amaze's before the phone was even released in canada!!!!!

But this time the person from HTC that I just spoke with was not just any normal HTC rep, but a Customer Service Manager and she sounds like she is in a position of power that may be able to help us.... she told me that she is going to look into it and she guaranteed me that this is being worked on and that she will be updating me very soon about the progress.... I want to believe this women so bad, but again the things that she said seem to be previously prepared statements but she truly sounded like this was something that will defiantly happen very soon
[HTC Amaze 4G] M9x3mos:
Yeah apaquette420 that sucks man.

Based on everything I am reading no one from telus or wind other then your previous device has been able to report a sucessful unlock.

It sounds quite possible that your original device some how had its information in the whitelist and should not have been.

Really does look like to me based on reports of users that wind / telus / htc are not yet allowing it for those phones.

If anyone else has sucessfull unlocked their device using telus or wind should chime in, maybe that can help leverage apaquette420's position with HTC to determin what is going on and allow these devices on the list unless wind or telus is blocking then they need to say so.
[HTC Amaze 4G] PearlJammzz:
I am currently getting the blank error code like those above me. I am a T-Mobile USA customer...

Any other way to get a different bootloader/unlock the bootloader besides the HTC way (maybe temp root and flash CW recovery?).
[HTC Amaze 4G] Vadimus_ca:
Oh, funny. Their unlocking generator now seems to be broken for everyone.

Temp root does not work for latest update either.

Welcome to the free world of HTC.
[HTC Amaze 4G] PearlJammzz:
What's a contact number for HTCdev? Does anyone know?

T-Mobile's Amaze is listed as a compatible device...
[HTC Amaze 4G] c0de_junkie:
it worked for all telus phones at first but only for about 5 or 6 days but when the phone was released on telus there was only 2 or 3 days left before the 6th day .... so only a very small amount of ppl were able to unlock because most ppl like to get use to the stock rom and like to wait a few days to start messing around with it so because of this most telus users missed the window...... there are many sites around the internet that have ppl from telus saying that they have unlocked there phones..... most have posted pictures to prove it.....
[HTC Amaze 4G] Trevorhimself:
apaquette420, like you I've gotten a responce from HTC saying they are working on it and nothing from the htcdev Twitter page, working on it or lookin the other way :P. I got a new Galaxy Nexus in box that I plan on selling unless this situation changes soon ....
[HTC Amaze 4G] c0de_junkie:
i bought the same phone as well and to to be honest.... I would just sell it.... don't get me wrong, its a nice phone, and i was able to unlock and root it within 15 min, but man when you are so use to htc's android with sense( a lot of ppl dont like sense but I would say its the one thing that keeps me coming back to htc over all other phones), then going to a phone like the galaxy nexus is a HUGE step down.... the phone has a smaller processor and a way smaller camera ....about the only thing the nexus has over the amaze in my opinion is it's weight and the sheer sleekness of the phone itself..... ill take a hopefully soon to be unlocked amaze over this POS any day of the week........ just my 2 cents
[HTC Amaze 4G] Trevorhimself:
I don't disagree :) I love Sense and the HTC build quality, the Nexus has a lot of development already but if I wanna go stock I'll wait for htcdev to get on the move and load a Rom!

The only thing I actually prefer on the Nexus from my slim use is the keyboard though it might have something to do with screen size.

Maybe HTC is waiting to surprise us with unlocked bootloaders for Christmas?
[HTC Amaze 4G] miclflores:
I am also a t-mobile customer, just got my amaze yesterday and tried to unlock today but got the same blank error as everyone else on my pc and mac. As someone said above, the t-mobile amaze is listed as a supported device, so hopefully there's just something down on HTC's side.
[HTC Amaze 4G] RJ45:
I can't believe they still haven't fixed the issue for the Telus & Wind Amaze's. I'm a flashaholic so if I won't be able to unlock it soon, I'm gonna unfortunately have to sell it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] arsha123:
Keep the momentum going!

Don't let HTC forget that we're waiting, they put out so many phones its easy to forget. I'm calling and on customer boards really hope they fix WIND mobile Bootloader unlock. If anyone gets access to important people please remind them to fix Winds too!

All issues aside, I agree I absolutely love sense take this over a plasticky samsung any day
[HTC Amaze 4G] miclflores:
Just a quick update...

Just tried the HTC site again at 745pm and this time was successful in getting my Unlock_code.bin from them.

Just unlocked my tmobile amaze on my pc because for some reason it wouldn't read the .bin on my mac. Now on to flashing!!

Go ahead and try if you were getting that blank error before. Good luck.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Motorious:
Just tried my Wind Amaze...still a no go with the "blank" error.
[HTC Amaze 4G] garveygibbs:
am not happy about this

Come on Htc am tired hearing this lame Mobilicity boot-up animation sound
[HTC Amaze 4G] f22b1:
Tried 3 times on Telus Amaze, still blank error with CID170 in URL as of Dec 23, 1am PST
[HTC Amaze 4G] evilpika:
I just received my Tmobile Amaze today and right after I played with it for an hour tried to unlock it, everything went right until I had to copy the token file to get the .bin file, when i copied the token file from my pc to the Web page field was giving me an error but that was because there were spaces in the web page field so I corrected that and yeah I got the .bin file and now I have my Tmobile Amaze unlocked it and Im ready to root lol hope you guys have the luck I had!
[HTC Amaze 4G] Vadimus_ca:
Just successfully received Unlock_code.bin for my Wind's Amaze 4G!
[HTC Amaze 4G] Trevorhimself:
Did you go through the unlock process on htcdev?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Vadimus_ca:
I did. Installing rooted ROM right now.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Trevorhimself:
Sweet, I'll give it a try with my Telus Amaze and see if I have the same luck! Thanks,

Update: still no HTC love for the Telus Amaze.... If this doesn't soon change my Amaze will be for sale and I'll just use my Nexus :P
[HTC Amaze 4G] Vadimus_ca:
What error did you get?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Trevorhimself:
The blank one..

Error code: .

Error Reason: .

I'm open to suggestions if there is either something I'm doing wrong or that I can do differently :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] Thoughtful:
htcdev.com method worked for my Wind HTC Amaze 4G. I got the phone 2 weeks ago.

I tried it when I first got my phone and it gave me the blank error. I saw a recent post in this thread where it worked for a Wind Amaze so I decided to give it a try again today.

1. Entered the code with out "<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>" portion. Got an error.

2. Decided to take out both the <<<< Identifier Token Start >>>> and <<<< Identifier Token End >>>> option. Got an error (of course).

3. Tried to copy and paste the Token End and Token Start from the htc webpage and paste them at the beginning and end of my code. Got an error (at this point I almost lost hope).

4. Went to CMD Prompt and recopied my code with the Token Start and Token End tags included. IT WORKED O_O.

Hopefully my experience might shed some light on where someone has gone wrong in their process. And hopefully it gives hope to those who can not yet unlock. Just keep trying :).
[HTC Amaze 4G] Trevorhimself:
I'll give it another try in abit. I had copied my code into a note pad before entering it into the browser.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Vadimus_ca:
I succeeded only when copied token directly from cmd window, copying from console app (Far Manager) did not work.

It seems that HTC script it pretty picky, even single unexpected character can ruin everything.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Turbosled:
This practice of Telus locking my device and HTC allowing their devices to be governed by my carrier is complete crap. I, like so many other loyal Telus customers, signed a contract in good faith and purchased a device running an open source OS. To find out that the company has handicapped the device is a slap in the face. I'm stuck with the phone now, but I'll be jumping ship to Samsung and Roger's come contract time. Hell, maybe I'll even buy an iPhone, because what's the point in having a decent piece of hardware if you can't use it as intended. What a raw deal.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Trevorhimself:
Still a no go for the Telus Amaze! I'm not even with Telus, I dropped full price on this :P was with Rogers and switched to Bell, took the Nexus with the contract though I'm selling it or at least planned on it....if the Amaze isn't unlocked soon it'll be changing places with the Nexus.
[HTC Amaze 4G] verkion:
Hey guys, good news on the WIND Mobile front...Bootloader unlocking WORKS! Just picked up Amaze for $99 on WIND's boxing week special and unlocked the bootloader as soon as I got home. I tried to find a phone with S-Off in the store but no luck. :-( They often have a number of phone boxes open already, new, but seal open so I just went into "Vol Down + Power" mode to quickly check for S-Off.

Thanks!

verkion
[HTC Amaze 4G] papeshfoo:
So, is a SD card mandatory to root? or can I copy these files to the main memory in the phone?
[HTC Amaze 4G] verkion:
Oh one other thing, xboarder, thought you'd like to know that the PC58IMG.zip to flash CWM does NOT work with WIND Amaze4G. I get the typical incorrect CID notification. Not a huge deal since I just wrote the CWM *.img file through fastboot. That worked no problem.

Thanks!

verkion
[HTC Amaze 4G] Binary100100:
You can fastboot flash the recovery from the bootloader.

This is the only way to flash a custom recovery without the sdcard.

Make sure you use 5.0.2.7 because it supports internal sdcard support.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Binary100100:
You should try the PH85IMG.zip file instead. No idea what PC58IMG.zip is for or where you found it. :confused:
[HTC Amaze 4G] verkion:
That was a typo...sorry :-P Its supposed to be PC85IMG.zip. My bad. The one I tried to use was in the Tutorial thread that walks new users through bootloader unlock, CWM and Root. Anyhow, that one is a no-go for WIND Amaze 4G however, as expected, loading it through fastboot does work just fine! Maybe xboarder can break it out into a few different *.zip for different carrier CIDs instead of a universal one for now. Or, maybe add a link from the "simple method" to the fastboot method for those that get CID errors.

Regardless, thanks for the hard work/info guys!

Thanks!

verkion
[HTC Amaze 4G] Bling_Diggity:
Problem when trying to flash CWM:

I followed the directions in the tutorial perfectly. Unlocked my phone's bootloader via HTCDev. Rebooted. Downloaded file PH85IMG.zip, copied to sd card. Turned off phone fully (by removing battery). Rebooted into hboot. Phone acts like it is going to update, but then I get the above error message. Any suggestions?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Binary100100:
Try this one.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Bling_Diggity:
Thanks, gonna give it a go in a second. Working off a 2g t-mob hotspot connection...talk about slow...

---------- Post added at 09:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:42 PM ----------

Problem flashing su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip.

Booted into CWM, made a nandroid backup of stock system rom, then attempted to flash above file. Got the following error:

Got any other updated zip packages for me by chance? Lol...
[HTC Amaze 4G] Binary100100:
Check to see if you have root.

Use command prompt

adb shell

su

if you get $ then you're not root.

If you get a # then you do.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Bling_Diggity:
Good and bad?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Binary100100:
Are you in recovery mode or is your phone booted?

That looks like you're in recovery mode.

Try flashing the file a second time.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rbaruch:
How did you unlock your bootloader when its not possible via htcdev.com??? I'm with WIND too and really freaking curious as to how you did it..
[HTC Amaze 4G] Vadimus_ca:
It IS possible now. Just go to htcdev.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rbaruch:
Followed their instructions and it's giving me no error code or anything. Empty fields..

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Nvm got it to work.. Just waiting for the .bin email...

Damn im excited :D

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Sorry for the double post.. but howl ong does it take to get the unlock.bin file email from HTC?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Binary100100:
For some people it's immediate. However I've heard cases where it's taken a couple of days too. :(
[HTC Amaze 4G] Vadimus_ca:
Couple of minutes.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rbaruch:
CWM gives me the CID Error. What's the next step to take?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Binary100100:
Wait... what are you trying to do?

If you already have clockwork recovery then you should be set. :confused:
[HTC Amaze 4G] rbaruch:
I tried the third method of CW recovery in a diff thread.

Unlocked my bootloader, then tried to flash CWM, but it gave me the CID error when trying to do it from bootloader.

Then I tried this method

nstallation from fastboot (hboot only ||Hard Method||):

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

ClockWorkMod 5.0.2.0 Amaze 4g: http://www.multiupload.com/P1FFT3GXAT

ClockworkMOD 5.0.2.7 Amaze 4g: http://www.multiupload.com/DZJQE8QR6R

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

1. Download file to your computer

2. In command line, navigate to the folder you have the recovery

3. Reboot phone into fastboot

4. "fastboot flash recovery recovery-cwm-ruby-5.0.2.0.img"

5. "fastboot reboot"

6. Reboot Phone into recovery as normal

And have no idea what to do next

EDIT: Said it was successful in flashing in my cmd prompt

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Should've added.. I don't know if CWM is installed or not> meant to say during the installation of it.