yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO Shift 4G General] me_three:
Thanks for the pointer, but same result perm root doesn't tale and hboot still shows speedy xf eng s-on.
[EVO Shift 4G General] prboy1969:
Had a brain spasm :silly: . Completely forgot about that.

I would suggest RUU'ing back. Then start the whole process over, and use the Shift ROOTility as suggested by bilgerryan.
[EVO Shift 4G General] me_three:
Sprint is trying to push OTA_Speedy_S_Sprint_WWE_2_76_651_4_1_08_00_0506_release_196690hdv36sdpwnb4vbhg.zip to the phone. Would taking that update have the same result as RUU'ing?
[EVO Shift 4G General] prboy1969:
:what:

I would just stick with the RUU back to where you were.

TEAM MiK MikROMs Since 3/13/11
[EVO Shift 4G General] 7357:
Worked perfectly.

For 2.3.4 GB I used WinDroid and TWRP for steps 1 - 13. Followed the rest of the instructions and got s-off easily.
[EVO Shift 4G General] darkfirekid:
All the links i found for that ruu is dead. Does anyone still have that ruu? If so I would really appreciate it. My nephew broke my lg l70 :(
[EVO Shift 4G General] prboy1969:
I may have what you need on one of my older external drives. It will take a few days to find it though. I'll see if I can make some time tonight.
[EVO Shift 4G General] lvpre:
http://androidruu.com/?developer=Speedy
[EVO Shift 4G General] nomorebloatware:
Trying to root from 2.3.4. The link in step 10 is broken. I'm also a little bit confused about why it's necessary to install SU in this manner AND download it from the market. I'm also relatively certain SU doesn't give you root on its own; it just helps keep you from doing anything regrettable once you have it, right? Just read over the SU main website and I think I get it now; the app is a way of managing what the su binary (the zip file) does, and people don't talk about the su binary as much because the assumption is that you already have a rooted phone, which would already have it installed. The link on the site for older versions is broken, so I suspect that's where the file the article originally linked to was, but would one of the .zips on the SU main site function correctly in its stead? Nope, back to not understanding.

Just to see if there were any other issues I followed the instructions up to that point, and had no trouble. The only other currently broken link I noticed was for Visionary, and since I'm relatively certain I know what Visionary is doing there from other readings I also feel reasonably certain that if I find it elsewhere I will be able to make it work, but if someone wants to provide a replacement link for that too it'd be much appreciated.

I'd also appreciate links to Shift-compatible rooting tools. I did see the link to Shift ROOTility but couldn't figure out where the download link for the tool itself was, and at least at first glance it doesn't seem to be significantly simpler than these instructions. It's possible I need to step away from this whole project for a bit and come back when I'm more focused. Oh my god I'm dense, ignore this, on a related note I'm not doing anything related to rooting my phone until I have had a sufficient amount of sleep to read a basic outline.

(I've never done anything like this before. The sum of my software-side technical skills are a basic familiarity with Linux terminal commands, the barest smidgen of Ruby, and a great deal of patience + decent reading comprehension when following other peoples' guides, and only the last one is relevant here. All I want is to get the metric ton of pointless bloatware off my phone. Hope nobody minds the thread resurrection.)

Thanks in advance. I need all the help I can get.
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
Glad this was able to help you.

I just went through the process again today with a new shift and I have updated the guide to be even more user friendly.

Please post any questions in this thread!

Coming soon: How to flash PRLs!
[EVO Shift 4G General] jsimon7777:
Thanks! A huge help.
[EVO Shift 4G General] johndoe12:
Guys I need some help please!

So I followed all of the instruction carefully, downgraded to 2.2 etc...

Installed ROM Manager and copied CM7 zip file to the SD card. Then ran rom manager in recovery mode...

Formatted and deleted everything that was stated. But now when I go to "install zip from SD card" and press the power button, the menu just disappears and the only thing I can see is the box with an arrow to the Android... and nothing seems to be happening.

Would really appreciate your help
[EVO Shift 4G General] johndoe12:
Nevermind guys, got it to work. Seems like pressing the up/down volume keys at the same time disables the "select" function of the power button..

Now that I'm rooted, time to figure out CM7! Thanks!
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
Yes that is a "feature" of CWM glad to hear the guide worked for you!
[EVO Shift 4G General] mrkrabs:
Won't gingerbreak root 2.3 shift?
[EVO Shift 4G General] drob311:
No
[EVO Shift 4G General] clueless_n00b:
Is it possible to make this downgrade from 2.3 to 2.2 happen using either ubuntu or a mac?
[EVO Shift 4G General] drob311:
Ubuntu is fairly easy, I dunno about mac...
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
Yes you can do this upgrade on a mac. All you need is android platform-tools. HTC sync is not required.

Ubuntu probably yes as well. Don't know haven't tried but I have done it on a mac.
[EVO Shift 4G General] clueless_n00b:
Thanks for the quick responses and of course thanks for this thread as well. It is dumbed down enough to where I am slowly but surely getting my head around what I need to do here.
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
No problem dude! Feel free to join #htc_evo_shift for more help! You can also try msging me and get a hold of me for live support too. :)
[EVO Shift 4G General] BenRad:
Great guide, but I'm having a problem with the final rooting step. I've copied the hboot files to sd card, and I can see them in my file browser. When I try to confirm the hash ids using the md5sum commands, it says the files don't exist (they're in the root, I removed them from the shift folder). Not sure what i'm doing wrong. Thanks.

The error message is: "can't open '/sdcard/hboot_orig.bin': No such file or directory.

Proof of the files on the sd card:

+++++++++++FIGURED IT OUT++++++++++++++

I had the phone mounted as a disk drive. Might be worth mentioning to NOT have it mounted.
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
Yep you need to turn off USB storage. Please click thanks on the OP if the guide helped you.
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
I added a shift-rootkit.rar file in the beginning of the OP so you do not need to download any files except htc sync and android sdk. I know these files were getting hard to find but I put them all in one zip here:

http://www.goo-inside.me/roms/VICODAN/shift-rootkit.rar

Every file needed for rooting is there and I will update the OP to remove links to download any files as you won't need to download anything except this file and android sdk + htc sync if you're on windows.
[EVO Shift 4G General] danestaples:
Can't access visionary

filesonic disabled file sharing so the download link for visionary is now useless :( Not a huge deal a quick google search yielded what I wanted but you might want to change the link.
[EVO Shift 4G General] sparksco:
You can visionary.apk here also.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21713971
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
What the **** are you talking about? My links go to goo-inside.me.
[EVO Shift 4G General] drob311:
Ill goo inside you :eek:
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
Oh baby <3
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
bump because im tired of searching for this thread
[EVO Shift 4G General] NurseNerd435:
Ok, I need help...

I followed all of the steps and got the appropriate results all the way through until I went to check the md5sum of the flashed hboot. When I check it shows the md5sum of the hboot_orig not h_boot_eng... I don't know what to do from here. All of the insructions were followed to the letter. Can anyone help?
[EVO Shift 4G General] crump84:
I pulled this from one of the original how to's.. hope this helps

if you absolutely cannot get the eng hboot to flash right then run this to restore the stock hboot

Type

dd if=/sdcard/Shift/hboot_orig.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18

in the command prompt and hit enter

then pull it to check md5

Type

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/Shift/hboot_check1.bin

in the command prompt and hit enter

then check the md5sum

Type

md5sum /sdcard/Shift/hboot_check1.bin

in the cmd prompt then hit enter

it should read 386c19451e8dd18f9b98fad6b11be4c0

if it doesnt keep trying until it does but DO NOT!! reboot till it matches
[EVO Shift 4G General] NurseNerd435:
Got it!

I went back and looked at what i'd typed and realized that i'd inadvertently typed "mmcbblk" instead of the correct command. I almost crapped myself when i realized the mistake i'd made could have borked the phone for good.

I've got everything working now an am about to flash a custom rom!
[EVO Shift 4G General] sparksco:
That's why I just copy and paste instead of typing everything out, no room for error.
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
Updated 2/13/2012, all versions of android, guide rewritten. Please pin this thread.
[EVO Shift 4G General] ks-man:
I'm very new to all this so I apologize if these questions are basic. I want to follow the guide to downgrade from 2.3.4 to 2.2 and I have a few questions about the steps. I may have more but let me start with these. I'm using Windows 7 and my questions are in red.

6) Once you have unlocked bootloader flash clockwork recovery by downloading the following file:

http://download.clockworkmod.com/rec...2.0-speedy.img

From the adb folder run "fastboot flash recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-speedy.img"

Are you saying here download the .img and place that in the same folder of the Android SDK where adb lies? From there open a CMD prompt and type in "fastboot flash recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-speedy.img" without the quotes? Also the link is broken, do you have a new link handy?

7) adb reboot recovery

I think here you are saying after doing step 6 use adb to reboot into recovery. I believe to do that I would type this into the CMD prompt (the red part before the hyphen):

adb reboot [bootloader|recovery] - reboots the device, optionally into the bootloader or recovery program

10) Download su from the following location:

http://downloads.androidsu.com/super...ghi-signed.zip

What is the full link of the location? When I click on it a new tab opens that is blank.

11) Go back, install zip from sdcard, choose the superuser zip.

Can you elaborate? What do you mean "Go back"? Do I install zip from sdcard using adb or windows?

I'm feeling pretty inept right now. I realize some people are probably shocked at the level of these questions but I figure better to ask than screw things up. Hopefully these questions will also help somebody else who comes here and feel pretty lost.

Thanks for all the help. This forum is fantastic.
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
yes on all questions, will fix both links. Thanks for pointing that out.

http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip

http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-speedy.img
[EVO Shift 4G General] ks-man:
Ok thanks, can you just elaborate on #11.
[EVO Shift 4G General] drob311:
Flash the superuser.zip through custom recovery (c.w.m., t.w.r.p.)
[EVO Shift 4G General] ks-man:
Having a problem here trying to flash clockwork mod. I'm typing:

fastboot flash recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-speedy.img

I then get this message.

unknown partition 'recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-speedy.img'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-speedy.im

g'

I've checked a number of times and I'm spelling the file name correctly and everything is in the same folder. I've tried it both in C:Android and also

c\Progam Files(x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\

I get the same error either way
[EVO Shift 4G General] sparksco:
This......

Also put the recovery image in the same folder as fastboot "platform-tools"
[EVO Shift 4G General] ks-man:
Ok, it seems like Recovery needed to be typed twice:

fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork...

it now says <waiting for device> and has been for a bit, should this happen right away? how long should I wait?

---------- Post added at 12:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:38 PM ----------

Hmmm,

Something doesn't seem to be working, the CMD just says Waiting for Device and my phone is on the lock screen. Was I supposed to do this in the bootloader screen rather than the regular lock screen?
[EVO Shift 4G General] crump84:
Your phone needs to be in fast boot mode, you'll see the option in boot loader. Also check and see which folder fastboot is in, sparks said his is in platform-tools but mine is in tools..just make sure you in the right directory.
[EVO Shift 4G General] ks-man:
Thanks. I guess it takes an idiot to make sure the guide is truly idiot proof :D

I'm sure I'll be back since I'm only through step 4 :p

---------- Post added at 01:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:56 PM ----------

I think things are going well. Something that I took a shot on that you may want to clarify is after the phone finds PG06IMG.zip it asked me if I want to update. Volume up for yes and volume down for no. I chose Yes and it is now "Update in progress" "Do not power off the device!"

Assuming I didn't make a huge mistake by choosing yes, what should I do after I reboot to confirm that everything worked properly?

Thanks one more time for all the help.

---------- Post added at 01:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:30 PM ----------

I'm definitely back on 2.2 so since that was the goal it seems the first part was a success :)
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
Feel free to get on IRC and chat with us. Freenode #Htc_Evo_Shift

The update will reboot the phone automatically or you can just choose reboot once it's done I believe.
[EVO Shift 4G General] sparksco:
Glad we could help you out, your almost there ;)
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
Fixed another error in the guide.. lol:

C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-speedy.i
mg
unknown partition 'recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-speedy.img'
error: cannot determine image filename for 'recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-speedy.im
g'

C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0
-speedy.img
sending 'recovery' (3610 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.748s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.718s]
finished. total time: 1.466s

C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot reboot
rebooting...

finished. total time: 0.294s

:D
[EVO Shift 4G General] funked1:
Just wanted to say thanks for this thread. Directions were very clear. About the only thing I would change is to make it clear that the adb directory is on your PC and is the one that contains adb.exe.
[EVO Shift 4G General] sparksco:
Can you install HTC Sync on a Mac? If not then this guide is only for windows and should state somewhere in the title or the OP that this guide is only for windows. Don't want people getting confuused thinking this will work on linux or macs...
[EVO Shift 4G General] OldScriptKid:
The guide said installing sync was only necessary for windows. Other posts in this thread have said they used both mac and ubuntu for this method.

About this guide -- very well laid out information. I was following a guide on another site that had the information, download links, steps in some obscure order. Sooo.. I may have bricked this Evo Shift and need some assistance if I could.

Running windows 7 64bit

Evo Shift 2.3.3

The other guide did not mention needing HTC Sync installed (it is now)

Used the PG06IMG.zip method

Reading through your guide several times, I am at the point where I have temp rooted then loading up bootloader and because the SD card was not FAT32 hboot didnt work (?) then I took the advice of a random poster who said rebooting at this point would simply revert to normal. As in no temp root and phone working

Oh, I had S-on at this point too...

I went ahead and selected POWER DOWN and then booted normally.

The phone is stuck in an infinite loop powers up acts normal the OS is loading and then crash. Powers up acts normal ..etc rinse repeat.

Is this phone bricked? If not how can I get this phone to be useable and follow THIS guide.

(RUU link is broken - is it for RUU_Speedy_Sprint_WWE_1.17.651.1_Radio_1.07.00.1129_NV_SPCS_1.52_1103_release_160079_signed ? )
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
The phone is not bricked. Just pull the battery out and put PG06IMG.zip on a fat 32 sdcard and hold vol down+power. Hopefully it will downgrade. If it doesn't let me know. And the RUU link does work. Click "Direct download" on the top. If you can't get it I can upload it for you.
[EVO Shift 4G General] OldScriptKid:
I did as instructed. It appeared to take the 'update' and asked for a reboot. I hit the power button and it began its usual cycle - boot to OS and crash. Pulled the battery and removed PG06IMG.zip from the sd FAT32 card and put it back in boot and again it boots crashes boots crashes.

The PG06IMG.zip i used originally was only a few kbs /facepalm Should of checked the MD5Sum. Probly would have gone without a hitch if I formatted the sd card to FAT32 and had a proper PG06IMG.zip to begin with.

I would prefer to continue the root but the owner of the phone isnt too pleased and has been without her phone all weekend now. Local sprint store said they should be able to fix it for 35$ but they arent going to root it for me haha. Too bad its not as easy as rooting my HTC EVO was.

The Multiupload link for RUU just loads a blank page in firefox and internet exploader. I have the one listed in my post above from the previous tutorial.
[EVO Shift 4G General] sparksco:
Yes with PG06IMG.zip you should always check the md5sum's before flashing. You probably shouldn't ask sprint to root a phone for you :rolleyes: Let me see if I can download this RUU or not, will let you guys know in a bit.

Edit: I tried to download footballs RUU from his filefactory site and was unable to. This seems like a issue with the file hosting site being used. Can someone upload a mirror of it to dropbox or something?
[EVO Shift 4G General] OldScriptKid:
I do have RUU_Speedy_Sprint_WWE_1.17.651.1_Radio_1.07.00.112 9_NV_SPCS_1.52_1103_release_160079_signed

Is that the correct one?

In the bootloader it says my

SPEEDY XF SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.93.0001

Radio is 1.07.00.1129

eMMC-boot

Nov 15 2010, 13:19:54

Although I am taking it to sprint to fix this loop and we will see what it is after that.
[EVO Shift 4G General] crump84:
You're actually on the Froyo bootloader right now, so that ruu you have should work. If you need the PG06IMG ruu I think I have it in my dropbox.
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
The froyo RUU PG06IMG.zip is included in shift-rootkit.rar.
[EVO Shift 4G General] OldScriptKid:
Can this be done from the bootloader? edit: [can / should I restart the tutorial from the beginning within the bootloader]

I can NOT get to the dashboard of the phone.. its in a power cycle loop. I tried putting the correct PG06IMG.zip (didnt know there were different ones) let it auto run and update via bootloader.

Reboot.. same thing loop-to-loop

RUU fails to recognize the phone in bootloader at the root of the menu and fastboot, I dunno just trying anything. Error 140

The PC chimes in as if it recognizes the device but cant browse folders or use RUU.
[EVO Shift 4G General] crump84:
Did you do a checksum with PG06IMG.zip? Possibly a corrupt download..? It's very strange that you would be bootlooping after a successful RUU.
[EVO Shift 4G General] OldScriptKid:
Checksum matches for PG06IMG.zip

I have never did a successful RUU (Well never ran that exe successfully), I did the hboot option by copying the PG06IMG.zip to the root of a FAT (notFAT32) sd card and it was the wrong img.zip as well. I couldnt tell the difference and just continued with this other guide and continued to steps similar to this one.

1) Download this file (shift-root.zip)

2) Extract it to the root of the sdcard of your phone

(believing I was temp rooted because I could run superuser and rom manager or rom toolbox I continued with the following code)

Code:

dd if=/sdcard/hboot_eng.nb0 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18

----Continuing on----

Check hboot and perm root!

1) ok now reboot your phone into bootloader by running "adb reboot bootloader" or by removing the battery and reinserting it then hold the vol down button and press the power button.

3) Look at the top and make sure it says s-off

The top didnt say s-off it was still s-on because my img.zip was bad (guessing) and once rebooting into android I have since been stuck in this boot loop power cycle.

edit: so why am I posting here?

I like this guide, its detailed and organized.

I want to get this phone to be able to use this guide but I'm stuck only using bootloader as android is in a boot loop power cycle.

I COULD supposedly send it to sprint with 35$ for a replacement (if they cant detect it as being rooted or attempted).

Rather donate those funds here and have a rooted phone.

edit: offer still up just felt it looked to desperate.

I have until tomorrow AM EST to fix this or send it to sprint
[EVO Shift 4G General] drob311:
Download and install the 2.2 ruu.exe on a windows pc... From bootloader choose "fastboot usb" while your phone is plugged in. If all the drivers are installed correctly, the ruu will recognize your phone while in fastboot usb and connected to the pc... Oh and the PG06IMG.zip needs to be on a fat32 sdcard, not fat... Try the 2.2 PG06IMG.zip from a fat32 sdcard before you waste time downloading an ruu. If still no luck, try the ruu from fastboot usb... Your phone is more than likely not bricked... Hang in there, be patient, and dont return the phone yet, we should be able to get you up and running...
[EVO Shift 4G General] VICODAN:
You got IM? I'll PM you my google talk ID.
[EVO Shift 4G General] boxerfangg:
Do I have to downgrade to 2.2?

What would happen if I got temp root and flashed hboot in 2.3.3?
[EVO Shift 4G General] YoungCorruptionV2.0:
You won't get root lol. You have to downgrade. There is no shortcuts or it would of been in the guide.

Sent from my PG06100 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk
[EVO Shift 4G General] boxerfangg:
Well I am just wondering why you need to downgrade.

Why is Eng Spl not compatible with a newer version?

Is the kernel name/location changed or what??
[EVO Shift 4G General] sparksco:
Every firmware update has different bootloaders...There's 4 total. One froyo s-on, two gingerbread s-on, and one froyo s-off. Only the froyo bootloader can you exploit and flash over it with a s-off. The bootloader controls every part of your phone and either restricts you to do certain things for security purposes (according to htc), or in the case of s-off allows you to do whatever you want to your phone. S-on restricts things even when your phone is booted, example you can't write to the system partition, recovery, kernel or bootloader. S-off allows you to flash or write to any partition on your phone. For root you need access to the system partition to install superuser, which is not possible with any of the s-on bootloaders besides the froyo one. So unless you can find a new exploit to the newer bootloader, downgrading is the only way. But your more then welcome to try and achieve root if you want, it's your phone. Good luck