yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Rezound] kishin14:
Get the recovery file posted by Flyhalf205 near the end in the first post of this thread. Rename it from recovery_signed.img to just recovery.img. Then download Scott's CleanFlash tool found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1416791

Just follow Scott's instructions in his post (i.e., place the recovery.img file in the same folder as his CleanFlash tool, make sure debugging is on on your phone, and HTC sync is disabled). Run the tool, reboot and push the update from under phone settings.
[HTC Rezound] neckbonest:
no i dont. ive been looking for it but cant find it
[HTC Rezound] dejahboi:
There you go buddy.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1416791

Another way how I do it without flashing it through fastboot or using Clean Flash, place the kernal in the external Sd card ( no inside a folder); reboot to fastboot and it'll scan for the phxxx.img file. Confirm the update and back to stock. The only thing with this procedure is that you're going to have find a way to delete the file off the external sd using another phone or computer.
[HTC Rezound] mikdiamon:
Worked great for me comin off clean ics. thanks!
[HTC Rezound] pickaxe300:
This link is dead, do you have another one, or still have access to that download. I have the bamf curse and need to flash the way you did...lol

Thanks in advance!!:D
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
So I'm double checking here, forgive me if I sound clueless.

Since I'm getting the phone today and the OTA will hit me as soon as I activate the phone most likely, I just unlock and flash recovery and gain root after that like nothing out of the ordinary?

-Sent from my Droid 2-
[HTC Rezound] neckbonest:
That is correct
[HTC Rezound] dejahboi:
Here's a cool update on one of member discovered if you're having "Mainver" issues and would like to try out a few of the ICS roms :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21877123#post21877123
[HTC Rezound] Viper32:
Oh crap It downloaded and tried to install but am stuck with phone with red triangle....Am I screwed or what?

Viper
[HTC Rezound] esheesle:
Tried that but check new does nothing at all. Under status it shows an update. All the files appear to be downloaded but is never prompting to install. Ideas?
[HTC Rezound] majorhunadadun:
Well after doing all this I lost permanent root. I was on my stock original, unmodded, perma rooted, Amon RA running rom. I flashed the stock recovery then rebooted and accepted the ota. I did however forget to delete Superuser... After it rebooted, I confirmed the update and went to check my superuser and was denied on my root apps, Root Explorer, TB and such. Denied!! I'm ok with it though, I planned on staying on my OG rom anyway. I find it to run the smoothest overall. Especially in the sound enhancement dept. DSP and such...

One question. How did you not lose root?? I even nandroided back to my OG and deleted superuser and re did the ota and I still lost root.... What gives??

---------- Post added at 07:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:57 AM ----------

What rom are you running? Do you have a backup of your stock original?
[HTC Rezound] esheesle:
No ROM, just stock, perm-rooted.
[HTC Rezound] Viper32:
Ok somehow got back to a stock wiped version of my original rom with the below info....

Android

2.3.4

HTC Sense

3.5

Soft

1.02.605.6

PRI

1.12-002,1.83_002

PRL

15098

ERI

5

I guess that is stock correct, so what should I try now?

Steps I have taken so far.....

Restored unlocked, rooted nandroid

Flashed Boot.img from original nandroid folder

Flashed stock recovery from link in original OP

Viper
[HTC Rezound] antawnm26:
Hmmm, Flash RUU 1.02.605.6 How do you go about doing this? Do you do it with the cleanFLASH 1.0?
[HTC Rezound] OLDsJUNKIE:
Not trying to put anyone down or anything but it's jumping on these things right out the gate that gets people into trouble. This whole mainver debacle for example. IF the different elements of the OTA prove to be a plus, they will be cooked in to upcoming ROMs. I would seriously save yourselves a lot of trouble and be patient. I know it's hard but it's always a good plan. Coming from a guy who flashed a leak to the Eris and couldn't root for an eternity. Happy Modding!
[HTC Rezound] Viper32:
Okay finally got it to take but lost root......

What steps do I need to take now to get root back and flash amon recovery?

Also anyone have a link to the latest amon?

Viper
[HTC Rezound] majorhunadadun:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1418653
[HTC Rezound] antawnm26:
Could someone please altleast point me in the direction of how to Flash RUU 1.02.605.6
[HTC Rezound] Viper32:
PM me and I can help you through this.....

Viper
[HTC Rezound] andybones:
Coming from a guy who flashed a leak to the Eris and couldn't root for an eternity.

LOL bro I was right with ya.

2.1 got the best of me with that !
[HTC Rezound] Flyhalf205:
No. The RUU is an .exe application you run while your phone is booted to main screen and it completely puts it back to stock. No matter what ROM is on it unless if it has a newer mainver
[HTC Rezound] Flyhalf205:
Or unless you want the new radio. This is a good way of getting it and still remaining root depending on how long it takes the guys to update their ROMs. I think the new radio is much better than the original one.
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
Thanks for posting this Fly, I was at work all last night while surfing the forums so this helped alot for the process to go smoothly. Of course it didn't since I tried to skip a step ,plus I think part of it was just the way it probably was supposed to happen ;)

Just getting ready to flash Amon Ra now and reroot !
[HTC Rezound] antawnm26:
thanks Viper....I finally got it to work.....it kept rebooting during update mode...My next step is to get it back unlocked/rooted...
[HTC Rezound] snowride20:
Not sure where I went wrong but I have no connection to verizon. I flashed a backup of stock, flashed the boot.img, flashed stock recovery then the phone when through an update. The phone comes on fine just no 3g/4g. Please help! Also checked to make sure the network was on and it is.
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
Did you wipe data and factory reset before you flash the backup of stock ? Otherwise try toggling data on an off. Otherwise I am not sure what could have happened.
[HTC Rezound] SquireSCA:
Quick question... I tried uninstalling recovery and SU and all that and the update bombed. So I did the RUU, and it is downloading the OTA on this clean stock ROM. I didn't set anything up, just booted after RUU and told it to take the OTA.

Once it is done and back up and running the latest OTA, can I unlock, root, install Amon Ra and then restore my Nandroid from last night? Will that give me back all my apps, settings, etc... Everything debloated... but still have the new radio and whatever things the OTA is supposed to fix?

Or should I just set the phone up again, debloat it and all that manually?
[HTC Rezound] Cubs2008:
This worked for me from my nandroid backup of an ICS ROM. I did have to reload the boot.img after walking through the steps and restoring my backup but I now have my ICS running with the new radios.

It's always good to have a clean manual redo but I am going to run with my backup until the ROM gets updated...which will probably happen in the next 24-48 hours (I'm running newt's ICS.)
[HTC Rezound] kishin14:
I did lose root after taking the update. As I said in my initial post I lost the superuser.apk. I used Amon Ra to install SU and Superuser access but the superuser.apk didn't come back. I had to reinstall superuser from the market afterwards. Once I did that I had root access. So Amon Ra did root my phone but I could not access my root apps until after I installed superuser.apk from the market. Try that if you haven't already.
[HTC Rezound] SquireSCA:
So I would probably be fine, because I am not on an ICS ROM, so my boot image is stock and I won't need to mess with that?

I might just manually redo everything, but my girlfriend is getting tired of having to keep setting up her phone all the time, so I might want to use the Nandroid method for hers...
[HTC Rezound] Viper32:
Okay I remember seeing somewhere a program or something to remove the verizon bloatware anyone help me out?

Viper
[HTC Rezound] kishin14:
You probably already figured it out but you don't need root to flash Amon Ra. You just need to be unlocked. Use Scott's CleanFlash to flash Amon Ra as per my post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21868318&postcount=56

Once you have Amon Ra, install SU and superuser from the developer option in recovery. Reboot. You might have to reinstall the superuser app from the market (I did) in order to properly access your root apps but you will be rooted afterwards.

---------- Post added at 11:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:24 AM ----------

Well, it looks like you got yourself rooted. Here's the program you're looking for. A word of caution, I don't know if it will work with the OTA updated rom as I haven't tried myself. I just use titanium backup from the market for all my bloat freezing and removal needs.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1367591
[HTC Rezound] OLDsJUNKIE:
Yeah, that was hellish huh? The new radio may be good for some, not for others. Depends on location and your particular device. I know nobody wants to take advice from an old man. The other more experienced folks will probably chill back and let you crack flashers guinea pig this for us. ;-)
[HTC Rezound] snowride20:
I feel like an idiot. Just realized I failed to replace the back cover. As soon as I replaced the cover went to updates and it downloaded and installed. Maybe this can help someone... I flashed my nandroid back up through Amon Ra from the day I unlocked and rooted, flashed the stock kernel(found in this thread) using the cleanflash tool then rebooted to make sure all was well with the phone. Back to the bootloader and flashed the stock recovery(also found in this thread) using the cleanflash tool. Reboot and replace cover...haha... and push the OTA. Thanks again XDA

Rerooted using the cleanflash tool to flash AmonRa recovery then in the developer menu selected install su & superuser. Check root usung titanium backup and it was given superuser permission.
[HTC Rezound] Viper32:
How I updated Instructions......

Not taking any credit for files or tools just trying to help others out..... And thanks to all who have helped me along the way.......

Instructions on how I got update to go through....

Stock boot.img link http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55948815/PH98IMG.zip thanks dejahboi

Wiped Phone

Restored factory Rom nandroid backup

Rebooted to bootloader from Amon

Reflashed stock boot.img

Reflashed stock recovery

Rebooted phone and checked for updates and allowed it to do its thing......

Alright below is how I got root back and installed Amon recovery back after taking the update hopefully this will help some of you guys, I did not lose lock when I let OTA update go through but did lose root....

Ok so you got the update now you need reinstall amon recovery and get root back....

Follow below instructions......

Make sure fastboot is off, usb debugging is on

Link to most current Amon recovery....

http://205.196.123.46/507ebb4s3cqg/chpoxzb8bl4nn2b/recovery-ra-vigor-3.13-gnm.img

Use this tool below to flash, easiest to use....... instructions in thread...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1416791

After flashing Amon enter recovery go to Developer Menu and select Install su & superuser then reboot phone twice........

After reboots check to see if you have superuser app in your app folder, if not download and install from market, then you should be rooted......

Let me know if this helps....

Viper
[HTC Rezound] FlagAZ:
where did you get the stock boot.img and I install the stock boot.img in the fast boot file and use cmd to push the img right?
[HTC Rezound] dejahboi:
I posted the stock kernel from my dropbox on this thread somewhere...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55948815/PH98IMG.zip

That's the link. And yes, you can install the boot.img under fastboot.
[HTC Rezound] FlagAZ:
how do I reflash stock recovery and this steps work from a ICS rom right?
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
Yeah that link is 404'd, I would like to try this to update my radio :D.
[HTC Rezound] dejahboi:
Which ICS rom are you using? I came from Nils and Scotts ICS roms; both worked fine. If you're having "mainver" issues, there's a guide in the dev thread :)
[HTC Rezound] nerdydesi:
Speaking as a huge noob, I'm hearing that because almost all Rezounds are S-ON, this means we cannot flash replacement radios. However, I'm hearing that since this OTA has a revised radio, some developers are working on incorporating it into their roms. So, this means that its still possible to update/replace the radio on the Rezound, but not separately, it has to be bundled in with a rom because of S-ON?

Thanks.
[HTC Rezound] andybones:
no.

from my understanding you must accept the OTA to get radio.
[HTC Rezound] nerdydesi:
I see. My device already has its bootloader unlocked and is also permanently rooted. I don't want to do anything to mess those up because of this official OTA, again, due to being a noob. :(

So I'm guessing that because of S-ON, Verizon and HTC encourage you to keep your device as stock as possible at least for radio updates since they apprarently can't be done with installing custom roms? Its a way of discouraging development? :(
[HTC Rezound] OLDsJUNKIE:
There are already rooted stock ROMs with the OTA worked into them. This will become a simple process once it's been out for a little while. there's no rush for the new radio or anything in the OTA if your device is working fine. Since you've already unlocked once, relocking to flash the ROM with the OTA included and relocking should be fairly painless anyway. Verizon definitely wants to discourage development. HTC seems to be pretty supportive of the community. We, for the moment, have the legal right to root our devices and alter the software. Not much big red can say about it.
[HTC Rezound] esheesle:
OTA rootkeeper will let you keep root through the OTA. Just make sure you backup su using the tool prior to update.
[HTC Rezound] flexor224:
This method worked for me as well. I'm running Bamf Rom. My main version is still 605.6 as it was previously why, I don't know. But I do have the new radio. Restored my back up and everything is running perfectly
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
Remember the unlocking process does wipe the internal SD card so make sure you have moved anything off of it that you want to keep. I found out being new to titanium backup that it defaults its backup folder to the internal sd and I lost everything lol.
[HTC Rezound] themusicmonkey:
Well, I can't Titanium right now, because I lost root after OTA. But I'm already unlocked... I'm just using Amon Ra to regain root, then flashing the stock recovery back.

Sent from my ADR6425LVW... An HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] FlagAZ:
I'm using Newt ICS Rom, this is the part that I don't understand. What is a mainver and how can you tell if your mainver was updated and/or changed? I would like to know before I start playing around with the OTA update. If anyone knows a way to check mainver please tell.......
[HTC Rezound] willsully1221:
flashing the recovery img

I'm trying to flash the recovery img (fastboot flash recovery recovery_signed.img), but it keeps telling me i have no fastboot. It says "fastboot : not found" Anybody have any ideas?
[HTC Rezound] themusicmonkey:
Read my previous post. It has a link to a one-click tool to do it for you... It does all the hard work, just as long as you do what it tells you to.

Sent from my ADR6425LVW... An HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
In fastboot you can run a command to check it , but the only way the mainver will update is when the base changes such as those running the very first ics leak or dsb's bamf cubed rom . Otherwise, the OTA will update your mainver to the new base .
[HTC Rezound] ljclifton:
help....

Ok, so i am close to what you did, however i had not done a nandroid backup after gaining root..... only titanium backup. I guess im screwed. What do i do? Where do i get amon ra recovery, how do iflash back tobstock with out root... please help .....
[HTC Rezound] willsully1221:
I tried and it said pretty much the same thing
[HTC Rezound] Hag77:
Ok- I really hope I didn't screw something up here.. So I'm attempting to flash new ota to get the radio.. I reverted back to ineff GB backup and gb kernel. Nand restore was successful- booted into gb just fine.. At that point I fig'd I needed to be unlocked so that the ota update would go through.. Unlock successful.. reboot phone.. STUCK IN HBOOT.. my only options are to to reboot, go to recovery (which it won't let me get to). Everytime I reboot it just goes back to hboot! Suggestions?? I have access to a card reader if I need to try and put a ph on there or whatever..

oh- when I try to relock from fastboot- it fails.. edit2- scratch that- I'm back at relocked now but still stuck in hboot

edit3: ok- getting a lil more nervous now- tried to install amon while stuck in hboot and I get:

FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
[HTC Rezound] FlagAZ:
I'm getting a error when I try to push boot.img. I boot the phone to fastboot, then I check for phone fastboot devices and the phone comes up. when I type the command fastboot flash boot boot.img I get error can not load .img. what am I doing wrong?
[HTC Rezound] Hag77:
Ok- so I'm relocked, still stuck in hboot.. I'm currently downloading the 1.02.605.6 ruu.exe and will try to run that from pc.. Does this sound like the route I should go?

ok- ruu worked- dang that was scary.. now to getting this thing back to where it was- sry for the frantic posting in which I answered my own questions and came up w/ my own solution- heh
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
Actually, I had the very same thing happen and did the same fix you did . Yes, I was getting frantic myself and was cursing the fact I attempted to do this after getting home from the bar :D

I am not sure how we could have avoided it, except in my case I relocked after flashing stock recovery , except my rom was a ics one.
[HTC Rezound] Hag77:
Yea- that was a very crappy feeling there for a while and like you- I'm not sure exactly what I did wrong.. After ruu'ing to 1.02.605.6 I was prompted for the next update w/ the new radio. It completed successfully.

Unlocked again (did the whole process from htc website- not sure if that was actually necessary or if I could have just used same key).

Installed amon 3.13 with SU in the developer menu

Restored ineff ics

Flashed boot.img for ineff

Success! Back to ics w/ new radio
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
so i did what people are saying thorughout the thread, i used that cleanflash app, said everything was fine, but when i go into recovery, i just get a picture of a phone with a red triangle.

fyi, when i tried to manually install the recovery, it said bad main version or something and made me reboot.

i had the OTA, unlocked my bootloader...why isnt it working?

**nm, i got it.
[HTC Rezound] kmbarry:
This helped so much thank you
[HTC Rezound] denpad2010:
ok i just bought this used phone...i just unlock the bootloader now it says unlocked...ok then i permrooted program says is rooted but is not since i guess thisphone was udated so from here is there any way to root...sorry if explained before im not a englih speaker so i didnt undertand thanks
[HTC Rezound] themusicmonkey:
The permanent root tool will not work if the phone's software has been updated. You will need to flash a custom recovery, like Amon Ra, which has the ability to install what is necessary for root.

First off, download Scott's CleanFLASH and

.

Place the two files on your computer and within your chosen folder. Unzip the Amon Ra file and place the recovery image within the same folder as the CleanFLASH tool.

You are now ready to flash the recovery. Plug your phone into the computer. You do not need to do anything with it, except to make sure debugging is enabled. Make sure HTC Sync is also disabled on your computer. Place the Amon Ra recovery image into the same folder as the CleanFLASH, then open CleanFLASH. Use option one, just wait, and you're done. Unplug your phone, and go into recovery. You should be at the HBOOT screen at this point, but however you get into the Recovery menu is your choice. Once you are in the Amon Ra recovery menu, go to the Developer option and install superuser there. After completing this, just get out of recover, and reboot your phone.

Once your phone is finished rebooting, go into the market and install superuser, then go into the settings of superuser and update the SU binary. See my examples:

You should now be re-rooted.
[HTC Rezound] denpad2010:
thanks for everything but in my unerstanding this is if i had root before ota right??? cause like i said i just bought the phone and unlocked the bootloader and then root but really is not rooted...sorry maybe stupid questionn but like i said i need make sure since my english is not too good

i tried but it fails... i see im unlocked but still says S-on
[HTC Rezound] themusicmonkey:
This will work regardless of whether or not you have been rooted before or not.
[HTC Rezound] denpad2010:
thank u again but didnt work fo me anyway i did it using this method thans again http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1418653
[HTC Rezound] themusicmonkey:
Glad it worked for you. My method is the same as his, but his steps are better detailed.

Sent from my ADR6425LVW... An HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] sdsurferbob:
To be clear, in order to relock the bootloader, do I need to have stock recovery and/or stock ROM?
[HTC Rezound] Jason L:
Ok so, I guess I am sorta halfassed after this OTA.

It didn't ask me if I wanted to install it just did it haha. But I have noticed that all the Bloat that I have previously Froze with TIBU is still frozen I just can't get at it to add or edit. Phone works fine though, I was just on a rooted stock o.s and had bloat frozen. Guess I will sit around with it as is for a few day's I have 0 time to mess with this till the weekend. Glad it didn't screw me haha.
[HTC Rezound] denpad2010:
Thank you again I don't know why I couldn't do it using your method probably something messed up with my laptop idk anyway so now that I'm rooted with amonra recovery I can flash any custom Rom right??? Which one you recommend I see there are ics roms which one is the most stable thanks
[HTC Rezound] themusicmonkey:
Nils' Business GingerSense V1.5 (1/17/12)
[HTC Rezound] denpad2010:
Is not an ICS is it?
[HTC Rezound] themusicmonkey:
Sorry

Nils' Business ICS Sense V1.2 (1/29/12)
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
No, his ics is 1.2 and it runs well.
[HTC Rezound] denpad2010:
Thanks you'll
[HTC Rezound] denpad2010:
One more question sorry lol if I flash that Rom if I don't like can I go back and restore from a backup ???
[HTC Rezound] themusicmonkey:
Go to your recovery and do a backup. That way you can use that to go back to if you want.

Sent from my ADR6425LVW... An HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] denpad2010:
Thanks again I will try now
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
Don't forget though , you will have to reflash the kernel for your backup again even after restoring because the GB and ICS are totally different kernel's.
[HTC Rezound] denpad2010:
ok thanks....well i flash but phone reboot and got stuck on white screen with htc logo has been for around 10 minutes so not sure if normal??? and also i noted that when i flshed on recovery phone went to bootloader like op said,but update failed it said main version older or something like that....
[HTC Rezound] WhiteAsIce:
I followed all the steps precisely, but when I got to step 4 to install the OTA updates, I keep getting a red triangle with an exclaimation mark. After pulling the battery, the update says it was an error 410.

Any help please?
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
You can relock with Amon Ra on the phone.

This is when you're trying to get the OTA? If yes, then check out his thread about mainver issues:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1459347&highlight=mainver

It's possible whoever you bought the phone from had already flashed an ICS ROM earlier.
[HTC Rezound] mikefightsfire:
Did you find a solution yet? If not post back up and I will give you a hand.