yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC EVO 3D] redgrass83:
Well final update. Downgrading the baseband from 1.53.0007 to 1.49.007 has totally repaired any and all flashing issues I had. Tks boys for the little insight you gave me.. someone sooo needs to put up an all in one guide.

Original ICS ruu

Unlocked htcdev method

Root and install 4ext

Wire trick

Small 381 k downgrade file

1.53-.1.49

=total success to flash any and all roms

BTW 1.53.xx hboot will only flash ICS ROMs

You absolutley NEED to go to 1.49.xx to flash any jb ROMs.

Kinda feel that somewhere , someone should have said that to a new evo 3d gsm user ...
[HTC EVO 3D] MeisterRoerich:
can you pls give me this downgrade file and instructions thx

do you mean this:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1906172 ????

for some reason it doesnt work. my bootloader finds no image
[HTC EVO 3D] redgrass83:
fastboot oem writecid 11111111

This is the secret.

And the file you want to put in the root of your sd card is 382k I believe. First or second post i can't remember which but it's the small one.

Actually here it is.

http://dl.xda-developers.com/attach...065959eab7/50a7e66f/1/3/8/0/9/8/6/PG86IMG.zip
[HTC EVO 3D] dohongphucvn:
thanks for this post, this is useful
[HTC EVO 3D] redgrass83:
You're very welcome
[HTC EVO 3D] be3eo:
...

I tried to change the Rom and work s-off

But commented the device with me p Juopuntbear

And tried to go back to the original rom, but give me erorre 155

About

unlocked

s-on

Hboot-1.53.0007

emmc-boot
[HTC EVO 3D] be3eo:
Plz help...
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
Head over to this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2124142
[HTC EVO 3D] mhnx:
I ulocked with the HTC Dev way, im on HBOOT-1.53.0007 with cid VODAP102

(* I get the *** UNLOCKED *** on top of the bootloader*)

I try to get S-OFF but i get theese messages (tried both cid's) :

C:\sdk\sdk\platform-tools>fastboot oem writecid VODAP001
...
(bootloader) vreg_set: request is duplicated id 14
(bootloader) shooter_u_init_sd, SD card power on ok
(bootloader) sdcc_init_memory_device done
(bootloader) [FAT_ERROR] fat_open_file: can not find SMART_IO.CRD
(bootloader) [JAVACARD_ERR] SMART_IO.CRD cann't find
OKAY [ 1.078s]
finished. total time: 1.080s

C:\sdk\sdk\platform-tools>fastboot oem writecid HTC__001
...
(bootloader) vreg_set: request is duplicated id 14
(bootloader) shooter_u_init_sd, SD card power on ok
(bootloader) sdcc_init_memory_device done
(bootloader) [FAT_ERROR] fat_open_file: can not find SMART_IO.CRD
(bootloader) [JAVACARD_ERR] SMART_IO.CRD cann't find
OKAY [ 1.078s]
finished. total time: 1.080s

I continue with the fastboot oem lock, device reboots its self to rom, unplug battery, boot to bootloader, I type fastboot reboot-bootloader.

After that I check with fastboot oem getvar cid and I get the VODAP102(the stock one) cid.

Oh and I can't see the images for manual CID change. Thanks :)
[HTC EVO 3D] Skreedi:
I used method with image of original RUU installed trough bootloader, I done S-ON, have original ROM but still I'm UNLOCKED. What can I do with this?
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
now you have to do the next step,

fastboot oem lock
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
why do you want to change the cid now? Just flash the touch recovery and flash your favorite rom
[HTC EVO 3D] Luckyone199:
Hi there, follow man.

I want to help my friend, by flashing some good rom, to his phone, but i'm only experienced with my Incredible S.

He's currently on some Viper Rom, with hboot 1.53 (?) , S-ON, and I would like to flash, for example mwakious3Drom.

The phone does have CWM recovery and is unlocked htc way(i guess).

Thing is, that my friend got used phone, and the seller have already done something with it... Don't want to brick it, so, for safety I'm asking here for advice.

My thoughts are, that I have to downgrade hboot, then get s-off, and then i could flash the rom, as shown in this thread, am I right? Could use some advice here. :) Thank you.
[HTC EVO 3D] MrJyrks:
Hi! I just got my phone back from warranty repair and there's something wrong since I can't seem to be able to s off. Btw, they replaced the screen and the USB port. I first unlocked with htcdev, everything was cool, flashed recovery, superuser and installed busybox. Then I started the juopunutbear tool, everything seemed to be fine.

Starting up.....

Testing ADB connection

Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader

Waiting fastboot (7/60)

Waiting.....

Test 2: Booting device into Juopunutbear boot-mode

Waiting ADB.... (10/60)

Device detected..........................

Connection test ok!

Searching device......

Found device......

Backing up.......

Transferring backups....

Backup ok!

Using eMMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk0

Using MMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk1

Boot partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p20

Recovery partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p21

Is information correct?

blahblahblah

Finding some beer

blahblahblah

hmmm where is that last one..... wait a sec

Found fourth.....

Rebooting.....

=== Waiting for device

(45/45)

Hmm, still no device

Resetting connection....1........2...

(45/45)

Hmm, still no device

Resetting connection....1........2...

and it gets stuck there.

It has nothing to do with the drivers. It was tested on 3 PC-s and 4 different OS-s, one running windows 8.1 x64, the other was running windows 8x86 and Ubuntu 13.04x86 and the last one was running windows 7 x86 and it always got stuck there. Wheres the problem?? Any help appreciated.

Btw, I went back to stock, rerooted and did it again and I still get the same problem. Maybe it has something to do with busybox (I did the normal install in both cases, not smart install)?

Aww, damn... Do i even need to install the busybox stuff? Maybe the problem is busybox... Anyway, I'll wait til tomorrow and will flash the ruu again and try if it works without it.
[HTC EVO 3D] MrJyrks:
Wooohoooo!!!!! I did it. The problem was in fact busybox... Never, ever install busybox if planning to do the wire trick. I went back to stock and redid everything and it worked. :victory:
[HTC EVO 3D] xarekusu:
leedroid now requires s-off to flash

on leedroid page it says you need to have S-OFF in order to flash

so what ROM with root I can flash with S-ON

thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] cinemur:
I think that I used mwakious3D Rom when I was s-on and h-boot 1.53xxx... it is only 4.0.3 but has working 3D camera
[HTC EVO 3D] xarekusu:
thanks for fast reply I will try that.
[HTC EVO 3D] mahroze:
hello im rooting an evo3d for a friend the guide is fairly detailed :D but the link for the superuser zip file is dead any help on this
[HTC EVO 3D] tom0769:
Here you go
[HTC EVO 3D] dreccon:
Deleted
[HTC EVO 3D] egerth:
Hey, a couple of weeks ago I started messing with my EVO software - I didn't like sense, and I screwed up a bit, but fortunately I got help from another thread and restored my phone to working condition and flashed Cool-ICS. Now however I still don't like sense and I would like to flash a standard rom.

I have 1.53.0007 hboot and s-on.

I tried this tutorial, everything went well until I had to downgrade hboot, which just did not happen. Flashmaniac's 3rd step finishes, but everything stays the same.

I also tried the second method by renaming Rom.zip to PG86IMG but this said that my main is older. The device was relocked/unlocked properly when needed.

Currently I'm back on Cool-ICS and device unlocked... but I would really really like to flash custom kernels/roms.
[HTC EVO 3D] tom0769:
You need to get s-off to flash other roms than sense ics.

Here is your starting point, since you're already unlocked.

With s-off you can downgrade hboot to 1.49.xxxx and then you're free to try every rom out there.
[HTC EVO 3D] egerth:
Thank You a bunch! I achieved s-off with juopunutbear and used this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1906172 to flash 1.49.0007

:)
[HTC EVO 3D] rolks:
any way to get root without htcdev way, needed sollution cos replaced mbord. and i am not alone (i hope)
[HTC EVO 3D] tom0769:
Look here to downgrade hboot to 1.49.0007.

Then you should be goog to go with revolutionary to unlock and root afterwards.
[HTC EVO 3D] Sedariya11:
Hi, Thanks for all the instructions.

I have rooted and flashed custom recovery. Also changed the CID to 001 however cant downgrade hboot version as flashmaniac's tool link is not working. Can anyone pl upload it or give other links which are woking? i would really appreciate it.. Thanks,. My Evo 3d is getting slow so thought that i should root and flash some custom roms but cant achieve s-off & downgrade hbot version. Pl help. :crying:
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
Just by downgrading your Hboot, you may not possibly loose anything. But you will definitely loose all your personal info on your device if you do not sync with google/exchange servers.

You will loose all your messages from your inbox.

You will loose all your installed apps.

You will loose all your personal settings.

You can avoid this by making a backup by using any of the backup and restore apps you get from the market.

By downgrading, you will be installing a previous version of the android operating system on your mobile device.

By downgrading, you will be able to S-off your device so that you can flash any custom kernel.
[HTC EVO 3D] t4d73:
Can I just gain root access without flashing a custom ROM? I'm not sure but can u flash ur band like any other ROM? I'm coming from the og EVO and this is just so much more confusing lol but ur method seems simple enough. Also will this work on the latest ota? Thanks in advance for all ur help.
[HTC EVO 3D] Flashmaniac:
You will not figure out a workaround because there is none until you develop one.
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
Try my way now. its almost done
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
Supposedly yes.

You need to flash the superuser app in recovery.

But I did not see it work when I tried it.
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
You can relock your device, by following my relocking method.
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
Now my tutorial is complete I guess
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
You can try the different methods as outlined by me in this thread, and please do keep me posted about your results.
[HTC EVO 3D] anaboland:
Many Thanks...

Many THX... Got into a mess with a friends EVO 3d, and this tut sorted me out, Easy Clear Instructions given.....;)

Thanks again.
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
Anytime man,

THE PURPOSE OF THIS THREAD IS SERVED.

PLEASE RATE THIS THREAD.

And hit the thanks button if you do not mind.
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
Sticky or pin this guys.

Request to mods, Please sticky/pin this if you do not mind.
[HTC EVO 3D] 4D3:
ok,

please can you list the dangers of changing the CID?

I changed the CID on my sensation and everything was ok, but i guess I blindly did it without thinking about it!

Ill definitely give this a go...it will be amazing if this works!
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
Essentially nothing.

You will be making your device compatible with the available signed official ROMs/ROM's extracted from the official RUU.
[HTC EVO 3D] 4D3:
so it will not cause my device to brick/not turn on...

thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
It should not.

But I can not guarantee that it will not brick your device.

It did not brick my device. That is all I can say.

Please read the disclaimer.
[HTC EVO 3D] 4D3:
so if it does do something bad, i assume i can just put my original CID in again and it will be fine?

thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
Yes you can do that.

Please read the threads about how to revert back if you need to.

I will not be able to respond for another 8 to 10 hours as it is my sleeping time. Bye.
[HTC EVO 3D] fahadj2003:
stock rom.. here's what i did..

used terminal to exactract some image.. chaged the firmware number.. *look for how to downgrade hboot somewhere*

then flashed restored the stock rom.. *arab version*

now here's the tricky part..

replaced the hboot for the arab pg86.zip thingy from the standard pg86 thingy..

then used revolutionary to get s-off

then downloaded the update, never installed it..

then modified the update zip file, the updater-script to remove the md5 check..

jus had to delete the first para where its checking files..

now the tricky part is, all apps are patches, they're not apks so editing the script was important..

then flashed the boot,rcddata and radio from the ota..

and how to get superuser?

cwm cant flash due to permissions..

fix permissions, reboot the phone.. let it stay for a couple of min.. then adb reboot recovery and flasher the superuser.zip and bam..

*i didnt even read ur instructions but this is how i got stock rooted rom for my area.. htc__j15 *

extracted the ota.. changed

plus, twrp is way better.. flashed that later..

and i know ure mallu!

dont lie to me mader yar!
[HTC EVO 3D] binaryhabit:
It's irritating to be pestered over the web by so many variants and claims of a 'tutorial' that you are soon to realize a majority of them are just 3rd grade ramblings of tech mad consumers -- so filled with conjecture that it only enforces such claims to be immature and swiftly obsolete.

I'm a friggin noob, had this EVO GSM X515a since November, and now recently have time to savvy the thing, and android, sense, HTC...

I amazed myself by spending 2 weeks, with over 7 days sieving through mostly garbage before taking the dive and making real practical sense(pun intended) of it all. Now too, I'm to realize that the spieling out of more claims of a 'tutorial' is somehow sustainable?!

I wouldn't quite go as far, as to say that...
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
Did this finally help you?

If yes please share your hboot n build numbers
[HTC EVO 3D] Smiecho:
Have you tried wire-trick? Use juopunutbear to get S-Off:

- Linux (supported): http://unlimited.io/juopunutbear.htm

- Windows (old, unsupported): http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54448823&postcount=2 (attached file)

And after that use that attached file to get HBoot 1.49.0007: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32036174&postcount=2

Did work for me.
[HTC EVO 3D] Sedariya11:
Thank you so much brother, it worked perfectly.. I m s-off with downgraded hboot.. You have been a great help.. cant express my thanks as its a very old phone and getting help quickly & easily was unexpected. Thanks for your help again.:good:
[HTC EVO 3D] Flashmaniac:
of course he didn't.
[HTC EVO 3D] binaryhabit:
There's something very wrong about all this, but for the most part it starts only with HTC's implementation of security with HBoot.

**** Two weeks to make sense of all this GIGO ****

It's chaos at best and these 'tutorials' are not becoming the wiser.

Obviously, certain variants of the EVO 3D(CDMA and GSM) have more lax security methods than others, all being implemented via variants of HTC's HBoot.

So, surely it can't be to hard to simply list each HBoot model with its corresponding 'workaround'; workarounds that somewhat considering copyright issue thingy's...

Maybe I could have assisted some development project(maybe begin my own) instead of learning how difficult even that could be. Definitely, I'm amazed by this experience.

Let's hope I don't lose interest entirely, then again with all this mess I don't think I would GAF.

To answer your question:

After my post I reluctantly attempted this method. I never expected this 'tutorial' to be the trumps, just my aptitude in intuition. And I suspect that before creating this thread you too may have been aware that this method isn't very "Shooter U" universal. Hence my previous post.

However, a real knee slapper was reading about a recovery image being flashed into a boot image, then flashed back into to the boot location.

What next, I'll need a desoldering station to dev enable my wares for the HTC market?

HTC could at very least have such a vincular variate of variants for such valiant victims.
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
Talk English dude..
[HTC EVO 3D] Flashmaniac:
what do you think he is speaking?
[HTC EVO 3D] ReMyDiamond:
Hi dryogeshd,

Before trying to use your tutorial on my EVO 3D I would like to know few things about your EVO 3D.

Which Hboot and CID did you have before doing all these manipulations ? And now, which one do you have ?

I bought an EVO 3D few days ago and unfortunately my Hboot is 1.49.0018 and my CID is VODAP203....

I hope i will get my device S-off.
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
My Hboot was 1.49.0009 and cid was HTC__044, software build number was 1.22.702.2

Now Bootloader unlocked and s-off(revolutionary). now the cid is HTC__001, Software build number 1.20.420.1.

The images are only for illustration.
[HTC EVO 3D] ReMyDiamond:
what do you think about my Hboot and my CID? Your tutorial can work on my evo ?

Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
It should work with your Hboot.

Change your cid before you flash custom rooted ROM in the beginning.

Try the supertool, That should do the trick.
[HTC EVO 3D] fahadj2003:
stop misleading them and thinking ure right u retarded gloryhog

NO dont change ur cid.. if u loose it, its gone.. and that'll effect ur warranty

and stop reporting my post, credit the ppl u copied this vague jumbled up and ineffective post from..

PPL, PLEAST USE HTCDEV FOR UNLOCKING AND TWRP WITH DUMLOCK FOR KERNELS AND DONT TRY THIS IF U DUNNO WHAT URE DOING.

---------- Post added at 12:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:08 AM ----------

for a man of your understanding, and ur skills at unlocking and achieving s-off, i think its quite obvios what he's talking about..

for those interested in still doing so, may just reduce the firmware *software* version by a few digits and use the official RRU for updating their device and downgrading hboot.. use ur stock RRU as as alot of RRU components are device/region specific.. if ur RRU has a higher hboot version then 09, consider downloading european RRU and copying its hboot into ur rru.. i believe unzipping and recompreaaing doesnt take rocket science..

and yes, i still prefer twrp and it is touch, wont wear out ur keys and it has the charging issue fixed aling with dumlock which is something i believe everyone should look into..

**recompressing
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
There is no need to get personal. And mind your own business.

You don't like this thread, its fine, you have voted against this, its fine.

Don't you ever try to get personal again, you are not doing me a favor by that.

And NO RACISM. No ABUSING.

I am least bothered from where you are and what you are.

I expect the same.

If there are mistakes in the methods, you are most welcome to point them out so that the user will benefit from it.

You have something constructive to share, you are welcome.

Nothing other than that makes you any special than others.

So mind your business.
[HTC EVO 3D] fahadj2003:
love.. ur method took me hours of recovering my hdd for the img created by adb jus to kbow what my real cid is..

nothing oersonal.. i jus asked if ure mallu.. ure one getting defensive over it..

troll.
[HTC EVO 3D] binaryhabit:
This is far from a single solution and is currently one that's directed by a simple fate of basic chance. And you should clearly outline this fact in that OP you're currently still working on.

Expand on the the information as it becomes available.

Model Number:

HTC EVO 3D X515a

HBoot:

HBOOT-1.49.0013

CID:

VODAP021

BUILD NUMBER

1.23.862.4 CL123273 release-keys
[HTC EVO 3D] fahadj2003:
have you tried unlocking? what was the outcome? which step did you get stuck in?
[HTC EVO 3D] ReMyDiamond:
If i follow your tutorial, what will be the hboot of the fully rooted custom rom ?

With my Hboot (1.49.0018) and CID (Vodap203) i got a lot of problems of downgrading and changing the CID..., especially for changing the CID
[HTC EVO 3D] binaryhabit:
I didn't learn from this particular 'tutorial' per se, but the culmination of previous works by a variety of web users; including Russian, French and Japanese sites.

Now I would like to complete the last phase of achieving S-OFF.

The OP's previous 'tutorial' simply mimicked the following link(which I then resought and attempted):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1247392

When I ran the console commands:

adb shell

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p31 of=/mnt/sdcard/mmcblk0p31.img

The mmcblk0p31.img file shows up empty when opened and viewed with a Hex editor, yet the size of the file depicts that it is not in fact empty.

So, when the file is viewed with a Text editor it is populated with the letters NUL.

It is likely that I may speculate this to be the implementation of HTC's HBoot for this particular device.

Vodafone Australia cancelled their once proposed line of the HTC EVO 3D(GSM) smartphone and it seems only a small number of the devices were actually dispersed by them. I won't expect any future support with RUU's and such because of the 'scatter effect' by dispersal.

After reading the Warranty Statement handbook from the box, this model was indented for use from within the EU. And though I'm confident that most 'workarounds'(for the GMS model) won't fail the device when proved, I still prefer to refrain from the happy-go-lucky 'tutorials' out there.

Also, it seems there is a bottleneck in the development for android devices too, and HTC's HBoot certainly doesn't do this any justice.
[HTC EVO 3D] fahadj2003:
try adb shell..

then type su

then write dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p31 of=/mnt/sdcard/mmcblk0p31.img

when u write su, it'll ask u to grant super user permissions on ur phone

allow that before writing dd if=/...

try not to change ur CID, since as you stated, you can have an european variant.. download their rru

open its zip, there'll be a text file with all the cids that the downloaded rru supports.. check if urs is in the list..
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
Your new Hboot will be 1.49.007.

Infact for your Hboot version you don't need to change cid for getting s-off.
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
If you are truly willing to take some risk, here is a piece of advice.

I knew you would face this, That is the reason I have give a workaround. You can simply copy the mmcblk0p31.img from flashmaniac's folder and then copy it to your sd card, All these problems wll be over.

Please read the tutorial carefully. If followed correctly it should work for every Evo3d in the world(According to some).

Write down your cid and store it safely in many places.

Change your device cid to a supercid like VODAP001 or HTC__001.

Download the files from Flashmaniac'c minus link.

Change the cid and the software build number in the mmcblk0p31.img found in his folder to a supercid.

Fully root your device;

In adb shell make sure you get # symbol before you try to push anything.

Once it is actually in the root of your device, push this file to your sdcard, and then copy it to your device.

Now re-lock your device,

You can now flash the renamed PG86IMG.

There are always risks.

The purpose of this thread is not confuse or mislead.

This thread provides all working methods.

All the methods work. But not everyone works for everyone.

Ultimately the choice is yours.
[HTC EVO 3D] ReMyDiamond:
Okey, good to know :)

But if i want to install a stock rom from HTC and get the HTC updates I'll need to change my cid from VODAP203 to HTC__XXX, no ?
[HTC EVO 3D] Flashmaniac:
dude, everything you say is just wrong . with his CID he cannot S-OFF and he cannot change his CID men....
[HTC EVO 3D] ReMyDiamond:
One says yes, the other says no...I just don't know who to trust..I just don't want to brick my EVO 3D.
[HTC EVO 3D] dryogeshd:
Yes, you will receive OTA updates if you have HTC__XXX cid.

You can install a stock ROM by running the RUU.

Get a desired RUU for your region and run it. No need to change anything to run the RUU.

It will simply give you your original device.
[HTC EVO 3D] ReMyDiamond:
My biggest problem is to change my CID, when i'm trying to change my CID I get this error.

It's useless to install the stock rom and keep my CID (VODAP203)