yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Pretty close... There's a little more than that. If you check out the FAQ in post #3 of my thread, that will help lead you through the rest of the steps. ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] ssojyeti2:
But it never said downgrade successful...?
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
were you using the toolkit live cd ?
[HTC EVO 3D] ssojyeti2:
Yes I was...
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
check your pm
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
There's a tiny programming error on my part that causes the software to go straight back to the main menu instead of pausing at the end of the downgrade, after finishing the downgrade process. I apologize for that.

You've got HBOOT 1.40. I can tell you that it was successful. :D

You'll just have to finish with the rest of the steps, and you'll be ready to go. ;)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] ssojyeti2:
I'm running the RUU right now:D
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
@closeone.

after getting hboot 1.40

i never used the CD again (the rest run from Windows).

do i get a credit ? :)
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Meh... I'll give you half a star lowetax. :p

There are a couple after-installation goodies on there.

It might come in handy later though... you never know. :)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
not star, but unused credit, like refund !

revolutionary, cwm, superuser ?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Oh. Of course! I'll give you a full refund* of the upfront cost of the Toolkit. :cool: (I can't do anything about Revolutionary, CWM, and especially Superuser (it's not even included on the CD).

~co~

*Offer does not include bandwidth charges, time, tech support, phones, CDs, or other writable means of storage (Including, but not limited to CD-R, CD-RW, floppy diskettes, and BetaMax tapes). Void where prohibited. Void where not prohibited. Restrictions apply. The Toolkit was free. I should stop offtopic posting. Stop reading this now.
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
it was slow. off topic and my attempt at humor done !
[HTC EVO 3D] REVREN:
Hey guys,I'm running into a problem.i attempted to downgrade my friends evo 3d with unknownforce downgrade tool in this post.i bricked the phone correctly,I then ran the downgrade tool kit in Linux terminal and it flashed correctly through the first step,but when I disconnected the USB cable from the phone in the second step the terminal was showing some errors and the script was interrupted.So the third step to flash the last was never done.How can I either flash it manuly if it's possible,or is it fully bricked.Some help would be appreciated guys.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
You should be able to run it again with no problem. If you could, please describe to me the content of the errors (or what you remember of them) with as much detail possible. I'd like to ensure that everything is okay, and as safe as possible.

Thanks,

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] REVREN:
Thanks closeone,after running the script for about three time the error signs stoped popping up,so after fifth try the scripted ran fine but when i got to the third step it still would not flash,so I then removed the battery and holding the volume button down I reconnected the phone will the terminal was still waiting for the device in the third step and it worked,and now my friends got hboot 1.40.

Thanks again closeone.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Yup. That battery has to be out. I'm glad you got it. ;)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] cipher77:
unknownforce...

just wanted to deliver a proper thanks!

you, closeone and everyone else involved deserve big time kudos.
[HTC EVO 3D] stephangardner:
Bricking the Un-brickable

Wow, I actually used the Live CD cause I dont own linux.

But bricking the phone, HOLY HELL. First phone took 7+ tries. Second phone took maybe 5 or 6 but I'm pretty sure less than 7.

No wonder they said this phone is un-brickable. It damn near is
[HTC EVO 3D] ftc_osiris:
I know this has probably been said but. . . .

I am glad to know I don't have to worry too much about accidentally bricking the phone this way. :-)
[HTC EVO 3D] G.Newton:
You can. If you're already S-OFF and attempt this..you're ****ed.
[HTC EVO 3D] ftc_osiris:
For the love of God, that is the most unbelievably difficult rooting method. I must have spent 7 or so hours on the second phone I bricked today.

The first .. . . 3 tries.

The second . . . 50.

THANK YOU FOR COMING UP WITH IT THOUGH!!!!!!!!! :-)
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
my replacement evo 3d came with hboot 1.50.

i was able to root it.

but eventually i used the toolkit live CD to downgrade my hboot to 1.40.

why ? to get S-OFF
[HTC EVO 3D] hupo224:
So sadly my hboot 1.4 3vo (that I had since launch) headphone jack just died. I have to take it into the repair store tomorrow. In which I'll most likely get a refurb. I'm going to beg them to give me an hboot 1.4 phone. I guess it all depends on the person I talk to.

Anywho. Say I get an hboot 1.5 phone. Which I will probably get. This guide will get it to 1.4? Then I can s off and reinstall the ICS meanrom I was on and have no issues? In a weeks time I'm actually flashing cricket via QPST. As my sprint service is getting cut off. But I am still within 1 year warranty AND pay for insurance.

??
[HTC EVO 3D] G.Newton:
This guide won't get you to 1.4. Don't even bother with it.

It will: make your bed, brush your teeth, put on some clean draws for you, and make your sack lunch with the crust cut off.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
What he's trying to say is, yes it will...

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] hupo224:
lol I realized I asked a stupid obvious question :)

Just feels nice to be reassured :)

I guess I'll be spending hours on my friends linux laptop tomorrow :)

(hopefully sprint repair store is open tomorrow)
[HTC EVO 3D] fearbasel04:
I did the hboot downgrade however I wanted to unroot so I ran 2.17 my hboot went right back to 1.5 with s-off. I can not change via cmd. However I want to give this phone to a friend who wants root. Leave it as is and download a recovery and it will be ok?
[HTC EVO 3D] G.Newton:
Once S-off is obtained you're good to go. You can always flash another hboot, such as the 1.04 eng hboot.

If all your friend is concerned about is root, tell him to flash a custom recovery, then flash the superuser.zip. The stock unrooted 2.17 will become rooted.
[HTC EVO 3D] Boss2212:
I am stuck at bricking step....I tried like 15 times but very dim led blinks not solid?..so I am guessing its not bricked yet...After 8hrs of rest I am trying to turn on my phone but its not turning on...It could be that battery is down or its bricked?? ...now when i plug ac charger..there is no indication that my battery is charging..any help would be appreciated! If its bricked then how could I confirm and proceed to next step?
[HTC EVO 3D] G.Newton:
Might be a stupid question, did you pull the battery after the 8 hours of rest? My phone had no LED at all and it was bricked. Mine was completely unresponsive, until after some waiting, then my computer half-recognized it. Maybe try plugging it into your computer. Btw, I bricked on first try.

Try to pull the cord before it finishes updating the first item.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Thanks G.Newton. ;) He posted in the live CD thread as well. I've gone ahead and answered him there.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] G.Newton:
Yeah I realized after the fact. I was also gonna suggest to just try the next step anyway and see if it worked lol. Then he would know for sure if brick was successful/unsuccessful.
[HTC EVO 3D] rizjav_86:
How to get S-OFF

I was originally on Hboot 1.5 and S-on

After following the steps this is my phone's status:

Software # = 2.17.651.5

Shooter XC Ship S-ON RL

HBoot-1.40.0000

Now my question is "how can I get S-OFF" and can I flash new roms even without getting S-OFF . I am a real noob so please be as descriptive as you can and thanks for the reply !
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi rizjav_86. You're now going to run the 1.13 RUU (Revolutionary won't run on the newer software versions). I am assuming that you did the three-step downgrade (Vol -, plug in, unplug, then again Vol -, plug in, unplug). That should allow you to run the 1.13 RUU.

After running that, you'll run Revolutionary for S-OFF. Download it from http://revolutionary.io. Make sure that you check, and double check your serial number (from underneath the battery cover). That produces your beta code. You'll type that in. You will likely have to run Revolutionary multiple times (it produces some errors that are fixed after running it 3-4 times). When you see the -Revolutionary- banner at the top of your bootloader, you're done. Flash a custom recovery (CWM, TWRP, 4EXT). Grab the firmware update from here and flash it like you flashed the RUU (name it PG86IMG).

More thorough instructions are in the first post of this thread, or in the third post of the downgrade CD thread (link in my signature).

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] rizjav_86:
Thanks closeone ! I got everything working now, I really appreciate your explanation.
[HTC EVO 3D] metro77279:
Forgive my ignorance, I got s off with jbear "wire trick". Now I wanna downgrade by flashing the image attached in this thread, can someone please tell me the code with a little run down? Thanx
[HTC EVO 3D] G.Newton:
If you've obtained S-OFF, run the 1.13 RUU.exe. After that, run Revolutionary.

EDIT: actually, if you've already got S-OFF, you can just flash the Eng HBOOT 1.04 bootloader. The link has the 1.4 bootloader as well.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192306
[HTC EVO 3D] metro77279:
Thank you, I just did it and worked like a charm!
[HTC EVO 3D] Bslydem:
need help cant can version number steps to do this are not included in post 1 . there for i cant brick because phone wont read .zip file placed on sd card. this step is the step in need help with if i could get link containing taco root would help greatly the only one i could find gives an error after the let phone full boot unplug wait for led to go out the plug back in and hit any key to contine it say could not access package manager is system running, so i dont get root and when i try to change misc_ver i get permisson denied error
[HTC EVO 3D] cburk01:
Great

Amazing!!! Worked great!
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi Bslydem. It sounds like you're following a very old version of the directions.

You no longer need to temproot the phone. The reason you're getting a permission denied error though, is because the file hasn't been given the correct permissions for you to execute it.

chmod 755 main_ver [press enter]

But, I wouldn't recommend using the older method. If you're having a lot of trouble, you might consider giving the live CD in my thread (link in my signature) a try.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Astrikz:
delete.
[HTC EVO 3D] metro77279:
If I have s off and downgraded to ..1.4, how do I flash a kernel by itself? I keep trying but it doesn't change.
[HTC EVO 3D] Astrikz:
Try Flash Image GUI. Alway worked great for me S-ON and S-OFF

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.flashimagegui&hl=en
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Actually, while that works. The better thing to do would be to run Revolutionary (from http://revolutionary.io ) to unlock the bootloader. Full flashing won't work without it (or the ENG HBOOT, which I'd probably recommend against for your case).

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] metro77279:
Do you have to flash that same Rom? Or can you flash the kernel on top of the Rom? In other words, I like the Rom I have but I wanna get the anthrax kernel wich I have to get by itself. Thanx
[HTC EVO 3D] metro77279:
I will try that right now! That might be it. Thank you
[HTC EVO 3D] Astrikz:
My bootloader updates within 4 seconds.

Its been a pain in the ass to brick my device.

Any suggestions. ?

I keep trying removing the usb at 3, 4 seconds and once i see the bar in the top right and nothing.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bslydem:
So now I'm lost how do i change the misc version without root if its not needed. After my phone checks the .Zip it doesn't start to install so i cant brick. I've used this method but temp root was required but I cracked my screen and was sent another device.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Try looking at Unknownforce's FAQ for a few bits of info that might help you with this. There are several things that you can do. One thing that Unknownforce had suggested, and has worked for a few people, is to let the phone sit at the "Do you want to Update?" screen for between 1-2 minutes before pulling the power. Also, some people have reported success by running the RUU on battery power, and pulling it after the given time. It's just a different way of doing it, but it may help.

Hi there Bslydem. The reason the misc_version doesn't need to be changed manually anymore, is because that has now been incorporated into the unbricking process.

Make sure that you have the 2.17 RUU .zip (most likely the one you'll need if you got a refurbished device). That will match the mainver or be higher than it. Make sure that the file you have is good. Also, in this thread, in post #2, Unknownforce has posted some info in the FAQ about what might be causing the RUU to not run.

Another thing that has apparently worked for some, is to either use a different SD card, or backup the one you're using, format it, and place the RUU back on the SD card.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] youdug:
just got my replacement yesterday. of course, 1.5 hboot. attempting this right now. 3rd time trying the bricking process. didnt realize it takes 0.00001 seconds to write the hboot the first time, then i was a little trigger happy the second time.

edit: yeeeah 3 tries

edit 2: havin a little trouble with the downgrade now. its seeing the device in the first step and saying to remove the device and then press enter. i do that. then it says to plug back in while holding vol down. i do that and it does nothing.. i just restarted and im gonna try again but this is the 5th time trying this. i thought the hard part was bricking!? lol

edit 3: listen up children. ^^ that is what happends when you drink and downgrade. ive probably been downgraded to 1.4 for the last 20 minutes but was too damn drunk to realize THE BRIGHT ASS RED LIGHT! thanks unknown lol :D
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
drinking and downgrading !

while drinking at the pub with friends:

"i got sooo wasted and frickin downgraded to hboot 1.40 - yeah baby - i rule !"

glad ya got it and thanks for sharing !

unknownforce and closeone rule !
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Lol, I think that's why the "have a beer" step is at the end of the directions! Glad u figured it out.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
I must first of all let out a sigh for you three of you. :p

Yes.. The directions might need to include this. Doing this while drunk probably isn't the best idea. :rolleyes: It leads you to fits of retrospectively silly brilliance like this.

I am glad you got it. :)

I bet that comment left your table a little quiet for a while. :)

Thanks. ;)

Mpgrimm2. Out of the three of you, I do believe that you get the award for following directions the closest. :D

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
(ignore this post... Just showing a friend that I'm not a liar. lol)

This post is for someone whose name rhymes with Spark Flower.
[HTC EVO 3D] hupo224:
Quick question.

When I yank the cord and plug it back in and I did not do it succesfully. The phone won't turn back on until I put the battery back in. Is this correct?

I'm still trying to brick it :)
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hupo224, That's correct. The phone won't (as far as I know) power on without a battery inside, but should stay powered if it's been turned on with the battery inside and AC adapter attached (then the battery is then removed).

~co~

Edit: I notice that you're on Cricket. If that's the case, make sure that you have a backup made of your information so that you can flash it back afterwards.
[HTC EVO 3D] hupo224:
Okay thanks. Desperately waiting for a dim light!
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Just keep trying. ;) Vary your timing also.

Also, I made an edit to that post. I just want to make sure you've read it. ;)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] hupo224:
Can a bad zip on the sd card make the bricking process impossible? I'm downloading another zip to try (PG86IMG_Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.17.651.5_Radio_1.06.00.1216_NV_NV_spcs_1.42_release_233304_signed.zip)

And another question. When I pull my cord (it says to plug right back in but doesn't make sense as to why) do I have to pop the battery back in everytime to watch for either a bright blinking red light or (hopefully) a dim red led?

Reason I ask is after I pull the chord and pop it back in real fast nothing happens until I pop the battery back in.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
If the update doesn't start (it doesn't let you press Vol + to update; Vol - to cancel) then that could be an issue. If it's letting you start the update, then you should be able to brick with it.

I can't remember right off (it's been quite some time since I did it last). Plugging in power without the battery should still show either the blinking light or solid dim light. If it isn't showing for you however, then just putting in the battery is what you'll have to do. Sorry that I can't answer this better.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] hupo224:
Oh snap I think it's bricked. brb linux.

no screen on and no light on at all. assuming bricked

and 1.4!!! Now to do the rest :)
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Awesome! Good to hear! Hard part is over. :)

~co~

Edit: Grab the drivers from here. Make sure that the phone is in Fastboot USB mode.
[HTC EVO 3D] hupo224:
Absolutely! Thanks for the tips.

The RUU exe isn't detecting my phone although my pc is. (phone is off with red light on connected to pc. battery is in) I keep getting a usb connection error. Any suggestions? (error 170 usb connection error)

Also when I get s off can I just download 4ext from the market and let it flash my phone like it did last time?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
He he. I think we're on an editing spree. Answer is above your post. ;)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] hupo224:
Hahaha I can see that! Thanks this should fix the missing htc modem issue. Hoping I can just flash 4EXT from market :)

Hey I installed that driver and fixed the missing driver. But how do I get the 3vo into fastboot mode? I've had this phone (well I just got replacement today) since june and I should know better :)
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Yes. You should be able to. :) You can also grab the 4EXT updater app from http://www.4ext.net and use it to flash recovery until you get signed into the market.

The missing HTC modem issue? It almost sounds like you were in diagnostic mode. Just enter ##DIAG# into the dialer, press menu, and tap disable/disconnect (something like that). You shouldn't be in that made now though, so I'm not too sure why you'd be getting that.

~co~

It's nice that you're editing your posts, but you're doing it faster than I can respond! :D

Fastboot: Vol - and Power button (to enter bootloader). Then press the power button again with the FASTBOOT option highlighted.
[HTC EVO 3D] hupo224:
There is no rom on the phone though. It will only boot into the bootloader. Or else I'd probably not have this issue :)

Apprently the bootloader is "fastboot usb"

okay the RUU is finally working now. Once I update I'll s off and return to meanrom :)
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Check my previous post. :D

If it's in FASTBOOT USB mode, you should be able to run the 1.13 RUU.

You can either flash a different custom recovery for the time being, or there is a copy of 4EXT on the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit in my signature. madmaxx gave me the go-ahead to include it. After that, go ahead and install the full version from the market and update. ;)

I see that you edited your post. Still leaving this here. ;)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] hupo224:
Awesome! And we are too funny. The only thing I suggest to people doing this is to have fast and nimble fingers :) Only took my 15 minutes of trying.
[HTC EVO 3D] subaochen:
hi,

I can not brick my evo 3d with PG86IMG.zip on the sd card because the very strange main version number(higher than 2.17). But I tried the new leaked VM RUU, it really can be flashed to my phone, please see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26657394#post26657394

So, my question is, can I use this RUU to brick my evo 3d when running RUU? How to just exactlly only brick the hboot?

Thanks very much!
[HTC EVO 3D] koopakid08:
Hello, sorry if this is a stupid question but can this process be used with the rebranded Virgin Mobile Evo 3D with hboot 1.57?

Sent from space
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi subaochen, while I see no problem with this, it's risky due to the firmware, and because it appears that you don't have the EVO 3D released in the US (judging by your location). I can't guarantee anything.

Hi koopakid08, my guess is yes, but I don't have one to test out. I don't believe they've made any hardware changes to it, but I could be completely wrong. I don't believe it should be an issue, but I also can't guarantee that you'll have no problems.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] pimpin oh boy:
Is there anyway to do this without a linux computer only have windows
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Check out the Live CD in my signature. That should help.

~co~

I'm currently mobile using Tapatalk 2. Please excuse my brevity.
[HTC EVO 3D] BlGPAPA1321:
hi all i have a situation that i hope someone will be able to help me with. i went through the process of downgrading my hboot from 1.50 to 1.40. i bricked the phone and got all the way through withoout problem until i got to the step of running the RUU, it didnt do anything i dont know if it is because i am using only ubuntu or what. it started the setup process then nothing. after that happened i rebooted my phone only the see if i it would turn on. it did i was on stock rom so from there i went to check hboot it is now 1.40. so i tried revolutionary it didnt do anything. i had already had revolutionary setup from a prior root so i thought it would still work. my hboot says SHOOTER XC SHIP S-ON RL. HBOOT 1.40.000. BUT I AM ALSO ON SYSTEM SOFTWARE 2.17.651.5. sorry for such a long post but im trying to give up as much info as posible. thanks in advance
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Well, I know Revolutionary only works with hboot 1.40(or earlier)/S-on. Ususally it is run After 1.13 Ruu (stock 1.13 rom), I don't know if it would work on 2.17 Rom & hboot 1.40. You could run the stock 1.13 Ruu (has hboot 1.40), reboot & I bet revolutionary will work. 1.13 Ruu is in the op.

You will probably want to update to the 2.17 Radio afterwards, but make sure you don't use a full Ruu, just the radio bits w/o hboot....

Freeza's or xhausx's 2.17 radio/fw update (w/o hboot in it). Reboot, Then go back to recovery Superwipe & flash a Rom.

Sent from my "Up all night, Sleep all day" EVO3D!
[HTC EVO 3D] BlGPAPA1321:
Thanks mpgrimm2 I have one more question do I need to be on a windows computer to run the ruu cause when I try in ubuntu it doesn't do anything after setup.
[HTC EVO 3D] lostsoul77:
Hoping someone can help. I'm trying to do this for my cousin's EVO 3D. I've pulled the power at 2 secs, 5 secs, 3 secs, even tried as soon as i saw the update bar start. The only thing I am accomplishing is a dim blinking red light. Pressing the power with no battery does nothing, but putting the battery back in while on power changes the light from dim and blinking red to bright red and when the phone boots back up into the bootloader, it displays in bright red below RELOCKED, SECURITY WARNING. I've been trying this all day yesterday and today and no luck. Has anyone else hit this issue and if so, what exactly did you do to brick it successfully?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Answered over in the Toolkit thread. (Please don't post the same question in both threads. Sorry)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] lostsoul77:
Yes. I saw your reply. Sorry about that, wasnt sure which one to post it in :-)
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Depends,

- Ruu.exe versions are for Windows PCs. These work with the phone booted to Android or in "fastboot USB" mode (if you get "security warning" in bootloader when trying a zip).

- Ruu.zip (PG86IMG.zip) versions load from the bootloader. You can extract the zip from the exe yourself if you need to or use one already posted. To Extract a zip:

(from Closeone's Downgrade tool thread, bottom of 3rd post)

Sent from my "Up all night, Sleep all day" EVO3D!