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[HTC EVO 3D] jasKaos:
None of the terminals show my device ever. I keep re-doing everything, I'm pretty sure it's bricked since it only goes to Fastboot if I power it back up.

I have around 7 different terminals open, all done exactly as the OP states. all the way on /dev/sdi13

Nothing happens. I'm on Root privileges. I did sudo -s, the rest works, just nothing for when I plug the device in to the PC... am I suppose to put the battery back in? Should I have the cover back on when I am holding the Vol button down before plugging it into the PC? Should it be on the Bootloader screen? Fastboot screen? What?

Please HELP, I only have 30 minutes to get this fixed!
[HTC EVO 3D] phantommadman:
After we successfully downgraded and installed duh 1.13, how do we get back to 2.17 without going back s-on.

Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] sniperkill:
So if someone was to install Ubuntu on a Windows 7 machine, will that person be able to use this method?
[HTC EVO 3D] Kfunk:
Good things happen to good people. Hopefully Unknown will make more from donations than he ever would from the bounty!

I already had hboot 1.40 but still wanted to show my thanks for his work on behalf the community.

Donation sent. Confirmation 1GG6637205331805U.

Thanks Unknown!
[HTC EVO 3D] jasKaos:
Still NO success--- I've REDONE this **** 15 times AND NOTHING... IT is bricked, I know for sure it is, I have nothing on it.
[HTC EVO 3D] TheLeapist:
So this has probably been covered but 57 pages is a lot to read through, haha, so sorry if it has. My question is after we run the 1.13 RUU and have s off and everything is it okay at that point to upgrade back to 2.17 or is it recommend to just stay put at 1.13?

Thanks in advance
[HTC EVO 3D] jamexman:
After you're finally revolutionary s-off? I would say flash your recovery of choice. O and I would reflash the all in one zip that updates your radios and such to the latest OTA. I did. Then flash SU and your rooted ROM of choice.

In my case I had a nandroid from were I was HTC unlocked so I just flashed the new radios all in one zip and restored my nandroid (previous superwipe)
[HTC EVO 3D] sniperkill:
I would think that you would treat it just like any hboot 1.40 and flash the all-in-one firmware update and then flash a 2.17 ROM..
[HTC EVO 3D] A2CKilla:
THIS is a gem here people, though i have my photon as a main phone if i decide to do this (and fail) this is still an amazing feet in the world of android!!! Now for the ultimate question.............WHO WILL CREATE THE AUTO TOOL FOR THIS!!!! lol, but still big ups to unknown for be THE FIRST to make all this happen, and screw revolutionary, THIS IS WHAT TRUE DEVELOPING AND DEDICATION LOOKS LIKE!!!!!!!!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] sniperkill:
If you can get to your hboot, or fastboot mode, or custom recovery, YOU ARE NOT BRICKED. A true brick is when your phone will not even turn on, also, your power light won't turn on even when the phones off and you connect a charger... A true brick is when your phone will do NOTHING. NADA. A very pricey paper weight.
[HTC EVO 3D] Austin3600:
Awesome work man! This is amazing! I'm definitely sending a donation after I finish writing this up, I'm so happy to be staring at 1.40 right now. As I type this I'm flashing 1.13 with the RUU.

I ran into the same problem as another person did about a page ago. For the life of me I wasn't able to get the bootloader to take the update. I was completely re-locked, on stock, no root, and followed the guide as if I had never unlocked. I was using zergRush for temp root and such. I pushed the necessary files, and verified after that the main version indeed changed. For some reason this wasn't working. The bootloader would load the PG86IMG.zip file, then even do a full check, then it would go back to regular menu, no update offering.

I ended up just unlocking my phone with HTC's method and flashed a rooted ROM. After I had root via the unlock method, I just went back and redid the first steps again: pushing the necessary files and changing the version again. Except this time ignoring the temp root and just using my full root. Once this step was done, I re-locked my bootloader (fastboot oem lock) and THEN with the PG86IMG.zip file on my sdcard, booted into the bootloader, and this time it wanted to update.

All else was cake after that. Got it bricked the first try ;)

EDIT: Donation sent! Thanks :) | Confirmation number: 4PR19343F96772825
[HTC EVO 3D] WatermelonSlim:
Where can I get this all in one firmware update? I am not seeing it anywhere in the CDMA development section (I only went back about 5 pages so it's possible that it's further back). Also, do you need to flash SU or is it built into the ROMs? If you need it, where can I find that?

Trying to get all the files together so I can attempt this after work...
[HTC EVO 3D] jasKaos:
Ok. Well I will try again. How fast do you need to pull the plug and put it back in when updating?
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
Success!!! I was unable to brick my phone.....LED was blinking or sometimes the phone was auto shutting off (If you know please tell) ... but once the phone shut off ed automatically at the time you have to manually pull the charger..(LUCK LOL)

And I tried putting it back to charger and i thought its bricked permanently as i was not able to see the dim light ( I think I need to test my eyes) then i connected to PC with battery nothing happened. Then removed the battery and connected again and the terminal flashed the hboot 1.4......

Thank you Unknownforce, I would have donated but I m a student and not earning now :P

THank you.

P.S Revolutionary worked the 1st time like normal and asked me to download cwm recovery too....

My phones PRL changed from reliance's PRL to sprints :(
[HTC EVO 3D] phantommadman:
Add me to a success!!!!! Story, seeing hboot 1.4 brung tears,joy and disbelief but it does say s-off revolutionary.
[HTC EVO 3D] ACoolGuy:
You need to wait till you see the progress bar on the upper right hand side. once you se the bar, disco the cord and replug.
[HTC EVO 3D] Will32:
I sure am jealous of the success stories :( because I don't know the first thing about linux. My cousin knows it well, but he has an incredible. I think that between the two of us, we can get it done. I can do the first 2 steps with no prob, I think.

Congrats unknownforce! And all the other guys that helped him make it happen, I followed the s-off sticky thread from the beginning and have been keeping up with this thread since the first post. I have never seen a thread move as fast as this one did in the first 24 hours.

I wonder how much money HTC spent on the htcdev unlock, website, man hours. Probably a rediculous amount. And unknownforce threw a wrench right in that engine. Hell yeah! I can almost guarantee that some top HTC execs have read this thread.

Once again good job to everyone that made this happen. This is historic.
[HTC EVO 3D] patrao_n:
holy freaken hell! can't wait for windows!
[HTC EVO 3D] tgkdubb:
Nice! I'm on 1.4 but still you've opened a great door. Thanks from all us 1.4 users who couldn't take their device in for minor repairs due to the possibility of having insurance swap with 1.5!!!@
[HTC EVO 3D] 1107963:
All I have to say is Great Job.. Im on 1.3 hboot tho.. but thanks for your hard work..
[HTC EVO 3D] xHausx:
You may want to make a note for GSM 3D owners that their hboot is on a different partition than the CDMA 3Ds. I believe its twelve since they don't have the Wimax partition
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
I'll update that, thanks.

Just an update to all... on the little issues I ran into...

I'm back to my old ROM from a 2-09-12 backup right before I swapped out my device...

Fully rooted, HBoot 1.40.1100 Revolutionary.
[HTC EVO 3D] kevinrocksman:
969 views in less than 10 min, I say sticky this!
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
Win. I'm f#%king Speechless.
[HTC EVO 3D] dgomez720:
+1 to the post above meh!! MODS need to sticky this ish ASAP!
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Oh and for those that care, the donate link is in my signature below... I'm not begging by any means, I believe in an open XDA world, but if you're feeling generous, I live in USA, and I'm in debt over my head. Every little bit helps.

Also, if I have left you out of the thanks, please PM me, I'll gladly add you.
[HTC EVO 3D] kevinrocksman:
if only they had a version of "emmc_recover" for windows I'd make this into a simplified (ha) tool
[HTC EVO 3D] KB112:
No 1.5 over here, but this is pretty awesome news. Pure Win!
[HTC EVO 3D] kooks05:
Submitted to androidcentral! Way to go again unknown
[HTC EVO 3D] Scott:
Could you run it in cygwin?
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
Dev OPs just went to a whole new level.

You must intentionally brick your device to run this hack.

I think I'm in love.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bairdog35:
Great idea here.... haha
[HTC EVO 3D] vinc3stylez:
Like omg Noooo wayyyyyyyyy!
[HTC EVO 3D] jcase:
Bravo,

If I was sober. Needs more tacos in it tho, maybe some Taco ASCII art, yes that is what i needs for a 5 star rating

4 stars until ASCII art.
[HTC EVO 3D] vinc3stylez:
I'll give this a try when I'm ready to brick my phone on purpose even for a bit. Nice write up
[HTC EVO 3D] steal25:
Awsome work guys! this is gonna make alot of users happy, the s-off for hboot 1.50 bounty, should go to you guys, just saying :D
[HTC EVO 3D] JOKERz:
kewl.... finally it reveal
[HTC EVO 3D] USSENTERNCC1701E:
You have S-OFF, the only known way to get back to S-ON is by using fastboot to writesecureflag. You can update to the HBOOT 1.50 now and still have S-OFF, so if you can't find the firmware update alone, you can just run the newest RUU, then install the ENGR HBOOT, or any version really.

Basically you can't accidentally lose S-OFF. In theory you can even take the ICS OTA when it comes and still have S-OFF... in theory, but who wants to be the first to test that, lol. There have been people take the 2.08 OTA's with S-OFF and retain S-OFF, that's at least verified.

And, hey, if you lose S-OFF, it's not like you can't just brick it again :D
[HTC EVO 3D] powduh09:
I am now downgraded to 1.13 rom with 1.40 hboot. about to go through revolutionary. MAJOR PROPS TO OP!!!!! Thanks for making this possible... Will be sending you some beer funds as soon as I get to s-off and get my card added to my paypal!
[HTC EVO 3D] USSENTERNCC1701E:
That sounds like /boot is borked, you probably waited too long, as I recall, the PG86IMG.zip updates /boot second, I know it updates HBOOT first.
[HTC EVO 3D] zedomax:
Video

Mine is back on HBOOT 1.40!

Here's a video I took while doin' mine, could help people:

[YOUTUBE]4f99Vfsc7DE[/YOUTUBE]

I've also zipped everything you need into one zip file here (fast download) so you don't have to go searching for RUUs and whatnot:

http://stockroms.net/file/HTCEvo3D/Sprint/Tools/hbootdowngrade.zip
[HTC EVO 3D] A2CKilla:
hmmmmmmmm.....so zedo is a member of the forums.........HIYO FOLKS............
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Thanks bud, I added these to the OP
[HTC EVO 3D] .Elite_The_King.:
edit nevermind
[HTC EVO 3D] xcheljd:
in the second part of step 2, my device doesn't show me the press vol up to update option it goes straight back to the main menu.

2.) Reboot to BootLoader, let it detect the zip and read and get to the point where it wants you to press Vol-Up to update, but DO NOT do anything yet
[HTC EVO 3D] Vinchenzop:
Did you relock your bootloader? The PG86IMG.zip won't try to update if you're unlocked still
[HTC EVO 3D] doeboy711:
Then It probably is not reconizing your PG86IMG.zip. make sure it says PG86IMG.zip not PG86IMG.zip.zip when you put it on the sdcard. Also If you renamed it on a windows pc, then just right it as PG86IMG. It knows it is a .zip file, you don't have to add it in.
[HTC EVO 3D] xcheljd:
yeah it says RELOCKED at the the top of my bootloader screen
[HTC EVO 3D] Vinchenzop:
Read one post above yours...making sure the file is properly named also be sure its on the root of your sd card (not in a folder on the sd card)
[HTC EVO 3D] xcheljd:
ok guys,

it is locked

it is properly named (it has .zip not .zip.zip)

it is in the root of the sd card

maybe i have a bad PG86IMG.zip? it goes all the way loading and then all the way checking it and then it just skips it without giving me any options..
[HTC EVO 3D] doeboy711:
It could be a bad zip as well. Try re-downloading it and see
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Sounds like a bad image. download another one from a different location
[HTC EVO 3D] zgroten:
Hey, I'm having a problem with the first part. I'm on 2.08 and I was successful in getting temp root in step 1. after that i ran all the commands and after the last command to check the main version, it didnt take. now when i try to rerun the process i keep gettting this "Cannot copy boomsh.: Permission denied" after trying to get temp root again. has anyone else gotten this?
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
do the following...

adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh

adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/sh

Then start over.
[HTC EVO 3D] xcheljd:
i used the one one in the link in the first post. anybody got another link that they used?

might help if i told you which one i need. i need the 2.17 version
[HTC EVO 3D] jamexman:
Here, found it thru the stickies:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21374142&postcount=131

Find a 2.17 rooted ROM to your liking, most ROMS already have SU. If not just search it.
[HTC EVO 3D] zgroten:
thank you, that worked
[HTC EVO 3D] .Elite_The_King.:
I see you got your badge RD status thats was up man.
[HTC EVO 3D] EindhovenOne:
I am seeing a lot of people posting about the issue I had the first time around where the ZIP fire wouldn't end with the option to install and the phone would just go to the bootloader even after a battery pull and everything else. Don't worry, it isn't bricked bricked, as Unknown said and as I had to do before it worked, make sure you are definitely re-locked and maybe even try using the .bin file to unlock again, relock right away, pull the battery and then give it another try.

Also, since I had to search pretty far back to address my other issue I had, I want to post the solution here that someone else posted far back. When you are beginning the emmc_recover step in Linux/Ubuntu, if you dropped the files right into your home folder, then at the # prompt for the permissions, start with ./

EDIT - Revolutionary issues handled.
[HTC EVO 3D] eltrutgnik:
Had I known this, I wouldn't have had to reset.

Thanks.. :-)
[HTC EVO 3D] bboysmerf:
I had the same problem with bootloader not wanting to install....It would just go back to the menu after checking the zip file....I would download the file again or download it from another website....I used the zip from goo-inside.me and it worked
[HTC EVO 3D] xcheljd:
success!!!! thank you so much Unkownforce!!
[HTC EVO 3D] zgroten:
My phone is doing nothing, i got it to update and i pulled the power. after that i saw no dim light or anything. The phone wont boot back into bootloader like in the video. Does anyone know something i can do to get back?
[HTC EVO 3D] bboysmerf:
does the phone turn on at all???
[HTC EVO 3D] zgroten:
no... i got it to boot up to bootloader once after it didnt work the first time, and then the second time it won't even power up
[HTC EVO 3D] bboysmerf:
I would plug it back into your computer and see if the windows machine tries to install any drivers....if it tries then your phone is in the state where it should be and you can proceed to the linux part.....or you can try the linux part and see if it finds it.....
[HTC EVO 3D] mrwicked:
will there be an automated tool?
[HTC EVO 3D] zgroten:
ok that was it.. i think my netbook just had a slow response time.. it took a good minute for it to take. thanks a lot im officially at 1.4!
[HTC EVO 3D] bboysmerf:
anytime...
[HTC EVO 3D] :
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Amazing work done by everybody. Been waiting patiently for one of you geniuses to crack this :) Just donated a couple bucks (broke college student :\ ). Looking forward to a tool (hopefully) being made for this.

Thanks again to everyone!
[HTC EVO 3D] A2CKilla:
the world may never know... (tootsie pop reference)
[HTC EVO 3D] rrjskj:
thanks to unknownforce and all the devs involved in this

i finally managed to get my device downgraded and rooted .. thanks unknownforce and all the devs :D:D:D
[HTC EVO 3D] TheLeapist:
I finished the whole process and everything went very smoothly but now I can't make calls (a man's voice comes on saying error 6) or send texts (an error pops up that says "Radio Interface Resource Shortage"). Anyone know how to fix this?
[HTC EVO 3D] Azrael.arach:
Thankyou. Just did the whole process on my 1.5 and it worked fine.
[HTC EVO 3D] WatermelonSlim:
I'm no expert but I would say to flash that all in one radio update and then probably flash a ROM.
[HTC EVO 3D] USSENTERNCC1701E:
Make sure you run the 1.13 RUU then when you turn it on it should run the activation again. If not there is a dialer code for it, I think its in the OP

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It'll need to be a sense ROM to activate it.
[HTC EVO 3D] nate.spangler:
I just found out about a new ## code yesterday,while dealing with a pia phone It's ##72786# its asks for the msl and the reboots and does a handsfree activation... Doesn't do a factory reset though
[HTC EVO 3D] mptherealmp:
Man, absolutely beautiful work. Great guide too.

I don't know how you guys do it, but I am very impressed and tvery thankful. I can finally root my girl's phone and don't have to worry about having to use the replacement program.

Thank you much!

This really has to do with the Revolutionary unlock. Some users had this problem after running it. Did your phone try to self-activate? Try updating profile and see if it triggers an activation. If not, call Sprint and they will do a data reset that will fix your problem.
[HTC EVO 3D] TheLeapist:
No my phone didn't self activate unfortunately. Thanks guys for the help!
[HTC EVO 3D] dgomez720:
Just go to your dialer and type ##SCRTN# THEN YOUR MSL, MENU and then RESET. your device should do a radio reset and vioala! Hands free activation
[HTC EVO 3D] edgeez25:
Is there anything I have to setup on Linux other than adding the 2 files ... I have a ubuntu on a partition of my computer... Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] Mr nerd:
kudos bro good find!

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nope just boot ubuntu sudo -s all terminals and your good to go
[HTC EVO 3D] edgeez25:
Cool thanks brotha...
[HTC EVO 3D] dkdude36:
scared to try this... should i? can't have a permanent bricked phone and i have parallels running ubuntu but never ran a command on it. thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] spirithandler:
Ok I need to get a few things straight here before I proceed...

I am on meanrom so I need to go back to stock rom and relock my phone then proceed with the guide?

Or can I just lock it back up on meanrom and downgrade.

I am not new to rooting just new to the evo 3d it has a bit of a learning curve to it as opposed to LG optimus S
[HTC EVO 3D] eltrutgnik:
im running into a bit of a problem.

i am the point were you connect it to a linux computer, i have several terminal windows open, i hold down the volume button but nothing happens.

i didn't run into any problems. nothing gave me an error?

any suggestions
[HTC EVO 3D] k2buckley:
Id try rebooting Ubuntu. If that doesn't work, reboot to hboot and redo the bricking process and try again.
[HTC EVO 3D] k2buckley:
As far as I know, there have not been any permanent bricks to this point. It seems as though you can always get back to hboot and try again. I watched the video, and it took him a couple tries to get it.
[HTC EVO 3D] dkdude36:
ok i see thanks. i guess i'll try then (deep breath)
[HTC EVO 3D] fordborn:
great thanks for all the work getting this done. I am now on 1.4 s-off rooted and fully restored. I run meanrom and did a nandroid then went through this process and when finished restored my backup and am right where I began except on 1.4 and s-off. Thanks again for all the hard work.
[HTC EVO 3D] mptherealmp:
You're running OSX, right? Why not just make a small partition (or two) for linux? It's pretty easy to double or triple boot. I have Mac/LinuxMint/Win7, comes in really handy in cases like this.
[HTC EVO 3D] dkdude36:
turns out i can't dual boot :/ not an option sadly. idk why, but my computer simply can't. and i've tried a lot of times.

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argh tried a bunch of stuff (including 2 zips) but i can't get the ruu to run at all. just goes through checking then straight back to bootloader. anybody found a solution? i have no idea what else to do.
[HTC EVO 3D] mptherealmp:
You're running just the rom.zip extracted from the RUU, right? Renamed to PG86IMG.zip?
[HTC EVO 3D] dkdude36:
just a ruu zip downloaded from shipped-roms.com
[HTC EVO 3D] powduh09:
Anyone actually gotten the revolutionary tool to go all the way through? Mine didn't finish either time I used it...(took running it twice to gain s-off) and after getting the failed message the second time, I was s-off, but my bootloader didnt say revolutionary at the top... Anyone else have this? I know it worked though, because I am now on eng hboot...
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
Same with me , cannot make calls and data is not working...........I need a fix.....handsfree activation wont work as i m not on sprint..

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yes i got it working @ the first try.......
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
When you call and it errors it should connect with your carrier if you stay on the line afaik, it did that with sprint anyway.
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
Can i update to latest 2.17 ROM/firmware/radio after following this?

If yes, can someone provide me a link with step by step instructions...

I heard people bricking their s-offed phone while trying to update to latest in the indirect way...
[HTC EVO 3D] jtheis23:
Another success story here thanx Unknown and everyone else involved in this awesome work
[HTC EVO 3D] powduh09:
Were you HTC unlocked? I've now followed this guide three times, and each time it took the revolutionary tool 2 tries to give me s-off, and it never finished... Just said rebooting to bootloader again, then said communication with device stopped unexpectedly... But the second time, I reboot to s-off but with no revolutionary at the top of bootloader...

And to the guy who posted the awesome splash screen, I flashed it as soon as I finished... Can you make it without the purple though? The blue is great, but I am not much of a fan of purple...

sent from downgraded hboot 1.50 3vo... s-off HTC, thanks to the real developers, I now have full control again...
[HTC EVO 3D] eltrutgnik:
So i tried a different computer, still nothing.

it wont even boot

edit:fixed im an idiot, didn't read it right. =[ everything is fine now. =]

thank you so much =]
[HTC EVO 3D] Kfunk:
Sure I can tweak the colors.
[HTC EVO 3D] billbowers:
okay, so i had the same issue as someone a page or two back. it recognizes the PG86IMG.zip but never asks to me accept the update. just starts. any clues? Thanks.
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
This is currently my favorite thread.

QUOTE "Yay I got my phone to brick :)"

That is all.
[HTC EVO 3D] grindnmosh:
Thank you for this. Unknownforce has made my short list of Heroes!
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
I've seen a lot of people say they can't get it to work with roms downloaded from this site... try a different one.
[HTC EVO 3D] USSENTERNCC1701E:
Did you re-lock your bootloader first?
[HTC EVO 3D] benny3:
yes i did with freezas all in one ,im at work and cant link right now

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yes i did with freezas all in one ,im at work and cant link right now

here you go

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21374142&postcount=131
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
I was looking for that, I knew it was somewhere, thanks.
[HTC EVO 3D] phantommadman:
If you want to upgrade to 2.17look at MeanROM post go to first post and scroll down to the freezas link.