yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Thanks! It would probably be best if you updated your radios to 2.17. This is the zip that I used and recommend.

You'll flash it like an RUU, but it won't upgrade anything (HBOOT! :)) but the radios/firmware (to the ones from the 2.17 RUU).

Make sure you flash a Sense 3.0 (not 3.5) ROM and let it do Hands-free activation before flashing one of the newer ICS ROMs (as far as I know (correct me if I'm wrong), Hands-free activation doesn't work on those newer ICS ROMs yet).

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] KedKaeDee:
ummmmm nuthn man =( no lights no nuthn.... doesnt even sound as if its charging... i have a feeling it is my battery too, but if it is dead will i still b able to charge it if when it first died was during the part where i was suppose to unplug the cord to brick it do u kno? im sry man im jus really bummd out now, i dnt have muney for another phone n i need my phone for werk =(
[HTC EVO 3D] linkinx64:
I just tried this, thanks for the tutorial, I bricked it did the steps, and after the second .. .waiting for device. it went through the steps, and it took me to the main menu. now the phone wont start or be recognized by the live cd.

I read in the other thread that some people needed to let the phone sit after doing the steps... is this true?

did it again,

it does not get to this,.,,

511+1 records in

511+1 records out

1047808 bytes (1.0 MB) copied, 0.36689 s, 2.9 MB/s

SUCCESS!

it takes me to the main menu before..

DISREGARD all this...... 3rd time is the charm... it did take me to the main menu, but it worked. . 1.40 babe

LOVE YOU!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] osker83:
I flashed the 2.17 ruu firmware without hboot. And when I flashed the ics Rom the activation was successful. Did not need to flash sense 3.0 :)

Thanks for ur hard dedicated work! Big props!!
[HTC EVO 3D] KedKaeDee:
lol i jus went n grabbd a brand new battery... dunno if they come charged or not but its still not turning on and i been chargn for bout 10mins now ill wait a lil longer tho
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Usually, you'll find that the batteries come with a little bit of charge from the factory, so that should be fine.

Do you have the battery out when you're doing the unbrick?

Basically, take the battery out of phone. When you're on the screen that says:

Step 1... Plug in Device while holding down Volume Down key...

Waiting for device...

Hold down the Vol - key (the entire time) and plug the phone into the computer.

It should find the device almost instantly and take you to the next step.

Read those on-screen instructions and do the same thing again.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Waffle97slayer:
Is there any video tutorials on how to do this?
[HTC EVO 3D] KedKaeDee:
yea i have. imma try with the new battery tho n maybe with cd instead of flashdrive
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Waffle97slayer, sorry but there aren't. Unknownforce did some videos about the bricking and Linux part though. It's really not too terribly difficult to do this. Hardest part for most people was bricking the phone.

If you follow the directions in post #3, you should be able to do this with no problem. Make sure to burn a copy of the CD (or make a USB flash drive) with the toolkit on it just to test that it boots on your computer before bricking. Instructions for that are also in post #3.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] KedKaeDee:
ok.. heres wad i found out... my pc is reading it after all... its reading it as QHUSB_DLOAD tho... that help ne?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Check out this post here. It's very similar to your situation. Do you have another computer that you can run the CD on?

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By the way, did you already go through the process once and get S-OFF (Run Revolutionary, etc)? (I don't remember if an S-OFF brick will pop into Download Mode.) S-OFF bricks are as far as we know, completely unrecoverable without a JTAG 'box.'

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] KedKaeDee:
yes i have another pc and no this is 1st time.. i was htcdev unlocked with s-on before this.. but i relocked before doing this
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Good. Good. :o Give it a try with that other computer. (You may also try other USB cables along with that.)

That QHSUSB_DLOAD essentially means that you are bricked (which is good even if frustrating). It's just a matter of unbricking now.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] KedKaeDee:
wuuuuhhooooo i am so happpyyy jus to hear u confirm that it is still fixable =) yur the best... lemme finish up dinner n i will try n get bacc to yu with the results... thanks again tho man
[HTC EVO 3D] leonardusbayu:
it could keep the phone on when i had the battery out. however i am still unable to brick. could you tell me the exact timing to pull the ac charger?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Unfortunately, there isn't any exact timing per-se. It has seemed to vary from phone to phone. One suggestion made by Unknownforce, was to let the phone sit at the update screen for a minute or two before bricking starting the upgrade-brick. It's all about the timing. You might try varying your timing a bit.

Sorry I can't help more,

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Alpine-:
All of these posts make me feel pretty lucky. I got it the first time, no hassle. :p

You and Unknownforce should seriously be getting paid for this contribution.
[HTC EVO 3D] leonardusbayu:
thanks, i'll give it another shot
[HTC EVO 3D] slosvt:
I am starting to feel its time to give up and stay with the stock RUU unrooted and locked...

I can use ADB from windows to see the device. However, when I boot the toolkit via USB and select device status, I get "waiting for device...." for an unlimited amount of time.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
slosvt, remember, the device status function doesn't send ADB commands to the device in this release (which admittedly, I should have thought about. I'll have it doing it again in the next version).

Can you boot into the bootloader (Vol - and Power)? Hit fastboot in that menu. Plug the device into the computer with the Toolkit loaded up. On the screen, the red text should change from FASTBOOT to FASTBOOT USB.

Run the device status command when you get to that point.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] KedKaeDee:
closeone please stay awake bout hour more lol... im now gonna get bacc to my phone lol
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
I'm right here. :)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] slosvt:
Finally, the tool kit saw the device (failed to get the serial number due to Unknown command).

Am I safe to brick the phone now?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Yes you are. :)

And I'll add that to my mental list of minor bugs. ;) Thanks for letting me know that.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] insanecon:
The article by joefanelli doesn't open up. Is it disabled? Any other link to the article?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
I'm not sure what happened. I'll get into contact with him. I'm hoping that everything is alright.

I'm sorry about this,

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] KedKaeDee:
wuuuhhoooooo yur thaaa MAAANNNNN bro thanks a bunch! it werked instantly... but ok ok ok so do i put phone in bootloader when i reboot pc to do revolution..?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Wonderful! You'll actually boot up into Android, turn USB debugging on (Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging). Then you'll run Revolutionary. You may have to run it a few times. Just be warned about that.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] slosvt:
Thank you for your patience! I am now... 1.4 HBot, Rev S-Off!!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Great! Enjoy your now downgraded and S-OFFed phone! :)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] joefanelli:
I'm not sure what happened to my Flash phone post...

Like the title says, I have no clue as to why my post was removed but if anyone in this forum has any questions please PM me and I'll be more than happy to explain exactly in FULL exactly how to protect yourself from a Flash corruption. I did nor say anything wrong so I will continue to offer my information. Post your questions here (if Closeone doesn't mind) and I'll answer them here even.

Until I receive some kind of logical reason why my post was pulled I'll just facilitate my info in alternative fashions.
[HTC EVO 3D] KedKaeDee:
thanks close yur tha best i am now soff wuuhhooo
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
I'm going to write in Closeone for President when i vote Nov. 6th !
[HTC EVO 3D] theboz1419:
Ok. I have been trying to do this and I am having a problem. I was HTC unlocked and had a custom rom(Virus).

I Relocked and reinstalled RUU_Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.17.651.5_Radio_1.06.00.1216_NV_NV_spcs_1.42_release_233304_signed.exe

When I try to follow the directions to brick the phone it loads the zip showing a blue progress bar then it changes to a red bar saying its checking then it goes back to the Fastboot screen.

Not sure why im not getting the Update menu.

Any help would be apprec.
[HTC EVO 3D] wbchristmas:
So far, I can get the Boot CD to launch however, I can't get it to recognize my device.. The CD won't reboot the phone.. Any solutions?

Edit: If I run adb through Windows, the device is recognized..

Edit #2: Tried the USB install method and although the HBOOT Downgrade starts up much faster, the utility still won't recognize my phone..

I don't know if it helps, but my new phone is actually a TEP Replacement.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Apologies for not responding earlier. It may be like that for a few days. I'm trying though!

Lol. That's a scary thought. :D

Make sure to check Unknownforce's FAQ for information on that. Check that none of the conditions he mentions are true. (HTC Unlocked still, Already S-OFF (don't do it again!), etc.)

This post should help you.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] wbchristmas:
This worked instantly!! Now to begin the bricking...

---------- Post added at 05:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:06 PM ----------

Is it supposed to take a few minutes to load the PG86IMG file before you can brick it? I have a file size of 409MB
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Yes. It's a huge file, and it takes that period of time to copy the file to RAM (If I understand correctly). So you'll need to wait for that every time you're ready to brick.

Best of luck. Just keep trying. :)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] lpjzfan2005:
Come to houston and I got ya! I did the mac guide so I'm a pro ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] stephangardner:
that just might be worth the trip. maybe 3 at once??? i have 2 and my sister has one too
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Your system must support booting from that CD Drive... And your BIOS options should be set accordingly.
[HTC EVO 3D] honorlost84:
can someone please post a link to the re lock thread
[HTC EVO 3D] Bslydem:
Im using a flash drive but i can boot from both. I dont have any blank cds
[HTC EVO 3D] timezone12:
Go to your BIOS and enable boot from usb devices
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
I'm not quite sure what thread you are talking about, but to relock your device if you did the HTCDev unlock, type the command "fastboot oem lock" to relock your device. If you have a custom ROM on there already, the device may give you a security warning. As far as I know, the only two ways to clear that warning are to either take the RUU or to actually HTCDev Unlock the device again. You are probably going to want to make sure you have everything backed up. After that, lock your bootloader. Finally, flash the RUU (same one for the version you already have 2.08 or 2.17). Do the Temp Root for your device (zergRush for 2.08 (on the boot CD); TacoRoot for 2.17 (currently has to be done using Windows). Set the Mainver number (tool is available on the CD). Then proceed to brick with that same RUU. Finally, finish up with the flashing of the 1.4 HBOOT (tool is on the CD, but I still have to update to the newest version that Unknownforce provided). Run the 1.13 RUU -> In Unknownforce's thread. Then run Revolutionary three times (yes, three) until you see "-Revolutionary-" in the Bootloader. Flash your favorite custom recovery using "fastboot flash recovery [YOURRECOVERY.img]. Finally, I would run the 1.13 RUU one more time. Finally, finish with a NANDroid backup.

I know that this is more information than you wanted, but they are all here (as far as I remember). I am still working on documentation. I am really sorry that I haven't got it out yet. I will soon.

Bslydem, I am sorry that you're having problems getting the ISO to boot. This ISO is indeed 32bit. There are instructions for how to load the ISO on a flash drive in the third post of this thread. Make sure that you do choose the openSUSE 12.1 i686 KDE option when loading the ISO (as that is what my Boot CD is based off of).

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Bslydem:
This has always been enabled, the problem is it won't fully boot. It starts but never makes to the desktop.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bslydem:
How do i check the MD5 sum.

Sorry for the back to back posts was switch between devices and forgot to refresh.

Im almost 100% sure its my pc too many people have used this without problems.

When i tried unbuntu it booted but gave me permission denied errors in the ./emmc_recover step and yes I had root in Linux.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
I am really sorry. I am trying my absolute hardest to help you. You can check the MD5 hash of the ISO with HashMyFiles.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Jfree3000:
Well I hope I'm not screwed now but I did everything listed and bricked the phone after following unknowns step.

Now when I ran the bootable cd but after opening four terminals, I plugged the phone up while holding the volume down button. I shows four items for a short period of time and then just displays the cd as a device and none of the terminals show that they have found the phone. What am I doing wrong and am I screwed now? Thanks in advance.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Jfree3000, Just in case, make sure the device is actually bricked. Put the battery in and press the power button on your device. If it boots, try doing the brick again. If it doesn't, take the battery out of the device. Get the four terminal windows ready and waiting at the "Waiting for device..." prompt. Make sure that you started each by typing in startb, startc, startd, and starte. When you have finished that step, hold down the Volume down button on your phone and plug it in. Keep holding down the Vol - button. One window should say "Foundit!" and flash the 1.4 HBOOT to the device.

EDIT: By the way. Your device is fine. I am pretty sure of that! :)

Hope this helps,

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] honorlost84:
I got this when I booted from flash drive

Did I choose the wrong burn option? Which one is it? I choose 12.xxxxx utunbu. Md5 matched. And was using the test iso. However I have 2.17 so I doubt it will work
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Not quite, you need to choose the option "OpenSUSE 12.1 KDE i686" in Universal USB Installer.

Instructions are in my third post in this thread.

I'm sorry, I haven't gotten TacoRoot support implemented yet, which you'll need to use to Temp Root your phone. That part will have to be done in Windows for right now.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
New version of the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit Live CD is out. 0.4.1.

This version implements the new version of emmc_recover by Unknownforce/Fuses. Only one terminal window has to be opened to downgrade to the 1.4 HBOOT. The new command for doing this is 'downgrade'.
[HTC EVO 3D] honorlost84:
How foes it work?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
You shouldn't notice a huge difference until you get to Unknownforce's last step. The last step should work a lot better because of Unknownforce's new version of emmc_recover (That's for doing the step after bricking the phone).

The new version currently doesn't change any other features. I'm still working on other features and documentation.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] .Elite_The_King.:
So I just burn this onto a cd with iso img burning that comes with winvista and make sure the laptop boots from cd first right. then proceed.
[HTC EVO 3D] honorlost84:
I have to use tacoroot. Can I get a 2.17 ruu for my SD? And with your new cd how do I skip step one and go right to three? Should I just download the old cd? The old one has and auto pushes the 1.13 ruu right?
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Do you have 2.17 and want to avoid TacoRoot?

- Did you DL Zedomax's hbootdowngrade pack & unzip it?

(At the top of Unknown's Downgrade Thread OP, it has 1.13 RUU.exe & 2.08 RUU.zip).

I was on 2.17 Unlocked. Relocked the phone (fastboot oem lock), put the 2.08.651.3 RUU zip (renamed to PG86IMG.zip) on the sdcard, booted to bootloader, and let it complete the phone update.

Rebooted & was back to full 2.08.651.3 firmware and able to use all of Closeone's LiveCD Tools (ZergRush etc) and avoid TacoRoot.

Here's my experience: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24088486&postcount=1479

I didn't think this would work, but it did for me. It will either work or not work, but it's worth a try. I would like to see others replicate it and just forget TacoRoot.
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
This doesn't work for pure stock roms. You will get mainver is lower error.

You don't skip step one. you have to have a lower main version number in order for the 1.13 RUU to work properly.
[HTC EVO 3D] Jfree3000:
Thanks for the words of encouragement, last night I barely slept thinking I just screwed up my phone :D. Well I downloaded and tried the latest version of the Toolkit and it worked instantly!!!! I am now S-OFF and happy as hell, thank you for the tool because I would truly be lost without it. Took me a while to figure everything out but its all good now.

If I can get this done, then I know anyone reading this thread can.
[HTC EVO 3D] december.underground:
Now I am s-off and happy thanks again for your work!!
[HTC EVO 3D] wbchristmas:
For those of you who used the battery pull method when trying to brick, do you pull the battery and then reinsert it immediately, or do you pull it out and leave it out?
[HTC EVO 3D] theboz1419:
•The phone is HTC Unlocked - You must re-lock.

•The phone is S-OFF - Don't even try to brick it because you'll permanently brick it.

•The phone is Re-locked, but still has a custom rom/recovery on it. - This will show a security warning and not allow the PG86IMG.zip to be flashed. - You must put the phone in FASTBOOT USB and run the RUU exe that matches your software version.

•The File is not named correctly, it's PG86IMG.zip (Make sure it's not PG86IMG.zip.zip)

•The PG86IMG.zip is either corrupt, not signed properly, or modified in some way. - Download another one

Im still having problems getting to the update screen

The phone is HTC Unlocked - You must re-lock.-Yes I relocked it and I checked and it says relocked

The phone is S-OFF - Don't even try to brick it because you'll permanently brick it.- I am Still S-on

The phone is Re-locked, but still has a custom rom/recovery on it. - This will show a security warning and not allow the PG86IMG.zip to be flashed. - You must put the phone in FASTBOOT USB and run the RUU exe that matches your software version.

Im not sure what to do with the above issue. I have reinstalled the ruu 2.17 using Fastboot USB. Im I suppost reload the RUU again to brick it, if so how.

I know I have the file name correct as I just copy from to the another and I have tried in vain to download from filefactory and all I get is that all their free slots are full please try again. So, I found another Ruu from another file sharing site, not sure though if its good or not.
[HTC EVO 3D] wbchristmas:
SMH.. I've tried bricking this thing half the night and all up until now..

The video says to count to 4, but by the time I get to 4 at the rate the video says, my phone has updated and moved onto the next. Changed tactics and tried counting to 3.5 then 3, and still can't brick it!

Isn't there a "corrupted" or a "modified" hboot file to try to flash that will brick it in the way required?
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
you run the RUU EXE from fastboot usb and your pc.

then you need to download 2.17 RUU ZIP (without hboot 1.50)

i downloaded and used this:

http://goo.im/stock/shooter/ruu/PG8...216_NV_NV_spcs_1.42_release_233304_signed.zip

you don't run the ruu.exe again.

rename the above download to PG86IMG.zip (make sure it's not PG86IMG.zip.zip)

put on your SD Card

pull battery - put battery back in. Volume - and Power to bootloader

then as unknownforce said, let it sit a minute or two

and follow his brick step

(pulling the plug from ac worked for me after several times trying.

basically getting the timing down, to catch it just at the very end of it checking the upload).

kudos to unknownforce and closeone for all the help they've given everyone on this.

well worth all time and effort to get back to hboot 1.40
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Try extracting the ZIP out of the executable RUU that you downloaded using these instructions put together by Mpgrimm2. This has worked for some people when they have upgraded using the executable version of the RUU.

Trust me. If there was one, I would have used that originally. :( Try varying your timing a bit. Also, let it sit at the "Press Vol + to Upgrade" screen for a minute or two before bricking. Many people have been in the same boat. Just keep trying. You'll get it. :)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] wbchristmas:
This thing updates a whole lot faster than what the video says.. makes me think that this 3D has been overclocked or something
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
some people have reported Class 4 sd card is best for this.
[HTC EVO 3D] wbchristmas:
I have a class 4 in there now.. Is it possible that the CPU will run slower on a battery pull than AC power?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
It has nothing to do with the CPU (AFAIK). There seems to be varying times at which the EVO 3D updates (just go back a few pages. You'll see very similar situations with other users). Give it a try with a battery pull (just a different way of cutting power to the device). You just want to pull the power in the middle of the bootloader update, causing it to not completely write the new bootloader to the device. Just keep on trying. You'll get it eventually. ;)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] wbchristmas:
Just wanted to thank you for your patience with me as I'm still trying to brick this thing.
[HTC EVO 3D] zbergmark:
USB

Okay so i really want to get this done, I formated and used the core2usb to put the toolkit on,

Then it say restart your computer...

i click on the usb and it shows the files..now what

I apologize that I cant get the first step down lol

Help?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi there zbergmark. Reboot your computer with the flash drive in. You may have to go into the boot menu on your computer (Typically F12 but sometimes a different key) right when it's booting up.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] theboz1419:
Thank you Thank YOU. ;)

this worked. I must had used a wrong Ruu

Now, I can try to brick it, but that will have to wait until after work
[HTC EVO 3D] toomuchgame441:
I feel like I've read this half a dozen times... still don't get it. I'm really just typing out loud but if anyone has a dumbed down version of how to begin, I'd appreciate it. I'll be going the route of using the USB by the way. I have S-ON on 1.5 w/ HTC Unlock
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi toomuchgame. The best place for you to start would be at the step-by-step guide in post #3. Make sure you download the two RUUs in step 1 of the guide before starting. There are instructions for burning a CD properly with the Toolkit on it just a bit lower.

You'll reboot into the CD where you can test for connectivity, and relock the device (device has to be relocked before you can start the downgrade).

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] toomuchgame441:
Thanks for ur reply, I'll give it another shot in a while
[HTC EVO 3D] lpjzfan2005:
Let me move into my new place and I'll see what I can do!
[HTC EVO 3D] kaos420:
the ac cord didn't work for me. nor the battery method. what i did was combine the 2. i did the battery way and as soon as i seen updating with the bar on the side i dropped out the battery. then i left it out and plugged in the ac cord. hit the button on top. solid red light. worked bricked it. i tried for says.
[HTC EVO 3D] mmvic:
stuck bricked after running the downgrade... dont really see this brought up much but I figured Id find an answer since step 27 starts off saying 'if it worked'. any help appreciated, thanks-matt