yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC EVO 3D] twitchyfingers:
on the 50th try!

FINALLY got my phone to brick after more than 40 tries.

I really thought I was doing something wrong till I saw a few others took multiple tries as well.

I was hoping to have all of this done one morning before going to work.... successfully bricked my E3D but didn't have time to run the linux bits.

had to rock my old palm pre for a day and a half lol!

Thanks guys!

hboot 1.4 Rocks
[HTC EVO 3D] waltnich:
OK if this is covered elsewhere please give me the link.

I did Newt's Rom from day one with the 3 upgrades and everything went fine.

I tried to downgrade so to s-off but had no luck so I was happy enough anyway.

Now I get impatient and feel I will need the s-off sooner or later so I go for it again.

I relock and get the accompanied security warning

I have the PG86IMG file on the SD card

how do I run it?

I just stay in my HBOOT section

it'll go to FASTBOOT and will also recognise FASTBOOK-USB

but it wont go into RECOVERY

I have tried many ways

battery out and it still starts in the **RELOCKED** HBOOT section

(I did not get the "Parsing" with 18 items that Unknownforce showed on his video, or else I would have tried the pulling the cord anyway - but his warning held me back)

on my sd card I have the following zip files

Newts_One_S_RC3_signed

PG86IMG_Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_1.13.651.7_Radio_0.97.10.0530_NV_NV_SPCS_1.16_release_198109-signed

Sense4.0_InCall_Vol_Fix

su-3.0-efgh-signed

and these prl files if it matters

00002.prl

11119.prl

12119.prl

22085.prl

61085.prl
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi waltnich. The PG86IMG file isn't run from recovery, and since you're relocked, you won't be able to access any custom recovery.

The file must be in the root of the SD Card (not in any folder).

Make sure that it is named PG86IMG.zip. If it still acts as if it isn't there, try taking the .zip off the end. It's likely that file extensions are set not to display.

~co~

Edit: To save yourself the frustration later, make sure that the phone is charged a fair amount.
[HTC EVO 3D] stephangardner:
Dallas, TX

Alright guys I posted a little while back asking for help in Dallas. If anyone lived in Dallas I would pay them to do this.

Well I did it. Really technical stuff gets me all like I can't do this. I have dyslexia and it makes stuff with lots of reading a little more difficult.

I read the instructions several times and refered to a video on htcevohacks for a visual on certain things. With a little reassurance from lowetax up in Jersey I did it. Not just once but twice. Thanks to everyone whos posted on here cause I did a lot of reading before even attempting.

Hardest part is bricking.

This goes to prove even a dumby can do this.

Now to get my sis to let me do hers. Took long enough to get her to let me root hers. I ended up trading her my newer one for hers as a sign I was confident in the rooting method. Maybe I'll get my month old one back now in exchange for her first release 3D.
[HTC EVO 3D] waltnich:
Thanx co

I see the possible filename error. I got that from "properties", only the name was displayed. I'm downloading a new RUU to rename properly.

w
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Make sure that you're grabbing the 2.17 RUU zip. All files are listed in the guide (post #3).

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
I'm really happy about this. I am glad you were able to pull through. ;)

Thank you lowetax for helping with this! I'm sorry that I didn't help personally. :o Makes me feel really good inside. lowetax, you are awesome!

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] The Fer-Shiz-Nizzle:
Lol, I must have missed your other post. I'm in plano (murphy) and I would have helped you. Don't need payment though, woulda helped regardless. But Im glad you took the plunge and had success!

Sent from my PG86100 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[HTC EVO 3D] The Fer-Shiz-Nizzle:
I did the Hboot downgrade the same night Unknownforce released his method. And I have followed his thread and this one pretty close ever since. I would just like to tell both of you (closeone & Unknownforce) that I have a ton of respect and admiration for both of you. Y'all are more than willing to help ANYONE who posts an issue. And I know that some of those "issues" have been posted and resolved by y'all once (or more) times. And yet, somehow, y'all don't lose your patience and continue to provide outstanding support without any smart remarks about searching or noobness. Thanks for your all that y'all do. :thumbup:

Sent from my PG86100 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
ditto.

I tell that to closeone over and over. patience is such a virtue.

outstanding contribution to the community by these 2 guys.
[HTC EVO 3D] waltnich:
Thanks.

I am having quite a time just renaming and moving/copying.

I know it's never what you get on a quick guess but I wonder if my sd card is corrupted?

So I take out a sd that looks like it was from evo. Has 2D and 3D sample pics on it. Doesn't look like I'd used it.

I put the renamed 2.17 on it without issue. Put it in the phone and started it up. Booted right into HBOOT and did the Parsing and I get the elusive list of 16 items that I was looking for.

I imagine it is safe to brick now? I'll give it a try. will check this thread just before my final step incase someone throws up a big red flag . . .

Oh, I still have "Security Warning" should I proceed?

ok - tried it. Screen went blank when I pulled power. No red light. I hit Power and it went thru the parsing again and finished with the list.

Tried it one more time. Did each step - timing in sync with the video.

Now it is dead. No red light. No power. does not indicate charging.

Pull all power. Start from scratch - Nothing.

So am I bricked if without the little red light? Is it safe to do theHBOOT Downgrade Toolkit Live CD process now?
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
with the battery out and unplugged

sounds like you need to boot toolkit cd.

start at step 13
[HTC EVO 3D] waltnich:
You are right M8.

Bricked and back to 1.4, Haleakala.

Ran the 1.13 RUU fine

at step 31 I got some more heartburn -

Probably my sd card. I believe it is the original that came with the phone. I had another 8g card and transferred settings or files and used it instead for some reason a year ago.

I think I need a detour before I can do 30/31

any ideas?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
You're done with the hardest part!

I'm sorry waltnich. I don't quite understand. What's happened with your SD card? Make sure not to run the 2.17 RUU on the SD card again.

It sounds like you're all ready to run Revolutionary. You can run it from the CD. Just make sure to grab a beta code from the http://revolutionary.io website. Complete instructions are a tad bit lower in post #3.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Thank you for your comment. I may sound like a broken record, but comments like yours mean a lot to me. I could point people to the search box, but I've found that this causes more frustration than just answering the question. Plus, I can answer the question in almost the time it takes for me to tell someone to search for it. I'm not too fond of the word 'noob'. I guess that I find it to be a bit degrading. That's just me though. Just because someone doesn't understand something, that doesn't mean that I should start saying things to hurt them. If I ever do, I apologize. I'm here to help. I try to do so whenever I can. :)

Thanks again,

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] waltnich:
Yikes !

The SD card was the problem. I have another card - what I think is original that came with the phone a year ago - used it for the downgrade. I don't think it has all the files I need to proceed.

I can see all my files on the sd card I was using when put it into my 'puter, but can not move them or copy them.

With the new (original) card I am 1.4 except still at s-on - the phone boots ok

But following instructions at #30, toolkit sits waiting to recognize the phone . . .

Can the items required be put on this card at this point?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
It shouldn't need any files on it other than the 2.17 RUU. But since you've already bricked and restored, you don't need it again. Defiantly don't run it again.

If you haven't run the 1.13 RUU, you'll need to be booted into the bootloader (FASTBOOT USB mode). You'll run the installer then.

If you're doing Revolutionary, you need to be booted up into Android. You'll need USB Debugging turned on. You can do this by going to:

Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging.

~co~

Edit: You may also need these drivers if you can't run the RUU or Revolutionary (if you're running Revolutionary from Windows).

For the SD Card that can't be written to, I'd suggest you back up everything from that card to your computer. Then I'd go ahead and format the card (Right-click on the card in (My) Computer. Make sure that it's set to be formatted FAT32, and in your case, I wouldn't do the Quick Format).
[HTC EVO 3D] waltnich:
Right on the money co !

I hadn't the presence of mind to think the debugging would be off on a fresh install.

Worked with perfection.

You really put this together right, that is evident. User error can not easily be avoided but you are going the extra mile 4sure. Thanks are not enough, lol

Now for the stock rom that will not upgrade the bootloader . . .

is this a good choice?

Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.17.651.5_deodex.zip

I'm ready for prayer on this move.

Had attempted a Norton backup earlier in the day, which failed. But onward and upward . . . five it another.

I started this at 7AM Eastern DST before work - skipped work and been at it ever since and it's 4:30 PM EasternDST right now - think I'll get a quick lunch, lol

Thank you ever so much closeone
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Thanks, :)

I'm not sure what that file is. Sorry. You might have a look at Mr. Esp's (Karl's) rooted ROMs if you want a stock(ish) ROM. Take a look a Mpgrimm's links in the Resources section of post #3 for some more info. (Please don't take any updates if the phone asks you to) - They may put you back on HBOOT 1.50 again.

You may even want to try one of the Fully customized ROMs here. I'd even recommend it. There are a lot of really great ROMs around here. Take a look around and have fun. ;)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] waltnich:
Well, it worked just fine. I have the pink Revolutionary bar at the top and

SHOOTER XC SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT-1.4.1100

RADIO-0.97.10.0530

eMMC-boot

Jun 8 2011,17:20:22

Thank you big time closeone and unknownforce.

Update edit:

Things seem fine but I get a sms from Sprint and my phone says error16 switch 163. Then a Sprint guy answers.

Seems something I did took me off the Sprint network but they passed me right back to Sprint for them to fix.

I haven't read about this one yet.

They fixed me right up, none the wiser.

Haleakala! Now 2wait for Newt's latest marvel, L0L
[HTC EVO 3D] qskile:
I can't thank Unknownforce and Closeone enough for allowing me to obtain S-OFF.

The hardest part really is the soft brick. It took me over 20 tries to get the timing right! Reading the responses it appears that there are a lot of different techniques out there. For myself I got the timing down to about 3 seconds from pressing the update. You know you are very close or have got it when the instant you pull the cable is when the rectangular box appears in the top right corner.

Just keep trying and remember to recharge your battery after too many unsuccessful events as it can give false indication of a successful brick when your phone doesn't come on.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi Boss2212. Very likely you're not bricked, as you said. If you were getting dim-blinking lights, then you haven't been bricked. It's very likely that one of two things happened. Either, the battery did run down completely (and needs to be charged), or one of the times you attempted to brick the device actually was successful (Not everybody has gotten the solid-dim light; some have gotten no light at all).

You can try the unbricking process (it won't hurt to try). If it doesn't work, that's okay. Go ahead and pull the batter and AC adapter from the device, put the battery back in, and plug in the AC adapter. Let the device sit and charge for a few hours, and go ahead and continue trying again.

~co~

(Sorry to say this, but please don't post the same question in both of the downgrade threads. It makes it a little hard to organize when things are being posted in both threads. I'm just letting you know. Thanks!)
[HTC EVO 3D] mikebgb12:
HTC Evo 3D will not turn on or charge

As title states, I received a refurbished phone from Sprint on Friday and was able to achieve S-off after 10 tries via soft bricking. I installed viperRom IC3D Beta 3.1 and all was fine. Fast forward to Sunday evening, phone died due to battery. Now the phone wont charge or turn on. Any ideas?

Thx,

Mike
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Sorry for not responding sooner Mike. I don't believe your problem is related to the downgrade. Likely, because the battery died, it just needs to be charged. Try disconnecting any USB cable that goes to the phone. Remove the battery. Put the battery back in and plug it into the wall (not a computer) to charge.

Hope this helps,

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] fusiondynamics:
I did everything successfully. I went and flashed a ICS rom but it shows I'm on 1.13 still. Which file is the best one to use to get me on the newer 2.17? There are so many and i don't want to flash the wrong one.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi fusiondynamics. All you'll want to do is flash the 2.17 firmware. This will just get you up to the newest version without flashing any RUUs.

Just put it on your SD card like you did with the RUU. Run the update from the bootloader. It will happen very quickly. If you run into any problems with the ROM after flashing, try wiping your cache from recovery. If that doesn't help, you may need to reflash. There may be spots though that say 1.13, even though you've got the newer firmware (just letting you know).

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Visionikz03:
Hey closeone,

What might i be doing wrong? i have everything in place and was verifying that i could boot the toolkit which i can but when i go to "check device status" i plug in my phone and hit enter and nothing happens. The phone is not responding. I have debugging enabled as well as the proper sdk. Any thoughts?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Sorry Visionikz03. That's my fault. This is just testing if Fastboot commands can be sent. If you reboot into the bootloader, then put the phone into FASTBOOT mode, when you plug it in, that text should change to FASTBOOT USB. Now, you should be able to run that command.

There's also a slight code error. It will not display the serial number of the phone and instead output an error. It's all cosmetic. I apologize for that.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Visionikz03:
Thanks for the clarification... Surprisingly after only 4 tries i got the bricking part down. It's nerveracking almost like playing a game at the fair trying to get that perfect timing lol. Just FYI, one slight snarl i ran into was the step for running revolutionary thru the downgrade kit. I verified my beta key was indeed correct and it wouldn't take it after three or four tries. However running the revolutionary exe from windows took the key rooted and s-offed properly to hboot 1.40.0110 the very first time. At any rate everything is all good. Thanks for all ur work! I am feeling quite nostalgic back on 1.40 hboot after a refurb with 1.50 found its way into my hands :( thanks again!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] mikebgb12:
Thanks for the reply, I have 2 Evo 3d's and multiple chargers and batteries. I have tried everything except for the unbricking method. I haven't tried that because it says for S-On only phones.

Thx,

Mike
[HTC EVO 3D] Astrikz:
So just got a new evo 3d after bricking my last one.

Im trying to temp brick right now but when i press up to update the Bootloader updates really fast. By the time i count to 5 its already updating "Boot"

What should i do? should i disconnect it maybe around 2-3 seconds?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi iTzLOLtrain. There are some differences in timing between devices. Yes, Try pulling the cable a little sooner.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Try plugging the phone into your computer (battery inserted), and running the command: fastboot reboot bootloader

Also, make sure that the device is being recognized normally in Windows.

~co~
[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.

I tried a class 2 16gb and a class 4 8gb and same issue.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Responded in the other thread. (I'm sorry, but please don't post the same question in both threads. :() - This keeps things less confusing when responding.

Thanks,

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Astrikz:
Yeah kinda noticed the big red bold words after posting it. I apologize.
[HTC EVO 3D] Visionikz03:
mine was the same way it updated really fast... if i recall correctly... i pulled my cable when i saw the word "updating" turn pink(i think) cuz i pulled exactly when i saw the update bar appear as instructed by unknownforce and it was too late. I saw somewhere a guy said he narrowed it down to about a three second window. And that's exactly how long i counted when i pulled the cable. I was shocked when i actually did it. I could BARELY see the light and it was in the dark too! U know it's bricked if the phone wont turn on with the battery in.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Absolutely no problem at all. Thank you. :)

Thanks for the info Visionikz03. :)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Astrikz:
After a few ours of trying i finally got it to brick. Thank you guys for the help.

Closeone you should think about telling people to upgrade their prl and profile after phone boots up. It didn't happen when I booted my phone for the first time and after getting everything and flashing a sense 4.0 I had to return to 2.17 to update my prl and profile
[HTC EVO 3D] Visionikz03:
Dont forget too that you will need to grab the all-in-one firmware update from the 2.17 ota. I would recommend doing this right after running the 1.13 RUU and booting up for those who haven't bricked yet. Just put the PG86IMG on the root of sd card and let it flash thru bootloader. It will automatically re-provision with the network(profile/prl update) whenever you make firmware changes so make sure to let it register with the network once it boots up or else you wont have any data connection. Freeza made this one http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17013328/PG86IMG.zip a while back nd that's the one i used after i achieved root and s-off. Otherwise you will have ICS with firmware from last summer lol...
[HTC EVO 3D] stkiswr:
What a nightmare. I flocked. I ruu back to 2.17. Had everything ready. Finally bricked it after attempt #6 .ran #1 in the tool and everything looked great. Phone wouldn't boot at all. Dead. Nothing. Xda went down so for 2 hours I scoured the net. When Xda came back I downloaded your 070 tool and ran #1 again. It immediately booted and now I am ruu 1.13 this piece. What a night. I may be able to use the latest tool to do the recovery but it would not work for me on the downgrade of the latest tool kit. Had to use old tool kit for it to work. It may have been my fault or just the phone but I couldn't be happier to see the HTC logo pop up. Now I'm gonna update the radios and move on to mean ics 19. Thank you for the tool but ****...I'm doing this for a friend. I will never get an evo 3d haha
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi stkiswr. I'm really sorry that you had troubles. I am happy that you got it though.

I'm going to release a maintenance build of the Toolkit to fix the few problems that have popped up for users. Hopefully I can get this out during this weekend or early next week.

Thank you for letting me know.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Visionikz03:
WOW!!!!! U went thru all of that for a friend? Number one, your friend must be very trusting of you to let you brick his phone and two you have some cajones to brick someone elses device lol! Good to see you pulled thru.
[HTC EVO 3D] stkiswr:
The only thing I could do with the latest utility was flash touch recovery.

7 series utility did everything. Anyone having issues just try the older one. It may work perfect for you.
[HTC EVO 3D] Visionikz03:
Dont know what the "7 sereis" utility is but the downgrade kit closeone provided in the OP did everything for me perfectly. The only snag i ran into was trying to get revolutionary to accept my beta key while inside the downgrade kit which it wouldn't after 4 tries. I had to reboot into windows and run revolutionary exe to root and s-off properly. Closeone said there were some coding errors that he needed to fix so maybe it will be smoother but either way the biggest part (downgrading) worked without a hitch. But as unknownforce stated "your mileage may vary" and we all should know that although these phones are identical in appearance and most hardware, slight hardware differences (hw 0001, 0002 etc.) and depending on what you did to it previously can all affect the outcome of certain processes.
[HTC EVO 3D] stkiswr:
Please don't misunderstand my post as unappreciative. I can't thank you enough for this utility. Just on my (friends) hw0002 3d the latest utility just wouldn't accomplish the job on my windows 7 laptop. Your 0.7.0 utility knocked it out of the park.

My errors were the latest would not properly downgrade for me, I could not get the phone to boot at all, revolutionary refused to accept my code. It did properly push touch recovery.

The 0.7.0 worked perfect the first time w every step. From downgrade, the phone instantly went back to hboot so I could ruu. It instantly ran and achieved s-off on the first try.

This is just my experience. I'm sure many many people have had great success w the latest but man, that 0.7.0 saved me.

Once again. The work is top notch. Thank you very very much.
[HTC EVO 3D] P_M_G:
finally took the plunge...easy to follow only issue had was bricking correctly took a dozen or so tries...but my 3D is now free!!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] ravip_27:
Hey guys

Finally decided to try this on my phone. I downloaded the toolkit and flashed it to USB drive. As instructed I tried to test if the toolkit will recognize my phone but when I select the check status it prompts me to plug in the phone and when I connect it to another USB port it just keeps on the prompt waiting for the device. The phone is powered off and I did remove the battery and then put it back before connecting to the computer. Any idea why the toolkit is not recognizing. USB debugging is enabled on the phone.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi ravip_27. My apologies. It's an slight error. I've outlined what to do in this post.

I'll be pushing out an update that will fix this problem as soon as possible. These steps however will get you through the process with no problem.

Thanks,

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] ravip_27:
Thanks it worked. One more question , Do I have To put the phone in fast boot mode for it work with your toolkit or it was just the status check required it to be in fast boot mode?

Thanks for the prompt response.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Great! No, you don't have to put it into Fastboot mode for it to work with the toolkit. Really, this is just making sure that the computer does in-fact see your phone so that you shouldn't have trouble later.

You'll need to have it in certain modes for some things, and other modes for other things (that's vague...). Everything you need to get started is in post #3 of this thread. ;)

~co~