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[HTC EVO 3D] vinc3stylez:
im surprised you remember! I'm trying to downgrade for a friend and I guess I just didn't name it with the .zip at the end last time and I did this time.

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Ok, i'm sitting through the RUU right now :) thanks again for the awesome downgrade tool.

For future downgraders:

When I went through the bricking process with this one I yanked the cord and plugged it back in and there wasn't a light at all. I thought I didn't brick it right so I tried to turn it back on it just wouldn't. Turns out that the dim light isn't a reliable indicator and I think the light's brightness depends on how quickly you plugged your phone back into AC. So I was bricked and everything worked smoothly
[HTC EVO 3D] G.Newton:
Agreed. I freaked out when it was 100% unresponsive, with NO LED. If newcomers search this thread, there's several posts about this.
[HTC EVO 3D] vinc3stylez:
haha bricking your own phone is pretty bad.. imagine bricking your friend's!
[HTC EVO 3D] vinc3stylez:
Did you let your phone sit for a bit? and what kind of charger are you using? I know that the downgrade threads said the HTC charger doesn't work for some but for me I could only get it with the HTC charger
[HTC EVO 3D] jeffhbo:
The thread says only the HTC charger will work. I am using the HTC charger and i did let it sit for a couple minutes every time i tried. The screen stays on when i pull the battery out, but it turns off as soon as i hit the volume + button to start update.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
This has been a (semi-)common problem. Try plugging the power adapter in somewhere else or try a different one. You may also have luck removing the SD card right after it has finished loading the update (when it asks you to press yes or no).

Otherwise, you can also brick the phone by pulling the battery instead of the power cable.

(Thanks to Unknownforce for the info)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] jeffhbo:
Thanks for the advice, I tried everything you mentioned, nothing worked though. I really appreciate the help though. ANy other ideas?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi jeffhbo,

Sorry that you're having problems. It's really all about the timing. You aren't the first to have some setbacks, and won't be the last. You'll get it. :)

If you just couldn't get the power adapter to keep the phone on while doing the update, the battery pull will work.

Here is part of a PM I sent to somebody having problems (You know who you are :) ):

Just keep trying. You'll eventually get it. ;)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Limpy:
This happened to me a lot with the htc charger, so I switched to the kindle charger to do this because that charger gives out more power than the htc charger, so try checking if you could get a more powerful charger.
[HTC EVO 3D] rockypr:
After some scary moments I was able to get the Downgrade and ROOT!!!

Also the is some steps that are bad, after using the downgrade TOOL, it says here "If the phone powers on, go back to step 12. The phone wasn't bricked."

After the downgrade my phone turned ON and, then i turned off to verified and i had 1.40 bootloader, then turn it on and I run the RUU, then REVOLUTIONARY and DONE!!!

Now what ICS ROM do you recomend me? LOL

THANKS!!!!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
New Version

I've released a new version of the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit 0.8.0!

New features:

* Rebuilt (again) from the ground up

* New menu-driven interface

* 4EXT Recovery now included (Thanks madmaxx82)

* Usability fixes

* Broadened device test

* Boot directly into the bootloader

* Easily exit utilities without rebooting

- More instruction while using

- Built off of Micro Core

Let me know how it runs!

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] G.Newton:
Appreciate all the work you do, even though I'm already S-off'd. Any progress will make this process easier.
[HTC EVO 3D] jeffhbo:
How can i tell if I'm bricked? I got past my last problem by switching out my SD card for a lower end one, but now I've been following the directions exactly and can't br9ick my device after trying several times. When i turn on the phone it goes straight to bootloader. I don't think that's what happens when it is bricked, but maybe im wrong. If anyone has any advice it would be great.

BTW thanks for all the help Closeone.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi jeffhbo. You can tell that your bricked when the device literally doesn't power on. You'll get a dim solid red light or no light at all. It isn't bricked if you're getting a blinking light. If the screen displays anything, keep trying. Again, you'll get it. It just takes some time and patience. :)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
it was late, i was tired, and refused to give up. glad you were still awake to tell me yes you can do it ! :)
[HTC EVO 3D] civicstyle01:
Same...I also used older method...and created a new partial method to the old. Don't know what I would do if without having s-off. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
Hi guys,

I'm at the point of running Revolutionary from teh tool kit but it always comes up with failed to get root :(

I double checked and I have 1.40 HBOOT. I ran Revolutionary 5-6 times with no luck. ANy ideas?

TIA
[HTC EVO 3D] karatche:
do I have to be relocked with htd method before I can check connection to machine running linux ?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi karatche. It should not matter one way or the other. The check just makes sure that the toolkit can send Fastboot commands to your phone, (and as an added bonus (or something that I just put in there :) ), it outputs your phone's serial number if you wish to use it to get your Revolutionary key.

It will reboot the phone. If it doesn't, power off your phone (you may need to pull the battery and place it back in), plug it into your computer, and (without turning the phone on) run the check. It should power on the phone for you.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Mackn89:
Worked to perfection!!!! I downloaded the 0.7 toolkit. Basically does everything for you. Thanks devs!!!!!

Hboot 1.4
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hi midnightmaraude, on your phone, did you turn on USB debugging? (Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging). You must also run Revolutionary while the phone is booted into Android.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] rockypr:
Make sure your phone is turned on, and USB debugging also is on, the run Revolutionary
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
Yes debugging is on. Actually tool kit won't recognize the device unless it is check marked.

As far as booted into android...the phone was fully booted... at the home screen and everything. I dunno what else to do here? Everything else worked just fine.

Are there any other methods to run revolutionary S-off..?

I'm using the latest tool kit should I try another version?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
I'll take a look into this. But, you can always run Revolutionary from within Windows. Just grab a copy from http://revolutionary.io. Make sure that you get a beta key for the Windows version (the beta keys differ between platform).

Has anyone else had problems running Revolutionary on the newest release (0.8.0 not 0.7.0)?

Thanks,

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] karatche:
Thank-you for your quick reply!

I use adb all the time for flashing. When I boot machine with linux cd and choose check connection, it does nothing. usb debiggin is selected. I choose disc drive when I plug in usb. (should it be charge only?) I've tried both. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong as I use adb all the time. Seems like it should be simple. Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
Hmmmm the windows version of revolutionary isn't working either. Same message... failed to get root...
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Did you run the 1.13 RUU after you finished the HBOOT downgrade?

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Actually, I'm having it do a Fastboot check instead of ADB (In retrospect, I probably should have had it check both). If you power off your phone (you may need to take out the battery and put it back in), plug it into your USB port without powering the phone on, you should be able to run the check (it should power on the phone into the bootloader).

Sorry about that (and sorry if my posts are sounding a little similar).

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
yes I did. I'm not sure what it's supposed to do ...but I ran it. it did an update...brought some version down to a lower version or something like that.

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I just checked it again... the information on my phone currently shows an image version of 2.17.651.5. Is that correct?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
The newer RUUs patch the exploit that Revolutionary uses to gain temproot. Without that temproot, Revolutionary can't do its thing.

That version is telling me that for some reason, you still have the newer RUU.

You should have:

1. Bricked the phone with the newer RUU (That's because the bootloader won't mind flashing that version (It would have given you an error about you trying to run an older RUU if you had tried to update it.

2. Run the Unbrick/Downgrade from the CD (requires two steps (onscreen) - basically unplugging the device after the step and plugging it back in again for the second)

3. (the phone should power on now) Run the 1.13 RUU completely.

4. Set the usb debugging settings

5. Run Revolutionary

You won't update back to the 2.17 RUU as that will put you back on HBOOT 1.50.

Hopefully this doesn't sound like I'm pestering you. I am not. :) Sorry.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
GOT IT GUYS! Yea I guess the ruu didn't run all the way to completion.
[HTC EVO 3D] jmoore4175:
Success!!!

Well after two days of working on this I have successfully downgraded to 1.4. This this really works.
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Congrats RedMan, glad you made it over here. Did you run Revolutionary S-Off, update to the 2.17 Radio/firmware from Freeza or xhausx, update to 4ext Recovery, and flash MeanRom ICS? Links here if you need it.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hey there Mpgrimm2! Good to see you here. :)

He's currently running Revolutionary. But now he's done with the downgrade. ;)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] curry2006:
I was following everystep and until I get to the downgrade step 1 holding down the Volume Down Key and plug in the phone. Volume Down key is hold and I plug in the phone but nothing happend. It won't detect my phone...

When the phone just plug in, I can see the very dim red light came on then went off after few seconds.. :confused:

I am sure the phone is "Bricked" correctly... please help.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Ah. Try volume + (not -) and plugging in the phone.

~co~

Glad you got it. Don't know what I was thinking last night. It is Vol -. *sigh* Sleep.
[HTC EVO 3D] cscotty:
Are you sure it is bricked? When you put the battery back in and hold the power button, does it turn on? If it does, then you're not bricked. Check it out and let us know.

Scott
[HTC EVO 3D] curry2006:
Problem solved. It was the older Usb port that is causing the problem. Rerun on a newer pc and everything went through smoothly. Now I have 1.4 and s- off. Thanks for your help.
[HTC EVO 3D] prodigy2m:
Removed.
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
Question:

Since s-off last night some sms messages go through ...some times don't and I get an occasional message of radio error 97/2 . Also there is a system update in the task bar ready to go but the board here says to not do it since it could 1.50 Me.

Do I need to put a custom ROM on to fix the radio issue sms error?
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
Do I need to flash the radio for 2.17 here in order to do away wtih the radio error I get with sms messages?

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Well... I went ahead and installed http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21374142&postcount=131

It went back to the bootloader page there and now it says locked but still s-off.

Is my p hone ok?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
My apologies for not responding sooner. It sounds like Hands-Free Activation might still need to be run on your phone.

It should run after flashing a Sense 3.0 based ROM. I'm not too sure why it didn't on yours.

The second thing you could do is force it to run it. Take a look at this post.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Did you take some updates? It sounds like you're back on HBOOT 1.50. That has nothing to do with the radio you installed.

Did you rerun the 2.17 RUU or take an OTA (Over-The-Air) update?

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
Damn! i am back on 1.50! No I just ran this file from this link: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21374142&postcount=131

Screen went black and came back to the locked screen.

What do I need to do?!

Start from the beginning??
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Don't brick again! You're S-OFF still (?) I'm assuming).

That update didn't put you back on 1.50. I ran that one myself.

If you however are on the 1.13 RUU still, you should be able to downgrade your HBOOT to 1.40 and rerun Revolutionary.

If you're on the 2.17 RUU, it would be a bigger pain to do because you can't run Revolutionary on that RUU. And the 1.13 RUU won't run again.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
Well I am on 1.13 still. Yes s-off. I tried running the tool kit downgrade with no battery in ...etc but nothing happened.

So what are my options now?
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Good! Grab the 1.40 HBOOT from here. Not the engineering HBOOT.

Put that in the ROOT of your SD Card. Make sure it's named PG86IMG like the others.

Let it update.

Run Revolutionary after you have done that.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
Closeone,

Thanks for your help so far. I ran the 1.40 I can't run revolutionary downgrade because I'm at work and I can't open zips (anyone have a link to the executeable?). I'll have to wait til I get home later today.

After I do downgrade what should I do at that point? I keep getting a message on my phone that I am not signed in. When I go to sign in it says I'm using an invalid password but I'm clearly not. At this point I am lost.
[HTC EVO 3D] cscotty:
Another satisfied customer here. Thanks alot C.O.! I created a bootable SD card with your iso and it worked just fine. Couldn't have done it without you.

Thanks again,

Scott
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
Well I managed to signn in. Google temporarily locked my acct because someone from Brazil tried to login to it.

I will do the revolution when I get home soon.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Updated Instructions

I have updated the instructions to reflect the changes in the new version of the Toolkit.

The old instructions are at the bottom of the post for the time being if anyone needs them.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] kaos420:
trying to download the .8.0 version its showing nothing in the folder location....
[HTC EVO 3D] lowetax:
yer downloading using the phone ?

from pc or tablet it downloads fine (save as)
[HTC EVO 3D] fredrick1213:
I followed the instructions to make the flash drive bootable but when I reboot nothing happens. Can someone help
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
Closeone.. anyone?

I managed to run revolutionary and get revolutionary unlocked s off 1.40

I tried using msl reader to get my msl number but it failed asking if i was sure if I was rooted and somethinga bout super user. I am getting NO TEXTS IN OR OUT OR CALLS IN OR OUT. Please help. What is my next step here?

I have been rooting/roming since evo 4g, but this radio stuff is challenging and I honestly just dno't understand it. I humbly ask for your help.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Sorry. Revolutionary won't root the device. It'll just unlock the bootloader. If you want to use a custom ROM, you can flash one now (that will be rooted ahead of time). Otherwise, you'll need to either grab SuperUser from the Market, or get the SuperUser flashable zip to obtain root. You should then be able to use the MSL Reader.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Check your boot settings. Try tapping F12 several times as the computer boots (that's been the one key that seems to be fairly common between different computers. If that's the correct key, that should bring up your boot menu. Select your USB device to boot into it.

Otherwise, you'll want to go into your BIOS and move the boot priority around so that USB is above the Hard Drive.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
I'm sorry kaos420, I'm not sure what folder location you're talking about. Once you download the ISO, you'll locate it (Most likely in your Downloads folder) and burn it to a CD using the instructions in post #3 of this thread (alternatively to a USB flash drive using those instructions in post #3).

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
You're fine! Thank you.

Any Sense 3.0 (not 3.5) ROM should be fine. Take a look at viperROM (one of my all-time-favorite-it-just-works-ROMs).

MeanROM is a bit newer, and I haven't personally used it, but I've heard good things about it.

ZR3D is one that I've used. It's also quite good, and is very pretty.

Update: Flash this radio update first.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
Closeone,

Thank youf or the suggestions...as far as the radio update...that is the radio update I did after the original revolutionary and once I ran that that is what took off the revolutionary and locked it at 1.50 just an FYI.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
I swear, that update won't put you back on 1.50. I promise.

If the update takes a REALLY long time to load up, then it probably is the wrong one. This one will load up nice and fast.

Let me just quickly check the ZIP for you and verify that there is no 1.50 bootloader update in there. I promise that I am downloading it. One second.

Edit: There is no HBOOT update in the file. You can confirm this yourself by opening up the zip and looking for a file with the word HBOOT_1.50 (something like that) in it.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] slosvt:
I cannot get the device to be recognized using the CD...

Adb reboot-bootloader works fine from Windows 7... Weird.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
I'm sorry. I don't have it ADB checking in this version (I should have, but didn't). I have it checking by sending Fastboot commands.

To test. Power the phone off completely. You may have to pull the battery and put it back in. Plug the phone into your USB port (power still off; battery still in). Now run the test.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] slosvt:
What test are you suggesting?

I have tried all methods and the CD is not working for me. I guess I will find another CD and try .7.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
I'm sorry, but is it booting into the CD? What isn't working?

I was talking about doing the device test.

~co~

Edit: It's just testing the to make sure that Fastboot commands can be sent to the phone.

You can also run that test by booting into the bootloader Vol - and Power. Putting the phone into Fastboot Mode. (Should say FASTBOOT-USB), and selecting the device test from the menu.
[HTC EVO 3D] slosvt:
The CD boots fine. When I select check device, I get no reply... How long will this typically take?

Edit... I get the following message after a minute

Hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 5
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Darn. One second. Another person had this issue. I built a private release that apparently fixed the issue. Give me just a second and I'll get the link for you, plus update the OP. :o

Edit: Here's a link to the updated release. Sorry about this.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] insanecon:
Hey, Flashed to a different carrier (Reliance, India)

How do i backup my settings so I can restore them?
[HTC EVO 3D] MoB-HeArT:
I'm having no success with the USB method , my phone just wont brick

now it just keep booting into boot loader, any suggestions?
[HTC EVO 3D] midnightmaraude:
Closeone,

Thanks man! After a short call with sprint , i'm able to make calls and text now. All is good and I'm using ZR3D...pretty cool stuff.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Take a look at this article by joefanelli. It should help you do what you need.

Just keep trying. You can also try pulling the battery (without the phone being connected to the wall) instead. It's all about the timing. As I've told many other people, you'll get it! :)

Wonderful! I'm glad that it's working. :)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] wbchristmas:
Can I run the Boot CD through Microsoft Virtual Machine?
[HTC EVO 3D] KedKaeDee:
okay... I think im officially bout to lose it now... sumone please help me... I been debating whether or not i shuld do this method for like the past month or so, i finally decided to today and everythn goes jus right until.... when im suppose to unplug n replug bacc in with battery out... yea well around that step my phone shut off, by itself, almost as if it timed itself to go off after 5secs of updating message... only prob is... yea im about 90% sure its bricked cus it wont even turn on, i plug it in the charger and the light doesnt even come on neither... i went to next step n held volume button as i plugged in to pc... n sat there for like 20mins waiting for sumthn to happen... annndddd NUTHN... not to mention my phone wont even shut on im soo screwed =( please help me sumone, im willing to pay if i have to =(
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
No. I'm sorry. Unfortunately not. It takes a couple seconds to boot and use though, and it won't install anything onto your computer. :)

Hi there KedKaeDee,

I'm really sorry (I forgot about your PM. I've been doing what seems like twenty different things). I'm glad to see you in the thread. :)

To test if you've bricked, make sure to put the battery back into the phone. Wait about 7-8 seconds, and hit the power button. If the light stays solid red (dim) or in some cases, no light at all, it's bricked. If it's blinking, it's not. You'll see it power back on again.

Trust me! You're fine! :)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] kdub2000:
Thank you thank you thank you. I am now hboot 1.40 w/ s off. Time to play again.

I did wanna mention a few issues I had while doing it. Bricking the phone was a pain. I had to go to another house where they had no surge protectors in the outlets to get it to work. Probably took 14 hours of reboots. The Linux CD gave me an USB error trying to find ports? So the CD worked fine for the unbricking because I could recall the main menu by pressing enter after the searching for USB ports was done but couldn't do any other functions with it. This may have been my fault because I pressed d when the phone wasnt bricked and had to restart my PC. After that, every CD 6.5 7 and 8 did the same thing like it remembered I was supposed to plug in a phone. No worries though, Once on 1.13 I could root etc with other methods.

Thanks again.
[HTC EVO 3D] leonardusbayu:
i don't have an htc charger. can i use another? i tried the bricking part repeated around 10 times but i had no success.:(. any suggestion?
[HTC EVO 3D] KedKaeDee:
hey man its nice to b out here in the thread or forums thanks.. n dont worry bout the PM its all good i understand how busy it can get... but neway, yea no lights, no screen, no vibration nothing... which i guess is the right thing.. but if so then y is the live cd not reading when i go to downgrade it? i hold volume down button while plugging into pc and nothing happens? i even tried "adb reboot bootloader" thru pc with phone connected to pc too and it doesnt recognize ne devices =( im really taking this hard =\
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
leonardusbayu, you can use another charger, but it has to be able to output enough electricity to keep the phone on while the battery is out. If the phone is shutting off when you press the vol + to update, then a battery pull would also work. It's all about timing.

KedKaeDee, thank you for understanding.

First, you did try to power on the phone with the battery in? Make sure that the battery is also charged. What happens if you put the battery in, plug the phone into the wall, wait about 7-8 seconds and press power?

Can you tell me what the charge light does when you do that?

My guess is that it isn't bricked yet (just a guess though). The battery is probably dead. In that case, I would pull the cable, pull the battery, put back in the battery, plug it back into the wall charger, and let the phone sit and charge for an hour or two.

(Turning the lights off in the room might help you to see the charge light better.)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] osker83:
Awesome work OP! I have sucssesfully got s-off. when installing ICS roms do I have to update to 2.17 ruu no hboot through fastboot?