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[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Glad I can try and help the community in some way. :)

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[HTC Rezound] Nopi45:
Also you may want to add something bout unistalling HTC sync I had all kinds of problems till I did that could not even start the wire trick till i done that.

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[HTC Rezound] NAU420:
When doing the adb commands, do you have to be in fast boot?
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
OP updated with the following:

Q: What are some recommendations before running exploit to make the process smoother?

A: It is recommended you extract the files from the exploit zip to your adb / fastboot folder. Also if you have HTC Sync installed it should be disabled. Also consider turning off Anti Virus Protection just for this time period.

Correct.

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[HTC Rezound] theGross1:
I'm getting the backup error too. v0.1 you have is for ICS which I am not. Will it still work?
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
I'll try and find v0.1 for GB.

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[HTC Rezound] MoStDoPe601:
After S-OFF went thru I realized my bootloader was relocked and I had to unlock again thats completely normal right?
[HTC Rezound] Nopi45:
Dang it I read it twice to make sure and still skipped over it sorry bro:o
[HTC Rezound] Nopi45:
Should not have to unlock a perk of s-off
[HTC Rezound] trickster2369:
You do, unless you flash one of their modified bootloaders.
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
If your on ICS Leak do as follows:

Put the phone in fastboot mode, then run the follwoing commands:

fastboot oem rebootRUU

fastboot flash zip jb_hboot.zip

fastboot reboot

Or

Rename the jb_hboot.zip file to PH98IMG.zip. Place at root of sd and boot into bootloader.

Jb_hboot.zip came inside the exploit zip file.

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[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Lol. Did some GB homework. Use the download in this thread for v0.1. Just don't flash the hboot and your good to go. If you want eng hboot for GB, Con has a thread in dev section on this.

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[HTC Rezound] walrus108:
hroot after s-off?

I got s-off but here is a question I have not seen asked or answered. At the end of the program, it asked if I wanted to install their h boot. I chose no before I really thought about it and the program ended. I am running clean rom 4.3 now. Should or should I have not installed their h boot? why or why not?
[HTC Rezound] NAU420:
I'm not understanding the whole adb thing for the sd card fix. Do I need busybox on my phone and when I type adb devices nothing shows up. But if I type fastboot devices I see my phone. Also when I type adb shall I just get a list of adb commands. So I'm really not understanding this at all. If anyone could help that would be great. I did see that they have V0.2 up, should I flash the hboot, would that help? Thanks
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
If your on ICS Leak flash the hboot. Updated OP. Read last Q & A. I recommend using v0.1.

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[HTC Rezound] NAU420:
Ok thanks, I'm on the v0.1 right now. Just can't see my sd card.
[HTC Rezound] Marine6680:
Not sure if you saw my post earlier.

Some are claiming that this exploit will not work if your phone has CWM recovery. They say switching to Amon Ra cleared up their issues with running this exploit.

Also the lower contact is small, deep, and hard to get to. It is easy to miss completely or slide off the contact while doing the wire trick. I would bet that not making a good connection is 75% of the trouble for those that can actually get the program to run up to that point but are still unable to get s=off.
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
I assumed everyone is running Amon RA due to charging issue. I'll add to OP in recommendation section. I also agree with you on the connection. That and the timing were a pain. I used a Coax cable (RG6), made it easier for me.

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[HTC Rezound] Marine6680:
22ga wire worked for me. I had zero issues. Fits perfect in the hole.
[HTC Rezound] Hotweelz66:
Can anyone tell me why I keep getting this:

======== ControlBear version 0.1 for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========

Starting up......

Waiting device

Program requires root, sorry.

Quit....

Press ENTER to exit.....

I've tried many different things that were suggested and things that I read other people tried. I'm unlocked, rooted, have amon ra recovery and running stock. I have restarted computer, reinstalled JuopunutBear and htc drivers. Made sure I unzipped JuopunutBear where adb/fastboot is located. Kind of at a loss at what to try next.:confused:
[HTC Rezound] shawnshawn90:
I've got the same issues going on, and I want s-off so bad. I keep getting the message no beer for bear. I need help bad.
[HTC Rezound] brando56894:
I tried re-flashing amon ra after I noticed that it was gone. It didn't seem to fix anything, I'll see again later.

That's a simple solution which I never thought of, thanks!
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Not sure what setup you have, but I recommend v0.1. Download it and extract the zip to your adb / fastboot folder. Make sure the files are placed in there, not a sub directory. Wipe your SD card and reload ROM back to its normal state. Also make sure if you have HTC Sync installed that it is disabled or uninstalled. Turn off Anti Virus. Also another thing to do is make sure your Android Sdk is up to date. I updated mine before process just incase. I think a clean start with those steps might help. Let me know how it goes.

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[HTC Rezound] brando56894:
Thanks for all the suggestions but I've exhausted most of them, I spent about two hours talking to Hyuh (one of the devs/admins) in IRC and everything he suggested didn't seem to work. I originally tried it in Linux so HTC sync, drivers and anti-virus aren't an issue. He thought it was an ADB issue since it couldn't grab the partition addresses, but ADB worked perfectly via the console.

I then rebooted into Windows 7 and had the same exact problems that I had in Linux, which is indicative of a hardware problem and not software. Once I exhausted all possibilities I decided to RUU. Which after that controlbear ran all the way through but the exploit wasn't successful. :(

What makes you suggest v0.1 over v0.2?
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
People seem to have the infamous backup error on this version. Not sure but if you could make a video it may help me understand. Screen shots will help as well.

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[HTC Rezound] shawnshawn90:
I'm going through the same issues brando. I had one close call and then ever since then controlbear just keeps saying no beer for bear tonight and then exit. It's like the two aren't communicating I don't what to do anymore. Ive tried downloading the program 5 different times and following all the proper instructions. I'm not going to give up though.
[HTC Rezound] cam1pbell:
How do you install just the jb-boot. I have s-off on ics and I skipped the jb - hboot. My phone says tampered I read if you install the jb-hboot the tampered goes away. Do I just rename the zip and flash or what. Thanks.
[HTC Rezound] imparables:
If you're running GB firmware with the CleanRom ICS it's suggested you do install their hboot as then you'll be locked and shouldn't have to unlock if need be being you have their modified hboot . Read 3 and 4 posts above yours.

You can read up cons thread...good info there.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25145381
[HTC Rezound] trickster2369:
Rename to ph98img, place on the root of your ext_sd card, boot to bootloader, and let it update. Restart phone after and you should be good.
[HTC Rezound] knuckles562:
If we have two different back ups with different kernels do we still need to flash the corresponding kernel or will it get flashed with the backed up image file?
[HTC Rezound] trickster2369:
Should be restored when you restore your backup, providing you had boot checked in amon ra when you did the backup.
[HTC Rezound] anothen:
wow that was scary lol

Here is a picture of what I used:

It is a paperclip wrapped in medical tape (this is all I could find at work). It works fine but the process took me several tries because I was only touching the ground once instead of two times. Duh... That was definitely exhilarating though and I'm glad to say I now have S-OFF!! Thanks!
[HTC Rezound] Hag77:
Posted similarly in the main s-off thread a couple times but it's just too busy there.. 5 new posts a min it seems.. Anyways- just curious if anyone else made it through the whole process w/o losing anything on int or ext sd?? I used v2 - I don't know if they silently fixed something on it but I literally didn't lose anything. Amon backups working fine and no sd card formats.. Didn't have to reflash rom kernel either? Anyone else??
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Glad to hear you had a good experience with that version. A lot of people were getting a backup up error. Don't know if they updated the version 2 to solve that issue. I'd be also curious to know who was successful on v2. Seems like it works differently for everyone.

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[HTC Rezound] anothen:
I had success with v2 but had to manually flash hboot. It seems like there is supposed to be an option to choose wether or not to flash hboot (according to what I'm reading) but it got hung up on trying to to something with the RUU it said. I just flashed the new hboot and rebooted to bootloader to make sure it said S-OFF and sure enough it was there.
[HTC Rezound] Hag77:
Similar to my experience- I only had to flash their hboot also. Did you lose anything on your cards?
[HTC Rezound] anothen:
Didn't lose anything on internal(that was changed for v2) but I honestly didn't even check my removeable SD because I used a spare and just popped it out and put the other one back in after)
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Updated OP with photos of cabling that can be used.

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[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
OK. I have read up plenty of information to try and tackle this again this afternoon when I get home.

If I do make it to the wire trick and that goes successful, do I HAVE to flash their HBOOT? I am on the stock GB firmware/HBOOT. If I choose not to, what will happen?
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Don't flash their HBOOT if your using the ICS version of exploit. Check out cons ENG HBOOT Thread that I've posted in OP.

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[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
So I can use the v.01 for ICS on my STOCK GB FIRMWARE (nothing on my phone is ICS) and be fine ... given I do not flash their HBOOT?

Why do we need to flash the HBOOT afterwards?
[HTC Rezound] Marcismo55:
If you are on GB and choose not to flash their HBOOT I believe you need to use the HTCdev unlock method to unlock the bootloader. If you flash the ENG HBOOT (for GB firmware) I don't believe you will need to re-unlock the device.

I was on the leaked ICS firmware and completed the S-Off procedure without flashing their HBOOT and my bootloader showed as being "Locked" and was unable to use fastboot commands.

I suggest backing everything you need on your external & sdcard memory and use a spare sdcard for the S-Off procedure just in case (flashing the HBOOT could possibly wipe your data althout v2 appears not to wipe internal memory).

I could be wrong here but this is based on my experience.
[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
I don't have a problem unlocking the bootloader again (if i can stay on the one im currently on), it seems a little safer than flashing another hboot, bc if you mess that up ... thats it lol

and with the v.02, I was never making it to "perform the wire trick" :(
[HTC Rezound] Marcismo55:
I've heard people have been having much more success with v1. It took me all of 15 minutes to do only because I didn't realize I had to tap the GND twice.
[HTC Rezound] anothen:
It took me about 15 minutes or so to realize the same thing. I felt pretty stupid because I thought I was doing it right because I kept getting the phone to reboot. I was touching the 1st pin then waiting 2 seconds to touch the other ground... lol :cool:
[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
Well it's either going to be S-off tonight for me...or else :)

...your next post, Marcismo55, will be your 1000th!!
[HTC Rezound] imparables:
If you're on GB firmware you should download and use the Bear program for GB V.02, if they haven't updated it yet. Do not use the ICS version as your firmware is GB and not ICS. And yes accept their hboot for the reasons Marcismo stated above me.....
[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
This is what I did last night, problem was...it never prompted me to do the wire trick.
[HTC Rezound] Marcismo55:
Yeah it was kind of annoying having that popup in the command prompt telling you to do the wire trick over and over. haha.

Nice! It's a great feeling. Reminds me of my Incredible days!

Does losing the ability to use fastboot commands also happen if you do not flash the ENG hboot for GB? Just curious..
[HTC Rezound] imparables:
Did you extract all 4 files you get from the Bear V.02 download into your adb folder you used to unlock the phone? You might be missing files. And you definitely have GB firmware and downloaded the GB Bear V.02? Not to question you but just recheck, doesn't hurt.
[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
this stuff is getting confusing...sorry :(

so being on GB (nothing ICS) i can either try v02 for GB again and dont install hboot(left up to me) OR run the v01 for ICS and DO NOT install the hboot and be ok?

either way is ok?

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Yes. Running Windows 7 x64, downloaded the correct controlbear (v.02 for GB/windows), extracted the files into my adb/fastboot directory, ran as admin. rom booted (charge only and usb debug) ... it never makes it to the wire trick, just stops
[HTC Rezound] imparables:
I would try redownloading Bear V.02 if you haven't already, kind of start from scratch along with rebooting before you start. I would not suggest using the ICS version as your firmware is GB but I could be wrong....sounds like that would cause issues.
[HTC Rezound] GetRipped:
This method can make your phone completely factory stock correct? S-off will change your boot loader from unlocked back to locked instead of relocked. Then you just need to run the S-on command. Then you can flash stock. Is all of this accurate?

Also, will updating our hboot break S-off?
[HTC Rezound] brando56894:
Does the ground pin actually have to be pushed down (since it's spring loaded) or does contact with it just have to be made?

Ah ok, a video may be hard to do but I definitely will post the terminal output when I try it again.

The only thing I found that works is relock, flash the RUU, then unlock, root and try again...
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Only difference between GB and ICS is they have different hboot. If you don't plan on using the hboot, you can use either or it seems. You don't have to use their hboot, but if you don't be prepared to unlock via htcdev.

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[HTC Rezound] pmania:
I have a question regarding the different versions of the program. Does gb/ics refer to your current Rom, firmware, or both? So if I'm on a gb Rom with ics firmware which do I use?
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
ICS. It's based off your firmware I believe.

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[HTC Rezound] pmania:
Ok thanks. I was about to s off yesterday but right as I was about to begin. Literally 3 seconds before. My power went out and computer died lol. I'm a little scared now.
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Lol. Talk about bad luck. :p

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[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
i dont wanna spend another 5 hours lol

ok, well here i am trying. And the darn thing will not prompt me for the wire trick.

i dont know what im doing wrong

windows 7 x64

antivirus off

amonra installed

rom: ineffabilis running (charge mode and usb debug enabled)

downloaded newest controlbear for GB/Windows v0.2.1

extracted files into adb/fastboot

ran as admin

lets it sit, and never do i get prompted :(
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Have you tried running the GB RUU and starting from scratch? Don't know why you wouldn't get prompted. Also, have you tried v0.1?

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[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
I cant find v.01

I'm trying the ICS v.0.2 now and wont install the hboot ....IF i make it that far

EDIT: and samething :(

using the download from the OP now
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Let me know how it goes.

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[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
same thing again ... im going to flash cleanROM with the old firmware patch and try it once again. i dont know :(
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Weird. Try running RUU and starting from scratch. Reboot PC as well. Question, have you updated your Android Sdk at all?

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[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
Now I'm Running CleanROM 4.3 SE

I finally get to the wire trick part, it keeps popping up over and over .. i perform that trick ... it reboots and just hangs on 'Please wait...'

we are making progress :)

EDIT: and yes sdk is updated
[HTC Rezound] emarietta:
Same problem running innefabillis it stops at fastboot using .2.1
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
It should reboot into recovery. Try loading into recovery and make sure it's still there. Happend to me in my process. Kept rebooting over and over, then realized to check recovery and it was gone. Reflashed Amon RA and on next attempt I successfully got S-Off.

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[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
yea i have had this problem all night and day. nothing helped. installed cleanrom and old firmware patch, and that got me to do the wiretrick, but now its hanging at another part.

manually updated sdk, bc it seen a few but didnt DL them. then imma try it again
[HTC Rezound] imparables:
Keep trying....you'll eventually get it.
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
+1

It's a lot of trial and error but worth it in the end. You'll have a feeling of accomplishment. :)

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[HTC Rezound] emarietta:
Still not gng to the wire trick with cleanrom and firmware patch
[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
mine reboots when it detects fastboot, but it does nothing ... i think this is where you said it boots to recovery? mine doesnt have recovery on it and i cant flash it without fastboot (bc fastboot is being used by controlbear)
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
(Make sure the Exploit program is closed on windows)

Power off device.

Boot into bootloader then navigate to fastboot

Flash recovery as you would normally.

Reboot

Run bear.

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[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
What version and firmware are you using?

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[HTC Rezound] Insidious:
Hmmm... I follow al of the steps but when I run controlbear.exe as admin it says: ======== ControlBear version 0.1 for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========

Starting up......

Connect device...

Press ENTER to exit.....
[HTC Rezound] imparables:
You can also try this.....good tool.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1504824
[HTC Rezound] emarietta:
It's the origional gb that came on the phone. Didn't update it at all. Could that be a problem
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Seems like it doesn't recognize your device. May be a dumb question so take no offense, but you do have the Rezound drivers installed? Also check if your Android SDK is up to date. Anti Virus off along with Htc sync if installed.

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[HTC Rezound] Insidious:
yep, yep, and yep; no offense taken. I'll triple check everything though.
[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
starting from scratch, I get this far and it just sits there one the black juoponutbear screen (so far 5 minutes)

if i battery pull and boot into bootloader and go to fastboot it will continue on. prompt to do wire trick ...i do the wire trick, and the phone never boots back up.... just sits there
[HTC Rezound] emarietta:
Uninstalled htc sync andnwengot it to work. Just have to get the timing right
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Exit the program then flash the recovery. Once recovery is flashed, reboot your phone normally and run the program again. Your seeing the wire trick come up because you still have the program open on windows and it detects your in fastboot.

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[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Sometimes starting from scratch is your best bet. Run the RUU for your firmware and start from scratch. It should help. Make sure you unlock bootloader again after you flashed RUU and then flash your ROM.

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[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
will try that

btw this timing thing .... if you do it too fast what happens, if you do it too slow what happens. Is one of those the reason the phone never boots back up after touching the pins?
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
No it will tell you it failed.

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[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
im not making it that far. it wont recognize it after i flash recovery ... bc i cant boot up to rom. i boot to the black juoponut screen ... unless i flash the boot.img and then it will start all over if i do that

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Im almost at the point where I will let someone use TEAMVIEWER to do it for me, or atleast see what im talking about lol
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
Run program from that screen.

GRATZ! Glad you got it. :)

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[HTC Rezound] nitro458:
I am having the same problem as you it gets the JuopunutBear screen but then just says "Waiting for Device..." and never reboots to the bootloader and procede to tell me to do the wire trick. Nothing has worked. I have tried 2 linux machines, and 2 windows machines to no avail. I even RUU'd to the latest firmware leak (was on gingerbread) and the new version of ControlBear (0.2.1) doesn't help. The only thing i can come up with is that I am doing this on 64bit machines, all 4 of them.
[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
It will just hang at waiting for device when i do that.
[HTC Rezound] imparables:
Just throwing this out there cause I've been reading other threads....you probably do, but do you have busybox installed and second have you tried a different wire? Yeah i know sounds dumb but I read some having success after this. Just a thought dude. Did you try the all in one tool to flash a recovery?
[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
I can flash a recovery just fine. I can flash the boot.img just fine and boot back up to where I want to be. but when I run the program again, it hangs on waiting for device.

Yes two cables, one from my DInc2 and the original one from this one, on different ports on the pc

i think im done for toonight, just loaded back up my rom and going to play me some MW# to take out all this anger lol
[HTC Rezound] luis86dr:
OP updated with the following Q & A :

Q: I've tried everything and nothing seems to work. I'm stuck at the same point of the program. What can I do?

A: Situations like this suck, but hang in there. Patience is the biggest tool in your inventory. Start off by viewing my recommendations in the Q & A. Triple check everything! If all else fails it may be a good idea to start from scratch. This exploit varys in different issues with each user. Sometimes starting from scratch may be you best bet. Here's what I recommend to do.

*Flash the RUU based off your firmware. (GB or ICS Leak users)

*Unlock bootloader via htcdev.

*Flash Amon RA recovery.

*Flash a rom of your choice.

*Once your ROM is flashed attempt S-Off. (Remember to follow prior steps such a making sure USB debugging is enabled / etc.)

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