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[HTC Rezound] zkrp5108:
Help was doing wire tric, the wire wouldnt work and now I am stuck in HBOOT cannot reboot or get into recovery. On start up Junipterbear program is runnning. Please help dont know what I did wrong.
[HTC Rezound] apophis9283:
You can always ruu and try again

sent from my S-OFF, INCREDIBLE, faster than a THUNDERBOLT, REZOUND!
[HTC Rezound] zkrp5108:
Ok I know this is exactly the question people hate but cannot for the life of me remember how to flash an RUU outside of Recovery mode

SORRY
[HTC Rezound] apophis9283:
Relock bootloader, flash ruu, reunlock bootloader, flash recovery, root

sent from my S-OFF, INCREDIBLE, faster than a THUNDERBOLT, REZOUND!
[HTC Rezound] zkrp5108:
Thank you sir, I was able to re run it a few times and eventually it reconnected with the program and asked to redo the wire trick and it turned on. Got scared for a minute there.
[HTC Rezound] apophis9283:
Awesome.

sent from my S-OFF, INCREDIBLE, faster than a THUNDERBOLT, REZOUND!
[HTC Rezound] jawiler:
Finally!

I was having no luck, but decided to try a different computer that I never had my phone connected to and that made all the difference. Worked on the first time! Wish I would have thought of this a month ago.

thanks! :D
[HTC Rezound] azndan2:
Thank you! Worked easily on my second try. I had my engineer friend help me :)
[HTC Rezound] blestsol:
Back to S-off issues. Updated to the latest RUU and now nothing will mount.

:(
[HTC Rezound] EmerikL:
Did you reinstall the jbear hboot?
[HTC Rezound] androidaddict23:
Could some one tell me why there is still heart issue with the latest ics leak?
[HTC Rezound] cooldman224:
I gave up after trying the wire trick about 15 times. Now my sdcard can't be mounted in recovery, my computer, or in my incredible. I am not sure what to do. In recovery it says:

E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk1)

(Invalid argument)

E:Can't mount /sdcard

All I want is CleanRom. Thanks.

Edit*

CleanRom is installed since I found another sdcard. I think the S-off attempt may have fried my sdcard. I am going to try the sdcard format mentioned here. If anyone else has any light on this please let me know.

Edit2*

See my post here for steps to fixing the sdcard.
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
i could have sworn i saw this somewhere but now i can't find it.

I get an error saying "cannot reboot into fasboot" after it makes backups of stuff... I've tried rebooting and restarting it from where it left off on the junbear screen and such... help meh :( plz

edit: also on GB ota stuff. but I was on ineff 1.4 not stock rom, was going to try to restore the stock rom but i haven't gotten amon ra back on it yet to do so, cuz i didn't think it would matter

edit2: after flashing back amon ra recovery and the boot.img, i downloaded the OTA stock rooted rom and flashed it, after getting it set up and checking debugging, i tried the process again. and it ran right through the first time. I guess the problem was ineff 1.4.
[HTC Rezound] YeloSub7:
Got s-off on my first try. Used a small copper wire and the metronome, perfect!

thanks to everyone involved!
[HTC Rezound] cowman4000:
I achieved S-OFF but now my SDcard will not mount inside my ROM. It mounts fine in recovery and I'm able to flash anything I want inside recovery from my sdcard. Any ideas?
[HTC Rezound] Nic2112:
Old firmware patch needs to be installed
[HTC Rezound] RED ZMAN:
Moving into hour 6 of trying this. No luck yet. Keep getting the still sober error. I've rebooted my computer, put the folder directly at C:, done it with every mix of count I can come up with to get it.

Nothing.

I've gotten it to pop up fastboot real quick and go into the HTC white logo screen, I've had to pull the battery a few hundred times because it just black screens for several minutes and never reconnects. I've upgraded to a new rom to make sure I'm using a compatible one with the Unlimited.io site.

Ugh. Guess I'm just tired of trying.
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
I think you have to be on the stock rom, at least I did, also did you disable anti virus and stuff too?
[HTC Rezound] nrfitchett4:
just got to keep trying. took me 2 tries each resound and I didn't count, just kept tapping on the contact until it checked for s off.
[HTC Rezound] SR3TLAW:
Out of sheer curiousness. Will s off without the wire trick ever happen?
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
I'd say probably not.
[HTC Rezound] SR3TLAW:
Even with official ICS coming out? Why is it again we could do it easier on other phones like the dinc2?
[HTC Rezound] SR3TLAW:
Whitch one

Gahhh. Ive messaged alot of you guys! Its 4am where I am but I need to know what file to use!!! Im rooted running GB firmware/radio and have Bils ICS 4.0.3 Sense 3.6.

http://unlimited.io/juopunutbear-public-beta-0-1/instructions/htc-rezound/

WHAT DO I PICK???
[HTC Rezound] pwned3:
Since you are on gb firmware.... The gb version
[HTC Rezound] magicnanners:
Also might want to flash the gb ruu just to be safe.
[HTC Rezound] undone98:
so i just got s-off at about one last night how ever i'm having a ton of trouble getting my sd card working again i've tried formatting through windows and the link provided in the op's post where you try to fix it through command, and i tried flashing the jb_hboot.zip and all i got was an error message (i cant remember it i should have written it down sorry) my phone currently says is that my sd card is damaged and i need to reformat

any suggestions? all help will be greatly appreciated
[HTC Rezound] apophis9283:
Partition it in recovery, format it in recovery then in the rom unmount it and format it inside the rom.

sent from my S-OFF, INCREDIBLE, faster than a THUNDERBOLT, REZOUND!
[HTC Rezound] apophis9283:
For best results use amon ra.

sent from my S-OFF, INCREDIBLE, faster than a THUNDERBOLT, REZOUND!
[HTC Rezound] undone98:
thanks i'll try that asap
[HTC Rezound] sk8bert12:
So confused. Ran the Jbear.exe and it said download the drivers and closed. I then was like ok what do i do so i clicked to turn off my device only for it to be turned on the recovery with juopunutBear in green flashing with a green arrow pointing down to a picture of a phone. Now what? Please help. The jbear .exe just closes
[HTC Rezound] Squirrel1620:
Install htc drivers.... Gotta Google to find them also you could try hasoon2000's s off all in one toolkit it has an option to install the drivers but again, you must search these forums for it
[HTC Rezound] sk8bert12:
I installed HTC Sync for the drivers then uninstalled HTC Sync but when i searched it said the drivers would still be there? When i turn on my phone it just goes to the bootloader I think it is.
[HTC Rezound] Squirrel1620:
I'm the bootloader menu you select fastboot, from the fastboot menu you can use the usb. Also make sure usb debugging is enabled on your phone
[HTC Rezound] T Greezy:
Ok, so I have done everything this step by step post has said to do. I have tried 2 types of wire, wire from a typical cable, and stereo wire. Not to mention, a paper clip! I have made sure they are about the right length and not to sharp so it doesn't tinker with the PCB board ( I think that's the correct term - Lol ) anyways, what are some things I may be doing wrong? I have carefully read and done everything it has said to do. When I try to do the wire trick, when prompted - it does not reboot, and keeps saying DO WIRE TRICK NOW!!

Sorry for being a noob :angel:
[HTC Rezound] *Madmoose*:
The ultimate litmus test...

Advice...Dont use stranded wire and make sure it has some type of shielding on it to prevent interference from your fingers (static electricity). A long enough paperclip should do the trick as long as its small enough to fit in the hole. Just throw some electrical tape on it where your fingers hold it, or wear some rubber gloves.

The wire needs to be pointing straight up and down in the hole or it wont make connection.
[HTC Rezound] shrike1978:
This.

I kept trying and failing with cat5 because I couldn't get it to maintain contact in the hole. I switch to a piece of coax, stripped down to the core about a quarter inch on each end and it worked the first try.
[HTC Rezound] RED ZMAN:
Make sure Fast Boot is off. It is a setting inside the settings panel when the phone is on and running normally.

Blasted from my HTC Rezound (Zone23s Newtified 3.2.1)
[HTC Rezound] topgun1953:
If you're stuck there, you're just not making contact..:( Make sure that wire is firmly in that hole..I almost wonder if the actual contact is recessed a little bit within that hole, so the wire has to go down in a hole within a hole.
[HTC Rezound] jon7701:
I looked for this but didnt seem to find it. But when i tried this i actually downgraded from 3.14.605.10 to 3.14.605.5 since thats what it was meant for. Then i did everything it said but i got stuck on a blank screen after i did the wire trick and control bear couldnt find my device. anyone know what i did wrong? :confused:

Edit : i also got a notification in windows that i need the driver qhsusb_dload which from what i found out meant that my phone was bricked
[HTC Rezound] Superguy:
Mine also didn't reboot right away. I thought I was doing it wrong as it just sat there and the screen kept ticking. I tried it multiple times in on session. When it rebooted though, I was S-Off.

So just because it doesn't reboot as you make contact doesn't mean that it wasn't successful. Unless of course yours still says S-On.

If you're going to use a paperclip, be sure to use a coated one and strip the coating off the ends.
[HTC Rezound] nba1341:
will this work with htc ota ics update?
[HTC Rezound] shrike1978:
The 3.14.605.5 version should work fine. The hboot hasn't changed.
[HTC Rezound] putney1477:
delete
[HTC Rezound] shrike1978:
3.14.605.5. It's the same hboot as .12, so the exploit is the same.

EDIT: Ninja'd by Quick Reply ;)
[HTC Rezound] Robert235:
Anyone know where to find ControlBear?, I went to JuopunutBear site no link for download

Edit:Found the S-off tool that have it included.
[HTC Rezound] ac7822:
Im running the global firmware with hboot version 2.27. To get S-Off I tried to revert my hboot to 2.25 by flashing the 4.03.605.12 firmware in hboot as a ph98 but the update failed with an error message that the hboot im trying to flash is older than my current one. So how do I revert my hboot back to 2.25 so I can go S-Off or do i have to wait for s off to be available for the new 2.27 bootloader
[HTC Rezound] darkjedi7:
Delete
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
You should check out this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1833530

Now it says only for phones bricked by going s-on but the original post used to say something aobut qhsusb_dload so maybe it can help you. Originally it also linked to this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25501934

Hopefully you can get it back if you haven't already.
[HTC Rezound] U01637:
are the steps in the op still valid? has a newer method or streamlined version popped up yet?
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
Would love to know this as well.

Buying a used phone that's still on GB firmware and don't want to update to something that won't be s-offable. But I also don't want to s-ff immediately, not until squaretrade warranty kicks in.
[HTC Rezound] Nanashi1231:
Worked for me!

Got it going on the first try using the latest ICS version for the Rezound, as opposed to my disastrous attempt two months ago, and am now S-off! So grateful for this tool. Thanks to all involved!
[HTC Rezound] hawkinsandponcho:
Decided to S-off finally. Paperclip no good but stripped ethernet worked. Total time trying to do the wire trick maybe 30 minutes.

CM9 here I come!
[HTC Rezound] iamwalterwhite:
If it is still stock on GB go ahead and upgrade to the 3.14.605.12 ICS OTA. Don't upgrade to the global. Even though the juopunutbear website says that you can only be on the .5 leak, it wont matter. The .5 and .12 hboot are the same. The reason I say don't update to global before s-off is because the hboot will be different. You can RUU (after you s-off) to the global firmware later.

All this to say that you will be able to s-off no matter what. It just takes more work if you've gone to the global upgrade. That would require an OEM reset, unlock, root, etc. There are guides right here on XDA to guide you through any of it. Also, apophis has posted his G-Talk account in a forum for people who need help if you run into problems or can't sort something out. I'm sure he'd be happy to help. There are plenty of resources to help you. Just look around and ask!
[HTC Rezound] thethriller:
I see this thread hasn't had a reply again for a couple months, but hopefully I can get some assistance here :)

The most recent thing I did to my Rezound was RUU to the latest 4.03.605.2 ICS Leak. Now of course when I finally decide I want to S-OFF am I screwed? My plan was to downgrade to the 3.14.605.5 RUU but naturally it won't pass Mainver check (which I fixed), but also now won't flash because Hboot is older.

Is there an easy way to pass the Hboot check? I have no problem with unlocking bootloader or using recovery or getting root. Any help would be appreciated, help a late adopter get S-OFF :)
[HTC Rezound] famouscollin:
Your not screwed use the .5 ICS version of control bear on unlimited.io with that particular ruu.. works great s used it many times.

---------- Post added at 07:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:49 PM ----------

If you want someone to walk you thru get me on gtalk famoustarsandstraps1@gmail.com
[HTC Rezound] thethriller:
I was very weary of using an older ControlBear, just to be sure you're saying I can use the Windows (3.14.605.5 ICS Leak) version of ControlBear with the 4.03.605.2 RUU, correct? heh
[HTC Rezound] famouscollin:
Yesir will work great. Just make sire you have root access here's a su.zip flash after you install a custom reovery after you run the ruu. It'll go e you root on stock rom https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0ZJtM40GdJ0TE03UVNIQ0Z2ekU/edit
[HTC Rezound] :
is it normal for multiple adb processes to be running while the application attempts to do this??
[HTC Rezound] famouscollin:
Yes. Control bear has and does everything it self so you might see multiple processes..
[HTC Rezound] alphabets:
I am currently S-ON and still on GB firmware. I unlocked, rooted, etc and have just flashed S-ON roms since then (CleanRom, Viper, etc).

i am wondering what would be the best route for me to take to be as up to date with my rezound as it can be.

should i do the re-lock process and update to ICS? Do i need to do that anyway if i want to S-OFF?

Is S-OFF even necessary now that AOSP is available?

i'm sorry if these are noob'ish questions, I just have never had a full grasp since coming to HTC on the developing. I did what was necessary to unlock, gain root, and flash away with roms.
[HTC Rezound] RomsWell:
S off and run the lastest ruu.
[HTC Rezound] alphabets:
short and to the point, much appreciated!
[HTC Rezound] Lexey77:
whether having s-off 2.27 hbut back to official firmware 2.3. *?
[HTC Rezound] RomsWell:
Soff will let you flash whatever you want. And back again.
[HTC Rezound] CharliesTheMan:
S off is definitely necessary in my opinion. AOSP or sense doesn't make much of a difference. S-off allows you to flash a kernel from recovery and also upgrade firmware.

If you follow the rom threads, you will see a pattern after release that a very large number of people are asking questions about boot loops related to the boot.img. in 90 percent of these cases, the person spends more time trying to get that one rom to boot than it would take to get s off.

For people who know their way around fastboot and adb, s on works just as good as s off. But for most people out there, flashing a rom zip in recovery is much easier than downloading the rom, extracting it to get the boot.img, flashing the rom in recovery and then fastboot flashing the boot.img or flashing it in hboot.

Also there's the nandroid backup, s off means you make a nandroid backup, and then to change you wipe and run a nandroid restore. Now that we will have sense 3.6, sense 4, sense 4.1 ICS, sense 4.1 JB, cm9 aosp, cm10 aosp and so on, being able to nandroid back and fourth between them with no extra steps is very convenient.

Now for the process, first I would flash a rom that will match your firmware with NO PATCHES. The program is written for ICS or GB, so imagine what the poor thing has to deal with when it tries to recognize ICS or GB mount points but finds a jacked up hybrid maze instead.

Quick summary

-get stock rooted rom installed to match firmware version,

-s off, flash vinylfreak or apophis unlocked hboot

- flash recovery

You now have LTE (life turned easy)

PM me for assistance with any of it you need
[HTC Rezound] sliding_billy:
What he said! I can't imagine not having s-off on this phone. Even though it is my daily, it has been a lot of fun to play with and s-off REALLY limits the risk of completely borking your phone IMO (once you get the s-off part done which seams to be the scary part for the folks who haven't done it).
[HTC Rezound] alphabets:
thank you very much for the help and tips, much appreciated. i am going to drink my coffee, read up the S-OFF thread thoroughly and get it done finally. :D
[HTC Rezound] alphabets:
Windows 7 64-bit...will it work?
[HTC Rezound] RomsWell:
Aye it will
[HTC Rezound] nate2830:
Two questions........as mentioned above, does it work with 64-bit Windows 7......the site says no

"Windows 8 (64 or 32), 64bit Windows, 64bit Ubuntu, Ubuntu versions lower than 12.04, Virtual Machines and Mac's will NOT work - we will not help you if you break your device!"

And secondly......I'm on the latest 4.03.605.2 RUU and AOSP, I know I need to get back to stock Sense, can I just do run the RUU for the 4.03.605.2 again, get root and then S-off or will flashing the same RUU over top of it be a bad idea??
[HTC Rezound] famouscollin:
To your second part yes just rerun that ruu.and use the .5ics windows version of control bear.. windows 64 bot should be fine here if someone wants to back me up or correct me if I'm wrong:)
[HTC Rezound] sliding_billy:
I did my S-Off in Windows 7 64 bit with no issues.
[HTC Rezound] Max725:
Same here... That was back in the v0.1 times though - I assume they haven't made it stop working on Win 7 x64 since then.
[HTC Rezound] nate2830:
Alright I'll give it a go later this weekend,

Thanks!
[HTC Rezound] winston856:
Has anybody tried S-Offing using Windows 8? That's all I have available and it says they don't support windows 8 on their website. Just wondering if anyone has tried it, it's all I have to use.
[HTC Rezound] Lexey77:
Several times, with different memory cards, get the same error -

Do not remove sd card from phone

Do wire-trick now!! Look instructions on the web.

But when you touch the wire is not nothing.

In what could be the reason? Help please.
[HTC Rezound] sliding_billy:
Possibly just not making good contact or at the right pace. When I did it, I kept pushing my wire too far in. Eventually it did something (and didn't have exactly the right timing so didn't take). At least I knew I had made contact. A good firm piece of wire helps.
[HTC Rezound] vcmstone:
Alright, I need some help. I just got a warranty replacement from Verizon and I am trying to perform the S-OFF. The replacement I got came with the official OTA (3.14.605.12). I was able to unlock the bootloader no problem, but I have having issues installing AMONRA recovery or using the 1 click root tool. When I try to install the recovery with the PH98IMG.zip folder, it tells me that the Main Version is older and I can only reboot. I tried resetting the Main Verson, but it didn't seem to work as I get the same error. I also tried the 1 click root .bat that NilsP posted, but it just states that its waiting for the device, whether I'm in Fastboot, bootloader, charge only or disk mode. What am I doing wrong? Any help is appreciated.

EDIT: I flashed the recovery.img via Fastboot and it worked fine. Thankfully AMONRA lets you root from recovery.

EDIT #2: So RA installs SU, but it doesn't look like it gives the phone root permission. What do I have to do to get root? Install a ROM that has root first? It's been too long since I did all of this on my original phone.
[HTC Rezound] famouscollin:
Flash this in recovery https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0ZJtM40GdJ0TE03UVNIQ0Z2ekU/edit it'll give you root, busybox, etc. on your stock Rom..after boot phone and take updates in superSU
[HTC Rezound] vcmstone:
Thank you. I was able to get root and successfully S-OFF my phone. It took a few tries because I was having adb issues and the CAT5 cable I was using was too weak, but a simple paper clip did the trick.
[HTC Rezound] Rezinator:
With everyone's help on these forums as of today, I'm officially S-OFF and proud of it!! It was a bit scary, but got it to work.

I found the easiest way to do it was opposite what the main instructions say....I was able to easily do it by holding the ground wire in place...and tapping it into pin 1.....The hole for pin #1 allowed for easier tapping (vs. the other way around).

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HTC Rezound - Rooted & S-OFF! :highfive:

Firmware: Stock hboot 2.27; Amon Ra Vigor [v3.15]; Baseband 2.22.10.0801r / 2.22.10.0803r

ROM: Neo's (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ [v1.9.2]

Kernel: Snuzzo's Funky Kernel [v1.7]

Previous Rezound ROMS: Scotts CleanROM Developer Edition [V1.4] , CounterShrike [v2.3a]
[HTC Rezound] Kensai:
So I've s-offed before and recently, I've helped my friend do the same on his. The only problem is, at the end of the process, the program kept checking for something and I unplugged it bc it seems like it's stuck on a loop looking for the phone. I ended up restarting the phone and in bootloader, it's s-off tampered n all. Problem is, the phone seems to run hot all the time n battery drain is horrible.

So my question is... Would performing s-off again brick the phone? Has anyone done it a consecutive time? Thanks

Infused with Rezound
[HTC Rezound] zourn:
I ran a full RUU on my phone trying to fix an issue I was having (turned out to be hardware related) and then S-Offed and didn't have any issues. Mind you that I believe the RUU will format your SD card.

Not sure if you have to run the full RUU prior to S-Offing again.

As always, YMMV.
[HTC Rezound] Max725:
If the bootloader says S-Off, I would assume you are fully and successfully S-Off. Maybe try running an RUU? That will return you to complete stock (but still S-Off), so it should fix any ROM/kernel related problems that you may have. You can also first try doing a full wipe (system, data, cache, Dalvic) in recovery and installing a ROM fresh.

HERE is the latest RUU, by the way.