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[HTC Rezound] yojoe600:
well howdy neighbor.

ok here is what u need to do... flash the PH98IMG version of amonra in Hboot

edit i ment hboot not recovery
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
I can't get into any recovery.

White HTC logo.
[HTC Rezound] tCizler:
I'm in the same boat :( Except my s-off was NOT successful. I can't get any further than hboot/fastboot. Recovery is gone, the option is there but it takes me back to fastboot. And when i try to flash a PH98IMG.zip file, i get a mainver error. The only way i've read to fix that is to actually be able to get into your phone, however my phone is no longer being recognized after the failed attempt....
[HTC Rezound] airxpress:
Lucky first try

After reading everything over and over on this thread I still was a little worried after reading some of the issues some were having. I had about 20 tabs open with all the possible outcomes and didn't end up needing them. I wanted to get S-OFF tonight just in case the update comes tomorrow and would no longer be able to. Thanks to everyone that made this possible, a donation will be made.
[HTC Rezound] yojoe600:
i ment to say flash amonra PH98IMg in hboot not recovery sorry

---------- Post added at 01:36 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:34 AM ----------

you will need to find cons mainver fix for Hboot... may need to pm him since i cant rember where he had it
[HTC Rezound] trinidad716:
As simple as this was the wire trick.was one of the most nerve wrecking experiences ever lol, god I miss the old win.mobile days lol
[HTC Rezound] tCizler:
I sent an IM to con as you suggested, but i'd also like to share my experience here to see if any one else can help...

initial conditions:

s-on

amon ra recovery

unlocked through htcdev

running scotts cleanromDE on original ICS leak from march

hboot-2.21.0000

radio-1.22.10.0310r/1.22.10 ?????

Here's what happened:

I attempted to s-off. It didn't work for me, it said "still sober". I am aware that this was a possibility. So i tried again, but my computer wouldn't recognize my phone. I was forced to do a battery pull. After my phone rebooted, it went into fastboot/hboot, I tried to access the recovery. It's gone, it just reverts me back to the fastboot screen. I attempted to flash a new PH98IMG.zip to see if that helped. When i tried, i got a "mainver is older" error. I attempted the 7-zip fix with no luck. I finally got the idea to try to just relock and flash a complete RUU. The problem was that my computer no longer recognizes my phone. my phone DOES recognize the computer though, it says "fastboot usb". After some research, i downloaded and tried the rezound utility. It did recognize my phone finally and i relocked it. Then i tried the RUU. It went through the motions and when it was done it just rebooted back to hboot. I tried 3 more times with the same results. Now when i get into fastboot, sometimes it says "security warning" below the magenta "relocked" label. Sometimes it doesn't.

Can anyone give me some suggestions? please?! I am willing to do whatever it takes to bring it back, there is nothing too important to loose on it. Even if i have to go back to GB, i just want it working again. And i'm told it's nearly impossible to hard brick these phones with s-on. And luckily i didn't get that far as to s-off.
[HTC Rezound] Abu-7abash:
Tried this yesterday, got to the point where the pjone reboots and gets to the jupoun logo but then my pc identified the phone as a usb mass storage and even when messing with device manager nothing changed. I have both the official htc syn drivers and android's sdk both already installed btw. Weird.
[HTC Rezound] Afro Samurai:
I hear you, trying to time the wire trick was frustrating. I probably got it by accident too but who cares it worked. This is actually the first time I unlocked a phone that actually took a piece of hardware. I don't know how these guys figure this stuff out.
[HTC Rezound] yojoe600:
So you are saying after naming the ruu PH98IMG and running it twice your phone still won't boot ?

Sent from my Dinc... I mean Rezound
[HTC Rezound] tCizler:
Yes, exactly. Granted i was trying the new leaked RUU.

Is there an "Official" ICS RUU out? I was under the impression the only official RUUs were GB, all others for ICS are leaks. And i was on an old ICS leak, so i don't think I can go back.
[HTC Rezound] ilkevinli:
That is why your phone won't boot. If you are not S-Off, that file will not pass the secuirty check and thus won't fully install. You can only use RUU exe files if your phone is still S-On.
[HTC Rezound] tCizler:
That's fine by me. Can you point me towards an RUU file that will work? Or am i screwed until the official ICS release, since i upgraded to the leaked ICS already?
[HTC Rezound] ilkevinli:
You can wait for the official ICS or you can use this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1338916 Just make sure your phone has the stock recovery and it is locked. Good luck.
[HTC Rezound] tCizler:
That's the problem. I don't seem to have ANY recovery.
[HTC Rezound] pmontu:
remove and format the SD card

copy recovery on you SD card then flash Amon Ra style vigor 3.15 in fast boot

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1339679&highlight=recovery

then copy and flash ROM
[HTC Rezound] tCizler:
That says it requires s-off. I am not s-off
[HTC Rezound] thatsricci:
flashing recovery only requires being htcdev- unlocked. not s-off.
[HTC Rezound] pmontu:
try this i have not try

[Touch Recovery]TWRP 2.1.1 for Rezound

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1613576
[HTC Rezound] izgil82:
Huh?

======== ControlBear 0.4 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========

Starting up......

Connecting to device...

Backing up......

Transferring backups....

Secondary backup FAILED!!

Press ENTER to exit.....

What's up with that?
[HTC Rezound] tCizler:
I'm relocked. I relocked while trying to fix it and I can't seem to re unlock it, computer won't recognize phone
[HTC Rezound] pmontu:
are you using the USB cable that came with you phone
[HTC Rezound] izgil82:
I am stuck on HTC white screen. It doesn't boot further. It only boots to hboot (and Recovery). :(:(

I tried to run 2.01.605.11 Gingerbread ZIP RUU as PH98IMG and it didn't work, then I tried flashing a custom rom through Recovery and it didn't do anything either!
[HTC Rezound] pmontu:
you got to locked to install the GB ruu that came original on the phone

Gingerbread RUU is .exe file unzip the zip file and then run the file as any other program you install in windows. if you computer can not find you phone then you can not run the .exe
[HTC Rezound] izgil82:
Hold on; you're saying I have to lock the hboot back and then run GB RUU as .exe? If so, I used Hasoon's kit to unlock the bootloader. I wonder if it can lock it back...
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
If you want to downgrade to GB, you have to have s-off. Once you do, you can run the RUU without any problems. With s-off, we can downgrade h-boot and radios freely which is done when downgrading.
[HTC Rezound] izgil82:
It's not that I want to downgrade; my phone CAME with GB. Thanks for your response, read my post on the bottom of page 163 please.
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
I have a feeling you didnt flash twice. When flashing a RUU ph98img, it installs hboot, and then reboots to the boot loader again. Your supposed to click boot loader from the fast boot menu and flash again so this time it flashes the system, radios, etc
[HTC Rezound] izgil82:
THANK YOU!!! I've tried everything for a few hours but I never thought that all I had to do was to re-lock the bootloader and THEN run the RUU! Thank you!!

P.S. And I'm glad to be the first one to "thank" you :D :D
[HTC Rezound] tCizler:
yes. It worked before i tried s-off and that's when i started having problems. However the great guys at team scrosler/scottsroms helped me get back to working order.
[HTC Rezound] 1030Miles:
I am a little confused....I have not flashed any roms or done anything with my phone since the day we found out it could be unlocked. I am running the original firmware with an old Infebellis ROM. I like the way my phone runs but want to upgrade. My problem is that I can no longer find my original backup of the stock rooted ROM. According to the s-off instructions I have to be on a stock ROM. Will I be safe to attempt s-off with my current configuration? Thanks!
[HTC Rezound] tCizler:
I'm curious of this too. I am not on the stock version of the most recent RUU ICS leak. I'm wondering if s-off will give me problems... is it considered a stock rom, since it's technically a leak?
[HTC Rezound] ilkevinli:
You don't have to be stock to get S-Off. You just need to be unlocked using HTCDevUnlock and have root.

In order to use JuopunutBear you must meet the following pre-requisites:

Be unlocked using the HTCdev bootloader unlock

Be rooted (have superuser and/or an unsecured boot image installed)

Have a spare microSD card, or to have backed up all contents of your SDcard

Have fastboot and adb drivers installed and working (windows)

Have usb debugging enabled

Have a legth of insulated wire of sufficient length to join the contact points for your device. See images and videos for device specific information.
[HTC Rezound] tCizler:
OK, because on juopunutbear's instructions page he says to use a stock rom, as some custom roms can have issues and others work fine.
[HTC Rezound] liqwidzero:
I'm kind of panicking here. S-Off passed. Everything is still on my SD card. Now I went to flash a recovery, and I'm still stuck at the white bg'd HTC screen. What more do I do?

Could this be from flashing an incorrect Hboot? I loaded the ICS jb-hboot instead of GB. Although I have been using ICS ROMs lately, I'm still on the old firmware. Would this be my problem?
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
Yes, that is exactly your problem.
[HTC Rezound] liqwidzero:
Sorry for the noobness, but should I be able to flash it as a PH98IMG or flash in fastboot?
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
Flash it as PH98IMG
[HTC Rezound] liqwidzero:
+2 Thanks for you, sir!
[HTC Rezound] bhavinjo:
Hi,

Here is a step by step of what I'm doing:

1. Power off phone and get in to fastboot. Connect to pc and in cmd I enter fastboot flash recovery wcxrecovery.img, the command is executed successfully.

2.Right click ControlBear.exe and run as Admin.

3. Program auto-reboots my phone. When it's fully rebooted it says something like:

Backing up.....

No root detected in backup!

Secondary backup FAILED!!

press ENTER to exit.......

HBoot Version: 1.85.0025

Stock ATT ICS ROM.

Following SUPERGUIDE here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1416836

Stuck on step 2.

Please help!
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
I'm sorry, I can't really help you with the Vivid.
[HTC Rezound] bhavinjo:
Thanks much for replying.

I am able to install this ROM nicely, works very well too.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1613333

But, I do not have root access once done installing, rest all works very fine.

Hence the attempt to S-Off.

Any ideas on why root is not working?

Thanks for your help.
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
Do you have the correct hboot? I'm assuming you have recovery otherwise you wouldn't have been able to flash the ROM. Do you also have Superuser and busybox? Try opening up Superuser and see what happens.
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
Did you also reunlock the bootloader? It seems to be one of the requirements.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1612685
[HTC Rezound] bhavinjo:
Yes, I have installed wcxrecovery from step 2/4 of the superguide.

hboot is the default one that came with ATT/HTC OTA ROM that I downloaded from HTC (RUU exe file install).

When I open Superuser, it opens but there is nothing in it. When I tried to update the binary, it said fail because it could not get root access.

I also tried to open Titanium Backup, it say cannot gain root access.

Anything else I should try, its driving me crazy...:)

Thanks for your help.
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25930964&postcount=1650
[HTC Rezound] bhavinjo:
Thanks, but I do have an unlocked bootloader as well.

Any other ideas.
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
I'm not really sure then. Is there an option to install SuperUser right in CWM. I know there's an option for it in Amon Ra, which is what I've used before. If that doesn't work, I'd suggest redoing all the steps again.

Also someone else posted in the thread that some apps weren't getting superuser permissions like SetCPU.
[HTC Rezound] bhavinjo:
I used wcx recovery instead of cwm since the superguide asked to use that one.

Thanks so much for your help, I will try and post to the ROM dev and see if they ave any ideas.

Thanks much!
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
Well it wouldn't hurt to use CWM instead and see if you get better results.
[HTC Rezound] bhavinjo:
I tried using the cwm recovery for htc holiday 5.0.2.7 from here

http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager

but it keeps failing with an error like signature verification failed.

I am really running out of ideas.

Is that any other guide I could follow for rooting using CWM Recovery for ICS?

Thanks!
[HTC Rezound] hackadeehack236:
Totally lost...

OK!!

S-Off was done successfully

BUT!!!!

problems with data connection and wifi connection....

before i attempted to turn my S-Off on my phone i was running CleanROM 4.3 pro

also internal and external sd problems... the commands listed are not able to be ran for some reason... im having this big brain fart...

phone turns on just fine just issues with connections

Please help!!

will be on stand by
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
I would assume you have your back cover on, correct?
[HTC Rezound] hackadeehack236:
yes back cover is on... my main concern is the sd card issues... im totally lost on how to get that back..i figured out that my connection was weak where i am didnt notice it before...
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
Did you try the internal and external memory fixes in the OP?
[HTC Rezound] hackadeehack236:
thats the issues adb commands are not working and i swore i had them working before... trying to install it again but no adb command is working right now
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
Did you install the correct Juopunutbear hboot?
[HTC Rezound] hackadeehack236:
that im not sure of
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
That's probably why you can't do adb commands. Do you know which firmware you're on?

This one is ICS:

http://unlimited.io/content/files/hboots/vigor/ICS/jb_hboot.zip

This is GB:

http://unlimited.io/content/files/hboots/vigor/GB/jb_hboot.zip
[HTC Rezound] hackadeehack236:
hboot-2.21.2121
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
That's the jb hboot then. It should say Juopunutbear right at the top. I'd personally just run the ICS RUU, the latest one and then install Scott's latest ROM. The new ICS leak is really good.
[HTC Rezound] redbean25:
Yeah that is the jb ICS hboot. Were you on ICS firmware, or GB firmware. If you were on GB, then that is your problem. You were running CleanROM 4.3Pro which is ICS, but that doesn't mean you need ICS hboot. If you had to install the old firmware patch when you installed CleanROM Pro4.3, then you are on GB firmware. I'm guessing wrong hboot. Do you remember what your hboot version was prior to flashing the jb one?
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
Yeah I forgot about that. Did you run any RUU's since you got s-off?
[HTC Rezound] MaulingDeOso:
Interesting. I ran the controlbear program and failed the wire trick (I have a really thin RJ-22 phone wire, and just tapped once to see if there was proper contact). I reran the program, and when I was gearing up to try the wire trick for real, the phone buzzed, and the program completed successfully (S-OFF) without me having to do anything more.
[HTC Rezound] hackadeehack236:
nope, imma try to go back to stock and then install latest scottrom see if that will work
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
NO! DON'T!!! All you need to do is install the GB hboot that I provided and you should be good.
[HTC Rezound] hackadeehack236:
ok will try that thanks

---------- Post added at 09:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:50 PM ----------

how do i install just the GB hboot thru recovery right??
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
All right. It would just be easier to try flashing the GB hboot =instead of running the stock RUU and losing all your data and then having to just flash the GB hboot again. Wouldn't really make much sense. No you have to rename it PH98IMG and then flash it in the bootloader. A bar on the right will go up and then it will prompt you to download or not. Hit Vol+ up to download and you should be good.
[HTC Rezound] hackadeehack236:
thanks man hahaha this has been an adventure... i dont remember the droid incredible being this intense hahaha but i guess things have changed.. going to do it now *crosses fingers
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
You have no idea. I was one of the beta testers for this s-off method and I had to do A LOT to prepare for the method. Needed to download linux, have ssh tunneling and a port open. It was a hell of a ride!
[HTC Rezound] hackadeehack236:
ok for future reference i got the gb hboot firmware???

should i upgrade that to ICS since im running CleanRom anyways...

also any suggestion of kernal,radio,rom to use
[HTC Rezound] bhavinjo:
Finally got it working...:)

Here is what I did

got tool from http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1498003

only performed recovery for ICS and then perm root

viola no more error message from control bear about root...:D

hope that helps anyone in the same situation.

Thanks for youre support.
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
Yes you do. I would suggest running the latest ICS leak, it's really good. Just download it right here

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/66746543/ICS.LEAK.3.14.605.5_PH98IMG.zip

Do the same thing you did with the hboot. Just rename it PH98IMG then it will ask you to download again. Vol + up again. This will take much longer to download because it a much larger file. Like 100 times larger. It will power off your phone halfway and then automatically go back into hboot and will finish the download. Just keep whatever's on there and I would recommend using the new Ineffabalis ICS ROM. It just came out and it's already so smooth and completely based off the new leak base. If you want the latest and greatest, try the Sense 4 Team Pkmn ROM. It's very smooth and good, too for being a Sense 4 ROM based on like 3 different bases. I always gotta give props to Newt though for figuring out the RIL. It's a very arduous task that took him months to complete.

Just keep the kernel and radio that are with it. You will also need to download your recovery again after the RUU and I suggest the TWRP. It's very UI friendly and quick and easy to use.

If you have anymore questions, let me know.
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
Good job!
[HTC Rezound] hackadeehack236:
your AWESOME MAN!! thanks alot for your help... i really appreciate your patience as im still kinda new to this coming from messing with my droid incredible... this is like chinese to me... or maybe im just really sleepy.. also thanks for not mocking my noobness... atleast Publicly haha
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
Oh yeah one more thing, it will wipe your internal memory, so I'd suggest backing it up. But no problem at all! With all the hate going on lately, it's nice to help out and keep positive. I've learned a lot too coming from the incredible that I had no idea about too. The learning curve is pretty tough, there's still a lot I don't even know about. Also, keep the stock hboot too.
[HTC Rezound] RicoX9:
wow this is insanely frustrating. stuck at white HTC logo. going on 4 hours now trying to make this work. I waited a couple weeks till it seemed like the bugs were worked out. Never had this much trouble with something. Now stuck without a functioning phone. Going to walk away from it for a while.
[HTC Rezound] graymonkey44:
Probably the most obvious, but did you flash the correct boot.img?
[HTC Rezound] RicoX9:
I downloaded the one for ICS, which is what I'm running. Fresh install of latest leak. I'll revisit this when I get home.
[HTC Rezound] clemson91:
NEED HELP

So I was doing the S-off process and everything was going smoothely, but now it just keeps saying

Hmmm, still no device

Open device manager and check adb and/or fastboot drivers!!

Resetting connection.....1......2....

And my device is in Amon Ra recovery right now, any help would be very very helpful. Thanks in advance

Edit: Strange I was able to reboot to my rom and everything works, rebooted to boot loader and it says:

Tampered

Locked

Vigor PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

Does it say tampered because my hboot is 2.25, and not JB 2.21.
[HTC Rezound] putney1477:
Is it me, or are the downloads gone?
[HTC Rezound] bkott425:
Ok guys, I'm stuck at the green arrow screen when turned on. When I run the program it says connect device or instal drivers. Recovery is gone. Tried to flash recover but my computer doesn't recognize my phone anymore. tried restarting. nothing.
[HTC Rezound] Abu-7abash:
Your computer doesn't recognize your phone when the later is on the hboot bootloader screen?
[HTC Rezound] bkott425:
no, it

's just stuck on hboot. When i go into fastboot it shows fastboot usb but adb won't recognize it
[HTC Rezound] Abu-7abash:
Try another usb port or cable. If that doesn't work either check device manager and set the correct driver manually or better yet use another pc.
[HTC Rezound] bkott425:
its not the port or the computer. when I run control bear it reboots it to the instal screen but then says connect device or instal drivers. This is very frustrating.
[HTC Rezound] Abu-7abash:
I've the same problem. But I can get to fastboot and from there flash the armon recovery and then the rom and I'm back where I was before, s-on.
[HTC Rezound] bkott425:
I have it in fastboot but my adb wont see my phone. devic manager does but not adb.
[HTC Rezound] tCizler:
I had the exact same problem. Scared the hell out of me. I was forced to start from scratch, but at least I got my phone back. The rezound utility was the ONLY thing that would recognize my phone. So I relocked with that and flashed the latest ruu leak. I got a link, hold on.
[HTC Rezound] tCizler:
http://www.scottsroms.com/showthread.php/993-How-to-get-unstuck-from-hboot?p=7909#post7909
[HTC Rezound] xdadevnube:
Help a Noob before he does something he regrets?

I want to run the newest 5/8 leak, including radios, with 3.14 based ICS ROMs.

I am currently S-On with htcdev unlock, GB firmware, on CleanROM Kang Tapped Edition with GB firmware patch.

What is a good way to get onto the latest and greatest?

Should I relock and run the 3.14 RUU before attaining S-Off? Or is it easier to install a GB ROM, then S-Off? I read that people are having trouble with GB firmware on ICS ROMs with S-Off.

Is v0.4 of the ControlBear release with its included jb_hboot considered ideal if we want a bootloader with full functionality, including the ability to run fastboot commands?

Sorry if this has been answered 1000 times already, I feel like I'm sinking in a sea of posts.
[HTC Rezound] redbean25:
That's because ADB will not work if you are in fastboot. You need to use FASTBOOT commands.

fastboot devices should show your phone when you are in "fastboot usb" mode in hboot. If it does not, your drivers are messed up in Windows.
[HTC Rezound] bkott425:
Exactly my problem. Do you have a link for that utility?
[HTC Rezound] Tyuteo148:
S-off On Mac

So I know in order to do this on a Mac I have to use a VM and run Windows through it and I understand Parallel works? but its also a paid program I'd rather not pay for :P My question is this, whats the best method for doing this procedure on a OSX Lion without having to pay for a program? I've never really used VM's on Mac's so I hope not to go into it blind :D

If someone would provide as detailed instructions as possible that would be awesome and much appreciated. :)