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[HTC EVO 3D] sudhirkhanger:
It then reboots to fastboot once more and writes the secure flag to brick the device. After this it will ask you to unplug the device and remove the battery. Do exactly that, tell it yes to continue, and then plug it in when asked. (without the battery in)

I started off with S-OFF hboot 1.4. I am fixing the radio. Quote says Brick the device and OP also says to not to brick the device is it's already S-OFF. Am I suppose to S-ON after I flash all the those files and then run ultimate?

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I might have bricked my phone. I was originally S-OFF. I was trying to fix radio. I started ultimate. I wasn't sure about bricking, so, I opted not ready in step 6. I didn't notice. It had already 'temp brick' the device. I can't turn on the phone. I do see dim LED when I try to turn it on. Is it permanently bricked?
[HTC EVO 3D] keejung:
Just to clarify to everyone to start out before any fix be on soff

Flash the first zip. Note ... some people might have to son to fix boot loops.. I didn't but you might.. so son then soff..

Flash the next three zips.. then I: used the CD ... thanks all for the easy fix.. ad hates me and never used Linux before

Run radio fix.. in the op.. he says something like your output might be different but here is an example .... I used this as a guide...

2 minutes later my phones no longer a virgin... run revolutionary and your good to go....

Note if you are like me and to get soff used the CD without internet connection just use img of terp and then flash the defgh root zip then downloadbusybox
[HTC EVO 3D] sudhirkhanger:
I am not sure what happened. I ran ultimate -u and my phone rebooted with sprint banner. Revolutionary got me back to S-OFF 1.4.

I am flashing another ROM and do some testing.

I still can't receive messages through message app. Should I properly repeat the whole process again?

Thanks.
[HTC EVO 3D] aoaleman:
Another successful fix here. BIG thank you to Unknownforce for the countless hours and effort he put into this project. And thank you to all others who have helped in one way or another.
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Really not sure what your issue is here... you have S-OFF already... and sounds like you have a custom recovery... and on a custom rom... What are you trying to accomplish here??

Yes, Unfortunately you do need to get to system, so flash stock and then s-on, so that it will boot, then re-s-off, and start from the VM/2.17 FW flashes.

Your phone is fixed, but make a few calls, if you get error 16, stay on the phone and sprint will fix it.

Glad it worked.
[HTC EVO 3D] bjevers:
Worked

Just wanted to post and let Unknownforce and Closeone know the boot cd worked great on my deactivated 3D (now I can sell it).

Thanks!
[HTC EVO 3D] aoaleman:
Hey Unknownforce, I am having trouble s-off'ing on Revolutionary on two different machines. I have all the appropriate drivers installed. I get the “Communications with phone unexpectedly interrupted.” when it goes to fastboot.

I don't have access to the live CD right now, unfortunately.... can you or someone tell me if the s-off procedure is included on the Live CD? Thank you in advance for your time. :D
[HTC EVO 3D] spirithandler:
No revolutionary is not included in the cd

I posted a few pages back how to fix the issue you are having.

You need to go to device manager and update drivers while in fastboot just point windows to the HTC folder in your program files and once that is done revolutionary will take over and s-off your phone
[HTC EVO 3D] aoaleman:
Thank you very much. I had searched the thread but I will admit I didn't search all results. Thank you for your response. :good:

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I have it redirecting to the HTC folder, but now it's not accepting any one of those drivers... Hmm, strange. I'll keep trying.
[HTC EVO 3D] Enraged21:
To downgrade my hboot to 1.4 as I mentioned
[HTC EVO 3D] k2buckley:
If you are already S-off, you don't need to use any tool to flash 1.4 hboot. Just flash it, that is all.
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Revolutionary can take 3-4 times to finally get S-OFF. This is a common side effect of the temp brick.

Why downgrade? There are no benefits of 1.4 over 1.5, also as I mentioned before... just Flash eng hboot, it's got all the features an hboot can have... you have a custom recovery and rom already and are S-OFF... Still not sure of what you're trying to accomplish... you can flash ANY PG86IMG... that means hboot as well. In as basic as I can say it... you don't need this process to downgrade your hboot if you have S-OFF. Put PG86IMG on sdcard and flash in hboot.
[HTC EVO 3D] Enraged21:
I just thought there was some ROMs I couldn't flash and some things I couldn't do with hboot 1.5
[HTC EVO 3D] Mr.Shroom:
Hey Unknownforce,

First and for most thank you for all your hard work in resolving this issue. Most would've give up long ago. Your the best.

So, I ran through the radio fix and ran perfectly, however, I still have some little problems I hope you can help with.

When I tried to activate the phone it keep coming up with an error. I finally got it to work over wifi. Now whenever I try to update profile or PRL I get an error.

I don't Believe this was caused by your fix, but rather from an earlier "fix". Please let me know if you could help.

Thanks,

Mr. Shroom
[HTC EVO 3D] Mr.Shroom:
Forgot to mention my 3 G works
[HTC EVO 3D] sudhirkhanger:
First:-

My understanding is Downgrade/Unbrick section is only for people who are on hboot 1.5 and it downgrades it to hboot 1.4. Anyone on hboot 1.4 does not have to worry about Downgrade/Unbrick section. So, Downgrade/Unbrick is not a direct part of Radio Fix.

Second:-

I was a little unclear about instructions. S-OFF is one of the requirements. It has been noted to not to brick S-OFF.

What to do about ....write secure flag and brick the device..... I follow the instructions; pull the battery, etc. It went well and finally in unbricking stage it failed to find my phone. I kill ultimate and restart it with ultimate -u and unplug and replug the phone. It unbricks and I am back online. I go back in bootloader and I am S-ON.

Instruction says "writing secure flags", I am hoping this turns S-ON and then bricks the phone.

Revolutionary picked up my phone did S-Off and everything is fine.

Am I right on both counts?

Thank you very much Unknownforce.
[HTC EVO 3D] kdbutler77:
When I run Revolutionary it says "Waiting for fastboot" then "Rebooting to fastboot (again)" and then I get "Communications with phone unexpectedly interrupted. Try again."

I've tried again 6 times. Do I need to try for #7? Lol
[HTC EVO 3D] I_Am_Lorde:
Mine did the same but when in the boot loader it said s off. So you may be s off as well but you're getting that error.
[HTC EVO 3D] logicalkaos:
Okay, so I am attempting this, and I cannot get Ubuntu to access the ultimate folder in terminal at all. I admit that I am faily new to Linux, but a little help would be greatly appreciated. I extracted the ultimate zip and placed it in the home folder of Ubuntu but its not allowing me to do anything. I am typing all of the commands as they are posted and am still having no luck.
[HTC EVO 3D] spirithandler:
In terminal make sure you type sudo -s first.

Second and easy way to launch ultimate is just drag it from your home folder to terminal and hit enter.
[HTC EVO 3D] Mexiking10:
I had this problem after I ran the tool at one point, and I couldn't activate at all. My phone had the ghost MEID and Unknown had to personally help me get my phone back to normal.
[HTC EVO 3D] JTOLOGY:
Just an idea

Just a quick note to put in my 2 cents of advice here. I'm noticing that for myself and others there was some confusion as to where the steps end when using the cd fix. After the first four installs, running radio fix and performing the revolution s-off part.. you might want to indicate that the entire process is complete by separating the next section with a bar or other strong indicator and maybe also indicate how to verify that the fix has worked. The instructions continue right into bricking the device which is confusing and appears to be a continual step in the over all process and can lead to errors or even bricking their phones. Yes, I know all the warnings are there, but even for people who are used to rooting, adb commands and other deeper processes, this can still be a bit confusing. Especially when you read the threads and see how many people have had further complications when attempting to fix the problem.

Please don't flame me with hate messages.. I have much respect and appreciation for Unknown, Closeone and those who contributed toward their efforts. I am only trying to help so that more people can enjoy the benefits of their labor and minimize unnecessary confusion .;)
[HTC EVO 3D] pleasesaythe4th:
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[HTC EVO 3D] Mexiking10:
Not trying to get onto you, or any others for that matter, but this tool is a result of months of time that Unknown has put in. Because of that, using it should be taken seriously and one should read the entire OP carefully before using it. I took a look at it just to be sure I remembered correctly, and yes, the end of the radio fix process is separated by the "After that you should be good to go!" before going on to downgrading/unbricking the device.

Again, I'm not attempting to attack you or anyone else. I just believe that people should take the time to read carefully before using the tool. And of course, if anyone has any questions, please ask. I'm sure someone knowledgeable will reply as soon as they can.
[HTC EVO 3D] spirithandler:
Well said!

Now to add my two cents..... It is so easy a caveman can do it!
[HTC EVO 3D] adrand:
Another success story! Thank you unknown. I have been following your progress on this tool and can see the immense amount of time and effort it took. Much appreciated. I found the instructions to be clear especially on the tool itself. Hard to mess this up. My struggles werent even with the tool. They were with the ruu (had to install new htc sync to get it to work) and revolutionary (received invalid key errors numerous times).

Thanks again.
[HTC EVO 3D] adrand:
Had this same issue last night. In hindsight i believe it is due to having the incorrect drivers installed. Nonetheless, if you check hboot it should show you as s-off. Revolutionary worked to obtain s-off but when fastboot failed it was unable to flash a custom recovery so you will flash one yourself through hboot. Worked for me so good luck.
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Does your phone have an active plan on it? Check all the numbers on your device in ##786#, do they match what your phone is supposed to have?

First, correct, Radio Fix is a separate entry.

Second, You don't want to brick via interrupting or corrupting hboot while S-OFF, that should probably be re-worded. If you brick by TOGGLING S-ON (Which is what this tool does near the end of the radio fix) that's OK, because then you're bricked while S-ON.

As long as the phone is working, back on sprint and correct PRI, you should be just fine.

Correct, if anyone still has the incorrect MEID on their device needs to PM me so that I can take a look at their backup of partition 19.

No flaming at all. I appreciate the feedback. However, I do personally think that the instructions, both on screen and in this forum are, pretty dead on. Most people didn't have an issue with it. What I am going to do is remove a Lot of the unnecessary text and just make it say things like please wait instead of what it's actually doing, now that we know that it works properly, this way there is no confusion. You either wait, or do what it says on screen.

But, thanks!

Again, thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it all, and will help me to word everything correctly here.

Glad to hear it's still working :)

This could be why... I've never had to run Revo anymore than 3 times to finally get it S-OFF'd. But definitely check to see if it could have S-OFF'd the device already...
[HTC EVO 3D] JTOLOGY:
To read or not to read?

No arguement here but I do take exception to your assumption and comment and to anyone who agreed with you.. First off, I DID in fact read everything carefully and if you look at an older post.. I also asked for help with the cd fix which no one responded to. I've been following this issue since day one back when Chad was working on it as well as Vin and Unknownforce. The VM firmare problem culminated in the creation of multiple threads, multiple solution attempts and multiple methods of implementing those solutions. Again, no offense to those who worked on the fix, but the reality is that there were many people who were overwhelmed with all the information and verbage associated with this process and by the time a fix came out that did work, it was easy for anyone (any many did) to be confused about it inspite of and in particular because many of us did take the time to read this and other threads. What does good to go mean? Good to go to the next step? Good to go because the entire fix process is now complete? Good to go read carefully? If you look at my membership date, you will see that I have been in XDA for 4 years.. more than most in here and have owned many phones and used many of the guides in here. Being a senior member by making 190 posts doesn't mean you know more or can make assumptions about others in here. I choose to use the forum as a tool and not live in here using it like Facebook. Point being, it's not that I am technically challenged or did not read the instructions thorougly.. there was just so much info to digest and so many changes to the fix that I was unsure of whether in fact the process was complete at the point I reached.. From reading many of the older posts as well as recent ones, it is clear that I wasn't the only one confused in this process.

That's all I'll say about that. I'm out of this thread for good. Thanks again to Unknown, Closeone and those of you who helped without misguided assumptions or judgements.
[HTC EVO 3D] blauciel:
I just wanted to report that I just received a replacement phone for screen issues, and counting to 5 on the "Updating..." was too long. I had to do it at no later than 4 after pushing the button. My last phone 5 was perfect, but for some reason this phone was much faster. Thanks so much for this again, guys!
[HTC EVO 3D] blauciel:
Do I need to run the radio fix, period? Or do I need to be demonstrating problems before I run it? I ask, because I decided to just run it anyways, but it's not working. I'm getting:

"sh: ./adb-linux: not found"

I've changed the permissions on it, copied it, renamed it, made sure it has execute permissions, but I can't seem to run the file. If I try it from the command line I get the same error. I've redownloaded, unzipped it from the # command line (I've tried it with "sudo sh" and "sudo -s"), and nothing seems to fix this problem.

Does it matter than I'm running Ubunto from the "Try Ubuntu" button on the CD? Do I need to have it properly installed?
[HTC EVO 3D] Mexiking10:
You only need to run it if you flashed the VM firmware and have any problems with your phone, or if you just want to be rid of the VM banner and other VM-infected parts of the phone.

I believe the reason you can't run it is that you don't have the ADB installed since you're just running a live CD.
[HTC EVO 3D] Avi8ion:
If i already did this Fix:

http://androidforums.com/evo-3d-all-things-root/549688-virgin-mobile-banner-radio-fix.html

Should i still Run this Tool?
[HTC EVO 3D] Mexiking10:
If you want to get your phone completely back to Sprint and get rid of the VM stuff still on there (because that wasn't a real "fix"), yes you should.
[HTC EVO 3D] k2buckley:
Another successful radio fix here. Thanks for your hard work unknown. Just one little quirk I'm trying to take care of, maybe someone else has had this. After doing the fix, my 4g won't connect, but only on cm9 devil toast. It works fine on a sense Rom. It was working on cm9 right up till I did the fix, then after getting back to s off and restoring my backup it won't connect. Restored my d3rp bareback backup and it works fine. Went back to devil toast and a no go again. Any advice appreciated. I'm sure it's something stupid, since it does work on sense.
[HTC EVO 3D] Jamesredmond82:
Did you use Windows or the linux?

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I'm shocked a video hadn't been done yet. I don't really remember how to use the adb using Windows command prompt

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I'm shocked a video hadn't been done yet. I don't really remember how to use the adb using Windows command prompt
[HTC EVO 3D] k2buckley:
I used Linux. Ubuntu more specifically, it worked flawlessly.
[HTC EVO 3D] herbjr:
Hey There.

I am having issues downloading the 1.13 RUU EXE from FileFactory. Is there another location to get it from? Also where would I get the 2.17 RUU Zip?

Thank You.
[HTC EVO 3D] Mexiking10:
Meant for post above. And you shouldn't need a 2.17 RUU
[HTC EVO 3D] herbjr:
TYVM! :)
[HTC EVO 3D] XDAuser1919:
I'm actually stuck trying to flash the 1.13 RUU, zip or exe. Both fail. I'm S-OFF right now, 1.4 eng hboot.

What do I need to do to get this going?
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Not sure how people have issues with this. boot to fastboot USB and run the exe, you will likely have to do this two times because of the bootloader update. then you'll need to re-flash ENG Hboot of course.
[HTC EVO 3D] herbjr:
Still having a bit of an issues getting this to work. I can relock my phone just fine. However I get the *** Security Warning *** and I am not having any luck getting to the 1.13 RUU Rom.

I am S-ON

I have HBOOT 1.50.0000

Thanks.
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
You can't flash 1.13 while on 1.50 S-ON, you need to downgrade to 1.40 Hboot or S-OFF using the wire trick if you want to do it that way.
[HTC EVO 3D] herbjr:
Right. The part I am stuck at is relocking my phone. I can't seem to get a stock rom onto my device to clear the security warning and give me the ability to flash the PG86IMG.zip via bootloader in order to follow the guide to downgrading.

Any tips on that?
[HTC EVO 3D] XDAuser1919:
I get "UZ-Fail" on System when flashing the 1.13 PG86IMG. Everything else went through like normal. 1.4 hboot, S-OFF. Any ideas?
[HTC EVO 3D] jbyers5355:
I would download the file again that happened to me also it was a bad file I was trying to install and got the same error as you
[HTC EVO 3D] herbjr:
Ok so I managed to get back locked and on stock rom. Now I am working on the bricking part.
[HTC EVO 3D] sudhirkhanger:
I am still not receiving messages through regular app.

I am not sure if this related to VM Firmware. Messaging kept on working after I flashed VM Firmware. It stopped working after a few days. I hadn't worked since then. Is their a way to tell if this a VM Firmware issue? Do you guys have any problems related to text messages?

Update:Their is a thread for the problem.
[HTC EVO 3D] DustbinK:
There isn't an explanation as to what any of this does... so I'm wondering if the radio fix will help me. I'm on Virgin Mobile. The VM ROM has radio issues for me (this is the ROM the phone actually comes with that apparently caused issues for Sprint users thus this thread.) I am wondering if the radio fix would help me.

Here's the thread where I describe my problems I've had the entire time I've owned the phone:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=27635747

Then again, perhaps I should just try a different ROM altogether, but I don't see much about VM users trying other ROMs.
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Make a call or two or three, Do you get Error 16? If so, sit on the line and let them fix it. Play stupid, say I don't know what happened, but texting/calling doesn't work.

They will fix it.
[HTC EVO 3D] SinisterChedda:
Just got another replacement phone because the first replacement had the same touchscreen problem. I hope its not a virus or something. I did the downgrade on the 1st replacement about a week ago. Ready to do this downgrade for the 3rd time. I am going to be a professional at this downgrade process. Lol
[HTC EVO 3D] sudhirkhanger:
I didn't get error 16. Sprint activated my phone when I made my first call after fix. Text problem started a few days after i flashed VM Firmware. I worked fine for a few days with VM Firmware. I am not sure if this is ROM or Firmware or or Google Voice or Sprint's network problem.

You can't out-dumb Sprint's customer service:laugh::laugh:
[HTC EVO 3D] blauciel:
Thanks for the info. I'm assuming VM = Virgin Mobile.

I'll install Ubuntu and see if it works then.

I am having a crazy battery draining that I cannot yet identify. I'm starting to think it's the Mobile Data, because when it's on I can hardly charge it fast enough to beat the consumption. When I turn it off the problem seems to go away. So I'm not sure if it's an app that's doing it or the system, and I've already wiped and restarted twice (once restoring all my apps with Titanium Backup, second time installing each app individually). What is the probability this problem is related to not having the radio fix done? For the record, I've run the radio fix right up to the aforementioned adb-linux failure to execute.
[HTC EVO 3D] jayjam99:
So it sounds like the ICS OTA is NOT going to be the "easy" solution for getting rid of the VM crapware that we installed. :'(

Too bad. I guess I will give the OP a try tomorrow.
[HTC EVO 3D] Cetus Corr:
I flashed the vmware but haven't done the fix yet because I haven't had any problems. But my question is, now that we have the new release from sprint, is it OK to flash the new firmware and radio, should I stay away from it or fix the VM firmware first, or just do nothing because it will mess my phone up?
[HTC EVO 3D] sarcoptic:
Yep busy day when people realize ota doesn't solve vm issue luckily this tool is amazingly easy to use.
[HTC EVO 3D] SITH16:
I plan on running this tonight, but I have one question...How do I return my phone to s on???

Ok, I want to fix the virgin mobile branding on my phone....my radios are fine and the phone opperates perfect...or it did when it was activated anyhow...Should I even do this? Would the new ota fix the branding? Everything else seems fine on my phone.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Hello there everyone.

I'm sorry. I may have missed a part of the conversation. adb is built into the Live-CD if needed.

It appears that the new OTA will NOT fix this problem. From the feedback, Unknownforce's fix has worked very well to solve this problem. The Live-CD in post #3 does have the option to turn S-ON. Make sure that you're running through Unknownforce's directions. If you veer from them (skipping steps for instance), you may end up with the fix not working.

Hopefully this didn't sound too bad. Sorry.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] gokart2:
Couple questions....I already downgraded and s-off'd, but am pondering the VM fix. At the end of the VM radio fix, do you have to go back through and do the "brick" and downgrade, or will I be able to jump right into revolutionary after ther radio fix?

Second, I'm having trouble with downloading some of the required files....VM firmware and 2.17 firmware don't want to download from the host site? Maybe I'll try again tomorrow do to possible traffic issues.
[HTC EVO 3D] k2buckley:
No need to go through the brick and downgrade. Once the radio fix is done, just jump right to revolutionary. I had no problem downloading the associated files, I'd try again from a different browser or something.
[HTC EVO 3D] netwokz:
Ok, first off I am flashed to cricket and I'm not sure if that matters, but, I have been trying to run the radio fix for hours now. I flashed the VM bits when they came out(sans HBOOT), I haven't had any problems other than the vm banner. I'm getting service turned back on tomorrow so I figured I would finally do this. For some reason I keep getting the following error and cannot seem to find any info on it. I've tried on a new linux install, live usb, and the live cd from the OP, same error. picture attached: