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[HTC EVO 3D] Will32:
If you run an ruu while s-off, it'll give you stock unrooted rom, stock recovery, stock splash screen and whichever hboot version is in the ruu that you run. It won't bother your s-off status, you'll still be s-off. If you run the 2.08 or 2.17 ruu, it'll give you hboot 1.5, and if it says locked, it doesn't matter because your s-off. You can simply flash a different hboot with a pg86img.

S-off means you can use any unsigned pg86img, so after running the ruu, get a pg86img of the recovery you want and flash it. Then you can either flash su to root the stock rom or you can restore a nandroid. If you need a pg86img of a recovery let me know, I have 4ext and twrp in a pg86img.
[HTC EVO 3D] wwjoshdew:
I'm confused... The VM banner, or the VM firmware?
[HTC EVO 3D] majid25:
Anything vm related is being held off. There is a bigger problem than that at the moment
[HTC EVO 3D] genstukov:
I feel bad for all of these people having problems I really feel bad for you, but unknownforce thank you for the fix I used r 1 and it worked perfectly for me. Hope you can figure it out for everyone else.
[HTC EVO 3D] greeg32:
+1. I keep watching the thread because I'm curious as to why it went perfectly for some and so poorly for others
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
This.

I'm glad it at least had some good come out of it.

I wish I knew. This is the most frustrating part of it all.

Just an FYI for all... my friend that was in the hospital for those that remember from the other thread... Is back in again and has no more than 3 days left. I will be checking here every now and again but don't expect much of a response or posting from me.
[HTC EVO 3D] Will32:
Wow, man, so sorry to hear that, thoughts and prayers from Arkansas.
[HTC EVO 3D] heathmcabee:
Sorry man, I've lost 2 best friends in my life. Was hard as hell, years later I still think of them.
[HTC EVO 3D] majid25:
I deactivated my EVO 3D and went to another phone in the meantime..and my EVO 3D is still activated under someone else's account, pretty crazy
[HTC EVO 3D] MikeC84:
So Unknown should have my phone any time although i dont excpect him to work on it considering his friends condition.

My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your friend Unknown. I lost a good friend just last year....
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Fixed Mike's phone. Have what I need to fix the tool as well. Will be updating that shortly.
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
To those that have the bad MEID, send me a PM with your backup of partition 19. and your Gtalk info, I will work with you to get you back to your own phone's meid.
[HTC EVO 3D] MikeC84:
Thanks Unknown! Guys like you is why I love this forum. Doing every thing possible to try and help out the community!

Keep up the greatness :good:
[HTC EVO 3D] majid25:
PM sent! :)
[HTC EVO 3D] fr0st420:
Anyone know if random reboots are a symptom of flashing that damn virgin mobile firmware? Ever since I flashed it the phone reboots 10+ times a day. No matter what rom I'm using. I tried quite a few different roms and I'm currently using a stock 2.17 rom.
[HTC EVO 3D] Will32:
Did you do a full wipe?

Just kidding... I don't think its related to the VM fw. I never had any, If I remember correctly, unknownforce said he had a few phones replaced for that issue.
[HTC EVO 3D] fr0st420:
Great lol. I got the EVO LTE and gave this phone to my wife. She doesn't have insurance on her line either.
[HTC EVO 3D] Will32:
Awe, that sux, it'll only cost $35 to replace though. If they'll agree that its messed up, that is.
[HTC EVO 3D] spirithandler:
Have you tied any ICs rom's?
[HTC EVO 3D] fr0st420:
That's what I'm trying now. I swapped different sd cards too.

Sent from my EVO
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Updated to 2.3 RC1, this should hopefully be the final RC before I consider it stable enough for release status.

2.3 RC1

Fixed the ghost MEID issues. (This will not fix devices that got it from the first test, please contact me and I'll work with you to fix that)

Fixed some delays and timing in switching between fastboot and adb

Corrected some wording.
[HTC EVO 3D] spirithandler:
What is it I need to do to fix the ghost MEID issue? I have different 19.img files I sent you my very first one already and I have the fixed one still that you sent me from one of the three 19.img files I sent you but I dont know if that one is infected or not.
[HTC EVO 3D] sarcoptic:
Great news now just awaiting the new live cd and I can give this process a try!
[HTC EVO 3D] majid25:
All your information is stored in the 19.img and it has your MEID, phone number and other things I believe. Unknown can check what's inside and if it matches your original information then you should be good
[HTC EVO 3D] SinisterChedda:
The links for the Live CD do not work. I am having to do this process again to get S-off because my touchscreen was messing up and I had to get a warranty replacement. I did the downgrade a few months ago but I had to unroot my phone and s-ON so that they would cover the phone. I have been reading over the process and it looks like it has changed significantly. Maybe I will check out closeones thread to see if the link works.
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
The links don't work because he isn't around right now to update it. He will do it when he gets around to it. He's a busy man.

If you're just trying to downgrade, the old cd will still work just the same, nothing has changed about the downgrade method, it's just a different named tool now.
[HTC EVO 3D] SinisterChedda:
Thanks. I went to his thread and found the live CD so I'm about ready to do this downgrade again. Just waiting for my battery to charge up.

When I did it last time I had to temp root and change misc version. Is that not needed anymore? Ill read the complete instructions too.
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Nope, not needed, it does everything for you, only hard part is temp bricking, after that it's easy.
[HTC EVO 3D] spirithandler:
It friggin worked! hell yeah! Thank you Unknownforce your are the man!

Note to others I had the phantom MEID issue that Unknowforce helped me fix and brought me back to sprint banner and PRL.

My question now is do I or should I reflash the 2.17 firmware or am I good to go with custom roms?
[HTC EVO 3D] jaybombz:
Holy crap it worked! My phone is showing Sprint again, thank you SO much, Unknownforce!
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Thanks to everyone for their patience. I will have the new live CD up shortly. <5 Minutes When my internet connection cooperates...

~co~

Edit: It's now up. Check post #3 for the download link!
[HTC EVO 3D] jlechner:
To anyone thinking of getting the new evo, based on what I've had experience with on the lte forums, I'm probably going to trade for the gs3. Seems to be a bunch of jerks in the lte forums.

Sent from my EVO LTE.
[HTC EVO 3D] wwjoshdew:
The SGS3 also has noobnl! He's been developing her since the Samsung Moment. I'm ready to get the SGS3 as well, just can't buy it right now. I won't be getting rid of my LTE though...
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Just make sure you activate after you s off it will break activation one time.

Glad to hear it :)

I'm loving my sgs 3. I'm glad to be away from HTC honestly. No more limits. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] majid25:
SUCCESS! Back on Sprint, correct activation info..Thank you so much Unknownforce!
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
Ouch. :( If you need anything, let me know. I'm happy to answer any questions you have. Just PM me. Truthfully, you're probably going to find that kind of thing in any forum unfortunately. I'm sorry that your experience has been less than stellar.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] Genesis Nova:
I went through the steps to fix the radio, chmod 775 ultimate and all that, ./ultimate -r and I get an adb-linux not found response, I've done the downgrade in the past with no issues, this one just baffles me though.
[HTC EVO 3D] SinisterChedda:
Well I finally did the process on my warranty replacement phone that I got today. Everything went smoothly except for the bricking which took maybe about 10 times maybe a few more. When I did it months ago I bricked it on the 2nd time. I used the Live CD again which was alot easier and different than it was last time I used it. Thanks unknownforce and closeone for this tool and your replies. Im on HBOOT 1.4 S-OFF with CM9 AOSP again.
[HTC EVO 3D] PROtein20:
Well, I am back on sprint! The 2.3 RC1 worked for me. I previously had the i/o errors. Actually this time around, I still had those errors but it erased and fixed the rgf5(dont remember it doing that before.) pri is now 1.42_003 and prl is 21078.

Hands free activation wont go through for me, but I assume thats before the phone is no longer activated on my account.
[HTC EVO 3D] funkyboy1281:
Even though I bought another 3D I just ran this on my "broken" one and surprise surprise it gained a signal back. Well looks like I now have 2 working 3d's. Awesome work :good:
[HTC EVO 3D] masbirdies:
I'd love to play with the new fix....

however, i got an LTE for me and got Asurion to replace my 3d (for free since it was under warranty for the lost 3d they replaced a few months ago) and gave it to my son. It sounds like it's all downhill now for those still needing a fix. I just couldn't wait since I had no backup phone.

Thanks for all of the help I received here! Best Wishes!
[HTC EVO 3D] majid25:
Everything was going fine, still on Sprint and have my activation info however I recently made a call and got the error code 16 message..I was able to send texts fine like 10 minutes ago dont know what happened.
[HTC EVO 3D] sarcoptic:
Everything ran smooth with the new CD...hell the process was easier than getting the RUU to run and Revolutionary to work again...all in all very happy and amazing work! Thanks!
[HTC EVO 3D] jlechner:
Haha, i wasn't referring to you co!

Sent from my EVO LTE.
[HTC EVO 3D] spirithandler:
Yeah I am having an issue getting revolutionary to recognize my device now? has me puzzled!

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Yeah I hear you! I am having an issue for some unknown reason getting revolutionary to even recognize my device from the get go! It has me a little baffled at the moment!
[HTC EVO 3D] sarcoptic:
Did you get it to work? I ended up uninstalling any ADB drivers that were present on my computer and installed the ones they recommended in their FAQ. Also uncheck the fast boot option in Gingerbread (going to menu>settings>power>Fast boot). After running it again I got the communication error however it did complete the S-OFF just didn't install the custom recovery. However only need S-OFF to flash TWRP 1.1.1 through bootloader so was set after that. Hopefully that helps!
[HTC EVO 3D] erick1499:
Does anyone have a mirror for the 1.13 stock rom?
[HTC EVO 3D] AdhvanIt:
Man this timing thing for the temp brick on my replacement is ridiculous. I either pull the plug too soon and end up without a brick, or too late and end up without a brick.

At least I know I'll never brick the phone on accident. Lol

Thanks again for all of your hard work, Unknownforce.

Sent from another Galaxy [S2]
[HTC EVO 3D] jbyers5355:
I can't back up my partition 19 I am on cool Rom v7 if that makes a difference I am also using ubuntu 12.04 it is saying I don't have access privileges I tryed windows too and still wont work would appreciate any help thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] jayseersts:
Okay...but in the op it does state that i cant use this on a windows comp...pretty stumped at that part...thanks for your help tho. any mirrors for the stock 1.13?
[HTC EVO 3D] Punk9:
Okay.

So I put the 1.13 ruu on my sd card, renamed it PG86IMG.ZIP, flashed it through bootloader

Next to "system" it said FAIL UZ and next to the first TP it said bypassed. Now my phone won't boot. Any ideas?

edit, by not boot, I mean it's stuck at the splash screen

editedit, this is the ruu i flashed http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...530_NV_NV_SPCS_1.16_release_198109-signed.zip
[HTC EVO 3D] genstukov:
It's an .exe run it through windows as is
[HTC EVO 3D] str8upx:
Awesome!!! Thanks for everything.

jlechner time to update your sig.
[HTC EVO 3D] Punk9:
Many thanks, that did (or is rather) doing the trick.
[HTC EVO 3D] genstukov:
No Problem.
[HTC EVO 3D] masbirdies:
Can't get the CD to boot usb. I know what I'm doing and have used Core2Usb tons of times. Is it possible there is something wrong with the image file?
[HTC EVO 3D] jlechner:
I know a tester had issues with usb mounting also, might just wanna try burning it.

Sent from my EVO LTE.
[HTC EVO 3D] spirithandler:
Try going into the boot menu f12 on some computers and select boot from USB

I have no issues booting the CD off a usb doing it this way!
[HTC EVO 3D] Punk9:
"I tried running the Ultimate Recovery tool to fix my VM infected phone. Everything went through as normal, then I got to Step 7 which said Unbricking, please unplug device. I did so, and then I hit yes. Waited about 10-15 minutes for it to do something and it wouldn't, it seemed it was frozen there. Reset the CD and tried to do the radio fix again, stuck at Waiting for Device. Went back and chose "Unbrick", same problem. Any help?"

say my friend fusion_neo wrote that and can't post here since he has <10 posts

edit, his user name is FusionNeo

edit edit, nevermind he fixed it lol
[HTC EVO 3D] MikeC84:
Thank you very much for this Unknown! Coverage is crappy as it is here where I live and the vm firmware only made it worse. Missed 25% of my calls every day, had to toggle wifi on / off when text got stuck on sending..

Unknown and closeone, thank you very much!

Burning my iso as I type this.

Closeone, just thought I'd mention, for macs all you do is drag the iso to disk utility select the iso and hit burn. There is no boot option, cant remember where is saw that option before must have been on an older version of osx..

Do we need to do vm firmware step again if we already have flashed it before?
[HTC EVO 3D] masbirdies:
Thanks for the tip on CD vs. USB. Tried USB on two PCs. Didn't work on either.

The CD boots fine but on Radio Fix, first prompt, waiting on device....nothing happens. USB Debug is checked

Rebooted into Windows and can access the phone fine. Tried two computers, same thing. waiting on device and nothing happens.

PS...tried the ADB shell option in the tookbox. All commands were permission denied.
[HTC EVO 3D] MikeC84:
Can someone post a mirror for 1.13 download. File factory sucks. Can't even get download started all free slots in use lol...

Unknown can you upload 1.13 to dev-host or some place that actually lets you download :rolleyes:

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Wow 20 minutes later and still no download slot :rolleyes:

Cant even use the fix because cant download the necesary files..:good:
[HTC EVO 3D] genstukov:
Did all the steps it said it did its stuff on the live cd, but when the phone restarted it didn't do the handsfree activation and still had chad's hex edited pri but am s-on now.

Edit: I was dumb and flashed 2.13 through bootloader and not the .exe through windows like I should of
[HTC EVO 3D] jayseersts:
how do i boot the cd after burning it onto it????
[HTC EVO 3D] MikeC84:
CAn you upload you 1.13 file some where and post a link please..
[HTC EVO 3D] Punk9:
Can I restore from a nand that I made while still on the VM firmware? or is that a no no?
[HTC EVO 3D] LucidDesigns:
Same problem, no available download slots... Waited 90 minutes so far and nothing...
[HTC EVO 3D] wwjoshdew:
I hope you all "thank" me for this! :D

http://filecloud.io/xp8icg0

My MD5: 8c7702f1d7a53c82227d027de22ebfa5

There is NO waiting and it's a super fast download!

Click "Request Download Ticket"

and then click "Download"
[HTC EVO 3D] MikeC84:
This looks like the stock 1.13 dont we need stock rooted?

Never mind
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
This shouldn't be happening... the tool has that file(along with many others) embedded in it, and it extracts and uses it at the beginning, be sure you're running it with a # command prompt and not a $

Glad to hear it works still ;)

Yeah, it won't activate because it has no plan to activate to ;)

Thanks :good:

I added this to the FAQ, just sit on the line when you get that, it will connect you to Sprint and they can fix it.

I tried to make it as seamless as possible. Thanks :)

Revolutionary has some serious device detection issues... The fastboot things in particular, I think closeone has it included on the CD he releases, you might try it there.

Yeah, I really wish there was an easier way for this... It's easily the hardest part... But just stick with it, you'll get it eventually. :)

Start with the command "sudo -s"
[HTC EVO 3D] erick1499:
Do I really have to use a stock unrooted rom? if so where can i find one? the one in OP does not work.
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Yes, otherwise the phone will not boot up and show security warning after the fix, and you'll have to run the ruu after anyways.

I added a mirror.
[HTC EVO 3D] AdhvanIt:
Yes you do. They are all uploaded to goo.im. You can find the link somewhere in the first ten pages or so.

Sent from another Galaxy [S2]

Edit: not sure how I missed the reply that was already there. Lol
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
To everyone that's gone through this fix, please make comments on the wording and instructions. I tried to make it all very clear, but if something needs to be changed, please let me know. I'm going to fix all that and then release it as 2.4 and consider it stable.

Also, I will be out from now until Thursday as I will be tied up with the Wake and Funeral for my best friend. So if you still need help, please be patient.
[HTC EVO 3D] Mexiking10:
Personally, I thought the wording and instructions were just fine. From the first couple of times I ran the tool, to you helping me restore my phone after the ghost MEID issue, I followed your exact instructions and the prompts to a "T" and had no issues whatsoever.
[HTC EVO 3D] sarcoptic:
I thought the wording was perfect as well...having the pastie.org link was very helpful just to make sure I was getting what I was suppose to. Otherwise I think its ready to go myself!
[HTC EVO 3D] sonicice:
Sorry for your loss Unknown. Thanks again for all the hard work you've put into this.
[HTC EVO 3D] ehurt152:
Sorry to hear about the loss of your best friend!
[HTC EVO 3D] spirithandler:
For those that have a issue with revolutionary saying waiting for device.

This is what I did to fix this issue I went into device manager and manually updated the drivers (even though I already had them installed) just point windows to the HTC folder in program files. (it may ask you to reboot)

Now when Revolutionary take you into fastboot most likely its just going to freeze up again.

Your going to have to once again in device manager point windows to the HTC folder in program files once it updates Revolutionary will automatically start it's process.

I hope this help's those that have the same issue I had.
[HTC EVO 3D] jaybombz:
Sorry to hear of your loss, Unknownforce.

In regards to the documentation the only thing I had problems with and would suggest to add is that if you're S-OFF before you try to load the 1.13 stock RUU or PG86IMG.zip you may be unable to complete the flash and/or get a boot loop. To fix this you have to go back to S-ON, load 1.13, then run revolutionary to go back to S-OFF. It's a piece of cake since you stay on HBOOT 1.4 the whole time... See below.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28521687&postcount=22
[HTC EVO 3D] erick1499:
Just finished restoring my firmware, it was a total success.
[HTC EVO 3D] JTOLOGY:
Help

I followed the 4 steps in the first part of the tutorial. Then did the radio fix off the new iso. Then did the revolutionary s-off. At this point I'm not sure what to do. I have hboot 1.4 s-off. stk build 1.13.651.7 /Baseband 1.06.001216/pri 1.42.003 and prl 21090. Is that it? Is my build, pri and prl correct now? The next step i see is to brick the phone but it has to be on s-on? Am I supposed to do more steps? Did I do anything wrong here?
[HTC EVO 3D] Mexiking10:
As long as you don't see VM in your banner or when you make a call, and you're able to use your phone like normal, you should be pretty much done.
[HTC EVO 3D] jbyers5355:
Worked great thank you sooooo much
[HTC EVO 3D] JTOLOGY:
FINALLY!!!!

LMBO.. it was so simple it wouldn't register with me that I was done. I had to keep checking the data and testing everything on it. When I realized it was done and how simple it was, I literally lmbo in embarassment Anyway, so far so good.. the vm was more of a nuisance with texts for me than anything but having the sprint firmware fixed that and helps in case I choose to trade up for the LTE. I'll run it for a few days and if all is well, I'll update my signature to reflect a more happier and healthier Evo3D.Weeeeeeeeee! Thanks Unknown. CloseOne and all of you who contributed!!
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Glad to see all the success stories. Finally the nightmare is over and I can take my break of this. I will update the version, and run over the wording a little more in detail and maybe shorten it a bit in places where it doesn't need to say anything, but I'll set it as final release status towards the end of the week here once everything settles down.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
I know. I know. ;) I was just letting you know that you may contact me if you have any questions.

jlechner, Send me an email when you get a chance, to the address in my profile.

Really good to hear that things are going fairly well on the recovery front. On the other one, I was I could articulate something better, but all I can say is that I am sorry for your loss. Friends and family come first.

-

I'm still away much of this week, but I'm still stopping in to check on things.

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] wwjoshdew:
Unknown, you done good! :)
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
Thanks, just doing what I can to just give back to a community that has given me plenty so far. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] Jamesredmond82:
Has anyone done this fix with a regular PC & some version of Windows because I have not a clue to what this linux is people speak of. Send me a PM or gmail of course jamesredmond82@gmail.com would love to have a normal 3D again
[HTC EVO 3D] a5ehren:
It does not work with Windows. Use the CD image closeone posted in post #3. It boots you straight to the tool, and when you're done you can just toss the CD out and your PC is exactly the same as before.
[HTC EVO 3D] IOwnCalculus:
Just posting to say that I was able to successfully un-VM my phone with 2.3 RC1. I had no problems with the tool itself or its wording, but I think the prep steps could be improved. I couldn't get the actual RUU to recognize my phone at all, but I was able to successfully flash it using the zip method to get it back to stock.

The CD image (which I ran from a USB stick on my Lenovo X120e) was flawless and incredibly simple to accomplish. After it was all done it only took three tries to get Revolutionary to restore S-OFF and now I'm back to a proper phone again.
[HTC EVO 3D] jlechner:
Sent

Sent from my EVO LTE.
[HTC EVO 3D] Jamesredmond82:
Did I need all the other files as well or is that all there?
[HTC EVO 3D] XDAuser1919:
Is this the RUU you flashed and/or will this work?

http://goo.im/stock/shooter/ruu/1.13.651.7
[HTC EVO 3D] Enraged21:
Can someone post the link to PG86IMG.zip? It's not showing up for me. Please and thank you.
[HTC EVO 3D] Enraged21:
Bump to top
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
First, don't bump a thread that's stickied... doesn't do anything.

Second, which PG86IMG.zip do you need? What are you wanting to do?
[HTC EVO 3D] Enraged21:
Oh sorry.

Just wanted to downgrade hboot to 1.4

I'm currently 1.5 s-off rooted
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
If you are S-OFF already then just use eng hboot and flash a custom recovery and then a custom Rom.
[HTC EVO 3D] Enraged21:
What if I already have a custom recovery installed and on zreds Rom? Would it matter?
[HTC EVO 3D] sudhirkhanger:
Thanks for posting 1.13 RUU PG86IMG.zip. It turns out I don't have a PC. Pure Arch Linux here.:victory:
[HTC EVO 3D] keejung:
hey guys just to be sure, i was on cm9 then tried to flash the stock zip.... phone is boot looping, so i should son, reflash stock zip, then soff and flash the other parts to start the fix for the vm