yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
You probably should call sprint technical support from another phone.

Word of advice, DO NOT try the PRL hack with CDMA workshop. I effe'd up my phone with it, royally!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
I'm getting error #16 I'll give Sprint a call and see what happens.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
lots of people got that. sprint will refresh your phone and you're good to go.

ah, just don't mention it started after you feed the lazy panda lots of bamboo until he was full !

i never got 16 error.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrrogers1:
I fed 2 more Lazy ass Pandas tonight, so easy, so awesome.

PANDA WINS 3 MORE TIMES (for me) TODAY!

Thanks again Team Unlimited
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mayfly82:
The connectivity was fine.I kept getting stuck at the waiting for device...( waited until 800 seconds). I was able to unbrick the phone twice.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
What area you live in?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Dredz:
It is time!

Well I have been following this thread since page one and it is one of the greatest threads in the e4lte forum. I am preparing to feed the panda but have a question or 2.

For the folks with the blank SD card afterwards, Have you checked the mounts in your recovery? This seems logical to check if the card can be read by other devices.

Bruce, how are ya buddy? Glad you are being your usually helpful, not busy after tax season, The U lovin, techie self. What's up with the avatar? You sir have sold out the U (lmao).

Stock Rooted now, S-Off in T minus 60 minutes!

:cool:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rammv:
When i did s off I did not have data after, did not make a call so not sure if i had thae call error but if you long press the mobil network in settings it will take you to a sub menu. Check to see if the domestic voice and data are checked on. Then just do the activate phone should work then did for me. I knew to check this because bought my phone at a sams club we went through 7 phones trying to activate. Even after contacting sprint and working through with all the espt settings and what not with them for 2 hrs no go. I took the phone anyway the guy told me to go to a sprint store. When I went there the sales person messed with the phone for a while got into those settings checked them on and phone promptly worked.said when the infringment thing went on when they released the phone sometimes these setting were not checked back on. Long story short .LOL
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
you best be following post # 475 now !!!

ah, that pic just happened to show up (by mistake) in an online article about a classic car show being held here last sunday.

too funny ! yup, my kind of funny :) and it certainly caught my attention !

http://rumson.patch.com/articles/ca...afdb?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001#photo-10665160

and since the U's first game isn't until September 1st, i figured i'd give jimlightner's ava pic (my my) a run for the money.

and come on, it's not even close ! i'm singing We (ah, THEY) Are The Champions ! :)

i am busy (business and pass thru returns) but i wrap them all up in july. is july done yet ?

rocking with the new evo lte (and i hear we will be getting it here at the Jersey Shore)

and also got the sgs3 to be a guinea pig for myn and inc's Warm rom. my first samsung.

as i went thru the S-OFF and the unbricker myself, i figured i pay it forward - a time or two or three :)

plus, how can you not like feeding the lazy panda all that good bamboo !

be well my friend ... stay thirsty

and go Canes !
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Dredz:
Well I was really gonna follow this one: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28885531&postcount=1488 :laugh:.

How's that Warmness going on the GS3? I miss Myn's Rom :(.

BTW, I'll be eating bamboo shoots while feeding the panda. Can you say no chance of failure?!?! :cyclops:

:cool:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] RuckusDecay:
what your hardware version for you guys.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] TaintedByte:
Fixed it myself.

Pull SD card from phone, plug onto PC, format, plug into phone again and reformat on phone. Back up and running.

Remember to always have recent backups!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] globatron:
there is a file on your internal SD or in /data/local/tmp called sdcard.img

busybox dd if=sdcard.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk1 conv=notrunc

EDIT: too late
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njfoses:
Maybe the external sd (if you have one) should be removed before running this tool?

Sent from my released from customs Evo Lte!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rxpert:
From watching it run it looks like it places the files needed on your SD card
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SkinnyBlack313:
ill just wait until zedomax, or wwjoshdew, or qbking77 to make a tuturial vid its not like i cant flash anything i dont want now so ill just wait ill give it a few days
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] TaintedByte:
Yeah if that's the case it should be made clearer for people that don't do regular backups like myself. But doesn't it place needed files on SD card?

Also, thanks globatron, I do hope that helps someone else :D I also had my mount points swapped, so I don't know if that has anything to do with it.

Either way I have everything back up and running (well I will, transferring gigs of music atm). Great job guys!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
not a clue
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] globatron:
Why would a video help, it's not terribly hard to run a command.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kellyrx8:
gotta look if i can get it back up.....rebooted too and its back to black again...

everytime i plug it in the USB ui get that device in device manager...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njfoses:
There is only one hw version currently to my knowledge which is 0003.

Sent from my released from customs Evo Lte!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] globatron:
Follow the unbrick procedure and use a new SD card if trying again.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SkinnyBlack313:
from the problems i see people are having i will wait thats just what im going to do im not knocking anybody tho
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njfoses:
Does the command write files to the internal or external card? Is there any harm in removing the external card before running?

Sent from my released from customs Evo Lte!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JJsax:
edited, sorry.

Good work to all involved!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Pithism:
worked perfectly no issues to report. worked well on my windows vmware booted of my mac.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kellyrx8:
any specific live cd anyone recommends?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Star2dn:
Easy and Quick

Kudo(s)

Just used your S-OFF method worked perfectly w/WIN 7. I had unlocked using the *RegawMOD EVO 4G LTE Rooter earlier. Not a single issue with either.

THANKS,

For your hard work...

Shortcloak.

*2nd Phone, 1st w/HTCDEV. I convinced Sprint to replace it for FREE 'They knew it was rooted' no problems just wanted to start over.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
Yeah when i rebooted, now i get no power. Like its just dead. Never before seen anything like that.

EDIT....ahh i see that in device manager too. the Unbrick method is only for Linux though correct?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kellyrx8:
i still get that device in device manager when i unplug and re-plug it back in so its seeing something there

trying unbrick now

what confused about is running the ruu immediately, im gonna have to boot back into windows before i can run it, unless immediately means do nothing else until you run the ruu....

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yeah here is a live cd that was posted in the IRC chat whe I asked the best live cd to use...

http://goo-inside.me/devs/zanzibar/LiveCD/PHtoolz-QND.iso
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
i haven't heard back from Myn since i got the sgs3 - that sumofbatch :)

give yer evo lte a clean start.

make nan backup and then copy contents of sd card to your pc.

full wipe and flash Fresh 5.1.1 and reboot.

obviously, debugging on, fast boot off, airplane mode would be good

to prevent text and calls s-off'ing interruptus :)

use phone to format sd card. what size is it ?

in control panel, uninstall everything htc. reboot.

download the lazypanda link for htc drivers. install (be patience, let it do it's thing).

when done, reboot pc. reboot phone.

test adb and fastboot connectivity.

then you should be good to go with the phone.

redownload the lazypanda software.

run it as administrator.

so ...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jaihawk8:
Pardon my ignorance, but a quick question here...

I was on Flex360's Stock with Goodies 1.72.

I did a nand backup and installed the Fresh 5.1.1 so I could do LazyPanda, which worked well and I am now sitting at S-Off.

Can I restore my nand backup now or do I need to do a factory reset and install the Flex's ROM new?

Thanks!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
you can do a full wipe and nan restore your flex360 with stock goodies backup.

then see if you need updated firmware (without new hboot) to install Flex's new rom.

yup, Rom is based off the latest OTA 1.22.651.3
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leerage:
Here is a little more refined guide I typed out to the successful Post 475 guide. Hopefully this should be everything needed. If you see I can edit something in a better way... shoot me a PM. I hope this can be helpful to those on the fence about running LazyPanda. Remember, if something should go wrong.... there is a way to unbrick and myself and any xda member would be glad to assist in helping you run Linux to get it unbricked.

I'll try to keep this updated as things change.

Prerequisites

Rooted stock 1.13 ROM

HTC Drivers for unlimited.io site installed

Spare SD Card

ADB/Fastboot from the SDK (download included)

LazyPanda from unlimited.io site

1.	Make sure you are running a rooted stock 1.13 ROM. 1.22 ROM will not work and anything with a modified build.prop will fail.

2.	Make sure you have completely removed any HTC software, including HTC Sync, then reboot.

3.	Install the HTC drivers from the unlimited.io site and then reboot.

4.	Make sure USB Debugging is enabled on your phone (Settings > Developer Options).

5.	Connect your phone and put into Charge Mode only.

6.	Download the included adb/fastboot zip. Extract and launch a command prompt from that folder.

a.	In the command window type: adb devices

b.	You should see it say: List of devices: HTxxxxxxxxxx

c.	Then type: adb reboot bootloader

d.	Your phone will reboot to the bootloader and Windows will finish installing drivers. Once that is complete, type: fastboot reboot

7.	Remove your SD card and then insert your spare SD card. There is a chance LazyPanda can corrupt your SD card so it is wise to use a spare SD card. You have been warned.

8.	Make sure Fastboot is disabled on your phone (Settings > Power).

9.	Extract Lazy Panda out to your desktop.

10.	Right click on LazyPanda and run as Administrator.

11.	Do not touch your computer or phone. Let LazyPanda do its job. Once it is complete you will be at the bootloader with S-OFF.

12.	Once you reboot, let hands free activation finish. If it does not complete, try making a phone call. If that does not work, stay on the line and you should be connected to a Sprint rep that will refresh your phone.

13.	Profit.

***Note: if you are already HTC Dev unlocked with TWRP recovery, it is advised to NAND your current ROM and flash FreshROM 5.1.1. Then preform LazyPanda. It has also been noted that viperROM 1.2.1 worked as well. Basically to re-iterated #1 step, anything with a non-modified build.prop should work.***
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
but where is his excitement :)

i still say nan backup, full wipe and flash Fresh 5.1.1 - because it's known that it works each time.

#2 uninstall anything starting with htc, including htc sync, if present
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leerage:
Haha maybe I can add some exclamation points and capital letters :victory:

If people want to NAND backup, they would have to unlock via HTC Dev and flash recovery.

I'll edit it to say anything HTC.

The zip I included contains adb, fastboot, and the dlls needed to run. A lot easier extracting it rather than installing the SDK to get a couple of files.

Not sure if my PMs have been going through lowetax, did you get them the other day?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
yup, understand about the zip - that's why i erased :)

hey, modifications count too !

and yup, i guess if they unlocked they would know enough to nan backup first.

i still feel that with so many different roms and setups, using one that we know works is best.

but then again, i'm anal when it comes to stuff like that !

can you tell :)

oh, about pm's ... just looked - the 16th - just 3 days ago

and with quite a few since then, it seems like last month !

yes, thank you ! i've found out more about firmware, hboot, etc. - just to be sure.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] 1TonyC:
For what it's worth, I ran the LazyPanda using Post #475 on viperROM eLiTE v1.2.1 and got S-OFF with no issues.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
thanks. I'm a viper rom peep, but i feel fresh would be better for this. and it's only for 5 minutes.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
sorry about that. multitask error
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leerage:
Thanks Tony. I will update that in the regards that anything with a non-modified build.prop should work. (I believe viperROM at that point had not done any build.prop changes in regards to effecting LazyPanda.).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrrogers1:
I'm Omaha and work in Lincoln (GO HUSKERS!) NEEEEEEEBRASKA. :D Right smack dab in the middle of the country.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] hgearle:
Just did the SOFF Lazy Panda method following post 475 and it worked flawlessly. A few notes...I flashed back to the first stock rom I had before I started using Stock With Goodies. I did this only because the stock rom seemed to have the least soft bricks.

Post 475 says:/// 5. type in "adb reboot bootloader" your evo should now boot into a white screen that says fastboot. let any drivers that are installing on your computer finish and then type "fastboot reboot" and your phone should boot up like normal. again let all drivers install.////

After your computer reboots your phone, give it a while (mine was several minutes) to exchange files. My computer was actively working (nothing else was using resources) to exchange whatever files the phone needs to complete S OFF. This could be why some people are having problems because they aren't letting this happen. (BTW...I am like most of you, not very experienced but having fun).

I also got a message at the bottom of my screen in the middle of the process telling me the software did not load properly. It wasn't an issue.

From right clicking Feed Panda to run as administrator to S OFF was only a few minutes (held my breath the whole time).

Now it's time to upload the latest firmware through the bootloader.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] guyver2077:
Well flashed fresh and made it farther this time.. but looks like still a no go..

Starting up......

Connecting to device...

Searching device.....

Found device.....

adb server is out of date. killing...

* daemon started successfully *

Finding some bamboo.....

Found bamboo....

Finding more bamboo......

Loading forest on sdcard......

Loaded......

Sending ........... in

Ok, ready!!

Rebooting.......

PLEASE WAIT PATIENTLY, Screen will be black for approximately 30 seconds!!!!

DO NOT EVEN TOUCH YOUR DEVICE!!!!

=== Waiting for device....

(2)ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error: protocol fault (no status)

(4)ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error:

(7)ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error: protocol fault (no status)

(9)ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error:

(11)** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon

(14)ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error: protocol fault (no status)

(17)ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error: protocol fault (no status)

(18)

Found device...

Waiting for device to settle... Please wait...

adb server is out of date. killing...

ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error: protocol fault (no status)

Quit....

Press ENTER to exit.....

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and now phones not booting up.... wonderful

From what i am reading.. it looks like a hard brick... i may be ****ed.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
@guyver.

did you uninstall everything htc in control panel. reboot. then install the htc drivers from lazypanda link and reboot ?

if it doesn't power up after charging, then follow the unbricker instructions.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] guyver2077:
yea just went through the unbricker process.. cant believe had to go through that linux mess

man nothing but headaches but glad phone is back up.. what a scare

i almost just want to run the lazypanda again but using linux this time.... are there any clear instructions for that since im already in ubuntu?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] 18th.abn:
Sudo ./yournamehere:-)

My EVO Ways
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] guyver2077:
done deal guys... everything went smooth as butter with linux

I dont think windows is quite ready for prime time. I mean ive rooted a great share of phones, etc before but this was the first time that i had an issue.

W.e just happy im s-off. thanks for the help guys
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
well, from what i hear, android and linux are meant for each other

glad yer S-OFF

just got home, didn't look, but you didn't uninstall drivers and install lazypanda linked htc drivers, did you ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] guyver2077:
im pretty sure.. i had to go through a similar process for other devices. I usually uninstall sync , etc. I even tried it on a clean pc with no previous trace of htc and still had issues.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leerage:
I think I covered most of that here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29024135&postcount=1585
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
I was on MeanROM 1.2 and I bricked, lowetax helped me out with the unbricking process and I read through post 475 many times before trying again I made sure everything worked properly first. The second time around worked like a charm Thanks to people like lowetax.

btw it did kill my micro sd :(
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Jerz:
My first time when my phone bricked I tried reading my sd card with my computer and it couldn't read it so I had to format but what was WEIRD is that before I even did anything to my phone (Lanzy Panda or Root) my 16GB card suddenly gave the error that it had been removed and I wasn't able to recover it at all... not sure what happened there.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] glgehman:
I'm sure. The problem is that it's post 1538. How would anyone know to find it. A week from now, your post and my post will be somewhere in the middle of a giant thread, half of which is "I'm S-OFF, hurray!" and "I'm bricked, boo."

I'm not saying that anything in my post is great wisdom. I'm saying that it should be IN THE FIRST POST.

But thanks,

glg
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leerage:
Sorry I wasn't trying to say you weren't posting great info. Maybe the OP can update or spread the word some how.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] glgehman:
No prob. I did go and read yours and it would have been very helpful to me when I was searching for answers. But, again, it's there in the middle of this huge blob of information. Somehow, I missed it.

That's the great weakness of forums. How do you find the information you need when it takes the form of a weeks'-long conversation among hundreds of people on many related (and unrelated) subjects. Search only works when you know what you're searching for.

Yes, I do hope the OP will update his original post.

glg
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
you both write what i'm thinking, but in a much more professional manner -

i just output my helter skelter, multi-tasking thoughts in Excel worksheet mode !

and hope that someone can understand what i mean.

i would ask Fuses to just modify the OP with see post #2 (in more professional terms)

and ask chococrazy if this information can be put there (in post #2)

that would be most helpful.

i don't think it's necessary to change that post to lowetax, glgehman, leerage, etc. -

we're all here to help and pay it forward - but whatever works is fine with me.

certaintly better than it is now.

from the community, thanks guys !

back to my Excel, QuickBooks and my tax software !

ps - with the computer/network troubleshooting i do, the more variables you eliminate, the better.

that's why i favor Fresh 5.1.1, because we know it works.

however, do we know if Fresh 5.1.1 works if someone has updated their firmware ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
It's really not that big a deal to give you post #2, if Fuses agrees with it. Then you can point to the 3 helpful posts, and include whatever info will help people find the answers they seek. An FAQ might also be helpful.

It would help to keep things organized, and perhaps diffuse the flurry of repetitive questions throughout the thread. And it wouldn't delete the existing post #2 - it'd just push it down one to #3 ;).

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Current Device: HTC EVO 4G LTE | ROM: Chaos | Kernel: Stock (3.0.8-01368-g6fdcee1)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
but wait - then post # 475 would be # 476 ???

NOOOOOO bad karma !!! :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jayjam99:
Really wish I knew why this wasnt working for me. Keep getting "cant find the panda" no matter what I do.

I have tried different sd card, ROM, cables.....It just wont work for me.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] P.Mobile:
sucks that some people it work perfect for and some it bricks.. i got lucky myself.. all i did was turn usb debug on in my phone.. pluged my lte in and run lazy panda.. thats it!!!! 5 later s-off no problems.. hope they find a way so it perfect for everyone ;)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jayjam99:
Congrats to YOU! :p

Yea, the fact that it didnt work is better than the alternative I guess....having a paperweight.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Did you accept the OTA? Is your HBOOT 1.15? If so, that's why it's not working :rolleyes:.

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Current Device: HTC EVO 4G LTE | ROM: Chaos | Kernel: Stock (3.0.8-01368-g6fdcee1)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] glgehman:
Your phone is not identifying itself as a Panda. You must be on a stock 1.13 ROM (and rooted). Try flashing Fresh 5.1.1.

glg

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So you actually ARE a tax man? I thought from your sig that you must be a glamour photographer...

I appreciate the efforts you and Captain Throwback have taken. I used to be a technical writer, so it frustrates me when the needed information is not easily available and plainly worded.

But, to be honest, now that I am S-OFF, I'm not likely to hang around this forum much longer. I dropped in today because I'm taking a vacation day and it's raining and I have laundry to do. But once I'm back at work, I'm gone.

NOTE: I just updated my original post. MikeyXDA reminded me that we need to specify any stock rooted room on the original 1.12 or 1.13 base. As 1.22-based roms multiply, this distinction will be more important.

Thanks again,

glg
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrrogers1:
If this does happen, can someone add in that you should allow the handsfree activation to run, then let the PRL update run AND THEN just cancel the Firmware update. The device I stopped the phone from running the activation had the "Error 16" issues (it seems to be from an incomplete provisioning) and I had to call Sprint to reset my Profile on the network. The other 5 devices I did, I allowed it to play out and there were NO data/voice issues attributed to the jacked up provisioning.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
yup, we definitely need more info on the setup you have

and what you did and didn't do before trying to feed the panda

like uninstall everything htc in control panel. reboot.

then install the htc drivers from lazypanda link. and reboot. ?

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that pic showed up online in article for a classic car show :) so i just tried to outdo jimlightner's ava !

yup Lowe tax - not I OWE TAX !

thanks for your input, hopefully we'll get info into post #2

i sent pm to chococrazy