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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cjrdriven:
Yep thanks, I am on step 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

I just don't get past the "let any drivers that are installing on your computer finish and then type "fastboot reboot". The drivers never are able to install. I go to Device manager and it has Android 1.0 with the exclamation point and dosn't accept any update to any driver I manually point it to. Also, windows doesn't automatically find a file either. Gave me reason to pause before just jumping forward so wanted to double check.

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Took the leap. Success first try!!

Was Stock - Rooted - Locked On Windows Vista 32 - downloaded 32bit drivers on zedomax's thread instead of one on LazyPanda's directions - Updated SDK - followed most the steps on post 475 except I wasn't unlocked. The only thing I had to help the tool do was to reboot once it hit the Bootloader screen as the tool was waiting for the phone to reboot and my drivers would not do that in the hboot screen. Regardless. Success and Activation went perfect! Now just need to find the steps for getting TWRP then back to Mean ROM. :-)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] iknowsquat:
Nice! Just grab goomanager from Play. It will install twrp for you.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ananth001:
thanks for your awesome work...since i have s-off now, is it necessary to unlock again using HTC method to start flashing ROM's, or am I already unlocked by getting s-off ?

BTW, I did not HTC unlock prior to this, but straightaway went for s-off
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jcwxguy:
you are good to go. Flash away
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] buzzwyzr:
Not to derail the thread: I tried the goomanager method for installing twrp. I clicked the open install script and it dl'd the recovery.img fine. But it never rebooted or installed. What did I miss?

I just went with the PJ75IMG.zip method instead but id like to know what i did wrong.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cjrdriven:
Did you do this by clicking the menu button on the main screen?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
Nope your all set. If the time comes, you can just run the RUU and will take care of e erything. Actually Regaw has a good Guide for gaining S-Off again. So you all set :thumbup:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] iknowsquat:
Don't think you missed anything. Are you sure it didn't install? I didn't get a reboot either but twrp was there when I manually booted into bootloader. If you checked to see if it was there and it wasn't then I dunno.

Your all set now anyway so enjoy.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ananth001:
thank you
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] napoleontheruler:
Has anyone gotten this to work on meanrom cause I get a message saying please install drivers and connect device. Then one time it did connect and it said can't find bamboo. Do u need the stock Rom to run this if so can I get a to it please and thank u
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leerage:
I ran LazyPanda when I was running meanrom v0.4. Someone else had commented not to long ago they were or 1.0 when running LazyPanda and everything worked.

Have you uninstalled all HTC sync drivers and installed the drivers from unlimited.io site?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cjrdriven:
Before you ran lazypanda did you check to see if adb recognized your device? I had issues with drivers on Vista 32bit till I found the right 32bit drivers that were not in the lazypanda directions.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
post # 475 guide works.

just be sure you test connectivity (twice)

and rebooting after installing drivers is always a good thing.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ekz13:
post #475 (pg 47 if anyone is interested) clicky --> POST #475

(haven't tried it myself yet, still reading)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] travisw0204:
Did this and now am S-Off. The only problem I ran into was I couldn't make/receive or send/receive any phone calls or sms/mms. I suspect this happened because, during the install, my phone rebooted completely and then activated the phone while Feed Panda was still doing its thing. Once Feed Panda was completed, the phone went right to the bootloader showing the Lazy Panda insignia. The problem was resolved when I went to make a call and got an error code 16 and was transferred right to Sprint. The girl fixed the issue in under 2 minutes and now I'm all set. I already did Regaw Bootloader Customize to show stock settings on the Bootloader( Locked and S-On), made a Nand Backup and flashed Mean Rom, changed the Rom version to stock version( 1.13.651.1. 710RD in build.prop) and now all I need is the Stock Bootanimation the LTE came with and I'm all stock-looking but rooted and unlocked. Therefore, if I ever need service, I don't have to do a thing but take it in and hope they don't screw it up. I love XDA and all the devs that work so hard to make this happen for us
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
Just be sure to hide root explorer, superuser and titanium backup ! :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bpdamas:
I somewhat disagree. I have used " on both my EVO 4G and EVO 3D prior to this. I don't think that is the issue. I think there is something else going on but I just bit the bullet and flashed the other hboot and will just move forward from there. I haven't actually flashed a custom recovery yet but I am confident it will work. I will post back with details once I do.

On a side note, having s-off through this method and being able to flash different hboots without a problem, does this mean that s-off will stick through an OTA update that includes an updated hboot?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cjrdriven:
Never accept an OTA update, period! Developers here will have a ROM ready to flash within minutes/hours after update hits. Sometimes even before the update hits! ;)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] chong67:
Yont actually need to accept it.

My 3D got a OTA update when I woke up one morning.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrrogers1:
People that accepted the OTA on the 3D that were rooted and S-off with HBOOT 1.40 for locked out when HBOOT 1.50 was loaded. While it did take away root, the security setting remained s-off. All they had to do to get back to business was unlock the new bootloader but they remained s-off which is the most important thing. They would use HTCDev unlock and be good to go.

With that said, as the others have said, DO NOT actively accept on OTA and here's to hoping they don't remotely push or install OTA's for us. :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ekz13:
worked like a champ.. easy as pie, thank you!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wisper2000:
busy signal

Is anyone else having an issue, every once and a while when I make a call I get a busy signal and have to restart my phone to get it to stop. I am s-off, and have tried meanrom and viperrom and it happens with both.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
1 time, but i seem to recall i got a text or notification at that same instant.

i keep task manager and system panel end all app/widget handy,

to shut down anything/everything if i want to.

don't need to reboot.

but like i said, only happened once for me.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kwdan:
It happened to me and I'm all original (still locked, no root). Must be a network issue.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] volk9029:
Instead of restarting your phone, type in terminal emulator, su, enter, killall com.android.phone, enter

Sent from my lair.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MikeNasty3:
Do you have to be on the stock rom or could you do this say if you were on CM9?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] volk9029:
It was posted that it's best to be on stock or close to stock rom. Plus you may have to do prl and profile update.

Sent from my lair.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wisper2000:
If you turn off the roam guards, the busy tone stops.

sent from my EVO 4G LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] diestarbucks:
Hello. Ran the script on Win7 and everything went through just fine. Followed steps in post 475. Script said I was s-off and I was done, but my bootloader says "LazyPanda" and still s-on. Someone said to run the script again, which I have tried, but it just stops and says I am already s-off and to hit enter to quit. Anything I could do? Thanks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bpdamas:
Honestly, I won't recommend for anyone else to try this but I might accept the OTA update since I am s-off. My thought is I would remain s-off with a locked down bootloader. Worst case I would just have to re-flash an unlocked bootloader (might be able to skip this step if I can flash a custom recovery with fastboot through the new hboot), flash a custom recovery, and then flash the superuser app. Then I will be completely stock with the latest update, custom recovery, and still rooted.

Thoughts? Again, I wouldn't recommend this for anyone but want to see what people think. My biggest question is whether or not I will retain s-off if accepting the OTA update.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Why don't you just flash the HBOOT by itself through the Bootloader, and see if it relocks your NAND?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bpdamas:
The new hboot in the update or any hboot? I already flashed the panda hboot and it retained s-off. How can I check if my nand is relocked? Is that the same as being s-off?

I probably sound really dumb here but I don't have time to research everything. I have know the answers to these questions in the past but don't know where to find it right now and can probably find the answers if I needed to. I figured it might just be easier to pull them from your brain if you have them up there.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
The big question is whether the new HBOOT from the OTA will re-enable NAND security and patch the security hole exploited by LazyPanda.

So, I'm suggesting, rather than flashing the entire OTA (since most of it is irrelevant when it comes to NAND status), to just flash the item in question, that everyone's worried about - the new 1.15 HBOOT.

S-OFF = NAND unlocked

S-ON = NAND locked

The LazyPanda HBOOT is designed for you to stay S-OFF.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bpdamas:
Thanks clears things up a lot and it was quicker than me googling. I was trying in the meantime to find out the answers.

I would flash just the new hboot but that is the only thing I am concerned about. I don't want to lose s-off. With the EVO 3D and revolutionary, even with the new hboot updates you still retained s-off. Maybe this is because HTC didn't have an easy way to patch it without screwing a bunch of things up for their developers. Is there a way to tell if it will remove s-off or is that a question more reserved for the lazy panda people?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
globatron might be able to answer this question, yes.

While I don't think flashing the HBOOT will turn the device S-ON, stranger things have happened (for example, on the OG EVO, all it took for some devices was hex-editing the HBOOT to a higher number than the Revolutionary number to relock NAND). While I have flashed the stock 1.12 HBOOT and retained S-OFF, you never know with these new ones.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bpdamas:
I agree. That is why I am hesitant because stranger things have definitely happened. Not sure what I am going to do yet. Maybe I'll make myself the guinea pig ...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BAttitude7689:
im stuck on waiting on device..its says approx 30sec and i think its been sitting there with a black screen for about 4mins now... what should i do?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Socrguru:
Worked great for me following the directions in post 475.

Only issue I had was at the very end, it said "Reboot bootloader" then "Waiting for device" for many seconds (I think I waited for like 300 seconds). My bootloader was up and said LazyPanda at the top, so I took a deep breath, unplugged my phone, then plugged it back in. LazyPanda then detected the device and said it was a success!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] btbamzao:
Followed 475 as well. Worked perfectly. Thanks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BAttitude7689:
the damn panda ate 11 pieces of bamboo and then i finally got it unbricked!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] globatron:
No, hboot has nothing to do with S-OFF in that context.

No it isn't. It's designed to allow you to use fastboot to flash/erase individual partitions.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Thank you for your corrections, and your excellent work! :)

Is it possible that the OTA update will prevent LazyPanda from finding bamboo?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] adma84:
I guess you answered that here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28619246&postcount=153
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
So it seems.

And my exit strategy has been foiled by HTC. So I must wait and hope globatron & team can find a way through to the bamboo :(.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] prboy25:
So what is the advantage of s-off on the evolte if there is a way to flash radios even with s-on, im sorry i done so mutch reading n reserch and i still a lil confused.:confused:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] integra3g:
Worked great for me and awesome work! I enjoyed reading the script text as it went along. I do think "External SD card" should be added to the prerequisite list though.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
did you flash the new radio with htc unlock and S-ON ?

search and you'll see some replies in here discussing that.

such as, eating the bamboo, htc dev unlock doesn't have to be used. warranty issue can be avoided.

LazyPanda is a tool for gaining (radio) S-OFF and flashing a custom bootloader that supports full write/erase fastboot commands

also Dan's site http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1739314

there could be more. and with the OTA out, we shall see.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Well, bad news on this front -

With the newest HBOOT, splashes and radios are no longer flashable in recovery when UNLOCKED with HTCDev. Looks like they "fixed" that "issue." :(
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
did i see you were a guinea pig ?

where are you - what can you do ?

walk down the street to IRS and turn yourself in ? :)

but lazypanda S-OFF still allows for that ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
I took some precautions, but missed one important one in my testing that has left me stuck with this HBOOT 1.15. I must be more careful next time. I just hope there's a way around it.

I'm actually not even sure kernels can be flashed in recovery now.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] TorxT3D:
completely stock > regaw rooted/unlocked > lazypanda s-off

so simple, so easy, no problems. SUCCESS!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmarkiek:
Please Help!!!

Ok I think I have messed something up. I was doing the lazypanda s-off installation. I got to where it says device will go blank for 30 secs do not touch blah blah blah. Well my phone went black but after about 5 minutes never came back on. So I tried to turn it on and still nothing. Please tell me this is fixable.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
YEah your BRICKED..Do you have Linux/Ubuntu or a LiveCD setup on your PC? Its the only way to UNBRICED your device at the moment

EDIT....THis is the thread for he Unbricking method http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1738481
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmarkiek:
I am downloading it as we speak. Will it help to power the device back up? I have been trying to do the three button method but with no success.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] prboy25:
No i haven't flash it, but im scared to do the panda s-off because i seen so many brick phones and i dont have a Linux if something go wrong so i gues ill wait :o
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bpdamas:
If you were s-off could you just not flash another hboot that allows you to flash different recoveries? Then flash a custom recovery and a compiled superuser app? Then you would still have root and s-off. Or does this not work and you have already tried something similar?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Aloupha:
Just burn Ubuntu on a CD and use it. That's it!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
If I was S-OFF, I could do a lot of things. But my test was to see if the latest HBOOT could be unlocked with LazyPanda, and so far it cannot. Additionally, things that were flashable just being unlocked can no longer be flashed.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regaw_leinad:
This reminds me when I took one for the team and RUU'd to 2.1 on the HeroC to find a root method ;) Hope you get s-off back soon Capt.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bpdamas:
Gotcha. Thanks for the info and dedication. You braver than I.

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On a relatively side note, does anyone know where to find a flashable through recovery superuser zip. I tried googling one but haven't come up with anything yet.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] motcher41:
The op has a flashable root in it http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28618989

rockin my EVO 4G LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bpdamas:
Whoah. I guess I need to take a second look before I do anything stupid. Were you s-off before the update and are now s-on after the update?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sharky17:
Noob...followed post 475 and it worked perfectly! S-OFF :) Thanks!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njfoses:
If you are already s-off you will remain s-off after the update but lose root and recovery. If you are not already s-off and accept the ota update there is no way to achieve s-off as the updated hboot does not work with the lazy panda tool.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bpdamas:
Okay. So I am pretty sure I am going to accept the update. Worst case it sounds like I will still be s-off so I can flash a different recovery, and then flash su through recovery to keep root. Let me know if this is ludicrous otherwise cross your fingers. See you on the flip side!

Actually, I think I am going to hold off because I was having trouble using fastboot usb with the previous hboot to flash a recovery img. My fear is I would have to flash a different hboot and will need the RUU to obtain the android-info.txt file appropriate for flashing the hboot. I could be way off on all of this so anyone seeing my post without complete confidence in what they are doing ... DO NOT ATTEMPT.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njfoses:
Just wait. There are no earth shattering updates included in this ota. A stock deox rooted rom will be posted soon.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
Man HTC is full of **** for this. I don't give a damn about radios & splash, but the kernel is the main reason my evo3d was soft bricked for a month.

LT. EVO reporting sir!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Robert542:
I figured HTC was going lock us out again. That really sucks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmarkiek:
Password??

Ok my phone is bricked and I'm using the unbricked method. Everything is going fine until it ask me for a password. Password? It will not let me type anything in once it get there even if I knew what the password is. I assume is [sudo] because here is what it says: [sudo] password for Markiek: Can someone help me please? I would love to turn my phone on again.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
HTC is full of **** for this

LT. EVO reporting sir!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
i think reverepats got that.

but you shouldn't using the live cd. i didn't.

i would restart it

were did you extract the two files to ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmarkiek:
Im using Ubuntu just what the instructions told me but I get stuck when it ask for a password.

I got the files right off the site.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
i realize that.

you running live cd or is it installed ?

when i ran the live cd (try - not install)

and got into terminal

it never asked me for password

is it asking when you try to access the two files ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmarkiek:
Its actually installed on my computer. No it doesn't ask then It ask after i do the sudo .brickdetect.sh. command

markiek@ubuntu:~$ cd Downloads

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ ls

PandaFinder.tar.gz

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ chmod 755 brickdetect.sh PandaFinder

chmod: cannot access `brickdetect.sh': No such file or directory

chmod: cannot access `PandaFinder': No such file or directory

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ chmod 755 brickdetect.sh PandaFinder

chmod: cannot access `brickdetect.sh': No such file or directory

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ ls

PandaFinder PandaFinder.tar.gz

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ ls

PandaFinder PandaFinder.tar.gz

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ ls

brickdetect.sh PandaFinder PandaFinder.tar.gz

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ chmod 755 brickdetect.sh PandaFinder

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ sudo ./brickdetect.sh

[sudo] password for markiek:

Sorry, try again.

[sudo] password for markiek:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrrogers1:
xHausx already posted the stock rooted earlier today/this evening >>>> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1766628

Hey Capt, not sure if you had a 3D or not BUT for the few that took the OTA that were already S-off, they could unlock with the HTCDev unlock and then downgrade the HBOOT because they were unlocked "officially" and S-iff gives the ability to flash the HBOOT.

Hope I didn't miss where you tried that already BUT if you don't care about having your phone registered as unlocked with HTC, give it a shot.

***ANYONE THAT USED THE PANDA AFTER HTCDEV UNLOCK that ends up taking the OTA should try this as you'll lose nothing.

Very disappointed to see that HTC basically locked the device back down like the 3D. Here we all thought they realized how ****ty that was.... Guess it was too damn good to be true.

Talk about why why why s-off... FUTURE PROOF!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ticklemepinks:
the password is the password u use to log in to ubuntu, it asks you to make a password in the start. when it ask for the pass word, just type it, thought it will be invisible. then press enter and it should wrk like a charm
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
I think you missed something. I went back to S-ON because I wanted to see if LazyPanda would work on the new HBOOT. Currently, it does not. I had given myself an out by leaving my main version low enough to be downgraded with the 1.13 PJ75IMG, but the update failed because the current HBOOT version was "too new." I would've needed to change both the main version and hex edit the 1.15 to a lower number (like 1.11) in order to successfully flash the 1.13 ROM. I didn't think the update would fail because of the HBOOT version, but I guess that's a new check they put in there :rolleyes:.

When I have a chance I'm going to try and get on IRC and have globatron check out my situation. Hopefully he can help the Panda find some bamboo :).

In the meantime, I'm stuck UNLOCKED & S-ON, without the ability to flash radios, splashes & possibly even kernels in recovery.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmarkiek:
Thanks I am passed that part now!! But now it will now Im doing something else wrong :

The bricked device is on

/dev/sdb

Use the above node to perform operations using the PandaFinder tool

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ sudo ./PandaFinder -d /dev/sdX

sudo: ./PandaFinder: command not found

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ sudo ./PandaFinder .d /dev/sdX

sudo: ./PandaFinder: command not found

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ sudo .PandaFinder .d /dev/sdX

sudo: .PandaFinder: command not found

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ sudo ./PandaFinder -d /dev/sdb

sudo: ./PandaFinder: command not found

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ sudo ./PandaFinder .d /dev/sdb

sudo: ./PandaFinder: command not found

markiek@ubuntu:~/Downloads$
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] -Apollo-:
Ok, so right now I'm on HBOOT 1.15, Locked, and S-OFF. What all can I do right now...I've changed my splash screen in HBOOT, can I flash a rom from HBOOT 1.15 if it is a PJ75IMG.zip?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
So disappointed in HTC for this. Next time s- off is available... I'm sending someone my LTEVO to s- off it and be done. Last time my girl see my LTEVO & that's for sure

LT. EVO reporting sir!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrrogers1:
Damn, yep, I did miss that tid bit. Sorry bud, hoping you can get back to s-off land soon. I guess I was thinking you took the OTA and were trying to get root back without HTCDev unlock.

The first OTA is always a doozy, that's for sure.

Thanks for being our matr.... :(

You took the OTA? You must still be without access to a computer. Damn man, that sucks big time. Sorry bud