yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Unreasnbl:
The warning that I might lose the files on my SD card was the clue that I needed one in the phone.

If they release their code, HTC could get it and block the exploit. Well, HTC did block it with the OTA, but the Panda might find another way in. No point in making it easier for HTC to keep us out.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Hayesi09:
i try to run it through system updates and it says i am up to date..... is there a manual method? also wasn't there a new kernel that dropped?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
uninstall anything htc in control panel. reboot.

download htc drivers from here

http://downloads.unrevoked.com/HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe

put it on your desktop, double click and run it.

it should install drivers.

reboot your pc and your phone.

then plug in your phone.

you shouldn't get driver error.

test connectivity.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] volk9029:
When you go to settings, system updates, then click on update prl?

Sent from my lair.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Hayesi09:
yessir
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] baknblack:
How bout a link to the exact rom you used please.

Edit, never mind I see you restored. I do have a nandroid of the original rom.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njfoses:
It reads like he nandroid restored.

Sent from my released from customs Evo Lte!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Hayesi09:
I got it updated. thanks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] J roc:
I'm trying to use the unbrick , everything is settup . I'm getting error on first cmd in terminal . No such file or directory . Please help

still rocking my zues bolt
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] arrogantbastard:
Yes, it was restoration of my stock rooted setup, not a ROM per se. I'll go back and edit my post so it's more clear.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] J roc:
I'm surprised I got this far never using ubuntu at all or any liniux . It's pretty cool btw , but I'm going to panic :(

still rocking my zues bolt
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] J roc:
Also to be more specific . I did cd to downloads where the extracted panes finder folder is

still rocking my zues bolt
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] J roc:
Nvrmind got it :rolleyes:

still rocking my zues bolt
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shook187:
Is it TEP time? I ran Panda and the phone went into the first reboot and never came back on :crying: I tried holding the power button with and without volume down and nothing is happening. My only glimmer of hope is, when plugged in the computer I do hear the computer make a sound like i'm plugin it on and off :rolleyes: Anyone got an advice?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Hayesi09:
Unbrick, wipe, flash super wipe, flash stock rooted rom. worked for me. make sure your status bar confirms debugging is active.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
That's what the unbricker is for.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shook187:
Do I need Linux? And per Panda web site "This tool is provided for the purposes of “unbricking” an Evo 4G LTE which is stuck in Qualcomm download mode after a filed attempt to S-OFF using LazyPanda. It will not fix any other type of brick or unresponsive device"

I can't even get into Qualcomm download.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
What are the chances the white lte will already be updated?

LT. EVO reporting sir!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regaw_leinad:
I believe that's what mode your phone is in right now. That mode is pretty much unresponsive to anything.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
I just recovered from the unbrick. Anyone have better luck the 2nd time?

Sent via XDA Premium
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
Essentially everyone has, from what I've read in this thread.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
if you don't have any idea why you FAILED the first time,

follow post # 475 routine

basically you want as close to stock rom, with no build prop change, mods, etc. Fresh 5.1.1 works well.

all htc in control panel uninstalled, reboot. install lazypanda linked htc drivers and reboot.

test connectivity. nan backup. copy sd card to pc.

rom ok √ drivers ok √ sd card ok √

let the panda eat da bamboo

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but i believe they made changes,

before running it the second time, no ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] aFoodStampBaby:
Indeed. No issues here.

HTC EVO LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] J roc:
I'm good now soff . It's easier than I thought , I was starting to panic a bit . Second time running went smooth :)

Sent from my EVO using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
I'm about to attempt this finally... I am looking at the legendary "post 475" and am balking at Step 3. I have never used SDK, and don't even know what it is. If I skip this step, is that one that will cause me problems? If I need to do it, can anyone help explain how to use SDK to make sure I'm up to date?

Edit: Is MeanROM 1.3 safe, or should I flash to another ROM before attempting?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
2nd time was a charm

Coincidentally, I flashed Fresh this morning cause I missed my Elegancia mods
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] brandonb8:
I am lookimg for some guidance here. I am sfill on stock 1.13 rooted. I installed the modified wallet apk so that i could clear my google wallet. I have read that panda likes stock with ni build prop edits. If i uninstall the wallet app will this take care of that for me. Im not really sure if the apk even modified the build prop but figured i would ask before attempting s off.

Thanks in advance for any help
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
Nevermind this post - I'm good and S-off now!! :D Chalk up another win for post 475 (although I skipped step 3, and most of the command prompt stuff)! I used Windows 7 (64 bit), turned off Norton Antivirus, and was on Fresh 5.1.1 ROM. Took 99 seconds until it rebooted my phone (says 30, so I was terrified).

On a side note, that program is hilarious with all of the panda/bamboo references and silliness. Really lightens the mood!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] iknowsquat:
You're all set, that one app won't hold you back (Go ahead and delete it-after clearing it- if it makes you feel better)

Nice! I was going to tell you not to skip the adb steps but you did anyway you rebel. Those steps aren't required obviously they just ensure good connectivity with your device and help(?) with driver installs.

Just fyi-setting up the SDK for adb use is not complicated and there are tons of guides and videos floating around if you are interested.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Captain, ive been watching you for years being an amazing contributor especially in the field of bootloader, and just wanna publicly say thanks for your sacrifices. :thumbup:

So it sounds like panda is more concerned with radio maybe ?

Also, does the OTA try to DL to /system/etc/security? If so, I'm gonna break that directory so it won't try to DL. Thanks in advance.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
What would be the benefits of setting up the SDK thing?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] iknowsquat:
Learning opportunity :)

Learning adb will allow you to make modifications manually, you'd be able to do more things for yourself vs waiting for someone to create a flashable zip let's say. I am no adb expert. Just thought I'd mention it.

http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
Hey, I'm a teacher, so I'm all about learning opportunities! :-) Thank you! I'll check it out tomorrow!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cubbieswin:
Just trying to keep up with the lingo... we have rooted vs unrooted, S-ON vs S-OFF, and the last locked vs unlocked?

I guess I didn't know locked/unlocked was different from S-ON/S-OFF. Can someone explain what locked vs unlocked refers to?

This is probably a dumb question, but I've forgotten and searching has given me mixed results. After gaining S-Off, do we still have to avoid OTA updates until the Dev community dissects them?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] iknowsquat:
:good:

The dumb question is the one you don't ask.

It's not exactly the focus of the thread but in a nutshell and to avoid a complete thread derailment:

Locking generally refers to the bootloader. Unlocking it with S(security)-On is what you get with the HTC dev unlock. It allows you to modify your device but has limits and can be patched in the future by HTC. The Evo LTE unlock with S-On gave us more freedoms than the OG Evo did for example. It appears HTC discovered that and patched some holes with the latest OTA (it comes with a new hboot/bootloader).

S-Off gives us full, unrestricted access to our devices. It is "future proofing" your device so you will always have the ability to modify it as the lazypanda S-Off is permanent. Since it is permanent you CAN accept OTA's with it.

IMO there is rarely a need to accept the OTA even with permanent S-Off since the dev community usually has the OTA rooted and incorporated into ROM's within hours and there is some (simple) tweaking you have to do afterwards.

As always the decision to accept an OTA with S-Off is up to the individual user.

Those smarter than I feel free to correct anything I've said here.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JinxDroid:
For anyone that is still having trouble attaining S-off

I dont know if this will help anyone but I hope it does.

I bricked my phone FOUR times - twice in windows and twice in ubuntu (boot cd) and had to run the unbricker four times.

Finally I tried running FeedPanda again in Ubuntu but this time I changed out my regular 16 gig SD card for the old 8 gig from my OG Evo. I actually got past the "waiting for device" however I did get stuck after "device will reboot if panda is still hungry". I thought that I was bricked again and waited for about 300 seconds.

Then I held power + volume down for 30 seconds (while feedpanda was still running) and my phone rebooted. Feedpanda saw it and resumed where it left off. I am finally S-off.

I think my 16 gig card (class 4) might have been causing my problems so if you are still getting stuck it might be worth your effort to try another SD card if you have one.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
QBking77 has an awesome YouTube video on setting up adb for anyone interested. Google how to unlock bootloader for galaxy nexus, and one of the links is a great video. Hell, I did it it and don't even know how I did it. Still terrified of this s-off cuz every post I see showing the Linux commands makes NO sense to me (and yes, I've read every page of this thread, but can't even figure out what live CD is, and my PC doesn't have DVD ROM drive, its basically just for storage but works for fastboot and adb)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] EarlyMon:
Once fully rooted, never accept an OTA.

There's never an excuse or reason.

Anything good in an OTA will appear at XDA within hours so you can assess it and flash it for yourself safely.

HTC can, has, and always will pack an OTA with a payload to close up previous exploits used by methods such as that found in this thread granting you your consumer right to control your own phone.

Whether s-on or s-off, accepting an OTA once fully rooted is idiocracy.

In my opinion.

Root is the same as Admin access on a PC.

Your primary admin tool is called a custom recovery. You use it to update and make full backups.

To install a custom recovery, the bootloader (like a PC bios (not really a bios but ok to make the analogy)) must be unlocked.

To have complete freedom, the final step is to remove HTC encrypted signature security, s-off.

Once you have it, you never let it go.

PS - I didn't follow that OG EVO thing. Back then, I got s-off with root by installing the engineering bootloader at launch - only 78 steps from start to finish (actual number, not made up).

Take this s-off, count your blessings and never take an OTA from Sprint/HTC.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
the power + volume down is interesting. making a note of that !

i had made a nan backup, then copied the contents of my 16 gb sd card to pc, and phone formatted the sd card before feeding the panda, with success.

i just realized there is a video at the bottom of the unbricker page at unlimited.io

showing instruction steps 2 thru 10

step 1 is booting to Linux where the heck is the video for that ??? :)

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first. if you follow post # 475 guide, i would venture to say you won't need to go to unbricker page,

and can ignore the rest of this ramble ...

but if, by chance, you have to ...

well without a DVD player in your pc,

daemon tools might work, but instead,

you find a friend in the neighborhood that has a CD/DVD on their pc !

then download ubuntu 12.04 and then burn the ubuntu iso image file to a DVD.

that becomes a bootable DVD - your ubuntu LIVE CD.

restarting the pc with it in the DVD drive should boot you up to ubuntu.

at ubuntu's main screen you click on TRY - not install.

then follow the instructions on the unbricker page, and watch the video, following along.

i posted the code of what goes on, with my notes, when you are in terminal (a little anal, but hey).

you look to see if the two extracted files are indeed there

and you run 3 command lines (i put them in red in my post)

and then you are holding power button for 30 seconds at a clip,

11 or 12 times, with the screen telling you when to start and when to stop.

it works.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Jabawockee:
Hell Yeah 1st time go. I bought a windows pc just for this and it was worth it. Followed instructions to "T" and it all went well.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shook187:
Am I doing something wrong? When I run the unbricker, I get stuck at "Waiting device /dev/sdX12" AM I suppose to enter anything at this point or just wait?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] treo4life:
I unleashed the panda yesterday, he ate bamboo till he was full....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] iknowsquat:
I think you're missing the difference between temporary S-Off and permanent S-Off.

I tried to draw a parallel to the OG Evo because early in it's development temporary S-Off was achieved. In that case you are correct, you do NOT want to accept an OTA. Later on in the OG's development the revolutionary team achieved permanent S-Off allowing the acceptance of OTA's.

It is my understanding that lazypanda is permanent and therefore we can accept OTA's. There are multiple reports here of users accepting the latest OTA and maintaining S-Off. You will get the new hboot that will say "locked" but since you're S-Off you can flash a different hboot (one of the post-OTA acceptance "tweaks" I was referring to in my last post).

I'm not trying to change your mind or telling peeps to go ahead and accept the OTA's from now on, just trying to clarify my last post. Maybe it's my brain being conditioned by having temporary S-Off on the OG but I agree with you to just chill and wait for the devs to dissect the OTA's

Now can HTC never include a package to close permanent S-Off? I'm not smart enough to answer that. I throw that question to fuses, globatron or anyone else that knows. As a general rule I never say never :)

***

@lowetax-Killer support Bro. You rock. Kudos all around to everyone that's helping out here :highfive:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] NachoB:
Quick question, being new to Android rooting and the such.

I'm rooted with s-off and applied the Stock Rooted DeOdexed 1.22.651.3 from xHausx's thread which contained the new hboot.

Could one re apply the LazyPanda hboot using the PJ75IMG.zip located on their site? If it could be done, is there any reason for or against doing it?

http://unlimited.io/lazypanda-s-off-public-beta/

Thanks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] greyopaque:
I respectfully disagree. Being able to take an OTA and not mess with data wipes and separate radio and firmware flashes are the reason I always went for s-off on my OG Evo and this one. I simply don't have time for fiddling with my phone, I use it for business. I only root for wifi tether, nandroid, autostarts, and adblock, on stock. This last OTA took one extra step than usual... I had to reflash Lazy Panda HBOOT (just the file, not the whole process) before I flashed TWRP and SU, which I didn't have to do in OG Evo. However, it was done in less than 10 minutes, everything set up exactly as I wanted, data intact and back to business.

I've done the ROM and radio flash methods in the past, and have had some issues. This is more of a set-it-and-forget-it way of doing it for me.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
I'd say the chances are high, but I don't know for sure. I guess we'll see when someone gets one.

You can downgrade it, yes. You can also use regaw's Bootloader Customizer to get a custom banner and remove the Dev text when booting into recovery.

I'd recommend doing it for those reasons alone.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] NachoB:
Thanks Captain, that was my exact reason for asking (wanted to get my custom banner and Dev text back)!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
just checking. with S-OFF and latest hboot (in OTA), you can't flash TWRP and SU ???

you have to revert back ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] buzzwyzr:
I've put in a formal request with the mods to change lowetax's screenname to "Mr. #475".:D

Just wanted to say thanks to all the patient folks in here who have helped us newer folks get going with Lazy Panda. Even though we don't express it as often as we should, we truly appreciate it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
I agree, that doesn't sound right. I recall being able to flash TWRP (through the bootloader) with no problem with S-OFF and the new HBOOT. I'm sure it wouldn't work using "fastboot flash" though, unless it's technically "UNLOCKED" first, because those commands only seem to be enabled after unlocking (even with S-OFF).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] arrogantbastard:
I came to the opposite conclusion:

New stock rooted ROM + new radio = Panda still hungry

Old stock rooted + new radio = Panda full

Therefore, the radio had nothing to do with it; software version had everything to do with it.

As for your question about the OTA trying to DL to /system/etc/security, I have no idea because I didn't take the OTA.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
ya know, last name Lowe, and tax preparer, thus lowetax.

never hit me, at first, of I OWE TAX !!! yikes !

and don't ya get like 2 cents a click (on post #475) ? :)

hey, if i take hours to do a 5 minute task (just to be sure)

others should too :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] buzzwyzr:
Ha! Fixed.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Granite1:
Just bricked and unbricked 4 times. I ran everything in Ubuntu, still can't figure out what went wrong.

I just formatted my SD card, maybe that was the problem?

I'll post back once I figure it out.

PS: the unbrick tool is really easy thanks!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
i haven't seen what ubuntu entails (except for the unbricker),

but if still no luck after the sd card,

do a nan backup, then copy contents of sd card to pc,

full wipe, flash Fresh 5.1.1, reboot, test your connectivity.

that works with windows.

actually there's a post somewhere, which has a good guide to follow.

i forget the number :)

and with that said, i'm off to Belmar, for my client's awesome Lobster Rolls,

at the Lobster Festival !
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shook187:
I still can't get mine to unbrink :( I don't get pass "Waiting device /dev/sdX12" Could someone help me out here. I'm ready to just TEP it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
It shouldn't say "X" - you should've put the letter where your device showed up, as per the instructions. Is that what you did when you typed the command? Did you change the "X" to the letter representing your device?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
^^^^^

The bricked device is on

/dev/sdf <---------

Use the above node to perform operations using the PandaFinder tool

[lowetax NOTE: #10 in Instructions]

ubuntu@ubuntu:~/lazypanda$ sudo ./PandaFinder -d /dev/sdf <--------
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] InTheRough:
It downloads to sdcard\download
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] greyopaque:
I didn't think it sounded right either, but there were several posts that said otherwise, so I just went with it. I tend to read everything before I jump, and prefer not to ask questions unless I'm really stumped.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JinxDroid:
I'm pretty sure the problem is that you need to have your phone plugged in, if the unbricker can't find it - hold your power button for 30 secs and release. Then the unbricker should be able to see it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Granite1:
exactly,

make sure when you do the sudo ./brickdetect.sh step in FindPanda you check the reasdout the script spits out.

/dev/sd"X"

The parenthesis and the letter X are just to show you where your script will spit out a unique identifer. You need to put the right one for your phone in to initiate the script. :)

I didn't have my wifi on, and my sd card had a bunch of stuff on it. Also I'm running Ubuntu from a live CD. I think I'll just do a full install and have my laptop as a dual boot machine. I'll give that a try and if it still doesn't work in Ubuntu, I'll load on my desktop and try.

I assumed my first fail was the result of using a 3.0 USB port on my laptop. 2.0 jacks all bricked too. :confused:

I'll figure it out eventually. ;)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shook187:
That was the problem :highfive: I'm back up and running with S-off too :victory:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] v01rider:
does this install/update to radio 1.02.12.0427 during the process or when doing activation?

i am unsure what radio i was on, but now i cannot send/receive sms or mms.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njfoses:
Unfortunately I'm pretty sure when you see that as your device name you are bricked. Following that guide might be the best bet.

Sent from my released from customs Evo Lte!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] spanky34:
I had the same issue, I had to go through activation a couple times, then update my profile and prl. Then waited about 15 minutes and it came back.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dsEVOlve:
Flawless. Panda is full :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] aliwho:
Try making a phone call. I had the same problem until I did that, and now texts are sending just fine.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rxpert:
I cannot send SMS either

Tried updating prl/profile and nothing

I can recieve them, and can send MMS
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
ohh man im really screwed now. Formatted my SDcard, moved some music back onto it, rebooted, and got nothing. Phone wont turn on at all.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Cuppeerr:
Use this later:)

party
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kellyrx8:
its back up just jacked up the sd, which im 10000% willing to deal with over a jacked phone lol

debating running it again....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
well after i found out my SDcard was erased, i rebooted and now it wont tuirn on. AT ALL!!....no attempt will work to turn it back on..,screwed
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leerage:
Pull the SD card and then try turning the phone back on. I had a borked SD card in my EVO 3D awhile back and it would not turn on until I pulled the SD card.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njfoses:
Worst case you can try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1737428

Sent from my released from customs Evo Lte!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] RuckusDecay:
either that or your adb is not functioning right.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] TaintedByte:
It keeps telling me my SD card is blank... I can't even format it. Other than that it worked flawlessly. And ideas?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rxpert:
So how do you unroot this?

I'm considering running an RUU to see if that fixes my SMS sending issues. Or I could try reflashing the radio if I can find a zip for it
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Cuppeerr:
This
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] v01rider:
that did it. thank you! :good: i even manually reflashed the radio but didnt work.

if you have problems send/receive txt, make a call....and not *2, an actual call!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rxpert:
Thanks, I tried *2 when someone suggested a call and it worked fine but still no texts :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
thats just for Lynux tho. I put the SD back in, and get no power.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kellyrx8:
ok did it again , same result almost crapped my pants again, but its back up, said SD was blank or not formatted...

hmmmmmm does it matter what version of windows?? (x86 v x64)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
Lazy panda Devs, we have raised $70 so far. It may not be much, but it's all I could raise so far:banghead:

LT. EVO reporting sir!!!