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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
yo squat :)

i know with HTCDev Unlock you can flash custom roms (with stock kernel), recovery and have root access,

but aren't you limited to select partitions ?

don't you need S-OFF to flash radios/custom kernels/imgs/unsigned PJ75IMG.zip's thru bootloader,

and have access to any partition ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sgt. slaughter:
No. You can flash custom kernels/radios/splash screens just fine through recovery...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] klbjr:
Worked perfectly first time on Win 7 x64. Donation on it's way!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] drlzanej:
Please forgive any tupos, I chopped my finger off a coiple of days ago. I dont think the real problem here is being addressed. We already know this tool works for some and not for tohers. But certain questions hqvnt been answerd. Like we know it works for linux users but bricks some windows users. What version of windows is being used, were you rooted prior to useing the tool and which method was used to root. EXACTLY what procedure was used with success or failure. What version of H_Boot. (Ifthere is more than 1) Im not trying to be a **** Ijust dont believe the issues are being fully addressed. Im getting a LTE tomorrow and plan to root and/or s-off, yep brand new right out of the box, but dont want a shiny new brick . Just some thoughts, as i said not trying to be a ****, just wondering if there could be a solution that we're missing by not producing all of the info to resolve the issue. Thanks,,,Later,,,:cool:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njfoses:
Agreed, just posting "used windows version and now im bricked" doesnt help anybody.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] drlzanej:
Perfect example, what version of windows, xp, vista, what???? Were you rooted prior to useing the tool???what was your procedure etc...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SPreston2001:
Well lets see, I ran it just fine with zero problems and my setup was stock rom with a untouched factory locked bootloader, rooted using this method (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1671577&highlight=root), wifi was turned on, usb debugging enabled, fastboot disabled, battery ~75%, Win7 64bit pc, uninstalled previous HTC drivers and installed drivers included with LazyPanda, ran LazyPanda as Administrator and it completed just fine. 32gb sd card remained intact and Microsoft Security Essentials was left running during the process. Hope this helps...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] klbjr:
Sorry. Some more detailed info. I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I was already rooted/HTCdev unlocked using RegawMOD EVO 4G LTE Rooter. I was/am currently running MeanROM ICS v0.5. I downloaded and installed HTC drivers from Panda site. I didn't have HTC sync installed so no need to uninstall. Made sure phone had USB debugging and Unknown sources checked. I took out my 32GB card and put in a old 2GB card I had laying around. I didn't charge phone to 50% like stated. I was around 37% when procces started. Right clicked Panda app, clicked run as administrator and away it went. It rebooted a few times, the QHSUSB_DLOAD driver failed after about the second reboot but the process continued with no errors. Panda kept eating, phone rebooted, went through hands free activation, rebooted a few more times and finally finished a few mins later. Phone was left at Bootloader screen so I rebooted, immediately made couple test calls to and from phone and sent/recieved a few texts. Everything worked perfectly. Thats about it. Oh I did also disable my antivirus before I started. Didn't know if it would interfere or not but didn't want to take the chance. Wifi was off at the time and Fast boot was enabled.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] drlzanej:
Now thats what im talkin about, Dwtails man thats where we'll find our answers. Has anyone tried this with windows vista, if so Success? Failure? Just wondering,
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kilokk:
I'm running Windows Vista Business Edition. I was already rooted/HTCdev unlocked using Zeedomax one click Rooter. I was running MeanROM ICS v0.5. I also downloaded and installed HTC drivers from Panda site and did not have HTC sync installed. Made sure phone had USB debugging and Unknown sources checked. I backed up my sd card to my pc and did NOT take it out. My phone had 92% charge when I began. I right clicked Panda app, clicked run as administrator and it started... It tried to reboot the first time and the QHSUSB_DLOAD driver failed and at that point I waited for about1250 second mark and unplugged my phone. It was at that point I realized that something had gone wrong and started to research if there may be a fix and unfortunately the methods have not worked for my device.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tizz06:
same info as him but i was using XP sp3 and the same problem happened
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] REVREN:
hey guys i need some help my evo lte was rooted when i performed the lazypanda s-off.and everything went well i got s-off on my device,but i then went ahead and used the goo manager app to install the twrp recovery and that flashed also.i then rebooted into recovery and created a nandroid backup,so all was good so far,but i then attempted to flash the latest meanrom v05 and recovery seems to have flashed the rom but when i reboot the system all i get is a bootloop.so i then went back into the twrp recovery and wiped again several times and flashed the rom again but still no luck.so at this point i then used ny nandroid backup to restore my phone.

well after all that i then redownloaded teh meanrom v05 again and attempted to flash it but still it does not flash correctly,so now i tried using my nandroid backup to restore the phone but twrp recovery is not recognizing the back up at all,but when i look at the phones internal sdcard the back up is there.so im now stuck with a dead phone.

my question is should i run the ruu to restore my phone through fastboot in the bootloader and will that work seens iam s-off?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] drlzanej:
Seems alot of us having issues are already rooted yes, but are useing a custom rom. Wonder if useing stock to get s-off may be key to the solution,,,maybe, i du,know

Sent from my "Hand Held Porno Machine"
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] globatron:
We are suspending downloads until we have a full fix for the DL mode issue.

We have finally managed to reproduce it on out test device which we had not been able to do until now and will bring you a reliable fix just as soon as we can.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gregfink:
So we are definitely going to be able to fix it? I'm ok with waiting, but if it can't be fixed I'm going to exchange it.

Thanks for your help!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LiquidSolstice:
Slightly confused. I don't own an LTE (yet, that will change soon, just doing TONS of reading about it), but I was under the impression S-OFF was required to properly flash ROMs.

On the Evo 3D, being S-ON and unlocked via HTC-Dev meant that kernels had to be manually flashed. I'm not entirely sure if there's any advantage to S-OFF at this point. Perhaps AOSP ROMs might require it in the future? (But even then I don't see why).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
The advantage of soff is that it doesn't void your warranty that is about it atm, and maybe getting rid of the warning splash screen but otherwise you can do everything else w unlock.

Except flash imgs through the bl. Least I think that's all...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LiquidSolstice:
Have you already S-OFF'd your phone?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] RobertBohannon:
When I ran lazy panda my EVO was in the UI running. I was running windows 7 64bit surfing the web while it was running. My computer told me my drivers were up to date even tho I haven't put new drivers on the computer sence my OG EVO on FROYO. I even recieved a txt (which scared the crap out of me) still went smooth as glass. No problems.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
I haven't yet work 3rd shift didn't find out till last night and wasn't able to. I may do it today. however I did unlock the phone.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] drlzanej:
+1

Sent from my "Hand Held Porno Machine"
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LiquidSolstice:
Hm. It seems the stock experience will probably be fine for me, at least until this S-OFF issue gets sorted. My question about this S-OFF process though is as follows; if the advantage of S-OFF is the lack of warranty voiding, but you need to be rooted before performing this process (which as I understand requires the dev unlock), isn't the S-OFF rendered a bit unneeded? Not trying to step on the OP's work, finding exploits for this sort of thing is insane work, and I greatly appreciate it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
You don't need HTCDev to root.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mhuggins:
you dont need HTCdev to root your phone...... Zedomax has a guide on just root which is installing superSU and busybox..... that gives you root... if you want to install roms and mods you need to either have done HTCdev or LAzyPanda
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] klbjr:
Why did you reinstall TWRP? Mines was still intact after Panda? And I just did a full wipe & reinstall of MeanICS v5 for an unrelated issue I was having before Panda & everything went smooth.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
What they said
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leerage:
Yes, with LazyPanda you will not void the HTC warranty (well you did but nothing reported to HTC). Root is required to run it, but thats an easy 1 click solution before your run LazyPanda.

Ability to flash firmware through bootloader (radio, PRI/NV, touch panel, etc). S-ON you can do it through recovery but I believe someone would need to build a script that correctly flashes all those updates to the correct partitions.

You can remove the HTCDev build watermark at boot.

Splash screens (not sure if you can or cannot with HTCDev)

Ability to return to ***LOCKED*** S-ON for warranty purposes. With HTCDev you will return to a ***RELOCKED*** status. Not that the warranty purpose really makes a difference as you will probably be doing your warranty through Sprint, Asurion, Best Buy etc.

If I had the choice, I would do S-OFF and not HTCDev.... but I didn't expect a S-OFF solution so quick. But that is just my personal opinion. My OG Evo and EVO 3D I always had them S-OFF so I guess thats where I'm coming from.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] REVREN:
i never had twrp installed before i s-off the phone,i was just rooted with zedomax scripted,and my bootloader was still locked.

should i reflash twrp through fastboot or should i run the ruu?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] globatron:
Run the RUU and start clean again.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] REVREN:
ok thanks ill try the ruu and start from scratch,but after i run the ruu will the bootloader go back to s-on or will it stay at s-off?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Behold_this:
NO! as i said before only running the fastboot command will remove s-off:

fastboot oem writesecureflag 3

You will, however, get a locked bootloader and will then have limited fastboot commands/functionality through said locked bootloader. So no flashing recovery through fastboot, but there are other ways to do it
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gcarpino:
pardon the noob

what does s-off do for the phone?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jdogg836:
Try reading the thread instead of crapping it up with posts like this..... These posts make it difficult to assist with real issues or to ascertain problems using this method.

Here is a post located on the same page as yours.

It is in no means the only useful post describing pros and cons to this method, but it is a good starting point to illustrate that the answers are already posted if you will just read.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] REVREN:
so i should just run the ruu and then set the bootloader to s-on,and then start over by rerooting and then using lazypanda to s-off right?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] globatron:
no

Just RUU, nothing more.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Behold_this:
If you are s-off already, why do you want to run lazypanda again?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] respectagain:
Run the RUU first, yes.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] REVREN:
thanks alot i appreciate it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] itsmikeramsay:
I know this is obviously EVO 4G LTE, but does this work with the One S?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] david279:
It checks for htc_jewel in the build.prop. So it won't run...not to say the exploit used won't work for the One S. The app is closed source so we can't see the exploits method.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] itsmikeramsay:
AH! Thanks for explaining that to me. Hopefully it'll open up soon enough....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Slappy_G:
Glad to help!

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Exactly the same thing happened to me. Was stock - never unlocked/relocked. Second run went straight to S-OFF - no issue. Scary as hell though.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JDM Civic EG8:
I'm scared to retry this lol. I'm going to wait until I go to my friend house later on today. So I can try it using window 7.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SPreston2001:
What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Are you trying to relock the bootloader with S-On? Sounds like you already have S-Off so im not sure why you would wanna lock the bootloader, run the RUU, reroot then run LazyPanda again???
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] REVREN:
i just want to restore my phone and reroot and flash the recovery again.as of now my phone is not booting up.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SPreston2001:
Do you already have s-off? Can you boot into your bootloader? I think I remember you saying you had trouble flashing your recovery via goo manager or was that someone else?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] REVREN:
Yup that's me,right now I have soff and I can get into the bootloader but the twrp recovery that I installed through goo manager is not flashing correctly and is not recognizing the nandroid backup I created.ive never used twrp recovery I always used either cwm or 4ext recoveries on my evo 3d.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
writesecureflag 3 borks phone. mine just bricked.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Have you tried reflashing TWRP through the bootloader?

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You should have no need of issuing that command, and you should definitely not issue it unless you're using the STOCK Bootloader (i.e. not LazyPanda).

That command should ONLY be used if you need to restore the device to factory/stock conditions, and ONLY after returning the device completely to stock otherwise, most importantly stock HBOOT.

Otherwise, see quote above :rolleyes:.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SPreston2001:
Yep sounds like you just had a bad flash when flashing your recovery. Try flashing the recovery again via your bootloader using fastboot commands.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Behold_this:
You have to be completely back to stock before running that command! I never told you to run it! I simply said it's the only way to get s-on! Your bad!

Now if anyone else wants to do something they have no clue about, you should learn from this guys mistake. You must be 100% stock, by first flashing RUU (s-off is fine), BEFORE running this fastboot command. It is really only necessary to do this if you need to go s-on for warranty purposes.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SPreston2001:
Relock your bootloader, run the RUU, then writesecureflag 3....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gfullwr70:
Thank you bestbuy, took my brick back this morning. New Evo in hand.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
did it after i ran the ruu. ***LOCKED*** S-OFF then ran it and borked. I did not run it after lazypanda. I ran it after running the RUU.

I'm not blaming you or anybody else (no need to get defensive). I did it just for the sake of curiosity and it didn't work. Again, I ran the RUU before doing the command. Maybe it will help with further debugging. Who knows..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Evo_Shift:
I wonder how much money HTC loses on bricked returns and other issues vs how much they would lose if they just opened their phones up like a Nexus? Maybe Sprint and the other carriers pay the manufacture a percentage to keep them locked even though it probably costs them money in the end?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rdeets:
Okay, if the fix isn't released by tomorrow, I think I'm going to use TEP. Has anyone used TEP for the EVO LTE? Does Sprint charge a deductible for getting a new device?

I know the devs do this for free and everything, and I'm not complaining, because I did take the risk of using the exploit, but it would be nice if they released the fix to alpha/beta testers. I mean, our phones are bricked anyways, so it couldn't do much more damage.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gregfink:
Agreed. I'd be willing to try anything. My photon died too, so now I have no phone. Its annoying, and nice at the same time.

I'd just like to know if there will def be a fix - not when, but that they are confident they CAN fix it. If not, and thats fine too, i'm exchanging it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regaw_leinad:
Yeah, wow.... sorry guys. Whoever told you to do fastboot oem writesecureflag and then the number (I'm not writing the command out here, because when you type it on the custom bootloader LazyPanda, it kills a newborn puppy) failed to mention that it is a NECESSITY that you flash back to stock first.

Man when I saw that post I was like...

Cause I knew someone was gonna destroy their phone.

If you are going to do that... PLEASE flash back to stock FIRST.

EDIT: To the owner of that post, please add that to it, because people browse the threads and others might come across it too.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SPreston2001:
Oh yeah Sprint TEP definitely charges a deductible but you probably won't have to pay anything since its new and still under warranty (supposedly lol). Deductibles on LTE devices over $549 are atleast $150 now which is why I dropped TEP.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
LOL nice pic!

Yeah, but even after RUU it still doesnt work. However, I did flash the htc dev message removal zip after the RUU. Would that have any implications with the writesecureflag?

Again, I am just trying to put my observations out there in order to make our phones better. I knew the risks and I took them. I blame nobody! I love you all! heh.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SPreston2001:
Just exchange your phone and wait for the updated release before unlocking the new one. No sense in waiting around without a phone when you can get it exchanged fairly easily.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regaw_leinad:
Hehe, yeah flashing that would do it. That's a custom bootloader image, and it needs to be on the bone stock image to be able to write the secure flag to, because it is taken out of the custom image, so it totally goes crazy.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Interesting. I was able to S-ON my device fine, but I first flashed a stock HBOOT (actually, it was a hex-edited version), issued the command, and then flashed a PJ75IMG (stock ROM) through the bootloader, which got me back to stock.

Not sure why yours got bricked. When you say bricked, are you saying it won't turn on at all?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
yeah, wont turn on.

Regaw nailed it. I flashed that htc dev death threat removal after ruu and ran it. that's where it went south.

At least an answer has been had. thanks guys.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Ah, got it. Sorry for your loss!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dsEVOlve:
Favorite quote of the day.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
it's aight. thanks though.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] globatron:
Ok people, we have can confirm we have fix for this.

For the sake of avoiding confusion, I will state the following up front.

Linux running natively is required; a live CD or live USB is ok,

a VM is not

.

For the pople who wanted us to post something (anything) in previous posts thinking it could not make things worse, you were not correct in this assertion and hence we have not released this yet.

There were a couple of people who reformatted their SD cards after a failure earlier in the thread and ended up stuck, they will also be covered by the fix if they have not returned the phones for replacement.

You can expect a utility, instructions and an IRC channel to be available in the coming hours.

Regulator207 I believe we can fix you too, but we'll have to do a custom job for you.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Behold_this:
Look, i never said for anyone to run that command. I was simply saying that that command turns S on! Anyone who ran it did so on their own and took the risk!

There happy?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regaw_leinad:
I wasn't trying to start anything by posting what I did, but I can tell I upset you, that surely was unintentional! But yes, I saw it when you edited it, and that makes things much more clear. Thank you.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gregfink:
Thanks for the update. Ill be ready to test!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Behold_this:
I feel like i was getting blamed for someone's brick, that's all. No hard feelings. I would never want anyone to brick their phones because of something i said, but really I never said for anyone to do it in the first place, just posted the info. I do feel bad for the guy that got bricked so yes i added the warning, but i didn't think it was necessary when i first posted. I sorry for any trouble I've caused.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Curb71:
Is this windows compatible yet?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
no worries man. no blame anywhere but myself... it's going to be a good day.

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Although I appreciate it, dont worry about me. Just focus on the others. I got a new one up and running from work already.

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few posts above you said it requires native linux or live cd.

My bad, i thought you were referring to the unbrick method being worked on. I'm sorry.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regaw_leinad:
Oh yeah, I wasn't trying to blame you man :p Unless you ninja'd into his house and/or ssh'd to his box and typed the command and hit enter ;) Hope there's no hard feelings, just wanted you to update that so no one else who just searches for "S-ON command" or something similar in this thread and tries it out, that's all.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] johamsandwich:
Yes it is. Check the download link in OP.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] thingnblah:
yes, was done on the wifes laptop. Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MassStash:
What'd you use to format from phone? TWRP didn't work for me...

~Freshly acquired LTEvo; ViperRom'ed in under 2hrs...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
after normal bootup

settings --> storage --> unmount sd card --> erase

I would wait for updated tool to be released.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kaos420:
did anyone actually brick the linux way? i did it when it was up for like 10 minutes . i hear all windows nightmares. wonder why they removed linux way.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PhxkinMassacre:
If I'm not mistaken, the first 20 pages were Linux nightmares.may be wrong tho
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kaos420:
only thing i seen back then was people not having the java 32 client needed on 64 bit to run correctly. i guess i was lucky did it linux was. was rather easy too little time. plus didnt have a single issue with calls data or sms. just unlocked and worked fine. lol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ailima:
I bricked from Linux Ubuntu 12.04
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] EindhovenOne:
I bricked on Windows XP, 32-bit. I was already HTC unlocked and rooted. Just stuck forever an ever on "please wait patiently"; I finally realized that there was no hope, so after trying a number of the fixes listed to possibly recover, I just went to the Sprint store and did a warranty exchange.

Came home, charged it for a while until it was well above 50%, booted into Ubuntu 11.10, worked without a hiccup. I was going to update to the Ubuntu 12.04 release but I wanted to stay with the latest stable final release.

I am confident that they will get everything rectified soon, I just didn't have the patience to wait TBH. I run my side-job from my phone so I really couldn't be without.

-E
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] globatron:
Unbrick release is imminent.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bsutton:
Thank you, so much. PEOPLE, GIVE THESE GUYS A BIG THANKS!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mexiking713:
Good news for those that need it. Thank you