yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gfullwr70:
was currently htc unlocked running flex360 uninstalled htc sync and htc drivers installed drivers in op unzipped feedpanda to its own folder with the 2 files included and ran the feedpanda.exe everything was good till

Found device...

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

Eating bamboo (45/45).... (device may reboot if Panda is hungry)

waited for along time here then noticed the drivers didn't install

Oh yea win 7 64 bit
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xhaui:
Windows 7 64bit

I uninstalled HTC sync and the HTC dev drivers before installing the new drivers and running FeedPanda as admin. I have no other programs installed that would interact with my phone.

I was also HTCDev unlocked, if that wasn't obvious.

I got to the part where it asks you to be very patient and the screen would be off for about 30 seconds. I waited for about 700 seconds and got nothing. I tried restarting the phone and it wouldn't turn on.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SPreston2001:
Lol that very question was answered a few post up before you asked. No you wont lose s-off by switching sd cards. It just needs a sd card present while doing the exploit...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xHausx:
Did you guys have wifi on when you ran it?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gfullwr70:
Yes wifi was on
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xhaui:
No. I don't think my wifi was on.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ailima:
Wifi was on when it bricked - and wifi was on when it debricked.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] corcgaigh:
Was referring to ailimas post. If it worked for him and if ye r all in the same predicament then its gotta b good news.

Purple shamrock, college chicks. I wish. Those days r over for me I'm afraid
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xhaui:
I have to go to bed for the night. Hopefully there will be some progress come morning.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gfullwr70:
So I guess if we terminated the script were screwed I tried running feedpanda again it says install drivers and connect device hit enter to exit
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mswlogo:
I don't think your screwed what alimia said should work too.

Most important thing he said is how to get the phone to boot again. You can !!!

Then you can try again. Luckily I didn't have to and it finished. I forgot the script was even still running and almost pulled the plug while it was doing the last steps.

If you hold just power for 20 seconds or so phone powers down. As soon as you let go it immediately powers back up into GSHUB mode (what ever it's called).

But buy holding vol up and down and then just pulse power and hold it a long time, like a minute. Then let go.

It seems it still came up in GSHUB mode but them it timed out or something and started to boot. Hard to say because I'm not sure what script was doing.

But alimia got it to boot normally again.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ailima:
Lol. No I'm on the other coast - but thanks all the same. :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmangut:
anddddd... for anyone wondering ... this is how the original looks like...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gfullwr70:
I can't get this thing to reboot what is the trick
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ailima:
I terminated the first time around. So there's hope yet.

BTW - I couldn't post this originally because my Thanks meter isn't high enough yet ... *hint hint - if you find it helpful...*
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] {ParanoiA}:
Does anyone know if you were to run a ruu after getting s-off with this method, would the s-off stick or go back to s-on?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmangut:
brother ran the ruu and it stuck... lol but it said locked again? its an odd sight.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] redtrk:
worked fine for me...windows 8 consumer preview, uninstalled sync,installed new drivers, ran as administrator on rooted,htc unlocked,viper rom,wifi set to be on sometimes does not....so not sure. lazypanda s-off for sure.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mswlogo:
My experience was similar to Amilia's I'm not 100% sure but I *THINK* it was this.

Hold just power down for like 20 seconds, keep it down.

Now add holding down vol up + down.

Let up on power just for a moment and put it back down (while continuing to hold vol up and down)

Hold all 3 for like 1 minute.

Let go of all 3 at once.

Wait 1 minute or so and cross your fingers.

That is my guess.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
so he ran ruu and it says LOCKED but with S-OFF ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Behold_this:
No, running RUU will not effect s-off. The only way to remove s-off is this:

fastboot oem writesecureflag 3

**must be completely stock, with stock hboot, no modifications to run this command or you will end up with an expensive paperweight. You have been warned!

Totally normal.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gfullwr70:
I've tried this like 50 times with no luck I give up
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PhxkinMassacre:
I am so indecisive about this. I want to run it because well... It's s-off but then I don't because people are getting bricks. Some say the windows method is safer and then when someone posts that 2 others reply and say the windows way bricked them. Some say Linux way is better and then others say they bricked that way. And now the unbrick method doesn't work apparently... WTH I CANT DECIDE IF I SHOULD DO THIS OR NOT. I'm already htc unlocked so I don't really need to do this but it would be nice.

So what's the deal. Is this safe and the people with bricks didn't know what they were doing or what?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] aysiana:
Ok, on the universal site where you go to download the lazypanda file to do this s-off....it says you need to first be rooted to do it....is this correct? I hope not. I don't wanna have to root, and then do this

Now I am just all stock, no rooting, no unlocking. I'm trying to figure out if I have to root first, to run the lazypanda??

Please let me know!

Thanks!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xb1az3x:
Mine is bricked, wifi was on, regawmod unlock/root, sd was formatted in PC originally, sd card was an amazon basics 16GB class 10. Waited about 900 seconds.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
if it says it on the site, then yes.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JT man:
Success guys thats right bite the bullet and I got s-off thank you OP...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmangut:
Pretty much... The reason he ran the ruu is because he couldn't send text ,call , update his profile or url. The phone worked right after he ran ruu.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ProcessorHog:
I just ran it. I got my phone delivered yesterday, got home and did a quick XDA search and - what luck! S-OFF. Rooted it using the exploit method today from Windows server 2008 64 bit (not using the HTC DEV method). Then waited until later to get a SD card in it and ran FeedPanda on Windows 7 64 bit. Both times I used the latest ADB (updated SDK manager) and ran the command prompt as "administrator" under Server 2008 and also Win 7. I disabled my antivirus on my Win 7 machine before I attempted this as well.

I did install both the ADB drivers and Fastboot drivers and verified fastboot and ADB worked fine before kicking off LazyPanda.

Found bamboo, loaded forest, and ate the bamboo just fine. Now feeling nice and lazy with all the tender bamboo.

This couldn't have been any smoother. It even reboots for you into the OS if you kick Feedpanda off from the bootloader.

Thank you Unlimited.io and your LazyPanda. Sometimes it's best to be lazy.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
So, the bootloader is still considered "unlocked" and able to flash recovery because it is still S-Off despite the "*** LOCKED ***" ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Powerbird101:
I believe temp root or full root is necessary I have a temp root which is a simple 1 click method and can be reverted with a simple ruu push. It shows your bootloader as tampered but when you push the ruu back it will show *Locked* on it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] krobinso2295:
Patience

I understand people need their phones because it is their life line, but all we can do is wait and hope for the best. Unless you're going to go get a new evo 4g lte or something then complain all you want :silly:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leerage:
S-OFF means the NAND is permanently unlocked and you can write anything to it... Regardless if it says unlocked or locked.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leerage:
Yes, you need to be rooted to run LazyPanda. It's honestly not that hard. There is a one-click solution for root and LazyPanda does all the work for you getting S-OFF
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
thought as much. thanks for the confirmation.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] P.Mobile:
each evo i root gets easier!! og evo was a pain for me.. evo 3d was better.. now evo lte was simple!! lazy panda ran flawless!~!!! s-off in less than a month.. thats f in huge man!! gOOd sh*t!!!!!!!!! :good:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] iknowsquat:
First...breathe :)

Second, the brickability isn't necessarily user error. Some experienced users are getting bricked.

Third only YOU can decide if it's worth it.

Right now with S-On I can flash ROMs, radios, and kernels (modified stock) so I am fine as is for now...but that's me.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xb1az3x:
Huh? Who's complaining? Was just giving details in case it helped. No complaints here I understand the risks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bartcrusades:
Thanks ailima for the reboot info! First attempt, it got borked! I rebooted with the three-button trick and I ran FeedPanda once again, and the outcome was a FLAWLESS VICT- NAND UNLOCK!!!!!

======== FeedPanda 0.1.3 beta for LazyPanda S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
This program may not be redistributed in
nor included in other works works without
the express permission of team Unlimited.

Starting up......
Connecting to device...
Searching device.....
Found device.....
Eating bamboo (45/45).... (device may reboot if Panda is hungry)
Bamboo.....
Panda walk
SUCCESS - Taking a nibble.
SUCCESS - Bamboo is tender.
SUCCESS - Bamboo is tender.
SUCCESS - Bamboo is tender.
SUCCESS - Bamboo is tender.
SUCCESS - Feeling full
More bamboo......
Bamboo is good.....
Even more bamboo......
Aaaah, nice lazy day!!
Rebooting bootloader
=== Waiting for device....
(4)
Fastboot detected
LazyPanda S-OFF success
Press ENTER to exit.....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] RobertBohannon:
Worked like a champ my Jewel is in the ranks of the supersonic. Love you guys was painless and took a whopping 4 minutes. Speaking from experience make sure you have plenty of charge on your phone (I bricked my OG EVO 6 times becuse of low power during flashes and root)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] imnotbert:
Another success using ailima's method to unbrick...I got lucky in that I was still running the script when I started looking for a fix (it was up to 860 seconds)...left the script still running, did power + vol up + vol down reboot method and it worked on the first reboot try. Completed the script and booted into the lazypanda boot loader.

Hope this ends up being help to someone else that got stuck. Using Win 7 x64.

Thanks again the ailima and the OP!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rdeets:
I have a theory, but I'm going to need someone's help to test it. A method similar to Ailima's method worked for me earlier today, however I wasn't thinking and formatted my sd card when I booted back up and rebooted my phone again without running the Panda program. My phone has been bricked since, no matter what button combination I do.

Here's my theory. The Ailima method only works with the Panda files on the sd card. Here's where I need someone's help, if possible. If someone can copy/zip/whatever the panda related files on the sd card after they've ran Panda and get them to me, I can copy them to a micro sd card and stick it in my EVO LTE.

If the theory works, my device should boot using the Ailima method. If it doesn't work, it's bricked anyways.

Here's why I think it might work. When I hold down power when usb is connected, the windows usb connection sounds goes off every 10/15/20 seconds, so obviously the device is doing something. I think it might be looking for the Panda files before going into boot level.

So, anyone willing to copy their sd panda files and send them to me?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bsutton:
You, sir...are a genius. I have a file named lazypanda, should i send it to you?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gfullwr70:
Please let me know if this works I have tried the 3 button trick so many times my fingers hurt
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Flangan25:
Totally paranoid question....since I used Zedomax's method for root, and have the current Google Wallet problem (not supported, not certified in your country, etc), will using LazyPanda give me s-off but bork my NFC because I can't wipe Wallet settings? I'd love s-off but really don't wanna lose NFC functionality, whether it's using htcdev unlock or LazyPanda. Any thoughts?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] buzzwyzr:
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit

Regaw-MOD root and unlock method

MeanROM 0.4

Ran the Windows version (obviously) and it worked perfectly the first time.

The only thing that had me nervous was after all was said and done, my phone number and Sprint email were borked. But a few seconds later it started a hands-free activation on it's own...completed and everything's back to normal.

Regarding the toasted SD card: upon initial reboot after Lazy Panda finished running, I had a notification stating the SD card was empty. But after activation and susequent reboot I checked the contents of the SD via Root Explorer and everything is still there intact.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tallguywes:
Just wanted to let everyone know, I was able to reboot the phone at the really-long waiting period by Vol-down + power...I am now S-Off!!

Thank you!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rdeets:
yeah, just e-mail me rdeets@gmail.com
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gfullwr70:
Me too gfuller70@gmail.com please
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
So i tried it.

I got S-Off and tested by theory by reflashing the ruu. Now bootloader says *** LOCKED *** with S-OFF.

I tried to fastboot flash twrp but get

C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.1.8-je
wel.img
sending 'recovery' (7220 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.146s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.188s

does this mean that although my NAND is unlocked i still do not have access with the "locked" bootloader?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DiMENZi0N:
Go into fastboot mode from the bootloader. from an command prompt (assuming you have fastboot.exe in the directory) type "fastboot oem unlock" and see if that works.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AssassinsLament:
Ok first off, if you're S-OFF, never run the RUU unless you want to lose S-OFF and lose root. Luckily, they haven't patched the rooting process yet, so you can just re-root, and re S-OFF.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot devices
HT********** fastboot

C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY [ 0.007s]
finished. total time: 0.009s

No go.

---------- Post added at 01:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:12 AM ----------

well it appears I still have S-Off

I've attached my blurry webcam image of bootloader screen.

btw, nice to see you assasin =]

This is all for the sake of tinkering and exploring as i read somebody else had their bootloader say **locked** but continue to have S-Off. wanted to see what the possibilities were.

I wonder if I am, in fact, S-On again (after RUU) but the screen doesnt reflect it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rdeets:
Okay. My theory doesn't seem to work, however I was able to extract the code from the file (thank you Ben).

It seems like, although there was a series of errors, the final error was simply not enough battery. I will admit that when I did mine, I had relatively low battery (around 25%). Did anyone who is currently bricked try doing the Panda method when their battery was >50%?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bsutton:
I know for a fact that I had well over 50% battery.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rdeets:
Can you get mount your sd card in your computer to get to the lazy panda file? I simply opened it with notepad. I cut out the actual code from between the sea of gibberish and copied it to word.

If you can do the same, we can compare and see if there was a different error. Even though all these devices are bricked, there could be the chance that they aren't due to the same cause.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gfullwr70:
over 50% here too 80+ when i started
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] balistc:
Was wondering the same thing not being able to wipe the settings now too. Only I have not rooted yet.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Flangan25:
It doesn't look like the LazyPanda process performs a hard reset since you boot back into whatever rom you were previously on, but I don't wanna be the first one to tip my toe in the pool...anyone with working google wallet already feed the panda and keep nfc without wiping wallet settings?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bsutton:
No worries. As long as you have not set up google wallet (Ever on this phone) you are good to go.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Flangan25:
Ah...but what if I have set up google wallet, and I just can't wipe it cuz I'm locked out (like 99% of us right now). Sounds like I should hold of, right?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bsutton:
Have you set it up on your phone yet?

EDIT: Scratch what I said above, I read your post wrong. Complete the workaround, then wipe the settings.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gfullwr70:
We'll I'll check in in the morning if nothing has been resolved I'll be using my bestbuy black tie insurance for a replacement
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Flangan25:
Ok then, so (1) edit build.prop, (2) wipe settings, (3) restore original build.prop, (4) feed panda, (5) profit? Thanks so much for your quick replies.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bsutton:
Go to the post and follow the exact instructions. You dont have to restore the original one btw.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kilokk:
ok... so I'll be the next one to join the brick club and visit Best Buy tomorrow. I followed the instructions exactly and after a half our of waiting got impatient and unplugged my phone...noob move I guess. :rolleyes: None of the unbrick methods are working.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Flangan25:
Hey bsutton, just edited my build.prop and wiped my wallet!!! Now let's see if i can feed the panda, couldn't have done it without ya. Now hoping I don't have a paperweight after using windows versions of lazypanda...I'll keep ya posted
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] magics.:
wow i really want to try this but a little scared to brick my phone
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regulator207:
Here's how I got mine working:

There have been some reports suggesting to ensure your sd card was formatted by the phone itself instead of your computer. So I backed my sd card up to my pc and formatted it via phone. Turn off wifi and ensured my battery was ~80%. Ran panda and it worked very well.

Now there was another report that somebody had ran the RUU afterwards and the bootloader no longer said TAMPERED or lazypanda as expected, BUT it unexpectedly continued to report being S-OFF. Therefore, I ran the RUU and confirmed this. My bootloader displayed ***LOCKED*** with S-OFF underneath it.

I was not sure what functionality this opened or restricted. I met resistance when attempted to flash TWRP via fastboot (recovery overwritten to stock due to RUU). The prompt demonstrated successful transfer but implementation was blocked for some reason. Shouldn't I have access to all partitions with S-OFF and NAND unlocked?

C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.1.8-jewel.img
sending 'recovery' (7220 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.146s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.188s

I even tried to do fastboot unlock as suggested to no avail:

C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY [ 0.007s]
finished. total time: 0.009s

Maybe the bootloader screen was incorrect and I was actually S-ON. I wouldn't typically entertain this notion but now there is a bootloader screen customizer in the works so I guess anything is possible.

In order to see if the bootloader was, in fact, back to stock secondary to the RUU, I ran zedo's one click root tool knowing a "tampered" message would appear on the bootloader after its completion. I ran the tool and no change in the bootloader status. Still displayed "***LOCKED***" and S-OFF.

Only difference is I had root and successfully flashed twrp via adb.

su
dd if=/sdcard2/openrecovery-twrp-2.1.8-jewel.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22

flashed recovery successfully. mounted usb in recovery and transferred my sdcard contents back and restored my nandroid backup successfully. even flashed ragew's zip he made to get rid of htc dev message.

I've attached two pics. The first was provided by gmangut earlier in the thread (stock) and the second is a blurry webcam pic (so sorry best i have at the moment) of my bootloader.

I went the round-a-bout way to get the bootloader to appear as much like stock as possible. The easiest will be to use Ragew's tool once he's done with it.

Not sure if this helps at all, but I did find it unusual that the hboot did not revert back to S-ON with the RUU. Any ideas?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] aigoo:
had the soft brick. Unplugged phone, held power +vol up and down for 30 seconds, plugged phone back in, screen turned on as soon as i plugged it back in.

not saying this will work for anyone else. just stating my experience.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Flangan25:
Done and DONE! So, to confirm for everyone with Wallet already activated: if you edit your build.prop you CAN wipe Wallet settings, then you must revert back to original build.prop to use LazyPanda (at least for the windows version...if not, LazyPanda says it can't recognize device "htc_jewel"). After that, couldn't have been easier. Now I keep a copy of my original build.prop and my edited one for flashing roms & backups and whatnot until Google gets their -ish together and fixes Wallet for us evo lovers. Mad thanks to team unlimited.io & bsutton for the help.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PhxkinMassacre:
OH MY GOD I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK! i just ran the program after reading through post for like 4 hours and found some useful stuff and since i am successfully S-OFF i figured i'd share.

1. i was already htc unlocked and rooted running Fresh 5.1.1 so if you want to go and unlock

2. go in your computer (im on win 7 64bit) control panel>programs and uninstall anything that says its by htc. and then install the htc drivers that are in the download page for the LazyPanda tool.

3. open sdk manager and make sure everything is up to date and that you have the usb drivers.

4. make sure usb debugging is enabled (settings>developer options) and the fast boot is disabled (in settings>power)plug in your evo and open up a command prompt and enter "adb devices" to make sure your evo is communicating with your computer.

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.

6. let your evo settle and then open up the command prompt again and type "adb devices" just to check your evo is there.

7. disable ANY antivirus tools you have one on your computer and close any program that will do any communication with your usb port.

8. download and unzip the LazyPanda tool and then right click on the tool and run as administrator.

9. let LazyPanda run AND DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING. NOT YOUR COMPUTER. NOT YOUR EVO. DON'T EVEN TOUCH YOUR CAT. JUST SIT THERE AND PRAY THAT IT WORKS.

10. Once it says everything is done hit enter open up another command prompt and enter "fastboot reboot" and let your phone boot.

11. go to your evo and go to settings>activate this device and let it do its thing.

12. ENJOY YOUR NEW S-OFF EVO!!! :D

this is probably a little overkill with checking and whatnot but with all the bricks i figure its a good idea. hope this helped for anyone who uses this mini guide and if it did hit the thanks button :D