yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Badcam3:
I installed Ubuntu using Wubi.. I assume that you guys just ran it from a disk because every I type in "cd lazypanda I get "no such file or directory" Linux is not what I use so I am a little bit lost as to how I get into the downloads directory and run the program. I unzipped it and everything if that helps XD.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] david279:
install chrome and chrome remote desktop and i can help you remotely. Or whatever is the best remote app on ubuntu? I use chrome remote desktop myself.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Badcam3:
I am installing chrome and the chrome remote desktop app right now I will message you the info.

Thank you
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Badcam3:
Thanks so much again man. You were really helpful. I mean I would have been without a phone if it wasn't for you XD and thanks again for having to put up with a complete and totally noob like me XD
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] david279:
No Biggie..................................................
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] globatron:
Thanks David, always nice to see someone taking the load away from us.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
glad you got it done! with David's help !

a few people wanted to see what went on for me during the unbricking,

so i posted it.

sorry for the confusion you had.

lazypanda folder/directory is where i extracted the files to on my computer.

that's why you saw cd lazypanda

and i did ls to show that the files were indeed there

from unbricker instructions:

4. Navigate to the directory where you extracted the files in step 2.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] globatron:
Please watch the video on the download page.

It shows you *EXACTLY* what to do to get the program running.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] TaintedByte:
Just for knowledge's sake (sorry if this is off-topic) the only 'difference' between you booting Ubuntu through a Wubi installation is that hard drive speeds will be slower because it's using window's NTFS file system. Other than that the installation is identical as if you had partitioned your hard drive and installed Ubuntu directly through there.

I just wanted to clear that up :) glad you got it sorted out.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kmagn13:
UnBricker worked great...

a little time consuming, with the 12 (30 sec power holds)

reran Lazy Panda after to restore SD card (Worked great)

reran Lazy Panda agian and S-OFF successful (in linux box)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bootlooper:
1. If we had a removable battery would an unbricking tool have been necessary?

2. If we had let our batteries completely discharge would a recharge and reboot have solved the problem without the need for a debricking tool?

3. Is having working adb a requirement for a succesful flash? My initial flash, which bricked, was on a gentoo 64bit installation. adb was not installed. icedtea was the java interpreter.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] nate735:
Thanks globatron ! The unbricking tool worked great. Also thanks to lowetax for the live support and help with Linux commands, i really appreciate it.

On a side note. The 32gb SD card that was in my phone when it bricked is toast i think. It comes up blank on my phone and is unable to be formatted. Is there any way to recover it ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jdogg836:
Mine was the same way, put it into a computer and format it there. Then it will work on your phone again.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] downsouthballa:
device manager

Device Manager shows

when phone plugged in to USB for awhile

Human Interface Device

HID-compliant device

USB Input Device

then goes back to

QHSUSB_DLOAD

any idea??? :(
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
replied to your pm
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
sorry i couldn't help you more.

@globatron - ./brickdetect.sh - no luck finding bricked device
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Adam1422:
@globatron...add me to the list please!!!

globatron if you could add me to the list as well. I get to the point of finding device in the test phase but it never finds device.

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Nevermind I figured it out and am back up and running. A huge thanks goes out to lowetax!!!!!!

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So I went back to my windows envirornment to rerun lazy panda to restore sd card and it was going fine until it bricked me. What did I do wrong? It was going find eating bamboo and it hit 6 of 45 and the phone rebooted and I waited forever for it to come back online and it never did and I am bricked again.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
OK adam, after the final bamboo and unbrick done,

follow the clean setup we talked about and give it a go !

i see S-OFF in your near future !
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] globatron:
Cant find bricked device:

1. unplug the phone

2. reboot

3. from a terminal run this:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.media-handling automount false

4. plug in the phone and try again
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ovrrdrive:
Figured I'd add my experience to the thread.

I ran the FreePanda from win7 64bit with a spare sd card in the phone, Zedomax root, wifi on, factory rom pretty much intact and bricked pretty quickly into the process. My freshly tested ubuntu install on a flash drive all of a sudden wouldn't boot for me so I ended up burning a live cd and it booted up into ubuntu.

I followed the directions from the video, and copied and pasted what I could into the terminal window and got unbricked with no issues. I flipped over to the Freepanda site and downloaded it into ubuntu so I could keep trying unbrick between s-off tried easier. I did notice that after the phone booted up it said unformatted sd card so I let it format it for me at that point in time. After it finished I ran FreePanda expecting to get s-off failed but it went right through and achieved s-ff in a matter of minutes.

A quick flash of twrp through bootloader, a backup and then it was off to happily flashing roms again.

I wish I had half the programming talent of the guys in this group. You really know your ****. Thanks!

By the way, is there any possibility that the s-off tool did something to my usb flash drive when I teied to s-off?

It worked fine the day before but after running FreePanda I never could get it to boot even after rebuilding it several times. It was really weird.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AndroidFileHost:
Well im screwed

nvm got it going. :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] djscissorhands:
im going to use the unbricker
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jsufx:
Be sure to follow instructions exactly. Took some time but my evo is now up and running!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
Whoa, look who it is. No more 3D?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ssmercurys:
Im going to try this when I get home.

Mine softbricked last night as well and Windows see's the QHSUSB_DLOAD, however when I tried on Linux 12.04 it just said Can't Find.

Hopefully this will detect it and save me from a refurb!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tbonanno231:
I experienced a soft brick, then used FindaPanda which unbricked successfully. Then I ran FeedPanda again. Now S-OFF is achieved and Android runs fine, but there seems to be service issues now. Resetting in EPST did not trigger a new activation. I noticed my sprintpcs username was blank, so I manually filled it in (confirmed with Sprint what it should be). The error that I get when I make a call changed, but it still won't go through. Also, can't send or receive any texts. Anyone else experience something similar?

I also tried upgrading the firmware to the new version (minus the recovery), and I have the new hboot with S-OFF still, but the same service problem exists.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm also on the IRC channel. Thanks in advance.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gpz1100:
^^Probably need to call sprint to have them unflag your account.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tbonanno231:
I did call them. They said there was nothing wrong as far as they could tell. Then they put a work order in the troubleshoot service in my area. My son's Evo 3D works perfectly, though, so I don't think it's service. I think my phone is pretty borked. :(

If anyone is willing to compare network settings, that would be awesome.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] globatron:
Call them again and say you're getting error 16
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tbonanno231:
Error 16... that's the one. I did tell her. Did my service person not know what she was doing? Do they need to unflag it as the previous post said?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njfoses:
Yes. Error 16 can only be fixed by calling sprint.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tbonanno231:
That did the trick. :) Thanks everyone who chimed in on this.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
Ya k ow what. This happened to me, as far as not being able to send texts. You know what it was. It was my Airave in my house. I ce I reset it, things were fine.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Just saw on website there's an update today that automates all the power button presses.

Any suggestions what Linux is best to use if I plan to run it from a thumb/flash USB drive?

Much thanks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
This tool has been tested on the 32 bit version of Ubuntu 12.04
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
And that's bootable thru a thumb drive? Sorry, just way out of my knowledge/comfort zone here. Thanks though.

NVM. Sorry, just zae on DL site it will work. Sorry.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
So are u gonna finally run the S-Off? You getting ready for the worst case?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
That's exactly right. ;)

Getting ready, next I need the nerve lol can I DL that somewhere?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
I'll email you a link to enterprise version of citrix gotoassist, i use to remote assist, troubleshoot, and work remotely with some clients. you can just sit there and watch, while you hold your breath ! :)

follow post #475 and be done with it !
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wolfeyes30:
Haha..same here. Getting everything ready for the last 1/2 hour or so. SDK just updated and now need to flash stock (rooted) rom, swap sd cards and run Panda.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
don't forget.

uninstall htc from control panel. reboot. install lazypanda linked htc drivers. reboot. and test connectivity.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wolfeyes30:
yep..was just doing that as well.

Thanks
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
HAha i dont know about that one. But Lowetax is a Whiz when it comes to this now. Im sure he'll assist you if you need it
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wolfeyes30:
@lowetax

I have the newest radio already installed. So flash a 1.22 stock rom? Odex or Deodex? or do I need to flash a 1.13 stock rooted rom?

Thanks in advance.

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NVM...gonna run Fresh rom.

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S-Off..success.

Thank you
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
You guys are awesome!!! Thanks. At work for next 12 hrs. Have to get back atcha later.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
cool. what it's all about !

sorry i didn't reply - i was helping client at seafood festival,

then at Classic car show at Monmouth Park racetrack,

threw some good coin to my friends at Lupus fundraiser event,

and bs'ed with my son and his fiance,

with good beer and food all along the way !

with the heat and humidity back -

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :)

from the posts, the way i see it,

it's really comes down to:

as close to stock rom, with no mods, Fresh rom works great.

control panel uninstall drivers/anything htc/install lazypanda link drivers, and test connectivity

nan backup/copy sd card to pc/phone format sd card (others have used old smaller gb clean sd cards)

let the panda eat the bamboo - get S-OFF - and don't worry - be happy !
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wolfeyes30:
@lowetax

NJ..Ahh. Ex Long Islander here. Sure miss the coast and the beaches. Heading home in two weeks to visit family and really looking forward to some salty sea air.

Oh yeah..and real Italian food :-)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wolfeyes30:
Haha.. Too funny.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Hey buddy, were you still gonna link me with that?

Much thanks for all your work here.

Edit:

Also, I downloaded the Ubuntu 12.04 and saw somewhere that it will run thru a thumb drive. Am I understanding that right? I just need to put it on USB drive and then run as 'try'? Much thanks again.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] baknblack:
In my case I booted from the cd then ran install. It partitioned the thumb drive and made it bootable. Loads and runs a lot faster like that and you have a ready made place to store the downloads.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
i thought you were s-off

hhhmmm

i'm running out to my son's hockey game. back at midnight
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
No. Not S-off yet. Actually, I'm thinking I just don't have the right environment and knowledge. I mean, on my PC XP 32 bit I got drivers set up to get adb and fastboot working about 3wks ago,... But it took me 2weeks and countless fails to get everything in working order. Last thing I wanna do is un-setup the stuff I finally got figured out. And my PC doesn't have internet access.

I do have access to a PC with web, but I'm not supposed to install sdk or anything on it, it's not mine. So if I brick, I dunno how I'll fix. So, I got some stuff to figure out first, I guess. But thanks for all the help.

Also, my PC doesn't have CD drive or DVD, so I'm hoping Ubuntu will run off of USB stick/flash drive :confused:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
yes. unbricker site says it works off of live usb stick. not sure about the driver situation. do you have the file that you used to install the current drivers ?

Sent from the snake pit testing grounds using xda premium
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] zedomax:
video tutorial

Here's a video tutorial just n case anyone needs it:

http://androidroot.org/watch_video.php?v=OYS5BKXBN761
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
keeps saying need flash
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
That's just it. It took so much trial and error to adb and sdk set up and get path edited and find a fastboot.exe that worked, I kinda forget what all I did and used, but I should still have them. I used qbkings YouTube tutorials to get all that stuff setup. If my phone goes south in the process, it's my only internet to use to read how to fix.

Sorry, I feel like I'm kinda whining until I get it figured out how to go about this the safest way. I'll stop. Thanks mass for all the help here, too, lowetax. :thumbup:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Video would only play for me after clicking the box below where it asks if you wanna download the video. Unless you were just making a joke lol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
i have adobe flash player 11 installed (uninstalled - installed, etc. etc.)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Triny511:
EDIT: I'm gonna work on it some more. If i can't find anything out, I'll letcha know in 10 mins or so.

Worked fine, simple typo screwed me up lol. Perfect. Thanks devs
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Weird. Now bid won't play on mine either

I watched half of it about an hour ago. Can't interact with it

@triny511

Dev/sdb12 is drive location it gave you?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leerage:
Watched the video fine here.

I did notice at the end when his phone was booting up, it looked like the boot up screen was the pokemon ROM ... wonder if thats what caused the brick (maybe modified build.prop).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
yup, i tried s-off with pkmn charmeleon installed and screwed up drivers - duh :)

Freeeeeeeessssssssh is the answer !
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] NaterTots:
Scott, if your LTE is your web access then do what I plan to do when I give this a shot next month. Activate your OG Evo if you still have it. I kept mine and plan to activate it before starting since it will be my only way to access the internet when I will have the time to s-off my LTE.

Naters
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
good idea, but you need a pc to run the unbricker, if needed, i do believe.

no pc.

knock on your neighbor's door

i'm here to burn an ubuntu 12.04 live cd to boot up using your pc,

thank you very much !

now get me a beer and blank DVD and let me get started !

thanks neighbor !
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] johnnymcmahan:
This unbricker saved my hide!!!! I felt things "pucker" when my phone didn't reboot after the panda stayed lazy!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Right. But unbricker doesn't require internet connection, does it? I mean, I have an old PC to use, but my only internet connection is my phone/sprint.

Natertots, good idea. Thanks for replying. Yeah, I still got OG. Would never give that bad boy up.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
only need internet to download ubunto.iso and unbricker files.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] NaterTots:
no problem. When i s- off I won't have wifi in the house so I'll activate the evo 4g for a day and then If there is a problem I'll have access to xda to look up stuff or get help.

I'm the same way, I'd never get rid of it. I use it as a wifi device at the moment.

Natets
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
GrooVe IP is a great app (costs a little coin, but well worth it)

i set up my og evo and evo 3d for my trip to costa rica last october.

we made a bunch of calls to the states using wifi.

the company is 4 miles from me, but i don't know them,

i'm just an uncompensated happy customer :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] james33440:
used meanrom v1.3 that states I could for LazyPanda, however teh phone won't boot now. So, I'm sure it's bricked.

Followed all the steps but on the pop up it stated waiting on device after reboot but nothing for many min.

I don't have a Linux system.

Anyone want to unbrick my phone for a fee and perhaps go ahead and S-Off the phone as well? PM me.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
check you pm. no fee necessary

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hey - i might be later

but i will help you

you can call my cell

908-601-1422

bruce
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kellyrx8:
just download ubuntu from thier site and run it as a live cd ( no install needed)

its super simple to unbrick when you follow the directions, did one last friday for a friend who bricked his.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] myamex:
I am under the same situation.

Downgraded to MeanRom v1.3, used lazyPanda, phone bricked.

I downloaed ubuntu, booted it up followed the step, but it just stuck at

Waiting for device. - found /dev/ttyUSB0 - OK

Waiting device /dev/sdX12

nevermind, sudo ./PandaFinder -d /dev/sdX

I need to change X to c
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] phreezex:
Wish we could brick the new hboot on purpose and flash a new one after phone was in qusb state , like in the 3d days..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rootlinux:
Wonder if it would work the same.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Siya Nová:
There is no battery to remove. How would that work when the 3d method required you to pull the plug with the battery removed to brick it? :confused:

Leading The Evolution EVO LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
I think some of the lazy panda commands simulate a battery pull. Maybe if it was plugged in, as soon as you do whatever to intentionally brick, run a bat file at exact time? IDK :confused: I'm not familiar with the 3d method. Just tossing ideas.

from my flying AOKP'd Evo LTE and xda premium
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] phreezex:
Maybe yank out the sd card the when hboot is copying? That should brick it, or some how corrupt hboot before install? Idk , brain farting
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] youdug:
There is, but you have to take the whole device apart to get to it. I watched a video on it the other day.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ahecht:
Bricking the EVO LTE is easy: just try to downgrade from the newest radios. Although I guess that requires S-OFF already.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cfbauer:
Hi, I'm having some trouble. After a failed attempt to s-off with LazyPanda after it got stuck "waiting for device" for 10 minutes, I tried running the unbricker and am getting the same error. After following all instructions, the terminal says "Lets try unbricking once, before we run it really. Press enter to start test."

It has run for more than 10 minutes with no response. How long should this take? Is this another error?

edit: Turns out Ubuntu 12.10, which I was using, isn't supported. Switched to a live USB of 12.04 32-bit and was able to unbrick. Unfortunately I'm getting the s-off failed error at the end of the FeedPanda process, and am looking into the issue.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] curiousGeorge:
I think this happened to me. Tried to flash a FW package (I'm S-OFF), what I thought was the latest (PJ75IMG_Jewel_3.16.651.3_Firmware.zip). The device completely, sorely, totally bricked. No charging LED even. What can I do? Will this tool work for me?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
That's weird. I coulda sworn captain said that now FW zips can be downgraded and updated back and forth. Have you posted in that thread?

From my Evo LTE, yup.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] curiousGeorge:
Yeah, really weird. (PJ75IMG_Jewel_3.16.651.3_Firmware) It said the update was successful, too. Everything was peachy. It said it'd restart, but boom, never turned back on. Completely dead... Also remembered I installed twrp 2.4.4.0 via Goo.im right before, too, as recommended.

Which thread would you recommend I try? Thanks!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Here. It should be the thread you got the FW from. If not, than I worry where you got it from

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1704612

[FIRMWARE][S-OFF] Jewel Firmware Collection - Latest: 3.16.651.3 OTA

From my Evo LTE, yup.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MeestaAytch:
It's happened to me on a new EVO LTE replacement I just got a couple days ago. Just hold power button down until you see capacitive buttons blink and let go, then hold down the VOL DOWN button to get back in bootloader. If you have the PJ75IMG.zip in your external sdcard just say no to upgrading and let it reboot again (or just remove the dang external lol). Should be alright. Though by now you probably need to recharge that phone.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lreyes:
Just bumping this for people I'm sure someone will need this in the near future :good:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kekoh:
Can anyone help me unbrick my phone? :S

The link in post #1 doesn't seem to have any download links or instructions (page seems outdated or corrupted). I have read through the thread but did not find any other download links. There was an instructional vid but it had the same download link which is not working for me. I will happily donate some money to anyone who helps me unbrick this.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Look here:

http://unlimited.io/qhsusbdload.htm

Download link is on the top right corner of the page and downloaded fine for me. Note that this is only for people who bricked during Team Unlimited's S-off process and are stuck in Qualcomm High-Speed USB download mode.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kekoh:
Argh. Thanks for the reply.

Since I bricked mine doing something else I suppose I have a new paperweight.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Not necessarily. Check PM.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] altvolt74:
HELP!!!!

WTF JUST HAPPEN MY EVO LTE SUDDENLY STUCK ON BOOT ANIMATION THEN I TRY USE HARD RESET BOOM PHONE GOES

QHSUSB_DLOAD ANY SUGGEST IM WORRY

THANX:silly:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MeestaAytch:
You know... If you have TEP insurance from sprint... or even best buy's Black Tie.. just bring the phone back. It'll get replaced free.. If you don't.. Take it back to sprint. They will replace it for $50. The unbricker listed on that site (the one this page references to) is to fix a brick caused by the S-OFF method in Dirty Racun (or lazy panda back in the day of Zack Morris).

It wont help for other possible reasons you've gotten a brick. It's like trying to use the same windows command that you know fixes a corrupt registry in Windows to repair a "trust relationship" within a domain. Just because the end result of it breaking is the same (being unable to login) does not mean the same thing will work for both. It's not much to have insurance and its not much to get it swapped out. Just do it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
You might be able to use this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1948485