yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC EVO 3D] Rataverde:
That went very well....

My only experience rooting a phone before this was with my Samsung Admire (the awesome one click root). I had to do the wire trick like 8 times before the EVO finally got drunk enough. Thanks for all the info....now Im gonna try some ROMs....http://xdaforums.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
[HTC EVO 3D] Ranma344:
I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing wrong... but I've followed every step up to running the fastboot unlock command, but every time I run it, it has no effect on my phone at all. I attempted to run the RUU that was linked on page one of the htcDev guide, but mine is apparently a newer version and will not overwrite it. I'm not really sure what to do, any help?

Oh and if it helps, the version it says I'm running is 2.89, not 2.17
[HTC EVO 3D] johnsonjs:
Exact same circumstances as you are in. I was J Bear S-OFF and took the ICS OTA update and now have HBOOT 1.58 S-OFF

*** LOCKED ***, more specifically:

SHOOTER XC SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT- 1.58.000

Open ADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0217

eMMC-boot

May 17 2012, 15:06:44

AND when trying to flash a recovery image in fastboot (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img) I'm getting

sending 'recovery' (5132 KB)...

OKAY [ 1.532s]

writing 'recovery'...

FAILED (remote: not allowed)

finished. total time: 1.538s

I'm trying to flash TWRP1.1.1.img, but does the recovery image matter at this point? Which leads me to believe that I'm not really S-OFF despite the tag.

Anyone have any tips to troubleshoot this problem? Any advice is very much appreciated.

**edit -- same result with TWRP2.2.0 -- FAILED (remote: not allowed)

**SOLVED! See THIS post for the HBOOT 1.83 issues.
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
If you can boot into android, download the 4ext app and install the recovery from it.

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[HTC EVO 3D] johnsonjs:
Thanks coal686, yes I've tried installing 4EXT but alerts me that Busybox is not installed. Trying to install Busybox is unsuccessful alerting me that device may not be properly rooted.

I appreciate your swift response. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] sandman121383:
one thing i have been searching for and cannot find a clear answer to is this: after doing the ICS upgrade can you go back to a 2.3.4 nandroid? with the new hboot, software, and kernel changes i would guess you would have to possibly reflash the hboot and such back to previous version u had before making ur nandroid backup ? i know certain roms based on certain firmwares require different hboots.......i'm just mentioning this incase someone hasn't already. These instructions are awesome and are very clear but make sure the ROM you want to flash when ur done is supported by ur fw/and hboot you guys! otherwise u'll be downgrading to go back to a GB rom or nandroid. i hope this helps!!! happy flashing~!

[GUIDE]Return to Stock Sprint's 2.17/hboot 1.50

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1578977

this link might help some who get confused
[HTC EVO 3D] Ranma344:
Alright, somehow I managed to get every thing to work since my last post, but I noticed something a little weird... after achieving S-Off my phone became locked again. Not Re-locked, but Locked... your picture shows that you remained unlocked... did I mess something up? I thought attaining locked again was supposed to be impossible...
[HTC EVO 3D] VenpaCasa:
okay it was asked before but not answered specifically. i have everything installed sdk wise with fastboot and adb but i still get stuck on the jbear splash and the pc says device not found..... i tried downloading your s-off tools but its a dead link and i cant download it. any mirror im sure im doing this right and have tried several times please help
[HTC EVO 3D] iNdioNicarao:
Thank you! this was very useful.:laugh::good:
[HTC EVO 3D] jajajija:
beating the dead horse

Guys I know there are bits and pieces that already discuss this, but could you tell me if I understand this correct:

If I'm on GB (shooter), S-OFF (revolutionary) with 1.4 hboot and have 4EXT installed already, all I need to do is accept the OTA, then flash superuser with 4EXT and I should still be S-OFF with ICS and root correct? or do i still need to flash the stock RUU before accepting the OTA?

Nevermind I ended up just installing the rooted OTA by Virus from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1808150&highlight=locked
[HTC EVO 3D] crimsy:
I could not tell you for sure about being locked again, tho it's pretty impressive and useful if you need to take it to repair on a Sprint store!

I created a mirror with MediaFire here, also added to first post. Sorry about that, hope it helps.

You're welcome!

For those that may have this question,

You are already S-OFF, once S-OFF...always S-OFF :) You just need to install 4-EXT and flash SuperUser.

Also, the ROM with Root will work just as well. It's a preference thing, I wanted mine 100% clean by me knowing so.
[HTC EVO 3D] chadharrop:
Need a little help please

I have unlocked and installed mean rom and am up to the part to run crontrol bear. i think that i am stuck at found device, has been there for about 10 mins. or so will it say do wire trick or is this where i do it.
[HTC EVO 3D] sk8erboy8:
So i did all the steps for the HTCdev unlock got my .bin file by email folowed the link they alson send me by email but i never got the Unlock bootloader screen... any ideas why i didnt get it?

Locked

Shooter xc ship s-on RL

HBOOT 1.58
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Great guide crimsy!

For those having issues getting HTC Unlock code to work (Step 13 error?):

OTA updates can screw things up, just rerun the "FULL" RUU for the currently installed (or higher version) and it should allow the unlock code to work. Mentioned in my thread here:

[Guide]My Hboot 1.5x HTC Unlock/recovery/rom/kernel flashing notes

For those having issues flashing a recovery with "fastboot command prompts" and "remote: not allowed" error:

There are differences b/w "Radio S-Off" and "Hboot S-Off". If you didn't install a custom hboot (Jbear, Revolutionary, etc) then the fastboot commands are limited. You can get more info about the reasons and download all available Hboots (Thanks Ramjet73!) in my other thread:

Evo3d(CDMA)HBoot/S-off Differences & Rooting Background Info
[HTC EVO 3D] crimsy:
Do the next command on the steps, it's the one sending the Unlock_code.bin to the phone, I am mobile atm, can't remember it. Reply to if you still need help.

Did you install the HTC drivers? Reboot the computer and start over. Did you remember to re-enable debugging mode once inside MeanROM? More info would help :)
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Crimsy,

May I make a suggestion for you to consider:

Step 5: There is no need to run the 2.08.651.2 RUU at this point and then take the OTA to 2.89 because the Full 2.89 Ruu's are available.

Not sure if you've considered it or not (may be its been mentioned and I missed it; I see a lot of threads) but why not just flash the full 2.89 Ruu.exe right off the bat, HTC Unlock, install 4ext & Su (rooted stock ICS), then run the Jbear for Sprints Hboot 1.58 (now available).

Benefits:

- No issues with people getting stuck at flashing the unlock code.bin file (Step 13 error) for HTC Unlocking.

- No issues with people trying to flash an earlier firmware/Ruu version that won't work with S-On.

- No need to temporarily flash MeanRom 2.4 (I'm a big Meanie by the way!) just to be able to run an earlier Jbear. Users would instead be able to use the HTC Unlocked/Rooted (4ext/Su) Stock Sprint 2.89 base with the latest Jbear for hboot 1.58. If they decide not to do the wire trick, they can hold just stay at full rooted stock ICS.

- No need to Retake the 2.89 OTA, since it will be done at the begining of the process. Some people run into issues with "piece meal" 2.89 updates on custom ICS roms (ie MeanRom 2.6 & Cool ICS) that end up getting corrected by the Full 2.89 RUU.

Please don't take may comments negatively as I am merely trying to help as you are. I have never done the Jbear Wire Trick (I did the Hboot 1.50 Downgrade) and as such have no useful experience with it. I plan on sending people your way that want the Jbear method. You've done a lot of great work and pulled all the items needed together into one coherent post to make it as user friendly as possible; features of a great guide.
[HTC EVO 3D] crimsy:
At the time of writing this the Jbear tool was not updated to support HBOOT 1.58 and tho someone reported the 1.50 still worked I didn't want to chance a brick. Also didn't find any official 2.89 RUU. I'm not sure what you mean with the 2.89 OTA from MeanROM, didn't cover that on the steps.

I will be updating the instructions since by now they are somewhat updated, considering the Android and technology world moves quite fast lol. The steps should actually be quite shorter, MeanROM should not be necessary anymore :)
[HTC EVO 3D] smashingonv8s:
same thing happened to me, after i obtain S-OFF the "UNLOCKED" turned into a "LOCKED" i just flashed the unlock bootloader.bin you get from HTCDev... just in case you dont remember how to do it here it is since the site has been down:

make sure you have created the folder on your "C:" drive named Android (C:/Android) and that you have the nesesary software to run the unlock code.bin and the unlock code.bin file it self

open cmd and type cd c:/android

run fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin (you will see some text on cmd, on the device, using the VOL UPl physical key select yes and pres the Powet key to select

mine was stuck on the screen with the picture of the lock, just left it for a couple minutes, took off the battery and rebooted back to the bootloader and i was "UNLOCKED" again... flashed the recovery img perfectly!
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
I think Ramjet73 reported that the Jbear S-Off will reset the stock Hboot to "LOCKED" which never occured with Revolutionary S-Off or the Hboot 1.50 to 1.40 downgrade. Did you keep the stock Hboot 1.50 after Jbear S-Off? The Jbear Hboots are unlocked but have the "Juopunutbear" text instead.
[HTC EVO 3D] crimsy:
Update

thread has been updated since tools have been updated, websites changed, and steps are not necessary anymore! enjoy!
[HTC EVO 3D] funlander:
The pictures appear broken in the guide now. I've checked it on 3 systems and my phone and still broken. Can you refresh the guides pictures. Thanks.
[HTC EVO 3D] chuko303:
If i do this to my phone that is flashed to cricket ill loose flash huh? If so whats the easiet way of flashing it back? Thanks bros!
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Yes, you will lose all info including your flash to cricket. If you want to know how to flash it back (or back up the settings), you need to ask in the Q&A section or repeat the flash to cricket process you previously did.

Flashing to other carriers is outside the purpose of this thread/off topic, but someone may still post a way to help you. I have no idea myself.
[HTC EVO 3D] crimsy:
I will do so as soon as I get back home!

I'm at work, so give me a couple hours, sorry.

Got it done, sorry! :D

Like grim said, this will let you root with the latest update but you will have to find a guide that lets you use on cricket, theres at least one here at xda. Just do a search for it. Good luck!

Edit: Start reading here: [Tutorial] HTC Evo 3D FLASH from SPRINT to CRICKET
[HTC EVO 3D] chuko303:
Thanks so much!!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] jajajija:
So if I wanted to go back and get complete stock, I just need to run the RUU right? And RUU doesn't mess with the S-OFF, so I'll still be able to go through 4EXT and flash superuser?
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
That is correct. You keep s-Off, but you will have to flash a recovery & superuser as Crimsy said.

Sent from my "Up all night, Sleep all day" EVO3D!
[HTC EVO 3D] jajajija:
Thanks Grimm! For this and the RUU list thread of yours (:
[HTC EVO 3D] SPEED_RACER_5.0:
I beleive i done everything by the thebook. phone says im unlocked, but superuser gives me a fail to gain root access error. tried installin busybox but cant get it to install, noir ca i get superuser to update binary. And because of this control bear gives me a secondary backup faluire.when tryin to s-off.. htc sync is uninstalled. could use some help.. sprint evo 3d. hboot 1.58.. 2.89.651.2 software
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Did u install the Superuser zip from the recovery?

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[HTC EVO 3D] quy1403:
thanks all!
[HTC EVO 3D] SPEED_RACER_5.0:
thanks grimm, but i fixed it the second time round. worked flawlessly..what i did to fix was dl. the Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed.zip. one noob question followed the directions on pg1 to a t. but now im locked again do i need to unlock again via dev. i read through most of this and gathered that s-off will allow u to do anything. but i plan on swtchin carriers with the evo3d and it states i must b unlocked. But a+ to the developers of this new method i tried all others and had no luck.
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
You are probably fine with just s-off (as you figured out), but if you want an unlocked bootloader for the 2.89 fw, you can flash Jbear 1.58.5858 below.
[HTC EVO 3D] ibap:
Tell Superuser to allow all apps

I got through this to the wire trick with no problem, then went round and round on it, having to use the -f switch and re-start repeatedly. I would get the "do the wire trick" prompt over and over and over again, and was apparently not doing it right.

I saw a comment somewhere about somebody trying to do this without superuser (root) though I had done that part properly, and then about making sure to allow all apps the su permissions (http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-3d-h...c-evo-3d-using-wire-trick-juopunutbear-s-off/). I never saw a popup asking for su permissions, but I went into su and told it to allow everything.

It took just a couple of tries to get it, but after doing this I wasn't getting stuck with the repeated "do the wire trick" messages forever, and it worked. It might also help to say that after you've managed the trick correctly, it will immediately reboot, and if you can hear your PC beep when it connects or disconnects a USB (though I've usually got the sound off), that is also a clue that you've got it.

Started with hboot 1.58, after the OTA ICS update.
[HTC EVO 3D] cherylbaker:
My daughter has a 3d and she wants root. I am familiar with HTC dev procedure so that is not a problem but I have no interest in the wire trick. Can I just root after unlocking.. on my lte I could..
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
You could, but being s-off makes flashing things a whole lot easier. The wire truck isn't that bad and most people wish they would have done it sooner.

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[HTC EVO 3D] cherylbaker:
Omg.. there is no way I would do that wire trick. I nearly had a coronary just unlocking and rooting her phone.. despite being familiar with fastening and adb.. I thought I was going to die..messing with my phone is one thing if I mess it up its my phone but if I messed hers up omg she would kill me.. she is unlocked and rooted and happy so I am going to leave it at that. I was nervous about installing this 4ext cause I an used to twrp.. but I did it anyway and it worked fine.. could I have just fine twrp? Also does goo manager work in the 3d
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Cheryl, have a look at the htc Unlock Guide in my signature as well as the Hboot Differences thread a few posts up. If your daughter's phone is still on GB/2.17 (doesn't sound like it) you could still do the Hboot Downgrade to 1.40 for S-Off (Closeone/Unknownforce's method). Otherwise the only way to get s-off is the wire trick. I've never done it (I did the downgrade), but if you really are comfortable with HTC Unlock/rooting you should be able to do it, plenty of others had success with it. The Unlock Guide has steps for flashing TWRP if you really want it, but I would stick with 4ext for the 3D, it's simply rock solid.
[HTC EVO 3D] GSE20:
boot loop

So I'm a noob that just successfully rooted after the ics ota and flashed meanrom 2.6 on my e3d and had everything running good, until i decided to try and unlock after noticing that i was locked again after i was s-off. i unlocked again, but now i'm stuck in a boot loop and don't know what to do. any help?
[HTC EVO 3D] cherylbaker:
No she upgraded to ics(sigh she had NO I idea what she was doing..just blindly upgraded) than calls new up all upset because it changed the buttons and she didn't like it.. serves her right.. I went through this same thing with the Wii.told her don't upgrade and what does she do...upgrades.. Thanks for the information
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
gse20,

Are u still s-off? Idid u flash the 2.89 sprint kernel from sdcard/meanrom folder? You can likely just flash the Jbear hboot 1.58.5858 with a PG86IMG.zip and be ok if that's all that changed. See the Hboot/s-Off differences thread I mentioned a few posts up to get it.

Sent from my "Up all night, Sleep all day" EVO3D!
[HTC EVO 3D] nimaol:
Guys do we have cid number 721 if we have which country is it?:highfive:
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
You should ask this in the Q&A section, not this thread.
[HTC EVO 3D] GSE20:
i managed to fix it. i reflashed the recovery img from the s-off tools and reflashed the meanrom and got everything working. thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] dusters16:
Ok so i havent seen anything yet pertaining to my situation

Prior to ICS coming out, my phone has been using a stock, but rooted, GB Sprint rom. I performed the temp-brick method of downgrading hboot from 1.5 to 1.4. The hboot said it was S-Off and Unlocked (via Revolutionay)

I wanted to be on hboot 1.58

I ran the Sprint ICS ruu .exe file from Shipped-Roms.com (RUU_Shooter_ICS_35_S_Sprint_WWE_2.89.651.2_Radio_1.09.00.0706__NV_NV_SPCS_1.43_release_271101_signed.exe)

I check the bootloader and it says:

***LOCKED***

SHOOTER XC SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT- 1.58.0000

RADIO-1.09.00.0706

OpenDSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0217

eMMC-boot

May 17 2012, 15:06:44

How do I keep S-OFF and get it UNLOCKED ?

I have read before that one has to S-ON before attempting unlocks and tools that perform S-OFF, or else the phone will be perm-bricked

Thank you in advance, and sorry if this has been answered already.
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
This was talked about ad nauseum when the OTA came out. Your Google-fu must be failing you. :D

Since you are s-off, you can flash anything you want to. You do not need to unlock the bootloader.

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[HTC EVO 3D] dusters16:
Google Fu was apparently to tired last night and this morning to come out and help me. Your answer is pretty much all I needed.

Now Im going to flash jbear's 1.58.5858, then 4EXT, then Cool ICS rom.

I have been looking around but no luck yet...any JB roms with wimax and camera? I see GruesomWolf (a fav dev of mine) has posted Chubbs, but in the OP he says that those 2 dont work

thx again coal
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
I'd pick one of the Imagika ROMs myself, but I'm biased. As for JB roms with 4g and 3d, there are none right now. In fact, no sense 4 or 4.1 roms and no aosp roms have them working yet. Just the sense 3.6 (for ICS) and 3.0 (for GB) have them working.

And your welcome (hit Thanks ;) )

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[HTC EVO 3D] dusters16:
Alright, so i flashed jbear's hboot , i then flashed 4ext using adb, then flashed Cool ICS via 4ext. Things are working great!

Now its time to go fix a TV
[HTC EVO 3D] NECHTOVIKING:
I just tried to unlock via the HTC dev unlocker and the agreement part shown in the HTC instructions never came up. It says on the command prompt that it unlocked successfully but it still says I'm locked, with S-ON of course.

EDIT: Tried it one more time from the start, same issue. It's still on the Bootloader screen with no change after flashing the unlock token. It says it was successful once again. Here is a quote.
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Give me a second... Stuck at unlock step 13 right?.... Flash the full 2.89 Ruu & u will be ready to start again.

I recommend anyone considering this to do so first to avoid issues & install Jbear's Hboot 1.58.5858.

(At Crimsy, you should consider adding this to the op to avoid this issue repeating).

For additional reasons/background see the HTC Unlock Guide in my signature (& hboot differences thread in that op).

Sent from my "Up all night, Sleep all day" EVO3D!
[HTC EVO 3D] NECHTOVIKING:
Yep, that's it. Thanks for your time if you're working on something, if you're not working on anything then disregard everything I've said. :laugh: :cool::cool:
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Previous post updated.

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[HTC EVO 3D] NECHTOVIKING:
So from what I understand I will just have to flash the 2.89 ruu and then retry the dev-unlock?

EDIT: Worked like a charm, even though the 2.89 RUU updater said I was already at 2.89, I guess it must've been a messed up .exe. Should've checked MD5's, and thank you very much!
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Glad it worked out.

The step 13 HTC unlock error is common and most often occurs after an OTA update and can only be fixed by flashing the full Ruu, which sucks when the ota comes out a few weeks before the Ruu is available. This appears to have happened with every ota release since the 3d came out.

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[HTC EVO 3D] ahmad.omr:
I've unlock bootloader for the first time .

is it necessary to do flash ext4 ?!

could I flash superuser without this step ?

I have the default kernal .

I've stoped at this error :

I get this error :

failed to copy 'recovery.img' to '/sdcard//recovery.img': Permission denied

* usb debuging is on.

any solution ?
[HTC EVO 3D] crimsy:
Yes, You need 4EXT or similar, and instead of doing that step...first copy the recovery.img manually to the sd card :) then proceed to the next step
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
You might want to consider taking that ADB push of the 4EXT recovery.img to the SD card out of your guide completely. There's really no need to do that since fastboot flashes the copy that resides on the PC, and that version will usually be out of date anyway. Instead, I would recommend installing either Recovery Updater from the 4EXT website or Recovery Control from the Play Store after the rooted ROM is booted and updating 4EXT recovery from there. That process will automatically put a copy of the current recovery in the download directory of the SD card, so there is really no need to push it there as part of this process.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] donbudafuko:
Ok got a prob I'm not rooted or got hboot unlocked an I'm trying to do all that but for some reason I have to stock recovery an I don't know how to get it back. Iv tryed to just do everything with out stock recovery but it wont. I am trying to get temp root so I can backup game data then do a perm root an all that good stuff. If someone can help that would be great apresiated. I have 1.58 hboot ics
[HTC EVO 3D] dabuu707:
i got it unlocked but any of your methods didnt work for flashing recovery:eek:, i even tried flashing other recovers n still a no go. all i get is this

C:\S-Off Tools>fastboot flash recovery.img

unknown partition 'recovery.img'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'recovery.img'

what does this mean & what can i do to get it to work:confused:
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
That command should be "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img".

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] eyetee:
Bluetooth not working

Thanks to the OP and all you others I was able to get this ROM, but alas my bluetooth won't turn on with this. It seems to attempt to turn on, then just switches and stays off. Anyone have any ideas how to fix?
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
What Rom?

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[HTC EVO 3D] michaeljs29:
2.89 RUU

Please help. Can you provide a link to this "2.89 RUU" and also how would I flash it since i'm still stock? I'm a noob here. I have the Evo 3D. Thanks a million in advance !
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
Look here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19089387

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[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Additional 2.89 Ruu links are available in Post 11 of the Htc Unlock Guide in my signature.
[HTC EVO 3D] :
Thanks so much for the guide.

It all worked flawlessly but JuopunutBear never prompted me if i wanted to install the custom HBOOT, it just went right ahead and did it.

How do i get my 1.58 HBOOT back?