yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
I have a post here that links to a thread with the pros and cons of 4EXT versus TWRP2 and some advice about how to try out the TWRP touch recovery. You are welcomed to flash TWRP over 4EXT after the guide is completed but I really need to keep the process as simple and standardized as possible so I don't plan on adding TWRP as an option.

For the nandroid of the stock ROM I recommend making that in Step2 after 4EXT is flashed and before the SuperSU zip file is installed. If you want a TWRP nandroid of the stock ROM you can place the version you want to use in the /QUADERSO/root directory and boot it from fastboot using the following command without flashing it as a replacement for 4EXT:

You could also make a 4EXT nandroid while following the guide then restore it later and back it up again after flashing TWRP over 4EXT.

After completing the nandroid backup(s) just boot into 4EXT recovery and continue with Step2 by flashing the SuperSu zip file.

Hope that helps.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] razen_kain:
Got my sprint evo 3d unlocked and rooted and did the wire trick last night to get s off. Have hboot 1.58.5858. I read something about downgrading hboot but im not sure which one i need to use. I just picked one...

When i go into fastboot i can do everything but when i get to the fastboot rebootRUU. When i hit enter it tries to reboot but stays stuck on the htc screen and i cant go any further. Any help? As of right now my phone stays stuck in boot screen if i try to boot up.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
When the HTC screen appears the phone is in "fastboot RUU" mode. At that point you can use the "fastboot flash zip" command to flash another hboot or any other files that are in the "PG86IMG.zip" format, although they don't have to be named that when flashing them with fastboot, like they do when using the bootloader alternative.

See this post for more details.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] razen_kain:
Cool. Can u suggest which hboot i should downgrade to. This is first for me with thiis phone. I am still noob at this
[HTC EVO 3D] downpresser:
Thanks for the fast reply. I'm still having problems with the RUU/fastboot thought and I'm not sure what's wrong.

I followed a quick guide to install HTC drivers on Win8 and everything seems fine. If I plug the phone in to my laptop with a normal USB cable it shows up in Device Manager under 'Portable Devices' as a normal disk drive. Once I run the RUU exe you supplied it then shows up as 'My HTC' under 'Android USB Devices'. I can then proceed through all the prompts in the RUU and get to the final verification screen (it shows the same version # for from/to) and it reboots the phone but the phone then just sits at the black HTC logo screen and Windows loses its USB connection. Am I doing something stupid here?
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Can you do ADB/fastboot commands from the PC? I've never flashed an RUU using Windows 8. You can use the .zip version in the bootloader instead, but will still need to be able to issue fastboot commands to root. And the JBear wire trick isn't officially supported on Windows 8 but I think some users have gotten it to work.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
My preference is the JBear GB 1.50.5050 hboot. It flashes and boots most ROM's except for stock ICS and one or two custom ROM's that still require the stock 1.57/1.58 hboot.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] killerz298:
What would be the benefit to going with this hboot or in the alternative, what is the downside to him keeping the hboot he has.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
If he followed this guide he would have JBear 1.58.5858 if he's on Sprint or JBear 1.57.5757 for Virgin Mobile after he got S-OFF. Those hboots will support the extended fastboot commands and boot all ICS Sense Based ROM's, but if he wants to flash and boot GB and/or AOSP based ROM's he needs a bootloader version lower than 1.57 and my recommendation is the JBear 1.50.5050 hboot.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] downpresser:
thanks again for the quick service. so I was getting really frustrated with this and spent a lot of time reading other guides and threads about this today and stumbled upon what I think the answer is. it looks like fastboot will never work if it's connected to a USB 3.0 port and I didn't even realize I was running into the only one on my laptop. then I was able to issue fastboot command line to the phone. but then I ran into another really stupid issue:

THE HTCDEV REGISTRATION PAGE WAS DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE!

But I just got home a few minutes ago and it appears to be back up. I'm going to do a sort of hybrid of a couple guides I've found, so wish me luck. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
I guess sometimes having the latest and greatest can be a PITA. ;)

Good luck with the rest of the process!

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] downpresser:
happy to report that I got full unlock and currently running one of digitalhigh's MIUI ROMs (this was my ultimate goal). I haven't done S-OFF or downgraded HBOOT (currently on 1.58 and it seems like I'll want to downgrade to try a wider range of ROMs) yet but that's mainly because I was up way too late. thanks again for all your help!
[HTC EVO 3D] momandwife9275:
HELP

Need help my phone is stuck
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
This was resolved via PM, but I would really prefer that questions, comments and issues related to the guide be posted in this thread.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] i3en00:
Super thankful ramjet.. worked great. im also with cricket and these steps didnt affect me at all. everything works great
[HTC EVO 3D] amix224:
error installing RUU

Hello good morning

I'm trying to get s-off on my htc evo 3d sprint

but when I install the RUU file I get an error

client identifier.

Error code [131]: customer id error

What I can do?:(

info my hboot

*** RELOCKED ***

SHOOTER XC SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT- 1.57.0000

RADIO- 1.06.00.0426

OpenADSPP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0217

eMMC-boot

Apr 20 2012, 17:39:22
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
It looks like you have the Evo V 4G which is the Virgin Mobile version of the Evo 3D. Did you download the QADERSO-V2-VM.zip file?

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] auberry05:
I get all the way to Test (2.1): Booting FAILED (2) and as you can see it fails.Im currently running OTA ics Bootloader unlock and Rooted.I have trade using a different Sd card,uninstalling drivers and everything else.Fastboot off.Can someone tell me what i am possibly doing wrong??
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Is this posted in the right thread? Are you using this guide?

If you are trying to do the wire trick, be a little more specific about how far you have gotten and post the messages you are getting here. Make sure to respond to the requests for superuser access after starting controlbear.exe or it won't run properly.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] reaper559:
Hello I am new to the EVO 3d I am familiar with everything to do with the EVO 4g though it seems the way to.flash roms on this are very different... I am on cricket I am rooted and I have hboot 1.58 and s-on my question is how can I only get s-off and downgrade my hboot I haven't done htcdev unlock yet and I'm trying to flash frozen Rom or nocturnal venom Rom what would I have to do to get it to work I have twrp recovery right now but I try and flash them and it says failed plz help lol thanks.. do I have to do all the steps in this guide or can I skip some of them this is all kind of confusing like what is insulated wire lol sorry I'm a noob
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
If you want to get S-OFF and be able to run anything other than Sense based ROM's you will need to go through the entire guide including the wire trick so you can downgrade your hboot. There are no "one click" options to get root and S-OFF for the Evo 3D/V.

Read through the entire guide thoroughly and review the tips and references before starting and you should have no problem at all. There have been almost 4000 downloads of the all-in-one files for this guide and very few people have had issues, but you can always post in this thread if you do.

Good luck!

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] amix224:
hi thanks for replying

I try with this file QADERSO-V2-S.zip

which is to SPRINT.

How I can know if my phone is VM?

that for the display of my phone says SPRINT
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
What is the build number in the About phone/Software information/More of system settings? If it starts with 2.89 you are Sprint and if it starts with 1.13 or 1.14 you are Virgin Mobile.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] np6s4x:
thx for this guide, after quite a few tries, i finally got the wire trick to work, not my first device for a custom rom/recovery, but the first time for a HTC and s-off :)
[HTC EVO 3D] amix224:
I have installed meanrom ics 2.6

my build number is

2.89.651.2 CL409645 release-keys

but I can not make the step to install the ruu

error by CID
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Thought you were on the stock ROM. With MeanROM ICS installed it will always show the Sprint build number.

I think you need the Virgin Mobile version of the all-in-one file (QADERSO-V2-VM.zip).

To make sure, issue the following fastboot command:

If it returns a value of "SPCS_002" you have the VM version of the phone known as the Evo V 4G.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] amix224:
actually when I use that command

aparace I following:

cid: SPCS_002

Then what I do is try to VM files
[HTC EVO 3D] amix224:
thank you very much and I could install

the RUU now to continue with the procedure

if I have any questions I write ok
[HTC EVO 3D] finallygreen:
Application Updates Available?

Hello!

So I followed this guide exactly and everything went perfectly. Now it's a couple of days later and an "Application Updates Available" message is sitting in my tray. This brings some questions:

A. I thought the traditional OTA updates specifically said "System Updates", not "Application". What exactly is this?

B. Should I accept it? Are there benefits/dangers?

C. If I SHOULDN'T take it, how do I make the message go away?

Thanks!
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
What network are you using? If it's Sprint you may be one of the first to receive the latest OTA update.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Good to know. Thanks 'link Ninja'!

Now, how will this affect get s-Off and considering the issues with HTC Unlocking OTA updates in the past, will we be able to get a full 2.95 Ruu now that Fball has moved on.

It's not a 4.1 JB release and sounds like more problems than fixes to me.

Sent from my "Up all night, Sleep all day" EVO3D!
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
This update seems really minor and I doubt that it will include any firmware so I wouldn't be surprised to see a recovery flashable version of the update. In the worse case, it could just be downloaded and installed immediately after running the RUU and I doubt that it will affect any of the existing root or S-OFF procedures, but we won't know for sure until someone actually gets it.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Have u given Unknownforce a heads up about the new update coming out since he's reworking the downgrade tool?

Sent from my "Up all night, Sleep all day" EVO3D!
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
No. I don't think that what it says is included will really affect anything more than apps and settings in the ROM, but it wouldn't hurt to let him know as a heads up just in case.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] JohnnyBeGood113:
ramjet73,

I followed your guide (thanks a lot!) and was wondering if I wanted to switch to different hboot version ie.1.40 in order to try some ROM how would I go about it? forgive me if its been answered already!
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
There's a link to this procedure as the #5 informational post after Step3 of the guide.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] JohnnyBeGood113:
Thanks! I'll give it a try.
[HTC EVO 3D] tommyt1989:
Doesnt work for me :\

Followed steps one and two, get to this bit

downloading 'boot.img'...

OKAY [ 1.504s]

booting...

OKAY [ 0.003s]

finished. total time: 1.507s

the phone should reboot into recovery, but it just reboots my phone back to normal android .. im stuck!
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Where in the procedure are you flashing/booting "boot.img"? I think it should be "recovery.img".

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Mr.LOVER:
hi im new to evo 3d. im not a noob but a newbie in rooting. i rooted htc explorer before and that was very easy. but this evo 3d is givin me tough time. i visited many guides to root it but still im confused about what i have to do first and second and third.

here are my phone details,

i upgraded its firmware from settings --> about phone --> update. now my phone is on ICS 4.0.3.

i have unlocked bootloader through htc dev. but when i try to install recovery in it, it doesn't do anything.

my bootloader details are

*** UNLOCKED ***

SHOOTER_U PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT-1.53.0007

eMMC-boot

May 22 2012,01:06:07

---

i even don't know if my phone is sprint or virgin mobile, when i use command in fastboot "fastboot getvar cid" it gives me this number.

cid: HTC__102

so is it sprint or virgin?

or whatever it is, can anyone help me to find out steps i need to do first and second and third etc?
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
You have the GSM version of the Evo 3D and this guide is for the CDMA model.

This thread seems to be popular with the GSM users for rooting and getting S-OFF.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Mr.LOVER:
I'm sorry for this. but can you help me in private message if you can? im stuck in rooting it please? or a link to gsm guide where i can ask this question?
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
You just quoted my link to a GSM guide thread for rooting and S-OFF. ;)

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Toagmeyer:
Thanks worked great, i did however run in to a few problems with the device not get discovered, i simply just un-plugged it and plugged it back in.
[HTC EVO 3D] acousticdan:
Wire Timing

Worked great. I got a "Errorcode: 66732337 ErrorMsg: Still sober" about 15 times. Then I found a sight where a guy had instructions for a sensation and his timing for the wire was hold for .5 seconds, off for 1.75 seconds, then hold for .5 seconds again an let go. One try with this timing and I was successful. Hope that helps anybody else out that might be having similar problems. Thanks again for such a wonderful instruction list. I started out unlocked, hboot 1.58, running venom 3d rom. Followed the instructions completely and now s-off. Amazing. Everywhere else wanted me to hboot down.
[HTC EVO 3D] occulus:
Flashing to a new ROM

Hi all,

I followed this guide quite some time ago and had much justice and an awesome face. S-OFF, properly rooted, installed and am running the "stock" ICS ROM for my CDMA EVO 3D. I'd like to try out a different ROM, but I'm confused on the exact process to do so. I'd like a quick rundown on exactly what I need to do to install a new ROM, given the following info from the bootloader screen:

+ S-OFF

+ HBOOT 1.58.5858

+ RADIO 1.09.00.0706

+ OpenADSP v02.6.2226.00.0217

I have 4EXT Recovery installed, SuperSU and BusyBox are running properly, and have just performed a full backup using Titanium Pro. I also have ROM Toolbox Pro, in case there's a use for it, but haven't used it at all. I haven't performed any OTA updates since rooting and getting S-OFF, and I DON'T want to brick this thing.

I've read guides and guides here on XDA and I'm only getting more confused on exactly what I need to do to try out a new ROM (or even which ones I can use *right now*), given I already have S-OFF and have HBOOT 1.58.5858.

Also, I will be returning this phone at some point, so I'll need to get S-ON and move back to factory stock configuration eventually.

Apologies if I'm asking questions answered elsewhere on here, but I've been reading for some time now, and I'm getting *too much* information.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
With your current hboot (1.58.5858) you can only flash and boot ICS Sense based ROM's. If you would like to try any GB and/or AOSP based ROM's like the Jelly Bean versions available now you need to downgrade your hboot to a version lower than 1.57. I suggest the JBear GB 1.50.5050 version and instructions to flash it and a link to download it are in this post.

When you are ready to return to 100% stock you can use this thread.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] occulus:
Wow, thanks

Thank you very much; that answered every 'how' question I had!
[HTC EVO 3D] El Queson:
After much trouble and tribulation for the past two days. Finally ran this tutorial (the right way) and got my phone working again.. Thanx Ramjet73.

P.S.Didn't even lose Boost Mobile flash.

Well poop Should of left well enough alone. After flashing a new hboot ( eng_hboot 1.04) Boost Mobile flash is gone :(
[HTC EVO 3D] gadgetdaddy:
Is is possible to have you update your OP and include this.

Thanks for the very helpful thread.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
There is already a link to that post in the OP at the beginning of Step3.

I don't want to update the guide itself yet because the current version of the JuopunutBear utility (controlbear.exe v0.11) requires flashing the RUU and unlocking the bootloader using htcdev.com but not rooting. The version included in the QADERSO all-in-one file (controlbear.exe v0.8) requires rooting after flashing the RUU and before doing the wire trick.

Even though rooting is no longer a requirement for the actual wire trick, root or an unsecure boot image is required for at least part of the recovery procedures and the unlimited.io website has not been updated to reflect that.

Since it was included in this guide before the unlimited.io policy changed for distribution of their utility, or at least was stated as strongly and publicly as it is currently, I'm planning to keep this guide as is for now since some people only want to root and not go for S-OFF at the same time.

If and when I need to make other changes to the guide I will refer users to unlimited.io for the download and current procedures in the OP, but for now I'm only referencing the post you quoted so that if users cannot get the wire trick to work they go back and re-flash the RUU, HTC unlock, then use the download and procedures on the unlimited.io site so they can get support via their IRC channel.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] pasher71:
No mobile network after root?

Hi,

EVO 3D (reprogrammed for cricket) h-boot 1.58 fully flashed and rooted with s-off using the above posted method.

I can not get mobile data? Getting "error code 98 unable to establish wireless data connection".

Anyone have a fix for this?
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
I'm not familiar with Cricket but you may have to reactivate after getting S-OFF. You can try the activation option in settings and also update profile and PRL and if that doesn't work you may need to call Cricket and have them manually provision the phone.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] pasher71:
Thanks for the reply! Tried cricket no help there. the sms and call both work fine, would you have a link on how to update the profile and prl?
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
You do that from system settings in the "System updates" menu if you are on a Sense 3.6 ROM.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Godzilla77:
+1

This worked great and helped me get rid of the constant reboots every 5 minutes...

Thanks!!
[HTC EVO 3D] chrisl95111:
this is what i get when trying to do the wire trick when i run Control Bear

Starting up......

Connecting to device...

Searching device.....

Found device.....

Backing up......

error: more than one device and emulator

Transferring backups....

Secondary backup FAILED!!

Press ENTER to exit.....

Any idea how to fix? Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Do you have a tablet or another phone connected to your computer when you try to run the controlbear utility? I think that's what the message means.

Also, make sure you have the phone positioned so you can see the screen for messages, at least until the utility prompts to do the actual wire trick.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] MakeMoves:
Just got fa new evo through tep, got s off using this (skipped the ruu)!
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Good point.

I added a note at the beginning of Step1 indicating that it is fine to skip to Step2 if using this guide on a new/replacement phone.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] occulus:
Well, it's installed and running. Thanks, ramjet!

It took me two tries to get it installed properly but CM 10.1 is running and everything seems more or less in order. Google Now is either missing or does not work correctly, though, but I can live without that.

My major issue seems to be with battery. It's draining very quickly, and seems to be charging extremely slowly- if at all- when it is on. In fact, with the phone plugged in and being used, I've actually seen the battery level DROP. This device's has always, repeat always, been able to charge up when plugged in. Googling yields a fine crop of similar complaints, even after performing a full battery recalibration (left off and plugged in until light was green, discharge until dead, battery stats wipe, etc.).

Is anyone else having this issue? All I've found are people asking the same thing or recommending the recalibration I mentioned, which didn't seem to work for me.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Your question is a little off topic for this thread since it is specifically for the rooting and S-OFF guide. You might do better posting in the thread for the ROM you are using or checking some of the threads in the General and Q&A forums on improving battery life.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] jaredl45600:
yeahhhh!! thank you so much, unlocked, rooted, and s-off
[HTC EVO 3D] occulus:
I'd love to do so, but the forum won't let me ask the question on the only threads that seem germane to the problem. Those issues are being addressed on the dev forums.

The rom works well, and installed correctly. I guess I'll just have to hope it's fixed eventually.
[HTC EVO 3D] kriz225:
Unlimited.IO Support

I want to start this off by thanking the OP for an incredibly well put together guide with some insightful resources. I would also like to thank the guys over at Unlimited.IO for the flawless S-Off solution.

With that out of the way, though, I would like to share an experience with the rest of the community.

In my attempt to root my EVO 3D and attain S-Off I ran into a bit of a snag. My machine runs Windows 8 x64, which is unsupported by Unlimited.IO for their S-Off method. I thought, no biggie, throw Ubuntu in a bootable drive and do it that way. Well I had some issues with the sudo command not wanting to run and what not so I decided to contact Unlimited.IO's support for assistance.

I was very cordial and provided all the requested information. The guy who responded to my request was... incredibly unhelpful. He didn't offer any insight into the problem. He then proceeded to insult me due to the fact that I was using a USB-bootable version of Ubuntu instead of the CD-bootable version stated on their site.

Fair enough, I do tech support myself and understand how it goes with supporting different environments. However, when I questioned what difference it made whether the OS was run from USB or an optical drive the err... gentleman ( :rolleyes: ) was again rude and profane and kicked me from their web client. I logged on again, hoping that he'd hear me out, but received the same treatment and got banned from the support.

So... I decided to go against their advise and run the utility on my original Windows 8 x64 OS and well... it worked! Got my EVO 3D all nice and unlocked and ready to ROM :victory:

Long story short: I am very disappointed by the level of maturity provided by Unlimited.IO's support. However, it seems that their indication that Windows 8 and 64-bit versions of Windows will not work is false.
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Sorry to hear that happened to you. Here's hoping for a better experience from the 3d community going forward.

Sent from my "Up all night, Sleep all day" EVO3D!
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
A lot of users have had similar experiences lately trying to get help and/or information using the #juopunutbear IRC channel so I always warn them about how unfriendly and inflexible it has gotten before sending them there for support. It's too bad that a tool so valuable to the users of the devices it supports lacks the professional and courteous assistance that it once had.

ramjet73