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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] phoneAphoria:
I think this is on topic, please let me know if you think it is not:

Perhaps part of the confusion and the source of frequent questions here and on IRC is that some folks aren't clear about what state the phone is in after successfully completing the Dirty Racuns procedure (aside from S-OFF, of course).

My HBOOT said "Dirty Racuns" and "S-OFF". Though the HTCDev Unlock was part of the Dirty Racuns procedure, because I was also used to seeing "Unlocked" on HBOOT, I wasn't sure about whether the bootloader was still unlocked. When I asked in IRC, one of the devs said that Dirty Racuns had all of the benefits of the HTCDev unlock, without the drawbacks. From that reply it was clear that I could then proceed to do whatever I wanted to do with an unlocked bootloader (e.g. root, flash roms, etc, - all of which are definitely off topic).

I never like to suggest things that make more work for someone else, however I wonder if a brief addition to the documented steps, that clarifies the state that the phone will be in after Dirty Racuns has successfully completed S-OFF, would reduce the number of questions (esp off topic)?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyX:
Well.. I guess I assume that it would be fairly clear by the steps themselves:

In Step 8 you RUU your device. Step 1 says that the RUU will wipe your device. Thus your device will be completely wiped and back to stock RUU.

We lock the device in Step 6 and unlock in Step 11. Thus your device will be unlocked when you finished the instructions.

In Step 14 you run RabiesShot which S-OFF's your device and installs our HBOOT.

So if I were reading this as someone who was not on the team I could assume my device would be - Stock RUU, Unlocked, S-OFF with DR HBOOT.

What you decide to do with your phone after that is completely up to you. Relock it, change your HBOOT, Install a ROM, Root your device.. none of that is Team Unlimiteds concern.. we merely enable you to have more access to your device.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyX:
I don't know how many times this has been covered in this thread - We cannot and will not support 64bit OS's because ADB, Fastboot, and HTC drivers DO NOT PLAY NICE IN 64bit architecture.

This isn't an "us not making a tool for 64bit" it's "the things WE USE to build our tool on DO NOT PLAY NICE and we do not want to risk bricking your phone."
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyX:
Actually it clearly states in Step 1 "All data will be wiped from your device during the RUU process." This actually does mean **ALL DATA** we weren't kidding. RUUing any device will wipe recovery and root. However all you need to do is reflash recovery and reflash root. Then if you wanted to restore a backup you could. Again - anything after S-OFF is not supported by us.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] EVOuser94:
Ohh, I see, sorry.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JahatHNc:
sorry my bad
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JahatHNc:
thanks for the tools, my Jewel is already s-off, but now i can find how to root this jewel, i use a root tools from RegawMOD, but it cant work,

this is the SS

please any one help me
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyX:
As it is clearly stated all over this thread - root (and ROM's and everything else after S-OFF) is off-topic. We cannot help you with root.. perhaps you should contact the dev of RegawMOD, or.. you know.. read the error message in the SS you posted.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Talondvr:
:victory: It took a double RabiesShot but all seems good. THANKS!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jct522:
This tool worked really well getting to S-OFF. The only issue I had and a buddy of mine had as well was that we both lost our data connections after we got to S-OFF. I thought maybe if I got back to stock and went back to S-ON that might help but it didn't. I had to take the phone into Sprint today and they did something to it to get the data working again. Unfortunately they wouldn't tell me what they did. I would like to do this again but am afraid of the same thing happening. Anyone else have this issue?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SouL Shadow:
After achieving s-off many people have had that data problem. To fix it simply boot in to the stock rom, go in to settings, and update profile.

-SLS-
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jct522:
Thought that I tried that but I might have to give it another shot. In fact after I think about it, I was on MeanRom at the time and I was talking to the Sprint people on the phone. I went through the whole process of updating profile, prl and everything else they had me do. Should of this worked while on MeanRom or are you saying that I needed to be on another stock Rom?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyX:
After you RUU your device is "factory stock." During the S-OFF process you stop the normal "activation" process by kicking off DirtyRacun. If you do not boot the RUU'd device after S-OFF and let it activate like normal (or manually force activation) and then switch to a different ROM then your phone is not "activated" on the Sprint network. All you need to do is either a) Activate your device on StockRUU b) Call Sprint and have them "manually activate" your device c) nothing because your device automatically did everything it needs to do on it's own.

This is NOT a by-product of the S-OFF itself.. this is a by-product of RUU'ing your device and would happen regardless of the S-OFF if you did not allow it time to activate.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jct522:
Ah ok. Sounds good, I will give it another shot. Thanks
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mmmdieselfumes:
Another user happily s-off'ed! I couldn't get it to work on my nix box (running a 32bit Ubuntu 12.04lts build), or using a LiveCD, so I just used my gaming rig (Win8pro/64), and it worked flawlessly (though YMMV, and in no way do I recommend anyone else trying it). Just reporting a happy lab-rat that escaped successfully with the racun!

Thanks Unlimited!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyX:
* removed *
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] santanac:
Followed instructions and worked like a charm on HBOOT 1.19 using Ubuntu LiveCD, no problems whatsoever!!! Thanks!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Pithism:
hey, so i bricked my htc evo, got a replacement and my phone is hboot 1.19. my only question is that do i need to already have root and use the htc dev unlock tool before i start the soff process, or can i just do the s off process and root afterwords?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyX:
If you read the directions you will find the answer to your question. All prereqs are listed.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Pithism:
from what i can tell it doesn't say anything about being rooted or already being htc dev unlocked. all it says is that it doesn't root it but it can be rooted once the process is completed.

And theirs one step that says to relock device. but i just want to make sure. so do i have to be rooted and htc dev unlocked yes or no?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyX:
If it doesn't state it in the pre-reqs you don't need it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Pithism:
thanks for the answer i appreciate it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jct522:
So I went ahead and gave it another try and it worked perfectly. Thanks again for the help.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rlentz2009:
Ok... After reading several pages... Everything is blurring on me...lol... I have two quick questions and then I'm set to go... I will say that I'm somewhat not noob.. Since I have rooted and played with seeral different roms on my HTC's: Hero (Sprint), EVO 4G, and my EVO 3D without a problem...

In step 9, it saids

-If you get the following after you run RUU: "FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)" then you need to rerun the fastboot flash zip RUU.zip command again. Press the up arrow and enter.

What do u mean please "flush image immediately" or is that suppose to say "Flash image immediately"...

and the other question is that my 32GB will still work after I have used Racun with the phone or is it now limited to allowing on 16GB?

Thanks for any response in advance...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] EVOuser94:
That's what the command will say, reread it, of it says that simply redo the last command
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Ozziwald:
I am not sure why you are thinking this. Your memory doesn't change just because you ran DirtyRacun. Your SD Card will still be 32GB and the phone still 16GB.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fltinstructor:
You can switch the card back to the 32GB and it will work fine. It just has to be 2GB to 16GB to get those racun's fed.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rlentz2009:
I can't believe I miss that...ugh
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] alhsrjr:
Thanks guys for your work, I got S-OFF on the 1st try.:D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mgianni19:
How easy was it? Thinking of doing it tomorrow
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rbardos:
Very easy, just takes some time. Follow the instructions exactly. Be sure you insert an SD card as stated, I used a blank one just in case.

I thought we were going to give that racun a RabiesShot, but he got away. Oh well, thank you team unlimited.

========= RabiesShot 0.4 beta for DirtyRacun S-OFF =========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.

www.unlimited.io | team@unlimited.io

Starting up...
Connecting to the device...
Testing connection...
Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (12/60)
Waiting.....
Test 2: Booting device....
Waiting ADB.... (10/60)
Device detected.....................
Test 3: Rebooting into bootloader (again)
Waiting fastboot (11/60)
Connection test ok
Waiting ADB.... (22/60)
Waiting for device to settle....................
Searching for the device...
Found the device...

Verifying ADB connection..............................
Racun is sneaking...
It's a long way to sneak this will take several minutes...
Hiding behind a wall..
Checking for competition...
Checking for predators...
...................
Hiding under your Mercedes...
Looking for a way in...
Windows are closed.. found a cat door instead.
Cat door is open! Peeking inside...
Racun has spotted the fridge!
Success! Racun has crawled into the fridge!
...........................
Scavenging...
Looking for leftovers.
Is that a corndog?
....................................
Eating all your leftovers
[ ]
SUCCESS - Taking a nibble.
SUCCESS - Taking another nibble.
SUCCESS - Taking another nibble.
SUCCESS - Taking another nibble.
SUCCESS - Taking another nibble.
SUCCESS - Feeling full!
Paneer Butter Masala is delicious...
Leftovers are good...
Aaaah, nice scavenged dinner!!

Tidying up your fridge.. leaving no evidence behind.
............
Sneaking out of the house.
Racun has escaped!
..
Fastboot detected.
DirtyRacun S-OFF success
Press ENTER to exit...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Ra-da-god:
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!

stuck on step #8 when i enter cmd fastboot flash zip RUU.zip it says....

FAILED <remote: 12 signature verify fail>

what am I doing wrong?

EDIT:nvm figured it out almost there!

EDIT 2:success!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eXplicit815:
Success on Windows XP Pro 32-Bit.

It's really not as intimidating as it looks.

Thanks Team Unlimited!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
Any issues on XP? I have an older 32 bit XP laptop and my new laptop is Win7 64 bit. I'd rather not run a LiveCD or try it on 64 bit. I know XP isn't supported, but I may run that anyway since you and others have had success
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eXplicit815:
I had no issues running it through my work laptop. It's a Core i5 Dell, but my company felt the need to run Windows XP Pro 32-bit on it. It worked like a charm. When it gets to where you have to run Rabies Shot as an admin, I just double-clicked it because my user account was already granted admin access. It went through without a problem.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
Awesome, THANKS!! I'm the only user account on my laptops, so I'm automatically granted admin access as well. I'll update later today with whatever I decide to use and my outcome. If I did brick, well that's why I pay Sprint $10 a month for premium insurance AND Best Buy $10 a month for their Black Tie Protection. It will be covered one way or the other, and I still have my Evo 3D to use as my backup. :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eXplicit815:
This is probably gonna cause a **** storm, but whatever. Does anyone from Team Unlimited have any patience for people asking questions? I appreciate what you guys have done for the new S-OFF method. It worked great, and I can't thank you enough. But if I have a very simple question to ask, why the **** do I get treated like an annoying child on the #? I simply asked if I needed to root after running DirtyRacun. All I got was, "You can do whatever you want." I asked if it would mess up S-OFF if I ran RegawMOD rooter, and I get something along the lines of "I don't know, nor do I care about the RegawMOD rooter." I asked if there was anyone that would know or care to help me, and I get kicked. I rejoin, get kicked immediately. It was a very simple question, and based on the amount of promotion of support coming from there, I can't understand the point of going over there.

Just my .02

/RANT

EDIT: I didn't mean this about the whole team, but simply one person, hyuh, was the one that I was dealing with over there.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
My suggestion is if you want help for what to do after completing this process, you either find a related thread around here in General or Q&A, post a new thread if a search doesn't net a thread that already covers your question(s), or join the #htc-evo-4g-lte IRC channel and ask your question there.

The creators of this tool and maintainer of this thread has made it clear that if the question isn't specifically related to the use of this tool, then it doesn't belong in that channel (or this thread).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eXplicit815:
That's fine and all, and I respect that, but being a pure **** about it doesn't really help.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
Who do you think is being **** about it?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eXplicit815:
hyuh
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyX:
It is clearly outlined on our support page what we support, it's clearly outlined in the topic when you join the channel what exactly we support, it's clearly outlined in this thread what we support..

Also - if you think hyuh telling you 5 times that we don't support and cannot help with other Dev's tools is him being "a ****" then perhaps you need to listen the first time and maybe learn a bit about your phone before you start S-OFFing and rooting.

@hyuh | what do you need eXplicit815 ?

+eXplicit815 | Hey, just finished DirtyRacun. Thanks for that. Need to know if I need to reroot the device now?

@hyuh | if you want to

+eXplicit815 | I was able to flash recovery to it, so I should just be able to flash a rooted ROM and be on my way, right?

@hyuh | You can if you want to

+eXplicit815 | Ok, I'm just confused, sorry. It's technically rooted after DirtyRacun, I can just flash whatever ROM now, right?

@hyuh | No it is S-OFF...that is all we do and all we support.

eXplicit815 | Ok, so I could go through RegawMOD and get root that way and not mess up the S-OFF?

@hyuh | eXplicit815: You're not hearing me. We do S-OFF. After that you have to do your own research/make your own decisions.

+eXplicit815 | I heard what you said. I'm simply asking that if I run RegawMOD rooter after S-OFF, that I won't mess up the S-OFF. That's it.

@hyuh | And I am saying that we don't have anything to do with that.

@hyuh | I neither know anything about not care about RegawMOD or any other tools.

@hyuh | s/not/nor/

+eXplicit815 | Ok, if you don't, then who can I talk to that does care, or would know?

@hyuh | The developer of the tool/rom you are going to use would be my guess eXplicit815, but you're off topic here.

@hyuh | unlurk eXplicit815

<-- | DirtyRacun has kicked eXplicit815 (No lurking allowed. Come back if you need help with S-OFF.)

Lastly "I asked if there was anyone that would know or care to help me, and I get kicked. I rejoin, get kicked immediately." Actually you were unlurked from our # (which in the topic it clearly states no lurking you will be kicked) and then k/b'd when you came back because it was clear you were not listening and had already successfully achieved S-OFF and thus had reached the end of support for our tools.

So I'm sorry you expect my team to test *every tool under the sun* that could possibly be used on any device we support and tell you if it will work properly or not, but you have unrealistic expectations. Always ALWAYS go to the source of the tool you're trying to use and ask THEM if it will work. We rule out everything BEFORE S-OFF and tell you exactly what the requirements of our tools are, we expect that other devs do the same. It isn't our job to test rooting methods - WE DON'T MAKE ROOT; WE MAKE S-OFF and that is ALL we know and test.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] noXcape:
Team unlimited set you free dude.. maybe you should do your own research.

They have a lot to manage. Over 30000 views already.... do u know what full nand unlock is?

Sent from my EVO using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eXplicit815:
I didn't ask you guys to help me root my device or flash a new ROM. All I was asking was if I would mess up my S-OFF by rooting my phone. It was a simple question, and I got a short, uninformative answer. I'm sorry for being confused and thinking that I might get an easy answer from someone in your support channel. I guess if I was to ask Regaw if his rooter would break S-OFF, he would tell me he doesn't know or can't support it because he doesn't "TEST EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN."

I'm not sure why every other developer on this site is courteous and helpful if anyone has a question, except for your team. I get that you ONLY do S-OFF, and that you don't WANT to support other methods. You shouldn't have to support anyone else's work. But it was a simple question that could've been answered by saying "Yes or No." You literally spent more time/work being an ass than you could've if you just gave a quick answer.

As for being "unlurked." I asked a question, waited for about 5 minutes for an answer, got the answer then kicked immediately after. That's not being unlurked, that's being a ****.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rjeii2:
No 4g LTE connection after using DirtyRacun?

I was getting 4g in most areas around where I live but after rooting I have completely lost the ability to find/connect to any 4g LTE network. I have double checked that LTE/CDMA was selected in my network settings menu and have tried several roms including stock. Anyone else have this issue? Any suggestions?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyX:
Even now you don't seem to be listening. We cannot answer your question about the rooter BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW.. we don't know because WE DON'T TEST IT.. we don't test it BECAUSE IT'S NOT OURS!

We build S-OFF for over a dozen devices, it's not like we run every device as our own personal device. I personally am the only one on the team that has a jewel and you want to know what? I didn't use RegawMOD root!! So even I, as the only person on the team with this device, would have said "Off topic for this #. Go talk to the dev who made it" and if you persisted I would have kick banned you.

If being clear and concise about what we support and not being able to answer your questions because we don't know the answer is being a "****" then I cannot wait till someone gives you an unknowledgeable answer on something else you want to do to your device (because they don't know but they don't want to tell you so) and you screw your device up. Then what? Are they a **** for not telling you something they don't know?

Seriously.. grow up, learn to search XDA for the answers you're looking for, and don't act like a child throwing a temper tantrum when you get an answer you don't like. This community isn't here to "do it for you" it's here so that you can learn to help yourself.

This is the last post that I am going to allow to continue to be off topic for this thread. Further conversations about other devs tools and blatant disrespect to my team (calling people a ****) will not be tolerated. We're all volunteers here and don't need to put up with name calling.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyX:
This is not an issue with S-OFF. I suggest you go back to RUU stock and test 4g, if it fails after that you'll want to call Sprint and verify your account is setup properly and re-activate your phone.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jerdog:
Yes - you are correct. Your post is in fact off-topic and I have already warned what would happen in this thread if that happened.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] il Duce:
Recognized Devloper and OP of this thread:

Senior Moderator:

I'm just going to echo these statements as important, so take heed. There is no need to cause a scene. If you have a question that is not DIRECTLY related to this tool, don't ask it here. There's a Q+A section. There's a Q+A roll-up. There's a thread for all the various tools for our device.

FYI: after s-off you can get rid of that red splash text and get custom bootloader text here, then flash a recovery PJzip from here, then flash a ROM (which will give you root). Please go to these threads if you want support for them, it's not team unlimited's job to find them or help you with them. I simply linked because I've used them and they worked for me. Good luck.

If these links aren't preferred by the team, I'll remove them.

Carry on.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Ra-da-god:
WE have S-OFF!!!

and all I needed was my Old 2006 battle axe desktop running XP and nerves of steel but the goal was achieved thank you team unlimited!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
Success for me using a Windows 7 64 bit laptop!!! I knew it wasn't supported but took the risk anyway. I had already burned a LiveCD and booted in to it to confirm that it was working fine, and also downloaded all the needed files to my 32 bit XP laptop due to many reporting success on that unsupported platform. BUT.....went ahead and ran it on my 64 bit Win7 HP Envy anyway. I don't recommend others trying this as it isn't supported, but for me, not a single issue!! Ran smooth and flawlessly the whole way through!! I didn't have to do anything manually!! Installed TWRP afterward, then updated my radio, flashed a root zip, and then a ROM. Everything is working perfectly!!! Thanks again Team Unlimited!!!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rjeii2:
Thank you Lady. Will give it a shot. Have not been able to regain 4g yet but at least (hopefully) I can rule out dirtyracuun.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
4G LTE connectivity did not change at all after DirtyRacun. Same speeds before and after too. I can confirm that DirtyRacun has ZERO affect on any radio connectivity!!

If you haven't already, I'd suggest updating you PRL and Profile in Settings.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rjeii2:
It wouldn't really make sense for it to cause the issue but dirtyracuun did eat all my leftovers.. Just wanted to see if I was the only one. PRL says no updates. I had hoped initially it would be that easy ;) Thanks for the quick replies but now it seems this doesn't belong in this thread.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyX:
DirtyRacun and the S-OFF process doesn't touch the part of your phone that controls 4G (or any other radios). So it wouldn't be caused by S-OFF. I mentioned to go back to Stock RUU because it will remove anything else as the issue (ROM, Recovery, Radios, etc).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] hevyrockerdk:
SUCCESS! Took me a while to find the time and patience to get this to work, I had an issue with my computer causing blue screens with Win7, so I went ahead and installed Ubuntu x86 since I needed to reformat anyway, and so I could knock this out. Damn thing ate all my leftovers, though...

Thank you for this, I didn't run into any issues that couldn't be fixed with a search or two, and a retry of the RabiesShot. (connection test didn't work the first time, tried it again, and it went with no issues.)

Now. Time for a new recovery and ROM.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] saboture:
Worked great for me. Thank you op.

Edit: just thought I'd add that the procedure was done using windows 8, x64 bit.