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[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
If he has Revolutionary and is S-OFF this guide should work as long as the RUU is available for the model of his phone. That's the only thing that is specific to the GSM or CDMA model.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] rafylora1230:
Which ruu do I use I'm running hboot 1.50.5050 and bootloader is unlocked
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
The hboot doesn't matter, but if you are on Virgin Mobile you need this one.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] rafylora1230:
my bootloader shows juopunutbear it doesnt say locked or unlocked, does this mean im locked should i just skip step 1
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
It's probably locked but the status won't show with a custom hboot installed so you should still flash the "query_bootloader.zip" in recovery to verify that and check the status displayed on the screen.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] rafylora1230:
I did flash that file and the lock zip too so I should be good to run the ruu?
[HTC EVO 3D] dR.BaNaNe:
thank you very much, worked fine:)

now i can get my phone repeared cause of my warrenty is back :D !!!
[HTC EVO 3D] rafylora1230:
everytime i put in the command to s-on on cmd on my computer it says not recognized what i do i have to put in
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
You have to be in the same directory as your ADB/fastboot programs.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] bayigile:
ramjet...is there any possibilities to use your method with S-ON? I try your method and my device cannot boot...and it's a little bit difficult for me to make S-OFF again with ICS...lot of tutorial here only for GB...
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
You could try the Ultimate Recovery Tool by unknownforce to get S-OFF.

The best you can do with S-ON is to relock the bootloader and run to RUU for your phone. You won't be able to get the bootloader status back to "locked" without getting S-OFF.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] bayigile:
so I have to :

1. unlock the bootloader

2.install the custom recovery

3. root (?)

4.and make the bootloader S-OFF with Ultimate Recovery Tool

btw I already use official RUU...not custom ROM anymore...

thank you
[HTC EVO 3D] nhutpham:
I'm having problems using the query_bootloader.zip and the lock_bootloader.zip, they both give me errors flashing through 4ext.

I get:

WRONG OPERATION!E:Error in /sdcard/.../query_bootloader.zip

(Status 1)

I tried downloading them both a couple times, same thing for both.

I'm on Sprint's Evo3D. Any advice?

Also, I'm moving to Oahu next month, any word on how Sprint is over there ramjet?
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Are you S-OFF? They will only work with S-OFF.

Also, try opening the zip files and make sure you can see the update-binary OK. That's really all there is in each zip file.

Sprint's coverage on Oahu is OK, but there's only WiMax and no 4G at all.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] nhutpham:
My bootloader shows as S-OFF.

I tried opening the zips and they seem totally find to me. I'm really not sure what's wrong here.

These can be flashed from the sdcard, correct?
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Yes, it sounds like there's something wrong with your SD card.

You can try doing the scan/repair function from a PC and if that doesn't work I suggest backing it up and formatting it then restoring the contents and try copying those files again. Or if you have another SD card you could try that.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Snoob25:
Thanks, worked like a charm on shooteru / gsm version with revolutionary s-off :highfive:
[HTC EVO 3D] en11gma:
i really dont understand.

people should make a real good guide that involves htc-dev unlock AND "non htc-unlock"

almost all threads/topics that tell you how to root/unlock/s-off start from htc-dev unlock code.

i have stock firmware 2.95.651.6 (no root, no s-off) and i can not get the htc-dev unlock_code to take on this phone

it says its successful when i give the fastboot flash command but the phone does not have the pop-up splash screen like my other cdma evo-3d's did.

so what do people do at this point????
[HTC EVO 3D] en11gma:
bump
[HTC EVO 3D] en11gma:
need help still please
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Well I actually have such a thread for an earlier version (2.89) of the stock software. Here is the gist of what is likely wrong.

Sometimes the unlock code fails at step 13 for some unknown/undocumented reason and won't work until you are able to locate and reflash the full Ruu for the currently installed (2.95.651.6) or newer version. Then the unlock will work. The catch is no one has access to a full 2.95.651.6 file except the sprint shop or HTC.

You have a few options:

- Contact HTC support and request assist with the unlock.

- Take it to sprint store and see if they will reflash the full ruu.

- Go to the jbear website and try the latest linux version of their unlock software.

- try the last version of Hboot Downgrade/unlock from Unknowforce linked from a few posts back that has worked for others.

Sent from my Up all Night Sleep all Day Nexus 5!
[HTC EVO 3D] en11gma:
contacted htc support 4-5days ago. they sent me an email saying they will get back with me in 5-10 business days.

no sprint store within 50 miles of me

2.95.651.6 has been out for a bit (and yep there is no ruu for it) that is why i need the help.

can someone make a descent guide to downgrade stock 2.95.651.6 to a lesser ruu so we can again take the OTA of 2.95.651.6 just so we can try to unlock through htcdev the official way?

please include the version of software that is used and enviroment

i wouldnt make this request but there are tons of people with this same exact problem and no one seems to be able to provide some detail instructions on how to actually do it

from the research i have read people are bricking their phones because of this.

some people just say try this and try that but alot of us are not as advanced as others or some of us just switched to this phone and know nothing about it.

if it was a motorola droid-x, samsung s2, samsung s3 or iphone 3gs i would be good to go

i have been doing alot of reading and really to get done what im trying to do there really is no guide for this

thanks

ps

im not wanting to root or s-off for a custom rom

i just want to reflash the OTA 2.95.651.6 ruu because i want to unlock through htcdev

from there maybe i will do something else after but one step at a time
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Well I see from your other posts you have been digging around. I think Unknownforce's ultimate downgrade tool thread is your best bet. It will work. And yes it does require Linux, but you can download the liveCd version which includes the needed Linux os. You just copy it to a bootable CD/thumb drive and boot it temporarily. If I recall you have do the "brick" the bootloader step twice for it to work which as I recall someone documented in Unknownforce's thread. Once you get the Main version and bootloader downgraded you will be able to run an earlier ruu for s-off or unlock.

Sent from my Up all Night Sleep all Day Nexus 5!
[HTC EVO 3D] en11gma:
he has a couple guides

the one you were refering to is older i believe and he says is obsolete and say to use this CDMA guide

can you verify this is the correct one i need to follow?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1653777
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Yes, that is the correct Ultimate Recovery Tool thread to use. It has worked for others in your situation (example). I am trying to find the actual reference to "Bricking it Twice".
[HTC EVO 3D] en11gma:
i have been trying to brick it for like 10x

both ways too. with just battery sometimes and sometimes with power cord

cant seem to get it done

btw the phone only boots to the bootloader if i try and turn it on like a normal boot
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Go ahead and continue any questions over in the Ultimate Recovery Tool thread to keep from cluttering this one up. I will add a few bits of info there.
[HTC EVO 3D] BRK666:
Hello guys, i have i evo 3d that it had the motherboard replaced and i managed to get the S-OFF throw Ultimate Recovery Tool 3.1 method thanks to [MENTION=1354510]Unknownforce[/MENTION] but now i want to unroot my Evo. I searched the forum and i found a lot of guides but i'm aware that the bootloader can't be unlocked because of the motherboard replacement, so the question is can i use this method even if my bootloader shows - Revolutionary- .

Status - Revolutionary-

Hboot: 1.49.1107

S-OFF
[HTC EVO 3D] unstoppable_punk_brainiac:
I need to be sure before i do anything.

I unlocked my device via htc method. And i didn't do any S-OFF. So,i guess this means i have the stock bootloader.

So,now it would be recomanded for me to do an S-OFF and then apply your method. BUT, if i do the S-OFF,will the bootloader be modified in the process ?

Please ramjet,give me an advice.
[HTC EVO 3D] Sortilege:
need to return my evo 3d sprint to stock. what is the link for the ruu? if not to stock i need the best custom romm that i can still use the 3d features
[HTC EVO 3D] Gurdur:
Me too.

Anyone?

---------- Post added at 01:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:40 PM ----------

Found: androidruu.com/?developer=Shooter
[HTC EVO 3D] Sortilege:
Any updated links on the best way to return my Sprint HTC Evo 3d to stock? The link in the OP for the ruu is not working. Also wondering if there is a simple faster method.
[HTC EVO 3D] toker562:
Did had any luck? My evo got stuck on a boot loop years ago and want to bring it back but can't seem to find any ruu links working
[HTC EVO 3D] Sortilege:
no luck. no one has responded.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikejacobs99:
I've tried a couple customs ROMS on my p4wifi, and in every case, I've had an issue with trebuchet, the CM launcher, failing. sometimes immediately, sometimes after a while. my most recent attempt was with the cm-10.1-20130117-0012-p4wifi-sgt7-gcc47.zip ROM, where I was able to operate for a little more than an hour before trebuchet failed.

in that most recent attempt, I was able to see that trebuchet forgot the grid size settings (originally 9x7, I think), and would show no numbers in the grid size height & width spinners, showing a 0 underneath. I could not spin them to a valid number, however, and shortly thereafter, trebuchet went into the repeated failed pop-up message.

luckily, I had backed-up my system and could restore back to my TouchWiz ICS image (though the back-up file being pushed into a 0/ folder is a pain, had to first re-image with CM 10.1 again, and use the file manager app to move the back-up files to a folder that nandroid would see.)

is anyone else having these problems with trebuchet when using CM 10 or 10.1 ROMs? I see posts from people saying their SGTs are running great with a number of these ROMs, so clearly it's working for them. where could I post bug reports for trebuchet? (here, but on the development forum?)

if I loaded an alternate launcher, would trebuchet failing not be an issue?

thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DefQoN_BE:
The onoy a'swer is see iz to try it out before panicing, try another launcher and let me know if it worked
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikejacobs99:
I've loaded pershoot's latest 10.1 (JB) ROM, and loaded Nova Launcher, and it's running just fine!
[HTC Rezound] bunchies:
when using smartassv2 it stays at max frequency. anyone know why? :confused:

ROM - Ineffabilis Deus v1.2

Kernel - Snuzzo sense kernel 2.4
[HTC Rezound] Snuzzo:
Don't use it. I'm getting rid of it in my next release.

Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[HTC Rezound] bunchies:
haha ok, thanks for the straight answer. ill stay on badass :good:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ridearoundsolo:
What disadvantages do I have by rooting? Had my n4 since friday
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lwfb:
Have you unlocked the bootloader yet?

There are no disadvantages to root, think of it like having admin permission of your system.

Unlocking the bootloader will wipe your device, as a safety feature. On a nexus, since it's only one command to unlock, it's recommended to do that straight away if you even think you might start down the road to custom town in the future.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmp5s:
Yup...as far as I'm concerned, everyone should ALWAYS root. A - it's part of what's truly awesome about Android, B - it will more than likely come in handy at some point and C - there really isn't any reason NOT to do it.

Just do it soon after getting the device (I had my N4 for about 30 min before I started the process...within an hr of getting it, the bootloader was unlocked, it was rooted, had a custom kernel and it was ROMd) since, as stated, a wipe is usually required. And, even still, some know how with titanium can even soften that blow.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper.fishes:
Disadvantages? Potentially void your warranty, less secure device (malicious apps that ask for SU permission), rom flashing addiction, spending too much time on XDA.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjdm:
The occasional app won't run rooted - TWC TV, for example.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ridearoundsolo:
So what happens if I don't root right away? That's what makes me nervous
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lwfb:
Well, nothing. It's not a requirement.

You won't be able to use apps that need SU permission, that's all.

Unlocking your bootloader is not the same as rooting, you should do that asap if you plan on ever mucking around with your device.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ridearoundsolo:
Why is required to unlock asap? I know about rooting its just the first time I've heard to unlock boot loader asap like does something get ruined if I hold off on unlocking the bootloader?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stejoo:
It is not required to do it asap.

Some just recommend doing it quick because unlocking the bootloader wipes the phone. So you lose the data on there.

Story time:

Personally I always use the device for a while before I go near rooting and all the fun that comes with it, just to make sure I have a good product and stable device.

I had a Desire Z before, and had the motherboard replaced once because it had failed. When I got it back I tried it for maybe a day or two. I noticed it was a bit unstable and blamed it on the HTC software just being crap. So I rooted and flashed CM to it.

That turned out to be unstable as wel... Phone would just randomly reboot.

Unrooting and returning that Z to stock was a bit of a challenge. A guy on IRC helped me out tremendously and I'm still thankful for it, because together we succeeded.

And I could RMA once more...

So that's why I tend to wait a bit and confirm my device is solid before I go rooting.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ridearoundsolo:
I agree about testing the device to see if it can hold on its own before rooting, my last phone the HTC one s was a nightmare with rooting and flashing, but I know this is much easier because I own a nexus 7 which is rooted and running codefirex
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marioaguado:
Hello I just receive my Nexus 4 and I Rooted 5 minutes later :D

Now I have a question If the Nexus 4 is Rooted it will continue receiving Android Os Updates directly from Google?

Thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeying. around:
Yes as long as it is stock and the kernel is stock you can receive OTA (over the air) updates. You might/will probably lose root though when the update is installed but that is not a problem, just reflash it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmp5s:
Yea...you will possibly void the warranty. You can usually flash back to stock if need be and, if you break your screen or something and just want to use insurance or something, just dip it in water for an hr or so...they'll never know what you did to it other than dip it in water.

And yes, you do open the door to malware, possibly. Gotta be careful about what you install and what you grant permissions to.

The reason I say to do it soon, as was said, unlocking, (sometimes) rooting and romming will usually wipe your device. If you do all this as soon as you get the device, it doesn't matter. If you use the phone for however long, you'll lose all that data. That's the logic behind it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phon00b:
I've had the phone for little over a month now and I just rooted it yesterday. I had no intention of rooting, but I got myself a Moga controller and to get the most out of that controller, it requires root.

Of course, by that time I already had all my apps & such configured exactly as I like them, so it was a bummer to have to re-download and reconfigure everything. ESPECIALLY the internal "sdcard"s contents. I was used to being able to restore and wipe without losing my personal files because all my prior phones had sdcard slots. It completely slipped my mind that the Nexus 4 "sdcard" is pretty much just its internal memory so I lost a handful of pics and other things. For these reasons, I would recommend that even if you thitnk you MIGHT want to root in the future, you might as well do it now and save yourself the time of further redownloading and reconfiguring everything a month from now.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwilliams05:
This was a question I had so the responses have been interesting. I've rooted my previous non-Nexus devices (Mytouch 4G, HTC Sensation 4G) mostly so I could get an aosp like ROM. I had a Nexus One but never rooted it. Still trying to decide if I'm going to root my Nexus 4 because I haven't really experienced a ROM that comes without minor issues (Picasa, GPS/Navigation, etc.) The custom ROMs do have a lot of cool features though.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ridearoundsolo:
The features and theming is tempting but I'm a bit worried if there's a performance drop, are there Roms that completely surpass stock speed and without bugs?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Psychonut:
Always backup your apps and data with Titanium Backup or with adb before unlocking your bootloader =/

If you're only worried about performance, CyanogenMod is as stable if not better than stock roms. If you're looking for optimization, I would suggest ParanoidAndroid. Most roms out there are pretty stable, except for a few hiccups, and I think the best advice is that you should try it personally and have a feel at it. :good:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cipsaz:
I would say do it if you are interested constantly flashing ROMs. The only reason I've flashed my S2 because of the T-Mobile bloat. But then I messed more until I bricked.

The N4 is very clean and good as it is and I keep it that way.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thedsb99:
I rooted my optimus s but all the roms for it sucksuck
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ridearoundsolo:
So I ended up rooting and tried pa but am liking xylon stable a lot and about to give rasbean a try
[LG Optimus G (International)] geokilla:
So I'm having a problem where I drained my battery and the phone shut itself off with 1% to 2% battery life remaining. I've left it charging for a good 45 minutes now. Turned it on, and it reported 1%. Thinking that it was just a reporting error, I unplugged it, and the phone promptly shut itself off. Now another 30 minutes has passed, unplugged it, turned it on. The phone refuses to turn on! It will however show the battery charging animation, so I know it's not bricked or anything. I guess my only solution is to leave it charging while it's off overnight, even though I need to use my phone right now... That important person will have to wait :crying:

Edit: Works again... Though it does not show my battery life correctly. It says 15% when it's probably more like 2%.
[LG Optimus G (International)] BMelz:
Make sure it's plugged into a wall and not your computer.
[LG Optimus G (International)] geokilla:
It was plugged in to the wall.
[LG Optimus G (International)] scoobydooby:
Might want to use a different cable.. i have read that the cable and possibly even the wall adapter can be flakey.. if you have a spare cable try to use it instead of the lg one..
[LG Optimus G (International)] geokilla:
Original LG cable is fine. It's ever since I drained the battery it's started to act weird. I plugged it in at 3% in hopes of "calibrating" the batterystats and it was charging fine. Up till now. I caught a glimpse of my phone turn itself off while charging.

Now it's randomly decided to turn itself on and bootloop... And back to charging animation while off we go. What the hell? The battery isn't charging... Switching cables didn't help btw.

Found a third cable. Temporarily working..
[LG Optimus G (International)] scoobydooby:
Hmmm maybe the charger? Sounds to me like its not getting proper power hence the shutting down while plugged in.. but what do I know heh
[LG Optimus G (International)] gwallee:
I have the same problem. Plugged the phone in at about 3% and walked away. Came back an hour later to find it stuck in a loop of the LG logo and a black screen. I can sometimes get it into recovery, and from there see that the battery percentage will go from 0% to 15% and back to 0%. It's like the battery is bad.
[LG Optimus G (International)] geokilla:
I think it's a problem with the ROM/firmware where we can't drain it and hope to charge it up again..
[LG Optimus G (International)] ATRIXXIRTA:
I'm still running v1 of the jb release and last night I used my phone until it shut down at 2%, charged it up fine, and its been ok, knock on wood. One weird thing is that if I use the phone while on the charger, and I mean light tapatalk usage, the phone will drop to 99%, even while plugged in. Weird.
[LG Optimus G (International)] chadouming:
That's normal. When the phone is charged at 100% it stop charging to avoid the battery to be overcharged thus reducing it's durability.
[LG Optimus G (International)] geokilla:
Not charging again... My phone maintained a charge between 10% and 25% or so according to the battery usage graph. So I switched cables again. I went into the service menu and got a screenshot of the charging test this time. First pic is with the LG cable. Second is with a Samsung cable. Third picture is back with LG cable after the battery successfully got charged past the "low battery zone" with the Samsung cable.
[LG Optimus G (International)] phoenix_rizzen:
I have a similar problem with the stock charger. After a few weeks of working perfectly, it just sopped charging my Optimus G.

Bizarrely, it charges my wife's Galaxy S2 HD LTE without issues.

And the charger from my Sony-Ericsson Xperia pro charges the Optimus without issues.

It's almost like the stock charger burns out something internally such that it doesn't output enough voltage/amperage/current.

Sent via the magic of an Optimus G (E971) running CM 10.1.
[LG Optimus G (International)] geokilla:
So it happened again... But this time, it occurred in between 20% to 40% battery life while charging. It's probably the LG cable.. Gonna call support and ask for another.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Mangala_Dharma:
I have a similar situation -- I powered down my phone one time at 5 %, did not wake up until one hour of charge, then last night tried again with about 40 % of battery left, same problem. I was wondering at first if the phone did not go to power down properly, and that the battery would drain through that, but then I just did another test with my battery at 30 %, and the phone did not want to restart until plugged in for 5 minutes.. It's almost as if the booting process is just this huge battery drain, sucking all the juice to start the phone in a peak of electrical rage.. anyway -- I noticed that yesterday, I was trying to restart the phone after a while, it would start to boot but it seemed it owuld just miss a little bit of juice to complete the process, then finally when it made it to screen it was at about 10 %..

Could it be that fix we used in the stock rom to get the screen at more than 65 %, and the cpu at 1512 mhz ? It seems more software related than hardware in my case, meaning I don't beleive it is the cable