yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
Evil_Devnull and I present Evilution HD for HTC Jewel

"The ROM to end all ROM's"

Features:

Android 4.1.1

Sense 4.9

Deodexed

Zipalign on boot

Toggles in status bar (pquinqu)

Lock Screen long press features (lyapota)

Optimization of system processing

Memory tweaks

Battery throttling

(2x the power 1/2 the draw)

MMS compression fixed

Globally Rooted - No need for "Supersu or Superuser apps"

NanoText support

Busybox

Easter Eggs

many more

Screenshots:

Press:

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Terms of use:

By downloading these files you agree that, you will not modify, steal, use, edit anything in the rom zip for your own work, whether it be a rom or theme. if you ask to use the files for x modification we may consider it.

Disclaimer:

We will not be held accountable for bricked devices broken apps, fire from the sky, fire from below, armageddon ect. We have tested the rom and have deemed it ready for release.

Installation instructions:

Download the rom

Place on sdcard

reboot into recovery

nAndroid

warning this rom wipes

flash rom, wait for installation

[It will reboot during the boot animation - This is normal!]

If you get a reboot while in recovery reboot in to hboot menu select recovery and re install the package. (It's for installing the kernel)

let it load up

Enjoy

Q&A:

#Evilution on IRC network "freenode"

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Download:

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MD5: 7e11d10954e95299e8b6445910273a73

Thanks:

JaeKar99 for the Awesome boot animation

Beta testers

jocarog

eoanyatonwu

CrazyTechnoBoy

and

omondragon21

Special Thanks:

Stephen J - contributed $35.00

Oscar M - contributed $5.00
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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] a senile fungus:
First! Thanks Sin
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fredgar75:
Second. Thanks man
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] a senile fungus:
Md5?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] boodaka:
I'll give it a go
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] TWYSTEDX:
Sweet, Thank you!!!

Sent from my EVO LTE Topless.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] awdlexusis:
Been waiting for this..thanks sin!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] clownfart:
Cool. I'll give it a try. :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MARIO SHARK:
looks great! whats the difference between sense 4.9 and 5.0?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Great work Sin :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bertimus2002:
Does this ROM contain the patched Exchange Security app to disable the need for a PIN? I am on MeanBean, but that is a must have feature to avoid having to encrypt my SD Card.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] vfox126:
Can we run OMJ Mod pack with this? Is there an option for semi transparent notification drop down. Love your work. Been waiting for this. Thanks
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] smokeythebear3:
Anybody try this yet? I'm also wondering what "sense 4.9" entails. If anybody can chime in, I would really appreciate it before I gave this a try over Carbon rom.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bdiddled:
I have been running this for about 30 minutes without any issues, and it is fast and smooth. Thanks for your work.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvill1:
YYYEEEEAAAAA!!!! flashing this as I type
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MARIO SHARK:
+1
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fredgar75:
It's just a pun guys. It's sense 4+ themed with a lot of sense 5 stuff. Meaning its almost sense 5.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] smokeythebear3:
That's what I would have guessed, but it could have also been that some of the apps from sense 5 were ported over. Description just wasn't very clear.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] vfox126:
keep an eye on the toggles. I am running Redline Rom until this downloads. But it is very similar to this rom and after about 2 days the toggles would disappear. Hoping this rom does not have same issue. The toggles were super convenient and scrolled just like AOSP.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Don't you just tap the date in the pulldown to get them back? :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MARIO SHARK:
for anybody who's running this, how are you liking it? are there any bugs/issues/problems you guys are having? sorry if i sound a little annoying, i'm currently on cm 10.1 but i'm unsure if i should make the switch or not.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fredgar75:
No issues so far. It is extremely fast for a sense4+ rom. I haven't noticed any real lag. Haven't been able to test everything out yet though.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bdiddled:
No issues so far, and very responsive. GPS, Exchange, camera, recording, among other apps work very well.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mondragon21:
I been running it since it was in beta and evilution is fast and smooth and haven't had no lag at all :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MARIO SHARK:
thanks guys, i seem pretty convinced now :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] aaronagis:
This rom is sick. I can't even believe some of you are apprehensive to try it. Its the next version of sinister, just so much better and changed some stuff under the hood, so they changed the name. 2 killer devs. These guys don't release roms that suck. Give it a shot, you won't regret it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jocarog:
Running great so far... this is in beta:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/58i2jf6plrumt3b/2013-07-17_19-27-45.png

https://www.dropbox.com/s/83neud8p3bwxv8x/2013-07-17_18-53-56.png

The latest release should have more tweaks...

Edit: a good reading about the preview: http://androidspin.com/2013/07/15/new-rom-evilution-hd-preview/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] vfox126:
Wow don't I feel sheepish. Thanks for the heads up. That was driving me crazy
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Haha you are not the only one running into that problem there are tons of folks doing it :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] pellik333:
This is absolutely beautiful. My fav developer is at it again. Thanks a bunch.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] numel007:
Is there a way to change the order of notification toggles? Downloading know, just wanted to know in advance. I remember using Oroubous and it was pretty sweet, except for me not understanding how to use the lockscreen. Also, custom kernels probably don't support this rom yet right?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bravo1565:
Great Rom !!!! But for some reason I lost root I fix permissions but no luck any other ideas ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
*Globally rooted*
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bravo1565:
Globally rooted ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
Do you not understand what root is? You don't need a root permission app for the Rom to be rooted, the su binary works and has a white list. You can install a permissions apk to grant, if you want annoying grant popups. Make sense?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bravo1565:
Ooh ok thanks
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bxmoney181:
Can't decide whether to flash this or stick with Ouroboros till build 2. Lol. What do you guys think?

Sent from one of Sin's creations
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MARIO SHARK:
i'm on cm 10.1 and i'm having a pretty swell time, but i'm gonna make the switch. i miss sense!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Damnit Sin, another ROM?

This one looks quite promising. Gonna have to flash it once I get back home from vacation:thumbup:

Cheers:beer:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
hmmmm I'm stuck in a bootloop

Edit: It just did a reboot then booted fine IDK what happened
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mammothjojo88:
really? what happened...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
check my edit :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Hmmmm seems to reboot half way thru the boot ani.

I flashed 3 times the first 2 using ROMCleaner,wiping cache/dalvik cache/factory reset/system(wiped the same for all 3 flashes)

First flash I realized I forgot something in RC did a restore to previous rom and started over from there(reboot midway thru boot ani)

Second flash used RC/wiped the same/booted to OS and there was nothing on any of my home screens(reboot midway thru boot ani)

Third flashed without RC booted fine except for the reboot midway thru boot ani
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ananth001:
love this rom.....haven't had no issues so far
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MARIO SHARK:
Yeah this ROM is smooooooth and rock stable. Definitely won't be switching for a WHILE! :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CrazyTechnoBoy:
Hmm. That's odd. I flashed twice with ROM Cleaner and it worked fine both times. Have you tried downloading the ROM again? My phone doesn't reboot midway through the boot animation (not at all actually).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
I'll try it maybe tomorrow it works fine otherwise

Could we get an MD5 so I can check to make sure it's a good DL?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AarSyl:
While I was on V11, I told myself that I'm not flashing anything until I get Evilution or Sense 5. Now that I have this beast, I'm settling for the next couple months.

This baby is smooth! Very good job, Sin & Evil!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bertimus2002:
Anybody that has been running this with an Exchange account, any insight to the question above?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AarSyl:
While I am not sure about the PIN that you are referring to, I can say that it did not request one from me. Ironically, on this rom is the first time that I got my Exchange Account to work properly at my job of 4 years. Not that the rom was the solution, but now that I have finally found the right settings, I prefer not to bother with atttempting it again for right now.

Back to the point....no PIN requested from what I saw.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] numel007:
Not sure if this'll help, but whenever I reboot during the boot animation, it's because of a kernel issue. You'll remember this from a previous conversation we've had. Although I kinda doubt that's what it is. Check the md5
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvill1:
Basically I'm so happy with this rom I'm scared to flash a kernel. My power button is broken so I need slide to wake and sleep, but I'm scare a kernel will get in the way of how smooth and fast this rom is.

Any recommendations?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] smokeythebear3:
I can confirm that the exchange email app by HTC does not need a pin set. So it looks like it is a patched version that bypasses the mandatory pin security for a lot of exchange servers.

On a tangent, the rom seems very smooth and mostly everything works great. The only thing I've found is that the compass is off. I noticed this when I turned on my maps application and was driving on the highway. It was following my location, so gps works perfect, but the direction the map had me going was almost in the opposite direction. So I downloaded a compass application to confirm and it is also not pointing me in the right direction. Can somebody else give this a try and confirm that I'm not the only one dealing with the issue. Other than that, this rom seems like something I'll stay on until the new sense 5 actually comes out officially for this phone.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cracker0309:
Awesome Rom

Looks, performance and stability is there. Well Done!!

Only thing I miss is the long press back to kill apps.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bennyboy78:
I too miss long press back to kill. Also, is there any way to remap hw keys? I can do it myself if someone is willing to tell me
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] zacnking:
Woooooooot Thank you sinister you rock man love the keyboard call setting and overall feel!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fredgar75:
What are you trying to change? You can set recent apps to menu. Goto settings, display gestures and buttons.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bennyboy78:
Specifically trying to long press home for recent apps
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] agrabren:
Are you letting it reboot during the boot animation the first time? It's common to use part of the kernel bootstrapping to apply other changes and reboot the device. If it continues to bootloop, then something is wrong. But if you're considering it bootlooping after a single reboot, that's not bootlooping. :) That's just applying changes and rebooting.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CrazyTechnoBoy:
I'm pretty sure long press back to kill works. At least I'm able to do it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AarSyl:
Longpress back certainly doesn't work for me. Is it possible that it was implemented along with different mods that you installed?

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] phillymade:
Remap you camera button to wake the device. :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CrazyTechnoBoy:
That's weird. I haven't flashed any mods or anything. Only other thing I've flashed was ROM Cleaner, but only to delete system apps I don't use.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvill1:
how?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JerryGNYC:
Take a look here -

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=850464

EDIT: note that the app's dev recommends a nandroid first (so do I), but I had no problem with the app (can't remember which ROM I used it on, though)...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvill1:
Thanks...about to give it a try
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Neipas09:
What's the MD5 on the ROM?

Ain't flashing something without an MD5 to verify it's a good download.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JerryGNYC:
It sucks bandwidth, but download 2 copies and compare 'em... that's what I've done in the past (from a PC).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xsisbest:
How do you setup longpress on lock screen to start music player? Not seeing that anywhere.

Beautiful rom though. From the boot animation to the down animation to the font. Loving it!

Sent from my EVO using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Neipas09:
I suppose that is a possibility. But what if the uploaded ROM has a different MD5 than the original on his pc?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JerryGNYC:
Then it might not be so good to flash. But it seems that several people have had good luck with their downloads (I'll wait until next week when I'm not on call...).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] a senile fungus:
I asked this earlier too, but no response yet....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JerryGNYC:
It would be nice to have. Dev's currently online so maybe it will be posted soon...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CrazyTechnoBoy:
This is the md5 I got for both ROM downloads:

2a9d2f82b30a16d6eb6632852149c0d3
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
That's correct
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CrazyTechnoBoy:
Hmm. I downloaded it directly from your website. I'll try again though.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
no need, I md5'd one of the beta builds by mistake. hehe
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JerryGNYC:
You are Way Too Evil... :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] :
Thanks guys! I've been running CM 10.1 nightly builds in waiting for a new kick ass sense rom. Looking forward to taking this for a spin.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] smokeythebear3:
Still no confirmation about the compass issue?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
Recalibrate.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MARIO SHARK:
Does anyone know where the long-press-to-kill mod is? I can't seem to find it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CrazyTechnoBoy:
Is it not built in? I can long-press-to-kill just fine without any additional mods.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MARIO SHARK:
Whaaaaa really? Is it possible that my evo just hates me then? But that's weird, I don't have it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CrazyTechnoBoy:
Lol. Yeah. I'm pretty sure it has it. This is what happens when I long press the back button.

("xda premium killed")
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MARIO SHARK:
Interesting...I'm perplexed on why I don't have it. Is there a setting or toggle for it?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CrazyTechnoBoy:
Naa. I'm pretty sure there isn't. Have you made sure that the md5 is correct?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xsisbest:
For what it's worth long press back doesn't kill apps for me either.. But I want my screen off music controls more :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CrazyTechnoBoy:
Huh, you guys aren't the only ones experiencing that problem. I just don't understand why I can do it while a bunch of you guys can't.

But I agree with you on that, I want the screen off music controls, too. :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
Longpress to kill doesn't do such a great job at killing, it is not included in the release build. It was on beta builds. If you want to kill an activity properly set it to do so in developer options. So how is everyone liking it? How's it feel to be able to send mms screenshots with no distortion?!?!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MARIO SHARK:
this ROM is killer! no lag, no bugs, none of that! thanks for taking your time to develop such an awesome ROM.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvill1:
Man it was worth the wait. Amazing Rom, I might just stay on this, and usually I flash a kernel but this rom gives me no reason to.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xsisbest:
It's missing visual voice mail but I think I can do a tb fo that. It's running amazing though for sure!

Sent from my EVO using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wi11ie:
For me ,no 4g showing just 3g.. in my DD (Ouroboros) 4g shows and rocks perfectly...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] phillymade:
Well did a clean install using twrp 2.6.0.0. It instead without issue. But for some reason I have the Su app. Not sure about that as this is said to have universal root. Anyone else have this?

I Like Turtles
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvill1:
Sometimes play store downloads apps previously had, all my apps downloaded automatically so that might be it
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AarSyl:
I do too. But I didn't mess with it.

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] phillymade:
Agreed, but I did not sign into any account during setup.

I Like Turtles
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
The Build that was released, along with any build for Evilution really. Has never had supersu.apk or superuser.apk. Are you 100% positive you did not log into any google services? like gmail, you tube? logging into those will start the sync of backed up apps.

I an updating the OP now

[edit- OP is now updated!]
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MARIO SHARK:
just wondering, do you think it would be possible to add the long-press-to-kill mod in the next update? it's completely fine if you don't want to, i just miss that feature.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
That is something Evil and I would need to look into to tell you the truth, we have so many updates, fixes, mods and tweeks right now, that if I did it with out touching base with him. I'll IRC or text him later about it and let you know. He's probably in IRC now, who knows
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] insanedeath44:
Great Rom... So smooth I love it but I agree with u Mario I miss the long press to kill besides that awesome Rom
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
Like I said before I will see if we can squeeze into a small update. You all really need to remember, that Evil_Devnull had ALOT to do with this development too. We both put our hearts into this rom.

Just sucks that he is banned and can't interact with you all. But I just saw him in IRC, I'll yell at him
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] carnivalrejectq:
Is the MD5 on the OP updated at all? My download didnt appear to have any sort of problems at all but im noticing the md5s dont match. Thankfully i checked before even loading to my phone lol.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
Straight from Evil,

That's his official answer for you guys. He was in change of the 2x the power 1/2 the power draw and that's why we did what we did. The reports about it still working, are from the beta build. But the Beta to the stable build are mile's apart in coding.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
The MD5 on the op is correct

2a9d2f82b30a16d6eb6632852149c0d3

load it to you sd card and run the check
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] carnivalrejectq:
Ok thanks, re downloading I guess. Dont know what that was about.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
I'm getting this MD5 on both files I downloaded last night

7e11d10954e95299e8b6445910273a73

Update: Downloaded again I got the same MD5 as avove
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jocarog:
Today's usage:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
I and evil are downloading again to check. Sorry for the confusion with the md5 its been a long day and we're lacking sleep.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Just to clarify all 3 times I downloaded I got MD5=7e11d10954e95299e8b6445910273a73
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
I think that's the right one, try flashing see if it works. I think I mixed up the beta with the final. Well soon find out.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
I flashed it last night I ran into a couple issues I posted earlier in the thread seems to be running great :D

Thank you both for your dedication :good:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] carnivalrejectq:
Thats the MD5 i have been getting too. I downloaded twice on firefox on pc and thought maybe it was just firefox. So then i tried IE and same MD5. Was confused for a second. Ill try flashing anyway like you said.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Neipas09:
Or just get google voice and be set for life no matter what rom you decide to flash :p

---------- Post added at 01:37 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:33 AM ----------

I would like to go on record that i downloaded the rom straight to my phone and that's the same MD5 that i got
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
the md5 for the zip is 7e11d10954e95299e8b6445910273a73

some confusion was do to someone being on a beta and posting that md5, alls good now and checked. cheers!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AarSyl:
I took a peek inside of the zip file itself to delete some system apps, that superuser is there. Check it out.

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AarSyl:
I said it before, and I say it again...this ROM is most certainly smooth! It is most apparent when you activate auto rotate with your device turned on its side in advance. The common delay that I used to get between the time that it switches to the side is no longer present.

By the way, has anyone gotten FC'es from the Sense widgets? I haven't gotten any, and I was wondering anyone else has.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] orangekid:
Thread closed while experiencing technical difficulties.

Thanks for understanding :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] norbarb:
Sorry for question but i use to play with galaxy s3 and for last couple mounts move to S4. I like s4 but i would like to use S3 as well. Question is if there is rom close to stock rom on s4 for s3?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] TheKucho:
Well, since our device's latest official firmware is 4.1.2 and the S4's 4.2.2, I'd say that the closest to stock S4 would be any 4.1.2 TW ROM. If you'd like you could install a 4.2.2 ROM such as CM10.1 OR any AOSP ROM and apply the TW5 theme which closely mimics the touchwiz/stock interface. It's up to you. Hope I helped!

Sent from my Galaxy S3
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nidish:
Ok so long story short,, I think I messed my htc one pretty bad today.

1)I installed 1.28.401.7 update from this thread:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2305490 <----I changed the CID of the phone to 11111 when doing this

2)After that I installed the custom rom from trickdroid.

3)Then I installed the 30 steps volume or something and my phone would just freeze with the htc boot logo. After several on and off and still being freezed, I think I erased the current rom.

4)Then with NO rom on the phone , I changed the Model ID and basically here's my info from the txt that I filled in:

modelid: PN07120

cidnum:HTC__Y13 VZW__001

mainver: 1.28.401.7

btype:1

aareport:1

hbootpreupdate:12

I followed this guide to do the above steps

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2322820

Only after flashing that PN07120(model id found in the back of the phone) that I read on fastboot that the model number was PN0712000.

But still everything went fine and my phone was already unlocked and s-off before I changed CID and MID. My phone was now displaying HTC_001 and PN071000 as model.

After trying to reflash the 1.28.401.7 firmware, I had no luck...tried the:

RUU_M7_UL_JB_50_Cingular_1.26.502.12

RUU_M7_UL_JB_50_BrightstarUS_WWE_1.29.1540.3 but still no luck.

when I do adb devices, it doesn't find any device...after that I tried a fastboot command to relock the bootloader and it DID work. So fastboot is working. But nothing can be mounted while i'm in recovery e.g can't mound /sd card....etc

So I'm basically left with a phone with no rom, just bootloader(relocked) and recovery(cwm). Any help would be really appreciated. I'm quite stressed right now for having damaged my phone permanently and being such a noob :(.

About to go to bed, I'll try to flash via RUU.zip and will post tomorrow. if i get any success :)