yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sliderpoint:
bad battery life with .4 version

Just wanted to post a follow-up reply to state that I also had battery life issues with the .4 version. I used the .3 version and it's now back to normal.

Thanks

-Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvcbob:
RUU .3 vs .4

If using Ting as a carrier is there any advantage to updating to the .4 RUU vs the .3 RUU? Ting uses the Sprint network but does not allow data roaming, only voice. I have seen posts about decreased battery life with the .4 version vs the .3 version. Also if already updated to the .4 version can you run the .3 RUU to downgrade?

Thanks,

Bob
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] markmorto:
Flawless install on Windows 7 64-bit

I just picked up a used Evo 4G LTE for my son today, and found this update after activating it earlier. After reading through the posts, I decided to go with the .4 version. I have to say, I'm pleased with the HTC installer - it worked really well.

Basically what I did:

When I first connected my phone, I was prompted to install HTC Sync and the drivers, so I did. It automatically pulled in the Windows redistributable the update needs to finish.

Enabled debugging mode in developer settings

Closed HTC Sync after the installer finished and launched it.

Started the RUU update exe in Administrator mode.

Worked through the dialogs and the update started. The phone reset at first, and displayed progress bars throughout the update.

When the update installer finished, the phone was powered down. I disconnected it from the USB abd restarted.

And that's it. When I started the phone, the first boot took between 3-5 minutes. After that, it's running great. Big improvement over the 4.1 Jelly Bean it ran before.

Thanks for putting the update here!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gokart2:
Been reading up a bit, and its been awhile since I have played with an HTC device. I got my wife an S5 (amazingly easy to work with via Odin, but the radio's are not as good as the LTE's believe it or not), and need to return the LTE back to stock so she can give it to a friend of hers. She's on Boost, and they said she can switch it over to the LTE.

My question is as long as I have HTC sync and driver's, I can just perform the RUU, then fastboot OEM relock correct? Current bootloader shouldn't matter, and it installs factory recovery, and most current firmware/radio's correct? And because she's switching to Boost, is the last .4 or the .3 RUU/build recommended?

Thanks for any input. Like I said, its been awhile. Been messing with Motorola, Nexus, and Samsung devices. Been awhile since the 3VO and LTE days.

EDIT: Found my answers, well most of them. fastboot oem relock, then RUU.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Fastboot oem lock (unless your device is S-off, then relocking isn't necessary), then run the 4.13.651.4 RUU:thumbup:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvion22:
Question on RUU files

Hi,

Are you still replying to this thread? I found this months late. If I want this update with the Beats Audio, can I just download the one in the other thread and run it like the RUU files you mention? Or is the one with beats more complex?

How have these updates worked? The 651.4 version, is roaming fixed? Are there any issues I should be aware of before doing these updates now that folks have tested them for some time now?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvion22:
Anybody on this thread can answer my questions?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
I don't know what you're talking about with Beats.

Just run the 4.13.651.4 RUU, which has roaming fixed, and you'll be as up to date as you can be. You'll have to determine if there are other issues with the ROM. As far as I know, it works perfectly fine.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Osirus71:
Hey Capt, do you know if there is any difference between 4.13 651.4 Sense 5 Android 4.3 - Deodex and 4.13 651.3 Sense 5 Android 4.3 - Deodex Roms from your "Sense 5, Android 4.3 Final Update" thread related to battery drain??? Reason being, Im currently running the 4.13 651.4 Sense 5 Rom but have bad issues with battery draining. I found out its the Google Services related to PlayStore App Updates. They wont update on there own...The phone starts getting warm and I notice battery drain, I then go to the PlayStore to see if any of my Apps require up, and sure enough. Theres always at least one App waiting there...So I think its trying to run the automatic update for Apps, but gets caught in some kind of loop...Once I manually run the "Update All" Apps in the PlayStore, the phone goes back to normal and stops draining battery...I think I read somewhere about possible it being a bug in the 4.13 651.4 Factory RUU. Sorry for the long explanation.

Thanks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
I am unaware of any facts on the subject.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvion22:
Thanks for the response Captain. For some reason I heard if you use the 651.4 RUU you lose the Beats Audio that came with the phone. Do you know if this is true? THe music is weak without Beats Audio, so I thought there was a different RUU in another thread with Beats, but I don't know if it is a simple auto-installer like the 651.4 RUU.

This is in the other thread:

Sense_5.0_4.3-Y20 (With Beats Audio) 2014.06.22

androidfilehost com/?fid=23501681358551164 (I cant post links because I am new, so I removed the (.) before com)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
No, you don't lose Beats. There is only one RUU for 4.13.651.4, and that's not it. I have the post with it linked at the end of the OP.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvion22:
Great thank you! Yes, I had downloaded your link to the 651.4 RUU. I will try it later, when I get the courage, thanks so much for clarifying!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvion22:
Windows XP?

Question, does the RUU in the OP not work with Windows XP? I have my phone on debugging mode, and have it connected and computer downloaded the drivers, when I run the RUU, it loads and then just disappears and nothing happens. I restarted my PC and my phone and still the same thing. Do I have to use a windows 7 machine?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
It works best on 7, but it does work on XP. It just takes a while to load.

Additionally, you need to have the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables installed. Assuming you're running 32-bit Windows XP, installing the 2005 and 2008 32-bit (x86) Redistributables from here should get it working properly. You can install the more current ones as well if you want to be sure it works.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvion22:
I got it running on my Windows 7, dl the drivers and I keep getting this error:

ERROR 170 USB Connection Error - acting as if the phone isnt connected to the pc VIA USB. It is and is in debugging mode.

The HTC Software wouldn't install because of it was missing a digital signature, could that be the problem?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Try putting the phone in Fastboot mode and see if the correct drivers load. If the display says "FASTBOOT USB", then you can immediately run the RUU from there - it should work fine.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvion22:
I got it to start, computer detected the phone and began the process, then lost the phone usb connection for some reason midway and i am stuck on an HTC screen, is my phone screwed? I cant restart it or anything now.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Just try restarting the RUU.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dvion22:
Computer doesnt see the phone anymore, cant rerun the RUU

---------- Post added at 01:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:51 PM ----------

Hold that note, it was the Virus protection knocking it off..... trying to disable virus protection on the PC. Got it back up and running, wish me luck!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rlvaldez:
Quick TWRP question

Hi, i know i am late to the party but i want to update my phone to the latest and greatest. I have been reading alot and just was wondering after i run the RUU to 4.13.651.4, do i still need the modified twrp for captain_throwback, it says that starting with 2.8.4.0 this supports both partition versions, can i just flash the lastest, 2.8.5.0 or do i need the modified version. Thanks
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
I'm not sure I understand. You can flash any version I've uploaded - the latest version is obviously recommended.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rlvaldez:
That is what l meant, just wanted to make sure. I am gonna do the upgrade this weekend.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] liz.beth:
That's too bad, I was hoping for s-on and a locked boot loader so it would appear fully stock and unaltered. It's food bad it's still s-off and unlocked.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Lonesnark:
Win8.1 doesn't work

Failed to work at all with two Windows 8.1 machines. Ultimately worked on an old outmoded Vista machine, after I had installed all the C++ runtime distributions.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Razorwindmo46:
This doesn't work. Installs a downloader with out any file for the EVO.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] malicon:
Just went through this last night. Download file linked in note 2. All others didn't work for me either.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] FrontierProject:
I've been trying to install this update to see if it fixes a data leak I'm having on Android 2.3.3 (system.root and system.shell using upwards of 20mb per day) however I'm having no luck. I downloaded the RUU file (unfortuneatly I didn't read the whole post first so I downloaded the first one, not the updated one). I plug the phone in and start the RUU, go through all the steps, the first possible discrepency is on the update ROM version screen, it says its upgrading from: Image version 4.54.651.1 to Image version 4.13.651.3, which seems like it would be a downgrade. But I continue and start the process, it reboots to bootloader, the phone goes to the HTC logo, and then the RUU message changes to sending, then "sending signature", then back to rebooting to bootloader, and sending then sending signature again, then it closes with "ERROR [132]: Signature error, the ROM update utitlity could not update your Android phone, please get the correct ROM update utility and try again.

Can anyone help me with this? Its to be noted, that during this process I never actually see a bootloader screen of the type I've come to expect from other Android phones, it merely shows a screen with the HTC logo on it.

On the same note, if there's a better/easier option for fixing this data leak I'd really like to hear it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
This is the EVO 4G LTE (Jewel) forum. From the description of your current software version, it sounds like you have an EVO 4G (Supersonic). If that is the case, this will not work on your device.

EDIT: Additionally, there are several updates for the Supersonic that it appears you haven't taken via OTA that may help with your issue. The last software version I remember seeing for the EVO 4G was 5.07.651.6.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] FrontierProject:
Well ****, you're correct, to my knowledge I do have the Supersonic. I read about this update yesterday and my search for a link to it led me here, I never noticed anywhere that it wasn't for the SS.

That being said when I hit search for updates in my settings the phone doesn't find anything, is there anyway I could download and install these manually like this one?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
The last RUU for Supersonic that I'm aware of is 4.67.651.3, which should allow you to update to the 5.07.651.x versions. That one can be found here.

If you need any additional help, please try the Supersonic forums.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] 12gage:
[MENTION=1162986]Captain_Throwback[/MENTION] I'm coming from Stock 4.1.1 and would like to update so I could flash the 5.0 Pac ROM, which file should i install?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
The 4.13.651.4 RUU linked at the bottom of the OP.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ocarinaz64:
This might save some headache later, whether for me or others...

1) Get your RUU

2) Volume Down + Power --> Fastboot USB

3) "fastboot oem lock"

4) "fastboot reboot-bootloader"

5) Run the RUU

OR - If you're S-OFF, you don't need to re-lock

1) Get your RUU

2) Volume Down + Power --> Fastboot USB

If you're having trouble with RUU detecting your drivers, you can install HTC Sync, which will give you workable USB drivers.

3) Run the RUU
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] King of the Couch:
captain,

im unable to run the RUU (windows 8.1), & my computer will not communicate with the phone via fastboot. i've had this phone since it came out, & it's s-off. i've worked on it before with this same computer so i'm not sure what to do man. i've uninstalled & reinstalled the HTC drivers, but it still won't connect. i'm trying to flash the RUU so I can activate the phone for my wife with her phone number. i can access the internal & external memory via windows, but the ruu isn't detecting the phone. i've been digging through old threads for like 5 hours but i'm not making any progress. any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks man
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
The post you quoted offers an alternative method that doesn't require connecting to the PC. Did you actually try what's in the post you quoted?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] King of the Couch:
I've read it all, brother. that post says, "Have you tried running the update files as PJ75IMG.zip files from an external SD card? It'll require running the RUU .exe file until it opens to the first screen with the device icon on it."

.. the RUU won't start at all. I get an error message saying the phone isn't connected to the PC...yet I'm able to access the memory.

Do you think simply putting the IMG files on the sd will work without starting the RUU?

i truly appreciate your time. thank you very much for responding so fast.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
You don't need the phone connected to the PC to get to the screen referred to in that procedure :confused:.

What file are you trying to run, exactly?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] King of the Couch:
i need to run RUU. my wife broke the screen on her s7 edge & it's $350 for a new screen. i fixed my one m8 for her, but the charging port crapped out. i know i need to run RUU on the 4G LTE or it won't accept Sprint's provisioning with the new number once i activate it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Well if you don't answer my questions I can't help you...

You run the RUU.exe from a PC, and you can get the rom.zip files using the procedure I previously stated. That will allow you to update the device.

Link me to the file that you're trying to use. You're doing something wrong, and/or not accurately describing the problem. Some screenshots might help, if you have any, of what you're seeing when you run the RUU.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AarSyl:
Just chiming in....why the RUU specifically? To my knowledge, PJ75IMG.ZIP is equivalent to the RUU. I've done it TONS of times...for fun. I've switched constantly from the old partition to the new partition. To.my knowledge, it's the same.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] King of the Couch:
I'm trying to use the offical RUU from HTC's page. version 3.17.651.9. I came to try your linked RUU but the 2nd link is dead, the first downloads a file that's 826KB rather than MB. (never seen that before.. it's obviously not an RUU, though. i know that's not your fault, just letting you know)

attached pic of error im getting when i run the ruu.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] King of the Couch:
tried running viperuu, too. here's that error...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
The RUU link you want is the one from "NOTE 2" in the OP.

Based on your screenshot, the RUU Wizard opens fine. As soon as that screen pops up is when you do the procedure I describe in the post you initially linked. Which is why it doesn't matter of your computer detects the device at all. You don't need to click through it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] King of the Couch:
downloading the ruu from note 2 now. i'll get back with you.

---------- Post added at 06:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:29 PM ----------

the ruu begins to work..on screen it says "rebooting to bootloader" then "waiting for bootloader". the phone then sits on a black HTC screen. after about 2 minutes i get this ruu error. id gladly flash the IMG files if I had them.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Use the SD card zip method from the post you linked...I've suggested that several times.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] King of the Couch:
i can't find the IMG files, Captain. I went to your DevHost page, but i can't get either of the IMG files to download. They're both linking to some nasty malware. !! i've downloaded stuff you've posted for years now so i know that's not your doing. i tried looking in my %temp% folder as well, but the IMG files are not there. man, i really appreciate your help. thanks again

---------- Post added at 06:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:35 PM ----------

yeah, i see that now, but i can't find the files.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
What IMG files? When you start the RUU, the files you're looking for in the %TEMP% folder are named rom*.zip. That's what the linked instructions say to do. I'm not sure what it is you're doing (but it's obviously not that).

EDIT: The files are in subfolders, not just in the folder itself. Just sort the folder in reverse order by date to find the most recent folders, and in one of them should be the rom zips. You rename the 01 zip first and flash that one, then take out the card, rename the 02 the same way, and flash that one. Then you're done.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] King of the Couch:
i have the 2 zip files now. can they be flashed in twrp? or do i have to rename the first one, boot to bootloader where it will auto-flash, take it out, transfer #2 to the card, reboot to bootloader & let it auto-flash? i apologize for the confusion, man. it has been a really crazy day. i'm focused now though...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Did you read my post?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] King of the Couch:
you said flash them. just wanted to confirm. working on it now....

---------- Post added at 07:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:09 PM ----------

she booted right up. thanks, Mr. Throwback. You are a gentleman & a scholar, Sir.

i've activated the other number now but i'm unable to send or rcv sms/calls. data/internet works fine. any ideas?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Update Profile/PRL.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] King of the Couch:
Mr. Captain,

Thank you again for your help. Everything is running properly now, & that certainly wouldn't be the case had you not helped. I will say again, you are a gentleman & a scholar, Sir.

Take care
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AarSyl:
Don't you know? What the Captain says is gospel! He's a very knowledgeable guy! You have no idea...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] King of the Couch:
Unbeknownst to him, he has helped me many times.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] King of the Couch:
In case anyone else has the issue where this device will not connect via Fastboot, I FINALLY found a fix online. I'd tried everything else on the webs & nothing worked. This did... I have full Fastboot/ADB functionality now!

https://android.cmphys.com/htc-msm8960-fastboot-with-windows-8-1/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] hasseye:
I wasn't really having issues, other than the data connection issue that I believe got fixed with the latest zip. Would I get any different performance from just flashing the firmware to doing an RUU if i'm not having any issues? Given that i've downloaded it on 2 different computers with the same results, i'm pretty sure the download was a good one. I believe it has something to do with Windows 8.1, however I don't have any computers that aren't running Windows 8.1.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] IM0001:
Windows 8.1 botched something with the way it Authorizes certain USB connections such as the Bootloader over USB.

One way to get around it is to boot Windows 8.1 with the advanced startup settings. (Windows 8 Settings menu/Update and Recovery/Advanced Startup) And start windows without diver signature enforcement) should possibly work or connecting with Windows 8 Or older OS.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] hasseye:
Thanks, I tried this, thought it was going to work, unfortunately when it tries to restart to bootloader, Windows comes up with a "can't recognize device" and it fails from there. The only way it'll even be recognized is if I set it to disk drive, is that how others are doing it?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
I used this to get fastboot working: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49131915

But it didn't matter since it wouldn't open the flashing tool anyway :rolleyes:.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Osirus71:
So then from reading this, I probable should wait to get to a windows 7box since i am also on windows 8.1 here at home right now??????

Thanks...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] onefasttreopro:
Yea unfortunately that's what it takes...I fought hard to get it to work on 8.1 myself....windows 7 finally did it no problem once I found a comp I could use...so yea kinda a pain in the butt...but well worth it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gstanke:
Do I have to relock my bootloader before running the ruu?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Osirus71:
Cool. ill just do a win7 install on a spare drive to just install ruu....what drivers did you have to use to get phone up and going under windows 7???
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] hasseye:
It very well could be my two computers running windows 8.1, maybe it was a driver issue? There must/have to be another way than using windows 7. I tried compatibility mode windows 7, unfortunately that didn't do the trick.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dim.on:
adreno drivers

Can someone extract adreno driver from this rom?

They are in /system/lib/egl and /system/etc/firmware

Thx
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] elmy2424:
Done withouth problems.... feels and looks smother than sense4+ and another thing i noticed in this rom.... now you have an unique 11gb internal storage partition ....a good upgrade wich is better than the old 9gb + 2gb(apps reserverd) partition..

but i have a little problem...i flashed the custom recovery (TWRP)(2.6.3.0) and i cant find the folders i see on Internal storage(when i plug the phone in my pc) or the files i droped on it???

and when i go to reboot and select the reboot system option TWRP shows "No Os Installed! Are you sure you wish to reboot?"

im trying to root so i cant find the .zip file with TWRP

whats happening? can you help me?

thanks..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Valsorim:
I did at first and had issues, it wouldnt complete the RUU, had htc_fastboot.exe error and error 170(connecting to device). After 3-4 attempts at RUU, decided to unlock bootloader again, and ran RUU. This time it completed. I came out unlocked after running RUU after re-unlocking. My two cents, i would just run RUU unlocked.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gunfromsako:
I cant even get past the first Install screen...

http://gyazo.com/f63754bf42fa45553c9424ad792b2720

I can run any other RUU on my PC just not this one. I have the latest HTC Sync drivers and im updating my SDK atm but im not sure if thats necessary. Anti vir and firewall are de activated and im even running the RUU as admin. Im s-off with the latest H-Boot unlocked and it will not do anything! Not even a damn error! this is driving me mad as ive never had an issue running a RUU.

Any advice?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Osirus71:
I think non Windows 8 systems need to be used...ie Win 7 etc...:confused:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gunfromsako:
I'm on win 7...x86

?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Get them from the stock rooted thread.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xhaui:
I'm having the same issue with Windows 7 x64. It runs through the startup wizard and then just crashes or something and disappears.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Osirus71:
Well hell....then im at a loss to RUU or not...I dont want to be stuck....well.....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gunfromsako:
You don't get stuck...it just doesn't do anything. So there is nothing to get stuck on...lol

I'm almost to the point of wiping my entire PC and doing a fresh install of win7. It doesn't make any sense the 3.17 ruu runs just fine!

?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xhaui:
The issue I'm having won't get you stuck at all; the RUU just plain wont run on this machine. I'll have to try on a different computer.