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[EVO 4G Android Development] ducky1131:
Here's what finally worked for me

After countless attempts of all posted methods, I finally got it. I flashed clockwork recovery because it had my oldest nand backup. In clockwork I wiped data, cache, and dalvik. I restored my backup (2.1 update 1, stock HTC kernel 2.6.29-789bf2910) Had 2.15.00.07.28 baseband, 1.47.651.1 software, and PRL 60669. Rebooted. Did ##786# and reset. At this point I realized I hadn't reflashed Amon Ra recovery, but it was too late. Instead of booting into recovery, it had an android standing by a box with an arrow and a status bar like when you flash a radio. When it finished, it rebooted. Odd there were no widgets on any homescreens. After a couple minutes, it began hands free activation. I just let it do its thing (ok after each step). No firmware update, though. Went into settings and I finally have 1.40_003 PRI. Maybe this could work for someone else, havent seen this method yet. Like I said it was kind of accidental.

Edit: I don't know what package it opened while the screen showed the android (should have been in recovery at that point), but I did have this P36IMG on my sdcard. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YVHC5NY2
[EVO 4G Android Development] itsthafame:
Ok idk if this helps but I just updated to the 1.4 pri using the ##786# wipe method the no wipe method (##3282#) didn't work for me but when I did ##786# i was driving down the street, it flashed me to recovery I have armon ra I wiped cache and davilk cache twice then when I rebooted it was updated I just did nandroid restore after and I was back where I started just with a new pri... TO BE HONEST I'VE HEARD MORE CONFORMATION WITH THE ##786# METHOD

and i was and still am running fresh evo 3.1.0.1 with netarchys 4.0.3a kernel the WHOLE TIME I DID THIS I NEVER SWITCHED ROMS.

at my crib I did the wipe method like 3 times and the no wipe like 7. but as soon as I was out in the car while driving I did the wipe method ONCE and it worked so YOU be the judge. Just sharing my experience. But I think your phone has to roam, sitting in one spot dosent seem to work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JG-1:
About to give up...been doing this for 2 hours straight.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JG-1:
OMG I think my phone sensed my frustration!!! My last attempt I was doing and it worked....LMAO
[EVO 4G Android Development] accelerus:
so -- might be a REALLY stupid question, but I'm running the 8/12 nightly of Cyanogenmod, I cannot for the life of me find out where my PRI version is!

I've lookd around in settings and just must be blind or stupid. Can someone point me in the right direction?

I'm at work -- fixing to call sprint and get my MSL, need something to do till 3PM gets here :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] taverentech:
Home, Menu, Setting, About Phone, Software versions, its near the bottom, just above PRL.... and honestly, you must have a very large blind spot.
[EVO 4G Android Development] accelerus:
no dice -- I'm using Cyanogen -and the way you describe it must be different for the ROM you are using.

my PRL is located under About Phone -> Status. No sign of PRI at all. Cyanogen does not have a submenu area for "Software Versions" at all.
[EVO 4G Android Development] churchwin88:
Never used Cyanogen so not sure if it will work but you can find most information by dialing ##786# then scroll down towards the bottom of the screen.
[EVO 4G Android Development] playya:
You're in Tampa from what I am reading there is 4g all over that area
[EVO 4G Android Development] koaltech:
I tried 4 times with clockwork, and it never rebooted me into recovery...once I switched to Amon Ra, it worked without a hitch...
[EVO 4G Android Development] haxrnick:
I tried basically every method out there with every ROM. I'm guessing over 2 days I tried well over 200 times. I decided to try Fresh ROM today and it worked on the second try. Just wiped cache and dalvik and there it was. Noticing my data speed increase already.
[EVO 4G Android Development] signals:
I guess I can add more anecdotal evidence about this. I too am running the same Fresh/Kernel versions as you, and I've probably tried the ##3282# method a hundred times over the last few days with no luck.

Today, I decided to give the ##786# method a try and after about 5 tries with clockwork, I switched to Amon RA and hit it on my second try.

Again, it might just be luck, but I only had to do the ##786# method a handful of times, while doing the ##3282# method over and over again for days never got it for me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] FluShot:
Chicago, IL

Been trying all morning. Just got it in Chicago, IL @ 1pm. I'm in the city.

Edit: Tested speeds, seems I get 1.5-1.6 mbps with 2-3 bars, where as I used to need 6 bars to get those speeds. 2-3 bars used to yield 700-800 mbps.

(This is just a side note, has nothing to do with PRI) Interestingly enough I get better speeds from Dallas than in Chicago. WTF Sprint!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Smac61:
FWIW I tried ##786# and ##3282# numerous times last night and this morning with no luck.

Decided it was time to flash a rom.

Had Ava rooted oxed Froyo, flashed Steelh rooted oxed 2.2 (basically the same rom) and it worked first attempt (786 method).

Go figure...

edit: Initially, data speeds seem to be up, I'll test more in a bit...
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
It will also work if u flash the sprint lovers rom from chris and then do the pri update.. got it on the first run and im on clockwork :)

Have a good one!
[EVO 4G Android Development] pugsby:
Just to add my own information....

Fully updated PRL, Radios. Tried the 3282 method first a couple of times from my Ava rom. That didn't work, so I switched to Fresh w/ wipe then ran 786 method and it worked first time.

As far as speed goes, I don't show any noticeable difference. If anything, it's a little slower. St Louis area 3G (4g disabled for test)
[EVO 4G Android Development] jnewkirk10:
OK, so I will probably get flamed to death for this but now that someone has gotten this to work on a rooted phone, has there not been any way to extract it and turn it into something we could just flash. This standing on my head with no signal or perfect signal and reseting and clearing everything or just reprovisioning 200 times and saying a voodoo prayer just isn't cutting it. There sems to be no rhyme or reason to this whole process. It works on this rom and not that one then somebody turns around and says the exact opposite. PLus, what if we do get charged an activation fee every time we do this. Has anyone gotten assurance that it won't happen? What if Sprint starts looking at all the accounts that have all those activations and figure out who is rooted and who is not? I know it sounds paranoid, but you shouldn't have to do it but once. Just saying.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dahray02:
u didnt have to do a wipe data? did u use the ##3282# method? I'm on fresh and i cant get it to work at all
[EVO 4G Android Development] talktojer:
Make sure you switch to RA's recovery also..that was something i did prior to that rom. I also cleared cache/reset data/cleared dalvik, etc from within the recovery..also flashed the rom before allowing the phone to boot after the ##786# reset.

Another thing I did mostly on accident was, once it rebooted in the new rom and had started activate, I fell asleep...so it was at the prompt saying that my phone was activated all night until I woke up...at which point I followed through with the rest of the prompts and checked...bam..had 1.40.

Doubt the delay had anything to do with it, just thought I'd mention it. DC 3.5 didn't work at all , only the rooted stock 2.2 i mentioned earlier worked for me
[EVO 4G Android Development] ZombieReagan:
Gah, I'm in the St Louis area too and no luck here. I guess it is really just a luck of the draw thing.

Although I guess I gain some nerd cred for having my MSL memorized now.. :P
[EVO 4G Android Development] dchamero:
Ok, I am pretty sure how to make it work if you have not succeeded yet.

First, make sure you flash Amon RA.

Then do ##786 once (no need to wipe, amon ra will wipe data by itself).

After that it will not work BUT it will leave the phone in a state ready, so Immediately after that do it again (##786 second consecutive time without changing anything else) and it will work (regardless of the rom you are using....)

Please, give that a try and let me know
[EVO 4G Android Development] SoCalJim:
OK after sevral tries from fresh evo 3.1.01 I flashed back to the rooted stock rom, tried again following the method from page 27 of this post and the handsfree activation still fails.

The difference I see now is that if i pick manual during the handsfree activation process I am able to get my phone to work again.

I am just about done with this trying this unless someone can tell me what I am doing wrong. Returning to the rooted working phone I once loved, until I was tempted by 1.4.0.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rileyd5:
so your say try it twice in a row then....yeah this has been done by many and not working. I think you just need to be in the right area for this update period.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dan0412:
I agree.... as mentioned in a couple other posts, it depends on your location. I followed all the steps, flashed all the recommended ROMs; no luck.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dchamero:
No... it's not as easy as twice in a row.... is twice in a row, with amon ra, with the ##786 method (in fact if you look back, there are several instances that after the second consecutive try on 786 it worked, and all of them were in amon ra....)

Anyway, if you don't want to try it, you don't have to, but after all the million retries, it won't hurt to do it 2 more times exactly like that...
[EVO 4G Android Development] re2gie01:
How long does it take for the Hands Free Activation to start up?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jmootrery:
Exp Log:

Finally got my phone to update to pri 1.40, here is how <b>I</b> did it...

ROM: BakedSnack, Themed

Kernel: Netarchy

RA Recovery

I tried the ##DATA# a few times, no luck ended up giving the ##768 method a shot and it did the trick on the first try. I First did a nand backup. For anyone on BakedSnack having trouble with the code, I first had to enter *#*#3286#*#*, then entered ##768#.

Phone booted into recovery, wiped data, cache and dalvik. Rebooted

Phone rebooted, and went through activation

After activation I checked and PRI was 1.40

Rebooted phone and did a Nand Restore

PRI still 1.40

I haven't noticed any real difference in performance, but not having 1.40 was killing me anyway :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] captblaze:
i was 20+ times with the ##786# method. it will eventually take.

i am fully rooted 2.2 stock with netarchy kernel and AmonRa recovery. did one cache wipe and one dalvik wipe each time.

***mini rant regarding sprint... feel free to ignore if you want***

if sprint had some people with foresight they would look at all the repetetive activations and figure that was were all the devs and testers were. and in a perfect world try and form an unofficial alliance in an effort to truly provide the best o/s for the device in question.

it doesnt take a genius to figure out who the heavy hitters are in the forums, so sprint should be able to figure it out also (or am i giving them way too much credit?)

^
[EVO 4G Android Development] Drew5150:
i did this last night and i only read the first post.

already had RA recovery

fresh 3.1.0.1

stock kernel

recent back ups made prior to installing fresh 3 so i did no back ups or wipes.

first try did nothing. second try went through like a charm. i tried immediately after the first one failed (i didn't know that was a trick just did it that way).

i live in san francisco, zip code 94122 and less then a mile from sutro tower with a clean line of site (guessing there are cell antenna's up there?)

no idea if things are better now with 1.4

my menu's seemed to load slowly after the 2 resets so i wiped and did a new install of fresh 3 today.

edit: i did the ##768# method and i never touched recovery until today when re-installing fresh. 1.4 stuck. i also used cdma workshop to get my MSL. hardware version 002 release day EVO.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Yay 4 Juggs:
i tried both the data and rtn but once it got to committing change on rtn it just sat there with the circle spinning and not doing anything else...let it go for a a half hour and still nothing...
[EVO 4G Android Development] meo1pr:
I have been trying the ##786# method since last night on my stock 2.2 with no root rom, and after several attempts it finally worked.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dmora01:
You have to use stock kernel
[EVO 4G Android Development] wfrandy:
Just posting to ad a little encouragement to press on if you at first do not succeed, as I posted before, it took me 18 tries.

I haven't noticed any increased speeds, but it made a major difference in being able to connect with data in week signal areas. On my daily drive to and from work I usually stream Pandora or Last.fm. Their is about a 5 mile stretch where I have never been able to stream my music since I rooted the phone. Three trips through that area now with the 1.40_003 PRI and my music has not cut out once in the stretch where it never worked at all with the 1.34 PRI.

So, it may be a pain, but for me at least, it was worth the effort.
[EVO 4G Android Development] leond:
Here is what I did to make it work after 20+ unsuccesfull attempts:

1)backup, ##786#, wipe-reset

2)after reset shuts down the phone didn't let it come up again and took the battery out

3)put it back in and boot in bootloader

4)wipe, wipe cache

5) Flashed the latest 3.0 OMJ ROM (I don't think this step matters but i'm putting it here for consitency)

6)reboot, follow update screens, check PRI version and it's 1.4 from the first attempt

I didn't invent this, somebody mentioned this already but without details.

After that the data speed became really sloooow (about 100kbs each way). So

7)settings->system-update->update profile

and my speed now is back to the crapy 0.7-0.9Mbps at home as it was before - no noticable improvement :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bigman55434:
It worked for me

I originally rooted my phone via Simpleroot, as I am not half as smart as all of you folks. I tried both ##786# and ##3282#, several times with no luck. I was still stuck at PRI 1.34. Then I followed these instructions (more or less), and it worked on the first try. I am in the Minneapolis area, and in a bad reception area. I barely get 3G where I live. Anyway, I did a nandroid backup of my current ROM, which is (I think it's just the stock rooted rom) 1.32.651.6 with kernel 2.6.29-a2443432 htc-kernel@and18-2#1, and baseband 1.39.00.05.31. I copied the 2.2 ROM to the SD card, and didn't even bother to rename it properly. Then I loaded up the 2.2 ROM using the clockwork recovery that came with simpleroot. I then did a data wipe and cache wipe (x2), rebooted, and I now have PRI 1.40_003. I then did a nandroid restore back to the stock rooted 1.32.651.6, did another data and cache wipe, rebooted, and I am back to where I was before I started, am still rooted (verified in ADB), still have my wireless tether, and still have PRI 1.40_003. I did several speed tests before and after, and up/down speeds are so erratic where I live, due to being in a fringe coverage area. I will try to get closer to a tower this weekend and see if it makes a difference. I can't get much better than 500 up and down with either version of PRI where I am at now. Anyway, thanks much to the OP. This may not work for everyone every time, but I can confirm it does work, at least for me.

Also, sorry I could not post a link to the ROM, as I am a newbie and am restricted. The original post was on page 13 of this thread. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] YoungAceAtlanta:
all i had used was ##786# master reset once on fresh rom. and there you go PRL 1.40
[EVO 4G Android Development] Smac7:
after trying many many times i finally got it to work with netarchys stock rooted.

i did a side by side with my brothers rooted 1.34 pri evo and found erratic non-conclusive results with a speed test, there was a definite difference in the ping though. the ping on 1.4 was about half of 1.34. so im pretty happy with the results.
[EVO 4G Android Development] leond:
Here is what I did to make it work after 20+ unsuccesfull attempts:

1)backup, ##786#, wipe-reset

2)after reset shuts down the phone didn't let it come up again and took the battery out

3)put it back in and boot in bootloader

4)wipe, wipe cache

5) Flashed the latest 3.0 OMJ ROM (I don't think this step matters but i'm putting it here for consitency)

6)reboot, follow update screens, check PRI version and it's 1.4 from the first attempt

I didn't invent this, somebody mentioned this already but without details.

After that the data speed became really sloooow (about 100kbs each way). So

7)settings->system-update->update profile

and my speed now is back to the crapy 0.7-0.9Mbps at home as it was before - no noticable improvement

I think step 4 is the one that makes a difference - perhaps ##Data# does not clean cache properly
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tattrpuff:
This crazy, there is no rhyme or reason to this at all. There are a million different ways within the same steps to do this...none of which have helped me in the least. The only thing that I haven't tried is going in a different area and catch activation on a different tower. I literally have a Sprint tower 300 yards out my backyard so full reception isn't a problem. I'll try another day...my patients have run out.:(
[EVO 4G Android Development] BAleR:
I know ive tried 100 times 5 different ways and nothin, what ever happened to the flashable zip??
[EVO 4G Android Development] cowfodder:
+1

I've tried many times over the last day and a half. Multiple roms, kernels, towers and with both ##786# and ##3282#. Nothing, no matter what. I think it really depends on what tower you hit, whether or not it's been pushed you your area, luck, the wind, the price of tea in China.........

Maybe if I pet a rabbit's foot while pleasuring a leprechaun I'll get lucky.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Smac7:
i was just about to give up and then i tried netarchys stock rooted rom. then it worked the third time. i used the ##768# method though. (wiped with amon ra only for the first wipe)
[EVO 4G Android Development] rezistrat:
Worked for me nandroided back to a 2.1 rom then wiped and flashed damage 3.5 finally ##786# i live in metro detroit
[EVO 4G Android Development] dahray02:
i finally got it on like the 200th try...i didnt do nothing different these past 2 days...just kept at it
[EVO 4G Android Development] dan0412:
Does Sprint bill for subsequent phone activations?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dan0412:
Anyone from the NYC area getting this PRI update?
[EVO 4G Android Development] ticklemepinks:
so it's not meant for me to have this lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] doitda:
Tried about 20 times over 3 days using Fresh 3.1 w/ Netarchy Kernel and then switched to Steelh's ROM, tried a bunch.

No dice.

I'm in the Arlington, McLean area of Northern DC/Washington

I give up on this.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dahray02:
lol i hope not
[EVO 4G Android Development] DarkManX4lf:
I'm In S.I. and I have tried like 10+ times....no PRI update.
[EVO 4G Android Development] upsstart:
Man I started wondering about that around the 10th attempt. I hope there's not some ridiculous activation fee :o
[EVO 4G Android Development] dan0412:
I think I will hold off on this for now. Besides, there is no significant evidence of improved signal strength with the update. As for any associated fees, there's only one way to find out....
[EVO 4G Android Development] nickflo13:
I did this update yesterday in pensacola fl with the 786 method with no problems. Rebooted and bam 1.40. Now for the bad news......My speeds are worse! Rebooted phone countless times, updated Prl and profile but no dice. Speeds went from +1300 Kb/s to 600 and sometimes worse. Doing test on dsl reports mobile speed test 1MB. This sucks! Thought it maybe my location and today I went to orlando to visit my family and I'm getting the same bs here! How can I downgrade back to 1.34? I am using flipz newest rom and netarchy 4.02 kernel. Help!
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
Not sure if anybody has tried to downgrade. The only way would be to do what caused it in the first place...re-root and see? I am not sure if that would lock you out of any future pri upgrade attempt though...there just simply is not enough info on that. It would kinda be nice to see if you could uprgrade/downgrade at will but of course there is no guarantee...

In fact just what the PRI does overall is still a mystery. Here is a kinda funny thread that I had thoughts of putting in the original post to maybe lighten the stress some are having: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=751935

I say if you are not getting the update...don't stress out about it at least not until someone figures out exactly what it is...:)
[EVO 4G Android Development] dan0412:
One way to downgrade (the PRI) might be to unroot and then re-root the phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
It's not just you, speeds in central FL have been horrible all week. I went from 1.5meg last week to 3-400k tonight. I still have 1.34
[EVO 4G Android Development] TheMike1:
No, you are only charged one activation fee... utilize the search button.

It seems to depend on your area as to whether or not you get improved signal strength, improved speeds. Some people have reported amazing gains with the 1.40.

Clearly this is a highly sought after fix or there wouldn't have been a huge bounty and countless threads, but as always YMMV.
[EVO 4G Android Development] 1wingangel:
I'm pensacola as well, and cannot get pri to update.

And my speeds are so so. I wander why?
[EVO 4G Android Development] GumboChief:
Hit this link-

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=701835

You need to do "step 2" to downgrade your PRI. You need to flash mtd-eng.img
[EVO 4G Android Development] LearnIIBurn:
Is anyone doing this stock 2.2 sprint ota? Everyone's rooted except me :( I messed up.
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
Re-read the original post. I unrooted to get the OTA....
[EVO 4G Android Development] nickflo13:
Not by a computer but I can download it through my phone. You got a link?
[EVO 4G Android Development] nickflo13:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=701835

Ok that's the link. Do I just need to update with the pc36img.zip file or do I need to load all the files listed?
[EVO 4G Android Development] GumboChief:
I screwed up. You actually need to do "step 2" to downgrade your PRI. You need to flash mtd-eng.img
[EVO 4G Android Development] regulator207:
The hands free activation stops is not able to complete and my data connection is hosed. voice works though. any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Systemfraud:
Am I supposed to let it do the firmware update after the PRL Update?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
I would just cancel it. people have reported it updating with just the activation and canceling PRL and Firmware checking
[EVO 4G Android Development] Systemfraud:
Well, I guess I can't get the update. :( Been trying since 6:30 PM EST until now 2:31 AM.
[EVO 4G Android Development] nick cannon:
im in brooklyn i got it tried around 20 times total finally got it with ##786# method on netarchy stock rooted.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jerryparid:
What is the easiest way for Sprint to pony up MSL?
[EVO 4G Android Development] pongoface:
Actually the idea was thought of 2 weeks ago. And yes your idea works as well. For some of us that do not want unrevoked forever and an unsigned zip on their phone I just simplified the process from the COLLECTION OF IDEAS here on the forum is all. I am not looking for any credit at all.

No need for you to be rude to me. I could lower myself to your level but I lost that act in high school.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mhaedo:
Call them and ask "What is my MSL?" They will give it to you.
[EVO 4G Android Development] pongoface:
I was able to get MSL for 3 seperate phones by getting to tier 2 technical support. Good Luck