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[EVO 4G Android Development] eliassosa39:
A Little help.

alright, so i have a new EVO (best buy edition) and the phone info is as follows:

Android Version

2.2 (sense. idk if that matters)

Baseband version

2.15.00.11.19

Kernel version

2.6.32.17-gee557fd

htc-kernel@and18-2 #15

Build number

3.70.651.1 CL294884 release keys

Software number

3.70.651.1

Browser version

Webkit 3.1

PRI version

1.90_003

PRL version

60672

I tried to use unrevoked3 before i knew it didnt work with this software.

SO, my first question is this:

The instructions say "if you have 2.10 do this, if you have 2.02 do this" the first hboot i downloaded is named "hboot_202_210_soff-V81" and the second one i dowloaded is named "hboot_2.xx_soff-V8.2"

both "210" and "202" numbers are in the first title, and neither are in the second title. so which one do i use?

second question:

the first paragraph says "Extract only the main zip file to a folder of your choice"

which file is this referring to? "3.30" or "hboot_xxxxx"

third question:

2) Open a command prompt and change to where ever you extracted...

how do i do this? i know how to use cmd somewhat, but not enough to understand this step lol.

if anyone could give me some helpful input, it would be greatly appreciated. sorry about the degree of noob in this post also. i'm just tired of this crappy stock business.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
the package contains pc36img-mr.zip

you need to flash that. copy to sd and rename to pc36img.zip

this is the latest sprintlovers/radio but more importantly the recovery.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
same package more or less but use the xx one....its the latest.

hboot....you dont need the other file...infact im removing it from the first post

open a command prompt and change to the directory where you unziped the file

if you unziped to C:\hboot

then go to start > run type "cmd" (click ok)

type cd\

then type cd\hboot

and proceed
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Zi... The recovery I just flashed was by itself as a zip at the bottom of first post. Is this the correct amon-ra? or do I need to install via ADB after downloading the 400+ meg file?

The one I flashed seems just fine btw... but then again so does the broken CM... Just want to make sure I have the right one.
[EVO 4G Android Development] forum_user_99:
Zi

Any thoughts on how to fix this?

Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] eliassosa39:
excellent. thanks so much! ill post any problems i run into if they're not addressed in the faq. thanks again <3
[EVO 4G Android Development] VTEC4ME:
sweet. so after i flash it, can i delete the file from the sd or does it need to stay on there?
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
after you complete ENTIRE PROCESS successfully you can remove files from sd card. This is in the FAQ.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowtide:
First I want thak zikronix and the crew for setting all this up. I just got my EVO yesterday and coming from rooted Hero so I am quite familiar with the process and how everything works, so this looks pretty straight forward.

I tried to weed through the 215+ pages of posts to find and answer to this question, but couldn't. Is it possible to root following the steps above and not install a custom ROM? If not, what step (maybe after 10?) should a nandroid backup be run to backup stock ROM? I am paranoid about losing my 4G and keys and would like a copy. Will a nandroid backup help in this case or am I over thinking it too much?

TIA

Phone Info:

Baseband: 2.15.00.09.01

Kernel: 2.62.32.15-g59b9e50 / htc-kernel@and18-2 #17

Software: 3.30.651.3

PRI: 1.77_003

Hardware: 0004

HBOOT: 2.02.0000
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
just the recovery

yes

go back a page or so...but basically copy pc36img-mr.zip to your sdcard renaming it to pc36img.zip (overwriting any that may be on the card)

flash it from the boot loader
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Is that a yes?... This is the correct updated Amon-Ra? Sorry, I wasn't sure by your response.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
ok technically...yes

go through to step 12

but in step 11 copy the "fix broken recovery" file to your sdcard instead renaming it pc36img.zip then flashing that. and then when its done flashing select power off....

power on with power + vol down it will scan for the pc36img select no to flash and no to reboot then select recovery and do a nadroid from there.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
yea its the correct updated....even though the version number reports the same
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Thanks Zi!! I'm all set now!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] eliassosa39:
re

okay im in the middle of the process, quick question. i'm using the following file: hboot_2.xx_soff-V8.2.zip

So, do i follow 4A or 4B ??
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
what hboot is on your phone....

2.02 or 2.10?
[EVO 4G Android Development] eliassosa39:
uhm... this is the info i posted earlier:

Android Version

2.2 (sense. idk if that matters)

Baseband version

2.15.00.11.19

Kernel version

2.6.32.17-gee557fd

htc-kernel@and18-2 #15

Build number

3.70.651.1 CL294884 release keys

Software number

3.70.651.1

Browser version

Webkit 3.1

PRI version

1.90_003

PRL version

60672

if it's not in there, i have no idea.... i started the process with the following zip: hboot_2.xx_soff-V8.2
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
If you have this software info and you have gotten to this point without root then you have hboot 2.10
[EVO 4G Android Development] eliassosa39:
alright cool, i'll let you know how it pans out. thanks!

(sidenote, that info is just whats in the "about phone/software" display on the phone itself. idk if that matters. thanks anyways, continuing with 4A!
[EVO 4G Android Development] veritasgt:
When the hell is Unrevoked getting updated?
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowtide:
Thanks for the quick reply. So I guess the other question, is doing the nandroid in that step back up my 4g keys? Is it even worth doing?
[EVO 4G Android Development] littlebo:
Just fully rooted 2 fresh evo using your guide !

Thanks a lot for this amazing solution !!
[EVO 4G Android Development] eliassosa39:
Running into Problems.

Alright, so everything was peachy until this step:

9) Once your phone is in the boot loader highlight bootloader, and press the power button. It will load the PC36IMG File...When it ask you to flash press VOL-UP. You will notice that it says bootloader bypassed and maybe some other errors. Dont worry this is normal. Once the flash of the file is done it will ask to reboot, Select NO by Pressing VOL-DOWN. Now some people have gotten some errors here and there during the flashing just continue as normal.

My screen went through the motions without issue EXCEPT it said that the "radio V2" failed. Notice above stated, errors are normal. So i continued.

everything worked from that point until the following:

12) Now Select flash zip from the menu and choose unrevoked-forever.zip. Wait for it to complete. Select Reboot from the menu.

This is what I recieved:

install...

finding update...

opening...

verifying...

installing...

verifying system type...

E:unsupported radio version

E:update failed. check /sdcard/soff.log.

E:Error in /sdcard/unrevoked-forever.zip

(Status 42)

Installation aborted.

any thoughts?
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowtide:
If you want to get your hboot version, look at this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865204

First couple of steps explains it. I know you were in the middle of the process, but just for future reference.
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Zi will have to help you with this part. I just knew what hboot version you had based on your software info and the fact you didn't have root. I did not use this process to root as I updated from a 3.29 system and it was much easier that way.
[EVO 4G Android Development] eliassosa39:
crap... alright, i'll just leave my phone where its at now until he can reply. i knew it was going too smoothly! :P
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
You downloaded the old version of the files.

You need to download the new unrevoked-forever that supports the radio. So go grab the file from my link, toggle USB mode on in recovery and delete the old one and put the new one on. Then just go back to flash from zip and try it again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] eliassosa39:
I don't think thats the issue...? The only file I actually downloaded and utilized was this file: hboot_2.xx_soff-V8.2.zip

and the original radio error was on STEP 9 when i was flashing the "PC36IMG" that was included with the above file that i downloaded.

zikronix stated that this "hboot_2.xx_soff-V8.2.zip" was the most up to date file.
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
It's your choice. You can wait for Zikronix to tell you the same thing if you really want, which might take a while. Or, you can spend 30 seconds downloading the updated small zip from the unrevoked website that supports you new radio and test flashing that.
[EVO 4G Android Development] eliassosa39:
easy. ill try it just for you <3
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
That is the most up to date file but it got updated over time.. If you downloaded the file before yesterday (not sure what time yesterday , probably still wasn't the right file in the early afternoon) then you would have the old version.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
correct....the name changed on the file as well let me make sure i didnt some how keep the old version in there.

yep...I ****ed that up....mother ****er.....ok give me a few pulling the link
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Zi... Even though I didn't need to use this method myself to achieve root I still want to say thank you because anyone that puts in this much effort to make others happy with their phones deserves a round of thanks from everyone here...

So thank you!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
this is correct...I screwed up...in your case you can continue though...just grab that latest unrevoked and continue :)

**** man sorry about that

also any one who hasnt noticed.

anytime there is an update rather it be a file change, faq change, instruction change...the post changes names for the record we have had.

Fresh Like Pine Cones

Got the Game Upset

Fly like a kite

Fly like a Feather

On Fire like wood

Root the Final Frontier (Current)

Yea, Yes Im on Top

And a few others that I cant think of....If your wondering where the names come from...most of them come form songs or off the wall **** I stumble across.
[EVO 4G Android Development] snovvman:
I'm on HBoot .97, but would like to change my recovery to RA. I read that the 1.8 available via ROM Manger is not the custom version built for Evo w/ WiMax partitions. I want to be able to backup my RSA keys etc. Can someone please link/attach the "special" 1.8 RA recovery?

Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Grab recovery image from first post of this thread. That is the latest Amon-Ra recovery.
[EVO 4G Android Development] snovvman:
Are you talking about "hboot_2.xx_soff-V8.3.zip"? I thought it to include Amon-RA, but with other hboot 2.x s-off utilities?

I simply want to flash my .97 CW over to the appropriate RA...

Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
the standard version of ra does have that ability but so does the one in this thread.
[EVO 4G Android Development] forum_user_99:
I stumbled on this message which helped my problem also.

The unrevoked_forever that is in the original zip does not work for 0004/radio version 2.15.00.11.19. Probably it is a well known fact and I missed it somehow.

My problem was.

In step 12, when you run unrevoked_forever.zip, it gave a bunch of errors and quit. I was not paying attention to the screen and went on proceed further. This basically broke the phone and I got stuck in the white screen forever. No amount of recovery/rebooting/renaming the files worked.

That I posted a question to the board, and while I was waiting for the answer saw this message. On a hunch, I copied this version of unrevoked_forever and it worked.

For people who ran it my situation, here is what you have to do.

a) see if can push this version of unrevoked_forever.zip to the root of sdb card either by USB toggle (step 10) or simple doing adb push. If this does not work (as in my case), remove the sd card. You have to remove the battery, pull a little lever up and extract sd card using sharp nails or tweezer.

b) If your computer is equipped with a micro sd card, pop the SD card back. If not put it in the adapter that came with the phone and see if you can put that in a GPS or SD card enabled camera, printer or any other device. Once you got the SD card connected to your pc, use explorer and copy unrevoked_forever.zip

c) I went back to step and copied the two PC36IMGFiles directly from my PC to sdcard

d) started again at step 10 and everything worked now.

Now I have the Sprint Lover's ROM. The nice thing is I was to uninstall bunch of junk like Amazon MP3, Nascar etc.

Thanks for all the hard work Zi and others.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
scroll down to the bottom... "Fix broken recovery"
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
yea some how when i uploaded the new version...i fuxed that up
[EVO 4G Android Development] forum_user_99:
I ran in to the same issue. Newer version worked. Thanks for the hard work. Loving the new custom ROM.

Off Topic - Other than the sprint lovers, is there any other rom that has working 4g, GPS, Wifi etc.
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Azrael X 3.0 / My personal daily driver.. Rick has been making the fastest sense roms for a while now. Quality is second to none. I highly recommend you try that out or if you want something more like stock he also has a stock turbo rom as well...

both are based off the new 3.70 update.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bjjmoody:
Before I attempt it could someone please verify if I am able to root my phone with the following and what steps I would use?:

Harware Version 004

Supersonic EVT3

Software/Build number 3.30.651.2

HBOOT 2.02.0000

Radio 2.15.00.09.01

Thanks so much.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
what is your mac address? we didnt flash anything that should have broken it. If you pull your battery does your wimax mac there match whats in about phone hardware(in order to see the mac turn wimax on)?

did you get the radio v2 error during flashing anything? did you do the prl and profile update? you mention that before flashing backing up the wimax partitions.

we can do that but the htc flasher doesnt even do that so thats irrelevent.

I have 4 phones in front of me all 004 all wimax working?

alos did you try the tree.xml fix

adb shell

ls /data/misc/wimax/

look for a file with your macaddress ending in .tree.xml. you want to move that to another location so it gets regenerated. (the following command basically renames it.)

mv /data/misc/wimax/(Your-mac-address).tree.xml /data/misc/wimax/(Your-mac-address).tree.xml.old

4. Start 4G may not connect

5. Power off the phone and power it back on.

can anyone else comfirm wimax issues
[EVO 4G Android Development] eldiablito004:
this is confirmed....my wimax is on a loop "scanning" never connects to any 4G network and i am on a 4G area... also i installed fresh rom and still not working...!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] matthewdavisnelson:
I, too, am using Fresh Evo 3.4.0.1. My WIMAX radio turns on but simply states that it's "scanning." Last week at this time, I downloaded a handful of apps from the Android Market for which I turned on 4G. I definitely noticed a speed difference between 3G and 4G!

Since I successfully rooted my EVO last evening, my WIMAX radio has refused to function even though I know for certain that I'm roaming around in a 4G market (Kansas City). XDA Developers forum thread 715525 (I cannot yet post links) is the thread that describes a number of other users' issues after rooting their phones earlier this year. Some users thought that they'd discovered a fix but it seems that, after fixing their MAC addresses, they realized they they weren't located in 4G markets to even determine whether their EVOs could grab a signal.

The thread goes on to say that each EVO possess RSA keys that are specific to the device's MAC address. Flashing to new custom ROMs can delete these keys; apparently there is no way to recover them once they're gone.

I had trouble installing Amon Ra's recovery last night and wanted to make a backup of my EVO prior to flashing Fresh Evo. Since I wasn't aware of the "careful to not ruin your WIMAX radio" issue, I decided to install the recovery via the PC36IMG-radios_recovery_ra.zip file, which concurrently flashes your EVO's radios.

In short, I got Amon_RA 1.8.0 installed, which is terrific, but I immediately checked that my radios still functioned and became a bit concerned when I couldn't find a 4G signal. Further testing throughout the day today in different areas of KC confirmed that my radio seems to be toast.

There was talk in the aforementioned thread about being able to "push" the correct MAC address to your EVO but a lot of confusion surrounds how it is possible to determine whether the RSA keys still exist and, if they in fact do exist, how to get them back on the EVO. Most people seem to give up, unroot their EVOs, and return them to Sprint or else decide to live without 4G.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dinkoh:
I RUU my phone back to stock. But, how can I get HBOOT back to S-ON. The unrevorked-forever son doesn't work for HBoot 2.02.
[EVO 4G Android Development] macpat83:
zikronix helped me through PMs so I am successfully rooted and have installed Myns custom Rom. Much props to him for helping me realize it was my PC holding me back and not the process or the phones. But now I am fearful I lost 4G or will lose it after flashing the radios. Do the radios have to be flashed? Are there steps I should take to ensure I don't lose 4G? Could it already be to late since I installed a custom ROM?
[EVO 4G Android Development] eldiablito004:
anyone please help us get our 4G back...working ofcourse..
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
modifying the instructions to say flash just the ra, recovery....but heres the issue.

the eng-pcimg file which is signed...downgrades the radios, that cant be changed...so does that nuke the wimax and keys?

can some one try the tree.xml fix i posted up earlier. and did anyone do a data profile and prl update after flashing upgrading

can some one also try the sprint stock ruu (non rooted)....you have s-off so you should be able to go back, or try the rooted version and do the prl/profile updates
[EVO 4G Android Development] dinkoh:
I think once you lose your RSA keys, the tree.xml fix won't matter.

BTW, How do I go back to HBOOT S-ON? The unrevorked tool doesn't work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
are the rsa keys missing? on the four in front of me they arent. and 4g is working on them....unrevoked s-on...i didnt develop a way for that...i can lookinto it
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
nm that wont work
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
macpats wimax works in myns....it didnt until he did the prl/profile update

he has the downgraded radio, mac matched and it didnt work. he did a data and pri update and it works now.

trying some other stuff

his config was follows. downgraded following the guide...didnt do step 20

4g didnt work...did the profile and prl update and it worked.

and s-on can be obtained by following the same process but use unrevoked-forever-son vs unrevoked-forever

should work
[EVO 4G Android Development] matthewdavisnelson:
I have updated both my profile and my PRL to no avail. I had read in some other forums about deleting the XML file but couldn't even find one on my EVO.

I'm working to restore my stock ROM un-rooted. So far, so good, but I realized that I still have the "Superuser" app installed. It is proving to be difficult to remove....
[EVO 4G Android Development] macpat83:
Ok after I updated my prl and profile and got the 4g working I did a nandroid back up to save the files. After that we(working hand in hand with zikronix) updated my radios updated the profile and prl twice and rebooted and we had lost 4g. I then tried killing the tree xml file and rebooted the phone and I got my 4g back again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] matthewdavisnelson:
I feel stupid quoting myself but I was able to get rid of the Superuser app by flashing a PC36IMG that I picked up from another thread. The ROM blew away both my superuser access, as well as my custom recovery. I believe that I'm still unrooted via the unrevoked-forever-son.zip.
[EVO 4G Android Development] eldiablito004:
i turned S on and downgraded from fresh to 2.1 update 1 and still 4G not working... going back to stock untill getting 4G working with S off and rooted
[EVO 4G Android Development] amoamare:
People,

S-ON or S-OFF does not affect 4G.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
Modified the guide...uploaded a new file totally different commands and directory structure. and the addtion of auto tools.

The link is up but the file is uploading now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] eldiablito004:
lol thats what i thought...

now i went back to stock 2.2

baseband 2,15,00,09.1

software .29.651.5

pri 1.77

prl 60671

and still 4G not working lol and unroot my phone too...whats going on now? any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] amoamare:
Why are you showing

software .29.651.5

You should be on .30
[EVO 4G Android Development] devonparrish:
I just downloaded 8.2. Whats different about 8.3? What file was wrong?
[EVO 4G Android Development] zeeraf:
link to 8.3 doesnt work :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
unrevoked forever file and i think sprint lovers too. probably best to re-download to be sure process goes smoothly.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
just the unrevoked file...but the new pack is up and correct. no need to redownload the entire package just grab the latest unrevoked forever from their site.

also the link is up
[EVO 4G Android Development] devonparrish:
Okay thanks. I was just about to start and I got "device offline" so I came back here to seach for the solution when I saw the new one. I guess I have to wait now haha. While Im at it, got a solution for device offline? XD
[EVO 4G Android Development] verse187:
So what was wrong with the file I just rooted a 0004 yesterday fine but when I put myns rom it makes the phone slow any help on this
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Change Kernal to htc #15 , see if that fixes it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
if it worked for you then nothing
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tipharet:
So why is it, I get error unknown device on Hboot on a revision 3 even but was able to root a revision 4 with no issues?
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
Yup... follow the directions. =p

If you are just starting the guide and you get offline: make sure you are fully booted into your phone. Make sure you went to settings -> applications -> develoment -> usb debugging enabled.

Also, make sure that the latest HTC Sync is installed. It should be version 2.4.

If you are later in the guide trying to do the push recovery commands: make sure that you selected recovery on the boot loader screen(white screen) and pressed power. This should try to load the modified recovery that the first PC36IMG.zip file flashed. You should boot to a black screen with red triangles... this is when adb devices should switch from offline to recovery. If you can't get to this screen, pull the battery and try going through the bootloader(hold volume down button when you press power) and select recovery again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Medic97:
Hboot 2.10

Hey guys ive looked really hard to try to find this answer and figure this is my best place to post.

I am rooted and was running hboot 0.76 for the longest time. I had full root with s-off and nandroid unlocked. Today i decided to update my phone to the new 3.70 using fresh rom. but before i did i figured i should update my bootloader so i did. and now im trying to flash the radios and noticed that bootloader now says s-on. what can i to get s-off im already rooted with nandroid unlocked.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give im desperate.