yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Android Development] gpz1100:
Well guys, I must be on crack!

Reference two posts up, i stated my erase block size was 40000. Turns out I copied/pasted the wrong info. It's actually 20000.

So specifically, the device came with

ROM: 3.29.xxxxx, hboot 2.10, rev 0003

Also, prior to any rooting, I did 2 ota's. One brought it up to 3.30.xxxx, other to 3.70.xxx.

After verifying the block size via adb in both the boot loader and after booting a rom, they both showed 20000.

I followed the instructions in the first post to, first flashing the modified pc36img.zip, then the updated one via recovery. Crossed fingers and rebooted. The phone came back up to the bootloader.

So happy to say, I didn't brick it!

Thanks for the guide!
[EVO 4G Android Development] R37ribution:
I just flashed with DamageControl 3.7 inseat of CM6 and it fixed my phone as well. I know he updated the kernel in 3.6 so you're probably right.
[EVO 4G Android Development] walrustusks:
Thanks so much!

You rock! I've been trying forever to get this done and these directions were painless and I got it to run first try. Thanks!

Keith

And on a more interesting note, I needed to get this because my MAC address had been corrupted. But I hadn't rooted my phone. I went into Sprint and they told me that my MAC address was corrupted and that it meant that they couldn't fix anything because it meant I had rooted it. They were like, "sure, I believe you, you haven't rooted your phone..." At that point I decided it was time to do it, and I can't believe that I hadn't thought of this before.
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
Any way of getting HW 0004 downgraded?

I just sold one of my EVO's and it was 0004 and I was able to flash a PC36IMG.zip that dropped it to 0.97 and I was able to flash 2.05 radio, somehow it had the compatible partitions?

Any way of chaghing the partitions? repartitioning? too much to ask? :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
I managed to do this to a 0004, but the 2nd one failed and this is exactly what happened to the 2nd 0004 I tried. I took it to Sprint store, waiting to see what happens next..! :-/

It shows that S-OFF I hope they don't deny insurance because of that..

EDIT: I just got a HW 0003 with 3.70 and it seems to have the new partitions. So this has nothing to do with HW 0003 or HW 0004, you have to go by partitions. I just tried to flash radio 2.05 and it vibrates 6 times and it doesn't allow it. Also the PC36IMG-ENG.zip does not flash the boot, it says FAIL something...
[EVO 4G Android Development] igotroot:
excellent point!!

Also, people say all HBoot are same except .76.......well, if that was so true, why are there so many HBoots???? Each of them must do something different!
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
The hboots are backward compatible but the .7x hboots were not designed for the larger block size. It's nothing to make it work with something you are very familiar with, seeing how the phone was originally designed that way, but impossible to predict what it may be like in the future.
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
And I am a living proof of it. It messes up and you can't flash anything to it, model gets random characters, reading model from wrong location, so you brick phone. I did it and had to send it in warranty covered, good thing, but they might catch up to it... I had a 0004 with smaller partition and this worked fine, that's why I decided to try with the 0004 with newer partitions and bricked it. I've had 0003 with newer partitions as well (try flashing radio 2.05 and if it vibrates 6 times you have newer partitions, it's how I check faster...) Or you can try to flash RUU 1.47 and if you get the 4 triangles in corner (which will vibrate 6 times when it tries to flash radio) you have new partitions. Hope this helps! Try flashing 2.05 or RUU 1.47 before you try this or you will definately brick your phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] igotroot:
Hold the press!!! Are u saying that let's say, a new set of radios come out, I will not be able to update due to possible new partitions??? That will mean I will have to flash back to the HTC stock recovery because with Amon Ra 2.2.1 , (not sure about clockwork mod,) it won't accept and OTA due to OTAs not being signed. I know their not because when I wanted to make stock my old defective phone, Ra didn't allow.the update due to 2.2.1 requiring signature as default.
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
Radio 2.05 is *OLD*, new radios flash perfectly. Not sure what it is, but if you have new partitions try to flash 2.05, you will get 6 vibrations and it won't take it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] igotroot:
Aye aye Captain!!

EDIT: YOU ARE RIGHT! I have 6 vibrate pulses, and I too then have new partitions....
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
A switch from new partitions to old would be nice! :)

Will an old partition upgrade to new partition? Or that comes from factory like that?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Ya, I don't know if that is the best way to check though. Depending on how your hboot is set up it will occasionally let it downgrade any way. If it does and you have the new setup you are sol
[EVO 4G Android Development] snandlal:
Can we get a working eng bootloader for new erase partitions. I know Xhausx can do it. Fastboot commands are important to sum. We can donate it up
[EVO 4G Android Development] gpz1100:
I don't think it's that simple. From my limited research on the issue, it appears the block size is a physical characteristic of nand memory. It comes that way from the factory, and unless the software can be patch to use the alternate size, you'll end up corrupting the file system.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
thats correct which is why i pulled this from my thread.
[EVO 4G Android Development] gpz1100:
Agreed. I read this thread start-finish several times, making sure I understood all the details. Confirmed my block size was indeed 20K and not 40K before flashing the .76 hboot. Everything checked out correctly, indicating that it *should* work. I had a few days in my 30 day return period left, so I took a chance.

This is not one of those things people should be flashing blindly.
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
Well, I have 2.10.0001 on a 0004 HW EVO and I can flash 2.05 and checked, and yes, it was older partitions. I still think this is true (6 vibrations upgrading 2.05 = newer partitions)
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Sorry man, only way it is going to happen is if one gets leaked from HTC. I have been wondering if there is a way to set engineering mode and unlock the commands that way but that is way over my head.

The guys over at unrevoked are who would most likely know.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
You know, now that I think about it I do remember seeing a fastboot command that says it will change the block size. It would take someone deliberately bricking their phone in order to test it though.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thefredelement:
I still wonder, why the new partitions in the first place?
[EVO 4G Android Development] igotroot:
I'll tell u y, because they like stoping people like u n me from doing what we do. Simple.
[EVO 4G Android Development] igotroot:
So, there ARE 0004 phones put here with ability to flash .76.20 ENG! :cool:

If u have old partition, u probably can flash .76.200 ENG !

ALSO....is it true that 0004 with new partitions can NOT take a new splash screen????
[EVO 4G Android Development] dexter35803:
Welll i just got a new evo last night i rooted it it was on 2.10.0001

after i rooted it i was reading about HW revision 3 and the new chipset for the cams and it scared me so i flashed this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=712695

and tested my camera it worked so i assumed that i had the old chipset and i went ahead and flashed the ENG Spl to my fone and it worked like a dream thanks man i hope this helps a lot of ppl
[EVO 4G Android Development] dkotoric:
I have HW3, hboot 2.02, how do I check if I have the old or new partition.
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
I can flash the .76 but the hboot doesn't update, it stays 2.02 or 2.10, the RADIO-V2 does update on older partitions but not the Bootloader...

On both partitions I can flash mtd-eng.img and the PC36IMG-ENG rom and I can adb and install a recovery that will let me flash unrevoked-forever and then I can flash PC36IMG-Recovery (which is amon-ra 1.8) and then flash any PC36IMG... :)

I have changed my splash screen before....with AMON-RA 1.8 flash zip from sdcard... I use Calkulin's EViO splash..
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
I believe that's a 2.1-update1 not Froyo, right? If anything you can get non-rooted RUU versions at shipped-roms.com and I think z4root app might be able to root it... I've rooted 2.1 with z4root on Epic, haven't tried on EVO yet but it might work.. Or you can try Unrevoked3 on stock roms...
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10013142&postcount=17
[EVO 4G Android Development] thefredelement:
Dude, I'm glad that worked out! I was nervous reading the first few lines of this post lol.
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
Yes, OP should make BOLD/RED/HUGE the part that it says "IF YOU HAVE NEWER 0003/0004 PHONES" so it draws more attention. I did it on mine because it was a new device and I blamed it on an RUU update and sent it in for warranty... :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] thefredelement:
LOL - I don't know how much bigger I can make it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
Youre right! My bad, maybe change the disclaimer to black that way the warning calls more attention :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowspeed:
Why downgrade? i have 0.96

Any benefits?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dexter35803:
u have to use an older kernel to check the chipset thats y i flashed that stock rooted 2.1 rom read what i wrote im not a noob i have flashed plenty of evo im my day ask ztahoez creator of zmod for cricket evos i help him test
[EVO 4G Android Development] igotroot:
Ok, a little confused.... so, u are saying that with my 0004 with NEW partition, on 2.10 HBoot, you have flashed .76 successfully???? :eek:
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
No! It won't take the BOOTLOADER image or the RADIO image, the rest it does, and that's how I root and unrevoke-forever my phones, with the ENG PC36IMG...
[EVO 4G Android Development] igotroot:
Ok. Got it. But....im quite sure it will accept a radio update. I mean, radios get updated via OTA with new HTC updates.
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
Yes, new radio updates.. ENG has .76 hboot and 1.39.04.36 or some very old radio... that's why it wont flash radio or hboot...
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
THANK YOU! I updated my hboot like a dumbass and was about to go nuts having to use the damn thing through RUU mode. It took the modified hboot through fastboot with no problems and immediately started acting right again. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] tim-tim:
I've got a 004 evo from warranty, i checked the partitions against the other 004 hardware and there not the same. Its not the old structure or the new structure. Let me attach the structure. And im pretty sure were "004 owners with new structure" not able to flash splash screens since access to the partition is not allowed. Gotta love opensource.
[EVO 4G Android Development] gpz1100:
Tim, what does cat /proc/mtd show? 20K or 40K erase blocks. That I think is the big determining factor.
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
I've had 004 hw with old partitions as well.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Sprinkster:
so ive been doing quite a bit of reading... it seems i cant flash an older radio firmware (im on 2.15) and i was trying to flash (2.05) .. to no avail though :( got the 6 vibrates.. now i see why i must have the new partition im on HW 0004 AND HB 2.10 so i guess tha means i cant flash 2.05 AT ALL???
[EVO 4G Android Development] thefredelement:
There's a 2.05?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Sprinkster:
baseband (radio firmware) 2.05.00.06.10
[EVO 4G Android Development] igotroot:
I have a new 0004 with new larger partitions, and even though I can't get .76 I still can flash splash screens and boot animations flawlessly. I used UnrEVOked 3.32.
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4f1050:
Nope, you can't... 2.15.00.09.01 is the lowest you can go on new partitions.
[EVO 4G Android Development] blaster127:
Can someone tell me the difference between these 2 Evo phone that I have. This is what I see when I fastboot the phones.

Phone #1-Supersonic EVT2-3 Ship S-OFF,HBOOT-0.97.0000, MICROP-041f, TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab, RADIO-2.15.00.11.19, Aug 19 2010, 14:29:08, ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.0.7

Phone #2 - Supersonic EVT2-3 Ship S-OFF,HBOOT-0.97.2000 (PC3610000), MICROP-041f, TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab, RADIO-2.15.00.11.19,Mar 30 2010, 11:24:04, ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.0.1

What is the difference in the HBOOT version?

I accidently updated phone ones clockworkMod. Can I get it back to v2.5.0.1

I do not know how to do the command prompt thing. I only know how to flash stuff.

I would like to get #1 to look like #2, I am useing #1 to play with stuff and make sure it works before I change #2.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] cordell12:
I want fastboot working on my Evo. right now i am S-OFF and H-boot 2.10.0001 and baseband 2.15.00.11.19. Is this the correct method for me? Oh software is 3.70.651.1 (running cm7) with PRI 1.90_003. Hardware version 0003.

Thanks

If this is the method what will I have to do besides follow the OP, any tricks to this? Also, after I complete the OP will I need to mess with my Keys for WiMax?

EDIT.... when I "cat /proc/mtd" I am 00040000 for erasesize, new partitions????
[EVO 4G Android Development] gpz1100:
I don't think it will work for you. My understanding is the eng hboots don't support the 40K erase block size.
[EVO 4G Android Development] blaster127:
I have HBoot-0.97.0000 on one of my evo phones and HBoot-0.97.2000 (PC3610000) on the other phone. I would like to get them both the same. Can I just download the zip from page one of this thread - EVO_HBoot_0.76.2000.zip and flash this on both phones to get them both the same HBoot?? OR should I just stick with what I got??
[EVO 4G Android Development] chilo141:
will hardware 0004 ever be supported? i need to downgrade my radio but it wont let me
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
I think I know how you can get the hboot to downgrade but trying to downgrade your radio I don't see ever happening. Even downgrading the hboot is risky, it's never been tested before and if it doesn't work it is a guaranteed brick.
[EVO 4G Android Development] chilo141:
i had an evo with hardware 0003 and the radio downgraded easily i need to downgrade the radio so i can use it in qmat so it can write my meid....
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
what is your block size? The eng hboot defaults to 2048
[EVO 4G Android Development] chilo141:
how do i find out what the block size is?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
cat /proc/mtd
[EVO 4G Android Development] chilo141:
um....i dont understand.... what is cat /proc/mtd?
[EVO 4G Android Development] gershee:
i must have backread like 15 pages but i still can't seem to understand why people hate on hboot 2.10.0001.

what are the actual benefits of 0.76.2000?

could anyone please clarify this to me?

thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] cordell12:
Its not so much that they HATE 2.10, its that 2.10 is locked from doing fastboot commands, while 0.76 is Un-locked. I have 2.10 with hardware 0003 BUT I have the 40k block size partitions, thus I can not downgrade to 0.76, and believe me I want to!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] gershee:
i also have 0003 hardware with 2.10.

so what exactly is fastboot commands? for devs? and i thought it was possible to downgrade, or is that not optional for 0003?
[EVO 4G Android Development] cordell12:
Fastboot lets you flash recovery, splash images, erase system (everything), quite a few things. It can get you out of a jam! You may be able to downgrade, unless you have the 40k partitions, like I do :(

in adb type

adb shell

# cat /proc/mtd

dev: size erasesize name

mtd0: 00c00000 00040000 "wimax"

mtd1: 00100000 00040000 "misc"

mtd2: 00480000 00040000 "recovery"

mtd3: 00340000 00040000 "boot"

mtd4: 15e00000 00040000 "system"

mtd5: 0a000000 00040000 "cache"

mtd6: 1aa00000 00040000 "userdata"

If yours looks like mine I wouldnt try to downgrade, if it has 00020000 under "erasesize" then you are in the clear!

#
[EVO 4G Android Development] gershee:
well looks like i got 20k partition..

# cat /proc/mtd

dev: size erasesize name

mtd0: 00c00000 00020000 "wimax"

mtd1: 000a0000 00020000 "misc"

mtd2: 00480000 00020000 "recovery"

mtd3: 00300000 00020000 "boot"

mtd4: 15e00000 00020000 "system"

mtd5: 0a000000 00020000 "cache"

mtd6: 1aba0000 00020000 "userdata"

so i can follow this guide and downgrade my hboot then??

EDIT:

answered my own question.

"If you're doing this on late hardware models 003/004 (with new partitions)"

my 20k partition is the old partition hence i can downgrade. thanks for the help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Wire P. Snyder:
.76 Hboot Is Best.

EDIT::: I spoke to soon... Cordell12 Handle it... Give him Thanks!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] cordell12:
Lucky you! Some say I can with the 40k on 0003 hardware and others say no. Its not worth the risk, hate to brick my evo :eek:
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
I have the 0003 and i didnt even read bout the block sizes and just jumped in n downgraded my hboot from 2.10 to the OG .76 w no problems all radios were upgraded when i did it.

CM7
[EVO 4G Android Development] cordell12:
Can anyone confirm this method still working as long as they meet the guidelines?

I am hardware 003 with the old 20k partitions
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lzloob:
now the gingerbread own player just can play mp

4 files, but i want to see some avi videos?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hollow.Droid:
Rock player from memory supports both.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prettyboy85712:
And, VPlayer.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhenson496:
Which Gingerbread rom are you using? I get constant fc's with rockplayer on MM's rom.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twadds:
Vplayer works well for avi, havn't tried it for rmvb but it says it supports it in its description.

I've only used it on froyo but I assume it works on gingerbread also.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] missingPieces:
V player was great for Froyo but force closes on Gingerbread every time, at least for me..
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chosen_on184:
Per the dev vplayer has not been formatted to work with gingerbread

Not sure if he will update or not but it says so in description on market that its not compatible
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adwinp:
VPlayer FCs because of linkage errors (opencore/openmax - surfaceflinger)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hippo2s:
Arc Media Player closes itself upon loading video... guess there's nothing supporting Gingerbread atm! *hint to devs*
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drive2droad:
Have been using arc media on CM7 without any problems
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cqms13:
on CM7 nightly - none of the players (act1player/rockplayer/arc) that I have will play avi files

anyone got any working player - :confused:
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hippo2s:
Tried VPlayer just now and it's working. Will try out a handful more vids before buying this.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cqms13:
Nice one - Vplayer working for me too :):):)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dirk:
Glad to hear that. I've only recently purchased it :)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hippo2s:
For some reason it closes the vid randomly. most times around 10 minutes mark.

Not buying yet, going to email the dev and ask. Bet you they ask that I buy first. :rolleyes:
[Android Apps and Games] teletranone:
Hello, not sure about the subject nomenclature there but I am requesting for some amazing developers to design a simple widget that will tell the user how many unread google talk messages there are. This would be amazing. If you decide to make this I would certainly donate and I imagine others would too as there is a need for something like this.

Thanks

Teletran One

Vibrant 2.2
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] chihliouma:
Hi there I like your works but it seems some icons are not changed to color ones (they still keep in the original black/ white icons) as what you show in the 1st post. Can you advice how to mange those icons into the color ones ? Thanks.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] liorra3:
nice work! its will work on revolotion 2.x rom that base 2.2.1 ?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] lzy247:
hey tried to install zip but gets this error

: Can't mount /dev/block/st19 to system with parameters auto llw.check=no

(file exist)

Error mounting /system/!

Skipping format...

Deleting files...

E:Can't mount SYSTEM:

E:Failure at line 5:

copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:

installation aborted.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] alexdiaz:
You really did copy 95% of my theme here :))
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] dr.m0x:
Does it work with 1.72 rom?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] kingcory:
How did you gets quadrent score of 2593 ?

How are you getting that sort of score?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] xl VipeR lx:
look at my signature, im using kammas lightweight kernal
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] xl VipeR lx:
aah you could say that, but i looked at your theme, it incorporates alot of trinity eons theme and android revolution hd :)
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] kingcory:
So does that speed the phone up much then on everyday use?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] wmfreak:
Works great on my AR HD 1.9.3

W
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Gyoxo:
It does not work with my HTC Desire HD.

LeeDroid_HD_v1.3

Build nr: 1.72.405.3

Kernel: 2.6.32.21

Launcher Pro Plus

I do not know what can be the problem. Applications just forced to close right after opened...
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] xl VipeR lx:
I know it doesnt. :D working on an update right this moment. it is only working with 1.32 roms at the moment. i know because im on Lee Droid HD1.3 and the phone kept rebooting, ive updated a new lockscreen, dialer, pngs flip animations, transparent notification bar etc. just going to upate the apps and the battery status bar.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] xl VipeR lx:
Got a new version with a new on-screen and status bar. And more blue and colour icons. Supports new 1.72 roms. Just battery icon to change and will upload tomorrow definitely.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] xl VipeR lx:
Also includes new rose browser remap. Personalize button on the homescreen is now replaced by browser
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] nubbin:
Looking forward to an upload - I love the look of your theme and I tried to load it on top of LeeDroid v1.3 with all the crashes you found. Thanks for all your work on this.

BTW, how's Blackburn these days? I used to live up on Billinge End Road!
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] 1ndt.com:
It's a very nice theme. but i have just a proplem. When i flashed this theme, my phone alert "Applications forced to close" and restart, again and agian. I have to remove battery and reinsert but it's the same. I have to restore my phone. What's happen ? Thanks so much !!!
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] nubbin:
Read the rest of the thread - the developer is working on it...
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] 1ndt.com:
Ok, but how to turn off signature Verification in clockwork ?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] nubbin:
It's on the menu in recovery - it says "toggle signature verification" i.e. on/off each time you highlight it and press the power button. HTH :)
[EVO 4G General] SamXp:
I just bought my EVO last week, and can't figure out why SMS messages are coming in as small chunks, in jumbled order. This isn't just splitting up at a 160char limit. I'll get the first 40 chars, then chars 80-140, then 41-79, then 141-160. etc

What is going on?
[EVO 4G General] nuggyunlimited:
Never heard of that problem

Swyped From Eva Running Myn's RLS4!
[EVO 4G General] SamXp:
Leave it to me to uncover a new error! Can't even find anything about this in a Google search.