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Hello! I am not new to rooting...I did get a new EVO 4G at best buy yesterday...
Went home and tried to root following another method than unrEVOked 3.21 and long story short had to RUU with "RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.26.651.6_Radio_2.15.00.07.28_NV_1.40_release_140444_signed"
I then tried unrEVOked 3.21 which SEEMED to work... I followed all onscreen prompts...
Plugged in my phone, ran the program, phone rebooted, selected HBOOT USB, Program reported that everything was going along nicely...even saw the program say waiting for root..."this was a triumph" Rebooted..then came back up to desktop...didnt reboot in recover like i have seen... the program then reverts to saying the thing about HBOOT USB.... there is NO SuperUser app and it is NOT rooted...
Please tell me where I went wrong...and what I need to do to fix it...
Info about MY Phone
Android Version 2.2
Baseband Version 2.15.00.07.28
Kernel 2.6.32.15-g746f4f0
Software Version 3.26.651.1
PLEASE help....I am having withdrawals lol...
hmm....did I post this in the wrong area ?
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Yeah. Q&A?
What HBOOT version are you running?
Hboot version 2.02.0000
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Well that's why... Hold on...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
Gotta do a few extra steps.
Can a mod move this to where it needs to be? I apologize for posting in the wrong spot.
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Thank you ImmortalLuD! I will try that as soon as possible!
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I have a red mt4g and is rooted no problem running cm7. My wife picked up a mt4g and wants rid of the sense crap. I've tried everything and can't get root to stick. I've been reading the threads and am curious people mention your phone being pre-ota. What ota update are they referring to. Only thing I've noticed is my phone is PVT ENG and hers is PVT SHIP.
Any thoughts?
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Edit. I'm an idiot forgot to turn fastboot off
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Nevermond its just not taking root. Here's her boot
GLACIER PVT SHIP
HBOOT-0.86.0000
Update 2.2.1
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Shortly after receiving my MT4G there was an OTA update. Supposedly this should occur for all MT4G's, afaik.
What method are you using?? Give us some more info. Gfree method has been known to work for others having issues. I'd suggest trying that out.
Same problem I encountered with my Bro's phone with the same HBOOT as yours. .86.00 is a new HBOOT and I think it needed to downgrade?
My phone is HBOOT .85 and I have no problem rooting it over and over.
ur doing it wrong.
temproot, gfree, permroot, reboot.
flash cwm recovery
flash roms, enjoy
smirkis said:
ur doing it wrong.
temproot, gfree, permroot, reboot.
flash cwm recovery
flash roms, enjoy
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No offense but I've rooted about a dozen of these in the last few weeks for friends with zero problems. Only thing different is this phone is a SHIP model with a newer HBOOT. I've been using grankins walkthrough using visionary r14 + terminal and root files. Haven't tried the afb method as I don't owner a computer to afb with
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scott.ragan said:
No offense but I've rooted about a dozen of these in the last few weeks for friends with zero problems. Only thing different is this phone is a SHIP model with a newer HBOOT. I've been using grankins walkthrough using visionary r14 + terminal and root files. Haven't tried the afb method as I don't owner a computer to afb with
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no offense, but i still think your doing it wrong.
my mytouch4g info is as follows
pvt ship s-off
hboot .86.0000
its rooted, running cm7 without issues...
your hboot being .85 if im not mistaken is you installed the engineering hboot as well.. if you only perform temproot, gfree, permroot, reboot. and don't do the engineering hboot, you will still maintain the .86 hboot which is fine for flashing custom roms.
the .85 hboot gives you more flashable abilities, ie official rom releases from other countries or whatever. unnecessary for someone who just uses custom known working roms..
My phone has the same hboot as the phone you are trying to root. I've never tried any other method but, I was able to gain root using grankin's True permaroot guide. But if I remember correctly you will need adb for it.
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I had this issue today. Ive rooted a few of these including floor models at local stores. This one today wouldnt turn s off. No matter what method I did. I ended pushing the root files through adb to the device and rebooting after everystep. Once it got s-off no roms would load except iced glacier. Royal glacier and thunderbolt both wouldnt make it past the splash screen. In the end got root but wondering why this was such a pain.
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Ok after reading that I can go back to default RUU. I used the panache RUU, then tried visionary, didn't work.
Then I tried gingerbreak and it gave me error telling me to manualy reboot to check if SU is there. I rebooted removing battery..... And vola... super user was installed.I got rooted. Just installed Rom manager to flash recovery and all is fine.
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Have you flashed any roms?
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Don't want to use custom as I'm very happy with stock . But as clockwork is installed, it should be fine. Using adfree, market access. Both needed root.
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Did you do anything to get s off?
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No it was already s-off
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Could you please point me to the HTC Panache RUU file... I've searched all over, but cant seem to find it... My girls MT4G was stock, and got the TMO Gingerbread OTA. It soft bricked her phone (I can go into bootloader, fastboot, & when i attempt to power on, I get as far as the MyTouch 4G splash screen). Since it didn't have a custom recovery & was S-On, I'm pretty much stuck. I figure if at least this flashes, root, or no root, the phone will be functional again.. Please help...
Big-O said:
Could you please point me to the HTC Panache RUU file... I've searched all over, but cant seem to find it... My girls MT4G was stock, and got the TMO Gingerbread OTA. It soft bricked her phone (I can go into bootloader, fastboot, & when i attempt to power on, I get as far as the MyTouch 4G splash screen). Since it didn't have a custom recovery & was S-On, I'm pretty much stuck. I figure if at least this flashes, root, or no root, the phone will be functional again.. Please help...
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So you are saying she had a stock unrooted MT4G, and the OTA bricked her phone? Strange.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16646127#post16646127
The RUU files for Mobilicity and Videotron are linked there. You might need a Gold Card to install, since the CID is different.
But overall, if the OTA bricked her S-ON device, I wonder if she just has the bad eMMC... and she was unlucky enough to discover that upon receiving an OTA.
The Dropbox link for Panache RUU doesn't work anymore. I've been looking for it but didn't find any.
How about the FileFactory link for the Mobilicity RUU?
http://www.filefactory.com/file/cb3...60.25_26.09.04.26_M_release_187963_signed.exe
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The Dropbox link for Panache RUU doesn't work anymore. I've been looking for it but didn't find any.
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link has been restored, please re archive it somewhere, as i dont have glacier anymore, thus i dont require any files for mytouch 4g.
here is a multiupload link incase i remove the file in future.....
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Thanks atifsh. I did the same.
My Multiupload link for the Videotron RUU is:
http://www.multiupload.com/IO4BA5ZHW3
Atifsh's link for the same file is:
http://www.multiupload.com/EWYDRO1642
Atifsh's link for the Mobilicity RUU is:
http://www.multiupload.com/JTPVNNDRME
And it is still also available at FileFactory:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/cb3...60.25_26.09.04.26_M_release_187963_signed.exe
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So you are saying she had a stock unrooted MT4G, and the OTA bricked her phone? Strange.
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When I worked for Sprint's Tech Support department, most calls I got when the Gingerbread update rolled out to the HTC Evo 4G, were regarding this. It happens.
Hello all , well I had it working great, used the HTC unlock procedure, because i`m at 1.50 HBOOT S-ON "Unlocked" ... installed the manual recovery, then flashed it with FRESH 4.1 for shift, it seemed fine, then I got into installing apps and it glitched on me and went into this reboot cycle....
Guess I did`nt wipe it right or something, because all it will do is turn on and say "FRESH" then reboot and does the same.....
I downloaded the stock RUU and it fails says" error recovery failed" I have tried everything and spent hours on this 1....
Is there anyone out there with a Nandroid Backup file ?
is that what I need ? i`m screwed here....
you guidance would be greatly appreciated
thanks in advance Bill
What is this FRESH you talking about? I haven't seen a rom with that name over here, are you sure this rom was made for the Evo Shift 4G? I know theres a HTC Shift which is diferent than our phone.
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What is this FRESH you talking about? I haven't seen a rom with that name over here, are you sure this rom was made for the Evo Shift 4G? I know theres a HTC Shift which is diferent than our phone.
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I believe he is referencing this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347928
[ROM] 11/23/11 | Fresh Evo Shift 4.1.1
It's available in development thread and it is for the EVO Shift 4G.
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Yes thats the 1
Its called Fresh 4.1
I used Fresh for the past 16 months on my EVO4G and figured it was a safe bet on the shift.........
Any ideas on what i can do ???????
Im not sure but if you unlocked with the htc tool, you have to delete the boot.img from the rom .zip, and than fastboot flash the kernel...
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Yes it is unlocked with the HTC tool, and at 1.5.0 Hboot S-on........ but like I said I was able to load the fresh rom on it...
How can I do what you say as I now have a paperweight
Thanks again
You might want to go thru the root process if its still s-on, the ruu your using might be rooted version, try downloading the ruu from HTC sight or try factory reset from bootloader.
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s-on will always show on 1.5 Hboot units after running HTC unlock tool... It does say "unlocked" now, I have done another phone like this and it worked fine....this one just glitched on me.
I tried the stock RUU from HTC and it fails,and have tried factory reset.... to no avail .....Help !!!!
suffolk said:
s-on will always show on 1.5 Hboot units after running HTC unlock tool... It does say "unlocked" now, I have done another phone like this and it worked fine....this one just glitched on me.
I tried the stock RUU from HTC and it fails,and have tried factory reset.... to no avail .....Help !!!!
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You keep saying hboot 1.5, AFAIK the Shift doesn't have a bootloader with that version number. I know the EVO 3D was locked down with the 1.5 bootloader, is that what you are referring to?
If you are using a Shift and have used the unlock tool, you should look at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490747. If you could flash the misc.img, then maybe you could get the ruu to work.
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ITS A 3D i`m talking about
You keep saying hboot 1.5, AFAIK the Shift doesn't have a bootloader with that version number. I know the EVO 3D was locked down with the 1.5 bootloader, is that what you are referring to?
God i feel foolish, YES ITS A 3D i`m talking about ,i`m sorry
So the 3D with fresh 4.1 is in a boot loop if you wanna call it that .......
So your evo 3d is in a boot loop because you flashed a evo shift rom onto it?
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No when it boots it says FRESH EVO3D
No when it boots it says FRESH EVO3D.........
Problem is it just keeps rebooting and so on...
I have tried everything
So why does this thread exsist again?
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Do not flash Shift roms on your 3vo kid. You're in the wrong forum.
edit: It sounds like you flashed a 3vo rom on your shift?
Please clarify.
No it's a evo 3D he's on. He has a thread over there also.
the situation
i have a My touch 4g that i some how by the grace of God have rooted and unlocked the bootloader and i downgraded to 2.2.1
the problem
i have tried to flash several roms but only one stuck and flashed correctly which
is called glacier cream 7.1 CM based 4.0.3 but to even get that to flash i had to
flash the rom then flash the recovery img through adb. so now this rom has no camera and wifi wont work a new rom has come out and when i try to flash it i get this error and cant get passed it
ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.7
--Installing: /sdcard/IcecoldSandwich-For_MT4G_
5.5.AOKP-singed.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
assert failed:getprop("ro.product.device")=="
glacier" || getprop(ro.build.product") =="glac
ier
E:Error in /sdcard/IceColdSandwich-For_MT4G_5.5.
AOKP-singed.zip
(status 7)
Installation aborted.
if anyone can please tell me what i can do or if there is anything i can do
im a noob i only know a lil adb lingo and barely got this thing rooted and downgraded also my bootloader specs are this
***UNLOCKED***
GLACIER PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.89.007
MICROP-0429
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-boot
Dec 13 2011,21:07:39
also i have CWMR installed
if someone could help me please i would be very greatful
thank you
First your S-ON so u have to do it using Adb
Second the file you downloading probably didn't finish downloading or is corrupt try downloading again.
Third: Your phone is ok the camera and wifi are known not to work for that ROM you flashed.
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...Awesome... said:
First your S-ON so u have to do it using Adb
Second the file you downloading probably didn't finish downloading or is corrupt try downloading again.
Third: Your phone is ok the camera and wifi are known not to work for that ROM you flashed.
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thanks for the reply but how do you flash a rom through adb ?
and there is no way to get my s-off ?
No, because you're unlocked through HTCDev tool.
You need to relock and downgrade to have S-OFF.
And your problem is - since you're unlocked by HTCDev, you need to flash kernels manually, using fastboot. Google it.
And your other problem is posting questions in General section instead of Q&A, and giving your thread a crappy title to add to it.
You said unlocked bootloader? Is that via HTC?
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You said unlocked bootloader? Is that via HTC?
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yes i unlocked through the HTC.dev site i thought that was the only way until i found this other thread on how to do it manually
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No, because you're unlocked through HTCDev tool.
You need to relock and downgrade to have S-OFF.
And your problem is - since you're unlocked by HTCDev, you need to flash kernels manually, using fastboot. Google it.
And your other problem is posting questions in General section instead of Q&A, and giving your thread a crappy title to add to it.
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OK thanks for the help,thought this is were you post for help .....sorry about that
and as far as my title well that's what i need so that's what i asked for sorry if it was to crappy
so if a Moderator could please move this to the Q&A section that would be great and sorry about the post in wrong place like i said im still new to this .
and i did downgrade to 2.2.1 from 2.3.4 unless i did something wrong there ?
Maybe go back to stock and re-root? Lots of info here
Yes, you did wrong. If you have HBOOT 0.89.0007 - means you have the most updated HBOOT, and if you'd downgrade properly - you'd have HBOOT 0.86.0000.
You can still attempt to run gfree, but I doubt it'll do you any good.
You have 2 choices:
1) Stick with current setup and flash kernels from fastboot each time, like I said.
2) Modify misc_version again, relock bootloader, run "dowgrade" again, temp-root with Visionary and perm-root with gfree, following one of the many guides.
Your ROM won't flash, because it assumes something being written in the special file that describes the device as Glacier, but this assumption fails (most likely because the build you flashed previously messes something up in this file).
The other ROMs don't work, because you're not flashing the kernel.
Do some reading, please.
I can tell you this from experience, but I don't suggest you do anything until you calm down, gather your thoughts, and read some posts on this until it makes sense to you.
I had unlocked my bootloader via HTC. Then I realized it wasn't the best way, so I started doing this & that and having all sorts of issues. Only when you are ready, you need to relock your bootloader and then follow the very detailed guides on here to root and install the engineering hboot. I couldn't get s-off or downgrade to 2.2.1 until I relocked my bootloader. I don't know if that is the case for everyone, I only know I failed at every attempt to downgrade, until I relocked it. But please, be patient and try to read and understand a little before you attempt anything further.
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