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Hi,
I hope this is in the right section....
I have recently put the QTEK 1.6 Hero ROM on my Sapphire (UK MAGIC), and its ok but I preferred the stock ROM.
I have obviously done a nandroid backup using the RAV1.2.1G recovery image, using the one-click method (http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/29/how-to-root-the-htc-magic-in-one-click/).
I want to revert back to the stock ROM using my nandroid backup. I have follwed the instructions on these forums on how to do it, but I keep getting a problem.
I use the flashboot flash system system.img, it says sending, then writing, but when it comes to verifying info something or other, it says failed, something and something about unable to verify signature (happens on data and boot imgs too).
Is this something to do with SPL, do I need to update my SPL to restore, I have downloaded HARDSPL (version?) but have not gone any further as I dont want a brick....
Any help would be much appreciated.....
Thank you
If you were able to make a nandroid backup with your current SPL, then i assume thats not the problem.
Are you sure the files of your backup is still on your SD-card, and its (foldername "nandroid") location is root on SD-card..?
Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
Yes the nandroid folder is on the root of the sdcard, i've managed to get it working. Very strange??
What I did was to ignore the windows way of restoring, I just booted into recovery and selected nandroid restore, pressed green and hey presto, it worked? Now I tried that before and it said use adb in windows... maybe i missed a file or didnt press something correctly, at least I have my stock and apps back now...
Will try tinkering again though...got to be done... QTEKs rom has a few bugs, want to try Cyanogens, but i cant find his rom anywhere (i realise the issues with google)
Then i guess your SD-card wasnt ready mounted the moment you tried to recover.
He didn't recover via recovery, but via SPL.
so, do 1clickroot again, but instead of flashing a rom in recovery, select: restore nandroid recovery.
What if
What if we never created a Nandroid backup of the OEM ROM from our phone?
Will we still be able to return to the original ROM if we'd like for warranty purposes? I have flashed a Hero ROM and the OEM Tmo for Root Users and AmonRA Recovery. I haven't flashed any Radios or SPLs or anything though.
Just curious, thanks.
I downloaded the Unroot IMage which is exactly the release I used to have, COC10, is this the ROM I need for warranty purposes?
Well I looked around before flashing a new SPL, and I could never find a guide where I could actually follow. I was too lazy to get a 'Goldcard' and do it.. and since I had 2 MT3Gs, I didn't really care if 1 bricked.
Did it successfully with both MyTouch's
REQUIRES ROOT | REQUIRES ROOT | REQUIRES ROOT | REQUIRES ROOT | REQUIRES ROOT | REQUIRES ROOT | REQUIRES ROOT
Here are my steps, just saying, don't follow if you don't want to..
But I take no responsibility if you brick your phone or any other damages towards your phone, or your mental state.
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Since this is a MyTouch phone, you should have the latest Radio (2.22.19.26I), if not update your Radio.. look around.
Check your SPL first, if it's the stock SPL that you have on your MT3G then you can do it, mine was 1.33.0006.
Download a custom SPL. I got mine from Haykuro's 1.33.2005
then I just followed TheUnlockr's instruction below:
Plug in your phone and mount the SD card (pull down on the notification bar and select the SD card notification then click Mount in the pop up window).
After the SD card shows up on the computer, put the SPL zip file on to the memory card (NOT in any subfolders on the memory card, just on the memory card itself) and then rename the file to update.zip (most computers, you do not type the .zip part, it automatically puts it in for you so just as long as the file is called update and there is a Zip folder icon to the left of it still, you are fine. Leave it like that).
Once it is done transferring to the memory card and you have renamed it, unplug the phone from the computer.
Turn off the phone and then turn it back on by holding down the Home and Power button to get to recovery mode (keep holding it until the recovery screen with the writing and black background come up).
Once the recovery screen is up, click on Wipe Data. Once that is done, click on Apply Update.zip and wait for it to finish.
Once it is done, click Reboot Device (if it doesn’t reboot and shuts off and shows a black screen instead, hit the power button as if to turn it on. WE NEED IT TO REBOOT AS IT LOADS SOMETHINGS DURING START UP).
Once the device has finished starting to boot up and gets to the MyTouch logo (make sure that it has rebooted once, but not all the way to the homescreen. Also it may reboot to the recovery image, that is fine). Take out the battery and put it back in if it tried to goto the homescreen but got stuck at the logo.
If you have Amon Ra's Recovery 1.4+ You don't have to rename it. Just press Flash Zip, and choose the SPL and flash it.
Actually, this is the basic procedure to install a new SPL... It's exactly the same that Amon_Ra describe in his thread...
This only works if you have a rooted phone with a custom recovery installed if I'm right...
You don't need a goldcard to flash a newer SPL if you have root.
:No-Frost: said:
Actually, this is the basic procedure to install a new SPL... It's exactly the same that Amon_Ra describe in his thread...
This only works if you have a rooted phone with a custom recovery installed if I'm right...
You don't need a goldcard to flash a newer SPL if you have root.
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Ohh I didn't know cause I had root, but there was never a guide I could really understand..
-_-" ........... hope fail
Nice try! But if your mobile is already rooted you don't have a perfect SPL which require goldcard or other more difficult methods to be able to flash stuff
Sorry for my noobness but I flashed the Haykuro SPL on a G1 and part of the process was reflashing a rom afterward, is this also part of the process for the MT3G?
If you already have root, all you have to do is install the new spl by recovery...
Jceezy said:
Sorry for my noobness but I flashed the Haykuro SPL on a G1 and part of the process was reflashing a rom afterward, is this also part of the process for the MT3G?
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Yeah, I flashed my SPL and then flashed my ROM afterwards.
Thanks PlzHELP for bringing this up!
I already have a custom ROM installed (thus rooted) and I just want to flash my SPL so I can overcome fastboot remote: not allow error. This thread somehow clear things up for me. Thanks guys!
Worked without a problem, thanks PLZHELP!
This guide will allow you to install the new OTA 3.29.651.5 when you have clockwork installed and will guide you into re-rooting the phone afterwards. (This does NOT wipe your data)
I am sorry if someone already posted this.
Requirements
1. Froyo 2.2 version 3.26.651.6 (Stock)
2. Clockwork
3. S-OFF
Files to Download (If you have a file manager on your phone you can just direct download them with the EVOs browser)
1. OTA_Supersonic_3.29.651.5 This is the new OTA update
2. ClockworkMod recovery for EVO 4G Clockwork (I know you already have it. This is to reinstall it)
3. su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip Superuser (This is also to reinstall)
Step one
Place OTA_Supersonic_3.29.651.5 on your SD cards root folder. Power off and reboot holding Volume down. Once the bootloader is up goto recovery so clockwork loads up. Choose apply zip from sd card. Choose select zip on sd card. You will see the OTA file on the list flash it. Just wait for it to install it will reboot the phone show a progress bar reboot again they show a percentage etc it takes a few minutes.
Now you have the update installed, but the update removed clockwork and root.
Step two
Place ClockworkMod recovery for EVO 4G on your sd card root folder. Power off and reboot holding Volume down. The bootloader will scan the new will and ask you to press Volume up to install. Install it.
Now you have clockwork installed again. Please remove the clockwork file from the root of your SD card before going to step 3.
Step Three
Place su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip on the SD cards root folder. Power off and reboot holding Volume down. Once the bootloader is up goto recovery so clockwork loads up. Choose apply zip from sd card. Choose select zip on sd card. You will see the SU file on the list flash it.
Now you are updated and rerooted. (I have been told it is possible to just rerun unrevoked instead of doing step 2 and 3. I did not test that method. I am simply showing a different method.)
Update
I am now getting 53 FPS with FPS 2D
Nice, similar to what I did, thanks for posting this guide. Saves time, I will refer people to this thread.
-CC
Good guide...but have you seen http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790342 Apparently there is issue at present after the OTA that prevents S-On so you can return your phone, if necessary.
Guide would be even more helpful if you put in the Amon RA option for those that prefer it, then retitle thread.
Jim
Just get the stock rooted rom it is easy as that!
stealth-twinturbo said:
Just get the stock rooted rom it is easy as that!
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Agree with you but look at some of the other threads on rooting, etc. and it's amazing how many folks are determined to do the OTA...this gives a good reference link to use for them.
Jim
jelive said:
Good guide...but have you seen http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790342 Apparently there is issue at present after the OTA that prevents S-On so you can return your phone, if necessary.
Guide would be even more helpful if you put in the Amon RA option for those that prefer it, then retitle thread.
Jim
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Amon RA gets more difficult as it requires you to flash the engineering bootloader 0.76.2000 to have it work properly...
-CC
So if we have the Eng bootloader this will work? ie, it's not just for unrevoked users?
Do you have to make a nandroid backup or anything before doing this? Also when you flash back the clockwork mod will it gives full root access s-off again? Thanks
I'm seeing alot of posts saying we have to wipe before we flash the rooted ROM. How come the OTA doesn't require losing all your settings/data, but flashing the update does? That's the only thing holding me back...
Ingenium13 said:
So if we have the Eng bootloader this will work? ie, it's not just for unrevoked users?
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No it will not, you will lose root if you have not run unrevoked forever to set s-off permanently. The eng boot loader's s-off would be overwritten and root would be lost.
Ingenium13 said:
So if we have the Eng bootloader this will work? ie, it's not just for unrevoked users?
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I used the Amon_RA with 0.76.2000 engineering bootloader PC36IMG.ZIP found in the forums. Then just reflashed the su app, coming from the 3.26 stock rooted via unrevoked 3.21.
-CC
greyopaque said:
I'm seeing alot of posts saying we have to wipe before we flash the rooted ROM. How come the OTA doesn't require losing all your settings/data, but flashing the update does? That's the only thing holding me back...
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This does NOT I repeat NOT wipe the phone.
This is not a rooted ROM. This is the official update. (This is why you don't have to wipe the phone)
The issue is with clockwork installed you cant install the official update unless you install it through clockwork. This is what step 1 in the guide tells you how to do.
Step 2 and 3 tell you how to get clockwork and root back after the update removes them. (Note you must have S-OFF or step 2 and 3 will not work)
Perfect for us unrEVOked users. The only change I saw was the superuser icon/interface is slightly different than the little ninja guy that unrEVOked gives us.
Thanks!
tws101 said:
This does NOT I repeat NOT wipe the phone.
This is not a rooted ROM. This is the official update. (This is why you don't have to wipe the phone)
The issue is with clockwork installed you cant install the official update unless you install it through clockwork. This is what step 1 in the guide tells you how to do.
Step 2 and 3 tell you how to get clockwork and root back after the update removes them. (Note you must have S-OFF or step 2 and 3 will not work)
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I understand now... that makes sense. If that's the case, then I'm thinking updates are cumulative.. I'm still on 1.47, since the original Froyo broke audio streaming. I was waiting for that fix to be officially pushed down before I update (by the way, does this update officially fix that?). I'm assuming I have to install the previous update first, before I do this one.
skbgiants said:
Perfect for us unrEVOked users. The only change I saw was the superuser icon/interface is slightly different than the little ninja guy that unrEVOked gives us.
Thanks!
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Ya the superuser file I used is probably more up to date. I got it from the superuser thread.
Link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682828
greyopaque said:
I understand now... that makes sense. If that's the case, then I'm thinking updates are cumulative.. I'm still on 1.47, since the original Froyo broke audio streaming. I was waiting for that fix to be officially pushed down before I update (by the way, does this update officially fix that?). I'm assuming I have to install the previous update first, before I do this one.
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Yes you must have the previous update. (to make sure no one messed up I made sure to state that in the requirements)
What audio streaming is broken? I am not having any issues on this update or original Froyo?
Wish I saw this before I flashed the rooted version. Oh well, I know now for next time.
Good guide.
tws101 said:
What audio streaming is broken? I am not having any issues on this update or original Froyo?
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Pandora and Lastfm audio quality bit-rates were downgraded pretty badly. I use those alot. Google created a patch, and the devs here jumped on it, but it seemed that every implementation was breaking something else, so I wanted to wait for an official HTC push.
Failed to install update from SD card
so I've tried this w/ ROM Manager, boot to recovery, select OTA zip, blah blah blah
when it goes to precheck for update it fails w/ something similar to:
Finding...
Opening...
Installing...
Verifying current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/app/HtcFootPrints.odex", "14a8............", "b67e214............")
E:Error in /sdcard/OTA_Supersonic_3.29.651.5.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
I'm guessing this is because I previously removed some of the stock apps it's trying to update...
Any workaround?
Great guide, thanks for the contrib.
did not work for me, apparently because i don't have flicker and some other system apps installed the update fails, i get an error when it verifies the system.
So, I had some trouble unrooting my Evo 4G today because I wanted to bring my phone in for a replacement. It's been awhile since I last rooted the device so I figured I could just download the appropriate zip files and get on with it. I ran into a few snags.
A little background of the phone:
-Rooted via Unrevoked 3
-Running the latest Radio 2.15.00.05.02
-S-OFF
So, this method works if you rooted your phone via Unrevoked3 or Unrevoked Forever. I was reading all over and many people flashed to sense ROMs and did many steps that weren't really needed. The way I did was very simple.
**If you did not root your phone via Unrevoked skip to Step 7.
1. Downgrade your Radio to 2.15.00.07.28 (Anything earlier than the previous update should work) at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=7154 All the radios should be located at the previous link.
2. Download the Unrevoked Forever S-ON zip file that is provided.
3. Move the S-ON zip file to the root of your SD card.
4. Flash the zip file so that your device now reads S-ON, NOT S-OFF.
5. Wipe Cache, Dalvik Cache, and Data.
6. Reboot into Bootloader and verify that you are now S-ON.
7. Download the PC36IMG.zip from http://www.4shared.com/file/5U4M4eVi/PC36IMG.html?cau2=403tNull
8. Move the PC36IMG zip file to the root of your SD card.
9. Reboot into Bootloader and the phone should recognize the PC36IMG and begin to finish the UNROOT process.
10. Follow on-screen instructions and apply the update and reboot the phone.
11. You are now UNROOTED!!!
I hope this little tutorial helped. It definitely is nice to finally unroot the device after all the problems I was running into.
NOW sticky it. lol
Does this enable S-On ?
nyc_zx10 said:
Does this enable S-On ?
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Step six...
Unroot for repair
Just in case anyone doing this for the first time, I recently took my evo in and exchanged for another. Make sure you remove all evidence of root from your sd card i.e. root explorer, my back up root TI(any root programs) and get the pc36img off there too. Now depending how cool your Sprint techs are they might not care. My particular store said they would blacklist my phone if they suspected it of root. That will ruin your plans of getting any service in the future, let alone the reason you came in. Their little "diagnostics" term to me says,"Let me check if I am going to dash your hopes of repair today." Or to be safer you could just pull the sd. Hopefully if you do forget you have cool techs that appreciate what we do here.
Just a heads up, the radio link is broken. I've been using the same one as well in my bookmarks. That thread is apparently no longer there?
when i try to flash the radio is comes up with a message saying something about "it was necessary to remove it when upgrading to the CWM 3.0 gingerbread based recovery, please switch to edify scripting" do i have to downgrade my CWM?
I'll give this process a 7 on the pucker scale, but it does work
I downgraded my cm image before I started just so I wouldn't have to deal with any errors
I then flashed the 2.15.00.07.28 radio
then flashed the s-on tool
then applied the pc36img.zip in bootloader
took a while but I am back up, and running unrooted
[email protected] said:
All this does is change S-OFF to S-ON. I still have SuperUser and can still run root apps with ease. I assume this hack is just for taking the phone in?
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Actually, after flashing the PC36IMG, that removes the root and puts the phone back to the initial state. It does put the phone to S-ON and remove SuperUser.
tkdkicker04 said:
Actually, after flashing the PC36IMG, that removes the root and puts the phone back to the initial state. It does put the phone to S-ON and remove SuperUser.
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If you do take it in do not let them update anything. I even signed a paper saying I didn't want a hard reset.
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Will this wipe all my contacts, messages, and apps? What app should I use to back everything up (Mybackup Pro, or Titanium Backup)?
Yes you will lose everything. Google should save your contacts to the cloud. Any installed apps can be redownloaded. You will lose any saved messages/text/etc.
Keep in mind "S-OFF" and having root privileges are two different things. You can be rooted and be S-ON, and S-OFF and not rooted (which would mean you flashed a ROM that didn't have the su binary which almost doesn't exist outside of stock).
Why is it necessary to downgrade the radio? Just curious. Mine is currently running 2.15.00.11.19.
Question two... is that PC36IMG linked the stock 2.3.3?
Here is the post containing the Radios and more...
[ Radios ][ 7-4 ] All EVO Radio, WiMAX, PRI, NV & HBoot versions
For anyone having trouble flashing the Radios using ClockworkMod either:
1) Downgrade your CWM to 2.5.0.7 (within ROM Manager)
or
2) Using ROM Manager (or manually) Flash Alternative [Recovery] [09-Feb-2011] RA-supersonic-v2.3
To be able to use CWM nandroids in Amon_RA's Recovery you need to:
1) Make a folder on the root of your SD Card called Nandroid
2) Create a Nandroid using Amon_RA
3) Amon_RA will create another folder inside Nandroid
4) Place your nandroid that you made in CMW inside the folder that Amon_RA creates along with that nandroid too
Hope this helps people... If in fact it does please leave a thanks
Warning warning warning proceed at own risk etc etc
I used these instructions but in a different way.
1) I downgraded the radio. I still don't know why, it wasn't stated, but I went ahead and did it.
2) I downloaded the new radio and the unrevoked s-on tool (since I used unrevoked to root this phone in the first place)
3) I copied both the radio and s-on to my sd card while Evo was plugged into my PC via Disk Storage
4) On Amon's 2.3 recovery, I flashed the radio, let it do its thing and reboot and do its next lil thing it wants to do
5) Flashed the s-on. After it was done, I went back to the main menu of Amon's recovery and selected power off
6) Holding VOL+D and power, booted into the bootloader and saw it was S-ON.
7) Went through hboot to boot into recovery, then power off
8) Pulled battery to get to the sd card and put it into my PC so I could copy the PC36IMG.zip to it. Im really not convinced that its a big deal to copy this zip along with the radio and unrevoked s-on tool at the same time, except that it might idiot-proof flashing the pc36img prematurely. Then again, the instructions state to move it to the sd card...how? It can be done over ADB but theres not instructions given.
9) Put Sd card with PC36img copied to it onto the Evo, held VOL+D and power, booted into bootloader, it found PC36img, applied update and rebooted.
The linked PC36img is to android 2.2, on which im now unrooted.
cabbieBot said:
Warning warning warning proceed at own risk etc etc
I used these instructions but in a different way.
1) I downgraded the radio. I still don't know why, it wasn't stated, but I went ahead and did it.
2) I downloaded the new radio and the unrevoked s-on tool (since I used unrevoked to root this phone in the first place)
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I think that the reason why you need an older radio is because if they saw that you had the newest radio released w/ the 2.3.3 and your on 2.2 it might look a little funny... this is my educated guess
.torrented said:
I think that the reason why you need an older radio is because if they saw that you had the newest radio released w/ the 2.3.3 and your on 2.2 it might look a little funny... this is my educated guess
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that makes sense. so there isnt a 2.3.3 image to flash? or is there a reason to not want to do it if there it is?
cabbieBot said:
that makes sense. so there isnt a 2.3.3 image to flash? or is there a reason to not want to do it if there it is?
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well when sprint released the latest OTA its a packaged deal you get all of the stuff (radio hboot PRI/NV ect.) well if you only have 1 of the many different things like the latest radio but not the latest hboot or w/e then i would assume that the phone has been rooted. so you wouldnt want the 4.24 software update and have all of the older firmware... im really not too sure and i could be wrong but this would seem pretty logic (to me)
oh and flashing the 2.3.3 image would render it unrootable
cabbieBot said:
Warning warning warning proceed at own risk etc etc
I used these instructions but in a different way.
1) I downgraded the radio. I still don't know why, it wasn't stated, but I went ahead and did it.
2) I downloaded the new radio and the unrevoked s-on tool (since I used unrevoked to root this phone in the first place)
3) I copied both the radio and s-on to my sd card while Evo was plugged into my PC via Disk Storage
4) On Amon's 2.3 recovery, I flashed the radio, let it do its thing and reboot and do its next lil thing it wants to do
5) Flashed the s-on. After it was done, I went back to the main menu of Amon's recovery and selected power off
6) Holding VOL+D and power, booted into the bootloader and saw it was S-ON.
7) Went through hboot to boot into recovery, then power off
8) Pulled battery to get to the sd card and put it into my PC so I could copy the PC36IMG.zip to it. Im really not convinced that its a big deal to copy this zip along with the radio and unrevoked s-on tool at the same time, except that it might idiot-proof flashing the pc36img prematurely. Then again, the instructions state to move it to the sd card...how? It can be done over ADB but theres not instructions given.
9) Put Sd card with PC36img copied to it onto the Evo, held VOL+D and power, booted into bootloader, it found PC36img, applied update and rebooted.
The linked PC36img is to android 2.2, on which im now unrooted.
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To answer your first question, after doing my research and by trial and error, I ran into several errors and problems having the latest radios and HBOOT. The alternative to fix this problem was to downgrade the radio.
The reason why it's easier to move the PC36IMG after you are S-ON is to make sure that you do not make the mistake of updating prematurely. Mistakes can happen and if you move too fast, accidents may happen. This was done to insure that needless accidents don't happen. The way you move the file to the SD card is by enabling USB mode while in recovery mode (Amon RA and Clockwork). The disk drive appears on your computer, and you click and drag the files just like normal.
The PC36IMG contains Android 2.2
.torrented said:
Here is the post containing the Radios and more...
[ Radios ][ 7-4 ] All EVO Radio, WiMAX, PRI, NV & HBoot versions
For anyone having trouble flashing the Radios using ClockworkMod either:
1) Downgrade your CWM to 2.5.0.7 (within ROM Manager)
or
2) Using ROM Manager (or manually) Flash Alternative [Recovery] [09-Feb-2011] RA-supersonic-v2.3
To be able to use CWM nandroids in Amon_RA's Recovery you need to:
1) Make a folder on the root of your SD Card called Nandroid
2) Create a Nandroid using Amon_RA
3) Amon_RA will create another folder inside Nandroid
4) Place your nandroid that you made in CMW inside the folder that Amon_RA creates along with that nandroid too
Hope this helps people... If in fact it does please leave a thanks
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Thanks for this man. I was having trouble finding a working link.
Hi guys, I had a little play around with my phone a while back before ICS came out and was a bit unsuccessful. From what I can gather, it was the Super CID part of the guide that I missed out, and when I installed the custom ROM it got stuck in a bootloop.
I was unable to sort this out in the short space of time that I had, so I gave it to a friend and he changed the hboot to 1.17.2008.
Currently the phone says S-OFF but no root detected through Titanium Backup. I am a little unsure about what I need to do next to either get it back to stock or at least to a point of being able to install a custom ROM.
Also I do have Clockwork Mod installed.
I installed Android SDK, and HTC sync to find out my CID and after a lot of forum searching I came to a point where i'm stuck now on which RUU I need.
I think this is the one that I need as I am with Vodafone UK and have the normal Sensation
RUU_Pyramid_Vodafone_UK_1.24.161.1_Radio_10.39.9007.00P_10.11.9007.09_M2_release_190798_signed.exe
I also read that the software version part of the RUU could be anything higher than what I already have on my phone, in this case it being Android 2.3.4 Software Version 1.50.161.1
If I am wrong then please point me in the right direction.
Am I right in thinking that I can install using CWM and this should sort it out, or am I missing a ton of stuff?
Hopefully someone will be able to help me out with this one.
P.S I am not too good at understanding some of the abbreviations and slang that you guys use so could you dumb it down for me please :silly:
OK:
For root look up SuperSU then you can install it through ClockworkMod, "Install Zip from SDcard".
If you're on 1.24.161 (I had also installed that) it doesn't seem to let you apply OTA.
For some RUUs look at: http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Pyramid
I found and installed 1.27.161 then went through the OTA updates to get to 3.32.161 (Vodafone UK with ICS). I only did this to get a backup just in case I need to send it back.
If you have SuperCID you can install 3.32.401 or 3.33.401 which are WWE RUUs, i.e. unbranded so no Vodafone crap.
fastboot getvar cid ------------------------- to find out what you have
fastboot oem writecid 11111111 ---------- to write SuperCID
fastboot reboot-bootloader ----------------- restart bootloader
fastboot getvar cid ------------------------- check it's been written correctly
x.xx.161.xxxx == Vodafone UK == CID "VODAP001"
x.xx.401.xxxx == WWE == CID "HTC__001"
Of course both can be installed with Super CID.
As you have S-OFF you can install a custom ROM, CID is not important. However a couple of points to note:
i) Get the Superwipe scrips from the ARHD thread, This ensures a completely clean phone prior to installing a new ROM. The RUU process automatically does this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
ii) You need to ensure that the firmware has been updated to the version recommended by the custom ROM, There is a thread "User Friendly Firmware" that you can look at to help on that. So you'l need to read the custom ROM thread to ensure you have the right version installed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
Note that installing an RUU or Custom ROM will NOT remove S-OFF from your phone. However, if you install a new RUU you'll need to reinstall your custom recovery, ClockworkMod, via a PG58IMG.zip file is easiest. I'm assuming you know about the generic file PG58IMG.zip and its various uses.
You should try reading this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
It's a very useful step-by-step guide!
Thanks for the hasty response, had to leave for work so I have only just got chance to look at this.
If I have read this right then I write the "su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip" to my SD card and follow the relevant steps to get root.
Then optionally go through the process to get Super-CID and then download:-
RUU_Pyramid_Vodafone_UK_1.27.161.1_Radio_10.42.9007.00P_10.11.9007.15_M_release_191974_signed.exe
this should then enable me to receive the ICS OTA update that I have been getting the notification for, for ages
or
RUU_PYRAMID_ICS_HTC_Europe_3.32.401.5_Radio_11.69.3504.00U_11.22.3504.07_M_release_246089_signed.exe
And then I can write any custom ROM after this?
Hope you can understand this.
P.S I have done a backup into CWM just in case this goes wrong
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Thanks for the hasty response, had to leave for work so I have only just got chance to look at this.
If I have read this right then I write the "su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip" to my SD card and follow the relevant steps to get root.
Then optionally go through the process to get Super-CID and then download:-
RUU_Pyramid_Vodafone_UK_1.27.161.1_Radio_10.42.9007.00P_10.11.9007.15_M_release_191974_signed.exe
this should then enable me to receive the ICS OTA update that I have been getting the notification for, for ages
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Yes
or
RUU_PYRAMID_ICS_HTC_Europe_3.32.401.5_Radio_11.69.3504.00U_11.22.3504.07_M_release_246089_signed.exe
And then I can write any custom ROM after this?
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You don't need to install either to install a custom ROM. However, If you install this you'll automatically get the 3.32 firmware and radio. Then as long as the custom ROM has that as a requirement you're fine. Just need to SuperWipe then install.
The x.xx.401..... RUU has less bloatware, i.e. NO Voda crap.
I also found the 3.33.401..... RUU at: http://htcfanboys.com/download/rawdealer/?action=browse&folder=4141
If you just want a custom ROM, install the appropriate firmware (as detailed in the custom ROM's OP) from the XDA forum I mentioned then SuperWipe and install it through CWM.
MAKE SURE that you take regular Nandroid backups with CWM, just in case !!!!
Hope you can understand this.
P.S I have done a backup into CWM just in case this goes wrong
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Thanks for the help
I now have successfully move over to ICS using the RUU that you posted the 3.33.401.1 version.
The only niggle I have now is that after installing Titanium Backup to restore my apps and data it says that I have no root? no SuperUser, and I can't seem to get into recovery, as if its not even there.
So I went through the process of downloading the appropriate file from this thread "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300"
and trying to get the phone to install it itself through the Vol down + Power way but it did nothing.
I then tried doing it the cmd method and it still doesn't work.
When I type in the command - "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
it comes up with " OKAY [ 0.341s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.342s"
I'm sure everything that I have done is right but if not then could someone please shed some light into this problem please
Thanks
Spalding89 said:
Thanks for the help
I now have successfully move over to ICS using the RUU that you posted the 3.33.401.1 version.
The only niggle I have now is that after installing Titanium Backup to restore my apps and data it says that I have no root? no SuperUser, and I can't seem to get into recovery, as if its not even there.
So I went through the process of downloading the appropriate file from this thread "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300"
and trying to get the phone to install it itself through the Vol down + Power way but it did nothing.
I then tried doing it the cmd method and it still doesn't work.
When I type in the command - "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
it comes up with " OKAY [ 0.341s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.342s"
I'm sure everything that I have done is right but if not then could someone please shed some light into this problem please
Thanks
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You'll need to install recovery via the PG58IMG.zip method. Do a search for "PG58IMG-CWM5020.zip" or some such term. It'll need to be renamed to be exactly "PG58IMG.zip" on the root of the SD card. Then the next time you go into the boot loader it'll ask you if you want to install it. When it's finished it will ask you to press power to reboot, at this stage you either need to have deleted the file, renamed it to something like PG58IMG-CWM5020.zip or removed the SDcard or it goes in to a bit of a loop.
You should then be able to get into recovery and install SuperSU.zip as before.
I tend to keep a copy of the CWM in the PG58IMG.zip format on my SDcard.
The Power Vol- possibly isn't working as you have FastBoot enabled in setting. To make sure just pop the battery out, wait a few secs and try again.
EDIT:
Found one for you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28365583&postcount=4509
Just checked the MD5 with my copy of PG58IMG-CWM5020.zip and it's exactly the same.
Thanks again
This worked great first try, it must have been the file I downloaded because this is the exact way that I did it before.
Now I will try to open recovery an write superuser.
Followed Step 3 of this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
And after installing Titanium Backup so that i could restore my backup, it comes up with the error message that i have no root.
What have I done wrong this time?
Installing SU is a straighforward install zip from within the custom recovery.
Did it come back with any messages. Step 3 is a little muddled, confuses nandroid backup with installing the zip.
i) Do a Nandroid backup first.
ii) Install Zip from SDcard
choose zip from SDcard
Yes - Install xxxxxx.zip
Osh Bosh should have root.