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[Q] Friend of mine gave me his Evo Shift to fix and I'm stuck! Please Help!

A friend of mine asked if I could help him fix his phone. He is a noob and so am I but I have rooted several phones and flashed many ROMS on all sorts of phones with no issues. So I would a least say I am pretty tech savvy. Here is the dilemma- If I hold volume down and power I get a white screen with some options such as hboot, fastboot, recovery, factory reset, simlock & image crc. It also says S-On....which I believe is the problem. He says that he though he downgraded to 2.2 before rooting but couldn't be sure but says he was originally on 2.3.4. I can boot into recovery CWM, mount usb/SD and load roms but no matter what ROM I load it will never get passed the HTC screen. Can someone tell me or at least point me in the right direction as to how I can achieve S-Off? Also I must note that he made no backups prior to his rooting attempt (Ughhhh!). Is there an easy way to get S-Off when the phone seems to be unlocked, rooted & CMW installed? Thanks a bunch my fellow XDA Einsteins.

I didn't think you can have a recovery without s-off for the shift... You could run an RUU and use one of the root guides we have if someone with more experience can't cone up with an idea. Of he did downgrade to 2.2 he should of used the shiftrr.exe to root
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YoungCorruptionV2.0 said:
I didn't think you can have a recovery without s-off for the shift... You could run an RUU and use one of the root guides we have if someone with more experience can't cone up with an idea. Of he did downgrade to 2.2 he should of used the shiftrr.exe to root
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You can with an unlocked boot loader.

VICODAN said:
You can with an unlocked boot loader.
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Oh really? I didn't know that
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YoungCorruptionV2.0 said:
Oh really? I didn't know that
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http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot
It's in my root thread.

VICODAN said:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot
It's in my root thread.
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Ah good to know. I never read your thread no offense since I rooted on 2.2
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YoungCorruptionV2.0 said:
Ah good to know. I never read your thread no offense since I rooted on 2.2
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No worries, no need. Not offended.

Sounds like something got screwed up during the RUU process of downgrading. I've run into a similar issue when running the ROM Update Utility and it put me back to s-on but It kept my custom recovery. Same thing, no matter what I flashed I couldn't get it to boot. Your best bet is probably going to be run the the RUU. It will depend on which version of bootloader is on the device to which RUU will work. I can't remember the specific number but I believe the 2.2 bootloader is something like 93xxx something or another. If that's the case then you should be able to run the old RUU, putting your back on 2.2 and continue rooting. If your bootloader version is higher (98xxx or something) you'll have to run the newest RUU in order for it to work.
I may be completely wrong here but when all else fails... RUU!
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crump84 said:
Sounds like something got screwed up during the RUU process of downgrading. I've run into a similar issue when running the ROM Update Utility and it put me back to s-on but It kept my custom recovery. Same thing, no matter what I flashed I couldn't get it to boot. Your best bet is probably going to be run the the RUU. It will depend on which version of bootloader is on the device to which RUU will work. I can't remember the specific number but I believe the 2.2 bootloader is something like 93xxx something or another. If that's the case then you should be able to run the old RUU, putting your back on 2.2 and continue rooting. If your bootloader version is higher (98xxx or something) you'll have to run the newest RUU in order for it to work.
I may be completely wrong here but when all else fails... RUU!
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Yes, you know when I water damaged my phone I (stupidly) was trying to RUU it while trying to fix it and the RUU failed and I got to a point where RUU was telling me that a newer version is installed.
Well the way I fixed it was by running RUU 2.3.4. All worked good after that.

Please refer to my post about how to flash misc.img in recovery since you can't get past the htc screen and this will allow you to get downgraded. If I can the post it's around here somewhere and I'll post a link to it.
Edit: here it is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27695411&postcount=254
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sparksco said:
Please refer to my post about how to flash misc.img in recovery since you can't get past the htc screen and this will allow you to get downgraded. If I can the post it's around here somewhere and I'll post a link to it.
Edit: here it is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27695411&postcount=254
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I found the post it's on Vicodan's thread

Problem booting up after using thunderbolt restore...

I had my TB running Zeus Skyraider. I was having some minor issues but nothing that really scared me. I decided to restore it/unroot it in case I had to bring it in. I used the app thunderbolt restore. Now it won't boot past the white "HTC" screen and it only says HTC, no "Quietly brilliant". I can get to the bootloader but it automatically tries to install a update and won't let me do anything other than reboot. I'm really scared I bricked my phone. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I should probably also mention that it did boot up once and everything looked fine, and then I tried to install a verizon OTA update. That is when it started really having problems.

You might yet clearing your cache.
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But I can't even get to recovery. The bootloader won't let me.

After the bootloader checks IMG150 or whatever it asks if I want to start update. Whatever I say it just leads to the plain HTC screen again. It also says "***LOCKED***" at the top of the screen. Is my phone completely locked?

The bootloader is locked. Perhaps flash an RUU to return to stock rather than an ota.
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Ok, I am pretty bad at this stuff. Can someone point me to an appropriate RUU. I don't know what I should use. Does the radio I had before restoring matter or anything like that? I just want to know exactly what I am doing before I do it.

Okay, Zeus is gingerbread, so if you were running that, then you are best served flashing one of the gingerbread RUU files. You most certainly do NOT want to flash a froyo version.
Development Stickies have them. Read up on how to flash it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310014
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1225752
So is this one I can use? It's the Verizon stock gingerbread RUU.

Remove sd
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Actually bootloader says my radio is 1.xxxxxx

I don't know how to flash an RUU as an executable file, cannot say about the link you show.
Skyraider Zeus ran fine on the phone? The gingerbread version?
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Yeah, it ran very nicely. I used thunderbolt restore and it worked it booted up fine. Then I tried to install the newest Verizon update and it won't even boot up now.

Flash a gingerbread RUU
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In Hboot it says I have radio 1.48.00.0906w_1
That's not a GB radio is it?

jcbsides said:
In Hboot it says I have radio 1.48.00.0906w_1
That's not a GB radio is it?
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Yes.
Remove the SD and then try to factory reset from the bootloader.
If it doesn't work remove the PG05IMG.zip off of the SD and then rename this https://dl.dropbox.com/u/61129367/Stock-ROM.zip to PG05IMG.zip and put it on the SD and then boot to the bootloader and run it. Then remove the file from the card and try to boot.

So nothing ITT seemed like it helped because the phone was not booting up all the way, but this morning it was on and everything was working so, I think it is at least in a state where I can take it to a verizon store and see what they can do about it. Thanks for all of the advise everyone.

Delete

Oops wrong thread.
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jcbsides said:
Yeah, it ran very nicely. I used thunderbolt restore and it worked it booted up fine. Then I tried to install the newest Verizon update and it won't even boot up now.
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So Thunderbolt restore successfully got you to an old stock rom that ran fine?

RUU Question

So My phone is constantly freezing and rebooting in apps every 5-15 minutes and I am going to try going back to stock and seeing if this occurs. My question is do i have to wipe my current rom? Or do i only have to fastboot oem lock and run ruu? Help would be appreciated. Think it is getting worse..

WhatTheAndroid? said:
So My phone is constantly freezing and rebooting in apps every 5-15 minutes and I am going to try going back to stock and seeing if this occurs. My question is do i have to wipe my current rom? Or do i only have to fastboot oem lock and run ruu? Help would be appreciated.
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Yes, just run fastbook oem lock and then run the ruu. Make sure that you have the latest drivers from HTC (use htc sync if you can). Good luck!

For ruu grab the appropriate one .... Relock your bl like you Saud and run the ruu from you bl mode ...no need to wipe anything the ruu will do that for you

Skeeterdrums said:
Yes, just run fastbook oem lock and then run the ruu. Make sure that you have the latest drivers from HTC (use htc sync if you can). Good luck!
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and i run the command in fastboot on my htc one x? ive did it once before.

WhatTheAndroid? said:
and i run the command in fastboot on my htc one x? ive did it once before.
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Yessir head over to gunnymans thread in general forum to clear any confusion that remains

phone is going haywire.....Not being detected..rebooting every second..cant even get into an app...got into twrp and going to charge it ill 70 and restore to a better backup then hopefully ruu...thanks for the help

WhatTheAndroid? said:
phone is going haywire.....Not being detected..rebooting every second..cant even get into an app...got into twrp and going to charge it ill 70 and restore to a better backup then hopefully ruu...thanks for the help
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Usually, the phone doesn't get detected if the drivers aren't up to date. Is it rebooting even from bootloader? You should be able to install everything from there, hopefully meaning restarts aren't an issue.
HTC One X using CleanRom 5.1 with BeastKernel 4.4

Skeeterdrums said:
Usually, the phone doesn't get detected if the drivers aren't up to date. Is it rebooting even from bootloader? You should be able to install everything from there, hopefully meaning restarts aren't an issue.
HTC One X using CleanRom 5.1 with BeastKernel 4.4
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finally got it recognized and successfully ruu'd.It was very odd, like the phone was progressively getting worse for some reason.i am not not getting rebooted on stock rooted so it had to do something with my settings on the rom..like i said i under clocked and overclocked it, hot rebooted it, wiped cashe and dalvik...nothing was working and it finally just kept rebooting and freezing at home screen..Maybe a bad successful flash lol.. im not really sure.. or flashing over a bad flash had something to do with it..I might wait till jellybean comes out.

Have you tried to simply factory reset?

i personally like ruu'ing. i should do the same soon just to clean house. in the end it's pretty easy to get fluent on this phone.
i would say immediately after unlocking bootloader to ruu. i noticed some differences in the 1.85 to 2.20 ota vs the 2.20 ruu. it will also clean up any mess that might of been left on the phone. im also pretty ocpd =)
also htc sync imo is useless, i just use the standalone htc drivers haven't had any issues with them.

OP... What rom/kernel combo were you running?
Only time I've seen another phone go that nuts is when my cousin flashed rohans kernel in viper lol
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InflatedTitan said:
OP... What rom/kernel combo were you running?
Only time I've seen another phone go that nuts is when my cousin flashed rohans kernel in viper lol
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Viper and beastmode. My phone was going nuts....froze at the start screen 3 times and reset it self into a bootloop, then went back to freezing when start screen appeared..one of the times all I could see is the notification bar but I couldn't drag it Down. Lots of other crazy stuff happened on it as well...to much to tell. But I heard cleanrom is pretty stable, do I have to wipe stock rooted(no custom Rom yet) trying to find a good one and do I have to flash boot IMG if I'm on 1.14 or is it Included in the cleanrom installer? Might try elemental with cleanrom..see how that works out.

New to HTC need some help

Hey guys my s3 killed its self yesterday so I grabbed one of these beauties today and I'm really impressed so far(maybe its the custom ROM).
Now I got the phone off a guy, had it he unlocked the bootloader,rooted,and gave me the phone already running 4.1(dirty 1.8).no back ups to even a rooted stock.
Although I love jelly bean this battery is killing me and I would really like to have at least a stock zip I can flash in emergencies.
I am so unfamiliar with HTC(nexus one was the last one I owned)thank I really don't want to brick it.
OK so my questions are these
I have the rogers version of the Onex is there certain builds I need to look for or are they all just HTC one x?
With HTC is there a fallback like with samsung if things go wrong at least there's always download mode and Odin.
Do I need to have my boot loader unlocked?
Thanks in advance
And sorry for the noobness I just can't kill 2 phones in a week
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You have a lot of reading ahead of you, grasshopper, before you're ready to do anything to your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
To answer your questions:
todorcim said:
I have the rogers version of the Onex is there certain builds I need to look for or are they all just HTC one x
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No! It is wise of you to ask this, because there are two versions of the One X, the International (Tegra 3 quad-core) and the US/Rogers/Telstra (dual-core S4). Flashing stuff for the wrong version can permanently brick your phone (i.e., there is no current fix for some of these mistakes).
With HTC is there a fallback like with samsung if things go wrong at least there's always download mode and Odin.
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Assuming you haven't flashed the wrong ROM, you can generally always get out of trouble by booting into bootloader, relocking, and running the RUU for your firmware. Most problems can be fixed by going back into recovery and re-flashing or flashing something else.
Note: Figure out what version of hboot you have before doing anything. With 1.09, modding is pretty straightforward. With 1.14, you have to take some extra steps and there are a few things you can't do at all.
Do I need to have my boot loader unlocked?
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Yes. Leave it unlocked unless you need to RUU.

His hboot should be 1.11 which is the same as 1.09 as far as installing roms go.
If you're looking for a Sense ICS rom, I recommend ViperXL or CleanRom5. But there are other roms to try. As long as you stay in this forum and not the international forum you should be safe to flash anything you want.

Awesome thanks guys.
I check my boot loader and it is 1.11..
So that makes me happy cause all in all I'm addicted to flashing
One last question for you before I venture off on my own here..
With my nexus one I and the passimg I could flash through my bootloader in cause something went wrong or I just want to refresh my n1,is there something like that for this phone or are those days long gone?
Again thanks a bundle
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Flash from TWRP recovery

todorcim said:
With my nexus one I and the passimg I could flash through my bootloader in cause something went wrong or I just want to refresh my n1,is there something like that for this phone or are those days long gone?
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Correct, stick to TWRP. There is an app called GooManager that makes installing and updating TWRP close to effortless.
If you haven't already, reboot to recovery and see what you've got installed. Some people insist on using ClockworkMod recovery because they've used it on other phones, but it's not supported for this one and can cause issues with data getting corrupted. If you have CWM installed, all you need to do is download GooManager and select "Install openrecovery script" in settings and it will replace it with TWRP.

Ya I always use twrp have for a while but what I mean is if (can?) I soft brick my phone or something happens that I can't flash from recovery is there a passimg zip like we had for the n1 that could be flash through the boot loader?
You know just in case
I only ask cause its HTC thought maybe there was something like that...could have been a Google thing too not sure..
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todorcim said:
Ya I always use twrp have for a while but what I mean is if (can?) I soft brick my phone or something happens that I can't flash from recovery is there a passimg zip like we had for the n1 that could be flash through the boot loader?
You know just in case
I only ask cause its HTC thought maybe there was something like that...could have been a Google thing too not sure.
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Yes, you can still flash stuff through fastboot, if that's what you mean.

Ya that's what I mean
Thanks
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My phone won't turn on after I reloaded ROM... Please help me...

Guys, I really need help. My phone won't turn on after I installed Blackbean. Initially I was running Blackbean then I tried Jellybam then I decided to go back to Blackbean. After I reloaded the software, I've selected to go back to bootloader and then it won't turn on anymore. I am not sure if I bricked the phone coz I didn't do anything wrong. My phone is the unlocked T-Mobile Germany version. If anyone has suggestion please post it here. I will appreciate all the help. Thank you.

mjne_19 said:
Guys, I really need help. My phone won't turn on after I installed Blackbean. Initially I was running Blackbean then I tried Jellybam then I decided to go back to Blackbean. After I reloaded the software, I've selected to go back to bootloader and then it won't turn on anymore. I am not sure if I bricked the phone coz I didn't do anything wrong. My phone is the unlocked T-Mobile Germany version. If anyone has suggestion please post it here. I will appreciate all the help. Thank you.
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Does your phone boot into recovery? if so then try restore a backup you may have.

fatpanda0 said:
Does your phone boot into recovery? if so then try restore a backup you may have.
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thanks for the reply. to answer your question no sir. it wont turn on anymore.

So you can't even go into the bootloader? Maybe your battery has run flat, this happened to me once. I just plugged it in for a few minutes and it started up again normally.
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dude you have to flash the kernel ( boot.img)! otherwise it won't boot!
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But it must boot to bootloader to push the boot file right. How can he do that without getting the phone to turn on?
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fatpanda0 said:
But it must boot to bootloader to push the boot file right. How can he do that without getting the phone to turn on?
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Ya he just needs to charge it lol.

Darknites said:
Ya he just needs to charge it lol.
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Plus if he already flashed those roms, would assume he is flashing boot, has low hboot, or using Flash Image GUI--may be wrong--

use the All in one tool kit and get the stock boot.img from kiln, assuming you're able to get into fastboot.