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[Q] problem after ace hack kit accessing networks

I am having some bizarre problems after running the ace hack kit to root my Inspire HD. Basically after running step 3 3 S-OFF, SuperCID and More
I cant get access to internet, ie browser, google network etc.
Phone works, sound is ok.
I tried to restore to stock and redo. but I've gone through this loop a few times. and now I'm stuck in no-mans land. cant get completely back to stock and cant get to a full root.
problem originated the first time through when I did not uninstall the HTC sync - I didnt realize it was running as I only installed for the driver.
Then when repeating, I got an incoming call during the process. I think this disrupted the script.
Any ideas

Tonyeff said:
I am having some bizarre problems after running the ace hack kit to root my Inspire HD. Basically after running step 3 3 S-OFF, SuperCID and More
I cant get access to internet, ie browser, google network etc.
Phone works, sound is ok.
I tried to restore to stock and redo. but I've gone through this loop a few times. and now I'm stuck in no-mans land. cant get completely back to stock and cant get to a full root.
problem originated the first time through when I did not uninstall the HTC sync - I didnt realize it was running as I only installed for the driver.
Then when repeating, I got an incoming call during the process. I think this disrupted the script.
Any ideas
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It might be because you are still on the downgraded rom and radio...which if you stopped after step 3, then you probably are
Try flashing this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058042
It's a rooted stock rom with all the updates, should get everything up and running...then from there you can flash a custom rom if you prefer....

I'm actually kinda stuck between the two. not rooted so I cant run clockwork to flash, but not stock so the root script doesnt run clean.

Tonyeff said:
I'm actually kinda stuck between the two. not rooted so I cant run clockwork to flash, but not stock so the root script doesnt run clean.
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Well that rom can't be flashed using clockwork.....you have to flash that one through hboot....
So if you boot into hboot at the very top it should say whether you are s-off or s-on...if your s-off you are good to go...
If you dont know how to get to hboot...its easy...
-turn off fast boot
-shut down phone
-turn on phone by holding down the power button and volume minus button at the same time, and hold it till the hboot screen loads..then release.

thanks
I have S-off, and I know how to get into Hboot, but I've never used it before.
I've been doing the trial and error thing and its not working too well....
so let me ask a few questions.
I take it that the rom.zip has to be on the sd card. doest the SD card need to be formatted in a specific way?
does the rom file need to be named anything specific?
once I get into Hboot, I believe the optin would be to select recovery.
Will that give me a prompt to select the rom file?

Tonyeff said:
thanks
I have S-off, and I know how to get into Hboot, but I've never used it before.
I've been doing the trial and error thing and its not working too well....
so let me ask a few questions.
I take it that the rom.zip has to be on the sd card. doest the SD card need to be formatted in a specific way?
does the rom file need to be named anything specific?
once I get into Hboot, I believe the optin would be to select recovery.
Will that give me a prompt to select the rom file?
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Instead of answering each specific question..I'll just post the steps, which should answer all your questions....
-Download the rom, (I would suggest the one that allows for side loading, but either is fine)
-rename the zip to....PD98IMG.zip (it has to be named exactly that)
-place it on the root of your SD card (meaning not inside of any folders)
-unplug you phone from your computer
-boot into Hboot....when you get there, dont press anything, just wait...it will automatically locate the zip....the first 2 attempts will fail, then the 3rd one will work....it will then ask you if you would like to update
-push volume up to update
EDIT: no need to format the sd card and when flashing a PD98IMG.zip, you never go into recovery....
EDIT2: once you get this flashed, you can then then download rom manager from the market, and flash clockwork recovery....which will allow you to flash any of the other custom roms using recovery....

If you're S-OFF, then you don't need anything special with teh SDCard (gold card not needed with S-OFF). Just rename the file PD98IMG.ZIP and be sure it is in the root of the SDCard. Don't worry too much; this method is more foolproof than others as the HBOOT does sanity checks on the image files in the zip and won't flash anything but the correct image to the correct partition.

Thanks guys, this worked. I'm back in business... trying not to screw thinkgs up
-my previous experience was rooting a nookcolor, which was a whole different process, since the SD has boot priority.

I think I just bricked my phone...

Okay, I just installed "[19.03][ROM][X Series] Virtuous S4V Alpha3 [Sense 4.0 Android 4.0.3]" everything seem to installed fine and then I rebooted to try it out. It kept on rebooting, I am no professional modder and I have no idea how to fix this. If anybody can help me out it would be amazing.

Did you update firmware before flashing?
Sent from my HTC Pyramid using xda premium

I don't think I did, I was following the guide on XDA and after I finished rooting my phone (just today) I followed this part of the guide
To install a Custom ROM - you will not lose data or apps with this method!
1. Download your chosen ROM by other developers in the development threads and copy the ZIP file to your SD Card ROOT directory
2. Start clockworkmod recovery (instructions above)
3. BACKUP YOUR ROM USING CWM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ROOT! (skip this step if you have already made a backup previously)
4. Navigate to "install zip from sdcard" using the Volume Down button and press select (power button to select)
5. Then select "Choose zip from sdcard"
6. Then select "your_chosen_rom.zip"
7. Then select "Yes - install your_chosen_rom.zip" to confirm
8. Then go back
9. Then reboot.
10. First boot will take quite some time -This is normal, i know you want touch your nice shiny phone but BE PATIENT - ENJOY!
I don't know how to install this firmware...
Edit*
I also factory reseted my phone out of nervousness if that caused any problems :/

Now I really regret rooting my phone, I should have stopped after the possible risks.

Rooting the phone doesn't cause any issues. All it does is give you full access to the phone. Do me a favour, go into your bootloader Power on and hold volume down and read what version your Hboot is. It needs to be 1.27 to run ICS roms. If it is 1.17 or 1.18 that will cause boot loops. It is very easy to fix.

Thank you for replying, my HBoot is 1.18. I guess that was the problem why it messed up.
How do I update my Hboot?

Ok go to this thread here: and download the the 3.32 firmware. If you are supercid then download any.
If not match the firmware for your type of phone eg t-mobile, vodaphone o2 etc... Once you downlaod it, put the zip on to the root of your SD card and go back into HBoot. it will ask you do you want to update and follow the instructions. Then delete the file from your SD card so you can get into recovery. Job done

Thanks for your help but I am still new at this, how do I open my SD card on the computer using bootloader/Clockwork Recovery

Firmware is easy to flash but you need s-off via revolutionary first.
Sent from my HTC Pyramid using xda premium

My SD card won't popup on the computer, I'm on fastboot and it says "FASTBOOT USB" but nothing comes up.
If you are willing to add me on Skype/hotmail send me a PM and i'll tell you my username so we can talk about this in more detail.

Easier to flash a non-ICS ROM, then copy the PG58IMG.zip with the ICS FW on it then flash the ICS ROM again

EddyOS said:
Easier to flash a non-ICS ROM, then copy the PG58IMG.zip with the ICS FW on it then flash the ICS ROM again
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Copy it to where? I don't know how to get on my SD card (I'm really new at this)

In which you really shouldn't have tried any of this...I bet you didn't even check what ROM your phone came with in case you needed to go back to stock did you?

I got this phone a month ago so I guess it was a pretty new rom.

we just happened to live on the Merseyside together? haha just saw it.

Hmm, have I gotten myself into a helpless situation?

I searched on the web that because I only have GB supported HBoot and that I currently run a ICS rom it will create a bootloop, now the solution is to install a GB ROM to my phone but I really don't know how to add files to my SD card since I don't know how to get it to show up on HBOOT.

This is where having a MicroSD to SD card adapter comes in handy! You can then just plug the card into your PC to add files to it
Was the phone branded when you go it? Where did you get it from?

EddyOS said:
This is where having a MicroSD to SD card adapter comes in handy! You can then just plug the card into your PC to add files to it
Was the phone branded when you go it? Where did you get it from?
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It is a virgin locked phone. I don't have a microSD to SD card adapter but I could buy one tomorrow
Edit*
Actually I find a usb lookalike that seems to allow MicroSD to connect to it "Micro SD USB 2.0"

Okay I have plugged it into my PC... thanks for the idea. Now should I install the latest HBOOT?
I want to thank everybody that has tried to help me so far, I am happy that everybody was willing to put up with a rookie like me. I am currently installing the latest HBoot and I hope this will work.
Edit*
I think it is working as it is currently taking a long time to load on the HTC One screen, I really hope this works now (haha this seems to be like a blog now)

[Q] Flashed the wrong PG58IMG.zip

Very much a noob when it comes to Android phones and I have been working through the process to get a custom Rom on my HTC Sensation. I started following the instructions in this thread [Guide] to Installing S-off, Unlocking, ClockWork, Root, SuperCID & S-on and successfully completed step one, achieving s-off on the phone.
In step two things went badly wrong. Following the instructions I downloaded clockwork recovery and copied the PG58IMG onto my sd card, at least I thought I did. What I now realize is that since I had been doing a lot of reading and research on this topic before attempting it for the first time I had downloaded several relevant files in advance, one of which is the PG58IMG file from this thread [DEV] HTC Sensation & HTC Sensation XE firmware | Partitions Info | [01.03.2012 and it was this file that I put on the sd card. Obviously not what I should have flashed at all. Especially since it seems that the tool which would help me out of this mess is the one I just failed to install properly.
So the situation is that the phone loops constantly on startup when booting normally. When I boot into HBOOT with the SD card in it tries to update again and when that fails, gives no option but to reboot. If I remove the SD card then I get access to the following screen -
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.1100
RADIO-10.14.9035.01_M
eMMC-boot
and below the options -
HBOOT
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
I have tried connecting the phone to my computer at this stage but I cant get FASTBOOT USB and adb cant find any devices either. Am I completely stuffed at this point? If not, if anyone can help me out with some instructions on what to do here I would be extremely grateful.
Thanks,
Webba

So have you tried to go into recovery once your in bootloader ? what happens then ?
If you get the correct files onto your sd card via a card reader, then put it in the phone, bootloader should attempt to update the new correct files.

I have tried going into recovery, it comes up with a pic of a phone with a green circle, followed by a phone with a red triangle, followed by going into the boot cycle. This is with the sd card removed. Am I right in thinking that if I get the right files onto the card and then run recovery with the sd card in it will work?

If you run BOOTLOADER then it should do... Make sure you remove the old PG58IMG before putting the new one on.

Thanks so much, I will try it as soon as I can. I assume I will find the right stock rom somewhere on these forums?

webster84 said:
Thanks so much, I will try it as soon as I can. I assume I will find the right stock rom somewhere on these forums?
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you will find anything and everything you will ever need on these forums

My Sensation was purchased in Hong Kong, after looking at the lists at shipped-roms this one - RUU_Pyramid_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.35.707.1_Radio_10.43a.9007.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_198358_signed.exe
seems to be most likely correct. Can anyone more knowledgeable confirm this? I would hate to flash the wrong thing again.

did you successfully get superCID ? if so i do believe that you can flash any RUU / ROM
Im not 100% on this as im still new to the sensation myself, But im sure thats the whole point in having SuperCID

Unfortunately I dont have superCID. I was following the instructions pretty slavishly and the superCID setup is one step after clockwork
Is there a way to get superCID in my phones current state? From what I am reading I need it to at least hook up to adb which it is not doing at the moment so I assume I just have to get the right onto the sdcard to have any chance of it working, right?

Yes, You need clockwork mod before SuperCID. Have you tried to re download CWM and put it on sd card ? It could have just been a bad download, it happens to us all.
Download it again, Remove the previous PG58IMG from SD Card via a card reader (if you have one) Put the new PG58IMG on SD card. Pull battery out, Put SD Card back into the phone, put battery back in and boot into bootloader (volume down + Power)
Bootloader should automatically find the PG58IMG and ask if you want to update it, Select yes and theoretically you should be fine..
EDIT: Use this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=706572&d=1314848127

Yeah, I have re-downloaded CWM and made sure it is the right one I have to wait until the shops open here so I can pick up a micro sdcard reader but I will try the new CWM first, and if that fails then I will try the stock rom. Am I right in thinking that neither of this is likely to make the situation worse, even if they dont work?

No providing bootloader still works everything is fix-able..
We aint messing with bootloader so u will be ok.
Cant believe you dont have a card reader lol....

lol, up until today the only thing I needed to be able to read micro sd cards was the phone. Well, I will be better prepared next time anyway.
The thing that had me worried is that since I originally didn't realize PG58IMG was not a unique file name I am almost certain that the one on my sd card at the moment is not even CWM at all but one of the updated firmware ones I mentioned in the OP that I very stupidly mistook for it. It feels like a really serious mistake to make, but happy to know that if the boot loader is working then it should be fixable. I wasn't sure even about that.

I think the PG58IMG is a unique code that the phone reads and recognises as something to be flashed / updated.
Ive seen various things CWM / Firmwares / Updates with the same PG58IMG title. so maybe youre right and the original file you downloaded wasnt the correct one.
Dont panic, Keep calm, Ask questions, Get answers...... This is the only way to avoid a bricked phone

Yeah, you've saved me a lot of stress already. Ill be back in a few hours with the results of the next attempt. Thanks again!

Ok, the news is not great. I got hold of a micro sd adaptor so I could plug it into my computer and removed the old PG58IMG. I put the correct one (downloaded from this thread) on the sd card and rebooted the phone into HBOOT. It recognizes the file on the sd card but gets a cid fail and there is no option but to reboot which goes into the boot cycle.
Whats worse is that doing this apparently fries the sdcard. I tried it twice, because I am sucker for punishment and in both cases the sdcard is unreadable afterwards.
Maybe I should try and explain more clearly that I am now sure the PG58IMG that I first put on the card and flashed I am sure is the Firmware from 3.32.401.x & 3.32.401.10x RUU from this thread. It appeared to successfully update before rebooting the phone into its current state, causing me to realize I had the wrong file. I dont understand enough to know exactly whats going on but it seems pretty bad. Do you think I should try a 3rd sdcard with the Shipped ROM on it or is there something else I should do at this point?
Edit - The second sd card wasn't fried after all, but I am still searching for a shipped rom that isnt in .exe format, since the phone isnt connecting to the computer by usb at all right now. Anyone know where I can find one?
Edit - Ok, now I have fastboot usb which means I can use .exe shipped roms. adb devices cant find the phone though which means I cant superCID it which means I still have to find the right ROM. Since I brought the phone from HK I am trying all the asian ones first. Anyone know specifically which file at shipped-roms.com is the right one?

You flashed firmware for ics rom, so the stock rom won't boot and you have bootloop. If you flash the 3.12 firmware ( works for both ics and gb) that will resolve the loop and you will be able to continue with the guide and flash cwm.
Sent from my HTC Pyramid using xda premium

Hey Stringer7, do you mean this Firmware from 3.12.401.2/102 RUU available in the same thread? I will download it and give it a try.
edit - Gave it a try, I get CID incorrect from it too. Seems like CID incorrect for everything I try to flash atm.

What is your CID ??

Unfortunately I dont know. I didn't know I needed it before I started and now since the phone isn't talking to adb I cant use it to find out. All I know is that I bought the phone from Hong Kong about 6 months ago. Is there a way to check the CID with the phone the way it is now?

[Q] Unable to get out of fastboot or flash anything

Hi All,
Big problem with my HTC One XL.
Ok so I had a rooted and unlocked bootloader and wanted to get the latest OTA Jellybean update. So I decided to go back to the stock RUU from Telstra.
Downloaded the RUU, flashboot oem lock and then ran the RUU.
It got stuck at the sending part.
Rebooted the phone and tried a few different things and now am stuck.
The SD card is empty. I can get into Recovery (TWRP) however when I mount the SD card in windows I cannot transfer any file to it of significant size (when I try and copy a custom rom or anything useful to the SD card it hangs for a bit and then fails).
When I try and fastboot flash recovery, boot, system or anything it gets stuck at sending and then fails with something about too many links.
I seem to be stuck and would love some suggestions on how I can get files to flash and send to my device again.
I've downloaded the unlock.bin and that flashed ok so I'm unlocked again. But still nothing will flash or be able to be copied to my SD card.
Thanks in advance.
Rick

If anyone is actually interested I found out the solution to my problem.
It was the USB cable. I couldn't believe it and was very happy when it was fixed.
Once i replaced the crappy ebay bought usb cable with the original HTC one, everything worked again. I could copy files to the SD card. I could flash recoveries and I could re-run the RUU and it all just worked.
How the USB cable made a difference I'll never know. The SD card showed up fine and could copy small files just not large ones. So it really doesn't make a lot of sense.

Interesting, glad you got it figured out in a reasonable amount of time too.
Devil's always in the little details.
WR
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app

Unable to do OTA from 1.09

I have a AT&T One X rooted
HBOOT-1.09.0000
RADIO-0.17.32.09.12
I am attempting to do the OTA's or RUU to bring it up to current because I realized since I had not touched it since first purchased and rooted so none of the OTA's went through. I never gave myself time allowed to figure out how to send them.
Well now I'm trying and I have gotten myself in to a hot mess.
I first tried using the FUU Upgrades provided by Flashalot but it said "wrong update" and I could not find a reason. I backed up a couple and tried 2.14. Well eventually it just stayed at the fastboot "HTC" screen for nearly an hour and appeared locked up. So I pulled it and rebooted. It would not let me get past the boot up screen until I cleared cache's and went back to my stock rom (cmod 10).
Now it will not mount "SD Card" when connected USB and in TWRP. I am also unable to download any files to it via browser or launched phone because it says no SD Card installed.
I attempted to send any of the OTA's via fastboot and it hangs (giving it hours...overnight even). I did writecid 11111111 before sending some with same results.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

stampy101 said:
I have a AT&T One X rooted
HBOOT-1.09.0000
RADIO-0.17.32.09.12
I am attempting to do the OTA's or RUU to bring it up to current because I realized since I had not touched it since first purchased and rooted so none of the OTA's went through. I never gave myself time allowed to figure out how to send them.
Well now I'm trying and I have gotten myself in to a hot mess.
I first tried using the FUU Upgrades provided by Flashalot but it said "wrong update" and I could not find a reason. I backed up a couple and tried 2.14. Well eventually it just stayed at the fastboot "HTC" screen for nearly an hour and appeared locked up. So I pulled it and rebooted. It would not let me get past the boot up screen until I cleared cache's and went back to my stock rom (cmod 10).
Now it will not mount "SD Card" when connected USB and in TWRP. I am also unable to download any files to it via browser or launched phone because it says no SD Card installed.
I attempted to send any of the OTA's via fastboot and it hangs (giving it hours...overnight even). I did writecid 11111111 before sending some with same results.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
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First question is do you have s-off?
Second question is did you perform a factory reset from the bootloader at some point? I ask this because it looks like your sd card is corrupt, and that's what happens when you perform a factory reset from the bootloader on a modified Evita. Either way I believe you need to wipe your sd card with TWRP before it'll become usable again. If it still isn't usable after a wipe, try mounting it to your PC again so you can format it with Windows.
My last question is what is your end goal? Are you wanting to run a stock ROM and that's why you're wanting to install OTA updates? The rule of thumb for modified phones is to never install OTA updates on them. If you're just looking to update to the latest/latest needed firmware, you can just flash a firmware package or run an RUU. You must have s-off to do this though.
Another thing I should mention is that you don't use fastboot to install OTA updates. It seems like you're not exactly sure about what you're doing, which can be a very dangerous thing when messing with a modified device. I think you need to do a bit more research before continuing ahead. Tell me exactly what your end goal is though and I'll provide as much information as I can.
Sent from my Evita

FUBAR?
timmaaa said:
First question is do you have s-off?
Second question is did you perform a factory reset from the bootloader at some point? I ask this because it looks like your sd card is corrupt, and that's what happens when you perform a factory reset from the bootloader on a modified Evita. Either way I believe you need to wipe your sd card with TWRP before it'll become usable again. If it still isn't usable after a wipe, try mounting it to your PC again so you can format it with Windows.
My last question is what is your end goal? Are you wanting to run a stock ROM and that's why you're wanting to install OTA updates? The rule of thumb for modified phones is to never install OTA updates on them. If you're just looking to update to the latest/latest needed firmware, you can just flash a firmware package or run an RUU. You must have s-off to do this though.
Another thing I should mention is that you don't use fastboot to install OTA updates. It seems like you're not exactly sure about what you're doing, which can be a very dangerous thing when messing with a modified device. I think you need to do a bit more research before continuing ahead. Tell me exactly what your end goal is though and I'll provide as much information as I can.
Sent from my Evita
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OK So it sounds like I've probably corrupted my memory from what you are saying. Any going back?
1. S-Off. I'm going with no. It was 2 years ago when I rooted it and installed CM10. I do not recall doing this but just flashing CM.
1a. Attempting to do it now just shows error 99 unknown error...
2. Yes. I do believe that I had hit the factory reset. Attempting to do the wipe in TWRP shows "success" but it also shows it could not mount E:\
2a. Still will not let me turn on USB storage. It just spins for a while and ends up giving up when the display is changed.
3. End goal...I could care less about root. I've always used modded ROM's and prefer them. I only did "OTA" when the RUU would not take. I became a bull in a china shop and started banging with a hammer...Was dumb but I think I had already corrupted the memory by hitting factory reset. (I'll be honest I never meant to hit that).
I've rooted and installed many a custom ROM's, but I prefer the simple methods of following one of the many awesome easy setups on here. I'm not completely useless...
I would like to get it back to the SD card working and be able to update the firmware and a moderately functioning ROM.
Thank you for any help. I really do appreciate it.

stampy101 said:
OK So it sounds like I've probably corrupted my memory from what you are saying. Any going back?
1. S-Off. I'm going with no. It was 2 years ago when I rooted it and installed CM10. I do not recall doing this but just flashing CM.
1a. Attempting to do it now just shows error 99 unknown error...
2. Yes. I do believe that I had hit the factory reset. Attempting to do the wipe in TWRP shows "success" but it also shows it could not mount E:\
2a. Still will not let me turn on USB storage. It just spins for a while and ends up giving up when the display is changed.
3. End goal...I could care less about root. I've always used modded ROM's and prefer them. I only did "OTA" when the RUU would not take. I became a bull in a china shop and started banging with a hammer...Was dumb but I think I had already corrupted the memory by hitting factory reset. (I'll be honest I never meant to hit that).
I've rooted and installed many a custom ROM's, but I prefer the simple methods of following one of the many awesome easy setups on here. I'm not completely useless...
I would like to get it back to the SD card working and be able to update the firmware and a moderately functioning ROM.
Thank you for any help. I really do appreciate it.
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There's no point in attempting s-off at the moment because s-off requires that a working OS is installed. You can tell whether you're s-off by looking at your bootloader, it'll say s-on or s-off in the first line under the unlocked and tampered banners.
Your problem with your sd might be that the version of TWRP you have installed is too old, only the newer versions are able to fix a corrupt sd card. Download TWRP 2.6 from here. Put the file in your fastboot folder. Connect phone in fastboot mode, open command prompt from within fastboot folder, issue the following commands:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery "filename.img"
(the exact filename, minus the talking marks)
Code:
fastboot erase cache
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now try wiping and mounting the sd card again. Once we have that sorted out we can move onto getting your firmware updated.
Sent from my Evita

OK! Looks like we are getting somewhere! It is now mounted.

Now you can copy files across to flash. You'll need to get s-off now so you can update your firmware. You'll need a bootable OS installed to do that, I'd suggest installing Kickdroid and then you can attempt getting s-off via the Rumrunner method.
Sent from my Evita

You are awesome! Thank you so very much for your help. Up and running.

How far have you gotten?
Sent from my Evita

S-Off and firmware updated and running with different ROM's. I'm golden man. Unless you can think of something I should consider?

As long as you're on the 2.15 firmware or higher, you are indeed golden. I was just curious.
Sent from my Evita

Hey there, I just noticed you made a donation to me with this thread as the reference. I just wanted to thank you, that's very generous of you. Donations aren't expected in return for my assistance but are greatly appreciated. Anyway, thanks again and have a great day.