I think I've made a few mistakes but I don't think all hope is lost. Part of my problem is simply that most of the links to ROMs and images for this phone are broken.
I'm going to try to keep this as short as possible, but this is what I did...
I followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801106
Unlocked bootloader with HTC's tool.
Flashed CWM recovery
Backed up stock ROM (1.55.531.3) with CWM
Flashed MikTouch 0.7 ROM
On reboot, the screen hung on the mytouch logo, so I presume that the flash failed and restore.
A few more tries and I decide to root and S-OFF before trying to flash the ROM again.
Used a superuser apk to gain root, verified that root was obtained.
Loaded up an ubuntu live CD, ran JuopunutBear.
Followed all steps and did the wire trick wrong (only tapped once instead of twice).
It failed, on rebooting the phone the following screen is displayed: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d1hz7j66h7mxj36/2014-10-13 13.46.31.jpg?dl=0
On checking the SD card, I find that the phone is unable to mount it, it seems to be fried so the backup I had is now gone.
I attempted to do the wire trick (correctly) many more times with no success.
I was able to revive the SD card later by repartitioning it with the MT4GS and then formatting it with my HTC Amaze, but the backup is still gone.
Did a ton more research and then went to bed...
This morning I woke up and shut off the computer I had used to do JuopunutBear, thereby losing the backup that it had made (mistake, didn't realize there was a backup there).
The only stock ROM I could find with a working download link was 1.28.531.9, I renamed it to P59IMG.zip and tried to flash it.
No luck, it has a progress bar that fills, then it reboots and I'm back to the screen with the green arrow.
I tried relocking the bootloader first, and it seems to get further but then fails when it realizes my HBOOT is newer than the one in the image.
I've been looking into downgrading the HBOOT version to 1.44.0007 so I can just do an S-OFF and be done with it, but I can't figure out how to do that.
I hear that you can't get S-OFF with 1.45.0013 using JuopunutBear, of course I only found this out today but I'm not even sure it's true.
The guide I was following uses HBOOT 1.45.0013 so when I get to the step where it says I can flash ROMs, I'm not really sure why it didn't work for me.
So here's where I'm stuck...
HBOOT 1.45.0013
S-ON
Unlocked
CWM 5.5.0.4 Recovery
Stuck on the software download screen: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d1hz7j66h7mxj36/2014-10-13 13.46.31.jpg?dl=0
I've gone through this process with several phones so I'm not really new at this. I've done a Samsung Behold II, HTC myTouch 3g and an HTC Amaze 4g. At this point I think my best course would be to restore this phone to stock before trying anything else. If I had a signed 1.55.531.3 ROM then I think I could get it back to where I started so I can try the whole thing again. But I can't find a working download link to one. I'd also be fine with going back to 1.28.531.9 as I think I could more easily do S-OFF with it.
Can someone with a bit more knowledge/experience please let me know if I'm missing something? Or just post some links to the ROMs I need?
Thanks!
Ok, I don't know why or how this worked, but I plugged the phone back into the ubuntu box and ran JuopunutBear like 10 times. It failed several times, in different places, with different errors each time. So I just kept doing it over and over again until it finally worked!
I now have MikTouch 0.7 installed and working perfectly.
Below is a log of the funkiness I experienced with JuopunutBear in case anyone ever has a similar problem...
[email protected]:~$ cd Downloads/
[email protected]:~/Downloads$ dir
cb
[email protected]:~/Downloads$ cd cb
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ dir
adb ControlBear fastboot jb_boot.img jb_hboot.zip MD5SUM
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ chmod 755 ControlBear adb fastboot
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear rolBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Starting up......
Testing ADB connection
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Rebooting from bootloader
Waiting...
...Waiting
Detecting...Starting up......
Testing ADB connection
Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (5/60)
Waiting.....
Test 2: Booting device into JuopunutBear boot-mode
Waiting ADB.... (7/60)
Test 2.1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (2/60)
Waiting...
Waiting...
Waiting ADB.... (1/60)
Test (2.1): Booting FAILED (2)
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Rebooting from bootloader
Waiting...
...Waiting
Detecting...Starting up......
Testing ADB connection
Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (5/60)
Waiting.....
Test 2: Booting device into JuopunutBear boot-mode
Waiting ADB.... (7/60)
Test 2.1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (2/60)
Waiting...
Waiting...
Waiting ADB.... (1/60)
Test (2.1): Booting FAILED (2)
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Rebooting from bootloader
Waiting...
...Waiting
Detecting...Starting up......
Testing ADB connection
Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (5/60)
Waiting.....
Test 2: Booting device into JuopunutBear boot-mode
Waiting ADB.... (7/60)
Test 2.1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (2/60)
Waiting...
Waiting...
Waiting ADB.... (1/60)
Test (2.1): Booting FAILED (2)
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Starting up......
Testing ADB connection
Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (5/60)
Waiting.....
Test 2: Booting device into JuopunutBear boot-mode
Waiting ADB.... (7/60)
Test 2.1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (2/60)
Waiting...
Waiting...
Waiting ADB.... (1/60)
Test (2.1): Booting FAILED (2)
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Rebooting from bootloader
Waiting...
...Waiting
Detecting...Starting up......
Testing ADB connection
Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (5/60)
Waiting.....
Test 2: Booting device into JuopunutBear boot-mode
Waiting ADB.... (7/60)
Device detected.....................
Connection test ok!
Searching device.....
Found device.....
Backing up......
Transferring backups....
Backup ok!!
Using eMMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk0
Using MMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk1
Boot partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
Recovery partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
Is information correct?
You have 5 seconds time to stop process by pressing CTRL+C
Finding some beer.....
Found first....
Found second....
Found third....
Hmmmm... where is that last one....... Wait a sec....
=== Waiting for device....
(5/45)
Found device...
Waiting for device to settle... Please wait...
Cannot open file /data/local/tmp/jb_boot.img
Using eMMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk0
Using MMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk1
Boot partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
Recovery partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
Is information correct?
You have 5 seconds time to stop process by pressing CTRL+C
Finding some beer.....
Found first....
No Juopunutbear boot image found
Failed at (2.1) step....
Cannot enter JuopunutBear boot-mode
Quit....
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Starting up......
Searching device.....
Found device.....
Found backups!
Making room for beer......
Loading sixpacks on sdcard......
Loaded......
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
=== Waiting for device....
(2/45)
Fastboot detected
Rebooting device
Please wait....
(3/45)
Found device...
Waiting for device to settle... Please wait...
Cannot open file /data/local/tmp/jb_boot.img
Using eMMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk0
Using MMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk1
Boot partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
Recovery partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
Is information correct?
You have 5 seconds time to stop process by pressing CTRL+C
Finding some beer.....
Found first....
No Juopunutbear boot image found
Failed at (2.1) step....
Cannot enter JuopunutBear boot-mode
Quit....
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Starting up......
Searching device.....
Found device.....
Found backups!
Getting into bar.....
Raising Glass
SUCCESS - Taking a sip.
SUCCESS - Beer is tasty.
SUCCESS - Beer is tasty.
SUCCESS - Beer is tasty.
SUCCESS - Beer is tasty.
SUCCESS - Buddies and Beer
Checking alcohol level......
Seems to be just right.....
Let's take one more......
Aaaah, nice sunny day!!
Rebooting.......
=== Waiting for device....
(3/45)
Found device...
Waiting for device to settle... Please wait...
Cannot open file /data/local/tmp/jb_boot.img
Cowardly refusing to S-OFF this phone
Error code is: 4E D7 B9 21
Quit....
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Starting up......
Searching device.....
Found device.....
Found backups!
Beer......more beer......more beer...
...too much beer on sdcard...
You will need to reformat external sdcard manually!!
Rebooting RUU mode.......
=== Waiting for device....
(1/45)
Fastboot detected
JuopunutBear S-OFF success
Installing JuopunutBear hboot.....
Waiting.....
Flashing.......
Rebooting......
JuopunutBear hboot installed
Mortico said:
I think I've made a few mistakes but I don't think all hope is lost. Part of my problem is simply that most of the links to ROMs and images for this phone are broken.
I'm going to try to keep this as short as possible, but this is what I did...
I followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801106
Unlocked bootloader with HTC's tool.
Flashed CWM recovery
Backed up stock ROM (1.55.531.3) with CWM
Flashed MikTouch 0.7 ROM
On reboot, the screen hung on the mytouch logo, so I presume that the flash failed and restore.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Because the kernel is different, and you were still S-ON at the time, you would have needed to fastboot the boot.img file or else be stucjk in bootloop.
Mortico said:
A few more tries and I decide to root and S-OFF before trying to flash the ROM again.
Used a superuser apk to gain root, verified that root was obtained.
Loaded up an ubuntu live CD, ran JuopunutBear.
Followed all steps and did the wire trick wrong (only tapped once instead of twice).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Shouldn't have made a difference, unless you were just tapping once the whole time. Then the process will eventually fail. It takes a while to get the timing right.
Mortico said:
It failed, on rebooting the phone the following screen is displayed: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d1hz7j66h7mxj36/2014-10-13 13.46.31.jpg?dl=0
On checking the SD card, I find that the phone is unable to mount it, it seems to be fried so the backup I had is now gone.
I attempted to do the wire trick (correctly) many more times with no success.
I was able to revive the SD card later by repartitioning it with the MT4GS and then formatting it with my HTC Amaze, but the backup is still gone.
Did a ton more research and then went to bed...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
From there there was a restore script on the Juopunutbear package. But in hindsight, you probably already know that.
Mortico said:
This morning I woke up and shut off the computer I had used to do JuopunutBear, thereby losing the backup that it had made (mistake, didn't realize there was a backup there).
The only stock ROM I could find with a working download link was 1.28.531.9, I renamed it to P59IMG.zip and tried to flash it.
No luck, it has a progress bar that fills, then it reboots and I'm back to the screen with the green arrow.
I tried relocking the bootloader first, and it seems to get further but then fails when it realizes my HBOOT is newer than the one in the image.
I've been looking into downgrading the HBOOT version to 1.44.0007 so I can just do an S-OFF and be done with it, but I can't figure out how to do that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Downgrading does not worrk. Can only go in one direction.
Mortico said:
I hear that you can't get S-OFF with 1.45.0013 using JuopunutBear, of course I only found this out today but I'm not even sure it's true.
The guide I was following uses HBOOT 1.45.0013 so when I get to the step where it says I can flash ROMs, I'm not really sure why it didn't work for me.
So here's where I'm stuck...
HBOOT 1.45.0013
S-ON
Unlocked
CWM 5.5.0.4 Recovery
Stuck on the software download screen: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d1hz7j66h7mxj36/2014-10-13 13.46.31.jpg?dl=0
I've gone through this process with several phones so I'm not really new at this. I've done a Samsung Behold II, HTC myTouch 3g and an HTC Amaze 4g. At this point I think my best course would be to restore this phone to stock before trying anything else. If I had a signed 1.55.531.3 ROM then I think I could get it back to where I started so I can try the whole thing again. But I can't find a working download link to one. I'd also be fine with going back to 1.28.531.9 as I think I could more easily do S-OFF with it.
Can someone with a bit more knowledge/experience please let me know if I'm missing something? Or just post some links to the ROMs I need?
Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Found your request in another thread, from the below it looks resolved, but the offer for the images are still on the table (maybe you have a better way to host it than I do, if you care for that ).
Mortico said:
Ok, I don't know why or how this worked, but I plugged the phone back into the ubuntu box and ran JuopunutBear like 10 times. It failed several times, in different places, with different errors each time. So I just kept doing it over and over again until it finally worked!
I now have MikTouch 0.7 installed and working perfectly.
Below is a log of the funkiness I experienced with JuopunutBear in case anyone ever has a similar problem...
[email protected]:~$ cd Downloads/
[email protected]:~/Downloads$ dir
cb
[email protected]:~/Downloads$ cd cb
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ dir
adb ControlBear fastboot jb_boot.img jb_hboot.zip MD5SUM
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ chmod 755 ControlBear adb fastboot
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear rolBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Starting up......
Testing ADB connection
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Rebooting from bootloader
Waiting...
...Waiting
Detecting...Starting up......
Testing ADB connection
Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (5/60)
Waiting.....
Test 2: Booting device into JuopunutBear boot-mode
Waiting ADB.... (7/60)
Test 2.1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (2/60)
Waiting...
Waiting...
Waiting ADB.... (1/60)
Test (2.1): Booting FAILED (2)
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Rebooting from bootloader
Waiting...
...Waiting
Detecting...Starting up......
Testing ADB connection
Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (5/60)
Waiting.....
Test 2: Booting device into JuopunutBear boot-mode
Waiting ADB.... (7/60)
Test 2.1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (2/60)
Waiting...
Waiting...
Waiting ADB.... (1/60)
Test (2.1): Booting FAILED (2)
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Rebooting from bootloader
Waiting...
...Waiting
Detecting...Starting up......
Testing ADB connection
Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (5/60)
Waiting.....
Test 2: Booting device into JuopunutBear boot-mode
Waiting ADB.... (7/60)
Test 2.1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (2/60)
Waiting...
Waiting...
Waiting ADB.... (1/60)
Test (2.1): Booting FAILED (2)
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Starting up......
Testing ADB connection
Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (5/60)
Waiting.....
Test 2: Booting device into JuopunutBear boot-mode
Waiting ADB.... (7/60)
Test 2.1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (2/60)
Waiting...
Waiting...
Waiting ADB.... (1/60)
Test (2.1): Booting FAILED (2)
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Rebooting from bootloader
Waiting...
...Waiting
Detecting...Starting up......
Testing ADB connection
Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting fastboot (5/60)
Waiting.....
Test 2: Booting device into JuopunutBear boot-mode
Waiting ADB.... (7/60)
Device detected.....................
Connection test ok!
Searching device.....
Found device.....
Backing up......
Transferring backups....
Backup ok!!
Using eMMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk0
Using MMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk1
Boot partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
Recovery partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
Is information correct?
You have 5 seconds time to stop process by pressing CTRL+C
Finding some beer.....
Found first....
Found second....
Found third....
Hmmmm... where is that last one....... Wait a sec....
=== Waiting for device....
(5/45)
Found device...
Waiting for device to settle... Please wait...
Cannot open file /data/local/tmp/jb_boot.img
Using eMMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk0
Using MMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk1
Boot partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
Recovery partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
Is information correct?
You have 5 seconds time to stop process by pressing CTRL+C
Finding some beer.....
Found first....
No Juopunutbear boot image found
Failed at (2.1) step....
Cannot enter JuopunutBear boot-mode
Quit....
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Starting up......
Searching device.....
Found device.....
Found backups!
Making room for beer......
Loading sixpacks on sdcard......
Loaded......
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
Do not remove sdcard from phone
Do wire-trick now!! Check the instructions at unlimited.io
=== Waiting for device....
(2/45)
Fastboot detected
Rebooting device
Please wait....
(3/45)
Found device...
Waiting for device to settle... Please wait...
Cannot open file /data/local/tmp/jb_boot.img
Using eMMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk0
Using MMC dev /dev/block/mmcblk1
Boot partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
Recovery partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
Is information correct?
You have 5 seconds time to stop process by pressing CTRL+C
Finding some beer.....
Found first....
No Juopunutbear boot image found
Failed at (2.1) step....
Cannot enter JuopunutBear boot-mode
Quit....
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
(c) Copyright 2012 Unlimited.IO
If you have acquired this software from anywhere
other than our website this version may be out of
date and unsupported. Please see our website for
instructions on how to use this tool and for support.
This program may not be redistributed or included in other
works without the express permission of Team Unlimited.
Starting up......
Searching device.....
Found device.....
Found backups!
Getting into bar.....
Raising Glass
SUCCESS - Taking a sip.
SUCCESS - Beer is tasty.
SUCCESS - Beer is tasty.
SUCCESS - Beer is tasty.
SUCCESS - Beer is tasty.
SUCCESS - Buddies and Beer
Checking alcohol level......
Seems to be just right.....
Let's take one more......
Aaaah, nice sunny day!!
Rebooting.......
=== Waiting for device....
(3/45)
Found device...
Waiting for device to settle... Please wait...
Cannot open file /data/local/tmp/jb_boot.img
Cowardly refusing to S-OFF this phone
Error code is: 4E D7 B9 21
Quit....
[email protected]:~/Downloads/cb$ sudo ./ControlBear
========= ControlBear 0.11 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
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Starting up......
Searching device.....
Found device.....
Found backups!
Beer......more beer......more beer...
...too much beer on sdcard...
You will need to reformat external sdcard manually!!
Rebooting RUU mode.......
=== Waiting for device....
(1/45)
Fastboot detected
JuopunutBear S-OFF success
Installing JuopunutBear hboot.....
Waiting.....
Flashing.......
Rebooting......
JuopunutBear hboot installed
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Excellent! If at first you don't succeed, try try again!
From there there was a restore script on the Juopunutbear package. But in hindsight, you probably already know that.
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Yeah, by the time I found out about the restore function the computer I had booted up with the live CD had been rebooted into windows. So whatever backups JuopunutBear made disappeared when I rebooted.
I'm quite relieved that I got this phone working again, we need to get another year out of it at least. I had been nagging my wife for about 6 months to let me install a ROM on her phone as it was crashing constantly and extremely laggy. I couldn't stand to even watch her use it. Finally her phone became unusable even for her and she handed it over.
Had I not succeed, it would have meant buying her a new phone that we can't really afford right now. But worse, it would mean she'd never trust me to touch another phone of her's again.
VINDICATED! Her phone is now running better than the day she bought it.
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Originally posted in here
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Okay, I tried the taco root exploit as suggested here.
Since I'm new to Android, the process was a little vague for me. Finally managed to get it done properly after reading through I really don't know how many pages here on this forum and google searches. Didn't wanna risk a brick, lol.
I've just written down the step by step procedure if someone like me needs the help.
1st off, my device is a Sensation running 2.3.4 OTA stock, unrooted/ untouched and Revolutionary fails to S-off this phone.
Edit: Just got a brand new Sensation Xe where I faced the same problem, no OTA etc (I unpacked the phone), but Revolutionary S-OFFstill fails. Tried the same methode below and it is S-OFF now. Screenshot of the new phone below:
DISCLAIMER
Using the following method might void your warranty.
I am not responsible if following this method results in bricking your phone.
Whatever you do is at your own risk
You'll need the tacoroot.bin file (I got mine from the htcsupertool v3 zip)
ADB set up.
HTC drivers. I used the HTC v 3.0.0.007 drivers.
Copy/move the tacoroot.bin file to a folder and open a command window from there or move it to the Android SDK/ tools folder (my set up) and navigate there from a command window depending on how you have ADB setup.
Run the following adb commands.
Code:
adb push tacoroot.bin /data/local
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tacoroot.bin
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin --setup
The phone will reboot to recovery.
Press Volume Up, Volume Down and Power.
Reboot.
Press the Power button once if the screen remains blank (dark).
Wait for boot.
Run the following command.
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin --root
The phone will reboot.
Run Revolutionary.
Once Revolutionary is successful, reboot.
Run the following command.
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin –-undo
Done. Go ahead with custom recovery etc. I did not install any custom recovery with Revolutionary as I didn't want to risk anything. Someone better equipped folks might be able to say if that would disrupt the whole process.
I've installed ARHD 6.5.1 XE on this Sensation now, no issues. It's a friend's phone, my own XE is running the same without all this drama )
Note: Shamelessly copied bits and parts from all over the forum and the net. Thanks to everyone here and no offense if something has been taken from someone without acknowledgement.
Warnings and Disclaimers
TacoRoot may void your warranty. This is not an s-off/unlock, but a temporary root method – and an unstable one at that (note, however, that it’s technically a “quasi-perm” root in that your phone will stay rooted after you pull the battery). Your phone will be unstable until the undo parameter is used, and may not fully boot. ADB, however, will come up as root.
If your phone breaks as a result of this exploit, neither Android Police nor Justin Case can be held liable.
Edit: I corrected the command line to undo tacoroot, thanks to mathrania's post below.
Thanks for the guide... just a comment:
Instead of : adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin –undo
it should be: adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin ––undo
I just died trying the first command
thanks..
now i see.. it must be double dash..
i didnt know that. i will try to root again..
can i install clockwork after s-off?
will this work for hboot 1.27 S-on?
bestmodel03 said:
will this work for hboot 1.27 S-on?
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No cus u cant run revolution on 1.27
1st off, my device is a Sensation running 2.3.4 OTA stock
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fuel3100 said:
now i see.. it must be double dash..
i didnt know that. i will try to root again..
can i install clockwork after s-off?
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Sure, you can. I'm using 4EXT Touch Recovery though.
Brilliant Baba! kewl method... Salute Forever_n00b
ty so much....
was suffering A LOT!!!!
Awesome
Works perfectly for HTC SEnsation XE with Hboot1.18...
Thanks mate... Tacoroot ROCKZ...!!
Installing ROM now..
Success
Successfully S-Off using Tacoroot on my Sensation HBoot 1.18.0000
Thank you very much Forevernoob!
Phollux said:
Successfully S-Off using Tacoroot on my Sensation HBoot 1.18.0000
Thank you very much Forevernoob!
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Same for me, worked great.
after adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin --root command, my phone now boot loop on bootanimation i don't know what should i do...
echbel said:
after adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin --root command, my phone now boot loop on bootanimation i don't know what should i do...
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Mee too, how is it going?
drcrazy91 said:
Mee too, how is it going?
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while on boot loop, i've connected phone to pc and started revolutionary tool, it completed the command succesfully
echbel said:
while on boot loop, i've connected phone to pc and started revolutionary tool, it completed the command succesfully
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I also ran revolutionary while on boot loop and it completed successfully. However after that im now stuck in boot loop and am unable to run the --undo command. I've tried running the --undo command while in boot loop but it dosnt seem to help.
Sometimes it will make it to the wallpaper for a few seconds then just reboot again..... Anyone know how i can fix this?
just some additional info: revolutionary definately worked. It shows S-OFF in fastboot on Hboot 1.17.1111
I dont think im not bricked but i just need some assistance getting things back on track!
jez151 said:
I also ran revolutionary while on boot loop and it completed successfully. However after that im now stuck in boot loop and am unable to run the --undo command. I've tried running the --undo command while in boot loop but it dosnt seem to help.
Sometimes it will make it to the wallpaper for a few seconds then just reboot again..... Anyone know how i can fix this?
just some additional info: revolutionary definately worked. It shows S-OFF in fastboot on Hboot 1.17.1111
I dont think im not bricked but i just need some assistance getting things back on track!
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Let the phone reboot and in the mean time run the adb from pc and do the undo command
(you can verify the phone is connected or not using "adb devices")
Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves
ganeshp said:
Let the phone reboot and in the mean time run the adb from pc and do the undo command
(you can verify the phone is connected or not using "adb devices")
Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves
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Yeah I've done this now so i assume it has worked. It Unfortunately hasnt fixed the problem.
Any other ideas?
EDIT: ok i mangaed to get clockwork on the phone and I'm rocking insert coin no worries. Thanks for your reply.
======== ControlBear version 0.2.2 for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
Starting up......
Connecting to device...
Backing up......
reloc_library[1290]: 14033 cannot locate '_ZNK7android6Parcel15setDataPositionEj
'...
CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE
Transferring backups....
Backup FAILED!!
Exiting!!
Press ENTER to exit.....
that is the error that i get, is there a solution, i got the most recent version of superuser
happend to be a bad root which caused this error
Aplogies if this is not the best starting point but have been reading for 10 hours and am reluctant to take a next step after failure of s-off that has stuck phone in bootloader.
Details
Copied all SD card data to PC
Rooted phone as described by HTCdev
Used SKG utility to attempt s-off
Controlbear got stuck in some strage loop waiting for device after process had started. Never even got prompted to try the wire trick :-( 30 mins later I had to pull the pin
rebooting phone gave me the Controlbear black screen with Green arrow but could now not connect to the device using controlbear just said waiting for device then press any key to exit
Phone will not boot to android OS
when USB connected to phone in bootloader it says FASTBOOT USB and
fastboot devices lists my connected device so USB is OK
Followed instructions at unlimited.io/troubleshooting to try to recover controlbear -f seemed to do somthing so then did
fastboot flash boot recovery_backup.img
which failed could not find image !!!!! der
downloaded 4ext recovery.img
fastboot flash boot recovery.img
worked
Now have
Details of boot
*** UNLOCKED ***
Pyramid PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT 1.27.0000
Radio 11.24.3504.10_M
OpenADSP-v)2.6.0.2226.00.0131
cMMC-boot
CID reported by fastboot getvar cid is BM__001
Just tried everything from bootloader but always got back bootloader screen no Controlbear screen with arrow as before
At a whim I ran the controlbear -f again and whammo it came up with the 4ext recovery which I was happy to see. Despite doing a backup before starting anything 4ext says no backup present :-(
How can I recover device? I have downloaded the Bell stock RUU which should be correct for this device. Running it says device image version is 3.32.666.13Hesitant to try anything without some good advice. Hopefully I can recover and try the s-off agin but it's been a painful ride. Is it just as simple as clicking update on the RUU exe?
thanks
The backups are not present its saying when you are doing controlbear -f
That means you have no backup present in that controlbear folder
This can be either because of
1.you have another copy of controlbear folder where you done the soff process and where the controlbear saved the backups
(there will be boot_backup.img, recovery_ backup.img)
2.you deleted those images from the controlbear folder
Now what you can do is
1.just find the boot_backup.img and flash it via bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot_backup.img
That will get you out of the Juopunutbear screen..
No need to run the ruu in this case
Edit: and with regards to the 4EXT backup.. The backup will be stored in sdcard and during soff process the sdcard will be wiped.. That's why 4EXT said no backup present.. Just format your sdcard again.. Copy the sdcard backup from your pc (at least copy the Clockworkmod/backup folder to sdcard with the same path in sdcard... It holds your rom backup if you did any)
Then try the 4EXT backup
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If your problem was solved, it's a good idea to add [SOLVED] to the topic.
Still in trouble
HI thanks for the advice. Went to the io help and they said relock boot and reflash RUU. Now I have not RUU'd at all as have not been able to find a suitable one. But did fastboot oem lock as suggested. Can I now unlock it again as your post made way more sense and I found the recovery stuff you are speaking of. Just need to unlock and I should be able to recover. is there an unlock command?
markwatson said:
HI thanks for the advice. Went to the io help and they said relock boot and reflash RUU. Now I have not RUU'd at all as have not been able to find a suitable one. But did fastboot oem lock as suggested. Can I now unlock it again as your post made way more sense and I found the recovery stuff you are speaking of. Just need to unlock and I should be able to recover. is there an unlock command?
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Copy the unlock_code.bin to the folder with adb & fastboot.
Then
Code:
fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin
Also, please come down to this channel for support. (I'm only going to help there because you used the tool)
SOLVED
Solved Problem
Hi All Thanks to some sterling efforts by KGS1992 my problem was solved. Take care ye all to ensure that you ensure you get the correct version of controlbear there are many and you need the correct one for your android version. I'll post a detailed summary tomorrow I'm bushed.
i was trying to s off my htc sensation by juopuntbear which is already rooted but i wasnt able to after many attempts, when i stopped the cell went into boot mode and i chosed to power it down.....from then the cell got bricked......what should i do now???
and now when i tried controlbear again i'm getting this error
======== ControlBear 0.7 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
Starting up......
Connecting to device...
Searching device.....
Found device.....
Found backups!
Error message: adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
** daemon still not runningerF║Tu2■"
No beer for bear tonight
Press ENTER to exit.....
do the restoring from fastboot
connect the phone from fastboot and controlbear -f
tell me how it went
also did you have HTC-DEV unlock earlier ?
Hi Guys,
I am a first time poster on XDA and have already done my homework, reading other posts, regarding my problem. A similar post is here,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2284273, but the solution is not applicable to me.
So, I unlocked my HTC Sensation 4G, using HTC-DEV and it said unlock in the boot-loader. I followed this tutorial, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2182792
After I flashed recovery into my phone, I flashed both CVM and TWRP, it flashed fine but from the boot-loader I was not able to load my phone into recovery mode, so as to proceed to the step 3.
Then, I read somewhere that the phone needs to be S-OFF for that, so then I followed this tutorial to S-OFF my phone. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1870233
I was successfully able to gain S-OFF after the wire trick. Now the phone is stuck at the Juopunutbear Logo, with green arrow pointing down.
I went to the ControlBear troubleshooting guide and followed the steps under "ROM / Data Recovery".
ControlBear with -r and -f parameters say phone should boot normally now, but its again stuck there.
I also tried to flash my boot_backup.img as said there, but it fails
sending 'boot' (16384 KB)...
OKAY [ 3.441s]
writing 'boot'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 3.757s
My phone bootloader specs are :
*** LOCKED ***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.000
RADIO-11.23.3504.07_M2
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0131
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012
I cant unlock my phone again using HTC-DEV
Error : FAILED (remote: unlock token check failed)
Plus I cant flash the 4EXT recovery, its the sends the file but the
Error : FAILED (remote: not allowed)
I think I have to unlock it somehow and then I can flash 4EXT recovery.
I am using UBUNTU (LINUX).
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
You need to flash juopunutbear hboot.
For that check my soff guide.. Troubleshoot point #3 - flashing jb hboot section
Once done
Do the rom/data recovery section.. To get out of jb logo
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ganeshp said:
You need to flash juopunutbear hboot.
For that check my soff guide.. Troubleshoot point #3 - flashing jb hboot section
Once done
Do the rom/data recovery section.. To get out of jb logo
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
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Thanks Ganesh, you pin pointed the problem, I flashed juopunutbear hboot (by editing the CID, which is superID) and it says Juopunut Bear , instead of LOCKED now. Then, I followed the rom/data recovery section. Everything went well till step 5, means
ControlBear -r
ControlBear -f
fastboot flash boot boot_backup.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery_backup.img
Now, it says boot to Android, so I used reboot on the boot-loader screen but after rebooting its still the same screen with green arrow down.
But I can successfully send stuff to the device meaning flashing, how should I proceed now.
[EDIT] OK I flashed 4EXT recovery on my device, and I can reboot via recovery mode, so I am trying to make progress here, and I will check back if I am stuck again. Thanks
Thanks
vanbug said:
Thanks Ganesh, you pin pointed the problem, I flashed juopunutbear hboot (by editing the CID, which is superID) and it says Juopunut Bear , instead of LOCKED now. Then, I followed the rom/data recovery section. Everything went well till step 5, means
ControlBear -r
ControlBear -f
fastboot flash boot boot_backup.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery_backup.img
Now, it says boot to Android, so I used reboot on the boot-loader screen but after rebooting its still the same screen with green arrow down.
But I can successfully send stuff to the device meaning flashing, how should I proceed now.
Thanks
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if you still have stucked there try to flash a custom rom from recovery
before flashing do a full wipe from recovery
rzr86 said:
if you still have stucked there try to flash a custom rom from recovery
before flashing do a full wipe from recovery
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Thanks rzr86 and ganesh
I flashed 4EXT recovery and rebooted in recovery mode, then installed the latest firmwire 3.33 followed by Android Revolution HD with Sebastian Kernal.
Everything works fine now, thanks for the suggestions guys!!
Cheers