[View]S-OFF GB to HC and back again, CWM, ROOT: Read even if you have S-OFF on HC

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Maine_Coon

Maine_Coon

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There are pros and cons.
I wanna watch my TV full-screen from Vulkano, and bottom buttons are always there.

Also, how to change the wallpaper on HC?:confused:

Edit: can't go back to GB.
Damn.
 
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killerb777

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Thanks for this! Only issue I ran into was when I try and go into recovery, i get a black screen with a tablet icon and a red triangle so I can install the SU zip. Anyone have any ideas on what went wrong?

edit: well tried flash the img for cwm, and it hangs on a the white screen with the htc logo. hboot states s-off and HC loads fine. vol+ doesn't go into cwm nor does it work from hboot.
 
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Maine_Coon

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So how do I go back to GB?

Tried to restore GB Nandroid backup from recovery, got soft-brick HTC logo.

Help please.

I played with this thing for a while, made backup (smart guy! :D), went to recovery and tried to restore GB, did not succeed, went to recovery again and restored HC.

HC is OK, but I wll wait for the custom ROM with the ability to get rid of the soft buttons during TV/Video playback.
 
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matthewallen72

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globatron was kind enough to help me out big time. As far as going back and forth between honeycomb and gingerbread, no clue how to do that. I dont think just doing the ruu procedure will do it. Once I know how, I will try honeycomb again, however I noticed on honey now of my music on internal mem or sd card showed up, or videos I could play in gingerbread couldnt be played in honeycomb so for me, thats a huge huge drawback
 
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matthewallen72 said:
globatron was kind enough to help me out big time. As far as going back and forth between honeycomb and gingerbread, no clue how to do that. I dont think just doing the ruu procedure will do it. Once I know how, I will try honeycomb again, however I noticed on honey now of my music on internal mem or sd card showed up, or videos I could play in gingerbread couldnt be played in honeycomb so for me, thats a huge huge drawback
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Mamma, I wanna go back too!:D

---------- Post added at 09:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:16 PM ----------

after following the steps and installing HC I have decided to go back.
Flashed RUU.
Now it is soft-bricked on HTC screen.
I can boot into fastboot, but can't boot into recovery.
Please help.
 
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TeknoJnky

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I had to flash the express mini ruu twice, but other than that, seems to be up and working.

Thank you very much for your efforts, happy holidays to you and yours!

Code: 
D:\Android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>fastboot oem rebootRUU
...
(bootloader) erase sector 163328 ~ 163839 (512)
OKAY [  0.448s]
finished. total time: 0.448s

D:\Android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>fastboot devices
HT16PHY01631    fastboot

D:\Android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>fastboot flash zip express-mini-ru
u.zip
sending 'zip' (5055 KB)...
OKAY [  0.561s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) checking model ID...
(bootloader) checking custom ID...
(bootloader) start image[hboot] unzipping for pre-update check...
(bootloader) start image[hboot] flushing...
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,hboot,0
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,hboot,100
FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)
finished. total time: 7.082s

D:\Android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>fastboot flash zip express-mini-ru
u.zip
sending 'zip' (5055 KB)...
OKAY [  0.563s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) checking model ID...
(bootloader) checking custom ID...
(bootloader) start image[recovery] unzipping & flushing...
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,0
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,21
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,49
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,71
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,97
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,100
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,0
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,100
OKAY [  8.306s]
finished. total time: 8.870s
 
Maine_Coon

Maine_Coon

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and mine is soft-bricked, just because I did not like HC and wanted to go back to GB.
Yeah, happy holidays.
 
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brashmadcap

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Wanted to verify the RUU

is RUU_Express_Sprint_WWE_1.22.651.1_Radio_1.05.11.0531_NV_2.28_SPCS_release_198141_signed.exe the RUU that you guys used successfully? Thanks! Happy holidays, and thanks SO MUCH to the devs for this wonderful holiday gift!
 
Maine_Coon

Maine_Coon

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newalker91 said:
Go into fastboot mode, plug it into your PC, and type "fastboot devices" in command prompt. Does it show your serial?
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yes, it does, and I was able to reboot to ruu and flash the zip in the first post.
Now what?
Made no difference whatsoever.
I do have HC Nandroid backup.
Just can't get into recovery.
 
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huntman21014

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Maine_Coon said:
and mine is soft-bricked, just because I did not like HC and wanted to go back to GB.
Yeah, happy holidays.
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You made that choice by flashing a developer release with no support, the fact globatron is providing support at all tonight is amazing. Reap the consequences of flashing something, screwing it up, and having to wait until he said he would be available.
 
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huntman21014 said:
You made that choice by flashing a developer release with no support, the fact globatron is providing support at all tonight is amazing. Reap the consequences of flashing something, screwing it up, and having to wait until he said he would be available.
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Thank you, Captain Obvious.
 
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brashmadcap

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Maine_Coon said:
Thank you, Captain Obvious.

Please ignore my future posts, thank you again/

Prick.
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First, thank you for spreading your holiday cheer.

Second, in all seriousness, it's probably gonna be okay. Just take a breath, relax and wait a day or two. I know it sucks but don't freak. Enjoy your holiday and know that you have a community here to support you IF YOU ARE NICE TO THEM. If you are nice and don't call people pricks I guarantee someone will help you out here, free of charge. Have a great holiday, sorry you have a temp brick.
 
Maine_Coon

Maine_Coon

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brashmadcap said:
First, thank you for spreading your holiday cheer.

Second, in all seriousness, it's probably gonna be okay. Just take a breath, relax and wait a day or two. I know it sucks but don't freak. Enjoy your holiday and know that you have a community here to support you IF YOU ARE NICE TO THEM. If you are nice and don't call people pricks I guarantee someone will help you out here, free of charge. Have a great holiday, sorry you have a temp brick.
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Thanks.

Happy holidays to you too.

New hboot is not compatible with the old hboot.
That's the problem as I understand it.
I reflash to RUU and it can't boot with the new hboot.
 
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    globatron
    Preamble
    This is the S-OFF upgrade from GingerBread to HoneyComb
    Do not perform this procedure if you have the official HTC hboot, it will not work. You must have a revolutionary hboot (see prerequisites).


    ***If you performed this procedure with previously and have hboot version 6.14.5555 please update to the new hboot, 6.14.5555 is no longer supported***
    Upgrade instructions at the bottom of the procedures.

    Prerequisites
    • You must have performed Revolutionary S-OFF
    • If running on windows you will need these fastboot drivers
    • If running the procedure on Linux or MacOS you must have fastboot working.

      There are no other software prerequisites for this procedure, it does not matter what ROM/Kernel or recovery you are using.

    Don't bother asking for help if you try to do this on a virtual machine, you won't get any.
    Run on a real machine.


    Windows Instructions
    1. Download this file MD5=c62cc1d0453799a7277abfea444d20e4
    2. Download the superuser zip file MD5=69f81ca292f14f71b081bb45a556a3e3
    3. Copy the superuser zip file to the root of your SDCARD
    4. Extract the large zip file downloaded in step 1
    5. Navigate to the RUU_Express_B02 directory
    6. Double-click ARUWizard.exe and proceed like any other RUU, ticking the boxes and pressing next the screen as required.

      Postinstall
    7. Reboot to recovery
    8. Flash the SU zip file copyed in instruction 3

    Linux/MacOS Instructions (Also works on windows, use if ARUWizard.exe crashes for you)
    1. Download this file MD5=5ef525038a3b8b0af2f214098fd80252
    2. Download the superuser zip file MD5=69f81ca292f14f71b081bb45a556a3e3
    3. Copy the superuser zip file to the root of your SDCARD
    4. Boot your view to fastboot mode.
    5. Run the following commands:
      Code: 
      fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip RUU_Express_B02_RAW.zip
[COLOR="Red"][I]***This will fail first time with error 90, repeat the command[/I][/COLOR]
fastboot flash zip RUU_Express_B02_RAW.zip
[COLOR="Red"][I]***Ignore the on-screen progress bar, the flash is complete when fastboot completes[/I][/COLOR]
fastboot reboot
      Postinstall
    6. Reboot to recovery
    7. Flash the SU zip file copyed in instruction 3

    Alternative Installation Instruction (Any OS)
    1. Download this file MD5=5ef525038a3b8b0af2f214098fd80252
    2. Download the superuser zip file MD5=69f81ca292f14f71b081bb45a556a3e3
    3. Rename the RUU_Express_B02_RAW.zip file PG41IMG.zip and place on the root of your (external) sdcard
    4. Copy the superuser zip file to the root of your SDCARD
    5. Boot your view bootloader, it will detect the PG41IMG.zip file and ask you to confirm update, confirm the update
      ***This will fail after completing part of the update, don't worry it's expected***
    6. Boot your view bootloader a second time, it will detect the PG41IMG.zip file and ask you to confirm update, confirm the update again.

      Postinstall
    7. Reboot to recovery
    8. Flash the SU zip file copyed in instruction 3

    Do not mirror files from this post.

    No discussion of Honeycomb content or changes or the relative merits of Gingerbread and Honeycomb. This thread is for the procedure and support thereof only! Also please don't quote the first post because your post becomes an automatic TLDR.


    Update Instructions
    Use these instructions if you currently have hboot 6.14.5555 - Your data should be preserved but take a backup first just in case.
    Method 1
    1. Download this file MD5=20fd6e7546ac2fc422c5a9a5b366f77c
    2. Copy the file to the root of your external SDCARD
    3. Boot your view bootloader, it will detect the PG41IMG.zip file and ask you to confirm update, confirm the update

    Method 2
    1. Download this file MD5=20fd6e7546ac2fc422c5a9a5b366f77c
    2. Boot your view to fastboot mode.
    3. Run the following commands:
      Code: 
      fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip PG41IMG.zip
[I][COLOR="Red"]***Ignore the on-screen progress bar, the flash is complete when fastboot completes[/COLOR][/I]
fastboot reboot

    [Revision History]

    B02 - updated full version: hboot 6.14.5556
    New bootloader to patch bugs with fastboot flashing
    - Fastboot flashing splash1 fixed
    - Fastboot flashing hboot fixed
    Patch for upgrading from a previous version added.

    B01 - Initial full version: hboot 6.14.5555

    BETA- Developer preview

    Special thanks: contradude for the early and riskiest testing, and Maine_Coon for all the ongoing testing
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    globatron
    Downgrade to Gingerbread

    Preamble
    This is the S-OFF downgrade from HoneyComb to S-OFF GingerBread if you are not S-OFF and have a HTC (not revolutionary) hboot then do not do this it will not work.

    The full versions of these files will give you a fully functional Gingerbread installation with S-OFF, CWM recovery and boot image with the secure flag turned off.


    Windows Instructions
    1. Download this file MD5=f5afc4b457a17f88cc611b40e6c7cdc8
    2. Download the superuser zip file MD5=69f81ca292f14f71b081bb45a556a3e3
    3. Copy the superuser zip file to the root of your SDCARD
    4. Extract the large zip file downloaded in step 1
    5. Navigate to the Express_Downgrade directory
    6. Double-click ARUWizard.exe and proceed like any other RUU, ticking the boxes and pressing next the screen as required.

      Postinstall
    7. Reboot to recovery
    8. Flash the SU zip file copied in instruction 3 if using the full version.

    Linux/MacOS Instructions (Also works on windows, use if ARUWizard.exe crashes for you)
    1. Download this file MD5=7cfbaf099d80d899b13848a3ed3fd66a
    2. Download the superuser zip file MD5=69f81ca292f14f71b081bb45a556a3e3
    3. Copy the superuser zip file to the root of your SDCARD
    4. Boot your view to fastboot mode.
    5. Run the following commands:
      Code: 
      fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip Express_dg.zip [colour=blue](or Express_dg_lite.zip as appropriate)[/blue]
[COLOR="Red"][I]***This will fail first time with error 90, repeat the command[/I][/COLOR]
fastboot flash zip Express_dg.zip [colour=blue](or Express_dg_lite.zip as appropriate)[/blue]
[COLOR="Red"][I]***Ignore the on-screen progress bar, the flash is complete when fastboot completes[/I][/COLOR]
fastboot reboot
      Postinstall
    6. Reboot to recovery
    7. Flash the SU zip file copied in instruction 3 if using the full version.

    Alternative Installation Instruction (Any OS)
    1. Download this file MD5=7cfbaf099d80d899b13848a3ed3fd66a
    2. Download the superuser zip file MD5=69f81ca292f14f71b081bb45a556a3e3
    3. Rename the file downloaded in step1 to PG41IMG.zip and place on the root of your (external) sdcard
    4. Copy the superuser zip file to the root of your SDCARD
    5. Boot your view bootloader, it will detect the PG41IMG.zip file and ask you to confirm update, confirm the update
      ***This will fail after completing part of the update, don't worry it's expected***
    6. Boot your view bootloader a second time, it will detect the PG41IMG.zip file and ask you to confirm update, confirm the update again.

      Postinstall
    7. Reboot to recovery
    8. Flash the SU zip file copied in instruction 3 if using the full version.

    Do not mirror files from this post.
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    wolfpack612
    brashmadcap said:
    I have done everything according to the instructions and honeycomb is running fine. When I reboot into the bootloader, it shows me that the device is S-OFF and I have had no problems whatsoever installing and running honeycomb; it went off without a hitch. However I am unable to flash the superuser zip because somehow a recovery isn't installed. When I adb reboot recovery or attempt to load the recovery from the boot menu, I just get taken to an image of a tablet with a red triangle and exclamation point. Tried to push su to /system/bin but it's a RO filesystem, I don't know what the partitions are and if I can even remount them without root. Any suggestions on how I can flash the superuser app? Thanks for all of your help guys, very much appreciated!
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    sounds you don't have custom recovery installed. i had to run the express mini ruu twice (back to back) for all OK. if your still soff,
    #just boot into bootloader
    #select fastboot
    #extract the recovery.img file from express mini ruu.zip
    #place it in your fastboot directory
    #open up cmd and run fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

    this should flash cwm recovery.

    Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
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    globatron
    dellbell said:
    Question (not for Globatron!--he's busy!):

    I'm a noob to the View. Really like it, even with GB. Also, like what I've seen of HC. Understand that the new hboot provided with the HC OTA creates a one-way street: no way back to GB (if that's desired) and, presumably, no way to any other mods created here.

    What I'm wondering is, does anyone know whether the new hboot is irretrievably this way, or whether this is a "for now" problem, one that will be worked out by Valentine's Day or St. Patrick's Day? (From the old Palm days, I have learned that it is sometimes best to (not-so-patiently) wait...) Also, while I realize that some of you are custom ROM partisans, is this mostly about making sure that there isn't an impediment to an eventual upgrade to ICS--regardless of whether HTC/Sprint wants that to happen--or not?

    The particular reason that I'm posing this is that I like my View, and, reading the instructions here (which, for me, are near to being in Danish), I have visions of trying to do this, and turning it into a brick, soft or hard. (Command line is not one of my strengths, and my son assures me that this is all well beyond my capabilities or needs.)

    Thoughts?
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    Once the wrinkles are ironed out the beginner version of the upgrade will be just like a normal RUU.

    The rollback hopefully be like two RUUs if not it will probably be a install these things from a list and then "double click this"
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    spartan1987
    spartan1987
    Ok, so a lot of people seem to be new to the Evo View and have questions about the step-by-step procedure for using Globatron's method for getting rooted HC, so here's my write up as I did it:

    Need:
    HTC Evo View 4G stock unrooted on Android 2.3.4 (if already S-off skip ahead)

    ADB/Fastboot Setup: see here how to do that http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=532719

    Use these Fastboot drivers here http://downloads.unrevoked.com/HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe

    Download Revolutionary here www.revolutionary.io and follow instructions to root and S-off your View on 2.3.4 (Remember to copy Superuser to your sdcard, yes you need a micro sdcard to do any of this)

    Put this Superuser.zip on your sdcard http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...h-signed.zip&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13248412747271

    Once you've succesfully completed using revolutionary, run an RUU from here http://www.filefactory.com/file/c0a...1.0531_NV_2.28_SPCS_release_198141_signed.exe

    Then follow the instructions from the first post. NOTE: You may have to flash the mini-ruu more than once to get it to go (took me two tries). If you get to where you flash the mini-RUU and the green bar is at 70% just type in fastboot reboot-bootloader to get back into the bootloader and go into recovery.

    Boot into recovery from the bootloader.

    Flash the superuser.zip from recovery, do a nandroid backup, reboot into HC!
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