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Im not sure what to do with the above issue. I have reinstalled the ruu 2.17 using Fastboot USB. Im I suppost reload the RUU again to brick it, if so how.
•The phone is HTC Unlocked - You must re-lock.
•The phone is S-OFF - Don't even try to brick it because you'll permanently brick it.
•The phone is Re-locked, but still has a custom rom/recovery on it. - This will show a security warning and not allow the PG86IMG.zip to be flashed. - You must put the phone in FASTBOOT USB and run the RUU exe that matches your software version.
•The File is not named correctly, it's PG86IMG.zip (Make sure it's not PG86IMG.zip.zip)
•The PG86IMG.zip is either corrupt, not signed properly, or modified in some way. - Download another one
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I know I have the file name correct as I just copy from to the another and I have tried in vain to download from filefactory and all I get is that all their free slots are full please try again. So, I found another Ruu from another file sharing site, not sure though if its good or not.
SMH.. I've tried bricking this thing half the night and all up until now..
The video says to count to 4, but by the time I get to 4 at the rate the video says, my phone has updated and moved onto the next. Changed tactics and tried counting to 3.5 then 3, and still can't brick it!
Isn't there a "corrupted" or a "modified" hboot file to try to flash that will brick it in the way required?
Try extracting the ZIP out of the executable RUU that you downloaded using these instructions put together by Mpgrimm2. This has worked for some people when they have upgraded using the executable version of the RUU.
Trust me. If there was one, I would have used that originally. Try varying your timing a bit. Also, let it sit at the "Press Vol + to Upgrade" screen for a minute or two before bricking. Many people have been in the same boat. Just keep trying. You'll get it.
~co~
This thing updates a whole lot faster than what the video says.. makes me think that this 3D has been overclocked or something
I have a class 4 in there now.. Is it possible that the CPU will run slower on a battery pull than AC power?
It has nothing to do with the CPU (AFAIK). There seems to be varying times at which the EVO 3D updates (just go back a few pages. You'll see very similar situations with other users). Give it a try with a battery pull (just a different way of cutting power to the device). You just want to pull the power in the middle of the bootloader update, causing it to not completely write the new bootloader to the device. Just keep on trying. You'll get it eventually.
~co~
Okay so i really want to get this done, I formated and used the core2usb to put the toolkit on,
Then it say restart your computer...
i click on the usb and it shows the files..now what
I apologize that I cant get the first step down lol
Help?
you run the RUU EXE from fastboot usb and your pc.
then you need to download 2.17 RUU ZIP (without hboot 1.50)
i downloaded and used this:
http://goo.im/stock/shooter/ruu/PG8...216_NV_NV_spcs_1.42_release_233304_signed.zip
you don't run the ruu.exe again.
rename the above download to PG86IMG.zip (make sure it's not PG86IMG.zip.zip)
put on your SD Card
pull battery - put battery back in. Volume - and Power to bootloader
then as unknownforce said, let it sit a minute or two
and follow his brick step
(pulling the plug from ac worked for me after several times trying.
basically getting the timing down, to catch it just at the very end of it checking the upload).
kudos to unknownforce and closeone for all the help they've given everyone on this.
well worth all time and effort to get back to hboot 1.40
I feel like I've read this half a dozen times... still don't get it. I'm really just typing out loud but if anyone has a dumbed down version of how to begin, I'd appreciate it. I'll be going the route of using the USB by the way. I have S-ON on 1.5 w/ HTC Unlock
Hi toomuchgame. The best place for you to start would be at the step-by-step guide in post #3. Make sure you download the two RUUs in step 1 of the guide before starting. There are instructions for burning a CD properly with the Toolkit on it just a bit lower.
You'll reboot into the CD where you can test for connectivity, and relock the device (device has to be relocked before you can start the downgrade).
~co~
that just might be worth the trip. maybe 3 at once??? i have 2 and my sister has one too
Version 0.8.2
Download
- Device Test now properly states how to start the test
- Device Test does a Fastboot test, and an optional ADB test
- Help option gives a brief overview of the Downgrade process
- Some more information given before doing tests
- Downgrade will no longer snap back to the main menu after finishing
MD5 Checksum: c6b6889c7f12681621feaec26580f695
Version 0.7.0
Download - Thanks WTLORd!
Mirror - Thanks notsointeresting! (+d-h.st)
Mirror #2 - Thanks disturb3d1/wwjoshdew!
* Run Revolutionary from the Toolkit (Beta code required)
* HTCDev Relock support integrated
* Flash either ClockworkMod 5.0.1.0 or 4.0.1.4
- Menu has been cleaned up (cleared up some wording as well)
- Fixed bug with shutdown not being allowed in some cases
I encourage you to try it and please let me know how it runs! Thanks everyone!
MD5 Checksum: c69c796c13a39b589d28a6ebe26b18d2
Unknownforce for bringing us the EVO 3D downgrade method.
notsointeresting and WTLORd for mirroring these downloads.
Mpgrimm2 for his awesome advise and assistance!
lowetax for kindly helping with the downgrade inside and out of the thread.
madmaxx82 for permitting me to bundle 4EXT Recovery
ClockworkMod
The Core Project (Tiny Core)
Personal thank you to the Revolutionary Team
Thanks to everyone who tested the CD and reported their findings.
If I forgot someone, please PM me, and I'll add you to the list.
I will also quote Unknownforce's thank you list, as I'm pretty sure that most of the programs in the downgrade CD method have some relation to them.
MOVZX, RussianBear, Fuses, Dexter93, TrevE, Crackanug, USSENTERNCC1701E, jcase, The entire Revolutionary team
What is this?
This is a Live-Bootable Linux-based CD that attempts automates many of the steps that are required for the downgrade process. It's designed to make the task less daunting to users unfamiliar with Linux. It does not install anything onto your computer, and contains the drivers right inside of it.
Is there risk involved?
I won't lie. There is a small amount of risk using this. Then again, there is a small amount of risk with almost everything you do with your phone. There's even some risk in the HTCDev method. Doing this is a lot less scary than it sounds. Many people have used this method, and many have used the Toolkit to simplify the process. If you have questions, you may always post them inside the thread.
Is this a one-click method?
No. Not quite. It will still require you to use short commands.
Will I still have to work in a Terminal?
Yes... But don't leave yet. Most of the processes are done for you, and require entering a single letter to run a process.
Should I backup my phone before doing this?
Yes. Whenever doing something like this, you should always make backups! Also, this method will require you to flash a RUU after you are done downgrading and doing the Revolutionary S-OFF. You WILL lose all data on your phone (not SD Card) when applying the 1.13 RUU.
How do I know that my phone is bricked?
If the screen powers on and displays anything at all, it is not bricked.
I'm unlocked using the HTCDev method. Do I have to do anything different?
You will have to lock your bootloader before starting. Since you likely already have the benefit of backing up, do that before locking. Lock your device by using the HTCDev Relock feature in the Toolkit, or the command: fastboot oem lock while in the bootloader (Fastboot-USB mode) on your phone. If you are running a custom ROM, there is a chance that your phone will reboot and give you a Security Warning. You will have to apply a stock 2.08 or 2.17 RUU before proceeding. Get the 2.17 RUU from here, rename it to PG86IMG.zip (If file extensions (.zip, .doc, .mp3) are set not to show in Windows, just rename the file 'PG86IMG'.) and place it on the root (main directory) of your SD Card. Boot up your phone and run the RUU all the way through. Remember, running this RUU will erase all data on your phone (not SD-Card though). Now, continue as if you hadn't taken the HTCDev Unlock.
Please make sure to keep this thread limited to questions and comments on the live CD. For support with the Downgrade method, it's probably best to keep discussion in Unknownforce's thread. I will try my best to support the CD, but I cannot guarentee that I will be able to continue to answer questions about the CD.
0.8.2 - Device Test now properly states how to start the test
- Device Test does a Fastboot test, and an optional ADB test
- Help option gives a brief overview of the Downgrade process
- Some more information given before doing tests
- Downgrade will no longer snap back to the main menu after finishing
0.8.0t* Fix error with messages flooding the screen on some hardware
* Fix error with hardware not working too nicely with USB
- No other changes
- Same version number cosmetically (forgot to change it before building)
- MD5 Checksum: 0246fe0f8a80197bc1e63599eeda83ee
0.8.0 - Rebuilt (again) from the ground up
- New menu-driven interface
- 4EXT Recovery now included (Thanks madmaxx82)
- Usability fixes
- Broadened device test
- Boot directly into the bootloader
- Easily exit utilities without rebooting
- More instruction while using
- Built off of Micro Core
- MD5 Checksum: 9e0b883f013ab8db46101663dc188cdb
0.7.0 - Run Revolutionary from the Toolkit ([URL="http://www.revolutionary.io"]Beta code required[/URL])
- HTCDev Relock support integrated
- Flash either ClockworkMod 5.0.1.0 or 4.0.1.4
- Menu has been cleaned up (cleared up some wording as well)
- Fixed bug with shutdown not being allowed in some cases
- MD5 Checksum: c69c796c13a39b589d28a6ebe26b18d2
0.6.5s- It's been (pretty much) rebuilt from the ground up (new Base OS - TinyCore Linux)
- It's 93% smaller than the previous version of the Toolkit Live CD.
- It's a lot faster booting up.
- Should only require about <128MB of RAM, and <500MHz Processor.
- It's text based only, but that's okay (trust me). It boots; press 'd' to downgrade. That's it.
- I have integrated the ability to Flash ClockworkMod 5.0.2.0.
- MD5 Checksum: 4884fbcd21e37e7cd3f1ea2f7ddef8da
0.5.1 - No longer need to do step 1 - Type 'downgrade' into the Terminal to do the downgrade. You no longer
need to flash an RUU at the beginning, or temp root.
- MD5 Checksum: 5014B2E79B834173887941C5BE71E7A3
0.4.1 - New version of emmc_recover - No need to open four terminal windows anymore! - Thanks Unknownforce!
- MD5 Checksum: f6be045551ed18c6c22912a6e46f1cd6
0.3.4 - zergRush Temp Rooting
- Mainver version change and verification
- Start command that lists the names of all commands available to the user.
- Step Three HBOOT flash for partitions sdb13, sdc13, sdd13, sde13.
- MD5 Checksum: 03eac19c68672f3334526580ac91d5bb
0.2.2 - Step Three HBOOT flash for partitions sdb13, sdc13, sdd13, sde13.
- MD5 Checksum: 40c1de37fd66f0348770f2a7a53d0998
Test that your computer will boot the Toolkit before Bricking! Use the 'Check device status' function in the Toolkit to see if your phone is being recognized (Power the phone off completely. May require you to pull the battery and put it back in. Plug the phone into the computer).
Please follow the steps as closely as possible! Even if a step seems redundant or unnecessary, there's a reason that you are doing it. If you have any questions about the guide, please feel free to ask in the thread.
Read the Important Information section in the first post (at the very least) before starting!
1. Download 2.17 RUU Zip, 1.13 RUU EXE, Latest Version of Boot CD
2. Backup your phone
3. Burn the CD or USB flash drive with the instructions below
4. Ensure that you can boot into the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit before bricking!
--IF YOU ARE HTCDev UNLOCKED--
5. Reboot your computer into the Toolkit (CD/USB flash drive)
6. Power off your phone completely (you may have to pull the battery and put it back in after powering off)
7. Plug the phone into the computer without powering it on
8. Use the 'Bootloader' command. This should power back on the phone. (If not, Hold Vol - and press the power button) - Ensure that you are S-ON. (If you see the word 'FASTBOOT' highlighted in red, hit the power button)
9. If you are HTCDev Unlocked -> Run the 'Relock' command from the main menu.
10. Reboot your computer and continue.
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11. Copy 2.17 RUU to the SDCard. Make sure that it's named PG86IMG.zip.
--Bricking the phone (Temporarily)--
12. It's best if you read Unknownforce's instructions for bricking.
13. It's always best to check that you have bricked successfully to save yourself frustration later on.
14. > Put the battery back into the phone. Wait about 7-8 seconds.
15. > Press the power button. If charge light is solid-dim, or doesn't come on at all and the screen does not power on, you've successfully bricked the phone.
16. > If the charge light is blinking, (and/or the screen turns on), the phone isn't bricked. Keep on trying!
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17. Once the phone is in a bricked state, boot up into the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit.
18. Leave the battery OUT OF your phone. Don't plug it in yet.
19. From the main menu, use the 'Downgrade' command.
20. Read the on-screen instructions carefully.
21. Press enter until you see the words "Waiting for device..."
22. While holding down the Volume - button, plug the phone in. (REMEMBER: No battery in phone)
23. Follow the on-screen instructions.
24. It should ask you to unplug the USB cable and press enter.
25. When you see the words "Waiting for device..." move on to the next step.
26. While holding down the Volume - button, plug the phone back in.
27. If it worked, then you have successfully downgraded your Bootloader. Put your battery back into your phone, Hold down Vol - and press power.
28. Now. Reboot into Windows and run the 1.13 RUU EXE that you downloaded.
29. When that's done, reboot back into the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit.
30. Power back on phone into Android.
31. Run Revolutionary from the menu. You'll be required to input your beta code from the Revolutionary website.
32. You may need to let Revolutionary rerun several times.
33. When you see "-Revolutionary-" at the top of your bootloader, you have achieved Revolutionary S-OFF!
34. Flash Recovery from the main menu.
35. Remove the PG86IMG file from your SD Card! Do NOT let it run again!
36. Optional: Run the 2.17 Firmware Update ZIP from here. Place it on your SD Card just like the PG86IMG file that you used to brick the device with. Boot up into the bootloader and let this run all the way through. (Recommended)
WARNING: DO NOT BRICK YOUR DEVICE AGAIN AFTER GETTING S-OFF. THIS WILL PERMA-BRICK THE DEVICE. RECOVERING FROM THE CD WILL NOT WORK. THE PHONE WILL NOT GO INTO THE SAME RECOVERY DOWNLOAD MODE AS AN S-ON DEVICE WOULD.
IMPORTANT: If you decide to stay with the stock ROM, DO NOT EVER take OTA (Over-The-Air) updates! Taking one will likely put you back on HBOOT 1.50.
36. I recommend that you flash a custom ROM. If you want to stay on a (mostly) stock ROM, I would recommend that you flash one of Mr.Esp's Stock Rooted ROMs. They will not "upgrade" your bootloader to HBOOT 1.50.
37. After you have done that, go ahead and make a Backup in your custom recovery.
After running Revolutionary, it is normal for your bootloader's version number to be 1.40.1100.
Have fun on HBOOT 1.40 S-OFF!
Windows Vista/7
1. Download the latest version of the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit from above.
2. Insert your CD-R
3. Navigate to the location of the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit on your hard drive.
4. Right-click on the .iso file. Hover over 'Open with' and select 'Windows Disc Image Burner'
5. Select your CD burner from the drop-down menu
6. (recommended) Tick 'Verify disc after burning'
7. Click Burn
Other Windows Method
PoorCollegeGuy's guide to Burning an ISO to a CD
Mac OS X - Thanks MikeC84!
Open disk utility, drag the ISO to disk utility. Make sure "make disk bootable" is checked, Click burn....
Check out lpjzfan2005's Mac OS X tutorial for running the CD!
Note: Mac support is limited. It's been confirmed the CD will run on a Mac though.
Instructions for 0.6.5s or Higher
What you'll need:
A 256MB USB Flash Drive (Almost any flash drive you have laying around)
HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit ISO 0.6.5s or Higher (Above)
Core2USB
Step 1. Simply download Core2USB from here.
Step 2. Choose your USB Flash Drive and format it (This will delete all files from it, so back them up).
Step 3. Run the Core2USB software. It won't install anything on your computer.
Step 4. Browse to the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit ISO.
Step 5. Double-click on the letter of your USB Flash Drive. Make sure that this is the correct drive.
Step 6. Click Install
Step 7. Reboot your computer with the USB Flash Drive inserted, and follow the onscreen instructions to downgrade your HBOOT.
Don't pull the flash drive out while you are booted into the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit Environment!
If you plan to run Revolutionary from the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit, follow these directions to get started.
Head over to the Revolutionary website.
Under the heading 'Downloads,' click 'Download for Linux.' Cancel out the download.
Set the dropdown menus as follows:
Your operating system: Linux
Your device: HTC Evo 3D CDMA
HBOOT version: 1.40.0000
Serial number: [YOURPHONESSERIAL] (and yes, it has to be correct. Revolutionary will not without the key corresponding to your phone's serial number)
Click 'Generate key.' Make note of the key for when your ready to run Revolutionary (remember: the key is case sensitive).
Test that your computer will boot the Toolkit before Bricking! Use the 'Check device status' function in the Toolkit to see if your phone is being recognized (USB debugging must be enabled on your phone (Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging).
Please follow the steps as closely as possible! Even if a step seems redundant or unnecessary, there's a reason that you are doing it. If you have any questions about the guide, please feel free to ask in the thread.
1. Download 2.17 RUU Zip, 1.13 RUU EXE, Latest Version of Boot CD
2. Backup your phone
3. If you are HTCDev Unlocked -> Read Instructions in FAQ above
4. Boot into your bootloader (Power off your phone -> Hold Vol - and press Power button)
5. If you get a Security Warning or you were HTCDev Unlocked, Power off your phone. Put SD Card into your computer. Skip to step 12 if this doesn't apply to you.
6. Copy 2.17 RUU to SDCard. Make sure that it's named PG86IMG.zip.
7. Power on the phone by pressing Vol - and Power. (If you see the word 'FASTBOOT' highlighted in red, hit the power button)
8. The Bootloader should should start checking the File.
9. After it finishes checking. Press the Vol + button to flash the image.
10. Let it flash all the way.
11. Once done, reboot back into the Bootloader.
12. Run the 2.17 RUU again, except this is where you will brick the phone (on purpose) -> It's best if you read Unknownforce's instructions for bricking.
13. Once the phone is in a bricked state, boot up into the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit.
14. Leave the battery out of your phone. Don't plug it in yet.
15. From the main menu, type 'd' and press enter.
16. Read the instructions on the screen carefully.
17. Press enter until you see the words "Waiting for device..."
18. While holding down the Volume - button, plug the phone in.
19. Follow the on-screen instructions.
20. It should ask you to unplug the USB cable and press enter.
21. When you see the words "Waiting for device..." move on to the next step.
22. While holding down the Volume - button, plug the phone back in.
23. If it worked, then you have successfully downgraded your Bootloader, if it didn't, put your battery back into your phone, and press power. If the phone powers on, go back to step 12. The phone wasn't bricked.
24. Now. Reboot into Windows and run the 1.13 RUU EXE that you downloaded.
25. When that's done, reboot back into the HBOOT Downgrade Toolkit and power on your phone.
26. Run Revolutionary from the menu. You'll be required to input your beta code from the Revolutionary website.
27. You may need to let Revolutionary rerun several times.
28. When you see "-Revolutionary-" at the top of your bootloader, you have achieved Revolutionary S-OFF!
29. Make sure to flash a custom recovery image onto your phone. You can flash ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.1.0 or 4.0.1.4 from the toolkit. You may also flash (Such as TWRP or Clockworkmod Recovery) using the command: fastboot flash recovery [NAMEOFRECOVERY].img
IMPORTANT: If you decide to stay with the stock ROM, DO NOT EVER take OTA (Over-The-Air) updates! Taking one will likely put you back on HBOOT 1.50.
30. I recommend that you flash a custom ROM. If you want to stay on a (mostly) stock ROM, I would recommend that you flash one of Mr.Esp's Stock Rooted ROMs. They will not "upgrade" your bootloader to HBOOT 1.50.
31. After you have done that, go ahead and make a Backup in your custom recovery.
After running Revolutionary, it is normal for your bootloader's version number to be 1.40.1100.
Have fun on HBOOT 1.40 S-OFF!
Ok it updated on the bootloader but when i checked software information i was still 1.13 and not 2.17......
Hey man thanks for the tool! I have already downgraded with the original tutorial but I bet this will help a lot of people get the guts to do it!
Oh and if you want I will go ahead and download and mirror for you if you would like