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To flash an image:
1. start your phone up in Fastboot mode. you can do this by holding power and VOL+DOWN.
2. push files to phone: fastboot flash splash1 evosplash1.rgb565
3. reboot phone: fastboot reboot.
4.Remember that you need to be rooted
awesome I am using it now
The Rubenator said:
To flash an image:
1. start your phone up in Fastboot mode. you can do this by holding power and VOL+DOWN.
2. push files to phone: fastboot flash splash1 evosplash1.rgb565
3. reboot phone: fastboot reboot
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What does "fastboot flash splash1 evosplash1.rgb565 mean?"
From a terminal window? Or what? Regular adb push? While the phone is on the fastboot screen?
Run Command, put your phone into bootloader once in there push the file from a terminal window while the phone is on the fastboot screen just like the way I post it.
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Run Command, put your phone into bootloader once in there push the file from a terminal window while the phone is on the fastboot screen just like the way I post it.
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so do you put the zip on the root of your sd card before pushing?
too bad you have to be rooted for this..
BAleR said:
so do you put the zip on the root of your sd card before pushing?
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No, you put the evosplash1.rgb565 file on the tools folder of your SDK folder
Nice boot screen!
Instructions for users on a mac:
Boot phone into fastboot
Download Green Android Splash.zip and unzip the files into your android sdk tools folder
Load up terminal
CD into the android sdk tools folder
Enter the command: ./fastboot-mac fastboot flash splash1 evosplash1.rgb565
Then once it's completed enter the command: ./fastboot-mac reboot
Your Evo should reboot with the new boot screen.
Did it and still have my previous splash screen.
bunch great splasheds posted today D:
effluent said:
Did it and still have my previous splash screen.
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Are you rooted effluent?
I am having a bit of a problem flashing this as well... I have unzipped the file, and copied the evosplash1_rgb565 file into the sdk/tools folder on my computer. I reboot the phone into fastboot (Vol down/power, when in HBOOT, verify cursor on fastboot, press power) Phone enters fastboot and shows "FASTBOOT USB" in red letters. I go into my cmd: and type the "fastboot flash splash1 evosplash1.rgb565". I get "error: cannot load 'evosplash1rgb.565'
To verify that I was connected to the phone in fastboot, I have done 2 things. First, I entered "fastboot devices" the cmd: returned HTxxxxxxxx (device name) followed by fastboot. I also typed "fastboot reboot" which rebooted the phone.
Please tell me where I am going wrong.
Thanks, and great work on the recent splash screens you are putting up.
Anybody???? I tried leaving as much detail as possible, to try to rule out "Did you try ______?" replies. I just want to be able to change my boot screen, and the given instructions didn't work for me... Does ANYBODY have any insight into what I did wrong, or what I could do differently to change the bootscreen?
BTW, yes, I am fully Rooted via toasts method, and running Damage Control 3.2.3
1-Get into fast-boot on your phone via turning it off, than turning on while holding power button, untill you get into the white screen with androids. Select fastboot, it should show fastboot usb. If you type the command.
Code: fastboot devices
2-it should show you your phone. Next type the following command
Code: fastboot flash splash1 splash.rwa565
It should print out some stuff about sending it and the speed it sent it at. Then finish up with fastboot reboot And you should see your new splash image.
Sorry if you having any issues, I just took a look at the files and everything seen to be working perfect.
The Rubenator said:
To flash an image:
1. start your phone up in Fastboot mode. you can do this by holding power and VOL+DOWN.
2. push files to phone: fastboot flash splash1 evosplash1.rgb565
3. reboot phone: fastboot reboot
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The Rubenator said:
1-Get into fast-boot on your phone via turning it off, than turning on while holding power button, untill you get into the white screen with androids. Select fastboot, it should show fastboot usb. If you type the command.
Code: fastboot devices
2-it should show you your phone. Next type the following command
Code: fastboot flash splash1 splash.rwa565
It should print out some stuff about sending it and the speed it sent it at. Then finish up with fastboot reboot And you should see your new splash image.
Sorry if you having any issues, I just took a look at the files and everything seen to be working perfect.
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Ok, thanks for chiming in with a fix.... In your first post, you said to use: fastboot flash splash1 evosplash1.rgb565
Now it is: fastboot flash splash1 splash.rwa565 ?
Just verifying, would I need to rename the file (bootscreen image), since in the download, it is evosplash1.rgb565 ?
1-Get into fast-boot on your phone via turning it off, than turning on while holding power button, untill you get into the white screen with androids. Select fastboot, it should show fastboot usb, or do it using "Quick Boot.apk" drop the file into your sdcard and install from there as a normal apk file.
once you run "Quick Boot select "Bootloader"
Remember that you need to put evosplash1.rgb565 into the android-sdk/tools folder.
If you type the command
Code: fastboot devices
2-it should show you your phone. Next type the following command
Code: fastboot flash splash1 splash.rwa565
It should print out some stuff about sending it and the speed it sent it at. Then finish up with fastboot reboot And you should see your new splash image.
I want to give thanks to "RikusHaven" for the help.
You don't flash this in recovery. You have to get into the bootloader, choose fastboot, have it connected to the PC, go into cmd or terminal, navigate to where your android-sdk/tools is, and run "fastboot flash splash1 evosplash1.rgb565" followed by "fastboot reboot"
Ummmmm...... You said that last time..... Also, you obviously did NOT read my original question, because you keep feeling the need to tell me how to get into fastboot. I said in my first question, in detail, how I was getting into fastboot, what I was typing, etc. You obviously ALSO didn't read my 2nd question, which asked if I need to rename the image, since in the first post you call it evosplash1.rgb565 and now you call it splash.rwa565. Any time I have ever had to move, copy, delete, etc... a file, I had to tell the computer WHAT file it is I want it to work with. By having a file named one thing, and telling the computer to work with another file, it doesn't make sense to me that the computer will miraculously know what to do. IF a rename is not needed, a simple "No, fastboot will find the file on its own" or something similar would have been enough, but to retype all the steps that I had already said I had taken, and still not providing a definitive answer to the question, shows that you aren't reading what the problems people are having. I tried to be as descriptive as I could, in posting my problem, rather than just saying "It don't work", and It is still taking multiple questions to try to find an answer.
If there is any doubt as to what steps I took, PLEASE scroll up and read Post #12. It tells in detail, What steps I took, What I typed, What error message I received, AND what I did to verify that I was in Fastboot.
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Ummmmm...... You said that last time..... Also, you obviously did NOT read my original question, because you keep feeling the need to tell me how to get into fastboot. I said in my first question, in detail, how I was getting into fastboot, what I was typing, etc. You obviously ALSO didn't read my 2nd question, which asked if I need to rename the image, since in the first post you call it evosplash1.rgb565 and now you call it splash.rwa565. Any time I have ever had to move, copy, delete, etc... a file, I had to tell the computer WHAT file it is I want it to work with. By having a file named one thing, and telling the computer to work with another file, it doesn't make sense to me that the computer will miraculously know what to do. IF a rename is not needed, a simple "No, fastboot will find the file on its own" or something similar would have been enough, but to retype all the steps that I had already said I had taken, and still not providing a definitive answer to the question, shows that you aren't reading what the problems people are having. I tried to be as descriptive as I could, in posting my problem, rather than just saying "It don't work", and It is still taking multiple questions to try to find an answer.
If there is any doubt as to what steps I took, PLEASE scroll up and read Post #12. It tells in detail, What steps I took, What I typed, What error message I received, AND what I did to verify that I was in Fastboot.
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youll need to replace evosplash1.rgb565 with whatever the correct file name you are flashing is.
I'm having issues as well. I've done this before without problems, but now i get waiting for device. My phone is on the fastboot usr screen. (power off, hold vol down then power on, then power again to get to fastboot screen)
I like that blue one. Good stuff bro.
As many of you may know, you are locked out of using fastboot commands unless you have an engineering SPL. But I made a little discovery last night about how the HTC Rom Update Utility actually installs ROMs. Turns out it uses... fastboot!
Here's how it works:
With phone powered on, do "adb reboot bootloader" to enter fastboot.
-OR- With phone powered down, power on phone while holding VOL DOWN. From there press VOL UP to enter fastboot.
Run the command "fastboot oem rebootRUU"
Now you should see a black screen with a silver HTC logo. Look familiar? This is the screen you'll see when using the RUU.
From here you can re-flash an original HTC ZIP, with "fastboot flash zip filename.zip", where filename is the name of your signed HTC image.
As an added bonus, if your phone is S-OFF (even if you're not using the ENG SPL), you can flash ANY fastboot-compatible ZIP from here, signed or not.
When you're done, "fastboot reboot" will boot the device.
Found this by accident trying to help someone on IRC who had screwed up both their ROM and recovery somehow. All they could get into was fastboot/hboot, and they were S-ON.
Thankyou!
Just wanted to say I'm the guy that messed up his phone and needed Jason's help. He got me into a Sense ROM and was able to then get clockwork running again and restore my Nand. Really save my bacon.
Also, I've followed your advice. I now have a rooted AND S-off hero running Gingerbread.
Thanks again!
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As many of you may know, you are locked out of using fastboot commands unless you have an engineering SPL. But I made a little discovery last night about how the HTC Rom Update Utility actually installs ROMs. Turns out it uses... fastboot!
Here's how it works:
With phone powered on, do "adb reboot bootloader" to enter fastboot.
-OR- With phone powered down, power on phone while holding VOL DOWN. From there press VOL UP to enter fastboot.
Run the command "fastboot oem rebootRUU"
Now you should see a black screen with a silver HTC logo. Look familiar? This is the screen you'll see when using the RUU.
From here you can re-flash an original HTC ZIP, with "fastboot flash zip filename.zip", where filename is the name of your signed HTC image.
As an added bonus, if your phone is S-OFF (even if you're not using the ENG SPL), you can flash ANY fastboot-compatible ZIP from here, signed or not.
When you're done, "fastboot reboot" will boot the device.
Found this by accident trying to help someone on IRC who had screwed up both their ROM and recovery somehow. All they could get into was fastboot/hboot, and they were S-ON.
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Really? Thanks for the Info... Helpful, and Good to Know!!
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wow, this is valuable information. couldnt this be put into the wiki or something? i tend to go to the wiki often, but i dont know how to properly edit a wiki.
jasonmaloney said:
As many of you may know, you are locked out of using fastboot commands unless you have an engineering SPL. But I made a little discovery last night about how the HTC Rom Update Utility actually installs ROMs. Turns out it uses... fastboot!
Here's how it works:
With phone powered on, do "adb reboot bootloader" to enter fastboot.
-OR- With phone powered down, power on phone while holding VOL DOWN. From there press VOL UP to enter fastboot.
Run the command "fastboot oem rebootRUU"
Now you should see a black screen with a silver HTC logo. Look familiar? This is the screen you'll see when using the RUU.
From here you can re-flash an original HTC ZIP, with "fastboot flash zip filename.zip", where filename is the name of your signed HTC image.
As an added bonus, if your phone is S-OFF (even if you're not using the ENG SPL), you can flash ANY fastboot-compatible ZIP from here, signed or not.
When you're done, "fastboot reboot" will boot the device.
Found this by accident trying to help someone on IRC who had screwed up both their ROM and recovery somehow. All they could get into was fastboot/hboot, and they were S-ON.
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I have a similar problem with my CDMA hero. I tried the "Run the command "fastboot oem rebootRUU" and I get
<bootloader> [ERR] command error !!!
What am I doing wrong ? Probably everything.
Thanks.
Houndog101 said:
I have a similar problem with my CDMA hero. I tried the "Run the command "fastboot oem rebootRUU" and I get
<bootloader> [ERR] command error !!!
What am I doing wrong ? Probably everything.
Thanks.
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Which bootloader version do you have, and where did you get the fastboot binary?
jasonmaloney said:
Which bootloader version do you have, and where did you get the fastboot binary?
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HBOOT-1.47.0000 (HERO20000) is this what you mean ?
I got the fastboot off this site with SDK tools Android SDK updater ,revision 10. Is this what you need ?
Thanks for helping me..
hey Jason here's some background on his problem, I linked him this thread, hopefully you have more patience than me, but you know me, I don't really and I'm a dink http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=984688
Houndog101 said:
HBOOT-1.47.0000 (HERO20000) is this what you mean ?
I got the fastboot off this site with SDK tools Android SDK updater ,revision 10. Is this what you need ?
Thanks for helping me..
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Not sure why it would be giving you issue. Make sure you're in fastboot mode and not hboot mode. You should see "Fastboot USB" on the screen if memory serves.
Alternatively, try the copy of fastboot.exe on my site. I pulled this directly from HTC's Rom Update Utility, so it might work better.
jasonmaloney said:
Not sure why it would be giving you issue. Make sure you're in fastboot mode and not hboot mode. You should see "Fastboot USB" on the screen if memory serves.
Alternatively, try the copy of fastboot.exe on my site. I pulled this directly from HTC's Rom Update Utility, so it might work better.
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Jason, Thanks a million times, That was a problem, I d/l your fast.boot and it got me to the Black with silver htc screen. I'll see what I can do from here. Just want to get it to where I can boot into recovery.. Thanks again for helping me.
I've followed all the instructions but with a slightly different problem. I can't get to bootloader at all, but if I plug my hero to my pc and turn it on then it will say "fastboot usb" in a red rectangle at the top left, but is still otherwise the white HTC screen. when I do "fastboot oem rebootRUU" the terminal says okay, but the phone reboots into the same state instead of the black and silver screen I am hoping to see. Is it a brick or is there another option?
I get to where I want to load the image and it says "error: cannot load 'HERCIMG.zip'". Is this because it is not signed. I have the zip on the root of my sd card. I'm trying to install just a stock ROM and unroot so I can sell my phone.
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I get to where I want to load the image and it says "error: cannot load 'HERCIMG.zip'". Is this because it is not signed. I have the zip on the root of my sd card. I'm trying to install just a stock ROM and unroot so I can sell my phone.
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If you look in the hero dev section you can find a thread called ruu in zip format. It will take you back to stock all the way no recovery no nothing just like fresh out the box. I've used it myself when I couldn't flash sense roms. And it works great. I would link you but I'm mobile. You might have to dig a little but its worth it. Good luck.
Yea It's Me Again With the
Modified Hero
laie1472 said:
If you look in the hero dev section you can find a thread called ruu in zip format. It will take you back to stock all the way no recovery no nothing just like fresh out the box. I've used it myself when I couldn't flash sense roms. And it works great. I would link you but I'm mobile. You might have to dig a little but its worth it. Good luck.
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I get the same error even with that zip. I am S-OFF also. I have HBOOT-1.47 with radio 2.42.01.04.27.
I've tried almost everything to unroot and get back to stock. I am about ready to throw in the towel.
Why not just leave it rooted and put a stock rooted rom? Seems at that point you could remove superuser permissions somehow if It's that important for them to not have root. That would essentially take away root for all intensive purposes I would think. I'm just thinking out loud here and definitely you may want another opinion, but having root on the phone won't really cause them any real problems as long as they have a stock rom. They can still activate it, it still has the same menu options for a hard reset...maybe I'm missing the point other than you should be able to do what you're trying?
[dpeeps74]
dpeeps74 said:
Why not just leave it rooted and put a stock rooted rom? Seems at that point you could remove superuser permissions somehow if It's that important for them to not have root. That would essentially take away root for all intensive purposes I would think. I'm just thinking out loud here and definitely you may want another opinion, but having root on the phone won't really cause them any real problems as long as they have a stock rom. They can still activate it, it still has the same menu options for a hard reset...maybe I'm missing the point other than you should be able to do what you're trying?
[dpeeps74]
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All the stock RUU's I have tried always give me the RUU Error [140]: BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR
EDIT
I was able to RUU after using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843544
I'm currently hitting a roadblock with this. Whenever i try the fastboot update zip command, and add the filename, i get an error saying that it cannot load said filename. i have no clue what i'm doing wrong.
zbach said:
I'm currently hitting a roadblock with this. Whenever i try the fastboot update zip command, and add the filename, i get an error saying that it cannot load said filename. i have no clue what i'm doing wrong.
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The zip file should be on your computer, not your phone. Make sure to specify an absolute path for the zip file if the fastboot.exe file is not in the same folder as the zip file.
jasonmaloney said:
The zip file should be on your computer, not your phone. Make sure to specify an absolute path for the zip file if the fastboot.exe file is not in the same folder as the zip file.
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I have the zip file in the android file along with the fastboot.exe program. I still get a "Cannot load" error message
thank you x100000.
I couldnt flash the original ruu because of the weird bootloader issue, but this worked like a charm and i was able to flash with a .zip of the ruu.
Thanks again.
Please delete this thread.
The updated version is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167819
you could always post the links as text and then after 10 posts then you can convert to urls again
www.filefactory.com/file/cb882b4/n/Flash_Recovery.zip
www.filefactory.com/file/cb88370/n/Full_recovery.zip
filefactory.com/file/cb882b4/n/Flash_Recovery.zip link 1
filefactory.com/file/cb88370/n/Full_recovery.zip link 2
PM Sent.....
Its telling me that fastboot is not a internal or external command. I'm going into the cmd and typing cd filepath then the fastboot instructions. Am I missing something?
Fixed! Thanks so much!
cloo24 said:
Its telling me that fastboot is not a internal or external command. I'm going into the cmd and typing cd filepath then the fastboot instructions. Am I missing something?
Fixed! Thanks so much!
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Your welcome and so everyone else knows you have to hold ctrl and shift in the folder and then click on open command prompt.
ok i made it simpiler to follow. I decided to do this because the ota is coming and many people want stock back.
Anyone have any issues getting stock recovery back on their nexus? I have ran odin a few times with stock files and I end up with no recovery, just that triangle exclamation thing. I have tried fastboot flashing stock recovery as well as custom ones with no luck. The only thing that has saved me is shabby's one click...for some reason its fastboot flash of recovery works while doing it manually doesn't...but that doesn't put on stock recovery...
Thanks I really needed these instructions.
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raiderep said:
Anyone have any issues getting stock recovery back on their nexus? I have ran odin a few times with stock files and I end up with no recovery, just that triangle exclamation thing. I have tried fastboot flashing stock recovery as well as custom ones with no luck. The only thing that has saved me is shabby's one click...for some reason its fastboot flash of recovery works while doing it manually doesn't...but that doesn't put on stock recovery...
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When I was on stock (when I first got the phone) I remember not having a recovery at all ( just the triangle) .
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ok i used odin put those files in the right spot but its not doing anything. It says all threads comp succeed 0 failed 0 any ideas
ok will i treid this method and it dosent work i follow the directions just like it says put the tar files in the right spot hit start and nothing happens. it gives me the mess suceed 0 failed 0. put it download more and it just sits there. i do have adb set up for the device
Petes method is better than this method guys. Use fastboot, just copy and paste the commands into the terminal. Much better than this.
mikeyinid said:
Petes method is better than this method guys. Use fastboot, just copy and paste the commands into the terminal. Much better than this.
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Hey mike would you mind a pm on how to, cause I'm a little lost.
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info[]box1 said:
Hey mike would you mind a pm on how to, cause I'm a little lost.
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OK. You obviously have fastboot drivers installed cus your rooted. Download THESE, courtesy of Pete. Extract that zip to a folder on your desktop. Open that folder, hold shift and right click in the folder and choose open command window here. Then run these commands, hitting enter at the end of each line:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem lock
fastboot reboot
That is all, takes like a minute or 2 and your back to stock. I can do it with my eyes closed
Thanks Mike
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windows can not recognize my phone can someone help me !
damnn said:
windows can not recognize my phone can someone help me !
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can't recognize it at all, or can't recognize it in fasboot mode?
cant recognize it in fast boot mood.. my phone is on like normally and usb debugging is on and when i type in the cmd it doesnt go through it says "adb" is not regnozied as an internal or external command operable program or batch file
gonna try this since ive got a replacement phone on the way, what would happen if it sent the phone back unlocked and rooted anyway?
ok
i wanna try cm7 but my phone is messed up cause i flashed stock recovery image in hboot now it says soff but no revolutionary sighn and stock recovery
n no root
so how can i get recovery
i flashed back to stock cause im gettin a warrenty exchange but shipping got postponed it should be here monday
My sig has directions on how to install a recovery image.
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Droidmoder said:
My sig has directions on how to install a recovery image.
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but imm not rooted
i used ur unroot method and now i want to grant root again how should i do that
wiswis said:
but imm not rooted
i used ur unroot method and now i want to grant root again how should i do that
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click does this give me root? In the compendium. Download the root file from the site. Reboot recovery. Click install zip from sd card. Reboot done
Make a backup before u do anything.
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Droidmoder said:
click does this give me root? In the compendium. Download the root file from the site. Reboot recovery. Click install zip from sd card. Reboot done
Make a backup before u do anything.
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but i have stock recovery
wiswis said:
but i have stock recovery
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16126712
Scroll down to s off section. Follow directions. You don't need to be rooted
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why the hell am i having such a hard time trying to get back to Modaco 4009?
ive read and tried all the posts here and its still not successful. has anyone flashed the cwm 5027 and successfully reverted back to 4009?
[email protected] said:
why the hell am i having such a hard time trying to get back to Modaco 4009?
ive read and tried all the posts here and its still not successful. has anyone flashed the cwm 5027 and successfully reverted back to 4009?
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Are you rooted?
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yes, when in adb... fastboot devices... it doesnt list my device. but when in adb devices it lists my device. ive tried to push the img also, no luck, pull sd out copy image to data/local put sd back in, tried " if=/...to of=/...nada. still when i reboot recovery im still in 5027.
[email protected] said:
yes, when in adb... fastboot devices... it doesnt list my device. but when in adb devices it lists my device. ive tried to push the img also, no luck, pull sd out copy image to data/local put sd back in, tried " if=/...to of=/...nada. still when i reboot recovery im still in 5027.
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I was able to successfully go back to 4.0.0.9. All I did was follow the instructions here starting at about letter 'e'.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...88&postcount=1
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e. At this moment, we're going to install clockwork recovery v4.0.0.9, thanks to Paul O'Brien/MoDaCo, the gods lol. First, turn your device off/pull the battery out, thats what i do. Then hold volume down button, camera button, and power button at the same time. It should show you the skateboarding androids, and at the top it should say -Revolutionary- in purple. If it doesn't, don't continue, retry all steps or message me. Then plug your phone into the computer, and using the power button as the selection button, push the power button as your highlighted over FASTBOOT. It should say FASTBOOT USB at the top in red now.
Now believe it or not you already have the file you need in your "root mt4gs" folder. Your now going highlight all the files in your "root mt4gs" folder to the root of your hard drive. Click on My computer, double click on your c: drive, and paste those files right on there, do not copy the folder, or put these files in a folder!! Now your going open a command prompt. {Hold the windows key and tap r}. Then type "cmd" without the parenthesis and it should open up a black box.
Now type cd\
Your command prompt should now just say c:\> thats what you want it to say
Now your going to type adb.exe
You should see a whole bunch of words flash on the command prompt, the last couple words should say "bug tags are printed." That means your right on track.
From here, you are going to type in fastboot devices
it should have the serial number of your device and the word fastboot right next to it!
Now, here comes the tricky part that i got stuck at, but i know you can do it! Now this will work if you put the files exactly where i told you to put them. you now will type fastboot flash recovery c:\clockworkmod.4.0.0.9.img
it should say " sending 'recovery'
okay
writing recovery'
okay
finished. total time: (mine is 10.400s)
Now to make sure it's intalled, on your phone, click power button and you should now see fastboot, recovery, factory reset, simlock, and imagecrc as options, use your volume button to go down to recovery, and click power button.
You should now see clockworkmod recovery 4.0.0.9.
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I just wanted to put this out for people looking for a root method with the Design. The Super Tool hasn't worked for me when using the design. I have figured out a way that has work more than a few times now. Here is exactly what I've done to get Unlock Bootloader and able to flash a recovery.
1. Use HTC Unlocker at htcdev.com to unlock bootloader. Must have all files instaled. They will have all the files at htcdev. Follow instructions to the end and you have unlocked your bootloader.
2.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821 Download the su file and the recovery file that are below the YouTube video.
3. Put the two file into your sdk tool folder where you adb and fastboot.
4. Open a command prompt at that folder. Shift right click on folder and you can open a command prompt right where you need it.
5. in command prompt type "adb push recovery.img /sdcard/"
"adb push su-2.3.6.3.zip /sdcard/" with out quotes.
6. Get to fastboot using "adb reboot bootloader" in command prompt or do a battery pull, hold power and down volume then have your phone connected at fastboot where it should say fastboot usb.
7. Type "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
8. Once its finished unplug and hit power button while fastboot is highlighted.
9. Now you see you can use the volume down button to navigate down to recovery. When you are on it hit power button and it will boot into recovery.
9.5 I suggest selecting backup restore and making a back up of your system at this point. I have seen that in using this method if you ever let the phone completely die you can get a problem or two and it is nice to have a backup that is fresh and clean that you can start over with. If this ever does happen to you just navigated yourself to recovery like you are now and when you click backup/restore you can restore your system.
10. Using volume key navigate to instal from zip. "install zip" and then pick the "su-2.3.6.3.zip" Now superuser is installed
11. Navigate back and and reboot to system.
YEA.
This is pretty simpled down explanation but if you get stuck it usually can get worked out. I haven't seen much for ROMs for this phone yet but at least you get superuser and all the goodies that come from having that, Tether anyone, not to mention all the bloat ware you can remover with rootuninstaller from the market. Just dont use rootuninstaller to remove critical like sprintzone and so on.
Ive had good luck using this method and if anyone is developing a rom for it that would be awesome. You dont have S-off so you must do all your flashing using the skilled know how that TWRP offers using command prompts to flash img. and so on but it is not bad and it gets easier and easier to do the more you get hooked on flashing but like I said there isnt much out yet for this phone.
Hope this helps some of you.
Much Love and Many shout outs to TWRP and everyone over there who are just killing it.
Does this method work if your phone was previously updated? I have my bootloader unlocked but it still has 's-on'. I just wanted to make sure it will still work on my phone or not.
This might be a little old but it seems as this work with the exception of the Recovery.Img which apparently needs to be different than the one given on the other post. Everything else has worked perfectly.
Jorke550 said:
This might be a little old but it seems as this work with the exception of the Recovery.Img which apparently needs to be different than the one given on the other post. Everything else has worked perfectly.
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Hey man,
I need help, I followed step by step, but the recovery doesn't work, wait 15 minutes but did not enter, what do you think happens?
No help anymore
Ivan0907 said:
Hey man,
I need help, I followed step by step, but the recovery doesn't work, wait 15 minutes but did not enter, what do you think happens?
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Forget about, i did it