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evo noob needs help!!

im currently rooted via visionary and i want to go bak to stock ruu. my phone doesnt seem to connect to my computer every since the root and i cant use htc sync to run the ruu. i have sdk tools and when i try and download the drivers it says that i already have the updated driver (which i dont it comes up as unknown device) the only reason i want to unroot is to see if that will solve the connection to comp problem. i tried to flash the pc36img but that comes up bad and installation is aborted
any suggesstions on ways to either unroot or get drivers up and rolling?
driod version 2.3.3
kernel 2.6.32.28 scarykernel #24
cyanogenmod7 nightly
thanks in advance
ys15

Try taking you phone off usb debugging in settings-application-development then connecting to a comp to connect to htc sync
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yellowsquad15 said:
im currently rooted via visionary and i want to go bak to stock ruu. my phone doesnt seem to connect to my computer every since the root and i cant use htc sync to run the ruu. i have sdk tools and when i try and download the drivers it says that i already have the updated driver (which i dont it comes up as unknown device) the only reason i want to unroot is to see if that will solve the connection to comp problem. i tried to flash the pc36img but that comes up bad and installation is aborted
any suggesstions on ways to either unroot or get drivers up and rolling?
driod version 2.3.3
kernel 2.6.32.28 scarykernel #24
cyanogenmod7 nightly
thanks in advance
ys15
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Well in the development section newkidd has a one zip ruu that turns s on and unroots it needs to be ran from bootloader ill get the link
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Go to the development and look for the post one zip back to stock post and follow the directions. I used this when I had to send in a broken shift.
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Oops posted at the same time.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971550
There is the link for the EVO shift unroot but since you have an OG EVO I dunno
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i tried the one zip back to stock and when i tried to flash it, it says
installing update package ...
opening update package. . .
E: cant open/sdcard/ruu image/PC36IMG.zip (bad)
installation aborted
any suggesstions?

and when i try to flash the s- on it says
verifying system type. . .
E:unsupported system
E:update failed. check /sdcard/soff.log.
E:error in sdcard/unrevoked-forver-son.zip (status 42)
installation aborted..
any insight?

Wait a minute do you have a shift or an evo?
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i got the shift

yellowsquad15 said:
i tried the one zip back to stock and when i tried to flash it, it says
installing update package ...
opening update package. . .
E: cant open/sdcard/ruu image/PC36IMG.zip (bad)
installation aborted
any suggesstions?
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Put the zip file on the root of your sdcard power the phone off hold volume down and power it will boot to bootloader then it will search for the file once it finds it it should ask you to hit up I think to apply and once its done reboot it....bootloader and recovery are different
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I had the same problem at first try to use a different sd card. Make sure its a blank card and format it using the phone or your computer, then put the file on the card and try to load it in the bootloader.
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yellowsquad15 said:
i tried the one zip back to stock and when i tried to flash it, it says
installing update package ...
opening update package. . .
E: cant open/sdcard/ruu image/PC36IMG.zip (bad)
installation aborted
any suggesstions?
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Your going to lol when you figure out why you can't flash the zip. Recovery doesn't like spaces in your path(s). */ruu image/*
You need to remove the space. Example: */ruuimage/* or */ruu_image/* or */ruu-image/*
Something to this effect will fix the issue
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I also forgot and it should have been listed I think you have to be on a sense rom in order for bootloader to load the file it should only be nammed pc06img.zip on the root of your sd card and bootloader should automatically do its thing, newkidds ruu don't get "flashed"
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strapped365 said:
I also forgot and it should have been listed I think you have to be on a sense rom in order for bootloader to load the file it should only be nammed pc06img.zip on the root of your sd card and bootloader should automatically do its thing, newkidds ruu don't get "flashed"
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steps
1. rename zip to PC06IMG.zip
2. put on ROOT of sdcard (not in any folder)
3. power off phone
4. power on phone while holding vol. down
5. Once bootloader comes up (white screen with green/black/red text) it will initialize the sequence and automatically flash the zip. YOU DO NOT FLASH THIS ZIP IN RECOVERY

it says model id incorrect and when all of the image names pops up when it reads the sd card all of them say PG not PC so i switch it and when try and load it thats what it says?
is the image wrong ?
does anyone have the right image?
thanks again
ys15

hey guys
thanks for the help .
i downloaded the image again and formatted my card via computer (fat32) and then put it on the root and walah back to stock. thank god because tomorrow i have a appointment at sprint to get a new one . i thought i wasnt going to have any luck.
just like i thought when i rooted my phone somehow the connection to the computer was messed up becuase as soon as i went back to stock i got all of the options bak. was this just the way i rooted my phone (visonary).
but all in all im back to stock thank you guys for all of the help
ys15

Need help flashing.

Im having trouble flashingbthe serendipity rom on my Infuse. Im rooted, CWM, superuser, but for some reason I cant flash it in recovery mode. CWM wont show . I only get samsungs recovery blue screen. I need help pls. I know there is something Im doing wrong. Any help wud be apreciated. Thnx! Noob here.
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Hey man, are you successfully booting in to CWM recovery, or are you getting the Samsung recovery screen?

It boots me into thesamsung recovery screen, not cwm. Thamx for the reply.
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In that case, you'll need a modified 3e file in order to get CWM up and running instead of Samsung recovery: Modified 3e Tutorial

I tried the modified 3 e file. I renamed it and and copied it to the root of the sd card.. Reboot into recovery and selected reinstalled packages once.. It gave me the error of saying the file does not exist on mnt/internal_sd card selected reinstall packages and same error. No luck here been trying it for days. Thnx for the reply.
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I did select reinstall packages twice.
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Find and follow the ultimate unbrick instructions. It'll get you rooted and have cwm.
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are you using Rom manager to get CWM
if so, i have noticed that i have the same problem unless i do everything twice, including the install CWM portion.
i have install CWM 2 times, the reboot into recovery and install packages 2 times to get to the CWM Recovery.
otherwise yes i would say just flash the Ultimate Unbrick and get into it that way.

I did use ultimate unbrick.. supposedly to go back to stock. Some file from serendipity infused rom are still on my phones, cant get rid of it. And now the base is uckd5.. what dies that mean. I did partition when doing ultimate unbrick.. and do I have to root again? Confused here. Thanks for the reply.
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Where did you actually get the Serendipity ROM? It's not showing up for me in the ROM downloads of CWM.

larue05 said:
Where did you actually get the Serendipity ROM? It's not showing up for me in the ROM downloads of CWM.
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Here ya go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1235597
.......infuse.....Infused....infusion.........

You forgot to adjust the permissions of your new recovery file.

then dont use the Ultimate Unbrick, use another back to stock method. i use gtg's other Md5sum with odin to flash back to stock after i use the Ultimate unbrick because the ultimate unbrick does not allow unsigned packages, so i run the Ultimate then i Run his other Back to stock to get past the unsigned error and Flash the Update.Zip that Rom manager makes to get into CWM......
after that i just WIPE and FLASH like crazy........lol
if i get hung up i just rinse and re-use.

mfpearson said:
You forgot to adjust the permissions of your new recovery file.
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not to jack the thread, but what does this mean? would that let me get past the my second step of flashing a different stock md5sum through odin. so i can past the unsigned error?
or is that something else?

the2rrell said:
not to jack the thread, but what does this mean? would that let me get past the my second step of flashing a different stock md5sum through odin. so i can past the unsigned error?
or is that something else?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkMo8rBehHg

Thanks dude, that was exactly what i was talking about.
appreciate the time bruh.

Help Please!
Ok I was finally able to get into cwm recovery. I already have the serendipity zip file on my sd card. I rebooted into recovery but do not know what next step to take. Im on the green screen, but not sure if to choose update.zip or what. Can someone pls help on what arebthe next steps to take? Thanx.
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AG0087 said:
Help Please!
Ok I was finally able to get into cwm recovery. I already have the serendipity zip file on my sd card. I rebooted into recovery but do not know what next step to take. Im on the green screen, but not sure if to choose update.zip or what. Can someone pls help on what arebthe next steps to take? Thanx.
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you just go to install zip from SD card, then select choose zip (maybe those are in reverse order - i'm not in recovery right now, so this is just from memory, but you should get the gist), then find where you saved the serendipity zip on your SD card, select it, go to yes... and that should be it, assuming you are coming from stock froyo.

I went to install zip from sd card but I dont see the S7 zip file. I did copy it to the root of the sd card cuz when I reboot back to system I see that its there but not when I try to install it from sd card in cwm. Hmmm anyone.. Help.
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Ok.. I tried stalling the S7 rom thru vwm (instal from sd card but got an error. Finding update package..
Opening update package...
E: cant open /sdcard external-sd/S7.Infuse 8.26 zip.
(No such file or directory)
Installation aborted.
What am I doing wrong? Anyone? If I reboot into recovery I still cant find S7 Infuse zip. I know its there but doesnt show up. All I see is update.zip
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Manually Flashing recovery failed..

While trying to manually flash CWM it gives me error -1 wtf does that mean? Ive done this process a million times on 6 different phones and have never seen this.. any suggestions?

Flash it through Rom manager?
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Chr0nicDreamz said:
While trying to manually flash CWM it gives me error -1 wtf does that mean? Ive done this process a million times on 6 different phones and have never seen this.. any suggestions?
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Please expand this and add a little context; namely, what method are you using that's failing?

trell959 said:
Flash it through Rom manager?
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Flashing through ROM Manager is what is known as a fake flash.. I need a hard flash.
Gene Poole said:
Please expand this and add a little context; namely, what method are you using that's failing?
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I am using the terminal method. flash_image recovery recovery.img
that is the same method as I have used every other time.

I just flashed CMR 5.0.2.0 through ROM Manager last night. verified it just now using vol down + pwr and 5.0.2.0 is what came up. is my phone tricking me? or did fake flash get fixed/changed?

bumping this thread back up, every time i open RM it says there's a new version of CWM so i download it over wifi and it installs but never changes on screen. i just rebooted into recovery and its saying im using v5.0.2.0 but like the last post said is this thing tricking me and saying its really updated or what?

I gave up on Rom manager a long time ago. I have 4ext recovery now. But to throw my posts relevance in there, I just opened Rom manager and it says I have the latest version installed right now when the reality is quite distant from that.
Doesn't really answer your question... But Rom manager is definitely flawed....
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Help installing CM10

I am having trouble, and since I cant post on the page where this should be asked. (this is my first post) I am asking here hoping that somebody will look...
I have rooted my verizon S3 and it works great... I am however trying to install a CM10 Rom on my device. I have followed the instructions and get all the way to selecting the zip on the sdcard. it finds it, it opens it and after about 20 seconds it gives me a status 7 error and says error in XXXXXX\XXXXX .zip
I have done all the steps perfectly and have formatted and wiped it twice trying this... I even have my backup in place...
I have tried 3 or 4 different cm10 roms and they all give me the same error... What am i over looking?
Thanks

I think you need to flash a CWM/kexec hybrid recovery.
Download the app EZ Recovery and flash the hybrid CWM 6.0.1.0
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Well if he made the nooby mistake to flash cm10 with a non kexec recovery ..i think he should abandon his hopes of installing cm10 considerong the lost IMEI issue
VERIZON GALAXY S 3

DROID3R said:
Well if he made the nooby mistake to flash cm10 with a non kexec recovery ..i think he should abandon his hopes of installing cm10 considerong the lost IMEI issue
VERIZON GALAXY S 3
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That us not the issue... I can get into the CWM recovery just fine.. when I choose the install zip from sdcad and choose the rom it will go through finding the package, then opening the update package and then installing update... 20 seconds later i get some symlinks failed, then I get a status 7 error in the file itself..

kwiksilvr said:
That us not the issue... I can get into the CWM recovery just fine.. when I choose the install zip from sdcad and choose the rom it will go through finding the package, then opening the update package and then installing update... 20 seconds later i get some symlinks failed, then I get a status 7 error in the file itself..
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I guess what I recommended did not work?
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Marcismo55 said:
I guess what I recommended did not work?
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nope and now im stuck boot looping TWRP after trying what you suggested unsuccessfully.
I appreciate the help... any ideas how I can get out of TWRP back to CWM so I can restore a backup?
Thanks..

You could always Odin back to stock then re-root and install cwm again and restore your backup. May be an easier way not sure. But back up your files on a PC if you do that.
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kwiksilvr said:
nope and now im stuck boot looping TWRP after trying what you suggested unsuccessfully.
I appreciate the help... any ideas how I can get out of TWRP back to CWM so I can restore a backup?
Thanks..
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I don't know how you are blaming me when I specifically told you to flash a ClockworkMod/Kexec recovery... not TWRP.
Seems your issue is lack of following directions. Good luck on solving your issue.
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[Q] Trying To Back Up Current ROM Using ROM Manager

Just installed ROM Manager (5.5.23) and flashed CWM Recovery (3.2.0.0)
Before I try and flash a new ROM, tried to use ROM Manager to backup current ROM.
Getting error message:
Failed to verify whole-file signature
Signature Verification Failed
Installation Aborted
Samsung Galaxy S 4G (sgh-t959v)
Froyo 2.2.1
Kernel 2.6.32.9
Rooted using Super 1 Click
Frankly, I think I'm way out of my league...the more I read, the more confused I get.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
I also have Titanium Backup installed if that means anything.

First.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305560
Then
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716

Thanks, TwitchyEye...
I've read the articles...I'm still learning.
Before I experiment with installing any custom ROM's or
upgrading to GB, I wanted to make sure I had my existing
ROM backed up.
Apparently, I am unable to boot into CWM recovery.
If this helps, the recovery installed on the SD card is:
clockworkmod/download/download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.2.0.0-galaxys4g.zip
I copied this file to my computer & unzipped it. It unzipped into 28 files, none of which was an
image file.
As I said before, maybe I'm way out of my league.
Thanks for the reply.

All you need to do is flash a rooted kernel with cwm already in it. Read the second post in lumin's guide. I think you are confused about how recovery works on this phone. It's in the kernel.

OK...as I understand it, I have to download a program called Odin and a
kernel and flash the kernel using Odin.
I do know how to get the phone into download mode.
I'm still a little nervous about doing this (although I was able to
root the phone without any problems).
Thanks again...

You have got to be adventurous when it comes to flashing. Luckily this phone is very hard to brick. Even if you get a boot loop with no cwm you can still one-click to stock and try again.
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As I understand it, I need CWM recovery in order to back up my stock ROM...and ROM manager
is giving me all these error messages.
So...in order to get CWM recovery, I need to flash a custom kernel that includes it.
According to what I've read, I can either use Odin or SGS Kernel Flasher.
1. Which should I use
2. Which kernel should I select
Thanks...

Any particular reason you want to backup you stock ROM?
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Are there any froyo kernel with good links? He's on froyo so any gb+ kernel will soft brick him
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Beastmode said:
Are there any froyo kernel with good links? He's on froyo so any gb+ kernel will soft brick him
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Couldn't he just one-click to a rooted, GB stock with cwm?
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DickyG said:
Just installed ROM Manager (5.5.23) and flashed CWM Recovery (3.2.0.0)
Before I try and flash a new ROM, tried to use ROM Manager to backup current ROM.
Getting error message:
Failed to verify whole-file signature
Signature Verification Failed
Installation Aborted
Samsung Galaxy S 4G (sgh-t959v)
Froyo 2.2.1
Kernel 2.6.32.9
Rooted using Super 1 Click
Frankly, I think I'm way out of my league...the more I read, the more confused I get.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
I also have Titanium Backup installed if that means anything.
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Don't worry....go for it. One clicked back myself like 6 times. Easy as pie!

Will flashing Bali 3.3 with SGS Kernel Flasher work?

You are over thinking things. Just do a one click to stock and start from there.
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DickyG said:
Will flashing Bali 3.3 with SGS Kernel Flasher work?
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You gotta walk before you can run. One-Click yourself back to GB Stock and worry about it from there. That way, if you get screwed up, folks have a baseline to assist you from, and can "unwind" whatever it is you have managed to do to yourself.