JCampbell

Okay, so I rooted my 3D using the HTC method. I unlocked bootloader and then tried to use Flash Image GUI to flash a new ROM. That, however, failed. To be specific, the app said it did not have superuser permissions. I then used fastboot to install superuser and I tried again. Still, no luck. I became worried that I had unlocked the bootloader without gaining root, but I pressed on.
I found a version of CWM that was flashable via fastboot (an article said it worked with the author's HBOOT 1.5, I believe it was PC Mag but I'm not positive), so I downloaded that CWM and flashed it. Lo and behold, CWM worked. So, I tried to install MIUI via CWM. That failed and I could get no farther than the basic boot screen. Then, I remembered I didn't have a AOSP kernel on there. I flashed tiamat on there and tried again, but no luck. Also, I DID do the factory reset and clear dalvik every time I flashed a ROM. Sensing failure, I tried flashing a stock ROM back on via CWM (but I had to flash the boot image through fastboot, as per instructions during ROM installation). I also flashed a stock kernel to go with the ROM. Still, I never got past the boot screen.
Exasperated, I downloaded the RUU that is supposed to make my phone return to full stock and fix everything and flashed it via FASTBOOT, not CWM. It was a massive 400 MB file and fastboot said it succeeded. Still, no change. I cannot get past the boot image.

At this point, I had to go to school this morning. My mom took the phone to the Sprint store with specific instructions to have them completely reimage the phone, pure stock Evo 3D. However, they said I had deleted the necessary software and would have to pay $100 dollars to have the phone replaced via TEP.

When I rooted my first E3D, it was with revolutionary, and was crazy simple. This is overly difficult and now I just want to be able to use my phone again, HELP!

wake69

try booting into recovery from fastboot

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Root Method: Revoultionary
Tablet: Slider
Root Method: Razorclaw

JCampbell

To clarify, I can still boot into recovery and I can boot into the bootloader, however my backups are not being read I'm about to try this method: How to bring rooted HTC EVO 3D back to unrooted/S-ON state

wake69

I know you can boot into recovery but to restore nandroids/flash roms with custom kernels you need to be able to write to the /boot partition and with htc unlock you can not without booting to recovery through fastboot. Bam

JCampbell

Okay, so I boot recovery through fastboot, flash a ROM and I'm done?? That'd be great!

EDIT: I tried the fastboot recovery method and I get "cannot load 'recovery'"
EDIT (again): I've succeeded in booting to recovery via fastboot. I'm putting the stock ROM on my SD card now through recovery. I will then flash said ROM and hope for magic to occur.

Last edited by JCampbell; November 16th, 2011 at 08:52 PM.

wake69

Try twrp recovery
Fastboot Flash recovery recovery.img
Fastboot boot recovery recovery.img
Putting twrp recovery in same folder as fastboot named recovery.img

devinEVO

this is the method i used when first flashing.... worked like a charm

JCampbell

I just KNOW I posted one more time last night but I don't see it... Wake69, your original method worked, thank you so much My phone is once again usable and I will be returning to MIUI tonight (though not after trying a few new ROMS)

DonB

You will enjoy MIUI, the only issue there is no 4G Wimax, and there are still issues with MMS sending pictures, and Blue Tooth is still an issue if you want to be able to listen to music through it, other than that it is a nice Rom, also try CleamRom 2.8 that is very stable and I highly suggest it, enjoy

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