Step#1 we need to first flash the radio 2.15.00.11.19
1. download the radio file and move it to the sd card.
2. then boot into recovery (power+vol down).
3. select install from sdcard and select the radio file.
Step#2 flash the hex-edited hboot
there are two ways you can do the next step. you can do it either by android flasher or from the bootloader. either way is just as easy so i will let you decide which one to use. but here are the instructions for both:
android flasher
well with android flasher, you can flash radios, your splash screen, recovery as well as hboot. you will need to extract the .img file from the .zip file.
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the reason it could not be done before revolutionary, was because of the s-on tool. if you rooted with unrevoked, you needed a tool to flash to get s-on and then use the PC36IMG file to get you the stock recovery and rom. if you were to install the stock recovery via the PC36IMG file, you would not be able to flash the s-on tool. all you would get is the red triangle of death.
with this method, it is all done through hboot. i do not think the order matters too much. it is just something that kind of stuck from the previous method.
thank you for this ive been looking for days!! couldnt figure out how to get s-on.only rooted for free tether but 4g is too spotty. everyone remember to do this with a full charge just incase..im downloading the files and will report back for the skeptics
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confirmed working no issues at all everything works process took about 15 minutes s-on unrooted thank you op (you will lose all your data) but thats to be expected
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what if your phone isn't giving you the option to update once you move the new pc36img to your sd card and hboot? My phone recognizes it and then goes back to the screen with the androids on the skateboards. No option to update. :/
what if your phone isn't giving you the option to update once you move the new pc36img to your sd card and hboot? My phone recognizes it and then goes back to the screen with the androids on the skateboards. No option to update. :/
what do you mean that it recogonizes it? if it does then it will ask you to update. if it says no image or wrong image then hboot did not find it. it needs to be named exactly PC36IMG do not add an extra zip. hboot will not see it if it is named PC36IMG.zip.zip. also use capitols for the name as well.
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what if your phone isn't giving you the option to update once you move the new pc36img to your sd card and hboot? My phone recognizes it and then goes back to the screen with the androids on the skateboards. No option to update. :/
My Evo wont recognise it either... is there anything else I need to be aware of?
Could it have something to do with a higher HB ver than what is in downloaded PC36IMG file?
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My Evo wont recognise it either... is there anything else I need to be aware of?
Could it have something to do with a higher HB ver than what is in downloaded PC36IMG file?
that should not matter. they key is that are you naming it correctly and is it on the root of the card?
it needs to be PC36IMG exactly. do not add a zip to the name as then it will look like PC36IMG.zip.zip. hboot is programmed to scan for a file that is named PC36IMG.zip and if it is named incorrectly, it will not find it.
also the file needs to be on the root of the card. this means that has to be just a the card and not in any folders. hboot is also programmed to search for the file on the card and not in a folder. so if it is in a folder then the hboot will not see it.
wait, i thought I was just supposed to put the .zip on the card... Should I be extracting it?
Reformatted 2gb card.
Runs through the search but does not find the file.
file name: PC36IMG.zip
no do not ectract it. it was just a question. also i think it is becuase of your 2g card. the evo does not like the 2g cards for some reason. do you have the original someplace?
The file in step 7 is no longer available. Can I just substitute the RUU you posted at the bottom for it? And if so, I rename that to the PC36IMG? I believe I'm correct, but just want to verify.
The file in step 7 is no longer available. Can I just substitute the RUU you posted at the bottom for it? And if so, I rename that to the PC36IMG? I believe I'm correct, but just want to verify.
I figured out this method back on August 24th, but wasn't able to put together an easy guide. I was successfully able to restore my EVO to stock before having to return it for a warranty replacement (half of my phone completely stopped vibrating).
Thanks again!
P.S. For the people where the Bootloader isn't seeing your PC36IMG.zip, most of the time, it's an SD card issue (i.e. it needs to be reformatted). You can also flash the hboot.img file in the zip using adb (as was posted earlier), or you can use a program on XDA called AndroidFlasher, which makes it a lot easier. I have a link to in the post I quoted above.
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just substitute the files with the ones that you have.
Unfortunately the files for unrooting revolutionary require the use of fastboot commands. I don't believe that it is an option in anything but hboot .76.
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Unfortunately the files for unrooting revolutionary require the use of fastboot commands. I don't believe that it is an option in anything but hboot .76.
Still trying to find a work around for it. This is part of the issue I came up with when trying to get a guide together to unroot with a broken screen like for unrevoked. If they get a flashable zip for s-on then it could still be done the same way as before just with the RUU run from the PC.
Still trying to find a work around for it. This is part of the issue I came up with when trying to get a guide together to unroot with a broken screen like for unrevoked. If they get a flashable zip for s-on then it could still be done the same way as before just with the RUU run from the PC.
yeah i forgot about the hboot issue. hopefully, a s-on tool will come out at sometime so it can be flashed.
Still trying to find a work around for it. This is part of the issue I came up with when trying to get a guide together to unroot with a broken screen like for unrevoked. If they get a flashable zip for s-on then it could still be done the same way as before just with the RUU run from the PC.
Android Flasher runs the fastboot commands for you. I was able to initially flash my modded 6.17 HBOOT using it (I was on 2.16), so I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Though perhaps you do still have to answer the on-screen prompts. I'll have to check and see.
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Android Flasher runs the fastboot commands for you. I was able to initially flash my modded 6.17 HBOOT using it (I was on 2.16), so I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Though perhaps you do still have to answer the on-screen prompts. I'll have to check and see.
I will take a look at it and see if it will do what is needed to flash in hboot without the buttons.
I get loading.... [PC36IMG.zip]
Checking... [PC36IMG.zip]
Then it goes back to the normal HBoot screen and nothing happens. No option to update
something is not right then. you need to make sure that it is named correctly. it needs to be PC36IMG with no extra zip at the end. it also needs to be on the root of the sd card. it cant be in any folders, just on the card.
Just letting everyone know this
I rooted when it was 1st advailable to us gingerbread guys worked perf.
3 days ago i decieded to go back to s on stock rom (I khow some are thinking why I guess just because i can LOL)
Today I rerooted again no problems except the copy and past for the key as before. Im rooted again!! So if anyone was wondering I was able to root after unrooting.
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i used the s -on tool to restore my phone,was going to sell...didnt happen.tried to use the revolutionary tool again,and it saysi have s-off..but i dont,and it aborts
any ideas would be great...PEACE
i used the s -on tool to restore my phone,was going to sell...didnt happen.tried to use the revolutionary tool again,and it saysi have s-off..but i dont,and it aborts
any ideas would be great...PEACE
looks like the few people who are having issues are putting it in the root folder named PC36IMG.ZIP it needs to be named 'PC36IMG' no zip in the root of the sd
Ok, my USB port is screwed up and I'm trying to get the phone back to stock. I rooted with Revolutionary. Getting S-ON worked great - it asked if I wanted to update and it did. However, when applying the stock ROM, it finds the file, spends a minute or so loading it, and then just goes back to the bootloader screen. Am I missing something here? I've verified that the file name is correct, and it's not named .zip.zip - I always run windows with extension hiding off, so I see exactly what is on the card.
I guess I'm expecting the phone to go back to "out of the box" state, is that correct? I rooted my phone as I was constantly running out of room for apps so I deleted some bloatware (Nascar, etc) and after applying the S-ON patch, it appears that I have S-ON, (that's what's at the top of the bootloader screen) but the second file won't do anything.
I guess since I have S-ON I can technically take it back to Sprint unrooted, but I'm sure somewhere down the line someone will notice that the bloatware is gone. If I do a "reset to factory" from recovery will it re-initalize the phone with everything that would have come out of the box?
Many thanks for any help!
Last edited by dcigary; November 15th, 2011 at 04:43 PM.
thanks trying this now... *waiting for download* i rooted my phone yesterday night s-off and when i when to flash my rom i notice it said s-on. My guess is that i forgot to delete the pc36img file from my sd card *phone got replaced* and it put s back on. Ooops...
I tried to do revolutionary but it says my phone is s-off which on my hoot screen is says on... anyway im hoping with this i can unroot it completely so i can root it again...
If you think there is an easier fix please let me know... cant seem to be able to think of anything else
thanks trying this now... *waiting for download* i rooted my phone yesterday night s-off and when i when to flash my rom i notice it said s-on. My guess is that i forgot to delete the pc36img file from my sd card *phone got replaced* and it put s back on. Ooops...
I tried to do revolutionary but it says my phone is s-off which on my hoot screen is says on... anyway im hoping with this i can unroot it completely so i can root it again...
If you think there is an easier fix please let me know... cant seem to be able to think of anything else
yep you need to have the right hboot to get revolutionary to work. the ruu i linked should work. let us know if it does not.
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You can now unroot revolutionary
whooo!!
works great!
