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Root Japanese HTC EVO Wimax ISW11HT (4G) rooting HELP!?

Ok folks. I've been following this thread recently and decided to root my Japanese HTC evo as well. Rooted using cyanogen mod 7 after following the instructions carefully. But there is a problem now with my EVO...i can't download or install apps from the android market and I need to have a japanese keyboard input function. A bit pissed off that these don't work now.

Also, is there even a way to flash an HTC sense mod back?
 
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Ok folks. I've been following this thread recently and decided to root my Japanese HTC evo as well. Rooted using cyanogen mod 7 after following the instructions carefully. But there is a problem now with my EVO...i can't download or install apps from the android market and I need to have a japanese keyboard input function. A bit pissed off that these don't work now.

Also, is there even a way to flash an HTC sense mod back?

Did you also flash the gapps file? It contains all of the google apps including the market. You can find it in the Rom and Kernel sticky.
 
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Did you also flash the gapps file? It contains all of the google apps including the market. You can find it in the Rom and Kernel sticky.

I was about to post an update ...
I reinstalled CM7 and Gapps again from the start and now the android market app works. I'm just beginning to download what i had in my pre-rooted evo.

But there are 2 problems: 1. The Japanese input keyboard is not available and 2. C-mail doesn't work with the messaging app.
 
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Thanks for that info..... however I used the method written to unroot because I did not have time for this right now and now I am very screwed up.

I got the S-on showing.... but when I try to run the stock RUU for Japanese kddi evo it will not allow me to put the update. So I tried the extracted zip file version and renamed it to PC36IMG and rebooted my phone. When it attempted to update with the Japanese stock files it gave me an error that said Main version is older.

soooo... I tried to s-off again with revolutionary and it is saying that I am already s-off but in fact my phone says s-on???????

I am completely lost now..... please help me get back on track... whether with the s-on and stock setup or s-off and roms again....

Here is my current info:

Android Version 2.2
Baseband Version 2.15.00.03.04
Kernel Version 2.6.32.17-gee557fdhtc-kernel@and18-2#15
Build Number 3.70.651.1 CL294884 release keys
Software number 3.70.651.1
PRI version 2.11_01c
PRL version 01001
Model Number PC36100

Please keep in mind my phone is Japanese and even though I have a stock U.S. version on my phone now... that is not what I want. All help is appreciated!
 
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Thanks for that info..... however I used the method written to unroot because I did not have time for this right now and now I am very screwed up.

I got the S-on showing.... but when I try to run the stock RUU for Japanese kddi evo it will not allow me to put the update. So I tried the extracted zip file version and renamed it to PC36IMG and rebooted my phone. When it attempted to update with the Japanese stock files it gave me an error that said Main version is older.

soooo... I tried to s-off again with revolutionary and it is saying that I am already s-off but in fact my phone says s-on???????

I am completely lost now..... please help me get back on track... whether with the s-on and stock setup or s-off and roms again....

Here is my current info:

Android Version 2.2
Baseband Version 2.15.00.03.04
Kernel Version 2.6.32.17-gee557fdhtc-kernel@and18-2#15
Build Number 3.70.651.1 CL294884 release keys
Software number 3.70.651.1
PRI version 2.11_01c
PRL version 01001
Model Number PC36100

Please keep in mind my phone is Japanese and even though I have a stock U.S. version on my phone now... that is not what I want. All help is appreciated!

what ruu are you using?
 
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Thanks for that info..... however I used the method written to unroot because I did not have time for this right now and now I am very screwed up.

I got the S-on showing.... but when I try to run the stock RUU for Japanese kddi evo it will not allow me to put the update. So I tried the extracted zip file version and renamed it to PC36IMG and rebooted my phone. When it attempted to update with the Japanese stock files it gave me an error that said Main version is older.

soooo... I tried to s-off again with revolutionary and it is saying that I am already s-off but in fact my phone says s-on???????

I am completely lost now..... please help me get back on track... whether with the s-on and stock setup or s-off and roms again....

Here is my current info:

Android Version 2.2
Baseband Version 2.15.00.03.04
Kernel Version 2.6.32.17-gee557fdhtc-kernel@and18-2#15
Build Number 3.70.651.1 CL294884 release keys
Software number 3.70.651.1
PRI version 2.11_01c
PRL version 01001
Model Number PC36100

Please keep in mind my phone is Japanese and even though I have a stock U.S. version on my phone now... that is not what I want. All help is appreciated!

Also, what is your hboot version? I am not sure with the Japanese versions but the hboot that came with Android 2.2 was rootable with Unrevoked. Can you get to recovery at all?
 
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The version of RUU I am trying is:

RUU_SuperSonic_K_KDDI_JP_1.05.970.1_Radio_2.15.00.03.04_NV_2.11_release_176711_signed

But I think that for my phone it should be 1.15.970.1?

My other info....

HBOOT-6.17.0001
Microp-041f
Touch panel-ATMEL224_20aa
Radio-2.15.00.03.04

Yes I can get to recovery... it is Build : RA Supersonic-v2.3
So I think somehow my phone is 1/2 of something and not complete etc.... I really need to get this back on track.
 
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@agent tabasco

try wiping out the entire ROM and bring the phone to an AU shop and let them re-install the original HTC sense Japan version. Make up an alibi that "all of a sudden, your phone lost all its files...or something to that extent"

I'd probably do the same if I can't get the Japanese IME, cmail, and japanese apps to work with my rooted CM7 HTC EVO.
 
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The version of RUU I am trying is:

RUU_SuperSonic_K_KDDI_JP_1.05.970.1_Radio_2.15.00.03.04_NV_2.11_release_176711_signed

But I think that for my phone it should be 1.15.970.1?

My other info....

HBOOT-6.17.0001
Microp-041f
Touch panel-ATMEL224_20aa
Radio-2.15.00.03.04

Yes I can get to recovery... it is Build : RA Supersonic-v2.3
So I think somehow my phone is 1/2 of something and not complete etc.... I really need to get this back on track.

not sure but try this ruu.
RUU_SuperSonic_K_KDDI_JP_1.05.970.1_Radio_2.15.00.03.04_NV_2.11_release_176711_signed.exe

found it from here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12197230&postcount=23
 
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nothing seems to work right.... I cannot understand how I have s-on and still can get into recovery to flash.... but cannot flash anything right because it keeps saying unsupported radio or main version is older etc.....

I want to just start all over.... someone please throw me a way that I can get this solved.... I have been searching up and down the net for a way and have tried many things.... still no luck!
 
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nothing seems to work right.... I cannot understand how I have s-on and still can get into recovery to flash.... but cannot flash anything right because it keeps saying unsupported radio or main version is older etc.....

I want to just start all over.... someone please throw me a way that I can get this solved.... I have been searching up and down the net for a way and have tried many things.... still no luck!

ok so you have s-on? and when you go into recovery do you get the red triangle?

if so then my friend you are unrooted. as long as you have s-on and a stock recovery (you can't get into a stock recovery. if you try, you get the red triangle.) you are unrooted.
 
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I am not unrooted.... because when I go into recovery I get recovery not red triangle. And.... I do not have the stock kddi Japanese evo rom loaded because I cannot get any of them to load. The rom that I currently have loaded is a Sprint stock one.... and I do not think that will go over well with Au kddi if I go to their shop with that.

If someone has another way that I can try this unrooting thing again, please tell me....
 
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ok here is an update....

After digging around it seems I ran an OTA update on my phone before I rooted and that update changed the bootloader version, so that is why I cannot run the RUU properly.... I believe.

So is there any way to backtrack on this and get to where I can load the Au kddi RUU??

You may be able to use Unrevoked Forever to set S-OFF again. Otherwise you'll need to flash the misc partition in order to allow downgrading.

Just make sure you don't do anything to erase your recovery or you'll be stuck.
 
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I have attempted unrevoked3 and also 3.21 with no luck to get s-off back again..... it still shows s-on but I have recovery.

I do not know about flashing misc partition.... so if that is what I need to do can you please guide me.

here are my current settings:

Supersonic DVT1 Ship S-ON
HBOOT-6.17.0001
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_20aa
RADIO-2.15.00.03.04

and I have virus rom loaded.
 
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