Root [CDMA] Help w HTCdev "waiting for device"

[kbakermemphis]

Hello, I'm completely phone ******ed, I'm trying to root the gf's evo 3d so she can use open garden tether. It took like 5 seconds with my evo 4g and I'm using the HTCdev unlock so it should be just as easy but I cannot get the last step to work.

I am supposed to put all the files into a folder and run the fastboot get cmd and I do that no problem but then instead of the token printing all I get is
<waiting for device>

the phone is sitting on the FASTBOOT USB screen, it is HBOOT 1.50. It says S-ON (I don't know what that means I just saw it referenced a lot) and it is connected via USB so I don't know why it isn't being recognized.

Thanks for any help.

 

[DonB]

Make sure your USB debugging is check marked

Hello, I'm completely phone ******ed, I'm trying to root the gf's evo 3d so she can use open garden tether. It took like 5 seconds with my evo 4g and I'm using the HTCdev unlock so it should be just as easy but I cannot get the last step to work.

I am supposed to put all the files into a folder and run the fastboot get cmd and I do that no problem but then instead of the token printing all I get is
<waiting for device>

the phone is sitting on the FASTBOOT USB screen, it is HBOOT 1.50. It says S-ON (I don't know what that means I just saw it referenced a lot) and it is connected via USB so I don't know why it isn't being recognized.

Thanks for any help.

 

[kbakermemphis]

Yeah it's checked.

Make sure your USB debugging is check marked

 

[wake69]

make sure all software is installed. install android sdk dont just unzip it also install jdk and htc sync

after you fully install android sdk, copy the files in the tools folder to the platform tools folder. the install should take between 20-45 mins

 

[kbakermemphis]

OK, so I figured out what the problem was. The fastboot I was trying to use was 69kb and there was another one that was 180kb and once I switched that one into the folder it worked. Now I'm at the point that I have downloaded and moved the .bin into the correct folder and run the unlock cmd and the print looks just like the example on the HTCdev site but I never got the "Unlock Bootloader" screen on the phone. Nothing happened at all. I turned it on thinking maybe it would pop up on reboot but nothing. I tried it again, nadda.

Any thoughts on this one?

 

[DonB]

If you are on HBoot 1.50 you will not get S-OFF but you will be rooted.

OK, so I figured out what the problem was. The fastboot I was trying to use was 69kb and there was another one that was 180kb and once I switched that one into the folder it worked. Now I'm at the point that I have downloaded and moved the .bin into the correct folder and run the unlock cmd and the print looks just like the example on the HTCdev site but I never got the "Unlock Bootloader" screen on the phone. Nothing happened at all. I turned it on thinking maybe it would pop up on reboot but nothing. I tried it again, nadda.

Any thoughts on this one?

 

[kbakermemphis]

[GUIDE] HTC Unlock Hboot 1.50 + TWRP Recovery + Root + Flash!! [9.11.11] - xda-developers <---the answer.

 

[bvbull200]

USB Debugging is checked and I have the 180kb version of Fastboot loaded in the folder. Still nothing. It always stops at the "<waiting for device>" prompt.

 

[champaine]

I had this same issue after actually attaining root with my 3D. The device seems to have been recognized by the os, and was available to move files around on the SD, but running

./adb devices

only yielded:

<waiting for device>

So I scoured other forums about this, and it seems to be a general Linux issue, though it had escaped me at the time since I had previously successfully mounted a recover image and had root. The fix seems to be to updated the udev rules on your machine, then restart

First jump into root

su

The perform the following commands:

cd /etc/udev/rules.d
touch 51-android.rules
nano 51-android.rules

Can be simply

nano /etc/udev/rules.d/51-androidrules

Then entering the following line:d

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0e79", MODE="0666"

Ctrl+X to save, "y" to save changes. Then you need to reboot (really linux? fine.)

Once back up you need to get the phone into recovery with the power/volume down buttons again. Then check it out:

./adb-linux devices
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached 
HT16THX18787	device

Now, you can use the USB bootloader to flash your recover/other roms.

Reflashing or flashing a new recover allowed me to flash roms where I was previously unable to do so as well.

I would love to cite sources on this one so credit goes where due, but I understand there is no linking as a new poster, and I'd like to respect the rules of the forum. If allowed I will be happy to link.

 

[jerofld]

The no linking on your first post is an anti-spam policy. You can posts URLs after your first post. But we do appreciate people citing their source.

 

[champaine]

The no linking on your first post is an anti-spam policy. You can posts URLs after your first post. But we do appreciate people citing their source.

Glad to hear it

Stack overflow helped out a bit with general debugging mode:
android - Detecting device for debugging (ADB) does not work - Stack Overflow

Found the vendor information here: Setting Up ADB/USB Drivers for Android Devices in Linux (Ubuntu) Esau Silva

Also, there are a lot of useful adb commands on that page, makes a great reference.

 

[frutekake]

I don't mean to be annoying or sound like an idiot, but I'm COMPLETELY lost. I, too, am stuck at this point where it says "waiting for device" (I'm surprised I even made it this far) but as I read the replies to troubleshoot it, I'm baffled and don't understand a word. Is there a less advanced way of explaining how to fix this from this point? Thanks in advance for any and all help!

 

[frutekake]

...and I just realized this thread is almost a year old... my bad.

 

[remanifest]

You just need to be in your HBOOT to do this.

Pull your battery, hold the volume-down button, and press power. Then you can run the commands.

Way to resurrect the dead frutekake!

 

[frutekake]

No, I'm already in "Fastboot" mode and it says "Fastboot USB" for a minute then my computer USB messes up says the device can't be recognized then goes back to "Fastboot" and my Command Prompt will get stuck at <waiting for device> ... does that make any sense?

P.S. Thanks for your reply regardless!

 

[MahaloCat]

Frutetkake - what h-bbot - are you windows or linux?

 

[frutekake]

windows.

 

[MahaloCat]

hmmm can you confirm that fastboot is unchecked...

 

[DiagonalArg]

Ok, I'm stuck on the same issue (Linux, trying to root a Droid Incredible 2). HTCDev website tells me to dl/unzip the adt-bundle, then run the "SDK Manager" to download a bunch of files, from where I get adb and fastboot. Thing is, in Linux there _is_ no "SDK Manager", so what do I run? Also, adb and fastboot are already present, so do I really need to run whatever the linux equivalent is?

@champaine - I don't really understand udev, but it seems like SYSFS has become ATTR. Can you explain what the "0e79" is in:

SYSFS{idVendor}=="0e79"

Is this idVendor the same for all HTC phones?