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Root S-OFF, root, & Fix Everything All-in-One!
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I haven't gotten a reply from you yet. Should I just start over? Redownload everything and just restart? I use my phone as Wi-Fi so I wanted to get this replacement rooted and everything before I activated it.
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If you use your phone as a wifi source for your PC, You cannot teamview while doing the S-Off procedure, As there are reboots etc going on on your phone during the process. Plus, Itd be awfully slow.
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Yeah, sorry man, this weekend was busy for me. What gothicnerd1033 said is correct - if your phone is your WiFi connection, we won't be able to use the Teamviewer program, since it depends on a constant internet connection.
One suggestion is to try reinstalling your drivers and to check that your phone says "fastboot USB" - it must be connected to your computer for this to work - sometimes, it works for people to select "bootloader" from the HBOOT with the power button, then to select "fastboot" again.
One suggestion is to try reinstalling your drivers and to check that your phone says "fastboot USB" - it must be connected to your computer for this to work - sometimes, it works for people to select "bootloader" from the HBOOT with the power button, then to select "fastboot" again.
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No, I wanted to do this BEFORE I activated the device. I will use the phone I already have. I have two phones in my possession.
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Sorry that it took me so long, thread stickied.
OB
It was already in the All Things Root Guide
I actually condensed all the stickies into the ATR Guide not to long ago for cleanup.
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Ok, just double checking: I can activate the phone AFTER I do all this right?
Like I can have a new phone out of the box, do these steps, and when I'm done I can call Virgin Mobile and activate it, right?
Like I can have a new phone out of the box, do these steps, and when I'm done I can call Virgin Mobile and activate it, right?
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I can't unlock the bootloader on my phone I get this when I try to flash the unlock code
C:\QADERSO\Root>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.140s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
FAILED (remote: unlock token check failed)
finished. total time: 0.156s
I've tried it about 20 times yesterday and it wouldn't work I have a stock phone with the latest update
C:\QADERSO\Root>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.140s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
FAILED (remote: unlock token check failed)
finished. total time: 0.156s
I've tried it about 20 times yesterday and it wouldn't work I have a stock phone with the latest update
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If you follow this guide, I can help you. If you follow another guide, please post in that thread...
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Yes, but it wouldn't hurt to activate before either. Either way, I'd recommend being on a stock-based sense ROM when you activate.
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They all bring me here I've tried about 3 ways the htcdev website and two other ways from different forums and I get the same result in all of them
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Your folder structure tells me you did not follow this guide when you pasted what you did above...
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I'll do it in a bit and post the result but the way to unlock the bootloader is the same way flashing the unlock code from the email but it keeps failing when I try
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I suggest starting over from the beginning of this guide and see if remanifest can help you.
Having said that, if you do a Google search for that error you will find that many Evo 3D users that have had their motherboards replaced get that error and can't HTC unlock. If that is the case with your phone, you can only hope that the Ultimate Recovery Tool for getting S-OFF without HTC unlock that remanifest has been working on with unknownforce at XDA eventually works for the Evo V, but I'm not optimistic about that.
Some users have been able to resolve HTC unlock errors by flashing the latest RUU but that's not possible in your case since you've already applied the latest OTA update and the VM RUU can't be installed with hboot 1.58.
ramjet73
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Thanks, so basically I can't unlock then? I'm not sure if the motherboard has been replacedi sent the device to HTC due to the phone freezing when touching the screen with two fingers but I don't know what they did to fix it
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unknownforce was saying that after bricking, you should be able to use a hex editor to change the CID at the beginning of partition 17, then flash that new partition back on the phone with the Sprint CID. I've been really busy these past few weeks, so I haven't tried it yet. I was hoping he'd build it into his binary release - it would make the process much more approachable.
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If you sent it to HTC they probably replaced the motherboard and that may be what is preventing HTC unlock from working for you. Since the only currently working method for getting root and S-OFF for the Evo V requires the HTC bootloader unlock your best bet would be to find something else that is wrong with the phone and exchange it with VM not HTC. They seem to be pretty liberal in their replacement policy and a different phone (as opposed to one that has been repaired by HTC) could probably be unlocked successfully.
ramjet73
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If you're willing, and you understand the risk, I would be happy to help you with unknownforce's downgrade tool.
Basically, you temporarily brick your phone, then you downgrade your HBOOT and run the Sprint RUU. After that, you use the revolutionary S-OFF tool to get S-OFF. From there, you can flash whatever HBOOT and ROM you want. In your case, with the EVO V, we'd also perform a backup of partition 17, edit it, and then restore it
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He seems to be preoccupied with his S4 now and it's hard to blame him for that.
I'm still a little skeptical about changing the CID to flash the Sprint 1.13 GB RUU so that Revolutionary can be used for S-OFF, then changing the CID back and flashing the VM RUU to get it back to the Virgin Mobile base. I'm not saying it can't be done but I'm a little wary given the problems Sprint users had a year ago when they flashed a complete set of VM firmware and couldn't reverse it completely. The method would be a lot more solid for Virgin Mobile users if there were a VM GB RUU that works with Revolutionary.
ramjet73
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I agree, I'm not 100% sold on it yet, but if we get revolutionary S-OFF on his phone, we should be able to easily change the CID back to Virgin Mobile's to run the VM RUU. I would try it myself to be sure, but having my phone working 100% is super important for me right now (job hunting & setting up a move). The idea of having lingering firmware isn't ideal, but I think that could be resolved by doing a dump of pertinent partitions by one S-OFF user to be flashed by the user with problems...
Then again, I do not know exactly what is stored on what partitions... it's a definite risk, but it may also yield a favorable result. If I was in the same boat, I'd personally give it a shot. If it winds up a brick or something, I'd just do a Virgin Mobile replacement on it -- they wouldn't know the difference.
Then again, I do not know exactly what is stored on what partitions... it's a definite risk, but it may also yield a favorable result. If I was in the same boat, I'd personally give it a shot. If it winds up a brick or something, I'd just do a Virgin Mobile replacement on it -- they wouldn't know the difference.
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I don't have warranty with vm and It's not even activated (I have a different phone activated) so I don't think I can get it switched out, thanks for all the help though
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It seems a lot more complicated than this and I don't have any type of warranty except for the one year you get from HTC I'd rather not risk it, thanks for the help
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Which is why I referred him back to this thread.
Since he can't HTC unlock it doesn't matter which guide he is using and his only option is to use another S-OFF method, and I knew you were working with unknownforce on using his URT for the Evo V.
If he really wants his phone rooted and unlocked the only other way is probably to exchange it with VM anyway, so the URT might be worth a try if he is willing to assume the risk and comfortable with the Linux environment required for that method. And if it works, he would definitely be doing other Evo V users that might need it in the future a big favor.
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