Root Cellphone without a ROM

[androidvm24]

Howdy,

I am having trouble loading ANY rom into my HTC Evo 3D for Virgin Mobile.

I started out by following this guide:

How to Root/ROM Your HTC Evo V 4g with HTCdev and Fastboot - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com

I didn't do the S-OFF option.

Then I loaded MIUI but I didn't like it because some apps were in chinese.

Then I loaded another ROM but I didn't like that one because the battery life update was choppy.

So then I went through 10 other roms and each one of them failed to load properly.

So then I went back to the one that I knew that worked and that doesn't work either anymore.

My problem is that that it just reboots forever.

I can see the HTC splash screen then the custom splash screen and then it just reboots.

So I have moved mountains and drank oceans to troubleshoot my way out of it.

Here is what I have tried:

Super wipe : https://www.dropbox.com/s/0pdpcxg91mfsdu2/Modified_SuperWipe.zip

I tried wiping everything manually 5 times each:

A) Wipe Cache
B) Wipe Dalvik Cache
OPTIONAL) Wipe Everything (Data Factory Reset)

I've tried the fixed permissions option.

I have tried formatting everything that you can format in the recovery tool.

I have tried to recover from my backup as suggested in the guide and I get the exact same problem.

So in my newbayshousness I tried to find a RUU because I heard it was the ultimate recovery tool but I cant find the exe on the latest version.

I only find this version: 1.13.652.2

But when I run the utility it tells me that my version is newer and it wont allow me to downgrade. I believe I have 1.14.652.0

I can't find this damn file. I've seen screenshots of it and it turns out its not an executable just a zip. I don't know how exactly one would use this ruu to fix my issue.

So basically at the end of the day I am in the right direction? Is this ruu file my Moby Dick ? Does anyone have a link to this file ?

or am I way off on the solution?

I saw another user with the same problem:
htc evo virgin mobile has 4g and 3d plz help - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com

They suggested they downgrade the hboot and install roms.

How does one downgrade the hboot (i have 1.57) in my condition without a ROM ?

I don't think that is my problem because I had 2 ROMS that were successfull but no longer are.

Thanks a bunch for your guidance.

 

[Metroid Prime]

Moved to All Things Root section.

 

[DonB]

Will move to the Virgin rooted section for proper support.

 

[sellers86]

You need soff for anything that isn't based on sense, because the hboot isn't compatible.

 

[goshjosh]

Well, you're gonna have to do the S-OFF option if you want to change hboots.

I didn't think it was even possible to load any roms other than sense based roms.

Are you sure you're not S-OFF'd?

 

[onephatkiller]

Well, you aren't s-off and you are using twrp to flash roms. I'm I correct? If so, it's not going to work unless it's a stock rom. You need either a stock rom or s-off.

 

[androidvm24]

Correct. I am s-on and using twrp to flash roms.

So the problem is now i can't find a stock rom for my phone. The RUU gives me error 140 and i can't use the controlbear utility to do s-off because it requires the phone to already have a rom.

is there another way to do an s-off ?

 

[gwz85]

Correct. I am s-on and using twrp to flash roms.

So the problem is now i can't find a stock rom for my phone. The RUU gives me error 140 and i can't use the controlbear utility to do s-off because it requires the phone to already have a rom.

is there another way to do an s-off ?

You do not have to have S-Off, what you need to do is the unroot process which is in the stickies, then the RUU ROM will work.

 

[adamhos1234]

Correct. I am s-on and using twrp to flash roms.

So the problem is now i can't find a stock rom for my phone. The RUU gives me error 140 and i can't use the controlbear utility to do s-off because it requires the phone to already have a rom.

is there another way to do an s-off ?

Harmonia works for s off

 

[Ranhead]

Harmonia works for s off

And any hboot. I would suggest trying to flash Harmonia. If that works make yourself a backup. Next you can do s-off and then Leslie Ann's "Fix everything by turning your phone into a 3D" thread.

 

[mrawesome22]

Install 4ext recovery, enable smart flash, install an ics 3.6 rom.

 

[androidvm24]

Thank you for the suggestion. I tried Harmonia and that loops too. Going to try Mr. awesome's suggestion. Will update when I try it.

 

[nsciucco]

Thank you for the suggestion. I tried Harmonia and that loops too. Going to try Mr. awesome's suggestion. Will update when I try it.

push the stock kernel to the phone. the same way you did when you rooted

 

[androidvm24]

Tried to do EXT4 but from what I can see it only works if you already have a functioning ROM which is not my case. all my roms loop. I will try nsciucco's suggestion.

 

[androidvm24]

Gave up. You may close thread. or just delete it.

 

[Brian706]

Tried to do EXT4 but from what I can see it only works if you already have a functioning ROM which is not my case. all my roms loop. I will try nsciucco's suggestion.

No you can flash 4ext recovery through fastboot. I can give you a download if you need.