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Root [CDMA] Custom recovery not booting

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johnisaac18

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On my HTC Evo v 3D I finally figured out how to flash a custom recovery so that I can get Root on it. I used Fastboot and it flashed (what the cmd prompt told me) I am on HBOOT already so I go to click on Recovery, but when I do it just starts off with the HTC logo and then boots up to my lock screen. I tried flashing CWM recovery, TWERP, and also another one someone mentioned to try. Neither of them booted. I don't even get the red exclamation mark anymore when I click recovery. Help! I have an unlocked bootloader. Not S-off because that wire trick doesn't support windows and I don't know where to download it now. THANKS!
 
where did you get your recovery image? if you copy/paste the text in the cmd window we may be able to help you figure out what happened.

in a nutshell:
-bootloader needs to be unlocked
-recovery image needs to be for cdma evo 3d(shooter) assuming thats what you have
-recovery needs to be a .img file
-recovery needs to be inside your same folder as adb/fastboot
-you can try different usb cables and ports
-make sure nothing is running that will interfere(easy tether,pda net,htc sync,even itunes)
-no usb 3.0
-widows 8 has issues also

hope that helps. disabling fastboot in settings wont really have an effect on flashing recovery,but it will keep you from getting to hboot via power on/vol down,so unchecking it is good advice :)
 
I was doing it all right and I don't know what went wrong. I just downloaded 4ext recovery and tried the whole process again and now I have custom recovery and I am rooted!! :D Installed a few roms, kernals and am loving it. Thanks!
 
Great glad you got it resolved, 4EXT is better anyways, and easy to use by using their app, you can easily install a recovery image. ;)
 
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