Root [CDMA] Evo 3D Bootloop?

[unknownskaters]

So for a while now I've been trying to root my Androids, I finally accomplished this last week, but being new to it all I had to take small steps towards finding a working ROM for this Evo 3D. Well i finally figured it all out but before downloading a ROM I came to a problem, when my phone dies, it will try to charge but also start itself up at the same time leaving it useless... no charge or anything, well i found a way around that but it still happens. Problem 2, Through bootloader I cant go into recovery mode, I have to do the last step in rooting it to do so. Final problem, I downloaded a faulty ROM or did so incorrectly and now the phone is stuck in bootloop and not letting me throw it into recovery mode the way I've been doing so.... Any ideas or helpful tips on what I should do?

 

[MahaloCat]

So for a while now I've been trying to root my Androids, I finally accomplished this last week, but being new to it all I had to take small steps towards finding a working ROM for this Evo 3D. Well i finally figured it all out but before downloading a ROM I came to a problem, when my phone dies, it will try to charge but also start itself up at the same time leaving it useless... no charge or anything, well i found a way around that but it still happens. Problem 2, Through bootloader I cant go into recovery mode, I have to do the last step in rooting it to do so. Final problem, I downloaded a faulty ROM or did so incorrectly and now the phone is stuck in bootloop and not letting me throw it into recovery mode the way I've been doing so.... Any ideas or helpful tips on what I should do?

Little more info needed - Are your GSM or CDMA
What Bootloader version?
S-off or HTC unlock
What ROM did you flash
etc...

 

[unknownskaters]

Welll cdma and its just HTC unlock, its still S-On because I found a post saying it didn't matter... and it was Warm something or other i found on a rom site.... Bootloader unknown

 

[unknownskaters]

Hboot 1.5? does that help

 

[jerofld]

What recovery did you use? TWRP 2.1.1 and 4EXT can flash kernels properly, anything else cannot without using fastboot.

Did you wipe the cache, dalvik cache and data partitions?

 

[unknownskaters]

What recovery did you use? TWRP 2.1.1 and 4EXT can flash kernels properly, anything else cannot without using fastboot.

Did you wipe the cache, dalvik cache and data partitions?

Im using Clockwork Mod Recovery, and at first I was using the App ROM Manager to download the ROMs but they wouldn't load up when it rebooted so i tried doing it manually.

 

[jerofld]

Im using Clockwork Mod Recovery, and at first I was using the App ROM Manager to download the ROMs but they wouldn't load up when it rebooted so i tried doing it manually.

That is likely your problem. ROM Manager doesn't install CWM properly on a S-ON device. Go to 4EXTRecovery and download the free version (or the paid, if you're so inclined) and try that out.

If you can't get into Android, I'd recommend you go to the sticky newbie guide and follow the instructions on how to flash TWRP 1.1.1 via fastboot.

 

[unknownskaters]

That is likely your problem. ROM Manager doesn't install CWM properly on a S-ON device. Go to 4EXTRecovery and download the free version (or the paid, if you're so inclined) and try that out.

If you can't get into Android, I'd recommend you go to the sticky newbie guide and follow the instructions on how to flash TWRP 1.1.1 via fastboot.

Your post seemed really helpful but i just tried flashing, in all ways that the page tells me how. (twrp 1.1.1, twrp 1.0.3 zips and imgs) maybe I'm doing it wrong but by how the description sounds I'm pretty positive I'm doing this right....

 

[unknownskaters]

I was using a work computer earlier so that's why I couldn't get into recovery mode, I guess I didn't have the right things on it, but on my computer I can get it to Recovery Mode... But still I've cleared everything, re-installed the ROM hoping it was an installation error, nothing. Installed other ROMs.... nothing again, it just sends me to HTC screen and staying like that once I boot it...??

 

[jerofld]

Ok. So let's take this one step at a time. I know you've re-downloaded TWRP 1.1.1 already, but I want you to try this:

Delete any older copies or any other version of recovery on your computer.

Re download TWRP 1.1.1, the IMG file.

Rename it to recovery.img. Make sure you have extensions showing so it's not named recovery.img.img. Put it into C:\sdk-tools.

Plug your phone into your computer then turn it on into HBOOT mode. It should say FASTBOOT USB. If it says HBOOT in green, where you can highlight it, push power once to see if it changes to FASTBOOT USB. If it turns to FASTBOOT with no USB, then you need to reinstall your drivers.

Open command prompt (type 'cmd' in Start > Run) then type 'cd C:\sdk-tools'

Then type this:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

If successful, type:

fastboot boot recovery.img

Now you can wipe everything, cache, dalvik, data, and system. Then flash the ROM. I recommend the stock ROM, to be honest. It can be found in the newbie guide. If you don't have it on your SD card, you can go into USB Mount mode while in recovery and it'll make it so you can transfer it over.

After it flashes, you should be fine. Give it a few minutes, even on the HTC screen. Sometimes it take a minute. If it has the HTC logo on for more than a minute, then there's a problem. If that's the case:

Go back into HBOOT and lock the bootloader by typing (in command prompt)

fastboot oem lock

Then flash the RUU. Instructions are found here: http://androidforums.com/evo-3d-all...mware-upgrade-ruu-flash-unbricking-guide.html