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Root [CDMA] HTC Evo 3D Bricked...???

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Killer1744

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Hey, my htc evo 3d might be soft bricked! i have Hboot 1.49.0008 unlocked boot loader with s-on!?!

i have a recovery flashed.

it only boot till the htc boot screen then is frozen there.

i believe the phone has lost its root, and has no rom installed on it!

what do i do, what do i install ?

Help Please!?!!?

*** my ideas : ***

try flashing a fresh android 2.3.4 onto the phone and maybe it will boot?

where can i download android OS ? Can i download it like i would to and apple product?



IDEAS???
 
Make sure you're flashing a GSM ROM. Use fastboot to flash it.

Are you sure you're using both?

Make sure to wipe dalvik cache, cache, and do a factory reset (or wipe data...whatever your recovery calls it) before flashing anything. If you didn't do it, try it again.
 
I tried that . That's what gave me the unlocked version. But it wouldent give me s-off. Will I need soff to flash a rom to the phone?
 
Killer1744 said:
I tried that . That's what gave me the unlocked version. But it wouldent give me s-off. Will I need soff to flash a rom to the phone?
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So you're S-ON and it says "UNLOCKED" above it?

That can make it so you can flash ROMs. You just have to do it in a different way than what is considered 'normal'. Are you familiar with fastboot?

I have a guide if you don't:

http://androidforums.com/evo-3d-all...tboot-flashing-rom-kernel-updated-2-13-a.html

Just do not use the example ROM. The example ROM is for CDMA only, and that will not work on your GSM phone. But the instructions are the same for CDMA and GSM. Just make sure to use a GSM ROM. And I'd also avoid Rogers-based ROMs if you are not on Rogers carrier service.
 
jerofld said:
So you're S-ON and it says "UNLOCKED" above it?

That can make it so you can flash ROMs. You just have to do it in a different way than what is considered 'normal'. Are you familiar with fastboot?

I have a guide if you don't:

http://androidforums.com/evo-3d-all...tboot-flashing-rom-kernel-updated-2-13-a.html

Just do not use the example ROM. The example ROM is for CDMA only, and that will not work on your GSM phone. But the instructions are the same for CDMA and GSM. Just make sure to use a GSM ROM. And I'd also avoid Rogers-based ROMs if you are not on Rogers carrier service.
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i tried using fastbootUSB these are the errors i continued to get...


C:\Users\Peter>fastboot flash
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>

commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall flash boot + recovery + system
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it
devices list all connected devices
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader

options:
-w erase userdata and cache
-s <serial number> specify device serial number
-p <product> specify product name
-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline
-i <vendor id> specify a custom USB vendor id
-b <base_addr> specify a custom kernel base address
-n <page size> specify the nand page size. default:
2048

C:\Users\Peter>fastboot flash <boot.img>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

C:\Users\Peter>fastboot flash [recovery recovery.img}
error: cannot load 'recovery.img}'


C:\Users\Peter>fastboot flash [recovery recovery.img]
error: cannot load 'recovery.img]'


C:\Users\Peter>fastboot flash recovery.omg
unknown partition 'recovery.omg'
error: cannot determine image filename for 'recovery.omg'

C:\Users\Peter>fastboot flash recovery.img
unknown partition 'recovery.img'
error: cannot determine image filename for 'recovery.img'

C:\Users\Peter>fastboot flash recovery KingCobra3Dv1.9.zip
error: cannot load 'KingCobra3Dv1.9.zip'


C:\Users\Peter>fastboot flash recovery KingCobra3Dv1.9
error: cannot load 'KingCobra3Dv1.9'


C:\Users\Peter>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
error: cannot load 'recovery.img'


C:\Users\Peter>cd C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-t
The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\Users\Peter>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
error: cannot load 'recovery.img'

the phone is locked to rogers, i tried to flash KingCobra the `normal way` and it got past the htc boot but got stuck on the flashy boot.img that the rom tried to flash.

any ideas?
 
So, the problem is that you're not issuing the commands correctly.

Connect your phone to your computer. Boot into bootloader. If it says HBOOT, push power on HBOOT to go into Fastboot. If it says Fastboot USB, you're good.

Go into cmd and type (or copy/paste):

cd C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools
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Then, if you have flashed your recovery properly, you can type (or copy/paste):

fastboot boot recovery.img
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If it throws back an error:

You need to go download a recovery again, rename it to 'recovery.img' and stick it in the platform-tools directory. Then type (or copy/paste):

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Then try 'fastboot boot recovery.img' again.

If successful, you should now be in recovery on your phone. Without disconnecting the USB cable, take your phone and wipe dalvik, cache partition, and factory reset. Then reflash the ROM and reboot.
 
I have looked thew so many pages and done so much research and all i had to do was look at some of my notes to find that all i had to do was...

re-locked Hboot
and used Rogers RUU to restore
and it worked! Device is back to normal!

Thanks for all the help!
 
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