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Legendary20

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So I had another thread here about In a horrible situation. So now I find my sdcard reader and put a PC36IMG on there and when I looked in the bootloader it says Im S-ON. IDK how that happen. THe only thing that could have did that was I tried to flash an ruu but I got usb error. So I dont know how the ruu could have did that. Do I need to reroot from Unrevoked because I didnt do the system update to Gingerbread in June.
 
All i can say is Im stupid pretty stupid.
All I had to do was clear storage while in the bootloader.
Still dont know how s-on happen
But I dont care
Everyone have good night
 
Legendary20 said:
So I had another thread here about In a horrible situation. So now I find my sdcard reader and put a PC36IMG on there and when I looked in the bootloader it says Im S-ON. IDK how that happen. THe only thing that could have did that was I tried to flash an ruu but I got usb error. So I dont know how the ruu could have did that. Do I need to reroot from Unrevoked because I didnt do the system update to Gingerbread in June.
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yes I would try to reroot the phone and start over. Not sure but this may help:


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You said that you used Unrevoked right? And your hboot was 2.16? Unrevoked is/was the root process for 2.2...so your 2.3 doesn't seem quite right to me... but if you got S-Off... here's the steps for unrooting unrevoked.

Matlock's guide on Unrooting.





REQUIRED FILES:

Download the PC3GIMG.zip that matches your HBoot Version on your device.

* PC36IMG.zip - HBoot 0.97 - S/W 3.29 or Below
* PC36IMG.zip - HBoot 2.02 - S/W 3.30
* PC36IMG.zip - HBoot 2.10 - S/W 3.70

(For a full list of PC3GIMG.zip RUU files click here)

* Unrevoked S-On Tool

HOW TO CHECK YOUR HBOOT VERSION​

STEP 1: TURN OFF DEVICE
Power down the device by holding the POWER button for 2 seconds. Allow it to shutdown completely. Wait about 10 seconds before next step.

STEP 2: BOOTLOADER MODE
Hold down VOL DOWN + POWER until device boots into a White Screen.
Move to BOOTLOADER by using the VOL DOWN toggle and select by using POWER button. The device will now boot into Recovery mode.

You should now see something like this when it fully loads.


SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-2.02.0000
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.09.01
Aug 19 2010, 14:29:08


BEFORE UNROOTING
  • Make sure you UNFREEZE any frozen apps with Titanium Backup.
  • Refer to ROOTING & BACKUP - SECTION 3 NAND BACKUP to make a backup of your device.

STEP 1: DOWNLOAD
Download both the PC36IMG.zip and the S-On Tool to your PC Desktop. DO NOT EXTRACT
(NOTE: Make sure the file is named PC36IMG.zip exactly. Some Windows OS hide any extensions by default; so make sure it is not named PC36IMG.zip.zip when you rename it.)

STEP 2: MICRO USB
Connect your device to your PC with the Micro USB cord.

STEP 3: DISK DRIVE
Chang your charging options to Disk Drive.
Menu > Setting > Connect to PC > Default Connection Type > Disk Drive > Done

STEP 4: S-ON TOOL TO SDCARD
Transfer unrevoked-forever-son.zip to the ROOT of your SDCard.
(Do not transfer the PC36IMG.zip yet)

STEP 5: TURN OFF DEVICE
Power down the device by holding the Power Button for 2 seconds. Allow it to shutdown completely. Wait about 10 seconds before next step.

STEP 6: RECOVERY MODE
Hold down VOL DOWN + POWER until device boots into a White Screen.
Move to RECOVERY by using the VOL DOWN toggle and select by using POWER button.

STEP 7: FLASH ZIP
Select unrevoked-foreverson.zip in the selection area and press POWER button to complete the FLASH.

STEP 8: IS S-ON, ON?
When the FLASH is complete, Reboot the device into the Bootloader screen by holding down VOL + POWER until it boots into the White Screen. Check to make sure it says S-ON on the TOP. If it does, select RECOVERY with the VOL DOWN toggle. (continue to step 9)

If it says S-OFF, repeat STEPS 5 - 7 until it says S-ON.
(NOTE: If still showing S-OFF after a few flashes, go ahead and proceed to step 9. It may show S-OFF, but it is really set to S-ON. Once you flash the PC36IMG.zip file, it should display S-ON.)

STEP 9: TURN OFF DEVICE
Power down the device by holding the Power Button for 2 seconds. Allow it to shutdown completely. Wait about 10 seconds before next step.

STEP 10: RECOVERY MODE
Hold down VOL DOWN + POWER until device boots into a White Screen.
Move to RECOVERY by using the VOL DOWN toggle and select by using POWER button.

STEP 11: TRANSFER PC36IMG.zip TO SDCARD
Connect the MICRO USB Cord. There is an option for this in both the Amon RA and Clockwork recovery.
Transfer the PC36IMG.zip to the ROOT of your SDCard.

STEP 12: UNHOOK USB FROM PC + USB OFF
SAFELY remove the USB from the PC and then turn OFF USB in Recovery.

STEP 13: TURN OFF DEVICE
Power down the device by holding the Power Button for 2 seconds. Allow it to shutdown completely. Wait about 10 seconds before next step.

STEP 14: BOOTING TO HBOOT
Hold down VOL DOWN + POWER until device boots into a White Screen.
The Device will check for the PC36IMG.zip and then ask you YES/NO to apply the newly introduced update. Press VOL UP = YES or VOL DOWN = NO.

Once Completed, press VOL UP to reboot.

YOU HAVE JUST BEEN UNROOTED! BAM!
 
My HBOOT was 2.10 IDK what I was looking at.
Thanks a lot for that file and the guide. Going back to stock is an odd experience lol.
 
I dont understand why I cant get ahead lol. My usb is bork and my sd card wont read. I saw the guide on how to fix it. I install the sdk, adb, fastboot, the drivers. I thought I had everything working but when I go on Windows XP in my virtualbox(I'm running Ubuntu) it says device can not start code 10 error. Anyone know how to fix this
 
Legendary20 said:
I dont understand why I cant get ahead lol. My usb is bork and my sd card wont read. I saw the guide on how to fix it. I install the sdk, adb, fastboot, the drivers. I thought I had everything working but when I go on Windows XP in my virtualbox(I'm running Ubuntu) it says device can not start code 10 error. Anyone know how to fix this
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not sure if the error your getting is a driver issue or a windows issue or a fluke. you don't have access to a actual windows comp? I have mine dual booted. I paid for the windows I might as well use it some times. I live in my fedora but there are certain task that I have to do through windows such as one your doing now.
 
argedion said:
not sure if the error your getting is a driver issue or a windows issue or a fluke. you don't have access to a actual windows comp? I have mine dual booted. I paid for the windows I might as well use it some times. I live in my fedora but there are certain task that I have to do through windows such as one your doing now.
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My first thought was to boot up Windows XP but I really dont want to lose all of my files because of it. Do you think that is the only to fix this stuff. To boot into Windows or is any other ways to fixing this
 
ok so i moved your thread to the rooting section.

so you have hboot 2.10, correct? and you have s-on? you would have to flash the unrevoked s-on tool to get you s-on. so i'm confused. what ruu did you try to use out of curiosity?
 
ocnbrze said:
ok so i moved your thread to the rooting section.

so you have hboot 2.10, correct? and you have s-on? you would have to flash the unrevoked s-on tool to get you s-on. so i'm confused. what ruu did you try to use out of curiosity?
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Yeah I'm on 2.10. I don't know how I got s-on. I had happened to look up there just cause
and saw that I was s-on and I was thinking how the heck did that happen. When I booted my Rom b4 I unrooted I still had superuser permissions which only confused me more. I just ignored it because my phone wasn't force closing anymore. Then I noticed that my SD card won't read and my phone wouldn't charge until I turned it off. I was using the 3.70 ruu
 
Legendary20 said:
Yeah I'm on 2.10. I don't know how I got s-on. I had happened to look up there just cause
and saw that I was s-on and I was thinking how the heck did that happen. When I booted my Rom b4 I unrooted I still had superuser permissions which only confused me more. I just ignored it because my phone wasn't force closing anymore. Then I noticed that my SD card won't read and my phone wouldn't charge until I turned it off. I was using the 3.70 ruu
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ok so looks like you just need to run unrevoked again. you will not need your sd card to root the phone.

as far as your card goes, exactly what is happening? when you go to settings/storage is the card unmounted? where is it that the card will not read?
 
ocnbrze said:
ok so looks like you just need to run unrevoked again. you will not need your sd card to root the phone.

as far as your card goes, exactly what is happening? when you go to settings/storage is the card unmounted? where is it that the card will not read?
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It won't mount it just says SD card not available. If I try to take a picture it says please insert SD card. if I put it in my SD card reader I see a lot qxdm files. I can't use unrevoked because my usb is borked too.
 
Ok well not sure what you can do at this point with s-on and no USB port.you might want to just take it in then. The card is another issue.for that you might want to try another card.
 
ocnbrze said:
Ok well not sure what you can do at this point with s-on and no USB port.you might want to just take it in then. The card is another issue.for that you might want to try another card.
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I tried another sd card it didn't work either. So you think I just need to update to gingerbread and take it in. I do have insurance will they charge me or will they fix it for free.
 
Legendary20 said:
I tried another sd card it didn't work either. So you think I just need to update to gingerbread and take it in. I do have insurance will they charge me or will they fix it for free.
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since you have insurance, i would take it in and see what sprint says. but i would not update your phone. just leave it as is. keep us posted and let us know what happens.
 
ocnbrze said:
since you have insurance, i would take it in and see what sprint says. but i would not update your phone. just leave it as is. keep us posted and let us know what happens.
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Great news
I fixed my sd card using calukin's thread
but I still need root to fix my usb.
Is it anyway to have unrevoked in an update zip so I can flash through fastboot
or can I go back to 2.1 an root with toast's method
or can I use unrevoked in the bootloader
 
Legendary20 said:
Great news
I fixed my sd card using calukin's thread
but I still need root to fix my usb.
Is it anyway to have unrevoked in an update zip so I can flash through fastboot
or can I go back to 2.1 an root with toast's method
or can I use unrevoked in the bootloader
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well not sure if this will work for you,but since you have hboot 2.10 you might be able to use the temp root method. this is app will turn your securities off temporarily. however, you will not have access to the system partitions, thus only rooted apps will work like titanium backup. but it might be enough for the usb fix. but i am not familiar with how the usb fix works. do you have a link for it?

anyways here is the link for z4:
[APP] z4root - xda-developers
 
ocnbrze said:
well not sure if this will work for you,but since you have hboot 2.10 you might be able to use the temp root method. this is app will turn your securities off temporarily. however, you will not have access to the system partitions, thus only rooted apps will work like titanium backup. but it might be enough for the usb fix. but i am not familiar with how the usb fix works. do you have a link for it?

anyways here is the link for z4:
[APP] z4root - xda-developers
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[ How-To ] Fix SD card not being detected & USB port not working - xda-developers
It keeps telling me permission denied
About to try it again
 
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