Root Stock RUU

[carter6739]

is there any way to turn the stock ruu into a flashble zip?? I remember when I had my evo 4g there was a ruu in a zip file

 

[dwappo7851]

If you are looking for rooted full stock, this is yours: http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?t=560846

If you want full stock, no root/"factory defaults", then you have to run the ruu, no getting around it.

 

[Rxpert83]

is there any way to turn the stock ruu into a flashble zip?? I remember when I had my evo 4g there was a ruu in a zip file

As long as you have s-off it could be done.

It just depends in whether or not your devs have built it

 

[carter6739]

If you are looking for rooted full stock, this is yours: [ROM] EVO V 4G Stock ROM Deodex/Odex - Android Forums

If you want full stock, no root/"factory defaults", then you have to run the ruu, no getting around it.

Thats the thing I can't get the ruu to run I keep getting ERROR 170 usb cable not installed???

 

[ramjet73]

You can pull the "rom.zip" file from the RUU.exe using these instructions, rename it to "PG86IMG.zip" and flash it from the bootloader. Since that file is signed by HTC, it should work for S-ON users.

ramjet73

 

[carter6739]

You can pull the "rom.zip" file from the RUU.exe using these instructions, rename it to "PG86IMG.zip" and flash it from the bootloader. Since that file is signed by HTC, it should work for S-ON users.

ramjet73

Do I have to lock the bootloader for this to work??

 

[Prinny]

Do I have to lock the bootloader for this to work??

My guess is yes. I did at least.

 

[ramjet73]

Do I have to lock the bootloader for this to work??

Yes, for S-ON users. S-OFF users that want to "refresh" with the RUU can flash it with an unlocked stock bootloader if they chose to do that instead of flashing a custom hboot.

ramjet73

 

[Prinny]

Yes, for S-ON users. S-OFF users that want to "refresh" with the RUU can flash it with an unlocked stock bootloader if they chose to do that instead of flashing a custom hboot.

ramjet73

Somewhat on and off topic, but ramjet, why does an S-On user need to lock the bootloader, but an S-Off does not? I'm curious about this.

 

[Rxpert83]

Because soff is still "locked"

 

[Prinny]

Because soff is still locked

But I thought to get S-Off you had to unlock....man this hurts my head.

 

[Rxpert83]

I'm not familiar with your phones root method specifics, but s-off users don't need to relock before an ruu because the boot loader isn't in an unlocked state. You may have to unlock to get s-off but it is no longer unlocked once attained

 

[mrawesome22]

Once s-off, you can flash any hboot you desire. Locked, unlocked, custom, brainlocked, quadlocked.

Just don't matter.

 

[ramjet73]

Somewhat on and off topic, but ramjet, why does an S-On user need to lock the bootloader, but an S-Off does not? I'm curious about this.

It has to do with the signature check for the zip file. That's bypassed for S-OFF users but for S-ON users the security prevents even a signed zip file from being flashed by the bootloader if it is unlocked, and even the RUU.exe ultimately uses the bootloader to flash the files.

ramjet73

 

[ramjet73]

Because soff is still "locked"

That depends on whether or not you use the htcdev unlock on your bootloader after you are S-OFF. I don't recommend that since it will force you to relock and leave an indicator (*** RELOCKED ***) in the bootloader that you have modified the phone when flashing an RUU to return to stock, but some users do that when they find they cannot run fastboot commands like "flash" and "erase" even with S-OFF using a locked stock bootloader. The better way to get access to those commands is to flash a custom hboot like JBear, ENG or Revolutionary that supports those commands without having to unlock the bootloader.

I have a post about this on XDA, with a link to another very informative post by unknownforce if anyone is interested in more detail.

ramjet73