[GUIDE] How To Root/Unroot The Thunderbolt with Revolutionary
- Thread starter Cyber Warrior
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I'll update the OP tomorrow for everyone... sorry, been busy writing guides for the GNex.
I haven't followed the Bolt in a month or so... what exactly are you guys doing?
-Downgrading to 605.5
-Running the root program
-Then quickly flashing a custom ROM or the 605.9 RUU?
The phones not pushing the new update as soon as you reboot the phone from rooting?
I haven't followed the Bolt in a month or so... what exactly are you guys doing?
-Downgrading to 605.5
-Running the root program
-Then quickly flashing a custom ROM or the 605.9 RUU?
The phones not pushing the new update as soon as you reboot the phone from rooting?
z71kris
What does that do?
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I've been trying this for a few hours now but keep getting the same error message below when I try to enter the BETA key. Any advice? Thanks. (Asterisks put in for obvious reasons)
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| Revolutionary S-OFF & Recovery Tool 0.4pre4 |
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Brought to you by AlphaRev & unrEVOked.
Waiting for device...
Found your device: ADR6400L (mecha-1.04.0000, Android: 2.3.4, ROM version: 2.11.
605.9)
This is a beta release and requires a beta release key.
Please visit: Revolutionary for more information.
Enter beta key [ serial: HT15CS****** ]: JE8oDUPXjw******
Beta key accepted - thank you for participating!
Zerging Root... this might take a minute or so.. Failed to get Root!
Press (almost) any key to exit.
have you read any of the recent posts?...read the previous 2-3 posts from your original post...
Hi, was just wondering if anyone had an alternate upload of the stock image(s)?
Multiupload has been down since the 18th. I have to send my phone back in for a replacement, meaning I need to unroot, and everywhere I look the files are on multiupload, which is down.
Multiupload has been down since the 18th. I have to send my phone back in for a replacement, meaning I need to unroot, and everywhere I look the files are on multiupload, which is down.
****EDIT!!
I will leave the post below just for others to read my personal experiences. I can't explain why the program was hanging. I tried multiple times on a brand new laptop with no luck. Pulled out my old one of 5 years old and first time through it worked. I was sweating there for a bit but everything is good now.
Previous Post:
Hey folks. I wondered if I can get some help. I seem to be stuck partway through the root process and can't get any farther. I did downgrade and wipe from .9 to .5. So I am sitting with a clean phone. Followed the tutorial and Youtube vid, but I am stuck at:
"Downloading recovery for your phone (mecha)...Done
Rebooting to fastboot..."
And it hangs here. I do note that when it reboots my screen shows FASBOOT USB for a few seconds, then goes back to FASTBOOT. Don't know if this is normal or not.
I am in USB debugging mode, and Charge Only. The drivers are installed. The screen says "Revolutionary" and "S-OFF" so I got that far, but it won't write the Clockwork recovery.
I saw on the front page that I can copy the CWM file onto the drive, but there was also the ADB and Fastboot tools that I really do not know anything about.
Can anyone please help? Thanks.
I will leave the post below just for others to read my personal experiences. I can't explain why the program was hanging. I tried multiple times on a brand new laptop with no luck. Pulled out my old one of 5 years old and first time through it worked. I was sweating there for a bit but everything is good now.
Previous Post:
Hey folks. I wondered if I can get some help. I seem to be stuck partway through the root process and can't get any farther. I did downgrade and wipe from .9 to .5. So I am sitting with a clean phone. Followed the tutorial and Youtube vid, but I am stuck at:
"Downloading recovery for your phone (mecha)...Done
Rebooting to fastboot..."
And it hangs here. I do note that when it reboots my screen shows FASBOOT USB for a few seconds, then goes back to FASTBOOT. Don't know if this is normal or not.
I am in USB debugging mode, and Charge Only. The drivers are installed. The screen says "Revolutionary" and "S-OFF" so I got that far, but it won't write the Clockwork recovery.
I saw on the front page that I can copy the CWM file onto the drive, but there was also the ADB and Fastboot tools that I really do not know anything about.
Can anyone please help? Thanks.
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I've been trying this for days. Over and over. Making sure my PC is clean and correct, making sure all the settings on the TB are correct. Flashed it back to factory to make sure. Just fiddling around trying anything to get this thing rooted so I can use sense3+.
When running rev (as Admin in w764b) I always receive the following message. I would absolutely appreciate someone's help and a little hand holding. I've been in IT for 12 years and a decent PM for the last 4, not categorically ignorant but feeling close because I cant figure this out.
=============================================
| Revolutionary S-OFF & Recovery Tool 0.4pre4 |
=============================================
Brought to you by AlphaRev & unrEVOked.
Waiting for device...
Found your device: ADR6400L (mecha-1.05.0000, Android: 2.3.4, ROM version: 2.11.605.9)
This is a beta release and requires a beta release key.
Please visit: Revolutionary for more information.
Enter beta key [ serial: ############# ]: #################
Beta key accepted - thank you for participating!
Zerging Root... this might take a minute or so.. Failed to get Root!
Press (almost) any key to exit.
When running rev (as Admin in w764b) I always receive the following message. I would absolutely appreciate someone's help and a little hand holding. I've been in IT for 12 years and a decent PM for the last 4, not categorically ignorant but feeling close because I cant figure this out.
=============================================
| Revolutionary S-OFF & Recovery Tool 0.4pre4 |
=============================================
Brought to you by AlphaRev & unrEVOked.
Waiting for device...
Found your device: ADR6400L (mecha-1.05.0000, Android: 2.3.4, ROM version: 2.11.605.9)
This is a beta release and requires a beta release key.
Please visit: Revolutionary for more information.
Enter beta key [ serial: ############# ]: #################
Beta key accepted - thank you for participating!
Zerging Root... this might take a minute or so.. Failed to get Root!
Press (almost) any key to exit.
just so z71kris doesnt scold me too 
... I starting reading from the beginning. I am going to start reading backwards through the posts to see if I can overcome this.
... I starting reading from the beginning. I am going to start reading backwards through the posts to see if I can overcome this.You didn't revert back to 2.11.605.5 before you tried revolutionary. Link to do so here --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1401959
z71kris
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just so z71kris doesnt scold me too
Ha, wasn't being a jerk, well I was, but the same question was asked and answered on the same page...
sent from my infected thunderbolt
Hmmm. As far as I know, I'm doing everything correctly, and Rev says that it failed with a little sad emoticon
I need to go back to stock but mega upload is shut down....anyone know where I can get the rom and hboot? Please help.....
Anyone know where I can get these files so that I can complete this "un-root?" I thought we stopped SOPA and such?
After getting the bootloader back to the original s-off, engineering 1.04.2000 hboot download these 2 files:
1) PG05IMG_1.70.605.0_nohboot.zip
md5: c2c61df561e8a74cd103f0b9b89d81d6
and
2) PG05IMG_hboot_only_1.04.0000
md5: 584a4cdc12658835cb2a7885e8e44fd2
After getting the bootloader back to the original s-off, engineering 1.04.2000 hboot download these 2 files:
1) PG05IMG_1.70.605.0_nohboot.zip
md5: c2c61df561e8a74cd103f0b9b89d81d6
and
2) PG05IMG_hboot_only_1.04.0000
md5: 584a4cdc12658835cb2a7885e8e44fd2
This will probably fix your problem:
[HOW-TO]Downgrade to get S-OFF after updating to latest OTA 2.11.605.9 - xda-developers
when i go to run recovery it goes to a black screen with a red triangle what do i do from there did i do something wrong!?
I was researching how to downgrade my HTC Thunderbolt software version .9 to software version .5 and this information seems a bit confusing. I have to do this in order to root the phone using the revolutionary program. Could I please have some assistance? The rooting of the device is easy and straight forward but to get there it seems that I have to downgrade my software.
edit:
Im rooted now!
edit:
Im rooted now!
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I followed the directions to a T - both on this thread and the XDA-Developer's .9 to 2.11.605.5 reversion...
it still works!
Now if that unrooted and debloated 2.11.605.9 OTA update from JCase can be re-hosted somewhere... I'll be happy.
ONE QUESTION: How can I be sure to no longer receive automatic OTA updates? Does the rooting process itself block further pushes, or is that something I need to manually do? I ask, because I have no plans for custom ROMs at this time....
Thank you all for your efforts!
it still works!
Now if that unrooted and debloated 2.11.605.9 OTA update from JCase can be re-hosted somewhere... I'll be happy.
ONE QUESTION: How can I be sure to no longer receive automatic OTA updates? Does the rooting process itself block further pushes, or is that something I need to manually do? I ask, because I have no plans for custom ROMs at this time....
Thank you all for your efforts!
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