Method found to downgrade HTC EVO 4G LTE HBOOT 1.15, Lazypanda S-OFF
Yesterday, a method was posted on XDA that enables those with an HTC EVO 4G LTE running HBOOT 1.15 to downgrade their HBOOT version to 1.12.00, giving you the ability to run LazyPanda and obtain S-OFF. There’s also the possibility that HBOOT 1.19 may work, but this hasn’t been confirmed yet.
The method involves a lot of steps and temp-bricking your EVO 4G LTE, placing it in Qualcomm Download Mode. The full steps are outlined in the link below and could end up bricking your phone if done incorrectly (or even perhaps correctly).
I’d advise that people hold off attempting this method until a developer has managed to get a foolproof automated method in place, or at least until someone’s written up a step by step guide for the casual root user.
It’s a great day for those who are at HBOOT 1.15, as S-OFF is now within reach. Hopefully the same will be found to work for HBOOT 1.19 and we’ll have no restrictions on this phone whatsoever. It continues to be an exciting development run we’re seeing for the latest EVO.
[xda-developers] Thanks, Migueal!
Can’t even get a thanks for the tip? ;)
Hey Miguel, I’ve been out sick (have had the flu) – did you send in a tip? If so, of course thanks.
I told John and Jenn I was dead this week so they haven’t sent me anything from the tips link, I just ran across this on the original dev page on XDA and wrote it up.
I’ll slap a thanks for you up there unless John or Jenn says you didn’t send it in which case I’ll slap a curse of your name up there ;)
Haha man its all good i was just joking around. I did send in the tip this morning but as long as the word spreads about this i’m all good. I love this site and i wouldnt even have entered the root world if it wasnt for you guys. Appreciate all the works you guys do and hope you feeling better.
feeling better finally, have no voice. Last thing I wrote was on Monday and I don’t think it made too much sense (and then evidently ended up being a kang)… I banned myself from the admin section of Pocketables due to 100+ fever and thinking I ought to be productive and nearly deleting a page full of pieces.
Glad to know someone sent something in – this was my longest parting with GoodAndEVO/Pocketables in over a year, also the longest I have not done anything EVO-wise since early 2011… wow, I am a geek..
Man the flu sucks…
Don’t mind me just want that nexus 7
Dancin, dancin in the streets…..oh hell yeah…finally finally feed the panda us within reach……
Don’t mind me I’m just happy s on sucks I feel trapped
These guys never cease to amaze me.
I am already s-off, but if anyone is daring enough to do this I recommend reading yarrimapirate’s post #107 in the linked forum. It is very well detailed and straight forward. Removed a lot of excess steps. If you wait pspunderground in the next post says yarrimapirate’s method is easily made into a script so automation may soon be available.
Also yarrimapirate in his post confirmed this for method for hboot 1.19.
Awesome news for everyone! Happy for everyone that can finally get S-off.
finally achieved s-off this weekend after bricking my phone and bringing it back to life with the unbricker..spent my whole sunday trying to learn linux and resuscitating my phone
just did it and did it yarrimapirate’s way could not be easier just read through the posts for answers to any hiccups…….yeah gonna feed sum pandas