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I've noticed a few posters on here are from N.Ireland and was wondering if any of you would root my phone? For a fee of course?
I'm a complete noob at this, I've spent the last four days reading guides and I just can't get it to work. Can get the tinycore linux working on my macbook but can never get past entering this in the terminal:
sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom
sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
cd /mnt/cdrom/desire After I press return here I get an error.
So I've now thrown in the towel and was hoping a local Android geek could help me out lol
Cheers
Joe
Are you using the TinyCore Live-CD from the MoDaCo guide or the r4 one posted by craigcrawford? the latter had an edited TinyCore build made which was slightly different to the normal one originally posted...
Have a read of this guide, by craigcrawford, never fails to work (so long as you download the right Live-CD - check your HBOOT and download accordingly):
http://android.modaco.com/content/h...sire-easy-rooting-guide-with-tiny-core-linux/
Thanks for the reply, yeah thats the one I'm using. Could it be my tinycore setup? I can't get it to boot from CD so setup a virtual machine on my macbook and ran tinycore through that.
Sorry if that doesn't make sense, I'm a complete noob at all this
Not being an Apple man I don't know if you can boot a Live-CD using a Mac but shouldn't see why not!
Also don't see why a VM wouldn't work but again I've always used a PC and it boots fine so might wanna see if you can borrow a Windows laptop and use that (or, if you're ever in Liverpool, come see me and I'll do it)
Ok going to try it again, I had already installed Linux VM before I downloaded the r4 and didn't know there was Tinycore ISO included with it.
So I've setup a new VM with the ISO from craigcrawford and I'm going to try it one last time. Just want to check something before I start, my phone is unbranded so I'm not using a goldcard do I need to put the rootedupdate.zip on the SD card before i start?
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Ok going to try it again, I had already installed Linux VM before I downloaded the r4 and didn't know there was Tinycore ISO included with it.
So I've setup a new VM with the ISO from craigcrawford and I'm going to try it one last time. Just want to check something before I start, my phone is unbranded so I'm not using a goldcard do I need to put the rootedupdate.zip on the SD card before i start?
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Correct, no Goldcard required. Should take about 10 mins all in (did for me on a W7 x4 Ultimate-based machine). Good luck!!
Cheers Eddy, here goes! I'll post how it goes!
Ok getting a bit further into it. Says rebooting into bootloader... FAILED
but then says Step 1 complete and gives instructions on how to continue.
I'm confused
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Forgot to add, my phone didn't do reboot nor did the screen change at all
Yeah thats not working correctly...something's not right, be it running through a VM or otherwise...
I'd say it might be worth asking advice on (or taking a look at) the rooting guide on MoDaCo as more people there can help (and it works from within a Mac natively)
http://android.modaco.com/content/h...e-now-with-hboot-0-80-and-os-to-1-21-support/
Ok Eddy thanks for your help mate.
Going to phone round a few repair shops in belfast and see if they can do it! It's really started to p*ss me off now!
Would they want to do it, though? I doubt they'd want to potentially brick your phone and have to buy you a new one
What HBOOT are you running on btw?
Well I know of one shop that jailbroke a friends iphone so I'm going to try them to see if they'll give it a go!
I'm running HBOOT 0.80
Right, here's a little guide for a Mac:
- First, download THIS and extract it on to the Mac equivalent of the Desktop
- Copy the 'update.zip' to your SD card - do NOT rename it
- Now open a Terminal window (go to Applications>Utilities, double click 'Terminal' icon) and change directory to the extracted folder. Turn your phone on holding down the back button and you should be in the FASTBOOT screen. Plug your phone into the Mac and it should then read FASTBOOT USB
- In the terminal window type './step1-mac.sh' (without ') and when it finishes it will take you back to the FASTBOOT screen. Press the power button and it will change from FASTBOOT to HBOOT USB
- Select 'Recovery' and when at the screen with the red ! hold vol up and press the power key.
- Select 'wipe data/factory reset' and once complete select 'apply:update.zip' and once this is done reboot the device and you should be rooted
"Now open a Terminal window and cd to the extracted folder"
Eddy I haven't a clue how to open a terminal window and cd to the extracted folder, thats why I was trying the Tinycore guide.
Sorry for being such a noob
*Updated guide above
Don't know what else to put as I'm a Windows man, never used a Mac
Ok think I understand that. Just waiting on the r6 to finish downloading then I'm going to have another crack at it!
Thanks for putting that together Eddy, much appreciated.
Joe, if you are still stuck I should be able to help you out tomorrow free of charge. I think your bootloader is the same version as mine (can't remember off hand) so I still have the files on my netbook to do it, or at least should have.
Still can't get it to work.
Kerso, I'll take you up on that mate, Where abouts are you?
Eddy, thanks very much for your help mate
I am a Mac user but rooting is loads easier on a Windows machine, had mine rooted in no time using a XP based PC.
To open a Terminal window, just click on the magnifying glass search icon type in Terminal and it will appear in the list of matches, just double click it.
CD = change directory in the terminal, that's all. ie CD to the directory where you downloaded the folder it to.
Trouble I had was that OSX was unzipping the downloaded file on completion, I'm not sure how to stop it doing that.
How to get S =off and superuser permissions
Make sure you are on 2.2.1 software and fastboot is turned off, usb debugging is turned on and phone not connected to computer via usb cable... before u attempt this.
First make sure you have visionary(downlod link) and terminal emulator(market) installed.
http://android.modaco.com/content/software/320350/19-nov-r14-visionary-one-click-root/
Place the visionary download file into sdcard and install the apk using astro file manager.
Root.rar (all files plus a script to make things a little easier. )
http://www.mediafire.com/?flit79p2y069bb3
md5sum: 46361b0cc8652d88688c0ab66d44950b
1. Download the root.rar file and unzip it to /sdcard on your device.(it should be a folder after unzip.[place the whole folder called root directly into sdcard])
2. Run VISIONary to gain temp root. Open visionary and check "set system r/w after root" then click on "temproot"..screen will go blank..thats normal.
Now open terminal and run some commands.
Terminal Emulator Method
3a. Start terminal emulator up on your device.(I prefer this method b/c you can see the output.)
a. type "su" + enter to gain root privileges.
b. Type "cd /sdcard/root" + enter.
c. Type "sh root.sh" + enter.
d. Follow the on screen prompts.
Turn off your phone and hold vol down and power. on the top u will see s =off.
select "fastboot" then shutdown or powerdown. Power you phone back on.
Open terminal and typr "su"..it will say permission denied. Thats normal
Now open visionary again. Make sure "set system r/w after root" checked then click on "temproot"..screen will go blank.. thats normal. Now click on "Attempt Permroot now" phone is reboot and you are all set
Go back into terminal and type "su" and it will say user permissions granted.
or
Thanks to Mackster248 for makeing a youtube video on how to root. Disclaimer [This video tutorial uses visionary r11 and my guide uses visionary r14]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHrtVzlsA_s
If any one is having problem with "su" permission denied, Try using visionary r11.
download link for: visionary r11 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9278164&postcount=899
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Flash a Custom ROM----Make sure fastboot is off and usb debugging is on.
1. Before we flash anything lets flash clockwork so that you are able to get into recovery. From the market download Rom manager(free). Open rom manager and click on "flash clockworkmod recovery". Wait few min. Rom manager will download and flash clockwork. Turn your phone off and Hold vol down and power. In the hboot menu select recovery and then the phone will restart. You will get a phone with yellow triangle error. Thats normal. Don't panic. Take the battery out for couple on min. Turn the phone back on. Open Rom manager again. Now click on "flash clockworkmod recovery". It will flash the recovery second time. We are doing this to make the clockworkmod stick. Now turn the phone off and see if you can get into recovery again. It should work.
2. Make sure you are permrooted and S =off. Also make sure you are able to get into recovery before you start flashing stuff. Download rom from XDA developers and save it to your computer.
3. Once it is saved, plug in your phone via USB cable and mount the SD card so we can save files to the sd card.
4. Copy the ROM’s .zip file over to the root of the sd card (NOT in any folders on the sd card, just on the root of the card) (do NOT extract it, leave it as a .zip).
5. In the custom recovery screen, select Nandroid then Backup and backup your current ROM.
6. Then select Wipe Data and wipe caches.
7. Then select Apply ".zip from sd card" and choose the ROM you downloaded earlier.
8. Once it is done flashing, click reboot system. Once it reboots, you are all set. Enjoy!
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Thanks to Mackster248 for makeing a youtube video on how to flash rom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah_vsW44lss
I am not responsable for damage to your device from flashing. Do this at your own risk.
Credit for these steps: http://theunlockr.com/2010/11/15/how...ryhboot-s-off/
Credit for these steps:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
Hey devs let me know if something need to be corrected in the steps.
Looks pretty good and Thank You. Only thing I noticed is the detailed steps for Rom Manager and clockwork are missing.
bobsbbq said:
Looks pretty good and Thank You. Only thing I noticed is the detailed steps for Rom Manager and clockwork are missing.
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Sure I will it in the guide in couple of days.
Nothing missing that I can see, looks pretty good.
My MyGlacier 4G MINE!!!
Well I thought since he is going to the extent on detailing all the steps he might as well talk about the ROM Manager and recovery. Someone will say how do I get in to custom recovery if it is not mentioned that it is needed. If you are going the detail route then this should be included IMHO. I think this will help many new users.
I meant as far as the s off and rom flashing. I agree with you though that cw needs to be outlined a little better I just didn't mention it b/c he said he was going to add it later.
My MyGlacier 4G MINE!!!
Added the Rom manager and clockwork recovery steps under "flashing new rom". Plz can someone make sure this thread stay on first page bec i have see if no one responds the old threads move to second page.
Thank you very much this is my first android phone and when I followed the other root guide I didn't press perm root in visionary (last step), and a mod should sticky this so that it stays on the first page
moustafaraslan said:
Thank you very much this is my first android phone and when I followed the other root guide I didn't press perm root in visionary (last step), and a mod should sticky this so that it stays on the first page
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I am glad I can help.
I also just flashed a rom using this tutorial and I can tell you it's pretty noob friendly. I mean I have flashed softwares on other phones but never on an android, once again great guide.
i followed this method and when it rebooted after the "perm root" my phone keeps getting this error: The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
I can't really use my phone at this point.. any suggestions?
thanks.
Is there a way to force the 2.2.1 update if on the stock 2.2? I've tried all methods so fat and can't seem to get it to update....there is no ruu file around?
Sent From HTC G2
Videos!
I actually just made how to videos on these two topics!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHrtVzlsA_s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah_vsW44lss
I hope it helps some of the newcomers!
To the OP: Maybe if the vids are good enough you can put the links in the first post?
I'm still on 2.2 tho I'd love to get my my4g like yours ugh lol is there a way to force the 2.2.1 update? Or should i just wait :-(
Sent From HTC G2
poulosjr said:
I'm still on 2.2 tho I'd love to get my my4g like yours ugh lol is there a way to force the 2.2.1 update? Or should i just wait :-(
Sent From HTC G2
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Just wait, how long have you had the phone? On my first mt4g it took over a day to get my OTA update, but on my second one it only took an hour till I got mine. I've seen some people not get it till almost a week later.
peez206 said:
i followed this method and when it rebooted after the "perm root" my phone keeps getting this error: The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
I can't really use my phone at this point.. any suggestions?
thanks.
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Either Nandroid back or perform fix permissions via rom manager application.
i was never able to install the rom manager after it rebooted.. i only have maybe less than a second to do anything until the next force close pops back up.
Ive had it 3 days my g2 got the update like within 45min lol
peez206 said:
i was never able to install the rom manager after it rebooted.. i only have maybe less than a second to do anything until the next force close pops back up.
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Not really sure what went wrong. Did u make sure u were on 2.2.1 before you preformed the root method. I have tried these methods and never failed yet.
mackster248 said:
I actually just made how to videos on these two topics!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHrtVzlsA_s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah_vsW44lss
I hope it helps some of the newcomers!
To the OP: Maybe if the vids are good enough you can put the links in the first post?
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Hey Mackster248 the videos look good. The only thing is the root video by u uses visionary r11 and so visionary r14 has more options than last version so some people might get confused. what u say?
[Edit: I've now resolved this issue. Thanks to all who helped. Please see end of thread for my solution. I've made some edits below too. When things looked bad, the solution was to remove the microSD card, copy and load a more reliable PC36IMG.zip (there are a huge number out there), and only then could I use adb when the red triangle was present. Note that just renaming stuff randomly or worrying about the USB cable isn't a proper way to come up with a solution even though I did it also (and that may be the case for some units but it can't be the general problem or solution). I'd guess there's a huge amount of misinformation out there and some people may have tried random stuff but it looks like from playing with all this, there is a method to the madness of how phone and the adb communicate, as well as how the phone loads, and once you UNDERSTAND HOW that process, all this stops being so much of a black magic.
Note that the problem I had was because I used an outdated set of instructions. Here are the ones that worked for me in the end:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
Thanks to all who did reply to my message.
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I've tried literally everything I've read to get out of my red triangle situation so please help if you can. This is not your standard "hold volume up and power button" response.
I was trying to get to root using the method at evo4g.me.
And I got a red triangle after the first application of the PC36IMG.ZIP. I then held the volume up and power button and, I get a blue lettered screen with 4 options:
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
Well, I've seemingly tried everything but I can't seem to get past this screen. I've pulled the battery out and rebooted, I go back to the above screen. Option 1 above gets me back to the same spot. Option 2 says it can't find sdcard/update.zip. I did option 3 but it does that and turns off and on and comes back to this same position. Even when I try to hold the volume button down. When I try to access this using adb, I get "device offline".
I can take the battery out, hold the volume down button, and then power on, and it takes me the through the same steps as before and I don't seem to have control over the choice of whether it should load the PC36IMG.ZIP file or not (i.e., the menu I see before it doesn't to be controllable by me).
So I'm at a loss. I really would like to finish this process and get to root, which shouldn't be too hard in my view but here I am.
I could move the SD card elsewhere and put an update.zip file on there but I'm not sure what to do here exactly so I can recover (and hopefully with root). Is this the correct thing to be thinking about? Move the SD card to another device, replace the .ZIP file, and then go from there? Is there a way to do this without moving the SD card?
[Edit: this is indeed what I did in the end. I found the correct PCIMG.zip file by trial and error.]
Thanks a lot!
BTW, I backed up all my apps on my sdcard so I should be fine right? I'm not sure what I'd need to do reinstall them.
[Edit: I lost some public keys, etc. with app reinstalls but I just had too many apps doing backups in different places and wasn't matching the right app restore to the right location in part.]
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Backgrround: I'm new to the Evo 4G and in general new to doing stuff like rooting phones and the like, so please forgive me if my questions (or actions) or too naive. I have been using Unix systems all my life and Linux when there were fewer than 100,000 users of it (back in 1992-1993) and am extremely comfortable with it and do all my science (work) exclusively with Linux.
ramdom said:
I've tried literally everything I've read to get out of my red triangle situation so please help if you can. This is not your standard "hold volume up and power button" response.
I was trying to get to root using the method at evo4g.me.
And I got a red triangle after the first application of the PC36IMG.ZIP. I then held the volume up and power button and, I get a blue lettered screen with 4 options:
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
Well, I've seemingly tried everything but I can't seem to get past this screen. I've pulled the battery out and rebooted, I go back to the above screen. Option 1 above gets me back to the same spot. Option 2 says it can't find sdcard/update.zip. I did option 3 but it does that and turns off and on and comes back to this same position. Even when I try to hold the volume button down. When I try to access this using adb, I get "device offline".
I can take the battery out, hold the volume down button, and then power on, and it takes me the through the same steps as before and I don't seem to have control over the choice of whether it should load the PC36IMG.ZIP file or not (i.e., the menu I see before it doesn't to be controllable by me).
So I'm at a loss. I really would like to finish this process and get to root, which shouldn't be too hard in my view but here I am.
I could move the SD card elsewhere and put an update.zip file on there but I'm not sure what to do here exactly so I can recover (and hopefully with root). Is this the correct thing to be thinking about? Move the SD card to another device, replace the .ZIP file, and then go from there? Is there a way to do this without moving the SD card?
Thanks a lot!
BTW, I backed up all my apps on my sdcard so I should be fine right? I'm not sure what I'd need to do reinstall them.
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Edits based on trying to fix this: when I do `adb devices`, I get:
List of devices attached
HT0B6HL05287 offline
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Backgrround: I'm new to the Evo 4G and in general new to doing stuff like rooting phones and the like, so please forgive me if my questions (or actions) or too naive. I have been using Unix systems all my life and Linux when there were fewer than 100,000 users of it (back in 1992-1993) and am extremely comfortable with it and do all my science (work) exclusively with Linux.
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That is the stock recovery you are seeing there, does it let you do anything at all in the bootloader? If you can get it into fastboot mode you can fix it from there.
I rooted using regaw's instructions also, and also got that damn triangle, lol. Pretty sure all I did was reboot to bootloader and let it update the PC36.img again to get out of it.
xHausx said:
That is the stock recovery you are seeing there, does it let you do anything at all in the bootloader? If you can get it into fastboot mode you can fix it from there.
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Yes, I believe so. I can let the PC36IMG.ZIP reload again and then AFTER that I can say "no" to the update and then "no" to reboot devices and I can get into a menu that says:
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
CLEAR STORAGE
SIMLOCK
HSB USB
From there I can select FASTBOOT and head into another menu that says:
BOOTLOADER
REBOOT
REBOOT BOOTLOADER
POWER DOWN
Trying BOOTLOADER gets me through the same HBOOT cycle where the PC36IMG.ZIP is reloaded and asked to be applied. Trying REBOOT gives me a white HTC screen (unless I need to wait a while).
Thanks! I assume I need to pull the SD card out, load it on my computer through another source, and then remove the PC36IMG.ZIP file and then replace it with something else that I can use to get rooted? Or will just removing the PC36IMG.ZIP file do it?
I'm also looking to achieve root so if I am going to the trouble of removing the SD card and putting it back, I'd like to know if if there's another PC36IMG.ZIP that'll let me have a nice version of the HTC evo that is rooted.
--Ram
I know a few people who have recently purchased EVOs and they still have Hardware version 3 and Hboot .97
what versions do you guys have on your phones?
If the hboot is still .97 you can used unrevoked forever for a full root and nand unlock.
if higher there is a tutorial on these forums for Hboot 2.02.
chris66 said:
I rooted using regaw's instructions also, and also got that damn triangle, lol. Pretty sure all I did was reboot to bootloader and let it update the PC36.img again to get out of it.
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How did you do it?
Tuffgong4 said:
I know a few people who have recently purchased EVOs and they still have Hardware version 3 and Hboot .97
what versions do you guys have on your phones?
If the hboot is still .97 you can used unrevoked forever for a full root and nand unlock.
if higher there is a tutorial on these forums for Hboot 2.02.
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I have:
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-2.02-0000
TOUCH-PANEL-ATMELC-03_16ac
RADIO-2.15.00.09.01
Oct 14 2010, 19:14:47
I assume the tutorial you're referring to is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
But I'm not sure how to get out of this particular PC36IMG.ZIP (gotten from evo4g.me) and replace it with the PC36IMG.ZIP posted in the above URL above easily, since I can no longer access this device using adb. Unless I am missing something obvious.
Well, I'm learning a lot! Thanks!
I do agree having root on these systems will be fantastic. I don't understand why it's not just a ready option. Things like tethering, etc. should be a given and built into the $10 cost or something else of the network. I'd like to port things like csh on there, and have a powerful terminal like I can get in the Mac OS X. Is there any way this is possible at all? We can get bigger and bigger microSD cards right? An entire stripped down Linux system can fit in a few gigs (but I want to be able to use it as a phone too).
--Ram
Went backward in the directions.
This the whole post that I used, pretty sure I just went backward and started again, it did take a seemingly HUGE amount of time the first time thru flashing the PC36.img
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765496
PULL THE SD CARD and put the image on the root? , lol
chris66 said:
Went backward in the directions.
This the whole post that I used, pretty sure I just went backward and started again, it did take a seemingly HUGE amount of time the first time thru flashing the PC36.img
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765496
PULL THE SD CARD and put the image on the root? , lol
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The instructions at the above URL are what I used to get to this place with the red triangle that I can't seem to get out of. I can no longer access the phone using adb so I can't push anything. I can't access the phone through my computer right now once it has become stuck at the red triangle, this is my main issue. No access. Nothing. It just says "error: device offline" no matter what I try.
You don't think the SD CARD strategy will work?
This is where I scared the **** outta myself.....
"If this doesn't work (ie the PC36IMG.zip does NOT load) backup all of your sdcard contents onto your computer, reformat your sdcard to FAT32, redownload the PC36IMG.zip, and drag and drop it onto the sdcard, then reboot into the bootloader and try again. This should fix the issue."
It worked for me, but I don't know what hardware version and all you have.
ramdom said:
The instructions are the URL are what I used to get to this place with the red triangle that I can't seem to get out of. I can no longer access the phone using adb so I can't push anything. I can't access the phone through my computer right now once it has become stuck at the red triangle, this is my main issue. No access. Nothing. It just says "error: device offline" no matter what I try.
You don't think the SD CARD strategy will work?
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just pull the sd card out of the evo (behind the battery) and put the new img on the root of the card.
chris66 said:
This is where I scaref the **** outta myself.....
"If this doesn't work (ie the PC36IMG.zip does NOT load) backup all of your sdcard contents onto your computer, reformat your sdcard to FAT32, redownload the PC36IMG.zip, and drag and drop it onto the sdcard, then reboot into the bootloader and try again. This should fix the issue."
It worked for me, but I don't know what hardware version and all you have.
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Me too, but I pay for the extra warranty that's supposed to cover nearly everything, which I think should cover this.
So from the above instructions, am I to understand that I remove the sdcard out and clean it out in my computer and install a new PC36IMG?
Should I try the one from here? Even here, there are like 3 versions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
Sorry for all the questions. Normally I'd hack and figure this out without even googling it but after googling it, the amount of stuff out there is enormous which is throwing me off. I think I have like 10 versions of the PC36IMG and not sure which to go with next that'll not destroy everything and give me root! Crazy.
Tuffgong4 said:
just pull the sd card out of the evo (behind the battery) and put the new img on the root of the card.
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Thanks a lot. Pulling the evo card was easier than I thought it would be. Which particular one? I'm looking here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
Should I just manually copy all these files over to the sdcard and then reboot and see what happens? I guess I'll try that. Thanks.
Thanks guys!
--Ram
Well, I solved this problem and am now enjoying root. Thanks to all who helped. I followed the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
But I still couldn't get past step 10. I even read the FAQ and followed the renaming suggestions (this wasn't the issue but I did it anyway) and it still didn't work. Basically the problem was that I wasn't even able to get to the shell even though I was able to use adb to push files (weird?).
So I was playing around with the EVO-recovery.zip (http://www.knowyourcell.com/htc/htc-evo-4g/evo-4g-guides/463925/how_to_root_the_htc_evo_4g.html) and ran the recovery-linux.sh script, which then put me into the green recovery screen. The rest was straight forward after that (as per the instructions at the URL above). So perhaps the difference of which adb to use was what it was, since that zip file comes with its own adb.
I am now rooted. Now what?
My wi fi doesn't seem to work, and neither does the google wireless tethering app, which is one of the reasons I wanted to root. When I run "adb shell" I now get a "#" instead of a "$" so I assume this (among other things, including the S-OFF) means I am rooted. So no wi-fi, did I trash something?
[Edit: I fixed this by installing the fresh ROM; thanks chris66 and others who helped!]
I'm just using the stock ROM provided from the URL above. Not sure what the best one to use is and how to use it.
[Edit: Stil no idea. Way too many ROMs out there. It's crazy. Fresh seems to have a good rep. It works pretty well, after one week.]
I also backed up all my apps on my sdcard, is there a way to restore them in one quick fell swoop instead of opening them one by one?
[Edit: I figured out how to do the multiselection option and apply it apps. A good file manager will do the backups for you. I went from ASTRO to ES File Explorer. Latter looks slightly cleaner. Probably better ones out there.]
Thanks to all who helped! I am excited about playing around with all this further. Only PITA is reconfiguring everything again the way I like it.
[Edit: Favourite apps are ConnectBot; Android Wireless Tether; AndroidVNC; DropBox; ES File Explorer; System Panel; --- from Ubuntu, I ADB to access stuff at the prompt which when having a # is really really powerful. Maybe I was wrong but before I put the new ROM on I didn't think the "more" command was available.]
Cool, try superuser and the wifi app from the market. Flash almost any of the newer roms, and they're already both usable, wifi and usb.
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so i got up to the part where i need to flash clockworkmod recovery into the command prompt however after i type in fastboot oem rebootRUU and it finds my device i move onto the next step "flash recovery recovery-clockwork-4.0.0.4-vivow.img and it cannot load that
i have left my phone plugged in on the htc screen hoping someone can help me successfully complete the root
many thanks in advance
EDIT: can only start in bootloader now, cant use it as actual phone =[
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so i got up to the part where i need to flash clockworkmod recovery into the command prompt however after i type in fastboot oem rebootRUU and it finds my device i move onto the next step "flash recovery recovery-clockwork-4.0.0.4-vivow.img and it cannot load that
i have left my phone plugged in on the htc screen hoping someone can help me successfully complete the root
many thanks in advance
EDIT: can only start in bootloader now, cant use it as actual phone =[
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what guide are you using? the recovery img has to be in the same folder as fastboot unless you point it towards a different folder
In the same boat as the OP, I've done everything right and I get this error message in cmd with the black screen and white HTC text.
BTW OP - You can go back to using your phone. Take out the battery (with the usb plug out of the phone or computer) and put it back in and turn the phone on normally. You'll just have to go through the process again of fastboot oem rebootRUU to get back to the black screen with white HTC text.
I'm using the CyanogenMod Wiki HTC Incredible 2 Full Update Guide (since I cannot link it in my post), I dunno what the OP is using. Also, the recovery file is in the appropriate location(s) in the android-sdk-windows folder.
im using the cyanogenmod wiki and i tried putting the recovery image for clockwork into the same folder as fastboot and adb and it still gives me that error and i dont have the technical savvy to figure this out
edit: that would be the platform-tools folder in the android sdk folder, thats what i found people did by googling this
and to finalassault, i took out my battery and tried turning it back on normally i just get stuck at the white screen with the green htc lettering so i clearly messed something up unless i just have to wait a few minutes
Try this guide. Use the clockwork image attached instead of the one from the CM7 guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14947083
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nothing is working and im completely lost, thanks for the help though
also i still cant turn my phone on normally
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Try this guide. Use the clockwork image attached instead of the one from the CM7 guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14947083
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Same error, except it's just coming up as not able to load this file instead of the other one. Maybe I possibly screwed up whilst doing AlphaRev?
Edit - I just did it a different way and I didn't get an error message:
sending 'recovery' (5022 KB)...
OKAY [ 25.776s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 2.254s]
finished. total time: 28.030s
I guess that worked.
Edit 2 - It "worked" but didn't really do anything else. Might have done something wrong on the AlphaRev step. Actually I'll shut up now, something else showed up.
Edit 3 and final edit - Done and done. That was fun.
how did you get it too work???
simple29 said:
how did you get it too work???
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It sounds like you may have borked your stock rom....if you can boot to hboot and select fastboot then you should be able to flash the CWM from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=14947083
Follow the instructions on the link not the one from CM Wiki. Make sure you have fastboot.exe and CWM image from the link in the same folder as your adb. If you're using windows 7 64bit then you'll need to run adb in compatability mode (at least that's what I had to do to get it working in 64bit).
You should then be able to flash a rooted, deodexed stock froyo sense rom from this link by Jcase http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138274 or use XGunthers Incredibly Debloated Rom here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138202
That should get you up and runnning. Or you could just jump straight into the GB ASOP roms CM7, MIUI, etc.
Let me know if this works for you....
the first link comes up as 404, appreciate the help
also not quite sure what the compatibility mode is for the adb, kind of a noob here =/
edit: got it in compatibility mode, i suppose i didnt install it right because it looks like it does something for a few seconds then seems to stop
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the first link comes up as 404, appreciate the help
also not quite sure what the compatibility mode is for the adb, kind of a noob here =/
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Use the link in my post above.
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the first link comes up as 404, appreciate the help
also not quite sure what the compatibility mode is for the adb, kind of a noob here =/
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It's okay don't worry...I'm pretty new to this stuff too since I just got into rooting about 2 weeks ago.
Compatability mode is an option in windows 7. Right click on the adb.exe file and select Properties. Once that comes up, you'll need to select the compatability tab on top and choose run in 'Windows XP Service Pack 2' mode (sorry I'm at work and don't have access to my win7 machine). Then click ok and it should run in compatability mode.
Then just follow the flash instructions from the link drcrawfo posted up and you should be good to go!
yea i got the compatibility mode, i must have messed something up pretty bad because adb and fastboot dont seem to do much, they go through a quick thing in the command prompt then dont seem to be active after that, also still cant flash clockworkmod
ok so idk why but i decided to try taking out the sd card and then when i did the flash recovery cwm thing a whole list of commands came up in the command prompt and i have no clue if thats good or bad or what command i should pick
ill list a few just to see if that helps you guys in helping me out
update <filename>
flashhall
flash <partition> [ <filename> ]
and a few more then there were options that followed
edit: and now for somereason it doesnt flash again but if i do fastboot recovery i still get all those options so is there a way to get the cwm to flash through that way
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yea i got the compatibility mode, i must have messed something up pretty bad because adb and fastboot dont seem to do much, they go through a quick thing in the command prompt then dont seem to be active after that, also still cant flash clockworkmod
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Hmmm..so you have all your files setup in the same folder and when running the commands from cmd they don't do anything? Does it saying anything is being sent?
This may be beyond my expertise. Have you tried posting in the clockwork mod thread in the development section?
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I just want to mention that I didn't end up using the exact commands that are given from the wiki, that didn't seem to work for me. I had to mess around with it (including manually pointing cmd to where it was) to get it to work for me. Had all of the drivers, SDK stuff, the path and everything where they should have been. I hope you get this resolved.
nothing is working out for me this is not fun
same boat as you simple but I can still use my phone. I just gave up as none of the methods seemed to work.
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yea i got the compatibility mode, i must have messed something up pretty bad because adb and fastboot dont seem to do much, they go through a quick thing in the command prompt then dont seem to be active after that, also still cant flash clockworkmod
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You need to open a command window, change the working directory to where adb/fastboot are located and then type adb.exe at the command prompt.
It sounds like you are trying to double-click the adb.exe from Windows Explorer.
yea i was double clicking, im not too savvy with this stuff, how do you change the directory and all that
My other thread got screwed up. So, I just thought it would be easier to re-write it all over.
Some warnings:
-This is not a FULL unlock (S-OFF or to unlock your SIM card slot.)
-This WILL VOID your warranty.
-This will work with ANY version of HBOOT. Unless something has changed and I never update.........
-This is a how to for WINDOWS ONLY. Sorry Mac, Linux, and Unix. If someone knows how to do it VIA those ways, I'll add it in here.
-If you are logged out of HTC Dev at any time during the identifier period (1 - 5), just sign back in and don't click anything. It will automatically redirect you to the last page you were on.
-I am not responsible if you didn't follow a step correctly and your phone lights on fire, cracks into two, wants to destroy you, etc...
If you like to learn visually (like me) and would rather not go through my jumble of steps, check out this YouTube video. [link]
What you are going to need:
-A computer
-Fastboot and ADB [API] - [link] <-- These are applications I use to flash ROM's. They are in a .zip from me.
-HTC Drivers - [link] <-- Drivers HTC gives, couldn't find them on HTC's site.
-Android SDK - [link]
-microUSB cable, phone, and some time
STEPS TO ROOT: finally...
1.) You are going to want to head over to the HTC Dev[eloper] site ([link]) and make an account or sign in. Once you have done one of the two, you are going to want to click 'Unlock Bootloader,' then 'Get Started.' It will next ask you what device you are trying to unlock, click 'Droid Incredible 2 (Verizon)' then 'Begin Unlock Bootloader.' Then a pop up window will ask you if you are sure, just click 'Yes.' Then, another pop up window will appear, just tick the two boxes and press 'Proceed to Unlock Instructions.'
2.) Go to your phone. Take off the [back] battery door and remove the battery (don't hold the power button and make it a proper shut off, just rip the battery out. Then, put the battery back in. Once you have replaced the battery, hold the volume down button and the power button at the same time until a white screen shows up. You can use the volume rocker to highlight your selection, and the power button to select the highlighted selection. Right now, we want to highlight 'BOOTLOADER' and use the power button to select it. Next, grab your miniUSB cable and plug it into your computer to your phone.
3.) Next, make a folder on your computer in the C:\ Drive. In Windows Vista & 7, you can just go to Computer from the Start Menu and it will be labeled Local Disk (C:\). You can name the folder whatever you want, I am just going to name it Android. Next, you are going to want to download my ADB, Fastboot, and ADBAPI .zip file and place all three files into the Android folder. After you unzip the ADB/Fastboot folder, you are going to want to (if you have not already) download and install the Android SDK manager. You will need to install SDK tools [and I believe a version of Android?] After you have installed everything, you can go to the Start Menu again and type in 'cmd' in the search bar and press enter. Then type in the following: (Or you could take the easy way of going to your C:\ drive and shift-clicking the folder and press 'Open Command Window Here...)
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cd C:\Android
4.) After you have got into Command Prompt and are in the \Android folder, type in the following:
Code:
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
You will then see a great big brick of random characters. Right click in the bottom right-hand corner of '<<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>' and click 'Mark...' Hold down the left-mouse-button and select the great brick of text up until '<<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>' (don't highlight any of the 'INFO' things.) Then, right-click again and you will have the identifier token copied to your clipboard. Back on the HTC Dev site, it will ask you for your identifier; just paste the identifier in the box and it will send you an email with a .bin file (Unlock_code.bin) and just throw that into the folder with ADB and Fastboot.
5.) You are going to want to click the continue link that HTC Dev sent you as well to downloading the file. After you have finished downloading and put it in the folder, type in the following:
Code:
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
Once you have done that and pressed Enter, your phone will change screens. It will ask you if you are SURE you want to do this. Just press the volume rocker up and press the power button. Your phone will reboot and take you back to Android. It's normal and it doesn't mean it failed... Your phone is fine and it should have went OK if you followed the steps. We are done with HTC Dev now, so you can close it.
6.) Next thing we are going to want to do is flash ClockWorkMod (CWM) Recovery onto your phone. You are going to want to download the .iso for CWMR and flash it to your phone (download link [link].) After you are done downloading the .iso, place it into your ADB and Fastboot folder. Once your phone has finished starting up, take the battery out again and put it back into HBOOT mode (step 2.) You are going to want to go back into FASTBOOT (step 2, again) and flash the recovery by doing the following:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery(press TAB)
Once you press enter and fastboot says it has completed, it will just have the Fastboot screen. Just highlight 'Bootloader' and press the power button. Next, to make sure it worked... Scroll down to 'Recovery' (which is right under Fastboot) and select it. The HTC screen should show and then CWMR should come to life.
7.) This is where the real magic happens. We are going to install SuperUser on to your phone now. Reboot your phone into regular Android. Now, you can plug it into the computer and make it a disk drive or pop out the miniSD card and put it into a converter. Now, you are going to want to download SuperUser ([link] - make sure your scroll down to the .zip dowload) and put it onto the miniSD (I recommend not putting it in any folders so it is easy to find.) Now, put your phone back into CWMR (step 6.) Now, use the volume rocker to scroll down to 'install .zip from sd card' and press the power button. Now, find the SuperUser.zip (or whatever it is named) and press the power button. The 'yes' to install it is in the middle of all the 'no' options, use the volume rocker to select 'yes' and press the power button. Wait for CWMR to finish, and in the meantime... Just stare at your phone. After you have finished installing SuperUser, restart your handset into Android. Once it has finished restarting, go into the app drawer and find the SuperUser app. Press the 'menu' button and tap 'Settings.' Scroll down to 'Su Binary x.x.xx' and tap it. On the bottom it will say 'Update Binary,' just tap that and it will do its 'magic.' Once SU has finished updating Binary, you have a rooted DINC2.
If you need any help, please let me know here, or on Twatter (@Rumor0922)
Updated post. Finished the guide. Hope you guys enjoy.
thanks for your guide - I'm needing to get something fresh on my wife's DI2...and I'm not as savvy with the HTCs as I am with my GNex.
The problem I have initially run into is the JDK - I have it installed....but whenever I try to install the Android SDK, the installer tells me that it does not recognize an installed JDK...
Also, I did notice that your Fastbook & ADB link is not active - is it obsolete now?
Thanks again, hopefully I can get this puppy running smoothly soon
jegawhat said:
thanks for your guide - I'm needing to get something fresh on my wife's DI2...and I'm not as savvy with the HTCs as I am with my GNex.
The problem I have initially run into is the JDK - I have it installed....but whenever I try to install the Android SDK, the installer tells me that it does not recognize an installed JDK...
Also, I did notice that your Fastbook & ADB link is not active - is it obsolete now?
Thanks again, hopefully I can get this puppy running smoothly soon
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Android SDK includes fastboot and adb, so it isn't necessary. Are you sure you have the JDK installed? What version? I know OpenJDK was giving me trouble so I had to switch to the official JDK.
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prototype7 said:
Android SDK includes fastboot and adb, so it isn't necessary. Are you sure you have the JDK installed? What version? I know OpenJDK was giving me trouble so I had to switch to the official JDK.
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Yep, just tried to reinstall 7u7 from the oracle site....no dice with SDK. Weird. I'll try with another PC to see if my laptop just licks
I added the ADB and Fastboot link, I thought it was already added... So, that is my fault. And like prototype said, Android SDK also includes ADB and Fastboot. Hope the best to your wife and the phone.
getting error!
EVoorhees said:
I added the ADB and Fastboot link, I thought it was already added... So, that is my fault. And like prototype said, Android SDK also includes ADB and Fastb7Aoot. Hope the best to your wife and the phone.
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Hey guys im trying to root this phone with your instructions so I can use it for straight talk. Any who this error is popping up in cmd
<bootloader> [err] comand error !!!
OKAY [ 0.007s]
finished. total time: 0.008s
any help would be great and much appreciated!
how to de odex a rom
is there an easy way
thanks.
casseer15 said:
how to de odex a rom
is there an easy way
thanks.
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www.google.com
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Take it to the house said:
Hey guys im trying to root this phone with your instructions so I can use it for straight talk. Any who this error is popping up in cmd
<bootloader> [err] comand error !!!
OKAY [ 0.007s]
finished. total time: 0.008s
any help would be great and much appreciated!
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This isn't for a SIM CARD tray unlock. It's just to root you phone and get ROMS and SU apps on it. Look around for a SIM unlock.
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6.) Next thing we are going to want to do is flash ClockWorkMod (CWM) Recovery onto yoour phone. You are going to want to download the .iso for CWMR and flash it to your phone (download link [link].) After you are done downloading the .iso place it into your ADB and Fastboot folder. Once your phone has finished starting up, take the battery out again and put it back into HBOOT mode (step 2.) You are going to want to go back into FASTBOOT (step 2, again) and flash the recovery by doing
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the following:
In my download folder this shows up as an image file, is this right?
Does this mean that C: Android folder I created in the beginning of the guide? If not, where am I supposed to place it?
Does flashing it to my phone mean simply copy/pasting this cwm image file into the adb and fastboot folder?
Sorry guys I've been lurking for weeks. Successfully rooted my galaxy nexus and that was a breeze compared to this!
JimHTP said:
the following:
1.) In my download folder this shows up as an image file, is this right?
2.) Does this mean that C: Android folder I created in the beginning of the guide? If not, where am I supposed to place it?
3.) Does flashing it to my phone mean simply copy/pasting this cwm image file into the adb and fastboot folder?
Sorry guys I've been lurking for weeks. Successfully rooted my galaxy nexus and that was a breeze compared to this!
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1.) Yes, an .iso file is a disk image.
2.) I personally like to place it in the C:\ Drive, but people put it where ever they want to.
3.) Yes, just put that in the folder with Fastboot and ADB[API.]
Please fadtboot install as administrator in pc?
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It shouldn't have to install. You have to use Fastboot VIA Command Prompt.
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Ok i try thanks
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Here this message its in spanish sorry
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kdrumwork said:
Here this message its in spanish sorry
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English equivalent: "fastboot" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
That's happening since you're still in the Administrator's directory - C:\Documents and Settings\Administrador\.
You need to use the "cd" command to change to the directory where you downloaded fastboot. Then you'll be able to use that command.
Ok thanks i try this bro :thumbup:
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anyone have any trouble with the new twrp 2.3.1.0 on here?
The Dropbox link for the drivers is empty. Can you put a new one up?