I have root and tested the cyanogen rom and it's not for me. How can I get the EVO 4G back to default with root - the closet I can get to a state like out of the box. I successfully reverted to 2.1 from 2.2
Thanks
Search in the development forum and there are some bone stock ROMs with only root added. If I wasn't using the XDA app I'd try and find them for you.
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Thanks bud, I will poke around again. I appreciate the response.
Netarchy's rom at this thread is bone stock, exactly the same as came from Sprint except it is rooted. If you want totally stock, with root, that is the way to go.
Great, now how to I flash it? New to all this, but I am on the right track with all the help here.
Just in case anyone is looking for a "How to flash" here you go.
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Hey guys,
I just got my replacement phone yesterday and wanted to root, my old launch phone was rooted using toast method. I want to be fully rooted with nand unlock. Is the "how to root Android 2.2" on the development forum the best way to do this? If not what it? Thanks in advance guys.
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search for the Unrevoked, "One Click root"
I used the unrevoked method but as always follow it to a t. And make sure you get the s-on zip just in case you need to get another replacement
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I rooted my evo today using unrevoked. It was very simple and quick. Perfect for someone new to Android and rooting such as myself.
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I rooted my EVO today using the unrEVOked3 one click method....and I'm guessing it's rooted. I tried on "several" occasions to use the shootme app when not rooted and it did not work, however it does now.
On the flip side....I can not tether, as it says I do not have root accsess. Also holding down the volume button and power button, it goes into the white screen and when I hit fastboot it "I'm guessing" scans and comes back saying 'no image found' a bunch of times and returns to the main menu.
When I tried to hit the "recovery" button it went to a blackscreen and showed a picture of my phone with an exclamation point over it. No buttons did anything....pulled the battery and all was well again.
So I went back to the unrEVOked (as I am assuming I have no recovery image on my phone - and I tried to put on on the root of my card and see if fastboot would find it....it did the same scan "no image found" and I wasn't going to try to go into recovery again, lol)...so I went back to UnrEVOked and tried that all over again with the phone pluged it, it found my phone and said pushing recovery 'clockworkmod' and then all of a sudden - failed....terminating push.
I did that twice and I now have no idea how to get a recovery onto my phone.
Could it possibly be that I am rooted and not NAND? How can one tell if they are not NAND (I have no superuser icon)
If anyone has had this issue or is way more experience in this unrevoked one click root thing.....I would much appreciate the help
I recommend against unrevoked because it seems like more problems or steps are needed to get it running smoothly.
Use this guide paired with simple root.
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc...34-how-rooting-htc-evo-froyo-2-2-windows.html
Worked like a charm on my replacement evo.
Thanks man....you have answered a question that has been going around in my head for a little while now. There is no way to root 2.2 yet....one has to root from 2.1 and use rooted 2.2 ROMS.
Well it's good to know that there "IS" a way to revert to 2.1 should I want to root that badly....now that I know I have to go back to eclair, I'm not so sure I want to root.....I love 2.2 Froyo!!!
Thanks, I'll keep doing more research as to if it's worth it....and or if someone has found a way to root 2.2 altogether
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Thanks man....you have answered a question that has been going around in my head for a little while now. There is no way to root 2.2 yet....one has to root from 2.1 and use rooted 2.2 ROMS.
Well it's good to know that there "IS" a way to revert to 2.1 should I want to root that badly....now that I know I have to go back to eclair, I'm not so sure I want to root.....I love 2.2 Froyo!!!
Thanks, I'll keep doing more research as to if it's worth it....and or if someone has found a way to root 2.2 altogether
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Once you downgrade to 2.1 you can root with the 2.1 simpleroot. Then you can flash any rooted Froyo ROM you want. You do not stay at 2.1, unless you flash a 2.1 ROM.
i cannot speak for the unrevoked forever as i have not implemented it and do not plan to.
the unrevoked team has been known to put out a couple products that perhaps were not as fully tested as they should have been. but then again, this is a dev site...it's all use at ur own risk. that being said, unrevoked3 has been out for a while and seems to be ok. i have used it to root phones for friends.
http://unrevoked.com/recovery/
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install
or if someone has found a way to root 2.2 altogether
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There is a way to root 2.2, it's called Unrevoked. The latest version 3.21 works great. I used it to root 3 EVOs and had no problems at all. It takes 5 minutes.
So i rooted with Unrevoked3 the other day.. Note that im a noob with android. Ive only had my Evo for 2weeks. It was easier than i thought. Im running Myns warm two point two rom and ive customized launcher pro plus, its awesome. So my question is... am i fully rooted now? Cause i was told to download and install Unrevoked Forever after i used Unrevoked3???
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So i rooted with Unrevoked3 the other day.. Note that im a noob with android. Ive only had my Evo for 2weeks. It was easier than i thought. Im running Myns warm two point two rom and ive customized launcher pro plus, its awesome. So my question is... am i fully rooted now? Cause i was told to download and install Unrevoked Forever after i used Unrevoked3???
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yes. you have full root + NAND is unlocked. as per unrevoked3
you do not need to run the UnrevokedForever. i have not and do not see myself running it. if more of the devs whom i have technical respect for start recommending it, then perhaps.
you only really need if 1) you a dev and are playing around with some new update for some reason or 2) ur impatient
for example...there is a new update hitting shelves. folks that are impatient will want to load up the latest and greatest...and will often loose root. rather than wait for Myn to release their updated ROM. personally, i would suggest just waiting for Myn to update.
until you have a better feel for how things work. stick with the 'name brand' Rooted ROMs. they will be updated pretty quick. you can see how many posts some of them have...might be a good indicator of activity.
enjoy you new device.
don't forget
- ALWAYS read the first post all the way thru
- to copy a nandroid over to your computer once in a while. (sux if you have a nandroid from yesterday..but your phone is lost or card melted)
- backup your launcherpro settings
- something like smsbackup+ may be helpful
- titantium backup. the paid version is very much worth it if you plan to play with your build a lot. faster and easier by and far. (look into making the update.zip from within titanium as a backup option)
So I am a little new to android coming from my Winmobile phone. Just picked up an incredible and want to root just for the ability to remove some of the bloatware but I am not sure I want to go to a custome rom yet.
Once I run unrevoked will I still have my stock rom or will I be blown back to a flat nothing added rom?
I have been doing some searching around but haven't really found this specific answer.
Thanks.
You'll have your stock rom its up to you todo the rest.
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Thanks for the confirmation, that it was I was hoping to hear.
I have upgraded my Epic to Froyo (2.2.1) from Stock DI18. Afterwards, I used one.click.root exploit V2.5.5 to root the phone and it worked successfully. I want to know the procedure to unrooting the epic. I looked and I didn't see a post/thread addressing this. but if a missed it I apologize.
I submitted this under general Q&A in steady of Samsung Q&A
Depends on the outcome you want. Likely easest to use odin if you are not used to flashing. There are several methods you can find (including a wiki) if you check out the "development" section for the epic. Look for posts that say [how to] or [fix] bricked epic / return to stock.
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I agree Odin is the best and easiest method to use.
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Another Vote for Odin3! It's especially useful because it resets your phone to basically how it was when you bought it, right out of the box. Unrooted, Stock Recovery, Stock Rom, None of your personal info, no additional apps, all from one process. The easiest, and one of the most error free (besides user errors) way to go back, and it's easy! Look into it!
See video below on how to unroot using Odin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMibd__aSaQ
And if you've never used Odin before look at this rooting tutorial first. It will make the abaove video make a bit more sense.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW-PL7-T7_c
Is there anyway to un root the Epic when you are on a EXT4 file system? I'm flashed with CWM 3.1.0.1 with genocide 2.0 kernel running ACS Frozen 1.2.. any suggestions?
The tutorial above your post will unroot your epic
I have done some reading, so if I missed a link with the answer, pass it on...
So I am currently using ZedomaxEpicTouchKernel[v3][1.6GhzOC][Quadrant 4500+][SU3][CWM]
I am looking at ROMs now, even though I said that I wouldn't, and it seems like the ROMs come with their own kernels.
I want to do a 2.3.5 ROM, possibly cyanogen, but don't want to lose the 1.6g kernel.
Do I flash the custom ROM, then just odin the zedomax kernel over it?
This is my first sammy phone, if it was a moto I wouldn't even be posting.
Thanks
PS - my CWR only backs up/restores after I pull the battery out (then it starts working). Any advice on this is appreciated too.
I'm in the same in the same boat. I am from an EVO 4g and I guess am used to just flashing that in that method.
I'm not exactly sure what to do here either. I sent a google+ message to max, but I really don't even expect him to respond.
Where r u getting that 2.3.5 rom? Was it baked for THIS device? U can't just flash any rom onto the device. Look at development section for roms 4 this device.
Cyanogen has not been brought to this device yet, but here's hoping.
Someone else correct me if I'm wrong.
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He is looking for a rom.. Drop the 2.3.5. He clearly does not mean it.. However his question and the reason for this topic remains..
For example, I am running AE (So I assume bubby's kernal + CWM), but I would like to use the zedomax overclock kernal V3. However anything and everything I thought I knew about flashing seems to be gone... It isn't bad I just need pointed in the right direction so that I can educate myself on what is going on here.
I assume this has to do with the root method. Simply because I don't understand why my recovery is attached to my kernal. I'm used to just running CWM.. Again. I'm lost.
Yeah, I think I see what you mean. My last two devices were htc so I'm kinda lost too. I guess my eyes caught the 2.3.5 & Cyanogen reference and I got confused. I believe that if you flash a rom with a different kernel it will replace whatever you've got. At this point I would be very reluctant to flash anything without cwm coming with it.
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I need some help and am sure that some of you have the answers, because I don't fully understand all of this and what my options are, or what the best solution is. I have looked through the different threads and found bits and pieces of some of this, but nothing that specifically answered my situation. I will try to put out all of the pertinent info, but please let me know your thoughts, etc...
I have an HTC Evo. I have root access, from unrevoked 2. Here are the current settings/stats from my phone setup/start screen (or whatever it's called when you hold down the volume button and put the battery in):
Android Version 2.2
Baseband Version 2.15.00.09.01
Software Number 3.29.651.5
Model Number PC36100
I don't care anything about custom roms, etc. The only thing that I did the unrevoked for is to do the wireless tethering and being able to freeze some of the sprint apps. The Wireless tethering is the main need for the root, though. I definitely don't want to lose that.
I haven't done any OTA updates from Sprint since I ran unrevoked. I read at the time not to do them because I might lose root access. It has been over a year since I have updated Android, and my phone is doing some odd things, and acting a litte wierd in some instances. I would also like to upgrade to the newest Android release, and probably to Ice Cream Sandwich, when it comes out. However, I know that it usually takes a little bit after these releases come out for the developers to gain root. I feel like there are probably a good bit of updates and new features that Android has added in the last year that I am missing out on.
So, should I just stick with what I have, so as not to lose root? Or, should I just try the latest OTA update and see what happens? Also, when they release ICS to the Evo, if I run that update, will I lose root? I see that unrevoked has updated to version 3, and that there's also a unrevoked forever. Which of these is what I would need?
Lastly, if I am going to run these updates, do I need to 'un-root' first?
Thank you all so much for any suggestions, helpful hints, etc. I'd rather ask on the front end instead of having to post an 'emergency' thread.
Thanks!
All you need to do is go in the developers section here and download yourself a stock rooted 2.3 rom and flash it. No need to lose root or reroot. Just make sure you wipe everything except the sdcard.
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Ok, thanks. I'll check that out. Again, as a dummy on some of this stuff, is it worth it time-wise to go ahead and do this now, or should I wait until the devs come up with an Evo release of ICS? Just wondering what your opinions on that would be.
Thanks again!
If you have flashed unrevoked forever then doing any ota updates should not affect your s-off status but doing ota updates are not recommended on rooted phones.
Support TrevE!!
Sprint is not going to release an Ice Cream Sandwich update for the EVO 4g.
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I know that they're not going to release it for the Evo, but I've seen it mentioned several places that the developers here will probably create a version for the Evo. I'm just wondering if it makes sense to do the upgrade to 2.3 now, since I'm still on 2.2, or if you all would suggest just waiting to do it until there's a version of ICS to update to...
(I know that some of you are thinking that the update is super simple and easy, but I'm not as familiar with it, so doing something like this takes me forever so that I don't screw up something)
So.....thoughts!???
Thanks!
Yes flash a stock rooted Ginger bread rom and you will not be disappointed. It will be a while for the ics roms to be close to bug free. Flash away and have a nice day.
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Yes flash a stock rooted Ginger bread rom and you will not be disappointed. It will be a while for the ics roms to be close to bug free. Flash away and have a nice day.
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Exactly what he said and there are stock gingerbread roms here on xda that you can flash and that will give you a rooted stock gingerbread rom. It will be just like you get a brand new evo out of the box except it has root access. Flasher the stock rom just like you would any other rom through recovery. It's very easy and good luck man.
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You guys are awesome!
I don't have any idea how to flash a ROM, but I've seen a couple of instructions and FAQs on here that I can follow to learn about that.
One thing that I haven't been able to really get a feel for yet is, how do I know what I'm looking for on a ROM? You both mention a stock, rooted gingerbread ROMs, is there a specific one that you're thinking of? I see different names (swagged out, Sns gingerbread, sense, etc) but don't know what these names mean. How can I tell which one is just basic, but will allow me to do two things, 1-wireless tether and 2- delete the extra crap that sprint puts on the phone????
I'm assuming that I can find these just by looking here in the "Evo 4G Android Development" forum? And hope to also be able to find the steps on how to flash a rom there also...
Thanks again!
If I were u ide check out the classic... By Mr Tommy tomato
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I Found the classic rom and fresh Evo rom...
One thing that I was just thinking about... How do I recover all of the apps that I have downloaded? I have the full version of titanium backup, and just ran the full backup of apps and data. Do I recover them from that? Or Is there a better or different way?
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I Found the classic rom and fresh Evo rom...
One thing that I was just thinking about... How do I recover all of the apps that I have downloaded? I have the full version of titanium backup, and just ran the full backup of apps and data. Do I recover them from that? Or Is there a better or different way?
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Yes restoring apps with TB is fine.
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