Before froyo, I rooted my Incredible and set S-OFF, then unrooted (left S-OFF) and updated with OTA. So today I have 2.2 stock unrooted with S-OFF. I'm trying to root now and I followed steps 15-21 of this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771178 but the phone still isn't rooted. Actually I don't really know how to tell if it is or not, but apps that require root access (like ShootMe) say they can't get it, even though it's granted in the Superuser app. If I go into hboot it shows version .92, which I believe is the correct one...?? What I'm wondering now is can I just run unrevoked (now that it works with 2.2) instead of the steps in the above listed post, or is that going to screw something up?
BTW I did search the forums for over an hour so if this is already covered somewhere, I'd appreciate a PM with a link to the post. Thanks in advance!
Run unrevoked 3 ... It will root froyo
Ok I just downloaded unrevoked version 3.21 and ran it. I already ran a prior version when my phone was still on Android 2.1, so I already had the windows hboot drivers installed. Now when I run unrevoked 3.21 I still get that "waiting for hboot drivers" message and I can't do anything with it. Nothing shows up in device manager as either "other device" nor as "android phone" so I can't get past that point of unrevoked. The drivers are there, but the computer and phone don't connect properly once it's in hboot. Any ideas?
Apparently there was a prob and I didn't get payload update and su applied, so I went back into recovery and did that and everything's working now.
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This phrase seems to be one of those everyone knows...well except me. What the heck are the EXACT steps to running an RUU?
I am in fastboot with usb showing...then I attempt to double click on the file on my desktop and get an error about it not being a win32 file. Seriously have searched google for hours and the search here is down.
Anyone got the steps to do this?
[A] What exactly is meant by 'run the RUU'?
RUU = Rom Update Utility
http://www.htc.com/uploadedFiles/Common/Software_Download/Detailed_RUU_Instructions_09232009.pdf
Well if this is all you don't know, you are way ahead of me, sheez.
Now root, get nand unlock, install new custom recovery, new PRI, new radio and Burnt 1.2 and you will be good to go, laughing...
An RUU is a Rom Update Utility. It is a program that you run on your desktop that flashes a new ROM image on your phone. So the phrase "run an RUU" literally means to run an RUU. They are version specific. Meaning it is not a program that can flash any ROM for you. There is a different RUU for every OS version.
What file are you clicking on on your desktop that's giving you an error?
[A] What exactly is meant by 'run the RUU'?
I am not quite sure what you are trying to do, but I do have a suggestion. Take a look at regaw_leinad thread on [GUIDE] How to root Android 2.2 on the EVO 4G. He put this out way before unRevoked 3.21. BTW: This was the method I used to root my 2.2 EVO, worked like a charm. Anyway, it's not about the process he used to root an EVO, it's more about all the steps and what does what that you learn going through the process. May help you achieve whatever it is you are trying to do.
Good Luck
the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765496&page=45
I am already rooted and running a rooted version of 1.47. I have a file called...RUU_Supersonic_1.47.651.1_Radio_2.05.00.06.10_release_CL195459.exe.
This was in an attempt to try to get a 'more' stock version of 1.47 on my phone so that then I could accept the OTA.
I have all of the sdk loaded and yes I have that fastboot in same folder as the adb...(if that means anything.)
When the first 2.2 rolled out many many people with rooted phones accepted the OTA and lost root. So I know it is possible to load the OTA when you have a rooted phone but for some reason I am getting an error. (In another thread, but it is an apply patch error?)
So again....does running a RUU mean...1)You boot to recovery, 2) You go to fastboot, 3) You plug in USB, 4) After you see Fastboot USB (and phone shows up in device manager) you double click the RUU
Is that the process?
Since I didn't see it mentioned. But when you run the RUU, you lose root. If you want to run a "closer to stock" ROM then download SteelH's ROM, and flash that through Recovery.
No, running a RUU is running a PROGRAM that does the update for you. Run the RUU right now without connecting your phone, it will tell you the steps.
Don't even worry about accepting the OTA. Flash this PC36IMG file and it will bring you completely current.
Hmmm...ok. Metalhead, I'll re-read your post when I get home and probably go in that direction.
Debugguy, that document was pretty good at showing me what I should be seeing, but now I am wondering if the file I got was a windows file or not...because it doesn't do that at all.
Thanks ya'll.
Something that may help, go to the unRevoked web site, some really good "back to stock" info here, may
give you some ideas.
go here: http://www.unrevoked.com/#evo
select (1) unrevoked3, then more
select (2) unrevoked Forever, then more
Can someone please explain clearly the difference between Unrevoked 3 (.22) and Unrevoked Forever (for EVO use).
I've read both Wiki's and it seems, for the EVO, that both permanently give root, unlock NAND, and s-off.
If I root with Unrevoked 3, what exactly would be the reasoning for flashing Forever?
Please answer specifically for EVO use.
Thanks
sent from my bad-ass EVO!
sweet...
sent from my bad-ass EVO!
Unrevoked forever achieves S-OFF, which means, even if for some reason you become "unrooted" (such as accepting an OTA) you can always go to recovery and flash a rooted rom. S-OFF is a somewhat permanent NAND unlock.
Unrevoked 3.22 includes the forever flash after the root process, however, I have noticed sometimes it doesn't flash properly, so anyone using unrevoked 3.22, should verify they are S-OFF in bootloader. If you are still S-ON, then download and flash the unrevoked forever .zip until you get S-OFF.
Thanks, but its just hard for me to believe that the whole point of Forever is "just in case" you don't achieve s-off with 3.22. It has to do something extra right?
What is this stuff I've been reading that its not permanent... or is this just old info. When I read the 3.22 wiki it says that it "now" achieves root as of 3 whereas before it did not.
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generalExpert said:
Thanks, but its just hard for me to believe that the whole point of Forever is "just in case" you don't achieve s-off with 3.22. It has to do something extra right?
What is this stuff I've been reading that its not permanent... or is this just old info. When I read the 3.22 wiki it says that it "now" achieves root as of 3 whereas before it did not.
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Well forever was released after other root methods. So people who rooted either manually or simple root or whatever.. won't have S-OFF, unrevoked were the first to come out with that, and the forever .zip download, lets those people have it too.
Old versions of unrevoked did not reach permanent nand unlock so you'll read a lot of old stuff about how unrevoked isn't a "full root", but now with forever, it does.
Ok, so by rooting with Unrevoked 3 I don't need to flash Unrevoked Forever, right? Because now with version 3 I achieve the same things that Forever does??...
Is this correct.
sent from my bad-ass EVO!
I rooted with unrEVOked 3 and have S-OFF so you should be fine.
generalExpert said:
Ok, so by rooting with Unrevoked 3 I don't need to flash Unrevoked Forever, right? Because now with version 3 I achieve the same things that Forever does??...
Is this correct.
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In theory yes, as I stated, unrevoked 3.xx has included the forever flash, but you just need to double check that it all went through, there have been many reports (in the IRC chan, and my own experience with a replacement EVO) that people are rooted but not S-OFF after finishing unrevoked 3.xx.
VDub2174 said:
I rooted with unrEVOked 3 and have S-OFF so you should be fine.
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As above.
op-put simply, do the unrevoked3.xx to root your phone. if you get s-off in the process then good no need to do anything else. if you still got s-on then you need to run unrevoked forever. simple as that. just because it worked for someone else does not mean that it will work for you. just do it and then verify it is nand unlock.
OK, just rooted my EVO for the 2nd time ever. Went pretty easy. However, I was using Ubuntu 10.10 64bit and it took a minute to figure out how to run the reflash program as a root user. I did get some errors about the radio not being supported and update failed. After a reboot I noticed that I did not have s-off but did have the ClockworkMOD recovery and the superUser Permission app. So, I ran unrevoked forever and viola I now have s-off (and the unrevoked splash screen). I see now why this is useful, just wondering why I had errors with my radio version.
Code:
unrEVOked forever S-OFF patch v1.1
Verifying system type...
E:unsupported radio version
E:Update failed. Check /sdcard/soff.log.
E:Error in /data/local/unrevoked-forever.zip
(Status 42)
Installation aborted.
Failure at line 1:
install_zip DATA:local/unrevoked-forever.zip
Why the **** won't UnrEVOked 3.32 ****ing run on my Windows XP and EVO??? WHAT THE ****???
HTC Sync is NOT installed
USB debugging is enabled
What the **** am I missing here?
Did you install the driver from the help section?
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Did you install the driver from the help section?
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No... and I totally did read that! Crap! Thanks, hopefully that will be why...
So I would assume I just need to run the .exe file with the phone turned booted back up?
I hope I Don't have to redownload everything...
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Well forever was released after other root methods. So people who rooted either manually or simple root or whatever.. won't have S-OFF, unrevoked were the first to come out with that, and the forever .zip download, lets those people have it too.
Old versions of unrevoked did not reach permanent nand unlock so you'll read a lot of old stuff about how unrevoked isn't a "full root", but now with forever, it does.
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Using the engineering bootloader, like simple root did, has unlocked the NAND (s-off) since day one. Unrevoked just figured out a way to do it with other bootloader versions
Even more questions of whether I'm truly rooted or not...
First time posting although I've been lurking for quite a while so hopefully I don't get flamed out of here on my first attempt.
First I did root my Evo using unrevoked 3, all seemed to go well and correctly as I ended up with S-OFF, superuser app, etc. I created a backup and everything, (still running stock Sense ROM.) Do I need to try using Unrevoked Forever now?
I started reading posts about backing up RSA keys and WiMAX partitions etc and when I connected the phone (yes usb debugging and charge only); opened a command prompt and browsed to the ADB directory I never get the # confirming I have root access. (I only get the $)
Now from what I'm reading Clockwork mod backs up the WiMax anyway but I still wanted to walk through the process to get more familiar with it. I guess my first question is do I really need to back up the partition and keys if I have a successful nandroid backup?
Also I installed root check and the under the basic setting it said I had no root access, and then under the advanced setting it said I did.
I tried installing Ti backup and clicking under problems to install busy box thinking that may be the problem, but I don't see the setting it describes there where I can change to install busybox.
Finally I also downloaded the busybox installer. It gives two options of where to install it in either /system/bin/, or /system/xbin/....does it matter? Will installing it this way be ok or do I need to push through ADB? If I need to push through ADB then obviously I need to get my # root access figured out.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can try and help me make heads or tails of this situation.
Radio: 2.15.00.11.19
Software Number : 3.70.651.1
Hardware Version: 0003
HBoot: 2.10.0001
After installing unrevoked I am now having a problem with updates. It will start the update, the progress bar makes it about halfway thru, then the phone just locks and a soft reset to follow. I'm new to android, the phone is an EVO, and the only thing that has been done thus far is running unrevoked for the wireless tether. Please help out a noob.
From what I understand the update looks for the stock recovery image. Because your rooted via unrEVOked, your device has a custom recovery (ClockworkMod) installed. You have several options if you wanna do a little research but if your simply looking for an easy answer to your question I would recommend getting a copy of the latest RUU (ROM Update Utility) which will restore your EVO back to a factory fresh state and will allow you to install the update. You will loose root though so be warned. Look around in the EVO developement forum and grab the latest RUU, save to pc, connect your device via USB, run RUU and follow the prompts. Another option would be to find a ROM based off the lastest update. There really not hard to install and this is the perfect time to start learning the ins and outs of Android. If anything should go wrong you always have the RUU to fall back on. Here is the 3.70.651.1 RUU. NO need to manually check for the update, this will leave you with a clean install of the latest software. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9836069&postcount=67
Thanks for the info. I actually just moved off of an HD2, so its all greek to me, just not that familiar with it. But again, thanks for the useful info, will get on that right away.
I had the same issue ... Ended up flashing 2.1, OTA update, OTA update and then flashed superuser ... Of course I started out with unrevoked forever ...
If I'm correct the latest version of unrEVOked does the same thing as unrEVOked forever, I say this because I used unrEVOked 3 and after updating my device is still S-OFF but when I download the superuser app from the market I get errors when trying to install clockwork recovery via Rom manager. setCPU is also telling me I'm not rooted. Any advice?
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
Go down to the section that talks about reinstalling an official recovery ...
Thanks so much. Very simple yet so many people are looking for that exact solution. You saved me a ton of searching, thanks again.
Hi I have tried searching the threads already but I couldn't find any that was related to my problem specifically.
I am trying to root my HTC EVO 4G 2.2 stock with the unrevoked method. I followed all the instructions from guides and unrevoked and the part I am stuck at is when I run Unrevoked and it reboots my EVO. When it tells me to use the volume button to select HBOOT USB and press power, I get an error message on my phone saying "no image or wrong image!"
Was I supposed to put the PC36IMG file and recovery image on my microsd card when I run unrevoked or is this unnecessary? I thought the unrevoked software was supposed to include it.
Also, am I supposed to root it without a microsd card or with it? Thanks.
I rooted mine with unrevoked 3.21. the newer version is at least v3.22. You are using version 3.0 to root your evo? If your having issues rooting ,my guess is that you are using an out of date unrevoked....
It depends on which h-boot your phone has...2.02 or 2.10 or an older version?
I'm using the newest version so it should be 3.22. I just dled the file from their site a few days ago. I tried using mac and pc and they both don't work.
So for mac, you're not supposed to have anything on your microsd like the PC36IMG file that i've seen on other rooting guides right?
How do I find out the version of the hboot on my phone? I am not sure.
ok, there are a few things that need to be sorted out here.
1: when it says no image/wrong image, that means it scanned the sdcard and found nothing. this is what you want to have happen for unrevoked to take hold.
2: unrevoked is way out of date. if your software is 3.29, 3.30, or 3.70, then your radio could be permanently corrupted and damaged because of this.
3: unrevoked is on version 3.22, and you say you are on version 3.0??? wow that is really, reeeealy out of date.
baisically, your radio is taking a bunch of bashing right now, and it is all your fault for not reading the threads and searching well enough. good luck sorting it all out. oh, and by the way, if you have hboots 2.02 or 2.10, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
I tried using Windows as well and I installed the drivers and I was able to get unrevoked to reboot my EVO. However, when it's done rebooting, it hasn't changed and unrevoked still says "waiting for root..." and I don't see the super user icon on my phone. What's going on?
Sorry no the 3.0 was a mistake/typo; it's 3.2, the newest one on their site.
So should I NOT use unrevoked and use some other method? I just used this because I read that it was supposed to be easy and simple. What other method would you recommend?
read again
read my post again. let me try again. beginrant/ UNREVOKED IS OUT OF DATE. YOU ARE PERMANENTLY HARMING YOUR PHONE. STOP USING UNREVOKED. THANKS FOR LISTENING. /endrant
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10025668/Thunderous_Backhand.swf
edit: i even linked a working tutorial for u in my last post.
haveing same problem
Im already rooted but I'd like to root with Unrevoked b/c i've heard it will give me HBoot .92 and every other method i've tried to get .92 just doesn't work. So can i just run unrevoked and "re-root" ??
Did you download the latest HBOOT .92 from Doug Piston's site here, rename it to PB31IMG.zip, put it on the root of your SD card, boot to HBOOT to update?
Are you S-OFF currently? I am not sure if you need to be, but when I ran Unrevoked, it didn't give me .92 HBOOT. Try running Unrevoked Forever if you are S-ON to get S-OFF, then try updating HBOOT.
I did try downloading that and about every other suggestion i've heard....no dice. I am s-on, could that be the problem??
Well, if you were to get S-OFF, that would eliminate it as the issue, so I'd go for it. S-OFF will allow flashing of leaked radios, things like that, so that could be the issue here. You can always get back to S-ON if needed. Then retry the HBOOT steps.
when i run Unrevoked to get s-off i get the error message:
"unable to gain root...is your firmware too new?"
I've read where Market installed apps have done this, FrostIncredible said DropBox had to be uninstalled on his to get it to work. Maybe another app you've installed from the Market? Possibly setting the phone to Disk Drive mode when plugged into USB instead of Charge Only...or if you're in Disk Drive mode try Charge Mode Only. Make sure you're using Unrevoked HBOOT drivers too, here.
I've also read where people have installed then uninstalled the HTC Sync program but left the drivers and it worked. I would try this last. Apparently, it installs the HTC Sync drivers and the HTC Sync program, so uninstall only the HTC Sync program and leave the drivers.
This step by step guide may help too. It's a start to finish guide with links, for reference...here.