I've been trying for over an hour now to figure out a way to root my Inc without using ClockworkMod. I had it previously on my phone and then downgraded back to 2.1.1 and then did the OTA to 2.2, but I'd like to root my phone again. Is there a way to do this without using Unrevoked? I can get get a temp root in adb but cannot seem to get past that. Any help would be appreciated.
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i am running a rooted version of 1.47.651.1 that i got from xda wiki for my Evo. Every time i try installing OTA 2.2 it shows a white triangle with an exclamation mark in the middle. I have tried all 3 versions of the RUU and none of them work. I can only flash rooted roms. I tried flashing the Froyo ROM that was leaked and it didnt work. I dont know what else to do at this point. I have been researching and researching this whole week. I just want my Evo back to stock i dont care which version of if i loose root. I was reading around one of the forums that i should flash a (stock, no) recovery via flash_image or fastboot. But i dont know how to do that. Can some one please help me with a turorial. Or will this even solve my problem? Can some one just help me i am willing to donate.
Install ROM Manager from the market.
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ok i just did. What do i do with it?
Replace the current recovery with RA recovery. Option down toward the buttom.
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i get the same error with all of them :/
When you say u have used all 3 RUU's, were you using this technique?
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-roms-hacks/19278-how-unroot-return-stock.html
Either way I would do a factory reset and then try this method with the 1.47 one....worked perfect for me.
If you really don't care, just update to the newest 2.2 OTA, that will get you to stock with a new HBOOT and you will lose root. There are ways to "unroot" to a 2.1 ROM using RUUs, but they can get complicated. If you have no reason to root in the future, update to 2.2.
Correct me if I'm wrong, everybody.
i have tried updating to 2.2 but it wont update just gets stuck at the recovery with a yellow exclamation point/caution sign
Ok go to the wiki, use the "simplest root method without a gui" that will get you a recovery and setup that WILL allow you to flash the stock rooted 2.2, so you wull be at stock with full 2.2 froyo. Then forget about all the fancy stuff and only flash through amon ra recovery and presto no more problems. leave all the ruu's out of it, once you have root with nand unlocked you can flash pretty much whatever you want. If you flash an unrooted rom of course you will lose root. good luck
As far as i know you can't get the OTA 2.2 over a rooted 2.1...which brings us full circle back to the original question. What I would do if it were me:
#1: Run Simple root 1.47 to get a fresh root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=720565
#2: The re-run this unroot method:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-roms-hacks/19278-how-unroot-return-stock.html
Use the 1.47 RUU...if this don't work then uh????
The last two times I have tried to install the latest update (2.2 I believe) to my EVO, it has downloaded just fine but then seems to crash when it tries to do the actual install.
What I get is a screen showing the little green android next to an oblique triangle with an exclamation point in it. Everything stops at that point.
I have previously rooted the phone (no nand though) so I could install the android wireless tether, etc. Other than that though, I have not done too much with the phone. It's been running fine, so I have no idea what may be causing the new OTA update to crash.
(I've heard there have been some problems with the update and I really do want to be able to re-root the phone after the fact, if that could be a problem..so as far as that goes I'm in no hurry.)
Still, does anyone have any idea what might cause the latest update to crash? Should I perhaps manually copy it to my SD card and try running it from there?
Thanks,
JTT
You probably have a custom recovery so you can't OTA
OP,
You trying to maintain root? Then don't flash the OTA. If you are tryign to get back to stock, then run the 2.2 RUU file. That will wipe your phone and you will get stock - and NO root.
the question is how did you root the phone?....
in the end to keep root its, apply the 1.47 ota update, install unrevoked3, unrevoked forever, install stock recovery, update to 2.2 froyo, install custom recovery, install superuser app, then BAM you are rooted on 2.2
all addressed in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=752166
IceCreaMan said:
the question is how did you root the phone?....
in the end to keep root its, apply the 1.47 ota update, install unrevoked3, unrevoked forever, install stock recovery, update to 2.2 froyo, install custom recovery, install superuser app, then BAM you are rooted on 2.2
all addressed in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=752166
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Don't take the 2.2 OTA if you want to maintain root.
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never do OTA lol. i learned the hard way.. im stuck on 2.2 without root. you will lose your root if you update ota. just say no man.. just say no
android 2.2 help
so is there anyway to root 2.2 ota update i wanna root my phone!!!
Okay so I have an Evo 4G with a stock rom. About a week ago I rooted my phone using the unrevoked3 method. It was working great. I then decided to update the phone to 3.29 to get the fps uncapped. This unrooted the phone which I expected. I rooted the phone again using the unrevoked3 method successfully. After that I decided to unroot the phone just to know that I had the option incase I had to go back to sprint to get it replaced by flashing the 3.29 update again. After I did that successfully I rooted it again using the same unrevoked method and it's been working great the last few days. But today while I was using my phone, it somehow got unrooted and unrevoked isn't working anymore. I was using Wifi tether to connect a friends iPad to the internet for about an hour. It suddenly stopped working and the phone started getting really glitchy. So I used quickboot to reboot the phone. When it started up again all my root applications said they couldn't obtain root access. I checked the boot loader and it's still S-off. Does anyone know what could've caused this?
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Okay so I have an Evo 4G with a stock rom. About a week ago I rooted my phone using the unrevoked3 method. It was working great. I then decided to update the phone to 3.29 to get the fps uncapped. This unrooted the phone which I expected. I rooted the phone again using the unrevoked3 method successfully. After that I decided to unroot the phone just to know that I had the option incase I had to go back to sprint to get it replaced by flashing the 3.29 update again. After I did that successfully I rooted it again using the same unrevoked method and it's been working great the last few days. But today while I was using my phone, it somehow got unrooted and unrevoked isn't working anymore. I was using Wifi tether to connect a friends iPad to the internet for about an hour. It suddenly stopped working and the phone started getting really glitchy. So I used quickboot to reboot the phone. When it started up again all my root applications said they couldn't obtain root access. I checked the boot loader and it's still S-off. Does anyone know what could've caused this?
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Not sure what caused it but try re flashing SU
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682828
Try uninstalling the superuser app. Then go to the market, download and reinstall it. See if the works.
Thanks! it worked. All my root apps are getting SU permissions again after I reflashed the SU app.
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i also appeared to have lost root access on my evo 4g.. i was on stock rooted rom, and i flashed it to decks ics alpha 5 rom and when i installed titanium backup it says root check fail.. and i also installed root checker from the market and it says this device does not have proper root.. before flashing the rom, i wiped all data, cache and dalvik cache... i tried this method and reflashed su but it didnt work. can anyone help me regain root acces. i have hboot 2.10 and s-off
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i also appeared to have lost root access on my evo 4g.. i was on stock rooted rom, and i flashed it to decks ics alpha 5 rom and when i installed titanium backup it says root check fail.. and i also installed root checker from the market and it says this device does not have proper root.. before flashing the rom, i wiped all data, cache and dalvik cache... i tried this method and reflashed su but it didnt work. can anyone help me regain root acces. i have hboot 2.10 and s-off
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did you try flashing the su-bin ?
I want the new update on my EVO.. it is rooted with Unrevoked or revoked..
When I run the OTA update it goes to the screen with the android and a Triangle with an ! in it..
What do I need to do to get the new update?
Here are 3 scenarios that will help you out:
1. You can unroot by running an RUU, take the update, and lose root user access. There is currently no method to attain root user access on the new OTA update.
2. *IF you performed a root method in which you flashed UNREVOKED FOREVER - You can unroot, accept the OTA update, flash AmonRa PC36IMG.zip and still retain root user access
3. You can manually update the radios, wimax, etc; and then flash the STOCK root version of the OTA update from the dev section.
Good luck, and ask any questions you need.
You are already rooted so the easiest way to get the new update is to flash a rom based on the new update. I personally use fresh 4.1.1, but there are tons of options to chose from.
You have gotten great suggestions and help above and my suggestion would be before going any further do alot more research. There is a lot of helpful information in here but none of it will help you at all if you dont read it.
I believe your best route is to go with the thoughts of the second posters scenarios and good luck. Have fun with your Evo but read OP's and stickies because in all honesty you could of been updated your new radios and rom within 20 minutes if you were already rooted.
Stock Rom - all the info can be found in his OP
i was android 2.2 then installed kings rom and it out me to 2.3.3
Can someone elaborate a bit on this point:
2. *IF you performed a root method in which you flashed UNREVOKED FOREVER - You can unroot, accept the OTA update, flash AmonRa PC36IMG.zip and still retain root user access
Not sure what I used but I suspect unrevoked forever but I"m not sure. When i tried grabbing the OTA, i wound up in a recovery screen I think. Can I disable root from in there, grab the OTA, and then download this AmonRa or should I just apply an image already floating around? Someone suggested Fresh 4.1.1
@joeynuggetz
Im not sure how to step back out from the recovery after trying ota, but I WILL say, to all who care about keeping root, just use one of the roms in the dev section that is stock with root. There are a few.
But yes, as was said earlier, if you used unrevoked forever (and only you know), from what I've read you can take ota, then reapply amonRA using the pc36img. (Im only reiterating what has already been suggested)
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kenjiwing said:
I want the new update on my EVO.. it is rooted with Unrevoked or revoked..
When I run the OTA update it goes to the screen with the android and a Triangle with an ! in it..
What do I need to do to get the new update?
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Do research. Figure it out on your own. Apply yourself. It will make you a better person.
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Hi all,
I've been away from XDA for a while. meantime, my phone went back to stock and upgraded to the latest official E98820C-SEA-XX version. Now I got spare time to play with my phone and it won't allow me to root.
I've tried TowelRoot, Stomp Root and SRS One Click too. All of them cannot help. Is there any other way to root the phone in current state or do I need to downgrade it back to 4.1.2 and then root it?
thanks and regards,
Spidy.
Edit:
now I can root successfully by F240 method. But still not able to flash a suitable recovery. FreeGee is not supported on this rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699067