I'm trying to get s-off and when I put the unrevoked-forever on the root of my sd card it doesn't show up in cwm when I try to install from zip. Do I need to rename it update or something?
you shouldn't need to do that anymore, I used unrevoked 3.21 and didn't have to place anything on the sd card
So if I use the normal unrevoked tool it'll give me s-off as well now? I'm already rooted and everything.
unrevoked 3.21 gives s-off.
So I was running unrevoked and it's at "Waiting for root... (safe to restart if this doesn't work)
It's been at the rom I'm running's boot screen for a while now. How long should I wait till I reset it?
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I tried running unrevoked3 on my unbranded HTC Desire. It currently has HBOOT 0.80 and its a PVT1 model. I had previously rooted it with a guide before unrevoked was out, and used a flashable zip of clockworkmod to install ROMS. it currently has an MCR one.
I wanted to install Oxygen, And followed that thread's suggestion and wanted to install AmonRA's recovery. That led to trying unrevoked.
Now, when using unrevoked, i get to the part where it says 'waiting for root.. safe to restart if this does not work' - I have to remove the battery and start over there, does not restart on its own. After that, i get the 'internal error cannot find misc' error and nothing special happens, i go back to my normal ROM, and the recovery is the stock android one.
Any ideas?
From what I can see, I think you are trying to root over your current root?
I think your best bet will be to unroot with a stock RUU then reroot with unrevoked.
Yup, Restoring to the latest RUU and running unrevoked3 again worked. Thanks!
Glad I could help
Could someone explain the difference? I rooted using unrevoked 3
Unrevoked Forever does not root. It is used to set your phone's security setting from S-ON to S-OFF (NAND unlock). This allows you to flash stuff like custom ROMs.
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
Unrevoked3 is a exe package that you run on your computer that will root your phone. It will also flash unrevoked forever for NAND unlock.
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/unrevoked3
THANK YOU!
Im slowly but shortly catching up to everythingon here. So will unrevoked forever wipe all my info off my phone?
No it will not.
So using unrevoked forever won't erase any data? Just turns the s-on to a s-off so you can flash roms,kernels,ect.? Now to back up before doing so is there anyway to back up your txt convos?
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Yes, that is what unrevoked forever does...does a NAND unlock so that you can flash stuff like custom ROMs.
Text convos...meaning the text messages right? There's a few, but the one I use to back them up is called 'SMS Backup & Restore' by Ritesh Sahu. You can find it in the market.
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Unrevoked Forever does not root. It is used to set your phone's security setting from S-ON to S-OFF (NAND unlock). This allows you to flash stuff like custom ROMs.
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
Unrevoked3 is a exe package that you run on your computer that will root your phone. It will also flash unrevoked forever for NAND unlock.
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/unrevoked3
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What you failed to mention, is the actual differences, Unrevoked forever requires your phone to be rooted before you can use it.
What the actual difference between unrevoked3 and unrevoked forever is.
unrevoked forever makes a change that is stored in the radio's NV memory; no ENG bootloader is necessary to continue to flash firmware images. Even if an “unrootable” OTA update is accepted, a device on which unrevoked forever has been run will still be able to reflash a custom recovery image.
What this means is that even if you unroot your phone with a stock non-rooted RUU, you will still be able to reflash a custom rooted rom to your phone.
When they were developed, unrevoked3 was just a way to get a custom recovery onto your phone, you needed to use unrevoked forever to actually root your phone.
This has been changed, unrevoked3 now also provides root.
ICEReaction said:
Yes, that is what unrevoked forever does...does a NAND unlock so that you can flash stuff like custom ROMs.
Text convos...meaning the text messages right? There's a few, but the one I use to back them up is called 'SMS Backup & Restore' by Ritesh Sahu. You can find it in the market.
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Thanks going to go look for that now
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I used unrevoked 3. I was able to download the wifi tetherin app...i am able to use wifi for free and all the rooted apps are workin on my phone. But when i check it still says s-on? Dose unrevoked 3 just give you the ability to download rooted apps but not flash custom roms?
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Unrevoked3 previously, before 3.21, only rooted your phone and flashed a custom recovery. Just download unrevoked forever, flash it, and it will give you S-OFF.
Now that i have S-off my computer seems slower when tethering. Is that normal
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Hey folks.Im trying to root my buddys evo and want to make sure i have everything in order before i go forward..
hboot is version 0.97
software 3.29.651.5
so im hoping i can just use the unrevoked forever to root his phone.Is this correct?It says i need a custom recovery how do i make a custom recovery so i can use the unrevoked forever?
Unrevoked Forever does not root, unrevoked3 does.
Since his HBOOT is 0.97, then yes you can use unrevoked3 to root.
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Ok..thanks for the help.I installed unrevoked3 and it finished.I have the superuser icon also.BUT if i open hboot it still says s-on? Im confused about that.It looks like i got root but why is it saying S-on in hboot?
If anyone else has this same problem,here is what i did to get s-off.
After you use the unrevoked3 you now have ClockworkMod Recovery.Go download the Unrevoked Forever and put it on the root of you sd card.Now restart your phone in Hboot and go to recovery.When your in ClockworkMod Recovery you will see install zip from sd card,click.Find the Unrevoked Forever you just put on your sd card and run it.After it is finished you should now have S-Off .
Wooot!!
Can someone explain ? I used unrevoked3 to root my Evo 4g a few months ago....now I just flashed the unrevoked forever zip! But I'm not to sure what it did?
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Umm, why would you flash unrevoked forever if you dont know what it does?
Unrevoked 3 basically put unrevoked forever on your phone, meaning your phone is forever rooted (as opposed to only being rooted until a reboot). Running unrevoked forever again most likely reversed your root.
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Umm, why would you flash unrevoked forever if you dont know what it does?
Unrevoked 3 basically put unrevoked forever on your phone, meaning your phone is forever rooted (as opposed to only being rooted until a reboot). Running unrevoked forever again most likely reversed your root.
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That is not what unrevoked forever does.... unrevoked forever unlocks nand. Basically on hboot screen stock from factory the s-on.
Unrevoked3 roots your phone for you and installs a custom recovery. It also runs unrevoked forever so that it turns s-off and unlocks nand protection.
Running unrevoked forever again more than likely did nothing. To turn the s-on again you should run the forever s-on zip but there is no need for this unless you are taking your phone to sprint for whatever reason.
You can verify that you have root several ways, to me the easiest would be to go into terminal and type su then hit enter. If the little $ symbol turns to a # symbol then you got root still.
To check for s-off go into hboot, or bootloader, and verify that s-off is showing.
That is all.
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I flashed unrevoked forever because I read that unrevoked3 was not a permanent root. And forever's forever....
unrevoked 3 IS a permanent root
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I flashed unrevoked forever because I read that unrevoked3 was not a permanent root. And forever's forever....
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The older version, as of like ~November didn't give you nand unlock, in which you flashed the forever zip. Now that part has been integrated into the unrevoked 3, and gives you nand unlock. So if you use the latest version of it, you don't need the forever zip.
Just flash unrevoked three one click done,
Kay well I just unrooted my Evo 4g and flashed the unrevoked forever zip and flashed the pg update but Once I get to boot loader it still says s-off I need help to make it say s-on or whatever it is suppose to say
You have to flash the s-on tool <---
Then you want to run an RUU <--- from your PC. I would choose the 3.30 which was still froyo, which is rootable with unrevoked. This is an .exe file and is just double clicked, on your pc, while the phone is plugged into usb, it walks you through it.
You should now be s-on with no custom recovery. As long as they don't do the upgrade for you you will simply be able to re-root using unrevoked.