I am a bit confused about what to do now. First off.. I have the Evo rooted with OS 2.1 but recently I just found out that 2.2 has been rooted. So now I just need to know what to do to get rooted 2.2. I read on some searches I did that I can just flash a 2.2 rom and that would be fine but I am a little concern about doing it that way. I was wondering if I need to UNROOT then download the over the air update that sprint has to get 2.2 then start my root process from there or is there a guide that someone can link me to in order for me to proceed? Thanks for your input.
Just find a rooted stock rom in the Development forums (or experiment with a custom rom. There are several that don't lose any functionality these days). Do a nandroid backup, and a Titanium backup of your apps and data before since I think you will need to do a data and dalvik cache wipe.
The alternative you proposed would probably take you all day and it would still wipe!
Think of it this way. All of the 2.2 ROMS you flash is just like an upgrade from Sprint. If you flash the 2.2 OTA ROM its the same thing as getting from Sprint, but you don't lose root user access. Hope this clears it up a little. No need to jump through all the hoops you referenced.
So its has been a while since I did anything with my phone so I had to youtube how to flash a rom. When I get to the part where I select recovery it goes to a screen with a phone image with a red ! mark on it. What does that mean? Maybe I might just take path of unrooting this 2.1 and upgarding to 2.2 then root from there? Can someone direct me which steps to take? thanks
Whatever you do.....DON'T FLASH YOUR RADIO AND WIFI. You'll be screwed. Has taken me 24 hours + to get my ability to tether wirelessly back on my rooted 2.2 (I'm not complaining. the rooted 2.2 ROM is freagin awesomeness!)Just in case you do by accident there's lots of info out there on how to try to dig yourself back out.
Don't unroot your 2.1 dude.
ROM's are ROM's. It doesn't matter if it's 2.1 or 2.2, you can flash either one and flash back and forth between the two at your own leisure. Back before 2.2 was officially out for the evo, I used to flash back and forth between working 2.1 and experimental 2.2 on almost a daily basis. They always booted fine, my phone did not explode.
Reboot with volume key down, select recovery, wipe everything, flash the new rom, reboot.
You don't have a custom recovery installed, do you remember if your NAND is unlocked?
If you need to check turn off your phone and then turn it back on while holding the volume down button. At the top of the screen it should say either S-ON or S-OFF and below it an hBoot version. If it is S-OFF and ver .76 it should be simple for you to update it.
Thanks for the input guys. So I guess the final word is to not unroot my phone and just flash. Now to my problem with recovery mode.
Haus, it says S-ON and hboot is veryson 0.79.0000. Is this a problem? Can you guide me on what steps to take or what should i search for? thanks again.
still wasn't able to find information on this. anyone can link me? thanks
can anyone link me to where i should start?
well your going to want to make sure you have a custom recovery, when your in the bootloader scroll to recovery and click on it, if anywhere it says clockwork or amon ra, your set and then you only need to flash unrevoked forever to turn your s-off and then you can start flashing 2.2 roms from the htc evo android development section
if you do not have a custom recovery just head on over to unrevoked.com and download their latest for the evo, it will give a custom recovery and flash your s-off for you and youll be ready to roll
I tried and the problem I am having is when I select the recovery option it reboots and then shows a phone with the ! sign. Doesn't let me flash anything. This is where I am stuck now.
As mentioned before, you need to install a custom recovery on your phone. If you are rooted, then perhaps you can download ROM Manager and installed ClockworkMOD?? You can also change to Amon_RA as well through ROM Manager. Otherwise, in the unrevoked forever wiki, they do provide PC36IMG files that should install a custom recovery on your phone (take your pick of either ClockworkMOD or Amon_RA).
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever#reinstalling_an_official_recovery
Scroll down to "Reinstalling an official recovery" section and you will see the links for the PC36IMGs.
Alright so I just remembered what that phone icon with the red ! meant. I plugged it back into my win7 machine and ran windowrecovery.bat and I somehow managed to flash it to s=off. So now all I have to do is select the rom I want to flash?
Rom manager
if you have a custom recovery, then yes download a rom from the development section and move it to the root of the sd card. Boot into recovery and wipe your dalvik and data. Go bac and choose install .zip from sd card. Find the file you downloaded and flash it. Wait for it to boot up and your good. Orrrrr download rom manager from the market and you can do all this from there.
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I rooted my phone a while back using Unrevoked IIRC. And now I have been trying to get the new Froyo roms and I can't.
I have tried EVERYTHING and know I am following the instructions to a T! I tried to Simple Root .1 method, tried toast's method, tried using Rom Manager. I am at my wit's end and willing to pay somebody to help me if possible, I'd even send it off if I felt I could trust the person enough.
When I try to use Rom Manager premium, it tells me I don't have clockword's recovery then when it tries to install it it says, error running priveledged commands.
I got really close at one point a few tries ago, with Avalaunch but then I was just getting the opening animation and not passed that.
When I go to software I get this,
Firmware- 2.1-update1
Baseband version- 1.39.00.04.26
Kernel Version- 2.6.29-a2443432, htc-kerneland18-2 #1
Build number- 1.32.651.1 CLI171352 test-keys
PRL- 60662
PRI- 1.34_003
Software- 1.32.651.1
My aim is bigdawgdl v2 if maybe you can help me out. Like I said, I have done everything, tried every direction and I'm getting nowhere and just end up having to start all over then reinstall my stuff (pandora, slacker, meebo, etc.) multiple times.
Unrevoked doesn't give you full root, you need to use easy root 4 step method.
Sent from my netarchy_toast, froyo beast of a machine evo !
Well, i have rooted over 20 evos here in rochester, ny. Are u using unrevoked 1? What is ur hboot at top left of screen? This how i root every evo so far. Uninstall unrevoked then reboot. This should unroot ur phone to software version 1.32. Then find the simpleroot 123 for software version 1. 32. After rooting i use whitslacks starting over. I install the pc32img file which includes ra recovery to root of sd card. Dont add the . Zip to it. Follow his instructions. When the phone reboots it will load the file and select yes to update. After the phone reboots and loads copy su2.1.zip to the sd card. This will give u superuser permissions. Next power off the phone and turn on the phone holding the volume down key and power button. This will bring u into recovery. Navigate down to flash zip. Select the su zip and flash it. Reboot. Then power off and go back into recovery. Next i do i nand backup. Select nand backup/restore. Select backup and backup. When it is done reboot you should now have 1. 47 stock rom. Do a profile update and prl update. DO NOT DO A HTC UPDATE!!!! Now onto froyo. I personally am using calklins v1. 02 rom. I find it to be stable, snappy, and real fast with 44 mflops and 1450 quadrant when overclocked. So download a rom. Boot into recovery wipe everything. Data, cache, dalvik, and battery. Flash the rom reboot. Go back to recovery flash the new radio reboot. Back to recovery flash the new wimax reboot. Back to recovery do another nand backup of froyo rom reboot. Nowyou have froyo and more importantly a backup of eclair stock and a backup of froyo. Btw newest radios and wimax are located usually with new roms as a download links right below them. I am really confident in rooting evos and took alot of reading and errors with my 1st evo. Now it is just clockwork. Hope this helps. If u really cant figure it out, i would do it for you. But i know u can do it.
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I need somebody to walk me step by step into flashing a new kernel and a new rom. I got the Evo the first day it came out, and within the first week I got it to root access. I have not updated since, and its been several months so i dont remember anything. So heres what i want to do, flash a netarchy toastmod kernel, and the sprint lovers rom. I have the files downloaded, i just need a step by step for everything, starting with step 1 being hold volume down and power to get to hboot. Any help is welcome!
My Hboot is 0.79.0000
Firmware:2.1 Update 1
Baseband: 1.39.00.04.26
Kernel: 2.6.29
Brad_Dubbs said:
I need somebody to walk me step by step into flashing a new kernel and a new rom. I got the Evo the first day it came out, and within the first week I got it to root access. I have not updated since, and its been several months so i dont remember anything. So heres what i want to do, flash a netarchy toastmod kernel, and the sprint lovers rom. I have the files downloaded, i just need a step by step for everything, starting with step 1 being hold volume down and power to get to hboot. Any help is welcome!
My Hboot is 0.79.0000
Firmware:2.1 Update 1
Baseband: 1.39.00.04.26
Kernel: 2.6.29
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First, backup all of your third party apps. Then make sure the rom file and kernel you want to flash is on the root of your SD card. Once those things are accomplished, enter recovery by turning off your device and then while holding the volume down button, press the power button. Once you've entered in recovery, make a nandroid backup of your current setup in case you want to revert back to the way you had your device or in case something goes awry. Afterwards, wipe data/factory reset then wipe cache, dalvik cache and battery stats at least twice each. Do not reboot. Now flash the rom, but do not reboot. If you're not going to use the default kernel, then flash the kernel you plan to use. Make sure it is compatible with the rom and radios associated with the rom. (Your current setup thay you posted shows outdated information.All EVOs should have the froyo update and the newer baseband radios) Afterwards, reboot your device, go into the settings menu and update your profile. Enjoy your new rom.
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Thats great except for one thing, when i hit recovery it takes me to the red triangle and wont let me do anything from there.
and when i go to hboot apparently im s-on, how do i fix that? Because i have full root access right now
What recovery are you using?
Call Me Noob
I have no idea what recovery im using if one at all.
Amo Ra. you can install it with Rom Manager app. Get from the market. once you install it open it, on very top it should read (Flash ClockworkMod) click on that, once finish, scroll down and flash (alternate recovery) thats your Amo ra. Flash it at least twice.
Ok i installed that and flashed them and when i go into recovery it still sticks at the exclamation mark
should work. okay re-flash Clockwork Mod again, than reboot into recovery. What method did you use to root your phone?
i have no idea, it was from when the evo just came out. i got it off htcevohacks.com
If you are still s–on, it kinda sounds like you never did the second part of the rooting process. If I remember correctly, toast's original root process was in 2 parts, with the second part coming out a good bit after the first part...so, if you rooted it the first week it came out, you don't have true full root, you have partial root. Look for toast's guide and do the second part. Or you may be able to run unrevoked method.
Make sure that you are rooted before doing anything else to your phone.
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If you are still s–on, it kinda sounds like you never did the second part of the rooting process. If I remember correctly, toast's original root process was in 2 parts, with the second part coming out a good bit after the first part...so, if you rooted it the first week it came out, you don't have true full root, you have partial root. Look for toast's guide and do the second part. Or you may be able to run unrevoked method.
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+1. Please read the second part, so you can be or get fully rooted. If not try Unrevoke , and make sure to download the HBOOT drivers, prier to rooting.
i will give it a go, but who knows
You most not be rooted. When you go into hboot at the top does it say soff?
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Hold up
Am i better off just running the universal autoroot?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
and then flashing the kernel and rom i want?
Use unrevoked its quick and easy and gives you full root and unlocks nand once you do that nandroid backup with clockwork and flash amon_RA make sure you get the radio updates install the hboot drivers before you do anything
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Thanks Everybody
Thanks for your help guys, i went ahead and used an Ruu to update all my outdated stuff, then used the universal autoroot (im lazy lol), flashed the rom i wanted and just finished flashing the kernel. I would recommended that course of action for anybody in my shoes.
Glad I went for the ride, I've learned so much about the android platform this last couple days.
Just finished rooting my phone now I want to know how to get gingerbread on it tried
Doing a couple of roms but none work any advices???
What roms did you try and why didn't they work? It will help if you give us some more details.
And welcome to the forums.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2
Search the market for Rom Manager. Please make sure your phone is fully rooted, (S-Off).
I hope this helps you bub.
kboogi said:
Please make sure your phone is fully rooted, (S-Off).
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Yeah, you need to be rooted AND S-Off. If you don't know, you can verify S-Off by powering down, then holding the volume down button while pressing the power button. When the screen comes up, there will be some text, and one of the lines at the top will say S-Off or S-On.
Go to market and download ROM Manager to get ClockworkMOD recovery flashed on your phone. Go to the dev section and choose a GB ROM, I suggest RMK's Virtuous G-Lite 1.0.2 as it is overclockable via SetCPU to 1.5GHz and is AOSP GB.
As posted above, make sure you have root and S-OFF as this will ensure that you are set for flashing roms.
To flash is simple, not sure if you have flashed before so I will post this anyways.
Download the rom you want to try and place in the root of your sd card. Once you have CWM flashed, use ROM Manager to boot into recovery. Go to backup/restore and perform a backup of your current setup. Then go to wipe and wipe data, cache and battery stats. After, head to flash zip from sd and select the rom zip, let it do its thing and you should be in business! First boot is always longest and should always perform a cold boot after a flash to settle things down before you use it.
Have fun!
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Ok I have been rooted for a long time, however my phone is has overheated and turns off now whenever to much is running on it. I can take it in and get fixed my sprint but I need to be back to Stock. How can I get the latest updated stock rom, yet continue to have S-off in case I do not get a new phone.
There is a stock/rooted ROM in the Dev section, but my suggestion is this; run the RUU for your phone, but do NOT run the S-on tool. After you run the RUU, flash recovery (Amon Ra) and then bootup, sign into Google, let it sync.
Reboot to recovery and make an nandroid backup of everything but the cache. NOW, you have your own personal stock, rooted ROM.
There are guides to all this on the boards here, to, so it's easy.
Hey guys,
So here's what happened and is happening:
1. I was running a custom ROM (Baked Snack 1.7) on Froyo (2.2). The phone was working fine but I wanted to try Gingerbread 2.3.3 out because I heard it had great battery life.
2. My phone would not update to 2.3.3 from Baked Snack. I thought it might have something to do with it being rooted. I used this method to unroot...and I think I only got through the first part:
http://www.thedroiddemos.com/2010/09/10/how-to-unroot-the-evo-in-2-steps/
I installed the S-On tool like he said to. Then I moved the "new updated version" of PC36IMG (I had the old version on my card already). He said something about the "S-Off" appearing on his phone but not the viewer's...well, mine says S-Off.
So fast forwarding, I got Sprint to push me the update for 2.3.3. It downloaded it, but then a voicemail error came up saying I had 2 voicemails. Then when I called voicemail, it said I had no messages. Sprint said a Sprint store would have to physically go into the phone to erase the error.
I also got a second update message that said there were minor enhancements to Gingerbread. I tried downloading them but the installation failed. Sprint told me to ignore the update, that there had been issues with Gingerbread (and the update) and that they were working on getting these resolved.
Somehow I managed to clear the phone and get back to 2.1. Here's what my system says when I look at the Phone Information:
Firmware Version: 2.1-update1
When I boot into the main bootloader/Recovery menu (Phone Off + Power Button + Volume Down), here's what it says:
Supersonic EVT2-2 ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.76.2000 (PC3610000)
If I click down to Recovery from this menu and press "Power" to enter it, NOW I get a picture of an EVO with a Red Triangle/Exclamation Point. This means I have to take my battery out and restart the phone.
Also, the OTA SimpleRoot procedure doesn't seem to work on the phone either. When I originally set it back, the procedure worked. Now it just goes through the motions on the computer but nothing happens with the phone (rebooting, skating Androids, etc.)
All I want to do is basically put it back 2.2 and re-run Baked Snack 1.7 which was giving me NO issues.
If someone could help me with this issue, I would be very grateful.
Well you have a simple fix. The error you got with the triangle and red ! is you booting into recovery, but no recovery is loaded [stock recovery]. Head over to the development section, and download the recovery of your choice. Personally I recommend in order: twrp [team win recovery project] , amon ra 2.3, cwm 3.0+. After you have your recovery installed, boot back into recovery and flash your baked snack rom. Also, don't manually take an OTA of 2.3.3 as it can't be rooted. if you want to try a gingerbread rom, simply download CM7, evervolv, deck's, ect rom and flash it like any other rom. Just backup your previous rom before flashing so you can go back.
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Well you have a simple fix. The error you got with the triangle and red ! is you booting into recovery, but no recovery is loaded [stock recovery]. Head over to the development section, and download the recovery of your choice. Personally I recommend in order: twrp [team win recovery project] , amon ra 2.3, cwm 3.0+. After you have your recovery installed, boot back into recovery and flash your baked snack rom. Also, don't manually take an OTA of 2.3.3 as it can't be rooted. if you want to try a gingerbread rom, simply download CM7, evervolv, deck's, ect rom and flash it like any other rom. Just backup your previous rom before flashing so you can go back.
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You like TWRP better??
I haven't tried it yet
HipKat said:
You like TWRP better??
I haven't tried it yet
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Basically amon ra, but better. it has some additional options, such as the option to automatically reboot after a successful flash [good for doing a single flash, but if you're doing multiple, checked it at the last flash.] You have the option to compress backups to save space, though it takes a little bit longer, and they have some built in skins you can change at will. And MOAR.
I tried rooting using this method:
http://www.androidcentral.com/evo-4g-root-instructions
I put the PC36IMG on the root of my SD card and let the phone update in bootloader. It seemed to work fine, updated, rebooted the phone, etc.
Then I downloaded ROM Manager so I could let Clockwork install and then install Amon Ra....when ROM Manager tried installing Clockwork, it gave me the following message: "An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!"
It also will not let me flash an alternate recovery. I have the file "recovery-RA-supersonic-v2.3.img" on the root of my SD card right now.
What does this mean? Does this mean I'm not rooted? Or some other issue? I remember eons ago when I tried using this program I got the same message but I don't remember how I got around it. (obviously I did though)
Is there a different way I should install it?
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I tried rooting using this method:
http://www.androidcentral.com/evo-4g-root-instructions
I put the PC36IMG on the root of my SD card and let the phone update in bootloader. It seemed to work fine, updated, rebooted the phone, etc.
Then I downloaded ROM Manager so I could let Clockwork install and then install Amon Ra....when ROM Manager tried installing Clockwork, it gave me the following message: "An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!"
It also will not let me flash an alternate recovery. I have the file "recovery-RA-supersonic-v2.3.img" on the root of my SD card right now.
What does this mean? Does this mean I'm not rooted? Or some other issue? I remember eons ago when I tried using this program I got the same message but I don't remember how I got around it. (obviously I did though)
Is there a different way I should install it?
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That's a bit outdated; use unrevoked. I've already done the linking for you.
1. http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install <- Download and install the modified hboot drivers, follow the instructions.
2. On your phone, enable usb debugging from the applications > development, in settings
3. Connect your phone to your pc via usb cable, leave it on the home screen, no apps should be running; restart the phone just to be sure.
4. http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install <- download and run unrevoked
It'll take 3-5 minutes and reboot about 2 times, don't touch in the process, it'll say done at the end. Also, this will only work if on 2.2 still. if on 2.3.3, you're outta luck.
Okay, forget Rom Manager, forget "rooting" your phone - at least according to the normal use of the word.
Delete any PC36IMG files you may have on your SD card, then download this one of Amon Ra 2.3: http://db.tt/WP0beNa
Don't rename it, don't extract it... just put it on the root of your SD card. Then download whatever rom you want to use. Put it on the root of your SD card or in a folder that you'll remember. Amon Ra (and possibly other recoveries) can flash zips that are inside of folders. Just be sure that you know where it is because you'll need to navigate to it in recovery.
Then boot into the bootloader and let it flash the way you've done with other PC36IMG files. When it asks you to reboot just decline and then select recovery. I would make a backup just in case, then flash your rom.
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Thank you guys, I will try these methods when I get back from work tonight. I really really appreciate it, I was about having a meltdown without my phone (the way I want it).
I'll report back either way. (and yes, I'm still on 2.1-update1)
nbakid2000 said:
Thank you guys, I will try these methods when I get back from work tonight. I really really appreciate it, I was about having a meltdown without my phone (the way I want it).
I'll report back either way. (and yes, I'm still on 2.1-update1)
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Well between plainjane and myself, you'll be rooted before dinner time!
teh roxxorz said:
Well between plainjane and myself, you'll be rooted before dinner time!
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OK, I forgot to mention this earlier...last time I was stuck in the Boot Sequence where it kept looping the Sprint and 4G logo....now that I'm rooted using plainjane's method (thank you) I'm stuck with the same thing.
I flashed the recovery, then flashed the Baked Snack ROM....now I'm in the Baked Snack bootload section....and it just keeps looping.
Is this an issue with my system that can be resolved?
EDIT: So weird. I went back into Recovery and wiped everything and set the phone back to original condition...and voila, Baked Snack comes up as the ROM! So now it appears it's for the most part back to normal and back to where I wanted it....thank you guys again.
Now can anyone point me in the direction of the latest radios, etc. that I can download and flash?
And why would it be giving me those looping problems, and then go back to normal when I cleared/wiped everything?
I mean, I'm happy this happened but I don't want the same things happening if I decide to flash another ROM at some point.