[Q] newbie to forums/evo help - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey all. first time here. have a question you all might be able to help with. I heard that unrevoked now works for evo with 3.0 builds. if this is true ( I need to find out) how do I make a back up, so that if I ever need to go back to before root? I only did my friends phone with unrevoked. then I got mine later, so I am kinda new to the rooting thing. any suggestions or places I can be pointed to?

. I heard that unrevoked now works for evo with 3.0 builds.
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Huh? 3.0 builds? what do you mean?
( I need to find out) how do I make a back up, so that if I ever need to go back to before root?
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Do a search for 'nandroid backup'.
any suggestions or places I can be pointed to?
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Yes, it's this little thing called a SEARCH...

Ignore his smart remarks, what is the hboot on your phone and was your phone shipped with froyo on it?
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[q] i need a quick easy way to root htc evo 4g after latest update dec. 18 2010

Hey can anyone give me the links and instructions to root my EVO after the latest HTC update 3.70.651.1 THXXXX
Here
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Clicked the link about 4 times before I realized. Very funny lol
MBeattie said:
Clicked the link about 4 times before I realized. Very funny lol
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LOL!
Check for "AUTO ROOT" in the Development forum.
me too!, i would like to know if there is any way i can root my evo 3.71, i too made the mistake of updating it, and now im stuck ... i really want to root my evo without having to do it the long way im kinda new at this. does anybody know?
haroldg90 said:
me too!, i would like to know if there is any way i can root my evo 3.71, i too made the mistake of updating it, and now im stuck ... i really want to root my evo without having to do it the long way im kinda new at this. does anybody know?
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If you updated, there's no quick and easy way for you. You either do it the long ugly way, or you don't have a rooted Evo

[q] need help !!

I HAVE AN HTC EVO AND NEED TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE ON DOWNLOADING AND FLASHING ROMS, I'VE USED ROM MANAGER AND NO LUCK. I'VE PAID ATTENTION TO FORUMS AND TRIED SEVERAL TIMES. IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN TAKE THE TIME TO CHAT WITH ME ON GOOGLE OR WHEREVER TO WALK ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLING ROMs? I'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MANY FORUMS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. WHO HAS THE TIME TO SHOW ME HOW TO DO THIS? HIT ME UP
im bored.. hit me up i dont mind helpin.
First off, are you rooted?
Your problem: Rom Manager
You most likely have the updated ClockWork and that's why you can't flash ROM's.
xtrubambinoxpr said:
im bored.. hit me up i dont mind helpin.
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sitlet said:
First off, are you rooted?
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gqstatus0685 said:
Your problem: Rom Manager
You most likely have the updated ClockWork and that's why you can't flash ROM's.
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1st. Must be rooted / S-OFF / Nand Unlocked
2nd. Flash ROMs / Kernels after 1st step has been accomplished.
Ask us for anything your unclear about, the EVO 4g Forums/threads have alot of valuable information, so use your search button and type in a highlight word to vary your searches for help. Good luck
I will help you with Roms if you need it.....send me a PM if you still need help
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2.3.3. to 2.2.x PLEASE

OK. Just got my evo 4G last night (6/20/2011). It came with 2.3.3 on it. I want to root it.. seems not possible. So ive heard you should flash it back to 2.2.x for you to be able to root it. Wellllll this is alot different then my samsung captivate which was cake walk. Does any one have any ideas/link/how too's on how to do this? is it possible?
Thanks, Matt.
trithumb said:
OK. Just got my evo 4G last night (6/20/2011). It came with 2.3.3 on it. I want to root it.. seems not possible. So ive heard you should flash it back to 2.2.x for you to be able to root it. Wellllll this is alot different then my samsung captivate which was cake walk. Does any one have any ideas/link/how too's on how to do this? is it possible?
Thanks, Matt.
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Don't think it's possible with a new device. If your security level is set so s-off from being opreviously rooted then you can downgrade, but with a new phone already sporting 2.3 I don't think there's currently a root solution. Be patient is the only advice at this point.
trithumb said:
OK. Just got my evo 4G last night (6/20/2011). It came with 2.3.3 on it. I want to root it.. seems not possible. So ive heard you should flash it back to 2.2.x for you to be able to root it. Wellllll this is alot different then my samsung captivate which was cake walk. Does any one have any ideas/link/how too's on how to do this? is it possible?
Thanks, Matt.
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Not possible. The only people that have been able to do this had rooted their phone previously using unrevoked forever and have s-off. You are going to have to wait for an exploit.
damn. Hopefully its out before july 18th lol. I kinda need it rooted by then... damn Thanks for the help tho
trithumb said:
damn. Hopefully its out before july 18th lol. I kinda need it rooted by then... damn Thanks for the help tho
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Highly doubt it will be rootable any time soon.
dirkyd3rk said:
Highly doubt it will be rootable any time soon.
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May I ask why? I read that we have the engineer gboot and its matter of time.
krido said:
May I ask why? I read that we have the engineer gboot and its matter of time.
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HTC locked the bootloader that came with the OTA which means thats no bueno for us lol. Unless HTC sends out an update that unlocks the bootloader or devs find an exploit (loophole) it could take MONTHS to achieve root.

[Q] Downgrade 2.3 back to 2.2?

Need to downgrade latest, 2.3.3 back to 2.2. anyone got anything for me?
There are countless threads on this subject in the Q&A forum. Please remember the forum rules before posting in the development board.
Thank you.
b0ricua said:
There are countless threads on this subject in the Q&A forum. Please remember the forum rules before posting in the development board.
Thank you.
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Not again?! Sorry, will have better judgement next time. Good day mida'!
just sent email to admin to please remove..
Tekn010933 said:
Need to downgrade latest, 2.3.3 back to 2.2. anyone got anything for me?
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Simply flash a 2.2 ROM...
Sooks said:
Simply flash a 2.2 ROM...
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depends on what he's wanting to do..if he's rooted trying to go stock or keep froyo with root, also, if he's stock GB and wants to go back to froyo, won't happen, hBoot versions different and will pop up with a message saying the update is too new or something like that.
so a little info on his part will help us out by helping him out!
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Need to downgrade latest, 2.3.3 back to 2.2. anyone got anything for me?
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latest one, it's a pain getting out..
You didn't answer pnewgaards question. Most important one to know.
Tekn010933 said:
latest one, it's a pain getting out..
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Sorry, just so frustrated getting out of the latest. 2.3.3 / 4.24.651.1 was a new device and came preinstalled and updated. Been trying again today unsuccessfully, I feel so out of place with the only one in here unrooted?? LOL
Anyhows was really looking into on just delparting it(networkingskills) starting to take over my thoughts. Hell with it, delpart it n ,get dos boot disk made from win2000 to recreate Rom from cmd prompts?
Is there such a wipe? Mean just wipe all clean without it going back to recovery to reboot from?
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pnewgaard said:
depends on what he's wanting to do..if he's rooted trying to go stock or keep froyo with root, also, if he's stock GB and wants to go back to froyo, won't happen, hBoot versions different and will pop up with a message saying the update is too new or something like that.
so a little info on his part will help us out by helping him out!
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Sorry, just so frustrated getting out of the latest. 2.3.3 / 4.24.651.1 was a new device and came preinstalled and updated. Been trying again today unsuccessfully, I feel so out of place with the only one in here unrooted?? LOL
Anyhows was really looking into on just delparting it(networkingskills) starting to take over my thoughts. Hell with it, delpart it n ,get dos boot disk made from win2000 to recreate Rom from cmd prompts?
Is there such a wipe? Mean just wipe all clean without it going back to recovery to reboot from?
Sent from a very EvoMan
Sooks said:
Simply flash a 2.2 ROM...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUcja3jNRW0
i tried that last week and its not gonna work because the new software doesnt allow for the downgrade and theres no root method for the new ota yet. im in the same boat as you and theres plenty of other people dealing with the same issue. all we you can is just sit tight and wait for someone to come up with something...sry dude
OdayAllDday said:
i tried that last week and its not gonna work because the new software doesnt allow for the downgrade and theres no root method for the new ota yet. im in the same boat as you and theres plenty of other people dealing with the same issue. all we you can is just sit tight and wait for someone to come up with something...sry dude
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Don't know if you heard the GREAT News?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20078309-94/htc-gives-timeline-for-unlocking-bootloaders/
Tekn010933 said:
Don't know if you heard the GREAT News?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20078309-94/htc-gives-timeline-for-unlocking-bootloaders/
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Whats the good news? They dont mention the EVO4G in there, and they wont unlock it either. Its almost to its EOL, they want us to buy new phones so why unlock it?
My 2¢
if you have another sprint phone.....
Call sprint, swap esn to other phone.
Sell yours on craigslist.
Buy another one on craigslist that's rooted (call and swap esn to phone to make sure it works)
Go home, install whatever you want.
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My 2¢
if you have another sprint phone.....
Call sprint, swap esn to other phone.
Sell yours on craigslist.
Buy another one on craigslist that's rooted (call and swap esn to phone to make sure it works)
Go home, install whatever you want.
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MY 2 cents
Buy another one on craigslist that's rooted (call and swap esn to phone to make sure it works)
Call sprint, swap esn to other phone.
Sell yours on craigslist.
install whatever you want
ok u want to try this
use a stock 2.2 ota rom not a RUU just a .zip 2.2
go into recovery
remember vol up + power
on the blue letters and black screen select flash .zip
select install .zip from sdcard
please let me know what happens
i'm currently rooted...
just trying to help u
pretty sure that wont work fennix, if you are S-on and hboot 2.16 , pretty sure its been tried before and not working , but perhaps somone might be luckier
dont have a nanoid backup for old roms i do

EVO back to Froyo from GB?

My dad's evo is running GB. Unrooted. He wants to root and use the CM7 rom. Is it possible to go back to Froyo from GB with an unrooted EVO?
buugiewuugie said:
My dad's evo is running GB. Unrooted. He wants to root and use the CM7 rom. Is it possible to go back to Froyo from GB with an unrooted EVO?
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No you can not go backwards.
Also I see this is your first post... Just an fyi - do a little searching because just about any and every question you could think of has been answered on here. If your pops is not running the latest 4.xx software version then rooting is possible
Really? On my Droid I can SBF it back to Froyo? Something like that isnt possible with the EVO?
buugiewuugie said:
Really? On my Droid I can SBF it back to Froyo? Something like that isnt possible with the EVO?
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Not unless you are rooted... then you can do whatever you like. Evo's have a locked bootloader which prevents that from happening
HTC doesn't have a sbf program, and the file it uses to manually upgrade won't let you downgrade to froyo. Unfortunately its stock or get a different phone for now.
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jordanetodd said:
HTC doesn't have a sbf program, and the file it uses to manually upgrade won't let you downgrade to froyo. Unfortunately its stock or get a different phone for now.
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unfortunately is right ;((((
Darn. Alright. Thanks for the help guys!
Just FYI, if you do some digging you'll find a thread where a guy said that online customer service said that folks at Sprint repair facilities can downgrade for you. This has turned out to be entirely false, so don't get your hopes up if you read that somewhere.

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