Auto Root Question - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My buddie just got an EVO, His phone is updated to 3.70 Would the Universal Auto Root be safe to run. Or should he wait for Unrevoked to be update, and is Unrevoked going to get updated. Thanx

jmotyka said:
My buddie just got an EVO, His phone is updated to 3.70 Would the Universal Auto Root be safe to run. Or should he wait for Unrevoked to be update, and is Unrevoked going to get updated. Thanx
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Only safe way is to go with the method from Zikronix. Unrevoked WILL NOT work as of right now, and the auto root, I wouldnt recommend.

Yellowcard8992 said:
Only safe way is to go with the method from Zikronix. Unrevoked WILL NOT work as of right now, and the auto root, I wouldnt recommend.
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Want to update phone, rooted with unrevoked...whats best method

Ok I have a rooted hero and my boss has the evo so I don't get to updating it much. I used unrevoked to root the phone when they first came out and have installed no updates so far. I saw I missed unrevoked2 and 3 and reading the notes on the website leaves me with more questions then answers. I tried running the recovery console from hboot but it gave me a red triangle with !.
So now I am trying to figure out how to update since I can't access the recovery screen. Can I just update to 1.42 and then run the unrevoked3 and have full root access? Any suggestions. Thanks
that sounds like it should work, do it quick though because when froyo 2.2 comes out, u might not be able to root.
and btw unrevoked 3 is not a full root, if u use simple root it is, and just as easy, might take 15 min. though
When you are at that screen with the red triangle hold volume up and press power that should get you into the boot screen.
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Rocklee99 said:
and btw unrevoked 3 is not a full root, if u use simple root it is, and just as easy, might take 15 min. though
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What is the difference between full root and what unrevoked 3 get you?
teedo757 said:
What is the difference between full root and what unrevoked 3 get you?
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You unlock NAND which means you can make changes to the file system. If you want to remove stock apps, make any file changes or want to install custom ROMs, then you need NAND unlocked. Careful though, it downgrades your PRI and there is NO way to upgrade it again, even if you return to stock. If you are able to do what you need with what unrevoked provides, you are better off sticking with it.
superlinkx said:
You unlock NAND which means you can make changes to the file system. If you want to remove stock apps, make any file changes or want to install custom ROMs, then you need NAND unlocked. Careful though, it downgrades your PRI and there is NO way to upgrade it again, even if you return to stock. If you are able to do what you need with what unrevoked provides, you are better off sticking with it.
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so if I don't care about running custom roms (only really interested in wireless tether) then upgrading the phone...breaking root...and then just running unrevoked3 would be my best option?
Can I just install the deodexed version of froyo released today?
Yes but you have to be fully rooted...nand unlocked...and have a recovery flashed to download that.
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Dont do update 1.42....
My advise, don't update to 1.42, unistall unrevoked and do Toast root 1 and 2 method, then you'll have nand unlocked so you can flash a 1.42 rom already rooted, after that you can flash any Froyo flavor you want.
teedo757 said:
so if I don't care about running custom roms (only really interested in wireless tether) then upgrading the phone...breaking root...and then just running unrevoked3 would be my best option?
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Do not upgrade manually, i repeat, DO NOT UPGRADE, it would be difficult later to get the full root
I just rooted/nand yesterday on 1.47 w/ 1 click simpleroot ota. it was super easy and painless.
mikevillarroel said:
My advise, don't update to 1.42, unistall unrevoked and do Toast root 1 and 2 method, then you'll have nand unlocked so you can flash a 1.42 rom already rooted, after that you can flash any Froyo flavor you want.
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I looked over at toasts website and did not see a root program he is providing yet. Were you referring to simple root? Thanks again
getinked said:
I just rooted/nand yesterday on 1.47 w/ 1 click simpleroot ota. it was super easy and painless.
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You had unrevoked 3 before the SimpleRoot?
getinked said:
I just rooted/nand yesterday on 1.47 w/ 1 click simpleroot ota. it was super easy and painless.
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So you can use simple root after downloading the official 1.47 and regain full root access?
teedo757 said:
So you can use simple root after downloading the official 1.47 and regain full root access?
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...anyone?
teedo757 said:
So you can use simple root after downloading the official 1.47 and regain full root access?
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The official 1. 47 yes. The official froyo 3. 26 whatever it is hell no. They have a simple root 3 step for 1. 32 dig deep in development thread. Chillin and good luck.
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teedo757 said:
so if I don't care about running custom roms (only really interested in wireless tether) then upgrading the phone...breaking root...and then just running unrevoked3 would be my best option?
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The only way you can update to 2.2 AND have root is to go to full root/nand unlock...
Use simpleroot imo and then flash the ROOTED stock froyo rom.
pongoface said:
The official 1. 47 yes. The official froyo 3. 26 whatever it is hell no. They have a simple root 3 step for 1. 32 dig deep in development thread. Chillin and good luck.
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sweet. Thanks

z4root full root

this works for me can't promise that it would work for anyone else....but if you use z4root and get temporary root you can then use rom manager to fully root your phone which will last after reboot and everything....
z4root gives you temporary root and Rom manager lets you flash a custom recovery/roms.
I don't see how a combination of the two would or could give you a NAND Unlock.
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Autoroot 2.5 ;-)
zerosquared said:
z4root gives you temporary root and Rom manager lets you flash a custom recovery/roms.
I don't see how a combination of the two would or could give you a NAND Unlock.
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He is correct... s-off / nand unlock is necessary for full root.. the evo is easy to root anyways....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
all i know is that i have done it twice and everything works including backing up or restoring
Thanks for this. I've had evo since launch, and it was easy to root 2.1, but am terrified if i need a freeplacement.
I'm sure ill try this first.
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scottspa74 said:
Thanks for this. I've had evo since launch, and it was easy to root 2.1, but am terrified if i need a freeplacement.
I'm sure ill try this first.
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Typically you don't have to worry about it for a freeplacement, If you root it all you have to do is flash a stock RUU and everything will go back to orignial. I had to take my wifes for repaired yesterday due to the flash quit working. I just installed a stock RUU from sprint. Had it fixed, went home re-rooted and restored with nandroid and you would never know.
Just use unrevoked. Its super easy to fully root your phone.
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worked for me on a friends htc hero. The download I used though gave my computer a virus and was caught by windows defender after the fact so be carefull were you download it from.
but the thing you will be missing is the ability to do a NANDbackup! Among other things that full root gives you.
Active_Matrix said:
but the thing you will be missing is the ability to do a NANDbackup! Among other things that full root gives you.
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Your right again Active Matrix. Ha Ha
wheres link to download zroot?
SayWhat10 said:
wheres link to download zroot?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953

[Q]The most recent way to root?

Hey, guys. needs some advice here.
I rooted my evo like long time ago. However, I unrooted it since I have to bring it back to Sprint store to fix the charging port.
Anyways, i checked here, xda, and a few youtube clips. unrEVOked 3.3.2 from unrEVOked website, auto root from XDA, and the guide by Fred from here. I just wonder how you guy feel about these 3 ways, which way you guys recommend best to do now?
Just one quick question, unrEVOked 3.3.2 will trun NAND off too, right?
Created by the master himself!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
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unrevoked is the wuickest and easiest, and yes it willl give you nand unlocked.
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Created by the master himself!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
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Thanks, d3rk.
what's difference between this auto root and unrEVOked? i mean, seems it still use unrEVOked Forever at last?
teh roxxorz said:
unrevoked is the wuickest and easiest, and yes it willl give you nand unlocked.
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Thanks. But it seems, at last, all other methods still use unrEVOked Forever. Is that true? why is that?
JvIo55iBl3r said:
Thanks, d3rk.
what's difference between this auto root and unrEVOked? i mean, seems it still use unrEVOked Forever at last?
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This method is newer and its pretty good. When I used unrevoked I successfully rooted but my fastboot doesn't work. Everything I have to flash is done in hboot or recovery. Unrevoked is pretty damn good though.
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dirkyd3rk said:
This method is newer and its pretty good. When I used unrevoked I successfully rooted but my fastboot doesn't work. Everything I have to flash is done in hboot or recovery. Unrevoked is pretty damn good though.
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True dat, I noticed that the latest 2.5 auto root is just out like a week ago. And I watched the video guide about that, it takes much longer than unrEVOked. But it seems very automatic, just need some patient.
JvIo55iBl3r said:
True dat, I noticed that the latest 2.5 auto root is just out like a week ago. And I watched the video guide about that, it takes much longer than unrEVOked. But it seems very automatic, just need some patient.
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Unrevoked is the easiest method though. Get back in the rooting game man!
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dirkyd3rk said:
Unrevoked is the easiest method though. Get back in the rooting game man!
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XD.
like the first time, i chose toasted method, since it was the most complete way to root back then, even it's much more steps than unrEVOked. I want to do it more right this time too. i have to admit that all methods improved a lot now, just want to hear you guys' recommendation.
JvIo55iBl3r said:
XD.
like the first time, i chose toasted method, since it was the most complete way to root back then, even it's much more steps than unrEVOked. I want to do it more right this time too. i have to admit that all methods improved a lot now, just want to hear you guys' recommendation.
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Well you have 2 votes in here for unrevoked forever!
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dirkyd3rk said:
Well you have 2 votes in here for unrevoked forever!
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Again, thx.
any one else would like to share some experience here? I really appreciate it.
I have seen to many users run into problems with unrevoked. I did it manually using adb commands and it took a while but I knew what was going on if something messed up. That said, I watched a vid on that autoroot tool and it gives you a decent step-by-step with log if something messed up. I would recommend it, or of course, you could still use the manual method in the dev forum. The title says they are no longer updating it, but no releases have occurred since then so everything in it still applies.
Link added to manual method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045&highlight=stranger
JvIo55iBl3r said:
Again, thx.
any one else would like to share some experience here? I really appreciate it.
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I have used the auto root method on about 5 evo's worked like a charm everytime.. I spent about a month researching countless forums.. Was about to use unrevoked however was detoured because some people were not getting full root and various other problems.. From what I read now they all work.
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cmurray77 said:
I have used the auto root method on about 5 evo's worked like a charm everytime.. I spent about a month researching countless forums.. Was about to use unrevoked however was detoured because some people were not getting full root and various other problems.. From what I read now they all work.
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Heaterz16 said:
I have seen to many users run into problems with unrevoked. I did it manually using adb commands and it took a while but I knew what was going on if something messed up. That said, I watched a vid on that autoroot tool and it gives you a decent step-by-step with log if something messed up. I would recommend it, or of course, you could still use the manual method in the dev forum. The title says they are no longer updating it, but no releases have occurred since then so everything in it still applies.
Link added to manual method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045&highlight=stranger
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I really appreciate it, guys.
I've rooted 2 evos 2 heros a g1 a g2 an incredible and an eris all with unrevoked3 and it worked flawlessly. Just follow instructions and enjoy
Rooted 3 evos, 1 over xbox live, with unrevoked, and no problems. Just need the hboot drivers, install then uninstall htc sync, then run.
And don't forget to turn on usb debugging.
I'm opposite of some here, I've heard of tons of issues with Autoroot & the Evo, but fairly few with unrevoked.
I'd have to place my vote with unrevoked if you're looking for an automatic rooting process. Just remember that whatever you do, read the directions thoroughly.
plainjane said:
And don't forget to turn on usb debugging.
I'm opposite of some here, I've heard of tons of issues with Autoroot & the Evo, but fairly few with unrevoked.
I'd have to place my vote with unrevoked if you're looking for an automatic rooting process. Just remember that whatever you do, read the directions thoroughly.
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I agree, most people have issues with autoroot, from what I've seen and dealt with.
Thanks for those reminding and experience sharing. I guess it's much simpler to use unrEVOked there, besides, i m using MacOS, so no need to download those driver or sync for unrEVOked, am I right?
JvIo55iBl3r said:
Thanks for those reminding and experience sharing. I guess it's much simpler to use unrEVOked there, besides, i m using MacOS, so no need to download those driver or sync for unrEVOked, am I right?
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Everything you need for the Mac is contained in the unrevoked pkg. I've rooted 4 Evos using my Mac and it doesn't get any easier. Enjoy the root goodness and good luck!

GingerBreak

I was just wondering if the GingerBreak app can fully root my Evo, and not just a temporary root?
XDA app on EVO 4G
shonmac11 said:
I was just wondering if the GingerBreak app can fully root my Evo, and not just a temporary root?
XDA app on EVO 4G
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you get the OTA update already?
butterbuns said:
you get the OTA update already?
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It's available for me but I'm not going to download it now because Sprint's ****ty 3G is too damn slow. I'm just going to wait until my friend gets home from work so that I can download it using WiFi.
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I was using z4root. I stupidly installed the OTA. I've got GingerBreak running now. I'm not optimistic. It's been cranking for almost 10 minutes. I checked the bootloader, and I'm S-OFF. USB-debugging is on. Fingers crossed.
No dice. Ran for 20 minutes. Closed and never rebooted. I rebooted it myself. No superuser app. No root. Guess we continue to wait.
if im not mistaken u said u s-off? just put a RA pc36img.zip on ur sdcard n update from bootloader. i read that in another post. then u can install another rom.
that is correct. that'll get u a recovery. then just flash a rom.
but does gingerbreak give temp root? if it does, a root method should be easy enough to create.
heltoupee said:
I was using z4root. I stupidly installed the OTA. I've got GingerBreak running now. I'm not optimistic. It's been cranking for almost 10 minutes. I checked the bootloader, and I'm S-OFF. USB-debugging is on. Fingers crossed.
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If you're S off dude, as the other guys told ya, all you need to do is flash a recovery image. Once you flash recovery, you can then flash a rom of your choice. You don't need to wait for anything. as fast as you can download the recovery image is as long as you need to wait! Put a PC36IMG of Amon RA 2.3 on your sd card, then boot to the bootloader. Accept the update. Then choose to boot to recovery. Good luck
EDIT: The pc36img.zip that's attatched is Amon Ra V2.3 recovery.
shonmac11 said:
I was just wondering if the GingerBreak app can fully root my Evo, and not just a temporary root?
XDA app on EVO 4G
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Can someone point us to a gingerbreak app we can try? All I've found are the compile files.
I got mine from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765 bottom of the first post.
Whoops, I just checked the bootloader again, and it says "SUPERSONIC EVT3 SHIP S-ON" at the top, so I guess I'm S-ON. Could have sworn it said S-OFF last time I checked.
rootthebitch said:
Man this is.taking way to long.to root. Why is that. You guys think they gave up and went to play with rep anthony wiener
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My god you are persistent. Nobody has given up on attempting to root the new OTA, many of the devs are just waiting for the source to be released. You should know that by now because many people told you last night, and yet you would not listen.
monkeychef said:
My god you are persistent. Nobody has given up on attempting to root the new OTA, many of the devs are just waiting for the source to be released. You should know that by now because many people told you last night, and yet you would not listen.
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that rootthebitch guy is an annoying twat-waffle. certainly not the way to motivate anyone into helping him. he's gotta be pre-teens. :-/
Wifflepig said:
that rootthebitch guy is an annoying twat-waffle. certainly not the way to motivate anyone into helping him. he's gotta be pre-teens. :-/
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'twat-waffle' LMFAO that made me choke for a second there, lol. Sounds so funny to say.....'twat-waffle'. hahaha. That certainly does describe him!
help
I accidently update my evo without rooting it first, Gingerbreak is not working for me.....is there anything else can do?????
sliccsoze said:
I accidently update my evo without rooting it first, Gingerbreak is not working for me.....is there anything else can do?????
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Accidentally?
Nope, nothing you can. You just accidentally screwed yourself. Gingerbreak won't work. You don't think it was tried? The exploit that was used was patched days before HTC released our 2.3.3 update. Coincidence?
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Accidentally?
Nope, nothing you can. You just accidentally screwed yourself. Gingerbreak won't work. You don't think it was tried? The exploit that was used was patched days before HTC released our 2.3.3 update. Coincidence?
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Yeah probably just a wild coincidence.
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monkeychef said:
My god you are persistent. Nobody has given up on attempting to root the new OTA, many of the devs are just waiting for the source to be released. You should know that by now because many people told you last night, and yet you would not listen.
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LMFAO!! GIT EM!! ;P

[Q] Rooting?

which application did u use, and root Droid Inc.?
Unrevoked. Super easy. Takes less than 10 minutes.
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I used the same program but now I can't seem to download it.
I wasn't able to download it before either I and was able to get it off filecrop.com. Give that a try, just search for unrevoked....
They tweeted that a mirror is down, and are looking into it.
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Vince556 said:
Unrevoked. Super easy. Takes less than 10 minutes.
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You may have to install the Android driver manually. I had to when I rooted my Incredible. For some reason when Unrevoked tried to do it, it failed. But it installed fine when I ran the standalone driver installer.
Does unrevoked work with the Gingerbread update? I am getting a replacement phone from Verizon tomorrow and I am sure it will come with 2.3.4 on it and want to make sure I will be able to root it again.
jskolm said:
Does unrevoked work with the Gingerbread update? I am getting a replacement phone from Verizon tomorrow and I am sure it will come with 2.3.4 on it and want to make sure I will be able to root it again.
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You can read this, but as far as I know, it is not.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1306400
jskolm said:
Does unrevoked work with the Gingerbread update? I am getting a replacement phone from Verizon tomorrow and I am sure it will come with 2.3.4 on it and want to make sure I will be able to root it again.
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You can root with it but you cannot achieve s-off. To get s-off back you will need to downgrade first to 2.2 gain root and s-off then upgrade to a gb based ROM.
Here is the thread you wanna read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1306400
I used that info to root my gf's Inc after she accepeted the ota update. It works, just follow the instructions exactly and you should be fine. Good luck
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