Newbie to the EVO, but Not Android. Needs Root - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys. I'm not a noob. I use ADB and have flashed many a roms on my Nexus one and old G1 from the oldies days.
Basically I have a Completely Stock OTA'd Sprint EVO running the latest OTA. 2.2 and I just need to simply Root it. No rom's or anything. I need to root it, and get USB Tethering working so my friend doesn't have to pay the $30 through sprint for tether. I don't wanna have to wipe, or anything as he wants to just run stock how it is, with tethering.
Using something like Unrevoked3 i don't need to wipe or anything right. I can simply use Unrevoked, get root. install the Tethering stuff that requires root and I'm good to go right? I read all the RSA info and people loosing WimaX key's and it's got me a little worried.

Unrevoked will root and give you stock everything I am preety sure that it will not wipe I did mine a while and a few roms and I can't remember
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xguntherc said:
Hey guys. I'm not a noob. I use ADB and have flashed many a roms on my Nexus one and old G1 from the oldies days.
Basically I have a Completely Stock OTA'd Sprint EVO running the latest OTA. 2.2 and I just need to simply Root it. No rom's or anything. I need to root it, and get USB Tethering working so my friend doesn't have to pay the $30 through sprint for tether. I don't wanna have to wipe, or anything as he wants to just run stock how it is, with tethering.
Using something like Unrevoked3 i don't need to wipe or anything right. I can simply use Unrevoked, get root. install the Tethering stuff that requires root and I'm good to go right? I read all the RSA info and people loosing WimaX key's and it's got me a little worried.
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First need to verify that your h boot is compatible with unrevoked 3. If it is then you should be good to go. people were having problems lising their rsa keys with 1 specific version of unrevoked 3. But that is in a problem anymore. After rooting with unrevoked then yes all you should all you have to do is download wireless tether app and then that's it.
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get pdanet app if you just need usb tethering even though rooting is not that difficult, make your life easier...
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Everything you need is right here. This is what I used to do it 19 days ago and I have all of Sprint's most recent OTA's.
http://htcevorooting.x10.mx/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

Wait so PdaNet is a USB Tether app build for WinMo, iOS and now Android. I can fully tether over USB my data connection on any Android phone to my computer for FREE, browse the net and all that and Sprint wont try and charge me?

xguntherc said:
Wait so PdaNet is a USB Tether app build for WinMo, iOS and now Android. I can fully tether over USB my data connection on any Android phone to my computer for FREE, browse the net and all that and Sprint wont try and charge me?
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nope, thats why i suggested it lol, you don't need to root, if your not going to use roms like us but want to tether USB, PDANET FTW, your welcome

xguntherc said:
Wait so PdaNet is a USB Tether app build for WinMo, iOS and now Android. I can fully tether over USB my data connection on any Android phone to my computer for FREE, browse the net and all that and Sprint wont try and charge me?
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FYI - PDANet is not free after a certain amount of days. It will stop you from getting to secured sites like facebook and gmail.
Your first intentions are the best just root with Unrevoked which is 5 minutes and download wireless tether.
Or something I have done for quite a few people like you download z4root and it can give you temporary root and then load up wireless tether and it works fine.
If you need any help just pm me and I will walk you through it.
Z4root + Wireless Tether = Just want you want and no hassle
edit: Here is a little more info
1 Download Z4root from here
2. Place apk on sdcard and install
3 Click temporary root and wait
4 Go to Market and download latest Wireless Tether for Root
5 After you have been given temporary root open up Wireless Tether and it will ask for SU permission say yes and thats it.
Now you can run root apps as long as you have that running. It will turn off after every reboot.

pdanet worked great.. and sprint wont see that and charge my friend?
also using z4 for temp root, then adding Wireless Tether to the SU list. that will only work while Temp rooted right? so he'd have to temp root everytime he wants to wireless tether? or will it work after the first initial time? I'd think it always needs root.
pdanet over 4G was pretty fast

xguntherc said:
pdanet worked great.. and sprint wont see that and charge my friend?
also using z4 for temp root, then adding Wireless Tether to the SU list. that will only work while Temp rooted right? so he'd have to temp root everytime he wants to wireless tether? or will it work after the first initial time? I'd think it always needs root.
pdanet over 4G was pretty fast
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It will work for as long as his phone is on.. Just remember that pdanet is a temp fix unless you pay for it..... temp root is simple after the first time just an app to click and thats it. You will also be able to run some other root apps as well

I've used temp root with z4 plenty. But he'd have to re temp root every time he wanted to wireless tether. that gets a little tedious.
so far pdanet working great.

xguntherc said:
I've used temp root with z4 plenty. But he'd have to re temp root every time he wanted to wireless tether. that gets a little tedious.
so far pdanet working great.
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no he only has to re temp root when he reboots his phone

If he does end up rooting it "semi-permanently", you might want to load him up with a ROM like Sprintlover's. Reason being, he might get random Force Close problems if he sticks with the stock rooted one. Sprintlovers is completely stable and looks totally stock for people like your buddy. Wireless tether should work awesome with it.
HTH.

xguntherc said:
I've used temp root with z4 plenty. But he'd have to re temp root every time he wanted to wireless tether. that gets a little tedious.
so far pdanet working great.
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ok but just remember if you do not pay for PDANET it will shut you down from secure websites and it also does not have wireless only bluetooth and wired

snowboarda42 said:
If he does end up rooting it "semi-permanently", you might want to load him up with a ROM like Sprintlover's. Reason being, he might get random Force Close problems if he sticks with the stock rooted one. Sprintlovers is completely stable and looks totally stock for people like your buddy. Wireless tether should work awesome with it.
HTH.
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I am pretty sure you cannot load a ROM with the temp root. You need full nand access to load ROMS on the EVO. I would just use unrevoked3 and be done with it. I have used it on a ton of evos for my clients and have had no issues at all.

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will it brick?

i want to roo my phone for tetherin, but is it also dangerous? Can i brick my phone by only rooting? because of this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=684473, i am not sure about this.
Yes like stated in your quoted thread there is definately a chance that you brick your phone, regardless of which rooting method u'll use.
If you are not in urgent need of rooting i'd wait until the brick issues are sorted and/or Paul from Modaco delivers a new "brick-proofed" method of rooting/flashing custom images
If you just want to tether via USB, you don't need to root at all as support is built in. If you want to tether by Bluetooth, you can get PDANet off the Market which supports this.
If you want to tether via WiFi, you will need to root, and as far as I'm aware there is still a potential (however small) to brick your device (or USB brick).
Regards,
Dave
You can tether without PDAnet, there is one native to the desire, on the same menu you change from charge to disk drive to internet sharing)) Choose internet sharing and just connect via usb, make sure you have htc sync installed and away you go))
No need for any 3rd party apps
JD
JupiterDroid said:
You can tether without PDAnet, there is one native to the desire,
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Errhhh - I already said that. I only referred to PDAnet because it allows you to tether via bluetooth.
Regards,
Dave
Debug mode issue is solved, so flash away!

4g nor wifi tether apps work after rooting with the simple root program

I used the simple root program to root my phone in hope to use setup which works fine but to also have free WiFi tethering. And now after rooting. When I try to use 4g or the hotspot I get error 67
Please try to help me. I don't wanna have to unrest
Try unrevoked 3, its pretty simple
*This was posted from my Evo 4G*
Ok. I'll try it. Thx
Rooted a friends phone with that simpleroot as well. I believe the issue is you need nand unlocked to get those root apps to work (I could be wrong here). However, after doing simpleroot I did toasts part 2 and wifi tether worked fine.
Crossrocker said:
I used the simple root program to root my phone in hope to use setup which works fine but to also have free WiFi tethering. And now after rooting. When I try to use 4g or the hotspot I get error 67
Please try to help me. I don't wanna have to unrest
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First off, after rooting your phone id suggest flashing a rom. Theres alot of good ones on this site.
I noticed when i updated my radio to 2.05 it wouldnt let me tether so i downgraded to 1.39 and it works perfectly.
Also you said your using the hotspot, so i ran it on my phone as well (the sprint one) and i see where your getting your error. That hotspot app is still linked with sprint so it gives you that error cause you arent paying for it. You need to go to the market and download Wireless Tethering and it should work like a charm.

Best root for Wireless Tether ONLY? e.g. no custom ROMs

So I've been researching some different root methods, but I haven't really been able to find a specific thread based on what I'm looking for.
I'm looking for Wireless Tether usage a couple of times a month (e.g. when I'm traveling or something like that). This is ALL I want root for. I don't want a custom ROM or anything else.
What is the best root method if all I want is Wireless Tether to work? I don't even care if I have to "re-enable" it from the phone after a boot (e.g. a soft root). I'm trying to stay as close to stock as I can.
Please don't post about loading up a new ROM, I don't want that. I just want a clean, easy root to get wireless tether.
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions and assistance!
If Unrevoked 3.21 works for you, that would be the simplest option. It's not the least intrusive, but it doesn't require you to re-run it each time you start up your phone.
It doesn't require you to flash a custom ROM.
Noxious Ninja said:
If Unrevoked 3.21 works for you, that would be the simplest option. It's not the least intrusive, but it doesn't require you to re-run it each time you start up your phone.
It doesn't require you to flash a custom ROM.
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Thanks Noxious,
Could you elaborate on the method that is the least intrusive, even if I have to re-run it everytime I startup my phone? I'm assuming I have to re-run it from the phone and not the computer? I'm ok with that - and would actually prefer it if it's the least intrusive.
Also, how much will Unrevoked 3 change my device? Does it automatically load up a new recovery and all that?
I would also like to root for the same thing. How stable is wireless tether. I want to root just to use the wireless tether feature. I have read other forum posts stating it cuts in and out.
Basically I dont want to root if the wireless tether feature is kinda ify.
Can't you simply root and leave the stock ROM with Sense and all, and install Wireless Tether, SetCPU, and whatever else you'd want? Or do you need to have a ROM that someone's already made with all those things added to it?
Personally I'm holding off on Rooting until this 2.3/3.0 update.
actually in my opinion the unrevoked3 method is th easiest. the hardest part about that method is the driver installation. you do need to make sure you have all drivers installed and htc sync installed and then removed before you begin. If not it will hang during the rot process. unrevoked method of rooting actually changes nothing visually except for adding the superuser app(this is an easy indicator of being rooted). and the free wireless tether app from google is pretty much hands down the best. it is the one that most people include in their custom roms here is the apk for the wireless tether.
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actually in my opinion the unrevoked3 method is th easiest. the hardest part about that method is the driver installation. you do need to make sure you have all drivers installed and htc sync installed and then removed before you begin. If not it will hang during the rot process. unrevoked method of rooting actually changes nothing visually except for adding the superuser app(this is an easy indicator of being rooted). and the free wireless tether app from google is pretty much hands down the best. it is the one that most people include in their custom roms here is the apk for the wireless tether.
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Thanks caguirr4. Does Unrevoked actually install a new custom recovery?
gadgetluva said:
Thanks caguirr4. Does Unrevoked actually install a new custom recovery?
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yes it does. it will install the clockworkmod recovery. not sure if it is the latest one but it is no big deal. do make sure that you make a backup as soon as you root. have fun buddy.
caguirr4 said:
yes it does. it will install the clockworkmod recovery. not sure if it is the latest one but it is no big deal. do make sure that you make a backup as soon as you root. have fun buddy.
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Are there any root options that don't? I'm just trying to stay as close to stock as possible with just the SU permissions to enable wireless tether. Thanks again.
gadgetluva said:
Are there any root options that don't? I'm just trying to stay as close to stock as possible with just the SU permissions to enable wireless tether. Thanks again.
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None that i am aware of. But you need the recovery to make a backup. You can search the forum some more but I am pretty sure every root method requires some sort of recovery method.
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using the XDA app.

[Q] -Brand New HTC Evo 4g ~~ all i want is free wifi tether (no coustom rom)-

i have a brand new evo with stock software... how would i get free wifi tether without getting a coustom/different rom?
anything will be appreciated..
thanks,
Zero.
Well first I'm obligated to inform you that this is the wrong section for a question. Now that I'm done with that, if you root and flash the stock Rom that's rooted, you can download WiFi tether and enjoy!
Just root it and download wireless tether. No custom rom needed
Depending on what your hardware, build, and HBOOT versions are, you can prob follow this guide: [ROOT][GUIDE] HBoot 2.02/2.10 S-OFF - Got the Game Upset Edition - Updated 12.16.10
Make sure you READ everything first carefully so you know what you are getting yourself into. And if your phone versions do not match, you will have to wait for either unrEVOked team or someone else to come up with a solution to root the new EVO's.
Good luck
Zero_Cold said:
i have a brand new evo with stock software... how would i get free wifi tether without getting a coustom/different rom?
anything will be appreciated..
thanks,
Zero.
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download from the market, PDANET
mdiaz33685 said:
download from the market, PDANET
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That works fine but is wired tether, OP wants wireless tether which can't be done without root.
ItsDon said:
That works fine but is wired tether, OP wants wireless tether which can't be done without root.
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Pdanet can be used without root and it can be used wireless with bluetooth.

Mobile hotspot

What can I DL to replace there factory hotspot thing. I want to connect, lets say an itouch to the internet using my phone.
Wireless tether, it's free in the market
Palomino0513 said:
What can I DL to replace there factory hotspot thing. I want to connect, lets say an itouch to the internet using my phone.
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You will need to be rooted to use the Wireless Tether app from the market.
HTC Evo
Rooted, but still stock...for now
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The program is designed to work, if it's not, we have a problem.
Is there a Wireless tether where I do not have to be rooted? I have tried rooting a million times and it never works for me
There is always like a million steps I have to do and a bunch of things I have to download in order for it to work and well its frrustrating...
I'm pretty sure all wireless tether apps, other that the Sprint one, require root. The closest you can get to tethering without root would be to use pdanet or easytether, but both of those are usb tether only.
HTC Evo
Rooted, but still stock...for now
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The program is designed to work, if it's not, we have a problem.
Darn... well... I keep hearing from people that on here somewhere there is a one step root, where all I need to do is install and it will root it for me, but I could never find it. Can someone help me please. I hear things from I need to save some type of numbers from the phone itself, incase the root messes up or something ( not contact numbers).
I think once you have root and full nand unlocked you could backup your existing file etc. Unrevoked.com is what I think is the tool folks are using to root. You just have to be careful based on your hboot
Palomino0513 said:
Darn... well... I keep hearing from people that on here somewhere there is a one step root, where all I need to do is install and it will root it for me, but I could never find it. Can someone help me please. I hear things from I need to save some type of numbers from the phone itself, incase the root messes up or something ( not contact numbers).
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