What's up! I'm wondering if someone can help me unroot and put back to 100% stock...
I used the rage/gfree method.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835971
That should do the trick.
He doesn't give instructions for gfree, so I'm not sure if this is the correct method.
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Ah - apologies.
No worries bro, hopefully someone else can help answer this question for me.
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I typed in unroot G2 in bing search and the unlockr site was second one down, this method worked great for me.
I looked it and read it all.
Since I used gfree to obtain s off and super cid/sim unlock, will it work?
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mftek said:
I looked it and read it all.
Since I used gfree to obtain s off and super cid/sim unlock, will it work?
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I'm not 100% positive on that. I also have a Behold 2 and, it was rooted when I got it.
I had no idea how it was rooted. I used the unlockr site for it too and, it work for it.
To me, the way the instructions are wrote, it sounds like it will work to un-root all methods of the G2 root process.
Hopefully a more experienced person will chime in shortly.
tooter1 said:
I'm not 100% positive on that. I also have a Behold 2 and, it was rooted when I got it.
I had no idea how it was rooted. I used the unlockr site for it too and, it work for it.
To me, the way the instructions are wrote, it sounds like it will work to un-root all methods of the G2 root process.
Hopefully a more experienced person will chime in shortly.
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No, those guides will technically remove root since they restore the shipping ROM but will leave you with S-OFF (since you used gfree---if you had only used the engineering HBOOT to obtain S-OFF, the guides would have been fine). Did you take a look at the actual Wiki: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Returning_to_Stock?
ianmcquinn said:
No, those guides will technically remove root since they restore the shipping ROM but will leave you with S-OFF (since you used gfree---if you had only used the engineering HBOOT to obtain S-OFF, the guides would have been fine). Did you take a look at the actual Wiki: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Returning_to_Stock?
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When I used the unlockr method, my s-off went s-on.
tooter1 said:
When I used the unlockr method, my s-off went s-on.
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Did you use gfree to to obtain S-OFF though? If you used the engineering HBOOT to do it, as I said in my post, those guides would work fine as is. Flashing the shipping ROM with the PC10IMG file will replace the engineering HBOOT with the shipping one (which is S-ON). If you use gfree though, you get true radio S-OFF (the engineering HBOOT is a fake one that tricks the phone into thinking you have S-OFF, thus allowing write access to the system). This is done by modifying partition 7 on the phone. Since this partition contains information specific to your phone, it is normally left untouched by a PC10IMG or RUU. This is why if S-OFF is obtained through gfree, simply replacing the HBOOT with a PC10IMG file won't revert you to S-ON.
ianmcquinn said:
Did you use gfree to to obtain S-OFF though? If you used the engineering HBOOT to do it, as I said in my post, those guides would work fine as is. Flashing the shipping ROM with the PC10IMG file will replace the engineering HBOOT with the shipping one (which is S-ON). If you use gfree though, you get true radio S-OFF (the engineering HBOOT is a fake one that tricks the phone into thinking you have S-OFF, thus allowing write access to the system). This is done by modifying partition 7 on the phone. Since this partition contains information specific to your phone, it is normally left untouched by a PC10IMG or RUU. This is why if S-OFF is obtained through gfree, simply replacing the HBOOT with a PC10IMG file won't revert you to S-ON.
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Worked perfectly for me. I flashed stock rom, installed PC10IMG.zip and then used gfree to turn s-on and remove sim unlock.
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ianmcquinn said:
Did you use gfree to to obtain S-OFF though? If you used the engineering HBOOT to do it, as I said in my post, those guides would work fine as is. Flashing the shipping ROM with the PC10IMG file will replace the engineering HBOOT with the shipping one (which is S-ON). If you use gfree though, you get true radio S-OFF (the engineering HBOOT is a fake one that tricks the phone into thinking you have S-OFF, thus allowing write access to the system). This is done by modifying partition 7 on the phone. Since this partition contains information specific to your phone, it is normally left untouched by a PC10IMG or RUU. This is why if S-OFF is obtained through gfree, simply replacing the HBOOT with a PC10IMG file won't revert you to S-ON.
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What should I do first if I used gfree to return to stock on my T-Mobile US G2? I also flashed the eng-hboot.
I used this guide http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/14344-how-to-root-a-new-g2/, and I flashed the "PC10IMG-altered.zip" right after I used gfree to get radio s-off.
Edit: I just followed the xda wiki and I didn't run into any problems.
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Hi guys,
I've been reading through the forums over the past two days but I have to admit it's hard to find what I am looking for now that the G2 forum and the DZ forum are merged, and the search isn't getting me anywhere for this one.
I have Bell Canada Desire Z permarooted and S-OFF'd, with CWMod. I did this before the newer gfree method and from what I can gather this can lead me to some kind of endless loop if I try to flash back to the a Bell RUU or other RUUs for that matter. It also worries me that I can't try new radios, etc.
I am getting very poor battery life compared to others so I want to have my phone replaced. I have an extended warranty from FutureShop so I probably don't even need to reset the phone to stock again (they swap on the spot) but I would like to anyway. It will also allow me to test the battery again with the stock ROM.
So, how do I go about flashing back to the Bell ROM and turning S-ON, and unrooting? Keeping in mind that I used the pre-gfree method. I believe it was Visionary R12 and gtab's guide.
Also as the title implies, I was wondering if it's possible to use the new (better) S-OFF even if I am already S-OFF'd the old way?
Any help is appreciated!
You can use gfree and achieve "real" S-OFF without having to unroot.
Just run it. Worst that'll happen is it fails if you happen to be on a kernel it doesn't like. If this happens, no harm is done, just a reboot.
Just run gfree from where you are, as the previous poster said.
That will put you in a much safer position, where you can get stuck in that boot loop that you can if you've only got the eng hboot.
Then you can flash whichever ROM you want. Then you can undo gfree if you want via its new options (see the Wiki).
Regarding your point about the merger, IMHO this issue isn't anything to do with the DZ specifically, and lots of users are posting about similar stuff with their G2s. It's all the same
Thanks guys,
I've done gfree (which is MUCH easier than the thread and wiki make it look - they need to simplify the text, it's overwhelming to look at given how simple the procedure is) and flashed the Bell RUU.
Now I am just about to root, and use gfree to undo the S-OFF I guess?
Will let you know how that turns out. Thanks again!
Ok,there is a new gfree method to get root and S-Off.
And gfree can now also be used to set radio S-ON.
But what about the backup "part7backup-1291675121.bin"
which gfree created at my sdcard?
No longer needed?
And with the new root and S-Off method,is it now possible to
to flash stock RUU 1.34.405.5 to get all original?
Because with old UBERROOT method this doesn`t work!
Ganii said:
Ok,there is a new gfree method to get root and S-Off.
And gfree can now also be used to set radio S-ON.
But what about the backup "part7backup-1291675121.bin"
which gfree created at my sdcard?
No longer needed?
And with the new root and S-Off method,is it now possible to
to flash stock RUU 1.34.405.5 to get all original?
Because with old UBERROOT method this doesn`t work!
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I'd keep that backup file as it is a dump of your original partition 7 before gfree mods it. You can dd i back and put everything back to how it was, if you ever need to. Do you need to keep it on the phone? No.. store it somewhere on your PC.
With the old "fake" S-OFF you would get stuck if you flashed a stock rom because it would overwrite the engineering HBOOT which was the only thing making your phone think it had S-OFF. With gfree method, you have real S-OFF, so this should be fine.
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838484 for details.
tl;dr You should be fine.
Hm,little bit confused!
The backup I need to get original original partition 7
but not to get S-On.
To get S-On I can use the new gfree method,it`s now
possible with this!
I did the old UBERROOT method with real S-Off!
P.S.I read here about this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_G2
Not 100% sure I understand the question...but:
You don't need that backup file. If you delete it nothing bad will happen. Paranoid people (like me) would copy it to a safe place, but there's no real need.
You can flash whatever roms you like, including stock ones, as long as you have real, radio (gfree) S-OFF.
Hi guys, thanks for the help! I got it all settled, it was easy.
As I mentioned above, I used gfree to do a true S-OFF, which was easy.
Then I ran Bell's RUU and it worked without any issues. I assume the RUU install also flashes the HTC recovery back to the phone, I didn't check but it must..
A little summary for anyone who needs help in the future..
If you rooted/S-OFF'd using a method older than the current rage/gfree method (the one in the wiki) then you need to redo the S-OFF using gfree.
Steps:
Use gfree -f to S-OFF again
Run the stock RUU file on your pc (you need HTC sync installed for this)
Temproot (first part of the wiki guide) the stock ROM
Use gfree -s on to S-ON your phone
Reboot, and everything should appear like stock (aside from still being sim-unlocked).
Were u sucessful in returning your phone to htc after u did the above?
I didn't have to return it to htc, just to future shop, and it was fine.
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I've searched the forums, but can't get a real clear answer for me. Anyways, im rooted and have s off, but how do I know if I have the fake s off? And what does that mean? Also, what makes me void my warranty? Using the gfree method? What does gfree mean? If anyone is familiar, I followed the "blackprince" video on youtube to help me root. I just would like to be enlightened. Thank you!
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If I get an answer let me knower I'm wounding the same thing.
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PatrickHuey said:
I've searched the forums, but can't get a real clear answer for me. Anyways, im rooted and have s off, but how do I know if I have the fake s off? And what does that mean? Also, what makes me void my warranty? Using the gfree method? What does gfree mean? If anyone is familiar, I followed the "blackprince" video on youtube to help me root. I just would like to be enlightened. Thank you!
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If you only used the "blackprince" video, you do not have gfree root, which means radio s-off, you have a simulated s-off with an ENG Hboot, so your phone system is tricked into thinking you have a true perm root, so you have root but not a "true" permroot. Having radio S-off is a true perm root. Gfree gives you radio s-off. Here's a link to the HTC VIsion Wiki that explains what the diffrence between the two are and how to do gfree if you choose:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
To do gfree from the point you are at with your root you will start at this subsection in the above link "PERMAROOT (using "gfree" + "root")" "gfree version 0.02 and its options " and you will also need the gfree_02.zip file which is also in the link above.
You can do the gfree process over the root you now have and this will give you radio s-off and if you choose super CID and SIM unlock. The link above explains what these are.
As far as your warranty, you have already voided your warranty by rooting your phone (real root or not), in order to use your warranty you have to unroot your phone, back to complete stock settings, rom etc. There are guides on unrooting your phone, gonna have to do some searching for it but its all in this forum.
I guess I knew my warrantly was voided, but i just wanted to know what kind of root I had. Thanks a lot, you really cleared this up. If I were at my computer rather than my phone, I'd use the 'thanks' button.
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I've searched and read but I guess I'm dumb or something.
What's the difference between what people are calling True Root and Root?
I rooted my phone using the video guide over at theunlockr.com. They use the Visionary r13 to temp root and then they perma root it. I have all the root goodies and have been able to remove bloatware. So I'm sure i have rooted fully.
Are there three differen't kinds of root? T-Root, Perma-Root and Soft-root?
Ashaman_Kupo said:
I've searched and read but I guess I'm dumb or something.
What's the difference between what people are calling True Root and Root?
I rooted my phone using the video guide over at theunlockr.com. They use the Visionary r13 to temp root and then they perma root it. I have all the root goodies and have been able to remove bloatware. So I'm sure i have rooted fully.
Are there three differen't kinds of root? T-Root, Perma-Root and Soft-root?
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Not quite sure about this true root vs permroot vs soft-root thing. Pretty sure there is only temproot and permroot (which are both types of root).
If you were talking about true S-OFF vs not though, then people are referring to whether or not you obtained S-OFF via gfree (which gives true radio S-OFF by modifying partition 7 of your radio) or via the engineering HBOOT only (which was hacked to be labeled as S-OFF, tricking the OS into thinking it had S-OFF).
I see. So if I go to my fastboot, would I be able to tell? I do believe mine reads eng hboot blah blah off.
whar are the advantages of having true s-off?
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Ashaman_Kupo said:
I see. So if I go to my fastboot, would I be able to tell. I do believe mine reads eng hboot blah blah off.
whar are the advantages of having true s-off?
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I think it means that having true s off removes the security completely, thus making it harder to unroot and at the same time providing the user with stable customization.
Temp root tricks the device by thinking its turned off.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Ashaman_Kupo said:
I see. So if I go to my fastboot, would I be able to tell? I do believe mine reads eng hboot blah blah off.
whar are the advantages of having true s-off?
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"True" (or radio) S-OFF is reached by setting the S-OFF flag in the partition 7.
This flag will not be touched by any system update and so your system partition will stay writeabel even if you upgraded hboot.
"Fake" S-OFF is lost if you install a new hboot by applying a system update.
gfree gives you radio S-OFF and in addition can give you Super-CID (which allows you to install any rom you want) and it also can remove the SIM lock.
You can find background info on these topics here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Subsidy_Unlock.2C_SuperCID.2C_and_Radio_S-OFF and instructions on how to unroot and go back S-ON, ... here http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Returning_to_Stock
Have fun - Guhl
Hi,
I've got my DZ a couple of days ago. It's a secondhand DZ. Previously i've used HTC Touch, Touch Dual, TP2, so this is my first Android experience. I did lots of ROM playing on previous winmo phones, but after reading for these couple of days of Android modding, i learn that flashing another Android ROM is not so simple as winmo ROM.
This is my DZ info:
Android version 2.2.1
Baseband version 12.28e.60.140fU_26.04.02.17_M2
Kernel version 2.6.32.21-g6e170e7
Build number 1.82.707.1 CL317545 release-keys
Software number 1.82.707.1
VISION PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT - 0.85.0009
MICROP - 0425
RADIO - 26.04.02.17_M2
eMMC - boot
Dec 13 2010
I've check with root checker and Titanium Backup, it says NO root access.
I've learned that with 1.82, i will have to downgrade first to 1.34.
In the steps for downgrading, i found that i will have to flash signed PC10IMG. But i also found in the sticky thread there's a warning, not to flash signed PC10IMG if i have S-OFF. So before i can downgrade, i have to get the S-ON.
I've read in a thread :
If for some reason (sending phone for warranty or repair, etc) you want to go back to S-ON:
- If you got S-OFF by flashing an Engineering hBoot, download the official HTC RUU for your phone version and flash the stock firmware back again. S-ON will be restored. This forum contains many threads with official RUUs.
- If you got S-OFF with gfree, it saved a backup copy to your SD card called "part7backup-xxxxxxxxxx.bin". It can be flashed back from a terminal emulator or from an ADB shell:
"dd if=/wherever/your/part7backup-xxxxxxx.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7
The problem is, i got a secondhand unit without microSD card. How can I get S-ON? I don't know how (what method) my DZ got S-OFF at the first place.
Any help is much appreciated.
prazzo said:
Hi,
I've got my DZ a couple of days ago. It's a secondhand DZ. Previously i've used HTC Touch, Touch Dual, TP2, so this is my first Android experience. I did lots of ROM playing on previous winmo phones, but after reading for these couple of days of Android modding, i learn that flashing another Android ROM is not so simple as winmo ROM.
This is my DZ info:
Android version 2.2.1
Baseband version 12.28e.60.140fU_26.04.02.17_M2
Kernel version 2.6.32.21-g6e170e7
Build number 1.82.707.1 CL317545 release-keys
Software number 1.82.707.1
VISION PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT - 0.85.0009
MICROP - 0425
RADIO - 26.04.02.17_M2
eMMC - boot
Dec 13 2010
I've check with root checker and Titanium Backup, it says NO root access.
I've learned that with 1.82, i will have to downgrade first to 1.34.
In the steps for downgrading, i found that i will have to flash signed PC10IMG. But i also found in the sticky thread there's a warning, not to flash signed PC10IMG if i have S-OFF. So before i can downgrade, i have to get the S-ON.
I've read in a thread :
If for some reason (sending phone for warranty or repair, etc) you want to go back to S-ON:
- If you got S-OFF by flashing an Engineering hBoot, download the official HTC RUU for your phone version and flash the stock firmware back again. S-ON will be restored. This forum contains many threads with official RUUs.
- If you got S-OFF with gfree, it saved a backup copy to your SD card called "part7backup-xxxxxxxxxx.bin". It can be flashed back from a terminal emulator or from an ADB shell:
"dd if=/wherever/your/part7backup-xxxxxxx.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7
The problem is, i got a secondhand unit without microSD card. How can I get S-ON? I don't know how (what method) my DZ got S-OFF at the first place.
Any help is much appreciated.
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You are already S-OFF? I'd find it strange that you'd be S-OFF and not be rooted.
install rom manager and check if there has been a recovery already flashed. Might answer your question
Why do you want s-on? S-off is a good thing
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You can check if you got S-OFF or S-ON
by entering bootloader
Power off your phone, then, hold the volume down key and the power key.
You might need to disable fastboot
Spastic909 said:
install rom manager and check if there has been a recovery already flashed. Might answer your question
Why do you want s-on? S-off is a good thing
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I've already installed Rom manager and there's no clockwork recvery installed.
I want to flash custom rom. I need a root to do that. To get a root, i need to downgrade. To downgrade, i need to flash signed pc10img. And there's a warning here that said DONT flash pc10img with S-OFF. That's the problem.
Shinfang said:
You can check if you got S-OFF or S-ON
by entering bootloader
Power off your phone, then, hold the volume down key and the power key.
You might need to disable fastboot
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I already did that. Bootloader says VISION PVT SHIP S-OFF. So that means i definitely have S-OFF.
I've learned some more from the post here and there. I think i figured out what happen with my DZ. I think the previous owner rooted and S-OFF the phone in the old firmware 1.34 then got an OTA update to 1.84. That update destroyed the root but somehow still S-OFF.
If I follow the direction in this thread, i assume that i can downgrade and root again. I will not need a goldcard to downgrade because currently i have S-OFF.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905261
Am i right?
prazzo said:
I've learned some more from the post here and there. I think i figured out what happen with my DZ. I think the previous owner rooted and S-OFF the phone in the old firmware 1.34 then got an OTA update to 1.84. That update destroyed the root but somehow still S-OFF.
If I follow the direction in this thread, i assume that i can downgrade and root again. I will not need a goldcard to downgrade because currently i have S-OFF.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905261
Am i right?
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I am not sure whether it will work. But I am curious too.
I once upgrade via OTA and then I downgrade it following the instruction as per your link reference too. I rooted succesfully.
But, my DZ was S-ON.
Now you are in a different situation. You want to downgrade and root it but you already S-OFF.
Do you want to try it?
Cheers
silverwind said:
I am not sure whether it will work. But I am curious too.
I once upgrade via OTA and then I downgrade it following the instruction as per your link reference too. I rooted succesfully.
But, my DZ was S-ON.
Now you are in a different situation. You want to downgrade and root it but you already S-OFF.
Do you want to try it?
Cheers
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I guess i have to try it.. will report after trying. Thnks all for the help..
Your theory on the previous owner having used the over the air update after rooting seems right to me. I've read more than a few times it will still show S-OFF but not be true S-OFF. Because you can't get S-OFF without root (well surely not on the newer 1.82's)
I'm not familiar with the 1.82 issues (why normal root methods fail on 1.82) but I wonder if temp root works, if you have radio S-OFF and temp root works it might be as simple as:
1. Obtain Temp Root (even Visionary could work)
2. Flash CWM Recovery (I'd use the flash_image method and not ROM Manager)
3. Reboot into CWM recovery
4. ...
5. Profit (Install a new pre-rooted ROM)
Of course this all depends on if temp root works with 1.82 and if your S-OFF is really S-OFF but it seems like a quick & easy thing to try.
I did it guys. It went smooth. Still needs goldcard though due to unmatched CID.
I'm on 1.34, rooted and S-OFF. Next find out ROM that i like most. Any recommendation? it has to be cool and fast..
So i figured that the warning "do not flash signed PC10IMG if you have S-OFF" is before we have the misc_version method. With misc_version "main is older" problem will never occur, provided misc_version done correctly.
Thank you all guys for your help and time especially for those guides starter. You guys are the ones who make this forum SO GREAT!
prazzo said:
I did it guys. It went smooth. Still needs goldcard though due to unmatched CID.
I'm on 1.34, rooted and S-OFF. Next find out ROM that i like most. Any recommendation? it has to be cool and fast..
So i figured that the warning "do not flash signed PC10IMG if you have S-OFF" is before we have the misc_version method. With misc_version "main is older" problem will never occur, provided misc_version done correctly.
Thank you all guys for your help and time especially for those guides starter. You guys are the ones who make this forum SO GREAT!
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Congrats .
The first time I did after rooting was install ROM MANAGER premium version.
There a lot of rom to try with the easiest way..
Good luck
I have a new(used) HTC EVO 4g. I am trying to root it before I activate it. I was following directions (can't post link as a noob, but) 4-GUIDE-WIP-How-to-achieve-S-OFF-after-unlocking-2-18-HBOOT-with-HTCDev-com-No-More-Watermark
and successfully unlocked the bootloader and removed the watermark.
However, when I get to the actual rooting step, it appears that either unrevoked is gone, or having some issue (or blocking me!) as I get 403 Forbidden errors. I have done an exhaustive search (including on this site, where I found someone had posted the file in dropbox but I get a 404 error on that one) and I cannot find either the unrevoked package or any other way to root my evo!
I would be very grateful for some help. Here are my specs:
android 2.2
baseband 2.15.00.11.19
software version 3.70.651.1
When I am in the bootloader menu, I see:
Supersonic evt2-3 Ship S-ON
HBOOT 2.10.0001
(I do not have the watermark saying "locked" or "unlocked")
Sorry to be a noob, but I have rooted several phones before but I just have no clue without the software...
As a side note- here are files I have found and managed to download (if there is a way to use them or if I haven't already used them to get this far): HTCDriver 3.0.0.0007, unrevoked-forever.zip, (I don't think this is the same as unrevoked3, which I need, but correct me if I am wrong) revolutionary-0.4pre4.zip, pc36IMG.zip (but not sure where i got this one from, so not sure what it is an image of.)
Get it activated first.. Then root it..
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hondafreak513 said:
Get it activated first.. Then root it..
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Is that really necessary? I could swear I read somewhere in the step-by-steps that it wasn't necessary to activate first. Since it will cost me $35 to activate it and the $35 to reactivate my existing phone if I can't get this rooted, I really have no desire to activate yet. Plus seeing as the problem I am having is in accessing the website I need to go to download the files for rooting, I can't see why activating would make any difference?
Rooted!
karenmolloy said:
I have a new(used) HTC EVO 4g. I am trying to root it before I activate it. I was following directions (can't post link as a noob, but) 4-GUIDE-WIP-How-to-achieve-S-OFF-after-unlocking-2-18-HBOOT-with-HTCDev-com-No-More-Watermark
and successfully unlocked the bootloader and removed the watermark.
However, when I get to the actual rooting step, it appears that either unrevoked is gone, or having some issue (or blocking me!) as I get 403 Forbidden errors. I have done an exhaustive search (including on this site, where I found someone had posted the file in dropbox but I get a 404 error on that one) and I cannot find either the unrevoked package or any other way to root my evo!
I would be very grateful for some help. Here are my specs:
android 2.2
baseband 2.15.00.11.19
software version 3.70.651.1
When I am in the bootloader menu, I see:
Supersonic evt2-3 Ship S-ON
HBOOT 2.10.0001
(I do not have the watermark saying "locked" or "unlocked")
Sorry to be a noob, but I have rooted several phones before but I just have no clue without the software...
As a side note- here are files I have found and managed to download (if there is a way to use them or if I haven't already used them to get this far): HTCDriver 3.0.0.0007, unrevoked-forever.zip, (I don't think this is the same as unrevoked3, which I need, but correct me if I am wrong) revolutionary-0.4pre4.zip, pc36IMG.zip (but not sure where i got this one from, so not sure what it is an image of.)
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Okay, I actually fixed it myself--- Still have no idea what is going on with unrevoked site-- either it is my ISP or the site is bad. Either way, I finally found another way to root. Here on this site, I found a rooting method that was older, HBOOT 2.10 SOFF, and that worked fine for me!
(Wanted to post my solution so if anyone else found this thread while having the same problem, they would be able to fix it also.) Post was titled: [ROOT][GUIDE] HBoot 2.02/2.10 SOFF - Goodbye Stranger - Upd. 02.25.11
karenmolloy said:
Okay, I actually fixed it myself--- Still have no idea what is going on with unrevoked site-- either it is my ISP or the site is bad. Either way, I finally found another way to root. Here on this site, I found a rooting method that was older, HBOOT 2.10 SOFF, and that worked fine for me!
(Wanted to post my solution so if anyone else found this thread while having the same problem, they would be able to fix it also.) Post was titled: [ROOT][GUIDE] HBoot 2.02/2.10 SOFF - Goodbye Stranger - Upd. 02.25.11
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The Unrevoked site is down.
I must point out that "YOU WERE LUCKY", as that root method only works on the older Evos with the old hardware. It has been known to brick the newer Evos, as you could have easily done if you had the new hardware. Without Unrevoked, the safest method to root the phone would be to update it to one of the later builds (Gingerbread) and either use Revolutionary or the HTCdev site, depending on the build to unlock the bootloader. Then flash a custom recovery followed by a superuser.zip file.
Yikes!
shortydoggg said:
The Unrevoked site is down.
I must point out that "YOU WERE LUCKY", as that root method only works on the older Evos with the old hardware. It has been known to brick the newer Evos, as you could have easily done if you had the new hardware. Without Unrevoked, the safest method to root the phone would be to update it to one of the later builds (Gingerbread) and either use Revolutionary or the HTCdev site, depending on the build to unlock the bootloader. Then flash a custom recovery followed by a superuser.zip file.
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Yikes! Wow, glad I was a lucky one! Not surprised I have an older Evo, I got it off ebay.
I actually had started with Revolutionary, but my HBOOT was 2.18 (I think) and that only worked with 2.16 and 2.17. So then I went and downgraded to the 2.10, etc....
Just in case I need to know in the future, is the unrevoked site down temporarily or permanently?
karenmolloy said:
Yikes! Wow, glad I was a lucky one! Not surprised I have an older Evo, I got it off ebay.
I actually had started with Revolutionary, but my HBOOT was 2.18 (I think) and that only worked with 2.16 and 2.17. So then I went and downgraded to the 2.10, etc....
Just in case I need to know in the future, is the unrevoked site down temporarily or permanently?
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I don't know for sure, but since mostly everyone is now on Gingerbread builds and very few are still using Froyo, don't be surprised if that root method is never up again.