Just wondering if you guys can tell me what's the best method of rooting my phone with hardware 003 Hboot 2.10 ? Sprint sent me a refurbished phone because my other EVO died.
Unrevoked, I think it works for all evos. Google it or search xda. I can't post the link
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Search feature ftw...Anyway as of today, EVERY Evo can be rooted with unrevoked 3 don't let anyone tell you otherwise
The last time I tried unrevoked I got a error saying something was missing and didn't work. I'll download and give a try again, Thanks for the responses
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LuvThyMetal said:
The last time I tried unrevoked I got a error saying something was missing and didn't work. I'll download and give a try again, Thanks for the responses
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787304
Just follow those instructions, and you'll be good. Just be sure to have the hboot drivers installed correctly.
I used unrevoked, worked great for me. I'm new to flashing roms and it was easy. Just google it and download it from their site. Happy rooting!
LuvThyMetal said:
Just wondering if you guys can tell me what's the best method of rooting my phone with hardware 003 Hboot 2.10 ? Sprint sent me a refurbished phone because my other EVO died.
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Bad game
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Bad game
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DUDE! I know this sucks GRRR! Our offense looks so bad man, it's embarrassing . Who would you rather kings play in playoffs, Vancouver or San Jose?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787304
Just follow those instructions, and you'll be good. Just be sure to have the hboot drivers installed correctly.
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This should help me out thanks
Okay, so I just tried unrevoked and I got a error that said "Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?" I don't know what to do now.
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Okay, so I just tried unrevoked and I got a error that said "Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?" I don't know what to do now.
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Hmm. So you installed the hboot drivers successfully? You have USB Debugging checked, right? There are a number of things that can interfere with the Unrevoked process, such as HTC Sync, Anti Virus Programs, PDAnet, doubletwist, etc etc. Basically, you want to be sure that there are no programs running that can communicate with your phone or interfere with it when it's plugged in, other than the Unrevoked program. Be sure all other things are disabled. Also, which version of Unrevoked are you using? Just to be sure, it's the newest one, correct? Version 3.32, right? ( http://downloads.unrevoked.com/recovery/3.32/reflash_package.exe ) Once you've confirmed all of those things, try running Unrevoked a second time, and see if you have success. I've used unrevoked a number of times, and it's succeeded for me every time, it should definitely work.
Edit: And I just double checked the links in the thread I linked you to earlier, and the download links are current and up to date. So if you downloaded from that link, then you are on the current Unrevoked version of 3.32. So that answers that question. I would temporarily disable your anti virus, be sure that no other programs that can interfere are running, and try running Unrevoked again.
~~~ HTC EVO - Universal Auto Root ~~~ v2.4 (works with all US EVOs)(3/12/11)
I believe autoroot works with ALL evos. I've used it to flash several evos flawlessly. Make sure you have htc sync and the android SDK installed before you do to ensure you have all the necessary drivers.
Thread Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
Yes...but so does unrevoked and its more newbie friendly
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LuvThyMetal said:
DUDE! I know this sucks GRRR! Our offense looks so bad man, it's embarrassing . Who would you rather kings play in playoffs, Vancouver or San Jose?
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Penguin....
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LuvThyMetal said:
DUDE! I know this sucks GRRR! Our offense looks so bad man, it's embarrassing . Who would you rather kings play in playoffs, Vancouver or San Jose?
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I'm gana have to go with Vancouver :-/
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LuvThyMetal said:
Okay, so I just tried unrevoked and I got a error that said "Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?" I don't know what to do now.
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I've gotten that error before...make sure hboot drivers r installed on PC correctly. Delete the HTC sync drivers and if that doesn't work reboot ur computer. I had to reboot computer for some reason but after that it worker great
Thanks for all the responses guys. I restarted my computer and It finally worked woot.I'm having trouble with the wireless tho, it turns off all the time and doesn't scan for networks.
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I'm gana have to go with Vancouver :-/
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I was going for the same but I guess we playing against the Sharks. Im scared to watch the playoffs
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Penguin....
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Isn't Crosby done for the season and playoffs?
Check wifi settings / Menu - Advanced / sleep policy to never
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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!
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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?
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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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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.
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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.
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Unrevoked is the easiest method though. Get back in the rooting game man!
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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.
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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.
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Well you have 2 votes in here for unrevoked forever!
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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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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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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.
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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!
Hey guys. I have an Incredible, and I have been rooted over a year now. I'm helping a friend root his Evo, and it's proving to be a hassle. Unrevoked will not find the phone. It keeps saying "Waiting for device". I'm on Mac OSX 10.6, USB debugging is enabled, Froyo, HBOOT 2.10.0001, Radio 2.15.00.11.19.
Any ideas/help would be great.
Are you using the unrevoked version that you used to root your DInc? If so, you cannot. Go to unrevoked.com and specifically select the one for the EVO 4G.
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Are you using the unrevoked version that you used to root your DInc? If so, you cannot. Go to unrevoked.com and specifically select the one for the EVO 4G.
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No, I downloaded the specific version for the Evo.
Give me a moment to logon and check something out.
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Keyboards said:
No, I downloaded the specific version for the Evo.
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Are you using unrevoked3 or unrevoked forever? Also, does your friend's device password protected? If so, make sure it is disables until you're finished. Does your Mac detect the device outside of unrevoked?
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try to unplug the phone and replug it this worked for me. Each time i have rooted has been different. Also did you boot the phone intu HBOOT USB first to allow the computer to reconize it before launching the reflash utility?
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Are you using unrevoked3 or unrevoked forever? Also, does your friend's device password protected? If so, make sure it is disables until you're finished. Does your Mac detect the device outside of unrevoked?
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It is Unrevoked3. His phone does does not have a password. And my Mac detects it if I mount the SD card.
UPDATE: According to the unrevoked FAQ, if the program hangs on Mac waiting for the phone, setting the phone to "Disk Drive" instead of "charge only" helps.
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UPDATE: According to the unrevoked FAQ, if the program hangs on Mac waiting for the phone, setting the phone to "Disk Drive" instead of "charge only" helps.
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Did that too. Maybe I didn't wait long enough though.
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try to unplug the phone and replug it this worked for me. Each time i have rooted has been different. Also did you boot the phone intu HBOOT USB first to allow the computer to reconize it before launching the reflash utility?
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Would I have to do that on Mac?
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Keyboards said:
Did that too. Maybe I didn't wait long enough though.
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Maybe.....I rooted a Droid Incredible and my EVO 4G using unrevoked3 on my MacBook without a hitch. You can always redownload a fresh copy of reflash from Unrevoked and start over. Just be patient. It'll eventually take.
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Maybe.....I rooted a Droid Incredible and my EVO 4G using unrevoked3 on my MacBook without a hitch. You can always redownload a fresh copy of reflash from Unrevoked and start over. Just be patient. It'll eventually take.
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I know! When I rooted my Inc it took like 20 seconds. After I told him that he let me try and as time went by I think he started to worry. I currently don't have access to it til tomorrow, ill try mounting and waiting, and going through hboot.
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I know! When I rooted my Inc it took like 20 seconds. After I told him that he let me try and as time went by I think he started to worry. I currently don't have access to it til tomorrow, ill try mounting and waiting, and going through hboot.
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Okay. Just keep us updated on your progress. In the meantime, have an enjoyable day.
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Okay. Just keep us updated on your progress. In the meantime, have an enjoyable day.
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You too bro lol.
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I've been trying to root my incredible for some time now. I first tried back in February and got a back up cid missing error message, after searching the Internet for answers and coming up with nothing I decided to wait for unrevoked to get updated. So recently I decided since I haven't got 2.3 I would try again still getting same errors, I've tried 3 different computers. I at a lost as to what to do. Any suggestions?
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JT75 said:
I've been trying to root my incredible for some time now. I first tried back in February and got a back up cid missing error message, after searching the Internet for answers and coming up with nothing I decided to wait for unrevoked to get updated. So recently I decided since I haven't got 2.3 I would try again still getting same errors, I've tried 3 different computers. I at a lost as to what to do. Any suggestions?
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I would try flashing the stock Verizon 2.2 Froyo RUU from your computer and then try to root again. Make sure you have the USB debugging checked in menu/settings/applications/development before you try to root. That's what I would start with.
Also what OS are you using to do this?
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I would try flashing the stock Verizon 2.2 Froyo RUU from your computer and then try to root again. Make sure you have the USB debugging checked in menu/settings/applications/development before you try to root. That's what I would start with.
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I figured I would need a ruu but thought I'd have to downgrade to 2.1 and try an older unrevoked
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Also what OS are you using to do this?
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I've tried on windows 7 windows xp and a 10.1 mac
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PonsAsinorem said:
Also what OS are you using to do this?
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I've tried on windows 7 windows xp and a 10.1 mac multiple times on each machine always the same error
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Boot into hboot and see if it already says s-off by chance? I did some searching and it seems a lot of people who get this error end up noticing later that they did achieve s-off just not a custom recovery or root.
EDIT: You can also check this out.
http://home.kennynet.co.uk/~kenny/bcid-fix.txt
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Boot into hboot and see if it already says s-off by chance? I did some searching and it seems a lot of people who get this error end up noticing later that they did achieve s-off just not a custom recovery or root.
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Just double checked, but no dice still s-on
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Still trying to find an official ruu that I can flash
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Still trying to find an official ruu that I can flash
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http://dougpiston.com/?page_id=108
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http://dougpiston.com/?page_id=108
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Thanks I'll did find that but when I scrolled down the page he listed a gingerbread ruu with the same md5 and I want Froyo
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Thanks I'll did find that but when I scrolled down the page he listed a gingerbread ruu with the same md5 and I want Froyo
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Didnt notice he must have changed it recently due to the ota, it use to be froyo 2.2
How about this has 3 different download links for 2.2
http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-...mplest-instructions-ever-windows-xp-only.html
EDIT: Or this one.
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Incredible
Thanks for searching I'm gonna try the second one after my sons hockey game
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so I tried the ruu from shipped roms and got a 171 error which I expected because I'm on windows 7. Now that is fixed and I'm getting a error 140 saying I have the wrong ruu
Well I found the correct ruu from Doug piston but when I run it I get error 155 unknown error, I can't win
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Boot into hboot and see if it already says s-off by chance? I did some searching and it seems a lot of people who get this error end up noticing later that they did achieve s-off just not a custom recovery or root.
EDIT: You can also check this out.
http://home.kennynet.co.uk/~kenny/bcid-fix.txt
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I did see this link back in February and it said it was for advanced users, which I am not. I have rooted a couple nook colors and installed cm7 but never played with adb before. It may be time to learn
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Try finding a stock PB31IMG.zip pulled from an official ruu and flash that thru hboot. I'll try to find a link for ya.
EDIT: http://dinc.does-it.net/stock_froyo/PB31IMG.zip
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Try finding a stock PB31IMG.zip pulled from an official ruu and flash that thru hboot. I'll try to find a link for ya.
EDIT: http://dinc.does-it.net/stock_froyo/PB31IMG.zip
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This was my last step that I tried last night before bed. I downloaded the zip from Doug piston and renamed it PB31IMG, booting into hboot nothing happened. By that point my battery was dying so I gave up for the day. This morning I used astro to double check the zip. It was listed as PB31IMG only so I tried to rename it PB31IMG.zip. Astro said that file already exists so I left it as is. I tried hboot again and it says something so fast I can hardly read it. I tried to read it about 20 times but it happens so fast, I think I need to video it so I can pause it. But what I could make out it was looking for something other than PB31IMG.zip
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I had an issue kind of like this with my wife's Inc. I tried so many different things and nothing worked. I tried 2 laptops and 2 desktops, both XP and 7 and nada. One day I booted my PC into safe mode, which then allowed me to install the modded drivers from Unrevoked, ran Unrevoked and BAM the **** worked! Kind of a long shot but worth a try ....
Please forgive me, ive read the forum and found no information on how to root an 2.3 Evo with HBoot version 2.18. i did find rooting guides but only for the 2.15 or 2.16. even tried running revolutionary anyway and got "2.18 is not supported at this time". any info on a helpful thread or how to go about it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance....Later
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Please forgive me, ive read the forum and found no information on how to root an 2.3 Evo with HBoot version 2.18. i did find rooting guides but only for the 2.15 or 2.16. even tried running revolutionary anyway and got "2.18 is not supported at this time". any info on a helpful thread or how to go about it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance....Later
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473373 there you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1499922
Here's an easy to understand one.
I apreciate the info guys, Ill be bouncing over here from the Heroc forum soon nice to wee theres some folks here as cool as the people there. Think ill feel right at home. I bought this Evo from my boss jist to see if id like it, and i do . Ill be useing it to practice on till i get new ones for the wife and myself. Ill be seein ya and Thanks again....Later
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The new HTC tool can root that.
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You mean on htcdev? I just checked and didn't see our phones in the list.
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You mean on htcdev? I just checked and didn't see our phones in the list.
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Ok so I went to htcdev, followed the instructions to the tee, when I open the command to get the token I get "waiting for device" and then nothing, just sits there and waits. Any suggestions???
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Ok so I went to htcdev, followed the instructions to the tee, when I open the command to get the token I get "waiting for device" and then nothing, just sits there and waits. Any suggestions???
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is usb debugging enabled ?Did you try reinstalling the drivers?
yes sir, to both questions
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yes sir, to both questions
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maybe try a reboot of your PC and phone
Thank you for your responses, I tried rebooting phone and pc, with no luck. Out of curiousity I opend my command prompt and adb isnt recognizing my device. Going to try uninstalling and reinstalling sdk and jre and go from there. Curious, what version of sdk are we useing, r16?
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AWESOME, I now have root. Only other question, What is the advantage to taking it further and useing revolutionary or unrevoked???. Just curious.
BTW. Thank you for your assistance, it is greatly appreciated
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AWESOME, I now have root. Only other question, What is the advantage to taking it further and useing revolutionary or unrevoked???. Just curious.
BTW. Thank you for your assistance, it is greatly appreciated
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You gain full s-off. With s-on unlocked you can't write to the radio partition and others. So if a rom comes with a custom kernel you will have to flash the boot.img from fastboot then the rom I think
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Well I guess it will be worth it to go the full rought then. I feel like kind of a dip****, lol problems last night turned out to be a bad USB cord, what a noob mistake. Anyways Thanks again for the assistance.
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Well I guess it will be worth it to go the full rought then. I feel like kind of a dip****, lol problems last night turned out to be a bad USB cord, what a noob mistake. Anyways Thanks again for the assistance.
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i recommend down grading to 2.3.3 and using revolutionary
ok so i decided to attempt to get s-off useing the method at the end of this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1473373 . when i run the flash_image commands in adb it doesnt actually flash it just mocks the commands. I know the device is recognized by adb, i went back to stock rom rooted , even tried useing the RArecovery, so what could the issue be or is there an alternative method of acheiveing s-off ?,,,Thanks
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i recommend down grading to 2.3.3 and using revolutionary
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and how would I go about this??? Thanks
EDIT:F#@K it, problem solved, Thanks
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You gain full s-off. With s-on unlocked you can't write to the radio partition and others. So if a rom comes with a custom kernel you will have to flash the boot.img from fastboot then the rom I think
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You can flash custom kernels fine with just the unlocked bootloader. The boot partition is unlocked, along with the system and recovery partitions.
okay, first off im gonna start out saying i am a samsung user and know nothing about htc. my buddy got an evo 4g for free and he wants me to root and install a rom, so i figured out i need s-on but have no idea how to do it. i tried the revolutionary thing but i entered the beta code and it always says invalid. please help! how do i do this?
Check your Hboot version first, if you haven't already done so. You can check the version by going into the bootloader (volume down+power). If it's 2.18 you'll have to use the Htcdev method to unlock the bootloader, install a custom recovery and root the phone. Revolutionary won't work with the newest Hboot. Incidentally, you don't have to have S-OFF to install a ROM or flash kernels, for that matter. So long as the bootloader is unlocked and the phone is rooted with a custom recovery, you're good to go.
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Its like 2.16.
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Its like 2.16.
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For that h boot u can use revolutionary. First u need to install drivers ,make sure u check on usb debugging and unknown sources When u enter beta key make sure its entered correctly it is case sensitive from my PC36100 using xda premium
I found it worked much better just to copy the beta key and then paste it once prompted to enter it. It seems like a lot of people were getting errors trying to manually type the key in, but hey, if it works, it works
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I found it worked much better just to copy the beta key and then paste it once prompted to enter it. It seems like a lot of people were getting errors trying to manually type the key in, but hey, if it works, it works
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ive tried that many times, it just wouldnt work.
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ive tried that many times, it just wouldnt work.
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Weird. Worked for me when I rooted my last EVO, no problem whatsoever.
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Weird. Worked for me when I rooted my last EVO, no problem whatsoever.
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everytime i try it it says invalid beta key even when i copy and paste
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everytime i try it it says invalid beta key even when i copy and paste
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Okay, dumb question. When you entered the serial number of the phone to get the key, did you make sure you didn't use O for 0 (zero)? Not sure that could be part of the issue but worth looking at. I honestly can't think of anything else at this point. I remember when Revolutionary first came out last year, people were having a lot of issues with getting the beta key accepted. I for one didn't have this issue so I'm at a loss at this point.
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I got it all worked out.
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I got it all worked out.
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What ended up being the problem?
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ok so i check for the boot loader version then what? i then install a custom made one from my computer? then i make a backup onto my sd card or comp? i have titanium but it says i need to be rooted...also...when do i instal the kernal? and where the heck do i find this stuff?:banghead:
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If I recall correctly, there is a su binary file that you have to flash from recovery once you've run Revolutionary. It's a zip file that's in the Revolutionary guide. Running the su binary is what actually gives you root. You'll need to make sure that you have the app Superuser or SuperSU installed, as it will actually give permission for root apps (such as Titanium Backup) to operate. As far as kernels and such, look under the development section there, as there is a ton of great info there
Also, once you get rooted, I'd suggest going into Recovery and making a full Nandroid backup, especially if you plan on flashing a ROM or kernel. It'll come in handy if you get in a tight spot down the road.
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What ended up being the problem?
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I'm not sure what the problem was but I ended up updating to gb with 2.18 hboot then downgraded to android 2.2 then ran the unrevoked program then flashed a rom. Worked perfectly.
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