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Rooting with unrevoked. Getting a communication error?

Ive got the latest version of unrevoked downloded and have rooted plenty of evos including many of the new ones with the 3.7 software. I tryd one today and i got the message unrevoked successfully complete. Then when rebooting it gos to the message waiting for response then i keep getting the messace communication error root interrupted. What could cause this
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Is your cable bad? You should unplug the usb from the computer, reboot your phone. Then once the phone is rebooted, leave it on the home screen, with usb debugging enabled and on charge only, and try again. Worked for me on my first time. Also try the lastest unrevoked, its up to like 3.3.2 or something like that.

The cables workin fine. Like i said it gos through the whole process. I have the newest unrevoked also. Its something with this particular phone
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bmoreboy02 said:
Ive got the latest version of unrevoked downloded and have rooted plenty of evos including many of the new ones with the 3.7 software. I tryd one today and i got the message unrevoked successfully complete. Then when rebooting it gos to the message waiting for response then i keep getting the messace communication error root interrupted. What could cause this
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You could have a program on your computer interrupting. You need to be sure that any program on you computer that could communicate to the phone via USB is either uninstalled, or completely disabled while using Unrevoked. These things could be things like PDAnet, Easytether, Dropbox, any music syncing software you may use, computer's antivirus, HTC sync, etc. So basically, be sure that there is nothing other than Unrevoked that could possibly communicate with your phone whilst attempting root, then try it again. Also, be 100% sure that you have the correct hboot drivers installed, though I'm sure you do since you've used Unrevoked before. Just throwing out ideas...

bmoreboy02 said:
The cables workin fine. Like i said it gos through the whole process. I have the newest unrevoked also. Its something with this particular phone
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Like I said, I don't think its the phone because I've had this similar problem before. The only thing that worked for me was just re-trying unrevoked a couple of times. Or you could try re-downloading the software; that also worked for me.

Ok i appreciate it. I definitely have the correct software bc my girlfriends sister came straight to me a week ago with a evo fresh out of bestbuy and it rooted fine. I will redownload unrevoked 3 just incase and will also make sure nothing else is running on my laptop
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bmoreboy02 said:
Ok i appreciate it. I definitely have the correct software bc my girlfriends sister came straight to me a week ago with a evo fresh out of bestbuy and it rooted fine. I will redownload unrevoked 3 just incase and will also make sure nothing else is running on my laptop
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Cool, hopefully you get it going. Good luck.

The program hangs when “waiting for the system to settle.” -OR- the program says “Communications with phone unexpectedly interrupted.”
This is what im gettin....htc sync isnt installed i cant figure out
what the hell is syncin to the phones to block the root
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Im not sure at this point, because I've never had any issues with unrevoked. You could try using xhausx 's autoroot method. Sorry I don't have any more ideas for you.

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One suggestion is to start over from the beginning. Remove the hboot files from your computer; remove any unrevoked files from your computer as well as any unrevoked .apk files from your phone. Clear the temp. folder on your computer. Reboot the phone and your computer. Download HTC sync and then remove it leaving the HTC Drivers on the computer only. Reboot the computer again. Next, re-download the hboot drivers and the latest unrevoked onto your computer. Make sure USB Debugging and Charge Only are selected on your phone. Turn off your antivirus/firewall on your computer and root as usual.

Rooting issue...

I am attempting to root my friend's evo here at work. He has hboot 2.1. I am attempting to use unrevoked. My issue is that after the phone reboots I get the following error in unrevoked - Communications with phone unexpectedly interrupted. Try again.
I see that I have s-off now. Does this mean that I have full root? When I attempt to go into recovery I get the picture of the phone with the red traingle/!.
Sorry that I have not searched, I want to get his phone up and running before we get out of work.
I do not have any programs installed that should interfere with the process (Sync, doubletwist etc)
I now know that I don't have root either

If you have s-off then you have root. That triengle means theres no recovery installed, there should of been one when you used unrevoked. You made sure usb debugging was on correct? Try booting up the phone and going into rom manager (should of been installed with unrevoked) If not download from the market and flash a recovery. I suggest using amon ra, its in the "flash alternate recovery" portion of rom manager.
If i remember correctly ur supposed to uninstall htc sync before using unrevoked to and install their drivers.

I do not have root. I downloaded rsa keys checker from the market and it says I do not have root. I have no additional apps that were installed during the unrevoked process.
Yes USB debugging is turned on.
All I use on my evo is RA

Make sure your default connection is charge only and not something else, turn off the anti virus on your computer, make sure that in display settings your phone screen doesn't time out, or change it to 30 minutes before timeout and rerun unrevoked, when you run it right click and run as administrator
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You are the man. Either the screen timeout or the anti-virus was the issue.

glad to hear you are up and running
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Replacement EVO has the OTA...

compliments of the local repair center.
Needless to say, I'm not rooted. What's my options?

Unfortunately for you, you have to wait until a root method is available for the newest firmware. Or find someone with an evo that hasn't taken the ota update, and doesn't care about rooting and trade phones

Vinchenzop, I don't mean to steal someone's thread with this question but it looks like you answered his question with what might just be the answer to mine so I'll ask it here. I think (I know) I did something very stupid yesterday after I uploaded to 2.3.3 on my rooted phone. I did it from here, not the official update and when I was done I know I was still rooted because I restored everything with Titanium backup. Well, seems Titanium on the auto backup didn't back everything up every night like I set and some of the backups missed data or some programs just weren't there so I did a restore of my programs from My Backup Pro. Something in there must've unrooted me because now when I open Titanium it says, after the request for approval to use it pops up, Sorry, I could not acquire root privileges. This application will *not* work! Please verify that your ROM is rooted and includes BusyBox, and try again.
When I open Wireless tether it says it's been granted superuser permission but then says unable to start tethering, is your devise rooted?
Help please.

If you have s-off in bootloader you're still rooted. Try going to recovery and flashing this superuser fix/reboot and your permissions should work again.
http://db.tt/9D4X8hg
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Just a quick reply, I'm on the road (pulled over) can't see my previous response but after that didn't work I went back into recovery and saw the option to reset permissions. You're a miracle worker. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'm back to root.

RickMG said:
Just a quick reply, I'm on the road (pulled over) can't see my previous response but after that didn't work I went back into recovery and saw the option to reset permissions. You're a miracle worker. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'm back to root.
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Glad you got it fixed man!
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Rick, check your pm

dirkyd3rk said:
If you have s-off in bootloader you're still rooted. Try going to recovery and flashing this superuser fix/reboot and your permissions should work again.
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dirkyd3rk said:
Glad you got it fixed man!
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dirkyd3rk, I just noticed my response and it was for anyone else having the problem that I had. I just wanted to say the response was meant to say that I downloaded the file you mentioned above which eventually is the reason I was able to get back my root. I just needed the one more step I listed above about going back into recovery after doing your instructions and that is when I saw the option to "Reset Permissions" which I never saw before your fix and that did the final trick. Thank you so much again.
p.s. I had to delete your link above because I do not have enough posts but all those who might need it can see it in your original response to me.

RickMG said:
dirkyd3rk, I just noticed my response and for anyone else having the problem I had I just want to say the response was meant to say that I downloaded the file you gave me which eventually is the reason I was able to get back my root. I just needed the one more step I listed above about going back into recovery after your instructions and then I saw the option to "Reset Permissions" which I never saw before your fix and that did the final trick. Thank you so much again.
p.s. I had to delete your link above because I do not have enough posts but all those who might need it can see it in your original response to me.
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No problem man either way you're back in business that's all that matters lol.

Ok, posting in this thread bc its the closest subject to what i have going on.
I got my evo replaced last night for antenna issues. Old one had Fresh on it, and i want it back.
I am using the same memory card as was in my old evo
current phone has 2.2 build 3.70.651.1
this thread says there isnt a way to root with latest OTA. But the read first thread under Q&A says that my build is supported.
So i followed the instructions under xHausx guide and im getting stuck.
When i run my autoroot.bat file as administrator it opens up dos prompt and says
'res\ini.cmd' is not recognized as internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
ERROR Cannot load init file! Make sure you extract everything out of the zip!
I downloaded the autoroot 2.5 file through the mirror linked on the guide and extracted it. I have HTC sync 2.0.35. (i know there is a new version 3.0 available but as it just came out yesterday i am assuming that the version is not needed for this method)
Debugging is checked
Phone was in charging mode
Any thoughts?
Im trying not to get discouraged. This is what happens when you let someone else root it the first time and dont pay attention.
I think i posted almost all details that i could think of.

Randomsilliness said:
Ok, posting in this thread bc its the closest subject to what i have going on.
I got my evo replaced last night for antenna issues. Old one had Fresh on it, and i want it back.
I am using the same memory card as was in my old evo
current phone has 2.2 build 3.70.651.1
this thread says there isnt a way to root with latest OTA. But the read first thread under Q&A says that my build is supported.
So i followed the instructions under xHausx guide and im getting stuck.
When i run my autoroot.bat file as administrator it opens up dos prompt and says
'res\ini.cmd' is not recognized as internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
ERROR Cannot load init file! Make sure you extract everything out of the zip!
I downloaded the autoroot 2.5 file through the mirror linked on the guide and extracted it. I have HTC sync 2.0.35. (i know there is a new version 3.0 available but as it just came out yesterday i am assuming that the version is not needed for this method)
Debugging is checked
Phone was in charging mode
Any thoughts?
Im trying not to get discouraged. This is what happens when you let someone else root it the first time and dont pay attention.
I think i posted almost all details that i could think of.
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Your phone luckily wasn't updated to the 2.3 OTA, so you can still root it. I have no experience with the Autoroot method, so unfortunately I cannot help you there. I can recommend using unrevoked instead to root your phone.
You'll need to uninstall HTC Sync, and download the modified drivers from the unrevoked site & install them. Download the latest version (I believe it's called reflashpackage.exe once it downloaded). Everything else you should already have covered - debugging on, charge only, etc. There are video walkthroughs of unrevoked on YouTube, if that helps you.
Once you've installed the drivers, plugged the phone in, and started unrevoked, it should only take about five minutes or so. The phone will reboot a couple of times, wait for it to say "done", then you're rooted. Unrevoked installs ClockworkMod, if you'd rather use Amon Ra you can get it from Rom Manager or from xda.
I'm sure that Autoroot is a great program, I just don't have experience with it. I've rooted with unrevoked once, and it was the easiest process I've seen for fully rooting/nand unlock.
Good luck!
...oh, and don't restore any nandroid backups from your old phone. User apps backed up with Titanium are fine, but nandroid backups are a baaaad idea.
(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)

Uninstall HTC sync would be my first thought...then start again with just the usb drivers.

Thanks, gonna try that method now. What better way to spend an evening right???
LOL

Ok.
Followed the instructions on Unrevoked.
Downloaded unrevoked 3.
installed drivers.
restarted phone,
opened unrevoked 3.
Program ran, then kicked off error “Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?"
Looked up a few forums that says boot to bootloader and clear storage.
While doing this i noticed it says S-Off now.
Cleared storage, rebooted and ran unrevoked. It went through its little speal and rebooted the phone a few times.
now unrevoked says "done" However, i still have stock HTC Sense.
*slams head on laptop*

Ok, so i found a thread that suggested downloading root checker.
it says i have root access.
So if im thinking correctly i just need to install a rom that i like?

Randomsilliness said:
Ok.
Followed the instructions on Unrevoked.
Downloaded unrevoked 3.
installed drivers.
restarted phone,
opened unrevoked 3.
Program ran, then kicked off error “Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?"
Looked up a few forums that says boot to bootloader and clear storage.
While doing this i noticed it says S-Off now.
Cleared storage, rebooted and ran unrevoked. It went through its little speal and rebooted the phone a few times.
now unrevoked says "done" However, i still have stock HTC Sense.
*slams head on laptop*
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Ya...depending on what was imaged in the process, you will probably have a stock rom installed afterwards. I've done two EVO's (004) in the last day using this:
http://www.multiupload.com/HSWSV16NU0
when you are done..your will have a stock rooted sense.
But it sounds like you got through everything well, so no need to redo anything..happy flashing?

I still haven't got my replacement, apparently EVOs are backordered. I told the Sprint store to NOT update it to gingerbread. Told them I use Netflix too often and to leave it alone They said no problem.

Stuke00 said:
I still haven't got my replacement, apparently EVOs are backordered. I told the Sprint store to NOT update it to gingerbread. Told them I use Netflix too often and to leave it alone They said no problem.
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I did notice when I picked the one up for my son yesterday at Best Buy, they were updated the two customers before me. Did the same thing...just took the box without him even opening it and did my own thing.
After 2 replacements in a week on mine..today the third one came in and had the same solar flare in the middle of the screen. The guy at the sprint store was now a little more sympathetic and went and got a new 004 out of the back and let me do the activation myself...whew..no update done on that one either!

Randomsilliness said:
now unrevoked says "done" However, i still have stock HTC Sense.
*slams head on laptop*
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It's normal to have stock HTC Sense after you root (at least with unrevoked). Do you have Superuser in your app list?

bkrodgers said:
It's normal to have stock HTC Sense after you root (at least with unrevoked). Do you have Superuser in your app list?
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Yes i did have it. I copied my rom zip file over and installed it ... so i think everything is good.
Fresh 3.5
Tho my antenna is now going in and out a lot (which it didnt before the root, thats why i got the old one replaced due to it going in and out)
and 3g is SUPER slow.
Any ideas?

ReRoot:Failing bad after Ruu to 3.70

Hello All after searching and following directions of multiple threads including this one http://vaelek.com/index.php?/topic/1666-guide-how-to-un-root-re-root-your-evo-4g/ Unrevoked3 method and this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8223391&postcount=1 Auto root method, Im completely stumped and lost on what to do next. Im a half a noob.
After having some flashing issues with any non aosp Gb roms, I was forced to do Unroot rerrot method in hopes that would fix it.
So I Ruu'd to this setup:
hardware 0003
2.15.00.11.19
3.70.651.1
pri 1.90_003
prl 60679
and was able to get back to stock 2.2 and s-on
So then trying to root again, ran into issues.
Unrevoked method:
Installed usb drivers & htc syn(then uninstall)
Debugging on
Phone charge mode
and when i get to step to run Unrevoked, I get to the familiar waiting for device.
Does this everytime
Note that might be important: Step Where i go into Device Manger, I never have "Other Devices" listed-Android 1.0 like its says it should. However, Im still able to install/update drivers under"Disk Drives" Htc Android Phone Usb Device
One Click AutoRoot method:
Followed steps as it says and when i get to right click on Autoroot.bat & run administrator Step, Black box pops up, Runs through its thing it says it doesnt recognize advice. Tried over and over same thing.
btw im on Windows Vista 64 bit
Heard that trying a previous version of unrevoked3(3.2) could solve this issue but had problems finding anything other than updated version. v also tried switching usb cables and other little things you would not think it would be but im desperate.
i dont know what else to do. Ive been searching google all day. Please please help me.

Do you have usb debugging enabled from your phone?
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Yes of course
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Xhausx man this m is killing me. I finally unrooted which I also trouble with and then I think
im good to go,all ihave to do reroot FINALLY! Yeah right. Frustrating as hell!
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Can someone help with this please? Sorry if I'm doing something I shoukdnt, but I haven't been able to enjoy anything regarding rooting/flashing & it hasn't been from lack of training and effort. So many problems iv had and I just want to be able to enjoy like everyone else. I'll be here to answer any questions that might help someone help me with this.
Thank you 1000 times for XDA
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Been doing looking online to figure why neither option is recognizing my device and still cannot root.
Could there be a chance the reason is I'm on a 64 bit system?
Any kind of help here would be great.
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htcevo4g03 said:
Been doing looking online to figure why neither option is recognizing my device and still cannot root.
Could there be a chance the reason is I'm on a 64 bit system?
Any kind of help here would be great.
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Is you phone on 2.2 or 2.3 unrooted? Also you installed the modified hboot drivers from unrevoked?

Ruu'd back to 2.2, my current set up is in op. And yes installed drivers, followed exact directions of the both Unrevoked method and autoroot method exactly as the directions say. Neither method is recognizing my device. See op.
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First and foremost, you need to turn usb debugging back on.

Sorry that was a typo, i always have it on when its suppose to be, sorry.
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After you installed the drivers, you see android bootloader interface once the phone is plugged in? Also, reboot your phone and pc, then try unrevoked again.

Yes I see that but I dont see Android 1.0 under other devices in device manager. Thought this could be part of the issue as well. Your suppose to see that after installing drivers and plunging in phone.
As a last resort I'm trying a different pc as we speak. If you have a step by step directions maybe something that is easy to follow that would be great. Starting the downloads now on the new pc.
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htcevo4g03 said:
Yes I see that but I dont see Android 1.0 under other devices in device manager. Thought this could be part of the issue as well. Your suppose to see that after installing drivers and plunging in phone.
As a last resort I'm trying a different pc as we speak. If you have a step by step directions maybe something that is easy to follow that would be great. Starting the downloads now on the new pc.
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This is my guide to rooting...so far flawless victory for those that have used it.
Rooting
1. http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.p...driver_install ; Download the hboot drivers needed for rooting. The instructions are also there of how to install them, straight forward.
2. Download unrevoked3 > http://unrevoked.com/recovery/ ; It will show up as reflash_package on your desktop; leave it alone for now
3. On your phone from a home screen: menu > settings > applications > development and make sure usb debugging is checked; needed so that unrevoked can find the phone; never turn this off
4. http://www.htc.com/us/support/evo-sprint/downloads/ ; Download htc sync and install it. After that, uninstall the program from your computer ; you only need the drivers from it.
5. On your phone, connect the to the pc in CHARGE ONLY, do not mount as a disk, ect, has to be charge only
6. On the desktop, run unrevoked [reflash_package], accept the disclaimer, blah blah
7. Just sit your phone down and let it do its thing. It'll take about 5 minutes, and the phone will reboot twice. Once its done, it'll say done. You can open your app drawer and you'll see an app that says superuser, and then you're done.
IF unrevoked tells you 'is your firmware too new?' boot into the bootloader [while turning the phone on, hold vol+down till you see a white screen with androids skateboarding.] Use the volume keys to navigate after the scan completes to clear storage [a factory reset, data will be lost] and then use the power button to select it, then repeat step #6.
To tether, you can flash a custom rom of your choosing after you've browsed, and then use the built in hot spot, or download wireless tether from the market, more later after you root.
Unrooting
1. http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever ; Scroll down to the FAQs, then download the unrevoked s-on zip. This places the security back on your phone, because rooting makes it s-off, and if s-on, quickest way to tell your phone was rooted.
2. Flash that file from recovery, then boot back into the bootloader [vol+down while turning phone on] and verify until its s-on.
3. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19699565/3.70 RUU Zip.zip ; rename that file to PC36IMG, place on the root of your sdcard [not in a folder] then flash it in the bootloader. When the scan that normally does nothing, it'll detect that file. Apply the update then reboot. That's a stock 3.70 firmware file, it'll take you back to stock, unrooted, s-on.

Ok will try it and let you know thank you so much
Edit
the first link is no good but i just googled unrevoked wiki and i think i got it
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htcevo4g03 said:
Ok will try it and let you know thank you so much
Edit
the first link is no good but i just googled unrevoked wiki and i think i got it
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No prob.
1st link for hboot drivers: http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install

Hey I ran into an issue after right clicking android 1.0 and it starts installing, it then says
Hardware Update Wizard
The harware was not installed because The wizard cannot install the neccesary software
Click back if you have installation media such as a disK or if you know the location of the software????
what should I do?

htcevo4g03 said:
Hey I ran into an issue after right clicking android 1.0 and it starts installing, it then says
Hardware Update Wizard
The harware was not installed because The wizard cannot install the neccesary software
Click back if you have installation media such as a disK or if you know the location of the software????
what should I do?
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You need to click the bottom option of browse my pc for files, select browse, then navigate and select where you downloaded the hboot driver folder to, then make sure include all sub-folders is checked.

teh roxxorz said:
You need to click the bottom option of browse my pc for files, select browse, then navigate and select where you downloaded the hboot driver folder to, then make sure include all sub-folders is checked.
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Sorry Im obv one of the biggest noobs youv prob ever dealt with lol Got the drivers installed on to the next steps, thy for helping me out, its been months and im starting to see some light because of you!

Yo Got to part where I rum Unrevoked and OFCOURSE same ****, sorry im so frustrated with this whole process.
Same thing Waiting for Device Plug phone in now and enable debugging. Make dure Htc Sync is uninstalled. And this is a DIfferent pc but getting the same exact result, this is UNBEL!!
Everything went as it should but when opening unrevoked and the white box pops up it does nothing, it was the same issue I had on the original pc so I dont know at all what it is.

Iv given up for the night. Can't tell you how frustrated I am.
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Rooting keeps failing. Any alternate method?

I tried to find the answer of my question at many places but didn't have any success. I tried to root Droid incredible using unrevoked3 on 3 different computers ( all running Windows 7) but no success. On two pcs running amd processors, it don't go past pushing recovery image but the one Intel based, I got until phone reboots for first time and it just say rooting failed. When I unlock the mobile screen there is a notification saying unrevoked service stopped unexpectedly.
I have tried adb method to rebootin recovery but can't get phone in adb mod.
I am not new to rooting or programming but I am really stuck here. Phone is running froyo and have a bad esn. It is not also connected to any kind of cellular network. I did hard reset of phone many times but nothing has changed
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My only suggestion is to root using a Mac computer. No need for installing drivers and such, just run Unrevoked. I have zero experience rooting via Windows.

SlimSnoopOS said:
My only suggestion is to root using a Mac computer. No need for installing drivers and such, just run Unrevoked. I have zero experience rooting via Windows.
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Thanks for suggestion but prob is I don't have access to a MAC system. I can install Linux though if needed. What you say?
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ahmedreaz17 said:
Thanks for suggestion but prob is I don't have access to a MAC system. I can install Linux though if needed. What you say?
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I'm pretty sure you can use unrevoked through Linux (preferably Ubuntu) in a virtualbox. Saves the trouble of actually partitioning your hard drive and everything for something you're only going to use for twenty minutes.

One thing that works for me when I am jailbreaking iphones is to open Task Manager and set UnRevoked exe to use CPU 0 and make the priority Real Time.
Also exit any programs that monitor for new drives to pull media from. DropBox, Picasa, crap that came with your scanner/printer.