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[Q] Root Help! Just got the EVO and have new software number!

I just recieved my new EVO today from sprint. (my other one had a dead pixel) I have done no updates to it, just turned it on. I have just tried the Simple Root and it fails because i have Software Number 1.47.651.1 and i guess i need the older one. But the phone came with it. Im currently on Stock 2.1. Can i still fully root somehow????

Just wait and try to be patient. You're not the only person in that situation. A fix will, no doubt, be on it's way eventually.

And don't be in a rush to try other things that aren't made for the release you have. You might end up like some other people and really mess up the phone by being impatient.

Wait, isn't Simple Root made for 1.47? And can't you root 1.47 manually anyway using toast's guides?

Huh, i just rooted one with that build. Did u get the 1 click simple root program for that build? I still use the 4 step one for the evos i root.
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I thought i traveled back in time there for a sec lol. There is a new simpleroot. I bet he is using the old 3 step for 1. 32
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Yeah either the one step simpleroot or on the wikwi guide page use "simplest root method without a user gui" all work fine with 1.47

pongoface said:
I thought i traveled back in time there for a sec lol. There is a new simpleroot. I bet he is using the old 3 step for 1. 32
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Im not sure if it was for 1.32 but yes it it was the 3 step simple root. Maybe thats why it didnt work Could you maybe show me the link to the one you are talking about please?? Thanks much

1.47 is the easiest to root. You are not on the "new software number". Don't freak out....
Use simple root for 1.47, search for it... It is easy to use, after that you can flash any rom through recovery.

Omg help please

Im going to make this simple...since froyo..sniff...multitouch and tethering tried rooting and i did do th ota update btw so i guess thats my initial issue
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So what is your question? Not to sound like an ass, but you sound like a 5 year old who just dropped his ice cream cone!
Have you searched for what you are looking for already? There is a lot of threads that deal with 2.2 and tethering.

From what I can decipher from your horrid grammar is that you installed the OTA over your root and now multitouch and tethering don't work.
For right now you're screwed. Should pay attention to the forums when it said to NOT apply the OTA until it was rooted. Oh well. Sorry.

redrazr7791 said:
Not to sound like an ass, but you sound like a 5 year old who just dropped his ice cream cone!
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I was thinking more along the lines of Capt. Kirk on the original Star Trek: ""Was rooted....did ota....now...my...phone...doesn't.....work" LOL

ya and just like alot of us he is waiting for scotty to beam us up...
I;m given her all I gots cpt...The froyo is pushing 2.2...anymore and she gonna blow...LOL!!!

You've been here over 2 years and don't know to avoid OTA's or even more pathetically how to ask a question?

not sure how you installed ota over a rooted device. maybe you only rooted with no nand unlock and stayed on stock rom. i rooted and nand unlocked when I first got the phone and went to custom roms, and this would give me an update error of the triangle with the ! in middle when ota updates were released and i tried to install update. don't make it simple, try to give more detail please. there is talk about droid multi touch keyboard not working on 2.2 and talk of no wireless tether working either. it's been said that certian roms with godzsons kernel will get you wifi router to work, but it changes your cam down to 3mp. I have htc ota froyo 2.2 (rooted) odex rom from netarchy and was able to find that a search for wireless tether come up a new version not on the market. search for wireless tether 2.0.5 pre7. If you still have root on your phone, that will give you wireless tether without messing up your cam. good luck

I know this has probably been asked before, and I know that it is probably in the forums but I don't have the actual time to fully search right now. Is it possible to downgrade to an earlier version of android on the Evo, then root? I know when 1.6 was released for the G1 and MyTouch, you could go back down to RC29, exploit the loop and then root with the new 2.1. Any answer, no matter how simple of one, would be greatly appreciated.

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I know this has probably been asked before, and I know that it is probably in the forums but I don't have the actual time to fully search right now. Is it possible to downgrade to an earlier version of android on the Evo, then root? I know when 1.6 was released for the G1 and MyTouch, you could go back down to RC29, exploit the loop and then root with the new 2.1. Any answer, no matter how simple of one, would be greatly appreciated.
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OMFG ... you dont have time to search but you have time to create an account just to post this?

seriously?
lotddragon said:
I know this has probably been asked before, and I know that it is probably in the forums but I don't have the actual time to fully search right now. Is it possible to downgrade to an earlier version of android on the Evo, then root? I know when 1.6 was released for the G1 and MyTouch, you could go back down to RC29, exploit the loop and then root with the new 2.1. Any answer, no matter how simple of one, would be greatly appreciated.
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That's brilliant. I'm sure no one has thought of that yet...

lotddragon said:
I know this has probably been asked before, and I know that it is probably in the forums but I don't have the actual time to fully search right now. Is it possible to downgrade to an earlier version of android on the Evo, then root? I know when 1.6 was released for the G1 and MyTouch, you could go back down to RC29, exploit the loop and then root with the new 2.1. Any answer, no matter how simple of one, would be greatly appreciated.
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No because 2.2 removes the either the recovery or the bootloader it self.. I forgot . but what u need to downgrade aint there
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[Q] anyone got an update on unrevoked

anyone got an up date on the unrevoked update?
im itching to root
rob

nope still waiting.lol
Im still waiting also. But also know it will be done when its done.. Just sit back and wait it out like the rest of us.. and enjoy what i consider to be the best phone out there atm..

I hear ya ....
Bloatware is killin me
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I returned my Incredible after the first week due to this stupid OTA update, and got a new incredible. Rooted it soon as I got home. Screw that update and waiting for a fix!

what did u tell them to get a new one?

First I called tech support and said it rebooted and was force closing. They had me do a factory reset.
Next day I went to store and told them about previous tech support, but told them it hadn't force closed anymore, but it continued to randomly reboot.
The tech guy asked if I had accepted the update, and I stated I had. He immediately said that was the cause of my problems, and swapped out the phone.
He said his girlfriend had an Incredible from day one, and when she accepted the update the other day, it would reboot at least once a day!

Sooo current new dincs can't be rooted yet? I've had mine since day one and rooted. Is there no root for the latest ota? Asking for my friend who just got one.
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You can't root the latest ota
KGBxxx said:
Sooo current new dincs can't be rooted yet? I've had mine since day one and rooted. Is there no root for the latest ota? Asking for my friend who just got one.
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who says he is lying?
luvit said:
sir, lying is against the rules.
Just so you know next time.
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It's only against the rules if you get caught.
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KGBxxx said:
Sooo current new dincs can't be rooted yet? I've had mine since day one and rooted. Is there no root for the latest ota? Asking for my friend who just got one.
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The NOV OTA can't be rooted yet. The Unrevoked3 tool doesn't work on it yet, they are working on an update for their tool, but no eta yet.
There are instructions to downgrade, use Unrevoked3 to root and install ClockworkMod, then use UnrevokedForever to get S-OFF, update to the OTA, and re-install CWM Recovery and SU to gain root.
Take a look at the discussion in -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=776481&page=13

Check out my thread, its being packed now, confirmed on the unrevoked twitter.
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Pkmn760 said:
who says he is lying?
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Exactly! It was force closing, but no rebooting More like stretching the truth.

i just got a brand new inc thru insurance (cracked my old one) and i activated it, booted up, and it i know it said 2.2 was installed. i said what the hell, tried to root it, and it worked. it must be an SLCD, becuase i got white bars, so im installing the modded recovery for SLCD now.

Exactly what I did when I got my new one. You just have to do it before you, or a vzw rep, accepts the update right after activating.

that must be why, the update did keep popping up lol. i guess it works on 2.2, but not if you go the Nov OTA. there is a guide to downgrade though so all phones can be rooted currently (not sure about SLCD that got the Nov. OTA though)

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sir, lying is against the rules.
Just so you know next time.
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he is not lying he is merely leaving out the fact that his droid was rooted and is no longer...lol

ufvj217 said:
that must be why, the update did keep popping up lol. i guess it works on 2.2, but not if you go the Nov OTA. there is a guide to downgrade though so all phones can be rooted currently (not sure about SLCD that got the Nov. OTA though)
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Yes all phones can be downgraded even if they are completely stock..you can re-flash signed RUUs no problem from within HBOOT.
This really isn't that big of a deal that everyone is making it out to be, but it would be a "nice" feature once you are able to root the latest OTA directly especially for the very few who just leave their phones completely stock and do nothing but root it.
If you use custom ROMs none of this matters.

Just thought I'd mention that the 3.22 update was just posted on their site.

good to go!
http://www.unrevoked.com/recovery/
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[Q] Htc Evo Rooting with 2.2 already installed

im having an issue rooting my htc evo because i have an updated build number. i have looked around on alot of threads and see that unrevoked wont work for me. my build number is 3.70.651.1. does anyone know another method i can use?

BlazeOfTruth said:
im having an issue rooting my htc evo because i have an updated build number. i have looked around on alot of threads and see that unrevoked wont work for me. my build number is 3.70.651.1. does anyone know another method i can use?
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Wrong Forum but look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
and here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045

alot of that is very confusing. i just wish unrevoke would come out with a new fix to support 3.70 =[. do you have any other ways?

Read those threads its not hard... Thats how I rooted this evo... I got it when it 1st came out. Manual was the only way. Even if could have used something like simple root I would have done it manualy.
As far as I know that is your option right now.
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BlazeOfTruth said:
alot of that is very confusing. i just wish unrevoke would come out with a new fix to support 3.70 =[. do you have any other ways?
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The only root for 3.70 right now is the manual one. No unrevoked no auto root. Come back in a few weeks if that's what you're looking for.
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Mayonesa said:
Read those threads its not hard... Thats how I rooted this evo... I got it when it 1st came out. Manual was the only way. Even if could have used something like simple root I would have done it manualy.
As far as I know that is your option right now.
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I agree.... plus, you get to learn 1 or 2 things (if you care).

I am in the same exact boat. I tried what I thought was the manual way but that didn't work. I then tried a couple of auto root options that of course didn't work. I wonder if I tried a different manual root method than you all are refering to? Can someone link me to the exact manual method please? I prefer the manual way myself, it just didn't seem to work for me. Is it possible that the latest ota update put a stop to the manual method as well? Can anyone confirm they have used said method on said version, successfully? Sorry for the long post, anxious to get a new rom put on this phone and unlock it's real potential. Thanks allot everyone!
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the manual method by zikronix is always up to date for the latest ota updates. he does a really good job of incorporating other peoples ideas into it.
link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
i have run through this many times so i can help you through if you like. i'm not smart enough to develop roms yet, so this is my way of giving back to the community...

4.24.651.1 Update

Good afternoon,
I searched as best I could for an answer. I recently had my phone replaced because of water damage. The new phone I recieved has version 4.2.651.1 software. Is there anyway to get it back to version 3.x.xxx.x? (waiting for slap) If there is a way, please let me know. I would like to root my phone but as I've read in the forums, 4.2.651.1 cannot be rooted.
Thanks,
CJ

It's funny that your FIRST POST IS AS GAY AS THIS. if it can't be rooted, then it can't be rooted. simple as that. There is an OTA online waiting for you. go update your phone. LMAO! no joke. that is going to be the answer in the long run. The problem to rooting the phone will be clearly in the next OTA. As everyone on here says don't upgrade an OTA, but well, that's the answer. :-D

runcool said:
It's funny that your FIRST POST IS AS GAY AS THIS. if it can't be rooted, then it can't be rooted. simple as that. There is an OTA online waiting for you. go update your phone. LMAO! no joke. that is going to be the answer in the long run. The problem to rooting the phone will be clearly in the next OTA. As everyone on here says don't upgrade an OTA, but well, that's the answer. :-D
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There's no need for a reply like that. On topic - basically as long as you have the gingerbread update you can't root your phone. There are some phones with the gingerbread update that can be rooted but I think its a temp hack only.
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No need for gay slurs man. Lets just be cool
As for the OP, no, unfortunately no way to go back...it's sad I know. I had to get s on and unroot for a repair (knowingly of course) and now i kinda wished I still had a broken screen. Hehe. Until someone hacks the hboot 2.16 to allow us to downgrade to an older one we cannot get s off and consequently no permanent root, not that there is temp root either.
But if you like different Rosie mods there is a link in my signature about being unrooted. See if you can find anything there
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runcool said:
It's funny that your FIRST POST IS AS GAY AS THIS. if it can't be rooted, then it can't be rooted. simple as that. There is an OTA online waiting for you. go update your phone. LMAO! no joke. that is going to be the answer in the long run. The problem to rooting the phone will be clearly in the next OTA. As everyone on here says don't upgrade an OTA, but well, that's the answer. :-D
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not cool.
OP, from what I've gathered, a few people have received refurbished EVO's w/Gingerbread that have s-off from probably previous owners rooting their phones. If you received a refurb'd evo with s-off, I do believe you can flash on old RUU. More authoritative figures could confirm or dis confirm this.

Please boot into bootloader and tell us of you are s on or s off.
To do so turn off fast boot in settings then turn off phone, then hold volume Down kkey and power button
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