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I've been going back and forth on whether or not to root my evo for the past week, and I think I'm finally up for it. I've done some basic looking around and I believe that I need to follow this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765496. I would like to keep 2.2 and not have to go back down to 2.1. One thing that I did notice was the whole HBOOT ordeal. I checked and I have the .97 version. Is there anything special that I need to do before following the instructions in the link above? I plan on using the stock 2.2 rom and possibly experimenting with different roms in the future. I'd say I'm experienced with computers, although I will admit that I'm new to rooting and have yet to toil with coding. If anyone has any suggestions or a better method, I'm all ears.
i would suggest you follow this method instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
i rooted my evo with the method that you mentioned but that is an older process, it involves downgrading and then upgrading. even though the process will still work, you will be better off using an updated method.
spalding1028 said:
I've been going back and forth on whether or not to root my evo for the past week, and I think I'm finally up for it. I've done some basic looking around and I believe that I need to follow this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765496. I would like to keep 2.2 and not have to go back down to 2.1. One thing that I did notice was the whole HBOOT ordeal. I checked and I have the .97 version. Is there anything special that I need to do before following the instructions in the link above? I plan on using the stock 2.2 rom and possibly experimenting with different roms in the future. I'd say I'm experienced with computers, although I will admit that I'm new to rooting and have yet to toil with coding. If anyone has any suggestions or a better method, I'm all ears.
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With your hboot you can use unrevoked 3.21 and not have a problem them just download Rom manager and get amon ra recovery img and flash that through Rom manager and you have full root nand unlock and a good custom recovery. Plus its ten times easier
Sent from my EVO at the edge of hell
rajas_evo said:
i would suggest you follow this method instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
i rooted my evo with the method that you mentioned but that is an older process, it involves downgrading and then upgrading. even though the process will still work, you will be better off using an updated method.
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Thanks! I was hoping that my post would bring about results or suggestions. I think I'm gonna hold off on Rooting until tomorrow night since it's already 3 am and I would prefer doing this with a fresh mind, haha. Thanks again. I'll make sure to post my success!
Jbcarrera said:
With your hboot you can use unrevoked 3.21 and not have a problem them just download Rom manager and get amon ra recovery img and flash that through Rom manager and you have full root nand unlock and a good custom recovery. Plus its ten times easier
Sent from my EVO at the edge of hell
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unrevoked.com/recovery/ just download the exe from that link and run it? Sorry for being a bit confused >.<
I'll link you djrez's instructions when I get home but its really simple
Thanks a bunch! I'm sure this'll help other "newbies"
here is djrez's thread link and a link to unrevoked's download areahttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787304
and this is for unrevoked download unrevoked3 painless root
http://www.unrevoked.com/#evo
Not to hijack your thread, but I'm also considering rooting my phone to stock android, but have never rooted and have a couple questions.
Why do it? And the software (I guess?) That Evo comes with is designed to work specifically with the Evo(right?)...well if I rooted, is that software or whatever its called (yes, I'm a newbie) designed to take advantage of the Evo hardware etc..?
Thanks
Edit: oh and if I don't like it can I undo it like I never did it in the first place?
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G.
First off, Jbcarrera thank you so much for the links (and I LOVE your avater, being a huge AC fan)! I just rooted my evo in I'd have to say about 10 minutes. That's a good question for the seniors here, josh. My phone right now (rooted) looks exactly the same as it did beforehand. All apps still there, sense is still on it, and for me, I'm going to use this to turn on my mobile hotspot feature for free. My way of seeing it (and I'm sure others see it this way too) is that android is OPEN SOURCE carriers will lock features down, and rooting just unleashes the full potential. again, thanks to everyone here, I am sure to visit back often for many tips and tricks!
Hmmm if I were to root I'd want just deadstock original froyo 2.2. No sense no nothing lol.
10 mins is all it took? I'm just nervous, my luck I'll ruin my phone lol
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G.
josh995 said:
Hmmm if I were to root I'd want just deadstock original froyo 2.2. No sense no nothing lol.
10 mins is all it took? I'm just nervous, my luck I'll ruin my phone lol
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G.
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firstly what hboot do you have? 10 mins is for anything with hboot under 2.02. if you don't know how to get to your hboot its easy just turn off your phone and let it power all the way down, next your hold the volume down and power button at the same time and voiala you are in hboot at the top of the phone it will state a few things one of them says hboot that number is your version of hboot if it says .97 or below your good to go if not then you will have to root with a more complicated method.
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First off, Jbcarrera thank you so much for the links (and I LOVE your avater, being a huge AC fan)!
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thank you it took me a while to find it
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firstly what hboot do you have? 10 mins is for anything with hboot under 2.02. if you don't know how to get to your hboot its easy just turn off your phone and let it power all the way down, next your hold the volume down and power button at the same time and voiala you are in hboot at the top of the phone it will state a few things one of them says hboot that number is your version of hboot if it says .97 or below your good to go if not then you will have to root with a more complicated method.
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Says 0.97.0000
So if I follow the method you posted earlier, I'll have stock 2.2?
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G.
josh995 said:
Says 0.97.0000
So if I follow the method you posted earlier, I'll have stock 2.2?
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G.
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yeah now to answer your other question a no sense rom there are a few that do this but to my knowledge no 4g on these roms one is cyanogen i have never tried it but there are very good reports very very few bug almost non existant and then there is virus airborne i belive both awsome no sense roms they're others but i don't know much about them feel free to search the development section of the forum for more info now sense roms i can name some very good ones but i'll let you decide after you decide what to do
Ok I will check those out. Thanks
And thanks spalding for starting this thread. I think it helped me in my decision to root!
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G.
No problem! I'm glad it wasn't a waste of time for people! By the way, wifi tether works like a champ! not sure if I can post the how to for that on here or not, so I will leave it up to a senior/admin to post if it's allowed.
Scared S!ht-less
I recently purchased a White Evo a few weeks ago. I've been reading the forums and in a few months i'll probably look back at this post and LOL at myself. Anyways I have HBOOT 2.02 with S-On. I tried installing Unrevoked when i first got the phone (easier way), but got the infamous "misc error"
I want to make sure I do this right and root the right way. I want to do a complete back up of the stock rom, but i tried doing a recovery with the HBOOT and all i got was a phone with a red triangle. I pulled the battery out and the phone restarted. Got scared.... So how do i do this the right way? Looks like I need to do some sort of nandroid backup, but what and where do i download nandroid? I also want to install this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808656 I also don't want any radio problems since i have great 4g service. Do i need to do a backup of radio files since i also want to do this mod http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
Thanks and hope you can help me out.
Hardware version 0004
Build Number 3.30.651.3
Yeah - This Thread is pretty helpful to me as well... Im still reading greek 'cause - although Im no noob when it comes to tech challenges I am a noob to rooting. I taught my self Homebrew for PSP, How to build themes for my PS3, how to write HTML for my website and have always been good at learning this kind of stuff on my own, BBUUTTTT I also like to read ALOT before I do some thing. This thread is now book marked and will probably be referred back to a million times...lol - THANKS!!
I have a ton of questions but I am searching the forums for the answers - I will probably be posting up my own thread when I get done doing my current research.
Jbcarrera said:
firstly what hboot do you have? 10 mins is for anything with hboot under 2.02. if you don't know how to get to your hboot its easy just turn off your phone and let it power all the way down, next your hold the volume down and power button at the same time and voiala you are in hboot at the top of the phone it will state a few things one of them says hboot that number is your version of hboot if it says .97 or below your good to go if not then you will have to root with a more complicated method.
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Exactly if you have .97 or below simply use unrevoked3 one click root works great and installs clockworkmod recovery bootloader. My one recommendation after that is to then download Rom Manager and flash the bootloader to Amon_RA and do a nandroid backup before deciding to flash any roms. Clockwork does not create a wimax image and people have been having issues while trying to flash the wimax. I personally created a nandroid using clockwork then flashed to Amon and did another backup with it. Safe is better then sorry.
Hi every one - I am new to "root" and I have been searching for an "easy for me" way to "root" my EVO. I am not new to technology. I have taught my self how to write HTML for my gaming web site, I have designed dozens of PSP/PS3 themes, I even have 2 PSP's that run home brew on them. I'm not computer illiterate, but I am also not "l33t" either
I have been searching between a few differant forums, and have been spending most of my energy researching XDA forums and wiki's... I have found several helpful threads regarding how to "Root" my EVO, but I gotta be honest - I'm still confused on some things.
I watched EvoGamer's 3 part video on youtube several times on how to "root" my EVO using "Simple Root" and it seems simple enough (just as simple as most of the threads I have read here), but I get lost when it comes to flashing custom ROMs and this other thing about "flashing the radio"...he didnt say any thing about that in his videos... :/
1. What is all this I hear about "Flashing the Radio" I know that the EVO has 4G, 3G & wifi "radios" as they are called in the manual or antennas as I have read some of the members here call them... Which "radio" is not flashed or needs to be flashed?. Is it absolutly neccessary to "flash the radio" on every ROM or just a few that have differant ROMs? And last if I use one of the methods on here to "root" - does the flashing of the radio already happen or is it some thing I will have to do after "root"??
2. If I have a "rooted" phone and try and use the OTA update (lets say, for the sake of argument, when the next froyo update comes out) from Sprint - Will it Un-root my phone? (Just for my info) IS IT even possible to get the Over The Air Update thru the EVO when your phone is rooted? (I saw Toast said NOT to accept an OTA update from sprint because you could loose root forever...and ever)
3. I have read that some ROMs do not have 4G, is this true with ALL current ROMs as of right now? Are there any ROMs that have 4G?
4. I have read several threads on backing up your phone... Do you do this BEFORE or AFTER you have it rooted? Will all my apps still be on my phone after I root it? (i think they will be but just making sure I get the correct answer) What about pictures/videos/contacts?? (I know the data will more than likely be gone since you wipe the phone during the root process - again, just trying to get some understanding here...)
5. How do I back up the phone? How do I back up EVERYTHING?? Can I just use a blank SD card to copy the entire contents from the first card and then use that Copied SD card to do my root files and what not? Would that be too confusing? Can I just use Windows **** Tools on my PC to back up the SD card?? or is that not the same thing?
6. What exactly is a Kernel and what are the benefits in changing it? I know I can probably seach this, but I figured I would just throw it in as a last minute thought...
I have already downloaded eveything needed to get my phone rooted, but it always seems like the methods are differant. I know how to get into recovery mode and i have installed SDK and the drivers... but I also noticed there are methods that do not ask for SDK or SYNC for that matter... confused there... which one should I use? Any preferances?
I know these are pretty dumb questions to most of you reading it. I am obviously a noob to rooting... and believe me - If there was a place that I could just type in these questions to get strait answers - I would. There are entirly TOO many damn threads on how to do ONE thing here... I have used the search for several days and all I seem to do is confuse my self... Any help on any of these questions would be greatly appriciated.
A few threads I have been inspired by
http://www.androidcentral.com/evo-4g-root-instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=690762
http://androidandme.com/2010/07/phones/intro-to-rooting-your-sprint-htc-evo-4g-video/
Obviously there are tons more but those are the ones I have read/watched like 2 dozen times.
Also my HBOOT screen (?is that what its called when you hold the "power" and "volume up" buttons?) contained this:
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.97.0000
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
Aug 19 2010,14:29:08
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Im running
Android: 2.2 (froyo)
Baseband Version: 2.15.00.09.01
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.15-ge2fb08e [email protected] #11
Build Number: 3.29.651.5 CL252548
Software Number: 3.29.651.5
Browser Version: WebKit 3.1
PRI Version: 1.77_003
PRL Version: 60670
Thanks again for any direction from any of you guys,
Jay
toast method is great but its outdated i'll get back to you on a more updated version for your hboot. I know you don't want to us unrevoked cause you want to learn to do it the long way so i'll see what i can dig up
Very cool... looking forward to it!! Really want to just take the jump and root my phone already, but at the same time, I want to learn it as well. I have a few friends who also have EVO's and they will probably want me to root them as well. So ill get lots of practice...
Any luck?
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So far no not for anything below 2.02 everyone is saying use unrevoked I guess toast's it is
Sent from my EVO at the edge of hell
if you are on the newest hboot (2.02)(which btw is achieved by vol DOWN and power) then i will DEFINATELY reccomend http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
if you have the old hboot, i will reccomend a mish-mosh method i sorta stumbled upon. flash the misc with toast's mtd-eng.img to downgrade to software 1.47. from there use the adobe flash lite exploit. then i think you downgrade agian, to release date software, and root easily from there, before upgrading again. there are probably more efficiant methods than this. i just havent found them yet. maybe try going directly from the flash exploit to toast's part 2???
Thanks, for my phone, hboot is volume UP and power... So should I wait to root or what? I dont get it... What is the version you are talking about? Android Froyo? Or what?
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wow, i have never heard of hboot being vol up and power. the version we are talking about is 3.30.651.2 and 3.30.651.3. these are both froyo. htc incorperated much more security to rooting into the new hboot. the hboot is 2.02. nand lock (s) can be turned off (s-off) but it is harder to do, and downgrading hboot to an engineering build (different from rooting) is dangerous and has a high probability of bricking.
Every video/forum I have read/watched says vol up/power... Go to you tube...or google it... It all over... I guess I'll wait to root...
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ever actually tried it? in the origonal software that got u into recovery, but not anynmore. 3-vibrations now mostly. u r special if it does do something
Not trying to a smarta$$ but yes I have tried it, not only tried it but did it, how do you think I got the info off the hboot screen to post into this forum?? lol
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wow, i have never heard of hboot being vol up and power. the version we are talking about is 3.30.651.2 and 3.30.651.3. these are both froyo. htc incorperated much more security to rooting into the new hboot. the hboot is 2.02. nand lock (s) can be turned off (s-off) but it is harder to do, and downgrading hboot to an engineering build (different from rooting) is dangerous and has a high probability of bricking.
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Yeah, I'm still on version 3.29, as it seats in the OP... I'm not on 3.30 yet...
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Ok... I stand corrected, kinda! Holding Vol down + power takes you to "hboot"... Holding vol UP + power takes you to "fastboot" which you can also access hboot from... Try them both, youll see what I am talking about... Sorry for the confusion...
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JayStation3 said:
Hi every one - I am new to "root" and I have been searching for an "easy for me" way to "root" my EVO. I am not new to technology. I have taught my self how to write HTML for my gaming web site, I have designed dozens of PSP/PS3 themes, I even have 2 PSP's that run home brew on them. I'm not computer illiterate, but I am also not "l33t" either
I have been searching between a few differant forums, and have been spending most of my energy researching XDA forums and wiki's... I have found several helpful threads regarding how to "Root" my EVO, but I gotta be honest - I'm still confused on some things.
I watched EvoGamer's 3 part video on youtube several times on how to "root" my EVO using "Simple Root" and it seems simple enough (just as simple as most of the threads I have read here), but I get lost when it comes to flashing custom ROMs and this other thing about "flashing the radio"...he didnt say any thing about that in his videos... :/
1. What is all this I hear about "Flashing the Radio" I know that the EVO has 4G, 3G & wifi "radios" as they are called in the manual or antennas as I have read some of the members here call them... Which "radio" is not flashed or needs to be flashed?. Is it absolutly neccessary to "flash the radio" on every ROM or just a few that have differant ROMs? And last if I use one of the methods on here to "root" - does the flashing of the radio already happen or is it some thing I will have to do after "root"??
2. If I have a "rooted" phone and try and use the OTA update (lets say, for the sake of argument, when the next froyo update comes out) from Sprint - Will it Un-root my phone? (Just for my info) IS IT even possible to get the Over The Air Update thru the EVO when your phone is rooted? (I saw Toast said NOT to accept an OTA update from sprint because you could loose root forever...and ever)
3. I have read that some ROMs do not have 4G, is this true with ALL current ROMs as of right now? Are there any ROMs that have 4G?
4. I have read several threads on backing up your phone... Do you do this BEFORE or AFTER you have it rooted? Will all my apps still be on my phone after I root it? (i think they will be but just making sure I get the correct answer) What about pictures/videos/contacts?? (I know the data will more than likely be gone since you wipe the phone during the root process - again, just trying to get some understanding here...)
5. How do I back up the phone? How do I back up EVERYTHING?? Can I just use a blank SD card to copy the entire contents from the first card and then use that Copied SD card to do my root files and what not? Would that be too confusing? Can I just use Windows **** Tools on my PC to back up the SD card?? or is that not the same thing?
6. What exactly is a Kernel and what are the benefits in changing it? I know I can probably seach this, but I figured I would just throw it in as a last minute thought...
I have already downloaded eveything needed to get my phone rooted, but it always seems like the methods are differant. I know how to get into recovery mode and i have installed SDK and the drivers... but I also noticed there are methods that do not ask for SDK or SYNC for that matter... confused there... which one should I use? Any preferances?
I know these are pretty dumb questions to most of you reading it. I am obviously a noob to rooting... and believe me - If there was a place that I could just type in these questions to get strait answers - I would. There are entirly TOO many damn threads on how to do ONE thing here... I have used the search for several days and all I seem to do is confuse my self... Any help on any of these questions would be greatly appriciated.
A few threads I have been inspired by
http://www.androidcentral.com/evo-4g-root-instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=690762
http://androidandme.com/2010/07/phones/intro-to-rooting-your-sprint-htc-evo-4g-video/
Obviously there are tons more but those are the ones I have read/watched like 2 dozen times.
Also my HBOOT screen (?is that what its called when you hold the "power" and "volume up" buttons?) contained this:
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.97.0000
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
Aug 19 2010,14:29:08
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Im running
Android: 2.2 (froyo)
Baseband Version: 2.15.00.09.01
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.15-ge2fb08e [email protected] #11
Build Number: 3.29.651.5 CL252548
Software Number: 3.29.651.5
Browser Version: WebKit 3.1
PRI Version: 1.77_003
PRL Version: 60670
Thanks again for any direction from any of you guys,
Jay
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1) a radio is the radios the they put out for the phone different radios work diffident for your phone in different areas. a new radio does not have to be flashed it is optional. new rom do not affect your radio.
2)i have never received an ota updates while rooted but most of the roms you will find are out with the ota updates as soon as or before they are sent ota
3)that is true some do not work with 4G to find out witch ones don't you have to look in the opening post and it should be listed there.
4) when root is achieved and a recovery image is flash you will be able to back up your phone. it will back up everything . it is a good idea to get in the habit of backing up your phone before you make any changes like new roms, themes, or any mods.after root your apps will most like be going after root, in some cases if you go directly into the market the will show up under your downloaded apps and you can re download them from there. after root you can download titanum backup from the market and it will backup your apps for you so you can use it to get your apps back after flashing a new rom
5)your sd card should not be touched in the process. if you want to back up your sdcard easiest thing to do is just copy everything on to your computer this will not back up your phone only sdcard files
6) a kernel is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level. The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources (the communication between hardware and software components) flash different kernels give you different operating speeds, better battery life, overclock, and more
well, i guess all that's worked out. does it take you to fastboot? i will need to try that. seems helpful. dont have to wait for all that sd scanning and stuff.
roscoenr said:
1) a radio is the radios the they put out for the phone different radios work diffident for your phone in different areas. a new radio does not have to be flashed it is optional. new rom do not affect your radio.
2)i have never received an ota updates while rooted but most of the roms you will find are out with the ota updates as soon as or before they are sent ota
3)that is true some do not work with 4G to find out witch ones don't you have to look in the opening post and it should be listed there.
4) when root is achieved and a recovery image is flash you will be able to back up your phone. it will back up everything . it is a good idea to get in the habit of backing up your phone before you make any changes like new roms, themes, or any mods.after root your apps will most like be going after root, in some cases if you go directly into the market the will show up under your downloaded apps and you can re download them from there. after root you can download titanum backup from the market and it will backup your apps for you so you can use it to get your apps back after flashing a new rom
5)your sd card should not be touched in the process. if you want to back up your sdcard easiest thing to do is just copy everything on to your computer this will not back up your phone only sdcard files
6) a kernel is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level. The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources (the communication between hardware and software components) flash different kernels give you different operating speeds, better battery life, overclock, and more
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Wow thanks for the reply man...that helps out alot! Over the last few days, I have been reading up on most of this stuff but could never find answers that explained it like you did...much appreciated!
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dkdude36 said:
well, i guess all that's worked out. does it take you to fastboot? i will need to try that. seems helpful. dont have to wait for all that sd scanning and stuff.
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Yes, when I held vol. Down + power at the same time it took me to hboot with an option to go to fastboot...then when I selected fastboot, it took me to tha same screen that I get when I hit vol up + power...cool lil shortcut I suppose... Im still trying to figure out if I can even root my phone with the firmware I have... Im running 2.2 froyo but some thing keeps being said about my 3.29 software... Or what ever...
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dkdude36 said:
wow, i have never heard of hboot being vol up and power. the version we are talking about is 3.30.651.2 and 3.30.651.3. these are both froyo. htc incorperated much more security to rooting into the new hboot. the hboot is 2.02. nand lock (s) can be turned off (s-off) but it is harder to do, and downgrading hboot to an engineering build (different from rooting) is dangerous and has a high probability of bricking
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Also, my hboot is not 2.02...its 0.97.x and my "version" is 2.29.x...
Can I root this one using the "simple root" or "unrevoked" methods?
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For future ref,
Volume DOWN + POWER = HBOOT
Screen Options:
Fastboot
Recovery
Clear Storage
SimLock
HBOOT USB
Volume UP + Power = FASTBOOT
Screen Options:
Bootloader
Reboot
Reboot Bootloader
Power Down
Just thought I would let you know!
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JayStation3 said:
Yes, when I held vol. Down + power at the same time it took me to hboot with an option to go to fastboot...then when I selected fastboot, it took me to tha same screen that I get when I hit vol up + power...cool lil shortcut I suppose... Im still trying to figure out if I can even root my phone with the firmware I have... Im running 2.2 froyo but some thing keeps being said about my 3.29 software... Or what ever...
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Sorry to jump in, I have been following this thread since it seemed to be the most similar to my situation and had been pretty much the most informative. I was just curious to know can this phone be rooted with the currently 2.2 android and 3.29 software. I have Identical stats and would like to get a understanding. I read and read and there are so many versions floating around its hard to get a grasp.
Hello, I just got my Evo 4G today, and I'm interested in rooting the phone, it has the Android 2.2 OS on it, and I'm not new to this, I've jailbroken my iphone, and another phone, I can't remember the name.
There is plenty of guides on the wiki, but I'm uncertain which one I should be following due to there is many, could someone lead me to the simplest guide that I can use to root, and possibly flash the phone?
Thank you kindly!
KeithGS said:
Hello, I just got my Evo 4G today, and I'm interested in rooting the phone, it has the Android 2.2 OS on it, and I'm not new to this, I've jailbroken my iphone, and another phone, I can't remember the name.
There is plenty of guides on the wiki, but I'm uncertain which one I should be following due to there is many, could someone lead me to the simplest guide that I can use to root, and possibly flash the phone?
Thank you kindly!
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This is a good place to start from.
Yes, I understand that, but which guide should I be using? some of them seem out of date.
KeithGS said:
Yes, I understand that, but which guide should I be using? some of them seem out of date.
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What's your software number?
Okay so I've found out I'm on the 0004 Hardware rev, so whats the easist way to do this, and not break anything, and have access to a stock rom, (not a custom rom) but maybe one with root access enabled?
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Software number: 3.30.651.3
Hardware Rev: 0004
EDIT 2: I kinda just wanna be able to delete the sprint **** off the phone like Nascar (SP?) and ****, and in order to do that you can only do it rooted so help please? lol
anyone? bump
Just youtube it.. put unrevoked.. i also have the evo.. but i havent root it, because im scared of messing it up..lol but it looks really easy to do it.
Ironically, this post is right below yours as I post this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858047
drummer2780 said:
Just youtube it.. put unrevoked.. i also have the evo.. but i havent root it, because im scared of messing it up..lol but it looks really easy to do it.
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I don't think.... no I'm pretty sure that he can't use unrEVOked on this device. He has 004 hardware and the latest build which leads me to believe he has 2.02 hboot. Which won't work with unrEVOked. But I'm sure if he followed the post ↑ above mine he has it rooted already.
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drummer2780 said:
Just youtube it.. put unrevoked.. i also have the evo.. but i havent root it, because im scared of messing it up..lol but it looks really easy to do it.
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Do not use unrevoked, it will hose the new phones.
If you turn off your phone and hold vol down while turning it back on it will come up with a white screen and give a hBoot version at the top. That will determine what method you need to use. If it is 2.02 you'll have to use the method made up for that one, otherwise any of the other methods for Froyo should work fine.
Extract to a folder of your choice. I recommend the root of C:\ into a folder of your choice or on the desktop. Make sure you have the drivers installed for your phone (recommend: SDK Drivers, unrevoked hboot drivers) and USB debugging is on.
does anyone have the links to the drivers, and the unrevoked hboot drivers?
14) You Should be in the recovery menu now (green text screen). Do a backup by navigating the menu. Once thats done, follow the on screen instructions and reboot or flash a rom of your choice. Reboot. If you flashed a custom rom cool. If not no big deal eitherway. Do a PRL/Profile update while in the rom after the phone is done rebooting. Your Done.
do I NEED to flash a custom rom? or can I use the stock rom, while being rooted?
Bump, sorry for this..
is the unrevoked hboot drivers this?
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install
also where is the SDK link?
I'm excited to do this, but I don't want to mess up my phone, since I just got it yesterday, lol.
Thanks..
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This is a good place to start from.
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Thanks for this. I found a lot of useful information.
I just rooted my gf's 004 white evo using http://www.wackynoodle.com/hboot202-s_off-V71.zip
from this thread. However, the instructions from illogos in the quotes on page 121 of the same thread would probably make things easier. Make sure to follow all the steps. I have Myn's current warm 2.2 rom running on her 004 evo now and it's buttery smooth.
I know this has been asked a hundred times. Just wanna check on the best method for rooting with my software configuration.
Software #: 3.70.651.1
Hardware Version:.0003
I am pretty familiar with adb and rooting Heros via CMD so if I could use a method like that, it would be great. So in essence if its possible to RUU back to an older rom version to root that way, I would prefer.
Thanks.
the hboot version you have will determine which method you can use to root your phone...since you have a hardwear version 0003 and sfotware 3.70 i am assuming you have hboot 2.02 or 2.10
check your hboot to make sure by going into bootloader...
here is the guide for root with hboot 2.02 or 2.10 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
if you have a different hboot let me know and i will direct you to the proper thread to root
firmware too new?
I am trying to root my EVO 4G HBoot 2.16.0001 and after running unrevoked I keep getting a message "firmware too new". I've already done the factory reset and it hasn't helped. Any ideas?
aviwas said:
I am trying to root my EVO 4G HBoot 2.16.0001 and after running unrevoked I keep getting a message "firmware too new". I've already done the factory reset and it hasn't helped. Any ideas?
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omg not again.... facepalm
YOU CANNOT ROOT THE NEWEST OTA! There are over 60 threads about this, if you would have taken 10 seconds to look, you would have found your answer. And FYI, you dont need to revive an 8 month old thread...
aviwas said:
I am trying to root my EVO 4G HBoot 2.16.0001 and after running unrevoked I keep getting a message "firmware too new". I've already done the factory reset and it hasn't helped. Any ideas?
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Get in line like everyone else with 4.22 or 4.24 waiting for a new root method.
aviwas said:
I am trying to root my EVO 4G HBoot 2.16.0001 and after running unrevoked I keep getting a message "firmware too new". I've already done the factory reset and it hasn't helped. Any ideas?
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As everyone else has said, you will have to wait until a developer or person in general finds out a way to root the latest firmware. No root method for now, though there is a temp root method in the Android Development forum for the HTC EVO 4G
sitlet said:
omg not again.... facepalm
YOU CANNOT ROOT THE NEWEST OTA! There are over 60 threads about this, if you would have taken 10 seconds to look, you would have found your answer. And FYI, you dont need to revive an 8 month old thread...
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Atleast it looks like he searched. People like you ruin xda. Most of us members were just like him but when people like you talk that way, it turns the new members away
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I'm usually a patient person, but, even, I am getting a little annoyed by all the (what seems obvious to us) questions about rooting hboot 2.16 and gingerbread.
Crossrocker said:
Atleast it looks like he searched. People like you ruin xda. Most of us members were just like him but when people like you talk that way, it turns the new members away
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I'm interested into the research that you did that brings you to this conclusion. Or is it just an opinion? Because, in my opinion, people like you ruin xda. See how easy that is?
Children!
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github said:
I'm interested into the research that you did that brings you to this conclusion. Or is it just an opinion? Because, in my opinion, people like you ruin xda. See how easy that is?
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He's got a good point..
github said:
I'm interested into the research that you did that brings you to this conclusion. Or is it just an opinion? Because, in my opinion, people like you ruin xda. See how easy that is?
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All I'm saying is that instead of being intimidating, be kind. He brought up an old thread about rooting new firmware(maybe he searched using tapatalk?). If he would have made a new thread in dev section then a little flaming is pretty much required
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Atleast it looks like he searched. People like you ruin xda. Most of us members were just like him but when people like you talk that way, it turns the new members away
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Well IMO people like YOU ruin xda.
And no, he didn't do a search. If he did, he would have found the 60 or so threads that answered his question. And if for some reason he didn't find his answer, he didn't need to revive an 8 month old thread that has nothing to do with his question.
samah said:
As everyone else has said, you will have to wait until a developer or person in general finds out a way to root the latest firmware. No root method for now, though there is a temp root method in the Android Development forum for the HTC EVO 4G
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Wait... WHAT???
samah said:
No root method for now, though there is a temp root method in the Android Development forum for the HTC EVO 4G
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No there isn't.
Sounds like now might be a really good time to sell my evo.....
If anyone is interested, shoot new
A pm.
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got my htc evo 4g and came with gngrbd 2.3 I have s-on can someone please give me a detailed description on how to revert to 2.2 or throw me a link.
thank you!
You can't the new hboot won't allow downgrading and ps put in Q and A nexttime
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you have to download hboot, nv, pri, wimax flash them one at a time. than install a 2.2 rom
enigma7820 said:
you have to download hboot, nv, pri, wimax flash them one at a time. than install a 2.2 rom
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Wrong. You can't flash back from 2.3.3 & S-ON at this time. Don't spread false information.
OP: Please search next time. Wrong forum, and question has been answered numerous numerous times.
Flame on.
HTC EVO: The new budget device.
github said:
Wrong. You can't flash back from 2.3.3 & S-ON at this time. Don't spread false information.
OP: Please search next time. Wrong forum, and question has been answered numerous numerous times.
Flame on.
HTC EVO: The new budget device.
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You called the hell out of it git. I'm leaving this forum in two weeks. Thank god.
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evo with s-off
I have been able to get my evo with gingerbread and s-off below are the pics for any non-believers. yes I am new to this but willing to assist however possible even if I need to ship off my phone to get everyone a working root.
ry8785 said:
I have been able to get my evo with gingerbread and s-off below are the pics for any non-believers. yes I am new to this but willing to assist however possible even if I need to ship off my phone to get everyone a working root.
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How did you do it?
I had it rooted and had problems with a rom so I flashed a factory rom back on it and it updated to the GB OTA but I never turned the s-on. Of course that was before I knew we couldn't get a working root. I have tried everything possible I can think of to get it rooted again. This is why I said if need be I would send to a dev to see what they can do with it since it does have s-off.
thats cool. From what i've read today they are super close
1ShEiTaN1 said:
thats cool. From what i've read today they are super close
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Where did you read this info?
a couple threads on xda and a couple twitter feeds-something about achieving a temp root (dont know too much about that)
ry8785 said:
I have been able to get my evo with gingerbread and s-off below are the pics for any non-believers. yes I am new to this but willing to assist however possible even if I need to ship off my phone to get everyone a working root.
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No one is going to argue you on this one. There are countless threads of people being s-off. So long as they rooted at some point.
ry8785 said:
I have been able to get my evo with gingerbread and s-off below are the pics for any non-believers. yes I am new to this but willing to assist however possible even if I need to ship off my phone to get everyone a working root.
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That's like bragging that I can get into my apartment. Sure, I have a key to the door, which helps.
If you were S-OFF before GB, there's no problem. If you weren't S-OFF and you updated, there's no solution yet.