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How to un-root Unrevoked???...

Came from the Droid and pretty much owned that phone up and down, but Evo is a different bird. I did the simple Unrevoked root method to run some of my root apps...question is, how do I unroot after using this method? Very much appreciated in advance. I am new to this particular forum, came from Droidforums.net, but always kept an eye on things over here.
thanks again,
Alan

if im not wrong all you have to do is just restart the device

Mu5ic92 said:
if im not wrong all you have to do is just restart the device
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Well first you uninstall the unrevoked app then you restart the device and you're done.

Appreciate it guys...I hate having such a noob question on my first post

when you guys say "restart" you don't just mean holding down the power button until the phone asks you if you want to turn it off do you? you mean a full, data wiping, hard-reset right?

SilverStone641 said:
when you guys say "restart" you don't just mean holding down the power button until the phone asks you if you want to turn it off do you? you mean a full, data wiping, hard-reset right?
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No just restart the phone. Turn it off and then turn it on.

oh, well thats very easy. thank you!

donatom3 said:
Well first you uninstall the unrevoked app then you restart the device and you're done.
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where do i uninstall the unrevoked app at? p.s. i just rooted my dinc with unrevoked 3

How do you un-root from unrEVOked3?

If it is the same as the first unrevoked, you just have to install the APK.
If it has changed ( i used Simple Root to get root & real NAND unlock ) then it's the same as unrooting any other root or unlock: Run the official RUU.

Michael Weston said:
where do i uninstall the unrevoked app at? p.s. i just rooted my dinc with unrevoked 3
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Going into settings under manage applications there should be an unrevoked app that you can uninstall.

just for future reference, this post should go into the Q&A section.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

Hey I rooted w/unrevoked3 and it's diff from the unrevoked.APK
I was wondering can I just go ahead and do a simple root or another full root method over unrevoked or any other root method ?...or do I have do use an RUU then do another root method, see unrevoked3 doesn't have nand unlock or something so I cannot put damage control 3.2.2 on tit,
Dextermorph at gmail

donatom3 said:
Well first you uninstall the unrevoked app then you restart the device and you're done.
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will this remove the SU icon?

you are all wrong! If you are talking about the one button mobile app, carry on with your rebooting. If you are talking about unrevoked 3.2.1, you are on the wrong ship, and your ship is sinking fast. Pm me for questions on unrooting 3.2.1

dkdude36 said:
you are all wrong! If you are talking about the one button mobile app, carry on with your rebooting. If you are talking about unrevoked 3.2.1, you are on the wrong ship, and your ship is sinking fast. Pm me for questions on unrooting 3.2.1
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can u tell please, how to unroot 3.2.1 ??

to unroot 3.2.1, you need to flash toast's mtd-eng.img to the misc partition, before flashing unrevokedforevers-on.zip tool, and then either run an ruu or flash stock pc36img.zip. be happy. if this is too confusing, go to toast's how to root part two and do up to the flashing misc with mtd-eng.img ( code that you stop after is /data/local/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img) then you flash the s-on tool from the unrevoked website and flash to stock or run ruu.
dk

where do i get the latest RUU???

go to shippedroms.com. Those are ruu files

For 3.2.1
Try reading the FAQ's here http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
Flash S-On and restore using the RUU.
ShippedRoms (RUU): http://bit.ly/f9Jx0f

How do I root Evo running 2.2?

If this is in the wrong section, I do apologize. I have a friend who wants me to root his phone for him, but he has done all the OTA updates. Here is the info
Android2.2
Software# 3.29.651.5
Pri version 1.77_003
Prl version 60670
Browser version webkit 3.1
Baseband version 2.15.00.09.01
What is the best method for rooting? I used the Simple Root program to root mine, but I don't think that works on 2.2

Look in the Android Development section for rooting 2.2. It's not nearly as easy as simple root but the instructions are pretty clear and straightforward.

unrEVOked 3.21 works fine for rooting now
Sent from the iPhone Assassin

fenixjn said:
unrEVOked 3.21 works fine for rooting now
Sent from the iPhone Assassin
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doesn't NAND unlock though. I just found that out. Now I'm looking for another solution. Can't seem to find SimpleRoot anywhere on the forum

HiDefinition said:
doesn't NAND unlock though. I just found that out. Now I'm looking for another solution. Can't seem to find SimpleRoot anywhere on the forum
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Unrevoked 3, the newest version, does unlock NAND. I use that method and it worked well and required only few clicks. I also rooted using the old method, Unrevoked 3 worked just as well and I am Nand unlocked.

ricsim78 said:
Unrevoked 3, the newest version, does unlock NAND. I use that method and it worked well and required only few clicks. I also rooted using the old method, Unrevoked 3 worked just as well and I am Nand unlocked.
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Apparently not. I used Unrevoked 3 last night to root my Evo and when I tried to install BusyBox it gave me a failed message saying something along the lines of "....or you are not NAND unlocked" If I'm missing something please let me know. Im ready to flash Fresh3.3 but I dont want to make any moves until I'm absolutely sure I've done everything right

Flash unrevoked 3. 21, reboot, check everything then flash unrevoked forever. But before this flash the latest version of ARMON RA, 1. 8 I think. Afterwards do a android backup FIRST. Then root. Be sure to click the "more " link at the unrevoked site, go through ALL the docs first.
Sent from my Sprint EVO

That would be nandroid backup. Do ARMON ra first, then backup, then root.
Sent from my Sprint EVO

It does unlock nand, but the first ota overwrites it that's why you also flash unrevoked forever, get it... forever.
Sent from my Sprint EVO

debugguy said:
Flash unrevoked 3. 21, reboot, check everything then flash unrevoked forever. But before this flash the latest version of ARMON RA, 1. 8 I think. Afterwards do a android backup FIRST. Then root. Be sure to click the "more " link at the unrevoked site, go through ALL the docs first.
Sent from my Sprint EVO
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debugguy said:
It does unlock nand, but the first ota overwrites it that's why you also flash unrevoked forever, get it... forever.
Sent from my Sprint EVO
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Ok I'll have to try this later on tonight. Off to work now. Is this still easier than using SimpleRoot because I just downloaded that as well.

debugguy said:
It does unlock nand, but the first ota overwrites it that's why you also flash unrevoked forever, get it... forever.
Sent from my Sprint EVO
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Just so we have this straight. I've already flashed Unrevoked. I have S-Off and Super User and all of that.
You're saying to reflash, Reboot, check and make sure everything is cool.
Then run Unrevoked Forever BEFORE or AFTER runnin AmonRa? In the unrevoked menu I can choose my own recovery shouldn't I just do it there?
After then root again?

Ok brother, 1)Run Unrevoked 3.21 using AmonRa when that is done 2)Make a Nandroid 3)You need to put Unrevoked Forever on your SD card and flash that, its that simple, now you are rooted, S-off, nand unlocked etc....
Have fun man, always remember NANDROID, NANDROID, NANDROID!!!!!!
It has saved my ass multiple times, it doesn't matter how advanced a user you think you are EVERYONE makes mistakes.

There is no need to flash unrevoked forever if you root with unrevoked 3.21. It is already included. And if you want confirmation look at the faq for ur3.21.

wrapkgb said:
There is no need to flash unrevoked forever if you root with unrevoked 3.21. It is already included. And if you want confirmation look at the faq for ur3.21.
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This. I was about to say the same thing. UnrEVOked 3.21 does 3 things: Root, NAND unlock and S-OFF all in a nice little executable. Once you get that wonderful "Done" on unrevoked's application you are done and can flash away any custom ROM.

I used the old 2 part root method and MY evo has been rooted since June. Now my friend wants his rooted. He has also done all the ota updates. If I do unrevoked 3.21, will I be able to unroot if he ever needs to take his phone back to Sprint ??? I've read a bunch of mixed results.

matthewjulian said:
Ok brother, 1)Run Unrevoked 3.21 using AmonRa when that is done 2)Make a Nandroid 3)You need to put Unrevoked Forever on your SD card and flash that, its that simple, now you are rooted, S-off, nand unlocked etc....
Have fun man, always remember NANDROID, NANDROID, NANDROID!!!!!!
It has saved my ass multiple times, it doesn't matter how advanced a user you think you are EVERYONE makes mistakes.
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All,
I've seen lots of info saying that a EVO 4G that came with 2.2 can't be rooted but based on what I'm seeing here that looks to be outdate info? Are you guys saying that unrevoked 3.21 is meant to be used on a EVO that comes with 2.2 or one that was already rooted?? Might be a dumb question but nothing out there clearly states this...
Thanks,

{Q} Very Confused. Hboot 2.10 S-on but I'm rooted?

Okay long story short...Replaced my EVO 3 months ago. Used unrevoked to root and have been on Miui for quite some time...
I want to flash the newest radio/wiimax/PRI ect but when I went into Bootloader to flash the PC36img.zip nothing happened. The bootloader finds the img file but nothing else happens. I then noticed that it says S-ON.
I'm confused. I thought in order to be rooted you have to be S-off? If that is the case how can I flash any rom I want? I also have AMON 2.3 recovery flashed as well...
Also, I would like to get to S-off so if I follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045 Will it work? Can I follow this guide with how my phone is now or do I have to unroot first? Thanks in advance.

Starzboy77 said:
Okay long story short...Replaced my EVO 3 months ago. Used unrevoked to root and have been on Miui for quite some time...
I want to flash the newest radio/wiimax/PRI ect but when I went into Bootloader to flash the PC36img.zip nothing happened. The bootloader finds the img file but nothing else happens. I then noticed that it says S-ON.
I'm confused. I thought in order to be rooted you have to be S-off? If that is the case how can I flash any rom I want? I also have AMON 2.3 recovery flashed as well...
Also, I would like to get to S-off so if I follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045 Will it work? Can I follow this guide with how my phone is now or do I have to unroot first? Thanks in advance.
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The original Unrevoked 3.1 came out and could root the EVO before they released Unrevoked Forever. I think all you need to do is go check out the Unrevoked Forever site (http://www.unrevoked.com/forever) and you should be able to S-OFF your rooted EVO so that the bootloader will be able to apply the PC36IMG.zip files.

I thought in order to be rooted you have to be S-off?
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Correct. Possibly you got unrooted by trying to flash the new ota.

tpbklake said:
The original Unrevoked 3.1 came out and could root the EVO before they released Unrevoked Forever. I think all you need to do is go check out the Unrevoked Forever site (http://www.unrevoked.com/forever) and you should be able to S-OFF your rooted EVO so that the bootloader will be able to apply the PC36IMG.zip files.
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Thank you so much! I am now S-off by running the Unrevoked Forever.Zip file. Flashing radios now. Thanks again! I assume that I'll have to flash a Sense ROM to update profile after I flash the radios?

yup.
blah

I have the same issue. I am fully rooted but s-on. Im guessing it happened when i flashed the latest radio update.

sitlet said:
Correct. Possibly you got unrooted by trying to flash the new ota.
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Wrong. S off is just the security setting. It has no correlation with being rooted. You can be rooted and still be s on like the op.
S off only enables the hboot to flash unsigned/unofficial images to the partitions. S off also allows the system to be written to while android is booted.
The unrevoked forever instructions even state you need to be rooted and have a custom recovery in order to set s off.

lovethyEVO said:
Wrong. S off is just the security setting. It has no correlation with being rooted. You can be rooted and still be s on like the op.
S off only enables the hboot to flash unsigned/unofficial images to the partitions. S off also allows the system to be written to while android is booted.
The unrevoked forever instructions even state you need to be rooted and have a custom recovery in order to set s off.
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Very good post. There is alot of misconception about this. Glad someone cleared it up

root for the newest ota?

Does unrevoked work with the newest ota that was just pushed?

it's been answered several times but the answer is no.
Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk

Ok, new to the forum, new(er) to rooting....
I understand the ota GB cant be rooted.... but... and Ive searched everywhere on numerous forums for about the entire day w/o finding an answer..... is there anyway to roll back the update to 2.2?
shipped-roms and the ruu seem to be out of biz, rsdlite was suggested by a friend... seems to only work with moto...
if it helps at all, I do have a dinc 2.2 rooted... problem is my fiance's phone, she accepted the ota before finding out it couldnt be rooted. Is there anyway to utilize anything from my phone to reflash hers?
Any help would be much appreciated... GB update is killing her phone
Thanks

caleb_w said:
Ok, new to the forum, new(er) to rooting....
I understand the ota GB cant be rooted.... but... and Ive searched everywhere on numerous forums for about the entire day w/o finding an answer..... is there anyway to roll back the update to 2.2?
shipped-roms and the ruu seem to be out of biz, rsdlite was suggested by a friend... seems to only work with moto...
if it helps at all, I do have a dinc 2.2 rooted... problem is my fiance's phone, she accepted the ota before finding out it couldnt be rooted. Is there anyway to utilize anything from my phone to reflash hers?
Any help would be much appreciated... GB update is killing her phone
Thanks
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There is no way to roll back, the phone wont let you. And no nothing from your phone will help. Has your gf phone ever been rooted?

If its S-Off it could be rooted. Otherwise, no.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running some random CM7 nightly.

No never been rooted.... s-on
thanks for the info, been looking for the straight yes/no all day, much appreciated

caleb_w said:
No never been rooted.... s-on
thanks for the info, been looking for the straight yes/no all day, much appreciated
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No problem, glad to help I hope Unrevoked continue the support of the Incredible.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running some random CM7 nightly.

I just got the used Incredible. It has the latest OTA and unrooted but it is S-OFF. How can I root this phone?

wildanw2 said:
I just got the used Incredible. It has the latest OTA and unrooted but it is S-OFF. How can I root this phone?
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You should be able to use Unrevoked:
http://unrevoked.com/recovery/
make sure you have the droid incredible driver installed on your PC as well.
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This process should root your phone, you'll then be able to flash other ROM's that may prove to be quicker, drain less battery, more stylish.

POQbum said:
You should be able to use Unrevoked:
http://unrevoked.com/recovery/
make sure you have the droid incredible driver installed on your PC as well.
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This process should root your phone, you'll then be able to flash other ROM's that may prove to be quicker, drain less battery, more stylish.
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Not sure if unrevoked would work or not. But if your s-off you can just flash cwm or amon ra recovery thru hboot, and then flash the super user binary thru recovery. Bam your rooted.
Clockwork Recovery 5.0.2.0 --> http://dinc.does-it.net/PB31IMG.zip Place on root of sd in no folders.
Super user binary -->
http://dinc.does-it.net/su.zip Place anywhere you like on your sd.

POQbum said:
You should be able to use Unrevoked:
http://unrevoked.com/recovery/
make sure you have the droid incredible driver installed on your PC as well.
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This process should root your phone, you'll then be able to flash other ROM's that may prove to be quicker, drain less battery, more stylish.
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I have tried unrevoked for 3 times but with no succes. I got a message “Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?”
What do you mean by the droid incredible driver? I just installed the HBOOT Driver from unrevoked.
INCREDIBLE XC SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.92.0000
RADIO-2.15.10.07.07
Android version 2.3.4
Software number 4.06.605.2

wildanw2 said:
I have tried unrevoked for 3 times but with no succes. I got a message “Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?”
What do you mean by the droid incredible driver? I just installed the HBOOT Driver from unrevoked.
INCREDIBLE XC SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.92.0000
RADIO-2.15.10.07.07
Android version 2.3.4
Software number 4.06.605.2
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See my post a couple up.
And for your info unrevoked gave the to new firmware error because you must be on the stock froyo radio for it to work, you are on the latest gingerbread radio. And there is also a newer version of gingerbread out, the official one 4.06.605.3 ruu you can get it in the dev section but if you do go from .2 to .3, do it before rooting as it will also un-root you.

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See my post a couple up.
And for your info unrevoked gave the to new firmware error because you must be on the stock froyo radio for it to work, you are on the latest gingerbread radio. And there is also a newer version of gingerbread out, the official one 4.06.605.3 ruu you can get it in the dev section but if you do go from .2 to .3, do it before rooting as it will also un-root you.
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I read your previous post and follow your instruction but with no luck. I tried several custom recovery and renamed it to PB31IMG.zip but always fail. Is there any other way to flash the custom recovery, perhabs with fastboot, adb, etc and how? Can I flash back to RUU Froyo OTA then use unrevoked to get root since I already S-OFF?
Edit: Done! I get root again, thanks cmlusco. The problem is my SDCard which I used in Desire before. After reformatting the SDCard, everythings went well.

wildanw2 said:
I read your previous post and follow your instruction but with no luck. I tried several custom recovery and renamed it to PB31IMG.zip but always fail. Is there any other way to flash the custom recovery, perhabs with fastboot, adb, etc and how? Can I flash back to RUU Froyo OTA then use unrevoked to get root since I already S-OFF?
Edit: Done! I get root again, thanks cmlusco. The problem is my SDCard which I used in Desire before. After reformatting the SDCard, everythings went well.
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Glad to hear you got it working.

My gf finally wants me to root her Dinc and I noticed it's running 2.3.4 and dead stock. From reading here I guess it CANT be rooted now?
Has anything changed since the last post in this thread or is there a topic I should be following to find out when/if/how I can root the phone?

Curb71 said:
My gf finally wants me to root her Dinc and I noticed it's running 2.3.4 and dead stock. From reading here I guess it CANT be rooted now?
Has anything changed since the last post in this thread or is there a topic I should be following to find out when/if/how I can root the phone?
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It is still impossible, unfortunately.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running some random CM7 nightly.

cmlusco said:
Not sure if unrevoked would work or not. But if your s-off you can just flash cwm or amon ra recovery thru hboot, and then flash the super user binary thru recovery. Bam your rooted.
Clockwork Recovery 5.0.2.0 --> Place on root of sd in no folders.
Super user binary -->
Place anywhere you like on your sd.
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I have the exact same scenario but in the past I have never rooted a phone other than to get rid of software (that sprint forced on EVO) so I have never used recovery. I have been searching but maybe didn't go back far enough to be clear. Do I just copy the files as you stated and then select "recovery" while in the hboot screen???
INCREDIBLE XC SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.92.0000
RADIO-2.15.10.07.07
Android version 2.3.4
Software number 4.06.605.2
Any further explanation would be greatly appreciated.
TIA

There is a video how to downgrade the Dinc back to 2.1 by applefanatics
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

celfon said:
I have the exact same scenario but in the past I have never rooted a phone other than to get rid of software (that sprint forced on EVO) so I have never used recovery. I have been searching but maybe didn't go back far enough to be clear. Do I just copy the files as you stated and then select "recovery" while in the hboot screen???
INCREDIBLE XC SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.92.0000
RADIO-2.15.10.07.07
Android version 2.3.4
Software number 4.06.605.2
Any further explanation would be greatly appreciated.
TIA
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You take the PB31IMG.zip and the su.zip and place them on your sd card in no folders. Boot into hboot and wait a couple secs. It will find the PB31IMG.zip and prompt you to hit volume up to flash it. Once thats done then select recovery from hboot and select install zip from sd and select the su.zip. Answer yes when prompted to install. After it has finished reboot your phone and install thr superuser app from the market. Thats it then your fully rooted.

Thanks for your help again.
I hit volume up to flash and within about a second it shows update complete and asks to reboot device. I've tried both ways Yes and No, with No continuing on and doing the su.zip as instructed. It doesn't seem to do anything either way. How long should the PB31IMG take to flash?

[Q] Gigantic Rooting Mess PLEASE HELP!!!

Alright you guys I'm not fully sure where to start but here we go. I had my EVO in 2.3.3 for quite a few months and the other day I tried to root it. I installed Revolutionary and I was almost done all I had to do was flash the recovery but no matter what I did I could not get it to work, it simply would not read off my sd card. So me being the noob that I am I thought upgrading to 2.3.5 would give me a clean slate and allow me to try a different method of rooting. But every tutorial I read about rooting 2.3.5 dealt with HBOOT being in 2.15-2.18 but Revolutionary is still on my phone and that left me with S-OFF HBOOT 6.16.1002. So the break down of all this is:
-I currently have an EVO 4G in 2.3.5
-With Revolutionary giving me HBOOT 6.16.1002 S-OFF
-I have no option that I know of to still root my phone
If ANYONE can give me a thorough step by step tutorial on how to still root my EVO I'd be beyond grateful. Thanks and sorry for the long post.

i have seen it in the past, but google how to manually flash the recovery through adb/fastboot.
Also you can download the sprint ruu software to restore ur hboot to an earlier version i believe, but im not positive, im just assuming so since it does change radio versions and such.
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try using unrevoked as it may help you as it relys on radio version. Ive used it with success every time

Did you try redownloading the recovery file. Could of been a bad download?
You did rename it to PC36IMG right?
Also your phone is now s-off so thats a good thing. All you need to do is flash a recovery, make a nandroid backup. Then your off to flashing roms and kernels and then off to flashaholics anonymous! Lol

r.storm85 said:
Did you try redownloading the recovery file. Could of been a bad download?
You did rename it to PC36IMG right?
Also your phone is now s-off so thats a good thing. All you need to do is flash a recovery, make a nandroid backup. Then your off to flashing roms and kernels and then off to flashaholics anonymous! Lol
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Can I still flash pc36img on 2.3.5???

Yes that is still what you call it.
As was mentioned you can get a recovery.img file and flash it through fastboot if you have SDK set up already.
I have had bad luck in walking people through these two steps. It is very hard to be sure it is right when not there in person.
I would suggest Amon Ra 2.3, his thread also has a pretty walk through on the different methods.
Sent from my PC36100 using xda premium

Your phone is already rooted so don't worry about trying to get that. It is already unlocked. First you need to get a custom recovery. Download this file:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0d1pir6ea2yqp0y/bRcbIfF2J1/PC36IMG-Amon-v3.11.zip
Rename it to exactly PC36IMG.zip (!!it is case sensitive!!). Place it on the main directory of your SD card (not in any folders). Pull battery out and put back in. Power on phone by holding in the volume- and power button until the phone boots to bootloader. It will automatically scan and find the file and ask you to apply. Say yes. Now you will have a custom recovery to flash a rom.

Wut he said ^^^^