okay, first off im gonna start out saying i am a samsung user and know nothing about htc. my buddy got an evo 4g for free and he wants me to root and install a rom, so i figured out i need s-on but have no idea how to do it. i tried the revolutionary thing but i entered the beta code and it always says invalid. please help! how do i do this?
Check your Hboot version first, if you haven't already done so. You can check the version by going into the bootloader (volume down+power). If it's 2.18 you'll have to use the Htcdev method to unlock the bootloader, install a custom recovery and root the phone. Revolutionary won't work with the newest Hboot. Incidentally, you don't have to have S-OFF to install a ROM or flash kernels, for that matter. So long as the bootloader is unlocked and the phone is rooted with a custom recovery, you're good to go.
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Its like 2.16.
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Its like 2.16.
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For that h boot u can use revolutionary. First u need to install drivers ,make sure u check on usb debugging and unknown sources When u enter beta key make sure its entered correctly it is case sensitive from my PC36100 using xda premium
I found it worked much better just to copy the beta key and then paste it once prompted to enter it. It seems like a lot of people were getting errors trying to manually type the key in, but hey, if it works, it works
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I found it worked much better just to copy the beta key and then paste it once prompted to enter it. It seems like a lot of people were getting errors trying to manually type the key in, but hey, if it works, it works
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ive tried that many times, it just wouldnt work.
spitfire2425 said:
ive tried that many times, it just wouldnt work.
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Weird. Worked for me when I rooted my last EVO, no problem whatsoever.
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FinZ28 said:
Weird. Worked for me when I rooted my last EVO, no problem whatsoever.
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everytime i try it it says invalid beta key even when i copy and paste
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everytime i try it it says invalid beta key even when i copy and paste
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Okay, dumb question. When you entered the serial number of the phone to get the key, did you make sure you didn't use O for 0 (zero)? Not sure that could be part of the issue but worth looking at. I honestly can't think of anything else at this point. I remember when Revolutionary first came out last year, people were having a lot of issues with getting the beta key accepted. I for one didn't have this issue so I'm at a loss at this point.
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I got it all worked out.
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What ended up being the problem?
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ok so i check for the boot loader version then what? i then install a custom made one from my computer? then i make a backup onto my sd card or comp? i have titanium but it says i need to be rooted...also...when do i instal the kernal? and where the heck do i find this stuff?:banghead:
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If I recall correctly, there is a su binary file that you have to flash from recovery once you've run Revolutionary. It's a zip file that's in the Revolutionary guide. Running the su binary is what actually gives you root. You'll need to make sure that you have the app Superuser or SuperSU installed, as it will actually give permission for root apps (such as Titanium Backup) to operate. As far as kernels and such, look under the development section there, as there is a ton of great info there
Also, once you get rooted, I'd suggest going into Recovery and making a full Nandroid backup, especially if you plan on flashing a ROM or kernel. It'll come in handy if you get in a tight spot down the road.
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What ended up being the problem?
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I'm not sure what the problem was but I ended up updating to gb with 2.18 hboot then downgraded to android 2.2 then ran the unrevoked program then flashed a rom. Worked perfectly.
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Just wondering if you guys can tell me what's the best method of rooting my phone with hardware 003 Hboot 2.10 ? Sprint sent me a refurbished phone because my other EVO died.
Unrevoked, I think it works for all evos. Google it or search xda. I can't post the link
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Search feature ftw...Anyway as of today, EVERY Evo can be rooted with unrevoked 3 don't let anyone tell you otherwise
The last time I tried unrevoked I got a error saying something was missing and didn't work. I'll download and give a try again, Thanks for the responses
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The last time I tried unrevoked I got a error saying something was missing and didn't work. I'll download and give a try again, Thanks for the responses
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787304
Just follow those instructions, and you'll be good. Just be sure to have the hboot drivers installed correctly.
I used unrevoked, worked great for me. I'm new to flashing roms and it was easy. Just google it and download it from their site. Happy rooting!
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Just wondering if you guys can tell me what's the best method of rooting my phone with hardware 003 Hboot 2.10 ? Sprint sent me a refurbished phone because my other EVO died.
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Bad game
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Bad game
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DUDE! I know this sucks GRRR! Our offense looks so bad man, it's embarrassing . Who would you rather kings play in playoffs, Vancouver or San Jose?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787304
Just follow those instructions, and you'll be good. Just be sure to have the hboot drivers installed correctly.
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This should help me out thanks
Okay, so I just tried unrevoked and I got a error that said "Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?" I don't know what to do now.
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Okay, so I just tried unrevoked and I got a error that said "Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?" I don't know what to do now.
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Hmm. So you installed the hboot drivers successfully? You have USB Debugging checked, right? There are a number of things that can interfere with the Unrevoked process, such as HTC Sync, Anti Virus Programs, PDAnet, doubletwist, etc etc. Basically, you want to be sure that there are no programs running that can communicate with your phone or interfere with it when it's plugged in, other than the Unrevoked program. Be sure all other things are disabled. Also, which version of Unrevoked are you using? Just to be sure, it's the newest one, correct? Version 3.32, right? ( http://downloads.unrevoked.com/recovery/3.32/reflash_package.exe ) Once you've confirmed all of those things, try running Unrevoked a second time, and see if you have success. I've used unrevoked a number of times, and it's succeeded for me every time, it should definitely work.
Edit: And I just double checked the links in the thread I linked you to earlier, and the download links are current and up to date. So if you downloaded from that link, then you are on the current Unrevoked version of 3.32. So that answers that question. I would temporarily disable your anti virus, be sure that no other programs that can interfere are running, and try running Unrevoked again.
~~~ HTC EVO - Universal Auto Root ~~~ v2.4 (works with all US EVOs)(3/12/11)
I believe autoroot works with ALL evos. I've used it to flash several evos flawlessly. Make sure you have htc sync and the android SDK installed before you do to ensure you have all the necessary drivers.
Thread Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
Yes...but so does unrevoked and its more newbie friendly
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LuvThyMetal said:
DUDE! I know this sucks GRRR! Our offense looks so bad man, it's embarrassing . Who would you rather kings play in playoffs, Vancouver or San Jose?
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Penguin....
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LuvThyMetal said:
DUDE! I know this sucks GRRR! Our offense looks so bad man, it's embarrassing . Who would you rather kings play in playoffs, Vancouver or San Jose?
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I'm gana have to go with Vancouver :-/
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Okay, so I just tried unrevoked and I got a error that said "Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?" I don't know what to do now.
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I've gotten that error before...make sure hboot drivers r installed on PC correctly. Delete the HTC sync drivers and if that doesn't work reboot ur computer. I had to reboot computer for some reason but after that it worker great
Thanks for all the responses guys. I restarted my computer and It finally worked woot.I'm having trouble with the wireless tho, it turns off all the time and doesn't scan for networks.
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I'm gana have to go with Vancouver :-/
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I was going for the same but I guess we playing against the Sharks. Im scared to watch the playoffs
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Penguin....
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Isn't Crosby done for the season and playoffs?
Check wifi settings / Menu - Advanced / sleep policy to never
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this works for me can't promise that it would work for anyone else....but if you use z4root and get temporary root you can then use rom manager to fully root your phone which will last after reboot and everything....
z4root gives you temporary root and Rom manager lets you flash a custom recovery/roms.
I don't see how a combination of the two would or could give you a NAND Unlock.
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Autoroot 2.5 ;-)
zerosquared said:
z4root gives you temporary root and Rom manager lets you flash a custom recovery/roms.
I don't see how a combination of the two would or could give you a NAND Unlock.
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He is correct... s-off / nand unlock is necessary for full root.. the evo is easy to root anyways....
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all i know is that i have done it twice and everything works including backing up or restoring
Thanks for this. I've had evo since launch, and it was easy to root 2.1, but am terrified if i need a freeplacement.
I'm sure ill try this first.
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scottspa74 said:
Thanks for this. I've had evo since launch, and it was easy to root 2.1, but am terrified if i need a freeplacement.
I'm sure ill try this first.
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Typically you don't have to worry about it for a freeplacement, If you root it all you have to do is flash a stock RUU and everything will go back to orignial. I had to take my wifes for repaired yesterday due to the flash quit working. I just installed a stock RUU from sprint. Had it fixed, went home re-rooted and restored with nandroid and you would never know.
Just use unrevoked. Its super easy to fully root your phone.
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worked for me on a friends htc hero. The download I used though gave my computer a virus and was caught by windows defender after the fact so be carefull were you download it from.
but the thing you will be missing is the ability to do a NANDbackup! Among other things that full root gives you.
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but the thing you will be missing is the ability to do a NANDbackup! Among other things that full root gives you.
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Your right again Active Matrix. Ha Ha
wheres link to download zroot?
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wheres link to download zroot?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
I've been stuck on AmonRa 1.8 for a long time. I've tried doing the adb method, the terminal method and the bootloader method. Bootloader loads up has a progress bar the fills up a few times and then goes back to the menu. Any ideas?
Thanks
See my post here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13762756&postcount=5
The bootloader probably didn't work for you because it was missing files.
Did you try to flash alternate recovery through Rom Manager?
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Are you using the stock SD card?
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KB112 said:
Did you try to flash alternate recovery through Rom Manager?
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Yeah I've tried to flash alternate and clockwork through Rom Manager, it says it's succesful, and reports I'm on latest clockwork but I'm not.
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Are you using the stock SD card?
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No I have a 16GB class 6 card.
I figured it out and I feel like a total n00b that it took me this long, somewhere along the way I flashed something and my phone was set back to s-on, I used unrevoked-forever and I'm good to go now. Thanks for the suggestions though guys.
Does the bootloader say S-on or S-off?
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I figured it out and I feel like a total n00b that it took me this long, somewhere along the way I flashed something and my phone was set back to s-on, I used unrevoked-forever and I'm good to go now. Thanks for the suggestions though guys.
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Never a problem, postereeno.
I've been trying to root my incredible for some time now. I first tried back in February and got a back up cid missing error message, after searching the Internet for answers and coming up with nothing I decided to wait for unrevoked to get updated. So recently I decided since I haven't got 2.3 I would try again still getting same errors, I've tried 3 different computers. I at a lost as to what to do. Any suggestions?
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I've been trying to root my incredible for some time now. I first tried back in February and got a back up cid missing error message, after searching the Internet for answers and coming up with nothing I decided to wait for unrevoked to get updated. So recently I decided since I haven't got 2.3 I would try again still getting same errors, I've tried 3 different computers. I at a lost as to what to do. Any suggestions?
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I would try flashing the stock Verizon 2.2 Froyo RUU from your computer and then try to root again. Make sure you have the USB debugging checked in menu/settings/applications/development before you try to root. That's what I would start with.
Also what OS are you using to do this?
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I would try flashing the stock Verizon 2.2 Froyo RUU from your computer and then try to root again. Make sure you have the USB debugging checked in menu/settings/applications/development before you try to root. That's what I would start with.
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I figured I would need a ruu but thought I'd have to downgrade to 2.1 and try an older unrevoked
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Also what OS are you using to do this?
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I've tried on windows 7 windows xp and a 10.1 mac
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PonsAsinorem said:
Also what OS are you using to do this?
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I've tried on windows 7 windows xp and a 10.1 mac multiple times on each machine always the same error
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Boot into hboot and see if it already says s-off by chance? I did some searching and it seems a lot of people who get this error end up noticing later that they did achieve s-off just not a custom recovery or root.
EDIT: You can also check this out.
http://home.kennynet.co.uk/~kenny/bcid-fix.txt
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Boot into hboot and see if it already says s-off by chance? I did some searching and it seems a lot of people who get this error end up noticing later that they did achieve s-off just not a custom recovery or root.
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Just double checked, but no dice still s-on
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Still trying to find an official ruu that I can flash
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Still trying to find an official ruu that I can flash
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http://dougpiston.com/?page_id=108
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http://dougpiston.com/?page_id=108
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Thanks I'll did find that but when I scrolled down the page he listed a gingerbread ruu with the same md5 and I want Froyo
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Thanks I'll did find that but when I scrolled down the page he listed a gingerbread ruu with the same md5 and I want Froyo
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Didnt notice he must have changed it recently due to the ota, it use to be froyo 2.2
How about this has 3 different download links for 2.2
http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-...mplest-instructions-ever-windows-xp-only.html
EDIT: Or this one.
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Incredible
Thanks for searching I'm gonna try the second one after my sons hockey game
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so I tried the ruu from shipped roms and got a 171 error which I expected because I'm on windows 7. Now that is fixed and I'm getting a error 140 saying I have the wrong ruu
Well I found the correct ruu from Doug piston but when I run it I get error 155 unknown error, I can't win
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Boot into hboot and see if it already says s-off by chance? I did some searching and it seems a lot of people who get this error end up noticing later that they did achieve s-off just not a custom recovery or root.
EDIT: You can also check this out.
http://home.kennynet.co.uk/~kenny/bcid-fix.txt
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I did see this link back in February and it said it was for advanced users, which I am not. I have rooted a couple nook colors and installed cm7 but never played with adb before. It may be time to learn
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Try finding a stock PB31IMG.zip pulled from an official ruu and flash that thru hboot. I'll try to find a link for ya.
EDIT: http://dinc.does-it.net/stock_froyo/PB31IMG.zip
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Try finding a stock PB31IMG.zip pulled from an official ruu and flash that thru hboot. I'll try to find a link for ya.
EDIT: http://dinc.does-it.net/stock_froyo/PB31IMG.zip
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This was my last step that I tried last night before bed. I downloaded the zip from Doug piston and renamed it PB31IMG, booting into hboot nothing happened. By that point my battery was dying so I gave up for the day. This morning I used astro to double check the zip. It was listed as PB31IMG only so I tried to rename it PB31IMG.zip. Astro said that file already exists so I left it as is. I tried hboot again and it says something so fast I can hardly read it. I tried to read it about 20 times but it happens so fast, I think I need to video it so I can pause it. But what I could make out it was looking for something other than PB31IMG.zip
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I had an issue kind of like this with my wife's Inc. I tried so many different things and nothing worked. I tried 2 laptops and 2 desktops, both XP and 7 and nada. One day I booted my PC into safe mode, which then allowed me to install the modded drivers from Unrevoked, ran Unrevoked and BAM the **** worked! Kind of a long shot but worth a try ....
i have been trying to change my revoery for days now...! i have been to mulitple forums and gone thru dozens of pages and used fastboot, adb, flasher tool, fastboot comander...... none of it works...... ive erase and wipe wipe wiped the crap outa my evo and still when flashing a new recovery get stuck on white htc screen.... im not impatient ive let it sit for plenty of time durring installs and after wipes and....im just stuck.... would having and hboot 6.16 be the issue? revolutionary root and s-off....first time ive had to ask for help with anything on here....
Have you tried using a PG36IMG.zip file to change your recovery?
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jlmancuso said:
Have you tried using a PC36IMG.zip file to change your recovery?
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Fixed
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Fixed
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i have done and update with the .zip by puting on the sdcard... not for sure if ive flashed through a c p.........i tbink i would have if tne .img didnt work afyet 13th time trying..... but to make sure ima it really quik...
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i have done and update with the .zip by puting on the sdcard... not for sure if ive flashed through a c p.........i tbink i would have if tne .img didnt work afyet 13th time trying..... but to make sure ima it really quik...
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um.... WHAT?
LOL roll up keyboard not always the best to use......I have done everything except ruu and unroot....
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