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Not able to root replacement Evo

I had my phone exchanged at the Sprint store yesterday (7/29/30) and have tried every method on the forums with no success. I'm at a lose for what to do. I'd rather not do the official update but if I can't get root I might as well.
HBoot - 0.79.0000
Radio - 2.05.00.06.10
Firmware version - 2.1 update1
Build - 1.47.651.1 CL195459 release-keys
PRI - 1.40_003
Everything seems to be around the PC36IMG.zip both Toast, Simple Root, and unrevoked get to the same point and get this message.
Main Version is older!
Update Failed!
Do you want to reboot device?
Any idea's or suggestions?

Need to provide more information
1) Post the methods you have tried
2) The steps at which it fail

Are you sure your not putting the device in Disk Drive mode? You need to leave it in charge only when using simple root. Oh ya and a LOT more info would help.

Sorry I edited the first post to show this information as well.
Everything seems to be around the PC36IMG.zip both Toast, Simple Root, and unrevoked get to the same point and get this message.
Main Version is older!
Update Failed!
Do you want to reboot device?

blkout01 said:
I had my phone exchanged at the Sprint store yesterday (7/29/30) and have tried every method on the forums with no success. I'm at a lose for what to do. I'd rather not do the official update but if I can't get root I might as well.
HBoot - 0.79.0000
Radio - 2.05.00.06.10
Firmware version - 2.1 update1
Build - 1.47.651.1 CL195459 release-keys
PRI - 1.40_003
Everything seems to be around the PC36IMG.zip both Toast, Simple Root, and unrevoked get to the same point and get this message.
Main Version is older!
Update Failed!
Do you want to reboot device?
Any idea's or suggestions?
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My friend got his new Evo with 1.47.651.1 already installed. I used the instructions "ROOTING AFTER OTA 1.47.651.1 (Full Root)" in the first post of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721055
There might be easier ways to do it, but this worked for me. The biggest problem I had was getting downloads to complete of the files I needed, without being corrupted.

My new EVO came with 1.47 and I just used the SimpleRoot OTA Edition. Other than a few user errors it worked perfect.

Thanks, I tried that method in another post I saw but I'll try downloading these files. Going to be a while since I'm at the DMV and they are on number 21....I'm number 61. FAIL
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

I can walk you thru it if you have a fw minutes online. hit me up on pm or a chat gmail

Desire ClockworkMod debrand

Hi there,
i need a little help.
i have rooted my HTC Desire (Froyo hboot 0.93) with ClockworkMod..
and now i want to place a fresh new ROM with the ClockWork Recovery.
But it wont work it always said:
assert failed: file_getprop( fingerprint.somethingelse )
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
ive tested with Authentification On and Off with no success

i have had that happen to me
your provider wouldnt happen to be us cellular would it? do you know if your phone is CDMA?, because every time i have tried to install a new rom from here i get that same exact same error message and think its because my phone is through us cellular and its cdma, its just a matter of waiting for some one to make a custom rom

Moved to general as not development.
Please don't make new threads in development with questions or user support issues.

new to rooting and need help please.

Folks i have tried unrevoked and a couple of other methods and just cannot get my Evo rooted, here is the info on my phone:
Baseband: 2.1500.11.19
Kernel Version 2.6.32.17 geess7fd
Software: 3.7.651.1
PRI: 1.9_003
HBoot: 2.10.0001
i just tried unrevoked again and this is what i'm getting:
E: cant open/cache/recovery/command
--install from sdcard
finding update package
opening updage package
verifying update package
E:failed to open/sdcard/update.zip(no such file or directory)
E: signature verification failed
installation aborted
if anyone can help please let me know what i am doing wrong.
Thanks in advance.

Did you install the hboot drivers for Windows on your pc?
Sent from the moon with two tin cans and a very long string

rockey95 said:
Folks i have tried unrevoked and a couple of other methods and just cannot get my Evo rooted, here is the info on my phone:
Baseband: 2.1500.11.19
Kernel Version 2.6.32.17 geess7fd
Software: 3.7.651.1
PRI: 1.9_003
HBoot: 2.10.0001
i just tried unrevoked again and this is what i'm getting:
E: cant open/cache/recovery/command
--install from sdcard
finding update package
opening updage package
verifying update package
E:failed to open/sdcard/update.zip(no such file or directory)
E: signature verification failed
installation aborted
if anyone can help please let me know what i am doing wrong.
Thanks in advance.
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Few things. As clavoi said, make sure you have the proper hboot drivers installed. You can find them on the unrevoked website where it says "more info".
here are instructions on how to properly install the drivers http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787304
those instructions are a little old, but they are still the correct procedure, I just did this last weekend for my brother in law's evo, just make sure you have the correct drivers from the Unrevoked site itself. Also, be sure that anything that communicates with your phone via usb is uninstalled or disabled. (htc sync, dropbox, pda net, etc, anything that can/will communicate). Also disable your antivirus.
I just did this last weekend and it worked great. Try again after your sure you have the drivers installed correctly and that no programs are trying to talk to your phone during this process. Report back on your progress man

Folks, i'll make sure i have the correct drivers loaded once i get home today, thanks for the heads up on this.
i will report back once i do.

Folks, i just loaded my hboot drivers last night and then tried running unrevoked and got the following message:
Failed to unlock nand flash.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

What hardware version?

rockey95 said:
Folks, i just loaded my hboot drivers last night and then tried running unrevoked and got the following message:
Failed to unlock nand flash.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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did you get your phone rooted?

rockey95 said:
Folks, i just loaded my hboot drivers last night and then tried running unrevoked and got the following message:
Failed to unlock nand flash.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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My sons phone gave that error on the first run. I just ran it again and it took.
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i just used Rooting For Dummies over at AF.com and now everything is fine, rooted and all. I have not installed anything yet as i've got to do some reading, thanks for all the help folks.
Rockey

[Q] Can't update brand new phone!

Hi!
I've just purchased a new HTC Desire Z (carrier free, no Sim-lock), and It wants me to install the 1.72 OTA update, but when installing it, this is what happens:
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
Copying fotaBoot to /data/system for customize reload...
Verifying current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/customize/CID/HTC__001.xml", two cids here
E:Error in /sdcard/download/OTA_Vision_HTC_WWE_1_72_405_2_R-1_1_34_405_5_P_release_blablabla.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
I've tried to make a goldcard from my SD, but it didn't solve the problem.
The phone is new, so it's not rooted, or stuff like that.
What is going on? Why can't I update it? I've even tried to copy the update.zip to the root of the SD, and try to update it manualy from recovery mode, but it has this very same problem as stated above!
This thing is just driving me crazy, and I'm stuck to 2.2.
Android version: 2.2
12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M
2.6.32.21-gd2764ed
1.34.405.5 CL273326 release-keys
1.34.405.5
Is there any fix?
Thanks in advance!

Somebody? Any ideas?

it sounds like you're wanting to get Android 2.3? if that is the case, installing 1.72 OTA update will actually get you further away at this point.
you'll need to root (on your DZ, you need to be version 1.34 to do this) and install a Gingerbread rom (the only vanilla gingerbread roms we have right now are CyanogenMod-based) to get a taste of 2.3... as of today, there is no official Gingerbread release for our devices.
as to why the OTA update is failing, I'm not going to be of much help.. you'll have to wait for one of the gurus to take notice.

Thank you for your reply!
Nah, actually I'd like to get the phone up to Android 2.2.1 with this 1.72 OTA update.
And if some time HTC will have an Android 2.3 OTA, I'd like to get that one then.
But I don't want to root it, or hack anykind of unofficial ROM on it, just the factory OTA, which currently fails on update! And I don't really understand why is that, and also searched it in the forum + google, and couldn't find anybody with the similar problem

l3n0x said:
Thank you for your reply!
Nah, actually I'd like to get the phone up to Android 2.2.1 with this 1.72 OTA update.
And if some time HTC will have an Android 2.3 OTA, I'd like to get that one then.
But I don't want to root it, or hack anykind of unofficial ROM on it, just the factory OTA, which currently fails on update! And I don't really understand why is that, and also searched it in the forum + google, and couldn't find anybody with the similar problem
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gotcha. well, if I had to guess, I'd say something went wrong with the goldcard creation.
maybe try going through the goldcard setup again and triple-check that you've done everything correctly? that's about the best advice I have to give ya... since I've never owned an unbranded phone and haven't done an OTA update on my G2 (I rooted before I installed any), I'm just not very experienced.
there are several very knowledgeable dudes on here who own DZs, hoping one of them can chime in and offer their insight. best of luck.

Thanks
Maybe I'll just write to HTC

I wonder what would hapen if I'd (try to) delete this file:
/system/customize/CID/HTC__001.xml

[Q] How to get past this on hboot in the unroot process

in an attempt to unroot,when i get to the point to apply the update with the pc10img.zip file through hboot,i recieve this error
main version is older!
update fail!
that's what the hboot screen says...my guess,according to the searches i made on this forum; i need a newer pc10img.zip file, which i have no knowledge on how to locate
t-mobile G2
android version
2.2
baseband version
12.22.60.09bU_26.02.01.15_M2
kernel version
[email protected]#1
build number
1.22.531.8 CL277427 release-keys
that's what im running. i know most of the problem is due to the parts of the unroot process i had to improvise on since i had already messed up prior to attempting to unroot and it had turned the phone to s on,and i can't flash anymore roms due to that so the best i could've done was restore it to the most earliest backup i could find saved in my cwm folder.
apologies on the punctuation errors and terrible organization but i'd appreciate anyone and everyones assistance

found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842495, gonna make an attempt at it