yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G General] Gavrial:
Ok, so my EVO was rooted and running CM7 and just before the 2.3.3 update came out. I unrooted so I could accept the OTA. Apparently I missed the step and never flashed the stock recovery and still have Clockwork. I accepted the OTA and my phone then stuck in a bootloop. I took it to Sprint and they said that 2.3.3 didn’t play well with clockwork and they “fixed my phone.” I don’t know exactly what he did, but when I got it back, it was 2.3.3 but still has clockwork and I still have super user permission with S-On.

There has been another update that came out that I cannot install. It starts the install and then I get the android guy with a exclamation mark over his head and the phone sits until I pull the battery. I would like to reroot and follow all the proper steps to return my phone fully to stock. Do I use the old unrevoked or the new revolutions or am I hosed and need to go back to sprint? Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated.

Here is the information about my phone. If more is needed, please let me know.

Android version

2.3.3

Baseband version

2.15.00.11.19

H-BOOT 2-10.0001

ok, I attempted to do this and it says the firmware is too recent. am I stuck not being able to root or do I need to use the revolution method?
[EVO 4G General] turn:
A friend's trying to root and is saying when he gets to the part where it tries to reboot to fastboot the phone will boot into recovery while the .exe says 'waiting on fastboot...' then after the phone goes into recovery it says 'communication with the phone unexpectedly interrupted'

Help?
[EVO 4G General] bokingwen:
anyone see this error?

Beta key accepted - thank you for participating!

Root acquired!

Sending in Caroline...

Retrieving Caroline from certain doom...

Retrying Caroline...

Caroline failed, but had this to say: An error occurred while writing the partit

ion.

Errors (if any):-

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00000000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00000000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00000000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00000000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00000000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00000000

Press (almost) any key to exit.
[EVO 4G General] jchtcusre1:
Thank you

Just quick thank you.
[EVO 4G General] pumbabuge:
help

Hi I got up to the part where it says down load the recovery .I don't have internet on my computer right at the moment .do u have the recovery download or can I down load it from my phone
[EVO 4G General] LisaTheNoob:
Rooting with smooth. Now I have a BIGGER PROBLEM.

So I rooted my phone about a hour ago and that turned out smoothly. My only problem is now my camera and camcorder isn't working. The camera icon pops up and then the screen goes completely black. I've tried clearing the cache and rebooting my phone. I've also tried unmounting and mounting my SD. Didn't work. Please help !! :(

**UPDATE**

So I powered down my phone using the *restart all apps* option and my camera came on right away** Anyways, thank you for such the easy instructions. Now time to explore my phone!
[EVO 4G General] midnitekilla818:
No matter what I do, my revolutionary continues to tell me "waiting for device", what can I do to fix this? I've tried my phone in charge only, in disk mode, in charge only, debugging on, and still, nothing.
[EVO 4G General] midnitekilla818:
nvm i got it. i had to restart my computer and then it worked.
[EVO 4G General] TheNewEra:
Thanks alot!

One word for this method... WOW!

You can call me the biggest noob on earth about phones. I've heard about rooting phones a few months back but I was to scared to even try to mess with my phone because I'm those type of people that hate having to go back to sprint and deal with them or just completely "brick" my phone which was a new word to me just 3 days ago when I first thought of actually rooting my phone. I completely had no clue how or where to start to root my phone. If you are a noob like me stick with this method...I saw many youtube vid's on how to root but this method seem real simple to do I chose none other than the users from xda developers :D

I did have trouble with the beta key but it was nothing big...lower case "L" does look like a 1 ...like others recommend use notepad and change the font to "Times New Roman" and make the font larger...i had it at 72 lol...I notice lower "L" looks exactly like a number 1 but only difference is with the number 1 there is more space in between the letters...if this is confusing you than disregard this part lol...follow the steps and you should be straight. I did 3 days of research and read all 26 pages on this thread did not skip one post. :D

Well I don't want to make this a novel and say if you are trying to root your evo 4g than give this method a try. Read it carefully before you actually attempt to root it just so you'll have an idea what you are going to do.

Funny thing is I researched all this but can't find the "Thank you" button lol...

Now to research on how to mod er wtv it's called to change the look of my phone...i guess "flash a rom" lol...reading on to the guide how to flash a rom...I'll keep you guys posted on what rom I chose :D..Thank you all!

version 2.3.3

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Found the "thanks" button...lol fail I know
[EVO 4G General] Warsyndicate:
Have 2 Rooted Epics just got this evo just quick question

So i just got this evo from a friend yesterday he had updated to software version 4.54.651.1, and since this update was just released a few weeks ago i was just curious if this method will still work or if this new security ota will cause any problems
[EVO 4G General] Mr. Midnight:
Very much a noob and this worked flawlessly! Thanks(because I'm such a noob that I couldn't find the button)!
[EVO 4G General] Bfitz26:
oblem here did follow direction up to this point extract revolution ran the application file and keeps giving me error so and so ffile is missing. I think it is the first batch file in the folder not sure what is going on help please
[EVO 4G General] RoadBicyclist:
I have 4.53.651.1, is it OK to use this method? Or should I accept the update to the new Sprint OTA update?

Also, are the links on post #1 still accurate or should we use new files/links?

Thanks team! :)

EDIT: one last question, is it true that Revolutionary works only with Hboot 2.15.0001 and 2.16.0001? I have 2.10, is this a problem?
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
If you have HBOOT 2.10, you're probably better off downgrading your ROM to the latest Froyo (3.70) and using unrEVOked. Then you can upgrade to whatever Gingerbread ROM (custom or stock) you want. I only recommend that because the unrooting method for unrEVOked is somewhat easier than the one for Revolutionary.
[EVO 4G General] RoadBicyclist:
Thanks Captain!!! OK, that sounds like a plan. I used unrEVOked on my phone back in June, I did find it very easy, now my wife's phone is totally acting up in stock and she wants her done now.

Any idea how to downgrade to 3.70 Froyo? Now I sound like a newbie! :D
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
All you need is the RUU or PC36IMG for that stock ROM. There should be a few threads in the Development forum with links. A search on "stock Froyo" should probably get you to what you need.
[EVO 4G General] RoadBicyclist:
Fantastic, now all I need to do is run the program (RUU) and that's it right?

FYI, if someone else has my issue, go to post #2 for the download link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=877438
[EVO 4G General] Journeyman83:
Evening Folks...

Trying to root my wife's EVO (did mine several months ago). Repeating all my steps including using the tutorial in case I forgot something....no root. It's stuck on the "Zerging Root..." line...for more than an hour. Tried downloading another Revolutionary file...still no. Checked HBOOT (2.16.0001) and ROM. Help if you got the time.
[EVO 4G General] shortydoggg:
If you have HTC sync installed on your computer, then uninstall it and try again.
[EVO 4G General] SuperHTCevo:
does this root work for the evo 3d as well? and other versions like 2.1?
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
This thread is for the EVO 4G, but if you go to http://revolutionary.io you should be able to find the options/compatibility for the EVO 3D.
[EVO 4G General] grandprixfamily:
backstory:

phone was bought used, aparently was running mikroms rom, rooted, etc.

flashed it to cricket. had issues, phone was flashed to completely stock (everything gone, complete new OS from sprint)

in the fastboot menu (volume and power held) it says "-revolutionary-"

s-off

hboot is 6.16.1002

when i try to run the revolutionary program, all i get it "waiting for device"

nothing ever happens. su zip is on card, all instructions followed to a "T".

can get chit to happen.

makes me think something is still left in there, SU is partially done or something? I would have thought that all of that would have been wiped by reflashing the phone to a completely stock rom, everything gone, etc. this phone has sprint crap all over it and id love to uninstall it, i cant use any of it.
[EVO 4G General] ceng7904:
Sounds like you're already rooted. Just flash a recovery and download a different super user from the market.
[EVO 4G General] grandprixfamily:
got it, i just had to keep playing.

all is well, did the backup in clockwork, and now ill start removing bloatware.

not sure where ill go from there, debating.
[EVO 4G General] lolyoumadbrah:
Awesome tutorial! Did this a few nights ago to a buddys evo and it worked flawlessly!
[EVO 4G General] Mersch:
I had to uninstall HTC Sync as well since it has a version of drivers that may not be compatible. after i did that revolutionary ran great. Don't forget to do a Nandroid backup after installing Amon Ra!!! Just in case!!
[EVO 4G General] chrisbluejames:
am I the only one who gets this error when downloading the revolutionary program?

"C:\Users\OFWMFS~1\AppData\Local\Temp\NCY8O+KY.zip.part could not be saved, because the source file could not be read.

Try again later, or contact the server administrator."
[EVO 4G General] mastertvirus:
Sorry

Don't mean to sound all noobish. My evo is my baby and I don't want to kill it=p I just want clarification. I think it was last week when I got a notification to update my phone. Soon as it started it I realized the damage I have done. Thinking now I cant root my phone. And that's my question. Do I have to wait till a new exploit is found? My hboot is 2.16.0001 Running android 2.3.3. On another site I saw that it also depends on the baseband ver. Mine was not on the list mine ends with 0808. Also I don't want to flash/delete/wipe,etc my phone. Will this tut wipe everything? Is this the same as unrevoke? :confused:
[EVO 4G General] ceng7904:
This tutorial will not delete anything and will work with 2.3.3. Just follow the directions exactly.
[EVO 4G General] DMCunningham:
This method does not "wipe everything," assuming you have made correct backups (Nandroid & TI Backups). And no, this is not the same as unrevoke.
[EVO 4G General] exdroid1:
Worked for my freshly flashed (Sprint store) Evo! Thanks! The only thing I forgot was to unblock the website. The JavaScript element was not loading.
[EVO 4G General] Ronin916:
Yes, I do. I get mtd:no writing bad block at 0x0006000. I've been looking for a work around, but havn't found anything yet.

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Here's the skinny for anyone getting the bad blocks error.

"badblock is If you get "Not writing bad block at 0xXXXXXXX" errors while running Revolutionary, you have a hardware error on your NAND. We have no workaround for that at the moment, sorry."
[EVO 4G General] Mr. Bill:
First post, read thru all 28 pages and just need to get clarification that this root method will work on my Evo. It recently had the OTA update a few days ago.

Info about phone:

Sprint

Model: PC36100

Android version: 2.3.3

Baseband: 2.15.00.0808

Software: 4.54.651.1

Hboot: 2.16

All I want to do is root the phone so that I can tether my new Transformer tablet to it and also get rid of the annoying Nascar & NFL apps.

Much appreciation in advance for your help.
[EVO 4G General] paallday:
Yea dude ur good revolutionary it
[EVO 4G General] Mr. Bill:
Do I still need to run the SU (superuser) file after I run Revolutionary? Or is revolutionary the only thing I need to run? I just want to root the existing rom (for now)
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Yes because if you don't flash the superuser file you'll be s-off but technically not rooted
[EVO 4G General] paallday:
Yea without su you still cant do anything outside of flashing
[EVO 4G General] thisisbrian:
Thanks. Helped me out
[EVO 4G General] slowputer:
<quote>Step11) Now you need to flash the superuser .zip. Disable fastboot and and usb debugging and power down the device.</quote>

Since I am in the bootloader at the begining of step 10, should I power down, restart phone, then deselct fastboot and USB debugging or is there an option to do so in the bootloader that I did not see?
[EVO 4G General] hellknight4206:
Those settings you have to change in the settings menu, it can't be done in the bootloader.
[EVO 4G General] Soulfire_:
This looks so much easier than when I did it all manually in the summer of 2010. I had to do S-OFF, flash engineering SPL, downgrade the phone from 2.2 to 2.1, superuser (not in that order), etc etc...I can't even remember it all now.
[EVO 4G General] Mr. Bill:
Ok, phone is rooted using the method on the first page.

Next question.....how do I remove the Sprint bloatware (i.e. Nascar, NFl, etc) off the phone? I tried using the OI File manager but it says files cannot be deleted.
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
depends you can flash a custom rom that has them removed or you can use titanium backup pro to freeze or uninstall them
[EVO 4G General] DemonI81:
And what did you do to figure it out?

I can't stand when people post a question, then say they figured it out with no explanation to help others.
[EVO 4G General] Error ID10T:
thank you!
[EVO 4G General] astute:
I looked through the whole thread for a solution to this, I may have over looked it I appologize in advanced.

So i was able to follow every step to root my Evo but when I try to install Su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip I get the error message saying: E: Error in /sdcard/Su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip (Status 0) Installation aborted. I tried the method under "Installation aborted in Clockwork," ( from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16125179&postcount=3)

that didn't work =/
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
I have a problem I need help please.I did the rooting and the phone is rooted BUT I noticed right after rooting the phone had an OTA update(4.54.651.1) which I should have done before I rooted phone.Now every time I wanna install the OTA update the phone freezes and I have to take the battery out to get the phone back to normal.

Is there a way for me to get the OTA without loosing my root?

my phone info if needed

hardware version : 003

baseband version : 2.15.00.0808

kernel version : 2.6.35

build number : 4.53.651.1

software number : 4.53.651.1

pri version : 2.15-003

prl version : 60683

Thanks a bunch already...
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Never accept a update it can brick your phone just flash a stock rooted rom there is one in the development section
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
thank you for the quick reply and do you think this is it?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1319881

also i have never flashed any kind of rom before.(what is flash?)should i go for the Odexed or Deodex'ed?I am not even gonna ask what Odexed, Deodex'ed is lol.

i must say i have only used unrevoked till this last method so that is why i am not that experienced with the terms and what they mean yet.
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Download either one then put it on the root of your sd card (not in any folders) then power off the phone. Then hold power button and volume down and then use the the volume keys to scroll up and down and power button to select. Select recovery tell me when you get this far
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
ok.downloading now and i will do as you say and get back to you.

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ok now what?

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i did turn phone off and then hold the power and volume button down at the same time but all it happens is that the phone boots back up to a normal state.?what am i doing wrong?
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Go to settings applications and make sure fastboot is not checked
[EVO 4G General] LuvThyMetal:
What about unrooting ?
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
You have to disable "Fast Boot" under Settings->Applications so that the phone actually powers off completely, rather than just hibernating.
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
ok thx got it.now recovery is highlighted and waiting for you.
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Select recovery and it should bring you to a screen that will most likely say clockworkmod at the bottom of the screen
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
where i am says :

revolutionary cwm v4.0.1.4

-reboot sytem now

-apply update from sdcard

-wipe data/factory reset

-install zip from sdcard

-backup and restore

-mounts and storage

-advanced

-power off

-******go back*****

so i dont see clockworkmod any where.in the bottom say with big letters REVOLUTIONARY
[EVO 4G General] LuvThyMetal:
Fine don't help me out then geez
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Just go to backup and restore and make a backup
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Your question was answered in the other thread in the development section
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
if i understood you correctly i am doing this backup on the phone to the sdcard correct?
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Yes the backup your going to perform will be a backup of your current settings and everything else on your phone in case anything happens it will be saved to your SD card
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
back up complete.next?
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
I believe you go to advanced and look for dalvik cache haven't used that recovery since I rooted
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
yes i found it there.next?
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Should say wipe dalvik cache if it does wipe it 2 times
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
ok did it twice.now?
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Go back to the main screen and then go to install zip from SD card
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
ok i am there now.next?
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
What are the options do you have on the screen to choose from?
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
-choose zip from sd

-apply/sdcard/update.zip

-toggle signature verification

-toggle script asserts

-********go back******
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Go to choose zip from SD card and look for the rom you downloaded(stock rom) and select it
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
ok installing now
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
When its done go back to the main screen and reboot system
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
ok complete.now?
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Go back to main screen and select reboot system
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
ok the phone rebooted now but the first thing opened up is the install system software update warning for 4.54.651.1

what should i do?
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Hmmmm can you decline
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
yes i can.should i?does this mean we could not do the flash or the update?
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Decline it and go to settings about phone and then software and check if its correct
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
it says 4.54.651.1.so it looks like we did it right?
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Yes it does if you go to system updates you can disable that update or any updates from coming up anymore
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
thank you very very very much.i truly appreciate the time and the effort.you are the best.just a quick question.can i now try different roms like cynagen?
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
If your going to start flashing Roms your going to want the recommended recovery that everyone uses if you search for RA supersonic in the development section you should find it
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
ok got it.thank you again.
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Should have instructions on how to flash it in the thread also your backup with revolutionary recovery won't work with supersonic RA so you have to make another backup MAKE SURE YOU BACKUP WIMAX
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Also don't forget to backup your apps with titanium backup and contacts ect and wipe everything except SD card and battery stats then flash the rom
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
can i just keep it the way it is?all that looks a little out of my leage.
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Yea you can no need to flash Roms unless you want to
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
as long as i have my wifi tethering im happy.it is working.thx again

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i looked for this to disable it but i could not find it. disable that update or any updates from coming up anymore
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Should be in settings system updates and then software it will have schedule in the name I think
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
ok got it thx
[EVO 4G General] HDMIJason:
Linux users

(Step 3) Download the HTC drivers from this link: http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...=HTC Drivers&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13139469417033

Just a heads up, this step isn't necessary for Linux users! Just unzip the file revolutionary, open a terminal, type sudo and drag the unzipped revolutionary file to the terminal and drop it and hit enter.. then back to your instructions! Thanks for the easy instructions though!
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
since i flashed the stock rom yesterday i noticed my flash does not work.non of the sites with flash plays.i wanted to uninstall and reinstall flash player but i do not see the uninstall option?can anyone tell me what i should do please?

if you guys read the last couple of pages you can clearly see what i did yesterday...
[EVO 4G General] paallday:
Dont no why but untill i flashed a custom rom i never could get into recovery without a battery pull... I would try that, also make sure you are holding volume down first, then push the power button and let go quickly still holdeing volume down... Hope it helps
[EVO 4G General] paallday:
Root uninstaller its on the market, also before you uninstall make sure its updated...
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
is this answer for me?cuz i did not understand much of what you said.sorry

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so from what i understand i should install root uninstaller and unistall and reinstall adobe flash player?

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since flashing the stock rom yesterday my flash player does not work.none of the sites i got to play or stream anything.all i see is a yellow triangle with explanation mark in the middle of it???i used root uninstaller to uninstall and reinstall adobe flash player but that did not help...please let me know what i can do to recover my flash player.thx
[EVO 4G General] gqmandq:
i got it to work finally.first i uninstalled flash player(with root uninstaller) and restarted phone.then turned phone off.then booted into recovery, selecting the "advanced" menu (I'm using ClockworkMod) and then selecting "wipe dalvik cache.(twice)"

rebooted and bam works like a charm now.

thx all
[EVO 4G General] Die-ode:
Hey guys,

I'm new, but I've had no problem thus far in the rooting, but when I go to Apply update from sdcard in Recovery (adding su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip) it says

E:signature verification failed

Installation aborted

What do I do?

EDIT: I was in the wrong menu -_-. I fixed it now :)
[EVO 4G General] PointBlankChaos:
WOW!!!! That was the easiest thing I have ever done. Dude, you are the man. Can't wait to experience a whole new old phone. Thanks again.
[EVO 4G General] slreno:
ok have tried everything... get to revolutionary and enter my serial i it reports invalid key no matter what i do.. can some verify this works on android 2.3.3 or not.. i seen someone asked this question before but no one answered.

thanks