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[EVO 4G General] PUNKYOU007:
This is great been looking for a long time to root again. Anyway I got to step 29 but my computer wont pull up my phone so that I can put those two files on my SD.

Any tips, computer just doesnt show it as an available drive. USB Debugging is on and phone is set to charge only
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
It has to be in disk drive mode to copy the extracted files over to it. Then it has to be changed to Charge only mode to run the adb commands.
[EVO 4G General] PUNKYOU007:
Ok got that. Now when I move on to the next step where i have to type "adb shell"...I get "error: device not found"

do i have to do these steps?
[EVO 4G General] Dunhamed:
Hi, I'm really new at this, though I've been reading up on everything I could find all day til I found this post, which was what I actually needed (rather than a post on 2.3.3) My question is: going through HTCdev, it says that it'll reset the phone to factory default settings? Does that mean everything will be wiped clean? contacts, apps, downloaded files?

Is there a way to back everything up prior to this? I copied the contents of the SDcard onto my computer, but that's not the same as a backup, right? Is there an app that can backup the current state of my phone as it is now without having to root first?
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Yes that means everything will be wiped. There are apps to backup before you unlock that will save them to your sdcard. Myback (app name) can backup contacts sms call logs and a bunch more. For apps you can try app backup and restore I've never used it so I can't tell if its good or not. All the info should save to your sdcard if you setup the apps correctly. Also i would like to mention it doesn't wipe sdcard using HTCdev.com so your sdcard should be safe

From my Mikrunny 4g using XDA app
[EVO 4G General] Dunhamed:
Thanks for the quick reply :) I'll look into those apps, I'm unsure if I'll go through with rooting though. It's my brother's phone who didn't want me to root it, he was concerned with the GPS lagging or not working right if rooted? (idk if that's a real concern) He's deployed for a year though, so I was hoping I could save the current state of the phone before wiping and just restore that when he returns.
[EVO 4G General] frankquattrone:
Hi, I'm a total noob to Evo so sorry for the long question. I have experience rooting / flashing my own Epic 4G Touch but know basically nothing about the Evo. I'm trying to root my dad's Evo just to use 4G tethering. He's 2.18.0001, s-on, 2.3.5. I've unlocked the bootloader doing steps 1-5. If I follow steps 6-27, will that allow me to install wifi tether and tether 4G? I don't need s-off right? My dad is totally tech un-savvy so to make it as stable as possible, should I use RA recovery? Where would I find the RA recovery img file and is it as simple as substituting that img file for the CWM img file in step 8?

Also, is there a best version of wifi tether for Evo that allows 4G and infrastructure mode? On the E4GT, wifi tether is ad hoc only and only up to version 7 even works. We use the Sprint hotspot hack but I read that on the Evo, that doesn't allow 4G tethering.

Lastly, once rooted I should turn off system updates and just not update ever again right? Thanks for your help!
[EVO 4G General] shortydoggg:
Amon is the recovery that is recommended and seems to give the least amount of issues. To install Amon instead of clockworkmod, just substitute this link in step 8 of the instructions.

http://199.91.153.70/dhhx70ga63ig/gbf40pmdn4mb4v3/recovery-ra-supersonic-3.11-gnm.img

I don't know which app is the best for wifi tethering, but I haven't had any issues with the wifi tether 2.0.7 app which supports infrastructure mode and 4G and can be found here.

http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wireless_tether_2_0_7.apk

Most problems with the wifi tether usually occur in custom AOSP ROMs because of a missing binary file which you can download and extract to the root of your SD card found here.

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=613770&d=1306989827

Also, you don't need S-OFF unless you are flashing splash screens, hboots, or radios; and yes it is best, but not required to turn off system updates. Hope this long answer helps.
[EVO 4G General] frankquattrone:
Quick question step 13 & 14. I installed Amon so the mount options are a little different. Which should I select? Thanks.

Ok, figured out through a little trial and error. If you use Amon instead of CWM, you don't choose any of the "Mount" options. You choose something like "USB - MS" or "USB - Win" to mount the SD and copy the super user zip over. Everything else worked perfectly and now I'm rooted and installed wifi-tether and that works well too. Thanks for all the help!
[EVO 4G General] alam13456:
Hi, i'm a noob at rooting. So I was wondering, is there a fix for my problem? I accidentally installed the wrong "Google Apps" version for my EVO 4g; mistakenly installing the one for 4.0. I realized too late that I already had Play installed and didn't need this. I did a factory reset, and now Google Market/Play refuses to open- I get the error: The application Market (process.com.andriod.vending) has stopped unexpectidely. I tried installing Google Apps for 2.3.5 to no avail. What should I DO?? Did I brick my phone?
[EVO 4G General] THC Butterz:
no you didnt brick your phone, but the easiest way to fix that would be to re flash your rom
[EVO 4G General] xFrosTx6971:
hello i have made it all the way to the end and im getting this for mtd-eng.img

$ su

su

# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image

cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image

# chmod 755 /data/flash_image

chmod 755 /data/flash_image

# /data/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img

/data/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img

error opening /sdcard/mtd-eng.img: No such file or directory

i did put the file on the sdcard and i did put it back into charge only my guess is the file is corupted or something cuz its not working for me have redownloaded it like 10 times and put it on phone again and again the file is there so help needed i guess
[EVO 4G General] casmi:
Thanks for the great tutorial. Got a replacement phone through the insurance with the new hboot and this worked great!
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
You sure you unzipped it?

Current ROM (BootManager Slot 3): MikG v3.11 w/ICS Lite Theme - Kernel: AnthraX TEST #9
[EVO 4G General] abmone:
Is anyone having trouble dling the sprint downgraded zip.

I get to 202 mb's then fails.
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
Which link is that? The 4shared one? I'm sure I have an alternative one.
[EVO 4G General] alxrock:
Thanks for the guide! I finally got around to re-rooting my phone today and am now running CM7.2.
[EVO 4G General] abmone:
Yeah the one in step 33. Thanks be that would great.
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
http://d-h.st/NHo
[EVO 4G General] iKD35okc:
im stuck at #5 i have a mac and can't find the three things it tells me to find and does mac have command prompt ?

help appreciated thanks
[EVO 4G General] nimase85:
I am stuck at #26

I am stuck at #26 when I went to the binary updater I got a message saying "Downloading manifest... fail!" and when i went to the developers page for answers it said "the page you requested is NOT AVAILABLE" i am thinking that is the issue.. is there an alternative i can use?? :confused:

Who know maybe it is just down right now and will be working better in the morning :/

Update:

It is working fine now and their site is back up yay!
[EVO 4G General] Fr3sh2De4th:
Sorry, but I'm honestly stuck at #11. I keep getting

"error: cannot load"recovery.img" every single time, I've even downloaded a couple new recoveries to see if they worked. No luck though.
[EVO 4G General] X~Reaver~X:
you are in luck im a mac tech

Yes mac does have a command prompt. It works very similar the only difference is some of the commands are slightly different.

HTC Directions Should read

First open Terminal --> Click MacHD --> Applications --> Utilities --> Terminal

--edit--

Forgot to tell you how to find your files *Smack*

find / -name 'insert file name *CASE SENSITIVE*' -print

this will search your root folder for any files with whatever you put in ' ' in the name. It can be an exhaustive process if you are unsure where to find them, but should easily turn up the files you need.

Your output will look like this

find / -name 'name of file' -print ( you will need to sudo this command if it is in a folder that you as a user do not have permissions to)

--Long list of files that are being looked at (some permissions denied if you did not sudo) for a good chunk of time dependent on contents of drive--

at end will print out all files with that name included.

for instances -name '*.app' will print all applications that are on the mac

Step 7

Navigate to where you unzipped the ZIP file and go to the folder you just created (For Example: If you created the folder in C:\Android, then you would type in Command Prompt: cd c:\Android).

[ Terminal Command ] cd /

this puts you in root folder compared to C:\ in windows

[ Terminal Command ls

lists the folders inside makes sure there is a folder there named android that you created if not

[ Terminal Command ] mkdir android

creates folder android

[ Terminal Command ] cd android

this is where you will run your commands from

hint - to copy paste, just select text then ctrl + click (right click) and copy do not trust command + C doesn't always work in terminal

hope that helps

X~Reaver~X
[EVO 4G General] nimase85:
I had the same issue and my problem was I named the file "recovery.img" when I should have just named the file "recovery"... hope that helps :)
[EVO 4G General] X~Reaver~X:
easy way to fix this in the future while you are working with files. is to make sure this check box is not checked in tools -->folder options

that way you will not name it recovery.img.img :)
[EVO 4G General] Fr3sh2De4th:
I actually even tried "recovery.img.img" Because I figured that could've been the problem. I'll give it another go tonight.
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
If that doesn't work, you can try flashing recovery using the method in this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=22113435

Current ROM (BootManager Slot 2): Deck-ICS-EVO Pre-Beta 7
[EVO 4G General] Fr3sh2De4th:
Great! Thanks for the alternative. I'll be trying both bethods tomorrw & will report which 1 i got to work.
[EVO 4G General] ahuff979:
Getting "Invalid Length" Why?

I'm getting an error stating "Invalid Length" when I enter this...any ideas why? What am I doing wrong?
[EVO 4G General] X~Reaver~X:
When do you get the invalid length error? An output of your shell code would help diagnose more. Especially if it has to do with syntax
[EVO 4G General] ahuff979:
everything works fine until I enter "cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image"

That's where I'm getting the Invalid Length return

I got it...thanks though
[EVO 4G General] X~Reaver~X:
Awesome glad it worked for you finally.
[EVO 4G General] ll_toxic_ll:
Thank you for this walk through I followed it to a T and love my rooted phone, I also have cyanogen 7.2 running on it as well. Seems everytime i am searching for something google seems to direct me to here.
[EVO 4G General] TWang84:
I am really excited to have joined xda. I'm going to root my phone this weekend and this should be exactly what I need. Thanks!
[EVO 4G General] TWang84:
I suspect this will become obvious when I actually start rooting my phone with this method, but can someone explain step #6?
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
It will be obvious when you start, because there are complete instructions on how to do that on HTCDev.com ;).
[EVO 4G General] sah0724:
recovery.img keeps on failing when trying to flash to my phone.

---------- Post added at 12:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:07 AM ----------

WTF is searchbusy? superuser is empty......

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I still have s on
[EVO 4G General] TWang84:
Thanks, Cap. I figured that would be the case.
[EVO 4G General] s0calstate0fmind:
Lost my last evo...loved that phone I never had problems with it :'( anyways..got my new evo from asurion last weekend and was hesitant to root it because I know stuff has changed from when the evos were first released. Anyways I did this method and it worked perfectly, I'm rooted, in bootloader it says unlocked at the top ...I still have s-on but I'm still able to flash away! Loving it! Thanks for the guide!
[EVO 4G General] TWang84:
Success, so far

I have successfully made it to step #40.

All I want to do is flash new ROMS and Kernels and possibly Radios.

Do I need to have s-off?

If I do is there a better choice, unrevoked or revolutionary?

I am thinking unrevoked because I'm not sure how to run an RUU on my PC.

And last part to my post, I used Ra recovery instead of CWD. Will that affect anything if I go forward with unrevoked or revolutionary methods?

Thanks!
[EVO 4G General] X~Reaver~X:
If you don't need to flash radios you can keep s-on. I have yet to do s-off so not sure which is best right now. Ra is the updated clockworks. I do not think you should have any troubles with following the steps.
[EVO 4G General] TWang84:
I thought I would go for it so I went ahead and tried the revolutionary method but I think I messed up.

I didn't know how to run an RUU on my PC so I flashed the 2.3 with Hboot 2.16 on to my phone.

I followed all the directions for Revolutionary but it's not working.

Everyone I try to run revolutionary on my PC a cmd window opens for half a second then closes and nothing else happens. I'm about to post a question about it on the revolutionary thread but I was wondering if anyone else had this issue or knew about it. I'm running windows 7 64-bit
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
You have to uninstall HTC Sync.

Current ROM (BootManager Slot 2): Evervolv-ICS-2.1.0-Preview-12 - Kernel: Mason-v0.14-ICS-SBC-FSO
[EVO 4G General] TWang84:
That did it.

Thanks!
[EVO 4G General] N7 Brian:
Thanks alot man!!!

Dude i kid you not, im a pretty patient dude you know? but i spent from 11:00 a.m to 4:30ish p.m i was so mad so here's me telling everyone who has hboot 2.18 0001 it shouldn't take you that long to do it 15-30 tops it took me an hour but that's because i figured out that i was misspelling identifier with indentifier i do not know why but please i encourage to really relax don't do it when your stressed out because its really not that hard...trust me, so just take your time on it dont worry about how long it take just know it can be done

thanks! :)
[EVO 4G General] TheBigDogz:
OK, I did everything from the begining to step 42. My EVO 4G is now UNRevoked.

When I boot into the "bootloader mode" by pressing Power and Vol. down button, I get the follwing:

SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF

HBOOT-2.10.0001

MICROP-041f

TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac

radio-2.15.00.11.19

oCT 15, 2010, 12:07:00

Does this look right?
[EVO 4G General] TheBigDogz:
I am literally pulling my hair out...I cannot install Busybox / Titanium backup as they both tell me that I don't have root access. I installed SuperUser but it won't allow me to update. SU tells me that I have 3.0.3.2 and ask me if I want to update. When I choose to update, it tells me that "Failed to find currently installed su binary. Update cannot continue"

What did I do wrong here? I have a feeling that I should just flash it back to Hboot 2.18 and start all over again.
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
It sounds like you didn't flash the superuser binary in recovery (or it didn't flash successfully). Just installing the app will not give you root access. There's a link to what you need to flash in the OP. Try flashing it, and then go into the superuser app and update the binary. You could also just flash a rooted ROM and that would solve the problem even more easily.
[EVO 4G General] TheBigDogz:
Thank you for your help. Much appreciated.

Before I saw your reply, I started the Un-Root process but was unsucessful. See link below for where I am at.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24394695&postcount=93

My end goal WAS to get root and S-Off. The reason that I wanted to root my phone is so that I can remove unwanted Sprint apps and perhaps run wifi tether. I have no intention right now to install custom ROM. Given my intention, what is my best course of action? I am afraid that I will seriously mess up the bootloader since I feel like I have tried so many routes.
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
I answered you over in the other thread, but I think you should seriously consider a custom ROM. One that has everything working, bloatware removed, and plenty of extra tweaks is MikG.

But if you really are opposed to that, you can follow my instructions over in the other thread to get properly rooted. Your HBOOT will be stuck at 6.17, but that doesn't really matter right now.
[EVO 4G General] :
so everything works fine just when I try and downgrade it won't read the PC36IMG.zip

The message is:

SD Checking...

Loading... [PC36DIAG.zip]

No image!

Loading...[PC25DIAG.nbh]

No image or wrong image!

Loading...[PC36IMG.zip]

wrong zipped image

I've tried many times

if someone could help thanks
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
Try a different SD card, or reformat the one you're using. Verify that you have a good download and that the file is named correctly.

Current ROM (BootManager Slot 5): MikG v3.11 w/Gradient Theme - Kernel: Underworld-v0.1-SBC-ca1ne
[EVO 4G General] :
How can I verify that I have a good download?
[EVO 4G General] Othic:
Stuck

Hello all. Im stuck in the process of trying to root my EVO. Ive done everything sucessfully up to step 11. When I go into the CMD prompt and type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img, it says "cannot load 'recovery.img'". What am I doing wrong here? Im am in fastboot when trying to do this. Is there any other info I should be providing?
[EVO 4G General] P. Dexter85:
I wanna see if ur stuck at the same spot I'm stuck. When ur going into bootloader (vol down+power), what does the top line: Supersonic......

read?
[EVO 4G General] P. Dexter85:
Mine reads "SUPERSONIC EVT3 SHIP S-OFF", not the EVT2-3 like it should be. Does this make a difference?
[EVO 4G General] Othic:
Mines reads "SUPERSONIC EVT3 SHIP S-ON"
[EVO 4G General] P. Dexter85:
So were both having the same issue.
[EVO 4G General] P. Dexter85:
Try going a few slides down to [Guide][Unlock][Root]...........tell me what happens. I'm not home to try it myself yet.
[EVO 4G General] TheBigDogz:
Captain, I took your advice and explored MikG. I followed your steps in the other thread to get custom recovery then flashed it with the latest MikG 3.11. I like it so far and still learning about the nuances. For example. it shows 1X instead of 3G (stock) and I am researching to see if that's a common problem or maybe that's normal for this ROM. Overall, it is a very slick ROM and more importantly a LEAN one. Thank you for your help and your suggestion on MikG. :)
[EVO 4G General] Othic:
What do you mean a few slides down?

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Nevermind. I took out the file extension name and Im moving along now..
[EVO 4G General] P. Dexter85:
Sorry, I was thinking u were using the Tapatalk app and knew what I meant. But besides that, what did u do cause I'm still stuck?
[EVO 4G General] Othic:
Ok, so I got through step 27. Should I just complete the whole thing and get S-OFF? What exactly would I need that for?
[EVO 4G General] P. Dexter85:
Well achieving S-Off to me is a great thing. The carrier only allows you to do certain things and move certain apps to your SD card and having S-Off allows you to override that.
[EVO 4G General] P. Dexter85:
But explain to me exactly what extension you used.
[EVO 4G General] jonny4:
I get to Step 9 on the HTCDEV unlock and hit a wall, I have even backed all the way and started over by re-installing all the software.

When I try and enter the string of code "Right Click > Mark > highlight the block of text > Right click to copy" I get an error saying "'Right' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.". I have tried changing up all different versions of that command and even searched the internet with no real help.

I am just curious if anyone else has seen this issue or knows of a way to fix it. I have attached an image below.
[EVO 4G General] playya:
Does this allow you to copy and paste at all or do you get the error right away. Once you hit the command to copy I use the keyboard arrows to put my cursor in the right position then while holding down the **** button I use the arrow keys to go across and up and down to highlight the area requested by htcdev website instructions.

Edit: I actually just had to do this part for my friend yesterday so if you need a hand I can use Teamviewer and log in to help you out.... PM if you still are having issues...
[EVO 4G General] jonny4:
I am about to walk out of the house. When I get back I will try to move the cursor and if that doesn't work I was planning on trying it on another PC.
[EVO 4G General] playya:
Ok, if you need a hand let me know just PM me, like I said my boy had the same problem and I did for him over TeamViewer as well...
[EVO 4G General] TheBigDogz:
The instruction given

"Right Click > Mark > highlight the block of text > Right click to copy

was not meant to be cut and pasted into the command prompt. The instruction was direction to HOW TO copy the key generated.
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
Glad you're enjoying it :).

As far as 1x goes, the stock ROM doesn't show you when your data speeds have been reduced to 1x - it will always show 3G, even if the speeds are only 1x. MikG has been modified to show you the true data speeds you're getting. This is actually more accurate than the stock ROM.

P.S. If you continue to only see 1x, you may need to check your CDMA mode in your mobile network settings, and/or try updating your radios and profile/PRL in Settings -> System Updates

Current ROM (BootManager Slot 2): Deck-ICS-PB11 - Kernel: Mason-ICS-v0.14-SBC-fso
[EVO 4G General] Blazin Chaos:
HELP!!

I get the error of no space left after entering in the last code command from step #32. I have the file placed on the root of my card and it is not in a any folder.

adb server is out of date. killing...

* daemon started successfully *

$ su

su

# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image

cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image

# chmod 755 /data/flash_image

chmod 755 /data/flash_image

# /data/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img

/data/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img

mtd: read all-zero block at 0x00000000; skipping

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00080000

error writing misc: No space left on device
[EVO 4G General] TheBigDogz:
I did get into the CDMA with my MSL code and updated it to Automatic. After that, 1x went away and I got 3G all the time now.

Btw, I am using stock kernel. What is the advantage of updating to other kernel?
[EVO 4G General] jonny4:
Ok, Please point out what I am supposed to type there.
[EVO 4G General] playya:
I believe at the point you are at you would need to highlight and copy all the info to the right of where it says bootloader. Also I believe the diagram on the webpage shows you exactly what is needed. I am sorry but I do not have it up in front of me right now. But they want you to copy that field and paste it in the cmd area
[EVO 4G General] Captain_Throwback:
You're not supposed to type anything there (at the command prompt). You follow the instructions to highlight the text (from "Identifier Token Start" to "Identifier Token End"), and after copying the block of text, you paste it into the box on the website.