yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
I replied to your email. But check my first post on the subject of superuser and how to uninstall supersu. if you need to that is. I tested this myself and it did uninstall supersu for me by just flashing superuser 3.2. Some people have reported this doesn't work for them.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mobilecj:
okay sorry just got both i am going to try it now.. Its all knew to me it seemed like the information was explaining a dual process and i only had acquired one problem.. will post back in a few!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mobilecj:
It fixed the issue but now my WiFi tether isn't working... How can I fix it?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tltb26:
Thanks to OP for this work around. The original method would not work for me. I am now unlocked and rooted.

Interesting snag I discovered through this tutorial, only my sdcard2 shows in PC. So I just copied zips there then moved it to sdcard on the phone with Es file explorer.

Also, tried the WiFi tether app, pretty much same as other poster...the first and last two entries indicate "failed" in red. Everything in between was green.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
You're welcome. That is odd about your SDcard. Both internal and external show in my computer. As for the wifi issue it appears to be common for JB unfortunately. But read my update on 1/1/13 in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2059281

Flash supersu back after you've done that update. It will no longer reboot on you and supersu seems to "root" better. Meaning wifi tether will start. You won't see any messages in red in the log...HOWEVER it still won't connect to the internet. You will see a message on your computer saying "limited access" and if you hover over it it will say "no internet access". Many folks are stuck in the wifi tether situation.

But I DO have a suggestion. Use easy tether from the Google Play store. There's a free verion but I HIGHLY recommend you pay for the PRO version. It's wired tethering with USB however you can use your phone's internet access. It uses adb as an access bridge to allow this to happen. Hey...it's better than nothing.

To be clear...if you follow my update on 1/1/13 you will have read/write access to /system again. eliminating the reboot in supersu and other apps that write to the /system partition.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Updated for build 3.16.651.3 and streamlined the instructions.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ptrd:
Stuck on unlock token

So I installed adb like the youtube video said and I got my unlock code.

I put it in the folder with the adb / fastboot.

I keep getting unknown error when I do the "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin"

keeps saying unknown error.

Any ideas? I can still run command "flashboot" and it still runs
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Re: [UPDATED 2.20.13] [ROOT] [GUIDE] 6 Steps! [Works with all builds up to 3.16.651.3

SO wait, HTCs hboot update broke ability for root, or to access /system? Was just skimming and saw this. (I never update hboot, no reason to). But did they really do that?!

From my Evo LTE, yup.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Re: [UPDATED 2.20.13] [ROOT] [GUIDE] 6 Steps! [Works with all builds up to 3.16.651.3

Yes they did. They didn't break root entirely. Just the /system partition write. fortunately flar2 has a fix. take a look at his thread here
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
what does your CID say?

type fastboot getvar cid

You might have a bad download of the Unlock_code.bin

I would suggest going back and resubmitting your token and getting another Unlock_code.bin
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Re: [UPDATED 2.20.13] [ROOT] [GUIDE] 6 Steps! [Works with all builds up to 3.16.651.3

Wow. That's really dirty. What good is root if you can't write to /system?! :confused: Damn you, HTC.

From my Evo LTE, yup.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SmokeyEVO:
I used HTCDev to unlock my new replacement phone, and now am attemting to install TWRP, but using either of their methods, I am unable to get TWRP installed. Is this because I am unlocked? or because the unlock doesnt still allow me to write? I'm kinda confused right now...am I stuck with a stock phone?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Re: [UPDATED 2.20.13] [ROOT] [GUIDE] 6 Steps! [Works with all builds up to 3.16.651.3

Follow step 2 and 3 closely in the original post. You have to install adb/sdk fastboot. I may put together a NON-flashable zip with an ADB package in it to make this part easier.

Once you have adb/sdk installed go to your "platform-tools" folder. Hold down shift+right click anywhere in that folder and "Open a command window here". download the latest TWRP *.img file. place it in your adb "platform-tools" folder. Turn off your device. Turn on the device and keep holding volume down until a menu shows up. Select fastboot from the menu list. Plug the device into your computer. If you have the right drivers installed, your screen should now say FASTBOOT USB. Run the following command via the command line:

fastboot flash recovery nameofthefileyoudownloaded.img

done. reboot into recovery.

I updated the original post to give new users an option to just unzip the platform-tools folder. This should eliminate any confusion on installing ADB/SDK. Can someone test this please? Just unzip the folder to your desktop and proceed to step 3.

Sent from the rabbit hole.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Re: [UPDATED 3.05.13] [ROOT] [GUIDE] 6 Steps! [Works with all builds up to 3.16.651.3

PM sent :D

Sent from my PoS MoPho :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sindawe:
Thanks for the guide, rawintellect, your instructions seem pretty easy and I kind of want to try this.

I was wondering if there are any versions of the EVO that shouldn't do this; my phone has every update that's been pushed OTA that I know of.

Here's what I got:

Locked

Jewel PVT SHIP S-ON RL

Hboot-2.09.0000

Radio-1.12.11.1210

OpenDSP-v31.1.0.45.0815

eMMC-boot

Oct 18 2012

I mainly want a way to backup my apps and settings, but from everything I've read, it looks like it needs to be rooted in order to do that. Are there any other advantages to root? I mean, other than trying out different roms (it's been a while, but I used CM on my old Hero). I've seen different posts saying that certain google/stock apps don't work after being rooted, and how easy is it to revert back to a stock Rom (like it's out of the box).

Thanks!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
You are fine to root. And as for any google apps not working I'm not aware of any...but...just in case I'm wrong supersu offers a "temp unroot" function to work around that. As for reverting completely back to stock it's as simple as:

Booting into fastboot.

Opening a fastboot command prompt (step 3 in my guide)

and typing

fastboot oem lock

(which relocks your NAND). don't freak out. you won't be able to reboot into android. it will say "security warning"

then just flash the appropriate RUU for your phone located here

you would type in an adb command prompt

fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip RUU.zip

which will flash the original OS to your device.

that's it. you're back to stock. your phone will say "**relocked**" in the bootloader but that won't void your sprint warranty. Just your HTC warranty.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Updated thread with the new s-off method and a new s-off kernel! Check the OP!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sindawe:
Thanks for the info, trying to get everything from HTC now.

When unlocking/rooting, will it erase everything on the phone? And if so, Is there anyway to save all the settings (like game saves and whatnot) before unlocking/rooting? Once that's done and a ROM is put on, couldn't I use something like titanium to copy the data back onto phone?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
No ROOTING alone won't wipe your data. Doing a factory reset will. Even wiping /system won't delete data or games. I use titanium backup or TiBu as we in the community call it :) it's located in google play here.

and you're welcome! :D

EDIT: To be clear...I do believe you can safely wipe /system in TWRP and then flash a ROM like Stock w/ Goodies without losing a single thing. Your games are stored in /data
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sindawe:
Thanks for all the help, rawintellect.

Guide was pretty easy to follow.

Trying out your links to Stock+goodies and Viper today to see what they look like and how they function.

Note, though, after getting the unlocker from HTC and going though that process, it "wipes your personal data for security reasons" which deleted all my email accounts, sms, apps, app data, etc.; made it look like a new phone out of the box - however, it DID leave the music, photos, and videos safe, so those I could pull over to my PC and save.

Anywho...thanks again for the help and can't wait to try some roms.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
You're most welcome.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sindawe:
sorry for the double post...forgot to ask.

When going into TWRP to install a rom, I'm guessing it's best to perform a wipe first?

If so, which option is best (cache, dalvik cache, factory reset, system, etc.) and btw, what is the difference between the two cache options?

Thanks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Ahh well if it's your first time flashing that particular ROM I strongly suggest what we call a "full wipe". Which is cache, dalvik, factory reset and system. After this you can simply "dirty flash" by wiping just cache and dalvik.

Cache is just like cache on your computer, chunks of data that are stored to be used again. Dalvik cache is the cache used to maintain the dalvik VM on your Android device.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sindawe:
is it a good idea to do a factory reset and system reset Wipe?

it seems like those would be the ones to keep....but i guess it makes since if the rom to be installed (like viper) would install into /system and then you'd have stock + viper installed in the same directory.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Oh it's not just a good idea it's pretty much required if you want to flash error free. Some ROMs leave remnants of themselves behind that do not play well with others.

However if you take a full Titanium backup of your phone prior to flashing you can restore things like your phonebook, games, accounts. email so that all of your user apps look exactly the same. Just don't restore /system data from the prior rom...like say for instance...restoring /system/lib/modules would be bad.

Again, a full wipe would only really be necessary under two conditions:

(1) you changed roms

(2) the base of the ROM changed.

I'm sure there's other situations but usually if I'm having an issue and someone says "just do a full wipe"...I'll start small. I'll wipe dalvik then cache. Then if that doesn't work I'll wipe /system. That will NOT delete your data. just your ROM. Then if I'm still having an issue it's factory reset time.

EDIT: I'm flashing flex's Stock w/ Goodies 3.43 right now as I type this. I only wiped dalvik and cache because I was coming from v3.42.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
C'mon, rawintellect and i both try to help whenever we can no need to be rude :banghead:

Sent from my PoS MoPho :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jackthereaper:
cycle reboot

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
???

Sent from the rabbit hole.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jackthereaper:
srry

srry about that but im not getting txts does that have to do with my radios being at 1.05
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
It very well could be. I would suggest taking a trip over to Captain_Throwback's thread here but only after you've obtained s-off.

Orrrrrr you could just take the OTA update since you can now obtain s-off at ANY hBoot level.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Mathman85:
My girlfriend picked up and EVO with 3.16.651.3 on it... went through the steps to unlock with HTCDev, used fastboot to install the latest TWRP, but the touch screen will not work in recovery. I read about this happening with the latest update, but thought it was resolved (I rooted and S-OFFed a long time ago so I haven't had to deal with this before). How can I get this working so we can root and back everything up before I run Dirty Racun?

Update: Figured it out.... was using an out-dated TWRP. TWRP 2.4.4.0 resolved the issue.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] drfrisker:
1

hey guys what if my volume buttons are missing? what would i do for the volume down and power combo?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Can't you send it to service? That should be covered. If not you can tap around the button until it goes. Hitting home will select the option that's highlighted.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] OShocke:
I can't seem to get this to work. I unlocked the phone and when I go to flash the recovery it gets stuck on sending recovery. I tried it on another machine in my house and it got stuck on error something like cannot load unknown error. When I got into the acutal phone side of the phone I can use the menus and lock screen but when I try to use the homescreen it just shows me the HTC logo aswell.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Ok well try reinstalling HTC drivers. Click here for the 64bit version. And here for the 32 bit version

Then try flashing recovery again.

As for your AOKP ROM I'd say take it up in their thread. But I am curious: How did you get an AOKP rom on your phone without recovery? It IS possible to flash a ROM through fastboot but it just seems a little advanced for the people that usually come to this thread :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bayniner:
im having a hard time getting root i have already unlocked and everytime i try to install recovery i get waiting for device no matter which way i try
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Try using a different USB port. Sometimes USB 3.0 ports act funky. This is DEFINITELY your issue.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jibberjive:
So I got through all of the steps fine, until step 6. I connected the phone to the computer, had it connected as an external hard drive, copied the supersu and busybox zip files to the root file there (on the SD card I presume). I get into the win recovery project fine, click on the "install" tab, and the zip files simply don't show up there for me to select. I have verified that they're saved there, but they don't show up in the Team Win Recovery Project file manager.

Step 6 says "6) Flash the SuperSu zip and the Busybox zip listed in 4a and 4b." How exactly does one do that?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
There is no need to mount it as an external drive. Either download them with your browser on your phone or plug your phone in. Do not mount it as an external drive. Copy/paste them to your sd card. Reboot to TWRP. Then flash the zips as instructed.

Also did you unmount your card after copying these files? And finally make sure you have "use external sd' checked in TWRP.

PS You don't HAVE to place those on your SD card but its good practice to NOT clutter up your internal storage with flashable zips. Some ROMs can be 600 meg or more and you will quickly find yourself running out of room.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jibberjive:
So, it's not a matter of how they are downloaded or where they are saved, the zip files simply don't show up in the folders that they're saved in when browsing in the win recovery module under the 'install' button. I re-downloaded the files through the phones browser, verified that they are indeed in the downloads folder on the SD card, and when I try to select them in the win recovery, they simply don't show up. I copied them to the DCIM folder, as that is easily recognizable in the file structure,

and the files simply aren't showing up.

The win recovery image that I am using is

openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-jewel.img

The supersu zip that I'm putting on the sd card is

UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.25.zip

The Busybox zip I'm saving on the card is

Root_Busybox_1.20.2_Only.zip

I hate to sound ignorant and ask for someone to hold my hand, but I'm somewhat tech savvy and am not sure how to proceed from here with everything that I've tried.

When you boot into the TWRP, what exact buttons do you push from the TWRP first screen to flashing the files in your download folder on the SD card? I am hitting 'install' (it automatically goes to the /sdcard), then I click 'Download' (the default download folder on the sdcard, where I verified that the files exist), and the folder shows nothing. What might I be doing wrong?

Thanks for the writeup btw, and thanks in advance for your help!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
I've honestly never seen this problem before. I thought at first it might be your SD card hence me asking you to unmount it and remount it. I've seen that fix SD card issues. But if you've saved it on your INTERNAL SD card and still can't see it it must be TWRP 2.5.0.0.

Try downgrading to 2.4.4.0. that's the version I'm using. You can downgrade by following step 3 and using THIS image instead of 2.5.0.0

here's a vid on flashing that seems to be quite complete: [YOUTUBE]fHULkfePcTg[/YOUTUBE]
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jdawg0024:
Quick Question I was on SW version 3.16 with HBOOT 2.09 and I have successfully rooted my phone and installed the TWRP recovery. (Thanks for the guide) Is there a way for me to get SOFF now?

Also I tried flashing Stock with Goodies but I keep getting a bootloop. Is there anything special that I need to do other than flash the zip from recovery and do a wipe?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Dirtyracun. The link is in my OP
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jdawg0024:
Also I tried flashing Stock with Goodies but I keep getting a bootloop. Is there anything special that I need to do other than flash the zip from recovery and do a wipe?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Flash it twice
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jdawg0024:
Thanks for your quick response that seemed to do the trick. In your opinion how tech smart do I need to be to do the SOFF. I had the original EVO and was able to do it with that, but I haven't used unbutu before. I can fall the directions on the page but I don't want to brick my phone. The Only reason I rooted my phone was to put the Sense 5 port on as it is becoming more of a Daily Driver. In order for me to do that I need to be SOFF (or the easiest thing is to be SOFF)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
I used ubuntu to s-off. I never used it prior to this. I had 0 linux experience. None. They do have live support in their channel. I cannot and will not walk anyone through obtaining s-off. The possibility of a brick DOES exist and I will not take that responsibility. I do know they have an unbricking tool should you brick your phone with their process. You really should be asking these questions in their IRC channel. I'm happy to help people and I'm grateful when they hit the thanks button, but I really don't want the responsibility of someone possibly bricking their phone.

In short take it to the pros sir.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] customhdrider:
Jdawg,,reflash goodies Rom,I had to flash it twice for it to work when S-on,,use babyracun to downgrade to 3.15,then you can S-off

---------- Post added at 10:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:31 PM ----------

Raw beat me to it,,thanks man
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jdawg0024:
Thanks I flashed the ROM okay but I am having problems with WiFi and other little things. Is there a way I can go back to completely Stock. I have a Nandroid backup of the Stock ROM that is rooted. Any way to go back to out of the box stock?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Try updating profile and prl :D

Sent from my PoS MoPho :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] customhdrider:
Use babyracun and then you can run the 3.15 RUU
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jdawg0024:
After that I will just need to take the 3.16 update over the air?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] customhdrider:
You got it,,that will put you 100% stock and fully updated,,
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jdawg0024:
Okay thanks so much. I will need to use Unbutu for this correct. If you have a link on the Babyracun process I would be forever in your debt.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] customhdrider:
Yeah you have to use ubuntu for it..Google dirtyracun and read the unlimited io site!,,everything is there in great details,
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jdawg0024:
Thank you so much.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] customhdrider:
No problem,,although I would just use the entire racun process and s-off,then flash the 3.16 firmware from Captain throwback,,that's how mine is,s-offed,stock and rooted
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] drell116:
How do I install a ROM on my phone?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jdawg0024:
Great to know!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] customhdrider:
Good luck,,pm me if I can help I certainly will,
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SamOri1775:
Has this issue been resolved?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
No it hasn't been resolved because rooting your phone in NO WAY causes an issue with wifi tethering. In my experience it's been an issue of finding the right version of WIFI tether. Aka 3rd part software. Also I can say that in my current phone (Samsung Galaxy S4) this has been resolved with a mod to services.jar. However this may or may not be the cause in the Evo 4g LTE.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Greatness83:
i keep getting

(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!

OKAY [ 0.015s]

finished. total time: 0.017s
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Could you provide a little more info? What were you doing to get this error? What step were you on?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Greatness83:
sorry,

i was using the guide qbking77 has on youtube..with the htcdev guide. i was on step 8 Type in Command Prompt: fastboot oem get_identifier_token.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
So you're not using my guide? Do you have the latest HTC drivers installed? I list them in my OP. Make sure you are plugging your phone into a USB slot that is DIRECTLY connected to your computer. Not the ones in the front. Use the ones in the back. Sometimes fastboot and ADB in general gets picky about ports that aren't USB 2.0.

If you follow my guide it should work. People have been using this guide for a while now with no issues. :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Tigerstown:
htc s-off 2.09

I use dirtyracun an baby racun it was easy I used only Ubuntu live cd like the said. it took longer to make cd then do get promts ready for process to run. i'm very thankful to team unlimited cause I have 2.09 hboot. I have heard as of 2 days ago that got some tool were you no longer have to downgrade using the process. which makes it real easy;)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
You're talking about apples and oranges. dirtyracun gives you S-off. You still need to root to gain superuser access to your device.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Tigerstown:
Rt. After I did dirty racun I simply fastboot open recovery an flashed supersu zip an I was all set. I just posted htc dev unlock key an root files into the dirtyracun terminal then I ran there program an then did what I just posted above.

---------- Post added at 08:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:42 PM ----------

I used his video also. I click on the downloaded and sdk first files to pc. Then go to htcdev unlock bootloader an if you have the rt sdk files an rru download everything should work fine. My wife runs s-on just unlock bootloader an root. That how I did hers for her.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
You're confusing people. Please stop it. I have s-off on this phone too. And I used dirtyracun to do it. You STILL NEED TO ROOT YOUR PHONE AFTER S-OFF. THIS THREAD IS ABOUT ROOTING YOUR PHONE. NOT OBTAINING S-OFF.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Tigerstown:
I dis agree with you but ok I will stop I have rooted like 20 phones not saying that's a lot just saying so if I'm confusing people I will stop wasting my time on trying to help do what I do in mins to a phone that needs unlock an root. Have fun with it ;)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
It's fine to disagree with me. I'm not going to compete with you. I've literally helped HUNDREDS of people root their devices. Rooting and s-off are two separate things.

You're free to create your own thread and say that they are the same. Be prepared to be called out on the carpet for it because you're wrong. But to come into a well established thread and confuse people seeking guidance is wrong also. It's against the very reason I created this thread. That being to simplify the rooting process.

Thanks.