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[EVO 4G Android Development] PlankLongBeard:
Yes.. I have installed the sdk.. I am running the sdk on a mac.. I go to type ./recovery-mac.sh and I get this error..

sudo: ./adb-mac: command not found

sudo: ./adb-mac: command not found

new-host:~ GodDriven$ sudo: ./adb-mac: command not found
[EVO 4G Android Development] joackie27:
I can't comment on that as I did mine on a PC. Did you also installed the Android SDK on the PC that you have?
[EVO 4G Android Development] PlankLongBeard:
Okay, so should I install the sdk with eclipse and etc.. like the mac on my pc.. too..

If so, whats the way to do it on windows.. I am so sorry.. but I gave up on windows ages ago.. Thanks be to god for VMWARE.. lol...

Break it down.. Thanks so much..
[EVO 4G Android Development] vpmckamie:
Thank you guys so much. I just rooted my evo about to try froyo. Lol this will probably be the last time i use my xperia x10
[EVO 4G Android Development] Repnepto:
The guys at grack are saying that there is already an OTA out and that it prevents their root method. Does anyone know if this this OTA also fixes what allowed this method also. Not that it matters going to get my evo in 20 mins just wont allow it to update. :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] johnsongrantr:
just got mine at 6 from RS, rooted with this method and flashed the froyo test.

One thing I would change in the guide is the mentioned adb command needs to be adjusted depending on which OS you are useing.

for me it was

adb-windows reboot recovery

instead of

adb reboot recovery

other than that perfect.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xstingstreetx:
I have never touched an android device, I have a touch pro 2 right now but I am getting my EVO at 10:00 am. I know the unlocking and flashing rom procedure for windows mobile, but it seems confusing a bit what is written here. Can someone explain this a bit better please? Shell? Recovery? ect...

Thanks in advance!
[EVO 4G Android Development] TheBiles:
Has anyone else noticed that a few apps are still missing from the rooted stock ROM? Most notably, I can't find Handcent SMS or Quick Settings. If anyone can download these or has the .apks, please let me know.
[EVO 4G Android Development] YoungAceAtlanta:
Just rooted my evo. took about 5 - 15 mins tops. install 2.2 now

EDIT:

Since the rom is always roaming, wouldnt you get charge?
[EVO 4G Android Development] MrDSL:
You're not alone thats for sure. My head hurts reading all that but hopefully tonight when I get home I'll somehow figure it out.
[EVO 4G Android Development] johnsongrantr:
you aren't roaming, it's just the indicator, under status is says you're in service and not roaming
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jus10o:
Also with sprint you get free roaming in US.
[EVO 4G Android Development] unCoRrUpTeD:
Either you need to setup an environment variable or put the files into the tools directory of android sdk and then run it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] toastcfh:
Can anyone confirm its still possible to root the phones released today? I don't get mine till 5pm when I get off work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] joeykrim:
apply the OTA software update, 13 mbs, then load the PC36IMG.zip onto the /sdcard and boot into bootloader and make sure it still works?
[EVO 4G Android Development] PlankLongBeard:
Recovery help..

TOAST PLEASE!!!..

I was looking for you yesterday, can you please help me get the recovery on my Evo?

I am on a mac.. Plus I have windows.. I did the .zip file and am STILL running it.. I have not gone to the Flipz rom or the froyo since I am not on it.. Please, I ask, please help me? Dang evo is very diff from the N1.. LoL..

Thanks..

oh the error I get is

sudo ./adb-mac etc..

So please help me..
[EVO 4G Android Development] PlankLongBeard:
Joey, I am using a mac and a windows.. I ran the file and I get an error.. sudo ./adb-mac etc..

windows I keep seeing the cmd window fc or something.. LoL.. thanks.. But guys i wanna be having fun too, please help, just the recovery thanks..
[EVO 4G Android Development] timothydonohue:
all i know is that the custom recovery is not functioning for me, on ubuntu. i can adb reboot recovery, and all i get is a screen with a phone and a little exclamation mark inside of a triangle
[EVO 4G Android Development] timothydonohue:
jeez man, you need to relax. PATIENCE
[EVO 4G Android Development] toastcfh:
Do not apply the ota
[EVO 4G Android Development] Cordy:
No, I'm sure toast means to see if it is possible to root the phone as purchased without the OTA. I haven't tried rooting yet as I'm still just breaking it in. However the software version is 1.32.651.1 same as the ones installed on the I/O devices as well as the RUU. So it is safe to say root is still possible. I can't vouch for what happens if you let the phone update. Also to those who wonder upon activation the phone performs a prl and firmware update. PRL is found and downloaded however the OTA is actually an HTC Software update not firmware update so no need to worry about the phone patching itself upon boot. It prompted me to download the update after I turned the 4G radio on however I just chose no.

Edit: Also as an FYI if you are picking your phone up from Sprint they will more than likely try to install the OTA as they are directed to. If you care about root I would not ask them to do anything such as transferring contacts or anything like that. If they mention the update just tell them you will do it on your own. Guy almost did mines but since I was one of the first few to get the line and they were trying to expedite the process and all I needed was the phone and a case I bought he just left it up to me to do.
[EVO 4G Android Development] pomonkey:
yes, sir, it is. worked perfectly! thanks so much to all you guys for the ridiculously brilliant and undoubtedly hard work!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] colorado_al:
Damn! I was pushed an OTA update this morning that fixes the SD card problems. Now I see that root has been released and that I probably can't root now!

Any way to go back to a rootable state?

I'm going to try the root anyway and report back.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ceger:
Has anyone confirmed that doing the OTA update prevents the root method posted by Toast?

Ceger
[EVO 4G Android Development] PlankLongBeard:
K, Can you help me with the recovery.. Please? Anyone?

Also, If i want to go back to my original shipped rom.. How?
[EVO 4G Android Development] joeykrim:
ive seen your scattered post all over the board in different threads. wanna start your own thread - root for mac and i'll try and help troubleshoot with you?
[EVO 4G Android Development] sergery:
not that i saw but hopefully when i pick mine up at the shack in a few hours they won't up-date it for me before i get it
[EVO 4G Android Development] cdesigns:
MAKE SURE you tell them not to do the update, because the sales person at my local Radio Shack updated the phone as soon it turned on, I havent tried to root my evo yet but I'm guessing I wont be able to do it.

It was a bad idea to ROOT the EVO before launch day "today" I bet you that 90% of the people who get the EVO today will have the phone updated by sprint or sales persons before they get to play with it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] johnsongrantr:
it does update during provisioning, unless people play the "in a hurry" card like I did, it's sad to say, but you're most definitely correct.

"thanks for the phone, I G2G!"
[EVO 4G Android Development] Cordy:
Well I'm sure toast and everyone else would like you to try rooting using his method once you get a chance to have a definitive answer as to yes or no doing the OTA blocks me from rooting my phone. Everything thus far has been speculation and preventative. Basically don't do it unless you possibly want to lose the chance to root. With that said and all due respect, HTC was aware of the SD card issues from before the launch of the phone based on feedback from people with I/O devices. This surely wasn't the only thing fixed in this OTA patch as I'm sure there were a few other unspecified bugfixes. That was most likely the point to try to find issues prior to launch so they can roll out fixes so that everyone not tech savvy doesn't run into issues using the phone. Toast released his method literally 1 day prior to the phones launch and method is based on flashing an engineering build with root access. I find it highly unlikely HTC's turnaround on fixing that hole would be that quickly. Again they've obviously been working on this patch for at least a week if not two. But alas thats just pure speculation too.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Cordy:
I'm not sure why everyone says that it does because it actually doesn't. The guy handed me my phone while it was still provisioning and after it finished it checked for an updated prl and then firmware. The OTA is not a firmware update which sprint would most likely release an RUU to anyways. It's an HTC Software update. Once it updates the prl and searches for firmware update it will actually not find anything. However once the phone is booted up for a few moments the phone will prompt for the OTA. But as you stated the easiest way is to just get the phone and leave because they are directed to update it. It's guaranteed they will update it as long as you have them do anything such as transferring contacts or anything else.
[EVO 4G Android Development] colorado_al:
I'm going to try it, but I think I'm hosed. I'll report back after I give it a try.
[EVO 4G Android Development] oldmanwinter:
Handcent SMS APK

http://www.androidfreeware.org/gettemp/1275133710_Handcent_SMS_3.0.apk
[EVO 4G Android Development] johnsongrantr:
if the update isn't a firmware update then there is little to no chance toast's root would be patched.

Only if hboot is upgraded would toast's root be inop.. hboot upgrades come in forms of firmware updates... because.. well that's what it is. Any other updates would just update android os or senceui... everything else is either an app or firmware.

I didn't check to see if there was an firmware update, I left the store.. turned off my phone, then the next time it turned on was when I rooted it.

all the OTA updates I've seen from sprint have been in the form of the "update firmware" utility, it is the same utility that runs during initial provisioning. Updates data profile, prl, and firmware. Basically all the options under settings>phone info>software updates.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Cordy:
That is why I asked him to check. I haven't had the time to try rooting yet, but I just wanted to clear that up since everyone seemed to think they were going to get that update as long as they turned their phone on. The only way to get it is to accept it (or have Sprint, RS, BB accept it for you). Another person in another thread in this forum says that they did the OTA and was able to root. Which as you stated makes sense cause all this is, is a software patch to fix the sdcard issue. As I stated everyone was just speculating and trying to be careful but no one really knew because most of us didn't have devices in our hands at the time. As far as update utility, it depends on your phone. I had a KRZR which did update utility however that was a pretty basic phone. On my WM phones I had Sprint released RUU's because of the size. On the hero the first update was a minor one so it was released OTA however the upgrade from 1.5 to 2.1 was released as an RUU. It all just really depends on what all they are fixing and how big it ends up being.
[EVO 4G Android Development] clubtech:
Seems like people from the below thread are saying the OTA did not break the ability to root:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=694676&page=3

One guy there updated OTA on stock > rooted did NAND backup, all worked.

The only thing is once you root you go back to the old software version which makes sense.
[EVO 4G Android Development] juhlar:
The salesman updated my phone this morning. I was just able to root my phone so it did not break this method.
[EVO 4G Android Development] BenjRubenstein:
Can you confirm with a screenshot of your phone info? Or would that not tell us anything?

Nevermind...
[EVO 4G Android Development] clayginn:
Make sure you tell the sales person not to update. it is part of their Process to pull all updates. I spent 30 min arguing with he sprint rep. Had to tell them if they update it I would not buy it.. The Radio Shack guy knew why buy the Sprint rep was totally confused.

Make sure you tell them NOT to update the phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] berkmanmd:
phone in continous reboot

guys, not sure wtf i did but i tried rooting my device and now it is in a continuous reboot...what do i do?
[EVO 4G Android Development] infamousjax:
Sounds like you bricked it :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] berkmanmd:
crap, not sure how that happened...i had rebooted a couple times after trying to root it with no issues...can someone at the sprint store reset it?
[EVO 4G Android Development] infamousjax:
nope they will look at it and instantly know that you've been doing something you arn't supposed to, and your warranty be voided.

****ty brah.

if i were you, i'd throw myself at the mercy of some of the big boy devs here and pray they can help you
[EVO 4G Android Development] colorado_al:
Root worked for me after the OTA update. Having trouble getting the evorecovery to work. Can boot into recovery mode, but when I rt click on recovery-windows.bat and choose run as admin, I see a flash of bat file, then nothing. Running Win 7 x64. Little help?
[EVO 4G Android Development] joeykrim:
sounds like a boot loop. perhaps from not clearing dalvik cache between flashing ROMs?

i'd start the root method again from the beginning...

or you want to go back to complete stock - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=685835
[EVO 4G Android Development] infamousjax:
just doubleclick on it man...
[EVO 4G Android Development] joeykrim:
follow the directions and run it from the command prompt.

start->run->cmd on xp, its prob similar on 7. somebody else can post more details or you can use your intuition to figure it out.
[EVO 4G Android Development] TheBiles:
Any word on a QuickBoot fix?
[EVO 4G Android Development] colorado_al:
Tried it. Rebooted PC and EVO. Now working. Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] berkmanmd:
thanks man, im only half retarded. i was able to get into recovery and start the process of re-rooting all over again. i think im back up and running
[EVO 4G Android Development] magicalan:
theres no games on the market when i did this? :S
[EVO 4G Android Development] asforme:
Just thought I'd offer some reassurance. I rooted successfully using the method in the OP after completing the 1.32.651.6 update. After rooting it was back to 1.32.651.1 and asked to update, so I thought I'd let it and see what happened. The update failed and the phone stayed successfully rooted with 1.32.651.6.
[EVO 4G Android Development] elodin_89:
Beautiful find, thanks for the heads up!!!!!!!!!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] P_Dub_S:
Thank you for your wonderful work in getting root access for us xda peeps I appreciate all the work everyone's done in getting this working. And the Guide was flawless. Thanks again
[EVO 4G Android Development] gabemeyers:
omg I was so close to being pissed off when the guys at sprint updated my phone while setting it up...

good looking out on seeing that we can still get root after the ota update.

and a super huge THANX to you dev's for being so god damn smart!!!

ROOT here i come!
[EVO 4G Android Development] thelastgoodbrother:
Does tethering require a custom rom to host the apk? Or are you able to install it via Astro? Its only been a few hours and I am missing that feature from my nexus one
[EVO 4G Android Development] magicalan:
so when is it gonna be working i want apps!! :P
[EVO 4G Android Development] Just_s:
An update flashed at the store

Edit: Doh! I started writing my question a couple of hours ago and just now posted before reading through the stream. I guess my question had been answered in the meantime.

I just picked up the EVO and before the woman brought me my phone, she flashed some OTA update. :mad: I don't know what it was or how to tell what it was.

Looking at the software info I find:

Firmware: 2.1-update 1

Baseband: 1.39.00.04.26

Kernel: 2.6.29-a2443432

Build: 1.32.651.1 CL1711253 release-keys

Software: 1.32.651.1

Is there going to be an issue with me rooting this phone or is the only issue accepting an OTA update after rooting? I'm dying to root this bad boy!:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] tokuzumi:
I'm unrooted, and haven't performed the OTA yet. I have the same values as you do. Plus, it was mentioned earlier in this thread that the OTA doesn't mess with root.
[EVO 4G Android Development] wakeboarder1335:
It's all good. She didn't apply the software OTA from the looks of your software version. Even if she had it looks like the root method still works after update
[EVO 4G Android Development] chandlerw88:
root question

i put the pc36img on my sd card and it said checking but nothing happend after that, anyone know what im doin wrong
[EVO 4G Android Development] Just_s:
@ tokuzumi and @wakeboarder1335, thanks,

I should have read the thread one more time before posting. Anyway, happy happy happy on my way to root land.

Hopefully 4 months of daily tinkering on the G1 will help me do this without leaving me with a $450 paperweight :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] shep211:
My evo is bored and needs something to do ;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] cteneyck:
Is it possible to flash back to stock if needed ?
[EVO 4G Android Development] |Jason8|:
Next friday cannot come fast enough! Jeez!

Also, I'm buying you a case of beer, toast!
[EVO 4G Android Development] PeoplesHelper:
Toast, you have my donation to the EVO project already. I did the Hero an those was great.It's EVO time,thanks for the hard work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] roghaj:
I am a bit curious about what else can be done. I know I was super excited the first time I learned that the EVO was rooted (though skeptical). Then I found out that is was only a little rooted. Now it looks totally rooted. Is there any more rooting possible. Is there anything else that is going to end up added to the above list? I'm happy I am not getting the incredible :) I just hope sprint coverage measures up here in Anaheim (and bring on the 4G soon).
[EVO 4G Android Development] clayginn:
This is awesome but I hope they hold the release. Most likely there is a patch in the works for the Front camera issue. I would hate to see the 4th come and find a patch on the first week that also closes this off.

They are also working on 2.2 and I think with all the bad press both HTC and sprint got with the Hero this is going to come out quickly. Last thing they both want is bad press on new phones coming out in late June and July and their Flag ship is behind.

I know that on the 4th I will take the phone away from the salesman at Rat Shack and tell him I will run the updates. when i leave the store and sitting in my Car I will install my screen protector (Boxwave) and then if release I will root right there.

The way I see it this is not a good thing for HTC or Sprint that they are releasing a new phone that is already rooted. For sprint they where hoping to get that 29.99 for the HotSpot. who in their right mind would pay 30 a month when you can root and get free. Yes I know it may not work day one but it will not take long. Not to mention it looked bad for HTC and Sprint that the Hero was running fine and stable on custom 2.1 ROMs but they could not get it released. 2.2 will be on the EVO (if it is not already Toast) with in days or weeks. This also will not look good for the company's.

I guess what I am trying to say is Patience , Timing is everything :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] tatnai:
honestly, i would be very surprised if more than 10% of EVO owners root their phone, I don't think sprint is too worried. iPhone less than 10% are jailbroken; and while granted, the people in this forum are much more tech savy, the "masses" aren't going to go out to root it. of course, I reserve the right to be wrong;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] extrafuzzyllama:
Re: {how to root your htc evo} <coming soon to a thread near you>

I doubt HTC or sprint cared if it got.rooted. did they really not think it wouldn't get rooted after giving away those evos to developers?
[EVO 4G Android Development] ljmichael:
I am also up for donating to the android project. If all of us chip in $50, I bet we would have a completely functional and optimized 2.2 on launch day.:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] clayginn:
I would agree except that Sprint upped the ante with charging the 29.99 for HotSpot. If Rooted produces a free option then that 10% could go to 105 of total and 50% of the people want to use the HotSpot. 30 a month is a lot, for me 360 a year just for a HotSpot is nuts and I start looking for a free way, but I am almost always wrong for what it is worth ;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] OMJ:
very nice Toast! Thanks for your hard work....looking fwd to cooking/flashing
[EVO 4G Android Development] Cordy:
First Calk, now OMJ from the Diamond finally moving to an android device. I left my diamond for the hero and wasn't disappointed. Can't wait for the Evo. Realistically no one really knows what Sprint/HTC's true intentions are other than themselves. We can only speculate. From the release on engadget -> http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/evo-4g-on-sale-at-8am-on-june-4th-with-one-month-free-4g-mobile/ Sprint is fully aware of the Dev community and they acknowledge there will be other ways to enable Hotspot on the Evo however they try to persuade people into paying for theirs by saying theirs is the only one that will be truly safe and secure. :rolleyes: Even though we will mostly likely have root day 1 for those who remain on the stock rom will at least be able to use 4G only for the Hotspot for free for at least one month.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zonyl:
+1

Realistically they will sell about 2 million+ EVO units in the first 6 months and of those only 50,000 or so people will understand enough to root their phone and enable tethering. I dont think anyone in the corporate world is that worried about the masses bypassing the $29.00. Corporate users will pay for it no matter what. I can only imagine that the $29 fee is being mostly sent to their clearwire subsidiary to cover the loss of potential subscribers to that service. Sprint corporate is probably only interested in putting up a simple effort to control that and in the end doesnt really care as long as the mothership has more cell subscribers in general.

Its Microsoft "Piracy as Marketing" Licensing... Microsoft has the potential to stop a bulk of piracy of its operating system and office, but they dont. They put up a simple "due-diligence" activation scheme and reduce the pirate to legit ratio to a manageable amount and probably write that off as a marketing expense.

Want an example? Palm Pre is able to get SU "rooted" out-of-the-box since launch day on sprint (been using tethering on it for over 9 months) and no updates from either party have changed that. * Well someone did have the Adhoc mode removed from the device driver early on, but it was a feeble attempt that was never repeated. *
[EVO 4G Android Development] Joecrack305:
50,000 rooted out of 2 million? hell no thats way to high lol, working for sprint or anything technology based ive really gotten to see how clueless people are. i had a customer come in and want a palm pixi because its "new" and her husband got mad at me because i said thats why you want this phone? lol it is what it is but i seriously doubt that many roots your giving way to much credit
[EVO 4G Android Development] zippa71385:
I feel you man, I work for t-mobile... Its like how the average middle aged kid (18-25 id say) want a "blueberry" or a "burrberry" sometimes a "blackberry" just because everyone else has one of those 3! lol The general public is an idiot, but they pay my bills and inevitably get me free phones from manufacturers! :) I love them dearly, and treat them like a 90yr woman with her first samsung flip!