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[EVO 4G Android Development] beastmods:
kept having problems.

figured out i was not refreshing the flash page in step 3!!!

make sure you guys do that after it loads the first time.

GREAT JOB OP!! 15 min and your done.
[EVO 4G Android Development] nebenezer:
What is your pri now?
[EVO 4G Android Development] sensai2g10:
help

:confused:Yo jiqqaman nice work but I can't get past step three. the link it says to visit it takes me to some ballon mobile phone game. Is there another link or something? need assistance please.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jiqqaman:
Yea thats the right page just hit refresh and look at the command prompt
[EVO 4G Android Development] sfox8:
Okay I've been trying to do this but I'm getting an error in Step 4. After it reboots the phone and "Starts Part 2" it says:

"error: device not found"

Then continues to give me the instructions about the screen with the skating androids and the bootloader, etc.

It just starts my phone up like normal and takes me to the regular lockscreen. I'm assuming this is because the program isn't detecting my phone after it restarts but what am I supposed to do about that? I'm extremely confused...

Edit: Figured it out on my own. So it turns out my .Net Framework wasn't updated to version 4.0 even though I thought that it was. I'm finishing up Step 4 right now. Hopefully it worked!

Edit 2: Everything worked perfectly now! I restarted the whole process from Step 1 after updating my .Net framework and I am now running Fresh ROM with the toast 30fps fix. Beautiful! Thanks a bunch for this
[EVO 4G Android Development] rileyd5:
good question. for those that have rooted coming from the ota 1.47, does your pri remain 1.40 or is it 1.34 now?
[EVO 4G Android Development] stealth-twinturbo:
When I get into bootloader mode it loads the file with the blue bar, and then it says update failed, "main version is older" what does this mean?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mplaines:
When I tried the recovery mode to install su-2.1-e-unsecure-signed.zip my Evo locks up with the triangle exclamation symbol. Any ideas? I want to use the wifi tether.
[EVO 4G Android Development] volcomjerk:
eliminate possible obstacles

Just FYI for those having trouble getting past step 4...

My first attempt failed, got to step 4 and it hung at Preparing Step 2...

I tried again, this time connecting USB straight to the computer rather than a hub. I also used WiFi for Step 3 to download the flash. This time everything went down without a hitch.

Common sense I guess but cut out any possible obstacles by using either the stock USB cable or making sure you're plugged into a well powered USB port. I have a feeling that my root didn't go well the first time because it downloaded the flash hack over 3G and that connection isn't the most stable.

Also... probably said over and over... just read every single word in the steps SLOWLY. Don't rush through any of this, it takes longer to rush and mess up and re-do it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Diplomat2387:
Is there anybody out there that can walk me through this process by using GTalk. I know its simple but just incase I run into any problems or anything. If so just PM. I can also donate using paypal as well.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jhat3k1:
option 3

i am stuck here. it tells me to run the flash internet page, as soon as i do it says refresh or re-open the page, no matter how many times I refresh it.

any advice?

I originally rooted with enrevoked, but I don't have nand unlock I think. I am currently running fresh 1.0.1 and any rooted apps, but I can't flash this rom, it says my bootloader is wrong. is this the NAND unlock or something else?

please help.....this is driving me crazy
[EVO 4G Android Development] hotspace:
Strange Problem??

I completed all the steps with no errors. My phone is up and running....the boot screen has changed to the HTC quietly brilliant, but I DO NOT have root.

Any ideas why??
[EVO 4G Android Development] johnandkeryn@sbcglobal.ne:
what else do i need to do

OK im new to this,but i finally got the SimpleRoot OTA 1.47.651.1 Edition on my Evo, and successfully installed it now says radio 1.36.00.04.02 :) i have not done anything else,what else do i need to do for thering to work,anyone? if you know can you also send me the link or tell me thanks...............
[EVO 4G Android Development] jiqqaman:
follow this and that should get you up to the latest version.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=715915

then flash a custom rom.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jiqqaman:
For those having issues on step3 & 4.

Factory Reset your phone by going to the privacy settings. Then continue from step 2. When you get to step 3 and visit the flash site, once the hour glass appears, hit refresh on the page, and then wait for flash to load. The command prompt should tell you to refresh again, refresh and then continue to step 4.

If anyone tries this and it works please let me know via PM so that I can update the opening topic. This is something I tried out today on another EVO that was giving me issues rooting..
[EVO 4G Android Development] trixr750:
guys. so i am stuck1!!! in the bootloader where I press power. there are no images that load and when it does finish the pcgimage data thing its an older version!! wtf is going on!!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] epphllps:
It will downgrade to 1.34, unfortunately.
[EVO 4G Android Development] trixr750:
ummm. i am going to try and do this another time. i am pissed off out of belief!

got to step 4...where i would press power in bootload to install the img but that didn't work for some strange reason. I went on looking for some pcgag file, did not find both, then it found pcgimg but then it said older version...wtf is that about?!

I even manually put the img.zip onto the sdcard but nope same message...so what is going on!?!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] autorail1:
Ok I got all of that loaded. Updated. I am stuck at the red section. When I go to recovery I get the black screen with the Triangle exclamation mark.

Note: This process will only work if you already have the engineering HBOOT. (If you have NAND unlocked, you already have it and can proceed confidently.) If you'd like to check the actual version, you can boot into HBOOT and look near the top of the screen: it should say HBOOT-0.76.2000, not 0.79.0000. If you have 0.79.0000, you will need to do Toast's Part 2 first before starting here.

1. Download this file, rename it PC36IMG.zip, and put it on the root of your SD card however you like.

* PC36IMG-1.47.651.1_eng-hboot_RA-1.7.0.1.zip (md5=1ae574c403e9a2694de97706391255c0)

2. Power off your phone.

3. Hold down the Volume Down and Power buttons until the white screen appears.

4. HBOOT will scan the PC36IMG.zip file. You'll see a blue progress bar on the right side of the screen.

5. When it's finished scanning, it will ask if you want to start the update. Press the Volume Up button to answer Yes.

6. Wait a while for it to flash all the images.

7. If you get a "Fail-PU" error on the recovery image, see below.

8. When it finishes and asks if you want to reboot the device, press the Volume Up button to answer Yes.

9. After the phone has rebooted, delete the PC36IMG.zip file from your SD card.

10. Download this file to your SD card:

* su-2.1-e-unsecure-signed.zip (md5=a055c916168db7e61a75a37a13993cd6)

11. Power off your phone.

12. Hold down the Volume Down and Power buttons until the white screen appears.

13. If you forgot to delete PC36IMG.zip from your SD card, HBOOT will scan it again now. When it asks if you want to start the update, press Volume Down to answer No. When it asks if you want to reboot, press Volume Down again.

14. Now you should be at the HBOOT menu. Press Volume Down to move the selection to RECOVERY and press the Power button to select it.

15. In a moment, you'll be at a different looking menu.

16. Using the Volume and Power buttons as before, select "Flash zip from sdcard."

17. Select su-2.1-e-unsecure-signed.zip from the list and follow the prompts to flash it.

18. When that's finished and you're back at the menu, choose "Reboot system now."

19. You should now have root, unlocked NAND, working WiMAX, and great battery life. :-)

You're finished! The remainder of this post is supplemental information for those who are interested.

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[EVO 4G Android Development] mitul2288:
First, thanks for the update and thanks to everyone for the help I have received thus far on this forum.

Now, I get "permission denied" on the first step when it tries to copy the image to the sdcard. I have debugging enabled, I have htc sync from the provided link and I have framework 4.0

Is their something I am missing? I have searched, but I am a noob.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jiqqaman:
make sure your phone is set to charge only and not disk mode.

if not reboot your pc and phone and try again
[EVO 4G Android Development] autorail1:
I need you bad man. I'm rooted with the new OTA Simple root, I just can get to recovery. to add the * su-2.1-e-unsecure-signed.zip (md5=a055c916168db7e61a75a37a13993cd6) file.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kaoss_11:
For step 4 I kept getting stuck and no image would be found so I removed all files on the sd card and it finally did what it was suppose to correctly.

Not sure if that was what the issue was but it worked for me after an hour of frustration.

Also I believe there are a lot of different image files floating around as well
[EVO 4G Android Development] BuddaBelly:
Just wanted to say thanks for the easy root. Just got my replacement phone from Best Buy and it already had updates installed (Build date of 7-01). Anyway nothing to difficult and now time to get back to some Cyanogen Nightly roms!
[EVO 4G Android Development] nbakid2000:
Running Windows XP with HTC Sync and the Microsoft Network 4 downloaded...

It did step 1.

Now when I do step 2, it says

sh: Can't open /sdcard/part1

Press any key to continue...

This is really driving me nuts I can't even root my phone properly. Any ideas? Do I have to run Windows 7 for this thing??
[EVO 4G Android Development] fuzion22:
Run the simpleroot program and click "EXTRAS" on the menu bar and select a recovery (Clockwork or RA) to load onto your phone after completing the simpleroot steps, let me know if that helps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] nbakid2000:
Edit:

OK, I'm done with Step 4. Now what do I do? Look up instructions on how to Flash a new ROM? Or do I need to install a Recovery ROM onto this or...what?

Newb here.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigdogdan2:
I went all the way through and finished step 4.

Also do I still need to do toasts 2nd tutorial to unlock nand for full root?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Hydran:
Error

I installed .NET 4 from the link on page 1. When I try to run the program, it says I need .NET v4...

Not sure what to do here. Is this incompatible with Win7 X86_64?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jayr00:
Yes it is compatible, I've run it on win7 x64. When it asks, just click yes and it will direct your browser to microsoft's download page.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Hydran:
What?

Just click yes? To what? Only option I see is to click "OK". Window closes. Crickets chirp. I *ALREADY HAVE DOT NET 4 INSTALLED*.

On my PC: Control Panel->Programs->Programs and Features->

I have listed: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile.

So whats missing?
[EVO 4G Android Development] hodedofome:
OK I've been watching the video of the SimpleRoot and so far I've made it to Step 3. However, going to the website to do the Flash Hack doesn't do anything. I've reloaded the page tons of times, rebooted the phone but still nothing. Instructions just keep saying refresh the page or reopen it. Anyone else find a way through this? I've tried other flash pages as well but nothing. I did the OTA update, rooted through Unrevoked3 and I'm on Baked Snack 9.7. Trying to get NAND unlock so I can flash CM...
[EVO 4G Android Development] andddlay:
I'm having a problem :\ After installing .NET 4 (and after installing Windows Updates), I try to run the SimpleRoot.exe and nothing comes up.

Anyone know how to fix this? :confused:

Thanks!!! :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] coondog21:
Help

Please bear with me as I am new to all this. I am using SimpleRoot OTA. When I clicked on step 2, I got the message "Running part 1..... error: protocol fault <no status> Press any key to continue"

Any suggestions?

KC
[EVO 4G Android Development] VDub2174:
Gonna try this out tomorrow.
[EVO 4G Android Development] coondog21:
Got it. Now I'm stuck on step 4. It said "Waiting on Phone." The phone rebooted. Then it said "Starting Part 2." It seems to be stuck there.

KC
[EVO 4G Android Development] coondog21:
I'm getting the same error. Step 4 reboots my phone but does not start the update. I start it manually but I get the Older version error. I manually copied the flash_image file to the SD but that didn't help. Any suggestions?
[EVO 4G Android Development] eepps4503:
i seem to be having similar problems. I gets stuck waiting on phone. would im be a problem with the image? I rebooted the phone myself it tries to load but says no image found then tells me somthing about an older version??? any help would be greatly appreciated
[EVO 4G Android Development] jiqqaman:
Did any of you try what I mentioned when you first visit the page?

Around page 104
[EVO 4G Android Development] eepps4503:
TY that did the trick!!!!! I am now ROOTED WOOOHOO! all it took was an extra refresh
[EVO 4G Android Development] Hermmans:
I'm having issues with step 4, all other steps work fine but after the reboot, it goes straight to normal boot process and skips bootloader, when I manually goto bootloader screen, I get the main version older error. I tried moving the files as described in the fix on pg 96 to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bobby_C:
This worked for me the 2nd time around. The flash page was my issue.

Now what? I'm stuck on 1.17 and nowhere to go :confused:

edit: I can't sync either. I've researched all last night and morning. I'm very confused.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jhat3k1:
be patient and keep trying. it took me three days of screwing around to finally get full root and flash cyanogan.

it is well worth the effort
[EVO 4G Android Development] Hermmans:
I'm still dinking with it, just gets frustrating when I've attempted about twelve times on three different computers and making no progress.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Finishure:
help with simple root (1.47.651.1 ota version)

so im having some issues after i used simple root on my phone i cant tell if im rooted. im taking a wild guess im not bc i dont see super permision anywhere. what i do see are these icons in my app drawer dev tools,hdmi controller,htc ssd,wimax settings,wimax router,wimax tool so basically everything but super permision. also when i look at my device build it looks like it was pushed back down from 1.47.651.1 to 1.17.651.1 any advice would be welcome
[EVO 4G Android Development] hodedofome:
I had to do part 2 of Toasts method to get NAND unlocked. Could never get past the flash hack on SimpleRoot.
[EVO 4G Android Development] fuzion22:
download wifi tether from the market and see if you can run it or any app that requires root access.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
You just ran SimpleRoot right after Unrevoked3?
[EVO 4G Android Development] andddlay:
did it. thank you! :)

at the beginning, i did factory reset it in the the privacy settings like you suggested on pg 104. then i went on from there. thanks again :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] andddlay:
apps that require root are saying that i am not rooted. i deleted the p36img file from my card - could that be the reason?
[EVO 4G Android Development] tniz:
I continue getting stuck on Step 4. I receive the following message. Do I need to turn the phone off and start it up while holding the volume button?

===============================================================

===============================================================

Simple Root 1.47.651.1 OTA Edition

===============================================================

===============================================================

Rebooting Phone....

* daemon not running. starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

Waiting on phone...

Starting Part 2....

/app-cache/com.android.browser/BEC48C17295CAF9F550BCD500A0A6F03/.foo.3bEwkq

crw-rw-rw- root root 90, 2 2010-07-22 20:11 mtd1

error: device not found

============================================================

Once your phone is in the screen with the skating androids,

press the power button to go into bootloader.

Wait until the device prompts you to install update

Press Volume Up to install. Wait for completion!

Then press Volume up when asked to Reboot.

Press any key to continue...

============================================================

Press any key to continue . . .
[EVO 4G Android Development] Dreddge:
No...once you have flashed it, you can take it off the card
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbcain:
the simpleroot went off without a hitch. but now when i go to activate wimax router i get:

CLI Cmd Error!!

Am I doing something wrong?
[EVO 4G Android Development] nebenezer:
Stock phone > 1.47OTA update > UnrEVOked3 > SimpleRoot OTA Edition > Whitslack's Method > Flash ROM of choice

Flawless, Thank you SO much jiqqaman!! :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] 063_XOBX:
When I try to load the flash site I get a little blue box with a question mark on it, so I am unable to finish step 3, any suggestions?
[EVO 4G Android Development] tniz:
Got through all of the steps, but when I try using things like Titanium Backup, it says it can't acquire root access. I no longer have the Sprint screen at boot, its the HTC screen. Any ideas or suggestions?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbcain:
got it figured out.

reconnect phone, charge only with debug on.

copy this to the root of your sd card (this is a link)dl.dropbox.com/u/6408470/su-releases/su-2.1-e-unsecure-signed.zip

open simple root ota. goto extras. flash recovery. use clockwork orange

phone should reboot into clock work.

when prompted goto load file from zip. find that new file. load it. phone reboots with superuser
[EVO 4G Android Development] tniz:
I tried installing busybox again, and titaniumbackup works now, but I still can't get rom manager to work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbcain:
even after gaining superuser im still unable to fire up winmax router. it hangs at

try to connect service socket at 127.0.0.1

tniz: i edited my post above to gain superuser
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbcain:
busy box says i have root but TI backup says i dont... superuser shows in the menu though.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbcain:
winmax router hangs at :

enable wimax success!!

start socket..

try to connect service socket at 127.0.0.1:61500...
[EVO 4G Android Development] tniz:
Looks like that worked. I know have a superuser permissions icon, and the rommanager was able to flash. Just rebooted into clockworkmod... trying to flash a rom as I type this. Thank you for help. Much appreciated
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbcain:
im unable to launch sprint hotspot

error code 67. reistration failure. your pcs vision username and/or password may be incorrect. please try again.

how the heck do i turn the dang hotspot on??? :(

edit:

actually my phone has NO 3g or 4g now..?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbcain:
I've verified ability to place and receive calls.

internet is a no go.

mobile networks is "turning on"

auto syn is enabled.

whats the deal now?

update:

turning OFF sprint hotspot, 3g popped right back on and internet is fine. what the deuce is goin on here?
[EVO 4G Android Development] spencelk:
Download WiFi tether for root users.... having root doesn't give you access to Sprint mobile hotspot
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbcain:
wow.. i feel ignorant. thanks brother
[EVO 4G Android Development] shrumhead:
I get this error on part 3 when I try to load the flash page (no matter how many times I refresh it...

EDIT:: Just found references to it earlier in the thread but it says to "use the link in the original post... what the heck does that mean?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Konfuzion:
You sir are a stud! after looking threw pages of posts the step 4 issue is finally addressed. Fixed my problem, Thanks a ton!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Konfuzion:
I had the same problem and I fixed it by connecting my phone as a drive and delete all the pushed files (part1-3, PC36IMG.zip, mtd-eng.img, and flash_image) then I started from step 1 and it worked fine. I hope this helps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbcain:
Gps and 4g are inop after simple root ?
[EVO 4G Android Development] VDub2174:
Gonna have to keep this in mind.
[EVO 4G Android Development] yznhmr:
can i do this to a phone that hasn't be activated yet? My boss got a phone, and wants me to root it, before i activate it and give it to him.. i cant activate it, or he will be phone less while im playing..
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
About to try right now over top of unrevoked3. Hope it goes well.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jspecrx7:
Ok I was successful on my first EVO, but I had to take it back to BB to exchange it for a new one because of the screen leak. Now on my replacement EVO, when I try to do the simple root and click on step 1 the black script box pops up briefly and then dissapears. Its in debug mode and have reinstalled both the HTC sync and Microsoft Network 4.0. I've also tried setting the usb connection to both charge and drive mode. Not sure what the problem is. I even cleared my SD card. Any help please...?
[EVO 4G Android Development] VDub2174:
Let us know how it goes cause I'm in the same boat as you. I rooted my phone using unrevoked3.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
whoops. . . .
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
Ok.. So I'm on step 4.. Just sitting at 'Starting Part 2....' for a few minutes now
[EVO 4G Android Development] lanypr:
Just install HTC SYNC
[EVO 4G Android Development] shrumhead:
I'm trying to better understand this entire process before I attempt to flash CM so if anybody could help I would be extremely greatful.

First of all, before I began the process of attempting to root my phone I read through every tutorial I could find to better understand the process. When I got to page 108 in this thread I saw nebenezer post this "Stock phone > 1.47OTA update > UnrEVOked3 > SimpleRoot OTA Edition > Whitslack's Method > Flash ROM of choice".... which made me assume that I would have to do all 3 methods of rooting in order to flash a custom rom.

So I started by downloading unrevoked3 on my computer and running that. It went off without a hitch and I ended up in recovery and apparently a rooted phone as I have the Superuser Permission icon in my application list and I'm running wifi tether with no problems.

I still wanted to flash Cyanogenmod because even though I have everything I wanted out of a rooted phone (tethering.... for now), I'm nothing if not curious =D So I went on with the process by trying to run SimpleRoot but I got hung up on step 4 like a lot of people. Now I'm fairly certain I can get around the problem with enough patience and finish the SimpleRoot process then perhaps go on to Whitslack's Method but my question now is... is that necessary?

I can access a custom recovery whenever I want thanks to unrevoked3... do I really need to do simpleroot and whitslacks's method if I want to flash Cyanogenmod? Can't I just wipe the necessary parts w/ the custom recovery that unrevoked3 flashed and then proceed to flash Cyanogenmod Nightly Build as outlined in its thread?
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
Just tried this and I'm still getting stuck on 'Starting Part 2....'
[EVO 4G Android Development] shrumhead:
Someone suggested a few pages back that you should completely remove the files that simipleroot pushes to the phone in the first step (basically anything that isn't a folder), and then starting the process over. Apparently its a solution thats worked for a few people