yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Android Development] bmahecha123:
Thank you so much, this simple root program is excellent..

So this PC36.zip that my phone booted up once it got rooted. Is this a ROM that I can use? Is it any good? Or am I better off installing one of the other ROMS such as Damage control or something? And if I decide to how do I put the phone into recovery mode so I can open and install it. Sorry to be a bother, I'm still learning this stuff.
[EVO 4G Android Development] evohnoo:
All good man, if you did simpleroot, and simpleroot only, youre running build 1.17 which is an engineering build... in order to get free wifi tether, and many other apps to work, youre going to want to upgrade that build.

If you like the stock feel to the phone, then just upgrade to the 1.47 rooted build. Its a completely stock interface, rooted, and updated to the latest OTA... dont just stick with what simpleroot gives you, atleast get the 1.47 if not something else :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bloodsville:
to help a little Evohnoo

i did the

How to start over: Fully rooted stock 1.47.651.1 in one shot (no adb!)

from here

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

18 simple steps, 2 files:D

way because i wanted to use the wifi tether and other app
[EVO 4G Android Development] bmahecha123:
Hey thanks a ton for the link! I installed that rom easily!

You mentioned working WiMax. Do I DL a WiMax program from the market or something?

Thanks for you're help thus far.
[EVO 4G Android Development] evohnoo:
Wimax...aka 4g should work if you are in a 4g network area. I dont think you need to update anything
[EVO 4G Android Development] bmahecha123:
Oooo ok. I was thinking of tethering and stuff. For some reason I thought they were the same thing... Tethering and WiMax..

So Wireless Tethering wont work on this rom?
[EVO 4G Android Development] evohnoo:
Yes free wireless tethering works...

go to your android market, and search "wireless tether for root users"

Should be a green icon... dl it, and when you install, it will ask for superusers premissions, say yes or ok or whatever it is, and let it install...

Then youre all set
[EVO 4G Android Development] bmahecha123:
Perfect man. Got it working.. Thx a ton for ur help!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] evohnoo:
Excellent!! Youre welcome!
[EVO 4G Android Development] LAYGO:
I don't think it's an issue anymore. I think they've updated the recovery in the zip because it doesn't just say "recovery.zip" its the same "recovery-ra-1.7.0.zip" (something very similar). I tried removing it & I think the zip is signed & hboot didn't like it. I tried it again & it worked & on the update I paid attention to when it got to the Recovery portion of the update & it said "OK".

So, I think you're making people work harder when they don't need to if using the "How to start over OTA 1.47.651.1" post's zip. I downloaded it on FRI.
[EVO 4G Android Development] evohnoo:
No I think youre right, my reason for doing this is if it gets to the recovery portion and "fail-pu" occurs, its too late, your recovery is going to be gone and a re-root is in store.

With this guy, I just had him flash the recovery via adp, pull the recovery from the pc36img, and it worked like a charm. It was almost just insurance that it would work, its good to know however that steps were made to fix the problem.

Only thing I wonder is if people coming from simpleroot, with clockwork, attempt to install this file with Amon's RA recovery, if the two wont clash ya kno?
[EVO 4G Android Development] poulosjr:
Does this automatically root the evo if it was updated ota to this version?
[EVO 4G Android Development] CYBERxNUKE:
Yes
[EVO 4G Android Development] Dfib:
Worked great once I installed clockwork recovery!

Donation inbound!:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] aka_word:
BIg shout out to you, my man. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Droga:
Am I blind?

Where is the download link on post #1? :/
[EVO 4G Android Development] sopel10:
running 1.47 on both phones baked snack

1st phone:

baseband 2.05.00.06.10

running baked snack

profile/prl updated

Tried getting unrooting, then rooting back again, flashing with DC 3.2.2.1 and then flashing with the newer 3.2.3, before i did all that, flashed new baseband and wimax, tried "move the file" fix, checked mac, it's good, shows the right mac in all files. flashed with stock rom, flashed with few other roms. hmm, pretty much every method there is

2nd phone:

just unlocked it using simple root, 4g worked right before that, now it does not work, flashed it with baked snack, it has old baseband - 1.36 or something, not sure if i should flash with anything since nothing worked for my first phone. prl updated, again running 1.47

any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] aquarinard:
i wish there was a voice enabled step by step video done on youtube. This will make this process a whole lot easier. Vimeo video is too small to keep up with
[EVO 4G Android Development] kennyc1:
Ok.. once again.

1. This program will unroot phones that received the 1.47 OTA patch

2. This program will downgrade you back to pre-OTA version and unroot -

Meaning you are NOT running 1.47 after you unroot with this program!

3. Once you root it successfully you would need to update the radio/baseband.

4. I updated my radio by using this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=715915 -

FOLLOW the instructions. They are extremely clear!

5. Wifi Tehter will not work until you update the radio/baseband. See #4
[EVO 4G Android Development] Droga:
Just in case, I'll ask again. :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] sopel10:
When i unrooted, i used 1.47 unroot file, i will try to use an older file and see if it works, but besides that, i did the rest of the steps 2-3 times or more...., yes step by step, updated the radio/baseband few times

This does not explain how my 4g got broken on my second phone. Just rooted yesterday, put new rom on it, 4g does not work, so far i only tried the "rename file" trick and no go
[EVO 4G Android Development] kennyc1:
try searching the word "download" on page one.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Droga:
Yeah, tried that ( :rolleyes: ) and it led me to an "Account has been suspended" page. I was wondering if there was a mirror floating around that I could use. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] kennyc1:
someone correct me if I am wrong here...

If you use the program downloaded from this thread. it is NOT unrooted 1.47 file.

this program will unroot 1.47 by downgrading your back to pre-OTA and THEN unroot. In order to get to 1.47 you would need to follow that link I posted above.

After you complete the steps on that link you would THEN be on 1.47 unrooted with baseband 2.x.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbwell62:
Simple Root Works

It works and is fast to gain root access again after I lost do to the last OTA update that took away root access. Keep up the great work:cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] kennyc1:
try the link right below that?

http://myevo4g.net/simple/?file_id=1

Edit: I just tried both links and they are working fine.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sopel10:
which program are you talking about- the one that brings you down to pre-1.47? link please

thx
[EVO 4G Android Development] Droga:
Maybe its my PC, then.

Heres the screen cap:
[EVO 4G Android Development] kennyc1:
I got through without any issues. Maybe it is your PC. Try IE.

The program "SIMPLEROOT OTA 1.47.621.1 Edition" I am talking about the program you download off this thread. (post #1)
[EVO 4G Android Development] sopel10:
The program "SIMPLEROOT OTA 1.47.621.1 Edition" I am talking about the program you download off this thread. (post #1)[/QUOTE]

hmm, i thought that simple root....roots the phone, aren't we talking about unrooting an d bringing it back to pre-ota? the link you gave me, i followed that many times, that brings you back to stock 1.47 with root and nand unlocked
[EVO 4G Android Development] kennyc1:
hmm, i thought that simple root....roots the phone, aren't we talking about unrooting an d bringing it back to pre-ota? the link you gave me, i followed that many times, that brings you back to stock 1.47 with root and nand unlocked[/QUOTE]

Go to settings > about phone > software information

What do you have under software number and baseband version?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Droga:
Tried both IE and Chrome, still got the same screen.

Apparently, his account is suspended as per the description under "download" (maybe you have the cached file?) so I will wait for him to upload the files to another server. Thanks anyways! :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] sopel10:
Go to settings > about phone > software information

What do you have under software number and baseband version?[/QUOTE]

2.05.00.06.10

build 1.47

prl updated
[EVO 4G Android Development] kennyc1:
hmm, i thought that simple root....roots the phone, aren't we talking about unrooting an d bringing it back to pre-ota? the link you gave me, i followed that many times, that brings you back to stock 1.47 with root and nand unlocked[/QUOTE]

Right.. the program on this thread will downgrade you to 1.3 something and root the phone. in the process it will downgrade the radio as well.

the link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=715915 will upgrade you back to rooted 1.47 with 2.x radio. since you then have the upgraded radio wifi tether/4g stuff should work then.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kennyc1:
2.05.00.06.10

build 1.47

prl updated[/QUOTE]

Baked snack downgraded the baseband then?

Sorry I misunderstood. I thought you think running this root program will keep you @ 1.47/2.05.

sorry I have zero knowledge of baked snack. :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] sopel10:
Right.. the program on this thread will downgrade you to 1.3 something and root the phone. in the process it will downgrade the radio as well.

the link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=715915 will upgrade you back to rooted 1.47 with 2.x radio. since you then have the upgraded radio wifi tether/4g stuff should work then.[/QUOTE]

jutr tried to unroot the phone to pre-ota version, but as suspected it does not work, can only unroot using 1.47 version (found here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=721843 ) - which i did last night - no 4g, rooted again - no 4g, flashed with rom and updated radio - no 4g

so at the moment: phone rooted and running baked 1.47 with new radio/wimax

tried what is in the link twice last night, and flashed with different rom (DC) to see if it made any difference, it didn't

i am not stuck at "scanning" - i get to "obtaining ip address from sprint"
[EVO 4G Android Development] kennyc1:
so you have 1.47 / 2.05 radio? does your 4g work when you have the stock rooted 1.47 instead of baked?

Maybe you should ask this question in the baked thread.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sopel10:
i unrooted last night, had stock running - no root

no 4g

tried different roms, no 4g

yes, 1.47 2.05 radio
[EVO 4G Android Development] kennyc1:
so completely OEM? and 4G does not work? Can you take it in and get it replaced?

unroot means you don't have root access.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sopel10:
yes...i did unroot to bring it completely back to stock. called sprint last night when i was back on stock (no root access), they were no help, they started a ticket.....and if they can't fix it in 2 days, i will be getting a new phone

but, i rooted my brother's phone last night, and no 4g, but did not upgrade radio yet, i will do that when i see him later today to see if it helps, really don't want to mess his phone up like i did mine
[EVO 4G Android Development] vballboarder:
Check post #614 and post #622 of this thread. That may help you out.

EDIT: Nevermind...sorry, I thought you were running baked snack and lost 4g....my bad, I got a few posts mixed up.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sopel10:
614 is my first question....622 is something i already tried

thx......

edit: ;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] aquarinard:
Jigga, what do you do when this happens.... Starting part 2 but it just sits there for over 15 min
[EVO 4G Android Development] sopel10:
it's a timing issue, just run that step again, it's going to reboot and try again
[EVO 4G Android Development] vballboarder:
Read posts 503 through about 525, several people with the same problem and several fixes.
[EVO 4G Android Development] YungTab:
FOR EVERYONE STUCK AT STEP 3 AND 4

Just Run 2 Command Windows .

Click Step 3 , It Wont Do Anything But Click It Again .

It Probably Wont Do Anything Still But Leave The Windows Up .

Click Step 4 , Let It Reboot And Go BAck To The Home Screen .

CLICK STEP 4 AGAIN , It Will Reboot And Go To The Bootloader Skateboard Screen .

Follow Instructions .
[EVO 4G Android Development] pongoface:
For those stuck on part2 of step 4. I was stuck on part2 for hours lol. This is the only thing that worked for me. I then proceeded to root my wife's phone with this method right after mine and it went off without a hitch. Make sure you have htc sync and net 4.0 on your computer. Make sure usb debugging is checked and it is on charge only.

1. Do a factory reset before you start the process.

2. Start step 1 and hit continue to you get to the red screen. Once at red screen do not close it out.

3. Start step 2 and follow through that step and do not hit a key to continue.

4. Start step 3 and follow through again and do not hit a key to continue.

5. Start step 4 and it should start part2 and move on. On your computer you should see 1 red dos screen and 3 black ones. When step 4 is done you can hit continue and you have 3 lovely skaters.

Make sure to make a nandroid backup. I didnt want to lose 4g so I then used whitslacks rooted stock rom first. If the ra recovery included in his pc36img.zip does not load the the su 2.1 file then you will have to flash clockworkmode recovery on the phone to load su 2.1 file. Both of my phones needed the later recovery to load the su 2.1 file. Back that rom up with rom manager. Then proceed to flash some custom roms if you like. Damage rom recommends whitslack method first then flashing theirs.

I used 3 roms on here and have the least battery drain with rooted stock rom. I removed some bloatware from there as well.

Good luck everyone. Sincerely, Roy
[EVO 4G Android Development] spetz83:
LOL. try doing all of this through adb manualy and then come back and talk about how misleading it is.
[EVO 4G Android Development] TJDuckett:
Problem with Simple Root

Ok, so I've been a "lurker" for a while, and was thrilled when I upgraded to this phone to see all of the work that had been done with rooting. However, I'm having a problem with this program.

At the end, it keeps giving me the "Main version is older" error, but, I've noticed that, during the process itself, the cmd window shows a line that isn't in the example video.

*Server not running*

And, on the last step, after the phone initially reboots, "Error: The device is offline" comes up.

Debug mode is most definitely on, and the files are transferring, but, as said, I seem to be getting errors popping up that I can't figure out, as I'm doing everything to a t (or at least I think).

Any help would be appreciated, as the main reason I'm rooting this is to start switching out things like the bootanimation (I've even got the animation zipped up and ready to push!).

Thanks for any help in advance, and keep up the great work. I can post screenshots if needed.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bry21317:
Once I have successfully done this Simple Root, do you have to Update the Radio or anything else?

I have just gone through all the steps and it worked great, now just need to know what else I might have to do.

Thanks,

Bryan
[EVO 4G Android Development] vballboarder:
You have to flash a rom. If you flash whitslacks stock 14.7 rooted rom, that has all the updates and radio you'll need.

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

Follow it from the NOTE: through step 18 and you'll be all set to go.

It's the easiest to do and it's fully functional.

After that if you want to flash another custom rom, then follow the instructions on the devs page for that rom.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rollrsk8ter:
I used this on my wife's new Oreo (White/Black) Evo , first time I got the following error. I just started back at Step 1 and had no problems the second time through, then I installed "Fully rooted stock 1.47.651.1 in one shot (no adb!)". After that I did and nandroid backups, then installed "Spring Lovers" Custom ROM from pccgeeks. Everything working including wifi tethering. Thanks so Much! :D

Step 3 (reload flash):

refresh that page or reopen it

/sdcard/part3: cannot create /data/app-cache/com.android.browser/BEC48C17295CAF9

F550BCD500A0A6F03

/data/app-cache/com.android.browser/BEC48C17295CAF9F550BCD500A0A6F03/foo: direct

ory nonexistent

Complete... Close this Window and continue to Step 4.

Press any key to continue . . .
[EVO 4G Android Development] talktojer:
How do you go back to stock 1.47 no root, no anything? Reverting back to stock image with no root is all I'm waiting on to understand before I root.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jiqqaman:
The ERROR

cannot create /data/app-cache/com.android.browser/BEC48C17295CAF9
F550BCD500A0A6F03
/data/app-cache/com.android.browser/BEC48C17295CAF9F550BCD500A0A6F03/foo: direct
ory nonexistent

Factory Reset your phone by Menu > Settings > Privacy > Factory data reset

and then continue from Step 2. This not a bug on SimpleRoot. The script sometimes just cant find that random folder..
[EVO 4G Android Development] churchwin88:
To get back to stock everything with no root/nand you'll need to go to link 1(below) and download the stock rom.

Then there are helpful threads(link 2 and link 3) that you can follow. You will need HTC sync installed for the drivers. Pretty much you install HTC sync connect your phone to your computer via USB and run the .exe file you downloaded.

Link 1 - http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Supersonic/

Link 2 - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=721843

Link 3 - http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-roms-hacks/19278-how-unroot-return-stock.html
[EVO 4G Android Development] vvette:
Hello all and thanks for this info but there are so many pages here and I am too stupid to figure this out; I have installed the new sprint update (bummer) and ONLY want my wi fi tether back.

1. Can some one PLEEZE do a step by step in a new thread and include all?

2. If installed correctly, what will NOT work on phone?

Thanks (vmrchitect@hotmail.com)
[EVO 4G Android Development] churchwin88:
Here is the video he posted - http://myevo4g.net/simple/

As for what won't work depends on what rom you install. You can do a custom rom or do a stock rooted rom. With a custom rom it depends on the rom as to what won't work. With the stock rooted rom everything will work as it came from sprint.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tech7:
does this earese everything from my sd card?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jiqqaman:
no its doesnt
[EVO 4G Android Development] generic_tipo:
Hello all, total n00b here and I just wanted to say thanks to all here who helped get me through this "simple" process, jiqqaman for creating the program, and to vballboarder and pongoface for posts that helped me get past the part2 in step 4 and then when i had no idea what to do after rooting. Thanks you again everyone!
[EVO 4G Android Development] tech7:
ok i was able to root afther step 4 im trying to flash rom to latest stock root rom 1.4.7 and the scan wont find my file of the rom what can i do?

nevermind got it to work i was so worried i rename the file twice zip thanks thoe
[EVO 4G Android Development] dru13x:
Pongoface your method of using SimpleRoot work for me first time through! Thx for the help! Thanks to all those who contributed.
[EVO 4G Android Development] robpet2:
Was trying to root my Evo and ended up have a spyware / malware issue thanks to HTC sync. I'm on day 2 of running system scans to try and remove the threats.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mcgryan:
command doesnt stay open

Please help, I downloaded simpleroot and unzipped and opened the folder, double clicked on simpleroot brings up the simpleroot program click on step one and command prompt opens only for a split second and then closes
[EVO 4G Android Development] oreoferret:
Hey, if you recall, can you post up "which posts" you are referring to regarding vballboarder and pongoface

Once a thread hits 50-60 pages, it gets hard to find "the good stuff" versus the crud

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] ChrisAC84:
I must say, I have had my Evo for three days now, trying to decide to root it or not, for fear of the wait for a replacement. I have rooted my G1 and flashed many ROMs on it, and this was MUCH easier. My thanks to the OP and everyone else who made it possible. But how do I flash the stock rooted ROM? I want all my goodies to work properly, so a custom ROM is out of the question for now.

EDIT: I found that I have a file called "Supersonic_1.32.651.1_rooted.zip" do I just flash that to get the rooted stock rom?
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigheadwillie:
I looked at the pc36img file that i used to install 1.47 and it does not have a recover.img in it, instead it has recovery-RA-evo-v1.7.0.1.img
[EVO 4G Android Development] ChrisAC84:
Ok well, I flashed the Supersonic ROM I had, and I am getting that Sprint 4G boot over and over, it just keeps replaying. What did I do wrong and how do I fix it?:confused:

EDIT: Just going on instinct (and messing up on my G1 a lot, lol, I wiped the data again, and reflashed the Supersonic ROM and it worked fine :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] lloydcabraham:
Very noob. Did this root and it worked great. Went back to try to add Fresh. Went to extras menu and chose flash recovery. My EVO now has a screen with a read triangle. What does that mean?

Thanks for your help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] curry808:
Still stick on Step 4 BOOTLOADER

*Sigh* Im still stuck on the part where you hit the power button on the 3 sk8boarder screen. When I hit it, it tries to search for the .img but does not find anything. Please help! I have never rooted before and I did the OTA update.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ChrisAC84:
Trying to run Mybackup to restore my apps, and all I get is this SU Request with a blank screen. WTF?

EDIT: Rebooted into recovery, and wiped the cache and it worked. Now I am restoring my data. I hope I didn't get the ROM that breaks 4G. But in case I did, does unrooting it fix the 4G again?
[EVO 4G Android Development] brennod10:
help!! im guessing this is a problem with my computer... but whenever i try to run ota simpleroot or normal simpleroot or any other program that requires .net framework 4... it says i need to install .net framework 4.0.30319 or something similar. the thing is... i do have it installed though. and this was only on my comp, maybe because is has windows vista or something.
[EVO 4G Android Development] LAYGO:
If it has recovery-RA(etc), leave it, you're fine. With the vanilla "recovery.img", it could be a bad version. Flash it & you're good, it's the same one I'm running now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] LAYGO:
Look in your SimpleRoot folder that you ran SimpleRoot.exe. In there is PC36IMG.zip. Put that on the root of your SD card manually with your phone connected to your PC as "Disk Drive". Once done, put it back in "Charge Only". Then restart the step (I think 4?).
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
Is there any downfall to using Simlperoot vs. following the other manual directions on here?
[EVO 4G Android Development] aquarinard:
Jigga,

after doing the root process is there anything else i need to do before installing a custom rom? If not, how do i go about installing a custom rom?
[EVO 4G Android Development] alfonuxx:
how can I undo this "simple" root?
[EVO 4G Android Development] forcelite:
So this Simple Method does do a full unlock including NAND.

I know that might be a dumb question, but I searched this thread to no aval.

Regards,

Force
[EVO 4G Android Development] vballboarder:
All you need right here...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=723236

There is a search function, this has been discussed time and time again.