yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Android Development] ScrapMaker:
I was getting stuck on "part 2" of step 4, and I tried another factory reset, then refreshing the browser at the hour-glass, then I was prompted to refresh again... step 4 worked perfectly. Thanks!

I am running this on Windows7 Enterprise 64-bit, if that helps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
I tried that. I tried jiqqamans post. I tried leaving the focus on the DOS window and just walking away from the computer for 20 minutes.. I've tried everything. I don't get an error or anything. I just don't get past 'Starting Part 2'
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
Now I'm trying to do a nand restore and in HBOOT it's telling me there's no image files
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
I've tried reloading PC36IMG.zip onto the card from a few different download locations and it still won't work. Any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] darklordxy:
O MY GOD!

I have gotten to step 4 no problem, but when I click step 4 it reboots the Evo loads up and the CMD window says this

* server not running *

Rebooting Phone....

* daemon not running. starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

Waiting on phone...

Starting Part 2....

error: device not found

Press any key to continue...

what am I doing wrong?

then if I try to do a manual reset then press power+volume down

it acts like it is updating then it says

"Main Version is older!

Update Fail!"

The evo didn't root.... please help
[EVO 4G Android Development] spencelk:
I got that too was very frustrating, disk mount your EVO and manually put the zip file on the root of your SD then start back at step 2 then when told to go to the browser keep refreshing the page a few times then keep your browser OPEN and when told to press any button to continue don't just close the window I read that some where and it worked for me on the 1st go hope this helps
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
I was able to use ROM Manager to restore to my NAND backup. I'm giving up for the day. Hopefully I can get it working in the future.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbcain:
Anyone else having problems with 4g after this root?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dpetchy0817:
I tried searching in this and other threads and didn't find anything, is there a program to do a relatively complete backup before I root using this method? I know it's kind of a noob question but android is still new to me. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Hermmans:
Success! finally... I wiped the SD card and factory reset on my own, then went to each usb mode and enabled debugging. I uninstalled sync and simple root reinstalled them both and it seemed to have worked like a champ this round.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
So now I'm back home and on an entirely different computer with a different OS and still having no luck getting past 'Starting Part 2'
[EVO 4G Android Development] VDub2174:
I'm not aware of a way to back up data without rooting first but you can always backup all your apps with something like ASTRO.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dpetchy0817:
Okay I have already backed up the apps using astro. I was hoping for a way to backup settings also but everything I found requires root. Thanks for the input, I guess I may just have to break down and reset everything after rooting.

Sent from my Evo.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rayveno:
ota 1.47.651

I've used this awesome program to root my phone after I accepted the ota update as wellas for my friends and family....But one on my co workers recieved his new Evo on yesterday and it already had the 1.47 build on it, and it would not let me push the files ....I tried for hours repeatedly doing what I'd done before. Its really easy just follow the steps...my question is....does anyone know if the new batch of evo have extra securities or locks preventing the root???????????????
[EVO 4G Android Development] mspiegle:
Had some problems...

For some reason, I just wasn't able to get this thing working. I started all over from step 1 a few times, and no matter what, I would get hung up on step 4 where it says "Starting Part 2".

After a bit of debugging, I noticed in the script that you do the following:

DIR=`ls -d /data/app-cache/com.android.browser/????????????????????????????????`

cat /system/bin/rsync /system/bin/rsync /system/bin/rsync > $DIR/foo

On my system, the 'ls -d' part resulted in 3 directories. I think this broke the subsequent 'cat' command. I manually copied the 'foo' file to all 3 locations (you could do this with a bash loop), and now it seems to be working. I have rebooted the phone, and it's currently flashing the update zip.
[EVO 4G Android Development] epidemike:
Has anyone gotten an error message stating that the main version is older and the the process failed?
[EVO 4G Android Development] nbakid2000:
This rooted my phone but did not unlock my NAND.

Reason I know this is because ROM Manager would not Flash Recovery when I first tried to backup the ROM, and some other people in a thread said it wasn't flashed.

I have version 76, as shown in the bootloader....

Why did this not unlock my NAND? Or did it? How do you tell? And if not, then how do I unlock my NAND with this program?
[EVO 4G Android Development] ifly4vamerica:
I thought simpleroot added a recovery on its own, but if you are rooted search for toasts part 2 and use that to unlock nand, it is quick and easy. In fact you may want to do toasts 1 and 2 method just to make sure you get evertthing sorted out that might have gone wrong. once thats done then you can flash radios and roms to your hearts content.
[EVO 4G Android Development] johnandkeryn@sbcglobal.ne:
alll right im stuck,anyone have a detailed directions how i can get a full root done,for four nites i have tried to full root, Simple root steps 1-4 went fine,now i followed

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=715915 ,but when i try to install and run the new zip file unextracted the bootloader does not see it,do i just change the name of the orignal zip file and leave it on the card....anyone,im going bonkers over it,and was determined to get a full rooted EVO,but im constanly hitting a brick wall...... and i do have HBOOT 76.2000
[EVO 4G Android Development] ifly4vamerica:
jandk if simpleroot worked you dont need to do those steps, you should be able to flash a zip from recovery. what recovery do you have loaded and what rom are you trying to flash, feel free to pm me and ill try to walk you through the process
[EVO 4G Android Development] johnandkeryn@sbcglobal.ne:
ifly4vamerica...PM sent.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Vinny75:
Can we get a link to the original manual method in the OP please.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=718889
[EVO 4G Android Development] yznhmr:
Any body sure on this .. one way or another?
[EVO 4G Android Development] nbakid2000:
At which point of the process was the NAND supposed to be unlocked on this thing?

Also, when I go into "Extras" and choose a recovery method...what then? I wish this thing had better instructions.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ever0095:
Simpleroot/Clockwork woops

I've rooted with Simpleroot OTA 1.47.651.1, installed Clockwork, phone reboots into Clockwork, wiped data/cache/dalvik, chose zip from sdcard (Ava-FroyoV1.zip), and now run into this:

Copying files...

e:can't symlink /system/xbin/[

e:failure at line 7:

symlink busybox SYSTEM:xbin/[

Installation aborted.

Now if I reboot it just goes into Clockwork. Any ideas? Would be happy just to get it back to stock after 2 hours of guesswork. I'm new to Android...and I may have gone too fast and missed something. :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] e3000:
need help

using simple root 1.47

worked well until

step 4

froze at starting part 2

any thoughts

thx in advance.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sublimeAndEtc:
Well, that was easy.

I used unrevoked3 and Titanium Backup (free version, only because I'm waiting for my paid key delivery :D) to backup my applications and settings and then just followed what the prompts said. I didn't need to wipe my SD card or anything crazy. I'm quite pleased. Thanks a lot! :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] battousaix:
Hey every, noob here. Ok so I am having difficulty in installing cyanogenmod nightly build specifically. I will explain in detail on what i did: I first tried to root my white htc evo using the method by toastcfh but i got the main error or what not probably because I had an updated software. So then i used this simpleroot and it worked perfectly fine. I did steps 1 - 4 then went to extras and selected clean root files, but now i am completely lost on what to do from here in installing a rom. After this everything loaded up correctly and then i plugged in my evo to my computer as a disk drive and transfered the rom to my sd card directly through my computer. i then turned off my evo and went to the HBOOT screen. It loads and states: HBOOT-0.76.2000. Radio-1.36.00.04.02. Then gives me the options of Fastboot, recovery, clear storage, simlock and hboot usb. can someone please help me on how to install this rom or what i need to do to get this working? I tried reading up on it but there are so many posts to look through. Thank you.
[EVO 4G Android Development] spencelk:
Download Rom manager from the market, has a nice user interface... then select install from SD from within the app.... BTW its best to clear cache and what not b4 each flash. You can manage your nand backups from within the app as well its very handy....
[EVO 4G Android Development] Xiomaro:
also in need of help

super noob here!

using simple root ota 1.47

keep getting permision denied for everything? Can't get htc sync to find the phone either?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mspiegle:
For you guys having problems with Step 4/Part 2, checkout my post and see if it helps at all. I think the scripts assume only 1 directory that the 'foo' file needs to be copied into. If you just manually copy it to all of them, it should work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Xiomaro:
^which post is that? i finally figured something out. but when i get to step 4 part 2 it will not find the device after reboot
[EVO 4G Android Development] Xiomaro:
well i can't do it, lol. i'd be willing to pay someone local if they can do it for me. 3 days now and i have gotten nowhere...

xiomaro@gmail.com if u can help me out
[EVO 4G Android Development] SHicks18:
Stuck on Step 2 LOL

Hey guys, I just started to root my phone and now I am stuck on Step 2 haha.

I have my phone in USB Mode, The HTC Sync and .Net Framework 4.0, duh.

And I bought my phone a week ago and applied the June 30th update.

However after successfully completely Step 1 and moving on to Step 2, I get an error that reads:

Running part 1....

error: protocol fault (no status)

Press any key to continue....

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rjmjr69:
I dont understand what your saying FOO? What files should be copied manually?
[EVO 4G Android Development] sportsnut0:
i might be in trouble, help please. i rooted all the steps and when i rebooted it keeps repeating the sprint 4g boot screen over and over. any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Serico:
I go through to step 3, and it never loads the flash game, I just get a wonderful blue lego with question marks on the side. Refreshing has been no help. Did I miss something?

edit: nevermind, just ran through all the steps again and got past that.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rubber duckie:
it took me about 3 hours to figure out why its so easy for some and mind blowing-toss your phone across the floor-horrible for others.

there was a post in this thread that had some tips. i will try to write them from my experience.

before you start i would delete all files from you sdcard

#1, fallow directions, but maybe its just for my phone but when i do a "factory data reset" from "privacy" , it freezes trying to reboot. i have to do a master reset in HBOOT menu.

in this step they push all the files needed for root. some of the files do not transfer correctly , i would replace all of them from the zip file.

#2 just fallow directions nothing special here.

#3 this is were some of you have problems with step 4-2. to get pass 4-2 you have to refresh the flash game . i did it 6 times. first i tired to let it load then refresh, it didnt work. then i just refreshed as soon as i was able to without stopping the load. if you do this correctly it will let you pass 4-2.

#4 when you try to load and for some reason it is giving you a FAIL do you new version is older then the current or something like that i forgot the exact wording, is what happens when you did not replace the files that were pushed in from step one.

if you cannot load step 4-2 its because it didnt load the flash game. you should do a master reset and start over on step 2.

if you have passed the 4-2 step and it wont flash the file, you can just replace the files from the zip to sdcard and start at step 4 again.

i hope this helps and people understand what im trying to say.. lol good luck
[EVO 4G Android Development] rubber duckie:
thanks

i wanted to thank you jiqqaman.

i was using DC 3.2.3 and waited to update radio and wimax. well i went to update it using witslacks method and well from his words " royally boned"

i was updated to 1.47, but lost root.

it took me hours and i finally came across your simpleroot. needless to say it took me 13 hours , 3 of those hours was trying to mess up what i had done to see if i could duplicate success a second time.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ChrisChavez:
I had quite a few hiccups along the way as well. I finally got it all up and running and you can see the entire process in my new video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MrvgV2Nias

I talk a little about what Root is for all the noobs. If you're here on XDA you prolly already know what you're doing so you might be able to skip Part 1 of my video...

Hopefully this video helps everyone and we can welcome a bunch of new members to the Android modding community =)
[EVO 4G Android Development] twigums:
i freakin love you, had this problem read a few pages before and what you said worked perfect. thhanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] twigums:
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Simple Root 1.47.651.1 OTA Edition

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* server not running *

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Pushing files, PLEASE WAIT!.....

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* daemon not running. starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

912 KB/s (26172 bytes in 0.028s)

1209 KB/s (655360 bytes in 0.529s)

160 KB/s (1813 bytes in 0.011s)

17 KB/s (424 bytes in 0.024s)

107 KB/s (1754 bytes in 0.016s)

cannot stat 'PC36IMG.zip': No such file or directory

Pushing complete!

Press any key to continue . . .

Ok here is the message i am getting after step one, why am i getting the cannot stat error and how do i fix it? i think this is what caused me some problems.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sfearl1:
first post!

this was pretty easy for an android noob...

one sticking point and observation ... i got stuck at the flash load screen and after refreshing a hundred times i started over and did it with wifi turned on and that solved the problem.

thanks for this! awesome!
[EVO 4G Android Development] samfarias:
Won't install custom ROM

I did steps 1-4 successfully (after two or three tries), but now I try to load a custom ROM, it goes through the scanning process then instead of asking me if I want to install, it goes back to the bootloader screen.

I have tried several versions of the "Damaged' ROM to no avail.

I am assuming that to load a custom ROM, you load to the root of the SD card, renaming it to PC36IMG.zip. I didn't see any instructions on how to do this after you do Simple Root OTA, but that is what made sense to me.

Also, how do you do a data wipe? My rooted G1 had this as an option on the menu, but not this root. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] yznhmr:
have done this 4 step sucessfully..Titanium back up shows i have Root

but when i tr to do WIFI tethering, it says the phoen is in a unknown state and wants me to reboot my phone.. any ideas?

ok i rebooted and go to WIFI TETHER and click to start, and it says "unable to start tether try again"
[EVO 4G Android Development] Envycycles:
I am having some issues. I thought the full root went thru but i tried to install the wifi theder app and looks like its not rooted.

I did notice that my software now says 1.17.651.1 and i think it used to say 1.47.651.1
[EVO 4G Android Development] yznhmr:
you are exactly right.. i have the same thing.. crap..
[EVO 4G Android Development] onehitter:
you are rooted and now you have to flash a rom. You could just flash a rooted stock rom and you will be back to 1.47 but rooted, or you could flash a custom rom from that point as well. You shouldnt stay on 1.17...
[EVO 4G Android Development] yznhmr:
is this a good rom to flash?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=712695

EVO_1.47.651.1_Rooted.zip

the plain one not the de-odex
[EVO 4G Android Development] onehitter:
sure. After you get it set up how you want it, create a backup and it will save everything exactly how you left it for when you want to try other roms. You can always go back to a stock rooted rom fully set up.
[EVO 4G Android Development] yznhmr:
thanks.. :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] bnrbranding:
[Fixed] Step 4: starting part 2

Ok, I finally decided to take the plunge after reading about the CM6 ROM. Here's what I did and how I finally managed to get full root. I am pretty sure I figured out the Step 4: starting part 2 problem in the process. Not surprisingly, it's most likely user error.

Anyhow, I started by rooting using unrevoked3. Since this doesn't unlock NAND I was out of luck for CM6 nightlys. SimpleRoot was recommended so I found myself here. 4 hours later I was fully rooted.

1. Download and install .NET 4

2. Download and install latest Android SDK

3. Download and install HTC Sync

4. Download and unzip SimpleRoot

5. Since I had already semi-rooted I did a NAND backup at this point

6. Run OTA SimpleRoot.exe as admin

7. Connect phone via USB

8. select "Charge Only"

9. turn on USB Debbugging - Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging

I CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH! READ EVERYTHING IN THE COMMAND PROMPT WINDOW AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS

EXACTLY

!!!

10. Step 1 - per kennyc1:

11. Step 2 - nothing special here, just be patient, it takes a couple minutes

12. Step 3 - This is the step that I screwed up repeatedly that causes the step 4 problem. Once you have loaded the page, the command prompt will update and say press any key EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT RELOADED THE PAGE. RELOAD THE PAGE BEFORE YOU GO TO STEP 4!! THIS IS WHAT ALLOWS YOU TO DOWNGRADE!!

13. Step 4 - If you completed step 4 correctly then this should install the downgraded image. Your phone should see the file and automatically start the process. Press Volume Up to accept the update. Reboot in to your new rooted phone, start flashing your new ROM.

Step 4: step 2 starting problem

When I was having this problem I tried manually going in to recovery. PC36IMG.zip had not been pushed to the SD card so I put it there manually. I tried to flash manually and I got this

I am pretty sure this is why step 2 stalls and never gets to the Androids skating screen. As soon as I re-ran step 3 correctly, step 4 worked perfectly.

Lastly, since I had unrevoked rooted I already had Clockwork recovery, but I could not get the phone in to recovery after SimpleRoot finished. I had to flash Clockwork using the SimpleRoot tool to get it to work.

A big thank you to jiqqaman for the killer app and kennyc1 and Jim M for posting their experience that finally got me to complete the process correctly.

I am now enjoying my CM6 Froyo sucker kick ass ROM.
[EVO 4G Android Development] DBS3:
Thanks for the awesome tutorial vid! I am admittedly a total noob when it comes to this stuff, and with simple root I was able to install Cyanogen without a hitch!
[EVO 4G Android Development] firsttimer44:
THANKS for this awesome root method...

I am a super noob to android, getting my first android phone a little less than a week ago. This is super easy if you just follow instructions and look at previous pages for help.

Quick question though, now that I am rooted running cm6 nightly, how do i make sure my phone doesn't auto update and brick? (sorry that is probably a very noob question)
[EVO 4G Android Development] VDub2174:
Looking for suggestions;

I used unrEVOked3 to semi-root my phone (NAND isn't unlocked with this method so I say it's semi-rooted.....lol) so should I unroot it before using this method?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xeren:
Nope, no need- look at post 1157 in this thread and follow the instructions- i did this last night (having been previously rooted via Unrevoked3) and it worked just fine.

Not sure if this matters, but after i installed HTC sync (per the instructions), i plugged my phone in once to grab the HTC drivers, since I had different drivers on for the unrevoked root.

Also, from what I've read, it may seem like you don't have root after this simpleroot method because some root apps like wifi tether will no longer work, but once you flash a custom Rom (or just the rooted version of the stock ROM) you will be fine. I knew I still had root because other root apps like ShootMe and Root Explorer still worked.
[EVO 4G Android Development] 98classic:
is there any other PC36IMG files to try out? when i get to the boot loader it tries to scan for like 5 files and it doesnt find any of them, then at last it says no image or wrong image. have tried to push it, copy it manually, like 20 times and nothing.
[EVO 4G Android Development] GiovanniClean:
Okay, so I have gone through the steps once, successfully (or I thought). I am now running 1.17.6511 but don't seem to have root access because ROM manager will not let me do anything, claiming "An error occured while attemting to run priveledged commands!".

At this point I would just be happy to get back to unrooted stock 1.47 and be done with it.

Any advice?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jiqqaman:
flash a rom first without using rom manager
[EVO 4G Android Development] GiovanniClean:
and how do I go about doing that? I am very new to this, sorry for the inconvenience.
[EVO 4G Android Development] VDub2174:
So just start from the beginning like I never used unrEVOked3?
[EVO 4G Android Development] sp3a12uk:
Thank you, i got it to work after 3 failed attempts.

I would recommend reformatting the SD card and starting with nothing on it. I hope this helps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xeren:
Yep, just start following all those steps from post 1157, and, as i mentioned before, once you have installed HTC sync, plug in the phone once to let the new drivers load.

edit: IMO, the biggest pain is getting the Android SDK installed correctly- this helped a lot:

http://vimeo.com/5519319
[EVO 4G Android Development] xeren:
I bet you do have root. Make sure you do the optional install of clockworkmod recovery (under the "extras" menu of simpleroot i believe).

Root manager probably still won't work, but try ShootMe, the free screenshot app- if you can take a screenshot with it (it will show up in a folder on you sd card called shootme), then you have root.

If you do have root, you're almost there! I was getting really frustrated last night, and gave up at about 2am after getting simpleroot to work, but not having rom manager work, but it took all of about an hour to flash a custom rom on my phone this morning, and now I'm up and running with Cyanogen 6 RC1

check out this thread for an explanation of how to flash CyanogenMod onto your phone.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=729367

Just make sure to boot into clockwork recovery and do a nandroid backup right now before you mess with anything, so you can go back to it if need be.

Oh, and if you want to give cyanogen a try, follow the instructions from the link above, but grab the newest builds (6.0.0 RC1, as of this date), GoogleApps, and Radio version from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=735596