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[EVO 4G Android Development] vellpike:
My 4g is bricked also. No 4g radio. Wtf!

HTC evo
[EVO 4G Android Development] rutter9:
I had the lastest update on mine and it worked. You can always try to update your pri and profile in updates for a network update.
[EVO 4G Android Development] snowpunter:
I'll give that a shot during lunch. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vellpike:
This did the trick for me!! Awesome thank you!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
Worked perfect.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ouhei:
How do I go about doing this? There are no instructions in the download or on the site?
[EVO 4G Android Development] SayWhat10:
so what can you do wiht NAND unlocked? (noob)
[EVO 4G Android Development] rooster94:
There are instructions in the download. Once you download and unzip it look in the folder you unzipped it to, you should see an html file named "hboot driver", those are the instructions to install the drivers.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bwtl1000r:
It's possible to flash custom roms to the evo. The roms usually have enhanced features and optimizations. Can also ditch that sprint 4g splash at startup.
[EVO 4G Android Development] flip603:
the unrevoked faq says it doesn't unlock NAND permanently, but you can't flash custom roms....is that true?
[EVO 4G Android Development] sklarbodds:
Which unrevoked should I use?

I still haven't done the OTA update and I'm ready to root my phone. Which should I use? Should I get the OTA and do 3.0? Or should I just stick with the simpler version?

At this point, I'm not convinced I need a custom ROM (I could be tho), is there any other benefits to 3.0 I should be considering?

Thanks!

Skylar
[EVO 4G Android Development] wallyw:
I second this. I didnt apply the update so should i apply the OTA and do this or not, do the simpleroot method, and flash a custom updated stock rom?
[EVO 4G Android Development] malibu_23:
finally got it to work by starting on a fresh pc w/o any android adb or hboot drivers installed.

wifi tether!!!!!!!!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] kevinjt:
Ill try the root as soon as i get home, and i'll post the results!
[EVO 4G Android Development] techs1200:
Stock kernel + OTA update here.

Rooting was a SUCCESS!

Finally got wifi tether back since OTA broke rooting!

Nice :cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] Status Flow:
Alright, it's easy to install, but what we need to find out is if custom roms can be installed with this method despite not being NAND unlocked. The unrevoked homepage says that as of version 3 that this (unlike previous versions) 3.0 unrevoked version is indeed a full root, however.

Can anyone experienced chime in on this?
[EVO 4G Android Development] snowpunter:
Still no 4G after updating PRL and profile a couple times, with a reboot thrown in for good measure. I'll have to check again in a different location to make sure it isn't just the area by my work that doesn't have 4G.
[EVO 4G Android Development] patelkedar91:
Unrevoked 3 is for after you updated. There's a link on their page if you haven't updated.
[EVO 4G Android Development] snowpunter:
I would recommend NOT using their OTA. If I could do it again I would have applied the Sprint OTA and then installed unrevoked 3. I can't get 4G working after using the unrevoked OTA.
[EVO 4G Android Development] nebenezer:
Someone who has rooted using unrevoked3... what's your PRI?

Does this irrevocably revert back to 1.34 like the original rooting methods did??
[EVO 4G Android Development] reissc1:
PRI is 1.40_003
[EVO 4G Android Development] nebenezer:
awesome!

thanks :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] bkfitz:
So just to be totally clear, if I have the stock Sprint 1.32.651.6 firmware with the original unrevoked installed and wifi tethering working, I should:

1. uninstall Wireless Tether

2. uninstall unrevoked

3. update OTA

4. download and run unrevoked 3

Then I will be able to flash cyanogen 6 froyo when it comes out?
[EVO 4G Android Development] exSD:
Correct. But you can skip the first step.
[EVO 4G Android Development] eskomo:
Why do these guys keep putting out these methods? The toast method and simple steps by jiqqaman work much better. Unrevoked are usually late to the party.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bkfitz:
Sorry for the noob question:

Is there any real risk of doing this? If it fails for whatever reason can I go back to stock?
[EVO 4G Android Development] snowpunter:
So I thought that 'pri' was a mispelling of 'prl' which is what I was updating in attempting to get my 4G radio alive again. Apparently these are two different things. How does one go about updating the pri?
[EVO 4G Android Development] flip603:
so can anybody confirm whether this let them install roms?
[EVO 4G Android Development] cloud858rk:
You cannot update your PRI. At least not until a developer figures it out. Once you root and NAND unlock it is pretty much stuck at 1.34_003.
[EVO 4G Android Development] snowpunter:
So what would happen if I attempted to install the 1.47 OTA from Sprint after having installed the 1.47 from unrevoked? Brick?
[EVO 4G Android Development] thisisepic:
If you read the FAQs on their site it says you DO NOT get NAND unlock. So I'm guessing custom roms cannot be flashed.

I've yet to root only because I dont feel the need and without a NAND unlock it seems totally useless to me. Plus I am extremely nervous of messing up my phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] m3xicanprid3:
after ur done doin all that wat u need to do nest ... umplug the usb cable n the phone well turn on normally or wat... im on the screen hboot usb plug. i did everyuthng just fine but it didnt say to umplug it or press any key?
[EVO 4G Android Development] tool2269:
i'm trying to help someone do unrevoked3.. right before the end, he gets caught up at the 'flashing recovery' (communication inturrputed error)

i did my phone and it went right through fine. we cant figure out his issue.. all htc drivers/sync has been deleted/uninstalled.

help?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dru13x:
For all those wondering, if you want Nand unlocked search for this:

[TUTORIAL] How To Unlock Nand Protection ~ Part-2 [Gaining RW Access/Full Root]

If you want a fully rooted stock rom search for this:

How to start over: Fully rooted stock 1.47.651.1 in one shot (no adb!)
[EVO 4G Android Development] tool2269:
is unrevoked3 the only way to root post-OTA and lose nothing?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dacoz21:
While we are talking about our 4g no longer working.......I unrevoked with the pre-OTA. However since the post OTA I wiped and put on sprint lovers rom ver 2. I haven't been able to get my 4g to work at all even with the updated radios. I've didn't know if i reverted back to stock if I would get my 4g back. Any suggestions on any special updates to get my 4g back?

Dacoz
[EVO 4G Android Development] NancyKV:
Yes. I didn't lose anything with unrEVOked 3. The same could not be said when I tried SimpleRoot, which would not work for me. I'll never get those 5 hours back in my life. :( unrEVOked 3 is awesome, though!
[EVO 4G Android Development] snake411:
Ok, so exactly how do u root ur phone using unrevoked 3?

I installed the hboot driver...what do i do next, please help.

*This was posted from my Evo 4G*
[EVO 4G Android Development] snake411:
Ok i figured it out. One problem...after running reflash, i get an error when the phone reboots, it says

communication with the phone unexpectedly interrupted try again

I did try again, like 3 times, what do i do? Please help

*This was posted from my Evo 4G*
[EVO 4G Android Development] snake411:
ok, do u mean uninstall them from my pc or just remove it from my phone? I was asking about the htc drivers, and file content

*This was posted from my Evo 4G*
[EVO 4G Android Development] NancyKV:
You need to uninstall the HTC Drivers from your PC. (Not the hboot drivers that you installed at the beginning of this process.) Go to Control Panel > Add Remove Programs > (anything that says HTC)
[EVO 4G Android Development] bwtl1000r:
Have you lost your 4G radio with this method? ([TUTORIAL] How To Unlock Nand Protection ~ Part-2 [Gaining RW Access/Full Root])
[EVO 4G Android Development] dru13x:
i've heard rumors that this method breaks the radio, but i never worried because i flashed Whitslack's OTA rooted rom to have everything working like normal including 4G.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dru13x:
probably so. most other methods require a factory reset before you begin. there are apps out there that can do backups before you begin stuff like this. i would highly suggest you look into it.

p.s. i need to start a petition to the Mods to get out of the penalty box. 5 MINUTES FOR CHARGING!
[EVO 4G Android Development] snake411:
Ok i did eveythibg stated. It went through fine, but my wireless tether is still telling me i have no root permissions.

If it helps any i did use unrevoked1 and thats still in my phone. Do i need to remove unrevoked1 and after it says done, ur phone is supposed to be rooted right? I dont need to go in any of

the other options?

Plz help....

*This was posted from my Evo 4G*
[EVO 4G Android Development] snake411:
Plz see next post i mesed up while tryin to attatch an image

*This was posted from my Evo 4G*
[EVO 4G Android Development] snake411:
Here is what i see when its done.

If i restart nothing happens, and there is no zip file for me to update...

What am i doing wrong? If im missing something please tell me

*This was posted from my Evo 4G*
[EVO 4G Android Development] ouhei:
I ended up installing from my macbook at home as the OSX version doesn't need any special drivers. Worked perfectly.

I was also able to flash Fresh's latest from ROM Manager after using this method. Worked perfectly.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tool2269:
my attempt at a walkthrough:

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2380998&postcount=70
[EVO 4G Android Development] hodedofome:
So I can't get Windows to install the HBoot driver. I browse out to where the driver is located at but when I click next it says a suitable driver cannot be found. I'm using XP Pro at work btw, I'm wondering if that's the problem. I have 7 Ultimate at home I can try later.

***NEVERMIND*** I was looking in the wrong flippin' directory. Sorry to waste ya'lls time.
[EVO 4G Android Development] neodorian:
I actually ended up doing this in XP Pro. My Win7 install was giving me a hard time because every time I plugged the phone in (even "charge only") it would mount the SD.

Eventually I used an XP machine here that had no HTC software at all and got it to work. Now I just need to figure out if Clockwork Recovery is still there and I can use ROM manager or if I need to do something else.
[EVO 4G Android Development] hodedofome:
Ok I was able to install the drivers. I have USB debugging selected, and on the white screen I launch reflash.exe and it says it's waiting for device. I've tried rebooting the device several times but reflash.exe never seems to pick it up. Any ideas?

***NEVERMIND AGAIN*** Geez I need to start figuring stuff out myself before wasting posting space. I had to update my 'ADB' driver for reflash.exe to pick up my phone. Just went into device manager, right clicked 'ADB' under Android Phone and chose update driver. It did the rest and unrevoked took over from there. Wireless Tether is working again. Great job guys!!! Now let's see if I have the balls to flash a custom rom.....
[EVO 4G Android Development] eyepoker:
i'm trying the linux version - cant detect my phone - any ideas? I'm new to linux as well - dloaded and ran the app and it can't find the hpone. I've got usb debgging turned on - Ubuntu Lucid Lynx.
[EVO 4G Android Development] gthing:
So we have two reports of this bricking 4G?

My apprehension in doing this is that most people don't HAVE 4G, so a lot more may be messed up then what is reported. After the Unrevoked 2 debacle it was clear none of the devs working on it have access to 4G so I'm pretty scared to use this ... or any rooting tool for that matter.
[EVO 4G Android Development] pbarrett:
Well for one thing, the other methods require wiping your phone. If you made tons of customizations on the stock ROM, there was no way to fully back up your phone without getting root first.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bradclaw:
Unrevoked 3 Camera Issue

I rooted with the Unrevoked 3 (Post 6/29 OTA) and found that the camera is very buggy. I noticed when I tried using the scanner and it wouldn't start the camera. Then, rebooted, camera worked by itself but wouldn't work w/scanner app. Now, camera doesn't start at all. Have to re-boot just to get camera to work. Brand new phone with latest updates..
[EVO 4G Android Development] hodedofome:
I have 4g in my area and I can confirm that my 4g is working fine after doing unrevoked3. I did not install anything in addition to the reflash.exe file and HBoot drivers.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bradclaw:
Seems to be working now that it sat a while.. Didn't change anything. Odd.
[EVO 4G Android Development] brockster:
Wifi issues after changing wep settings in Wireless tether

Used unrevoked3 to root the evo and installed wireless tether. WiFi worked after rooting. Installed wireless tether, which worked but after changing to WEP EVO wifi won't connect to network but wireless tether works fine. Is this a permission issue?
[EVO 4G Android Development] adamcattell:
Just used this method worked great.
[EVO 4G Android Development] flip603:
anyone try and install a custom rom yet after using this? how did it work?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrblonde9993:
Ok i need help with this. I did unrevoked in the beginning then unrevoked 2 with the Ota patch v2. That is when i lost my 4g. It is contantly scanning. So i tried unrevoked 3 to see if it comes back and it still just scans. I wondering if there is anything i can do like remove unrevoked or something. I just want 4g working again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] flyingwolf:
Try the forum search, this is a topic that has been beat to death, I am sure you will find your answer.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bwtl1000r:
It seems nearly all if not all of the latest ROMs require NAND access. Unrevoked3 does not give NAND access and would likely end up very poorly should you flash the latest roms. If you want roms, do the simpleroot/simpleroot ota.... I ended up doing this after doing the unrevoked3.
[EVO 4G Android Development] scottspa74:
So I take it this is not the kind of thing that can be done from the phone itself (like I believe the original unrevoked was) ? All this talk of installing drivers makes me think you need a desktop. I don't have internet access on my desktop until I get tethering up and working. It sounds like there is an html link in the file that you would need internet access for. I have no idea what the instructions for this are, and my only internet is Evo. Any ideas out there? I really only care about tethering, not custom ROMs etc. Miss the tethering on my WinMo. New to Android.

Any ideas much appreciated. Thanks an advance.
[EVO 4G Android Development] snake411:
Download the version of ur destop to ur phone.

Connect ur phone to pc

Transfer the file u just downloaded to ur pc

unzip the file on pc

Read and follow the hboot file, u need to install the drivers

After that make sure usb debug. Is turned on

Launch reflash from pc

The program does everyrhing else...

Then u shluld have what u need

*This was poon posted from my Evo 4G*
[EVO 4G Android Development] scottspa74:
Thanks a lot. 1 question, when you say 'launch reflash', is that an ADB command, or is that an option I will be given in the hboot or driver files within unrevoked3 ? Again, thanks a lot
[EVO 4G Android Development] KrayzieVanh:
Just run it as a normal .exe file, no ADB commands. It will do it's "magic" if you followed all the instructions correctly (hboot driver.html).
[EVO 4G Android Development] mschartier:
I am in the same boat. I want to install roms on my unrevoked3 evo and as you point out, many require nand access. Were you able to run the SimpleRoot OTA on the unrevoked3 evo? or do you have to restore it back to stock before hand? If on the unrevoked evo, using the SimpleRoot OTA, which step did you start with?
[EVO 4G Android Development] christophermx4:
The 4G works still after using this method - I was in Chicago the past couple of days, and it work exactly how it did before I installed this. (I still got 4-6 down, 1-2 up)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Deeveeance:
fun fun fun

My EVO froze after the initial "waiting for device reboot" sequence and when I decided to just take out the battery and try it again, it flew through perfectly...

Got superuser request app and continued to instal the wifi tether app...

thinking about buying the setCPU app from the marketplace, but i think i'll just wait until a root for the 2.2 update (yeah... i'm stingy...)

I live in San Jose, CA... Sprint says they'll bring 4G to my area, by until then, I have to wait and see if it affected my 4G antenna...
[EVO 4G Android Development] elmatatan:
please help

Please I need some help. I did install unrevoked3.1 on my htc EVO 4G and did not install first the ota latest update 1.47 something. how can I install the update now? is it safe to just install update from phone or do I have to remove unrevoked 3.1 and then apply update and the unrevoked 3 again?...and if I have to remove unrevoked 3, how do I do it?
[EVO 4G Android Development] ShadowRAM:
I was able to get this to work, but had unrevoked2 already installed. I had to reflash the recovery.img from the RUU first (otherwise it blocks the OTA from installing). Then let the OTA install like normal, then finally install unrevoked 3. I'm on all the newest versions for the radio, etc and 4G still works along with root and what not. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
How can you run Titanium on this? It tells me the phone isn't rooted. While other root apps work fine.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
Good question.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dru13x:
From the Titanium Backup website (http://matrixrewriter.com/android/):

•#1: What is root/rooting ?

◦"root" is the UNIX system administrator.

◦Rooting an Android phone means modifying your ROM (or installing a 3rd-party custom ROM) so that you can grant "root" privileges to certain programs.

◦In our case, Titanium Backup uses these privileges to backup other applications' data, regardless of security restrictions. Without root privileges this would be impossible to do (except for some apps which share their data).

Check if your phone is properly rooted:

•Open a shell on the phone and do (using either "adb shell" or the free "ConnectBot" app):

◦su

◦whoami

◦You must see "root" or "whoami: unknown uid 0". If you see something different, your phone is not properly rooted.

◦busybox ls -l /data/data/ | busybox wc -l (for testing your system's busybox)

◦cd /data/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup/files/ ; ./busybox ls -l /data/data/ | ./busybox wc -l (for testing Titanium Backup's busybox)

◦You must see a number. If you get "Permission denied", your phone is not properly rooted.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

I hope that helps you out.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bwtl1000r:
I did simpleroot after running unrevoked3. Make sure you use the simpleroot ota edition and start at step 1 of simpleroot.
[EVO 4G Android Development] stangdriverdoug:
I just used Unrevoked version 3 to unlock my phone and it went very smooth. I googled step-by-step instructions and went without a hitch. I was originally looking for a simple rood to use wireless tether but then realized that this unlocked NAND.....so now I'm running Freshe's latest rom and loving this whole unlocked, custom rom, overclock thing. BTW I'm a noob that just does his research first, and have had no problems yet.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
I am able to 'su' and superuser intercepts asking if I should grant it superuser permission. I do. And then type 'whoami' and it says 'not found'
[EVO 4G Android Development] dru13x:
go to market and try installing titanium backup. it might tell you that you don't have root permissions. click on the Problems button and download/install busybox, then restart Titanium Backup.
[EVO 4G Android Development] pbarrett:
I think whoami is just not part of the stock ROM so you can't do that test.

Really if you type in

su

and get a

#

back, you've got root access.

But it looks to me like Titanium Backup and BusyBox require NAND to be unlocked, which unrEVOked3 doesn't do. Too bad, because that's exactly what I want to do, so I won't have to set up all my apps again by hand when I try a new ROM.

I haven't seen an in-place NAND unlock procedure, i.e. I think they all require wiping your phone. I guess I'll just have to lose my app settings, flash to a rooted ROM, set it all back up again, then I can run Titanium and save it all.

Correction: After powering my phone off and back on, Titanium is now working for me after doing unrEVOked3.

So I guess Titanium doesn't need NAND unlocked after all. Alternate ROMS, here I come!
[EVO 4G Android Development] abhorrentbm:
Unrevoked3 worked like a charm on my 1.47 version Evo. I ran it, then booted into ClockworkMod recovery, threw on the latest Baked Snack ROM after wiping and clearing the dalvik cache, and after a looping reboot, took the battery back out, put it back in, and all is well. Loaded up the wireless tether app, shootme, titanium backup, setcpu, etc.

I previously tried Simple Root OTA to no avail... kept crapping out during the last step. I'm not sure if baked snack required NAND unlock or not, but it seems not as I've been running with no issue whatsoever for the last 8 hours.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jfree3000:
I used Unrevoked over the weekend and you CAN install custom roms after flashing. I am currently using Yay 4 Juggs Freak E Evo rom with no problems what so ever, I even installed the updated radio and wifi roms with ease.

Unrevoked gives you full access, you can flash custom roms after using it.

Did you use unrevoked? If so you may have to do a wipe and then install Titanium again. When I first dl'ed Titanium it would not show any apps, wiped the phone and its runs fine now.

The main problem people are having with Unrevoked is you are not removing the HTC sync driver, get rid of it but leave the other HTC driver alone and you should have no problems. Trust me I could not figure out why Unrevoked kept freezing and getting stuck on certain loads until I removed the HTC sync driver.
[EVO 4G Android Development] djdisturbed:
Ti Backup didnt work for me at first, then hit the middle button on the screen and it installed busybox itself and work fine after that! if you try to install busybox from the market it wont work, but if you have Tibackup do it it will work fine!
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrloserpunk:
I have used this method to gain root, but I am unable to flash fresh baked. I get stuck on the HTC evo 4g screen, this has happened even after pulling battery and trying again... any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] joeykrim:
most ROMs require a wipe of dalvik cache if not also requiring a wipe of /data ... make sure you've done those. still having a problem, try installing the ROM again ... still having a problem resort to the ROM's thread for troubleshooting ..

at least thats the route i would take!
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrloserpunk:
thanks for the heads up, I have tried the steps listed above. No luck. I was wondering though, If this does not do a Nand Unlock, the thread for fresh baked and most roms say its required.... is this my problem? Adb gives me $ :(, so doing this then Toast's part 2 to get the nand unlocked has been a dead end... permisson denied..

EDIT** scratch that, After SU i get the # prompt.... Still no baked goodies though :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] mem_reddog:
doesn't get any easier than this, uninstall htc sync and drivers, follow instructions in hboot driver.htm, reboot and run unrevoked. fully rooted with custom recovery in a couple of minutes. Great job by clockworkmod
[EVO 4G Android Development] reekotubbs:
1. Where is the support for this?

2. Does this change PRI Version?

3. Will this work for 2.2 froyo or is there an update?

4. What does this break, if anything, in 1.47 software?

5. What advantages do you gain by using this over full nand unlock?