yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Greenfieldan:
Already did that. I'm not sure which one I'm supposed to use (the only one that's for 2.1 and up says it's not supposed to be used for North American customers?)

Thanks for being a d bag though :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fachadick:
anytime - glad I could help!

I'll spell it out for you if it will help you further. Didn't realize how difficult the HTC site was to navigate. and no google links either!

1 - go to www.htc.com

2 - go to support

3 - download the first link on the page that says "HTC Sync Update for EVO 4G (Sprint) (2.0.40)"

I totally understand how confusing that process could be:D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] correnos:
Yes, you can. I just did. You can forget about installing HTC sync as well.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drizkol:
Yes.................
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtyernie:
Could someone help me?

I am rooted, except I did simpleroot after the method explained in the beginning of the thread (and I shouldn't have). I need to flash the Rom (I am at 2.1) because the whole process has downgraded my PRI from 1.40 PRI to 1.32. I have a hunch, in order to get to 1.40 PRI, I need to flash to a 2.2 rooted. I can take care of the rest (I have my MSL). Thanks!!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
See my sig.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtyernie:
Heehee, Door #1, Door #2, or Door #3?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtyernie:
If anyone needs their Evo 4G 2.2 rooted without any bull**** comments, let me know. I will be straight up with you. I have experienced frustration and wise arse hints as what to do. So if you are new, I will be glad to help you get to a point of getting root. Don't look at my sig.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pscalett:
I'll be contacting you soon. I'm very new to all of this but I would like to root my phone so I can wifi tether.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Littlefield:
So, now that I have root (thanks for all the work guys), what Rom do all you experienced rooted evo guys recommend?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
Respectfully, this is not the place to discuss that. Thread hijacking is not advised, but there are other threads here in which people have written their thoughts.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fachadick:
BakedSnack all the way for battery and stability.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garyfunk:
I expect no less.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PiercedCow:
Hell yes, we now have a cow with a rooted EVO!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluediablito:
just wondering......what makes easy root for the other phone different than rooting on the evo?

are all the other phone rooted the same way and the evo is different.

another question....(i don't know nothing about codding but its just a question)

how hard would it be to grab the sprint leak tool (the one that updates from .3 to .6) and modify it so that it would install an older rom?

i know i know if it was that simple... by now it would have been doen.

motivation....

How mush would you donate to the person who will Root froyo?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Semantics:
Bump

Sent from my PC36100 usin
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
This irritates me a bit. You're not saying you HAVE a method, you're just saying you know there's a way to root 2.2. But for all I know, you're just saying "I'm sure there's a way and we'll find it soon." Either that, or you have one and you're sitting on it for some reason, in which case I would hope you at least have the sense of community to say as much. Waiting is easier if we know there's something coming down the pipe. And it saves me from reading your response to my sticky request and getting the impression that you're confusing the title "Mod" with "God."

People aren't "giving up too easily" because anybody asking the question is obviously not a dev. I'm not either (yet). I wouldn't know where to start looking for an exploit. I'm sure people are working to find a way, but as far as we know, nobody has found one.

Please don't get me wrong: I respect the work you've done, and I don't doubt that you'll probably be behind the ultimate solution. You helped me get rooted myself. Thank you! But come on, people are making their first posts here asking how to root their new 2.2 OTA and getting flamed to pieces over it. I'm working for community.

So as far as we know, the answer is still "there is no way." If you have a better answer, please share!

Otherwise, bump. ;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim M:
to the top :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LordDavon:
Thank you. Yes, I did read that. I really hope you success.

I guess my only questions is, should I go full 2.2 (.6) or stay at .3? I don't know who/where I read it but, I remember someone suggesting that .3 had vulnerabilities (that make it easier to root) that were patched in .6. If it doesn't matter, I may as well do the update. If it is better to stay with .3, that is where I will stay.

Thank you again for your help. As well as you patience with my noob questions.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toastcfh:
for one my friend i never said im god in any way shape or form. im the forum mod and just because u dont like seeing posts doesnt mean u should make a thread saying it cant be done.

i think many people have came and gone preaching things cant be done. i think people do this for one of two reasons.

1) they dont know how

2) they dont want to try

if u ask me no question has been answered in this thread. its been nothing but bumps from post one. so what does it do? make people feel like oh well they should give up? or oh no i shouldnt even question this guys opinion because ill look bad? the truth is, there is no truth to this thread and it serves no purpose.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
I apologize for the God comment.

A lot of members here get irritated by seeing the same questions asked and answered repeatedly. I'm just trying to save space and keep the forum orderly.

I believe this thread serves a purpose by hopefully answering the question "can you tell me how to root my 2.2 Evo?" before somebody posts a new thread asking about it. In other words, if the question is "does anybody know how to root 2.2?" then this thread should answer it (truthfully) with "No, nobody has reported any way to do this yet." So let's get some truth.

True or false: There is no known way to root a stock 2.2 Evo. :confused:

I'll grant that it is still most likely POSSIBLE to root 2.2, but until somebody shows us how, isn't it more efficient and fair to the forum as a whole to say so up front instead of answering every new thread with the same answer?

You're right. I don't know how to root 2.2. I would try, but I don't know where to start. But other people do know, and as far as I know, nobody has found a way yet.

I agree, nobody should say "It will never be rooted" because we don't know that, and I don't even believe it's true. I will go back through my OP to reflect that. I don't want to discourage anybody from TRYING to root 2.2. If somebody thinks they can do it, I say go for it, by all means! You'll be a hero if you figure out how to do it. But I do want to discourage people from asking whether it can be done over and over again, when it's been answered so many times.

I hope you understand where I'm coming from. It's not my opinion. I'm not preaching anything. The fact is, if somebody knew how to root 2.2, it would be here at XDA. If it was here, it would be popular. People would know about it. I haven't seen anything like that yet. Has anybody else?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
Now that is sound thinking. I would stay where you are. If somebody figures out an exploit for .3, you're golden. If somebody figures out an exploit for .6, you upgrade and then go from there.

If somebody figures out a weakness in .3 after you've upgraded to .6, you're hosed. :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gotshores:
[Q] Simple way to root Official 2.2?

Hey guys, I have never rooted, but want to be able and use wifi tether on my Evo. I have the official 2.2 update from HTC and noticed that SimpleRoot and UnRevoked cannot root the official 2.2 update yet. Is there anything out there that can? Or if I am wrong about this, please let me know. I appreciate it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigRick10:
Not at this time.

This shouldn't be in the dev section btw.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
It shouldn't be anywhere IMHO. :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=747495

EDIT: And now it's merged.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcalba89:
People should really stop thinking it's EVER impossible to root. The Evo was first rooted days before it even came out. It's the same deal with the iPhone and the jailbreaking/unlocking. Update comes out. You wait for a root/jailbreak/unlock for that update. Etc, etc.......

.......only difference is that we have flash and can hold our phone anyway we want :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snandlal:
Your rite it would show up and it will...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PaulG1488:
Rooted Stock 2.2 back to rooted 2.1(1.47)??

I got a rooted evo running the stock 2.2 rooted rom to go back to to rooted 2.1 stock(1.47) do I just flash the zip, radio, and wimax or is there a different method?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
I almost referred you to this thread (you got merged in) but I just saw you started with a rooted 2.2 ROM. Good for you. :)

You can just flash the .zip for the rooted 1.47 ROM, I think. You may not have to flash the radios back down, but if you do have problems, flash the ROM, then reboot and go through the setup process, then flash the radio, then reboot (!), then flash WiMax, reboot again. Might want to make a nandroid backup before you do anything just to be safe.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomit12:
Its a nice thought, but in the end, toast is right; this thread serves no purpose.

People don't search, don't see threads, see threads like this and assume that the information is 2 nanoseconds out of date and they should post for updated information, and so on.

Short of mods continuously coming down on the behavior (should they choose to), putting up a thread about not being able to root to stop being from posting their own thread about not being able to root really just adds to the clutter.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] You stole Boo Boo's Name:
My Frozen yogurt tastes like ****
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PaulG1488:
I'll give it a try thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
I wonder how many people have NOT posted new threads because of this one. If it's more than zero, this thread has already broken even. Also, 8 pages of bumps suggest that some people think it does serve a purpose. ;) But I agree with your second paragraph, unfortunate as it is.

If this thread dies, so be it. I won't answer any new threads in the future, but I'm sure somebody else will. It's called "enabling."

I tried to help. I want everybody to feel welcome and not get flamed by asking questions that have already been answered. But in the end, some people learn by wisdom, others learn by experience.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LordDavon:
Thank you. That is good advice.

LD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eniamg02:
Bump.simply put a froyo rooted evo makes life better.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapcallem:
root for froyo ?

anybody know about this ???

http://www.talkandroid.com/9553-easy-root-allows-1-click-froyo-rooting-on-droid-pulled-by-google/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapcallem:
http://www.talkandroid.com/9553-easy-root-allows-1-click-froyo-rooting-on-droid-pulled-by-google/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edufur:
If you think about it, thats a great way to socially engineer someone to accept a virus payload. Google could easily have yanked it for that very reason.

I would prefer getting root from a trusted source.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Personally, I think fixing the PRI should be top priority...then 2.2 root. A 2.2 root that does not get us back to 1.40 in my opinion is a step in the wrong direction...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wvaj:
People tried it and it didn't work on evo if that's what your wondering...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dono74:
Now THATS funny!!!!!!!!!!!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
Looks like you already got your answer to that in your other thread.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agonzalez1010:
bump

bump.....up bump.....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapcallem:
it was more of a bump/saying there might be a way to root 2.2 ....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
Yes, it could be a good step in the right direction, but the developer's website does say it's only for the Droid, Droid X, and Milestone. But it gives me some hope. :)

If anybody wants to try it, Easy Root is available from the developer's website directly for $0.99, I think. Same link as above. It could work. Or it could brick your phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ttrier:
No known way to Root 2.2

Bump. Bump
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteelH:
bumpity bump
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegoods:
all though i am rooted i do feel for many of my hastily upgraded 2.2 friends bump
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Q2slingshot:
Bump
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Q2slingshot:
I am one of the "lucky ones" who just bought an ego that was pre loaded with 2.2 I can't wait for it to be rooted.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
Yup, that will be the story for a lot of people in the coming days/weeks. Surely not months. :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toastcfh:
well i stickied it. i aslso merge "root?" posts and threads with this one. anyhow keep it clean and when the root method is released ill unsticky it/close it. thanx and enjoy the day
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CuzinBucksBx:
I am one of the beta's. Funny thing when I touch on "Root it" it reply "Congratulation and your phone is root." That a lie. At this moment right now the app can't find the /bin/SU
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkUW:
If that's the "exploid" exploit, no that won't work on EVO as it is. The source was released for that program.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CuzinBucksBx:
I have no idea but they "tweak" to see if they can find the Bin/SU for EVO. So it still under works...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SantinoInc:
Cool, it's a rel relief to know that I didn't screw myself by d/l the OTA update :D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jatilq:
Bump

I wish I could say mine came rooted. I returned my Droid X yesterday and before taking the time to read the Dev forum for the Evo I updated to 2.2. I'm not too heartbroken, I know it will be rooted and I didn't have 2.2 on the Droid X.

With the rebooting issue and Moto saying "You want roms on your phone buy an HTC" I had to jump ship (didn't hurt that one Verizon Store pissed me off bad!)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
No more bumps, this thread is now a sticky. Thanks, toast!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CuzinBucksBx:
Whoa! So you jump to sprint A-SAP!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jatilq:
Between the ****ty service that the one VZ store gave and the way the rebooting issue is being handled I left VZ.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] locoboi187:
Where do you live man? Lmfao
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jatilq:
Upstate New York... Jumping to Sprint was a very wise choice. Cheaper (for me even with VZ discount)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkUW:
I haven't looked into how/what they modified on the EVO's 2.2 to fix this. It might still be usable for escalating from system to root. I don't currently have any way to check that. I accidentally unrooted mine and am still trying to break past ****ing shell.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demass430:
[Q] how to root htv evo after ota froyo update?

ok so i definitely got my htc evo two days before the froyo update was sent out. Im beyond in love with it. If it was legal in ohio i think it would already have my last name. But the one thing ive been searching for non-stop is a way to root. I've found ways to get 2.2 if you already have root access, but that doesnt help me at all. So i dont know if maybe im looking in the wrong places or what exactly, but i need help can anyone tell me PLEASE if theirs anyway to root this thing or do i just have to sit back and wait...:confused:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerryparid:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=747495
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omegasun18:
welcome to XDA.

first you should post questions in the Q&A forum. I will warn you now you will probably be flamed for this relentlessly since you posted in Development.

second currently there is no way to root 2.2. there is no way to downgrade back to 2.1. You are currently stuck with your phone unrooted until someone finds a new bug to exploit to let you root. this could be weeks and yes people are working on it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Froyo root?

Anybody working on it or is this not gannna happen, just wondering haven't seen many people talking about it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snandlal:
Ya...released soon
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zackhow:
Let's just hope that it is not unrevoked.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
You can still work with unrevoked is there any info on the root progress anywhere here
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
People are working on it, but nobody has indicated that they have a solution forthcoming ... have they?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snandlal:
Its been rooted from stock...they will release it soon enough
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Snandel I don't think your a liar or anything like that, but if you could share your sources or links would.greatly appreciate it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frettfreak:
I am a little confused. You said you got your phone before the OTA to Froyo... Did you do the upgrade or no? If not, it will be not prob.. As someone said before though, if you did the OTA, your stuck for the moment. I am sure someone will come up with root soon enough though. ;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SiL3nTKiLL:
i dont think u can root 2.2
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jatilq:
Problem solved now that I exchanged the Evo for a new one with 2.1.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glockshooter1:
When I plug my iphone into my computer, nuthing happens can anybody help me with because nething would be better than this.

Also, how can I root my evo with 2.2 OTA?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r.mauldin:
I am running cyanogenmod. Can I unroot and do the ota froyo to loose my free wifi tether. I think I should have to pay sprint $30 plus my $10 premium tax. I don't live in a 4g area. But I have a cousin who does. So would it be worth it to go back and unroot.

J/k... ;-)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wesswei:
easy root

Has anyone tried easy root? I know it works froyo on the Droid and the Droid X phones.

Link:

unstableapps dot com
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fernruffryders:
read the first post of this thread buddy
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Wow my thread got to be a sticky, yippie.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RickyMIA:
Darn! I was not going to root my phone at first but after seeing all the stuff that can be done to it by rooting it(wifi tethering,etc.) now im dying to do it. Of course, I am now stuck cause I did the 2.2 update and cant seem to go back.

There has to be a way to roll back to 2.1. I cant imagine you cant roll back to a previous version.

Hope the 2.2 root comes out sooner than later.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martyzidek:
What if i said i lossed my phone.. pay the 100 dollars and get a new evo without the update.. i just switched to sprint and my rebate will pay for the cost..? Lol

sent from my Evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bwolters:
considering...

Believe it or not I am actually considering this as well, battery life is killing me with this update.

Would we get away with it though and are the phones we would get coming stock as 2.2?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martyzidek:
The ones at sprint here dont have preinstalled yet with the 2.2 update

sent from my Evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kindakrazy:
you dont have to "lose" your phone and pay the 100 dollars, it isnt exactly public knowledge all though it should be if your evo suffers from light leakage at the bottom like most evos do you can go and get a new or refurbished one. the only problem with doing that is they dont have evos anywhere...i have been on a waiting list for 6 days at the local sprint store and also am on a waiting list to have one mailed and have been on that list for even longer. i have called sprint customer support and they told me they dont have any anywhere and i will just have to wait. To top off the bad news all new evos as well as refurbished ones most likely come with 2.2 already installed.

Also if you are still within your 30 days return period you can go turn yours in for a brand new one any time you want as long as it is within 30 days.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garyfunk:
So what you are saying is, I can't root my 2.2 yet and I can't go back to 2.1. Can I at least go have a beer or two to ten?

Why am I surprised that people still ask how to root 2.2 and go back to 2.1.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martyzidek:
Sorry to inform you but sprint here in middle wisconsin has evos in.. 4 to be exact.. and the rep said they all need to be uodated.. i had mine since sat.. so well in my 30 says :) heading there now

sent from my Evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martyzidek:
My evo doesnt have light leak at all.. :) my only problem is i dropped today and on top right of phone looks like 4 small marks like pin pricks :(

sent from my Evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ar3ohdee:
I got $5 on it for the first one who does it correctly (Works at least as good as the 2.1).... And if the other 7000+ peeps who are waiting for it as well chip in that $5, the hacker/genius will be @ $35000 richer minus Paypal fees !!!! Get to it my friends, I want my free wifi tether !!!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Another bump for this thread...and yes stores do have them in stock.

~Jasecloud4
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kindakrazy:
stores around you maybe...im quite jealous now haha out here in california ive seen people drive 2-3 hours to go get an evo O.o
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjb5406:
Seems like stores in more remote areas have them. My daughter, who lives near Milwaukee, couldn't find one there but was attending a wedding in Clear Lake Iowa (middle of nowhere, basically)... found a white Evo at a Best Buy in Mason City Iowa. So they are out there... but not in the more populated areas it seems.

And, does this mean my Evo running Gingerbread is unrootable? Or am I jumping the gun a bit? :eek:

Seriously, though... thanks to all the XDA folks for keeping us on track and informed. You guys are the best.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martyzidek:
Update. Got there and all 4 were being sold as i was walking in :( yeah he said next week has a big shipment coming in and prob will have the updates already on them..

sent from my Evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kindakrazy:
well as sad as it is that i cant exchange mine at least people are finally realizing exactly how terrible iphones are ahaha
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garyfunk:
Why are you bumping a thread that is marked as a sticky?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluediablito:
Put me down for 10$ come on people start porting $$$ let's get this done
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RickyMIA:
I got 10 on it as well! Do it do it!!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
Start a new thread, that's not the point of this one.