yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Click on bootloader again. Since I don't have an EVO, I looked over this step. I am pretty sure when you hit bootloader again, it will load it up again and then ask "Do you want to start update?"

Hit yes to accept ( think it's volume up)
[EVO 4G Android Development] pieropicasso:
HELP!!!!!!!!!!

I have tried this step multiple times and nothing any suggestions.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bizdady:
check out the cm6 thread, couple of us were having this prob and this helped.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=752832

after I flashed this bootloader I used Amon Ra recovery and CM6 installed fine :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] zackhow:
does this root method work for those on the leaked .3 2.2 rom??
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Well, just RUU to the official 2.2 build (link in wiki) then start the guide from the top.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Giafu:
Thank you!

Your guide worked perfectly for me! 1st time root on Android. Thank you!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ep3n3wp:
All rooted now... ps if you get stuck at Evo 4g screen and pull battery and it doesn't boot into bootloader just power off then power in holding volume down and power it will put you back into boot loader and then select recovery and finish up... thanks again regaw
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ep3n3wp:
Quick question... of the 3 files on my SD card right now(pc36img, 2.2-root.zip and the other one) do I still need them on there? Can I delete(everything on it) or move back to my original SD card(used a spare one for rooting)

Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] ricoishere2:
Two slightly off topic questions:

-What are the differences in the two rooted 2.2 versions, ClockWorkMod and Amon_RA, addressed in this root?

-Are both of these versions smoother and faster than the stock Sprint non-rooted 2.2?

Thanks to all involved, you guys and xda are amazing.
[EVO 4G Android Development] MercuryNine:
So I use these method to root my EVO 2.2 with Aron Recorvry.. Has anyone been able to install CM6? Heres my Issue.

Hello everyone I recently Rooted my Evo 4G with factory 2.2 and I did delete the PC36IMG file also after I finished my root. So now I downloaded the CyanogenMod6 and put the zip file in my SD root directory and then I boot up into recovery and attempt to install zip from SD card, it opens the file but the error I get is as follows I did use Nan to back up my stock rooted 2.2 unrevoked

assert failed: getprop ("ro.bootloader") == "0.76.2000" ll

getprop("ro.bootloader") == "0.79.0000"

E:Error in /Sdcard/update-cm-6.0.0-supersonic-signed.zip

(status 7)

Installation aborted.

I was able to install another custom rom using the same method. THX for all your Help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bizdady:
I was getting this until I flashed a diff bootloader. Check couple posts up for link I posted.

Sent from my Evo CM6
[EVO 4G Android Development] roscoenr:
ClockWorkMod and Amon_RA are the recovery images that you need to flash rams and do back ups. they are both basically the same. the rooted 2.2 lets you use different roms, themes, overclock your phone, basically turn your phone into your phone.

Thanks to all the devs that put in the hard work for this root.
[EVO 4G Android Development] HeNaFi:
Thank you so much. Now lets have some fun.
[EVO 4G Android Development] #Winning#:
Im sure this has been posted.. but does this unlock nand?
[EVO 4G Android Development] lmorrison84:
Unable to complete root for Froyo on Evo

Whenever I get to the step right before you toggle the airplane mode.

I type:

./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

I press enter and it says file not found.

This is where I get stuck. Can someone please help. I NEED to finally get this phone rooted.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Yes.

you must not have typed

adb shell

or

cd /data/local/tmp

then before that one.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Weapon XCI:
Can any one help me when I try to move the files to the SD card I get permission denied and I don't know why please help I would like to root but can't get the files in my phone. I have it on debugging and charge only but it just keeps denying me
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Only difference is the recovery. I just gave you guys a choice instead of leaving you with just one. Same thing as the non-rooted stock 2.2, just with a root shell via adb, and a custom recovery.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ep3n3wp:
Regaw... 2 quick questions...

Can I remove 3 files from SD card after I rooted and switch back to my normal SD card?(or do I need something off sdcard)

Also is the 2.2 you provided us a deodexed 2.2

Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] aburgthing:
I know you are so busy right now, but wanted to take a second to say THANK YOU for allowing us to own our phones and all the time and effort you spend this weekend. Have sent a donation and hope with enough you get that Evo!
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Yeah, once you finish the guide, you can remove the files from your sdcard.

And second, the 2.2 stock ROM I provided was exactly like it came from HTC/Sprint, so it is not deodexed. It has .odexes. You can flash a custom rom now though that is deodexed.
[EVO 4G Android Development] EyeslikeOlives:
regaw_, one question. Are you God?
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Just letting you all know I am very close to finished with my RegawMOD EVO Root app. It is a semi automatic version of this guide in a nice easy to use command line GUI hehe. It will tell you everything to do (it does most by itself) and check for errors. last night root was successfully achieved in my tests with Topgun966. So Look forward to an easier way to root.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Haha, far from it lol just a guy who loves to do this stuff and help everyone out
[EVO 4G Android Development] EyeslikeOlives:
Lol. I can't wait to get that program you're developing. I'll still download it even though I'm rooted. Just in case I have to replace my phone again. BTW, as soon as I deposit my paycheck I'll be sending some cash your way. Mind sending me a PM with your PayPal info? I'll either need to create a new account or try and remember my old information.

EDIT: Nevermind lol. Didn't see the huge yellow DONATE button on your signature
[EVO 4G Android Development] twitchity:
I'm on the final steps on rooting my EVO. I'm at the part where you choose to boot into recovery but it's stuck on the htc EVO 4G screen and has been that way for about 5 minutes. How long is this supposed to take because in the video it just cuts right to the recovery screen. Everything has worked great up until now. Do I need to remove the battery and start over for the last steps? Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] Rocklee99:
so this is basically unrevoked 3 and not a full root? because i here that unrevoked is not a full root...
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Just letting you know, there is no such thing as "full root". After this guide, you will have a root shell in adb and the superuser app in /system/app and full nand unlocked with unrevoked forever.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Regaw, why not just use simpleroot after reverting to 2.1? Wouldnt that make it a lot simpler and cut down on half of the steps here?
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Well, the biggest reason is because I've been working with mmastrac a lot for the past few months helping them get their tools to work with the HTC CDMA Hero, and I know their tools pretty well and I like them. I know they work perfectly when done right (the directions are clearly laid out here) and this is the method I used on my brother's EVO 2 nights ago before I posted the guide. Other people have pm'd me with problems because they used other methods after getting to 2.1, and I wasn't able to give much help other than "RUU and start over w/ my guide"
[EVO 4G Android Development] scev5:
has this issue been solved, I searched teh thread and find a lot of people with it but know answers
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Its just weird because it all seems so unnecessary, after using the droid 2 method to get root you could get the nand unlocked and a recovery installed in maybe three or four steps. Having to run an exe on my pc and install new drivers doesnt make a lick of sense to me. Does unrevoked have a github or anywhere we can see what they are doing? I'm still new to the android scene so I'm not very familiar with them yet
[EVO 4G Android Development] ms79723:
just pull battery and go into recovery again, it'll work
[EVO 4G Android Development] smw6180:
They don't release their source.
[EVO 4G Android Development] abisai:
Money! :cool:

Everything worked like a charm. Thanks to everyone for all the efforts!
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
We didn't unlock nand on 2.2 though. We flashed the misc partition with an image enabling the ability to downgrade.
[EVO 4G Android Development] scev5:
I put the 3 files on my card reboot, it scans the PC36IMG but then goes to the main menu. It never asks to apply/update or anything. Any ideas? Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] scev5:
also i notice it starts scanning the pc36 thing without me touching anything when i do my final hboot .

this problem is in this thread 20 times with no answer......
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tiffany84:
Can someone tell me that flashed the official 2.2 with root what firmware build do u have? What's the number?
[EVO 4G Android Development] aerosurf:
Visual Voice Mail..

After the root is successfully performed, I and many others had noticed that the default visual voice mail on the new 2.2 rooted rom was not working. After much research, corresponding with other admin members, and Patience. The phone is now delivering voice mails as normal. :)

During my wait, I observed that there was a posted message in my notifications area to e-mail: [activate@vvm.sprint.com] I responded to this message, and waited for a response to the message. I also shut-down the phone, and pulled the battery for several minutes and re-started the phone and same scenario.

Finally, after worrying about it all night, just left the phone charging all day, and then did a quick reboot, and the phone performed it's normal update check and everything is back to Normal now!

Thus, in saying that, I believe that it is un-necessary to attempt to install the cm-android-signed.apk as noted from other threaded messages.

This

Rooted 2.2 ROM

is Very Stable.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ejpyle:
Same problem for me. I think there was one person who stated they finally got past it by formatting their card to fat32. Formatting did not solve my issue.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
So when it goes back to the main menu, what happens if you click on bootloader again?
[EVO 4G Android Development] #Winning#:
anyone know how to get the latest Cyanogen to flash with this?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tiffany84:
Hey regaw, do u know what the baseband version is on official 2.2?
[EVO 4G Android Development] partsguy1:
just wanted you to know i started all over again with fresh downloads and a formated sd card.everything worked out.thanks for your help and the rooting method.
[EVO 4G Android Development] allynsky:
Worked like a charm.

You guys are awesome!!!!!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Good to hear :) glad it worked out. Did you RUU to 2.2 first before starting over? or just start over from the top?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jiqqaman:
regaw_leinad check your pms please.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ep3n3wp:
Same here was having problems with pc36img... deleted everything re-downloaded everything through Google browser and all went well...
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirtyernie:
Keep in mind, simpleroot will downgrade your PRI to 1.34 (it was a beech to get it back). If you follow the steps posted here, your PRI stays at 1.40.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mattykinsx:
Everything was working until I rebooted the Bootloader and it does NOT detect the PC36IMG.zip file.

I confirmed it is on the SDCARD and moved it there via cable after the pushing didn't work.

Please advise.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
I would suggest from recent suggestions to redownload it and try again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mattykinsx:
Sorry I forgot to include...I did that twice.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bhriscoy:
God i wish rooting was as simple as jailbreaking iphone 3g .
[EVO 4G Android Development] _Cooze_:
Hey guys real quick....

In the command prompt.. I'm in shell ($) but I made an error pushing the rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin, How do I change directories back to the C: prompt so I can re-push that .bin file to the phone.. In other words, how do I get out of shell, back to C: so I can push the file again real quick so I can continue?
[EVO 4G Android Development] iLAofficial:
I did everything...

looked to be ok but then every 5 minutes my phone keeps rebooting...any help would be great.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
type

exit

10 chars
[EVO 4G Android Development] _Cooze_:
hey guys real quick...

Sorry for the re-post, didn't want my question lost on the last page...
[EVO 4G Android Development] _Cooze_:
Thank you sir!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] akademikkid09:
This is great

Even tho it took me about two hours i got it. It seems to be workin good or better than OTA update.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ejpyle:
Every time I do it I get the

"loading ... [PC36IMG.zip]" with the blue bar. After a few minutes it goes to

HBOOT

Checking ... [PC36IMG.zip] - It sits here for a minute then I get the following screen:

HBOOT

<VOL UP> to previous item

<VOL DOWN> to next item

<POWER> to select item

FASTBOOT - (This one is highlighted)

RECOVERY

CLEAR STORAGE

SIMLOCK

HBOOT USB

I select HBOOT at this screen then on the next screen I select BOOTLOADER

it searches for the PC36IMG.zip and the process repeats itself all over.

I have tried to apply that file 5 times straight now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] #Winning#:
Anyone have any ideas on how I can get the most recent non ENG bootloader back. I had to switch to go to Cyanogen... and I really didnt like my phone without sense...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bizdady:
Just reflash 2.2

Sent from my Evo CM6
[EVO 4G Android Development] mattykinsx:
Could the fact that my HBOOT is 93 be the reason?

I don't know why it is but how would I change that?
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
No, that is the stock hboot that ships. That is what everyone else has been on when they flashed it. I'm still looking into this.

Again, and I know I keep using this as an excuse, but since I don't have an EVO, I can't personally test anything to figure out errors.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ucf.elk:
Awesome work to the OP and droiddemo guys!

Never rooted Android (did to my Pre) but followed the video and worked the first time around!!

Once again thanks to all that contributed for all their hard work!

Now after Wifi Tether and SetCPU, any suggestions on what to do with root? :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] _Cooze_:
Ok, another question real quick...

I'm rooting following the video by dj.. after the toggle airplane mode part I got the (#) sign in shell.. but after I tried the next step I got the memory error.. he said go back to the toggle airplane mode part.. so my question is, does it matter that shell has the # sign now instead of the $ sign? And he meant that I have to redo the two steps prior to the airplane mode toggle correct?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mattykinsx:
Alright and just so you know...I put in a different sd card and that one works...

Couldn't explain it...exact same size, type, brand...
[EVO 4G Android Development] pieropicasso:
HELP!!!!!

I have taken a picture of the messages I get while in the bootloader while trying to root my phone and then it goes back to the regular bootloader screen.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ejpyle:
It's all about the beer

Well after a few Coors I have to say I am FINALLY rooted with 2.2.

- I reformatted the SD card to FAT32 by connecting the phone as "disk drive". Did not do a quick format.

- I downloaded the mirror PC36IMG.

- Slammed back one more beer and voila!
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
That's awesome!

Ok seems to me that would be the answer to the problems. I have now heard of 4 people that had the problem, doing this solved it for each of them.

The reformatting and redownloading of course lol

maybe a few beers as well haha
[EVO 4G Android Development] ponypowerracin:
Just wanted to say thanks for all your work, I just rooted my phone with no problems other than it taking a few times installing HTC Sync and uninstalling to get the adb push to work. I kept getting a message that said "device not ready" but after a few times it worked perfectly and everything else went flawlessly.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jiqqaman:
most likely your PC36IMG.zip isnt on sdcard, other wise the PC36IMG.zip you have might be corrupted.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Topgun966:
You can always try out custom roms. Personally I would suggest CM6. Its extremely fast.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mattykinsx:
So from here how would one Nand unlock with Hboot 93 ...if that's possible at this point..
[EVO 4G Android Development] Westfire:
A few beers always helps the rooting process!
[EVO 4G Android Development] quicktel:
Someone needs to buy regaw a evo for all his hard work!
[EVO 4G Android Development] mattykinsx:
Good luck finding one to buy.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
If you used my guide, you are nand unlocked.

Yeah seriously... wait lists here are 1 month +
[EVO 4G Android Development] quicktel:
well regaw I got lucky and found me one at best buy it was the last one haven't rooted it yet but i have been following this i will be sending u a donation for all the hard work. I look forward to your much simpler way of rooting. thanks man!
[EVO 4G Android Development] You stole Boo Boo's Name:
install unrevoked forever (it should say off not on)

than download the stock ruu of 2.2

run the stock ruu and it will install 2.2

go back to unrevoked forever download the pc36img of clockwork recover (its like 3 megs)

also download the current version of superuser

put these 2 files on your sd card

boot into bootloader it will launch the clock work recover and install it

dont reboot

go into recovery

than install superuser from the sd card

reboot

wallah you have rooted stock 2.2 and superuser access for wifi tether among other things
[EVO 4G Android Development] mattykinsx:
I believe you but...why is the Hboot version the same? [since it changed when doing it on 2.1]
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
It's s-off now because of the "unrevoked-forever.zip" you flashed. s-off basically means nand unlocked. Security-off i think it is.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mattykinsx:
Alright, thanks for all your help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] You stole Boo Boo's Name:
it should explain it better for part 2 that you need it to be -off

but i did it my way and boy its stable and fast
[EVO 4G Android Development] dawilliams660:
Has anyone put CM6 on there phone? i'm having trouble flashing it, it keeps giving me error message
[EVO 4G Android Development] MercuryNine:
I was nervous at first being that my Evolution was only a few days old and me not ever rooting anything besides a iPhone 2g a few years ago. At first looking are all the steps involved. In the process looked daunting to say the less. The very first time I attempted took about 30min. This was before the 2.2 update to the guide surprisingly it went very smooth. And with in minutes I learned how to unroot back to the regular 2.2. So then I rooted again once 2.2 update was in the guide also following the you video, every went smoothly again. Only issue I had was I was not able to run CM6 because of my bootloader version I guess. So I flash a new end-bootloader, and bam loaded up CM6 this with no issues. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE OP FOR MAKING THIS ROOT AVAILABLE TO US.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ms79723:
a couple pages back people address that problem
[EVO 4G Android Development] MercuryNine:
It might be you need the "end bootloader" that is what worked for me. Someone posted the link for me a few pages back after I told everyone was getting the error then aborted install.
[EVO 4G Android Development] pedrodog69:
@ Boo Boo what did you do exactly? I'm a total newbie, got the Evo on release date and been reading in here and gathering lots of info and I think I'm ready to give this root a try. Oh and many thanks to Regaw and everyone involved, I will donate when able to. Also will post how it went but waiting for time off from work to do it which would be in two days.. yeaaa!
[EVO 4G Android Development] dawilliams660:
Thanks.....that worked
[EVO 4G Android Development] bentley311:
Stuck - Hope someone knows the fix

So I have gone through the steps a number of times and read through so many posts and have not been able to find a fix for my issue.

I get to the part where I now see the #

I enter:

cd /data/local

./flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img

But I get this returned:

mtd: read all-zero block at 0x00000000; skipping

mtd: read all-zero block at 0x00020000; skipping

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00020000

error writing misc: No space left on device

I have also retried the steps togglign the airplane mode on/off as suggested in the video but it doesn't seem to make a difference.

I'm startign basically with a factory reset device running 2.2 and would like to get it rooted. Is there something obvious I'm missing perhaps?

Thanks for any help you can provide, this forum is excellent!

Regards,

Chris
[EVO 4G Android Development] swiftinmotion:
as im following the video step by step i get to the part where i do

"adb push PC36IMG.zip /sdcard/"

i wait 2 minutes then it says "failed to copy PC36IMG.zip to "/sdcard//PC36IMG.zip" : Is a directory

can anyone help
[EVO 4G Android Development] LuCkyCn:
Hello Chris,

I had this problem too... I believe it's just the phone... I couldn't get passed this problem... but i went on to hboot anyways and flashed it... I shouldn't have because it ruined the SD card as well as a USB brick. I took the phone back to the store and they gave me a new one :D

P.S. I tried reformatting my SD / factory setting/ and anything else i could think of... nothing worked for me
[EVO 4G Android Development] SanityKills:
I am/was rooted per the guide after having been on stock ROM for the past several weeks waiting for root. This "version" behaves A LOT differently--tons of force closes whereas I rarely, if ever had them before. The phone is also lagging tremendously. I've never seen it behave like this.

So I flashed back to stock ROM.

The only reason I want root is for clockworkmod recovery. That's it. It seems as if the ROM flashed with the clockwork recovery isn't a stock ROM. There are subtle differences between it and the .6 RUU.

Is there a ROM that's rooted by absolutely nothing else changed? I want as close to the stock ROM as possible with the ability to backup via clockworkmod.

I don't suppose I can just flash some clockworkmod at this point? (ROM Manager says it doesn't see SU). It'd be nice if I could run a temporary clockworkmod recovery via update.zip but I don't suppose that's possible.

Please advise.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tiffany84:
Does anyone no how to get sprint vvm working.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Sorry to tell you, but this is LITERALLY the stock 2.2 rom directly from the RUU with clockworkmod recovery. That 2.2-root.zip you flash at the end it what gives you Superuser.apk in the app tray. That's it. This is as stock as you will get with root. Period.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Well, "Tiffany" lol

I can help you out... pm me with what's wrong and I'll help fix it.