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[EVO 4G Android Development] Karadorde:
If I remember correctly the app on the market worked fine. Right now I am running Fresh EVO which came with wireless tether so I can't really say for sure.

Sent from my Fresh regaw EVO.
[EVO 4G Android Development] warrencarreiro:
Root access to phone but not Shell

I rooted my phone and during the process had root access in the Shell. Now I have rebooted a couple of times into the bootloader, made a nandroid backup. Maybe it was something I did in the bootloader, not sure how to use it.

Anyway, now I have root access on my phone using apps that require it like Tantanium and Wireless tether but when I connect to my computer and go to the Shell it has a $ sign not a # sign and when I type su it says I do not have permission.

Any thoughts on how to correct this. By the way, I am a donator, thanks for all the work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] emk1160:
:confused:

First off im not too sure if this is the thread i need to be posting this on but im a noob so here it goes sorry for any inconvenience ..... I have used this thread to root my phone on the video walk through n everything went great i got it rooted with ease but now im at a big brick wall...... I downloaded Rom Manager and went and downloaded the cynogen or however its spelled and went to "install" it and i didnt check mark wipe n clean or the other option i dont really remember that.... and when i did it i got the recovery screen showing it installing n then it boots back up and nothing changed all it did was basically factory reset n i dont have superuser app ne more NOTHING! :( and im stumped because i went n downloaded wifi tether to see if it would give me a kernal error but it doesnt its still working but i cant give it access without the superuser app! does ne one have a clue to what happened n if i need to re root my phone?? plz :( SORRY FOR BEING THE ANNOYING NOOB
[EVO 4G Android Development] bassic:
I have root and I'm trying to delete some of the .apk's in /system/app but I can't because system is read only. Without using the ENG bootloader, Is /system only writable during boot, or can I change the permissions of /system while Froyo is running and then write to it?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Pokeemonn:
Am I the only person that can't get the files to push to SD? I follow the tut step by step literally the video and the written and still no luck. It just keeps saying "0 bytes in 2836234.0 secs" or whatever. No matter what, restart the comp and phone close all programs on the comp, close all apps on phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] hada79:
$20 via paypal if anyone can help me :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] daving313:
Getting this repeated error when trying to flash the mtd-img...have re-formated FAT32 SDCARD, restarts, etc. Running Win 7x64 (and tried it on my Macbook Pro) getting the same error...Get it directly after restarting phone multiple times.

Here is my error:

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

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

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00060000

error writing misc: No space left on device

#

Even tried the swapping Airplane Mode on and off repeatedly.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Karadorde:
You should still be rooted so I wouldn't worry about rerooting at this point in time.

I lost Superuser acces once as well. I just went into my recovery, flash/install zip from sd card, and then choose the 2.2root.zip. This is the file that you flashed towards the end of the guide to get your Superuser access the first time. I am not saying this will fix your issue, but this is what worked for me.

As for the CM6 not installing. Go read through page 141 of this thread. It has a link to the engineering bootloader (eng bootloader is 76.2 and you currently have .93) which you will need to flash CM6. I have posted on that thread as well because some of us were having issues flashing that hboot image and not being able to boot into the rom. Read that thread carefully and good luck.
[EVO 4G Android Development] grynidbandit1:
hi, just wondering if someone could PLEASE post a new link for evo-root.zip file. the link posted in tutorial is broken & i can't find this file ANYWHERE. Sorry i'm definitely new to forum but looking forward to contributing anyway i can. thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] drewtorrespr:
Issue with Wifi Tether

Hey guys if anyone could help? I just finished completing this root method with success the only problem is when I attempted to use Wifi tether something unusual happened. it was granted superuser persmission when i fired it up, and i wanted to test it out with an IPOD touch. The Ipod touch discovers it as "Android Tether" shows that it connects to it and recieves an IP address, but their is no data transmitting between the phone and the Ipod. I cant browse nor connect to itunes. Do I have to do something extra, flash something, or install something else before a solid connection can be established? Any Help in this matter would be great. I am including the following information if this helps anyone to give an answer:

Android Version: 2.2

Baseband Version: 2.15.00.07.28

Kernal: 2.6.32.15-g746f4f0

htc-kernal@and18-2 #58

Build:3.26.651.6 CL218634 release keys

Softwar: 3.26.651.6

PRI: 1.40_003

PRL: 60669
[EVO 4G Android Development] Topgun966:
http://evo4g.me/downloads//count.php?target=evo-root.zip works fine
[EVO 4G Android Development] grynidbandit1:
still doesnt work i've tried from 3 different pc's & get "webpage cannot be found" error. please help been trying for 2 days
[EVO 4G Android Development] Andy S:
Watch your phone screen when you are trying SU. It should pop up a superuser request box on the phone that you have a few seconds to acknowledge and give permission for you to get SU via shell.

If you look in your Superuser logs, it will be an "unknown". Once you allow it once (and level the box checked in the pop up to remember your choice), you shouldn't have to do that again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Karadorde:
What process are you going through to delete them? I used Root Explorer to clear out apps on my phone (before I realized I could just flash a different ROM that had already taken care of them.) Be very very careful about which apps you delete. Some of them are so deeply embedded in the OS that deleting them can mess things up.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Topgun966:
When you go to evo4g.me does that come up? What part of the world are you coming from?

PM me you're IP address you might be blocked. Go to http://www.whatsmyip.org and pm me that number.
[EVO 4G Android Development] warrencarreiro:
Thanks so much, that did it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kellyrx8:
just reading that makes me believe that your SD card is full..
[EVO 4G Android Development] daving313:
Like I said, I formatted the SD card and pushed mtd-eng and the PC36IMG. Don't think my 8GB SD card is full after those 2 files.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rem2nd:
hi all i need some help please i am tryinr to root my evo and i am at the point where you type in ch mod 0755 /data/local/flash_image

on the video guide at 11:45 is where im stuck

in video after that step he goes to evo and navigates to airplane mode then he comes back.

before he left to evo the command screen had a $ at last line and when he comes back he has in a new line C:\android\tools>.

mine didnt so i hit enter and got another $

please help what do ido
[EVO 4G Android Development] jdr6382:
I had the same issue on 3 evos.

I've actually had this issue with other roms too.

Open the browser on your phone and google search "wireless tether pre 7".

The first link the google search presents will lead to a download of "wireless tether pre 7".

download and install it, wireless tether will work once complete.
[EVO 4G Android Development] TeknoJnky:
Yeah!

10char
[EVO 4G Android Development] ldoby:
Thanks for free my new 2.2 EVO!!

THis is my first post, although I've been leeching off of the site for awhile now for my EVO (I have two). I will say that this method works flawlessly if you watch and pay attention to the video. you do have to have a small amount of understanding of rooting and adb shell so that you don't freak out when something doesn't happen exactly as it did on the video. thanks for the root method though! Will be contributing more to the cause, I promise, lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] rem2nd:
please help im stuck here wit my evo attached to my laptop from when i was doing commands i dont want to unplug scared it will brick it

or can someone tell me how to undo what i did?

can i just unplug usb and pull battery to undo what i did when i was in command screen
[EVO 4G Android Development] LuCkyCn:
Had this problem... and no bueno.

I took my phone back to Sprint and got another one :D I believe its the phone...
[EVO 4G Android Development] le rendezvous:
This worked great, but is this supposed to unlock the NAND too? I have rooted successfully but then I noticed nand wasnt unlocked. I have tried unlocking the nand with multiple different methods to no avail. :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] Karadorde:
If you followed the guide completely then you are nand unlocked.

Sent from my Fresh regaw EVO.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rajas_evo:
if you complete the part 2.. you will have nand unlocked.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rajas_evo:
start from this step again:

adb shell

chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

chmod 0755 /data/local/flash_image

on the video, it starts at 11:05

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0NqTzAc_54

type the above command as specified, then type the next 2 codes he asks you to type:

cd /data/local/tmp

./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

then go to the Wireless Settings on the phone and Turn On... wait a few seconds... Turn Off.. wait a few seconds.. and keep repeating this until the screen changes and shows you the following:

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>

now you can continue with the tutorial.

it took me a few tries to get this to work, i was stuck at the stage you are now. dont panic, just repeat from where i am telling you to, and you will be fine .. i mean your EVO will be fine :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] lovethyEVO:
Just had to join and say thank you for all your hard work.

Purchased my evo with 2.1 and updated to 2.2 thinking I could be able to revert but no go.

Been waiting since 2.2 for this root method and now my evo is fully rooted and nand unlocked.

Been playing with it most of today getting it stable after removing sprint crApps which is the main reason I wanted to root.

I am an android rooting noob and anyone who is having problems with this method needs to follow the directions step by step, word for word, letter for letter.

From start to finish it took me a bit over an hour to complete and I had no problems anywhere.
[EVO 4G Android Development] HeNaFi:
n00b questions...can I delete the files I copied from this tutorial to the SD card? Would it affect the recover or anything like that?

Sent from HTC Evo using XDA App
[EVO 4G Android Development] Weapon XCI:
Thanks for all the hard work I'm loveing root
[EVO 4G Android Development] Blackcircle:
3 months of reading! Finally rooted.

:eek::eek::eek:Wow...is done. Thanks to everyone who made root possible. Good tutorial but certainly overwhelming when your 2 little kids are running around like maniacs while I was trying to concentrate...luv'em though. Anyways...let's give this thing a test drive.:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] ms79723:
once you finish both parts you can delete those files
[EVO 4G Android Development] Laurido92:
Thanks, this worked great!!! Followed video tutorial and I'm rooted.

The only problem I'm having is with Wireless Tether. I cannot connect any devices to it. I downloaded Pre7 and Pre8 and still nothing.

Any ideas/suggestions????

Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] stormseek:
Nevermind i fixed it
[EVO 4G Android Development] notown775:
i skipped the unrevoked part.., dont ask why.. just did.. but i got my brothers birthday present (which i got him) rooted.. Thanks alot man.
[EVO 4G Android Development] stormseek:
in part 2 of the video when unevoked recovery flashes it says done. Mines says Failed to flash to recovery image
[EVO 4G Android Development] mprunty:
Got to say one of the easiest processes out there. Thanks for compilling the steps necessary to get my Froyo Evo 4G to be fully rooted.
[EVO 4G Android Development] daving313:
Well I'm not going to deal with that stress if that "No space available" error has no resolution. Guess I will just wait for an actual root and not this downgrade workaround.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rajas_evo:
according to dan.. you should start from the following step if you face the no space error. i think you have to try a few times before it will work.

but if you formatted the SD Card, then you have to start with the push, to get the files on there again. and remember to format it to FAT32
[EVO 4G Android Development] ellis125:
Everything worked perfectly for me until I got to the bootloader part. It read the PC36IMG.zip file and after checking it never asked me if I wanted to save the changes. I tried reformatting to fat32 but now when I try to push the files to my sd card it says no device recognized. Any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] bassic:
When you're in HBOOT and you see S-OFF, you're NAND unlocked.

This still isn't 100% clear to me, but my understanding is that NAND is only unlocked when you're in HBOOT.

When Froyo is running, /system is read-only; I've been told that I need to stay in HBOOT and with USB debugging turned on, I need to use ADB to modify the contents of /system (like removing .apk)
[EVO 4G Android Development] rajas_evo:
i think you can mount the SD Card from the bootloader menu, then drag and drop the file using your PC, then continue from where you left off

if i were you.. i would start from scratch again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ellis125:
Yeah I want to try to start it all over again but since I already have all the files in android-sdk-windows\tools I shouldn't need to that again right? I should be able to go right to pushing the files onto my sd card and it won't let me. I could try mounting it and transferring the files but I don't know if it will recognize my phone later in the process
[EVO 4G Android Development] jdmsohc22:
I was trying to open it to make sure everything that was needed was inside the folder, but it kept giving me that error... But I went ahead with the other process on rooting the OTA 2.2 and now I'm rooted and runnin Virus's RC1 =)
[EVO 4G Android Development] onelovekir:
THANKS OP!! cant wait to try this on the wifeys phone...I'm rooted but I made her accept the OTA update cuz I was lazy to root hers haha, but I am up for the challenge. I would also like to try to use simpleroot process after the downgrade is completed...kinda waiting to see if it works.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jiqqaman:
read hboot driver.html file in unrevoked folder
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirtyernie:
Okay, got it. It just didn't go into CWM recovery...must have hiccuped.

reg instructions say "Flash zip from sdcard" and I do not have that choice. All I have is "apply sdcard:update.zip" and "install zip from sdcard" and a couple other non-related choices.

Which do I choose and thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] EyeslikeOlives:
Okay, so I figured out the rest. When you download Unrevoked 3, it asks you to install it somewhere. For me, I just left it at Mozilla Firefox. Go to where you put it (for example c:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox for me) and look for the hboot driver file. Should be a Firefox Document. It'll send you to the browser and show you what to do to install the drivers you normally couldn't install when going into bootloader and checking HBOOT USB. As soon as all those steps are completely and you look back at Enrevoked3 program, you'll see it's moving past the HBOOT USB step.

That's where I am right now. Going to see what else happens
[EVO 4G Android Development] reallango:
yep that was my problem found it on another forum was just coming to let everyone know that there's a missing step when I saw your post.
[EVO 4G Android Development] smw6180:
Flash Zip from sdcard is the amon-ra recovery syntax

The others are for Clockwork. You can use (I assume, I don't use clockwork) 'install zip from sdcard', which should allow you to pick the one you want. Using the apply sdcard:update.zip looks for a zip file called 'update.zip' specifically.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirtyernie:
"install from sdcard complete." Am I done? Do I reboot?
[EVO 4G Android Development] kellyrx8:
LOVE YOU GUYS A MILLION TIMES!!!

thanks for all the hard work!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] brushrop03:
THanks :rolleyes:
[EVO 4G Android Development] mike21pr:
By a quick show of hands, how many people already had success with this already besides the op?

I just want to know if I can try this now or wait till a simpler method is released
[EVO 4G Android Development] EyeslikeOlives:
Worked for me. Very simple, OP stated he'll make it simpler or have more detail when he wakes up.

As stated my jqq, uninstall HTC Sync, then follow the OPs steps. When you download Unrevoked 3, open up the html file to download the driver and then use Unrevoked
[EVO 4G Android Development] Pupator:
I've done this successfully. Now I'm just waiting for someone to tell me whether or not doing the OTA update will allow me to keep root (and have wireless tethering) or if I've got to install a custom ROM to have 2.2 and tether.
[EVO 4G Android Development] EyeslikeOlives:
In the OP it states that you can accept the OTA, it should still keep the Unrevoked s-off meaning you'll keep root. Idk though, I'm just going to flash Cyanogen
[EVO 4G Android Development] jiqqaman:
Dont apply no OTA!!!

Download a stock rooted Froyo Rom.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirtyernie:
How do I know if I got 'unlock-edge'? ;-)
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
Can anyone tell me why, when i open adb from the tools folder, it opens and then closes immediately
[EVO 4G Android Development] rancherochido:
after I reboot it looks for the PC36IMG.zip scans it but never asks it I want to apply the zip. Any clues?? I'm so close!!! It comes up with wrong image.
[EVO 4G Android Development] superlinkx:
NM. I uninstalled HTC Sync and all is well now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirtyernie:
You have to go to your command prompt. Start-Run-type in "cmd'. Then follow instructions to get into the "tools directory"
[EVO 4G Android Development] trim81:
no matter what I cannot install cyanogen with unrevoked.

I guess I am going to use simpleroot now...

anyone sucessfully install cyanogen with unrevoked????
[EVO 4G Android Development] SamJamz:
Well done man, just wanted to say thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] frontay:
Thanks so much for this guide, it was super easy to follow. YOU DA MAN!:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] Cloudizzle:
Thanks for the work. Easy to follow for someone who never messed with phones like this before
[EVO 4G Android Development] wtfprompt:
If I am rooting multiple EVO's (4 that needs to be rooted), do I need to change the driver back once I've completed the first phone and am moving onto the second phone?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dgayle04:
Does it have to be a zip file or rar? or it doesnt matter
[EVO 4G Android Development] trizzcuitt:
nand unlocked

does this do the nand unlock or no.....if not what would be the place to go to for that
[EVO 4G Android Development] rajas_evo:
yes it does.. if you complete the part 2.
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
I know this has been asked multiple times but I couldnt find. I will do this when I get home but how do I back up all the apps I have now? or save so I dont have to look for them again through the app market?
[EVO 4G Android Development] ms79723:
I'm not really sure on this..but I think you can use an app called Titanium Backup
[EVO 4G Android Development] warrencarreiro:
Titanium Backup does work to get your old downloaded apps back but it requires root so you would have first needed root on your phone prior to this root and obviously needs to have performed and saved a backup.
[EVO 4G Android Development] t3chn0v1k1ng:
So last night I used this method to root my evo which was on 2.2

and I went with the "Armon Ra recovery mod"

everything went smooth, installed tether, got rid of sprint junk and was running froyo 2.2

but today when I tried to replace my bootanimation.zip

it said it was a read only system, then I opened adb shell and to my dismay it displayed $ instead of #

to see if I somehow lost root, I went into the program "root explorer" on my evo and still had full control. same with wireless tether.

anyone know whats wrong or what is happening? it seems I'm half rooted
[EVO 4G Android Development] rajas_evo:
Titanium Backup needs root access, so you cant use this until you root your evo.

but you can use MyBackup Pro to save your App & Data onto the SD Card before you start the root process.

i used it to backup the info on mine, it worked great for the most part. No problems with the data backup, but couple of the apps didnt restore properly. but it wasnt a big deal as it was easy enough to re-installed from the market.

note: the backup doesnt save your settings. so you will have to setup each app manually on first run.
[EVO 4G Android Development] warrencarreiro:
I had the same problem and it was pointed out on this thread that when you request su in the Shell your phone will have a pop-up window asking if you want to give those permissions. If you check yes once it will not ask again. It worked for me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Compnetbobby:
THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Everything in your instructions worked great.

Now I want to install a rom (cm6). I am getting an error (status 7) on install. From my searching the rooting method in this post seems like it doesnt fully root. I guess I have to also unlock nand root?

Any help on what needs to be done after these instructions on how to install a rom?
[EVO 4G Android Development] pb2:
I've gone through the steps outlined and get stuck loading PC36IMG.zip. My phone gets through loading the image, and does:

Checking .. [PC36IMG.zip]

and then goes back to the HBOOT screen (with the options under it being FASTBOOT, RECOVERY, etc..).

Any ideas on how to get around this?

Thanks,

PB
[EVO 4G Android Development] Compnetbobby:
Isnt that what it should do? the next step is to go to recovery.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rajas_evo:
it is nand unlocked.

to install cm6, you need to flash a specific version of the bootloader. look a few pages back on this guide, you will see some more info regarding this. you can also look at the requirement for the cm6 install from its guide.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rajas_evo:
are you at this step?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mybrotherischad:
Question

So where does this leave you once complete? From what I've read, the Cyanogen 6 rom doesn't have MMS or 4G working yet. Will this leave me with a 2.2 that has this functionality? I want to do this but am concerned that even with a stock rom 4G wont work. Thoughts?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Andy S:
If you install the App Brain app, and sync your phone to their alternate market, it will allow you to repush the apps to your phone. Even easier is to also install their Fast Web Installer, then you can go to the App Brain website and just push all the apps to the phone and they install automatically without you acknowledging.

Data and settings for the apps still have to be redone, though.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ellis125:
ive got the same problem. it never asks me to save changes by volume up. i tried reformatting my sd card to fat32 but now my device isnt recognized when i try to push the files to it
[EVO 4G Android Development] indigo0086:
I also have the same problem. It tries to load the other zips then fails, and then it loads PC36IMG.zip, but then kicks me back to the screen. and I don't see the option to save as in the video. Am I screwed?