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[EVO 4G Android Development] Topgun966:
I just double checked everything it sounds like the issues you have could be a corupt OS on you're side. Sounds like malware or spyware has control of your computer.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Caanon:
I can confirm everything is working. I'm in the process of doing this now
[EVO 4G Android Development] chopped_ya:
how did you delete the apps i have tried and it says that it was unsuccessful
[EVO 4G Android Development] mhess126:
Worked for me.

Any idea how to get the bloatware Nascar crap off of this thing? Surely root gives me the power!
[EVO 4G Android Development] cockykiller:
step5

it wont let me update driver on step 5
[EVO 4G Android Development] lovethyEVO:
I can give you a detailed answer when I get home.

I am sending this from my EVO right now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] darushin:
Hello guys I ahve manage to get to the part were you flash the mtd-eng.img file. However I am getting the following error

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

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

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 tried redoing the rage art to get root (#) several times, removing the img file re-downloading and pushing again. I have confirmed the phone is in debug charge only mode. Is the img bad or am I dealing with something different?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Caanon:
Just an update to show how this went and the tiny problems I ran into. Other than that, everything's golden! Thanks for the guides and tools guys, much appreciated.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ChiefSpoonS:
Great guide. My spare EVO was 2.2. However I stopped following it once I was downgraded and used toast mehod part 1 and part 2. I don't unrevoked forever. I like the ability to restore s lock.

Sent from my Fressssh Netarchy EVO using the XDA App.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lovethyEVO:
I am using a combination of flashing the sprint apps off the rom and hard deleting the rest. Everything I am doing is only related to the stock rom (the one used in this thread).

I was going to make a guide documenting my method but a member several posts back stated there are roms that have some of the bloatware already removed (I think most of them still keep stocks). With that said, I am still going to play with the stock rom (modifying it to my needs) but it seems that it would be more efficient for you to go with a custom rom. I personally want to modify the stock to me and my liking.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Andy S:
You've been able to switch s lock back on for awhile. See their site.
[EVO 4G Android Development] johnboy797:
I'm having trouble,when i try yo flash the pc36img i get am error that says that it failed because the image is older than the file being replaced (or something to that affect) any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] ellis125:
Wont load recovery

i followed the video and everything worked fine but now im trying to go into recovery to make a nand backup and when i choose recovery it just goes to the white htc evo 4g screen and stays there. ive tried several times from ROM manager, quick boot, and manually loading the bootloader and it always gets stuck and wont load amon RA recovery. any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bizdady:
Try reflashing?
[EVO 4G Android Development] atom_jack:
What's the md5 hash of your mtd-eng.img? Mine is ddf84c84b18cfab0453ca2fdd888b54e - does it match this? Could be corrupted, considering the "not writing bad block" part, although with the last line, how much internal (not sd card) storage do you have free? Go to settings->SD & phone storage. Maybe you're out of space.
[EVO 4G Android Development] aburgthing:
I hope these are really simple questions. I've been rooted sucessfully since the day after the guide was posted. Flashed new Kernal and deleted some bloatware but thats about it along with getting some extras (wi-fi tether) was all I wanted. Just wanted to know of all the files that were pushed to the SD card, can they now be removed or do they have to reside there i.e. PC36IMG, the unrevoked files, mtd-eng, Netarchy-toastmod, rageagainstthecage-arm5, the unrevoked files etc. Also did a Nandroid back up (clockwork). I see the backup folder in the clockwork folder but are the backups okay there do those files have to be on the root of the SD card to flash a recovery or are they okay where they are? Finally if in my tinkering I mess something up and need to flash back or if I want to flash a new ROM what naming convention do I use for those new files? Thanks for any responses. Been looking through this thread but haven't found answers to those specific questions.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Just letting you know, there's an s-on zip as well on unrevoked.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Norwester:
Thanks much to the OP and all the others involved! With the instructions and vid that was much easier than I thought it'd be. Happily removing bloatware now. :cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] hitekca:
If you get "no image or wrong image" then try different SD card

I was stuck on it for 5-6 hours and read every page in this thread. Finally I was about to give up and tried my third micro sd card, sandisk 4gb. The first two were 2gb and didn't work. This one worked on the first try. I did format it to fat32 from the computer while in disk drive mode on the phone then copied the PC36IMG.zip dragging it from my downloads folder to the root of the sd card. Worked first time with the new sd card. Thanks for everyone's help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] johnboy797:
I am still having trouble, I get all the way to where it is reading the PC36IMG after reboot bootloader then it read the file and i get an error

main version is older!

update failed!

do you want to reboot

<vol up> yes

<vol down> no

Everthing seemed to work great upto that...

EDIT: i put a 4g sdcard in and took out my 8g to see if that helped, same error.

Also every time I redo the steps I get an error when I try to flash the mtd-eng.img file that says file not found:

c:\SDK\sdk\tools>adb shell

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

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

./flash_image: not found

# reboot bootloader

????
[EVO 4G Android Development] darushin:
My md5 matches yours and I have 200 Mb of internal storage free. Also my misc directory is as follows

# ls

ls

AK8973Prms.txt

lockscreen

systemkeys

wimax

hotspot

dhcp

screen_lock_status

wifi

bluetooth

vpn

keystore

bluetoothd

agent_htc
[EVO 4G Android Development] ChiefSpoonS:
Even unrevoked forever? I thought the whole idea was if you did a ota you wouldn't lose s-off.

Sent from my Fressssh Netarchy EVO using the XDA App.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Andy S:
When originally released, they didn't have a way to reverse it. Now they do, as has been said here quite a few times :)

Read the FAQ on the unrevoked site on the unrevoked forever page. There's a link to a tool to reverse it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Pokeemonn:
I still can't get passed pushing to the SD, it keeps saying 0 bytes in however many seconds. I got the path, filename, directory and all that correct. I don't know much about adb but I know about computers and I am stumped.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Mac N Ts Daddy:
You can remove the files from your SD card they now reside in the phones internal memory. Leave the backup file (Keep 1 on your phone) in place. If something happens you can get to it to restore through Clockwork Mod. You can store the other backup from Nandroid on your computer and move them back and forth to flash new ROMS. I am not sure about the naming convention as I have not tried to flash a renamed backup. It would be useful so you could name the different files according to the ROM. I always make a clean install and immediately do a backup so the Backup is of a fresh install with no apps. Use APP Brain to reinstall all of your apps and a lot of problems will go away. Stay away from the MyBackup, Titanium and the such as these create a lot of the problems you see on the threads. Enjoy your EVO and never worry about the battery because there is a lot more of it left than you realize.
[EVO 4G Android Development] misha69:
I am new to all this but,

I followed every step and looked at the video. I was able to root the phone and everything works great. I just dont understand how to load a new Rom. I found the 6.0.0-Supersonic.

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

to try and set things up. But it seems to fail everytime i try to load it. I read that my nand has to be unlocked.. should it not be after doing all this?

I just want a simple 2.2 on my evo.. none of the sprint or htc crap, and how to put the Rom on my phone. I have been searching all day, and i find random Roms.. but i just a nice simple one.

Thanks

Michael
[EVO 4G Android Development] jwwolfe77:
For come reason when i do "adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/" I get permission denied. anyone have a take on that?
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
The main version error is because the misc flash didn't work, and as I see you are having troubles with that one. try pushing the files to the phone again, the first few commands of the guide. Looks like they aren't there. Also chmod them again.

I would recommend to EVERYONE not to skip a step when it fails.
[EVO 4G Android Development] godfirst:
I'm stuck at the hboot after typing reboot bootloader, it loads the pc36img and then says checking and returns back to the hboot screen. Help please. Doesn't ask to apply zip.
[EVO 4G Android Development] atom_jack:
Your pc36img might be corrupt. Did you do an md5 on it and compare with the one in the OP? First time I tried it I somehow got a bad zip file (wouldn't even unzip) and the same thing happened.
[EVO 4G Android Development] godfirst:
where do you check this at?
[EVO 4G Android Development] johnboy797:
Im going to try again start to finish, let see how it goes.

EDIT: I finally got it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bizdady:
CM6 looks needs a diff bootoader. I had to flash Eng Bootloader 0.76 to get CM6 installed.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=752832
[EVO 4G Android Development] rhclark923:
If i do this will i need a custom rom to have all the stock apps on my phone and will i still have htc sense i just want to root so i can use other apps but i don't wanna put a custom rom on it and can i got back to unrooted in case i need to make a warranty or insurance claim
[EVO 4G Android Development] opendave:
Just finished my root and all went well. THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK and great walkthrough!!

A couple of suggestions:

- a couple of times it mentions mounting the sd in the PC to move or delete files. It is quicker and easier to use adb/shell to do that. Worked fine for me.

- at the end, after the image load the walk-through says to say NO to the reboot and go into recovery instead. I did not have an option to select recovery, so I powered down and then powered on with volume down and power to get to recovery.

All in all, a fairly simple (but long) process.

Thanks again,

Dave
[EVO 4G Android Development] Pokeemonn:
awesome, got it taken care of. Great job guys.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ChiefSpoonS:
My apologies, since I don't root phones by apps/links, and root via and I didn't look into it. Also being rooted since day 1 of EVO official release I had no reason to look. But thank you for clarification.

Sent from my Fressssh Netarchy EVO using the XDA App.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kingkongsmith:
please help

im having the same problem with the zip file at the bootloader, i ever tried to open that zip file and it say invalid or currepted. i really want this root,, what i do about PC36IMG zip.....
[EVO 4G Android Development] ChiefSpoonS:
Try the mirror file for it. The original PC36IMG didn't work for me either

Sent from my Fressssh Netarchy EVO using the XDA App.
[EVO 4G Android Development] godfirst:
tried both and still no go.
[EVO 4G Android Development] IMiLL102911:
Wow man, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I just got my evo today and it's not even activated and I just rooted it with no problems. Thanks again!
[EVO 4G Android Development] kingkongsmith:
I tried both... neither working any other ideas...
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
This is really weird... I am rooting my new EVO that I just got today... and I haven't had a SINGLE problem. I am following the guide exactly. I'm pretty sure there must be user error with all of these problems. I would say to use the 2.2 RUU in the wiki to start over then try this guide from the top. That's what I just did and had 0 problems.
[EVO 4G Android Development] godfirst:
I just got my second evo today which came with the froyo and have followed all the steps to the t which got me to the boot loader and it tress the pc36img, but that it just returns to the hboot screen and doesn't ask to update, and i have tried with both links in beginning of this post and neither allowed me to update so that I could downgrade.now one thing I do notice is when I first run android sdk it says server out of date, killing, then it say it was successful.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rcbarr:
More Questions than Answers

OK regaw_leinad, I followed your procedures the day you posted it (765496). Now as I climb the xda development ladder I have just a few questions.

First, my EVO is a stock Froyo 2.2 phone.

Currently and post your procedure, this is what I am working with.

Android Version: 2.2

Baseband Version 2.15.00.07.28

Kernel Version: 2.6.32.15-g746f4f0

Build Number: 3.26.651.6 CL218634 release-keys

Software Number: 3.26.651.6

Browser Version: WebKit 3.1

PRI Version: 1.40_003

PRL Version: 60670

Something else I noticed a new widget and/or app called Superuser.

Also I did get the ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.0.1 installed and setup.

Now the questions:

1. When the unRevoked team saids that they currently don't support stock Froyo 2.2 EVOs, they are saying you can not root and provide NAND-Unlock, correct from stock 2.2. This is the reason you came up with your procedure to downgrade to 2.1, root, then upgrade back to 2.2.

2. If I boot to recovery I see this:

Supersonic EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF

HBOOT-0.93.0000

Microp-041f

Touch Panel-Atmel224_16ab

Radio-2.15.00.07.28

Jul 23 2010,16:41:47

Does this mean I have full root access with NAND-OFF? I am thinking it does.

3. When and why does one want to/need to update the Radio. This seems like a very easy but risky procedure.

Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] ncadden:
I just picked up my Evo today, coming from a Hero. Not an expert at this by any means but I rooted it & have flashed several ROM's over the last several months so I am at least somewhat familiar with what I should be doing.

I see some people saying they had problems & other saying they followed the instructions to a tee. I noticed one post saying that the PC36IMG didn't work but the mirror did. I've already downloaded the PC36 one so, to those who've been successful today, did that one work for you or should I use the mirror from the start?
[EVO 4G Android Development] lovethyEVO:
Rooted my evo with this method this past monday. After seeing how much better my evo is running (both without the sprint crap and battery life) my wife wanted me to root hers.

Just finished it now, removing the sprint crApps, and the root process went just as fast than mine and 0 problems anywhere.

I have to agree it has to be user error (and/or the occasional corrupt files) that this method isn't working for anyone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Andy S:
Did you check the MD5 hash? Get a program like Hash Tab and install it so that you can check that. It's a good thing to have around for verifying downloads like this.
[EVO 4G Android Development] eghoti1:
I was getting the "No image or wrong image" message and now did the same thing. It works, thank you! reformat the sd card to FAT32 if you get that message.
[EVO 4G Android Development] pedrodog69:
yes another noob question

Before this guide was rewritten, where it says please do not plug your usb to your desktop till instructed to do so. What if you didn't because the use of a tether to get the info and downloads. Will this cause a problem?

Really anxious to root my evo, yet cautious.

Thanks in advance.. oh and a very special thanks to Regaw!
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
No, its shouldn't cause any problems. I just wanted to eliminate as many user variables as I possibly could while writing this guide (as with my CDMA Hero guide).
[EVO 4G Android Development] foresure84:
ive tried update failed error, i'm know every thing must get pushed and not just put on the sd card (just wondering why) smh
[EVO 4G Android Development] neogeo64:
Been Lurking since page 32 waiting for my Evo to arive. Read all the post and watched videos multiple times.

Received my Evo Tuesday night and rooted it this morning using an WinXP netbook. IT took 1.5 hours from start to finish with no problems but a stuck white evo screen during the reload in part 2 which was documented and expected. It was pretty easy to follow the video's as you can pause each step and rewind if needed.

Thanks regaw_leinad! and everyone else I will be donating ;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] rhclark923:
Thanx so much for the info and the post to the video tutorial both were very helpful for me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Karadorde:
Woot, regaw finally got himself an EVO. A well deserved prize after everything he has done. I think the real fun begins now that he has his own EVO in hand to tinker with. Great work. Look forward to seeing more from you in the future.

Sent from my Burnt Droid regaw-rooted EVO.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Haha thanks. Yeah, I am definitely excited. I am already starting to lay out RegawMOD for the EVO ;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] ncadden:
Same here, took me about an hour/hour & a half but I'm completely finished now. I had one problem, with it being after I pushed the files & begin the CHMOD process, I got an error message, then when I tried to go back to ADB, it told me I didn't have the proper permission. I did a little searching in the thread though & realized that it was b/c my little girl woke up while the PC36 was pushing, & didn't get back downstairs until after it had completed. I read where people were having the same problems if they waited longer than 30 seconds to enter the adb shell commands, so I figured that was what was happening with me & I started the process over, this time starting the CHMOD process as soon as the final zip file had been pushed. Didn't have another problem again after that.

I do have a question though. As I was searching the thread earlier I saw a post from the OP saying that we needed to wait for an update from him b/c he had downgraded a lot of our features that wouldn't be upgraded in other ROM's, but that once we did the next part we'd have all of those back, then would be free to flash something else. Was it just "Part 2" you were waiting to add, at that time, meaning now we do, in fact, have the "Stock 2.2 Rom"?

Thanks for all your hard work. Made everything very easy!
[EVO 4G Android Development] ncadden:
LOL. Sorry, one more question. After I rooted my Hero, I had to partition my SDCard in order to run Apps2SD properly. Can somebody point me in the direction of the proper way to do that again w/this phone now? I want to make sure I've got everything optimal before doing anything w/it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Yes, I was telling them to wait for part 2, which has been up now for some time. That will reset you back to stock 2.2 with root :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] ncadden:
W/Out thinking, I just formatted my SDCard. Now there is no folder there for a Nandroid backup. Is there any part of the process that you know of that I should do again before moving to another ROM? Thanks for your help!

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EDIT: I tried doing a Nandroid backup, hoping it would add a folder & put it somewhere, but it did not.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lovethyEVO:
If you have already flashed the clockwork recovery it will automatically make a folder on your sdcard the first time you make a backup.

Should be sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/backupfilename
[EVO 4G Android Development] ncadden:
That's what I was hoping but I went into Recovery, then Nandroid, & created a backup, but I just looked on my SDCard & there's nothing there. Maybe I'll try once more.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ncadden:
Nevermind. LOL.

I'm not using Nandroid anymore. I could've sworn I saw a Nandroid folder on there earlier though. So, all my backups now go into the Clockwork Recovery Folder on my SD? This is just a different version of "Nandroid"?
[EVO 4G Android Development] lovethyEVO:
I don't know about a different version of nandroid because I have only been rooted since monday. But I have been playing with the evo more since then and exploring everything that is going on and can go on.

I know for a fact that all my backups are saved to sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/backupfilename.

Some posts back a member was asking about the naming convention of the backups. Everytime I make a backup I go into my sdcard with astro file manager and rename the folder. I have not had any issues restoring from the renamed folders as long as nothing inside the renamed folder is changed.
[EVO 4G Android Development] cavediver:
Has the Amon recovery zip been updated with the latest Amon recovery file?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tom_maur:
You rock! Got me Evo a couple days ago, no history with Android, fired up the SDK tools on my Mac and it was smooth sailing! Mac users, same process just get the Mac SDK and it's easier than the Windows method. No drivers or sync software to install or uninstall.

Then installed the latest Fresh but switch over to netarchy to get fps cap removed. Very happy! Thanks!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] kluster1999:
Thank you for the guide. Happily rooted now!
[EVO 4G Android Development] ncadden:
Looks like I've got everything up & running! Thanks for all the help guys!

If I used Clockwork when installing the rooted version of 2.2, is it still possible for me to somehow add Amon RA now w/out messing everything up? I've flashed the Fresh Toast ROM & it appears it's easiest to use that updater w/the Amon RA.

Is this the right thread to even ask that or should I ask it in the Fresh Toast thread? TIA.
[EVO 4G Android Development] wvaj:
ROM manager will let you flash the Amon RA instead of using clockwork.....it'd be an easy way of doing it...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Karadorde:
That's exactly what I did. Followed the guide and flashed the Clockwork Recovery. Used it for a bit and then needed to flash Amon_Ra for a different Rom. Just opened my Rom Mgr and used it to flash Amon_Ra. I had no issues. Super easy and didn't reset anything.

Sent from my Burnt Droid regaw-rooted EVO.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ncadden:
Did you have to download ROM Manager in order to do that? I've flashed Fresh & now I don't see ROM Manager in my app tray. Also, which version of Amon_RA did you flash? Did you use the one from inside this thread or the one from the dedicated Amon_RA thread? I'm assuming the latter since it's a direct image of that ROM instead of a 2.2 ROM w/Amon inside it?

In case you can't tell, I've gotten myself just a tad confused. LOL.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Updated the first post, Part 2 with the new Amon_RA recovery. For now it will be hosted on mediafire, until I can get a hold of Topgun today.