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[EVO 4G Android Development] DJ_Barcode:
My Evo is rooted, running 2.1-update1 and build 1.47.651.1 CL195459 release-keys (stock ROM). If it matters, it was NOT rooted via unrevoked; it was done by using the Flash exploit.

I had been hesitant to upgrade to 2.2, as I was afraid of losing root.

If my understanding is correct, then all I should need to do would be:

1) download and install unrevoked-forever

2) download "ClockWorkMod recovery included" and extract three files

3) flash the new PC36IMG.zip

4) flash the 2.2-root.zip

and that's it? I shouldn't need to perform all the steps above the blue asterisk, as their function is to downgrade a phone that either came with the 2.2 OS or had the 2.2 OTA update installed, back down to 2.1, correct?
[EVO 4G Android Development] gdolla3:
I am experiencing this issue too. I made sure all files are in C:\Android-sdk-windows\tools, and in still getting the above problems. HELP. This is the only stopping me from the downgrade process.

Anyone have some suggestions?
[EVO 4G Android Development] grapeape41:
Same exactly for me all is working just fine. The only difference here is my wireless tether pre8 was broadcasting but I couldn't connect to it so I went back to the pre7 and everything is working now. I still have pri 1.34 but my 4g speeds were 1.5 mbs so I don't mind.

Thx everyone
[EVO 4G Android Development] joeynuggetz:
I'm still stuck on this part. At what point do I install the USB drivers? The instructions below are not clear. Do I update the USB drivers using the HTML guide in the unrevoked download before I run the unrevoked program?

BTW, I also see references to unrevoked forever but that's not what I downloaded. Once I selected the EVO from the unrevoked home page, Unrevoked3 seemed to be the right thing to download as the "forever" link seemed different.

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Make sure you install the modified android usb driver that comes with the unrevoked3 install (see the html file included when you extract the exe)

Once downloaded and extracted, run the program on your computer.

Make sure your EVO is plugged in with USB DEBUGGING ON!

It will reboot to the bootloader, and it will wait for you to use volume down to select HBOOT USB. (the last option)

After you have selected it (by pressing the power button) let the unrevoked3 program handle the rest of the flashing.

If you have had any trouble with the bootloader freezing or not moving for over 3 minutes, you most likely forgot to uninstall HTC Sync (as directed at the beginning of this guide), or you need to install the modified hboot drivers that come with the unrevoked3 program, OR a nasty combination of the both.

For the modified drivers and explanation on how to install them, open the "hboot driver.htm" file that gets extracted when you extract the reflash_package.exe. It will explain everything. You will have to reboot your phone after you install the drivers. Once you have repaired this go back to the big blue *

As soon as it is booted into recovery, you are done with that.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sharonpta:
Did you get help with this? Are you rooted?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bizdady:
Im on 2.2 now so how do I know if im rooted now and nand unlocked? I tried installing CM6 and no go. Superuser app installed fine and said SU was good as does terminal emulator app give a #
[EVO 4G Android Development] PhantomKills:
i can confirm you do not need the HTC Sync drivers. i did root with mac and did not require them
[EVO 4G Android Development] Teeto:
I'm rooted!!! Easy as pie!!! The most stressful part was waiting for the zoos to dl.. thank you so much!
[EVO 4G Android Development] joeynuggetz:
No. I'm not rooted. Followed OP instructions and I'm stuck at the unrevoked part. I'm assuming I should just follow the instructions on how to install the usb driver and then continue but wanted to be sure. Since I haven't done the unrevoked part, that would explain why I'm not rooted at 2.1 yet right?
[EVO 4G Android Development] PhantomKills:
im on step 2. I dl'ed the files and unziped them placed them on the sd card. got to hboot but the zip automatically starts to load the zip without me pressing the power button. the blue bar goes all the way up but when it finishes it never asked me if i wanted to apply it, it just returns straight to the main menu where i started after i turned it on. any ideas? i have tried with both clock work and amon files and both do the same thing.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Spurs_Redskins:
The 3 files in ClockWorkMod zip

It says to extract the three files, but only two of the three were zip files, the other "busybox" (683 KB) was not. Do I have an incomplete download?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tiffany84:
Anybody having problems getting usb to mount to computer after doing this. I tried to mount it to do part 2 and my usb is not working now. Can somebody help?
[EVO 4G Android Development] grapeape41:
Those are the three, I don't know what busybox is but I extracted the three files to the root of my card and all worked.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ep3n3wp:
okay quick question... did all adb stuff typed reboot bootloader

when i got into hboot i selected bootloader now im on a screen that says

hboot

vol up

vol dwn

power

fastboot

recovery

clear storage

simlock

hboot usb

am i doing good? as in am i in the right thing..

do i just wait??
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ep3n3wp:
sitting at same screen still...

did something not go right?

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb push unrevoked-forever.zip /sdcard/

535 KB/s (213877 bytes in 0.390s)

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb push flash_image /data/local/

819 KB/s (26172 bytes in 0.031s)

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tm

p/

337 KB/s (5392 bytes in 0.015s)

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb push mtd-eng.img /sdcard/

1577 KB/s (655360 bytes in 0.405s)

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb push PC36Img.zip /sdcard/

1501 KB/s (175848953 bytes in 114.363s)

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell

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

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

$ chmod 0755 /data/local/flash_image

chmod 0755 /data/local/flash_image

$ cd /data/local/tmp

cd /data/local/tmp

$ ./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

[*] CVE-2010-EASY Android local root exploit (C) 2010 by 743C

[*] checking NPROC limit ...

[+] RLIMIT_NPROC={3317, 3317}

[*] Searching for adb ...

[+] Found adb as PID 959

[*] Spawning children. Dont type anything and wait for reset!

[*]

[*] If you like what we are doing you can send us PayPal money to

[*] 7-4-3-C@web.de so we can compensate time, effort and HW costs.

[*] If you are a company and feel like you profit from our work,

[*] we also accept donations > 1000 USD!

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[*] adb connection will be reset. restart adb server on desktop and re-login.

$

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell

# cd /data/local

cd /data/local

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

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

# reboot bootloader

reboot bootloader

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>

please help.. lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] KyrosWulf:
Okay. i've read everything, again, again, and again. So i apologize for these questions, but I am curious about them

1.) After reverting to 2.1, If i install the 2.2 on part 2 of this guide, can I later switch to a different rom? I've read its possible with unrevoked-forever, but how would switching a rom be done?

2.) Aman_Ra's recovery has to be choosen for cyanogens rom to be installed or the install of cyanogen will fail, correct?

3.) If I do not install android 2.2 through part 2 of this guide, do radios and winmax also have to be installed/updated or will installing the cyanogen rom do this for me?

4.) If i push the android 2.2 install on Part 2 of this guide, still keeping root can the trash pre-loaded sprint apps still be permanently removed? If so, how? Same going for HTC sense, ALL of HTC sense, can that be removed as well? Or will I HAVE to push a rom like sensless Cyanogen to achieve this?

Sorry for all the questions. I doubly apologize if all of these have already been answered. I just want to be perfectly sure, as well as perfectly informed before I even attempt anything of this nature.
[EVO 4G Android Development] firestetz:
usb prob.

had usb mount problems this morning after rooting last night reflashed radio and no more problems.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ep3n3wp:
Any one got an idea what to do??

still sitting at same screen for 20 mins now...

can anyone google talk??if so.. nikolastejeda01@gmail com

am i safe to pull usb cord and continue later or restart whole process??
[EVO 4G Android Development] pscalett:
I'm very new to all of this but I can follow directions so I think I can root my phone from the 2.2 that it came with. Although, the only issue I'm having is sometimes my usb will disconnect itself while plugged into the computer. Should I attempt to root my phone or contact Sprint to get a new EVO? The phone will charge fine when plugged into the wall, but for some reason it will go on/off when plugged into the computer.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mgene63:
Can someone please help me?

All seems to be going smooth until I get in the bootloader. When I select bootloader and it searches for the file I get the following:

SD Checking

Loading... [PC36DIAG.zip]

No Image!

Loading... [PC36DIAG.zip]

No Image or Wrong Image!

Loading... [PC36IMG.zip]

No Image!

Loading... [PC36IMG.zip]

No Image or Wrong Image!

I downloaded the files from the link and its on the root of the SD card what am I doing wrong.
[EVO 4G Android Development] oriondr:
Great guide! I went through it last night; some pictures and more discrete steps and stuff would be wonderful, but the actual guide is inconsequential to the awesomeness of what you accomplished with the root :)

After completing step 1 and using unrevoked, dont you already have clockwork recovery? (making part of part 2 superfluous) Or am I wrong there? I installed a rooted 2.2 (w/ sense) prior to you publishing your part 2 detailing how to install 2.2, and didn't use any recovery mod. Should I install clockwork or amonra now?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ep3n3wp:
are you on a white screen with options like:

hboot

vol up

vol down

power

Fastboot

Recovery

Clear Storage

Simlock

HBOOT USB

im stuck at this point and i think i might have had same problem as you...but i dont remember seeing it say no image or wrong image i was reading next step after i clicked bootloader

do you know if we can pull battery and start over?(aka back out and not brick?)
[EVO 4G Android Development] mndblowr:
PLease help me

Hey everyone,

Anyone willing to go step by step with a newbie. I am willing to compensate. Thanks a lot. mndblowr@yahoo.com
[EVO 4G Android Development] electric contractor:
I did the downgrade last night, then found root to 2.2 this morning all went great no hiccups. know using Setcpu and a few others on root. Must say much better than stock non rooted.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bizdady:
Ttrying to install CM6 now but keep getting errors :( am I missing something?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bizdady:
Finally got CM6 after unrooting Stock 2.2 Evo with unrevoked method after installing eng bootloader.
[EVO 4G Android Development] StevenCCCP:
Awesome, running 2.2 rooted now. Had a few hiccups, had the reformat the sdcard, it got corrupted in the middle of the process somehow.

Thanks unrevoked team.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mgene63:
Yeah I pulled the battery and tried again with the same result. But I am at the same place as you.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ep3n3wp:
so like i said im stuck at this white screen:

hboot

vol up

vol down

power

Fastboot

Recovery

Clear Storage

Simlock

HBOOT USB

am i safe to pull the battery?? and not brick???

just saw previous post pulled battery and.....back to normal 2.2 =(
[EVO 4G Android Development] gapoochi:
I get that too but when I select bootloader...nothing happens. just sits there.

When you try again, where do you start from? the beginning?

I clicked into the recovery menu just to see what would happen (i know stupid but it wasn't sure what else to do!) and now i'm at the red exclamation screen. pulled battery and now waiting to figure out what to do.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ep3n3wp:
in the main post which pc36image did you download? the first one or the mirror?

i downloaded the first one and 167mb in size

i think i will try downloading it from the mirror tonight...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bizdady:
oh damn! I installed CM6 and now it just loops the intro, phone wont start up. Am I screwed?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mgene63:
anyone else have this?

I tried with both the first link and the mirror for the PC36IMG.zip
[EVO 4G Android Development] DaveMW:
Thanks for the great instructions, I'm all rooted now!

OK, Newb Question:

After going through this tutorial and getting to 2.1 rooted, I installed the Sprint Lovers 2.2 rooted rom. Everything is working fine and I have wireless tether:)

However, I'm trying to install a custom boot animation and sound and am running into issues in the ADK tools when trying to push the files. I just want to make sure this is not expected behavior; As in "hey newb, this won't allow you to flash a custom bootimage and splash screen"

Here's what I'm getting:

Phone is in recovery Mode

adb remount

adb remount failed: invalid argument

If this should be working, I will ask/search elsewhere for the resolution.

Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] oubravs2b:
adb remount rw

Or -rw. I forget which one??
[EVO 4G Android Development] Spurs_Redskins:
Finished successfully, but ...

How do we now load custom ROM's like SkyRaider 3.0 ?

This was the whole point for getting root for Froyo.

I want to watch Hulu from EVO and SkyRaider allows for it.

I loaded SkyRaider zip to sdcard, then wen to recovery and installed the zip. Got stuck on boot up white screen twice even after pulling the battery.

Had to reload PC36IMG.zip and 2.2-root.zip. It's great to have a rooted Froyo, but now what?
[EVO 4G Android Development] DaveMW:
same results
[EVO 4G Android Development] maxomus:
Is it a zip, if so try flashing it recovery on your phone from the root off the sd with out adb.

Sent from my phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] fernruffryders:
ok so i was able to root my evo. But........ now my wifi tethering wont work... any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] tyrob56:
white htc EVO4G screen

So I'm almost done....I was doing part 2 step 3 and as soon as I hit recovery it went to the white htc EVO 4G screen. dont know if thats what is to be expected or if its not Im not sure if its ok to pull batt or not.

just waiting and watching for now. Any suggestions or reassurance would be greatly apprectiated

edit:

pulled the batt and started into hboot then to bootloader. allowed to update then went into recovery and everything worked as it should.

Just got scared:)
[EVO 4G Android Development] joeynuggetz:
I had that too but it seemed to work anyway. At least I'm at 2.1 now. HAven't finished the rest of the steps. Was running OTA 2.2
[EVO 4G Android Development] CWasko:
Excellent. So, for once, something concerning hacking phones is easier on the Mac. I've always had such bad luck, even though VMs.
[EVO 4G Android Development] grapeape41:
Same thing happened to me I had to change the pre8 to the pre7 and everything works now.

Did this work for you?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mgene63:
How did you get past it?
[EVO 4G Android Development] grrrrrant:
I had the same problem. But this one here works and fixed my problem!

http://code.google.com/p/android-wif...pk&can=2&q=Evo
[EVO 4G Android Development] gapoochi:
<quote>Once you booted into hboot, Select "bootloader" with your volume up/down buttons and hit the power button. Let it sit for a little bit while it loads the PC36IMG.zip. This can take up to 5 minutes. When it finally asks if you want to apply this zip, choose YES.</quote>

once i get booted into hboot and select bootloader, nothing happens. i get the menu with

fastboot

recovery

clear storage

simlock

hboot usb

how do i get it to load the PC36IMG.zip file?

I tried this once with the first file in the post and then i tried the one one on the mirror. same results with both.

What am I doing wrong???
[EVO 4G Android Development] grapeape41:
The PC36IMG.zip should on the root of your phone and when you power up by holding down the volume down and power buttons it should begin to load it automatically (it takes a little time).
[EVO 4G Android Development] Karadorde:
Delete the 2nd PC36IMG file on my SD Card

Can I delete the second PC36IMG from my SD card once I am done with everything? I have completed the guide completely and am happily rooted however whenever I boot into HBOOT I always have to wait for it to rescan (or whatever it does) that PC36IMG. Then I have to select No to apply the update and No to reboot. I assume I am safe to delete that since everything went swimmingly, I am rooted, and I don't know why I would need it anymore.
[EVO 4G Android Development] KyrosWulf:
Okay, im stuck during the very very very last process. After installing PC36IMG.zip and selecting NO for reboot, before i can select bootloader and choose recovery, it relops the entire PC36IMG.zip process over again. Any suggestions?

Step 2: Unplug your phone from the computer. Power it off completely. Now while holding VOLUME DOWN turn on the phone with the power button, continuing to hold volume down. This will boot into hboot. You can release the buttons once you get to the hboot menu. Then, use the volume down button to hover over fastboot, and press power to click on it. This will scan the sdcard for the new PC36IMG.zip you just copied to the sdcard. When it asks Apply? Yes or No? Hit Volume Up for Yes. It will reload the zip and then start the flash. Once the flash is complete (may take 5 or so minutes) Choose NO when it asks you to reboot.

Step 3: After choosing NO to the reboot, you will see a menu again. Select Bootloader from the menu, then use the Volume Down button to hover over "Recovery" and press Power to click on it. Once you are booted into this custom recovery, go to
[EVO 4G Android Development] unlimited0890:
nvm, got it to work
[EVO 4G Android Development] KyrosWulf:
Nevermind, got it. Im fully rooted now. :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] Maximiano:
Just came on and dont have the time to go through 100s of pages of thread. Can I root on a Mac without HTC Sync?
[EVO 4G Android Development] gapoochi:
the zip file is corrupt...i just saw that.

where else can i get that file from?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ep3n3wp:
That's where I am stuck...i used the first pc36img.zip

Is there a problem with that zip? Just downloaded it.

Was going to try the mirror tonight.. or topgun do you have a fresh download link?

Sent from my Second Wife using Swype on the XDA App
[EVO 4G Android Development] DCMillz:
So I finally got down to 2.1 but when I try to use Unrevoked I get this:

SD Checking

Loading... [PC36DIAG.zip]

No Image!

Loading... [PC36DIAG.zip]

No Image or Wrong Image!

Loading... [PC36IMG.zip]

No Image!

Loading... [PC36IMG.zip]

No Image or Wrong Image!

I deleted this zip like the instructions said but when I go down to select HBOOT USB it pops up then goes back to the main screen then HBOOT USB Plug pops up and nothin happens.

I'm sooooooo close lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] ejpyle:
I am having the problem as well. Every step was followed correctly and no errors before this step.
[EVO 4G Android Development] gapoochi:
I have just tried redownloading from both locations and both show file is corrupt/invalid.

not sure where else to get it from :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] WalleO:
Let me start by saying i am a complete noob and i wanted to thank you all for all the hard work and help you have given. i definately wont be doing this successful without you guys. I was able to successfully complete step 1 with no problems. However, i didnt know step two was coming so i went ahead and forged on to getting 2.2 on my own. i stumpled on this site

where i was able to get a rooted froyo so i just went into recovery mode and installed the rom. Everything looks good so far and i am able to get my wireless tether to work ( the main reason im doing this) but now this morning i wake and i see that there is a part two and im tempted to continue. i dont know what to do. Do i really need to follow the rest of the steps? i dont know enough about this stuff to say i need to continue or not. can anyone please enlighten me?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Valnomien:
Thank you sir!

that tutorial was pretty sick

I was able to root my friends EVO with ease

thanks again regaw_leinad and everyone else involved with this exploit
[EVO 4G Android Development] youngbasedgod:
ok, i did the first part of the root last night. I'm onto the second part, starting from my home screen. I'm having trouble getting to the recovery main menu. It says "hit vol up + down at the same time". It's not doing anything for me. If I hold both at the same time, it just vibrates eternally. Is this the right screen to attempt this at? Am I doing something wrong?
[EVO 4G Android Development] hectorp212:
I have this same problem!! anyone know what it could be>?????
[EVO 4G Android Development] UberGoat:
Thanks so much for this! I rooted my boss' EVO today for him.

Confirmed working!
[EVO 4G Android Development] bassic:
These threads are out of control. There should be a separate subforum for EVO ROOT, and have different threads to cover the different questions.

Of the hundreds of questions, maybe five or ten are legitimate problems. The rest are all basic problems with general computer commands and have nothing to do with the EVO.

For those of you who have been having issues at the unrevoked3 step and your phone vibrates three times, I found this:

If you're having trouble with the downloaded files not working properly, make sure you verify the md5 checksum which is now posted.

Great job to regaw, the unrevoked team, and anyone else who contributed. I especially like the unrevoked team's decision to direct donations to the EFF.
[EVO 4G Android Development] fernruffryders:
what you mean by changing pre8 to pre7??
[EVO 4G Android Development] You stole Boo Boo's Name:
i reflashed to a stock 2.2 rom to try the 2nd way and it fails to work following your steps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] fernruffryders:
link didnt work bud
[EVO 4G Android Development] youngbasedgod:
Thinking about it, since I rebooted last night, I shouldn't have to do this step then right? Am I correct in saying that I should probably just copy the 3 unzipped folders onto my sdcard after mounting the phone onto my computer?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mgalyan:
Confirmed Working. Running CM6 after installing ENG bootloader.

Great work! Not sure if I like CM6 yet though, it's like a new phone compared to Stock Froyo.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ejpyle:
I am having the problem no matter which PC36IMG file I download. How do we verify the checksum?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Trident:
I just uploaded this to MediaFire.

I think it's a good one.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/22ijtshxcc1wtj3/PC36IMG.zip
[EVO 4G Android Development] youngbasedgod:
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's had this problem. After holding the vol button down, then powering up, it comes up to the hboot screen and fastboot was below it, however it didn't give me enough time to select fastboot.

Now I'm at a screen that says:

"HBOOT

Parsing...[sd zip]

[1]boot

[2]bootloader

[3]microp

[4]radio_v2

[5]recovery

[6]spalsh1

[7]system

[8]userdata

[9]wimax

Do you want to start update?

<Vol Up> yes

<vol down> no"

By selecting no, would I be brought back to the fastboot option where I can then select it?
[EVO 4G Android Development] rchobbycar1:
Great work to all of those who worked so hard getting this done!
[EVO 4G Android Development] fernruffryders:
Correct, by pressing no ull go back to the menu
[EVO 4G Android Development] gapoochi:
thank you for posting that. i just tried that download and it's the same message saying the file is corrupt.

not sure why this is happening to some and not others... :(