yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Android Development] crowly100:
I am rooted with un3 and software version 2.1. Can I apply the OTA 2.2 update mine froze at 66% and now when I try to update via system settings it tells me my phone is already updating. I would like to get to 2.2 then use the u3.21 so all my settings remain the same. Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
You are already rooted, why mess with OTA. Should be able to just flash stock rooted 2.2 and then the radio, then the wimax... After that if you want to you can start "experimenting" with other ROMs, etc. Most settings are going to be lost...can minimize loss of apps with Titanium Backup from market.

To start from stock 2.2 see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=743352

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] Sproid:
Hi everyone. Noob question here: after I root with unrevoked3, do wireless tether work? ...will I need to use unrevoked forever for any reason? ....

When I see Rom threads, ex. Virus Rom, do I need unrevoked forever?
[EVO 4G Android Development] egravel:
Yeah I thought about that when things went a little sour during my rooting. I thought of first doing an RUU and apply all the OTA and root again but then thought that if I am rooted then why not just flash a rom. Question that crossed my mind thought is am I really fully rooted and everything needed to flash is in place? I think you need nand to be unlocked right?

What would I need to flash and how would I go about it? I think I know but it'd be reassuring if someone could confirm this.

Edit: When I tried to validate the root, I did an adb shell and the prompt came back as $. Shouldn't it be # if I'm fully rooted with UR3?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
If you haven't rooted yet then why not do the unrevoked forever 3.21 Either ur3 or urforever 3.21 is a go for wireless tether or rooted 2.2 ROMs.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] themachineXD:
It was probably still downloading in the background.

I think updating to 2.2 OTA then running Unrevoked 3.21 is the more efficient method. 2.2 OTA update does not wipe the phone. Always a good idea to back-up first though.

-John
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
And several folks with root already have tried the 2.1 to 2.2 OTA and got hangs, etc.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] sitlet:
Newb root question here: Since the new OTA update should be coming soon, can I update to that? I rooted with this, but thats it, I'm still using the stock rom. The only thing I wanted to root for is to use wireless tether. I know if I was running a custom rom, I would have to wait for the dev to update it with the new ota. But since I'm still stock rom, do I need to do anything special?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Why mess with OTA...it can be done; however look towards the bottom of page on the unrevoked forever site http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever Always safest to let the Devs here check things out for the rest of us to avoid possible problems.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] CTH-EVO:
OK it's running. What do I do now?!

Greetings all,

It may be of interest for some of you to know that Unrevoked-3.21 does/will run

on BSD (FreeBSD-8) with the Linux ABI (I'll share all the details when I finish).

So here I am with the application launched (see attached image). So what/where do I go from here?!

Thank you for all your time and consideration.

--Chris
[EVO 4G Android Development] wanna1337:
will this root work for the newest evo 4g update? i think its froyo 2.2 as of the beginning of august
[EVO 4G Android Development] CTH-EVO:
This seems to be the consensus.
[EVO 4G Android Development] AtiRadeon1:
What if I'm already.rooted recently without updating. Will the update still work? Or do I have to unroot or wait for a flashable version.

I tend to just like to stick to stock.

Ty
[EVO 4G Android Development] sitlet:
I'm wondering the same thing. i just rooted with the new Unrevoked, but still have the stock rom. The only reason I rooted was to use wireless tether, so everything else is stock. Can I just download the update? Or do I have to unroot, download the update, then re-root? I would rather not go through the hassle of flashing a stock rom just to get the update, i have a lot of stuff and settings I dont want to go through again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] abu_noah:
step by step video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsoVzMadiQE
[EVO 4G Android Development] CTH-EVO:
OK So I forged on to attempt to figure out how to get past this initial Unrevoked 3.21 screen.

I went to their page, and followed the link to the instructions to add lines to

udev. I added them once per attempt:

For Gusty/Hardy, edit the file to read:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"

For Dapper, edit the file to read:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666

But to no avail.

Still stuck at this screen (see attached image).

Has anyone managed this on Linux?

It appears now that Unrevoked 3.21 doesn't work on Fedora.

Thank you for all your time and consideration.

--Chris
[EVO 4G Android Development] djR3Z:
Appreciate you posting your video, but umm, I cant help but chuckle. My video walkthrough (in HD) is posted prominently in the OP
[EVO 4G Android Development] chile62:
Same problem here, any other answer/solutions?

Thanks.

Ed
[EVO 4G Android Development] nilod:
I've got 2.2 never been rooted and a mac. I keep getting the "we didn't get root..." message. i saw the earlier post in the thread that someone was having the same issue, but they got it after restarting the mac and the evo. I've done this about 10 times and i keep getting the same message. Any ideas? I never had sync, but I had doubletwist which i've since deleted. Thanks in advance.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lehalter:
Yes. I just did it. It made the root better, and now the ROM manager works. Sweet.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Could just to make sure re-download the reflash...always possible it is not complete-corrupted.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Could just to make sure re-download the reflash...always possible it is not 100% complete/corrupted.

Jim

Sorry...double posted :-(
[EVO 4G Android Development] abu_noah:
There's a flashable version here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=789913
[EVO 4G Android Development] abu_noah:
Flashable version here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=789913
[EVO 4G Android Development] abu_noah:
My bad, I actually meant to post it in the first Unrevoked thread, because someone asked for a step by step video and I was at work so I put it on this thread, because my book mark was at home. If you want to delete it I'm fine with it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] CTH-EVO:
Is Debian supported with this edition?

Greetings all,

Can anyone confirm whether Debian is supported with this edition of Unrevokef?

If so, what version?

Thank you for all your time and consideration.

--Chris
[EVO 4G Android Development] sitlet:
Is there a way to do this WITHOUT flashing an entire new rom? Again, I would rather not load back all my apps, create my email accounts, and re-do all my settings.
[EVO 4G Android Development] atxghost:
noob question but what exactly does unrevoked forver actually do for your phone is a rom?
[EVO 4G Android Development] MilanoRex:
Market App no longer works.. it just closes instantly after root. Any fix for that??
[EVO 4G Android Development] sitlet:
Give it a couple hours.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Here's someone who tested doing it your way... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=790342 Can't verify but it's worth reading. Sure we will see more posts in the coming days of issues of updating via OTA when already rooted.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] _sunz:
1967 I had the same issue. make sure your virus protection is off. Norton saw the unrevoked program as a high threat.
[EVO 4G Android Development] _sunz:
Verify Root

Is there a way to verify that the root worked. The unrevoked software says it was successful. However the Wireless tether for root program from the market place doesn't seem to be working. When i connect, it connects successfully but doesn't allow any internet access.

Do i have to do radio updates or anything like that? I am in a 3g area and my software revisions are listed below. (Wireless tether for root used to work)

Android 2.2

Baseband: 2.15.00.07.28

Kernel: 2.6.32.15-g746f4f0

Build: 3.26.651.6 CL218634 release-keys

Software: 3.26.651.6

Browser: Webkit 3.1

PRI: 1.71_003

PRL: 60670
[EVO 4G Android Development] _sunz:
Updated Radios - Still no internet access through tether. Could it be the tether application? What is everyone using for Tether?

New Software Versions

Android: 2.2

Baseband: 2.15.00.09.01

Kernal: Same as above

Build: Same as above

Software: Same as above

Browser: Same as above

PRI: 1.77_003
[EVO 4G Android Development] CTH-EVO:
OK So maybe Debian isn't supported.

Would anyone be willing to share which version of Linux they used with

Unrevoked 3.21 that did work?

Thank you.
[EVO 4G Android Development] _sunz:
Still Working Through this

You guys might not be interested in all of my little exploits. :) I'm just trying to work through this whole process and there are some smart minds in these forums so hopefully someone might see if i've made an obvious mistake and possibly help.

So through the wiki, i realized that the software versions do not necessarily follow a set numerical pattern. I just flashed the lastest (rooted rom - i think) 3.29.651.5 (for september). I still have no wireless tether :(. I am going to search for a different one and see if the problem is in the app.

Current Software Information

Android: 2.2

Baseband: 2.15.00.09.01

Kernel: 2.6.32.15-ge2fb08e #11

build: 3.29.651.5 CL252548 release-keys

Software: 3.29.651.5

Browser: WebKit 3.1

PRI Version: 1.77_003

PRL Version: 60670
[EVO 4G Android Development] lbheightsboy:
Ubuntu 10.04

I tried with Ubuntu 10.04 and nothing happens
[EVO 4G Android Development] _sunz:
Working

Ok so last post (i think) on this subject at least.

I think I have everything working now. I downloaded the pre-9 apk for wireless tether, uninstalled the other one and installed it. The tether is working fine now.

Ran into the Market App problem of not downloading files and hanging at the "starting download" point. Fixed by cancelling all current updates, turning on wifi and updating a few apps (Gmail, etc.) it worked fine. Once that was done, turned off wifi and tried downloading over 3g and it worked fine aftter that.

Hope my escapades help someone :)

Great work Guys n Gals :)

-sun
[EVO 4G Android Development] CTH-EVO:
Greetings, and thank you for your reply lbheightsboy.

Good to know; Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't work with Unrevoked 3.21.

Perhaps through all this, I can end up with a "compatibility list"

for everyone's benefit. :)

Thanks again for your input lbheightsboy.
[EVO 4G Android Development] DaveNagy:
Flashing the new ROM, without wiping factory data first, will give you exactly the results you desire. You did say that you are still running a stock ROM from Sprint, right?

(It's usually a good idea to wipe everything when switching ROMs, but in your case, the two ROMs in question are so similar that the odds of any data incompatibility are low.)

If you have problems, just flash back to the nandroid backup you made right before flashing the new ROM.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xjreyes:
Wow, quick and easy even on XP.... the only thing harder than doing this is waking up in the morning.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Dave EDIT: Disregard...believe I mixed you up with someone else.

Problem seems to be folks having full root already and wanting to or either did the update via OTA rather than flash stock ROM available, rooted/unrooted. Scattered throughout XDA threads are posts where they did this and either got no OTA download available, hangs, or downloaded but didn't install or install properly. In all your testing (on other thread and otherwise) were you ever able to duplicate/resolve this? Would be nice to know so could advise folks.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] vmkstar99:
Does anyone know if this is compatible with the new update that gets rid of the frame rate cap?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Yes...assume you are applying after you've already updated.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] DaveNagy:
Yeah, I'm too newbish to answer your question with any authority. However I can blindly speculate with the best of them! :D

I got the impression that perhaps having a custom recovery installed would prevent an OTA update from installing? Unrevoked 3.2 installs Clockwork, so that might explain it. I read somewhere that this sequence would work:

Phone is already rooted with Unrevoked 3.21. No custom ROMS have been installed, however.

Flash the stock recovery back on to the phone. (I have no idea how to do that.)

Download and install the OTA, just like ordinary people do.

OMG, your root is gone!

Run Unrevoked 3.21 again.

???

Profit!
[EVO 4G Android Development] cbus:
Coming from TP2 - Need Help!

Ok - Don't hate! I'm coming from a TP2 - Just got my EVO on Friday...Did the OTA and I'm unrooted.

I tried searching but that function is not working properly on xda so I am asking for help.

Can I use unrevoked to root over the 2.2 + OTA?

Do I have to have another ROM to do this or will it simply unlock with the current stock ROM?

Last, do I need to update radios or will they all stay the same.

Really appreciate this as I'm trying to learn coming from Winmo
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Sounds like you have everything up to date and can just proceed to unrevoked forever 3.21 ...just read and follow all steps.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] cbus:
Thanks Jim! So just to be clear...I can just do unrevoked and leave everything else alone and when it is done I'll be rooted with the current stock rom.

Is this correct?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Should be good, just follow OP steps in first post.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] CTH-EVO:
Linux distros supported by Unrevoked 3.21

OK Thus far I have been able to determine that:

* Ubuntu (current) does not work

* Debian 10.05 does not work

* Open SUSE 11.3 (kde-live) does work

Hope this helps others.

Please add your experience.

--Chris
[EVO 4G Android Development] stuck:
Just to confirm...

this method works with the lates 3.29 OTA from 9/22?
[EVO 4G Android Development] pscalett:
Thanks for the step by step instructions. This was a life saver for someone like me who has already (mysteriously) messed up one EVO.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ivan1.ruiz:
OK im a noob to android

Ok so im a noob to ANDROID. I have a Mac Pro and my evo is running 2.2 OTA.

I try to run this and i get all the way to the step that says "waiting for root"

After the phone reboots I get the home screen and the message on the reflash app says " We didn't get root. this happens sometimes. please restart and try again."

What am i doing incorrectly?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
I had to do twice to get it to take for me...just make sure you did all the steps and try again.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
I know in the first post it says it unlocks nand but I just read in toastmod kernel page that unrevoked 3 doesn't provide nand unlock. Does this provide nand or not?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Early version didn't... 3.2/3.21 is good.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] Novarider:
Ok thank you
[EVO 4G Android Development] Pito67:
OK I already Root my EVO with the one click root.

I did all you suggest above but when I boot into recovery I don't see any option to do a Nand backup. Can you guide me more ?

Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
If you are still on clockwork recovery go back to ROM manager, select clockwork recovery and follow instructions, then when its done scroll down to bottom and you'll see that you have a new option...select Alternate Recovery...which is Amon RA. Select this. Now your custom recovery is Amon RA.

Boot into Amon RA recovery (either by ROM manager OR Quick Boot OR with phone off hold vol down button and then hold power button...will go to white screen, then select recovery) one of the options then is backup/restore...scroll down (vol down), then select (power button), then scroll down to Nand backup and select, then power button to do the backup...then scroll to return and then to reboot. Personally I like to wipe cache and dalvik once before nand backup. Always make a new nand backup of a good setup before you make any major change...ROM, kernel, etc.

Now if you ever need to restore come back to recovery. For restore suggest you first wipe reset, then wipe dalvik, then do each one more time before restore. Do the same thing if you flash to a new ROM unless its just update of same ROM and dev says you don't need to do. For new kernels wipe cache, then wipe dalvik, then do each one more time before flashing new kernel.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] arkutek:
run unrevoked 3.2 in ubuntu 10.10 or 10.04

this works in ubuntu, you have to run unrvoked with root privileges

follow these instructions :

press Alt-F2 on your keyboard, then type the command below in window when it opens and click Run:

gksu nautilus

Nautilus will open with root privileges in the root folder.

after opening nautilus navigate to file system , home , then locate where you saved reflash.tar.gz and open from there unrevoked will now locate your phone.

i just finished doing mine.
[EVO 4G Android Development] furrelkt:
a little help please

Okay,

Got my replacement today, everything up-to-date and stock:

ie

version: 2.2

radio: 2.15.00.09.01

kernal: 2.6.32.15-ge...

software: 3.29.651.5

pri: 1.77_003

prl: 60670

Okay so now do I follow this guide to root my updated 2.2 EVO?? I want to make sure i don't mess anything up!!

Thanks for any insight provided.

Keri
[EVO 4G Android Development] Pito67:
Thanks Jelive.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kpkimmel:
just got my phone today, all sprint updates, used this method, no problems at all, have root! Easy peasy...
[EVO 4G Android Development] ndroid916:
yay!!

same here.. really easy !

thanks so much for this guide.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ndroid916:
you can use Rom Manager to flash roms (clockwork recovery) or you can use Amon-RA-v1.8.0 to flash roms from "recovery"
[EVO 4G Android Development] Smoke362:
I had the same problem using imac. then moved to macbook. I pulled the battery out and replaced. and I don't know if this is what helped, but I kind of gently, dropped my evo on the table with the battery in and back cover off, next thing you know. All went through perfectly. lol LUCKY I guess. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Can use clockwork/Amon RA to flash roms from recovery.

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] Smoke362:
One quick question. using the one click root. I am assuming it is possible to go back to stock by using the 2.2 RUU in the wiki? Thanks and sorry if the question was stupid.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Brutus2TheMax:
Okay I rooted my first EVO no problem but I got mine replaced today and now Android 1.0 will not show up in Device Manager? WTF?!
[EVO 4G Android Development] M5Rahul:
Just got my first EVO from Sprint. It's bone stock with the following Software Info:

Android Ver: 2.2

BaseBand - 2.15.00.07.28

Kernel - 2.6.32.15

Build Number - 3.26.651.16

Software Number - 3.26.651.16

Browser: Webkit 3.1

PRI Ver - 1.71_003

PRL Ver - 60671

Hardware Version - 003

I'm a bit lost on the ' un-install HTC Sync ' part. I haven't installed any HTC Sync software, so I shouldn't have to worry about this step, correct ?

Sorry for the noob question :o
[EVO 4G Android Development] furrelkt:
^ . Yes.. if you haven't installed there is no need to remove.. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] M5Rahul:
Perfect! Thanks.. updating the software to 3.29.x and then going to ROOT!!

Just to confirm, all I need are the posted USB drivers and Unrevoked 3 to Root ?

Do I need to install or do anything on the SD Card ?

OS on PC : Windows 7 32 Bit
[EVO 4G Android Development] cwilson200932:
Just got back fromt he sprint store with my stock evo

Android Version: 2.2

Baseband: 2.15.00.07.28

Kernel: 2.6.32

Build: 3.26.651

Software#: 3.26.651.6

Ran unrevoked 3 times and it gets to the Hboot screen and then i select hboot usb and it reboots and its a no root. I am using a Macbook Pro.

4th times a charm it booted into recovery this time and installed and it is now rooted :) do i boot into recovery and flash my new rom from recovery?
[EVO 4G Android Development] djR3Z:
Yep, and for an even easier method, you can use my unroot guide thats here on XDA. just search for the thread, tho it should be on the first page.

First install it and then uninstall it. You need the drivers that it installs.

No, you must install it first. windows needs the drivers. Then you must uninstall the software.
[EVO 4G Android Development] M5Rahul:
Thanks for the correction Dj!! I was just about to begin the ROOT process w/o the HTC Sync *install* then *un-install*!!

Also, thanks for that video! Makes it all a lot easier to follow!
[EVO 4G Android Development] furrelkt:
sorry, i had it installed previously, and then uninstalled before the drivers needed, i apoligize for my earlier statement.

however, if you are installing and then removing htc drivers and htc sync...what is it keeping then, since you said "windows needs the drivers".. i don't follow that logic, sorry confused? i was going thru the process using this.. can you shed some light please?

Keri
[EVO 4G Android Development] hunhwhat:
Confused

I have been reading the posts and trying to follow how to get the latest OTA without losing my root but with the many posts that seem to point people all over the pace, I find myself lost. I am a bit of a noob with rooting so forgive me in advance if my questions sound dumb. Currently my Evo has never had an update since I bought the phone in early July. At the time I used unrevoked to root it so that I can get the free wifi app to work.

Now I would like to update my phone to the latest OTA without losing my settings, apps & most of all..my root. I still have the original unrevoked on my phone and I would like some direction as to how to proceed with an update of both my phone and unrevoked. Thank you all in advance for your help!

My current specs:

Android Ver: 2.1

BaseBand - 1.39.00.0531

Kernel - 2.6.29

Build Number - 3.26.651.16

Software Number - 1.32.651.6

Browser: Webkit 3.1

PRI Ver - 1.40_003

PRL Ver - 60667
[EVO 4G Android Development] M5Rahul:
The un-install leaves a few Registry entries that may be needed in the Rooting process.

I got Part 1 [ HBOOT ] done.. now on to Part deux!! :p
[EVO 4G Android Development] M5Rahul:
Okay, done!! This was really easy :) If I could do this, anyone can!!

The instructions and video posted by DJ made rooting as easy as Jailbreakme dot com!! :D

Is there a way to verify the phone was rooted.. or not ? I got the ' This was a Triumph ' message from Unrevoked 3. Just wondering..

Thanks dj !!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Brutus2TheMax:
Why can't I flash CyanogenMod? I switched to Amon Ra 1.8.0 and it still wont let me flash it!