yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Android Development] JayStation3:
did you rename the file to only say "PC36IMG.zip"?

It wont recognize it if it says "PC36IMG_Recovery.zip"
[EVO 4G Android Development] cheddarbob41:
yeah i did the adb push the 5 files. The last time i even copied and pasted as to not mistype any of those file names so they are exact.

Also when i select hboot it says check PC36DIAG and then no file or update found i believe
[EVO 4G Android Development] josh030181:
help

first let me say that i was rooted then i unrooted to get the update not researching first to know i couldnt root the same as i did the first time...but anyway im trying to root now with your instructions im getting stuck at the part to type in adb shell, su..the command prompt says access denied, is the adb in the file supposed to stay open if so it does not, it opens then closes, i was using the one in windows...also s-off
[EVO 4G Android Development] Black SER:
yes i did...i press bootloader (power) and then only a menu. I will try to do a video
[EVO 4G Android Development] cheddarbob41:
thats about what mine does it says check sd card then doesnt ask anything esle about flashing now or anything
[EVO 4G Android Development] dnkeyhnter:
will this root the new update 3.70.651.1

thanks,

and my S is on.. will that matter?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Black SER:
I will try to root with my 8gb card..may have something to do with my card being a 32gb. I will post again
[EVO 4G Android Development] DRatJr:
Okay so could I flash myn's warm 2.2 with baked snack kernel number 6?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirkyd3rk:
yes i just got done rooting mine 20 mins ago and it had 2.10 hboot, the latest update you have up there and my hardware is 0004. It was easy as pie and took about 30 mins because i made sure i was really careful. good luck.
[EVO 4G Android Development] gigglehertz:
Can any body help? I followed the directions exactly without any problems. When I got to step 12it went to the HTC white screen. I went to 12c, rebooted, and I still get the white screen. Any way to fix this, or isolate the error?　I have hboot 2.02.

EDIT: NEVER MIND! It was just loading. It was actally working. I feel silly.
[EVO 4G Android Development] DRatJr:
LEt it sit for a while giggle, mine took a while to boot after that as well.
[EVO 4G Android Development] steveojp:
I LOVE YOU!!! I've rooted like 3 Evo's with this guide!!! I LOVE YOU!!! TY
[EVO 4G Android Development] Black SER:
WOOT I'M ROOTED! hardware4/2.10 Sprint lovers rom. Now time for me to learn how to flash a rom...scared. Thank You everyone!

BTW i wasn't able to get my PCIMG36 to flash with a 32gb memory card. I switched to my stock 8gb and phone was able to see and reboot wooooooot
[EVO 4G Android Development] thecloser7:
I FINALLY removed my head from me arse and was able to root... thanks for the push!
[EVO 4G Android Development] tyler.durden:
Thanks a ton for the guide! Process took a while from beginning to end, but I finally got my brother's phone rooted.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jason_nievespr:
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i was trying to use this [ROOT][GUIDE] HBoot 2.02/2.10 SOFF - The Savior Edition - Upd. 12.26.10 to root my evo. got everything pushed through cant get z4root to work any other roots to use i got froyo hboot 2.10 please help:mad:
[EVO 4G Android Development] josh995:
Ok, well... I got lost at step 2...

"2) Open a command prompt and change to where ever you extracted the files to.

3)Type the following (this must be excuted from the folder you extracted to)"

How do I change to wherever I extracted to? I extracted to a folder on my desktop named "Evo"

Sorry for the dumb question, but hey. I gotta ask.
[EVO 4G Android Development] DRatJr:
@josh: I would recommend putting it on your C: drive. Then do:

cd C:\foldernamehere
[EVO 4G Android Development] josh995:
Thank you, really helpful!
[EVO 4G Android Development] mroneeyedboh:
yep and if you were going to extract it to your desktop just do

C:\cd desktop

cd ( folder name here )

and you'll see it change to that folder.
[EVO 4G Android Development] josh995:
OK. I don't know what I did. I got everything working and played around just for a second with my newly rooted phone... I updated my PRL and Profile...

and then...

I went on to step 13 to do a backup and typed

"adb shell mv /sdcard/PC36IMG.zip /sdcard/PC36IMG-MR.zip

adb reboot recovery"

and my phone went to a screen with the phone and the red triangle... I read the FAQ and it said to go back to step 10, but that's telling me what to do if I get stuck at a white HTC screen...

So, I'm sitting here with a red triangle, and I'm afraid to do anything, so if anyone could please let me know what to do, I'm just not going to touch the phone until someone advises me. Thanks!!

Again, the phone was working great, I got it rooted (I think, my icons and a few things were different than the stock phone) until I typed that stuff into the cmd prompt...

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] gpz1100:
Josh, review the last few pages above your post on what to do with a failed RECOVERY installation - it's also references in the first post. Repeating step 10 will get you into the recovery program, but won't install it permanently on the device.
[EVO 4G Android Development] josh995:
I'm not totally savvy when it comes to messing with 'stuff' so can I just live without a recovery program and repeat step 10 and be happy with the sprint lovers rom?

A failed recovery installation sounds pretty complicated! :(

Edit: Oh, sorry. I just noticed that fixing it is a 3 step process. Lol. I'll try it, but if I can't do it, can I still just live without it? Lol...
[EVO 4G Android Development] gpz1100:
You probably can live without it, but it makes matter much easier when it comes to recovery functions.. No need to tether the phone to the machine to initiate the recovery program.
[EVO 4G Android Development] josh995:
Sorry to be such a bother, but I followed everything to a T! It says I should only need to fix recovery if I used old version (Did I? I followed 1st post) or if I installed a different recovery program (I don't think I did?)

So I repeated step 10 and I went to backup and I have the options of

-Return

-Nand Backup

-Nand + ext backup

-Backup google proprietary system files

-Restore google proprietary system files

Can I go ahead and do any of these?
[EVO 4G Android Development] EVOltron:
Yes, I rename the file and the phone flashed it but after I select reboot, I would get the same white htc evo 4g screen. I'm pretty sure I did it correctly the few times I tried. Am I the only one with this problem?
[EVO 4G Android Development] gpz1100:
Sorry for the late reply.. fighting my own demons here :)

The guide is helpful, but is not fully inclusive. Personally, I don't like following guides if I don't understand what's going on. In this case, I learned after the fact.

Step 10 copies the recovery program into the device and launches it. Nothing more, nothing less

Go ahead and following the instructions on how to repair (replace) the recovery program in the failed recovery installation section. For what ever reason, I had to do the same thing. On devices it's needed, others it's not, even if you follow all the previous instructions precisely.

To address your question below; if you haven't preformed a backup, go ahead and do so. Think of nand backup as creating an image of the entire software/os of the phone including apps/settings/everything. This has nothing to do with above though. I don't believe a nand backup will backup/restore the recovery software.
[EVO 4G Android Development] cheesegrits:
Worked on Evo

Took a little while, but I got my Evo (hboot 2.10) rooted following the OP instructions, and also a careful read of the expanded instructions in this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9584718&postcount=1197

... which expands on some of the OP steps, and makes things a little clearer if you are new to this stuff. I couldn't follow the expanded guide step for step, as have hboot 2.10 I had to use the z4root temp root method, rather than running rageagainstthecage by hand.

In case anyone else runs in to this one ... z4root doesn't seem to be in the market any more. To install, download the apk from the link given in the OP. Move the apk into the hboot folder that has your adb in it, and do ...

adb install .\z4root.1.3.0.apk

... or whatever the file name is for the version you get.

My only stumbling block was getting the "device offline" error in step 10 from the OP, at the red triangle stage when trying to adb to the phone. Turned out I had simply spaced out on step 9, and hadn't done the vol-up to accept "perform update?" (i.e. actually flash it). I'd done vol-down and gone straight to recovery.

That then led into a wasted hour, even once I realized what I'd done, as it still wouldn't work even after doing step 9 again and letting it flash. I finally realized that at some point I'd let the phone boot back into normal operation, which of course blew away the temporary root I'd gotten from z4root. Once I started again from 4a and temp rooted again, everything went smoothly.

One shock was finding that all my apps had disappeared, but a few minutes in AppBrain had all of them reinstalled, albeit needing reconfiguring. I suspect if I'd done a nandroid backup (step 31 in the expanded instructions) I could have restored from that ... but I didn't.

So ... take your time. Read the OP and the expanded instructions I linked above carefully, several times, before you start. Copy and paste the commands. If anything goes wrong, don't panic. Just search this thread, and if you can't find a specific solution, just start again from the top.

I now have Titanium happily backing up (synced to my Dropbox, well worth the few bucks for Pro), and free WiFi Thethering going, which were my original reasons for rooting.

Many thanks to zikronix, illogos and all the others that have put a lot of time and effort in to this.

-- hugh
[EVO 4G Android Development] maromas:
hey "steveojp" question for so you root some EVO's with this method this you had this software on them ? Thanks in advance.

Evo-4G

ANDROID VERSION

2.2

BASEBAND VERSION

2.15.00.09.01

KERNEL VERSION

2.6.32.15-g59b9e50

BUILD NUMBER

3.30.651.3 CL272076 RELEASE-KEYS

SOFTWARE NUMBER

3.30.651.3

BROWSER VERSION

Webkit 3.1

PRI VERSION

1.77.003

PRL VERSION

60672

HARDWARE VERSION

0003

Supersonic EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-2.02.0000

MICROP-041f

TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac

RADIO-2.15.00.09.01

Oct 14 2010, 19:14:47
[EVO 4G Android Development] robj19:
I'm having the exact same problem this method is just not working
[EVO 4G Android Development] dcharleyultra:
Perform a factory reset, and then start over with the guide.

Swyped from my Evo 4G using Tapatalk
[EVO 4G Android Development] maromas:
HELP please

Hey "epicroot" i need you advice as i'm stock at step #9. my phone reades/or atemp to read the pc36img.zip file but it dosen't find it can you give me any sugestions please thanks .
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrjeancw:
is the sprint lovers rom used with this root up to date with the latest one released? are you going to update this root everytime sprint lovers updates? even minor changes?
[EVO 4G Android Development] droidfan53:
Noob Questions

I just got my sprint evo 4g the other day and it has Hboot 2.02. When looking at the guide on the first post it talks about backing up the rsa keys (4a). I see that this procedure is for hboot 2.1. and I will be following 4b, but...

- Shouldn't I back up my rsa keys too or is this not important?

- Should something go wrong, will I be able to re flash or bring back the stock Sprint image?

- Is there a way to do a complete backup before getting starting the root procedure?
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
as a general rule yes
[EVO 4G Android Development] Cainerguy:
I am running hboot 2.10 and I was succesfull all they way until the last step where I type the command "adb shell su". When entered, I get "permission denied". Any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirkyd3rk:
is HTC sync running? are you using the unrevoked hboot drivers. im just asking cause these are small probs I ran into.

Sent from my PC36100 using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[EVO 4G Android Development] timtlm:
Is it possible that after gaining temporary root permission after step 6 (when you see a # in adb shell), that you could install SuperUser and Titanium Backup and backup your app data before going on and wiping everything off your phone in the following steps?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirkyd3rk:
i was having major issues with sprint lovers Rom, my phone was going super slow and I couldn't figure out why. My linpack was about 3.2 and didn't get why it was going so slow. once I change to a diff rom my linpack jumped to 33.1. Weird right?

Sent from my PC36100 using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[EVO 4G Android Development] maromas:
Hey "zikronix" can you please tell me were i can get the file PC36IMG.zip? because every time I download it some how it gets corupted and my phone does not read it

as of now i'm stuck on step #9. THanks in advance
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrjeancw:
wow that is weird, myself i am using spritn lovers since he brough it out with no issues whatsover. i have rooted hboot 202 and used sprint lovers on 003 and 004 no trouble.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thirtyisntdanu20:
For some reason i can't get the files to push through adb. Can i just copy and paste the needed files to my sd or no??
[EVO 4G Android Development] adrian2pm:
can someone please help..i cant install custom rom..my phone will only take PC36IMG.zip file to install roms...i get random errors

example

E:cant syslink /system/xbin/]

E:failure at line 14:

Systemlink busybox SYSTEMbin/[

Inatallation aborted

i was able to before but i went from ra to workclock.. now when i install a custom using ra1.8 or clockwork i get errors...do i need to flash back to sprint shipped rom and re root?

im still rooted just cant get to install rom from recovery

thanks

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[EVO 4G Android Development] Cainerguy:
Stupid question, how do I know if I'm running Unrevoked hboot drivers? I DID install unrevoked3 previously, than I wanted to run the sprint software update (to bring me up to 3.70.651.1, so I installed the 3.25.651.6 RUU, than did a software update to bring me at 3.70.651.1. I noticed that it kept my superuser icon after doing both software updates, not sure if that is the cause of my permissions denied.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thegreatdonquixote:
cyanogen wont load all the way

Hello all

I have root after following instructions on first page. I downloaded and am running the Sprintlovers rom. When I try to. Install cyanogen from rom manager I end up with apps that don't open am I hitting the wrong thing after it goes into hboot or recovery?
[EVO 4G Android Development] sterlinglv:
I can't get adb shell to run correctly. Rebooted, drivers are def updated and notify drawer says "USB debugging connected" but I constantly get a $ when trying to run adb shell :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
thinking of removing the rage version becuaser its really not needed since z4root will work with both but i like keeping it there becuase its straight forward. prolly do that later
[EVO 4G Android Development] farmerdrew6925:
So I am stuck at step 7....and I have been searching all day for something on my problem.

I am still in the shell with the "#" in the command prompt and I copy this into the command prompt:

chmod 0755 /data/local/flash_image

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

sync

It first said, # error opening /sdcard/mtd-eng.img: No such file or directory

So I checked the root of my sdcard and the mtd-eng.img is on the sdcard, so I tried it again.

It seemed to work but now it says, : syncchmod: not found

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

EDIT: I retried all the steps again and this time its telling me syncreboot: not found.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tekkyn00b:
Thanks!

Just wanted to say that I avoided this guide for a while, because at first glance, it appeared more complex than it actually was. Just like it says, so long as you copy and paste, you're fine.

I would do the factory reset from the start also, because otherwise, you may get stopped at Step 4 or whatever, after your run Z4Root and try to adb shell, su. I kept getting "Permission Denied" but as soon as I did the factory reset and tried again, worked just like a charm.

So thank you! Super simple guide, and I'm rooted again. I'll search through the thread, but if I'm on 3.70.651, and have rooted via this guide, can I now flash any ROM I want, so long as I don't change the recovery, or do I have to stick with the Sprint Lovers ROM for a bit? I read somewhere that "the frameworks are different than before" and don't know exactly what that means.

Thanks again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lizardking7112:
Clockwork Mod

When I see the warning do not install Clockwork Mod, is it referring to the ROM Manager by Clockwork Mod?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xtrigit:
It's been about 15 days since I rooted my EVO 4G.

The custom rom "sprintlovers" drains the battery way too quickly. Maybe the battery status bar was set wrong or something. I charge my phone at 100%, 5 minutes later there is 90% remaining by doing nothing with the phone. If I use it to watch videos or browse the web, the battery dies after about 34 minutes.

If anyone knows how to solve this problem, let me know. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] eurominican:
Changing splash image / boot animation ( HBOOT 2.10 / 3.70 OTA )

Hello! I rooted my Week old EVO that came with 2.10.0001 HBOOT and last night following the instructions on this thread and everything worked perfect, but Im having trouble changing the boot splash image and boot animation.

First, I tried using this method:

But it gives me this error:

And then tried this method:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9633485&postcount=6

But after the bootloader reads the PC36IMG.zip file it just goes back to the menu and does not give me the option to flash it.

Is it even possible to change the splash image with HBOOT 2.10??

And then my other issue is changing the boot animation. This is the one I want to use and used the procedure explained in the thread. It seems to go through fine but the default animation from the rom Im using keeps showing up. Is the file structure different on the new OTA or something (Im using VirusROM REVOlution Z RC1 PORT 1.34) ? Ive changed this on my old EVO with no problems.

Thanks for any help!
[EVO 4G Android Development] gpz1100:
Have you tried UOT kitchen? http://circle.glx.nl/

It uses some files out of the framework folder of your own custom rom, then generates the theme/bootup zip to flash.

It's worked well for me so far.
[EVO 4G Android Development] android sko:
dumb question

i have been reading up on rooting my phone for a couple days since the latest ota with excess bloatware - i am now ready to start the rooting but i cant download a valid zip archive of the hboot_2.xx_soff-V8.zip i d/l all 400+ megs and then it doesnt unzip or open! wtf i am trying to root a hboot 2.10 - any help? what am i doing wrong?
[EVO 4G Android Development] nino2al:
THANKS!!

thanks buddy where do I send you a beer? :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
there are donate links...on the front page and to the left
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirkyd3rk:
I had the same prob getting it from rapidshare and zshare but when I got it from megashare it worked fine.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirkyd3rk:
I also had major issues using sprint lovers I immediately switched to azrael 3.0 by rick its so sick.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kps0927:
same issue

Seems I am having a similar issue to some. I am stuck at 7 after successfully moving the hboot files to the sdcard. ( I am running 2.10 and also moved the flash_image to the sdcard as well as data/local.

I see all the files. I also exported the keys and see that file no problem. I did a factory reset prior to the start of all this as well.

My issue is the chmod did not work with or without the . to the data/local. I did get the # back instantly with the chmod to the flash_image when directing to the sdcard.

upon reboot/bootloader it fails with the following

Main version is older!

Update Fail!

Do you want to reboot device?

Any help would be appreciated.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kps0927:
Have the same config but not the same luck. Using 651.1 and 2.10 as you are and cant get past 7. Can you offer some guidance? Chmod to ./data/local did not work for me. Got the # and su working but am stuck.
[EVO 4G Android Development] android sko:
megashare isnt an option, all i need is the zip and im good to go.., whats with the md5 code after the dl file - how do i use this?
[EVO 4G Android Development] azbmxrider18:
ClockMod Recovery

Any Chance we could possibly use ClockMod Recovery i had it on a previous evo and made a nandroid Backup of a rom I want to use and i cant seem to use the Nandroid Backup Option with the recovery this root uses. Thank You
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jbcarrera:
Both unless you want to lose your 4g keys or corrupt your nand or if your lucky just bootloop your phone

Sent from my EVO at the edge of hell
[EVO 4G Android Development] sleepy8594:
Sd

Is it necessary you think to format a nonstock SD card to make this work? Tried 25 times. Also I accidently without knowing, when I first got the evo I installed clockwork and it worked fine. Still have keys and nandroid. Quickly took it out when I seen this...2.10 and 3.7..
[EVO 4G Android Development] dirkyd3rk:
why does everyone want to use clockwork so bad what's wrong with amon ? I mean what's the big deal all I hear is negative things about it. things like it doesn't wipe cache and etc. plus the op says do NOT use another recovery or you will break something.
[EVO 4G Android Development] android sko:
sorry for being stupid but do i need 'hboot_2.xx_soff-V8.4.zip' to root my hboot 2.10/3.70.651.1 evo? every link ive downloaded has been corrupt can someone email me the vaild zip or post a working link. thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] kps0927:
Yes, you need to dl and extract on your computer somewhere and then follow the guide to copy certain files to your sdcard as well as other functions.

I have the same 2.10 and 651.1 and made it to item 7 in the first post before having an issue. The zip and those funcitons worked just fine. BTW I am hardware 0002.
[EVO 4G Android Development] android sko:
every link i have tried doesnt unzip and gives me an invalid archive prompt - can you send me the zip?
[EVO 4G Android Development] tscott25:
Thanks for the awesome root guide, I got full root on the first try.:D Here's my question, though: Since the OP says you can't use Clockwork or ROM Manager, can you flash a ROM that contains ROM Manager, such as Myn's Warm TwoPointTwo?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dkdude36:
hey whats the manual method for z4root? that isnt working for some people. i kno u start out with rage from teminal emulator, but then what? thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Radical-J:
you need 7zip and it will work FWIW
[EVO 4G Android Development] dkdude36:
bump. the faster the answer the better. sorry for the pushyness
[EVO 4G Android Development] Radical-J:
you need to use 7zip to unzip and you should be god to go
[EVO 4G Android Development] tekkyn00b:
Only reason why z4root wouldn't work would be because you didn't do a factory reset. At least that was my experience. Also, I thought I read that rage against the cage doesn't work if you've done the 3.70.651 ota, but I could be wrong.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JinB:
Check your in box.
[EVO 4G Android Development] android sko:
doesnt work, tried 7zip/winzip/win explorer - everything says invaild archive. tried to download from almost every link and same results. running on a windows 7 laptop if that helps why every zip is telling me its invalid.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tekkyn00b:
If you got # after running z4root, then you should just copy and paste each of those three lines one at a time and hit enter after each. What error are you getting?