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[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
it depends on what hboot your phone is using, if it is new you will probably need to flash an unlocked version of the stock recovery and use that to run unrevoked forever. If you were wanting to use try a one click method I've been working on a new version of autoroot you can try. All you have to do is install htc sync and then run it as an administrator.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ff2co4:
i tried out the link in your sig before you replied and it went all the way through and im now unlocked! thanks for your help and the link in your sig!!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] josh995:
Ok, I had an evo but got rid of it for a blackberry.... big mistake.... after 4 months or so of hating my blackberry, I finally have an evo again.

This is the method I used to root my previous evo... I'm just wondering if this is still an OK way to root my new evo?

So, can I still use this method to root? I know how to root and am good at following the instructions, but I'm not so good in the department of really knowing what's going on, so that's why I ask if I can still use this method... The OP says he doesn't recommend unrevoked or clockwork, so that's why I'd like to still use this method.

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] mattsm:
Sure, rooted two of them last nite with this method. Only thing that will change with this method is the recovery and or rom it has you flash might not be up to date. But that will have no effect on getting rooted safely. You will always be able to update your recovery after root. And well as for rom, No one runs the same rom forever.

Edit: And oh, I shouldn't have told you this since you traded an evo for a crackberry. :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Looks like you may need to update this one last time Zikronix :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] vin255764:
Check out Zikronix signature :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] bdawg31:
Whats the plan for rooting the.new hboot? Any thoughts?
[EVO 4G Android Development] coffeehandle:
this is amazing.

What a feat
[EVO 4G Android Development] snake100:
htv evo black screen and blinking green light solved!

thanks brother this was the only guide that saved my ass. for others with the same problem, follow the unroot part of this guide and you will be on your way to enjoy your evo.

:cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] lui22:
Hboot 2.16.001

its a tuffy...
[EVO 4G Android Development] NeoFL:
That would be great! But I think this would be already been being used....
[EVO 4G Android Development] miranda916:
Edit: bad timing.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lui22:
i know.... haha
[EVO 4G Android Development] tommytomatoe:
hey Z. I'm sure this has been said a million times. But not enough. Thanks for this thread man! Unfortunately it doesn't help my hBoot 2.16 situation...but I remember rooting with the "Fresh Like Pine Cones Edition". That was the shizz mcgee. :-)
[EVO 4G Android Development] anita_russell:
Partial Root...can't load or flash anything!

Ok so I've read through and tried everything to fix this issue. Here's what happened:

Didn't know about the hboot 2.02 conflict so I attemped a root using the files from here geekfor.me/faq/how-to-root-your-evo-4g

Got the s-off at first but now the phone boots into ROM and after a few minutes the screen goes blank and I get a green flashing led. Also the phone is only recognized as a Quallcom device when booted into ROM. Bootloader screen shows:

SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-2.02 0000

MICROP-041f

TOUCH PANEL-ATmELC83_16ac

RADIO-2.15.00.09.01

Oct. 14, 2010 17:14 47

Software information shows Android version 2.2 (Froyo?), Kernel 2.63.2.15 Build 3.30.651.2

Hardware is 003

When I try flashing update from Recovery I get either signature verification failure or

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command

Can't use adb from ROM because the phone isn't recognized and also it goes black after a few minutes. Tried using fastboot to flash (or push...I forget) and got signature verification failure. Might be able to use adb from Recovery if I can get computer to recognize it as Android Bootloader interface but so far no go.

Ok that's everything I can think of. Please help!!! I'm frustrated but convinced there is a fix for this.

Ok so I tried reflashing the original PC36IMG and got a failure: main version is older! Going to try the fastboot cmds again...
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
With the phone in fastboot use 'fastboot oem enableqxdm 0', that may help the phone boot normally. Do you remember flashing the misc partition at any point? A bad flash to that can also cause it to do that.

If you are unable to use adb in the recovery you'll need to run the 3.30.651.2 or 3.70.651.2 RUUs to restore the phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] anita_russell:
Ran the fastboot command earlier to fix sdcard not being recognized but I will try it again. Don't remember what all I've done since I started but I can't flash an RUU because phone isn't being recognized. Are either ROMS available in. zip format? Thanks for your help!
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
3.30.651.2_PC36IMG.zip
[EVO 4G Android Development] anita_russell:
Great thanks! I believe I should rename to PC36IMG.zip and run bootloader. I'm downloading now so I will report on my results asap.

Update: well I ran the PC36IMG.zip and it actually went through the entire thing with no errors but when I went to recovery I got the same error, and when I went back into bootloader there was no change. Also when I rebooted the first time I got the green arrows in a circle but then the screen went black and had green flashing led...bootloader shows S-on and hboot and radio are the same. I'm going g to start over...clear cache and user data, try the file again...crossing my fingers!
[EVO 4G Android Development] anita_russell:
Well there is absolutely no change :-(
[EVO 4G Android Development] anita_russell:
Update: tried the other RUU and bootloader checked the file but never gave me the option to update or even an error message. I guess my only hope is to try to get the usb working or figure out how to run commands from recovery or fastboot. Any thoughts anyone???
[EVO 4G Android Development] anita_russell:
Update: I'm now on hboot 2.10 using the RUU through fastboot, but otherwise everything is the same :-( if I find a fix I will post as I see several people are having the same issue.
[EVO 4G Android Development] greymalken:
I hate to dig up a buried thread but I'm in need of assistance. I'm trying to root a refurbed Evo that I recently acquired. The hboot is 2.10 and it's still only Android 2.2 and baseband 2.15.00.11.19 HW 0003. I'm running this method to root because it's the one I'm most comfortable with (especially since autoroot 2.5 has been taken down). I running into an error at step 7:

chmod 0755 /data/local/flash_image

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

sync

When I input the first line and hit enter I get this message back "Unable to chmod /data/local/flash_image: No such file or directory" I have no idea how to proceed. Any suggestions?
[EVO 4G Android Development] fryman:
Awesome, I am now S-OFF!!! Thanks!

I ran Unrevoked 3.21 (i assumed that is what you meant by 3.12) and now have CW Recovery but when I tried to install myn's ROM it got an error...any suggestions?
[EVO 4G Android Development] 94tbird:
http://unrevoked.com/recovery/

it is 3.21 version
[EVO 4G Android Development] fryman:
Got it, Thanks!

When I tried to install myn's ROM it got an error...and was stuck in boot loop so I reflashed the phone with the rom.zip file out of the RUU 3.3 file and ran Unrevoked 3.21 then reran the unrevoked forever zip but when I start adb shell I have a $...does this mean I don't have root?

Any suggestions on what I am doing wrong would be greatly appreciated?
[EVO 4G Android Development] ShadowDrake:
You're having the same issue I am. To test if you have root, after doing adb shell, type su. You will get an allow/deny prompt on the phone. If you hit allow, it should change to #

I can't flash any ROMs right now using any recovery. At least I have root access on the stock rom. Sure is a lot better than nothing. Time to just wait it out till someone figures it out. Doesn't really feel like a hardware issue to me and I don't feel like going back to the engineering hboot - if I even can.
[EVO 4G Android Development] samster86:
Same here can't flash roms but have superuser on stock rom. Hope someone figures out how to flash roms soon.
[EVO 4G Android Development] darkansi:
This problem appears to be more wide spread then earlier imagined. Either it is a hardware change or a software one.

My problem with the bad blocks theory is the number of people having this issue.The only way bad blocks could be introduced at this scale is on purpose or a bad batch of chips.

But I agree, I'm hoping for a fix, because I dont think exchanging my phone would do much good. (Unless they give and older model.)
[EVO 4G Android Development] flare1028us:
I love you. I have cumulatively spent around 30 hours trying to root my new Evo and have bricked it thrice in the process. This worked perfectly and you have made my day. Thank you, sir!
[EVO 4G Android Development] fryman:
Thanks, ShadowDrake! I checked I do have root :)

I agree it is time to just wait...the stock evo is still way faster than my hero ever was. l am sure someone will figure it out soon.
[EVO 4G Android Development] 94tbird:
I bricked mine no less than 22 times or so before i got it right. Persistance, and reading through about 400 pages of posts across 19 threads got this to work for me. And a little bit of luck and a "close my eyes and hope this works" method paid off
[EVO 4G Android Development] BrashL:
I don't think that's the issue. I successfully rooted at 0004 hardware model with the "old" method that used to be in this thread. I exchanged that one for bad pixels and now have a 0003. I am having the same problem installing the roms, so I think we have a process issue.
[EVO 4G Android Development] 94tbird:
im on 0003 and i was able to flash a custom rom using my amended steps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] fryman:
Which steps did you use to flash a custom rom?

I am also on HW ver 0003.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sfjl:
First of, I would like to thank everyone on this forum for their hard work and helpful input. I was finally able to root my new hero last night after reading through the instruction on the first post. It was a huge relieve to be able to root using this forum after unrevoked 3.21 failed to root my phone.

I have HW0003 and after following the instruction on this forum, i was able to successfully flash a custom rom onto my phone without much hiccup.

Best of luck to those out there still looking to root or flash a custom rom.
[EVO 4G Android Development] darkansi:
He is using sprint lovers rom. You should not have any problems installing that rom after s-off.

Other roms are a different story...
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
The instructions are identicial to the old one that I had orginially posted.

There is many people using 5this methid that have no issues installing roms...then there is some that do have issues.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jerdog:
zikronix - here's a mirror (up at 3:35p CST)

http://sdx-downloads.com/EVO/devs/jerdog/fixes/hboot202-s_off-V6.2.zip

MD5 = 6f1c9c9aac81f7f13e2688f4d1207cda
[EVO 4G Android Development] ShadowDrake:
Who is? I'll download Sprint Lover's ROM right now and try it, but I'd like to have Warm + custom kernel back too.

94tbird, can you flash kernels too, such as kingx 11 CFS? I can't flash that, either.

If you can and everything else is the same, you must have done an extra step somewhere that the rest of us are forgetting. Does anyone know how unrevoked 3.21 flashes the recovery image? Does it just use flash_image? Can flash_image be used to flash a rom manually?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jauger:
Thanks Zik for the hard work you put into this but I want to pose a task to everyone that post here & elsewhere that " yeah I did it"..ok congrats I did too, but now that you have a rooted "Stock" rom I want you to try this, pick a custom rom, say Fresh, Cal, whatever, boot into recovery and try flashing it, try flashing a kernel, whatever, alot of you are gonna be surprised at the results..
[EVO 4G Android Development] fryman:
I flashed Sprint Lover's ROM and it worked great! Now when I try to flash a rom I can just go back to Sprint Lover's when I get the error in recovery instead of the stock rom and having to run unrevoked again :)

I cannot flash kernels or any other ROM expect Sprint Lover's

I also can't restore a nandroid backup ?!? I get and error every time I try...and then it gots into bootloop it makes flashing painful... anyone else having this problem?
[EVO 4G Android Development] totalfarkuser:
Gettin' the bug to do this...

Hello, I am more knowledgeable with custom ROM installations on WM6.5, but have rooted an HTC Hero recently. A couple of questions...

I am considering doing this as it looks like the process is pretty stable now, what I am curious about is can I leave my stock ROM as is and not loose all my apps and settings that are there now? My goal for root in the short-term is to have wireless tether available if I want it, and maybe some underclocking for battery life. If the answer to above is "yes", can I simply install the Wireless tether for root from the app market (it says something about needing a rom that is "netfilter-enabled kernel").

If not, I might still do it but not this weekend as I do not have the energy to reinstall all my apps and settings etc...

Thanks so very much!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] neudof:
if I have HW 0003 will i be able to flash the sprint lovers rom or the stock rooted rom without doing the last radio updates and have everything working fine?
[EVO 4G Android Development] ShadowDrake:
Actually read the thread please.

It has very little to do with hardware 0003. If you have the newest hboot, you -may- have problems rooting. There's a half-workaround here that'll let you flash sprint lovers (because it flashes via pc36img, I'm guessing).

If you actually get an honest unlock with a properly functioning recovery then you can flash anything. If you can't get a properly working recovery, you can still flash sprint lovers, it seems - none others though.
[EVO 4G Android Development] neudof:
I have been reading the thread, and the other thread on this since day 1. the problem is that everyone has a different answer as to what works and what does not... just trying to make sure i understand everything i am doing before i start
[EVO 4G Android Development] Soligna:
I have gone through three times now and repeated the process making sure to flash mtd-eng and i am still getting main version is older when i flash PC36IMG
[EVO 4G Android Development] amoamare:
Soligna,

Your doing it wrong then, your getting the error because you didnt successfully gain root and flash the MTD-ENG.img file.
[EVO 4G Android Development] notasimpleway:
When I get to step 17

adb-windows push recovery /

adb-windows shell busybox --install /sbin

adb-windows shell nohup /sbin/recovery &

I can push the recovery /, but when I move to the next two steps I get permission denied<13> or something to that effect. I had root and everything. Maybe I missed something.
[EVO 4G Android Development] totalfarkuser:
???????

Maybe I was too long winded, maybe it is my two post history... I'll be brief:

1. Does doing this reset my phone -- or will my settings and apps remain in place?

2. Can I wireless tether with root but with stock ROM?

Thank you, Aaron
[EVO 4G Android Development] 94tbird:
1. NO

2. NO, the closet you can get to stock rom is Sprint Lovers. search for it here
[EVO 4G Android Development] fryman:
Yes, if you follow this guidw it will wipe your phone (apps and everything) but you can backup your apps with titainium backup.

You can't use wifi tether on the stock kernel but if you flash sprint lovers rom (which is similar to stock) it works.

Good Luck!
[EVO 4G Android Development] fryman:
94tbbird,

Are you on sprint lovers rom or were you able to flash other roms?
[EVO 4G Android Development] totalfarkuser:
THANKS!!

Thanks much for both your quick responses... I will definitely do this soon, just not today -- don't have the time... I can't sit still with a stock ROM for very long!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Soligna:
Well I do get root I have the # i enter in the text to flash mtd-eng and it reads back to me what i typed when i hit enter then i reset to the bootloader.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ShadowDrake:
Run rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin.

That should give you root access (a # prompt instead of $). Once you have it, use flash_image to flash mtd-end.img to misc

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

That should go with no confirmation. After that, you will want to reboot into the bootloader to flash the PC36IMG that is on your SD card.

Turn the phone off, hold volume down when you turn it back on. It will scan the SD card, say yes to update.

If your update fails (will say FAIL-PU on RADIO-V2), welcome to the failed update camp. See this post and start reading from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9184179&postcount=312

You can't flash any custom roms (except Sprint Lover's). Or you find a way to downgrade your hboot.

If it works though, you should be able to do the commands following that in the first post with no problems. I imagine you've got the failed flash like some of us do.
[EVO 4G Android Development] BrashL:
Has anyone else run in to this scenario? Rooted. Unable to load any custom Roms EXCEPT Sprint Lovers. Sprint lovers works fine and has SU privileges, BUT loading a custom recovery breaks it. If I load a custom Rom it will crash at the white Evo 4G screen then reboot into recovery. In recovery I can backup and restore, but not load any custom roms, they all crash with different errors. What could be the issue?

More specifically, what's so special about the sprint lovers rom, and why would both stock and sprint lovers have a conflict with a custom recovery?
[EVO 4G Android Development] fryman:
Yes, I am also it the "failed update camp" with S-OFF and root but I can only run sprint lovers.

I think we can flash the sprint lovers rom because you do not flash it from recovery but it is auto-detected in bootloader. I am hoping that we can flash custom roms by renaming them to PC36IMG.zip and then booting into bootloader with the custom rom on the SD card but I have not tried it yet.

I think the issue is with HBoot 2.02.

So you are able to do a nandroid backup and restore it? I keep getting a boot error when I try to restore my backup...
[EVO 4G Android Development] paulwoll:
Ok... ran through all these directions had the PU errors followed the directions and whne it booted up I am getting a white screen htc EVO 4G and it never loads and now fastboot can't see the device and

adb-windows gives me these errors?

Getting exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: no such file or directory???

Tried adb-windows push recovery /

get failed to copy 'recovery/etc/mtab' to '/etc/mtab': no such file or directory.

I am now in S-OFF state and not sure If I should just return the phone or if that will be a problem. Tried the RUU_Supersonic exe and now that won't even work.. can't seem to find the phone?

Supersonic EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF

HBOOT-2.02.0000

MICROP-041f

TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac

RADIO-2.15.00.09.01

Oct 14 2010, 19:14:47

HBOOT

Tries to do something with PC36IMG.ZIP but then pops up with screen

Parsing... [SD ZIP]

[1] RECOVERY

Do you want to start update?

Please help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] fryman:
Which PC36IMG.ZIP file do you have on your sd card?

The one from page 1 on this thread or the one extracted from RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.30.651.2_Radio_2.15.00.09.01_NV_1.77_003_release_154209_signed.exe
[EVO 4G Android Development] fixxxer2008:
this fully roots and nand unlocks your phone right in addition to providing s-off? the reason i ask is when im on my pc's terminal via adb it shows sh# instead of just the # im used to seeing.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
Thats from a different tool...I dont know what his degrade does....however I just did add instructions to downgrade hboot to the first post.
[EVO 4G Android Development] darkansi:
Sorry I had too many tabs open. Got confused. Thx.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xswzaq1:
Noob here... just reading and trying to understand.

What is the difference between this method and the 'HBoot 2.02 S-OFF' guide posted by amoamare?

Does one do something different than the other?

If not, which method should I try first?

Thank you
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
his tool thats pretty much it. some people have had great success with the gui...some not so much
[EVO 4G Android Development] popularbelief420:
his tool gave me an antivirus trojan warning on avg. i didnt think anything of it since avg is ALWAYS doing that for 3rd party apps.

i used this thread's method and while it was time consuming and had to be executed in EXACT form, it worked like a charm. flashed myn's newest rom like nobody's business to a brand new 3.30 htc evo.
[EVO 4G Android Development] paulwoll:
Tried both... can get to recovery.... tried factory reset/wiping cache/dalvic/etc. doesn't seem to see the .zip files on my sdcard? Sees only one .zip file of them.

Really frustrated... been doing this for 24 hours now. Never boots up but can get into recovery and some commands work with adb-windows right now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] paulwoll:
I have root access BTW, but htc EVO 4G screen just sits there.... (white screen)... how long should I wait?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Soligna:
Ive been having trouble with ADB commands ive been manually pushing the files to my sdcard because when i try to push the files it gives my permission denied, that may be why mtd-eng is not flashing for me anyone know why i am getting permission denied? My phone is on disk drive and usb debugging.
[EVO 4G Android Development] chubbzlou:
For mtd-eng to work your phone have to set to charge only. For you to push files to sdcard and for adb shell to work proper your phone has to be set to charge only.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
unmount your sd card it should be un mounted
[EVO 4G Android Development] Soligna:
SD card is unmounted phone set to charge only still getting permission denied
[EVO 4G Android Development] fixxxer2008:
can anybody answer this ^

why am i not just seeing a # but instead seeing a sh-3.2 #

root does seem to work though.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
can you paste the actual error and commands your typing.
[EVO 4G Android Development] fixxxer2008:
could you answer my question please.
[EVO 4G Android Development] BrashL:
Anyone successfully downgrade hboot? Like to try it but a little nervous
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
e

If you have s-off...then your rooted simple as that...some terminals on android show different things...and depending if your in recovery or whatever rom what is displayed might be different.

second...your post in qa saying the op never answered me....I dont sit at my computer or phone every second of the day...I dont read every post....I just usually skim the last pages and try to help. Please consider that when you may not receive a personalized reply to your question, in any thread. Thats what forums are for, a community together working to solve problems all for free.

EDIT: see now that you pm'd me....I got a notice...and I replied. While that may not always be the case because I have a life, there is a better chance of me seeing your question. Hell I pm'd toast and like 3 other devs 7 days ago and didnt hear a thing.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
i did but i dont exactly recall what happened after i installed the patch....i dont remember if it kicked me to the rom or back to boot loader...

let me know if yo do it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] chubbzlou:
What's up fixxer. I was wondering the same getting the same sh# instead of #. Is both the same no difference?

Yes I am root but can't flash via recovery. Could it be the recovery need to update for the new phones?
[EVO 4G Android Development] chubbzlou:
You could flash via bootloader but can't backup you rom. Recovery flash don't work at all.