yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
Make sure that the latest HTC Sync, should be version 2.4, is on your computer. Make sure that you are in the proper mode on your phone. You should not be trying to issue adb command at Boot Loader or HBoot. Only when your phone is fully loaded or attempting to load recovery will adb commands work... maybe a few other cases, but just focus on the red triangle screen and a fully loaded rom.
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Download the newest unrevokedforever.zip from unrevoked.com and flash it. By the way, if S is on... You really aren't rooted properly anymore. But first things first, flash that zip and see if all is fine after that. Do you still have a custom recovery?
[EVO 4G Android Development] The Great NY:
i see this was updated today. does the methods in the first post work to root the New Evos?
[EVO 4G Android Development] snovvman:
Thank you. So "PC36IMG_Recovery.zip" is in fact the "tweaked" RA? Does it contain anything else?

Also is the tweaked RA only necessary for HBoot 2.x? I would otherwise be okay with the "regular" 1.8 RA?

Cheers.
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
If I had to hazard a guess I would say that when you first rooted you used a version of Unrevoked that did not implement unrevoked-forever. That means you only had a "soft" root from the fact you had engineering hboot 0.76. When you updated your hboot you lost that engineering version for a locked down retail version. unrevoked-forever works on a lower level than hboot, and will not suffer that problem.

To regain root you will need to follow this guide and flash unrevoked-forever. It is not possible to downgrade from a 2.02 or 2.10 hboot according, so you are stuck with it now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Yes, they root all evo's , new or old alike. Just different instructions based off which h-boot you have.
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
The customized version was created for HW0003 and HW0004 phones that shipped with hboot 2.02. These phones had a new partition structure that was not compatible with the "regular" 1.8 RA. So, it's quite possible that if your phone did not ship with 2.02 and you updated to 2.10 that you would be fine with the regular one. Honestly though, why even take the risk?
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
This was my case. Mine is fine with the old one, but I chose to upgrade to the new one anyway just because it is compatible with both.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
correct!

10char
[EVO 4G Android Development] snovvman:
Thank you guys. I have HW0003, but my phone was shipped with 3.29 ROM and HBoot .97. From what I can gather, then, using the tweaked/special 1.8 would be oka with .97 AND would be safer if/when I upgrade to 2.x??

Cheers guys. Thanks for explaining.
[EVO 4G Android Development] verse187:
Do you have a link for that kernel there so many dam post in here
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
On first page of development find this thread.

[ROM] Azrael X v3.0 12/20/2010 (3.70.651.1 OTA/HTC #15 kernel)

Do not go inside. click on paperclip next to thread name. At the bottom of listed files the kernal is there 4 times. download from any one of the 4 and flash that.
[EVO 4G Android Development] verse187:
Thanks for the quick reply ill let you know in a little if it is not slow
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Don't forget, wipe cache and dalvik before you flash the kernal just to be safe.

and you're welcome. I think that should fix it for you.

Also, dont use juice defender or set cpu with that kernal. Just let it do its own thing.
[EVO 4G Android Development] verse187:
Yeah ok I know that but I don't use setcpu or juice defender
[EVO 4G Android Development] driguez:
Just got my replacement so i'm getting to rooting :) Sucks the kernel source has not been released yet.... So I'll be camera-less, can't be without CM.
[EVO 4G Android Development] devonparrish:
Hey Z, there's a new Sprint Lovers rom, it has the search button working and a couple other things. Don't know if you wanted to throw it in here or not. It's easy to patch if not
[EVO 4G Android Development] reelintoads:
I am now s-off, but when I try to boot into recovery I just get the triangle. I push vol up and power and I get the blue recovery screen. Also, i have no superuser in my app drawer.

Am I rooted? or what did I do wrong?

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Sounds like custom recovery is not installed. Download custome recovery linked at bottom of first post and rename it to pc36img.zip then place it on root of your sdcard. Reboot into bootloader by holding volume down and power and it ahould ask if you want to update. Say yes and then reboot phone. Power down and try to get back into recovery.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Medic97:
Yes i do still have my recovery using Amon RA
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:


Then flash the newest unrevoked forever zip and u should be fine.
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
Hows it working?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dhMassacre:
Can I use clockwork yet?
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:


No
[EVO 4G Android Development] forum_user_99:
Sprint Lovers - Recovery mode not working

I finally got my phone rooted and installed the sprint lovers rom that came with the zip file here. When you power off and select recovery or use adb reboot recovery, the phone simply hangs. The only recovery option it works is to hold the vol down + power on and select recovery on the boot menu.

Is this a feature or a bug :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
reflash the recovery
[EVO 4G Android Development] cc2278:
I'm stuck on setp 9 PC36IMG.zip ( Update Fail )

first time rooting

hboot 2.10.001

baseband 2.15.00.11.19

build 3.70.651.1 cl294884

software 3.70.651.1

browser 3.1

pri 1.90_003

prl 60672
[EVO 4G Android Development] mainguy21:
the main file downloads but when its done it says its corrupted and starts overs?
[EVO 4G Android Development] reelintoads:
Ahh.... finally rooted. Thank you
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
You'll want to stick with the older Amon RA / clockwork for now. I've noticed the new amon ra will sometimes make bad backups on phones with the older configuration. Upgrading the rom/hboot will not change this.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rickster86:
I searched through this thread, found a couple of people with this problem and no answer. The phone has hboot 2.10. When I do step 4A and do the su in adb, it gives "permission denied". Z4root was installed and gave temporary root. Ive rebooted phone, computer, uninstalled and reinstalled the z4root and stil have same problem. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
first ive heard of that. hmmm testing in general has been good so it must be a fluke
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Its very possible it was a fluke, I was testing different ways of rooting when it happened so it could have been caused by that.

The boot image it made was too big so it would run out of room when I would try to restore it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] QuiQNeZZ:
Edited. Wrong thread.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Wrong thread :)

Sent you a pm
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Edit: n/m

10char
[EVO 4G Android Development] driguez:
Quick update, all went smooth as butter. Thanks OP! Now if we could just get HTC to release the kernel source...
[EVO 4G Android Development] vWvSTATICvWv:
Hey, Haus....I rooted with Toast method back when the phone first came out. Today I was updating the WiMax, Radio etc and like an idiot I flashed 2.10 HBoot. Now I have S-On. I was able to get into recovery and flash a backup I had of Myns RLS4. So far I don't have any problems, but can you tell me exactly what my options are for regaining S-Off? Is it even necessary if I can back up, flash etc through recovery as normal? My software is still 3.30 :o
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
you should be able to flash the unrevoked forever from their site and that should get you hack up and running
[EVO 4G Android Development] mainguy21:
step 12c..i turn off my phone so it can read the PC36IMG and it shows it loading but it doesnt tell me if i want to flash it it just gives me fastbook, recovery,clear storage, simlock and etc.

what do i do now?? plz help.

also when i try to flash unrevoked it says

e: unsupported radio verson

e: update failed. check /sdcard/soff.log

e: error in/ sdcard/unrevoked-forever.zip

(status 42)

installation aborted?

any ideas :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] dcharleyultra:
I have this same issue.

hboot 2.10.0001

baseband 2.15.00.11.19

build 3.70.651.1 cl294884

software 3.70.651.1

browser WebKit 3.1

pri 1.90_003

prl 60671
[EVO 4G Android Development] MTKnife:
I don't know if this is gonna help, but I was juts having this same problem, and then discovered I skipped step #7.

Oh, also...I discovered that if the cord was still in when I went into Recovery, I only got the red triangle for a second before the phone hung on the white HTC screen.
[EVO 4G Android Development] del4:
Thanks zikronix for the detailed instructions. Just switched from a rooted Hero and now have a rooted EVO to play with!
[EVO 4G Android Development] mainguy21:
now it wont even let me go back to the RUU..or stock it keeps saying failed at line 13 and installation aborted and unsupported radio version, wtf :(

any ideas..i followed the exact steps to unroot even though i didnt even get that far to root it.

when i have to go to the bootloader when restoring i have to go use the steps on 10 to get into recovery if not it gives me a red triangle. everything i flash i get the same errors; even with the unrevoked forever s-on and the stock ruu 3.30..im freaking out here :( last time i restored it but now it wont let me keeps saying failure at line 13
[EVO 4G Android Development] cc2278:
I was stuck on setp 9 PC36IMG.zip ( Update Fail )

now I have this

first time rooting

hbhboot 2.10.0001 2.10.0001

baseband 2.15.00.11.19 1.36.00.04.02

kernel 2.6.29-ac94cf60

build 3.70.651.1 cl294884 1.17.651.1

software 3.70.651.1 1.17.651.1

browser 3.1 3.1

pri 1.90_003 1.34_003

prl 60672 60672

firmware 2.2 2.1-update 1

HELP!!! WHIT DID I DO
[EVO 4G Android Development] scojack:
Total noob here...

I was stuck on step 9 too. Bad thing was that I saw the HTC white screen on for soo long I had to go to step 12c. I never saw the red triangle stated in step 10. I went back to my last successful step and proceeded. I went back thru the directions and found out that I was on step 10 but had to rename the files. This is located in the FAQs section.

I read the FAQs about a dozen times before I was back on track. After a couple of hours I now have a rooted EVO.
[EVO 4G Android Development] devonparrish:
Try redownloading the main zip from the OP, it had the wrong unrevoked in it for a little while. Try again with that
[EVO 4G Android Development] 0216daniel:
after activating the su on the device my comand prompt stop working..so please help my hboot is 2.10 and i got the # sign
[EVO 4G Android Development] 0216daniel:
hey man did you get past the su activation
[EVO 4G Android Development] brady_f:
Okay followed these directions to a "T" last night and am having some problems that I noticed immediately. First of all the 4G is not working and just keeps attempting to connect after it says "authenticating with Sprint." I tried looking for the tree.xml file via the on phone file explorer, however its not there; and I can't get anything to pull up via the command line functions that were provided. Secondly the camera is not working....any ideas guys? This was my first time trying to root the device and I didn't have a single hiccup; however it very well may be the last if I can't get my 4G back!
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
camera not working 4g not working?

what rom are you running. did you flash a cusomt kernel
[EVO 4G Android Development] brady_f:
I didn't flash anything that the instructions told me not to...so I guess just the Sprint Lovers Rom that was included? I followed the directions to turn it back to stock and everything works fine now. Going to attempt to retry it here in a few....anything I should watch out for, or any reason as to why those 2 things didnt work the previous time?
[EVO 4G Android Development] ZENGURU:
First time

You guys do a wonderful work for us big "NOOB". Gt my Sprint EVO the b4 yesterday. Did a lot of reading... Got the drivers (required) and dl. Read 1st post real closely, and EVO out of the box is:

A version 2.2

Baseband 2.15

Kernel Ver 2.6.32

Software 3.70

PRI 1.90

PRL 60674

Will this root work, do I need something else or point out;););)

Done HRDSPL for other HTC's but nothing like this.

Thanx in advance
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
If you still have S-OFF then you do not need to redo the whole guide.

Download the fixed recovery zip from the OP and name is PC36IMG.zip and put it on the sdcard. Then just go to your bootloader and let it find it and say yes to the update. That will put the custom recovery back onto your phone. After that you can flash any custom rom you want. It just needs to be one based on the 3.70.651.1 base.

Sounds to me like you didn't get sprint lovers flashed onto the phone correctly after applying unrevoked-forever.
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
You should be fine, but just to test something... fully power off your phone and then hold down the volume down button while you press power. You should be taken to your boot loader. Make sure that you have hboot 2.10 or 2.02. If it is a number higher than these... let us know.
[EVO 4G Android Development] brady_f:
Okay thanks....will try that!
[EVO 4G Android Development] ZENGURU:
Yes, it says HBOOT 2.10 fm Oct 15, 2010.
[EVO 4G Android Development] forum_user_99:
Need confirmation before reflashing recovery

Couple of questioms.

- which recovery file need to be re-flashed.?

- how do I flash. Do I need to follow step 10 or something else

Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
Im trying to root my friends EVO but his Hboot version is 0.93.0000

I assume that his will work for a lower version Hboot version. But just wanted to make sure.

Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] cc2278:
I was stuck on setp 9 PC36IMG.zip ( Update Fail )

but now I can not do step 9 any more, hboot is the same 2.10.0001, but my baseband was 2.15.00.11.19 now 1.36.00.04.02, kernel from 2.623.17-gee557fd htc-kernel@and18-2 #15, now is 2.6.29-ac94cf60htc-kernel@and18-2 #1, build was 3.70.651.1 cl294884 and now 1.17.651.1 cl160858 test-keys, software from 3.70.651.1and now 1.17.651.1, browser is the same 3.1, pri from 1.90_003 and now 1.34_003, prl is the same 60674.

how can I get it back to the orginat state.

can someone help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] forum_user_99:
what error are you getting? what do you mean by you are stuck?
[EVO 4G Android Development] onetribe13:
stuck

I have tried every way on here to make sure my phone was ready and memory cleared. It will not let me pass # on 7, command just stops there and I can not finish the steps. I have downloaded your new update and restarted computer and phone. I have went through the steps for times and reformatted the card on my phone. I have also done a factory reset several times.

hv 0003

bv 2.15.00.11.19

bn 3.70.651.1

sn same as bn

pri v 1.90_003

prl v 60672
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jbcarrera:
I'm gonna give you a word of advice take it how ever you like but here goes Don't root friends phones if you succeed they will always come to you when they need you to "Update" thier phone or when they want a new rom flashed or if they mess something up they will blame your just some advice
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
LOL...it laready started....his recovery is messed up and I lost his contacts cause he didn't save them to google....LOL
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
You can use unrevoked 3.22 program to root for you with that hboot. Much easier.
[EVO 4G Android Development] leenypost:
+1 on that
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jbcarrera:
LOL ouch well good luck now then are you rooted yet?
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
Well I just used this method to root my evo although I was on hboot 2.02. And thought it be better since I had some experience with it.

I got it rooted and I flashed sprint lovers rom and everything so I assumed the recovery was fine. But now when I try to go into recovery it just stays stuck on the white HTC screen.

Any ideas? I tired re flashing the recovery img as the op states for a broken recovery tell you too but no results.
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
yep Soff on main screen but recovery wont kick in. I tried reflashing the recovery zip but no go. should I reflash the original once more?
[EVO 4G Android Development] brady_f:
Would it be okay to follow the method that was used in this post starting at the "after root" section: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9584718&postcount=1197

Tried redoing everything once again with the same result....no 4G or Camera
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jbcarrera:
i'm having the same problem flashed sprint lovers latest and now i'm stuck at the splash screen
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
Did you rename the files? Pc36img.zip to pc36img-eng.zip and pc36img-mr.zip to pc36img.zip. make sure you did not accidently name it pc36img.zip.zip and try letting the bootloader flash that.

Failing that just reflash the fixed recovery zip and download the custom Tom of your choice.
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
Download the latest al in one version of sprint lovers from their thread. Should be named pc36img.zip. let bootloader find it and say yes to the update. Then download the fixed recovery from the OP and let the bootloader flash that too. Remember that first boots can take a while.
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
If my other suggestion does not work then flash the ruin zip for 3.70 found in the unroot section of OP. As long as you have s-off you will keep root. After that flashes you need to flash the fixed recovery. Verify that you can load recovery... if you can then download the custom 3.70 Tom of your choice and flash that through recovery.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jbcarrera:
i did flash the all in one and when i try to flash calks radios one by one i get downgraded to .76 hboot
[EVO 4G Android Development] mainguy21:
is there a reason why it never asks me if i want to reboot or upgrade after reading the PC36IMG.zip in the bootloader.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jbcarrera:
you probably misnamed the file if it is a zip file already then all you have to do is name it PC36IMG you may have it named PC36IMG.ZIP.ZIP The second zip is the file ext.
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
Windows might be hiding known extensions. Make sure you did not accidently name the file pc36img.zip.zip
[EVO 4G Android Development] mainguy21:
no thats what i do, i dont type zip at the end. it does it when i use the pc36img file for going back to stock but when i try to root during that step it doesnt ask me.

but my biggest problem still is when i try to flash the unrevoked zip it says all those errors. and the installation is aborted...i just redownloaded the main file like 30 mins ago too since they said OP had put the wrong file before.
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
Hi. Don't downgrade your hboot.

The all in one has the most current radios. It is the only thing you should have flashed. I suggest you Thu to 3.70 and reflash recovery only zip on OP. Then go flash a custom rom.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jbcarrera:
Ok flashed the recovery but still can't get in to Recovery don't know why Uggggg
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
Im having similar issues. So do I grab the zip from the unroot section in tht OP and let bootloader flash that? Then redo the recovery img again and let bootloader flash that?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jbcarrera:
thats the thing i didn't downgrade on purpose it just did when I flashed Calk's radio's one by one
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
The zip in unroot resets your phone to stock 3.70 with latest hboot radio etc. If you already go to s-off it will not change that. So all you do after is let bootloader flash the recovery fix. After that you are all set to put a custom rom on. Stock rom wont have superuser or busybox so get a custom rom based on 3.70.

If you are not s-off you will have to start the guide over after the ruin.
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
Don't flash those...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jbcarrera:
i'm still on the old hboot and i think thats why my recovery is messed up but i don't want to upgrade the Hboot so i think i won't be able to update the radio's with out it now uggg gonna have to start over from the begining now
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
This is not for older phones. Find an older ruu like 3.29 so you can reset it to stock. Then go get unrevoked 3.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jbcarrera:
oh i'm rooted been rooted just have a problem with the new radio's and recovery i can't get in if i have the new radio's don't know why no one else has stated haveing this problem that i know of i guess i will start a new thread in Q&A about this
[EVO 4G Android Development] ZENGURU:
ROOT

illogos,

I take it that there's no problem and that I be using Z4 to ROOT:):):)

By the way, do I loose data or not? PRI/PRL will stay the same?

My contacts are with Myphone microsoft, do I still need to backup with google?
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowtide:
EDIT: I found the problem, anti-virus was nuking it because it is a Trojan in their eyes - DOH!

Strange, I downloaded the latest 'hboot_2.xx_soff-V8.3.zip' file last night after the fix was put in.

I am at the first step in 4b (hboot 2.02)

adb push root/rageagainstthecage /data/local/tmp

and I get:

cannot stat 'root/rageagainstthecage': No such file or directory

I looked in the root directory and only have 3 files (flash_image, mtd-eng.img, unrevoked-forever.zip) and no rageagainstthecage anywhere or in any other directory. I double checked the zip file and it isn't there. What am I missing?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mainguy21:
keep getting the same exact error..when trying to flash unrevoked-forever.zip

keeps saying unsupported radio version, error in /sdcard/unrevoked-forever.zip

status 42..

any ideas??? also when i flash the pc36imag or whatever its called before this step and i get the error in the radio but you said you should get some erros while updating.

actually now anything i flash its all the same errors.

unrEVOked forever S-ON patch v1.1

Verifying system type...

.

.

Got device:

@PID: 73,"SUPERSONIC_C"

Got radio version:

2.15.00.11.19

E:unsupported radio version

E:Update failed. Check /sdcard/soff.log.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thaprinze:
Does anyone know if it's possible to disable signature verification in this customized version of amon_ra? I can't find it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] brady_f:
Okay....think I finally got everything sorted out and working. Whats the best way to go about backing everything up and saving it? Reading all the warnings about Clockwork and just want to make sure I will be doing it right...

Edit....if I am reading it correctly it looks like you use the Amon Ra to do the backup correct? How do I get to this and get it running?
[EVO 4G Android Development] cc2278:
On step 9 the PC36IMG update fail. On the second try on step 9 is did not fail but I don’t know what file it flash when I von-up it update everything. I can not go to step 10 after reboo the phone when I check the software it downgraded to this.

but now I can not do step 9 any more, hboot is the same 2.10.0001, but my baseband was 2.15.00.11.19 now 1.36.00.04.02, kernel from 2.623.17-gee557fd htc-kernel@and18-2 #15, now is 2.6.29-ac94cf60htc-kernel@and18-2 #1, build was 3.70.651.1 cl294884 and now 1.17.651.1 cl160858 test-keys, software from 3.70.651.1and now 1.17.651.1, browser is the same 3.1, pri from 1.90_003 and now 1.34_003, prl is the same 60674
[EVO 4G Android Development] forum_user_99:
I have the same phone hw and sw. It worked for me. Can you restart from step 1.
[EVO 4G Android Development] forum_user_99:
I downloaded the V8.3. My D Drive just disappeared. Seem to be a virus from the Multi-load website. Did anyone encountered this?