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[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
People with other phones have had similar problems. Their solution was to use a terminal application on their phone to run the rageagainsthecage exploit. I have not tested this at all. This is all at your own risk.

Reboot phone and start from scratch. Run through steps 1-4 and then switch over to using your phone.

Download and install Android Terminal Emulator from the market. Open Terminal Emulator and type ./data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage

It will run the program just like it would have if you started from computer hopefully. Wait for it to say "Forked #### childs" and then hit enter. You should still have your $. Try typing ps and pressing enter. Hopefully it will say Cannot fork.

If it does, then press your back button to exit out of Terminal Emulator. Launch another app from your phone that is not already running. Launch terminal emulator again, which should force close. Launch terminal emulator another time and it will hopefully display #.

Now proceed with step 7 and 8 typing the commands directly into Terminal Emulator on your phone instead of your computer.

You should be able to go back to using your computer for the rest of the steps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
Ding Ding Ding....!!!! yes that works also downgrading to 3.30.651.2 works as well im uploading the pc36img now
[EVO 4G Android Development] kc_sheets:
i have tried everything i am getting the same thing as the guy the ru error i get all the way through and its wont boot at all,

I used a moment and rooted it easy, i am not sure io understand i have dun all the steps and still the customer recovery doesnt stick and i cant boot period i dont know what else to do i even tried to flash the ruu stock im getting nothing going i guess the pc36img.zip is bad i need a good one for my newer phone
[EVO 4G Android Development] kc_sheets:
ok still stuck in the first screen and sometimes it loops i was able to get the pc36img flash dont know where i got it but still unable to put any roms on or make the phone boot past the htc evo log

when i try to install roms from the recovery its is saying cant

e: symlink /system/bin/lsmod

e: failure at line 10: aymlink toolbox system:bin/lsmod
[EVO 4G Android Development] eurominican:
Just bought a new EVO and gave the one I had (Rooted since day 1) to my wife.

After several hours lost trying to root it with Unrevoked to no avail, this thread worked the 1st try without a glitch!! THANKS SO MUCH zikronix !!!!!! :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] aegiswa:
Try this link -morninglion.com/tp2martin/Evo/RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.30.651.2_Radio_2.15.00.09.01_NV_1.77_003_release_154209_signed.zip

http://www.morninglion.com/tp2marti...0.09.01_NV_1.77_003_release_154209_signed.zip

Pull your sd card out format it with FAT32 and copy it to it renaming to PC36IMG.zip - put it back and boot to HBOOT - it will say some diag and another file are missing - but will flash back to the stock 3.30.651.2 - I had mine soft-bricked earlier to day and it worked for me, back to stock not rooted but working.

Hope that helps -
[EVO 4G Android Development] tejasrichard:
I am getting this same error. I have tried flashing 2 different roms: Myn's warm twopointtwo and the odexed flashable rooted ruu.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tejasrichard:
Link 404's
[EVO 4G Android Development] tejasrichard:
stupid double post
[EVO 4G Android Development] aegiswa:
Sorry being a nob I had to loose the www portion before it would let me post... and wait 5 minutes before posting this....
[EVO 4G Android Development] aegiswa:
I post an edit below - It works from my browser now -
[EVO 4G Android Development] tejasrichard:
K. Finally got booted back in. Time to start over and see if I can figure out what the freakin' problem was.

EDIT: BTW, thanks aegiswa, worked like a charm!
[EVO 4G Android Development] aegiswa:
Glad to help out - :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] leeoniya:
is there any reason to update 0.79 S-OFF to 2.02?

will it remain S-OFF if i flash 2.02 over it or will i need to go through this process to get S-OFF again?

thanks,

Leon
[EVO 4G Android Development] tejasrichard:
Ok, so here is what is going on: the whole process goes seamlessly until I boot into hboot. When I press vol-up, it updates everything EXCEPT radio v2 (fail-pu) and bootloader (fail-ic). From this point, everything goes smoothly. I am able to get into recovery, I am able to flash unrevoked, and I am able to flash amon-ra. I can reboot into amon-ra, and everything seems to be working fine....until I try to flash a custom Rom. When I try this, I get the error mentioned b4. Any ideas? Also, if I try to reboot after flashing pc36img.zip, it just sticks at the white HTC splash.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kc_sheets:
Ok got it to work do the new base build it finally booted and I still cant load the time got root and got a recovery but unable to flash roms.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Monarky:
This Should help

Ok so if u have got the radio failed pu you dont have a rom anymore so you need to do this

open my computer go to c drive go to user go to your username then up at the top go to the address bar and type in appdata so for mine it would say

c:\users\chris\appdata for something like that then when your in the app data folder you will see local click on that then you will see temp click on that now to make this easyer you sould erase everything in your temp folder that you can now

download the ruu 3.30 exe and when you get it downloaded go and load it up and when the program is ready for you to go through the steps of updating just dont touch it

Go back to your temp folder and you should see a couple more folders appreare in one of thoughs folders you will see another folder and like corecomp or something like that then you will also see dotnet well go to the other folder in that folder then go to the bottom and you will see (rom) move it to your desktop and rename it PC36img or what ever its suppose to be then erase the rom on your sd card and put this one on it and then go back into your bootloader and flash that one and it should work it did for mine the only thing is it will put you back on 3.30 the s-off will still be there if you have done the unrevokted forever this will also allow you to run the unrevoked 3.21 and it will give you a partial root with super user and i still have not been able to flash custom rooms but i am running superuser and root explorer and wireless tether on my eve and it is working good

So just to recap

If you have not got to the part where you can load unrevoked forever and you do my method you will return to stock and also unrevoked 3.21 will not work unless you have s-off

Now if you have s- off but cant get roms on your phone do this method and you will be able to get the stock rom on your phone then you can run unrevoked 3.21 for windows that is the one i did but it gave me superuser and it was flawless just do what it says.

have fun hope this helps get your phone back it did mine and 2 other so im sure it will work

download ruu 3.30 from here http://www.multiupload.com/U27BZXVWWI
[EVO 4G Android Development] WrlsFanatic:
You're awesome! I just had and issue and had to reboot back to stock, and you saved me! THANK YOU! Do you have an app out there I can download to give you a donation? I owe you at least that.
[EVO 4G Android Development] torremitsu:
This worked like a charm, Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] flare1028us:
Still trying...

Tried this, but to no avail.

After following the steps in the first post of this thread (radio updated failed, but S-OFF worked like a charm), I was stuck at a white Sprint screen with no terminal (gave an error saying the shell program on the phone could not be found upon typing "adb shell"). Re-installed from RUU, at least I have a ROM on my phone now, but I still don't have root after running Unrevoked 3.21, as the adb terminal still shows $ instead of #.

Could someone offer me some guidance? I'm not so hard pressed to flash custom ROMs as I am to get wireless tethering for my laptop/ipad.

S-Off

HBOOT 2.02.0000

Radio 2.15.00.07.28

If it makes a difference, I just got this phone yesterday with OTA updates installed.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tejasrichard:
I am in the same boat.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Noxious Ninja:
I haven't been following all of the 2.02 drama, so maybe this won't actually work any more, but can you just flash a custom recovery and then flash Superuser?

Amon RA 1.8.0 in PC36IMG format

Superuser - you want the su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip.

1) Put Amon RA and su on the root of the SD card.

2) Rename PC36IMG_recovery-RA-evo-v1.8.0.zip to RC36IMG.zip. Reboot into the bootloader and flash.

3) Get into recovery, then flash su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip.

This has worked in the past just fine, so long as you have S-OFF. Has that changed?
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
Tester tester here!!! Lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
ive got some people testing the theory here
[EVO 4G Android Development] membrain:
I'll wait for the final answer, thanks! :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
Testing failed. looking at some other things
[EVO 4G Android Development] dan0412:
At what point did your test fail? I am currently flashing ENG build...... waiting to see if it takes.....:cool:

EDIT:Ok.. I successfully downgraded to build 1.17.651.1 from 3.70.651. Still have hboot 2.10. Let's see if it will flash recovery + unrevoked forever.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mastercolin:
1 homebrew and I found the balls to try this. on step 12C now.

Keep you updated...

Edit: hmm quietly brilliant.... Looking good so far. Hopefully it can get by here!

Edit2: Booted up. Testing 4G and Camera now.

Edit 3: Camera Works. Doing a nand backup then gonna see if I can get 4G going
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
we tried to do the direct downgrade....did you use the terminal method

if you used the terminal method i will edit the guide
[EVO 4G Android Development] dan0412:
S-OFF!!!! Yes, used the terminal method. Now to find a way to downgrade to .76.2.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mastercolin:
:Clap::Clap: ^ Congrats

So I'm trying to do a back up and I selected Nandroid + ext backup. is this correct?

It gave me an error of "Error : Run 'nandroid-mobile.sh' via adb!"

Edit: Did normal Nand backup and it worked
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
guide updated, and new package is on its way up to the server
[EVO 4G Android Development] dan0412:
Would you recommend this your hboot downgrade steps? Since I now have build 1.17.651 (firmware 2.1-update1), perhaps one of those earlier 1-click, 3-clicks root methods would do the downgrade to hboot .76.2.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zerosiah:
Thanks! I got recovery flashed over on my hboot 2.10 now!
[EVO 4G Android Development] mastercolin:
Mine is all working. Camera, 4g, All of it. Thanks man. may have to mail you a beer for this one :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
no...it has been bricking phones
[EVO 4G Android Development] dan0412:
Not mine... lol... I just downgraded. (2-step process). I just have to flash a rooted rom now to link it up.Yes, I realize it has bricked a couple phones. Anyways, many thanks!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
didnt brick mine either....but it could
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
off to bed check ya tomorrow
[EVO 4G Android Development] dhMassacre:
I'm on HBOOT 2.1, all is good till i go to flash unrevoked forever....it says unsupported radio version, update failed.

EDIT: I'm looking now and see on my bootloader it shows i have the radio 2.15.00.11.19.....but the latest unrevoked only supports up to 2.15.00.09.11

How did you others get this working?
[EVO 4G Android Development] natedogg909:
Worked great on HBoot 2.02 // 0004 hardware! Great Instructions!
[EVO 4G Android Development] XnoteX:
I just got the evo fresh out of the box. running on 2.02. spent a few hours trying this out and I kept getting "Main version is older! Update fail!" this always occurred after entering REBOOT LOADER. I tried everything from reformatting SD card and get the same results.

looking forward to your fix/help :) all the steps worked until step#8
[EVO 4G Android Development] scottspa74:
At xnotex, are you sure the pc36img.zip is not pc36img.zip.zip (named wrong)? Id dont know this would throw that particular error, but I see it as a problem a lot of people run into.

At zikronix,

Man, just wanna say you are wicked smart. I've seen how many people youve easily helped get out of a sticky spot. Amazing. I rooted mine july 31st, but skim the new root threads to see what's going on.

I see now your using terminal emulator with new hboot. I used fastRX8 method to root cuz it used terminal emulator and I have no idea what a command line is or how to use adb. God forbid I ever have to get a new evo, and it's hboot 2.02, would term emulator work with that?

Thanks so much for all you r work and contributions
[EVO 4G Android Development] d0cx:
Is there any advantage updating to hboot 2.10? Mine is at 0.76 still.
[EVO 4G Android Development] amoosavi:
You are using cyanogen? What kernel are you using and have you been having trouble with it? Attempted to overclock?
[EVO 4G Android Development] irvingliao:
Oh, man.

I used ur method, and I finally get stuck in white HTC screen in Step 12C. My evo 4g was just updated to hboot 2.10, and when I want to flash unrevoked-forever.zip, it said it didn't support the radio version 2.15.00.11.19.

I can't flash the PC36IMG.zip (PC36IMG_MR.zip), too. Just stuck in the white HTC screen.

Well, how can I do? Am I able to back the system I used before? Right now my Evo is just the same as a brick :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
Thats the grand daddy ove all hboots... STAY ON IT!! Lol

I used to have it but got jackd up to 2.10
[EVO 4G Android Development] adolphus coors:
At Step 7 I'm getting an error .data/local/flash_img: not found

using the 2.10 method

I have the img on my sd card. Is there a different command I should be typing in emulator?
[EVO 4G Android Development] animal7296:
You are missing the / after the . It should say

./data/local/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img
sync
[EVO 4G Android Development] adolphus coors:
Thanks for the quick reply

Now I'm getting ./data/local/flash_image: not found

How do I get sync on the bottom? Is it the command after I enter the first line?
[EVO 4G Android Development] TMartin:
What is the benefit of a updated hboot?? I think I'm still on the original hboot.
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
What if i have a 32 bit laptop, whats w this adb.exe thing if u have a 32bit?? Just click it and what...
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
No, you do not click on adb.exe. Please read all steps in the OP fully. Then read them through again.

adb is used from a windows command prompt. 32bit is fine, and actually preferable.
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
It doesnt tell me what to do w this adb.exe from what im seeing bro..
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
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)

All the commands you type starting with adb are using adb.exe without you clicking on that file. It's command prompt driven.
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
I put it on my desktop and when i open command prompt it say

C:\Users\Luis>

Do i type desktop somewhere in there?

Sorry for the dumbness as i rooted my phone soooo long ago that i cant really remember how to do command lines and stuff.. i need to refresh bro lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
cd desktop

(if you have all the stuff in a folder on the desktop then also do the following)

cd folder
[EVO 4G Android Development] thieff77:
im having the same issues at step one, im a noob

C:\Users\johnjr\Desktop\Root_2.10
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
Makeing progress bro!

Now im at C:\Users\Luis\Desktop

Now start pushing from there?

Preciate you helping me on this one!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
Follow along pimp..

Do u kno where your command prompt is at? If u dont, run command prompt on ur comp and itll find it for you
[EVO 4G Android Development] thieff77:
yes i know where it is, im in it and typing

C:\Users\johnjr\Desktop\Root_2.10

and it says its not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
Start menu -> run -> cmd.exe press ok

cd Desktop

cd Root_2.10

Start with the adb push commands in step 3. Do not close this command prompt. All commands must be issued from a command prompt that has been changed to the Root_2.10 folder.

As an aside: If this is not familiar territory, then you may want to consider waiting for the next version of unrevoked. You can do serious damage to your phone if you make a mistake.
[EVO 4G Android Development] adolphus coors:
At step seven I'm know getting multiple errors

mtd: read error at 0x00000000 (out of memory)
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
You did extract the zip file into that folder right? You should have the following in Root_2.10 or something close:

A folder called: pc36img, a folder called recovery, a foldre called root, adb.exe, adbwinapi.dll, adbwinusbapi.dll
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
Im in the process of pushing these pc36img folders, so far so good.

If i mess my phone up no big lol

Got insurance and i got hookups over at sprint 8) best bro works there yeye
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
Is it bad if im talking on my phone while these files are being pushed?? Lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
Did you have # on your adb shell before typing the flash command? This usually happens when there are too many tasks running after rageagainstthecage. You can try using a task killer app to clean it up if it happens again. In the meantime do a full reboot on your phone and run rageagainstthecage again, then try to flash again. If you get the same error, use a task killer without rebooting and then try to flash again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] adolphus coors:
At step 8 I'm getting:

not permitted! after typing in reboot bootloader
[EVO 4G Android Development] Robes1:
Hi guys. I already know that I'm about to ask the ultimate noob questions so here we go. Which file should I be moving to the C folder on my computer and where do I get the drivers that I need? Do I need to do something to install the drivers on my computer or is it enough that they're in a folder after I download whatever I need to download to get them. This is my first Evo. Trying to get this done without bugging too many people but I'm smart enough to know when I don't know something.

Almost forgot. How do I turn on USB debugging?
[EVO 4G Android Development] thieff77:
im up to 4a, will let u know how far i get

thanks for your help im sure ill need it again soon
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
+1 bro

Here we go hahah
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
Download the newest HTC Sync from http://www.htc.com/us/support/evo-sprint/downloads/ and install it. This should get you what you need for your computer to be able to talk to your phone.

Download hboot_202_210_soff-V81.zip from the OP. In c drive create a new folder and call it hboot. Extract hboot_202_210_soff-V81.zip to c:\hboot. In c:\hboot you should have a couple folders, adb.exe some dll files. If all you have is one folder inside hboot, then you need to copy all the contents of that folder and put them into hboot.

Now open command prompt and type cd c:\hboot

Follow directions from step 3.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thieff77:
./data/local/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img

sync

the sync is that supposed to be typed after img, or does that mean sync and if how do i do that
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
Those are two separate lines at the command prompt.

so first type ./data/local/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img and press enter. Then type sync and press enter.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thieff77:
ok thanks, now after i do that do i exit terminal to reboot
[EVO 4G Android Development] animal7296:
I got this too and just continued and it worked
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
If you are on step 8, then yes. I believe you cannot issue reboot bootloader from the terminal app.

You will need to exit terminal. Power Off the phone. Hold Volume Down button while powering phone back on.

This should put you in the bootloader and let you move to step 9.
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
i didnt do this lol i didnt understand what it was asking me so i did .img by itself then i did .imgsync and it gave me some message cant remember what it was lol

but good new im on bootloader and its actually taking the pc36img its not saying main version is older.. Is it actually working?! lol

On bootloader what is TP?

STEP 7 TP DIDNT UPDATE

STEP 8 TP BYPASSED

STEP 12 BOOTLOADER BYPASSED

Whats it mean?
[EVO 4G Android Development] thieff77:
where do i get the pcimg file from? i think i deleted the one off my ext sd card when i started this process
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
Step 3 is where you pushed the files to the phone. If you deleted it you need to put it back on. If you are in recovery mode you can toggle usb mode and drag it from your computer to the phone. It is in the pc36img subfolder of the folder you extracted everything into.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thieff77:
oh yea, i didnt delete sorry bout that
[EVO 4G Android Development] Robes1:
Wow! Thanks got the quick and super thorough response! Getting a haircut but I'm gonna try to make this work before my wife takes me to see Tron today!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
SO FAR SO GOOD!!!

It booted me into the rom after i flashed the unrevoked forever.zip

I think i got root boys!!!!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] nrap:
GOD I LOVE THE NAMES.

IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER

anyways, so i was following the unrevoked usb drivers installation and i can't get my phone to recognize that i have plugged in the usb when im in the boot screen.

anybody else heard of anything like this?
[EVO 4G Android Development] thieff77:
at step 10 where am i supposed to be typing on the comp. in the cmd? and if so do i close the cmd file out and reopen it, because i still had it opened from the beginning
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
Rooted!!!

S-off

hboot 2.10

im done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:d:d:d:d:d:d:d

op you are the man!!!!!!!

And to the gentleman that helped me out.... Thank you soooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
KEEP CMD OPEN AT ALL TIMES..

Just type in the steps as it says and you will be a happy man :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] thieff77:
um, i didnt type in reboot bootloader at step 8, and i loaded the file on phone, it loaded it though, now im in the hboot menu on phone, not sure if i should proceed to step 10
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
USB isn't turned on by default I believe. You have to go to HBOOT USB. Still, that shouldn't let you do anything until after you get the engineering stuff on it. You really need to start with the phone fully booted into the rom before you use adb. The HTC sync software should be all the drivers you need for that part.
[EVO 4G Android Development] illogos:
You can use the same command prompt the entire time. If you do close out make sure you change directory to where you extracted all the files again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] nrap:
i was trying to do this: http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install

or do i even need to do that to do this method?
[EVO 4G Android Development] thieff77:
at step 10 how long does it take to get red triangle my phone appears to be stuck at the htc evo 4g screen, also when i chose recovery and pushed power, my comp said something about my drivers. not sure where i should go from here
[EVO 4G Android Development] keggjaye:
When I get to step 10 and attempt to enter the adb command and I get "error: device offline". Someone help?
[EVO 4G Android Development] thieff77:
should i do a battery pull and try to get into boot menu