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[EVO 4G Android Development] TheHemi:
I have gone through the instructions and FAQ including downloading SuperUser from the market and I get an error from ClockWork and other apps requiring root stating I don't have root and/or permissions. I also lost 4G and can only use 3G. Been spending 7 hours on this without success, any ideas? :confused:
[EVO 4G Android Development] lordJudass:
Hi everyone, I bought my HTC EVO yesterday and tried to follow the instructions that were posted here. Everything went great until step 10.

adb push recovery /

(passed)

But trying the step10 I get a permission denied message

MacBook-de-lordJudass:~ lordJudass$ /Applications/Android\ SDK/tools/adb shell busybox --install /sbin
- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: Permission denied (13) -

Now every time I turn on my phone, it gets stuck on the white screen with HTC logo

I tried the options that are on the FAQ (I tried different computers and i rename de PC36IMG.zip) but I can not start the phone properly. I also tried to find an "official" PC36IMG.zip but nothing, I've been all day trying to find a solution on my own but I have not accomplished anything.

BTW, in the Bootloader I can read the following information:

SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 S-ON SHIP
HBOOT-2.02.0000
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac
RADIO-2.15.00.09.01
Oct14 2010,19:14:47

What should I do?
[EVO 4G Android Development] walkoffaith:
To be clear, these are the unrevoked boot drivers you speak of?

(i'm not allowed to post a url, but i'm talking about the ones on the unrevoked root:wiki. public:windows_hboot_driver_install)

and the SDK is the one that comes stock on the phone? or are there additional sdk drivers i should install also? Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Rem3Dy:
zikronix,

Thanks for all the time you have spent on this guide and rooting method. I finally got the chance to use it and it worked perfectly!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Rem3Dy:
Pull the battery, power phone up by holding vol down and power. Select recovery, when you see the red triangle start again from step 10.

You also should be running the adb.exe that came with the hboot202-s_off-V71.zip From where you extracted the zip, hold shift and right click in the window. You will see the option "open a command window here" Then from there start step 10. This will cause u to use the included adb.exe
[EVO 4G Android Development] kakashi_s1:
Thanks for the guide. It works perfectly on hardware 004. Just out of curiousity though, will it work on any other hardware versions and Sboot versions?
[EVO 4G Android Development] INDIANAJONNY:
I don't understand.

I have used this method to root, and it worked great. Thank you.

What I would like to know, is can I switch to clockwork recovery once I'm rooted? Or did the op mean we can never use clockwork? I don't wanna break the 4g radio.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kmatthews:
Thats what I want to know as well, I have hboot .97 and hardware 004
[EVO 4G Android Development] bver:
Thanks for the great guide. I followed the instructions and it worked great. I did get hung up at step 10:

“10) You should still be in the boot loader at this point. Scroll down to recovery and press the power button. When you see the red triangle.”

The red triangle did not appear; instead it went to the white HTC screen. However, I pulled the battery, rebooted to boot loader, and repeated step 9. I had to repeat this process twice, but I finally got to the red triangle. From there, I continued on through the guide, and everything worked great.

This was done on a new 003 that shipped with 3.30.651.2

Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
Just got a brand new Evo. Immediately started the process from this post and I'm getting that same RADIO_V2 fail I've read about on here a little

Ok, well I ignored the error and continued... Waiting on a reboot now but it seems to have worked
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
I got stuck on the white Evo screen like a lot of people. I started again from step 10 and this time did NOT get any errors while flashing PC136. Completed everything and I'm good to go.

Thanks a ton for the guide!
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenags:
Ahhh, thats the problem I'm having. Gonna try another ROM right now. Thanks for the heads up.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
not until its updated
[EVO 4G Android Development] casper97ta:
Ok im having one of the common problems of my 4g and wifi not working. The rooting went perfect except when it was all done no 4g or wifi. Im not running any rom all i did was the root process. I tried the profile/prl update and restart, nothing. I tried to do a recovery but when it reboots it freezes at the white screen. when rooting and updating under wimax it says ok, i got no errors. I tried to do the tree fix but i dont get the same prompts. The phone works and boots normal just no wifi or 4g. all help is greatly appreciated.
[EVO 4G Android Development] stav816:
I have read through these forums for the past 12 to 20 hours, but I am still stuck. I followed regaw_leinad's tutorial on rooting my Evo. Everything was fine until it rebooted and tried to load the PC36IMG.zip. The bootloader was skipped and the radio update failed. Now I cannot do anything.

I get into the recovery mode, Windows shows the Android Composite ADB Interface in Device Manager, but adb devices shows the Evo as offline. I have reformatted the sdcard, copied the PC36IMG.zip file back on to the card with a card reader, re-ran the update, but it is always the same. The radio update always fails, the entire update fails and the phone stays in an offline mode. Is there anything I am missing here?

Just rebooting the phone only gets me to the logo and stays there forever. When I reboot holding the down vol I get:

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] casper97ta:
Just wanna post an update, after trying rebooting, restores, updates and almost everything, I followed runningnak3d's advice and installed and flashed the myn warm rom. Sure enough my wifi and 4g are now working perfect. Im not a huge fan of the layout of the rom but it isnt bad at all and if my 4g is working ill live with it. plus it automatically deleted most of the crap i was gonna delete after rooting anyway. The one thing i wanted to leave on was the sprint navi but im sure ill figure out how to put it back on. I cant say thanks enough to runningnak3d for posting what worked for him because without that rom id still be stuck. I hope that anybody else having the same problem can use this rom also.
[EVO 4G Android Development] wizholt7:
I am having problems downloading the hboot202-s_off-V71.zip file from post 1. It asks me if I want to download and when I click yes, nothing happens. Is there another link to the file?
[EVO 4G Android Development] wizholt7:
Correction: ok I got the file downloaded but I am stuck now that I got to Step 2 lol I installed the drivers and everything, but I am totally retarded when it comes to command prompt and I cant figure it out. So can someone like break it down barney style for me. I need help starting here:

I don't know how to do this stuff.
[EVO 4G Android Development] casper97ta:
Sure, What I did was go into C: and create a new folder called "evo root" then i unzipped the download files to it. When in that window, hold shift and right click and you will see an option that says "open command prompt here" after that opens start following the instructions EXACTLY! lol

Edit: But before you start the command lines make sure you run the adb.exe file in the the files you downloaded first. then start with the command lines
[EVO 4G Android Development] pantr09:
THANK YOU

just took the leap, Worked like a charm thanks again to the creator and anyone else who he credited thanks to all the XDA members for testers and anyone else who helped

i had a evo with 3.29 and was rooted had my favortite rom installed then book my wifi failed went to sprint after unrooting and flashing back to stock was given a brand new evo out of the box with 3.30 installed and was stuck for a month with a stock rom

helps you appreciate the work that rom makers put into it, if i wasnt in school i would def donate to the cause
[EVO 4G Android Development] danman132x:
Had to do this, again, since I had to get a new replacement phone. Hardware 0004. Not a single issue, worked like a charm. Thanks again !!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Rem3Dy:
Open the folder where you extracted the zip. Hold shift and right click in that window. You will see an option to open command prompt from here. Choose that option then continue with the directions.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rrr1986:
Success!

Easy as pie! Rooted and set. 4G and wifi taken care of with flash to myns.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kennyvorpagel:
I am new to all of this. I used unrevoked and it had my phone stop at the recovery stage. Upon rebooting my phone all still works the same as before and I now have the SuperUser Permissions app on my phone.

Am I rooted correctly? How can I check etc.

I looked thru most of this thread and didn't find my answer so bear with me please.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Lessthantito:
Do I have to use the ADB.exe included with this if I already have ADB installed and it recognizes my phone? I just got my EVO and I'm about to ROOT I've ROOTED 10 different phones G1/HERO/Vibrant..etc. so Rooting isn't a new process to me the NAND lock is though, I just want to make sure I've got everything down before I start
[EVO 4G Android Development] stav816:
i cnt seem to do this correctly

12C) Ok so the phone is stuck at a white htc screen. Power the phone off by pulling the battery. Then repower the phone on pressing power and vol-down at the same time. It should take you into the bootloader and scan your card and find the PC36IMG.zip chose yes to flash this file and when it ask you to reboot....reboot by pressing vol-up....Proceed to step 13 nvm lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] santanac:
Well after almost hitting the cat trying to figure out how to get pass the red triangle since the adb commands on step 10 werent exactly doing anything, decided to look through the posts and around page 5 if im not mistaken, there was a guy with the same problem, op apparently gave him a link with the solution of using the windows-recovery.bat from the v3 manual which i had no idea wtf it was or where to get it from, so came up with idea of googling it (hboot202-s_off-v3_manual) and see what comes up and voila theres it was, downloaded it, unzipped it and ran the bat file which pushed about probably 30 files and worked like a charm taking me to the recovery menu, after that just followed the rest of the guide and got my beautiful evo rooted and running myns warm, besides that little hassle this guide definitely did the job.

Hey op it'll be really cool if you can fix step 10 pls. Thanks for the great work!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] alvintimothyjr:
Worked like a charm for me...I did have an issue getting the triangle to show up. However, all I had to fo was pull the battery a few times and reboot with volume down and run the recovery commands in order to flash. Great Guide...Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Chriistian59:
Im at the the Busybox part and every time i do the cmnd it says

"busybox: not found"

and my phone booted up and it has root im just finshing up the cmmnds and this happens plz someone respnd fast:confused:

*Edit* Nvm i found the issue now im ready for a ROM :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Topher227:
worked well for me. was a little concerned that 4G and WiFi wasn't working after the install of the rom, but after breezing through pages 70-110 of this thread i found out that this rom wasn't compatible with 4G and WIFI.

Installed Myn's Warm TwoPointTwo and everything was golden. Can the OP please edit and explain this info????

Oh and btw, first post :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Chriistian59:
So i can use cyanogen mod right
[EVO 4G Android Development] DomSim:
anyone got a mirror for v71? have downloaded it three times and the zip is broke.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Chriistian59:
The unroot isnt working and i really dont wanna be stuck on 2.1
[EVO 4G Android Development] dan0412:
Just wondering why there is no link to this (hboot202-s_off-v3_manual guide) in post #1, by the OP.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dan0412:
Which part in the process isn't working? From experience, when you flash the forever-unrevoked-s-on zip and reboot, it doesn't show S-ON until you flash the stock 3.30 zip;
[EVO 4G Android Development] RichR67:
Stuck at step 10

Greetings again I get the red triangle without a hitch but when I try step eleven i get ERROR: Device offline i searched the posts and found that some one else had the same problem and what he did was I think...reflashed stock rom and when he got back to the triangle it worked for him it was post 1041 around page 105.

IS THIS RIGHT? and if this IS the deal how come no mention in the FAQ?

Thanks again for the help
[EVO 4G Android Development] RichR67:
ZOINK!!!

HOW CAN I DO THIS ON A MAC I have been jumping thru hoops to get a windows machine for this when all along I could have used my mac?

DOOOO TELLL :)

THANKS A MILLION ZIK
[EVO 4G Android Development] bama78792000:
I hear people say to copy and paste the commands. Do you have to do it one line at a time or can you copy the whole list and then paste?
[EVO 4G Android Development] RichR67:
I do it one line at a time just in case an error might pop up but my first attempt I did a group by mistake and it worked but I don't think thats the way to go imo.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rrr1986:
My best recommendations.

1.PATIENCE! Most important, instead of trying to do this many times, just pace yourself and did it correctly once, take your time.

2. I unzipped the files to a folder on my desktop and named it "Root".

3. Command prompt access. Hold down shift and right click the folder where you uzipped the file to in my case the folder named "Root. SELECT OPEN COMMAND HERE!

4. Copy and paste each line of code at a time, this saves time and increases chances of accuracy by 100%. Be patient here, as some of these codes do take some time to work (3 to 5 minitues).

5. Issues with peoples device not being recognized or something to that line. Once the initial reboot to bootloader you will see a bar on the right top corner running, this bar is not the actual flash yet but preperation for the flash.Once this bar has ran only will you be prompted to flash, after flash reboot by pressing the up volumg again.

6. Do a NANDBACKUP!

7. Dont flash anyother recovery as posted in the original post, I learned this the hard way. TRUST ME!

This suggestions were written for the ease of other peoples replies and my personal experiences.

Thank to all the people here at the forum!
[EVO 4G Android Development] zak10:
I get through the first 13 steps perfectly, and then when I flash myn's 2.2 i hang at the htc evo 4g screen.

I can originally boot into the original ROM then when I reboot back into recovery and select myn's zip it successfully applies it and hangs on reboot. Am I missing something?

Thanks a lot!

ZK
[EVO 4G Android Development] lordJudass:
Well, I had a hard time with this and honestly I don't know why. Everything run smoothly until step 10, then my phone get stucked in the "famous" white screen with the HTC EVO 4G logo.

Can someone confirm if I need to do this in a Windows (r) computer? I tried to do it in a Mac (r) Computer and I failed, actually I returned my phone to the store because I did not find a solution, now I'm afraid to do it again and have no succes again. I want to know if I failed because of the O.S. in my computer.

Thanks in advance.
[EVO 4G Android Development] santanac:
Good question
[EVO 4G Android Development] tjr2010:
zikronix this tutorial was GENIUS. I messed up at first and was lost on the road. I got stuck and had the red triangle of death. but once I started over I killed it. Flashed over to Myn's using your tut. Thanks man, Im 18 years old. If I can do it anyone shuld be able to do it. But im a tech addict so that may be your only excuse if your not. Ask questions I think even I can help. Zikronix take a break you been schooling too long... I'll try
[EVO 4G Android Development] casper97ta:
The first time mine took a while also, i thought it was stuck but it booted through. How long are you waiting before pulling the battery?
[EVO 4G Android Development] elosogrande7076:
Good afternoon all. I recently got my first EVO and have been reading thru the forums. It is an hboot 2.02 and hardware version 004. I have tried a few times with the instructions at the beginning of the topic but i get stuck at Step 7 (permission denied). My question is that the tutorial states to install drivers first (sdk or hboot drivers) where do i get these? Also, am i going to need to download anything else first before going thru this process (a custom rom or recovery)? Just want to make sure that i do so before being stuck. Thanks for the help/
[EVO 4G Android Development] THAD LOVELACE:
Stuck at 12c help,

I am at the bootloader scan how do i scan my card? I see no PC36IM.zip to chose,

I think im rooted because it does have SHIP S-OFF on top

ALSO HOW DO I DO THIS? RELOAD YOUR ROM MOST LIKELY AFTER THIS SO YOU MAY WANT THAT HANDY AND COPIED TO THE ROOT OF YOUR SD CARD?

12C) Ok so the phone is stuck at a white htc screen. Power the phone off by pulling the battery. Then repower the phone on pressing power and vol-down at the same time. It should take you into the bootloader and scan your card and find the PC36IMG.zip chose yes to flash this file and when it ask you to reboot....reboot by pressing vol-up....Proceed to step 13

NOW ALL I SEE IS THE RED TRIANGLE WHEN I CONNECT TO THE USB PORT TO MY COMPUTER, I CAN STILL GET INTO BOOTLOADER, WHAT DO I DO NOW
[EVO 4G Android Development] THAD LOVELACE:
Can some one help please, i am using a windows vista, and im on goggle talk name thad lovelace, thanks

why can't we get any help, I am stuck and need help my phone is stuck in this htc evo 4g, and after i get into booloader, it goes into the red triangle, when i try the evo-recovery.zip or a rom i get error messages

NOW MY PHONE CAN'T FIND THE SD CARD WTF?

OK I GOT A ROM ON THE PHONE, IT WILL START UP STAY ON A LITTLE THEN IT WILL FLASH 5 SHORT VIBRATIONS AND STOP I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING, IF I HAVE BICK MY PHONE SOME ONE TELL ME

SO I CAN DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO THANK'S

(also when i look to put a new file on the SD CARD STILL CAN NOT FIND,)

oK some reason when in Android system recoverg green screen, it gives me can't mount SDCARDD: wtf? HELP!!!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] lordJudass:
Well, nobody gave an answer so I decide to try again, this time in a windows computer and it works very smoothly, so if somebody is trying to do this on a Mac don`t do it, try to find a Windows PC or install Windows in your Mac.

Now I`m Rooted!

Now I only wish I can install Cyanogen... Someday...
[EVO 4G Android Development] RichR67:
I am trying on a MAC with windows and I am stuck at step 10 when I enter a command i get Error: device offline I am sure its something i am doing this is my first time doing this but so far 10 is as far as I can get
[EVO 4G Android Development] RichR67:
Hmmm

Ok now I think I may know why I am stuck getting ERROR: DEVICE OFFLINE at step 10 I just tried to hook up the phone to my laptop and now it no longer comes up asking if I want to mount the card or just charge or htc sync I went into options and set the default option to be mount the sd card and it still doesn't work also when I connect I do still get the message "usb debugging enabled"

ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS?

UPDATE: had to do a master reset I am seriously considering going back to my palm the ONLY reason I even want to root is for the 3g hotspot app and to save the $30 a month sprint wants to steal from me and I can do this SO easy on my PRE this just seems to be more trouble than its worth but I don't like giving up but I am worried that these hic-cups are trying to tell me something I don't want to end up with a brick IDK just a bit frustrated I guess this seems simple enough and some people seem to fly thru it and then some of us have nothing but trouble.

Thanks for listening!
[EVO 4G Android Development] lordJudass:
So, if you had a master reset that means you have your phone like brand new with factory settings, my suggestion is to be patient and follow all the instructions step by step.

Some tips for you:

Download the main file.

Unzip it in the desktop.

Rename the folder (I called mine EVO).

Make sure that your phone is in debugging mode.

Open the Command Window.

Go inside the "EVO" folder (The one wich is in the desktop).

ADB Devices (To test your phone)

Then copy and paste avery single line (it works for me). Remember you must be inside the "EVO" folder in your desktop and use the ADB.EXE provide with the download

adb push root/unrevoked-forever.zip /sdcard/
adb push root/mtd-eng.img /sdcard/
adb push pc36img/PC36IMG-ENG.zip /sdcard/PC36IMG.zip
adb push pc36img/PC36IMG-MR.zip /sdcard/PC36IMG-MR.zip
adb push root/flash_image /data/local/
adb push root/rageagainstthecage /data/local/tmp
adb shell
chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage
chmod 0755 /data/local/flash_image
./data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage
adb shell
./data/local/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img
sync
reboot bootloader
adb push recovery /
adb shell busybox --install /sbin
adb shell nohup /sbin/recovery &

Now you should be at a recovery (green screen with text)

Select enable USB-MS and then in the Windows Explorer Rename the file named PC36IMG.zip to PC36IMG-ENG.zip and then rename PC36IMG-MR.zip to PC36IMG.zip

Then press the power button

and follow the tutorial in the first post from the step 12.

Good Luck, I hope this information can help you and anyone else who need it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] macpat83:
Sounds like your phone wasn't in recovery mode.
[EVO 4G Android Development] macpat83:
I would suggest starting over.
[EVO 4G Android Development] djorijun:
Used this method on 4!!!! 2.02 Evo's running 0003/0004 and worked like a charm. Great job on getting this guide updated.
[EVO 4G Android Development] db2300:
I had the same issue my pc at step 10 would not communicate with my evo rebooted and had the stuck on white screen, repeated each step to 10 rebooted got it working with rooted 2.1 had to do fix recovery using SD card, nand backup then complete new Rom flash took me some time but I only wanted evo if I could root. I hope this helps
[EVO 4G Android Development] elosogrande7076:
I have tried this but im not sure what i did wrong. Before i was getting a permission denied when trying some of the commands....now im getting a "device not found" error...any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Androidious:
NICE :)

This worked wonderfully on my co-worker's brand new Evo that he got as a replacement (brand new) last night. I just finished doing this procedure on his EVO a couple minutes ago and everything went just as defined in the instructions. One addition you may be able to make is... in step 12, I think it was... where it either boots you into bootloader, rom, or white HTC screen... if you're stuck at the white HTC screen, I was able to type 'adb reboot bootloader' and it took me into the bootloader options without having to remove the case cover (which is a pain, as I know b/c it was my old one) and pulling the battery. Only reason I knew it would work is because I did 'adb devices' and it showed up in the devices list, so I knew I could use adb commands in the command prompt. Otherwise, GRRREAT WORK!

Thanks so much and my co-worker thanks you as well :)