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[EVO 4G Android Development] pdub110:
Get to red triangle part (Step 10) but when i run commands i get

error: device offline

any advice?

note: i run adb devices and it sees the phone but offline. On bootloader is says

loading PC36IMG.zip

no image...

i checked file name is correct on root of SDcard.
[EVO 4G Android Development] billboard77:
What are your hotspot download and upload speeds?
[EVO 4G Android Development] originalmg:
Simply awesome

Thank you so much this was a tremendous help. I f'd up the first try (realized my win 7 64 bit system was the problem. Used my old 32* desktop (Love XP) and viola! Root achieved.

Also as a side note, I'm not a programmer by any means but this gave me great experience with adb, truly a tinkerer's amusement park :-)

Great instructions,

Thanks again
[EVO 4G Android Development] cdorrell12000:
I rooted my 4th evo using this guide today.
[EVO 4G Android Development] SUTHRNFRIED:
Well, I haven't applied the governor fix yet for data so at the moment the best I get with 3g is 300kbps and 4g is slightly over 1mbps.

Applying the fix should get me back to 600-900kbps on 3g and up to 4mbps on 4g...why sprint decided to throttle is still a mystery to me...

Myn 2.2 Rls 5 - evo on steroids!
[EVO 4G Android Development] billboard77:
Please excuse my ignorance.

What is Governor Fix?

When did the news come up that Sprint is throttling? any links to the article.

"Myn 2.2 Rls 5" what does that mean?

Infact I dont know the basics, would be glad to know if anyone can explain.

What is RSA ?

What is ROM ?
[EVO 4G Android Development] billboard77:
No one has attempted to troubleshoot my issue so far, but I strongly believe that the steps listed by the OP alone don't bring high speed internet. There seems to be more to it like "Data throttling governor". I dont yet know what that is and how to flash it?

But, if anyone of you can help me with the data speed, I will be glad

Thanks in advance
[EVO 4G Android Development] 6uPMAH:
A quick question - how long should z4root take? My wife's phone has been acting up, so I was going to take it to Sprint for replacement. It was rooted with unrevoked before (HBOOT 2.02). I totally forgot to put S-ON before I ran a RUU. So now I've got an S-OFF with no custom recovery and no way to flash anything. I tried running this method, but for some reason z4root app was taking a while. Maybe I didn't wait long enough? After 10 min I gave up and pulled the battery... :confused:
[EVO 4G Android Development] teeism:
Nice. Glad you got a new phone and rooted with RSA intact. Yeah, this root method is the definitely awesome. Thanks again, zikronix!
[EVO 4G Android Development] mebirkle:
Yay.... it worked and now the questions begin..

Hey Zikronix.....

Thanks so much for awesome directions. You really rock! Even I could follow them, and trust me in that is the highest compliment you can get. I'm contributing to your beer fund today!!

2 questions...

1. what version of the sprint rom in included in the 8.9 zip as of today? I'm having some slight issues with the rom and want to ask questions about it in the rom thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=830153). sprint wireless hotspot is giving me the goold old error 67 and some battery issues.

2. Step 13 confused me a little (that's easy) and I thought the next 2 command were mandatory even if I didn't want a new rom. Anywho... the "adb shell mv /sdcard/PC36IMG.zip /sdcard/PC36IMG-MR.zip" command just renames PC36IMG.zip, correct? I can just rename it back and I should be in a good state.

Thanks again for a job well done!

:)
[EVO 4G Android Development] danh18:
It worked GREAT!

I just got my replacement phone from the insurance company -after waiting for a week:( - and I just wanted to say your process worked PERFECTLY every step of the way! Thanks SO MUCH!

Now im rooted AGAIN and with my new phone! YAY!

Dan
[EVO 4G Android Development] ReggieTee:
on this step, once I type the command to push the z4 root apk to the sd card, should I be starting the temporary root on the phone, then once temporary root is done, typing in the 2nd command?

nevermind
[EVO 4G Android Development] civic4982:
This was my first time rooting since my original Evo with hboot 2.02. I got a new one recently secondary to the screen going out and it had hboot 2.10

I'll say, this was great!!!

I must admit that I drove myself crazy when the radio v2 gave me a fail-pu.

I thought for sure that I was f'ed.

i went back and forth trying to load another different PC36IMG from something else I had in the past.

for those of you who, like me, didnt' expect to see that failure regardless of what the OP wrote "Now some people have gotten some errors here and there during the flashing just continue as normal."

Anyways thanks for the easy walk through.

Just thought I'd put the info about the fail-pu in there in case others see it and also freak out.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bizdady:
Oops wrong thread * ducks out! *
[EVO 4G Android Development] ReggieTee:
Another show of gratitude for a newly rooted Evo owner. I previously cooked my RSA Keys trying to flash the combo update for radios. I got my replacement Evo on Friday and read as much of this thread as possible the past few days. Tonite I decided to give it a go and it was easy. I like the new recovery better than Clockwork so far. Everything worked flawlessly. Got my RSA keys backed up to my sd card and copied the files to another for safe keeping. Again, thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] maromas:
noob question

GOVERNOR FIX???:confused:? REALLY how can I get this done ? Thanks for any help
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jbcarrera:
Lmfao at governor fix! Sprint does no throttle control folks the dev who made the mod said after posting in this forum that he was mistaken because Sprint have no data governors on phones just data cards but the mod should work for other carriers. Sorry for hijacking the thread but had to set the record straight

Sent from my EVO at the edge of Hell
[EVO 4G Android Development] djnk954:
same problem here... With mine it is on 4G only... HELP!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Powerslave2112:
nandroid-mobile.sh restore

Everytime I try to restore in nandroid i get this error message run 'nandroid-mobile.sh restore' via adb. I've tried several backups trying to restore wimax and always get this message. only one of my backups works successfully.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bizdady:
Have u renamed your backups? Also check your card space, I've gotten that error due to those issues.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Powerslave2112:
I'M a newbie so bear with me. No I haven't renamed them. Should I and why? Yes there is room on my card.
[EVO 4G Android Development] blulabel:
This great method allowed me to root my 2.1 003 Evo on my first attempt! If you're a complete noob like me and are stumped before step 5, take my advice and read this whole thread (yes the whole thing) and all your questions will be answered. Thanks to Zikronix and everyone else for all their hard work. You've given me my phone back!

so proud this was my first post
[EVO 4G Android Development] percboy:
Yep, sd card too full most likely.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Powerslave2112:
4.9 GB free space on card.
[EVO 4G Android Development] percboy:
Smooth as silk except for "6A" "mkdir /sdcard/nandroid/RSA-PR-BACKUP" ("Error: No dir exists")

Should note "nandroid" dir needs to be created first.
[EVO 4G Android Development] percboy:
Battery level above 30%?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Powerslave2112:
Yes full battery
[EVO 4G Android Development] cornrooster:
Success

It worked amazingly. Thank you and all your hard work. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] relyt.llerref:
I'm new

I'm completely new to rooting my evo. but its on hboot 2.10 and ive followed every step but it wont recognize my device. help. im a noob i know.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mborzill:
Bricked?

Well, I'm stumped. Got stuck in step 12c at that white htc screen, tried it over and over again but never got it to load. SHIP was off at that point.

I then tried loading other ROMs, CM loaded successfully and the phone finally booted, but there were a number of error messages showing up for sprint and google applications. So I went back to step 1. Ended with the same result, the white HTC screen. On the green recovery screen, I went to "wipe" for "data, cache, Dalvik-cache, battery stats, and rotate settings. I suspect this is what caused me to lose SHIP-Off (now it's on), and I'm having trouble with the USB and SD cards. Can't get the computer to recognize the device for adb, and none of the recoveries on the sd card load, error messages related to mounting.

When I power on the phone, it vibrates five times, then the screen goes black and the green LED blinks.

Did I Brick my Evo?

Android 2.2

Baseband 2.15.00.11.19

Kernel 2.6.32.17-gee557fd

htc-kernel@and18-2 #15

Build Number 3.70.651.1

Software Number 3.70.651.1

Browser Verzion WebKit 3.1

PRI Version 1.90_003

PRL Verzion 60674

Supersonic EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-2.10.0001

MICROP-041f

TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac

RADIO-2.15.00.11.19

Oct 15 2010, 12:07:00
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
first thing...follow the broken recovery fix at the bottom of the thread...make sure your files are not named .zip.zip

once you acomplish that go download sprint lovers rom and follow the instructions to flash that
[EVO 4G Android Development] mborzill:
Thanks for such a fast reply. The bootloader checks the SD card, but doesn't ask if I want to flash. Just options for Fastboot, Recovery, Clear Storage, SIMLOCK, Hboot USB.

I then went into recovery, tried the flash from SD options and that's where I get the Can't Mount SD errors
[EVO 4G Android Development] pdub110:
Can't get step #9 to work. PC36IMG.zip is named right. I've used this on my buddie's EVO and he had hardware 003. I'm trying to root my replacement and not sure why when bootloader searches, it's on the root of my SDCARD but it doesn't load.

any suggestions? i've been trying to search but every search i have to wait 10 minutes and it's getting crazy for me to keep waiting. thanks in advance.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mborzill:
Brick

Nothing seems to be working. Been all over the place looking for a solution, but I've lost Root, and possibly even SD... are any of these recoveries going to work for me?

*Occasionally* the phone will boot to completion, but after a min or so, I get the black screen and 5 vibrations. And in the SD card settings, it doesn't appear to be finding the card.

While in bootloader:

Fastboot and hboot both load windows drivers for Android Bootloader, If I type "fastboot devices" in command, it shows the phone.... the same command in adb displays an empty list, pushing files gets device not found.

Any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] m0nk33:
Thank you again...

Just rooted my 2nd (First mine then a buddy's) Evo using your process. Both were FLAWLESS. You are the man and ohhhhhhhhhhh so badass. :D

Thanks again!
[EVO 4G Android Development] g999:
Just got an EVO. This worked very well.

Just a couple of clarifications:

Step 5) The last sentence kind a threw me.."Ok so now type the following" - run both commands in step 5. After both commands are ran, z4root should be running. (I thought it meant to run z4root.apk from the phone after step one...not needed, the second line will run it)

Step 6A) The mkdir command did not work for me. I kept getting an error, but I remembered seeing something about that in one of the post that I read. I ran two mkdir commands. (mkdir - make directory for those that don't know...it can't make more than one directory at a time) So if you get an error, split the commands

mkdir /sdcard/nandroid

mkdir /sdcard/nandroid/RSA-PR-BACKUP

I then followed the instruction in step 6A to tun on "Disk Drive" and browse to make sure the .img and .key were there and I

copied and saved

to my computer.

Step 12C) this is what happened to me. I left my phone for about 5 minutes to make sure. Removed battery and rebooted. After this, it took a while...I got a bit worried when after a minute nothing was happening. My screen was at a white screen and then changed to another white screen with a green HTC logo...more waiting.....AND IT WORKED....just had to wait....

Step 13-14) Do these step before doing anything else.

(spend the time to read all posts because it looks like everything is answered).

Great guide. Do this "manual" way, you will learn.

My last phone was a HERO. I used a one click root. I was aware of using adb.exe, but didn't have to use it. I am so glad I used this and did research on what each command was doing. It makes sense.

Thanks again,

Greg:)
[EVO 4G Android Development] mborzill:
Help?

Ok, I have SD back, but no USB. I'm able to boot to the stock ROM, albeit with the occasional black screen of death. In bootloader, it clearly says SHIP S-ON, but when I run z4root it claims my phone is already rooted. I tried to use both "unroot" and "reroot" from that menu, but they both fail upon reboot, taking me to the red triangle. I would assume this is because I don't have superuser credentials while attempting to do so. Is there a way to enable SU without adb? I can get the device to show up using fastboot usb and hboot usb from the bootloader, but if I plug it into the computer, it looks for a driver called Quallcomm CDMA... I manually upgrade the driver to android bootloader, android adb interface, android composit adb interface, but still, none show up when using adb. Device not found. The phone also won't charge unless it's powered off. The only way to re-enable USB that I've found requires root access.

Any thoughts?
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
updated the first post.
[EVO 4G Android Development] gpz1100:
zikronix, thanks for updating. Great method for those of us wanting to do it manually.

Question, what's actually been updated though? Change log? :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
just broke out the mkdir comands....it worked in my testing but meh what ever
[EVO 4G Android Development] gpz1100:
Thanks for the update. I would think everyone knows how to make a nested subfolder. I can see the appeal of the all in one programs for those not familiar with the console. Keep up the good work!
[EVO 4G Android Development] jpitt916:
Ok, well I couldn't unroot. I've tried several options. What I attempted this time was to use the unroot guide here, but flashing the PC36IMG BEFORE doing the "S-on". If I flash S-on first, then it tells me the original is older or whatever that is. So the only way to flash the PC36IMG file is to do it before S-on. The problem is, after that, I go through the root guide to try to ONLY push the recovery instead of flashing the root PC36IMG, and it doesn't work-big surprise. So essentially I have a stock phone that still has S-off. So I'm about ready to give up. I tried to explain the problem in a different thread and it's been three days and nobody has posted any possible solutions. Anyone here have any idea?

I have Hboot 2.02.

NO RUU's or PC36IMG's will load unless I keep "S-off".
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
mkdir -p /sdcard/nandroid/RSA-PR-BACKUP

;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] sawyer815:
Just ran this guide on a hboot 2.10/HW 004 Evo and it worked like a charm.

Kudos.
[EVO 4G Android Development] blackmrr2:
I've used this guide on a few evo's and never had a problem. Works great!
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
I did that but it flipped the **** out when i did that last time...it could have been the machine though who knows.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tvwebguy:
Just got my EVO 4g yesterday. The OP and the above post got me rooted and running. Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] yznhmr:
I agree with the above post, only thing i reccomend, is to UPDATE your SDK(adb) software.. it has changed from v7 to v8.. this made a diff for me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
updated with new build.....enjoy
[EVO 4G Android Development] 03redgti:
hey guys, my evo is stuck on the white evo screen after rooting and flashing..didnt have any problems that i noticed during the process..any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jedarojr:
step 12 C?

I have a question...been trying to install the removed app "Sprint Navigation"...have tried several explorers, and even gmailed it to myself....if I download the apk from XDA, it says "invalid parcell"...due to I don't know how to get it into the system/app file. When I do the same with the file from "removed apps"....it goes through the entire install process, then says "installation failed??"
[EVO 4G Android Development] spideytw2007:
Take the battery out and put it back in bootloader mode and let it loaf the PC36IMG file again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Victor_A:
I am currently on RA-evo 1.8.0, which i flashed with the sprint lovers rom a while, I am wondering if it is a good idea to flash the newer recovery on the first page using the PC36IMG_Recovery.zip to get 2.2.1

Does it back up RSA keys also?
[EVO 4G Android Development] RoadBicyclist:
Since the post #1 instructions point to using a Windows 32bit version:

has anyone used Windows 7 64bit?

I currently have Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, but I don't want to try this if it will brick or harm my EVO.
[EVO 4G Android Development] RichR67:
Win 7 64bit

I used it and didn't have any trouble not that it really means anything although this procedure is THE way to go occasionally it seems that people that do the same thing get different results so as they say "your mileage may vary"

Good luck
[EVO 4G Android Development] RoadBicyclist:
V9 - Updated Sprint Lovers Rom

Download Here: hboot_2.xx_soff-V9.zip

Stupid question, is this the file to download?
[EVO 4G Android Development] gWarez:
I rooted using this guide some time ago, installed Myn's TwoPointTwo and all has been well.(HBoot 2.02)

I would like to try Cyanogenmod (CM7) and, unless I'm mistaken, I believe it requires Clockwork.

Is it safe to use Clockwork now or are there still issues?

Thanks...
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
i wouldnt use it because i think it sucks, but yea some people say its safe...but it is not required for cm7
[EVO 4G Android Development] gWarez:
Awesome!

In that case, I'll definately just stick with Amon_RA, since it's working fine and I've had no problems. Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] WFG:
Hey Thanks, Worked like a charm Following these steps! I was nervous about attempting root when first reading all the problems some folks were having, but all went well for me :)

Thanks Again!
[EVO 4G Android Development] PinchyPin:
Second on this question.

I was rooted back when it was on page 20 somthing. Is it safe to update to the new RA?

Also, is it safe to run the RSA Key command to back up my Key? Eventho I am already rooted...?

Sorry for the newb questions.

Thanks,

:)
[EVO 4G Android Development] mattsm:
Yes

And yes, you cannot run the command unless you are rooted or temp. rooted anyway.

Edit so you don't get confused: NO need to install z4root. that was to gain a temp root. You are already rooted, so only commands are necessary.
[EVO 4G Android Development] PinchyPin:
Thank you very much. I will try when I get home. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] nattyd:
Question about Usb Debugging Connected

First of thank u for all the hard work and for preventing people like me from screwing up their phones....Well it was the wifes.

The question i have is after rooting the phone which went well per your instructions. When i have the phone connected to the computer and I pull down the notification menu I only see the charging only notification which still gives the options for disk drives etc.

Howerver I dont see the Usb Debugging Connected notification. I check under development in the system settings and it is enabled. I can still browse the sd card from my computer but the icon is no longer in the notification menu. What did i do wrong. Please advise.

Thanks in advance
[EVO 4G Android Development] metallized:
okay guys here is the deal... i just bought me a 32 gb microsd card and want to be use that now... but i cant... coz it says on the 2nd post i think where it says that i have to have rsa keys and wimax on my sd card.... i tried to just copy those two files to the new card but it did not work.. what i mean by saying it did not work is that it does not read my card on recovery... i can read that card on my computer and also reads on my fone .... but when i try to flash a new rom on recovery, it does not read those images on the hboot...... so cant flash anything.....it says cant open /sd card/..... (bad).... so my question is what do i do if i want to place my new sd card on the fone ?? what else do i need to do beside just inserting it to my fone ???? help guys...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Gaidal:
Is there a way to backup my app data before utilizing this root method? I can't get Titanium Backup to work with z4root's temporary root with my HTC EVO and MyBackupPro does not seem to back up app configuration files.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jgalan14:
No it won't let you just with zroot if is is SMS data it should just get SMS backup from the market everything else I think you loose it but is worth it
[EVO 4G Android Development] Gaidal:
Yeah I used mybackup pro when I had to return my last Evo for a hardware defect and it most definitely did not backup application settings (although I did get my SMS's and call logs back). I do have some fairly elaborate configurations with rss/podcast readers and save game files that I would strongly prefer to keep. Is there an app like Save/Restore for the Palm Pre?
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
main package updated to include new amon _ra
[EVO 4G Android Development] nattyd:
Question about Usb Debugging Connected notification

First of thank u for all the hard work and for preventing people like me from screwing up their phones....Well it was the wifes.

The question i have is after rooting the phone which went well per your instructions. When i have the phone connected to the computer and I pull down the notification menu I only see the charging only notification which still gives the options for disk drives etc.

Howerver I dont see the Usb Debugging Connected notification. I check under development in the system settings and it is enabled. I can still browse the sd card from my computer but the icon is no longer in the notification menu. What did i do wrong. Please advise.

Thanks in advance
[EVO 4G Android Development] mattsm:
You did nothing wrong, the USB Debugging "notification" is disabled in some roms, which might be the case for the rom you are using. I don't know if that is the case in this sprint lovers rom here. No one wants to be notified, all should work just fine.
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
this guide was super easy to follow. thanks for the detailed information. Took me maybe 10mins which most of it was reading ahead and downloading stuff.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jlsocial:
thank you very much
[EVO 4G Android Development] access.denied:
Amon Ra update??

zikronix, thanks for the update.

I need your advise. My EVO is still on Amon Ra Recovery 1.80. :rolleyes:

Is there a 'How-To' instructions to just update the recovery version to the latest 2.2 without going through your entire fool-proof rooting procedure?

:confused::confused::confused:
[EVO 4G Android Development] mmuscaro:
nv. after 3 days, finally a successful download.

help. I am having issues downloading the hboot_2.xx_soff-VX program. I keep timing out no matter which server I use. downloaded with cell phone and file was corrupt. anywhere else to get the file? torrent?

thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] regaw_leinad:
technically, you already have gained a root shell by the time you back up the RSA keys... lol but good work :p
[EVO 4G Android Development] PinchyPin:
Just download the newest Recovery and flash it like a rom.

Its a quick flash. No need to redo anything.

or

1) Download File PC36IMG_Recovery.zip and Rename to PC36IMG.zip.

copy to the root of your SDCard and power off phone

2) Power your phone back on into the boot loader by holding power and vol-down until your presented with a white screen. It will read the pc36img.zip and as you if you want to flash. Say yes. Then it will ask if you want to reboot, VOL+UP for yes.