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[EVO 4G Android Development] fergdogg23:
HELP!

I dont think my phone is bricked but I am having an issue.

I was trying to ROOT the phone which this is my 3rd EVO so I have done it before. I walked away while flashing and had to take care of something. When I came back the script said it failed to NAND unlock and the phone was off. Now i reliazed my phone has died and I put my other battery in but it wont boot. Is there another way to root this or at least get it to get somewhere using the USB Boot or something?

Also when I put it recovery mode it gives the red triangle screen? FML

Thanks Guys
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
do you have a link to the radio update youre having trouble with?

That will do it, once people began using it in malware it got added to the list. It should have found it in both the rage bin and the autoroot.apk
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
The old firmware won't boot on some of the newer phones but once you bring it back up to date it'll start working again. Try running it again while the phone is showing the red triangle and it should be able to finish.
[EVO 4G Android Development] badassdes:
How can I downgrade to froyo? So sorry.... I'm @ work. a quick response will help me fix my co-worker's EVO. I was trying to root it but didn't realized that now with Gingerbread there's an issue. I do have the PC36IMG.zip file.

Please help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Unknownforce:
There is no way to root on Gingerbread right now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] badassdes:
I guess my question is: can I downgrade to Froyo and then root?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Heaterz16:
No, not if you took the gingerbread update from Sprint.
[EVO 4G Android Development] danielt14:
xHausx ,

I have a question i just updated my HBoot (EVO_HBoot_2.10.0001) to the latest one i dont know why i did, but i did and i think its giving me issues and i want to down grade. If i unroot then root again will this help me or am i just screwed and stuck with this latest HBoot? Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] badassdes:
Thank you both. Just to clarify... for others, there are threads and videos around the web that say that you can downgrade. I learned that

a rooted

phone with GB can downgrade to Froyo, but

not a non-rooted

EVO which took the GB update.

Thanks again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
There is a modded eng hboot somewhere around here that looks like 2.10 but is actually .76, that one you can downgrade to. Just be 100% sure it is it's compatible with your phone or you'll end up bricked.
[EVO 4G Android Development] danielt14:
Right on i will start looking for it thanks again. Also do you know if it is possible to have a corrupted system like in the main system files. When i try to change boot screens with Root Explorer It says it changes successfully and i make sure i click on the R/W. but i open that same location with astro file manager and there is no changes. and then i go back to RE and that bootanimation is missing. but its there with astro. I know this is not the place to ask but, Im trying to find the cause of this. thats why i came here maybe i just need to unroot and root again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Dreddge:
Wow....Just wow. Amazing work my friend.
[EVO 4G Android Development] wmstwo002:
Thanks !!! Performed PERFECTLY !!! Nice work !!! A++++++
[EVO 4G Android Development] someonenewhere:
Well here I am, rootless.....

I totally forgot that I had to keep froyo in order to root, so I did the OTA Update and now I'm stuck with GB..

I'll keep an eye on this thread until a new root comes out...
[EVO 4G Android Development] maxnix:
You are not the only one! :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] danielt14:
xHausx ,

Ok i am rooted right now i did a update to the hboot to 2.10 and i found a thread that i can trick it to go back to .76 now my problem is that i have S On and now i need S Off what do i need to do to get that to off? do i just run the unrevoked forever? thats where i am stuck. or should i install a ruu and unroot and root again? Thanks Again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
if you are s-on and have a 2.xx hboot you'll need to use unrevoked forever in order to downgrade
[EVO 4G Android Development] danielt14:
Dude thanks for quick reply going to try that now. thanks man.:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigant262:
Will this work with HBOOT 2.10.0001?
[EVO 4G Android Development] danielt14:
xHausx ,

Thanks for your help in my issue with doing the unrevokedforever. That got me to get S Off and i was able to downgrade to hboot .76 again. I seen in that thread you did something similar to what i did. Im glad my phone was on the old partitions. :D Thanks Again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
Don't know who you are, or what you do, but you JUST SAVED MY ASS.

I had to unroot my EVO today to take it to Sprint for a borked Micro-USB port, and I figured as long as I was UNrooted, and back in Sprint's grasp, I'd download and install all the new stuff.

Some of it was pretty cool, but for the most part, I get hinky just seeing that Sprint bloatware on my phone, so I d/l'd Unrevoked and went to re-root. IT DIDN'T WORK because of the newer software/firmware on the phone.

So FRANTICALLY I looked and found this thread. Autoboot 2.5 couldn't have been easier, worked all by itself perfectly, and I just finished restoring Myn's War, 2.2 R5 from a Nandroid.

Life is good again!!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
yup

Glad to hear it worked for you, I'm curious to find out a few things about your phone though. Could you do me a favor and send me the autorootlog.txt file it made?
[EVO 4G Android Development] RIPBAP1999:
so Persnlmgr , you gained root while on the 4.22 software? How?
[EVO 4G Android Development] ieatstarz1:
Before the step to reboot the phone i guess on the bootloader screen, it asks to

start update of 12 items including bootloader, radio, ect. Do update? I've replied no only to sit at the triangle screen forever.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Heaterz16:
Pretty sure you were supposed to click yes to update (flash) through bootloader
[EVO 4G Android Development] stanglifemike:
Just receied a refurb Evo cause the screen went out on my original one from launch day. The refurb has hboot 2.10 and when I start to root using this method I immediately get an error message. Will this work with the 2.10 hboot?

It says: "ERROR can not load init file! MAke sure you extract everything out of the zip! Press any key to exit
[EVO 4G Android Development] stanglifemike:
Nevermind, 20 tries and the process wouldnt even start. Used UnRevoked and I was rooted in 2 minutes!! I have used AutoRoot in the past on many Evos and never had a issue, but tonight it just wouldnt work. I had never used UnRevoked before but with it being SO easy and SOOO quick I will be going that route from now on when rooting other friends' phones.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Yup, the hboot was never an issue the way this one works. The NAND's block size was what caused some of the other methods to brick peoples phones.

You'll get that error if you don't unzip everything from the zip, as it says, or rarely if your windows settings get messed up.
[EVO 4G Android Development] someonenewhere:
and what is "EVERYTHING" that needs to be unzipped?

because you only say to unzip main zip......unless I'm blind and missed the other files that need to be unzipped.... :confused:
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Just the AutoRoot zip, I've had people only extract the autoroot.bat file before so I made a note in there that everything else has to be extracted with it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Verntd3:
I Just received a refurb EVO from sprint as well. It had HBoot 2.10. The Auto root V2.5 worked great with No Problems. Thanks HAUS
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
I bet he was s-off still. Mine died on Saturday. Sprint corporate repair center replaced it cuz even they couldn't get it to turn on. Came w/2.3.3 and the 2.16 hboot! Can't wait xhausx!!! Graphics are cleaner. Same Sprint bloatwear.
[EVO 4G Android Development] clavoie26:
...........
[EVO 4G Android Development] someonenewhere:
will there be a future rooting method for upgraded phones with GB 2.3.3???
[EVO 4G Android Development] kthejoker20:
Stop bumping old threads and getting everyone excited.

You know the answer, or you wouldn't have asked the question.

.
[EVO 4G Android Development] GuardianUSMC:
Its not a fair attack. The fact is that this solution doesn't work since the update that was just a couple days ago released taking devices to 2.3.3. Asking if it will be updated to work with them or not and if there are ways around it are not unreasonable requests. You don't want to get bump notices, the unsubscribe from it, or deal with it like everyone else.
[EVO 4G Android Development] someonenewhere:
I asked a legitimate question, I will dismiss your reply because you are not the OP...

TY Guardian USMC! :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
No news yet for a GB update, I may have something for certain Japanese Evos though.
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
How do you know if you you have a Japanese Evo. Just got a replacement on Saturday. Its brand new.
[EVO 4G Android Development] RoadRAGEN:
I keep getting this error message when I try to use auto root to root my phone.

The system cannot find the path specified.

The system cannot find the path specified.

The system cannot find the path specified.

ERROR Cannot load init file! Make sure you extract everything out of the zip!

Press any key to exit...
[EVO 4G Android Development] someonenewhere:
You get that because you have GB 2.3.3 build 4.24 and there's no root for it yet...just wait, Haus will find a root ..
[EVO 4G Android Development] SprintTouchPro2:
I've tried several things, and nothing seems to make a different. I went through the thread and tried the whole terminal emulator and factory reset but I keep getting the failed to get a root shell, please restart your phone and try again...here is my log. Please help

------------ AutoRoot.bat Begin - v2.5 - Fri 06/24/2011 20:41:17.43 ------------

Params=1'' 2'' 3'' 4'' 5'' 6''

Working Directory is 'C:\Users\mkat90\Desktop\rooting\'. Admin='true'

Clearing Temp Files...

The system cannot find the file specified.

Could Not Find C:\Users\mkat90\AppData\Local\Temp\autoroot.tmp

---------

INFO: No tasks are running which match the specified criteria.

INFO: No tasks are running which match the specified criteria.

INFO: No tasks are running which match the specified criteria.

INFO: No tasks are running which match the specified criteria.

---------

Phone SN is HT11NHL02046

PING ADB State Changed '1' out of '0'. ADB State is 'device' expected 'device'

Checking MTD configuration...

dev: size erasesize name

mtd0: 00c00000 00040000 "wimax"

mtd1: 00100000 00040000 "misc"

mtd2: 00480000 00040000 "recovery"

mtd3: 00340000 00040000 "boot"

mtd4: 15e00000 00040000 "system"

mtd5: 0a000000 00040000 "cache"

mtd6: 1aa00000 00040000 "userdata"

'check.bat mtd' returned 'new'

MTD matches info from INI file.

EVO Branding 'sprint'

Firmware version '3.70.651.1'

Version Major '3'

Version Minor '70'

Battery is at 98 percent.

Checking for root...

UID is 'shell'

Installing exploit...

pkg: /data/local/tmp/AutoRoot.apk

Success

1411 KB/s (764743 bytes in 0.529s)

adb: Product directory not specified; use -p or define ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT

Sending Intent...

Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cmp=com.autoroot.getroot/.getroot }

Checking for root...

UID is 'shell'

Checking for root...

UID is 'shell'

Restart ADB Server...

Checking for root...

UID is 'shell'

Still no root shell, giving up.

Attempting to dump the recovery log.

---------RECOVERY LOG DUMP BEGIN---------

/cache/recovery/log: Permission denied

----------RECOVERY LOG DUMP END----------

Killing ADB server...

------------ AutoRoot.bat End ------------
[EVO 4G Android Development] sniperkill:
Is there anyway to change the Rom this auto root flashes?
[EVO 4G Android Development] SprintTouchPro2:
Update: I even tried unrevoked this time. It gave me an error saying failed to get root. Is your firmware too new? As far as I know I have the 3.70 firmware and it should work right?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
There is either an app on your phone blocking you from getting root our your anti virus got ahold of the exploit
[EVO 4G Android Development] skantman69:
i must be retarded because i downloaded the tools only and can not find the autoroot.bat file called out in the instruction. might help to have that file...
[EVO 4G Android Development] XsMagical:
Just get the full package. It will make life do much easier, trust me on that one. And it comes with the auto batch file
[EVO 4G Android Development] NeoFL:
I been posting on the HTC Facebook page about the boot loader being locked. If you have a Facebook account the more that post the better!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
Hey, Jon, any progress on the Root exploit for 4.22 and/or 4.24?

Using an UNrooted Evo defeats the purpose of why I got the phone to begin with...and makes me a little ill...that, and battery REALLY SUCKS when you're stock!! :eek:

Thanks for any progress you can make on this... PM me if you want someone to test your progress...

:cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] dfskevinohyeah:
when did you get the phone? why didnt you just get the evo 3d
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
Because

(A) I had a release day EVO, which I loved, and after the 3rd USB port failure my local Sprint store gave me a BRAND NEW 4G last Saturday, with the new software on it.

(B) I'm not completely sure I'm going to the 3D. I've played with it, and while the phone is awesome and fast, 3d is a gimmick, and I honestly thought it was too weird looking to use a lot. It looks like a diorama. Characters are all flat (zero depth) they're just layered in. To me, not real impressive.

(C) Unless you're going to donate the $267 (after CA tax) it'll cost me, that's an issue also...

(D) Since I already have a full upgrade due, I'm waiting to see the Photon, Evo 4G+, GSII, and a few others before I commit.

And finally, (E), Myn's Warm 2.2 and Synergy, both built for the 4G, are spectacular ROMs which I have no real inclination to leave...

Okay? You asked...

:cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
I'm with ya. Mine died two Saturdays ago. Stock SUCKS!!! also $35 or $260+.....and quad core end of year. I'll wait.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Dozenboy0012:
Will this work on the heroc?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Nope, unfortunately no exploit yet. The Sensation, Evo 3D and soon to be Incredible people are all in the same boat as you all so it should be soon though.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
I've been avoiding the 4.24 ota...does that make a difference? Can I take it while I'm waiting for Root, or do you think 4.22 will get root sooner (than 4.24) or will they both happen at once?

Thanks.

:confused:
[EVO 4G Android Development] whoisatlas:
You can always update... but you can't always downgrade :P. So stay with that version if you want the best chances of rooting.
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
1st rule of rooting is never accept OTA's. You lose root. Plus the update sucks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
I'm well aware not to take OTAs, but I didn't have a choice...my release day Evo, which was rooted 2 weeks after I got it, had a recurring USB port issue. After 3 repairs my local Sprint guys ordered me a refurb [on back-order], promising if they couldn't get one in 7 days, they'd give me a brand new one.

They were good to their word, so while I have a shiny new 4G, I can't root it...yet.

:eek:
[EVO 4G Android Development] fgcchevy:
So are you saying that, we shouldnt be concerned that mostly everybody is working on rooting the 3d? My concern was just that, everybody went to the 3d and the ogevo is gona be left without root on gingerbread. TIA
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
Me 2. Had to replace mine 2 Saturdays ago. Ugh sense :-(
[EVO 4G Android Development] cdw9800:
my feeling is once either phone is rooted that same hole will find a way to break open the other phone/s that are locked im sure htc use most of the same codes with their htc sense phones so cracking the 3d will make it easier to find a crack for the 4g i could be wrong but thats my guess
[EVO 4G Android Development] rdub4nd:
I just got a replacement EVO. It shipped with 2.3.3 and the software version you named at the top of the thread...am pretty much screwed on getting root?
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
For now but it sounds like he's close. I'm in the same boat.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sprintgeek101:
xHausx would you be kind enough to PM once you have the bugs worked out? If it all works out, I'll hook you up with more dough :cool: cause I'm cool like that LOL well, actually, I just want to be able to free my Evo up. I was doing great with my CM6 Hero, but you can only do so much on it... Please let me know what happens. Thanks in advance.

-Adam
[EVO 4G Android Development] sprintgeek101:
Thanks for the tip bud, however, I gave up on it. I will try the method again, but this time on one of the returned phones. We'll see what happens.
[EVO 4G Android Development] scottspa74:
Just to check, you didn't accidentally rename the file to PC36img.zip.zip did you? You don't need to add the file extension. No offense if you already know this, I just saw this hang a lot of people up shortly after launch day.

Good luck. Hope you get it worked out.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sprintgeek101:
Indeed, I made sure that I didn't rename the PC36IMG.zip.zip Even so, I gave up. Hopefully, this method works for the Hardware 4 phones more smoothly than ver. 3.
[EVO 4G Android Development] koko123123:
please help my phone is stuck on the recovery mode screen and cant exit plaese help... thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] koko123123:
ive tried everything plese help me
[EVO 4G Android Development] flyboy1100:
help.

I want to do this root method but it isn't working. I can't get past this, happens immediatly after running "runexploit"

I tried unrevoked3 this afternoon, and any program that required root failed, so I ran the RUU in an attempt to restore my phone. I no longer have root, but hboot says S-OFF, and this method is not working. USB debugging is on, in a cmd prompt if i type "adb devices", my phone shows up.

i have a v003 and hboot 0.97
[EVO 4G Android Development] nevernickeless:
How did you fix the device not found problem I am having the same issue
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
You have to unzip the folder for it to work, otherwise it won't be able to find the rest of the files needed.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Try turning it off and then holding vol down & power. It should bring up a white screen with writing at the top. That will tell you what you are working with.

From that screen you can also select fastboot and run the RUU to restore your phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] flyboy1100:
i did that, maybe i will try it again. i will post back
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
if it still does it you may need to change the working directory for all four .bat files or run it through the command prompt. You can get there by typing cmd in the start menu
[EVO 4G Android Development] flyboy1100:
i didn't move the folder into the "tools" folder will all my adb stuff, so i will try that first. probably not today though, need to sleep now, 5am comes quick :(

and now i on a different computer and need to resetup all my stuff again anyway. hopefully tomorrow i can get it to work
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
gotcha, it has adb with it but it may be getting confused and using the wrong one
[EVO 4G Android Development] zl362:
new to the world of EVO

This method will be good to root 3.29(hboot 0.97) right?

I am getting ADB can not see device from the first step. should i install ADB before I start?

thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
Just got another evo ( WHITE ) for my wife and try this methed and everything went fine. I flash SPRINT LOVE rom but some how when I turn on the wifi-theter it would for about 3min and cut off. Turn back on and cut off after three more minute.... Could this be root process issue of rom issue?
[EVO 4G Android Development] flyboy1100:
got it to work tonight, need to run the adb shell and they command blah blah.bin in the first post, after that it worked. i needed to flash PC36IMG twice because i got stuck in the bootloader.

now i believe i am in an engineering software? is that where i am supposed to be?

edit: just flashed myn's warm 2.2, it is loading!!! awesome

edit2: myn's seems to be stuck in a loading loop, so that isn't good

edit3: i just tried the rom you included, and that too is stuck in a loop at the splashscreen :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
you should have the eng hBoot if it flashed properly, it will tell you on your bootloader screen.

Also be sure to wipe data, cache and dalvik when flashing ROMs
[EVO 4G Android Development] flyboy1100:
yes i had hboot .76.2 (i ran the RUU because i need my phone today! will try again tonight)

i tried the rom you included that also got stuck at the splashscreen(endless loop) i cleared the 3 caches you listed twice before flashing the rom.

do the roms include the kernal, or does that need to be flashed as well?(i assume they do)
[EVO 4G Android Development] wuhuai:
thank you,I get it good!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
+1

Me, too...and a lot of others....SUCKS!!!

:eek:
[EVO 4G Android Development] Davidsr1127:
Ugh, yeah stuck with stock 2.3 for now :-( LOL!! But hey, the people here on XDA are amazing, so here's hoping it won't be too long... Kinda wanted to try some sense 3.0...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Pokeemonn:
worked flawless for me with hBoot 2.10 and Froyo. Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
DUH.

It's always worked with Froyo (up to 2.2)...at least for months...

You should read back a ways before commenting. Sometimes it helps.

Not flaming ya, just stating the obvious.

:cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
according to team win the 3D exploit has nothing to do with getting an exploit for the 4G. The wait continues
[EVO 4G Android Development] furry:
I started out with using 'AutoRoot.bat' and I keep getting hung up in Recovery (tirangle/excamation) and have to reboot out, should I try 'autoroot quick' or should I run the stock RUU to reset everything and try again??

2.2

Hboot 2.10

Build 3.70

If so, which RUU do I need to run?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
Damn...first time I've heard this.

I've rooted a dozen 3.7software/2.10 Hboot with AutoRoot 2.5 and like it even more than Unrevoked. And never had a problem.

PM xHausx...Jon's a really good guy and very helpful...unless he's buried in the 3D root exploit, he WILL get back to you.

:cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] furry:
EDIT:: I got it finally, it timmed out over and over but eventually the program restarted the phone until it communicated properly with it and pushed the root through... Just one of them things I guess? Thanks!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] jfoster38122:
I'm at a black screen with htc in the middle and in each corner is a triangle with an exclamation point

I pulled the battery and can't get into bootloader or anything

I didn't get any errors with the script

I am nand unlocked and rooted
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrwright83:
Sounds like a paper weight evo to me (BRICKED)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
Nah. If anything Evo or Android shows on the phone, it ain't Bricked. At least that's been my experience...

Try pulling battery, SD card, and leaving them out for a good 15 minutes. Then, put them back in and with phone plugged into AC/USB or unplugged, (not plugged into computer), try it again.

Post your results...

:cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] Persnlmgr:
Hey, Jon...you still checking this thread?

Any progress on root for 4.22/4.24?

This being Stock will be the life of me (or at least my batteries)...

:eek:
[EVO 4G Android Development] jfoster38122:
It's a no go.

Should I try to unroot and start over.

I have no idea how to get off this screen so I can get into recovery or bootloader