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[EVO 4G Android Development] JinB:
Do I need to reset the phone?

So I should use this Rom?... 3.30.651.2_PC36IMG.zip

And lastly, AutoRoot 2 or 2.1 is preffered?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
ya, just reboot your phone and you should be good to run the autoroot. You can use the 3.30.651.2_PC36IMG if you need to restore your phone although you may need a card reader to place it on your sd card if you need to restore with it. The RUU will do the samething over USB.

2.0 and 2.1 is up to you, 2.0 has been used successfully by a lot of people but 2.1 may help clear up some of the errors others are getting.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Brad_Dubbs:
Help!!!

Ive been trying for hours to get my phone running, to no avail. I can access hboot and all that good stuff but the RUU cant find my phone so i can't restart but i also cant flash the pc36.img, i get a message saying its bad every time. I would love for it to just go back to stock or anything but since its my first post it wont let me put my recovery file down :/
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
you can also email it to haus.xda@gmail.com, what does your hboot say at the top?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Brad_Dubbs:
help 2

what info can i give you that will help you help me?

heres some basic stuff:

hboot is 2.02

running supersonic evt3 ship s-on

tried using autoroot-stopped working after the step where you need to make a recovery
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
That was what I was wondering there, you will want to use 3.30 RUU to restore it. But, before you flash it turn your phone completely off and let it charge for at least 15-30 minutes. The last thing you want is for it to die on you and it doesn't always charge in the bootloader

Once it has charged some turn it on and push power to select fastboot. When it shows FASTBOOT USB highlighted in red you will be able to run the RUU
[EVO 4G Android Development] Brad_Dubbs:
thats what i thought too, but the ruu keeps saying it can't find my phone even when its in fastboot usb
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
What all happened that your phone got stuck in the hboot? Were you just using autoroot or did you try anything else as well
[EVO 4G Android Development] JinB:
Ok X, Don't leave me now. Downloads are complete... extracting AutoRoot.

And here we go... :eek:
[EVO 4G Android Development] Brad_Dubbs:
yeah it just got error 170 from the RUU

I was using autoroot and then it got to the step where i needed to make a recovery and i got to the red triangle thing and it rebooted, only to get stuck at the white htc evo screen. Since then, i have been trying everything and anything to get it to work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
can you send me the actual autoroot.log file? It will be in the same folder as the script
[EVO 4G Android Development] rvega01:
Haus,

Good I don't need the SDK because I could not make it to work, but anyways how do I find to run the OpenShell file to write down the codes, then to be able to check the recovery.logs?

Thank youuuuu....
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
just double click it and it should bring up a prompt, you can enter the commands from there.

To pull your recovery log file copy and paste the following

adb pull /cache/recovery/log recoverylog.txt
[EVO 4G Android Development] Brad_Dubbs:
im just gonna stick to emailing you cuz it will be faster for me. and i doubt anybody is in the same position as me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
2.0 or 2.1?
[EVO 4G Android Development] JinB:
The EVO has landed... all is good!

The main thing I wanted from all of this is some improved battery life.

X, do you have suggestions?

Thanks, 2.1 worked without a hitch...
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
could you email the autoroot.log file to me at ?

Netarchys cfs havs kernels along with setcpu works pretty well for me, I keep mine on conservative but let it overclock when being used. If you underclock it will significantly help your battery life.

I also have a spare oem battery and a battery charge and that is all I need, I can make it through 12 hours at work listening to pandora over bluetooth and a large amount of time with the screen on and still always have at least half a battery left. All with out plugging it in.

A batt charger is enough to charge it to 100% and I highly recommend not using a SBC kernel.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rvega01:
Haus,

Sorry,remember I'm a newbie. To doble click where or what?

Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] rvega01:
Haus,

What I mean earlieris that I don't know how to get to the OpenShell file....!

Thank you
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
There should be a file called OpenShell in the autoroot folder, you can use that.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JinB:
X - Thanks a lot for the help and info. The log file is in the mail. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] rvega01:
Haus,

what happens is that I did not root using the autoroot folder. I root about a week ago using the last unrevoked update, so I don't think I have that in my phone
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Glad I could help, thanks for the autoroot log and letting me know it worked well for you.

ohh, gotcha. Give me a few minutes and I will post a zip that just contains the tools without any of the rooting files.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
AutoRoot v2.1 tools only
[EVO 4G Android Development] bob13bob:
Thanks! that worked.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rvega01:
Haus,

I tried the MikFroyo, and yes it is fast but I can't the GPS to work. When I try to star the Navigation, it star searching for satellite, but never finds the satellite, satys there for ever looking for it. Recently I upgraded the radio and winmax to the latest update (EVO_Radio_2.15.00.11.19_WiMAX_27167_R01_PRI_NV_1.90_003) Any suggestion?

Thank you very much for the Autoroot file!
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
It's possible the gps is acting up, you should post that in his thread to see if any one else gets the same problem.
[EVO 4G Android Development] pbartolini:
Stuck ... really stuck

Hi Haus,

I was running your AutoRoot 2.0 script and it was interrupted. Since then, I have tried everything to complete the process and install a new ROM. I get stuck at 1 of 2 screens, either the white intro screen that says "htc evo" that should preceed the Sprint icon in the power on phase or the black screen with the picture of the phone with the red triangle and exclamation point the pops up just before entering recovery. I am able to power up the device into the boot screens using the power and volume down buttons. I have followed the instructions to restore the phone using the RUU download and "clear storage" to no avail. I have also removed the SD card and plugged it into my PC to manually put a new PC36IMG.ZIP file on the card. I also used EVO-Recovery and was able to get the phone through to the recovery mode (with the green writing) and followed the instructions for rooting found at hctevohacks.com. That did not help and I haven't been able to get back to that part of the recovery since. The EVO had the latest software and I have a second EVO available and I may try do change SD cards???

Any advice is appreciated!
[EVO 4G Android Development] flyboy1100:
i am trying to completely unroot and your URFSon gives me an error, says the 2.15.0.11 radio is not supported
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
We'll need to see if your nand is unlocked before anything, with your phone in the bootloader where the three skateboarders are can you tell me what the top line says? If you could also email your autoroot.log file to me at that will let me know how far it got.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rvega01:
Hi Haus,

I tried Google Map and it works Great!, but Navigation still searching forever, never loads...
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
You can download the latest S-ON tool from unrevokeds site below

http://downloads.unrevoked.com/forever/current/unrevoked-forever-son.zip
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
try using another ROM to see if that fixes it
[EVO 4G Android Development] pbartolini:
SUPERSONIC EVT3 SHIP S-ON

AutoRoot log is on its way.

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] vlug:
yea sorry about that, yellow or green. Its the symbol that shows two arrows rotating and the arrow in the middle pointing down at the device. Also im sending my phone back becuz the power button isnt functioning correctly so I will try to use this root method on tuesday and see what goes on
[EVO 4G Android Development] flyboy1100:
i did, not sure if you updated it for v2.1 or not. i was still using 2.0
[EVO 4G Android Development] chessercizes:
hey,

so I used your method to root (i used v 2.0 before v 2.1 was out) and it worked great! But some other problems developed so I need to unroot it before taking it back.

I had a stock RUU (in the form of an exe file) that i ran to unroot my phone, however when i boot into the bootloader by holding down VOL DOWN + POWER, the top line still says "SUPERSONIC EVT3 SHIP S-OFF".

Is that normal? I thought I had to get it to S-ON, and I thought the RUU exe file would do it, but it didn't. Any suggestions on how to handle this?

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Looks like it may have just glitched and lost your phone, I had an RUU do that to me earlier so I think it's just luck of the draw.

It could see it in fastboot a couple times so you should be able to use the RUU from there. While in the bootloader push Power to select fastboot, the once it show "FASTBOOT USB" highlighted in red try running the RUU.

If your phone has been on for awhile you can let it charge some by turning it off and just leaving it plugged in for 15-30 minutes.

I may have forgot it but I just downloaded it again so 2.2 will have it for sure.

Your NAND is still unlocked, you'll need to flash a custom recovery again in order to run unrevokeds s-on tool. If you still have the autoroot folder there should be a file called flashrecovery that will do it for you. Then just run the RUU again and you will be set
[EVO 4G Android Development] pbartolini:
I understood the risks before I did this, I don't think my friend did who just got this phone....

I tried ran RUU in Fastboot USB but it says that the ROM update utility cannot connect to the phone.

Should we just conceed defeat and return it to Sprint or is there anything else we can try?

Again, Thanks!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] chessercizes:
Sweet that worked perfectly. Thank you!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
It would be silly to try returning it but that's up to you... all they are going to do is run the RUU and hand it back to you.

If you reboot your computer real quick and then use the openshell command it will bring up a prompt that you can flash manually from. Then type 'fastboot devices' and let me know what it says.

You may also want to start downloading the 3.30.651.1_PC26IMG.zip file from my OP just in case you got a bad copy of the RUU.
[EVO 4G Android Development] pbartolini:
I don't know how to use the openshell command.

Will the RUU work if Sprint runs it?
[EVO 4G Android Development] bwagner:
Complete Success

I may not have had the most difficult phone to root, ver. 3.29 and 0.97 HBOOT, but everything went perfectly. I used the 2.1 edition because Amon_RA has stopped supporting the earlier versions. Attached is the log for reference.

Donation sent, 94S87971E0259493E. Thank you.

Brent
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
All you have to do is double click on it to bring up the prompt. Your bootloader was showing up in the log file so the RUU will be able to see it as well.

Thank you Brent, it is appreciated.
[EVO 4G Android Development] pbartolini:
Found the openshell command and it said: "'fastboot' is not a recognized internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

Tried the RUU 3.30 and it also didn't see the device.

Device Manager does see it as an ADB Device - HTC Bootloader.
[EVO 4G Android Development] pbartolini:
Woops. Found the right openshell command and it lists a bunch of command options:

C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\HTC\AutoRoot_v2.0>fastboot device

usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>

commands:

update <filename> reflash device from update.zip

flashall flash boot + recovery + system

flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition

erase <partition> erase a flash partition

getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable

boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel

flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it

devices list all connected devices

reboot reboot device normally

reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader

options:

-w erase userdata and cache

-s <serial number> specify device serial number

-p <product> specify product name

-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline

-i <vendor id> specify a custom USB vendor id
[EVO 4G Android Development] JimJones28:
I keep getting the error message "Failed to get a root shell, please restart your phone and try again"

I've made sure to follow the steps carefully. I'm using the app killer before running it. Phone is connected as charge only

I have version 3.70.651.1 with hboot -2.10

First time ever rooting so I may be overlooking something very stupid

See below for the error text:

------------ AutoRoot.bat Begin - v2.1 - Sun 01/09/2011 17:55:08.18 ------------

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

Checking for ADB...

PLEN='1' PSTATE='device' RETURNTO='start' STEP='start'

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

Found the phone connected as 'device'.

Checking MTD configuration...

dev: size erasesize name

mtd0: 00c00000 00020000 "wimax"

mtd1: 000a0000 00020000 "misc"

mtd2: 00480000 00020000 "recovery"

mtd3: 00300000 00020000 "boot"

mtd4: 15e00000 00020000 "system"

mtd5: 0a000000 00020000 "cache"

mtd6: 1aba0000 00020000 "userdata"

'check.bat mtd' returned 'old'

Firmware version '3.70.651.1'

Version Major '3'

Version Minor '70'

Battery is at 100 percent.

Checking for root...

UID is 'shell'

Installing exploit...

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

Success

1448 KB/s (767044 bytes in 0.517s)

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 ADBD...

------------ AutoRoot.bat End ------------
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
When you reboot don't worry about using the task killer or anything, just let it finish starting up and then try running it. Keeping the screen turned on while it is flashing may also help
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Thats the one but device is plural. 'fastboot devices'
[EVO 4G Android Development] JimJones28:
Thank you for your quick response.

I restarted, gave it a few minutes and did not use the app killer. I also turned the screen time out to never.

Could it be anything else or am I SOL?

I am using V.2.1 of your auto run. I'll try 2.0 and see if that works.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rvega01:
Hi Haus,

I flashed the AutoRoot v2.1 tools only file you sent me and installation aborted. I got the following message: zip verificationfailed. zip isn't signed correctly. This is how I flashed it. I got into Recovery mode I selected apply zip file from sd card, then I selected your AutoRoot v2.1 tool only file and I got the above message. Advice please.

Thank you very much....!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] rvega01:
Haus,

I opened google map, hit home and then opened Navigation and now worked.I closed everything, then I only opened Navigation and working great!

Thank you!
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
A factory reset should let it work. Double click the openshell file in the autoroot folder and type 'adb reboot recovery'

Once you see the red triangle push vol up & power, that will bring up a menu that where you can wipe it. Just reboot afterward and you should be good to go.

edit: I also have version 2.2 i'm about to post if you want to give that one a try
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
It is for your desktop.

May have just need a reboot then. A lot of times going into the recovery and wiping cache and dalvik-cache can help get rid of bugs too
[EVO 4G Android Development] rvega01:
Hi Haus,

I have a big misunderstanding between the following Kernels and Roms type, and which ones will work with an HTC EVO:

1-- What is each "Kernel" type and which one will work with HTC EVO:

_ a Composite HTC Kernel

_ a non-sense Kernel

_ a sense Kernel

_ an AOSP Kernel

2--What is each "ROM" and which one will work with HTC EVO:

_sense ROM

_non-sense ROM

3-- Can all the Kernels and Roms that work with the EVO be flashed between each others. I mean, if you can try each of them between each others to see which combination fits better for each person.

I think this is a very good question many newbies like me have!

Haus Many Thanks again.....!
[EVO 4G Android Development] JimJones28:
That seems to have done the trick. It found the root but the install has not finished quite yet.

Thank you very much for your help. It really is a credit that you developed this program and are still patient and willing to help people like myself with issues.

I have taken note of the donation link in your signature.

Thanks again
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Sense is what HTC calls it's version of Android, they are based off the stock ROMs - Usually everything works

A senseless or non-sense ROM is a ROM where as much of HTC customizations as possible have been removed - again usually everything work

AOSP is all open source and is raw Android - for the moment 4G and HDMI don't work with them

Composite kernels are usually a mix that will work with AOSP and Sense

AOSP and Sense kernels are usually not interchangeable, if you have a sense ROM an AOSP kernel will not work and vice versa
[EVO 4G Android Development] Menotti:
Hi,

So I am having a trouble running the RUU for 3.70.651.1 (what my phone came with / after Sprint induced OTA).

I have the step-by-step rooted method done, but I'd like to RUU and use the Autoroot so I have the latest RA (not stuck with the custom RA from the old step-by-step for HBOOT 2.10)

Anyways, when I run the RUU, it detects the Evo, reboots, and gets stuck at the htc screen. The RUU program errors out - cant find the device. When I disconnect the USB cable in this state, it goes into fastboot with a single menu item called "ruu"

If I reconnect the cable in this state, it goes back to black htc screen. Any thoughts?

Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
You can run this without using the RUU if you want, it will see you are already rooted and skip to flashing the ROM & Recovery.

There is also a file named FlashRecovery that will do just that if that is all you were wanting.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JimJones28:
The root worked perfectly. I've installed the WiFi Hot Spot Tetethering App.

I guess my next question is no what?

I'd like to get the swype keyboard back (found it). Also now that the phone is rooted does this mean I can download apps for free?

I really am 100% new to this.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
A few things to get you started is netarchy's kernels (4.3.1 cfs havs works good), adfree, setcpu, root explorer and a few others I cant think of atm are all good apps. A lot of the devs give their apps for free to xda members but it's only a few bucks man, for all the work that gets put in to them dont get cheap.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rvega01:
Haus,

Great your answer,thank you very much...

Sorry but I'm still very lost with the Recovery.log thing.

I double click on the open shell file and I got a message saying "Your NAND must be unlocked first!", but since I'm very lost with this, I don't know if I have to have the phone first connected to the computer, or if I have to do something else before in the phone or just something else that I have no clue....

Thank you!
[EVO 4G Android Development] DanWalker:
You cannot download apps got free, unless of course the app you want I'd free in the market. You can however install apps that require root to run.

Swyped from the Evo.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Menotti:
Ok cool I'll give it a shot. First post says it may not work if rooted before, so I was wary. Thanks a bunch!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Menotti:
Got this on run from an admin CMD window:

Searching for phone...
Found the phone connected as 'device'
Checking MTD configuration...
Phone has the old partition structure.
Firmware version 'FRG83'
70 was unexpected at this time.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Custom ROM?
[EVO 4G Android Development] neon_24:
download

sorry if im missing something but the download links for 2.2 on the first page are not working for me, they just open up a blank explorer page.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Menotti:
Yup exactly. I am on CM6 :\ That's one of the reasons I was going to RUU and run autoroot again, rather than going over the top. Should I use a default Sprint ROM?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
I'm still uploading 2.3, the mirror started slowing down on me so I ended up having to restart it an hour in. :mad:

ahh, gotcha. If you have a sense rom you can try flashing that one or you could open up a dos shell and use

adb reboot bootloader
autoroot flashrom
[EVO 4G Android Development] neon_24:
ah ok cool i'll check back later then, tryin to root my wife's phone she is lost without FB, and txt messages right now lol any eta?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
About 20 min for 2.3, you could always use 2.0 or 2.1 also. The zip I am uploading is missing one of the bigger files so you would have to download that separate for it to work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Menotti:
thanks will give that a try
[EVO 4G Android Development] JimJones28:
I wasn't referring to the hard earned developers here. But having the ability to download stupid games for free and stuff like that. Thanks for your help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Your welcome. You know a lot of them are on here too though right ;) I just look for apps that let you donate and go from there, especially since they changed the refund time.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Menotti:
that worked great! then I went in and ran the full autoroot to be sure. everything went well...

Now I'm assuming I don't need to worry about the weird custom RA that was a part of the step by step for the 3.7 phones? RSA keys are backed up when flashing ROMs and whatnot?

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] pbartolini:
Sprint gave my friend a new phone.... Is the 3.70 software glitchy with your scripts? He's not sure if he wants to try it again.

Also, I rooted back in June and haven't updated my ROM since. I downloaded ROM Manager but my phone get frozen in the recovery screen. Any thoughts? I can be happy with my current ROM but I am missing out on a lot of good stuff....
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Yup, the new ones have the kernels built in and are working properly for both types of phones. You'll still want to make an extra backup of everything but the nice thing about it is you can do the wimax partition seperate.

The RSA keys and everything else you need are in the wimax so as long as you got there you are good to go.

lol Not really, just as long as you Do Not Start Flashing Random Stuff again you'll be fine :)

so you actually took it back?