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[EVO 4G Android Development] Brad_Dubbs:
HELP

Ok so i started using the old autoroot v.2.1 ,because thats what i had on hand, for my girlfriends evo. Everything is going swimmingly until i get to the step where i go into recovery. The script starts to run by starting to flash amon ra 1.8, but then in my shell it just goes crazy and starts saying that another process is using that or something along those lines. So now i have that pc36img.zip flashed but i cant start the script again. Will the new script, 2.3, be able to pick up where it left off? please help! thanks in advance
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
It should be able to but make sure you run it in as Administrator. Restarting your computer before hand may make it easier on it too.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kingdazy:
normally, i wont make "useless" posts, but just wanted to Thank xHausx for this brilliant script. rooted, and off I go to play with ROMs! too damn easy. frighteningly so. ;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jceezy:
Mine kept hanging while flashing the recovery as well, same exact scenario as above and l was able to use the start recovery from the autoroot folder then I dl'ed the recovery and flashed it from the bootloader and from there I just flashed my Rom in recovery
[EVO 4G Android Development] daweeze02:
Okay using 2.3 and flashing a 3.70 fw everything worked perfect until around this area

Starting ADB server...

Checking MTD configuration...

Phone uses the old block size.

Firmware version '3.70.651.1'

Battery is at 88 percent.

The ADB Shell does not have root permissions.

Installing exploit...

Rooting...

Looking for Root...

Got Root!

Checking for needed files...

Pushing res\flash_image to /data/local/flash_image...

Pushing res\mtd-eng.img to /sdcard/mtd-eng.img...

Pushing res\URFSOFF.zip to /sdcard/URFSOff.zip...

Pushing res\URFSON.zip to /sdcard/URFSOn.zip...

Flashing misc partition...

Rebooting in to bootloader...

Verifying bootloader status...

Bootloader shows Firmware Version '1.17.651.1'

hbootpreupdate set at '11'

Verified the phone has the older MTD setup with hBoot Vers

Verified NAND is locked.

Setting RUU mode...

*

* Flashing Firmware...

*

* It is very important that you do not interrupt this whil

* Unplugging or turning the phone off while it is flashing

* your phone.

*

Rebooting...

Waiting for the phone...

Phone is finalizing the flash, waiting...

Waiting for the phone...

** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon

Found the phone connected as 'device'

Giving the phone time to configure itself...

Rebooting into the recovery...

Waiting for the phone...

** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon

** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon

** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon

** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon

So I flashed hte PCIMAGE manually and let it reboot but the phone did not have Superuser or root access, any thoughts?
[EVO 4G Android Development] daweeze02:
Here is my log file
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Something is interfering with adb and it talking to your phone, if you restart your computer it should help with that. If not you should still be able to use the StartRecovery script to bring up the recovery and then flash the URFSOff zip by hand.

I'm pretty sure I've figured out how to keep other things from interfering during this but it will be some time before I can put out another update.
[EVO 4G Android Development] daweeze02:
okay thanks man I will try it tomm when I have my bosses phone back, I was odng it for him....I am an G2 man myself hehe
[EVO 4G Android Development] dobermankid:
Now it's saying that it can't access the SD card..
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
:confused: ??
[EVO 4G Android Development] deadpieface:
I actually wanted to say the same thing pretty much. Th4nx0rz!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] coiledwire:
xHausx,

I'd like to install AmonRA v2.3 Hausmod. I downloaded your AutoRoot v2.3-tools zip and extracted the "PC36IMG_AmonRA-v2.3-hausmod.zip" file.

Do I rename this file to "PC36IMG.zip", place in SD root folder and boot into the bootloader for automatic install? I just want to make sure before I brick my phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] frankpreyes:
Any chance of posting the Amon Ra Hausmod img.zip file for the rest of us????
[EVO 4G Android Development] bluephi1914:
i originally used 1.94 to auto root. is there an updated rom that comes with 2.3?
[EVO 4G Android Development] DowntownRDB:
xHausx, +1. Would really appreciate you posting your mod. Thanks for considering our requests.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Yup, you can rename it and place it on your sd card or you can also use the FlashZip script to flash it through fastboot. Just ignore the warnings about flashing firmware.

A pc36img and .img of it are included in the tools only zip.

The rom and recovery have both been updated, you can find the newest versions by following the links to my sources in the original post.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bowhuntr11:
Hey I keep getting a "Error: Cannot access SD Card"

Any ideas? I am in charge mode and if I go to settings on the phone I can see the SD Card is mounted.

Its after its rooted the device and such but its about to go back and install a recovery I am guessing. But I keep getting that message.

I am using your latest version.
[EVO 4G Android Development] coiledwire:
Personally, I've only seen that problem is when I have the usb mode in disk-drive, not charge-only. I'm sure there other ways to have the SD messed up, but check that just to be sure.
[EVO 4G Android Development] coiledwire:
Donated!

Haus, keep us the great work.

A beer headed your way!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bowhuntr11:
Yep in charge only
[EVO 4G Android Development] coiledwire:
I have a problem with the recovery Haus included in this tools, where my ext3 partition on my SD couldn't be mounted.

You could try using the standard Amon_Ra 2.3 recovery and see if you still have a problem with your SD card being mounted. Here is the link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=705026
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bowhuntr11:
It doesn't even have recovery installed yet... :/
[EVO 4G Android Development] coiledwire:
Are you still rooted? Sorry, I can't think of anything else to try. I used unrevoked as the rooting method; everything worked fine.

Good luck!
[EVO 4G Android Development] sigtom:
Hey,

I am trying to root a friends HTV Evo 4gphone, using auto root 2.3, 3.70.651.1, and its gone thru the recovery process, and at the point where it says I should see a green arrow pointing down, the phone just stays in recovery mode. The script ended, saying hit any key, and now when removing the battery only get the white HTC EVO4G screen. I have tried running the auto root again, but as the phone isnt in USB debugging, its not seeing the phone.

Attached is the auto-root log. Any help would be appreciated.

This is why doing favors for your fiance's friend isnt the best idea.
[EVO 4G Android Development] frankpreyes:
I'm also having he same problem with Haus' mod to Amon Ra's recovery and Dark Tremors a2sd. I pulled the zip from the recovery tools yesterday. I originally had Amon Ra's 2.3 Recovery D/L from his forum, so I know this originally worked. This is what I'm seeing when I try to wipe Dalvik cache:

Wipe DALVIK-CACHE:

Press Power to confirm,

any other key to abort.

Formatting DATA:dalvik-cache...

Formatting CACHE:dalvik-cache...

Formatting SDEXT:dalvik-cache...

E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)

(No such device)

Error mounting /sd-ext/dalvik-cache!

Skipping format...

DALVIK-CASH: wipe complete!

No such message on Amon Ra 2.3. FYI. Bug report. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] coiledwire:
Yep, exactly the same mounting issue for me; only for this 2.3mod. Which sucks because I can tell its way faster to backup and recover compared to standard 2.3.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
If it's in charge only mode it may be something with the card causing it. Are you able to number it as a disk drive to run a scandisk and check got errors on it? If you could attach the autorootlog.txt file that will sure what it was doing when it failed

Thanks man, appreciate that!
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
It looks like you had a bad flash of the recovery. The phone is ok but the firmware that is currently on it is too old for newer evos and that is whats causing it to hang on the splash screen.

You'll want to get a clean install using the 3.70 ruu and then you should be able to run it again without any issues. You can get it to recognize your phone by holding vol down while turning it on and then pushing power to select fastboot mode. Once it shows fastboot usb highlighted on red the ruu will be able to find it.

K, sounds like it may be an easy fix but I won't be able to take a look at it til later on tonight.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bluephi1914:
My phone began acting wierd, Force Closing on the Market...

I un-installed the market updates after clearing the cache and that didnt work.... the market wouldnt even load.

so i uninstalled the market.

I figured to get it back I had to do a hard reset... when the boot loader menu came up I selected "reboot system now". When my phone rebooted it didnt have anything on the screens. not even the market.

So i hard reset again and selected "recovery", Then "Nand Restore", then I selected "HTOC4HL03605", then "BCDMRS12-20110102-0734" It now it appears that my phone is no longer rooted. after a little research, i figured out that Nand, meant back to original (pre root... i think)

How would i get it rooted again ? should i have selected somehting else to hard reset and have it in its original rooted form???o the original rooted form ??
[EVO 4G Android Development] coiledwire:
Hey, that would be awesome. Hoping this will be a quick-n-easy change.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
All you need is to download a rooted rom and flash it. As long as you have the recovery is intact you will stay rooted. If you have any trouble with your ROM try wiping the cache and dalvik and thats usually enough to fix it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bluephi1914:
Dont think Im rooted anymore.... no super user icon, Tried to download titanium backp and it tells me "could not aquire root privileges"

i downloaded

3.70.651.1_PC36IMG.zip

, copied it to my sd card and tried to flash and it says:

install from sdcard...

finding update package...

opening package...

e: Can't open /sdcard/3.70.651.1_PC36IMG.zip(bad)

installation aborted

My software version now reads: 1.17.651.1

Firmware: 2.1-update1

Kernel version: 2.6.32.25-netarchy-toastmod-4.2.1-cfs-bfq-havs-less-smartass

hardware version: 004
[EVO 4G Android Development] coiledwire:
I'm not an expert, but here is my suggestion.

I don't know if any "pc36img" file can be flashed through the recovery tool. Whenever I need to install a file like this, I have to rename it exactly "PC36IMG.zip" (without the quotes), place it in the root directory of the SD card, and boot into the bootloader (holding volume down button when turning on). The bootloader should discover this file on its own and ask you if you want to update. Select yes and reboot.

Make sure this file is not corrupted from the download (md5 checksum), and you should be ok.

I'm on my phone, so I can't verify which file you are trying to flash. Good luck.

From my EVO when I should probably be doing something else instead.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bluephi1914:
ok this worked... :) but i guess i grabbed a original sprint Rom cuz when i renamed the file to what you suggested, and booted it immediately recognized it. but its not rooted anymore.

file name:

3.70.651.1_PC36IMG.zip (MD5: 7056D42812AA5DF03FCC8DDDC2B64E85)

My software version now reads: 3.70.651.1

Android Firmware: 2.2

Kernel version: 2.6.32.17-gee557fd htc-kernel@and18-2 #15

hardware version: 004
[EVO 4G Android Development] coiledwire:
It might still be rooted.

Now you can try flashing a ROM using the recovery like you 1st tried.

This forum has a great deal of ROMs available. Here is link to rooted, optimized 100% stock ROM if you want to keep things the same to begin with (select the 3.70 version):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=864501

Otherwise if you want to try a more custom ROM, check out warm2.2, mikfroyo, evio, azrael, or ava. These tend to be the most popular sense rom. I suggest you stay with a sense ROM at the beginning before trying out something like miui. But this is my opinion.

Once you have a ROM, put it on your SD card and power down the phone. Also be sure to remove that PC36IMG file from your SD to make things less complicated. Go back into bootloader. When you are at the boot loader screen, check to see if it says "S-off" at the top, which means security-off. This indicates you have root and unlocked the nand memory. After bootloader finishes scanning, navigate to recovery, and now you should be in Amon_Ra recovery.

You may already know the steps you should take when flashing ROM, but in case you don't, I'll list what what I do (all inside recovery).

1) Wipe cache and dalvik cache. You can do this several times to make sure everything is going.

2) Make a backup; under backup/restore section, do a backup. Select Boot, System, and Data. Separately, make a backup of wimax by itself.

3) After backup, go back and wipe data (and you might as well do cache and dalvik again).

4) Now you can flash your ROM zip file that you downloaded. It'll install, and when finished, go ahead an reboot the phone.

Now this ROM will place the kernel as well, so if you want to keep using net's kernel you will have to reflash it. After you boot fully into the ROM (entering gmail info, etc), go ahead and go back to recovery. Wipe cache and dalvik. Then flash net's kernel.

When you get into the ROM, you should see a superuser in the app list. So with that and s-off from the bootloader, you should be fully rooted. Good luck!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Stroid01:
Need to root a friend with 2.10 and 3.70 ...Watched the Video in Post #1 , while downloading the necessary files. Once I finished watching the video I followed the instructions on post #1.

Root took approximately 20min with absolutely no issues. Fantastic work and I loved all the instructions within the auto-update script.

Thanks alot!
[EVO 4G Android Development] bluephi1914:
SUCCESS !!!!!!!!!!!

I downloaded autoroot2.3 and used the rom out of it. I changed the name like you told me before and put it on the sd card. Thanks "coiledwire".

this rooting/troubleshooting is scary sometimes. :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] coiledwire:
Sweet, congrats! Now begins the fun of finding the ROM(s) you like and the mods that go with them. Just remember those steps in my previous post; do backups and wipe every time you flash a ROM or mod.

Sometimes you will get into scary situations again. Just search and ask questions; good chance someone else has already had the same problem and found a way out of it. Enjoy!
[EVO 4G Android Development] htcp85:
AutoRoot v2.3 - Full Root Zip (MD5: 81552E826E0137FA4542C9072DCAAFC6)

AutoRoot v2.3 - Tools Only (MD5: AB4D7B6C32823A7623AEE6EF9D55501E)

this are the files that i have to download, but what are the tools for?, i saw the video but he didn't use that, also can somebody recomend any gingerbread rom to flash.

P.S

Don't look at my signature i have an EVO 4G too.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
The full root zip has everything in the tools only zip included with it. It's mainly for any one who wants the scripts and files needed to setup a temporary recovery, flash PC36IMGs over USB or to just use ADB and fastboot without having to set up the android SDK and CD to the tools directory in it. It also has a custom recovery in it but I'm in the middle of changing it at the moment.
[EVO 4G Android Development] htcp85:
The full root zip has everything in the tools only zip included with it. It's mainly for any one who wants the scripts and files needed to setup a temporary recovery, flash PC36IMGs over USB or to just use ADB and fastboot without having to set up the android SDK and CD to the tools directory in it. It also has a custom recovery in it but I'm in the middle of changing it at the moment.

wait a second i'm new to root and flash about evo4g , what you mean is that the full root file have the tools in it right, and no need to download the tools zip. thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
yup, you got it
[EVO 4G Android Development] dobermankid:
Wow, this blows.. How do I get my phone back to normal?? :mad:
[EVO 4G Android Development] htcp85:
Thanks very much, and one more thing can u provide me a link for a gingerbred rom that i can test.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Khemistry:
Thanks a lot!

To the OP, thank you soooooooooooooooo much! I am finally rooted!!! I had to get a warranty replacement EVO due to a defect in my original EVO that I had since launch. I didn't want to take the plunge before because I had so much info on my phone and apps downloaded and I really didn't want to have to do a clean install to root. Plus, there didn't seem to be enough rooting development, in previous times. So I never did it. But with the new phone and starting from fresh anyway, I decided to take the plunge.

My first attempt was botched. Kept getting error msgs about Daemon-something. I couldn't get passed a particular rooting screen. Then, I inadvertently disconnected my phone during the rooting process. Big no no! But with me disconnecting, my phone finally booted up all the way. The phone came out partially rooted somehow. But when I checked to see the Android version, I had someone been downgraded to 2.1! So I had to use the RUU and start over.

I don't know what happened, but the second root process was done in less than five minutes. There must have been some leftover files or something. Next thing I knew, I had the confirmation telling me 'Congratulations on being rooted!'. I thought it was a fluke, so after the phone finally booted up and I went through the initial setup process, I quickly found I was back to the latest firmware. I looked to see about my Kernal and Build number and all that good stuff, and there were some minor differences, but not enough to make me think I was definitely rooted. So then I went to go access Sprint's hotspot feature, and viola! I was able to connect! I am elated right now! Thanks so much!
[EVO 4G Android Development] fullthrottleenergy:
I was having the same issues. You need to install the android bootloader interface driver.

http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install

Just follow this guide. The drivers installed automatically for me so I'm not sure if Windows found the downloaded driver from the link above or installed its own. Download the driver and unzip it just in case but Windows should automatically install the driver. This worked for me. After the driver was installed I disconnected the usb and took out the battery and reinserted battery and let the rom load. I then did the RUU for the 3.70 rom once complete redid the Auto Root 2.3. Good luck
[EVO 4G Android Development] captnjagerbomb:
So what should a lowly 10.4.11 mac user like myself do to get root? Is there any easy way?
[EVO 4G Android Development] lw1234:
My Evo is Messed Up

Ok guys, this is my first time posting so bear with me. I have rooted phones before (Touch Pro and Hero) using the methods posted here, and all of them have been great. I was going through the process listed here for my new EVO, and when I got to the part where it said "Do you want to start update?", I hit volume down for NO instead of up for YES. It then asked if I wanted to reboot and I said no like the instructions said and then highlighted recovery and pressed the power button. I then got the white evo 4g screen and the red triangle screen and it stayed that way for an hour. The script never returned to my pc screen and nothing happened. I think pressed volume up and power and rebooted the device and it returned to my homescreen, so I thought I just had to start over. WRONG. The device was in a 30 second loop where it would start up, load sense, work ok for about 30 seconds and reboot itself. OVER AND OVER AND OVER again. I then did a battery pull and tried again to no avail. I then rebooted the phone into recovery mode and it keeps trying to install the update. But it says bootloader fail image check fail, etc.

Also, my pc no longer recognizes the phone and I no longer can even get it to boot to the homescreen for even the 30 second loop. Please help. I'm scared I've ruined my phone.

The RUU also says it cannot find my phone. :(
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
I have had others tell me this worked for them inside of a win emulator but I am unable to test it myself. Unrevoked is another option that usually works well, however it has a reputation for hosing 4G so be sure to back up your keys or wimax partition before using it.

Certain phones will not boot properly after you flash the older firmware, to finish rooting it you will want to say no when it asks to reboot after checking the PC36IMG and then go into the recovery. Once there run autoroot again and it should recognize your phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] coiledwire:
Hey Haus,

Did you ever get a chance to check out that ext3 partition mounting issue? Just wondering. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Still working on it, I've been trying to figure out if it the issue is in the kernel or something it needs from the recovery image
[EVO 4G Android Development] coiledwire:
Cool, just checking in. Let me know if I can help.

I'm 100% sure you'd be able to figure it out before me. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] htcp85:
do i need anything else than htc sync, i read something about drivers , where do i find it?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Shouldn't, the drivers are actually the reason why I recommend installing htc sync because it sets them up automatically. It seems unrevoked's drivers may help to prevent other apps from interfering but I haven't had a chance to test them out myself yet. Just make sure any apps like pda net or even java are not running when you root and you should be ok.
[EVO 4G Android Development] htcp85:
ok i just google htc sync and i getting it from sprint site that's fine right.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
yup, you can use that one or there is copy of it that is on your sd card should work too
[EVO 4G Android Development] htcp85:
I have to install it in the computer, sorry for the questions my friend, but I new to evo's, and thanks for reply.
[EVO 4G Android Development] likeminas:
Any confirmation that 4G works after rooting?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
No prob, let me know how that works out for you.

Of course. :) The debugging firmware has been used to root phones since launch day and I've never heard of anyone losing their 4G from it. Although it will still make a back up of your wimax partition the first chance it gets just in case.
[EVO 4G Android Development] MedicWill:
I tried rooting my new EVO and it ran though some of the process but then stopped and now is stuck with a screen that says HTC and has little triangles on each 4 corvers of the screen.

I cant reboot into recovery or anything, im stuck.

I attached the log file, please help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] stonemad:
I am having the exact same problem, do I add a dos prompt there?
[EVO 4G Android Development] aplacetorest:
mines saying error rooting shell restart phone and try again. said that about 3x. yes usb debugging is on. help?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
You had a bad flash, you can run the RUU to get a clean install and then if you try again it should go through.

See above ^^

Something on your phone is preventing it from getting root. If you do a factory reset and then try again it should work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] MedicWill:
Does it matter which RUU? Im doing 3.70 now
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
You'll most likely need 3.70 if your phone is newer. For hboot 2.10 you'll want 3.70, hboot 2.02 needs 3.30 and hboot .97 or lower needs 3.29