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[EVO 4G Android Development] piper at the gates:
alas i have run into one more problem. it is stuck at htc four triangles and my command prompt says "Error:device not found"
[EVO 4G Android Development] piper at the gates:
also my android 1.0 drivers are nowhere to be found and i cant figure out how to reinstall them without having the device connect to the computer in hboot
[EVO 4G Android Development] v1pe:
Anyone have a solution for getting stuck at the boot screen (htc EVO 4G white background)??

Started with software version 3.30.651.3, used the RUU to restore to 3.30.651.2. Got the HTC 4 triangle bootloop when I tried to use the normal method, so I attempted the alternate and got all the way to the last step (makenandroid) and it's stuck in booting now.

Tried to re flash the RUU but it's telling me I have less than 30% battery even though I charged the phone in the wall all night, and switched out the battery with another EVO that I know has >90%.

Any help would be appreciated, hope I didn't brick this thing!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] v1pe:
Able to get into aman-ra with the start-recovery...

how can I tell if my NAND is unlocked, I seemed to be able to run a nandroid backup...I wouldn't be able nandroid if I wasn't unlocked yeah?
[EVO 4G Android Development] v1pe:
Using this process I was able to get the phone back booted up, but now am having issues flashing the recovery, tells me remote: not allowed
[EVO 4G Android Development] v1pe:
Somehow was able to get it all working using a variety of methods in the thread...

Thanks for the root method!
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Piper, You are using 'makeAndroid' instead of 'makeNandrod'. There is an N in there

Glad you got everything worked out, I will be updating it soon and hopefully it will work a lot more smoothly afterward.
[EVO 4G Android Development] fredrik949:
If I have Build number 3.30.61.2 will the easy version of this work or will I get the triangles and will I have to do the more involved version?
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
I have a few questions. I came over from the hero and I was able to root it using some adb commands before not the easy one click root. Im not exactly new to this but I am no expert. I tried to run this method and I cant get passed the checking for ADB dos window. Ive downloaded ADK tools separately and still no luck. I just got the phone today so Im not sure if it has the OTA update ive read in a few places. This is the info I have:

Build Number - 3.30.651.3 CL 272076

any help is greatly appreciated. I thought Id have this thing rooted in a few hours so Im a little let down....LOL
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
It depends, some phones with 3.30 will go through with no problems while others get the triangles. One way to tell what it will do is to open a dos promp and cd to the autoroot folder, once there type 'check mtd'. If you see 002000 then it should be able to root with no problems, if you see 004000 then you will need to flash the PC36IMG.zip through the hBoot.

You should be ok with the 3.30 update. Have you tried opening a dos prompt through the start menu and running it from that?
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
no i have not. do you mean to follow the steps from the op for the sevtion if you have four triangles? :confused:

I downloaded the file without the extra images....can I still follow those instructions/
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
You need the full AutoRoot.zip for it to work, the ones without the images are just for people who have an older version of the script and don't need to download everything again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
I was afraid you would say that. :p I have DSL so it takes like forever and a day. but I will leave it downloading overnight. So after I download the full auto root I follow your steps in that section?

oh and thank you for your help!!!! ;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
yup, it should let you run it normally. To be honest with your version you probably have a 75% chance you will get the triangles error and have to flash the RUU to restore it though. You should be able to get around having to download the RUU if you just go straight for the long method though.
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
thanks again. So ill go straight to the workaround steps and just type the 4 or so commands. =) if that the long method Im ok wiht that....lol....just read another method that has a great deal more lines....so I hope this works in the morning =)
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
stuck

I'm stuck at the precipice of completion. I've been doing everything I know and I'm stuck. I'm running Hboot 2.02 and Hardware 4. I got just past #4 where I loaded the PC36IMG then reboot. When it reboot it left me in the HTC EVO 4G screen. I tried cmd fastboot oem rebootRUU but the response was <waiting for device> I had to pull battery. Tried normal Start but got the same HTC EVO 4G screen. I pulled battery again. Did Start with Vol Dn and reloaded PC36IMG, but I did not install. I did not reboot. Put me into HBoot Fastboot. Code would not work., Pressed Select (Power on) and got Fastboot USB Bootloader. tried code. nothing worked. What do I need to do?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
From the hboot menu select Recovery, then run "autoroot makenandroid" and you should be good to go. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
I Vol Dn to Recovery then did cmd: autoroot makenandroid. I got "error device not found". Then I selected Recovery (power On) and got the single red triangle. What do I do, run any RUU? which one?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
run autoroot makenandroid again from there, the big red triangle is the recovery
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
here is my log file
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
With your phone showing the red triangle with an exclamation mark in it type "adb devices", you should see it say either recovery or offline.

If it is offline then you need to flash the PC36IMG_UD.zip through the hboot, if it says recovery then you should be ok to continue
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
it says recovery. You said then continue. sorry I'm too much of a noob to know what that means... continue what? what's next. Sorry I have to be spoon-fed, but I really don't have a good handle on this OS
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Its all good man, we all had to learn at one time. That is good it shows recovery, lets finish it up by hand since the script isn't working right on your pc.

There should be a batch file name start-recovery, run that and it will bring up the recovery on your phone.

Once the recovery is up you can use the volume keys to highlight the different options and power to select it. First things first you will want to make a nandroid, to do that push volume down to highlight Backup/Restore, then press Power. From that menu push vol down to highlight Nand backup and push power again.

Once it finishes select return to go back to the main menu. Then select Flash zip from sdcard and select URFSOff.zip.

Once that is finished you'll need to open up another dos prompt and finish using the instructions in post 577

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9905692&postcount=577
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
I don't have 3.30.651.2_PC36IMG.zip on my sd card, so I tried to flashed Fresh 3.4. It aborted after Writing boot.img. it said asset failed: write_raw_image.. E: error in sdcard... status 7. How do I get a rom from off my phone (sd card).
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
The PC36IMG zips and rom zips are very different, you do not want to get them confused.

As long as your boot loader shows S-OFF you can run the ruu and retain root. Then, after you use the ruu, flash the recovery through fast boot. Once you do that you can use the recovery to flash fresh.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
My boot loader shows S-OFF. You said I can run the ruu and retain root. Which RUU? I don't have any on my SD card. Then you said "flash the recovery through fast boot" It's late and I don't know what or how to do this. I know I'm almost there, but inch by inch. Can you please be explicit on what to do from where I am. thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tester70:
I am so frustrated with this project. I've been trying to root for three weeks!!! I cannot get passed the bootload interface. I've used unrevoked3 and it tells me that it triumphed, yet it still says s-on.

I have uploaded unrevoked forever and all the data needed...and nothing. What am I missing?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
You'll need to flash the ruu or the pc36img.zip you've been using to restore your phone with. Once you do that download the recovery zip file attached to the post I linked to earlier and put it in your auto root directory.

Then use the instructions in that post to flash it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ShawnMcCool:
Just for clarification. This is for Android version 2.02 at most, correct? This will not work on Android 2.2? I'm having a hell of a time navigating this forum and finding the correct rooting procedure for my wife's brand new Evo 4g.

Here are the specs:

Android version: 2.2

Baseband version: 2.15.00.09.01

Build number: 3.30.651.2 CL271968 release-keys

Software number: 3.30.651.2

If anyone could help point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Unrevoked 3 does not work for new phones and can possibly corrupt them. You'll need to run the 3.30 ruu and try once of the methods made for phones with the 2.02 bootloader.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
This will work for Android 2.2 phones with boot leader versions 2.02 and below. You can find out what version the boot loader is by turning the phone off and holding vol down and power to turn it back on. At the top you should see something along the lines of "hboot ?.??..." That is your boot loader version.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
I thought RUUs would make a phone lose root. The one I used Friday was Supersonic release 157088, next to newest.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tester70:
Confused, this information does not compute. I had very little issue rooting my Hero so I'm not a total nitwit (lol) but I didn't have to do all this.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Once you use unrevoked forever you will keep the ability to flash a custom recovery and use that to flash a rooted rom.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
lol, sorry for the confusing response. Here lately it seems HTC has been doing everything they can think of to make rooting as complicated as possible.

You can download the RUU from the OP that will restore your phone and undo anything Unrevoked 3 has done to it. Once you do that you should be able to root using the script in the OP here or with the process found in Zikronix "Got The Game Upset" thread.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
are you saying that Autoroot uses Unrevoked Forever and I'm ok?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
yes. The URFSOff.zip file you flashed is Unrevoked Forever.

Did you finish yet? :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
now I'm getting the message PC36IMG.zip file on my sd card is bad, and the RUU doesn't work on my home Win 7-64 bit box. I 'll have to go into work to get this going. If that's all I have to do, you have a steak dinner and a beer waiting for you in Chicago. Or I'll donate to you. thanks for sticking with me. I'm going to bed.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tester70:
Its not you...I just don't get it. ruu's and scripts and blah,blah *smh* I've wiped everything from unrevoked 3 and i'm back to Android 1.0 on the device manager. Wiped everything from the sd card and my desktop. I've been to that thread and tried it too. I'm too old for this...I guess. :cool:
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Try running the ruu as administrator or on another computer if you can. If it still cannot find it you will need to flash the PC36IMG out of it manually. You can find the zip by running the ruu and then searching your hd for rom.zip or you can use one of the links in the op to download it.

Also, if your phone has been on for awhile you may want to turn it off and let it charge for half hour an hour before flashing again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dan0412:
Is the '4-Triangle' screen/error a feature of the new hardware (0004) as I have never come across it on my phone (0003).
[EVO 4G Android Development] Schnick1:
Alright, got RUU to work after installing HTC Sync. (HTC Sync is still installed, I read other threads that mentioned removing this before rooting, but nothing specific in your thread)

This time I followed the 4-Triangles instructions and everything went well until I get the last step at the red triangle.

When running 'autoroot makenandroid' I receive the following message:

Pushing amon_ra_1.8-mod to /...

Checking MTD configuration...

Either your MTD data could not be retrieved or it was not recognized. Aborting.

FWIW. during the PC36IMG install, the RADIO V2 fails.

Any Ideas? I feel I'm incredibly close at this point.

---UPDATE---

Just noticed the info on post 615 re: running things manually. So far so good, S-OFF has taken.

---UPDATE 2---

Thanks to the info found in post 615 and 577 was finally able to finish things up!

Dealing with this particular EVO has been far more painful than I'm used to, but it all worked out.

THANKS!
[EVO 4G Android Development] fredrik949:
sorry kind of a noob and didn't follow all of that but when I go in to boot loader it shows hboot 2.02 does that mean I can use the short method? also if I have tried using unrevoked before and it did not work I need to undo what it did before using your method, correct?
[EVO 4G Android Development] QuiQNeZZ:
Haven't rooted in a while, my Hero that is. Wife got a new Evo a couple days ago. It's got the 2.02 boot software 3.30, pretty much the same as the previous poster stated. The OP doesn't say anything about needing the android SDK but it might just be assumed that you know that you do maybe?

Now do I need the SDK installed or certain drivers for this to work. Cuz all that happens when I put the phone into USB debug and charge only when running the autoroot bat is it says Checking for ADB... And just sits there. I remember way back when I rooted my Hero I needed the SDK AND the HTC sync drivers or something installed for it to work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Schnick1:
I found that after I had HTC sync installed, the PC always recognized the phone, but that I also had to run most commands twice when the phone was at the Home Screen.

ie.

autoroot.bat

Checking for ADB.... (stuck here)

Ctrl+C to terminate

autoroot.bat (again) and it would run fine the second time
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
Still Stuck

I think I'm at the point where I just need to get a ROM onto my phone. Right now it's not bricked, but no rom runs so I have nothing. I can get Red triangle recovery, but when I run an RUU I get the msg the phone is disconnected. I can get into recovery by using Start-recovery.bat. I was getting msg 'bad SD card so I got another card and loaded sprintlovers_pc36IMG.zip but got error msg "can't find update script. What file is that and where do I get it? How do I push/install an RUU from my computer. please give me explicit directions. Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] rmars:
working...... BUT i cannot flash custom ROMs, tried flashing xxxBabiBoiXXx kernal from the org. htc #17 says I don't have no space when I try flashing a custom rom says e: can't symlink /system/bin/dumpcrash at line 4, any ideas??? s-off, the version included works with all SU permissions.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminor4326:
now when I start EVO with Power-Vol-Dn button, the phone goes through PC36IMG upload almost instantly then lands in hboot and asks me if I "want to start update". I said yes - it Parses SD zip (which one???) does "(1) Recovery - OK", "update complete", "do I want to reboot?". I say yes and I get the HTC EVO 4G screen - forever. What (recovery file is it looking for?) what can I put in it's way to see so I can get a ROM working? Help - I'm so close yet so far.

just changed pc36img file and phone loaded it for a minute. it did not load a recovery or ask if I wanted to restart. looks like I need a different pc36img file to get a working rom. suggestions
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
It's only the phones with the new partition structure that are doing it.

Glad you were able to get it worked out! The process still needs some refinement but it's getting better.

Thanks for pointing that out about HTC sync also, I will add that to the OP.

Sometimes it will work, you can try it but if it does not work you will need to run the RUU to restore it. You will need to run the RUU before beginning as well yes.

The SDK you should be able to do with out but, as Schnick pointed out, HTC Sync you will need.
[EVO 4G Android Development] skeith223:
I still havent been able to figure out why my phone is not being picked up throught the autoroot file I have tried 2 different computers ran the ruu and still it hans at checking for adb..it worked with the last file that I dounloaded but not v1.8 stumped?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Will it allow you to flash ROMs just not the kernel? If so try flashing the oldkernel.zip that is on your sd card. If it won't allow you to flash anything then you may need to re flash the recovery.

From the recovery select USB-MS mode and delete the PC36IMG off of your sd card. Then rename the springlovers...recovery zip to PC36IMG and put that one on your sd card instead. Then go back into the hboot and let it flash, that will give you a working ROM.
[EVO 4G Android Development] fredrik949:
sorry for my ignorance but what is the RUU and how do I run it?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Do you have htc sync installed? I forget if you said you did or not and apparently that will cause what you are describing.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
The RUU is just a restore utility. It will completely replace the software on your phone and restore it to brand new. You can find links to download them in my OP.

Make sure you get the correct version for your phone though. You can find out which you need by going into Settings > About Phone > Software
[EVO 4G Android Development] fredrik949:
ok, so I just match the RUU with the software version of my phone? Also can I flash a custom rom like cyanogen after I do this procedure? Lastly I have a temp root right now can I use titanium back up to back up my aps before doing this or will this completely wipe my phone, and what about data stored on the sd card like pictures etc...?

thanks for all your help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Correct, you will want to make sure you have the exact same version. In the past it would not matter much but HTC has changed some of the newer phones so that the old software is not compatible with them. You should be able to use cyanogen with no problems.

As for your pics and everything on your sd card they will be untouched, and Titanium saves the backups on your sd card so all of them will be ok too. It will wipe out your contacts and appointments but as long as they are synced with your gmail account they will all restore automatically.
[EVO 4G Android Development] fredrik949:
k thanks, will give this a try tomorrow
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Alright, about to get crackin on the over due update. Been a busy week trying to make an updated ROM and playing around with everything. Hopefully I can weed out this annoying four triangles error so the RUU won't be needed by as many people.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rmars:
It worked, your awesome bro! Appreciate the assistance.... What I did to get everything working if anyone is wondering is I tried the reg autoroot, failed 4 triangles, did the workaround pushed the recovery manually and installed the URFSOFF.zip, I renamed the PC36IMG-SprintLovers-AmonRA_1.8.zip to just PC36IMG and let the HTC bootloader install the RUU/PC36IMG, it worked, couldn't fn flash any custom roms so I gave up and was going to run the sprintlovers, but then I got some excellent info flashed the oldkernal.zip and good to go running VirusROM right now hellllllaaa smooth, big thanks, took a lot of messing with but got it working the phone was obtained last week running the 3.30.651.3 software number...........
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
Hello again...Dont know if you remember me form last night. But I tried running the dos command for fast boot and im just stuck at the checking for ADB prompt. How long should this take? Ive downloaded the full ZIP file. PLEASE HELP!!! lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Hi Edison,

That part should only take a few moments. Do you have HTC sync installed? Apparently not having that set up can cause it to hang there.
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
do glad your online...:D

yep htc sync installed. do I need to launch it with my phone?

Just tried to launch it and Im having issues. Might need a driver of some sort.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Shouldn't, as long as it is installed and working you should be ok. Do you have any other sync programs besides that one installed? Some aftermarket ones have been known to interfere with ADB
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
ok never mind. adb exe was still running on the background so it couldnt see my phone. not sure why adb is hanging up. I have an SDK installed I foudn online. I had to install a java JDK program as well. not sure if that may causing issues.
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
I only have the HTC Sync.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
shouldn't, not unless it is a very old version or something.

Try this real quick, from the autoroot folder use:

adb kill-server
adb start-server

Then retry the autoroot bat
[EVO 4G Android Development] fredrik949:
ok downloaded the correct RRU, how do I run it? do I just put it on the sd card and flash it?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
If you have the .exe version you can just run it from your computer. If you downloaded the extracted PC36IMG.zip you'll need to flash it manually
[EVO 4G Android Development] skeith223:
I uninstalled htc sync and restarted computer still hanging...
[EVO 4G Android Development] fredrik949:
thanks again
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
ok i ran the two commands and on the start server I saw all the commands for adb scroll through...I ran the autroot again but no luck.

I tried rerunning the commands and I got and I got this

adb server is out of date. killing....

*daemon started successfully*
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
not sure what to do next...RUU? which version.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bwagner:
Problems updating radio

I am unable to update the radio after rooting. I have no problem with the rooting, and can flash ROMS, but if I try to update the radio, I cannot boot into recovery, it hangs at the HTC screen.

Any help?

Thanks

Brent
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
It looks like you're in the same boat as skeith then. What does it say when you type 'adb devices' ?

Can you also give me some more info about your system, such as what OS you are running, 32 or 64 bit, etc?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
Ahh yes, I had a feeling that would happen sooner or later. You're probably using the recovery with the old kernel that is not compatible with the new radio. You can get around this by flashing the recovery with the new kernel, BUT, I'm not sure if it will work right. When I tried it I could not get it to make nandroids properly on my phone.

You can try as it may work just fine with your phone but realize that you will be going into uncharted waters.
[EVO 4G Android Development] edisonalvarez:
I get the following

HT0C1 HL07 something device

Im running Windows XP. Old laptop so Im assuming 32 bit.

thanks again for your help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bwagner:
Asus laptop, Win7 32-bit. adb devices output:

List of devices attached

HT05XHL11252 device

Brent
[EVO 4G Android Development] xHausx:
It looks like ADB is working ok, I'm uploading ver 1.9 atm. If you want to give that one a try it may fix it.

Same as above ^^^

I added something into 1.9 that may help, be sure to reinstall HTC sync first though