yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G General] hTc_Newbie_77:
Download pdanet from the market place. Don't need to be rooted or pay any extra fees. Follow instructions its pretty easy, but its via usb cable not WiFi.. Good Luck!!

XDA app on mikfroyo v4.4
[EVO 4G General] RileyGrant:
Sorry all, I'm more into the Android tablet industry than the Android phone industry at this point in time. However, I believe I am going to get an Evo 4G very soon and have a few questions. Firstly, what is the latest software version for the Evo (eg if purchased today what software version would it ship with?) Secondly, would the Unrevoked 3.3.2 hack work on this software? And lastly, what kernel version does this currently run?
[EVO 4G General] Raadius:
I dont see 'other devices', ive downloaded hboot.zip and extracted it too. Im using Window 7.
[EVO 4G General] sah0724:
Okay, I downloaded unrevoked3 and enabled usb bugging but the software isn't moving forward with the root, it's giving me the same screen screen saying waiting for phone.
[EVO 4G General] sah0724:
Okay I installed the hboot drivers, how do I get back to the regular screen?
[EVO 4G General] sah0724:
Okay I rooted and made a backup, what do I do next find a rom?
[EVO 4G General] ktarian:
I believe the EVO 4g is coming with 2.2 right now. It comes with stock HTC #15 kernel. I recommend using Netarchy Toastmod - 4.3.2-cfs-nosbc-havs-less with it once you have it rooted. I personally used the unrevoked on my phone without any issue and am now using the MikFroyo 4.5 rom which I also highly recommend.
[EVO 4G General] TBoner101:
Download easytether or pdanet. you'll need to plug it via usb, and i think pdanet limits access to secure sites w/ high encryption. if you root your phone, you can use wireless tether. ive downloaded it but havent tried it yet.
[EVO 4G General] TBoner101:
read this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865204

and choose a rom that suits your needs. dont forget to backup your wimax keys before flashing and id personally back up both of those again on your computer or another storage device other than your phone
[EVO 4G General] netstat_EVO:
Im just looking for a little clarification.

I have read that unrevoked will wipe your data, and the video linked on the first page of this thread says there will be no data loss.

I have text messages right now that i absolutely have to keep.

Im really only interested in rooting for wifi teather and SystemApp Remover.

Currently running 2.2

Kernel 2.6.32.17 #15

Build 3.70.651.1

Thanks in advance.
[EVO 4G General] netstat_EVO:
Nevermind. No response so I just went for it. Pretty happy with the results. Now have wifi tethering and got rid of all the crap apps that Sprint/HTC forced on us. :)
[EVO 4G General] Root Virgin:
Didn't have enough guts to root, but.... but got a tip to try Revoked3's usb driver to get CMDA Workshop to work. Went installed the drivers (didn't work for CMDA) then decided to run the Revoked3 program to just look at it. Well... as soon as I started it the still plugged in phone rebooted and the rest is now history. Now I am trying to get up enough courage to try a ROM. Need to figure out how to have another accident.
[EVO 4G General] Dr. Evo:
Thanks a Million!

Oop! Sorry, I meant to post my original comment in the other thread on auto root. My apologies.
[EVO 4G General] dmony0:
To the OP very helpful post. I'm new to android and the evo and this post helped me out.
[EVO 4G General] Cherokee4Life:
GRACIAS

Thank you guys, I really appreciate the guide, it was very helpful.
[EVO 4G General] nmorey40:
I was at first nervous but I used unrevoked3 and I am sooooo happy i did. It is a lot of fun to change your roms and themes etc. I have already flashed 3 and i have only been rooted for 5 days. I LOVE IT.....

If you are nervous about rooting DONT BE. you will be happy you did.
[EVO 4G General] trollallot:
I rooted my evo first day I got it. Flashed about 8 different roms now. Way to many to choose from lol. Using koni's elite series 1. So far my favorite! Enjoy your evo everyone!
[EVO 4G General] RileyGrant:
I am curious as to what would happen if someone formatted boot in recovery and then rebooted? Would this result in a brick or would you still be able to boot into the boot loader and recovery?

And no, I did not actually do this, just curious as to what would happen if someone did.
[EVO 4G General] FSPKwon:
thanks read this when i first got meh evo
[EVO 4G General] huludical:
Thanks this thread helped a lot!
[EVO 4G General] JosefCarlin:
10 Posts before posting to Development Forums

So I am a newbie to the HTC EVO and Android, but I have flashed WM ROM's on the HTC Touch Pro and even the HTC 6700 Brick. I've read all 184 pages of posts of xHausx [ROOT] ~~~ HTC EVO - Universal Auto Root ~~~ v2.3 (works with all version)(2/13/11), ok so I skimmed some of the log files, but I did watch the youtube video three times.

So I decided to notify that developer I was about to run his script and list the various hardware and software versions and thank him for all his work, but this site REQUIRES 10 posts (no matter how inane those 10 post might be). While I understand that you want to cut down on repeat questions, but surely there must be a better way to check for a minimum level of competence. Perhaps a quiz, where certain answers are in the various FAQ's.

9 posts left.
[EVO 4G General] jed_moulton:
very nice noob wiki.

rooting my evo was extremely painless.

Not like my last winmo phone.

Awesome.
[EVO 4G General] Mindspin_311:
So is it confirmed that the unrevoked3 rooting method is not safe anymore? My EVO is HW 0003.
[EVO 4G General] koolusernamehere:
Can I

root the EVO Shift just like the regular EVO??​
[EVO 4G General] koolusernamehere:
i just used it a few minutes ago to root my new evo...
[EVO 4G General] CobraXP:
First post... Long lurker. I used the AutoRoot with no problems on a week old EVO and am playing with different ROMs as we speak. A lot of information in this thread and the forum - I know I'm not the only one that has gotten curious, started searching, and appreciates all the work and help from those that contribute.
[EVO 4G General] Chippom:
Thank You!!

Great thread for noobs like myself and the wiki is great stuff too. Thanks!!
[EVO 4G General] cjhudson101:
boot loop

*SIGH*

I used the autoroot script on my good friends phone, and it failed part way through. Now the phone reboots itself after about 30 seconds of being booted into the stock rom. I reinstalled from an RUU but it still does the reboot...

Also, when the phone does come up, it doesn't seem to go into charge only or usb storage mode. Almost like the phone isn't making a data connection via usb.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
[EVO 4G General] tnettles20:
Very helpful. Thank you
[EVO 4G General] STIDRIVER:
Got an error when I tried Unrevoked3... "Error: failed to get root, is your firmware too new?"... Any ideas?
[EVO 4G General] ice3bills:
Great thread for us noobs.

I used Autoroot 2.3 and worked awesome the first time. There is a great youtube vid showing how to run Autoroot in real time.

I have been using Koni Elite 2 rom and is my fav after going through about 6 different roms.
[EVO 4G General] ocnbrze:
have you tried installing and uninstalling htc sync? also make sure that your phone is set for debugging.
[EVO 4G General] nickrabbo:
wow the best thing i seen so far.

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[EVO 4G General] Dale3980:
ok, im a noob and im ok with that... but after installing custom rom on android.. I find that the android market is nowhere to be seen.. where can I download the android market.. This has made me crazy for almost 48 hours now.. ok and someone has send a android market link and I downloaded it.. and it doesnt work .. The android market is one of the cool features of having an android device.. So that being said.. blah blah blah.. where do I download a workable android market.. - frustrated in south florida..
[EVO 4G General] goodlookscooks:
thanks for all the help guys... but i was wondering how to i replace a rosie with a new one?... ive download rosiemod-original and flashed it but now i have to rosie's ... the one that comes with unleashed ultra blakk r3 and the rosie original overlapping each other... anyway to fix this?
[EVO 4G General] seungho92:
GREAT THREAD!

was helping my friend root his EVO and this page helped a lot!

*Major Props*
[EVO 4G General] hTc_Newbie_77:
Depending on the rom you are using you will have to download the gapps for it and flash that along with the rom. See if they have it and flash it and you will have market again. Hope this helps!
[EVO 4G General] citizenklaw:
Couple of quick questions...

Hello all - Done my research and I think I'm going to pull the trigger on rooting my EVO. My main and only interest in doing this is to get rid of the Sprint bloatware. That's primary. Secondary, and distant, is the tethering. That being said here are a couple of questions.

Seems like I will be able to achieve this with Unrevoked. After I use it, I won't loose any fuctionality but I will gain root, correct?

NANDroid backup highly recommended. Got it. How many times after I root the device will I have to do a backup? So say I do root, NANDroid and then remove the apps. Done? How many times in the near future will I have to do a NANDroid?

I'm fairly comfortable with the command line. Is there a way to do this in Linux? I prefer to use my main machine which is an Ubuntu box. I see that Unrevoked has a Linux client: any differences?

Any other tool that can be used that gives you root and a convenient NANDroid backup?

I'm so looking forward to getting rid of NASCAR and NFL on my Evo.
[EVO 4G General] h2oman256:
Just wanted to answer a couple of your questions. You will not lose any functionality by rooting, conversely you gain quite a bit.

In regards to the nandroid backup. It is just that, a backup (of everything except your sdcard). So you are by no means required to do it. I really just do it before I make any major changes to the phone or file system (rarely). I would definatitely do it just after you root the phone (and before you do your bloatware purge).

I am glad you are comfortable with linux that will actually save you a bunch of headaches. If you have not already head over to the android development center and follow their guide on installing adb and connecting your phone. There are no drivers to worry about persay but there may be a few config files you have to change.

Unrevoked puts a version of clockwork mod on your phone as the recovery system (this is what lets you do the nandroid). It also has a cool side effect of letting adb access the root linux shell on your phone. So after you root and install adb. If you boot your phone into recovery mode (by holding the volume up and power button then selecting recovery) and type:

$adb usb

$adb shell

into the terminal you get the phone's root shell on your computer!

The apps you want to get rid of can be gotten rid of from this shell. You have to mount /system where they are kept (/system/app to be precise). You can do this manually by checking the contents of /etc/fstab on the phone and using mount or by using the mounting utility included in clockworkmod recovery. There are several lists posted around these forums and others that tell you which apps are ok to remove and which ones are needed to function.

Hit me up if you have anymore questions.
[EVO 4G General] citizenklaw:
Nice...

Thanks for the reply. I'll try to do it over the weekend, and see how it ends up. I want to make a backup in case our good friends @ Sprint decide to send us Gingerbread. I want to go back, get it and re-root.

I know that I can probably do a custom ROM, but again I'm quite comfortable with the stock.

Thanks!!
[EVO 4G General] Mad_Dog238:
We were all noobs once. everytime i load a new rom i.e. nightly, i always do the following:

clear data

clear cache 3 times

clear dalvik which is in advanced

clear batter(just because its there)

i install rom

reboot

go back into recovery

install gapps

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version

also, since nightly 28 i do the above methods minus reinstalling gapps. i have not had a problem since the last gapps update (march 7, 2011)

i'm running rc4 with no problems. also i would make sure you save your contacts with google and let google be in sync with your apps.
[EVO 4G General] :
Thanks

Picked up a thing or 2
[EVO 4G General] Rjevon:
Evo 4g Rom suggestions...???

First off, I want to say thx to the talanted folks of this site and to the ones who helped me out to successfully root my vibrant! And I love it just that much more! Now my friend wants me to root her evo 4g. I plan on using the "unrevoked tool" to root. Ive checked out the diff roms also. My question is...is there any roms that wont work on her evo..?? Or can I just flash away?Shes running the stock 2.2 if that matters at all.
[EVO 4G General] sccaprosolo2:
First off i want to thank all the devs out there who put a lot of time and energy into teaching noobs like me how to better enjoy their phone. My question is this: why is it that my voicemail icon notifies me that i have 2 voicemails on certain cyanogenmod rom or "Z" Roms. I've changed the vm number to my own and the same thing appears. Iis there a permanent fix? 'm officially addicted and flash 2-3 Roms a week looking for the one I like. Again thanks for all the help!
[EVO 4G General] tkdkicker04:
Very good info. Thanks very much!
[EVO 4G General] Intlstyle:
maybe answered but i didnt see it.

CAN I DO A OTA WITH A CUSTOM ROM INSTALLED?????? IM FEELING FROGGY SO PLEASE HELP
[EVO 4G General] LouRock:
Nice thread, excellent info..

Thx..
[EVO 4G General] DjKurt:
Quick question, and i'm sure its a stupid question, but when I dl this new ROM it was in a .zip file (which I assume most ROM's are stored in when put up for dl)... my question is do i need to unzip the file before I drop it in my phone???
[EVO 4G General] t91180:
Many thanks

Many thanks to all the devs and contributors. I'm a newbie and being able to read here on xda has been awesome. Much appreciated! :D

Teresa

_____________________

Evo 4g / unrevoked 3.32

ClockworkMod

CM 7.0 final

Tiamat 3.3.7, non SBC kernel

Rover Blue w/ custom lock screen
[EVO 4G General] Ronin916:
Excellent

Excellent thread. I'm new to the EVO 4G, although I've been banging around the Viewsonic GTab area since November. Just got my brand spankin' new EVO and am itching to root, and this thread has provided invaluable insight.
[EVO 4G General] thunder2132:
Awesome guide, I forwarded this to a few friends so that they may be convinced to root :)
[EVO 4G General] Toney Starks:
this thread helped out a bunch, thanks

very simple step by step instructions
[EVO 4G General] vice_versatile:
Props for all the information!
[EVO 4G General] mike02466:
Thanks for this. Helped me alot.
[EVO 4G General] Evo4sickness:
Just 4 days ago and I cant beileve I hadnt done it from day one.
[EVO 4G General] seandelise:
Thank You. Just did the wifes phone and this was much easier than the old method I used about a year ago.
[EVO 4G General] bmcnary:
thanks for the info
[EVO 4G General] xxxmina:
hey, i just rooted my phone...thanks :)
[EVO 4G General] Telperion:
Thumbs up, good guide.
[EVO 4G General] kidcjay25:
how do i know if my phone has bricked?
[EVO 4G General] teh roxxorz:
What symptoms are you having?
[EVO 4G General] yedranedra:
Stuck

I had to get a refurb phone because I dropped my EVO, I had it from the release date and it was rooted and life was good, now it seems, I cannot root the replacement. I have tried both the autoroot method and unrevoked and it seems both get stuck downloading files. Autoroot gets stuck on the recovery image and Unrevoked on pushing unrevoked forever. Any idea what I am doing wrong?

Thanks
[EVO 4G General] slimno19:
Haven't tried autoroot method but unrevoked method was painless.....but that was a loooonnnnnggg time ago
[EVO 4G General] j3Tpro:
thank you

I appreciated your work about guide.. I posted it in my group (XDA-DEAF) to spread the words about guide and etc.. Keep it going. I got my htc evo rooted before I saw your site but still..
[EVO 4G General] txtoad:
thanx

just wanted to say thanx to xHausx for the fine work..

i had a little problem getting it to take. what it came down to was the sd was not being read. it looked like it was doing what it was supposed, but when it came time to load to the fone it would stop. swapped cards and that took care of it. i tried posting in the developer form but since i'm a noob it wouldn't let me..lol

i send a little donation your way xHausx. maybe its enough to get ya a couple of cold ones..

again thanx..

tt
[EVO 4G General] mnwild21:
autoroot wont even open for me any ideas why?

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[EVO 4G General] harryprk2x:
Thanks for the guide, really helped.
[EVO 4G General] fsewell82:
I am thankful for this forum/ website i am learning more and more everyday and look forward to understanding more about how all of this works
[EVO 4G General] klarthur:
Thanks for the info!
[EVO 4G General] klarthur:
I really enjoy my phone more after rooting. i like being able to customize it and run the programs that I want.... especially the wireless tethering ;)
[EVO 4G General] mylasthope:
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but the link to the RUUs on the "unrooting" guide are broken. Here is the correct link:

http://goo-inside.me/supersonic/stock/RUU/

This is what it is currently linking to:

http://goo-inside.me/evo/stock/RUU/
[EVO 4G General] evoandrewrod90:
good stuff thx :D
[EVO 4G General] oespinoza83:
Just wanted to say I rooted my EVO last night for the 1st time and can't figure out why I didn't do it sooner. Thnaks for all of the help posted on these forums.
[EVO 4G General] claycmk:
Can I use radio 2.15.00.04.08 on froyo 2.2
[EVO 4G General] Evolutionmods:
Thanks for the post!
[EVO 4G General] staveflyer:
Thank you!

I am an extreme n00b. I might not have even had any business rooting and flashing a ROM on my phone. I had to even look up what a ROM was, that is how little I know. This wiki (and the one for cm7) helped me out so much! I was so scared that I was going to brick my phone, not be able to find the right ROM, or understand what I was doing. You guys are awesome! My EVO is like a new toy (that kept me up until 3am playing).
[EVO 4G General] Cherokee4Life:
I know I am new to flashing but.....

I have a flashed EVO and I want to delete some of the stupid bloatware that is on my EVO, like all the Sprint software and what not? Do I have to go through the SD Card or what?

Help please :(
[EVO 4G General] tsakali:
sense3.0 is nice but I'd rather have a fast rom
[EVO 4G General] slikazsilk13:
I'd been waiting for my 1-year warranty to run out before rooting. I've finally rooted. Two questions:

1) Where do I find a rooted version of the new Gingerbread ROM that was just released OTA?

2) Is there a thread on here or a guide somewhere for how to flash ROMs? Maybe that's included when I find the ROM i'm looking for.

Thanks in advance.
[EVO 4G General] ronniebaby85:
you can go on youtube and watch couple vids on how to flash if your a visual learner but its really simple and you'll become a flashaholic like myself in no time lol. go to the development section and read the descriptions of the roms you like then download the rom thru the link they provide. and doiing nand backups are your best friends in case you mess up you can always go back and i usually do a backup when my rom finishes downloading and my battery's at least 60% and i backup my apps using my backup root. anywho you can either use rom manager to backup and install the rom you just flashed or do it manually by going into recovery and wiping your data/cache/ and dalvik cache which is in advanced. i do it about 3 times and after thats done go to install zip from sdcard then go into where the downloaded rom was stored select it and it'll say its installed. sometimes it'll boot right into the rom where the white htc evo screen pops up and can take a couple minutes then the dev's custom boot will come up if they have one. if it doesnt boot automatically you can select reboot which is the 1st option. when i first flashed i was super nervous but once you start its impossible to stop hope i helped silk happy flashing;)
[EVO 4G General] ronniebaby85:
therez a couple apps in the market that get rid of or freeze bloatware. i have my rootback up and i think they have an option to freeze it and it jus puts those apps on your sdcard so your phone can go faster. and if you don't wanna search the market you can always flash a custom rom cuz a majority of them don't have bloatware and are super fast...o you can even download spareparts in the market and they have options to hid apps to....i'm nowhere near a rom queen but i do read alot cuz im addicted 2 my evo so jus sharing what all i've read
[EVO 4G General] slikazsilk13:
I use the free version of Titanium Backup to uninstall/delete bloatware and move apps to sd. Available on the market.
[EVO 4G General] Rvinfinite:
Hey all. So now that Gingerbread 2.3 for EVO has done what it can to hinder rooting efforts, what is an estimated time line for noobs like myself to before to jump into the rooting foray? (Ie one touch root, etc.)

I appreciate all questions and comments. :-)

XDA App - EVO - 2.3 unrooted. Help!
[EVO 4G General] jgreemo:
[ROM][STOCK] --- Version 4.22.651.2 --- odexed & deodexed ---

Hi all and thanks for helping this noob out with such great information and resources. Love the EVO, hated the bloatware. I rooted using the unrevoked3 method and liked the ability to add tether and drop the bloat. Now with the new stock GB rom out as of yesterday, I'm looking to flash it (first time for me) and see how the the gingerbread works. This is the thread I've been following:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1038701

I'm flashing the odexed version since that seems to be closest to stock.

So, this is what I understand to be the process, based on reading, reading and reading some more.

1) Titanium backup for apps/data

2) Download rom

3) Copy zipped ROM to root on phone

4) Nandroid backup (CWM)

5) Wipe dalvik, data, cache

6) Flash from recovery

7) Restore apps via TB or market

Where I'm a little hazy is on the flashing of the radios. While this isn't necessary, you flash from hboot by renaming the file PCM...zip then following the prompts. I'll flash the rom without the radios for now but any clarity on the process would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance for the help.
[EVO 4G General] legendofakira:
I'm on it!!
[EVO 4G General] chunkyhao:
flashing new roms

hi all, if I want to flash to a newer version of the same rom, do i need to do a complete wipe and flash or can i just install the new rom?
[EVO 4G General] ubigred:
Hello all,

I am having difficulty unrooting my Evo...I rooted for wi-fi tether.

I already have S-ON.

I have PC36IMG.zip on my microsd card.

For some reason when I go into the bootloader (power&volume DOWN) it will not recognize PC36IMG.zip...a quick message pops up saying "no image"

What am I doing wrong?

PS: I am using ClockworkMOD 2.5

Please help.
[EVO 4G General] fwald:
I think I'm in the same boat.

I just did the Gingerbread OTA on my un-rooted EVO and have finally gotten fed up with, among other things, bloatware and want to root.

Would the current information on rooting found here xda and still apply on a phone newly updated to GB? Or should I have thought of this before the update and now I have to wait to see if there are any new tweaks?
[EVO 4G General] Error ID10T:
thanks for the guide
[EVO 4G General] Mattie Num Nums:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1078558

This is by far the best ROM i've used. I am loving it.
[EVO 4G General] JAMRZ69:
unrevoked3 and autoroot will not recognize my phone

Ok i have looked everywhere and i cant seem to root my evo again i unrooted using unrevoked forever son and flashed back to stock 3.70 froyo 2.2 but everytime i try to root the phone either unrevoked or auto root neither program will recognize my phone any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.