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[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] d1msum4lyfe:
Nandroid, success!
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] dnalevelc:
Thanks again for the recovery. I have it installed and making a backup as I type this. I can't wait to get some rom lovin on this beast.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
Issues can arise when flashing via adb, which is why no one suggests this any more. The best way, in my opinion, is via fastboot.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] strauss0829:
how do we setup fastboot????? ive downloade the recovery and backed up my rsa keys manually but where is the fastboot setup at ???
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
Check the SDK tools folder and see if fastboot is there. If not Google it, find a download, and place it in the same folder as adb. Now you can use it much like adbz, but with the phone booted to the boot loader.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] strauss0829:
ok i have downloaded fastboot and put it in my adb android folder now how do i get the recovery to flash lol...i put the recovery.img in the android folder as well ..wehere there fastboot exe and adb are already
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
Place the recovery on the desktop of your computer, plug the phone in via USB, cd to your adb folder,then enter

adb reboot bootloader

Check that fastboot works via

fastboot devices

Assuming it recognizes your device, enter

fastboot flash recovery <path to recovery>\recovery.img

That is it.

Check that
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] strauss0829:
yea this aint working and im gona kill someone lol
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] strauss0829:
im in fastboot and the device is recognized and the recovery i placed on the root of my main c drive ...now what exactly do i type lol
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] chugger93:
I tried this and it said " sending recovery recovery OKAY "

How do I get into recovery? I went into the bootloader and see no nandroid?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
fastboot flash recovery C:\recovery.img
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] rquinn19:
Easiest way is put the recovery.img in the same folder that fastboot.exe is in and run that command that flashes it from that folder.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
In the bootloader choose fastboot, then reboot recovery.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] chugger93:
cool thanks, got it

I forgot to do the wimax part tho.. dam!
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] Nmott93:
So can anyone help me with my problem? I can't get past busybox md5sum /sdcard/Shift/hboot_eng.nb0

I have Busybox installed. But it keeps saying that file or directory doesn't exist.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] Nmott93:
Mmk, I'm now perm rooted. Whenever I open Titanium Backup and go to Backup/Restore, there's only 4 apps there :/ Where is all the bloatware?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] bcnice20:
It technically shouldn't that can kind of be seen as a security risk if ya think about it
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] BrandoKC:
If I were you I would try out the temp root with Visionary.

Google the apk, download it, download an installer or file manager on the market and install. Then install Visionary.

Once Visionary is installed open it and select "temp root now"

Once it has run you should be temp rooted and then download wireless tether from the market.

If you reboot you will lose root, so when the phone comes on go to settings, applications, manage applications and uninstall superuser. Then open Visionary and rerun temp root.

Soon there should be either a one click root or video walkthrough that will make it all easier.

I suggest reading through the instructions again and again and finally attempt them when it starts to make sense. Hopefully someone will post Mac instructions.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] Big D5:
I can't get the WIMAX keys backed up what am I doing wrong:

I open command prompt type adb shell I get the $:

I enter the key: (Via copy and past)

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 of=/sdcard/Shift/wimax.bin

I get:

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 of=/sdcard/Shift/wimax.bin

/dev/block/mmcblk0p25: can not open for read: Permission denied

Thanks for your help,

Dave
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] Nmott93:
I'm trying to use a custom lockscreen with Widget Locker, but I keep getting permission denied for adb remount :/
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] BrandoKC:
$ su

try that prior to backing up
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] Big D5:
I knew I was missing something thanks.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] sarspants:
Why do we have to backup the wimax key? I did some poking around and it seems like the wimax partition can't get backed up through nandroid with this version of clockwork? So basically we don't have to worry about it unless we accidently overwrite it or something? I'm a little confused about it. And if there is a problem where we need the wimax.bin backup file, what do we do with it?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] yokken:
In Titanium, click "Problems?" and install their version of busybox. it fixed that problem for me!

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ALSO: for anyone having trouble with flashing the recovery/anyone that doesn't have fastboot: http://developer.htc.com/adp.html <- scroll down and find the right binary for your platform. also, when bcnice20 says "cd to the directory that you put recovery.img in" he means locally. you can run fastboot from anywhere on your machine, it doesn't have to be in the sdk folder. so if you had it at C:\recovery.img , you'd type "fastboot flash recovery C:\recovery.img" i believe. i did it on a mac so i can't offer much help on the windows side.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] ekz13:
Thanks much for this... rooted and nothing exploded! used z4 seems to have worked with no problems.. installed and used setcpu, ti back, shootme to test.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] dparish2:
Ok I have tried, wiped and reinstalled everything four times, but every time I enter adb shell then SU it says permissions denied and nothing as EVER popped up on my phone asking for root permissions. Yet I have temp root with vison and my titanium backup has root access and so does my wi-fi tether...... Im about to go back to my evo unless someone can help me please. (same with zroot)
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] BrandoKC:
Uninstall superuser, reboot, rerun Visionary for temp root.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] dparish2:
Already did that....
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] BrandoKC:
when you type adb shell and hit enter do you get $?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] dparish2:
Yes I do get that
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] BrandoKC:
Next step is to type su and hit enter. If that isn't working for you it sounds like there's an issue with your temp root.

I would try uninstalling superuser, then Visionary, reboot, reinstall Visionary and take it from there.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] dparish2:
Yeah I have tried it numerous times and I just get Permissions Denied... I have no clue what is wrong. I have even reinstalled every driver too.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] BrandoKC:
I'm out of ideas. You might go into the IRC channel stickied in the General section. Someone much more knowledgeable than I is probably in there:D
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] wardfan220:
When you type su, you have to make sure you're watching your phone because you have to hit allow on super user. Maybe it times out because you're not hitting accept, there's only about 10 seconds or so.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] dparish2:
I tried it one more time and did NOTHING different and it worked.... Thanks for the help, 5th time is a charm I guess?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] sarspants:
Worked! Thanks. Just wondering why we have to back up the wimax keys and if there will be an updated version that will backup the wimax keys for us.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] kbrn:
this is probably dumb but please bear with this noob..

I was wondering if it's possible to back up the wimax keys by copying them with root explorer and paste to sd card???

Thanks!:)
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] kbrn:
it took me a while but finally got recovery installed
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] yokken:
it's not possible with any sort of file explorer as far as i'm aware. it's hidden in the device memory, you gotta use command line to get it.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] nbunn:
Im trying to do the recovery, and im wondering what it means when it says if you do not ahve fastboot set up get it? I downloaded an exe file and it installed however when it opens, a command prompt opens for a millisecond and shuts. :( also, after trying to navigate to where the recovery.img is installed, it says bad substitution.. please help!:confused:
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
Take fastboot.exe and place it in the same folder as adb. That is all it takes to install fastboot.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] sarspants:
Not sure how your sdk is set up but mine is right on the C:\ drive. Within the sdk folder I have a tools folder (where adb.exe lies) and within that tools folder is where you should place fastboot.exe and recovery.img.

Backup your wimax keys (in post 2)

Then in cmd:

cd c:\sdk\tools
adb shell
$ su
# fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] kbrn:
Did the backup using the comand lines..

used an app Joeykrim made to check for wimax keys and they're still there after flashing recovery .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=932883
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] nbunn:
okay, i flashed the desire hd rom but i dont like it, ive tried to get my old one back but it keeps loading the new one, how do i get stock back, and restore my nandroid backup?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] BrandoKC:
Flash into the recovery and select back up/restore then restore using the nandroid you made. No wipe necessary

Sent from my HTC Evo Shift 4G
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] herbthehammer:
I hope I'm not confusing things. In linux and mac, pay attention to the filename, it's not just fastboot.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] jesusice:
Yay! I've got custom recovery and I'm an adb master!
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] k2buckley:
Hey guys, I just wanted to drop in and say hello. I've been following the progress on this thread, and others in the dev section over here, and am impressed with the progress I've seen over the past couple weeks. I currently have an Evo, and spend most of my time over in that forum, however my roomate is getting a Shift this week, and I'll be rooting it for him. Can't wait to give this method a go, and am eager to see the ROMs and kernels that are sure to be on their way over here very soon! I'm excited for him to get his Shift, new toy for me to play around with too haha. Hopefully he doesn't mind while I learn the Shift inside and out for him. I'm too addicted to Android... Take it easy guys, and great job. Look forward to seeing more progress around here.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] geekdaddy:
I'm "in" :-)

I'm an Android noob coming from many years in the WinMo space as a part-time geek with just enough knowledge to be dangerous with respect to unlocking, cooking ROMs, installing them, etc.

Seemed to run into several brick walls along the way but followed the instructions and eventually got this to work.

A few recommendations for other noobs...

1. Before you try this make certain you invest some time in the threads devoted to temp rooting with visionary (or Z4root) and the Android SDK.

2. Make sure you've got busybox and superuser installed on your phone.

I couldn't get perm-root with Z4 although it seemed to temp root ok. I ended up using visionary as specified in the first post and got perm root to work as well.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
When I power off the phone while charging and wait a few minutes, the phone automatically boots to the recovery. Does anyone else experience this?

Edit: I did a little research and it turns out that this is an issue with CW recovery, one that Koush has no intentions to fix. We just all have to deal with it, or learn to make our own.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] ajs2677:
Funny you mention it, mine just did that as well.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] kbrn:
I was reading the last posts and I had to try it myself..

and Yes! Mine does it too..
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] mwheeler1982:
If you still haven't solved the problem, you may try this:

I ran into the exact same problem. It may be because your computer has the SD Card mounted (and therefore locked). If this is the case, adb can't access the card because it's already mounted elsewhere.

Try exiting adb, unplugging the USB connection on the phone, and plug it back in. When the option comes up, choose "USB charge only" or whatever the option is. If you check "Disk drive", it'll mount the SD card.

I did this and it fixed the problem. I was then able to finish rooting! :D
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] vrundmc:
rooted and recovery is working....thanks!
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] zeropants:
I'm following these directions and getting a message that fastboot is not found. I have a file named fastboot.exe.zip and I've tried variations of that name in the command without any luck.

Any suggestions?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
Unzip the file, it should contain fastboot.exe. This is what you need.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] mcarrion78:
im using ubuntu. ive move fastboot to the platform-tools folder cuz that's where adb is in the new sdk but it's telling me that fastboot is not a command. anyone know what i could be doing wrong?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
Did you add platform-tools to your path? If not, then be sure you are in the platform-tools directory. If it still does not work, try entering (in your computer terminal)

sudo bash

then try using fastboot in the bash root terminal.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] zeropants:
Sorry, I should have mentioned that I unzipped it already. The fastboot.exe is in my tools folder and recovery.img is in my tools folder.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
After adb shell

$su

Enter

reboot bootloader

This will boot you into fastboot, then it should work.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] zeropants:
OK, I don't know if I am slow but I usually don't have this much trouble.

I ran that command, got rebooted into the speedy s-off bootloader and I get the following layout"

Fastboot USB

vol up

vol down

power

BOOTLOADER

REBOOT

REBOOT BOOTLOADER

POWER DOWN

Fastboot is a title and not selectable. I don't see anywhere where I can boot into a recovery...
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
This is where the phone has to be to use fastboot, so once you are here, in your computer terminal enter

cd C:\sdk\tools
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

when this finishes, choose BOOTLOADER from the menu options, then you should see a Reboot Recovery option.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] zeropants:
You are both a gentlemen and a scholar.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
I am happy to help. If anything else comes up, just let me know.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] anthonyf27:
Thought I'd consolidate the required software (from what I gathered)

http://www.thebcblends.com/shift/Shift-root.zip - Root Files

Unzip to SD Card's root directory. It will make a directory called Shift.

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html - Android SDK

Install on PC

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html - Java JDK (I believe SDK's UI requires it, at least it bothered me to install it)

Install on PC

http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/download.php?url=paul/apk/com.modaco.visionaryplus.r14.apk - VISIONary

adb install com.modaco.visionaryplus.r14.apk

http://www.androlib.com/android.application.stericson-busybox-jqmqB.aspx - Busybox

Barcode scanner to install on phone (or just find it in market)

http://www.thebcblends.com/shift/roms/recovery.img.zip - Clockwork Recovery

Extract to anywhere on PC (preferably somewhere that you can get to easily through cmd)

Should be everything, correct me if I'm wrong.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] zeropants:
Hopefully my last question.

Can I boot to recovery now by holding the volume key down when I power the phone on? I supposed I could just try...
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
That will take you to the bootloader, which will then give the option to boot to recovery.

Also, you can boot to recovery via adb

adb reboot recovery

Or, due to a "feature" in CW recovery, if you reboot with the phone charging, it will boot to recovery.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] zeropants:
Cool, so it works like it did on the hero with the exception of needing to select recovery from the bootloader. I think I got a handle on this now.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] d1msum4lyfe:
I use Quick Boot from the market (must be rooted)

To reboot the phone or reboot into recovery

so much easier, just press and done

oh yea, you can get into the bootloader also
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
Funny, even though I also use it, I forgot to mention that. Thanks.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
Major issue with recovery

When I apply fix_permissions in the recovery, it causes a boot loop which requires a nandroid restore to boot again. Has anyone else been able to successfully fix_permissions?

Edit: After a nandroid restore, fix_permissions worked again. Not sure what the issue was.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] sarspants:
I actually just did it by mistake, took a good 2 minutes but I've had no issues. I really need to stay out of recovery until we get one that backs up wimax.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] nbunn:
The first time i rooted worked fine, then i ran RUU, now i need to root again, and when i try to permroot on the last step with visionary+, i tap it and nothing happens?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
Try uninstalling and reinstalling visionary.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] nbunn:
Im trying to load recovery and it says Error: Cannot load 'recovery.img"
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
Can you explain a little more.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] nbunn:
After i powerd down and reboot into fastboot, and i put in the code fastboot flash recovery recovery.img, it then says that error
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] androiddummy:
I had the same problem. Re-download the file, click on it (to open it up) then take the one inside of it (also named recovery.img, but with a white icon beside it instead a folder icon) and move it to the platform-tools folder (that way you dont have to cd anywhere). Then try again.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] kbrn:
I like to read all the post so I can learn more, I have a question what does RUU stand for :confused:
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] nbunn:
Rom Update Utility, its how HTC and them give out the updates
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] nbunn:
It still says the same thing?:confused::(
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] androiddummy:
what exactly is it saying?

also, on your phone, did you make sure you clicked the fastboot option from the hboot screen?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] nbunn:
Yes, i clicked the fastboot option, and the exact error says Error: cannot load image 'recovery.img'
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] androiddummy:
and do you have fastboot set up on your computer?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] nbunn:
yes, i do. i had this done once, and ran ruu (accidentally deleted nandroid), then i redid the roting, then tried to redo recovery, and im getting the error
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
What happens when you type

fastboot devices
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] nbunn:
I got it!! :D i ran RUU again and re rooted for the third time, the recovery worked. so be it. thanks for everyones help!!
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] koolkid09:
If you lose your wimax keys, can you run ruu to restore them or are they lost forever?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] theimpaler747:
Thread cleaned. Be sure to keep this friendly and on topic. Thank you
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] sarspants:
They're lost forever. I'm gonna hold off on flashing any roms or anything until we get a proper recovery, one that can backup and (equally as important) restore the image.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] koolkid09:
Yea me to. I'm to nervous to try. I still can't believe I rooted my phone using adb.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] anthonyf27:
Well, I hope you did backup your wimax keys...
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] chugger93:
I forgot to backup my wimax keys when I did the recovery. What's it matter? What do they do? Phone seems ok....
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] jesusice:
If a flash goes wrong it's possible to lose them and you can't get them back. You need them if you're ever gonna use 4G.

^ Shift Faced
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] Compusmurf:
Go back and back them up now. Better safe than sorry, yeah?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] chugger93:
Oh I didn't know I still could... sweet
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] sarspants:
Here's what I gathered about the wimax keys/image, please correct me if I'm wrong.

The recovery in this thread doesn't back them up (new one soon I hope?).

If the image gets damaged and it's not backed up, you'll never have 4G again.

No one knows how to restore it with the wimax.bin and udata_wimax.bin files we were told to back up.

You'll probably be fine flashing stuff but in the unlikely event the wimax.img gets damaged, you're done (at least until we get a proper recovery)
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] jesusice:
1st page. Wimax keys have to be backed up manually. It is very easy to do.

^ Shift Faced
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] sarspants:
True that it's easy to back up manually. Restoring the .bin files is the issue.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] mcarrion78:
for those having problems getting recovery. put this on root of sdcard and reboot to your bootloader and follow instructions
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cosine83:
CWM 3.0 doesn't restore nandroids at all.

CWM 2.5 can restore nandroids from 3.0 or from 2.5. There's really no benefit to using 3.0 over 2.5 unless you need to flash something that requires 3.0.

When can we expect a working 3.0 that will backup wimax and do nandroid restores properly?
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] TheTitanX:
Thanks for the instructions to root. I was able to do this without a problem.

I'm holding off on installing recovery until we get an updated one that will backup the wimax keys.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] mcarrion78:
you must have gotten a bad download or something. ive been restoring nandroids with 3.0 for the past few days
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] vrundmc:
thank you again, 4G tethering is awesome!
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] D3VIOUS:
I just recently purchased a DELL Inspiron M5030 Laptop and i was wondering if anybody knew if i already had the ADB SDK set up on my laptop or is it something i have to install myself?? Im a little new to all the command prompt's. If some one can point me out to the right direction i would greatly appriciate it. I want to permanently root my HTC EVO 4G SHIFT =)

THANKS A MILLION TO ALL YOU THAT MADE PERM ROOT POSSIBLE!!! IF ANY OF YOU ARE FROM ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA 2 ROUNDS OF BEER ON ME ;)
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] cloverdale:
It is something you install yourself. Look in this forum, all the instructions you need age here.
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] D3VIOUS:
Im not really sure where it is you were redirecting me to but i ended up finding something at theUnlockr.com but it still didnt let me set up the adb!! Uuuuugh it keeps saying device not recognized. I have windows 7 premium is that why?? i wanna root my shifty already!! Heeeeeeelp please
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] sarspants:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=932749
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] BuddahWolf01:
well, I was gonna post a link but I was beat too it. Look above!
[EVO Shift 4G Android Development] D3VIOUS:
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!! you guys are the best!! Thanks so much for the help!!! I got the ADB working!!! :D