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Root LTEVO ROOTING FOR DUMMIES {The Complete Guide}

Sorry about my lack of knowledge but I have another question.. >.>

I have a lot of files currently on my SD card from rooting my previous phone. It has every file I used, custom roms, clockworkmod recovery, the root zip for the other phone, and probally some other stuff.

Should I go threw and get all that stuff off before proceeding with rooting the new phone?
 
Ok thank you :D

Also I am experiencing internet connection problems with Ubuntu.
Could somebody point me in the direction of a forum for fixing it ?
My original OS is Windows 8. :rolleyes:


Thank u guys :cool:
 
Hello all,

First off, I really appreciate these helpful threads and I don't post often because my questions are always answered somewhere, except for this one.

I've followed the DirtyRacun instructions and have had zero problems until the final step. When I run RabiesShot.exe test 1 begins by rebooting into bootloader with no problem, but test 2 times out. "Test 2: Booting devece... Waiting ADB...".

The "Charging Only" option is no longer seen when I charge my phone either. I believe that is the issue, but have no clue how to fix it.

Any help, or direction to help in case I missed it would be greatly appreciated.

3.15 is latest update i made
using a windows 7 machine
 
SWEEEEEET!!!!!!

ok so guys give me sometime to digest the latest from team unlimited. i will update the guide as soon as i can. i will post here when it is updated.
 
madcow12 said:
Hello all,

First off, I really appreciate these helpful threads and I don't post often because my questions are always answered somewhere, except for this one.

I've followed the DirtyRacun instructions and have had zero problems until the final step. When I run RabiesShot.exe test 1 begins by rebooting into bootloader with no problem, but test 2 times out. "Test 2: Booting devece... Waiting ADB...".

The "Charging Only" option is no longer seen when I charge my phone either. I believe that is the issue, but have no clue how to fix it.

Any help, or direction to help in case I missed it would be greatly appreciated.

3.15 is latest update i made
using a windows 7 machine
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so now when you connect the phone, your computer does not see it anymore? and it does not even charge? do you have another cable?
 
ocnbrze said:
so now when you connect the phone, your computer does not see it anymore? and it does not even charge? do you have another cable?
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The 3.15 JB update changed this, and I didn't even notice it. You can't select "charge only" when connected to your 'puter anymore.

It's a good question, and I'm not sure about the answer. :o
 
ocnbrze said:
so now when you connect the phone, your computer does not see it anymore? and it does not even charge? do you have another cable?
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It sees the phone and charges it, but when bootloader loads during the rabidshot.exe program the phone is no longer recognized and it times out.

I have used multiple USB cables with same result.
 
madcow12 said:
It sees the phone and charges it, but when bootloader loads during the rabidshot.exe program the phone is no longer recognized and it times out.

I have used multiple USB cables with same result.
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before running the rapidshot, did you run the correct ruu from team unlimited's website?
 
ocnbrze said:
that is odd.....do you have htc sync? if so unistall it. do you have antivirus running? if so disable it. do you have anything that could communicate to the phone like pda net? uninstall them if you do.
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I did all these things after researching my problem. I'm going to attempt to use Ubuntu LiveCD 32 bit to install. It will be a learning experience since I've never done anything like that before.
 
madcow12 said:
I did all these things after researching my problem. I'm going to attempt to use Ubuntu LiveCD 32 bit to install. It will be a learning experience since I've never done anything like that before.
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LOL yeah i know. also have you tried team unlimited's IRC channel? if someone is there you will get answers pretty quickly. though i imagine since baby racun just dropped, they might be busy. but who knows. they have always been really good to me when i pop in.......just a suggestion.
 
Here you go guys. i had to move lazy panda to the second post as i ran out of room in the guide.

NOW GO AND GET YOUR ROOT ON!!!!!!!
:D:D:D
Method #2: BabyRacun
So like any other OTA's, rooting phones will always get harder with each new OTA. This is why you should never take an OTA even if you are only thinking about rooting. Team Unlimited has now found a way to root your phone that has the latest OTA(3.16.651.19). It is basically Dirty Racun, but with some extra steps in the middle. I believe that the Baby Racun step downgrades the hboot(do not quote me on this) so that you can run there 3.15 ruu found on their website.

Ok like before, I will respect the wishes of Team Unlimited and not go into too much detail on the process. For a full detailed step by step please head on over to Unlimited.IO. I will, however, show you how to unlock the bootloader if you are not already. I will show you how to get TWRP recovery as well, since Team Unlimited assumes you know how to do it.

There are three parts to BabyRacun as it will root your phone(s-off), but you will still need TWRP recovery and either flash the su(superuser) file or flash a custom rom.

Part 1 BabyRacun
here is the overview:
1. unlock the bootloader
2. install TWRP recovery
3. run BabyRacun
4. re-lock the bootloader
5. run the 3.15 RUU
6. unlock the bootloader again
7. run RabiesShot.exe

Step 1 Unlocking the Bootloader
An Overview of the process:
unlockprocess.png

the Setup
You will need to download these files:

The adb files i have above are all you really need to get everything working. But for those who want more info on adb, check out this guide:http://androidforums.com/faqs/443072-adb-guide-updated-12-05-2011-a.html

Make sure that you have htc sync installed and that you have the latest java running.

1.Clear Google Wallet
2.Go to the htc website:HTCdev - Unlock Bootloader
3.At the very far right there should be a drop down menu.
4.Just follow the steps. and use the files that you downloaded earlier when asked.
5.You will then get an email and follow directions according to the email.
6.Congrats!!!!!!!! you have now just unlocked your bootloader:D
Here is a step by step as stated on the htcdev.com site.
1.power off (make sure that fastboot is disabled. settings>power>uncheck fastboot
2.Press and hold power+vol down
3.With the vol buttons highlight fastboot and select it with your power button.
4.Connect the device to the computer via usb cable
5.Create a new folder and call it android
6.Download the first three files and save it to the android folder
7.Right click on your android folder while holding shift and select open command window here (3rd or 4th option).
8.In the command window type:
Code: 
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
9.you will need to copy the long block of text that is displayed
Right Click > Mark > highlight the block of text > Right click to copy
10.The first line you should highlight should be:
<<<<<Identifier Token Start>>>>>
and end with:
<<<<<Identifier Token End>>>>>
11.Paste the text into the token field and then hit submit.
12.You will then get an email with the unlock key and commands to finish the process.
13.Once you get the email download the attached .bin file and move to your android folder you created earlier.
14.Open the command window (right click+shift, open command window here) and type:
Code: 
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
15. You will then see a disclaimer just select yes.
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU ARE NOW UNLOCKED!!!!!!
Step 2 How to get TWRP recovery
1.go to openrecovery-twrp-2.4.1.0-jewel.img to download the file.
2.move the file into the android folder you created earlier when you unlocked your bootloader.
3.on your phone you should be in the bootloader menu screen, select the fastboot option. if you are not in the bootloader menu then power off the phone and then press and hold power+vol down.
4.on your computer press and hold shift while right clicking the android folder.
5.select open command window here option (windows 7)
6.enter command:
Code: 
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.4.1.0-jewel.img
7.from the bootloader menu reboot the phone.
congrats!!!!!!
Step 3 BabyRacun
  • extract DirtyRacun files into the android folder you created when you unlocked the bootloader.
  • run BabyRacun as per Unlimited.IO
Step 4 Re-lock the bootloader
  • on your phone reboot into the bootloader and select fastboot
  • open command window on the android folder you created earlier
  • enter this command:
    [HIGH]fastboot oem lock[/HIGH]
Step 5 Run the RUU
Step 6 Unlock the Bootloader
  • unlock the bootloader via HTCdev.
  • If you forgot please follow step 1 for directiions
Step 7 Run RabiesShot.exe
Part 2 How to get recovery
The next step is to get a custom recovery. The recovery is where the magic happens. It is where we can wipe the phone clean, install roms, kernels, tweaks, mods and themes. Just remember that as long as you have recovery all is not lost. It is also where we can backup the phone by making a nadroid backup (more to come on it later on) so if anything goes wrong you can always go back with your backup. Remember that nandroid backups are your friend.

so here is how you do it:
1.go to openrecovery-twrp-2.4.1.0-jewel.img to download the file.
2.move the file into the android folder you created earlier when you unlocked your bootloader.
3.on your phone you should be in the bootloader menu screen, select the fastboot option. if you are not in the bootloader menu then power off the phone and then press and hold power+vol down.
4.on your computer press and hold shift while right clicking the android folder.
5.select open command window here option (windows 7)
6.enter command:
Code: 
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.4.1.0-jewel.img
7.from the bootloader menu reboot the phone.
congrats!!!!!!
Part 3 Flash su or flash a custom rom
Option A Flash the SU file
1.download this fileSuperSU Download
2.once your phone is rebooted connect the phone to the pc and set it as disk drive and move the file over to the sd card. do not put it in any folder, it needs to be on the root of the card.
3.go into recovery then power off then press and hold power+vol down.
4.select recovery from the bootloader menu using the vol up and down keys and the power buttons.
5.in recovery select install (make sure that at the top that the external sd card option is selected and then navigate to the su file your transferred over.
6.slide the bar to start the install "flash" of the su file.
7.reboot the phone.
8.now we need to update the su binaries. go into the app drawer and open the superuser app and agree to update the binaries.

credit goes to covert_death:http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-lte-all-things-root/597083-ota-update-root-possible-yet.html

Option B Flash a rom
1.clear Google Wallet
2.download the rom of your choice and transfer it to your card.
3.go into recovery
4.make a nandroid backup
5.select wipe from the main menu and wipe dalvik cache, cache, and data
6.select flash zip from sdcard
7.find the superwipe file and select it.(optional)
8.find your rom and select it.
9.reboot.

first boot will take a bit longer then normal, so be patient.
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ocnbrze said:
LOL yeah i know. also have you tried team unlimited's IRC channel? if someone is there you will get answers pretty quickly. though i imagine since baby racun just dropped, they might be busy. but who knows. they have always been really good to me when i pop in.......just a suggestion.
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I got it to work using Linux. Had a few hiccups but used your advice and headed over to the IRC channel. They had instant answers for any problems I had. I am now rooted with s-off! Now to read 100's of posts to find the right ROM for me. Thanks again!!!:D
 
I am in the middle of babycarun S-off process and I am was able to complete babyracun successfully by following the steps on unlimited.io

But when I get to step F when it says this

If BabyRacun succeeds then type:
  • adb reboot bootloader
I get the message that babyracun has completed successfully, proceed to next step on website, which tells me to type the



adb reboot bootloader


I do that and it says not found


My device is still in the boot recovery showing TWRP menu, which is where the unlimited.io says I should be. What am I missing?



I have successfully completed the steps before and I have everything downloaded as it says in the steps.
 
windows 7 64bit. I was able to move forward, just rebooted into bootloader and it locked it as its suppose to in the next step

I know 64bit isn't supported, but I've read many have done it so I am moving forward.
 
JManekia said:
I am in the middle of babycarun S-off process and I am was able to complete babyracun successfully by following the steps on unlimited.io

But when I get to step F when it says this

If BabyRacun succeeds then type:
  • adb reboot bootloader
I get the message that babyracun has completed successfully, proceed to next step on website, which tells me to type the

adb reboot bootloader

I do that and it says not found

My device is still in the boot recovery showing TWRP menu, which is where the unlimited.io says I should be. What am I missing?

I have successfully completed the steps before and I have everything downloaded as it says in the steps.
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what does the command window exactly tell you? what is not found?
 
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