Root [CDMA] Trying to Root. What am I doing wrong?

[_-Jay-_]

I have tried a few of the different methods of rooting over at XDA and I still can't get it to work.

I did this one:
[HOWTO] How to Perm-Root/S-off Your HTC Evo 3D AND FLASH TWRP *NOW ROOT WORKING* - xda-developers

Looks like it pushed the recovery file okay. I can choose recovery in the bootloader, but when I select it, I jsut get the HTC flash screen and the phone boots normally.

Then I tried this method:
[GUIDE] HTC Unlock Hboot 1.50 + TWRP Recovery + Root + Flash Ur Ass Off! [9.11.11] - xda-developers

Can't get the first part to go. Gives me a "no device found" error when trying to push. Then I tried the flashable ZIP they provided a few posts down from the top (post #8). Nothing happens.

Nothing seems to work for me and it's getting me so frustrated. I've probably spent at least 4-5 hours trying to get something that should take less than 10 mins to go.

 

[ovrrdrive]

If you have hboot 1.50 on your phone you have to use the htc method. Maybe you don't have the right drivers installed on your computer.

 

[jerofld]

Did you load the 2.08 RUU?

There have also been a couple reports of difficulty applying HTC's unlock to new phones that shipped with the updated software preloaded.
During the process, and after this output,

sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.152s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
OKAY [ 0.006s]
finished. total time: 0.159s

Nothing happens on their phone and the remain locked.

Thanks to lchupacabras for posting about this and his solution. Run the 2.08 RUU and then retry the HTC unlock, hopefully this works for everyone. I will do some more looking into this when I get a chance. My phone took a swin today and I'm awaiting a replacement, good thing i'm insured.

2.08.651.2 RUU
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It was on the top of the 1.50 HBoot procedure. Make sure to try that before proceding down the 1.50 Hboot guide. That guide is the second link you posted.

 

[_-Jay-_]

I already locked the phone with the HTC method. It won't be rooted though until I can install a recovery on it then flash SU. Getting TWRP recovery to stick is the part that I can't figure out.

 

[wake69]

download twrp, put on root of your sdcard and rename recovery.img
boot into bootloader and connect phone to computer
find where you have adb and fastboot commands and cd there
issue command fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
if no errors issue command
fastboot boot recovery recovery.img and see if that gets you there.

 

[_-Jay-_]

download twrp, put on root of your sdcard and rename recovery.img
boot into bootloader and connect phone to computer
find where you have adb and fastboot commands and cd there
issue command fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
if no errors issue command
fastboot boot recovery recovery.img and see if that gets you there.

This worked for me. Thanks!

 

[flyjbaker]

Wake is da man!!!!