Root Confused

[bishaudio]

Trying to go through this guide.
How to start over: Fully rooted stock 1.47.651.1 in one shot (no adb!) - xda-developers

Im not sure which HBOOT i have or even what a HBOOT is. I tried to find out where to go to look but I'm not having any luck.

Also what is the whole ABD thing or a shell? Not sure how to do that... My touch pro 2 was so much easier than this...

 

[gx1400]

Trying to go through this guide.
How to start over: Fully rooted stock 1.47.651.1 in one shot (no adb!) - xda-developers

Im not sure which HBOOT i have or even what a HBOOT is. I tried to find out where to go to look but I'm not having any luck.

Turn off your phone and hold volume down + power to load into HBOOT, the version number at the top will tell you what you have. I don't remember what is what, so you'll have to search for that.

Also what is the whole ABD thing or a shell? Not sure how to do that... My touch pro 2 was so much easier than this...

ADB is part of the android SDK. It allows you to access the phone's terminal from your PC through usb. See here: [TUTORIAL/HOW TO] Basics of ADB - xda-developers

Its not difficult to learn if you have much experience with command line utilities, linux or unix-based one specifically help a lot.

If you aren't willing to wait or learn, stick with your stock ROM, crapware, and feature lock outs.... or go back to the TP2.

 

[bishaudio]

Okay thanks.

Its not that I am not willing to learn, its just that every time I try I am having to figure something else out. I have no experience with any type of command line utilities.

 

[bishaudio]

[TUTORIAL] How To Root The HTC EVO ~ Part-1 \0/ - xda-developers

Okay so Im trying to do this guide because the other one said I had to do this first. When i run it in HBOOT and let it find the image, it says Main Image Older. Update failed. Then my options are Reboot or Dont reboot.

 

[bishaudio]

Oh just realized it wasn't a new guide... my bad...

 

[gx1400]

The only thing that works right now for the new OTA (which you apparently have if you have the main image older failure) is here:

---==={ROOT GUIDE}===--- | 1.47.651.1 ROOT method | - xda-developers

If you wait anywhere between a few hours to maybe a couple weeks (who knows?), someone may have an idiot-proof guide or simple root out. Your call.

I used this as an opportunity to learn how to use adb.

 

[bishaudio]

I might give it a go and see how it goes. I can always use the RUU to return to stock if i mess up right? I have everything backed up on my SD card