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Root HTC EVO 4G Rooting, SU File help, and erased?

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ashleyblakerox

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Ok I'm a total noob but I'm hoping to get some help quick :) I'm using the Dev Method from the Gingerbread rooting for dummies thread. I'm up to step 3 (flash the su file or a rom) and I can get to the point where it says 4. Here's my confusion: I took it literally at first and copied JUST the su.file to my sd card root but can't then find the file when I go through all the folders at step 4. So I put that in a folder and it still didn't work. Finally I moved the whole Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip folder into the root on the sd card. It showed up, great! But then it wants me to choose between the META-INF and system file. Help please!


stay on stock
you will need the latest su(superapp) found here:
Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip just flash that in recovery and you will have a rooted stock rom:
1.download and move the su file to the root of your sd card that means not in any folder. it just needs to be on your card.
2.go into recovery (power off, make sure fastboot is unabled, and then press and hold power+vol down)
3.select flash zip from sdcard
4.navigate to your su file by using the vol up and down button and select it with the power button.
5.once done, reboot. now you have a rooted stock rom
 
ashleyblakerox said:
Ok I'm a total noob but I'm hoping to get some help quick :) I'm using the Dev Method from the Gingerbread rooting for dummies thread. I'm up to step 3 (flash the su file or a rom) and I can get to the point where it says 4. Here's my confusion: I took it literally at first and copied JUST the su.file to my sd card root but can't then find the file when I go through all the folders at step 4. So I put that in a folder and it still didn't work. Finally I moved the whole Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip folder into the root on the sd card. It showed up, great! But then it wants me to choose between the META-INF and system file. Help please!


stay on stock
you will need the latest su(superapp) found here:
Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip just flash that in recovery and you will have a rooted stock rom:
1.download and move the su file to the root of your sd card that means not in any folder. it just needs to be on your card.
2.go into recovery (power off, make sure fastboot is unabled, and then press and hold power+vol down)
3.select flash zip from sdcard
4.navigate to your su file by using the vol up and down button and select it with the power button.
5.once done, reboot. now you have a rooted stock rom
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At first you unzipped it and put on sd card?
That meta inf and system file, you do not want. Get rid of those.
You leave the su file zipped on root of sd card like you have it.
You should be able to find that in recovery to flash it..
 
before you start deleting things. i would get titanium backup and the titanium backup pro key and freeze the bloatware first. some of that stuff is needed and if you delete something then your phone might freeze up on you. better to freeze it first then delete later when you know it is safe.

also make a nandroid backup as well.
 
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