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ZachoMax

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Yes, I'm a complete rooting n00b. Bash me all you want, but I need help.
Im hoping someone can walk me through rooting my HTC EVO 4G (Sprint) I got this around late May of 2011.

So Phandroid, what do I do first?
 
ZachoMax said:
Yes, I'm a complete rooting n00b. Bash me all you want, but I need help.
Im hoping someone can walk me through rooting my HTC EVO 4G (Sprint) I got this around late May of 2011.

So Phandroid, what do I do first?
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welcome to the forums!!!!!!!!
no bashing here on AF.

first we need to know what your hboot is. power the phone off (make sure fastboot is unchecked, settings>apps>uncheck fastboot) then press and hold power+vol down. this will take you to the bootloader. report back what you see on the screen mainly hboot and radio versions. from there we can point you in the right direction.
 
Yep, as described above the root method is heavily dependant on your hboot

If you've accepted all of the otas you'll be on hboot 2.18

Just an FYI for the future, if you ever plan on rooting a device, never accept an ota. It makes it harder and harder to root each time
 
k
I have HBOOT 2.18
I'm following ocn's guide to unlocking the BL, of course, as soon i try to root my phone, it never registers an connection to my PC. So when I try to run the "fastboot oem" comand I get:

< waiting for device >
 
ZachoMax said:
k
I have HBOOT 2.18
I'm following ocn's guide to unlocking the BL, of course, as soon i try to root my phone, it never registers an connection to my PC. So when I try to run the "fastboot oem" comand I get:

< waiting for device >
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do you have usb debugging turned on? are you in fastboot? it is one of the bootloader menu options. do you have htc sync installed?
 
I'm following the guide to the T. I have Double Twist. debugging is enabled.im in fastboot and if its was connected wouldnt it show up in G drive or something...?
 
ZachoMax said:
I'm following the guide to the T. I have Double Twist. debugging is enabled.im in fastboot and if its was connected wouldnt it show up in G drive or something...?
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when you are connected with the phone, and you are in fastboot from the bootloader you will not be able to see the phone on the pc. and double twist needs to be uninstalled or disabled. you need htc sync.
 
what if he does this,
unmount phone, leave phone plugged into computer. (as charge only)
Run a command from his Android folder:
Code: 
 adb devices
? (to see if adb "sees" his phone?)
Should it list his device? or does that command need to be run from platform tools in adb?
 
Mikestony said:
what if he does this,
unmount phone, leave phone plugged into computer. (as charge only)
Run a command from his Android folder:
Code: 
 adb devices
? (to see if adb "sees" his phone?)
Should it list his device? or does that command need to be run from platform tools in adb?
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no, that is fine as long as the three files are present in the android folder. adb device should work.
 
Ok, so here's how I'm going about doing this.

1. I enter into my boot screen (vol down + pwr)

2. Before It allows me to navigate the menu, I see this check like it looks like its checking for an SD card. Its too fast to read what the result is but should it even be doing this?

3. I select option: FASTBOOT

This what the menu appears like before I connect via USB

FASTBOOT (HIGHLIGHTED)

BOOTLOADER (HIGHLIGHTED)
REBOOT
REBOOT BOOTLOADER
POWER DOWN
 
4. I connect via USB

5.I open command prompt (from Android folder)

7. I run the command: fastboot oem get_identifier_token

8. I receive message: < waiting for device >

What could be causing this screw up???
 
ZachoMax said:
Ok, so here's how I'm going about doing this.

1. I enter into my boot screen (vol down + pwr)

2. Before It allows me to navigate the menu, I see this check like it looks like its checking for an SD card. Its too fast to read what the result is but should it even be doing this?

3. I select option: FASTBOOT

This what the menu appears like before I connect via USB

FASTBOOT (HIGHLIGHTED)

BOOTLOADER (HIGHLIGHTED)
REBOOT
REBOOT BOOTLOADER
POWER DOWN
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ZachoMax said:
4. I connect via USB

5.I open command prompt (from Android folder)

7. I run the command: fastboot oem get_identifier_token

8. I receive message: < waiting for device >

What could be causing this screw up???
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1. Ok.
2. yes , thats normal
3. ok
4. good
--does the fastboot prompt on your phone change to "fastboot usb"?
5. good
6. where did # 6 go? lol jk
7. yes
8. see my comment after # 4
 
ZachoMax said:
in relevance to #4, just noticed it did.

EDIT:
Just ran fastboot oem again, same response
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Try this when in adb.
open a command prompt at your folder.
Press enter after this commmand:
adb devices

Does you phone show up as a device?
If not, press enter after each of the following commands.
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb devices
 
This is what I get after all that

C:\Android>adb devices
List of devices attached


C:\Android>adb kill-server

C:\Android>adb start-server
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *

C:\Android>
 
ZachoMax said:
This is what I get after all that

C:\Android>adb devices
List of devices attached


C:\Android>adb kill-server

C:\Android>adb start-server
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *

C:\Android>
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So no listing of phone serial # after you type adb devices huh?
Do you have another cord you could try?
or perhaps another usb port on computer?
 
Try this...
go here.
[GUIDE] ADB, Fastboot, and Nandroid for Noobs - xda-developers

Scroll down til you see this section
"Im not getting a notification of Android ADB when i plug in my USB"

Why: Your computer has detected your phone but as a protable device and as a storage device.

Fix: This took me a lot of research and time to figure out so this is what your are going to do.

First download USBDeview - Here
Unzip it
Run USBDeview.exe as Administrator
You will see all drivers being used on your computer
Highlight and Uninstall all drivers with the description have HTC Android (Should be 3 of them)
Right Click on the driver and press uninstall
Once done, Unplug your phone and plug it back in
You should now get the notification of the ADB device
Follow the steps above to install the drivers
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The link for the USBDeview is there.
Sometimes that helped my phone not being recognized by adb....
 
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