Root please help me root phone

[bensphone]

hi can anyone please help me root my evo 4g. and help me pick a rom maybe cm-7 ? not sure

 

[MizzouBrent]

Read the sticky in this forum. Unless you're running extremely outdated software, you will need to use the Revolutionary tool to root your phone. The instructions are fairly simple, just make sure you read the process thoroughly. If you follow the instructions, you'll be golden.

For a first time rom flash, I would highly recommend MikG 3.0. It is based off Gingerbread 2.3.3 and HTC Sense 2.1 with some Sense 3.0 stuff added in. It is truly a great ROM and IMHO the best Sense ROM out there.

I personally love CM7 (although I haven't used it in quite awhile) but if you're used to HTC's style and widgets and whatnot, moving over to CM7 can be a pretty big adjustment, because there is not HTC software installed at all, so you have to make do without it.

 

[bensphone]

thanks

there is a lot of info on youtube on rooting but im scared . is there someone who can skye cast with me and walk me though it ?

 

[MizzouBrent]

It is honestly very easy. I'd back up everything from your SD card to your computer, and from there, go into Settings, Apps, and enable USB debugging. Then power down your phone, pull the battery out and write down the serial number of your phone (I think there are a couple lines...you want the one that starts with S/N or something like that. Turn your phone back on. Then go to this website

revolutionary.io

You'll need to download the revolutionary tool, the driver listed, and the superuser zip (the superuser will allow you to utilize root access apps). Connect your phone to your PC and leave it in "charge only" mode. Again, USB debugging should be enabled. Install the driver. After that, you are basically ready to run the revolutionary file and get rooted.

Following a youtube video is a good idea, just make sure it's for the Evo and uses the Revolutionary method. There are older root methods that don't work anymore.

 

[Granite1]

As Mizz said make sure the video is relatively new, and for rooting the evo4G (not the evo3D or the evo4g Design). Our rooting guide for the evo is awesome, Ocnbrz wrote a top notch step by step process. You can find it here:
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...ooting-dummies-guide-gingerbread-edition.html

If you have any questions just let us know.

 

[MizzouBrent]

Agreed, should have given a shoutout to OCN.

 

[argedion]

You will not find any Rooting Guide outside of this forum that has the support, care, and all out friendliness you will find here. If you have any questions please ask you will find that this stuff is fairly simple and we are here for when the sh@T hits the fan