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Root [Revised] Rooting Gingerbread 2.3.5 Dummies Guide

I'll keep that in mind for future endeavors. Rooting and then flashing the G SIII was so much easier than this phone. Also, thanks so much for keeping this thread up-to-date. It's been years. Your dedication and support is greatly appreciated.
 
Killeravocado said:
I'll keep that in mind for future endeavors. Rooting and then flashing the G SIII was so much easier than this phone. Also, thanks so much for keeping this thread up-to-date. It's been years. Your dedication and support is greatly appreciated.
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well you can thanx HTC for that....LOL. you should see how to root my phone (evo 4g LTE)....that is a huge pain....you need to use ubuntu in order to root it:mad:

anyways....no worries....i'm just paying it forward as there were others like me here that helped me when i was a noob.....so what goes around, comes around...LOL
 
Hey guys, sorry it took me so long to post, been running around working. I never got the HTCdev stuff to work but it's not a worry right now because my clumsy butt dropped my phone and cracked the screen pretty bad (the one time I don't have the otterbox on it). So I am going to either get it replace (i have insurance on it) or just get a whole new phone because I might be able to get an upgrade at this point. I'll be back here if I get it replaced and will be attempting the rooting process again. If I get a new phone I'm sure you will see me in that phones part of these forums.
 
JacobGates said:
Hey guys, sorry it took me so long to post, been running around working. I never got the HTCdev stuff to work but it's not a worry right now because my clumsy butt dropped my phone and cracked the screen pretty bad (the one time I don't have the otterbox on it). So I am going to either get it replace (i have insurance on it) or just get a whole new phone because I might be able to get an upgrade at this point. I'll be back here if I get it replaced and will be attempting the rooting process again. If I get a new phone I'm sure you will see me in that phones part of these forums.
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ah man....sorry to hear that:(

well....keep us posted;)
 
Mikestony said:
That will work just fine:) You can always change it later.
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biker57 said:
The Amon recovery will work fine, but the better choice recently would be Smelkus.

You can find either one at the link below under recoveries.

http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/618281-list-utilities-apps-roms-kernels-og-evo.html
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Thanks guys I ended up using Smelkus'.


Edit: Thanks for everybody's help and guidance and thanks to all of the developers out there. Got S-off
 
Okay, I think am doing everything correctly, but when I get to Step 12 "flash unlocktoken" etc... It just says "sending unlocktoken <0K>..." and hangs there. My phone doesn't show the "unlock bootloader?" screen it shows, it is still in the fastboot menu.
I have tried this several times, updated the phone software, etc.. but still can't figure out what the problem is. I am running Windows 7 64bit. I have installed HTC Sync. I don't know if there is some "understood" part of these directions that I am missing? I am following them step by step. I have waited more than 10-15 min. If I pull the battery on the phone or unplug the phone from the computer, I get this message in the command window: "FAILED <status read <<failed too many links>>"
Help? (I am going to read back through this thread, but at 60 pages, I think it will take a while to see if anyone else had the same problem.)
Thanks!
Karen
EDIT- I figured it out! I had the USB plugged in through a usb hub. Happened to think about trying it plugged in directly and that was the key! Worked like a charm.
 
Hey guys! I'm back (guy that cracked his screen while trying to root). Bestbuy drug their feet getting me a replacement but I finally got it. I decided I wanted to try and root it before I post here and it work without one problem. I did some thinking trying to figure out why my last phone had so many problems when this one didn't at all. Well if you remember the one I cracked the screen on was a replacement for the one I flashed the wrong rom and almost bricked it. When I got that phone the bestbuy worker went ahead and updated everything in it and when I got this newest one I didn't update a thing and had no problems rooting it. So I guess there is something different with the newest update for the Evo 4G. Well I just thought I would put my thoughts out there, not sure if it was helpful or not. All I know is I have a working, rooted phone.
 
dustwun77 said:
Good job Jacob. Now take it slow. Read. Ask questions, measure twice and cut once.

You have lots of freedom now and also the ability to turn it into a brick. Lol.

Lots of folk here to help so take advantage of it. :p
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Thank You! I actually had a rooted Evo for almost a year then found a rom I thought was made for evo 4g but it was for the 4g lte and flashed it and it messed it up pretty bad. I have learned my lesson from that. I'm trying to get a working swap right now.
 
JacobGates said:
Hey guys! I'm back (guy that cracked his screen while trying to root). Bestbuy drug their feet getting me a replacement but I finally got it. I decided I wanted to try and root it before I post here and it work without one problem. I did some thinking trying to figure out why my last phone had so many problems when this one didn't at all. Well if you remember the one I cracked the screen on was a replacement for the one I flashed the wrong rom and almost bricked it. When I got that phone the bestbuy worker went ahead and updated everything in it and when I got this newest one I didn't update a thing and had no problems rooting it. So I guess there is something different with the newest update for the Evo 4G. Well I just thought I would put my thoughts out there, not sure if it was helpful or not. All I know is I have a working, rooted phone.
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congrats on a successful root!!!!!!

and yes the ota that gave us hboot 2.18 will definitely make the phone harder to root.......i'm glad everything worked out for you.
 
Hi, I am new to this forum and just wanted to say thanks for this thread. I have a 3 year old EVO, I have always liked the phone but lately the bloatware and the RAM hog that is Sense finally drove me to look for a root and a ROM. This step by step tutorial was extremely helpful, I have hboot 2.18 and rooted via HTCdev and flashed Cyanogenmod, I am now happy with my phone again! I was planning on getting a new phone but even a low tech person like me could stave off this expense thanks to your help. WOO HOO!!
 
scott0995 said:
Hi, I am new to this forum and just wanted to say thanks for this thread. I have a 3 year old EVO, I have always liked the phone but lately the bloatware and the RAM hog that is Sense finally drove me to look for a root and a ROM. This step by step tutorial was extremely helpful, I have hboot 2.18 and rooted via HTCdev and flashed Cyanogenmod, I am now happy with my phone again! I was planning on getting a new phone but even a low tech person like me could stave off this expense thanks to your help. WOO HOO!!
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Welcome to the forums scott!
SWEET!!! You got root!!
And glad that Ocn's guide could help out!
Oh the fun fun world of rooting awaits you now:D

Just ask if you have any questions o.k. ? :)
 
I'm trying to flash the su file. I'm having a problem booting the recovery. I've unzipped the su file on the root of the SD card.
When I select "Recovery" from the HBOOT menu and press the power button, the phone reboots and eventually displays a picture of a phone and a red triangle.
 
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