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Root Root to 2.3
- Thread starter zsubedar
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never do an OTA. you can find the answer to your question here"
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/194918-rooting-dummies-extras.html
go to the AFTER ROOTING, section 6
any other questions please feel free to ask.
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/194918-rooting-dummies-extras.html
go to the AFTER ROOTING, section 6
any other questions please feel free to ask.
main reason is that OTA's usually updates the hboot which is where and why we can root. so basically the OTA's will unroot your phone. when the next OTA'scome out all we have to do is wait for an update to the rom you are using and update your radios.
9sp7ky3:
what is your problem?
i can try and help and if i cant there are plenty who can.
okay heres the deal...i attempted to root my evo today and as far as i knew it worked out great. when starting the phone a second time in the bootloader it started some weird update. It then told me that the main version was older and that the update failed. if i try to start the phone regularly it wont go passed the "htc evo 4g" screen...i attempted to root it using rEVOked 3 (the painless or something like that) ive tried looking up ways to fix this for the passed 3 hours now and as far as i can tell im running a version of 1.32 of something and i actually need 1.47... my biggest issue is...i have no clue how to do that....dont know where to get the file....dont know how to get it in the phone if i cant mount it as a disc drive...i do have a my touch slide at my disposal to use as a card reader...its not even my computer so its not like something i can do tomorrow my buddys gonna be leaving at some point!.....im in serious need of help someone please help me and walk me through this
ive had it copied and pasted haha
ive had it copied and pasted haha
are you rooted? if not then go ahead. if you are rooted and using the stock rom that comes with unrevoked then doing an ota will unroot you.
Mr. Ed
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zsubedar...there have been times that performing an update/ota can make changes to the phone that will unroot the phone, and even put new mesures in place that will prevent re rooting the phone.
the safe way to upgrade and maintain root is to be patient. Once an OTA is released (and sometimes even prior to) developers on xda will get it and fix it all up (cook it) so that you can flash it from recovery and maintain root.
as mentioned, matlock has put a great amount of time and detail in going over this in the root for dummies thread...so do read that in it's entirety when you have time.
Basically, you have three choices:
1) Update manually. This is the preferred method, and honestly, the best. You'll lose the ability to restore old nandroid backups if your hboot version changes, and it generally does with OTA updates. Basically, you just update to a ROM based on the latest software version, and update to the latest radios, etc. If you need to every downgrade, it's pretty easy to do.
2) Fully unroot, then accept the OTA. Nobody is saying this will brick your phone. The problem is that you're almost guaranteed to be without root for a while. It will be that way until somebody discovers a new root method. It usually takes unrevoked several weeks to get an update out there that will root the latest version. I'll say it again. If you do this, expect to be without root for a little while. It's very unlikely, but you could potentially lose root forever. It *could* happen.
3) Flash the stock recovery image only, while leaving S-OFF. This can put your phone in a weird state, and is not recommended. Yes, it's what the unrevoked team tells you to do, but you'll basically have:
a) S-OFF with an hboot that is incompatible with unrevoked
b) An unrooted ROM
c) A stock recovery
Any attempt to restore anything with unrevoked will be unsuccessful until they update their app. If absolutely anything goes wrong, at best, you could be without root. At worst, you could make your phone unbootable, and have a hell of a time trying to fix it. Yes, some people get away with it, but I highly recommend you not attempt it. The reason it "works" is because unrevoked sets S-OFF lower than hboot. Trust me, it can put your phone in a weird state.