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Root ROOTING For Dummies Guide.....the Gingerbread Edition

Adrenealynn said:
is there like a way i can i see all the pages of this thread? so its easier for me to find questions that are already answered thanks.
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Open each page in its own tab? lol.

I don't know if this forum has options to set how many posts per page, but some do.


Also, damn! Root finally found. And five pages in 6 hours. Top notch.

Good work on patrolling these waters ocn!
 
ocnbrze said:
not sure what you mean by no evidence. all sprint has to do is check if you have s-off. as far as unrooting goes. that is a good question. i wonder if unrvoked s-on tool will work or not. i think that it does.
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I creep this forum hard. I read somewhere that sprint some how with this new update has made a way to show that it is rooted or has been.

Could definitely be that I misread it because I am a definite noob at this. But anything to make my EVO actually perform better. Just also want to keep the main use out of it, IE a effin phone.
 
so if i root with this now. and there are future updates how would i manage to get the updates for whatever if im already this process is rooted?
 
Jimbo_Slice said:
when I plug the phone in to the computer, Removable Disk (G:) pops up on my "my computer" screen. If i click on it to access the SD card, it gives that.
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So you plug in, click on the SD option on your phone and still it says that?

I sometimes get that, and hitting F5 from My Computer usually takes care of it.

If still nothing, you can try a card reader and put the files on there that way.
 
thinkskater said:
I creep this forum hard. I read somewhere that sprint some how with this new update has made a way to show that it is rooted or has been.

Could definitely be that I misread it because I am a definite noob at this. But anything to make my EVO actually perform better. Just also want to keep the main use out of it, IE a effin phone.
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Rooting will (can) make your phone run much better. Different roms and kernel combos work differently on each phone, and you can use great things like SetCPU to over/underclock the CPU.

Adrenealynn said:
so if i root with this now. and there are future updates how would i manage to get the updates for whatever if im already this process is rooted?
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There probably won't be any other Evo 4G updates, but (if i'm not mistaken) the rooted population had the GB update before the non-rooted population (and I mean the Sense GB, not AOSP GB). So don't worry about that. Tops, it'll be a couple days late. Tops.
 
ocnbrze said:
that is ok as long as it is there and it is on the root of the sd card you are good.
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so when I get the the black and blue screen which option do I select: reboot system now, apply update from sdcard, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, install zip rom sdcard, backup and restore, mounts and storage, advance or power off
 
MNW_Bulls said:
so when I get the the black and blue screen which option do I select: reboot system now, apply update from sdcard, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, install zip rom sdcard, backup and restore, mounts and storage, advance or power off
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select install zip from sd card. find the su file and select it.
 
ocnbrze said:
so we are on #9 in the guide correct now? just follow it from there. basically you are going to flash su then make a nandroid backup and reboot and you should be done.
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that what I was think however I keep getting the same message, and when I go to install zip from SDCARD i dont see SU
 
9to5cynic said:
So you plug in, click on the SD option on your phone and still it says that?

I sometimes get that, and hitting F5 from My Computer usually takes care of it.

If still nothing, you can try a card reader and put the files on there that way.
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I got to the part about flashing the SU file, and then my phone went in to constant reboot mode (only shows 4G & Sprint, then reboots continuously). So I am trying to fix whatever happened and start over or continue with the process.
 
Ok, I had the back of my phone off, and just put it back on and now I can access the SD card. Please forgive me for being a NOOB, I am a converted iPHONE user.
 
I'll be rooting tomorrow.

ocnbrze- I just want to say you're doing an awesome job helping. I know it's easy to get frustrated and not help out the newbies in this field of stuff like everyone else, but your help is much appreciated!
 
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