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

ok so looks like comm errors are happening. maybe try uninstalling anything that has to do with the phone. so no pda or htc sync or anything else you would use. maybe even dropbox if you have it.
 
I got to S-OFF and now I need an internet connection to flash ClockworkMod Recovery. Problem is my desktop does not have an internet connection currently. Is there anyway I could flash CWM onto my phone later?
 
Problem again. I got S-off, then I clicked bootloader but it automatically selected fastboot and asked if i wanted to install an update which i did. then I clicked on recovery and made my nandroid backup. Now i get stuck at the white htc Evo 4G loading screen.
 
Great Guide! Thanks for making everything so direct and easy to follow and thanks to everyone that had a part in bringing this to us. Thanks again.
 
MicroPod said:
I got to S-OFF and now I need an internet connection to flash ClockworkMod Recovery. Problem is my desktop does not have an internet connection currently. Is there anyway I could flash CWM onto my phone later?
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try just running revoltuoniary again. it should install a recovery
MNW_Bulls said:
S is still on and the black screen is Now it say waiting for Fastboot what do I select? Thanks!
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start over and make sure that htc sync is uninstalled and turn off any antivirus on your computer and phone
NecroLegion said:
ok so i got some things figured out but cant find the beta key and if im typing in the right one says invalid anyone help pls??
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revolution will give you the sn for your phone. go to the beta key on the website enter it in it should give you the beta key. copy and paste it into the command window
rdmjspeed said:
Problem again. I got S-off, then I clicked bootloader but it automatically selected fastboot and asked if i wanted to install an update which i did. then I clicked on recovery and made my nandroid backup. Now i get stuck at the white htc Evo 4G loading screen.
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how long are you waiting. first boot might take a bit. if anything pull the battery and go to recovery. select advanced and wipe dalvik cache and cache partitions and reboot.
 
clint.j.monroe said:
Brand new to the android community (about 2 weeks) and have been foaming at the mouth to finally get this done. Just wanted to say thank you to the devs for taking time out to bring this to us and to ocnbrze for following them and keeping us all up to date.

Confirmed S-OFF on phone, steps up at the top of the post are incredibly easy to follow, so thank you for that as well!

If anyone can refer me to a good sticky or post where people go over the more stable ROMs (maybe something with sense 3.0 features??) I would really appreciate it!

Good luck everyone!
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Welcome to the rooted world! I was also having doubts on which ROM to flash. I was told about MikG 2.4 Oh man you wont go back after putting this on your phone. One of the most stable ROMS out there right now!
 
thanx. its all good. just be patient with me i will try to answer all yall as best as i can. just remember i have not done this yet myself.
 
still stuck on the waiting for device screen. I've uninstalled and reinstalled revoloution and the drivers 3 times. No htc sync on my computer
 
EPIC WIN!!!!
Ocn, let me read up on the process, and I'll lend you a hand.
Just got the word literally 2 minutes ago, soooooo stoked! I remember how I felt once I got S-off. Congrats to everyone waiting, welcome to flashaholics anonymous! :D
 
mikevo said:
still stuck on the waiting for device screen. I've uninstalled and reinstalled revoloution and the drivers 3 times. No htc sync on my computer
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someone earlier posted about pda net on there computer that they deleted. do you have anything like that on your computer?
 
Thanks for the help everyone i am in the middle of backing up my stuff know just wanna say take your time go through the instructions a few times read some comments and dont skip a step which was my problem i skipped the step with the htc drivers
 
just got root....about to flash a rom....did the earlier backup we did when getting root backup the phone?...can i just flash the rom without doing the backup or is there anything else important i need to do
 
asakinasa said:
just got root....about to flash a rom....did the earlier backup we did when getting root backup the phone?...can i just flash the rom without doing the backup or is there anything else important i need to do
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yeah you should be good to go the nandroid earlier should be fine. start flashing away.
 
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