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Hmm... I try to flash the splash screen and it just goes back to the main recovery menu without any errors or any conformations that it was flashed. Any more help?
 
I took the plunge and rooted this past weekend using this guide. Everything went super smooth. Thank you for taking the time to post this guide, it's much appreciated!
 
Got a new phone due Evo crashed and burned last night after update of fresh and radios n pri.

supersonicevt2-3 ship s-off
hboot-0.93.0000
microp-041f
tiouch panel-atmel224_16ab
radio-2.15.00.11.19
jul 23 2010.16:41:47

Can i load android 2.1 and them root? Unrevoked was easy but nothing but problems once it completed. WOuld like to try and root from 2.1 which was easy with simple root and worked for me fine or do i need to rerun root or something. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :cool:
 
Can you flash a kernal immediately after custom ROM? Or do I need to reboot first? How about multiple kernals - one right after the other? or reboot inbetween?
 
kgreen66 said:
Can you flash a kernal immediately after custom ROM? Or do I need to reboot first? How about multiple kernals - one right after the other? or reboot inbetween?
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You can flash a rom and then immediately a kernel. If you decide to flash a kernel after you have booted up the rom or your changing kernels just remember to wipe cache and dalvik. And unfortunately you can only use one kernel at a time. So once you flash kernel A, it will erase kernel B.
 
Matlock said:
Did you use this App Backup, or Titanium Backup?
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Matlock, As I said yesterday I use both (app backup just saved a link for me???) but tried one more time using Titanium. This time instead of doing them all at the same time I went 1-4 at a time depending how big the apps were. Apps like pocket legends and angry birds as big as they are I did alone. Doing this I isolated the problem, Angry Birds Season was making the phone "angry" and causing it to restart. So I was using Titanium correctly. Calkulin's EViO 2 v1.6.2 is the first rom I'm trying. I had CM on for about 10 minutes before getting rid ov it. It looked too muck like my buddys Droid X. Battery life so far is MUCH improved...its only been 36 hours. Went to see Harry Potter tonight and went in around 82-85% and came out over 2.5 hours later at 75%. I saw a 1.5 hour movie 2 weeks ago and lost 40%. Thanks again!!!
 
ok i am new to this and kind of lost with everything that is going on. is 3.30.651.3 rootable with unrevoked?

if not is there any way to downgrade the software to a rootable version?
 
footballdude2k3 said:
ok i am new to this and kind of lost with everything that is going on. is 3.30.651.3 rootable with unrevoked?

if not is there any way to downgrade the software to a rootable version?
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Unrevoked has not been released yet for the 3.30 software. The only way to downgrade is to root. XDA-developers.com has info on how to root this new software version, but it's a more manual process.
 
Hopefully someone might know how to do this... I don't want to screw my phone up.

I was trying to UNroot ('m going to root again once I get it unrooted.. My last root just ended up being really buggy and laggy as hell and I just wanted to unroot, then reroot so I would at least (for my own sake) feel like its clean and make sure there aren't any issues causing the phone to lag that aren't related to the current ROM...

anyway, I get to the step where it wants you to put PC36IMG.zip on your SD card via USB, but I can't for the life of me find a connect to USB option or anything like it (in clockworkmod recovery)

is it hidden or something?

EDIT- never mind, found it
 
I bought my evo 4g about a month ago (i love it). Ive tried to root my phone with unrevoked, and it wont root. i just read that if my Hboot 2.02.0000 or higher it wont work. my h boot is 2.10.0001 any word as to how to do this rooting stuff (im new to this, VERY NEW) using a different method?

Thanks!
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Whoo.. Feels like I have not been on here in a while. Hitting 60+ hours a week at work. I feel like I am neglecting my fellow EVOers!!! lol


veritasgt said:
When the eff is unrevoked going to be updated?
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Technically it's being updated every day. lol

But yeah, they are working on it!

euge3434 said:
I bought my evo 4g about a month ago (i love it). Ive tried to root my phone with unrevoked, and it wont root. i just read that if my Hboot 2.02.0000 or higher it wont work. my h boot is 2.10.0001 any word as to how to do this rooting stuff (im new to this, VERY NEW) using a different method?

Thanks!
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There is a method floating around the forums for the 2.02 and 2.10. Like everyone says, pay attention and read carefully using that method.
 
I'm validating our All Things Root sticky that lekky recently updated - and as I'm already rooted (meaning - I've been out of this loop a while), and GhostFlame needs root, any answer to the above are HIGHLY appreciated.

If something in the sticky needs further work - please PM me.

I'm planning on maybe adding a link to the XDA Evo rom wiki as well as for the stock rooted 3.70 rom.

Cheers compadres!
 
(Here's my exchange with GhostFlame proctoring those steps - please feel free to jump in. Matlock - if you find this stuff out of place in your thread, PM me, and I'll yank it. Not trying to hijack here - just trying to give others a head start, if that's ok by you.)

GhostFlame said:
soo i found this


[ROOT][GUIDE] HBoot 2.02/2.10 SOFF - Root! The Final Frontier Edition - Upd. 12.21.10 - xda-developers
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OK - that is an excellent guide. And it's straightforward.

0. The instructions have two threads - take your time, and use the steps for your phone at 2.10 - read carefully.

1. When he says make sure usb debugging is on - home screen -> menu -> settings -> applications -> development .... click the box there

In fact - probably your best bet is to follow Matlock's Section 1: Pre-rooting steps.

This XDA procedure is basically replacing Matlocks's Section 2: Rooting

2. His link is broken for the Sprint Lovers ROM - it has an extra http in it, so use this one:

[ROM] 12/21/10 | SPRINT LOVERS | 2.2 | 3.70.651.1 | Radio/Wimax/PRI All-In-One - xda-developers

if you want to see what you're getting. And yes, I've just now warned him on that one. One of our trusted compadres, dan330 has verified that ROM.

It comes with and without radio updates, I don't know which he's included.

When you're done rooting, go into your About phone -> Software information and tell me your Baseband version - if it's missing the radio update, I'll point you at that. (It's probably going to be OK - it should say 2.15.00.11.19)

The Sprint Lover's ROM is the rom his steps install - don't jump to that link I just gave you and start downloading - it's just informational.

3. Step 7 is cryptic and warns you may have to repeat some steps to get the # sign prompt instead of a $ prompt. This is ok. This is the point of exploitation - the $ prompt means you're recognized as a regular user, the # prompt is for the superuser, the root user. I've heard of people repeating this several times.

Do not panic.

4. Step 14 - this is your nandroid backup. Do it. At this point you have the Sprint stock rooted rom without the bloatware locked down.

5. I would tend to recommend the Amon Ra flashable recovery - that's in Matlock's most excellent guide, Section 3, option 3. Yes, I'm telling you to make a second nandroid backup at this point.

If installing Amon Ra is scary at this point - skip it for now. Never rush rooting.

6. You'll find that with this ROM, you can go into Applications and uninstall your bloatware like you would any normal app. Very cool.

Use your phone normally. Report any issues. If things seem the least bit tangled or something seems a little flaky - you may have missed cleaning your cache area properly.

Fix it with these steps - http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-support-troubleshooting/141369-how-fix-froyo.html

Where I recommend Titanium Backup, check out Matlocks suggestion for App List Backup. I've only used Titanium, I know I can save Sense settings in that one.

Hope this helps.
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EarlyMon,

That works perfectly fine by me. The whole goal is to gain Root. If I can get my hands on another EVO, ill go all out and try every method I can and post a Dummied version of each. Until then, keep up the great work, everyone!
 
wrapkgb said:
2. You can use titanium backcup prior to flashing the new rom. That will save all your apps along with the data.

And make sure you have a nandroid back up prior to flashing the new rom if you have not done so yet.
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Okay, I'm just getting around to flashing the latest Sprint ROM now from XDA. I've done a ROM Manager "ROM Backup", which is a NAND backup correct?

I then plan on using Titanium Backup for the app and data backup. When the Titanium backup is done, I plan on using ROM Manager to flash the new ROM. And is it correct that ROM Manager will take care of wiping the dalvik cache during the ROM flashing?

After the new ROM is flashed, then I can use Titanium Backup to restore the apps and data?

If this is all correct I think I'm just about set! :)

EDIT: I was just going over the XDA thread where member SteelH posted this info about the lastest ROM:
Changes in the new OTA v3.70.651.1:

AdobeReader.apk
Blockbuster_htc.apk
FlashLitePlugin.apk
GSD.apk
HtcLoggers.apk
Kindle-1.0.2.80600055-OEM-SingleSign.apk
PVMtpServiceStart.apk
PVWmdrmService.apk
Sprint_App_Installer.apk
Sprint_NOVA.apk
Swype.apk
nascar09-prod-release.apk
sfl-prod-release.apk
vtt-sprint.apk

Lots of updated files in /system/lib, /system/framework, and /system/etc
New kernel 2.6.32.17-gee557fd htc-kernel@and18-2 #15 (notice it's #15, however it's 2.6.32.17 which IS newer)

AS ALWAYS, radio/wimax/pri/prl/hboot/nv ARE NOT a part of this ROM and can be flashed separately is so desired. You can find them all HERE courtesy of calkulin.
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What concerns me is this last paragraph - will I also need to flash the radio/wimax/pri/prl/hboot/nv files as they're not a part of the ROM itself? :confused: I thought I could just flash this new Sprint ROM and have everything like stock - but rooted?

I'm also curious about the differences in these ROM downloads, and not sure which one I should use now?
SteelROM RevI.1 Mirror
SteelROM RevI.1 A2SD Mirror

SteelROM RevH1 Mirror
SteelROM RevH1 A2SD Mirror

SteelROM RevG Mirror
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jatt23 said:
If I root my new evo, and don't install any custom ROMs, will I be able to receive OTA updates?
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No. If you want updates, you'll have to flash a new ROM with those updates -or- revert back to un-rooted and then receive OTA updates again.
 
Thanks for this thread! I been reading these pages for the past 6 hours or so! I still have a lot to learn.

When we first complete unrevoke what rom and kernal are we running? :confused:
 
To let you guys know, we have just released "MyBackup Root", which is a FREE download from the Android Market. It is for root phones only, and it will BATCH BACKUP AND RESTORE all applications, including the Data\Settings and Market Links! You are also allowed to schedule backups. All FREE.

We want to support the Root community, so we have made this a Free application, please help us spread the word!

Try it put! We would also love feedback at support@rerware.com
 
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