So, all this information is in the rooting for gingerbread thread but I felt that we needed to do things a little different. Most of you know that I had a serious issue with my previous phone and now that I've had to root 2 phones in the last 2 weeks, I feel the need to write up a tutorial for rooting the Evo 4G with HBoot version 2.15 or 2.16 and any of the latest Gingerbread releases including 4.54. But after the rooting is done, if you're not sure what's going on, you will have ClockworkMod as a recovery. Nothing against Koush and the wonderful work that he does but most of us use Amon Ra as a recovery. So this tutorial will be for using Amon Ra as a recovery and not ClockworkMod. So again, none of this mine but I wanted to write this up a little different.
Also, at the end of the rooting and recovery tutorial, in the second post, I have instructions for partitioning your SD Card which I highly recommend doing if you decide to try the Sense 3.0 roms and higher. And in my opinion, further development for the Evo 4G may require you to partition anyways
A
If you would like to use ClockworkMod as your recovery, please refer to ocnbrze's Rooting Gingerbread thread found HERE
B
Rooting and using Amon Ra as your recovery
1.
Turn off your Evo4G. Make sure fastboot is unchecked in menu>settings>applications>uncheck fastboot. When the phone shuts down, take off the back cover and pull the battery. Underneath the battery there will letters and numbers after S/N: It should start with HT. Once you find the Serial Number, write it down on a sheet of paper then put battery back in.
2.
Do not turn on phone just yet. Now it's time to check what HBoot you have. While pressing the volume down button, press and hold the power button. Hold both of them at the same for 3-5 seconds and then your phone will go to the HBoot screen. On this screen you will see
Supersonic EVT3 Ship S-On
HBoot 2.15.001 or 2.16.001
Also you will see
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
CLEAR STORAGE
SIMLOCK
HBOOT USB
Once you know your HBoot version, write it down on the same sheet of paper. You will need these for the rooting process.
3.
Reboot phone
4.
Download the HTC drivers that are needed found HERE These drivers will need to be installed on your computer before plugging your phone in.
Note: Please uninstall all previous drivers and uninstall HTC Sync from your computer.
5.
Download superuser from HERE to your computer.
6.
Download Amon Ra v2.3 found HERE. This will be your new recovery for your phone.
7.
Again, make sure all previous drivers, HTC Sync are uninstalled. Also turn off any Anti-Virus that's on your computer(Make sure Anti-Virus does not come after a reboot, so select never). Your phone will need to be able to root without interference.
8.
Reboot computer
9.
On your phone, press Menu>Settings>Applications>Development and check USB Debugging. Also in Applications be sure to check Fastboot
10.
Plug phone into computer and on the phone, be sure to select Disk Drive.
11.
From your computer, (important)rename the zip exactly PC36IMG.zip and then transfer the PC36IMG.zip (Amon Ra v2.3) to the SD Card. Make sure it's not in any folder and is on the root of your SD Card.
12.
From the computer, transfer the Superuser.zip to your SD Card. Again, make sure it's not in any folder and is on the root of the SD Card.
13.
Now on your phone select, Charge Only from Disk Drive.
14.
Now go HERE to revolutionary website. This is where you will need the information for your phone. HBoot and Serial Number and also since I used Windows, you will need to select Windows for rooting purposes. So after selecting Windows, the revolutionary file will be downloaded. Then select the make of your phone, Evo 4G and your HBoot.
15.
Now, to get your beta key, this will be where you need to input the phone's serial number. Once it gives the beta key, write it down exactly how you see it on the piece of paper.
16.
Open up the revolutionary file and then extract all files. Once that's done then go to revolutionary application at the bottom of the extracted files and right click on revolutionary. This will allow you to run as administrator.
17.
The command prompt will open and then it will find your device. Then it will ask you to input your beta key. Type in beta key and press enter.
18.
Once it finds root, it will boot to fastboot and then it will reboot once moar. And at the top of the screen you will see that you now have S-Off.
Congratulations you are now rooted with S-Off
19.
Important
But before you unplug the phone, it will prompt you if you would like a recovery. Press n for NO. Then the command prompt will disappear. Now unplug the phone.
20.
Now this screen, you will see
BOOTLOADER
REBOOT
REBOOT BOOTLOADER
POWER DOWN
Using the Volume Down key to scroll, highlight BOOTLOADER and then press the power button.
21.
Your phone will scan for the PC36IMG.zip and once prompted, it will ask, "Would you like to update?" Press the volume up key for yes. Then it will ask "Would you like to reboot?" Press the volume down key for no.
Congratulations, you have now successfully flashed Amon Ra v2.3 recovery
22.
On the HBoot screen you will then see the RECOVERY option. Highlight the the recovery option using the volume down button, then press the power button.
23.
You will now boot to your new recovery screen which will be Amon Ra v2.3
On this screen you will see
- Reboot system now
- USB-MS toggle
- Backup/Restore
- Flash zip from sdcard
- Wipe
- Partition sdcard
- Mounts
- Other
- Power off
24.
On the screen, while using the volume up/volume down buttons, scroll to 'Flash zip from sdcard'. On your Sd Card you will find the superuser.zip. Highlight the zip and press the power button. It will prompt you if you would like to install? Then press the power button. After it's finished, it will say 'Installation complete'
Congratulations, you now have superuser permissions
25.
Now at the top of the screen you will see 'Return'. Press the power button once on 'Return'.
Nandroid backup
Now go to Backup/Restore and press the power button. On this screen you will see
[X] boot
[X] system
[X] data
[ ] cache
[ ] recovery
[ ] wimax
[ ] sd-ext
[ ] android-secure
Boot, system and data are selected already so using the volume down button and then using power button to select, select data, cache, recovery, wimax and android-secure. Each of these will then have an X next to it when selected.
Press the power button to confirm. The phone will then do a nandroid which is an exact mirror of your phone. Backing up all data.....
Once done you will have you first nandroid that will be on your SD Card
Congratulations, you now have made your first successful nandroid
26.
Now go back up to return and press the power button and you will return to the main screen
27.
Highlight Reboot phone and press the power button
Your phone will then reboot
Congratulations, you know have rooted the phone with S-Off, successfully flashed Amon Ra v2.3 recovery, flashed the superuser.zip and made a nandroid
Hope this is helpful to others and again I only wrote up this tutorial for the ease of using Amon Ra recovery. Thanks to ocnbrze for his great work on the other 'Rooting' guide
Also, at the end of the rooting and recovery tutorial, in the second post, I have instructions for partitioning your SD Card which I highly recommend doing if you decide to try the Sense 3.0 roms and higher. And in my opinion, further development for the Evo 4G may require you to partition anyways
A
If you would like to use ClockworkMod as your recovery, please refer to ocnbrze's Rooting Gingerbread thread found HERE
B
Rooting and using Amon Ra as your recovery
1.
Turn off your Evo4G. Make sure fastboot is unchecked in menu>settings>applications>uncheck fastboot. When the phone shuts down, take off the back cover and pull the battery. Underneath the battery there will letters and numbers after S/N: It should start with HT. Once you find the Serial Number, write it down on a sheet of paper then put battery back in.
2.
Do not turn on phone just yet. Now it's time to check what HBoot you have. While pressing the volume down button, press and hold the power button. Hold both of them at the same for 3-5 seconds and then your phone will go to the HBoot screen. On this screen you will see
Supersonic EVT3 Ship S-On
HBoot 2.15.001 or 2.16.001
Also you will see
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
CLEAR STORAGE
SIMLOCK
HBOOT USB
Once you know your HBoot version, write it down on the same sheet of paper. You will need these for the rooting process.
3.
Reboot phone
4.
Download the HTC drivers that are needed found HERE These drivers will need to be installed on your computer before plugging your phone in.
Note: Please uninstall all previous drivers and uninstall HTC Sync from your computer.
5.
Download superuser from HERE to your computer.
6.
Download Amon Ra v2.3 found HERE. This will be your new recovery for your phone.
7.
Again, make sure all previous drivers, HTC Sync are uninstalled. Also turn off any Anti-Virus that's on your computer(Make sure Anti-Virus does not come after a reboot, so select never). Your phone will need to be able to root without interference.
8.
Reboot computer
9.
On your phone, press Menu>Settings>Applications>Development and check USB Debugging. Also in Applications be sure to check Fastboot
10.
Plug phone into computer and on the phone, be sure to select Disk Drive.
11.
From your computer, (important)rename the zip exactly PC36IMG.zip and then transfer the PC36IMG.zip (Amon Ra v2.3) to the SD Card. Make sure it's not in any folder and is on the root of your SD Card.
12.
From the computer, transfer the Superuser.zip to your SD Card. Again, make sure it's not in any folder and is on the root of the SD Card.
13.
Now on your phone select, Charge Only from Disk Drive.
14.
Now go HERE to revolutionary website. This is where you will need the information for your phone. HBoot and Serial Number and also since I used Windows, you will need to select Windows for rooting purposes. So after selecting Windows, the revolutionary file will be downloaded. Then select the make of your phone, Evo 4G and your HBoot.
15.
Now, to get your beta key, this will be where you need to input the phone's serial number. Once it gives the beta key, write it down exactly how you see it on the piece of paper.
16.
Open up the revolutionary file and then extract all files. Once that's done then go to revolutionary application at the bottom of the extracted files and right click on revolutionary. This will allow you to run as administrator.
17.
The command prompt will open and then it will find your device. Then it will ask you to input your beta key. Type in beta key and press enter.
18.
Once it finds root, it will boot to fastboot and then it will reboot once moar. And at the top of the screen you will see that you now have S-Off.
Congratulations you are now rooted with S-Off
19.
Important
But before you unplug the phone, it will prompt you if you would like a recovery. Press n for NO. Then the command prompt will disappear. Now unplug the phone.
20.
Now this screen, you will see
BOOTLOADER
REBOOT
REBOOT BOOTLOADER
POWER DOWN
Using the Volume Down key to scroll, highlight BOOTLOADER and then press the power button.
21.
Your phone will scan for the PC36IMG.zip and once prompted, it will ask, "Would you like to update?" Press the volume up key for yes. Then it will ask "Would you like to reboot?" Press the volume down key for no.
Congratulations, you have now successfully flashed Amon Ra v2.3 recovery
22.
On the HBoot screen you will then see the RECOVERY option. Highlight the the recovery option using the volume down button, then press the power button.
23.
You will now boot to your new recovery screen which will be Amon Ra v2.3
On this screen you will see
- Reboot system now
- USB-MS toggle
- Backup/Restore
- Flash zip from sdcard
- Wipe
- Partition sdcard
- Mounts
- Other
- Power off
24.
On the screen, while using the volume up/volume down buttons, scroll to 'Flash zip from sdcard'. On your Sd Card you will find the superuser.zip. Highlight the zip and press the power button. It will prompt you if you would like to install? Then press the power button. After it's finished, it will say 'Installation complete'
Congratulations, you now have superuser permissions
25.
Now at the top of the screen you will see 'Return'. Press the power button once on 'Return'.
Nandroid backup
Now go to Backup/Restore and press the power button. On this screen you will see
[X] boot
[X] system
[X] data
[ ] cache
[ ] recovery
[ ] wimax
[ ] sd-ext
[ ] android-secure
Boot, system and data are selected already so using the volume down button and then using power button to select, select data, cache, recovery, wimax and android-secure. Each of these will then have an X next to it when selected.
Press the power button to confirm. The phone will then do a nandroid which is an exact mirror of your phone. Backing up all data.....
Once done you will have you first nandroid that will be on your SD Card
Congratulations, you now have made your first successful nandroid
26.
Now go back up to return and press the power button and you will return to the main screen
27.
Highlight Reboot phone and press the power button
Your phone will then reboot
Congratulations, you know have rooted the phone with S-Off, successfully flashed Amon Ra v2.3 recovery, flashed the superuser.zip and made a nandroid
Hope this is helpful to others and again I only wrote up this tutorial for the ease of using Amon Ra recovery. Thanks to ocnbrze for his great work on the other 'Rooting' guide