so looks like you took the latest ota for our beloved evo and now you want to root it. to begin with never accept an ota when you are thinking about rooting your phone. this will apply for all phones going forward. with each new ota, rooting will become harder and harder to do.
first lets make sure that this guide is for you. before we do anything make sure that you have disbaled fastboot. on you phone go to settings>apps>uncheck the fastboot option at the bottom. next you will need to power off then press and hold power+vol down. this will take you to the bootloader screen.
1.if you have hboot 2.18 and it says locked at the top then this guide is for you.
there are now a few different ways you can root your evo and each has their pros and cons. i will try and go into detail with each method and i will leave it up to you to decide which way you want to go.
rooting your phone will wipe all data so make sure that you backup your info accordingly:
1.for cantacts make sure that you have them all saved under google. that way when you flash a new rom or even get a new android device, you can sign in to google and all of your contacts will sync to your phone.
2.if you want to backup your sms or even mms text messages then you can use SMS Backup & Restore and it will save them to your sd card.
3.for your apps data, you can use MyBackup Pro. this will pretty much back up everything for you.
please use these methods at your own risk. i do not accept any responsibility if you brick your phone.
ok with that said, here they are:
1. HTCdev method (recommended)
this method is something that htc has done to keep their word on providing us with bootloaders that are not locked down like on some other phones. however, there are some things that you should know about it, if you are planning on going this route. yes the bootloader will be unlocked, but you will have s-on still. however, this also means that the bootloader will be watermarked and this will void your warranty on the phone.
and yes with this method, you will be able to flash roms, kernels and such though you will still have s-on. once the bootloader is unlocked all you need to do is have a custom recovery and either flash a custom rom or flash the su (superuser) file and then you are good to go.
here is an overview of the process:
1.go to HTCdev and follow directions to get your bootloader unlocked
2.install custom recovery
3.flash the su file or you can flash a rom of your choice
make sure that you have htc sync installed and that you have the latest java running.
step 1 HTCdev bootloader unlocker
here is an overview of the process:
1.go to the htc website:HTCdev - Unlock Bootloader
2.at the very far right there should be a drop down menu. scroll all the way down to the bottom until you see "All Other Supported Models". do not select the evo 4g(korean). that is an entirely different phone.
3.just follow the steps. and use the files that you downloaded earlier when asked.
4.you will then get an email and follow directions according to the email.
5.congrats!!!!!!!! you have now just unlocked your bootloader here is a step by step as stated on the htcdev.com site.
1.remove and insert the battery
2.press and hold power+vol down
3.with the vol buttons highlight fastboot and select it with your power button.
4.connect the device to the computer via usb cable
5.create a new folder and call it android
6.download the first three files and save it to the android folder
7.right click on your android folder while holding shift and select open command window here (3rd or 4th option).
8.in the command window type:
Code:
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
9.you will need to copy the long block of text that is displayed
Right Click > Mark > highlight the block of text > Right click to copy
10.the first line you should highlight should be: <<<<<Identifier Token Start>>>>>
and end with: <<<<<Identifier Token End>>>>>
11.paste the text into the token field and then hit submit.
12.you will then get an email with the unlock key and commands to finish the process.
step 2 How to get Recovery
here is a little more details on how to get a recovery onto your phone. there are several ways of doing it. you can use the fastboot command to install recovery or you can use the android flasher program and lastly there is the PC36IMG method. either way, it is pretty simple. i will leave the decision up to you.
various methids to install amon ra 2.3 recovery:
ADB command method
1.download amon ra 2.3 from here: PC36IMG_RA_2.3.zip
2.extract the recovery.img file and place it in the android folder you created when unlocking your bootloader.
3.on your phone after you have unlocked your phone you should be in the bootloader menu screen, select the fastboot option
4.on your computer press and hold shift while right clicking the android folder.
5.select open command window here option (windows 7)
6.enter command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
congrats!!!!!! you have just installed amon ra 2.3
android flasher method
Android Flasher, what is this and how do i use this?
well with android flasher, you can flash radios, your splash screen (that is what the htc white screen is called right before sprint's boot animation), and your recovery. you will need to extract the .img file from the .zip file. in this case i will show you how to install a custom recovery amon ra2.3.
so here is what you will need to do:
1.download android flasher from here: AF Downloader
2.and extract it to someplace on your desktop where you can find it.
3.next you will need to download amon ra 2.3from here: PC36IMG_RA_2.3.zip
4.extract the img.file and place it some where you will be able to find it.
5.run android flasher
6.go to the recovery slot and select browse and then navigate to the amon ra .img file
7.select it and then select recovery
8.then at the very bottom select flash
congrats!!!!!! you now have amon ra 2.3 installed.
PC36IMG method
1.download the file:PC36IMG.zip
2.transfer the file to the root (that means not in any folder) of the sd card.
3.power off (you most likely need to uncheck fastboot. settings/apps/uncheck fastboot.) then press and hold power+vol down.
4.hboot should see the file and select yes to update.
5.select no to reboot because we want to go into recovery and make a nandroid backup.
6.select recovery.
7.select backup and restore and select backup
8. select the first three and wimax. the other partitions do not need to be backed up. always keep one nandroid backup with wimax keys backed up on your computer.
9.now you can reboot.
10.using a file manager of some sort or even through your computer via usb, you should rename or delete the PC36IMG file on your card. otherwise you will be asked to update every time you go to the hboot screen. you do not need that file any more.
step 3 flash the su file or flash a rom
if you want to just stay on the stock rom, but you want it rooted then here is what you will need to do(not really sure why you would want to as there are many roms that are waaaaaay better then stock. the latest mikg for example is amazing!!!). the su file is not a rom. it allows access to rooted apps to the system partitions.
stay on stock
you will need the latest su(superapp) found here: Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip just flash that in recovery and you will have a rooted stock rom:
1.download and move the su file to the root of your sd card that means not in any folder. it just needs to be on your card.
2.go into recovery (power off, make sure fastboot is unabled, and then press and hold power+vol down)
3.select flash zip from sdcard
4.navigate to your su file by using the vol up and down button and select it with the power button.
5.once done, reboot. now you have a rooted stock rom or flash a rom:
1.first you need the vr superwipe (this is not a rom. this is a file that wipes your sytem partitions and also wipes all the temp files as well:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8709935/ZZZVR_SUPERWIPE.zip. download it and put it on your card. (optional)*
2.download the rom (i recommend MikG v3.11 [3/9/2012]) of your choice and transfer it to your card.
3.go into recovery
4.make a nandroid backup
5.select wipe from the main menu and wipe dalvik cache, cache, and data
6.select flash zip from sdcard
7.find the superwipe file and select it.(optional)
8.find your rom and select it.
9.reboot.
first boot will take a bit longer then normal, so be patient.
2. Captain Throwback's method
ok this method uses the HTCdev method of unlocking the bootloader and flashing the su file so you will need to follow the above method first then you can use captain's guide which is found here: [GUIDE][WIP] How to achieve S-OFF after unlocking 2.18 HBOOT with HTCDev.com - No More Watermark!
The captain's method will basically get you so that your hboot will be 2.10 with s-on and no watermark (!!!!!!!) which basically will allow you to be able to use unrevoked to get you rooted. this process is a little more involved so please read his guide thoroughly first before attempting it.
once you have downgraded your hboot to 2.10 then you can use this guide to use unrevoked to get you fully rooted: ROOTING For Dummies
if everything went well with unrevoked then CONGRATS!!!!you have successfully rooted your phone.
3. TacoRoot method
This method was brought to my attention thanx to captain throwback. this is not mine and all credit should go to justin case, dan rosenberg, unrevoked and alpharev, and reid holland. here is their main page:TacoRoot - HTC Universal Root Exploit 12-30-2011 - RootzWiki
this method uses a vulnerability in the recovery.log that will provide a temporary root. once you have gain root then all we need to do is downgrade the hboot to 2.10 which would then allow unrevoked to fully root your phone.
please read this method carefully. when you run the taco root commands it will make your phone very unstable and not useable and if you miss the step about usb debugging and setting the phone to charge only then you will need to do the undo command and start over. (a good idea is to print this out before trying this method).
2.set adb:
on your desktop create a folder called android. and into this folder put the adb.exe, AdbWinApi.dll, and the fastboot.exe files. you will be entering commands from this folder. it is going to be easier if you press and hold shift while right clicking on the android folder and then select open command window here and from there you can enter the commands.
3.download and extract the CunningLogic-TacoRoot-3b6fae6 on to the desktop. move the tacoroot.sh file over to the android folder.
4.we need to extract and then move the flash_image and the mtd-eng files on to the sd card. you can do this while the phone is on and set to disk drive via the usb cable. make sure that you do not put the extracted files in any folders. they need to be on the root of the card (very top level).
5.change the setting from disk to charge only, make sure that usb debugging is turned on, settings>apps>development>check usb debugging, and lastly make sure that fastboot is disabled, settings>apps>uncheck fastboot. this a very important step. make sure that you do this. if you do not do this or if you skip this step, then when you run the taco root your phone will be very unstable and you will not be able to upgrade your hboot. and you will the need to skip to step 13 to enter the undo command which will return the phone to a more stable state.
6.now we will need to reboot the phone into the stock recovery. power the phone off then press and hold power+vol down to get into the bootloader. on the bootloader menu select recovery. wait until you get the red triangle with an exclamation point. next press and hold both vol up and vol down along with the power button. this will give you the stock recovery menu select the top option to reboot the phone.
7.once the phone is booted up on your pc and in the command window from the android folder enter:
Code:
adb push tacoroot.sh /data/local/
8.
Code:
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tacoroot.sh
9.
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.sh --setup
10.the phone should boot up again and in the command window type
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.sh --root
your phone will eventually reboot itself. once it does that your phone will be very unstable, but you will be able to use adb.
11.in the command window type:
Code:
adb shell
12. ok you should get # in the command window if not then something went wrong. if you do get # then type:
Code:
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
then:
Code:
chmod 755 /data/flash_image
and last:
Code:
/data/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img
the command screen should look like this when all the commands are entered:
13.now we need to get the phone stable again. in the command window type:
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.sh --undo
your phone should now reboot again. now some people have reported that when entering this command an error occurs, "adb not found". if this is the case then close the command window then press and hold shift and right click on the android folder you created earlier. select the open command window here option. the above command should now work.
14.rename the pc36img_supersonic_s_sprint_wwe_3.70.651.1_radio_2 .15.00.11.19_nv_1.90_release_161482_signed file that you downloaded earlier to PC36IMG. do not add an extra zip as windows by default hides extensions.
15.on your phone switch it back to disk drive and transfer the PC36IMG file over to the root of the sd card.
16.power off the phone and then press and hold power+vol down. this will get you to the bootloader. if you named the file correctly and if you have it on the root of the card (not in any folder) then the bootloader should see it and ask you to update. select yes
17.after it is done double check your hboot. it should now be hboot 2.10. you are now ready to use unrevoked!!!!!!!!
19.once unrevoked is finished you should have hboot 2.10 and s-off and no watermark!!!!!!
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Hboot 2.18 FAQ'S
1. you do not have to do captain's throwback's guide especially if you plan on staying stock. you can still flash roms and such.
however, if you do not want your hboot watermarked then please follow the captain's guide or the TacoRoot method. but read them first before diving into them.
2.in HTCdev it will ask that you create a folder called android. you will then need to update the Android SDK Tools and Android SDK Platform Tools. once that is done then move the required files (adb.exe, adbWinApi.dll, and fastboot) to the android folder you created. once everything is done and your bootloader is unlocked then make sure that you run the commands in captian's guide from the android folder you created.
3.make sure that you have phone setup as charge only and not as disk drive. this will prevent the phone from being able to mount the sd card, if it is in disk drive mode.
4. i added a new root method called TacoRoot!!!!
5. i will be adding more stuff later.
Unrooting
ok so you want to unroot your phone. unfortunately, the process is more complicated then the previous methods. basically to get rid of the watermark you will need to change the misc partition and then you can flash the PC36IMG RUU to finish the process in getting a stock rom and recovery.
step #1 downgrading the misc partition
1.download the first three files and create a folder and call it android then move the downloaded files to the android folder.
2.download and install (do not run) htc sync:HTC Sync 3.0.5551
3.connect your phone to the pc via usb cable
4.we need to extract and then move the flash_image and the mtd-eng files on to the sd card. make sure that you do not put the extracted files in any folders. they need to be on the root of the card (very top level)
5.change the setting from disk to charge only, make sure that usb debugging is turned on, settings>apps>development>check usb debugging, and lastly make sure that fastboot is disabled, settings>apps>uncheck fastboot.
6.on your pc hold shift while right clicking on the android folder. select open command window here option.
7. in the command window type:
Code:
adb shell
ok you should get # in the command window if not then something went wrong.
if you do get # then type:
Code:
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
then:
Code:
chmod 755 /data/flash_image
and last:
Code:
/data/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img
the command screen should look like this when all the commands are entered:
step #2 installing the stock rom and recovery
1.download the 4.67 PC36IMG file and rename it by deleting everything but the PC36IMG part in the name. make sure not to add an extra zip as windows hides extensions.
2.move it to the root of the sd card that means on the top level of the card and not in any folders.
3.power off then press and hold power+vol down. this will take you to the bootloader. if you named the file right and it is on the root of the card then it will ask you to update. select yes.
4.before you reboot your phone double check your bootloader screen. at the top it should say locked and your hboot should be 2.18 with s-on. if that is what you see then congrats!!!!!!!!!! you are now unrooted!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you used the captain's method or taco root to root your phone then you will need to use the guides for either unrevoked or revolutionary to unroot you.
Does this mean this method can be done using a Mac (ie without the initial need of a PC for installing revolutionary..that was the only "rate limiting step" that kept us Mac users from easily rooting)...??
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HTC EVO 4g "OG"
Recovery: Amon RA
ROM: MIUI 2.3.2 b1 es by swipperrat/rootlinux
Kernel: stock for now
Does this mean this method can be done using a Mac (ie without the initial need of a PC for installing revolutionary..that was the only "rate limiting step" that kept us Mac users from easily rooting)...??
i'm not sure on the mac. this process uses adb commands so i'm not too sure how that will work on a mac. i think you will still need to run windows on a mac via something like parallel.
i'm not sure on the mac. this process uses adb commands so i'm not too sure how that will work on a mac. i think you will still need to run windows on a mac via something like parallel.
I know adb is available for mac
However I am not sure how easy it is to use.
The prevail can only be rooted via adb and mac users are able to do it in the prevail forum.
ya just looked again, they have adb for linux and mac, might be the same thing not sure.
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Does this mean this method can be done using a Mac (ie without the initial need of a PC for installing revolutionary..that was the only "rate limiting step" that kept us Mac users from easily rooting)...??
@OCN Are we sure this will watermark the 4g? just wondering but that is probaly right if it does the 3d. Just wondering if anyone has reported back after doing this.
@OCN Are we sure this will watermark the 4g? just wondering but that is probaly right if it does the 3d. Just wondering if anyone has reported back after doing this.
yes it will. once you use the htc method to get it unlocked it will say in hboot "unlocked" at the very top. kind of hard not to miss it, unfortunately.
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I also decided to jump further into the Android system today in sitting in Biology. So if you need any help about this whole process just PM I have a lot of free time on my hands I'm only Sophmore in highschool and I'm using my free time jumping into Android, girls can wait :P
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I also decided to jump further into the Android system today in sitting in Biology. So if you need any help about this whole process just PM I have a lot of free time on my hands I'm only Sophmore in highschool and I'm using my free time jumping into Android, girls can wait :P
any help is always appreciated. but shouldn't you be concentrating on school and girls rather then us folks here in AF?
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I also decided to jump further into the Android system today in sitting in Biology. So if you need any help about this whole process just PM I have a lot of free time on my hands I'm only Sophmore in highschool and I'm using my free time jumping into Android, girls can wait :P
I have no idea how you are able to concentrate on anything other than girls! Seriously!
Just to make sure everyone's aware of it, you can unlock your NAND (achieve S-OFF) after unlocking the 2.18 HBOOT with the HTCDev.com site. I put together a rough guide here on how to do it:
so thanx to captain throwback we can now get s-off and no watermark on your rooted evo. i edited the op with the info and a link to catain's guide. now guys go and get your root on
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When I go to the HTCDev site, there is no EVO 4G in the drop down menu where you "Choose you device"??? The closest thing would be the EVO View 4G??? I guess. What do you use???
I have defected to the 3vo but am looking into helping a coupla friends root their Evos....and knowing them they probably have already accepted the OTA.
PS....I am rooted on my 3vo via HTCdev with S-ON. Would this S-off tool work on the 3vo? I know that is a long shot but thought I would ask....
When I go to the HTCDev site, there is no EVO 4G in the drop down menu where you "Choose you device"??? The closest thing would be the EVO View 4G??? I guess. What do you use???
I have defected to the 3vo but am looking into helping a coupla friends root their Evos....and knowing them they probably have already accepted the OTA.
PS....I am rooted on my 3vo via HTCdev with S-ON. Would this S-off tool work on the 3vo? I know that is a long shot but thought I would ask....
Thanks in advance!!!!
select the very last option in the dropdown box. it should be All Other Supported Models
i do not think that capatians method will work for the 3vo just yet. but i could be wrong. i would wait until captain says otherwise.
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When I go to the HTCDev site, there is no EVO 4G in the drop down menu where you "Choose you device"??? The closest thing would be the EVO View 4G??? I guess. What do you use???
I have defected to the 3vo but am looking into helping a coupla friends root their Evos....and knowing them they probably have already accepted the OTA.
PS....I am rooted on my 3vo via HTCdev with S-ON. Would this S-off tool work on the 3vo? I know that is a long shot but thought I would ask....
Thanks in advance!!!!
Hi there - Perhaps you missed this from the OP:
Quote:
Originally Posted by ocnbrze
2.the very far right there should be a drop down menu. scroll all the way down to the bottom until you see "All Other Supported Models". do not select the evo 4g(korean). that is an entirely different phone.
Also, regarding the S-OFF method for the 4G working on the 3D - do NOT do it!! They are two completely different devices with different partition sizes and locations. You'd just end up bricking it. If an Engineering bootloader surfaces for the 3D (unlikely at this stage), it might be possible, but due to all the trouble I hear with the 1.50 HBOOT for the 3D, I doubt it. But I'm sure the 3D devs will keep working on it.
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When I go to the HTCDev site, there is no EVO 4G in the drop down menu where you "Choose you device"??? The closest thing would be the EVO View 4G??? I guess. What do you use???
I have defected to the 3vo but am looking into helping a coupla friends root their Evos....and knowing them they probably have already accepted the OTA.
PS....I am rooted on my 3vo via HTCdev with S-ON. Would this S-off tool work on the 3vo? I know that is a long shot but thought I would ask....
Thanks in advance!!!!
select the very last option in the dropdown box. it should be All Other Supported Models
i do not think that captains method will work for the 3vo just yet. but i could be wrong. i would wait until captain says otherwise.
edit: and he has spoken.lol so there you go.
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When I go to the HTCDev site, there is no EVO 4G in the drop down menu where you "Choose you device"??? The closest thing would be the EVO View 4G??? I guess. What do you use???
I have defected to the 3vo but am looking into helping a coupla friends root their Evos....and knowing them they probably have already accepted the OTA.
PS....I am rooted on my 3vo via HTCdev with S-ON. Would this S-off tool work on the 3vo? I know that is a long shot but thought I would ask....
Thanks in advance!!!!
From up above in the first post
Quote:
2.the very far right there should be a drop down menu. scroll all the way down to the bottom until you see "All Other Supported Models". do not select the evo 4g(korean). that is an entirely different phone.
ah I see the slight lag in the forum means Im too late
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I checked it out, you are right, isn't there. guide says this though, "1.go to the htc website:HTCdev - Unlock Bootloader
2.the very far right there should be a drop down menu. scroll all the way down to the bottom until you see "All Other Supported Models". do not select the evo 4g(korean). that is an entirely different phone.
3.just follow the steps. and use the files that you downloaded earlier when asked.
4.you will then get an email and follow directions according to the email. "
So I guess you are to choose the "All Other Supported Models" option.
edit: Ha, my turn to get ninja'd 4 freakin times, no less!
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HAHAHAHA....thanks fellas!!! And I did read thru the Captain's guide and realized there would be no way in hell for that to work on an Evo 3D.....
It would have taken me 2 days to get an answer on the 3vo forums...that is one of the things I really miss is the action on this forum...it is so highly supported by the Dev community. Anyway, an excellent device nonetheless!
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i updated my second post with a guide on how to use android flasher as it is mentioned in the captain's guide. it is pretty simple to use and will help get a recovery among other things flashed very easily.
edit:i moved the android flasher info to within the op in the HTCdev method.
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hey guys so i tweeked the second post to reflect more details on how to get amon ra 2.3 recovery by either fastboot command or by using the android flasher.
I also decided to jump further into the Android system today in sitting in Biology. So if you need any help about this whole process just PM I have a lot of free time on my hands I'm only Sophmore in highschool and I'm using my free time jumping into Android, girls can wait :P
i am having a issue with step 8 i was wondering if you or ssomone could help it keeps telling me permission denied. but i have super user i downloaded root checker it says i am rooted i dont get it.
i am having a issue with step 8 i was wondering if you or ssomone could help it keeps telling me permission denied. but i have super user i downloaded root checker it says i am rooted i dont get it.
i got it nevermind thanks anyway though. you should put this in the directions now though.
I had to toggle signature verification after running superuser zip while at the cmd adb shell part. so instead of just typing in su to get permission select toggle signatue verification in recovery
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i got it nevermind thanks anyway though. you should put this in the directions now though.
I had to toggle signature verification after running superuser zip while at the cmd adb shell part. so instead of just typing in su to get permission select toggle signatue verification in recovery
I'm confused. You shouldn't be in recovery when you're running that command? The procedures don't say anything about rebooting into recovery.
Signature verification has to do with flashing signed zip files in recovery. Are you saying the superuser zip wouldn't flash successfully unless you toggled signature verification? That would make sense, but signature verification shouldn't prevent the "su" command from working when the phone is booted up.
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I'm confused. You shouldn't be in recovery when you're running that command? The procedures don't say anything about rebooting into recovery.
Signature verification has to do with flashing signed zip files in recovery. Are you saying the superuser zip wouldn't flash successfully unless you toggled signature verification? That would make sense, but signature verification shouldn't prevent the "su" command from working when the phone is booted up.
Yeah, but the only way I can get the $ to turn to # when I do the adb shell part is to have it in recovery and do that toggle signature while I am at the command prompt. The only reason i went into recovery was reflash the Su zip file and then I seen the toggle signature and tried that and it gave me permission but then as soon as I went to go back it still said i had s on but the root identifier app says I am rooted. Idk I gotta go home and mess with it some more
After I do the toggle signature in recovery it just automatically gives me the permission I dont even have type su in. And even after I got the permission I put those other two files on my sd card and typed in the commands you said to type in, and it said it couldnt find them or somethin idk like i said it was late or early lol and I had to be into work this mornin so I had to give up but when i get back home I will look at it again and get back to you.
Yeah, but the only way I can get the $ to turn to # when I do the adb shell part is to have it in recovery and do that toggle signature while I am at the command prompt. The only reason i went into recovery was reflash the Su zip file and then I seen the toggle signature and tried that and it gave me permission but then as soon as I went to go back it still said i had s on but the root identifier app says I am rooted. Idk I gotta go home and mess with it some more
After you flash the superuser zip in recovery, you're supposed to reboot so that the su app loads and the binary is available in Android. At that point, you're rooted. Unless you didn't reboot and run the commands while your device was running, there's no reason it shouldn't have worked. I think you may have missed a step somewhere.
Also you would still be S-ON at that point. Rooting is not the same as NAND unlocked (S-OFF). If all you wanted was root access, the HTC unlock process gives you the ability to get that just by flashing a custom recovery.
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After you flash the superuser zip in recovery, you're supposed to reboot so that the su app loads and the binary is available in Android. At that point, you're rooted. Unless you didn't reboot and run the commands while your device was running, there's no reason it shouldn't have worked. I think you may have missed a step somewhere.
Also you would still be S-ON at that point. Rooting is not the same as NAND unlocked (S-OFF). If all you wanted was root access, the HTC unlock process gives you the ability to get that just by flashing a custom recovery.
Cool thanks ill try again when i get home, I could have sworn I rebooted but maybe i didnt I was half asleep lol
Cool thanks ill try again when i get home, I could have sworn I rebooted but maybe i didnt I was half asleep lol
that did work thanks. But now its still tellin me that there is no such file or directory when i type in cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
And also when i unzipp that flash_image file and try to put it on my phone i had to try to put it on my phone twice it kept saying corrupt file or bad zip file or somethin like that lol but the third time i tried it just put it on my phone without it saying that.
that did work thanks. But now its still tellin me that there is no such file or directory when i type in cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
And also when i unzipp that flash_image file and try to put it on my phone i had to try to put it on my phone twice it kept saying corrupt file or bad zip file or somethin like that lol but the third time i tried it just put it on my phone without it saying that.
did you place the file on the root of the sd card? that means not in any folders, just on the card itself?
Yeah, and im suppose to put the extracted file there correct
yes you are supposed to extract them and put them on the card. try and copy and paste the command from the guide and into the command window. use the code version in the guide. sometimes a missing space might affect how the computer reads the command.
yes you are supposed to extract them and put them on the card. try and copy and paste the command from the guide and into the command window. use the code version in the guide. sometimes a missing space might affect how the computer reads the command.
OK i think i might have found the problem when i type in adb shell it says : adb server out of date. killing...
* daemon started succesfully *
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