Root Unrevoked 2 - "Painless Reflash"

[MyFishWagon]

Hello Android Gurus... Can someone please tell me what this new Unrevoked2 is about ? I just found the post on AndroidCentral. I am also rooted via unrevoked, only for tethering purposes

Anyhow, here is the text copied straight from AndroidCentral:

If you're in the middle of pulling sd cards, running scripts, or swearing profusely at your HTC phone while trying to flash a custom recovery image, stop now. The good people at unrEVOked have released another easy tool that does all the hard work for you.

We at unrEVOked have just released a tool for rooted Incredibles, EVOs, and
Desires that installs Koush's excellent ClockworkMod Recovery without making
you install an engineering bootloader.
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For those on the fence, hopefully this helps the decision a bit. I've already rooted everything the hard way, so I'd love to hear how it works out for any of you guys who give it a try. [unrEVOked]

Thx everyone !

 

[cj2132]

This video should give you an idea of the process:


YouTube - unrEVOked Recovery Reflash Tool Teaser

 

[htc.EVOlution]

wait so technically this is technically doing full root without following those crazy steps?

 

[InkedMuscle]

wait so technically this is technically doing full root without following those crazy steps?

That is what I'm trying to figure out.

 

[aldo]

wait so technically this is technically doing full root without following those crazy steps?

Yes.

 

[swazedahustla]

Yes.

Actually its not, its tricking your phone to think its rooted until reboot. If you look on xda there are more problems with guys trying to flash roms with this method. Noone is having any issue with the REAL root method.

 

[InkedMuscle]

Actually its not, its tricking your phone to think its rooted until reboot. If you look on xda there are more problems with guys trying to flash roms with this method. Noone is having any issue with the REAL root method.

Even with this updated version of unrEVOked?

 

[angingrich]

He says in the video that you have to already be rooted.

If I remember correctly, the unrEVOked root only works until you restart. As he restarts his phone numerous times in the video, I would guess that he's rooted another way.

 

[flip603]

He says in the video that you have to already be rooted.

If I remember correctly, the unrEVOked root only works until you restart. As he restarts his phone numerous times in the video, I would guess that he's rooted another way.

i thought unrevoked 1.1 sticks

 

[angingrich]

Ah, maybe. I didn't know there was a 1.1, could be wrong.

Regardless, you still need to be rooted beforehand (no matter how you do it).

 

[InkedMuscle]

i thought unrevoked 1.1 sticks

I thought the same thing.. I guess not..