Root what to do first?

[nolaboy]

Hello people. I am interested in rooting my evo. My screen has a massive spider web in it (cracks). My replacement came yesterday. I would like to transfer info from da broken one to the new one. Should I root the replacement before transferring?

Thanks in advance for any and all help provided.

Nolaboy

 

[spicy_mchaggiz]

No, don't mess with the old phone. And what would you like to transfer exactly? As long as you have a google account all your contacts are saved with it, so when you sign into the new phone you will have everything. Apps you cannot transfer. Pictures/Videos/Music are all saved to the SD card and can transfer via a computer in 2 clicks.

 

[Mr. Ed]

it was covered pretty well in your other post.

sync gmail on old phone
back up apps only (not data) using titanium or mybackup
copy the contents of your sd card to your desktop..clean up as needed
root your new phone
install rom and kernel of choice
transfer over content from you sd card that you backed up
dload titanium/mybackup and install your backed up apps preferably one at a time in case there are issues.
nadroid backup

enjoy your new phone! don't break this one!

 

[TF1984]

Hello people. I am interested in rooting my evo. My screen has a massive spider web in it (cracks). My replacement came yesterday. I would like to transfer info from da broken one to the new one. Should I root the replacement before transferring?

Thanks in advance for any and all help provided.

Nolaboy

And if you don't know how to root the newer software...
[GUIDE] How to root Android 2.2 on the EVO 4G - xda-developers

 

[Mr. Ed]

And if you don't know how to root the newer software...
[GUIDE] How to root Android 2.2 on the EVO 4G - xda-developers

or 1 click with unrevoked 3.21 in my sig...it's full root and has been up and going for a while now....and a heck of alot easier than the sdk method

 

[TF1984]

I was under the impression Unrevoked doesn't yet work on the latest OTA software.

 

[Mr. Ed]

I was under the impression Unrevoked doesn't yet work on the latest OTA software.

pretty sure it does...but if one was rooted and ran the update it killed their root...and they had to root again

for OP

http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/194918-rooting-dummies-extras.html

 

[TF1984]

pretty sure it does...but if one was rooted and ran the update it killed their root...and they had to root again

i'll take your word for it.

 

[spicy_mchaggiz]

I rooted just about 2 weeks ago with unrevoked. Worked just fine with no problems.