Root Need a little guidance for my EVO

[Jaz1068]

Hello all, hope someone can help me out. I successfully rooted my EVO, but since rooting I've had the following issues.

1. Rapid dying battery ( i even have the extended battery pack)
2. Random rebooting
3. Random freezes.

The original firmware was 3.x.x, so I used the rooting method for my firmware. S-off was confirmed, but the phone froze while rebooting. After 30+ minutes, I had no choice but to remove the battery. When it restarted my phone was rooted but the firmware was set back to 2.1-update1.

Not sure what course of action to take. Will a ROM solve my problem or should I undo the root, update all software via direct download and attempt to reroot?

Other posts mention doing a nandroid back-up and install another ROM, but nandroid isn't an option when I go into the diagnostic screen.

Hope someone can clear this up for me.

Many thanks

Jaz

 

[ocnbrze]

Hello all, hope someone can help me out. I successfully rooted my EVO, but since rooting I've had the following issues.

1. Rapid dying battery ( i even have the extended battery pack)
2. Random rebooting
3. Random freezes.

The original firmware was 3.x.x, so I used the rooting method for my firmware. S-off was confirmed, but the phone froze while rebooting. After 30+ minutes, I had no choice but to remove the battery. When it restarted my phone was rooted but the firmware was set back to 2.1-update1.

Not sure what course of action to take. Will a ROM solve my problem or should I undo the root, update all software via direct download and attempt to reroot?

Other posts mention doing a nandroid back-up and install another ROM, but nandroid isn't an option when I go into the diagnostic screen.

Hope someone can clear this up for me.

Many thanks

Jaz

welcome to the forums!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
moved you to the rooting section

what is you hboot? power off then press and hold power+vol down. it should say at the top. on the same screen should be an option for recovery. can you get into recovery?

if you can try and wipe dalvik cache(found in advanced) then wipe cache partitions and try and reboot.

 

[Jaz1068]

welcome to the forums!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
moved you to the rooting section

what is you hboot? power off then press and hold power+vol down. it should say at the top. on the same screen should be an option for recovery. can you get into recovery?

if you can try and wipe dalvik cache(found in advanced) then wipe cache partitions and try and reboot.

Thank you for your response, yes it says hboot. What should I expect once I do this step? Will this reverse the root allowing me to perform updates? If so, is there any particular program I should use to backup my data before doing this?

Thank you

Jaz

 

[ocnbrze]

Thank you for your response, yes it says hboot. What should I expect once I do this step? Will this reverse the root allowing me to perform updates? If so, is there any particular program I should use to backup my data before doing this?

Thank you

Jaz

no i need to know what is your hboot. is it 2.10, 2.15, 2.16 or something different?

and no wiping does not unroot you. you need flash a tool that will turn your securities back on (s-on). as long as you have s-off then your securities are turned off and you can flash anything you want.

also by wiping dalvik cache and cache you will also not loose your data as you are not wiping data. only dalvik cache and cache. they are just temporary files that the rom needs as it is booting up. also cache is used by apps to store temp files in. sometimes the caches get mixed up and jumbled causing errors, reboot, force closures, and other bugs or glitches. wiping usually takes care of them.

did you make a nandroid backup after you rooted?

 

[Jaz1068]

no i need to know what is your hboot. is it 2.10, 2.15, 2.16 or something different?

and no wiping does not unroot you. you need flash a tool that will turn your securities back on (s-on). as long as you have s-off then your securities are turned off and you can flash anything you want.

also by wiping dalvik cache and cache you will also not loose your data as you are not wiping data. only dalvik cache and cache. they are just temporary files that the rom needs as it is booting up. also cache is used by apps to store temp files in. sometimes the caches get mixed up and jumbled causing errors, reboot, force closures, and other bugs or glitches. wiping usually takes care of them.

did you make a nandroid backup after you rooted?

Ok,it says hboot 6.16.1002

When I go into that screen it asks me if I would like to start update. I always say no because I don't know what it's updating.

My options are:
Fastboot
Recovery
Clear Storage
Hboot USB


It locates PC36img.zip. That's when it asks me if I want to update.

Jaz

 

[ocnbrze]

Ok,it says hboot 6.16.1002

When I go into that screen it asks me if I would like to start update. I always say no because I don't know what it's updating.

My options are:
Fastboot
Recovery
Clear Storage
Hboot USB


It locates PC36img.zip. That's when it asks me if I want to update.

Jaz

do you know what that file is? the PC36IMG file is used in a bunch of different ways. where did you get the file?

 

[Jaz1068]

I got it from a thread link on xda developers when I originally attempted to root my phone. From my understanding it was based off the 3.x.x.x firmware at the time. I assumed it was null and void once my phone rebooted with the 2.1 .

 

[ocnbrze]

I got it from a thread link on xda developers when I originally attempted to root my phone. From my understanding it was based off the 3.x.x.x firmware at the time. I assumed it was null and void once my phone rebooted with the 2.1 .

it sounds like it is a ruu of some sort. just delete it for now. what recovery do you have?

 

[Jaz1068]

Once it reads the zip, a whole list of options become available. That's the same screen that asks me if I want to update.

This is the menu that becomes available:
[1] Boot
[2] bootloader
[3]microp
[4] radio_v2
[5] recovery
[6] splash1
[7] system
[8] tp
[9] tp
[10] userdata
[11] wimax

Do you want to start update?

 

[ocnbrze]

Once it reads the zip, a whole list of options become available. That's the same screen that asks me if I want to update.

This is the menu that becomes available:
[1] Boot
[2] bootloader
[3]microp
[4] radio_v2
[5] recovery
[6] splash1
[7] system
[8] tp
[9] tp
[10] userdata
[11] wimax

Do you want to start update?

select no to not update and on the bootloader screen select recovery. what do you see at the bottom of the recovery screen?

 

[Jaz1068]

select no to not update and on the bootloader screen select recovery. what do you see at the bottom of the recovery screen?

ClockworkMod Recovery v2.6.0.1
-rebbot system now
-apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
-wipe cache partition
-install zip from sdcard
-backup and restore-
-mounts and storage
-adavanced

 

[ocnbrze]

ClockworkMod Recovery v2.6.0.1
-rebbot system now
-apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
-wipe cache partition
-install zip from sdcard
-backup and restore-
-mounts and storage
-adavanced

ok so just try and wipe dalvik cache(advanced) and then wipe cache partitions. after that try and reboot. if not then we can try and flash a rom.

 

[ocnbrze]

if that does not work then lets try this rom out:MikG v2.58 - Downloads - theMikMik this is mikg2.58. it is a gingerbread rom that has sense 2.1 and sense 3.0 built in. it is super fast and stable.

1.download the file and transfer it to your card.
2.go into recovery and select backup and restore and select backup to make a nandroid backup
3.next wipe dalvik cache(advanced), cache partition, and data/factory reset
4.select install zip from sd card and find and select the rom.
5.once done then reboot.

 

[Jaz1068]

ok so just try and wipe dalvik cache(advanced) and then wipe cache partitions. after that try and reboot. if not then we can try and flash a rom.

I was able to wipe both cache's. It hasnt rebooted and the 3G icon on the home page doesn't stay on as constantly as before.

Should I still use Mike ROM?

 

[ForbodingAngel]

Yeah use MikG. It's pretty hardcore awesome. You will like it.

 

[Jaz1068]

Yeah use MikG. It's pretty hardcore awesome. You will like it.

Ok, will backuping up my apps save all the settings or should I just make a list of what I have and start all over?

Thanks for all your help.

Jaz

 

[ForbodingAngel]

imo make a list. Nothing is better then a full clean start on a new rom

When oyu have mikG running, it comes with MyRoot Backup, which will allow you to make app/data backups in case you change roms again.

 

[Jaz1068]

if that does not work then lets try this rom out:MikG v2.58 - Downloads - theMikMik this is mikg2.58. it is a gingerbread rom that has sense 2.1 and sense 3.0 built in. it is super fast and stable.

1.download the file and transfer it to your card.
2.go into recovery and select backup and restore and select backup to make a nandroid backup
3.next wipe dalvik cache(advanced), cache partition, and data/factory reset
4.select install zip from sd card and find and select the rom.
5.once done then reboot.

I'm getting a lot of force closes since I installed the new ROM. Can't even open gmail. Is there something I'm not doing or something I need to update?

Thanks

Jaz

 

[ocnbrze]

I'm getting a lot of force closes since I installed the new ROM. Can't even open gmail. Is there something I'm not doing or something I need to update?

Thanks

Jaz

go into recovery and wipe dalvik cache and cache and reboot. hopefully that should take care of it.

 

[Jaz1068]

go into recovery and wipe dalvik cache and cache and reboot. hopefully that should take care of it.

He just released a 2.59 version. I will try that 1st to see if that helps.
Thanks for all your help. BTW, where do you recommend I start reading up on phone mods. I'm sure the information you've given is probably phone mods 101, so I wanna update myself.


Thanks

Jaz

 

[ForbodingAngel]

Seriously, this is weird as hell. You should not be having these issues. Assuming you have Amon Ra...

Back up all your stuff, go into recovery, wipe everything, wipe your sd card, flash MikG.

There is something uberfishy going on with this, and a full hardcore wipe should do the trick.

While you're wiping stuff, it might be worth partitioning your sd card too (it's nice): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158993 <<< Anytime "Synergy" is mentioned, think "MikG".

 

[ocnbrze]

He just released a 2.59 version. I will try that 1st to see if that helps.
Thanks for all your help. BTW, where do you recommend I start reading up on phone mods. I'm sure the information you've given is probably phone mods 101, so I wanna update myself.


Thanks

Jaz

when you say phone mods not sure what you mean by that. are you talking about themes or mods? are you talking about how to make your own mods yourself?

i would start at least with this:http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...ooting-dummies-guide-gingerbread-edition.html

 

[Granite1]

I'm jumping in mid stream here, but I think we need to slow down. If you're having force closures do as Ocn proposed, and wipe both caches. Wipe them all at least 3 times since you're using clockwork recovery.

If you still have instability issues, go to themikmik and redownload MikG. Place the new version on your sd card and delete the old one.
Make a nandroid backup.
Wipe the caches, 3x, wipe data / factory reset 3x.
Flash the new MikG.

You need to wipe multiple times with clockwork recovery, I still use the same recovery, and I don't have any issues as long as I wipe several times.
Let us know how things work out.

 

[Jaz1068]

Seriously, this is weird as hell. You should not be having these issues. Assuming you have Amon Ra...

Back up all your stuff, go into recovery, wipe everything, wipe your sd card, flash MikG.

There is something uberfishy going on with this, and a full hardcore wipe should do the trick.

While you're wiping stuff, it might be worth partitioning your sd card too (it's nice): [GUIDE][07/07/11]How to Partition your SD Card - xda-developers <<< Anytime "Synergy" is mentioned, think "MikG".

Ok, almost have the bugs worked out. I didn't install the new version, I just wiped everything and reinstalled the ROM. The only issue I'm having now is that my SD card won't mount. I searched for a solution, but the ones I found don't seem to match my bootloader.
It says I need the Android SDK so that I can enter commands, but if my phone doesn't mount the SD card, how do I get the SDK?

Jaz

 

[ocnbrze]

try pulling your card out and then put it back in. sometimes it gets loose. and where does it say that? in recovery or when booted up?