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Root ROOTING For Dummies Guide.....the Gingerbread Edition

Thanks alot dust, its really hard to type and drive especially a long reply!
When I used to run MikG3.11, there were alot of themes available. One of which was Timberwolfs Inverted Blue Glass theme. I loved it.
Here is a direct link to Mikmik, like Dustwun said, there are PLENTY of themes, mods etc you can use.
As far as apps go, like dust said, freeze 'em first and if nothing acts wonky then its safe to delete.
As far as whats safe to delete, I use to have a link for that but I dunno where it went. Just google Evo 4g safe to delete apps.
I would stay away from deleting system apps. Also some apps depend on other apps...another reason to freeze first.
 
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I'm glad you didn't try, that is dangerous. Hate for you to end up a hood ornament on an 18 wheeler, or just as bad, hit somebody else!
You got that right....now I'm lurking around in the Evo Lte forums as I just learned I am eligible for and early upgrade.
Looking at the good/bad between Evo and SGIII:D
 
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Flashing

this is all good, but how do i flash a rom or kernel?

good point so here is what you do to flash a rom:
1.first you need the vr superwipe:ZZZVR_SUPERWIPE.zip. download it and put it on your card. (optional)*
2.download the rom 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 install (or flash depending on which recovery you have) zip from sdcard
7.find the superwipe file and flash it.(optional)
8.find your rom and flash it.
9.reboot.

first boot will take a bit longer then normal, so be patient.​

*the vr superwipe is an optional step, but i would recommend that you use it. it wipes system, cache, and boot. it wipes those three times. then it wipes the temp files and does that three times. i would not only use this tool to wipe. it should be done in addition to wiping data, dalvik cache and cache. one last thing about superwipe, this will only work with those that have support for amend scripting. only clockwork mod 2.6, amon ra 2.3, and trwp will work. so if you have clockwrok mod 3 and higher you might want to switch recoveries.​

to flash a kernel
1.download the kernel and place it on your card.
2.make a nandroid backup
3.wipe dalvik cache and cache. there is no need to wipe data or to flash the superwipe when flashing kernels.
4.select "install zip" and find and select your kernel
5.reboot

now you have a new kernel. and to get the most of your new kernel look into getting SetCPU for Root Users, this app will allow you to over and underclcok your phone and it will allow you to set your cpu governors which sets how fast the cpu speed gets scaled up or down to the desired settings. some governors also has a screen off profile which can also help save battery life. for more on setcpu read this guide: http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/210253-setcpu-guide.html

here is a great guide by fellow AF member argedion:
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/441044-flash-guide-us-all-d.html.

Roms, Kernels, Themes and More

Roms​
ok so now you know how to flash a rom, so now where do i go to get them? there are a bunch of places that you can go to get your roms. there is a thread here in this forum ROMs and Kernels Download Page check it out. also check out the xda development forum:EVO 4G Android Development - xda-developers. make sure that you read the dev's op as it will tell you the download instructions as well as give you what is in the rom and some of its features. the main idea is to know what you are flashing before flashing the rom.

there are two main types of roms that are out there. there is aosp (android open source project)roms then there is sense roms. sense roms are the roms that most people are familiar with. it has the familiar sense launcher that htc installs on all of their phones. while aosp is pure android. it has no sense launcher. depending on the rom it will use a launcher like adw or launcher pro.​

Kernels
what are kernels? basically kernels communicates with and adjusts the voltage between the hardware(battery) and software(either sense or aosp) of your phone according to frequency. how much voltage a kernel decides to provide to and from your phone and at what frequency will depend on the type of kernels.

all roms comes with its own custom(usually stock) kernel. they are like roms in that they come in two types. one is for sense roms and one is for aosp roms. they can't work on both. so like roms you need to checkout the changelog to see what is going on with kernels and what was updated. also gingerbread roms needs a kernel designed for gingerbread. the froyo kernels will not work on gingerbread.

one last thing on kernels and that is that not all kernels will react the same way on every phone. what works for me may not work for you. the only true way to know is to make a nandroid backup and flash the kernel. give it a few days for it to settle in before deciding if the kernel works or not.

you can get the kernels from the xda or the rom/kernel download page. you can read more on kernels in the KERNELS For Dummies

Themes
ok so i want to theme my phone. are there themes i can flash? yes there are a lot of themes out there that you can just flash from recovery. head on over to EVO 4G Themes and Apps...xda. and don't forget to read the op for installation instructions. just keep in mind that most of the themes are rom specific. when you flash a theme all you need to do is wipe dalvik cache and cache and flash the theme.​

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This is just AWESOME!!! It's a whole new world!!! :D My question is...do custom roms affect the internet speed? I mean depending on what Rom I download can it cause my internet to run faster?

Thanks
 
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This is just AWESOME!!! It's a whole new world!!! :D My question is...do custom roms affect the internet speed? I mean depending on what Rom I download can it cause my internet to run faster?

Thanks
Not quite sure as I would think that would be dependant on the signal you get.
Perhaps in conjunction with the kernel that came with the rom.:thinking:
 
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This is just AWESOME!!! It's a whole new world!!! :D My question is...do custom roms affect the internet speed? I mean depending on what Rom I download can it cause my internet to run faster?

Thanks

radios signals which affect your 3g signal and call signal are independent from the rom. so.........no, roms will not play into how fast your internet speeds are.
 
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i currently have mik 3.1 do i have to do anything else or just follow the steps to upload the new ota just like you would do a rom

ok this is just like any rom. it is not an official ota. it is just stock but rooted. so there is nothing special to do in order to flash it.



edit: just saw your other post.
 
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I'm trying to unroot with a broken VOLUME UP button. I'm going to sell my Evo and assume that the average Craigslist user would prefer an unrooted device. If you disagree, stop me here.

Anyways I've installed Android Flasher since I cannot push VOL UP to flash hboot through the bootloader. Android Flasher says the device is not connected or the drivers are not installed. What am I doing wrong?

I haven't done much since rooting it with this guide, so this stuff is kind of hazy. I'm on CM7 with AmonRa, Hboot-6.16.1002, S-OFF. Any help appreciated.
 
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I'm trying to unroot with a broken VOLUME UP button. I'm going to sell my Evo and assume that the average Craigslist user would prefer an unrooted device. If you disagree, stop me here.

Anyways I've installed Android Flasher since I cannot push VOL UP to flash hboot through the bootloader. Android Flasher says the device is not connected or the drivers are not installed. What am I doing wrong?

I haven't done much since rooting it with this guide, so this stuff is kind of hazy. I'm on CM7 with AmonRa, S-OFF. Any help appreciated.
Well, imo, I would leave it rooted and wipe your data off of it, perhaps flash another stock-ish rom like MikG.
If you do want to unroot, I think there are ruu's run thru your computer, but I am unclear on those yet and which one to link to you.
I'm sure Ocnbrze will swoop in here and let you know which one to use, he's king in these here Evo4g forums!:)
 
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Will the buyer be able to take the device into Sprint after the ruu?

thanks for the quick responses mike, ocn

yes he/she should be fine. to be honest most sprint places do not care if the phone is rooted so long as the issue is not root related. you can refer them to AF if they would like to fully unroot it.
 
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