Root Can someone please tell me

[councilofwar77]

I have an HTC Evo and am unable to root it. Not even with z4Root. I can get a temporary root to take, but not a permanent root...Which makes it impossible to flash a custom rom. Does anyone know how to overcome this? The Epic roots just fine...but not the evo. Thanks in advance!!!

 

[gallandof]

fyi you may want to post this in the evo subforum EVO 4G - All Things Root - Android Forums there

and to answer your question, I believe I used unrevoked to root my evo, not z4.


Oh and welcome to hte forums!

this is the link to unrevoked, was a very easy and pain free process too!

http://unrevoked.com/

 

[councilofwar77]

Unrevoked tells me that it cannot do some Goddamn thing...I dont know exactly...

 

[NYCHitman1]

I have an HTC Evo and am unable to root it. Not even with z4Root. I can get a temporary root to take, but not a permanent root...Which makes it impossible to flash a custom rom. Does anyone know how to overcome this? The Epic roots just fine...but not the evo. Thanks in advance!!!

Sounds like you made a mistake somewhere along the way. If I'm not mistaken, you prob haven't unlocked nand yet.

 

[akazabam]

Have you read the Rooting for Dummies guide? If so, and you followed all those steps, how far did unrevoked actually get?

 

[luigic81]

you need the drivers installed for unrevoked to work

 

[councilofwar77]

Yes your rooting for dummies(not that I am a dummy) worked like a charm! I am now rooted. Does anyone know a good rom for gingerbread? Preferably with a link to download?

 

[frenchy714]

I have an HTC Evo and am unable to root it. Not even with z4Root. I can get a temporary root to take, but not a permanent root...Which makes it impossible to flash a custom rom. Does anyone know how to overcome this? The Epic roots just fine...but not the evo. Thanks in advance!!!

Can you please give us a little more information?

 

[JB in AZ]

Can you please give us a little more information?

Looks like the OP got it rooted via the Rooting for Dummies thread...

 

[JB in AZ]

Yes your rooting for dummies(not that I am a dummy) worked like a charm! I am now rooted. Does anyone know a good rom for gingerbread? Preferably with a link to download?

Glad to hear you got rooted!

This might be a good place to start your research on Gingerbread.

CM7

 

[eluno]

congrats