Hey there!

Videos are great for being able to visualize things, but they always seem to leave important stuff out and get outdated very quickly.

I would suggest following our rooting guides that are constantly updated with th newest information:
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...-rooting-gingerbread-2-3-5-dummies-guide.html

You have 3 methods to choose from

 

Also it looks like your adding a > where it shouldnt be

 

Can the same be said of the procedure for partitioning an sd card or does that stay pretty consistent?

 

Partitioning is a fairly straightforward process but different phones are going to need different settings.
Theres a section for just about anything you ever need to do in the after root section here:
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...ooting-dummies-guide-gingerbread-edition.html

Partitioning the card:

 

not sure what you mean, but you should partition your card via recovery. i have instructions in the http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...ooting-dummies-guide-gingerbread-edition.html.

edit: ninja'd:aetsch:

 

The amount of "Doin' it rong!" In this image hurts me. Follow the root guide here: http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...ooting-dummies-guide-gingerbread-edition.html for win and great justice

 

what is exactly happening? what method have you tried? if you have hboot 2.18 then you need to use this guide:http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...-rooting-gingerbread-2-3-5-dummies-guide.html