http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-lte...g-dummies-guide-lazypanda-racun-unlocked.html

Have a scan through that, it should contain everything you need.

 

yep you will need to use dirty racun from team unlimited to root your phone. the guide linked will get you rooted.

just an fyi it is recommended that you use ubuntu either full version or a live cd. just in case you end up in a qualcomm mode brick with a few commands you will be back up and running.

you can also unlock the the bootloader and then install a recovery as an alternative. but you will be limited in that you will not be able to update your phone's firmware. and though most roms have the s-on kernel installer you may need to fastboot command the boot.img which is where the kernel is.

now you may or may not know what i just said, but the guide linked earlier will explain things better. just keep in mind that s-on is easier to root but you will be limited in doing certain things. s-off is a tad harder in that you will need to get ubuntu setup first. but you can use a live cd where ubuntu will load up from a cd rather then installing it on a pc. but once you have s-off everything is much easier and you have full freedom on your phone.

my recommendation is read, read, and then read some more. also if you have any questions please feel free to ask here.

good luck

 

Trust me your in better hands than allstate