Actually, a guy did this, "There are two ways you can switch to Amon RA, just use ROM manager and scroll to the bottom and select the flash alternative recovery. Here's is the thread on that." And had a heck of a time!

The Switching Recoveries portion of the Gingerbread version of the Rooting for Dummies sticky is a better bet, I think!

 

HUH? Had a heck of a time with what? Switching recoveries through ROM Manager? I've done it 3 times now and no issues, however I do agree that it's better to use the bootloader method which is why I linked the thread.

And once you get rooted with GB it doesn't matter what recovery you use, I just rooted a GB phone and stuck the PC36IMG.zip in the root of the card and flashed it with bootloader.

 

Can someone with the same configuration as me (below) tell me if you rooted successfully?

android version: 2.3.3
baseband version: 2.15.00.0808
kernl version: 2.6.35.10-g13578ee
build number: 4.53.651.1
software number: 4.53.651.1
PRI version: 2.15_003
PRL version: 60681

I did the holding Power and Volume Down thing and it told me my hboot was 2.16.0001 and I know that that one is able to be rooted now. I just want to know if anyone has successfully rooted the recently updated software. Thanks! Sorry for being a pain and I know ocnbrze has said it sooo may times that it won't brick but I'm just a worry-wart and I need to be 100% sure!

 

Rooted and flashed a rom with that setup. YOU CAN DO IT!!.

 

Thank you so much! I'm about to factory reset and do it right now!

 

This thread, http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...sh-your-radios-read-thread-2.html#post3167787 starting at post #88,

"Heck of a time" illustrated.
Bad enough for me to want to avoid, anyway.

 

I just successfully rooted my phone and flashed Superuser! Wooo!!! I was so scared!!! But thank you guys for coming up with a way to root for the Evo 4G!!

 

Well it looks as if he was trying to restore a nandroid from CWM with amon ra, not that he lost his recovery or it didn't work, because it sounds as though it clearly worked.

Bootloader method is always better and safer for switching recoveries and flashing radios, however I've flashed radios via recovery twice now without issue and flashed Amon_RA via ROM Manager without issue 3 times.

I avoid ROM manager now as well, however it's nice for noobs to have options, which again is why I gave him the thread for Amon_RA so he could read for himself and learn.

 

See I told you, you could do it!

Now get your flash on!

Was this you after you got it?

success - YouTube

 

Looks to me like he used Rom Manager to install Amon Ra, and then proceeded to try to flash the radios combo.

As others have had good success with that procedure, I assumed that that installation of of Amon Ra was faulty.

You know what they say about assuming stuff though.

Anyhow, I wasn't faulting your advice or desire to help, I had just witnessed that event though and have heard it said in here by folk who are way more knowledgeable than I, to avoid the use of rom manager as it is buggy. so I was just chiming in. Didn't mean to offend.

 

Definitely didn't offend, man, you have to do much more to offend me...And I totally agree with that advice I avoid rom manager like the plague. I should have put that in my post to him as well.

It's just that some people are so scared to go into bootloader and do anything out of it, when they are first starting out.

I appreciate all advice and help in these forums, that's how I learned.

Have a great day.

 

I'm working on it.

You too!

 

hey fellas
new here to the forums and im trying to root my evo 4g with 2.3.3 but im on the step where i go to revolution and find that my hboot is 0.98.0001 not 2.15 like the choice i got so can i still root my phone? do i need to update my hboot before i can get the generated key? thanks

 

Hi new to rooting and android phones.....
Just got a evo 2.3.3 from sprint 1 month ago...downloaded unrevoked on desktop and on phone root would not work then i find out i have a newer version update..is there or is there not a new root process for 2.3.3....i am reading different threads..sprint wants to charge 30 a month for hot spot..can someone help me ? Thanks

 

thanks for the quick response
i thought i was reading where some users found a way to root perm with 2.3.3? maybe a downgrade for already rooted users? anyway my hboot is 0.98.0001 /should I upgrade this?
thanks in advance!

 

I just rooted a shift the other day but it was on froyo 2.2 and the thread over at xda says no go on perm root for the shift on 2.3.3, yet.

 

Hey I just finished with the rooting for dummies tutorial and I had no problems. It worked on the first try.
Thanks for everyone who helped do this and post the info.

 

One quick question:
I have been reading but I can't figure out the easiest way to remove the Sense UI. I know I can flash a rom, but then it seems I lose something else. I flashed cyanogen, but I lose Sprint VVM. I had cyanogen on my Sprint hero before this and I don't like youmail.
I don't even care about speed, I just want to remove the bloatware and run launcher pro.
Any suggestions?

 

Hey thanks I'll check it out.