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  • thanks worked !!!!!

  • I tried this on my evo 4g and got a message (Your device: supersonic, with HBOOT 2.18.0001 is not supported at ths time) what do I do

    

  • This, my friend, is a stellar tutorial! It worked like a charm! Many, many thanks!!!!!

  • IF ANYONE GOT THE LAST OTA UPDATE BACK IN DEC OF 2011 IT WILL NOT WORK , THE HBOOT GOT CHANGED TO 2.18 SOFTWARE VERSION 2.3.5 ........I HOPE SOMEONE COMES UP WITH HOW TO ATLEAST UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER FOR HBOOT 2.18 !!!

  • can i root my evo 4g 2.3.3 thats been flashed to boost mobile?

  • I hope you post an updated video on rooting Evo 4G version 2.3.5 ..

  • your dumb, you shouldn't be rooting your phone if you cant follow simple instructions

  • does it work for EVO SHIFT?

  • i have 2.3.5 what can i do???

  • im trying it but nothing is coming up im doing like you say in the vid but some how nothing comes up just saying that it is not found help me plz >.<

  • Ran into a small problem, I am trying to do it on a Sprint Asurion(insurance) EVO 4G replacement phone, and it is not detecting my device. Whats your advice bro? Everything worked like a charm until "adb devices" it shows that no devices are attached. What can i do then? After I execute Revolutionary it just says waiting for device. I left at at charge only and USB debug.

    Thanks!

  • @gealvarez92 you need to install the drivers that happen to me.

  • @tito3d2005 Install which drivers? can you tell me how, please. Did it work after that bro?

    thanx!

  • I do not understand what you're doing at this cmd prompt screen.

  • does it work for htc evo design

  • @whoTrickshotzz no not this one.

  • I also have the HBOOT 2.18.0001 not supported issue. I'm guessing the 'security' issue they were woriied about was this wonderfully easy rooting method. lol! I subscribed to your channel in hopes of an update to come that might address this issue. Thanks.

  • @KC4GIA1 Same here we have to wait for the update in revolutionary I just got a new one my other one broke mine is 2.3.5 TOO

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  • this sucks big time , his first link has several download buttons, they all aren't ginger WTF . he is flying through this whole thing, can't understand nothing. what a crap

  • it keeps giving me an invalid key when i input the beta key. everything is typed right but it seems that the system doesn't accept it.

  • There's a slight problem, my phone just updated to 2.3.5 android and I'm wondering if that's why I get this issue. I don't have the HBOOT 2.16.0001 anymore and I have HBOOT 2.18.0001. I found this out after starting revolutionary.exe in the cmd. Does anyone or do you know if Revolutionary is going to fix this at some point? I'm starting to wish I never updated the software on my phone a few days back now. :/

  • @TWCRobert92 - I was so excited about being able to root my phone and ran into the same problem .. Total bummer !!!

  • ok so i did the revolutionary.exe and it found my device but then it says "kingdom, with HBOOT 1.26.0000 is not supported at this time" and i downloaded all the files that you said to download. did i miss something or is the HBOOT file old? i also have the HTC EVO 4G Design....could that be the problem too?

  • @metamaster1492 your Hboot 1.26.0000 is new. so wait a some time so they can update. if you can live a comment to Revolutionary.io with your problem so it could be address.

  • For everybody getting the revolutionary root screen and not the HTC screen here is what you need to do. You need to go online and download the PC36.IMG file and put it on your phones root drive. Turn off your phone and bring up the bootloader screen, it will ask if you want to update, say yes and then say no to resarting your phone. Finally follow the rest of the video and you will be fine. I recommend using Cyanogen Mod 7.1 with the TiamatV.4.1 kernel, its a good and fast combo.

  • @4n0nym0us0ne what you need to do is search online for the pc36.img (the name is similiar to that dont remember the exact name) and move it into your phones root drive. When you get your phone into the bootloader screen it will ask if you want to upadate using PC36.img say yes and no to restarting then follow the rest of the video and you'll be fine. I personally use Cyanogen mod 7.1 and Tiamat V. 4.1 kernel. Its a good and fast combination.

  • need help! i extract my files and when i go to the command prompt i type in and type cd \rootevo4ggingerbread and when i press enter it says "the system cannot find the patch specified" why is that?

  • @xELM3Rx How did you end up fixing this problem??? It is saying the same thing to me..

  • thank you my friend.. this worked well, when i seen the revolutionary boot i got worried but i figured it out its simple, thx

  • ok... apparently i'm not doing something right... When I type in adb devices... it is not giving me the serial number. my phone is plugged in, so it should show up right? so what am I doing wrong??? or is it my computer??? It is a hp with windows 7. Please help anyone.

  • ok so i got past that point now it says its not supported what do i do?

  • ok i got to the point of typing in revolutionary.exe i hit enter then it says failed to communicate with existing adb service. someone tell me what the hell i need to do please.

  • same here i have the revolutionary screen not the htc one. what are we to do if there is no USB toggle!?

  • Where's USB toggle at? I need help I got s off but I'm still not rooted all the way plaza help

  • im at the root screen that says revolutionary. does anyone know how to get the USB MS toggle?

  • @MrFrostvale I'm having the same issue.

  • whenever i type in "cd Desktop\rootevo4ggingerbread" all it tells me is "the system cannot find the path specified" :/

    Help would be greatly appreciated :)

  • Awesome video. I am running into a few issues though.

    My phone switches to S-OFF after running revolutinary (but I never see the last line about lemons everything else says sucess)

    I then select Bootloader but when it goes to the screen where I am supposed to select Recovery it will not allow me to scroll down.

    Thanks

  • hey can the htc evo 2.3.3 be rooted without using a computer some1 reply plz

  • Thanks alot man, the automatic way didnt work but cmd and adb pushing did work :)

  • it didnt give me a device code !?!?1 what am i doing wronge ?

  • Got the SN, Got the Key. Evo 4g 2.3.3 connected via USB charge only. Install the new Driver (which updates the prior one).

    Once I reach the step to run revolutionary.exe it gives me waiting for device and stops there.

    Any Ideas what I am doing wrong.

  • @romelarjonav Do any words appear on that screen? if not, just reboot your phone by taking off battery. when you turn it on you will see them. same thing happened to me

  • Is there any concern in doing this PRIOR to activating a phone or is it recommended to be done afterward? Thanks in advance!

  • @bigjpayne I wouldn't reccomend it, just incase it messes with the baseband, if you do root it before you activate it, do NOT change the ROM, that will mess it up.

  • YOU ARE AWESOME! This is my first time rooting and it was successful! :) Kudos!

  • awesome! I've had this EVO 4G for like 4 months now and been wanting to root it. This is my second time to root an android. Used to root an Optimus before. Thank you so much sir.

  • I CANT GET THE RITE ZIP WHERE CAN I GET THEM AT LIKE THE su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip CUZ THE SPOT WHERE IT SAYZ I CANT GET IT!

  • I followed everything perfect until USB MS TOGGLE, it doesn't show up.

  • @gmupatriot well i just manually moved the signed.zip file into my sd card. Thanks for getting me there though.

  • how do i i do it from a mac???

  • it wont give me a serial number?

  • in the command prompt when i type in adb devices it only shows me "List of devices attached" but there is no codes shown. How do i get the code? please help.

  • I got it to work! I didn't lose any data. You need to remove HTC Sense from your PC first in order to get past the Zerging Root Message that you get after you type Revolutionary at the command prompt.

  • i cant ever get this stuff right

  • im stuck at a different recovery screen.. with the word revolutionary un the back ground.. i dont get the HTC screen. HELP

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  • Two questions:

    1) Can I copy the su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed file over to the root directly of the phone ahead of time to avoid the USB System MS toggle step (6:55) of the video?

    2) Will I have to reinstall or reset my phone desktop (icons) and apps, etc or will everything remain as is when I complete the root?

    Thanks for the clear and extensive video.

  • @DBR00 To your first question yes or download it from the market. but that one is stable.

    and second No everything stays the same. it only applies to when your putting a ROM on it.

  • Will you lose all your apps and data if you follow this procedure?

  • I did am on the CMD screen and I typed in "revolutionary.exe". It prompted me for the Beta Key. I typed in the beta key and it says the following, "Beta Key Accepted - thank you for participating!" and then it doesnt do anything after that. Please help. anyone?

  • When I am on the Revolutonary site, I am promted with 2 options for the HBOOT dropdown. My phone has a baseband version 2.15 and aPRI verion of 2.15. Should I select the 2.15 insteads of the 2.16 as shown in the video?

  • @DBR00 I had the same issue in this is what I did to find out the HBOOT version.

    1. Power down your phone (take battery out i found was best)

    2. Hold down the VOLUME DOWN and POWER BUTTON simultaneously.

    3. Keep them pressed and. This will take you to the HBOOT SCREEN.

    4. It will tell you what HBOOT it is you have.

    Hope that helps!

  • Will I need to reinstall everything on my phone after I perform the root? Thanks

  • this make you just want to scream...for real,i been trying this for bout a month.

  • yo,it's not working i feel it should be as easy as downloading the files, connect your phone to usb,right click,send to what's hooked into usb,which is the phone,and bam. this shit is so complicated,not easy,like they make it look.plus y'all don't give direct detail when instructing,i see pieces missing in the instructions,i don't see anything on the computer showing the phone being hooked to the computer,nothing...plus why can't you just do all this straight from the phone without a pc?

  • I CAN'T GET PAST THE BETA KEY, IT SAYS INVALID KEY WILL ABORT? CAN ANYONE HELP ME, TELL ME WHERE I MESSED UP

  • need help plese

  • when i type rootevo4ggingerbread it says path cant be specified

  • @x1tuffxgong1x I ran into the same thing. If you dont have an Unzipping program please download "WINRAR" to unzip.

    Once you download that you can then EXTRACT the rootevo4ggingerbread folder into your root C: drive on your computer. Once you do that and pop up your Command window, the commands you type in will be recognized

    Hope that helps some. I had the same issue.

  • @x1tuffxgong1x dont type in rootevo4g.... type in whatever the name of the file that all the "evo" files are in

  • I am to 5:21 and this is what i pasted after I typed in 'flash boot recovery' recovery-RA-supersonic-v2.3.im­g and the cmd says that 'flashboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? SOMEONE HELPE PLEASEEEE

  • @JalenFR its ' fastboot flash recovery '

  • I can't download the file, it says there's an error on the page. Any idea how to get the file?

  • on the android system recovery mine is all blue and it doesnt say usb-rs toggle?

  • i dont have the usb ms toggle thing

  • i keep try to do the command promt part and it say some about cannot find the path specified and i type exactly what the video says

  • @Xx23JonnieBoy12xX same here. idk what to do.

  • @Xx23JonnieBoy12xX me too

  • @Xx23JonnieBoy12xX ok i did the same but i figured it out now. u needa unzip the last file in the folder then it should work but now i just cant get the ceriel # :(

  • Just finished SO FREAKING SCARY lol but success! for the people getting the blue and purple screen do to mounts and storange and the last one should say mount SD card. that should do it!

  • Mount the SD card and then it should connect to computer then you can copy and paste the file on the SD card

    After that just reboot :)

  • @jxm3438 how did u mount ur sd card

  • @ROGRAMMYFAMILY look for an option...I forgot under what option it is, but just go in and out into different options until you find mount sd

    then in a few seconds it will detect and then go on and reboot

  • I have the EVO 4G design. Did fine until had to type in revolutionary.exe. It found the device, but I have android 2.3.4 ROM version 1.19.651.1 It then said my device: kingdom 1.22.0000 is not supported at this time. How do I continue from here

  • I can't install the HTCDriver. When I run it it just closes itself. Am I doing something wrong?

  • hey i got everything right but when i go to recovery mode mine lookes diffirent from yours .. yours says hyc on the bottome and its green mine is ble purple and it says revolutionary on the bottome and i cant find the usb thing to click on so any help to get mine like your or what i did wrong pleeeaaassseee help

  • @xxs1id3rx hey i had the same problem! did you solve it? HELP

  • @xxs1id3rx mine did the same thing...did u get it to work?

  • After i type in Revolutionary.exe and press Enter it says “Your device: supersonic, with HBOOT 2.10.0001 is not supported at this time” what am i doing wrong – HTC EVO 4G

  • @LuiCambio2010 I got the same thing, did you figure it out yet?

  • He kinda sounds like Seth Rogan lol

  • Very nice it worked. I'm full rooted now and i flashed the gingerbread rom as well.

  • yes thts wat im saying and noi didnt figure it out

  • after my hboot i came to the recovery screen but instead of it saying htc it says revolutionary. i have no idea what to do from here

  • @bxmg122 same thing for me not working

  • If I don't flash a Rom after I root. Will the cell still stay rooted. ?

  • thanks I got it really appreciate the step by step i subscribed

  • Thanks a lot for the step by step procedure sub'd.. people don't forget to shut off your anti virus and reboot your phone!! good luck!!!

  • easy fix guys for usb problem inbox me will help 

  • @Bryanduvivier123 are you saying you can help if you get the revolutionary scree instead of the htc screen

    

  • I did everything but I cannot copy the driver to the phone, I have the boot loader/recovery. I didn't get the HTC screen, I got a Revolutionary screen that did not give me the option to USB-MS toggle. I did get the S-Off. Is there anything I'm missing? I did not see the Superuser Icon.

  • @jalisquillo829 did you get this figured out

  • @jalisquillo829 same here..looking for help!!

  • how do i download the root file it says i have to pay $4.00 to do that cant i get it free?

  • @gamfaq1001 you don't have to pay look for the download link.

  • @zedomax does this work on the current htc evo version?

  • sweet vid, I got stuck at revolutionary.exe when my phone would not do anything after entering beta key, it would just sit and do nothing. The fix for is to disable antivirus and to restart phone!

  • Problem. Mine says *daemon not running. starting it now* it will not say *daemon started successfully* or generate the serial number. Plz help!!

  • Will this work for the 3D?

  • another thing that I did to get a serial number under the cmd method is to NOT use the stock USB cable. I downloaded serveral versions of the drives and nothing helped, and once I used a different USB cable, I finally got it to work.

  • what if i dont get a serial number ?

  • it worked :)

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  • at the command prompt when i type cd \rootevo4ggingerbread i cant get past that it says system cannot find specified patch PLEASE HELP ME THIS SEEMS SO HARD

  • @jordanluvtay I have the same issue

  • @3runnerBL3X You guys need to find the right path where you unzipped the folder, can you find it in explorer?

  • @jordanluvtay i have the same issue, and i'm looking right at the folder where i saved it. strange.

  • I already rooted everything came out nice. But when i try to installs a Rom from Cyanogen Mod at the point that gets to the blue android thing with the turning arrow it will just keep staying there repeating the screen this is the second time this is happening to me. And when i try to install the ROM by putting it to my SD Card the rom wont appear in the recovery menu to flash it. Any ideas?

  • @AnGeLoLosAngeles What recovery are u using

  • @TheLFM17 Nevermind. I was doing it the wrong way. Now i'm rooted and also i flashed a rom i got the Gingerbread rom on it. Thank you

  • Stuck at waiting for device portion in the cmd screen... Device cannot be found have downloaded the driver and phone is on debugging and charge only status

  • @TT0M1988 i have the same problem

  • I can't extract the files to the local disk c from winrar...can someone please help

  • @unicorneye try to use winzip

  • @TheLFM17 i can't do it still wtf?

  • Max, by the way... Do you have facebook?

  • Hello Max... Let me start by thanking you for uploading and sharing of all these tutorial videos with us, Thanks to you i finally Rooted my HTC EVO after 4 months of research on the internet you convinced me and i finally got it rooted after 3 days of working on it carefully LoL....Now I'm interested on putting the Evo Deck Rom i found on your website But Before i have a question, putting a new rom on my phone will it erase all my stuff i currently have in it? Like contacts and music? Thanks

  • @AnGeLoLosAngeles Erase everything yes except SD card, but u could save everything use titanium backup app to back up all ur apps but only restore the apps u downloaded from the market not the stock rom apps cause then ur phone will start acting funny. To save ur text messages there's an app for that too, ur contacts just export them onto ur SD card, this should all be done before flashing a new rom.

  • @TheLFM17 Helpful. Thank you very much

  • @AnGeLoLosAngeles Now when u are on the new rom just redownload the titanium backup restore the apps then as for contacts just import from the SD card

  • @TheLFM17 Thanks

  • Thnx for this very easy for everyone else jus make sure you have all the files loaded on ur phone first before you open the command prompt on ur computer

  • @ originallibra yu have to make a folder on ur c drive rootEVO4ggingerbread

  • anybody can help me please, when i type cd /rootevo4ggingerbread in the command prompt box it says ''thesystem cannot find path specified'' what do i do?

    reav1987@yahoo.com

  • the guy is asian this HAS to work... ;)

  • Just rooted it using this guide, it worked well but now my phone is really laggy. Been trying to make it normal again but cant. Dam i regret rooting it! Does anyone know why its so laggy???

  • @itnasaxx forum[dot]xda-developers[dot]c­om/showthread[dot]php?t=138691­1

  • this shit is too fucking HARD someoe help me ASAP .gonzalez6501@gmail.com

  • Every time i type in "revolutionary.exe" into the cmd window, it says that it, " is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"... Any advice???

  • my su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed is a folder and not the same icon as his..is mine wrong? 

  • @hellokittytalar no he has a program that recognizes it but its the same as if u didn't had it the program just put it on ur phone and follow the process

  • TO EVERYONE NOT GETTING A SERIAL NUMBER: Before you start, turn your phone off and take the battery out. Under where the battery should be, your serial number can be found there. It would be the same exact serial number that the command prompt would give you.

  • Im not sure if I'm the only one who is having the same problem, but when I try to install su-2.3.63-efgh-signed.zip I get an error status saying: E:Error in /sdcard/su-2.6.... (status 0) installation aborted/ any one else get that and found a way to get around it?

  • Whenever I run, revolutionary.exe it crashes.

    Error message:

    "revolutionary.exe has stopped working

    A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."

  • IT TELLS ME zERGING ROOT..THEN HANGS

    never turns to S-OFF just stays on...

    

  • Im new to this but my evo 4g has supersonic evt2-2, I'm assuming that I could upgrade with no problem? also it is flashed for metropcs, would upgrading to supersonic 2.3 erase the flash?

  • I don't get a seial number. what is going on - can someone please help us?

  • @HYCE42 Just take out your battery and there will be a serial number on the back of the phone under where the battery should be. message me with any other Q's

  • i dont get my serial number either :/

  • haven't tried it yet but this news is a breath of fresh air 4 any1 with gingerbread...i have seen other vids(not many) but aren't as thorough with the walkthrough...right on bruh! i'll post soon as i root...late!

  • I messed up and just factory reset my phone Good thing I backed up my sd card

  • Thank you for uploading this and thank you for everybody in the comments I <3 you all In a very homosexual way

  • I do not get my serial number

  • @SGTHELMER Neither do I

  • @carterxm17 did u download android sdk platform tools

  • @SGTHELMER

    I dont get one either

  • it does not give me my serial number when i type in adb devices

  • @ju5tan0th3rg1rl Me neither

  • when i try to open revolutionary.exe it says your device is not supported at this time

  • I'm trying to root my aunt's evo 4g, I get as far as putting in the beta key into revolutionary.exe but it says invalid beta key. Does anyone know why? I copy and paste the beta key in, I even typed it in myself. I still get invalid.

  • i need help i cant get it to show me the code want to know if im doing it wrong plz help system cannot find the path speicified

  • hey i know this is kinda out of the subject but i was wondering if you know how to flash the htc evo 4g to work on straight talk network(walmart brand). please do let me know if you or someone knows. thanks